GTA – Great Teacher Ayame
By AnimeNutsy
Disclaimers: I own no Fruits Basket characters. They belong to Natsuki Takaya.
Warnings: Shounen Ai
Rating: PG
Part 1 – The New Art Teacher
Everything was quiet at the main Sohma House. That is, it was quiet until a loud shout erupted from Akito's bedroom…
"What? Ayame's left? To become a teacher?" Akito shouted, storming about his bedroom, forgetting for the moment that he was supposed to be the weak, sickly leader of the Sohma family.
"It appears so." Said Hatori, his face solemn, betraying no emotion whatsoever. "He left me a letter, and he-" Hatori was cut off, as the letter was snatched from his hands by Akito, who read through it.
Dear Akito,
I have decided to try one last time, to get along with my darling brother, Yuki. And what better way, than to become a teacher at his school? Of course, Yuki knows nothing of my plans. I plan on living at Shigure's for a while, to let Yuki get more used to having a big brother around. So, I guess I'll see you sometime later on in the year…
Smooches,
Ayame Sohma
Akito grimaced, as he saw the purple lipstick in the shape of a kiss on the paper. "I didn't give him permission to leave!" He shouted, and crumpled the letter and hurled it at the wall in fury.
"How dare he? He's got some nerve! I swear, he's worse than the cat!" Akito shouted, then whirled around, facing Hatori. "And why didn't you stop him? I bet you helped him, didn't you?" He glared at Hatori angrily.
"No, Akito-Sama. He didn't even tell me. I found this letter on my desk this morning." Hatori replied, emotionless. "Well, I shall not be disrespected under my own roof! Do you hear me? I'm ordering you to get him, and bring him back! Drag him back, if necessary!" Akito balled his hands into fists, and narrowed his eyes.
"So…you're worried that he might upset your plans for Yuki." Hatori spoke. He hit the nail on the head, because in seconds Akito had Hatori by the throat, screaming at him. "You forget your place, you accursed freak! I am your leader, and you will do what I say, no matter what! And I say you shall bring Ayame back here! Do you…understand…what I said?" Akito said, his voice becoming softer.
"I understand." Hatori replied, the only emotion shown as the twitch of his right eye, but it was gone within seconds. "Then get off your ass, and find him!" Akito shouted, and he had to release Hatori because a bout of coughing overcame him.
Hatori righted himself, and knelt beside the frail young man. "You must take it easy. Try not to shout so much. You're only doing yourself more damage." Hatori said, as he carefully lifted Akito in his arms and helped the Sohma leader into his bed. "Rest now. I'll find Ayame, and bring him back. I promise." Hatori told Akito, smiling slightly. Akito nodded, letting his eyes droop, and finally, he was sleeping. Hatori stood up, and walked over to the bedroom door. He looked back at Akito, before he let himself out of the room.
Tohru Honda packed three box lunches, for three people were going back for another term at school. The people being Yuki Sohma, Kyou Sohma and herself. "Are you ready yet?" Kyou appeared in the kitchen doorway.
"I'm all done." Tohru replied, smiling. "Then hurry up!" Kyou growled, and grabbed her by the arm and practically ran to get out of the house. "Whoa!" Tohru screamed out, as she also went flying out the door with him.
Kyou continued to run along, until he felt a foreboding hand on his shoulder. "And just what do you think you're doing, you…stupid…cat?" Said an ice-cold voice. Kyou whirled around, only to be doinked on the head with a rather large dictionary.
"Are you alright, Miss Honda?" Yuki Sohma smiled at her, and helped her to her feet. He was calmly placing the dictionary back in his bag, when Kyou stomped up to them, rubbing his head. "You damn rat! It's so like you, to go sneaking around!"
Yuki met Kyou's angry glare with a look of utter ice. "You deserved it. Apologize to Miss Honda!" Yuki pointed to Tohru, who blinked. "Uh…It's really no trouble." Tohru waved her hands about, blushing.
"I'm sorry, Tohru. I'm just excited about the new school term!" Kyou's face brightened. "Oh, yeah…We're supposed to be getting a new art teacher!" Tohru piped up, suddenly remembering the good news.
