Starting in class C: not completely defective.

Arc 6 chapter 2: hangover

The next day, I woke up with a headache. I think I drank too much at the student council room.

I looked around. This wasn't my room.

I looked to my left, and saw a very nice tea-set on the coffee table. I looked to my right and got a face full of silvery hair.

I started running the possibilities through my head: Sakayanagi (ew, definitely not the loli), Kiryuuin (no, I would never do that with Ayanokouji's girlfriend. Would I?)

I raised the covers to find out we were both naked.

Yep. We had totally done it.

I also saw that the girl next to me was very short.

Damn! I fucked the loli?!

The rumours of this would be catastrophic.

I got out of bed, and got dressed. I noticed a bottle on the floor, the contents of which we had been drinking the night before. So that was how I got Sakayanagi to agree.

"Mmm. Kakeru-san..." the girl on the bed groaned.

Huh? That wasn't Sakayanagi's cold, sly voice. This voice was warm and gentle.

I turned around, to see Shiina Hiyori staring at me.

Oh thank god. I didn't sleep with the loli.

"A-ah, Hiyori-san..." I said.

"Mmmh...you weren't just going to leave, were you?" She asked.

"N-no, I was just...uhhh...getting some breakfast," I said.

I could see that Hiyori's cheeks were blushed. Was she still drunk? She either had a very low alcohol tolerance, or that scotch was really fucking strong. Perhaps it was both.

"Well, why don't we wait on that, and get back to what we were doing last night..." she said, getting out of bed.

She wasn't wearing anything.

A man only has so much self control.

The next day we were back in class again, and the seat in the far right corner of the room was absent. A few whispers began to float around. Ayanokouji was never late or absent, after all.

The bell rang, and Sakagami-sensei entered the room.

"Good morning, class A. Settle down please," he said.

"Sensei, where is Ayanokouji-kun?" Asked Ishizaki.

"Ayanokouji has been given the chance to study abroad for a short while. He will be back again within a few months," Sakagami-sensei answered.

"But, sensei, I heard that he fell down the stairs and cracked his head open," one person said.

"That's not true. I heard that he sexually assaulted Kushida Kikyou, and was arrested," said another person.

"You're all wrong. I heard he confessed to Honami Ichinose, got rejected and then dropped out," another person added.

"Everyone be quiet! Don't make assumptions based on rumour and conjecture. Please, be respectful," Sakagami-sensei said.

"I heard that someone stabbed him," someone said, quietly.

Sakagami-sensei froze momentarily, but continued.

"As I said, nothing but rumours. Please don't give these rumours a chance to circulate," Sakagami-sensei said.

And so it is that we continued our school lives for some time.

It was mid-October, and getting chilly outside. The student council held an election, complete with a ceremony to honour the outgoing members and swear in the new ones afterward. That event was significant, with the entire student body assembled in the gymnasium, but most first-year students couldn't have cared less. They nearly fell asleep during the ceremony, quieting their breathing so that the teachers and upperclassmen wouldn't notice them.

"President Horikita has some friends nap remarks he'd like to share with you all."

The moderator stood aside as Horikita Manabu slowly took the stage and approached the microphone.

"I'm very proud to have led the student council for nearly two years. I'm also quite grateful. Thank you all very much," Horikita said to the crowd. His address was brief and unemotional, delivered with the air of a solemn obligation, and he retreated to his original position once it was done.

The ceremony didn't end there. The other student council officers remained on the stage. "President Horikita, thank you all for your hard work. Now then, we'd like to welcom Nagumo Miyabi, a second-year class A student and the next student council president, to say a few words."

Nagumo walked onstage and stood in front of the microphone. Ichinose, a first year, was among the student council members who watched him attentively.

"Hello. I'm Nagumo, second-year Class A. Student Council President Horikita, I sincerely appreciate the strict yet kind guidance you've shown me. I'd like to express my respect for you, while also emphasising what an honour it's been to serve alongside the most capable president in the school's history. You've exhibited the strongest leadership possible."

Nagumo bowed his head deeply towards Manabu. Then he faced the student body once more.

"Allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Nagumo Miyabi, and I will be assuming the position of student council president at the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. I sincerely look forward to working with all of you."

Nagumo had behaved enigmatically during the sports festival, and after "the incident". Now, he was the picture of politeness. However, that courtesy didn't last long. He donned a small, thin smile, and the atmosphere changed almost immediately.

"This may be sudden, but for my first order of business, I pledge to change the term length for student council members, as well as the general election method. The previous student council held the general election in October instead of December each year. This arrangement, which saw the next generation of leaders move into their roles early, yielded mixed results. Therefore, the new student council has determined that it's time to take things a step further. From now on, the student council president and officers will have indefinite terms while attending school, so that they may serve continuously until graduation. At the same time, we'll annul both the current general election system, and any restrictions on the student council's size. The council will constantly accept new officers. In other words, an excellent candidate may join the student council no matter how many people are currently on it. Also, if someone is determined unfit for office, they can be removed by a majority vote. Please allow me to confirm this to all students, teachers, and student council members who served under the previous president. To bring this school into the future, I intend to thoroughly destroy the past."

Nagumo spoke forcefully, as if he meant his remarks to deny the achievements of the previous student council president, who still stood right behind him.

"I wanted to implement these changes at once. Unfortunately, a newly elected president must deal with many obligations and restrictions first." Nagumo glared at Horikita, then immediately turned back to the student body. "A revolution is coming. Students with real ability will rise to the top, and students without any will fall. I intend to turn this school into a true meritocracy, so please, give me everything you've got. I look forward to seeing what you can do."

The entire gymnasium had been silent during his announcement, but as soon as he finished speaking, almost every second-year student shouted with sheer delight. Apparently, there was some kind of tension between the second and third-year students that we first years didn't know about.

Authors notes
1215 words
Just a quick filler chap.
Hope you all enjoyed.