Guess who isn't dead. Is anyone even still around to read this? I'm sorry, it's been an age since I last updated. I hadn't wrote because I was busy, and then when I had time, it had been so long I was struggling to get back into the swing of it. This chapter is a little short, but I know I had to get SOMETHING out otherwise I couldn't write anything. Thank you to everyone who's continued to support me haha. Special thanks to Echo Shinoa and Just some Kid for encouragements to update.


"Does it ever piss you off that we all pay the same school fees yet our class never gets to reap the benefits of that." Wendy commented to her brother Subaru as they watched the other students board the first class coaches of the train, all of them looking excited for the trip ahead.

"Well you two should of thought of that before you got yourselves thrown into E class then- " A voice came from behind them.

The twins looked to see Gakushuu Asano stood there, suitcase in one hand and a wad of papers in another, he looked neat and handsome, but as always, there was a hint of tiredness about him. The twins blinked, surprised. Subaru grinned.

"Not giving us the silent treatment anymore then, Gakushuu?" Subaru said, a teasing edge to his voice. Gakushuu didn't take the bait however he just fixed them a neutral unimpressed expression with intense violet eyes.

"I just wanted to remind you to stay out of trouble. Even if you are in E class you're still representing the school on this trip." Gakushuu said, before turning and walking back to the group of A class students waiting for him.

"Well I want to remind you to actually have some fun this time and not just treat it like a business trip- " Wendy called after him, before turning back to her brother, sighing. "He's still mad at us, isn't he?"

"Clearly." Subaru said with a huff. Hearing their conversation, Satoshi chipped in.

"What exactly did you do to piss him off so badly?" He questioned, raising an eyebrow. The twins shared guilty uncomfortable looks.

"I could tell you- " Mitsugu called out, a sly grin on her face. "For a price of course- "

The twins looked as if they were about to argue, but the group was interrupted by Karasuma.

"Alright kids, lets board the train. Nice and orderly now, no shoving." Karasuma said, calm and authoritative, his military background showing through. "Now where is Irina- " he said, scanning the station for his fellow teacher with a scowl. "She ought to be here by now- "

As if his words had summoned her, Irina suddenly appeared, striding over to the train, her sky-high heels clacking against the stone floor. She was a sight to behold, decked out in leopard print designer gear that only drew attention to her figure. The other pupils and passengers alike stopped to stare at this woman who looked like she had walked straight from a Hollywood film premiere.

Karasuma just let out a tired sigh. "Miss Irina, you're late- " he said with a exasperated huff. "And that outfit is hardly appropriate for a school outing."

"Don't be such a drag- it's called being fashionably late." Irina said with a smile. The other students looked on in awe.

"She's a teacher!" A D class student exclaimed to his friends. "That's so unfair she's so hot."

"Wow your sister sure is popular, Leiko." Mitsugu teased. Leiko scowled.

"How many times- she isn't my sister!"

Karasuma resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "Alright class. Let's just hurry up and get on the train without causing more of a scene." He said, E class was noticeably more rowdy than the other classes, plus they had bitch-sensei. It was no wonder people were staring. The class began to board the train.

As he did, Subaru gave one last wistful look over at the other students, honing in on those who used to be his friends. His twin sister Wendy caught his eye.

"Something up?" Wendy asked. Subaru sighed.

"E class is more fun than I expected.. but it would of been nice to be able to spend time with all the people I've gone through middle school with. This is our last year with these guys and we're.. segregated." Subaru admitted quietly. Wendy took his hand and squeezed it.

"I know, it sucks." She said, before grinning. "But I promise we'll have ten times more fun than those stuck up old friends of ours- come on!"


Noise buzzed in Ryu's ears as the sounds of laughter, shouting and argument filled the train carriage. If Karasuma thought the class had been rowdy before, then they were practically a riot now. People were rushing up and down the aisle and shoving each other off seats. Ryu suspected the only reason Karasuma hadn't scolded them all yet was because E class had the carriage to themselves so there was nobody else to bother.

