YnM (Alternate Univiverse fic)
~Kindergarten~
Chapter 1

"Kyaaa~aaaa!!", Wakaba hurried down the hallway, books
tucked tightly under her arms. She burst into the
kindergarten classroom and paused for breath, "Good
*gasp* morning children!"

Tatsumi peered up at her dissaprovingly from beneath
wire-rimmed spectacles, "Wakaba-sensei."

"Ha-hai?"

"Your late-", the boy looked down at his watch, "By
ten minutes."

"Gomen gomen!", The young woman bounded to dump her
things on her desk before turning around cheerfully,
"Good morning children!"

"Good morning Wakaba-sensei!", a chorus of high
pitched voices answered.

"Well class! Today we're going to practice our
spelling and-"

"Wakaba-sensei!!", Watari pulled at her skirt, brown
eyes wide in panic, "Tsuzuki's deathly sick!"

"WHAT!?!", she bounded towards the back of the room
where the purple eyed boy was clutching the front of
Hisoka's jacket while sobbing pitifully, "What's
wrong?!"

"A-a-a-a-a-a girl from another class kissed me!!!"

Wakaba facefaulted, "Wha-what?"

Watari reached out and took his friends wrist as if
feeling for a pulse, "I say you have 10 minutes before
the Cootie germs eat up your liver.", Tsuzuki's eyes
went saucer-like before reburying his face in Hisoka's
shirt. The green eyed boy took this all with a sigh,
muttering 'baka' silently under his breath.

"I don't wanna die! My sister promised me cookies when
I got home!!!", his turned puppy like-eyes up at
Wakaba, "You can cure me... can't you Wakaba-sensei?"

"Ofcourse I can!", she pondered on what sort of answer
would satisfy the young boy.

Suddenly Muraki stepped forward and knelt beside
Tsuzuki, eyes serious, "I know the cure."

Hisoka glowered at the other boy. Muraki was a bully
and always followed him and Tsuzuki around even when
they told him to go away, "You don't know anything
Muraki!"

The silver haired boy smirked, "What makes you say
that Hisoka?"

The boy hugged his best friend tighter, "You're a
crazy person! Crazy persons don't know anything!"

"But my daddy's a doctor."

Tsuzuki sat up at that and peered down at Muraki,
causing the silver haired boy to flash a smile,
"What's the cure?"

Muraki held up a finger, "Since a girl kissed you, you
have to have a reverse effect right?"

Tsuzuki was impressed by the big words, "Really?"

"Uh-huh. So you have to have a boy kiss you where she
did."

The whole class erupted into chaos. Tatsumi who had
been watching what he thought what was a stupid
childish display suddenly rushed forward and placed
himself between Tsuzuki and Muraki, crossing his arms.
Hisoka's glare, if possible, turned deadlier. Terazuma
scoffed and turned his attention back to his drawing.

Watari slammed a fist to his open palm, "I should have
figured that out! Makes sense!"

Wakaba shook her head, brown curls flying about her
face, "You kids figure this out while I get the art
materials!", she bounded out the door.

"Maa, Tsuzuki. Now where did that girl kiss you?"

"Right here Muraki."

"Nonononono!", Tatsumi pushed both of them apart, face
beet red, "Muraki's a pervert! That's all fiction!"

"Fiction?... I had that for dinner last night!"

"That's chicken Tsuzuki.", Hisoka suddenly turned
serious, "Where did he kiss you Tsuzuki?"

"Here."

"Did you catch that Tatsumi? Now go ahead."

"What?!", the boy's eyes widened even larger than his
glasses, "What are you implying?!"

"Tatsumi always uses big words... I can't understand
him!", Tsuzuki complained. He suddenly gasped in
suprise as Muraki went past Tatsumi and placed a kiss
on his left cheek. The older boy then pulled away all
the while smiling brightly, "All cured Tsuzuki."

"You-you-you stained Tsuzuki's innocence!", Tatsumi
proceeded to chase the taller boy aroung the room, the
shadows around him moving wildly.

"I'm all well now Hisoka!"

"... Baka." -_-

"Now class!", Wakaba reappeared, arms full of crayons,
"It's time to draw!"

Tatsumi paused in his chasing of Muraki to sniff
dissaprovingly at the material, "That's so childish!
My dad makes me use _real_ paint. Not watercolors but
_real_ paint."

