A/N: Things are starting to get interesting this time, and it'll come into play later on! And not just in terms of smut ;)
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Rated M...again.
"Kagura-kun...is it me or is Sensei looking a lot sleepier than usual? Or maybe he looks more awake?
"No Shinpachi-kun, that's just how he looks, he always looks like he comes to school five minutes after waking up."
"But he's zoning out a lot, his reactions are really slow today. And what's with that red mark on-"
"Shimura, Kagura. Keep talking and I'll be talking to the both of you about how well your grades went in your test."
Lessons in Class 3z was in full swing as Ginpachi carried out his normal teaching routine. The atmosphere in the classroom was notably diverse considering it was the day after Valentine's Day. A majority of the boys seemed very despondent or largely void of their soul based on the eye bags they were sporting. Kondo was one of them, having been staring at his one true love Tae (or Otae as many call her) as well as his fellow friend/love rival Kyubei for the last half an hour looking very depressed and angsty. Next to either side of him, Hijikata and Sougo simply looked at him with apathy, but secretly sympathised with his most recent failure, having figured out that Otae gave Kyubei chocolates rather than Kondo. Hijikata was slightly better off, having received chocolate from Mitsuba, even if the chocolate was flavoured with Tabasco sauce much to Sougo's glee. As for the latter, his own chocolate had been shoved in his face by Kagura, but he didn't mind as much.
Towards the back, Sarutobi was just as despondent as Kondo. Ginpachi usually reacted in some shape or form based on the last few times she'd given him chocolate. This time however, he'd completely ignored her, and spent a majority of the lesson with her head against the desk silently sobbing.
As for resident delinquent Takasugi, he simply maintained his smug, arrogant look, not caring much about the significance of Valentine's Day, even if his fellow friend and rabid admirer Kijima Matako showered him with at least three chocolates. Instead, he was more curious about some of the red marks dotted on his teacher's neck as his back was against the class, writing chalk on the board. At first glance, it seemed like he had tried covering it up with what looked like cream, with some success, but it looked more faint. He already had a theory as to how they appeared, and it involved Tsukuyo based on her sudden appearance at their training session the day before.
In fact, many of the students were curious about their teacher's demeanour for similar reasons. His eyes always looked hollow and half open, his posture was relaxed and he still drawled on his words, but there was something different about him. Other sharp eyed students aside from Takasugi such as Shinpachi and Kagura took note of the red marks on Ginpachi's neck, but didn't dare to speak about it in his presence. They were better off making conspiracy theories about it and gossiping amongst themselves at break and lunch.
The ringing of the bell marked the start of lunch break as the students were beginning to leave their seats either for the dining hall or to step outside. Meanwhile Ginpachi idly packed up his bag and headed off to the staff faculty room for his lunch, briefly brushing his hand over his neck which definitely felt a little different than usual. Seems like Tsukuyo was really enjoying their time together. Of course, so did he, but he didn't expect it to garner him unnecessary attention from his students. He felt like they were staring holes into his back whenever he turned to write on the chalkboard. Even after covering it up with Tsukuyo's make up to hide the marks, it still didn't divert attention away.
Ginpachi opened the door to staff faculty, which was notably more sparse in teachers, save for Zenzou who was reading his daily fix of JUMP on his stool, Sakamoto who was busy reading business magazines in the comfortable chair by the square table and finally Tsukuyo, also sitting by the square table, sipping a cup of coffee and marking papers. Naturally, his eyes glanced towards the latter first as he sat down and slouched back next to Tsukuyo, drawn to her from a faint smell of lavender, which made her blush slightly since they were around their colleagues.
"Hey Kinpachi, there's a lot of talk about ya among the students recently." Sakamoto chirped. Ginpachi ignored him and looked up at the ceiling.
"About what? No point in talking about a pointless guy like me. If they're finding out that I was the undefeated kendo champ from back in the day, then they're way too late on that. And don't call me Kinpachi." He casually replied, feigning a calm mind and hoping none of his colleagues would talk about his neck, or even notice Tsukuyo's.
Zenzou raised an eyebrow under his shaggy mane behind his JUMP magazine. "What he's talking about was yesterday after school. Apparently Tsukuyo-san was watching your club practicing kendo. You don't usually have spectators do ya?" Tsukuyo quickly put her mug down, surprised at the information.
"I-I was just curious about what Ginpachi did, besides I'd not seen him do it before..." Tsukuyo hurriedly said, flustered at the implication behind his statement.
