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Chapter 17: Sports Day Samba Part I

Author's response to chapter 17/ new story reviews: Ok ok, confused vibes here. I got some saying that I shouldn't take bad reviews so harshly, and some agreeing with me. (Scratches head) Honestly people, I know how bad of quality my story is. It's probably the way I write it. I often write during class when I'm supposed to be paying attention. Often times, I have to stop to take notes for a long period of time, losing my train of thought in the story. So when I continue it and don't remember what I was going to write about next, I just put down whatever comes into my head. Basically, I'm just slap sticking this story together. So yeah, sorry if my little rant offended anyone (and sorry to Cavechan), but rude reviews get me pissed. So next time I get a rude review and seem angry about it, ignore it. I'm really emotional and…mood swing-y? I tend to go from happy to super pissed in about 0.03 seconds, then change to really sad and devastated. Next time I rant about something like this, just ignore the bipolar freak and tell her to delete it right away!

"Ah, today's weather is beautiful. A perfect day for running," Shizuka commented while looking towards the sky.

"Not a cloud in sight…Man, I wish it was raining," grumbled Mitsuki. "I don't want to participate in this stupid sports thing! Oh, I know! What if I say it's too cold and I'm getting sick by wearing this?"

Shizuka looked down at what they were wearing. All the girls were required to wear the Japanese bloomers the school had provided. "No good. I think they'll just tell you to change to sweats."

"Man…Hey, where's Jess?"

"I think she's up on the roof ditching again," Shizuka answered while tying a blue headband around her forehead. "Come on Mitsuki, let's go!" She grabbed Mitsuki's arm and started skipping to the starting line. Mitsuki dragged her feet.

"No, wait, it's not time yet, we don't have to go…," Mitsuki tried everything to stop her friend, but none of it worked. "Sigh, I wish I could ditch too… Lucky Jess."

On the roof…

Jessica yawned and stretched her arms upward. "It's a perfect day for a nap…Beautiful weather, warm sunshine, and peace and quiet. Nothing here to make me sweaty and tired." Jess was dressed for the sports fair. Kind of. She was wearing the proper P.E. shirt, but put her own shorts in place of the bloomers. On her right wrist was a black sweatband. "Me? Change my outfit? First try having the guys wear stuff like this, then tell me to change," is what Jessica always said to teachers who complained about her clothes.

Jess had rolled over and was about to fall asleep. A voice startled her. "So this is where you go when you cut classes."

Jessica rolled back and looked up. Her face went from surprised to disgust. "What are you doing here? I thought you said you weren't going to come near me…"

"I'm not. Sensei just happened to see me first and asked me to find you. He wants you to get down there and play," said Ryuuku.

"Arugh, that damn teacher. He's starting to intercept my ditching plans. Does he have secret agents following me and finding out where I ditch? I should find new hiding places…"

"Um…Kawamoto? Are you ready to go? I'm supposed to escort you," Ryuuku started walking closer to Jess. Instantly, her leg started swinging up and down, like a kicking sort of motion. "What are you doing?"

"Sorry, it's kind of a reflex that I kick you when you get too close to me," Jess told Ryuuku, swinging her leg harder.

"Eh heh…I'll…just walk ahead of you. You can follow me."

Jess got up and started following Ryuuku. In her mind, she was plotting something. "I wonder if I can somehow avoid running..." Jess hadn't noticed Ryuuku lead her into a dark alleyway and abandoned her.

"Hey, you lead me to nowhere and decide to disappear! Just wait! I'll give you a piece of my mind later Tokiwa! And maybe a Nut Crusher!" Jess screamed at nobody. Suddenly, she heard voices coming nearby. "Oooh, I wonder who they are…I know eavesdropping is wrong, but I can't resist! And those voices sound familiar…" Jess quietly snuck and hid behind a trash can.

"Please just listen to me Tezuka!" Hara pleaded.

"You tricked me into coming here, and then expect me to listen to you? I have other priorities to do," Tezuka said, walking away.

"No wait! Please wait!" Chiaki grabbed Tezuka's arm. She slowly pulled him back, and closed her eyes. Closer and closer she leaned until…

"Alright, that's far enough!" Jess lifted up the trash can she was hiding behind and chucked it at Chiaki. "I told you to stay away! Maybe you want another haircut? Eh? Eh?"

"Kawamoto, you do know you knocked her unconscious when you threw the trash can at her. She hasn't heard a thing you've said," Tezuka said.

"You!" Jess pointed her finger at Tezuka. "Why on earth did you go with her?"

"I received this letter…"

"Let me see that!" Jess snatched the letter out of Tezuka's hand. Her eyes quickly scanned over the contents of it. "Ugh, you think I write like this! 'My darling, dearest Tezuka…' Ugh! I think I'm going to throw up yesterday's lunch! 'Come to the alleyway out behind the gym. You'll get a nice surprise from me! Heart!' Don't tell me you believed this stuff! Dah!" Jessica started ripping up the note into little shreds. "You want a surprise? Fine, I'll give you one!"

