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Kasumi Aika's POV
"Are you sure we're ready, Aika-chan?" Alice asked.
"Yeah. With the surveillance on my phone and Ritsu watching there too, I'm sure it'll be fine." I said.
"Okay. Let's go to Osaka, then."
I tossed my bags into the trunk of the car and sat at the front. "Let's go, Alice."
"Mm." We then began our 6-hour drive to Osaka.
2 hours later...
"Aika-chan, let's check how the class is doing." Alice said.
"Good idea. Ritsu, how's the class?" I asked.
"Not good. Very not good."
"What? What happened?"
"There's a new student in the class. Horibe Itona. Should I tell you what I know about him so far?"
"Yes, please." He must be another assassin.
"Originally, he and I were to be introduced together. I would handle the long-ranged attacks, and he would deal with close-ranged combat. Together, we'd drive Korosensei into a corner. However, those orders were canceled for two reasons. Firstly, his adjustments took longer than expected. And secondly, I lack the capability to provide him support. As an assassin, I am overwhelmingly inferior to him."
"...Must be serious, huh."
"He has a guardian named Shiro, but never showed his face. Itona-san's also apparently Korosensei's brother. They both have tentacles, but Itona-san only has it on his head." ...Okay.
"What's happening right now?"
"Apparently, he's about to fight Korosensei." She said, going to my surveillance system.
"Well, that's pretty scary- holy shoot!"
So I spent the whole drive, watching and rewinding the fight between Korosensei and Itona.
~~~~~
"Thank goodness he's not dead. If he is, I'll personally shred both Itona and Shiro to pieces." I said as I looked at the nice view of Osaka.
"And, the whole class is safe!" Alice added.
"Yosh. Now let's find Genos."
"Knowing the guy, he's probably in a mechanic's shop, or fixing cars."
"Yeah. But which, is the question."
"That one, perhaps?" Alice pointed at a car repair shop, a 30-year-old man repairing the car like a boss.
"Genos!" I called out as I ran to him. Genos looked up, grinning at us.
(Genos up there ^^ If you were imagining a OPM Genos, think again -_-)
"Hmm? Ah! Aika-chan, Alice-chan! What are you doing here?"
"I'm fine, thanks." Alice said, grinning. "How are your reflexes doing?" she asked as she threw a dart at him. He caught it with his index and middle finger with ease.
"Still fresh and in good shape." He replied, throwing it back. Alice caught the dart.
"And you know why we're here?"
"Probably to see my awesome face."
I blew him a raspberry. "The awesomeness of your face is as awesome as an old man trying to twerk."
"I am awfully wounded, Aika-chan. I'll have you know that I was once a fashion model for Vogue."
"Pfft! When was that?"
"...1989."
"Ha! That was 27 years ago!"
"I know."He said, scratching the back of his head. "And that's even when I was doing an assassination job, too. Haha... no wonder I was kicked out like you, Alice."
"I know. That's why we're relying on you, Aika-chan." Alice patted my back.
"Well, you can't really rely on me if I don't have what I need. Genos, I believe you have what I needed?"
"Ah, yes." He shuffled through the shelves until. "Here's the beauty." He handed me a small leather box. Inside it was an Intel Core i7-5960X and a piece of metal, about the size of a whiteboard eraser.
"Holy crab, this metal is precious! You're the best man when it comes to this stuff, next to Superchips."
"Shucks, that's cute. I'd marry you if you're older."
"...You still have no wife?"
"Yeah T^T"
I pat his back. "I know how you feel T^T"
"At least you're not me, I'm forced to marry someone T^T"
So we went on like that for a good 30 minutes.
~~~~~
"Hey guys!" I said, remembering this time to wear my glasses.
"Hey, Aika-chan. You missed a lot of stuff, we had a new transfer student!" Kayano said.
"Itona Horibe, right?" I recalled. "Ritsu told me."
"Nee?! You were in touch?! Why didn't you communicate with us sooner?!" Kayano gripped the edges of the screen. You see, I was bored of sitting around in the car, so I decided to video chat with the class via. Ritsu.
"Hang on, Kaede-chan. We want to see Aika-chan too." Sugino said, pulling her away from the screen.
"Aika-chan, why did you suddenly leave? You never said that you're going to be absent today." Karma said, frowning.
