Hey, hey party people! Guess who's now officially in love with Sket Dance? Me, that's who! Anyway, here's a new story coming at ya. I figured I'd give this series a try, since it has such ever so interesting characters. For all those wondering, yes, this is a Switch x Yuuki story. If you disagree with that idea then you might not enjoy this. Then again, you might anyway. The main thing for me is that I really want to capture the feel of the manga (which this is based on and references), and since its a gag manga (though yeah, it can be serious and good), that means this should actually make you laugh once or twice. If it doesn't, then it's not true Sket Dance fanfiction. At least, that's the way I see it.

Anyway, here it goes! Enjoy the unraveling three part story to come!

Disclaimer: [Hejin57 does not and will not own Sket Dance. Fool! Moron! Inbecile! Infidel! He is insignificant. Ignore his failure and read on.]


Hejin57 presents...

Curse of the Midnight Curse!


For the members of Sket Dan, the clubroom was nothing without its theme music. This wasn't actual music of course, but a mixture of unique sounds that came together to form a kind of symphony familiar to all of them.

On the tatami mat, Bossun stared up into the ceiling, boredom drawn all over his face. He tapped his feet constantly against the wall, making clacking noises with his sandals that reverberated throughout the entire room.

Some feet away, Himeko was busy watching him. She had also caught the plague of boredom, and she continued to tap Flagarance against the ground as she loudly slurped the Pellolipop in her mouth. Ironically, Bossun's tapping was beginning to get on her nerves, just as her tapping was beginning to annoy him. Their difficulty compromising with each other was what was stopping one of them from telling the other that their tapping was too loud.

And in his secluded space on the desk, Switch's fingers attacked his laptop keyboard with unparallelled speed. His stoic expression never changed, thus making him the hardest member of Sket Dan to read. And so the clubroom's theme continued, and this fusion of slurping, snapping, tapping, clacking, coupled with a few yawns here and there, somehow managed to keep the club members sane despite how utterly boring the day had become so far.

Then the typing began to become louder. Then it got faster. Bossun was the first to sit up and look over before Himeko did the same.

"Something wrong over there, Switch?" the leader asked. Himeko just sneered beside him.

"He's probably trying to cheat his way through some visual novel. Just let him be!"

[Something is wrong with my computer.] Switch said through his voice synthesizer. Bossun fixed his hat and grinned before walking right behind Switch and looking down over his shoulder.

"What's the problem? This could be the only exciting thing happening today for all I know."

Switch continued to type without saying a word. Soon, Himeko had become curious enough to watch him beside Bossun. The two watched their computer-savvy friend type his way through various screens, eventually making his way to the command prompt. There was an unfamiliar glint in Switch's eyes as he began to type lines of code into the command prompt. He seemed like he was getting somewhere as the codes began to fill up the black screen. Their jumble of white letters and numbers were still nothing but gibberish to Bossun and Himeko though.

Then Switch stopped. His hands moved for a moment off the keys as red liquid began to emerge from the screen. It dripped down onto his Futari Wa Nervous! wallpaper, blurring away Maternity Blue and Marriage Blue's faces.

[Unforgivable!] Switch declared almost instantly.

"The screen...it's bleeding!" Bossun yelled at the top of his lungs. Himeko just made an agitated face and touched the screen with her finger. As she had suspected, it wasn't actually bleeding. Something had just screwed up Switch's wallpaper.

"Nothing's bleeding. Calm down, will ya?" Himeko stated as she held back the urge to hit Bossun on the back of the head. "Whatever it is, it doesn't look good though..."

Switch quickly stood up, typing frantically with one hand as he stared down intently at his laptop. He began to pace around the room as he typed through the command prompt, with Bossun and Himeko looking over at his shoulder right behind him. After five minutes of this, Switch's typing begins to become slower as he noticed something new on his screen.

"Hey. What's that thing in the corner there?" Bossun asked as he pointed out a series of numbers now present on the upper right corner of Switch's laptop screen. Switch said nothing at first, as if he was trying to decipher the numbers before he gave Bossun an answer.

[It's a timer until midnight. My computer seemed to have been infected with a foreign program.]

