AU – Tatakoe koukou no shusseki suru: Attending Tatakoe High
(alternate universe, shonen ai) Kurama and Hiei are normal humans attending regular, everyday human school. NOT YOUR USUAL SCHOOL 'AU' FIC – because THIS time they DON'T go to the same high school . . . pairings; KurHiei, YusKei, KuwYuk, KoeBot.
Shonen ai (perhaps some yaoi) eventually. n.n;;
BE WARNED if you don't like it, ok, minna-san? =n.n=
Pairings: Kurama x Hiei, Yuusuke x Keiko, Kuwabara x Yukina, Koenma x Botan
Disclaimer: Kita doesn't own yuyu. So don't you/you sue kudasai. :3
Semi-important notes . . .
1- Yuusuke, Keiko and Kuwabara's school is still Sarayashiki Junior High (Yuusuke, Kuwabara and Keiko are all fourteen).
2- Hiei's school is Tatakoe High (the next step for students in Sarayashiki Junior High).
3- Kurama, Yukina and Botan's school is Meiou High. (Hiei, Kurama, Yukina and Botan are all sixteen).
4- Hiei lives across the city from where everyone else lives (a completely different part of town).
yay!! =n.n=
chappie number five!!
sugoi! =n......n=
(wait a sec . . . I HATE the number five!! ;.; sigh u.u;; . . . ah, well . . . all things must pass, ne? t.t; )
eheh n.n;; . . .
ANYWAY, yea, gomen about updating a bit later than usual . . . but that's to be expected with school, ne?
u.u;; sigh . . .
alrighty-then, on to the chappie =n.n=
lol, there's a bit of (slight?) comic relief in here, as well, eheh n.n;;
thankies are at the end! =n.n=
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Friday, late morning
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. . . beforehand . . .
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"You're a COWARD! You need that blade to win! You're no REAL fighter!" The garnet gaze narrowed, but Yuusuke ignored the look, chestnut eyes flaring as his voice rose. "You have no HONOR . . . it's the truth and you KNOW I'm right, Jaganshi!"
"Ch." The teen on the wall gave Yuusuke a prime view of his back. "Baka." And he leapt off, disappearing out of sight.
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Chapter Five
Matters of honor and aid
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Urameshi . . .
Urameshi Yuusuke . . . . . .
. . . hn . . .
Splayed out on the most comfortable branch he could find, Hiei lay flat on his back, fingers idly playing with the switchblade in his hands, crimson eyes dim and distant.
You're a COWARD!! yelled the memory in his head; and he winced inwardly.
You need that blade to WIN!! At this Hiei gritted his teeth, squeezing his eyes closed . . . shut UP, he told the memory in his mind—but the voice kept insisting, ignoring his command—
You're no REAL fighter!!
. . . you need it . . . a soft, calm alto voice suddenly stated, and the scarlet eyes snapped open, an instant reaction upon seeing the redhead's face in his mind's eye . . .
Growling, he stuffed the blade into a small hole in the tree (making sure it wouldn't fall out), folding his arms behind his head and closing his eyes again, firmly. If he wasn't going to school, he might as well just take a nap . . .
Hi-chan . . . his left eye threatened to twitch, but still remained closed and attempting sleep, at the voice echoing lightly in his mind . . .
You shouldn't sleep during the day, Hi-chan . . . the gentle, caring tone continued, insisting from a memory long past . . . his eye now twitched SLIGHTLY, this time.
PLEASE go to school, Hi-chan . . . it's only a few hours . . . he twitched AGAIN, harder, a small frown tugging at the corners of his mouth.
You're very smart, you know . . . just . . . try . . .
Hi-chan . . .
By now the muscle near his left eye was convulsing furiously, and his eyes snapped open, a low growl coming from his throat . . .
Stupid woman . . .
Then he mentally slapped himself for thinking badly of HER . . . the one who had so kindly taken him in a little over eight years ago . . . with a heavy sigh, he dropped out of the tree, shoving his hands into his pockets . . .
He headed to the other side of town, the 'rough' side, where his high school lay . . .
