Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Invisible ❯ Accidental Meeting ( Chapter 1 )

Basically, this is a story about a young woman in Sarayashiki High School that nobody notices, until she is finally seen by Kurama (I know he goes to a different school than Yusuke and Kuwabara, but in this story they all go to the same one!!) He quite accidently meets up with her, and become curious about her self conscious and detatched personality, only later to find out that she is living her life in fear of her abusive alcoholic father.

 

Disclaimer:

I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the characters within the series. All I own is my own character, Kasumi.

 

The noon bell rang in Sarayashiki High, and many students breathed a sigh of relief. This bell signaled their lunch hour and they were free from the demands of the teachers for at least forty minutes. Suichi Minamino rose from his seat calmly, relieved only by the fact that he could now spend his noon hour visiting with Yusuke and Kuwabara. He found school to be rather tedious and boring, considering he had the great intelligence of Youko Kurama within him to ensure he received 'A' grades. He found the teacher prattling on about subjects he knew everything about to begin with to be rather pointless. Yusuke and Kuwabara, on the other hand, while they may be immature and even somewhat crude and brutish at times, could at least give him a good laugh.

Stepping out of the classroom, he made his way to his locker, calmly putting away his books, and pulling out his lunch that his mother had religiously prepared for him every day for school for the past twelve years. Then he started off again, foregoing the pleasures of eating in the chaotic cafeteria and was prepared to find his companions in the back of the school.

There were several twists and turns and hallways he had to traverse before he reached the exit where they would be waiting for him. When he suddenly heard the annoyingly familiar sound of giggles and feminine whispers and catcalls coming from behind him, he stifled a moan. Casting a glance behind him, he saw a crowd of about twenty girls from his Fan Club (he hated that term, but it was sadly appropriate) approaching him at breakneck speeds.

Sighing inwardly, he decided that Yusuke and Kuwabara were going to have to enjoy this noon hour on their own as he spent the next forty minutes trying to avoid being molested by the mob of rabid women. He shot off.

Come on, Red. You know you'd enjoy it... Youko said, grinning from within his mind.

Suichi rolled his eyes. Not even YOU want those women to catch me and you know it, Youko! I cannot wait until I have graduated and can forego this lovely experience! I appreciate the sentiment, but they really do take this too far! The women in this school are absolutely hopeless!

Come on, just let one of them catch up with you! I've been waiting eighteen years to get laid!

Forget it! It's not happening! When I find a womn that I believe is right for me, then I will handle it! But it most certainly is NOT going to be some drooling woman who wants nothing more with me than to get into my pants!!

Rounding a corner with his superior reflexes, Suichi spotted a janitors closet and dove for it. He had never stooped to this level before when it came to trying to escape his fans, but he was seriously getting sick of running throughout the halls of the school, and just once, wanted to spend his lunch hour eating in peace and quiet.

He was greatly relieved when the door opened and he quickly ducked in, closing it as quickly and quietly as he could under the circumstances. He held his breath, his ear pressed against the door and breathed a sigh of immense relief as he heard the mob go running by, obviously not having a clue that he had just ducked in here.

Finally, he could have peace and quiet.

He turned, intent on finding a place to sit and froze, seeing a girl seated on some sand bags looking up at him. She had long light brown hair, so light in fact it could almost be classified as being blonde. It hung down on either side of her face, almost concealing it. But he saw bright azure eyes, full lips and a creamy complexion. She had a book in her hands and a backpack on the floor at her feet. Beside her, on a shelf, he was a bottle of diet coke and a partially eaten sandwich. Her expression was void as they regarded each other.

Hey, Red, isn't this that quiet girl that always sits by herself in the back of the classes?

Suichi blinked, recognizing her now that Youko had pointed it out. In all his years of attending school, he had never seen the girl say so much as a word or hang out with anyone. She was really quite antisocial, now that he thought about it. He had never seen her amid the mobs of women that usually chased him.

She was the first to break the silence between them, much to his surprise. "Don't worry. I'm not one of your fan girls, Suichi. I'm not going to try attacking you." He found her voice was soft and rather pleasing to to the ear.

The boy breathed a massive sigh of relief, hearing this, shaking off his surprise at hearing the girl speak. "I'm sorry if I am interrupting you, but I was rather... desperate and needed someplace where I could lose them. I find their attention to be rather annoying, to be quite honest." Then he blinked. "What are you doing in here? Your name would be Kasumi, right?"

The girl blinked now, showing surprise. "You mean someone other than a teacher bothered to remember my name? Wow, I'm shocked." Then she shrugged. "I come in here every lunch hour. It's quiet and nobody bugs you. The janitors don't use this room until after school is out, so nobody comes in here." She indicated an old chair that had some rags thrown on it in the opposite corner of the room. "Feel free to sit and eat in here. Those girls are probably prowling the halls trying to find you right now. I'm sure Yusuke and Kuwabara have gone through lunch without you before."

He blinked in surprise now. "How did you know that I'm friends with Yusuke and Kuwabara?"

She shrugged. "When you're as quiet as I am, you hear a lot... sometimes without even realizing it. By the way, if you're wondering who stole the boxers out of your locker last week, I suggest you talk to Nabiki Obunaga. She snuck in there while you were in gym and stole them. I heard her bragging about it in the girls locker room two days ago."

