Rayquaza45: Hey there, readers. Here's the 6th chapter of my Haruhi Suzumiya-Maid Sama crossover story. I hope you guys are ready for the future events.
The day of the North High-Seika High basketball match is here! How will our two gangs go about their business?
Haruhi is as demanding as ever, so is Misaki. Kyon is stressed and unmotivated like always while Takumi is nonchalant about everything.
Once again, thanks to momoxtoshiro for beta reading! Check out her stories.
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(Play: Haruhi Suzumiya OP - Super Driver)
(End)
Remember the Comedians
(Thursday at 8:35am)
(Near North High School)
For the last while, I've been wondering about what's been happening with the United States of America. A nation which everyone used to ape is kinda falling from grace. Everyone used to dream about going to America and getting rich, buying a huge house and dating a hot American girl. Ok, everyone still dreams about getting rich, buying a huge house and dating a hot American girl, but they don't really see the need to go to America to do that. And then there are the great American universities, one field they're still on top, high above pretty much everyone else.
Would I go to university in the U.S? Maybe. I haven't given it much thought and to be honest, I've just been taking it all one day at a time. I didn't decide to go to North High till just a few days before I had to apply and fill out the forms. Maybe it's careless that I put so little thought into my future, maybe it's not. Who's to say? But if I were to go to the U.S, would I ever wanna come back? Who's to know that?
And for that matter, how is it everyone says American education until high school is poor but universities and the like are the world's best? What is it? Higher standards, more funds, lack of concentration till age 18? All of them seem plausible but none of them seem to be correct.
What's with sports scholarships by the way? People who are good at a sport are given a discount to study at a university and play? It seems kinda contradictory to me. How is it that all the characters in American movies based on high school sports have characters do that? What I find weird is that most of them are based on a true story.
Damn, I'm almost inside the school. I can practically hear Haruhi Suzumiya barking orders at me.
"Aaaaahhh."
Damn I'm tired.
"Hey, Kyon."
I turned to the left and saw Taniguchi walking towards me, Kunikida was nowhere to be seen though.
"Hey man, sleep well last night?" He asked.
Well, I'm yawning. Doesn't that make it clear?
"More or less."
"Well, the basketball match is today." He said. "You gonna watch?"
"I said I would and I will. It's not till 1:30 anyway, and so at 3 o'clock we can go home."
"Yeah. Hey, it's gonna be good and we even got new uniforms today."
"Congrats. Hope they fit."
"That's what we said." I hate his laughter. "Alright, see you later."
The class is quite empty. I guess it's not unusual for them to skip the morning classes and come in the afternoon just to watch the match. I guess this game against Seika High is even bigger than I thought it'd be. I can only imagine how many people are going. I wonder if the scoreboard is safe. I probably should've asked him about it. But if he's happy, I guess it's safe.
In her usual seat in the back was Haruhi Suzumiya, her head resting on her palm looking out the window.
"What's wrong? You got an upset stomach or something?"
It's not the first time I asked her that in the morning and I'm pretty sure she's fine. Honestly, this is how I wanna start my daily conversation with her today.
"No. I'm fine."
Knew it.
"So what're you up to?"
"Nothing right now." She answered.
"Wow, Haruhi Suzumiya is up to nothing. How unusual."
"You won't be saying that when you practice the dance for tomorrow!" She exclaimed
Just like that, she started attracting the attention of the rest of the class who looked at the two of us in confusion about the word 'dance'. They probably thought I had been invited by Haruhi to another schools dance or something.
She just shook her head angrily at the class, dissolving their interest in the subject rather easily.
"Don't be too loud. This is a classroom, right?"
"Whatever. Just be prepared to learn the rest of the steps."
Yeah, like I'll ever be prepared to learn such ridiculous and feminine moves. I feel sorrier for Asahina and Nagato. If anything, Koizumi is probably enjoying this and is gonna be the one who uploads it on the website.
"Kyon. Today is Thursday. You said those Super Sentai suits would be done today!"
Crap. I have to pick up those Super Sentai suits today. I nearly forgot. I left them in a tailor shop in the next town over so I guess I'll have to go there after the game and pick them up. I wonder if I can go to that 'Maid Latte' place today. I probably have enough cash on me even after paying the tailor.
