Chapter 19
*Early morning, Rappapa’s Fighting Room (currently Meeting Room).
When I walked in there was only Yuko-san, Torigoya, Maeda and Sado-san. Black and Geki haven’t come yet. I sat on the floor in the corner near the window, and dozing slightly after a few minutes. It was still early and I slept late yesterday because I chatted with Tomo on the phone until pass midnight. She was anxious and worried and… mad, because the rumor of reformation and the clash with Yabakune increased. I can’t tell that everything will be alright, because I’m not so sure too. All I could do just tried to took her mind off of it for a while by told her how I kicked asses when I quitted my job, which made her laughed for a full five minutes. This things reminded me to the time when the first day of school. It was only one in the afternoon and yet she has shown up in my apartment. When I saw her face, I instantly knew why she came hurriedly to me during school time. She looked extremely pissed off.
*Flashback.
“What is it?” I asked her, and she answered my question by slapped my arm. “Hey!? Why did you hit me?”
“You… you… jerk!!” she sat on the couch beside me and grabbed the TV`s remote from my hand and turned the TV off.
“Hey, I’m watching that.”
“Shut up!!” She snapped at me.
‘Strange… did we have a personality exchange here??’ I was face-palmed myself inside my mind. ‘But, she looks… hot… when angry like this.’
“Why didn’t you told me?! You must’ve known this!!” she hissed.
“Know what?”
“That I am one of the new Shitennou!!”
“Oh… that…,” and she slapped my arm again, “hey!! Stop hitting me.” I grabbed her hands and pulled her closer to me. “Why are you so angry like this? You should’ve known that you’ll be the next Queen since you are Maeda`s Shitennou.”
“Because I know you’ve known this and yet you didn’t tell me anything!”
“I’m not allowed to tell you, okay?” I said in exasperation, “and beside aren’t you happy that you’re a Rappapa now?”
“I do happy that people think I’m good enough for that.” She leaned towards me and dropped her head on my shoulder. “I just don’t like the obligation and prejudice that comes with it.”
“Heh… relax… it’s only means more fighting.” I ruffled her hair and she smiled at me, at last…
“Seeing Gekikara was more surprising though.”
I snorted. “I though she is Amakuchi now?”
“You know that too?” she narrowed her eyes at me.
“Torigoya emailed me about it.” I said. “It was Yuko-san`s order, right?”
She huffed, “I hate it when you’re keeping secret like this.”
“As I said before, I’m not allowed to tell you.” I grabbed the remote and turned the TV on again, only for her to turn it off again. “Sigh… what is it now?”
“I’m still mad at you, you know.” She put the remote on the coffee table, and sat on my lap.
“Oh… so… what do you want?” I grinned mischievously, put my hands on her waist, and bring her closer to me.
“Hm… I wonder,” she whispered in my ear, and nibbled my ear. “Perhaps I should punish you…”
*Flashback end.
I was about to sleep when I noticed someone came closer to me and flung her arm around my shoulder. Yuko-san.
“So… what’ll you do next?” she asked silently, so that the others wouldn’t know what we’re talking about.
“About?”
“You know what I mean.” She rolled her eyes. “Will you keep on act and pretending or you will throw your mask off?”
“I don’t know… old habits die hard, you know.” I sighed, “I’m starting to think that you assigned her to me on purpose.”
“Of course I do.” I glared at her, which she ignored. “And by the way, it’s not only her, but her sister also. They are in one package after all.”
“I know that.”
“Ah….” She stretched. “I pity Kokabuki… she’ll doomed to be the third-wheel.” She chuckled.
I smirked at that.
“I know you don’t like Kokabuki, but… don’t be too hard on her.” And then she smirked. “Or more like you’re jealous at her.”
I scoffed. “Am not,” I smirked smugly, “Why should I? I’m the one who ‘get’ her sister after all.”
“You looked happy.” I said, noticing the happiness radiated from her and Torigoya.
Yuko-san smirked, “of course.”
