Child of a Forsaken Race Ch.2
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Paige- Hallo fans!!! Guess what, Lyn and Nicole. L & N- What? Paige- I LOVE KURAMA!!!!! Lyn- Gee, what a surprise. Paige- I know!! Nicole- Let's get on with ch.2 please. I want to know who that kid is. Paige- Oh, you won't know until ch.3... Nicole- Curse you!!
Ch.2- Yusuke trotted down the dark alley. After facing demons with more teeth and, and sometimes feet, than normal street gangs, Yusuke was confident enough to walk alone down deserted alleyways. Now, if a demon were standing in the alley waiting to tear him to shreds, he would definitely walk with at least Kuwabara. Yusuke walked slowly, enjoying his typical Saturday morning. He set his mind on devouring at least three cheeseburgers, eight hotdogs, and five milkshakes before creaming a gang's butt. An image of beating up Kuwabara (again) came to mind. He grinned broadly, ear to ear.
"Yo!! Urameshi!!!" A nasal voice called out. He turned. One of his 'outsider' friends was running towards him.
"What do you want, Kazuha?" Yusuke asked.
"Are you going to the arcade?"
"I had thought about it. Why?" Yusuke picked at his left ear, which was itching.
"I want to go with you!!" Yusuke sighed.
"Sure, whatever." With a tad bit of reluctance, he walked with Kazuha. I wonder where Kurama is? He thought. Come to think of it, he hadn't seen his red-haired friend in a while. Over three weeks, which was a really long time for him not to see the fox. He'd seen Hiei just yesterday, when the small guy had literately jumped on Kuwabara from a tree. Yusuke turned a corner and ran smack dab into the person weighing on his mind.
"Kurama!!!" Yusuke yelled. Kurama was now on the ground; groceries sprawled out everywhere. Kurama smiled and chuckled softly.
"Good morning Yusuke..." Kurama whispered.
"Nice outfit." Yusuke said, stifling his laughter. It looked like Kurama had a kimono on.
"Oh... Well, I forgot to do laundry, again, and I had gotten this for Yukina, but I forgot to give it to her, so this was the only set of clothing in my house, so I had to wear this and I would've worn something else, but I didn't have anything else, so don't tell anyone else you saw me in a kimono." Kurama explained. Now Yusuke was confused. Kurama said way too much in one breath and never did Kurama say so much.
"Kurama, are you okay?" Yusuke asked.
"Yeah!! I'm okay...AUGH!!! I have to go!! Bye!!!!!" Kurama grabbed up his groceries and fled like the devil was on his heels.
"Ooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy.... Kurama is definitely up to something..." Yusuke whispered.
"Who was that?" Kazuha asked. Yusuke ignored him and continued walking. Soon, they reached the arcade. As Yusuke walked in, he saw a dark form in the corner standing next to what looked like Kuwabara. Okay, I can take Kurama in a kimono, but Hiei in the Ningenkai at an arcade is way too much for me...Yusuke thought as the two people approached him.
"Hey, what's up?" Yusuke asked as friendly as he could sound. Hiei snorted.
"And just where have you been? Kuwabara told me that you are usually the first one here, so we came early. You are late, Urameshi!" Hiei snapped. Yusuke stared at him.
"I got sidetracked. One of my friends talked to me, and then I ran into Kurama." Yusuke retorted. As he said the words involving Kurama, Hiei's head and gaze snapped up to meet him.
"Kurama? He left his house?" Hiei asked, somewhat incredulous.
"Yeah. It's called getting out. You should do it more." Yusuke remarked. Hiei glared death at him.
"That's not what I mean... Kurama hasn't left his house in three weeks. He hasn't even gone to school." Hiei explained.
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????" Yusuke and Kuwabara shrieked. The arcade fell silent.
"Oops... No need to stare! Get on with your lives." Yusuke shouted. Hiei hit his forehead, mumbling something about idiot Ningens.
"What do mean Kurama hasn't gone to school? He always does!" Yusuke yelled, in a quieter voice of course.
"He hasn't gone to school in three weeks. That's exactly what I mean. If you just saw him than that's the first time he's left his house. About a week ago, Koenma asked to check up on Kurama because he wasn't leaving his house, and Koenma was worried that he was dead or sick or something to that affect. Well, when I got there, Kurama was inside, but he wouldn't let me in. When I tried to force down the down, his stupid plants mauled me. So I left. Kurama is hiding something." Hiei informed.
"Well, let the THREE of us go pay Kurama a much needed visit, of course after playing around a bit." Yusuke said. The all agreed.
Later, they reached Kurama's house.
"Why is his house so far from the arcade?" Kuwabara wheezed. Yusuke shrugged and knocked on the door. A noise came from upstairs. They heard Kurama yell "Coming!", more footsteps, and finally the door was opened.
"Hello, guys." Kurama said. Luckily, he had done laundry and was now wearing a very oversized tee shirt and flannel pants.
"Were you going to bed?" Kuwabara asked. Kurama looked at his wardrobe and grinned sheepishly.
"Yeah..." He answered.
"But, it's only 7:30!!!" Yusuke cried.
"Don't shout." Kurama whispered sharply.
"Can we come in?" Kuwabara asked. Kurama shook his head and began to shut the door, saying that since his mother was on vacation, no one could go into the house. Hiei kicked the door down, sending Kurama backwards. The fox stumbled and hit the ground.
"Ouch..." Kurama rubbed his tailbone. The three came in. The house wasn't tidy, like Kurama usually kept it. Actually it was quite messy. There were sheets everywhere, bowls of water on the counters, and, for some strange reason, first-aid kits everywhere.
"Did you get hurt?" Hiei asked, examining the contents of a bowl critically.
"No... Could you leave now?" Kurama asked. He seemed to be really fidgety today. Hiei roamed through the kitchen and noticed that the trash can contained blood stained wrappings that looked fairly fresh. He sniffed the blood. It wasn't Kurama's.
"Kurama..." He walked over to Kurama, carrying one of the wrappings. Kurama's face paled.
"Whose blood is this? It's not yours." Hiei asked. Kurama sat down on a couch.
"Um..." Kurama looked away. Kuwabara saw movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned and froze as a closet door closed. He approached the door.
"Kurama! Whose blood is this?! I know that you have someone or something hidden here!" Hiei snarled. Kurama covered his head.
"Leave my house..." Kurama ordered. Yusuke looked down at the pale fox.
"Just tell us, Kurama. It can't be that bad." He murmured, trying to encourage Kurama to fess up.
"No. Leave now." Kurama growled. Kuwabara reached to grasp the doorknob. He turned it and slowly opened the door.
"Don't!!!!!" Kurama cried, practically running at Kuwabara. Kuwabara flung open the door.
"ARGH!!!!!!!!!!"
End of Ch.2 Paige- Another cliffy!! I know you guys hate these... Nicole- Paige, I am so going to kill you... Paige- I know!!