Title - The Student Council and The Service Club

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"…."- Speaking

'…..'- Thoughts

Chapter 23

"Shun!"

She instantly wrapped her arms around his torso to support him when…

"I'm fine…" Shun rasped out as he moved back a little from her, putting his hands on her shoulders again and leaned on the wall behind them. He exhaled a little and then sat down on the floor. 'I thought he passed out!' thought Alice and sighed relieved that he didn't.

"No, you are not!" said Alice and hurriedly pulled out her cell phone... "Runo? Shun needs help… yes, please do… On the third floor! …Yes" she said and shut her phone, keeping it back in her blazer pocket. "They will be here shortly" she added, looking at Shun who was staring at the floor.

"I'm fine. And what I said before… I didn't mean to upset you… I was just… angry that you talk with other guys and not me, I guess. So…" he said while Alice kept looking at him. Then he looked up to meet her gaze. "So… don't avoid me and stay by me…" his eyes held a strange look, noticed Alice but then he extended his hand and grabbed her hand.

Alice stared at him, surprised when he held her hand. She didn't realize that she was blushing by now. She was about to speak when…

"Kaichou! Alice!" came Runo's voice. She came running towards them, followed by Ace and Dan.

Sometime later…

Kazami residence…

"I'm fine, Mom! Really!" said Shun, a little exasperated and flustered, looking at Shiori who looked angry at the moment. He turned to glare at Ace and Dan who snickered while he was being scolded.

"I'm going to check on the food. Alice, can you help me to bring snacks for them? You both stay here" said Shiori while looking at Dan, Ace and then at Alice before exiting Shun's room.

"Yes…" said Alice, as she followed behind Shiori. She was feeling rather out of it, standing in Shun's room while the boys looked around casually, saying that his room is the same and nothing changed. 'Thank goodness… That was a little awkward' she thought as she followed Shiori.

After Shun had changed into more comfortable clothes with the help of Dan, much to Shun's dismay, they were back in the room. Well… Dan insisted and reasoned if he fell in the bathroom, 'Shiori-sama' will be more angry than she already is.

"Don't rummage through my stuff, Dan or I'll kick you out" said Shun as he lay on his bed, comfortably.

"Why do you always say that? It's not like you are hiding photographs of girls, huh, huh?" said Dan and gave Shun a sly look. Shun rolled his eyes while Ace shook his head.

"Dan, our president is not that much of a pervert…" said Ace, waving his hand and tilting his head to the side.

"What do you mean by 'that much', Ace?" came Shun's retort.

"He means there might be some pictures… Like Ace have some of Mira's pictures. It tells he likes her" said Dan, rolling his eyes as if it was the most obvious thing.

"What! When did you come in my room? And I don't have only her picture, there are group pictures!" Ace pointed out, instantly.

"You are lucky; Keith is not here at the moment" stated Dan and smirked.

"Don't jump to conclusions. I do not like her. And don't think I didn't see you flirting with Runo" Ace fired back.

In their little interaction, they seem to have forgotten the boy who has a fever and whose room they have occupied at the moment. The said boy, Shun, was frowning due to the increasing headache and fever. He glared at the duo in his room but they were currently busy in their world. He cleared his throat but they didn't notice. He was about to speak when…

"Wait… That's not flirting! She's fun to talk to. Anyway, Shun you should have someone in mind, right? There are many girls out there waiting~…" said Dan, wiggling his eyebrows.

"And, did you notice Shun was holding Alice's hand when we went to third floor. Talk about making a move! Don't tell me…" he added, looking at Ace with the raised eyebrows.

"Will you stop your girly-gossip and get out already?" Shun rasped out with a glare which was not powerful enough to stop Dan.

"See, he didn't deny yet… that means he likes-…" said Dan.

"GET OUT!"

"Geez. What a grumpy man. I was kidding…" said Dan, shaking his head. Both he and Ace walked towards the living room.

"He's sick at the moment. So, you shouldn't have done that but… that was fun" said Ace and smirked. Dan grinned as they both sat on the couch.

"We didn't get to see him THAT vulnerable often… Ooh… What if his fan girls find out that their beloved Kaichou had collapsed? I can get back at him for he had kicked me out of the house twice last time" said Dan, narrowing his eyes at nothing in particular.

"You can't do that, Dan… He didn't really collapse. He's… vulnerable, as you say, then it's not manly. What will Baron say when he hears your unmanly deed? He'll be fine and up by tomorrow anyway" reasoned Ace.

"I was just kidding, Dude. You Student council are way too serious… except Julie" said Dan and laughed. "So, tell me, what do you think of Mira…"

All Ace could do was sigh. 'Why am I stuck with him…?'

Meanwhile…

'Knock knock'…

"Come in"

"Here you go" said Alice, as she entered Shun's room. She glanced around and saw no Dan or Ace when…

"They are out" Shun replied, with hoarse voice to her unasked question. Alice nodded and smiled at him as he sat up and leaned back on the head board, dazed. He knew if his mother entered and saw him still lying on the bed while the food is here, he would be in trouble.