"Oh? Something unexpected came up, so I had to go to Osaka." I said.
"Waa~! Kuroshitsuji, Aika-chan?! I didn't know you like that anime!" She said, gawking at my shirt.
(Aika's outfit ^^)
"Yo! These are your classmates, Aika-chan? Kawaii~" Alice grabbed my phone, looking at my classmates.
"Who are you?" They asked, some of the guys blushing with the fact that Alice is pretty hot for a girl. (I'm just saying what most guys say. And trust me, a lot of guys have told me that Alice is hot, and asks for her phone number. I usually give them a punch in the face and walk away.)
"Oh, I'm Alice! Aika-chan's big sister." She grinned.
"Eh...? I don't see the resemblance." Okajima narrowed his eyes, trying to find one thing about us that's similar.
"Kidding~ I'm her guardian, and best friend. Yo." She mock saluted.
"Alice, give me back my phone! Eyes on the road, baka!" I said, grabbing my phone from her grasp.
"Uu~ Aika-chan~ I wanna know more about your classmates~!" Alice whined. "Anyways, the car has auto drive. I can leave it like this, but no more than five minutes, remember?"
"...Hmph!" I pulled out ice cream from one of the car drawers.
"What?! Since when did we have ice cream?!"
"I put them there for a reason, Alice."
"Baka! Share me some!"
Th-They're definitely similar! The class thought in unison.
~~~~~
"Eh...? An intra-school ball game tournament, is it?" I asked when I returned back to school.
"Yeah. Though, E Class will be in an exhibition match, for the wonderful reason that that'd leave us with an odd number of teams. So, we'll be going against the school baseball team, while the girls will be against the basketball team." Mimura explained.
"...E Class treatment?"
"Yeah."
"In that case... Sugino-kun? Do you have any ideas to beat 'em?" I asked.
"He said that it's near to impossible to beat them, but he wants to win." Karma told me.
"Shouldn't you more worried about the girls' basketball tournament, though?" Sugino questioned.
"What? I mean, it's great and all, but I suck at basketball. One of the key points of basketball is height. Do I look tall to you?" I pointed at myself.
"Yes!" The girls yelled. "And your accuracy for guns are pretty high!"
"There's a difference between shooting hoops and shooting targets. Anyways, hitting a ball with a baseball bat is a lot closer to shooting. The ball goes straight, or it might curve. Of course, there's more than that, but basketball? I can't dribble, I can't shoot hoops, and do I look tall enough to get a dunk?"
"...You make a really good point, Aika-chan. But you can't really enter the boys' baseball exhibition match, now, can you? It's for boys only."
I simply smirked at Sugino's comment. "We'll see about that. Just let me practice with you guys."
~~~~~
I got home, my muscles sore. "Coach Koro is too hard..." I whined. "400 km throws? The trash-talking? And the infielders... Please, kill me now." I whined.
"I don't even know how you managed to convince Coach Koro to join us." Karma said as we walked home.
"...That's a secret." Bribery at its finest.
"Well, I won't dwell too much on that. But the million yen question is, how will you even get into the match? You're a girl."
"...We'll see about that. Ah, we've reached my house. See you tomorrow, Karma-kun." I said, entering my house. "Tadaima!"
"Okairi- wait, I smell something." Alice ran up to me. "I smell a plan." She smirked at me.
"Hell yeah, I do. Help me with the hacking, I want to be a boy for a day."
"You are one nasty kid."
"I'd rather say, I'm one hell of an assassin."
~~~~~
I can't believe that worked. Alice and I infiltrated the school files (through coding, of course. You didn't think we barged into the school and looked through the files, right?), changed my name, and switched my gender to male for 24 hours before it would go back to how it was originally. Ha! This will go smoothly. With Irina's guide to look boyish, I'll definitely succeed.
"Ohayou, minna-san." I repeated in the mirror, adjusting my voice as a guy. "I'm sure I'll pass, right, Alice?" I asked.
"Waa~ my cute cinnamon roll looks and sounds like a boy! I'm so glad you're a flatty~" She cooed, hugging me.
"Hey! That's not a compliment." I groaned, readjusting my glasses. "I even went through the trouble of wearing colored eye contacts. My usual glasses won't fit the look, unfortunately."
