Another Like Me - Part I (CoTE x OC) ?

Chapter 09 - Witness

And that is why I believed strengthening our relations with Class B should be of utmost priority. We cannot directly confront Class A, as they see no benefit in supporting a lower-end class. Class C was out of the option. Class B seemed to be the wisest choice, since they would also benefit from toppling their nearest rivals, Class C. This would however, mean that we would have to eventually break our alliance in the future, when Class Positions change.

Which is where Kushida comes into play.

She has already established herself as the most popular girl in the grade, and she had friends from all the different classes. She would be of prime importance in forming Class Alliances. To do so, I must reveal myself to Kushida, or we cannot hope to form good bonds with Class B.

If I revealed myself, I would lose out on one of the greatest advantages I had over her, and it could lead to a lot less potential options in the future. I had to think this through properly before making a move.

I could wait for the situation to change as well. There was no reason to make a hasty decision; it could lead to complications later. I set the matter aside for now.

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The next day was very interesting.

Chabashira-sensei walked into class, with an exasperated look on her face.

"Sudo, it seems you have run into trouble with some boys from Class C. They've filed a complaint against you, stating that you beat them up after calling them to the special building. Is that true?"

The entire class turned to look at Sudo with disgust, and Sudo vehemently denied all accusations.

"I didn't do it! Those Class C bastards called me to special building and picked up a fight! Self defense, I tell you, self defense!"

"But their accusations are different", sensei retorted, "they said that you called them to the building, and single handedly beat the 3 of them up. They even have injuries all over their face and torso to back up the claims."

"They're all foul mouthed liars! I didn't even beat them up that bad! They're lying!", Sudo was on the verge of losing his cool, but Horikita stepped up.

"Sudo, there's no point in denying them. Whether you really committed these atrocities or not, we must find a way to deal with it." A cold statement with no sugarcoating. This woman was the exact opposite of Kushida.

"But Horikita, those Class C bastards will the-"

"Try to understand, Sudo-kun. Denying these accusations will not get us anywhere. We must try to find evidence that you really weren't a part of this entire ordeal."

Sudo tried to say something back, but stopped before he could. He seemed to understand what Horikita was getting at, so he shut his mouth and sat back down on the chair, his hands on his head. Horikita had managed to get Sudo under her control, and that was no easy feat. 

"Well, I'll leave the rest of it up to you, then", sensei said, "there'll be a hearing between the 2 classes a week from now. If Sudo is found guilty of his actions, then there could be a possibility that he will be expelled. Gather your evidence." With that, Chabashira-sensei ended homeroom and left the class.

"Why do you always have to make it so hard for us?", Yamauchi asked, his question directed at his friend.

"I told you already, I didn't do anything!", Sudo protested, "these guys are trying to frame me!"

Hirata stepped in to clear the confusion. "Now then, Yamauchi-kun, there's no point in blaming Sudo-kun for it, is there? As he said, Class C might be trying to frame him, and get him expelled from school. So we shouldn't jump to conclusions. We must try to help Sudo-kun. Horikita-san, can I ask you to please take charge of this case?" Horikita did not say anything, but she did not deny either.