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Tenkousei Troubles

Chapter 2

"Ayu-chan, It's time to wake up! C'mon you're gonna be late for school!"

"H-Huh? Jus' gimme ten more minutes, Kaa-san..." the teen mumbled still half-asleep. She hated getting up in the mornings, and it seemed like she was always in the middle of a great dream when the time came for her to wake up.

"Ayumu Kasuga, you get up this instant!" Osaka's mother called to her daughter.

"Oh, alright." Osaka replied as she yawned. After brushing her teeth and changing into her uniform, she headed downstairs to the kitchen. The faint aroma of miso soup and toast and jam wafted into her nose. It seemed be calling to her. She began to imagine a land flowing with a river made of miso soup and toast men lying on the bank, bathing in the sunlight. It seemed they were trying to get their signature tan exterior. Many could be seen taking turns rubbing jam on each other's back.

"Aw, those toasty guys look so cute. In fact, I'm gettin' hungry just starin' at 'em." Osaka said as she stared at the sight in front of her. At that moment, one of the bread people called to her.

"Ayumu! Ayumu!" he shouted.

"Hey, Mr.Toastman! How are ya!" she called back.

"Toast man? Ah ain't no toast man!" the toast man replied. To her surprise, his voice suddenly sounded familiar.

"Huh? What'd ya say?"

"I said ah ain't no toast man," Osaka's father repeated.

"Huh? Tou-san? When did you get here?" Osaka asked snapping out of her daydream.

"Oh Ayumu, not again. Honestly, kiddo. There are times where ah wonder what is goin' on in that head a' yours." her father said sighing. "Well, c'mon you don't wanna be late for school."

"Gotcha, Tou-san," she said to her father as she headed down to the dining room. After finishing her breakfast, she put on her shoes and bolted out the door. She couldn't wait to see what the vampire was going to do today.

"I'm off!" she called to her parents as she closed the door.

"G'bye, honey! Have a nice day at school!" Osaka's parents called to her as she left.

"There are times where ah wonder what's gonna happen to our poor Ayumu. This world just ain't ready for people like her." Osaka's mother said sighing as she took a sip of her coffee. Osaka's father chuckled.

"Ah wouldn't be too worried. After all, she is a Kasuga. She jus' might end up surpassing all a' us." he said confidently.

"You're right. How silly of me for even thinkin' like that," Osaka's mom replied as she smiled.

"G'morning, Chiyo-chan!" Osaka called to her friend once she arrived to class. The redhead, currently talking with Yomi and Tomo, looked up to see her friend smiling at her.

"Oh! Good morning, Ms.Osaka! How are you today?"

"I'm feelin' great! Why, I'm happier than a June bug in August!"

"I-Is that so? That's great to hear," Chiyo said as she sweat dropped.

"Why are you so happy today, Osaka?" Tomo asked.

"I'm happy cuz' I'm gonna catch me a vampire!" the Osakan answered cheerfully.

"Vampire? You idiot, there's no such thing as vampires!" Tomo responded as she started bursting out laughing. To make things worse, she grabbed Kagura from her seat and told her what Osaka had said. Soon, the two bonkuras were laughing so hard they could hardly stand up.

"Oh man, Osaka. You've said some crazy things before, but this one takes the cake!" Kagura choked out in between breaths. "S-So who is this vampire?" Osaka pointed to the boy reading the latest Shounen Jump magazine.

"Him, a' course," she said confidently. The Azu girls turned around to see Nicholas reading Beet the Vandel Buster.

"Whoa, it's Nicholas." Kagura stated as she stared at the boy. Tomo silently nodded her head in agreement. The two then burst out laughing.

"Bwahahahahah!!"

"Stop it you guys, it ain't funny!" Osaka protested, but Tomo and Kagura kept on laughing. In fact, they were laughing so hard that their laughter could be heard all the way from Minamo's classroom. It was a good thing Yukari hadn't reached school yet or they would've gotten the chalking of their young lives. Minamo on the other hand could hear everything that was taking place.

