Disclaimer: I don't own 'Naruto!' or Gakuen Alice. I only own OCs like Yume.


We tapped our feet, the teacher inside had already eaten into our time, lecturing in that boring voice of his. He seemed blissfully unaware of the students' fight between sleep and class. Most seemed to have succumbed to the former. We sighed. I hope we would have enough time. Introductions always took the longest time. And this was probably gonna be bad since this was one of the middle school classes. Well, at least it wasn't the high school class.

"Hey, Yume, why so gloomy? You know, actually, this isn't so bad," Tenten, my co-teacher for today, said (we all randomly swapped shifts, though every time, there will be two teachers. So, we work together) She smiled comfortingly. "Really, did you check our curriculum? I'm taking one of the high school classes next week!" She groaned. Though I had only known all of them for a short time, I got along well with most. Some were just shy, but I don't think they hated me or anything. At least, I hoped not.

I laughed. "Ouch. Good luck with that! Do you want me to help you out?"

She shook her head. "It's alright. Lee volunteered. He's so cheerful, maybe the high school-ers will like him." I chuckled.

Right at that moment, we heard the students greet the teacher goodbye. I mentally cheered. The teacher packed his books, then walked out of the class with a slight limp. As he got closer, I could see him better. He had white hair, a little old then, but he had the most curious rings on each of his fingers.

As he walked out, he shook his head, mumbling to himself, "Gah. Troublesome, inattentive middle school kids." Huh. Maybe he wasn't so "blissfully unaware" after all.

Tenten and I took a deep breath. A deep breath. We sauntered in, hearing some gasps here and there. Some 'aww's and some 'WHAT THE HECK's. I understood their feelings. A weird, weird world that knew no end.

We turned to face the class.

"Good morning. We're your Physical Education teachers for today. I'm Tenten and that's Yume." She paused and I waved with a small grin. "In case you were uninformed, there will be two teacher assigned to each class, though the teachers may or may not change each time. Say, next time, Yume might come, but with a different teacher. Or we both will come again. Or two new teachers will come. Either way, there will be two teachers. Also, for the first lesson, we will not have PE, as it is for introductions but for the next lessons, unless we say otherwise, we would like you to assemble outside, at the field. However, if it rains, assemble at the newly constructed sports hall. Is that understood? " The class fervently nodded. Then, Tenten smiled and eased back into her normal, easy-going self. The tension in the room immediately dissipated. "Yup, that's about it! So... Any questions for us?"

Silence filled the air. The students stared at us with a mixture of shock and disbelief, their mouths gaping and their eyes wide, never-blinking. Deja vu. Then, one boy shot at us, "How old are you guys?" And that broke the silence. Everyone started firing questions at us simultaneously. Whether we were dwarfs, why we were wearing something so weird, then, how old we were again, blah blah blah...

"Shh. Quiet. One at a time." I said, holding a finger to my lips. Maybe it was that small authority I had that made them all shut up at once.

"I only heard the question asking about our age and if we were dwarfs," Tenten sighed. "What about you, Yume?" I shrugged. "I just heard one more. Why our clothing was so weird. Anyway, we're 12. Yes, gasp in horror. No, we are not dwarfs. Though I am a little short." Tenten laughed. "Oh, and this is normal where we come from. Which is not around here, so you probably don't know it. And this kind of clothing is more flexible and comfortable to move around in, which is why you will need to wear your PE shirt and shorts for your next PE lesson. Any other questions?"

A girl raised her hand. "What are your Alices?"

Of course. The inevitable question. "Well, I have enhanced muscles that allow me to aim any weapon I have accurately." Tenten scratched her head, blushing a little. Well, that is true. She can aim anything accurately, but it was from years of training and hard work. Not a born alice. I spoke up, "Mine is rather simple. I'm a manipulator of water." Actually, I had a kekkei genkai. A blood limit ability. I was related to the deceased Haku, the famed ice user. I was an ice user too, but since ice was made up of water and air, I could manipulate that too. Water was deemed less dangerous than air, so that was what they told me to stick with.

Another guy raised his hand. "How are you so sure you 12 year olds can handle us middle-schoolers? For one, we'll be stronger, faster, more agile and all that than you, since we're older, so how are you so sure that you should teach is Physical Education, not the other way 'round?" The class gave a deafening cheer, though I did hear a couple of 'give them a break's from a pink-haired girl and a purplish black-haired guy with a star-shaped metallic object on his face. Interesting.

We gave a tortured smile. "How about this: for the simple fact that we can both do this continuously for longer than any of you." I gave Tenten a conspiratorial look when she seemed confused by my words. She nodded and smirked. We gave a preparatory turn as we steadied ourselves. Then we back-flipped.

And back-flipped. And back-flipped, and back-flipped, and back-flipped, all the way round the class, swiftly avoiding tables and chairs, till we came full round, and were back in front of the class again.

"Yeah, I know some of you can do that too, maybe most of you can, but anyhow, I'm sure you'll be convinced after a week in PE." I smiled. "Anyway, oh look! You're teacher's early!" I pointed to the door. "Since we have nothing to say or do now, we'll let your teacher over there take over." The class greeted us goodbye, seeming slightly dazed.

As soon as Tenten and I left the classroom, we high-fived.


HAH! Did I fool ya? With my short chapter one and long chapter 2? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it!