A/N: Well, it took me a little while, but I finally finished this chapter of The End of Hope's Peak Academy. I had put this on the back burner for a bit, due to me wanting to finish the School Life of Mutual Killing, but now that it's received it's conclusion, I will be devoting some more time to this. In this chapter, we focus on Daisuke and just how far he'll go to help someone in need. It's gonna be one of those chapters that serves to build His and Hiyoko's bond, so I hope you all like it.
Man, Danganronpa Kibou-Hen was amazing. I finally got my wish to see the Remnants of Despair, or I should say, the reformed 77th class, and it was awesome, seeing them all in their Super Danganronpa 2 outfits, especially the Imposter, who dressed up like Munakata in the end, it was pretty funny. I almost cried at the end, but I was right, everyone got their happy ending, even Makoto. And thus the curtain closes on Hope's Peak Academy, and the tragedy that surrounded it, but the story will forever remain in our minds and in our hearts. I for one will hold it dear for the rest of my days. Kodaka, you outdid yourself on this, and you deserve my praise.
So, without further adoo, here is Chapter 7 of The End of Hope's Peak Academy...
The End of Hope's Peak Academy
Zetzubou-Hen
Chapter 7
Sick
Daisuke looked at himself in the mirror, his lips pursed as he stared at his reflection. He still didn't know exactly why he had agreed to this, but now that he had actually done it, he felt extremely weird. His eyes, normally blue, had been decorated with red contact lenses, making them look crimson. His spiky hair, was even spikier and pointing in all directions, his light tan skin had turned a bit darker, due to the spray tan he had gotten the day before. He was wearing a long sleeved crimson jacket, which had a felt like feel to it. It had a fluffy black collar, along with matching black fluffy cuffs. He left the jacket unzipped, exposing his toned chest, and a bit of his pectoral muscles. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans, along with a silver studded belt. Finally, he wore a pair of black boots, which reached up to his knees, and we're left untied. He opened his mouth, looking at the fangs that he had on over his teeth. He let out a sigh.
"I look so outta place in this." he muttered.
"Oh you do not. You look amazing Daisuke." the cheerful voice of his roommate said, through the open door. He spared a glance into the room, only seeing a bit of her hair as she walked from side to side.
"I've never cosplayed before though, don't you think it's weird?" he asked.
"Of course not. It is Halloween after all, and all of our friends are dressing up too. The party later today is going to be great, and then we'll go trick-or-treating with the rest of the class. Oh, it's going to be amazing! It's my first time doing this." she said, clapping her hands.
"Like...as a class or ever?" he asked.
"The first time ever. My parents didn't let me out of the castle much, as I had to go through a lot of training and studies in order to be a successful princess. My little brother got it off easier than I did, but at the age of seven, his studies began as well."
"I'm sorry to hear that. No wonder you wanted to do this...but don't you think matching cosplays is a little weird? Remember last time something happened between us? My eye still hurts." he said.
"N-nonsense. Nothing bad is going to happen, trust me will you Daisuke?" Sonia said, trying not to remember what had happened during the potion fiasco. They were still feeling Hiyoko's wrath after she literally started humping and grinding herself against the Headmaster. She had finally served all of her detention, but whenever she was in class, everyone always started laughing, which lead to her getting pissed off.
"If you say so." he said with a shrug.
"Alright, I am done. Come take a look."
Daisuke reached for the light switch, shutting it off as he entered the room. He took one glance at the princess and couldn't help but stare at her.
She was wearing a beautiful maroon colored Gothic Lolita dress, with a big decorative ribbon on the front. It had long sleeves, decorated with frilly wrist cuffs. The front of it was open, revealing a bit of her chest, and was held closed with crossing black laces. The skirt of the dress was long and fell down to past her knees, and had frilled white hems, with flowers embroidered into them. She was wearing a pair of brown laced boots, mostly covered by the dress she was wearing. Her long platinum blonde hair had been picked up, tied into twin tails with black ribbons. She was also wearing a pair of crimson contacts. Her pale porcelain skin suited her perfectly. It was the most accurate cosplay of Princess Mina Tepes he had seen to date. He gave an impressed whistle.
"I'll say, you really know how to dress up. It's as if you've done this before." he said, looking her over. She giggled.
"I always dreamed of being a Vampire, this is the closest thing I can be to one though. The best thing is, I am cosplaying a princess while being an actual princess, kinda ironic isn't it?" she asked.
"Very ironic...but why am I dressed like Vampire Akira? Wouldn't it make sense for me to dress up as Werewolf Akira?" he asked.
"It's better like this, I think vampires would suit you better than werewolves, to be honest with you. Well, let us go, the others are waiting for us." she said.
"As you wish Lady Mina." he said with a wink, allowing her to slip her arm through his. Both of them started making their way toward their classroom.
The halls of Hope's Peak Academy had been decorated for the season, with cut outs of Pumpkins and other decorations being all over the place. Orange streamers we're hung literally everywhere, along with plastic ghosts and Jack-o-Lanterns, crafted by the Ultimate Sculptor of class 77A. Several students complimented them on their costumes, as well as handed them some candy, which they had placed in their candy bags. Daisuke had to admit, the Ultimate students knew how to take a regular holiday and make it...well Ultimate. Making their way to the second floor, they passed by a few others, who had very interesting costumes themselves. Finally, they made it to their classroom, seeing everyone else busy decorating the classroom.
