The Return of the Forgotten

~ Disclaimer:  I own nothing off of Yu Yu Hakusho, but… I do claim all original characters.  Even the soon to come annoying ones, and will sic Hiei on you if you try to hurt them,  *grins*  ~

Author's Note- This takes place after the series is over so all the characters are eighteen or seventeen, except maybe Hiei, but anyway.  Yusuke and Keiko have decided to wait to get married because Keiko wants to go to college and she wants Yusuke to go as well.  (good luck)!

                                                                                               Chapter 2

            Kurama sat down wearily and took out his notebook and class book and waited for class to begin.  He had thought that after high school he would have lost most, if not all, his 'admirers' but they seemed to grow instead.  He was just thankful the classes where he had to double up with a partner had an odd number of students, that way he always got to work alone.

            "Professor Anion, you have a new transfer student."  Dean Shiraz said as he led a girl into the classroom. 

            Kurama groaned lightly and laid his head down on the table.  Great, just great.  He thought acidly.  Now one of the hundreds of girls in here will be clamoring to give her their seat so they can sit with me.

            "That's fine my dear, why don't you take a seat with Shuichi over there and you and he can share a book until you buy one."  Professor Anion said kindly.

            A few seconds later Kurama heard someone pull out the other chair at the two-seater tables and sit down.  Then they pulled out their notebook and writing supplies and started humming softly.  Kurama was actually surprised to find that it wasn't a love song and that it was very pleasant to listen to, even if you had supersensitive hearing, it was very soothing in fact.  Kurama was so relaxed that he actually did start to fall asleep when the bell rang and he jerked up.

            "Long night?"  Asked his new partner in an oddly familiar voice.

            Kurama turned his head slowly and his mouth nearly fell open.  "It's you!"  He whispered.

            Kuwabara had been wrong.  She wasn't beautiful; she was breathtaking.  They'd all thought her hair was blond but it was a shiny silver color, and very neatly braided around her head, except for the bangs that covered her forehead and the shorter bits of hair that framed her face.  Her eyes were a clear sapphire blue with small flecks of silver in them.  Her body, or at least what he could see of it, was slim and well toned; which was emphasized by the fitted black jeans and dark red t-shirt she wore. 

            "Why are you staring at me?"  She asked with a frown and snapped Kurama back into the real world.

            "You're the girl who kissed me last night aren't you?"

            She grinned mischievously and shrugged delicately.  "If you call that a kiss then I guess so.  By the way, I'm Destiny Lockhart."  She answered and held out her hand.

            Kurama's old habits took and he took her offered hand in his and bestowed a light kiss on her knuckles.  "I'm Suiichi Minamino."  He replied formally.

            "A pleasure to meet you."  She answered in the same formal manners and withdrew her hand before laughing softly.  "Pray tell Suiichi Minamino, where did you learn courtly manners?"  She asked in a conspirator whisper.

            "I…  Umm…  I did not mean to embarrass you."  Kurama managed and looked away to cover his surprise at his own actions.

            "You didn't, now come, tell me."  She said and poked him lightly in the ribs.

            This made Kurama turn around instantly as he wasn't used to being touched by anyone except for his family and close friends.  "My mother."  He answered finally when she just continued to look at him.  Obviously it was an answer she liked because she smiled.  "What about you?"  He asked and her smile faded.

            "One of my teachers, a long time ago."  She answered and turned to face the professor.

            Kurama opened his mouth to say something but the professor told them to open their books and start taking notes, which of course they did.  But by then everyone in class had seen how the new girl had actually touched Suiichi and how he had actually talked to a girl for once!  This made the other girls instantly jealous as they planned to start rumors about the new girl.  Thanks to his superb hearing Kurama was able to hear every word and felt bad that he would be the cause of Destiny's problems.

            "You've got some vicious friends I see."  She murmured softly to him.

            "You can hear them?"  He asked in surprise.

            "Kinda hard not too."  She answered with a grin.

            "Well, aren't you worried about what they'll do to your reputation?"

            Destiny looked around the room then and took the measure of each and every person.  "Hmmm…  Nope."  She decided finally.

            Kurama was so surprised by her answer that he just blurted out, "why not?"

            "Who are they to judge me?"  Destiny asked quietly and her eyes swept around the room.  "Who am I to let their judgments decide my fate?  And if I were them I'd be more worried about taking down notes."  She smiled as she said this and shook her head slightly before turning back to him.  "But I will be your friend if you like."  She offered looking him directly in the eyes.

            It was strange but Kurama felt as though something else was being offered to him as well, something that was rare and completely honest.  "I'd be honored."  He answered.  Destiny nodded and then they both turned their attention back to the professor.

