AnKyouXKHR

Beauty As the Beast

ARC I - Her Arrival in Class E

Target Period 03 Phantom Player Time

"I want to win, Korosensei. Not just put up a good fight, but to win! I don't want to lose at the sport I love."

That's a good motivation.

For Sugino who has chased out to his dream.

What an amazing healthy bloodlust coming from a normal middle school student, and that bloodlust awakes Korosensei inner desire to become a fiery coach like in a sports drama.

Satsuki smirk, cross her arms and roll her eyes.

Everyone cheers for the boys' desire to win.

One afternoon, Fuwa is standing at window, watching the boys being teach by Korosensei, with unreadable expression on her face.

"Such a passion! This is you called YOUTH!" Fuwa fiery said. If this an anime, anyone could see flames around the girl.

The rest of the girls are now preparing to go home, together with them is Satsuki whose checking her phone.

"The boys will definitely win at the Ball Tournament."

"Of course, with Korosensei as their coach, victory is just arm's reach."

The girls agree.

"Oh, that's right!" Meg went near to Satsuki who ain't participating to their conversation. "Kudou."

Satsuki looks up at Meg, hiding her phone under the desk, "Yes?"

"You'll join us, right?"

"On what?"

"Silly you, in Ball Tournament, you will going to participate too, right?"

"That's fine by me but... I never play any outfield sports before. So, I don't know anything about basketball."

"Is that so? Then at least knowing the basic is fine too."

"Hai! Hai! Here!" Kurahashi appears in front of Satsuki, offering a book. "Book for Basic Basketball! You can have this Kudou-san!"

"Really?"

"Of course! Just join us! Then we can go to cake buffet after!"

Satsuki blinks and purse lips, but smiles form a second later.

"Alright."

"Kudou-san! Kudou-san!" Satsuki turns her attention to Fuwa who is standing on her other side. "If you like I recommend you watch sport anime, to learn more about it."

"Although I am not an anime watcher, I will watch anything you most recommend Fuwa-san."

"Good answer Kudou-san. Then! I recommend the most is Kuroko no Basket! Although the main character—the one with blue hair, technique is almost impossible, is still good a show!"

"Give her a normal one, like that very old anime like Sla—something."

"I take a look of these anime, tonight."

"Alright!" Fuwa grins, and absentmindedly said that "It'll be nice if we have Kuroko in our team."

"You know that's impossible!"

Satsuki doesn't seem to mind that last sentence, as she begun flipping the pages of the book.

*****

The girls lost the first two rounds of the game.

The jeering from the audience irritates a certain brunette but she only sigh.

"I'm sorry." Kayano felt down, "I'm dragging you all down."

"That's not true. You got the first score!"

"Don't mind!"

"When I saw the bouncing boobs on those basketball players, the rage and bloodlust just made me see red, and I..."

"Kayano what's with your animosity towards big boobs?!"

"Ne Kudou-san, when will you join in?"

"Now. Kayano let's switch."

"Ah... okay."

Third round begun, the basketball team seems to be enjoying at toying the Class E, by passing the ball around, making the Class E members tries to chase it like kids.

This went on for a moment until the ball vanishes in air, unable to land at the opponent's hand, Yada blinks in confusion upon the thing that suddenly got in her hands.

Everyone was shocked. It's like magic trick! The ball disappeared and reappeared.

While the others were stunt at the "magic" the 3-E members look around, trying to find a certain octopus within the gym, but to their confusion Korosensei is nowhere.

Recovering from this faster than anyone, the 3-E immediately took scored for their team.

This vanishing didn't just happen once; it happened twice, thrice, fourth time, until the end of round.

The 3-E is now ahead in score.

But instead of celebrating, the girls question this occurrence, Irina is still focus on the book she's reading, while the girls are having a dilemma.

Obviously, Korosensei weren't with them, plus even he is, he won't do something like this. They know that he won't tolerate cheating.

So... what's going on?

Fuwa and Kayano's eyes are on certain person within their peers.

Fourth round, last one, final game set.

Ended in Class E's victory, much to everyone's disappointment.

