hello! thanks much to danielle for granting me with the first review! and
in return, here is chapter 4!
Yusuke looked up at the faultlessly blue sky. He hated school. But here he was, being forced to by Koenma to investigate Akira safely.
"Why am I taking orders from a toddler!" Yusuke yelled a bit too loudly. People gave him strange looks and walked away.
One wise-guy sneered, "I don't know? Why are you?"
Yusuke grumbled and walked away as fast as possible. Keiko should be catching up soon to nag him about the exams, which were only two weeks away. His thoughts were suddenly cut off.
"Yusuke." Kurama's voice came from behind him.
"Kurama? What is it?" Yusuke asked, noticing Kurama's unusually dark expression.
"Akira paid me a visit last night."
"Really? Did she try and fight you?"
"No. But I think I know her from before." Kurama replied hesitantly.
Yusuke was surprised, "From where?"
"Thats the thing. I can't remember. She must be from the time I called myself Youko. Because I can't remember too much before I became human. So thats why I've volunteered to look through the Spirit world's secret records."
"But theres tons of files in there! It would take you ages."
Kurama let out a sigh, "If thats what it takes, then I'll do it. Speaking of which, I should be meeting Koenma in an hour. Goodbye for now Yusuke."
And then he walked off in the other direction. Yusuke watched after him and finally went off to school.
"Urameshi! Hurry up! The bell's gonna ring soon!" Kuwabara yelled from the school gates. And right on cue, the bell rang.
"Good job you stupid jinx!" Yusuke shouted and began to run.
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Kurama sat on top of the tall building, staring at the early morning sun. Peaceful moments like this let his mind drift. He closed his eyes and memories lazily drifted up into his mind's eye like steam from boiling water.
"Youko... run away. Run as fast as you can. I'll slow him down." A hazy voice that sounded like a static voice from a badly tuned radio. But he could definitely tell it was a female.
"I can't leave you. He'll kill you too." His voice now came.
"Don't worry about me. Go." The female said. Kurama remembered, whoever she was, pushing him away.
Kurama's eyes snapped open, widened. The girl. She made him feel so warm in the inside, even though he didn't know who she was. It couldn't be Akira. He had the exact opposite feelings for her. No. It couldn't be her, with cold emerald eyes and her infuriating smirk. He shook it off and remembered his appointment with Koenma.
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Akira twiddled idly with her pencil. Who knew human school could be so dull? Too bad Hotoru wasn't here. He would have things much more interesting. But alas, he was off doing some work for Catalyst, she thought mock-dramatically.
She sighed to herself. Why couldn't the Spirit World realize they were a force that could not be stopped? They were a revolution. They made things happen instead of waiting for things to happen to them. Then again, Spirit World was in the hands of a stubborn baby.
"Akira. Please answer the question on the board." Her teacher said sternly. Akira noticed the entire class was looking at her expectantly.
She glanced at the board and immediately answered, " -78.4."
Everyone gaped in shock. The teacher had expected her to look around helplessly for not paying attention.
"Um, correct." The teacher said, unnerved by the quickness.
Akira, satisfied, leaned back in her chair. Being a genius leader of a genius group wasn't for nothing.
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Yusuke practically whooped in joy when Botan told him what he had to do at lunchbreak.
"Yusuke, one of Catalyst's group members has been locate. We need you to go see this group member." Botan whispered, eyes darting for any prying ears.
"Urameshi? Whats Botan doing here?" Kuwabara questioned as he walked up to them.
"Er, dropping off my lunch. Go away now." Yusuke said quickly, shooing him with his hands.
"You better not be discluding me from the mission!" Kuwabara snapped, now suspicious.
"Oh Kuwabara, it would be far too risky. I can't let you get hurt." Botan pleaded.
"I don't care. If he gets to ditch school, so do I." Kuwabara said in his familiar stubborness.
"Fine. Get your butt kicked like last time." Yusuke gave in.
"Great!" Kuwabara said happily, oblivious to Yusuke's insult.
So they began creeping away. It was all well until they reached the gate.
"Yusuke! You're not ditiching school, are you?" Keiko said demandingly behind them.
"Sorry Keiko. Its important." Yusuke replied and ran out the gate. Keiko was fuming, but she wouldn't leave. She wouldn't leave school during schooltime even if it was burning down. That would be to his advantage.
"Shouldn't you explain why you have to leave?" Botan inquired.
"Nah, she'll live." Yusuke shrugged.
"So what exactly is the mission?" Kuwabara asked.
"Tracking someone from the Catalyst group." Yusuke answered shortly.
"I have his coordinates. His name is Hotoru by the way." Botan offered information.
"Who cares?" Yusuke scoffed, "His name can be Lily for all I care."
