Note: I apologize for this story in advance. :)
This is not canon, there's no timeline. This is just for fun.
Mayumi's Revenge
The competition's course was exhausting and the four tired and grimy girls huddle together at the finish. Their times were respectable considering that all magic was banned from the race. That meant no personal acceleration, no tricks, just physical abilities. It felt as if it had taken hours to complete the course when it had actually been only forty-five minutes or so.
That wasn't what annoyed Mayumi, though, as she watched her classmates' futile attempts to wipe themselves off. What annoyed her was that Erika lied to them.
She had told them that this was a race for charity. That part was true. However, they had been led to believe that it was to be a running event, not an obstacle course. An obstacle course that had dirt and mud. A little dirt and a lot of mud.
Erika knew that if she had told the truth there was no way in hell that Mayumi and the others would have agreed to this, charity or not.
None of them had been dressed for this, though Mayumi didn't know how one would dress for such a thing. They had arrived at the event that morning wearing brightly colored running outfits of t-shirts, shorts and running shoes.
Now, they were all wearing mud and grime. On their clothes and in their hair. From the way Honoka was violently shaking her head, some of that mud got into her ears too.
They all made squishing sounds when they walked because there was no way to avoid getting slimy mud into their shoes.
Mayumi and her friends sat on benches as they continued to try to make themselves at least a little bit cleaner, all the while stealing murderous glances at the smiling Erika. She didn't even have the grace to feel ashamed for deceiving her fellow classmates.
Shizuku's stare seemed particularly venomous. She hadn't even wanted to do just a regular run, but had agreed after Honoka pleaded with her for half an hour on Friday. Considering this event was held on a Sunday, it wasn't much time to get ready.
By the time they had arrrived and been made aware of the deception, it was too late to back out. They were recognized by the spectators because of the Nine Schools Competition and their remarkable performances.
Mayumi had been somewhat of a celebrity already because she was Saegusa. Now, the other three girls were known too. Which meant that backing out now would look bad for them and reflect badly on their school. And Erika had been fully aware of all this from the beginning.
At least it was a warm day. A cool day would have been miserable. Then again, the heat and mild humidity made the smell of their bodies much worse too.
Most of the contestants made use of the pond off the side of the road to get rid of the mud and gunk. Between icy stares at Erika, the girls had eyed that pond too. It was very tempting, but...
That's when the idea hit her. She could get even with Erika for this horrible mess and at the same time tease Tatsuya.
She took Erika aside for a few minutes for a private chat. After a few minutes of explanation, a grinning Erika left to get drinks.
After she left, Mayumi then had a separate discussion with Honoka and Shizuku. It took a little longer to persuade these two, a red-faced Honoka being the most adamant against it, but considering that the plan involved seeing Tatsuya, she was soon convinced to go along.
She had no idea what Shizuku thought, as usual. Shizuku merely went along because Honoka did.
Satisfied that everyone agreed with her plan, she took a sip from one of the iced coffee drinks that Erika had gotten for them and began to gather her belongings.
If anyone else had seen the evil grin that crossed Mayumi's sweet, mud-covered face at that moment, they would have run for their lives.
A nice quiet Sunday, thought Tatsuya as he relaxed on the couch with a book. In this day and age having a physical book was very old school.
Most people nowadays, including Tatsuya, preferred to read off a terminal or a handheld device. Once in a while, though, it was good to just relax with a good old-fashioned book.
It was an dog-earred old book on magical theory, written back in time when magic wasn't as well understood as it was today.
However, Tatsuya found that he could gain insights not only from correct materials, but also from flawed theories. It got him to thinking in unconventional ways and allowed him to innovate. And today he had no appointments or commitments, so he could relax and let his mind run free.
Miyuki wanted to prepare a special dinner today so she had gone to the supermarket to purchase ingredients. Tatsuya had offered to accompany her, but Miyuki declined, seeing that her beloved brother was so relaxed and comfortable. She would never inconvenience her brother in the slightest way if she could avoid it.
As he was started reading the second chapter, the doorbell rang. That was odd. He was expecting no one today.
