More kuwabara goodness
Warning, those who hate cruelty to children and spiritually empowered former delinquents, look away.
12th period.
The full moon shone red down on cherry Street Avenue, bathing the normally deserted path in crimson light. Sasaki Makie gasped as she fled down the street, the bucket with her bathing utensils in it rattling as she heard the wind rustling in the trees, eyes flicking from side to side desperately as he kept a look out for her pursuer.
A shadow loomed up before her, dark and terrifying and with a wide, gaping red mouth and eyes. The edges of the shadow stretched out like giant wings, blotting out the moonlight and the path ahead.
Makie stumbled backwards, losing her footing and falling against one of the sakura trees, her toiletries falling to the ground and scattering. She looked up into the shadowy features of her assailant and trembled, tears forming in her eyes at the sight of the approaching fangs as she opened her mouth to scream.
Eva's cottage...
Kuwabara shot out of bed with a yell, gasping for breath and covered with sweat, as if he'd been running a marathon. It had been a long time since he'd had such a vivid dream and he didn't feel like taking any risks. After all, the last one had been at the dark tournament, and THAT one had nearly gotten him, and three of his closest friends, killed.
"Sensei?" Sayo called out, hovering next to the sweating former delinquent, eyes brimming with concern, "Daijobu? Do you need help?"
"Kuwabara-sensei?" Chachamaru's concerned voice called out evenly from the other side of the door "Do you require my assistance?"
"N-No," Kuwabara called out, waving Sayo's concerns aside as he answered his green haired student "Just…a bad dream, that's all."
"I see…" Chachamaru opined after a brief pause, her tone concerned "It is almost time for breakfast, shall I brew some coffee?"
"Please." Kuwabara asked, rubbing his neck and noting the stubble, getting out of the bead with a groan "Is there hot water?"
"Hai." Chachamaru replied politely, pausing as she turned from the door to ask the routine question "Will you require any assistance in the bath?"
"No!" Kuwabara choked out, coughing from the vocal strain and clearing his throat as he calmed down "Erm, No Chachamaru, I can handle it."
"Very well."
Later...
As the water washed away the sweat from the night before, Kuwabara let his mind wander back to the vision that had woken him. Genkai had confided in him that his perceptive abilities were top notch, surpassing even hers if he received the proper training, and that he shouldn't take visions lightly, no matter how much he tried to ignore them. People who ignored their visions tended to wind up six feet under, and in her line of work, buried in several different places.
'Didn't get a good look at the attacker.' He muttered glumly as he reached for the tap to cut the flow 'Just a dark shape, all eyes and teeth.' He growled as he toweled himself off, he HATED premonitions with too little detail, it usually meant that the danger was great and that it would either happen soon or had happened already.
Strapping on the tablet holster he smiled comfortingly at Sayo, who faded into the medium as he pulled on his jacket. He found his students/roommates waiting for him in the dining room, blinking as he caught sight of a smirking Eva. "Bad dreams sensei?" the blonde asked, looking him over coyly, "Aren't you a little old to be having nightmares?"
"Aren't you a little young to be drinking espresso?" Kuwabara shot back, the blonde raising a coy eyebrow and taking a sip of said drink.
"Touché sensei." She replied, setting the cup down delicately as Chachamaru offered the professor some toast "Ready for another day?"
Kuwabara blinked, eyeing the unusually chatty girl warily. He didn't know why but every time he locked gazes with her he felt like he was talking to Genkai. But that was impossible; no way this little slip of a girl could be as smart as the aged psychic.
"We'd best be off." Eva noted as she got to her feet without a second look at the startled professor "Chachamaru, lets go."
Mahora staff room...
"AH! Tendo-sensei!" Shizuna-sensei greeted, causing Seruhiko to squeak, Akashi to moan and Nita's scowl to deepen as a short haired woman in a tracksuit entered the staff room. "You're back early!"
"I couldn't sit back and leave the campus in the hands of THEM." The woman replied, shooting a superior glare towards her male colleagues, who flinched. They had learned early on that it was better to bow your head and go along with whatever Tendo said, it was that or she'd hit you, HARD.
