School
By: Keiko Nakamoto and Arrow
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. _Obviously_
Notes: Alllllll right! My computer is back and kicking! Well, not literally. Either way, here's the next part for your reading pleasure.

Chapter 5

"Tasuki no da…" Houjun muttered to himself. "Why do I seem to remember that name no da? Tasuki…"

"Daydreaming again, Chich?" Ryuuen giggled, sitting down hard on Houjun's bed and bouncing around.

"Go away no da."

"I don't want to no da." Ryuuen grinned. Houjun glared at him.

"Stupid Ryuuen." He muttered.

"So ya finally realized that, eh?" Kouji grinned, walking in. Ryuuen and Houjun glared at him.

"Where have you been na no da?" Houjun asked. "Miss Nakamoto has been here more than once looking for you no da. Apparently you told her you'd be here no da."

"Oh, whoops." Kouji slapped his forehead. "I forgot 'bout that."

"Where were you?" Ryuuen asked curiously. Kouji went red.

"Nowhere!" he growled, turning and leaving, slamming the door behind him. Ryuuen and Houjun blinked.

"Riii~iight." Ryuuen grinned. "He hasn't been anywhere. Suu~uure."

The door swung open, Kotono stood grinning on the other side.

"Hii~!" she squealed. Michi was behind her. "I'm baack!"

Houjun and Ryuuen grinned, jumping up to hug her.

"I was so worried!" Ryuuen wailed. "Don't you dare ever get in trouble again!"

Kotono laughed.

"I don't plan on it!" she said. The group moved to crowd on Houjun's bed. "I really need to tell you something!"

"What?" Ryuuen asked, grinning. He loved gossip.

"Twins! Twins just showed up!" Kotono squealed. "They're Chinese too, and they're drop-dead gorgeous."

"Really?" Michi and Ryuuen gasped.

"Twins! How fun!" Michi giggled.

"Yeah, I saw them with Keiko and that new Kaen girl."

"Oh darn." Houjun said flatly. "Now they can't be in our little group, and you can't flirt with them endlessly."

"Oh you know you'd love to have them around!" Ryuuen giggled. "After all, they're _twins_!"

"Cute ones too." Kotono grinned maliciously.

~ # ~

"There they are!" Keiko said in a sing-song voice. "Tasuki, Kouji, Kakeru, Takemi, and you've met Kaen."

Tasuki's eyes narrowed as he looked over the twins.

"Tasuki?" Koutoku asked cautiously. Tasuki blinked.

"Whateverboshi?" he asked. Koutoku grinned.

"Ami." He said. "Amiboshi."

"Stop acting weird Aniki." Shunkaku said firmly. Tasuki smiled faintly.

"Yo-yo boy doesn't remember yet?" he sneered. Amiboshi narrowed his eyes.

"No, but 'Flute-boy' has his flute and 'Yo-yo boy's' 'yo-yo's." he said dangerously. "Care to insult us more?"

Tasuki gulped, painfully aware of his distinct lack of tessen. Amiboshi nodded.

"I didn't think so." He said, smirking as he sat down. Tasuki glared at him. While the boys glared at each other, Keiko's eyes widened and she started tugging on Kaen's shirt.

"Oo! Ooo! Look!" she squealed. "A new kid! A CUTE new kid!"

Everyone turned to look. Sure enough, sitting all alone at a table, was a new kid. He had dark blue hair, and mischievous eyes, and the stereotypical 'pretty boy' figure. He was absentmindedly pushing food around his plate.

"Hm." Kaen frowned. "Too bad, looks like the ditz squad is gonna snare him."

Keiko blinked, then saw Michi, Kotono, and Ryuuen moving toward the lone boy.

"Drat." Keiko snapped her fingers. Then she grinned. "But that's okay! We've already got a group full of cuties!"

Everyone sweatdropped.

"I ain't no 'cutie'." Tasuki pouted. Keiko grinned.

'Oh but of COURSE you are!" she cooed, poking him in the cheek. Amiboshi snickered. So did Chiriko. Tasuki sighed.

~ * ~

"Hi!" Ryuuen giggled, sliding into the seat next to the new boy.

"Hi." He said, not looking up. "Can I help you with something?"

Michi blinked.

"We just wanna be friends!" she said. The boy looked up in surprise.

"Isn't this supposed to be a correctional school?" he asked. The girls (and Ryuuen) nodded. "Then why are you all so nice?"

The girls (and Ryuuen) giggled.

"So, what's your name?" Kotono asked.

"Sou Kishuku." The boy said cautiously.

"I'm Sato Michi!"

"I'm Chou Ryuuen!"

"I'm Nakamura Kotono!"

"Nice to meet you!" they said in unison. Kishuku blinked.

"Uh, nice to meet you too." He said.

"You wanna come sit with us?" Ryuuen offered, motioning to another table. Kishuku smiled.

"Sure." He said.

~*~

"This isn't good." The principal said coldly to his secretary. "They were sent here so we could keep an eye on them. NOT so they could befriend each other and awaken!"

The secretary nodded.

"I want you to take all the ones that have regained their memories to be brought for punishment!" The principal hissed. "The Tasuki one, the Chiriko one, the Amiboshi one, and the Chichiri one!"

"But sir, the Chichiri one hasn't regained his memories yet." The secretary said. The principal nodded.

"I know." He said. "But by the time we give them their punishment orders, he will have."

"I'll get right on it sir."

~ * ~

"Aniki?" Shunkaku asked. "What's that?"

Amiboshi was staring in shock at a small piece of paper.

'Bu Koutoku' it read, 'Due to violation of rule 6759374 you will undergo standard punishment on the below date. Signed, Ms. Isabella Hart, Vice Principal *January 13th*'

Tomorrow…

~ * ~

"Oh…oh my god, no…" Tasuki stared at the paper his new roommate Kishuku

"What is it?" Kishuku asked. Tasuki stared at him with blank eyes.

"It's…it's an order of punishment…"

~ * ~

"Holy shit…" Kouji stared. "Please tell me that's not what it looks like…"

Houjun blinked and picked up the small piece of paper that lay on his bed. He carefully unfolded it. His eyes widened as he scanned the short note. Mouth opening in shock, he sat down hard on his bed. Kouji came over and took the note from him, reading it too.

"Oh god…" He slowly sat down next to Houjun. "I-I'm sure you'll be okay…I'll get Keiko an' she'll fix ya up after it's over. N-no prob!"

Houjun felt tears welling up. He'd heard awful things about punishment here…

~ * ~

"No, no, no…" Keiko stared at the papers. "A-amiboshi…Tasuki…"

Everyone else was silent.

"What did you do?" Keiko whispered. "What's rule 6759374?"

"Beats me." Kouji said. He had an arm around Tasuki, next to them, Shunkaku was burying his face in his twin's shoulder.

"You can't go, Aniki, you can't go!" he whimpered. "Don't leave me…"

"Shh…" was all Amiboshi could say. Keiko was still staring at the papers.

"W-well…" she said, voice quaking. "I-I'll just w-wait until you're b-back, then I'll j-just f-f-fix you u-up, and y-you-you'll be as g-good as new!"

She looked up with tears in her eyes.

"Just don't die on me…" she whispered. Kaen hugged her.

Just don't die on me…

~ Owari

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