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Hibiki Takes a Stand
Before I start this fic, I'll explain why I'm writing it. When Hibiki-sensei was exposed to the school as a man, I was disappointed at his reaction. Ok, now the story begins.
"Yes, I am a man." Hibiki confesses. "But my motives to deceive you regarding my gender aren't the ones claimed by Vice-Principal Mukogawa."
"Do you really expect anyone to believe that, you pervert?" Principal Sannomiya asks in reply.
"He has the right to defend himself against any accusations presented against him." The school's director says.
"Well, if you insist in wasting our time with whatever this man has to say." Principal Sannomiya replies. "You may go ahead."
"When I first came here to apply for a job, I was immediately denied employment just because I'm a man." Hibiki explains. "Principal Sannomiya claims that all men lack the needed qualities teachers need. She says that men can't love their students. She even says that she intends to turn Seito Sannomiya Private School into an all-girls school because it's useless to educate boys. I was so outraged at this I was willing to do anything to prove her wrong and that's when my landlady, Lulu Sanjo, suggested me to crossdress in order to get the job."
"Should have suspected." Principal Sannomiya whispers to Vice-Principal Mukogawa. "He couldn't have kept the charade for so long without help and that old geezer always seemed to hate me for some reason."
"Willing to teach that sexist woman a lesson and save her students from bearing her irrational prejudices, I agreed with the crossdressing plan." Hibiki explains.
"Then how do you explain this?" Vice-Principal Mukogawa asks, pointing at the compromising images of Hibiki Amawa and Fuko Kuzuha.
"Our feelings for each other weren't expected." Hibiki replies. "They developed over time."
"This is just another proof that men are unfit to be teachers." Principal Sannomiya says.
"Not so fast." The director replies. "You can't judge all men based on the actions of only one man. And as long as they keep it on a professional level and that photo is just an isolated mishap. I'm not even sure if they have any idea of where their feelings belong. And how dare you to expose a student like that to her classmates?"
"It was needed to show how depraved men are." Principal Sannomiya explains. "He crossdressed only to get close to the girls of this school."
"Objection." Hibiki replies. "I've already told I only crossdressed because that's the only way for a man to become a teacher at this prejudicious school. And why do you permit this to happen, Mr. Director?"
"I don't have the power to stop it alone." The director answers. "I can only do something if she's caught being too sexist. And that belief of boys being hopeless may help on that."
"What?" Both Principal Sannomiya and Vice-Principal Mukogawa ask in unison.
"Educators should have hopes for all students regardless of gender." The director explains. "Will any male student come forward and tell how boys are treated at this school?"
"I will." Fukae replies. "Before Hibiki-sensei became a teacher at Seito Sannomiya Private School only boys were forced to do any cleaning chores around here."
"I thought this school hired an outsorced work force to do the cleaning around here." The pricipal comments.
"And we do." Principal Sannomiya replies. "We only tell the boys to clean stuff around here because they need it to their development."
"In that case, why weren't the girls required to do it as well before Hibiki-sensei joined the school staff?" The director asks.
"Only boys need that development." Vice-Principal Mukogawa explains.
"Care to explain?" The director asks.
"We'll explain at the reunion with the parents to convince them to turn Seito Sannomiya Private School into an all-girls school." Principal Sannomiya answers.
"And I'll use this reunion to convince them to abolish your sexist hiring policy." The director replies.
"I don't know the outcome of the meeting but I'll let you know one thing." Principal Sannomiya declares. "Until I'm forced to change my school's hiring policy Hibiki Amawa is no longer a teacher here."
"Okay." Hibiki replies. "In that case, I'll just collect my last pay and leave."
"Last pay?" A shocked Principal Sannomiya asks. "How dare you demand payment after being proven you came here to work under false pretenses?"
"How dare you say that?" Lulu Sanjo asks as she enters the auditorium. "Hibiki Amawa applied for the job to become a teacher and he did his job until being fired because of his gender."
"Fine." Principal Sannomiya resplies and then directs herself to Hibiki. "Hibiki, go to my office to collect your final pay and then leave this school forever."
"Not so fast." The director replies. "He has the right to be here to defend his point at the meeting where you intend to convince the students' parents to turn Seito Sannomiya Private School into an all-girls school."
"Fine." She replies. "But don't blame me if the parents start a riot because of his presence."
"Somehow I will." The director mumbles to himself.
I My Me! Strawberry Eggs
End of Chapter 1! Does anybody know what was written in the sign shown by Lulu after Hibiki has been exposed? I'd like to know that. Please review.