"Right, right. And from here on out, you're Kasumi Akito, Kasumi Aika's brother!"
"...Why my brother?"
"Because it's the only way to explain why your surname is Kasumi."
"...Good point."
"Well, now go, my boy friend! Be part of the guys! I ship you with your male you~"
"Oh please. I'm trying to adjust the personality too. Being a boy is a lot harder than it seems."
"But you won't have too much of a problem, now won't you?"
"Of course not. You know who I am, don't you? Welp, see you later, Alice." I then got out of the house.
~~~~~
O.O (<- guys' reaction)
d(ﾟ ωﾟ//）♡ (<- girls' reaction)
"So, you think I'll pass?" I asked.
(Kasumi Akito ^^)
"YASYASYASYASYASYASYAS!!!!" The girls squealed, fangirling the new me.
"Aika- Akito-kun, you look like an ikemen!!! If we didn't know who you really are, we'd ship you with the other you!" *fangirling intensifies*
She does look good as a guy... The boys thought.
"Well, you'd definitely pass." Karma shrugged. "But did you cut your hair or what?"
"Of course not. I'm hiding most of my hair under my hair. Hard to explain, magic of makeup and such."
"You have black eyes under the glasses? Why do you need to hide them?" Maehara asked.
"These are contact lenses. I'm not showing you my real eyes." I smirked.
"Then why couldn't you just wear those from the beginning?"
"They're annoying. I hate them, but I'll hold it in, just for today."
"And the glasses?"
"To complete the look."
"Well then... the match is going to start, so let's go!"
"Yeah!" The guys cheered.
~~~~~
"Aika- Akito-kun, you'll have to be benched for most of the game, because... you know..." Karma scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"Because I'm a girl?"
"...Yeah."
"Fine by me, I'll cheer you on from the bench. Feel free to ask me out if you need me."
"Haha, okay." Karma turned away, covering his red-tinted face. Think twice about what you said, Aika-chan!
"Hmm... come to think of it, where's Coach Koro? I thought he was going to give us directions."
"He's over there." Nagisa pointed at the baseballs. "Karasuma-sensei told him not to draw attention to himself, so he's using forced perspective to look like one of the balls. He said he'll give us signs with the color of his face and stuff."
Isn't that going to give him away, though? I sweatdropped.
One (green)! Two (purple)! Three (orange)! One (green)! Two (purple)! Three (orange)!"
"Uh... What did he say, Nagisa-kun?" I asked.
"Hey there, sensei!" Karma waved. I immediately grabbed his wrist and pulled his arm down.
"Baka, don't do that." I scolded.
"Let's see..." Nagisa ignored what just happened, "he said, 'show no mercy. go for blood.'"
The guys gave these knowing looks. I just raised a brow, slightly confused by their bro-code looks.
"Yeah. Our real target is much more formidable. If we can't win against those chumps, we'll never be able to kill our teacher." Isogai put his hand on Sugino's shoulder.
"Alright! Let's kill it!"
"Yeah!" We all fist bumped into the air. What lively aura it is to be a guy. I should do this more often. But for now, I have to concentrate on the job I've given myself.
~~~~~
"It's the top of the first inning. E Class is on the offensive. Leading off, the third baseman, Kimura!"
Bam.
"Strike!"
"Man, it totally feels like we're a visiting team."
Fighto! I mentally cheered.
"One (red)! Two (purple)! Three (pink)!"
I smirked. Hmm... not bad, Korosensei.
"All right, let's go!" Kimura yelled, adrenaline in his veins.
"Whoa, the batter's plenty fired up! Now, here's Shindou-kun, with his second pitch. And he throws!"
Kimura bunted the ball.
"Whoa! He's bunting for a hit! He got a nice roll on that one!"
Kimura's the fastest runner in E Class, while I'm on a close second T^T. If he manages to take them by surprise (which he totally did), he can easily reach first base.
"E Class, no outs, with a runner on firsts!"
"Batting second, the catcher, Shiota-kun." An announcer said.
"One (yellow)! Two (green)! Three (white)!"
Nagisa did a push bunt.
"Whoa! A push bunt! The corners were in, but it gets past third for a base hit! Shindou goes to cover him and picks up the ball, but... Aw! He's got nowhere to throw it! Unbelievable! Runners on first and second with nobody out!"
