Chapter 7: First Days Stink

A/n: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.

Thoughts

Telepathic speech

Recap: Botan screams again, than takes a deep breath, and inspects the uniforms. Siruki tugs at the ends of her skirt trying to make it longer to no avail. Hiei looks rather nice in his new blue suit. However, seeing him actually wearing it is strange. The uniforms fit. "Well, at least you're both ready for school."

Siruki sits up sweat once again clinches to her brow. Damnit, it hasn't even rained.

Botan comes running into the living room, "Siruki are you alright? You screamed in your sleep." Botan sits on the floor, and puts a concerned hand on the still shaking demon.

"I'm fine, just a dream." she growls pulling away from the hand. "Oh, I'm sorry. Just first day nerves, I guess." she sighs and scratches the back of her head.

"Last weak flew by. I can't believe it's Monday already. Hey, I know I'll make breakfast for us to celebrate the first day of school!" Siruki pales at the mention of Botan's cooking. "Are you sure you're all right? You look pale." Botan points out.

"Oh no, I'm fine. I'll make us some breakfast." Siruki desperately offers.

"Don't be silly. You've been cooking and cleaning ever since you started staying here. It's my turn." Botan insists as she disappears into the kitchen.

"Could this day get any worse?" Siruki sighs and fallows Botan to the kitchen.

This time Botan ops for cold cereal and milk. Unfortunately she adds salt instead of sugar to the bowl. This wouldn't be a disaster if it hadn't been the last of the milk.

The school is almost empty as Siruki waits for the office to open. The sun had not even risen when she had woken up. It is roughly six-fifteen, and classes don't start until seven-forty.

"You're early." Hiei utters as he walks up the hallway.

"We're supposed to meet a girl named Hope." Siruki says not looking up.

They sit in silence for a few minuets. A few teachers come and go.

"Hi there!" a short blond cheers. She has a large pink bow fixed in her hair, and a bright smile on her lips. "Man, you two got here really early. I'm hope. It's my job to show new people around the school." she chirps, "So come on, or did you sleep walk here?" she looks closely at Hiei and Siruki's faces and waves a hand over their eyes. "Um, do you know which way we're suppose to go?" She looks innocently at Siruki.

"How am I suppose to know?" Siruki sighs and shakes her head.

"Do you?" Hope looks accusatorily at Hiei. When he doesn't say anything she points a hug finger at him, "You do. Don't you? Tell me which way I'm suppose to go."

After a good ten miners, hope stops asking Hiei where to go and runs down one of the halls.

"Do we follow her?" Siruki asks.

"Why? She'll probably get us lost." Hiei says not moving form his spot.

Suddenly, Hope runs past screaming, "Run for your life!"

"What was that about?" Siruki sighs. She stops her ears rise in surprise. A rush of feet and screams comes down the hall.

Hope stops and turns. Swallowing and taking in a deep breath she runs back down the hallway, against her better judgment. "Their like vultures swarming around fresh road kill!" she yells at the new students.

"Road kill?" Siruki asks.

"Yes, and they will rip you to shreds!" Hope grabs an arm from Siruki and Hiei, and starts to run.

"They?" Hiei finely says raising and eyebrow at the suicidal girl who just dared touch him.

"Yes, they must have seen you when you came to register!" Hope makes a sharp turn down a small hallway. A large group of screaming girls zooms past the dark hall.

"What was that?" Siruki asks disturbed by the girls' out bust.

Hope lets her breath go as she slides down the wall she was pressing herself against. She points a finger at Hiei, "Fan club. Those girls formed a fan club after they saw you the other day." Hope looks up and down the small hallway, "They're not going to stop until they find you."

If they're after Hiei, what am I doing here? Siruki rolls her eyes.

Hope suddenly freezes. Her face turns a deep blue. Two girls gingerly walk down the hall. They stop, facing the end of the hall. Together their heads turn down the small adjacent hallway. Hope turns form blue to purple and ends in a yellow green shade. The girls look forward again, and for a second look as though they are going to walk away.

Unfortunately this was not to be. The girls let out an ear-piercing screech, which draws the attention of the rest of the pack. The only exit from the hall is quickly packed. There is no escape, as the group of girls slinks closer. Step by step, inch by tantalizing inch, they make their way, toured their cornered pry.

"Quick in here!" Hope cries, "This door was left unlocked."

Hope pushes the two new students into a cramped janitors closet. She slams the door closed and pushes a large canister against it. The group, outside the door, pounds and rams against the restraint.

