Well here you go te 7th chapter of my story.
Thanks from the past reviews of: Crain, Me-go-cy-co, HyperLarri, and CherryBlossom Artist for thinking my story doesn't blow.
Beware of attempt of crude humor and slight OOCness (sorry)
School is back so I have less time on my hands...
Im off to Anime Vegas! Don't forget to give me your thoughts and review.
Enjoy!
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The school was filled with students socializing with other students who have arrived early waiting for the bell to ring. Nicholas who was already in his desk was taking a short nap at his desk before the teacher arrived and started his lecture. More students started to fill the desk including Tenma Eri , Mai and Yuuki, and Nishimoto and his followers that pretty sums up about every boy in class 2-C.
When everyone went to their respected seats Eri noticed that Harima wasn't in his desk. Usually Harima would come mostly when Tenma arrives but, today he wasn't in class. She didn't really care about what happens to Harima but, deep inside she wanted to know.
Maybe Nicholas knows.
She walked up front the sleeping student's desk. "Nicholas wake up I have a question." Eri said softly and kindly.
The only thing he said was a mixed sound of a moan and a snore but, it didn't stop Eri 'The Invincible Armada' to get her answer. This time she used a little force slightly nudging his shoulder.
"Nicholas wake up..."
It was pointless, she remembered how a heavy sleeper he was when she first met him. Thinking back then she gazed upon a idea of how Harima woke up Nicholas. Surely she didn't want to hit Nicholas for he didn't do anything bad to her like being naked in front of her numerous times or saying you love them for no reason like some certain sex monkey...The thought made her blush.
Maybe I'll just ask him one more time and see if he wakes up.
"Nicholas do you know where Harima is?" She said with a concerned voice.
Nicholas head was shifting back and forth. It made Eri think that she would get a response.
"Harima...your on top of Yakumo...you..monkey..." Nicholas said sleep talking recalling a certain event that happened to him.
Eri just stood there phased by the remark slowly burning with anger.
"Zzzz...they do it... for... how long zzzZ?" Still muttering his sick little dream of his.
"Harima you pervert!" In a fit of rage she gave the nearest person a full palm smack.
"OW! Eri-chan why you hit me!" Tenma who was innocently walking around was now yelling rubbing her head while making big bulgy eyes filled with tears as if it where about to flood the whole classroom.
"Ahhh! Tenma-chan im sorry I didn't mean to hit you! I was trying to wake Nicholas to ask where Har-...
Oh no! If I said to ask where Harima was Tenma might get suspicious...
Umm well...Nicholas called me FAT!" Was her only response for her escaping this situation.
Everyone girl in the classroom gasped as the word 'F' word was considered taboo to every girl. Even Harima knew what happens to boys who call a girl the 'f' word. Painful beatings and maybe followed with death but, for those who are lucky.
Tenma who's eyes where once sad was now filled with anger. She grabbed Nicholas's shirt collar with her new profound power and shake him violently until he woke up. Eri felt sorry for poor Nicholas as he was innocent.
"How dare you call Eri-chan fat!" Tenma yelled quiet loud.
Nicholas who was just off in daze just replied, "what?"
"You heard me! You called Eri-chan fat." Tenma yelled shaking him more aggressively creating a scene in the classroom.
"Tenma please...I was just joking...He didn't call me fat." Eri plead as she didn't want this to continue.
"It's okay Eri I understand what you mean..." Tenma said with a kinder tone.
"So you'll let him go?" She said.
"THAT NICHOLAS WOULD TELL EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL THAT YOU WHERE FAT!"
Eri just slapped her hand to her forehead thinking how unbelievably hard headed Tenma was and Nicholas was just plain confused.
"Ugh! You are loathsome Nicholas. I'll get Harima and he'll teach you about treating women nicely." Releasing her grip on Nicholas she went over Harima's desk to find a empty seat. "Huh where's Harima?"
"He's out sick..." Nicholas muttered. At least Eri got her answer.
"Huh? Well...if Harima won't straighten you out Hanai will!" She said going to Hanai's desk.
