The rest of the week went by fairly normal. On the weekend they review facts and any information they got on Yuji while Tsuzuki slept in the corner.
Finally Monday came around again, along with career week. Tsuzuki walked into his classroom and set his papers down on his desk. He had first period free and he spent it organizing papers and files while he waited for both next period and his guest for the week.
A light knock on the door caught Tsuzuki's attention. He looked up to see Honda Tohru smiling at him.
"Konnichiwa Honda-san. How can I help you?" He asked.
"Konnichiwa Tsuzuki-sensei. I was wondering if you'd like to come to my house tonight for dinner." She smiled. "Tatsumi-sensei, Watari-sensei, Terazuma-sensei, Hisoka-kun, Saya, Yuma, Kannuki-kun, and Yuji-sensei already said they'd come."
"Hai! I'd love to come Honda-san. Arigato so much for the invitation." He smiled.
"Your welcome, Tsuzuki-sensei. I'll see you later in class." She turned to leave.
"Honda-san! Do you need a pass to your class?" He smiled. "I know how Terazuma can be."
"Hai. Arigato, Sensei."
He wrote up a pass for her and sent her on her way.
There was silence for the next few moments as Tsuzuki looked through papers. He finally came upon the stack of papers he was looking for and began correcting them.
"Ohayo Tsuzuki-san."
Recognizing the voice Tsuzuki had no need to look up, he grunted. "Ohayo Muraki."
Muraki casually strolled over to the shinigami and peered over his shoulder. "So why are the you doing a teacher's job this time, Tsuzuki-san?" He whispered huskily in Tsuzuki's ear.
"Why do you care?" He huffed.
"Just curious." He straitened up.
Tatsumi appeared in the doorway. "Good morning Tsuzuki-san." He blinked. "Konnichiwa, Sensei."
"Konnichiwa, Tatsumi-san." Muraki smiled.
"Tsuzuki-san, how are you doing?" Tatsumi asked.
"Fine, considering." He mumbled.
"Has Yuji bothered you yet this morning?" Tatsumi asked.
"No, and I hope he doesn't." Tsuzuki paused. "Honda-san says he'll be there tonight."
"For dinner? Good."
"The weather is really beautiful today." Muraki observed, looking out a window.
"Yuji must be in a good mood." Tsuzuki snorted.
"Nani? Who is this Yuji?" Muraki asked.
"My..."
"Good morning, Asato-chan! How are you today?" Yuji popped his head in the doorway.
"Brother." Tsuzuki finished with a sigh. "What do you want Yuji?"
"I was wondering if you were going to dinner tonight?" He grinned.
"Of course I am! No way am I leaving you alone with the Sohma's and Honda-san, you psychopath!" Tsuzuki pounded his fist on the desk.
"Temper, temper little brother." He smiled. "I trust you're coming too, Seiichirou-san?"
"Of course." He said simply, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
"And the boy? Hisoka-kun?" Yuji asked.
"Hai." Tatsumi nodded. "He's coming."
"Oh good."
"You leave Hisoka alone!" Tsuzuki growled.
"He is my student, Asato." Yuji pointed out. "And I do enjoy his company." He smirked.
"I had no idea you had a brother, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki blinked at Yuji.
"I doubt that was in your grandfather's reports." He huffed.
"Muraki Yukitaka?" Yuji inquired. "The doctor who took care of you for eight years?"
"Hai." Tsuzuki snorted.
"Muraki Yukitaka was my grandfather. My name is Muraki Kazutaka." Muraki smiled and extended his hand to shake.
Yuji took it happily. "Pleasure to meet you Kazu." He smiled. "Have you taken up your grandfather's and father's business and become a doctor?" He asked.
"Hai."
"That's great. They were both very good men, I must say. The best doctors I've ever come across, and I've been to America." He said enthusiastically.
"You knew my father as well?" Muraki asked.
"But of course! I first meet him when he was a young boy and he was visiting his father's hospital. You see I hung around for a few years after Asato-chan died, just to occupy my time. After a few years I left and when I came back he was all grown up and a doctor himself, married and with a baby on the way." He winked. "We got to talking about things that had happened over the past few years. Blah, blah. Then I left for America and only recently came back again."
"You do know he's dead?" Muraki asked.
"No, I didn't know that. What happened to him?" Yuji looked worried.