The last person to defy her had been the former head PE instructor, a massive man with muscles the size of basketballs, a wife and daughter and a heart of gold. He'd refused to surrender his position because he enjoyed teaching, by the time Tendo was through he'd been hauled off under suspicion of being a pervert and it was only quick action from the dean that cleared the matter up. The man now taught at the all boys' school a quick train ride away; apparently he could still move his arm too.
"Negi-kun will be glad for that." Shizuna noted with a smile "He was getting drained having to handle classes and PE as well."
Tendo's nostrils flared at her colleagues words "You let a MAN take MY class?" she snapped "Haven't you learned from the last time they can't be trusted?"
Seruhiko snorted, in actual fact the girls had enjoyed the lessons a lot more since Tendo-sensei had been incapacitated, though it was mostly because Negi was so darn adorable. Unfortunately, his snort wasn't missed and he soon found himself looking up at the enraged features of Tendo Akane.
"You find something amusing Seruhiko?" the temperamentally challenged instructor snapped, the bishounen sensei lowering his head "I didn't think so."
"Tendo-san." Touko-sensei called out from the doorway, frowning at her volatile colleague dissapprovingly "The dean wishes to have a word with you."
Tendo-sensei frowned, before nodding at the bespectacled woman "We'll discuss this later." she promised Shizuna, who merely smiled as she watched her go.
"I don't know how you put up with her." Nita muttered, taking a swig of whisky from a flask he kept in his jacket for just such purposes, passing it around the room.
"She isn't that bad." Shizuna insisted, though her smile was a little strained as she tapped the files on her desk "She's just…had it rough."
"I dare say that fiancé of hers had it rougher." Akashi-sensei muttered, earning a meaningful look from the woman, to which he nodded silently, passing the flask to Seruhiko. Tendo-sensei's former engagement was a sore topic to address, literally. Those who did bring it up normally walked away with bruises, if they could still walk at all.
With Kuwabara...
'Eva-chan seems a little more lively than usual.' Kuwabara noted, walking just ahead of the duo, attaché case over one shoulder and his white coat under his arm 'And is it just me or was she looking at me funny?'
He looked over his shoulder and shivered as he crossed gazes with the petite blonde, a wry smile tugging at her lips. No doubt about it, she WAS looking at him funny! He shivered as he felt her gaze boring into the back of his neck the entire way to school. It only let up after he had escorted them to class, and only because she'd gone in ahead of him.
Sighing in relief at the drop in tension, he bowed in response to Chachamaru's and, with a slight blush, accepted the bento she'd prepared for him, scratching his head in embarrassment. 'You'd think we were dating.' He muttered, shoving that thought aside sharply as soon as he thought it 'I mean FAMILLY! Yeah! Like she was giving her Aniki his lunch before going to work…god I need help.'
His sixth sense flared and he ducked to avoid a flying kick from Ku Fei, who pouted at being caught again as she landed on the ground, before smiling up at him expectantly. "Sensei ready fight now?" she asked, moving into a crane stance "I waiting for challenge Aru!"
"Ku-san I told you already that I don't fight girls." Kuwabara reminded her in exasperation "It goes against my code to hit a woman, even in self defense."
"That's a bit old fashioned of you sensei, de gozaru." Kaede noted, leaning against the wall with her smile in place "Most of the world best assassins are women de gozaru yo."
"And one of the strongest masters in the world is a woman I know." Kuwabara replied, earning a few blinks as he fixed his collar "That still doesn't change the fact that I don't hit, and never WILL hit, a girl."
"No fun Aru." Ku pouted, dropping out of stance with a dissapointed frown "Want fight real challenge, but no fun if don't fight back."
"Sorry." Kuwabara offered, not really apologetic but not wanting to drag things on "You girls should get to class soon, the bells about to go."
The two girls nodded, Ku sending him a last pouting look before skipping off after Kaede.
Elsewhere...
"I hear that the dean hired that yakuza dropout as a sensei." Tendo-sensei noted in annoyance, "What on earth is that old man thinking?"
