Ch. 5
Hiei flitted from tree to tree in the Ningenkai, looking around for Yuusuke and the others. Kurama followed close by, carrying the girl on his back because both he and Hiei weren't sure if she could keep up with their speed. They both felt the familiar ki of Yuusuke soon and followed it all the way to Genkai's temple.
"Hn, we should have known they'd all be training here," said Hiei.
They both hopped onto a branch in a tree near Genkai's open court where she trained both Yuusuke and Kuwabara. Sure enough, they were training very hard, sweating and both covered with a couple scratches and bruises. They were about to start fighting again but stopped when they sensed Hiei and Kurama's ki.
"Hey you two, did you guys get the flower thingy back to Koenma yet?" asked Kuwabara.
"Well, not exactly," said Kurama. The shade of the tree hid Seiko, who was still on his back.
"What'dya mean not yet?" asked Yuusuke with widening eyes.
"Well, you see, it kind of.bloomed when we were about to get it to the Reikai, we were caught in a rain storm right after you guys left and had to spend the night in the Makai. When we woke up, it just sort of.bloomed," said Kurama.
"Why do I get the feeling that's not all?" asked Yuusuke with a groan.
"Hn, you're very observant aren't you?"
"Shut up shrimp! We don't need any of your smart remarks," said Kuwabara.
"Hey! Don't pick on Hiei you meany!" said a voice that sounded like silver bells ringing softly.
"Who said that?" asked Kuwabara.
"That would be the rest of what we had to tell," answered Kurama.
"What?" asked both Yuusuke and Kuwabara.
"That voice.," said Genkai to herself, "it sounds familiar."
"Well, whoever takes the side of that shrimp must be a complete loser, because I, the great Kuwabara." Kuwabara started to say but was immediately stopped when a shoe flew right into his face.
"OWW! WHO DID THAT?" whined Kuwabara, who was rubbing his nose. Just then, Yukina walked out from the temple, carrying a tray of lemonade.
"Oh wow, who's is this? It's very beautiful," said Yukina as she bent, balancing the tray in one hand and picking up the slipper with the other. As she held it out for everyone to see, it sparkled all over, its beautiful embroidery of crystal pieces shimmering in the light.
"Is that what hit me? Gosh, it really IS pretty isn't it?" asked Kuwabara as he reached out to take the shoe in his hand. Suddenly, there was a flicker of air and the shoe disappeared.
"HN! Don't touch it, you're going to cover it with your germs," said Hiei with the shoe still shimmering in his hand, even though he was in the shade of the trees. He walked over to Kurama and handed it to him. Or so it seemed. From below, it seemed like he was giving the shoe to Kurama but he was actually handing it to Seiko, who was still on the back of Kurama. When she reached out and took it with her slender hand and said thank you to Hiei, Kuwabara and Yuusuke both jumped back a step.
"Holy crap Kurama, you didn't tell us you had more than 2 hands!" they exclaimed. They were both rewarded by a whack on the head, courtesy of Genkai.
"You two knuckleheads.there's someone on Kurama's back!" said Genkai, shaking her head, wondering how two Reikai detectives could be so stupid. Yukina giggled and went back around the temple to water some flowers.
"So who's behind you?" asked Yuusuke.
"Her name is Seiko," said Kurama.
"Hi!" said Seiko.
"Why do you guys have her then?" asked Kuwabara.
"Well, you see." and Kurama told them about all that happened, from waking up after the storm and finding the beautiful cavern, to deciding to let Yuusuke and the others meet Seiko, leaving out the part where he made a move on Hiei, of course.
"Oh wow.I wonder what Koenma's going to say." said Yuusuke.
Everyone hadn't noticed but Seiko had silently slipped off Kurama's back and had disappeared into Genkai's Forest of Darkness.
"Uh, hey, guys? Speaking of Seiko.where'd she go?" asked Kuwabara.
"What do you mean? She's right.here?" Kurama said in surprise when he noticed Seiko wasn't on his back anymore; she was so light that he never noticed her absence. They began looking around for her, in bushes, up other trees, under steps, behind rocks, everywhere! Suddenly, Yukina came running towards them with panic etched all over her face.
"Yukina, my love! What's the matter? I, Kuwabara, the greatest of."
