A month later
"Alright, it seems that Shuchi`in will be hosting another party with its sister branch in France courtesy of Principal Pescarolo," said Ishigami as the Student Council was having another meeting. "A party, that sounds fun," said Moeha. "Are we going to prepare this party last minute too like last time?" Miko asked as she remembered what happened last time. "Well we won`t have to worry about that issue, we have some help in preparing the party," said Ishigami to which the Student Council sighed in relief. "Who`s going to be helping us?" Kei asked.
"Bonjour à tous" said a familiar voice as the door opened. "Oh great her again," Chika thought as it was Madeline and her group from the branch school. "Yes, Madeline will be helping us prepare for the party, it`s good to see you again," said Ishigami as the two shook hands. "Alright, why don`t we discuss how things will go at this event, there`s a lot to go through," said Ishigami as everyone sat down as the meeting resumed between the two groups regarding the upcoming party.
Later
"Wow it seems that Principal Pescarlolo wants this party to be fancy," said Miko as the Student Council was working on assigning roles. "Yeah that`s our Principal for you," said Ishigami. "Me and Kei are going to take a break for a bit," said Moeha as she and Kei walked out of the room. "I need to do my runs around the school," said Miko as she got up and left as well leaving Ishigami and Chika in the Student Council Room.
"Come to think of it, can you dance at all?" Chika asked Ishigami as the party did require that everyone could dance. "A little bit, but I`m not that good, I think I`ve watched people dance on Youtube," said Ishigami. "You should probably practice a bit, you are the Student Council President after all," said Chika. "Ok, what kind of dancing do they expect us to know?" Ishigami asked. "It`s likely going to be ballroom dancing, let me see how much you know. Let`s go to the gym," said Chika as she got up and walked out of the room to which Ishigami sighed and followed her.
Dancing, an art that is as old as humans in which humans move to the music as a way to express themselves. Some dance styles are flashier than others.
At the gym
"Ok, let`s see what you got," said Chika as the two joined hands. "Wow okay," said Ishigami as tried to keep up with Chika as the two started to dance. "Ishigami try to move your feet and body more, you`re too stiff" Chika pointed out. "Okay," said Ishigami as he tried to loosen up a bit more. "This isn`t so bad," Ishigami thought as they continued. "The important thing when it comes to dancing is to stay in sync with your partner, if not you`ll just look like a klutz on the dance floor" Chika explained. "Try to move more like you`re dancing to your music," said Chika as she was demonstrating a dance move unaware of her balance slipping.
"Look out," said Ishigami as he noticed that Chika was about to fall to which he grabbed her before she could hit the ground. "Oh, this is uh.." Ishigami started to say as they were in a compromising position leaving the two of them blushing. "Oh uh, let`s get back to practicing, thanks for breaking my fall," said Chika as she quickly recomposed herself. "That was close, if it was any closer, things could have gotten steamy" Ishigami thought as they continued practicing.
After School
"I`m starving, wanna get something to eat?" Chika asked as they walked out of Shuch`in as it was getting late. "Sure, what are you feeling?" Ishigami asked as they approached a familiar figure. "Ah bonjour Ishigami and Chika," said Madeline as she looked up from her phone. "Ah hello Madeline," said Ishigami as they walked up to her. "I`m still a bit unfamiliar with this area, can you guide me around here?" Madeline asked. "Well actually..." Chika started to say before Ishigami cut her off. "No problem, would you like to join us for dinner?" Ishigami asked, "I`d love to," Madeline said cheerfully. "You`ve gotta be kidding me," Chika thought as she followed the two as they chatted on their way to the restaurant.
"Oh my, this is delicious, Japanese cuisine is quite good," said Madeline as she tried some ramen as they were having dinner. "At least eat the ramen properly," Chika thought as she noticed that Madeline was eating the ramen in an unusual way. "I need to use the bathroom," said Ishigami as he quickly excused himself leaving Madeline and Chika alone. "Great, why did I have to get stuck with her," Chika thought as she picked at her ramen. "So, how are things between you and Ishigami?" Madeline asked snapping Chika out of her thoughts, "Oh, uh fine I guess" Chika replied as she took a sip of her drink.
"You know, Ishigami is kinda my type," said Madeline to which Chika nearly choked on her drink. "Whoa, you alright there?" Madeline asked as Chika regained her composure. "Oh? Are you sure about that? Ishigami is someone who beats women with logical arguments and he`s a bit of a perv" said Chika as she hoped that it would dissuade Madeline. "That doesn`t bother me at all," said Madeline much to the surprise of Chika. "What the actual hell? Her too? Is Ishigami a chick magnet or something?" Chika thought in disbelief. "If he`s not taken then maybe I`ll go for him," said Madeline to the surprise of Chika. "About that.." Chika started to say before she was cut off by a voice.