“Finally had a release?”
She just smirked at me. “What about you?”
I frowned. “I’ve told you I haven’t seen her in two weeks.”
“Yeah, well… you’ll see her later today.” She patted my shoulder. “Just don’t jump at her when you see her.” She smirked. “I know she’s sexy and all…”
“I’m not you…” I said while rolling my eyes, and I glanced towards Torigoya who’s watching us inquiringly from the beginning of our chat. “Should I tell Torigoya that you had checked my girl out?”
“Oh, please… I didn’t check her out. I had seen her once when she was out of gym class.” She shrugged. “Nice body, by the way…, even though my Nyan-Nyan is sexier.”
“What?!” I incidentally yelled, the others turned their attention towards us at my outburst.
Yuko-san waved her hand and said to the other, “Ahahaha… nothing’s here… just continue what you’ve been doing before.” And she whispered to me, “she does… just look at her boobs. Nyan-Nyan`s boobs are the best.”
I shut my eyes closed and said in horror, “I don’t wanna know that…”
She laughed at me. ‘Grrr… hentai-sachou…’
“Why don’t you tell your girl to wear a mini-skirt uniform like yours?”
“No way. She’s for my eyes only.” I smirked at her. “And speaking of uniform…. It feels really weird to be here without wearing uniform.”
“You still wear your jacket.” She said as a matter of fact.
“Yeah, but I have to give it away later, right?”
“Lend it, actually. Just for a few days, but if you want to give it away then…,” she shrugged, “fine by me.”
“Huff…”
At that time, the door opened and Black and Geki stepped inside.
“Sorry for being late,” Black said.
“Nah, it’s okay.” Yuko-san said. “The school is still pretty much empty. Anyway, how’s your son?”
“I ask my neighbor to look after him for a while.” Black said and wet to sit on the floor, with her back on the wall and closed her eyes. “Sorry, I want to take a nap for a moment. I’ve only slept for two hours last night. My son was crying almost all night.”
“Same here…” Geki was already curled up on the floor like a cat, trying to find the comfortable spot.
“Sure.” Yuko-san said. And we’re back to what’s we’ve been doing before they came. Torigoya chatted with Sado-san, and Maeda was reading her book.
“Hey… don’t you think that there’s something with them?” Yuko-san whispered to me.
“Who?”
“Black and Geki.”
‘Hmm… there might be something but… I’m not sure… it was more like a sister relation… but…’
“Well?” Yuko-san asked again.
“I don’t know, perhaps there is, perhaps there isn’t.” I said, it was true after all. “Why do you ask me anyway?”
“Then who can I talked with?” she rolled her eyes. “You know Sado isn’t into personal talk, and Nyan-Nyan is an airhead, even though that one of the reason why I love her so much. But! She’s even hardly notice anything that’s right in front of her eyes when her airheadness came in full force.”
‘Sado-san isn’t into personal talk… sure… she’s just doing it when she wants to troll someone. And her latest victim was me.’ I sighed. “So? What will you do, Yuko-san? Gives them pep-talk to ‘open up and act on it’ like the one you had given me?”
“Hum… no… they aren’t as hard to handle as you…,”she said in a mock seriousness, “and less stubborn too.”
“Hey!!” I yelled… my temper rising.
“It’s just a joke… sheesh…,” she said while she patted my shoulder. “Seriously… you and your temper… I feel sorry for Ookabuki.”
“Hsssttt……” I hissed to her while putting my index finger in the front of my lips, motioning her to shut up. “Don’t say her name like that! What if the others heard that?” I whispered to her, and took a glance at the others. Thankfully the others were still busy with themselves, but… why does Torigoya glaring at me?
“Bakayaro… Until when do you want to hide, huh?”Yuko-san pulled me towards her and since she still has her arm around my shoulder she can do it easily. I glanced at Torigoya again. ‘Sigh… if looks could kill….’ I pried Yuko-san`s hand off my shoulder which made her looked at me questioningly.
