A Series of Unfortunate Substitutes
By: samuraiduck27
Coauthored by: PsychoKitty13
SD27: Hey minna-san! SD27 here with the second chappie of A Series of Unfortunate Substitutes. Thanks for the reviews, guys!
PK13: The replies are at the bottom.
SD27: Only 'cause I'm lazy and don't wanna write them now.
PK13: Once again, special thx to our friend Katie for beta reading this fic and giving us a new and improved title. Please r and r, minna- but no flames.
SD27: Yeah. Now on with the fic!
DISCLAIMER: If it's familiar, we don't own it. We do own SD, PK, and any OC's. The teachers are real- they own themselves.
Chapter 2- Ten Points if You Drive Yusuke Insane
SD and PK gave Yusuke a blank look. This was a great prank- why hadn't they thought of it? The two backed away into a corner of the gym, out of 'Yusuke's' hearing range.
"There is no way that that guy could be Yusuke." SD said, glancing in his direction.
"Someone must've overheard us talking and hired a guy to dress up and act as Urameshi." PK suggested.
"That's going a little overboard, though. And how would they know Emerick wouldn't be here?" SD said, leaning against the wall.
"Dunno.." PK replied, thinking for a moment, "Just guess we're gonna have to find out the hard way."
"Meaning…?"
PK smirked. The sub looked and acted just like the character- they had to fool him into admitting that he wasn't. Time to put all that YYH knowledge to the test.
"Just follow my lead."
Yusuke had finished taking roll and had told the class to 'do whatever the hell they wanted.'. He had no clue how to be a teacher- he had rarely shown up for class back home.
I hate schools…why am I teaching anyways?! This is so messed up.
He didn't know why, but when he had woken up that morning, he found himself in an apartment he didn't recognize, getting up way too early, driving to some school he had never heard of, much less been to, and walking through the building like he had been there a million times.
Like they replaced my brain with someone else's… creepy. Wonder what these two want…
Yusuke's train of thought was halted as he realized the two girls from earlier were staring at him- well, one staring and one glaring a bit- intently.
"Do I got something on my face?" he asked.
"Even sounds like him… the dub version at least…" one of the two- Kat, he remembered- muttered.
The two circled him- the other girl, whose name Yusuke couldn't remember- making 'hmm' sounds and scowling.
Kinda reminds me of Hiei…what with the scowling and the height. Hehe… a female Hiei. Wait- that's not good. He thought, sweat dropping as the two continued to circle him, making him feel like a vulture's prey.
"Sure looks like him too… positive it's an imposter, SD?" PK asked.
"Gotta be, PK." SD replied.
"Would you quit it?! You're starting to bug me!" Yusuke snapped.
SD and PK backed off and raised their eyebrows at him. They whispered to each other before turning back to the wary Yusuke.
"Hehe… gomen nasai." SD said, smiling.
"Uh… no prob. The staring was a bit creepy though." he replied, a bit surprised she knew Japanese.
Knows Japanese- check. PK thought. Out loud, she said: "You just look really familiar- what'd you say your name was?"
"Yusuke Urameshi," he said, "and you two are Kat and… uh… Rae?"
PK nodded, "PK and SD please."
"Right…" Yusuke muttered, confused.
"You sure your name's Yusuke Urameshi?" SD asked.
"I think I'd know my own name, Shorty." he countered, liking SD less by the minute.
"Shorty?!" she snapped, making to hit him but being restrained by PK.
Sarcasm…check. PK thought, holding her friend back.
"Ever been hit by a car?" SD asked.
"What?" Yusuke said in surprise- that had come out of nowhere.
"Do you believe in ghosts?" PK inquired.
"Yeah…" he replied, getting wary of the two.
"Believe in demons? Or the grim reaper? How 'bout-" SD was cut off as Yusuke interrupted her.
"Who the hell are you two?! How'd you know about the car accident? Or that I died and became a ghost? Or the fact I work with demons?! Are you stalking me or something?! How?!" he yelled, getting a weird look from most of the class- who had turned to watch the little incident.
SD and PK looked at each other.
"We never said anything about you dying." PK said.
"Or you being a ghost." SD added.
"And nothing about Hiei or Kurama." PK finished.
Yusuke paled. "Hehe… did I say that?"
The two girls nodded. He started mumbling to himself- something about 'gonna kill me again' and 'Koenma'. Then he stopped suddenly and glanced questionably at PK.
"Wait a sec… how do you know about Hiei and Kurama?" he asked.
"Uh…" she stuttered.
"You said their names, baka." SD lied, "You said- and I quote- 'Or that I work with Hiei and Kurama?!'."
Yusuke turned to SD and looked her straight in the eye. If she was lying, which she was, she was doing an excellent job of it.
Thank god SD's a good liar. PK sighed mentally.
Please buy it, please buy it…SD thought frantically.
SD was saved for the moment when a poorly aimed basketball came out of nowhere and hit Yusuke in the back of the head.
"The hell?!" he shouted.
"Whoops! Sorry, man!" a blond boy said, coming forward and picking up the ball.
"Better be!" he yelled, "Damn punk kid…"
SD and PK weren't paying attention to Yusuke's ranting- but to his hands. They had started to glow with a faint blue aura as he got angrier.
"Dude, is that-" SD started.
"Spirit energy…" PK finished.
Yusuke quickly extinguished his growing reikai when he saw the girls staring. How was he gonna explain this?
"Uh…" he began.
"He really is Urameshi.." PK said, a little in awe.
"So that means…" SD said.
"D'ya think all the teachers are gone?"
"Maybe."
Yusuke was a little confused… okay, maybe little was an understatement. Before Yusuke could question the girls- what exactly did they mean 'really is Urameshi'?- a somewhat dreaded and familiar voice rang out from behind him.
