Max walked behind his desk and puts down a few wrapped presents. Kai and Rei waited to see what Max will do with them as they stood in front of his desk.
"Great news guys! Chairlady Hiwatari-" Max was then cut off by Rei,
"Did you just say Chairlady Hiwatari?!" Rei nearly exclaimed.
"Yes, she's somehow related to me. My family pretty much owns this campus and she's in charge of all this. But I don't really care for it," said Kai in his monotone voice.
"Yes, Chairlady Hiwatari informed me that the woman we helped back at Christmas called the school and told Chairlady Hiwatari about us. The woman didn't know our names but recognized our school uniforms. Chairlady Hiwatari was delighted to know how much help we did society! And as a thank-you gift of helping out those in need, Chairlady Hiwatari gave us these!" said Max and pushed two of the gifts forward on the desk for Rei and Kai. The three opened up their gifts,
"Wow, new suits!" said Rei pulling his out to get a better look at it. Rei's was a good dark color to match his skin and hair.
"She's renowned for her good tastes," Kai explained looking at his as well. Either the Chairlady liked to pick on Kai or the suit does look nice on Kai, Kai had a pure white suit. Max grinned, his color was just right, not too dark and not too light. Max lifted a finger up,
"These are not just gifts, they're also to commemorate our opening!" said Max excitedly,
"Opening?" Kai asked as he and Rei stood with clueless expressions.
"Opening of what?" Rei asked,
"Now I love to help people, especially those in distress! And after what happened, I am really inspired now! Well we need people to be there to help them and I have found the answer!" Max explained. Rei listened, nodding his head to let Max know he's listening.
"I've got a bad feeling about this, and I think it just went from bad to worse…" Kai thought.
"In order to properly serve women everywhere, I have formed a detective agency within the BBA Junior High Division Class Board!" Max announced with a pose.
"Wow…" said Rei in partially awe and partial amazed at what Max has done. Kai looked away, hiding his face of annoyance.
"I knew it! Why oh why…?" Kai thought before the question that Rei just had to ask.
"So what are you going to call this agency?"
Kai started sweating in fear of what Max is going to do to them.
"Let's see…I know!" Max went to desk again and pulled out a scroll and a brush and started writing. After he was done, he lifted to up to show the other two.
"We'll be called: The BBA School Detectives! The three of us will devote out time to fighting for females!"
Rei smiled and nodded. Kai sighed,
"Okay, I have a lot of respect for him now, but if only he could see it as fun apparently…And as if we weren't popular enough already."
The next few days, they really didn't receive any cases…
BBA School University Divisions, Physics Department
Research Announcement Conference:
Kai stood in front of an audience explaining something that only people as intelligent as him could understand.
"Traveling through time is about as likely as making everything go backwards…" Kai continued on to impress adults.
"It never fails. His theories are impregnable!"
"Can you believe he's only in Junior High? The kid's a genius! A marvel of science."
"Imagine what he'll be able to do as a grown man!"
"I'm almost afraid of the possibilities!"
The adults continued to compliment on Kai as Kai continued on his lecture.
"An urashima-like time slip is a speed change in the actual fabric of time, as opposed to physical, science fiction-type time travel…"
The girls in one section of the room squealed.
"Oh my god! He's so dreamy!"
"I don't even understand one-hundredth of what he's talking about!"
"What's it matter? As long as we're in the same room as he is!!"
"And with that, I end my report," said Kai as he puts his notes together. The adults clapped in amazement but that soon wasn't even heard when all the girls screamed.
"KAI HIWATARI-SAMA!!!"
"EEEEEEK!"
Kai made his escape while he had the chance. Kai took the back door and was walking down the stairs and saw Max waiting with something in his hand.
"Kai! You must be exhausted," said Max cheerfully as he waited for Kai to come all the way down.
"How did you know I'd come out this door?" Kai asked when he reached Max.
"The girls always start a riot at these conferences. Leaving from the back sounds like something you would do. Plus, Rei told me so since he couldn't meet with you like he usually does today," Max explained with a smile.
"Hn, I see. So, what's that?" Kai asked looking at the blanket wrapped package Max was holding.
"Oh! Rei made this for us, but I didn't want to eat without him," said Max and lifted the cloth up to show Kai some sweet looking chocolates.
