Chapter 2: First Drama: Rubber

Peonyrose100: Um, would anyone like to do the disclaimer?

Kuronue: Hm, maybe?

Yomi: So, is that a yes or a no?

Kuronue: Nope!

Botan: Fine I'll do it.

Youko: No, let me.

Peonyrose100: I don't care who does it!

Youko, Botan: Fine, we'll both do it! Peonyrose100 does not own Yu Yu Hakusho or us!

Chapter 2: First Drama: Rubber

The school was classy, to say the least. Yes, it was rich and had a nice aura about it but it somehow felt empty. A lot of students seemed to have a fake look about them, they held smiles, but deep down, Botan felt they were hiding something. Mitari did not fall into that category, he was kind, sweet and was her first friend. They were in the same boat, he was an outsider like she was. So, it was inevitable that they would become friends.

Mitarai was leading them to their first class, down a now slightly crowded corridor. He had just shown her around and were now going to their first class. She noticed that some of the students were looking their way, seeming to whisper about something. Mitarai held a smile, acting like nothing was happening. How long had he had to deal with all the hushed voices?' She wondered.

"And, this is our classroom for the first period as well as homeroom." Mitarai explained, opening the door for her. She smiled at the kind gesture and thanked him while walking into the room. They were the first ones there. "Our class is full of slackers, as I'm sure you could tell." Botan nodded and walked towards the window, Mitarai followed. More and more students were filling the courtyard. There seemed to alot of trees lining the area and Botan was excited to sit outside for lunch under one of them. She did that all the time before on her own, she doubted Mitarai would want to. She was itching to draw, her hands were twitching even as she thought about it.

"Um, are your hands alright? They keep on twitching." Mitarai spoke out, head downturned towrds her hands. She blushed at his question, digging her hands into her pockets.

"Um, yeah. I'm fine!" She looked back at her backpack where her drawing utensils were hiding. "I'm just a huge manga fanatic and want to be one once I graduate. Hee hee, I can't help myself sometimes and just want to take out my drawing pad and draw. Heck, I once failed an exam because I doodled on the pages once I was done. Embarrassing, right?" Mitarai shook his head.

"Not at all! I think it's great to have a passion for something, especially in highschool. I mean, I don't know anyone else who has that same exact passion like you do. It's really inspiring, I think." He was blushing, so much so that it was darker than her red hair tie she was currently wearing. "Sorry, it's out of character of me to say sappy stuff like this."

"T-thank you, Mitarai-san." She hid a small smile underneathe her hand. It's out of character of her as well, to open up like this. She always promised herself that she would not open up to anyone, but he seemed so kind and someone she could most defiently trust despite only knowing him for only half an hour. They were so lost in their thoughts when someone coughed to gain their attention. When Mitarai turned he breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing who it was.

"Ah, it's only you Kaname-san. How was your weekend?" The boy with the raven black hair and amethyst eyes walked calmly towards them, eyeing Botan with some interest.

"Okay. Who is she?" Mitarai sweat dropped at his friend's straight to the point attitude. Mitarai smiled then pointed a hand to Botan.

"This is Botan Fukuyama, she's a new student here." He then held his hand towards Kaname. "And this, Botan, is Kaname Hagiri, a close friend of mine." Botan bowed in welcome.

"Hello. It's nice to meet you!" Kaname nodded his head in approval.

"Likewise."

10 minutes later the class was more or less full and class was about to begin. The teacher was a young lady with pink curly hair tied in a ponytail. She looked kind but all the teens knew not to anger her, which made Botan slightly nervous. When she was called up to the front of the class she knew instantly what kind of people they were. Whispers formed from her classmate's mouths and she couldn't help but shudder at the stares she was getting.

"My-my is Botan Fukuyama. I hope you'll treat me kindly." She was embarrassed to hear herself stuttering like an idiot. But what's done is done. No turning back now. All the students laughed or giggled at her which made her feel even worse, but one look from their teacher and they shut up immediately. She made her way to her seat but ended up tripping over something. She groaned and look behind her. Someone's foot was in the way.

