7.20pm

The five sat down in a circle on the floor of the basketball court. Duo was busy with a huge sandwich he had made in the kitchen. Trowa leaned against the wall, eyes closed and arms folded in front of his chest with a set of headphones over the head. WuFei was eating a bowl of noodles which he had cooked in the kitchen. Heero had shipped a laptop from the computer laboratory and was working on it. They had come to the conclusion that it was the best place to stay in as it was air-conditioned, spacious and since it was on the second level, getting found out was quite unlikely. When Monday comes and the school could be unlocked when Zechs arrives, they intended to slip off to their classrooms and pretend that nothing ever happened so as to avoid arousing suspicion. Quatre recalled their conversation down in the kitchen earlier on that evening.

Duo : What do you mean we're locked in?!

WuFei : It means that we're trapped in here and can't get out.

Duo : I know that! You don't have to tell me!

Quatre : How did this happen?

Heero : Treize had the school's security level upgraded. Should anyone break into his office or the teachers' room, the building will activate an auto lock system which will shut close all the entrances and exits available to disable the culprit from escaping.

Quatre : Who would do such a thing?

Heero : Anybody. It could be anyone of us here or someone else who's not with us but trapped in this building as well.

Quatre : So, that means if we got found out, we would be suspected of breaking into the school?

Trowa : Not suspected... Accused is more likely.

WuFei : Injustice will befall unto us.

Quatre : Blamed for something we didn't commit. What will we do?

Heero : There's only one thing to do. When the school reopens on Monday and the janitor comes in, get back to your classes and act like nothing ever happened.

Quatre : I guess that's the only way if we want to avoid a hassle.

Heero : So now we find a place to stay in until Monday. I'd say the basketball court one level above us.

Duo : Fine with me! Guys?
 
Quatre : Alright.

WuFei : Sure.

Trowa : ............

Duo : Silence means consent. Ok then, the court it'll be. But first, I'm going to get some food from the fridge. I'm starving.

Quatre : Good idea. We can't go without food for three days.
 

Quatre stood up suddenly.

"Where are you going?" Duo asked between bites of bread, ham, cheese and some other things which he had used to make the sandwich.

"I just remembered, I have to call home first to inform them about what happened, in case they worry." Quatre walked off to the teacher's office to get a phone after he finished speaking. He dialled his phone number and waited for someone to pick up the phone. "Moshi-moshi? (Hello?) Rashid? Yes, I'm fine. No, you don't have to come fetch me. Could you get Mother for me? Thank you." Quatre pressed the phone lightly to his ears. "Hello? Ya, Mom. I won't be coming home tonight and the next two days. " He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Mustering his courage, he added. "There's a camp in school and I won't be home until Monday after school. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. Tell the Maganacs not to worry about me. I'll be fine. Yes, I've eaten already. No, they won't ill-treat me. Don't worry. I'll be fine. Honestly, I'll be alright. Ok, I know. Bye Mom." He breathed a sigh of relief. Not wanting to worry his mother or the Maganacs at home, he had no other alternative but to tell a white lie. He whispered a soft 'Gomen' and set back to return to the 2nd level to join the others.

Upon sliding open the door, shouts and yelling bombarded his ears. The other four were on the court having a game of basketball. It seems that they had drawn lots or something for Duo was paired up with Trowa and Heero with WuFei. The entire game didn't look like it had any rules attached to it either as WuFei had stubbornly stuck to his method of scoring and Trowa had made use of his acrobatic abilities to somersault over Heero, landing on the top of the board and letting the ball fall out of his hands and into the hoop. Duo played by the rules, scoring a couple of points during the game. Heero was somewhat more aggressive and had combined a bit of rugby into the game, crashing into anyone who had the ball, including WuFei who was supposedly to be helping him. Soon, it all came down to a one-man match where everyone was for himself only.

Quatre sat down at the side and watched the antics of the others in amusement, occasionally grinning at WuFei's unusual scoring tactics and grimacing when Heero rammed hard into Duo while trying to steal the ball. Heero was in possession of the ball now. The rest were wiping the sweat pouring down on their foreheads and were glaring at him. Only one thought crossed their minds... Enemy! And they charged at Heero, knocking him over.

"I got it!" Duo announced. He turned back only to see the other three panting away, a cold merciless glare in their eyes. Enemy! They targeted Duo, leaping forward at him. In fact, they targeted anyone who had the ball in their hands.

Quatre was having a good laugh at the side. He wondered if he was watching basketball, rugby, football or a combination of the three.

Duo intercepted the ball from Heero. The ball flew out of the hand into WuFei's direction. The Chinese was caught off guard for he hadn't expected it to be heading towards him; his immediate reaction was to punch it. That was exactly what he did and the ball soared straight for Trowa who shielded himself by raising an arm to block his face. It came into contact with his arm and bounced off onto the floor. Trowa picked up the ball and threw it at WuFei, intending to revenge himself but WuFei stepped aside. The ball flew past and targeted Duo, who was standing not far behind. Sighting the incoming ball, Duo ducked. The basketball hit Heero who was taking off his school uniform on the back of the head and rebounded off right into the hands of Duo who just stood up. The tanktopped Japanese turned a 180 degrees to see Duo holding the ball in the hands. His eyes blazed with burning fury. Duo could actually feel the heat radiating off the athlete's well built body.

"Not me!" The ball fell to the floor. "It was him! Him!" A finger pointed to Trowa. Heero was fuming mad, ready to blow his top any minute. "I don't think talking things out would solve the problem now!" Duo thought as he saw Heero heading for the basket of balls. "He's gonna let the matter rest, right? After all, it was only an accident. He'll understand, right?" But his other instinct responded, whispering into his ear as Heero grabbed a handful of balls and aimed for Duo. Ya... dream on Duo... dream on.

"Omae wa korosu!" came a shout accompanied by a bombardment of flying basketballs. Not only did they hit Duo, but the other two 'innocent' ones were ambushed as well.

"Justice must be served!" WuFei took as much as he could carry and threw them at anyone who came near him.

Trowa frowned and kicked a couple near his feet.

"This is WAR!!!!" Duo picked up two and threw them away, picked up another two and threw them again.

Quatre doubled over in hysterical laughter. Wiping a tear from his eye, he looked at his feet to see a basketball that had rolled to his feet. Picking it up, he looked at it for a while before he decided, "Hey, why not?" and he joined in the battle.
 

Half an hour later

Under the bright lights, amidst a sea of basketballs dispersed around, five boys laid in the middle of the basketball court fast asleep, tired out and overwhelmed by exhaustion.

Oyasumi...

On to Chapter 13...