Doing His Job
By: Riyuji

Disclaimer: Noooooooope! 'Nuff said.

Author's Notes: I couldn't help but bully good ol' reliable Naohito.

Naohito Sakuragi hovered over the crisp white piece of paper that lay before him. He wiped the sweat that began forming at his brow before he started writing the minutes of the last meeting the council had regarding the upcoming school festival. Though they had only had the meeting yesterday, he knew very well that it would be much better if he got it over with and passed it to Yuki as soon as possible.

He had no intention of using the Student Council computer, donated solely for the benefit of the Student Council and meant for the exact thing he was attempting to finish, after the incident of Sadako (1) crawling out of a TV screen suddenly popped on the monitor as the My Pictures screensaver started. There was no doubt in his mind that it was Kakeru who placed such a picture there.

The Student Council Secretary had always felt that he was the only sane member of this "collaboration" of students. He had even decided to leave it at collaboration. It didn't feel right calling it Student Council because of Kakeru. Yes, he didn't dare call it by the name Manabe Kakeru had labeled them. The title Student Defense Corps bothered him, to the point that he had to remove the plate from its latch on the wall and dispose of it thoroughly. He was pretty sure that no one would look inside the paper shredder. (Truthfully, he hadn't expected that the thing had that much power.)

Naohito was too absorbed with his paper that he didn't notice the distinct creak of the council door sliding open. Kakeru walked in together with Kimi, both snickering at their most recent attack on the president's fan club. The two soon noticed the shadow lurking at the corner and shuffled discreetly toward it.

A tic began to form on Naohito's head as soon as he noticed their presence. "You're blocking my light."

Kakeru lowered himself and craned his head to face the younger boy. "I'm sorry, your highness."

Another vein throbbed.

Kimi brought her hand to her face, covering most of her mouth. "Kimi had no idea that Shorty owned the light!" She bowed down low. "Forgive Kimi for her ignorance. Kimi was merely wondering what Shorty was up to."

And another.

Naohito was surprised at first when he realized that these two were there before the assigned time for the meeting, but the feeling of annoyance overcame his disbelief. He fists were clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. Not only did the two choose to aggravate him, but they also chose to call him by that name.

How he despised that nickname.

He decided against retaliating, knowing full well that by doing so it would only allow him to stray away from his task at hand. The younger boy simply tightened the grip on his pen, and continued scratching it against the paper. He said that he would finish the report before they start today's meeting and he was intent on keeping his word.

"Just please move out of the way. I have to finish this."

"Why don't you just use the computer? That's why we have it, you know," chimed Kakeru.

"No," Naohito replied stiffly.

"You really should lighten up, Shorty!" The vice-president brought his hand up and landed a karate chop on Naohito's head.

Naohito chose to endure the pain if that meant that the nuisances would leave him in peace.

Kimi just looked questioningly at Kakeru who merely replied with a shrug. They both walked over to the table and pulled out chairs, waiting for the final two members of the council to arrive. Kakeru promptly slammed his head on the table in attempt to catch a few Z's before the meeting, while Kimi pulled out a magazine and leafed through its contents.

Naohito sighed in resignation at the fact that he would be the only one doing the dirty work of this godforsaken committee.

He finished his paper with the words Noted by together with his signature before looking through it once more. A screeching noise rang through the room as he pushed his chair backward. The ear-splitting sound was enough to wake Kakeru up.

Though his eyes were still slightly bleary from his nap, he immediately noticed the whiteness dotted by a couple of black spots here and there that stood before him. As soon as his vision adjusted, he looked up at the person holding the paper.

"Here," said Naohito, shoving the paper closer to Kakeru's face.

"Ah, that. Thanks, Shorty, I forgot all about that."

For some odd reason, Naohito felt somewhat honored that the vice-president actually thanked him for doing his job (despite the nickname). Maybe I'm not the only sensible person here.

He was just about ready to take back his comment about the collaboration until Kakeru spat a piece of gum onto his report and crumpled the thing into a ball. Kakeru threw his hand forward, and the ball landed in the trash. "Score!"

Naohito gaped in horror as he saw his hard work go down the drain. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST DO?"

Kakeru shrugged, "There wasn't any scratch paper around to throw my gum."

"That was my report! That was the minutes of yesterday's meeting!"

Kimi looked up from her magazine. "Maybe you really should start using the computer, Shorty. So that if something like that happens you could just print another copy." Kimi beamed to herself.

"Yeah, you really should, Shorty."

Naohito just walked over to the wastebasket, rummaged through its contents and tried to peel off the chewing gum from his once neat report. How he hated his job. Maybe I should quit the council next term.

Yuki slid the door to the council room open. "Is everyone here?" But before he could get an answer he noticed Naohito searching through the trash. "What's he doing?"

Kakeru answered that one. "He's just scavenging for his lunch, Yunyun. Don't worry about him."

Yes, Naohito was definitely resigning next term.

-EnD-

Author's Notes: Joy, Bliss and Happiness. Firstly, I would like to thank my readers for the reviews. I'd reply to you guys but I'm kinda stuck to using a public computer for a while. Maybe when my internet's fixed, okay?

Yes, I just had to do this "drabble".

(1) Sadako – Please see the movie The Ring for more information.

Word Count: 1005

I am still accepting ideas for Machi drabbles. Still have no idea what to write for her.

Next will be about Souma Yuki. Expect fan girls in a whole new perspective.