Urameshi's arm shot out and grabbed Kuwabara's shoulder. "Whoa there," Urameshi said. "You were about to trip over nothing again!"
Kuwabara's hands clenched into fists. That was it! He'd born Urameshi's taunts for two whole days, but no more! He didn't care if fighting was against the rules; he was going to do whatever it took to shut Yusuke Urameshi up.
Kuwabara whirled around and lashed out with his fist, hitting Urameshi in the mouth. Urameshi stumbled back a few steps, and spat out a glob of blood and…
"You knocked out my loose tooth!" Urameshi yelled angrily.
"Serves you right!" Kuwabara said.
Urameshi's eyes flashed, and he tackled Kuwabara. The two boys rolled in the dirt, hitting, kicking and biting. It wasn't long though until a couple of teachers rushed out onto the playground and pulled them apart however. Still, the boys struggled to get at each other until Mrs. Tanaka's voice cracked through the air like a whip.
"Yusuke Urameshi, Kazuma Kuwabara! Just what do you two think you're doing?"
The boys both froze; that was a tone every child recognized.
"Well?" Mrs. Tanaka asked. "I'm waiting for an explanation."
Kuwabara and Urameshi glanced at each other. They both knew that Kuwabara could get Urameshi into more trouble if he told Mrs. Tanaka how Yusuke had been consistently making fun of him…but that wouldn't be fair. This was a fight between men, and it was going to stay that way.
"We're sorry for fighting, Mrs. Tanaka," Kuwabara said.
"It won't happen again," Urameshi added.
Mrs. Tanaka frowned. "That's not an answer."
The boys stayed resolutely silent. It was all the answer she was going to get.
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