Kuwabara was eager to get to school on his first day of second grade. It meant the end of being grounded, and the start of consistently seeing his friends again. He nearly skipped down the sidewalk beside Shizuru, who finally called for him to calm down.
"It's just school," she said, with all the superiority of a sixth grader. "You'll get tired of it soon enough."
"But I like school!" Kuwabara protested. School meant friends, and recess, and fun.
Shizuru rolled her eyes. "So young, so naive."
Kuwabara frowned, trying to figure out what naïve meant. Thoughts of that were wiped from his mind however when he caught sight of his friends. He took off running, waving his hand to get their attention. "Hey guys!"
Okubo, Kirishima, and Sawamura all brightened at the sight of him. "Hey Kuwabara!"
The four boys began chatting about all the things they'd done that summer. At some point during the conversation, Kuwabara saw Yusuke saunter in the school, not bothering to greet anybody. The guys noticed the direction of his gaze and Okubo asked, "Are you going to beat Urameshi this year?"
"It's fourteen to zero, isn't it?" Kirishima asked.
Kuwabara flushed at the reminder of his past failures. "Yeah, but it won't be like that for long. This year, I'll definitely beat Urameshi!"
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