Tsuzuki beamed at him, "That's so cool Tatsumi!"

Tatsumi's mood brightened considerably, "You think
so?"

"Now. Who will help me distribute the paint?", she
smiled as Terazuma raised his hand, "Thank you
Terazuma."

"Terazuma likes Wakaba-sensei!", Watari pointed out
knowingly. Tatsumi and Muraki nodded as they heard
this. Tsuzuki was too busy telling Hisoka how late he
slept last night and didn't catch it, "My sister let
me watch Saiyuki with her till 10:00 PM! I wasn't even
sleepy!"

After the materials were distributed among the class
Wakaba set the class to work.

Tsuzuki peered over Watari's shoulder, "What are you
drawing Watari?"

"A tiger..."

"I see.", the purple eyed boy picked up the paper,
"Cool!"

"Your holding it the wrong way.", Watari remarked
drily.

"Oh yeah!", he flipped it over.

"It's still the wrong way!"

Meanwhile Tatsumi was deeply engrossed on his work.
The money had to look crispy and the right kind of
green was needed to make it look real. Good thing he
memorized the faces on the bills.

"Come see what I've drawn Tsuzuki!", Muraki beckoned.

"... there's a lot of red. Is that a basketball?"

"No. My half-brothers head which I keep in my room.",
Tsuzuki paled, "That over there's my pet cat's remains
after I accidentally dropped the kitchen knife. Then
there's my mother finger when-"

Tsuzuki burst into tears which made Wakaba run towards
them, "Muraki! How many times do I have to tell you!
No bloody drawings in class! Only nice things."

"They are nice.", Muraki countered, looking pleased at
the reaction he had gotten from Tsuzuki.

Hisoka tried to comfort his best friend when he
returned to his seat, "I drew a picture of your kitten
Byakko and your canary Suzaku."

"Saa~aaa! It's cool Hisoka! Can I have it after sensei
checks it? I wanna post in on my wall!", Tsuzuki was
once again all smiles.

"Sure. It's not that good tho-"

"It's cool! Really cool!", Hisoka blushed as his
friend fawned over his drawing.

When they all submitted their drawings Wakaba clapped
her hands, "Now children! Time for spelling! Then
aftwerwards...", she left it hanging.

"SHOW AND TELL!", the children chorused happilly.

~*~*~*~*~*
"Now children! Spell eaten."

"That easy! I have one as a pet!"

"That's kitten Tsuzuki."

Muraki smiled over at them, "Tsuzuki is so cute."

Tatsumi who sat inbetween them pushed his glasses
higher up the bridge of his nose, "Pay attention
Tsuzuki. Don't let this boy disturb you."

After the long grueling (for Tsuzuki and Terazuma)
quiz, everyone shifted in their seats exitedly as they
waited for Wakaba to call them for their turn in show
and tell.

"Now.", the pretty young woman smiled, "Who wants to
go first?"

Tsuzuki waved his hand wildly in the air, "Ok Tsuzuki.
Come forward."

The small boy clutched a box to his chest, grinning
brightly as he reached the front of the classroom. He
opened it revealing several golden brown pastries,
"These here are the first cookies I baked all by
myself without my sisters help! I brought them so
everyone can have a taste!"

"Tsuzuki! You shouldn't have!", Wakaba took one and
bit into it happily. She turned green.

"Is it good?", Tsuzuki asked worriedly.

"Yesh.", Wakaba managed to choke between mouthfulls
before excusing herself and running out the door.

"She must like it so much she's going to share them!",
Watari exclaimed as he got himself a piece. Then he
turned blue.

"Want one Hisoka?", Hisoka took it, and once his
friend's back was turned, tucked it in his pocket.

Tatsumi declined saying he was allergic. Terazuma
downright refused.

"Feed me Tsuzuki."

Purple eyes were supicious, "Why?"

Muraki was the picture of innocence, "My hands are
dirty."

"Ok.", Tsuzuki gamely placed the end in his classmates
mouth and waited expectanly. Muraki ate it all without
a change of expression, "It's good."

"Really!"

"There are still some crumbs left.", Muraki reached
out and grabbed the smaller boy's wrist then licked
Tsuzuki's fingers clean with his small pink tongue.
Tsuzuki meeped.

