Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Imaginary to Reality ❯ A Night of Memories ( Chapter 3 )

Mukuro5: Hey. Here is a new chapter. This one is…Well I like it. So here it is. Hope you like. Also hope you leave a comment.

 

Hiei: Stop annoying everyone.

 

Mukuro5: So you rather me torture you all in the story then waste time talking to people?

 

Kurama: You're torturing us in this chapter?

 

Mukuro5: Now why would I do that? I love you all. -laughs-

 

Yusuke: I don't trust her.

 

Mukuro5: You don't have to. I don't own YuYu Hakusho just Kelly, Sarah, and Tony.

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Chapter 3: A Night of Memories

“So, Kelly, I'm guessing by the school uniform that you're going to Shuichi's school now,” Yusuke said, looking at the outfit Kelly was wearing.

 

“Yes. I didn't know you three knew each other though,” Kelly answered.

“Yeah,” Kuwabara said.

 

Kurama noticed some strange aura. He looked around for a second while the others talked. After he scanned the surrounding area he didn't see anything, but he knew something was watching them.

 

“Sorry, Kelly, but we're in a hurry. See ya later,” Yusuke said, walking down the sidewalk.

 

“Bye, Yusuke, Kazuma, and Shuichi!” Kelly said waving.

 

“We better head off, too. How about we go to the arcade tomorrow?” Tony asked.

 

“That sounds great,” Sarah blurred out.

 

“Sure,” Kelly agreed.

 

Soon Kelly was alone again. She turned to face her front door when she noticed something. In the quiet of the evening a thought crossed her mind. It was weird to have just noticed it.

 

“I haven't seen Kuronue around all day,” Kelly said to herself.

 

That night Kelly lay awake in her bed. Some time around eleven o'clock she heard some noises coming from the direction of her dresser. Even though she knew what was making the noise she looked over anyways.

 

“What are you doing, Kuronue?” Kelly asked, looking at Kuronue as he placed a photo back down on her dresser.

 

No answer came from the normally talkative Kuronue. Kelly sat up in her bed as she continued to watch Kuronue look through some more photos.

 

“Those are photos of my friends and family. Where were you all day?”

 

“I was checking on some things,” Kuronue answered, picking up another picture.

 

Kelly sat on the edge of her bed and placed her elbows on her knees and rested her head on the palms of her hands. She watched as Kuronue looked at a picture of Tony and herself lying in the snow in front of her house. After watching Kuronue another minute Kelly decided to get up and walk over to him.

 

“I still don't believe you're my imaginary friend, but do you have any friends and family?” Kelly asked.

 

Kuronue placed the picture back but continued to stare at the photo. Kelly waited a bit longer for Kuronue to answer. It didn't come so Kelly was about to say something when he answered.

 

“I did,” Kuronue whispered his answer.

 

Kelly noticed that his voice sounded a bit heartbroken. Kuronue just looked at the photo with eyes that Kelly thought looked lonesome. So not to make Kuronue feel uncomfortable she decided to change the subject.

 

“Are you coming to school with me tomorrow?”

 

Kuronue didn't answer. Kelly walked back over to her bed and sat on the edge once more. Kuronue continued to look through the photos quietly. So Kelly lied back down on her bed.

 

“I wonder what got into him,” Kelly thought before going to sleep.

 

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Kelly woke up in a cold sweat, breathing heavier than normal. She looked around the room to find she was still in her room. When she looked at her door she found Kuronue sitting up against it. He had his head lowered and his legs crossed in front of him. Kelly got out of bed and quietly walked over to him.

 

“I didn't think he ever slept,” Kelly thought, smiling at the sleeping Kuronue.

 

She walked to her closet and pulled out her school uniform. She got dressed, looking over at Kuronue every once in a while to make sure he was still asleep. As she got done brushing her hair and teeth, she walked back over to Kuronue.

“He looks cute when he's asleep. It's the only time his mouth ever stays shut,” Kelly thought with another smile.

 

“Are you going to stand there all day staring at me?” Kuronue asked a bit chilly, lifting his head up to meet Kelly's gaze.

 

“Are you ready to go?” Kelly asked, grabbing her shoulder-strapped backpack.

 

Kuronue got to his feet. Kelly looked at him as the memories of last night came back to her. Her smile faded in mere seconds after that. Kuronue noticed this but decided not to say anything.

 

“Let's go,” Kelly said, opening her door.

 

They walked down the stairs with Kuronue following behind Kelly. Helen was in the kitchen washing dishes while whistling. Kelly decided it was best to just skip breakfast and head off to school. She didn't want to face her mother this morning.

 

When Kelly and Kuronue walked out of the house Sarah, Tony, and Kurama were walking passed her. She called to them with a wave as she closed her front screen door.

 

“Hey, Kelly,” Sarah greeted, stopping to wait for her friend.