"I'll take care of it. I'll pick them up this evening."
"Great. And then you bring it here today and you give them to us. And you pay the bill since it was your idea to use a tailor."
"Yeah, I get it."
"Alright so now on to other important business: Are you watching the basketball match today?"
"Sure. Taniguchi's been talking about it for a while and I said I'd go."
"There's a rumour that some students from the school we're playing against were gonna show up here last night and steal our scoreboard-"
"I heard that too but I doubt anyone would let that happen-"
"I wasn't finished!" She shouted and strangely, nobody cared. Guess she'd already scared them off. "Apparently some students were here last night looking over it and something unusual happened."
"Define unusual."
"Let's just say some guys were here very late last night."
Is she implying what I think she is? Very late? I was here last night. Nothing happened!
"Are you saying there were some guys and…?"
"That's exactly what I'm saying." She smiled.
I've never really known Haruhi to gossip like this before. I'm not really sure why she wants to but if she does, there must be something more to it.
"You may wanna ask someone who was there." She suggested. "Someone you know."
"You're not suggesting that someone I know was involved in-"
"No, I'm suggesting that you ask someone! Not anything else!"
"I'm not bothering myself with this. This is probably just a dirty rumour started by a few losers."
"Well…if you're not curious…"
"I'm not. Let's just pay attention in class."
So we did, and boy was it boring. I mean, exactly when am I gonna use logarithms in life unless I'm working for NASA or something? For that matter, when am I gonna use any mathematics beyond basic algebra for a non-mathematical career? Man, why can't life be easier?
Nobody in the class really seems to be enjoying anything that's going on. I figure they find it boring as well. I guess this afternoon is gonna be the wake up call we need.
(Three hours later)
Damn, that boring-ass class is finally over! Limits this, calculus this, when am I gonna learn something I really wanna learn? I mean, I'm not a genius and don't have much interest in technical things like Haruhi, Nagato or Koizumi. I don't even really care much about art or whatever like Asahina does.
Naturally, Haruhi was the first to rush outside the classroom after the bell rang so she could get to the club room. While I followed at my own pace, I heard someone call out to me.
"Hey, Kyon."
I turned around and saw Kunikida coming towards me.
"What is it, dude?"
"Uhh…nothing." He said. "I just wanted to see how you were. You haven't said much all morning."
Were you in my class this morning? I don't remember seeing you there.
"I'm fine. I'm just bored. Don't really know what to do."
"Well, you could come out to the field and help Taniguchi get ready."
"Nah, I gotta meet with Haruhi actually."
"Alright." He said, but I knew there was something more he was after. "Kyon?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you like Haruhi?"
"Not shy about asking that, are you?"
"Well…"
Obviously I didn't wanna talk about this so I just walked away while he was pondering what I said.
Now that I think about it, by walking away, did I give him more reason to think that I liked Haruhi? Damn, I hope not!
So there it is, the SOS Brigade clubroom. Once I enter, who knows what's gonna happen next. For all I know, some crazy little bug that Haruhi was playing with is gonna come flying out at me. Of course, if I don't go, I'm screwed.
"Hey-" I said as I opened the door to a shock.
Haruhi, Koizumi and Asahina were all staring at me. The only one who was minding their own business was Nagato.
"What is it?"
I slowly leant back to look over my shoulders to make sure nobody was standing behind me. Of course, there was nobody there so it had to be me they were all looking at.
"What's wrong?"
Suddenly, Haruhi and Koizumi burst into laughter while Asahina snickered as well. I had nothing on my clothes or face so what was it?
"I-I'm so…sorry...Kyon." Asahina said, trying to hold down the laughter. "Miss Suzumiya said we had to do it."
"Yeah, that's right, so get in here." Said girl shouted.
Yeah, that's what I should do.
"Kyon, take some paper and get ready to write down the answer to my question." She told me.
Wow, please let this question be reasonable. Or at least something I can joke about.
Koizumi, Nagato and Asahina had paper too so I guess I'd be the odd one out so I grabbed one and took out my pen.
