Class S: Last Elites Standing (COTE fancfic)

Chapter 39: The power to overcome

Ayanokouji POV 

The sports festival has finally begun and so far, both Red and White team are neck and neck, of course that's in part of the fact that Kei and Suzaku are dominating the individual events like it was nothing. They're both equally impressive physically I have to admit, they would make great rivals. They are the current aces of their respective teams.  

Even though the rest of the classes have pretty good athletes like Sudo from Class D who has been motivating the rest of the class, Hashimoto from Class A who I've heard from Light was pretty good at tennis and surprisingly played a game with him before. On the other side, the best one in Class C on the male side is Albert while the female side has Ibuki. Class B according to Kei's info was Shibata. 

Things are even so far given that most of the teams got carried by Class S' best athletes like Karma, Kei, Suzaku, Kaguya, and Tatsuya. I know it's ridiculous, but it is true. Which is why the points are very even with red team having 430 points to white team's 425 points. 

I looked around as I noticed a girl walking towards me, ohh it's just Karuizawa.

"Hey! looks like our team is doing pretty well huh?" she said 

"Yeah, even with Sudo as Class D's best athlete, your class has a lot of good athletes." she added

"Thanks, I guess. Anyways I want to discuss something with you later" 

"Wait really? fine just tell me when Kiyotaka" she said 

"Hold on, when did you start calling me by my first name?" I asked 

"Ohh it's natural since I did call Hirata by his first name when he was protecting me so I think I should do the same with you" she explained 

"Hey!" 

"huh?" we both looked at the person who spoke and it was Yuuichi who just finished the three-legged race earlier with Ryuzaki and got 2nd place. 

"What's going on here? don't tell she's going to spy on us?" he said as he looked at Karuizawa 

"N-no you got it wrong. I mean Kiyotaka promised me to protect me after all so since I'm on his side that means I'm also on your side too" 

"Besides I heard that Manabe and her friends were suddenly afraid of you whenever someone mentions your name in front of them. Did you do something to them?" she asked 

"Yeah, I did, you could say that they kinda treat me like a king since then" he replied 

"ohh, okay I'll be heading back now" she said as she walks away 

"Kiyotaka" 

"hmm? Sora?" 

"That Karuizawa girl, I bet she likes you" he said while smirking 

"What makes you say that?" 

"Well, Shiro and I did some investigating, and it seems you two quite close. Don't tell me you're holding out on us?" he asked 

"I don't know what you're talking about" I said as I heard Yuuichi chuckled 

"Yeah, I thought you're using her not date her" Yuuichi said teasingly 

"Haha good one Yuuichi" Sora started laughing 

"I don't get what's funny" 

"Seriously? have you ever even laughed before?" Sora asked 

"I don't think I ever did" I replied 

"Alright then once this is over, Karma and I are gonna come up with the funniest jokes known to man and WE will make you laugh Kiyotaka" when did we turn this into a try not to laugh challenge all of a sudden. Either way I ignored most of it in the end.