Tezuka was watching Jessica having an emotional outburst. He sweat dropped at the whole scene. All of the sudden, Jessica's arms shot out around Tezuka's neck. She pulled him closer and kissed him. It was a short little kiss.

"Ha! There! How's that?" Jess asked. "Didn't you just love that?"

Tezuka stood there. He seemed deep in thought. "Oh, speechless huh? Well be happy that you received Jessica's first kiss!" Jess said happily, while walking out of the alleyway. "Yes! I finally kissed him!" Jessica was grinning from ear to ear.

Ryuuku decided to come out of nowhere and ruin her mood. "Kawa- uh oh." Jess looked positively pissed now.

"I figured…You probably lead me here on purpose! You knew that Chiaki and Tezuka would be here, and thought I'd see their little love scene. Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way. It's time for your punishment!" Jess started advancing towards Ryuuku. He took off running, and Jess chased him. Tezuka heard the commotion and followed after the two.

"It seems you didn't learn your lesson last time," Jessica told Ryuuku. She was now running the same speed as Ryuuku. "So I'll make your punishment harder." She ran ahead of him, making Ryuuku stop running so he wouldn't crash into Jess. "Ready…," Jess swung her leg back. "For…" It connected with Ryuuku's crotch. "Kawamoto Nut Crushers Version II!" Jess held up two fingers.

Ryuuku crumbled to the ground with pain. Tezuka was standing right behind him. "Version II, Kawamoto? What's that?"

"Hehn, a faster kick that hurts twice as much as version 1!"

"I……see….," Tezuka said, sweat dropping.

"So you see? I can…"

"Kawamoto! Get your butt down to your homeroom class! You're participating whether you like it or not!" a voice screamed over a loud speaker.

"Dang, I didn't have time to think of an excuse to get out of this. Oh well. I'll see you again soon Tezuka!" Jess slowly made her way to the field to find her homeroom.

Meanwhile, Hara had woken up. She waltzed out of the alleyway. "Arugh, stupid Jessica! I'm dirty and smell like garbage now!"

"At least you haven't felt the pain of a Kawamoto Nut Crusher. I think I'll have problems producing children in the future," a voice said from below. "You do know you're stepping on my hand, Hara."

"Oh, I didn't see you down there. Damn it, I want to have my revenge satisfied now! Ryuuku, let's go beat Jessica at the sports events!"

"More like you go beat her. I can't move! I've been here for almost 20 minutes now. I'll have to hobble or crawl down to the nurse's office."

"At least do one event with me! C'mon, get up!" Chiaki tried to pull Ryuuku off the ground. "Huuuuunnnngrh..."

"Alright, alright. Stop pulling my arm. One event only. Just please let it be something easy."

"If I know Jessica's homeroom teacher, he'll probably put her in the most embarrassing and stupidest events this school offers. I think the first one's square dancing."

"Square dancing? I don't know…And besides, what if some of my fans see me dancing? It'll ruin my reputation."

"Just go! They'll be starting soon!" Chiaki pushed Ryuuku all the way to where the event was.

Begin Sports Festival!

"Great…This is just great…," Jess thought sourly. There she was, standing in the middle of the field, waiting for her event to start. "Who the heck decided to add square dancing to the sports fair? Not only do I not know how to dance, I'm right in the middle where everyone will see me! People will be talking about this for ages…"

"Alright ladies and gentlemen. Line up in two lines; girls over there and boys on the opposite side of them," an advisor for the event said. "Men, go out there and pick your dancing partner."

"What! They're letting the guys pick their partners? Since when did this happen?" Earlier, Jess noticed Ryuuku and Chiaki signing up for the event. She saw Ryuuku hobbling up to her. "Gah, if he picks me, I'll step on his feet so many times 'accidentally.'"

Ryuuku was hobbling straight for Jess. All of the sudden, he turned and went to Hara, who was nearby Jess. Jessica thought in amazement, "Wow, he chose Hara over me? I'm not sure whether to be insulted or happy. Not having Tokiwa for a dancing partner, but him choosing that bitch over me…Arugh, I'm so confused!" Jess was so busy pondering about this she hadn't noticed a guy had walked up to her.

"Um…hey are you ok? If you are, would you like to be partners?" the boy asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, sure whatever. I just want to get this over with…"

The music began. Everyone went around in circles, and Jess couldn't keep up with who was around her, and where her feet went. "I swear I will KILL whoever made this event up! Seriously, who square dances for a profession? Oh shoot, I just stepped on my partner…Sorry…Ow! What the?" Jessica had been hit on the back by someone. Luckily for her, the music started to slow down so she could search who was around her. "Let's see…Random couple, random couple, Hara and Tokiwa, random couple…Hara and Tokiwa!"

