A Happy Holiday
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Oh! Man, I love Christmas! If you don't celebrate Christmas, then I still hope you have had a great holiday season! (I know its passes Christmas, but I started typing this on Christmas day and didn't finish!)
Here is chapter two! Wow! I normally procrastinate and take forever to update but I had many ideas floating around in my head for this chapter! I don't really have a lot to babble about today. I think this is it! Oh, I do have to thank my wonderful reviewers, so if you want to read them, go ahead. If not, go straight to the story! Thanks!
**Btw, the gang is, I'd say, around 19 or 20 years old. I'm not really sure if some of them *coughKURAMAcough* are out of character sometimes but if they are, please tell me so I can make sure not to overdo it! Thanks a ton!
Meiko M- I can always count on you to review and me feel special! Do you really think this could be better than 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'? Wow! Although I'm sure this is going to be very long. maybe only like four chapters or so. Oh, well! It was a wonderful compliment! Thank you so much!
Shygurl- sorry to disappoint you but I am positive that this is going to go on after Christmas! I should have posted it earlier, because I was thinking about it a week before Christmas, but I didn't! lol! Well, anyways, I'm glad that you like my story! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter 2 ~*~*~*~*~
(Christmas Eve)
"How many cups of flour do we need?" Botan asked, struggling with the bag of flour in the cupboard above her head.
Keiko turned to their guiding light, their cooking savior, the cookbook.
"It says '2 cups white flour'", she read from the book.
"What other kind of flour is there besides white?" Botan asked.
"Who knows."
Botan went back to getting the flour out of the cupboard when the doorbell rang, unexpectedly. Keiko looked at Botan. Botan shrugged. The doorbell rang again.
"Coming!" Keiko shouted as she hurried to the door.
Opening the door she was surprised to see Yukina, Hiei and Kurama standing there.
"Oh! Hello! I wasn't expecting you till 5!" she moved out of the way to let them in.
"Well, I was dropping off some gifts at Genkai's and Yukina wanted to come and see if she could help you guys. So, I drove her here. Hiei just happened to be visiting Genkai too." Kurama explained, peeling off his black gloves.
"Are you guys baking yet?" Yukina asked.
"Well, not really! We are kind of getting things togeth...." she was cut off by a surprised yelp from the kitchen and a quiet thud.
"Botan!?"
They all headed to the kitchen. When Keiko got there and saw what had happened she started laughing and ran to grab her camera.
Botan had somehow managed to dump most of the bag of flour on herself, leaving the rest for the floor. (seems familiar in way! ;) lol!)
Kurama instantly went forward to help the deity. Yukina giggled to herself, while Hiei laughed openly. Yukina pulled Hiei away from the site, knowing that laughing at her friend was rude.
"Need a hand?" Kurama asked, offering her his.
"I need something more along the lines of a broom and dustpan!" Botan said looking down at herself, laughing.
"You are probably one of the few people on this earth who could do something like this!" Kurama teased with a smile on his face.
Botan huffed, "Kurama! I thought you were a gentleman!"
He laughed and shook his head.
"Oh, wait you have something on your nose." He reached forward and brushed at her face. She smiled and pushed his hand away.
"You are so mean!" and with that she grabbed a small handful of flour and rubbed it in his face. "Take this!"
She grabbed another fist full of flour and let it fall on the top of his head.
That's the sight Keiko was greeted with when she returned with her trusty camera. Botan, covered head to toe in flour, laughing with Kurama, now sporting a small amount of flour on him. She smiled to herself at the cute sight and focused in with her camera.
When she snapped the picture, both Botan and Kurama looked at her.
"That'll be a keeper!" Keiko announced.
"We should probably clean up, huh?" Botan said. A large smile was still plastered on her face.
"Oh, and look at your clothes!" Keiko exclaimed.
Botan winced remembering that she was wearing the plum colored turtleneck she had just bought yesterday. Now, it was covered in flour.
"And you just had to get Kurama's nice clothes dirty too, didn't you?"
"Yeah, you just had to get me looking almost as messy as you!" Kurama accused, enjoying his teasing of Botan.
Botan playfully narrowed her eyes at Kurama, then turned to Keiko.
"Don't worry, MOM. I'll clean the whole mess up and if Kurama can't handle cleaning his own clothes, I'll be glad to help."
"So, wait. SHE is gonna help cook dinner, when she can't even handle a bag of flour? I'm not sure I want to eat here anymore." Hiei said, appearing in the doorway with Yukina behind him.
"Oh! Hiei! That was just plain mean! Apologize!" Yukina demanded.
"You should listen to your sister Hiei."
"Shove it, Fox. Sorry." He mumbled.
