Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Be With You ❯ An Unfamiliar Stir Of Feeling ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter Three

// "Can you believe him!?" Yusuke says to Kurama as the two of them walk home from school. "He comes to class with this big story about moving and expects everyone to believe him."

Kurama glanced only a second in Yusuke's direction before saying, "Yusuke, I think Kuwabara really is moving." He froze in his foot steps and pointed. "Look." Three large moving trucks came barrelling down the street, heading in the direction where Kuwabara lives.

Yusuke blinked seeing them go by, and for some reason an angry flash ran past his eyes, but he shook it off. "Those could be going anywhere, lots of people move."

Kurama nodded saying, "Yes, and it appears Kuwabara will be amongst them."

Balling his fist up, Yusuke loomed over the red head and shouted. "He's not moving!" Kurama laughed waving a hand to ward the enraged boy off. "All right Yusuke, he's not moving."

Satisfied with his victiory they continued walking in silence. Kurama kept giving Yusuke odd glances, he could tell there was something going on in his head and he could only wonder what it was. Asking would only make his friend blow up on him again. He had to think of some other way.......

'I know.' Thought the crafty fox. "Isn't that Kuwabara up there?" He asked. Yusuke snapped out of his walking coma and looked around. "Where, I don't see him?" He continued to skim the area with his eyes, until he heard Kurama laughing beside him.

"And just what's so funny?" Asked Yusuke, practically smashing his nose into Kurama's. Making a hastey retreat from the close contact, the fox explained. "My mistake." But the smile remained on his face.

The fox saw from the side of his eye, Yusuke cross his arm and turn his nose up. A low laugh wound through the red heads body, unheard by anyone but himself. 'I suppose it's expected after all we've been through together. Yusuke's actually going to miss Kuwabara.'

"Wow Kuwabara!" They heard one of the red head's friends saying in the distance.

"Huh?" Yusuke walked a little faster into a run to see what was going on.

"Yusuke wait!" Kurama called after him, following his run. Just as the two of them got close enough to the group of kids, Yusuke slammed to a stop against a tree almost knocking Kurama back having to stop so suddenly himself.

"Yusuke what are you....?" Started Kurama, but his words were cut off.

"Sssshhh!!! I'm trying to listen." The spirit detective silenced his friend tugging him by the shirt to stand behind him at the tree.

"What are you gonna do about the territory Kuwabara?" Asked Miyamoto. Kuwabara tossed his head in one direction and laughed placing his hands on his hips. "Hell if I know, looks like Urameshi's finally gonna be top punk with me gone."

Gritting his teeth, Yusuke shoved the sleeve to his uniform up so that it remained scrunched above his elbow. "I'll show him a punk." This time it was Kurama that grabbed him back behind the tree. "Just wait a moment." He said in his usual calm tone.

"We're really gonna miss you Kuwabara, you're a pretty cool guy." His other friend said. "Yeah," Okubo agreed. "you've been kinda like a brother to us all, it's gonna be weird not having you around." Kuwabara laughed and patted his chubby friend on the back.

"Oh come on guys, you can all visit me." Crossing his arms very matter-of-factly. "I'm not going that far, just the town over." His friends shifted uncomfortably.

"Yeah if you call Kawasaki close by. But new schools, new friends....it's gonna be rough adjusting," with a snap of his fingers, Miyamoto says. "just like that."

"Naah," Assured Kuwabara waving a hand before he balled a fist slamming it into his palm. "And if things get rough, I'll just make friends the same way I did here." Kuwabara and his buddies laughed.

"Hmph," Said a female voice. Shizuru walked over to her brother and his friends, then smacked the boy in the back of the head. "You mean making friends through sympathy because you're constantly getting beat up."

Yusuke laughed out loud at that one saying. "Good one Shizuru!" They all turned their heads to the sound but Yusuke and Kurama slipped back behind the tree before they were seen.

"Hey!" Shizuru shouted to the movers. "Don't scratch that!" The girl marched over to them to inspect the bruised ottoman and the four boys went back to their previous conversation.

Yusuke watched as the moving men went in and out of the Kuwabara house hold, carrying chair after chair and tables and desks. 'He's really moving....' Thought the spirit detective with his shoulders drooping over. "Come on Kurama, let's get out of here." He said in an unusual tone, that wasn't like him at all.

