Title - The Student Council and The Service Club
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"…."- Speaking
'…..'- Thoughts
Chapter 29
Alice's POV
Great! I woke up late! And now I'm going to be late for school! I hope everyone had a good rest. Well… we had weekends off so everyone was grateful as we were all so tired after the performance… I'll not be surprised if they say they slept on Sunday all day… especially in Dan's case… I still have to work on my assignments though which are due this week as I was helping in Misaki Diner yesterday. It was tiring but I had good time with Runo and Julie.
I still can't believe we pulled it off nicely. I'm really happy that we won the Second prize! It was all thanks to Fabia's narration and the technical staff that they created such an interesting atmosphere, that everyone seemed so engrossed into it. I, myself, felt like I was a princess… Just a little…
Speaking of the Play… the acting of the casting group was really amazing. Keith-senpai was like a pro, as usual and Dan… I think he was just being himself. And then, I was very shocked when Shun showed up. Who wouldn't? But now I can't help but laugh at that… I could see he was nervous at first by his tense movements but looks like whatever he do, he's always perfect. That reminds me, he might have gained more fan girls by now. To see that the only thing he runs away from is his fan girls… is really funny. Hold on… Fan girls… What if they corner me like last time for casting as his princess in the Play…? Not that it was my fault…
I sighed. Can't his fan girls get that we are friends? I mean, he talks to me in the same way he does with Julie, Runo and Mira, doesn't he? I'm nothing special. Besides, I think if they stop treating him like some kind of god, he might actually talk with them freely. Hold on… Why does it sound like it's never going to happen…? Ah… I forgot… How he had snapped at them last time. That was really scary. But at least since then, they didn't do anything like that again. They finally understood, I guess. I think, I'm thinking too much about Shun and his fan girls…
As soon as I entered the school gates, panting, I glanced at the clock on the school building and grinned. I'm ten minutes early! But I'm exhausted as I was running all the way here. Anyway, I need to get to the lockers…
'Wait… What's going on here…? Why is it so much crowded on campus?' I shook my head and tried to get past the sea of the students that were blocking the entrance, as my priority is to get to the class on time.
"ALICE!"
I whipped my head in the direction I thought someone called me. All the students were looking in my direction now. What… exactly is happening here…? Wait… It was Dan who called me. So he was the one… surrounded by the crowd…? And there is Keith-senpai too… What are they doing so early in the morning…? And how come Dan is earlier than me?
"Dan? What's happening…? Keith-senpai?" I asked, once I reached them and guess what… Dan is grinning ear to ear… And Keith-senpai looks bored.
"It's Alice! Good morning, Lady Alicia!" I heard someone call me. Then it was followed by boys reaching me and same greetings, calling me 'Lady Alicia'. Well… I can see some girls are glaring at me. I sighed at that. Now I get it…
"Uhh… Good morning, everyone… And you two should tell them to go to classes not waste their time surrounding you" I said to both Dan and Keith-senpai.
"You see that? I'm popular! YOSH!" exclaimed Dan and flashed his grin at me. He looks really happy. I can't help but smile at that…
"I'm more popular, by the way" Keith-senpai cut in. They both glared at each other. What are they trying to prove…?
Seriously… boys… I saw the girls giggling around them and some even tried to push me. I sighed. I decided to intervene and take them to the classes when we heard an announcement booming through speakers…
"All the students on the campus are hereby informed that… if they don't proceed to their classes right now, they will have to face detention"
Hey! It's Shun's voice! He sounds annoyed. I smiled at that… wait why am I smiling? And why am I suddenly feeling happy? Strange…
No One's POV
"All the students on the campus are hereby informed that… if they don't proceed to their classes right now, they will have to face detention" …Pause…
SCREEEECH!
"Will you shut up, Ace!"
CRASH!
The students surrounding Keith, Dan and Alice sweat dropped but followed the instruction of their school President… well most of them groaned too…
"OH NO! It's almost the start of the class! Gotta go or else Runo will not let me enter the classroom!" exclaimed Dan as he zoomed past Alice and Keith. The remaining duo sweat dropped at him.
"He's really afraid of Vice President, huh?" said Keith as both Alice and him walked beside each other. Alice laughed at that.
"Hmm… Well, I need to rush as well! See ya!" Alice bid good bye to Keith and ran through now almost empty hallways while Keith walked in his usual pace.
"Well… I'm already late… Might as well go to the roof and take a nap…" Keith muttered.
"Ah… Keith? Going to the class? Let's go then" greeted Keith's homeroom teacher, oblivious to Keith's resentful expression. Keith groaned mentally…
'Oh shoot! Why did I have to walk through here! Talk about bad timing and wrong place…'
"HA!" Dan exclaimed as he entered his classroom in a dramatic way and… collided with someone. "Oops…?"
