A/N
Hallo! Right, well…this idea just popped into my head while I was typing out the sixth chapter of my other Flame of Recca fic…and, as much as I tried ignoring it, and even dismissing it as a weird idea, it wouldn't stop bugging me until I did something about it. So I did; and this is the start. Hope its good… All that I have to say – apart from it seeming weird – is that one of the characters who was supposed to have died in the manga, is, uh, not dead here. He lives…and he's been job-hunting for a while, before getting this job…
Disclaimer: It's all the wonderful work of Nobuyuki Anzai-sensei. I really wish it were mine, but…it's not. Oh…but two of the Jyushinshuu, along with its leader do belong to me. Honestly. (Authoress gets burned, uh…struck by lightning and thrown into a black-hole).
Chapter One: Physics
"Oh god…I have Physics next…I am so not going to be able to get through it…" The dark-brown haired girl brushed strands of her hair away from her cobalt-eyes just as she pouted. Hearing soft giggle, she turned and attempted to glare at the beautiful girl seated next to her. "It's not funny!"
Yanagi controlled her giggles. "Gomen, Fuuko-chan…it's just that…well, you always seem so grouchy when you have Physics…" Fuuko crossed her arms over her chest as she leaned back in her chair.
"Well, duh!" she exclaimed, as though the reason was the most obvious in the world. "Kirisawa Fuuko-chan and Physics don't get along well. Neither do Kirisawa Fuuko-chan and Math, for that matter…"
"And it doesn't help when Ishida-sensei is the most boring teacher ever," added Recca, as he joined the conversation. "Plus he looks like a toad's backside…" Yanagi shot her ninja a reproachful look as Fuuko and Domon snorted.
"Recca-kun…"
"What? But…Hime…it's true!"
"He's right, Yanagi-chan," agreed Fuuko, smiling, "He looks like he's been dug up from the Ice-Age or something…"
"Fuuko-chan…"
"And he just loves giving harsh punishments…" grumbled Domon. "I mean detention for just forgetting homework thrice a week? How unfair is that?"
"Er…Domon, hate to burst your bubble…but that's not unfair; it's quite reasonable actually…" said Fuuko, as Yanagi nodded. Domon grumbled, continuing with his complaints. Recca engaged Yanagi in some conversation or the other, leaving Fuuko to just look around the cafeteria, bored. "Hmm…I don't see Mi-chan anywhere…" she said, suddenly, as she realized they were missing someone. Yanagi looked up from her conversation with Recca.
"I ran in to him in the hallway when I was coming here," she said, "He said he needed to talk to a teacher or something…" Recca rolled his eyes.
"God, figures. I mean, can the guy get any less perfect?"
"Is that jealousy I detect in your voice, Recca?" teased Fuuko.
"Jealousy? No way! It's just…man, he's so darn perfect…he literally has everything anyone can ever hope to have…"
"But he doesn't have any family who'll be there for him…" At Yanagi's comment, the mood around the table turned somber. Ashamed, Recca stared down at the table, just as Domon stopped muttering about detention.
"But he has us…" said Fuuko, softly, "And he knows it…" It was then that the bell chose to ring, signaling the end of their break. Forgetting about Mikagami for a moment, Fuuko groaned. "Noooooo…I don't want to go for Physics…" She remained seated as everyone else got up, ready to head to their various different classes.
"Then don't," said Recca. "I'd skip Math myself, but we're having this test today…"
"Really? I have an English test today too…" said Domon. "Which I'm totally going to fail…" Yanagi shook her head at the two boys, before turning back to Fuuko.
"Fuuko-chan, don't cut class again…you've already been warned about doing it…" She smiled at the annoyed expression on the former Fuujin-wielder's face. "Who knows, it might be better than what you expected!" Snorting, Fuuko stood up.
"Yeah, as if," she said, before shooting Yanagi a small smile. "Well, I'll see you guys later…just pray that I won't die of boredom in there…" With a cheery wave, she disappeared, heading towards the Physics lab. Yanagi, Domon and Recca moved in the opposite direction, heading for their normal classrooms.
Ten minutes later:
When she reached the Physics lab, she wasn't surprised to see that she was the last one to arrive. A few of her classmates turned and shot her grins as she entered, seating herself at the last table in the lab; they were used to her always getting late for Physics. As usual, she was seated on her own at the long table. Everyone else sat in groups of two and three…She shrugged; she didn't mind being alone. It gave her the opportunity to catch a little shut-eye in the class; except of course, when there were experiments that they had do to.
Contrary to popular belief, Fuuko didn't just sleep through her classes – well, not all of them. She had always had problems with Physics, and they seemed to multiply this year in particular. Yet, that didn't stop her from doing her best to try and understand what she was being taught; she just wasn't very successful. And with Ishida-sensei being the most boring teacher in the world, she wasn't exactly…motivated to do better than she did, which was barely above average.
