Title: Substitute Teacher
Author: MissTuffcy
Rating: T
Pairings: KuraYu, KuraOc, HiKuwa
Substitute Teacher
C1: Getting the job
Yusuke was lazing on the couch as per usual. A beer in his hand and a bowl of chips on the table and a bowl of chicken wings right next to it. He and his friends who included Kuwabara and a couple of co-workers were sitting in front of the TV watching a game. "Baaaaabe~!" Yusuke called. "Can ya get us some more beer?" He, Kuwabara, Kurama, and from time to time Hiei all lived together in their 3 bedroom apartment. Yusuke worked as a police officer (believe it or not) and on the side for Reikai. Kuwabara was a teacher for health at the local high school. Kurama was currently looking for work while Hiei still worked for Mukuro in the makai.
"Get it your damn self!" Hiei shouted from the kitchen. Hiei was currently sitting on the table hovering over Kurama who had a bunch of papers in front of him. "What exactly are you doing, again?" Hiei asked. Kurama looked up at him. He had his hair up in a messy bun and reading glasses perched on his nose.
"Filling out these papers for a job,"
"Hn…" Hiei grunted as he watched Kurama go back to work.
"BABE!"
"Would it be wrong if I sliced his tongue of his mouth?" Hiei growled. Kurama sighed as he stood.
"Homicide is illegal in the ningenkai, Hiei." Kurama said as he walked to the fridge.
"I said nothing about killing him. I said I'll cut his tongue out!" Hiei grunted. Kurama looked back at Hiei with a sly grin.
"But Hiei, how will he satisfy me without his tongue?" Hiei's face twisted in disgust and he crossed his arms with a grumble of:
"There are other ways…"
"Oh Hiei!" Kurama chuckled. He pulled out a case of beer and handed it to Hiei before he grabbed another case out.
"Why do you indulge him? He shouldn't be so lazy! He should be catering to your every need!" Hiei growled.
"Hiei?" Kurama frowned. "Are you jealous?"
"What? I am not jealous!" Hiei yelled. Kurama chuckled. "I'm just saying, fox. He should take better care of you!" Hiei crossed his arms. "If he hurts you, I'm going to kill him.
"Hiei, killing is illegal here."
"I'll drag him to makai and kill him!"
"Hiei, he's human. You'll still get in trouble."
"I'll make it look like an accident!"
"Hiei….He works for reikai, he's always being watched. They'll know you did it." Kurama sighed.
"Well, I'll hurt him really badly!"
"You'll go to prison for assaulting a human…." Kurama pointed out.
"Then I'll just kill him! I'll go to prison if I kill him or if I hurt him! I'll just kill him!"
"Hiei." Kurama laughed. "Okay Hiei. Thank you Hiei." Kurama led Hiei into the living room just as everyone jumped up and cheered, a bowl of popcorn flying through the air. Kurama's eye twitched. He walked over to them just to be grabbed by Yusuke and spun around.
"We won, babe!" Yusuke cheered. Yusuke sat Kurama back down on his feet and the slightly dazed fox frowned.
"That means the game is over, correct?" Kurama asked. Kurama watched as Kuwabara turned the TV off and stretched and the other 4 men in the room stood as well, gathering their stuff. Just as they walked around the couch, Kurama sped over to the door and blocked their way. He glared at them all as they waited to get past. "Oh no you don't!" He hissed. "You're all going to clean up your mess! No way am I going to sit here and clean up after grown men!" He crossed his arms as the 4 men looked at Yusuke, as if waiting for him to bail them out.
"Kura-" Hiei cleared his throat and gave a hard stare to Yusuke, warning him with his eyes that if he didn't comply, pain would be his reward.
"Eh… I'll get the vacuum!" Kuwabara shouted, rushing out the living room. Hiei grinned devilishly. He looked at Kurama and nodded. Kurama smiled and walked back into the kitchen.
'Your wife scares me…." One of Yusuke's friends mumbled. Hiei raised an eyebrow but said nothing as he walked back into the kitchen with Kurama.
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The very next day, Kurama had woken early in the morning to start on breakfast but when he got in the kitchen, Kuwabara was already in there. "Oh, Kuwa…." Kurama yawned. Kuwabara looked back at him. "I thought it was my turn to cook breakfast." Kurama came over and leaned against the counter and watched Kuwabara flip around the eggs. Sunny side up eggs. My favorite. Kuwabara smiled at the hungry looking fox.
"I was already up and I thought you could use a break."
"Oh, that's sweet of you." Kurama mumbled, seemingly somewhere else in thought. Kuwabara chuckled. A moment later, Yusuke and Hiei dragged themselves into the kitchen.
"I knew I smelled Kuwabara's cooking." Yusuke grumbled irritably. "I haven't had Kurama's cooking in so long! I CRAVE IT!" Yusuke shouted which earned him a punch from Hiei and a glare from Kuwabara. Kurama chuckled and walked over to Yusuke.
"I'll cook a big breakfast for you tomorrow, how does that sound?" Kurama smiled at Yusuke. Yusuke grinned happily and hugged Kurama.
"That sounds great!" Yusuke exclaimed happily. He gave Kurama a big smooch on the lips before he walked out the kitchen. "I need a shower!" Hiei and Kuwabara exchanged looks at the dazed expression on Kurama's face. Hiei grunted.
"I'll be back." With that, he flitted out of the room. Kurama jumped when Kuwabara put a hand on his shoulder.
"You okay there, fox-boy?" Kuwabara frowned. Kurama looked at him in confusion and nodded.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Kurama asked slowly. Kuwabara shook his head.
"Hey, Kura," Kuwabara decided it was best to just change the subject at that moment. "You think you can do me a huge favor?" Kurama tilted his head slightly.
"That depends, what is this favor?"
"You know I'm a science teacher right? Biology to be exact. Our next unit is on plants and stuff and well you know I'm not as well educated about plants as you are and your thousand year experience!"
"You want me to help you out, like, almost a substitute teacher? Or assistant teacher?" Kurama asked. Kuwabara grinned and nodded.
"More like a substitute since honestly all I know about plants is that they come in different colors." Kurama laughed.
"You're the best biology teacher ever." Kurama said with a shake of his head. Kuwabara laughed.
"That's me! So, will you do it?" Kuwabara asked. Kurama smiled and nodded.
"Great!"
"When does the unit start?"
"Monday."
"That's tomorrow…" Kurama grumbled.
