Hi, it's me again with the second chapter! So Kurama's going to have to get a hold of Keela somehow and it's the next day, and it's cloudy. Ugh -_- don't you hate that? You wake up wanting to find the sun shining, but instead you see yucky clouds. Clouds are only good for snow, because then there's no school! Yay! Anyway, I really appreciate my two reviews so far, it filled my little heart with hope of being a good writer. I used to try to type this story on Quizilla, but everything kept getting screwed up, so I just said Fuck it, and decided to switch over to here! I really like it here. No one read my story on quizilla beside my best friend. Sigh. Well before I start going off on a tangent, i better start the story. I hope you like it!
The Kindness in Strangers Chapter 2:
Eyes of the Enchanter----
"Keela Makashi?" Keela continued to attempt to carve an "I am so bored" remark in the small, old school desk, trying to ignore the large ugly monster of a teacher. "Keela, I'm talking to you." he persisted angrily tapping the teaching stick on his desk.
Without looking up she sighed, "Yes, I heard you, but I'm not going to answer. Why don't you try to humiliate someone else for once?"
A few classmates started giggling at her remark, as her aqua green eyes met the teachers red angry face, "How dare you speak to me like that. Would you like a detention like your friend Yusuke Urameshi always got?"
She sighed. Yusuke never showed up to school and made her look bad for being his friend, even though she was one of the smartest girls in school because she was already taking a biology class at Meiou High. She may have been in seventh grade, but her maturity level and her older teen appearance made her seem older than she was. She hated being a year younger than Yusuke because it made her feel like a baby, and she got enough of that at home with her older sister Mai, and older brother Sai. She shrugged, tucking her soft, straight, light purple hair behind her ear, "What good would that do? If it never shaped Yusuke up, what makes you think it will have any effect on me?"
The teacher gritted his teeth, and was about ready to say something awful when the school bell rang. Everyone started to pack up quickly and the moment was lost. He sighed, "Make sure you do your history projects on time!" he shouted after the class.
Keela picked up her books and got up, "By the way, the answer was the year of 1750..." She stated as she walked out.
She opened up her small excuse of a locker and looked at herself in the small mirror inside. Man, I look exhausted. I guess running around with friends all night can have that effect on you, she thought as she grabbed her biology books and beige corduroy jacket. She slipped it on and tied it around the curve of her waist tightly, fastening the big buttons preparing herself for the chilly air awaiting outside. She then closed her locker; made sure her lock was locked, and headed out of school to Mieou High for her Biology Class. She stepped out into the still, cold air and shivered slightly observing the vivid orange, red and yellow landscape surrounding her. It was mid-November when the air starts to smell brisk and the clouds get saturated with rain and up comings of snow. Shivering, she made her way down the leaf-littered side walk and cringed when an unwelcoming breeze flitted across her ice cold face making her eyes water.
Her steps started to increase in size and in returned her pace quickened, "God its frickin' cold!"
At the end of the side walk laid an intersection that was always busy with oncoming traffic. She liked to call it "Death Row" because so many people crashed their cars into a mangled mess, like her mother did four years ago... shaking her head she thought about something else to get her mind off of the haunting memories of the twisted metal and the cadaverous look upon her paling skin, her once red lips fading into the color of frozen death. Why was she forced to walk across this pathway of Hell? Wasn't her life tortured enough without her having to make this trip of unwanted memories? Two cars whirled passed her blowing the stinging air into her face, and she cringed, shivering violently making her forget about the gnawing pain in her chest. She tapped her black loafer on the ground impatiently for the green light to turn red so she could cross the walk way and look at the clock on the tower across the street. She couldn't afford to be late to Mr. Turuka's class again, and she didn't want to have to carry the water buckets like some of the high schoolers had to do when they were late. She pictured herself being weighed down by the heavy humiliation as her fellow classmates poked fun and jeered at her. She slumped forward, Oh, I'll be ruined! No cute guys would want to date me! She thought pathetically. At last the light turned red, and she scurried across the street like a mad woman being chased by a dog. Oh god, I have 2 minutes left! I'll never make it! My life is going to be over before I even make it into high school!Her lungs burned with every breath she took but she didn't stop, not even when she bumped into a snobby older woman walking her golden retriever. She yelled something that sounded like bitch but she kept going waiting for the school to come into view. She skidded around a corner and saw the grand structure across the street, the campus lawn covered with a fresh coat of leaves from the bounding trees. She scampered past the lanky red oak trees sending the undisturbed leaves up in a flurry of color. Coming upon the first flight of steps, she jumped up over them and made her way to the metal framed double doors and rushed inside the warm air blowing across her frozen face. She had made it inside the school, but she was at the bottom floor, and the Science Wing was on the second. Running down the poster filled hallway (which was mainly flyers for the Snow Ball Dance that was in December), she came upon the two flights of stairs that would lead her to the Science Department of Class 3-C. By now her legs were shaking and her whole body was covered in sweat. I don't think my aerobics exercise tapes are helping me get in shape at all...She thought as she forced herself up the steps. At last she reached the top of the stairs her body doubled over in pain as her sides began to cramp. You can do it Keela! She pushed herself on.
