Reikai Sensei Kuwabara Chapter 30, a Yu Yu Hakusho + Negima! Magister Negi Magi/魔法先生ネギま！ Crossover fanfic

And so Kuwabara learns the hard way that magic, in all it's eccentricies, is something to be avoided at all costs for the sake of your sanity.

But don't count your chickens just yet true reviewers, as Kyoto isn't through with the big guy just yet.

???: Kukukukuku...

Heaven or Hell?

LET'S RAWK!

30th period.

At the Konoe temple, the group of heroes were recovering from the previous night's ordeal, each in their own way. Fortunately, the Elder's reinforcements were able to break the petrification spell on Nodoka, Kazumi and Haruna, the latter of which had fortunately been convinced that she'd passed out the night before through liberal use of Amazake and the odd memory charm.

Kaede and Mana, the more mature of the group, had made use of the temple's natural onsen at every opportunity, which led to a few near misunderstandings when Negi and Eishun accidentally stumbled in, Asakura snapping off a few random shots of the 'scandal' to run up in the Mahora Times when she got back.

Yue was sticking to Nodoka like glue, pretending to not have the foggiest idea of what happened whilst Haruna was in earshot, whilst conversing with her nervous friend about what she'd seen. Nodoka, of course, couldn't lie to save her life, especially not to her closest, dearest friend, and so eventually the solemn bluentte was brought up to date with everything that was going down at campus. Well, everything that Nodoka had been filled in on anyways.

And as for Kuwabara? Well as soon as he could walk again, sometime after lunch, the bug lug had sauntered off to the Shinmeiryuu compound. The lanky professor had fully recovered, both physucally and in terms of Reiki, from his ordeal the night before, but the group was still worried about him, as he'd looked like someone had sucked all the vitality out of him, and he'd steadfastly refused to meet Konoka's gaze, much to her confusion.

The girl herself was currently sitting in her room at the temple, kicking her feet idly in the air whilst a concerned Setsuna crouched near her bed.

"O-Oujo-sama…" the kendo-ka muttered, looking at the beaming girl nervously as she gushed over her pactio card like a child with a new toy, heeldess of any consequences "Are…are absolutely you certain you certain you're alright?"

"Of course! Look how adorable this is!" Konoka insisted, little hearts in her mouth as she held the magical card that depicted herself, dressed like an Onmyo priest, waving two fans, up for Setsuna to see. The girl hadn't activated it yet, so there was no way if knowing what the artifacts did exactly, but Setsuna had a few suspicions already. After all, there was no way Konoka would have a combat orientated artifact. "To think that rumor about kissing Negi for a card was real!" the Headmaster's granddaughter giggled, referring to Asakura and Chamo's little game during the second night's stay at the inn "If class-Rep and Makie find out they'll flip!"

Now there was a thought that froze Setsuna's blood cold, but she shook it off with a determined cough "Erm…Oujo-sama…" she called out, waving a hand to catch the girl's attention once again "Your contract with Negi-sensei aside…what about Kuwabara-sensei's?"

Konoka blinked in confusion, her eyes widening as she pulled out another card, this one with Kuwabara's name written in Latin, out from inside her blouse, much to Setsuna's utter mortification "It's weird." she muttered, turning the image over repeatedly "It looks nothing like him…you can't see his face."

"That's not what I meant!" Setsuna insisted, covering her mouth when she realized she'd been close to shouting "Negi-sensei is just a child so it is hardly a problem, but Kuwabara-sensei is a grown man! And a member of the faculty at Mahora at that! If word of this gets out-!"

"Oh I'm sure Grandpa won't mind too badly." Konoka assured her, waving it off with a smile that'd charm the devil himself "After all it was an accident, and it wasn't like it was my first kiss anyways."

Neither of them noticed Asakura Kazumi hiding just outside the doorway, recording the conversation on a handheld camera, an excited blush crossing her features 'This is BIG!' she realized, trembling from near excitement 'Kuwabara-sensei and Konoka in a lip-lock? They'll be selling it faster than they can print it!"