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Lunch had just started by the time he got there . . .
Hiei could easily imagine the black-uniformed girls, their sailor uniforms lined with whites and greys, laughing cheerily as they chatted with any friends that happened to share a class with them. The guys went off into their own groups, usually, except for those who had girls to show off to the entire school . . .
He made his way up the side of the school (since the gate and door were both locked), jumping easily onto the wall, then down, then sauntering over to climb on top of the dumpsters in the back, hoisting himself through what he knew (from a few years' experience) was the boy's bathroom window on the second floor; left open because the teachers thought that no one (in their right mind, anyway) would risk breaking their neck only to sneak into school . . . (he had done this all in a matter of mere minutes) . . . as the dark teen scoffed at their stupidity, a dull look spread across his face as he walked through the main building, finally finding his class. He listened outside for a while, then slid the door open and walked in silently.
No one noticed him; they were all too busy talking with their friends. Hiei strode to his desk in the back of the room as quietly as he had come in, sat down, and opened it to find his schoolbag exactly where he had left it yesterday . . . smirking, he pulled out the half-finished homework, starting in on it again, as he had no lunch with which to waste time on . . .
Class began a few minutes later, and he looked up, pencil stilling on the paper at the last problem. The teacher began to speak.
"Now, class, before we begin . . . I shall take roll to make sure no one decided to leave the classroom during the lunch break." A unanimous sigh echoed in the room, but the teacher ignored it.
"Alright, then . . . Aika-san?"
"Here, sir." a timid girl in the front row said, quietly raising her hand. He nodded, checking her off the list.
"Atarashi-san?"
"Here."
"Amago-san?"
"Present."
"Fukirashi-san?"
"Here."
"Heburo-san?"
"Here, sensei."
"Imouta-san?"
. . . silence . . . . . .
And then the whispers came . . .
"Hey . . . he skipped out today, didn't he?" a bleached blonde in the second row whispered to her friend.
"Hai, that's right . . . I didn't see him first period . . ." the black-haired girl agreed . . .
"Do you think he's out smoking or something?" another whisper broke the once-silent room . . .
"Probably . . . either that or mugging some old lady on the street . . ." a guy, one of those athletic, heavily-built types, scoffed at the suggestion made by his friend, adding his own answer . . .
"Wouldn't put it past the runt . . ."
The class broke into a small chatter of giggles and speculation at this last comment, built upon the disappearance of the 'short' teen . . . their sensei cleared his throat, quieting them, and spoke again.
"Will, since Imouta-san is obviously not present . . . Jemaru-san, are—"
"I'm here." a low, firm voice from the back commented and the teacher, startled, looked to the desk in the back row that, until now, he had thought was empty . . .
The spiky-haired teen was slouched back in his chair, arms folded across his chest, glaring at anyone who had the least presence of mind to whirl around in their seat at his unexpected voice . . . hurriedly, those who had turned around faced front again, and class continued, a slightly fearful air in the room, now . . . caused by the red-eyed teen's abrupt presence.
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Friday afternoon
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School let out a few hours later, and Hiei hurried over to the other side of the city, climbing up the fire escape as always, and jumping from roof to roof, landing with practiced ease on the building next to Meiou High.
His eyes scanned the courtyard . . . and then he remembered . . . she had nearly spotted him yesterday. Hiei muttered a curse, turning around and climbing down the fire escape, walking around the back of the large building, then looking for a tree next to the other side of the wall . . . he had to walk for quite a ways to find one . . . but find it he did, and jumped up, only to discover that this tree's leaves were too thick and healthy, not allowing him a clear view of the school.
Thank kami no one had filtered out yet . . .
He was puzzling over it when he heard the bell chime, announcing the end of classes. Panicking inwardly, but letting no such emotion pass onto his face, he jumped down from his hiding spot near the wall, leaping up into the branches of some tree. After situating himself, Hiei looked at the doors, which seemed to fly open as soon as he glanced at them, letting the deluge of students rush onto the grounds . . . spotting Yukina, her green hair and that of her friend's blue tresses hard to miss in the crimson-clad crowd, he smiled with his eyes, readying himself to jump down and skit across the yard—
The red orbs suddenly widened with the realization of the utter stupidity of this plan.
