CeCe: Hello all! Sorry if the last ch was too sad, I liked the way it turned out though. Anywayz, Ur kickin' it herre with ur favourite demons, and Spirit Detectives! The YYH gang! *Applause and cheer sound effects* 2day the hott Spirit Detective will be starting the chapter.
Yusuke: Oh yeah everyone luvs me *grins*
CeCe: rite. Oh! Since I guess this won't be going into the tournament, the story will now take place after the tournament or some where/time…OK on with the flic!
Yusuke: sure, herre's chapter 5 for What The!
***--------------------------------------------------------------***
Kurama woke up early to start breakfast but realized he didn't know what anyone wanted. So he just headed upstairs, got in the shower and then got dressed. He headed down stairs to find Kwuabara and Hiei not fighting but watching TV.
"Good morning you two, is anyone else up?" Kurama asked sitting down on the couch that Kwuabara slept on.
"Nope, you know Yusuke, he likes sleeping in, Aaliyah too, I don't know about Botan." Kwuabara yawned. Kurama heard very soft footsteps on the stairs and knew who it was, only one person could be that quiet.
"Mornin' everyone, hey Kurama do you mind if I take a quick shower, I know you don't have a Hot Springs in your back yard" she sleepily smiled
"Your right I don't, but go head you can use my shower"
"Thanks a lot, Kurama" Aaliyah smiled and walked back upstairs.
"one of you can use the other shower, upstairs in the hall bathroom." Kurama suggested. And without a word Hiei stood and disappeared upstairs.
"Hey! That's not fair! I wanted to go." Kwuabara frowned
"shut up Kwuabaraaaaa…" Yusuke said, still asleep, turning over
"Urameshi?" Kwuabara looked over to the other couch
"what isssss it baka?"
"You freak me out"
"what Kwuabara?! You want me to kick your ass?!" Yusuke, now fully awake, yelled over to him
"excuse me?!" Kwuabara stood up
"man! Now I can't get back ta sleep" he sighed in defeat and rubbed his eyes. Kwuabara mumbled something and sat back down. Yusuke stood and stretched,
"hey Kurama, can I use your shower, sorry for the bother"
"no problem, but Aaliyah and Hiei are in the shower-"
"WHAT?! Their in the shower, together?!" he paled
"No Yusuke, their in the showERS" Kurama chuckled
"oh." Yusuke sat down and immediately started watching TV as a light blush came to his cheeks
Aaliyah quickly dressed, in well her school uniform, and pulled her damp hair back in a lose lower ponytail, then told Botan she was done and she could bathe now. Midnite woke up, stretched, and followed Aaliyah downstairs.
"hey Kurama, Botan's in the shower, she'll be down in a while. Did anyone make breakfast yet?"
"no, not yet, I don't know what anyone wants-"
"Great! I'll cook." She smiled and headed to the kitchen.
"It's ok, I'll get it" Kurama stood and followed her.
"but it's the least I can do, you and the boys WILL clean." She said loud enough so the boys could hear.
"no prob, I'm almost done" was Kwuabara's response
"What?!" Yusuke yelled from the living room
"You heard me! Kurama you don't have ta clean since you didn't make the mess, why don't you help me with the food?" she, again, said loud enough for the boy's to hear, or maybe just Yusuke. They both heard grumbling, then,
"That's not funny Hiei!" Yusuke yelled as Hiei walked in the kitchen with a smirk on his face, and his clothes in his hand. Both Aaliyah and Kurama blush bright red, seeing Hiei in only a towel. Aaliyah shuck her head,
"Are you flashing us or is something wrong with your clothes?" she asked and winked at him. He blushed lightly, closed his eyes and handed her his damp clothes.
"um Kurama where's the dryer?… Um Kurama? Kurama? Human world to Kurama, hello?" she was waving her hand in his face. He shook his head to clear his THOUGHTS, as she giggled.
"Aw! How sweet, and cute! You love each other. Ah love is in the air" she whispered and place a hand on both of their shoulders.
"I'm so happy for you two *sigh* you're so lucky!" she smiled
"Um Aaliyah we're not really…" Kurama started but trailed off not knowing exactly what to say. Hiei didn't even bother, he didn't want to sound stupid and talking about thing's like that aloud just wasn't his thing, let her think whatever she wanted, right? Or was it that he didn't mind it at all?… For some reason he didn't get mad at Kurama and the look on his face… 'Maybe I should do this towel thing more often. Wait I did NOT just think that'.
