He looked at the slip of paper provided by the man with the pineapple in his hair.
"Classroom 1-F. I wonder what this school is like?"
He had a buzzcut due to his coming back from the temple shortly before, but he hoped that his hair would grow back.
As he walked to his classroom he saw the door open and out walked a boy in a Chinese fighting uniform holding a bucket.
He walked into class and handed the teacher the slip of paper. The teacher spent a minute and examined the paper, turned it over and put it on his desk, pulled out a magnifying glass and read the signature.
"Sensei, I assure you it is valid. I witnessed Principal Kuno sign it himself."
He looks up with almost childlike glee.
"Class, give this student a Furinkan Nihao!"
Well, with the arsenal of weaponry pointed at me I could have smote a fly.
Every class member raised a sign that said Nihao.
The sensei stared at me with a leering grin,
"You can sit behind Ms. Tendo and in front of Mr. Kuno.
I sat down and placed the books on my desk and cracked my geometry book.
I took out a pad of paper and took notes.
Not only notes on the lesson which was poor by all standards, but my fellow students and teacher.
Either he was a nut with too much enthusiasm or he was possessed.
The girl in front of me was a very sensitive person, behind me the guy was at least interested in Japanese History, several of the girls had nervous ticks that indicated pent up creativity.
My admiration for the guy behind me was shattered at lunch.
"Hold stranger, why have you come to fair Furinkan High? Wait, I forget my manners, let me introduce myself. I am Tatewaki Kuno, aged 17 Rising star of the Fencing world, I am known as the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High!"
Out of no where he drew a bokken and struck a pose. I decided the best way was to smile and nod my way out of this.
"My name is Alex Kerrithar. I am here for an education and, if things conspire, to get a girlfriend." I spoke slowly, so my accent wouldn't show.
"First, some rules peasant. Firstly, you shall address me as Sempai. Secondly, in order to date the fair Akane Tendo, you must defeat her in combat."
"I understand, Upperclassman Kuno. I apologize, but my presence is required elsewhere." Alex said.
I walked over to a girl sitting against a tree.
"Hello, my name is Alex, what is your name?"
"Alex-baby, she tasted the name. "This is your only freebie, my name is Nabiki Tendo."
"Wow, so you're the mercenary-girl that I was told about, I like you. Any possibility of a date in the near future; Beautiful One?"
Surprised, her mask of ice, slipped but reformed quickly.
"That'll cost you." She said
"Anything, Beautiful."
"Ah, kiekie being bad! Time for a cut!" Principal Kuno
I drew my staff from weaponspace and used it to stun Principal Kuno, and then put it away.
I turned to Nabiki, "So how about; I pick you up at eight?"
She was surprised with him, he just knocked a man out then he resumed his conversation!
"Yes, of course. Tendo dojo at eight."
The bell rang and Alex quickly walked back to Classroom 1-F.
Sliding into his chair, he observed his classmates come through the door. Two moved like warriors, no three.
The girl in front of him had training, minimal; but it was there. A boy in the next row moved with a primal, almost feline grace that belied a true warrior's heart, the man in back of him had more training than the girl in front of him.
He took notes on the lesson on Calculus which was woefully inadequate. This teacher even managed to get the derivative of x squared plus y squared wrong! Class ended and he took his voluminous notes home. He had a date and a father to get prepared for, and from her voice it sounded like he was a martial arts teacher that had a hard time letting go.