Chapter 5:Club Activities

Author's Notes: Between Code Vein and the Final Fantasy VII remake I've been rather lacking in motivation. I did most of this chapter in a day, it's a little short and not the best but it's mainly to see if there's still interest in me continuing with this. If you want to see more please feel free to review/ favourite/ follow. Also I'm thinking starting a new Undertale crossover Sans making his way to a different world, if you'd like to see that and any ideas for a suitable world please comment. Thank you

Kuwabara opened his eyes, the incessant beeping of the alarm clock ringing in his ears, stretching his arm out he slammed his fiat down on the clock. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, he stretched and yawned before rising from his bed; he made his way to the small en-suite of his dormitory room. After relieving himself, he bathed and brushed his teeth, styling his pompadour in front of the mirror before putting on his school clothes. As he made his way out of his room and into the dormitory itself; boys in varying states of dress milled about, some displaying some very inhuman features, their human disguises having slipped during the night, it hadn't taken long before he was used to such sights, few looked worse than an average demon. Exiting the dorm, he did not see any of his old friends, however Tskune called out to him. "Hey, Kuwabara. You're up early, want to walk to class together?" He asked trying to make friends with the surly looking boy, "I mean we've not really spoke that much since we've known one another."

Kuwabara grinned at the shorter boy, "Sure Tskune. I make a point to get up early every morning, I go look for my sweet Yukina."

Tskune looked at him quizzically, "Who's Yukina?" He asked, having never heard the name before.

Kuwabara grinned a slight flush to his face, "She's the sweetest; I'm gonna make her my girl one day! We were told she's been attending school here but I haven't found her yet." His expression changed momentarily, disappointment and a tinge of sadness etched onto his harsh face, before they were vanquished by another wide smile. "Still I'll find her. You can bet on that!" Tskune unsure of what to say just nodded as he followed the other boy out of the dormitory, and around the campus grounds.

Hiei was not far behind them, a wooden sword slung over his shoulders he made his way towards a large tree in the centre of the campus, unlike the others trees dotted around the schoolyard, this one was in full bloom. A Sakura tree, however one overgrown to a truly monstrous size, after a few moments of stretching he began to lightly strike at the tree, as the leaves fell he cleaved each one in two, and then dissected each further still before they touched the ground. Lost in his thoughts and the repetitive actions of his training, he did not notice the girl who stood there watching him, Kurumu watched in awe barely able to follow his movements; Hiei satisfied with his morning exercise turned around, his eyes locking with her violet orbs. Sighing in resignation, he asked. "What are you doing here? It's much too early for class."

"I didn't sleep well, a lot of...funny dreams." The way she said this made Hiei shiver uncomfortably. "I've been up for a while so I figured I'd take a walk around the campus, I was bored. Lucky for me I seen you, cutie-pie, you're really fast, I could barely keep up."

"It was just something to keep my reflexes sharp." Hiei paused for a second, his voice becoming softer as he spoke. "I don't even know why I'm here, I was told someone I must protect is here, though now I'm starting to think that a lie. Perhaps I should go home."

"I don't want you to go home..." She spoke softly, eyes downcast. "Is this someone, your destined one?"

"Nothing like that, don't be foolish...she is my sister; she however is nothing like me...she is soft; too soft for a place such as this. Yet no matter how I search, I cannot find her, that dolt Kuwabara is searching too; somehow he believes he can win her hand and that I won't kill him in the process."

Kurumu was elated by the knowledge that his heart could still belong to her. She thought for a few seconds, she was rather more sociable than Hiei, perhaps she would know who he was looming for. "What's her name?"

"Yukina."

"I think I know her!" She practicality screamed, "She's about my height, right? Kinda cute, blue hair?" She smiled widely as Hiei nodded affirmatively. "She's in my class, we've never really talked, I'm sure I can drag her along to meet you though!" She pumped her arms enthusiastically. Hiei's expression changed, his usual scowl replaced by a soft, serene smile.

"Thank you." This was perhaps the nicest he had ever adressed the lovestruck succubus, who blushed at his soft tone. Slowly she walked up to him and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek, "You're welcome. I'll try to bring her along at lunch or after class if she's busy." Hiei much to her surprise didn't reprimand her for the kiss, he merely nodded his head, they stood there in silence merely looking at one another, until they heard the warning bell begin to ring.