It had been a while since he had told Yukina that truth, that he was her brother. She wasn't mad at him, like he thought she would be. She was surprised, of course, but she was mostly happy to have finally found her brother. Kuwabara, on the other hand, was pissed. Pissed that Hiei had kept that from Yukina, and him, for so long, and that he had caused her so much pain. The rest of that night wasn't too pretty, especially for Kuwabara.
"Well, I should leave you ladies to your cooking. Oh, and Keiko, don't let Botan use and electrical appliances. She might blow up the house or something." Kurama added with a wink.
Botan stuck her tongue out at him.
Him and Hiei were about to leave when Kurama remembered his gloves were on the counter. He went to get them.
"Hey, Botan, would you mind tossing me my gloves so I don't have to step in that mountain of flour?" he kept a straight face, waiting for a reaction. And he got one.
She grabbed his gloves and threw them at him. They hit him in the forehead, and fell to the floor.
"Now, was that necessary? I just asked a simple favor!"
"You sly fox, you deserved it." A wide smile covered her face, along with the flour.
She looks so adorable like that, he thought.
"Seeya tonight. I hope you can get that flour out of your hair."
He turned a walked away before she could find something else to toss at him.
Keiko and Yukina had been watching from the hall. They walked into the kitchen, knowing smiles on their faces. They heard a car door shut form outside, and saw Botan's smile, still on her face.
"Kurama's a good guy." Keiko mentioned, grabbing a washcloth. She glanced a Yukina, shared a look, then they both nodded.
"He's really nice, offered to give me a ride here before I even had a chance to ask." Yukina said.
"Yeah, not to mention he's really hot!"
"Keiko!" Botan said, surprised by her friend. "I know what you're doing, though I don't know why." Botan stated.
"You two look so cute together! And you know you can't say that you don't have fun around him! You're still smiling!"
"And it seems to me that Kurama might even like you."
"You don't know that for sure Yukina."
"So, take a chance. I did with Yusuke!"
"And look where it got you." Botan teased.
"He's the best thing that ever happened to me." Keiko said, her eyes going soft. "He makes me laugh, even when I'm in a horrible mood, he can make me smile."
"Same with Kuwabara." Yukina admitted, blushing slightly. "He's so nice, how he says all those sweet things to me."
"You two are so lucky."
"You and Kurama are the only two who haven't hooked up with anybody, so it makes sense that you two like each other."
"I don't know if he likes me Keiko. He might just want to be friends."
"Well, the way he was teasing you says otherwise." Yukina said.
"Let's not talk about this now. I need to clean this mess, then we need to cook."~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What was that all about, Fox?" Hiei asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I am talking about. You might as well have asked the deity to marry you in there."
"Hiei."
"I'm just saying. It was pretty obvious you were flirting with her. I mean, even I could tell."
"I can't help it. She always in such a good mood, it's infectious."
"Yeah, like a virus. A deadly, horrible virus. That kills."
"Hiei, why do you do that? Make everything seem so terrible?"
"That's just how I am. I thought you would have realized that by now."
"You don't act like that around Kira." Kurama pointed out.
Hiei stayed silent.
"Got ya there don't I?"
"She's, different. I don't know what it is."
"Could it be, dare I say it? Love?"
"Not a chance."
"What did you buy her for Christmas?"
"None of your business."
"Whatever. Did you find something for Kuwabara?"
"Did you find something for Botan?" Hiei shot back.
"As a matter of fact I did! And I think that she will love it."
"She's not going to know that its from you."
"It doesn't matter, I just want to see her face when she opens it."
"Yeah, I got that moron something."
"Really? What?"
"You'll just have to wait and see." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kuwabara! Come on! I need to get this one thing really quick before we go do your stupid thing!" Yusuke shouted.
He was standing outside the same jewelry store that Keiko and Botan were at. He had talked to Botan about what to get Keiko and she had told him about this place. He only hoped he would be able to find the right thing.
"Damn, Urameshi! Calm down! It's not my fault you walk so fast!"
"I'm in a hurry, this place closes soon."
"Why are we in a jewelry store?"
"Gee, I wonder."
"Oh! It's for Keiko! Isn't it!?"
"Good job, Einstein."
"Excuse me, sir! I need help over here!" Yusuke said to the clerk.
"Yes?"
"Ya see that set right there, in the window? I would like to buy that."
"Ahh, fabulous choice! Do you know how you will be paying?"
"Yeah, I got it covered."
"Ok, then let me box these up for you!"
"Those are probably gonna cost a lot." Kuwabara warned.
"Yeah I know. But only the best Keiko." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
There ya go chapter 2! I am gonna need to update soon, seeing since the next chapter takes place right after this, it's the party chapter, so sit tight! It was supposed to be in this chapter, but I decided to split them up. I don't know why! Lol! Well hope you enjoyed it! Please review and tell me what you think!
