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University of Freedom Wings
In the Mind of a Punk
By: Suki4ever
Tokyo, Japan
Morning, 6:45
I woke up by the sunlight blazing behind my eyelids. I growl and turn on my side. I did not want to get up today. That's when something in the back my head, scream at me to get my lazy ass out off bed. After a few minutes of trying to ignore it, I got up and walk slowly to the bathroom. That is which across from my bedroom.
Now in the tiny place I called a bathroom, I turn on the water of the shower then strip. Now under the fresh warm water, washing away my state of sleepiness. Sane to think, my mind wonder. It wonders on what have become of my life. What type of future it will lead me. Or that my life is just a piece of crap. I kiss my teeth at my thoughts and push all my focus back on cleaning myself. How I hate my life. I grin. Its all will so soon change.
Minutes later in my room, I begin to dress in my school uniform. Green a color that goes against the color code. Like I care. I consider myself a daredevil. Plus those teachers and the principle can't do shit. I am one of the school's hard working prize students. Yeah you heard me. I am a hard working prize student. I bet you are wondering, how I the Great Yusuke Urameshi; number one bad ass punk became an honor student.
Well, for the first time in my life I have a goal and for me to achieve it, I have to scale academic ladder. The delinquent known as Urasmeshi has been replace by me the smart ass Yusuke. I laugh to myself as I finish dress then grab my school bag and headed out for the kitchen.
There I look at the clock to see I still have time to spare for breakfast. I place my bag in a seat at the table then walk over to the refrigerator for the ingredients for an omelet. I prepare the mixture; fry it into a pan then serve. Voila breakfast, now its time to make it disappear.
Done with a full stomach, I wash the kitchen utensils that I used. I stretch, grab my bag and walk out into the Living Room. No empty liquor bottles covering floor. That's means my poor excess of a mother is still out partying and hoeing around with strangers. I roll my eyes, like I give a shit. Soon it will not matter.
Finally at the front door of our apartment, I open it and step out. I heave a sigh as I lock the door. I hope she is too drunk to open the door when she gets back. I laugh at that as I exit out the building. Only to took a step back when the sunlight hit me straight in the face. Stupid sun. I cover my eyes with my right hand while I look for my sunglasses in my bag. Found them then put them over my eyes. I begin my track to school grounds.
On my way, I start to think back when I decide to change my life. How I had so much malice back then that it can eradicate the area around. Not a bad idea, I can get rid of some stress like that. But add more problems in the process.
My life is still the same from before except for me taking an interest in my studies. I think I should spell out what is my goal. It's quite simple really. My one big goal is to graduate and get my ass out of this town. That's right; I can't stand this place anymore. My life is hell on earth. Plus I am not bullshiting. Its sucks!
That's why I am glad of the few weeks of school left; I will graduate from high school and gone from here. No more of my pacifier breathe of a boss giving me missions like the drop of a hat. No more of my girlfriend; soon to be ex, smacking me about. No more of my best friend/rival getting on my nerves. No more of shorty, sneak attacking me every chance he gets. No more of a pretty boy red head, who thinks he is so superior to everyone around him. No more perky, drug related grim reaper, dragging me to missions. And thank god, no more of my mom; who is a drunk and whore. Plus others I don't want to get into.
Oh, that day will be the most enjoyable day of my life. I bet you are thinking now that I am crazy and I will not pull through with it. For they always find me. That's where you will be proving wrong. See I thought this through till I got my lucky break. Oh, you don't know what my lucky break is; well I guess I can tell you. It's not like you are going to tell the others. But just in case you are leaning in that direction, you will meet the old delinquent Yusuke Urameshi face to face. I don't like my plans being screw by some loudmouth prick. That includes you.
Well, back to my lucky break. There's a story behind this, so I suggests you sit. Its going to be a while...
Flashback
Nine months ago
I was on the verge of killing everyone that was around me. I wanted to slowly embody them, so I can hear them scream for mercy of their pain. Then I kill them. I glare at everyone, including that spoil brat. He thinks he has more respect now, since he's in his teen form. Sorry to burst your bubble, once a brat always a brat. Little conceited bastard!
Bang! My eye sight turns from clear to black with stars dancing across the void. To top it off, I can feel a sharp pain twisting into my brain. Jeez, is that a lump forming at the top of my head. Oh, my head.
"Oh, my head." I said as I hold my hand to my wounded head.