"I wonder who it is." Yuki said, and began to walk to school along with Tohru and Kyou.
Shigure watched the three head off for school, and he chuckled to himself. 'This shall indeed be a fairly interesting term.' He thought, as he went back to his room, and to the comfort of his bed to sleep the remainder of the day. He was the dog, after all.
The students waited patiently in anticipation of their new art teacher. The old teacher had been fairly old, and had problems with keeping awake. "I wonder if it's a woman." Uotani mumbled. "I don't mind. As long as their waves are good." Hanajima spoke, as she fiddled with her art book.
Kyou was busy shooting death glares at Yuki, who was pointedly ignoring the cat. Tohru was watching the doorway. Her face brightened immediately, when she saw a familiar person with long, silver hair sweep dramatically into the room.
"Ah! Ayame-san!"
Kyou nearly fell out of his seat, as he took in the smiling form of his cousin—Ayame Sohma…The Snake. "What…in…the…hell?" He choked out. Yuki was in the same boat. "Say it isn't so." He whispered.
"Ohhhh, Yuuuukiiiiii!" Ayame rushed over to his younger brother and enfolded him into a gigantic hug. "Brother…what are you doing here?" Yuki asked, hidden under strands of Ayame's hair.
"I got a job as the art teacher at this very school!" Ayame replied, snuggling into Yuki. "At least it's him, and not me." Kyou mumbled, looking on and reveling in Yuki's distress.
Ayame faced Kyou. "Ah, but there's enough sugar for two!" He grinned, and chased Kyou around the room. "Keep away from me!" Kyou cried out, as he put chairs and desks in Ayame's path.
But Ayame was the snake, and so he was able to weave his way around the obstacles with ease. And the foot that gently tripped Kyou didn't help, either. As Kyou fell, he saw Yuki smirking at him.
'Yuki…you bastard! You'll pay for this'! He thought, as he connected with the floor. Just before he could get to his feet, he felt arms coming around from behind. He was pulled to a lean chest as Ayame hugged him.
"Gaaahh! Get away, you weirdo!" He hissed, and tried to break Ayame's hold. Ayame, however, wasn't budging. 'Damn, he's strong'. Kyou frowned. "Surely you don't mean that, Kyou-Kyou. I missed you." Ayame cooed, and Kyou's eyes widened as he felt hands move over his chest.
"You're more muscular than the last time I saw you!" Ayame pointed out, delighted. Kyou scrambled away hastily. "You…as our teacher? Is this some kind of sick joke?" He straightened his clothes, looking flustered.
"No, I'm here to stay. Now, Kyou-Kyou…you should take your seat." Ayame smiled, and Kyou trudged back to his desk, and sat down. Ayame sat down at the teacher's desk.
"Hello, class. My name is Ayame Sohma. Kyou-Kyou is my cousin, and Yuki-chan is my dear younger brother. And I hope we all have a fun time together." Ayame beamed at the class, who applauded. They, apparently, liked their new teacher.
Yuki, however, did not share their views. He sat in his chair, grinding his teeth together. 'How dare he call me Yuki-chan in public!' He angrily thought. "Now, class. I'd like you all to tell me about yourselves. Miss Honda, and my family members excluded, because I already know about them, obviously." Ayame laughed.
"Let's start at the first row, from the left." Ayame indicated to a girl with black hair. The girl stood up. "I'm Saki Hanajima. I sense people's waves." Hanajima told him. "Is there anything else?" Ayame asked. "Not really. You have good waves, by the way." She said, with a small smile.
"I'm glad you think so. You may sit down, Miss Hanajima." He indicated to the next girl, a Yankee-looking girl. "Yo. My name's Arisa Uotani. I like lead pipes." She spoke, and yawned. "Is that all?" Ayame asked the thug-like girl.
"I like to beat up people that pick on my friends." She added, grinning. "Oookay. Next!" Ayame turned to the next person, clearly shaken up by the girl's statement.
It took up all the class time, just to get to know the students. The bell gave a ring. "Oh, there's the bell. You all may go now. But tomorrow, we shall be learning how to do sculptures!" He told the class.
