Opening song: Houseki by Kamakari Kenta
Chapter 4- The surprise plan
The day, when the Rikkaidai Regulars will have their trip to Tokyo, has finally come. Each has their own preparations and almost everyone have only one bag (the bag being their tennis bag) except for Marui who had brought along 5 boxes with him that seems to contain cakes. Everyone seems used to this since they are not surprised at all.
"Hoy Marui, don't eat those cakes first, alright?" Jackal warned. He twitched. Just by looking at his doubles partner makes him want to tie his hands into the seat to prevent eating those cakes at once. Marui didn't seem to listen.
Niou joined in. "Do you want to tie him, Jackal?"
"Please." Jackal pleaded looking at the window.
"Okay!" Niou smirked and pulled out a long rope from somewhere behind him and quickly tied Marui. The red-haired boy was busy staring at the beautiful cake in front of him to even mind what Niou is doing to him. After merely a minute, the Petenshi is done and went back quickly to his seat.
"Alright! Itadakimasu!" Marui shouted and tried to touch the cake. He was confused since he can't move his hands (even his feet). Niou came out suddenly and took the box away from Marui's presence.
"Hey! That's my cake!" Marui struggled to get away from the seat, but he can't. "Noooo! My cake!"
Kirihara, who is beside him playing a video game, chuckled at the scene. "You know, you can eat the cake when we arrive at Tokyo, cake-addict-senpai."
"SHUT UP!"
"Wow, good one, brat."
"Niou, you're on his side too?" Marui comically sobbed.
"What's wrong with that?" Niou asked shrugging his shoulders. Everyone stopped what they are doing and looked at Niou. He blinked. "What?"
"You know, the chances that Seiichi will get mad at you will be 97%. And the remaining 3% will be for the laps. So, just stay quiet Niou." Yanagi stated, who is seated in the front.
"Please give me the box, Niou-kun." Yagyuu said behind Niou, which the silver-haired boy handed. Yagyuu went to the front seats and gave the box to Sanada. "Can you guard it for awhile, Sanada-kun, Yukimura-kun?"
Sanada didn't reply and just moved his head facing the window. Yukimura smiled and told him, "Sure. No problem, Yagyuu."
"Nooo! My cake!" Marui comically sobbed again.
"Be quiet Marui! Or you will have laps!" Sanada yelled.
Marui sobbed once more. "Hai."
In the background, Kirihara and Niou are laughing.
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In Tokyo...
Cupid is now on a street asking the people that walks pass him to where they are now and how to get to the train station. He is trying to ask them but whatever he did, they won't listen to him and left.
"No! We're lost forever!" he dramatically yelled.
Hikari, who was seating in a chair outside a cake shop, sweatdropped. "Senpai, you don't need to be so exaggerated, you know. The reason why we're lost is because of YOU." Cupid felt an arrow pierced his body when Hikari said that.
"Anyway," she said, "you need to relax for a bit, senpai. You've been asking these people for 4 hours."
"That's why!" he pointed out. Curse that guy! He's the reason why we're here... stranded! he thought biting the end of a handkerchief trying to rip it.
"Ah, it's Sakamoto-san and Hikari-chan!" a voice called the attention of the two. They turned around and saw Shishido and Ootori waving at them.
"You again, Kamakari's little brother? I never thought we will meet again. Are you lost?" Shishido said sarcastically and smirked.
"Shut up... Ryo-kun."
"Don't call me 'Ryo-kun'!"
Hikari and Ootori sweatdropped. "Anyway Choutaroh-kun, why are you here?" Hikari asked.
"Oh, Shishido-san and I were having some training in the tennis court nearby." he replied. Based on his tone, he was kind of nervous while explaining it to Hikari.
"I see." she nodded.
"So that's why you look so ragged, Ryo-kun." Cupid laughed.
"I told you not to call me 'Ryo-kun'!" Shishido yelled. Hikari and Ootori just stared at them blankly and sweatdropped.
"Um, how about you, Hikari-chan? What are you doing here?" Ootori asked, breaking the silence between him and his fellow friend.
Hikari became stunned and laughed nervously after that. She said, "About that... actually... just like what Shishido-san said, we're lost."
Ootori and Shishido (he seemed to hear what she said) exclaimed, "Eh?"
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In Heaven...
Hitachi and Aichi snickered at Kami while standing behind him. "Tono, are you the one that Cupid-san is refering to awhile ago? He looks mad."
"As expected, Sendo Brothers. You saw right through him." Kami chuckled.
"It's so obvious, you know." they mumbled with a straight face. "Anyway, why did you let them be stranded in that place?" Hitachi said.