"Serve you right for not paying attention. Honestly, still can't believe you are still in the reign of the living." Said Botan, putting back her oar in that dimension that no one knows how she does it.
I glare at her darkly as my vision return back to normal. Second thought forgets about the kid, I have my sights on a Peking Botan on a stick. I wonder how she screams when the flames burn her flesh alive. I grin at that image.
Smack! I can feel body moving forward by the force of the impact. I catch myself, before my face meets Mr. Table. Holding my head for the second time now, I glare at the enforcer. Keiko just glares back at me with the same intensity.
I clear my throat and ask. "What must I ask did I do this time, Keiko?"
Her face turn red at my question then shouted. "Don't act dumb with me! You pervert!"
I look at her in shock. What the hell! Ever since he went in a relationship with Keiko and promise to marry her when they get older, she has been acting strange. More like she became more violent and has a jealous streak a mile long. Here a scene to prove my point, just before coming here. Keiko asks me, if she can come along. I told her no, it could be dangerous. You know what she did next. She smacks me into submission. I never had been defeat by girl in my life. I feel so wrong.
What happen to the girl, I fell in love with. She became this crazy monster. Another thing that I must state, the others are not acting like their usual self. They becoming like some group of snotty rich kids that did not get their ten thousand allowances that week. Spoil evil little necrophiliacs. Oh! Where that word came from? Oh, well I know it's a mess up word, need to look it up later.
I sigh. Back to the issue with my overly jealous girlfriend. Holding back a sneer, I open my lips. "What are you talking about?" Like I don't know already. Jeez, I don't like Botan.
Keiko puff out her cheeks in rage. Kami, I hope she doesn't explode. Hey that's not a bad idea. No more slaps. I am so wrong, it's scary. Laughs!
"Yusuke, you jerk! I know you like Botan. I see you looking her with lust in your eyes!"
Okay, who would mix up hatred for lust? I know she was off her rocker but this is ridicules. For a girl who graduates with honors, she has a crazy view of things.
"What I don't like Botan! What give-?"
"Urameshi, you have no honor!"
My head backslash to glaze at the asshole with orange hair and ugly face.
"Mind your own business, you repulsive freak."
"Not my fault you want both in the sheets."
"What the hell-!"
"You know its okay to admitted, that you have some attraction for Botan. It's nice to let out the truth." Said Kurama in quiet voice.
I turn my focus to the red hair across from me. Oh, hell! Now him adding his two cent in this. Is everyone against me today? What have I done to disserve this? Is this attack Yusuke day!
I was about to say something when Hiei open his mouth. "Why should you waste your energy on this half breed, if he want to screw other women then it's his problem."
I literately see red after that statement. My blood was broiling in my system, anyone who sees me, will see heated flesh and pumping veins. What made it worse was what that blue hair witch said next.
"Yusuke, how could you do this to Keiko? I know you want me, but that's no excess to hurt Keiko."
Alright, I have enough of this shit. I did an about-face and glare angrily at Botan. "Look here, I don't like you that way. For me, I don't want to be a necrophiliac."
I stop myself at what I said then blink. "Oh that what its means. Yup, I don't screw dead people."
Botan's face turns black with rage, while summoning her oar of doom. "Why you..."
"Botan, cease yourself. We are not here for personal activities. We are for business." Said Koenma.
Koenma brought his attention to me, in an emotionless stare. "You keep your own personal problems at the door."
I just kiss my teeth then cross my arms in front of me. Keeping my inner anger down below the broiling point. Believe me when I say this, it was not easy. In my mind, the image of the whole room became a flame, with everyone nailed to steel crosses. Their screams of pain ringing through out the room. Their flesh slowly melting by the heat of the licking flames. While I in the middle, looking like the devil himself with massive bat like wings, two black horns at my head, red skin, glowing yellow eyes, black clothes with chains and belts attach everywhere around my body; and don't forget the wick looking black metal picket fork in my hands that I am using to torment my lovely unwilling victims. I begin to laugh evilly at the sounds they made, it sound like a choir to me ears.
I let out a breath. Too bad it's afar away dream. Well it did cool me down some what. I think I can survive a couple a more minutes in their company. I stare back at Koenma. If blinky boy over there, would quickly get on with 'business' that is.
Koenma ignore my stare; bringing his self to the rest of the group. "Okay, back to business. I have a report stating the activities of a group of class d demons, targeting junior high students. In what the spies observe in some experiment spiting the human DNA with a demon's. Their propose, creating an army of no free will foot soldiers at their beck and call. Who need to pay demons to be on your team when you got humans turn demon slaves at your feet? Your mission is to bring this organization down."