The students all left their seats, and began to leave the room. "Oh, Yuki!" Ayame dramatically ran over to Yuki, and clasped him by the arm. "I thought we might have lunch together. Kyou and Tohru-chan are welcome, also." Ayame said.
"Thank you, Ayame-san. That would be lovely." Tohru smiled, as she put her art books in her bag. "You think I'm gonna eat with Yuki in public? It ain't gonna happen. Bye." Kyou replied, and took off.
"Like I'd want to eat with him. That stupid cat." Yuki mumbled under his breath. "Oh, well. You coming? Haru and Momiji both said they'll join us." Ayame smiled, and pulled Tohru and Yuki along with him, to the lunch area.
Haru and Momiji both sat down under a shady tree, unwrapping their lunch boxes. Haru grimaced as he looked at his lunch. "Oh, man. Rabbit food again? Ewww!" He whined. "Hey!" Momiji frowned at Haru's comment. "Rabbit in the house." He pointed out.
"Oh…sorry." Haru blushed. "Here. I'll swap you. I have carrots. What do you have?" He asked the small blonde boy. "Hmmm…let's see. I have beef sandwiches." Momiji replied, smiling.
"What the…? Ox in the house!" Haru frowned, and looked disdainfully at the beef sandwiches. "Hey, my papa packs my lunch. Don't blame me!" Momiji pouted, and pushed his lunch away.
"You should eat it. You might get sick if you don't eat right." Haru told him. "Yeah, but I can't eat beef sandwiches. Besides, I'm a vegetarian." Momiji replied, as his tummy started to grumble.
"Here, then. Have my lunch anyway." Haru smiled, and gave Momiji the salad. "But…what about you, Ha-kun?" Momiji asked, blinking. "I'll be fine. Really." He replied, with a soft smile. "Okay. Thanks!" Momiji then picked up a carrot and gleefully bit into it.
"Momiji-chan!" Ayame called out, and he ran over to Momiji and Haru, glomping them both. Tohru and Yuki followed, sitting down with them. "And how are you, Haru-chan?" Ayame asked, as he gracefully sat down, crossing his long legs.
"As well as can be expected. So, how do you like your first day as a teacher, Ayame-san?" Haru asked. "Oh, it was just fabulous, I tell you. I got to know each and every one of my students. They are such a lovely bunch. Except Miss Uotani. She's scary." Ayame replied, laughing.
"Who's scary?" Came an icy voice. They all turned around. "Uh…Miss Uotani! I'm…really sorry. I didn't mean--" Ayame was cut off by Arisa's laughter. "Chill, man. I was just messin' with ya. Is it okay if we sit down?" She asked.
"Certainly." Ayame replied, and made room, for both Uotani and Hanajima. Hanajima sat down beside Haru, noticing that he had given his lunch to Momiji. "I can share mine with you, if you want." She told him, blushing lightly.
It was well known that she liked him. And Uotani regularly made jokes about it. "Sure. What do you have?" Haru asked her. "I have freshly made salmon sushi. I made it last night." She replied, and used her chopsticks to place a piece in his mouth. She waited as he chewed it up. "Do you like it?" She asked.
"It's good. You could be a chef." He replied, opening his mouth up for another piece. The two of them were lost in their own little lovey-dovey world as the rest of them engaged in conversation.
"So…you and Haru knew about him being the new teacher here?" Yuki asked Momiji, his tone slightly accusing. "Well…yeah, we did. But Ayame made us promise to keep it a secret." Momiji replied, as he placed a piece of lettuce in his mouth and chewed.
"And I'm happy with being a teacher. It's a new experience for me." Ayame replied, as he drank from a bottle of iced tea. Yuki and Tohru both started eating their lunch. "But what about your…shop?" Yuki added, with distaste. It was obvious that he disapproved of Ayame's fashion store. "Oh, it's taken care of! Mine is looking after it for me. She is a quite capable assistant." Ayame replied, grinning. "Why, Yuki? Would you like to try on one of my outfits sometime?" He asked, leering wickedly.
