Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King.
Seating Arrangement of Class:
Miss Tao Jun's Desk
Chocolove Fangirl No.1 Jeanne Ren Macchi
Hao Anna Yoh Pilika Mari
Horo Horo Fangirl No.2 Lyserg Fangirl No.3 Fangirl No.4
Run for the Class President!
By Joyce
Chapter 9 Apologizes
At the Tao Siblings' Place
"REN!!!! YOU MUST GO APOLOGIZE TO THOSE GIRLS IMMEDIETELY!!!!! YOU MUST STOP BEING SUCH A STUPID PLAYER!!!!!!" shouted an angry Jun at her brother in the evening when they had gotten home from school that day.
Ren was sitting on the sofa casually, pretending to ignore his sister. He changed the TV channel, drank his milk, and yawned.
"REN! LISTEN to me. What you did today was-"Jun was interrupted.
"What I did today was inappropriate and unacceptable. Yeah, yeah, I know. You've said that like, a thousand times," said Ren, bored.
Jun closed her eyes and counted one to ten. Then, she breathed out slowly.
I have to control my anger. There must be some way to control my stupid brother, she thought.
"Ren. I will ask you NICELY this time. Give me your word that you will apologize to those girls," said Jun in a supposedly calm voice.
"And if I don't?" asked Ren, unflinchingly meeting his sister's eyes.
"If you don't..." said Jun in a voice barely above a whisper.
There was a dangerous glint in Jun's eyes. It told Ren that if he didn't do what she said, he would be in big trouble. REALLY, big trouble.
Why the heck do I have to be scared of my sister?, thought Ren furiously.
He gulped. He did NOT want to be on her bad side.
"Okay, okay sis. I'll give you my word that I will apologize to all the girls," said Ren, looking away and changing the TV channel again, he continued, "but sis, what if they LIKED that I kissed them? Hmm? Do I have to apologize to the girls that liked my kiss?"
Ren looked up at his standing sister again, now with a triumphant smile on his face. But Ren's triumphant smile disappeared as soon as he saw that the dangerous glint in Jun's eyes were still there. She was preparing to slap his face. Fortunately, Ren caught her hand in time.
"Whoa...Jun! No need to use physical abuse! Okay, I'll go phone all the girls I kissed right now, okay? So leave me alone," said Ren, relieved that he had not suffered Jun's slap (which were almost as worst as Anna's slaps).
Jun brushed her brother's hand away and started to walk away.
"Fine. But if I find out that you have broken your promise..." Jun turned and gave Ren a dangerous look.
"Okaaayy...I gave you my word, Jun. Just go away, okay?" said Ren, lying down on the sofa.
Ren waited until his sister was gone.
Why oh, why does my SISTER have to interfere with my life? I didn't even ASK her to follow me to Japan, he thought.
Then, Ren stood up. He figured that he might as well call the girls to "apologize for his mannerless behavior today", as his sister would say. He looked up all the names in the phonebook.
He called up Fangirl No. 1, Fangirl No. 2, Fangirl No. 3, and Fangirl No. 4 but nobody answered the phone.
Weird, Ren thought.
Then, he remembered about Hao's announcement to meet him at the Asakura house if anyone "wanted proof of his cuteness and sexiness". Ren snickered. He doubted that Hao could be cuter or sexier than him. He, after all, was the great Ren Tao. Then, he dialed Kanna's number. Ren knew that Macchi and Mari lived together.
"Hello?" Kanna's womanly voice answered the phone.
"Hello, may I please speak to Macchi?" said Ren into the phone.
"Wait," said Kanna.
After a few minutes, Kanna talked into the phone again.
"Sorry, but Macchi isn't here. She's gone out somewhere," said Kanna.
Ren turned around to look at the clock. It was midnight.
Why would Macchi be out this late?! I don't want to think that she's gone to that idiot Hao's house, thought Ren.
"Oh, that's okay, ma'am. But may I ask is Mari here? And sorry for calling you so late, Kanna. I kind of forgot the time," said Ren politely.
"That's okay...you're Ren, right?" asked Kanna.
"Yes, ma'am," replied Ren promptly.
"Okay, well Mari isn't asleep yet. I'll call her for you. Wait a minute," said Kanna, then she walked off to find Mari.
Then, Mari answered the phone.
"Hello?" she said into the phone.
"Hey. This is Ren," said Ren, forgetting for a moment about why he was calling.
"Oh. You are the Chinese boy that Mari got kissed today by, yes?" asked Mari innocently.
