House of Secrets
Ch 1: The Extra Room
Aspira opened the door of her hotel room and picked up her complementary paper, "I guess I should start looking for a place to live," she sighed as she opened it up. Aspira hummed as she looked through the ad section of the paper. "Ah," she said, as she looked at the picture of a large Victorian style house. She read the information, "'8 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 half bath, 1 kitchen and attached breakfast nook, 1 dinning room, pool and hot tub, large back yard. One room open, cost 350 a moth. Call 555-1425.' Wow that's cheap, and it's not in the city. I'll think I'll call." She walked to the nightstand and picked up the phone, and called the number. Someone picked up after the third ring. "Hello," said a man's voice on the other line. "Hi, I'm calling about the extra room," She said. "Okay, would you like to see it some time?" "That'd be great, could I come over today?" "Yes, some one should be here all day. Do you know how to get here?" "Yeah." "Okay, see you later." "Bye," she put down the phone and got dressed.
"Some one's at the door!" yelled Yusuke from his spot on the couch as he turned up the volume on the TV.
"You could always get up and answer it," sighed Kurama as he walked to the front door. He opened the door to see a girl of about 19, maybe 20, standing on the porch. She had long black hair and deep brown eyes. She was wearing a dark blue tank top and black jeans.
"Hi, I'm Aspira, I called about the room," she said with a smile.
"Oh, hi," said Kurama as he noticed he was staring at her, "I'm Kurama, you talked to me on the phone. Come on in."
"Thanks. So how many people live here?" Aspira asked.
"Seven so far, you want to see the room?"
"Yes,"
"This way," said Kurama as he led her up the stairs. He opened the door for her and followed her inside.
"Wow, it big," She breathed as she walked towards the window to look out side, "Your ad said 'large back yard' not jungle."
"I guess I've lent the plants have too much freedom," admitted Kurama as he ran his hand through his hair nervously.
"I like it," Aspira said as she turned around to face the tall red head, "It reminds me of the Amazon, well minus the big river." She laughed as she turned back to the large window. Kurama just stared at her, thinking 'how can it remind her about the Amazon'. "I'll take it," she said.
"Great you can move in when ever you want," replied Kurama as he came out of his plant fantasy.
"Actually, I have all my stuff with me," said Aspira as she set down her one backpack. Kurama's jaw dropped as he stammered, "That's ALL you have?" "Yeah," she said casually, "I move around a lot so I live light." "Oh, so what are you going to sleep on tonight?" he asked curiously. "I didn't think that far actually," Aspira admitted, "You don't happen to have a sleeping bag around here?" "I don't know, but if we can't find you one you can have the couch," replied Kurama with a smile, 'she is something different' he thought. "Sounds fine. So do I get to meet the other people I'll be living with?" she asked, as she hoped, 'If I'm lucky they won't be as charming as him.' "But of course, It's almost time for lunch, they come running then," he said as they left the room. "You all eat together?" Aspira asked. "Most of the time, but that's because I'm the only one that ever cooks," explained Kurama as they walked in to the kitchen by the second set of stairs. He started rummaging threw the fridge, trying to figure out what her could make. "Do you want help?" offered Aspira as she looked in too. "I'd love that," replied Kurama with a smile. 'He needs to stop doing that,' thought Aspira as she opened the vegetable draw. "So what are we making?" "I don't know, something fast." "How about a nice salad," said Aspira as she picked up the head of lettuce that was in the draw, and a couple of tomatoes. "Sounds great," agreed Kurama as he got out the cutting board and a big glass bowl.
Promptly at 12:30, the members of the house made their way to the dinning room where Aspira and Kurama sat. Aspira was in the middle of telling him about the time she spent in the Amazon, when Yusuke and Kuwabara walked in from the Living room.
"Hey Kurama, who's this?" asked Yusuke, "A Girlfriend?"
"Aspira, I'd like you to meet to some of your new house mates, Yusuke and Kuwabara," said Kurama as he pointed to Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Hi," said Aspira, "you guys hungry?"
"Yeah," said Yusuke and Kuwabara in unison as they sat down.
"Where are the girls?" asked Kurama as he started serving the salad.
"There, be here in a little," said Hiei as he walked in.
"Hey, Hiei. This is Aspira, she'll be taking the extra room," said Kurama as he nodded at her with his head.
