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SHADOW: God, that wasn't fun.
HIEI: At least you didn't get the needle.
*Hiei and Shadow are still in the white rubber room together, no longer chained to the wall or wearing a straight jacket, but they're still locked in the white rubber room. The man in the white coat who had been trying to give them medicine to "help" them is lying in a bloody, bruised heap in one corner*
SHADOW: We need to get out of here. Soon. It's gonna drive me insane. I think institutions are a conspiracy. They bring perfectly sane people here, pump 'em full of drugs, and then the sane person goes from sane to insane in about a week.
HIEI: Shadow, you think everything is a conspiracy.
SHADOW: That's because it is.
HIEI: It's because you're paranoid, but my point is, I agree with you on this one. Sure, there's the occasional person that really is insane, but then there's people like me. I couldn't be insane if I tried.
SHADOW: And I... could... but I'm not.
HIEI: Then there's always that stupid reader. I think those people are stalking us or something. *glares at you then pulls a blind over the window*
*~*~*~*~ FORWARD, MARCH!!! LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT!!! ~*~*~*~*
CHAPITER FYVE
Secrets
KURAMA: Come in, guys. While they're unconscious, you can make your revenge plans.
YUSUKE: Before I start anything, I want to see what you did with those two unconscious pyromaniacs.
KURAMA: My god, big words!
YUSUKE: Shut up, Kurama.
KURAMA: Right. Well, they're down by the pool table downstairs, so you can go look if you want. I took about five different pictures of them.
*Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama walk downstairs and find Hiei and Shadow lying on the floor together. Very, very close together. Yusuke smiles evilly*
YUSUKE: Nice. You're so evil, Kurama. Those should make good blackmail pictures.
KUWABARA: I want to handle Hiei. He tried to get me to let him eat Eikichi!
YUSUKE: He threw a cactus at me, but other than that, they didn't do anything much. But I still want to blackmail them. Especially Shadow, cuz she's a little twit. She records EVERYTHING on that camera, and shows it to EVERYONE, and threatens us, and takes pictures of us, and it's just time that she gets treated how she treats us, don't you think?
KUWABARA: YEAH! *slaps Yusuke a high-five*
*Shadow groans. All three instantly turn and look at her thinking she woke up. She rolls over, getting even closer to Hiei, who was already lying on his side next to her, so now they're facing each other so close their noses are almost touching*
KURAMA: Heh. *takes a picture*
YUSUKE: *laughs evilly* Okay, well we better go make some revenge plans. *turns and walks up the stairs*
~*~ About one hour later ~*~
HIEI: *blinks, then opens his eyes* Hnn? *sees Shadow's face only inches from his* What the heck?
SHADOW: *opens her eyes* OH, HECK!! *jumps up so fast she almost falls over again* WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING GETTING THAT CLOSE TO ME?!
HIEI: *jumps up* I WAS UNCONSCIOUS, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW!
SHADOW: SO WAS I!!! I JUST NOW WOKE UP!
HIEI: SO DID I!
SHADOW: THEN HOW DID WE END UP SO CLOSE?
*~* In the dining room *~*
*Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama are sitting around the table with pens, paper, and highly-caffinated drinks*
KURAMA: *dryly* Well, those two are awake down there.
YUSUKE: Better not let them see that paper you've been writing on.
KURAMA: I won't. I better go make sure they aren't killing each other.
YUSUKE: Nah. Let 'em.
KURAMA: Okay, whatever. They seem to have quieted down already anyway.
*~* Back in the basement *~*
HIEI: That fox did it!
SHADOW: How do you know?
HIEI: He's the only other one in the house.
SHADOW: *absentmindedly rolling pool balls around the table* Didn't he say Yusuke was gonna be here soon?
HIEI: Oh yeah. *catches one of the pool balls and rolls it back to Shadow*
SHADOW: Well somebody did it, because I strongly doubt that we just fell that way when we passed out. *rolls the ball to Hiei*
HIEI: Come to think of it, I think the doorbell was ringing right before we passed out... *rolls the ball to Shadow*
SHADOW: -_- I wouldn't know. I was too busy TRYING TO BREATHE to notice. *rolls the ball across the table so hard it slams into Hiei's fingers*
HIEI: OW! Hey! That hurt!
