Chapter 3: Holy Sunday

*DIIING*DONG*DIIING*DONG*DIIING*DONG*DIIING*DONG*

A booming sound that came from the big old church bell erupted throughout the whole tranquil place announcing the start of a new day. It is now exactly 5:30 in the morning but the sun is still not up.

"What was that noise?" Groaned Hanagata as he reached out to get his glasses.

"Sounds like that church bell beside the convent." Kogure answered as he turned on the night lamp in his study.

"Jin, can you tell me what time is it?" Koshino asked but there was no reply. "Jin? Where's Jin?" He looked at his roommate's empty, crumpled bed.

"Oww…"

"Jin! What are you doing there in the floor?" Hanagata asked as he stood up and helped Jin stand.

"The bell kinda startled me and I sorta fell…" He answered awkwardly. "But I'm okay. Thanks."

"Oh well, glad your okay." Kogure smiled. "I guess we better get ready ne?"

"Hey, Koshino, What are you laughing about?" as he straightened himself Jin asked Koshino who's laughing and hiding his face beneath the pillows.

"Nah…" He managed to say between soft chuckles.

"It's okay, you can laugh… I don't mind." Jin said while blushing.

Then of course the three happily obliged.

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"Aaaarrrggghhhhh!!!"

All four sat up and stared, gaping at each other inside Room Pious.

"What err… who was that?" Ikegami asked as he recovered from the shocking wake-up call.

"First I thought I heard a bell… Then… a scream?" Ryota asked as he fumbled to open the lights.

Fujima placed his elbows on his knee and rested his chin on his palm, and then he looked at Maki.

"Never knew you could scream umm… no, shriek like that." teased a grinning Fujima. / He he he… payback time!/

"I'll take a bath now." Hiding his red face, Maki rushed to the bathroom.

On his way, Maki passed by two fidgeting figures still sitting on their beds ready to burst out laughing any moment now and a certain brown haired, blue eyed boy looking innocent. When he was safely inside the confines of the bathroom, he can hear thunderous laughter from the room.

"owhaohohohaohaohaoha!!! Wait till the guys hear this!" Miyagi laughed, clutching his guts.

"owhaohaohaoha!!! Stop it Miyagi!! Ohawohowwhao!!!" Ikegami shouted between hysterics. "My tummy aches already!"

Fujima laughed and laughed until he rolls off his bed down to the carpeted floor with tears in his eyes. "wowhwowhoahaohaohoahoa!!!"

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Mitsui bolted upright by the deafening sound coming from the bell. He looked around and was not surprised to see his other four companions still enjoying their deep slumber. Before taking his bath he decided to wake up the least harmful of the four, Sendoh.

"Sendoh…" Mitsui whispered as he gently shakes Sendoh's shoulder. "Wake up, Sendoh. Oi! Sendoh…"

Sendoh being Sendoh only tuned out the voice of Mitsui and buried himself deeper in his blanket. "5 more minutes…." He grumbled.

So Mitsui let Sendoh have his five more minutes while he made his bed. Later, almost ten minutes has passed and Mitsui found himself again hearing "5 more minutes…" and shaking the sleeping ace not so gently now. Mitsui really want to throw Sendoh off the bed but before he really could do so Sendoh slowly sat up and leaned against the wall.

"Ohkay, Mitsui-san… I'm *yawn* awake now…" Sendoh sleepily answered as he rubbed his eyes awake.

"Gather yourself, Sendoh. I'm going to take my bath now and you go wake Kiyota up." Mitsui ordered as he gathers his toiletries and went straight to the bathroom assured that Sendoh will do what he asked.  Which only proved to be a wrong move because as Mitsui closed the bathroom's door, slight snoring can be heard coming out of Sendoh.

After ten or so minutes, Mitsui walked out of the bathroom fully groomed, dressed and jaws dropped to the floor.

"Sendoh!" 

