Chapter 4: First Day of School Part 1
Xavier Mansion: 7:00 AM
Keiko had waken up, and decided to carry Puu down to breakfast. After taking a shower, she walked down to the dining room, to see her classmates and friends already up and eating.
"How long have you guys been up?" Keiko asked, as Puu wiggled in her arms when it smelled the food.
"Since 4:30…" Evan replied, sinking his teeth into a sausage, "Danger Room session at the earliest time."
"You're lucky you haven't gotten your powers yet," Kitty told Keiko as she drank some orange juice, "Hey, like what is that in your arm?"
"Oh, it's Yusuke's Spirit Beast, Puu," Keiko replied, as Jean and Kitty walked up to her.
"Like, it's so cute!" Kitty exclaimed as Puu started speaking, "Where did you get it, Keiko?"
"It came from Yusuke's Spirit Egg," Keiko replied, as Jean and Kitty played with Puu, "He thought it was going to be a monster."
"Why?" Jean asked, scratching Puu's ear.
"Well, when the Spirit Beast hatches out of the egg, it is suppose to reflect the person's true self," Keiko explained, trying to recall everything that Botan had told her, "Since Yusuke was pumping out negative energy, Koenma and Botan thought he was going to get a monster that was going to eat Yusuke, but instead we got Puu."
"So that's big bad ole' Yusuke's true self, huh?" Scott joked, and then he got a glare from Yusuke that would have made Logan jump, and remembered his session in the Danger Room, "Just…joking man."
"Va, lighten up," Kurt told Yusuke, seeing that the Spirit Detective wasn't too happy on how his Spirit Beast turned out, "It looks like a baby to me, I mean."
"So, you know, it could turn into what you are right now," Kitty concluded, leaving a sour look on Yusuke's face.
Yusuke plopped a whole egg into his mouth, and leaned back in his chair. Kuwabara was busy shoveling cereal into his mouth to even notice what had happened, and Kurama was sitting drinking coffee, and eating a light breakfast of buttered toast and bacon on the side. Ororo then came into the room with her coat on.
"Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Keiko, we need to get you registered at Bayville High, so when you're done eating, meet me out in the car," Ororo told them, and they complied.
'Great, first day in a new school…' Yusuke thought as he went to put his sneakers on and his coat.
Keiko grabbed a piece of toast and buttered it. She wanted to eat light, since she was a little excited about going to a new school, since she wanted to make a good impression. After eating the toast, she drank her milk and ran up to get her shoes and coat.
"Hank, will you look after Puu while I'm at school today?" Keiko asked, and Hank nodded, "Thanks."
"Not a problem," Hank told her, as Puu flew towards him, squeaking his name, "Puu seems like a bird, don't worry, he's in good hands."
Keiko smiled, and then ran up to where Yusuke was waiting. Kurama finished his coffee and toast, and walked to get his coat and shoes. Finally, Kuwabara after chugging his glass of orange juice walked up and got his shoes and jacket. Ororo drove them to Bayville High in the van, and dropped both of them off. As they left, a person with tall black, spiky hair with a white highlight watch them silently from a tree.
"So, the detective has come here for some reason…" the figure, Hiei, said to himself, then he looked at the mansion, 'There are beings with powerful spiritual energies in there…'
The fire demon vanished, then reappeared on ground level near the sign, "Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters…this is getting interesting…" he told himself silently, and as more people came out of the mansion, he vanished again.
BAYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, 7:15 AM
Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara, and Kurama were waiting in the office for Principal Kelly to finish checking their transcripts. Mr. Takanaka had kindly eliminated Yusuke's and Kuwabara's record of major offenses, because they were mainly offenses from the bad teachers Iwamoto and Akashi. Principal Kelly then walked out of his office, followed by the secretary.
"Well, it seems that everything is in order," Principal Kelly told them, and he looked at Kuwabara and Yusuke, "But, Mr. Takanaka said in his recommendation that you two got into a lot of scraps back in Sarayashiki Junior High…so let me warn you, you only get three strikes before you're suspended for fighting, got it."