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"What in the HELL happened to YOU?" Toguro asked, titling his glasses as he looked over his would-be pupil in disbelief, watching as the tantei slumped against a boulder, doing a passable imitation of a certain 2nd lieutenant.

"My life is over…" Kuwabara stammered, mock tears streaming down his face as a cloud of DOOM hung over his head "I can't go on…life has no meaning."

Toguro sweatdropped, grateful for his tinted sunglasses as he gaped at the distraught figure. He'd been waiting here for Kuwabara to return, a little peeved that the brat had skipped out on their training earlier, but the Tantei's reikan had flared up, citing that Negi was in trouble right before Tsuruko opened the door, letting him out and promising the demon she'd return him in one piece.

'Well she kept her word physically at least.' He deadpanned, walking over with his hands in his coat pockets 'but mentally…yeesh, this is almost as bad as what Hina would put Konoemon through.' He pulled his left fist out from his pocket 'Let's see if I can get the same results.'

Two seconds later and Kuwabara was pulling his head out of the dirt, swearing a long string of profanities that actually earned a cocked eyebrow from Toguro, and this is someone who was willingly sentenced to the deepest pit of hell for his crimes.

"Now that you're back among the living." The demon noted, cutting off the next salvo as Kuwabara paused for breath "Care to explain why you're acting like you got neutered?"

Kuwabara froze at the imagery, suddenly envisioning the Dean and Shizuru bearing down on him with a pair of giant shears and shivered uncontrollably, clutching his pickles and eggs in terror. "That bad huh?" Toguro muttered, wondering just what it could be as he sat down across from the shivering wreck "Well fill me in, what's your beef?"

Five minutes later and the demon was afraid he was about to implode from keeping his laugher locked in, his shoulders trembling from the effort to maintain his stoic image.

"So now her dad's telling me to keep an eye on her, whilst trying to see if there's a way to annul the pactio." Kuwabara muttered, shoulders slumped as he sighed "Man…this is SO going to mess things up…"

"So you swiped a kiss from your student, big whoop." Toguro managed to get out, clearing his throat subtly to get himself under control "Worse things have happened, hell it wasn't even her first kiss if what you're telling me is right."

"But Negi's just a kid! That doesn't count!" Kuwabara insisted, waving his hands for emphasis as he tried to make the former villian see sense "I mean an innocent kiss with a ten year old isn't the same as lip-locking with your sensei!"

"She French ya?" Toguro asked, only to smirk as Kuwabara sent him a glare that reminded him eerily of Genkai for some reason "Right, just kidding, anyway I still don't see what the big deal is. I mean even her old man admits it was an accident. Hell from what I can tell NOBODY really seems to mind except you."

"But…" Kuwabara stammered, before slumping and looking down at the ground and twiddling his fingers, looking absolutely dejected as he mumbled to himself"I was saving it for Yukina-chan…"

"Saving…" Toguro repeated, only to blink, both eyebrows rising well above his specs as he gaped at the over twenty year old in abject disbelief "Don't tell me…that was your first…?"

At that point, Toguro really couldn't help but fall to the ground laughing his arse off at the Tantei's miserable nod, it was just too damn funny not to.

"Something up Shizuru?" Keiko asked, looking over at the eldest Kuwabara sibling as she put away her third bowl of udon. The fiancé to the former Reikai Tantei had long since discovered that when Shizuru, normally the epitome of calm and reserved, decided to come and pig out, it meant her sixth sense, which rivaled even her little brothers despite no formal training, had felt something big and she wanted to vent.

"It's Kazuma." Shizuru admitted between mouthfuls, pushing the empty bowl away and lighting up a smoke, heedless of the long suffering look Keiko sent her way "I got a big blip on my senses a while ago…the type that only happened when I caught him watching those porn videos with Urameshi."

Keiko blushed at that, before shaking her head with a scowl, muttering something that sounded like 'Yusuke no baka' before looking back at her friend in concern "but Kuwabara's not the type to do stuff like that…I mean he's a teacher for crying out loud!"