"A virus?" Himeko asked.

[From what I can discern, yes. It seems that the timer will reset itself at midnight. It seems like a relatively simple program. I will remove it before it can cause any harm.] Switch declared with confidence. He began to type quickly again, and for some reason, Bossun and Himeko's eyes were practically glued to the screen. Maybe it was the fact that this day had been so horribly boring that this kind of thing could keep their attention, or maybe they were waiting for Switch to do something wrong. Neither of them didn't really know what exactly they wanted out of watching Switch, and it wasn't like it really mattered.

Suddenly, the screen froze on Switch. Though he was still typing furiously, he couldn't seem to produce anything on the command prompt. As he continued to try, a strange voice began to surface from his laptop. Its horrible wail practically pierced into Bossun and Himeko's souls.

"Fool! You are forever a victim of the Midnight Curse!"

Bossun and Himeko both managed to scream like little girls while Switch just stared at his computer screen and then proceeded to press the power button. Behind him, the two Sket-Dan members were shivering with fright. Bossun was the first to shake himself out of his fear as Switch's computer was almost already rebooted.

"Wait...that was just Yuuki-san's voice, wasn't it? There's not really anyone else who can do that kind of ghostly wail so well." the club's leader observed.

Switch's responded in a very annoyed tone. [I have already come to that conclusion. This is a line that I never thought Yuuki-san would cross. I'm not happy.]

"Are you sure it was her? I mean she's scary and all, but that might be jumping to conclusions..." Himeko wondered, but Switch seemed unfazed. His face remained as calm as always as his synthesized voice showed signs of aggression.

[The culprit is Yuuki-san. And I'm not happy. Is that not obvious?]'

Bossun snapped his fingers in response to Switch's words. "Ah, now I remember! Yuuki-san was here a few days ago. You were arguing about some American movie...what was it called? Dare Witch or something?"

[We were arguing, and I won. It is obvious that the film is not an actual account of real events.]

"Yeah, and don't you remember what she said? You looked the film up on the internet, and when you proved to her that it was fake, she said..."

Bossun took in a deep breath before his face suddenly changed. It became an imitation of Reiko Yuuki's as he moaned in his best impression of her voice.

"Cursed! You and your insignificant technology are cursed, Switch-kun!"

Himeko backed up a bit from Bossun, not scared, but definitely uncomfortable. "Maybe a bit too good of an impression..."

Switch glanced at the timer, and then at the actual time. He gauged that he could find Yuuki within the rest of the lunch hour. Turning around to face his fellow Sket Dan members, Switch's voice became very assertive.

[Don't worry yourselves over this. I will find Yuuki-san personally and have this problem solved before the end of lunch. A virus masquerading as a ridiculous curse will only be a temporary annoyance.] Switch reassured. And with that, the otaku left the room in a flash, the door slamming behind him so hard that it managed to knock over a cup, a figurine of Marriage Blue, and a few of Himeko's Pellolipops from the table.

"This guy's gotten suddenly intense!" Himeko exclaimed with an annoyed expression as she picked up her candy off the ground. Bossun scratched the back of his head before he began to laugh a little.

"You know, isn't it all kind of funny? You think Yuuki-san might have put a virus on Switch's laptop that could outwit the likes of him? That would be pretty impressive!"

"Maybe it's really a curse after all." Himeko suggested, her voice suddenly reserved. "After all, someone as frightening as her could really be capable of that kind of thing..."

Bossun shook his head as he gleamed with confidence. "Nah, I think that Yuuki-san might have a secretive talent with computers. Perhaps those two are not as different as we think they are."

The two of them looked at each other for a moment, before they burst into unrestrained laughter.

"Yeah, they're practically a match made in heaven!" Himeko joked. She continued to laugh loudly, but Bossun's face became surprisingly serious in response to her statement.

"Actually, they're not that unlikely of a duo. It's a common manga cliché. Characters of the opposite sex with rivalries almost always develop romantic connection." Bossun stated. Himeko just looked at him with sudden shock, wondering where those words had all just come from.

"What are you now, an expert on love?"