The baseball team may be pretty good, but they can't handle bunts as well as the pros. They're still junior high, after all.
"Ha! How do you like that?" Maehara smirked.
"Yes, the game is flowing right." I said. But too good. The tables will turn at one point, I can feel it in my bones.
After Sugino managed to put in three points into the scoreboard, my prediction came true. The principal came in the battlefield.
"Top of the first inning and the final boss already makes his appearance?"
"A-According to the information I just received, Terai-sensei, the coach of the baseball team, had been gravely ill before the match began! Apparently, the players were so concerned for their teacher that their hearts were not in the game! The principal could not simply stand by and do nothing, so it appears he will be taking charge immediately!"
Bamboo shoot, this will flip the tables in the blink of an eye, like how Korosensei flipped that dinner table.
"Batting fifth, the second baseman, Maehara-kun."
"Now, the game resumes! How will they- What in the world is this?! They've brought the infield and outfield in! I have never seen the entire defense moved in like this! But they can't do that, right? Getting up close like that?"
"According to the rules, the defense can be positioned anywhere within the field of play." I said, recalling the rules that I read last night. "If the umpire made a call against it, that'd be a different story. But the principal acting as the umpire, which is on their side, we can't expect anything from him."
I looked at Maehara, who's going against Shindou. He was pounded to dust. Complete and utter loss. I grit my teeth in frustration.
Dammit. If I can't think of a plan now, our victory would be flushed down the toilet!
I looked at Korosensei, hoping he'd have an idea.
"One (white)! Two (white)! Three (white) T^T"
There's nothing else we can do?!
Okajima and Chiba suffered the same fate, they were crushed.
"And just like that, the inning is over! The pitcher, Shindou-kun, is back in the groove!"
Now it's our turn to be in the field. And I'm in there.
"Who's that guy with glasses? He's so cute~!" I heard one of the D Class or up girls talked to the other girls.
"Too bad he's in E Class."
Seeing no other guys in my class wearing glasses (Takebayashi's not in the field, by the way), I guess they're talking about me. I looked at them, gave a charming smile, and winked. They turned to a puff of pink smoke and looked away, blushing. Ha, it really is fun being a guy! Wait, I should really concentrate on this game.
"Leading off the inning, the left fielder, Hashimoto-kun."
Sugino threw... a breaking ball! It was hella fast too!
"Strike!"
"Don't pitch to contact, Sugino. I'm not sure any of us can field the ball if it comes our way." Sugaya joked. Sugino just laughed.
"I know." He grinned. An idea struck me.
"Korosensei!" I whisper-called.
"Akito-kun, you seem to have a good idea." Korosensei emerged in front of my feet, underground.
"Hell yeah, I do." I told him a part of my plan, and he caught on right away.
"Nyuruhuhuhu~ you really are a bright student, Akito-kun. I'm proud of you. I'll tell Karma-kun right away." His head then disappeared.
He reappeared in front of Karma (underground, of course), and told him what he's supposed to do.
"You better be right, Akito-kun." He mumbled.
"Batting eighth, the left fielder, Akabane-kun."
But Karma just stood there, his helmet hanging on the edge of his bat.
"What are you doing? Get into the batter's box-"
"Ne, Isn't this playing dirty, Kouchou-sensei?" Karma spoke. "They're taking up defensive positions that clutter up the field and the umpire hasn't given them any warnings. Don't you guys think it's weird too? Oh, I get it. You guys aren't the brightest, so you don't understand defensive positions and such, do you?"
The spectators began to riot. "Quit whining about the little things, E Class!"
"It's an exhibition game!"
"Quit trying to dispute the defense!"
"If you've got a problem, then show us you can produce real results!"
Karma simply put on his helmet, sticking his tongue out. "I don't think it's working, Akito-kun."
"No worries." I shrugged.
"The important thing is to speak out and protest loud and clear."
"Wha-?! Coach Koro! Don't startle me like that." I glared at the ball head. "Unless you wanna get stomped on..."
"Iie, Akito-kun! Hup!" Coach Koro disappeared.
So the real game began. Our team never managed to catch the ball the batter hits, and our batter can't hit the ball the pitcher throws, since they gave our own 'taste of hell', as the commentator said. And somehow, they have 2 points, while we have three.