"MURAKI!", the silver haired boy smirked as he dodged
Hisoka's pencil case and Tatsumi's sharpener. Tsuzuki
ran back to his seat and wiped his fingers on his
shorts, eyes panicked.

Wakaba appeared, completely oblivious to the charged
air, wiping her lips with the back of her hand,
"N-now. Who wants to go next?"

Watari was chosen and he kept something hidden in his
hands as he walked to the front. Finally he opened his
palms to reveal a tiny owl.

"This!", he said proudly, "Is 003! He's a real live
owl all the way from across the sea!", a chorus of
ooh's and aah's erupted. Even Muraki looked impressed.

"Watari let me hold him once! Please Watari?", Tsuzuki
exclaimed exitedly. Watari grinned.

"Can I hold it?", Muraki asked softly. Watari's glare
was answer enough.

"Now Tatsumi. Your next."

"I-", the boy said proudly as he whipped out the
newspaper, "Have today's issue of 'Money Talks'. This
helps me keep in tune with the buisness world and so I
can know what's good to invest on."

Tsuzuki clapped his hands, "Tatsumi's so grown up! I
want to be grown up like him!", the other boy blushed
at the applause.

It was finally Hisoka's turn.

"I have a cactus. My dad brought it all the way from
Texas.", the small boy held it up.

"Did it come with the cowboy hat?", Watari wanted to
know.

"Uh-huh. You don't even have to water it often. Only
once a week."

Tatsumi nodded, "A smart investment.", earning more
applause from Tsuzuki who was impressed by big words.

Hisoka done, Muraki finally came forward and drew out
a small pocket knife, "This is Cut the knife. Cut's
not an ordinary knife. When he cuts you you'll bleed
forever."

Wakaba rubbed her aching forhead, "That's nice
Muraki."

The boy looked taken aback, "Don't you want to know
where I got it?", when he teacher slowly nodded he
turned to the class once more, "There was this boy who
kept on picking on me. So one day I took this blade
from my dad then did something secret to it then I
went after the boy and buried it in his-"

"Terazuma! It's your turn!"

Muraki didn't seem fazed at being interrupted and
walked slowly to his seat. At the last minute he
tossed to the knife to Tsuzuki, "Catch."

"Huh? What?", the boy paled and burts into surprised
tears as the blade landed on his lap.

"Muraki!", Wakaba was shocked, "Step out of the room
right -now- till I call you back in!"

"Yes sensei.", He walked past Tsuzuki's desk and
picked up the knife, leaning softly to whisper in the
other boy's ear, "Cut likes you.", he licked a tear
off the boys cheek before running out the room. Hisoka
and Tatsumi seethed while Tsuzuki buried his face in
Hisoka's shoulder.

"That boy...", their teacher brightened as she caught
sight of Terazuma staring up at her. She ruffled his
hair before stepping back.

"I want to show everyone my collection of favorite
pictures. This is a picture of my sister and our
puppy. And this one's when I-", suddenly a picture
slipped out from between the pages.

Watari swiflty picked it up, "Eh? What's a picture of
Wakaba-sensei doing in your favorite pictures?"

Terazuma snatched it up, "No-nothing!"

Hisoka was wide eyed, "You like Wakaba sensei!"

"No I don't!"

Tsuzuki sniffled before looking up, "He can't like
her! She's a girl so she's got cooties!"

"Wakaba-sensei's special. She's got cootie immunity
Tsuzuki.", Tatsumi stated in a matter of fact tone.

"Oooo~hhh!"

Wakaba smiled and blushed softly as she ruffled
Terazuma's hair once more, "I think a picture
collection is a wonderful thing to have. It's good to
have something to remind you the past.", suddenly the
bell rang, "Allright class! Be back in 30 minutes!"

Tsuzuki walked out the door sandwiched between Tatsumi
and Hisoka, purple tare-panda lunchbox in his hands.
Watari followed right behind them. Terazuma always
stayed behind to eat with Wakaba.

Watari suddenly ran forward, "Last one to the see saw
is a rotten egg!"

From behind the monkey bars, two pairs of eyes watched
them closely.
~*~*~*

Will the insanity continue? Will Cali-chan kill off
more of your braincells? Unfortunately, yes! ^-~