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she is known by her surname, got a problem with it? I just like it better)
I'm running out of ideas for this fic. Any and all would be greatly appreciated.
The Dragon Chapter 4: Uhh, chapter 4? ~*~*~*~*~*~*
If it weren't for his pride, Yusuke would have been skipping down the street right about now. It may be 7:00 already, and him just getting home from school, with detention and all. But he didn't care.
He had a date with Keiko.
"Hey, Yusuke!!" yelled a familiar voice.
"Oh, Kuwabara! Hi . . ." Yusuke greeted him unenthusiastically.
"What's up?" Kuwabara grinned. "Wanna go see a movie? Or go to the arcade or something?"
"No," Yusuke said flatly.
Kuwabara paused for a minute before replying, "Oh, I get it. You have a date with Keiko, don't you?"
"Yep!" Yusuke boasted, smiling a million-dollar smile.
"Go for it, man." Kuwabara gave him a thumbs-up before turning and walking home.
Yusuke turned on his heel and actually did skip down the street, for several blocks, before walking normally again into a store to get Keiko some flowers.
Kuwabara watched this, amused, and then walked slowly home. Why don't I have a girlfriend? He thought. What's wrong with me?
Eikichi greeted him at the door with a purr, "Meow!!" she hopped up and down at his heels, begging for food.
"Okay, okay. Just a minute . . ." he pulled out her food and fed her. She looked up at him with her big brown eyes, blinking confusedly. This wasn't the Kuwabara that greeted her, fed her, and talked to her daily. He was out of it. "Meow?" she inquired, rubbing her sides against his ankle.
"Yea, yea. There's your food, Eikichi," he mumbled, walking into his room. Eikichi followed him, abandoning her cat food. He shut the door behind him, leaving her to mew quietly and paw at the door.
~*~*~*~* (In Reikai)
Botan sat on the edge of her bed, listening to BD intently.
"Okay," BD began. "You know that I lived in Makai. Ever since I was little all I wanted to do was grow up and be a thief. I practiced on the little things, stealing from peoples' homes. Eventually I moved up and tried to break into bigger buildings with valuables. I was unsuccessful, but I kept at it. I got away with it once. This is what I got," she held up a small golden ball on a chain.
"What is it?" Botan ventured. The golden ball shone from the light coming from the window, casting shapes on the floor and walls.
"I'm not sure. Just something shiny that caught my eye. But I got away with it, that's the point. It boosted my confidence. A little too much, I'm afraid . . . That led me to try and break into Reikai. Stupid, I know," she looked at the floor, embarrassed for herself.
"Yea, I'd say!!! Uh, I mean . . . I'm sorry," Botan caught herself.
BD glanced up at her, "No you aren't."
Botan began to laugh. "Yes, I am. But I have one more question . . ."
"Shoot."
"Why did you change your name?"
BD gave a heavy sigh; "Because, when you fail at something over a hundred times your name doesn't tend to bring it's reputation back."
"I see . . ." Botan smiled at her.
BD grinned back, "Too bad. I liked my old name."
"Would you rather me call you Kimiko?" Botan asked.
"No. If anything you may call me Amori," she grinned. "I like my surname better."
"I understand," Botan smiled. "I've got to be getting to work, there's bound to be a backup of souls. I'll see you later, I guess. Ja!"
"Bye, Botan!"
"Bye, Amori!"
Amori grinned to herself. She could definitely get used to being called by her old name again.
Suddenly, Botan's phone rang. Botan was just floating out the door on her oar, "Oh darn!! Could you get that for me? Thanks!" she flew off.
She walked to the phone and picked it up, answering tentatively, " . . . m- moshi moshi?"
"Botan? You sound different!" exclaimed the voice on the other line.
"No, not Botan. This is B- err, Amori."
"Who?"
"I know I've heard your voice before . . ." she paused. "I know! You're Kuwabara!"
"Right, now who are you again?" he asked.
"Amori . . . I'm BD, remember?"
"You have two names?"
She sighed, "You didn't think Black Dragon was really my name, did you?"
"Uh . . . No?"
Amori fell over, anime-style, but recovered to ask, "So what did you call Botan for?"
"I'm . . . bored." he lied.
"Oh. Well she had to go and ferry souls, sorry."
"Okay then. I guess I'll just hang out at home or something . . ." he trailed off, sounding disappointed.
"Kuwabara?"
"Yea?"
"Wanna hang out with me, instead?"
He paused for a minute or two.
