3MARUI BUNTA
I was running through the school hallways when I heard Jackal yell, "Marui, look out!"
I turned around to reply and ended up losing my footing, causing my body to fall backwards. I felt myself knock into something, and if I hadn't felt it–well, then, I definitely heard something crash to the floor. I got up to see just what I had hit.
It was one of the school's many trophy cases.
"Marui Bunta!"
I could already hear teachers yelling at me.
"Marui Bunta!"
And there it was again.
"Marui Bunta, in my office–NOW!"
Holy shit, it's not my imagination. I picked up my bag that must have fallen off my shoulder when I crashed into the trophy case and started walking towards the headmaster's office–but not before replying, "I'm going, so you can stop yelling already."
I started running to the office before he could start yelling at me even more.
***In the headmaster's office***
I tuned out the headmaster's monologue until I heard, "You have two options, here: sit in detention for three weeks or be suspended from the tennis team for the same amount of time."
There is no way in hell that I would ever willingly submit myself to Sanada's suspension punishments. I quickly responded to the headmaster, "I'll take the detention."
KIRIHARA AKAYA
I quickly ran into the classroom. I sat down and stared at my desk after taking my notebook out in hopes that my teacher didn't notice me coming in late. He's usually going over the math assignment at this time, anyway.
I heard someone clear their throat and I looked up to see my teacher's torso. I looked up further to see the look on his face. I gulped. The glare in his eyes was enough to tell me that I was going to be in trouble…especially since I have no excuse this time since there was no tennis practice yesterday or this morning.
I had hoped that I could just take over cleaning duty for the whole week, but his words quickly shot down that idea.
"Detention for the rest of the week, Kirihara-kun."
NIOU MASAHARU
"Please don't do this Niou-kun."
"Why? Puri."
"Because every time you do something like this, I get punished too."
"That's only during tennis practice, puri. The headmaster won't punish you for this, puri."
*SPLAT*
Yagyuu and I stopped our conversation to look towards the scene of my glorious prank. The headmaster was covered in fish guts–some of my best work if I say so myself.
YAGYUU HIROSHI
Uh oh.
The headmaster was coming our way. I suppose that Niou-kun's obnoxiously loud cackling clued him into who the culprit was.
"One month's detention starting today, Niou-kun."
I let out a breath of relief when the headmaster turned to walk away after issuing Niou-kun's punishment.
Niou-kun snorted, "I told you so, puri."
He spoke too soon. Before the headmaster got to the bathroom to clean himself, Yanagi managed to see Niou-kun's prank and said, "Yagyuu and Niou are notorious for switching places when people least expect it."
At Yanagi's declaration, the headmaster turned around and glared at me and uttered the same punishment for me as he had Niou-kun.
***In the detention room***
MARUI BUNTA
Let's see who's here today. There's me, Bakaya, Yagyuu, Niou–wait, what?! How did Yagyuu land himself in detention? That guy's picture might as well be listed as teacher's pet in an encyclopedia or dictionary. So how the fuck is he in detention right now?
"This is your entire fault, Niou-kun."
Ah! That explains everything. Someone must have figured out that they switch places all the time–well, either that or somebody told on them when Niou was getting punished.
The opening and closing of the door signaled that the teacher supervising today's detention had just walked in.
I looked up to see the music teacher. With a grin on my face, I screamed, "Konnichiwa, Masami-sensei!"
She quickly looked at us and must have spotted me. Before saying anything to me, she looked between me, Bakaya, Niou, and Yagyuu. She pursed her lips and asked, "Aren't all of you in the tennis club?"
The four of us nodded in response to her questions.
She crossed her arms at us, "Your club is the only one that has yet to sign up for the talent show. You know it's a requirement for all clubs to participate, right?"
After her statement, Bakaya said, "Yukimura-buchou and Sanada-fukubuchou said that the tennis team was excused from that."
Masami-sensei shook her head and replied, "I'm afraid that they were mistaken, Kirihara-kun. Yukimura-kun and Sanada-kun are excused from participation themselves because of the circumstances but that does not mean that the tennis team in and of itself would also be excused."
I raised my hand at her statement, "If I volunteer to participate, will my detention sentence be shortened?"
She smiled at me and said, "I'll see what I can do but I don't see why it shouldn't. You didn't purposely knock down that trophy case, after all. I saw you lose your footing when talking to Kuwahara-kun."
