There's an OC in the beginning, but she's only in my story for this one part, and only for 5 secs.
(blah)-Japanese (When the two yyh boys are alone they will be speaking Japanese automatically)
"blah"-English
5
"Now class, slope equals rise over…"
4
"Yusuke pay attention!"
3
"Che, stop nagging me Suke. I can take care of myself."
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"Mr. Urameshi, do you have something to add to this little discussion?"
1
"RINGGGGGGG!"
"Whatever," he answered nonchalantly. The brown haired, brown-eyed teen grabbed his books and ran quickly out of the classroom. From an outsiders' point of view, he was your normal punk high school student. In reality though, he was ex-spirit, ex- ruler, Yusuke Urameshi, age 18, who is now attending high school out of boredom; and for Yusuke Urameshi to attend high school by choice, meant something was very wrong. Yusuke sighed, so much had changed since he had returned. Suddenly he was ripped from his nostalgic thoughts, and his shoulders drooped depressingly as he heard footsteps scurrying behind him. It could only be one person.
"Yusuke, I would stop nagging you if I knew that were true." Meet Suke, age 15*, a dark haired, blue-eyed girl who unconsciously took over Keiko's position as Yusuke's personal pain in the ass.
"Yeah, yeah whatever." Yusuke scoffed and picked up his pace in the hopes of loosing the naïve girl.
"FINE! I don't care if you have to keep going through high school all your life. Just don't come crying to me when you have to repeat this year as well!"
Yusuke shrugged as he felt her presence disappearing. It was always like this, sleep until the bell rings and then piss Suke off before finally heading home where he would sleep the rest of the day away. It had been like this since the summer had started, ever since he returned from the Makai.
Yusuke sighed, the only reason that he left was so he could spend the rest of his life, or rather the rest of Keiko's life with her. Now that she was gone though, there was nothing to do, there was nothing to look forward to, and honestly nothing to care for. That was why he was back in high school, because of…Keiko.
It's been a month and he still couldn't get her out of his head. Everything around him reminded him of her.
Yusuke searched his pocket for his keys as he walked up to his apartment door. He started thinking of how good it was when he was spirit detective. Even though he wouldn't admit it, Yusuke missed being the last line of defense for the Earth. He missed his friends who he rarely ever saw. Only god knows where Hiei is, Kuwabara was busy getting into colleges, and Kurama was already in college. He smiled when he fingered the coppery metal of his keys. He almost felt like he had been left behind on the road to life, that he had nowhere to go, and that he would be lost forever. He gave a sad smile as he opened the door, the smile however quickly turned into a look of fright as a blue haired woman flew into him.
"Yusuke I haven't seen you for years!" Botan exclaimed happily still hugging him in a death-like grip.
"Um…(cough)….c c could you please let go?" He whispered while struggling for air.
"Oh, sorry. Silly me." Botan said sheepishly climbing off of the flabbergasted half demon.
Yusuke stood up and brushed his clothes off before looking Botan up and down suspiciously, at least some things never changed, he thought dryly. She was still the happy-go-lucky Botan he had always known, she was still smiling, still wearing her pink kimono, and still barging loudly into his life. "What are you doing here anyway Botan,?" Her visit however natural it had been in the past, was not expected now. It had been, what? 3 years since he last saw or heard anything from the spirit guide , Yusuke thought sadly.
"Well…. Koenma-sama asked me to take you to spirit world. He wants to speak with you right away." Botan diverted her eyes from the former spirit detective the best she could, but was finding it rather difficult since they were standing in a tight doorway. She felt awkward asking him for another favor like this. It wasn't right for Koenma-sama to interrupt the once spirit detective's life like this again. Surely Yusuke was going to scream and shout, he would not want to risk his life again. She bit down on her lip nervously waiting for his answer.
"All right let's go."
Botan gasped, her eyes practically bulging out of her head in surprise, "But Yusuke you aren't going to argue, or ask questions, or even curse Koenma-sama?" She could hardly believe her ears. Had he really changed this much?
"No, Botan. Let's just go before I change my mind." Yusuke hoped, no, he prayed that he was being given a mission just for the sake of being able to forget about his lost lover. He would give anything for Keiko to stop tormenting his heart and soul, if only for a day.
"Alright Yusuke hop on." Botan said as she patted the seat behind her. Little did Yusuke know, was that the very same oar that he was riding to spirit world on, at that very moment would be the start of a new life.