SHADOW: So did getting stran-- Hey! I left my camera on!
HIEI: What?
SHADOW: When I taped Kurama scaring you, I must have left it on. *stops it and pulls out the little side screen to watch. Hiei crowds in next to her and they watch everything up until Hiei strangling Shadow*
HIEI: See, I told you the doorbell was ringing while I was strangling you.
SHADOW: Shh! There. We all just passed out.
*they watch as Kurama stands up, looks down at them, then kneels for a minute, out of their view, then stands up and pulls out a camera*
HIEI: It WAS him!
SHADOW: *looking very angry* Stupid fox... He will pay...
*Kurama takes a few more pictures then runs upstairs when the doorbell threatens to kill him. A few minutes later they hear people coming down the stairs and the three talking about blackmail*
HIEI: Shadow, for once, it's a very good thing you like to video tape everything.
SHADOW: Well now we gotta go kick their lousy butts!!! *turns off her camera, sets it down and starts walking away.*
HIEI: Shh! *grabs Shadow's shirt and pulls her back* No. Let them think they're blackmailing us. We'll play along.
SHADOW: What?
HIEI: *quietly* Just act how you always do around them. Don't let them get suspicious.
SHADOW: Why are you whispering?
HIEI: Kurama can hear us if we're too loud, genius.
SHADOW: Oh! Oops.
HIEI: As I was saying, don't let them get suspicious. Just act like you normally do. But one thing. They're trying to blackmail us with pictures of us together. Kurama took pictures of us asleep together. Okay?
SHADOW: Yeah, what's this got to do with anything?
HIEI: Well, they think we'll be embarassed by pictures like that. What we've got to do is act like we don't mind openly being together like... that.
SHADOW: You mean, we have to act like it's normal for us to sleep together?
HIEI: *blushing slightly* Ummmmm... Yeah. If you don't mind that, of course.
SHADOW: Hey, whatever works.
HIEI: Good. But don't just all of a sudden be like that or they'll be suspicious. Understand?
*~* Back in the dining room *~*
YUSUKE: They've been awake down there for at least twenty minutes. Why haven't they come back up? Have you heard anything, Kurama?
KURAMA: No. Maybe they passed out again.
KUWABARA: Well that doesn't make any sense. Maybe they knocked each other out again. They were screaming pretty much when they first woke up, then they just kinda got quiet all of a sudden.
YUSUKE: Well, there's one sure way of finding out. *stands up* I'm gonan go check on them. *walks downstairs while Kurama and Kuwabara sit there looking bored*
*~* In the Basement *~*
HIEI: Someone's coming. Come here. *He grabs Shadow and pulls her over, hands her a pool stick, and sets up the pool table very quickly, hitting the triangle of balls once to send them into a convincing mess* Put your hand here. *He puts her hand on the edge of the table and puts his hand on top of hers*
YUSUKE: Hey, are you guys okay? *walks around the corner to see Shadow standing there with a pool stick in one hand with Hiei beside her.* I'll take that as... a... ye-- *his eyes stop on their hands. Hiei's hand is on Shadow's*
HIEI: Hi, Yusuke. What's up?
YUSUKE: Hi...
SHADOW: Ah! *lines up a shot and hits two pool balls into the pockets, moving her hand from under Hiei's*
YUSUKE: Well, we heard you screaming a while ago, then when you didn't come back up we thought maybe you'd passed out or killed each other or something, but I can see you're more than perfectly fine...
SHADOW: More than perfect?
YUSUKE: What? Nothing! *walks back upstairs*
HIEI: Well that one worked.
SHADOW: Good. Now I bet that if we stay down here, Yusuke'll think we're making out or something...
HIEI: What, because our hands were touching?
SHADOW: You know him. He jumps to conclusions like that. He's a pervert.
