DD: I'm back! Not much action from Kurama and Yukina. However, I believe HxB will like this chapter. Then again, I can be wrong. I had a math test yesterday...I think I did well. The character Tsukioka (Keiko's teacher) is from Rurouni Kenshin. He's Sanosuke's friends. READ THIS: If you guys have any suggestion for this fic, please send it to me. I really need help on the pairings HxB and YxK. Thank you.
Lady Red Darkness: Here it is! Hope you like it!
bittersweet-memory: Well, now you know where he's from. I may put some characters from other anime series, but just as supporting characters. Hidoi is a character that I created, based on a real person that I like to call 'Toilet Head'. The girl is a -censored-.
tuathafaerie: There isn't any place here in Belem (the Brazilian Belem! Not the other one!) that teaches us our folkloric dances. But that's probably because they're very upbeat and we dance it in almost every party. I never took ballroom dancing, but I did take tap. It's so cool! Ballet isn't that disciplined if you have a teacher like mine...(Teacher: Okay girls, what do you say we all ditch class to have some ice cream down the street? Us: o0 Wha-?). Anyway, come Bierrez! -He grabs tuathafaerie and kisses her. Five minutes pass, and they're still kissing- ALL RIGHT! THAT'S NOT AN R RATED FIC! BREAK IT!
Crystal Koneko: You got it right. That's exactly what I meant and you also guessed what Kurama is going to do for Yukina. You'll see that many things will happen on that sin room -laughs maniacally, then starts coughing-. Well, enjoy this chap.!
KageYoukai: Yeah! I like writing cliffhangers because of it! It always gets readers to read the next chapter!
slave2anime: Maybe we could hire someone to do the dirty job...Hiei is gonna sing...Really soon.
Robin Autumn: True. Thanks for explaining it to me! Well, I guess we can call her leader...
LivingImpared: Being locked with Hiei doesn't sounds too bad...But I wish it was I with the sexy kitsune.
Psycho 24: Yeah, CAA has gangsters. You'll see.
Distant Voice: Sorry if it was confusing, but I really don't like writing 'Character's POV'. Sounds strange (or it's just me.) Anyway, from here on, I'll give really obvious hints. Like, 'I blinked my red eyes and ran a hand through my aqua hair', okay?
SnowFlowerYukina: Oh man, you're gonna want to kill me, then! I love doing cliffhangers! But don't worry, I shall try to make them rare. I like your fics, too. Thank you for saying I'm talented, that really means a lot!
SweetyPunkGurl: Here it is! I hope I didn't make you wait too long!
Bar-Ohki: Thanks! It's good to know people are liking this fic so far...I hope you enjoy this chap.!
MoonSilverEyes: This chapter is mostly centered on HxB. I think you're gonna like it. The other characters will appear as the fic goes on. By 'Karssan' you meant Karasu? I'm sorry, it's just I can't recall any character with the name you wrote. Maybe you misspelled?
Rhythm
By Dancing Doll
Luck. The only I had has the adjective 'bad'. Bad Luck. Bad to immeasurable extents. I wonder how can I be even alive. One would think God would be merciful enough to let someone born under such a disastrous star be resting in peace by now. But nooooo, let's make the poor girl suffer a little bit more. I can't believe how evil people can be.
4º Position: Hell of a Night
Picture this: Me, laying with on my stomach on the floor with my legs spread; Kurama, standing over me with his legs by each sides of my hip. I can think of a few persons who could think I was warming up for some practice with him. I believe the newcomer had this exact thought.
"You really must be a whore to be with him like this on your first day."
I hastily stood up after Kurama quickly removed himself from over me. Maya was glaring at me like I was the devil itself. Her eyes narrowed dangerously after Kurama spoke.
"You have no right to talk to Yukina like that, Maya."
"Oh, so you decided to take the little bitch's side?" She asked. Gasping, I opened my mouth but Kurama beat me to it.
"I have a very well-formed idea of a bitch, Maya. And Yukina doesn't correspond to it." He said bitterly, his emerald eyes glaring forcefully at the brunette. Maya paled a little.
I'm thankful I'm not the one receiving this glare. Kurama's eyes are quite intimidating like that.
"This is not over." She spat bitterly towards me. Maya turned on her heels and stormed out of the room. Kurama sighed and massaged his temples.
"I'm sorry you had to put up with this." He whispered.
"D-don't worry." I replied meekly, brushing my bangs. He smiled at me but instantly frowned.
"What?"
I brushed my bangs. And exposed my forehead.
I'm toast.
"How did you got this cut?" He asked frowning. Kurama took my head between his hands and raised it a little. Leaning forward, he examined the cut.