"OUCH! DAN!" exclaimed Julie as she fell on the floor while Dan laughed sheepishly.
"Sorry Julie! I didn't see you there" Dan apologized and extended his hand to Julie to help her up. Julie took his hand and stood up.
"Aa… You ruined my hair but… It's alright! Are you running from someone again?" asked Julie, amused and fixed her hair while Dan glanced around the classroom. "Well… Runo is not here yet. Missing her?" she joked.
"I thought I'm gonna be late and she'll start with her lecture again! Wait… Why would I miss her? You talk funny, Julie" said Dan and shrugged while Julie sighed.
'He's hopeless…' she thought. Just then Runo stepped in the class and stood behind Dan while Dan took no notice of her presence. Julie was about to speak when Runo motioned her to be quiet while Dan continued his ranting.
Dan blabbered on, "I mean, come on! Don't you think it's scary that whenever I'm about to do something… troublesome, as they say, she pops out of nowhere! She didn't even have mercy when she hits me! And I'm always her target, don't you think? You know, I don't hit girls so I let her hit me! But man… She hits hard! Why doesn't she act like a girl! Why are you looking at me like that, Julie? As if she's standing behind me… Anyway, what I mean is… its good-…"
Dan paused feeling some dangerous aura behind him. He turned around; frowning then cleared his throat when he saw Runo while Julie slipped away from the scene. Students were used to it so they just ignored it as usual. Well… who would dare to face an angry Vice president? Runo stood, crossing her arms across her chest while glaring at him.
"Uhh… Good morning, Runo…" greeted Dan, he's voice trailing at the end. Runo huffed.
"So you let me hit you, huh?" asked Runo, her voice low as she took a step towards Dan who took a step back. "And you think I'm always targeting you…" she continued. Dan was cornered by now as there was a wall behind him. "And I don't act like a girl…" she gritted out.
Dan gulped. "Look, Runo… That's not-…"
"Whatever. I don't care anymore" stated Runo and left him standing there. Dan stood there surprised as he thought he saw disappointment flash in her eyes. He snapped back to reality when his teacher called him.
"Dan Kuso. Take a seat already!"
"Y-yes… Sensei!"
Once Alice reached her classroom, she entered hurriedly without noticing her surroundings. She ignored the students' stares as it was a normal thing. She knew she was a little late but their teacher is not here yet, right…? Wrong…
"You are late, Alice… I mean, Lady Alicia" greeted the teacher when Alice entered hurriedly. Alice, surprised by teacher's early arrival, stood at the door of the classroom and blushed due to embarrassment. "Just kidding! Try not to be late next time" he added and chuckled.
"Yes, Sensei…" said Alice and went to her seat. She glanced at Shun who was frowning more than usual and was looking outside the window. She took a seat in front of Shun, nodding at Ace and Mira in greeting. She sighed when Ace and Mira glared at each other. 'Nothing unusual…' she thought.
And the classes continued…
Lunch Break…..
Shun walked briskly through the hallways and by the look on his face, he looked absolutely angry. Till now, the schedule was packed and the students didn't even get to spare few minutes of tardiness. That is… Shun didn't even speak with any of his friends except Ace since the start of their first class. Yes, they were THAT busy…
On the other hand, the school president was annoyed due to the girls who were constantly TRYING to speak to him. Since morning, his fan girls were being persistent… or pestering him to no end (is what he thought) and he didn't even get the time to greet Alice because of them. Now… he was glaring at everything that he passed on his way as he recalled something. That is…
'How dare Shadow wink at Her! And I just had to see that scene! I felt like strangling him'. And there were other reason as well, of course…
Such as…
"Oh my god! I'm in love with him! Kya~!"
"No, I love him more!"
"Who doesn't love him? And after that mind blowing performance…"
"I can stare at him all day! I mean, just look at him!"
"I can drown in those beautiful eyes of his…"
~ DREAMY SIGHS~…
"But where is he? I thought I could talk to him in lunch break…"
Shun shuddered as he heard the girls around the corner talking like that without being bothered if someone hears them. He didn't even hide his bewildered expression. Too bad… that he realized a little late that the girls had spotted him and were making their way towards him. 'This is bad…' he thought and turned around to leave.
"KAZAMI-KUN!"
In an instant, he was surrounded by his excited fan girls who were oblivious to the dark aura around him…
"Kazami-kun! Please have lunch with us!"
"Please talk with us about the play!"
"Do you like acting? Modeling…?"
