Chapter 1: The Birth of Abbey
Fox dragged Yuri down the school hallway excitedly. In her other hand flopped a pile of papers.
"Fox!" Yuri called to her twin, "Slow down!"
Fox acted as though she hadn't heard a thing. They finally came to their classroom and Fox released Yuri's hand.
"Shuichi!" Fox yelled.
Kurama's head jolted up from his notes that he had been reviewing and turned in her direction.
"Oh, Fox. Yuri." He nodded to each of them.
Yuri opened her mouth to reply, but Fox cut in, "Yeah, yeah, hello and all that. Look at this!" She slapped the pile of papers on Kurama's desk in front of him.
It was the school newspaper.
Kurama stared at the cover. The front story was of some kid in an upper class that had won in the science fair.
Yuri cleared her throat, "Page three."
"Right!" Fox agreed breathlessly.
Kurama lifted an eyebrow at them, but turned to page three nonetheless.
Once he got there, Yuri stepped up and placed her fingertip on one of the articles on the bottom right hand side.
The article read:
"Want to know more?
About Minamino Shuichi, that is! Just ask alias 'Abbey'! she knows everything you want to know! Need advice? She's got that, too! Just submit…"
The article went on to explain how to submit questions. Kurama looked up; both twins were smiling.
"We got the approval!" Fox cried.
"We sent in the article anonymously via e-mail just the other day." Yuri said.
When Kurama looked over at Yuri, she had a small smile upon her lips and the slightest of red blossomed on her cheeks. He soon found his own smile playing on his lips.
In the silence, the trio began to notice an increase in the excited chatter of the girls in their class.
They looked around and saw that everyone had a copy of the newspaper; all of them were turned to page three.
Students began surrounding Kurama, asking him if he knew anything about who was doing this.
"I don't have any idea." He would reply to their questions.
After a while, Fox and Yuri started to notice that Kurama was looking very uncomfortable. They glanced at each other and back at the crowd.
They began pushing their way through the crowd in order to stand on either side of Kurama.
"Alright, alright. That's enough everyone. I think it's pretty clear in the article that if you have any questions, to send them in to the e-mail listed." Yuri yelled above the students.
"So, shoo!" Fox added.
Reluctantly and grumbling, they slowly returned to their seats.
A group of for girls, however, lingered for a bit, staring suspiciously between Kurama and the twins.
Fox and Yuri each raised a hand and waved them away.
After a few more seconds, they finally departed.
Kurama looked up gratefully at the girls, "I thought you'd never show up."
Fox giggled, "We like seeing demons sweat."
Yuri nudged her sister in the ribs. Fox cleared her throat, "Anyway, who would have thought that we would have such an immediate response?"
Kurama sensed something was strange in the interaction between the twins just then, but, with nothing to go on, he let it go.
Fox's eyes suddenly brightened, "I bet if I were to check my e-mail, we'll have questions already!"
Yuri chuckled, "Easy, sis. We have to wait until after school."
Fox pouted, "Darn."
Kurama smiled, "If you'd like, we could use my house today."
Fox's grin returned, "Awesome!"
The teacher walked in then and they were forced to sit through class until the final bell of the day.
Fox bolted from the classroom first ahead of Yuri and Kurama.
"She's really full of energy." Kurama observed, "Very happy as well."
Yuri smirked, "You get used to it. Besides, she'll wait outside once she realizes she doesn't know where she's going."
Kurama smiled, "I suppose your life is never boring when she's around."
Yuri's smirk turned to a fond smile, "No. She keeps life very entertaining. I don't know what I'd ever do without her."
Kurama thought he heard a hint of sadness in her voice as Yuri said the last sentence. He decided he wouldn't ask since he didn't know them very well. He didn't want to seem nosy, so he ignored it and forgot about it.
Kurama and Yuri shouldered their school bags and exited the building.
Sure enough, just as Yuri had said, Fox stood by the street dancing on her tiptoes as she kept a look out for her companions.
When she spotted them, she waved and jumped up and down.
