BP: I hate Flag Day. No, it's not either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag), or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Oh, no. We have to stand at our assigned spots and ask people to donate money in the tin can. That's what I hate the most. Smiling and asking people politely to donate money, even if it means you might be ignored. Anyway, back to the story!

"How did you know?" said Ryoma. They were under the Sakura tree where they first met. The boys were asking him bout the girl they knew had a crush on him back home. Momoshiro raised his eyebrows. "Apparently, you don't know Inui's Alice." Ryoma frowned. "What about Inui's Alice?"

Kikumaru placed an arm around his neck. "Well, Inui's Alice allows him to write data down unconsciously; the summoned Data Spirit will manipulate Inui's arm to automatically write his data. If we want to know info about a person, we must know the full name. If we want to ask a question, we need to write it down. Then, on the same paper, Inui will summon the Data Spirit to write down the info on the person, or the answers to the question. He actually has a second Alice as well."

"Really? What is it?"

"It's the Chemistry Alice." said Fuji.

"Chemistry Alice? As in the one which gives one the ability to create strange medicines and potions?" said Ryoma.

"That's the one." said Momoshiro. "Only he uses this Alice to the wrong use. Either that, or he can't control this Alice very well, because whoever drank his concoctions had strange effects, like they sprout tentacles, or turn a fairly unpleasant orange color, or some even fainted and was taken to the hospital for a week." He looked over at Inui with fear, while his glasses glinted in the sunlight, writing down god-knows-what in his green notebook. Ryoma shuddered, and turned to Momoshiro, whom he thought is the easiest to talk to. "So, what Alice does Kaidoh-senpai have, Momo-senpai?" said Ryoma, pointing to Kaidoh. Kaidoh blushed when he heard Ryoma's question. Momoshiro chuckled. "Hey, Mamushi, why don't you show your Alice?"

"No way, you stupid peach!" said Kaidoh.

"What did you say, Mamushi?" said Momoshiro, standing to face his rival.

"Yeah, wanna fight, peach?" Kaidoh retorted.

"Enough!" said a voice. They turned to see Tezuka giving them a stern look. "Kaidoh, Momoshiro, 20 laps around the courtyard now!" They ran without any protest. Tezuka must have used his Alice on them, Ryoma thought. Ryoma shuddered, as Tezuka had used his Alice on him once before, and let's just say, his control over it is so good, no one would be able to resist his voice if he uses his Alice. He turned to Fuji. "Why is Kaidoh-senpai so embarrassed with his Alice?" Fuji, like Momoshiro, chuckled. "Well, he has the Animal Pheromone Alice. His Alice makes animals adore him and do his bidding. While using his Alice Kaidoh is shown to have an adoring side to the animals, especially small animals. Kaidoh also is able to understand what animals say. He is more affiliated to snake language, though." Ryoma nodded. Kaidoh's Alice is pretty interesting.

Just then, the bell rang, signaling lunchtime. At the same time, Kaidoh and Momoshiro returned, their cheeks pressed together, trying to finish their laps first, and pushing each other out of the way. Ryoma got up from his spot at the courtyard, and walked towards the cafeteria without anyone noticing. Or so he thought.

Halfway through the courtyard, there were hurried footsteps behind him. Someone wrapped a sweaty arm around his neck. It was Momoshiro. "Why didn't you wait for us, Echizen?" said Momoshiro. "That was so mean, leaving your friends behind." Ryoma twitched. 'Since when are we friends?' he thought. Momoshiro turned to the courtyard. "Hey everyone, I caught him!" he shouted to the general direction of the other 7 people. The other 7 turned to Momoshiro's direction, and saw Ryoma in his right arm. "Nice one, Momoshiro!" said Kikumaru brightly. "We can eat lunch with Ochibi again, nya!" Ryoma twitched. Ochibi? He didn't have time to question this as Kikumaru hooked an arm around his right arm, while Momoshiro hooked his around his other arm, and they both dragged him to the cafeteria.

At the jet line, they showed their I.D. medals that fit in a wallet along with their respective I.D. cards, which shows their name, birthday, class, school division, Alice-based class and Star Ranking. The vendor took a look at their Star Ranking, and gave them the appropriate food portion. Ryoma managed to snag a table for himself and apparently, the other 8 thought he was also reserving for them, for as soon as he sat down, they took up the seats around him, chatting animatedly. Kikumaru accidentally cut himself while trying to cut his baked chicken. Oishi immediately held Kikumaru's hand at the cut. The blood stopped flowing and the cut is beginning to close. Kikumaru's face began to relax. Seeing Ryoma's curious look, Oishi explained, "I have the Heal Alice that I can use to heal others when they are in pain. My Heal Alice can also heal myself when I am hurt. Of course, healing doesn't go by itself, so I have a second Alice called the Pain Alice, which enables me to transfer pain that I have stored in my body into others. I usually use this to knock others out should danger happen."

Ryoma munched on his apple thoughtfully. As much as it grieves him to report it, this bunch is pretty interesting. In fact, in time, they may become friends. Wait, friends? He thought back on them standing up for him when the girl confronted him, the time they paid Rabbits just to open all the shutters and hang out with him, and even telling him about themselves. Ryoma smiled, and finished his apple. Momoshiro was complaining on how Kikumaru has stolen his rice bowl, and without it, he wouldn't be full. Ryoma responded by hitting him on the head with his banana, and saying, "Here. Anything to keep you quiet." Momoshiro was taken aback by Ryoma's generosity. "Hontoni? Thanks, Echizen!" he unwrapped the banana and munched on it happily.

Just then, Ryoma spotted the same girl who confronted him from breakfast. "Momo-senpai, hand me than banana skin." Momoshiro handed it to him, curious as what he was about to do. He took out his new invention and shot the banana skin to the ground, exactly at the spot where Caitlyn was going to step.

Ryoma: Invention number 004: Accuracy Gun. This Gun allows one to place whatever he wants to shoot in the gun, and there is a scope for one to aim properly. It is also designed to withstand high pressure, so it can be used in air, land and water. If a person were to shoot a ball, the gun will attach a slight sticky invisible substance to make sure the ball stays in its spot for a while, although you can detach the item from the spot easily. The substance isn't sticky, so you can not worry about your hands being glued to the object, and will fall apart after a few hours.

Caitlyn stepped on the banana skin and slipped. She fell to the ground in a comical way. Fuji took pictures with Ryoma's camera.

Ryoma: Invention 005: Movement Camera. This camera allows one to take pictures any time they want. The photo can take the last 1 minute of an event. The photo will show what happened during the last one minute, and the photo will repeat what happened in the event after it shows the end of the said event, some sort of a loop. For videos, it can take up to one day, 12 times longer than a movie. It is also water proof and heat proof.

The camera printed out the photo to Caitlyn falling, and they laughed as they watched Caitlyn repeatedly slipping and falling. The 8 boys smiled. They should get Ryoma to hang out with them more often

BP: OMG, thanks for all the reviews! I had at least 9 reviews per chapter! Can I increase it to at least 10 per chapter? I won't update if you don't review! Please review, although I know it may be bad, as I was actually trying to watch a movie while writing this.