Y'know, a close look of Kurama's face isn't that bad.
"I fell." I answered. It was partly truth. He didn't has to know I actually tripped because of one of his crazy stalkers. But maybe I answered too quickly, because he raised an eyebrow and looked suspiciously at me, his face still very close.
"How?"
"W-well, I was going downstairs and tripped over my foot."
I stuttered!
"You're lying." He said, matter-of-factly. "Tell me the truth."
I lowered my eyes, unable to keep eye contact. Really, those eyes are evil. How can someone lie looking at those green things?! So, I readied myself.
"I..." I started, stepping back a little.
"You?" He encouraged gently.
I took a deep breath.
"Have to go!"
Kurama's eyes widened as I raced to the door and down the hallways. He went past his shock and started running after me.
"Runrunrunrun." I mumbled over and over again.
YES! The door leading to freedom! I stormed outside and flew downstairs, careful not to trip. That would be my doom. I could hear Kurama behind me. I already knew how fast he was, but now I was some considerable meters before him and running for dear life.
I'm glad I'm wearing my ballet slippers. They really don't make that much noise. I raced down the Music rooms and finally reached the floor where my dorm was situated. I'm going to make it!
I took a quick glance behind me and gasped. He was closer! And looking determined. What's wrong with him?! Why can't he leave me alone?!
Ha! There it is! My dorm! I pumped my legs faster and reached the doorknob.
Only to find out it was locked.
"Nonononono!" I tried to run again, but Kurama had already caught up with me. He wrapped his arms around me and pinned me to the wall. Breathing hard, he lightly glared at me.
"What was that..." He paused to catch his breath "...All about?"
Life isn't fair.
"Eh? What are you talking about?" I tried pretending I had no idea of what he was talking about. Of course, he didn't buy it.
"Yeah, right." He looked at me in the eye, "Tell me."
I lowered my eyes and sighed. I told him what happened earlier and Kurama's face filled with astonishment.
"They did what?!" He frowned, "What's wrong with those girls?" He mumbled angrily, taking my face between his hands again and examining the cut.
"I-it isn't deep. There's no problem." Stuttering, I tried stepping away from him but couldn't. The wall was just behind me.
"I guess you're right." He said, after a few moments. Sighing, he stepped back. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" I asked in confusion.
"For those girls."
I frowned a little, "Kurama, it isn't your fault. They're the ones who should be apologizing, not you." I smiled.
He smiled at me. Funny, I think my legs just turned into jelly.
"How can I make it up for you? They are my stalkers, after all."
"No, really. It's not necessary." I said, waving a hand.
"Please. I really want to do something for you, Yukina."
I don't know if it was because of the way he said my name or the pleading look on his face. I just know that by the time he had said 'bye', we had agreed he would be helping me with dancing. Every day, after my ballet classes were over. I should be worried, really. Those fan girls would want my blood.
But somehow, I truly didn't care.
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"I'm soooo tired!" I said loudly, releasing my blue hair from its usual ponytail. Sighing, I looked around the room. Keiko left a note...I wonder what's that about...
Botan
Sorry, but I won't be able to join you for dinner. I have homework.
Bye!
I'm all alone for dinner? Just peachy. Well, maybe not. I just have to go after Yukina. Or the boys.
Nah, I'll stick to Yukina.
I mean, just because I talked to him doesn't mean I can just hang around with him and his friends, right?
Anyway, I better go find Yukina.
I made my way through CAA corridors until I was outside Yukina's dorm. I knocked and waited. A short girl with orange hair and light green eyes opened it. I smiled at her.
"Hi! I'm Botan! I'm here looking for Yukina." She blinked at me.
"Who is Yukina?"
"She's your roommate. Haven't you met her yet?"
"No. Sorry." The girl answered. She looked sick.
"Are you okay? I mean, you look kinda sick." She stared at me, "But with you don't want to answer me, that's okay. We just met after all. Sorry to bother you, bye!"
I sprinted away, leaving the girl behind. Where would Yukina be? Maybe I should ask Hiei...
BUMP.
"Ouch!" I fell over my butt as I knocked into someone.
"Hey, watch it idiot!" A known voice shouted.
Oh, no! I just knocked my Mr. Right down! I just destroyed any insignificant chance I had!
...If I ever had one, that is.
"Oh, Hiei! I'm sooo sorry!" I said, reaching over to help him up. He took my hand and stood. He shook his head, sighing.
"That's okay."
Oh, thank God! He's not angry with me! This means that...Wait a minute...
OMG! I'M TOUCHING HIS HAND!
All right, Botan. Be calm. Boys like girls who don't like them. Act as if you don't care. Think cold! Think Kikyou!
