SO, What can I say I wasn't expecting this many reviews… or any reviews actually. These fanfics were old ones I wrote a while back on my computer.. so I just decided to post them… don't know where this is going but I 'll give writing fanfic writing a shot―again.

disclaimer: i don't own yyh nor gwen stefani's songs .

JapaNese fo shizzle

English Wat up ma home doggies?

Ain't No hollaback GurL―

Chap 4….


Kara Katrina could only think of one word for these boys, sitting alone on the couch in Shuuichi's apartment, alone again. It wasn't a very pleasant or educated word, it wasn't even a lady-like word. But, neither were the rest of the words she would tell him when she caught his scrawny ass. All four boys left her here, told her to "stay put" without an explanation. It had been thirty minutes since they left with the excuse that they had to talk to their boss or something. How lame could these guys get?

AT least she had the necklace; she ran her hand over the glittering ivy leaves magnifying amethyst rays upon her neck. This was maddening she should be out seeing Japan, Shuiichi should be showing her all the sites, telling her their history, the names of places., etc, etc. But instead, the most attractive guy she'd ever set eyes on was convincing her that looks we definitely only skin deep. He was all mixed up in all this funny business, Kara was tired of 'funny business' and any guy involved, plus Shuuichi was nerdy anyway. Kara realized her thoughts, she tried to shake them away, she could not like her step-brother―that would be just weird. She needed to stay away from all these jack a―

"Why is your face so red, human? What are you up to?" Kara stared at the short guy in black standing in front of her. She wondered how long he had been there, while she was consumed in immoral thoughts of her soon-to-be stepbrother; her face only reddened more.

"Oh, look it's one of the bastards that won't go away. I think I'll just go take a shower," this guy made her nervous and gave her a strange feeling; probably something she should avoid.

She stood up; he grabbed her wrist firmly and pulled her back to the couch as he sat next to her moodily. She pulled her hand from his grasp and by reflex suddenly slapped his face. He was too shocked to move, Kara had the strangest feeling she couldn't have done a stupider thing if she had tried.

He turned to look at her through cold eyes that narrowed. She smiled innocently and waved. He just looked at her and replied.

"If it wouldn't be for these inconvenient circumstances I am currently involved in, I would have killed you on the spot." Kara eyes traveled to his hand curled around the hilt of the sword, she now noticed he kept at his side.

Should she be scared, yes. Was she,no. The threat made her even more reckless.

"Why? What are you anyway some sort of warring pigmy who determines his fate only by the sword and brute strength? You savage." He only hned.

"Still speak in primitive terms only? It's ok, I catch on to grunting quickly." At this she made a noise that sounded a lot like a pig.

She continued for a minutes, but he only just sat there with his head tucked and his eyes closed. Kara realized he was sleeping, he looked really editable snoozing, but that just meant he was so arrogant he thought he could ignore her while she was talking to him. Didn't her insults faze the guy at all?

"Hey, you bastard! Wake the fuck up!" She yelled and in an instant he had pinned her to the sofa straddling her; Kara felt something cold at her neck, it was sharp.

He really was sleeping, she could tell by the surprised look in his eye.

"So, I am guessing you're into the whole sexual dominance thing. Do you like it on top then?" Kara glanced at him on her and nervously looked back at him because of the blade piercing her skin.

He got off her quickly with a hn at her comment. She could have sworn he was blushing.

"You know I think you're right , we should get to know each other first before we take such a big step in our relationship. Let's start with our favorite color. Mines purple, What's yours?" Kara smiled, this was getting to be fun. Sarcasm was always fun.

" Do you ever shut up?"

"Depends, actually, on what I am doing?" Kara smiled mischievously.

"Well, do whatever you have to do to keep silent."

"Tell me why you are here first?"

The crimson-eyed boy stared at her for a moment, " I am sent here to guard the necklace, of course. So, tell me will you shut up now?" He forgot the part about guarding her!

"No. Why should I? You haven't answered all my questions yet!"

"Don't think I will." He replied curtly.

"You are a bastard, Hiei. I think I like you." She offered as they sat staring at the Tv on the sofa in silence.


After what seemed like hours, the rest of the gang showed up. Kara was actually a little sad, she was getting used to Hiei, she'd got him to say a total of four whole words since their last fight. The sassy dark-haired boy was the first to barge in and plop very close to her on the sofa with his arm around her shoulders.