"Nothing, never mind." Muraki smiled.
Yuji snorted. "We kept in contact over the phone for a few years. It wasn't that Shindo boy he told me about was it?"
Muraki blinked. "H-hai."
"Is..." A book hits his head. "Ouch."
"OUT!" Tsuzuki roared, pointing to the door.
Yuji blinked.
Muraki blinked.
Tatsumi blinked.
"GET OUT! I have class in ten minutes and I need to finish correcting these papers. Yuji, out. Tatsumi, I'll see you at lunch. Muraki, go sit in the corner quietly until my class arrives." Silence. "NOW!"
Yuji snorted. "Fine. I'll see you at dinner, Asato-chan." He then gave Muraki a quick smile before leaving.
Tatsumi simply turned and left.
Muraki opted to say something, but the look on Tsuzuki's face was enough for him to obey the earlier command and go sit in the corner.
Tsuzuki stood from his chair, picked up the text book he'd thrown at Yuji, and set it on the edge of his desk before going to sit back down again. There was silence, with the exception of rustling papers, for the next ten minutes until the bell rang.
Students filed noisily into the room and sat at their desks, chatting away as they did so.
"Konnichiwa, Tsuzuki-sensei!" Momiji greeted from the other side of Tsuzuki's desk, Haru standing beside him.
Tsuzuki looked up and smiled. "Konnichiwa, Momiji-san, Haru-san."
"Are you coming to dinner tonight, Sensei?" Momiji asked.
"Hai. I'm looking very forward to it." Tsuzuki told him.
"Good! It will be so fun! You'll get to meet some of the older members of the Sohma family!"
"Is that so? I can't wait." He chirped.
"You'll get to meet Yuki's older brother, the writer in the family, and the doctor."
"Do you know much about being a doctor, Momiji-san?" Tsuzuki asked.
"No. Hatori doesn't talk much about his job." Momiji chirped.
The rabbit really suits him. Tsuzuki smiled. "Well our guest speaker for this week is a doctor." Tsuzuki motioned to Muraki.
"Ah! Konnichiwa, Sensei!" Momiji grinned.
Muraki smiled at him.
"Konnichiwa." Haru nodded.
"Take your seat now, you two." Tsuzuki told them.
"Hai!" Momiji cheered, then turned and bounded over to his desk.
Haru blinked. "I wanted to warn you about tonight."
"Warn me?" Tsuzuki quirked an eyebrow.
"About a member of our family who is a little over energetic when it comes to Kyo." He explained.
He must be talking about Kagura, the boar. "I see." He nodded.
"Her name's Kagura, just so you know."
Another nod. "Arigato, Haru-san." He smiled. "Please take your seat now."
Haru nodded and took his seat.
The bell rang again, signaling the start of class.
Tsuzuki stood from his chair. "Good morning everyone."
"Good morning." The all droned happily.
"Today, and for the rest of this week, we have a guest for career week."
Muraki stood from his chair.
"A doctor, Muraki-sensei." Tsuzuki introduced.
The class clapped.
"Arigato, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki smiled at him.
"Hai. One more thing, before you leave class today stop by my desk and pick up your homework from Thursday night."
A shy hand is raised from the crowd of students.
"Hai? What is it Umeda?" He asked.
"What about those of us who didn't do the homework?" She asked shyly.
"I still want to see those of you who didn't do it after class. I have another assignment for you to do, it's easier for those who didn't do it because they didn't understand." He explained.
"Arigato." Umeda nodded.
"They're all yours Muraki." Tsuzuki smiled. "I'm going to step out for a moment. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"OK." Muraki nodded.
Tsuzuki left the room with a smile on his face. He stepped into the staff men's bathroom. Almost automatically he was encircled by two arms and pulled against a warm body.
"Ohayo."
"Ohayo." Tsuzuki smiled happily, leaning back into the embrace.
"I was worried you wouldn't be able to get away." He whispered into Tsuzuki's ear.
"I left them with Muraki." The purple eyed man explained.
"I see." He began to plant soft kisses along Tsuzuki's neck. "I'm so grateful for career week."
"Hai." He smiled blissfully. "How are your classes going?"
"Fine." He mumbled into Tsuzuki's neck.
Tsuzuki rested his head on the other's shoulder. "I can't take too long." He warned.
"I know."
"I love you." Tsuzuki sighed.