"Tenma please stop...Nicholas is innocent...He wouldn't say something like that" Eri wouldn't want Nicholas hurt anymore seeing how he suffered enough and that she got her answers of Harima's whereabouts.
"But he called you the 'F' word..." Tenma said as she wanted to see some kung fu action today.
"He didn't call me fat, I did...I-its just one day I noticed that...t-that I gained ten more pounds!." Eri said making a fake sad face.
"Oh Eri-chan your not fat...do you now see the consequences of eating the Belgium chocolate cake at Suou's party?" Tenma said.
"But Tenma weren't you the one who ate all that cake?" Eri said correcting her.
"Eri-chan! You must not blame on others for your weight problem." Tenma said defensively.
Poor Nicholas was still confused but, he didn't care anymore sadly he couldn't go fully back to sleep . Eventually the commotion died down as Eri went back to her seat, Tenma spotted Karasuma and started to secretly flirt with him from afar, and Nicholas well...he was just slowly dozing off.
Soon Tani-sensei walked in and began taking attendance.
"Hello class today we'll be doing something different today." The teacher spoke fondly. The students (even Nicholas) where in the edge of their seats curious of their day.
"Our class we'll be representing Yagami High in doing a poster contest for the zoo for their 20th anniversary." He said smiling.
Most of the students weren't very enthused with the project and just ignored the teacher. Tani-sensei noticed their behavior but he had something under his sleeve to change the reaction.
"I know some of you aren't very interested know but," the teacher said ending in a more serious tone catching his students attention. "Who ever wins this contest will get free passes to the new theme park and also take a friend with them." He said flashing six park tickets to his students. The students ooh and awed at them.
The students glimpse at these tickets as a opportunity. Mai saw the tickets thinking if she won she could ask Nicholas out. For Tenma it was for the same reason except with Karasuma.
"The poster should be the size of this chalk board." the teacher said placing his hand to it. "It's best to work on groups of 6 as I only have six tickets for you guys."
Hanai raised his hands "What's your question Hanai?"
"When is this due?" He said sternly.
"Oh well... you see...It's due the tomorrow."
"That ain't enough time make a poster that size!" A Suga yelled out.
"Well the contest started two weeks ago but, I sorta forgot about it until now..." Tani-sensei said scratching his head. "Umm...well you should be starting now! Unless you don't want to get to go to the theme park for free."
Students mad rush on picking on who would be in their group and decide who should win those tickets. As usual Tenma, Eri, Mitoko, Akira stuck together but, they needed to have another two members.
"We should get Hanai, he is a hard worker," Suou said.
"What happened to Asou?" Eri said with a smirk.
"Agh just leave me alone! Besides he's already with Suga's group " Suou defending herself.
"We'll need a slave who will be forced to do back breaking labor (if necessary) and also humiliating actions and not question our motives." Akira said.
"That's why we have Hanai." Suou said folding her arms smiling.
"Your cruel." Said Tenma.
"Well we need another one just in case he runs."
"Harima ain't here...so who else?" Eri said.
"Imadori is already in Karen's group." Tenma said happily.
"Who else is dependable and won't able to say no." Eri questioned.
It took sometime before all four girls turned their eyes to one students fitting their description...
Mean while Nicholas was walking around dodging students trying to find a group. "Why do I feel impending doom?" He paused as he felt shivers from his spine.
He continued for searching for Mai and Yuuki's group because he knew them more then anyone else in the class. Lots of kids where still running around picking their members making it difficult for him to walk around the classroom. He saw a glimpse of Yuuki's glasses and headed towards that direction.
"Excuse me. Pardon me. Sorry" Weaving through traffic of students when he was stop midway. He felt a strong grip on his shoulders preventing him to move forward. When he turned to see who it was, it was no other then Suou greeting him with a big smile. And right behind her is her friends and Hanai.
"Hey Nicholas would you want to join our group?" Tenma said brightly.
"Umm well I don't have any group to go with so ok."
Going with them wouldn't be to bad would it?
Faraway Mai and Yuuki had finally formed a group when something caught their eye.