"What are you two talking about?" Ishigami asked as he came back from the bathroom. "Chika was just telling me that-" Madeline started to say before Chika stopped her. "What she was trying to say was that dinner was good," Chika said weakly to which Madeline nodded playing along. "Okay then," said Ishigami as he took a seat. "What`s with this girl? Does she not have any shame at all?" Chika thought in disbelief as it seemed that she had lost a bit of her appetite.
"See you two tomorrow," said Madeline as they split up and went their separate ways. "I knew it! I wasn`t wrong to assume that Madeline would have some interest in Ishigami. Mark my words, I will not let that vixen seduce Ishigami if it`s the last thing I do," Chika thought as she now saw Madeline as a potential rival to her. "Did you say something?" Ishigami asked. "No, you must be hearing things," said Chika as they walked home.
Wow Ishigami, you`re so popular
Later
"I`m home," said Chika as she entered through her door. "Oh welcome back Chika," said Maho as Chika walked into the kitchen. "Oh you`re home Mom," said Chika as her mother would usually be overseas due to work. "Well, I finished work a bit earlier than expected. That reminds me, Chika, there`s something I`ve been meaning to talk about with you. Have a seat" said Maho to which Chika took a seat near the table.
"Do you still want to chase your dream of becoming a politician?" Maho asked to which Chika knew her mother was asking her about her future. "Of course I do, I`ve always wanted to follow in your footsteps," said Chika. "If that`s the case, you should consider going to this university," said Maho as she turned her laptop to Chika which showed a university page. "Kyushu University? That`s far from home" said Chika as she looked through the details. "I understand that, but I think this will be a good way to start your career," said Maho. "I know that, but still," said Chika as she was still unsure about what to do.
"I understand that Ishigami is important to you, but sometimes if you want to follow your own path, you need to make sacrifices even if it means being away from those close to you," said Maho. "You don`t have to make the decision right now, but think about it, it`s something to consider. If anything just fill out the application and give it a try, that`s all" said Maho as she walked to the living room leaving Chika by herself. "This is something that I`ve been chasing my whole life, but does this mean I have to have to end things before it`s even started? What`ll happen if he finds out about this?" Chika thought as she knew that their relationship would only get more complicated if she went through with it.
A Few Days Later
"Madeline, can I have you grab some of the equipment from the storage room?" said Ishigami as they were preparing the supplies needed for the party. "Sure thing," said Madeline as she got up. "Chika can you take Madeline to the equipment room?" Ishigami added. "Can`t you ask someone else?" Chika asked as she didn`t exactly want to go with Madeline. "Everyone is doing their own thing right now, just take her to the equipment room," said Ishigami to which Chika sighed as she got up. "Alright let`s go," said Chika as Madeline followed her. "Wow this place looks better than our branch school," said Madeline as she looked around. "Weren`t you here last time?" Chika asked. "Must have forgotten about it" said Madeline.
"Here take this," said Chika as she handed Madeline a box with the supplies. "Oh sure, can I ask you something?" Madeline asked. "What is it?" Chika asked. "What`s it like working with Ishigami?" Madeline asked. "Oh, well it`s alright, Ishigami seems to have everything in control most of the time although I wish he would be a bit more enthusiastic" Chika replied. "I see, so he`s a good president then," said Madeline as she took some of the boxes. "What about you? How do you handle things as a president?" Chika asked to which Madeline paused for a moment.
"Well, things are a bit different, we`re more laid back so I don`t have to do much work," said Madeline. "So you`re basically the same as Ishigami, always looking to do less work," Chika thought. "However, my job is to keep order at Shuchi`in Academy to ensure success, so I make sure everyone feels welcome at Shuchi`in Academy," said Madeline to the surprise of Chika. "Guess looks can be deceiving," Chika thought as her opinion of Madeline changed. "By the way, do you know if Ishigami is single? Maybe I`ll ask him to hang out while I`m here," said Madeline which seemed to bring Chika back to reality. "Well, the truth is..." Chika started to say. "Hmm? What is it?" Madeline asked to which Chika took a deep breath.
"Ishigami is taken, he`s my boyfriend, I won`t let you take him," Chika said boldly to the surprise of Madeline. "I see, so he`s taken," said Madeline. "Don`t tell me she`s not gonna give up" Chika thought. "Well I`ll be rooting for you two," said Madeline as she walked out of the storage room. "She took that surprisingly well," Chika thought as they walked back to the Student Council room.
