(Disclaimer: I do not own YST nor RW, they are owned by Sunrise. Neither do I own the characters of the original series.)
(Author's Notes: Please, DON'T BLAME ME if some of the details are insufficient, since I had never seen the entire series before. I'm just fascinated over the series, that's why. Some of the characters added are of my own and not related to other anime, in short, ORIGINAL. So please, enjoy reading and review it! This is my first taste of writing fanfiction, and I'm not too good at English, so please BEAR WITH ME...)
SAMURAI PHANTOM REKKA: CHAPTER ONE
Episode Two: THE LATECOMER?
The sound of the school bell proved that he is already two minutes late and he even didn't reached the open gate now closed at the exact time. "Man... not again!"
But then he got an idea--that is AGAINST the school policies and HIS will.
He looked around and nobody's looking. There is no one also inside to watch the gate. So though it's against his will, just to finish his schooling, he jumped high above the walls and he was able to sneak inside!
He gave a heavy sigh after that, felling guity for what he had done--again. And he ran to the building without no one noticing him, for almost all the students are already inside for the first period.
Hana Junior High School is just your ordinary school in Toyama. So called since its area is full of variety of flowers, and the cherry blossoms, of course, are the most abundant. Like any Japanese schools, boys in junior high usually wear either black, gray, dark blue or blue gray turtleneck buttoned uniform and girls usually wear a sailor style outfit which the color depends on the school custom. In the case of this school, boys wear blue gray uniform and girls wear a sailor suit with blue collar and skirt which is above the knee, accentuated with a big red ribbon in front. Both bear the symbol of their school--a five-petalled cherry blossom sewed in the boys' collar and in the girls' ribbon.
The raven-haired kid, who didn't have time to button his uniform (thus showed his favorite red t-shirt inside), was already in the corridor of the third floor there the eight-graders are stationed. No one even a single student can be seen strolling around the corridor, not even one teacher nor the faculty adviser nor the principal. He gulped to himself that their teacher might already inside the classroom for a new lesson. Worse, he might see him and he will be staying outside. So he hurried up to his room.
He almost panted when, at last, reached his classroom 2-B. Feared that the teacher might see him, he slowly opened the sliding door and tiptoed to his seat in the third row in the third line (so obvious to be seen by a teacher roaming around the room!) Hoping that his teacher wouldn't notice him entered the room, when...
"Hey, Ryo!"
"AACK!"
He was caught! It's the end of him! He hurriedly stood up, closed his eyes and apologized with sweatdrop! "I'm sorry, Sir! I didn't notice the time! I was doin' my homework last night, that's why I..."
Everyone looked at him puzzled.
"Hey-hey-hey, man...!" the voice of a midget boy quite irritated, "You sounded like a machine gun!"
He kept on bowing and bowing for apology, unmindful of his aching back, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry..."
"Hey, Ryo..." one big voice boomed out, "Cut it out, will ya?"
Finally he stopped. Realizing that it was not the reserved but powerful voice of his teacher, he lifted up his head and jerked up upon seeing...
"J-Ju-Jumbo...?"
And the big boy named Jumbo just laughed so hard for an answer! "Man! You thought I'm Mr. Kuboka! Wow! I just wish for that!"
Everyone laughed at him, escept for a chocolate-skinned girl quite serious, approaching him.
"And just whoddoya think you say sorry on?" the little teenager, Chibi, asked while still laughing hard.
"H-ha? Who? Me?" he turned around, all eyes were on him, laughing. He then realized that their teacher named Mr. Kuboka, was not around, and became puzzled.
"B-but... where is..."
"Oh well..." the chocolate-skinned girl replied in a usual manner, "Mr. Kuboka is absent today and so we have free time at this hour..."
"WHATTA..."
"An' so I'm in charge here right now. You're lucky today, Sanada. If our teacher's here o' if ya just come a li'l late, surely you'll be history."
"An' so we hafta greet ya for bein' uncaught!", boomed Yukari, with lemonish pigtails.
"Yeah!" joined her twin sister, Yukaru, with puppytails, "Congratulations, Ryo!"
Ryo went blank. Congratulatin' me... for that...?
"CONGRATULATIONS, RYO!" Jumbo and Chibi cheered together!
Heh, so that means he shed his tears and became in a hurry... for NOTHING.
Being pissed off and had blood rushed in his face, Ryo reacted like a victim of a practical joke show. Man, how he wanted to KILL all the teachers of Hana! Plus and earful of laughter from his classmates and his rumbling stomach (cold rice cakes is still not enough for him for a breakfast), he will surely EXPLODE! But instead...
"...Crap..."
BLAG!
Everyone was surprised to see their poor Seeing his rolling eyes, the whole class feasted on him. Surely, Ryo will never forget this FORGETFUL day when 'destiny played games with him'. Luna Williams, the chocolate-skinned girl and surprisingly the president of the class, just sighed.
And that afternoon something hapened--AGAIN, that will totally change his life since last year...
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(The names Jumbo, Chibi, Yukari, Yukaru and Mr. Kuboka are just my original characters. Luna is from Gaiden OVA, and she is just a very nice character so I put her in. Anyway, please R&R and feel free to say anything but no flaming PLEASE! Thanks! To Episode Three!)