NYAHHH!!!!!! GOMEN! Sorry it's taking so long! I'm really trying to get
this completed, but I'm stumped! It should be easier for me to update, but
in the process, I'm creating more new story ideas so bear with my slow
brain.
Disclaimers: Yeah, yeah we all know!
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It was breakfast time as the Poltergeist crew sat at the outdoor restaurant. It was now the day before the tournament began and they were chatting idly about all the new groups of people wandering around the grounds, "Gee, I didn't think there would be so many groups." Kuwabara commented.
"I know, maybe this'll be harder than I thought." Yusuke mumbled as he closed his mouth around a spoon.
"Cheer up, boys!" Botan chirped, "We have to stay positive or else we'll never win this competition!"
"The lady's right." A newer, deeper voice stated from Behind Botan. They looked to see a group of four standing there; three men and a woman, "Being positive is the way to go." One with short, blond hair spoke. He seemed to be the leader of the group from the way they stood behind him.
One man had black hair pulled into a ponytail and blue eyes. The other had odd, green hair and brown eyes. The girl had pink hair and soft red eyes, which met with Botan's. They shared a silent look of acknowledgment but quickly broke it with bright smiles. Botan stood and stuck her hand out to the girl, "Hello, I'm Botan."
The girl took it comfortingly, "I'm Jibrille."
The blue haired deity looked at them with a curious face, "You wouldn't happen to be participating as well, would you?"
The group laughed, "Missy, you must not get out enough!" The one with green hair chuckled.
"Make that five of us." Kurama stated heatedly. He didn't appreciate the comment the boy had directed at Botan who was blushing shyly.
They stopped and straightened up under his gaze, "Erm, sorry." He mumbled.
The blonde cleared his throat and pulled up a chair to their table. The others followed in suit, "Well, for starters, I'm Ryan and they are Kai and Wesly." He introduced, "And yes, we are here to compete."
"I still don't see what's so funny!" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"We, uhh, we are the 'Tomorai's'." Ryan stated, but their confused looks were held.
"We're on the cover of just about all of the music magazines!!" Wesly exclaimed, holding up a few magazines, with them on it.
"Our current schedules don't allow us to keep in touch with the updated events." Hiei said coldly as he stood and left to go find a quiet place to practice.
"What's his problem?" Kai asked with a quirked eyebrow.
"Don't mind him, he's always like that. But he's right, we don't have time to look at the news or listen to gossip." Yusuke laughed nervously.
"So, do you have a name?" Jibrille asked.
"We're the 'Poltergeist Crew' and I'm Yusuke Urameshi." The spirit detective waved with a smile.
"I'm the mighty Kazuma Kuwabara!" The carrot-top shouted with a hand over his chest.
"I am K-Shuuichi Minamino and that was Hiei." The kitsune corrected himself before slipping his real name.
"Well, it's always great to go against fresh meat and I look forward to going against you." Ryan said with a grin.
"Since this is new for us, might you be able to tell us anything about the competition?" Botan asked curiously.
"Well sure!" Ryan leaned back in his chair and looked around at the passing groups, "There are certain bands that come here every year and pretty much never change." He pointed to a group of five all dressed in black and silver, "Those guys over there are the 'Ravens'. They have nothing but heavy metal a morbid themes. They are pretty good but only make it to the second or third round since the judges don't care much for their lack of variety." Next, he motioned to a group of girls in skintight clothes that revealed quite a bit, "Those girl are the 'Bombers'. They pretty much suck and if you can't outdo them, then you're screwed."
His hand moved to a group of boys that were tuning guitars, "They're the 'Western Walley's'. They are pretty good and can give anyone a run for their money but it's not too hard to outdo them either. They seem to stick to county music and after a while, the crowd looses interest." He pointed to a few other groups and gave a brief summary on them until he couldn't see anymore.
"What about them, over there?" Yusuke pointed to a group of five that was walking by the café. There was a tall broad man with brown spikey hair and a gold earring, a man with red hair covering his face, a man with dark blue hair done in a braid and finally, a woman with light violet hair and downcast eyes. She followed the group, a few paces behind them and her hands clasped together. When she passed them, she briefly looked up. Once again, she and Botan caught eyes and stared. The girl looked at her with pleading eyes, almost desperate, but as to what, Botan didn't know. Quickly, she turned away and resumed her place with her team, silent and stoic.
"Don't go near them. That's the 'Demon' group. Their main character is Rukuto, the sponsor's son. They're an unbeatable band to go up against. They always win, whether it's on stage or off. The girl is Liana, she's their singer. She seems to be the most quiet and kindest of all, the only good apple of the bunch." Everyone seemed to feel a foreboding air hanging around them, but Ryan straightened up and grinned, "But let's not worry about that today! We've still got a day before worrying comes our way."
