Oh yeah, and before I start... This is written with only vague knowledge of the OVA series (haven't seem 'em, read the summaries on the net, 3rd OVA? What 3rd OVA?) so this is a bit strange and ignores the existance of a few people and ignores a few events. Yep, it's a reincarnation story and it's set in the final year of high school, for all the seishi, so they're all about 18 (except Chiriko, who is younger for some reason but since he's smart, has skipped a few years). The school system is kinda based on the Australian one cos I live here and don't know about the Japanese one. This flicks from their points of view so bear with me here!
Taka
They're all here but don't recognise each other: Genrou and Kougi, leaning against the wall in the back row, Doukun, sitting, attentive and working, in the front row, Houjun, Myojuan, Saihitei and Ryuuen scattered around the room, mingled with the rest of the class. Then there's me of course, sitting in the corner of the back row, watching the others. It feels strange, the way it is right now. I half expect Ryuuen to punch Genrou into a wall or Houjun to say "no da", even that seems to be gone. I can't complain, Tasuki isn't flaming, so it's an improvement but it's strange not to be talking to them, they don't even know me. I wonder if they'd recognise Miaka but I don't think they've met her in this life, she's a few years behind us in school. They might recognise her, after all, she was our Miko in our past life... I'd better get back on track here.
We're all in English class at the moment. The first lesson on the first day in the first term of our last year in school before freedom. I still can't get over the fact that we're all here. Saihitei, Myojuan and Houkun were all in my classes last year but it seems like we're being pulled together again. Ryuuen and Genrou (with Kouji, naturally) have moved from their seperate schools to start here this year and Doukun has skipped a year at school, meaning he's in the same grade as the rest of us at school. And to top it off, we all have our first lesson together. What are the odds of that happening? Pity I didn't bet on it, I could have made a fortune...
"Taka! Pay attention!" the teacher screams at me. I look at him, squint and the memory who he was in my past life comes back to me. A guard that I beat up while we were searching for Nuriko. The teacher doesn't look too happy now either. Damn! Why must I always remember details like that? I guess life will never be normal. I start to pay attention and hold back my laughter from listening to Genrou attempt to speak English. I suppose he looked up some of the words in the dictionary but it doesn't sound right to me, although my english isn't too good.
"English... is... faeces...!" Genrou manages to say to the teacher, who raises an eyebrow. His accent is terrible. The only ones who are actually any good at English here are Doukun and Houjun. Myojuan isn't that bad either, nor Ryuuen for that matter. It's funny watching Saihitei try to speak English. I guess that as an emperor, he never had reasons to learn new languages, especially english. Oops, I think I said that out loud. The teacher's gaze flicks back to me again.
"Are you paying attention, Taka?" he asks in english. I stare blankly at him and say my well used (and only) sentence of english that I have memorised.
"I... don't... under...stand..."
"Don't understand what?" the teacher barks back.
"N... nani?" I ask, intimidated. The teacher
has his face shoved against me, it's turning red and flecks of spit are
landing on my forehead. If I wipe them off, he won't be happy but I can't
move out of the way either, he's cornered me. At that point, Genrou has
leaned back so far that his chair slips and he lands with a crash and bout
of swearing. The teacher glares at me, disapprovingly and then turns to
bellow at Genrou to at least swear in english. I sink down again, relieved,
and wipe the spit from my face. I shove me hands in my pockets to dry them
and feel that there are only a few coins in there. I tune out of lesson
completely, trying to remember who owes me money...
Skipsida's Ravings:
Heheheh, Genrou swearing in english sounds
a bit odd to me, somehow! Hmm....
Sorry, this is a bit short for a first
chapter... This also is the perfect sort of coincidence which anime thrives
on but what will happen next? Well, for a start, no one knows each other
yet, so wait and see! Oh, and watch out for the Seiryuu seishi, they'll
be lurking around too... *suddenly runs when she sees Taka coming towards
her* I don't owe you money! Really! I paid it back! And why didn't you
pummel the teacher?
Taka: Waaah! You haven't given
me reincarnation powers! *sobs* I'm defenseless from the spit shooter!
What can I do? *looks around in fear*
Skipsida: *pokes him with a pencil*
Taka: *runs off screaming*