So this is a two shot I wrote for my friend Emina's 16th birthday. Please enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Emina. Emina belongs to Eminakotek-nightmare.
Warnings: This is a product of me being on crack so watch out…
Kurama wandered down the sidewalk, as his mind juggled multiple thoughts. One part of his mind was outlining a paper he had procrastinated on. At the same time he was thinking up an excuse for disobeying Shiori. He was also plotting how to leave his little sister at her school. He knew she wouldn't tell. She had been as unenthusiastic at the idea of him picking her up at school every day as he was, but neither of them could say no to Shiori. Not after all she had sacrificed for them.
Kurama's sister went by two names, as did he. Her true name was Sin, but Shiori had named her Mizu. Sin had been born to Shiori the same way Kurama had. She had been his sister when he had been Youko, and had followed him for reasons that she refused to tell him. She didn't try to hide her demon appearance as Kurama had. When she was born, and as she grew up, she looked like the female version of Youko, with long silver hair and mischievous golden eyes. She was a petite kitsune, and was skilled with all types of weapons, and was very stubborn. She refused to adjust her personality, even if it would make living as a human easier.
To put it lightly, their personalities clashed. The only reason they hadn't killed each other was because of Shiori. But even their love for Shiori could not keep them from getting into meaningless fights, mostly over Sin causing Shiori stress or sadness. Recently Sin has acted on a childish whim, as she tended to do. She had cut her hair very short and dyed it black. Shiori had been very upset, and Kurama was still furious at Sin for that.
He looked up and found himself just outside of Sin's school. He sighed. I might as well pick her up. He didn't even look up when he heard the swish of fabric as Hiei jumped down from a tree, which was just inside the school gates.
"Hello kitsune."
Kurama nodded in acknowledgement to his friend.
"Are you here to pick up Emina?" Kurama asked.
Hiei simply nodded in response. Emina was Hiei's half sister. The man that fathered both Hiei and Yukina had also forced himself upon Emina's mother, giving Hiei another sister. Emina's mother had gotten married, and the couple had gladly taken in both Yukina and Hiei. By now Hiei had developed a sister complex for both girls, and he would never admit it, but Kurama had known him long enough to tell.
Kurama's mind wandered to Emina. She was a mischievous cat demon, who always seemed to attract trouble. She was also a natural telepath and telekinetic. She had long black hair, and deep, naïve, sapphire eyes. She had a certain carefree lightness about her, something that fascinated Kurama. He liked to study her, to see what interesting thing she would do next.
Suddenly a small body crashed into Hiei. Hiei caught Sin by her shoulders; he was accustom to this everyday greeting and the reaction was natural now.
"Hi Hiei-sempai!" the little girl said, smiling, her newly cut hair fluttering in the wind. Suddenly she was glomped from behind. Hiei sweatdroped and stepped away from the two fourth graders. Emina and Sin were best friends, and nearly inseparable.
"Kura-nii!" Sin pulled on Kurama's red hair.
"Yes?" He asked, gently untangling his hair from her fingers.
"Can Emi-chan come home with us today?"
Kurama sighed. He had no objections, but he was trying to punish Sin for cutting and dying her hair. Hiei glanced at Kurama.
"Just say yes, kitsune. I need your help with the English homework anyway."
Sin and Emina cheered and darted down the street. Kurama chuckled.
"You know Hiei I still can't believe your parents got you to go to school."
One of the requirements that Hiei's new guardians, Hanako and Gin, had stipulated was that Hiei had to attend school. Luckily he was fairly smart, and the things he didn't know, Kurama taught him. Nowadays, Kurama just did the homework and let Hiei copy the next day, but Hiei had to do the essays.
Kurama was snapped out of his daydreams by the sound of breaking glass ahead. He groaned, and Hiei sighed, before they both took off running to fix whatever their sisters had broken.
Kurama sat alone at his desk. Emina and Hiei had left a few minutes ago. Sin was in her room, trying to finish her homework. He sighed and attempted to focus on his essay. I wonder what Emina-chan is doing right now.... Kurama could just imagine her, clinging to Hiei's hand, shying away from the shadows of dusk. Kurama smiled, and leaned back. She really was very cute. By now he knew not to say that to her face; last time she had set his hair on fire, and thrown kitchen knives at him.
There was something about her that fascinated Kurama. It was that fascination that kept him thinking about her. That fascination kept him up at night, going over the parts of the day he had been with her, analyzing the conversation for clues to why she was so interesting. He wanted to know why he couldn't take his eyes off her when they were together, and why he couldn't stop thinking about her.
He shook his head and stared at the half written essay. Damn it... I need to focus. It's late... He got to work.
