Ultrabross's Vision
CHP 4: Getting Accustomed
Some stared at her legs while others gazed over other parts of her body; it was a true case of eye candy. She was easily on par with an Amazon or even goddess, and a couple students proclaimed she might be either or. From one desk to the next she passed out something resembling a test, prompting a couple students to become nervous. After each person received a sheet she returned to the mid section of the room leaning against the wall, "Don't stress, I'm merely using this test to see what you all know and don't know. I'll have a better idea where to kick the semester off with." She spoke cheerfully
Numerous exhaled throughout feeling relieved. With a pencil in hand Ichigo read over the questions narrowing his eyes, unsure how to answer most due to his lack of knowledge surrounding the different monster types. Other questions he was able to answer without difficulty, guessing on those he had no clue of. Several minutes passed before the entire group finished as a whole alerting Nagirrom of their completion. Collecting all papers she set them over the desk up front, handing each student another paper.
"Is this some sort of brain teaser?" One of the students asked skimming over it all, "That is correct, and you can only use the person you partnered up with to try and solve it." She replied taking a seat up front. Without another word she began looking over each individual test getting an idea where everyone stood. The purpose of the brain teaser was to keep them occupied while she went over their scores.
Tsukune lifted the piece of paper looking over the first question, "Suzio one of the greatest vampire warriors of the North vanquished the mighty dragon believed to be unstoppable. Suzio's mother had five children. The first was called Sau. The second child was named Sel, the third snar, and the fourth Syn. What was the fifth child's name? Hhhhmm good question," The mention of a vampire caused him to think of a certain someone, "Any guesses Ichigo?"
Ichigo was silent for several seconds looking the question over. As he leaned back Tsukune set his eyes on the next question, "After his defeat of a demon from the underworld the golden knight rides to a castle on Halloween. He stayed twelve nights and leaves on Halloween. How could that be?" Tsukune scratched at his hair unsure how to answer the second either.
"Suzio…"
"Suzio," Tsukune paused for a moment, "What do you mean by that?"
"The fifth child is Suzio," Ichigo set his hand over the side of the desk, "The first sentence I believe was used to throw us off, but if you read carefully it says Suzio's mother had five offspring's and went on to name only four of them; none of which were Suzio," Ichigo saw the look of realization through Tsukune's eyes, knowing he didn't have to explain further.
"Not bad…any ideas for the second?"
Ichigo shook his head, "Not just yet." Both thought about the question listening to the laughter and chatter of students throughout. Most conversations from what they could tell didn't appear to be on topic, "I know this your first year and all, so where'd you attend classes two years previous to this. Obviously you aren't a freshman or we wouldn't share the same homeroom."
Ichigo was on the fence whether or not to share, realizing he'd likely distant himself from others if he went about doing things the way he planned previous to his arrival. His encounter with a female classmate was proof of that, "Believe it or not it was the human world." Ichigo informed choosing not to elaborate any further. It was made clear that no one reveal their true being, and he had a feeling the fact he was human would make things worse if anyone ever found out.
When first arriving he heard a lot of talk about humans, none of which was good. In fact it was quite apparent humans were hated throughout much of the school, "That's crazy, how'd that turn out for you?" Though he was human Tsukune tried his best not to make it appear so. Neither had a clue they were exactly the same in that regard so to speak, "I…I made a lot of friends and overall it was an enjoyable experience." Ichigo notified.
"Interesting," Tskune leaned back becoming slightly interested, "You wouldn't happen to remember the name of the school would you?" He wondered if it was a school and or university within a thirty mile radius of his home. Upon giving it more thought Tsukune grasped just how many schools were throughout the entire globe of the human world, finding the probability of his thought drop significantly.
"Nope…sorry it leaves me at the moment." Ichigo lied stirring away from talking anymore about himself. For the next couple minutes both remained quiet aiming to solve the final problem. Time seemed to pass slowly but didn't bother either of them, "What about you?" Ichigo broke the silence, "You've been here for two years going onto the third, anything I should be weary of?"
After all it was a school for monsters and therefore must have huge differences. The first hour instructor felt normal from what he could tell, but the way this one presented herself had him questioning just how things operated in Yokai Academy. Her style and appearance were overly extreme and way too flirtatious. Truth be told it wouldn't surprise him if she was the only one in particular. Everyone had their way of doing things and with his mission to eliminate hollows he knew he was in for one crazy ride. The sooner he completed the mission the better.
"Well in some ways it is similar to classes back in the human world…but then again," Tsukune thought about it further, "Hahaha forget I said that." He smiled.
"So you've attended class in the human world?"
"Wait no of course not!" In defense Tsukune placed both hands out in front of him, "It's just that I've heard a lot about the human world from others. Sounds like the people there are horrid from the stories I've heard, would you say that's true? I mean you've experienced it firsthand so..." Hiding the truth wasn't something he enjoyed doing, but like Ichigo didn't want his secret of being human spreading any further than Moka and his friends.
"I see…" Ichigo replied sitting upright. Something about Tsukune seemed off, as if he might be hiding something. Whether or not he did Ichigo didn't care.
Upfront Nagirrom Katsura stood from the desk getting everyone's attention, "Some of you did ok, while others of you not so much," She moved away from the desk passing three groups stopping in front of two specific students, "What is your name?" She asked gazing down at the orange haired student.
"Kurosaki Ichigo miss Katsura." Ichigo replied.