Kurama quickly took the clothes and put them in the dryer thinking 'I did not just see that, right? 'He's so cute when he's like that.' 'What?!' 'he's adorable I just wanna-' 'Whao, stop right there.' Apparently the side that thought he was cute won 'Hiei and cute in the same sentence' cause he came back with a little smile on his face. Aaliyah watch as Kurama walked back in the kitchen, 'not together huh? They clearly have feelings for each other, yet Kurama says they're not *really* together. Well we'll just see about that.' She smirked ' they'll get together by at least the end of this story, even if it's the last thing I do, Ha! heeheehee' she turned around, washed her hands and started breakfast.
Botan happily skipped down the stairs in her usually happy mood to find the living room now cleaned.
"Good morning everyone! I hope all had good nite's sleep"
"Yeah whatever, I'll be back." Yusuke headed up stair, Kwuabara soon followed.
"You'll have ta clean the shower, your last." She smiled up at them
"What?!" Yusuke yelled back, "is everyone against me this morning?" He grumbled and walked all the way upstairs, Getting a "of course not, Yusuke" in response. "Mmmmm, something smells good!" Botan walked in the kitchen
"Why thank you Botan, Kurama and I cooked everyone breakfast!"
"Thank you, you guys didn't have to."
"no prob, hey Botan can I talk to you… alone for a minute?"
"sure" Botan and Aaliyah left the kitchen.
"Botan you can't tell anyone about this, but I need your help…" Aaliyah started and retold her, the events of that morning with Kurama and Hiei, knowing that Midnite could hear and was most likely listening.
"you gonna help too Midnite?" Aaliyah asked looking at the couch
"I don't know, maybe" he answered and stretched his back.
A minute later they came back, with smiles on their faces.
"great you two are in cherry moods…wait what were you two talking about?" Hiei's eyes shrunk in size.
"Um, nothing why?" Botan gave an innocent look
"what are two up to?" Kurama asked
"Kurama! How could you think such a thing?" Aaliyah looked shocked
"-" before anyone could say anything her mini comp started beeping. She opened it to revile Jay, he didn't look too happy.
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!" he yelled at her face, causing her to drop the comp.
"I'm at Kurama's we spent the night here! Why? What is it!" she said worried that something bad might have happened
"WELL YOU're suppose to be here. The festival WAS tonite."
"OH KAMI! I forgot! Wait, you said 'was'…"
"it was tonite but it's been rescheduled for tomorrow nite, you're luckly"
"yeah. Well, we're gonna head out after we eat, so talk to you later?" Aaliyah asked
"sure, I'll call tomorrow. I've gotta go, I've got a bounty"
"J-chan, your retired, you should be on a beach somewhere"
"yeah, yeah, I know I'll see you later, Ja ne"
"Ja ne" She hung up, 'they changed the time, good we'll make it to Genki's'.
"retired? Just how old is Jay?" Kurama asked curiously as Yusuke and Kwuabara entered the kitchen
"well, he's older then everyone I know or 've meet, He'll be 2264 this year…*sight*"
"What!? 2-2264!? Wow…" Yusuke and Kwua said at the same time
"Yeah… I tell him the same thing every year, he shouldn't be there, but he never listens. In the time that we've know each other, he'll say the same thing. And I understand him, why he doesn't leave, it's just that well, you know how you know people that shouldn't be doing somethings, that they deserve more, and you tell them, yet they still do it? That's Jay." She smiled
"why doesn't he leave?" Yusuke asked curiously
"Well, it's the whole thing about being a bounty hunter. The thrill, the challenge, the pay, *smiles* the adventure, the people you meet. Maybe you have ta be a demon and or bounty hunter ta get it" she smiled at him, and getting a nod from Kurama and Hiei in the process.
"we're kinda like bounty hunters, wouldn't you guys say. I mean we kill whoever Koenma asks us to, except we don't get paid….hey! why don't we get paid?" he asked more to himself
"yeah, this is a job we can't get rite of, so we couldn't really get a real job. Why don't we get paid" Kwua asked no one in particular
"good question. Oh well let's eat" Botan smiled and grabbed a plate, the rest following.
After eating (and Hiei getting his clothes on) they left for Genki's, but stopped to get Aaliyah a change of clothes since she didn't wanna train (or fight) in a uniform.
"do you think she'll like me?" Aaliyah asked now wearing blue jeans and a purple short sleeved top.
"Of course! Genki's very nice" Botan smiled at her. Botan knocked on the door and soon Yukina came and opened the door.
"hello Yukina!"
"hello everyone, come in!" Yukina smiled and moved a side so they could walk in.