"I'm truly sorry! I'm such a walking disaster!"
WHY CAN'T I ACT COLD?!
"You weren't paying attention, that's all." Hiei said. I shook my head.
Uncomfortable silence. How nice. My chances are just getting more far away than before.
Botan, do something!
"Hey, wanna go look for Yukina?"
"I was doing that. Her class should be over fifteen minutes ago." Hiei said.
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" I chirped, heading for the stairs. Hiei followed me.
"She isn't on her dorm. Maybe she's practicing?"
"Hn. Maybe."
We looked through the whole Dance Floor, but there was no sign of Yukina. Funny, we heard a big commotion like someone running. Some people looking for trouble.
"Maybe she went to see the sixth floor?" I suggested.
"Hn." Hiei nodded and took the lead. I followed him in silence. We looked around for Yukina for about an hour and Hiei started to get worried.
"Where the hell is she?" He mumbled.
"I don't know." I sighed. "Hiei, we should go back down. The teachers will be checking this place anytime now. If they catch us we can get in trouble."
"Let's just check the last room." He said.
I nodded, "Just the last room, then." Hiei opened the door and we walked in. It was the Claire's daughter's, Adelle, bedroom. A bed, bigger than the regular ones but not fitting for two people, was in the center of the room. There was a huge wardrobe and a beautiful vanity, all made of light wood and decorated with patterns of silver butterflies and flowers.
A true princess room.
"Well, she isn't here." I said, "Let's go."
We were walking out the room when my worst nightmare became truth. We heard teacher's voices coming in our way.
Well, this isn't my worst nightmare. Being menstruate in white tight pants and staining the pant (in front of Hiei) is. That would be sooo humiliating!
"Quick, hide!" Hiei whispered. He grabbed me by my arm and shoved me inside me the wardrobe. My nostrils were instantly filled with dust and the smell of clothes not used for a long time. Hiei entered the wardrobe too and closed the door a few seconds before the teachers entered the room.
"Clear. No students." We heard their muffled voices.
"Okay. Let's go, then."
I sighed in relief when I heard them shutting the door. Hiei opened the wardrobe and we silently walked out. The teachers were still outside.
"I just wonder why Mrs. Louise told us to lock all doors."
I paled. So did Hiei.
"I-it can't be!" I whispered.
Then, we heard the distinctive sound of the door being locking. I guess we were torn between shouting and making out presence known (and eventually getting in real trouble with the headmistress) or being quiet and spending the whole night alone.
Suddenly, the idea of being locked started becoming very appealing to me.
Also, Hiei didn't make any move.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!
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All right, so I am getting advantage of the situation.
Hn.
But Botan didn't seem to mind, if the way her eyes were sparkling were any clue.
Oh, yes. I pay attention to those kinds of things. It's much easier to know what someone is thinking or feeling by looking at them. Facial expressions, the way they move and talk, breathing...Everything can give away some feeling. And I'm damn good at noticing those things.
Wanna see? Right now, Botan's eyes are gleaming and she's trying desperately to hid a smile, signaling she's happy with this situation. However, her breathing quickened and she rubbing her hands started to sweat (since she's trying to dry it on her skirt), that means that she's either anxious, excited, frightened or all of them.
Easy.
(A/N: Guys, sorry if Hiei sounds too happy or anything. I'm hearing "You're The One That I Want", from Grease, and it's just impossible to write Hiei in character! You're the one that I want...You're the one that I want...Uhuhuh, honey.)
"Guess we're stuck." I said, stuffing my hands on my pockets and looking at her.
"Y-yeah!" She said happily. I raised an eyebrow and she covered her mouth with her hands.
"I-I mean...What are we gonna do?!" She said. I have to admit, Botan is a really good actress. She truly sounded worried.
"We just have to wait until morning."
"No! Hiei, we don't have any food!"
Crap.
I realize now. We don't have:
A: Food.
B: Decent covers.
C: A bed big enough for the two of us. Without fleas.
Suddenly, spending the night here wouldn't be as pleasant as I though it would be.
Botan sighed, "I'm hungry."
"So am I." I answered, walking over to the window. There was no way we could climb down.
An uncomfortable silence fell upon us.
"The others must be eating now." Botan said, "I heard that today there was going to be a barbecue."
My mouth filled with water. Barbecue? My favorite...
"And there is going to be a lot of desserts...Including a cake of ice cream..."
Oh, man...
My stomach rumbled. Botan looked at me and giggled.
"I'm that hungry, too." I looked away. Suddenly, Botan jumped up.
"Hey!" I looked at her with a raised eyebrow as she went through her pockets.
"Here!" She said, handing me a bar of chocolate. I blinked at her.