Lobsterblue22
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Oh! Man, I love Christmas! If you don't celebrate Christmas, then I still hope you have had a great holiday season! (I know its passes Christmas, but I started typing this on Christmas day and didn't finish!)
Here is chapter two! Wow! I normally procrastinate and take forever to update but I had many ideas floating around in my head for this chapter! I don't really have a lot to babble about today. I think this is it! Oh, I do have to thank my wonderful reviewers, so if you want to read them, go ahead. If not, go straight to the story! Thanks!
**Btw, the gang is, I'd say, around 19 or 20 years old. I'm not really sure if some of them *coughKURAMAcough* are out of character sometimes but if they are, please tell me so I can make sure not to overdo it! Thanks a ton!
Meiko M- I can always count on you to review and me feel special! Do you really think this could be better than 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'? Wow! Although I'm sure this is going to be very long. maybe only like four chapters or so. Oh, well! It was a wonderful compliment! Thank you so much!
Shygurl- sorry to disappoint you but I am positive that this is going to go on after Christmas! I should have posted it earlier, because I was thinking about it a week before Christmas, but I didn't! lol! Well, anyways, I'm glad that you like my story! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Chapter 2 ~*~*~*~*~
(Christmas Eve)
"How many cups of flour do we need?" Botan asked, struggling with the bag of flour in the cupboard above her head.
Keiko turned to their guiding light, their cooking savior, the cookbook.
"It says '2 cups white flour'", she read from the book.
"What other kind of flour is there besides white?" Botan asked.
"Who knows."
Botan went back to getting the flour out of the cupboard when the doorbell rang, unexpectedly. Keiko looked at Botan. Botan shrugged. The doorbell rang again.
"Coming!" Keiko shouted as she hurried to the door.
Opening the door she was surprised to see Yukina, Hiei and Kurama standing there.
"Oh! Hello! I wasn't expecting you till 5!" she moved out of the way to let them in.
"Well, I was dropping off some gifts at Genkai's and Yukina wanted to come and see if she could help you guys. So, I drove her here. Hiei just happened to be visiting Genkai too." Kurama explained, peeling off his black gloves.
"Are you guys baking yet?" Yukina asked.
"Well, not really! We are kind of getting things togeth...." she was cut off by a surprised yelp from the kitchen and a quiet thud.
"Botan!?"
They all headed to the kitchen. When Keiko got there and saw what had happened she started laughing and ran to grab her camera.
Botan had somehow managed to dump most of the bag of flour on herself, leaving the rest for the floor. (seems familiar in way! ;) lol!)
Kurama instantly went forward to help the deity. Yukina giggled to herself, while Hiei laughed openly. Yukina pulled Hiei away from the site, knowing that laughing at her friend was rude.
"Need a hand?" Kurama asked, offering her his.
"I need something more along the lines of a broom and dustpan!" Botan said looking down at herself, laughing.
"You are probably one of the few people on this earth who could do something like this!" Kurama teased with a smile on his face.
Botan huffed, "Kurama! I thought you were a gentleman!"
He laughed and shook his head.
"Oh, wait you have something on your nose." He reached forward and brushed at her face. She smiled and pushed his hand away.
"You are so mean!" and with that she grabbed a small handful of flour and rubbed it in his face. "Take this!"
She grabbed another fist full of flour and let it fall on the top of his head.
That's the sight Keiko was greeted with when she returned with her trusty camera. Botan, covered head to toe in flour, laughing with Kurama, now sporting a small amount of flour on him. She smiled to herself at the cute sight and focused in with her camera.
When she snapped the picture, both Botan and Kurama looked at her.
"That'll be a keeper!" Keiko announced.
"We should probably clean up, huh?" Botan said. A large smile was still plastered on her face.
"Oh, and look at your clothes!" Keiko exclaimed.
Botan winced remembering that she was wearing the plum colored turtleneck she had just bought yesterday. Now, it was covered in flour.
"And you just had to get Kurama's nice clothes dirty too, didn't you?"
"Yeah, you just had to get me looking almost as messy as you!" Kurama accused, enjoying his teasing of Botan.
Botan playfully narrowed her eyes at Kurama, then turned to Keiko.
"Don't worry, MOM. I'll clean the whole mess up and if Kurama can't handle cleaning his own clothes, I'll be glad to help."
"So, wait. SHE is gonna help cook dinner, when she can't even handle a bag of flour? I'm not sure I want to eat here anymore." Hiei said, appearing in the doorway with Yukina behind him.
"Oh! Hiei! That was just plain mean! Apologize!" Yukina demanded.
"You should listen to your sister Hiei."
"Shove it, Fox. Sorry." He mumbled.