"She's right. Honestly I wasn't expecting her to show up. Thought she woulda gone home but she insisted on sticking around to have a watch." Ginpachi calmly explained, unzipping his duffel bag to take out the papers he hadn't yet marked as well as a pen. Tsukuyo let a small smile come across her face, relieved by Ginpachi's plausible explanation. After all, she did actually say that.
"Hm...right. But from what I heard, a few of the students from the club noticed you two hadn't actually left the school when they went out the entrance." Zenzou added. Ginpachi and Tsukuyo immediately stopped writing. They couldn't quite believe it. Several thoughts were rushing through their heads. Did we get caught? Did they hear it? Did they see it? Surely there's no way, we were on the rooftop for crying out loud!
Ginpachi anxiously brushed a hand through his hair whilst Tsukuyo did the same, looking away from him.
"We stayed behind to carry on marking test got a lot to deal with." He hesitantly said.
"For about twenty odd students?" Sakamoto chimed in.
"They were two hour papers, they're fairly thick. And I don't concentrate well at home. After all I got a shitload of JUMP I want to catch up on." He swiftly replied. Zenzou's head looked up from his JUMP slightly, turning to Tsukuyo.
"Is that true Tsukuyo-san?" He asked with a heavy sceptical tone. Tsukuyo blinked several times trying to think of an answer before settling with:
"Yeah...I insisted on him staying here."
Zenzou hummed in response, still not entirely convinced but decided not to push it any further seeing as neither of them were going to give up anymore information. Sakamoto on the other hand stayed quiet, observing his friend marking his papers when he noticed a slight difference in colour on his neck. It looked a little patchy to say the least, not consistent with the rest of his face.
Eh, he probably got whacked or something.
The bell rang soon after and the teachers made preparations to return to their classrooms and filtered out the door one by one. Tsukuyo's hand stealthily skimmed over Ginpachi's as she left, to which the latter smirked. Just as he himself put his hand on the doorknob, another hand was placed on his shoulder.
"I saw that Kinpachi...you're hiding something from us aren't ya? Your neck looks a bit different too. You sure there's nothing going on with you and Tsukuyo? I mean, you two were pretty close back when we were in high school. You don't mean to tell me you used Valentine's to catch up on lost time huh?" He slyly remarked.
Ginpachi froze, completely paralysed. He wracked his brain for another excuse. There was a reason why Ginpachi called him The Loud One in high school. He was going to be ratted out if he couldn't shake off his friend right then and there.
"...It was to tie up some loose ends. You happy Tatsuma?" He finally said with a hint of aggression, restraining himself from putting a hand on Sakamoto. The latter pulled his hand away, deciding it was enough. He seemed adamant.
"Just curious is all. I won't poke you anymore on it." He politely said, letting Ginpachi open the door and take his leave.
Two hours later Ginpachi hastily returned to the staff room for lunch, sitting at the far back away from prying eyes. Thankfully only Tsukuyo was present and also sitting in the back, quietly tucking away at the lunch they prepared for each other earlier that morning based on ingredients found in Ginpachi's fridge. He opened up his container and took a long breath.
"Smells nice." He said.
"Course it is, we made it after all." She replied as if she stated the obvious.
"Not the food." He smirked, comically waggling his eyebrows up and down which made Tsukuyo huff in embarrassment and shyly looked away, shaking her head.
"Ya ass...it's lavender." She confessed.
"It's nice, feels like my di-ow ow ow ow...ok I'll stop..." He winced, feeling his ear being handled roughly by her soft but firm hand.
"Good. Ya an adult in an adult environment, so ya better act like one." She sternly said.
"Yeah yeah Sensei..." He said dismissively before changing his voice to a more serious tone. "I do have something I wanna say though."
Tsukuyo looked up at Ginpachi, curious by what he had to say if it was that urgent. "What is it then?"
Ginpachi swivelled his head at the door to check if anyone was going to come in before leaning in to drop his voice to a murmur. "I think Tatsuma is onto us."
Tsukuyo calmly blinked twice before looking him dead in his hollow, half open red eyes. "How?"
Ginpachi pointed a finger to the patchy area on his neck, the same bit where she gave him love bites. "You really did a number on me and now he's actually noticed. He was asking about yesterday too. Lucky for us he bought into the idea of us just tying up loose ends." He nonchalantly said before picking up a piece of sashimi with his chopsticks.
"I-it's not exactly my fault...I was just...caught up in the moment." She hesitantly said, taking a piece of sushi and chewing on it to hide her embarassment.