While walking away from the gym, Fuwa and Kayano corners their brunette classmate, they are grinning at her, while not stopping from walking. The other girls turn their attention to the three.

Fuwa began with, "It was you right!"

"The culprit is none other than you, right Kudou-san!"

"Culprit? Are we in some sort of detective show?" Satsuki only responded.

"You two, don't bully Kudou-san!"

"We're not, Meg-chan! It just that that vanishing and reappearing of the ball is Kudou-san's doing!"

"Eh?!"

"You've really watch that anime!"

"But how did you do it? The explanation in anime is the blue hair main doesn't have much presence, thus the technique become possible."

Satsuki only smiles and jogs away from them, causing for them to whined.

There's no way Satsuki could tell them that she's an assassin, so it's normal she could hide her presence and bloodlust.

Irina who actually listening to everything, narrows her eyes towards the brunette.

'So far, considering everything she showed are talents and skills of an assassin.'

Irina Jelavich might be look fool and seems to be not focusing the game, but she's has been observing; she saw how Satsuki move around the court, how she sneak behind their opponent, and push the ball with just a flick. 'Could she be... one?'

*****

Sunday, to Satsuki's surprised, Irina and Karasuma are in the building with Korosensei at Teacher's office, upon her appearance both human teachers and Korosensei set their attention to her, although Korosensei is different to the two who were staring so fiercely.

"Hey you..." Irina Jelavich started. "You're not an ordinary student, are you?"

Satsuki's eyes fixated to her; cold and emotionless.

A playful smile full of sarcasm plays on her face, along with her eyes; her shoulders shrugs, and raises her hands in surrender.

"Yes Irina-sensei, I am a mere violent student." She answered with a sarcastic tone.

"No, you're not!" she yells, hit the table with her palm at the same time. Satsuki blinks. "You... are you by any chance..." Satsuki waited, she's aware that this language teacher is searching for the right word "An assassin? And if it's the case who sent you?" The smile drops, but no sooner she tilts her head to the side and again put up a mischievous smile with a little frown.

"What's so important about it?" Satsuki asked while her eyes shine with bloodlust which made the two human teachers raise their guard against her. "Any assassins can come and go here to kill Korosensei. It's not important where I came from right? As long as I'm not interrupting the class or hurt any of the students, it's fine."

As swift and quick she switches her gears, she went back to her normal playful act. "Although, it's not important, there's no hurt telling you... I guess? Yes, I am an assassin, and no one sent me to kill Korosensei. Though my 'boss' did send me here 'in this school' to have a one-year 'vacation'. I literally don't have any idea that the one who destroyed the moon is here. I only came to this class because I don't like those kids on the main campus. I swear~ I don't have a single idea that 'he' is a teacher here. I only learned about him when I already got here, and Karasuma-sensei explained it to me. That's all~" she bows princess style still with her playful sarcastic smile.

"Who is your boss?"

"I won't tell. It is much better for you, for everyone not to know."

"Hmm... I see, so you're just enjoying your time here." Satsuki nodded at Korosensei. "Then Satsuki-san to totally enjoy your vacation here, you should smile!"

"Eh? But I'm smiling, aren't I?"

"I mean a genuine one. I and surely your classmates saw through your acts."

"Oh..."

"It's alright Satsuki-san! You can be normal here! Laugh like there's no tomorrow! Smile from the heart! Be normally sad and be normally happy— just be true to yourself here!"

Hearing these words for the first time in her life, Satsuki couldn't help but to widen her eyes in shock.

"If you're happy, laugh and smile! If you're sad, be sad! If you're in pain, show it! Show your emotions naturally! Normally! Truthfully! Because here in my classroom, the Assassination Classroom, we're family—even though you guys trying to kill me—we are all family here!"

'We are all family here, Satsuki!' someone from her memory, a person with gentle voice flashes. 'Family, huh?'

She takes a deep breath, and then try to put on a normal smile which is not an act, but a normal and pure gentle true smile.

"I'll practice it!" Shrugging her shoulders, while Korosensei nodded in delight.