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A/N: I'm surprised I actually got a couple reviews. Thanks. Brownies for Amber er…Daesy and the promised cookie for DarklingImp who reviewed in person. For Siora, lieiavalon2044 and Do As Infinity (SailorSakura9 (that's quite a name) I do plan to finish this fic, but I think it's going to be longer than I originally thought. I'll try to update on a regular basis and I hope it doesn't get completely away from me. And thank you for the spelling tips they're much appreciated. Cheers!
Thinking
Telepathy
Hell to Pay
Ch 2- You're worried about Flowers?
The pounding in his head woke him and Hiei was instantly alert when he realized he was not in his tree or at Genkai's temple. Slowly he opened his eyes and glanced around the pristine room he occupied. Ah, Kurama's. Why am I in Kurama's room? Hiei tried to sit up and gasped as his reopened wound made its presence know. Falling back he generally felt the new bandaging wrapped around his chest. Where's my shirt?
The door swung open and an uncertainly smiling Kurama walked into the room balancing a tray in one hand and Hiei's now clean clothes in the other. "Good morning Hiei." Kurama edged over to the bed and deposited his burdens on the bedside table.
"Kurama. What… Why am I here?" Hiei asked glaring at the obliviously nervous Kurama. Kurama's smile faded and he starred at the floor seemingly lost in thought. Hiei watched him impatiently as the silence grew. "Kurama, answer me." Hiei snapped.
"You don't remember yesterday at all?" Kurama managed to look relieved and worried at the same time.
"I remember I had scrambled eggs and sausage for breakfast. Yukina made them." A flicker of a smile crossed Hiei's features. "Anything else you'd like to know?"
"No."
"Then tell me why I'm here."
"You're here because you, you attacked me yesterday." Kurama watched Hiei's face it was expressionless. "I had to knock you out, and I didn't want to take you to Genkai's."
"Hn."
"Listen Hiei." Kurama placed a hand on Hiei's shoulder. "If there's something you need help with I'll do what I can."
"I've been a fool, Kurama, that you can not help with." Hiei shrugged off Kurama's hand, and carefully sat up. "Now what do you plan to do with me?"
"Nothing."
"And if I attack you again?"
Kurama grinned. "If you attack me again I'll just have to hit you over the head again. Have I ever mentioned that your head is very hard? It was like hitting a brick wall."
"Hn."
"Here." Kurama handed Hiei the tray, it was laden with various breakfast foods. "I've got some stuff to do downstairs, I'll hear you if you call." Kurama left the room leaving a disgruntled Hiei scowling at his food.
Stupid fox.
*****
"Oi! Kurama!" Yusuke yelled as he burst through the Minamino's front door. "My mom kicked me out of the house for the day and Botan called, she says she needs to talk to us so I told Kuwabara to meet us here. Is that okay?"
Kurama sighed at the intrusion of his home. "That's fine Yusuke as long as you don't plan on staying the entire day."
"Why not? Your mom's out of town right?" Yusuke flopped on the couch.
"Yes but I'm trying to get ready for her birthday. It's tomorrow, remember."
"Actually I did. I even got her something. Yusuke yawned and seemed to sink even farther into the couch. Kurama had to repress a laugh at an image of the couch swallowing the smug spirit detective whole.
"Don't put your feet on the furniture Yusuke." Kurama had to tell the black haired teen this every time he was over. It was routine now.
"Botan and Kuwabara should be here any minute. I came a bit early to give you some warning."
"Considerate." Kurama raised one eyebrow.
"Ah, ya. Well I couldn't find Hiei, but he'll probably show up anyway."
"I'm already here." Hiei stood arms folded, at the bottom of the stairs.
Yusuke jerked around to stare at the Koorime. "Don't do that Hiei!"
"Hn."
"What happened to you?" Yusuke's eyes were focused on the rather impressive bruise on the side of Hiei's face. Hiei glanced quickly at Kurama. Kurama winked.
"We were sparring yesterday and got a little carried away." Kurama smiled innocently at Hiei who shrugged.
If that's the way you want it to be Fox.
It is.
"Hey are you two talking behind my back again?" Asked a not quite satisfied Yusuke.
"It's hardly talking behind your back when we're standing in front of you." Hiei smirked then looked pointedly at the door. "Botan and that orange haired fool are here."
Hiei's words proved true a second later when a shriek was heard from the porch followed by Botan's angry yelling. "KUWABARA HOW DARE YOU DO THAT!"
"I didn't mean to Botan, I tripped. I didn't, I swear. No don't do that! I'M SORRY!" The door crashed open and a frantic Kuwabara burst into the house, close behind came an enraged Botan brandishing her oar and looking more than ready for bloodshed.
"AAAHHHHHH!" Both Kuwabara and Kuwabara's yelling came to a sudden stop when he ran strait into a snickering Kurama. With another bloodcurdling shriek Botan leaped through the air and smacked the cowering Kazuma over the head with her oar.
"OUCH! Botan, are you crazy? You know I wouldn't do something like that on purpose! That's Urameshi's thing."
"And just what do you mean by that?" Leaving his perch on the couch Yusuke glared at the other teenager.
"Ah common Urameshi, you know it's the truth."
"Listen you pathetic loser, I'm gonna make you eat those words!"
"Hey, who're you call'n pathetic!"
Hiei watched silently as Kurama stepped out of the way of the ensuing brawl, gently pulling Botan aside as well. What's that human saying? With friends like yours why do you need enemies, that's it. He suppressed a sigh as he watched the two humans fight. How they could constantly try to kill each other and still remain loyal allies, friends even was something he didn't understand. He glanced at Kurama and saw the fox-demon present a now blushing Botan with one of his signature red roses. Outside, I will always remain outside looking in.
