*Anemone's room...Kurama still asleep, Hiei trying desperately not to kill
the fox as he snores VERY loudly*
Anemone: hey, readers...heh, Kurama's still asleep...
Hiei: what the hell?! It's been like five hours!...what the hell did those ningen women do to the guy?!
Anemone: well, Hiei, Kurama is a hottie...and without a female escort with him at all times, he's liable to run into Kurama fan club mobs.
*Long pause...Hiei blinks at Kurama, who twitches slightly in his sleep, still snoring...glares at Anemone in annoyance*
Hiei: yeah, I can see why people think he's a catch...
Anemone: *lol* anyway, oh yeah...the suspensful cliff-hanger...where will they go? what will they do?!
Hiei: frankly, ningen, I don't give a damn...
Kurama: *gurgling awake* ...and what a bad movie Gone With the Wind was...ick I hated it...
Hiei: kitsune! Thank God...your snoring was driving me NUTS!
Kurama: *look of blank confusion* I don't snore...
Hiei and Anemone: ...
Kurama: oh thanks Mones for letting me use your bed...
Anemone: no problem, Kurama, sweety...anyways, guess what!
Hiei: what, ningen?
Anemone: I wasn't talking to you, Hiei...and besides, you already know...
Hiei: oh...your new idea that you wouldn't shut up about...
Anemone: be quiet! Ok, anyway readers...this is not just a Ku/B fic any longer...it will now be a Kurama/Botan, and a slight Yusuke/Keiko, Kuwabara/Yukina...but don't fret! It will still revolve mostly upon our favorite fox demon *Kurama blushes and smiles*
Hiei: note she leave me *glares* alone...
Anemone: well, there aren't any more characters I could pin you with...besides, you make a good, solid bachelor.
Hiei: hn...
Anemone: ok anyway chapter 5!
Hiei: enjoy *whisper* she's making me say this I really don't care if you like it or not- *gets elbowed by Anemone* ow! Ok, jeez...
Chapter 5: Following Another
"So, Keiko," Yusuke slipped his arm gently about her shoulders. The two were slowly returning home after school--a day Yusuke bothered to entirely attend--both presently in the backyard of their building heading for his apartment...and he was still very much defensive of her since the fire escape incident. "What do you wanna do?"
"I dunno, Yusuke..." her tone was soft and weighed...she hadn't been herself since she nearly collapsed to her death. Yusuke could sense her troubled emotions, and gently drew her against his chest, his strong arm drapping her shoulders and holding her loosely, yet with an air of strict protection.
"Hey, you're okay," Yusuke cooed softly as he nestled his cheek into her hair. "And you're going to stay okay...I promise."
"Really?" Keiko's caramel eyes bobbed upward to lock into his chocolate ones.
"Yeah," Yusuke smirked at her softly, massaging his hand up and down her arm gently. With a faint smile, Keiko nestled her head under his chin and slipped her hand to her shoulder to grasp his. Yusuke sighed heavily, a warm air tickling her forehead. When the brunette let slip a tiny giggle, Yusuke smirked mischievously at his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her, tickling her lightly at the stomach. Keiko wriggled playfully in his grasp, laughing lightly at the tickles. Yusuke, laughing heartily by now, broke away from her and jogged a few steps ahead, Keiko fast on his heels and giggling madly.
Yusuke teased and taunted her wordlessly as he jumped from side to side, Keiko giggling hard as she tried to catch her boyfriend. In a train of thought as to get him to stop, Keiko blurted out in her most serious tone, "Kurama? Is that you?" in a random, upward direction. Yusuke immediately jerked to a halt and scanned his chocolate eyes about the area, and Keiko pounced him. With a gasp of a "hup!" at her impact against him, the boy was pinned tightly to the ground under his girlfriend's body. Yusuke stared up at her in shock, but his stunned expression soon melted into a broad, happy grin, and he weaved his arms around her back and rolled them over, with him now on top. Keiko then firmed her caramel eyes sharp as a smirk brimmed her lips, and she in turn hoisted them over...the two continued rolling around in the grass, laughing lightly, until Yusuke finally gave in and lay heavily on the ground. Keiko rolled off his tired form, breathing hard herself, and stared up into the sky, as he did.