As a precaution, he readied himself in case it was an attack as he made his way to the door. Most attacks did not start by the ringing of a doorbell, but it was better to be cautious.
Though he felt he was ready for anything, he was not prepared for the sight that greeted him upon opening the door.
There were four figures at his doorstep. They resembled monstrous creatures from some forgotten comic book. They were splattered everywhere with dried mud. Neither body nor hair were spared from this substance. Only upon further examining their faces could he see that they were actually monsters that looked like Mayumi, Erika, Honoka and Shizuku.
He must have made a disgusting face because the Honoka-monster looked ready to cry and run away, the Erika-monster held a mud-covered hand to her mouth to stifled a laugh, and the small Mayumi-monster gave him that "I'm embarassed and it's all your fault" look. The expression on the little Shuzuku-monster didn't change at all, of course.
Despite finally recognizing the group, Tatsuya still found himself speechless.
"Aren't you going to invite us in?" said the still peeved Mayumi-monster. To make matters worse, she could see that Tatsuya was trying very hard not to hold his nose from the smell that they gave off.
"What? What happened to you?" He had a lot of life experiences for a teenager, but nothing could have prepared him for a situation like this. He had no idea what he should do or how he should react.
"Do you have mud in your ears, Tatsuya? I said, aren't you going to invite us in? We need to borrow your shower."
"You're covered in muck."
"Oh, really?" Erika-monster finally found her voice. "We hadn't noticed. Thank you ever so much for letting us know." she grinned sarcastically, which just made her look even more horrible.
Mayumi just stood there. She wasn't going to repeat herself a third time. Now Tatsuya noticed that, despite her forbidding expression, her eyes had that devilish glint. A glint that signalled trouble. Usually, trouble for him.
Unfortunately for him, his manners would not allow him to simply shut the door in their faces and go back to his reading. Reluctantly, he opened the door wider and stepped aside.
Tatsuya, speechless again, merely pointed in the direction of the bathing area. Careful to avoid shaking off too much mud onto the carpet, the creatures, led by Mayumi-monster, silently made their way into the room he had indicated.
After they had shut the door, Tatsuya could only stare at where the girls had disappeared. After shaking his head to try and clear it, he closed his front door and plopped himself down on his couch, his book and his peaceful Sunday forgotten.
He sat there and stared ahead of him. He didn't have the slightest idea how to make any sense out of any of this, but he kept trying anyway.
The girls were pleasantly surprised at how spacious the bathroom was. While there wasn't enough room for them to all shower together, at least the three left waiting for the shower wouldn't be cramped together. There were also enough towels for all of them. Body sized towels.
Mayumi went first, while Erika gathered up the muddy clothes and the other two girls stood in the corner huddling together like scared mice. Mayumi was surprised that those two had even made it this far.
To the other girls' surprise, Erika opened the door a crack and shouted "Tatsuya! Come here!" She almost laughed at the confusion on his face when he finally stood at the door. Out of his sight behind the door, Erika shoved the wad that was her clothes at him and said "Wash these, please!" He could hear giggling as the door closed and he found himself holding a pile of shorts, socks, a t-shirt-and a bra and panties.
He made his way to the washing machine. It was amazing that he even knew how to work one. Miyuki would never allow him to wash clothes. In her mind that was her job and her onii-sama should never have to do anything so menial. The one exception was his underwear. He was allowed to wash those himself, as his sister could not bring herself to touch something so intimate to a man, especially when that man was her brother.
There was no time to be separating whites and darks and colors, so he dumped all the clothes into the washer, added detergent and started the machine. Having done that, he took a seat on his recliner, left to wonder what could possibly happen next.
He didn't have to wait long.
The door opened and he looked up to see Mayumi Saegusa step through it. The mud was gone and what her skin seemed to glow. The problem, as far as Tatsuya was concerned, was that she was wearing nothing but a white towel from the bathroom and a sultry smile on her face. The towel covered her 'essentials', but that just made it even sexier.
She stood there until he met her eye. She then slowly glided over to him until she was directly in front of him, smiling that sexy smile all the while. Leaning down until she was an inch from his lips, she whispered in a silky voice, "Thank you for letting me use your shower."