" . . . Kuwabara? You still there?" she asked.
"Oh, uh . . . yea," he said, snapping back to reality.
"So, what do you say?"
He paused again before replying, "Sure."
~*~*~*~*(At Keiko's house)
Yusuke tapped on the door several times, impatiently. Keiko answered the door and greeted him with a smile.
"Hi!!" they both said at the same time.
"Ready?" Yusuke asked.
"Yep! Where are we going tonight?" she asked.
"A movie?" he asked, holding out the bouquet of roses that he'd gotten for her. The florist's hadn't been good enough, so he'd gotten some from Kurama.
"Of course!" she smiled.
"What movie do you want to see?" he asked as they walked towards the theater.
"Whatever you want, Yusuke," she said, her hand finding his.
He blushed and smiled at her, "All right, I'll pick."
They entered a dark theater that was relatively empty. They sat towards the back, comfortably seated with Yusuke's arm around Keiko's shoulders. Around halfway through the movie, they had both ceased to pay attention. Yusuke gave her a light squeeze and a peck on the cheek. "Having fun?" he asked.
"Of course," she said, smiling.
He smiled back at her. "Good, I'm glad."
~*~*~*~*(At Kuwabara's house)
A light tap on the door summoned Kuwabara from his room. The opening door knocked Eikichi off her feet.
"Eek! Sorry, Eikichi," he said hurriedly as he ran for the door.
He threw open the door, grinning broadly. "Hi, BD!" he smiled and let her in. "Hello, Kuwabara. Oh, and call me Amori, please," she requested.
"Oh . . . okay, sure. Wanna play some video games or something?"
She smiled happily, "Sure, Kuwa-kun!"
They sat on the floor in his living room and played video games for the rest of the evening, chatting quietly and having a good time.
~*~*~*~*~*(At Kurama/Suichi's house)
Kurama sat at his desk, working diligently at his homework. Hiei hopped in through the open window and plopped himself down on Kurama's bed.
"Hello, Hiei," Kurama greeted him warmly.
"Hn," was Hiei's reply.
"Help yourself to the . . ."
Hiei had already made his way to the kitchen. Kurama gave a heavy sigh and continued with his math homework. Hiei came back upstairs, wiping away a milk moustache, causing Kurama to laugh at him.
"What?"
"You look funny, that's all," Kurama laughed.
"Hn," Hiei snorted and hopped out the window, not bothering to close it behind him.
Kurama sighed and slid the window shut.
~*~*~*~*(Following Hiei)
Hiei leapt from one tree to the next, and atop buildings and light posts. He headed for a portal to Makai, stopping for a moment as he passed Yusuke's house. Nobody seemed to be at home, because the windows were all dark. He had just come from Kurama's, and there was no way in hell he'd be caught dead at Kuwabara's.
He continued towards the portal, passing Kuwabara's house on the way. Inside he saw a peculiar sight . . . one that should strike fear into the hearts of . . . well . . . everything.
BD, as he knew her, was curled up in a ball on Kuwabara's couch. A little kitten was in her lap. The weird part was, that Kuwabara was sitting beside her, with one arm around her shoulder. Hiei blinked for a moment, wondering if he was dreaming. Or maybe he'd died and gone to hell. The sight alone was enough to cause one's eyeballs to melt from their sockets.
But BD seemed to be having a good time.
Hiei stood on a light post, staring into the window. His jaw dropped and he stared. Amori closed her eyes and said something, and Kuwabara answered her. He stood up and helped her up, and led her to the door. Hiei's eyes widened some more as he gave her a kiss on the cheek before she walked away. She headed towards the portal to Makai, and Hiei followed her.
She walked down the street hurriedly, as it was getting late. Suddenly she sensed someone's youki behind her. She spun on her heel and looked back and forth, her voice wavering with fear, "Who's there? I know you're there! Show yourself!"
Hiei leapt down from a rooftop, landing several feet in front of her. She gasped. "Hiei? Is that you?"
He nodded slowly, and his eyes widened. "Did I see what I think I saw?"
She blushed and nodded, "Yeah, what of it?"
He stepped back slowly. "You really are insane."
"What do you mean by that?"
"From what I've heard of you, you should be, Amori." He smiled evilly at her.
She gasped and took a step backwards. "You . . . you know?"
He laughed, "I grew up in Makai. Everyone's heard of you, Kimiko."
"Don't call me that . . ." she glared at him angrily. "What makes you think you can insult me like that? At least I had the guts to break into Reikai!"
