YYF14: Okay, here's chapter 3! Nekosune, thank you again for the review. Yo-ko-Fox-7... flying badgers? - -# Okaay then... Anyway, on to the chapter!


"So, what d'you want to get first? We still have the uniform and supplies… How come they can't use paper like ordinary people?"

"Yusuke… The more you complain, the longer it's going to take."

"Whatever… Let's get the uniform first. C'mon."

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That afternoon, around one, the two boys had finally finished getting everything they needed, and were sitting outside of the animal shop, watching everyone go by.

"Yusuke, are you sure you don't want an animal? You'll need one to deliver mail."

"I don't need one." Yusuke growled as Koenma continued to look at him.

"I don't, okay? Just leave me alone!"

Koenma fell silent, and suddenly Yusuke realized he had said something he shouldn't have. Again. He sighed.

"I'm sorry. I've been a real jerk, and I don't know why. Something just makes me angry, and then I take it out on you. I need to watch my mouth better."

"Maybe I should just stay quiet."

Yusuke groaned mentally. This wasn't getting anywhere!

"That's not what I meant. Listen, I'll do my best to watch what I say if you promise to not get all depressed again. Okay?"

"…Okay. But still, what are we going to do about an animal?"

"Hmm… Could I call Puu?"

Koenma shrugged. "Worth a shot."

Yusuke closed his eyes and concentrated on his Spirit Energy. C'mon, Puu… I need you. You can find me.

A squealing noise was heard, and Yusuke opened his eyes, seeing Puu sitting on his lap. He grinned.

"It worked, Koenma! Now that's cool."

Koenma gave a small smile and watched Yusuke play with Puu. Suddenly, he sensed something that might be a problem.

"Yusuke, there's a person who's giving me a bad feeling around here," he said quietly.

Yusuke blinked. "Who? Everyone here seems to be just doing normal stuff."

"Sense harder. I can't tell where it's coming from."

Yusuke closed his eyes, trying to tell where the energy was coming from, and frowned. He opened his eyes and looked over a blonde boy with a sneering face. There were two other boys with him, but they were much bigger and stupider looking.

"Over there," Yusuke said softly, pointing. "I think we should stay away from them."

However, the blonde boy looked over in their direction and frowned. He motioned to the boys behind him, and started to approach Yusuke and Koenma.

"I haven't seen you before," the boy stated. "New students?"

Yusuke crossed his arms. "What's it to you?"

The boy seemed surprised that someone would talk back to him. The surprise only lasted a few moments, though, and then an annoyed look crossed his face.

"You shouldn't be so cocky," he said in a stuck-up tone. "It'll get you into a lot of trouble at Hogwarts. Anyway, where are you two from? You don't look normal."

"We're from Japan, if it matters for anything," Yusuke responded in a bored tone. "And if you're just gonna be annoying, can you please leave?"

"Big words. Could you back those up if you had to? And what about your friend? He looks weak to me."

Yusuke growled, seeing Koenma's expression become dejected.

"Take that back."

"Why should I?"

"Because I'll punch your teeth out if you don't."

The boy raised an eyebrow, amused. "You really think I'll let you? Crabbe, Goyle, take care of him."

Yusuke chuckled. "Lackeys? Too weak to do the work yourself?"

"If someone can do the work for you, why bother doing it yourself?"

Just as one of the larger boys was going to start a fight, three other teenagers come over, distracting them all.

"What do you want, Potter?" the boy said angrily.

"Nothing, really, but what are you doing to the new kids?" the boy responded.

The blonde boy scowled but didn't reply, and stalked off, the other boys following him. The three teens sighed in relief, and the girl turned to them.

"Hello, I'm Hermione Granger. We heard that there would be some new students this year that were transferring into our year. You're them, right?"

Yusuke nodded. "Yeah."

The red haired boy stepped forward. "I'm Ron Weasley, and he's Harry Potter. That annoying guy that just left was Draco Malfoy. He's a real jerk, so just ignore him."

Yusuke nodded again. "Okay. I'm Yusuke Urameshi, and he's Koenma. We're from Japan, so we had to get these weird spells that let us speak English."

Hermione looked interested, but before she could say anything, Harry cut her off.

"We heard that there was going to be a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year from Japan, too," he said. "Do you know him?"

Yusuke blinked, then started laughing. "I didn't know she was gonna teach! Crazy…"

The other three stared at him in shock.

"It's a girl?" Ron asked in disbelief.

"Do you know her?" Hermione asked.

"Yes, it's a girl, and yes, I know her. Her name's Genkai, and I've known her for forever."

Hermione seemed awed that someone she knew was close friends with a teacher.

"How old is she?" Hermione asked.

"Ancient. She's a pain in the neck sometimes, but she knows what she's talking about."

Harry just then noticed Puu, who was sitting behind Yusuke.

"What is that thing?" he asked curiously. Yusuke looked at where Harry was pointing and smiled, picking Puu up.

"He's my little buddy. Not exactly sure what he is, but he's been with me for a while."

"He's a kind of phoenix," Koenma said softly. "In his other form. Remember?"

Yusuke thought for a moment. "Oh, yeah…" Seeing the look on Koenma's face, he frowned. "You okay?" he asked in Japanese.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Yusuke sighed.

"Don't be upset over what that jerk said. I know you're not weak. Think about your Spirit Powers. If he had known about that, he wouldn't have said that."

Koenma gave a small smile. "I guess."

"What are you guys talking about?"

The two boys looked back at the others.

"We can't speak Japanese. What were you talking about?" Hermione asked.

"Nothing. So, are you guys done getting your stuff?" Yusuke asked.

Harry nodded. "Yeah, so we're just hanging around Diagon Alley until September first comes around. You two staying in the Leaky Cauldron, too?"

Yusuke nodded. "Genkai's with us, too."

"Could we meet her?" Hermione asked eagerly. Ron rolled his eyes.

Yusuke shrugged. "I guess. I dunno what she does during the day while we're gone, but we could see if she's not busy. C'mon."

The group headed off toward the inn, Puu choosing to sit on Yusuke's head, making him look, (in Yusuke's opinion,) like a fool.


YYF14: Well, I hope you guys liked that chapter. It wasn't as long as the others, and not much happened, but the next one, in my opinion, is gonna be better. -sigh- I did the Puu thing almost exactly the same as from the last one. Anyway next chapter up later today, and I might put up three if I'm bored. Sometimes summer is really boring. See you later, and review if you wish!