A/N: Not much to say, but, Vector made his way into the story way earlier than expected. This would be rated T for a….inappropriate joke he makes.

Regardless, I had a lot of fun writing this! Also, if anyone's interested, I recently wrote a one-shot revolving around Mizael. I might mention it in later chapters, but yeah. Also, still taking suggestions for chapters as well as pairings! :D

Characters might be OOC, but I tried. Sorry if they are!

I don't own Zexal.

School Shenanigans

Chapter 3: Ryoga Kamishiro loses a bet

"AHHHHHHHH!" Ryoga yelled as he fell to the ground with a thud. A loud sound of a horn was then heard, signifying he lost the duel he had been previously partaking in.

In the distance, stood the proud figure of Alito whom laughed and spun around in triumph.

"I won!" he cheered momentarily before running up the tentacle haired teenager. "Awesome duel Na-Shark...!"

Rolling his eyes, the male Kamishiro twin began to stand up, dusting his pants off in the process.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Shark muttered in response as he glared away from the chocolate haired boy.

A pause from Alito followed before he grinned like a fool.

"Haha! I won that bet about me being better than you in dueling too! And you know what this means~," The former gladiator reminded, inching closer towards Shark as his grin somehow widened.

The indigo-haired boy froze in his spot as he immediately shifted his glare toward his companion.

"If you even go near Rio..." he began but the former gladiator flinched at his assumption.

"Woah, what?! Ewwww, noooo. I don't wanna ask your sister out!" the dark-skinned boy replied a little too quickly. "She's not even that pretty!"

A scowl formed on Ryoga's lips as he raised a clenched fist to the dark skinned male, "Whaaat?"

"U-uh...I mean...Kotori has m-my heart!"

The former king rolled his blue eyes but dismissed it. It would be pointless to continue anyways.

"Whatever."

"Anyway~, now that you lost the be-"

"What do you want?"

"Weeeell," the former gladiator started. "Since you lost…Oh, I know! You gotta wear a bright orange squid hat all da-"

"You're stupid. I'm not doing that," the water-type duelist interjected in a flat voice.

"But ya hafta! You lost the bet!" Alito shot back, clenching his fists as he frowned. "If you don't, I'll...I'll...Uhh...oh, I know. Ask Rio out!"

"You do that, and you're dead," Shark threatened; his expression darkening to show he was rather serious.

However, his companion didn't back down as he only gave a ferocious grin to match the scowl on Shark's lips.

"Then the squid hat."

Narrowing his eyes, Ryoga gazed down in defeat.

"Fine," was his one worded response.

Shark had a firm scowl set on his lips as a light orange hat in the shape of a squid was propped on his head, covering some of the strands of tentacle hair he was rather proud of.

Alito stood beside him, giving a goofy grin as he admired the rather hilarious sight.

"I swear...if Vector sees me like this, I'm going to be shark bait..." he murmured to himself as the male Kamishiro twin placed his hand to his face in a frustrated embarrassment.

"Aw come on! You don't actually look that bad...You just look a little ridiculous," the chocolate-haired male stated, attempting to encourage the older male as he softly sniggered.

However, one murderous glance from Ryoga was enough to halt the former gladiator whom just stared ahead to avoid any eye contact with his companion.

"Remind me to-"

"Kotori!" cut off the childlike boy as he took off running towards the green-haired girl in the distance. "Bye Na-Uh, Shark!"

"HEY!" the former king yelled, clenching his fists at the chocolate haired boy leaving him alone. However, he paused as he spotted a couple of girls in the distance giggling at him.

Angrily, he huffed and paced off.

Hopefully this day would pass by quickly and painlessly.

The water-type duelist was angered. All day long, everyone, including his twin Rio, had been making jokes at him and the stupid squid hat.

It was embarrassing.

Yet the only reason he didn't yank the stupid item off of his head and rip it to shreds was because his pride.

Plus, he didn't want the former red Barian pestering him for eternity on how he didn't keep his word. He was annoying enough as of now.

However, he didn't want to risk being embarrassed anymore, especially by the carrot head, Vector.

So, during lunch, Shark decided to hang out at the library which he was currently doing. Gently leaning against one of the aisles, he exhaled in slight relief.

This was a rather foolproof plan in his opinion considering Vector never went near a library as he always proclaimed that "books were for Durbe's."

So far, it had worked, much to the delight of the squid hat wearing teenager.

However, he was bored out of wits and began to shuffle through a nearby bookshelf to ease the tediousness of hiding from Vector.

"Shark," he froze at the sudden call of his name. "May I ask why you are wearing a squid hat?"

The male Kamishiro twin glanced over to find the light haired best friend of Yuma standing beside him, clutching a book.

Coolly, he responded, "Lost a bet to Alito. It was this or him asking Rio out."

"But why are you in the library? Yuma informed me that you do not enjoy being in what he called 'Durbe's kingdom.'"

"Trying to hide from Vector," Ryoga explained in a flat tone, purposely ignoring the part about his good friend, Durbe. "This is embarrassing enough as it is. I really don't need him making it worse."

"Oh," A pause, "I see."