'Probably the same thing he did when he hired YOU.' Touko sensei thought to herself, face decidedly neutral as she led the temperamental woman to the dean's office. She'd heard nothing but good about the rough-looking man and was not about to let the opinion of a biased immature gorilla affect her judgment.
With Kuwabara...
Kuwabara sighed, walking down the hall somberly. The look Ku had shot at him reminded him WAY too much of a little hungry kitten that had been denied a treat, and it made him feel like a heel. 'Can't be helped.' He reasoned 'Even if I held back I couldn't bring myself to hit her.' He shivered as he recalled how strong she'd been 'And holding back would've been suicide against someone that skilled.'
With these thoughts in mind he was making his way past the infirmary when he literally bumped into a frantic Ako. "Sensei!" the blue haired nurse exclaimed, looking up at him desperately as he helped her to her feet "Daihen desu! Makie-san is…she's-!"
"Calm down Izumi-san!" he insisted, placing a calming hand on her shoulder "Now tell me what happened."
Ako proceeded to fill him in on the normally perky gymnast's status. She blinked as she noticed Kuwabara's face shift from concerned to grim, settling into a determined frown as she finished off. 'I hate being right.' The Tantei muttered, recalling his dream with a curse "Stay with her," he instructed a distraught Ako "I'll fetch Negi-bozu."
And with that he dashed off down the corridor, brushing past an indignant Touko-sensei and some shorthaired instructor who swore at him angrily, insulting his manhood and various other aspects.
'That looked like Tendo-sensei.' Kuwabara muttered as he rounded a corner 'Man what a bitch…and she don't half nag either.' He broke out of his musings as he caught sight of 2A, slamming the door open and sticking his head in. "Oi Negi! You he-ERK!"
The last thing Kuwabara remembered was the sight of the denizens of 2A in their underwear and a cry of "PERVERT!" from behind before a barbell connected with the back of his skull, courtesy of an enraged Tendo-sensei.
With Negi...
Negi was returning from his embarrassed dash down the hallway after the mishap with Shizuna earlier to hear the telltale signs of a riot in full swing. He gaped as he realized that the door to 2A, where the girls were currently being measured for uniforms, was open and dashed forwards, wondering if someone had walked in on them only to gape at the scene before him.
Kuwabara was curled on the floor covering his head whilst a shorthaired woman in a tracksuit stood over him, screaming obscenities and occasionally taking a kick at the downed man. The girls of 2A were backed against the walls, staring at the professor with looks of pity but too scared to step forward.
"FILTHY DISGUSTING PERVERT!" the woman screeched, stamping on the man for emphasis "I KNEW WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED MALE TEACHERS HERE! THEY TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY!"
"A-ano…" Nodoka spoke out, raising a hand timidly "S-sensei didn't know about measurement day…he came here looking for Negi-!"
"DON'T YOU INTERRUPT ME WHEN I'M LECTURING!" Tendo-sensei snapped, shooting the timid girl a glare "IT'S ATTITUDES LIKE YOURS THAT ENCOURAGE SCUM LIKE THIS," she kicked the man in the stomach "TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WOMEN!"
"Please stop this!" Negi called out, grabbing onto the woman's arm as she reared back to land a blow with the now dented barbell "Kuwabara-san didn't mean it!"
"GET OFF ME YOU LITTLE BRAT!" Tendo-sensei snapped, backhanding the boy, eliciting a series of gasps from the class. "WHAT ARE YOU ALL STARING AT?" She snapped "HE GRABBED ME! WHEN SOMEONE GRABS YOU, STRIKE BACK! HARD!"
"Negi-sensei was trying to stop you from killing someone!" Konoka insisted, dashing forwards to check on the boy "You didn't have to hit him so hard!"
Tendo Akane seethed in righteous anger. What right did this little slip of a girl have to tell her how to discipline perverts? She'd gone after the one on the floor when he bumped into her without uttering an apology, only to find him peering in on the girls! And then when she was punishing him this brat had the audacity to grab her!