Stifling a yawn, she took her textbooks out and stared absently at the front of the class, her chin resting on the arm she had propped up on the table, waiting for Ishida sensei to arrive. Almost automatically, she started zoning out, barely acknowledging the tall figure that walked into the lab, walking past her as he headed to the front.
"Ohayo minna-han!" The class turned quiet. Fuuko was still lost in her own world. "Well…uh…I'm your Physics teacher…and I'm here to teach you the awesome subject that is Physics!" If Fuuko had been paying any attention, she would have noticed that her classmates were staring at their teacher with different expressions on their faces. This wasn't the somewhat hunched, short, old, ugly teacher that they were used to having. No…this man was…well, the opposite of what Ishida-sensei was. "So…what do you kids want to do first?" There was a brief silence before the students began talking at the same time.
"Skip class!"
"Sleep…?"
"Be given a free-period…"
"Get out of the lab!"
"Have our normal class?"
"Maybe you should just take the attendance…?" The teacher perked up at the last suggestion, grinning. He looked at the teacher's desk, before spotting a file that said 'attendance.'
"Ah, I guess I should do that…" Opening it and grabbing a pen from one of the students seated in the front desk – ignoring his protest – he proceeded to do exactly as the earlier student had suggested. "Hmm…let's see…Tsuzuki Kaho-han?" He ignored the murmurs from the students as he called out the name, knowing why they were doing it. So what if he didn't take the attendance in the alphabetical order it was typed out in? That was boring…he wanted to do things in his own way. And I don't think anyone's going to stop me. No-one could stop be before, not even K - - he shook his head, turning his attention back to the file in his hands.
"Hai!"
"Miyagi Ryosuke?"
"Hai!"
"Fujita Hiromi-han?"
"Hai…sensei!"
"Hayashi Kyoshi?"
"Hai."
"Ito Shigeru?"
"I didn't do it, I swear!"
"Hmm?" Ito Shigeru flushed. He had been allowing the methodical marking of the register to lull him to sleep, and when he had heard his name being called, had forgotten what was going on, and just yelled out. The mysterious teacher flashed him a grin. "If you say so…" he said, before turning back to the register. "Kimura Naoko-han?"
"Hai."
"Kojima Toru?"
"Here, sensei."
"Hara Masako-han?" Hearing soft giggles, the teacher looked up and scanned the room. His gaze rested on a pretty-enough girl with long brown hair. When she saw she had his attention, she shot him a big smile. "…Hara Masako-han…?" She nodded, positively batting her eyelids at him. "Ano…uh, right…Abe Etsuko-han?" More giggles answered him this time – from the girl seated next to Hara Masako. "Wada Rei-han?" He ignored the giggles this time, although he was twisting the pen in his hands. "Tanaka Yuki-han?"
"Hai." He sighed in relief when she didn't giggle.
"Takahashi Yuji?"
"Hai."
"Yamamoto Kenji?"
"Hai."
"Ikeda Koji?" The teacher stifled a yawn.
"Hai."
"Hasegawa Shiro?"
"Hai."
"…Kirisawa…Fuuko-han?" His eyes wide - not that they could be seen from under the…hat he wore - he waited for a response, but got none. Absently noting that most of the other students were grinning (except for the giggling girls) he looked around the class, trying to spot the girl. It was then that he spotted the solitary figure, seated at the last desk…and clearly not paying any attention. A grin found itself on his tanned face. "Kirisawa Fuuko-han?" The girl still didn't move.
"Ano…sensei, don't worry about her, she's…uh, like this…" said one of the boys, seeing what he was staring at. He was surprised when the teacher flashed him a grin.
"FUUKO-HAN! WATCH OUT! IT'S FUJIMARU!" The brown-haired girl jumped, startled, before whirling around with a couple of her trusty gimlets in her hand. She looked around, but couldn't find whoever she was looking for. Scowling, she turned back to the front of the class, where she was sure the yell had come from. Looking over the stunned expressions on her classmates' faces, she glared at the tall figure of Ishida-sensei, ready to bad-mouth him –
Wait a minute. Ishida-sensei wasn't tall. Ishida-sensei didn't wear baggy-trousers that actually suited him. Ishida-sensei didn't wear cool shirts. Ishida-sensei didn't wear any rings or a thick necklace for that matter. Ishida-sensei sure as hell didn't wear a hat…or grin like that…
No, Ishida-sensei didn't do that, but…someone else sure did. Someone she never thought she'd see again. She wasn't aware of the fact that her mouth had dropped open in her astonishment, or that her classmates were looking from her to the teacher.
"YOU!" The mysterious teacher flashed a 'peace' sign in her direction, ignoring her rather negative reaction.
A/N
Hmm…I WONDER who the new teacher is…? And I wonder how Fuuko will handle her classes from now onwards…Fuuko and the rest of the school! Heh, like I said, it's just a random idea that popped into my head, so…just bear with it…
Reviews will be gladly accepted!
See ya!
Siriusgirl1