A half hour later he sighed and pushed his chair away from the desk. I might as well give up. I can't focus. I'll finish this tomorrow at lunch.... He got up and changed into pajamas and went into the bathroom to brush his teeth. As soon as he had stopped concentrating on the essay hismind wandered to Emina. Today had been really fun.
Sin and Emina had locked themselves in Sin's room like usual and Kurama and Hiei had sat down at the kitchen table to outline Hiei's essay. Things were peaceful for about a half an hour. Then giggles came from the locked room. It was obvious that the girls were trying to stifle the sounds, but Kurama's sensitive ears picked up the sounds easily. Hiei seemed to hear them too. Kurama looked at Hiei across the table.
"Think we should check on them?"
Hiei gave a slight nod and stood silently. They walked up the stairs, and Kurama stood in front of Sin's door and quickly picked the lock. He slowly pushed the door in and peeked in the opening in the door. Something hard hit him in the forehead and he yelped, and jumped away from the door.
Peals of laughter came from inside and Hiei snickered. Kurama glared at Hiei, trying to hide his embarrassment. Sin and Emina came out of the room; holding handmade guns. Sin smirked down at him.
"Don't overreact. It was just an eraser." She informed him.
Emina had a similar smirk on her face. "I thought he would see it."
Sin grinned at her friend. "He's not that cool. Nice aim by the way."
Emina giggled and faked a bow. Then Sin suddenly spun around and rapidly fired two shots at Hiei. One hit him in the stomach, but he dodged the other. She laughed harder and did a victory dance. Kurama reached out, grabbed Sin's ankle and Emina's wrist, and pulled. Sin fell backward and hit her head on the wall, and Emina fell forward, ending up next to him. Kurama quickly held her hands over her head, making sure she couldn't use the gun. Hiei pounced on Sin and wrenched the gun from her hands. Sin tackled him, and they wrestled as she tried to get the gun back.
Emina thrashed around and whined, "Lemme go!"
Kurama chuckled at her. "Sorry. I would rather not get shot at again. Little girls shouldn't have weapons." He heard a small yelp, and glanced over to see Hiei pinning Sin to the floor. Kurama smirked, and pried the gun from Emina's grip and gloated, "I think we won."
She attempted to growl at him and he had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Then his mother's voice came up the stairs.
"Hiei-kun? Emina-chan?"
"Hai?" Emina answered, seeing that Hiei was otherwise occupied.
"Your parents just called and told me to tell you to come home. Try to hurry, alright? We don't want them not letting you come here ever again."
Emina sighed. "Alright. Let's go Hiei-nii."
Hiei said nothing and stood, pulling Sin onto her feet as he did. She took advantage of the momentum and hugged him tight.
"Bye-bye Hiei-sempai!!!"
Kurama watched amused as Hiei's face turned slightly pink. He snickered slightly, then looked away when Hiei sent a death glare in his direction. He smiled down at Emina; and ruffled her hair.
"See you tomorrow, Emina-chan."
She hugged him briefly then embraced Sin before running down the stairs, dragging Hiei with her. Sin yelled after them,
"Bye Emi-chan! Bye Hiei-sempai!"
Emina yelled her goodbyes from the front door before running into the night.
Kurama smiled and then his mind once again returned to the image of Emina clinging to Hiei's arm. He went back to his room and turned off the lights before collapsing on his bed. If he didn't know better he would say that he was jealous of Hiei in that moment, but he knew better so it must not be that. He took a deep breath and tried to fall asleep.
Why is she so interesting? She's just another girl. I've seen plenty of girls. Yet he couldn't tear his mind from Emina. He kept thinking about her innocent, yet mischievous blue eyes, and long silky black hair. He thought about the casual hug she had given him just today, then about the million other friendly embraces they had shared in the past. He thought about the one time she had gotten lost, and he had found her, and the way she had clung to his hand until he took her back to her house.
Somehow, she was different from all the other girls he had met. He felt an inexplicable urge to protect her, to be with her. He began to imagine how it would feel, to hold her. To honestly hold her, not just briefly, but to pull her closer to him, breathe in her scent, stroke her hair. Suddenly the image changed to one of the two of them kissing. His breath caught; and he sat up quickly. He knew he was bright red, but he didn't know why. He had kissed many girls before, why would kissing Emina be any different?
He decided that it must be because he had never kissed a girl in this body. It must be the human in him suddenly becoming ashamed of things that were natural. With that conclusion, he slipped into a dreamless sleep.
Six months later, Kurama walked a pretty blonde home. She was a gymnast, and had the figure to show for it, with sharp purple eyes and long golden locks. He had given up trying to figure out Emina. He had decided there were other fish in the sea, no reason to be stuck on one when he could get any. Not that he would tell Ana that.
