Alright, here's chapter four, everyone!! Please, please, R&R!!!!!
On Monday, Jenine was walking alongside Cory to their new school, Sarayashiki. Cory was just entering Junior High, and Jenine was starting off her final year.
Her brother fidgeted uncomfortably in his uniform. "I feel like such a geek," he moaned. "This sucks! How come we gotta wear uniforms?"
Jenine shrugged. "Because this is Japan. EVERYONE who goes to school here has to wear a uniform. It's the rules in most places. Finding a school where uniforms are optional is hard to do because a lot of the administrators believe that having a school withouth uniforms will distract the students from their studies."
He snorted. "That's stupid. You never wore a uniform back in Canada, and you had a 98 grade average!"
She laughed. "Well, it's the rules of the school, anyway, so you're going to have to live with it. It's only for a few hours a day, and at least nobody can tease you about it, because everyone else in the school has to wear them. You have nothing to worry about."
He smirked. "Oh, well. I guess I can bug you now, 'cuz you have to wear a SKIRT!" Then he blinked. "Ya know, this is the first time I've seen you in a skirt..."
She scowled a little herself now. "Well, I'm considering myself lucky because some of the skirts in the other schools barely cover anything. At least these skirts are only a little above the knees."
Cory looked bored. "Yeah, yeah." Then he looked around. "Hey, we almost at my school yet? It's on the way to yours, isn't it?"
She nodded. "Yeah. It should just be a couple minutes away now..."
"Whoa, guys! Lookie what we've got here!" said a voice from their side.
Turning, Jenine and Cory saw three enormous brutes that gave Darwin's theory of evolution undeniable credence. The three of them all towered over Jenine by at least a foot and wore blue school uniforms. They all had their eyes squarely on her.
Jenine tried to look indifferent and took her brother by the hand. "Let's go, Cory. You don't want to be late," she said quickly and started off once more.
Before she had taken five steps, the apparent leader cut the two of them off. "What's your hurry, gorgeous? We haven't even introduced ourselves yet. I'm Sanji, and this is Spike and Ryunni." He reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Why don't you come with us? We can play hookey for the first class and get to know each other a little better...?"
Jenine yelped at the sudden advance. "Hey!! Let me go!!"
Cory snarled at the hulking brute. "GET YOUR STINKING HANDS OFF OF MY SISTER, YOU CREEP!!" he said, trying to pry his hand from around his sister's wrist.
Sanji snorted and shoved Cory to the ground. "Get lost, twerp! Your sister and I were just getting acquainted, an' we don't need to babysit a little runt like you!"
The girl snarled. "DON'T HURT MY LITTLE BROTHER, ASSHOLE!!!!" she screamed, kicking him in the shin as hard as she could.
He cried out in pain. "GRAB HER!!!!" he yelled before she had a chance to take so much as a step. She was immediately grabbed from behind by his two henchmen, and that is when the fear set in.
"CORY!! RUN!! GET HELP!!!"
Her little brother didn't have to be told twice. He was on his feet and off like a shot. He tore down the street as quickly as his feet would carry him, desperately looking around for anyone who might be able to help his sister.
Then he caught sight of bright orange hair and he changed direction immediately, crying out the name of the teenager desperately.
"KUWABARA-SAN!! KUWABARA-SAN!!!!"
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Kuwabara, Yusuke and Suichi all turned as one when they heard the terrified voice calling out for Kuwabara. They blinked when they saw a boy in a junior high uniform, and a moment later recognized him as Jenine's little brother.
Blinking, the former bully knelt down as the kid raced up to them and had to grip him by the shoulders before he could be bowled over. Cory was breathing heavily, obviously having just run as quickly as he could, and his eyes were enormous. "Hey, kid! What's up?"
"THESE THREE BIG GUYS STOPPED ME AND JENINE ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL AND THEY STARTED BUGGIN' HER AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO GET AWAY THEY GRABBED HER SO SHE TOLD ME TO GET SOME HELP AND NOW SHE'S IN TROUBLE AND PLEASE YOU'VE GOTTA HELP HER BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING TO HER!!!" He said the words in one long breath, barely leaving any space between them.