And… he snapped when one girl tried to grab his hand and other girl tried to put her hand on his shoulder, casually…
"LEAVE. ME. ALONE." Shun gritted out, putting emphasis on all the words… when…
"Shun! There you are!" exclaimed Alice just when she spotted him but paused as he was surrounded by girls. "Uhh… You look busy…" she added, slightly uncomfortable when girls glared at her. Their look said 'Back off'.
She continued, hastily, "I just wanted to tell you that Dan was looking for you and he's in cafeteria. See ya!". She turned to leave when Shun called her.
"Alice, wait. I'm going with you" stated Shun, without bothering to ask where she was going and turned to his surprised fan girls. "Excuse me" he added dryly, before walking towards Alice.
"It's her AGAIN!" whined the girls, glaring in Alice's direction as they saw both their beloved school president and Alice walking away. They could see their 'Kazami-kun' smiling slightly while their so called 'Orange haired Rival' spoke with him. Yes… they have regarded Alice as their rival…
"So… having trouble with fan girls, huh?" asked Alice, amused. She giggled when Shun rolled his eyes.
"They think since I'm being a little social, they are trying to be more… friendly. But their approach is more… awful…" stated Shun and sighed. Alice nodded, understandingly.
"Well… someone is totally enjoying the attention he's getting by the way" she added, smiling. Shun smiled slightly, quickly catching on who she was referring to.
"That's Dan for you" he said, shaking his head. "And why is he looking for me?" he asked.
"Oh, I have no idea but he said it's really important" she replied and shrugged. Shun sighed and rubbed his temple. "You seem tired" she added, looking at him.
"Aa… Girls annoy me" he blurted out. He glanced at Alice who stared at him with narrowed eyes.
"Oh, really? That means I annoy you too" said Alice and tried giving him glare. Shun paused and was about to speak but Alice laughed at his surprised expression. "Well… you have to deal with it then" she added and laughed.
"Hn" grunted Shun and looked ahead. He shook his head. 'Is this Dan's influence on her…?' he thought as they continued walking, Alice telling him how Ace and Mira are fighting again.
They reached the cafeteria to see it crowded more than usual. Students were busy chatting and eating. Surprisingly, no one was causing any ruckus. Shun and Alice glanced around.
"Hey SHUN! ALICE!" boomed Dan's voice, causing everyone to turn their attention towards the entrance.
"…"
Then again… squeals and gasps… Dramatic much…
Alice walked towards the 'Service Club' gang while Shun followed her almost grudgingly due to the attention they were getting. 'It's all that Play's fault' he thought. Sighing, he stood beside Alice who was already sitting on her seat. Shun raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised to see Keith at the table.
"Here Alice, your lunch box" said Mira, pushing Alice's lunch box to Alice.
"Wha-? You hid it from me?!" exclaimed Dan, pointing at Alice's tiffin box and glaring at Mira who shrugged.
"Yes or else you would have wolfed it down by now" stated Mira. "And be quiet! Ugh! The next time I see that Ace, I'll strangle him!" she added, as if imaging the scene in her mind.
"What happened now?" asked Alice, concerned.
"He stole that game we won at that resort Marucho took us! How dare he touch my bag! And he has a nerve to deny it when I found him keeping my bag on my desk! That liar!" snapped Mira, glaring at nothing in particular. Dan sweated slightly (As if he was a culprit) and tried to focus on food while the others sighed.
"I see our temporary truce has ended" said Keith, getting attention of others. "I saw Mira and Ace arguing again… and also Runo and Dan are not talking to each other" he added and shrugged.
"Hey! It's just…! We… I said some things that…! She's angry, I guess… Ugh!" exclaimed Dan and sighed. He mumbled something incoherently that went unnoticed by others.
"I see… Then we have to prepare ourselves to see you all beaten up?" said Mira, rolling her eyes. Keith and Shun chuckled while Alice giggled.
"Are you really my friends?" Dan gave a hurt look and resumed eating.
"Anyway, why are you here, Kaichou?" asked Keith while Mira and Alice talked among themselves.
"Dan called me. And why did you called me here, Dan?" Shun questioned to the brunette who was busy eating. Dan gulped down his food to answer while the others looked at Dan questioningly.
"Aaa… About that. I hope you are not angry…" said Dan, getting attention of others due to his seriousness. Shun frowned. "That I stole some of your fan girls! I'm quite popular now!" he completed, grinning goofily at Shun.
Shun's eyebrow twitched while unconsciously clenching his fists. The others almost fell off their seats. They shook their heads in disbelief then glanced at Shun.
"You called me here to say THIS?" asked Shun, his voice hard.
"There's other thing actually… Shiori-sama was looking for you! I already informed Julie and others that you all are called by Shiori-sama. They couldn't announce through speakers as 'someone' had damaged something in broadcasting room" explained Dan. "Wait… It was you Student council there in the morning!" he pointed out, smartly.