"Now what?" Siruki sighs, as Hope pushes against the mob.

"This is ridiculous." Hiei rolls his eyes.

"Well, they'll all have to go to class some time." Hope pants.

"Let us in!" the group cries.

Hope looks down at her wrist. The door is being continuously pounded. The canister and the poor girl are pushed forward inch by inch.

"The first bell doesn't ring for another hour!" Hope cries, as she looks around franticly for some solution. "There! The window, we'll escape out the window!"

The window Hope deemed their escape, was barley a window at all. It started about half a foot form the ceiling and ended a foot form its start. The pain of glass, which was framed into the hole in the wall, is held open by a block of wood.

"You most be joking." Siruki says eyeing the window.

"I'm not joking, but would you help me with the door?" Hope pleads. Hiei slowly walks forward and pushes the door shut. Hope leans forward on her knees and pants heavily. "Quick, out the window." she chirps.

Siruki lightly jumps up and crawls feet first out the window. She holds onto the ledge with her fingertips.

"It's your turn." Hope says signaling Hiei to jump.

"Wait, we're on the third story! I may be new at this, but I don't think normal humans can jump from this high and survive." Siruki yells as she pulls herself back in.

Hope, oblivious to Siruki's efforts, begins to pull Hiei toured the window. Her actions cause a very disgruntled fire demon to give less than an enthusiastic effort toured the window. "Let go of me." He growls as Hope pulls.

The combination of the raging group of girls outside the door and Hope's tugging on the only thing holding the door closed, results in a number of things. The first result is the obvious explosion of anger from an already disgruntled Hiei. Second, an unfortunate uniform sleeve is ripped. Third, a flood of over twenty-five girls spills into the already cramped room. Finally and most unexpectedly, the racket draws the attention of one guidance consoler by the name of Mr. Takanaka.

"What in the world is going on in here?" a gruff low voice resounds over the sequels of the girls.

Hope in tears, and holding onto the torn sleeve, cries, "They were chasing the new kids. Then we got trapped in this closet."

"We weren't chasing the new kids," one of the girls protests.

"Then what were you doing?" Mr. Takanaka asks.

"Well I guess we were chasing them, but only because they were with Hope." another girl explains.

"What she means is we were trying to give Hope a message, but she kept running from us." yet another girl enlightens.

"Would some of you move, so I can jump down?" Siruki asks as she sits on the windowsill.

"Why are you in the window?" Mr. Takanaka sighs, with a bewildered look on his face.

A few girls scoot away from the window to allow Siruki to jump down. She jumps to the ground and disappears into the group. She makes her way toured Mr. Takanaka, Hiei, and a now recovered Hope. Siruki dusts her skirt off and bows. "Hope told me to jump out the window," she says simply.

"Do you know we're on the third story?" the teacher asks.

"Now I do."

"Why are all of you chasing Hope? Couldn't one of you tell her what ever it is you wanted to say?" Mr. Takanaka sighs.

"Well, I was going to, but then I told Suzy. Then Suzy told Maly. Then Maly told Ginger. Then everyone found out, so we all decided we wanted to be there when Hope got the news." the first girl explains.

"Would you just tell her already and leave us alone." Hiei demands.

"Oh yeah, um, I forgot." the girl scratches her head, "Oh I remember. Kelly's cousin's friend's brother's girlfriend's brother says that Timber said he likes Hope."

"No, it was Amy's sister's friend's brother's cousin's friend that said it." another girl says.

"No it wasn't, it was…" the group of girls start to argue over who said what.

Hope having used Hiei's ripped uniform sleeve as a handkerchief, chairs, "I loves my Timber."

"What happened to your uniform young man?" Mr. Takanaka points out.

"It's a snot rag." Hiei growls.

"Alright everyone out of this closet, and get to class." Mr. Takanaka orders.

The girls clear out, leaving a giggling Hope, an irritated Hiei, a bewildered Mr. Takanaka, and one confused Siruki.

"Here's your sleeve back." Hope hands Hiei his soiled sleeve.

The bell rings, and the first day of school, finally, begins.

Siruki and Hiei have their first class with Yukina and Kuwabara. Kuwabara's desk is conveniently to the left of Yukina's. Hiei naturally situates himself behind Kuwabara, so that he can glair daggers at the big oaf. Siruki sits herself to the left of Hiei so that she can see.

Unlike American classes, Sarayashiki High School is set up in the usual Japanese style. So instead of the students changing classes every class period, the teachers move from homeroom to homeroom, at least for the core classes.