Suichi got a defeated expression on his face and moaned, seating himself on the indicated chair. He shook his head. "That... is easily the worst thing any girl has done to me."

She snorted. "Believe me, it's not. And you don't want to know."

Suichi tried to think of something worse than a woman stealing his boxers and doing the God's only knew what to them, and decided it was best to leave such contemplations for now. Best to change the subject before he wound up giving himself nightmares.

"I believe I will take you up on your kind offer to let me stay here. You don't mind, do you?"

She shrugged, returning to her book. "I wouldn't have suggested it if I did."

He blinked. "What is that you're reading, if you don't mind my asking?"

She wordlessly held up the book so he could see the cover and was even more interested to see it was a book on flowering plants and horticulture. "You like plants?"

Kasumi nodded again. "I'm thinking of putting in a garden. There's some small spaces for gardening on either side of the front door to my home, and I figure it would make our place look a little more inviting. Our place looks pretty shabby right now, but paint costs too much and we'd never have the time to fix it up properly anyway. So I figured I might start a flower garden instead. It would only take a few minutes out of my day to take care of it, and it's less costly."

He smiled. "Have you decided what flowers you wish to plant? I know a great deal about plants and horticulture myself and may be able to offer some advice, if you like."

She shrugged. "I'm not sure what I'd like to plant yet. That's why I'm doing a little research first. I want to make sure the plants I choose don't require a huge amount of care, because I'm pretty busy at home, and I don't have much time to dedicate to it. I don't want any flowers I plant to die on me, and at the same time, I want to flowers to be brightly colored so our yard and house doesn't look like it's condemned."

Suichi opened his lunch, taking out a dish with a sandwich of his own, and a can of iced tea. "Perhaps your mother could help you to look after the garden when you put one in."

He blinked when he saw a flicker of sadness in her eyes that was gone almost before he noticed it. She shook her head. "I don't have a mother. And my father works all day, and probably wouldn't be interested in putting in a garden in the first place. He would consider it a waste of time."

Suichi's eyes went wide. "You don't... have a mother?"

She shook her head, her hair swaying gently with the movement of her head. "She died while she was having me. I've never met her."

He took in a sharp breath and wisely decided to change the subject before he shoved his foot in his mouth. "I'm sorry."

She shrugged. "It's okay. I've never met her, so it's not like it's painful or anything."

Suichi was trying to think of something to say to this quiet and obviously withdrawn young woman, when she reached up to grab her bottle of diet coke off the shelf beside her. Her hair fell back from her cheek and his eyes went huge, seenig a large bruise that had been concealed.

He was on his feet and at her side in an instant. "Kasumi! How did you get this?" he asked in deep concern, his fingers brushing the dark bruise.

She blinked and shrugged again, smiling a little weakly. "I fell out of bed this morning and landed right on my alarm clock. I had a late night last night."

Suichi blinked, hearing this, and considered. He supposed, from the size of the bruise that it was possible, and so he decided to acquiesce amicably enough.

"Are you sure you're okay? It's rather swollen. Maybe you should get some ice from the nurse..."

Kasumi shrugged again. "I'm not worried about it. The swelling will go down by tonight. Besides, I'd rather not draw attention to it. People tend to jump to the wrong conclusions when they see a girl with a bruise on her f ace. My hair hides it well enough."

I find it odd, Youko said, that a woman as gorgeous as her would keep her lovely face hidden behind all that hair. I think she would look absolutely doable if she put it up in a style...

Youko... now is not the time... Suichi said, trying to hide his annoyance at his counterpart's comments behind a face of neutrality. Then he gave the girl a gentle smile. "If you're sure it's not necessary. I just want to make sure that you're okay."

She shrugged. "Your concern is appreciated, but I'm fine." She took a long swig out of her pop before replacing it on the shelf at her side once again. Then she reached for her own sandwich and took a few bites from it.

Suichi sat back down and focused on his own meal for a few moments, contemplating the woman that sat across from him.

I don't think I've ever met a woman as quiet as she is, Youko mused, watching her through Suichi's eyes. Although it is a nice change from the typical girl who would talk your ear off about nothing, it would be a little more entertaining if she was a little more talkative and... enthusiastic.

Suichi wondered about that as well, but it wasn't something he felt he could ask the girl right out. She certainly didn't seem to be the type you could ask personal questions of. From what he had seen of her in school, she never associated with anyone, and actually seemed to avoid contact with others at all times.

The girl stole a glance at her watch and started packing up her things. "Class starts in ten minutes," she said quietly.

Suichi blinked, and looked at his own watch in surprise. He was amazed at how quickly the time had passed. He quickly ate the rest of his sandwich and drank the rest of his iced tea, before rising with the girl and giving her a gentle smile.

"Thank you for allowing me to remain with you this noon hour. I do hope that I didn't intrude on your privacy in any way..."

She shrugged and shook her head. "You didn't. It was actually a nice change to have someone visit with me."

Then she opened the door, poked her head out, and the two of them left the storage room. Before Suichi could blink, the young woman was making her way down the hall wordlessly at a fast pace, heading for the science class. Suichi would have followed, but realized he had left his books in his locker and would have to retrieve them. By the time he got to the class, there would be several students in there, probably including Yusuke and Kuwabara who would more than likely be wondering why he never joined them out back.

 

Okay, there was chapter one! I would love to know what everyone thinks of my story, so please, please review! Thank you!! Chapter two will be up soon!!