"Anyways, he appears to be hanging out in the alley next to that new nightclub they opened downtown." Botan said, pointing it out on the map she just drew out of her pocket.
"So he likes nightclubs, eh?" Kuwabara said curiously, "Wait a minute. Is it a nightclub you dance at, or one with strip-"
"Thats quite enough, you perv." Yusuke interjected.
"I wasn't thinking like that!" Kuwabara shouted, deeply insulted.
"Okay you two. Quit squabbling and we can go down to see him." Botan entered the fight and stopped it.
They took a fifteen minute walk to their destination. They walked through the alley which seemed quite empty.
"Well where is he Botan?" Yusuke asked in an accusatory tone.
"He's here. I can sense it." Kuwabara said warily.
"Very clever. And I thought you were completely useless." Someone said in front of them.
A boy one or two years older than them materialized before their eyes. He grinned in a rather malicious way, revealing an oddly sharp tooth.
"Who're you calling useless!" Kuwabara snapped, tough guy persona wasted on the boy before them.
"I was directly addressing you, if you took the time to notice." the stranger replied simply.
"Chill out Kuwabara." Yusuke said calmly, putting an arm in front of Kuwabara to keep him from charging. He looked coolly at the boy, "Hotoru of the Catalyst, right?"
"That I am. Looks like you've been doing your homework." Hotoru laughed coldly, glancing at Botan.
"Well let me tell you something. Send a message to your ringleader: We will track you down like the dogs you are." Yusuke said, looking at him with half-lidded eyes.
"Ha! Good luck trying! Catalyst is a revolution. We make things happen instead of waiting for things to happen. Your attempts are futile and purely out of vain." Hotoru responded with equal sass. And like that, he disappeared into thin air.
"He's gone. I can't sense him anymore." Kuwabara said in surprise.
Yusuke suddenly cracked a huge smile.
"Why are you so happy? Hotoru got away." Botan scolded.
"Didn't you hear me? Or see me? I was all cool and calm. I showed him." Yusuke said proudly.
"My God Yusuke. You fail to take this seriously." Botan sighed at the still smiling spirit detective.
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Kurama sat down with the next dusty file. After all this, here was the fruit of his efforts. The dusty, undistinguished folder labeled 'Yaishe'. The file system was terribly disorganized. Thats why it took so long. With trembling hands, he opened the file to reveal any potential secrets.
teeheehee. I'm so bad. I left it at a cliffhanger! yippee. don't kill me. instead, review!
Yusuke looked up at the faultlessly blue sky. He hated school. But here he was, being forced to by Koenma to investigate Akira safely.
"Why am I taking orders from a toddler!" Yusuke yelled a bit too loudly. People gave him strange looks and walked away.
One wise-guy sneered, "I don't know? Why are you?"
Yusuke grumbled and walked away as fast as possible. Keiko should be catching up soon to nag him about the exams, which were only two weeks away. His thoughts were suddenly cut off.
"Yusuke." Kurama's voice came from behind him.
"Kurama? What is it?" Yusuke asked, noticing Kurama's unusually dark expression.
"Akira paid me a visit last night."
"Really? Did she try and fight you?"
"No. But I think I know her from before." Kurama replied hesitantly.
Yusuke was surprised, "From where?"
"Thats the thing. I can't remember. She must be from the time I called myself Youko. Because I can't remember too much before I became human. So thats why I've volunteered to look through the Spirit world's secret records."
"But theres tons of files in there! It would take you ages."
Kurama let out a sigh, "If thats what it takes, then I'll do it. Speaking of which, I should be meeting Koenma in an hour. Goodbye for now Yusuke."
And then he walked off in the other direction. Yusuke watched after him and finally went off to school.
"Urameshi! Hurry up! The bell's gonna ring soon!" Kuwabara yelled from the school gates. And right on cue, the bell rang.
"Good job you stupid jinx!" Yusuke shouted and began to run.
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Kurama sat on top of the tall building, staring at the early morning sun. Peaceful moments like this let his mind drift. He closed his eyes and memories lazily drifted up into his mind's eye like steam from boiling water.
"Youko... run away. Run as fast as you can. I'll slow him down." A hazy voice that sounded like a static voice from a badly tuned radio. But he could definitely tell it was a female.
"I can't leave you. He'll kill you too." His voice now came.
"Don't worry about me. Go." The female said. Kurama remembered, whoever she was, pushing him away.
Kurama's eyes snapped open, widened. The girl. She made him feel so warm in the inside, even though he didn't know who she was. It couldn't be Akira. He had the exact opposite feelings for her. No. It couldn't be her, with cold emerald eyes and her infuriating smirk. He shook it off and remembered his appointment with Koenma.