SHIMATTA!!! he swore silently, kicking the tree trunk and dropping into a sitting position, arms and legs crossed and garnet-colored eyes glowering dangerously.
He was an idiot . . . in his panic to make sure he saw his sister, he had jumped to the tree DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER of the courtyard, which was currently full of teens. Growling to himself, he looked down through the branches, spotting a group of three or so girls chatting excitedly, and his eyes flashed when they sat down, apparently in for a long stay.
He had done this to himself . . . again he cursed the stupidity of it all . . . not wanting to be seen by all these 'upper-class' kids—not that he cared what they thought—he would have to stay where he was until they all (or at least most of them) left. Reluctantly, his eyes trailed over to his sister's retreating back, as she headed out the front gates of the school, her fuschia-eyed friend at her side.
Settling back into the tree, he kept his gaze wandering over the yard, narrowing as more teens seemed to appear, but, he admitted to himself, a lot of them WERE leaving almost as soon as they came out, heading straight for the now wide-open school gates . . .
He glanced down after a while, immensely annoyed to find that the group of three girls had grown to seven . . . what the h—l were they doing?!? He knew his own limits; he couldn't get down from the tree (WITHOUT killing himself) if he didn't have access to the ground below it.
Hiei sighed heavily in his mind as he leaned back against the sturdy bark . . .
Baka . . .
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Shuichi sighed heavily as he packed his bag full once again . . . glancing at the clock, he prayed that by now the horde of girls that always awaited him after school would have left. Letting out a sigh, and realizing there wasn't much chance for a break in the daily routine, he glumly made his way down the hall, to the front doors of the school.
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Some time later, Hiei cracked open an orb to take in the schoolyard again. He had hope when he saw that no one was around, but, upon hearing voices below him, the teen looked down . . . and his eye twitched.
Surrounding the entire tree, there was an INUMERABLE group of girls . . . all clad in red. They had crowded underneath it, most trying to find a shady spot to sit or stand . . .
And. They. Were. ALL. AROUND. IT!
Hissing . . . he'd had enough of this. Hiei readied himself, planning to just jump down and sprint away before anyone could stop him . . . scanning the ground, and managing to find an opening, he leapt . . . but Fate truly WAS against him that day, for, just as he was about to hit solid ground, the doors of the school opened and the mob of femininity surged forward, covering the one landing place he had managed to find and sweeping him along before he had time to react.
Then, just as suddenly as it had started . . . it stopped.
Straining to recover his dignity, he stood quickly, bumping into a brunette who was balancing on her toes in a vain attempt to see whatever it was at the front. She thumped back onto her heels, then looked to him, blinking as he proceeded to growl at her and abruptly turn away.
"Oh! Wait, Kodomo-chan!!" His eye twitched violently for the third time that day . . . did she just call him . . . a kid?!? What WAS it with people these days?!? Couldn't they even tell a teen from a child?!? He turned, his glare intensified, but the girl only smiled, obviously thinking he was 'misunderstood' and lost. "Ne, Kodo-chan, where is your 'kasaan?" she cooed gently, taking a step toward him. The girls directly around started to take their attention from the front to glance at the 'poor lost child.' He gritted his teeth, and her face grew worried. "Are you all right, Kodo-chan? Here, let me see—" She reached out a hand to touch his forehead, but, just before she could, a mild, crisp voice filtered out over the babble of the crowd.
"What's the matter?"
Hiei's eyes darkened . . . he had heard that voice before . . . as the figure made his way through the sea of girls that parted so the tall male teen could walk . . . the crimson orbs narrowed when they at last fell upon him, and the green eyes themselves showed a surprised flicker of recognition, and then flashed a warning to the shorter teen . . . before turning his attention to the girl who had been about to touch Hiei's forehead, attempting to check for a fever.
"Natakana-san?" he questioned, smiling politely, and the brunette's eyes grew starry as she completely put Hiei out of her mind, clasping her hands in front of her, opening her mouth to speak, a broad smile on her own face.