"Good morning everyone!" Sonia announced, catching their attention.
"Well, look at you two. That's an excellent costume...what is it?" Chisa, their teacher asked. She herself hadn't dressed much different, instead of wearing her normal uniform for class, she had decided on wearing a maid outfit. It was a simple black dress, with a frilly white apron over it. She was wearing a bonnet on her head, which matched the apron, her long auburn hair had been let down from it's high ponytail, allowing it to reach down to her waist.
"We're cosplaying characters from one of my favorite manga, Dance in the Vampire Bund. I'm cosplaying the Vampire Princess, Mina Tepes." Sonia replied, her voice bubbly and filled with joy.
"I'm cosplaying Akira, a young man who was visiting the Bund on a field trip and was turned into a vampire." he said.
"Hmm...are you sure that isn't an excuse to not wear a proper shirt?" Chisa asked.
"Pfft, if I wanted to take my shirt off, I would have cosplayed Gray Fullbuster from Fairy Tail. I would have come here in nothing but my birthday suit." he said firmly.
"Something tells me that suit needs a little ironing!" Hiyoko cried from the back of the room, causing a few people around her to laugh.
The petite dancer had also decided to dress up for the holiday. She was wearing a black spaghetti strap dress, which surprisingly went well with her body size. She had grown a couple of inches in the last few weeks, now being around four feet four inches, and her breasts, to his surprise were decent as well, being around a B cup, even with her small stature. The dress fell down to her mid thigh, and had thick black buttons on the abdomen, six in total which we're a glossy and shined in the sunlight. Thin black ribbons were attached to the waist of the dress, and the hem was a frilly white, decorated with spiders. She wore net like stockings, with flowers and butterflies on them, along with a spiderweb like design on it. She was wearing black leather platform shoes, making her look taller than she normally would be. On her arms, she was wearing some black gloves, reaching to her biceps, decorated with the same spiderweb design as her stockings. Finally, she had her hair mostly down, with two little ponytails tied up with black ribbons, she was also wearing a necklace around her neck, with a silver cross on it. Her fingernails had been painted black and she had a bit of makeup on her cheeks.
"That's honestly the best Misa Amane cosplay I have seen in awhile. Pat yourself on the back, you've earned my respect." he said, bowing to her.
"Of course I have, but I'm not wearing this for you, you know." she said. She felt something in the back of her throat, and started coughing a bit, covering her mouth with the crook of her elbow.
"You alright there?" Daisuke asked curiously, standing by her desk.
"I'm fine, just got something stuck in my throat. Why don't you go be a good vampy and bring me some water?" she asked. He rolled his eyes.
"What's the magic word?" he asked.
"Now Asshole!" she shouted.
"Alright, jeez." he turned around, walking out of the classroom.
"You know, you shouldn't be so mean to him, especially after he watched over you during that potion dilemma." Mikan said. She had dressed up as a weird combination. She was wearing a sexy nurse outfit, but had wrapped herself up in several layers of bandages, which she has dipped in coffee grounds to mimic the aging process. She had also dabbed parts of her skin with some darkening makeup, making her skin look a bit rotten.
"Don't remind me of that Pig Barf, Jesus Christ I thought we were all over this." she snapped, looking away from her.
"I'm just saying, he's a nice person you shouldn't..."
"Achoo! Go away, you're giving me allergies." the blonde replied, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. Mikan sighed, and decided to continue helping with the decorations. Hiyoko's eyes moved around the room, looking at the costumes her friends had been wearing.
She saw Nekumaru near the front of the room, the large teen had been busy placing some streamers near the top of the room. His normal track suit had been replaced with a purple long sleeved button down shirt, with a V-neck collar. He was wearing a pair of navy blue jeans, with brown belts crossing over the legs. He wore a pair black boots, with white soles, his pants going over the top of the boots. He had a large black coat over his shoulders, with a fur collar that extended down the length of the coat, along with matching fur cuffs. He had dyed his hair bright yellow, with temporary dye, and had used make up to turn one of the scars over his eye into a lightning bolt. His cosplay was that of Laxus Dreyer, of the Fairy Tail anime. She had to admit he put a lot of detail into it, even sounded like the character too.
He wasn't the only one dressed like a Fairy tail mage, as Ibuki for some reason decided to dress up as Juvia Locksar, down to dyeing her hair a bright blue. She was wearing a questionable outfit, since it consisted of a purple polka-dot bikini, similar to the one the character had worn in the anime. When Chisa had asked her about her costume, she replied with something along the lines of "The character I picked dressed like this, so Ibuki dressed like this as well" and she was able to get away with it. Chisa was to lenient on people. Than again, it had been their class Representative Chiaki Nanami that had suggested everyone pick a character to dress up as during Halloween.
The class rep herself was dressed in a silky pink dress, with a white hem and big poofy shoulders. The center of the dress had a bright blue gem on it, which glittered in the light. She was wearing a pair of long white gloves, and was holding a parasol in one hand. She wore a matching pair of pink heels. She also wore a long blonde wig, and a small crown on her head. She was dressed as one of the most famous video game character's in history, Princess Peach. She was in the back of the room with Kazuichi, the two of them we're busy playing Super Mario Bros on her Wii. Chisa had agreed to leave the television in the room, for anyone who wanted to have gaming tournaments after classes, and since it was a holiday, they we're allowed to use it as much as they wanted.
