The Joys of Hotdogs and Lemonade: Revised Edition

Note- If I'm going to keep my dignity as a fanfic writer, I'm going to have to beg you, to not read the un-revised version of this story if you haven't already. If you have, some things have been taken out, and others have been added in. What can I say? Things have changed since I first wrote it, such as the fact, that now I've decided that I like Youko better than Hiei. So enjoy my revised fic!

Disclaimer

Blackfiredemon- Ah. The Joys of Hotdogs and Lemonade... again. Wow, who would have though I'd be making another version of it, and posting it?

Darknessflames- maybe your counterpart knew, and just didn't tell you.

Bf- Hmm, I'll have to ask her about that later. But in the meantime, let me introduce you people, to the cast of this wonderful fic! First up, myself, and I'll be going as Lenni. Then my friend Darknessflames, who will be going by Liz. My friend The Immortal Fiend, who will be going as Neha. And my friend Andrea, who will be going as Andrea-Kitsune or Drea. And just so as you know, she's a fox. Then of course the renowned cast of Yu Yu Hakusho, who I will not introduce due to the two facts, that you probably know who they are already, and that they're late for the story. Stupid fools.

--The yyh cast appears—

Bf- So nice of you to be on time.

Kuwabara- don't mention it.

Df- so, he is as stupid as he looks.

Hiei- what did you expect?

--Bf tosses them all scripts—

Bf- here you all go, now to all you readers, enjoy the fic!

Disclaimer- I own only, my counterpart, myself, Thisstuffmakesyoudrunk, and my army of flying gerbils. Oh, and the personality of Andrea-kitsune.

Chapter One

Three girls and a kitsune

It was a warm summer day, and the sun shown down making everything pleasantly warm. Tokyo was, as usual it's normal busy and noisy self, but that isn't where our story is going to take place. Not yet at least. Our story takes place in a small development of town homes; where there is one house in particular that is having a little cookout in its backyard.

In his backyard, Kurama stood along side a smoking barbeque, watching as the hotdogs cooked on it. All of his friends were sitting around the back yard. Yusuke was sitting at one of the places at the table on the grass. Kuwabara was sitting in the grass in the middle of the yard, plucking little clover flowers and throwing them aside. Hiei sat smugly in one of plastic lawn furniture chairs watching Kuwabara plucking the flowers.

"Is it ready yet?" Yusuke asked, his voice almost a whine. Hiei adverted his attention momentarily and said,

"If what ever he's cooking were ready, it would be on the table." And with this comment, the fire demon returned to watching Kuwabara with a disdainful look on his face. Yusuke muttered something under his breath, and put his head in his hands.

Kurama turned around, carrying a plate of hotdogs,

"Alright," he said, "Now it's ready."

Kuwabara got up from his spot in the grass, and ran over to the table, plopping down in one of the plastic chairs.

"Yea! Let's eat!" he said, grabbing for one of the hotdogs as Kurama put the plate on the table. Yusuke took one himself, but hesitated a moment, watching Kuwabara stuff the hotdog into his mouth. The spirit detective stared at him, a look of disgust on his face.

Kurama went back to the grill and began to put hamburgers on it. The scene was peaceful for a moment more. Well, as peaceful as can be expected anyway. Then there was a noise from over the fence. Hiei looked over his shoulder, catching a glimpse of someone ducking behind the fence. The fire demon held his gaze for a moment more, then returned to wondering when Kuwabara would combust from eating to much food. Though as soon as he did the noise returned. The fire demon turned again, earning the same results.

"Kurama." He said coldly. The fox demon looked up from the barbeque.

"Who lives in that house on the other side of your fence?" his voice was harsh and cold. Kurama looked up, seeing the very same person ducking out of view again. He was silent for a moment, as if wondering if he should tell the fire demon the truth.

"Three girls, and their pet live over there." He said, returning to the hamburgers. Unsatisfied, Hiei continued to question,

"I asked who they are, not what they are, fox." He said. Kurama sighed, and was about to answer, but wasn't given the chance, for at that moment the someone who had been hiding behind the fence spoke up.

"I live here, fire demon." She said, leaning on the fence posts. "Me and my friends." With this statement, two other girls joined her.

The one, who had spoken, had long dark brown hair that fell half way down her back. She had on a navy blue sleeveless shirt with a star in the middle of it, and blue jeans. The girl to her right also had long brown hair. She was wearing a baggy red T-shirt and jeans. The final girl to the left of the first, had shoulder length black hair, and had on a light blue shirt with dark blue stars on one of the sleeves, and cut off jean shorts.

"Allow me to introduce us." The first girl said, climbing over the fence. "My name is Lenni, and these are my friends." She gestured to the other two girls. "Neha and Liz." As Lenni addressed the other two, they climbed over the fence themselves and joined their friend in Kurama's backyard.

"Why are they here?" Hiei asked sourly.

"I can answer that!" a voice rang out overhead, as Botan flew down into the backyard as well, sitting atop her oar. "I invited them over." She announced.

Hiei scowled at her, and began to throw threats at her,

"I am going to kill you. Slowly, painfully and—"though he wasn't able to finish for the blue haired girl had flow off in a hurry, out of fear no doubt.

"You have no tolerance, Hiei." The one with black hair, who Lenni had called Neha said, waggling a finger at the fire demon. He shot her a glare, but was silent.

"You're just going to have to make the most of it," Liz said, putting her hands behind her back. Lenni nodded. She and Liz made their way towards the plastic lawn furniture; as Neha hopped over the fence, saying something about getting a salad.

Upon reaching the table and chairs, Lenni smiled,

"So, how've you all been?" she asked, hating the silence, trying to make conversation.

"I was fine until you showed up." Hiei shot.

"Tough luck." Liz said venomously.

"Hn." Was the demon's reply.

They all waited in silence for Neha to return. The only sounds were Kurama putting various food items on the table. Finally Neha returned, carrying a blue plastic bowl filled with vegetables. And following at her heels, was a small silver fox.

"Ruff!" she barked, trotting up to the table and jumping up onto one of the chairs.

Kurama turned at the noise, as he shut off the flame of the barbeque.

"You have a kitsune?" he asked, almost disbelievingly.

"Doesn't it kind of look that way?" Neha asked. Kurama walked up to the silver fox, extending a hand to pet her, only to be rewarded with a sharp pain in his hand.

"Grrr!" the kitsune growled at him, the tips of her tiny pointed teeth red with blood.

"I probably should have said, that Andrea-Kitsune here, will bite if she isn't familiar with you." Neha said calmly.

"That fox is a hazard." Yusuke said, scooting away from the kitsune. Lenni, having a short temper for things like that, scowled clenching her hands into fists and threw a hard punch at Yusuke. Her fist connected solidly with his jaw, and the sudden impact sent the spirit detective toppling out of his chair and onto the ground.

"Say anything like that about Drea or any of my friends again, and you can make friends with one of my daggers." She said, her other hand straying to the hilt of one of her three daggers, all of which hung in sheaths on her belt.

Yusuke nodded, and got up, sitting in a chair on the other side of the table. Lenni smiled devilishly at him, and Andrea-Kitsune sniggered.

"Shall we?" Liz asked, leaning on the white plastic table.

"We shall." Lenni said, "Let's have a barbeque!"

End chapter one