"Goodbye Suiichi-kun." Ana smiled at him. Kurama hugged her, and gave her a small peck on the lips.
"Goodbye, Ana-chan." He waited until she went into her house to walk towards home. He hadn't been around as much, so he hadn't seen Emina for what seemed like forever.
"Kurama-sempai?" A soft voice said from behind him.\
His eyes widened. Could it really be-
He turned and a slow smile crept across his face. "Hello Emina-chan."
She didn't smile back. He wondered what was wrong.
"Do you want me to walk you home Emina-chan?"
She shrugged. He decided that it couldn't hurt to spend some time with her. For half of the walk to her house, it was silent. They were halfway home when he finally gave in and broke the silence
"What are you doing all the way out here alone?" he inquired.
She kept her eyes in front of her. "I went to the library."
Kurama nodded. "So how have you been?"
"Fine."
And once again, the only noise was the sound of their footsteps. After another five minutes Emina broke, and turned to him, stopping in the middle of the road.
"Who was that girl? Is she really your girlfriend?" she blurted out, seeming a little distressed.
Kurama took a step back, a little surprised at her tone.
"Yes." He answered calmly.
Emina bit her lip and continued walking. Her question triggered unwanted thoughts, but he quickly pushed them to the back of his mind Instead, he wondered how to deal with Sin tonight; he was babysitting again. Suddenly, Emina tripped, right next to him. He reached out and grabbed her hand to pull her back onto her feet, but he misjudged her weight, and she toppled into him. He was barely able to keep on his feet. He hugged her and laughed.
"What did you trip over this time Emina-chan?"
She turned bright red and pouted. He chuckled. She was so adorable when she did that. His mind caught that thought. She's a fourth grader of course she's adorable... It's nothing more than that.... nothing more.... even if it was Hiei would kill me so.... It's just that she's a cute little fourth grader. Just that.
Then her expression changed. She turned cold once again and pulled away from his embrace. He blinked, and a small pain in his chest accompanied by an unpleasant pull in his gut surprised him. They were odd feeling sensations that he had never felt before. He reached out and grabbed her hand again, and the pang in his chest eased a bit. She jumped and stared at him. He couldn't help but think she was cute. Now he simply accepted it as a fact. Emina was cute. End of story.
"Kurama-sempai? Can you let go?" She asked politely.
"No." He responded. "We don't want you tripping again do we?"
She just turned and pouted.
He chuckled. "You're very cute."
A pretty blush spread across her face. He blinked. He had noticed this more and more with her. Whenever he would jokingly say something like that she would blush. He stored the information for later.
"Shut up. Don't say that. " Emina told him, her tone turning cold.
"Why?"
She turned away so that he couldn't see her eyes. "Don't say things you don't mean."
"But... I do mean it."
She shook her head and wrenched her hand from his. Then she ran to the door of her house, yelling over her shoulder, "Don't act like you care for me! Just go be happy with your girlfriend and keep ignoring me and Sin and Hiei!" With that she slammed the door.
He stood there shocked. He didn't know what to make of this. He knew it was true, he had been hanging out with Ana a lot more than his other friends, but why would that bother Emina? He walked home slowly, processing this new information.
The next day he was very tired. He had only slept a few hours, because he could not seem to make sense of the occurrences of the day before. He picked up Ana and walked her to school. She noticed his silence and asked him what was wrong. He gave her a fabricated excuse, and she seemed to believe him. At school he tried to talk to Hiei, but Hiei seemed strangely interested in the lessons.
At lunch Kurama found Hiei in a tree, and cornered him.
"Hi, Hiei."
"Hn."
"Want to hang out after school?"
Hiei glared down at him. "Don't you have to walk some stupid girl home?"
Kurama shrugged. "I'm sure she would understand if I didn't walk her home this one day."
Hiei looked away. "I'm busy today."
Kurama felt a little nauseous. He had really wanted to hang out with someone to get his mind off all the confusing things, and Hiei had been his only option. Now, he wasn't sure what to do.
"Really? What are you doing?"
Hiei glared at Kurama full force. "Consoling my little sister, because apparently you upset her. Maybe instead of hanging out with me, you should take care of yours for a change." With that, Hiei grabbed his school bag and jumped off the tree, and walked away. Kurama blinked. He was really confused.
That day he quickly explained to Ana that he needed to take care of some family matters and picked Sin up from school. The way home was silent. Once in the house, she immediately went into her room and locked the door. Kurama made himself some coffee and sat there alone.
After an hour, Sin rushed down the stairs.
"Bye Kurama-nii."
He glanced up to see her putting on her coat.
"Where are you going?"
"To play with Emina."
He sighed. "Why don't you stay here?"