"Hai, Minamino-kun?" the girl managed to squeal out. The redhead smiled again, then walked forward and soon was standing next to the spiky-haired teen—who now cocked an eyebrow at him in perplexed and suspicious scrutiny.
"Thank you for finding my friend. I was supposed to walk him home today." The entire group's faces fell.
"Oh, but Minamino-kuuun! We'll walk him home WITH you!" they eagerly cried out, suddenly desperate at the news that he might be leaving . . . WITHOUT them . . . but he merely smiled, shaking his head.
"Sumanai, I can't do that. He's afraid of big crowds." At this most of the more thoughtful girls backed off from their ring around the two teens, but some still continued to plead, almost whining.
"But Minamino-KUUN . . ." . . . now was the time to use his 'secret weapon' . . . the redhead smiled, the jade eyes sparkling at the gentle curvature of his mouth. Most of the girls left around him swooned, only to be caught by their friends. Those supporting their smitten companions looked up as he walked out of the front gate, still wearing that enchanting smile and waving, obviously bidding them farewell . . .
. . . and dragging the silent, black-clad boy along with him.
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They had been walking for a few short minutes, down the right side of the street, when Hiei, the teen closer to the buildings than the road, discreetly glanced up, noting the way the green eyes were somewhat distant . . . he 'hn'ed, wrenching both his wrist and gaze from the other's grasp in one quick, almost fluid, movement. The action must have woken the redhead from wherever his mind had gone, for he looked down, then smiled, as was his obvious habit.
"Sumanai. I forgot . . . thank you. You've no idea how grateful I am." he began, his tone serious, though still managing to sound somewhat upbeat . . . and—almost cheerful. The dark teen remained silent, gaze locked straight on the sidewalk ahead as they continued down it. Jade eyes sparkled at the lack of response, but the redhead nevertheless continued after the brief pause. "I do believe I've seen you before, but I didn't catch your name . . ."
"Ch." Hiei found himself responding, but refused to give any useful information. The emerald-like eyes flashed playfully, and the redhead turned his face to the front again, cocking his head slightly to one side, eyes innocently surveying the sky—
"Oh, so you CAN talk?" he commented, his pleasant tone laced with a slight hint of sarcasm. Keeping his position, but now looking down out of the corner of one emerald eye, he saw the glare he had just received from the other, and chuckled. Now the redhead let the act fall, shifting the brown schoolbag resting on his shoulder, and continuing to walk along in silence, a small, amused smile lingering lightly on his face . . .
Just as they came to the edge of the block, the rich mansion-houses just barely within view, the dark teen stopped. The taller boy, having originally been a step ahead, noticed this after walking for a ways. He glanced over his shoulder, blinking, and cocked his head quizzically at the spiky-haired guy that had his head turned stubbornly to one side, not meeting the other's green eyes, but keeping the small, pale chin facing up from the ground in a blatant gesture of cool and aloof defiance.
The redhead's eyes widened with sudden insight, and now he spoke softly . . . to gently ease the acquired tension.
"Well . . . I had best be going, now." The dark gaze shot back to him, and the green-eyed teen blinked at the odd looks mixed into those burning red eyes . . . but they shadowed an instant later, hiding any former emotions. The short teen turned, granting the redhead a wonderful view of the plain back of his school uniform.
And, without a word, started walking away.
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yay! =n.n=
ok, ok, I know -.-;;;;;
it wasn't the most action-packed, tear-jerking or fluffy-wonderful chapter . . . but still cute and slightly funny, ne? n.n;; ( . . . well . . . maybe not really ;.; . . . sigh u.u;; . . .)
. . . but hey, most every fic has a few 'filler' moments, ne? =n.n=
it jus happened to turn out that this chap. was one of them.
::peace sign::
:3
. . . ah, and jus as a warning, I think the next two (chappies) will be half flashbacks and half present storyline . . .
::shrugs::
hopefully I'll get to explain a bit of how I worked Hiei and Yuki's past to fit this fic =n.n=
(and maybe get back to some 'action'? ;3 )
lol!