Mitsui ran to Sendoh's side to once again wake the boy, Mitsui realized that he now only has an hour to wake everyone else and have them take their bath. /why do I have the feeling that I'll be doing this for two weeks?/

"Oi Sendoh!" He quietly hissed at the sitting but sleeping boy. "Wake-up! Help me wake the others up!" by now he's shaking the boy too harshly.  /Sigh… I can't do anything with Sendoh right now, better wake umm.../ he looked around the room to decide whom he'll wake up next. /I guess I better go with Kiyota, at least with him I'll have a few more minutes of silence. I don't wanna wake Sakuragi yet, he might get in a fight with Rukawa./

So Mitsui quietly tiptoed to Kiyota's side of the room.

"Kiyota…" Mitsui whispered to Kiyota as he tries to pry off the pillow that Kiyota has a death grip on. "Wake up now, we can't afford to be late."

"No! Don't grab my teddy!" Kiyota, half asleep, suddenly pounded Mitsui with his pillow and resume hugging it like a boy with his most precious action figure.

"Ouch! I guess I should've waken up Sakuragi." Mitsui hissed then he went to the bed at the right side of Kiyota's. /Now, let's see, how to wake this self proclaim genius and prevent him from making a ruckus. Hhmm… I think that just might work/.

"Do …*ahem* No, that's not how Rukawa does it. Let's try that again. *a-hem*…" So Mitsui practice his 'Sakuragi wake up call' for a minute or two. "Here goes nothing." Mitsui readies himself by getting a pillow.  He took a deep breath and whispered to Sakuragi's ear.

"Do ahou."

"TE --- !" Sakuragi bolted upright ready to bash who he thought was Rukawa, but is stopped by a big floppy white pillow crushed against his face.

"Shhh! Calm down, Sakuragi!"

"Mishdsccchsjjyyyyy?"

"What? What did you say?"

"I shdhdhshc nsjdhssmcshaho" Sakuragi said as he pointed to the pillow on his face.

"Oh! Ehehe…" Mitsui dumbly laughed as he took it away from Sakuragi's face.

"Micchy! What's wrong? Why wake the Tensai up?" Sakuragi complained.

"Have you forgotten that we're supposed to be priest and teach in a school?" He answered as Sakuragi stared clueless at him. "What I mean is we have to wake up now, we can't be late! It is our first day as priests, Fr. Benedict!"

"Eh?"

Mitsui sighed at Sakuragi's still sleepy but always simple mind. "I know you don't want Rukawa to wake up before you and tease you of being a lazy bum now would you?"

"Ah! Why didn't you say so, Micchy err Fr. Louis! Fr. Tensai Benedict is now awake and ready to take a bath!"  So Sakuragi went on to his bath while singing his tensai song.

"Well, I guess that went fine.  Now, to go back to Kiyota. Or Sendoh?" After deciding that Sendoh had enough of his five minutes, Mitsui went to wake up the boy.

"Sendoh, don't be such a pain and wake up!" Mitsui almost shouted at Sendoh's ear while still shaking him.

After quite a while, "Hnn… Alright *yawn* I'm up." Grumbled Sendoh.

"Oh no you're not." Mitsui took Sendoh's blanket so that the ace might give up and really wake up this time.  And at the same moment, Sakuragi came out of the bathroom.

"Having a hard time ne Micchy?"

"Help me wake this baka and I will not pester you in this whole ordeal."

"Deal!" Deciding to help the scarred faced boy, Sakuragi pulled Sendoh's mattress making Sendoh's behind kiss the floor.

"Itaii!!!"

"Ohayo smiley!" Sakuragi greeted feigning innocence.  "Get a bath now, we're running late."

Sendoh, lost at his own world, grudged towards the bathroom clumsily holding his stuffs.

"Thanks, Sakuragi. I owe you one." Mitsui said as he now moves on the wake Kiyota.

"Tut tut! It's Fr. Benedict. Nyahahahaha-itai!!!!" A very fluffy pillow killed off this young lad's laughter.

"Shut up!" Kiyota said as he slowly wakes up, even before Mitsui can come near his bed. "Who can sleep when motor mouth here is started, tse!"

"Humph! The tensai woke up in a good mood and the tensai will not be bothered by you today!"