"A male teacher at an all girls school." Shizuru reminded the girl, causing Keiko's eyes to widen "Not to mention a guy that wasn't exactly known for his good behavior as a kid, hell he hung out with Urameshi and all."

"Well don't I feel special." Yusuke's voice called out, the girls turning to find the former tantei turned Hanyou coming in from his evening classes, book bag over one shoulder "Yo, it's no smoking in here Shizuru."

"Like you're one to talk." The elder Kuwabara sibling pointed out, taking a drag of her cancer stick as if to spite the tantei. After all, if she could keep her super-powered baby brother in line, she didn't need to fear a guy that Keiko had wrapped around her little finger.

Yusuke flipped the woman off, earning a warning look from Keiko, though she did giggle at his antics, before looking back at them with a quirked eyebrow "Now…what's this about Kuwabara at an all girl's school?"

The two females shared a look, recognizing the smirk on Yusuke's face all to well, and cursing his Mazoku hearing and ability to conceal his reiki.

"Alright…" Toguro breathed, chuckling at the angrily pouting Kuwabara with a hand over his mouth to fend off the laughter "So she took your first kiss…big whoop, she didn't mean to." He coughed again "Anyways, if it's messing with your head that much, I've got just the thing to clear it up."

Kuwabara, on some inbred instinct, brought his guard up before the shade-sporting demon had finished talking, blocking Toguro's fists with his hands, channeling reiki through his arms to protect them, as he'd been shown. It still didn't do much more than lessen the damage from Toguro's fist however, as the demon still sent the tantei flying, Kuwabara biting off a curse as his back crashed into a tree.

"Keep your eyes open!" the demon roared, already in his 80% form and lashing out with a flurry of punches that reduced the surrounding landscape to little more than a collection of craters and rubble "Your enemies won't give you time to recover!"

Kuwabara cursed and flared reiki to his legs, kicking off and re-appearing behind the behemoth, his blow intercepted by a reverse elbow strike. He ducked under the retaliatory snap kick, sweeping out Toguro's legs and following it up with a rolling heel kick to the stomach. Toguro, naturally, rolled out of the way and delivered a sharp kick to the Tantei's side, sending him skipping across the ground in the opposite direction.

"Better!" the demon barked out, charging towards the figure with his fists glowing with youki, a leer on his face that showed he was in full combat mode, which was somewhere between 'Phychotic axe murderer' and 'Hannibal Lechter' on the freak out meter "Let's see you keep it up for the rest of the day!"

Kuwabara rolled to his feet, his own fist glowing with Reiki as he thrust it forward, the two blows colliding in a burst of red and gold energy, blinding both fighters and wiping out several stunted trees in the area with the shockwave.

"It won't be long now." Seiko noted, standing with Tsuruko and Iruka in front of the gates of the Shuren no Mon, patiently awaiting the completion of Kuwabara's training "The day is almost over…"

"I'm amazed that there were no side effects." Iruka muttered appreciatively, holding his chin in thought as he turned to regard the matriarch "I mean it's unprecedented! The human mind cannot withstand the dark energies of Makai for more than a day at most!"

"Ah, but Kuwabara-kun HAS encountered it before." Tsuruko reminded her onetime mentor, a serene smile on her face as she looked towards the gate "After all, he IS the one that cut through the Kekkai all those years ago."

Iruka nodded grimly, recalling the aftermath of what their clan referred to as 'Sensui's Jihad' with a grimace. Sensui Shinobu had been considered the most prominent Reikai Tantei of his time, a prodigy that had created his own unique fighting style without anyone helping him out. When he'd retired, his faith in humanity shaken by the events of the Black Book Club's mansion, Aoyama Seiji, Tsuruko's father and then clan leader, had offered the man sanctuary, a place to heal his wounded heart.

Of course, by that point Sensui's personality had already been fractured beyond repair, the 'Black Angel' took advantage of that kindness to seclude himself in their temples, meditating and honing his techniques against them in what appeared to be friendly spars. It wasn't until someone had realized the gates to the Shuren no Mon had been opened recently that they realized how deeply they'd been deceived, but by then Sensui had already withdrawn from the compound.

