What's Going On?
By Strayling
Disclaimer: I do not own either Harry Potter nor Yu Yu Hakusho nor any other characters that are associated with them, though I do own the copyright of the idea of the following story.
Summary: REWRITTEN!!!...Harry Potter and Yu Yu Hakusho crossover... 'nothing ever seems what it seems to be' (one of the most famous philosophical statement ever made...hehe)...Yusuke x Kurama, Yaoi
Author's brief notes: Sorry to those reviewers that never got a response from me, I fully apologize...I fixed up the previous chapter so that the two chapters become one, and plus I added an extra little thing to it. For some reason I am still not satisfied with it, but oh well, so whenever you thought there was supposed to be a chapter, chances are that there once was, but because I am a perfectionist, I keep changing random things for no apparent reason. This is also the case for my previous and the following chapter, so please forgive me if the original plot is almost the same as last time, but I promise that chapter 3 will be new material.
Responding to Kit-kit: I am honored that you actually think my last chapter was nice...thank you!
Responing to Curry: Hopefully this chapter answers some of the questions posted regarding the last few chapters...and yes I did notice (now that you mention it) that Yusuke sounds a bit like Hiei, I'll try harder to not let the characters' personalities mixed up, but the last quote by Yusuke, I think, came from the anime episode with the battle against Sensui, please correct me if I am wrong...thanks again!
Responding to Vixenia: I am glad you like this fanfic, even though I know that not much action has been revealed yet, but hopefully it will eventually, and hope you good luck in school...hehe...I do that sometimes too . Thank you for reviewing.
Chapter 2
It was night when Yusuke got back and Keiko was daydreaming, swinging a broom around the restaurant while dancing and singing at the same time as he walked in through the doors.
"Keiko, what the heck are you doing? You look like a worm trying to crawl its way out!"
"WHAT!" She jumped and turned around. "YOU INCONSIDERATE JERK! I WAS DANCING FOR YOUR INFORMATION! AND I DO NOT LOOK LIKE A WORM, MONKEY!" She got right in his face and start yelling, "WHERE DID YOU GO ANYWAY? DAD SAID THAT A RED-HEAD CAME TO PICK YOU UP AND YOU BETTER HOPE THAT IT'S NOT WHO I THINK IT WAS!"
Yusuke stared, blinking, looking like an idiot at Keiko, unable to answer since if he did, she will definitely blow up on him and he will not be able to get dinner that night, which did not suit him at all, yet Keiko only needed to take one good look at that face, and the answer seems to pop right into her mind.
"I KNEW IT! IT WAS KURAMA! WHAT DID I TELL YOU FOR THE LONGEST TIME? AND STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE AN IDIOT!"
Yusuke groaned. I guess this means that I am going to bed hungry tonight, once again. Stupid Koenma! Stupid Kurama! Stupid meeting! They should just f off! Now Keiko's mad, what should I do?
His thoughts were interupted as Keiko was waving something in front of him.
"And one more thing Yusuke," Keiko said sweetly, having her face VERY close to him, making Yusuke very uncomfortable, "A famous musical is going to arrive at the theaters in a few days. They say it's one of the best in the world!"
With that Keiko jumped up and down in joy and pure happiness while hugging the newspaper clip in her hands and swirling around and around, bubbling like an excited child. In the meantime, Yusuke's eyes grew like saucers, feeling a headache coming on, he gave out a groan though a little too loud for the liking of a certain person.
She abruptly turned to face towards him, eyes wide, tears brimming the edges, she asked pouting, "Aren't you going to invite your girlfriend on a date to see her favorite musical, huh, Yusuke?"
" Does that mean I have to pay for the tickets, yet again?" Yusuke heaved a sigh.
"Well of course, Yusuke dear or else I'll never forgive you!" Keiko said, fringing the sad puppy eyes.
