Full Summary: A new year at Akadou, a new Class 3-D, and a new trainee teacher to start the new year. This batch of misfit students are just like the rest: Violent, loud, cocky, and above all uninterested in graduating. Yankumi has her hands full this time, but at least she has a new trainee to help her and her former students as well, because this one isn't going to be easy. Mild ShinKumi, OCRyuu, among other cameos.

Author's Note:

Yup, this time I'm tackling Gokusen head on with a fanfiction.

I truly loved the show and I almost wished it had continued... But then again, if it had, I wouldn't have a way to get this story going would I? Then again, there's also the fact that almost every idea imaginable has been used.

Also, if you do not like light OC x Ryuu and/or lots of OCs (seeing as an entire class shall be OCs), please turn away now. It will only be light, but if you're a sticker to shows only, please don't bite me for having a fun time writing my twisted fantasies.

Anyways:

This story is going to have many, many cameos from the earlier seasons. I will try to make sure that I can balance OC and actual characters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gokusen, nor do I own the actors in the drama/manga/anime. Though if I did, I would have more money than I knew what to do with... Don't stare. I can dream can't I?

Roads to be Followed, Words to Be Said

Chapter One

A New Trainee Makes Her Entrance

"Yamaguchi-sensei." The said teacher raised her head to meet the eyes of the principle of Akadou High School. His hair was combed back in his Elvis-like style and his glasses sat at the bridge of his nose.

The teacher smiled brightly, though it seemed a tad forced. Her white jersey and sweat pants made her look at if she were going out on a jog. "Is there something I can help you with vice principle-?" her voice was laced with enthusiasm.

This particular teacher had been teaching for eight years. Her past students had known her as the infamous Yankumi, the heiress to the Oedo family yakuza… Although she, herself was perfectly content with being a teacher that could whip delinquents into fine people.

"-Principle," Sawatari corrected rather unhappily and he frowned deeply. The glasses wearing, pigtailed teacher made a go-on gesture by moving her head forward slightly, signaling for the older male too continue. "Anyways, Yamaguchi-Sensei, we have another trainee teacher coming in and you are to take them under your wing."

A lady with ginger hair smiled widely at this new tidbit of information. "A new teacher so early in the year?" Her hair lay across her shoulders, slightly curled, and her white dress was smoothed neatly.

A man in a sweater vest and tan colored pants nodded his head in agreement with her, "but it's always nice to have new teachers." His short black hair contrasted to his transparent glasses.

"Yes, especially if they turn out to be as good as Odagiri-sensei!" a woman with long dark hair nodded her head vigorously, gestured to a younger male at the corner of the room. His a-little-lighter-then-normal brown hair and rather youthful appearance differed greatly from the others in the room.

Odagiri, known by most as Ryuu, raised his head slightly after hearing his name, but after realizing his name was simply mentioned, he went back to what looked to be grading papers.

Yankumi looked thrilled at one of her older students being given praise. Her smile seemed to become unconsciously bigger as the thought of perhaps another of her students following in her footsteps. The thought all on its own could get her out of her chair and say some kind of speech about how proud she was of her former students.

"Speaking of the new teacher, aren't they late?" the man spoke with a noticeable lisp and his scruffy black hair was in the dispirit need of a good combing.

Yankumi got to her feet and paced slightly as she spoke, "late on the first day? They need to be disciplined!" She spoke each word while put a hand in her palm.

"Here we go again…" Ryuu muttered under his breath as he looked up with a passive expression at his former teacher.

As much as the brunette would never admit it, he had a soft spot for his former teacher. She cherished every single one of her students even after they graduated as if they were her own children, even going as far as to get a beating for Ryuu himself. This feeling in his chest was warm each time he found himself, rather unwillingly, thinking fondly of this Yankumi, but it might have simply been heartburn from the coffee he had drunk that morning… Or at least that was what he told himself.

A screech from outside in the hallways, that sounded like tires coming to a dead stop after going about a hundred miles per hour, at that exact moment caught the attention of the teachers in the room. "I'm not late I swear!" a female in her early twenties slid into the room comically, as if sliding in for last base at a baseball game. She stated a proud, "Safe~!" before letting out a sigh.