It had been a while since he had told Yukina that truth, that he was her brother. She wasn't mad at him, like he thought she would be. She was surprised, of course, but she was mostly happy to have finally found her brother. Kuwabara, on the other hand, was pissed. Pissed that Hiei had kept that from Yukina, and him, for so long, and that he had caused her so much pain. The rest of that night wasn't too pretty, especially for Kuwabara.
"Well, I should leave you ladies to your cooking. Oh, and Keiko, don't let Botan use and electrical appliances. She might blow up the house or something." Kurama added with a wink.
Botan stuck her tongue out at him.
Him and Hiei were about to leave when Kurama remembered his gloves were on the counter. He went to get them.
"Hey, Botan, would you mind tossing me my gloves so I don't have to step in that mountain of flour?" he kept a straight face, waiting for a reaction. And he got one.
She grabbed his gloves and threw them at him. They hit him in the forehead, and fell to the floor.
"Now, was that necessary? I just asked a simple favor!"
"You sly fox, you deserved it." A wide smile covered her face, along with the flour.
She looks so adorable like that, he thought.
"Seeya tonight. I hope you can get that flour out of your hair."
He turned a walked away before she could find something else to toss at him.
Keiko and Yukina had been watching from the hall. They walked into the kitchen, knowing smiles on their faces. They heard a car door shut form outside, and saw Botan's smile, still on her face.
"Kurama's a good guy." Keiko mentioned, grabbing a washcloth. She glanced a Yukina, shared a look, then they both nodded.
"He's really nice, offered to give me a ride here before I even had a chance to ask." Yukina said.
"Yeah, not to mention he's really hot!"
"Keiko!" Botan said, surprised by her friend. "I know what you're doing, though I don't know why." Botan stated.
"You two look so cute together! And you know you can't say that you don't have fun around him! You're still smiling!"
"And it seems to me that Kurama might even like you."
"You don't know that for sure Yukina."
"So, take a chance. I did with Yusuke!"
"And look where it got you." Botan teased.
"He's the best thing that ever happened to me." Keiko said, her eyes going soft. "He makes me laugh, even when I'm in a horrible mood, he can make me smile."
"Same with Kuwabara." Yukina admitted, blushing slightly. "He's so nice, how he says all those sweet things to me."
"You two are so lucky."
"You and Kurama are the only two who haven't hooked up with anybody, so it makes sense that you two like each other."
"I don't know if he likes me Keiko. He might just want to be friends."
"Well, the way he was teasing you says otherwise." Yukina said.
"Let's not talk about this now. I need to clean this mess, then we need to cook."~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"What was that all about, Fox?" Hiei asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I am talking about. You might as well have asked the deity to marry you in there."
"Hiei."
"I'm just saying. It was pretty obvious you were flirting with her. I mean, even I could tell."
"I can't help it. She always in such a good mood, it's infectious."
"Yeah, like a virus. A deadly, horrible virus. That kills."
"Hiei, why do you do that? Make everything seem so terrible?"
"That's just how I am. I thought you would have realized that by now."
"You don't act like that around Kira." Kurama pointed out.
Hiei stayed silent.
"Got ya there don't I?"
"She's, different. I don't know what it is."
"Could it be, dare I say it? Love?"
"Not a chance."
"What did you buy her for Christmas?"
"None of your business."
"Whatever. Did you find something for Kuwabara?"
"Did you find something for Botan?" Hiei shot back.
"As a matter of fact I did! And I think that she will love it."
"She's not going to know that its from you."
"It doesn't matter, I just want to see her face when she opens it."
"Yeah, I got that moron something."
"Really? What?"
"You'll just have to wait and see." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kuwabara! Come on! I need to get this one thing really quick before we go do your stupid thing!" Yusuke shouted.
He was standing outside the same jewelry store that Keiko and Botan were at. He had talked to Botan about what to get Keiko and she had told him about this place. He only hoped he would be able to find the right thing.
"Damn, Urameshi! Calm down! It's not my fault you walk so fast!"
"I'm in a hurry, this place closes soon."
"Why are we in a jewelry store?"
"Gee, I wonder."
"Oh! It's for Keiko! Isn't it!?"
"Good job, Einstein."
"Excuse me, sir! I need help over here!" Yusuke said to the clerk.
"Yes?"
"Ya see that set right there, in the window? I would like to buy that."
"Ahh, fabulous choice! Do you know how you will be paying?"
"Yeah, I got it covered."
"Ok, then let me box these up for you!"
"Those are probably gonna cost a lot." Kuwabara warned.
"Yeah I know. But only the best Keiko." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
There ya go chapter 2! I am gonna need to update soon, seeing since the next chapter takes place right after this, it's the party chapter, so sit tight! It was supposed to be in this chapter, but I decided to split them up. I don't know why! Lol! Well hope you enjoyed it! Please review and tell me what you think!
Lobsterblue22