Kurama yawned as he woke up; he sat up and stretched his sore muscles,
"Shuichi, are you up honey?" Shiori asked softly, hoping she hadn't woken her son.
"Y-yes mother, I'm awake" he said tiredly.
"Ok, well breakfast is ready downstairs. Don't be late for school."
'Oh yes, I had forgotten, its Monday, I've got to go to school' he thought.
He sighed and looked at his clock. He had an hour before his school began; he walked into the bathroom and drank in his appearance. His hair was knotted and messy; he had dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep. Kurama had been having trouble sleeping lately; nightmares had been waking him up at late hours.
He stepped into his shower and turned on the water. He yelped as scorching water burnt his back, he shook his head and quickly turned the water to cold. He sighed in relief as cold water cascaded down his burnt back and took away some of the pain. He took out a bottle of his favorite rose scented shampoo out and massaged his scalp; he rinsed it out and did the same with the conditioner. He washed his body and turned off the water before stepping out of the shower.
He wrapped a towel around his waist and began to brush through his slightly less knotted hair. After 5 minutes, his long red hair was soft and smooth once again. He quickly dried off his body and walked out of his bathroom.
He walked over to his dresser and grabbed his school uniform; he changed quickly and walked downstairs. He saw his mother and his step father eating at the table. His step brother had left already. His mother looked up from the table and her eyes met Kuramas.
"Are you leaving Shuichi?" asked his mother sweetly.
"Yes, I am, I cannot be late." Kurama said in his usual calm tone.
"Oh, alright, have a nice day Shuichi." Shiori told him with a smile, he kissed her on the cheek and walked out of his house.
It was a very nice day out in Kuramas opinion, the sky was blue, the birds were chirping and all the plants were growing. He looked at a bunch of flowers and kneeled in front of them.
"Hello beautiful flowers, it certainly is a nice day out isn't it?"
"Hey Kurama!" a voice called out, he turned too see Yusuke and Kuwabara running toward him.
"Oh, hello Yusuke, Kuwabara." The two caught up to him and walked beside their friend
"Oh god, I hate Mondays, there the worst." Yusuke complained
"I personally enjoy Mondays" Kurama said smiling at his friends.
"Well that's because you're a nerd Kurama!" Yusuke said grinning.
Kurama gasped and sniffled as if he had been offended by the comment, Kuwabara laughed at looked at Kurama.
"Oh, we're here, we'll see you later Kurama".
Kurama looked over and saw they had reached his school, he looked back at his friends and nodded, and they said their goodbyes and parted ways.
It was the middle of the day and as usual, Kurama was answering every question, each of his answers were correct, and he was worshiped by his teachers and the girls in his school. During a test, he was just about finished and he began to walk over to his teacher's desk to turn it in, when he felt shivers run up and down his spine.
'What is this ki…? I've never felt it before…'
As quickly as the energy was there it was gone, and was replaced with a feeling of nausea, he vision doubled and he swayed, he fell to his knees and held his head.
"Shuichi what's wrong?!" his teacher called, he grabbed Kuramas shoulders and shook him slightly.
Kuramas vision began to darken, the last thing he remembered was his teacher calling his name.
'Everything is so bright…' Kurama opened his eyes and saw white. 'I'm in the hospital…?'
He attempted to sit up, bad mistake; he groaned as his head began to pound and laid back down.
"Hn, stupid fox…"
He smiled softly and looked to the side; Hiei was sitting on the windowsill looking at the bed stricken Kurama. He jumped down and walked over to the fox, his eyes trailed over his friends face.
"You don't look ill; I don't know why those stupid ningens insist on keeping you here."
"I must have collapsed in my class. The last thing I remember is some strange ki…"
Hiei was silent for a moment. "So you felt it too…"
Kurama looked up and nodded.
Just then, a doctor walked into the room. He looked at Hiei with a questioning look, before returning his attention to Kurama.
"So Mr. Minamono, what happened today? Your teacher said you just collapsed in the middle of class."
"I felt slightly dizzy, I didn't have time too eat this morning, so I must have felt a bit light headed." The lie slid off Kuramas tongue so easily, it sounded so convincing, it almost made Hiei shiver.
"Oh, well, make sure too eat before you go to school, its true when we say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You should be able to leave soon, your mother was very worried when we called her, and she's filling out your release forms now."
"Thank you doctor."
The doctor walked out of the room and Hiei gave Kurama a look.
"He actually believed your lie, stupid human…"
Kurama laughed quietly, although he refused to show it, he was still confused about the ki he felt, and he was determined to figure it out.