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Chapter Sixteen: Yusuke vs. Sniper

Hiei was out of the hospital the very next day to Kurama's relief. But after that, there wasn't much that went on. During the weeks that the school was being repaired, school was canceled much to the joy of the students… that is until they heard it would all be made up during summer break.

"This sucks…" Yusuke groaned and walked down the sidewalk by himself. He hated having school during summer and to make matters worse, Keiko still wasn't speaking to him. Which also brought up another factor… why was that dream bothering him so much? It was the only thing he could think about ever since that night. "Man… I think I'll go to the arcade to relax and play a few games of 'Goblin City'."

Nodding to himself, Yusuke kicked a rock all the way to the arcade and then played 'Goblin City' for a while. Much to Yusuke's frustration, he kept losing before even getting to the Goblin King. "Damn it! Stupid game…"

"You suck!" A boy behind him laughed at his indignant defeat.

Angry as hell, Yusuke spun around and glared at the young boy with a light blue top on and dark blue shorts along with messy brown hair. "Shut up, brat!"

"My name is Amanuma, not brat." Amanuma pointed out with the same cocky grin on his face. "You really sucked on that level, want me to show you how a real gamer does it?"

"Piss off to your mommy for a diaper change, kid." Yusuke scoffed.

Amanuma frowned at Yusuke, clearly irritated now. "I bet you 1,000 yen that you can't beat me in any of the games here."

"I don't think so!" Yusuke growled. "I bet you 1,000 yen that I can kick your sorry little ass at the boxing game."

"Fine!" Amanuma challenged and they both stormed over to the boxing game.

It was a well-known fact that Yusuke had never lost a game when playing the boxing game because of his background as a street fighter. Well… he lost to Amanuma… the game master.

"Damn it! Shit! Friggin' hell!" Yusuke cursed at the machine and himself and also Amanuma too. "Screw our bet, you don't deserve 1,000 yen anyway!"

"We made a fair bet, now give me the money." Amanuma ordered.

"Forget it." Yusuke grabbed Amanuma by his shirt collar and drew back his fist when someone behind him grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back, forcing him to release Amanuma. "Who the hell…?!"

Being forced to turn around against his will, Yusuke came face to face with Kaname Hagiri.

"You shouldn't beat up on kids just because you lost." Hagiri mocked Yusuke calmly.

This was just making Yusuke's day even worse. "I'm having a bad day so I'll clue you in on something… you don't want to piss me off today unless you want to be found lifeless in a ditch tomorrow morning."

Hagiri merely laughed at Yusuke's comment. "Is that so? From my point of view it doesn't seem like you'll be doing much of anything to hurt me right now." The older teen twisted Yusuke's arm to the point of almost breaking, just to prove his point. "Amanuma, get out of here."

The young boy sighed in disappointment. "But I wanted to watch you mop the floor with him…"

"Why you little—AGH!" Yusuke cringed as his arm was getting closer and closer to breaking in half.

Hagiri made sure Amanuma was out of sight before he led Yusuke outside of the arcade to an alleyway and then forced Yusuke against the wall. "I haven't liked you since I met you that day at school." The older teen informed Yusuke through gritted teeth.

"Seems I have that impression on most people." Yusuke grinned sarcastically before wincing again.

"Next time I catch you doing something that pisses me off then it will be you that is found lifeless in a ditch the next morning." Hagiri released Yusuke and walked off.

Yusuke stared after him and sighed.

………………

"I don't see how you can stand being in a greenhouse with all of those plants." Hiei admitted before tossing his jacket onto Kurama's couch and sitting down.

The redhead laughed light heartedly. "Well I can't quite understand your fascination with fire either."

The crimson-eyed teen glanced around suspiciously. "Is your family home…?"

A devious grin spread across Kurama's face and he sat down extremely close to Hiei before whispering into his ear. "No… they won't be back until late this evening."

The same devious grin came across Hiei's features. "That's good to hear…"

Kurama snaked his arm around Hiei's waist and pulled him closer to himself and then tenderly placed a kiss on Hiei's lips. But suddenly there came a sound that made them both jump. It was the goddamn phone…

"Hang on…" Kurama sighed and answered it. He nodded his head slowly and then glanced at Hiei. "It's for you."

"What?" Hiei got to his feet and answered the phone. "Hello?" There was a long pause before the teen's crimson eyes widened and the phone slipped from his hand, clattering to the floor.

TO BE CONTINUED

You know what? I've noticed that Kurama is a little on the OOC side. Is that a good or bad thing? But I guess it would make sense for them all to be a little OOC because of their given situation. Anyway, hope you like the next chapter as well!