"So where's grandma?" Yusuke asked
"Yusuke!" Botan slapped him
"Ow! What was that for?!" Yusuke rubbed his cheek
"For being a dimwit." Genki appeared from outta nowhere
"it's really you!" Aaliyah ran to her and bowed
"It's a honor to meet you."
"Yes a very great honor." Midnite added
"Why are you bowing to her, it's not like she's important-"
"Yusuke!" this time both Aaliyah and Botan slapped him
"Hey! What was THAT for?"
"Like I said before, for being a dimwit. It's very nice to meet you, *looks at Yusuke* we'll get along just fine. Unless you all want to just stand around, there IS a thing called a living room" and with that she turned and walked away, everyone followed.
"Would anyone like some tea?" Yukina asked
"I just made some."
"Sure, let me help you" Aaliyah stood up and followed Yukina
"Me too!" Botan stood and followed
"What is with chicks and helping out?" Yusuke asked watching them leave.
"They're pulling their own weight and being polite, dimwit, something you wouldn't know about" Genki didn't bother to look away from the TV to know that he was glaring at her.
"Haven't we met before" Aaliyah asked Yukina
"Hmmm do you have a brother?" Yukina asked and poured the tea
"Yes"
"Oh I remember you" Yukina smiled happily and picked up two mugs
"You know each other?" Botan asked shocked and picked up two mugs
"Yes, remember when I said I was separated from my brother?" she picked up two mugs and they walked to the living room.
"Well before that we saved her." They sat the mugs down on the table and started walking back into the kitchen, Aaliyah and Botan got the last 2 mugs, Yukina grabbing the tea pot.
"You were separated from Lokie? That's terrible!"
"Yeah, but how did you two meet?" Botan asked as they walked back in the room and sat the drinks down
"Well, I had left the Ice World to get a rare herb from a village we're affiliated with. On the way I ran into some mean demons. Luckily they were visiting or something awful might have happened." Yukina smiled and sat down, Aaliyah next to her and Botan next to her, forming a mini circle. They chatted away while Genki made fun of Yusuke and some how ended up telling romantic stories. Sometime while talking Kurama came over and Genki just listened. As Botan finished they sighted.
"Wow Botan! That was so sweet." Aaliyah had a dreamy look in her eyes
"Why thank you!" Botan smiled
"hey Genki, I bet you use ta have guy's lined up at your door so you have ta know a good story." Botan looked to her.
"You go Genki" Aaliyah winked at her
"I'm sorry girls but nope" she sipped her tea
"Huh?"
"None what so ever" Genki smiled and sipped her tea
"Come on Genki, you don't have any?" Botan asked
"nope"
"Aw, oh well… hey, Rurouni Kenshin was on?" Aaliyah asked looking at the TV that was rolling the credits of the show.
"We missed it. That's not fair." Botan and Yukina frowned at the TV. After the credits went off a contest poped up.
"Hey do you like Rurouni Kenshin? Well guess what, here's your chance to met THE Kenshin AND Sanosuke!"
"huh? Really?"
"Yes! Really! All you have to do is sent a postcard with your name, age, phone number, and address!"
"Age? Well they'd be surprised if I entered." Aaliyah smiled at the TV
"Hurry now, don't miss this chance to meet Kenshin and Sanosuke, we might even throw someone else in there for a bonus! So send 'em in to this address! *address appears on screen*"
"What do they need your age for anyway?" Botan asked
"I think that's how they REALLY pick the winner." Aaliyah answered
"That does make since, pick the person closer to their age." Yukina nodded
"If I entered they wouldn't want me to win." Aaliyah smirked
"Why?" Yukina asked
"Because, they'd never see those two again." The three of them giggled
"I know what cha mean, hey you know what Kurama kinda looks like Kenshin…" Botan said looking at Kurama
"Yeah, a little bit, the red hair. They have the same personally and their names start with K's" Aaliyah smiled and they nodded, Kurama blushed lightly
"Thanks, I guess"
"Your welcome"
"Anyways… let's play cards!" Botan suggested
"Yeah!" Botan grabbed some cards from somewhere and started shuffling
"What game?" Botan asked still shuffling
"Umm I wanna play speed but that's a two player game. Let's seeeeee how about go fish?" Yukina smiled
"Go fish it is. Who wants ta play?" Botan asked
"Genki? Kurama? Hiei? Yusuke? Kwua-chan?" Aaliyah asked everyone in the room
"Sure" Genki joined
"Count me in" Kurama joined
"Hn"
"Come on Hiei"
"hn, I'll pass"
"Sure, why not?" Yusuke joined and sat next to Aaliyah who sat next to Botan
"Ok!" Kwua-chan sat next to Yukina who was on Botan other side
"Is that it? Sure you don't wanna play Hiei?" Aaliyah asked
"Yeah are you positive, brother?" Yukina looked at Hiei
"No thanks, I'll watch"
"wow, now THAT'S amazing." Aaliyah said
"yes and to think the only person who can tell Hiei what to do, without being killed, is Yukina" Botan passed the cards out
"Ok how do you do it?" Aaliyah asked Yukina
"do what?" she asked
"Control men. I mean, do you like have some kind of mind control power or something?" Aaliyah laughed
"not that I know of" Yukina laughed with her. And the night went on like that, Genki or sometimes Yukina, winning every game and before anyone knew it, it was 10:30.