Her shoes clacked on the hard shiny gray floor echoing down the halls harshly and she stopped by the door opening it as quickly as possible, "I'm Here!" She bellowed gasping for air only to find that Mr. Turuka was already lecturing and writing notes on the blackboard. Everyone stared at her giving her weird expressions and a couple of guys snickered a little.
Mr Turuka looked a little taken aback, his kind eyes wide with surprise, "K-Keela, How nice of you to join us."
A guy smirked, Aw she's late, Satoshi, get the buckets ready!"
She ignored him and bowed her head in shame, "I'm sorry I'm late Mr. Turuka! You see I couldn't get passed the intersection and then I..."
He patted her head forgiving her and smiled, "It's okay Keela, I understand. It's not like you're right down the hall where you can get here within 30 seconds."
She lifted her head up, "So you're not going to make me carry the water buckets?"
He cocked an eyebrow, "What? No, I only do that with the really bad kids in this class, he put his fist up and coughed into it, ahem, Satoshi, Toma!"
Toma and Satoshi gaped at him, "Hey!"
Mr. Turuka rolled his eyes and Keela made her way to her seat by the door and set her books down on the smooth black lab table and sighed at the empty chair next to hers. Her friend Saya was absent today, and they were doing a lab on Skin cells. She would have to work alone, she shrugged it off and put her reading glasses on making her look like what some guys liked to put it a "sexy nerd." She pulled her green notebook out and started to take notes about the nucleus of animal skin cells and their plasma membranes. She loved the way Mr. Turukatalked about the different areas of science. His eyes would light up and it made his lectures fun to listen to. His hair was a light brown and it his bangs sometimes swooped into his eyes giving him a suave, hypnotic air about him. He was young, about 23 and he was filled woth a lot of joy and happiness. His voice was gentle with a some what deep overtone to it. She stared at him and rested her chin on her hand sighing dreamily. This was no doubt her favorite class of the day. Before she knew it people were getting up and heading over the the microscopes on the shelves by the window and she waited in line to get one only to fine there no more left. She huffed a sigh, this was not a very good day for her. She bombed her math test, she was tired from running two blocks so she wouldn't be late to biology, which she ended up being late for anyway, her lab partner was absent, which meant she had to do all the work on the assignment, and now there were no microscopes left! What a fantabulous day! She thought angrily and kicked the shelf discretely.
"Excuse me." A velvet voice said beside her and she looked over to see a tall red headed boy, she knew to be Suiichi Minamino, the class Prodigy. All the girls in the class talked about him like he was an angel sent by God himself to capture their throbbing hearts. His long red locks, his enchanting emerald green eyes, along with good looks and charm were enough to make any woman swoon over him. But did he want with an under class men like her?
"Yes?" She replied hesitantly captivated by the luxurious soft gaze he was giving her.
"My partner is absent today, and I noticed you don't have one either. I was wonder if you perhaps wanted to work together?" His eyes never moved from hers. It was like he was inspecting her face for a flaw or something. It made her feel like she was a dirty dish rag in a fresh basket of white linen. He was so pure.
Her face flushed, "um, sure, I guess. I mean, yeah of course, thank you. Do you have a microscope?"
He nodded keeping that same damn expression, "Yes, it's already on my the lab table. Your welcome to bring your stuff over if you like." He said and started to walk away to his table as she made her way to hers grabbing her stuff. She saw that the girls in the class were staring her making her feel uncomfortable. I guess I should feel happy that they're jealous. It's not everyday that the prince of Meiou High talks to me. She pulled the wooden stool out next to him and set her books down watching him look at cheek cells from a mouse. "So, are you going to the Snow Ball Dance?" she asked casually trying to break the tension as he wrote down an answer on the work sheet they had to complete.
He slid the microscope to her and she started to change the slide to a cat's liver cell , "I don't think I am. Dances aren't really my thing. Are you?"