Seiji had led a task force to track down the former Tantei, wanting nothing more than to keep the man he'd come to regard as friend from doing himself harm. When the survivors were found it was learned that Sensui had ruthlessly butchered them with his newly awakened Sei-Kou-Ki, his face as impassive as a mask as he'd gouged out Seiji's heart with his bare hands.

Ever since then the Shinmeiryuu had barred it's doors to all but those it felt were worthy of trust, only trainees and those that were sent from trusted sources were permitted within the hallowed training grounds, and with the exception of Tsuruko, no other trainees were forced to endure the Shuren no Mon's trials.

"He will persevere." Seiko spoke up, startling the trainer from his thoughts with the confidence in her tone as she gazed up at the towering gates "He will emerge from these gates a changed man…but in power only, not in spirit."

"I agree." Tsuruko spoke up, her gaze confident and smile gentle "He reminds me of father in a away," she admitted, to Iruka's shock "that gentle, reassuring presence that somehow manages to calm you, put you at ease. I didn't think I would feel it again."

'Would be that he possessed even a DROP of Seiji-sama's charisma and skill.' Iruka muttered, though it was without disdain, merely wistfulness and longing for the man he'd once considered a friend.

Their thoughts were silenced as the gates stirred, slowly creaking open of their own accord, the hinges moaning ominously as dust and ki filled the air. They shivered, the feeling of the dark energies of Makai washing over them like fog, the smell of blood rich air wafting from the depths of the cave as they awaited the emergence of the tantei.

Sayo cowered close to Seiko, the spirit of the schoolgirl trembling as the evil energies wafted around her, only Seiko's presence shielding her from being tainted by them. She'd been concerned for her sensei and friend ever since he'd disappeared into the cave, though the fact he'd emerged earlier on had been a relief, even if he hadn't stopped by to say hello. Not that she was lonely, Seiko and Tsuruko were nothing if not perfect hosts, eager to share tales of their exploits with the terminally shy spirit, and there were trainees that had expressed an interest in Mahora, though they never explained why.

A figure stepped into view, drawing closer through the gloom, his battered Hakama and uwagi torn in several places, both sleeves ripped off at the shoulders. His torso, what was visible, was a mess of bruises and scars, though neither looked recent and seemed to be healing well enough on their own. His face, though haggard, had a proud grin stretched across it, and his hands were stuffed into the gaps in his Hakama like pockets as he exited the cave, looking exhausted and battered, but nonetheless victorious. "Yo…" He greeted, lifting an arm to wave at the group in greeting "I keep ya waitin' long?"

"KUWABARA-SENSEI!" Sayo cheered, rushing forwards and tackling the battered Tantei in a glomp that would've impressed a certain Chinese Amazon, Kuwabara actually stumbling slightly, landing on his ass with an undignified yelp as his spectral student hugged him tightly "YOU CAME BACK!"

"GAH! Sayo-chan!" the Tantei exclaimed, flailing his arms around in panic as his skin tingled from the contact with the overly emotional, yet unassuming spirit's ectoplasmic form "COLD! TOO COLD! MY RIBS!"

"So cute…" Seiko noted, she and Tsuruko giggling into their uwagi sleeves as Kuwabara thrashed about, trying to, gently, dislodge the sprit that was unintentionally aggravating his wounds. Iruka, torn between bemusement and exasperation, settled for shaking his head and chuckling weakly at the sight.

None of them paid any mind as the Shuren no Mon slowly closed itself, the chains that sealed it clanking back into place of their own accord.

Inside the gate, Toguro stood in his untransformed state, pulling his trench-coat back on as he waited for the pocket dimension to dissolve, sending him right back to his eternal torment. He couldn't say he was looking forward to it, hell at the end of it he'd completely cease to exist, but this was his punishment for his crimes as a demon, and Toguro was nothing if not a man who paid his dues.

"Toguro-san." A voice called out from on high, the human turned B-class demon turning to find the dark haired ferry-woman, 'Ayame was it?' floating in the air overhead, her face as regal and composed as ever.

