Later that day, after school, Himiko was waiting in the gym while Kokichi changed into his disguise. She was waiting underneath the bleachers, as instructed by Kokichi, so she wouldn't be seen by anyone else. A few minutes passed when Kokichi finally met up with her in his disguise. 

   "Nee-heehee...sooo, how do I look?" he asked, casually putting his hands behind his head. 

   "Nyeh...with your eyes," Himiko joked. Kokichi laughed out loud.

   "Good one, Monkey Buns!" he said. "A-haha...but, seriously..."

   "You definitely look like a girl with a lot of pep," Himiko said with a nod. 

   "Hmhmhmm...excellent," Kokichi chuckled, mischievously tapping his fingertips together. "Soon, you and I will be on our way to Disneyland! And I'll finally be able to get that hug from Mickey! Mwa-hahahahahahahahaaaaaa!!!"

  "Nyeh...did you need to laugh evilly right there?" Himiko asked. "It doesn't sound very evil to give Mickey Mouse a hug."

   "That's not what I was laughing evilly about," Kokichi said. "I was laughing at us duping the boneheads into thinking that I'm the Ultimate Cheerleader."

   "Ooohhh...okay, I got it," Himiko replied. 

    "Good!" Kokichi said, giving Himiko a cheeky grin, followed by a quick kiss on her cheek. "Let's go, HimiCocoa Bean! I'm sure they're expecting us, right now!" Kokichi and Himiko made their way to the field where the other girls were practicing their routine for the basketball game in two days. 

   "Nyeh....hey, everyone! We're here!" Himiko called out to them. 

   "Hey!" Kaede said as she and the other girls ran up to meet Himiko and Kokichi. Kaede looked at Kokichi. "Hi! You must be the new girl, the Ultimate Cheerleader?"

   "Ee-yeeaah...that's, like, totally right!" Kokichi replied in a ditzy voice. Himiko folded her lips inward to keep herself from laughing. 

   "Cool! What's your name?" Hina asked.

   "My name, my name, my name is Kichiko! The 'bestest' cheerleader this side of the Pacifico! IIIIII'm Kichiko Amuo!" Kokichi cheered as he shook his pom-poms, and jumped into the air, finishing with a split. The other girls gasped in delight and astonishment, and began to clap.

   "That was wonderful, Kichiko!" Sonia exclaimed, jumping up and down.

   "Oh, puh-lease, no need to be so formal!" Kokichi replied, waving his pom-pom nonchalantly at Sonia. "Call me 'Chi-Chi' cuz I love to chi-chi-cheer!" 

   "Oh! Well, that was wonderful, Chi-Chi!" Sonia said. 

   "Yeah! You may not have any tits, like Hiyoko and Himiko, but that doesn't mean you can't be captain of our squad!" Miu chimed in. 

   "Ugh...Miu!" Kaede scolded. Then, she turned to Kokichi. "Actually, Chi-Chi, since you are the Ultimate Cheerleader, would you like to be captain?"

   "Hmm...lemme think about it, YES!!!" Kokichi replied. The other girls cheered. 

   "Well, you may be captain, but that doesn't mean you get to outshine me," Hiyoko said, folding her arms at Kokichi. "I'm easily the best thing about this squad."

   "Oh? Were you the captain before me?" Kokichi asked. Hiyoko gave him a sheepish glare.

  "Er...n-no," she mumbled. "But, that doesn't mean I'm not important."

   "No, it just means you need to keep your mouth shut and do whatever I tell you to," Kokichi replied with a smirk. 

   "UGH!!!" Hiyoko scoffed. 

   "Uh-oh...that kinda talk sounds Junko-y," Miu groaned.

 "Um...what my friend means, Chi-Chi, is that our previous captain was really...rude to us," Kaede explained.

   "Yeah, she said that we shouldn't eat anything for days if there was an upcoming game," Hina added. 

   "And that bitch totally bossed us around as if we were her slaves!" Miu chimed in.

   "She...definitely was not the nicest," Sonia agreed.

   "Oh, don't worry your little heads about that," Kokichi said, waving his hand dismissively. "I won't force you to not eat. All you girlies hafta do is follow my lead, y'know? I *am* the Ultimate Cheerleader, after all! As long as you follow my routines, we'll get along swimmingly!"

   "I like the sound of that!" Hina replied.

   "Of course *you* would, swimmer girl!" Miu said. 

   "Thanks, Ch-Chi," Kaede said. "Man, it's a good thing Kokichi told us about you!"

    "By the way, Himiko, where *is* Kokichi?" Sonia asked. "I thought he'd be here, cheering you on."

   "Nyeh...um...he's...um..." Himiko began nervously.

   "Um...like, who is Kokichi?" Kokichi asked Himiko, tilting his head in confusion. 

   "Oh...he's my boyfriend," Himiko replied.

   "Ugh...ewww...like, gag me with a spoon!" Kokichi said. "We're not here to talk about boys, we're here to get our cheer on! So, whaddya say, girls?" The other girls looked at each other with excitement.

