It was noon on another day of summer vacation, and numerous students gathered at the gymnasium. Specifically, students from classes B and C. They were all wearing the school's tracksuit. Both the classes' students sat on the benches, as two students were standing in front of them. Those two were Shinji and Honami.

"First, I want to thank you all for coming here. I know it was a sudden request, but I'm grateful that all of you came, and even are wearing what we asked you to wear. We gathered all of you today for a very important reason" said Shinji

"We were informed by an upperclassmen, that in a month from the start of the second semester, a sports festival will occur. However, it's not a normal sports festival" said Honami

"We weren't told the specifics, but we were told that the sports festival is a special test, and will have an effect on the class points.

We were also told that during the festival, all of the school will be divided into two teams. The Red Team, which will consist of classes A and D, and the White Team, which will consist of classes B and C" said Shinji

"We were also told that there will be three types of competitions:

Individual and team competitions will be competitions where you will face only against students of your year, and in the third type, the recommended competitions, you will compete against students from the whole school" said Honami

"He also gave us the list of competitions, so we can prepare properly. Since we are going to be on the same team, we thought that we should practice together!

That way, we will get to know each other's strengths, while getting an early lead on classes A and D, by starting to train before they do, as we were told that PE classes will increase to prepare for the sports festival" said Shinji

"We will meet here three times a week from this week, until the week of the festival. Of course, we can't force anyone to come, but we're asking you to, so we can win this festival, and both classes will earn from it!" said Honami

"Today we won't start training, but we're going to look through the list of the competitions, and talk about every single competition. We will also decide which students will participate in each competition, so we can build a proper training program. We will now distribute copies of the list, so read it thoroughly, and we will start after everybody will finish reading" said Shinji and he and Honami started to distribute the copies of the competitions list.


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

"It seems that it went well!" said Shinji as he and Honami stayed behind to summarize today's meeting

"It did! Everyone cooperated with our idea, and we managed to do everything we planned to do!" said Honami happily

"Now, all we need is to test the abilities of everyone, and test the compatibility of students with each other, and we will be able to properly decide on both of our classes participation table"

"Yes! And then, we'll train together, and that will bring our classes even closer, and everyone will be friends, and we'll win this festival!"

"You sure are optimistic. You do know that we alone can't win the festival. There is also the classes from the other years that needs to perform well" Shinji said with a small smile

"You're right, but I have faith in our classes to be a deciding factor in whether the White Team will win or not!" Honami said with a wide smile

"Well, you're not wrong..."

"Anyway, it was a really good idea to do this! I'm so glad you offered it!"

"Well, it is the best way to win, but the fact that we're getting to spend time alone like this is also a big bonus..." said Shinji with a suggestive smirk. Honami's face immediately flushed in red as she looked down in embarrassment and said:

"...Shinji-Kun, you're not supposed to say things like that to someone who isn't your girlfriend..."

"It has nothing to do with my girlfriend. Any guy will be excited to spend time alone with a cute girl like you"

"C-Cute!?" Honami exclaimed and her blush deepened

"Yes, cute. You are a very cute girl, Honami-Chan, and every guy will think the same as me. You also have a great personality!"

"S-Shinji-Kun!?"

"not to mention, you also have a very attractive body..." Shinji said with a teasing smirk

"...Shinji-Kun, you pervert..." Honami said with a deep blush

"Well, I guess that's enough for now. I'll see you at the next meeting, Honami-Chan~" Shinji said and walked away, leaving a blushing Honami behind him


~~~ With Honami ~~~

'What is this feeling in my chest? Why does it feel so warm? Why did my heart pounded so hard when Shinji called me cute? Why did I felt so happy when he complimented both my personality and body? I never felt something like this before...

Could it be-

No! He has a girlfriend! I can't feel this way towards him!

I know this, but... every time I'm with him, I feel so warm and happy...

But he has a girlfriend, so I can't tell him how I feel! It'll only cause him trouble, and maybe even ruin our relationship! I have to bury these feelings, so I won't be tempted to indulge in these feelings... If only I would have realized those feelings sooner, maybe I would've been the one to lock arms with him as we walk, go on dates with him, hug him, and even... kiss him.

But I can't. Not anymore. For now, I'll have to bury these feelings, and be satisfied by staying by his side...'


