Botan's Birthday Bash!

A/N: Here it is! Sorry it's so late! You probably all hate me now. *Hands out cyber-chocolates to make up for it* Thank you, Blue MagicInc, for the dare idea; however, I think we should let sleeping Kuramas lie for now, don't you? I think he's been poked and sat on enough for one night. You know what? I think somebody finally returned my sanity pills and I came to the realization that for me, Kurama is not exactly the perfect match.

Disclaimer: It's chapter three; you should already know I don't own any part of this freak show. I mean, come on. You think I have enough money to feed the Hiei? I shut up now *bows and sits down*

Botan's Birthday Bash! Chapter Three: A Triple Espresso with Whip Cream and Mocha Sprinkles

"Here, Kurama, I brought you some de-caff."

Kurama graciously accepted the mug offered to him by Raven.

"Leo kick you out of the kitchen, Hiei?" Yusuke asked with a mouth full of birthday cake.

Hiei glared from his perch on the back of the couch. "She's up to no good," was all he said.

"I think the ten-minute break is almost over, isn't it?" Keiko asked, checking her watch.

At that moment, Leo came slowly out of the kitchen, carrying a huge metal thermos with white froth on the top.

"What the heck is THAT?!" Raven squeaked as Leo sat down on the rug, being careful not to spill.

Leo's eyes glittered. "A triple espresso with whip cream and mocha sprinkles."

Hiei tensed visibly.

"Um...right. Let's start the game again, shall we?" Botan suggested.

"Whose turn was it?" Kuwabara asked, helping himself to another slice of birthday cake.

"It was mine," Raven informed them. "Now, hmm...ah. Truth or dare, Kuwabara?"

"Uh, dare."

"Good. Put the shirt back on," Raven responded, and the rest of the group muttered agreement.

"Oh, sure," Kuwabara grumbled, pulling his shirt back on, "NOW you want the shirt back on. I knew you all would've been happier with the sock."

"I'm not going to comment on that," Shizuru muttered over her coffee cup.

"Truth or dare, Leo?" Kuwabara asked.

"Dare," Leo said through the whip-cream atop her triple espresso.

Kuwabara smirked mischievously.

"Oh no," Shizuru muttered.

"I dare you..." Kuwabara paused for suspense, "...To go kiss Hiei."

Leo choked on her espresso. "WHAT?!"

Hiei fell off the back of the couch. "WHAT?!"

"That's enough!" Raven said, standing up. "We can't trust her to do that!"

"Aw, come on," Kuwabara complained, "We can pull her off him if anything goes wrong..."

"Maybe you should just shut up, Kuwabara," Yusuke said.

Leo blushed, setting her espresso down as Hiei hauled himself back up to his perch. Hiei gave her a wary look as she came closer. In response, Leo leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Hiei simply sat there in shock.

"They didn't say how I had to kiss you," Leo muttered as she returned to her seat.

"I'm going back to the kitchen," Hiei mumbled, walking out of the room and still seemingly in shock.

"I think you scared him, Leo," Raven stated.

Leo took a large gulp of espresso and ignored her friend. "Truth or dare, Botan?"

"Um, truth?" Botan asked nervously.

"Has your cooking ever made somebody sick?" Leo smiled overtop her caffeine thermos.

"I'll have you know it hasn't!" Botan announced. "Truth or dare, Hiei?"

"Will you just leave me the hell alone?!" Hiei yelled from the kitchen. "Truth."

"Do you ever... fantasize about girls?" Botan twiddled her fingers innocently.

"I fantasize about ringing certain girls' necks; does that count?"

Botan took the hint and decided that answer was perfectly okay.

At that moment, Raven poked Leo in the ribs. Leo "eeped" and then glared at Raven. "What? You nearly made me spill my espresso."

Raven looked around quickly. "We're already late. Dad's gonna freak."

Leo looked at her watch. "Ooops." She then looked back at the group. "Uh, sorry guys... We have to leave. See ya!" Grabbing Raven's wrist, Leo ran for the door as if in an attempt to invert time according to her speed.

The door closed with a click.

"They left..." Kuwabara muttered in shock.

"I never thought they'd leave..." Yusuke added.

"WHOOOO!!!!" Kuwabara punched at the air in triumph. "Freedom!"

It was at that moment everyone realized that Hiei was no longer on the kitchen counter. All glanced around worriedly before seeing a hand protruding from behind the easy chair and creeping in the direction of Leo's abandoned espresso.

There was a collective cry of, "NOOOOOOOOO!" from the group as all (except Yukina and Kurama of course) made a movement to tackle either Hiei or the drink- whichever would keep the demon from getting more caffeine. This proved a mistake, of course; have you ever seen a five-person living-room pile-up? Let's just say that Botan never DID get that stain out of the rug.

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Hehehe...it was a shortie...DON'T KILL ME! Please review and tell me your suggestions for later chapters.

Self-insertion is bad. I apologize to all of you; I have caused you pain. I should have just left the first chapter as it was and not continued this at all. Oh well. Can't help it now. Will a cyber-chocolate make it better?

Anybody want the Kurama dolly I finally found? *edges away from it slowly, then pokes it with a 39-and-a-half-foot pole to make sure it isn't alive*

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