"Here`s the stuff," said Madeline as she and Chika returned back to the Student Council room. "Thank you both, why don`t you two take a break," said Ishigami as he looked up from his documents. "Whoops dropped something," said Madeline as she bent down to pick up an object in front of Ishigami to which Chika`s jaw nearly hit the ground as Madeline had shown her goods right in Ishigami`s face.
"Madam Madeline," said one of the French Student Council members. "Hm?" said Madeline as she got back up. "You need to be more aware of your surroundings, you`re around other people" the student explained. "I see, my bad," said Madeline with a ditz on her face. "You didn`t see anything did you?" Chika asked as she turned to Ishigami. "Black.." Ishigami thought lost in thought. "Oh uh no, didn`t see anything, I`ll be right back" Ishigami replied as he walked away. "I take back what I said about her, she`s shameless," Chika thought as she went back to looking through documents.
Later
"Man, what time is it?" Ishigami thought as he looked up from his documents. "Ah President Ishigami," said Madeline as she walked into the room. "Madeline, what`s up?" Ishigami asked. "You`ve been working for a while, why don`t you take a break?" Madeline asked as she sat on the couch. "Good point, by the way, where is Chika?" Ishigami asked as he took a seat on the couch.
"Oh she said she had something to take care of at the Tabletop Game Club, here you could use this," said Madeline as she slid a can of cola down the table. "Thanks," said Ishigami as he opened the can. "So how are things looking so far regarding the party?" Madeline asked. "Things are going more smoothly than last time thanks to your help, we should be able to have everything ready ahead of schedule," said Ishigami to which Madeline smiled. "Glad I could be of assistance," said Madeline. "So what do you think of Shuchi`in in Japan?" Ishigami asked. "Everything looks great, in fact it looks better than the French branch back home," said Madeline. "That`s good for a sec I thought I might have messed something up," said Ishigami.
"By the way correct me if I`m wrong, but you aren`t the oldest student in the Student Council are you?" Madeline asked. "That`s correct, Chika is the oldest one, she`s a senior, I`m only a junior," said Ishigami. "I see, guess that means you won`t have as much time together, you should probably do what you want to do before the time comes," said Madeline. "What do you mean by that?" Ishigami asked. "I don`t mean to sound like a downer, but it seems that high school relationships aren`t a guarantee anymore, Chika will graduate Shuchi`in after this year meaning less time for you two to be together. Are you willing to take on that challenge?" said Madeline. "Well, I..." Ishigami started to say before the door opened.
"Hey Ishigami, oh hey Madeline," said Chika as she entered the Student Council Room. "Oh, you`re back, everything all right?" Ishigami asked. "Yeah, the girls wanted to test a new game out. By the way where are the other French students?" Chika asked as usually the office would have the French students working on the festival. "Oh them, I told them they could have today off since they`ve been working so hard" Madeline replied. "I see, since you have time to talk to Madeline, why don`t we practice some dancing for a bit, come on," said Chika as she grabbed Ishigami. "Please excuse us Madeline, but I`ll be taking Ishigami," said Chika as she dragged Ishigami out of the Student Council Room. "Seems like an interesting relationship between those two, they`re like complete opposites," Madeline thought as she leaned back on the couch.
Day of the Party
"Well, we did it," said Ishigami as he fixed his tie as the party was about to start. "Well done president Ishigami, the party looks great" said Madeline as she walked into the party with her group wearing a black dress. "Holy crap, she looks so nice," Ishigami thought to which Chika glared at him. "What`s with him? Why are you ogling the girls like a perv" Chika thought. "Hey, how do I look?" Chika asked as she flaunted her pink dress in front of Ishigami.
"It looks fine, shouldn`t you be at the piano right now? The party is about to start" said Ishigami. "Yeah I guess," said Chika as she walked over to the piano. "Ishigami, let`s get going, some of the students from the French branch are waiting to see you," said Miko. "Oh right, guess we better get going," said Ishigami as he walked into the party room with the rest of the Student Council.
Later
"I`m still not used to these parties," said Ishigami as he took a sip of his drink as the rest of the party was buzzing. "Ah President Ishigami," said Adolphe as he approached Ishigami. "Hello Principal," said Ishigami as he bowed. "I gotta say, you did a great job organizing this party," said Adolphe. "Well I had some help this time," said Ishigami. "No matter, your ability as a leader should be praised, anyways time for the real party to start," said Adolphe as he walked up to the stage and grabbed the mic.
"Welcome to the Shuchi`in Academy Exchange Party. Please enjoy yourselves this evening. Why don`t we kick off this event with a dance between the two Student Council Presidents?" said Adolphe to which Chika would have gone nuts had she not been at the piano. "Oh boy, guess I don`t have much of a choice," Ishigami thought as he swore he could feel Chika staring daggers at him.
