If there are any mistakes, I apologize, and please don't flame. If there are, please do PM me and I'll fix my errors. Thank you and enjoy!
Note: English is my second language!
I don't want to hurt the UsuiXMisaki fans out there, but I want to try and see if Misaki Ayuzawa is capable to be a StarForce member, and have Tendou in Usui's place.
I don't own Megaman nor Maid-Sama except the transformation, new characters, and new Battle Cards.
Chapter 11: Kanou Soutarou
Student Council Room
"Misaki, why am I cleaning this room?" Tendou asked, mopping the floor.
"Tendou, some of the members got sick and couldn't make it today. You're the only one I can count on, so make sure this room is spotless!" Misaki pointed directly at him in a happy tone.
"Yes, your Majesty." he replied sarcastically, "Wonder why she's so happy about?"
"I don't know, new kid. She's been like that since this morning." Yukimura answered, cleaning the desk table.
"You two, guess what! I just overheard some girls in middle school talking by our school gate earlier!"
*Flashback*
Two middle schoolgirls were passing by.
"Seika High's image is starting to change, don't you think?" the first one asked.
Misaki noticed this and stood at the corner of the gate.
"Yeah. The scary feeling's gone. And I mean, before, the air here used to be sick." the second replied.
"I've heard Seika High had been seeing Megaman more often."
"Wait, Megaman? As in Megaman from the war 23 years ago? I would like to see him!"
Listening to their conversation, Misaki couldn't help but trembled in excitement.
*Flashback ended*
"And that's what they said!" Misaki finished happily with her arms crossed.
"Hey, I deserved the credit!" Tendou complained inwardly with a frown, continued mopping.
"Really, Kaichou? We must have really changed, then." Yukimura said blankly.
From the doorway, a tall male student with spiky dark blue-black hair wearing a white hoodie was listening to their conversation with a disapproved look on his face. He left to the hallway and began his plan.
"I'm sure we'll get a lot more new girls coming in. I'm glad we have good representatives in the council this term. Besides, next week is an open house for seniors to junior high. If we keep working the way we do now, the ratio of girls in Seika will increase!" Misaki replied.
"Misaki, let's not forget the important part. Megaman's the one who changed the mood of Seika. He did save everyone from the monsters." Tendou pointed, "If it weren't for him, the boys will still be in their foul behaviors."
"Kaichou, new kid has a point. We should thank Megaman for all his effort." Yukimura agreed.
Misaki brought her left hand to her chin and thought about it. "Well, Tendou, for once I have to agree with you on that. Megaman did save everyone's life back at the School Festival. Maybe we should add a sculpture of Megaman to impress the girls at the open house!" she suggested brightly.
The next morning
"Ohayo (Good morning), Tendou!" Misaki greeted.
"Oyaho, Misaki." Tendou greeted back in a monotone.
Misaki observed his clothes for a moment, "You know, Tendou, the open house is next week, maybe you should wear Seika uniform for once." she offered.
"I'll pass on that." Tendou declined, "I'm better this way."
"Kaichou, I'm sorry I'm late."
Misaki recognized that voice. "Oh, the Head Disciplinary Officer. How rare to see you late." she turned, then froze in shock, seeing him in Elvis appearance.
Everyone around the Head Disciplinary Officer gaped at his outfit - even Tendou.
"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT! ?"
"Is something wrong, Kaichou?" he asked calmly.
After school
The Head Disciplinary Officer returned to his usual self and didn't remember why he was like that.
Tendou eyed at him from the corner and tried to figure out what was going on. "Are you sure you didn't get hit in the head by a solid object?" he asked.
"No, nothing like that, new kid."
One of the Students Council stood in front of the desk in shame.
"Kaichou, I'm sorry. I can't find the Accounting Notebook anywhere."
"There." Misaki handed him the notebook. "I reconstructed as much as possible from memory. It's not accurate, but hold on to it that until you find the original."
The latter gasped and flipped the pages in disbelief, "You wrote all this based on your memory! ? You even have yesterday's note summarized! ?"
