Title - The Student Council and The Service Club
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"…."- Speaking
'…..'- Thoughts
Chapter 31
"I don't" said Shun, clearly annoyed at Lync by each passing second. "If I say this, what are you going to do about it?" he challenged and had an urge to roll his eyes.
There was momentary silence as the wind whizzed past the duo. Lync stood there surprised as he stared at Shun, unable to answer. He blinked then frowned at the school president's reply. On the other hand, Alice stood at the rooftop's entrance, frozen. She felt hurt, sadness weighing her heart with his plain and nonchalant reply. His face looked unexpressed; bored even. Her mind snapped back at Shun's voice.
"Why should I explain myself to you, Volan? You have no right to ask who I consider friends and who I don't. Don't waste my time and stay away from my business" stated Shun in warning and Lync scoffed. He took a step to leave but Lync's words stopped him.
"It's not just me! These rumors are all over the school. It's just that they are afraid to speak in front of you and the student council"
"Hn… I see… Look Volan…you and I can't stop what other people think so let them be" Shun tried the 'student council' approach.
"You want me to ignore them like you usually do, huh? Since you are a pro at it" Lync taunted. "Are you-… You are just using her to wear off your fan girls off your back, aren't you? You're not just fooling her but also your fan girls" he accused as if realizing it just now. He was furious because of Shun's nonchalance.
On the other hand, Alice was shocked as she heard Lync's words. 'Could he be really-…? He wouldn't do that… He's not like that' she reasoned but then her mind doubted it. 'I don't understand him…' she thought and was snapped back at Shun's voice and he sounded angry.
"Just shut up, will you? You don't know me that much. And it's none of your business of what I consider her or what she's to me" said Shun, glaring in warning but inside he was seething. One more sentence from Lync and he would punch the pink haired boy.
"I'm correct since you didn't deny it, right, Kaichou? How could you use people like this?" Lync glared back, clenching his fists. That did it…
"Why you-…!" Shun was in front of Lync in the next moment. He grabbed Lync's collar, yanking him forward and was about to punch him. Lync had no time to defend and prepared himself to get hit when…
"No! STOP!"
Alice shouted as she rushed towards the two and grabbed Shun's arm which almost reached Lync's face. Both Shun and Lync were surprised at the sudden yell of Alice. Shun had stopped himself mid-punch when she had grasped his wrist in an attempt to stop him from hitting Lync. Both the boys were stupefied as they had lost their temper in their heated argument. Shun didn't realize his hold on Lync's collar had loosened as he stared at Alice until she spoke.
"Please… Stop this" said Alice, pleading with her sad eyes.
Shun let go of Lync, pushing him back slightly and Alice let go of his wrist. He merely stared at her as she grabbed Lync's wrist and dragged him away through the exit while he stood there. He knew she had heard them by the look on her face. He realized she was hurt and he was the cause of it. He stared at the floor when he realized that he didn't even stood up for whatever relation he shared with the orange haired girl who might be thinking that he takes her for granted. For the first time, he felt he was wrong.
"Umm… see you around…" said Alice, not really knowing what to say. She had just dragged Lync away and now they were in the hallway. She turned to leave.
Lync knew she was hurt and upset for he knew she had heard the argument on the roof. He felt guilty for he started the argument and she had to hear it and he was partially at fault to make her upset. However, he had understood the cause of why Shun acted that way in the moment Shun decided to hit him. Shun's face had told him everything. He must have offended the president by saying those words. He sighed as he ran his hand over his face.
'How can I be so stupid…? He cares for her! He's-…' his thoughts came to halt when Alice started walking away and he felt he should at least apologize.
"Alice, I'm sorry… Are you alright…?" He asked. "I didn't mean to- I mean, I'm sure he didn't mean-…"
"It's alright Lync… I'm fine" said Alice without turning to face him. "You don't need to explain for his actions or anything. I'm sorry I won't be able to tutor you today" she added before leaving him and cutting the conversation short. He stared at her back as she ran away and he blamed Shun and himself for making her cry.