"I—umm—" he stuttered.
Mayumi slowly and gracefully straightened herself and walked towards the window, sure that Tatsuya's eyes were following her every move.
So much of her plan relied on things that were not in her control, but so far it was perfect. The first thing was that Miyuki had to be away for awhile. If she was home and not likely to leave, the girls had agreed that they would simply ask to use the shower facilities and then quietly leave after they had finished.
They had been lucky with their timing, though. They hid themselves and waited for only 15 minutes before they saw Miyuki leave the house with one of those cloth bags used for shopping. That was pefect for the girls' plan. It was even more perfect for Mayumi's plan. Erika was never going to forget this day.
Peeking out the window, Mayumi saw exactly what she hoped she would see. Miyuki was walking back towards the house with a bag of groceries. The towel-clad girl sauntered back to the bathroom to start the other part of her plan. The part that Erika was unaware of.
Erika had peeked out the door to watch Mayumi's performance and she was quite impressed. The idea was for each of them to go out to "thank" Tatsuya for letting them use his facilities. And they would do so dressed only in a bath towel. Mayumi's plan was brilliant!
She almost laughed looking at the hopelessly confused expression on Tatsuya's face.
Of course, there was no way that Honoka or Shizuku were bold enough to do this. Just the fact that they came along was enough. They would just be spectators. It was enough that Mayumi and Erika did it.
She was so glad that the girls didn't have any hard feelings towards Erika after she tricked them into participating in that obstacle course event.
Mayumi was on her way back to the bathroom and next it would be Erika's turn.
Doing it as gracefully as Mayumi just did would not be easy for Erika, but she would try. Her heart was pounding as she stepped out into the room to begin her performance.
She did exactly as Mayumi did, though not as elegantly. She felt embarassed and excited at the same time as she leaned over Tatsuya's chair.
She didn't hear the keys in the lock, but she did hear the door open and jerked her head up in surprise as she saw an evil apparition she could barely recognize as Miyuki. Jealous green eyes and cold winds swirling around it identified it as an ice demon. A furious ice demon.
Unfortunately, the sudden jerking of Erika's head and the flinching from seeing Miyuki in the doorway caused her towel to loosen and fall off. It took her a moment to realize that she was now leaning over the ice demon's brother and she was completely naked. Her face was on fire now as she realized how this must look to Miyuki.
The temperature in the room dropped markedly as the green-eyed monster strode into the room.
"Erika-chan, can you please tell me what you are doing here with my brother?" The overly sweet voice was at odds with the horrifying expression on Miyuki's face.
Erika's lips moved but the only sound that came out sounded a lot like "uh-oh".
"Miyuki! This isn't what you think!" Tatsuya had finally found his voice. He still didn't know what was going on, but he instinctively felt that what he said was probably the right thing in this situation. At least, he fervently hoped it was.
While Miyuki's attention was on her brother for a moment, Erika took the opportunity to make a dash for the door, picking up her towel and wrapping it around her as she ran. The hell with her clothes, the hell with everything! All she could think of was to escape.
She raced down the street clutching the towel around her body that now seemed way too small. She ran faster than she ever had before, dreading the feel of an icy cold nipping at her heels. Seeing some of the neighbors watching her flee, she put her head down and doubled her efforts to escape.
Back in the house, Miyuki's ire was pointed in another direction. Honoka and Shuzuku, now dressed in their dirty clothes, had come out of the bathroom to look out the window at the mostly naked Erika run down the street. The plan that Mayumi had discussed with them had worked out perfectly and they chuckled with satisfaction at it's conclusion.
What most of those left in the room hadn't noticed was that Mayumi had, in the excitement, forgotten to get dressed. She was standing next to Tatsuya and was still wearing the bath towel.
The person who did notice was Miyuki. Miyuki cleared her throat ominously At the sound, Mayumi turned suddenly to face her.
The towel that was wrapped around her fell into Tatsuya's lap.
"Uh-oh".
She grabbed for the towel frantically as she ran for the door.
Later that afternoon, as Miyuki opened the washing machine to put in this week's laundry...
"Onii-samaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
End