"Yeah, since the secretary was useless yesterday." she sighed in disappointment.
"Misaki, are you sure you're not a robot?" Tendou questioned with his arms crossed.
"Tendou, as a Kaichou of Seika High, I can't let everything go empty handed. I don't want Seika High to be a laughing stock we kept messing up." Misaki noticed something in the trash can, "I'll be right back." she stood up and walked towards it, then took something out. "Hey, Health Rep. Isn't this the list of who used the Infirmary? Should you be throwing this away?" she asked, showing him the stack of papers.
"Eh? That can't be. What? Why?"
"That's strange. He's always so diligent when it comes to his duties. He would never make this kind of mistake. Also, Kataya from this morning and Kosugi from yesterday. What's going on?" Misaki questioned thoughtfully, wanting to know the cause with her narrowed eyes.
Tendou began to find this very peculiar as he left the Student Council Room and walked the hallway.
"Master Tendou, is something wrong?" Draco asked from his Hunter-VG.
"Something doesn't feel right, Draco. These people in the Student Council shouldn't make mistakes like that. Misaki knows these guys very well."
"Are you saying someone in the school is the cause of their behaviors?"
"I'm not sure, but I'll figure it out. Huh?" Tendou stopped and noticed something up ahead.
There was a tall male student wearing a white hoodie and a blazer over it. He wore red-frame glasses, but Tendou couldn't see his face due to his hood on.
Two girls noticed him and questioned about his outfits.
"Huh? He's still wearing a blazer?"
"And a hoodie, too?"
"Isn't it hot?"
The tall student averted his eyes at them and strolled away at a quick pace.
"Hmm? I wonder what's with him? A shy type?" Tendou questioned, then shrugged and made his way to the bathroom.
Tendou washed his hands from the sink, then heard a music from the broadcast speaker.
"Hmm? What the? Isn't this a lullaby music?" he asked in confusion.
"Something wrong with the music, Master Tendou? It is very soothing." Draco stated from his Hunter-VG.
"That's not it, Draco. This music puts you to sleep... literally." Tendou replied. He remembered his mother used to sing this song back when he was in pre-school. "I'm going to check the broadcast room before Misaki and the guys fall asleep." he walked out the bathroom and proceeded his way to the destination.
And there he was, Tendou saw the same tall hooded male student earlier, who came out of the broadcast room and walked to the hallway.
"Him again? What was he doing in there?" he questioned thoughtfully and headed to the door. He opened the door to the broadcast room and saw an unconscious Misaki on the chair as his eyes widened. "Misaki! Hey, Misaki! You okay?" he shook her gently, then carried her in his arms.
In the Infirmary Room
Misaki was resting on the bed as Tendou used his Hunter-VG to scan her body for any injuries.
"Okay, nothing fatal. Pulses are okay." he scratched his head, "Guess that guy found her sleeping in the hallway and brought her to the broadcasting room instead of the infirmary." he assumed as Misaki began to stir and roused, sitting up slowly. "Oh Misaki, you're awake? Glad you're not hurt, but I wanna kn-"
"WHO THE HECK ARE YOUUU! ?" Misaki suddenly demanded in a drunken tone, pointing her left finger at him, then hiccuped. Her face was completely pink.
Tendou was startled by her sudden command and blinked thrice in confusion. "H-Huh? M-Misaki... are you... drunk?" he asked nervously, deadpanned.
"*hic* Oh, itsh just youuu Tendon~ What're youuu doing here~ ? Did youuu come here to bring me tendon~ ?"
(Tendon = a bowl of rice and fried fish.)
Tendou frowned at her by that nickname he hadn't heard in a long time. "Great... she's the second one to call me Tendon other than Omega-Xis when I first met him." he thought.
(A/N: Based on my Megaman StarForce: Dark Galaxy story.)
"Tell me something, Tendon~ Can youuu transform into Megaman~ ? Youuu are such a copycatter~ !"