"I'm just saying it's not that crazy. Besides, maybe if she put on make up or something, Yuuki-san wouldn't look half bad." Bossun suggested.

"Ha! Like you, Mr. No Delicacy, would know what makes an attractive girl!"

"Hey, there's plenty around this place!"

Himeko crossed her arms, her voice challenging him. "Oh yeah? Like who?"

It only took a few seconds after Himeko's question for Bossun's embarrassed face to make its scheduled appearance. He looked so nervous, yet managed to spit out a few words through his pursed lips.

"Well, there's Yagi-san and...Unyu-san, Asahina-san, Momoka-chan, Takahashi-san, Morishita-san, Saaya-san..." Bossun said, his face still embarrassed as his sentence began to trail off.

"What? Since when did you have all these opinions!" Himeko demanded with sudden fury. Bossun waved his hands in front of him defensively, knowing fully well by now how Himeko got when she was pissed.

"Whoa, whoa! Hold on a sec! I'm just stating what the fans think! That's all!"

Himeko suddenly became stone-faced as she gripped Flagarance tightly in her hands. Bossun gulped as he realized he could feel a strong, evil aura around her.

"What the fans think, huh? Why'd you stop saying names then?" Himeko asked in what seemed like an innocent question. Bossun just stared back at her, confused.

"What do you mean?"

A powerful slap could be heard as Flagarance made direct contact with Bossun's face, sending him flying back into the tatami mat. The force of collision caused the mat to beginning spinning rapidly, and Bossun could only shout in misery as he became trapped in its rotation of doom.

"Nothing. Nothing at all, leader."


So far, Yuuki had been nowhere to be found. Switch walked through the hallways of Kaimei, his face calm even though he would occasionally peer into a classroom to see if she might be inside. There wasn't much time left during lunch, and Switch's only lead was from Shimada, who vaguely remembered Yuuki saying she'd prefer to eat lunch by the old incinerator today. Having checked the Occult Research Clubroom and most of the empty classrooms in Kaimei, Switch decided he would go with Shimada's lead instead of trusting his own intuition.

When he finally arrived at the old incinerator, Switch could see Yuuki in plain sight up ahead. She looked as pale and somber as always as she ate her lunch alone. Switch's face remained as perfectly calm as always as he prepared for confrontation and approached her.

[I find it peculiar that you found the need to eat lunch by yourself today. Very peculiar indeed.] Switch declared, his voice brimming with suspicion. Yuuki looked up in response to his accusation, her face drawn out like that of a ghost.

"Switch-kun...have you come to join me?" she asked.

[Not in the slightest. What are you doing alone here?]

Yuuki leaned forward towards Switch, and as she glared at him with her blank eyes, he could feel a dark aura beginning to form around her as she spoke with a voice that could have come from beyond the grave.

"I am here hoping that my presence will bring out any wayward spirits. Then together, we will prove wrong your blind faith in science!"

[False! We've proved already that such a thing is nothing but the stuff of legends. Give me the truth!]

Yuuki's expression softened in response to Switch's demands. Feeling suddenly defeated, the occult girl reached underneath her bento box and pulled out a black-bound novel. She flipped through it as Switch stared down at her with a suspicious glint in his eyes.

[What is that? Some sort of occult book from which one can cast horrible spells?]

Yuuki sounded disinterested with her response. "It's nothing more than a horror novel. I truthfully wanted to read in peace during lunch. This is one of the quietest places on campus."

There was an awkward silence as Yuuki began to read. However, Switch shows no intention of giving her peace she desired. [It is superbly suspicious that you've distanced yourself from everyone the day my computer becomes infected with a "curse."]

"Superbly? What are you getting at, Switch-kun?"

Switch leaned over in a flash, and now he and Yuuki were face to face. His expression was serious enough to withstand even the best of Bossun's impressions.

[Who helped you with the virus? I'll have to admit that they know quite a bit about computers. It's taking me awhile to bypass the programming. Much longer than I originally thought it would take.]

"Virus? I do not completely understand..." Yuuki said in obvious confusion. Switch then merely sat down next to her so that she could see his laptop in clear view. He began to type into the command prompt in an attempt to locate and remove the foreign program.