"HN! Cut the crap you moron!"
"You know what shrimp? You can just shut up!"
"Why don't you take your own advice?"
"Shut up bunny boy!"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
"OK, BOTH OF YOU, KNOCK IT OFF!" yelled Genkai in a VERY stern voice.
"What's the matter Yukina?" asked Kurama.
"Gasp.when.gasp.I was watering the flowers.gasp.I saw Seiko wander into Genkai's Forest of Darkness!" said Yukina, still gasping for breath.
"WHAT?" asked everyone, which included Kurama, Hiei, Kuwabara, Yuusuke, AND Genkai.
"It's too dangerous for her to be in there!" said Genkai as she started to run towards her forest. Everyone else followed close by, except Yukina, who went inside the temple to get out some herbs and medicines in case Seiko was hurt. Everyone ran into the forest and searched around for Seiko. The dangers of the forest didn't harm Genkai since she was it's guardian, it didn't harm Yuusuke or Kuwabara because they were there a couple times, enough for the forest to recognize them as powerful opponents, Hiei was too fast to be caught (and the forest didn't want to be burned to the ground), and it didn't hurt Kurama because he was a youko after all.plants were his specialty and they loved him! (Duh) Suddenly, they heard a shriek coming from the direction of the dangerous bat that Yuusuke had encountered before when Genkai held the competition to choose her apprentice. They all looked at each other with worry in their eyes before running as fast as they could to the bat. When they finally got there, they couldn't believe their eyes! Seiko was floating a few feet off the ground, her dress fluttering around her legs and her braid snapping like a whip behind her.
"I will KILLLLLL youuuuuu," said the bat as he hovered above her, thinking of the best ways he could kill her.
"Well, alright then, but I have to say.I'm.VERY.MAD! You didn't have to step on that rose! You could have just stepped around it!" yelled Seiko, her fists clenched tightly.
"Oh yahhhh? Well what are youuuuu going to do about it?" asked the very amused bat/man/human eater. Seiko's face started to flush from all the anger she was experiencing.
"You.bastard.fine! If you want a fight, then I'll fight, but I'm going to have to tell you, I'm not easy to beat!"
"Hmmm? YOU'RE going to fight ME? AHAHAHAHA! This will be very innnnnnteresting indeed!"
Behind some bushes, the team and Genkai watched on.
"Shouldn't we stop him?" asked Kurama.
"No, I have a feeling she can handle him without breaking a sweat," said Genkai.
"HN! Are you sure about that?" asked Hiei, he didn't want to admit it, but Seiko had grown on him when she'd thrown that shoe in Kuwabara's face for teasing him, he was very surprised. No one but the kitsune had ever really stood up or taken his side before. Hiei's grown as protective of her as he was with Yukina, maybe even more so. But suddenly, he sensed a great power stirring in the air and he quickly snapped his head up and realized that it was coming from Seiko!
"How.," Hiei said mostly to himself, "ok, maybe she CAN handle him, but where'd all that power come from? We've spent most of the day with her but I haven't sensed any power from her at all."
"Could she have been masking it?" asked Genkai.
"I don't know if she knows how." said Kurama.
"Prepare to dieeee," said the bat/man/human eater.
"Sure I will, but only when my time comes, but until then, I'm going to continue living, if you don't mind," replied Seiko. Her expression wasn't it's usual innocent, pure self, it was now more serious, colder, and sent out a feeling that said "you don't want to mess with me". She flew up higher so that she was level with the bat and pointed a finger upwards.
"What? Is there something up there?" asked the bat/man/human eater.
"No, I'm just about to attack you.SPINNING CYCLONE!" She twirled her finger in upward circles, imitating a cyclone and soon, wind gathered around her finger at an extremely high speed. She was now controlling a huge cyclone on the tip of her finger. With a flick of her finger, it spun towards the bat/man/human eater and entrapped him. He spun in circle after circle after circle. She just hovered for a bit and started to re-braid her hair. It took about 5 minutes to get her hair right and then with a wave of her hand, the cyclone stopped, disappearing without a trace. The bat fell downwards and crashed into the ground below with a loud !!THUD!!. She floated down onto the ground again and went over to where the rose that he had stepped on was.
