[[ SAMPARD ]] THE PROM

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"Gooood morniiing Belobog High School~! It's your favorite school news reporters here: March and Dan Heng!"

"Hello." Dan Heng nodded with definitely less enthusiasm.

"In today's news, we're gonna look closer at a bizarre situation of lunch wastes disappearing from the dumpster before cleaning hours. Who's behind this strange prank? Is it a good deed or an act of vandalism?" March frowned and lowered the tone of her voice, trying to add some mystery.

"Yes. Also, we prepared a summary of the last baseball match between the Wildfire and the Foxians." Dan Heng added.

"And most importantly, we remind you about the upcoming winter prom!"

"March, that's in five months..."

"So what? It's the right time to invite your crush! Better now than never!"

Ah, yes... The prom. Gepard almost forgot about it, since his mind was mostly focused on the final exams. However, time was running out and he, as the school president, took an active part in organizing the event. He wasn't really excited about this party. In fact, if he wasn't obligated, he probably wouldn't even show up at all. He sighed, glancing at the school TV hanging in the hallway and listening to the news for a while.

"Gepard?" He turned as he heard a soft voice. It was Bronya, the vice-president. "You remember about the prom committee meeting after classes, right?"

"Yes. I'll be there."

"Good, because Pela has prepared a list of duties and would like you to check it."

Before Gepard could say anything, out of the corner of his eye he saw a ball flying straight towards the window. He reacted immediately, letting go of his books and pushing Bronya away, protecting her head in his arms. The glass shattered into tiny pieces with a loud bang, and the ball crashed into the cabinets above Gepard and Bronya, leaving a concave. The other students jumped back in surprise as the ball bounced off the floor.

"You alright?" Gepard asked worriedly, looking at Bronya's confused face.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine..."

Gepard got up from the floor and helped her up, then ran to the broken window and leaned out. As he thought, in the schoolyard, next to a group of frightened guys, stood the worst bastard in the school's history, nonchalantly resting his hands on his hips and staring at his work of destruction with tightened lips.

"Oh shit!" said Sampo Koski, also known as Gepard's greatest nightmare that has haunted him almost since kindergarten. Seeing the ominous stare of the president, Sampo immediately began to run away.

"Hold it, Koski!" Although Gepard had carefully followed the school rules and disapproved of running in the hallways, at this point the situation was too serious. 

He ran in the same direction as Sampo, practically jumping down the stairs and pushing through the crowd, apologizing to every person he accidentally nudged. Finally, he spotted navy blue, matted hair at the other end of the corridor. Catching Sampo's eye, he sighed deeply and ran towards him, to which Koski reacted with a terrified squeal. Sampo ran as fast as he could, but this time luck was not on his side, because when he reached the door leading to the back of the school building, unfortunately, it turned out to be locked, and Gepard managed to catch up with him. With momentum, he pressed him against the door, immobilizing Sampo's hands behind his back.

"H-hey! Calm down, officer!" Sampo mumbled, giving Gepard a smirk. "It wasn't my fault, I swear."

"Oh yeah? Then why were you running away?"