"Oops, sorry. I was stretching my foot. Whoopsy!" Said a brunette with short hair.

"Koto! What did I tell you?" Their teacher almost yelled. Koto poked her tongue out.

"Sorry, Genkai-san. It won't happen again." The two of them, Botan and Koto, glared daggers at eachother. Botan stopped the eye contact and got to her seat. She was nowhere near the window, much to her despair. Looking out of the window always calmed her nerves. Genkai had told them to get their notebooks out, her first notes in her new school. She had made a mistake and went to grab her rubber but it slipped out of her hands and fell to the floor. She was about to bend down and grab it until the entrance to the classroom burst open. Her eyes went wide when she laid eyes on the group of boys who arrived late. Mostly at the boy who looked liked the leader.

He had silver hair and molten gold eyes that could probably see into your soul. The others all had black hair which she thought looked kind of funny. The class flinched upon seeing Genkai's glare. The boys were unaffected and got to their seats. Mitarai quickly looked down when he made eye contact with Yomi. 'Why does he hate me so much?' He thought nervously.

Youko made his way to his seat which had to be right beside Botan. He noticed the rubber on the floor and turned towards her, she was still bent down trying to get it. She sat back up immediately, embarrassed. He got the hint and retreived the rubber. She thought he would give it to her but she was dead wrong. He smirked and put the rubber in his pocket, giving a few pats, teasing her. She fumed but did not want to make a scene. She would get it back, just you wait.

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Kuronue saw everything that unfolded and gave off a smirk of his own. 'That's Youko for you.' He then gave a curious glance at the new girl. From what he could tell, she was quite beautiful, not like all the other average girls he had seen in the school. Granted, there were some girls that caught his eye but none he would go out of his way for. He was a good judge of character by just looking at a person, and he could tell she was kind, but misunderstood. He even surprises himself for what he could tell by just using his eyes. She's defiently someone to keep an eye on.

"Okay, class is done. Now get out and into your next subject." Genkai said, still annoyed at the late arrivals. Botan sighed then gathered her belongings. She should stick around with Mitarai and Kaname, better than being alone in her book. She felt a pair of eyes on her, but she failed to see anyone look her way, well, except for Mitarai who was walking her way, smiling.

"Hey, I think you have math next. Good thing Kaname is too. He can show you." He suggested which Botan agreed to.

"Absolutely! If-if that's okay with you, off course." Kaname just simply nodded, he didn't mind. She beamed at him and they all walked outside. They were all chatting happily to eachother until they were stopped by the boys who arrived late from earlier.

"Hey, can we talk to you for a minute?" The leader asked Mitarai. Botan took a quick curious glance towards her friend. He was shaking, he was scared, that was plainly obvious. 'Come to think of it, he was shaking when I first met him too, out of breathe.' She thought. She glared slightly at the boy with silver hair who held that annoying smirk once again.

"U-um, I don't think..." Mitarai started but Botan was having none of that. She stomped her foot down and stood in front of Mitarai.

"Hey, who do you think you are?!" All of their eyes widened, some in surprise, some in irritation and the rest in curiosity. "It's painfully obvious that Mitarai does not want to go with you, so leave him alone." She grabbed both Kaname and Mitarai's hand then dragged them off. "And I expect my rubber back later too."

When they left around the corner, Kuronue burst out laughing, along with Yomi. "Ha ha, that girl's got some balls to speak up to him like that!" He said.

"Pfft, yeah, I've never seen Youko look so surprised!" Youko let out a deep growl then gave the two of them quick jabs to the head, that shut them up.

"Enough!" He needed to stay focused. Karasu eyed him from the side.

"No, I don't think that fool Kuronue was right, she was just trying to act big, but I could see it, she was just as afraid as Mitarai." He then held a curious glint in his eyes. "She must have been through something traumatising. No girl could hide their fear so greatly." Youko shrugged his shoulders.

"Even so, she'll pay dearly for that." He lead the way down the corridor, hoping to skip his next class. "Just you wait, new girl. You'll learn not to mess with me."

Tbc

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