A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, my computer was being stupid and kept deleting my chapter, but now its working so here is the second chapter. Thanks to all of you who reviewed.
Disclaimer: Own Kingdom Hearts and any of The Final Fantasy series? Foolish humans, Cloud-Sensei does not them or their characters, but she does own this fan-fic so Ha! In your face demented zombie lawyers!
This chapter is dedicated to Kiss of the Breeze, who gave me ideas, allowed me to bounced ideas off her, and allowed me to use the characters from her story "Parental Values".
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Chapter 2: Oh for the Love of Pie!
Please fasten your seatbelts and stewardesses will be around to serve you your complimentary meals and while you're waiting/eating please enjoy the next installment of my tale. Thanks for flying Riku Airlines, and enjoy.
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What occurred after we all fell to the floor laughing is not important, but I will tell you anyway. We got up and bid Ansem farewell and made our way to the Auditorium. Ansem glared at us as we walked away but stopped and continued to mop up the spilled orange juice muttering angrily all the while. Meanwhile Sora, Kairi, and I made it to the Auditorium and I went to sleep. What? The principal recited the very same Beginning of the Year speech he did last year and most likely the year before that, so sue me besides I need my beauty sleep. Well that was the practically the end of our first day back to school. So now on to the next day.
The beginning of the day started out normal, but it didn't stay that way. Yes, a little advice: whenever a day begins without something strange or unexpected happening it normally means that your day is going to be very strange, even stranger than usual. Anyway once at school Sora, Kairi, and I navigated our ways through the crowded halls and stairways to reach room 321, English II CP. Our teacher's last name was Geneva. I knew I had heard that name before, but where I could not remember at the time so I shrugged mentally. There was no need worrying about it now I thought as the room came into our sights. "Yay, an hour and a half of learning with hyper teacher, I bet...I can just feel the fun coming." I muttered sarcastically under my breath before entering the classroom.
The walls were cleanly white washed and covered with posters advertising the importance of reading. I shifted in my seat to stare at the all the posters. They appeared to be everywhere and as I continued to look it seemed the posters followed me. At that moment I began to feel slightly claustrophobic. Whoever Geneva is he/she is really obsessed with books I thought. Minutes later footsteps entered the room and all eyes turned to meet our English teacher.
Blue-green eyes gazed from beneath his ebony frames and snow-white hair fell to the middle of his back. He smiled, but it looked more like a smirk.
"Welcome to English II CP, I am your teacher-"
"Sephiroth!" Selphie screamed in terror.
He shook his head and laughed softly; a soft barely audible evil chuckle.
"Well, that would be my first name but you will all address me as Mr. Geneva. If any of you refuse to do so there shall be consequences." He said, a small smirk passing through his features quickly.
I closed my eyes and growled quietly in frustration. I should have known it would've been him. Two thoughts entered my mind simultaneously. The first was how did Sephiroth earning a teaching degree and the second was who in their right mind would hire him. Maybe it was the same person who hired Ansem. I knew then that I needed to call my local school board and discuss this with them.
"Mr. Gallagher, are you all right?" He asked.
I looked up, startled. "Oh, yeah...I'm fine."
"Well, you sounded like a muffled boat motor to me. Are you mad?"
I put on a smooth smile and stared at him innocently. "Me mad? Why that's absurd!"
"I see you have learned a new word...You wouldn't happen to be mad at me would you?" He smirked at me as he completed his question.
My mind went blank. 'What's the correct answer.' I thought. 'I could say yes and risk serious and possibly fatal injuries, but on the other hand I could say no. However he may think I'm lying and once again serious and possibly fatal injuries could follow. What about no answer...I could pretend I didn't hear him.' I glanced quickly at Sephiroth, yep he wasstill smirking. 'Okay strike the no answer part.' I sighed. 'Nothing...nothing at all. Man those little gerbils that run my brain must on strike...again. Poo on them.' Suddenly an idea struck me. An idea that only I could come up with.
