GTA – Great Teacher Ayame
By AnimeNutsy
Disclaimers: I do not own anyone from Fruits Baskets. They all belong to Natsuki Takaya. Except for Yumi Shiratori, and Harumi Hanzaki. I made them up.
Warnings: Shounen Ai, Mild Language, Slight Violence
Rating: M
Part 6 – Driver's Ed
5:30 am
Monday Morning
Shigure's House
Kyou woke up to the sound of his alarm clock beeping at him. Growling, he smashed it into pieces. Shrugging, he closed his eyes again, waiting for sleep to reclaim him. No such luck, however. At least not when a certain randy snake had also woken up, and was breathing in his ear.
"Go 'way! I need a catnap…" Kyou mumbled, cuddling into his pillow. "Well, Kyou-Kyou…Now that you're awake, you won't be getting any more sleep. That, I can assure you." Ayame's husky voice told him.
"What? Ewwww!" Kyou said, making a face. "Oh, come on! Here I am, the most beautiful person in the whole entire cosmos, and you say 'ew'?" Ayame cried dramatically.
"Geez, love yourself much?" Kyou asked sarcastically. "What's not to love?" Ayame said, grinning. Kyou blinked, as he felt something hard poke him in the back. "That had better be a flashlight, or you're toast!" Kyou told Ayame, warningly.
"If I said it was a flashlight, I'd be lying." Ayame said, with a sultry smile. Glaring, Kyou stood up, and left the room. He had woken up Yuki in the process. Grumbling, Yuki stepped out of his room, to glare at Kyou.
"You stupid cat! Knock it off!" Yuki whispered angrily. "If you mean Ayame's head…that I will do gladly!" Kyou replied, staring at the door of his bedroom, as Ayame came out, holding a doll.
"It was only my doll, Kyou-Kyou. Miss Mamiko Pretty Pants. I've had her since I was a toddler. I never leave home without it." Ayame explained to the cat, who harumphed at him, and left.
This was when Ayame noticed Yuki. 'Uh-Oh.' Yuki thought, and made to escape, but within seconds, Ayame was all over his younger brother, hugging and nuzzling him. "Oh, Yuuukkii-chaaaaan! Do you know what today is?" Ayame asked the rat. "And what would that be?" Yuki asked, trying to pry the snake from him, but Ayame, being the snake, just clung to him even more.
"Driver's Ed! And guess who the substitute teacher is!" Ayame said, with a big grin plastered over his face. The color drained from Yuki's face. "You don't mean…?" Yuki said, suddenly feeling very sick.
"Yes! Yours Truly!" Ayame beamed, and pointed to himself. "Oh, no. I think I feel a cold coming on. I better stay home." Yuki said, and walked downstairs, with Ayame on his heels.
"Oh, no you don't. I've already put your name down, assuring the Vice-Principal that you would be there. Loss of limb will not excuse you." Ayame said, as he sat down to the breakfast table.
"This wouldn't be because of you trying to impress the Vice Principal, Mr. Hijikata, would it?" Yuki asked, with a knowing smirk. Yuki turned on the dining room light. "Of course not! Darling brother, what kind of guy do you think I am?" Ayame gasped, feigning shock.
"An immoral sleasebag, who'd screw anything with legs." Kyou spoke for Yuki. He sat down at the kitchen table, with a bowl of cereal and a carton of milk. "At least we can agree on something." Yuki chuckled.
Ayame sat there, sputtering. "Surely you don't mean that, Kyou-Kyou?" Ayame asked, his eyes going all chibi-like. "Yes, I do. Pervert." Kyou replied, as he poured milk into his cereal.
Ayame collapsed to the floor, dramatically. "OH, MY ACHING HEART! HOW YOU BREAK IT SO!" Ayame pretended to sob in the sleeve of his Yukata. Both the boys ignored him, and ate their cereal.
Just then, Shigure came down the stairs, yawning. "What's all this ruckus? Can't a dog get any sleep?" Shigure groaned, as he walked into the kitchen, and put the kettle on.
"Oh, look. It lives." Yuki frowned at the dog. "Would anyone like a coffee?" Shigure asked, ignoring Yuki's snide remark. "I would!" Ayame said, and waved at Shigure from the floor. "One coffee, coming up." Shigure smiled at Ayame.
Tohru peeked from around the corner. "Oh! I thought I heard voices! As soon as I change into my uniform, I'll make breakfast!" Tohru smiled at them, and disappeared from the view.