"Was that Nicholas coming over here?" Yuuki said.
"It doesn't matter as long as we crush the competition." Mai said forming a fist.
After everyone got the materials: A huge poster board and pencils. Everyone got even more busier as everyone was brainstorming on what to put in their poster. Tani-sensei said that he would permit his students to work outside his classroom for room for everybody else.
"We should work on putting something that would attract the judges eyes." Tenma said.
"What about fresh flowers on the poster?" Eri said?
"It needs to be simple but, elegant." Suou said.
The three where working outside near some trees and a wooden table. They where heavily planning on their poster while Akira, Hanai, and Nicholas have seemed to have vanished but, the other three where too busy to noticed.
When they finally decided what do with their poster they wrote them down in a small sheet of paper.
- Two color scheme
-Corner borders with flowers
-Four animals in the center
-Ribbon logo design
They decided to take a break when the bell for lunch rang. The class of 2-C ate their lunch while still working on their project.
"Have you seen Akira?" Said Suou "I haven't seen her for quite some time."
"Now that you've thought about it I haven't seen Hanai and Nicholas also." Tenma said.
They all pondered when Akira came back out of nowhere and appeared behind them.
"Kyah! Don't scare me like that!" Tenma said. "Huh who are those behind you." Pointing to two dark figures behind her.
"Step forward." She said coldly yet clam.
The two step in forward slowly revealing themselves. One was wearing a lion's costume with a great majestic mane. It was non other then Hanai. The other was wearing a panda costume with a bamboo on his hand. Inside the costume was Nicholas. The girls couldn't help but, to laugh except Tenma who actually though they where real animals.
"Nice outfit ," Suou said snickering until she burst into laughter again.
Tenma was poking Nicholas with his bamboo stick. Needless to say it wasn't helping him.
"How did you make them wear those ridiculous costumes." Eri whispered to Akira.
"Hanai was easy to manipulate when you involve someone he likes, and Nicholas...I promised him money." Akira said sternly.
"So tell us again why do we have to wear these ridiculous costumes again?" Nicholas said with a controlled tone as Tenma still unmercifully pokes him exclaiming 'this if fun!'.
"You will be are models to draw out the animals for the poster board." Akira said.
"Couldn't you just get a book with many pictures of animals!" Hanai said.
"Seeing you two wear those costumes is much more fun." Suou said with a faint crooked smile.
"I refuse to wear this all day I don't care how much money is involved my dignity is more important."
Akira had a smile on her. She pulled out a camera from behind and let the boys stared at it for a few seconds before speaking. "I'll take pictures of you so we you don't have to wear it all day."
"Heck no, if someone caught a picture of me in a panda costume people might think I have a fetish with animals!"
"And the dojo would laugh at me if they found out I was caught in this situation." Hanai begged.
"They would." Suou said smiling.
"That's it im getting out of this thing!" Nicholas said grabbing firmly on the zipper . "Huh," He tried to unzip the zipper but it was stuck. "No this can't be." Harder and harder he tried to pull it down but, it seems that fate was cruel to him today.
Hanai did the same thing but, it to seemed useless to pull it down.
"I have your zippers glued just in case you tried to run." Akira said taking her first picture on the lion and the panda. With a faint smile she said, "Checkmate."
In agony both depraved victims yelled screaming "NOOOOOOOOO!"
It truly was a happy day for Akira.
- - -
Yakumo and Sarah where going to go eat there lunch outside. When they saw Akira, Tenma, Suou, and Eri taking photos of what looked like a panda and a lion.
"Nee-san what are you doing." Yakumo ask.
"Yakumo! Where doing a project for the zoo and where taking pictures of Hanai and Nicholas."
"Hanai...Nicholas?" Sarah said.
The two figured turned around to reveal two men sobbing.
"Yakumo don't look at me!" Hanai said using Nicholas as a shield.
"Let go of me."
"Both of you look cute." Sarah said laughing a little.
"Cute my ass...," Nicholas darkly muttered.
