Edited: April 17th, 2020. I added more to the story without breaking the character and feel of the first chapter. It's to help blend in with the later chapters and make the quality more consistent.
Hello, Everyone! This is my first uploaded story to this website.
I have permission to continue my own version of Mission Impossible from the author OneWingedHeron53.
This is my first actual story I've written, so it is not the best.
I DO NOT OWN SCHOOL RUMBLE!
Jin Kobayashi already does a good job of doing that.
Chapter 1: The Plan
The next day, Harima awoke with a large yawn. He slept very well last night. He didn't think it would ever be that good. As a matter of fact, it would go with one of his best nights of rest he's ever had. He rubbed his eyes thoroughly in an attempt to get the sleep out, which worked well enough, 'Man, yesterday was rough.'
Harima and Akira were mistaken as lovers. All Harima did was get his kiss back from the girl that took it from him during the play. He wasn't expecting anything from her and it was totally platonic. But now, everyone was aware of his strange new relationship with the quiet girl in class and he couldn't get out of it. It was all that bastard Fuyuki's fault. He took the picture and spread it around. Now everyone thinks that they are together.
His thoughts ran back to the times after the photo. Akira seemed intent on keeping the fake relationship going. Akira was also talking about it before. She said to keep fooling them. Make them believe that they are a couple.
Being a couple with Akira Takano.
That thought suddenly stuck him hard. As soon as he realized just what happened, his face visibly aged as he came to terms with the new misunderstanding that he had thrust upon him. He couldn't get it out of his head. This time it was with Akira. With Akira! Out of all of the people they could have misunderstood him to be with. They chose her...
"Damn that spectacled freak Fuyuki! Not only did he mess another chance for me to be with Tenma, but he's gotten everyone thinking I'm in love with Akira!"
He put his hands on his ears and started sobbing in hysterical, uncontrollable heaves, "GYAH, Now what am I gonna do!"
"Do what I told you."
"Oh yeah, that's right."
A shock ran through Harima's body. He twitched his head to the person beside him. To the left of him lied Akira. The covers concealed all the way up to her nose. Her emotionless eyes added more tension in the air than Harima's shocked state. He stared at her, gawking as if he had seen a ghost.
"A-Ak-Ak-!" was all Harima could utter as Akira slipped out of bed and walked out of the room clad in nothing but panties and a bra. His mouth was a perfect rectangle. He didn't know what the hell was going on.
After Akira left his room, he let out a breath and flushed, "Holy crap! Why is Akira in my house?! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ANYMORE!"
He clasped his hands on his ears again, mumbling to himself as he walked out of his room, sweaty and dazed. Not only was there a misunderstanding with Akira yesterday, but now today, she is in his house of all places! He didn't understand why. He couldn't really think on it.
Half-way through the short hallway, his older cousin noticed him.
"You're awake, I see." Itoko greeted as she was getting ready to depart, "Before I go, I wanted to tell you that I made you breakfast."
Harima looked over to her. Suspicion arose on his face, "Huh? You made me breakfast? But you never do that. What are you up to?"
Itoko smiled briefly, then glanced at Harima, "Let's just say it's to make up for lost time little cousin. I'll see you in class."
The front door to the apartment closed in a loud slam. That was a typical Itoko trait that Harima had gotten used to.
"Hmm, she sure did leave kind of early today... We still have an hour." His hand cupped his chin in thought, "Well, I can't deny her kindness, so I might as well dig in."
Harima made his way into the small but stylish kitchen, and found a plate of food Itoko prepared for him. In spite of her kindness, something seemed off.
"Two plates?" he mused as he studied them, "Why would she make two pl-"
Then the answer hit him like a ton of bricks. A vein started to throb on his forehead as he clenched his fist. Itoko was always doing things to him and this was something he really couldn't stand, "SHE KNEW AKIRA WAS HERE! Ooh! That no-good, lousy, two-bit cousin of mine! ITOKO!"
Itoko, a good distance away from the apartment, stopped for a second, smirked it off, and continued walking.
Harima, a grumbled mess, sat down and began eating vigorously. If she already knew that Akira was here, then he would just go ahead and eat the food that she made for him. Regardless of the intentions that Itoko had, she still made him food and he couldn't leave it alone.
A few minutes passed before Akira came to the table after getting out of the shower. The smell of her clean body wafted slowly towards Harima as she moved to grab her chop sticks. Harima noticed the fragrance, but didn't think too much into it. He was more curious why Akira was in his house of all things. It was then he decided that now was the time to ask. He stopped eating and placed his chopsticks in his bowl.
"So, uh... Akira..." Harima said with more nervousness in his tone than he wanted.
The person in question looked up and stared at him. Her emotionless stare was a curiosity that would always get the better of him.
"Hm?"
Feeling her attention on him, he continued, "Well uh... what... exactly were you uh... doing in my bed this morning?"
As he looked at her emotionless face, it felt like torture as she kept staring into his eyes. Her eyes were similar to an abyss that would suck you in if you weren't too careful. He wanted to get away from it, but he couldn't.
For a few moments she didn't say anything. She just stared at Harima. His facial features slowly losing detail as she keeps staring. A curl tugged at the edges of her lips, bringing Harima to full detail once again, "Well, You want to be with Tenma, don't you?"