Students are allowed around campus for their lunch brake.

"This is discussing." Hiei growls at the cafeteria food.

"Have you ever tasted anything Botan has touched?" Siruki sighs.

"I think Botan just gets nervous when she cooks." Yukina quietly adds.

"Yeah, well I bet she took lessons from the cafeteria lady." Kuwabara grumbles.

"Hi, everyone. Where's Yusuke?" Kayko asks as she walks up to the group.

"I haven't seen him today. I think he might be on the rough." Kuwabara answers.

"He better be." Kayko clinches her teeth together.

"I didn't see him when I was hanging out the window, but I wasn't looking." Siruki adds.

"Why were you hanging out a window?" Kuwabara asks.

"It's a long story, and your little brain could not comprehend the chaotic madness." Hiei gabs.

"And I would rather never speak of it again." Siruki shakes her head.

"Hey guys. How was your first day of school?" Yusuke asks, as his hand wonders where it's not suppose to go.

"Yusuke you prev!" Kayko screams, "Schools not over yet, and where have you been?"

"I was in Takanaka's office again. That guy is always on my case."

"Oh, we meet him." Siruki says.

"Are you getting into trouble on your first day?" Kayko turns onto lecture mode, "And Hiei what happened to your uniform."

"A girl ripped the sleeve off." Hiei grumbles.

"Oh! Hiei girls jumping you on your first day. They usually wait a day to get organized."

"They were hardly organized."

"Shrimp has a bunch of girls chasing him?" Kuwabara asks.

Yusuke and Kuwabara start to laugh their heads off.

"She pulled me away from the door and let all the other ones in." Hiei continues, "I don't see what is so funny."

"It really isn't funny. And it turned out they weren't after Hiei." Siruki adds crossing her arms, "They're also the reason I was hanging out the window."

Lunch ends with Yusuke and Kuwabara laughing like complete morons. The group disperses to their various classes.

After lunch, Siruki is sent to gym. The couch gives her a locker and a gym uniform.

Things go relatively well. Siruki's lack of knowledge about human sports makes for a frustrated team. Things get really out of hand when Siruki bounces the Volleyball past the net and dunks it in the basketball hoop.

Class takes a turn for the worst when Siruki finds out that, after gym class, students are required to take showers. The teacher refuses to let the class go unless everyone takes a shower.

"I already took a shower today. Botan made me." she explains to the teacher.

"I don't care everyone showers and that's that." The teacher insists.

"But I don't want to." Siruki determines.

It takes all of the girls and the female couch to wrestle a screaming Siruki into the shower stall. The group is unsuccessful in pealing the soaked uniform off the screaming demon. After the class takes a shower while trying to make Siruki shower, the class is dismissed.

The day continues with different rumors about the new students spreading around. It seems that at lunch the girls that had formed the mob were able to spread their tale to other students.

The added news, of the foreign exchange students eating lunch with such characters as Yusuke Urameshi and Kuzuma Kuwabara, blow the rumors out of proportion. Hiei walking around with out a sleeve only helps confirm some of the tall tales.

The story moves from student to student, and with every retelling less and less of the truth is left in tacked. In fact by the end of the day, a motorcycle gang replaces the mob of girls. Siruki becomes a Russian mob boss. Hiei is blind, thus explaining the white bandana and torn sleeve. Mr. Takanaka ends up in the hospital after confronting a disgruntled window installer. And the group of girls, that were there, make sure to confirm as eyewitnesses that this was exactly what happened.

"So how was school?" Botan asks Siruki when she walks in the door.

"I became a mob bass." She answers as she sits on the sofa and rests her cheek on her right palm.

A/N: School starts in a few weeks, for me at least. Senior year this year! Of course with the beginning of school comes my birthday, August 23.
Sorry for the long wait. I left town, computer crashed again, and I've had a lot of pre-first day of school prep to do.

Oh, and a special thanks to Hope, for inspiring the beginning of this chapter.

FireIce Fox Goddess: Sorry it took me so long to up-date. I lacked in inspiration, then in time.

pyrassoul: Girls really like a man in uniform, to bad Hiei got his sleeve ripped off. I'm so glad you liked the last chapter. I hope this one was fun too.

HieiFan666: Sung-Rae Roh once upon a time did make it big, but he squandered his fortune. So now he's a bitter old man who works in the uniform shop. I think we'll see him again in the next chapter.

Siruki: Thanks for the inspiration. I liked your shower idea. I almost didn't put it in, but I liked it so much I went a head and put it in.

See-ya -.0