Prelude

Tomiji Kozu sighed as a girl rushed past him, headed for Shuichi Minamino. Honestly, you'd think that all the girls in this place were attracted to him! Oh, wait. They were.

"Settle down." Shuichi said as he worked his way through the crowd of girls surrounding him. Finally, he broke free, and briskly headed home, the sunset behind him, making most of the girls swoon.

"Hey, Kozu! I've been looking all over for you!" Tomiji's best friend, Yamato Izumaki yelled as he ran up to Tomiji. "Where were you? You were supposed to meet me ten minutes ago."

"Sorry, Izumaki. I got a little distracted." Tomiji said as the duo turned out of the school yard, making their way home.

"With what?" Yamato asked.

Tomiji pointed at the distant dot that was Shuichi. "Fan girls."

"Oh. Doesn't Minamino seem a little perfect to you?"

"If you want my opinion, I'd say 'perfect' was an understatement. At least his head isn't as big as his popularity."

"Yeah. He lives with only his mother, and skips school a lot, going who-knows-where, yet he still manages to get top grades. A little fishy, if you ask me"

"But he can't be punished because his absences never seem to affect his school work.

Tomiji saw something black move in a tree. He turned his head, but whatever it was wasn't there anymore. He stopped walking and stared at the tree.

After a few seconds, Yamato noticed that Tomiji wasn't walking next to him anymore. "Something wrong, Kozu?"

"No, I just... could have sworn I saw something."

Yamato laughed as he slapped his best friend's back. "You've just been studying too hard."

"Yeah. I guess you're right. Tomiji said as he kept walking, occasionally glancing back at the tree.

The conversation switched to finals at school.

"Trying to get head of class?"

"With Minamino around, I'm hoping for second.

Yamato laughed at Tomiji's comment. "Think you'll get second?"

"I'm hoping so. But with you aro-"Tomiji cut himself off as he twirled around.

"What is it now, Kozu?" Yamato said with a sigh.

"I have this weird feeling that someone's watching us." Tomiji said, his face reddening slightly.

"You really have been studying too hard! Oh well, maybe you'll make third, after me and Shuichi."

"Fat chance!" Tomiji said as they rounded the block, almost crashing into someone.

"Hey! Watch where you're going before I find a reason to mess up your face so hard that even your mother won't look at you without wincing!" The kid said. He was about Tomiji and Yamato's height, with short black hair sporting a greenish sheen from too much hair gel. He was wearing a green school uniform, and the look on his face said, 'I'll give you five seconds to run. Actually, screw the countdown. Say your prayers'. His face softened a little when he realized what the two were wearing.

"Hey, do either of you know a kid named Kurama at your school? I'm looking for him." The boy said.

Tomiji and Yamato looked at each other. As far as they knew, there was nobody named Kurama at their school.

"You know, tall, red hair, girl magnet?"

"You mean Shuichi?" Yamato said hesitantly.

"Shuichi... Shuichi...Shuichi..." The kid said, more to himself then to the boys. He thought for a second. "Oh yeah! His human name! So have either of you seen Shuichi?"

"We saw him heading home." Tomiji said.

The kid ran off in the opposite direction from where he was coming, just as Shuichi rounded the corner. The kid and Shuichi crashed into each other, sending the bag Shuichi was holding flying.

"Kurama! There you are!" the kid said. "I've been looking all over for you!"

"You know Yusuke, you could have just used the demon compass. I didn't give you some of my hair for no reason at all." Shuichi said as he dusted himself off and retrieved the bag.

"What's in there anyway?" Yusuke asked.

"Seeds."

"Seeds? You need SEEDS?!?"

Tomiji and Yamato sweatdropped, just as Yamato's watch beeped.

"We're gonna be late!" Tomiji said as he grabbed Yamato's arm and ran for his best friend's house.

"It was nice of you to invite me over for dinner, Mrs. Izumaki." Tomiji said, finishing off his twelfth rice ball.

"We should go study, mother. Exams are coming up soon." Yamato said, pulling Tomiji away from the food.

"Oh, come on! Just one more?" Tomiji pleaded.

"We have to study!"

There! First part of my new story! Please review!