Greetings All, First off I apologise for the disappearing act I unintentionally pulled. Life pulled a fast one on me and work did hit a crunch time for a while. On top of that some pretty awesome games where released that ate up much of my time. So yeah I'm sorry and I hope that people didn't that I was gone for good and the story wasn't going to be updated anymore. Ok enough of that kind of talk, here is a new chapter for you all, I will be slowly changing the format on how I present my stories to bring them inline with via SYOC stories. So sit back relax and most importantly enjoy! Cheers Quake.
Chapter 9: To Pass Some Time
Today is turning about to be another rather uneventful day, not only this is the fifth day that Class 1-A's Fundamental Hero Studies Teacher Ectoplasm was running late. It was also the third day in a row that is has raining unusually hard. It's not even the wet season yet, so a storm like this is really bizarre.
Normally the weather wouldn't matter for a hero, however the course designed for heavy and severe weather conditions is assigned later in the year for the first-year students. Therefore, the students of Class 1-A have been told to wait for their teacher in Gymnasium 3-C which is an indoor recreational gymnasium mainly used for downtime and playing team based sports like basketball.
After waiting a little while the class naturally split off into their own social groups, the girls of the class had gathered by some benches on the one side of the gym near the entrance. "Geez... this is getting annoying, where is Ectoplasm-sensei?" Hokuto says with a sigh, until she notices a hand resting on her head.
Looking up to see Ko with that cheeky smile of hers, "Could have something to do with that rumour, that has been floating around" She says in a sly tone while ruffling up Hokuto's hair.
"What rumour?" Hokuto replies while moving out of Ko's reach and readjusting her hair.
"Oh... You didn't hear? it's all over the social media..." Kiku chimes in to only get a puzzled look back from Hokuto. "Oh right you and technology" she trails off then clears her throat. "Apparently, students from other Hero Academies have been going missing, the last case was rather close to Yuuei Academy, so I think the teachers are being cautious"
"Oh..." was all Hokuto could say before being interrupted by a large thud like noise coming from the other side of the gym. Looking over to the source of the noise, Hokuto sighs once again "What are those idiots up to now?"
Those idiots Hokuto is referring to is no one less than Mikazuki, Danjuro and Akihiro. They have found a way to open the locked roller door, granting them access the sporting equipment being stored there.
A couple of moments later the 3 boys reappeared holding an assortment of sporting equipment, Danjuro had 2 poles resting on his right shoulder, being supported by his right upper arm and spinning a volleyball on his index finger of his lower left arm. Mikazuki was holding an net and Akihiro can out holding another volleyball.
"What the hell you guys doing?!" Hokuto storms over to stop the boys but she lets out a scream as Akihiro throws the ball to her. Feeling rather embarrassed that she screamed because she wasn't expecting a ball to be thrown at her.
"Nice catch Books" Akihiro says with a chuckle. Seeing that she is still glaring at him, "If you're that upset by our actions, then... umm... ah... Treat this like a team building exercise instead of us just killing time".
Akihiro's words confuse Hokuto until Danjuro chimes in, "that's right Minami-chan, being a hero isn't just a solo gig, there are times when heroes need to work together. And I think is a perfect idea to not only work on our teamwork as well as killing time until Sensei shows up"
"Yeah Kumi, it's like 2 birds, 1 stone" Mikazuki adds while tightening the net.
"So who is up for some Volleyball!" Danjuro calls out then turns back to Hokuto. "Interested Minami-chan? Wait do you know how to play volleyball?"
"Off course I do..." Hokuto snaps back "I mean I've read out about it" her voice trails off as Danjuro stands there with a big grin.
Seeing that the 3 boys have a point, Kiku turns to Maya who seems to entranced by the rain. "It's been raining a lot, hasn't it?" Maya says in dazed like monotoned voice, the commotion from Danjuro, Mikazuki and Akihiro wasn't loud enough to break her out her trance.
"MA... YA... CHAN!" Kiku shouts as she pokes Maya just below her ribcage causing her to jump.
With her trance broken and her heart trying to burst out her chest from the fright, Maya turns around to see Kiku with a big grin on her face "Ki-chan..."
"Come on Maya-chan, stop getting lost in the rain and let's go play!" Kiku says in a cheery tone, while grabbing her hand and dragging her to the others around the volleyball court that the boys had set up.
While Kiku was grabbing Maya, Danjuro was asking the rest of the class if they wanted to play. Naturally he got snubbed by Yataro, claiming that such a peasant activity like this was below him. Nishio just laughed at him and just sat down on one of the benches that was out of the way but had a good view of the shenanigans that might occur.
Ume politely apologised and declined the request saying that she was bad at sports. Danjuro continued to ask around the class. He came to up Sasaki Hotaka, a 5'8" man with a lithe build, dark brown eyes and short neat black hair. "Hey Sasaki, interested in some volleyball? It would be a good way to pass the time" he says with a smile.
Sasaki slightly jumps with Danjuro speaking to him, Danjuro's appears to be quite menacing on first appearances due to his size and 4 arms. But the way Danjuro spoke to Hotaka was welcoming, he fully knew that Hotaka is the nervous type with some stage fright issues. Who is not very good at making friends and is usually a bit too nervous to approach others.
"Umm... sure" Hotaka replies as he sees the cheerful faces on everyone that is standing near the court. "Umm Katayama, can you please call me Taka?" he adds sheepishly.
