I'm only continuing this now because my dear friend says that she likes it, so hears another chapter for ya.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of Masashi Kishimoto's characters.
Kai's POV
I trudged into the cafeteria, tying up my damp hair into a bun. Luckily for me, nobody was in the showers and I got to bathe for as long as I wanted to. Unluckily for me, my so called friends had the nerve to tour the school without me. Jerks. They better have saved me a seat for dinner.
I stood in the doorway and surveyed the large cafeteria. The line was short so I went there first and stood behind a quiet dark haired boy. I couldn't help but notice that his hair looked a lot like Neko's. We came up to the serving tables and I chose some of the teriyaki chicken. It looked much better than what they served at my old school.
There was some Caesar salad up next so I made room on my plate. To my absolute horror, the boy in front of me took the salad tongs and loaded all of the salad onto his plate, leaving none for me. My jaw fell and a glared at him. He did that on purpose! He was even smirking a little.
"Hey! You think you want to share some of that?" I asked, trying to suppress my anger.
He looked back at me and said simply, "You should've got in line before me."
He popped one of the mini tomatoes from the salad into his mouth and left the line. I glared at his back and then continued down the line and grabbed a soda. I glanced around and caught a glimpse of Neko's blonde spiky hair towards the front of the room and began to approach her. Oops, never mind. It was a blonde boy who was arguing with a brown haired boy with red markings on his face.
Oh where oh where could my best buddies be? Ah ha! I caught a glimpse of somebody with long black hair sitting down. It has to be Makou. She'll get an earful when I get a hold of her.
I walked towards her and stopped. No, couldn't be her, she was sitting with a bunch of older looking people, probably teachers. Sure enough, 'Makou' turned around and it was a pale man with high cheek bones that reeked creepy. "Yeesh," I said quietly. Hope I don't bump into him again anytime soon.
For the third time, I surveyed the room. Ah, there they were. The table beside where the false 'Neko' was. I took my place beside Yotsuba and sighed heavily. I saw her roll her eyes at me.
"Don't you dare roll your eyes at me!" I cried. "I haven't even seen you today and when I do you roll your eyes?!"
Rei stifled her laugh from across the table and I turned my fury to her.
"Don't you dare laugh either! You took off without me and I had to go back to my room and meet my roommate… She was actually pretty nice, but the girls next door to us were loud and arguing the whole time over a boy! Speaking of a boy, this dick who was in front of me in line took the rest of the Caesar salad and when I confronted him had the nerve to say I should've gotten their first!"
"Well," Neko began, "he has a point there."
"Oh but that's not the half of it! He ate one of the tomatoes right in front of me and sauntered away acting like his hips don't lie! And then I go looking for you guys and I see a guy who looks like Neko but he wasn't Neko, he was all weird and loud. Then I think I see Makou but it's actually this creepy guy from the staff!"
"Oh, how eventful." Makou said, smiling at me.
I pouted, "It was worse than it sounds, ok?"
"Shhh, Jun's going to introduce the staff." Yotsuba said and turned towards the front of the room.
Jun stood before the large crowd in a well-fitted dress shirt and dark jeans. He tossed some of his dark purple hair from his eyes as he brought the mic up to his face. I could practically hear the girls' ovaries exploding throughout the cafeteria. I glanced at Yotsuba, who was completely used to the reaction to her brother by now. Jun whispered over his shoulder to a young man with white hair and glasses, who then scurried off. He turned back to the students with a smile.
"Welcome students!" Jun boasted, a charming smile creeping on his face. "This is Akatsuki Academy's second year in opening. Since our trials last year went well, I'm proud to announce that our dedicated staff has signed on for the next 4 years and our buildings are completed. Akatsuki Academy is now an official boarding school and hopefully will soon ascend to becoming a top ranking school!"
We all clapped politely and I couldn't help but to wonder how this place must've looked like when it was first opened. Well, I didn't even know how it looked like now thanks to my inconvenient arrival.
"With our staff, it's guaranteed we can make it." Jun then turned the table where the staff members sat. "Let me present them to you."