The group took pictures all day while jotting down notes and features for the design. Suou tried too make a drawing of Nicholas and Hanai but, in the end it turned out really bad. Eri and Tenma looked at her drawing and it resembled a hybrid of what looks like road kill and a 5-year old attempting to draw. Both giggled at the drawing.
"Hey don't laugh at me it's like you can do any better!" Suou said.
Eri and Tenma both looked at each other and grabbed a piece of paper and proceeded to draw Nicholas and Hanai. Meanwhile Hanai was told by Akira not to disturb Yakumo while she was eating with Sarah or the pictures would be posted in the web. Nicholas who had forgotten his bento (or truth be told lacked any money or food in the house to prepare one) was now sitting under the shade of a tree in a panda costume starving.
"Crap it's hot in this costume." He said panting.
He felt like going to sleep again as his eyes where getting heavy again.
Can't sleep or who knows what Akira will do to me as I sleep...
"Nicholas-san?"
His eye's followed to voice leading to Sarah. Accompanied her was Yakumo.
"Hello." he said trying not to sound weak.
"Akira told me that you might have forgotten your bento and I was wondering if you wanted some of mine?" Sarah said breaking half of her onigiri.
Nicholas was too prideful of himself to be pitied and refused her generous offer.
"I can hear your stomach growling Nicholas please eat something." Sarah said.
Akira who was watching from a distance walked over to Sarah and whispered something in her ear.
"I don't think that's nice Akira-Sempai." Sarah said in a disapproving tone.
This caught Nicholas attention.
"What did she say?"
"She said that when you are sleeping she would put you in penguin costume."
In a blink of a eye he quickly snatched half of the onigiri she offered and ate it. He rather be pitied for starving than to be caught in a penguin costume.
Akira just stood there satisfied without smiling and went back to her three companions who where still drawing.
"We've got a problem!" Tenma said.
"What is it?" Akira said calmly.
"We can't draw." She said while she and Eri where showing their picture of the lion and panda with sad faces.
"It can't be that bad." Hanai said grabbing both papers.
He quickly studied them only to drop them. Nicholas picked it up and studied them and just dropped it also. Akira picked it up and studied it. It was basically similar to Suou's drawing.
"How can we win if we can't draw a good picture." Suou said. "Can you draw Akira."
She replied with a shake of her head.
"Can you two draw?" Suou said to Nicholas and Hanai but, they shook their heads.
"Gahh! We're going to lose. I can't ask out Karasuma-kun." Tenma said in defeat.
Yakumo who was watching Tenma cry off Eri's shoulder had a solution for their artistic problem. She knew as she spent numerous time helping him with his art work.
"I know who can draw." She said softly.
"Who!" Tenma said with a glint of hope in her eye's.
The whole group was staring at her giving her a unpleasant surrounding except for Akira who just stood there waiting for a reply.
"Umm...it's ...Harima-san..."
"Eh? Harima." Tenma voice turned hopeful to doubtful.
"Are you sure?" Suou said.
Yakumo nodded. "He's a talented artist."
"Well that settles it we will have Harima's aid." Akira said.
"But he is sick and I doubt he would go out in his condition." Nicholas said.
"He can come over our house and help us!" Tenma said.
"Is that ok with you Tsukamoto?" Suou said.
"Well I don't think we could finish before school end so it's best." Akira said.
"Anyways Yakumo has to take care of her boy friend!" Tenma said smiling innocently to her younger sister. Yakumo couldn't help but to blush as Eri gave a cold stare to Yakumo.
"Nicholas your job is to bring Harima to Tenma's house." Akira said as if she owns him.
"Why should I?" Refusing to be a slave once more.
"Penguin costume."
"Fine! I'll take the sick person for one condition."
"I won't accept if it involves money."
"If you can get me out of this ridiculous suit!" He said trying to pull the costume off.
"Deal."
She grabbed the zipper and pulled it down with ease leaving Nicholas in shock. Hanai who was getting fed up with his costume wanted Akira to unzip his also. Akira stated that Yakumo like lions making Hanai change his decision and endure the costume a little bit longer.
