Falling Time

Welcome welcome, to my first Ansatsu Kyoushitsu FF. Of course, it had to be about my babies… :D The fic will focus on Gakushuu, but I'll also dive into some of the other students. It's basically; what would happen if Gakuho sent his son into Class E after losing against Karma? Instead of going to assassinate Korosensei, he does this. :P

To explain the title. The first kanji in Gakushuu's name "学" means to learn, or to study. Sooo I just turned it into "Study" and since it's Assassination Classroom, Assassination Study. Smart, right? /shot I'll probably be naming the chapters with "blabla time", because the manga does that and I think it's cool. Reminds me; I haven't finished the manga yet (around 140 right now) and I don't plan to until the anime ends, so I don't know anything of the later stuff and can't put that into the FF. I'll kinda ignore the canon things that happen from this point on anyway so it doesnt matter I guess xD

English isn't my first language; please feel free to correct any mistakes that you find. I'd love to hear some feedback. Enjoy!

»You called for me, Board Chairman?«

Gakushuu tried to keep his expression as neutral as possible as he met his father's gaze.

It wasn't unusual for the man to call him into his office on a whim, no matter if he interrupted him during classes or breaks. This would probably be considered a bad thing if he was a normal student. However, Gakushuu was anything but a normal student.

That twisted smile he despised so much found its way onto the Chairman's face. Although he considered himself to be pretty capable of hiding his emotions behind polite masks of formality, that man took the skill to an entire different level. Not even Gakushuu was able to guess what he was thinking about.

»Why, don't you look satisfied. Not at all like someone who just lost the battle he bet his life on.« Gakushuu had to hold back the urge to roll his eyes.

»I don't think I am making a happy expression right now, if I may say so. However«, a smirk creeped onto his face, »you sure do look like you lost an important battle, Board Chairman. You are the one whose education system was proven wrong by the very class he planned on using to do the opposite after all.« He almost raised his hand to touch the bandage over his right cheek which was covering the wound he had earned from the Chairman's slap. It had hurt – hell, the man defeated a black belt in karate on his third day of training, of course he hit like a superhuman – but seeing his father lose his cool for once had been totally worth the pain. However, right now he stared at Gakushuu with cold, emotionless eyes and a deep gaze which would've sent a shiver down his spine if he wasn't so used to it.

»Don't you feel good about yourself. I do not understand how the frustration isn't eating you alive. Failure after failure and still you're here, insulting me like that.« That damn smile returned and slight venom mixed into the coldness of his voice. »Well, I plan to do something about the latter part.« Gakushuu frowned; this tone wasn't good.

»I didn't mean to insult you, Board Chairman«, he said with as much conviction as he could muster. I did, but whatever.

»Of course not. However, that is not going to change the fact that you're…«

Silence. Gakushuu stared at the man for a few seconds, trying to detect any kind of signs that he was joking. A confused smile forced its way.

»…excuse me? I didn't quiet catch that. Could you repeat it, please?« The Chairman's own smile didn't falter.

»I think you heard me pretty well, Asano-kun.« Gakushuu kept searching for a few more seconds, before it dawned on him.

The Chairman didn't joke about anything, at any time.

»… you're kidding.« Denial blocked out every way of rational thinking; he couldn't believe what he was hearing. The Chairman raised an eyebrow, his voice sounding amused as he spoke up again.
»You should know me well enough by now that I would never 'kid' about things like this. I meant what I said.« He stood and made his way over to his son, stopping right in front of him and staring him down. »You are going to join the E-Class starting tomorrow, Asano-kun.«

Gakushuu opened his mouth, but no words would come out. He wanted to shout at the Chairman, insult him, while one question consisting of a single word filled his entire mind: why?

»I am sure you are wondering why I would do such a thing, although it should be obvious to you.« Gakushuu closed his mouth and glared up at the Chairman through his bangs. »To put it simple. In not even a single school year, you lost more times than I did in the past ten years. And not only did you lose to just anyone; you lost to the E-Class. Since their grades are improving and all, I thought it would be the perfect place for you, Asano-kun.«

That was it. Gakushuu's confusion turned into blind rage. He forced himself to keep up the formal façade when he said, »I don't think I understand.«"Not understand" asin why the hell are you even thinking about sending your best student to the E-Class?!

The Chairman sighed with faked disappointment and turned around, away from his son. »It really is the right decision. You don't even understand something as simple as this anymore.«

»Board Chairman, I do understand where you are coming from, but your reasoning is very poor. I do not in any way meet the qualifications to go to E-Class. My grades are the best in the entire school and I didn't break any rules. So-«

»Ah, but didn't you lose the first place to Akabane-kun from the E-Class? Of course, his grades have always been exceptionally great, but he decided to cast away a bright future by violating the rules and allowing himself to be send to E-Class. Put that together with the E-Classes sudden improving grades, he became a strong enemy.« The Chairman sat down on his chair folded his hands in front of his chest. »An enemy you underestimated.« Gakushuu took a deep breath, trying desperately to calm himself.