"Misaki, hold still!" Tendou placed his left hand on her right shoulder and his right on her forehead, "No fever?" Next, his leaned closer to her and took a small sniff. "That's odd. No alcohol?" he sat back in the chair with his arms crossed, trying to figure the strange phenomenon. "What's going on?" he questioned in confusion, then felt his face pinched by a strong force.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH! !"
The drunken Misaki pinched his cheeks and comically spread them. "Ooooohhh! Youuu do have a girlie face, Tendon~ ! Youuu look exactly like your mom~ !" she exclaimed happily and spread his cheeks wider and wider, then let go with a snapping sound.
"OOOOOOOOOOOWWWW! !" Tendou cried from the excruciating pain with red marks on his cheeks.
Broadcasting Room
The tall student had a confused look on his face and didn't know how Misaki disappeared.
"I don't see any drunken student. Are you sure you saw one?" a teacher asked sternly with a disappointing look, crossing his arms.
"Maybe it was my mistake. I'm sorry to trouble you." the tall student gripped the chair in anger.
"Misaki, snap out of it! How are you drunk! ? This doesn't add up!" Tendou shook the drunken girl with his hands on her shoulders.
"Ohohoho~ Tendon, youuu funny~ !" Misaki laughed.
Yielding and running out of idea, Tendou sat on the bed and ruffled his hair in frustration. "Aaaaaahhh! What's going on here! ? This is so illogical!" he demanded to no one. Suddenly, he was pinned down on the bed by Misaki's strong hands as she sat on him. "M-Misaki? Th-This is a joke, right?" he began to sweat heavily and didn't know what to do in this situation.
"It'sh so hot in here~ " her voice sounded seductive.
"Huh?" the spiky-brown haired gaped.
Misaki began to unbutton her white shirt, "It'sh so hot in here~ Take off your clothes~ "
Tendou's face turned deep red and screamed like a little girl. "AAAAAAAAHHHHH! ! MISAKI, STOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOP! ! THIS ISN'T YOU! ! THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE READING THIS PART! !" he quickly sat up, but the latter pinned him back down hard; he started to sweat like a waterfall. "Come on, Misaki, snap out of it!"
"It'sh hot~ " Misaki licked her lips.
"DRACO, GET OUT HERE AND HELP ME! !"
A ball of light came out of his Hunter-VG and changed into Draco, grabbing Misaki's arms from behind. He removed her from the bed and constricted his arms around the drunken girl.
"My apology for the late, Master Tendou. I thought she was faking it." he said.
"Ohh~ Daikon, youuu're here, too~ ? Youuu don't come to this school~ "
(Daikon = large japanese white radish.)
Tendou and Draco looked at each other in surprise. They couldn't believe she gave them the same nicknames as Omega-Xis.
Outside the window, the tall hooded student fell to the ground and couldn't believe his own eyes. His body trembled at the sight of the man-dragon inside the infirmary.
"Th-Th-There's a dragon monster!" he quickly got up and fled.
"Master Tendou, what should we do about her? It's clear that she's not faking it."
"I'll put her to sleep! Just don't let go of her!" Tendou grabbed his Hunter-VG and quickly pressed a button, finding a song that would put her to sleep.
"Master Tendou, hurry! She's trying to break free!" Draco called, trying not to remove his arms.
Tendou finally found the song and played it as it began with a gentle music.
Nemure nemure hora (Go to sleep now, go to sleep)
Nemure nemurasou yo (Let's just drop off)
Shizuka ni oyasumi nasai (Sleep well, sleep sound)
Nemure nemure hora (Go to sleep now, go to sleep)
Nemure nemurasou yo (Let's just drop off)
Shizuka ni oyasumi nasai (Sleep well, sleep sound)
The protesting Misaki began to move slower and slower, then leisurely closed her eyes until she fall asleep.
Nemure nemure hora (Go to sleep now, go to sleep)
Nemure nemurasou yo (Let's just drop off)
Shizuka ni oyasumi nasai (Sleep well, sleep sound)
(A/N: This song is from Megaman StarForce episode 14 in jap ver where Geo and Omega-Xis/Subaru and War-Rock met HarpNote on her second encounter.)