What was the dean thinking? Yakuza rejects and prepubescent children? The man had gone mad for certain! All the more reason that men should not be allowed anywhere near an all girls' school! And now it seemed his granddaughter had inherited his madness! She was DEFENDING the perverts from her righteous wrath!
"DON'T YOU TALK BACK TO ME!" the temperamental P.E teacher snapped, raising her hand to slap the girl, unaware of Setsuna drawing her blade behind her, only to freeze as a grip like an iron vice wrapped around her wrist. She gazed back in fury to see the pervert from before on his feet and gripping her wrist, whirling round in an attempt to kick him in the crotch, only to gasp as the grip tightened, the bones in her wrist cracking.
"Teachers…" The man's voice ground out, slow and mildly concussed, yet underlined with a type of anger that could reduce a city to ruins "Don't...Hit…Students."
"UNHAND ME YOU PERVERT!" Akane screamed at him, kicking out at his crotch only to blanch as a wave of complete, unadulterated fury washed over her and the rest of the class.
With Eva...
Evangeline's eyes widened, gazing at Kuwabara's face in fascination. His eyes were dazed, doubtless from the blow to the head he'd suffered while his guard was down, and the trickle of blood running down his skull made it clear he probably had a concussion. So it was little surprise that the man wasn't in full control of himself, and his emotions were wafting off of him in waves along with his power, a faint blue glow surrounding him, invisible to the untrained eye.
She'd known he was strong, she could sense these things in people, but he'd always held that power in check with an almost phenomenal amount of control. Now, with his wits addled by the blow, that power was leaking out with his anger, and the sheer amount of power was sending her vampiric blood into rapture.
"Master." Chachamaru opined, drawing her attention "Sensors indicate a power rating equivalent to that of an A class demon."
Evangeline felt an eyebrow cock at this. A Class? That was rare in this day and age, the last time she'd sensed anyone with that level of power was when Nagi sparred against a man named Sensui eighteen years ago.
With Chao...
Chao Lingshen swallowed as she felt the power wash over her, feeling uncertain of herself in the first time since, well, ever.
She was strong, true, and a genius to boot, but not even she had the gall to pick a fight with a demon of A class ranking. They were rare enough in her own time that they hardly ever showed up, but when they did it was to challenge other A ranks to a fight.
She'd been privy to see such a fight once; it still gave her goose bumps at night, all that power flying through the air with nothing to stop it. Of course she was well aware that A rank was only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, but Demons of S rank never frequented Ningenkai, simply because their power was too strong for the physics of the world.
Such was the case now. Kuwabara had been almost unconscious when Tendo 'the bitchinator' Akane-sensei had started ranting on about cowardly perverts. 'The nerve.' The genius scoffed wryly 'calling him a coward after attacking him from behind.'
Needless to say most men would be dead from a barbell to the noggin, it was a marvel Kuwabara was even standing. However, the blow had obviously left him concussed, meaning he didn't have his usual restraint. The white of Tendo's face as her wrist cracked ominously was a dead giveaway.
She dimly noted that Kaede, Ku, Setsuna and Mana were eyeing the man warily, ready to leap forward and restrain him if he got any worse. She also noted the intrigued look in the eyes of Evangeline. 'You should feel flattered sensei.' She noted wryly 'Not many people catch the attention of the Undying Magi…fewer still survive to know about it.'
With Kuwabara...
Kuwabara honestly couldn't tell up from down at that moment, he'd dimly recalled the insults as the woman pummeled him, his reiki healing most of the damage as soon as it had landed but the blow to the head made it hard to concentrate.
A hand landed on the Tantei's shoulder, causing him to look dazedly into the calm features of Takahata. Another set of hands, belonging to Shizuna-sensei gently pried his hand off of Tendo's wrist, the stricken woman backing away, clutching it and hissing.
"Did you see that?" the Physical Instructor demanded "That ape attacked me! He near broke my wrist because I caught him spying on the girls!"
"Wasn' peepin'…" Kuwabara slurred, head feeling heavy and dizzy as Takahata supported him with his shoulder "Came fer…Negi…"
"LIES!" Tendo shrieked, pointing at the girls for emphasis "Look at them! He's fair traumatized them! I demand this man be removed from his position as soon as-!"
