To Kuwabara's great relief, Urameshi was at school the next day. Surprisingly, he didn't look as though he had been sick, or kidnapped, or any of the horrible things Kuwabara had imagined happening to him.

When they got their first break, Kuwabara walked over to Urameshi and asked, "Why weren't you here yesterday?"

Urameshi barely spared him a glance. "I didn't feel like coming."

Kuwabara tried to process this. "You…skipped?"

"Yep," Urameshi said. "It was pretty fun, actually. You should try it sometime."

Kuwabara scowled, partly because he knew he wouldn't dare try and skip school, and partly because he knew even if he did try his father would put a stop to it really quick. "That's being irresponsible."

Urameshi laughed at him. "What's it matter? It's not like school's important anyways. But if you're too much of a fraidy cat, I understand."

"I'm not afraid!" Kuwabara said.

Urameshi grinned. "Oh, yeah? Then I dare you to skip school."

And now, Kuwabara realized, he was in trouble.


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