Group 1 were sat together, acting most normally for a bunch of middle-schoolers on a trip. Yoruha was gushing to Kazuha about how totally amazing it would be to get a boyfriend on this trip and have a Kyoto romance (of course). Natsumi, Mori and Akihito were playing a lighthearted game of cards. Ikuya was sat silently on his DS playing games, but Ryu noticed how he leaned slightly into Natsumi. The two always looked so close despite being practically opposites personality wise. It seemed... Nice.

"We should hire a helicopter for a few hours. My family and I did for our trip to venice. The best way to see all of a historical city is always from above." Mori said nonchalantly, as if he'd suggested a perfectly normal activity for a school trip. The others looked at him with a deadpan expression.

"Rich people are from another planet, I swear." Akihito said with a tone of amazement. "We've been friends for years and you still manage to shock me."

"-What- did I say something weird? do you guys not like helicopters?" Mori asked. The others in the group just laughed, even Ikuya had a half-smile on his face. Natsumi noticed and felt her heart warm.. it was nice to see him begin to socialise more with other people outside of her.

Despite being the teacher, Korosensei was being one of the rowdiest of all, much to Karasuma's annoyance. He sat surrounded by the group 2 members. Leiko was knelt up in the chair, her makeup bag open, applying foundation to the teacher's face. It truly was a crazy sight to behold, watching a teenage girl attempt to turn a yellow blob monster into something human-like using the power of makeup. And not just because it was rare to see Leiko choose to interact with Korosensei.

"You see, if you do some contouring like so, it gives the illusion of cheekbones- " Leiko explained.

"Is this what you do to your face so you can pretend to be old enough to go clubbing?" Mitsugu asked with a smirk, Leiko scowled.

"I do not- " she argued.

"Leiko-san, you are far too young to be going to clubs, they're for adults and can be a dangerous place for young ladies such as yourself." Korosensei lectured, but it was hard to take him seriously when he had a swipe of glittery pink eyeshadow over one of his beady black eyes.

"Well done, Mitsugu, you got sensei lecturing." Leiko snarked.

"Excuse me young lady- my lectures are very important- " Korosensei said, face turning red with indignity. The other members of the group snickered.

"Leiko, can you do my makeup next?" Echo asked with a smile, looking at the sparkly stuff excitedly.

"Eh- but Echo, your a boy?" Leiko said confused.

"So?" Echo replied, "Korosensei is a boy too?"

"I thought he was more like a sexless alien thing." Yua said bluntly.

"Hey- how many times do I have to remind you that I'm an earthling- " Korosensei huffed.

Shina and Yuhara sat next to each other in silence, still looking a little shell-shocked by the whole situation. Ryu guessed they were still getting used to the condensed craziness of Korosensei and the class. All things considered though, group 2 were getting along better than anyone could of predicted. Mitsugu hadn't pulled a knife on anyone and Leiko wasn't being mean, so that was amazing. Even Pierre was on slightly better behaviour than usual; Sure, he'd been 'trying to get to know' Shina while ignoring the other new kid, Yuhara, for most of the journey so far, but Karasuma's watchful presence had prevented him from being too creepy.

Not every group was getting along so well;

"You did that on purpose!" Mahiro growled, glaring at Satoshi who only chuckled, looking at where he'd splashed Mahiro with his orange juice.

"Whatever do you mean, Hiro-chan. This was a complete accident~ " Satoshi said, blinking his grey eyes, practically radiating faux-innocence.

"Liar- " Mahiro huffed.

"Come on, you two- stop arguing and let's carry on with the game." Kazuma insisted as soon as they started arguing. He seemed like a haggard parent and had been acting uncharacteristically stressed for most of the trip so far. Ryu wasn't sure why.

"Yes mother." Unmei, who was sat with them to play cards, said with a chuckle. Kazuma rolled his eyes.

"Why do people always say that."

"Loser has to buy us all snacks!" Hitoshi declared with a wide grin on his face. Tsukiko, who was sat amongst the four boys and Unmei gave a small smile.

"It's always about food with you, isn't it?" She said.