"Right!" Yusuke agreed.
"Oh my, look at the time, we've got to go practice!" Botan exclaimed and stood. The rest did the same and Botan bowed to them, "It was great meeting you!" Before anyone could say anything more, she pushed her teammates away and into the woods.
Once there, they stopped and turned to her expectantly, "Care to explain, Botan?" Yusuke asked warningly.
She set her hands on her hips with a glare, "Tell me you didn't feel it? Rukuto is a demon! I'm not sure what kind but he is one."
"Botan's right, I did sense that from him." Kurama agreed.
"I suppose we should ask Koenma about this." Yusuke suggested.
"Not just yet, let's wait a while and see how things turn out. I'm not so sure if it's Senegada who's stole the artifact from Rekai, but maybe his son." Botan stated thoughtfully.
"Since there's nothing we can do now, we might as well just keep an eye on him tonight." Kurama said as he leaned against a tree.
"What's tonight? "Kuwabara asked.
Yusuke smacked him on the head, "Doofus, it's the Luau to begin the competition and all the groups competing are required to be there."
"Ohhh," He breathed, "Hey! I'm not a Doofus!! Take that back Urameshi!"
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Kurama checked himself over one last time, before he was satisfied. He was wearing tan pants and a black, tight, T-shirt with black sandals. Quickly he grabbed his room card and stepped into the hall where he had quite a sight. Yusuke and Kuwabara were pounding angrily on Botan's door and Hiei watched with amusement. The fire demon was dressed in his black pants and boots but instead of his normal shirt, he had a black button-up shirt with rolled up sleeves, un-tucked. Kuwabara wore black pants and a Hawaiian shirt with bright colored sandals while Yusuke was wearing blue pants and a red shirt.
"Come out Botan!! We're going to be late!" Yusuke demanded impatiently.
"Go without me, then!" She called back, "I won't come out! I look stupid!"
Kurama walked up to Hiei, "What's going on?" He asked.
"Hell if I know. You're girlfriend refuses to leave her room." He murmured as Kurama blushed slightly.
"She's not my girlfriend." He replied coolly.
Hiei smirked but said nothing. Meanwhile, Kuwabara was prepared to break down the door, "You've got until the count of three to open this door or we'll break it down." Yusuke warned.
Silence
"Alright then," He nodded the Kuwabara, "One," They backed away from the door, "Two," Both prepared their arms for ramming speed, "THREE!!" The two ran as fast as they could for the door. Surprisingly, it opened and they went running into Botan's room, crashing against the bed.
Kurama suppressed a chuckle as they fell against the floor with swirls in their eyes, before jumping upright and glaring, "What was that fo-" Yusuke began to shout when he cut himself off, eyes going wide. Kurama wondered what the two were staring at when Botan stepped into the doorway, cheeks tinted pink.
She was wearing a short black dress that hugged all her curves and showed off her great legs. The dress was held up by two thin straps across her shoulders that criss-crossed down her back. Her feet donned a pair of matching black, high-heeled sandals that wove up to her shin and her hair was worn up in a messy bun with wisps of hair curling down. Her face was plain with the exception of a light pink lipstick and she had small accessories of gold dangling from her wrist, ears and neck. Her hands were folding infront of her and she looked down, "I look stupid, don't I?" She mumbled.
Breaking away from his gawking stare, Kurama shook his head, "No, no." He replied quickly, "Quite the opposite, you look absolutely gorgeous." He complimented.
She looked up with a weak smile, "Thank you, Kurama."
He held out his arm with a warm smile, "Shall we go? Yusuke was right, and if we don't hurry, we will be late." Silently and bright red, Botan slid her arm through his.
Kuwabara whistled, "Wow Botan, I never knew you had such a figure!" Kurama growled under his breath, reminding himself that Kuwabara was attached to Yukina, "If hadn't met Yukina, my true love, I would have placed my undying to you!" He sighed dreamily.
BAM!!
Kuwabara was lying on the ground with three large bumps on his head and two demons plus one deity storming away from them. Yusuke stared and laughed at his friend while watching the others walk away. After a moment, he frowned in curiosity, 'I can understand why Hiei and Botan whacked Kuwabara, but why Kurama? He's usually the calm one. I wonder...' He wondered, before shrugging and following them, leaving his dazed friend alone.
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Oooooh, a luau! What happens next? TBC
Next time:
At the luau for the bands, our heroes meet up with their new friends again, but what happens when they crash with the 'Demons' and Rukuto seems to take a liking to Botan? What will Kurama do about it all?