"Rei whipped them up for you after you said you wanted these kinds of chocolate after we both saw it on a T.V. commercial," said Max as Kai stared at them.
"You mean those crème brulée candies? The one that took the company 6 months to develop the recipe? The paten is still pending," said Kai and Max only grinned some more,
"Really? It took Rei an hour!"
Even that shocked Kai.
While walking, the two each took one chocolate to eat; it was like heaven but in your mouth! So delicious! Even Kai admitted it out loud.
"Hurry up, Kai! I think Rei is undergoing his match right now!" Max exclaimed as he wrapped the chocolate up again and started running with Kai behind him.
"You mean for his Judo belt?" Kai asked,
"I think so," Max answered.
Gamera Hall:
"REI-KUUUN!!"
"YOU CAN DO IT REI-SAN!"
"GO GET 'EM!"
Rei just defeated another opponent and the girls went wild.
"He did it!"
"Even the university students are no match for him! He's too strong!"
Rei came down from the fighting platform and was greeted with someone holding a towel up for him.
"Here Rei-Kun…" said a certain boy wearing a cap on school grounds…
Rei smiled and took the towel to use,
"Thank you, Takao-Kun," said Rei and Takao smiled back,
"I'm glad I was able to get in here to see you," said Takao,
"I'm glad you did, but try not to show much in front of the girls or they might suspect something. And you know you're not allowed to wear a cap on school grounds during school hours, right?" Rei reminded and Takao immediately took his cap off and did a nervous laugh,
"I guess I can forget, it's one thing I just can't leave home without!"
"Congratulations Rei!" Max waved from the side to get Rei's attention.
"I guess I better go…" said Takao, saddened.
"You can stay to talk with them," said Rei but Takao shook his head,
"No, its okay, the last thing I need to being mobbed by girls because I was hanging around you guys. Either way, you should get out of here soon before all those girls come," said Takao with a teasing grin and waved goodbye and left.
Rei walked up to Max and Kai.
"What brings you two here?" Rei asked with the towel around his neck.
"We didn't want to eat without you! Oh! And Kai loved it!" said Max and Kai looked away.
"Thanks guys," said Rei and smiled as he reached for one of the chocolates but then the ground started shaking.
"REI-KUN/SAN!!!"
A mob of girls came running at them. The three stood there for just a moment before running away.
"Look! It's Maxie-Chan and Kai-Sama too! Three for one!"
"Hey! Where are you going so fast?!"
The three of them continued to run for their lives.
"You guys really are popular!" said Max with a smile. The three were hiding out in a tree with Rei still in his martial arts outfit.
"One third of those fans are yours," Rei reminded.
"I don't know why I even bother to show myself in public anymore," said Kai with his arms crossed. The other two laughed on this for a moment before Max suddenly looked like he realized something and jumped of the tree and ran like there was a fire.
"Max!" Rei called after him but Max only continued to run. Rei looked up at Kai, "What happened?" he asked and Kai lifted a finger,
"A damsel in distress…" Kai answered bluntly.
BBA School Botanical Garden:
Some flowers jumped into the air when Max's foot almost hit them. There, Max saw a girl from this school based on her black dress uniform. With short, straight, pink hair. She was crying with her back turned to him. Max walked over to her.
"Excuse me, Miss…Tears are not befitting of one so pretty and cute," said Max and got the girl's attention.
"Oh I'm sorry! I just happened to notice that you were crying," Max added and did an apologetic bow. The girl lightly blushed,
"Y-You saw me crying…all the way over there?" she asked pointing in the direction where Max came from.
"Yup! From atop of a tree! About 2 kilometers from here!" Max replied cheerfully. The girl lightly smiled and wiped some tears away,
"You must be joking," she said.
"You beauty still shines when you cry. But your smile is even more effervescent," said Max and picked up a flower to hand to the girl.
Some leaves from the nearby bushes were moving a bit.
"Okay, those lines that Max keeps saying just proves that he has spent way too much time in Italy with Giancarlo," said Kai holding a few branches and leaves to blend in.
"I agree…" said Rei, doing the same thing, "Next time Max goes to Italy or the next time Giancarlo comes here, someone better watch what he's teaching Max!"
"I don't want to pry you or anything, but would you tell me why you were crying?" Max asked. The girl turned away and her face saddened again.