Tendou stopped the song and sighed in relief. Draco carefully placed Misaki back on the bed.
"Okay, let's not say a word about this to Misaki." the spike-brown haired said.
"Hai." Draco nodded.
Tendou pulled the sheet on the sleeping Misaki, then something hit him in realization. "Wait a minute... could it be... ?"
Later
Misaki woke up and let out a yawn, stretching her arms. "Oh man, that was a nice nap!" she exclaimed and noticed she wasn't in the broadcasting room. "Huh? Why am I in the infirmary?" she asked in confusion.
"You feeling okay?" a voice asked.
Misaki turned and saw Tendou sitting on the chair beside her, then noticed red marks on his face. "Tendou, what happened to your face! ?" she asked.
"I don't want to talk about that." Tendou answered, averting his eyes with a small blush.
The black-haired girl blinked and saw him covered in sweats, "And why are you sweating?" she asked again.
"I don't want to talk about that either." he repeated, still averting his eyes. "If you're wondering why you're here, I found you sleeping in the broadcasting room. Did you meet someone there?" he asked.
"Broadcasting room? Wait a minute!" Misaki's face turned serious and remembered, "That's right! I did go to the broadcasting room. But how did... " Suddenly, something hit her from her memory bank, "Hang on, I did have this strange dream about you, Tendou. I don't know why but you were screaming like a little girl." she crossed her arms and tried to remember more.
Tendou noticed this and refused to let her remember as he interrupted her. "M-Me, screaming like a little girl! ? Haha! Misaki, that's absurd! It was just a dream!" he defended.
The door was slid open as a teacher stormed in the infirmary room with a kendo bamboo sword in his hands.
"WHERE'S THE DRAGON MONSTER! ?" he demanded as Tendou and Misaki turned to the adult with confused looks on their faces. "Huh? What the? There's no dragon monster here. Dang it! He tricked me again! I'm so sorry about that, you two. You kids get home safe!" he turned to the door and left.
"A dragon monster?" Misaki was confused, then knew what that teacher was referring to and shot her head at the spiky brown-haired teenager, "Hang on, was Draco here! ?"
"Uhhhh... " Tendou had no idea how to counter her. After a few moments, he quickly fled to the door.
Misaki brought her right hand to her chin, "Hmm, if Draco was here... did he actually come here in that costume?" she questioned thoughtfully.
That night
A loud laugh came from the Stelar house, who were informed by Draco. After hearing the entire detail about Tendou and Misaki in the infirmary, the four adults couldn't hold their laugh any longer.
"Oh my god! Hahaha! T-Tendou, please tell me it isn't true!" Geo pleaded between laughing.
"Did Misaki-hahaha!-try to rape you in her drunken state! ? Hahahaha!" Sonia asked her son.
Tendou's face was red as a tomato in embarrassment, "Draco, I thought we discussed this."
"Master Tendou, you said "not to talk about this to Misaki", but you didn't say anything about your family." Draco corrected his partner.
"Ughh! I should've been more specific." the spiky brown-haired facepalmed.
"Our son... the new Megaman, who fights crimes and saved our existence from the past, but he can't handle a girl! ?" Sonia questioned and continued laughing.
"Kaa-san, Tou-san, do you believe in hypnosis?" Tendou asked, still red in the face.
The four adults finally calmed down their laughs.
"Not really. I thought those kinds of things are just TV shows." Geo answered.
"Why did you ask us that, Tendou?" Sonia asked her son.
"Well, Misaki looked like she was drunk, but there wasn't any smell of alcohol around her." Tendou said.
"Hmm, Tendou, if something like that happened to Misaki, then it's clear she was hypnotized by someone who knows how to use hypnosis." Hope pointed.
"Unless if that person is very skilled at it, then it's going to be a real problem." Kelvin added.
Tendou remembered that tall guy, who left the broadcasting room, and claimed he was responsible for making Misaki in a drunken state. "Why would that person want to make Misaki drunk as if she actually was?" he asked again.
"Tendou, we don't have the answer for that." Sonia placed her right hand on her son's left shoulder, "But I can only think of one for you."
