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"So, Urameshi, on a scale of one to ten, how bad would it be if -"
"About a twenty." A deep voice stated, startling the two humans talking.
Hiei sat in his usual place on the windowsill, glaring at the humans on the other side of the room.
Despite the fire demon's sour attitude, Yusuke perked up, happy to see his friend.
"Hey, Hiei! Long time no see, man!"
Hiei harrumphed, and turned his head towards the window, away from the two bumbling humans in front of him.
"I'm not here to entertain you fools."
Kuwabara chose to interrupt. "So, why are you here, shrimp? To annoy us with your sour attitude or somethin'?"
"None of your business, fool. It would be too hard for your feeble brain to comprehend."
Kuwabara stood up, and bared his fists. "WHY YOU-"
Hiei had disappeared from the window using his trademark speed, avoiding the upcoming confrontation with Kuwabara.
Kuwabara shook his head. He really needed to stop getting so wound up when the shorty decided to insult him. It had been years since the shorty had started insulting him at every chance, but his reaction hadn't improved.
Yusuke voiced his thoughts. "Gee, Kuwabara, you shouldn't let Shorty wind you up like that, man!"
Kuwabara scoffed. "Shut up, Urameshi!"
"No, seriously, man."
"I know, he just… he just… annoys me to no end! Treats me like I'm a flea or somethin'! It gets on my nerves, being talked down on by someone shorter than you!"
"Kuwabara…"
"And he has some sort of weird fixation with Yukina… like, what's up with that? I get his weird fixation with Kurama, but Kurama can put up with him. He might hurt Yukina or do somethin' worse to her!"
"KUWABARA!"
Kuwabara jumped, startled. "What, Urameshi?"
Yusuke slammed his hand onto the coffee table. "Can you just shut up for a second? I'm trying to talk!"
"Huh? To who?"
"You, dumbass."
"Oh."
"Yeah."
Kuwabara sat down on the couch again, the cushions sagging under his weight. Yusuke shifted around on his chair, slightly uncomfortable.
The smaller boy cleared his throat, and began to talk.
"So, I get that you don't like short stuff, but he has his own reasons for doing what he does."
"What reasons?"
"Well, if I told you those, Hiei'd fry me alive. You might want to ask him."
"Sure, cause Shorty totally would want to say something to me that isn't rude." Kuwabara muttered.
"Maybe you could ask Kurama? I mean, fox boy generally knows what's up with Hiei."
"And he's not mean like the shrimp. Good idea, Urameshi!"
"Yeah, there's that too. He's probably your best shot, but you're gonna have to wait for him. He's on some sort of family vacation this weekend."
"Oh."
"Yup."
Yusuke pulled out a cigarette, and began to fumble with a lighter. It wasn't like his girlfriend would be here to lecture him about his bad habit.
Kuwabara broke the uncomfortable silence.
"So, Urameshi…"
"Huh?" Yusuke replied, speaking around his cigarette.
"Are you sure you should be smoking man? I mean, yeah, I know Shizuru smokes a ton too, but it's pretty bad for you, dude. I keep trying to get sis to quit, but…"
"Lemme guess, it ain't workin'?"
"Yup."
"Oh. Well, it ain't gonna work on me either! A guy's gotta enjoy a smoke when he can!"
"Sure, Urameshi. Sure."
"HEY! Well, it's not like I can enjoy my cigs with you and Keiko nagging me all the damn time!"
Kuwabara laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head. He was beginning to think that it was a good idea to run before Urameshi could beat him up. Even though he was used to being beaten up, Urameshi's punches still hurt like hell.
I wish Kuwabara wasn't so neglected in the show... honestly, he's a pretty cool guy, and he didn't deserve the lack of character development he got.
