A/N: Yay! This is a small little whatnot between Yusuke and Kuwabara one day in school... It is the first of a series of different one shots about different things I like. There could be yaoi, shounen ai, shoujo ai, group friendship plots, little talks between the weirdest people... (Example: Kurama and Karasu could talk about pineapples on the roof of a house one morning... Heh.) It's all just me emptying my mind, so please read and review! I love constructed criticism, but if you feel the need to flame, go right on ahead. Whenever I see others telling others to not flame, they do it anyways. If you flame me, I will promptly ignore you. I think I have said enough, heh. -Runs off into the corner to play Pokemon FireRed-

Warnings for all chapters: Violence, but not much, language, possible yaoi/shounen ai/shoujo ai, weird situations

Disclaimer:I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho... Or any anime. I just like writing funny stuff about it. -Snickers-

Oh, yes, and a reminder, some of these stories could be written from the view of different characters. This one won't...

Chocolate Snow

It was a gloomy winter day at Sarayashiki Jr. High, and cold as could be. The students were all wearing their winter uniforms, they were mostly bundled up in coats and jackets, and things just didn't feel as lively as the summer, Kuwabara noticed. Ever since last month, nobody had even tried to challenge him to a fight, and Kuwabara couldn't help but feel irked about it. He couldn't speak for Yusuke, but he had a feeling Yusuke hadn't seen much action either, with normal punks or Spirit World work.

Kuwabara sighed as he slid the classroom door open, walking in to take a seat in his desk. The desk next to his was occupied by Yusuke, who had his arms around himself, looking angry. Kuwabara noticed Yusuke was dressed in his summer uniform, without even a jacket on, and shaking. His hair was even let down from it's usual greasy gel! Kuwabara took a seat, giving Yusuke a peculiar look.

"D-Damn, it's cold..." Yusuke mumbled through chattering teeth. The carrot-top next to him snorted.

"Well, why the hell are you wearing your summer stuff? And you don't even have a jacket? What were ya thinkin' when ya got outta bed this mornin'?" He held back a laugh, but received an angry glare from the smaller teenager.

"I don't wanna talk about it." He snarled, making Kuwabara stop his musing in surprise. Yusuke sounded pretty serious.

"I'll just tell you later, okay?" Yusuke stopped Kuwabara's asking of 'Why?' instantly. Kuwabara nodded, squinting slightly. This problem must have to be big or something...

Kuwabara's attention was taken off of Yusuke when the teacher entered the classroom; Mr. Iwamoto. After roll, the lesson began, and as usual neither Yusuke or Kuwabara were paying attention. Yusuke had his head down on his desk, apparently trying his luck at sleeping, while Kuwabara gazed absently out the window, thinking about why Yusuke wouldn't just want to tell him the reason right off the bat. So they sat, Yusuke sleeping, Kuwabara watching as the snow began it's slow fall outside.

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Students eagerly flooded out of the classroom as the bell rang, but Kuwabara stuck in the classroom.

"Ur'meshi! Hey, dude, wake up! School's out!" He had a hand on Yusuke's shoulder, giving him a good shake or two. After a bit more yelling and shaking, Yusuke's eyes opened dimly to stare up at Kuwabara. He had dark rings under his eyes, and it looked as if he hadn't had any sleep for days.

"Hey man! You okay? You don't look too good..." Kuwabara stated the obvious, as Yusuke slowly lifted his head. Before Kuwabara could ask another question, Yusuke broke into a coughing fit, letting Kuwabara know just how sick he was.

"You wanted to know why I'm not dressed right, and sick, ne?" Yusuke finally asked, taking the words right out of Kuwabara's mouth. Yusuke rose carefully from his seat, stretching. "Can I tell you on the way to your house?"

Kuwabara looked confused, but nodded all the same. Yusuke led the taller teen out of the classroom and down and out of the school, into the snow. "Ma kicked me out of the house early yesterday night." He began to explain, shivering, his words a little shaken as they sloshed through the snow down the street.

"She threatened me, threw a few bottles at me..." Yusuke pulled his hair up to reveal a cut on his upper forehead, taking Kuwabara by surprise. It wasn't even bandaged! "In short, I slept out in the rain, and I was only able to sneak into the house to grab clothes before I got caught. These clothes were the only things I could get to in time. Does that answer your question?" He accented this with a sneeze at the very end, looking angrier than in class.

"Uh, yeah..." Kuwabara blinked, looking slightly angry as well. Atsuko was such a horrible mom, always drunk, and she was the reason Yusuke was so messed up. "I'm sure Shizuru wouldn't mind you staying the night at my place for a few days..."

"You sure?" Yusuke looked up at Kuwabara, and the carrot-top was surprised at how miserable Yusuke looked; Dark circles under his eyes, his face pale, arms around himself for little warmth. Kuwabara, feeling guilty, nodded. He took of his heavy coat, laying it across the demon boy's shoulders.

The smaller boy looked surprised, but quickly accepted it, wrapping it around himself. "Thanks..." That word was something Yusuke normally never said, and Kuwabara couldn't help but feel honored and responsible. He took his friends into great consideration, always. Okubo, Sawamura, and Kirishima - He'd risked himself for them plenty of times, but he'd risked more than life and limb for Yusuke.

He'd always just thought of Yusuke as a neutral rival, one he'd always lost too, one he'd always wanted to beat, but nowadays things were changing. Yusuke was one his best friends.

"When we get back to my place, we can have somethin' to eat. I bet you didn't even have dinner last night did you?" Yusuke shook his head. The boy hadn't even had a lunch! Kuwabara had tried to buy some for him, but he insisted the school lunch tasted like crap.

Neither noticed, but they found themselves walking nearly side-to-side, way closer than normal. It was probably the need for heat, and the two didn't seem to mind it, even as some kids from school gave them weird looks. Those looks would be returned, as threats of course of Yusuke's part. Kuwabara almost ignored it. He'd do just about anything for a friend, and he didn't care what everyone else thought.

A/N: That was on the verge of a shounen ai storyete there... I wouldn't have minded, but I was going for friendship... Anyways, you can deem it what you wish, Shounen ai or friendship. Please review! Chapter 2 is up next, and with my mood I think it'll come quick. Oh, I also just noticed, my titles for things are very weird... Chocolate Snow, Sing We Now... Heh. With me, that's expected. -Runs off to write more-