~~~ Time Skip ~~~

A week has passed since classes B and C started their training. They have already decided on who will participate in which competition, and everyone started to train for their competitions. For Shinji, he would participate in the 100m sprint, 200m sprint, the Obstacle Course, and the 3-legged race in the individual competitions. In the team competitions, he would participate in capture the flag, tug of war, and the joint 1200-m relay. He would also participate in the recommended competitions for 100m spring, 200m sprint, and 3-legged race. (I've decided to replace the pole toppling with capture the flag because I don't know enough about pole toppling to write about it...)

Now, he was with Kikyo and Suzune in his room.

"So? When are you going to tell me what did you call me here for?" asked Suzune as she locked her arms under her chest

"Be patient. We are waiting for someone to arrive" said Shinji, and a few seconds later, they heard a knock on the door. Shinji opened the door, revealing Shiho.

"So?" Shinji asked

"As you said, when Ryuen heard that your classes are training, he decided that our class should train too. I also have the recording you asked me for" Shiho said and handed Shinji a recording device

"Great job. You should leave now before someone sees you. I'll let you know when I have another task for you" Shinji said, and Shiho quickly left. When he came back into the room, Suzune asked:

"You have a spy in class D?"

"Of course. I've made spies in all of the classes"

"Does that include class B?"

"Well, we weren't in an alliance with them from the start of the year, so I do have a spy in there as well. I have spies even in classes that not in our year. That's how I got the information about the sports festival"

"How did you manage to convince students to betray their classes?"

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that. Can't tell you all my trick, can I? Anyway, you asked why did I call you here, right? Well, I'm giving you your first job" Shinji said and showed her something on his laptop. It was a video of class D's students training in the park

"...How did you get this video?" asked Suzune and narrowed her eyes in suspicion

"I've placed a couple of cameras in the park. What I want you to do, is from this video, to assess the abilities of all class D's students. I'll send this video and more to you, and you'll prepare an assessment of every single student in class D. Can you do it, or is it too hard for you?" Shinji said with a smirk

"Not a problem at all. Can I ask what you need it for?"

"Obviously, to know which students we should be careful of. You can't go to war without proper information on the enemy"

"I have one more question..." said Suzune

"What is it?"

"How did someone like you end up in class D? You have perfect grades in all of the subjects, you're sociable, and from what I saw during PE and the recent trainings, you're also very athletic. I don't see a reason to place you at class D"

"That's a good question, isn't it? However, I'm not the one who decided to place me in class D. If you want to know, you'll need to ask the school"

"Well, if you're not going to tell me the truth, I'll take my leave now..." Suzune said and left

"So? What is the real reason you gave Horikita this task?" asked Kikyo

"Well, I didn't tell you about my plans for class D in this festival, didn't I? Well, it doesn't concern you, since I don't need you to do anything in this case. You can simply watch as I ignite the sparks of rebellion in class D. Soon, Ryuen will fall, and I'll finally be able to confront the next obstacle"

"Say, why don't you participate in all of the competitions? With your monstrous stamina, I'm sure you can do it"

"Oh, of course, I will participate in all of the competitions!" Shinji said like it was obvious

"What do you mean? You already decided in which competitions you'll participate in the second meeting!"

"I did, but when a certain traitor in our class will submit a different participation table, he will put me in all of the competitions..." Shinji said with a suggestive smirk

"You want me to submit a different participation!?" asked a surprised Kikyo

"Of course, I will be the one to prepare the participation table, but yes, I do"

"But, why would you want the class to think that there is a traitor?" asked a puzzled Kikyo

"That's not what I want. What I want, is the ability to prepare the participation table however I want, to assure our victory. We already know about class B's participation table, and Horikita will give me the tools to prepare a participation table for class D, which I'll make Shiho to submit. What left, is to assess the students of class A, and to get someone to submit the participation table I'll make for class A, and I already have someone in mind"

"As always, you're one step ahead of everyone. If it'll continue like this, you actually WILL take control of the school"

"Well, that's the goal, isn't it? But no, it won't be that easy. To take control of the school, I have one big obstacle, and that's Nagumo-Senpai's control of the second year. As long as he has it, I'll never be able to take control"

"So? What do you have in plan for him? You told me that by stealing the seat of the student council president, it'll be easier for you to deal with him, but you didn't say how"

"Well, right now, the only way I can think of accomplishing it, is to cause his expulsion, but that's in the far future. Right now, the goal is to get to class A"

"Well, knowing you, you'll probably find a way to do it. So, for now, why don't we have some fun~~~" Kikyo said and started to get closer to him, with a seductive smirk on her face. Shinji smirked, and during the next hour, moans could be heard from Shinji's room...