Genkai wandered into a room in the center of the dojo and found Yusuke and Kuwabara lying on the floor. Kayko was sitting in a chair reading a book she had found in Genkai's library. "Why do you slackers come here if you're not going to train?" Genkai asked, sitting in a chair next to Kayko.
"Loosen up, hag," Yusuke complained, not moving from his spot on the ground. "Can't a guy ever worry without being nagged?"
"Aw, what's the matter Yusuke?" Kayko asked, placing her book down. "I haven't seen you this upset in ages." She sat next to him on the floor.
"I'm NOT upset. I was just wondering what Hiei and Kyo were doing…all alone…by themselves," he said. Kuwabara and Genkai, yes Genkai, started to snicker. "And please, tell me. WHAT is so FUNNY?"
"It seems the tables have turned," Kuwabara said.
"I always wondered how Yusuke would do if he had to do the worrying about something or someone," Genkai said. "I thought his annoying habits would kill me before I saw the day."
"Twenty bucks says he cracks," Kuwabara said, laying the money on the table.
"Deal, but when he does, you better get me something since that's what I was gonna bet on," she said, pulling out her own money.
"Guys! Leave him alone," Kayko said.
"Why? Because his little sister is makin' out with shorty?" Kuwabara asked. "I don't know about you, Urameshi, but I don't think he'd make a good brother-in-law."
Yusuke cringed at the thought. "Nonsense!" Kayko said, trying to lift his spirits. "I bet they're on their way now." As if on cue, there was a knock on the door. "See? I bet that's them now."
When no one moved, Yusuke got up and answered the door. To his, and everyone else's, surprise, it was Jin smiling down at him. "Uh, hey Jin," Yusuke said. "What are you doing here?"
"I came ta check up on ya search," he said. "So, where be Kaori?" Everyone in the room exchanged glances.
"She and Kyo went out with Kurama and Hiei," Kayko said. "She and Kurama have gotten really close. I think they like each other."
"Whaddaya mean they like each other?" Jin asked.
"They might be in love, for lack of a better term," Genkai said.
"Love!" Jin seemed shocked. "Me sis? Tha's un'maginable. Are ya sure they be in love? It ain't no joke o' nothin'?"
"That's it!" Yusuke said. "It's a joke! Kyo is doing this to me on purpose! She and Hiei are probably sitting somewhere and laughing their socks off at me!" Just then, his pocket started to vibrate. He moaned and pulled out his communicator. "What?"
"Yusuke!" It was Kaori.
"Uh, hey Kaori," he said surprised. Jin raised an eyebrow and Kuwabara and Genkai started to snicker once again. "Why are you calling me now?" Yusuke asked.
"We got some big problems," she said.
"Ya got tha' right!" Jin said, pulling over the communicator. "Wha' are ya doin' with Kurama, hmm? Ya best start explainin' yaself, missy."
"We're kinda fighting some demons!" she half yelled, slicing through a demon off screen.
"What!" everyone asked.
"What do you think? Kurama and I got jumped a couple of minutes ago. There's a bunch of them, so we might be coming home late, if we even get there."
"Hang tight, Kaori," Yusuke said, pulling back the communicator. Kaori nodded, but the communicator got knocked out of her hand. It landed on the ground, letting Yusuke and Jin see Kurama and Kaori taking on a lot of demons. "Wait, I got someone on my other line." He switched over to see Kyo.
"Took you long enough!" she yelled at him.
"Well sorry!" Yusuke yelled back. "What do you want? Kaori's is being attacked as we-"
"I wouldn't tell her to call you unless it was important, baka!" Hiei called over. In the background, he could be seen slicing through demons.
"We're getting jumped, too," Kyo said. "I must admit, it is really fun, but it's getting really old really quick."
"So you need help?"
"Nah, I just wanted to let you know so you don't start worrying and all that stuff," Kyo said, swinging her scythe behind her and taking out a demon that tried an ambush. "Talk to you later, bro."
"Uh, yeah," Yusuke said, hanging up.
"So why ya jus' standin' 'ere?" Jin asked. "Shouldn' we go an' save 'em o' somethin'?"
"Nah, I think they can take care of themselves," Yusuke said.