“Yuko-san… I don’t want Torigoya to go berserk on me.” I said while rolled my eyes. “She has been glaring at me for a while now.”
“Oh…,” she said, and she turned to look at Torigoya who’s sitting across the room with Sado-san, and she smiled and waved her hand energetically to her. “Well, sorry then, Shibuya. I have a cat to groom.” She said while grinning to me.
I sighed, “Off you go… I want to take a nap before they came after all.”
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“Shibuya… wake up. There are people outside, already.”
I opened my eyes and saw Sado-san crouched down in front of me. I looked round the room. “Where’s Geki?”
“Yuko-san told her to look out the situation outside, she’s the only one who can do it without being suspicious.” Sado-san said.
“I see.” I said while rubbed my eyes, then I smelled something in the air. “What this smell? Meat?”
“Team Hormone are outside.” Sado-san said grimly.
“They grilled hormone in Rappapa Room?!” I yelled automatically.
“Shibuya! Lower your voice!” Yuko-san whispered loudly enough for me to hear.
“Sorry.”
And then there was some sound of body dropped on the floor and some chair being forcefully pushed. Then we heard some loud yelling voice. Looks like someone has climbed up the stairs. Torigoya walked to took a peek outside.
“Who is it?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” she said, “a junior, I guess, she wears a yellow cardigan.”
And then we heard someone voice that truly sounded like… “Isn’t it Gakuran`s voice?” Black asked.
And the same voice from before said, “Oy, oy, oy… look closely… I’m not Gakuran anymore… call me… Youran.” I shared a look that clearly said ‘WTF?!’ with the other.
And then, we could heard the Kabuki, no, they said they are the Noh-Kyougen Sister now. We shared another ‘WTF!?’ look, but my ‘WTF!?’ looks was more like ‘what the hell is she thinking!!?’. At this Yuko-san came closer to me and whispered in my ear.
“Did your girlfriend got a hit in the head?!”
“I don’t know, too.” I hissed to her. “She never told me about this… What the hell was that!?”
“It seemed like Geki came back.” Sado-san said.
True enough, because Geki’s trade-mark giggles could be heard after she said that. And then there’s some unknown voice, at least to me, because Black and Torigoya seemed to know her. And said girl claimed that she is also a Shitennou and said her name was Shaku.
I turned to Maeda and asked, “Who in the hell is that?”
I heard Sado-san sighed and said, “Dear God, this year`s Shitennou is like a..”
“Joke.” Black finished her sentence.
“I was about to say crap, but, yeah, that too.” Sado-san said.
“It’s a good thing that Geki is still here then, right?” Torigoya asked.
I just face-palmed myself, ‘they truly are like crap.’ And then the sound of fighting can be heard again, along with Geki`s giggled that was getting louder with each passing second.
“Maeda you better come out before Geki and our challenger here destroy our room more.”Yuko-san said to Maeda. “We’ll come out in a few minutes.”
Maeda nodded and walked out of the room. Yuko-san signaled us to come closer to her.
“Alright, we’ll come out after this.” Yuko-san said after we made some small circle in the middle of ther room.
“Shall we kick her ass?” I asked. “I need some punching bag to vent.”
“No. Girls, you’re not Majijo`s student anymore. Don’t interfere with the Majijo`s fight if it’s not really necessary. We have to let them improve themselves.” Yuko-san said.
“But, if she’s trying to attack you we’ll fight her in your place.” Sado-san said.
“Yes, you can’t fight yet Yuu-chan.” Torigoya said. “Remember your heart?”
“Of course, how can I’m not when I see you all the time.” Yuko-san said to Torigoya, “or whenever you’re not around, I just need to close my eyes and all I see was you.”
“That was too… cheesy.” Black said.
“I feel like I want to puke.” I said while pretending to retch.
Sado-san pinched the bridge of her nose. “Girls, remember our situation here?”