Shigure finished making the coffee, and sat down at the kitchen table. He placed a cup at Ayame's spot, as Ayame had slithered back to his seat, pouting at the two boys. Kyou just glared at the snake, while Yuki ignored Ayame completely.
"Your little friend looks like she would like some milk, Kyou-kun." Shigure pointed to the little kitten, which sat at Kyou's feet, staring up at Kyou with starry eyes. "Oh! Sayako!" Kyou grinned, and picked the kitten up, and hugged her.
Sayako then proceeded to help herself to the leftovers in Kyou's cereal bowl. Shigure eyed the kitten with distaste. "That's disgusting!" Shigure said, pulling a face. "Disgusting, huh? At least cats don't lick their own ass!" Kyou said, scowling, before he picked up the kitten, and walked upstairs, and away from them to get ready for school.
Shigure was left there, gaping. "Don't take that personally, Gure-san. Kyou-Kyou is just going through a difficult stage, I believe its called puberty." Ayame told Shigure, patting the dog on the back.
Tohru walked back into the kitchen, wearing her school uniform. "Now, who's ready for scrambled eggs?" She asked, beaming at them. "Not me. I just came out for a coffee. I'm going back to bed. Night-night." Shigure got up, finished his coffee, and placed the cup in the sink, and trudged off.
"Any takers?" Tohru asked Yuki and Ayame. "No thanks, Honda-san. I'm full. I'm going to get ready for school now." Yuki smiled, then he also got up, and left. "I'll gladly have some scrambled eggs!" Ayame piped up from his seat. Tohru smiled happily, and proceeded to get breakfast for herself and Ayame.
7:00 am
Kyou's Room
Kyou laid on his bed, reading manga, when his bedroom door opened. He looked up, as Yuki poked his head in. "Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" Kyou grumbled, and got up from the bed. "Honda-san has made your lunch. It's downstairs. We're leaving in a couple of minutes, so hurry up." Yuki said, and left. "Don't tell me what to do, damn rat." Kyou mumbled, and he picked up his schoolbag from the floor, and he walked out of his room, and downstairs.
He picked up the boxed lunch from the kitchen table, and went to put it in his backpack, when he noticed the tiny ball of fluff staring up at him. "Oh, you wanna come, too?" Kyou asked. The cat meowed, an affirmative.
"Well, I need to put my lunch in there, and I've got nowhere else to put you." Kyou told the cat. As if the cat understood him, she climbed out of the bag, along Kyou's arm, and squirmed her way into his pants pocket. There was plenty of room to spare, as she was only small.
"Smart cat." Kyou smiled, and stuffed the lunch box into his backpack, and zipped it up, then left along with Tohru and Yuki, and they all headed to school.
7:20 am
School Grounds
Tohru was sitting with the gang, while they waited for the Driver's Ed class to start. Students started to file out into the area, mainly students from their grade. Momiji made his way over to them, smiling.
"Ah, Momiji-kun!" Tohru waved to the little blonde boy. "Don't tell me you're taking the test!" Kyou gasped, dread filling his eyes. "Not today. I've already taken it. And passed." Momiji smirked at the flabbergasted look that crossed Kyou's feline features.
"But…where's Haru?" Hanajima spoke, as her eyes scanned the school ground, looking for his familiar mop of white and black hair. "Uh…he couldn't make it. He's um…sick." Momiji told her, smiling weakly.
'He's hiding something. Does he know that I know their secret?' Hana thought to herself. "Someone else is missin'. Where's Yumi?" Uotani asked, looking around. Hanajima shrugged. "Maybe she's playing hooky." Hana mumbled, sad at not being able to see Haru today.
"That wouldn't surprise me in the least." A cocky voice interrupted from behind them. They didn't have to look behind them, to know that Harumi Hanzaki stood there, smirking.
"Buzz off, Hanzaki. We're not in the mood for your shit today." Uotani warned her, as she patted the lead pipe that was resting against the tree. "That's right. Threatening people with brute force is about all you thugs can do." Harumi scowled, and took a seat amongst them.
"Is there a reason you're sitting here?" Uotani asked, glaring. "It was either here, or with those psycho fan girls of Yuki's. I chose here. Not that I like you guys, or anything. Those girls are way too creepy for my taste." Harumi replied.
"Well, maybe you're not as bad as I thought, Hanzaki." Uotani mumbled. "Yeah. You're okay, too. I mean, for a thug, that is." Harumi scratched her head, bewildered at what just transpired between her and Uotani.