They all stood up from the table and waited for Jun to announce them.
"Your principal and my second in command, Pein Yahiko (AN: Yes I just totally pulled his name out of my ass, I didn't feel like going through the whole Nagato thing, so meh.)." An orange haired man in a crisp grey and black suit walked up to the front of the room, bowed, and then stood to the side. His ears were full of piercings and his face had small tell-tale holes, showing that his face to be peppered with them too. I wasn't much for piercings, but I would be lying if I said that he wasn't a bit attractive.
"Your dean of students, Orochimaru Tojiro," the man with the long black hair that I had mistaken for Makou sauntered up next.
"That's him!" I hissed at Makou, who just smirked in response. Rei shushed me.
Orochimaru followed Pein's suit and Jun moved on, "Our lovely secretary, Konan Yutaka," a woman wearing a dark blue jacket and skirt set walked up. She had her blue hair pulled back into a bun with a flower clip holding it in place. She walked straight over to Pein's side without bowing. We all clapped. Despite her rudeness, she seemed incredibly lovely. I suddenly grew self-conscious of my untidy bun as I further observed her neater one.
Jun coughed awkwardly at Konan's rudeness, "Well, that's it for our office staff. Now on to your teachers; your Earth Science, Health, and Healing teacher: Zetsu Haetoriso." The entire room was silent. Then man who approached Jun had a shocking appearance, to say the least. He had short, vibrant green hair and was half black and half white. His simple black and white suit was ruffled and didn't fit him right. As he bowed, I heard the boy I had mistaken for Neko and his friend attempting to stifle their laughter. Assholes. Across from me I heard clapping. I turned and saw Neko, who had a stern look on her face. The rest of the room followed her example and clapped as well.
"Your general Math, Chemistry, and Art teacher, Deidara Sanchuki," This teacher had long blonde hair and was wearing a white dress shirt and a dark blue tie with matching dress pants. He had his hands in his pockets and seemed to be very easy going. He smiled handsomely and bowed briefly before taking his place next to his co-workers. I sighed; I was already bad at math but if he was teaching it then there was no way I'd be able to concentrate. As we clapped, I noticed Makou giving me a questioning look. I mouthed the word 'photoshopped' to her and she giggled.
"Your English teacher, Itachi Uchiha," the immediate clapping and cheering was deafening. The girls in the room were going crazy and the boys were clapping half-heartedly. The long haired man, who hardly looked older than the rest of us, was totally unaffected by this.
"Ok, seriously?" I asked Yotsuba. She peered over her shoulder at me, confused. "Does your brother only hire supermodels and scum of the Earth to teach here?" Yotsuba rolled her eyes and turned back around as the sound calmed.
Jun laughed at the student's reaction and looked back at the remaining staff. "Your Japanese history and Careers teacher, Kakuzu Rojin," This was another odd one. He had tanned skin and longish hair. He stood tall in a brown suit and could've been attractive if it wasn't for the row of stitches across his face. He bowed and we clapped.
"Jun tells me that he's a great teacher." Yotsuba said inattentively. I just nodded, not sure what to make of the stitched man.
"Your Physical Education and Combat teacher, Hidan Tera," Hidan had white hair that was pushed back and practically radiated cruelty. Like Konan, he didn't bother bowing and stood next to Kakuzu, who scoffed at him.
"Your World History teacher, Kisame Hoshigake," OH MY GOD. A shark man, a fucking shark man, just walked up. He had a sheepish smile on, showing his row of sharp teeth. I'm definitely taking a picture of this guy later; Keiko wouldn't be able to believe this one.
Jun cleared his throat as the clapping died down once more, "Ah, your Woodshop and our other art teacher, Sasori Akasuna," A very young man with red hair came up; he was shorter than Jun. He looked even younger than Itachi. He bowed and again, I heard Blondie and his rude little friend struggling to hold back their amusement.