"OH! You didn't kill it! It's just a little bent! Teehee, sorry for sending that little cyclone on you!" she said happily and started to unbend the rose. ::everyone behind the bushes fall down::
"L.L.LITTLE?" yelled Kuwabara. Seiko's head snapped around and spotted the group of people who were hiding behind the bushes.
"What are you guys doing here?" asked Seiko.
"We came looking for you when you disappeared, we thought you might be in trouble when we heard the shriek," said Kurama.
"Hn, that thing you just did.impressive," said Hiei, relieved that Seiko wasn't hurt.
"You guys were worried about me and came looking for me? That's so sweet! How nice!" said Seiko as she ran towards them with her arms outstretched, preparing to hug them. Kuwabara bent down and stretched out his arms, laughing. Seiko just ran past him and hugged Kurama and Hiei together in a tight hug, so tight that even Hiei couldn't think of a way out of it without hurting her so he just decided to stay in the embrace, but he couldn't help the smile that was spreading on his face. He covered it up with his emotionless expression again but not before Seiko saw it. Her face was beaming, her smile growing every second.
"You smiled! You smiled," said Seiko, "didn't he smile Kurama?"
"Haha! Yah, I think he did," said Kurama, chuckling at Hiei's attempt to not smile again.
"Oh! Thank you Genkai for worrying about me, and you too Yuusuke!" said a very cheery Seiko.
"Haha, no need to thank us for that child," said Genkai, also trying to suppress her chuckling.
"Jeez, I hardly know you and I'm already worried about you this much, what's wrong with me?" asked Yuusuke with a sigh.
"Haha! Thank you a million times then Yuusuke!" exclaimed Seiko with a very bright smile. Yuusuke couldn't help but chuckle. Seiko's optimism was so adorable and innocent and her gratitude was heartfelt, she didn't give it to them as compensation for coming to look for her; it was something from the bottom of her heart. She looked like a little child who just got what she wanted for Christmas, she was just so cute! Even Genkai was laughing because of Seiko's infectious optimism.
"What about me?" asked Kuwabara. He was still sulking because she hadn't hugged him, let alone thanked him.
"Huh? Oh, thank you Kuwabara!"
"Then can I have a hug too?" Seiko just looked at him and hugged Kurama and Hiei even tighter. She looked into Hiei's eyes with a gaze that said "do I have to???" A ghost of a smile appeared on Hiei's lips again and was gone before anyone but Seiko and Kurama saw. He gave her a "don't worry, I'll handle it" look and turned to Kuwabara.
"HN, no way am I letting you touch her."
"Yah shrimp? And why not?"
"Because your stupidity might rub off onto her."
"Say what? Well, you're so short that when you sit on the curb of the sidewalk, your feet still dangle over the edge!"
"HNNN? Well you're so stupid that when you and Yuusuke went and bought juice, you just kept staring at the bottle because it said 'concentrate'."
"Well, you're so short that I bet when you lived with your mom, she took one look at you and yelled 'MOUSE'!"
"HN, well, you're so stupid that, if brains were gas, you wouldn't have enough to power a flea-mobile around the inside of a Fruit Loop."
"WHAT? Well you're so short that you could sit on a dime and swing your legs."
"Hn, well you're so stupid that you got hit by a parked car."
"Well you're so short that when it rains, you're always the last to know!"
"HNN, well if shit were music, you'd be an orchestra."
"YOU YOU YOU.THIS ISN'T FAIR! I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PREPARE ANY INSULTS FOR YOU!!!" wailed Kuwabara.
"Hn? Oh? Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?"
"Well you know what shrimp? If we killed everyone who hated you, it wouldn't be murder, it'd be an apocalypse!"
"HNNNNN? Well, this is really amazing."
"What is?"
"What you are."
"What do you mean by that shrimp?"
"Hn, you're living proof that manure can sprout legs and walk!"
"Y.Y.YOU.LITTLE..."
"Hn.WAIT! SHOULDN'T YOU HAVE A LICENSE?" said Hiei, widening his eyes in panick.
"Huh? For what?"
"For being that ugly of course!" said Hiei with a smirk.
"You..."
"Hn, ya, ya, keep talking, maybe someday you'll say something intelligent, though it might not really be guaranteed for you."