"Yeah," Jin said. The two of them just stood there in silence, obviously sweating.
"Psst, Genkai," Kuwabara whispered. "Twenty more bucks says Jin will freak out too."
"When you win, I want a new watch," Genkai whispered back as they sat their money on the table. Kayko just shook her head as she watched the two boys try to not look worried.
-- Meanwhile -- I like theses lines--
Kaori and Kurama were fighting like crazy, but the demons just kept coming. They stood in the center, back to back, and surveyed the damage they had caused in the ranks. Kurama was clutching his rose whip and Kaori had a whip of her own.
"Don't these things ever give up?" Kaori panted.
"I doubt it," Kurama said, breathing heavily as well.
"I can't take much more of this in my human form," Kaori said, wiping a bead of sweat from her brow.
"You mean…?"
"Think you can keep them busy for a few seconds?" Kaori smiled when Kurama looked at her. He smiled back.
"Of course." Three demons lunged at him, but he cut them down. Instead of taking the offensive, he took the defensive to be sure he protected Kaori. Closing her eyes, she concentrated really hard and soon her energy began to rise, making her aura appear as red flames.
Kurama cut through several more demons and turned to look at Kaori. She had transformed completely, catching him by complete surprise. Her hair was a deep, fiery red with orange at the tips. She had two fox ears that stuck out on top that matched her hair and a big red and orange tail. Her new outfit was a red tunic with white sleeves and white shorts underneath. She opened her eyes, which were now a golden color.
"Wow," Kurama said, despite himself. Kaori smiled at him, pulling out a bow she had strapped to her back. She formed a flaming arrow and shot a demon that had come up behind him.
"I think you're slipping, Kurama," she smirked. He smiled and they continued fighting the demons that hadn't run off. After a long while, the last one was killed and the two sat down to take a breather.
"That was kinda cool," Kaori said, laying back against a tree. "I'd even say it was fun."
"Well, yeah, if you enjoy fighting for your life constantly," Kurama said, turning to face her.
"That's what I've been doing for a while now," Kaori said, looking up at the trees. After a long silence, she looked over at Kurama, who had been watching her the whole time. "What?"
"You look beautiful," Kurama said without thinking.
"Thanks, Kurama," Kaori said. "Maybe we'd better get back to make sure everyone else is ok." Kurama nodded and stood, pulling Kaori to her feet. He stopped for a second, looking straight into her eyes and smiled.
"Or we can take a break," he offered. Kaori couldn't help but chuckle.
"Whatever," she laughed.
--At the same time--
Hiei and Kyome were putting up a good fight. About half of the demons were dead or fatally wounded. Unfortunately, there were still a lot left.
"Why does this always happen?" Kyo asked, slicing through a demon with a scythe. "Is peace and quiet too much to ask for?"
"I've wondered that many times," Hiei said. The two of them paused for a second, catching their breath. Two large demons jumped out of a tree and landed around Kyome.
"Hiei!" she yelled, trying to fight them off.
"Kyo!" Hiei yelled. Before he could get to her, a group of large demons jumped him. He struggled to get to Kyo, but the demons were strong and complicated matters.
"HIEI!" Kyo screamed.
"Don't worry about him," a demon said. "He won't be alive too much longer."
"NOO!" Kyo screamed. Her energy rose rapidly, becoming a bright white light that consumed her and the demons around her. The wave of light spread outward, taking out almost all of the demons on contact, but sparing Hiei.
Hiei shielded his eyes until the light died down. Just as he uncovered his eyes, a demon made a dive for him. However, a white scythe came from behind them and sliced through the demon and the two remaining ones behind him. Hiei turned in time to see Kyo's scythe return to her hand.
Kyo now had creamy white hair, white fox ears, a white tail, and bright, sky blue eyes. She was wearing what looked like a white tunic-like dress with one slit going up the right side. It had a pale blue sash that held the skirt and scythe in place. She also held a kind of staff with a blade at the end (like Gojyo's in Saiyuki, no own). The most remarkable piece to her transformation was the pair of huge white wings that graced her back.
Hiei could only stare at her in shock and awe as Kyo walked over to him. "Are you ok?" she asked him, looking for any serious injuries. Hiei shook his head slowly, looking from her head to toe and back again. "What's wrong?"