An awkward silence filled the atmosphere around them until…

"SHAAAAKKKUUUU! WHERE ARE YOU?! I WANNA SEE HOW THE SEA KING LOOKS IN HIS NEW CROWN!" cried a voice so loudly, both males cringed.

Almost immediately, the two boys heard several people telling the intruder to be quiet.

"Dammit," the Water-type duelist murmured to himself as he quickly looked for an exit to avoid the teasing that would most likely ensue from the carrot head, Vector.

"SHAKKU!" a loud whisper was abruptly heard from behind the male whom tensed. No…It couldn't be…

Astral seemed to widen his eyes in slight shock, and the former leader of the Barians slowly twisted around to find Vector, grinning from ear to ear. Dammit.

"That's an improvement to you, Shakku. You look even more like a dork," the former mad prince commented, chuckling as he placed his fingers to his lips.

A dark expression was visible on the tentacle haired male as he clenched his fist in annoyance.

"Oh come on, Sharkster, I'm only playing with youuu~" the carrot head pressed, but Ryoga only rolled his eyes in response, attempting to not let his rage get the better of him. "Really! I mean it hides your ugly little face better than your tentacle hair can~. Ya know we should just start calling you 'Tentacles' by now."

At this point, Shark lost it and pounced on the purple eyed person. The indigo haired male began attempting to land blows to Vector's face, but the carrot head just laughed and easily dodged the punches.

Astral, who was forgotten the moment the former mad prince appeared, stood a small distance away, watching the two teenagers fight with no idea how to fix the situation.

However, at that moment, the black haired duelist known as Yuma walked into the scene in a seemingly clueless way, "Hey Astral, what's taki-"

He paused upon seeing Ryoga and the Shingetsu boy to which he flinched, "E-eh?!"

Almost immediately, the heterochromatic male was overlooked once more as Yuma rushed over, attempting to get Ryoga out of his fury by shaking him on the shoulder with all his might.

"Shark!" he cried as his shaking increased, but the Kamishiro boy was filled with too much rage that he accidentally elbowed the younger boy in the gut.

"Ow!" the Tsukumo teenager cried as he took a step back, clasping his stomach.

At that moment, his best friend closed the gap between them as he called in a worried tone, "Yuma! Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah. Just hurts," was the response of the former WDC champion as he kept his hands near his belly. "I…I need S-Shark and Vector to-"

The Tsukumo male was cut off however as Vector, who got bored of dodging hits at some point, instantly spoke in a mocking voice, "Hey Shakku, with you on top of me, all we need is a camera, and we're ready to go."

Ryoga halted his moving before stumbling off of the Shingetsu boy. He stared at Vector in a slightly horrified manner.

A slight chuckle escaped Vector's lips as the other two males watched; one in an uncomfortable manner while the other, confused.

"C-Can it, you sick bastard," Shark growled suddenly, standing up and pacing off immediately.

The last thing he heard was Astral asking what Vector had meant to which Yuma stuttered a 'shut up' or something.

Whatever. He didn't care. He just wanted to get back to hiding from everyone until school was over.

It was after school as Ryoga sat by his lonesome in a bar-like structure that was located in the newly renovated Kamishiro mansion. In front of him sat a half full cup of tea while the squid hat was carelessly laying a couple of inches away from the boy.

His housemates, including the carrot head idiot, were out performing whatever after school activities they did to pass the time during the afternoon.

The former king sighed as he brought the cup to his lips and took a sip, attempting to forget all the humiliating events that had happened to him today.

"Ryoga," someone called his name suddenly, and the Kamishiro youngster turned to find the thin figure of Rio, his twin, approaching him.

"Hm?"

"You took off the squid hat," his sister noted in an amused tone as she decided to lean against the bar-like structure.

He grunted in response at first.

Afterwards, he spoke in a nonchalant voice, "Of course. Vector already had a joy ride making fun of me today."

At the mention of the orange haired boy, Rio seemed to pout for a moment, but when she spotted the squid hat on the surface, she picked it up and began to examine it.

It remained that way for a few moments, and Shark assumed that meant no more pestering questions.

"Why did you wear it?"

Nope, he was wrong.

"Lost a bet."

"To who?"

"...Alito."

A snicker escaped Rio's lips as her twin scowled.

She stopped before smiling coyly, "Ok, ok, I'll stop, but why wear a squid hat?"

"I dunno. Ask Alito."

Rolling her eyes, Rio continued, "How long were you supposed to wear it?"

"All day during school. Or until Alito saw me again, but I don't care."

"Oh Ryoga," she replied, laughing quietly at how her brother was so amusing at times.

However, the calm atmosphere the twins were sharing was abruptly broken when Vector and Alito poked their heads inside and said, "TENTACLES OOOOOO~."

They took off laughing afterwards, with no surprise, Ryoga running after them, claiming he'd do unpleasant things to the two boys when he caught up.

Rio watched in mild surprise at the sudden turn of events before sighing and placing her hands, which were still gripping the orange fashion item, to her face.

Oh Ryoga...

A/N: No idea what will happen next chapter, but it'll either focus on Astral, Yuma, or Vector. Or something.

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