He laughed at her again. "Yes, and fail miserably, again. Just like you did countless other times."
She glared at him and reached into her pocket, fingering her golden ball. She pulled it out of her pocket and held it up. "Here, see? I stole this."
He looked at it for a minute and said, "That's worth nothing."
Tears formed in her eyes as she slid it back into her pocket. "I don't care. It. . . means a lot to me."
He rolled his eyes, "You should just go back to Makai where you came from."
"What about Kuwabara?" she blurted. Hiei's eyes widened again.
"You were serious?" he asked, his jaw dropping again.
She nodded slowly, "Well, why not? He's nice . . ." she edged back at the strange look he was giving her.
"But he's Kuwabara." Hiei protested, looking distressed.
She glared at him. "If you want me to leave that badly I'll be happy to tell you that I was headed for Makai."
"It's not that, it's just . . . what about m- uh . . . Yukina?" he asked.
"Who's Yukina?"
He stared at her, the look on his face turning to one of amusement, "He's just toying with you . . . I didn't think he had it in him."
"What do you mean?" She demanded.
"He's nuts about Yukina. He doesn't like you," Hiei said with a laugh.
Her lip quivered, "so . . . you're saying that he likes . . . someone else?"
Hiei nodded slowly. She bit her lip and stared at the ground. "I hate him." She said simply.
"Who doesn't?" Hiei asked, before leaping up onto a nearby rooftop, out of her sight.
She walked slowly down the street, staring at the ground. Her mind raced. He really doesn't like me? And who is Yukina? What do I do NOW?
Amori continued to walk down the sidewalk, thinking. Until, that is, she ran into a light post.
"Ow! That hurt!!" she sat up, rubbing her forehead. "Oh, great . . . I ran into a pole . . ."
A laugh echoed out from above her. "You're so pathetic," Hiei's voice rang out.
She rubbed her head harder. "Shut up, Hiei! Go away!"
"Hn," he retorted, and she watched his retreating figure.
"Good riddance!" she yelled after him, standing up. She continued to walk towards the portal, making sure to watch for light posts . . . and other various dangerous obstructions.
~*~*~*~*~* END CHAPTER ~*~*~*~*~*
Not much to say, but I did upload another chapter! Two in one day! SCORE!
Flames and Torches ~Black Dragon~
I'm running out of ideas for this fic. Any and all would be greatly appreciated.
The Dragon Chapter 4: Uhh, chapter 4? ~*~*~*~*~*~*
If it weren't for his pride, Yusuke would have been skipping down the street right about now. It may be 7:00 already, and him just getting home from school, with detention and all. But he didn't care.
He had a date with Keiko.
"Hey, Yusuke!!" yelled a familiar voice.
"Oh, Kuwabara! Hi . . ." Yusuke greeted him unenthusiastically.
"What's up?" Kuwabara grinned. "Wanna go see a movie? Or go to the arcade or something?"
"No," Yusuke said flatly.
Kuwabara paused for a minute before replying, "Oh, I get it. You have a date with Keiko, don't you?"
"Yep!" Yusuke boasted, smiling a million-dollar smile.
"Go for it, man." Kuwabara gave him a thumbs-up before turning and walking home.
Yusuke turned on his heel and actually did skip down the street, for several blocks, before walking normally again into a store to get Keiko some flowers.
Kuwabara watched this, amused, and then walked slowly home. Why don't I have a girlfriend? He thought. What's wrong with me?
Eikichi greeted him at the door with a purr, "Meow!!" she hopped up and down at his heels, begging for food.
"Okay, okay. Just a minute . . ." he pulled out her food and fed her. She looked up at him with her big brown eyes, blinking confusedly. This wasn't the Kuwabara that greeted her, fed her, and talked to her daily. He was out of it. "Meow?" she inquired, rubbing her sides against his ankle.
"Yea, yea. There's your food, Eikichi," he mumbled, walking into his room. Eikichi followed him, abandoning her cat food. He shut the door behind him, leaving her to mew quietly and paw at the door.
~*~*~*~* (In Reikai)
Botan sat on the edge of her bed, listening to BD intently.
"Okay," BD began. "You know that I lived in Makai. Ever since I was little all I wanted to do was grow up and be a thief. I practiced on the little things, stealing from peoples' homes. Eventually I moved up and tried to break into bigger buildings with valuables. I was unsuccessful, but I kept at it. I got away with it once. This is what I got," she held up a small golden ball on a chain.