"Yusuke, I know you retired as a spirit detective, and that I promised to never call on you again, but things happen. A mission has come up that is far more important, for the replacement spirit detective to handle. Yusuke, will you accept this last mission?" Koenma, the prince of Reikai, stared more quietly and seriously then Yusuke had ever seen him stare before. The fact that he was in his teenage form and looking very mature didn't help matters much. And since Yusuke was feeling so tense and serious at the moment he did the best thing he could think of in a situation like this. He broke out in hysterical laughter.
"Boy Koenma, the look on your face. Hee Hee, you look like you have a stick up your ass!" Yusuke laughed even harder at his own joke while a very purple-faced Koenma grew angrier by the moment.
Botan sweat-dropped, some things may never change.
"Yusuke, I am afraid this is no joke!" The young prince slammed his hands on the desk as he stood from his chair, "We could very possibly be dealing with someone even stronger then the lords of Makai!"
Yusuke immediately subsided, even one as stupid as he could sense the fear in Koenma's tone. "Koenma, what's the mission?" Yusuke stood staring straight at Koenma, as if to prove to the leader that he was mature and ready for what was coming.
Koenma stood silently for what seemed like an eternity before continuing his debriefing. "This mission calls for you to go to another country, possibly for as long as a year."
In the past Yusuke would have yelled and argued, he would have said no and left, but not now. No, Yusuke, although most did not notice it at first, had matured. Ever since he left Makai, Yusuke had been a different person. He held himself in a manner of a trained warrior and spoke less and less each day. Whether this was for the best or worse no one knew. Whatever the circumstances were, however, he was ready to face the mission headlong and he would just have to except the extensiveness of it. So for those reasons Yusuke merely nodded for Koenma to continue.
Not showing his surprise for the lack of response Koenma surged forward in his long awaited speech, "You are to travel to England, where you will be staying at a school for wizards. There you will act as a guard and you will protect the students. You will not so much have to be disguised or secretive, that is your choice. However understand that some students may have attachments to your new enemy. Your enemy is unidentified but has been pronounced an class S demon who has sided with the wizards' own enemy. The wizards' enemy, also known as Lord Voldermort shouldn't be much of a concern to you, however the demon is in a whole other league."
"So when do I leave?"
"Tonight. You will travel to the school; there you will be given a tour of the castle and a place to stay. When term starts, which is in a week from now, you will begin your duties. However everyone at the school speaks in English, and I haven't come up with a plan yet to figure out how you'll understand it." Koenma sighed despairingly they haven't even started the mission and they were at a roadblock.
"Don't worry about it, being in the demon world for three years, and being a war lord forces you to be extensive in the language department." Yusuke said waving off the matter as if it were nothing.
Koenma's jaw dropped, if possible, all the way to the floor. He knew that Yusuke had matured but not by this much. And since when did he 'learn' things? Koenma closed his mouth and gave Yusuke an approving look. "Alright then that's about all, Dumbledore, the headmaster, will be the one you answer to temporarily, however I will still keep in touch with you. He will inform you more about the enemy when you get there and…Oh! I forgot, you will be accompanied on this mission."
"Accompanied? By who?" Yusuke asked scratching his head curiously. Could it be the SDF? ((Spirit Defense Force)) Maybe it was Botan? Did she even know English?
Koenma sighed, "I sent the letter last week, he should be here by now, but no ones seen him…"
However just as Koenma was about to complain and call for Botan a new voice came sharply through the doorway, "Never thought I would be working for the toddler again."
Yusuke turned at the newcomer, and gasped when he saw whom it was.
Yusuke let out an approving whistle as he looked past the gates up towards the huge castle. It wasn't the biggest one he ever saw, Raizen's had been much larger, but for humans it was pretty damn big, and grand. These people that Koenma called 'wizards' definitely had some taste.
Yusuke's smaller companion merely grunted in resentment. "Oh, come on Hiei. You got to admit it looks better then expected."
The short fire demon said nothing and continued to look up at the castle uninterestedly. The castle that was going to bring him hell for the next year. Just why had he agreed to this? Hiei flinched uncharacteristically as he remembered Mukuro's unexpected confession.
FLASHBACK
The castle was dark and dreary, not much different than it had been the days previous. Hiei sighed and rested back against the windowsill in frustration. He had just returned a week ago from his previous mission, and Mukuro had given him an unwanted break.