"Hi," smiled Aspira.
"Hn," was all Hiei did.
"So, Kurama watch make us to day?" asked a tall girl with long blue hair that entered threw the kitchen.
"Salad, and Aspira did most of the work," replied Kurama as he continued serving the salad. Soon after the girl had sat down two others came and sat by Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Hi Aspira, I'm Botan," said Botan with a cheerful smile.
"Hey, are you taking the extra room?" asked Kayko, Aspira nodded, "Oh I'm sorry I'm Kayko." "I'm Yukina," said the girl that was sitting next to Kuwabara.
"So what do you all do for a living?" asked Aspira.
"Umm, well the guys are free lance," said Botan quickly, "and I schedule their jobs."
"I'm a studding to be a teacher," answered Kayko truthfully.
"Oh, what grade?" asked Aspira, as they started to eat their salad.
"Preschool," shouted Kayko over the boys as they gobbled their food.
"So Aspira, has Kurama showed you every thing?" asked Botan.
"No, just my room and the kitchen."
"Oh, well we'd show you around but we have to go shopping," said Botan. Aspira raised her eyebrow on the 'have to'.
"Kurama, you should show Aspira the garden," hinted Kayko.
"I'd like that," said Aspira, and it was settled.
"How many plants do you have growing here?" asked Aspira in aw as Kurama walked her threw the garden.
"I don't know, a few," replied Kurama, "hey Aspira, I'm sorry about Botan and Kayko, they like to get into people's business."
"It's okay," replied Aspira as she leaned over to smell a rose, "I wanted to see the garden."
"So, do you think it's still like the Amazon?" joked Kurama as he smiled at her.
"No, It's too peaceful," sighed Aspira, "You really planted all this?"
"More or less," said Kurama as he kept walking. 'She doesn't stop first the jobs then how you plant a jungle, we'd better have a meeting.'
"Hn," sighed Hiei from the tree he was sitting in. 'She's going to be trouble'
So that's the end of that chapter, hope you like it! ( Review please, oh and tell me if you think Aspira should end up with Kurama or Hiei. I'd appreciate it. ( —Oscar over and out
Aspira opened the door of her hotel room and picked up her complementary paper, "I guess I should start looking for a place to live," she sighed as she opened it up. Aspira hummed as she looked through the ad section of the paper. "Ah," she said, as she looked at the picture of a large Victorian style house. She read the information, "'8 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 half bath, 1 kitchen and attached breakfast nook, 1 dinning room, pool and hot tub, large back yard. One room open, cost 350 a moth. Call 555-1425.' Wow that's cheap, and it's not in the city. I'll think I'll call." She walked to the nightstand and picked up the phone, and called the number. Someone picked up after the third ring. "Hello," said a man's voice on the other line. "Hi, I'm calling about the extra room," She said. "Okay, would you like to see it some time?" "That'd be great, could I come over today?" "Yes, some one should be here all day. Do you know how to get here?" "Yeah." "Okay, see you later." "Bye," she put down the phone and got dressed.
"Some one's at the door!" yelled Yusuke from his spot on the couch as he turned up the volume on the TV.
"You could always get up and answer it," sighed Kurama as he walked to the front door. He opened the door to see a girl of about 19, maybe 20, standing on the porch. She had long black hair and deep brown eyes. She was wearing a dark blue tank top and black jeans.
"Hi, I'm Aspira, I called about the room," she said with a smile.
"Oh, hi," said Kurama as he noticed he was staring at her, "I'm Kurama, you talked to me on the phone. Come on in."
"Thanks. So how many people live here?" Aspira asked.
"Seven so far, you want to see the room?"
"Yes,"
"This way," said Kurama as he led her up the stairs. He opened the door for her and followed her inside.
"Wow, it big," She breathed as she walked towards the window to look out side, "Your ad said 'large back yard' not jungle."
"I guess I've lent the plants have too much freedom," admitted Kurama as he ran his hand through his hair nervously.
"I like it," Aspira said as she turned around to face the tall red head, "It reminds me of the Amazon, well minus the big river." She laughed as she turned back to the large window. Kurama just stared at her, thinking 'how can it remind her about the Amazon'. "I'll take it," she said.