"Sarah you'll be going with Nicholas on escorting Harima back to Tsukamoto's place."
"Huh why?" She said confused.
"Yes why." Nicholas said confused also.
"I don't want you breaking off our deal."
"What do you think of me. A con?" He said insulted.
"Just think of it as protecting an investment."
"Fine...fine I'll take her with me."
Damn! She's more persistent then I though...
"Is that ok with you Sara?" Akira said.
"It's ok with me I'll keep him on track." She said smiling to Nicholas as if it was a joke.
- - -
The school bell rang ending school for today. And everyone was preparing to go home or go to their clubs. Then Nicholas was walking to his locker to grab his stuff and walk back home with Sara when he stumbled upon Mai and Yuuki.
"Hey Nicholas-kun!" Mai said.
"Hey Mai-chan, how's your group doing in your poster?"
"We're doing great we could actually win the contest." Yuuki said. "We can't tell you what our poster looks like, or you would copy us." She joked.
"So how's your poster coming up?" Mai ask.
"Well I guess we are going to finish it off at Tsukamoto's place." He said scratching his chin as he had zero faith of his group what so ever.
"Well I should be going now I have too meet someone."
Yuuki was surprised but, not as much as Mai.
"Who?" Yuuki said curious.
"Well it's...oh there she is." He said waving his hand signaling her.
She!
Yuuki and Mai were seeing which person who was he talking about. Too Mai's horror it was no other then the blonde vixen.
"Hello Sarah, are you ready to go?" Nicholas said.
"Yes." She said.
"Well I got to go now bye Mai bye Yuuki." He said walking off waving his hand.
"Nice to meet you." She said bowing down and left also.
"Maybe she's just a friend." Yuuki said giving comfort to her best friend. "And we'll definitely win this contest."
- - -
Outside Sarah and Nicholas where walking to Itoko's apartment where he was residing.
"Im sorry if I'm bothering you." Sarh said as she knew that he didn't intentionally wanted her to walk with him in the beginning.
"It's ok I probably needed some help to carry the big lug to Tsukamoto's place." Nicholas responded.
"You did looked pretty funny in the panda outfit." She giggled teasing him.
"Please don't make me remember that." His voice getting groggy.
"You and Hanai-sempai really did look cute as plush animals." She teased him even more.
Curse my needs for money!
"I think Akira-sempai likes you if she's letting you wear one of her costumes." Sara said .
Thinking back what Akira did to him was not proving himself that Akira like him as a person but, as a human tool for laughs.
"Yeah she likes me dead..." He muttered quietly to himself.
"Akira-sempai is a nice person if you know more about her."
"Did she pull the same thing to you?" Nicholas said.
"W-what do you mean?" she said stammering off subject.
"C'mon I know she's friends with you...she must have done something to you if your friends."
"N-no she didn't." again stammering. Nicholas thought she was a bad liar.
"Your lying. Aren't you suppose to be a nun? " Nicholas enjoying the new conversation
"No.. I can't..." Flustered about the subject.
"C'mon you saw me in a panda outfit what can be worse?" He remarked.
"Fine! At her birthday party we where playing truth and dare. I chose dare and Akira dared me to wear a... tuna costume." Finally breaking into peer pressure.
"And you did?" He spoke slowly interested.
"I did..." she said sheeply.
Nicholas couldn't keep his mouth from closing anymore and let out a loud holler. It was minutes before he regained composure only to laugh again.
"Nicholas-san your so mean! That's why I didn't want to tell." Sarah said slightly pushing him.
"Hehe sniff sorry I just got an image of you dancing in a tuna costume." He said jokingly but, it wasn't helping Sarah.
He finally gained composure but, still had the dancing tuna Sarah in his mind.
Soon they arrived at the apartments. Nicholas saw that Harima's motorcycle was still parked knowing he hadn't gone anywhere also that Itoko-san's car was no where to be seen suggesting she would still be in the school. They climbed the steps until they reached his place. Nicholas pulled out a spare key given from Itoko and proceeded to enter in.
"Harima you there?" Nicholas said pivoting his head searching for the biker.