HIEI: Yeah, lets go.
*Shadow and Hiei walk upstairs. As soon as they step into the dining room, three pairs of eyes stare at them, following every move they make*
HIEI: *looking nervous* What?
KURAMA: Nothing, Hiei.
HIEI: Somehow I doubt it. But I'll leave you alone, since I'm in a good mood.
*Yusuke and Kuwabara glance at each other with buggy eyes*
YUSUKE: What put you in such a good mood, Hiei? Less than half an hour ago you were unconscious.
HIEI: So? I'm happy.
KUWABARA: What've you been smoking?
HIEI: Nothing, baka!
YUSUKE: *sweatdrop* I don't think Hiei smokes, Kuwabara...
SHADOW: Mmmm. Weeeed!!!
ALL: O_O
SHADOW: *bursts out laughing* Just kidding! I don't do drugs.
HIEI: That's good to hear.
KURAMA: Why do you care so much?
HIEI: What's you peoples' problems? You're acting all freaky-like!
YUSUKE, KUWABARA, AND KURAMA: Nothing!
HIEI: Rrrrright. I think you got some mentality issues that you're not discussing with us.
SHADOW: Leave them alone, Hiei. They're just dysfunctional is all.
HIEI: Hn.
SHADOW: I'm going to bed.
KURAMA: It's four thirty, Shadow.
SHADOW: So? I sleep a lot.
*Yusuke goes into a horrible coughing fit that is obviously covering something up*
HIEI: Perv...
SHADOW: Why are you guys acting like that?
KUWABARA & KURAMA: No reason!
SHADOW: Like I said, they're dysfunctional.
HIEI: Hn. *shrugs and walks away with Shadow right behind him*
KUWABARA: Where're you going, Hiei?
HIEI: Upstairs. Got a problem with it, fool?
*Yusuke starts gagging so hard he falls off his chair*
SHADOW: I swear to God, Yusuke! What is your problem!?
KURAMA: He's got a lot of them. *glances at Yusuke*
*Yusuke is practically having a seizure on the floor beside Kurama*
SHADOW & HIEI: *staring* Yes. Definitely.
SHADOW: So how long are you guys planning on staying here anyway?
KUWABARA: Until we ge-- Mmph?!
KURAMA: *his hand is over Kuwabara's mouth* A week or so. Do you mind?
HIEI: That's fine with us. C'mon. *grabs Shadow and drags her upstairs, ignoring the surprised, buggy-eyed stares of Kuwabara and Yusuke*
YUSUKE: *once Shadow and Hiei are upstairs* Were they acting differently? Did anyone notice?
KUWABARA: I still think you're nuts. Hiei hates everyone. I think you were hallucinating about him holding her hand.
YUSUKE: Kurama, you've known him longer. Is there anything going on there?
KURAMA: I don't think so.
YUSUKE: Good! Then our plans will still work. But they were holding hands, I swear.
KURAMA: We'll have to take your word for it, but I didn't notice anything.
YUSUKE: Shadow says she's going to bed at 4:30 in the afternoon. Hiei goes upstairs at the same time. Use your brain. There is something going on, and I'm gonna find out what it is.
KUWABARA: I still say Hiei can't be involved with her like that.
YUSUKE: Well you're an idiot, Kuwabara.
KURAMA: Well, I'm not going to believe it until I've seen or heard something from them to confirm it.
YUSUKE: Well that's what we've got to do, then! They're keeping secrets from us, and we're going to find out what they are and use them for blackmail. We'll catch them like I did when I went downstairs, and we'll take pictures, or use little tape re...cord... Hey! I just had an idea. We could plant a tape recorder in Shadow's room, and Hiei's room to catch their conversations!
KUWABARA: Yeah, maybe they'll let something slip!
KURAMA: Idiot! If they're in the privacy of their own rooms talking to each other, it's not going to just slip. They won't expect to have bugs planted in their rooms, and they'll speak freely.
KUWABARA: Oh yeah.