"Tendo-sensei?" Takahata cut in sharply, his features neutral "Shut up." While the woman gawked at him in outrage he turned to the girls "What happened."
Akane glared at the girls, causing them to wince, too scared of her wrath should they speak up, only for a spokesman to turn up in the most unlikely of forms.
"Kuwabara sensei entered the room at approximately 09:35 hours." Chachamaru noted, oddly enough the only girl decently clothed "He called out for Negi-sensei, only to stare in shock at us, as we had just finished undressing. Tendo-sensei then screamed 'pervert' and struck him on the back of a head with the barbell currently lying on the floor."
Takahata followed the gynoid's gaze to locate the weapon in question, shooting a cold look at a quivering Tendo-sensei as Chachamaru continued.
"Tendo-sensei thus proceeded to attack Kuwabara-sensei while he lay on the floor, accusing him of being a coward and a pervert." the Gynoid stated in her usual, matter-of-fact tone "When Negi sensei attempted to intervene she hit him with the back of her hand." she nodded to the downed ten-year-old "Konoe-san attempted to reason with her only for Tendo-sensei to threaten to hit her. Kuwabara-sensei had by this time gotten to his feet and stopped her from striking Konoe-san when you arrived."
Everything was silent for a moment, Akane glaring at Chachamaru for speaking out, while Takahata eyed the injured woman coldly. Shizuna was currently checking up on a shaky Negi, who was just coming round from the blow.
"You aren't going to believe this…this CRAP are you?" Akane demanded, the violent educator shooting a glare at Chachamaru "I've had nothing but the best interest for these girls since I got here!"
"Then why do they look at you in fear?" an aged voice spoke out, the dean stepping into view from behind Takahata, the usual genial air he gave off gone, replaced with a professional grimness. "No Akane-kun, the only interests you've been acting in are your own. I consented to grant you a teaching position here at Shizuna-kun's request, I thought it would help you forget your disaster of an engagement." He eyed her solemnly "I see now that I was wrong."
"Shizuna!" Akane called out, turning to regard her female colleague, arms spread wide and imploring, a stark contrast to the anger on her face "You believe me don't you?"
"I want to Akane-san." Shizuna admitted, looking at her sadly "I truly wanted to believe that Kasumi-chan's sister was a good little girl." She looked from the recovering Negi to the dazed Kuwabara "But I'm sorry, you've gone too far this time."
"YOU'RE ALL AGAINST ME!" the woman shrieked, lunging forwards with her fist drawn back at Takamichi, earning a gasp from the class, only to collapse on the floor, unconscious.
"I never did like her." Touko sensei muttered, lowering her hand with a sigh as she regarded her colleagues "The police have been notified."
"Arigatou, Touko-kun." Dean Konoemon offered solemnly "I'm afraid the only facility I can recommend Tendo-sensei for is the local asylum, solitary confinement at least." He sighed and turned to regard the listless form of Kuwabara "Take him to the infirmary, Takamichi-kun."
"Wait…" Kuwabara managed to get out, eyes half shut as he reached out to Negi with a limp fingered hand "Negi…Makie…trouble…"
"Makie-san?" Negi repeated, looking at the concussed man in alarm as the class' ears perked up "What happened to her, Kuwabara-san?"
"Trouble…" Kuwabara insisted listlessly, vision swimming in and out of focus as he fought to retain consciousness "Nurse Room…out cold…black cloak…Fangs."
The last thing the Tantei heard was Negi calling out and then the darkness claimed him.
Cue Nadesico music
Oh no! Kuwabara has fallen!
Chisame: Again?
His students a thrown into discord!
Asuna: DWAH? WHY'RE you all Naked?
Ganbare girls! give sensei your love.
Next time on Reikai Sensei Kuwabara: Angels in nothin; love heals all!
Haruna: Nurse Paru will heal you sensei (Grins evilly) Just lie there for a momemnt...kukukukukuku!
R&R or be fed to Younger Toguro.
Toguro: I'll crush dem wit my bah-lging mah-scles!