She stared at him. "WHY?!" she shrieked. "I finished ALL my homework and my chores, and Mom won't even know I'm gone!!!"
"Why don't you stay here and hang out with me? Or invite Emina-chan over."
She glared at him. "I don't think she wants to see you."
"Why would that be?"
"Take one guess, Einstein." Her voice was dripping with sarcasm and venom.
He shrugged. "I have no idea."
"Then maybe you should stay here on your own and figure it out. It's really not that hard, if you are honest with yourself and realize your feelings.... It's PAINFULLY obvious, Kurama. Everyone can see it. Even your girlfriend. She's not too happy with you by the way." With that, Sin left, slamming the door after her.
He sat back and thought, hard. Even Ana is mad at me? What's going on? Once again he thought of his off handed comment. You're very cute. The way she had blushed afterward, the way she had hardened her heart and ignored him as best she could had hurt him a lot and he couldn't think why. The pains in his gut and chest.... he had no idea what was happening. After hours of thinking he couldn't think of anything. He shook his head, and got up, ready to go to bed.
Then the phone rang. He wandered over to it, and answered.
"Hello."
"Hi... Suichii?"
"Yes? Ana is that you?"
"Yeah its me... uh... I wanted... invite you on a date tomorrow. W-What do you think?" She sounded nervous.
He smiled. This was exactly what he needed. "That sounds like fun. What time?"
The next day, he quickly pulled on the clothes he had chosen last night. He grabbed his wallet and said goodbye to Sin. She glared at him and called him some obscene names.
He hurried out of the house, barely dodging a plate aimed at his head. He checked his watch. I better hurry. I want to be early. He picked up the pace and made it to the meeting place five minutes early. Ana was already there. He put one hand behind his back and quickly grew a bouquet of white roses, which he knew were her favorite flowers.
"Ana-chan!" He called out to her.
She turned and smiled at him. "Suichii-kun, it's so good to see you!"
He handed her the flowers. "I got these for you...."
She smiled at him and took them. "Thank you. They're beautiful." She leaned in and they shared a brief kiss.
A movement caught his eye, and he looked over to see Emina walking through the street carrying an armful of books. He followed her progress taking in the way her hair fluttered in the slight breeze, the concentration on her face as she tried not to trip. He watched the way she was walking; it was obvious she was in a hurry.
Through his observations, Ana's voice broke his concentration.
"SUICHII-KUN!!!!" she was practically yelling, and she had tears in her amethyst eyes.
He tore his concentration away from Emina and smiled at Ana.
"Yes Ana-chan?"
She shook her head, and she looked upset. She looked at him with tear-filled eyes.
"Why are you always looking at her!? Look at me! You said you want to be with me.... but..."
"I DO want to be with you Ana-chan!"
She shook her head again. "I don't think so anymore. I see the way you watch her. Everyone knows but you don't seem to have a clue. I tried so hard to overlook it, ignore it but I can't. Believe me, this is the best for both of us, Suichii. You need to be with her. Since your to dense to realize it, I'm going to tell you what's going on. You're in love with her. Your in love with Emina-chan."
He stared at her. "What? That's absurd. Ana... I love you!" He knew this was a lie as soon as he told her this. He had never been in love with anyone in his life and he didn't plan on starting now. "I mean- she's in fourth grade! And she's my best friend's little sister. That's how I feel about her. She's like my little sister."
Ana smiled sadly at him. "You will never know how much I wish that was true. But even if you don't realize it yet, it's not true. You can keep telling yourself those silly things, but eventually you will have to face it. I'm going to help you because I think you need that last push." She handed the roses back to him. Then she leaned up and gave him a soft, lingering kiss. When she pulled away, she smiled and said, "Goodbye Suichii. Give those flowers to her."
He couldn't believe his ears. "G-Goodbye?"
Ana giggled slightly. "What? Have you never been rejected before? I'm breaking up with you, Suichii. See you tomorrow at school."
With that she turned and left him there, feeling very, very confused.
Three sleepless nights later, Kurama had come to a disturbing conclusion. All of the things he had been feeling or had felt for Emina could only mean one thing. And now, because he hadn't realized it, he was in to deep to change anything.
He was head over heels for his best friend's little sister. There was only one thing left to do, and that was to talk to her. He knew he couldn't wait till the morning.
Feeling like he was in a trance, Kurama picked up the phone and started to punch in numbers. Then, his hand trembling, he held it to his ear as it rang once, twice, three times. Finally a sweet, piercingly familiar voice answered at the other end. Breathless, Kurama swallowed, then said,
"Emina-chan? I need to talk to you."
There we go! Here's the first chapter! Please enjoy!!!!!!!!!! Review please…