"What have I done…" he mumbled, leaning against the wall as he stared up at the ceiling.
Alice didn't understand why she felt like crying. She was really hurt. He didn't really see her as a friend and he didn't even denied Lync's accusation which was confusing and offensive at the same time. She wouldn't have believed if she hadn't heard it herself as she had always dismissed such rumors. But now that she had heard them… May be that was the reason why the president started speaking to her suddenly (which she had always wondered), she reasoned, feeling stupid.
'I'm such a fool…' she thought, running ahead along the hallway.
Her vision blurred and she realized she was crying. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve while taking hurried steps. She turned around the corner only to crash into someone but ran off, hastily apologizing.
"I'm s-sorry!"
"Hey!" exclaimed Dan but realizing who it was, he paused and called out, "Wait… Alice! What the-? …What happened?" but she was already out of sight. Being concerned for her, Dan followed her but lost her in the sea of students.
Meanwhile…
"I don't know what happened but she looked like she was crying" said Celia.
"So that means our plan worked? My assumptions are always correct… mostly" stated Noriko, haughtily.
"I don't know. You just wanted her to show what her place is… What could have happened?" wondered Kaila.
"Oh, I'll show what her place is! Just wait for a while… Anyway… May be she tried to persuade Kazami-kun to come to my party and he must have finally gotten angry at her and told her off?" assumed Noriko, happily.
"I highly doubt that. Sure I told her Kazami-kun was on the roof but I saw him with Lync Volan in the hallway" Celia informed. "Were they both went to the roof…?" she wondered.
"No way! Was he there to complain about rumors?" Rumi cut in. "Kazami-kun might take it offensive" she added, thoughtfully.
"Who cares? It's good as long as they argue or Kazami-kun stops talking to her" said Noriko, offhandedly.
What these girls didn't know was… their plan had unconsciously done more damage than they had intended…
Some Time later…
Student Council Office
Student council members watched their president scowl every now and then. After his 'private talk' with Lync, he's in a foul mood, noticed the others. They glanced at each other as Shun glared at the 'Opinion box' on his desk. Shun, on the other hand, wanted to talk to Alice. He tried searching for her but couldn't find her; not even at Service club. He even tried calling her on phone but wasn't answered. Thinking that she had left for home, he went back to the student council office dejected when Ace had called him.
"Come on, Kaichou… Just start reading the notes" said Ace.
"Hn" Shun sighed.
'Volan has misunderstood things. Just because he hears some gossips, he confronts me instead of those girls. I haven't hated fan girls as much as I hate them now. And then she had to hear it. What was I thinking when I said those words! I have to apologize to her somehow and I have to talk to her. I'm usually reserved yet when it comes to her, I got all riled up and had to snap' he thought sullenly. He then glanced at others who were already done with their work and were looking at him so he started reading notes.
"…Charity… ball…? And the best dancing couple wins a date with School president or Vice president… What the heck?" Shun's eyebrow twitched after reading the first note. Well… the others laughed except Runo and Shun.
"Rejected!" exclaimed Runo and Shun at the same time.
"WOW!" that's Julie.
"Well… Your personal opinions are banned, Kaichou…" said Ace and smirked. Julie and Marucho agreed. "Anyway, next!" he continued after Shun's glare.
"Eating contest? This is Dan's personal note…" Shun rolled his eyes. "He even wrote 'From your Best and Awesome friend'… Idiot. Can't he follow rule for once?" he sighed and put the note aside. "Bake sales…?"
"That's from our class!" said Julie and Runo.
"Battle of the bands… Car wash…"
And they continued with the discussion…
'So much for fundraising…'
"Okay… These are the few selected ideas" said Marucho, handing the list to Shun who took it and scanned the list. Shun frowned.
"You added Charity ball to the list, Marucho" stated Shun which sounded like a question. Marucho smiled sheepishly. Runo and Julie now scanned the list and talked while Ace cleared the desk.
