"First years History, huh..." Ryuu muttered under his breath. He glanced at his watch, then at the large, white hallway rapidly emptying of teenagers, who were trying to find their classrooms. Ryuu could sympathise with them; they had only ten minutes left before the bell rang and he was kind of in the same boat himself.
Frowning at the timetable in his hand for what felt like the hundredth time, Ryuu scratched his head. The people in charge had apparently decided to give him a easy time since he was 'the new guy', but Ryuu still had to teach until... Recess? That was three periods away, followed by some others... Ok, that didn't seem too bad. The teachers had been instructed to take it easy for the first day to allow the students to reorient themselves in a school environment too, which would also give Ryuu time to get used to the school and how things worked around here.
By all accounts, Ryuu had probably gotten off easy. And in fact, he was getting an easy time of it....
Except that he couldn't find the damn classroom. Why the hell can't I find the floor maps?!
Sighing, Ryuu glanced at the nameplate of the classrooms. second years second years second years - ok, wrong level. Ugh sighing again, Ryuu shifted his grip on his bag and set off to find the classroom he needed.
Six minutes, three wrong turns and a few hallways later, Ryuu was glaring at the sign that exclaimed third years and resisting the urge to swear. The hallways were almost empty now that the bell was so close to ringing, only a few late comers running to enter their class before the teacher arrived. Lucky gits, at least they knew where they're classroom was. All Ryuu had found out was that he needed to get a map and memorise it as soon as he possibly could.
Ryuu sighed. Well, at least I found out the locations of some of my future classes. Looking around, Ryuu tried to decide on a student to ask. He didn't want to do this because the kid might be in his class and that would just be embarrassing, ok, but desperate time called for desperate measures.
That guy. reaching out, he hailed for the kid's attention. "Hey, excuse me," he asked politely, "do you know where-" Ryuu rattled off the classroom's number- "is?"
Zach hesitated (he was so late the teacher was gonna kill him), but he stopped and turned around. It was a teacher, after all. Coming to a stop, Zach frowned and tried to remember. "Er, turn left then right at class 3-A and go down the stairs and then -"
"Actually, just lead me there," Ryuu interrupted, holding a hand out to halt the boy. Too many directions, it was probably better to let the teen show him the way so that Ryuu wouldn't get even more lost. Seeing Zach hesitate, he added "I'll write you a hall pass to excuse you're tardiness, so don't worry about being late."
That decided it for Zach. "Follow me, sir!" He said cheerfully, and Ryuu complied.
Three minutes later, Ryuu strode through the first years classroom feeling somewhat winded and very, very glad that he wasn't late. He didn't want to set a bad example, after all. Walking towards the desk, Ryuu took out a pen and a piece of paper to scrawl the excuse on, the students gradually turning quiet as they realised that the teacher had arrived. Once he was done, he handed it to Zach, who took it with a grin and disappeared off to his classroom.
Ryuu rummaged through his bag again and pulled out a marker. He walked to the center of the class. Alright. Time for the real test. Don't mess up, self.
He wrote his name -Akaryuu Kemp- on the whiteboard in large, somewhat-scrawly handwriting. Facing the now quiet class, he pointed at it with the marker and took a breath. Here goes.
"Good morning." Ryuu said firmly. His voice rang throughout the classroom. "My name is Akaryuu Kemp, and I'm here to teach you guys History, starting from today. You all can call me Mr K, but you can never call me Mr Akaryuu. If you're a good kid who pays attention and wants to at least pass then we'll have no problems, but if you're someone who intends on disrupting my lessons and be, in general, a menace..." He looked at the students, showing no emotion other than slight boredom. "I'll make sure to make your life miserable. And on that note, it's time for attendance. Any questions you may have can be asked afterwards."
Pulling out a file and a pen, Ryuu started to call out names, ticking them off on paper as they raised their hands.