The headmaster then walked in and turned towards us, "So I hear that Marui-kun has volunteered to participate in this year's talent show for the tennis team. Well, unfortunately, each club is required to send at least three or four people to participate in the talent show, or the entire club is suspended for the year."
At the headmaster's statement, the rest of my detention buddies (Bakaya, Yagyuu, and Niou) said, "We'll do it."
Masami-sensei clapped her hands and said, "Splendid! Then you can use the rest of your detention today to figure out what you will do for the talent show–as a group or as individuals."
The headmaster nodded and added onto Masami-sensei's statement, "And after today, you can consider all of your detentions lifted."
After talking to us, the headmaster and Masami-sensei both walked out of the detention room.
KIRIHARA AKAYA
When the old people walked out, I asked my teammates, "So what are we doing for this thing?"
Niou-senpai grinned, "Comedy act."
Marui-senpai rolled his eyes and said, "That might work for you and Yagyuu but what are me and Bakaya supposed to do."
I scowled, "I'm not a baka…"
Yagyuu-senpai sighed, "I personally don't care what any of us do."
Marui-senpai seemed to be getting impatient because he said, "That's it. I'll just call my cousin and ask him what to do."
Niou-senpai snorted, "And how will that help, exactly?"
Marui-senpai grinned and said, "You would be surprised."
MARUI BUNTA
Ah, the perks of being related to celebrities–even if most people don't know you're related to them.
I took out my phone and dialed my cousin Tokiya's cellphone number. When my phone was trying to connect to his phone, I put it on speaker.
"Moshi moshi."
"I need help."
"Hello to you too, Bunta-kun."
"My teammates and I kind of got forced into participating in our school's talent show so we need help deciding on what we'll do for it."
"Isn't it against the rules to get professional help?"
"No, it's against the rules for professionals to participate–there's a difference."
"What's something you're all good at?"
"Niou, Bakaya, and I are all decent singers. I'm not sure about Yagyuu, though."
"Then sing! If that Yagyuu kid ends up being THAT bad, me and the guys might be able to help…hey, leave Haruka alone…bastards."
"Umm…what was that just now?"
"That stupid Nagi was annoying Haruka again. The kid just doesn't understand that Haruka doesn't want to work with him, Eiichi, or Kira…ungrateful brat…if it weren't for us, they would have been disbanded awhile ago."
"Aren't they from HEAVENS?"
"Yes, and I have to hang up now because Ren's hitting on Haruka again…he's the only one that can't seem to remember that Haruka and I are dating now.""Okay…you do that."
"Good luck with the talent show, by the way. I'll see if the guys and I are free that day…and if you do decide to sing, let me know. I'll convince Haruka to write something just for you if you can't find a composer on your own."
"Don't do that…please."
"Fine, but I seriously am hanging up now."
Niou looked at me and said, "Your cousin is in STARISH, isn't he?"
I nodded, "Yes, and if you were paying attention to what he was saying then you should be able to figure out who he is too."
Niou nodded and Yagyuu asked, "Is it the red head?"
I shook my head and asked, "Don't you have a baby sister?" I paused and then added, "Ask her which one is dating STARISH's composer."
Yagyuu rolled his eyes, "Fine."
Bakaya snorted, "Ichinose Tokiya. Onee-chan has been practically in love with him since he debuted as HAYATO."
I chuckled, "Too bad for her, then. Tokiya plans on proposing to Haruka soon."
Bakaya laughed, "Now I can finally get her to shut up about him."
I replied, "Good for you, then. Tell her that I'll put in a good word for her with the others if she promises not to act like a fangirl…even though Kuruso Syo and Shinomiya Natsuki are taken by each other, so it's fine to fangirl over them since I know it will be impossible for her with those two."
He rolled his eyes, "I'll be sure to let her know, then."
Niou clapped his hands to get our attention. "Now that you guys are done talking about seaweed head's sister, let's get back to this stupid talent show thing. If we're taking the idol's advice, what are we going to call our makeshift boy-band here?"
Bakaya answered, "Rikkai Young Kan. Everyone says that we're the most childish people on the tennis team anyway–no offense, Marui-senpai.
I shrugged and responded, "Eh…I know it's true anyway…even if I am the oldest person on the team."