            Destiny was bored.  So far all she'd heard were things that she already knew, and this was not pleasing to her.  So she took the time to study Kurama.  He was about six feet and maybe three to four inches in height, broad in the shoulders and had a very well toned body.  His hair was a fiery red while his eyes were a warm emerald green.  Silvon would like him.  She thought wryly.  They're both red heads.

            She was curious about why he lied about his name though.  Although everyone called him Suiichi, it wasn't his true name.  Isn't there an old legend or something were the people believed that you had to be really careful about who you told your real name to because if you did then they could steal your power?  Destiny was so deeply in thought that it took Kurama three times before he got her attention.

            "I didn't do it!"  She said defensively and scowled at him.

            Kurama looked at her a moment and laughed.  "Guilty conscience?"  He teased.

            Destiny grinned sheepishly and shook her head.  "Natural reaction.  My brother and I are sorta known for causing trouble."  She answered honestly.

            "Come on you, it's time to go eat lunch."  He said and looked at her notebook to see what notes she'd taken.  She'd taken none of course and had mainly drawn pictures of the professor, Kurama, a couple in the front row holding hands.  Whatever had caught her attention really.

            "Didn't you take any notes?"  Kurama asked in a horrified tone and took out her other two notebooks.  Oddly enough they had all the same classes, and in each of her notebooks was no notes and plenty of sketches.  "Are you trying to fail?"  He asked.

            Destiny frowned at him and shook her head.  "I already know all this.  What's the point in writing what you already know?"  She asked.

            "Good point, so where were you planning on eating at?" 

            "Not a clue.  We've got a two-hour lunch break pretty much since our next class doesn't start till about two thirty."  She replied and scowled at the clock.

            "Would you care to consider having lunch with me and a few of my friends?"

            "I'd love to."  She answered.

            Yusuke and the others were all waiting for Kurama to arrive at their usual eating place but when didn't show up Botan sighed and shook her head.

            "So what was it that you wanted to tell us?"  Yusuke asked her.  Like the others, his body had grown and was fast maturing.  He'd kept his hair the same style as it'd been al those years ago, but he was taller, broader, and had come into his own.

            Hiei had changed very little.  He still wore black and kept his third eye covered, but he was less guarded now, or at least with this group of people he was.

            Kuwabara hadn't changed a whole lot either except that he finally filled out enough so as not to look like a tall, scrawny, toothpick.

            "Koenma wanted me to tell you that last night he and the others in Spirit World were able to detect two to three persons with dangerously high spirit energy."

            All action at the table ceased then as each male stared at her along with Keiko and Yukina.  "How much is dangerously high?"  Kuwabara asked.

            "Well it was stronger than the three of yours combined."  She answered apologetically and winced at the stunned look on their faces.

            "But that's impossible!"  Kuwabara yelled, causing several people to look their way.

            "Shut up idiot!"  Hiei hissed and shot him a death glare.

            "Oh good, I'm not the only person he doesn't like."  An amused voice said from behind Hiei, causing him to whirl around.  Kurama stood there with the girl that he'd almost killed last night.  But what features that the night's darkness had hidden were now openly revealed.  Unfortunately, Hiei could not find one flaw on her.

            "Why are you following us?"  He demanded instead.

            "Well I wasn't but I guess I could make up a reason."  She murmured impishly while taking a step closer to him before falling to her knees and covered her face in her hands.  "I just couldn't help it," she sobbed, "I was so umm… what's the word?  Oh yeah!   Enthralled, by your looks that I just had to know more about you!"  She cried before looking up at Hiei without a single tear in her eyes and a wicked grin on her face.  "But," she continued and stood up, "that's not a very realistic reason."

            "Did you just insult me?"  Hiei asked and slowly stood up.

            "Hiei-" Yukina began but a glare from her brother silenced her.

            "Not to my knowledge, and believe me, if I had wanted to insult you, you would have known."

            "I'll second that!"  A man called and came to stand beside her.

            It was strange seeing the pair of them stand side by side.  Both were entrancing to look upon but while she was fair as moonlight, he was as dark as the night.  He had sorta shaggy, midnight black hair that fell into his jade green eyes.  He was tall and very well built, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. Like the girl, he had a musical lilting accent, yet while hers was soft and feminine, his was a warm baritone that was all male.

            "Who are you people?"  Yusuke demanded and they both turned to look at him.

            "My name is Destiny Lockhart and this is my brother Shad."

~ Oooh!  What's going to happen next?  Well you're just going to have to read and find out.  Please read and review!  Please?  Pretty please? ~