As you all may remember, I paired up Jun and Nami. Junami! I don't think it's a real word, but hey. I just realized this. Thanks to a reviewer. Which one? Check yourself.

Here to comment on this story is Ai Kaga!

"Where am I?"

That isn't important. All you need to know is that I'm the author of this fic!

"Wait. I'm currently not in the story?"

Not until the chapter starts.

"Am I supposed to be breaking the fourth wall? I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Hey, I break it too.... But my tendency to do so leaves me in despair.

More character commentaries after this.

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Chapter Four: I knew it wouldn't last, but I gave it a shot anyways.

Now, we all know at this point in time that Jun Kudou asked Nami Hito out to the school festival. Hearing the way he confessed, and taking into the account his personality, you would think that he isn't the kind of person that gets nervous. You're wrong. He was nervous. The real reality behind that confession is surprising.

Backtracking a couple of days, Jun is, at the moment, gathering up all the courage he has to talk to the girl standing outside the classroom. He walks over....

"Excuse me Nami-san."

"Yes Kudou-kun?"

After he asked her out, he walked to the end of the hallway, and waited until he had made the corner to run all the way to the bathroom. Standing at the sink, and looking into the mirror as he splashed some water on his face, he thought, 'I never thought it would be this nerve-wracking.' People oftentimes underestimate love. At heart, Jun Kudou really is a calm person, and he isn't the type of person who gets nervous. But when confronted with the person you truly love.... everyone gets nervous at first, even Jun Kudou. It took all of his concentration not to break out into a series of, "uhs", and "ums". Yes, the heart is a complicated thing. And while Jun is able to see what people see as beautiful (in this version, he really can read people's hearts) to tell a story, he is not able to read his own heart. He didn't know he was nervous until he saw Nami standing in front of the classroom. Even before then, whenever he saw or thought about her, his heart would start thumping as if he were confessing, regardless of whether or not Nami was even talking to him. Given his nature, he is not familiar with this feeling. But he will, eventually, learn to cope with it. We'll see.

The night before the festival...

In Jun's room. Jun was lying on his bed.

'Sigh. Just thinking about her makes my hear go "pitter-pat". I've never felt this way. About anyone. Not since...' Jun fell asleep with a strained face. Apparently, he didn't want to think what he was thinking.

At Kagerou's home...

"I can clearly remember the events of yesterday....."

Until I say "end of flashback", assume that it's still a flashback.

Flashback begin.

Abiru and Kagerou are in a storage room...

"It's so dark Kagerou. I can't believe they accidentally locked us in."

"Yes.... we need to wait for help... and we also need to pass the time, or else we'll get bored..."

Two minutes later..

"No Kagerou! We can't... what if they find us?"

"They won't. And if they do, I'll take the heat."

"Oh Kagerou... take me..."

The following events are too graphic. Imagine it for your self.

End of flashback.

"And that's exactly what I wrote in my diary."

It was only a production of his lonely imagination.

"I may not have had the courage to ask her there myself, but I will propose when I see her at the festival."

Dude, nobody's paying attention. In fact, it just looks like a voice is coming out of nowhere.

"Sob..... Sob..."

Let's let him cry in peace. Meanwhile, in the closet in Komori's room...

'Well, not only do I have to answer that challenge, I need to show Komori-san a good time, as I promised.' The depressed teacher sighed. "Why do difficulties happen to me?" Because it's entertaining to see how you deal with them. Komori was right outside the closet. She had been wrapped up in her blanket and sitting against the closet door since two days ago. She was waiting until the time when Nozomu would come out to prepare for the festival.

"Sensei..."

Kafuka and Ai were, at the time, deciding on what they should do when to get sensei out of the closet (they haven't heard that he's coming to the festival). Matoi knew (because of her wire), but she kept that to herself. She was afraid that Chiri or Kaere might hear.

Chiri couldn't focus on the preparations for the festival. She kept wondering where her future husband was. 'I shouldn't be thinking of him right now! I need to focus on the festival! But...' Chiri put her hand on her chest. '... it keeps thumping. If this keeps up, I won't be able to coordinate the festival preparations properly....' The heart works in mysterious ways. As it turns out, after getting to know him, she actually came to love him. It still mattered to her that because they inadvertently slept together, they had to get married. But now, she wants to get married for something more.... although, she has yet to realize this. Her heart is keeping her from her proper way of doing things by filling her head with distracting thoughts.