Aichi nodded. "Yeah. We thought they were supposed to be in Kanagawa right now."
Kami closed his eyes and chuckled slightly. "In a story, there are always some slight surprises in between, right?"
Hitachi and Aichi nodded slowly.
"Well, that is my plan." he replied after a long pause.
"You're creating a climax, Tono? We thought it's our duty!" Hitachi and Aichi exclaimed.
"Don't worry too much, you two. You're becoming like your Sato-senpai."
"Hey! I'm not like that-desu!" Sato shouted from somewhere. Three pairs of eyes turned to stare at a wall behind them, which they knew where Sato's voice came from. "Well, not always-desu."
"Good." the three boys said in unison.
"Anyway, of course it's not a climax. You will have your chance, don't worry about it. Let me, at least, have some fun for awhile, neh?"
Hitachi and Aichi looked at each other, causing a pause. After awhile, they said, "Okay. But make sure it's good Tono or else you must give us a big treat."
"So, it's a deal, huh?" Kami smiled.
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Ootori and Shishido exclaimed, "Eh?"
"Are you serious? I mean, I thought Sakamoto-san already knows this place." Ootori said.
Shishido laughed. "Seems your 'good luck' charm is not with you, E-i-su-ke."
Cupid also laughed, mocking Shishido. "Seems your 'good luck' charm is also not wth you, Ryo-kun, because if I tell this to Nogami-san, I wonder..."
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me 'Ryo-kun!" Shishido shouted. Then, something hit him. "Wait. Did you just say 'Nogami-san'?"
Cupid nodded once. "That's right."
Shishido's eyes went wide in shock. "N-N-Nogami-s-san?"
"Yup."
"Hoy, that's my aniki."
"Yeah, I know. You won't show us the way to the train station even if I ask you to, so I'll just ask Nogami-san." Cupid smiled in triumph when he saw Shishido shaking.
Hikari cocked his eyebrow in confusion. "What's going on with those two?"
Ootori sighed. "Here we go again. Sakamoto-san's biggest blackmail to Shishido-san."
"What do you mean by that?" Hikari asked.
"Well, as you know, Shishido-san and Sakamoto-san always fight each other. Sakamoto-san wants to blackmail Shishido-san since he always lose. One day, when he is sneaking in Shishido-san's house for weakness, he heard the scolding of Nogami-san to Shishido-san."
-Flashback-
(A.N: This whole flashback scene happens according to Cupid's view.)
"What is this, huh Ryo?" Nogami shouted holding something that Cupid cannot see.
"G-Gomen, aniki." Shishido apologized, bowing to his brother.
Nogami snorted. "Geez, you always do this. If otoo-san and okaa-san finds out about this, I won't stick up for you."
"I understand... aniki."
With a quick bow, Shishido went upstairs towards his room.
-End Flashback-
"So, everytime Sakamoto-san wants a favor to Shishido-san and Shishido-san doesn't agree, he always tell him the excuse that he will tell Nogami-san about it."
"O-Oh, I see." Hikari sweatdropped. What a coward.
"Okay, okay! I get it!" Shishido yelled. He sighed. "I'll take you to the train station."
"Good choice, Ryo-kun." Cupid smiled in triumph again after that when he saw Shishido grinning his teeth in annoyance. "Let's go, Hikari-chan."
Just then, time seems to stop when Cupid saw everyone not moving. Even Hikari. He looks around in confusion.
A bright light suddenly flashed behind Cupid. He turned around and saw the twins, Hitachi and Aichi standing in front of him. They greeted him with a wide grin.
"Konnichiwa, Cupid-san!" they said in unison. Their cheerful face turned into a confused face when they saw Cupid's reaction.
No reply came from Cupid who just stood there like a stone. Hitachi and Aichi sweatdropped. "Hoy Cupid-san, don't be so exagerated like that."
Still no reply.
Hitachi and Aichi were confused. "Hoy Cupid-san, it's not funny! Come on!"
Again, no reply.
They were getting irritated by this and started to move towards their senior. Aichi was about to touch him when he suddenly surprised them with a "boo!". The twins screamed and hid behind the nearest wall they could find in that place.
Cupid laughed. "Hehe. Nice to see you, Sendo Brothers."
The said twins went out of their hiding place and and walked, with a loud "bang!" in every step, towards Cupid with mad faces.
"That's not funny, Cupid-san! We thought we made a mistake and freezed you along with the time, you know! You made us worried!" the twins yelled.
Cupid smirked. "You also did the same when you suddenly appeared out of nowhere behind me, you know."