Out of the corner of his eye, Kurama saw what seemed to be every muscle of Yuri's body relax as she saw her twin.
Kurama had a feeling that Yuri was far more dependant on Fox than she would ever admit. He smiled; it was probably exactly the same way for Fox.
They finally pushed through the crowd to her and she ceased her jumping; instead, she bounced on the balls of her feet.
"Sorry, guys," she blushed a bit, "I got really excited, but then I remembered that I don't know where Kurama lives." Fox gave us a sheepish grin.
Yuri linked arms with her and gave Kurama an 'I told you so' look.
Kurama chuckled, "Okay, then, shall we get going?"
The twins nodded.
They walked in silence. Except for Fox, who blabbered on about random things such as weird dreams, peanut butter, and mostly about all the different kinds of cookies there were around the world.
Kurama raised an eyebrow at Yuri. She smiled softly and shrugged.
They finally reached Kurama's house and he pulled out a key and unlocked the door.
As he opened it, he yelled, "Mother, I'm home. I brought company."
A woman's voice came from the next room, "Welcome home, sweetie. Who did you bring? Is it Yusuke?"
Kurama smiled, "No, Mother. Someone new. Why don't you come meet them?"
The source of the voice came into view, "Oh! Girls!" a sly smile appeared on her lips, "And they're twins?"
Fox giggled, "It's not quite like that, ma'am."
Yuri stepped forward and shook Kurama's mother's hand, "My name is Yuri and my sister's name is Yoko, but everyone calls her Fox. We're here to work on a school project with your son."
Yuri looked to Kurama subtly; she was unsure of how to refer him as to his mother.
"Shuichi," he mouthed to her.
Yuri smiled in affirmation.
"Do you have wireless Internet here?" asked Fox. She was already pulling out a slim laptop from her shoulder strap backpack.
Kurama's mother's eyes widened, "Oh, I'm sorry, dear. I'm afraid not."
Fox only grinned widely, "No problem! I'll just use my satellite connector!" She pulled out another device that looked like a flash drive.
Kurama cleared his throat, "The living room is right over here."
"I'll make tea and snacks," his mother said before disappearing into another room.
The twins followed Kurama into a nicely furnished living space.
Fox plopped onto the couch and immediately booted up her laptop, plugging in the flash drive simultaneously.
Yuri took the seat next to her sister as Kurama settled into an armchair across from them.
"So," Yuri started, "Mom doesn't know?"
Kurama frowned, "I see no reason for her to know."
Yuri raised an eyebrow, "That she's not really your mother and you're not really her son?"
Kurama's eyebrows furrowed as he paused for a moment, "Yes and no at the same time."
Before Yuri could reply, his "mother" entered carrying a tray full with tea and cookies, "So, what are you working on?" She smiled warmly.
"School newspaper," Fox murmured, "Oh! Look! There are questions already!"
Satisfied, Kurama's mother left the room.
Kurama jumped up and made his way to the other side of the couch to look over Fox's shoulder, "No way."
"Yes!" The doorbell rang.
Sure enough, just under Fox's pointed finger were e-mails titled "Dear Abbey". Kurama was so surprised that he barely heard his mother calling his name.
"Shuichi? Were you expecting anymore friends over?" she called.
Kurama looked up, puzzled, "No. Why?"
"Hiei-san is here."
"Oh, look! Cookies!"
A/N:
Yes, I am bringing Hiei into the story, but questions for him are NOT allowed. Remember, this is a questionnaire for KURAMA ONLY!!! Speaking of which….
Disclaimer: I do NOT, by ANY means, own YYH. NO SUING OR THOU SHALT SUFFER A HORRIFIC DEATH UNKNOWN TO MANKIND!!!! Remember, I DO have a monster at my beck and call…
Anyhoo, I'm excited for this chapter to up! For those of you who have submitted questions already, I will be putting them in the next chapter, so do not fear! Those of you who haven't submitted questions, please do so NOW!
Review/ask questions/send cookies, please! Arigato!!