Yusuke walked to class alone, "Jeez where did everyone go this morning?" He muttered his question aloud, "Was there something special I missed?" Opening the door to his homeroom class, he noticed that he was the first of his friends to make it there, sitting down at his desk, he leaned back in his chair, eyes closed as he waited for the others. Kurama was the first of his friends to show up. "Sorry, I had a few things to take care of today. I was a little behind on some homework."

"That's not like you, Kurama; I thought you took this school stuff seriously, not like I've been keeping on top of schoolwork, it's too boring here."

"I normally do, I've just been a little busier than usual of late; I'm sure that when the class ranking are released, you'll study harder my friend."

"I doubt it."

Before Kurama could reply, their other friends began to file into the classroom, shortly after everyone had taken their seats, Nekonome-sensei began to address the class.

"Good day everyone, starting from today, everyone will be joining a school club. This is another step towards blending into human society, attendance is mandatory however, everyone must join a club. If you have time please feel free to check out the newspaper club, which I oversee. Regular classes are cancelled today, spend the day checking out all the club's, I'm sure you'll all find something that suits your individual tastes. Class dismissed." Tskune and Moka made their way to the back of the class, to be greeted by Yusuke and Kuwabara, who both said. "Hey."

Kurama gave a polite hello, while Mizore and Hiei merely nodded. Moka spoke up, "Why don't we all look together? That way we can find a club that suits everyone."

"That's a good idea, it would be unfortunate to be separated from our friends." As Kurama spoke, Mizore gazed at him lovingly, though this escaped the notice of everyone except Moka, who gave the other girl an encouraging smile.

Hiei groaned as he stood up, "I could care less, just find somewhere I don't need to do anything." With these simple words, Hiei walked out of the classroom the others following in his wake.

Booths littered the school hallways, advertising the school's motley assortment of clubs. Tskune and Moka hung slightly back, talking quietly between the two of them, Mizore feeling a little overwhelmed kept close to Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara and Hiei payed the booths little attention, each of them rather uninterested in joining a club; some of the clubs they passed were rather odd, acupuncture and mummification clubs, these stood out even to the demons for their unusual nature. Moka and Mizore were approached by the chemistry club, who suggested that they brew love potions together, though they were sent running by a sharp glare from Kurama. "Some of these clubs vex me. I'd keep your wits about yourselves, something tells me some of these clubs are rather dangerous." He warned the others, his normally calm voice tinged with frustration.

Hiei smirked seeing his old friend so easily annoyed. "This is rather unlike you Kurama, though I must admit I would enjoy watching you deal with one of those clubs, it would make for a few seconds of entertainment."

Moka stared ahead at the boys incredulously, "There's no way he could beat up a whole club, is there?" She asked visibly confused, "He doesn't seem like a fighter...he seems quite gentle."

"Kurama is one of the kindest people I've ever met." Yusuke answered her, "I wouldn't want to piss him off though, even if he's fighting someone more powerful, he can always come up with some kind of winning strategy, now that I think about it he's actually pretty scary." He gave a nervous smile at the girl who's jaw was currently dropping towards the floor. "Even Hiei has said before, Kurama is one guy he wouldn't want to fight." Moka struggled to believe what she was hearing, the idea that he could defeat an entire club was ludicrous, he must be S-class she thought to himself, maybe those boys were as strong as her older sisters she thought, Tskune too was in a state of shock, though he was greatly relieved that he had made friends with such strong people. To Mizore these words, we're further confirmation of what she had witnessed beforehand,she was an A-class monster and the power she had felt from him, was beyond comprehension.

"Kendo club, all challengers welcome!" A tall lean student called, his head shaved into a top knot a wooden bokken slung across his shoulders, "Step up freshman, master the ways of the sword."

Hiei smiled at his friends, and everyone of them knew exactly what he had planned. He walked towards the taller boy, staring directly into his eyes. "I'll go."

The senior student looked down at the much shorter boy, seeing the obvious difference in size he grinned. "Are you sure about that? Aren't you a little small?" He mocked Hiei who smiled ever wider with each word.

"Oh I'm very sure, in fact I'm so sure that I challenge every member right here and right now."

The older boy visibly enraged, growled. "You cocky little shit." Swinging his bokken at Hiei's head with a vicious swipe, his blade met with only air, Hiei had moved behind the boy, mid-swing faster than his eyes could follow.