“Shut up, Shibuya… I bet you also turned dere-dere whenever you’re alone with your lover.” Yuko-san said.
“I’m not.” I retorted back. “I just behave like I usually do.”
“Hard to believe, because you’re a true tsundere.” Sado-san said. “And REMEMBER our SITUATION here. Yuko-san, what now?” Sado-san quickly added when she saw me opened my mouth to retort back.
Not long after Sado-san closed her mouth, we could hear the challenger asking for the leader of Rappapa. Yuko-san smirked. “Alright, girls, it’s time for our ‘Grand Entrance’ in Majijo once more.”
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“I’m the leader of Rappapa.” With those words, Yuko-san walked out of the Fighting Room with us following closely behind. The people outside, beside Maeda and Geki, were gaping at us in surprise. I took a quick look at them, the Team Hormone, Gakuran Youran, and I don’t know the others but I think the one wearing the yellow cardigan with a smug look on her face must be the challenger, while the one wearing red coat must be Shaku, the other Queen, since she had a highlight on her hair. And lastly, I saw Tomo and her sister. Unlike others, Tomo had her eyes locked on me from the time I walked out, staring at me with her mouth slightly opened. And when our eyes met, she frowned and glaring at me. ‘Oh, God… she must’ve angry at me again because I’m keeping secrets from her… again. Even though we have our rule of don’t-ask-don’t-tell.’
“Hey, hey… Shibuya,” Torigoya who’s standing behind me poked my shoulder and whispered near my ear, “I think you’ll have a hard time later with the Kabuki Sisters. She’s glaring at you now.”
I only stood there in silence, didn’t give her any answer. ‘I am in trouble. But, not for the reason you’re thinking about.’ I said in my mind.
“I wonder why Yuu-chan assigned you with them?” she whispered again.
A tense and long silence filled the room. The current Rappapa, beside Geki and Ookabuki, and also the challenger were staring at us all the while. After a while the challenger opened her mouth.
“So… the old Rappapa are still here it seems. But, no matters, I won’t lose to someone who had to sit on a wheel chair during graduation.” She smirked smugly.
“How dare you!” I yelled and move forwards, ready to charge her, but Yuko-san`s arm blocking my way and Torigoya who’s stood behind me grabbed my shoulder while my other shoulder was held by Sado-san who was glared at that damn junior with a promise to kill.
“Ahahaha…,” Geki started her trademark glare, “Ne…, if you keep bothering Yuko-san I’ll beat you… moderately.” Within second, Black who’s stood behind Yuko-san has moved to stood in front of Geki and shook her head.
Yuko-san stepped forward to the middle of the room. “Leave. Now. We’ll have a meeting. Don’t. Bother. Us.” Yuko-san said with a low threatening voice, which drowns me in excitement. It has been months since the last time Yuko-san was on her ferocious-leader-who-had-defeated-thirty-Yabakune-alone mode like this. With one short glance to my fellow Rappapa, I know they all felt the same excitement rushing in their body too.
“Then make me.” The challenger said. Heh, she’s stupid, but I like her guts.
Sado-san released me and walked to the middle of the room, stood face-to-face to the challenger. “You’re ten years too early to face Yuko-san. You have to face me first.”
The challenger raised her fists, ready for the upcoming fight, and Nezumi shows up. “Center,” she said, “change of plan. Let’s go for now.”
“Tch… fine.” The challenger, Center, said and walked away.
After she gone, Yuko-san moved to checked up the door. “Dammit!!” She cursed loudly, made Team Hormone and Shaku jumped slightly. “The door’s broken. We need someone to guard the stairs during out meeting.”
“Dance!!” I shouted, calling my most loyal follower, since I knew she was outside the room. She wasn’t a Rappapa`s underling anymore because I already graduate. But, she’s still around as an informant. She has this keen sense of sneaking around without anyone noticing and she also won’t betray me by any cost, and this is also meant she won’t betray us.
True enough, after a few second, she came with her usual puppy look. “Hai, Shibuya-san?”
