A/N: So this has been running around in my head since I read my online class homework. I think it is a funny idea and I hope you enjoy it. I don't own PoT, but if I did…Rikkai would probably be the champions.
Chapter 1: Sanada's Attempt
Sanada casually browsed the part-time jobs section on his computer. He needed a job of some sort if he was going to help pay for college. All the ones he had seen so far though required some special sort of training like electrician, pastry chef, or caterer. Sanada kept searching until he came upon a rather interesting looking job. It was a tour guide at the local museum. The description said there would be on the job training and no experience was necessary. Sanada clicked on the link and soon found himself filling out an application. After filling out all the information he hit the submit button and then went back to browsing jobs, applying for a few more just in case.
(the next day)
Sanada was sitting at the table doing his homework when his mother came in holding the cordless phone.
"It's for you dear, one of the part-time jobs you applied for," his mother informed as she handed the phone to her son.
"Hello? Yes…yes…thank you…I shall be there," Sanada said before hanging up the phone. He looked up to see his mother still standing over him.
"Did you get the job?" she excitedly asked.
"Yes, I got a job as a tour guide at the museum. They want me to start tomorrow and then work on weekends until school is out," Sanada explained. To his surprise his mother threw her arms around his neck and said words of congratulations. She then left him to his thoughts and studies.
Sanada sat and thought for a moment about what had just happened. He had just gotten his first job and was a little disappointed that it was a tour guide. He would much rather work part-time somewhere else. He quickly shook the thought out of his head reminding himself that the important part was he actually managed to get a job. That was half the battle. He looked at a map on his computer to know which form of public transportation he should take tomorrow. He decided on the train.
(the next day)
Sanada woke up to his alarm at precisely 5:30 AM and headed down to the dojo for some morning meditation. He cut it a little bit short to get a shower so he could catch the 8:00 train to the city. After getting out of the shower he heard his cellphone ring and picked it up seeing that the caller was Yukimura.
"Hello, Yukimura, I am sorry, but I cannot chat this morning. I received a call from one of the part time jobs and they have agreed to take me on. Hmmm dinner? Tomorrow? Yes that sounds fine. Please message me with the details. Goodbye."
Sanada put on his nice clothes, combed his hair, and finished getting ready. He said goodbye to his family before going out the door and was met with a 'good luck' from his mother. He thanked her before closing the door behind him.
As Sanada was walking towards the train station he found himself becoming increasingly nervous. He didn't know why though. He was the Emperor of King Rikkai Dai and he should not fear anything, except maybe Yukimura. He found though that the thought of working and dealing with other people scared him a little bit. He made it to the train station paid the fee and walked into the train knowing that there was no going back now. He waited patiently until they called his stop and got off heading a bit south to where the museum was located.
Once inside he told the receptionist who he was and she paged someone while smiling sweetly at him. Soon a woman came out to greet him. She had a bit of a shocked look on her face and Sanada knew that it was because he looked older than he really was. He bowed to her.
"Hello I am Sanada, Genichirou," he introduced rising back up to his full height.
"It's a pleasure Sanada-kun. We are so glad that someone applied for the position. I am Matsumoto, Miyabi. Let us go into my office and get you everything that you will need for the job," she encouraged leading the young man through a door that read Employees Only.
Once there Miyabi printed him off a nametag that he pinned to his shirt and some pamphlets that he was to read over before he came in the next time. He nodded at the woman briefly glancing over the pamphlets he had in hand.
"Today you will just be following around one of the other guides to see what they do and how the see what they do and how the interact with the people. Ah here she is. Sanada-kun this is Minamoto-chan. Minamoto-chan this is Sanada-kun. "
"Pleasure to meet you," Sanada greeted bowing once more.
"You as well, but we must get going because we have a tour coming in ten minutes and I want to show you how to greet them properly."
Sanada followed the woman out and they met up with a group of people that had cameras and tourist clothes on. Minamoto introduced herself and encouraged Sanada to do the same. He introduced himself and the tour started off. They wound through many halls filled with pottery and masks. Next came the dinosaur exhibit where the visitors learned all about the ancient creatures and where they came from. They then moved on to the history of housing of Japan. Minamoto was talking so much that Sanada didn't know if he could remember all of it. He would try his best though and was confident that he could succeed. When the tour was over the visitors left and Minamoto was wlaking alone with Sanada.
"Any questions so far?" she inquired.
"How am I going to remember all this?" he asked bewildered at the staggering amount of information.
"Oh that. You will have one of us with you for the first few tours and make sure to read over the pamphlets to get a better understanding. That should help. Don't worry too much about it though."
"Thank you. How many more tours do we have for the day?"
"We have three more and then lunch and then two after that before we are free to go."