"What could that be?"
"Whoever that was intended to make the teachers expelled her. That's one of the forbidden rules in high school. No alcohol."
"Make the teachers expelled her, huh?" Tendou rubbed his chin and wanted to find more from him, "Thanks, Kaa-san. I'll warn Misaki about this tomorrow!"
The next day
Tendou strolled the hallway and wanted to warn Misaki about that tall guy. He suddenly heard a loud thud from the stairway and rushed to it. He made it there and hid in the corner.
A girl fell down the stairs and couldn't get up, rubbing the pain in her left ankle.
The spiky brown-haired saw the tall guy walking down the stairs and narrowed his eyes.
"Ex-Excuse me, can you help me?" the girl pleaded.
The tall guy startled and averted his eyes, walking away at a quick pace.
"Wait, why didn't he help her?" Tendou questioned in confusion and approached to the girl's aid. "Are you okay?" he gently lifted the girl to her feet.
"Arigato (Thank you), new kid."
"Who was that guy, and why didn't he help you?" he asked her.
"His name's Kanou Soutarou from 1-7. I don't know why, but there's one thing I know about him. A few days ago, I heard one of his classmates said that he doesn't like girls." the girl answered.
Tendou was confused by her words and eyed at him. "Kanou Soutarou... doesn't like girls?"
At the hallway
The tall student managed to get away from her and leaned forward a bit with a sigh.
"You know it's not cool to leave a girl like that, Kanou." a voice spoke coldly.
He widened his eyes and shot his head up. In front of him was Tendou, leaning his back against the wall with both hands in his pockets.
"N-New kid?"
"I heard that you don't like girls." the spiky brown-haired walked towards him, "I don't know what caused you to dislike girls, but it's disrespectful to ignore them when they need help." he stopped in front of him and eyed at him. Despite the height difference, Tendou wasn't afraid of him.
Kanou placed his hands on his hood and took it off, revealing his spiky dark blue-black hair. He began to work his hypnosis on him. "Would you take a look at it? I'll put some extra effort." he grasped his right hand on his own head and scowled at him before grabbing Tendou's collar, "Don't take your eyes off me." Then, he stared deeply into the latter's green eyes. "New kid. You will hate Misaki Ayuzawa." Finally, he finished with a snap of his finger and smiled victoriously.
A few seconds later.
"What was that?" Tendou asked blankly, blinking twice.
"Huh? Impossible! It should've worked!"
"Sorry, buddy, I've seen many things in my life, but hypnotism is not one of them." the spiky brown-haired smirked at him and grabbed Kanou's collar. "And one more thing, what you did to Misaki yesterday was unforgivable." he gave him dagger eyes and removed his hand before leaving to the stairways.
"New kid, this isn't over! Everyone will know about your dragon monster friend!" Kanou warned him.
Tendou immediately turned his back to him with his widened eyes. "My what! ?"
It was Kanou's turn to smirk. "You heard me! Yesterday I found out you have a dragon monster friend in the infirmary attacking Kaichou." he said.
"You've got it all wrong! Draco wasn't hurting Misaki!"
"My eyes don't lie! I know what I saw, new kid! Everyone will find out about this eventually!" Kanou turned his back and walked away, putting his hood back on.
At the roof
"Damn, that Kanou!" Tendou punched the wall in frustration.
"Master Tendou, it's my fault for not hiding my appearance enough." Draco apologized from his Hunter-VG.
"No, Draco, it's mine! I shouldn't have called you out back there!"
"But Master Tendou, if I hadn't come out and stopped Misaki from her drunken behavior, she would've met her consequence."
Tendou shot his head up and had completely forgotten about Misaki. "Crap, Misaki!" He quickly ran down the stairs and stormed his way to the Student Council Room. He made it there and slid the door open, "Misaki!" he entered and looked around, but she was not there.
"New kid, what's wrong? You look pale." Yukimura asked.
"Where's Misaki?"
"Kaichou left the room a while ago. She was looking through this year's photos until she left." Yukimura walked to the table and showed him the photo, "She dashed out saying "It's him!" something like that." he explained.