Getting the load down and location, I got up and headed for the door. Koenma stop me, "Yusuke, where are you going?"
I speak with out turning around, going through the door. "That's a stupid question. What you think. I am going out to do the mission."
With that I was out.
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It seems that life really hates me. It wants to torment me until I am nothing. Make me feel like abolition to this black and white world. Sometimes I would wish I was someone else. So I can leave away the stress. Better yet, I wonder why I even came back in the first place. It was more peaceful when I was dead. No stress.
The reason I came back, I thought people needed me. I thought I was wanted. Ha! What a big joke that was. It was like a hit of ice cold water on your face after a bittersweet daydream. A fool's illusion. I was that fool, to think that people would change if I came back.
Fate was one cruel bitch. She has it in for me. Today was no different. An hour and ten minutes later, me, Kazuma, Kurama and Hiei; were at the old warehouse that the so called organization of demons holds their experiments. Every thing was routine as usual, I was pair up with the numb skull and Kurama and Hiei was the other pair. Since me and Kazuma are not the 'sneak in' type of guys; we were the diversion for the silent pair.
Every thing seems to be going right as plan. No slip ups. Kurama and Hiei getting their jobs down in the interior and us were doing damage on the outside. It was easy. Too easy. That's why being too cocky is a bad thing. While Kazuma was dealing with a demon, I saw about five demons sneaking around the side of the warehouse. Me being me. I want after them. Big mistake. It was an ambush.
When I turn the corner, I was jump from every angle. You know how this went down. I right hock one coming from my left then knee one in the stomach at my front. After that I back flip to the right, giving cannon kick when one of them tries to stop me. I stop in a crouch position then swift kick another from behind. The fifth wheel look at his fallen companions on the ground then ran the opposition direction from me.
I frown at this; you start a fight and don't finish it. That's what I called a coward. With that I went after him, only to be knock out from behind. My whole world went black...
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I woke up to find myself chain to a wall in heavy chains at my wrists and ankles. I grimace at the throbbing pain in my head. Damn, where this headache came from. I look around my surroundings. Better yet, where the hell am I?
The place that I am being held up was dark. Just one word dark. What you're expecting a gray brimstone prison cell. I wish then I would know where the hell I am. A thought came to my head. Wait a minute, wasn't we at the warehouse to check out some illegal activity.
I scowl at this. I just have to get too cocky and get hit over the head when I least expect it. Now I am here being held prisoner. I bet those jerks I called friends are laughing at me at this instead. How I hate my existence.
That's when my capturers made an appearance. It was three of them. How I know. The door they enter from is blaze with light. The one in the front middle, who I think is the big cheese of this group. His description: Medium built, dark green hair, blue eyes and a small scar under his left eye. The other two are pretty ordinary except them being ugly short demons. Oh boy, they all are wearing white lab coats. Should I be scare by this? Nope! What a damn funny sight.
"So you are the great pain in the ass Yusuke Urasmeshi, that Spirit Detective lap dog to that bastard Koenma." Said the leader.
In this little predicament, I would have done the old classic Yusuke rant. I hold back, because you have to give the demon some credit. He hates that dipper rash I called a boss too. But I draw the line of being called that bastard's lap dog. So I open my big mouth.
"You can say that, but I resent that lap dog remark." I reply to him.
I swear under my breath. I know. I just confirm my identity to this low life. What you expect, this is Yusuke Urasmeshi aka big mouth. Hey, can't believe I am disin' my own self out. This definitely not my day.
The leader laughs then. I look up at him and sneer. "What's so damn funny?"
I know, dumb question. Well, I am piss off. No one laughs at me without getting a fist in the face and I mean no one.
The leader stops laughing and regard me with a smile. "Well, Mr. Urasmeshi. You are a lively one. Let's get down to business. I know you are tired of the life you lead. I have a solution for you."
What the Hell!
"Hold the fuck up! What the hell are you talking about?"
"You know what I am talking about. You hate the way you live. You want escape from it all. I have the answer."
Wait one bloody second, this damn demon is full out crazy! What kind of game this guy is playing. He must think that I am that stupid. Damn demon!
"Okay, what kind of game you are trying to pull? You expect me to believe the trash you are telling me. Like I would start believing a demon any time soon."
"Ah, that what you say. But what about your two demonic friends, you listen to them. You forgot the fact that you are half demon. No difference."