The fight was halted when Kurama decided his house had been put in enough danger for one evening and threatened to tie the two combatants up with a viscous plant of his choice. Grinning Yusuke plopped himself on the couch again, joined by a very ruffled but also grinning Kuwabara. "Oi, Botan! What was it you wanted to tell us for his royal chibiness?"
"Oh, I'd almost forgotten. There's a new mission for you boys. Another youkai has escaped from hell."
"Another one!" Yusuke sat up his attention now completely focused on the blue haired girl. "Is someone letting them out or something?"
"Well, not exactly. But something seems to be eroding the barriers and…"
"Something's eroding the barriers of HELL!" Yelled a shocked Yusuke.
"We're not quite sure that's just the only explanation anyone could think of and…"
"How come no one ever mentioned this earlier?" Yusuke interrupted Botan again; she was beginning to look somewhat flustered. "Never mined, I know how you guys run things up there."
"Show some respect Yusuke." Botan sent a death glare towards the couch. "Koenma's working his hardest and his father doesn't seem to believe the reports. Says it's just some sort of mistake in the paperwork."
"Could it be?" Kurama asked. "We know mistakes have happened before."
"No, we've already checked everything. That's why I haven't been around lately."
"Really." Yusuke snickered. "I thought you'd finally gotten a boyfriend or something."
"Yusuke! This is serious."
"I know, I know."
"So what's this one look like?" Kuwabara sniffed. "I remember the last guy and he was down right freaky. Please tell me it don't have any tentacle thingies."
Botan glanced at Kurama. "Actually she's a youko."
"She!" Kuwabara jumped to his feet. "I aint fightin a girl."
"That's alright Kuwabara, you won't have to. She's not particularly strong, one of you would probably be able to handle her." Botan threw another glance at Kurama. "But Koenma wants two of you to go just in case. He said Kurama has to be one of the two, cause he's a youko, and he'll be more likely to spot any tricks she tries to pull."
Kurama grimaced. "Can it wait till after tomorrow?"
"No, Koenma wants her brought in today."
"Botan, my mother's birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to get her some flowers." Kurama was looking at Botan with pleading eyes. "But the flower shop I used to go to just went out of business and I haven't had time to go look for another one."
"I'm sorry Kurama, but this youko can't be allowed to run around loose. People are sent to hell for a reason."
"I'll go Kurama." There was complete silence as everyone turned to stare at Hiei.
"Hiei, I. Thank you." Kurama stuttered just as shocked as the others. "I'll give you a list of what I want, and whoever you find can deliver the flowers here tomorrow morning."
"Hn."
*****
Walking along a sidewalk hands in pockets, glaring at the people who starred Hiei tried to figure out why he had volunteered to buy flowers. Powerful fire-demons did not buy flowers. Turning into the shopping district Hiei briefly considered taking his demon form and giving a few ignorant humans a lesson about the world they lived in. The idea was abandoned when Hiei felt a strange ki coming from somewhere close by.
At closer examination the odd energy was human, only different from any human ki Hiei had ever felt before. It wasn't strong not like Yusuke's or the idiot's but it had potential. The energy led Hiei right to a shop and not just any shop, a flower shop. Hiei shrugged and stepped inside, might as well take care of two things at once.
Inside the store was crammed with girls, most looked around high school age. Four humans seemed to be running the shop and three of them were being accosted by at least four girls each, the last one stood behind the counter with a stony glare on his face. The odd ki was definitely coming from the four florists and the strongest was coming off the glaring red-head, so that was the one Hiei started to wade towards through the crowed of girls.
The girls chose that moment to notice there was another male among them, even if he was just a customer and the unattached ones headed for Hiei with a squeal. Stupid teenage humans. Hiei turned his own death glare on them and they decided with more squealing that maybe Hiei wasn't the best guy to flirt with.
"If your not going to buy something then get out." The icy voice of the redhead caused three-fourths of the girls to quickly leave the store, some of them throwing pouts over their shoulders. He then walked from behind the counter to greet Hiei. Hiei studied the man as he moved and came to a conclusion. This human is a killer. He glanced at the other three helping their own customers. They are all killers.
"May I help you?" The redhead starred down at Hiei obviously finding something odd about him as well.
"Yes." Hiei handed the list of flowers to him, and pointed to Kurama's address that had also been written on the list. "They need to be delivered to that address tomorrow morning before ten o'clock."
Hiei fallowed the man to the register where he paid him and accepted a receipt and business card in return. Hiei watched him a moment longer before leaving the shop.
"Who are you?" Hiei whirled around; he hadn't realized the redhead had followed him out. Why didn't I sense him?
"No one." Hiei didn't like someone being able to sneak up on him. "Just like you." He phased into the crowed of people walking the streets. To the redheaded man it seemed Hiei had simply disappeared.
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A/N: Well, tell me if you liked it. Just a few notes, for the purpose of this story Yusuke and Kuwabara are both 17 years old and the Makai tournament thing where they fought Yomi and the others didn't happen, the Black Black Club is still around, and in Weiss Kreuz Estet is also still around and Oaka doesn't exit, so when I get Schwartz involved I don't have to deal with the whole – You Bastard! You killed my girlfriend/sister/cousin – thing.
Conversation snippet between Aysen and DarklingImp.
DI- You are way to attached to your characters. Why can't you just leave them dead?
A- But they are dead.
DI- But they come back!
A- But they're still dead. In fact they're very dead.
DI- But they don't stay dead.
A- They are DEAD.
A/N: Us discussing our original series. It makes since to me…