"Sure thing Taka" Danjuro replies as Mikazuki and Akihiro call Hotaka over to where they are. "That makes 11 just need one more and we are good to go" Danjuro thinks as he looks over at the 3 people he hasn't asked if they wanted to play or not.
"Hey Kurokami, volleyball?" he simply asks, Kurokami Ichirou is a 5'9" man with a lithe build that has very little body fat. With long black hair that slowly fades to a silver, which is tied into a low sitting ponytail and his bangs are swept over to the left side of his face, ending just above his eyes.
The irises of his eyes are silver and his pupils are red which seem to glow in the right amount of light. The colour of his skin is a bright red, he also has 2 prominent horns on his forehead which have a bone like texture to them. The right horn sweeps backwards and ends behind his skull however his left horn is missing, it was broken off just pass his forehead.
The broken horn is a touchy subject for him, however the horns aren't the only mutation that his quirk provided. Ichirou also has a pair of bat wings on his back, with a wingspan of 4.5m at his age. And a prehensile tail which has an scaly appearance that he can use just like any other limb.
Ichirou just shakes his head at Danjuro "Sorry Katayama-san I will have to decline, don't want to stress my heart before today's lesson". One of the side effects of his quirk is that it puts a lot of strain on his heart so Ichirou tends to pace himself throughout the day. "But I will be happy to umpire this game" he adds with a small laugh from the shenanigans occurring behind Danjuro.
Seeing Ichirou laugh at the sight of Akihiro, Mikazuki and Kiku giving both Hokuto and Maya a crash course in how to play volleyball, while arguing about whose teaching method was better. There is an snarl like snicker that catches Danjuro's attention. The source of this noise is Shigeki Sho who just currently lending again the wall nearby
Sho stands 5'9" with a lean yet muscular build, medium length dark red spiky hair held with a simple black headband. He has light brown squinty eyes who most would consider to be extremely shifty. Sho is a rather simple person, his actions seem to revolve around money and obtaining as much of it through any means.
This personality often clashes with Danjuro's love to make bets because Sho knows that Danjuro bets are often rigged into his favour. "Before you ask Katayama, I don't care about your stupid game. There is no profit in it and I will not be swayed by your rigged bets" Sho says in an serious cold tone which makes Danjuro clearly see that it's pointless to continue asking him.
The final person Danjuro hasn't asked was Senji Tatsumi, you could say Danjuro was saving him for last. Because out of the ones he just asked, Tatsumi is only one that Danjuro has something on him to sway his mind. That was a certain beauty which Class 1-A is known for… Ko, Danjuro, Akihiro and some others could easy tell how Tatsumi's attitude could change whenever Ko was around, like he was trying to impress her.
Danjuro casually strolled over Tatsumi, "Yo Senji, up for some volleyball, we only need 1 more and plus Ichikawa-chan is playing" Danjuro smile grew even more at Tatsumi's expression. Tatsumi stood 5'4" with average build, he has light brown eyes and long navy blue hair with some the occasional spike sticking up. He wears a headband to keep his hair, sort of under control.
"Who knows you might be on the same team as her, so perfect chance to impress her" The more Danjuro, the more he reeled in Tatsumi, just like every time Danjuro mentions that first edition All Might trading card to Kiku.
With all the people required to play a game of volleyball, it was time to pick the teams. Since it was originally Danjuro and Mikazuki idea, they were selected as the team captains. "Women first?" Mikazuki enquired.
"Yep... And don't use your random nicknames Zuki..." Danjuro replied causing Mikazuki to sigh and nod at his remark.
"JAN... KEN... PON!" they both shout before revealing that they have thrown. Mikazuki showing scissors while Danjuro has paper meaning that Mikazuki has first pick.
"Umm... Kokawa..." Mikazuki says before quickly shutting his face as he saw an aura that was darker than a moonless night, full of an intense bloodlust that sent an massive shiver down his spine. This aura came from Ko herself and only lasted for a split second, it was enough to get her message across. Mikazuki clears his throat "I mean Ichikawa-cha… san".
Hearing her name called out, Ko happily strolls up near Mikazuki. With her trademark smile she whispers into his ear. "You have a lot of nerve to call me that, as well trying to add chan to my name... You are walking on thin ice dear Zuki…." Her voice contained no anger which made what she said even worst\e because everyone knows that Ko will play someone back in her own way, at her own time and always with interest.
"Ok then... I... will... pick... Hara-chan" Danjuro replies. The 2 boys continue to trade banter with each other while picking their teammates. In the end, the teams were Kimaris Mikazuki, Ichikawa Ko, Yoshino Maya, Muranaka Yuichi, Tomokata Saitou and Sasaki Hotaka versus Katayama Danjuro, Hara Kiku, Minami Hokuto, Hayashi Akihiro, Senji Tatsumi and Sato Daisuke.
Hey All, first off thanks for reading this chapter, I hope you enjoyed it.
Secondly, for a while now I've had this idea of creating a place for people to come, pitch story ideas and develop those ideas into actual stories while helping others do the same. Mainly because I'm the type of person who loves to create story ideas and try to flush them into an actual story before the brain decides to go "New Story Time".
I have made an forum called the 'Tale Forge' which its sole purpose is listed above, if your interested feel free to check it out. The simplest way of finding the forge is via an link on my profile. So yeah enjoy the rest of your day and thanks again for reading my stories.
Quake.