- Kita-chan n.n;;
PS
Domou arigato . . .
Hiei's Gothic Angel (got your other reviews, so never-mind my last review response [ X.x;;; oro!! ] gomen about that, eheh n.n;; . . . and HUGGLES!!!! =n...................n= thank you SOO much!! yay!! I feel all happy and special and loved now!! n...........n Joy!! [ lol n.n;; ] maybe I'll go start the next chapter, eheh . . . n.n;; again, domou, Angel-chan!!! =n.n= )
What2callmyself (yea . . . I've been having problems with reviewing, too [ -.-;;; d—n computer ;.; sigh . . . u.u;; ] ANYWAY, thankies soo much!! =n.n= it means a lot, chica! lol n.n;;; )
Volpe di Spirito (muahahahahahahaha!!!! X3 evil, evil, EVIL lil Hiei . . . ne? n.n;; lol!! I luv it! n.n;; eheh . . . ok, I'm a sadist [ X.x;; grnf!!! . . . -.-# sigh . . . ] . . . ANYWAY, thankies for reviewing and I THINK Yusuke got [ bought, or stole? Oo; ] a different uniform, since it's green and in a slightly more unique style than the other guys' . . . and as for Kuwabara's . . . well, my little insignificant opinion is that they [ the animators ] make it a lighter shade of blue so that you can tell him apart from the OTHER guys at Sarayashiki Junior High . . . lol n.n;; but that's just my warped and demented mind trying to come up with a reasonable excuse [ ;.; ] lol!!! thanks again, Volpe-chan! =n.n=)
shadow priestess (yes, isn't it wonderful? n.n;; lol, and to think I'm taking a Japanese course this year . . . where they'll start to TEACH us hiragana next week, eheh! n.n;; ::shrugs:: I only know the first thirty-eight or so as of yet [ ;.; sigh . . . u.u;; ] . . . Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Ja oder nein? Es wird sehr toll wenn du machst das. =n.n= lol!! n.n;;;;; sorry, a lil German right there -.-;; [ n.n;;; ] . . . ah, yes and about Yuusuke almost beating Hi-kun . . . WELL, when those two first fought in the series—[ Refresher: Three stolen artifacts of darkness, where we meet Hiei and Kurama for the first time. ]—Yuusuke DID beat him, ne? . . . n.n;; LOL!!! n.n;;;;; sorry, but that's the truth, shadow-chan! ::peace sign:: =n.n= . . . AND I WILL NOT ALLOW SCHOOL TO KILL ME!! ::stands up, thumping her right hand determinedly on her chest to emphasize her point:: I WILL CONTINUE WRITING . . . BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE KIND OF PERSON I AM!! =n................n= LOL, and now I leave you even more confused than last time!! =n.n= ::bows:: [ and again, arigato for reviewing! =n.n= ] )
Firekitti (yay! hooray for today! because there's a new chappie to stay! why do you try to keep it at bay? cheer your heart out until May! for that's my birth-day! hurrah, hooray! n.n;;;; LOL!!! liked your cheering . . . sweet . . . ::two thumbs up:: =n.n= 'awesome' yourself, girl! =n........n= thanks for reviewing! hip hip hooray! please do the same today!! =n.n= lol, ok, moving onward in life [ -.-;;; ] . . . THANKIES sooo much!! =n...n= domou arigato, Firekitti-chan! =n.n= )
RVG (yay! thanks, and I'm glad you like it . . . [ n.n;;; ] )
Ifurita the Black (::huggles!!:: arigato gozaimushta!! =n.........n= [ ::beams:: ] . . . ::nods:: I'm glad you agree with me about Hi-kun =n.n= I tried soo hard to give him an awful, tormented past so he'd still sorta have a bit of his [ original dark and tormented n.n;; ] character and attitude that appears in the anime [ and we all love so much!! n.n;;; lol!! ] . . . thanks! my junior year's different, and a bit harder and busier, but . . . ::shrugs:: . . . at least I'm an 'upperclass[wo]man' now, ne? n.n;;; lol . . . and again, thanks! =n.n= [ . . . . . . wait . . . a . . . . sec Oo;; . . . YOU THOUGHT IT WAS KAWAII?!?!? =.=;;;; if you meant the last scene, that is . . . then I guess I'm not the only sadist out there, lol n.n;; eheh . . . ERK!! =.=# ] )
