Chapter 5: An Invitation

-Later on that day, 4:00 PM-

"We still haven't solved the case!" Yuki said.

"We've got no choice as of now. There's still not enough clues on this case that can lead us to who the culprit can be!" Krizzie replied.

"We can't do anything for the time being. Why don't we try to act like our jobs for once?" Sam said.

"But the coach gave us the day off." Clover replied.

"Good point." Sam said.

Just then, someone knocked on their door.

"I'll get that." Yuki said and struggled for the door.

"Hi!" Ken greeted from the door.

"Oh, hi Ken." Yuki greeted back.

"The coach wanted to give this to you." Ken said and handed an envelope to Yuki.

"Thanks." Yuki replied and accepted the invitation from Ken.

"What's this?" Yuki asked.

"I think it's an invitation to all best cheerleading and soccer clubs all over the world." Ken said.

"Exactly who is included?"

"Germany, France, England, America, South America and Japan."

"I see."

"Why?"

"Just curious."

"…"

"Any close friends attending the said party?"

"Not that close."

"Are they all good players?"

"Some of them. You keep on asking questions like they do in CSI! Are you up to something?"

"Nope. Just curious. Name of the good players?"

"Karl Heinz Schneider, Pierre, Steven, Hefner. That's about it."

"Ok. Thanks!"

"I better get going. I've got some chores to do. Bye!" Ken said and disappeared down the hallway.

Yuki closed the door.

"Who was that hot shot?" Clover asked as her eyes became hearts.

"That's Ken Wakashimazu. Just met him." Yuki said and sat down.

"Do you think he looks cuter than David?" Alex asked.

"whatever." Lina said.

"Who's David?" Riza asked.

"Just another hot shot from school." Sam said dreamily.

"Anyway, anybody here that you like?" Suiko asked to Sam.

"well, I think that Ken's cute." Sam said thoughtfully.

"same here!" Alex said.

"Me three!" Clover said.

"I've got my eyes on Nitta." Lina said.

"Matsuyama's cute..." Riza said, popping out of nowhere into the picture.

"I like Jun!" Suiko said.

"Well, sorry. I don't want to pop your bubble or anything, but Jun's already taken by Yayoi." Krizzie said.

"What about you, Yuki?" Suiko asked to Yuki.

"I know this one! It's Genzo, right?" Krizzie said triumphantly.

"What? Shut up!" Yuki said, attacking Krizzie and strangling her while blushing.

"I noticed it when I visited your house one day! In your room, it has a secret door. I opened it, and guess what?" Krizzie said while being strangled.

"What?" Every girl in the room said.

"It was a secret shine just for Genzo!" Krizzie shouted.

Yuki was now trying to drown Krizzie in a pool of pillows and blankets she gathered out of the 10 beds.

"Help! Don't kill me!" Krizzie shouted as she tried to get away from Yuki's clutches.

"Just stay down there with your big mouth shut!" Yuki said and tried to drown Krizzie in the sea of pillows and blankets.

They all looked at Diana, which meant that it was her time to speak.

"Well, so far, I think I like Morisaki…" Diana said thoughtfully.

"You like geeks?" Sam said as everybody sweatdropped.

"No! He's just you know, smart and cool and totally smart!" Diana replied.

"Even if he's afraid of the ball?" Krizzie said, finally out of Yuki's clutches.

"Well, that definitely puts him one point down…That's too bad!" Diana said.

"What about you, Krizzie? You didn't talk for a while." Suiko said slyly.

"I know this one! Let me just shout his name out loud…IZAWA!" Yuki shouted.

"Shut up!" Krizzie said, This time, it was her turn to blush.

"Yeah?" a voice they all know said.

Izawa peeked into the room.

"What is it, Yuki?" Izawa said.

"Um, Krizzie's got something to tell you!" Yuki said and pushed Krizzie forward.

"What is it?" Izawa asked to Krizzie.

"She can't get out of this one now!" Lina whispered.

The girls were squealing with excitement.

"Um, um ,um, um, um, um, um……" Krizzie said.

"Listen, Krizzie. If you're just standing there with your mouth open and saying 'um', I could go back down. I have some unfinished chores to do." Izawa said.

"Oh, that's OK! I'm sorry for interrupting your work! Now, better get going! Those chores don't do themselves, you know!" Krizzie said and pushed Izawa out into the hallway.

"Are you sure?" Izawa asked.

"Yeah! We're so sorry for interrupting you! Bye!" Krizzie said and closed the door, leaving Izawa standing in the hallway with his mouth hung open.

"What were you thinking!" Krizzie practically screamed.

"Um, revenge?" Yuki said thoughtfully and slyly.

"Well, that's evil enough." Krizzie said and sat down.

Just then, the door burst open.

Sanae stood there, panting heavily.

"While we're slaving away down there trying to clean the dorm, you just sit here doing nothing! Get your lazy butts to work!" Sanae said.

She handed a broom to Yuki and Suiko, a pail to Sam, a rug to Lina and Riza, a mop to Krizzie and Alex, a brush to Clover and a rake to Diana.