The young woman was in a red sweatshirt and faded jeans, her glasses askew on her face with her shoulder bag looking as if it had been through one to many washes. Her shoulder length chocolate brown hair was a mess, making her look as if she had gotten into a fight with a leaf blower… after falling into a puddle of mud.

The brunette hopped to her feet before anyone could get in a word. Her hand went to the corner of her right eye in a salute. "Kurosaki Minoko, reporting for duty!" the young woman had the most childish grin imaginable. Her salute fell away as she bowed her head in greeting.

The other teachers littered about the room were at a loss for words. This uncoordinated young person was a new teacher? Takano's hopes of a trainee teacher like Odagiri died instantly.

"You're late Kurosaki-sensei," Sawatari stated after clearing his throat, voicing what the others in the room were thinking. The principle had a bad feeling in his gut about this one.

Minoko looked down at her arm, pulling back her sleeve to reveal a watch. "I am?" she questioned as she read the time. "It says it's eight-twenty… Am I not on time?"

A taller man with a neat haircut stood slightly. "It's actually eight forty-five." This man also had a particularly warm spot for Yankumi in his heart, but he was slowly growing attracted to another whom seemed to like him very much in return. He now thought of himself more as Yankumi's "backup-incase-something-bad-happens-because-he-cares-deeply-for-her-as-a-protector-guy"… Although the simple phrase: "One-with-excuses" was a shorter way to label him.

Minoko blinked stupidly as she fixed her glasses. She ran a keen eye over the surface of her watch. "But…" the brunette trailed for a moment before her eyes widened and she looked around the room, "Oh my goodness I am so sorry for being late!" she bowed her head.

A loud bell rang throughout the school and the teachers whom passed by her gave her light, reassuring pats on the shoulder in a chorus of, "it's okay" and "You need a new watch".

Minoko fell to her knees dramatically when it was simply herself, Ryuu, Sawatari and Yankumi. "This is a terrible start…" she muttered dejectedly.

"Anyways…" Sawatari cleared his throat again as he patted Yankumii on her shoulder. "Yamaguchi-sensei, I trust you'll take good care of the new teacher."

Minoko's head snapped up at Yankumi's name. "You're… Yamaguchi-sensei…?" a large smile came to her features. "You were on the television a year ago! You caught the corrupt politician slash drug dealer!" All in the same second, the brunette hopped to her feet and took a hold of Yamaguchi's fans. "It's all thanks to you that I wanted to become a teacher even more!"

Yankumi blinked and Sawatari looked horrified. After the incident on the big screen, some strange unimaginable force caused almost everyone to forget it had even happened after an eventful week of phone calls. Only Yankumi's students, Baba, Sawatari, and Yankumi herself had come to be the only ones whom seemed to remember it happened… Now adding Minoko to the mix.

Yankumi suddenly looked thrilled at this new teacher. "I-I inspired someone! My dream is slowly coming true!" The two women shared mirrored smiles… That was until Kurosaki let her eyes go to Ryuu, looking him over as if she knew him from somewhere...

The brunette's mouth then fell open as she darted over to him and seemed to inspect him closely. Minoko reached a hand forward to feel the top of his head, having to reach up rather high seeing as Ryuu was fairly tall. "And you," she looked almost horrified, "you were struck in the head! Are you okay?"

Ryuu rose an eyebrow as he easily brushed Minoko's hand away. "It was a year ago," he stated, feeling he had to respond, "I'm fine."

Minoko nodded her head, though seemed a bit skeptical, before hopping back to Yankumi's side. "Yamaguchi-sensei!" she stated, saluting. "We must be off! The student shall have no respect if we're late!"

Yankumi blinked at this girl before grinning herself. This girl had energy, much like someone else she could not quite name… Yankumi pointed toward the door, "Let's go and meet the students!"

Minoko followed her example as she too pointed toward the door, "Let us be off!" The two women then left the room, doing everything but singing a cheesy Disney song as they made their marry way toward class 3-D.

Sighing to himself with a shake of his head, Ryuu followed after the two females out the door to get to his own class, "Dear kami-sama, it's like there's two Yankumi's…" The brunette almost felt bad for the new class.

They were in for one heck of a senior year…And a very interesting one at that.

Yes, it's rather cruddy, but fun for me to write about.

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