The mechanic hadn't dressed up as anything, trading his worn blue jumpsuit for a clean yellow one that had several patches sown on it. It also had a few NASCAR numbers sown onto it. He had also taken off his hat, spiking his hair up a bit more than usual. He also decorated his braid with a few red, yellow and orange beads.
"Damn it, Chiaki stop taking all of the power ups!" the mechanic cried.
"Sorry, I'm trying to beat this level and collect all the coins. I need all of them to survive long enough." was her reply, as she shot several fireballs at the approaching Goombas.
"Yes, well I could use those power flowers too so stop hogging them all." he exclaimed, hooping over a Paratroopa, only to fall into a pit. He sighed.
"And there goes my last life. Hurry to the check point alright?" he asked, earning a nod from the girl. Hiyoko rolled her eyes, still unable to believe their sudden friendship. She had to admit, thanks to the girl and her love of video games, the class had actually become closer through them, and hung out more often than the used to. That trip to the beach they took weeks back had been a blast, even if she hated to admit it. She let out another loud sneeze, covering her mouth with her hands, she grimaced a bit, wiping them down on her skirt.
"Hiyoko, are you alright? You've been sneezing all morning, and coughing, are you getting sick?" Chisa asked, looking up from the paperwork she had been reading.
"I am not getting sick. Nothing is stopping me from getting all of that candy, besides I have to many tricks in store for me to miss out on this day." she said, a smirk on her face. Daisuke returned, holding a box in his hands filled to the brim with Dr. Hopper soda, Nagito followed after, carrying two more boxes.
"Good morning everyone. I was able to get us plenty of drinks from the machine!" the Ultimate Lucky Student said, setting his boxes down on the desk.
"You should have seen it, I couldn't get a single bottle of water out of the machine, here comes Nagito and taps it with his foot and out pops all of these drinks, and the water, and the money I put in. He's incredible." Daisuke said, a smile on his face.
"Please, it wasn't anything special. It was just my lucky day." the young man said. Nagito had gone with something simple for his costume, since he had a lanky build, and white hair, he decided to use a bit of dark make up and dress himself as a zombie. He had actually rolled around in the dirt for a few minutes to make himself look more accurate. It had actually been how Daisuke had found him, just rolling around on the dirt. The story teller handed the water off to Hiyoko, who quickly took a drink from it.
"Nice job vampy, you get to have all my yellow gummies." She said, gesturing to the bag filled with the yellow candy. He shrugged, grabbing them form the desk, dropping a few into his mouth. He sat down on his own desk, grabbing his messenger bag.
"I won't be able to stay for much longer, I promised my mom I would help her make some food for the party she's throwing. You guys are dropping by later right?" he asked.
"I am, Ibuki isn't going to miss a party!" The Ultimate Musician said, giving the spiky haired teen a thumbs up.
"YEAH! I'm definitely going to this party." Nekumaru cried out.
"Do you think we can trade Pokemon later Daisuke? You have tons that I'm missing for my Pokedex." Chiaki said, earning a nod from him.
"Sure thing, I was going to start over my Y version, so you can have whatever you like."
"It was really nice of your mother to invite us Daisuke, especially after we invaded your house last time." Chisa added, setting her papers down.
"Hey, you guys are my friends, she wouldn't turn you down. Even if we weren't friends she would force me to bring you along. Besides, my neighbors give out the best candy, all full sized bars, none of that fun sized candy." he said, his smile widening at the thought of all the candy.
"Your neighbor rocks, he gave me tons of spare parts for a lot of motorcycles he wasn't going to use, and I'm almost done fixing my Chopper. It's going to be the sweetest ride ever." Kazuichi said. Daisuke and him had hung out at his house the previous weekend, since he had to stay at home and watch his sister while his mother was gone, and Takeshi's father had given the mechanic several boxes of spare parts, which he had happily taken. Daisuke gave him a thumbs up.
"Just as long as I can take a cruise on it as well, I've always wanted to ride a motorcycle like that." he said.
"Sure thing, it wouldn't be anywhere near as done without your friend."
"Ugh, can you stop talking so loudly? You're voices are grating." Hiyoko snapped, placing her head down on her desk. Daisuke placed the back of his hand on her forehead, much to her annoyance.
"Hiyoko, you have a fever. What are you even doing here?" he asked.
"I don't have a fever Dork, now hands off!" she said, pulling his hand away from her face.
"Let me check you over, just in case." Mikan said, appearing next to her.
"I said I'm fine. Leave me alone." she cried, only to have another coughing fit. Mikan dug her hand into her pocket, pulling out her portable thermometer. Before she could even complain, Mikan shoved the thermometer in Hiyoko's mouth, looking intently at the screen.
"What the hell?" she cried, her voice coming out muffled due to the thermometer.
"Don't talk while this is in your mouth." she scolded, still looking at the device in her hand. It beeped three times, showing the results.
"Just as I thought, you have a fever, 101 degrees. You aren't going anywhere today Hiyoko. You need to go back to our dorm and rest. I'll get you some medicine." she said.