"Yo Achoo! Im in the living room sniff" Harima spoke with a dreary voice.
They followed his voice and went to the living room. Harima was lying in the couch in a rather lazy positing: on leg up on the headrest and one all the way touching the floor. A trash can filled up with tissue followed on by 3 empty tissue boxes . He was eating a bowl of ice cream watching a marathon of a soap opera called: "Romancing Teen Angst Drama". Nicholas thought the title sounded cheesy as the show. Worst of all he did all this in his boxers.
"I-Im sorry we're disturbing you Harima-sempai." Sarah said blushing shielding her eyes from Harima.
"Gahh! What are you doing here." Harima said covering trying to grab something to cover himself.
Nicholas only laughed before handing him a pair of jeans.
"Harima we need your artistic abilities to help us." Nicholas said. "Yakumo said you can draw good."
"Please Harima-sempai." Sarah pleaded.
"Why should I?" He reluctantly ask.
"Because Yakumo and her onee-san needs your help and so does everybody else." Sara explained.
Tenma-chan needs my help!
"That and I refuse any pictures of me posted in the web." Nicholas whispered.
"Grrr...Fine I'll freaking help you." He said in a low tone. "My fever is disappearing anyways."
Sara cheered as Harima stood up from the couch and headed to his room to change. Minutes later he comes out with a white t-shirt and his previous jeans.
"Now at least we have a chance of winning." Nicholas told to himself.
And off they went to Tsukamoto's house.
- - -
In Tsukamoto's house Yakumo and Tenma where preparing tea for Suou and Akira as they where on the computer posting the pictures of Hanai and Nicholas in the school web page. Hanai who was outside the house due to Yakumo feeling uneasy to Hanai's thoughts was politely asked to wait outside for Nicholas and companions.
"What is taking him so long..." Hanai said impatiently.
It wasn't until 20 minutes before three tired travelers came to greet Hanai with a tired expression.
"What took you so long?" Hanai said.
"We had to take a small detour because Sarah decided to get some food just in case we're going to be staying here for sometime." Holding up two plastic bags of Was Burgers.
"Yo I heard you needed my help?" Harima said.
"Yakumo said you are an artist is that true." Hanai said thinking that a delinquent like Harima can't draw.
"Better of an artist then you." He said with a smirk.
"Why you low lif-" He was cut short by Yakumo's appearance.
"Hello Harima-san." She said bowing down.
"Yo Imouto-san."
"Nee-san and the other sempai's are in the living room waiting for you."
With that he entered the house. "Sarah-chan can you help me serve the tea?" Asked Yakumo.
"I can help you!" Hanai said urging to be with Yakumo.
"It's ok Hanai-sempai but, Sarah and I can do it. Akira-sempai said you and Nicholas can come help her and the rest with the poster." She apologized and left with Sarah.
"Come on Hanai they've gotten it taken care off." Grabbing Hanai's shirt and dragging him off to the living room.
- - -
Inside the living room Tenma, Eri, Suou where again attempting to draw the photos before Harima came in with Hanai and Nicholas.
"Ah Harima-kun, we're saved!" Tenma said cheerfully. Inside Harima was screaming with joy but, he kept a cool composure to remain his badass look.
"So what is the problem." He said.
"We need you to help us make the best poster for the contest." Suou said.
"What do I get in return?" Harima said demanding something in exchange.
"I'll give you my share of the prize if you help us win." Akira said.
"Wah! Are you sure Akira-chan?" Tenma said preventing her to ruin a perfectly good prize.
"Well I will be busy with my work anyways and it would be a waste to me." In the same tone she always spoke with.
"Awww...that is true." Sadly seeing one of her friends not going to a amusement park.
"Only if we win this contest of course." Akira stated.
"So what are we doing now just talking lets get started." Nicholas said holding the huge posterboard in hand.
