Kill la Kill [AU]
Ryumako/Mankatoi (Ryuuko Matoi x Mako Mankanshoku)
Food Makes the World Go Round
A cheesy high school AU where Ryuuko and her gang vow to take down Satsuki Kiryuuin of the student council, who is the leader of a gang herself. Yet on the first day of her second year, Ryuuko meets Mako Mankanshoku, and life ends up taking a completely different path than Ryuuko planned.
(AN: I am so embarrassed when I uploaded it the formatting got messed up and I didn't find out until Shinnypichu88 pointed it out. Aaaah! Thank you so much for pointing it out! On another note we aim to update this every Monday. You can also read this on tumblr .com)
Today marked her first day of her second year of high school, and Ryuuko Matoi was determined to make this year different. This year would finally be the year she'd kick Satsuki Kiryuuin off her throne. She leaned against the wall with her hands in the pocket of her sports jacket, giving a stern look to the group of delinquents in front of her who looked back at her with high expectations.
"Alright, I'm warnin' you guys right here and now so you don't go cryin' when it happens. If any of you lil' shits got lazy over summer break and aren't in the right condition to fight Kiryuuin then not only will you get your sorry ass kicked by her, but you can expect a good beatin' from me too. Don't think I'll go easy on you guys just 'cause it's the beginning of the school year. After that, I don't want you tryin' to act all buddy-buddy with me again. I don't need any more idiots slowing' me down, 'specially since we're gonna have to work twice as hard this year if we want to show her what we're really made of! Y'all understand?"
Most of the gang cheered while a few quietly grumbled under their breath, but regardless there was a unanimous "Yes ma'am!" Ryuuko nodded her approval and motioned that the gang could be dismissed, just in time for the first bell to ring. She made her way to her homeroom class with thoughts of defeating Kiryuuin solely on her mind.
When she got there, she noticed a seating chart placed on the board. Upon further inspection she found that she was assigned to sit in seat 7. 'Lucky seven eh?' She thought as she walked to the left side of the room. When Ryuuko reached her seat and threw her backpack from over her shoulder onto the top of her desk. She was taking her seat when she noticed that the girl to her left was sound asleep on her desk.
"Tch. What's the point of comin' if you're just gonna sleep right away?" Ryuuko muttered under her breath. She folded her arms over her chest and leaned back in her seat, staring at the ceiling as she waited for class to start. Her brows furrowed in thought, strategies racing through her mind. Satsuki was a worthy opponent who always had many tricks up her sleeve, so Ryuuko had been trying to get in the habit of thinking her actions through. Though if Ryuuko were honest with herself, she would most likely end up ditching her plan and going head first into battle. 'If I could outnumber her and mix in a sneak attack maybe I can catch her off guard …' She thought.
"Ah I see some familiar faces this year!" an old, deep and scratchy voice said, dragging Ryuuko out of her thoughts, "For those who don't know, my name is Mr. Mikisugi. I look forward to having a good year with you all!" Mr. Mikisugi stood at the front of the classroom, smiling as he held a pile of papers in his hands
"We look forward to having a good year with you too, Mr. Mikisugi" was what the classroom had tried to say all together; however, no one was in sync with each other and what they had intended to say ended up being a nearly incomprehensible mess. The only reason Ryuuko could tell what they were trying to say was because it was the same thing they said to teachers every damn year.
"Let's start with roll call, shall we?" Mr. Mikisugi asked, though it was more of a rhetorical question. "After I call your name line up at the door so we can head to the entrance ceremony."
He began roll and the students were lining up at the door one by one, talking in hushed whispers to each other. Ryuuko had barely been paying attention, as the pattern of her teacher's static voice calling out someone's name and the little increase in volume as more people started conversing got real old, real fast. Yet this pattern was broken when Mr. Mikisugi headed straight towards Ryuuko's general area. 'What the hell did I do?' Ryuuko thought; until it occurred to her that Mr. Mikisugi wasn't heading towards her, but towards the girl seated next to her, who was still sound asleep. He knocked on her desk in an attempt to wake her up.