"May I have this dance?" Ishigami asked as he held his hand out. "Of course," said Madeline as she took Ishigami`s hand. "They`re so lucky I`m stuck playing as the pianist," Chika thought as she jealously watched the two start their dance. "Wow president Ishigami is a good dancer," said a male student as they watched them dance. "Not gonna lie, Ishigami has good looks," said a female student. "That`s because I trained him, you dimwits, though I gotta say Ishigami`s dancing is pretty solid," Chika thought as her notes became more aggressive.
"Wow, you`re a pretty good dancer, you never told me that," said Madeline. "Well, I practiced beforehand," said Ishigami as they ended the dance in a dramatic pose. "Give it up for the Student Council presidents," said Adolphe as there was applause save for Chika who was pouting in the background.
A bit later
"Oh there you are, I`ve been looking for you," Ishigami said as he walked up to Chika while she was taking a break from the piano. "Oh it`s you, I thought you would be with Madeline," said Chika. "Oh she`s with some of her friends, I was talking to some of the guests at the party," said Ishigami as he sat down next to her. "I see," said Chika seeming disinterested.
"You good? You`ve been acting quiet during this party" said Ishigami. "Who knows? You seem to be paying more attention than Madeline than me all night!" said Chika in an aggressive tone. "Fujiwara, please not now," said Ishigami which seemed to annoy Chika. "Why don`t you go with Madeline, you seem to be paying more attention to her, you horndog!" said Chika as she stormed off. "Geez, I did it again didn`t I?" Ishigami thought as he knew where this was going.
"You good?" Madeline asked as she noticed Ishigami leaning on a wall with his drink. "Yeah," Ishigami said nonchalantly. "Did something happen between you and Chika?" Madeline asked as she stood next to Ishigami. "Yeah I think I upset Chika, I must be a gold medalist at doing this," said Ishigami as he took a sip of his drink. "I think maybe she just wants attention from you, you are her boyfriend after all," said Madeline to which Ishigami spit out his drink.
"How did you find out about that? I thought you were talking about her as a friend" Ishigami asked. "Oh, Chika told me, I was testing her to see how things were between the two of you so I lied and asked if you were single. I gotta say, she`s quite naive and gullible," said Madeline to which Ishigami couldn`t help but chuckle at that remark.
"I would talk to her, but she`s busy with piano duties tonight," said Ishigami. "Not to worry, I can take care of that, you go after her," said Madeline as she walked away. "Thanks, I owe you one," said Ishigami as he walked away to look for Chika.
"Seriously what is Ishigami`s problem? All he`s done this week is talk to Madeline. Maybe law school isn`t a bad idea" Chika thought as she angrily ate some food. "I had a feeling you would be there," said Ishigami as he walked up to her. "Oh hey, shouldn`t you be with Madeline?" said Chika to which Ishigami placed his hand on her. "Listen I`m sorry for making you feel this way. I promise you you`re the only girl on my mind, no one else" said Ishigami which seemed to fluster Chika. "Do you really mean that?" Chika asked to which Ishigami nodded.
"You wanna dance?" Ishigami asked as he extended his hand out. "I`m not sure if I can, I have to play the piano for the rest of the night," said Chika. "You don`t need to worry about that, look," said Ishigami as he pointed to a person playing the piano in her place. "How did we manage to find a replacement?" Chika asked. "Turns out Madeline has a friend that also plays the piano well," said Ishigami to which Madeline gave them a thumbs up. "So may I have this dance?" Ishigami asked once again.
"Sure I`d love to," said Chika as she took Ishigami`s hand as the two got up. "Madeline was right, you`re not too shabby at this," said Chika as they danced at the center of the dance floor. "Wow look at Ishigami go," said a male student. "Maybe I should ask him for love advice," said another male student. "Guess you`re just a good teacher," said Ishigami to which Chika blushed. "Care to put your money where your dancing is?" Chika asked teasingly. "Oh I think I can manage that," said Ishigami as the two danced the night away.
Later
"Wow I guess time flies by so quickly," said Madeline as the group walked out of Shuchi`in as it was now quite late. "See you around," said Ishigami as they split up. "That was kinda fun," said Ishigami as the two walked together. "Yeah, guess I really am a good teacher since I turned you into a respectable dancer," said Chika to which the two laughed.
"Now what do I do about this?" Chika thought as she opened her phone which showed an email of her application sent to Kyushu University.
Results of Battle: Ishigami wins
Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Now that we know that Chika may decide to go to a university far away from Tokyo after graduation, how will things play out? Will things end before they already start? It seems that due to a lack of sufficient time to write these chapters, the plot might be a bit rushed so things might be moving quicker than planned.
As always feel free to leave a review on what you thought about this chapter, see you in the next chapter.
Bonjour a tous- Hello Everyone