Sure enough, Hara was looking at Jess. On her face was a, 'I challenge you to a duel,' look. Hara started making other faces at Jess.

"Oh fine, if you want a challenge you'll get one!" Jessica said out loud, making everyone around her confused.

After the square dancing, before the track event…

"Hey Mitsuki! Wait up!" Jessica ran over to where her friend was. "Mitsuki, trade events with me."

"Huh? Why? I thought you hated running…"

"I do, but this is something I have to participate in."

"Oh, sensei's making you?"

"No…I've a bitch to beat. C'mon, you can do my event. It's really easy…"

"Fine, fine. You'll be running with Shizuka, Sumire and Yoh. What event will I be doing?"

"Bread eating obstacle course…By the way, who are Sumire and Yoh?"

Mitsuki fell to the ground. "Jess! You don't know your own classmates?"

Jess scratched her head in thought. "Eh, they're in our class? Well, they don't concern me, so I don't pay attention to them…"

"Sigh, oh Jess…Well, good luck running. I'll see you later."

At the track…

"Jessica! You're running second to last!" Shizuka said happily and bubbly to Jess. She ran up to her.

"You know, you are way too happy…It's freaking me out," Jessica commented. She backed away from Shizuka slightly.

"Sorry, I'm just so excited! This event should be fun, and you're finally participating in a running event! Moments like these need to be caught on camera. By the way, you know how to do this right?"

"Yeah, yeah. Just pass the baton to each other right?"

"Right! Now come on! Let's get into our starting positions!" Shizuka grabbed Jess and dragged her to her place in the track.

"Is everyone in position? Good. Ready….," the advisor said. BANG! The starting gun went off.

Jessica was waiting for her turn. She looked at her competitors on the right. Eh, they didn't look that fast. She then turned to the left. Who should be there but Hara Chiaki.

"Well, well, isn't the world full of coincidences?" Chiaki said, in a slightly mocking tone.

"Coincidence my ass," Jess said. "How did you end up next to me?"

"It must be fate!" Hara said dramatically. She put her hand on her forehead. "And I have a little bet to propose. Whoever wins the most events for her class gets to chose between Tezuka and Ryuuku. Loser will go with the leftovers."

"Hm, sound interesting. Fine, I accept your little bet! Let's start this thing now!" Just as Jess said that, she was handed the baton, signaling it was her turn to run. "Ha-ha, head start!" Jess took off down the track.

"What! Hey, hurry it up down there!" Chiaki screamed at her teammate. She finally got her hands on the baton. She sped off towards Jess, and was catching up fast.

"Gah, when did you catch up!" Jess screamed. Chiaki and she were now running the same speed.

"Since a little while ago," Chiaki answered back. She started to run a bit faster. Jessica noticed, and picked up her pace as well. Both were very close to the last runner.

Jessica while running, looking at Hara: Glare!

Chiaki while running, looking at Jess: Glare!

"Alright Jess! You've finally made it to me! Hand me the baton and I'll…" Shizuka started.

Woooosh.

"…take over from here," Shizuka and the last runner for Chiaki looked back. Both Hara and Jess had completely ignored the last runner and continued racing against each other. Both were racing for the finish line. When they crossed over it, it looked like the girls finished at the same time.

"Hey! (Huff huff) Who won?" Chiaki asked.

"Isn't it (puff puff) obvious that I (huff) won this race?" Jess told her.

"No you didn't!"

"Yes I did!"

"Nu-uh!

"Uh huh!"

"Please wait as I announce the winners of the baton racing event," the advisor said through a speaker. "Oh my, it seems that class 2-2 and 2-5 have been disqualified…"

Jessica and Chiaki did an anime fall to the ground. "WHAT?" both of them said.

"…for not passing their baton over to the last runner of the race. Class 2-4 wins by default!"

Cheers from class 2-4 could be heard. "Uh…Ah hum. Oh hohohohoho, everyone knows that was only a practice round, ne, Kawamoto?" Chiaki laughed out nervously.

"Ah? Oh, hahahahaha, yeah. A practice round…"

Chiaki and Jess started laughing nervously away, making everyone around them sweat drop.

"Besides, after lunch break, you're mine!" Chiaki threatened.

"Heh, we'll have to see," Jessica merely replied.

Yeah, that ends the new chapter 17. Yeah, I've replace my rude reviewers one. Too many people were complaining about it, and I've calmed down. Just forget I ever wrote something like that…Thanks for all the suggestions you guys made, but I think I'm going to stop writing here for a while. Just hiatus people, I am not quitting. This little criticism review thing got me really upset to the point I acted irrationally, and I seriously need sometime to re-edit some of my chapters that I've already written. I might be around to review and stuff, but I am not going to post anything until later. Sorry to my loyal readers, but if you really like my story, you'll wait for it, right? So adieu for now!