Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or the characters. Don't ever say that I said I did because I didn't, did I?
So I had this idea for a story a while ago, and I wrote this, but I haven't been able to figure out where to go from the first chapter. I'm open for suggestions. Thanks. :D
"Okay guys, slumber party time!" Botan said with her oh so cheery voice.
"What the hell is a slumber party?" Hiei asked.
Many eyes fell on him when Yusuke said, "Um, it's a party where you, uh, slumber?"
"That makes absolutely no sense."
"Oh sure it does," Yusuke said. "We hang out, watch movies, play games…it's usually a girl thing though where they stay up all night and talk and gossip."
"Not every girl does that, Yusuke," Keiko said in irritation.
"Aw, come on, Keiko. You know I meant nothing by it."
"So what are we watching?" Kuwabara asked, changing the subject. "I say something scary."
"Uh, why something scary?" Yukina asked.
"Oh, uh, no reason," Kuwabara said nervously while holding his hands up.
"I say we watch something romantic," Keiko said.
"Oh, I agree," Botan said.
"We are NOT watching a chic-flick," Yusuke muttered.
"A what?"
"Seriously, Hiei. You have never had a slumber party or heard of what happens at a girl's slumber party?" Kuwabara asked.
"Hn. You're an idiot. I lived in Demon World all my life. How am I supposed to know anything about your trivial customs?"
"So I was right about you not having a childhood."
"SHUT UP!"
"Okay, okay, take it easy. We're just messing with you," Yusuke said.
"Yes, this is all in good fun."
"Well, you've been awfully quiet, fox."
Kurama smiled. "Well, I was waiting to see whether you would leave or stay."
"I have better things to do," Hiei said getting up to leave.
"Like what?" Keiko asked.
The guys looked at her in surprise, except Hiei who just stared blankly at the door.
"Bad question, Keiko," Yusuke muttered.
"No, I'm serious. What do you have that's so important that you can't spend one night with your friends?
"Really bad question, Keiko," Yusuke said.
"Well, Hiei?" Keiko asked, obviously expecting an answer.
"Hn," he said, sitting back down.
"I thought so."
"So what should we play? We can pick out a movie later," Botan suggested.
"Hey, I have an idea."
"What is it, baby bro?"
"Let's play, what-if."
"Wha…What-if?"
"Yeah, shorty. I'll give an example. What if I never fought with Urameshi?"
"Ha, you'd probably die of boredom because you wouldn't be getting your ass kicked."
"Shut up, Urameshi!"
"Hn. Maybe this is a good game."
"If you think so, then why don't you try shorty."
"Hm?"
"I'll go next," Kurama said. "What if I never came to the Human World?"
"Well duh," Yusuke said. "We would never have met you."
"And since you were killed, your soul would have gone to Spirit World," Botan said.
"You were a thief, right?" Shizuru asked, receiving a nod. "You probably would have gone to hell."
Silence was followed by some nervous laughter on everyone's part minus Hiei who said nothing.
"I have one," Yukina said. "What if the ice village hadn't cast away my brother?"
Hiei froze and looked up at Yukina. "Wait…what ice village?" Yusuke asked.
"I was born in an ice village that looked down upon men and saw them as a curse. They threw my brother off the side of cliff when he was born, but Rui said he came back to look for our mother a while ago after I left."
Kurama, Yusuke, Botan, and Shizuru looked over at Hiei. Hiei growled. "What are you all looking at?"
"Why didn't you tell us that, Hiei?" Yusuke asked.
"Wait, how would Hiei know?" Kuwabara asked.
"Jagan," Hiei said, before anyone else could say anything.
"No, seriously Hiei," Yusuke said.
"Seriously, detective. Shut up," Hiei hissed.
"I don't see what the problem is," Keiko said.
"It's nothing," Kurama said waving his hand. "Anyway, who wants to answer Yukina's question?"
"I think that if Yukina's brother wasn't cast out that neither of you would be in Human World in the first place," Shizuru said.
"And then we wouldn't have met two of our favorite people," Yusuke said.
"Two?" Keiko called out.
