Day 9 - Hard

Sort of missed having something in Kurama's POV so why not, here we go!

Kurama's POV:

Ever since the team was formed, it had always been just us guys. We had our quirks, jokes, silly fights and we were more than fine with the dynamic of everything. When demons became common knowledge and the Human World teams were formed that was the very first time that we had an actual female be part of the missions.

This was not like Botan giving us missions at the begging of Yusuke's Spirit Detective days. It was different and it changed how the majority of us would act, to some degree at least. Having a girl fighting for our common cause brought sides out of everyone and in my case, it was actually amusing to witness the interactions.

Hana was a handful, had been and more than likely will always be. She would use that colorful language to rival Yusuke, would pick fights out of nowhere, prank everyone including Hiei despite knowing his temper. She would mess with us however at the end of the day, she would bring light and life to the temple.

Yusuke was particularly fond of her, the misfit duo causing most of my headaches. As years passed they have gotten to know each other more and more and thus allow for extra banter to happen. One aspect that Yusuke could not control despite being told time and time again was his strength and how he applied it when dealing with her. If she as much as pouted or was sad about something he would grab Hana in a headlock, messing up her hair or would pat her too hard on the back. That or smack her across the head.

Hana would always retaliate, however it did not get her very far. Until one day when she decided to play a different card. Yusuke's voice reached my ears as him and Hana made their way in the main yard "Oh come on, all I said was it's trashy, not that it doesn't look good geez."

She stomped her foot, fists clenched at her sides "I paid a lot of money for that dress morron and it's not trashy. It doesn't even show any cleavage."

"Trashy yeah, as it belongs in the damn trash." He stuck his tongue out at her, a punch landing in her arm. And then he froze, wide eyes staring at her face. She batted her lashes a few times, lower lip quivering and Yusuke panicked beyond anything I have ever seen, hands hovering over her "Hey don't make that face, I didn't hit you that hard. Come on." She took a step back, hiding her face as he continued to apologize however she was not having it.

"You're such a dick Yusuke." Her voice trembled, him eventually pulling her in his arms for a tight hug.

"Come on, I said I was sorry, what's with you? You never make that face." I almost wanted to step outside and intervene however decided against it when I saw her smirk. The following moment, Yusuke was on his knees, hands holding onto his genitals, swearing up a storm as Hana just left him there. Note to self, do not let her get that mad at me or that close.

Another change was seen also in Hiei. While he did enjoy her company and trusted her to some degree, their interactions were limited. However when he chose to train her most of us surely thought he was going to kill her. I myself was curious though how he was handling it when no one was around so I decided to spy on their sessions.

"You need to put more force in you punch." He twisted her arm behind her back "Don't allow me to get the better of you woman." She hissed in pain, Hiei letting her go, Hana charging for another attack only to end up flat on her back. It was actually painful to watch as she did not stand a chance.

Huffing, she pushed herself up, Hiei quickly putting her back in what he called her place "Fuck you Hiei."

"What did you say? Are you insane? I'm overpowering you and you decide to run your mouth?" sticking her tongue out caused him to roll his eyes, letting her go and extending a hand to help her up.

"Well this is pointless, I won't even have the strength to fight you off. So let's take a break, do you have the list for next week?" my brows rose when Hiei handed her a piece of paper, realizing that the majority of the groceries she was buying were what he wanted. Hana scanned the list and sighed "It's a bit too much, you do realize I take care of the shopping alone."

"So?" he shrugged his shoulders.

"So how about you come and help once in a while? I could use a strong guy like you to take care of a few things. It would mean the world to me to actually have some help." Hiei looked at her with such a conflicted look in his eyes, soon turning his face away, hands being stuffed inside his pockets.

"Don't hold your breath woman." Was he actually embarrassed? I could not believe my eyes.

While he did not go to the city to help, he was close by when she arrived and helped her with carrying the groceries up to the temple.

Since I have spoken about her interaction with the more stubborn ones in the group, it is only fair I speak of myself as well. I knew Hana best, been at school with her, interacted more than anyone. I am also one of the more polite and gentle ones when it comes to the girls in the group, although at times I would retaliate with a prank or two when Hana's jokes were getting out of hand.

However I would be lying if I said chaos was all that she did. She also managed sweet, very sweet actually. One night we were in the kitchen making some fruit tarts and she had just finished making the vanilla filling. Taking the spoon from the pan she tasted it, a small smile betraying how proud she was. Blowing on it further she turned to me "Taste it, I need to make sure I used the right amount of sugar."

Opening my mouth, I let her feed me "It's perfect. Want me to get started on the chocolate filling?" she shook her head slightly, fingers reaching out to touch my face.

"You got a little vanilla delight." Running her thumb across my lips she removed it, placing her thumb in her mouth a moment later, her eyes lighting up "Mhm you're right, it's perfect." Turning away from her I focused on getting her a new pan for the next filling. Touching my lips I felt the heat rising in my face, spreading across my cheeks. Having a girl in the group is certainly a tad dangerous, especially a vixen such as Hana.