"Wow, you win again Genki!" Botan yawned
"what time is it?" Aaliyah asked
"10:31. Oh my, it's gotten late" Yukina answered
"time flies when your having fun." Botan yawned
"We should get to bed" Kurama suggested 'now, how am I gonna do this' looking at Yusuke and Aaliyah. 'hmm, now how are we gonna do this' Aaliyah thought looking at Kurama and Hiei.
"I think I'll sleep outside, it's a lovely night" Aaliyah glanced at Botan and Botan nodded. Unknown to them both (Kurama and Aaliyah), Genki was looking at them. She then chuckled causing everyone to look at her.
"What's so funny, grandma?" Yusuke asked
"Well, dimwit, I was just remembering this show on TV, about two people who were trying to get their two friends together, and the two friends were trying to get one of them together with another of their friends" Genki smirked while Kurama, Hiei, Botan, and Aaliyah's eyes widened.
"Well, must be an interesting show" Yusuke stood, stretched, and got some blankets and pillows out of the closet, tossing them on the floor.
"Ok, I'm staying in" Aaliyah grabbed a pillow and blanket, everyone else followed.
"There's two other rooms, one for the boys the other for the girls." Genki walked down the hall and stopped at two sliding doors across from each other. Soon everyone had entered the rooms and found a nice spot. Aaliyah let her hair down, Botan and Yukina did the same and climbed under the covers. Yukina was the first to go to sleep, Aaliyah knew cause her ears picked up on the change in her breathing. Then Botan, she started talking in her sleep. Aaliyah pulled her pillow over her head but she could still hear her, 'great! I can't sleep like this'. She got up, grabbed her blanket and pillow and slid the door open. She easily crept out without making a sound, being sneaky and quiet was naturally easy for her. She slid the door closed, and walked to the living room, and laying on her pillow and blanket, she soon fell into a dreadful sleep.
Yusuke woke up, for some reason, and was thirsty. He stood, stretched and opened the door. He stepped out, closed it and headed to the kitchen. He grabbed a glass and got some water. As he swallowed the water his cloudy mind wondered back to Aaliyah. He sighed and put the glass on the table and walked out the kitchen. Upon coming to the door, he heard his name being called, no whispered and the voice sounded familiar.
Aaliyah lay on the floor tossing, turning, and mumbling softly.
She was running. She was in some woods, it wasn't very dark nor light so she guessed the sun was setting. But why was she running? 'what am I running from?' She ran and ran in till suddenly she stopped. Her blood ran cold, and her eyes widened. Her heart completely skipped a beat, cause of the sight in front of her. There, on the ground, lay Yusuke, motionless. Her knees became weak threatening to giveaway beneath her, but she would not fall, she forced her legs to move, slowly at first be she soon found herself running to him. As she ran she screamed
"Yusuke! Don't you dare leave me! Please!"
She sat on her knees and scooped him up in her arms, his head resting on her chest.
"Yusuke…" she felt the tears run down her face and watched them fall upon his.
"Yusuke." 'my heart is hurting, because…because…'
"Please don't leave me Yusuke…I-I I need you." She brushed his cheek.
"I love you, Yusuke… more then you'll ever know" 'I love you Yusuke!' fresh hot tears ran down her face.
"It's all a dream, I'll take care of you, you'll be all right, just hang on, please" She looked over his battered form and she frowned, it even hurt to see him like this. 'Please if you leave me I'll die' She leaned down and lightly pressed her lips against his.
"Aaliyah, Aaliyah, Aaliyah"
Yusuke walked towards the voice and came into the living room to find Aaliyah, at first she looked peaceful, her hair spread out around her. But she started thrashing wildly again. He got closer and noticed her face was drenched in sweat and tears.
"…Don't leave me Yusuke… I-I I need you……" his eyes widened as he listened to her
"…More then you'll ever know… It's all a dream, I'll take care of you, you'll be all right, just hold on, please" he started shaking her and calling her name. She shot up breathing heavily, her eyes darting every which way till they fell on him he looked worriedly into her eyes.
