Title - The Student Council and The Service Club

Disclaimer - I do not own Bakugan Battle Brawlers…!

A/N – Hello guys! Thank you for all the reviews! And also for favs and follows! And sorry for the late update! One more thing…

Shun's thought 'why did this has to happen to me again…?' from previous chapter… The 'again' here is because he said the same line twice. Sorry, if it caused some confusion though… Anyway, let's move ahead! Review at the end please!

"…."- Speaking

'…..'- Thoughts

Chapter 24

No one's POV

"Ber mu aa, Soon!" exclaimed Dan when he saw Shun entering the Misaki Diner. Dan waved at Shun while he tried gulping down the food.

"Hi Shun! He means 'There you are, Shun'. And Dan, if Runo sees you-…" said Julie but…

"Dan! Stop talking while eating. Who knows if any accident happens while you are eating that might take you to eternal sleep…" said Shun. "And, Hi Julie. You are working on weekend?" he asked.

Dan paused after hearing Shun's words. Then he started eating at a slow pace while glancing at Shun and Julie. He glanced at Runo who was busy serving the customers then continued eating, quietly. Surprising…

"Yeah. Hey, I have to go and work. Kind of busy on weekends! See ya later" replied Julie and left with the tray in her hands, after flashing a smile at the boys.

"Did you call me here to watch you eat?" asked Shun, as he took a seat across Dan who shook his head 'No', surprising Shun as Dan was eating properly.

"Well, I wanted to show you something" said Dan causing Shun to raise his eyebrows at Dan's serious voice. "Look what I found" he added and pulled out an unsealed small white envelope from his side and handed it to Shun.

Shun opened it and took out the folded piece of paper. He unfolded it and read it…

'- Dear Sunshine

I wanted to tell this for a long time but I could always find myself speechless whenever I wanted say. So, I chose to write this instead. I know you consider me as your friend and I'm grateful to have become friends with you. But I want you to know that I really like you a lot. Please meet me after your volleyball match at the park across the stadium. I'll be waiting. – Joe B.'

Shun frowned and Dan watched him while finishing his snacks. 'It's from Joe… And who's this Sunshine…? But first…' he thought and looked at Dan.

"Why is Joe's confession letter with you, Dan?" asked Shun, folding the letter back.

"I found it in Alice's bag when I was searching for her chocolates! Don't give me that look! I asked her permission before looking in her bag and I found this. Her bag is with me. She was sitting with me first when Joe came and asked her for a talk" said Dan, leaning towards Shun over the table to talk quietly. Shun glanced at the bag beside Dan and raised his eyebrow.

"And… why are you talking so quietly?" asked Shun.

Dan pointed behind Shun. Shun followed his suit and looked behind him to see Alice sitting with Joe, three tables away. Shun blinked then frowned when he saw a smiling Joe nodding at Alice while she was talking. Shun turned back to face Dan.

"Now you see?" said Dan, narrowing his eyes at Joe. "That playboy! Making such a move behind our backs! Unforgivable!" said Dan, crumpling the tissue in his hand while Shun had a plain look.

"Playboy…? I didn't know he was a playboy but… the 'Sunshine' in the letter explains it…" muttered Shun as he glared at nothing in particular. 'That sly kid…'

"Anyway, return it to where it was" said Shun, handing the letter back to Dan who took it and put it in Alice's bag.

Dan raised his eyebrows. "Ha…? Then why do you think I called you here? Knowing her, she will definitely go, you know" said Dan, rolling his eyes at Shun who sighed.

"We should leave it to her. It should be her decision, Dan. We should not stop her from whatever she wants to do…" said Shun. 'Even if I want to stop her from going… I shouldn't' he thought and sighed.

Dan raised his eyebrow. "Huh…? Who said about stopping her…? I'm talking about spying" he said, as if stating the most obvious thing.

Shun could only face-palm…

"Hey, Shun! I didn't know you were coming here" greeted Alice, smiling at Shun as she stood at the table Shun and Dan sat.

"Hello, President" greeted Joe as he joined in beside Alice.

Shun glared at him. "I'm President in school, not outside" he stated. Alice and Joe sweat dropped while Dan rolled his eyes.

"Uh… Right. Anyway, I have to go. See ya tomorrow Dan, Kazami-kun and Alice" said Joe and before leaving he gave a nod at Alice and smiled. Alice smiled back.

"Miss Alice! You are not working today? I thought since its weekend, I'll be served by you" said a boy, sitting behind Dan's seat. Shun and Dan looked at the boy.