"Here's the question: What is my greatest treasure!"
What is her greatest treasure? What's that supposed to mean? Is there anything in this world she values?
"Haruhi-"
"No questions!"
No questions? Well that's ridiculous. So I need to think of something that she treasures and use it as my answer? I guess I can do that.
A few minutes in, everyone put down their pens and Haruhi turned around, and waved her finger around at us all. "Asahina!"
"Umm…" She was so cute as she put up her little paper to let Haruhi read it.
"Admirers"
"Admirers!" Haruhi asked, sounding a bit furious. "That's no treasure, that's a tragedy! The number 1 tragedy!"
"Well..." Asahina squealed.
"That's something I'd wanna get rid of, not keep!"
Some people wanna become famous so they can have admirers and Haruhi gets them without being famous and she doesn't want them?
"Nagato!" She shouted as she turned over to our resident alien.
"Barbecued Fish"
"Sadly, I can barely stomach barbecue." Haruhi said. "Koizumi."
Why exactly would anyone have barbecued fish as their greatest treasure?
"I don't know if it's right, but here it is." He said as he held up his paper.
"Bank Account"
"Well the fact is I don't have one and since I don't…wrong!" She said. "Kyon."
Great, so now it's my turn.
"The Supernatural?"
"That's just like Koizumi's answer! I've never even seen anything supernatural!"
Yeah you have, you just don't know it yet.
"I'm really surprised that none of you know the answer. I really am." She said, looking over at each of us. "What do you have to say for yourselves?"
I'm not sorry?
"Nothing? Alright then, line up." She said as she pushed aside the computer table.
"What is it you want?"
"I want you guys to line up with me just like yesterday!" She said as she pushed a button on the keyboard and got into the middle of the room.
Nagato got on her right and Asahina on her left. Koizumi was behind Asahina and I was behind Nagato again. Haruhi stretched her arms and got into the right spot just as the music I feared turned on.
nazonazo mitai ni chikyuugi wo tokiakashitara
Oh crap, not this again. Do we really have to do this during school hours?
(Thursday at 12:00pm)
(Seika High School)
"Shouichirou, is everything ready!" Misaki Ayuzawa, the student council president asked.
"Y-yes ma'am. The busses are here, our equipment is loaded and all that needs to be done is to have the players and spectators get on." The nervous vice president informed her.
She turned around to meet the other student council members. "You heard him. Gather everyone and be back here fast."
Shouchirou Yukimura, the treasurer, secretary and various other position holders in the Seika High student council ran around the school for a while, informing the basketball club and the ones in their class who would go to North High School to watch the match.
Within a few minutes, the team and their classmates were boarding the busses and waving goodbye to the crowd who had come to see them off in hopes that they would beat North High.
"So is everything accounted for?" The president asked.
"It certainly is, Misaki." A recognizable debonair voice answered.
Naturally, the voice was Takumi Usui's. As Misaki turned around to scold him for sneaking up on him, he brought his face closer to hers, startling her a bit.
"T-Takumi!" She exclaimed in embarrassment, trying to get him away.
"Umm…T-Takumi…excuse me…" The meek voice of Shouichirou Yukimura sputtered.
"What is it, Vice Prez?" Takumi asked, momentarily turning away from Misaki.
"We n-need to leave for the North high basketball game, if you're going t-to come, we really need you to get on the bus." He timidly told him. "Now...please."
"Oh, yeah, the game is today, isn't it?" Takumi observed. "I guess I ought to come if Misaki is."
"I'm the one who needs to make sure that we get there together and that our students behave!" She told him. "I'm going!"
"Very well then, I'll come along as well." He said as he left Misaki's side and went into the big yellow vehicle. "See you there, Misaki."
"What a pervert." Misaki cursed as he was out of earshot.
"Umm…Madame President, we need to get on board as well…" Shouichirou hesitated. "…and only this bus has any space left."
"Great." Misaki angrily grumbled as she swallowed her pride and walked on. "We're going then."
(Thursday at 12:30pm)
(Parking lot of North High School)
The two busses from Seika High had arrived and parked right outside North High School and attracted a good number of bystander students who swarmed around the vehicles to see their rivals.