"I don't know how, but maybe I can be of some help," Max offered.
"It's just…my beloved Pierce Hedgehog, or just Pochi, has gone missing," she cried.
"A hedgehog? Pochi?" Max asked himself.
"Our art class assignment was to create a picture of a pet. I was having trouble finishing my assignment the other night. Since it was due yesterday, I decided to bring Pochi along with me to school. Art class is 5th period so it gives me time to finish my homework during lunch. I was going to paint here in the garden so I wouldn't disturb anyone…"
"And that's when you lost him?" Max asked and she nodded.
"I looked all day yesterday. And today too…but I can't find him. My teacher was willing to give me more time…but I feel so bad for burdening him…" the girl cried.
"Art teacher?" Max asked and the girl nodded,
"Yes…he's actually a student-teacher and not a full teacher yet. Our actual art teacher has broken a leg so she hasn't been around and so she was filled in with this student-teacher…" the girl explained. Max nodded in understanding,
"Don't worry! Perhaps my associates and I can be some kind of help. We're the BBA School Detectives! We'll find Pochi!" said Max with a reassuring voice and smile.
"…Thank you…I'm sorry, I don't want to be a bother. I feel as if I'm doing the same to my teacher," the girls said still sniffing.
"It's not bother at all! So please tell me about your hedgehog-"
"Oh, I'm sorry, he's not a hedgehog. I like hedgehogs which is why I named him Pierce Hedgehog, Pochi for short, but he's not an actual hedgehog," the girl explained.
"So…(thinks of Rei), is he a cat?" Max asked,
"No, he's not a cat."
"Then what is he?"
"He's a peacock," the girl answered simply,
"A PEACOCK?!" Max, Kai, and Rei exclaimed. Max turned around to see the other two holding tree branches. The two stood up after hearing it was a peacock.
"…I won't ask."
Back at the office, the three were going over the 'case.'
"Matilda of the Moon Class. She's a beyblader, really smart with very good grades. And also ranks high on the talent scale," Kai read from his notes.
"What about that art teacher of hers?" Max asked playing with a yo-yo at his desk.
"The student-teacher? Let's see…here it is. Male, name is Mihaeru. Not much older than Miss Matilda. Because of his talents and intelligence and like most students this school, he was advanced up a few years and is now placed in High School," Kai read from his notes.
"But what I'm really wondering is who chooses a peacock for a pet?" Rei asked who was reading cross-legged on top of Max's desk while waiting for the information exchange to be over with.
"Well the fact that she owns a peacock and names the peacock as a hedgehog, I'd say she's not normal," said Kai and Rei glared,
"Kai! That's mean!"
"I was only answering your question," said Kai and shrugged.
"Hn, anyway, this won't be easy. BBA School is huge, it could be anywhere," Rei pointed out and lets his legs hang over the desk.
"I already called security and they haven't seen any peacocks," said Kai and then reached into his bag that was put on a nearby chair and pulled some paper out, "And here is everything I found on peacocks in the library, they should be some use."
"This is good! Wow…the Indian Peacock. A member of the pheasant family, which lives on Seiron Island. It measure 22 meters. The males of the species live near open forests or steams. And one male will live with four or five females," Max read,
"…How disgusting!! How lecherous! Keeping a handful of girls like that!" Rei exclaimed in disgust.
"Keeping?" Max asked,
"You'll understand when you're older," said Kai,
"But I'm as old as you!"
Kai ignored that comment and went on with the subject at hand.
"Judging from what Matilda said, Pochi is a boy. But either way, it needs food and water so sooner or later, Pochi will show up, right?" Kai reminded.
"True…and there's one sure way to find a hungry animal! Bait him!" Max pointed to the ceiling to show he's got an idea.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" said Kai to Rei.
"That was such a stupid idea!" Kai almost exclaimed,
"What? How?! Kai! You're so mean!" Max whined,
"Peacocks eat poisonous snakes and insects. They also eat seeds and flowers but given a choice, they'll take the lizards and snakes. And peacocks don't hibernate before you even suggest the idea!"
"Wow, really?" Rei asked, fascinated.
"They're birds…I thought they'd eat bird food if I just spread them all over the campus…" Max showing anime tears.