"Great you can move in when ever you want," replied Kurama as he came out of his plant fantasy.
"Actually, I have all my stuff with me," said Aspira as she set down her one backpack. Kurama's jaw dropped as he stammered, "That's ALL you have?" "Yeah," she said casually, "I move around a lot so I live light." "Oh, so what are you going to sleep on tonight?" he asked curiously. "I didn't think that far actually," Aspira admitted, "You don't happen to have a sleeping bag around here?" "I don't know, but if we can't find you one you can have the couch," replied Kurama with a smile, 'she is something different' he thought. "Sounds fine. So do I get to meet the other people I'll be living with?" she asked, as she hoped, 'If I'm lucky they won't be as charming as him.' "But of course, It's almost time for lunch, they come running then," he said as they left the room. "You all eat together?" Aspira asked. "Most of the time, but that's because I'm the only one that ever cooks," explained Kurama as they walked in to the kitchen by the second set of stairs. He started rummaging threw the fridge, trying to figure out what her could make. "Do you want help?" offered Aspira as she looked in too. "I'd love that," replied Kurama with a smile. 'He needs to stop doing that,' thought Aspira as she opened the vegetable draw. "So what are we making?" "I don't know, something fast." "How about a nice salad," said Aspira as she picked up the head of lettuce that was in the draw, and a couple of tomatoes. "Sounds great," agreed Kurama as he got out the cutting board and a big glass bowl.
Promptly at 12:30, the members of the house made their way to the dinning room where Aspira and Kurama sat. Aspira was in the middle of telling him about the time she spent in the Amazon, when Yusuke and Kuwabara walked in from the Living room.
"Hey Kurama, who's this?" asked Yusuke, "A Girlfriend?"
"Aspira, I'd like you to meet to some of your new house mates, Yusuke and Kuwabara," said Kurama as he pointed to Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Hi," said Aspira, "you guys hungry?"
"Yeah," said Yusuke and Kuwabara in unison as they sat down.
"Where are the girls?" asked Kurama as he started serving the salad.
"There, be here in a little," said Hiei as he walked in.
"Hey, Hiei. This is Aspira, she'll be taking the extra room," said Kurama as he nodded at her with his head.
"Hi," smiled Aspira.
"Hn," was all Hiei did.
"So, Kurama watch make us to day?" asked a tall girl with long blue hair that entered threw the kitchen.
"Salad, and Aspira did most of the work," replied Kurama as he continued serving the salad. Soon after the girl had sat down two others came and sat by Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Hi Aspira, I'm Botan," said Botan with a cheerful smile.
"Hey, are you taking the extra room?" asked Kayko, Aspira nodded, "Oh I'm sorry I'm Kayko." "I'm Yukina," said the girl that was sitting next to Kuwabara.
"So what do you all do for a living?" asked Aspira.
"Umm, well the guys are free lance," said Botan quickly, "and I schedule their jobs."
"I'm a studding to be a teacher," answered Kayko truthfully.
"Oh, what grade?" asked Aspira, as they started to eat their salad.
"Preschool," shouted Kayko over the boys as they gobbled their food.
"So Aspira, has Kurama showed you every thing?" asked Botan.
"No, just my room and the kitchen."
"Oh, well we'd show you around but we have to go shopping," said Botan. Aspira raised her eyebrow on the 'have to'.
"Kurama, you should show Aspira the garden," hinted Kayko.
"I'd like that," said Aspira, and it was settled.
"How many plants do you have growing here?" asked Aspira in aw as Kurama walked her threw the garden.
"I don't know, a few," replied Kurama, "hey Aspira, I'm sorry about Botan and Kayko, they like to get into people's business."
"It's okay," replied Aspira as she leaned over to smell a rose, "I wanted to see the garden."
"So, do you think it's still like the Amazon?" joked Kurama as he smiled at her.
"No, It's too peaceful," sighed Aspira, "You really planted all this?"
"More or less," said Kurama as he kept walking. 'She doesn't stop first the jobs then how you plant a jungle, we'd better have a meeting.'
"Hn," sighed Hiei from the tree he was sitting in. 'She's going to be trouble'
So that's the end of that chapter, hope you like it! ( Review please, oh and tell me if you think Aspira should end up with Kurama or Hiei. I'd appreciate it. ( —Oscar over and out