"…You're so…beautiful," Hiei breathed, meeting her eyes. She smiled at him, but then frowned, looking at her outfit.
"I still hate the dress," she growled, eyeing it like she wanted to watch it burn. "It's so pointless! How am I supposed to fight in this thing? Honestly! Tell me one good thing about it and I might decide to wear it for a few more seconds."
"You look amazing," Hiei offered. Kyo looked back up at Hiei, catching his gaze and smiled.
"Well, if you like it that much, I guess I have to wear it," she said. "But just this once. I feel weird."
Hiei erased that thought from her mind by giving her a not-so-small kiss. "We'd better get back before Kaori and your brother start worrying I kidnapped you or something," he said with a smirk.
"Crud! I forgot about Kaori and Kurama! They were getting jumped too!" Kyo said, smacking her forehead. "I don't think they're too far from here."
"Then we'd better go check on them," Hiei said, leading the way through the trees and leaving his bike behind. They walked/ran for a few minutes when they found Kaori and Kurama walking in their direction.
"Kaori!" Kyo said, hugging her best friend.
"Kyo! I was so worried!" Kaori said, hugging her back.
"Gah! Watch the wings, woman!" Kyo said, pulling away.
"I sorry," Kaori laughed nervously. Hiei and Kurama just sweatdropped.
"We should all head back," Kurama said. "It's getting late and we don't want to be here in the dark if more demons show up."
"Right," Hiei said. The group moved out in silence, deciding to walk through the woods to Genkai's temple and avoid the streets. They made it to the stairs before Kyo started to complain.
"What is with these stairs!" she asked no one in particular.
"You do know you don't have to walk, right?" Kaori asked. Kyo looked at her genuinely confused. Kaori sighed and shook her head. "You do have wings, ya know."
Kyo laughed. "Oh, right," she said, rubbing her neck. Hiei shook his head too.
"AndI thought Kaori was bad," he sighed.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Kyo demanded.
He smirked and disappeared up the stairs. Kyo flew after him, demanding an explanation, leaving Kaori and Kurama to walk up the stairs in quiet. "That was fun and entertaining," Kaori said, holding Kurama's hand as they started up the stairs.
"Very," he agreed. "You know your brother is here, correct?"
"Yeah, I sensed him a few minutes ago. I have a feeling we're in trouble," she said. They soon reached the top to see the siblings of the century arguing about where Kyo was. "Maybe we can slip in a back way."
"I doubt it, lass." The two whirled around to see Jin floating behind them with his arms crossed.
"Eh, hey, bro," Kaori said. "What's up?"
"An' wher' were th' two o' ya?" Jin asked, getting to the point.
"We were in the woods watching the sun set alone," Kaori said. She thought about what she said when she saw Jin's face.
"Ya were alone tagetha!" he asked.
"If it's possible to be alone and together at the same time, then yes," Kaori said.
"Nothing happened between us," Kurama assured him, noticing how Yusuke was hunting for Hiei.
"Except a kiss or two," Kaori said. Jin lost it completely and fell to the ground in shock. "Jin!"
"Yusuke! Leave Hiei alone!" Kyo yelled at her angered sibling. "You act like you're my dad or something!"
"HIEI!" Yusuke yelled, ignoring Kyo completely. "What were you doing with my sister?"
"What do you think?" Hiei said from his spot against a tree.
"MAKING OUT!"
"It was only two kisses!" Kyo shouted. Yusuke stared at Hiei in shock, awe, stupefaction, astonishment, surprise, and complete bewilderment. (A/N: thank you, thesaurus)
"Whaddaya expect, Urameshi. Your sister got even hotter in her demon form," Kuwabara said. Yusuke was at a loss. Unfortunately, he, too, fell to the same fate as Jin, fainting on site.
"Now, wasn't that interesting?" Genkai said from her seat on the porch.
End chapter!
Jin- an' what were ya doin' makin' out with tha' lad!
Kaori- we weren't making out. It just…WHY AM I EXPLAINING TO YOU?
Yusuke- I don't believe this. Why did Hiei have to fall for MY sister?
Kyo- get over it.
Kaori- just R&R.
-end