"Here, its rice porridge and soup" said Alice, standing beside his bed as she kept the tray on the table. She then checked his forehead with the back of hand noting that his fever had increased from before while he removed her hand from his forehead. Even his hand was too warm, she noticed. His eyes were half lidded and downcast as if he was sleeping with his eyes open. Alice sighed.

"Shun, you rather eat or Shiori-sama said to feed you forcefully. She's very angry you know" said Alice as if scolding him.

Shun nodded and grunted "Ha…" when she placed the tray in front of him. Shun took the spoon in his hand and ate slowly, half-awake while Alice went to bring a bowl of cold water and cotton cloth.

Fifteen minutes later, he had almost finished eating when Shiori came in. "Ah, good thing, you ate everything. Here's the medicine" she said with tablet in her hand while Alice took the tray away and gave him the glass of water.

"Now go to sleep, dear" said Shiori as she took the tray in her hands. "Alice, will you take care of him for a while if it's not too much to ask? I'll send Dan in for the company if you want… And Ace has left. I have some things to do…" she said, as if asking for a favor.

"It is alright, Shiori-sama. You can count on us!" said Alice and smiled. Shiori nodded and smiled as she thanked Alice and glanced at Shun who was already asleep. She left mumbling something like "That boy…can't take care…"… "Childish"… and so on…

Two Days later…

'…There was an eerie silence as no one was around. She was all alone and so scared. She turned around and-…'

"Morning"

"EH?!" Alice exclaimed, loudly as her hand reached her heart to calm down. She gasped and her book fell from her hands.

"Don't scare me like that, Shun!" she exclaimed and exhaled deeply when she saw it was none other than the School president. "Now give me that" she added, pointing at the book in Shun's hand which he had grabbed when it fell. Shun smirked.

"Good morning, by the way. I see you are alright now. That's good" said Alice while Shun looked at the book in his hands then at her, as if thinking something.

"Yes. I planned to come yesterday too… But it seems Mom ignored me when I asked to come to school" said Shun, as he kept the book on her desk. Alice giggled. "And… Thanks for taking care of me" he added, looking away.

Alice blinked then smiled at him. "You are welcome. Well, no need to thank me. Actually, I should thank you… You saved me from those girls that day… Thank you" she said and smiled at him, although her cheeks tainted slightly pink as she recalled his words from before.

'Probably, it must be his fever that he said those words… Anyway, I'm glad he's alright and looks like he is back to normal' she thought, staring at him and smiled.

"Aa… So we are even then" said Shun, looking at her and the corner of his lips lifted up in small genuine smile.

Alice stood up abruptly causing Shun to step back as she jerked forward. "What…?" he questioned at her sudden movement.

"You smiled just now!" Alice pointed out, surprised.

"You must be seeing things, Alice" said Shun, as he turned to leave. He turned his head to the side and looked at her over his shoulder. "And… I meant what I said that day" he added and smirked before leaving through the door.

"…Huh…? What…?" muttered Alice then turned her attention to her cell phone which was vibrating on the desk.

Little did she know, Shun had heard her and shook his head. 'Why did this has to happen to me…' he thought and sighed. He then resumed his walk through the hallway.

And… the remaining week went by as usual. The fan girls were back, worried for their president while he seems to give them cold shoulder as he was still angry with the certain girls. Alice had received apology from the girls who slapped Alice and insulted the Service club members, courtesy of the Student council and were given punishment by Shiori as well.

The Student council and the Service club didn't clash… except some random arguments here and there. They were all busy in their schedules. Alice and Dan were busy in volleyball while Keith was busy with drama club and Student council was busy in preparation and arrangements of sports. Although, Alice has to stop by the Student council office after school for her 'on going' punishment… She was slightly surprised that the president was being very nice to her throughout the week. And Dan also visited due to causing some trouble along with Baron and sometimes with Lync.

Like now…

"No. I did give you warning last time when you came with Baron, Dan" said Shun, looking plainly at Dan then at Lync. "And I told you if you stay with him, you will get in trouble, Volan. You were saved last time because of Alice" he added.

Dan looked at the other Student council members but they worked silently as they saw Shun was angry. Lync merely crossed his arms across his chest and huffed. Shun's eyebrow twitched at the attitude.

"I told you I was saving Alice! That baseball would have hit her head!" exclaimed Dan. Shun sighed as he had heard it twice by now.

"And for that, you have to damage the school property. You destroyed the gardening club's plants and pots, and then fell on a girl earning you a swollen cheek. And you brought Volan to prove your innocence" explained Shun with sarcasm. The others snickered at that.

"Hey! He was trying to save a nice and beautiful girl like Alice. What's wrong with it?" asked Lync, looking at Shun who raised his eyebrows. The others stared at Lync surprised.

Silence…

Just then Alice entered and glanced at everyone who were already looking at her at the same time. "Uhh…" she muttered, breaking the silence. "What did I miss…?"

Dan laughed awkwardly, looking at her while Lync smiled at her. And… Shun frowned at Lync. The others resumed their tasks, quietly after glancing at Shun.