"You know what Hiei? You're a habit I'd like to kick.with both feet!" said Kuwabara as he swung his leg, trying to trip Hiei but Hiei merely dodged it and leapt next to the kitsune who was looked like he was never going to stop shaking from laughing so hard. His face wasn't a few shades lighter than his hair anymore; in fact, it was EXACTLY the same color as his hair now. His legs got weak and he collapsed onto the ground, laughing all the while. Yuusuke and Genkai were already on the floor laughing up a storm.
"We'd better get back.Yukina must be worried about you!" said Kurama.
"Yukina was also worried about me?" asked Seiko.
"Hn, of course she was, we ALL were," said Hiei. Seiko gave Kurama and Hiei another squeeze and finally let them go. When they arrived back to Genkai's temple, Yukina ran up to Seiko and checked for any injuries.
"Don't worry Yukina, I'm fine!" said Seiko.
"Are you sure? I was so worried!" said Yukina.
"You were worried about me? I'm sorry for making you worry then.but thank you for worrying, it makes my heart warm to know that you cared," said Seiko. Yukina blushed.
"You.you don't need to thank me, there's nothing to thank me about," Yukina stammered. Seiko's face looked so.so.full of pure joy, happiness. She was indeed really beautiful and cute. If Seiko had said that with the same expression on her face to everyone, they'd all blush too because Seiko's beauty and charm affected everyone, males AND females. She's a lot like Kurama, thought Yukina, everyone can fall for them, not just their opposite sex.
"Hmm, we'll need get you into another change of clothing, you can't walk around or go to Koenma in that, it attracts too much attention and I think it's too valuable to risk tearing," said Genkai as she examined Seiko's dress and shoes.
"We'll take her shopping then, she can borrow some of my clothes when we go out," suggested Kurama. Hiei groaned.
"Do we HAVE to go shopping? The last time we went, we were out for 4 fuckin hours!" said Hiei.
"Hiei! Watch your language!" said Kurama.
"Hn, sorry."
"Ok, I guess that's a good idea, we'll meet you at your house in what, 4 hours? Then we'll all go to Koema, ok?" asked Yuusuke.
"All right, see you there," said Kurama
Hiei flitted from tree to tree in the Ningenkai, looking around for Yuusuke and the others. Kurama followed close by, carrying the girl on his back because both he and Hiei weren't sure if she could keep up with their speed. They both felt the familiar ki of Yuusuke soon and followed it all the way to Genkai's temple.
"Hn, we should have known they'd all be training here," said Hiei.
They both hopped onto a branch in a tree near Genkai's open court where she trained both Yuusuke and Kuwabara. Sure enough, they were training very hard, sweating and both covered with a couple scratches and bruises. They were about to start fighting again but stopped when they sensed Hiei and Kurama's ki.
"Hey you two, did you guys get the flower thingy back to Koenma yet?" asked Kuwabara.
"Well, not exactly," said Kurama. The shade of the tree hid Seiko, who was still on his back.
"What'dya mean not yet?" asked Yuusuke with widening eyes.
"Well, you see, it kind of.bloomed when we were about to get it to the Reikai, we were caught in a rain storm right after you guys left and had to spend the night in the Makai. When we woke up, it just sort of.bloomed," said Kurama.
"Why do I get the feeling that's not all?" asked Yuusuke with a groan.
"Hn, you're very observant aren't you?"
"Shut up shrimp! We don't need any of your smart remarks," said Kuwabara.
"Hey! Don't pick on Hiei you meany!" said a voice that sounded like silver bells ringing softly.
"Who said that?" asked Kuwabara.
"That would be the rest of what we had to tell," answered Kurama.
"What?" asked both Yuusuke and Kuwabara.
"That voice.," said Genkai to herself, "it sounds familiar."
"Well, whoever takes the side of that shrimp must be a complete loser, because I, the great Kuwabara." Kuwabara started to say but was immediately stopped when a shoe flew right into his face.
"OWW! WHO DID THAT?" whined Kuwabara, who was rubbing his nose. Just then, Yukina walked out from the temple, carrying a tray of lemonade.
"Oh wow, who's is this? It's very beautiful," said Yukina as she bent, balancing the tray in one hand and picking up the slipper with the other. As she held it out for everyone to see, it sparkled all over, its beautiful embroidery of crystal pieces shimmering in the light.