"Yusuke?" she whispered and looked at him. She jumped forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. He was a bit shocked but wrapped his arms around her and robbed her back to stop her from shacking.
"I thought I lost you." When she said that he felt something stir inside him as a jolt shot through him. He watched as a picture came into his mind. It was the dream she had had. He watched and listened to the whole dream, he could even hear what she was thinking
"I had a nightmare, I thought you-"
"died?" he whispered in her ear
"Yes. How did you know?" she asked not wanting to let go, but she pulled away slowly.
"I-I just saw it, I don't know how but I did. I saw and heard the whole thing, even your thoughts…" he trailed off crossing his legs. She gave him a strange look, then it donned her. Her eyes widened as she stood up and walked out the door, he watched her leave.
'Oh Kami…' she sat down on the cushioned bench on the porch and looked up at the night sky. Her ear flickered as the door opened. She knew it was Yusuke. She listened as he sat down next to her.
"So you heard my thoughts, huh?" she asked still looking up at the sky
"Yeah. Everything…" he looked at the sky and answered. They both became silent.
"Isn't it beautiful?" she asked breaking the silence, looking at the sky
"What?"
"The sky silly. The sky, the moon, the stars. Have you ever been UP there, and not on that thing you humans call an airplane, but up above the clouds?"
"Besides the ride on Midnight, nope."
"You've never been in space?"
"Space?!" he asked looking at her in shock
"Yeah, space. Oh that's right you humans are still wondering if there's 'life on Mars'. Well guess what? There is, but not a whole lot, sense there's better planets out there then Mars."
"Are you serious?!" he was still in shock 'she's been in space!'
"Yeah, you should go some time…Maybe I could take you"
"Yeah…Yeah why not. So, is there more galaxies out there?"
"Of Course, there's millions of 'em. Y'know, a few things' humans use aren't human made. They come from space."
"Wow…"
"Hey Yusuke, not changing the subject or anything but, you look better with bangs" she leaned over looking at him.
"huh?-" he was cut off as he felt her soft lips against his, his eyes widened. She pulled away and watched as his eyes returned to their normal size.
"Are you mad?" she asked
"…No, actually"
"well if I kissed you again would you be?"
"Nope" he grinned
"Well then…" she trailed off closing her eyes and leaning forward slowly. Yusuke grinned and pulled her to him and kissed her. She was shocked at first but it quickly wore off as she deepened the kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck, his sliding to her waist. She lightly pressed her tongue against his lips wanting entrance. He opened his mouth and their tongues dance to a song only they could hear. They pulled away for air, and he noted that her mouth was a bit different then his, for starters her tongue was a bit rougher then his and he had to avoid her sharp teeth. Yusuke ran his fingers threw her hair and sighed,
"Your beautiful… no, you're more then just beautiful. There's not a word in the world that describes how beautiful you are…" he trailed off looking in her eyes
"Aw Yusuke…hey you said something that wasn't mean. Are you filling Ok?" she placed her hand on his forehead and giggled.
"Your hot, maybe you're catching something" she smiled
"Well I am hot, maybe it's cause I have you in my arm's" she blushed
"I should ask questions about space more often" he grinned
"Very funny." Pushed him back in a laying position on the bench
"move over" she laid down beside him. He laid his head atop hers and wrapped his arm around her waist. He felt something furry slid up his arm. He looked down and watched as her tail slid up and around his arm, protectively.
"Y'know you have a pretty interesting mouth."
"Um Thanks?"
"I mean it in a good way"
"Oh. We should go to sleep, Yusuke. I plan on training tomorrow."
"Training?"
"Yeah, I've fallen behind schedule." She yawned and snuggled closer to his chest.
"G-nite, Yusuke" she closed her eyes
"G-nite, Liyah" he closed his eyes and fell a sleep. Unknown to them they were being watched. Genki smiled and grabbed the blanket on the floor and quietly walked outside. She laid the cover on top of them,
"Sleep now. The love you have for each other will be tested soon"
"Yeah whatever grandmaaaaa" Yusuke said, now asleep. Genki smiled and walked back inside.
"Shouldn't you two be asleep" She said as she pasted threw the living room. Kurama and Hiei watched her, in shock.
***-------------------------------------------------***
CeCe: OK I did my part now it's ur turn.
Aaliyah: REVIEW peeps!
CeCe:BTW I threw Kenshin in herre (he's NOT a part of the story) cuz I missed it. Now that I have Aaliyah and Yusuke done, Kurama and Hiei are my main priority, unless I slip another couple in…