"That's exactly the same as saying you're guilty." He said as a matter of factly.
"Who are you calling guilty?! Yer a sexy guy, I couldn't exactly help...myself..." Her voice shrivelled to a whisper, turning her head away as her face bloomed a furious red having just comprehended what she impulsively said.
"Pft, who's the adult here now?" He chuckled, very smug that he got one over his girlfriend, his smile turning to a grin as she gently shoved his chest. Her embarassment turned into a smile, which let out a hearty laugh from the both of them. At that point, Kankou walked through the door, curious by the laughter coming from the back.
"What are you two laughing about?" He bluntly said, looking a little disgruntled.
"Nothing Kankou-san..." Tsukuyo tittered, her laughter quickly fading away but not quite gone.
"Not much, just making fun of how un-adult like she can be behind that terminator wall she puts on." Ginpachi sighed as his laughing also subsided.
"Hmph, I see. It's not like you two to be so chummy now. Come to think of it, I've never seen the both of you like this." Kankou replied, looking a little amused. Ginpachi scratched the back of his neck while Tsukuyo awkwardly cleared her throat and brushed some hair behind her ear, having realised they had more or less been caught redhanded.
'Haha, don't worry. I won't say anything. You two have had enough gossip coming your way as is. Kagura's been telling me about it." He said reassuredly.
"Oh great, just what we need. At least you can keep a secret." Ginpachi sighed.
"Heh, reminds me of when I first talked with Kouka. I was wrapped around her finger...much like you are now." He contemplated.
"O-oi, that's not funny. No way in hell I'm gonna end up the henpecked husband like you, baldy." He defiantly said. Tsukuyo smiled shyly, entertaining the thought of Ginpachi being her husband.
"Enough with the baldy insults! I've already got my hands full with the baldy comments from Kagura as is!" Kankou hit back, his forehead more or less clashing with Ginpachi's.
"Oh yeah? Pretty sure you got enough space to fit in a complaint about your daughter. She keeps eating in class, keeps talking in class and is just a pain in the ass to teach!"
"Don't talk about my daughter like that! It's your responsibility to look after her in a safe environment!"
Tsukuyo sighed wearily as she carried on eating while the two men continued bickering, giving occasional glances at Ginpachi as she quietly beamed at him with a soft smile. The arguing eventually died down as the two adults let out a deep sigh, reverting back to more civilised behaviour.
"So uh...how's Kouka? She doing alright?" Ginpachi thoughtfully asked. Kankou shifted his eyes slightly and awkwardly opened his mouth try and speak, formulating words to leave his tongue. "She's still in hospital, but not doing too badly. Still receiving treatment, but other than that, she's alright. Good spirits."
Tsukuyo finished her mouthful and looked up at the balding Yato with a relieved smile. "That's good news to hear. Tell her we send her our best wishes on the treatment."
"Yeah, as long as she can lift a finger to pull out the rest of your hair." He cheekily chimed in, which earned him a light smack to the head by Tsukuyo, rubbing his sore dome afterwards.
"I'll tell her you said that." He chuckled, finally deciding to sit down with them. The trio ate their lunch in comfortable silence, the atmosphere largely occupied by the sounds of relaxed chewing and munching. After a few minutes, they all finished, sighing contently (at least Ginpachi did, Tsukuyo remained indifferent and Kankou was notably disappointed at how small his container was, there was only so much food he could bring in).
"Well...I'm off to the toilet for a bit. I'll be back." Ginpachi announced, putting his empty container back in his bag and stepping out the door.
"...I think I'll go too." Tsukuyo also said, doing the same thing and also walked out.
"Ooook...that feels better. Nice and refreshed."
Ginpachi had just stepped out of the men's toilet, fully relaxed and comfortable from taking a leak and sauntered his way back to the staff room with his hands on his pockets. He completely blanked some of the odd looks given to him by the students and teachers that walked past as his mind idly drifted back to Tsukuyo once more, especially her beautiful lavender scent. Her curves, her long, slender legs, everything. Sometimes he wasn't surprised that the school was quietly buzzing about it. It was just like back then, except he was about ten years younger and even more lazy, not to mention a little more inexperienced under the sheets. But one thing stayed the same: His love and respect for Tsukuyo. They had weathered the storms that were the personal hardships they both faced back then, and now that the storm had passed, it felt like the start of something new.
'Wha-hey...!"