"Uh, hey Max! You didn't know, neither did I, so its okay," said Rei, trying to comfort Max. Max was showing anime tears but soon; they were gone when Max realized something,
"Wait, Pochi is a bird and birds get lonely too right? And if a single peacock usually has about 5 companions…then to be by himself would be lonely. That's it! Kai! I need you to do something! If this works, we'll find Pochi in no time!" said Max and Kai only sighed,
"It better be a good plan this time…" he said.
The next morning:
"Max! You were serious about this?!" Rei exclaimed when he saw female peacocks all over the campus. The BBA School Detectives and Matilda were in the garden again but even that was covered with female peacocks.
"Of course I was serious about this! There's no way Pochi can resist these beauties!" said Max with a smile.
"How much did it cost?" Rei asked,
"I don't know, aren't you the treasurer? Max pointed out and Rei's brow twitched a bit.
"It costs a lot out of my pocket but I can find more money in my couch cushions," said Kai and Rei sweat drops,
"You can't be serious…"
Max was explaining how this will help find Pochi.
"A transmitter is attached to the female peacocks. They're to send out a signal whenever a male comes within a hundred meters. And the only male on the campus is Pochi," Max explained,
"Oh wow…that's amazing," said Matilda.
"If only Max put so much effort into the school board…" Kai thought out of annoyance.
Suddenly, the transmitter was acting up. Before you know it, a male peacock came running at them.
"POCHI!" They all exclaimed.
"Pochi!" Matilda cried and ran to her beloved peacock.
"Oh Pochi!"
She hugged her peacock dearly.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!"
"Don't thank us yet. Remember your homework? Well since you didn't have Pochi you ended up doing it anyway. You told me you didn't want to turn it in but I think there's someone here that wanted you to …" said Max and waved his arm and Mihaeru walked over surprising Matilda.
"Matilda, I've always loved your work. You don't need to hide them from me," said Mihaeru,
"I…I'm sorry! I just…I…I…I've always loved you! And I'm never good enough compared to you…I needed Pochi for luck and inspiration for my art. I just couldn't do without Pochi…" said Matilda and held Pochi close as she stood up to face Mihaeru.
"Matilda…you are talented, you don't need luck. I'm the one that thought my work wasn't good enough for you…" said Mihaeru.
"That's not true! Not true at all!"
Mihaeru smiled,
"Thank you…"
About a half hour later:
"Thank you so much!" said Matilda once again and bowed to the detectives.
"It was of no problem," said Max.
"Please let me thank you!" said Matilda and walked up to the three and kissed them all on the cheek. She left to meet with Mihaeru,
"Bye! Thank you so much my special detectives!" she waved.
Max was so proud of himself; he's dedicated himself to day and night of solving problems of damsels in distresses!
"We're never going to get our school board work done now…" said Kai with a hand on his head.
Rei was blushing mad and was breathing heavily,
"What's the matter with you?" Kai asked,
"I just got kissed by a girl!"
"…So?"
"So?! My lov-I mean, I just don't feel comfortable getting kissed by someone I'm not familiar with!"
Kai raised a brow in suspicion.
"Whatever you say…"
"We, the BBA School Detective has solved a great case and in the process brought two loved ones together! Oh this is so great!" said Max, nearly squealing like a school-girl.
"I assume we really won't get any work done are we?" Kai asked Max,
"Of course we will! We'll just squeeze it in!"
"Ooh, I'm going to be in so much trouble if word gets out someone kissed me…" Rei moaned to himself in the corner.
Next: It's Valentine's Day! Time to spread the love! Hoping to help more damsels in distresses, the BBA School Detectives end up being challenged by one! The damsel challenged Max to a contest and if he loses he must resign as chairman! Max has accepted the challenge but neither Kai or Rei are allowed to help him or Max automatically loses. Without Kai's data and Rei's intelligence of the world, can Max come through on top or will he lose his position as chairman?!
Notes:
-Those that do or have read the CLAMP School Detectives will know I skipped one case but I didn't think that one was necessary so I didn't do it.
-Giancarlo is Enrique
-Mihaeru is Miguel. Yes, I think he and Matilda/Mathilda make a nice couple.
-When Rei was acting weird in the end, that was one of the clues that helped Kai figure out Rei's little secret in "Neko-Jin of Many Faces"
Please R and R! Thanks!