"Hey, Ryu! Are you okay, you've been staring out into space for a while now." Shion, who was sat right next to Ryu, called out. Her pink pigtails bounced as she talked.

"What- sorry. There's just a lot going on." Ryu admitted, a slight blush forming on his face. "I guess you could say I was people watching."

"Hmm, I don't blame you- it is interesting seeing how different people act when they're away from school and in a different environment." Shion said. Ryu raised an eyebrow, confused. As far as he had noticed, the class was as rowdy as ever. Shion noticed his reaction and giggled.

"Okay so people haven't changed that much, but look- People seem relaxed and a little less volatile than usual. I think everyone's excited. I am!"

Ryu glanced around, he guessed Shion was right; There was a happy buzz throughout everyone there. "I guess you're right." He admitted.

"Are you excited for the trip, Ryu?" Shion asked, looking at him with wide golden eyes. Ryu felt a blush spread across his face and his mind going blank at such a direct question.

"Well- I mean I- I'd like to see Kyoto.." Ryu admitted. Truth be told, he liked the idea of school trips; having fun, making memories, bonding with classmates. But in practice, it made him nervous, sharing a bathroom and a bedroom with the other boys sounded awkward and embarrassing.. what if something when wrong.. what if the others in his group got annoyed with how dull he was and ditched him?

"Kyoto is indeed a fascinating place for a multitude of reasons." Hishiro said, speaking up suddenly from opposite Ryu. She had been sat silently reading a book (Korosensei's gigantic guide book to be exact) the whole entire time. "But for us specifically, it's interesting to note that it's an area known for multiple notable assassinations- "

"That's right.- " Satoshi said, leaning over to Ryu's group from the booth opposite. "Which is why this would be the perfect place for that octopus to get assassinated. Like Karasuma explained earlier, we've got trained assassins following us, we just need to get him to stay still long enough for them to shoot him, and we'll get part of the bounty."

"Hmm, part of the bounty. I want the full thing-" Mahiro said, joining in. "I don't want to share with some dumb sharp-shooter."

"Considering Korosensei's planning on destroying the world, I think we should work towards assassinating him whatever the prize." Tsukiko said, putting things into perspective. There was a silence between the two groups for a moment, where they glanced over at Korosensei.

He was currently decked out in ridiculously heavy makeup right down to the fake lashes. It made him look like decidedly more human, like a very round-faced drag queen. He was leaning back in his chair, his usual grin melted into a grimace.

"I always get motion sick from trains- " Korosensei whined, putting his tenticales in front of his face, while Leiko warned him not to smudge his makeup.

Ryu shared a glance with the others. It was hard to imagine their goof of a teacher was capable of being a threat to anyone, let alone destroy the whole world.

"Aha! I win!" Hitoshi declared suddenly, destroying the silence, slamming down his final set of cards; a royal flush. "Someone has to go get me snacks!"

"I'll go." Tsukiko offered when nobody else did.

"I'll come with. I need more sugar- " Shion said (despite recently finishing a bag of gummy bears).

"Ooh, me three!" Wendy, who was also in Ryu's group offered. Ryu had a feeling it was because Subaru was in the toilet and she didn't want to be left with himself, Kuroe and Hishiro. I know all of us arent the most easy people to get along with.

"We'll come back with snacks!" Shion declared as they made their way along the train walkway together, the new girl, Shina, joined them muttering something about needing to buy a drink, but Ryu suspected that she just wanted to get away from Pierre.

As soon as they were gone, Ryu felt as if the carriage had gotten instantly more awkward; Shion had definitely been the one holding the group together with her sunny disposition. It was just himself, Kuroe and Hishiro now. Hishiro was back reading her book, eyes narrowed on the pages, and Kuroe was staring out the window at nothing in particular.

The atmosphere suddenly felt a lot more heavy, Ryu was aware the three of them were probably the most socially reclusive in the whole class, plus Kuroe had an especially violent reputation. Scary. Ryu felt his face redden just at the thought of starting a conversation. What should he say? Should he say anything? But the silence was deafening.

