Title: Firefly High.
Series: "Samurai Deeper Kyo"
Disclaimer: Akimine Kamijyo owns.
Warnings: N/A.
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Hotaru, Yuan, Shinrei.
Rating: PG

The demon in the disguise of a gym teacher leered at Hotaru, red eyes gleaming behind the blind fold he always wore. "Yo, Keikoku!" Yuan called. His scatter-brained adopted son/student glanced up in surprise when he heard his name.

It was mid-class fourth period physical education. The class was inside the gym. Some of the students were doubled-over, panting as they tried to catch their breath. Yuan-sensei had made them run two miles non-stop, much to their dismay. All had run, save for the sensei's son. Some thought that that was special treatment. Others knew better.

Yuan-sensei was ten times harder on the blond than he was on the other students. Hotaru scowled, not liking the look Yuan was sending him. "What?" He asked warily.

"Since you decided not to run with the rest of the class... You get to do two hundred chin ups," he said. Hotaru had always been quick on his feet, but his upper-body needed strengthening.

Hotaru's scowl deepened. "Why?" He asked.

Yuan shrugged. "It's either that or run twenty miles non-stop..." He trailed off, grinning when Hotaru's eyebrows shot up. He gave a mental cackle, knowing he won.

"Just do it, Keikoku!" Shinrei, his half-brother, shouted in irritation. The pompous student-council president glared at him. "Quit being lazy and don't disgrace Yuan-sensei for having such a stupid son!"

Yuan's grin dropped. Hotaru wouldn't do it now, just to spite his brother. He sighed loudly and decided to save the situation by the only way he could... blackmail. "If you don't do it, I'll have Anna punish you," he said in a hushed tone, only letting Hotaru hear.

Hotaru perked up and immediately rushed over to the raised bar – two hundred chin-ups were a thousand times better than anything that Anna could dish out. He peered up at the large bar, wide enough for three students to comfortably do chin-ups. Much to his dismay, though, when he looked at it, he realized that he was several inches too short to reach it, even standing on his toes. He scowled and jumped up, fingers barely brushing the bar. He repeated it, crouching low with his backside out slightly and lept up, again missing the bar.

Several students snickered at the sight. Yuan-sensei rolled his eyes and shouted, "Quiet, you little bastards or I'll make you run again! No one makes fun of any student in my class!" He chuckled slyly and grinned at Hotaru. "Need some help there, Keikoku?" He asked in a teasing tone.

Scowling, Hotaru jumped again. "Ever hear the one about the pot and the kettle, Yun-Yun?" He jumped a final time, fingers finally gripping the bar enough to properly hold on. He pulled himself up, rising until his chin cleared the bar.

Some more students laughed at that, quickly stopping when Yuan glared at them. "That's rich coming from a scatter-brained moron like you."

"Seriously, you seem very familiar with it," Hotaru grunted, already on twenty.

"Be quiet, Keikoku, and just do it!" Shinrei snapped.

"You know, Shinrei, you should do them with him," Yuan said, sending a smirk over at the white-haired boy.

Shinrei paled. "Wh-what? Why? I ran all the way!"

Yuan shrugged. "Punishment for being rude to a fellow student?" He grinned nastily. "Though, I could always send you to head-teacher Fubuki, of course..."

"No!" Shinrei exclaimed and ran over to the bar, jumping up with ease – he was a good five inches taller than his brother, much to Hotaru's displeasure. "I'll do them, just don't tell Fubuki-sensei!" He pleaded.

Grin widening, he nodded. "Sure, just do a hundred-fifty. That's about even with Keikoku, right?"

"I'm on forty-five," Hotaru muttered. "I'll finish before Shinrei."

"In your dreams, little brother!" Shinrei growled and started his chin-ups, racing against the dim-witted blond.

Turning around, Yuan walked back to the class, cackling to himself. Those two were so predictable. Turning to the class, he shouted, "Alright, slackers! Do a hundred sit-ups and hit the showers when you're done. Don't skimp out on them, or you'll do two hundred!"

I am going to be doing a Samurai Gakuen based story with Hotaru as the main character... just as soon as I can come up with a stable plot. I don't want it to be aimless, I actually want a good foundation!