"Aaa… I see. Well then, see you later" said Shun, ignoring Dan's last statement and the narrowed eyes of others, and turned around to leave when Lync stepped beside him.
"Hey… President, good afternoon…" greeted Lync to which Shun grunted a "Hn" and took a step to leave. "Hey guys" he greeted others while the others return the greeting.
"Hey Alice… Can you please meet me after school hours?" asked Lync. "It's really important" he added.
Shun paused in his steps while the others around the table paused eating except Keith who merely raised his eyebrows. Shun glanced at Lync and saw he was slightly nervous.
"Uh… Sure… But it's not something drastic like last time, right?" Alice joked and laughed slightly. The others joined her laugh when Lync exclaimed, "O-of course, not!"
"Well, see you later guys. I'm expected by Shiori-sama… I'll stop by Service club then!" said Lync, smiling at Alice.
"Oh. What a coincidence. Kaichou-san is going the same way. And don't forget to fix whatever you broke in broadcasting room, Kaichou…" said Keith causing Shun's eyebrow to twitch about how amused Keith sounded. The others at the table laughed at that.
"Let's go, Volan" Shun gritted out before leaving while Lync caught up to him.
"Lync seems to be opening up, isn't he?" asked Alice, smiling, once Shun and Lync were out of sight. Mira and Dan agreed while Keith sighed but stayed quiet as they continued eating.
Meanwhile…
"Oh it was really beautiful! I can't believe it's really Shun in the play!" exclaimed Shiori, her eyes sparkling. Mrs. Rei laughed.
"Yes. It was so sudden but he volunteered. And he was really good for his first time performance" praised Mrs. Rei and smiled. Shiori returned the smile.
"Hmm… Everyone did their best, I can see. And thank you for recording it, Rei-san. I'll watch it again once I get home" said Shiori.
"My pleasure and well… it was Chouji Marukura who recorded it. This showed how talented and capable students we have" said Mrs. Rei.
"Yes. Even if it's for temporary rivalry" stated Shiori and both the women laughed. They paused when they heard a knock on the door.
Some Time later…
Lync glanced at Shun, both walking side by side along the hallway. He watched surprised as Shun stared straight ahead with a blank look ignoring the attention he was given. He mused that this was the first time he actually accompanied the school president and vice-versa. But they were stopped by some girls. On the other hand, Shun contemplated if he should ask what Lync wanted with Alice but was interrupted…
"Kazami-kun!"
Shun halted and glanced at the girl who called his name. Since a day before 'Play competition' when he had talked with his fan girls and asked them to help…er… co-operate, they are talking more with him…well… trying to…
"What is it?" he asked, scowling while Lync watched. The girls glanced at each other and smiled at Shun before one of them spoke, extending a card to him.
"Oh! Uhh… Kazami-kun, please accept the invitation to my party!" exclaimed the girl, in one breath. Shun glanced at the invitation card and then at the girl. He knew she was a rich girl and one of his followers. Shun's scowl deepened then he sighed.
"I don't attend parties. Excuse me" stated Shun and walked past the girls. "Please don't block the hallways" he added out of habit, without looking back, leaving the girls in disappointment while Lync followed, slightly surprised at Shun's annoyed voice.
'He sound more annoyed then when he talks with me' Lync thought and chuckled.
"I don't think you'll get a girlfriend with that attitude, President" said Lync, shaking his head. Shun glanced at him, frowning.
"Oh? And you'll get one with that bratty and snobby attitude, I can see" replied Shun sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
"Whatever…" Lync huffed.
"Here we are" Shun stated, knocking on 'Principal Office' door. Shun entered when he heard a 'Come in!' from inside. Lync followed sighing as he knew he was here for punishment…
Meanwhile…
"Are you sure, Noriko-chan? I mean her friends will think something's up" said a girl named Celia, thinking. Some of the Shun's fan girls were having their meeting as just now Shun had declined to go to the party of the rich girl named Noriko.
"Well if we invite her and if she convinces Kazami-kun to come, it's a win-win situation for us. Kazami-kun will attend my party even if it's because of her and also we'll know if Kazami-kun only listens to her" said Noriko. The other girls looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Yeah… but he is also surrounded by Runo-san, Julie-san and others. What about them?" asked the third one, Kaila.
"Hey, they are already dating, no?" questioned another one, Rumi.
"Well they are always having lover's quarrel…" said Celia.
"Aren't we getting off-topic here? Back to the point! No time for gossip right now! The only one threat to us is Alice, you know. Let's go invite her" stated Noriko and smirked along with the other girls.
'Let's see how you take it what we have in store for you, Alice…' thought Noriko, as she walked through the hallway, her crew in tow.
To be Continued…
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