While they were instructed not to verbally attack their rivals, the students saw nothing wrong with giving them nasty looks and the like. The basketball team was the first to get off the bus since they had to get into their changing rooms set aside for them while the spectators went over to the field and sat on the bleachers.
"So this is North High?" Misaki observed as she exited the bus.
"How quaint." Kanou Soutaro of class 1-7, also a spectator, commented as he exited the bus behind her.
"How quaint, indeed." Takumi Usui agreed as he stepped off as well.
"Alright everyone, follow me!" Misaki said so the students would all stay together.
Misaki led them across the area but actually had no idea where to go. The teachers had trusted her with this but she was unable to cope and wound up leading everyone nowhere. As the 6'1" half Brit teen walked across the schoolyard, the majority of North High girls immediately jaw-dropped as they got a look at him. Tall, fair and well built, he was like the Greek god Adonis.
"Who's he?" Takumi heard one girl whisper as he passed by. "He's hot."
"He's gotta be from Seika High." Another whispered back.
"Maybe they're not all gorillas like we've heard." A third quietly suggested.
One other disagreed. "Look at that one in the hood, though." She was clearly referring to Kanou.
As Misaki passed these girls on her way to the field, she couldn't help but feel a little angry as a bit of jealousy gushed up inside her for the attention Takumi always got. Of course, she never cared whether other guys found her attractive or not, but Takumi's ability to attract the opposite gender without effort, or even unwillingly was something few could not be jealous of.
"Excuse me." Misaki said as she approached a short girl with dark green hair and a prominent fang-like tooth.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"Yes, where is the gym that the basketball match is taking place in?" Misaki inquired.
"Go straight from the left of the building and then take a right turn into an open door." The green haired girl told her.
"Thank you." Misaki said as she gestured to the followers behind her and walked off.
The group followed the girl's advice and eventually arrived at the gym. Misaki turned around to address the students.
"Alright, the basketball team should go inside and ask for directions to the locker room and the rest of us will take our seats on the bleachers." She announced. "We need to give them a good impression of Seika High. Is that understood?"
"Yes." Everyone said in unison.
"Alright then, let's make Seika High School proud!" She exclaimed, eliciting cheers from everyone and a smile from Takumi.
(Thursday at 1:20pm)
(SOS Brigade Clubroom)
"Alright guys, I think we've got it down!"
I still can't figure out how we were able to learn such a complicated and ridiculous dance in such a short time. I've never had a teacher like Haruhi, nobody else could be so ruthless.
"Miss Suzumiya, I believe it's time we proceed to the gym for the basketball match." Koizumi said in his same disgustingly polite tone.
"Yeah, you're right." She said. "Once Kyon gets the costumes tonight we're gonna do the final dance tomorrow and put it up on the website. Don't you forget!"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll get them."
"Koizumi, Mikuru, Nagato, you ready?" She asked.
"Yeah." "Yes." "I am." The three of them answered respectively.
Hey, why didn't she ask me if I was ready?
"Kyon are you ready?" She asked.
Well, at least I'm not totally forgotten. Just last.
"Yeah."
"Alright then, SOS Brigade!" She exclaimed. "Let's head out and trounce Seika High!"
Did she forget that we're just watching the game?
So we walked down to the gym. The students from Seika High were all sitting together on one side of the gym on the bleachers while the North High students were sitting together. It wasn't unexpected; they are rivals after all, at least for this game. Honestly, I'd barely ever heard of Seika High before last week.
Neither basketball team was on the floor yet. The five of us sat down pretty close to the field. The girls were one step below me and Koizumi and from therein, we just kept to ourselves to watch the game, even Haruhi didn't say much for a while.
Eventually, a bunch of students in gray uniforms walked single file onto the floor and took positions on the bench, on the field and near the basket. Seika High is ready to go, so where the hell is Taniguchi and the rest of the North High team?
(Thursday at 1:25pm)
(North High Male Lockers)
"What the hell is this?" Basketball player Taniguchi shouted as he held up his new uniform.