"Mankanshoku the day hasn't even started yet, let alone the year. Please don't start bad habits and go line up for the entrance ceremony." 'Mankanshoku' pulled her head up, some dried drool on the side of her mouth and her short brown hair a mess. She rubbed her brown eyes and nodded groggily. She stood up and wiped the drool of her face and slowly made her way to the door. Eventually, Ryuuko took her place in line, and soon everyone else had done so as well. Mr. Mikisugi headed towards the front of the line and began to guide them to the auditorium where the entrance ceremony would take place.
The entrance ceremony was the same thing it had been every year Ryuuko had attended school. She fixed her eyes and saw her worst enemy, Satsuki, and her mother, Ragyo, come onto the stage. They said they hoped everyone had a good summer and was prepared for another school year; however, Ryuuko wasn't buying it one bit. 'Why should it be a custom to act like you care? That ain't polite at all,' she thought. As the announcements for the upcoming school year continued, Ryuuko was indulging herself in thoughts of destroying Satsuki.
After the entrance ceremony was over, the class followed Mr. Mikisugi back to the classroom, talking the whole way back about what happened during the summer and fun ways to kick off the school year. Teachers came in and out to introduce themselves for the class they would be teaching that year and tried to get lessons started right away; however, not much had been accomplished and before they knew it, they had already been dismissed for lunch.
A few people left the classroom to go sit on the roof or sit by the track, yet most of the class stayed inside. Ryuuko stood up, slung her bag over her shoulder and began to rush to the back of the furthest building in the school: the designated hangout for her and her gang to discuss private matters. It wasn't exactly private, but Kiryuuin Satsuki and her gang always ate lunch on the roof, 'so they can look down on everyone,' Ryuuko reasons. As she approached the general area, many heads turned to greet her. There was a mixture of "Finally, she's here" and genuine heartfelt greetings.
"Alright, I was brainstormin' a few ideas to get at Kiryuuin all class. We might need to recruit a few new members first. We'd wanna do it fast 'cause we don't want Princess to start suspectin' somethin' and—"
"Yo boss, uh, sorry t' interrupt n' all but there's someone else here." Ryuuko sighed in annoyance and looked over her shoulder, allowing her to see the figure of a small girl with brown hair eating her lunch. Ryuuko's face scrunched up and she gritted her teeth. "Ooh, you're mad, aren't cha'? Ya gonna go teach her to min' her own business? Or ya gonna try n' recruit her?" The gang exclaimed, unsure of how their leader will act. Ryuuko squinted her eyes, the figure looking familiar the longer she stared.
"This may be the perfect place to give someone a beatin' but I'm not gonna do it unless it's one of Princess' knights. I'll go tell 'er to leave and if she doesn't, then we'll have a problem." She made her way towards the small girl, stuffing her hands in her pocket. With a scowl on her face, she looked down at the other, "Oy punk."
Big brown eyes lit up as they looked up at her. "Oh, hey Ryuuko-chan!" Mankanshoku happily greeted, still looking up at the other while stuffing her face with food. Ryuuko tensed a bit at the way she addressed her so familiarly. 'Does she think I'm her friend or somethin'?'
"Listen Mankanshoku, you gotta—"
"Mako."
"Huh?"
"Call me Mako." Sighing in annoyance, Ryuuko started over again.
"Listen Mako. You gotta go, this is gang territory." Mako tilted her head in confusion, face stuffed with food. "Hey, I'm givin' ya 3 options here, that's generous! You can either leave, stay and fight—though ya don't seem like much of a fighter—or you could—" Before Ryuuko could finish, Mako had shoved a bite of unidentifiable food in her mouth, "Mphf?!" 'The hell?'
"Say 'aaaah', Ryuuko-chan!"
(Whole team)