"Oh yeah? That goes for me too!"

Mitsui is very thankful that the two decided to ignore each other and thus making his life easier at the moment. His biggest obstacle for now is to waking up the narcoleptic pale player infront of him. Sighing to his fate, whatever may it be, he decided to sit beside the boy and tap him gently while holding a pillow on his freehand for defence on the might be oncoming punch.

Kiyota already replaced Sendoh on the bathroom and the latter is already spiking his hair up but Rukawa is surprisingly still not disturbed by his tapping and still fast asleep. Sensing that Sakuragi is now ninety percent tempted to wake Rukawa up in the most hurting manner he can come up with, Mitsui looked helplessly to Sendoh for some sort of aid. Noticing this, Sendoh did help Mitsui by annoying Sakuragi.

"Sakuragi-kun, did you dye your hair?"

Attention now away from killing his rival during his sleep, Sakuragi almost shouted at the startling question. "Nani!? Of course not! This Tensai is a hundred percent pure lovable red haired guy."

"Are you sure?" Sendoh continued. "I mean is that most redheads I see, their hairs are orange and not literary red but yours are so, therefore making me doubt that you are truly a red haired."

"Is that I being a Tensai enough of a proof to you that I'm a red head?"

"Eh?"

Mitsui could only shake his head as Sendoh and Sakuragi still argued if Sakuragi is really a red haired. Turning his attention back on his current situation. The boy still shows no sign of waking up and his hand is already getting numb from patting. Suddenly his prayers must've been answered for Rukawa stirred and open his blue orbs looking slightly dazed.

"Sempai?"

"Glad you're awake now, Rukawa. Get up, we must not be late on our first day." Said Mitsui but he did not miss Rukawa's cute lost look when he just woke up. /Guess that's one of the reasons why girls go gaga over this boy./ Mitsui thought to himself as he watched Rukawa who almost stumbled to Kiyota coming out of the bathroom.

Then something struck him; Rukawa didn't murder him when Mitsui woke him up! Truly someone up there must really love him. /I think that's what should I do everyday to wake him up./ Mitsui smiled as he decided to make Rukawa's bed knowing they won't have enough time if they wait for Rukawa to clean up his own bed.

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Akagi walked back and forth outside Room Solace tempted to barge in any moment now. "Why is it quiet in there? Are they already up?"

"Relax Akagi, I'm sure they're okay maybe they're just fixing up or something." Said Kogure as he tries to calm the big burly captain clad in robes, from burning the hallway carpet.

"Or maybe Rukawa killed them all while trying to wake him up." Joked Miyagi, which earned him a glare from Akagi.

After a few more minutes of waiting, Room Solace's door opened to reveal five gorgeous looking young priests.

"Wow! Mitsui! You're alive!" Miyagi exclaimed.

"For once Sendoh, you're actually on time!" added Koshino.

"Nyahahaha! Ohayo Minna! It's Fr. Tensai Debut today!"

"Tone it down Sakuragi! Let's proceed to the dining area now!"

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"Good Morning everyone." Fr. Ambrose smiled as he joined the group in entering the dining area. "How are the robes? Comfy?"

"It's different Father but yes, it's comfortable." Answered Maki.

"Glad that it is, Fr. Claude. After all it'll be your attire for the rest of this activity."  Said Fr. Timothy as he reached the group. "Now shall we proceed?"

"Aya-chan! I mean! Sis. Helena Claire, you look wonderful in your Sister outfit!" Miyagi said as he quickly sat down beside Ayako.

Ayako is dressed in a dark blue nun's habit with white lining, a rosary dangling at her waist and of course her hair is totally covered up by her attire.

"Thanks Ryota. But this nun's clothes are quite tight especially the head attire."

"It doesn't matter Aya-chan! You still look divine"

"A-hem! Let's pray and eat now okay?" Sis. Divina smilled at both of them then led the prayer.

The morning feast began quietly. It seems that everyone is slowly getting into the solemnity of the place so no one question Sakuragi's and Kiyota's calm attitude.  During the meal a few questions popped out here and there, discussions about this and that.