"This has gotta be a mistake!" Another boy reasoned. "Maybe they're for the girls?"
"I've checked the student council logs; there's nothing about girls ordering uniforms!" A short boy said.
Another boy concurred. "It was just us guys. These have to be for us."
"But they're…they're…"
Just then, the bespectacled Student Council President of North High entered the doorway and made himself known.
"Everyone wants to know what is going on." He informed them. "Why aren't you all out there yet?"
"Because of this!" Taniguchi exclaimed, holding up the new uniform.
The president removed and cleaned his glasses before putting them back on. "Hmm…no excuse. You are representing North High and you will be out on the field within five minutes or you shall be subject to disciplinary action."
"Are you kidding me!" Taniguchi angrily shouted.
"Four minutes…fifty three seconds." He calmly retorted.
"Damn it." Taniguchi cursed under his breath.
As the student council president walked up the stairs and out the door, he stopped near the entrance to the school, careful to avoid any security guards. Three hooded figures wearing civilian clothes approached him.
"Well?" One of the three asked.
"It is done." The student council president responded. "I've embarrassed my schoolmates for you."
"Don't forget what you owed me!" The other guy warned him. "From way back when."
One of the three slipped him a currency note, careful to obstruct the actual value printed on it. Both curtly nodded to one another before walking away as if nothing happened.
(Thursday at 1:30pm)
(North High Gym)
The students and coaches from both schools were getting tired of waiting for the North High teens to come out. The North High coach was asking the referee not to penalize the team for being late and as the referee was about to argue, a member of the team, Kyon's classmate Taniguchi, appeared.
But more interesting and hilarious than his late appearance was his attire. Rather than the standard North High boys uniform of a white t-shirt and navy blue shorts, Taniguchi was wearing a bright pink uniform top and an awkwardly short pair of pink shorts. Since he was wearing the basketball uniform, which was modeled after those used in the American NBA, the pink colour made it look as if he were wearing a pink tank top. Coupled with the short pink shorts, it was an embarrassing situation.
"Look, it's the fifth teletubby!" A boy on the Seika High side exclaimed, eliciting laughter from all sides of the field and even the coaches. Taniguchi walked towards the field with an angry expression on his face, trying to block the laughter out of his head.
Behind Taniguchi were the rest of the North High basketball players. Each of them wore the pink clothes and looked at the ground as they walked across the floor dressed like teenage hussies, not wanting to look any of their schoolmates or rivals in the eye. It was easily the worst day of their lives.
(North High student side bleachers)
I get it now!
While we were guarding the scoreboard in the gym, they must've snuck into the locker room or the coach's office and altered the uniforms or replaced them with new ones. But why did the guys come out wearing them? They could've just explained the situation or something? Right?
"Oh…how sad for them." Asahina commented as she saw the boys talking a walk of shame.
She's so cute.
Naturally, Haruhi's laughing her head off and Koizumi is with her, laughing too. That suck-up.
Nagato? Why are you being so quiet?
On the Seika High bleachers, there was but a single person who wasn't laughing their head off at the scene. Not even the notoriously humorless Misaki Ayuzawa could avoid laughing at the display. Nobody there, except for Takumi Usui, was quiet.
Down on the field, the coach from North High was visibly angry at his players for this lack of decency, but they were doing their best to explain what happened. Though the audience couldn't hear them, the Seika High coach and referee understood that the boys weren't doing this intentionally and that something had happened that forced them to wear the uniforms they didn't order.
"Maybe we ought to just call the game off." The North High players asked to be considered.
"Callin' it quits, huh Nobuhiko?" The Seika High coach taunted.
"You guys think this shameful display is a way to get out of a match you're scared of?" The North coach asked.
"Scared-"
"You guys are nuts!" He shouted.
"Well, Coach Nobuhiko?" The referee asked.
The entire crowd applauded and cheered, signaling that they wanted the match to continue. Only the players of North High were against the match now and they were clearly outnumbered and being overruled by everyone else who was present.
"We're playing!" Coach Nobuhiko announced to everyone.