YUSUKE: Well we'll have to wait until they're gone for that, but right now, I'm gonna go upstairs and see if I can listen.
KURAMA: They might not be together.
YUSUKE: If there's something going on there, then those two are together. We just have to find the room they're in.
KUWABARA: In this house, that's nearly impossible! There's four floors and like... a lot of rooms!
KURAMA: About forty rooms, genius.
KUWABARA: Oh yeah. Plus the basement.
KURAMA: We know they're not in the basement. They went upstairs.
KUWABARA: Oh yeah.
YUSUKE: Shh! Somebody's coming.
*A second later they glimpse Shadow going into the basement*
KUWABARA: Well we know they're not together right now.
YUSUKE: I wonder what she's doing.
SHADOW: *walks back up, holdng her camera, and notices that all of them are staring at her* What?!
ALL: Nothing!
SHADOW: Right...
KUWABARA: Where's Hiei?
SHADOW: In his room, I think. Why do you care, retard?
KUWABARA: No reason!
SHADOW: O_o Whatever. *walks back upstairs*
YUSUKE: Kuwabara, you idiot! What'd you do that for? She'll get suspicious!
KURAMA: I think they already are suspicious. We're bad actors.
YUSUKE: Well we'll just have to work on that.
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HIEI: *loking around* I'm sick of white walls. At least they haven't made me wear white yet...
NURSE: *walks in carrying a pile of clothes* I need you two to change into these, please.
HIEI: *staring at the little pile of clothes she set on the beds* They're white.
NURSE: Yes. Everybody here wears white.
SHADOW: I don't.
HIEI: I don't either.
NURSE: Well you do now.
HIEI: Make me.
NURSE: I will. *holds up a needle*
HIEI: Holy shit!
SHADOW: My thoughts exactly... You know... This place reminds me of a cult. You must do everything the leader says or you'll be pumped full of drugs until you are so loyal that you'd kill yourself if he told you to.
NURSE: Oh, Miss, it's nothing like that! How could you think something like that?!
SHADOW: *rolls eyes* I'm insane, remember?
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SHADOW: God, that wasn't fun.
HIEI: At least you didn't get the needle.
*Hiei and Shadow are still in the white rubber room together, no longer chained to the wall or wearing a straight jacket, but they're still locked in the white rubber room. The man in the white coat who had been trying to give them medicine to "help" them is lying in a bloody, bruised heap in one corner*
SHADOW: We need to get out of here. Soon. It's gonna drive me insane. I think institutions are a conspiracy. They bring perfectly sane people here, pump 'em full of drugs, and then the sane person goes from sane to insane in about a week.
HIEI: Shadow, you think everything is a conspiracy.
SHADOW: That's because it is.
HIEI: It's because you're paranoid, but my point is, I agree with you on this one. Sure, there's the occasional person that really is insane, but then there's people like me. I couldn't be insane if I tried.
SHADOW: And I... could... but I'm not.
HIEI: Then there's always that stupid reader. I think those people are stalking us or something. *glares at you then pulls a blind over the window*
*~*~*~*~ FORWARD, MARCH!!! LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT!!! ~*~*~*~*
CHAPITER FYVE
Secrets
KURAMA: Come in, guys. While they're unconscious, you can make your revenge plans.
YUSUKE: Before I start anything, I want to see what you did with those two unconscious pyromaniacs.
KURAMA: My god, big words!
YUSUKE: Shut up, Kurama.
KURAMA: Right. Well, they're down by the pool table downstairs, so you can go look if you want. I took about five different pictures of them.
*Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama walk downstairs and find Hiei and Shadow lying on the floor together. Very, very close together. Yusuke smiles evilly*
YUSUKE: Nice. You're so evil, Kurama. Those should make good blackmail pictures.
KUWABARA: I want to handle Hiei. He tried to get me to let him eat Eikichi!
YUSUKE: He threw a cactus at me, but other than that, they didn't do anything much. But I still want to blackmail them. Especially Shadow, cuz she's a little twit. She records EVERYTHING on that camera, and shows it to EVERYONE, and threatens us, and takes pictures of us, and it's just time that she gets treated how she treats us, don't you think?
