PART FOUR- TEACHING THE WAY OF THE NEWSIE

*Yusuke Jack, Yahiko Les, and David Kurama are pushing their way through the crowd gathered to watch a ninjutsu match, where Kakashi and Zabuza are fighting.*

David Kurama: Extra, extra, Goku wins again!

Yusuke Jack: Extra, extra!! Anna kisses Yoh!!

Anna and Bumlets Yoh: WHAT?!?!

David Kurama: Oh, you kids are so cute!! *glomp* What page is that on?

Yusuke Jack: Um...one of those three digit thingies. *hands manga volume to a rabid AnnaxYoh supporter* Thank ya, miss

David Kurama: *flips pages* What? They're just sitting next to each other.

Yusuke Jack: Mm-hm. And thank you, miss.

David Kurama: What? I'm not a miss!

Yusuke Jack: Nah, I was talking to the customers.

David Kurama: This is a lie. They're not kissing.

Anna and Bumlets Yoh: *whew*

Yusuke Jack: Yeah, well, it sells more books.

Yahiko Les: Hey, Yusuke Jack, what can I do?

Yusuke Jack: Didja practice that little cough?

Yahiko Les: *cough cough* Buy me last book, lady? *sparkle eyes* *cough cough*

Yusuke Jack: Perfect. Go get 'em.

*Yahiko Les scampers away.*

David Kurama: My father taught us not to lie.

Yusuke Jack: Yeah, well, my mother taught me not to starve, so we both got an education. And anyway, it's not lying. I'm just...improving the truth a little.

*Yusuke Jack sits down to watch the ninjutsu match, enjoying it immensely. David Kurama looks guilty, but sits anyway. Yahiko Les runs up.*

Yahiko Les: Hey, look, I made a quarter!! Quick, gimme some more of those books!

David Kurama: HOLD IT!! *sniffs Yahiko Les* You smell like sake.

Yahiko Les: That's how I made the quarter. The guy bet me I wouldn't drink some.

David Kurama: *notices a scary looking man watching them* Hey, is he a friend of yours?

Yusuke Jack: *looking up* Erm, nope. RUN!

*The three of them run away, with Fauster chasing after them.*

FAUSTER: IIIII'LLLLLLL GEEEEET YOOOOOUUUU SOOOOOMEDAAAAAY, ROOOOOBIIIIIIIN!!! JUST WAIT TIL I HAVE YOU BACK AT THE REEEEEEEEFUUUUUUUUUUGE!!!

*The three boys duck into a theater as Warden Fauster runs past, still screaming.*

Yusuke Jack: We'll just hide out in here...

David Kurama: Who was that? What's the Refuge?

Yusuke: The Refuge is jail for kids.

Yahiko Les: You were in jail? Hey, half the people I know have been in jail at some point...*cough* Anyway...why?

Yusuke Jack: I was starving, so I stole some food.

David Kurama: Food?

Yusuke Jack: Food. The stuff you eat.

David Kurama: He called you Robin.

Yusuke Jack: Yeah, well, my name's Yusuke Jack.

David Kurama: How should I believe that?

Yusuke Jack: You don't believe that?

David Kurama: Well, you do have a way of improving the truth a little.

*Staring contest*

*Suddenly a person in pink appears.*

Pink Person: What is this?! Get out! All of you!

Yusuke Jack: *roguish grin* You wouldn't kick me out without a kiss g'bye, wouldja, Namma?

Namma: Yusuke-kun! Where've ya been, kid? Oh, I miss seeing you up in the balcony.

Yusuke Jack: Hanging on your every word.

Namma: *giggles*

Yusuke Jack: David Kurama, this is Namma, the Japanese Nightingale.

David Kurama: *hearts in eyes*

Namma: And who is this? Aren't you just the cutest little itty bitty thing?!

David Kurama: *preens*

Namma: Not you. The little one.

Yahiko Les: For once, I don't object to being called little. *coughs*

Namma: What's wrong? Are you all right?

Yahiko Les: *coughs* Buy me last manga volume, lady?

Namma: *looks concerned, then starts laughing* Ooh, this kid is GOOD, Yusuke-kun! He might even give you a run for your money. *snaps pink feather fan* Now, you both must stay for the show! Zory, give them candy.

Zory: *comes out with a big box of candy* Hi. I'm Namma's candy boy.

Yahiko Les: What's the thing you have in your mouth? It looks yummy.

Zory: What? This isn't candy! This is one of my three katanas!

Yahiko Les: Whatever.

Zory: Well, you can have licorice, or gum drops, or- hey, there are BITE MARKS in EVERY PIECE! LUFFY!! MONKEY D. LUFFY?!?

Luffy: I says to myself, just one piece...one piece...

Zory: *shrugs*

Namma: *singing and...erm...shimmying.*

My lovey dovey baby

I coochie coo for you

I used to be your tootsie-wootsie

Then you said toodelee-doo

I miss the hanky-panky

It's nighty-night...tootlie

Come back my lovey dovey baby

And coochie coochie with me.

Zory and Luffy: *droolydrooly*

David Kurama: Well, I'm sure THAT song is going to sweep the Oscars...

Yusuke Jack: Actually, I do believe that song won an award for the Worst Song of the Year.

David Kurama: I believe it.

Yahiko Les: *munchmunchmunch* I'm Matter Muncher Lad!!

Author's Note: FOP moment!! *starts singing the Abracatastrophe theme* Bippy is an average chimp, who no one understands... Akiyama Sagara, you are the only person to review this story. **bows down** ALL HAIL AKIYAMA SAGARA!!!! Oh, and Warden Fauster is Faust VIII. **shrugs**