Disclaimers: Yeah, yeah we all know!
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It was breakfast time as the Poltergeist crew sat at the outdoor restaurant. It was now the day before the tournament began and they were chatting idly about all the new groups of people wandering around the grounds, "Gee, I didn't think there would be so many groups." Kuwabara commented.
"I know, maybe this'll be harder than I thought." Yusuke mumbled as he closed his mouth around a spoon.
"Cheer up, boys!" Botan chirped, "We have to stay positive or else we'll never win this competition!"
"The lady's right." A newer, deeper voice stated from Behind Botan. They looked to see a group of four standing there; three men and a woman, "Being positive is the way to go." One with short, blond hair spoke. He seemed to be the leader of the group from the way they stood behind him.
One man had black hair pulled into a ponytail and blue eyes. The other had odd, green hair and brown eyes. The girl had pink hair and soft red eyes, which met with Botan's. They shared a silent look of acknowledgment but quickly broke it with bright smiles. Botan stood and stuck her hand out to the girl, "Hello, I'm Botan."
The girl took it comfortingly, "I'm Jibrille."
The blue haired deity looked at them with a curious face, "You wouldn't happen to be participating as well, would you?"
The group laughed, "Missy, you must not get out enough!" The one with green hair chuckled.
"Make that five of us." Kurama stated heatedly. He didn't appreciate the comment the boy had directed at Botan who was blushing shyly.
They stopped and straightened up under his gaze, "Erm, sorry." He mumbled.
The blonde cleared his throat and pulled up a chair to their table. The others followed in suit, "Well, for starters, I'm Ryan and they are Kai and Wesly." He introduced, "And yes, we are here to compete."
"I still don't see what's so funny!" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"We, uhh, we are the 'Tomorai's'." Ryan stated, but their confused looks were held.
"We're on the cover of just about all of the music magazines!!" Wesly exclaimed, holding up a few magazines, with them on it.
"Our current schedules don't allow us to keep in touch with the updated events." Hiei said coldly as he stood and left to go find a quiet place to practice.
"What's his problem?" Kai asked with a quirked eyebrow.
"Don't mind him, he's always like that. But he's right, we don't have time to look at the news or listen to gossip." Yusuke laughed nervously.
"So, do you have a name?" Jibrille asked.
"We're the 'Poltergeist Crew' and I'm Yusuke Urameshi." The spirit detective waved with a smile.
"I'm the mighty Kazuma Kuwabara!" The carrot-top shouted with a hand over his chest.
"I am K-Shuuichi Minamino and that was Hiei." The kitsune corrected himself before slipping his real name.
"Well, it's always great to go against fresh meat and I look forward to going against you." Ryan said with a grin.
"Since this is new for us, might you be able to tell us anything about the competition?" Botan asked curiously.
"Well sure!" Ryan leaned back in his chair and looked around at the passing groups, "There are certain bands that come here every year and pretty much never change." He pointed to a group of five all dressed in black and silver, "Those guys over there are the 'Ravens'. They have nothing but heavy metal a morbid themes. They are pretty good but only make it to the second or third round since the judges don't care much for their lack of variety." Next, he motioned to a group of girls in skintight clothes that revealed quite a bit, "Those girl are the 'Bombers'. They pretty much suck and if you can't outdo them, then you're screwed."
His hand moved to a group of boys that were tuning guitars, "They're the 'Western Walley's'. They are pretty good and can give anyone a run for their money but it's not too hard to outdo them either. They seem to stick to county music and after a while, the crowd looses interest." He pointed to a few other groups and gave a brief summary on them until he couldn't see anymore.
"What about them, over there?" Yusuke pointed to a group of five that was walking by the café. There was a tall broad man with brown spikey hair and a gold earring, a man with red hair covering his face, a man with dark blue hair done in a braid and finally, a woman with light violet hair and downcast eyes. She followed the group, a few paces behind them and her hands clasped together. When she passed them, she briefly looked up. Once again, she and Botan caught eyes and stared. The girl looked at her with pleading eyes, almost desperate, but as to what, Botan didn't know. Quickly, she turned away and resumed her place with her team, silent and stoic.
"Don't go near them. That's the 'Demon' group. Their main character is Rukuto, the sponsor's son. They're an unbeatable band to go up against. They always win, whether it's on stage or off. The girl is Liana, she's their singer. She seems to be the most quiet and kindest of all, the only good apple of the bunch." Everyone seemed to feel a foreboding air hanging around them, but Ryan straightened up and grinned, "But let's not worry about that today! We've still got a day before worrying comes our way."