"What is it?" Botan ventured. The golden ball shone from the light coming from the window, casting shapes on the floor and walls.
"I'm not sure. Just something shiny that caught my eye. But I got away with it, that's the point. It boosted my confidence. A little too much, I'm afraid . . . That led me to try and break into Reikai. Stupid, I know," she looked at the floor, embarrassed for herself.
"Yea, I'd say!!! Uh, I mean . . . I'm sorry," Botan caught herself.
BD glanced up at her, "No you aren't."
Botan began to laugh. "Yes, I am. But I have one more question . . ."
"Shoot."
"Why did you change your name?"
BD gave a heavy sigh; "Because, when you fail at something over a hundred times your name doesn't tend to bring it's reputation back."
"I see . . ." Botan smiled at her.
BD grinned back, "Too bad. I liked my old name."
"Would you rather me call you Kimiko?" Botan asked.
"No. If anything you may call me Amori," she grinned. "I like my surname better."
"I understand," Botan smiled. "I've got to be getting to work, there's bound to be a backup of souls. I'll see you later, I guess. Ja!"
"Bye, Botan!"
"Bye, Amori!"
Amori grinned to herself. She could definitely get used to being called by her old name again.
Suddenly, Botan's phone rang. Botan was just floating out the door on her oar, "Oh darn!! Could you get that for me? Thanks!" she flew off.
She walked to the phone and picked it up, answering tentatively, " . . . m- moshi moshi?"
"Botan? You sound different!" exclaimed the voice on the other line.
"No, not Botan. This is B- err, Amori."
"Who?"
"I know I've heard your voice before . . ." she paused. "I know! You're Kuwabara!"
"Right, now who are you again?" he asked.
"Amori . . . I'm BD, remember?"
"You have two names?"
She sighed, "You didn't think Black Dragon was really my name, did you?"
"Uh . . . No?"
Amori fell over, anime-style, but recovered to ask, "So what did you call Botan for?"
"I'm . . . bored." he lied.
"Oh. Well she had to go and ferry souls, sorry."
"Okay then. I guess I'll just hang out at home or something . . ." he trailed off, sounding disappointed.
"Kuwabara?"
"Yea?"
"Wanna hang out with me, instead?"
He paused for a minute or two.
" . . . Kuwabara? You still there?" she asked.
"Oh, uh . . . yea," he said, snapping back to reality.
"So, what do you say?"
He paused again before replying, "Sure."
~*~*~*~*(At Keiko's house)
Yusuke tapped on the door several times, impatiently. Keiko answered the door and greeted him with a smile.
"Hi!!" they both said at the same time.
"Ready?" Yusuke asked.
"Yep! Where are we going tonight?" she asked.
"A movie?" he asked, holding out the bouquet of roses that he'd gotten for her. The florist's hadn't been good enough, so he'd gotten some from Kurama.
"Of course!" she smiled.
"What movie do you want to see?" he asked as they walked towards the theater.
"Whatever you want, Yusuke," she said, her hand finding his.
He blushed and smiled at her, "All right, I'll pick."
They entered a dark theater that was relatively empty. They sat towards the back, comfortably seated with Yusuke's arm around Keiko's shoulders. Around halfway through the movie, they had both ceased to pay attention. Yusuke gave her a light squeeze and a peck on the cheek. "Having fun?" he asked.
"Of course," she said, smiling.
He smiled back at her. "Good, I'm glad."
~*~*~*~*(At Kuwabara's house)
A light tap on the door summoned Kuwabara from his room. The opening door knocked Eikichi off her feet.
"Eek! Sorry, Eikichi," he said hurriedly as he ran for the door.
He threw open the door, grinning broadly. "Hi, BD!" he smiled and let her in. "Hello, Kuwabara. Oh, and call me Amori, please," she requested.
"Oh . . . okay, sure. Wanna play some video games or something?"
She smiled happily, "Sure, Kuwa-kun!"
They sat on the floor in his living room and played video games for the rest of the evening, chatting quietly and having a good time.
~*~*~*~*~*(At Kurama/Suichi's house)
Kurama sat at his desk, working diligently at his homework. Hiei hopped in through the open window and plopped himself down on Kurama's bed.
"Hello, Hiei," Kurama greeted him warmly.
"Hn," was Hiei's reply.
"Help yourself to the . . ."
Hiei had already made his way to the kitchen. Kurama gave a heavy sigh and continued with his math homework. Hiei came back upstairs, wiping away a milk moustache, causing Kurama to laugh at him.
"What?"
