Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Promise Me Forever ❯ Sorry For Caring ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter 3: Sorry For Caring

Tuesday morning, Yusuke actually decided to come to school. Why? Because Tuesday meant that the girls would be wearing skirts instead of sweatpants. And that meant flipping season.

"YUSUKE, YOU JERK! YOU PERVERT!" Kayko screamed when Yusuke flipped up her skirt, and slapped him.

But on to his next prey. Ah, yes, the popular girls who wore their skirts so high, what did it matter if he flipped them up?

"JACKASS!"

Yusuke could've sworn she'd broken his nose. But hell, it was worth it. She'd been wearing a thong.

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Suichi liked math. It was one of his favorite subjects, in fact. Which would make one wonder why he hated going to the class. Maybe it was the classroom. It didn't feel right. Yeah. That was it. Which would explain why Suichi had spent all last year with the classroom as his homeroom and he didn't feel at thing. Dammit, what was wrong with him?!

But as soon as Suichi entered the classroom, he remembered the reason for his distaste. The teacher. He was new, this year, and had an odd sense of what was appropriate attire for a Catholic school. He never cut his hair, it seemed like, and he wore all black and purple. And then there was that mask that he sometimes wore, the mask that the rest of the school had dubbed "The Michael Jackson Mask" and argued over its purpose, as there was obviously no plastic surgery going on and there wasn't any outbreak of SARS.

Mr. Karasu was only the creepiest teacher to ever come to Our Lady of Fatima School.

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Paul hated math. The only relatively okay side of the damn thing was the teacher. He was odd, and had a habit of picking on poor Suichi Minamino. Not that Paul cared, really. He was just glad it wasn't him.

Really, what Paul did for most of the 45 minutes was make animal noises. It was fun to see Karasu's reaction to it all. Call him immature, whatever. This was an experiment, if you will- an experiment in patience. How long would Karasu be able to hold out before exploding?

"Whichever imbecile is making those distracting sounds, STOP. IT. NOW. Or shall I get the detention cards out? Hmm?"

Only 15 minutes? That was no fun.

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Kazuma kept the lookout for the love of his life. The one and only. The perfect Botan, assistant kindergarten teacher! And there she was, her blue hair streaming out behind her as she walked into the schoolyard and to the teacher's lounge.

"Hey there, pretty lady," Kazuma greeted her like the oh-so-sexy 13-year-old he was.

"Ug. Kazuma. Hi. Now run along like a good boy and play with your friends."

"Anything you like, Botan, baby."

Botan almost gagged as she scampered away.

"Dude, you suck," Paul said, almost choking on his laughter.

"What?"

"She's too old for you! She treats you like a four-year-old!"

"Shut up."

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"He's not worth it, Yukina," Kayko assured her friend, who was trying to smile. They'd just witnessed the scene between the teacher and the student.

"Oh. Right. Do you have any paper on you, Kayko?" Yukina asked, already pulling out a pencil from her pocket. Her friend nodded in a comforting way and passed the looseleaf to her.

Quickly, Yukina began to sketch something, sniffing every so often and brushing her tears away. She erased a line here or there before taking out her always handy box of colored pencils. The finished product was delivered to Kayko's hands within a matter of minutes. It was a dark scene of a blue-plumed bird, completely realistic. Hands reached out to trap it and pull it back from where it once flew in the violet sky.

"It's beautiful, Yukina," Kayko whispered.

"Thanks."

Drawings like this were like jewels, rare and beautiful, and came usually only when Yukina was feeling some sort of deep emotion.

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That same drawing was tacked up in Yukina's room by the end of the day. It joined the fifteen others already hung up.

"What're you doing?"

Yukina jumped, startled at her brother's sudden appearance in the doorway, and poked herself with the thumbtack.

"Don't do that, Hiei."

"Did he make you cry again?" Hiei asked, observing his sister's latest drawing.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Kazuma Kuwabara. He did, didn't he? I'm going to kill him, I swear."

"Hiei! No, he didn't all right? And if he did, it's my problem!" Yukina turned away from her brother, angered at how he always felt the need to protect her from everything. She didn't need to be sheltered!

"Sorry for caring," was all Hiei said before exiting and shutting the door behind him.

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"Hey Ana?" Sarah asked her sister while they were doing homework.

"Hm?"

"Where do you keep getting the deli food?"

"Dunno. It appears out of thin air right around lunchtime. Maybe you could explain it."

Sarah sighed at her obstinate twin.

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::Sighs:: I'm sorry, but if no one reviews, I'm going to have to pull this one off the air.