He glanced back at his 'home' as he sensed a weak presence drawing near him. Home? Was that really what he thought of his resting place for the last three years? He took another look around the dark and empty room, there was nothing in it except for bed he almost never slept on, and a side table that Mukuro had insisted he needed. The loneliness of the room was almost suffocating, not that he needed nor wanted any company. Hiei turned back towards the window, what was a home? He had never had one.
Suddenly a picture flashed in his mind as it had many other times. It was of the old spirit detective, the ferry girl, the idiot ningen, the fox, and himself. The old team, he thought dryly. Did he miss them? He had often thought of this question, he had wanted to answer no, but why then did it hurt? He wasn't supposed to feel, not him, not the cold hearted fire demon. Hiei scowled, he hated having these weak feelings. He hated sitting here, cramped in this small room. He often found his mind wandered to such memories of the 'old' days, when he was alone. He had often avoided these kind of situations for that reason. He hated sitting here, with nothing but the sky to stare at. He would not call this place his home, he, Hiei, did not have a home.
He didn't move, as the previous sensed presence finally made itself known.
"M-M-master, Mukuro wishes t-t-to s-s-see you." Hiei smirked as the demon squeaked and ran hastily out of the room in fear.
Finally, he thought, he was going to be let out of his prison.
"Come in."
Mukuro looked up as the short demon obeyed her orders and silently let himself into her quarters. She had been waiting expectantly for his arrival, she had been thinking of how to tell him her news for the whole week. That had been the real reason to his 'not being aloud outside,' she sighed as she realized she couldn't keep him in for much longer, it would have to be today.
She looked almost regretfully into his crimson orbs. He had grown so much, she thought sadly. He was no longer considered a 'shrimp'. Nearly surpassing her in height, he now stood at a 5 7', which was still rather short for a demon, but for him it was an incredible feet. He stood up proud in front of her, wearing his trade mark head band over his unruly spiky black hair. Looking at her with the indifferent expression he always wore.
She let out a low sigh, and ran her fingers through her hair distressingly. She did not know how he was going to react to her news. She knew she shouldn't even say anything, it wasn't like her at all, but it had been eating away at her insides for the past 2 years. No, she thought this was not something that could go unspoken. She had to tell him.
"Hiei come over here." She finally broke the silence and patted the seat next to her expectantly
The fire demon said nothing as he crossed the room towards her bed, and sat up equally as straight as he had been standing. He had never disobeyed her, they had their arguments of course, but he had sensed the stress and urgency in the older demon's voice. Deciding it was in his best interests to wait patiently (for once) for what she was about to say.
"Hiei….I…."
END FLASHBACK (for now lol)
The fire demon was quickly pulled back into the present as the unwanted thought drifted back into his mind, he hated to admit it, but she had actually scared him. That's why he was here, after he heard what she had to tell him, he had ran. He ran fast and hard, and never looked back. It wasn't that he was angry with her, he was just….afraid? He honestly didn't know what he thought of the whole thing, he just knew that he didn't want to deal with 'it'. Hiei let out a low growl of frustration, why had he become so emotional? Had he grown weak over the years?
"So, how you suppose we get in?" his companion asked as he unknowingly pulled a thankful Hiei from his thoughts. Yusuke cracked his knuckles and smirked devishly, as he stared up at the unsuspecting gate, sure Koenma probably wished for the least possible damage, but Yusuke had been restless for the past month, and his inner demon wanted out.
Hiei smirked knowingly at the detective, perhaps the young ningen could possibly make this excursion more bearable.
Just as they were about to make their very loud, and inappropriate entrance, both men noticed the faint presence walking towards them.
Yusuke looked back out into the night past the gate. Yusuke couldn't tell much by looking at it's spirit energy, that wasn't his job; it was more of Hiei's or Kurama's department, heck even Kuwabara had been far better then him. However he could tell that the energy wasn't that strong, probably around a C or even D class demon.
Yusuke grew rather impatient as the minutes ticked away, this person, however weak he/she was, was walking as slow as can be. "Maybe we should just jump the gate and meet them halfway?"
"Impatient?" Hiei said indifferently while he leaned against a nearby tree.
"Very."
"Hn." The fire demon smirked and walked over to the gate. He surveyed it quickly and then disappeared before reappearing on the other side; at least that's what it would've looked like to the untrained eye. Yusuke, however, could tell that he was just running at very fast speeds.