Ever since he had came back from his trip and decided to settle down at last, the situation with Keiko had always been the same. She would mock him and he would give in. (Ha! You didn't expect that, did you?) Keiko apparently decided to become his girlfriend and everything went on from there, even though she wanted a relatively 'normal' life with him, she knew it was impossible, but that didn't keep her from trying and practically banning him to have anything to do with abnormal things, such that of the Rekai Tentai. On the other hand, Yusuke's talk with Raizen had open up his eyes and finally recognize his love for Keiko, though what they didn't know was that this utopia of theirs will only last for a short time before everything starts to fall apart.
o.O.o
"WHAT!"
"I am sorry Mr Urameshi, but we just can't accept your application into commerce at the University of Tokyo (I really don't know if there's such school though)."
"But why?"
"Even though your college marks are mediocre, your high school marks are still below average to even compete with the other applicants. I am sorry, we have no choice, but to reject your application. There are others that are also interested. That's all I am going to say. I am sorry once again. Maybe next time."
With that Yusuke stood up from his chair, shock apparent in his eyes, staring at the man, suited up professionally, across from him. He couldn't believe it, he just couldn't, yet reluctantly he turned to leave the office, aimlessly walking out of the building and into busy streets of Tokyo.
Yusuke's POV
Damn that man! Damn that school! How could I not get in? I mean I tried being the best in college hoping that would get me somewhere in life. Hopefully able to get a good job. Now everything is going to the dumps just because of my stupid high school grades. I mean they should really reconsider just looking at college grades instead of glancing at my overall life. They think they know everything, yet they don't even know what I've been through. I saved the whole world from mass destruction and that's how they treat me. Like come on! At least be a little more considerate. I beat monsters so that none of them would be able to hurt their pretty little hairs on their heads. Yeash...
Normal POV
Yusuke was so lost in thought that he didn't look where he was going and bumped head on into a person walking around the corner, which landed him on his bum.
"Ouch!"
He stood grouchily nursing his bum, scowling and mumbling a vast amount of profanities at the same time that he failed to notice the person that he had bumped into and kept walking down the road, shoulders hunched, kicking rocks this and that way whenever there's one.
The person stood up gracefully after his collision with Yusuke and regarded his retreating back curiously. He had always noticed that Yusuke could pronounce a vast majority of the profanities that even he didn't know of, but what caught his immediate attention was that Yusuke had failed to notice anyone and anything, which is unlike the Yusuke that he knew of. So instead of going whereever he was supposed to go, he followed his friend, wondering what is wrong with him, and how he could help.
He caught up to Yusuke just as he turned the corner, but almost knocked him down when he suddenly stops in front of him, frozen in spot. He observed him for a bit, and then turned his head towards where Yusuke is currently staring at. Finding nothing in particular, he waved his hands in front of him, hoping to get some kind of response. Getting none, he resumed his original position behind him and start poking him, gently at first and then HARD.
"OUCH!"
Yusuke jumped as soon as he noticed the pokings and spin around to face his prosecutor.
"KURAMA!" He practically screeched. "What are you doing here?"
"Why Yusuke, it's so nice to see you here as well. I was groceries shopping when I happened to see you and decided to say hello. So what, may I ask, brought you all the way to the middle of downtown Tokyo?"
"Groceries shopping my butt," mumbled Yusuke, "but whatever, just leave me alone, I am not in the mood for anything right now."
Yusuke abruptly turned around having one last glance at a window of a nearby restaurant before rushing off.
Yusuke's POV
What in the world is going on? Why is it doing this to me? What have I done wrong? WHY? How could she do this to me? Damn school! Damn life!
I was contemplating myself as I walked along the street, head down, mumbling as if I was an idiot, which I might add that I might have been one, like how could I not after all that happened to me?
First my application to Commerce rejected me, and then what am I supposed to do? Like if I want to make money so that both me and Keiko could live 'happily' forever, I kind of have to have a stabilzed job, right? But, that's never going to happen, since I practically bailed out of every single application I hand in, and now guess what? I just saw Keiko with another guy at a restaurant happily sharing a big cup of milkshake among themselves, and if that's not enough I have to face of a very annoying Kurama. Gosh... what a life!
