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Didn't you notice?
Chapter 7
Didn't you notice?
Chapter 7
A pair of bright, yet surprisingly gentle, crimson eyes. Soft teal hair that fell in layers down her back. A small body, firm yet petit. Yes, Yukina was truly the girl of Kuwabara's dreams. Unfortunately the teen had decided to dream right in the middle of one of his classes. But that didn't matter to him. No, all that really mattered to him was his quest, what he desired the most. To make the one he loved happy. And he knew exactly how to do that. The one thing that Yukina wanted the most: to find her brother! Now Kuwabara was, as one can imagine, the hero of his dreams. Yukina's Kazuma had found her brother, rescued him from a powerful band of demons, (on his own, of course) and reunited them at last. Yes, all was well. The great hero Kuwabara clasped Yukina's hands in his own, their eyes locked, and-
Have you ever experienced one of those moments in which you are taken completely by surprise? Yes, I'm sure most everyone has. But what of that feeling, that 'surprise', the sends the worst kind of fear deep into your heart?
-suddenly Yukina was gone, and Kuwabara was alone. The entire scene around him changed in an instant. The bright blue sky faded into the darkest shade of black, and the earth shone with a fierce crimson light. As blood red rain began to fall from the sky a thick black smoke arose from the ground, distorting reality until it felt as though he were hanging in the air, red and black smoke swirling all around him. Then, for no more than a second, the entire world flashed with a bright white light, and then the crimson and ebony scene fell back into place. This pattern continued, the white light shining with a blinding ferocity more and more frequently until all three colors swirled together with a dizzying effect and then erupted in a great seismic blast.
Kuwabara awoke with a scream, toppling out of his chair and landing in the walkway between the desks. Most of his classmates burst out laughing, while a few just shook their heads.
"Kuwabara-san." The teacher said exasperatedly. "Please return to your seat."
Kuwabara looked around at everyone else, dumbfounded. How had they not felt that? Had it really been just a dream? No, there was no way that any dream could have felt as real as that. There was something there, something he was sure his own mind had not created. There was pain. The teen stood quickly, looking from the rest of his classmates, most of which were still laughing, to the teacher, who appeared to be about ready to scold him for the interruption.
"I-have-to-go-to-the-bathroom!" Using the first excuse that popped into his head Kuwabara scrambled out of the classroom, not bothering to wait for an answer. He tore through the halls, burst through the door and sped past the school gates, a single objective on his mind. I gotta find Urameshi! Kuwabara may not be the brightest crayon in the box, but even he had enough sense to know that something was wrong.
The teen didn't pause for a moment as he ran towards the one place he thought Yusuke would most likely be, seeing as he hadn't been at school. The arcade. He had nearly reached the small building when he saw Yusuke dart past him a few streets ahead.
"Urameshi!"
But Yusuke had been running even faster than him, and he had hardly said his name before he was out of sight.
"Darn, where's he off to so fast anyway?" Not seeing too many other options he started after him, only to have Yusuke backtrack suddenly.
"Kuwabara!"
"Urameshi! I just had the freakiest dream, 'cept I don't think it was a dream at all 'cause-"
Yusuke's hand cut through the air in an impatient gesture. "Shut up and follow me!"
Kuwabara thought to question him; anxious to tell him of his strange disturbance in class, but Yusuke had already set off again.
After only a second Kuwabara followed suit. "Wait, Urameshi, I have to tell you-"
"There's no time!" Yusuke shouted back to him. "Kurama's in trouble, we need to get Genkai!"
Kurama? Kurama's in trouble? Then...no way, maybe that's what it was. But then...oh man, if that's what I felt, I don't even want to think about what Kurama must be feeling.
The two boys ran at full speed, wasting no time to stop for cars or other such obstacles, and so quickly clearing the more populated area of the city. Yusuke turned his head back to look at Kuwabara, who was still a few yards behind him. "Hurry up, there's no time to lose!" He turned his head back just in time to see Hiei drop down before him. He skidded to an abrupt stop, very nearly running into the small demon.
"Detective, come with me." Hiei demanded hurriedly.
"What the-? Hiei? What are-?"
"Move!"
And with that Hiei sped off back in the direction that the two boys had just come from. Taken aback at Hiei's abruptness Yusuke just shrugged to Kuwabara and followed Hiei. Kuwabara paused, standing and looking from the direction his teammates had run off to Yusuke's previous destination, the mountains rising from the earth about a mile away.
"Wait, where am I supposed to-?"
"Kuwabara." A strict voice interrupted. "This way, hurry." Genkai was standing just within earshot, waiting impatiently for the teen to follow.
Kuwabara nodded and quickly caught up to the old psychic.
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{End Chapter 7}
{End Chapter 7}