Jun smiled brightly at us," Our other staff members are doing some work right now, but if you see them, be sure to greet them." He motioned for the staff sit back down and they piled back to their table. Once they were seated, Jun began again. "Now, while every teacher has their own respected profession, they are all also masters in their own form of combat. During your time here, you will have a final every semester. For graduation, you will have to past a master exam. All of these exams are combat and course oriented, so while you will be learning combat in your physical education course, you may also want to hone your skills outside of class. This is what will give our school a high rank, our students' skills in combat and they're academic test scores. The classroom rules here are pretty general; they were inside of your packets. As for the dorm rules, no boys on girl's dorms and vice-versa, except for Saturdays from 12pm to 5pm or under surveillance of a staff member. The staff dorms is banned to students, unless in company of a staff member. If you're in need a staff member, there are bulletins posted with their dorm's telephone numbers listed or you can find them around campus. The rest of the rules and regulations should be listed in your packets, along with violation consequences and schedules. Now that we have gotten through all of that boring junk, I hope you guys enjoy your dinner and the rest of your time here!"
We all clapped as Jun put the mic away. He immediately walked towards us, a cheesy grin plastered onto his face.
"You obviously didn't threaten your teachers very well," Yotsuba remarked.
Jun's grin remained, "Oh no, I did. They know not to test you too hard, although you are definitely bright."
He ruffled her hair as her face grew red with anger.
"Hey, Mr. Mishiro?" Rei asked uncertainly.
He turned to her and stopped tormenting Yotsuba. "Just Jun. Yes?"
"Where did you get these teachers from?"
He wedged himself in-between Yotsuba and I and turned to face her. "Oh, some old friends I guess you could say. Some of them used to work at the Junior high school."
"My sister goes there!" Neko exclaimed.
Jun smiled, "It's a good school. When I took on being the Superintendent, I saw it as a great chance to open up the Academy. They owed me favors and I eventually willed them to sign contracts that they can't ever get out of."
I laughed. He sounded so proud of himself.
He began to stand back up, "Well girls, my flight is scheduled to leave in a few hours, and I have to get back to the airport."
"You're not staying?" I could hear the frown in Yotsuba's voice.
"Afraid not, but you'll be fine. If anyone gives you any trouble, you know who to call." He kissed her on the forehead and shot away before he could be hit by her fist. "Goodbye ladies!"
We waved goodbye and turned back to our dinner. I noticed Makou was staring away from her food.
"Hello? Space cadet Makou!" I called playfully.
She peered over at me and raised an eyebrow. "Yes?"
"What are you so concentrated on?"
"Nothing really, just observing at our new teachers."
Neko laughed, "They make even me feel normal."
I had finished my teriyaki chicken and began to snake my fork over to Makou's plate to steal a few leaves of left over lettuce.
"They certainly make me question the company that Jun keeps." Yotsuba said, looking over at them as well.
"Forget them," Rei said, pushing her plate away from her. "Look at the other students. I had hoped that they would be different from public school kids I'm used to."
I followed her gaze to a table of rowdy boys. Blondie was there of course, banging his fists on the table while laughing hysterically. His friend clapped him on the back and howled.
"Boys are the same everywhere Rei," I sighed.
Makou stood up abruptly, collecting her and Rei's emptied plates. Neko, Yotsuba, and I followed suit and we evacuated our table. I stood at the end of the short line to empty my plate and peered back over my shoulder at the tables. I noticed my roommate, a shy girl named Hinata, sitting by two arguing girls. I bet those were our neighbors. I turned back around and stepped forward to catch up with the dwindling line and ran full force into someone. I fell to the ground and dropped my plate. I looked up at the person and saw a boy with pierced ears and his hair tied back into a ponytail. He looked annoyed.
"A 'sorry' is welcome at any time," I snapped.
"Maybe you should look before you walk then." He walked off, leaving me on the floor. I shuffled up from the floor. He was so lucky that I didn't have my bat on me. I picked up and put away my plate before catching up with my friends.
"So, to Yotsuba's room?" Makou inquired.
"Awww, but I wanted to go to my room! You'd love my plants." Neko complained.
They didn't even notice my absence. I groaned.
"What? Don't like plants?" Neko asked.
"It's nothing."
We left to the girl's dorms and I found myself wishing for this day to be over already.
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