»Three points, Board Chairman«, he growled, beginning to lose the ability to keep up formal speech. »Three damn points in the last math problem.« The older man raised an eyebrow.

»I thought I already taught you this, Asano-kun. When you lose, it doesn't matter how or why you lost. The only thing that matters is that you lost.« He leaned back, and Gakushuu wanted nothing more than to get rid of that damn smug smile gracing his father's face. »Anyway. This matter is not open to any discussion. You are going to E-Class, and that is it.« Before Gakushuu could come up with a response telling him how messed up his way of thinking was, the Chairman continued, looking thoughtful. »Actually… I think you won't have such a bad time there. After all…«, the condescending smile returned. How can a human smile all the time and yet never mean it? Or maybe he isn't even human. Monster. »…you're finally going to learn of that secret of mine you wanted to expose so badly.«

Gakushuu's eyes widened; one second later he cursed himself for letting his emotions show in the open. Of course, the Chairman picked up on his freely displayed surprise; his eyes narrowed in amusement. Gakushuu tried to overplay it by saying: »Heh… so you really do have something to hide after all.« He smirked, almost forgetting the fact he was about to be sent to E-Class. He'd finally have something to blackmail his father with-

»Ah yes, but you won't be able to use it against me, Asano-kun.« Gakushuu's euphoria shattered; he frowned.

»Huh? Why not? What the hell would stop me from using it against you?« The Chairman frowned in dismay, although he still seemed to be fairly amused.

»Speech, Asano-kun.« Gakushuu rolled his eyes in annoyance. He usually payed close attention to speak as formal and polite as possible when he was talking to his father, even more than the average student would do. But given the situation he was in, he just couldn't muster enough strength to keep the act up.

In other words, he didn't give a damn right now.

»To answer your question, this 'secret' involves the Government and isn't just my secret, but a national secret. Spread word of it and you'd be committing a crime.«

»The heck are you hiding that even the Government is involved in?« The Chairman chuckled darkly.

»Well. If I told you that the reason behind the E-Classes improving grades is that a yellow octopus which moves with a speed of Mach 20 started teaching them ever since the start of this year, would you believe me?« He said this sentence so fast and fluently, Gakushuu had to wait a moment to let his brain process everything. The result didn't change much.

»Why would I believe something like that? Are you trying to make fun of me?«, he growled, enraged. This man doesn't take me serious! Nothing new, but still…

The Chairman just chuckled again. »I wouldn't dream of it. Now, it doesn't matter. You'll find out tomorrow. Don't be late and don't cause any trouble for them.« It really grossed Gakushuu out when the man was speaking like a father, even though that was probably his intention. »Maybe you should say goodbye to your former classmates though… I'm sure they will be shocked.« Gakushuu gritted his teeth. »You are dismissed.« He whirled around and stomped out of the office, slamming the door shut with a bit (scratch that, with a lot) more force than necessary.

Life sucks. Gakushuu thought, lying on his bed. He had skipped every activity he would've had today; he didn't feel motivated. At all. He had to think. Carefully. How would he act tomorrow? The E-Class students seemed to be nice (or stupid) enough to act politely when they crossed ways, except for maybe Terasaka and some of the others who didn't strike him as very bright. But how would he act? Towards his sworn enemies? He had asked them for help before, and their so called 'leader' Isogai had been so civil to not decline. He couldn't fool them with his charisma and an act of politeness since he already showed them his true nature. So how should he act?

Gakushuu Asano was feeling something he wasn't used to. He felt clueless.

Sighing, he sat up. Did he really become this stupid? Why was he worrying so much about this entire thing?

Right. Because he didn't want to give his father the satisfaction of seeing him overwhelmed by the E-Class students. Or their secret…

A yellow octopus? …stupid. Whatever awaited him tomorrow, he wouldn't be startled. He tried to think of something that could match the importance of a national secret his father was willing to accept in his school. The students' improving grades, their strange transfer students… their bloodlust, their new found sportiness…

Are they being trained by the Government for some kind of secret mission? Would that make sense? But what did his father hope to achieve from allowing such a thing in his praised school? »Damn it.« He couldn't think of anything.

Well, whatever. Whatever it was the Chairman was hiding, he would find a way to use it against him. This may be a one-time opportunity and he wasn't going to waste it. Hopefully, the sacrifice of having to spend time in the End Class was worth it.