   "Yes! Bring it on!" Sonia said. For the first time in a long time, the other girls were excited to start practicing. Kokichi winked at Himiko, who sighed in relief at him coming to her rescue. Himiko, along with the other girls, stood in line, side by side, waiting for Kokichi to speak.

   "Okay, girlsy-wirlsies, we're going to start with, like, a super-duper, totally awesome, but simple, exercise!" Kokichi said. 

   "What's it called?" Miu asked. 

   "'The Name Game,'" Kokichi replied. The other girls exchanged confused glances.

   "What the hell is that crap?" Hiyoko spat.

  "Yeah, I've never heard of that before," Kaede admitted.

   "Well, since I'm new here, and I don't know your names, you guys have to introduce yourselves to me with a cheer, and a small description of yourselves," Kokichi explained. "Where I'm from, it's a method we used to get to know each other, aaannnd, it filled us up with lots and lots of pep!"

   "Hmm, that sounds interesting," Hina replied thoughtfully.

   "When I first saw you guys, you didn't look so happy," Kokichi continued. "You looked, like, totally worn-down and grody. But, I'm here to reverse that curse! Sooo...tell me your names, and tell me a little bit about yourselves...in cheer form! Let's start with you, blondie!" Kokichi gestured his pom-pom at Kaede.

   "Um...okay...here I go," Kaede said, clearing her throat. "My name's Kaede, don'tcha know? I love to play the pi-a-no!"

   "Like, yaaasss, that was totally tubular, Kaede!" Kokichi replied. Kaede smiled sweetly at Kokichi.

   "Thank you!" she replied. 

   "Let's keep it going!" Kokichi said, nodding to the next girl, which was Hina.

   "My name is Hina, I love doughnuts! Swimming's fun, it makes me go nuts!" she cheered. Kokichi kept things going, and nodded at Sonia.

   "Sonia, Sonia is who I am! Slasher movies are my jam!" Sonia cheered. 

   "Miu, Miu on the wall, she's the hottest girl of all! I've got big boobs and a golden brain that fills boys' panties with a huge, white stain!"

   "Um... ew," Hina whispered to Kaede. "Is she always like that?"

   "Yeeaaah, pretty much," Kaede whispered back.

   "That's creepy," Hina replied. "And someone should tell her that boys don't wear panties." The cheers continued with Hiyoko.

   "I'm Hiyoko, aren't I cute? Tell me otherwise, I'll give you the boot!" she cheered. Last was Himiko.

   "H-I-M-I-K-to the O! Who put a spell on you? Hi-mi-ko!" she cheered. 

    "Yaaas, oh, my gosh! You girls did sooo awesome!" Kokichi said, jumping up and down while he clapped his hands. The girls also began to jump up and down.

   "Okay, this is actually really fun!" Hina said.

   "Yeah! I'm lookin' forward to the big game in a few days, now!" Miu agreed. 

   "I'm looking forward to the *competition!*" Kaede said. The other girls nodded in agreement.

   "I'm, like, so happy to hear that!" Kokichi said. "So, how about we go home for now, 'kay? Get a good meal, get some good 'ol sleepy-sleep, and we'll meet up at around 7:00 tomorrow morning, 'kay?" The girls agreed eagerly. "Okay...diiis-missed!" Chatting happily, the girls gathered their bags, and walked home, leaving Kokichi and Himiko behind. 

   "Nyeh...Kokichi, that was amazing!" Himiko said. "You really encouraged them!"

   "Nee-heehee...well, I *am* the Ultimate Supreme Leader," Kokichi pointed out. "If there's one thing I'm good at, it's turning people into my loyal minions."

   "Well, that's one way of putting it, I guess," Himiko replied. "Nyeh, but either way, I'm really proud of you."

   "Awww, thank you, Monkey Buns!" Kokichi replied, affectionately pinching Himiko's cheek. "I'm proud of you, too! I liked your cheer!"

   "Was mine the best one?" Himiko asked shyly.

  "Haha, no, it sucked harder than Miu," Kokichi replied. 

   "H-Heeey!" Himiko whined.

  "Nee-heehee...that was a lie, Himiko," Kokichi said. "Yours was definitely the best."

   "And *that's* not a lie?" Himiko huffed, crossing her arms.

   "Nooo, it's not a lie," Kokichi replied, wrapping his arm around Himiko's waist, and kissing her cheek. "Actually, it was pretty clever. You spelled your name, and you mentioned casting a spell."

   "Ooohhhh! I *did* do that!" Himiko said in amazement. "I didn't even notice!" Kokichi smiled, and rolled his eyes at her.

   "Dweeb," he murmured affectionately, stroking her chin. "C'mon, Himiko, let's go back to the gym so I can get out of this disguise. Then, let's go get something to eat before we go home."

   "Okay!" Himiko replied happily as Kokichi nuzzled his nose against hers. With his arm wrapped around her waist, Kokichi led Himiko back to the gym to change out of his disguise before heading back out for dinner.