Gokusen 5

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/15973343.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
Category: Gen
Fandom: Gokusen - All Media Types
Characters: Sawatari Goro, Yamaguchi Kumiko, Kuroda Ryuuichirou, Asakura
Tetsu, Tatsukawa Minoru, Original Characters, Kumai Teruo
Additional Tags: High School, Fist Fights, Friendship
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2018-09-12 Words: 1,465 Chapters: 1/?
 Gokusen 5
by DuchessOfTheNight

Summary

Sawatari Goro let his eyes land on all the teachers in the room, one by one. Each of them
returned his gaze, steel in their eyes. He swallowed heavily, did he have no options left? The
teachers in this school had tried and given up one by one over the past years. The special
teacher he requested from the teacher dispatch office this year also handed in his resignation
within two months. Did he really have only one option left? Did he want to get Yamaguchi-
sensei as their homeroom teacher, with all the problems she always brought along?

Notes

Gokusen has always been one of my favourite series and since I doubt there'll be a next part,
I decided to start writing my own. Just a few notes though:

- The rating/warning is for Gokusen-typical bad language and fist fights.

- I consider the class Yankumi teaches in the movie class 4, so that's the reason this is part 5.
- English is not my first language. While I like to think my English is alright, there's probably
at least a few mistakes. Let me know if you find any so I can fix them.
- I can't promise regular updates. Writing is just a hobby, plus I have approximately two
dozen other ideas that I'm working on. When I write, I work on whichever story I have
inspiration for, so the updates will probably be incredibly slow.
Yamaguchi Kumiko watched over her class. Tuesday third hour mathematics to class 3-C of
Seishin Gakuen. The 33 students the class held were all diligently copying her lesson into
their notebooks. No piercings, wild hair or modified uniforms. All of them were good
students, and yet she couldn't help but feel like there was something lacking.
After nearly a decade of teaching she had been hired at a prestigious high school, and she was
bored. Every day after school she marked tests and prepared lessons. No more late-night calls
about her students getting in trouble, no running around on strange quests, no need for
passionate speeches about living rightly. If she was completely honest, she missed it, missed
those amazing students that would butt heads with her and show her more truth and honesty
than anyone else.

Sawatari Goro stood in front of the imposing gates. He swallowed heavily and turned away.
This was ridiculous. What was he thinking, trying to poach a teacher from Seishin Gakuen?
He resolutely walked away. Across the street, a student with a head of crazy spiked and
bleached hair walked by. "Owowow." He muttered, clutching his stomach. Tomorrow he had
to face those demons again. Just the thought made his stomach hurt. He needed Yamaguchi!
He shook his head, the school needed her! He stood up straight and walked back to the gates.
Above the gate, the kanji for Seishin Gakuen hung, written in a bold and imposing script. He
should just request a special teacher from the National School Teacher Dispatch Committee.
It wasn't as if any teacher would ever give up a position at Seishin Gakuen for one at Aosuzu
Gakuen. He turned away from the gates. The last special teacher dispatched by the
committee, Onigawara Tsuyoshi, barely lasted a month against that 3-D. The supposedly
capable teachers that he had assigned before hadn't even lasted a week. It was only a few
months into the school year and he was completely out of options. He squared his shoulders
and stepped forward through the imposing gates.
He soon realised just how little he had thought this through. He was at Seishin Gakuen, and
now? He had no idea where the teacher's lounge was. He was thoroughly enjoying the
atmosphere though. No crazy dyed hair, no dress-code violations, no sounds of cursing or
fighting. This was what a school should be like, an environment conductive for studying. No
matter how much Yamaguchi worked on his nerves sometimes, she was the only one who
could change that 3-D. He started looking around the school with renewed vigour.
While wandering through the school, he took notice of the lush flowerbeds, of the
overflowing prize cabinets, of the calm and clean environment. He vehemently ignored the
large group he saw playing a game that looked suspiciously like kick-the-can. He sighed
wistfully. If only Aosuzu could show a tenth of the demeanour this school had.
"Can I help you?" A female voice came from behind him.
"Ah, yes, I am looking for the teacher's lounge." He answered, lost in thought.
"Enter the school building through those double doors, take two lefts and then it’s the door
next to the large plant." She said, a wistful note in her voice.
Sawatari thanked her, setting off in the direction she indicated, before suddenly coming to a
stop. Didn't that voice just now sound familiar? Behind his back his posture was mirrored by
the leaving woman, who experienced the same feeling of familiarity as he did.
Shouts of "Yamaguchi-sensei!" and "Head teacher Sawatari!" sounded simultaneously.
"What are you doing here?" Came from both mouths. Followed by a softer “It’s principal
Sawatari.” Yamaguchi's face scrunched up.
"I work here!" She retorted.
"Ah, yes, of course, I just meant what you were doing outside! I was on my way to the
teacher's lounge to look for you!" He defended flustered.
"For me?" Yamaguchi asked suspiciously. The only other time he had ever looked for her was
when he cheated her into becoming the homeroom teacher of his class of troublemakers.
He coughed and pulled himself together. "Yes, I would like to speak with you on something.
Do you have a bit of time?" She dutifully looked at her watch, realised she could not expect
any late-night calls about her students having gotten into trouble, and accepted.

