Disclaimer: I do not own Oregiaru

Previously on Match Point: After meeting Hikigaya and seeing how brave someone could be Yuigahama promises to be a brand new better person. In the past storyline, Hachiman teams up with an assassin by the name of "Black Tiger". They successfully find their target, but will they be able to save him? Find out!


Monday

Hikigaya walks down the busy school hallway, watching as his fellow students run past each other.

'It feels like it's been forever since I was last here. The light novels I read make school out to be more of a background for the characters than anything, or an excuse to have them see each other every day. In reality, school is a very tangible and distracting thing. Balancing this mission with all the work I've been given feels impossible. Dealing with these children feels impossible. Even dealing with Hiratsuka feels impossible. One moment she'll be attempting to attack me, the next moment she'll be trying to give me advice. I swear that woman is bipolar.'

It appears he is in a bad mood.

'According to my briefing, her father is a judge, so you'd expect her to be more concise with her decisions.'

As he walks forward, he notices a student running in his direction. The kid is obviously distracted and will probably bump into Hachiman.

'I could just move out the way, and not get hit…'

The boy gets closer.

'Whatever.'

THUMP

As they connect, the once eager student tumbles down onto the ground. Despite being hit with the same amount of force Hikigaya keeps walking completely unfazed.

"Hey man, what was that for!?"

The boy, now getting up from the ground, looks extremely annoyed. He adjusts his hairband which fell off during the impact.

The assassin turns around and looks at the student. After seeing his cold dead eyes, the boy backs up.

"Listen it's not that serious…" He smiles and waves "See ya later."

After he runs off, Hikigaya continues to think.

'It's lunchtime now, and I'd like to find a quiet spot. Maybe I'll go by the bike racks or the stairs.'

Before he can decide, his thoughts are once again interrupted by someone.

"Hikigaya! Over here!"

He looks around and sees Hiratsuka waving him down, after walking to her, he asks what she wants.

"Yes, sensei?"

Despite his mood, Hikigaya conveys his usual uninterested demeanor.

"Come have lunch in my office."

He raises an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"Just come in."

She grabs his wrist and pulls him from the pool of students in the hallway.

Once they are inside she closes the door.

"Okay have a seat."

He sits down in his usual spot, right across from her.

"Is something wrong?"

The teacher pulls out a small box of food from her bag.

"Not at all, I just didn't want to eat lunch alone."

After begrudgingly taking out his meal, he lets out a long sigh. Noticing this, Hiratsuka takes something else out her bag.

"Don't be such a downer, I got you a gift!"

He looks up from his food and sees she has both arms extended over the table towards him. One of her hands is holding a small card and the other is holding a can of what appears to be coffee.

"Come on, take them."

With his food on his lap, Hikigaya reaches out and takes both items from his sensei.

Inside the card, he finds a note.

"Thank you for everything ; ) I'm glad you're my student." – Hiratsuka

He looks up at her.

"What is this for?"

She giggles.

"You know what it's for. On Friday you helped me out more than you needed to, I appreciate. Things got a bit awkward at the mall, but that's not important. You did a good thing, and I still plan to reward you with ramen one day." Hiratsuka smiles warmly at him then winks.

"Did you end up speaking to those boy's parents and replacing your door?"

Shizuka looks directly into his eyes as he questions her.

'Looks like Hikigaya is all business as usual.'

"Yes, I ended up calling the police and telling them what happened. I got a call a few hours later saying that the two boys I identified weren't at their homes. After that I got super paranoid and had one of the janitors at my apartment building measure my door and help me buy a new one. It's all taken care off, there's nothing to worry about."

His uninterested look turns to an annoyed one.

"The situation is not taken care off. Those boys could come back and if they do, I will not be there to stop them. You may think you are-"

She interrupts him and stands up.

"Hikigaya, I said it's fine. The police told me I have nothing to worry about and that it isn't uncommon for people to run away after committing crimes. They'll probably be caught by the end of the week."

After sitting back down Shizuka continues to speak.

"It's touching to know you're worried about me, and if the roles were reversed I'd probably be worried about you too, but I'm an adult. I am not scared of three wannabe house robbers."

His annoyed expression disappears.

'She's still not taking this seriously. I'm going to have to take care of those three myself, before she gets herself seriously injured.'

