Title: The Call
Author: Yoko-cw
Anime: Yu Yu Hakusho
Summary: The Urameshi Team Is Receiving Mysterious Calls. But, Who Is Really On The Other Line?
Part I: Kurama
Kurama sighed as he packed up his things, checking the clock as he straightened papers; half past six... 'Kasaan is not going to be happy with me.' He sighed, putting books back on the proper shelves, pens placed neatly back in the drawers.
He was, as usual, the last one in the school. He left even after the janitors; no one would think perfect Suichi Minamino would steal anything. The thought was laughable. Even if he did want to steal anything, the school's locks were rusty at best. Kurama looked down at his laptop, entering codes into the hard drive, changing the passwords on the school's internet. It really was simple to do, and it surprised him that no one had done it before. He sighed, bit into his thumbnail as he typed in the days' work on a spreadsheet to print out later.
"Attention remaining students, the school will be closing in ten minutes. Please pack up your belongings, and have a safe trip home."
The daily message was recorded, played throughout the building at the same time everyday, even on weekends. Very few students knew that, and Kurama knew it only because he didn't smell anyone else in the building. Humming, he mechanically unwrapped and bit into a fresh anpan [1] he'd forgotten to eat for lunch. Chewing thoughtfully, he flipped through his notes, correcting the errors on the computer to make sure the next person to use it would be getting the correct information.
teki-teki-teki
Kurama's head snapped up at the strange noise. Raising a brow, he turned to look around the room. Nothing unusual...
Bang
Bang
One by one, the lights in the hallway shut off loudly. He sighed, irritated, forgetting about the out of place noise for the moment.
"Suichi Minamino is still present," he called out, cautiously activating a lampweed and setting it on his bookbag. He was met with silence.
"Hello? What's-"
TEKI-TEKI-TEKI-
The door slammed shut with a bang, lock clicking in place. Green eyes darting around, Kurama couldn't sense anything in the room with him. In fact, he couldn't sense anyone in the building.
A cold sweat formed on his hairline. Someone was there...someone he couldn't place; that itself was alarming. It wasn't a demon...
~Fusagareta mabuta kara-~
"Hello?" He answered the phone harsher than he'd meant to.
"Hello?!" There was nothing on the line but static. No one speaking, not even breathing. the fox sighed and hung up, putting his laptop in his bag, the stem of his glowing plant wrapping around his wrist. His footsteps echoed loudly, the linolium freshly polished. He tried to send out his youki to the plants outside, telling them to trap any intruders.
~Fusagareta mabuta kara-~
Shakily, he brought the phone to his ear.
Tekitekiteki-
His pupils dialated, black devouring emerald.
"What do you want?!"
Sharp pain slammed into the back of his head.
He heard his body hit the floor, a dull thump.
Faintly, through the static on the other line, a voice whispered:
"We're gonna get you...one by one, they fall..."
1: Anpan is bread with azuki filling. Absolutely delicious. ^^