"Do I want to know what's going on in there?" she asked herself as she was grading her students' homework. She decided against it. "Probably not. After all, it's Yukari's kids. It's her responsibility." Once she was done marking the papers, she turned to face the class.

"Okay class! Pop quiz!" The students groaned. "I love it when they do that," she thought as she smiled and began handing out the papers.

Back in Yukari's class, Osaka had had it. She was tired of never being taken seriously, and being made fun of by her friends.

"Ya know what guys, keep laughin'. But one day, I'm gonna prove ya'll wrong," she said sounding rather serious. At this point, Kagura had stopped laughing. She began to think that maybe she and Tomo went too far.

"H-Hey Osaka, we just thought that what you said was funny. We didn't mean to hurt you," the athlete said apologetically.

"Yeah, well ya did. Ya hurt me a lot," Osaka answered. Tears could be seen brimming from her eyes. "Ya'll just think everything I say is hilarious, huh? Osaka's too stupid to have feelings, is that it?" By this time, Tomo had stopped laughing also.

"Hey c'mon, Osaka. Don't be like that. We're pals, right?" the wildcat asked while slapping her playfully on the back. Osaka sighed. She wasn't even sure if she could give Tomo a straight answer. Instead she quietly headed to her seat without saying another word. The Azu girls were shocked. They had never seen their friend act like this before. The usual Osaka behavior would be to laugh along with Kagura and Tomo despite the fact that she'd be laughing at herself. Either that, or she'd just drift off into an entirely different subject from the one they were talking about.

"I hope she'll be alright." Chiyo thought to herself.

"Um, Ms.Osaka?" The space cadet heard a voice whisper beside her. She turned around to see whom it belonged to. It was Nicholas.

"Um, I think we started off on the wrong foot yesterday, so let me reintroduce myself. Hi, I'm Nicholas Bochinsky and I am not a vampire!" he said sticking out his hand for her to shake.

"Not now, vampire. I'm tryin' to come up with a strategy to kill ya," Osaka replied shooing the boy away with her hand. She then took out a piece of paper and began drawing poorly done sketches of torture devices and weapons. She they momentarily stopped drawing to stare up at the transfer student.

"Why're you wearin' sunglasses?" she asked him. "The sun gonna fry your vampire eyes?"

"No, my eyes are just a little sensitive to the sun, that's all," he retorted as he sat back down in his seat.

"Um, say," he began. Osaka looked up from what she was doing.

"Ya want sumthin'?" she asked. Nicholas stared at the empty teaching desk.

"I was just wondering if it's normal for Ms.Yukari to be late. I hope she's alright."

"Huh? Ain't it the other way around with Ms.Yukari?" the Osakan responded. She suddenly remembered who she was talking to and turned away. Nicholas sighed. He wasn't getting anywhere with this girl. A few seconds later, the door slid open.

"I'M NOT LATE, DAMMIT!! EVERYONE ELSE IS JUST EARLY!!" the flustered teacher replied as she quickly took her lesson plans out of her bag. The students shuffled around nervously in their seats. They knew what was coming.

"Some retarded kid named iluvgirlswithglasses kept slashing me on Ragnarok Online," the teacher explained as if right on cue. "But I was finally able to get rid of her, and then I sent a nice little virus to her hard drive," she finished as she gave a small cackle. The students quietly counted the few seconds that were left in the period. Yukari didn't seem to notice.

"Eh, whatever. Okay, class today we're-

"Kin-Kon-Kan-Kon! Kin-Kon-Kan-Kon!" the bell rang as it announced the ending of the first class. Almost all of the students rushed out upon hearing it's sound. The teacher stood motionless for a minute and then closed her eyes and smiled.

"Ah yes, Yukari. Another job well done," she said congratulating herself as she picked up her things and left the room.

"This is a very strange class," Nicholas whispered to Osaka. Unfortunately, she was spacing out at the moment. Nicholas sighed.

"Poor girl. The strangest thing is I kind of like her," he whispered to himself as he smiled.


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