"I am not going anywhere. I am going out and enjoying this holiday. I've been waiting all year to go out and get candy. You can't deny me this." Hiyoko snapped.
"But you're sick. If you go out, in the cold weather you'll get even sicker, don't make me carry you to your room." the angered nurse said, making the blonde dancer shudder.
"Can't she just take some medicine and go out and get some candy? She has been waiting for this for awhile, she's been talking about candy for weeks now." Daisuke said.
"Sorry, but she can't go anywhere. This is what happens when you refuse getting your flu shot, so she's going to stay in the academy until she's better. No questions asked." Mikan said firmly. Hiyoko clenched her hands together, standing up from her seat.
"I am not going back to our dorm. I am going to get my candy and you aren't going to stop me." she said angrily.
"Young lady, you are going to your dorm to rest. Don't force my hand, you wouldn't want to see me when I'm angry." Chisa said, glaring at her student.
"I'll walk you back Hiyoko. Don't worry, I'll tell my mom to send you some stuff from the party." Daisuke said. The girl crossed her arms, glaring at everyone in the room.
"You guys suck! I hate you!" she cried out, angrily walking toward the door. She gripped the door tightly, placing her hand against her head briefly before walking out of the room.
"Make sure she doesn't leave her room Daisuke. Knowing her, she'll just wait until no one is looking and she'll take off." Mikan said.
"But, I can't watch her all day. I have stuff to do." he said.
"Worry not, I'll take your place at the party. Just make sure she's alright, Hiyoko's wellbeing is in your hands now Daisuke. Good luck!" Chisa cried, pushing him out of the room. He grit his teeth, fixing his messenger bag. The blonde had been waiting by the bend in the hall, leaning against the wall. He walked toward her, and she pushed off the wall, slowly making her way down the hall.
"Do you feel nauseous at all? Dizzy?"
"I'm fucking fine damn it. Just walk!" she cried, only to start coughing. He rolled his eyes.
It didn't take them long to make it to her dorm room. He had actually forgotten for a brief second that his dorm was across from her. She lazily rose her hand, trying to place the key in the slot, only to miss it completely. She muttered a swear, trying again only to drop it onto the tile floor. Daisuke reached for it, bumping hands with her as she tried reaching for it. She glared at him with her hazy golden eyes, but allowed him to take the key. He blushed a bit, trying not to make it so noticeable, before opening the door.
The young dancer's dorm room looked exactly like his and Sonia's, everything was positioned the same, the beds, the desk in the back even the window. However, that's where the differences ended. The room was split literally in half, with the left being the messy half, and the right being the tidy half. Mikan's side was very clean. Her bed had been made, and she had a few plushies resting on her bed, two teddy bears with nurse outfits, as well as a plush syringe, filled with a strange green liquid. He didn't know why but that thing really put him off. On her night stand, he could see a small lamp, along with some antiseptics. He also spotted some bandages sticking out of the drawer.
Hiyoko's half however was far beyond anything he had ever seen, and he had grown with a little sister, who barely picked up her room. This topped everything. Her bed was a mess, the sheets had been twisted into a ball and tossed on the ground, along with one of the pillows. Her night stand was a mess of candy wrappers and soda cans. At the foot of her bed, was a pile of dirty laundry, including several of her silk kimono's and various...unmentionables. Her dresser was also a mess, the drawers were partially open, with some clothes sticking out of it, the top was littered with hair care products, traditional Japanese candies, brushes, combs, hell he was surprised to see some make up on there, though it was very little, as the girl didn't feel the need to wear anything. Hiyoko slowly walked toward her bed, dropping into with a grunt.
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph...what the fuck is this?" he asked, looking at her side of the room.
"What?" she asked, her voice coming out muffled.
"Your side of the room, it's such a mess. Don't you ever clean?" he asked.
"That's not my job. Pig barf handles that for me, but recently she's been mouthing off, and hanging out with the underclassmen way too much. She hasn't done my laundry in weeks." she said.
"Hiyoko, that should be your job not Mikan's. Didn't your mother teach you to be responsible?" he asked firmly.
"No she didn't. I didn't live with my mother, I was raised by my grandmother. She wanted me to be all proper, just because of my last name. I hated it, so I refused to do any chores around the house unless company was coming over. I didn't do them then, and I am not doing them now." she said. She was about to say something else, but that statement instead turned into a sneeze. He shook his head, walking over to the dresser. He opened a couple of the drawers, pulling out various articles of clothes. He finally settled on a tee shirt, and basket ball shorts. He walked over to her bedside, handing them to her.
"Here, take off your costume, you wouldn't want to start sweating in it would you?" he asked. She grabbed the clothes, wordlessly standing up, heading toward the bathroom, slamming the door shut. He dug his hand in his pocket, pulling out his cellphone. He quickly dialed his mother's number, holding it up to his ear.
"Hello, Daisuke what's up?"
"Hey Mom, I just wanted to let you know, I won't be able to go to that party. Hiyoko's sick so I'll be taking care of her until she gets better." he said.
"Aw really? That's a shame, and we had a pinata and everything ready for you, I know how much you love those."
"Fuck! I mean, yeah...I really wanted to go but, I really can't bail on a friend, especially if their sick." he said.