Okay, he kind of has a point there. But it's not like I completely trust them. After all they are demons and they are starting to treat me like I am inferior to them. This guy wants some thing from me. That I am sure of.
"What do you really want from me?"
"Nothing, just want to help."
Oh, this bastard is lying through his teeth!
"Bullshit! You just want me for something illegal. I want no part of it."
"Illegal? So that's what your boss called this. For someone who hate his boss. You sure do trust him."
Damn! Again he has a point there. I don't trust the toddler. That leaves me with why I am still in his service. Why am I still doing this shit? I have no pledges to him no more. Oh Kami, my mind sting with these thoughts. What am I doing? What am I to think?
"I...I..."
"See, you are having doubts. How you know that Koenma is not using you. How you know he is in the right. Cause he give you back your body and you must follow him. And what about the Chapter Black tape. All that evil is his doing. That's proves to you that he is not who he is."
He's right. The reasons I work for the bastard, because he give me back my body. The Chapter Black tape has nothing to do with me. I don't care what humans done in the past. All I care is the present. And that is what stands with Koenma.
"..."
"You know what I am saying is not bullshit. Look what he did to you when your demon blood shows it's self. He right out left you."
He is right again. That bastard just left me to the side. Like I am expandable. Like I can be replace. All this shit, because my demonic blood shows it's self. That's Koenma true face.
"..."
"You see, everyone is against you. Let me help you. The life you have right now won't last forever. Like your girlfriend for instance. You will stay young, while she grows old and die. You will have no commitment to her then."
There go another stab to my person.
"What about your mother, look how she treated you. She promises to you that she will be a better mother to you, if you come back from the grave. Look what happen to that promise. Toss away like trash."
Now it going straight to my soul.
"What about that human friend of yours. Who claim to be your friend. But always kick you down when you are at your worse. Just like your girl friend, he will parish. He is on barrow time."
Is my life that bad?
"And we can't forget your so called two demonic friends. Look what they think of you. They think just because you are a half bleed, they think less of you. The reason they are there with you, because of their sentence from Koenma. They are not your friends."
All those things he has said is true. I have no one. Everyone is against me. I am alone.
"This life you live is pointless. So are you going to have me help you or not?" He said with impatience.
That snaps me out of my thoughts.
"...Just because all these things you said to me. You expect me to trust you. All I think of you right now is a stalker. You just prove to me that I can't trust anyone. That I am my own person. That the only person you can count on is yourself. That's all you are saying."
"Oh, Mr. Urasmeshi..."
"Don't 'Oh, Mr. Urasmeshi' me. You are not fooling anyone. I don't trust them and definitely don't trust you. So quit trying to brain washing me."
"You are making this hard. I am not brain washing you."
"Like hell! Cut the crap. I know you are lying about wanting to help me. All you want me for is the deployment of your research. If you really wanted to help me. Why the hell I am lock up and drug? You know how I know. I can smell it leaking from my pores. My nose can be very sensitive. You did not count on that fact. You think I can be fool. All I have to say is shut the fuck up!"
With that I brought my attention from him and begin try to ply the shacks from my arms. I heard him sigh as I got the left shack loose.
"You know, Mr. Urasmeshi. You are making this difficult, but if you are going to be like this then I have no choice."
Okay that made me looks in his direction, just in time to see the two imps rush at me. I try to sway away from them, but being in shacks is no day in the park. One jump on my chest, holding my face still. "What the..." While the other hop on my right shoulder with a syringe. "Oh, hell no!"
With common sense, I try to shake them off. Only be proving worthless. The damn parasites were stick to me like glue. You think that would stop me. I shake harder. Nothing until I felt a sharp pain in my neck. Yup, the little devils injection that damn syringe in my neck. Damn you Fate.
They get off me as my body went numb. Man, they give me a paralysis drug. My eyes blur, only to see shadowy figures.
"It's a shame really. I was hoping for you to be a willing patient for the test. A person of your statue would be powerful at free will. I really did want to help you. No lie, but now I must pick at your mind until you are a mindless zombie. You had a choice. This is the ending and beginning of your cold existence."
I feel as they detach the chains from the wall. Then they carry me out the room. The bright lights sting my eyes on contact. Down they carry me down the long corridor to my doom. If I don't think of something fast.
They carry me into a room a very big room. Hook up with machines, wires and more demons in lab coats. This sight is out of those weird horror movies. I am not scare just piss, that I can't kill these bastards. They bring me over this chair, you find in the dentist office. Lay me down, lace me down with belts. Pep me up.