I was so deep in thought that I didn't even noticed that I was walking in circles until suddenly a very familiar voice called out behind me.
"Hey Yusuke, where do you think you're going?"
The voice was very soft, almost feminine-like, yet you can definitely tell it belongs to a male.
Oh no, it's Kurama! I can't face him now! What am I going to do?
"Hey Yusuke, are you even listening to me?"
No, I can't stay here. I can't! If I did, everything is going to pour out of me, and that's not good. Nobody should know what I am feeling, that would only mean that I am weak. No, this is for the best for everyone. I have to go.
"Yusuke?"
Without even waiting for any remarks from the person and without responding, Yusuke ran with all his might out of the area and out of view, dust trailing after him.
Kurama's POV
I watched his retreating back sadly, thinking to myself.
What was wrong with him? What did I do? There is definitely something up with Yusuke. Why else would he just ran off without saying anything? That is just not like the typical Yusuke that I knew for the past couple of years. He didn't even notice my presence or even anything for that matter, and worse is that he looks like he's depressed from something. What did he saw anyway that would make him react like that? Maybe I should consider following him just in case that he's going to do something very irrational that he's going to regret for the rest of his life.
For an after thought, I decided I really should do a little check up on him, just in case.
I ran down the street where he suddenly disappeared, and for once in my whole entire lifetime as Shuichi Minamano, I let my frustration appear on my face, and let out strings after strings of curses and swears words that people around me started to stared at me, wondering if I was mentally decapitated or not, but that would not stop me in doing something that I set my mind to of course, like that have ever going stop me before, huh?
Anyway, I began to ponder all the possible places that Yusuke might go, yet I could not come up with any. I visit most of the places that he used to hang out before he got all weird and started to avoid us and then finally abandoned us fully.
I really don't know Yusuke anymore. I used to think that analyzing people is one of my best talents, even when I was Yoko, but I really don't think so anymore.
I almost gave up looking for him when suddenly I heard whimpers coming from the park, it was so quiet that even I had to strain to hear it, and thank the heavens above that I had been blessed with these ears.
I started to walk towards a figure under one of the tallest tress in the park, where the whimpers were coming from, and to my shock I had found Yusuke, yet then again not quite.
I moved forward a step at a time making sure that my steps are quiet, and even took the precaution to cover up my aura so that he will not sense my presence, but when I got there, I could feel my heart starting to shatter. Yusuke was there under the trees hugging his knees, his head buried within his arms. He was practically all curled up into a ball.
He looked so small, so young. What am I thinking? I know, I know, I sounded corny, but hey I lived a long life, so cut me some slack. Now what am I thinking? I am arguing with myself... argh... anyway I am really pained to actually see Yusuke like that, he is after all my friend, well in technical terms...hehe.
"Yusuke?" I called out, tapping his shoulders lightly, "Are you okay?"
He only shrink away from me, shivered, whipping his hands behind him, trying to discard my hands.
"Get away from me! Leave me ALONE!" He kept yelling over and over again.
I sighed, I realized how foolish I am being right now, but I can't help it, it just hurts seeing him like that.
"Yusuke, I am not going anywhere, whether you like it or not. I have a right to be here as well."
Normal POV
Silence was all that could be heard. Neither moved from their spots nor utter a single word. Yusuke's sobs subsided, and Kurama was still standing in the same spot a few minutes ago.
Finally the moment ended when Kurama knelled beside him, wraping his arms around him, soothing him.
"Yusuke?"
His voice barely above a whisper.
"There, there Yusuke, everything will be alright, you'll see?"
Tears began their trek down Yusuke's cheeks, and with a loud wail, he turned towards Kurama, and hid his head in his clothes.
I just love this chapter so much that I just hate to discard it, besides that, this was supposed to be the original's 3rd chapter, hope you had enjoyed it! I especially enjoy writing the last part, I just adore romance between Kurama and Yusuke, though mind you, I have never been known to be interested in homosexual couples, but the two of them being together are just too hard to resist. I have to really thank all those Yusuke x Kurama writers out there for introducing me this interesting topic. Ciao for now!