She's weird. She's like, the only girl that didn't act embarrassed when I kissed her, thought Ren.
"Hm. Well, yes. I see you remember. Well have you decided to vote for me? How was the kiss?" asked Ren, entirely forgetting that the purpose of the phone call was to apologize.
"Hm. Mari has thought about that. She thinks that the kiss was...equal to Hao's. So now she doesn't have a crush on Hao anymore. Nor does she have a crush on you. Because she now knows that the kiss is too common. So she doesn't like anyone now," explained Mari in a toneless voice.
"Oh. So, does that mean you're going to vote for me or not?" asked Ren, slightly annoyed that Mari did not think his kiss was better.
"Mari is not going to vote for you. Mari is sorry," said Mari in a voice that said "I am not sorry".
"What?! So you're going to vote for that annoying person Hao?!" asked Ren, fully annoyed now.
"No. Mari told you, Mari doesn't have a crush on Hao anymore. So she sees no point whatsoever in voting for him. So, Mari is going to vote for herself, the 'Sissy Kisses'," said Mari.
"Oh. Okay, whatever. I have to go now," said Ren.
"Oh, okay. Bye-"said Mari, but she was interrupted.
"Hey, wait!! Wait, wait. Don't hang up yet," said Ren, when he just remembered something.
"What? Make it quick, Mari is getting sleepy now. She wants to go to sleep," said Mari, yawning.
"My sister told me to 'apologize for my inappropriate and acceptable behavior today'. So, I'm sorry. 'Cause if I don't apologize Jun is going to kill me. So, that's all. You can go to sleep now," said Ren.
"Oh. That's okay. Because Mari kind of enjoyed the kiss. Good night, Ren," said Mari as she hung up the phone.
Ren sighed as he hung up the phone. It was past midnight now. He figured that he would just tell Macchi and Pilika that he was sorry tomorrow. It was too late. Besides, even if he dialed Pilika's number and her brother answered, he wouldn't let he talk to her anyway. So, he just walked upstairs to sleep.
The Next Day: At the Asakura Household"Yoh! Where's my breakfast?" called Anna.
"Coming, coming..." said Yoh, carrying plates to the breakfast table.
"Is that annoying brother of yours up yet?" asked Anna.
"Naw, not yet. He's usually up early but today he's still in bed," said Yoh, setting down the plates.
Anna shook her head hopelessly. She had given up on trying to get Hao to follow her rules like Yoh did.
"Whatever. Let him sleep. Who cares if he goes to school late," said Anna, picking up her chopsticks.
"Hey! Who said I was going to go to school late?" said Hao, appearing in the doorway.
Macchi was beside him.
"Hi, Macchi! Why are you here so early?" asked Yoh, smiling cheerfully.
"Well, she came over last night and it was too dark for her to get home so I let her sleep on my sofa," explained Hao casually.
"Oh. Whatever. Macchi, come eat breakfast," said Anna.
"Okay, thanks, Anna," said Macchi, walking to the table.
Once everyone was at the table, eating, Hao suddenly set down his chopsticks.
"I have an announcement to make," he announced.
"Is it worth hearing?" asked Anna in a toneless voice.
"Oooh...what is it?" asked Yoh, curious.
"I guarantee that it's worth hearing, my darling sister-in-law," said Hao, grinning.
"Okay, then get on with it," said Anna.
"I am resigning from running for class president," said Hao.
"Good," said Anna, "so Yoh can win."
"What?! Why?" asked Yoh.
"Because, I'll tell you why. Because, my original purpose for running for class president was to impress Miss Tao. But now...I like someone else," said Hao, looking at Macchi across a table and giving her a secretive smile.
"Oh," said Anna, unsurprised, "well congratulations then."
"What?! Who? Tell me, Hao! Who-"asked Yoh until he was bopped on the head by Anna.
"Dumbo. He likes Macchi, duhhhhh," said Anna.
"What?! WOW! CONGRATULATIONS, TWIN!" said Yoh, excited.
That day, Hao did resign from being a class president candidate with announcing that Macchi was now his girlfriend. Now, the candidates that were left were Jeanne, the 'Sissy Kisses' Group, and Yoh.
At School: Lunchtime: With Pilika
Pilika walked out of the cafeteria after eating her sandwich. She felt like she needed some fresh air. She was still thinking about the kiss that Ren gave her yesterday.
Idiot, he stole my first kiss and I don't even know him that well, she thought angrily.
