Education.
1. The guest speaker.
T: This fic is further proof of why I should never read old fanfiction…that out of the way, hello! This fic is a little odd and thus I'm going to do my typical rant thing at the end of the chapter. Not much of a warning for this chapter, though (If you're as picky as me) there is a slight OOC…oh, and there is a CROSSOVER from the word go! I own the plot but, sadly, not the characters within it!
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Imonoyama Noruko little liked the current situation he was in and he had finally decided to do something about it.
It had taken a great deal of work and a bit of paperwork evading to implement his plan and yet it would, hopefully, be worth both the effort he had put in and the cold glares that he kept receiving from Suoh.
Glancing across and a little upwards into the face of his 'companion' he enquired,
"Are you prepared?"
"It is a simple lecture, Noruko-kun."
The Imonoyama resists the urge to reprimand the other for the excess in familiarity, choosing, instead to get his 'vengeance' by allowing the other to find out, on his own, just how much trouble a 'simple lecture,' could proved to be.
Knocking on the door he steps into the class, flashes a bright smile to Ukato and, once the class has quietened, he informs them,
"I am aware that Iyjin-san has been talking to you recently of the professions available to you within Tokyo and I thought, perhaps, that it would do you good to hear a personal account of day to day life managing and working within a business.
"Thus I would like to introduce you to Sakurazuka Seishiro."
He had been keeping a deliberate eye on Kamui and thus he does not miss the momentary tensing of the Shirou's muscles.
Nor does he miss the slight amusement in the Sakurazuka's remaining eye.
Praying, silently, that this particular scheme would not end up with his precious Campus levelled he flashed Ukato another smile before stepping back into the hall.
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Noruko was insane; it was the only thing that made any logical sense, when one viewed the Imonoyama's recent actions.
True enough the Sakurazuka seemed to hold an intimate knowledge of the day to day running of a business and a soft wit that made the whole affair pleasing to listen to…
However…
However, Kamui could not tolerate being in the same room as the Sakurazuka, could not listen to his words without thinking of the lies within them and the duality of the other's nature.
As the lesson draws to a close the Sakurazuka catches his eye and, his smile broadening into something teasing, he enquires,
"Shirou-kun, might I have a moment of your time?"
Kamui wishes to object, wishes to simply explode the Sakurazuka where he stands but he is aware that innocent eyes are watching and, pulling a smile onto his lips, he remarks,
"Of course, Sakurazuka-san."
He watches his classmates filing out for the lunch break with a bitter envy and, once Iyjin-sensei has closed the door behind her, he enquires,
"What the hell do you want?"
"I simply wished a word with you, Shirou-kun."
"Why should I listen to you?"
The Sakurazuka moves so swiftly that he does not register the others presence at his side until the hard pressure of the others fingers is tight upon his arm.
"You are in no place for such bluster, Shirou-kun and you will listen to me whether you have wish to or no."
The other is talking still in a calm manner and, his anger slipping a little free his control, he enquires,
"Are you going to warn me away from Subaru, Sakurazuka-san?"
"You may do as you wish with Subaru-kun, Shirou-kun."
The casual dismissal further stretches his control and Kamui is about to truly lash out at the other when he realises something.
"You're doing it deliberately, aren't you?"
"It seems you are smarter than I gave you credit, Shirou-kun." The other remarks, his grip leasing, at last, from about his arm.
"Why"
"Imonoyama-san thought you might benefit from a little private tuition and as I was the highest graduate of my class…"
"I meant 'why are you doing this', not 'why are you here'."
"I believe the answer to that question will have to wait, Shirou-kun. Imonoyama-san will give you my address and I shall see you at seven tonight."
The other fades then into a cloud of pink tinged Sakura blossoms, the reason for this disappearance clear as the classroom door opens to admit Subaru.
"Segawa-kun told me that you had stayed behind to talk to someone."
They left a little before you came." He replies, the lie falling, with far too much ease, from his lips.
Subaru nods and then, to explain his presence, he informs Kamui,
"The Princess has seen where the next Kekkai will fall."
"Where?"
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Akira is sat alone in the large office that he shared with Noruko and Suoh, his intelligent grey eyes fixed intently upon what seemed to be the final sheet in a large pile of paperwork.
"Excuse me, Iyjin-san?"
He glances up and, a bright smile crossing his lips he enquired,
"Are you looking for Imonoyama-sempi?"
"I was told that he was holding an address for me."
"Ah yes." The finance sectary pushes his chair a little from his desk and standing he makes his way across to the most disorganised of the three desks in the room. "Bare with me a moment, Shirou-kun, Rijichou is a little…free spirited…about his filing system."
"Where is Imonoyama-san anyway?"
Akira pauses in his search and glancing momentarily at the tidiest desk in the room he replies,
"He has been removed from all possible distraction until he completes the paperwork he has been avoiding."
"Should I ask?"
"Not if you are in a hurry, no."
"Then I'll leave it for now."
There is a moment of silence and then Akira is pulling free a rather dog eared slip of paper.
"Here we go, Shirou-kun."
He takes the paper and, once it is safe in his pocket, he enquires,
"Do you know what Imonoyama-san is up to, Iyjin-san?"
"I know that he has not been happy with recent events and that he had a thought to change things, but apart from that I'm afraid I'm ignorant Shirou-kun."
"Thank you for your help, Iyjin-san."
"You're welcome, Shirou-kun."
The address written in the slip of paper is located in an out of the way suburb near Ueno and, apart from its proximity to the park; it does not seem as the right place for someone such as Sakurazuka Seishiro to live.
It put him slightly at ease to know that the Sakurazuka still viewed him as a distrustful object and yet…
Everything else about this situation was more than a little disconcerting.
Why had Noruko initiated a meeting between himself and the Sakurazukamori?
Why had the other allowed himself to become a willing participant in the Imonoyama's scheme?
Finally, for what reason had the Sakurazuka tested his patients during that initial meeting?
There seemed to be only one way to find out.
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T: Thus the oddity begins…Timeline wise it's just before the collapse of the Sunshine 60, indeed that's the Kekkai that Subaru comes to report the destruction of. I need to point out that the boy's kept it stable enough that all the people in the 60 got out alive and that the eye thing did not occur...trust me it's important down the line!
Akira and Ukato are, by this point, married thus the same last name! The Noruko thing will be explained down the line. Also I like Kamui with just a little spice thus he is as such here! R+R and I'll cover anymore niggles in the next rant!