Everyone worked vigorously with Harima in their team. Harima was lightly sketching a frame of a panda and a lion and other animals. His assistance: Yakumo was by his side helping sketch the lion . He was given few animal magazines brought by Hanai and the photos of Nicholas and Hanai from Akira. After a few good laughs from the photo he steadily went back to work. The girls in the other hand where making fancy details around the poster like borders and ribbons and serving tea time to time. Nicholas and Hanai with no art talent whatsoever were left to buy ink and vinyl flowers for their poster. Sarah joined the duo on their trip to the store.
"Phew... we're almost done." Harima swiping the sweat of his head. He has completed inking the outlines of the panda, lion, penguin, and a gorilla. All that was left was coloring.
The whole sketching, shading, and inking took 4 hours to complete. Looking at the clock Akira went packing her stuff.
"Tenma-chan I have to be going now." Akira said standing up.
"Wah! We're almost done with the project, are you sure? ." Tenma said.
"From the looks of it everyone have everything under control." She stated . "I need to be going back home."
Before anyone could say anything she bowed down and left. It wasn't seconds later before Suou and Hanai did the same thing.
"We need to be going also." Suou said.
"Yes, our family is having dinner together." Hanai said preparing his stuff to leave.
"Both of you! Hmm sounds suspicious..." Tenma giving a glare to Mitoko.
"Bye Tenma-chan." Suou said controlling the urge not to hit one of her best friend.
"Yakumo-kun I look forward on seeing you tomorrow!" Hanai said waving his arm goodbye.
Yakumo just silently waved bye saying nothing.
"Eri-chan are you going also?" Tenma asked concerned.
"No I will stay here until it's finished." She said smiling working on what's left on the poster.
"Sarah are you going to be leaving soon?" Yakumo asked to Sara who was drinking her tea.
"No I can stay for awhile." She responded.
They soon proceeded to start their work again. It wasn't until he finished half of the poster that Harima felt uneasy all of the sudden. His vision where becoming dizzy as feels like the place around him was spinning. It wasn't until Nicholas realized that his fever was coming back.
"Harima-san!" Yakumo said as Harima was resting his head in the table breathing fast.
Nicholas helped Harima from the table and placed him in the couch. Yakumo brought a bucket of water and a damp cloth and placed in his head. Reluctantly Harima tried to stand up again only to be pushed down by Nicholas.
"Stay down Harima I'm going to call a ride home." Asking Tsukamoto for a phone as he doesn't have a cell phone.
"Let me at least finish the poster board." Attempting again to stand.
"Please Harima-kun rest while Nicholas-kun gets you a ride." She said placing her hand in his shoulder. Harima looked at her and felt at ease and laid back down.
He turned his head to his faithful friend Yakumo and ask," Can you finish the posterboard?" Soon after he took a small rest from overworking.
Yakumo nodded and went back to work helping her sister with her project. She was skillful enough to work alone but, Tenma and Sarah was helping her out also. Meanwhile Eri was looking over Harima in the couch. He was sleeping but, sweating and his breathing was loud also. He in her mind she would say his temperature would be around 100.
"Why won't you answer..." Nicholas having failed attempts on reaching Itoko-san.
Eri took another look at Harima and he was still sweating. She noticed that cloth was probably warm. Without second thought she grabbed the damp cloth and soaked it in the cold bucket and placed it back in his head again.
I don't know why I'm caring for him but, he did help us out...
Yakumo who was steadily coloring the animals was watching Harima from a short distance to see Eri's action. To her in the outside it seemed nice to see her help Harima-san when he's sick but, inside she felt something different. It felt like a hint of anger, a hint competition, a hint of jealousy.
"Ah! Yakumo you almost colored the panda red." Sarah warned her before she made a crucial mistake.
She quickly lifted the red color pencil and regain though. She shook her previous thought before and started to work again. Time to time she would give out a few glances to Harima only to see Eri caring for him by replacing the cloth to even wiping off the sweat off of Harima face.
"Yay! We're done." Tenma cheered as she threw the color pencils in the air and dance.
Harima suddenly woke up from his rest to hear Tenma healing voice and dance with her. Completely ignoring Eri as she was about to place a new cold cloth in his forehead.
That monkey, he doesn't even say thank you!