Even though they were still laughing, the Seika High crowd applauded the coach's decision, especially since it wasn't what the North High players wanted. Even the spectators from North High wanted the match to continue, feeling that for their team to quit now based on a simple humiliation would bring shame to them.
The Seika High players took their spots on the field as the North High players did the same. Taniguchi, the first North High player to notice the problem with their new uniforms, was playing the position of shooting guard. When the players were in position, the referee took out the ball and placed it in between the two teams.
"Alright then," he said. "Begin!"
The referee tossed the ball into the air and the two players jumped for it.
It was the Seika High starting forward who took the ball immediately and passed it to the right forward of his team and stalled for a moment before passing back the ball to another player behind him with little effort. He then circled around a North High forward with ease, as the boy to whom the ball was passed was trying to run around a North High player who came after him.
With another boy coming in, there were now two North High players after the single Seika High player who, in a moment of fear, threw the ball as hard as he could to the other side of the field, passing over the head of the forwards and bouncing on the ground over to the North High basket.
"Gotta try harder than that!" Taniguchi the shooting guard for North High shouted as he caught the ball with little effort and raised it back into the air. "Go!"
The ball was thrown to a player on the right who faked-out an incoming opponent and passed the ball to a teammate.
Several players in the area scrambled around, trying to take the ball for themselves but none were able to since the North High player kept evading everyone. Finally, a Seika High player managed to swipe the ball from him while he was dribbling and backed away with it into his team's side of the field while his teammates obstructed the path of the ones who came after him.
He passed the ball to his teammate in the middle who began dribbling the ball down the field, trying to score an early basket. A North High player was closing in on him and he began running even faster. Then, from out of nowhere, another adversary slid in front of him and kicked the ball to the side, tripping the Seika High boy and causing him to fall on his back.
"What was that!" The Seika High teen angrily shouted as he got back to his feet. "What's wrong with you?"
"Take it easy, Kobe, it was an accident." The North High tripper mockingly remarked.
Before the North High boy could get close enough to land a punch, or even think of landing one, several players got between the two of them and created a barrier. The referee came out to see if the player was injured, to which the response was the negative.
The other players cleared the area as the boy started dribbling the ball in the same spot he was in when he was tripped. He dribbled a little more and passed the ball forward, where it reached one of his teammates. The boy started running and reached the edge of the field where two North High kids were coming to get to the ball.
The Seika High player managed to get around them and run with the ball, running over to the North High net to make an early goal.
He effortlessly circled around one North High player who tried to obstruct him and was running as hard as he could to avoid the others who were coming after him and his own teammates who were coming to help him. He passed the ball to another player on his team who immediately passed it back to him for some reason.
As he stepped closer and closer to the net, Seika High players began grabbing their knees in anticipation of an early basket which would give them an advantage.
Eventually, the player did get close to the net and from several yards away, he jumped in the air took his shot.
Another North High player tried to get in the way of the ball and knock it away but it missed his hand by at least a yard and headed into the net. The ball bounced off a corner of the rim and fell, which made the shooter think it would go towards a North High boy.
As it happened, Taniguchi managed to catch the ball, surprising the players of Seika High.
"Still not good enough." He taunted them as he dribbled the ball on the ground and backed up, getting ready to pass the ball. "Man these clothes are weird AND uncomfortable to run in."
From where he was standing, it was reasonable to assume that he was only going to pass to a teammate, but his pass had a whole lot of power in it and the ball went flying well over to the other side of the field where a single North High player received it.
"Fantastic!" He exclaimed as he got the ball and made a charge for the basket.
There were no Seika players in the immediate area so he had no worries about evading, only about running as fast as he could. When he was close to the Seika High basket, he delivered a quick shot to the net.
But unfortunately for him, the ball hit the rim and fell down.
However, this would still prove to be a good thing for the North High team as the ball bounced towards an incoming teammate who immediately caught the ball in midair and shot it straight into the basket, scoring the first points of the game.
The scoreboard on top buzzed in the shot and the score changed from Home 0 - Visitors 0 to Home 2 – Visitors 0.
The entire North High crowd began cheering loudly at the first basket of the game while the Seika High crowd was very understandably quiet. The North High players gathered around to congratulate their shooter while reconciling the shooter who failed, reasoning he made a valuable contribution to the point.