Alice smiled apologetically at him. "Sorry. I got the day-off today" she replied. The boy nodded and grinned widely as he spoke with Alice. Dan sighed while Shun looked at Alice, raising his eyebrows.

"You see… she is popular in the Diner as she sometimes helps Runo. I can't believe fans are everywhere… But we don't have to worry as Runo and her family is here. She's loved by so many that Julie said she's jealous…" whispered Dan to Shun while glancing at Alice as she talked with others.

Shun sighed. "Sometimes, it's not the best thing to be loved by so many…" he commented, looking at Alice.

Dan nodded. "I agree with you on this one… I'm worried…" he said and sighed. They saw she was back and looked at her.

"Dan, is your cell phone not working? Lync called me and he wants to talk to you but couldn't reach you" said Alice.

"Oh, I'll call him back" said Dan pulling out his cell phone when Runo approached their table. "Hey, Runo" he greeted.

"You will not get anything anymore. Now pay up" said Runo, crossing her arms. Alice giggled while Shun sweat dropped.

"Yeah-yeah. But you promised if we win, I get free food here for a day!" said Dan and grinned while Runo frowned.

"That was what my Mom said. And if you disturb other customers on your 'free food day', you are out" said Runo, glaring at him.

"Alright. I will not do anything, you can watch me all the time if you want" said Dan, casually while Runo's cheeks tainted pink.

"Why would I watch you!" exclaimed Runo and left, blushing.

Dan raised his eyebrows and looked at Shun and Alice. "Uhh… Did I say something wrong…?" he asked. Shun and Alice stared at him and shook their heads 'No'.

"Alright, guys. I am going home. See you tomorrow" said Alice and smiled at them as she took her bag.

"Yeah. You need plenty of rest for tomorrow" said Dan and Alice nodded.

"You too, Dan. Well, I have to buy some groceries on the way" said Alice and sighed.

"Oh! Shun will help you then. He was going to the mall, ne, Shun…?" said Dan, forcing a smile while the other two looked at him questioningly. Then Shun sighed when Dan sent him a knowing look.

"Yes. Let's go then" said Shun as he stood up.

"Alright then. See you tomorrow Dan. Don't be late tomorrow" said Alice before she left for the exit, talking with Runo along the way.

"Okay… Drop her off safely. Don't glare at me. I could have gone with her but I don't have bike" reasoned Dan and sweat dropped. Shun shook his head at Dan before leaving.

'This is more annoying than I thought…' thought Shun as he watched Alice waiting for him and sighed.

Next Day…

The crowd cheered. The matches were about to start and everyone was excited. The cheers increased when they spotted the players. The audience and students from different schools were gathered and jamming for good spots to sit.

"Looks like there is more crowd than last year… So COOL!" exclaimed Julie, glancing around. "Yeah!" Baron and Runo agreed.

"Good thing President got us good seats, Thanks Shun" said Marucho and smiled, looking at Shun who was busy looking somewhere else. Keith looked at Shun and smirked.

"He's distracted at the moment by his 'object of affection'. Let him be… Marucho" said Keith and Marucho raised his eyebrow questioningly at that while the others "Ooohh"-ed.

"What are you talking about, Keith?" asked Shun, telling them that he had heard them.

"You know it very well, Mr. I-meant-what-I-said-that-day" said Keith and smirked, leaning back on his seat. This caused the others to stare at Shun who was glaring at Keith and then turned to Keith.

"Why are you here? Go and sit with other senior students" stated Shun, crossing his arms. His eyebrows were knitted together indicating that he was clearly annoyed while Keith closed his eyes.

"You boys talk strange sometimes really…" said Julie and laughed.

"I agree. And they say, its 'man to man' thing" added Runo and laughed. They glanced at Mira and Ace for a moment, who were arguing over something again when…

"You girls are one to talk" retorted Billy, rolling his eyes.

"Billy dear, you were saying…? You want me to cancel off going to arcade and go to shopping instead?" asked Julie and smirked. "No! Anything but shopping!" exclaimed Billy, instantly.

"Ha? You guys are going on a date?" asked Baron.

"You can say that. Well, my sister Daisy is also coming, maybe" said Julie, waving her hand dismissively as if it was nothing. The boys gave Billy a sly look at that while Billy looked away.

"Arcade, huh…?"… "Hmm…"… "Umm-hmm…"… "Ohhh…"

"Anyway I heard Mira and Ace are going on a date!" said Julie, causing Keith to snap his eyes open.

"What?!" exclaimed Keith, Mira and Ace at the same time. Keith glared at Ace.