"H-Hishiro is your book interesting?" He asked, stumbling over his words. Hishiro looked up from her book, very slowly and very deliberately.

"Yes. It's very informative." Hishiro said, before turning her Violet eyes back to the pages. Well. That could of gone better.

"Korosensei gave us all a copy of you want to read it for yourself." Kuroe said, fixing Ryu a look with an intense red eye. Ryu flinched.

"S-so he did." Ryu said, feeling his voice rising an octave. He cursed himself for being so damn wimpy. The awkward silence resumed once again, Ryu let out a sigh; Kuroe, Hishiro, they're two people I just don't understand.


"Do you think I went overboard?" Shion asked, holding an armful of candy. Shina resisted the urge to roll her eyes- overboard didn't even begin to cover it, Shion had cleared out half the vending machine.

"Ugh- I don't get how you stay so tiny when you consume so much junk food." Wendy complained as the four of them walked through the corridors of the train, Tsukiko nodded in agreement.

"I'm jealous."

"Hmm.. well I wouldn't mind growing a little more actually.. I'm sick of people thinking I'm still in grade school." Shion said with a sigh. Shina walked behind them, still feeling out of place amongst all these new people. She wanted to make friends but it could be overwhelming..

At least Tsukiko, Shion and Wendy all seemed nice and normal, the type of girls you'd expect to see in any middle school any where in Japan. Sweet and bubbly (well, Tsukiko was more on the quiet side). They seemed far easier to get along with than the girls currently in her group. Leiko and Mitsugu; There was nothing sweet about either of them from what she'd seen so far, their sharp tongues and acid words set her on edge.. They both seemed the type to upset others for fun. She'd already seen how nasty they could be to each other without even flinching, Shina didn't want to be on the receiving end of their vitriol.

"Oof-" Wendy let out a cry of surprise as someone barged into her. She fell back into Shion, when in turn fell into Tsukiko and then Shina- Shina gripped one of the chairs to stop herself from falling over.

"Hey- careful." Wendy muttered, glaring up at the offending person who'd pushed into her.

A scary looking gang of school boys glared back. Judging by their height and the whisper of a stubble growing on some of their chins, these were highschoolers. One with badly bleached blonde hair gave them a leering grin as he shoved past.

"Apologies, my highnesses." He said sarcastically, his buddies snickered. Shina felt her heart racing as they walked past, it didn't stop until they were out of earshot. There was something scary about that guys toothy grin and mocking black eyes. It was unsettling.

"Honestly, some people are so rude." Wendy huffed, walking ahead back to their seats, a scowl on her face. Shion smiled at her.

"Don't let it bother you- hey look! We're almost here!" Shion said, looking out the window. "Kyoto here we come- I just know this school trip is going to be the best!"

Shina let out a half sigh.. somehow she wasnt so sure.


I call this chapter 'Kyrie's practice run and writing this story again'. I'm not sure if anyone will still even be around to read this chapter, but I didn't want to give up entirely, so please accept this very late piece of garbage ;_;... also i hope I didn't botch people's characterisations too much because I'm out of practice.

Reply to guest reviews;

Wendy Aiko: I'm sorry your country banned ff, hopefully you can still see this. I plan to have the whole girls discussing boys/boys discussing girls scene in the next chapter or two :). I'm not sure how much of a loner I have made Subaru, he definetly isn't the most sociable, but I guess there's a lot of loners in the class to compare him to.

Just another Kid: Thank you for your long review! I hope I managed to write Shina and Yuhara okay in this chapter, but I do feel a bit out of practice, plus I was rushing, so it may of been a little off. Thanks for all the ideas :)

Dr Z: Thank you! I'm glad you like the whole ' Kuroe is a Vampire', the only thing is I'm not sure how Mahiro would ever stop thinking that.. Yes Group 2 will definitely be interesting, I haven't decided how antagonistic they'll be towards each other yet, but it could end up like DRRR (lol jk) Thanks for all the ideas about Mimi. Also thank you for the holiday well-wishing haha

Hopeful guest: Thanks for the nice review and the ideas.

Echo: I'm not dead haha, sorry to worry you.