"What? No!" Yuki replied, his cheeks suddenly pale. "But you could look so cute! Maybe the Maid outfit…or perhaps the nurse?" Ayame giggled, as smoke practically came out of his younger brother's ears.
"Keep going, and I'll shove my chopsticks up your nose." Yuki warned, in a dangerously calm voice. "Okay, I'll shut up now." Ayame went back to drinking his iced tea. Tohru smiled at their arguing. "It's obvious that you two care for each other with all of your hearts." She told them.
Ayame brightened immediately. "Yes, we do. And little Yuki-chan is getting more like me every day now!" He sighed with happiness. "What? I'm nothing like you." Yuki protested. "You look exactly like him, Yuki." Uotani piped up, as she had been listening the whole time.
"Well…looks is where the similarity ends." Yuki replied. Suddenly, the bell went off. "Boy, that was quick. How time flies when you're having fun!" Ayame spoke, and stood up. "I have to leave you now. My next class demands teaching. See you at home, Yuki-chan!" Ayame hugged Yuki, before hurrying off.
"See you at home?" Yuki frowned, not liking what he was hearing. "You mean not only do I have to deal with him at school, I have to deal with him at home as well?" Yuki sighed. "He's not so bad. Hana said he had good waves. I like him." Uotani told them, as they all got to their feet and headed for their next class.
Yuki, Tohru and Ayame headed for home when the last bell of the day rang. Yuki dropped his bag at the living room table, having already kicked off his shoes. "Is that you, Yuki-kun?" Shigure walked out to them, still in his pajamas.
"Gure!" Ayame cried out, and ran over to Shigure, glomping him tightly. "Hello, Aya. Still as friendly as ever, I see." He smiled at Ayame's affectionate behavior. "You have no idea, Gure…" Ayame smirked, as he ran a finger down Shigure's cheek.
"You won't be getting an ounce of sleep tonight, my dear." Ayame whispered, loudly enough so that everyone could hear. Yuki made a noise of disgust, and Tohru blushed a shade of crimson.
"Aya…not in front of the kids." Shigure replied, gently removing himself from Ayame's grasp. "So? Tell me how your day went." Shigure spoke, as he and Ayame went into Shigure's office to talk.
"I wonder where Kyou-kun is…" Tohru spoke. "He wasn't in the rest of our classes." Yuki frowned, as he sat down at the table, and clicked the television on via remote control. "He'll be back. He has to eat like everyone else." He told her.
"Yes, you're right. Perhaps I should start to make dinner, and maybe the aroma will lead him home." She replied, with a smile and went into the kitchen to fix dinner. She was right. When the food was cooking, Kyou walked through the front door.
"What's cooking? It smells great." He took of his shoes, and took a seat opposite Yuki. "Where were you?" Yuki asked him, glaring. "What's it to you, rat-boy?" Kyou scowled.
"Nothing at all. You had Miss Honda worried." Yuki told him. "No where. I was just wandering around the town." Kyou told him, then he glared. "Anyway, you should learn how to mind your own business!" He hissed.
"Ahh! Is that Kyou I hear?" Came a dramatic voice. Kyou's ears pricked up. "No…way…" He gasped. Ayame came into the living room, smiling. "You weren't at any of your other classes, Kyou-Kyou. Bad kitty!" He smirked at Kyou, who's jaw had dropped.
Kyou regained his senses to glare at Ayame. "What's he doing here? Didn't we get enough at school?" He growled. "Oh, come now. I'm not that bad." Ayame laughed, as he sat down with Shigure at the table, in time for Tohru to bring out bowls of delicious ramen.
"Ah! Yummy!" Ayame said, as he sipped from a spoon. "I'm glad you like it." Tohru smiled, as they all began to eat their dinner. They were halfway through their meal, when someone knocked at the door.
"I'll get it!" Ayame hopped up from the table, and walked over to the door, and opened it.
Hatori stood there, staring at him. "Hello, Ayame. Don't you think it's time to come home now?"
To Be Continued
A/N: Well, I hope the readers enjoyed the first part of what I hope will be a successful addition to the Fruits Basket fanfiction series. Please Read and Review. Thankies:D