"Oh, I see. Then, let's just call it 'truce' for now, nah?" The twins stretched their hand, seeking a handshake.
"Of course." Which Cupid took. "So, what do you want to talk about, Sendo Brothers?" he asked.
"Well, there is a very interesting task that Tono want you to do." Hitachi explained.
"Yeah, it's very interesting!" Aichi added.
"Interesting, huh?" Cupid said. After letting us stranded in the middle of Tokyo, what does that jerk want now? he thought. "What does he want, then?"
"He said..." Aichi and Hitachi took turns on whispering to Cupid on what he is going to do. After a few minutes, they're done.
"Oh, I see. That plan doesn't look so bad." Cupid commented.
Hitachi and Aichi nodded. "Yeah. He is Tono after all." they said. "Ja, we're counting on you, Cupid-san!"
Cupid saluted. "Of course. Leave it to me, Sendo Brothers."
After all that, time suddenly becomes normal when everyone started moving. Hitachi and Aichi are no longer there and its now time to the present.
Continuing in the present, Cupid suddenly stopped. Hikari also stopped and looked at her senpai.
"What's wrong, Sakamoto-senpai?" Hikari said, almost mentioning the word, "Cupid".
"I had actually forgotten to buy something from the cake shop earlier." he honestly replied. "Can you buy it for me, Hikari-chan?"
"M-Me? Why me? I don't know what you're gonna buy, you know."
"Don't worry. Just buy any cake that you think is delicious." Cupid paused. Then, he added, "And make sure you're still there for an hour, okay?"
"Eh? An hour? Why?"
"Don't ask questions anymore. Just do it." Cupid pulled off his 'please-do-it-for-my-sake-because-I-am-tired-of-pouting' smile. Of course, Hikari accepted after this.
The other two boys, who doesn't know what's going on, started to mumble some things.
"Um, Shishido-san, do you know what Sakamoto-san is planning?" Ootori asked.
"Saa." Shishido shrugged. "As long as its not about my aniki, I don't care."
Ootori sweatdropped. "As expected, Shishido-san."
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In Rikkai's bus...
Kirihara twitched, Yagyuu looked serious and Niou... well... he just stared there, not really bothered on what's going on.
The three of them were staring at the video game of Kirihara, if you don't know. Last time, Kirihara was just playing at his video game "silently", not bothering his senpais when Yagyuu suddenly came into the picture. To Kirihara's surprise, Yagyuu asked him if he can try the video game that Kirihara is playing. And in the end, it became a bet. If Kirihara can still attain his high score, then Yagyuu must buy him 3 new video game chips and if Yagyuu will win, well, he still hadn't say anything about it.
"Wow, you play this game, Yagyuu? I didn't know." Niou said. "You sure have so many hidden secrets that you haven't told me yet. Like that time at the radio-"
"I already told you, Niou-kun. I have a little sister." Yagyuu replied while playing. "And, you know my sister, she is always playing with these kinds of games. When I have time, I always play this with her."
"Remind me why you played this game again?" Niou asked.
"Because I got nothing to do." his partner casually answered.
"Oh, so you mean you're bored Yagyuu-senpai?" Kirihara asked, in a sarcastic tone.
"Technically, yes Kirihara-kun," was the reply of the Gentleman.
"Oh," said Niou and Kirihara in unison and looked at each other.
"Neh Niou-senpai, Yagyuu-senpai seems to act strangely today." the seaweed-haired boy whispered to Niou.
Niou agreed. "Yeah. I've never seen this kind of side from him before. Maybe he's been affected from the accident at the radio sta-"
"I already told both of you that this is just who I am, okay? I'm bored, I admit. Is that better?"
Niou and Kirihara just stared at Yagyuu with unbelievable eyes. The Gentleman can actually talk straight without breathing? Wow, that's a surprise.
While they are playing at the back of the bus, the other Regulars just kept quiet or admire the scene from the windows. As for Marui, he's still sulking since his cake has been "stolen" from him and that he is still tied in his chair.
A few hours later, while Kirihara and Niou gazed at the windows for awhile because they are getting bored just watching Yagyuu play, Yagyuu suddenly stopped. Kirihara and Niou looked back.
"I'm finished, Kirihara-kun. It says, 'Game Clear'." Yagyuu said and gave the video game back to his kouhai. The said kouhai can't believe his eyes when he saw at the score board that Yagyuu is the top and he's only in second.
"W-W-What's going on? It can't be!"
"So, it seems I won the bet, Kirihara-kun?" Yagyuu adjusted his glasses while saying that.
Niou chuckled a little and put his hand on Kirihara's head. "Poor rookie."