"Alice… is it true that you were going to get hit by a baseball?" asked Shun, with a hint of concern in his voice.

"Ah, Yes. Thank goodness, I ducked down on time or it would have caused me serious injury… but then Dan fell… Are you alright, Dan…?" said Alice, looking at Dan who paled a little due to the revelation.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Dan who was sweating and looking everywhere but Shun while Alice tilted her head, questioningly. Lync remained silent, staring and smiling at Alice.

Shun looked plainly at Dan and Lync and said, "Both of you, Principal Office. NOW!"

So much for peaceful week…

It was nice and peaceful Sunday morning at Kazami residence. It was breakfast time and Shiori hummed happily as she served breakfast. She noticed Shun had been in a somewhat good mood…

'Well… he hadn't snapped at anything throughout the week, aside from when in school of course. He had been eating good… sleeping on time… waking on time… doing his school work… carrying out his president duties… Wait… isn't this what he usually do…?' thought Shiori and sweat dropped. XD

Shiori smiled. Shun had been so furious at his fan girls that he had demanded to expel them. He had briefly told her about the incident about they had insulted his friends and slapped Alice. She sighed.

She was so worried about him that she had asked Keith, Ace as well as Dan after they came back from the trip and she only got information like Shun and Alice had argument over some guy but didn't tell her anything else. Such loyal friends… And when she asked Shun, he dismissed it saying it was just a misunderstanding.

Shiori sighed. 'Teenagers these days… Alice is such a nice girl yet there are people who don't like her. But now… he seems a little different after that' she thought and smirked as she recalled back…

Flash back…

Shiori entered Shun's room to check up on him after Alice and Dan left. She thought of waking him up for dinner but found him fast asleep. Alice had told her that she had given him medicine before leaving with Dan.

She checked his temperature when Shun mumbled something. Surprised, she asked, "What is it, Shun?"

"Shut up… I don't like… Alice" was what Shun muttered, leaving Shiori speechless for a moment.

End of Flash back…

Shiori shook her head and saw Shun entered the kitchen. She smiled at him and greeted, "Good morning, Shunny"

"Morning, Mom" Shun greeted back, as he settled on his chair. Shiori sat across him and both started eating breakfast. "Thank you for the food"

"So… found any girl of interest?" asked Shiori.

"Huh?" said Shun, surprised at his mother's question. "What's with the sudden question?" he asked, raising his eyebrow. Shiori smirked in response.

"If Dan had said anything, please ignore it" he said and sighed, thinking Dan sprouting some nonsense about Shun being with a girl when he was sent in Principal Office yesterday to defend himself.

"You talked this much but didn't answer my question, Shun" countered Shiori. "Anyway, is everything alright with Alice?" she asked.

Shun looked at his mother, quizzically. "I think so… She's busy due to volleyball". He paused thinking why Shiori was suddenly asking him about her. Sensing her son's questioning look, Shiori sighed.

"I was not referring to your argument with her when you were on your trip… Anyway, I'm bothered about Vestal academy. They might try something like last time" said Shiori and took a sip from her juice.

"Hmm. Don't worry, Mom. We will be there. It will be alright" assured Shun and finished his breakfast.

"Yes… But I heard they have challenged Drama club as well" said Shiori.

"Mom, it's going to be fine. Besides, the Play is in City Hall, not in our or their school. It is very big theatre, they can't do anything there. And there will be other schools as well" said Shun.

"I hope everything will be fine" muttered Shiori and sighed. "Any plans for today?" she asked, suddenly smiling brightly.

Shun shook his head. "No. Just some assignments need to be done as I have skipped school for two days. I might go to Misaki diner as Dan had said there is something important. See ya later, Mom" he said and left the kitchen.

Shiori sighed. "When will he go on a date?! He sounded like a boring old man just now…" muttered Shiori as she picked up the plates.

Meanwhile, Shun walked in his room and realized what his mother had said…

-'I was not referring to your argument with her when you were on your trip…'

'Mom knows! And I have a pretty good idea who might have told her' thought Shun, glaring at nothing in particular.

After two hours of completing assignments and having lunch just a few minutes before, Shun stretched his hands. Half of the day, he did nothing BUT thought about Alice much to his astonishment and frowned. Thinking her interaction with Joe, Lync calling her beautiful and the look he gave her, Keith telling him about being jealous, him getting annoyed at other boys when they approach her, him snapping at her for no reason even if she didn't do anything wrong, him being anxious to talk with her when she didn't talk to him and so on…

He had realized it long ago but was too busy and stubborn to notice and deny. He had finally admitted to himself today morning when he talked with her, why he felt that way…

It all pointed at one and only one reason and that is…

'I can't believe I had fallen for her… but it is the truth. I never knew liking someone can be so tiring… And admitting it… is so stressful' he thought.

He fell back on his bed, out of boredom and sighed. Now that everything is fine, his mind felt at ease. 'This week will be hectic, I have a feeling… Might as well take a nap' he thought and closed his eyes.

'Tsk, why did this has to happen to me again…?'

To be continued…

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