"Harima-san you're well." Yakumo said with relief.
"Thank you Imouto-san." He said giving a thumbs up to his partner.
"Hey Harima our ride is going to be here soon." Nicholas said
"Lets see our final work!" Tenma said putting the poster upside leaning against the wall.
The group looked at posterboard and was satisfied with their work. Nicholas even though that his group might have a winning chance. They celebrated with tea and Was burgers .Soon later the phone rang and Tenma picked it up.
"It's for you." She said giving it Nicholas.
Soon after he hanged up. "Harima our rides here." He said picking up his backpack.
"Bye everybody." Nicholas said as he walked out the door. "See you all at school."
"Bye," Harima said casually and walked out the door.
- - -
That night Nicholas, Harima, and Itoko where eating fried noodles with beef strips. They where watching the still on going marathon of "Romancing Teen Angst Drama."
"Are you feeling better?" Itoko asked.
"Funny hearing that from you." Eating and watching the T.V. at the same time.
"Ok I don't get this show...Is that guy Genbu in love with his best friend or the girl in the coma." Nicholas furious trying to figure out the show.
"No no no the guy is in love with his best friend but,..." Itoko said correcting Nicholas.
"But, his best friend is really the girl in the coma and that other girl is her evil twin sister." Harima finishing.
"My head hurts..."
"Doctor tell me the truth how long is she gonna live?" Genbu ask holding the hand of the girl in the coma. His best friend Shimu but is secretly her evil twin sister was by his side.
"Im afraid she has 2 weeks to live unless a miracle happens." The doctor shook his head.
"She can't die or the evil twin sister will marry Genbu and steal his fortune!" Itoko said in suspense of the show.
" She can't die ...because I LOVE HER!" Genbu screamed. Luckily the doctor was already gone by then to here his absurd outburst.
- - -
In Tsukamoto's house when everyone has left except for two daughters of the household were eating dinner enjoying the same tv program.
"Yes!" Tenma said jumping "Don't fall in love with the evil twin."
" Nee-san I can't see."
"How can you fall in love when you never even talked to her!" The imposter best friend screamed. And I though you loved me."
"I do"
"No Genbu-san don't fall for her." Tenma said in a quick pace.
"But I love her more!" Genbu holding the hand of his not-knowingly best friend.
"YES!" Tenma cheered.
"Nee-san..."
- - -
Itoko and company where done with their dinner and now drinking oolong tea.
"Tell me you can say the same thing after this." The imposter pulled Genbu near her side and gave him a passionate kiss. After a minute they pulled away.
"That's graphical." Nicholas remarked.
"I still love her more." Genbu said reluctantly wiping the previous kiss away with his arm. Angry the imposter couldn't take it no more.
"If you love her so much then why don't you kiss her and tell me you still feel the same way." She yelled dramatically.
In a heartbeat he closed his eyes and dove his lips to hers. Longer than the previous kiss with the imposter. He soon pulled away with satisfaction in his heart that he knew that he truly loved her. In disgust the imposter fled out the room knowing he could never win his heart now and steal his money.
"I heard there was like some sort of twist in this episode." Harima said informing Itoko and Nicholas (if he cared).
Soon the coma victim who is really his real best friend was having active brain activity as her fingers were moving. Genbu noticing the miracle before his eyes was going to witness her return. Genbu watched as her eye's slowly open to see the world. All things was going well when the doctor barge in with some very important information.
"Doctor Orea she is coming out of her coma!" Genbu cheered with delight.
"I have also great news that is your long lost sister! Apparently she gave birth right after her plane crash and survived the crash." He said smiling. "Apparently she gave birth to twins so the other one has yet to be found."
The room gave out a long awkward silence before the screen went black and the credits rolled in.
All three dropped their cups in shocked stunned by the sudden 'twist' of the show.It's only safe to say that the Tsukamoto sister also where silently shocked by the 'twist' also.
"You do know that he just lip locked with both of his sisters right?"Nicholas said.
And yet another long awkward follows the night as the students of 2-C wait for their Judgement Day.