"Well… it was Julie. But I did delete the dating part so no worries. And Shun, if it is considered to be held then my parents will be more than happy to visit the school and in funding as well. They like these kind of things. Besides, there are many students here from 'rich elite' families so they'll surely attend" said Marucho. Shun sighed.
"Hn… But you have already helped so much in the Play, those projectors and all and not to forget that resort trip. Personally, it feels like we're taking advantage of you" Shun said, shaking his head.
"I know you don't like it, Shun… but it can't be helped. My parents wants the school to be in its best shape where their son studies and this is what every parent wants, I guess. So it's all right with me. Don't think so much about it" Marucho shrugged. Shun nodded understandingly. "My mother even asked to help in funding for organizing of the cultural festival" he added.
"No thanks" Shun deadpanned and Marucho laughed. "It'll totally ruin the purpose of fundraising. Besides, our motive is to erase the differences between the categories- rich and 'non-rich' students, as they put it. This status difference is not noticeable but it is there" he continued.
"Yeah, I refused my mom too as I think the same… I know it'll only cause problems for the students who are not from 'high society'… and I don't want to add more problems for you" the short blonde laughed. They turned to Ace who huffed. Ace glared at the others who were talking among themselves.
"Why am I the only one cleaning this up?!" Ace gritted. The others shrugged but didn't help him.
Just then Alice entered making Shun surprised and nodded at others in greeting while Dan followed soon after. She avoided looking at the president which made Shun sigh softly. Of course, she won't look at him, he thought remorsefully. On the other hand, Alice looked at the brunette, surprised that he was still following her.
"Hey guys…" Alice greeted lamely. "Dan, go and do something productive" she added, looking at Dan.
"Oh come on, Alice! Tell me! Stop avoiding me!" exclaimed Dan exasperated, flailing his hands. "And hello guys" he greeted others.
"It is nothing, Dan. I told you! Oh and Baron and Keith-senpai were looking for you. You should go" Alice gestured to the door.
Dan narrowed his eyes in suspicion, "But I saw you! Something happened, I know! You were cry-…"
"Dan!" Alice cut him off. She dragged him out by grabbing his wrist while the others looked at them puzzled. "I'm really tired. I'll tell you later. Trust me, please" she said quietly to him.
Dan sighed, "Fine…". He continued, serious, "And if it's any guy's fault, I'll definitely punch the day lights out of him!" and this was heard by the Student council.
Shun would have flinched at Dan's serious tone if he was any other person. This time it was him at fault, Dan's best friend, Shun knew. He felt worse as he understood Dan was going to say Alice was crying. The others glanced between Alice and Dan but chose to keep quiet. Dan left without saying anything else; not even tried to talk to Runo while Alice went back inside.
"What happened?" asked Julie with a frown. Alice shook her head and pretended to smoothen out a paper on the table. She was trying to avoid looking at everyone.
"Nothing… You know how Dan exaggerates the situations…" Alice replied.
"Alice" Shun called as he stood up from his chair. "I need to talk to you" he said, ignoring his friends' attention on him who were looking at him curiously.
"I… Can I go home for today…? I'm not feeling well…" said Alice, her voice strained at the end, tired as she looked up revealing her slightly red eyes causing others to be surprised.
"Aa… you do look like you need a good rest…" Ace broke the silence when Shun didn't say anything.
The others nodded in agreement while Shun gave her a long stare. They noticed something was off and how she looked so out of it but didn't pry. Runo and Julie glanced at each other, sharing a knowing look when Alice gave them a tired and forced smile.
"Are you alright…? Should I take you to infirmary, Alice?" asked Runo, concerned. Alice shook her head 'no'. Julie was about to protest but was interrupted when Alice spoke.
"I'm fine. Thank you… I'll leave now…" said Alice and left without sparing back another glance.
"She was crying, I'm sure" stated Runo, concerned.
"Yeah... Danny looked serious too" said Julie.