"Yes sir…" Yusuke said drolly, "But, what if we are ambushed on school grounds, what happens then? Or if we are defending a fellow student?"
"That would be different, the three strike rule only applies if you start it, got it?" Principal Kelly told Yusuke sternly, and the youth nodded, "Oh, and Keiko Yukimura, when summer rolls by, you can join the schools volleyball team, since Mr. Takanaka said you were very good in the sport."
"Yes sir…" Keiko muttered, starting to get homesick for her friends back home.
"Good, you four are dismissed," Principal Kelly told them, and they nodded, "Ms. Granger will give you your schedules and the locations of your lockers."
Principal Kelly then walked back into his office, and Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Kurama went to the secretary handed them their schedules.
"Keiko, your locker is next to Yusuke's, which is next to Scott Summers," Ms. Granger told them, and pointed down the hall to the right, "Shuichi, yours is in the middle of Bobby Drake's and Rogue'."
She pointed straight down the hall, "And Kazuma, your locker is in between Lance Alvers and Kitty Pryde's, on the bottom."
By the time they found their lockers, the other students had arrived. First bell hadn't rung yet, and Kitty decided to show the new students around. Scott, Jean, and Rogue were going to show Kurama around, since they would be having classes with him.
"Well, Yusuke, you, me, Kurt, and Keiko have first period together," Kitty told them, "World History I, I think you'll like the teacher."
"Hey, I've never liked any teacher," Yusuke interjected rudely, but Keiko gave him a jab to the ribs, "Ouch, what was that for Keiko?"
"For being rude," Keiko replied sternly, proving once more that she was the only person he feared to piss off, "Please continue Kitty."
"Okay, Kuwabara, you have class with Evan, Amara, and Ray," Kitty told him, "You have a tough class too."
"Great…" Kuwabara mumbled under his breath.
"So, are there any school events scheduled soon?" Keiko asked, as she followed Kitty and Kurt into the World History I class.
"Well, in a month there is the Sadie Hawkins dance," Kitty replied, sitting next to Yukimura and Yusuke, and then saw the clueless look on their faces, "It's a dance where the girls ask the boys."
"Oh, we don't have those back at home," Keiko told her, "In fact, we don't have many dances at our old school."
"All the ones we had I skipped, had better things to do than dance around," Yusuke scoffed, looking at the chalkboard.
"Vell, I'm going," Kurt told Yusuke, "I just hope some girl asks me."
The class started as the teacher entered the room. It was a young man, probably in his late 20's. Yusuke looked around the room to see some girls gushing over him.
'Sheesh…those girls need to get laid, badly,' Yusuke thought, as the teacher started writing on the board.
Kurama had his first period class with Rogue, and it was math. He could tell Rogue didn't like math, or the teacher.
"That gal is too stuck up," Rogue told him, "She never liked tha way ah dressed."
"Old woman, right?" Kurama asked, his heightened senses acting up.
"Yep, how'd ya guess?" Rogue replied, and he pointed to his nose.
"I retain a bit of Yoko Kurama's senses in this form," Kurama explained, as the teacher entered the room.
"It seems we have a new student class…" the teacher announced in a high, rich like manner, "Please, come up to the front of the class and tell us who you are."
Kurama complied, and walked up to the front of the class. Clearly, this teacher was old fashioned, and didn't mind humiliating her students.
"Stand up straight, and tell us your name," the commanded sternly, and Kurama complied.
"My name is Shuichi Minamino, please to meet you all," Kurama introduced and bowed to the classroom, and the teacher rose and eyebrow, and Kurama caught it.
'Figures. Damn Orientals,' the teacher thought, and Kurama heard the whole thing, "Thank you, Shuichi, and please sit down next to Rogue now."
"I think I'm not going to like her," Kurama whispered to Rogue, "She's racist."
"Yeah…I'm surprised Kelly hasn't fired her," Rogue told him, and then the old teacher started writing on the board.