"Yeah, of course." Harima snorted.
"Well, if you want her, then you're going to have to make her jealous."
Harima started to pay full attention to her, as if it were a matter of life or death. He was instantly interested in this plan that Akira was starting to tell him, beating himself up mentally about why he didn't think of this new plan that she started to explain.
"The only way you can do it is if you have a girlfriend. That's where I come in. I will act as your girlfriend, Harima. That means we'll hang out together, eat lunch together, share an umbrella together, kiss together, and even live together..."
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"That's why I was in your bed this morning."
"OH, AH HAH! I SEE NOW!" Harima guffawed densely as he rubbed the back of his head.
Akira didn't comment on his density and merely continued, "Anyway, I'm sure if she sees the both of us together; she'll want to know why. She'll soon be chasing you instead of the other way around."
Harima's eyes widened slightly at the suggestion. Knowing that Akira's plans succeed 99.99% of the time. He felt that this actually may work. Akira wasn't a bad person as far as Harima was aware. She was always quiet in class, but she seemed to hang out with Tenma and her group of friends.
"I might actually have a chance to be with Tenma after all..." He thought to himself as he ran through the plan mentally once more. A small grin grew on his face as he envisioned Tenma and himself together, "All right Akira! I'm in!"
"It doesn't matter anyway whether you agree to the plan or not, because everyone already thinks we are." Akira noted to Harima as she began to sip from her cup with her eyes closed.
"Heh, Oh yeah, I forgot about that." He expressed embarrassedly.
Harima and Akira both walked to Harima's motorcycle that was parked around a corner. Harima straddled his motorcycle and got ready to crank it before a foreign entity jumped on the seat behind him, completely taking him by surprise.
"WHAT THE-?" Harima shouted as he turned around.
Akira was positioned behind him getting ready to hold on, so they can both be on their way to school, "What? Did you forget already? We're supposed to act like a couple." Akira reassured him.
"Oh yeah! Eh heh, Sorry. I'm just not used to someone riding with me." He retorted. "Hear, Wear this."
Harima handed her a black helmet with chrome sidings and a lightly tinted green eye shield. She put it on and adjusted her face into it. Then she realized-
"Where's your helmet?" She asked out of curiosity.
"You're wearing it." He replied. "I wouldn't let you ride without one. Besides, I don't like wearing helmets anyway."
She looks at him for a minute, a little startled by his reply. Not a moment later, she shook it off and then held onto him softly, but with enough force to keep herself wrapped around him. He cranked his motorcycle and after giving it one rev, they began their journey to school.
It wasn't a long drive to school since his bike was so fast. It actually allowed them to be pretty early. By the time they got there, there were others gradually getting in through the entrance gate. Harima slowed the motorcycle until it came to a complete stop. Students from all over the front of the campus noticed Harima with a new girl that was riding behind him. Gossip was slowly starting to fill the air.
"Who's that on the back of Harima's bike?" One boy student asked another.
"I don't know. She may be a delinquent student just like him."
While Harima got off of his bike, He turned and grabbed Akira's hand. She swung her left leg over the seat, and then sat upwards. Everyone gazed at the two of them as they resumed, in wonder of who this girl could be that would ever be so daring to be with Kenji Harima of all people. She removed her helmet and received a bunch of amazed looks from everyone.
Many people were commenting on the two of them, mainly in disagreement or talking about what happened the day before, "No way! That's Takano from 2-C!" "She's going out with Harima?!" "What does she see in him?!" "They're a couple? When did this happen?!" "Oh yeah, that happened yesterday!"
Harima looked at Akira and she looked back at him with her face still emotionless, but just a little different from the norm. Harima gulped for he knew there was no turning back. Her hand grabbing his, startled him, before he calmed in remembrance. They started taking their first steps before the got into a motion and began walking towards the main entrance of the building. Everyone became quiet as they observed the two students walk inside.
"See Harima, You didn't have to do much to make people believe it," Akira stated as she walked with Harima down the hall. Students were watching their every move in either awe or shock, "But in order to convince the others, we have to do more than just hold hands."
"I, I understand." Harima answered with a minute feeling of worry.
They were only thirty paces away from the 2-C doorway now. Harima stopped to gain his composure back as the normal delinquent he usually was. That was becoming harder and harder the longer that they continued like this. Thoughts spiraled crazily in his head as he tried to make sense of it all. His stomach was twisting in a knot from all of this. He just wanted everything to go back to normal, but it was too late now. Akira, who was at his side, remained quiet until Harima was ready. She knew that he was going to have a hard time. She was always watching after all.
"All right Akira... I'm ready."
Akira lightly nodded her head. She started the first steps as they both began once again to walk in unison. They made their way towards the door. On the outside, they both looked like they had been doing it all of their life, but on the inside, both were nervous to some degree about the whole ordeal.
"This is all for you Tenma," Harima resounded in his head as he neared the entrance.
Harima and Akira made it to the door. They could hear the students inside talking and having fun. They pause again only for Harima to take a short breath before they both walked inside. They didn't know what awaited them, but they both knew that class from here on out was never going to be the same.
Author's Note: So That's it for Chapter 1. It had taken me a little while to write this. I was editing it mostly. I had a little trouble figuring out how to upload correctly. So please spare me.
Comments will be appreciated. :3
