Crimson & Clover

Undercover Martyn

Haruhi's breaths were harsh as she laid on her hands and knees in the abandoned classroom in respite. She may have lost the battle, but she intended on winning the war she's waged on the illegitimate couple. She lifted her hand to the top of a desk in order to regain her balance. Haruhi sucked in a deep breath as her feet wobbled beneath her. "Heh," she wheezed out a laugh before wiping her bottom lip. "A storm's coming, Yamagishi..."

Outside in the schoolyard, Josuke and Okuyasu waited for the other half of their group to show up. They had all agreed to head to the hotel to see Joseph and Jotaro about funding their vacation. The two boys were in their signature squatting-position. Josuke had his hand cupped over his forehead, in an attempt to block the sun's bright rays from his eyes.

"... And after the sun sets, we can head to the boardwalk and get some grub," Okuyasu mused aloud. "Maybe I'll finally find a cute girl too," he gushed while his eyes began to twinkle with imagination. "I'll win Sachiko a big bear in a game and she'll fall right in love with me!" He proclaimed with a pout and clenched fist.

Josuke's hand left his forehead as he shook his head at his friend with a laugh. "Bro, who the hell is Sachiko?"

"Oh." Okuyasu was suddenly ripped from his daydream. "She's... I-it's nothing," he mumbled as he dragged his finger in the dirt in between the cracks in the pavement. Pink skirted his tan ears.

"Alright then, bro." Josuke arched a dubious brow at him. Okuyasu went back to being engrossed in the pavement once again. Josuke turned his head away to see Yukako and Koichi approaching them prompting him to give his flustered friend a nudge on his shoulder before standing up. "It's about time you two showed up," he teased the couple.

Yukako threw her neck to the side as she gave her eyes a roll. "Sorry, I was caught up with something—Let's just get a move on," she said as she waved her hand. "We're burning daylight." Koichi agreed with a nod.

Not too far behind hid an anemic Haruhi, watching the group from behind the school doors. The door's glass gave off a glare obstructing Haruhi's vision for the most part, but her targets were unmistakable. "How can she just pretend that she's not the whore that she is?" She grumbled through clenched teeth. "Disgusting."

"Good point," Josuke said as he turned on his heel. The foursome strolled out of the schoolyard and down the sidewalk. Haruhi stalked closely behind, ever so often she would shift herself behind a tree or lamp post to remain unseen. Still flustered and out of breath, the uneven movements she made left her frustrated.

"So, I was telling Josuke that we could all play volleyball on the beach," Okuyasu spoke. "I have a mean spike, y'know." He grinned as he swooped his arm up into a spiking motion.

"Hey!" Koichi called as he pointed at Okuyasu. "You better not use The Hand to cheat!"

Yukako smirked as Okuyasu laughed. "It's okay, Koichi," she said while lightly brushing his hair. "If he uses his stand then that means we get use ours too." Love Deluxe began glowing faintly while an evil sparkle glittered in her eye.

"It doesn't matter if you use your stand or not, Yukako," Josuke chimed in with a shrug. "You're going to lose anyway." This drew an "ooo" out of Okuyasu as he gave Josuke a high-five.

"Ohoho," she laughed. Yukako gave Josuke a tiny nudge on his shoulder getting a laugh out of him. "You better put your money where your mouth is, Josuke."

As they walked passed OWSON, a red Nissan 300ZX pulled up beside them. The polished windows gleaned the sun into everyone's eyes. As the high schoolers lowered their arms, the driver's window did as well.

"Hey Koichi," Rohan took his hand away from the wheel in a wave. "I saw you walking down the street so I pulled over." He leaned out the window toward the boy. "What are you up to?"