The three teens eyes went huge and Kuwabara almost exploded. "WHAT?! WHERE?! SHOW ME THE WAY, KID!!!!"
Cory nodded and shot off, rounding the corner with the three teens right behind him. When they turned the corner and saw that Sanji had gotten his brutes to pin Jenine up against a wall and he was working his hand up her leg toward her panties, the three teens completely lost it.
The twelve year old watched in shock as Kuwabara charged forward, his eyes blazing as he tore Sanji away from his struggling sister. "GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFFA MY FRIEND YOU FUCKING BASTARDS!!!!" he roared, obviously enraged.
Yusuke was in much the same state as he grabbed Ryunni and started to beat the crap right out of him. "WHAT THE FUCK'S THE MATTER WITH YOU ASSHOLES?! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO TREAT WOMEN WITH RESPECT?!"
Suichi more calmly knocked out Spike with a single blow, and then found himself with an armful of Jenine. He wrapped his arms around her, not quite prepared for the sudden contact, but knew he shouldn't be too surprised. She was trembling slightly and fighting to take in calming breaths. Then she looked up and stared as she saw Yusuke and Kuwabara beating the royal shit out of Ryunni and Sanji.
It wasn't until they finished beating the crap out of them that she realized that Suichi still had his arms around her protectively. She slowly pulled away from him, trying not to blush as she did so, just in time for Kuwabara, Yusuke and Cory to come running up to her.
"JENINE!! ARE YOU OKAY?!" Kuwabara asked immediately, taking her by the shoulders, his face filled with concern.
She nodded letting out a sigh of relief. "Yeah, I'm fine." She gave them a smile. "Thanks."
Suichi looked at her in concern. "Are you sure? How are your wrists? They had you in quite a grip."
She looked at her wrists for a few seconds and shrugged. "I might get some bruising, but it's nothing major."
Cory blinked a few times, and then seemed to come out of a trance, a smile spreading across his face. "I thought you guys were just weird at first, but now... THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!!" He was grinning from ear to ear. "Those three guys were huge BRUTES and you guys pounded them flat like it was absolutely NOTHIN'!! I totally take back anything bad I said about you guys yesterday!! Especially you, Kuwabara-san!!"
Yusuke got a smug look on his face, Kuwabara rubbed the back of his head while he grinned, and Suichi merely smiled his gentle smile.
"Hey, your brother's not to bad, Jenine," Yusuke said, ruffling the kids hair.
Cory scowled. "Hey, quit treatin' me like a kid, would ya? I'm almost thirteen already!" Then he smiled at Kuwabara. "Seriously, though... ya think you could teach me a few moves? I have a feeling that if I'm gonna be going to school here, I wanna know a thing or two about fighting! Please, Kazu-chan?"
Kuwabara blinked in surprise, hearing this request, as well as the friendly titly placed along with his name, and then he grinned. "I guess we might be able to arrange somethin' kid. We'll chat about it later, okay?"
Suichi cleared his throat meaningfully. "And, since this matter seems to have been taken care of, I must point out that we DO still have to get to school. Classes start in fifteen minutes."
Yusuke shrugged, looking bored as he put his hands behind his head. "Big deal. One more day of me and Kazu skippin' and getting into fights."
Jenine looked at the two boys, a look of mock horror on her face. "You two are skipping classes in your FINAL year?" She tisked them and waved a finger at them both. "Naughty, naughty.What are your grades like?"
Suichi chuckled slightly. "Here's the irony of it all. Us, the two smartest students with the highest grades, are hanging out with the two students with the lowest grades. I believe the only subjects they have aced is Gym."
She looked down at her little brother. "See, these two are NOT your role models," she said teasingly. "At least not academically." Then she looked back up at the two of them. "Aren't you two worried about graduation? If you're failing in the core subjects, then you're going to have to come back next year, you do realize that, right? So why not just focus on getting a passing grade so you can get out of school?"
Yusuke snorted. "I can't sit in those classrooms. They and the teachers drive me totally nuts. The only teacher in the whole school who seems to have any respect for me at all is Yamamoto, the Principal. (AN: Is that his principals name? Please tell me if it's wrong!!)"