Tendou quickly ran down the hallway and searched for her before it was too late.
Misaki somehow remembered what happened between him and Tendou in the infirmary room yesterday, and it was very unpleasant. She managed to find Kanou and dragged him to the Chemistry Preparation Room for a direct contact.
"Kanou Soutarou, I've been told that you don't like girls. Is that why you tried to ruin me by changing my image?" she asked him sternly. "If I'd fall from my position, the number of girls wouldn't increase. That's what you thought, right? There's one thing I want you to know... I will not give up my position! I will increase the number of girls! Because I believe that's the path Seika should take now that it's a coed school. But if you have something to say, I will listen. If you have trouble with the school life, I will work to make it better. That is part of my work. Tell me what's on your mind." she finished.
Kanou grew a smile and thought of one perfect hypnosis for her.
"Okay."
A loud clap was heard.
Misaki was startled by a sudden clap and couldn't remember what happened. "Huh? What? What were we talking about?" she questioned with numerous question marks on her head.
The Chemistry Preparation Room door was slid open.
"Misaki!" Tendou called and gasped at the sight, realizing he was too late.
"Kaichou, I know this is strange coming from me, but you should be aware that you're very easily hypnotized." Kanou said and turned to the door, facing Tendou. "Kaichou will come to hate new kid." Misaki and Tendou widened their eyes in disbelief from his words. "If she sleeps in the next 24 hours, as in between now and tomorrow at 5pm, when she wakes up, you will become the person she detests the most, and she will reveal to everyone that you have a dragon monster that tried to kill her. Looks like it's the end of the best friendship... for you two." the spiky dark blue-black-haired finished and walked out of the room.
Tendou entered the room and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Misaki, are you okay?" he asked worriedly.
That night
Tendou accompanied Misaki to walk her home.
"Why did Kanou put this kind of hypnosis on me?" Misaki asked with a worried look, "To make me hate you, Tendou... You haven't done anything wrong to me since you started Seika High, so I don't understand the point."
"I don't know what's his problem, but what I'm worried about the most is you, Misaki." Tendou said with a scowl. "If you really start to hate me by Kanou's hypnosis, I'll try to win back our friendship." he vowed.
Misaki shot her eyes at him in surprise. "Really? You'll do that? But what if I use my aikido on you?"
"Hey, I've been through worst. Besides, I'll parry you with everything I have until we regain our friendship." the spiky brown-haired replied as she laughed. "What's so funny? Was it something I said?"
"You don't have to say such cheesy line!"
The two made it to the Ayuzawa house.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Tendou." she waved to him.
"Sure. Before I go, I want to ask you something... Are you planning to stay awake the entire time until 5pm?" he asked solemnly.
"Of course, I am! I don't want to lose to Kanou, who tries to manipulate people. Don't worry, Tendou, I'll manage to stay awake until then!" Misaki assured him with a thumbs-up and entered her house.
Stelar House
3am
Tendou was unable to sleep as he kept on tossing and turning side-to-side. He was overwhelmed by his anxiousness for Misaki as he sat up.
"Ah mou! I can't sleep! Am I really worry about her that much! ?" he questioned, ruffling his hair. He laid back down on the bed with his eyes closed, trying to go back sleep.
He tried counting sheep.
Failed.
He tried counting numbers.
Failed.
He tried counting Battle Cards.
Failed.
Every sleeping method he tried... they were useless.
7am
Misaki managed to stay awake the whole night. She wanted to surpass the destinated time by Kanou. She had her uniform on and opened the front door with a sweet bread in her hand.
"Hey." a familiar voice greeted in sleepy tone.
"Ohayo (Good morning), Tend-Gah!" Her eyes were wider than plates, seeing a stressed Tendou with black bags under his eyes. "Tendou, what happened to you! ? Were you up all night?" she asked worriedly.
"Yeah." the spiky brown-haired answered sluggishly and opened a flat box. He took out a warm slice of pizza with his right hand and bit it.