"Kara, guess who gets to protect you tonight?"

"Oh deary me, I might need protection from you." Kara rolled her eyes.

"So, what information did you find out about the girl's relationship with the necklace?"Hiei inquired in his usual emotionless manner.

Kurama was the first to speak,

"According to Koenma, the crystal in necklace is incredible rare and found only in the Maki, it acts almost as a memory chip, transferring the memories and powers from one wearer to the next."

Kara's interest was peaked, "Why did it choose me, you all keep saying it is so powerful? What is the catch?"

Kurama looked at her and rubbed the back of his head,

"The crystal chose you to be the Amethyst guardian of the Maki. We won't know when you will start your transformation to gain the power of crystal until it happens. Or when the hunter will be back for you and your power. But that's enough talk about it for tonight lets go get something to eat."

"Wait," Kara interjected, " what are you guys? Ya'll aren't human."

"Hiei and Kurama are both demons, I am also one." Yusuke smirked.

All that Kara had learned was still stinking into her head as they all walked into a fast-food restaurant to grab a bite to eat. She longed for a cheeseburger and it just so happened this place (which looked some what like a Japanese McDonalds with the big golden Ms) even though she always hated fast food at home, this was her last resort and her night was looking up.

She turned to Yusuke, not wanting to talk to Kurama.

"Can I have a cheeseburger? Please, please, please, order me one!" She begged with large puppy dog eyes.

"Sure as long you pay," Yusuke laughed.

Kara faced drooped, she'd forgotten about money. She didn't have a penny of it or what ever you called it in Japanese.

"I'll pay for you, Kara Katrina. You don't have to worry", Kurama offered.

Kara just stuck him the bird, " I don't need anything from you."

She proceeded to sit down grudgingly on the right side of a booth next to the window that looked out onto a cold darkening street with the city nite life beginning to show. Neon and bright lights were starting to flicker on with couples and groups of young people strolling on the snowy sidewalk laughing merrily. It wasn't a sad time for all people she supposed, after all coming Christmas; it was meant to be filled with joy. She just sighed, staring hungrily out the window, not noticing her reflection in the bright light of the diner.

The rest of the boys joined her at the booth. Yusuke sat next to her and Kurama across next to Kuwabara and Hiei. They all unwrapped their cheeseburgers, all except Hiei who looked as if he was serving a time out. She rolled her eyes when Yusuke stuck his under her nose tauntingly. She looked over at him coldly. He smiled a Yusuke smile.

"You wouldn't have to starve if you only let Kurama pay." Yusuke was teasing her. Kurama had looked up at her over his meal, green eyes meeting hers she turned away back to her window, crossing her arms and smacking her gum distractedly like she didn't even care.

But she did. The smell of greasy fries and melted cheese on bread wafted toward her making her stomach growl loudly. At this they all turned to look at her and Yusuke laughed and slid a cheeseburger her way. She took it quickly and smiled up at him. Her beautiful thin face lit up with thank you.

"You think we'd let you sit there and go hungry while you watched us eat. What kind of man do you take me for? You really think we are jerks, don't you?" Yusuke just smiled, signaling an ending to the subject of hungry and went into a conversation with Kuwabara about what they would do tonight and Kurama ate quietly in his usual reserved manner and Hiei closed his eyes boredly with his arms crossed, resting on the back of the shiny red booth.

She took another quick glance around the white table as she unwrapped the sticky cheeseburger wrapping, the smell drifted toward her alluringly. She stared doubtfully at the food in front of her; it was beginning to make her sick, her thoughts. Her stomach growled there was food right there she shouldn't be hungry she could just eat a little bite the boys wouldn't notice, they don't care. She bit her lip; always this constant war, thinking of her looks and their thoughts of her. She looked around again to find Hiei staring at her staring at her burger. She blushed and looked out the window quickly. She felt so stupid sometimes.


By the time the rest of the group was finished, Kara was still staring silently out the window. Kurama was picking up the trash and he stopped abruptly when he saw Kara's untouched burger, she didn't notice for her face was still gazing distantly, somewhere else. Kurama also noted how beautiful she looked, dark hair falling next to her pale, gaunt face, which was a perfect oval shape and her eyes looked very green next to that purple necklace. He placed the thoughts in the back of his mind.

"You didn't eat your burger, Kara. Are you feeling ok?" She looked up startled at Kurama.