Kuwabara nodded. "Yeah, and I just have trouble focusing on what they're tryin' ta teach me, so I stopped bothering ages ago."
Jenine smiled. "Well, in that case, why don't I tutor the both of you?"
Yusuke shook his head. "My girlfriend's already tutoring me. She's a straight A student. She's the smartest girl in the school... or she was, anyway."
She shrugged. "Okay, then. How about you, Kazu-chan?"
He blinked and considered for a few minutes. "Well, I guess if I can find the time... but I actually sometimes have busy schedules, ya know? A lot of unexpected stuff comes up with me..."
She smiled. "That's okay. Whenever we have time, I'll tutor you."
Cory blinked looking up. "Hey, this is my school!" He gave the four of them a huge smile and a wave as he ran for it. "I'll see you all later! Thanks again for helping me and sis!!" Then he raced through the doors of his school.
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After a few more incidents between some of the perverts and bullies that tried to target Jenine, the students all learned that she seemed to be under the protection of Yusuke, Kuwabara and Suichi... the three students that everyone knew you should NOT fuck with.
At noon hours, Jenine went to the office to talk to Yamamoto about some changes she wanted to make to her curriculum sheet, while Suichi went to his locker to grab his homework, intending to work on it during lunch hour. They had agreed to meet up with Yusuke and Kuwabara in the back of the school to eat once they were done.
As Jenine was making her way to the back of the school, hover, she heard a commotion off to her left as she was passing a tool shed beside the school. Looking around the corner, she saw a somewhat frazzled and desperate Suichi racing away from a huge horde of girls. She sweatdropped and then stepped back a little, waiting.
When she heard Suichi's footsteps coming closer, she edged toward the corner of the building and quickly reached out and p ulled him into the shadows between the buildings. He let out a startled yelp and found himself pressed right up against the shed in the shadows, with Jenine pressed up against him. He was about to say something but quickly clamped his mouth shut when he heard the horde of screaming girls approaching. When they raced by without noticing him or his female companion, he breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Jenine smiled at him mischeviously. "Wow... I knew with your looks you had to have some female admirers, but I had no idea, Suichi. You can really reel 'em in, can't you?"
He blinked and then smiled a little sheepishly. "It's not intentional, I can assure you. In fact, I find all the attention rather... irritating. Not that I don't appreciate the sentiment, or anything, but I would like to go a day or two without this form of attention." Then his gentle smile returned as he looked at her. "And so, it appears it is now my turn to thank you for saving ME."
She laughed. "It was no problem. But come on. We should meet up with Yusuke and Kuwabara. They're probably waiting for us."
He nodded. "Yes. Let's go."
The two of them carefully searched the surroundings beyond their shaded sanctuary and, upon finding no rabid fanclub in view, they started off to meet up with Yusuke and Kuwabara.
They wound up having lunch with Keiko as well. Jenine found her to be a nice girl, if a little preachy towards Yusuke about his wearing an off color uniform and the fact that he skipped more classes than he attended.
After lunch, the five of them started back into the school once more. No one was really surprised to find Yusuke and Kuwabara had vanished, knowing science was the next subject. In fact, they never appeared again until school itself was over and they were ready to head for home.
Keiko accompanied Kuwabara when he mentioned he wanted to go to Genkai's shrine to visit his girlfriend, Yukina. Jenine wanted to meet the girl for herself, as well as Genkai who Kuwabara had briefly mentioned in one or two of his letters, but knew she had to pick up her little brother from the school and bring him home for dinner.
Suichi and Yusuke stayed with her, on the off chance that more bullies might still be lurking around and be oblivious to the fact that she was under their self proclaimed protection. Cory was waiting for them outside the school and, although he looked a little downheartened to hear that Kuwabara had gone off to visit his girlfriend, was soon deep in conversation with Yusuke.
They saw Hiei briefly as they were approaching Jenine's home. He didn't seem any more inclined to visit with her today than he had yesterday. She was a little downheartened at this, but Suichi was careful to tell her that with Hiei, silence was his way of saying he didn't DISLIKE you, and so to consider herself favored for the time being.
Alright!! Chapter Four is up! Everyone, please read and review!! I want to know what you think!!