His daydreaming was suddenly cut short when he felt his right arm being dragged into a room. He heard a door close and turned his head. It seemed pretty dark, cramped too. There were a lot of boxes and books stacked on the shelves as well.
This is the...storage room?!
Ginpachi turned his head again and opened his mouth to speak only for it to be silenced by a pair of lips and a tongue that slipped into his mouth, ravenously devouring him. His hands held onto what he felt were arms and drifted straight down to the legs. He felt what seemed like a skirt and then smooth skin straight after. The smell was notably different too. No longer was it sterile and mundane, instead it was rather refreshing.
These legs, the smell of lavender and the way she's eating me out...What the hell is she doing here?
Ginpachi moaned as he felt her tongue pressing deeper into his mouth, his body being slowly pushed back until he hit a wall at the very back of the room. When he finally pulled away to take a deep breath, his eyes fell upon a pair of purple amethyst eyes lazily staring right back at him as her hips were gently grinding against his, unable to break free as one of her knees were bent and raised to rest next to his leg while the other remained stood, effectively pinning him to the wall and straddling him whilst standing up.
"Ahh...I thought we agreed on keeping this a secret." He panted.
"Mm...I never agreed to it, but I did think about it. Then I remembered this place..." She silkily responded, her hand gently caressing his neck before loosening his yellow tie.
Eh? Remembered...? His mind was struggling to function when her hips was moving against his at an agonisingly slow pace.
"Oh...oh right, this place...you tease." He eventually said. "I forgot you liked taking risky moves."
"Risky moves is how I ended up with you." She smoothly replied, unbuttoning the top three buttons on his shirt and licking his upper chest.
"Touché Tsuki...make this quick will ya? We still have a job to do." He smirked.
"Sure...just enjoy ya break darling." She replied just as her mouth dove into his once more, filled with amorous intent as her hands got more frisky as she unbuttoned halfway down his shirt and explored his chest. Ginpachi responded in kind, undoing a few of her own shirt buttons and sliding her shoulders down. One of his hands trailed down her black pencil skirt to caress her smooth legs, hooking a hand under her knee while his other hand rested on her shoulder. The sound in the storage room was minimal aside from the quiet moans of the two teachers as their mouths continued to ravish each other's upper bodies, just like old times.
Tsukuyo nuzzled herself against Ginpachi's neck, inhaling long and hard as her fingers trailed up and down his chest. He smelt good. Really good.
"Did ya spray something on ya today?" She asked.
"Maybe, what's it to you?" He nonchalantly replied, his hand idly trailing her thigh. Tsukuyo looked up dreamily.
"Not much, just that it smells of strawberry...makes ya ten times more manly. Tasty too... I love it...and I want more of ya." She purred, her voice and body clearly consumed by her sex drive. The way she enunciated her words made him get hard.
"Sheesh...you've fallen so far from being the responsible adult." He sarcastically replied before being silenced once more by her mouth as she vigorously rocked her hips against his.
The moaning in the storage room for increasingly louder as the minutes went by, the pair clearly not giving a damn about where they were. Ginpachi's hands began to playfully squeeze her clothed breasts while Tsukuyo's continued to trail along his toned chest and neck, occasionally pulling away to suck on both areas before returning to his mouth, sliding her tongue in as she did so. As long as they were away from prying eyes and sucking each other's lips like there was no tomorrow, they could do what they wanted.
"Ahh...hurry up Ginpachi, I wanna get this done before lunch finishes..." She moaned, feeling Ginpachi energetically grinding his cock against her, inadvertently gasping straight after when she felt his hand squeeze her backside. He silently obliged, hastily unbuckling his belt and shuffling his pants halfway down his hips to expose his bulging shaft whilst she shifted her panties to expose her core.
Ginpachi wasted no time, shoving himself inside her hard and fast as she let out a high pitch squeal which she covered with her hand, remaining there as she panted heavily from the hard pounding she was taking.
"Ahh...this feels-Mmm-so gooood...Hah..." Tsukuyo blissfully said, relishing in the moment as they fucked like wild animals, her remaining leg quickly becoming shaky. Her back was becoming increasingly arched into his chest and her suppressed sounds were starting to break out into loud moans. Sensing her instability, Ginpachi swiftly swapped places to pin her against the wall so her back could rest against it whilst he hoisted her remaining shaky leg around his waist, leaving her wide open to his thrusting cock. He relished in the moment when he felt something leave his dick, making Tsukuyo let out a high pitched gasp. His mind clicked instantly.
