"There once was a boy by the name of Yusuke…Ikameshii." Mr. Urameshi exchanged a glance and smile with his wife. He looked back at the children and continued. "He was a delinquent at Sarayashiki Jr. High. He was a punk who was into street brawls, and he smoked and skipped school."
Mrs. Urameshi continued. "There was also a young girl there by the name of Keiko Yukimura. She was Yusuke's childhood friend since kindergarten, and her feelings for him had grown over the years. Of course, she was a total opposite of Yusuke. Good grades, loved school, hated fighting."
She looked away and her eyes had a dreamy look to them, as if she was recalling a memorable moment. "Then it happened," Mr. Urameshi said. "What? What happened?" all the children asked. They squirmed a bit, not knowing what other ways there were to show eagerness. Mr. Urameshi looked at the children with sad eyes, pretending he really cared. "The boy died, trying to save a little child."
All the children gasped. Even though I was older, tears filled my eyes, and I wiped them away with my sleeve. I didn't want to seem immature. "Of course, the boy never expected to die in the first place. For him, it began like any other day. He had gone to school, only to skip classes. He ticked off Keiko by lifting her skirt, thus getting smacked in the face. All day, the principal, Mr. Takanaka was calling Yusuke to report to his office. He never did go. Instead, he slipped out of the principal's grasp and strode down the street." He took a breather and continued.
"That's when he ran into his rival, Kuwabara. Kuwabara was always trying to beat up Yusuke, so he could win the title of being #1 punk of Sarayashiki Jr. High. He tried only to have failed at least 156 times."
The children watched Mr. Urameshi with awe. 'He must have been real strong right?" asked one of the girls. "He sure was. He could take down the best of 'em in an ol' fashioned street brawl." Mr. Urameshi put out his arm like he was a victory winner.
He continued his story again. "Yusuke wasn't in a very good mood that day, what with his teacher, Mr. Iwamoto trying to get him kicked out. So he beat up Kuwabara in a matter of seconds. 'Ah, I feel much better now,' Yusuke had said as he walked away from the brutally beaten Kuwabara."
"That's when he ran into the kid. He was about 5 years old or less. He was on the sidewalk, playing with a soccer ball. It landed at Yusuke's feet, and he picked it up. 'Excuse me sir, can I have my ball back?' asked the kid. Yusuke stared at the kid for a long time. 'YOU CAN'T GO PLAYING BALL NEAR THE STREET! IT'S DANGEROUS!' he yelled. The kid stared at him, so he made some funny faces. Yusuke finally gave the kid the ball back. When he crossed the street, he noticed a speeding car. He also noticed that the kid had kicked the soccer ball into the street. And the car was heading right for him! 'WATCH OUT KID!' Yusuke yelled as he jumped in front of the car & pushed the kid away.
All the little ones were staring at him with tears in their eyes. Some girls started to cry. I just sat there. After all, it's just a shinwa. "Wha…what happened next?" asked Koji, my next-door neighbor. Mr. Urameshi was about to answer when Mrs. Urameshi interrupted him. "Kids, it's getting late. How about you come back tomorrow, same time, to hear the rest of the shinwa?"
All of them nodded. Soon the crowd disentigrated and I was the only one left there. I laughed nervously. "Well, um, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." I ran back into my house to go to bed.
Those Urameshi's are weird. I find it strange that Mr.Urameshi knows the Shinwa ni tsuite Reikai Tantei. Who in their right mind would memorize that? These thoughts were flowing through my head when I heard voices coming from the Urameshi house. Against better judgement, I decided to investigate.
Disclaimer: Same as before.
Should I continue? That chapter kinda sucked. But then again, if Yusuke's not so intelligent he wouldn't be great at story telling either, right?
Shinwa- legend, myth
Shinwa ni tsuite Reikai Tantei- Legend of the Reikai Tantei (Spirit World Detectives)