Kuwabara was sitting next to Evan in his class, English I, and they were chatting about Yukina.
"So, you fell in love with an ice demon named Yukina, right?" Evan asked Kuwabara after he was told about Yukina.
"She's actually an ice maiden," Kuwabara clarified, and then dreamily looked up into the sky, "We are connected by an unbreakable bond of love…."
Evan's mouth dropped slightly, and he rose an eyebrow, "Man, does she even acknowledge your feelings or something?"
"Uh, she hasn't yet…" Kuwabara replied, scratching his chin, "But I know she loves me!"
"Yeah, okay dude…" Evan said as the teacher walked into the room.
The day passed on pretty well, and Yusuke started finding teachers he actually liked. So far, the new students at the Institute haven't met the Brotherhood yet, and that was a good thing. Kurama was starting to get a lot of female followers, but he just tried to ignore them. Kuwabara had gotten a few new friends, mostly jocks, but he was keeping his vow not to form a new gang. Keiko was hanging around mostly with Yusuke, but also with Jean during the breaks in period.
LUNCH TIME
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama were sitting with Kitty, Evan, Scott, Rogue, and Kurt. Keiko had decided to sit with Jean, who was sitting next to the captain of the football team, and her boyfriend, Duncan Matthews.
"It seems that Keiko is trying to get into the popular cliques," Kurama speculated, looking over to where Keiko and Jean were sitting, "I suppose Jean is also popular here."
"Yep, little miss soccer star…" Rogue told Kurama, after swallowing a piece of her hamburger, "Little miss perfect over there is dating the football star…"
"Now Rogue, that isn't very nice," Scott told the Goth sternly, and everyone looked over to him.
"So, is there anything happening between Scott and Jean," Yusuke whispered into Kurt's ear.
"Ja, but ever since Jean started dating Duncan, Scott has been pushed out of her mind," Kurt told him, "Scott's never been able to get her out of his mind."
Kuwabara was gobbling up some French fries when a girl with blonde hair, pretty face, pink button shirt and jeans walked into the cafeteria. His mouth opened slightly, and then he noticed the four guys following her. One had brown long hair, brown vest, black shirt and jeans. One was huge, really huge, and fat and had a Mohawk. Another was hunched over, wearing grungy clothing and had an awful smell. The final one had white hair spiky hair, black shirt and pants. The blonde hair girl walked over to them listening to her walkman.
"So, who's the new blood?" she asked, still listening to her music.
"Hey Tabitha," Kitty said drolly, "Yes, this is Yusuke Urameshi…"
"Hey…" Yusuke waved slightly, like he wasn't even noticing her presence.
"Shuichi Minamino…" Kitty continued, pointing over to Kurama, who was sitting next to Rogue.
"Hello…" Kurama muttered as he continued reading his book.
"And drooling boy over there is Kuwabara," Yusuke finished, and Evan began to poke Kuwabara's arm.
"Hey, dude, wake up…" Evan poked the still speechless Kuwabara, "Uh, Tabitha, I think you broke him."
"Okay…so, who's the brown haired girl sitting with Jean and the football star?" Tabitha asked, pointing over to the popular table.
"That's Keiko…" Yusuke replied, "Guess she wants to be really popular like she was back in Sarayashiki Junior High…"
"Cool, so, what are your powers?" Tabitha asked.
"I can manipulate plant life," Kurama replied, turning a page in his book.
"I can enhance my strength, speed, and agility by using my Spirit Energy. Plus, I can fire a blast of Spirit Energy threw my finger, it's called the Spirit Gun," Yusuke replied, "Oh, and I can make my punches hurt more by powering them up with my spirit power."
"And what can Kuwabara do?" Tabitha asked innocently.
"Yo, Kuwabara, wake up!" Evan smacked Kuwabara on the side of the head, waking him up.
"Uh, what?" Kuwabara asked as he snapped out of the trance.
"Dude, she wanted to know your powers man," Evan replied, pointing to Tabitha.