The two boys turned on their heels and started walking back in the other direction. Yusuke kept his gaze on the ground and continually sighed heavily. This time, Kurama chose to say something feeling bold enough to attempt it. "....Yusuke,"

The moping boy looked up over to Kurama. "Yeah?"

"Why don't you tell Kuwabara how you feel?" Yusuke's face twisted into an uneasy look. "You know, before he goes away."

Yusuke made a sound of disagreement and disgust, But Kurama pressed on. "It's better that he knows you were truly his friend than to have him, walk away, thinking that deep down you disliked him."

A steam driven angry sigh left the boys nostrils before he looked away from Kurama mumbling. "I don't dislike him- I mean, I don't like him....." Yusuke searched for the right thing to say that wouldn't roll around to a realization he didn't want to be true. "I don't know, leave me alone!" He snapped.

"Urameshi?" He heard the scratchy males voice. Spinning around to face him he saw Kuwabara walking up to him with his friends. "Uuuhhh," The spirit detective stammered.

"Heeeyy!!" He shouted to them with a wave. "Hey Kurama." He also waved to the other red head when he reached them.

"Hello Kuwabara." The fox replied and gave a nod to the boys he didn't know. Yusuke suddenly couldn't find his voice and let Kurama do all the talking. "I see you're going to be moving, I hope you have a good time where ever you're going to."

"Yeah we're heading to Kawasaki in about a week." Explained Kuwabara. "Mom says the apartment we're moving into is gonna be bigger than this one." Yusuke just stood their looking as though he'd swallowed something huge and it just wouldn't go down.

Kuwabara grabbed Yusuke into a head lock and started grinding his fist into his hair. "You must be pretty excited, huh Urameshi?" The red head joked. "Now you don't have to keep looking over your shoulder waiting for the day I come and beat you up."

Yusuke struggled within the grip until he was free, then tugging his clothes back down, he ran a hand through his hair. "Why would you beat me up?" Yusuke was saying. "So I can be tall enough to poke your eyes out when you get in my face."

A sly smirk spread across Kuwabara's face. "Here it comes." One of his friends said getting ready to see the two hit fight. Yusuke hitting Kuwabara and Kuwabara hitting the ground.

But instead all they heard was, "Good one Urameshi, I'll miss your dull wit when I'm gone." Seperating from his friends walking with the two a distance away. "Sorry I'm gonna be leaving the spirit fighting business, it was kinda fun."

"We're sorry we're going to lose you Kuwabara," Kurama stated. "You were very valuable to us as both a friend and ally."

Through his teeth Yusuke, fumed shouting. "Well I won't miss you at all, in fact." He got closer to the boy shouting louder. "I wish you'd hurry up and go!" Marching away, Yusuke was angrily grumbling to himself.

Kuwabara jutted a thumb in the spirit detectives direction asking. "What's with him?" Kurama looked after him shaking his head. "I don't know." He lied, because inside he was suspecting. 'I think he likes you.'//

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Kuwabara fished in his pocket for some change. He's standing at the front of the school by the pay phones so he can call home and check on Yusuke. "Hello Kuwabara?" He heard Kurama say a step behind him. "Who are you calling?" He handed the scratchy voiced male a quarter.

"Thanks." He replied and dropped the money into the phone, then dialed. Kurama waited behind him not meaning to pry but he didn't exactly see his friends until lunch, so he usually needed a catch up if something big were happening.

"Hey sis', did Yusuke get home alright?" He asked, adding. "And no tricks either."

"Calm down lover boy, Yusuke's fine." She said rather calmly. "Asleep at home in his little bed under the care of his mother. Happy now?"

"Thanks, can you tell Atsuko I'll be by after school?" Kuwabara glanced over his shoulder, seeing Kurama still standing behind him with question on his face. Covering the reciever he explained. "Urameshi's sick, he caught a cold earlier and had to go home."

"Oh," Nodded the fox. 'That explains the use of first names.' He affirmed, knowing that it was always serious when the two of them went by first names. "Okay sis, thanks. I'll see ya later."

He hung up the phone and turned to Kurama. "Urameshi's gonna be fine." He reassured and hearing his stomach give him a notice the red head grinned saying. "now lets go eat lunch I'm starving."

"Good idea."

Kuwabara headed for the stairwell but was jerked back by Kurama, grabbing his collar. "Kuwabara it's raining outside. We have to eat indoors today."

"Heh heh, I forgot. Then lets go this way." He lead. 'Boooy I can't wait til schools over. Urameshi's sure gonna be happy to see me.' The red head beamed.