"Now, Hikigaya, take a sip of that coffee I gave you. My intuition tells me you're going to love it."


3 Months Earlier

Hikigaya and his partner stand in front the now freed hostage, who has backed himself into the corner.

"You… Y… You're a hitman! Please… I ha… Have a family!"

He looks directly at the male assassin with immense fear in his eyes. It's very clear he recognizes Hachiman from somewhere.

The Black Tiger begins to laugh.

"We're not here to kill you idiot, we're here to save you."

The American looks around at the bodies, then back at the two hitmen.

"R…Really?"

From the floors above tons of commotion can be heard.

"Yes, really, so get up and let's go because those soldiers are about to surround this room."

She walks up to the man and grabs him by his bloody wrist. Then pulls him to his feet. He's taller than both of them.

"Don't try and run away, or do anything we don't tell you to do. Unless you want to die today."

The commotion gets closer as Hikigaya racks the slide of his pistol and starts counting down in his head.

"3… 2… 1"

A man in robes turns the corner and runs into the room, but before he can react, the assassin takes his knife and drives it into the man's stomach, then pulls it out and pushes it into his neck.

The soldier begins to struggle and drops his gun. While he is disoriented Hachiman kicks him out the doorway.

All the men in hall react in haste and start firing their rifles at the body, mistaking it for their true targets.

While the man gets shredded with bullets, Hikigaya pulls the pin of a grenade then tosses into the hall, towards the group of men.

After the explosion shakes the building, the two assassins and American make a run for the exit.

While they run, Black Tiger fires off shots behind them to cover the escape.

As they exit the building two trucks pull up full of Al-Qaeda members.

Hikigaya, his partner and the American all dive behind a large pile of concrete as the men fire at them. The sound of bullets and shouting fills the air, along with a strong scent of gunpowder.

"Shit… Shit… What are we gonna do now?" the target asks panicking. When he sees his saviours are extremely calm, it freaks him out even more.

"It's fine don't worry." Hikigaya pulls a phone out from his belt and starts tapping the screen.

"So you're sending text messages now? We're gonna die and you're se-"

To stop his complaining Black Tiger punches the man in his mouth.

"Shut up." She says assertively.

After several seconds of tapping, Hachiman closes the phone and throws it towards the trucks the men have taken cover behind. Some are firing their guns, and others are reloading. None of them notice the device sliding across the ground towards them.

Holding his sore jaw, the American speaks again.

"Ah… so it's a bomb… smart man!"

Nothing happens for about 20 seconds and he once again panics.

"Wait… wasn't it a bomb? You just chucking things for fun now? I really am gonna die." He starts nervously laughing.

VROOM

From the skies, a large jet flies past the building.

"Put your heads down." Hikigaya says calmly.

VROOM

The jet flies back over them once more, however this time three missiles drop out of it. The men behind their trucks look up in horror as the bombs get closer.

BOOM

As they hit the ground, the cold air warms up slightly. Dust flies everywhere and the American begins to cough.

Both assassins stand up and peek behind the corner of their cover. The missiles wrecked the vans; however, they were designed specifically for precision attacks. Meaning some soldiers may have run far enough away and survived.

Regardless, Hikigaya and his partner take their chance. After grabbing the American, they start sprinting towards the extraction zone.


Present Day

As the bell for lunch rings, Yuigahamas heart starts to beat fast. On Saturday she made plans to change her life and be a better version of herself. So far everything's gone fine in the sense that she hasn't really needed to change anything.

All her friends and teachers acted the same as usual and it was a very normal day. As far as she was concerned she simply hadn't gotten a chance to act on her new outlook just yet, however now that it's lunchtime, Yui is more than ready to find her dogs saviour and enjoy her lunch with him.

Since they are in the same class, she plans on following Hikigaya out the door, and find the spot he eats lunch in.

As all the students start standing up and packing their things, she patiently watches him. Hachiman slowly unzips his bag and places in his books.

'He looks really sad today, maybe he is in a bad mood.' She thinks to herself.

After about two minutes the class clears out and he stands up to leave. Wasting no time, Yuigahama too gets up and starts walking behind him.

Unfortunately, it only takes a few seconds for him to disappear into the crowded hallway.

'Where'd he go? Is that him? No… Oh no.'