"That's so sweet of you. You totally like her don't you?"
"Excuse me? Let me clean the shit out of my ear because I don't think I heard you correctly." he said, making his mother laugh.
"Nevermind, you take care alright? I'll have one of you friends take some stuff over for the two of you."
"Thanks mom, see ya later." he said, ending the call, just as Hiyoko made her way out of the bathroom, tossing her costume into the dirty pile of clothes. She took her hair down from it's ponytails, before dropping into her bed.
"Stop adding to the pile Hiyoko."
"Will you shut the fuck up? My head hurts enough, I don't need your goddamn voice pissing me off even more!" she shouted, gritting her teeth from the headache. He walked over to Mikan's side of the room, and grabbed her medical bag, sifting through out. He pulled out a box of tissues, along with some medicine. He handed her the tissues, looking at the bottle.
"Hmm...this stuff is past it's date." he muttered.
"So, it's still good for a few weeks." Hiyoko said, blowing her nose into one of the tissues, tossing it onto the ground. He looked at it for a few seconds, before grabbing a nearby trash can. He grabbed all of the candy wrappers, empty soda cans and other pieces of trash and tossed it into the basket.
"Alright, from now on, toss your tissues in here. We don't want Mikan to get sick because of you." he said. She flipped him off, grabbing her bedsheets and untangling them, once done, she pulled the covers over her head and turned over, facing the wall.
"Damn brat, why do I get stuck doing this?" he muttered under his breath.
He hated to admit it, but he was too good of a person. Seeing Hiyoko sick like she was reminded him of the times Ericka got sick. He couldn't just let her suffer, even if she was stubborn. At least his sister was more lenient, and tidy. Looking around the room, he nodded to himself. Spotting a laundry basket in the bathroom, he grabbed it, and started picking up the dirty laundry that was laying around her half of the room, until every article was in the basket. Looking back at the dancer, he could see that she had fallen asleep, so he knew she wasn't going anywhere. He grabbed the basket, along with her room key and left the room, closing the door behind him. Making his way down to the laundry room, he got odd looks from a few people, but no one said anything. A few girls were giggling, and when he realized why, he quickly pulled a tee shirt over the top of the basket, biting back the blush that had dusted his cheeks. Thankfully the laundry room was empty, so he didn't need to hide any frilly articles of clothing from sight.
Picking a washer near the back of the room, he turned it on, and started dropping the clothes inside, making sure to separate it accordingly. He came across one of Hiyoko's kimono's and looked it over, trying to find a tag or something.
"Hey Daisuke, doing some laundry?"
He looked toward the entrance, seeing none other than Sayaka Maizono, standing there with her own basket of laundry. He gave her a nod, turning back to the kimono in his hand. He noticed that the girl had dressed up in her Idol get up. It was painfully obvious that she was cosplaying an Idol, and since she was an Idol, it really cut down on the cost.
"One of my friends is sick, so I'm doing her laundry. Say, can you put silk in the wash? I don't want to ruin this." he asked.
"No, I would recommend you hand wash that in cold water. Unless there's a tag anywhere that say's you can machine wash it." She replied.
"I haven't found anything. Alright, guess I'll hand wash all of these kimonos then." he said, placing them on the machine next to him. Once he had all of the clothes in the machine, he added the detergent and closed the lid. Thankfully, Hope's Peak Academy had accommodations for all sorts of things, even clothes, so it wasn't hard to find a laundry bucket and fill it with water.
"So, are you doing your girlfriend's laundry now?" Sayaka asked.
"Pfft, your funny. Reeeaaal funny Sayaka." he replied, giving her a deadpanned look.
"Well, you are washing panties, so unless you bound your chest or go surgery to remove your parts down below, then those definitely belong to a girl." she said.
"Well, don't tell anyone but...yeah I had surgery last week. I didn't have enough for boobs though." he said, making the Pop Sensation laugh.
"Seriously, I noticed Hiyoko wasn't feeling so good, so it really is sweet of you to do her laundry while she's sick." she replied.
"Yeah, but she isn't going to appreciate it." he said, grabbing one of the kimonos, placing it in the bucket of water he had prepared with soap. He rolled up his jacket sleeves, before dunking his hands into the water.
"It doesn't matter, it's the little things that make girls really happy. You are a good person at heart, even a girl like Hiyoko will realize that. But if you don't like her, then who do you like?" she asked curiously. She closed the top of the washer, taking a seat one one of the benches.
"I don't have anyone in mind Sayaka. I didn't really come to this academy to get into a relationship." he said in a joking manner. Though even he knew that was a lie.
"Hmm, I don't think so. High school is the time of our lives, it's our first year here, so were still a bit new but for you older kids, you know everything that makes this academy tick. I suppose starting a relationship would be one of those things that just...happens." she said.
"Well, you would be half right on that statement. It's my first year here, technically. Aside from the last few weeks, I hadn't set foot in this academy a single time. I missed all of last year, and the only reason I made it into the Sophomore year was because I took the test somewhere else." he said.
"Really? Why would you do that?" she asked curiously.
"It's a long complicated story. Whatever the case, I'm not really into anyone at the moment, and I doubt I will be for awhile." he said.