(North High Bleachers, Kyon)
The game is gonna continue for a while longer. The first period ended and the second period is nearly over.
The score…Home 22 – Visitors 19.
We're still ahead, but not by much.
"Go! Go!" Taniguchi shouted to his teammates.
Taniguchi scored 9 points so far, the best on the team as of yet, they said. I haven't really been paying much attention on the statistics so far beyond that.
Man. I heard there was supposed to be free food, so where is it?
(Floor)
A Seika High student was in possession of the ball and was making his way down the field with his teammates covering for him by obstructing the paths of North High players who tried to get the ball from him.
"Ha!" He shouted as he jumped into the air and shot the ball into the hoop, scoring two points.
The score was now 22-21 in favor of North High with just 30 seconds left in the second quarter. Tanguchi ran down the field trying to take the ball from a teammate so he could get the score higher and create a bigger lead over Seika.
"Pass the ball, dude!" Taniguchi shouted to one of his teammates.
In compliance, the boy passed the ball to Taniguchi, who ran around an incoming Seika player and shot the ball into the hoop.
The score was now 24-21 and the Seika High players were coming down the field strong with the ball.
"No you don't!" Taniguchi exclaimed as he got in the way of an opponent who had turned his head for a moment to receive the ball. The boy turned back to the front only to run face first into Taniguchi's shoulder.
Just like that, the boy was knocked on his back while Taniguchi maintained his balance and stood up, reeling from the hit.
"AAARGH." The Seika boy shouted in pain.
The Seika High coach and referee immediately ran up to the injured player and helped carry him over to the bench. His teammates gathered around while the entire crowd subtly looked upon Taniguchi.
"Dammit." He cursed under his breath.
"Coach…I don't think he can play." The referee said before turning to Taniguchi. "Foul on pink number 69!"
"That…sounded really wrong." Taniguchi cursed under his breath. He had just fouled the guy by accident, not intentionally.
"Got any substitutes?" The referee asked.
They didn't. They only had the exact number of players required for a team, just like the other team. In all honesty, the coaches of both teams were feeling a bit stupid for not having seen this problem.
"Takumi!" A Seika High boy shouted when he caught the eye of the tall blonde teen in the audience.
"Takumi Usui?" The coach asked. "He's not-"
"Yeah coach, he's not supposed to play today, but since we have an injury…" The boy said, planting clues in the coach's head.
"Ahh…yeah…I remember." He said. "Takumi Usui, would you be willing to help out the Seika High School basketball team?"
Misaki and the student council were concerned about being caught. Takumi wasn't on the basketball team and yet they were trying to take him on for the game by lying about his spot on the team. It was surprising and highly dishonorable for a coach to do something so underhanded, even if it was for the benefit of the team which, in turn, bettered the reputation of the school.
"Uhh…Coach-" Misaki started before being cut off.
"I'll do it." Takumi stood up and announced.
The Seika High crowd erupted in cheers while the North High students were silent. Of course, there was one boy from North High whose eyes opened in shock and whose jaw dropped when he saw the tall half Brit teen stand up.
Takumi Usui was given a spare uniform by the coach that was brought along to the game in case of tears and went to change.
The injured player and his teammates were excited about the prospect of having the most famous guy at Seika play for their team. They had previously tried to recruit him but had no success whatsoever due to his lack of interest. But now that they were desperate for him, he had finally agreed.
After a few minutes, he walked out of the changing room and back to the gym. The Seika High students applauded him as he took his spot on the court as point guard, replacing the injured player.
"Great to have you on the team, Takumi." A fellow Seika player told him.
"Let's just get this done with." He nonchalantly responded.
(Play: Maid Sama Ending - ∞Loop)
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Rayquaza45: So with this, Takumi Usui has entered the North High-Seika High basketball game. Any thoughts on how this will end up?
And just who was is who paid off the North High Student Council President.
Next time: Chapter 7: The Beginning of the War
The wheels of fate turn as Koizumi expresses his thoughts, we hear Nagato's and the Idiot Trio is in for a hell of a surprise.
So please review now :)