"Wow, Keiko," he breathed coursely. "you've got a LOT of 'woman' in ya!"
Keiko's cheeks stunned red at his remark, and her hand graced the air in preparation for a smack. "YUSUKE YOU JERK!" she wailed as her hand came down to slap his face. Suddenly, his hand coiled loosely about her wrist. Keiko paused, watching him with intent eyes. A soft, honest smile gripped his lips as he turned to face her, his breaths now tamed. His eyes gazed her softly, and she couldn't help but freeze up slightly. Yusuke then lazily rolled over slightly, flopping his arm at her waist and, with a light heave back in his former position, he had hoisted her back on top of him. Yusuke smiled kindly at her, his chocolate eyes reflecting a true happiness. Keiko's caramel eyes softened at his sincerity, and she nestled into his chest. Yusuke in turn drapped an arm around her back, massaging her gently. With his other hand, he cupped her chin and drew her head upward. With a slight tug of his wrist, he dragged her face slowly to his, and locked her into a kiss, deep, and loving.
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"What do you mean?!" Kurama eyed Hiei with trembling stares. His emerald eyes flashed violently as he stared intently upon his demon friend.
"Simply this, Kitsune...our enemy knows me, and I him."
"How do you know him?"
"Actually, Kitsune...you should know him better than me."
"What is that supposed to mean...?" the fox's eyes narrowed sharply in suspicion as his short friend took to a strict silence. "Hiei!"
"Ugh, fine! But don't shoot the messenger..." he sighed heavily. "His name is...it's something, something like Grandi..."
"...and?" Kurama shrugged lightly. "Why does that matter?"
"Because, Kitsune...think back, to beyond your fifteen human years...think hard...does that name not spark a memory?"
"Not a one, Hiei."
"Hn..." the demon growled. "then I suppose I must tell you..."
"Tell me what?! Hiei, how do you know this 'Grandi' character?! And how should I?! What does he want with us?!"
"Ok, ok, Kitsune...don't pop a vein..." Hiei rolled his eyes, Kurama curling his fist into the demon's collar and dragging the demon closer, an angry, impatient glare. Hiei "hn"d and ripped his collar free. "Well, he want's revenge on me because...well, my father was his best friend, my mother was whats-his-name's crush...needless to say, after my father died, the only person for whats-his-name to continue hating was me...the very symbol of my father's betrayal to him...the child who ensured my mother could never be his."
Kurama's eyes softened at the story. "I'm sorry, Hiei..."
"Hn," the demon grunted, shrugging the pain of remembering his mother off his strong shoulders. "And, the reason you should know him, Kitsune..."
"Yes?" Kurama sparked up, a calm patience about him now.
Hiei bowed his head low in a heavy sigh, unable to find the right words for the next thing he'd have to say. "this Grandi guy, or whatever his name is...he...he's..."
"What, Hiei?" Kurama's tone was soft, his eyes flashing lightly.
Hiei again shifted in a weighed sigh, and he drew his eyes away from Kurama. "He is your demon father."
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a/n: sorry about the other cliff-hanger, cliff-hanger haters! But, I can't help it...lol I'm addicted to them...lol but anyway, oo! this is cool! a stalker demon, Kurama's demon father...lol surprises still in store, I promise you...
Kurama: *traumatized look* WHAT?! My father is an evil demon that wants me DEAD?!
Hiei: oh calm down, Kitsune...MY father was an evil demon that wanted ME dead...
Anemone: heh, aren't they cute?
Hiei: was that part with Yusuke and Keiko really all that necessary, Mones?
Anemone: no, but then again...until Yusuke and Kuwabara have true parts in this, they'll have random moments like that
Hiei: hn...
Kurama: *pout* what about me and Botan?
Anemone: I'll get to that, Kurama, dear...but putting Botan in this fray wouldn't have made sense...
Hiei: o and Yusuke's little rendezvous with his girlfriend made sense?
