The Necklace: Part One
"Ahhhh-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddeh!" Kuwabara yelled at the top of his lungs as he continued riding his imaginary horse.
"Ahhhh-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddeh!" Yusuke followed, also riding his so-called stallion.
"Ahhhh-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddeh!" They yelled in unison. Laughing to themselves as they both collapsed on the sofa.
"This is to the great cowboys of the west!" Yusuke shouted as he raised his glass of liquor. Kuwabara did the same and gave Yusuke's glass a toast.
It was nearing 1 o'clock in the morning and the two of them are unstoppable. For some reason, Yusuke thought of getting drunk tonight and invited his friends over at their house for a little boys' night-in.
"Hey Kurama, how 'bout a little cowboy screech?" Kuwabara asked as he drank his glass.
Kurama hesitated saying that he'll leave the cowboy thingy to Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Oh, C'mon! Don't be such a baby!" Yusuke said.
"Ahihihihihihihi.... " Kuwabara let out his famous laugh.
"Are you man or a mouse?" He asked Kurama after laughing his heart out.
"Okay, okay. But only if Hiei would join me." Kurama said smiling.
The three of them all looked at once at the little fire demon sitting quietly at the end of the sofa.
Hiei stared back at them. His face already red from too much liquor and he had given up talking an hour ago.
"How 'bout it, Hiei?" Kurama asked.
Hiei looked at Kurama. He blinked his eyes to see him clearly. "What were you saying?" He asked.
Kuwabara let out an exasperated sigh and kneeled down the floor, his hands clasped together and with a more serious tone he said, "God, help the killjoys of this world!"
Yusuke and Kurama laughed at Kuwabara's silly prayer. All of them know Hiei is not much when it comes to this kind of silly games.
"What are you, a man or a mouse?" Kuwabara asked Hiei as he sat back.
Hiei gave him his I'm-pissed look. Then he looked at Kurama and gave him a nod.
After Yusuke counted three, both Kurama and Hiei started riding their imaginary horses.
"Ahhhh-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddy-giddeh!" They both shouted in unison. They were laughing like hell as they took their place again on the sofa.
"Oh, how cute! Hiei was riding a little pony!" Yusuke exclaimed, referring to the size of the horse that would actually fit in Hiei's legs in their little cowboy stunt.
More laughter came. Everybody seems to be in a very good mood. Even Hiei laughed as though the joke was not on him. All of them were totally out of control. They were all drunk from the liquor, and they were a little off their usual selves. And little things like silly child's play were already an entertainment for them.
The joking and yapping continued for another hour or so. Yusuke and Kuwabara supplied a ton of both. They were clearly enjoying every bit of their small get-together.
"So, Kurama! How 'bout a little amusement for us?" Yusuke asked. His voice a little hoarse from all their shouting.
"Yeah, it's a little unfair! We're doing all the talking. Right, Yusuke?" Kuwabara said. He was tiring from all the joking and shouting.
"What do you want me to talk about?" Kurama asked them as he drank the last of his liquor.
"Uhmmm... How 'bout those hotties in Makai?" Yusuke said grinning.
"Hotties?" Kurama asked.
"Yeah, girls." Yusuke said, his eyes widening.
"Girls?!" Kuwabara asked Yusuke.
"Yeah, GIRLS!" Yusuke hollered.
"Oh no! I can't hear this!" Kuwabara is a real gentleman! No way would I talk about other girls even at Yukina's back!
Yusuke gave him playful punch on the arm, "Oh, c'mon! You won't 'talk about girls', we will just listen to Kurama's stories!"
"Uhmmm... Well, okay. I guess listening won't hurt." Kuwabara said a little uncertainly after he appeared to actually think about it.
"Good boy!" Yusuke gave him a pat in the head.
"So, Kurama. How 'bout it?" Yusuke continued.
"Well, what exactly do you want to know about the hotties in Makai?" Kurama asked.
Yusuke pondered for a while.
"How 'bout girls from your past?" Kuwabara supplied.
"Yeah, That's a good one. Hotties from your past. You have got to have tons of them, right?" Yusuke said.
Kurama laughed. They were getting a little nosy but he didn't mind. After all, he is drunk; thinking clearly wasn't his best points right now.
He fished something out of his left pocket and threw it to Yusuke.
"What is this?" Yusuke asked as held what Kurama had thrown at him.
"It's a necklace, you dumb!" Kuwabara said.
"Oh... A necklace! So, what is it? A lucky charm?" Yusuke asked as he dangled the necklace in front of them with his fingers.
"Sort of. I wont call it lucky though. I usually carry it with me." Kurama answered.
"I like its really dark red color. Don't you, Kuwabara?"
"It's not red! It's deep purple! You dumb!" Kuwabara yelled at Yusuke.
"Its color changes from time to time. Some days it would be deep purple, after a while it would change it's color to something else. Like black, dark red, blue and even white." Kurama informed them.
"Wow, I've never seen anything like this." Yusuke exclaimed.
"It's a rare Makai stone. It would cost a lot."
"E-LE-NA" Kuwabara said as he read the engraved letters at stone of the necklace.
"Elena? Sounds Latin to me." Yusuke said at Kuwabara.
"Yeah, it does." Kuwabara said back.
"So, what does Elena means?" Kuwabara asked Kurama.
"It's a girl's name, you dumb!" Yusuke said.
"Yes, it's a girl's name." Kurama confirmed.
"So, is she a hottie?"
"Well, you can say that." Kurama said with a laugh.
"Tell us about her!" Kuwabara exclaimed. It was getting more interesting for him.
"Is she one of your girlfriends back then?" Yusuke asked.
"Nah. She never was." Kurama said.
"So, why is this necklace with you?"
"It's a long story."
"We'll be listening." Yusuke said as he nodded exaggeratedly.
Kurama sighed. A little trip back to memory lane won't hurt that much. Elena was a part of his past. And she is a good story to tell.
He placed his glass on the table and leaned back to the sofa. He asked Yusuke for the necklace. He gently stroke the pendant with his thumb and smiled to himself as he remembered how he had come to own the priceless little gem they stole.
With that, he began to tell his story on Elena and her necklace.