A look of worry clouds her face as she searches the crowd for him. In spite of her efforts, he is still nowhere to be found.

She sighs a long sigh, but soon gets an idea which returns her face to a more cheerful expression.

"Hey do you know where Hikigaya is?" Yuigahama asks a random student.

"Umm who?"

When that doesn't pan out she tries another.

"Have you seen Hikigaya around?"

"Sorry, don't know that guy."

More failure.

Now feeling completely defeated Yuigahama walks off down the hallway, no destination in mind.

'What a stupid day. I can't believe I lost him. I had all these plans, I guess they don't matter now.'

Yuigahama begins to sigh another sigh but is interrupted when a long red ribbon flies past her head. She looks to the side, and sees the girl she met on Saturday walk right past her.

"Yukinoshita!" she calls out without thinking.

The dark-haired girl does not even turn around and keeps walking. Yui trails after her making sure not lose another person in the crowd.

After about a minute of walking Yukinoshita takes out a key and unlocks the door to a clubroom. Once it is open she walks in shuts the door behind her.

Yuigahama stands outside holding her lunchbox. After a deep inhale she knocks three times.

No answer.

Feeling bold, she opens the door slightly and peeks in. She sees Yukino by the window, back facing the door, making what looks to be tea.

When the dark-haired girl turns around she sees Yuigahama peeking and gets startled. She jumps back and the hot cup of tea spills all over blazer and shirt, then all over the ground. The shock coupled with the hot sensation causes Yukino to fall over onto the ground.

Yui quickly runs over to help.

"Oh no! Are… Are you okay? What… Should I do?"

Yukinoshita holds her chest as her face goes red due to her body temperature being raised, however the embarrassment of the ordeal isn't helping either.

"I'm fine just go away please."

The worried girl runs around and finds a towel in the boxes at the back of the room. She then rushes over to her peer and kneels down.

"Please let me… help you." She smiles a nervous smile then presses the towel against Yukinos chest.

Unable to move in her current position, the dark-haired girl continues to protest.

"I already said I'm fine now ge-"

Her words are cut off as they lock eyes. The sheer look of worry on Yuigahamas face completely takes the usual cold and calculated student off guard.

"I… Uh…"

They continue to look at each other as Yui dabs the towel against her wet chest.

"It's okay, let me help you."


3 Months Earlier

The three of them sprint through the destroyed Afghanistan town. Several soldiers are chasing them but are too far behind to hit any shots, not for lack of trying.

Every so often a bullet will fly past one of their heads, or hit the ground below their feet, however this doesn't deter Hikigaya or the Black Tiger, they are calm as ever. The hostage they have rescued, is less calm.

"Shit! Shit! Shit! Throw more bombs at them!"

"That airstrike was a one-time thing, for emergencies only." Hachiman says as he sprints forward.

"Well this is an emergency! Shit!"

"Just calm down."

"How can I calm down!? I'm running for my damn life from terrorists while two hitmen are dropping bodies everywhere! This is insanity! I've been kidnapped and tortured and put into the back of cars! I'm just a damn Senator! So don't tell me to keep calm!"

The Black Tiger sighs a loud sigh as the three continue running.

"According to the briefing, there is a helicopter waiting right through that forest to extract us, if you shut up we'll probably get there faster, so shut up!" She sounds extremely annoyed as she speaks, it's very clear the Black Tiger has had more than enough of this American.

The three of them soon reach the edge of the town, and run over a collapsed fence into the nearby forest.

'Hopefully we'll lose the soldiers chasing us, being calm right now won't stop any bullets and my rifle is empty.'

Every ten or eleven trees they run past, Hikigaya cuts small line in with his karambit.

'If we do get lost in these woods, those should help us find our way back.'

A bullet hits one of the trees next to them causing some snow to fall off it. The snow ends up landing on the senators head which leads to him tripping and falling over.

"Aaah my ankle!"

He hovers his hand over his foot as he screams in pain. Another bullet flies the past them.

"Get up we have to go." Hachiman attempts to grab him, but the man protests.

"I can't go anywhere, it's probably broken!"

"It's not broken, idiot."

She grabs his arm and lifts him to the ground, then looks over at Hikigaya.

"I'll carry him to the extraction, you slow down the men chasing us."

Her partner nods and they hurry off in different directions.