"That's a shame I guess. I'm not really interested in anyone myself...well there is this one boy. He's a year younger than me, not even attending this academy yet. I heard he's the son of the headmaster." she said.
"Really? Scandalous!" he said, making the idol roll her eyes.
"He would never go for a girl like me. He's just like his sister, quiet and mysterious. I'm just too outgoing for him, he wouldn't want to hang out with a person like me. The paparazzi would mob him." she said.
"Don't give up hope! Who knows? He might like you back, who wouldn't want the Ultimate Pop Sensation to be their girlfriend?" he asked. He finished washing the first kimono, and carefully wrung it out, hanging it out to dry. He grabbed the second one and started washing it.
"I have to get back to my class, we're having a little party before going trick-or-treating. Don't be a stranger!" she said happily, walking out of the room. He gave her a wave, turning back to the task at hand. After a few minutes, all four kimono's were clean and drying, and In that time he had transferred the clean laundry into the driers. Nodding to himself, he figured he could run to the school store real quick for some medicine.
After he did that, he headed back to Hiyoko's dorm. As he got to the top of the stairs he let out a loud sneeze, which echoed down the empty hall. He rubbed his nose, pulling out the key from his pocket, he quietly entered the room, only to hear loud coughing coming from within. He looked toward the bed, seeing the blonde dancer shivering.
"Jeez, your worse than I thought." he said, making his way over to her.
"W-what the h-hell were you d-doing?" she asked, her teeth chattering a bit.
"Getting some fresh medicine, and doing your laundry." he said.
"W-what? How dare you t-touch my c-clothes!" she snapped.
"Please, I've seen frilly panties before. My sister wears nothing but frilly panties. Anyway, I got you some medicine. Here." he said, handing the the small cup filled to the brim with the red liquid. She sniffed it, sticking her tongue out of her mouth.
"Yuck! This smells awful!"
"I don't care, the faster you drink it, the faster you get better. Pinch your nose, makes it go down faster." he said. She sighed and pressed the cup to her lips, drinking the vile medicine. She coughed a bit as the cold feeling washed down her throat. She handed him the cup, and he walked into the bathroom to rinse it out. He decided to leave the medicine in there, taking a look at the small room.
"Jesus, even the bathroom is a mess."
"Jeez, is there nothing you don't complain about?!" Hiyoko cried, rubbing her temples. He sighed, taking off his messenger bag and setting it down on Mikan's bed. He walked back into the bathroom, looking under the counter for the cleaning supplies, only this bathroom lacked them, horribly. He grit his teeth, cutting the inside of his cheeks with his fangs.
"Damn it." he muttered. Opened the bedroom door, looking back at Hiyoko who was playing something on her 3ds.
"You should really be resting, instead of playing games." he said.
"Piss off, this is how I get better. Get me some gummies while you're at it." she said, brushing him off. He glared at her closing the door behind himself. He walked across the hall, pulling out his own key. Once inside his very clean bedroom, he walked into his bathroom, grabbing a few of the spare cleaning supplies.
"I swear to Christ, I better get tons of Christmas presents from Santa for doing this." he muttered to himself, closing his door. Once back in Hiyoko's room, he immediately went into the bathroom, and started the long process of cleaning it up. Hiyoko paused her game briefly, taking a look into the room.
"Why is he doing all this? I'm just a little sick. He doesn't have to clean my room...maybe I shouldn't be so mean to him, especially if he's sacrificing his Halloween to spend it taking care of me." she thought to herself. She turned her game off and placed it on her bedside table, feeling a little tired. She pulled the covers up to her neck and settled into her bed for a quick nap. Maybe if she felt better, she could collect some candy later on in the night.
Daisuke sighed, wiping some sweat from his brow. He looked around the bathroom, seeing the room literally sparkling. He smiled to himself, and picked up all of his cleaning supplies, he stopped briefly, to look at Hiyoko's sleeping form, before leaving the room. Once everything had been put away, he took a trip back down to the Laundry room to collect her clothes. He carefully folded everything, and placed it back in the basket as neatly as he could. He let out another sneeze, wiping his nose with his jacket.
"This jacket must be making me sneeze. I should put a shirt on, it's kinda cold in here." he muttered to himself, as he finished folding Hiyoko's final kimono. He grabbed the basket, heading back up to her room.
"Daisuke, there you are!"
"Oh, hi Lady Sonia, what's up?" he asked, leaning against the wall. The princess smiled, looking at the basket in his hands.
"I see you are helping Hiyoko with her chores, that's sweet of you. I came to let you know that we are all about to leave to go trick-or-treating, would you like to join us?" she asked.
"Sorry, but I can't leave Hiyoko behind. Not while she's sick...but could I ask you to save me some candy? Not a lot, maybe a handful..I'd like to do something with it." he said.
"Sure, I'll ask everyone to give you some of their candy. They won't mind at all." she said.
"Great! Have fun alright? For me and her...she was looking forward to this, it's a shame that she got sick." he said sadly.
"You really do care for her, that's really sweet you know." she said.
"What? She's sick, I wouldn't abandon her like that. Besides, I bet you she won't even return the favor if I got sick." he said, looking at the wall, trying to hide the blush on his face.
"If you say so. We won't be long, we promised to stop by your mom's so we should be back by nine, then we can go to the plaza with everyone else for the movie their gonna play." she said. He gave her a nod, opening the door.