Did...did I just come? Nononono, there's no way. I got built up as a fucking god under the bedsheets for the last three chapters, how can I possibly be reduced to letting myself go after mere minutes of having sex?! My reputation as a sex god from the teenage years is ruined...Tatsuma and Zenzou are gonna laugh at me...
"Ahh...keep going Ginpachi...more...I want more..." Tsukuyo begged, seemingly ignoring the fact that he let himself go early. This strengthened Ginpachi's resolve. If she didn't care about it, he shouldn't need to either. She wanted a good time, and he was going to give it, regardless whether he came first or not.
The minutes continued passing by. The strength in her legs barely registered as she submitted herself to him, her moans now converting into groans as he huskily taunted her with each thrust ("Mine...Tsukuyo...")
Tsukuyo instinctively recited his name as she was consumed in her pleasure, unable to stop her noises from being suppressed as she came, wailing in her orgasm. The pleasure didn't end as he carried on relentlessly pounding her to no end, in fact her blissful agony emboldened him to fuck her even harder, her sounds diminishing to quivering groans as her arms were just barely wrapped around his neck, her legs slipping off his waist as his arms around her waist and her back were the only things still holding her upright.
"Argh...come on-come on-come on...Ahhh..." He desperately strained through gritted teeth, thrusting at light speed as he felt himself ready to let loose.
"Let it out Gin...pachi...please cum..." She whispered weakly and incoherently. The way the syllables rolled off her tongue made his throbbing cock clench and his body snap, making him (and her) shriek as Ginpachi penetrated deep in her once more, squirting himself in her inner walls in bursts as she came once more. He carried on thrusting with each release, making Tsukuyo twitch and erotically gasp each time before it was suppressed by Ginpachi's mouth, opting to moan instead as his tongue invaded hers. The thrusting came to a halt as the two simply continued eating each other's faces before coming up gasping for air, leaving a strand of saliva connecting their mouths to form as they did so.
They spent the next few minutes gasping for air as their heads rested in each other's shoulders, their shirts almost completely creased and dishevelled and their hair was a mess from all the sweat worked up. Tsukuyo was starting to get feeling in her legs back, but she still couldn't quite stand on them without her legs violently shaking.
"You ok...?" He panted.
"I'm...fine. I'll be ok in a minute." She wearily answered, groaning sensually again when she felt him slowly exit. They both smiled, and started chuckling for no apparent reason.
"That was pretty fucking intense for a quick lunch break huh..." Ginpachi contemplated.
"Yeah...totally. Good exercise if I say so myself. Been way too long since we did this..." She weakly smirked.
"I know, just try not to do it again...we're gonna get in a lot more trouble now if we get caught..." He politely warned.
"I got it...Sensei. I'll keep it to a minimum next time. That being said, couldn't exactly help myself ya know. Especially when it comes to someone as hot as you..." She replied, still smirking as her fingernails crawled up his chest to rest around his neck.
"Oi oi, don't flatter me lady..." He mockingly hit back, pulling away and zipping his flies back up and putting his belt back on, doing up his shirt buttons and tie to be as normal as possible. Tsukuyo did the same as well, readjusting her panties and straightening out her skirt as well as doing up her shirt buttons again to not arose suspicion from anyone else.
"It's better if we go separately, I don't wanna go when we're together." Ginpachi said, ruffling his hair to look a little more natural for himself.
"Sure thing." Tsukuyo replied, finishing tidying her hair and brushing a bit of it past her ear. "I'll see ya after school."
Ginpachi blinked and raised an eyebrow, pushing up his glasses (yes he has glasses). "Huh? You are?"
"Yeah. There's something I wanna ask ya. That's all." She casually said giving him a kiss on the cheek before slowly turning around and walking to get used to the feeling in her legs.
"Alright, guess I'll see ya later then." Ginpachi said, giving a casual salute to her as she closed the door, just as the bell rang.
"Sensei, when are we getting our results back?"
"It'll be done in the next day or two, if you're happy with that answer then go. I got more to deal with."
The students began packing up and quickly filed out the Class 3z room, leaving Ginpachi by himself with his small stack of unmarked papers and a black pen. Thankfully there wasn't much more to go, but considering how long it took to fully mark one paper, he may as well stay at school for the night. He glanced up at the clock.
3:30pm.
"Urgh...great..." He groaned in frustration, pushing up his glasses up. He took out his cigarette lollipop and put it in his mouth, picking up his pen and opening a paper to start marking.