Hikigaya quickly climbs up one of the trees, then starts leaping between them. He jumps through about twenty trees before seeing the group of soldiers. They all have their Ak-47s raised, and are on high alert.

Being above them gives him a significant advantage, however there are only so many he can take down before he gets overpowered.

He silently pulls out his karambit knife and readies for battle. As the men slow down he leaps from the tree and drops onto one of them, sliding the knife directly into the man's throat. Without hesitation he rolls off the body into two other men knocking them over.

While they are distracted he pulls out his pistol and fires three shots. After three bodies hit the ground, he picks up one of the Ak-47's and fires into the men he knocked down.

'That looks like all of them.'

His eyes dart from left to right, making sure. Once he is certain, Hachiman starts to run towards the extraction point.


Present Day

Hiratsuka watches eagerly as her student takes a sip of the drink she gave him.

Hikigaya raises the can to his lips, then takes a gulp of the coffee. His eyes widen, and he takes another sip.

"This is amazing."

She smiles widely.

"I knew you'd love it."

He looks at the label of the can, and sees it says MAX Coffee. It only takes him a few minutes to finish the can, and he immediately craves more.

"Thank you sensei, this drink is really good."

"Don't worry about it. Now eat your lunch! I don't want fainting from exhaustion later."

He laughs to himself. The drink clearly helped his mood.

"Okay sensei."

Both he and Shizuka quietly eat their lunch as the time moves on. Occasionally they'll look at each other, or even lock eyes, but for the most part their lunch break is uneventful.

Once he finishes his lunch, Hikigaya looks around her office. He once again notices the chrysanthemums. Next to them, is an ashtray. Appropriately it's full of ash and cigarette ends.

If it wasn't for the flowers, the smell of tobacco would no doubt fill the room, and if it wasn't for the school rules, the smell of alcohol would fill it as well.

He looks over at Hiratsuka, who is still eating. As usual, she takes big bites and chews faster than she should. Occasionally she'll grab her water and start chugging that down as well.

Some may find her way of eating disrespectful, but Hachiman finds it quite endearing. Despite the fact he's been sent to extract negative information about her family and then kill her, he does like his sensei somewhat, and it's more than clear she likes him despite sometimes being a little mean.

After a few more bites, the teacher looks up and notices him staring at her.

"What are you looking at Hikigaya?"

His face has a bored expression.

"You have food on your mouth."

She blushes and wipes it away.

"Thanks."

"You know se-" Before Hikigaya can finish his sentence, someone knocks on the office door, then walks in.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, sorry to both- Who are you?"

The blonde-haired boy raises an eyebrow as he looks at Hachiman who started packing his things the moment the door opened.

"I'll be going now sensei, thanks for the coffee."

He gets up and walks out without saying anything to the other student. On his way through the door, he turns and looks at Hiratsuka. They lock eyes for a few seconds before he is out of sight.

Now walking down the less busy hall, he looks up at one of the clocks and notices there is still about ten more minutes of lunch.

After standing doing nothing for a few seconds, he starts looking around.

'I wonder if I can find more of that coffee.'


3 Months Earlier

The Black Tiger moves as fast as possible, trying her best to keep the hostage on his feet, but due to the injury he keeps tripping and falling over.

Regardless, she has to see this mission through, and getting him to extraction is her only goal.

"Hurry up and move, idiot! Do you want to get shot?"

"Stop yelling at me I'm trying my best!"

After about six minutes of running they finally start to see the edge of the forest. Through the trees Black Tiger spots the helicopter pick up along with multiple soldiers.

Soon after she notices them, the senator does as well.

"Oh my god! We're home free! Holy shit!"

They trek the last bit of distance before entering the clearing. Due to the trees surrounding the landing zone, people from afar wouldn't be able to see a chopper, making it perfect for extraction.

The snow below their feet gets less and less as they transition to solid ground. When the American soldiers see them, they raise their guns and start yelling threats, however the man in camo from the plane quickly tells them to stand down.

Not long after, Hikigaya arrives and runs towards his partner. His hands are covered in blood and so is his back.

Once they are settled, the soldier greets them.

"Well done, I knew you could do it."

He turns and calls a man over.

"Get him in the helicopter and strap him down, we're taking this patriot home."

The injured senator smiles.

"Goddamn right!"