"Everyone! I've written down instructions on this sheet of paper that I want you to follow properly! If I find one thing out of place tomorrow..." Chiri holds up a spade, and her eyes narrow. "I think you get the picture..." The rest of the class shudders in fear, except for Maria, who was goofing off in a familiar mask.

"Gotta get ready for the contest, yup!"

Mayo was at home.... sharpening pencils. And a fruit knife (she didn't want to kill him). And she was stacking bricks. 'I love that timid man. So I'll...' She held up a brick and held it to her chest with an ecstatic look on her face. '... beat him senseless!' I just figured out how to make little hearts. Type a capital Y and highlight it. Change it to Webdings instead of Times New Roman. But it doesn't show up on . Can someone help me?

Back to Kafuka and Ai.... "Alright Ai-san? You understand the plan, right?"

"Um, I'm sorry, but could you repeat that once more?"

"Alright! The plan is, when everyone is enjoying the festival, we will sneak Sensei out of the closet! The first step is getting him out of the closet. He may not agree at first.... but when we tell him that we're sending him to a place away from his love struck students (preferably somewhere in Greenland) he'll quickly agree. Instead of actually taking him to Greenland, we'll take him to Hokkaido, and disguise it as Greenland. We'll scatter his personal belongings around, reminding him of his life back in Japan. Finally, we'll drop his student handbook near him, reminding him of how much he misses his students. He'll want to come back, completely open to everyone's feelings about him, making it a happy ending for everyone!"

"..... Um, Kafuka-san..."

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry if this ruins anything but, I don't think it will be happy in the end..."

"Why not?"

"Because eventually, Sensei will need to choose someone, right? And the rejected people will be hurt, right?"

Kafuka paused. That part hadn't been thought out. What did happen after that?

"Everyone can move on... and find true happiness.... and even if they can't, there's another solution! Sensei will be able to love as many people as he wants.... as long as it isn't sexual, and doesn't get married! If he isn't in it for sex, there won't be a problem, and if he isn't legally committed, he won't have to stay with just one girl!"

"Sorry, but doesn't Chiri-san want to marry him?"

This is where Kafuka changes the subject. "Ah! We have to work on our entry if this is to work..."

It seems that everyone is preparing for something. Kafuka, Ai, Mayo and Matoi, for their sensei, Chiri, for her proposal, Maria, for the contest, Kagerou.... sorry, I wasn't paying attention, and Kaere..... another lawsuit. Against Kagerou. For the Divine Wind. And him being there at the exact same time.

It is midnight. The end of the 10th and the beginning of the 11th. Eleven hours until the festival, and Nozomu still had problems. 'I still don't know what the challenge is even for. Why is he so mad? The rest of the class seems to have given up looking for me. Komori-san is kind for letting me stay here. But I can't shake the feeling that there's more to it than that...' He thinks back to what she said, "Affection that lasts that long doesn't just 'subside'." 'She's just a teenaged girl. They all are. I'm sure that they've all fallen in and out of love easily... especially Tsunetsuki-san.'

Nozomu had no way to resolve any of these problems. The class would resume their search after the festival. He still didn't know what Majiru was mad about. And he still had to deal with the fact that some of his students loved him. 'Even if the love will go... until the end of the year, I'm not really safe. I never know when the love will come, or go...' That was enough. He needs to get enough rest to keep his promise to Komori. He could despair about it tomorrow. It's ironic that a man who can see many problems and analyze them wouldn't try to solve them. Any problem that he had solved, he never meant to. Not because he enjoys problems to despair about, but because he thinks that it's hopeless, and that a person like him could never solve any major problems. Tomorrow, he would be forced to solve all of these problems. Because if he didn't, he would have more problems. And nobody likes that.

Finally, the morning of the festival.....

"Sensei.... Sensei.... Sensei!"

"Huh? Oh, what?"

"It's morning. We need to get ready for the festival."

"Oh...."

