The Next Day:
Everyone arrived bright and early (by everyone I mean Izaya, Shizuo, Celty, the Devil Bats, Simon, Karisawa, Walker, Kadota, Togusa, Saki in a wheelchair, Dokurabo, Namie, Seiji and Mika, Mikado, Anri, Kida and for some reason Cerberus and Shinra,) curious as to what the trials would be. "Good morning~ Shizu-chan~." Shizuo growled but had agreed to behave so he restrained his anger. "Kekeke," everyone looked up as Hiruma approached his opponent, "prepare to lose, flea." Izaya smirked, "I wouldn't dream of it, pixie." The terrifying aura radiating from the two proved one thing, the battle had begun.
Trial One:
Celty stood on a bench surrounded by everyone else and drawing looks and whispers from passerby. Everyone was paying rapt attention except for Karisawa and Walker who were practically hanging on Sena and exclaiming every few minutes, "I can't believe we get to meet with Eyeshield 21! His story is just like an anime characters!" but even they grew silent when Celty typed something out for Shinra to read, "For the first trial," he began, adjusting his glasses, "you will be gathering information on..." he suddenly broke into snickers, "upcoming ballet productions." Everyone audibly winced except for Suzuna, Walker and Karisawa who cheered. "You cannot use the computer and must gather information from books, people and posters. You have one hour and will be allowed to take one person with you. Also, you will be recorded to make sure that you don't break the rules. Is this fair?" Grumbling at the particular choice of topic the pair agreed. "Alright then, please select your assistants."
Both men stared at their respective acquaintances drawing shivers from most of them. Izaya was the first to pick. With a grin he walked into the group before stopping in front of a young boy. "I pick~" he cooed stretching out the word, Mikado-kun!" Mikado choked at the announcement as his friends' eyes bugged out of their heads. Hiruma interrupted the shock by making his own selection. "Hey damn manager!" he barked, "Get over here!" Mamori sighed and stood up, ignoring Suzuna's squeals. "Are these your final selections?" Celty asked. At the nods she received she created a flag out of her shadow nearly making Sena faint before announcing to the world, "In that case let the first trial... begin!"