"Oh that reminds me!" Fr. Theodore suddenly said interrupting the small talks. "You will be teaching first and second graders. And we need two teachers for each subject except for Home Ec. Guidance and Physical Education. As for Theology classes, Father Timothy and I will handle them."  He added in a serious voice. "So who wants to teach Science?"

"I will." Fujima said while Akagi raised his hand.

"How about for Mathematics?" asked the Priest.

"I'll take Math." Both Kogure and Hanagata said at the same time.

"Wonderful! Any takers for History?"

"Here." Said Mitsui while raising his hand.

"Me too." Added Koshino.

"Okay," Fr. Timothy continued while taking notes on who'll be teaching which subjects. "Now for Writing class?"

"Yo check-o ya err… I mean here! I'll take the writing class." Hikoichi said sheepishly.

"Ho ho ho!" Laughed Fr. Timothy. "One more."

"I'll take it." Said Miyagi.

"For the Speech class?"

"Oh Fr. Tensai Benedict here will take it!" Sakuragi nearly shouted in his excitement. "That is this Tensai's forte!"

"Is that so?" Kiyota raised an eyebrow on this. "Then I'll take that one too!"  Daring Sakuragi.

"At the end, my classes will be betters than yours, Fr. Sebastian." argued Sakuragi seriously.

"Ho ho ho! We'll expect that then." Smiled Fr. Ambrose. "Let's get into the Arts and Music class.

Rukawa looked at the Priest and nodded his head.

"I see Rukawa-kun is one. I need one more."

Everyone stayed silent for a while thinking why did Rukawa chose Arts and Music but then again what if Rukawa chose Guidance? Now that's disturbing.

"Me, I'll take Arts and Music also." Sendoh suddenly said.

"Good. Now both of you must remember that you two will teach all the classes together." Informed Sis. Divina.

Sendoh looked over Rukawa for any sort of reaction but found none. "That'll not be a problem, Father."

"Very well, who wants to teach Literature?"

Ikegami raised his hands while Jin affirmed with, "I will."

"So for Physical Education, like I said we only need one." Fr. Timothy looked at the remaining available individuals.

"I'll go for P.E." Maki said.

"Guidance?"

"Here."

Everyone looked at the direction of the voice and is stunned to see that it's Fukuda. Though baffled no one question this, yet.

"That's leaves us with Home Economics and I presume you'll take this one seeing you're the only available person left, Uozumi-kun?"

"Hai, I will."

After letting the thought Uozumi teaching a cooking class sink inside their heads. The table erupted in laughter.

"Nyahahaha!!! I wouldn't go Home Ec. Room then! I might be poisoned! Nyahahaha!" Sakuragi guffawed.

Silencing everyone Fr. Timothy started the short recap of everyon's assigned subjects.  "Listen everyone and just correct me if I'm wrong alright? Okay, For the Math class we have Hanagata-kun and Kogure-kun. Science will be handled by Akagi-kun and Fujima-kun. For Historty, Mitsui-kun and Koshino-kun. Sendoh-kun and Rukawa-kun will teach Music and Arts." He paused for while to see if the group is still following him. "Speech class in under Sakuragi-kun and Kiyota-kun, while Writing is Miyagi-kun and Hikoichi-kun's. Ikegami-kun and Jin-kun will manage the Literature class. For Physical Education we have Maki-kun, and Guidance counselling is taken care of Fukuda-kun. Lastly, Home Economics is under the supervision of Uozumi-kun."

When Fr. Timothy finished a few of them still couldn't stop snickering on the image of Uozumi wearing robes and apron teaching a bunch of little tykes on how to bake cookies with smiling faces on them.

"Any questions? None? Alright then, I'll leave you this afternoon free so that you boys will get acquainted with your surroundings, feel free to wander off. Just don't forget to study for your classes, after all you'll be teaching what's a teacher without any knowledge ne?" Then Fr. Timothy passed each soon to be teachers respectively their course outline that they will follow at their time in this school. "You'll find all the things you'll need in teaching inside the library and faculty. Have a blessed day sons" With that the Heads along with Ayako left the group.