“Guard the stairs, don’t let anyone pass.” I said shortly, and off she go.
“It won’t be enough if it just her.” Sado-san said. “Hey, Team Hormone, go and guard with her.”
They looked at Maeda for a while, and left the room.
“All right. As you all know, the uproar against Rappapa has been increasing in number lately.” Yuko-san said. The current Rappapa lowering their head, unable to meet her gaze. “And I bet that that you all know the reason why.” Yuko-san walked to sit in her rightful chair as our sachou. “I won’t say that you’re weak, because I know that you’re better than the rest of the students here.”
“If you’re not, you won’t be the Shitennou now.” Sado-san added. “But, compare to us, you are. Weak.”
“Or more likely you’re not serious enough.” Yuko-san said. The current Rappapa all glanced towards Maeda, because that is a sacred word for her. “The skit earlier proved it.” She continued. “You’re the Rappapa`s Shitennou now. ACT like one!!”
After Yuko-san yelled, my eyes moved from Tomo to looked at Yuko-san. ‘Hm? She seemed to sweat a lot. Don’t tell me…’ In an instant, Torigoya has stood by Yuko-san side, and she bowed down to whisper something in Yuko-san. Because of our close proximity, I was able to hear it as well.
“Yuu-chan, don’t overdo it. Remember your heart condition.”
Yuko-san nodded at her without looking at her. She took a deep breath for a few times to control herself. “I’m not telling you to act 24 hours per day, but at least when there are others around you, act like a proper Rappapa.” She said after a while. “We did the same too. Do you think we’re this uptight all the time? When we’re alone we’re not.” She paused for a while, as if thinking, “beside Shibuya and Black of course.”
“Hey!?” I protested, while Black only raised her eyebrow in askance.
Yuko-san turned to looked at us and grinned. “Well, Black is too silent, while Shibuya is a real tsundere.”
“I’m not.” I grumbled. Black just touched her rosary, not saying anything.
And then I heard a hushed laughter. Tomo. She immediately masking it as a fake cough after I glared at her. This was only made Yuko-san`s grinned wider.
“That’s not all.” Yuko-san said after a while, being all serious again. “I’ve decided, so that you can get better, and also to show the others that you are the successor of Rappapa`s Shitennou, each of you will get a training session with one of my Queens and they’ll lend you their jackets for a while, just for a symbolical succession.”
A series of “WHAT??!” interrupted her. I glanced at Tomo again, she was looking at me too, and she has this hopeful look on her face, while in contrast Kokabuki was looking at me with dread written all over her face.
“Okay, first… Gakuran!” Yuko-san said after the interruption earlier.
“Er… I’m Youran now.” She said with uncertainty on her voice.
“Alright, fine… Whoever you are… you’re with Black.” Yuko-san said while rolled her eyes.
Black walked towards her and handed her jacket, “if you dirtied it I’ll kill you.”
Gakuran gulped loudly, “I won’t” and she took the jacket. “Thank God, I don’t get Shibuya-san`s.”
I cracked my knuckles and growled to her, “what the hell do you mean?”
“Err… it’s pink.” She said while scratching her head.
“So?!” I growled back.
“Yeah… yeah… you can thank me later to not pairing the two of you.” Yuko-san interrupted us. “Alright, next, Shaku!”
Shaku stepped forward with an energetic “hai!” and a smile on her face.
Yuko-san looked behind her to Torigoya, and with a soft smile she said, “Tori-Nyan?” and pointed at Shaku with the movement of her head.
Torigoya handed her jacket to Shaku who took it with a trembling hand and stated loudly, “I’ll guard it with my life!!”
“Too… over-dramatic…” I face-palmed myself.
Yuko-san and Sado-san chukled lightly. “They’re a bit similar, don’t you think?” Yuko-san asked us silently while the other was still watching Torigoya and Shaku.
“She’s not sure whether she was suitable as a Queen, much like Torigoya in our first year.” Sado-san said.