She shook her head no, "I need a guy to ask me in order for me to go. I don't go here remember?" She saw the nuclear membrane surrounding the nucleolus and wrote down what it's function was. He studied her as she wrote it down making her feel like what she wrote was wrong, but he said nothing about it as he took the microscope back.
"I can't believe no one has asked you yet. You are a very pretty girl." Her cheeks burned at that comment and he smiled at her. She couldn't believe that Suiichi called her pretty! And that smile, oh, it was too perfect!
"Thank you," she managed to mumble as he fixed her glasses and tucked her hair behind her ear again.
Kurama's P.O.V.---Her eyes were bright aqua green, and they sparkled like a diamond. Her voice was sweet, yet powerful. He stared at her scrutinazing every inch of her face. Every so often he would glance at her body. It was average, your standard teenage girl, big breasts and all. Although compared to the other girls in the room, she seemed bustier. Her hair was lavender purple that fell down her back to her waist and he watched her move it over the left side of her shoulder revealing her slender neck. She could easily be described in one word. Naive. She had yet seen the evils of this world. He was sure of one thing, Hiei and Gouki would eat her alive. He assumed she had a good family, loving mother, protective father, and a caring older sister and brother. One big happy family. But yet when he looked in her eyes there seemed to be something hidden away deep inside, a secret sadness that she kept locked away. It was hard to see it but it was there. If she had a happy family then why was there sadness? Perhaps a boyfriend broke up with her a couple of months ago. The waning sadness of a broken heart maybe. He wanted to get to know her, know her story, her background, everything before he considered taking her away to help them with getting the artifacts. Maybe he could convince himself to not go through with it, that way and he could think of another way to get in the vault.
She glanced at him stopped moving her pen, "Could you please stop staring at me, your making me nervous."
"I'm sorry, I just think your intriguing is all." He said and he saw her face flush pink again.
"How so?" She questioned curiously as she wrote another sentence.
"You have a certain aura around you that I like. That and you have very interesting eyes. They speak of a tragic memory wanting to be forgotten."
She seemed to flinch once he said that and knew he had hit the nail on the head, "I don't know what you mean." She lied.
He left it be, "Was that the last question?"
She nodded, "yes. I'll go put it in the tray on his desk. you can start cleaning up, I'll help you when I come back." She stated and got up from her stool.
He started to clean up the equipment and she helped put the slides back in their proper place. They class started to put their equipment back a few minutes later since they finished before anyone else did.
"We should be lab partners more often Ms. Makashi, we make a good team." He humbly said trying to win her friendship. If she trusted him, she would tell more about herself.
She smiled, "I don't know, Saya would be crushed if I suddenly changed partners on her. And I think Nokotu likes being your partner. She would kill me if I became her replacement. She has a really big crush on you. As, does the rest of the school." She laughed playfully.
He rubbed his neck, "Yes, well I don't really pay attention to that sort of thing. I mean I know girls like me, I just don't have the time to spend. My studies are more important at the moment." She looked crushed and a pang of guilt stabbed him, "But maybe we could go out sometime."
Her face brightened up, "Really? I mean you don't have to. It would be cool to go out with you though. Er, I mean Just as friends of course! Heh, Heh." She looked into his eyes and he stared back just as the bell rang.
"well," He stood up, "It was nice talking to you, and I hope to see you tomorrow." He said as he walked out of the room and disappeared into the crowded hallway.
Keela's P.O.V---Her heart pounded in her chest as she made her way out of the class room and into the loud hallway. Suiichi Minamino had asked her out on a date! She couldn't believe it! the school prince who could have anyone in the whole school picked her! And she didn't even go to that school! But why her? Was she really that pretty? And what was that one remark about her eyes? She shrugged it off and made her way out of the school.
Wrapping her beige coat around herself, and she started to head towards Yusukes house because Mai was at some over night college visit and Sai was out of town for a baseball game in Tokyo. She walked across the street and a couple of boys whistled and made a comment on her legs. She ignored them, and blew into her hands to make sure she could feel them. After a while she felt a sudden feeling of being watched. She turned around to see no one around but kids walking home from school with their parents. The chilly harsh wind blew a vortex of colorful leaves towards her, making her blue uniform skirt blow up a bit, making her legs feel like ice. She shivered and shrugged it off, thinking it was just her being paranoid. After about 10 minutes of walking and sniffling, and the awkward feeling of being followed, she finally came to Yusuke's place. She shivered one last time, and knocked on the door quickly.
she looked behind her one last time, before Atsuko answered, "Yeah? What is it-oh! Keela! What're you doin here?" her breath smelled of booze and she had a slight drunk slang.