"Is that what hit me? Gosh, it really IS pretty isn't it?" asked Kuwabara as he reached out to take the shoe in his hand. Suddenly, there was a flicker of air and the shoe disappeared.
"HN! Don't touch it, you're going to cover it with your germs," said Hiei with the shoe still shimmering in his hand, even though he was in the shade of the trees. He walked over to Kurama and handed it to him. Or so it seemed. From below, it seemed like he was giving the shoe to Kurama but he was actually handing it to Seiko, who was still on the back of Kurama. When she reached out and took it with her slender hand and said thank you to Hiei, Kuwabara and Yuusuke both jumped back a step.
"Holy crap Kurama, you didn't tell us you had more than 2 hands!" they exclaimed. They were both rewarded by a whack on the head, courtesy of Genkai.
"You two knuckleheads.there's someone on Kurama's back!" said Genkai, shaking her head, wondering how two Reikai detectives could be so stupid. Yukina giggled and went back around the temple to water some flowers.
"So who's behind you?" asked Yuusuke.
"Her name is Seiko," said Kurama.
"Hi!" said Seiko.
"Why do you guys have her then?" asked Kuwabara.
"Well, you see." and Kurama told them about all that happened, from waking up after the storm and finding the beautiful cavern, to deciding to let Yuusuke and the others meet Seiko, leaving out the part where he made a move on Hiei, of course.
"Oh wow.I wonder what Koenma's going to say." said Yuusuke.
Everyone hadn't noticed but Seiko had silently slipped off Kurama's back and had disappeared into Genkai's Forest of Darkness.
"Uh, hey, guys? Speaking of Seiko.where'd she go?" asked Kuwabara.
"What do you mean? She's right.here?" Kurama said in surprise when he noticed Seiko wasn't on his back anymore; she was so light that he never noticed her absence. They began looking around for her, in bushes, up other trees, under steps, behind rocks, everywhere! Suddenly, Yukina came running towards them with panic etched all over her face.
"Yukina, my love! What's the matter? I, Kuwabara, the greatest of."
"HN! Cut the crap you moron!"
"You know what shrimp? You can just shut up!"
"Why don't you take your own advice?"
"Shut up bunny boy!"
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?"
"OK, BOTH OF YOU, KNOCK IT OFF!" yelled Genkai in a VERY stern voice.
"What's the matter Yukina?" asked Kurama.
"Gasp.when.gasp.I was watering the flowers.gasp.I saw Seiko wander into Genkai's Forest of Darkness!" said Yukina, still gasping for breath.
"WHAT?" asked everyone, which included Kurama, Hiei, Kuwabara, Yuusuke, AND Genkai.
"It's too dangerous for her to be in there!" said Genkai as she started to run towards her forest. Everyone else followed close by, except Yukina, who went inside the temple to get out some herbs and medicines in case Seiko was hurt. Everyone ran into the forest and searched around for Seiko. The dangers of the forest didn't harm Genkai since she was it's guardian, it didn't harm Yuusuke or Kuwabara because they were there a couple times, enough for the forest to recognize them as powerful opponents, Hiei was too fast to be caught (and the forest didn't want to be burned to the ground), and it didn't hurt Kurama because he was a youko after all.plants were his specialty and they loved him! (Duh) Suddenly, they heard a shriek coming from the direction of the dangerous bat that Yuusuke had encountered before when Genkai held the competition to choose her apprentice. They all looked at each other with worry in their eyes before running as fast as they could to the bat. When they finally got there, they couldn't believe their eyes! Seiko was floating a few feet off the ground, her dress fluttering around her legs and her braid snapping like a whip behind her.
"I will KILLLLLL youuuuuu," said the bat as he hovered above her, thinking of the best ways he could kill her.
"Well, alright then, but I have to say.I'm.VERY.MAD! You didn't have to step on that rose! You could have just stepped around it!" yelled Seiko, her fists clenched tightly.
"Oh yahhhh? Well what are youuuuu going to do about it?" asked the very amused bat/man/human eater. Seiko's face started to flush from all the anger she was experiencing.
"You.bastard.fine! If you want a fight, then I'll fight, but I'm going to have to tell you, I'm not easy to beat!"