Her eyes slowly traveled over to him."Yes-yes, I am fine. What difference does it make?" At this she rose and followed after Yusuke as he slid out the booth.

A hint of agitation was evident in Kurama's eyes, but only for seconds.

They exited the diner, door ding shut behind them. They all looked at each other.

"So, Kara Katrina," She grimaced at these words, she hated her middle name, Yusuke must have figured that out already, " What do you want to do, since it's the weekend and we are stuck with each other anyway?" Yusuke stuck his hands in his pockets.

"Well, I dunno. I don't want to go back home, but I don't think we can do what I want to do over here, besides you wouldn't want to anyway." Kara said coyly.

"Oh, really? Try me". Yusuke raised an eyebrow while the rest looked on in amusement.

"nahh, no, no."

"Guess since you don't want to tell us we'll have to go home then. Your place or mine?"Yusuke began to walk off.

"What?! What? Wait! No! ok, ok lets go out!! Like on the town, like movies or a place to hang out or like a club or whatever I don't care!" Kara ran up to him grabbing his arm pleadingly.

Yusuke turned half way around, "Now, that's more like it!Ha,ha ha ha!" He laughed at her sudden outburst.

Kurama stepped up, "Kara we have to get up early tomorrow! We—"Come on, Yusuke lets go!!" Kara completely ignored him and walked off with Yusuke leaving Kurama and Hiei standing there, since Kuwabara followed after them.

"Hn. Serves you right, babysitting humans. Did you notice the girl didn't eat a bite of the hamburger you bought?" Hiei gave Kurama a sharp glower from the corner of his eyes.

"Yes, but she didn't know I bought it, she thought it was Yusuke. I think it was another reason; she didn't eat much at breakfast the other day, nothing at all really. Do you think she could be homesick or something else?"

"I don't care, fox. I have no use for the human." Hiei snorted.

"Yet I saw you watching her. She is something special isn't she? She draws eyes, even by demon's standards. Maybe, the necklace wasn't a coincidence after all?"

Hiei just snorted again and leapt off leaving Kurama to think to himself as walked to catch up with the rest of the gang, who were all laughing at Kara's come back at the blushing Yusuke.

They arrived in front of arcade with a large flashing sign and dimmed lights. There were clinking and clanking of coins and sounds of laughter and winning chimes from the brightly colored machines. It smelled like popcorn and pizza. Upon entering the place, Yusuke turned to Kara who had the look of shock on her face from a place that reminded her a lot of the bowling alley back home except without the bowling part. She and her friends would get together for midnight bowling when they found the time to escape, they always got weird stares because they looked like preps that would never so much as touch a bowling ball. It's bad to judge people though; she smiled to herself.

She didn't look much like a person you would see in an arcade. Designer boots and clothes, she still looked like a model, French nails and painted face with her somewhat overdressed attire for any normal place like so. But it didn't matter when Yusuke turned to her with a look in his eyes no boy had ever given her quite the way he did. Something was alive and burned beneath his soul; she would still have to be careful he had a mischievous side, every guy like him did.

"It's not the fanciest place ever, but you weren't too specific about where you wanted to go so I figured that you wouldn't mind. Do you know how to play video games don't you?" he raised an eyebrow at her expression.

Her eyes lit up with a light that was rarely shown to strangers by Kara. "I could learn! Let's go!" She grabbed Yusuke's hand involuntarily and ran over to the air hockey table with a big grin.

"This isn't a video game? You realize I am going to beat you anyway, right?"

"I don't care and I don't care! My cousins and me used to play this all the time. I'm so going to win!" Kara ran over on high-heeled boots and grabbed the little round defender for her goal (sorry I don't know what they are called its like the miniature hockey stick on and air hockey table ya know!) and Yusuke placed the coins in the slot and grabbed his.

She got the puck first and looked around to Kurama was playing some quiz game that was really hard and Kuwabara was on a fighting game shooting a fake gun at the screen, concentrating hard.

She looked back at Yusuke and put the puck down slowly and circled around it a few times with her hockey mallet and hit it suddenly without giving Yusuke a chance to think about it and it flew into his goal with a loud clang. She laughed at his expression.