"I'll see you then alright Lady Sonia?" he asked, earning a nod from her, she gave him a small wave, before taking her leave. He closed the door behind himself, and walked over to the dresser, and started placing all of the folded clothes in the proper drawers. He shivered a bit and looked to the back of the room, seeing the window was open. He shrugged and turned back to the task at hand. His eyes widened as he dropped the laundry basket. He looked at the bed, and then to the window, where he saw a rope fashioned out of bedsheets. The rope had been tied to the bed frame and literally thrown out the window.
"Son of a bitch!" he cried out, grabbing his messenger bag and his key. He tore the door open and ran down the hall.
"Lady Sonia!" he cried out, hoping his voice would reach her in time. He almost fell down the stairs, as he had taken them two steps at a time. He ran across the plaza and into the academy proper.
"Lady Sonia wait up!" he cried out, finally grabbing her attention. She looked back, telling the rest of their class to stop.
"Is something wrong Daisuke?" she asked, a worried tone in her voice.
"Hiyoko...she...left!" he said.
"What? How the hell did she leave?" Akane snapped, looking at him.
"I was gone for like ten minutes, doing her laundry when..."
"Whoa, you did her laundry?" Mahiru asked, her brow raised in curiosity.
"Yes but thats not the point. Point is, she made a rope out of bedsheets and took off. We need to find her, before she gets sicker than she was before." he cried, only to start coughing a second later.
"Seems to me like you are getting sick yourself." Teruteru said, looking him over.
"Fuck me, we have to focus on finding her!" he said.
"Mmm, well if you insist, I got some time." Teruteru said, his tone becoming sensual. Peko slammed her bokken over his head, knocking him out cold.
"Alright Daisuke, where do you think she would go?" she asked, her voice calm and collected.
"I uh...I guess she would go to a place that has a lot of candy...wait...there's a gathering at the park tonight for all the kids, we should try there." he said.
"To the park!" Kazuichi announced, pointing to the sky. Everyone looked at him oddly.
"What?" he asked.
"Were you expecting us to just instantly teleport to the park like in Batman?" Fuyuhiko asked.
"Well..not really but I felt like it would fit." he said.
"Yes, but this is reality, not a television show where anything can happen..and we're at the park." the Ultimate Gangster said, looking around.
"Huh...it does work." Kazuichi muttered.
"Now isn't the time for that, we have to split up and search this park, top to bottom." Daisuke said firmly. The all nodded, spitting up into teams to search the park. The Story teller decided to go alone. Admittedly, it probably wasn't the best choice but he couldn't really waste time. He stopped at the big fountain, looking around for the blonde. He let out another sneeze, wiping his nose with his jacket.
"Great, Teru was right. This is completely bonkers." he muttered dryly.
He walked away from the fountain, walking through the throngs of people that had come to the park. He managed to grab some candy from a few people, thanking them for their generosity. The sun had finally set by the time he met up with the others, still not finding the Ultimate Traditional Dancer.
"Did any of you find her?" he asked.
"Negative. She wasn't anywhere in this park." Peko muttered dryly.
"I called her with my amazing voice, but she didn't turn up!" Nekumaru said, crossing his arms.
"Who the hell would want to answer to you when you are screaming at them? You look like a scary rapist." Akane replied.
"HAHAHAHA! That's the funniest thing I've heard from you in awhile Akane." the man said, slapping her across the back, eliciting a cry of pain from her.
"On the bright side, we did collect a lot of candy. I suppose that's better than nothing right?" Ibuki said.
"Except that little runt is still missing. Get the crap outta your ears sometime would ya?" Fuyuhiko snapped, crossing his arms in annoyance.
"I've wasted enough of your time. I'll keep searching for her, you guys can go on to the party." Daisuke said.
"Are you sure? We don't mind helping you out some more." Sonia replied, earning a nod from him.
"I'm not gonna lie, I am worried about her wellbeing, but it was my responsibility to look after her, and it'll be my responsibility to find her. You guys go on." he said, walking up the path leading out of the park.
"And yet he doesn't notice it. He is so totally in love with the runt!" Fuyuhiko said.
"Please, how can anyone like Hiyoko of all people? She's bratty, annoying, bitchy, not to mention rude and obnoxious..."
"Okay Ibuki, we get it. Hiyoko is a lot of things, but she's a good girl at heart...maybe she would learn a thing or two from Daisuke." Mahiru said.
"I bet you all 20,000 Yen he doesn't admit that he likes her until Valentines day." Kazuichi said.
"Oh hell yeah, I'm joining in this." Akane said.
"I raise you 10,000 yen, and bet that they start going out by Christmas." Fuyuhiko said, pulling a rolled up wad of bills from his pocket.
"You guys are horrible." Sonia said, shaking her head.
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Daisuke sighed, as he checked the time on his phone. It was half past nine at night, and the trick-or-treating had started to wind down. He had stopped by his house for a few minutes, to see if Hiyoko had turned up, but she hadn't seen the Traditional Dancer anywhere. He thanked her anyway and decided to go back to the academy, on a hunch that maybe she had gone back. Everyone was supposed to be gathering back at the Plaza at 10 for the movies they had all picked. Daisuke honestly felt horrible. He didn't know why, but he just did, and the cold that he cought from the small blonde wasn't making him feel any better. Be brushed past a brown haired young man, who had been looking up at the academy with a look of longing on his face. He paused briefly, but when the young man made eye contact, he simply walked off.