Pilika sat down on a bench in the school gardens. Then, someone came to sit beside her. She looked beside her and an angry look came over her face. Pilika uttered a curse word, stood up, and walked away.
Why does that stupid perverted Ren have to come annoy me again?! , she thought furiously.
As she was walking away, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Pilika knew that it was Ren. So, she turned around to face him.
"What do you want, huh? Isn't stealing away my first kiss enough? Huh? I HATE YOU!" Pilika exploded.
Ren did not expect apologizing to Pilika would be this hard. Plus, Horo Horo wasn't talking to him. He had already said sorry to Macchi in the morning, and she wasn't this mad. Macchi had just told him, "Nevermind about that, I am Hao's girlfriend now." Ren sighed.
Well, I should have expected this. Horo Horo's stubborn, and his sister most likely will be too, he thought.
"Look, I'm sorry," said Ren uncertainly.
"Well, that reeeeally helps," said Pilika sarcastically.
"Okay, what do you want me to do? Wash your mouth with soap?" asked Ren, trying to reason with her.
"NO. I don't know! I just HATE you, that's all. So get AWAY from me," said Pilika, turning around again and walking away.
However, Ren grabbed her arm.
"What ELSE do you want? Let go of me!" cried Pilika angrily.
Ren let go of her arm.
"Look, Pilika, don't make this harder than it is. Your brother isn't talking to me and I don't want him to be mad at me. We've been friends forever and I don't want it to end just because I did something stupid," said Ren, looking into Pilika's eyes to show her that he was serious.
Pilika sighed.
I suppose I should forgive him. It's not like I can do anything about that stupid kiss now, thought Pilika, looking up at Ren with a softer expression now.
"Please go tell your brother I'm sorry what I did to you. And forgive me, okay?" said Ren softly.
"Okay...I'll forgive you. Just don't do it again, okay?" said Pilika.
"Okay, I won't," said Ren, a slight smile on his face, "and will you go tell your brother for me?"
"Why don't you go tell him yourself? Because I think he wants you to go tell him yourself," said Pilika with a reassuring smile.
"Yea, I would, but he keeps giving me a disgusted look and walking away every time I try to head his way," replied Ren, rubbing his forehead.
"Hmm...I have an idea. Follow me," said Pilika, grabbing Ren's hand and walking toward the school.
Ren let Pilika lead his way.
What is she up to? He thought.
Pilika led Ren to the boys's locker room (with Ren saying, "Hey! Isn't this the BOYS' locker room?" and Pilika ignoring him and going right in) where Horo Horo was keeping his stuff in his locker.
"Hey, Pilika!" said Horo Horo cheerfully, then he saw whose hand Pilika was holding, "Pilika! What?!"
Horo Horo gave Pilika a confused look and gave Ren a mean look.
"Brother, Ren has something to tell you. Please listen to him, okay?" said Pilika pleadingly.
"Hm. Okay, but only because you asked me, Pilika," said Horo Horo, who now turned to Ren.
"Hey, man, I'm sorry," said Ren quietly.
Horo Horo was about to punch Ren but Pilika held him back.
"No, Horo, no! He already said sorry to me! I already forgave him!" cried Pilika.
"Yea, you forgave him, Pilika, but I don't!" said Horo Horo angrily, who had come out of Pilika's grip now.
He gave Ren a HARD punch. Ren could have blocked that punch, but he didn't. He knew that he had deserved it.
"Horo! Stop! Ren said sorry because he still wants to be your friend!" cried Pilika, now scared when she saw her brother so angry.
Then, Horo Horo realized what he did. He looked at Ren, who was looking down at the floor with a bad nosebleed.
Should I forgive him? I want him back as my friend but look what he did to my SISTER! But...Pilika says she already forgave him...I suppose...I'll forgive him. After all, I already gave him a pretty hard punch. And he looks like he's feeling really guilty, thought Horo Horo decidedly.
Horo Horo cleared his throat.
"We're friends now, hm?" he asked.
Ren looked up, surprised.
"We are?" Ren asked.
"Uh-huh. Just don't do that to my sister again, okay, pal?" replied Horo Horo, smiling at his friend now.
Ren smiled back. It was a signal that they were back to best friends again. Pilika hugged her brother and smiled at Ren, a smile that said that, "See? I told you that my plan would work". Ren smiled back at her. And everything was alright between the three of them.
Joyce: Hey thanks you guys for all those reviews! Feel free to give me any suggestions! That's all, bye! :)