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Akira twiddled idly with her pencil. Who knew human school could be so dull? Too bad Hotoru wasn't here. He would have things much more interesting. But alas, he was off doing some work for Catalyst, she thought mock-dramatically.
She sighed to herself. Why couldn't the Spirit World realize they were a force that could not be stopped? They were a revolution. They made things happen instead of waiting for things to happen to them. Then again, Spirit World was in the hands of a stubborn baby.
"Akira. Please answer the question on the board." Her teacher said sternly. Akira noticed the entire class was looking at her expectantly.
She glanced at the board and immediately answered, " -78.4."
Everyone gaped in shock. The teacher had expected her to look around helplessly for not paying attention.
"Um, correct." The teacher said, unnerved by the quickness.
Akira, satisfied, leaned back in her chair. Being a genius leader of a genius group wasn't for nothing.
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Yusuke practically whooped in joy when Botan told him what he had to do at lunchbreak.
"Yusuke, one of Catalyst's group members has been locate. We need you to go see this group member." Botan whispered, eyes darting for any prying ears.
"Urameshi? Whats Botan doing here?" Kuwabara questioned as he walked up to them.
"Er, dropping off my lunch. Go away now." Yusuke said quickly, shooing him with his hands.
"You better not be discluding me from the mission!" Kuwabara snapped, now suspicious.
"Oh Kuwabara, it would be far too risky. I can't let you get hurt." Botan pleaded.
"I don't care. If he gets to ditch school, so do I." Kuwabara said in his familiar stubborness.
"Fine. Get your butt kicked like last time." Yusuke gave in.
"Great!" Kuwabara said happily, oblivious to Yusuke's insult.
So they began creeping away. It was all well until they reached the gate.
"Yusuke! You're not ditiching school, are you?" Keiko said demandingly behind them.
"Sorry Keiko. Its important." Yusuke replied and ran out the gate. Keiko was fuming, but she wouldn't leave. She wouldn't leave school during schooltime even if it was burning down. That would be to his advantage.
"Shouldn't you explain why you have to leave?" Botan inquired.
"Nah, she'll live." Yusuke shrugged.
"So what exactly is the mission?" Kuwabara asked.
"Tracking someone from the Catalyst group." Yusuke answered shortly.
"I have his coordinates. His name is Hotoru by the way." Botan offered information.
"Who cares?" Yusuke scoffed, "His name can be Lily for all I care."
"Anyways, he appears to be hanging out in the alley next to that new nightclub they opened downtown." Botan said, pointing it out on the map she just drew out of her pocket.
"So he likes nightclubs, eh?" Kuwabara said curiously, "Wait a minute. Is it a nightclub you dance at, or one with strip-"
"Thats quite enough, you perv." Yusuke interjected.
"I wasn't thinking like that!" Kuwabara shouted, deeply insulted.
"Okay you two. Quit squabbling and we can go down to see him." Botan entered the fight and stopped it.
They took a fifteen minute walk to their destination. They walked through the alley which seemed quite empty.
"Well where is he Botan?" Yusuke asked in an accusatory tone.
"He's here. I can sense it." Kuwabara said warily.
"Very clever. And I thought you were completely useless." Someone said in front of them.
A boy one or two years older than them materialized before their eyes. He grinned in a rather malicious way, revealing an oddly sharp tooth.
"Who're you calling useless!" Kuwabara snapped, tough guy persona wasted on the boy before them.
"I was directly addressing you, if you took the time to notice." the stranger replied simply.
"Chill out Kuwabara." Yusuke said calmly, putting an arm in front of Kuwabara to keep him from charging. He looked coolly at the boy, "Hotoru of the Catalyst, right?"
"That I am. Looks like you've been doing your homework." Hotoru laughed coldly, glancing at Botan.
"Well let me tell you something. Send a message to your ringleader: We will track you down like the dogs you are." Yusuke said, looking at him with half-lidded eyes.
"Ha! Good luck trying! Catalyst is a revolution. We make things happen instead of waiting for things to happen. Your attempts are futile and purely out of vain." Hotoru responded with equal sass. And like that, he disappeared into thin air.
"He's gone. I can't sense him anymore." Kuwabara said in surprise.
Yusuke suddenly cracked a huge smile.
"Why are you so happy? Hotoru got away." Botan scolded.
"Didn't you hear me? Or see me? I was all cool and calm. I showed him." Yusuke said proudly.
"My God Yusuke. You fail to take this seriously." Botan sighed at the still smiling spirit detective.
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Kurama sat down with the next dusty file. After all this, here was the fruit of his efforts. The dusty, undistinguished folder labeled 'Yaishe'. The file system was terribly disorganized. Thats why it took so long. With trembling hands, he opened the file to reveal any potential secrets.
teeheehee. I'm so bad. I left it at a cliffhanger! yippee. don't kill me. instead, review!