A/N: This felt like a short chapter but it introduces a bunch of characters. Enjoy.
Momiji Inubashiri, a rather serious woman made her way home. Between her imposing stature and anger clear on her face pedestrians did their best to avoid her. She felt her cell phone vibrate.
"Hello," she answered.
"Are you going to the interview?"
"Yes Father, I'm walking there now. So leave me alone." she growled.
"Don't screw this up."
"How many times do I have to tell you it was the Captain's fault for touching me the way he did." Momiji yelled into the phone.
"Regardless you shouldn't have assaulted him. He's on life support because of you. This is your last chance." Her father fired back.
Tired of the conversation she hung up the phone without another word.
"Yeah right." Momiji Inubashiri, former corporal of the Ground Self Defense Force, had been stripped of her rank and released from service for assaulting a senior officer. Even with the testimony from her squad it wasn't enough to beat her captain's connections. As a final act of respect her squad Momiji's father, a local politician, barely managed to keep his daughter out of prison on the condition that she is banned from service for life. He gave Momiji the option to go to school or to be disowned. She continued walking down the street when she bumped shoulders with a white haired woman. For a split second their eyes met they sensed each others anger than kept walking. Momiji to her destination and the woman to her house which they happened to be in front of.
A simple house perfect for one, maybe two people to live in. It might have been a fine place to live had not been in the shade. Right next store was the four-story monstrosity that was the Houraisan Mansion and Mokou Fujiwara was their unfortunate neighbor.
"Hey Kaguya," Mokou threw a rock at the third story window, " Get down here so I can beat some sense into you.
The window slammed opened and a black haired woman stuck her head out, "You want to try again. I beat you last time.
"Kaguya, you and I both know that was because you hit me with a rock." Mokou yelled.
"A win is a win no matter the circumstances."
"If you're gonna be all high and mighty I'm out of here." Mokou started walking to her next destination.
"Don't turn your back on me plebeian. Kaguya yelled in vain. She turned around just in time to "You Lose" appear on her computer screen.
Meanwhile Momiji looked at the short building in front of her. "Looks like the place."
It was a short gray building with the front entrance leading down into the basement. She knock twice than three more times.
"Who's there," a short pigtailed girl in a blackened lab coat open the door.
"Momiji, so can you give me a job Nitori."
"What happened with the SDF?" Nitori turned her head up at the other girl.
"Long story short I beat up a superior and I need a job to get off my father's back." Momiji hoped that she wouldn't be questioned further.
"You have impeccable timing because that person is back."
"Really?"
Nitori nodded gravely.
BARKBARK
A white ball of fluff dove into Momiji.
"Mofuji," she hugged hugged her dog close, "How have you been boy? I have something for you." She took a little red tokin out of her pocket and tied it around the dog's head.
"I was going to shave him to find out what kind of dog he is but that didn't work out." Nitori looked away for a moment.
"No."Momiji held Mofuji tighter.
The first day at Gensokyo Academy has always been a busy one and this one was no different. Keine Kamishirasawa walked into the class that would be homeroom. She placed a manilla envelope on her desk and looked around. Twenty-eight students but she already knew the names of several, it made her head hurt that she knew their names but she did her best to work past it.
"Okay class, welcome to the new year. I will be your homeroom teach Ms. Kamishirasawa." I see there are some familiar faces but lets go around the room and introduce ourselves. The entire front row stood up together and moved to front of the room. Six girls stood at the front of the room. The first girl stepped forward.
"Okay class, My name is Cirno and this is Team 9 she presented the team who was now posing like a super hero team. Keine could only faceplam.
"First up we have second-in-command, the uber hot Dai-chan." A green haired busty girl walked forward. She blushed at looks she got from the boys in the class.
"Next we have the ever happy and optimistic Rumia," Cirno motioned for her to come up.
"Is that so~" she winked at the class letting her blonde bangs cover her other eye.
"After her is our tomboy and shyest member of the group Wriggle get up here."
She stepped up trying to hide her embarrassment.
"Over there being pretty in pink is the prankster, some of you already might know her, Tewi"
Several people in the class glared at her.
"What can I say pranks are in my blood." At that very moment an explosion went off next store. Shaving cream spilled out of the room as students tried to escape.
"I told them not to open the closet." Tewi remarked innocently.
"And the last member of the team wearing the funny hat. Mystia. Give 'em a taste of your pipes." Cirno pulled out a wine glass and place it on a desk. Mystia inhaled as much as she could before singing a single note, pleasant at first but it quickly rose into a nauseating screech that shattered the glass before dropping into a low that vibrated the room.
"And that is Team 9. Any questions?" Cirno said to the room.
"I think that's enough from you all but is their anything you add before I send you all off to the principal's office for endangering the class."
"You're the only teacher for us." Cirno quipped and the rest of the team nodded in agreement.
"Before you leave to see the principal a few words of caution. This year you all are going to pass even if that means I have to tie you up and shove the book down your throat. Got it." Keine had metaphorical horns growing out of her head. Sensing this Daiyousei pushed the group out into the hallway.
"To the principal's office with you all." Keine yelled right before kicking the door shut.
The rest of class went on without incident especially after they saw there teacher's true color's. Much to the classes' relief the bell rang for lunch and Keine left to the teacher's lounge. She sat in her seat slouching for maximum comfort.
"So you're teaching those idiots again I see." a voice came from the window
"They're not complete idiots. The blue-haired one can do some pretty ridiculous math and that other one can sing really good."
"So they're talented idiots." Mokou let herself in though the open window, "I don't see how that's much of a difference.
"You know you can come in through the front gate, right."
Mokou lit a cigarette.
"And you also know that there's no smoking on campus, right. Did you fight with you neighbor again." Keine sat up in her seat.
"All I did was throw a rock at her window," Mokou put her hands up, "It's her fault for moving her mansion next store to my house," she complained.
I'm surrounded by children. Keine thought to herself.
A/N: Will Mokou get her rematch? Who is Nitori talking about? And will Keine be able to put up with her students? All this and more next time?