"Shut up! I want a rematch Yagyuu-senpai!" Kirihara yelled.
"That won't be appropriate, Akaya." Yanagi suddenly said.
"I remembered awhile ago that this bet doesn't need any rematches." Yukimura added.
Kirihara's jaw went way down. Hehe. The Regulars in front were actually listening at their conversation awhile ago, huh? Who would've thought?
"Yeah. So you need to do the consequence, brat."
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Kirihara yelled again.
"Oh, you will love the consequence, Kirihara-kun. It's not that hard." Yagyuu's glasses suddenly sharpened.
"Eh? Interesting, Yagyuu. What is the consequence?" Niou smirked.
"You will know that later on." Yagyuu said.
Later on, Kirihara is seating in the far end of the seat and said mentally, 'I've got a very bad feeling about this.'
-a few hours later-
The Rikkaidai Team finally stopped in a nearby street.
"Minna, we're going to have a break from here so you can tour around for awhile." Yukimura explained. "But remember, you need to be here again after two hours. Don't get lost, okay?"
"HAI!" the rest shouted in unison.
After the Sannen Bakemono left off, Niou, Yagyuu, Kirihara, Marui and Jackal suddenly stayed behind.
"Hey, what are you doing here Marui-senpai? Why aren't you outside and buying or something?" Kirihara asked.
"Why? Very curious, Akaya?" Marui asked back.
"I'm just asking." Kirihara said, no evil intention at all.
"Well, since someone stole my cake and that I don't have enough money with me to buy one, I just decided to stay here in the bus."
"How about you, Jackal-kun?" Yagyuu asked, joining in the conversation.
"I also don't have enough money with me." Jackal replied, taking his wallet from his pocket. When he opened it, there was a "whoosh" sound, stating that it is (somehow) empty.
"Poor, poor them/Poor, poor us." Niou and Marui said in unison.
"Okay, since you're both here, why not just enjoy the brat's concequence? Both of you may help us." Niou offered.
Marui and Jackal agreed by just staring at him.
"So Yagyuu, what's the concequence?" Marui asked.
"Actually, its a disguise-kind of consequence." Yagyuu told him.
"Disguise?" Kirihara exclaimed.
"Disguise of what Yagyuu?" Niou asked, very, very interested.
"Of Marui-kun." Yagyuu simply replied, pointing his thumb at Marui.
"M-Me?" Marui pointed to himself and was totally shocked to hear his name
"Wow. The brat dressed as Marui? I never expected that." Niou puts his hands on his chin and nodded. "So you're definitely different right now. What's wrong, Yagyuu?"
"Nothing's wrong with me, thanks for asking." Yagyuu said, not wanting to get mad at his partner or rather at anyone. "And aside from dressing up, you need to do something outside."
Kirihara muffled. "What? Dressed as Marui-senpai and tell everyone "I'm an idiot"? Okay."
"Hey! What did you just-!"
"Nope. It's not that Kirihara-kun. It's this..." Yagyuu paused and whispered something to his dear kouhai. With every word, Kirihara's eyes went wide in shock. After a few minutes, he's done.
"What? Do you expect me to do that perfectly?"
"Hey, don't bad-mouth your senpai!" Niou yelled.
Yagyuu just nodded to Kirihara. "Of course. As long as you do it EXACTLY the way I told you."
The poor kouhai's eyes went wide. "I am ABSOLUTELY not going to do that." He pointed out, with an evil aura surrounding him.
"You will and you must, Kirihara-kun. We have a bet and that's your consequence." Yagyuu explained calmly while surrounding with an evil aura. Unfortunately for Kirihara, Yagyuu's dark aura is more evil-looking than his.
"Yeah. If you're talking about consequences, you should learn how to think about it before saying it." Niou said. "Well, I don't think you can THINK, so I doubt about it."
"SHUT UP!"
"Alright. Can we please get this over with? I can't stand just watching you argue, you know." Marui pointed out.
"Good thinking, tensai-kun." Niou 'complimented' which earned him a glare from the said tensai.
"Don't worry, Kirihara-kun. It will be a piece of cake." Yagyuu said.
"Wow. A 'pun'? What else Yagyuu?"
"Please stop asking that, Niou-kun."
"Hai, okaa-san."
Ending song: Smile by Kitadani Hiroshi
Yo! How are you all, minna-sama? Sorry for the slow update. I told you in the previous chapter that when I finish Chapter 5, that's the time I will pass this up, right? But, since I'm so bored right now, I'll just pass this now. This is also for all of you readers and for my own birthday present (my birthday was last month). Hehe. It's weird, isn't it?
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