KUWABARA: YEAH! *slaps Yusuke a high-five*
*Shadow groans. All three instantly turn and look at her thinking she woke up. She rolls over, getting even closer to Hiei, who was already lying on his side next to her, so now they're facing each other so close their noses are almost touching*
KURAMA: Heh. *takes a picture*
YUSUKE: *laughs evilly* Okay, well we better go make some revenge plans. *turns and walks up the stairs*
~*~ About one hour later ~*~
HIEI: *blinks, then opens his eyes* Hnn? *sees Shadow's face only inches from his* What the heck?
SHADOW: *opens her eyes* OH, HECK!! *jumps up so fast she almost falls over again* WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING GETTING THAT CLOSE TO ME?!
HIEI: *jumps up* I WAS UNCONSCIOUS, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW!
SHADOW: SO WAS I!!! I JUST NOW WOKE UP!
HIEI: SO DID I!
SHADOW: THEN HOW DID WE END UP SO CLOSE?
*~* In the dining room *~*
*Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama are sitting around the table with pens, paper, and highly-caffinated drinks*
KURAMA: *dryly* Well, those two are awake down there.
YUSUKE: Better not let them see that paper you've been writing on.
KURAMA: I won't. I better go make sure they aren't killing each other.
YUSUKE: Nah. Let 'em.
KURAMA: Okay, whatever. They seem to have quieted down already anyway.
*~* Back in the basement *~*
HIEI: That fox did it!
SHADOW: How do you know?
HIEI: He's the only other one in the house.
SHADOW: *absentmindedly rolling pool balls around the table* Didn't he say Yusuke was gonna be here soon?
HIEI: Oh yeah. *catches one of the pool balls and rolls it back to Shadow*
SHADOW: Well somebody did it, because I strongly doubt that we just fell that way when we passed out. *rolls the ball to Hiei*
HIEI: Come to think of it, I think the doorbell was ringing right before we passed out... *rolls the ball to Shadow*
SHADOW: -_- I wouldn't know. I was too busy TRYING TO BREATHE to notice. *rolls the ball across the table so hard it slams into Hiei's fingers*
HIEI: OW! Hey! That hurt!
SHADOW: So did getting stran-- Hey! I left my camera on!
HIEI: What?
SHADOW: When I taped Kurama scaring you, I must have left it on. *stops it and pulls out the little side screen to watch. Hiei crowds in next to her and they watch everything up until Hiei strangling Shadow*
HIEI: See, I told you the doorbell was ringing while I was strangling you.
SHADOW: Shh! There. We all just passed out.
*they watch as Kurama stands up, looks down at them, then kneels for a minute, out of their view, then stands up and pulls out a camera*
HIEI: It WAS him!
SHADOW: *looking very angry* Stupid fox... He will pay...
*Kurama takes a few more pictures then runs upstairs when the doorbell threatens to kill him. A few minutes later they hear people coming down the stairs and the three talking about blackmail*
HIEI: Shadow, for once, it's a very good thing you like to video tape everything.
SHADOW: Well now we gotta go kick their lousy butts!!! *turns off her camera, sets it down and starts walking away.*
HIEI: Shh! *grabs Shadow's shirt and pulls her back* No. Let them think they're blackmailing us. We'll play along.
SHADOW: What?
HIEI: *quietly* Just act how you always do around them. Don't let them get suspicious.
SHADOW: Why are you whispering?
HIEI: Kurama can hear us if we're too loud, genius.
SHADOW: Oh! Oops.
HIEI: As I was saying, don't let them get suspicious. Just act like you normally do. But one thing. They're trying to blackmail us with pictures of us together. Kurama took pictures of us asleep together. Okay?
SHADOW: Yeah, what's this got to do with anything?
HIEI: Well, they think we'll be embarassed by pictures like that. What we've got to do is act like we don't mind openly being together like... that.
SHADOW: You mean, we have to act like it's normal for us to sleep together?
