(Author's Note: I always update so late….and tonight, it's super late. Blame galges…..curse you, Casual Romance Club. Anyway…..this chapter is mostly *FILLER*, anyway , but it's super long, as I like writing for Team 9 all too much w Enjoy~)

Chapter 6: Miss Kirisame, your substitute teacher

The schoolhouse was buzzing as always as Marisa walked down the hall. She sighed gently, knowing that it wasn't the best idea of hers, but it was more-or-less the only thing she had. The morning's preparation had been quite a struggle as well.

"So, I'm off to go teach the children sex ed~!" Marisa winked, as suddenly, she was pulled back.

"Wait, wait, wait a minute. You can't go like that." Keine frowned.

"Like what? I don't want to pick on a cripple, but these are my normal clothes and I'm not up to…"

"No. They're not professional." Keine sighed, and sorted through her closet gently and slowly. "Here, take these." She handed over a shirt and a skirt, along with high socks. Marisa frowned, raising an eyebrow.

"Oi, do you expect me to be the perfect sensei?" She asked, her hands on her hips.

"I expect you to look professional. Even if you're subbing, Kirisame, do you want the class to think you're easy, and run you down, or do you want to look mature and elegant and look like a respectable person to them? " Keine said this as if she'd gone over it with herself several times. Marisa sighed, and took the clothes, walking into her room, and changing, putting glasses on her nose as well.

"…What's with the glasses?"

"I need to look like a sweet, mature, respectable person, and the archetype of those characteristics always wears glasses, da ze."

"I don't."

"You should." Marisa winked, opened the door, and walked out, as Keine sighed, pulling her back one last time.

"And remember, like my hangover, the dare from last night still applies. Be a mature and respectable lady."

"Got it. Victorian-age morals, sweet and kind personality, thinks sex is some sort of foreign word. Got it." Marisa nodded, as Keine reluctantly let go.

"…..What have I done?"

The magician chuckled, stretching her arms behind her head. Certainly, this couldn't get too chaotic….

Marisa slid open the classroom door and walked in. A shout of "Good morning sen—" was heard, as Marisa grinned, hearing the abrupt stop.

"Hello. I'm Miss Kirisame, and I'm going to be your substitute teacher." She smiled, standing above her desk. "Miss Kamishirasawa came down with a case of the blooey-blues, so I'm here to spread love-colored…knowledge." She smiled, crossing her arms. "Now….lessie…..oh, right. Something about….dress up as your favorite legend character. So I guess ya gotta present those, ze. I'll take a na—I mean close note while you do, and grade you appropriately."

One by one, the children came up and presented, of course, until it got to the group of Cirno, Mystia, Wriggle, Rumia, and Tewi. The 5 came marching up appropriately, wearing various tin pots on their heads, Mystia wearing clothes much too large for her.

"We are the 4 devas of the mountain!" Mystia, Wriggle, Rumia, and Tewi said in unison.

"And I'm the leader, Shuten-douji! You might know me better as Suika!" Cirno grinned, putting her hands at her sides, proud. "I'm the strongest of the oni and the smartest too! I also like drinking and such…."

Marisa bit on her tongue to resist laughing. The combination of Cirno saying she likes drinking (when Marisa very well knows that Cirno has no experience with beer) and Cirno in Suika's clothing made it hard. Mystia marching up next made it even harder.

"H-Hai….I'm Hoshikuma-douji…or Yuugi…." She looked down, and began singing a song softly under her breath . "Young cherry tree buds and flowers…Five scales of life (life) and Hissage~…Yuugi-san said that they used to sing a lot of songs to keep their spirits up…..that was one of them….she seemed really into it, like she forgot the world as she sang….mmn, I hope all songs have a meaning like that to someone…."

Wriggle approached next, although she was reluctant, Kasen's clothes fit surprisingly well for her. "I'm Ibaragi-douji….or Kasen." She sighed. "Nothing about this bugs me at all, though I don't know why I'm Ibaragi in particular…..hem. Ibaraji's arm was severed by Watanabe no Tsuna, so I had to bandage my arm up…"

Bandage. At the mentioning of bandage, Marisa cringed.

Keine…..hope she's alright…..

"An awful battle, it was…no one came out fine, you could say." Wriggle smiled weakly, as Rumia approached, adjusting her pot so it didn't make her ribbon fall off.

"I'm Torakuma-douji. Tora….tiger….kuma…..bear. Suika, Kasen, and Yuugi did not know where Torakuma was, but they all helped to try to make something….though I think they actually knew and were just hiding it….for some reason or another." Rumia smiled, the darkness beginning to fade around her as it was visible that she was wearing a fur-covered outfit, some parts with tiger stripes, and some parts with brown bear patterns. "It's really nice…"

Tewi jumped up, jumping in.

"Like Torakuma-douji, no one knows where Kanekuma-douji is, and they turned a bit pale when she was mentioned….they noted she got furious very easily. But they helped and I eventually got something….usa…" She looked down, tapping her fingers together, two fake horns on her head and her hair done up in Chinese buns with small red ribbons dashing out, which went well with the red dress and the necklace, a ruby hanging off of it. "Usa…"

Cirno walked next to Tewi, smiled, and lifted up her head, Tewi blinking, and frowning lightly, as Cirno grinned wider.

"And that concludes our presentation! I hope you all enjoyed!"

"You get a C."

"WHAT? I'm the strongest, I need a—"

"Relax. You'll get a A, I'm just kidding." Marisa smirked. Cirno pouted.

Soon, it was lunchtime, and everyone relaxed…..except for Marisa. The word 'bandages' was still fresh in her mind, and it was driving her insane.

She's okay, nutball. Relax your mind. Calm yourself. Breeaaaaathe. There's no need for you to worry….at all. Just keep your cool.

"Raaaaargh! I bet Nausicca is going to eat you!"

"Nausicca's a lie and a boogeyman anyway."

"A lie? I bet not….a shapeshifting beast who with one snap can take your powers and use them for their own purposes….? Too scary to not be real."

The two talkers were of course, Tewi and Cirno. Marisa listened in carefully.

"Nausicca isn't real. Stealing powers? I've heard of stealing spellcards, but powers altogether?"

"Mmn! She shifts into a form, takes that one for her own, keeping the powers for her own, and disables most other powers that fight against her."

Oi, oi…?

"It's a trick. A trick. No one could do that. Not even a scary beast."

"I'm tellin' ya, she's real. It happened to Suika, couldn't you tell? She looked sad, and she even you could tell that she was trying to change size, but she couldn't."

"Even me? Even me? You're saying that like…"

"…."

"SAY SOMETHING YOU STUPID USA!"

"Usa."

"GRAAAAAGH!"

Marisa blinked, even more worried, as the rest of the day passed in a flash. It practically buzzed, and the only thing fresh in her mind was telling Keine.

Have to tell her…..no, no…as soon as we get that thing gone, I'm gone, there goes my shot with sensei. But….I want to get this resolved, but….my own personal preference would be that she at least stops thinking I'm just the insane, maniacal, despicable, perverted witch and starts thinking I'm just HER insane, maniacal, despicable, perverted witch….I've got it. I'll confess and I'll tell her about Nausicca.

With that thought in mind, Marisa dashed off, grinning widely with a good mindset.