“Heh… Torigoya got her alter ego though.” I said.
And after Torigoya came back to stood behind Yuko-san once again, Yuko-san said, “Geki, you’re still good for now. But, if you ever lose control again, I’ll handle you myself.”
“Understood.” Geki said in a calm voice, which made the current Rappapa gaping at her in shock.
“Ah, okay then… Meeting’s over.” Yuko-san said. “You can schedule your training session on your own.”
“Uh… wait… what about us?” Kokabuki asked.
“Oh… right… I forgot.” Yuko-san said with a cheeky grin. I just rolled my eyes at that. She clearly didn’t forgot, she was just pretend that she was. “Isn’t it obvious enough? The two of you got Shibuya.”
“WHAT?!” Kokabuki shouted in shock, while Tomo was just looking at me, half-smiling half-grinning.
I walked towards them and hand her my jacket. Not even saying anything, because I was afraid that I’ll blow my mask off if I tried to talk to her. Kokabuki was chanting “no way, no way…” all the while.
“Got any problem with that, Kokabuki?!” I growled to her. And due to our close proximity I can glare at her more effectively.
Kokabuki turned to looked at her sister and sighed. “Aneki, please tell me that I won’t be the third wheel,” she whispered pleadingly to her sister.
Tomo just smiled and flung my jacket over her shoulder, wearing it, and surprised everyone in the room beside the two of us and Yuko-san, since well, the current Rappapa only held the jacket that was lend to them in their hand, hesitant to actually wear it. And then for the first time today and after two weeks, TWO, LONG, WEEKS, she truly smiled at me. She was standing so close to me, too close, that I could smelled her nice scent and after saw that smile… My hands twitched by my side, wanting, needing to touch her. I don’t know what my face looked like right now, but I do know it made her eyes widen in surprise. She immediately put her hand on my face, blocking it from the others.
“Shibuya-san, are you alright? You looked so pale.” She kept on fussing over me, and whispered silently to me, “dammit, control your lust!”, and said in her normal voice, “and you’re sweating a lot too. Perhaps you need some fresh air.” She turned her head towards Yuko-san, hands still blocking my face, and said, “I’ll take her outside.” And she pulled me to walk out of the room, fast.
“Yes… yes… just go… and please be careful…” Yuko-san said, I could easily notice the laugh in her voice and imagining her smirked to me.
Team Hormone and Dance who’s stood on the stairs looked at us questioningly when we walked down the stairs. “Ookabuki? What’s happen?” Wota asked.
She kept on walking and dragged me along with her, not even bothered to stop and answered the question. After we’re on the lower floor, she immediately pushed me inside an unused lab class.
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*Back at Rappapa`s Room, Yuko`s POV.
“What the hell was that?” Sado asked with a bewildered look on her face. “Shibuya… Let other people drag her like that? Or more, let other touch her face?”
I just smirked at that.
“Yuu-c… Yuko-san, don’t you think it’ll be better if I follow them?” Nyan-Nyan asked me. “You know how Shibuya is. What if they ended up fighting to death?”
‘Heh… more like tearing each other’s clothes off and devouring each other to death. I wonder why the others didn’t realize what the look on Shibuya’s face means. I can recognize people in lust when I see one.’
“I think she’s right.” Sado said. “Yuko-san?”
“No, let them be.” I said to them, still smirking. “This will be their first ‘training’ session. Let them bond.”
“What about Kokabuki?” Sado asked.
I looked at Kokabuki and smirked, “You can go and join them if you want.” I had my suspicion that she has known all along the relationship between her sister and Shibuya. And, the by the look of horror on her face when I said that confirmed my suspicion.
“No way!! They can have all the time they need. Sheesh…” Kokabuki said while pretending to shivered. “Can I go now? The meeting is over, right?”
“Sure.” And with that she walked out of the room.
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@kahem: more teasing coming up
they'll know it sooner or later
@haruko: here's the next chap
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