HIEI: *blushing slightly* Ummmmm... Yeah. If you don't mind that, of course.
SHADOW: Hey, whatever works.
HIEI: Good. But don't just all of a sudden be like that or they'll be suspicious. Understand?
*~* Back in the dining room *~*
YUSUKE: They've been awake down there for at least twenty minutes. Why haven't they come back up? Have you heard anything, Kurama?
KURAMA: No. Maybe they passed out again.
KUWABARA: Well that doesn't make any sense. Maybe they knocked each other out again. They were screaming pretty much when they first woke up, then they just kinda got quiet all of a sudden.
YUSUKE: Well, there's one sure way of finding out. *stands up* I'm gonan go check on them. *walks downstairs while Kurama and Kuwabara sit there looking bored*
*~* In the Basement *~*
HIEI: Someone's coming. Come here. *He grabs Shadow and pulls her over, hands her a pool stick, and sets up the pool table very quickly, hitting the triangle of balls once to send them into a convincing mess* Put your hand here. *He puts her hand on the edge of the table and puts his hand on top of hers*
YUSUKE: Hey, are you guys okay? *walks around the corner to see Shadow standing there with a pool stick in one hand with Hiei beside her.* I'll take that as... a... ye-- *his eyes stop on their hands. Hiei's hand is on Shadow's*
HIEI: Hi, Yusuke. What's up?
YUSUKE: Hi...
SHADOW: Ah! *lines up a shot and hits two pool balls into the pockets, moving her hand from under Hiei's*
YUSUKE: Well, we heard you screaming a while ago, then when you didn't come back up we thought maybe you'd passed out or killed each other or something, but I can see you're more than perfectly fine...
SHADOW: More than perfect?
YUSUKE: What? Nothing! *walks back upstairs*
HIEI: Well that one worked.
SHADOW: Good. Now I bet that if we stay down here, Yusuke'll think we're making out or something...
HIEI: What, because our hands were touching?
SHADOW: You know him. He jumps to conclusions like that. He's a pervert.
HIEI: Yeah, lets go.
*Shadow and Hiei walk upstairs. As soon as they step into the dining room, three pairs of eyes stare at them, following every move they make*
HIEI: *looking nervous* What?
KURAMA: Nothing, Hiei.
HIEI: Somehow I doubt it. But I'll leave you alone, since I'm in a good mood.
*Yusuke and Kuwabara glance at each other with buggy eyes*
YUSUKE: What put you in such a good mood, Hiei? Less than half an hour ago you were unconscious.
HIEI: So? I'm happy.
KUWABARA: What've you been smoking?
HIEI: Nothing, baka!
YUSUKE: *sweatdrop* I don't think Hiei smokes, Kuwabara...
SHADOW: Mmmm. Weeeed!!!
ALL: O_O
SHADOW: *bursts out laughing* Just kidding! I don't do drugs.
HIEI: That's good to hear.
KURAMA: Why do you care so much?
HIEI: What's you peoples' problems? You're acting all freaky-like!
YUSUKE, KUWABARA, AND KURAMA: Nothing!
HIEI: Rrrrright. I think you got some mentality issues that you're not discussing with us.
SHADOW: Leave them alone, Hiei. They're just dysfunctional is all.
HIEI: Hn.
SHADOW: I'm going to bed.
KURAMA: It's four thirty, Shadow.
SHADOW: So? I sleep a lot.
*Yusuke goes into a horrible coughing fit that is obviously covering something up*
HIEI: Perv...
SHADOW: Why are you guys acting like that?
KUWABARA & KURAMA: No reason!
SHADOW: Like I said, they're dysfunctional.
HIEI: Hn. *shrugs and walks away with Shadow right behind him*
KUWABARA: Where're you going, Hiei?
HIEI: Upstairs. Got a problem with it, fool?
*Yusuke starts gagging so hard he falls off his chair*
SHADOW: I swear to God, Yusuke! What is your problem!?