Anemone: actually, it will...you have to wait for the next chapter, though...latr!
Anemone: hey, readers...heh, Kurama's still asleep...
Hiei: what the hell?! It's been like five hours!...what the hell did those ningen women do to the guy?!
Anemone: well, Hiei, Kurama is a hottie...and without a female escort with him at all times, he's liable to run into Kurama fan club mobs.
*Long pause...Hiei blinks at Kurama, who twitches slightly in his sleep, still snoring...glares at Anemone in annoyance*
Hiei: yeah, I can see why people think he's a catch...
Anemone: *lol* anyway, oh yeah...the suspensful cliff-hanger...where will they go? what will they do?!
Hiei: frankly, ningen, I don't give a damn...
Kurama: *gurgling awake* ...and what a bad movie Gone With the Wind was...ick I hated it...
Hiei: kitsune! Thank God...your snoring was driving me NUTS!
Kurama: *look of blank confusion* I don't snore...
Hiei and Anemone: ...
Kurama: oh thanks Mones for letting me use your bed...
Anemone: no problem, Kurama, sweety...anyways, guess what!
Hiei: what, ningen?
Anemone: I wasn't talking to you, Hiei...and besides, you already know...
Hiei: oh...your new idea that you wouldn't shut up about...
Anemone: be quiet! Ok, anyway readers...this is not just a Ku/B fic any longer...it will now be a Kurama/Botan, and a slight Yusuke/Keiko, Kuwabara/Yukina...but don't fret! It will still revolve mostly upon our favorite fox demon *Kurama blushes and smiles*
Hiei: note she leave me *glares* alone...
Anemone: well, there aren't any more characters I could pin you with...besides, you make a good, solid bachelor.
Hiei: hn...
Anemone: ok anyway chapter 5!
Hiei: enjoy *whisper* she's making me say this I really don't care if you like it or not- *gets elbowed by Anemone* ow! Ok, jeez...
Chapter 5: Following Another
"So, Keiko," Yusuke slipped his arm gently about her shoulders. The two were slowly returning home after school--a day Yusuke bothered to entirely attend--both presently in the backyard of their building heading for his apartment...and he was still very much defensive of her since the fire escape incident. "What do you wanna do?"
"I dunno, Yusuke..." her tone was soft and weighed...she hadn't been herself since she nearly collapsed to her death. Yusuke could sense her troubled emotions, and gently drew her against his chest, his strong arm drapping her shoulders and holding her loosely, yet with an air of strict protection.
"Hey, you're okay," Yusuke cooed softly as he nestled his cheek into her hair. "And you're going to stay okay...I promise."
"Really?" Keiko's caramel eyes bobbed upward to lock into his chocolate ones.
"Yeah," Yusuke smirked at her softly, massaging his hand up and down her arm gently. With a faint smile, Keiko nestled her head under his chin and slipped her hand to her shoulder to grasp his. Yusuke sighed heavily, a warm air tickling her forehead. When the brunette let slip a tiny giggle, Yusuke smirked mischievously at his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her, tickling her lightly at the stomach. Keiko wriggled playfully in his grasp, laughing lightly at the tickles. Yusuke, laughing heartily by now, broke away from her and jogged a few steps ahead, Keiko fast on his heels and giggling madly.
Yusuke teased and taunted her wordlessly as he jumped from side to side, Keiko giggling hard as she tried to catch her boyfriend. In a train of thought as to get him to stop, Keiko blurted out in her most serious tone, "Kurama? Is that you?" in a random, upward direction. Yusuke immediately jerked to a halt and scanned his chocolate eyes about the area, and Keiko pounced him. With a gasp of a "hup!" at her impact against him, the boy was pinned tightly to the ground under his girlfriend's body. Yusuke stared up at her in shock, but his stunned expression soon melted into a broad, happy grin, and he weaved his arms around her back and rolled them over, with him now on top. Keiko then firmed her caramel eyes sharp as a smirk brimmed her lips, and she in turn hoisted them over...the two continued rolling around in the grass, laughing lightly, until Yusuke finally gave in and lay heavily on the ground. Keiko rolled off his tired form, breathing hard herself, and stared up into the sky, as he did.