Yusuke was surprised to see that Hiei wasn't met with any explosions, or wards, or…anything. "I thought that these wizards would have put up some kind of defense." Yusuke said bewilderedly as he jumped the gate himself, although not as gracefully as his companion. Weren't these wizards in the middle of a war?
"Wizards or not they are still ningen." Hiei turned and walked up the stone walkway towards the castle without waiting for Yusuke's response.
"Hey you know I'm human too, I may take insult to that."
"Hn."
After a few more minutes of walking they finally came across the escort, It was a women, with brown hair, and glasses. "Hello boys, I am Professor McGonagall, deputy head mistress of Hogwarts." She held out her hand to Yusuke in greeting.
"Hello I am Yusuke Urameshi and it is a pleasure to meet you." Yusuke bowed and gave a charming wink. He stood back up fully and shook her hand.
Professor McGonagall nodded approvingly and turned to the indifferent fire demon who seemed to be giving his surroundings his best glare, "And you?"
"Hiei." He answered bluntly.
She retracted her hand from Hiei as soon as she realized he wasn't about to shake her hand anytime soon. Not showing any sign of caring she continued in her 'little mission' given to her by Albus.
"I will take you up to the castle now, and give you the full tour. Then I will take you to your rooms where you will be staying for the year. Tomorrow you will meet Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts."
"Yes McGonagall-san let's get going." Yusuke said as politely as he could, trying to make his best first impression. He would prove to Keiko that she had been wrong for what she had done. Wait why was he thinking of her? Part of the reason he accepted the mission was to forget about her. God Yusuke stop thinking. Hiei turned to Yusuke and looked at him strangely, the boy seemed to be arguing with himself. That was strange especially for Yusuke and since when did he act mature? Maybe Kurama had been spending time with him. Although it wasn't his business to care about what happened to the raven-haired teen. Although Hiei couldn't help but be aware of a strange feeling that told him otherwise.
Yusuke sighed as he flopped on to his bed that was stationed in Hiei and his 'dorm room'. The tour had been long and tiring but now that they were back and resting he found that he wasn't tired anymore. The school was massive and he would defiantly have to use this week to explore so that he was sure of ever nook and cranny inside the castle.
He looked around their temporary home. It had one bedroom with two beds on either side of the wall. He left Hiei the bed that was stationed next to the window; he knew that if he had taken it, he would have been kicked out anyway. There was a bathroom and a small living room with two chairs and a desk. All in all it wasn't too bad, they probably wouldn't do more then sleep in the dormitory anyway.
Yusuke looked over at the aloof fire demon curiously. He was sitting on the bed and polishing his sword. Yusuke looked amusedly at him, when they had gone on long term missions Hiei had done that a lot. Perhaps some things would never change. Yusuke looked back up at the ceiling and sighed in boredom. He looked around the room trying to find something to do and when he came up with nothing he decided to try and make a conversation with the indifferent demon. "What do you think of the school? Besides the fact that there are ningen in it." Yusuke added as an afterthought.
Hiei continued to silently polish his blade. After a few moments he tossed his cloth in one of the nightstands situated next to his desk and sheathed his katana. He looked up at Yusuke for a moment as if studying him and then he looked out the window as if in thought.
Yusuke, suspecting that he wasn't getting an answer, shrugged in defeat and tugged the covers over his body. After a few moments when he was about to fall asleep a voice reached his ears.
"It's better then I thought it would have been, for something built by a ningen."
Yusuke smiled at the demon's confession and let sleep overtake his tired body.
-TBC-
Suke-this is the only time you will see her in the story. I know she is an OC but you will never hear of her again. I promise.
What's the deal with Yusuke going back to high school?-I know it might seem OOC for him but this has something to do with him and Keiko and all will be revealed in due time. As for the Hiei/Mukuro scene, that will also be revealed in the near future
If at anytime you feel that Yusuke and Hiei are Oc remember that some years have gone by since after the series and they have matured. I really am trying hard at keeping their personalities just right.
The reason why I have decided to write this one instead of the other one is because I don't like it when the yu yu hakusho ppl are students. I like the idea of them being guards and I like it when the students, especially you know who, gets suspicious. Lol
Anyway this is just kinda a test run, I already wrote some other chapters, but I'm still unsure of the story itself, so im gonna leave it up to you. I personally hate it when authors threaten to not update if they don't get reviews, but I just want to know wat u think, and if I should continue.
-sfahre