He grabbed it then put it on the table and did the same as she had and hit it only to make it in her goal also. She flicked him the bird and grabbed the puck, hitting it towards him they hit it back and forth for a while. They puck wouldn't go into her goal as hard as Yusuke tried. She had taken the offensive and him the defense. He was still faster than her and managed to sneak a few in her goal and her only one for him, but they were both smiling and laughing and making wise cracks.

Yusuke had just hit the puck towards her again and she would not have lost had her cell phone not rang making her jump and distractedly grab it quickly, dropping the mallet. Yusuke sighed as he saw her answer it and the air hockey machine shut down revealing he had won on the score screen. He figured she'd return to her snobby and introverted state as soon as she answered the phone. Yusuke had seen more of her true self just a few minutes playing this game then he'd seen since he'd met the girl; he liked her. But on the contrary her face lit up with an even more friendly and warm smile he was yet to see.

"O my Gosh!! 'B'! Where have you been? I have been calling you since I stepped off the plane! No, no, now's not a good time; I am out with some friends of my new to-be-stepbrother! It's so awesome! I am having a blast! I dunno, let me ask?" she turned to Yusuke at this with a friendly and honest smile he was happy to see.

"Hey, my friend who lives here is on the phone! She wants to get together really badly and me to meet some friends of hers too! But she wants to meet you and my stepbrother! So, could she come with us! She is really fun! If she isn't I promise I'll make it up to ya'll!" Kara was so excited, friends she wasn't alone for a little while.

Yusuke's eyes twinkled with something like amusement as he pulled off his green jacket off his muscular shoulders under his white T and walking over to an empty multi-colored booth in the back left corner of the room not far from the hockey tables and setting it down there.

Kara had followed him.

"Sure, but I hold you to that promise", He jeered.

"Yay!" She mouthed a thank you. "Where are you? The Clothing Etc.. Oh, cool! Yusuke, what's the name of this place?"

"Just tell them the arcade it's right by that place. They should know where it is."

"You heard that? Ok, see ya here bye!" She hung up he flip phone and stuck it in her coat pocket and turned back to Yusuke.

"Ok, your choice of games which one do you want to play next?" Kara found herself having more and more fun.

"How about…" He made his way over to a driving game with two seats and they each plopped down in one of them.

He plopped in some more coins and set the course. It was a wide-open road with fields on either sides, she knew it was an easy one.

"You do realize no matter how easy you make it for me, I am still going to crash."

"Hey, better for me then."

They started up the game and after three turns Kara lost miserably. She laughed when Yusuke looked at her and shook his head.

"Let's go again, I'll get better this time! I was just getting warmed up I am so going to beat you!" Kara grabbed a coin from him and shoved it in the slot.

The game started and Yusuke looked over at her screen, obviously he'd played this game a million times and was very good at it.

"You're doing it all wrong! Here let me show you," he placed his hands over hers and guiding her along the course.

She tried to keep feelings from entering her mind, but she couldn't help notice. He was really close to her and she was aware how much was touching and she was blushing in the face though it wasn't evident in her voice.

At the same time they went around a curve, Keiko and Botan walked in, only to see Yusuke reaching across another girl. It sounded weird, but you can imagine what Keiko was thinking, though Kara didn't know Yusuke had a girlfriend.

Keiko's face changed immediately. "Yusuke?"

Kara didn't even notice, she had run over to Botan and given her a big hug.

"OmG! B! It's been sooo long! " Kara shrieked at her causing everyone to turn their heads.

"Wow.,look at you! You loook so—so", Botan's face changed immediately.

"Botan? Botan , you were about to say who I looked like? What's wrong?"Kara stepped back and looked at her friend worriedly.

Kurama had walked up behind the two and Yusuke was behind Kara, getting eyed angrily by Keiko.

"You look so awesome like a super model or something!! Fooled you didn't I?hahaa , I am a naughty ,naughty kitty!" She made her usual kitty eyes and waves her hands feline-ishly.

"You bitch! Why the hell don't you ever call me?" A smile broke out on Kara's face.

"Oh, busy busy! All the time!" Botan laughed bubbly. "The arcade? I can't believe Yusuke took you here! Come on, lets go out!"

She grabbed Kara's hand and pulled her out and the rest followed, all except Yusuke who looked a little bewilder that she knew Botan.


otay ppls!!

i hope this chappy makes sense b/c i combined two chapters if it doesn't review, yes i no my character is an air head.. she will get better i swear. she is only like that because she hides the sad serious side.