KURAMA: He's got a lot of them. *glances at Yusuke*
*Yusuke is practically having a seizure on the floor beside Kurama*
SHADOW & HIEI: *staring* Yes. Definitely.
SHADOW: So how long are you guys planning on staying here anyway?
KUWABARA: Until we ge-- Mmph?!
KURAMA: *his hand is over Kuwabara's mouth* A week or so. Do you mind?
HIEI: That's fine with us. C'mon. *grabs Shadow and drags her upstairs, ignoring the surprised, buggy-eyed stares of Kuwabara and Yusuke*
YUSUKE: *once Shadow and Hiei are upstairs* Were they acting differently? Did anyone notice?
KUWABARA: I still think you're nuts. Hiei hates everyone. I think you were hallucinating about him holding her hand.
YUSUKE: Kurama, you've known him longer. Is there anything going on there?
KURAMA: I don't think so.
YUSUKE: Good! Then our plans will still work. But they were holding hands, I swear.
KURAMA: We'll have to take your word for it, but I didn't notice anything.
YUSUKE: Shadow says she's going to bed at 4:30 in the afternoon. Hiei goes upstairs at the same time. Use your brain. There is something going on, and I'm gonna find out what it is.
KUWABARA: I still say Hiei can't be involved with her like that.
YUSUKE: Well you're an idiot, Kuwabara.
KURAMA: Well, I'm not going to believe it until I've seen or heard something from them to confirm it.
YUSUKE: Well that's what we've got to do, then! They're keeping secrets from us, and we're going to find out what they are and use them for blackmail. We'll catch them like I did when I went downstairs, and we'll take pictures, or use little tape re...cord... Hey! I just had an idea. We could plant a tape recorder in Shadow's room, and Hiei's room to catch their conversations!
KUWABARA: Yeah, maybe they'll let something slip!
KURAMA: Idiot! If they're in the privacy of their own rooms talking to each other, it's not going to just slip. They won't expect to have bugs planted in their rooms, and they'll speak freely.
KUWABARA: Oh yeah.
YUSUKE: Well we'll have to wait until they're gone for that, but right now, I'm gonna go upstairs and see if I can listen.
KURAMA: They might not be together.
YUSUKE: If there's something going on there, then those two are together. We just have to find the room they're in.
KUWABARA: In this house, that's nearly impossible! There's four floors and like... a lot of rooms!
KURAMA: About forty rooms, genius.
KUWABARA: Oh yeah. Plus the basement.
KURAMA: We know they're not in the basement. They went upstairs.
KUWABARA: Oh yeah.
YUSUKE: Shh! Somebody's coming.
*A second later they glimpse Shadow going into the basement*
KUWABARA: Well we know they're not together right now.
YUSUKE: I wonder what she's doing.
SHADOW: *walks back up, holdng her camera, and notices that all of them are staring at her* What?!
ALL: Nothing!
SHADOW: Right...
KUWABARA: Where's Hiei?
SHADOW: In his room, I think. Why do you care, retard?
KUWABARA: No reason!
SHADOW: O_o Whatever. *walks back upstairs*
YUSUKE: Kuwabara, you idiot! What'd you do that for? She'll get suspicious!
KURAMA: I think they already are suspicious. We're bad actors.
YUSUKE: Well we'll just have to work on that.
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HIEI: *loking around* I'm sick of white walls. At least they haven't made me wear white yet...
NURSE: *walks in carrying a pile of clothes* I need you two to change into these, please.
HIEI: *staring at the little pile of clothes she set on the beds* They're white.
NURSE: Yes. Everybody here wears white.
SHADOW: I don't.
HIEI: I don't either.
NURSE: Well you do now.
HIEI: Make me.
NURSE: I will. *holds up a needle*
HIEI: Holy shit!
SHADOW: My thoughts exactly... You know... This place reminds me of a cult. You must do everything the leader says or you'll be pumped full of drugs until you are so loyal that you'd kill yourself if he told you to.
NURSE: Oh, Miss, it's nothing like that! How could you think something like that?!
SHADOW: *rolls eyes* I'm insane, remember?