"Uh, yeah right!" Kuwabara then looked at Tabitha again, "If my Spirit Energy was working now, I could form energy swords in my hands."
"That sounds cool," Tabitha said, and Kuwabara began to blush wildly, "Oh, what are Keiko's powers?"
"She doesn't have any, yet," Yusuke replied, "Genkai think she has, so the Professor wanted her to come along."
"Who's Genkai?" Tabitha inquired.
"The new slave driver," Evan replied, looking down at his food, "I mean, she is like Logan, but about 100 times worse."
"Ouch," Tabitha cringed, remembering Logan's training sessions, "Well, nice talking to ya. Bye!"
"Yeah, bye," the group said casually, well except for Kuwabara, who had gone back into his coma.
"Kuwabara, she's gone now," Yusuke told his taller friend, then snapped his fingers in Kuwabara's face.
"Wow…" Kuwabara said dreamily, as he watched Tabitha walk away.
"I think he has gotten over Yukina…" Kurama whispered to Yusuke, Scott, and Kurt.
"Yeah, good thing too, Hiei didn't seem to like Kuwabara hitting on his sister," Yusuke replied quietly, letting Kurt, Scott, and Evan hear that.
"You guys mentioned something called the Dark Tournament," Scott said, changing the subject, "What was it exactly."
"Ja, I would like to hear more about vhat," Kurt added, and Yusuke sighed.
"Just pray that you guys don't get involved in something like the Dark Tournament like we did…" Yusuke started, and the X-Men nodded, "It was basically going threw Hell. We were forced into fighting it, because of the former champion, Toguro."
"How did Toguro force ya all?" Rogue asked, and Yusuke sighed again.
"He threatened to kill us, and our families," Yusuke replied sadly, "He blackmailed Kurama and Hiei into joining our team too. Toguro considered it a 'privilege' for us to be joining the Tournament, but it wasn't. We got battered, beaten, bruised, and nearly killed by the demon combatants. We did make allies on the other teams after beating them though, like Rinku, Touya, Chou, and Jin."
"Continue," Scott said, getting a little eager to hear more.
"Here comes the really dark part," Yusuke began, taking a big gulp of air and grimaced, "Genkai gave me her Spirit Wave orb to make me stronger. It weakened her though, by a lot. After we got into the finals against Team Toguro, Toguro wanted to settle his score with Genkai, and she was killed by his overwhelming power. If she didn't give me her Spirit Wave orb, she could've stood a chance…"
"Wait, Genkai is alive today, and like Toguro killed her?" Kitty interjected, and Yusuke sighed.
"For our prize of winning the Dark Tournament, Koenma revived Genkai," Kurama explained, "Now, please continue telling them Yusuke."
"Right…" Yusuke sighed, and folded his arms, "We fought Team Toguro. Kurama was first up against Karasu, and even though he killed that sick demon, we lost the match due to a technicality. Hiei defeated Bui, but refused to kill him, I think it was because Hiei had too much fun during the fight. Kuwabara defeated Toguro's older and sicker brother, only to be revealed that he hadn't killed that…thing…because before my fight with the younger Toguro, the muscle bound one, he appeared saying that he liquefied and hid under the arena so he wouldn't have been killed. The younger Toguro wanted a fair fight, so he killed his older brother to make it so. I fought him, and after taking off my spirit cuffs, and beating him down when he was only at 80 of his full power, I got my ass handed to me when he went 100. Then, he 'killed' Kuwabara to unlock my hidden strength, and I fought him easily. We both went to our max and beyond in power, and I killed him with one final Spirit Gun."
"Vhoa…" Kurt gasped in awe.
"He seemed happy to die, probably because he was sick of what he had become, but I guess I'll never find out since he's dead," Yusuke said, then he leaned back in his chair, "I guess he wasn't such a bad guy after all, since he spared Kuwabara's life."
"Now that is something," Scott said, and the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch, "Hey, talk later, okay Yusuke and Kuwabara?"
"Yeah," Yusuke replied, giving the older boy thumbs up, and then they walked to their classes.