[See for yourself.] Switch stated as his screen soon locked on him, before the ghostly wail emanating from his laptop pierced the silence surrounding the old incinerator.

"Fool! You are forever a victim of the Midnight Curse!"

Yuuki's expression quickly changed at the sound of the chant, her eyes widening and her lips forming into a smile. She twisted her neck around in a very morbid fashion before pointing an accusing finger at Switch.

"Yes! You are quite observant, Switch-kun! But it is too late. The Curse of the Midnight Curse has already come to fruition, and soon the fate of you and your pathetic machine shall be sealed!" She exclaimed in a deathly moan. Switch, as usual, was unfazed by her theatrics. He glared back at her with the same intensity as he tapped his next few words on his keyboard.

[The separate timers for each of the four days were clever. I imagine my computer will have some recurring problems each time midnight is reached. I am somewhat impressed, Yuuki-san.]

For a moment, Switch's words caused Yuuki to get flustered. She still tried to keep her composure as she mocked him, but it was painfully obvious that she was more than just a little embarrassed. "O-o-f course! And with this curse, I shall finally drag you into the world of the occult. It is fated for you, Switch-kun. And you cannot escape such a thing as fate."

[You are mistaken on multiple levels there. Fate is an illusion; a contrived idea that humans have created in fear of the world around them. Your words have no merit with me. This "curse" as you call it is nothing more than a troublesome ghost in the system.] Switch replied. Yuuki only seemed to laugh bitterly at his explanation.

"Take your leave then, Switch-kun, if you are so sure of yourself. I will be waiting when you are ready to bathe your soul in the dark waters that have taken mine."

Switch stood up, but rather than leave, he simply leaned down again so that he and Yuuki were again face to face. Switch tapped furiously on his keyboard as he relayed his message to Yuuki, who couldn't help but feel just a little uncomfortable at their sudden closeness.

[Perhaps I will take part in your strange little world sooner than you think. My databases have you marked down as the top source of occult knowledge in this entire city. Knowing you, the code to bypass this virus is probably some sort of mystical incantation from a forbidden text. Your meddling with my technology will not go unpunished! Prepare yourself, Yuuki-san!]

"What will you do, Switch-kun? You are powerless against the very things you fail to acknowledge!" Yuuki taunted, but Switch remained unfazed as always.

[Sacrifices must be made for the sake of science. In this case, I will sacrifice myself and absorb the occult knowledge necessary for me to rid my computer of this troublesome curse. I will accompany you tomorrow in order to compile all the information on the occult I will ever need. The probability of your failure is in my favor. Once again, I will prove the uselessness of such ridiculous beliefs!] Switch exclaimed loudly through his voice synthesizer. Yuuki simply laughed under her breath again, knowing fully well that she wouldn't submit to Switch's words anytime soon.

"So sudden, Switch-kun! You think you can handle a drink from the dark waters? I will show you things you will not be able to unsee! The spirits will rend your very soul, and you will see into depths of knowledge that no person was ever meant to know! Such knowledge can make one go mad..."

[You underestimate me. I am not some Lovecraftian hero. Soon you'll be wondering why you ever decided to delve in the occult in the first place. Soon you'll acknowledge just how fake that film really is!]

"Lies! You speak lies, Switch-kun!"

[Do I? Or are you just unable to accept the facts?]

"Your views are from a perspective that refuses to take the human element into account. All the numbers and facts in the world cannot disprove the realm of darkness that all of us pretend does not exist! But it is there, Switch-kun! I have seen it with my own eyes!"

[Your words mean nothing to me. They are simply the ramblings of a mad girl...]

And so, Switch and Yuuki continued their debate far past lunch period, and the two of them both ended up regretting drawing out their argument for so long. Switch's resolve remained strong as always though, and he was already planning every detail of his time with Yuuki. Yuuki, on the other hand, had other ideas. She just couldn't wait to toy with his mind, which so rooted in science and fact, would soon be forced into her world of superstition and the supernatural.

Such is the fate of those who are unable to compromise.


And that's all we got so far, folks! Next part should be coming up soon!