The grip around his waist tightened. "I love you too."
Finally Monday came around again, along with career week. Tsuzuki walked into his classroom and set his papers down on his desk. He had first period free and he spent it organizing papers and files while he waited for both next period and his guest for the week.
A light knock on the door caught Tsuzuki's attention. He looked up to see Honda Tohru smiling at him.
"Konnichiwa Honda-san. How can I help you?" He asked.
"Konnichiwa Tsuzuki-sensei. I was wondering if you'd like to come to my house tonight for dinner." She smiled. "Tatsumi-sensei, Watari-sensei, Terazuma-sensei, Hisoka-kun, Saya, Yuma, Kannuki-kun, and Yuji-sensei already said they'd come."
"Hai! I'd love to come Honda-san. Arigato so much for the invitation." He smiled.
"Your welcome, Tsuzuki-sensei. I'll see you later in class." She turned to leave.
"Honda-san! Do you need a pass to your class?" He smiled. "I know how Terazuma can be."
"Hai. Arigato, Sensei."
He wrote up a pass for her and sent her on her way.
There was silence for the next few moments as Tsuzuki looked through papers. He finally came upon the stack of papers he was looking for and began correcting them.
"Ohayo Tsuzuki-san."
Recognizing the voice Tsuzuki had no need to look up, he grunted. "Ohayo Muraki."
Muraki casually strolled over to the shinigami and peered over his shoulder. "So why are the you doing a teacher's job this time, Tsuzuki-san?" He whispered huskily in Tsuzuki's ear.
"Why do you care?" He huffed.
"Just curious." He straitened up.
Tatsumi appeared in the doorway. "Good morning Tsuzuki-san." He blinked. "Konnichiwa, Sensei."
"Konnichiwa, Tatsumi-san." Muraki smiled.
"Tsuzuki-san, how are you doing?" Tatsumi asked.
"Fine, considering." He mumbled.
"Has Yuji bothered you yet this morning?" Tatsumi asked.
"No, and I hope he doesn't." Tsuzuki paused. "Honda-san says he'll be there tonight."
"For dinner? Good."
"The weather is really beautiful today." Muraki observed, looking out a window.
"Yuji must be in a good mood." Tsuzuki snorted.
"Nani? Who is this Yuji?" Muraki asked.
"My..."
"Good morning, Asato-chan! How are you today?" Yuji popped his head in the doorway.
"Brother." Tsuzuki finished with a sigh. "What do you want Yuji?"
"I was wondering if you were going to dinner tonight?" He grinned.
"Of course I am! No way am I leaving you alone with the Sohma's and Honda-san, you psychopath!" Tsuzuki pounded his fist on the desk.
"Temper, temper little brother." He smiled. "I trust you're coming too, Seiichirou-san?"
"Of course." He said simply, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
"And the boy? Hisoka-kun?" Yuji asked.
"Hai." Tatsumi nodded. "He's coming."
"Oh good."
"You leave Hisoka alone!" Tsuzuki growled.
"He is my student, Asato." Yuji pointed out. "And I do enjoy his company." He smirked.
"I had no idea you had a brother, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki blinked at Yuji.
"I doubt that was in your grandfather's reports." He huffed.
"Muraki Yukitaka?" Yuji inquired. "The doctor who took care of you for eight years?"
"Hai." Tsuzuki snorted.
"Muraki Yukitaka was my grandfather. My name is Muraki Kazutaka." Muraki smiled and extended his hand to shake.
Yuji took it happily. "Pleasure to meet you Kazu." He smiled. "Have you taken up your grandfather's and father's business and become a doctor?" He asked.
"Hai."
"That's great. They were both very good men, I must say. The best doctors I've ever come across, and I've been to America." He said enthusiastically.
"You knew my father as well?" Muraki asked.
"But of course! I first meet him when he was a young boy and he was visiting his father's hospital. You see I hung around for a few years after Asato-chan died, just to occupy my time. After a few years I left and when I came back he was all grown up and a doctor himself, married and with a baby on the way." He winked. "We got to talking about things that had happened over the past few years. Blah, blah. Then I left for America and only recently came back again."
"You do know he's dead?" Muraki asked.
"No, I didn't know that. What happened to him?" Yuji looked worried.
"Nothing, never mind." Muraki smiled.