So they got ready. In lieu of what he usually wears, Nozomu dressed in a male school uniform. "This way, they won't recognize me."

"But didn't you wear it in Kuusou Rumba?"

"Yes, but that was just the opening theme."

"But maybe to differentiate, you could wear a female uniform..."

"....... No."

Nozomu put on the wig that he had, but the long hair didn't really suit him. So he decided not to wear it. He put on the mask resembling his face.

"Um, Komori-san.... I just realized this but, don't you think that this is an unbelievable disguise? I'm not sure about everyone else, but Chiri-san is smart, and she might figure out the ruse..."

"No, she and everyone else will be focused on the festival. And besides, I bought that mask. When I saw the stand, there were many other masks. They will see you wearing a mask, but only seeing you wear a mask and a uniform, you'll look like a student masquerading as Sensei."

"Ah."

"..... We still need to settle things with Majiru-kun. So I'll meet you at the mask shop at 11:00."

"Wait, you're coming outside?"

"While I don't usually go outside..... just with you, I'll go...."

'She seems to be more comfortable around me..... Well, I am her sensei. She is familiar with me. And I'm sure that she'd say that to Kafuka, and her friends.' Well even though that IS the truth, there was intimacy in her voice that Nozomu apparently didn't hear.

"And Sensei, it's better that you get there early than late, and get him angry. I'll be out in a few..."

"Alright."

Nozomu made his way to the mask shop and made it at 10:50. At the same time, Majiru was walking over to the mask shop. "I know this plan I have isn't what Meru may have wanted, but I'll make up with that using wordplay." Then he saw Nozomu's face. "Um, Nozomu? We're supposed to meet at that mask shop over there. I can't beat you unless we're at the appointed area at the right time."

"Who taught you how to be uptight? Chiri-chan?"

'Wait a minute. That isn't Nozomu's voice.' "Who are you?" After saying this, he immediately realized that this person was reading a book.

The person lifted his mask. It was Jun Kudou.

"Kudou-san!"

"Yeah, I'm making my way over to the mask shop. Did this Sensei mask fool you?"

"Yes....."

"Well then, it might also fool Nami. We both decided to come in a distinguishable mask. After I fool her with this mask that was openly sold, I'll take it off and surprise her."

"Yeah, but won't she ignore you if she thinks that you're just another sensei-mask-wearing student?"

"...... Oh yeah. I'd better hurry over there and tell her now."

Jun made his way over to the mask shop. Nami went over to the mask shop wearing her mask. Mayo arrived at the mask shop. Komori came to the mask shop. Nozomu was already there. All of them opened their mouths in awe when a crowd came at exactly 11:00. Maria stood up on a podium as she said, "Welcome to the first annual Zetsubou contest!" Everywhere you turn, there was a person with Nozomu's face. You couldn't distinguish any of them.

Jun, Nami, Komori, and Nozomu all thought 'This. Is. I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E!'

Mayo thought 'How will I know which one to hit?'

Kaere thought, 'I don't know which Sensei to sue?'

And as for Kafuka and Ai....

"Where's Sensei?"

"I'm sorry, but did we need to blast a hole in the roof to get here?"

It's gonna be a long day.

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We now bring you a comment from Kagerou Usui! So tell us, how do you feel about your role in the manga series?

"Well, I do feel good about my role as one of the opponents in the Kanto tournament. But it's emphasized too much that while I train to be the best football player, my younger brother is already a genius football player who doesn't train."

Hey wait! This is Unsui Kongo! Where's Kagerou Usui?

"...... I'm standing.... in front of you....."

Who said that?

The daily Death Theater.

Today's my wedding day. My wife is a gymnast, a professional athlete in all sports and exercises, and an Olympic gold medal winner! Hey, she's gonna show us her Javelin toss! And who better to stand straight across from her, so I can judge the distance! Go for it, Hone-

STAB

Yup, this time, a woman threw a javelin through my chest! Or neck. Whichever is better.

Just an FYI, this theater will appear after every chapter with a name now. And I will now be using the Japanese word for 'Sorry' (Sumimasen) when Ai Kaga speaks. (I didn't do it in this chapter because I found out the word when I was more than halfway through with this chapter). Hey, my wife is-

STAB AGAIN