The five of them start walking towards the chopper. The first person to get on is the senator, then the other soldier, then the man camo. Once the first three are seated Hikigaya and the Black Tiger start to pull themselves up into the chopper but are interrupted by the man from the plane.

"Oh yeah, you guys aren't gonna like this part."

He raises his foot and kicks the girl in her face knocking her off the helicopter that is slowly lifting off the ground.

She falls down, hitting the concrete hard.

Hachiman realizes what's happening and attempts to use one hand to grab his karambit, however the position he's in doesn't allow swift movements and he is too slow.

The man pulls out a pistol and fires straight into Hikigayas chest which thrusts him off the side of the helicopter.

The fall is short and he soon joins his partner on the cold concrete as the helicopter gets even higher.

"They… Th-"

The assassin attempts to get up and speak, but blood starts gushing from his chest and mouth. Despite many more attempts, he simply can't get any words out.

His head drops to the side and he sees his partner getting up slowly, holding her head. His vision starts to blur, and the excessive blood loss causes him to slowly fade in and out of consciousness.

Even in his dazed state, he hears multiple footsteps approaching, along with various chants in Pashto. Enemies are getting closer and he is bleeding out.

He has one final thought before losing consciousness altogether.

'The Americans betrayed us.'


Present Day

Yukino stares wide-eyed at Yuigahama, at the moment she is speechless.

"It's okay, don't worry, it's just some hot tea, I can probably clean it off before it stains… At least I hope…"

The brown-haired girls warm smile doesn't waver despite it's clear how nervous she is. Yukinoshita has yet to show any kindness to Yui and she worries the cold Ice Princess might get angry and yell at her.

The thoughts going through the dark-haired girls mind are very different. She definitely remembers seeing Yuigahama on Saturday, right before asking Hiratsuka to eat with her, however she also recalls being nothing short of hostile to the young girl.

'So why is she helping me? What has she got to gain? I have nothing for her…'

"I see you're not s-saying anything… Maybe you're in shock… Oh no… should I get a teacher!"

The naïve girl begins to panic and attempts to stand up, but before she can, Yukinoshita grabs her arm.

"No! It's fine. It's just tea. Nothing serious."

Yuigahama calms down.

"Oh haha! Okay…"

She extends her other arm down to the wet chested girl, indicating she wants to help her up. Instead of taking her hand, Yukino gets up by herself, which makes Yui feel even more awkward.

Now that everything is calm, Yukinoshita realizes just how wet her shit really is.

"I'm going to need to change this."

The brown-haired girl looks at the stain and gets an idea.

"Oh I know what to do!"

In an act of sheer boldness, she grabs Yukino by the wrist and leads them out the classroom, taking her to the girls locker room.

"I have… gym class… like right after lunch break, which means you can borrow the shirt I'm wearing now and I can just wear my gym clothes."

She opens her locker.

"Won't that get you in trouble?"

Yuigahama sifts through her things.

"If any of the teachers ask I can… tell them I spilled tea on myself… Knowing me they probably won't question it haha."

"Well thank you, you're too kind."

"Oh no it's alright."

She finally finds her gym shirt and hangs it over the door to her locker. Soon after that, Yui takes off her blazer and starts unbuttoning her shirt.

Yukino looks to the side as her face goes red.

'Must be the tea.' She rationalizes to herself.

The brown-haired girl quickly hands her shirt to Yukinoshita then puts on her gym clothes.

A few minutes later, they are both changed and ready.

"Oh… You look… Good in my shirt!"

"Thanks…"

Yuigahama searches for the things to say, she hates awkward situations.

"So… Uhhh… My na-"

RING

The school bell cuts off Yuigahama, which startles her slightly.

"Oh… Well… Guess class is starting now… So just give that back to me tomorrow… Please."

She smiles and starts to walk back waving. After Yukinoshita nods, the light-brown haired girl runs off, leaving the Ice Princess by herself.


Notes and Authors: Wow, 8man discovers MAX Coffee, Yukino gets to wear Yui's shirt, and our favourite assassins get betrayed by the U.S military. How will they get out of that situation? Will he find more coffee? What will happen with our two favourite Oregairu girls? Find out next time! P.s more reviews = more frequent updates :) Seriously feel free to say anything, even if its a negative comment! All is welcome.