A short while later found them at a table in Kuma's ramen shop. It was a bit out of the way
from Seishin, but it served the best ramen in town, and for that she'd gladly take the detour.
They both ordered a serving of noodles and the first bite was as savoury as always. Sawatari
glanced around uneasily. This ploy would only work if Kumai didn't interfere. Luckily it was
the after-school rush hour, several groups of youngsters occupying the tables and loudly
calling for noodles and pot stickers.
"Yamaguchi-sensei, I came to offer you a job." He figured it was best to jump in, get her
flustered.
"I... What? Why would you offer me a job?" She asked, confused. She didn’t even know
which school he was teaching at!
"Truth be told, Aosuzu Gakuen has become incredibly popular in the past years. However,
two of our teachers have resigned since the beginning of the school year leaving us with a
dire need for teachers. Please!" He bowed his head.
"But… I already have a job, I can't just leave my students!" She argued.
"Please! Our students are really smart and want to learn, but without qualified teachers we
can only disappoint them." Sawatari spoke loudly, scrunching up his face in what was
supposed to be an earnest look. It might even have convinced the suspicious female teacher,
had Kumai not just walked by with two bowls of noodles and loudly guffawed.
"Kumaaaai." Sawatari ground out through clenched teeth.
"Willing to learn my ass." He said to Yankumi. "He's trying to pull the same prank he did at
Akadou!" Kuma spoke over his shoulder and continued to set down the noodles in front of
his customers.
"We really do have a lot of students that earnestly want to learn!" He quickly defended
himself, and slumped when Yamaguchi raised her eyebrows at him. "But we also have a
group of students that are making a lot of trouble."
Yamaguchi turned away from Sawatari and spoke seemingly to herself. "I knew it."
Facing Sawatari again, she continued. "And I would be the one in charge of them, I assume?"
"Yes!" Sawatari spoke loudly. "That is what you are good at after all!"
"What is that supposed to mean..." Yamaguchi grumbled under her breath.

The after-school crowd supplied with food, Kuma joined the teachers at their table.
"Yankumi, is he trying to cheat you into taking care of his problems again?" Kuma said
without preamble.
"Yeah, it seems that way. What was it you said about Aosuzu Gakuen?" Yamaguchi asked,
trusting his judgement more than Sawatari's. Kuma knew a lot about what was going on in
town, overhearing many things in his restaurant and while out on deliveries, which had come
in useful many times before in getting her students out of trouble.
"Aosuzu is the largest school in town and most of the students are alright, they even have a
bunch of university applicants every year. They are best known for the D-classes though,
which hold a sizable amount of all the troublemakers in town. They don't really like to expel
people, so a lot of the delinquents end up either there or at Ara." Kuma said with a grin at
Sawatari.
Sawatari slumped a bit in his seat. "It's true. The superintendent doesn't want to expel them,
saying it would be a stain on the school's reputation. So, we are stuck with a class full of
troublemakers every year." He shook his head. "This year is the worst ever, no teacher can
handle that 3-D, our teachers are even threatening to quit if I can't find a teacher that can
handle them! Even Onigawara-sensei, a special teacher sent by the Dispatch Committee, quit
after a month. Please!" He suddenly yelled and bowed his head. "You are my last hope!"

Yamaguchi didn't know what to do. She already had a job at a respectable school and even if
she was a bit bored, she couldn't just quit and leave her class. Even if she got the feeling they
didn't care much for her lessons.
Sawatari was glad her face was always so expressive, making it easy to see her wavering.
Interfering before she could come to a disadvantageous conclusion, he said "We'll take care
of the transfer from Seishin! Please!"
Seeing how pushy he was, Yamaguchi could only nod absentmindedly. Well, if he took care
of everything that was fine by her.
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