"Huh? Pizza for breakfast? How'd you manage to get that at this time?"
"It's last night leftover."
Stelar House
"Geo." Sonia called her husband.
"Yeah, Sonia."
"Is it me, or did our son just leave to school this early with a box of pizza he brought last night?" Sonia asked in confusion.
"Yes. Yes, he did. That was extremely rare for him." Geo answered blankly.
"Do you think something might happen at his new school?" Hope asked, drinking her morning tea.
"Or it could be that Misaki girl?" Kelvin added, eating his toast.
Soon, they all came with the same answer.
"Yep. Definitely Misaki." they answered in unison.
It started to rain in the afternoon.
Student Council Room
"Misaki, hang in there. We've only got a few hours left." Tendou encouraged her.
"Dang. My eyes are starting to go hazy. Is it because I stayed up all night?" Misaki began to feel light-headed.
"Kaichou, are you feeling tired? Would you like a supplement?" Yukimura asked.
"Supplement?" the black-haired turned to her friend.
"Blueberry kicks in well." Yukimura opened his bag, "I have to carry these sorts of things around. Huh? Oh no! I might have left it in the classroom!" he pouted sadly.
"I can tell you really need to keep it with you. Go and get it." Misaki gestured him.
"Okay!" the dark green-haired fled out of the room.
"Yukimura likes to stay healthy, doesn't he?" Tendou asked.
"Yeah. I'm about to fell asleep soon."
At the hallway
Kanou was surprised to see her still awake. He thought of another way to succeed his plan and chased after Yukimura with a small box of painkiller.
Yukimura returned and handed Misaki a small box for her.
Misaki took one a pill and swallowed it before noticing it didn't have any flavor, "Hmmm? That's odd. There's no blueberry flavor."
"Huh? He did say it's blueberry flavor." Tendou said, then something hit him as if was a ton of bricks. "Wait a minute!" he turned to the dark-green-haired, "Yukimura, show me the box."
"Okay. Here, new kid." Yukimura complied, handing the small box to him.
Tendou examined the box and was confused why he had a painkiller as he narrowed his eyes at it. "Yukimura, tell me what does this say?" he asked, showing the box to him with a skeptical look.
"It says blueberry supplement. That's what it said." Yukimura answered truthfully.
Tendou deepened his narrowed eyes. "Tell me you did not meet a guy with a hood on your way there?" he asked again in a stern tone.
"I did, but how did you know?"
Misaki gasped and realized it could only be one thing, "Tendou, could it be... "
"Kanou, that bastard! He hypnotized him!" Tendou was about to squeeze the box, but the back of it that caught his attention as his face dropped. "Oh no... Misaki, you might wanna see the side effect." he handed the box to her.
Misaki took it in her hand and read the side effect of the painkiller.
It makes you very sleepy!
"Kanou... I'll never forgive him now." she sweatdropped.
A bit later
"Damn, why am I so sleepy! ?" Misaki ruffled her hair in frustration.
Tendou looked at the clock, and it was nearly close to the destinated time. "Misaki, don't fall asleep! We've only got less than an hour left!" he encouraged her, then an idea came to his mind. "Say, how about a spar? It might help you stay awake." he suggested.
"Hey, that doesn't sound bad. Wait a minute! You want me to waste my energy and tried to give Kanou the advantage! ?" she shouted, then felt the side effect starting to kick in. She held her face and felt more light-headed than before, dropping to the table.
"Misaki!" Tendou quickly caught her from collapsing.
"Tendou... " her voice sounded weak and tired. "Take me to the roof... I need some fresh air." she pleaded.
"Okay." he helped her up and escorted her to the stairway.
Yukimura felt terrible and hid behind the chalkboard with an "I'm sorry" look on his face. He wanted to compensate her, but couldn't think of anything.
Tendou gently placed Misaki at the top of the stairs and opened the door slightly for her.
"Still awake?" he asked.
"Partly." Misaki replied weakly.
He eyed at her for a moment and wanted to help her stay awake, but ran out of ideas. He banged the closed door in frustration and was running out of time.
"Tendou... can you punch me?"