"C!" I answered and smiled triumphantly.
"Is that your final answer?" He asked casually.
I cocked my eyebrow at him. "Why?"
"Because I'm not sure if you mean 'c' as in the letter or 'si' as in yes in Spanish."
All the color left my face at that moment. 'NO! More thinking...Move gerbils! Move!'
"No...I meant J!"
"Really? Well j is the first letter in ja. You know, German for yes."
I sighed. 'Oh screw this.'
"No, I'm not mad at you...I'm mad at Sora!" I finally answered.
"What? What'd I do to you?" Sora asked, in confusion.
"You...You're shoes are too yellow." I answered.
Sephiroth rolled his eyes and continued his lecture. 'Thank you my little gerbil friends.'
Sora pouted and whined behind me.
"I'm not mad at you..." I whispered after he had begun to get on my nerves. I watched Sephiroth hoping he didn't hear me. "I just said that so he'd go away."
Sora seemed to be happier then and he was no longer making any whiny sounds. So Sephiroth continued his lecture until the opening of our classroom door interrupted him.
"Mr. Geneva, how is the first day of school going?"
It was the principal, Mr. Davidson. He smiled at us students.
Sephiroth nodded. "It's going quite well, Matthew."
I snickered, 'So that's the principal's real name...Never know when that little information will come in handy.'
"Great, but still I must ask...Is there any student giving you trouble."
Sephiroth turned and looked at every student in the room before his eyes came to rest on me. He fully smirked this time. I gulped...I couldn't get in trouble again. The last time I got in trouble the principal told me that if I ever gave him any difficulty again I would be suspended for...actually, ever. I stared at Sephiroth...It was the closest I ever came got to begging someone with my eyes, but didn't because, I'm Riku...I'm supposed to be cool and confident not to mention extremely cocky. Just as I was scream to be spared, though Sephiroth turned back to Mr. Davidson.
"Nope, everything's going wonderful."
"Alright, well you know you can call the office if anyone starts to get out-of-hand."
Sephiroth nodded. "I know." He said and the principal disappeared much to my relief.
"Now where was I?" Sephiroth thought aloud, before smiling. Yes he smiled. He didn't smirk, he actually smiled in a good-natured way. "Anyone have any questions?"
I turned to Sora. " I'll give you 100 munny to ask him why the sky is blue."
"But what if he...hurts me?" Sora asked his eyes frightfully darting to Sephiroth then back to me.
"Fine, I'll give you 1,000 munny." I muttered.
"Okay." Sora smiled and instantly raised his hand.
'Man he's getting greedy. I've taught him well.' A tear appeared in my eye. 'He's growing up so fast.' But suddenly I narrowed them. 'I think I've taught him too well, though.'
"Yes, Mr. Hikari?" Sephiroth asked Sora upon seeing his hand.
"Why's the sky blue?" He replied.
Sephiroth quickly looked at me. I shrugged, innocently. Sephiroth knew me a little too well.
"Well, there is the rain theory." Sephiroth finally answered, closing his eyes.
I quickly gave Sora his promised munny and groaned as Sephiroth's explanation continued.
"...It's also said by the native beliefs of these islands that a brave warrior defeated a vicious water creature centuries ago. He did it to save his true love."
That was the cue for all the girls there to sigh dreamily, which they did.
"And the natives say that when the creature was defeated he fell into the water and made a huge tidal wave. This wave was so high that some of the water from it became trapped in the sky. The warrior and his love were saved, though, because their love shielded them. The water that became trapped in the sky turned it blue and that is why the sky is blue, so the natives say."
Sephiroth had gone from the rain theory, which states that rain caused the sky to be blue all the way through seven other explanations including the scientific one to the legend of the Destiny Island natives. I was regretting ever daring Sora to ask him the question.
"Does that answer your question?" Sephiroth asked Sora.
Sora nodded. "Yeah." He groaned.
Sephiroth wore his signature smirk as he turned away. "Anymore questions?"