"Wow, Keiko," he breathed coursely. "you've got a LOT of 'woman' in ya!"
Keiko's cheeks stunned red at his remark, and her hand graced the air in preparation for a smack. "YUSUKE YOU JERK!" she wailed as her hand came down to slap his face. Suddenly, his hand coiled loosely about her wrist. Keiko paused, watching him with intent eyes. A soft, honest smile gripped his lips as he turned to face her, his breaths now tamed. His eyes gazed her softly, and she couldn't help but freeze up slightly. Yusuke then lazily rolled over slightly, flopping his arm at her waist and, with a light heave back in his former position, he had hoisted her back on top of him. Yusuke smiled kindly at her, his chocolate eyes reflecting a true happiness. Keiko's caramel eyes softened at his sincerity, and she nestled into his chest. Yusuke in turn drapped an arm around her back, massaging her gently. With his other hand, he cupped her chin and drew her head upward. With a slight tug of his wrist, he dragged her face slowly to his, and locked her into a kiss, deep, and loving.
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"What do you mean?!" Kurama eyed Hiei with trembling stares. His emerald eyes flashed violently as he stared intently upon his demon friend.
"Simply this, Kitsune...our enemy knows me, and I him."
"How do you know him?"
"Actually, Kitsune...you should know him better than me."
"What is that supposed to mean...?" the fox's eyes narrowed sharply in suspicion as his short friend took to a strict silence. "Hiei!"
"Ugh, fine! But don't shoot the messenger..." he sighed heavily. "His name is...it's something, something like Grandi..."
"...and?" Kurama shrugged lightly. "Why does that matter?"
"Because, Kitsune...think back, to beyond your fifteen human years...think hard...does that name not spark a memory?"
"Not a one, Hiei."
"Hn..." the demon growled. "then I suppose I must tell you..."
"Tell me what?! Hiei, how do you know this 'Grandi' character?! And how should I?! What does he want with us?!"
"Ok, ok, Kitsune...don't pop a vein..." Hiei rolled his eyes, Kurama curling his fist into the demon's collar and dragging the demon closer, an angry, impatient glare. Hiei "hn"d and ripped his collar free. "Well, he want's revenge on me because...well, my father was his best friend, my mother was whats-his-name's crush...needless to say, after my father died, the only person for whats-his-name to continue hating was me...the very symbol of my father's betrayal to him...the child who ensured my mother could never be his."
Kurama's eyes softened at the story. "I'm sorry, Hiei..."
"Hn," the demon grunted, shrugging the pain of remembering his mother off his strong shoulders. "And, the reason you should know him, Kitsune..."
"Yes?" Kurama sparked up, a calm patience about him now.
Hiei bowed his head low in a heavy sigh, unable to find the right words for the next thing he'd have to say. "this Grandi guy, or whatever his name is...he...he's..."
"What, Hiei?" Kurama's tone was soft, his eyes flashing lightly.
Hiei again shifted in a weighed sigh, and he drew his eyes away from Kurama. "He is your demon father."
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a/n: sorry about the other cliff-hanger, cliff-hanger haters! But, I can't help it...lol I'm addicted to them...lol but anyway, oo! this is cool! a stalker demon, Kurama's demon father...lol surprises still in store, I promise you...
Kurama: *traumatized look* WHAT?! My father is an evil demon that wants me DEAD?!
Hiei: oh calm down, Kitsune...MY father was an evil demon that wanted ME dead...
Anemone: heh, aren't they cute?
Hiei: was that part with Yusuke and Keiko really all that necessary, Mones?
Anemone: no, but then again...until Yusuke and Kuwabara have true parts in this, they'll have random moments like that
Hiei: hn...
Kurama: *pout* what about me and Botan?
Anemone: I'll get to that, Kurama, dear...but putting Botan in this fray wouldn't have made sense...
Hiei: o and Yusuke's little rendezvous with his girlfriend made sense?
Anemone: actually, it will...you have to wait for the next chapter, though...latr!