A/N: Request from ClearlyOriginal. I don't know if this was what you were expecting, but you know, I had this idea, and I could not leave it.
As many people were quick to forget, the 78th class consisted of teenagers that (occasionally) did normal teenage things. As such, many of them were into pop culture, and the like. They also happened to know what anime was. Then, Sayaka happened.
Makoto and Sayaka were in the library, studying. Of course, most teens that get together for a study group eventually get thrown far off topic after their attention span had dried up. Sayaka had decided that she needed to pose the ultimate question.
"Hey Makoto, if you had a harem made out of the girls in our class, who would be your main?"
"Sayaka, what are you talking about?"
"This school is the perfect set-up for a harem anime! It's already a school for a special sort of people. The protagonist would be that normal guy who's too nice to say no to the dozens of girls throwing themselves at him, and there's a diverse cast of female characters! Honestly, I'm pretty sure that- if you replace the monsters with ultimates- we're in Rosario + Vampire right now."
"Sayaka, please stop this."
"I mean, you have a pretty tough choice ahead of you. This class has 3 ice queens, 2 shy girls, an idol, a fashionista, a tomboy, and an amazon. You got a lot of work ahead of you, Makoto, if you wanna choose one main. Of course, you could have two girls that always vie for your attention the entire time, while the audience gets in a heated flame war over who should end up with you."
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because, I wanna know! Pretty much every girl is datable, but one of the most important parts of having a harem is that the other girls know who's on top. With harems, there's a fifty-fifty shot we'll all be friends. The other option is that we all hate each other for stealing your attention, and we crumble into a class full of jealous rage."
"But that's not going to happen, because no one is getting a harem."
"I think you could do it, you know. I bet you could make all 9 of us fall in love with you. You could just kindness your way into everyone's heart. No joke.
"I don't want anyone to fall in love with me!"
Completing ignoring him, she continues on. "We still need to work on your harem hierarchy. We need to know where everyone is, by level of intimacy. Like, girls you love the most will be the leaders of the pack, and the girls that you don't love enough will be at bottom. Who do we want to be on the top?"
Coming to a sudden realization, he gives her a flat look. "Are you trying to ask if I have a crush on someone?"
"Absolutely."
"You're not going to let this go, are you?"
"Nope."
"Will you let me leave without further questioning if I give you an answer?"
"Yup."
"Will you be mad if I say it's not you?"
"Not at all."
"It's not you."
"Ok….."
"You said you wouldn't be mad, and I gave you an answer. Can I leave this conversation now?"
"Dang it Makoto, that's a technicality!"
"You said you would!"
"Ugh, fine. But this isn't over. Even though we're best friends- no because we're best friends- I'm not going to let this go unanswered for long." She gives him a hard stare as he slowly backs away.
Meanwhile, Byakuya was sitting in the back of the room, hoping that they would shut up. He was the only other person in the room, and he sorely regretted hearing any of that. Of course, Sayaka spots him, and immediately begins to talk.
"Hey Byakuya, if you-"
"No."
A/N: I am proud of myself for this. I have officially fallen in love with Sayaka. Also, for some insane reason, I think I'm characterizing Makoto like he was in The Abridged Thing. I don't know why, but everytime I write him saying something snarky, a little voice in my head says it in that Makoto's voice.