Then that ass hole leans over me. "This may hurt; actually it will hurt a lot in the beginning. But in the end it will dissolve in a numb sensation. You will feel peace after the pain."
The peace I want right now is the sensation of my fist in your face. To see the pain in your face, knowing it hurt. A lot.
He leans away from me. "Start him now." He said to these demons on my other side near this weird looking machine.
They was about to hook up my brain to the machine when there was a huge explosion at the door. Two fast moving fighters speed into the room rocking the place, killing demons as they go. The two figures reveal their selves as Hiei and Kurama. Hiei using his sword to cut them down to size and Kurama using his rose whip to slash the machines apart.
The ass hole looks on in surprise and anger. Man how I love to laugh then, laugh in his damn face and kick his ass. When he finally got over his surprise, he turns to his remaining thugs. "What are you all standing around for? Go get them!" He said at them.
Well the idiots throw themselves Hiei and Kurama, only to their deaths. While this was going about, that bastard was up to something. Nothing big really, more like sneaking off to the back. What a coward!
He did not get far however, he was knock out by a piece of machinery. Tis, tis. What a coward. Well after all this mess, Hiei and Kurama freed the prisoners. That done, they turn to my sorry ass. Yes, I am still hook up the chair. With me being numb all over, I can't glare at them and cuss them out to free me.
"Should we free him?"
"Hm, leave him there."
With that they split, leaving me to wait out the damn drug!
ooo
One hour later, piss off like hell. I wanted death! Then the bastard Kuwabara came in my face and started laughing. You know what I did; beat the living crap out off him. Beat him down until he was black and blue; and unconscious. This did not take long. I also end up beating up his unconscious form too. What you expect, I am piss off.
With some stream out of my system, I stop the abuse. Meanwhile Koenma, Kurama and Hiei took over the scene. As I watch them, something caught my eye. A note flowing on the bends of the wind. I caught it before it passes me.
"Hm, what's this?"
I took a quick look at it. I got the words "University of Freedom Wings" before I folded it. Seeing it has nothing to do with the scene. I stuff it in my back pocket. I don't know why I did it. However when I got home, I sure was glad I did.
Later on, that day. I went straight to my room. Still I don't have to look around to know my useless mom was not home. In my room I started to undress when I notice the note sticking out of my pants, I took it out. Unfold it then took a really good look at it.
University Of Freedom Wings
Do you ever dream of being free? To escape the bonds of this world's dread. To soar beyond the clouds on wings.
Do you ever wish for escape? To be free from the chains of fate. To flow with the sea of dreams.
Then maybe you want release from this black and white picture of reality. This is what this message is stating.
If this is you then we are talking about you.
The world may be dull and bleak but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
I know you have search all your life. You are tired of the injustice. The cruelly of it all.
Then we have solution for you.
Simple really.
Come to us.
I know way too simple.
But hey, after all the hardship you will be finally free.
All you have to do is the following:
A senior in high school
Have an A average
And last but least, demonic blood
This is a university of freedom wings.
We offer everything a school has except with a twist. This is not your average school. This is a school for demons and demi humans who can't adjust to this human world. Who had been cheated. Like we said from before this is for you.
When I saw this, I was about to toss it in the garbage. When a thought came to me. What if this shit isn't crap. What if this shit is really true. I know I am not into fantasy, but this can be my ticket out of here. Like the paper states freedom awaits me. That's when the part about having an A average struck me. Okay maybe it is a far away dream after all. Shit I hardly go to school. I knew it was too good to be true.
"Yusuke, make dinner! I am hungry!"
On second thought, maybe it's not too good to be true. With the shit in my life, I would try anything. I mean anything to get away from here and them!
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So you get where this is heading? After that nine months of shaping me in to something else. The hardships and slitting headaches. So I can get into a university far away from my old life. Yes, that how it happen. However in the end I am getting what I always wanted. More than anything. Freedom.
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(Now concluding Yusuke's chapter. Next will be Ranma's. Yes they will be going to the same university. This won't be a Yu Yu Hakusho and Ranma ½ crossover, without those two meeting each other. Yes again it is a yoai story. It might be a Yusuke and Ranma relation thing. Well that's up to you. Yes for the last time, Ranma will be a half breed like Yusuke. The thing is should he be a half demon or a demi god. Well, what do you think? Review and tell me.)