"Hmmm? YOU'RE going to fight ME? AHAHAHAHA! This will be very innnnnnteresting indeed!"
Behind some bushes, the team and Genkai watched on.
"Shouldn't we stop him?" asked Kurama.
"No, I have a feeling she can handle him without breaking a sweat," said Genkai.
"HN! Are you sure about that?" asked Hiei, he didn't want to admit it, but Seiko had grown on him when she'd thrown that shoe in Kuwabara's face for teasing him, he was very surprised. No one but the kitsune had ever really stood up or taken his side before. Hiei's grown as protective of her as he was with Yukina, maybe even more so. But suddenly, he sensed a great power stirring in the air and he quickly snapped his head up and realized that it was coming from Seiko!
"How.," Hiei said mostly to himself, "ok, maybe she CAN handle him, but where'd all that power come from? We've spent most of the day with her but I haven't sensed any power from her at all."
"Could she have been masking it?" asked Genkai.
"I don't know if she knows how." said Kurama.
"Prepare to dieeee," said the bat/man/human eater.
"Sure I will, but only when my time comes, but until then, I'm going to continue living, if you don't mind," replied Seiko. Her expression wasn't it's usual innocent, pure self, it was now more serious, colder, and sent out a feeling that said "you don't want to mess with me". She flew up higher so that she was level with the bat and pointed a finger upwards.
"What? Is there something up there?" asked the bat/man/human eater.
"No, I'm just about to attack you.SPINNING CYCLONE!" She twirled her finger in upward circles, imitating a cyclone and soon, wind gathered around her finger at an extremely high speed. She was now controlling a huge cyclone on the tip of her finger. With a flick of her finger, it spun towards the bat/man/human eater and entrapped him. He spun in circle after circle after circle. She just hovered for a bit and started to re-braid her hair. It took about 5 minutes to get her hair right and then with a wave of her hand, the cyclone stopped, disappearing without a trace. The bat fell downwards and crashed into the ground below with a loud !!THUD!!. She floated down onto the ground again and went over to where the rose that he had stepped on was.
"OH! You didn't kill it! It's just a little bent! Teehee, sorry for sending that little cyclone on you!" she said happily and started to unbend the rose. ::everyone behind the bushes fall down::
"L.L.LITTLE?" yelled Kuwabara. Seiko's head snapped around and spotted the group of people who were hiding behind the bushes.
"What are you guys doing here?" asked Seiko.
"We came looking for you when you disappeared, we thought you might be in trouble when we heard the shriek," said Kurama.
"Hn, that thing you just did.impressive," said Hiei, relieved that Seiko wasn't hurt.
"You guys were worried about me and came looking for me? That's so sweet! How nice!" said Seiko as she ran towards them with her arms outstretched, preparing to hug them. Kuwabara bent down and stretched out his arms, laughing. Seiko just ran past him and hugged Kurama and Hiei together in a tight hug, so tight that even Hiei couldn't think of a way out of it without hurting her so he just decided to stay in the embrace, but he couldn't help the smile that was spreading on his face. He covered it up with his emotionless expression again but not before Seiko saw it. Her face was beaming, her smile growing every second.
"You smiled! You smiled," said Seiko, "didn't he smile Kurama?"
"Haha! Yah, I think he did," said Kurama, chuckling at Hiei's attempt to not smile again.
"Oh! Thank you Genkai for worrying about me, and you too Yuusuke!" said a very cheery Seiko.
"Haha, no need to thank us for that child," said Genkai, also trying to suppress her chuckling.
"Jeez, I hardly know you and I'm already worried about you this much, what's wrong with me?" asked Yuusuke with a sigh.
"Haha! Thank you a million times then Yuusuke!" exclaimed Seiko with a very bright smile. Yuusuke couldn't help but chuckle. Seiko's optimism was so adorable and innocent and her gratitude was heartfelt, she didn't give it to them as compensation for coming to look for her; it was something from the bottom of her heart. She looked like a little child who just got what she wanted for Christmas, she was just so cute! Even Genkai was laughing because of Seiko's infectious optimism.
"What about me?" asked Kuwabara. He was still sulking because she hadn't hugged him, let alone thanked him.
"Huh? Oh, thank you Kuwabara!"