"And the batter that's up... is our school's superstar! Our pride and joy! It's Shindou-kun!"
...Isn't that a sight.
Sugino went rigid at the sight of his former baseball teammate.
Principal Asano must've brainwashed him since the first inning, wanting a good blast at the end. But gomene, kouchou-sensei. I'm afraid we got a small ace up our sleeves.
"So what do we do now?" Karma asked me.
"I'm sure it's the time to put that provocation to good use."
It took several seconds for Karma to understand. "Oh, I get it now." He has this look of determination in his eyes.
"Coach Koro, who has the fastest reflexes in class?" I asked him as Karma walked to the bundle of guys, telling them the plan.
"That would be... nyu... you and Karma-kun!" He said, counting his fingers.
"R-Really? Okay then... gotta tell them that." I walked to the cluster of guys. "Do you guys get the plan?"
"Mm." They nodded in sync.
"Good. So in addition to that, Karma-kun and I will... handle the batter."
"Sounds good to me! Just don't get hit, Akito-kun." Isogai patted me on the shoulder, a trusty grin appeared on his face. I'm one of the guys now... I'm so happy T^T
"Now the game resumes... with... a-an unusually tight defense!"
"We're clearly defending in positions that would disrupt the batter's focus, but I didn't hear any objections from the umpire when you guys did it earlier." Karma had this smirk dancing on his face. "You've got no problems with this, right, kouchou-sensei?"
"Feel free. Mere changes in defense will not faze the chosen."
"He, big words. Then we'll just do that." Karma said, striding closer towards Shindou-kun. I followed him, shrugging.
"T-Talk about close! Forget about tight defense, this is point-blank! He could hit them with his swing at that distance!"
"Don't mind us." I shrugged. "Just swing away, superstar. We won't get in the way of the pitch."
"Hm-hm. A worthless bluff. Swing away without care, Shindou-kun. Even if you break some bones, it will be E Class that gets penalized for obstructing the batter." Principal Asano told him, but I could see that our dear school superstar was getting, what, nervous?
Shindou grit his teeth in anger. Sugino pitched the ball. And a split second before the bat hits us, we took a step back, dodging the bat.
"Strike!"
"A slow swing like that won't do." Karma's smirk morphed into a malicious grin.
"Next time, try swinging like you mean to k i l l u s ." I gave him a taste of bloodlust with my eyes, along with a twisted smile.
Sugino threw the ball, and Shindou wildly swung his bat, barely hitting the ball. The ball bounced back, which Karma caught by jumping up.
"Nagisa-kun!" He tossed the ball to the catcher.
"Third base!" I pointed. Nagisa threw the ball to Kimura, which he caught, and out the runner goes. "First base, Kimura! The runner hasn't run, so no rush!"
"Got it!" Kimura threw the ball to Sugino, and Shindou, the ever so superstar player, was out.
"A t-triple play... Game over! Unbelievable... unbelievable! The E Class has... won against the baseball team!"
Yep, we won. Sure, the spectators probably have no way knowing about the numerous strategies poured into the game, but hey, we won.
"Good game! Akito-kun, you can go back to the good-ol' Aika-chan now." Karma said as we walked down the field, his baseball gloves dangling on his head. I simply chuckled.
"As nice that it sounds, I like the Akito me right now. Besides, I only have 24 hours on being a guy. I'd take it while it lasts."
"Ne...? Why do you want to be a guy?" He frowned
"Because guys are cool! You guys have a lot more freedom than women. You can take your shirts off whenever you want, it's easy to comb your hair, and you look good in anything you wear. I'm rather envious, the life of a guy is a lot more laid-back than being a girl."
"Akito-kun..."
"Besides, there are a lot more points on being guys! For example..." I looked at some girls that were ogling me. Sure, it's a bit unsettling, but I'm a guy for now. It won't affect the real me. I gave them a flirtatious wink. They quickly looked away, turning into a red mushroom. "I get to toy around with the girls." I readjusted my glasses, smirking at the redhead. Karma stayed silent for the whole walk.
Weirdo. I thought as we walked out of the Kunugigaoka campus. What's wrong with the guy? He suddenly went quiet-
Suddenly, Karma pushed me to a wall, using his arms to trap me between them. What the-?!