"Hey...wait up." Daisuke said, forcing the teen to stop. He looked back, a questioning look on his face.
"Something I can help you with?"
"You're from the Reserve Course right?" Daisuke asked, earning a nod from him.
"Yes, I'm just a boring normal student. Though I am trying to get into the main course." he said quietly.
"Are you now? Well, keep your hopes up, you'll make it in no time. Hmm, are you by any chance Hajime Hinata?" he asked.
"Yeah...have you heard of me?"
"Of course! Chiaki talks about you all the time. She says you two play Gala Omega every afternoon near the big fountain on the Reserve Course plaza. Hasn't she given you a tour of the place?" he asked, gesturing to the academy.
"No...it's against the regulations. Reserve Course students aren't allowed anywhere near the main building. This is the closest I've gotten, and that's because security is a little understaffed due to all of the Halloween stuff." he said, shoving his hands in his pockets.
"That's bullshit. You shouldn't let something like regulations keep you from seeing the place. Hmm, I know just what to do, have Chiaki take you to the cafe here on campus in two weeks time, I'll get some things ready on my end and help you out." he said.
"Are...are you serious? Do you know how much trouble you can get into? You could get expelled even." Hajime said firmly. Daisuke shook it off.
"Trust me, my classmates and I have done way worse things to almost get us expelled. They can't afford to let any of us go, it would be a waste of raw talent. Just trust me would you? Names Daisuke by the way." he said.
"Nice to meet ya Daisuke. I better go, before I get caught."
"Alright, don't worry, this will work out perfectly." he reassured, turning on his heel to walk back into the academy. Hajime watched him go, a small smile on his face. Perhaps there was hope in him seeing the academy up close after all.
Daisuke coughed loudly as he slowly made his way back into the dorms. His head started hurting a bit as he got to the top of the stairs. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, and continued walking toward Hiyoko's dorm. He took out the key, about to place it in the keyhole, when he decided to try the handle. Finding that it was open, he walked inside, seeing the blonde dancer sitting on her bed, her eyes looking at her laptop. She looked up at the door, a frown on her face.
"Where the hell did you go? I came out of the bathroom and you had run out like a bat out of hell!" she said.
"Don't give me that shit. I saw the rope." he said firmly, pointing at the window. She giggled, shaking her head.
"Happy Halloween dork!"
His eyes widened a bit, as he realized what had happened. She had gotten him with one of her tricks, by hiding in the bathroom, she literally watched him freak out, and most likely laughed at him too. He grit his teeth.
"Are you serious? That's not a fucking joke. I got really worried about you, all of our friends searched for you, all over the fucking place. That's not funny." he snapped angrily. He let out a loud sneeze, his throat hurting a bit.
"You...went looking for me?" she asked curiously.
"Yes! We looked at the park at that big gathering of people, at my mom's party, and at several other places. Don't ever do that to me again, I thought something bad happened to you." he said. She frowned, looking back at her laptop.
"You dork! It was just a prank, I wasn't expecting you to take it seriously." she said.
"Yeah well, when dealing with you I take everything seriously. Especially after that potion." he said, not wanting to remember those events. She shuddered, shaking her head.
"Fine, I suppose I stepped over the line. I'm sorry for making you worry...and thanks...for taking care of me, and for washing my underwear~" she said, giving him a wink. He huffed angrily, sitting on Mikan's bed.
"You are something else you know that?" he said firmly.
"I try." she replied simply. He took his bag off, digging through it for a small case to he could put his fangs into, since he wouldn't be needing them anymore. His head was killing him. His bag fell to the ground, spilling the candy he had collected through the night. Hiyoko looked at it, a frown on her face.
"I hope your teeth rot from all of that candy." she said.
"Gee, thanks. Just so you know, that isn't my candy." he said, scooping the fallen pieces into the plastic bag they had been put in. the bag was a regular shopping bag, but it was filled to the brim with candy, thanks to both his neighbors, his mother and of course all of their friends. He walked over to the blonde, dropping the bag into her lap.
"Happy Halloween, ya little brat." he said, grabbing his pack. He set her room key down on her dresser leaving the room right after. Hiyoko just sat there, stunned at the fact that he had gone through all the trouble of finding her and collecting candy for her. She almost never felt bad for whatever pranks she pulled on people, usually her sheer joy at seeing their pained expressions was reward enough, but now that two of her pranks had backfired on her, on the same person no less, she felt sort of bad. Especially knowing all the trouble he had gone through. She found herself blushing at the gesture.
"What the hell is happening to me? This is nothing, just some candy. I have to admit, it was a sweet gesture. He did my chores for me, and got me candy, just because I wanted to go trick-or-treating so badly. I should do something for him." she thought to herself, digging her hand into the bag, she pulled out a chocolate heart. She grimaced, tossing it in the bag.
"Hell no, I'm giving that one to Sonia, she looks like the type." she said firmly, setting the bag aside. She yawned, looking at the clock, there was no way she was going to see that movie, especially with how bad she was still feeling. She was down for another nap anyway.