 

Kurama, once again, felt a strange presence. He glanced around the surrounding area while Kelly walked up to the group. They continued to walk down the sidewalk together after they waited for Kelly to put on her shoes.

 

“Youko…” Kuronue whispered, staring at Kurama.

 

Kelly looked back to find that Kuronue wasn't following. He just stood at the end of her driveway, staring at them. So Kelly stopped and turned all the way around to look at him.

“What's up, Kelly?” Tony asked, turning around to see what was up with his friend.

 

“I'm not sure,” Kelly answered in an out-of-it kind of way.

 

“Hurry up or we're going to leave you,” Sarah warned her.

 

Kuronue finally started to move. Kelly waited to start walking until Kuronue was at her side. He walked beside her without a word and Kelly didn't want to ask what was up.

 

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The day went by slowly for Kelly. Kuronue followed her around all day but every time Kurama came around he stated to act funny and tried to stay away from him. After the dismissal bell rang Kelly walked out of the school without waiting for Kurama. She continued to walk until Kuronue and herself was a block away from the school. Once she thought that no one was around she stopped walking and turned to Kuronue with a smile. He just looked at her with blank eyes.

 

“Kuronue, what is up with you? Ever since last night you've been acting different,” Kelly stated, placing her hands on her hips.

 

“Kelly, who are you talking to?” came Kurama's voice from behind her.

 

Kelly turned around to see Kurama and a new person. This new person was a lot shorter than Kurama was and about five inches shorter than herself. He wore a black cloak with a white headband around his forehead. His hair, his black, blue, white starburst hair, defined gravity by standing straight up.

 

“No one, Shuichi. Who's this?” Kelly asked, motioning to the new person standing to his left.

 

“Oh, I am sorry. This is Hiei,” Kurama answered.

 

“It's very nice to meet you, Hiei. I am Kelly Anne Smort.”

 

Hiei didn't say anything to even show Kelly he heard her. Kelly waited another moment before trying to break the awkward silence created by the unanswered greeting.

 

“So, Shuichi, where are you two going?”

 

“Actually, we are going to meet with Yusuke and Kuwabara in the park,” Kurama answered, smiling at Kelly.

 

“Oh. Well, tell them I said, `hey'.”

 

“Good-bye, Kelly.”

 

So with that Kurama and Hiei started to walk off towards the park. Kelly walked down the sidewalk in the opposite direction. Kuronue walked to the right of Kelly. As Kuronue and Kelly were walking they came across a house with a beautiful front yard with roses growing along the walkway. Kelly and Kuronue stopped so Kelly could admire the flowers.

 

“What a gorgeous house! I wonder who lives here,” Kelly said out loud to no one particular.

 

“It's Shuichi's home. You didn't know that?” came Sarah's voice.

 

Kelly turned around to see Sarah and Tony behind her. She smiled at her friends as they did the same.

 

“No, I didn't. How do you know?” Kelly asked.

 

“We walk with Shuichi everyday since you began going to Mieou High. We do live further from the school than Shuichi does,” Sarah answered.

 

“He has such a beautiful home.”

 

“Yeah. Well, we have to go.”

 

Kelly said her good-byes when Tony and Sarah said theirs. She started to walk back home with Kuronue. When they got home she went up the stairs to her room. Before she even turned the doorknob she noticed Kuronue wasn't behind her. She turned to see him at the top of the stairs, which were several feet away.

 

“Kuronue—“

 

Kuronue smiled at her with the goofy smile he normally had on when he knew he was bugging her. Kelly didn't smile back nor did she want to. It was obvious to her that he was going to do something that was going to annoy her. He disappeared without so much as a word to Kelly after that.

 

“Man! He's starting to get annoying again!”

 

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The next morning Kelly woke up to a red and blue shirt landing on her face. She sat up before sleepily pulling the shirt off her head. That's when she saw Kuronue standing next to her mirror covered, sliding closet door. He watched her throw the shirt right back at him. To her surprise it hit him right in the face.

 

“What are you doing? Why are you throwing my shirts at me?” Kelly asked while yawning.

 

“One, it's impolite to talk while yawning, and two, you're going to be late for school,” Kuronue answered.

 

Kelly looked at her alarm clock, which was on the floor to her right, and sure enough school started in fifteen minutes. “Oh my gosh!! Why didn't you wake me up earlier?!”

 

Kelly jumped out of bed and quickly got her school pants off of her dresser. Then she ran back over to her bed and grabbed her uniform top off the edge of her bed. When she had her uniform in her arms she threw an angry glace over to Kuronue. He just looked at her a bit confused on why she was so angry.

 

“Either turn around or shut your eyes. I'm not getting dressed in front of you,” Kelly ordered.

 

Kuronue sighed as he turned around to face the closet doors. Kelly tapped her foot with an annoyed expression on her face.