She leaned down positioning her face a couple inches shy of his, "You've got a lot to learn young man, but don't worry that is why I'm here." By the way she talked he assumed his score to be the lowest, which wouldn't surprise him. He knew little to nothing about the different monster types, and while in his own train of thought didn't notice her pulling in closer to him, "Wah wait…don't you think that's a bit close?" He felt her breath over his lips leaning back.
"What do you mean too close, isn't that the best way to teach?"
Tsukune's mouth dropped open across the table not believing what he saw and heard, "What is with her, she's so scary in a strange way." Other students had their eyes on the action as well.
She grinned widely with closed eyes, "You mustn't take things so serious Kurosaki, I was only trying to lighten the mood."
"You sure do have a strange way of doing it." Ichigo whispered.
Her smile quickly turned into a frown, "What was that?"
"Oh it's nothing," Chuckling nervously Ichigo put on a forged grin.
She turned away from him returning the center of the room, "Now that we've gotten that out of the way, it is time you all introduce yourselves to one another. After we've done that we'll move right into the group activity I've had planned."
Starting with the group up front everyone introduced themselves. The next hour went by fairly quickly as everyone was dismissed from class. On their way out Nagirrom Katsura situated herself against the chalk board waving at them all as they exited the front door, "Hhhhmm I never expected to come across one with such high energy. I must have him," She rubbed her legs together feeling a lot warmer all a sudden, "Just looking at him puts me in the mood." She grinned evilly licking her lips peering at a specific student.
"Nice working with you, hopefully we can do it again sometime…hey that's right!"
"What?" Ichigo inquired.
"This is your first day at Yokai, which probably means you don't have friends. If you ever consider joining a club, look no further than Newspaper Club. My friends and I are all a part of it; you should at least consider joining. Well guess I'll see you around." Tsukune lifted a bag over his shoulder walking in the opposite direction to Ichigo. Both were headed to the lunch room, sharing the same off period.
"Hold on a sec," Ichigo placed a finger over his chin thinking back to the theater. The pretty girl with long blue hair from first hour told him something similar, "She must be friends with him, which reminds me I owe her an apology whenever I see her."
She had time to cool off which meant talking with her might be effective as opposed to earlier. He made his way down a set of stairs following a group of students to the cafeteria. Grabbing hold of a plate he got in line, "What the hell is that?" His eyes glanced over the various options finding one of the particular options anything but appetizing.
Across the room Tsukune met up with Yukari, Mizore and Moka. They gathered around a table finding a couple empty seats, "How'd the Advanced Mystery Art One turn out; did you like it?" Moka asked moving closer to him.
"Well ah…" Tsukune began.
"What is Advanced Mystery Art? I haven't heard about it." Yukari spoke.
"That's what we all said, and Tsukune is the only one of us that's been signed up for it." Mizore replied.
All of them looked to Tsukune wanting to hear about it directly from him, "Can you guys back up please? A little bit of breathing space would be appreciated." The three looked at each other and then back at him doing as he requested, "Don't know what to say about the class itself, but the instructor is on the weird side of things."
"Weird side of things…what do you mean by that?" Moka posed.
Tsukune ran one hand through his hair thinking of how to put it in words, "It's hard to explain but the way she talked and did things was way out there; especially for a teacher. She teased and flirted with us the entire time, even when she wasn't trying she still had us in her clutches!" Tskune placed both hands over his head wanting to yell aloud, "Even more bizarre was the fact it was all guys. Speaking of which; the new guy isn't all bad and is sharp as well."
"New guy what new guy? What you're talking about." Yukari complained feeling left out.
"You mean the student from first hour?" Mizore asked.
Tsukune shook his head, "Yup Ichigo. At first he might strike you as a loner, but once you start talking with him he's quite pleasant to be around. He and I worked together in AMA, and I even invited him to join the newspaper club."
"Well if you like him Tsukune then I'm sure the rest of us will as well. I think we can all agree another member to the newspaper club would be great. Another set of helping hands, not to mention someone else to hang with." Yukari added.
Within the next couple minutes Ichigo finished eating, setting his tray off to the side, "Well at least that tasted better than it looked." He exited through one of the side doors making his way outside to get a little fresh air. Several other students were outside engaging in different activities. He spotted several tables out in the distance, with two to three individuals sitting at each one, "Wonder what that's all about?" Curiosity took over as he took off in the particular direction. Since his first battle with the two hollows he hadn't felt the presence or been alerted of others. He didn't know whether or not that was good or bad.
Upon getting in close, he realized the people setup around the tables were broadcasting and recruiting students to join their club. It didn't take long for him to spot the thing that interested him most. He might have been on a mission, but all bets were off; he intended to have some fun while not fighting, "Soccer club." He uttered with a smirk.
"How do I sign up?" He asked stepping in front of the specific table.
"It's very simple," Someone sitting at the table handed him a piece of paper, "All you have to do is fill this out and bring it back to us ASAP."
Ichigo took the paper from his hand, "Sounds good…I look forward to joining." Ichigo looked away from the person spotting just the person he was thinking of, "That's her alright." Kurumu walked alone, but he quickly lost sight of her as she entered through a crowd of people. Just as he took a step in that direction he stopped in place listening to a snapping sound.
"Beautiful beautiful, absolutely perfect!"
The snapping sounds and voice came from a nearby bush grabbing Ichigo's attention. As he got in close he noticed someone slouched over with a camera in hand, taking pictures of girls in short skirts as they passed by.
"What are you doing?" Ichigo asked standing over the individual.
With the camera still in hand the cameraman looked up at Ichigo standing fully. A red headband was tied through the mid section of his hair, "Just taking some photos for the year book…names Morioka Ginei, but just call me Gin."
To Be Continued