"You look funny, that's all," Kurama laughed.
"Hn," Hiei snorted and hopped out the window, not bothering to close it behind him.
Kurama sighed and slid the window shut.
~*~*~*~*(Following Hiei)
Hiei leapt from one tree to the next, and atop buildings and light posts. He headed for a portal to Makai, stopping for a moment as he passed Yusuke's house. Nobody seemed to be at home, because the windows were all dark. He had just come from Kurama's, and there was no way in hell he'd be caught dead at Kuwabara's.
He continued towards the portal, passing Kuwabara's house on the way. Inside he saw a peculiar sight . . . one that should strike fear into the hearts of . . . well . . . everything.
BD, as he knew her, was curled up in a ball on Kuwabara's couch. A little kitten was in her lap. The weird part was, that Kuwabara was sitting beside her, with one arm around her shoulder. Hiei blinked for a moment, wondering if he was dreaming. Or maybe he'd died and gone to hell. The sight alone was enough to cause one's eyeballs to melt from their sockets.
But BD seemed to be having a good time.
Hiei stood on a light post, staring into the window. His jaw dropped and he stared. Amori closed her eyes and said something, and Kuwabara answered her. He stood up and helped her up, and led her to the door. Hiei's eyes widened some more as he gave her a kiss on the cheek before she walked away. She headed towards the portal to Makai, and Hiei followed her.
She walked down the street hurriedly, as it was getting late. Suddenly she sensed someone's youki behind her. She spun on her heel and looked back and forth, her voice wavering with fear, "Who's there? I know you're there! Show yourself!"
Hiei leapt down from a rooftop, landing several feet in front of her. She gasped. "Hiei? Is that you?"
He nodded slowly, and his eyes widened. "Did I see what I think I saw?"
She blushed and nodded, "Yeah, what of it?"
He stepped back slowly. "You really are insane."
"What do you mean by that?"
"From what I've heard of you, you should be, Amori." He smiled evilly at her.
She gasped and took a step backwards. "You . . . you know?"
He laughed, "I grew up in Makai. Everyone's heard of you, Kimiko."
"Don't call me that . . ." she glared at him angrily. "What makes you think you can insult me like that? At least I had the guts to break into Reikai!"
He laughed at her again. "Yes, and fail miserably, again. Just like you did countless other times."
She glared at him and reached into her pocket, fingering her golden ball. She pulled it out of her pocket and held it up. "Here, see? I stole this."
He looked at it for a minute and said, "That's worth nothing."
Tears formed in her eyes as she slid it back into her pocket. "I don't care. It. . . means a lot to me."
He rolled his eyes, "You should just go back to Makai where you came from."
"What about Kuwabara?" she blurted. Hiei's eyes widened again.
"You were serious?" he asked, his jaw dropping again.
She nodded slowly, "Well, why not? He's nice . . ." she edged back at the strange look he was giving her.
"But he's Kuwabara." Hiei protested, looking distressed.
She glared at him. "If you want me to leave that badly I'll be happy to tell you that I was headed for Makai."
"It's not that, it's just . . . what about m- uh . . . Yukina?" he asked.
"Who's Yukina?"
He stared at her, the look on his face turning to one of amusement, "He's just toying with you . . . I didn't think he had it in him."
"What do you mean?" She demanded.
"He's nuts about Yukina. He doesn't like you," Hiei said with a laugh.
Her lip quivered, "so . . . you're saying that he likes . . . someone else?"
Hiei nodded slowly. She bit her lip and stared at the ground. "I hate him." She said simply.
"Who doesn't?" Hiei asked, before leaping up onto a nearby rooftop, out of her sight.
She walked slowly down the street, staring at the ground. Her mind raced. He really doesn't like me? And who is Yukina? What do I do NOW?
Amori continued to walk down the sidewalk, thinking. Until, that is, she ran into a light post.
"Ow! That hurt!!" she sat up, rubbing her forehead. "Oh, great . . . I ran into a pole . . ."
A laugh echoed out from above her. "You're so pathetic," Hiei's voice rang out.
She rubbed her head harder. "Shut up, Hiei! Go away!"
"Hn," he retorted, and she watched his retreating figure.
"Good riddance!" she yelled after him, standing up. She continued to walk towards the portal, making sure to watch for light posts . . . and other various dangerous obstructions.
~*~*~*~*~* END CHAPTER ~*~*~*~*~*
Not much to say, but I did upload another chapter! Two in one day! SCORE!
Flames and Torches ~Black Dragon~