 

“Not the closet door! If you haven't noticed yet: my closet doors are mirrors!” Kelly stated, getting frustrated that she was already late.

 

“It's not like I want to look anyways,” Kuronue stated, walking over to the open door.

 

Kelly quickly took off her sky blue silk pajamas. She, just as quickly, put her pants on and slipped on her shirt. She buttoned up her shirt as she ran down the stairs. Kuronue followed her calmly, trying not to laugh as she tripped running down her front door stoop.

 

“I can't believe it! I'm going to be so late!” Kelly yelled, slipping her shoes on as she started to run down her driveway.

 

As Kelly ran down the sidewalk, she tripped since her shoes were still being put on. Kuronue just laughed at the site. This made Kelly cross with Kuronue so she took off her right shoe and threw it at him.

 

“Are you okay?” Kurama asked, looking down at Kelly who was still lying on the ground.

 

Kelly looked up to see Kurama standing in front of her. She blushed as she got to her feet with Kurama's help. Kelly straightened her uniform as Kuronue walked over to her left side.

 

“We better hurry up or we'll be late,” Kurama stated.

 

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Lucky for both Kelly and Kurama they got to their first class just as the starting bell rang. Kelly was out of breathe by the time she sat down in her chair. Kuronue decided to annoy Kelly by sitting on her desk. It didn't really bother Kelly at the moment since she was trying to catch her breath once more.

 

“Miss Kelly, why do you only have one shoe on?” Kurama leaned over to whisper to her.

 

Kelly looked down at her feet. In deed she did only have one shoe on. It totally slipped her mind that she threw her right shoe at Kuronue. This fact started to make Kelly blush terribly. This turn of events means she ran all the way to school and through most of the school with only one shoe on. Kuronue grinned as he put her missing shoe behind his back.

 

“Please, give me my shoe back,” Kelly whispered to Kuronue.

 

“Why? Do you really need it?” Kuronue asked innocently.

 

“Kuronue, give it back.”

 

“Fine. I don't want you to have a conniption over it,” Kuronue said, tossing her shoe back to her.

 

Kelly put her shoe back on her right foot. She nodded to Kurama to signal her thanks. Kurama smiled while give her a nodded back.

 

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It was a normal day during their second class. The teacher was late again so the class had time to talk some more. Kelly took this time to talk to some of her friends that sat around her. Her and two other of her friends sat on their desks while her other two friends sat in their desk.

 

“Have you seen Minamino's house? It's beyond gorgeous!” Kelly asked, moving her legs out of the chair so Kuronue could sit since she was sitting on her desk.

 

“No. You went over to Minamino's house? You are so lucky,” said a girl with short, almost spiked, brown hair.

 

Kurama was reading as everyone continued to talk. He caught what Kelly said even though he wasn't trying to listen in. It made him wonder if she was the one who did it to his room.

 

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The rays of sun that came through his window started to annoy Kurama. He thought putting a pillow over his head would stop the inevitable. It did for another few moments but, alas, his mother called to him.

 

“Shuichi, time to get up. Breakfast is on the table,” Shiori called up to her son's room.

 

“Yes, Mother,” Kurama called back, pillow still over his head.

 

Kurama took the pillow off his head with his eyes still closed. He really didn't want to go to school this particular day. He knew he could tell his mother he was sick and she would believe him.

 

He opened his eyes to find his room a complete mess. His dresser was knocked over and his pictures were on the floor. Some of his jeans were strewed all over the floor and on his bed. To add to this war scene, his book bag was dumped and papers were everywhere.

 

“What the heck…What happened?” Kurama asked, getting out of his bed.

 

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The bell rang for lunch sooner than Kelly realized. The other students quickly left the room, but Kelly took her sweet time. She put a few things in her backpack before heading out of the room. As she walked out of the room, Kurama grabbed her left wrist gently. She turned to him with a warm smile.

 

“Hello, Shuichi. Is there something I can help you with?” Kelly asked sweetly.

 

“Shinrin, what are you planning?” Kurama asked in a threatening way.

 

“Shinrin? What is wrong with you, Shuichi?” Kelly asked, pulling away from him.

 

Kurama tightened his grip on Kelly's wrist so she couldn't leave. Kelly winced from the sudden pain that came from Kurama's grip. She tried to pull away again but failed.

 

“Shuichi, you're hurting my wrist,” Kelly pointed out, looking into Kurama's eyes.

 

“Shinrin, I suggest you go back to the hole you slithered out of,” Kurama warned, letting go of her wrist.

 

Kelly took several steps back, a bit shaky. Kuronue came walking out of the room at this time. Kurama felt that strange aura again. This fact made him even more certain Kelly was the demon they were after. Kelly held her left wrist to her chest and started to hurry towards the cafeteria. Kuronue followed after her down the hall.