"That time huh?" the demon noted, shrugging his shoulders and placing his hands inside his coat pockets "Time flies I suppose, even in this place."

Ayame said nothing, merely looking over the tall man impassively, before turning her head to the spot the gates had appeared at to release Kuwabara "Did he succeed?"

"Kid's got a lot of potential, I could see that even back at Tarukane's mansion." Toguro admitted, tone level "The only reason I focused so hard on Urameshi is because he had the best chance of beating me head on, Kuwabara was good but lacked the proper training and determination."

"So how did he measure up?" Ayame asked, looking over the one-time lover of Genkai and one of the best martial artists of his generation with a curious glance, only to blink as he began to chuckle.

"It's oddly ironic really…" Toguro admitted "me training Kuwabara, Genkai training Urameshi…both our styles getting passed on to the appropriate students." He snorted, looking down at his hand, which to Ayame's shock was bruised and had several broken fingers "That's karma I suppose…now enough of this small talk…let's get going."

"I'm afraid I can't do that." Ayame replied, hovering lower and pulling a file out from her kimono "Something's come up…"

Toguro quirked an eyebrow, accepting the file, which bore his own name, and flipping it open with a frown. "…the hell's this?"

"Due to the revelation of the former Enma-Daiou's transgressions, all demon's judged by Reikai have had their cases re-examined." Ayame explained "As such, Koenma-sama managed to pull some strings, bringing your past deeds as a human into new light," she nodded at the man "That, coupled with your current activities with Kuwabara, has entitled you for parole."

"Are you kidding me?" Toguro muttered, quirking an eyebrow at the woman in disbelief from behind his tinted glasses "I CHOSE to be sent to the depths of hell, my past deeds as a human entitled me to that right, where does that brat get off changing my sentence?"

"Well," Ayame muttered, pulling out another file "There's a reason he pulled you out, it seems that one of the Makai depths we've been investigating has recently had a power shift…the reigning demon of the area passed away, and all his underlings are running amok."

"And Koenma wants me to sort them out?" Toguro muttered, honestly wondering how Urameshi had put up with the toddler god for so long, accepting the file from the ferry woman and quirking an eyebrow at what he saw "The hell?"

"It's a...complicated matter." Ayame admitted, shaking her head in disbelief, having perused the contents herself already "But the higher ups are putting a lot of pressure on Koenma-sama to resolve things according to their designs."

"Bureaucracies…" Toguro muttered disgustedly, having had his fill of politics as a human, before snapping both files shut and returning them, before shaking his head with a grin "Well then…what're we waiting for?"

"Thank's for everythin'." Kuwabara offered, dressed once more in his suit and tie, his attaché case held in one hand as he bowed from the waist, facing the assembled Shinmeiryuu warriors as he prepared to leave their grounds.

"The honor was ours, Kuwabara-kun." Seiko assured the tantei, returning the bow, along with a few of the other trainers, "We truly regret we couldn't have learned of you sooner, you'd have made a fine addition to the Shinmeiryuu." She nodded to the side, and a female trainee stepped forwards, holding out a set of Hakama and Uwagi "Still, please accept this gift from us, as an honorary member of the clan."

"Ah you don't have to do that." Kuwabara offered with a flush, honestly embarrassed by their apparent regard for him, though he accepted the clothes from the girl, missing her slight flush as he tucked it under one arm "I'll send Genkai-Baachan your regards."

"Please do." Seiko offered, smiling serenely at the man "And feel free to stop by again if you feel you need more training, our gates are always open for you."

Kuwabara nodded, bowing one last time before making his way down the steps, noting that the hidden sentries in the trees had respectfully made themselves visible out of deference for his status as a guest, some of them saluting from their positions as he passed. The tantei proceeded down the steps, idly noting how alive the area felt, his newly sharpened senses picking up the very ki of the trees around him, his eyes catching the movement of the leaves as they danced on the wind.

He was so caught up in marveling his new senses, that he almost missed Tsuruko's ki as she waited for him at the bottom of the steps, her arms folded inside her uwagi and Shippu cooing softly on her shoulder.