Sanada inwardly sighed although he tried to keep a positive attitude. The rest of the day went surprisingly fast and Minamoto was kind enough to buy him some lunch. After lunch they had the two tours and then it was time for them to head home. Sanada waved goodbye and Minamoto said she would see him tomorrow.
Sanada sat on the train and became more confident in his abilities as he read the pamphlets that had been given to him. He found some of the information quite interesting and was wondering if he should use some of the resources to do career exploration. Before he could dwell much on it though the train was pulling up to his stop and he was walking home. When he got to his home he felt more exhausted than ever. He was greeted by his family easting their supper.
"How was the first day?" his mother probed wanting a lot of information.
"It was fine. There is much to memorize. I think I shall have some dinner and then go to bed," Sanada announced.
Soon Sanada was waking up to his alarm again and followed his routine. He went to the train station and paid the fee. On the way to his stop Sanada decided to read the pamphlets over one more time so that maybe he could give a tour later in the day. When he got there he went to the office, put his packed lunch away, and met up with Minamoto. She greeted him warmly and asked if he felt confident enough to guide a tour later in the day. Sanada nodded and she beamed at him.
They went on about their tours and lunchtime came all too soon for Sanada. He was again a bit nervous about giving his first tour, but he knew that Minamoto would be right there to help if he needed anything. He took a deep breath as the guests came in and started the routine that he had memorized over the past day. His instructor made a few corrections, but other than that she praised him on a job well done. Sanada went home that night feeling very pleased with himself.
(The next week)
Sanada was looking forward to the day considering he was going to be running one of his own afternoon tours without the guidance of Minamoto. He walked into the museum a little taller than he had the last week with his name badge pinned perfectly on his jacket. Minamoto conducted the first tour of the day and let Sanada do the rest under her supervision. Then during lunch she wished him luck on his first tour and went off to take care of her own business. He looked at the clock and decided that it was time to greet the next round of visitors.
"Hello my name is Sanada, Genichirou and I will be your tour guide this afternoon. Please follow me and we will start on our tour."
Sanada started off with the pottery informing the guests that the Japanese were the first people to make pottery that they transported with them whenever they moved to a different location. The group then moved into the room full of dinosaurs.
"These dinosaurs lived approximately 70 million years ago. The large one here is the familiar carnivorous Tyrannosaurus Rex. Next to it is the very long necked Pletheosaurus. This creature was the longest dinosaur ever discovered. The most curious out of all the dinosaurs though is the one right here, " Sanada gestured as people took pictures, "This here is Archaeopteryx, thought to be the first bird on Earth. If you look at the picture next to it you will see that it has wings. There is also a picture of the fossil that shows the feathers on this prehistoric bird."
After many pictures were taken Sanada continued through the remaining rooms explaining each and every artifact despite the fact that he was getting dizzy from so many pictures. He wondered momentarily how Minamoto could stand it. He said goodbye to his tour group and then went to greet the next, and last, group before he went home for the evening.
The group wasn't bad at first, but there was a boy who kept wanting to touch everything. He tried to touch some of the pottery and then he tried to touch a dinosaur bone. Sanada was tired of repedtedly telling the boy that he needed to stop touching the artifacts in the museum. Sanada thought he finally got it under control when one girl pointed to a short dinosaur and looked at her mommy.
"Mommy I didn't know we were allowed to ride the dinosaurs," she squealed excitedly.
Upon hearing this Sanada looked up and sighed as he saw that same boy pretending to ride a Veloceraptor like ti was some type of horse. Sanada had had it with this brat, but he knew he had to keep his cool. He walked over to the boy and looked at him.
"Hey there could I please ask you to get down from there. It is dangerous and I don't want you to get hurt," Sanada encouraged.
"Why? I don't care," the boy sneered.
"Ok then. Did you know that it is against the rules to do something like that?"
"Rules are meant to be broken."
"I can get security and you will never be allowed back here."
"I don't want to come back here, so why don't you just leave me to my business and mind your own, you crappy tour guide."
TARUNDAROU!" Sanada yelled scaring the kid right off the dinosaur. The shout was so loud it made the other guides come running and Sanada's current tour guests could have sworn they saw the dinosaur's shake. The curator came to see what was going on. She instructed Minamoto to take over Sanada's tour.
"We do not do that to young children Sanada-kun," Miyabi commented. She then did the only thing she could do, she unpinned Sanada's name tag and sent him home without a job.
Sanada felt disappointed that he had failed so easily at such a simple job, but he guessed he was meant for something else and decided it was back to the drawing board. He also swore on the train ride home he would never look at another dinosaur again.
A/N: SOOOOO what did you think….this is just me trying to write some humor. There is going to be a chapter for each member and how their tours go. Please leave a review to tell me what you think of the story!