"Ryochin! Why is Ayako with them?" Sakuragi asked as he played with some peas on his plate.

"Sis. Divina needed her to train on some stuffs. Remember? She'll not teach but will work as a nurse and under Sis. Divina." Answered Miyagi trying to stop Sakuragi playing with his food. "And quit that! You're getting peas on me!"

"Guess we better head for the library then, Hanagata." Kogure said looking at the tall lad across him. "We should start planning now."

"Yes, we should. Everyone, please excuse us."  So the two bespectacled boys stood up and went out of the Dining area.

"Eager aren't they?" Maki wondered aloud.

"No, I prefer the term diligent in describing Kogure." Corrected Akagi.

Fujima nodded then said, "Right you are Akagi, guess we should do that too ne?"

Slowly everyone piled out of the place in hoping to catch up to the two vice-captains and captains.

Climbing to the second floor and after walking for a few moments, the group found themselves facing big wooden, bronzed doors. Sendoh pushed the door and gaped at the inside of the library. "Wow! I feel like I took a leap back in time!" He exclaimed as he allowed the group behind him to enter.

What makes this library different is it old-fashioned style.  A lot of tall wooden shelves can be seen at the far end of the room and before it are sets of wooden, padded chairs and tables with a lamp adorning each. From the entrance, looking at your left, a small sitting down spot that serves as a story telling area for the kids. Dozens of cushions aligned on each side, also a variety of old and new fairy tale books surrounds the said spot. Looking at the right side is where a few computers are situated and where the circulation area is located. Unexpectedly, a head popped out of the said area startling the awed group with a greeting.

"Ah! You must be the group the Heads are talking about! I'm Fr. Elijah by the way, the librarian along with Fr. Simon who is at the restricted area right now." He said pointed at the door hidden behind the tons of shelves.  "If you need any assistance don't hesitate to call me or him."

The group bowed and proceeded to start their task. Yes, even Rukawa has no choice but to follow Sendoh around, planning on their class activities. Surprisingly Sakuragi and Kiyota are working intently and not fighting each other, promising that the one will beat the other, this time, in teaching.

Behind the tall shelves...

"Anou, Miyagi-kun?" 

"Yes Hikoichi?"

"I can't seem to reach that book." Hikoichi pointed to the topmost part of the shelf.

"Let's see now…" Miyagi looked for a while then he spotted a ladder. Using it he reached up but he can't get to the book, damn his vertically challenged state. 

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Heading straight for the Math section, Kogure searched for a certain book but when he found it, it was a good two feet up. Given that he's tall but not quite enough and seeing that Miyagi was using the ladder he sighed in dismay.

"Having any trouble?"

In hearing the unexpected voice, Kogure jumped backwards and bumped into the firm, muscular chest of Hanagata. Blushing a bit because of the impact, Kogure managed to mutter and point up, "I can't get that book."

Hanagata tiptoed and stretched his hand to the direction Kogure pointed.

"Thanks!" Kogure smiled.

"Anytime." Hanagata answered as he smoothly moved away from Kogure to help the soon to be falling Miyagi.

Later that day everybody learnt something from one another. Especially Sendoh, who's now supporting a lump on his head where Rukawa whacked him. Rukawa fell asleep fast after he read the first two chapters on Famous Musicians and Artists in History. Sendoh now knows why Mitsui is so afraid of waking Rukawa up.

Just a few more hours before the lights off, Kogure, Hanagata, Koshino and Jin found themselves inside Room Solace.

"Nice big room you got here, Kiyota." Jin commented as he went straight and sat down on Kiyota's bed

Everyone made themselves comfortable especially Hanagata and Kogure who can be found lying on Mitsui's bed, having a great time, annoying the already annoyed ex-gangster.

"What exactly are you guys doing here? And please get off my bed! I want to sleep!" Naturally, Mitsui isn't one to whine but looking at yesterday and today's events, meaning he's not used to studying all that much at a small period of time, he's totally exhausted.