"What about you?"
"Oh, don't mind me!" She smiled, "You can go ahead and eat it! I'm not that hungry."
"You're not telling the truth." I said. I unwrapped the chocolate and split it in half. "Here."
Botan seemed a little surprised, but took the half of chocolate I was offering her.
"Thanks, Hiei."
And then she sat right by my side, her left hand lightly touching my right one as we ate our chocolate. My face didn't show my surprise, but believe me inside I was horribly blushing.
And that's not something very good to my 'I'm-So-Cold-And-Cool-Don't-Mess-With-Me' image.
"Hey, Hiei." Botan said, after she finished eating.
"Yeah?"
"I'm thirsty."
Truth be told, I was thirsty too. So I stood and helped Botan to her feet. She blushed at this. We walked to the bathroom and Botan gasped. I was kinda waiting for this, though.
Marble, gold, huge bathtub. Just your everyday, amazingly ostentatious, bathroom.
(A/N: Okay, here on Brazil people really don't drink water from the faucet because the water from it isn't clean. But remember, they're locked and there is no way out until tomorrow.)
After we drank some water, Botan looked at her wristwatch.
"Half an hour past seven." She sighed, "What are we going to do now? I'm not tired."
I sat on the bed and Botan did the same, "How was your day?"
"Uh? Nothing out of ordinary. Acting classes, homework..."
"Have you guys decided what are you going to play at the Festival?"
"We decided that Koenma, a boy from my class." She added at my confused expression, "Will write it. He said he's going to base himself on our everyday life."
"Then it will probably be interesting to watch. That is, if he talks about it on a entertaining way."
"Yeah. That's a theme that will hold everyone's attention. I mean, everyone must have went through one of the situations he'll write about. I heard that you guys are going to play at that ball Mrs. Louise is planning."
"Yeah. We had decided to play some songs we wrote for last year's contest, but Mrs. Louise called us and explained we had to sing songs from the fifties."
"Why?"
"Because the ball's having a theme. The Fifties."
"Hey, that sounds cool!"
"I guess." I shrugged. "That reminds me, I have to tell Kurama. He wasn't with us when Mrs. Louise told us that."
"Does that mean we have to wear clothes like theirs?"
"Yeah." Sighing, I laid down on the bed.
"Tired?" Botan smiled at me.
"Yeah."
"Let's go to sleep, then."
I was about to get up and go to the floor when Botan laid down by my side and asked on a small voice:
"Hiei, would you please sleep with me here?"
Giving my reputation a fond farewell, my eyes widened and I stuttered, "W-what?!"
"Please! I've heard this floor is haunted!" Botan urgently said, grabbing my arm, "I'm deadly afraid of ghosts!"
I shook my head in disbelief, "Botan, those are just stories."
"Please! Please Hiei!"
I sighed as I looked in her pleading eyes. Nodding, I laid back down. Botan smiled brightly and unconsciously snuggled closer to me. I blushed ten shades of red.
I guess I should tell her to let go of me, but my mouth refused to voice those words.
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That bitch! How dare she try to steal Kurama from me?! I'll teach her to stay on her place!
Running a hand through my short brown hair, I started to tap my feet in impatience. My cousin was making me wait for too long.
Just as I was about to leave the place we had agreed to meet today, I saw his form coming out of the woods.
"You're late!" I shouted angrily. He smiled evilly and shook his finger at me.
"Don't shout, sweet-heart. You'll make ourselves known."
"Karasu, you're such a...!"
"Are you sure you want to call me names?" He asked, crouching so he could be eyelevel with me, "I thought you wanted my help, Maya."
Taking a deep breath I spoke, "There's a girl trying to seduce Kurama."
"Flower-boy again? You really want to get laid by him, don't you? You're such a whore."
I held back my answer, "Just finish her off. You can keep her as a toy."
Karasu smiled at me, "Tell me, cousin. Do you want her to suffer slowly or quickly?"
I smiled evilly, "Slowly. Let's torture her for a while."
"Physically or mentally?"
I licked my lips, "Both."
To be continued...
5º Position: Keiko and Yusuke go buy clothes with the rest of the gang, since the upcoming ball will require it. Things happen, and the girls want to know what the boys think of them (and get a little nice view of them.). But the only time they're together and talk about this kind of stuff is on the bathroom.
DD: Believe me, next chapter will have tons of humors. I thought about it on class and I started giggling insanely, which made all my classmates and teacher to stare at me with a funny face. Man, I have ballet class yesterday and it was Pointe practice (you know, those ballet slippers with the flat end that ballerinas use to stay on the tip of her toes.) and my feet are dead! It hurts too much! Anyway, review!