"Yuki, Suiko! Clean the front of the dorm! Sam, Lina, Riza! Clean the bathrooms! Krizzie, Alex! Clean the marble floors of the ballroom! Clover! Clean the stairs! Diana! Clean the gutters!" Sanae shouted.

"Um, what's a gutter?" Lina asked.

"You'll know later on. Now, get to work!" Sanae ordered.

The girls scurried around like mice.

"GO!" Sanae shouted and everyone ran into their cleaning destinations.

"Sanae's a bit too harsh!" Yuki complained as she swept the leaves around.

"Well, sorry to drag you into this mess! The dorm just get messy sometimes, so we promised to clean the dorm from time to time." Yoshiko said while sweeping the dirt from the front.

"I see." Yuki said.

-At the roof-

"Uh! This is so disgusting! The leaves are blocking the gutter!" Diana said and, with all her might, raked the leaves out of the gutter.

"It's a bit hard, eh?" Nitta said.

"Yeah!" Diana replied and, yet again, with all her might, raked the leaves out of the gutter.

But the leaves didn't even move an inch.

The force threw her back and she landed in the pile of leaves behind her.

Martin tried his best to hide his laughter, but couldn't help it.

Martin burst out laughing like an idiot.

Diana was red with embarrassment.

"Martin, if you don't shut your mouth, I'm gonna strangle you!" Diana threatened.

Martin just continued laughing like an idiot.

"Let me help you up." Morisaki said and offered his hand to Diana.

"Thanks." Was all that Diana could say as he held on Morisaki's hand.

"Get back here, Martin Mystery!" Diana shouted and a chase began on the roof.

Diana caught up with Martin and started strangling him.

"Not too……tight……Di……I'm gonna……" were all the words Martin could say.

"I'm not even done yet! When I'm done strangling you death, I'm gonna throw you out of this roof down to the ground!" Diana said as she continued strangling Martin.

Nitta and Morisaki just sweatdropped as they both watched Diana kill Martin.

Nitta, Morisaki, Diana, Java and Martin were asked to clean the gutters.

Yuki, Suiko, Yoshiko, Ken, Ishizaki and Urabe were cleaning the front of the dorm.

Matsuyama, Sam, Lina, Riza, Kazuo, Masao, and Hajime were cleaning the bathrooms.

Krizzie, Alex, Teppei, Izawa, Takeshi, Sano, and Shingo were assigned to clean the ballroom and the rest of the floors.

Clover, Jito, Soda, Yayoi, Kumi and Jun were to clean the stairs.

The rest were cleaning the living room, the kitchen, the pitch, they have to clean something!

Sanae just keeps ordering around.

-That Night-

"I wonder what this is…" Yuki said, holding the envelope that Ken gave her earlier.

"Well, don't just stand there staring at it! Open it!" Sam urged.

Yuki obliged and opened it.

It was an invitation to a party.

You are cordially invited to the upcoming Cheerleading and Soccer Club Celebration.

Date: October 22, 2005

Time: 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Place: Tokyo Rotary Club

Ms. Krizzie Kurisaki and Group This serves as an invitation

"Well, why on earth will Ken give this to me if it was addressed to Krizzie?" Yuki asked to nobody in particular.

"what's a rotary?" Riza asked.

"A Rotary is some kind of club for rich people." Diana explained.

"Nobody still answered my question! What's a gutter?" Lina asked once again.

"It's some kind of drain or sewer." Sam explained.

"Oh, I see." Lina said.

"Well, what about my question?" Yuki asked.

"For good questions like that, always refer your answers to the expert!" Suiko said and handed her a book.

" 'Good Questions Need Good Answers Guide Book'?" Yuki read.

"You give me the most weirdest stuffs I could never imagine." Yuki said to Suiko.

"You can keep your book. I don't need an answer anyway." Yuki said and handed the book back to Suiko.

"You sure?" Suiko said and accepted the book.

"sure." Yuki said.

"It's on Saturday. Since today's Wednesday… we only have 3 days! Tomorrow, we are so going shopping! We better get going." Clover said.

"To where?" everybody asked.

"To bed! I'm so tired of cleaning the dorm I don't think I can move my body anymore!" Clover said and struggled for her bed.

"yeah, me too." Krizzie said.

When everyone reached their beds, Lina, who was the closest to the light switch, closed the light after saying good night to everybody.

-Next day-

"Good morning world!" Riza, the last one to wake up, said.

"What time is it?" Riza asked to nobody.

8:00 AM.

"What! I'm late for practice!" Riza said and grabbed her bath gear, rushed into the CR, rushed out, and ran towards the practice ground while combing her hair.

"Sorry I'm late! The alarm clock made me wake up late… gomen! Gomen! Gomen!" Riza said as she bowed down low.

"That's all right…we haven't thought of a routine yet…I guess we have to cancel today's training…" Sanae said.

"Great! Then we can go shopping!" Alex squealed.

I'll end chapter 5 here. Watch out for the next chapter…they might discover another clue! Bye for now! Oh, yeah! And thanks to all of those who reviewed! Arigato!