Yuji snorted. "We kept in contact over the phone for a few years. It wasn't that Shindo boy he told me about was it?"
Muraki blinked. "H-hai."
"Is..." A book hits his head. "Ouch."
"OUT!" Tsuzuki roared, pointing to the door.
Yuji blinked.
Muraki blinked.
Tatsumi blinked.
"GET OUT! I have class in ten minutes and I need to finish correcting these papers. Yuji, out. Tatsumi, I'll see you at lunch. Muraki, go sit in the corner quietly until my class arrives." Silence. "NOW!"
Yuji snorted. "Fine. I'll see you at dinner, Asato-chan." He then gave Muraki a quick smile before leaving.
Tatsumi simply turned and left.
Muraki opted to say something, but the look on Tsuzuki's face was enough for him to obey the earlier command and go sit in the corner.
Tsuzuki stood from his chair, picked up the text book he'd thrown at Yuji, and set it on the edge of his desk before going to sit back down again. There was silence, with the exception of rustling papers, for the next ten minutes until the bell rang.
Students filed noisily into the room and sat at their desks, chatting away as they did so.
"Konnichiwa, Tsuzuki-sensei!" Momiji greeted from the other side of Tsuzuki's desk, Haru standing beside him.
Tsuzuki looked up and smiled. "Konnichiwa, Momiji-san, Haru-san."
"Are you coming to dinner tonight, Sensei?" Momiji asked.
"Hai. I'm looking very forward to it." Tsuzuki told him.
"Good! It will be so fun! You'll get to meet some of the older members of the Sohma family!"
"Is that so? I can't wait." He chirped.
"You'll get to meet Yuki's older brother, the writer in the family, and the doctor."
"Do you know much about being a doctor, Momiji-san?" Tsuzuki asked.
"No. Hatori doesn't talk much about his job." Momiji chirped.
The rabbit really suits him. Tsuzuki smiled. "Well our guest speaker for this week is a doctor." Tsuzuki motioned to Muraki.
"Ah! Konnichiwa, Sensei!" Momiji grinned.
Muraki smiled at him.
"Konnichiwa." Haru nodded.
"Take your seat now, you two." Tsuzuki told them.
"Hai!" Momiji cheered, then turned and bounded over to his desk.
Haru blinked. "I wanted to warn you about tonight."
"Warn me?" Tsuzuki quirked an eyebrow.
"About a member of our family who is a little over energetic when it comes to Kyo." He explained.
He must be talking about Kagura, the boar. "I see." He nodded.
"Her name's Kagura, just so you know."
Another nod. "Arigato, Haru-san." He smiled. "Please take your seat now."
Haru nodded and took his seat.
The bell rang again, signaling the start of class.
Tsuzuki stood from his chair. "Good morning everyone."
"Good morning." The all droned happily.
"Today, and for the rest of this week, we have a guest for career week."
Muraki stood from his chair.
"A doctor, Muraki-sensei." Tsuzuki introduced.
The class clapped.
"Arigato, Tsuzuki-san." Muraki smiled at him.
"Hai. One more thing, before you leave class today stop by my desk and pick up your homework from Thursday night."
A shy hand is raised from the crowd of students.
"Hai? What is it Umeda?" He asked.
"What about those of us who didn't do the homework?" She asked shyly.
"I still want to see those of you who didn't do it after class. I have another assignment for you to do, it's easier for those who didn't do it because they didn't understand." He explained.
"Arigato." Umeda nodded.
"They're all yours Muraki." Tsuzuki smiled. "I'm going to step out for a moment. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"OK." Muraki nodded.
Tsuzuki left the room with a smile on his face. He stepped into the staff men's bathroom. Almost automatically he was encircled by two arms and pulled against a warm body.
"Ohayo."
"Ohayo." Tsuzuki smiled happily, leaning back into the embrace.
"I was worried you wouldn't be able to get away." He whispered into Tsuzuki's ear.
"I left them with Muraki." The purple eyed man explained.
"I see." He began to plant soft kisses along Tsuzuki's neck. "I'm so grateful for career week."
"Hai." He smiled blissfully. "How are your classes going?"
"Fine." He mumbled into Tsuzuki's neck.
Tsuzuki rested his head on the other's shoulder. "I can't take too long." He warned.
"I know."
"I love you." Tsuzuki sighed.
The grip around his waist tightened. "I love you too."