Time flew by as Ginpachi continued marking his papers at a steady pace, sucking on his smoke- emitting lollipop every second. His half dead eyes were starting to actually become half dead, having been working on it nonstop for two hours straight, completely ignoring his surroundings. He didn't even notice a steaming hot coffee mug planted on his desk, but he definitely recognised the smell of tobacco and the surroundings instantly lit up by the lights.
"Nice to see ya working hard darling."
Ginpachi looked up softly and smiled. "Yeah...being a diligent teacher is a pain in the ass."
Tsukuyo gave him a quick peck on the cheek before taking a chair and sitting next to him, crossing her legs, blowing out a puff of smoke from her kiseru.
"So what did ya want to ask me about?" He said, not taking his eye off his paper as he continued marking it.
"Just thought of something you might be interested in doing tomorrow since we're not working." She stated.
Ginpachi took out his lollipop stick (which was the only thing left in his mouth) and threw it in the bin to take a sip of the fresh coffee made for him. It warmed him down to his toes. "If you're asking for another lunch break, we can't keep doing that forever." He warned.
"No, idiot. Just want something to do for the day. That sound good to ya?" She said. Ginpachi stopped writing and looked at her. From what he interpreted, Tsukuyo was interested in a date.
"Uh...sure. Yeah that sounds good. I got a few places in mind I could take ya. I know some good places to stop off for food too."
"Mmm...ever the prepared man aren't ya Ginpachi?" She said flirtatiously.
"Yeah right..." He sarcastically replied, taking another sip of coffee before carrying on with the marking. Tsukuyo didn't do much beyond taking long drags of smoke from her pipe and taking long, loving looks at Ginpachi's profile, maintaining a warm smile on her face. Her presence in his classroom was more than enough to keep him company. His soft but steely gaze was briefly interrupted when he saw a piece of sushi slowly come into his view. He sighed softly, slightly amused by what Tsukuyo was doing next to him. Still, he could never say no to free food and took the piece from her chopsticks, garnering a soft giggle from her as she continued feeding him.
"I thought you finished your lunch." He mumbled with his cheeks full.
"I did. I just have extra left over." She simply replied, taking a piece of sushi herself. Ginpachi merely hummed in response, not bothering to press her over something so trivial like unfinished lunch.
Another hour of coffee drinking and paper marking passed before Ginpachi finally put his pen down. He looked out of the window to see the sun setting over the horizon, creating a breathtaking golden orange landscape. To his left, Tsukuyo's head was gently leaning against his shoulder, having dozed off while waiting for him. He would've thought she would have left by now, especially when it was already 6:30pm. Instead he smiled softly at her, taking her kanzashi and hairband out to let her hair down and fall to her shoulders. He gently circled his left hand around her waist and gave her a soft peck on the head (softly smiling in her sleep), resting his head against hers and closing his eyes for a bit.
Once he opened them, he silently stared at the clock before staring straight ahead, taking in the feeling of Tsukuyo's quiet snoring and rising/falling breaths. His lax mood was suddenly switched off when he felt like he spotted something out of the corner of his eye, looking towards the window. All he saw was the school entrance and the gate. Satisfied that it was just his imagination but feeling wary, he gently poked Tsukuyo's face to wake her up.
"Yo. You awake Sleeping Beauty?" Ginpachi asked affectionately.
"Mmm..." Her eyes slowly began to stir as they adjusted to the dwindling light, her head lifting off Ginpachi's shoulder as she yawned softly. "What time is it...?"
"Quarter to seven. Let's get out of here and get something to eat. There's a ramen restaurant near my place. It's owned by a pretty tough woman, name's Ikumatsu. Heh, I almost always see one of my students at that place." He proposed.
"Sounds like a good idea. Guess ya gonna use it as a dry run for tomorrow." She smiled dotingly.
"Yeah right, totally gonna use it as a warm up. I just want something to eat, and I don't feel like cooking." He replied sarcastically, straightening his papers and putting them in his duffel bag. He stood up and slung the bag over his shoulder, getting ready to leave. Tsukuyo did the same, putting her hair accessories away in her pocket and placing her chair back to where it belonged before taking the now empty coffee mug back to the staff room. She returned shortly after and waited by the door. Ginpachi followed and turned off the lights before closing the door, taking her hand as they left the school just as darkness fully settled down. Unbeknownst to them, two figures stood just outside Ginpachi's classroom window with very mischievous grins.
"Well that explains why Tsukuyo-Sensei was at the practice session. And that covered up love bite."
"Yes indeed...and it really was them in the storage room...Kinpachi you sly fox."