Sora glared at me and I mouthed the word 'sorry' to him. Luckily Sephiroth was allowed no more words as the bell rung. Everyone sighed in relief and gathered their things. Sephiroth walked over to his desk and sat there smugly as everyone left. I was the last to leave.
"Enjoy your day." He said.
I glared at him. "I hope you never spawn." I retorted.
"Actually, I have two children your age." Sephiroth retorted back, smirking.
I gasped, but Sephiroth continued to smirk.
"They're adopted."
I was a little relieved at this.
"Who in their right mind would allow you to adopt children?" I asked now, interested.
"The police after the children were left on my doorstep when they were about a year old."
"Well, they're idiots...I bet your children are traumatized." I replied.
"No, they're fine. I've been a great father."
I snorted. "Yeah, sure."
"Dad." A voice called from the doorway.
A girl who looked to be my age stood there. She had light-blue eyes and shoulder-length brown hair that framed her face.
"Sorry, am I interrupting something?" She asked.
"No, not at all. What is it?" Sephiroth asked, concerned.
He really was acting fatherly, which was quite unnerving. I began to wonder why I did not know Sephiroth had kids before.
"Lunch money, I forgot my money at home."
Sephiroth got his wallet and handed her the appropriate amount.
"Thanks." She smiled.
"So that's your daughter?" I asked him.
"Yeah, my name's Erin." She said to me.
"Erin, hurry up we're going to be late for our next class." A boy that appeared similar to her appeared at the doorway.
"I'm coming, Ayden." She said as she left.
"So that's them?" I asked.
Sephiroth nodded. I smirked mischievously.
"She's hot."
Sephiroth glared at me. "You really want detention, don't you?"
"Yep." I smirked.
He shook his head. "I feel sorry for your parents."
"Hey!" I said angrily.
"Now, we're even." He smirked.
"I just wanted to get you mad. And I accomplished it." I replied.
"Oh, so my daughter isn't pretty?" He asked his eyes narrowing.
"No, she's pretty." I replied.
Sephiroth glared at me. 'What have gotten my self into?' I asked myself.
"What?" I asked. "I said she was pretty not that I wanted to date her."
"So you wouldn't date her?" Sephiroth asked, frowning.
"No, not right now. I've just met her. I'd have to talk to her first. I don't just go out with every pretty girl I see, I have my morals. I have to talk to them and get to know them first." I said, hoping I'd gotten out of the dilemma I'd put myself in.
Sephiroth sat back surprised. He was amazed.
"You have morals?"
"Yeah. It just seems like I don't. Are you satisfied?" I replied.
Sephiroth nodded.
"All right see you tomorrow, Sephiroth." I smirked as I walked away.
"That's Mr. Geneva to you!" He called.
"Yeah right!" I yelled as I ran down the hall.
Well, my class had gone pretty well, I thought as I walked down the hall to my next class, Chemistry. Kisaragi was their name. 'Kisaragi? I know that name.' I gasped. 'Yuffie? She teaches Chemistry? Wow...I never pictured her as a teacher, but then again I couldn't picture Sephiroth as one either.'
Well, the day had an interest start. 'Could things get any more interesting?' I thought as I turned the knob to room number 256, the Chemistry class and walked in. Guess I'd just have to see.
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I'm very proud of this chapter. I hope it was funny and the next chapter will be even better. Ayden and Erin are characters from Kiss of the Breeze's "Parental Values". It's an awesome story and it as well as her are in my favorites. You should check it out. She's an awesome writer of humor. Thanks, Kiss of the Breeze, allowing me to use them and information from your story. This chapter's dedicated to you. Well, Riku wants to ask you something now, but I must go. See ya next time.
-Cloud-Sensei
Riku: -Stares out into the audience- I heard someone out there laugh when I said I'd be suspended from school forever if I gave the principal anymore trouble. So who was it? If no one answers there will be no more popcorn for anyone.-Everyone points to a guy in the third row- Thanks, you all may leave. -Everyone leaves.-