"Huh?" he shot his head at her in confusion.
"Can you please punch me?"
"Whoawhoawhoa! Punch you! ? Misaki, that came out of a blue! Why would I do that! ?"
"I'm not asking you... It was a request. If you punch me, I think it will blow my fatigue away. And in return, let me punch you back so I'll feel even more energized." she explained blankly.
"That's a crazy idea! Besides, I don't punch girls! My family taught me about respect, and I'm keeping that code!" Tendou retorted and sat next to her. "Just to let you know, I was going to warn you about Kanou yesterday, but you already beat me there."
"You don't have to, Tendou... I already asked some guys about him... " Then, a certain question hit her, she began to confirm it to him, "Tendou... did Kanou hypnotize you before?" she finally asked.
"Yes, he did, but it didn't work." the spiky brown-haired answered with a small smile and closed his eyes.
"Didn't work? What do you mean?" she slowly turned to him.
"Hypnosis doesn't work on me... " Tendou turned to her with his eyes open. "-because I don't believe in that cheap trick."
Misaki grew a small smile and felt her eyes getting heavy as she rested her head on his left shoulder. There it was again, that strange feeling she couldn't describe.
"Tendou... I want you to know that I am very grateful to you. Ever since you transferred to Seika, there was something different about you... you were the first guy that aren't like the others. I really appreciate everything you have done. Will I forget this feeling, too?" she asked in a sad tone, "Like the sports festival, for Miyabigaoka, for the school festival, and stopping that mandrill monster... Oh, and keeping my part-time job a secret, too." she reached her left hand to his black jacket and held it tight, "After everything you did... I haven't got the chance to thank you... " her voice started to sound weaker and her eyes were getting heavier by the second. "Tendou, if I really do hate you, I want you to know that I'm sorry... Hating you was never my intention."
Tendou was touched by her kind words. That was the first time someone said something grateful. No one had said anything that nice to him until now.
He saddened his eyes and wrapped his arms around her in a hug with his eyes closed. "I know, Misaki... I know. Before you fall asleep, I want you to listen to me very clearly."
The rain finally stopped.
"23 hours and 55 minutes." Kanou calculated through climbing up the stairs as Tendou lifted his head, giving dagger eyes at him. "Just 5 minutes short. Sorry, new kid, looks like it checkmate for me." he smiled triumphantly, "You should step away from her right now. If she seriously starts to hate you, then you're in for a real beatdown with her."
Tendou removed his arms from Misaki and stood up with both hands in his jacket pockets. "Sorry, Kanou... I think that's the other way around." he countered, cocking a smile on his face.
Widening his eyes, Kanou grunted at his reaction. "Wh-What kind of a threat is that! ? Kaichou is asleep right in front of you!" he corrected the latter, "When she wakes up... "
"Who's asleep?" Misaki spoke all of a sudden and slowly stood up. "Thanks to Tendou's perfect question, it got me all excited, and I couldn't fall asleep!" she opened her eyes and grew a victorious smile at him.
The spiky dark blue-black-haired's face was filled with horror and astonished to see her wide awake.
"Kanou!"
"EEK!"
"You've gone too far for me to care that you're no good with girls! I'll put you through the ultimate punishment!" Misaki declared, placing her left hand on her head and her right on her hip.
The clock struck at five.
The sunlight shined behind them from the doorway as the two smiled triumphantly at him.
Kanou trembled, then something hit him in realization. He grew a smirk with only one option left.
"Hehehe, you are forgetting one important thing, Kaichou. The other day, I saw new kid with a dragon monster, and it tried to-
"You've got it all wrong, Kanou!" the black-haired girl interrupted, "Draco is not a monster! He is Tendou's cosplaying friend!" she corrected him.
Kanou's smiled dropped in utter disbelief and turned blue in horror. "C-C-Cosplaying friend! ?" he trembled in fear and couldn't believe he accused his cosplaying friend a monster.
Tendou raised his right hand in the air and pointed directly at the spiky dark blue-black-haired.
"And that's checkmate!"
To be continued...