"Um, did I say two?" Yusuke asked nervously, not daring to look at Hiei's death glare. "I meant 'you, you...one of our favorite people, Yukina.'" Then Yusuke gave a nervous laugh.
Good save, but slip again and I'll kill you, Hiei said to Yusuke telepathically. Yusuke just smiled nervously at Hiei.
"Your turn, Shizuru," Kuwabara said.
"Okay, this goes with Yukina's. You said you were looking for your brother, right?" Yukina nodded. "Well, what if Yukina's brother actually told her that he was her brother?" Hiei glared at her.
"Why don't you answer this one, Hiei?" Kurama asked, he too receiving a glare.
"Yeah, I'd like to hear this one," Yusuke said, lying down on side using his arm as a headrest.
Hiei just glared at both of them and sighed in defeat. "If Yukina's brother decided to tell her the truth, she wouldn't be happy."
"Why do you say that, Hiei?" Keiko asked.
"Seriously, Keiko, stop with the bad questions," Yusuke said.
"It was actually a very good question," Botan said defending Keiko. "Why do you think that, Hiei?"
"I can answer that," Shizuru said. "Maybe he's saying that her brother hates himself and expects her to hate him too." Hiei was starting to realize that Shizuru knew the truth as well.
"Hey, Shizuru, you can't add to the details. You asked the question," Kuwabara whined.
"I was just making an observation."
"An…observation?" Kuwabara asked confused. "What kind of observation? It's not like her brother is here, so how would you know?"
Before the four sets of eyes landed on Hiei again, he shot up. "I'm leaving," he growled as he walked out of Genkai's temple.
"Wha? Was it something I said?" Kuwabara asked.
"No, but it was definitely something Shizuru said," Kurama said with a frown. "However, it was very perceptive of you, Shizuru."
"I just call it as I see it."
"I don't get it…what are you talking about?" Keiko asked.
"Hiei?" Yukina's voice caused all eyes to be on her now. "Is Hiei…?"
"Yes," Kurama said, slightly regretting it as soon as the word left his mouth. He would definitely be dealing with an angry fire demon in the morning.
"Is Hiei what?" Kuwabara asked.
"You mean all this time…?" Keiko said. Yusuke nodded.
"All this time what?"
"Seriously, Kuwabara. Hiei's right. You are an idiot. Do we really have to spell it out?"
"Shut up, Urameshi, and just tell me already."
"Hiei is my brother."
Hiei grumbled, stomping off into the forest, trying not to destroy anything. Before he could run off, Kurama came outside to get him. "Hiei, just come back inside."
"Why?"
"Well, let me ask a question."
"Does it have to do with that stupid game?"
"Yes."
"Then no."
"I'm asking it anyway. What if Yukina came to the conclusion that you're her brother all on her own?"
"I don't do 'what-ifs,' fox. Go have your party."
"Hiei, what if this what if was a reality?"
"That makes no sense." Hiei then disappeared into the trees, leaving Kurama to sigh heavily and return back to the others.
Stupid fox…stupid game…that girl is wrong. I don't hate myself, and Yukina will hate me. Why should she care about someone she never knew? Hiei continued running deeper into the forest until he reached the beach on the one side of Genkai's land. And he wasn't alone.
"Hey," a stranger called out to him. Hiei ignored the stranger and started to walk away.
"Hey!" the stranger called again. "I'm talking to you, you know?" Hiei glanced over his shoulder. "You look like you need a lift somewhere. Why don't you come over here? I have a boat and I can take your wherever you want to go."
"Hn," Hiei finally responded. "There's nowhere in this world that I want to go."
"I never said we would be staying in this world, now did I, Hiei?"
Hiei glared viciously at the man. He ran over and was ready to punch the guy. "How do you know my name?"
"I said it looked like there was somewhere you needed to go. Hop in."
Hiei didn't know why, but he found himself complying with the man's demand, something he never thought he'd do. What is wrong with me?
"Hiei?"
"Hm?"
"Welcome to the Boat of Dreams."
A/N: So yeah...I have some ideas for this story, but I don't exactly know what to write so if there're any suggestions you have, let me know.