"Then can I have a hug too?" Seiko just looked at him and hugged Kurama and Hiei even tighter. She looked into Hiei's eyes with a gaze that said "do I have to???" A ghost of a smile appeared on Hiei's lips again and was gone before anyone but Seiko and Kurama saw. He gave her a "don't worry, I'll handle it" look and turned to Kuwabara.
"HN, no way am I letting you touch her."
"Yah shrimp? And why not?"
"Because your stupidity might rub off onto her."
"Say what? Well, you're so short that when you sit on the curb of the sidewalk, your feet still dangle over the edge!"
"HNNN? Well you're so stupid that when you and Yuusuke went and bought juice, you just kept staring at the bottle because it said 'concentrate'."
"Well, you're so short that I bet when you lived with your mom, she took one look at you and yelled 'MOUSE'!"
"HN, well, you're so stupid that, if brains were gas, you wouldn't have enough to power a flea-mobile around the inside of a Fruit Loop."
"WHAT? Well you're so short that you could sit on a dime and swing your legs."
"Hn, well you're so stupid that you got hit by a parked car."
"Well you're so short that when it rains, you're always the last to know!"
"HNN, well if shit were music, you'd be an orchestra."
"YOU YOU YOU.THIS ISN'T FAIR! I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PREPARE ANY INSULTS FOR YOU!!!" wailed Kuwabara.
"Hn? Oh? Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?"
"Well you know what shrimp? If we killed everyone who hated you, it wouldn't be murder, it'd be an apocalypse!"
"HNNNNN? Well, this is really amazing."
"What is?"
"What you are."
"What do you mean by that shrimp?"
"Hn, you're living proof that manure can sprout legs and walk!"
"Y.Y.YOU.LITTLE..."
"Hn.WAIT! SHOULDN'T YOU HAVE A LICENSE?" said Hiei, widening his eyes in panick.
"Huh? For what?"
"For being that ugly of course!" said Hiei with a smirk.
"You..."
"Hn, ya, ya, keep talking, maybe someday you'll say something intelligent, though it might not really be guaranteed for you."
"You know what Hiei? You're a habit I'd like to kick.with both feet!" said Kuwabara as he swung his leg, trying to trip Hiei but Hiei merely dodged it and leapt next to the kitsune who was looked like he was never going to stop shaking from laughing so hard. His face wasn't a few shades lighter than his hair anymore; in fact, it was EXACTLY the same color as his hair now. His legs got weak and he collapsed onto the ground, laughing all the while. Yuusuke and Genkai were already on the floor laughing up a storm.
"We'd better get back.Yukina must be worried about you!" said Kurama.
"Yukina was also worried about me?" asked Seiko.
"Hn, of course she was, we ALL were," said Hiei. Seiko gave Kurama and Hiei another squeeze and finally let them go. When they arrived back to Genkai's temple, Yukina ran up to Seiko and checked for any injuries.
"Don't worry Yukina, I'm fine!" said Seiko.
"Are you sure? I was so worried!" said Yukina.
"You were worried about me? I'm sorry for making you worry then.but thank you for worrying, it makes my heart warm to know that you cared," said Seiko. Yukina blushed.
"You.you don't need to thank me, there's nothing to thank me about," Yukina stammered. Seiko's face looked so.so.full of pure joy, happiness. She was indeed really beautiful and cute. If Seiko had said that with the same expression on her face to everyone, they'd all blush too because Seiko's beauty and charm affected everyone, males AND females. She's a lot like Kurama, thought Yukina, everyone can fall for them, not just their opposite sex.
"Hmm, we'll need get you into another change of clothing, you can't walk around or go to Koenma in that, it attracts too much attention and I think it's too valuable to risk tearing," said Genkai as she examined Seiko's dress and shoes.
"We'll take her shopping then, she can borrow some of my clothes when we go out," suggested Kurama. Hiei groaned.
"Do we HAVE to go shopping? The last time we went, we were out for 4 fuckin hours!" said Hiei.
"Hiei! Watch your language!" said Kurama.
"Hn, sorry."
"Ok, I guess that's a good idea, we'll meet you at your house in what, 4 hours? Then we'll all go to Koema, ok?" asked Yuusuke.
"All right, see you there," said Kurama