"Should have known you'd screw up, Dimwit."
Yusuke spun around; SD and PK's eyes widened.
"Genkai?!" the three chorused.
The old woman looked oddly at SD and PK.
"Who're you?" she asked, "Never mind- I don't wanna know."
SD and PK relaxed slightly- what was she doing here anyway?
"Grandma- what the hell are you doing here?!" Yusuke yelled.
"Dimwit- do you actually think you'd qualify to be a teacher? I'm the one doing the teaching today." she replied.
"So what the hell am I doing here?!" the teen shot back, enraged.
Genkai shrugged her shoulders as if to say 'why should I know and why would I care'.
"Beats me, but with that mouth of yours- I think that deserves about running a few miles. Hey- blondie, how many laps in here does it take to equal a mile?" Genkai said, directing the last part to SD.
SD knew that it would be about 10, but she decided to have a little fun with this.
"About 20, Master Genkai." she replied innocently.
PK covered her laughing with a cough.
Yusuke's gonna Spirit Gun her if he finds out. I wonder how bad that would hurt…
"20, eh?" Genkai asked, eyeing SD, who gave her a affirmative nod.
Genkai saw right through it, but hey- a little running never hurt anyone.
(A/N - cough not cough )
"So… then 4 miles would equal 80 laps, ne?" the elderly woman mused.
Yusuke's jaw dropped- no way was he gonna do eighty laps around a godforsaken high school gym.
"That'd be correct." PK replied.
Genkai nodded and turned to Yusuke.
"Alright Punk- 80 laps around the gym!"
Yusuke gave her a disgusted face.
"Don't give me that crap- I want all of them done by the end of the period!"
The spirit detective mumbled something under his breath and started running. The students on the basketball court encompassed by the track stopped to watch Yusuke run so fast. A few asked Genkai- when they noticed their 'teacher' was running laps- why he was doing it and how many.
"'Cause I told him to, and 80." she replied.
The students looked at her in shock. To say they were glad she was only a sub and that they weren't Urameshi at that moment would be an understatement.
Yusuke passed them, and PK couldn't resist yelling out something to him.
"C'mon, Yusuke- my grandma could run faster than you!"
In reply, Yusuke gave her a one-fingered salute and got another 'mile' added to his number of laps.
PK and SD were laughing at the situation.
" So, how many laps do equal a mile?" Genkai asked.
"About 10." PK replied, making sure Yusuke couldn't hear her.
Genkai smirked, "The running'll be good for him- he was getting out of shape. As for you two, though…"
SD and PK gulped- somehow they knew this wasn't gonna be good.
"Ten points to whoever can drive the Dimwit insane first." she said.
PK grinned and SD started thinking of a plan. They were beginning to like Genkai.
"So, um… why are you here, Genkai?" PK asked.
Genkai turned to the girl, "Dunno- don't really mind though. But something tells me that you might know the answer to that."
PK laughed nervously and Genkai shot her a look.
"If you don't want to tell me, that's fine. But if what you know could endanger myself or the idiot over there, you better say."
"Don't worry- you're not in any danger from us. Let's just say, you're kind of…well- known…and SD and I thought it'd be neat to have you and a few others replace our teachers." PK replied.
"I'm guessing you didn't tell this to Yusuke."
"Are you crazy?! He would've Spirit Gunned us the second we told him!"
Genkai shrugged. "You have a point there- but I'm still a little confused. No matter."
Yusuke was now on his 15th lap out of 100. Right before he turned the bend, SD stuck her foot out and tripped the teen. Yusuke fell flat on his face; he got up and pointed his finger in his 'Spirit Gun' pose to SD threateningly.
"What the hell was that for?! You are so dead…" he yelled at the grinning- yet a bit nervous looking- SD.
"Yusuke! Get back to running!" Genkai barked.
"But she tripped me!" he protested.
"I saw no such thing. Now drop that finger and get back to work; unless you want another mile or two."
Yusuke gave SD a death glare to rival Hiei's and sped off, mumbling curses under his breath.
SD sighed in relief and made her way back to the two. She leaned on PK and grinned.
Genkai smirked in approval, "And looks like Blondie here gets the ten points."
SD27: (sighs) I'm glad that's done. Took me a while to type.
PK13: Hmm… 7 pages. Not bad.
SD27: Shut up and do the reviews.
PK13: (glares) Someone's cranky… you do it!
SD27: Fine! (mumbles) Lazy good for nothing co-author…
PK13: I heard that!
Reviewer Responses:
Go Drink PineSol: Hehe… glad you liked. Please don't hurt me, though! I know it was a little late and you didn't get to read this chappie.
PK13: I didn't get to either, now that I think about it.
SD27: That's cause I typed as I went along.
Baka Basher: Thanks so much! I kinda thought about that possibility… but I think I liked how this turned out. (I just hope he doesn't find out about the lap thing…)
PK13: I'll do the rest.
SD27: (shrugs) okies.
Alexa Midori McClintock-Kaiba: Thanks a bunch for your review! Just don't be giving SD any ideas for things to burn- she's enough of a pyro as is.
SD27: Give who ideas? Who's a pyro?
PK13: (sweat drops) no one…
SD27: (grabs review PK13 has hidden behind back) Hmm… Government classroom? Sounds like fun! Anything else?
PK13: Oh man…
Icy Pheonix: Thanks so much! I think the complement might have went to SD's head a bit… hope this update was soon enough for you!
SD27: Wow- 4 reviewers! Not bad, if I do say so myself.
PK13: Got that right. Please review minna!
SD27: No flames! Although my flamethrower does need charging…
Ja ne, minna-san!
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