"I wanted to see you off myself." The former shihan explained, smiling serenely at the younger man's confusion as she stepped away from the wall, nodding at the bundle "I see Hahaue passed on the training gi."

"Yeah," Kuwabara agreed, gripping the bundle closer, honestly wondering when on earth he'd be needing it, as he wasn't likely to wear anything other than suits at Mahora "Couldn't think of a polite way to turn her down."

"I see." Tsuruko chuckled, understanding the look on his face all too well. It took dedication to wear the traditional garb at all times, only those that lived at the compound like she did could pull it off and not look strange walking about town. "Can I walk with you for a while?" she asked, startling the tantei "If you don't mind and old woman's company that is."

"You're not old." Kuwabara countered with a mutter, flushing at how familiar that sounded, even to himself, and averting his eyes from Tsuruko as she smiled at him appreciatively "I mean…that is uh…"

"You're a kind man Kuwabara-kun." Tsuruko chuckled, smiling wistfully at him as she walked with him to the Kyoto train station "I'm glad that Konoka-chan's first kiss was with a man like yourself."

"Oh great! Does EVERYONE know?!" Kuwabara griped, gripping his head furiously as he tried to force down the memory of the embarassing conversation with Eishun "It was an accident alright! I didn't mean-!"

"I understand that," Tsuruko assured him with a smile, before nodding down the platform to where a small figure was being tossed through the air "Now you'd best hurry back to your students, Negi-kun looks like he need rescuing about now."

Kuwabara chuckled at Negi's nasty habit of attracting trouble of the female kind, and was about to walk off, when he felt a hand on his sleeve, looking back to find Tsuruko looking at him solemnly. "Kuwabara-kun…" the woman uttered, her tone soft "I would ask a favor of you…" she looked away, placing a hand to her chest "Please…look out for Konoka-chan…keep her safe."

"Uh…sure?" Kuwabara replied, looking shocked, and a little confused, at the woman's request "But I don't see what you need ta worry about," he assured her "th' dissenters were all rounded up, n' Sakurazaki's sticking ta her like glue." He grinned and flexed a muscle "But don't you worry none, Negi n' I've got her back!"

"Thank you," Tsuruko offered, stepping over and placing a chaste kiss on the stunned Tantei's cheek, smiling at his expression before walking off, leaving the man to be swamped by his students, the shrieking horde demanding to know the identity of his 'Kyoto Beauty' as she took her leave in the confusion, blending in with the crowd.

'After all', the demon sword noted, as she watched Konoka board the train, arm-in-arm with a blushing Setsuna 'it IS a mother's prerogative to ensure that her daughter was well looked after,' she smiled sadly as the girl disappeared into the train 'even if she cannot do so herself.'

And with that, the Kyoto-trip arc has drawn to a close. Which means I can start building up to the Mahora fest arc.

No, I do NOT intend to have Kuwabara go with Negi to the Magical world, Koenma wouldn't let him anyways, so things may get a bit different later.

Though the idea of Kuwabara versus Rakan makes me drool bullets.

But first, some answers to obvious plothole questions.

1. Yes, Negi and the girls went to Nagi's house while Kuwabara was off finishing things with Toguro. i didn't write it in because it wasn't that different, only Chachamaru and Eva were missing.

2. No I'm not gonna tell you Toguro's fighting style. I'll let that be a surprise for later.

Now that that's said, play the Nadesico music!

Narrator: Alas! Parting is such sweet sorrow!

Eishun: Tsu-chan?! WHY?!

Narrator: The triumphant heros returns to their castle!

Eva: Where's my present?

Narrator: But what's this?! A new contender for our heroe's love has arrived!

Ayaka: Keep away from Negi-sensei you skank!

Yue: (deadpan) I think he means Kuwabara-sensei...

Narrator: Truly Kuwabara, you are in the springtime of your Youth!

Next time on Reikai Sensei Kuwabra: Sparking! An old spark reignites?

?: Who the heck is this pervert?!

R&R or no more highschool antics for you!

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