Queen of the Paperclips (thank you sooooo much!! ::extra huggles!!:: =n.n= domou!! lol, I'm glad someone caught that! =n....n= every now and then I put in a 'literal' comment . . . ::shrugs:: =n.n= yay for you! you found it, lol! ::hands her a Kurama and Hiei kawaii shonen ai plushie =n........n= :: I'm glad you liked the fight, too! =n.n= I tried to keep it more descriptive, because . . . well . . . because I did. ::is now confused:: x.x;; oro . . . [ about halfway through that sentence my train of thought got COMPLETELY derailed X.x;;;; errrrrk . . . ] . . . and I'm happy you found the time to read my lil fic, too! =n.n= thanks sooo much, Paperclip-chan! [ . . . n.n;;; MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! . . . eheh . . . lol. n.n;;;;;;;; there I go with my TMOI [ Temporary Moments Of Insanity ] again . . . u.u;; . . . sigh . . . I can't decide whether it's a curse or a gift!! [ X.x;;; lol!! n.n;;; ] . . . though—most likely—a gift . . . since it can't do much [ physical? Oo;; ] harm, ne? lol!—x.x;; erk!! X.X; . . .)
Fugen (kon nichi wa, Fugen-chan! =n.n= glad you made it to chappie number five!! sugoi!! lol, did you realize that both of our 'new and upcoming' fics are at the same chapter [ as of now, anyway X.x;;; ] . . . ? lol!! n.n;; odd, ne? [ x.x;;;;;;;;; ] and yes, Hi-kun IS an adorable little cutthroat, isn't he? =n.n= lol!! [ which you may get to see . . . ::winks:: =n..........n= ] and thanks again for reviewing, Fugen-chan! update your own fic[s?] soon, if you get the chance, kudasai! =n.n= )
Sate (::bows:: I was deeply honored by your review. ::raises head:: =n....n= ::bows again:: thank you so much. domou. danke schoen [ German ]. I am glad someone likes the 'intensity' with which I have tried to portray the characters we all know so well . . . and as for other fics, I like how they do Hiei as an 'innocent kid' sometimes . . . it's like how he would be WITHOUT his dark past, ne? like giving him a second chance at childhood . . . . . . and [ one of my fav's! ] Gogo-chan's 'Of Homework, Detention and Life' =n........n= a GREAT School AU fic, and I luv it! =n.n= lol . . . but yes, I'm also trying to get the group to 'get together' like they do in the series. I mean, Hiei and Yuusuke didn't meet until he stole the sword, ne? and thus—OOPS!!! I can't give that away, lol!! n.n;; ::zips mouth shut, but continues to type:: and I just . . . can't imagine . . . HIEI . . . being COMPLETELY and UTTERLY IN-CHARACTER as a 'normal, average' teen [ like Kura can be . . . and perhaps that's why I'm writing this . . . ? X.x; ] . . . is it somehow missing the intensity, dark nature and fun-ness of his character if you take away the tormented past that shaped who he became? . . . . . . . . eheh n.n;; . . . there I go getting all philosophical [ or something like that Oo;; ] on you, lol n.n;;; . . . and again, arigato gozaimushta, Sate-chan. =n.n= [ lol . . . n.n;;; ] )
::blinks::
whoa . . .
I do believe that's the most reviews I ever got for a single chapter in this fic ( X.x;; )
sweet . . . n.n;; lol!
and please find it in your hearts to pardon my unnaturally long review response babbling today, minna-san . . . ( n.n;;;;;;;;;;;;;; )
::shrugs::
. . . but the stress outlet's gotta be somewhere, ne?
n.n;; lol . . .
WELL, thankies to all of you again for reviewing, I very truly appreciate it ( =n.......n= ) and ja ne, minna-san!!
see you in the next chappie!
=n.n=
Peace out! :3