Fuyu! Because... She's fucking adorable.

This is my fun little distraction thing. It's not serious. I'm not spending much time on it.

If you like it, let me know.


"Yukina?" Fuyu called from her room. Her door was open and she had on the first of the three thin layers of the kimono. She had managed to tie that around herself well enough, but the second and third layers were a world beyond her ability. "Hey! Yukina!"

"Why don't you just do it yourself?"

Fuyu turned around, her eyes narrowed. The little demon was standing at the end of the hall.

"Because I don't know how!" Fuyu snapped. "And what are you doing here? Trying to spy on me, ya little pervert?" She felt amused satisfaction when his eyes first widened into shock and then narrowed into a cold stare.

"You're nothing worth spying on," he bit back. She snickered as he turned around. He looked back over his shoulder. "She's busy right now. Figure out how to dress yourself on your own." Fuyu rolled her eyes.

"Tell her to come help me out when she gets a minute, will ya?" Fuyu asked.

"Are you not competent enough to put on clothes? Any child can do that!" Hiei snapped. She narrowed her eyes at him.

"I haven't worn a kimono in fifteen years," she muttered. "How am I supposed to remember how to put one on? Why do you seem to have such a problem with Yukina helping me, anyway? Jealous much?"

"Jealousy has nothing to do with anything," he hissed. She could feel him tense up again. "Stay away from her."

"Why?" Fuyu challenged. "If you aren't jealous, then why?" She studied him. His entire body was tensed up like he was ready to pounce on her at any second. She tightened her control over her energy waves, ready to defend herself if necessary. His angry red eyes were narrowed at her. Her stomach was doing flips.

"I can read minds you stupid girl," Hiei whispered. "I see the way you look at her. Stop."

Fuyu blanched. She felt herself take a step back without meaning to. His look of pure hatred almost burned her skin. She narrowed her eyes at him. His eyes were a very specific shade of crimson...

"Fuck you, shorty," Fuyu snapped back. "Yukina is my friend. I don't care if you can read my mind. You don't know anything." She spun on the ball if her foot and stomped into her room, slamming the door shut behind her.

She glared at the other two layers of silk waiting for her. There was no way she was about to fight with all of that crap to look nice for a bunch of people she didn't know. Sure, Yukina had told her about them, but she'd never met them- excluding Urameshi.

"Fuck this," she whispered. Stomping over to the little dresser, she found a pair of black pants and a black tank top that only had one little hole in the bottom. She hated to disappoint Yukina, but she wasn't going to humiliate herself, either.

In the month she'd been staying with Master Genkai, she and Yukina had bonded. Genkai was the reason she'd come, but Yukina was the reason she stayed. If she was honest with herself, she had enough control over her energy to prevent anything too bad from happening, but she still messed up. Any time she lost her temper and she wasn't already focused on moving something, she usually wound up hurting either herself or whoever was around.

The large purple bruise from where she'd hit herself with a rock two days ago marred her usually pale skin. The bruise stretched around her ribs, making the entire area tender to the touch. That had been another reason she wanted Yukina to come to the room... It was getting harder to hide her pain from Genkai. The last time she'd been hurt, the old bitch kicked her there for the sole purpose of making it worse and told her to suck it up and push through it.

Fuyu was convinced she was a sadist. She hadn't come to Genkai for physical training, but for help with her energy. That didn't seem to matter, though. The hag pushed her harder everyday. She wasn't a fighter-never had been and never wanted to be. She could defend herself well enough against a few street punks, but the shit Genkai was putting her through made her feel like she was gearing up for war.

A knock in her door jerked her away from her thoughts. She tugged down the hem of her shirt just as Yukina opened the door.

"I came here to help you as soon as I could," Yukina said with a smile. Fuyu gave her a small one in return.

"It's okay," she said softly. "I won't really be comfortable in a kimono, anyway." Yukina still had that killer smile.

"If you're sure," Yukina told her. "I will get it later and put it away. Everyone will be here soon."

"You need any help with anything?" Fuyu asked.

"Oh no," Yukina said, shaking her head. "Master Genkai and I already took care of everything. Yusuke is bringing some food to cook for everyone." Fuyu smiled, but she felt Yukina knew her heart wasn't in it. She didn't say anything, though, just kept smiling.