"No. We are not" said Both Mira and Ace, with slightly red cheeks. Keith nodded after throwing a doubtful look at Ace while the remaining sweat dropped.

"See, Dan is waving at us!" exclaimed Marucho and the others cheered for their team. "GOOD LUCK GUYS!"… "DO YOUR BEST!"...

"Whoa! Look at the crowd! We are so popular!" exclaimed Dan, glancing around as they just had warm-ups. He spotted their friends and waved. "Hey! Guys!" he yelled, getting his friends' attention, who waved back at him.

(A/N- Bakugan High has red jerseys with white vertical stripes on the sides while Vestal Academy has Prussian blue and white collar and sleeves)

"WELCOME TO THE 13TH WARDINGTON VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP! Seven schools will be participating this year AND looks like we have some tough teams! Let's start with the matches!" yelled the announcer, fist pumping while crowd started cheering.

Time skip to the last match…

"…And the final match is… The last year's winner, BAKUGAN HIGH with VESTAL ACADEMY! Cheer for them!" was announced followed by the name 'BAKUGAN HIGH Vs. VESTAL ACADEMY' on the large screen.

"GO! BAKUGAN HIGH!"

"GO! VESTAL ACADEMY!"

And the shouts carried on cheering the respective teams…

"My, my, look at them" said Hydron and waved his hand as he went on the court followed by his team for their final match. "Ah… our opponents look well prepared" he added, looking at Lync and Dan. He twirled the lock of his hair with his index finger and sighed, as he glanced back at his team members. "I'm tired from previous matches. Do I really have to play?" he asked.

"You were only standing in the previous matches. Now, it's final and as expected, it's against them" said Shadow, looking at the opposing team. He didn't look too happy…

"Of course, you have to play! You wanted to be the captain. And don't forget that traitor is playing against us" said Gus, crossing his arms and glaring at the opposite team. Shadow, on the other hand, only stood looking at the opposite team.

"Yeah… If only those girls hadn't interfered that day… We had cornered him. Anyway, get to your positions already" said Mylene. They all glanced at their new replacement player, Jake Vallory who was talking with Dan at the moment.

"Fine. I don't want to lose like last time. And I hate losing… Father said not to do anything… but he didn't say anything about the 'Play'. I'm already started to get bored now. Tsk… Then let's go all out, shall we…?" said Hydron, smirking and staring at Lync.

Meanwhile, Alice and Mira glanced at each other than at Lync who was talking with Chan Lee and sighed.

"Jake?! You study at Vestal Academy?!" exclaimed Dan while Jake grinned as he greeted Dan.

"Never knew you are Bakugan High student! Anyway, now that we know we are opponents, don't expect me to go easy on you, alright?" said Jake.

"Same here, Buddy. The best one wins!" said Dan and they both went to their positions.

"We have to win this!" exclaimed Dan.

"You look pumped up. Just give it your all, is what I want to say" said their Captain, Chan Lee, looking at her team.

"Be a little more enthusiastic, will ya?" said Lync, rolling his eyes while Alice and Mira giggled, as they all took positions.

The whistle blew, indicating the start of the game… The first ball was served by Lync as they had won the 'Rock-Paper-Scissor match'…

Thirty minutes later…

"They are not doing anything… Wow" said Chan, glancing at the Vestals.

"Except going all out on us. Man! Jake is Awesome" said Dan, rubbing his hands.

"Yeah, they are playing good!" said Alice, handing water bottle to Dan. "Lync, are you alright…?" she asked Lync who was staring at the floor for a while now. Lync glanced at her and nodded. 'He is being like this from that day…' she thought.

"Stop complimenting the opponents and focus on our game. They are good, I must say… except Hydron. We are tied at the moment" said the Captain, Chan and glanced at Hydron who was fanning himself and looked like he was complaining. They all sweat dropped.

Meanwhile, Vestal players rolled their eyes at Hydron and his complaints.

"Is he always like this?" asked Jake, glancing at Hydron. The others nodded. "Anyway, Shadow, your moves are really cool! We are tied mostly because of you!" he added, looking at Shadow who merely grunted at him and huffed while drinking the water.

"Don't mind him. He's just angry at… everything, I guess" said Mylene and sighed. Jake shrugged and left.

"…because he couldn't plot anything this time as he likes pranking" added Volt and rubbed his face with towel. Shadow glared at him.

"Well, we just have to wait for Friday… Don't get impatient now" said Gus and smirked.

"And the winner of the 13TH WARDINGTON VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP is… BAKUGAN HIGH! CONGRATULATIONS!"