"You're slow." Seeing this unprecedented display of speed, the other club members circled around the boy, each wielding a wooden bokken. "Don't I get a sword?" Hiei asked, indifferent to whether or not he actually was given him, one of the members tossed a sword at him, which he deftly caught. "My thanks, now hurry up I've other clubs to check out." As one The Kendo Club advanced, Hiei was a blur, every swing of his sword made contact with an opponent, in a matter of seconds, the entirety of the club was collapsed upon the floor. Hiei dropped the bokken on the floor and walked away without so much as a backwards glance, Kuwabara was the first to speak up, those less familiar with Hiei were still trying to process what had just happened.

"You could have went a little easier on them y'know."

Yusuke answered his one time rival. "I think he did, nobody died; so he must be getting better at this whole control your power thing. Good job Hiei." He gave his shorter friend a thumbs up, which was ignored.

Moka broke the silence, "Let's go find another club, one far away from here." She was desperate to be away from the students who eyed them with a mixture of awe and fear, she was going to have to corner one of them and find out just what they were, but which one? She asked herself, Hiei was not an option, he was distant at best, asking him could lead to a confrontation, even if it didn't she would be rather unlikely to learn anything. Kurama was a possibility, he was the quietest among them, and perhaps the most mature, however Mizore was infatuated with the red head and she did not want to risk offending her new friend, or risk a misunderstanding between them. Kuwabara was kind, however he was a little hard to take seriously, he would make a good backup. Yusuke however seemed the most likely, he was the most sociable among them, and one of the more level-headed individuals, her resolve now strengthened, she was adamant that when the chance came she would ask him about their powers.

The group had little luck in finding a club, their conflicting tastes and rumours of Hiei's run in with The Kendo Club made finding somewhere for them all but impossible. Tskune suggested the swimming club but this was quickly shot down by both Hiei and Mizore, much to Moka's relief, she later explained that she wouldn't have been able to join anyway due to water being a vampire's natural weakness. As the day was drawing to a close, most clubs had already packed up their displays having found their quota of new recruits, Tskune and Moka were both feeling rather disheartened by their difficulties in finding a club, a familiar voice called out to them, rousing them from their own thoughts. "Yoohoo. Found you guys, only took me the entire day." Kurumu jogged towards them, dragging a soft featured girl with teal blue hair behind her. "This is Yukina, she's in my class." She introduced the girl to the other, though only two had not met her before, Hiei was silent, which confused Kurumu, she really thought he would have been happy with her, maybe this was the wrong girl, her self doubt began to eat at her, until Kuwabara ran towards Yukina, grasping her small hands in his he looked down at her, his cheeks scarlet a wide grin on his face.

"Yukina, my darling. How I've missed you."

The quiet girl smiled, the first time Kurumu had ever seen her classmate show so much emotion, "Oh Kazuma, you're still so funny. Everyone's here, I'm so happy to see all of you." Kurumu watched Hiei, as the others began to greet Yukina. He remained silent however, his almost permanent scowl faded away once again, inching her way towards him, she asked, her voice a whisper so the others wouldn't hear.

"Is that her?"

Hiei nodded, "Yes. That is indeed her, you have my gratitude." His voice betrayed little emotion but his words alone were enough to move her, emboldened she spoke again.

"Well that means you owe me then, right?"

"I suppose so..." He was aware that a potentially uncomfortable request was coming.

"Well you could give me a big sloppy kiss right here in front of everyone." She winked flirtatiously as she said so, the silence she was greeted with, proved that this was perhaps too much for the boy. "Okay fine then." She sighed a little disappointed. "You can come to my dorm room tonight for another date, just you and me I can make us dinner, maybe watch a movie together, I've a collection from the human world."

Hiei stood silent for a few moments while Kurumu stood there her hopeful expression, enough to soften even Hiei's stoney facade.

"Fine, I suppose I can live with that."

Kurumu danced happily, humming to herself, while the others a short distance away watched on in confusion. Their meeting was interrupted by the passing of Shizuka Nekonome, seeing them grouped together she asked.

"So have you all found a club?"

Yukina spoke up, "Yeah, me and a few girls from class joined The Homemaker's Club."

Nekonome smiled at the girl, "And the rest of you?" She was greeted by silence. "Okay then, well why don't you join the newspaper club, I'm oversee the club, I'm the faculty adviser. Besides nobody has joined this year, if nobody joins it might get shut down."

Moka spoke up. "I'll join the club, I'm sure Tskune would be happy to as well." To which he nodded, Nekonome eagerly looked at the others, who seeing little choice one by one agreed. Tomorrow would be their first day as members of The Newspaper Club.