Harumi faced Yuki. "How do you put up with that?" She asked, and pointed at the fan girls, who were all staring at Yuki and drooling. "With great difficulty." Yuki replied, sighing.
Just then, a BMW pulled up outside the school gates. Ayame stepped out of the car, beaming. He strode into the school grounds, and made his way over to the little group of students.
"Hello, class! As you can see, I am to be filling in for Driver's Ed classes. So, let's take rolecall, shall we? Then we can get this party on the road!" Ayame told them, and began to call out names from a sheet, which he held.
"I'm not feeling too good, all of a sudden." Harumi said, frowning slightly. "I'm sure everything will be okay. Ayame-san can be a very good driver, sometimes." Tohru tried to reassure Harumi.
"Oh, great. I think I'm gonna be sick!" Harumi rubbed her stomach, which suddenly felt as if a whole lot of butterflies had been released all at once. "Maybe you can puke in his car, so the rest of us don't have to go through this torture." Kyou told Harumi, laughing.
Tohru looked on at the group, and smiled. It was nice that Harumi was finally being a little nicer. Uotani seemed to notice it, also. "Say, Hanzaki…you're never this cheerful. Did something good happen? You meet a man, or something?" Uotani asked, with a sleazy grin plastered on her face.
"Huh? N-No way!" Harumi shook her head, blushing. "HA! I was right! Hanzaki the evil has finally discovered boys!" Uotani shouted, laughing. "It's not like that--wait! You call me Hanzaki the evil?" Hanzaki folded her arms, and glared.
"Yeah, but you deserved it. Now, who is this guy? Does he go to this school?" Uotani asked. "No, he's older. A lot older. And handsome, too." Harumi replied. "So, you're into older men, eh? Have you done it with him yet?" Uotani asked. Harumi's head whipped up, to glare at Uotani.
"Certainly not! I only just met him a couple of days ago, at my job interview! We exchanged numbers. That's it." Harumi explained. "So? Are you gonna call him?" Uotani asked. "Yeah, I think so. He's really nice." Harumi said, smiling.
"Does he drive? Does he have a car? What about a decent job?" Uotani rambled on. She wanted all the details on the guy who could make Harumi Hanzaki act like a lovesick girly-girl.
"Yeah. He drives a black Mercedes, and he has a job as an editor. His last name is Sohma, also. Is he a relative of yours?" Harumi asked Kyou, and Yuki. Both boy's eyes bulged.
"Do you mean Shigure-san?" Tohru asked. "Yeah. So, he's a relative, then?" Harumi smiled. "He's…our cousin." Kyou managed to find his voice. "Well…it doesn't matter. He's nice enough. A total gentleman." Harumi looked at Ayame, as Ayame walked over to their group.
"Who's a gentleman? Are you talking about me?" Ayame smirked at Harumi. Harumi liked Shigure, yes. But she didn't like Ayame very much. He was too weird. "Hardly. I'm talking about Shigure. We exchanged numbers the other day." Harumi told him. Ayame was instantly on his mobile phone, sobbing into the phone.
"GURE, YOU CHEATER! HOW COULD YOU? WHAT HAPPENED TO MALE ROMANCE? TRAITOR! LE SOB!" Ayame then clicked the off button on his mobile phone. "Great. Couldn't you find somewhere else to air your dirty laundry?" Yuki asked, glaring at his elder brother.
"I was just kidding. I let it ring out. Had you worried, didn't it?" Ayame poked Yuki in the gut, with a sly smile. "Are we going to get the class started, or what?" Kyou asked, tapping his foot impatiently.
"Right you are! And Miss Harumi is first up!" Ayame beamed at Harumi. But, in Ayame's minds eye, he was jabbing needles into a voodoo doll that looked at lot like Harumi.
Sighing, Harumi trudged off with Ayame, who was giggling to himself. Was he going to let this girl get away with taking his Shigure away from him? Not likely. Oh, he wasn't mad. He was just going to scare her. Just a little bit. Just a big little bit. Muahahahahahahaha! Let the Harumi-torture begin!
To Be Continued
A/N: I think I've steered a little from the angst-ridden road with this chapter. But after chapter 5, I figured we could all do with a funny chapter. And as for the 'Mamiko Pretty Pants' thing…That's because I think of Ayame as the boy who grew up with Barbie dolls, rather than karate action figures.