They had won by two points because of the last blow of Captain Chan… And the audience went wild with cheers again…

"I can't believe they beat us again…" muttered Mylene and sighed.

"Hey guys! Good game! I had fun!" exclaimed Dan, looking at the Vestal team. He was happy they had a fair game.

"Whatever" muttered Hydron as he left, followed by Volt, Gus and Mylene who nodded at the winners before leaving. Dan's eyebrow twitched when…

"Hey Dan! Congrats! You guys were awesome" said Jake and shook hands with Dan. "Well, see ya later. Gotta go! And I had fun too. Let's do this some other time again" he added and left, waving at Dan.

Dan smiled and turned as he was called by their captain who was holding the trophy as they were preparing to take a photograph.

They all gathered around, laughing and grinning to take the picture while their friends cheered for them in the crowds. They gave the victory pose when the camera flashed and…

"FREE FOOD! HERE I COME!" exclaimed Dan causing the team to sweat drop.

A few minutes later…

"Oh! So you are outside! Wait, don't go! Yes, I'm coming!" said Alice and she ended the call.

Alice exited the changing room in a hurry with her bag in her hands. She had been surrounded by others that she had forgotten about the letter. She glanced through the sea of people then smiled as she found her.

"Here, it's for you, Chan" said Alice as she handed Chan the letter and smiled. Chan looked at her questioningly but took the letter. "I wish you good luck" she added and smiled.

"Uhh… right…" said Chan, raising her eyebrow as she opened the letter and read it. Her eyes widened slightly and she looked up at Alice. "Is this some kind of prank by Dan? If it is, then he's up for a good beating" she said, narrowing her eyes.

Alice laughed. "No. It isn't. Well, go check it out. I was supposed to be giving you earlier but anyway. I'll be going now" she said and turned to leave when Chan stopped her.

"Wait… Alice. Come with me" said Chan as she dragged Alice with her.

Meanwhile…

"Uhh… It's strange you are here… Dan and… President…" said Joe, raising his eyebrow at the back of the said people. Dan and Shun turned to face Joe. Dan laughed awkwardly while Shun had a plain look.

After taking pictures, Dan had dashed off in the park's direction while Shun went after him to stop him. Dan was searching for a place to hide for his 'spying' when Shun approached him and before he could speak, they heard someone or rather Joe, questioning them.

"He was-…" said Shun but was cut off.

"Just thought of strolling around…?" said Dan, scratching the back of his head. Shun sweat dropped.

"In your jersey…? And …with President…? Weird…" said Joe, raising his eyebrows, thinking why Dan and Shun were in the park at the time. Dan cringed at that and Shun glared at Dan.

"We are leaving" said Shun when…

"Well, don't tell me you are here to confess your love to a girl or something" said Dan and smirked at Joe. Shun slapped his forehead with his hand.

Joe blushed at the comment. "A-Actually, yes… She will be here any moment. I hope so…" he said, looking at the entrance.

"It seems you really like her. You are not just playing, are you? If you are really serious-…" pressed Dan. Shun noted the seriousness in Dan's voice and cut in.

"Enough, Dan. We should not be here. Let's go" said Shun, his voice hard. Joe understood the situation by Dan's questioning and frowned.

"Wait, you are here to spy on me, right…? But… why…?" questioned Joe, confused at the sudden enquiry. "Don't tell me you like her as well…? I thought you like Runo" he added, narrowing his eyes at Dan.

"HA?! Well… uhh… Hey! That's not the point here!" exclaimed Dan and cleared his throat. "He's smart but still… I cannot approve yet" he said to Shun.

"Dan, you do know she will not say 'yes' to him without thinking, right?" stated Shun, suddenly annoyed. "Now let's go" he added as he grabbed Dan's jersey from the back and tried to drag him. "HEY!"

"If Dan doesn't… than Kazami-kun… You? Do you like her too…?" asked Joe, surprised, causing Shun to pause. Dan blinked.

"I don't intend to answer you and besides it's none of your business" stated Shun, shooting a glare at Joe, causing him to widen his eyes slightly at Shun's look. And… before they continue…

"What… are you both doing here…?" asked Alice then she narrowed her eyes at Dan. "Dan, you came here to interrupt or to prank? And Shun, you are with him in this…?" asked Alice, her hands on her hips.

Shun looked away from her, crossing his arms while Dan laughed nervously.

"Uhh… We are busted" muttered Dan, looking at Shun who rolled his eyes.

"No. YOU are busted" Shun corrected.

To be continued…

A/N – Okay, everyone! Time for review! I hope you enjoyed reading! Well, there will be more excitement ahead! Thank you! ^^