Fuyu followed her through the temple. They stopped in the main sitting area where Genkai was relaxing with a cigarette. Fuyu watched Yukina sit down, but didn't copy her. Her side was throbbing now that she didn't have anything to distract herself with. She turned to go outside, but the fire demon was blocking her way.

"They're here," he muttered. He wouldn't look her in the eyes. She sighed and watched as Yukina jumped up to run outside to wait.

"Hello everyone!" Yukina shouted. They were just reaching the top of the stairs. She ran forward to hug the girls. Fuyu watched as a huge boy she could only assume was "Kazuma" run up to Yukina. He was spouting all kinds of romantic crap and she had to turn away from it. When she did, she realized she wasn't the only one who couldn't stomach it.

"You'd rather her go after that?" Fuyu whispered. She saw the edges of his eyes widen and she knew he'd heard. She walked back inside, standing near where Genkai sat.

"How ya been, Grandma?" The loud voice came from the first boy to enter. Fuyu grinned.

"How's it going, Urameshi?" Fuyu asked. He grinned at her.

"Not too bad! I'm surprised she hasn't killed you yet." Yusuke remarked.

"Not for a lack of trying," Genkai muttered.

"Sadistic old bitch," Fuyu grunted. Yusuke laughed along with most of the rest of the party. Everyone had made their way inside.

"Guys, that's Fuyu," Yusuke said, nodding in her direction. "She's the one who flipped the car in front of my ramen stand."

"Nice ta meet 'cha!" The one Yukina so fondly referred to as Kazuma was the first to greet her. Everyone else had mostly the same greeting. She didn't say much in return, but she did figure out which face belonged to each name.

It was hard to stay focused on the light conversation and keep up with the topics. Not only was she the odd man out in this situation, the pain in her side was getting worse. She was afraid to sit down for fear of not being able to stand back up. Instead, she'd headed for the porch for a cigarette.

"Need a light?" Kazuma's sister, Shizuru, was already out there, halfway through with her own cigarette. Fuyu nodded and stepped forward. The other woman lit her cigarette for her. "So you have weird powers too, huh?"

Fuyu shrugged and nodded. "I'm nothing like Urameshi, though. I think the old witch forgets that."

"Why don't you just ask Yukina to heal you?" Fuyu narrowed her eyes at Shizuru. "Look, I don't need my spiritual awareness to see that you are in pain. We've been here for over an hour and you still haven't sat down. And I can see it on your face."

"Genkai won't let her heal me unless I have broken bones," Fuyu grumbled. "She says I need to get used to it and work through it."

"Look, she's an old woman," Shizuru stated. "The last serious student she had was Yusuke and my brother went along for the ride for some of it. She's used to having really strong boys to push around. You just need to bite the bullet and tell her you can't handle that kind of pain. She isn't doing you any favors if you damage something permanently."

Fuyu exhaled her cigarette smoke hard. "I can handle it." Shizuru rolled her eyes. She crushed out her cigarette and turned to go back inside.

"Don't say I didn't warn you," Shizuru muttered darkly.

Fuyu focused on her cigarette, trying to move the intangible smoke with her mind. She couldn't focus her energy waves on the smoke, though, and it continued to drift away. She could hear the animated conversations taking place inside.

Any other day and she'd have been right in the middle of the action, joking and laughing with them. She couldn't right now. The pain in her side was getting worse. She felt like she was being stabbed over and over in the same spot. Her hand drifted down to hold her side, trying to relieve some of the pain.

"Fuyu are you hurt?" Yukina's voice was right beside her. Fuyu realized she'd had her eyes closed and she was leaning against the side of the house. She couldn't remember doing either of those things. She nodded once, unable to lie. "Please allow me to heal you."

"No." Genkai's voice came from behind Yukina. "She needs to learn how to deal with it!"

"But Master Genkai!" Yukina started to argue.

"She's just a regular human, Grandma." This time it was Yusuke coming to her rescue. "Kuwabara and I could always take a pounding, but this girl isn't a fighter."

"Don't pity me," Fuyu muttered. She pushed herself away from the wall and forced herself to lower her hand. "Genkai is right. I can handle this." She stalked away, heading back towards her little camp on the mountain. She focused on everything as she went- the trees, grass, insects, birds, and anything else. The demons that lurked in the forest kept away from her.


It's not all fun and games, but this does have some funny parts.

And oh, how I love those funny parts.

Just keep reading. You'll see what I mean.