"Right!" Yusuke agreed.
"Oh my, look at the time, we've got to go practice!" Botan exclaimed and stood. The rest did the same and Botan bowed to them, "It was great meeting you!" Before anyone could say anything more, she pushed her teammates away and into the woods.
Once there, they stopped and turned to her expectantly, "Care to explain, Botan?" Yusuke asked warningly.
She set her hands on her hips with a glare, "Tell me you didn't feel it? Rukuto is a demon! I'm not sure what kind but he is one."
"Botan's right, I did sense that from him." Kurama agreed.
"I suppose we should ask Koenma about this." Yusuke suggested.
"Not just yet, let's wait a while and see how things turn out. I'm not so sure if it's Senegada who's stole the artifact from Rekai, but maybe his son." Botan stated thoughtfully.
"Since there's nothing we can do now, we might as well just keep an eye on him tonight." Kurama said as he leaned against a tree.
"What's tonight? "Kuwabara asked.
Yusuke smacked him on the head, "Doofus, it's the Luau to begin the competition and all the groups competing are required to be there."
"Ohhh," He breathed, "Hey! I'm not a Doofus!! Take that back Urameshi!"
*~*~*~*~*
Kurama checked himself over one last time, before he was satisfied. He was wearing tan pants and a black, tight, T-shirt with black sandals. Quickly he grabbed his room card and stepped into the hall where he had quite a sight. Yusuke and Kuwabara were pounding angrily on Botan's door and Hiei watched with amusement. The fire demon was dressed in his black pants and boots but instead of his normal shirt, he had a black button-up shirt with rolled up sleeves, un-tucked. Kuwabara wore black pants and a Hawaiian shirt with bright colored sandals while Yusuke was wearing blue pants and a red shirt.
"Come out Botan!! We're going to be late!" Yusuke demanded impatiently.
"Go without me, then!" She called back, "I won't come out! I look stupid!"
Kurama walked up to Hiei, "What's going on?" He asked.
"Hell if I know. You're girlfriend refuses to leave her room." He murmured as Kurama blushed slightly.
"She's not my girlfriend." He replied coolly.
Hiei smirked but said nothing. Meanwhile, Kuwabara was prepared to break down the door, "You've got until the count of three to open this door or we'll break it down." Yusuke warned.
Silence
"Alright then," He nodded the Kuwabara, "One," They backed away from the door, "Two," Both prepared their arms for ramming speed, "THREE!!" The two ran as fast as they could for the door. Surprisingly, it opened and they went running into Botan's room, crashing against the bed.
Kurama suppressed a chuckle as they fell against the floor with swirls in their eyes, before jumping upright and glaring, "What was that fo-" Yusuke began to shout when he cut himself off, eyes going wide. Kurama wondered what the two were staring at when Botan stepped into the doorway, cheeks tinted pink.
She was wearing a short black dress that hugged all her curves and showed off her great legs. The dress was held up by two thin straps across her shoulders that criss-crossed down her back. Her feet donned a pair of matching black, high-heeled sandals that wove up to her shin and her hair was worn up in a messy bun with wisps of hair curling down. Her face was plain with the exception of a light pink lipstick and she had small accessories of gold dangling from her wrist, ears and neck. Her hands were folding infront of her and she looked down, "I look stupid, don't I?" She mumbled.
Breaking away from his gawking stare, Kurama shook his head, "No, no." He replied quickly, "Quite the opposite, you look absolutely gorgeous." He complimented.
She looked up with a weak smile, "Thank you, Kurama."
He held out his arm with a warm smile, "Shall we go? Yusuke was right, and if we don't hurry, we will be late." Silently and bright red, Botan slid her arm through his.
Kuwabara whistled, "Wow Botan, I never knew you had such a figure!" Kurama growled under his breath, reminding himself that Kuwabara was attached to Yukina, "If hadn't met Yukina, my true love, I would have placed my undying to you!" He sighed dreamily.
BAM!!
Kuwabara was lying on the ground with three large bumps on his head and two demons plus one deity storming away from them. Yusuke stared and laughed at his friend while watching the others walk away. After a moment, he frowned in curiosity, 'I can understand why Hiei and Botan whacked Kuwabara, but why Kurama? He's usually the calm one. I wonder...' He wondered, before shrugging and following them, leaving his dazed friend alone.
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Oooooh, a luau! What happens next? TBC
Next time:
At the luau for the bands, our heroes meet up with their new friends again, but what happens when they crash with the 'Demons' and Rukuto seems to take a liking to Botan? What will Kurama do about it all?