"But why was she crying…? She wouldn't even tell Dan" Marucho said, concerned while Ace eyed Shun who was still standing and staring at the door.
"You don't have anything to say, Kaichou?" asked Ace, causing others to look the president and were surprised at Shun's answer.
"It's my fault"
Evening….
Alice stared in space. She had left the school grounds hours ago and came across the park where she had been sitting on a bench since her arrival. Today's incident kept playing in her mind and she sighed for umpteenth time. She felt stupid for running away like that. Why did she run anyway…?
She had impulsively barged in the nick of time to stop Shun and in the next moment felt panicked. He looked so angry and ready to punch Lync. She didn't know how to react and left hurriedly dragging Lync with her. She didn't know what to think of it. Was she that irritating that Shun didn't even consider her a friend? Or was it because she was not of high class? Or was she that easy to be fooled? She wanted to believe Shun wasn't like that. But then why did he say that…?
Alice stared at the ground putting her head in her hands. Everything about him confused her now. He had willingly started speaking to her and she started thinking they had become good friends until today. But that argument had made her have second thoughts.
"Miss Alice… is it?"
Alice glanced up to see who called her name to see Shadow Prove standing in front of her. She was so busy in her thoughts that she failed to notice the guy towering over her. She stared up at him, surprised as he stood with his hands in his pockets. He was in casual clothes; black jeans, purple tee and long hooded gray jacket.
"Are you alright…? You look like you've seen a ghost" said Shadow, amused.
"Shadow Prove…" muttered Alice and blinked at him.
"Call me Shadow. Nice to see you again, Princess Alicia" he greeted, smirking. "Alone today?" he asked glancing around.
"…Yeah" Alice replied, looking at him skeptically. She decided to leave since their schools were not on good terms and wondered why he was even talking to her. He seemed unlike his usual fierce self.
"Chill. No need to be so tense. I was just passing by and saw you so stopped by" he said and saw her nodding at him with small smile. "Why are you here this late anyway?" he asked, looking at the empty park.
"Just thinking…" replied Alice, looking away from him.
"Aa… Looks like you had a bad day" he commented. "Well, whatever it is… think about it at home. Go home before it gets late" he added, looking at some guys who were eyeing Alice as they passed before looking at her again.
Alice nodded but didn't make a move. She looked away sighing. Shadow raised an eyebrow at her. He wouldn't have given it a thought if it were a guy but seeing a sad lonely girl and leaving her there defenseless made him think twice about leaving. He acted like a rash delinquent but he actually had his own morals.
"Well… if you want to sit here and don't have anything to do… Let's go on a date"
"No, thanks… I'm going home!" exclaimed Alice, standing abruptly. Shadow laughed at her bewildered expression. In the next moment, Alice too, started laughing finally getting his joke.
Shun rode on his bike on the street but stopped when he passed the entrance of the familiar park along the way. Well… why would he when he saw Alice and Shadow talking… on the side walk, just in front of the entrance of the park. Thinking the worst and considering the rivalry between their schools, he instantly reached them, his protective side coming upfront. What made him surprised that Alice was still in her school uniform but he chose to ignore it for a while.
"You better not be doing what I think you're doing" Shun interrupted Shadow who was saying something to Alice while Alice jumped slightly at his voice.
"S-Shun?" Alice muttered, surprised at Shun's presence.
"Ah... Kazami… Are you a stalker now?" greeted Shadow, smirking at Shun who kept his steady stare… er…glare on him. "Well I am not bullying her if you are thinking that. It's boring to do it alone" he continued, dismissively.
"Y-Yes, he's not" Alice answered when Shun looked at her for confirmation while Shadow stared at Shun who was about to speak but Shadow beat him to it.
"I was just asking her out"
To be Continued…
A/N – Well… that's long and I hope it was fun reading! Now what's gonna Shun do? Looks like guys are messing things up. Well, everything will soon be sorted out so no worries! Now Review time! Don't forget comment and share your thoughts! Thank you! ^^