"Hmm, then, can you accompany me to go to the guys' bathroom? You are a guy, after all. And, since you're still in your gym clothes, you should change your clothes. Too bad there's no curtain in the changing rooms. But wait, you're a guy. You don't need those, we can both just change in front of each other."
My face flushed at those words, my heart beating wildly. "S-Stop that! J-Just because I said I'm a guy for a day, doesn't mean I am a guy! B-Baka! D-Do I look like I have a friggin elephant downstairs? N-No! Akabaka!" My voice managed to slip to the real me, so I smacked the back of his head.
What an idiot! Of course, when I meant I want to be a guy, I'm still a girl, just dressed as a guy!
"And if you're so insistent on me being a girl, well..." I shifted my glasses, "You just have to wait for tomorrow."
"Why not now, Aika-chan? Just be the person you are." He grabbed my wrist. Something inside me snapped. I pulled my wrist away from his hand, sending him a cold glare. It was as if another part of me was coming out, but I had no control.
"It's Akito-kun. And don't touch me like that. Ever." I walked away from the redhead.
What... what was that? That's a different side of Aika-chan... no, that was Akito-kun. Not Aika-chan. Karma clenched his teeth. But still... it feels weird, seeing Aika-chan as a guy. And seeing her- no, him flirting with strangers... it feels wrong.
"For goodness sake, I just want some freedom." I muttered to myself. I walked myself home, but... I felt a bit lonely. It was a daily routine for Karma and me to walk together to our houses. I didn't know why, but I suddenly felt the need to apologize to him or something. Anything.
Once I reached my house, I opened the door. "Tadaima." I sighed.
"Okairi, Akito-kun!" Alice waved. "Your voice still as handsome as ever~"
"The profile will be restored to its original state; in the mean time, I think... I'll cut my life of being a boy shortly. The hair ties that's hiding my hair are just pulling my roots. I need to wash them, too." I untied them, letting loose of my usual long hair, "I'm also stopping my tone right here." I returned to my usual voice. "Akito's voice kind of hurts my throat, it's hard to maintain it for a long time. And these lenses are as annoying as ever." I took off the colored lenses.
"Well, at least close the door, Aika-chan." Alice closed the entrance door. "Even though I really liked how you were like before, crossdressing could take a lot out of you."
"I know. Crossdressing was all fun and games, but I think there will be people who won't like the new me. So, I'll just restore myself back to, well, me. And I don't know if I couldn handle it if girls started giving me love letters."
"...Good point. Wait, since when were you so wise?! Did someone point it out?! Did that redhead- what was his name...? Right! Karma! Did he tell you he didn't like the Akito you?!"
"Eh?! Ah, well..."
"He must be those jealous type, he doesn't want you to wear guy clothes~" Alice ruffled my hair.
"But he's a guy! And why would we even be jealous?!"
"Mm... because he wants you to flirt with him instead of girls?"
"EHH?! How did you know I was doing that?!" My face turned as red as a strawberry.
"I was there in the baseball tournament, duh. You just didn't see me." She shrugged. "You were the hot topic with the girls, they kept talking about how attractive you were and you were so brave when you went against Shindou, they didn't mind too much when they lost. So I told them, 'That's Kasumi Akito, Kasumi Aika's twin. Unfortunately, Akito-kun rarely comes to school because he's very sick, so he usually relies on Aika-chan for school.' And they were like, 'that's such a sad sibling story T^T' and went on about giving get well soon cards and such."
"...Why did you say that -_-"
"'Cause I want someone to at least remember Kasumi Akito. Besides the E Class, of course."
"You sonnuva beech."
"Ohohoho~ I expect love letters, Aika-chan~"
Noooooooo!!!!
End of Chapter Fourteen
Hey hey~! I realized that I didn't upload this chapter yesterday, so I immediately uploaded this! What'cha think? Do you like Kasumi Akito? Now, if you think, "oh no, you're just ripping off of Nagisa blah blah blah" No, I did not. I actually thought of this before I came to realize that Nagisa has similar abilities and such. And if you really don't like him, that's cool. Aika won't turn to Akito much, just when it's necessary (and if you haven't realized, Akito is mandatory for this chapter.)
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