Keela shifted her backpack to her other shoulder, "Um is Yusuke here?
Atsuko smiled gently, "Uh yeah, just got in." She turned her head back inside, "Yusuke! Get your ass over here! Its Keela!" she turned her attention back to Keela and offered her to come in, "So honey, have have you been?" she asked as Keela took off her coat and stepped into the new warm atmosphere of cigarette smoke and beer.
She shrugged as she took off her black school shoes, "Pretty good I guess. I had to get away from my house and well-"
"KEELA!!" Yusuke interrupted loudly and hugged her. Her eyes went wide and she smiled as his warm welcoming scent filled her red little nose.
Atsuko laughed and sweatdropped, "I haven't seen him so excited since he came back to life! Ill get you two some hot cocoa."
As she walked away, Yusuke let go of her, "Geez! You're cold as ice, you must be freezing!" his chocolate brown eyes was filled with concern.
She sighed, walking over the dark blue sofa, and sat down starting to remove her shoes, "I'll warm back up eventually. So did you go to school today?"
"tch, no, I can't stand school you know that." He answered automatically.
She tolled her eyes, "You're a bad influence on me. I think I might just have to skip school too."
"Oh no you won't! you're staying in school, you're too smart for that." He commanded sternly. 'I don't want you wrecking your life like I did mine."
She laughed, "Nice to know I have a Dad again." His face went solemn and the tension came in thick. She stared out the window at the colorful autumn trees thinking about what he said, wow I never knew how much he really cared about me, she thought about her mom again and tears almost started to well up.
Atsuko walked in slowly holding a tray of two hot cocoas, "Is, everything okay in here?"
Keela looked up slowly and smiled sadly, "Um, yeah, everything's okay." Thank God she came in when she did. Atsuko was relieved and placed the tray down on the brown coffee table, "Okay, if you say so..."
Keela moved her long waist length purple hair to the side and bit her lip nervously, "Um hey thanks for letting me stay here for tonight, did Mai bring my clothes?"
Atsuko's face lit up joyfully, "Well of course dear no problem and yes she did! Just don't keep me up all night with your moaning..." she laughed teasingly.
Yusuke's face went beat red, "Mom! Shut up! You know she's still a virgin!"
"And so are you! But I hear you moaning her name in your sleep all the time! Now your fantasy can come true!" She laughed. She slowly bent down next to Keela who was giggling, "He's too macho to admit it, but I've seen the stains" she whispered in her ear.
Keela's face flushed pink as she laughed. Yusuke crossed his arms, "That's so not true Keela! I swear!"
Keela rubbed her hand through his thick gelled black hair roughly, "My, my, Yu- Chan! I didn't know you were so head over heels for me!"
He smacked her hand away, "Not the fourth grade nickname! Alright that's it! You are getting it now!" he yelled as he chased her throughout the house. Keela laughed as Atsuko cheered after them. He tackled her nad they started to wrestle around but she was no match for him. She actually though that he had grown stronger. It was like she could feel a strange energy around him.
"Geez, Atsuko..what..have you been feeding him?" She asked as she tried to flip him off of her.
Atsuko laughed, "TV dinners and lots of vegetables, what else?"
She finally flipped him and tried to pin his arms down but he easily broke free and sat on her pinning her down his eyes inches from hers and he smirked, "Gotcha."
She sighed, "Okay fine now get off!"
He laughed, "Nah, I kind of like this position."
She glared viciously and he got off. She sat up and rubbed her wrist, "Ow, that's more than just tv dinners and vegetables."
She stood up and Yusuke chuckled, "What can I say? I'm built like a horse!"
He flexed and she rolled her eyes, "I'm going to go get changed." She walked over to his room and shut the door seeing her clothes laying on his soft neatly made bed and looked outside and saw the clouds parting a little. I'm so lucky to have a friend like him. I remember how mom used to tease us of how cute we looked together he's changed so much since then, but he's still the same Yusuke...she thought. The feeling of being watched had vanished, but she was far from being safe...
Wow, I've been typing for 3 hours! It's now 5:30 in the morning and I'm exhausted! I hope you enjoyed it, sorry if it was too long. Stay tuned for more! Please no Flaming, go easy on me, I'm trying the best I can T.T lol so please review and tell people about it if you like it. Thank you, and Good Night!