"They're here because they miss the Tensai already, Micchy! Right Megane-kun?" Sakuragi exclaimed as he leisurely relaxed on his unoccupied bed.

"Yes of course Sakuragi." Kogure humoured the egoistic boy while the rest of the room's occupant sweatdropped.

Mitsui did tried to get Kogure's room key so there he can take a break but the bespectacled boy somehow found himself enjoying Mitsui suffer, saying that they better bond with the other players and now is the right time and chance to do that. Knowing Hanagata and company aren't planning on leaving soon, especially now that they're talking animatedly with Sendoh and Koshino, not to mention the time to time loud outburst from Sakuragi and Kiyota, Mitsui found Rukawa's bed the most peaceful place inside the room.  Hesitantly, Mitsui walked over Rukawa's bed and was surprised to see the boy awake and listening to the group, though it's not written on his face but clearly seen in his eyes.

"Yo, Rukawa, mind if I lay here for a while?" Mitsui asked. "Seems like Kogure there found this night to be "Annoy Mitsui Night."

Rukawa didn't say anything but he simply moved over to the right side and let Mitsui settle beside him, letting a portion of his blanket for his Sempai.

"I'll take that as a yes then."  Mitsui immediately settled himself beneath the covers and mumbled. "Thanks."

Rukawa looked down on his already almost fast asleep senior and noticed the innocent face behind the strong and intimidating gangster look. Just when he himself is about to fall asleep their door burst open revealing a grinning Fujima followed by the rest of his roommates.

"Hey guys! I almost forgot to tell you this!" Fujima started noticing that everyone's eyes are on him. "This morning, you wouldn't believe what woke us up!"

"We know. It's the scandalous bell." Hanagata answered flatly.

"Scandalous, right. Bell, no." Then Fujima, Miyagi and Ikegami, who already settled themselves comfortably on the floor, clutched their tummies and roll down with laughter.

"Woahwahha!!! It was.. bwhahahaha!!! Maki's scream!!! Ooahhaohaohwwahah!!! No! More like a Shriek!!! Bwhahahahahahah!!!!!" Miyagi tried to explain between fits of laughter.

"Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up and tell the whole word why don't you." A red Maki stood beside the door.

"Oh, come on now, Maki. Lighten up! It's not that bad." Ikegami said while, trying to stop snickering.

While waiting for the rest to stop laughing, a slight snore was heard coming for Rukawa's bed, surprisingly though it's not Rukawa but Mitsui.  Sendoh noticed this and then spoke to the whole group.

"Guess we better get some eye rest, Minna." Then he pointed at Mitsui and an almost dozing off Rukawa. "Those two are out of action, we better let them rest."

Hanagata looked sideways to Rukawa's bed and its occupants. "Yes, I guess we better do."

"Oi Megane and Megane-kun!" Sakuragi called out. "Get Micchy back to his bed! Kitsune might kill him in his sleep if he disturbs him." Pointing to the now really slumbering Rukawa and Mitsui."

Kogure went towards the said bed and gently woke Mitsui but the shooting guard was out cold. He did want to ask Sakuragi to shout or something but afraid of Rukawa's action seeing Mitsui is so close to him.

Leaving them with only one decision, Hanagata took Mitsui in his arms then laid the boy to his own bed tucking him in in the process. He then proceeded to also tuck Rukawa in.

"You sure know how to handle kids, Hanagata." Ikegami said eyebrows rising.

"I've got two brothers and I'm used to taking care of them." Hanagata said casually as he went out of the room along with the rest.

"Well… that was unexpected." A bit surprised by Hanagata's actions, Kiyota looked sideways to Sakuragi who just shrugged it off.

End of Chapter 3 Nyahahaha! *strike Tensai pose*

Notes:

Math: Hanagata, Kogure

Science: Akagi, Fujima

History: Koshino, Mitsui

Art/Music: Sendoh, Rukawa

Speech: Kiyota, Sakuragi

Writing: Hikoichi, Miyagi

Literature: Ikegami, Jin

P.E.: Maki

Guidance: Fukuda

Home Eco: Uozumi