Thanks for reviewing, liei! Anyway, I prefer to get more reviews than one
(One!?!) before I post the next chapter, but it's done, and for all I know
I'll have to wait weeks for the second review, so here it is. I also have
to update "When You Think You're Alone," and during science class today I
had an idea for another story, so... My brain is overloading. Anyway,
PLEASE review. R&R. Bye!
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CHAPTER TWO
Dealing with Youko...
...isn't fun
Youko sat at the dining room table, contentedly eating various foods (mostly meat) that Hiei had scrounged up from the kitchen. He heard Shadow coming before she even touched the stairs. He didn't pay any attention until she walked into the dining room.
"Holy God, man! Are you honestly planning on eating that all!?" Shadow said, staring at the food spread all over the table. "I'm not rich, you know."
Youko swallowed his food and stared up at her innocently.
"Don't give me that look!" she snapped. Then she sighed and walked into the kitchen. A minute later she walked back in carrying a bottle of soda. She stared at Youko for a second before shrugging and sitting down across the table from him.
"So, are you enjoying your wonderful new home?" Shadow asked dryly, her blood-red eyes locked on Youko's beautiful gold ones.
"It's fine," he answered, matching her emotionless, bored tone and not breaking the eye contact.
"Oh yeah? ~Just~ fine? I suppose it's only good or spectacular if you've found something worth stealing, right?" Shadow shot back, narrowing her eyes.
"I wouldn't steal from you anyway. According to Hiei, you'd have my head on a stick in your front yard if I did."
Shadow smiled evilly. "He said that? I've taught him well."
"I suppose you could say that..." Youko paused. "You know, I can't help but wonder what you'd do if I ended up living here."
At this, Shadow's barrier vanished so fast it was like somebody had set off an explosive. Her eyes shot wide open and every bit of emotion came back to her voice.
"I'D KILL MYSELF, THAT'S WHAT!" she yelled, looking horrified.
"Oh dear, now don't do that!" Youko said, startled. "Hiei would be quite miserable."
"Hiei?"
"Yes. He loves you, you know."
He had barely finished that sentence when a black blur shot into the room. A second later, there was a loud crack and Youko fell off his chair. Hiei came into focus at the same time, still holding half of the baseball bat he'd just broken over Youko's head.
The fox stood up, rubbing his head and glaring at Hiei. Shadow stared at the two of them, still trying to figure out exactly what had triggered the whole thing, as she had been so startled when half a baseball bat nearly took off her head that she forgot.
"Youko Kurama, I suggest you shut your big mouth and don't tell this girl your lies," Hiei said coldly.
"Hiei Jaganshi, I suggest you never break a baseball bat over my head again or you'll be very sorry," Youko growled. The two glared at each other. Shadow realized that having Youko living with her and Hiei was not a good idea.
"Okay boys, NO FIGHTING!!!" she snapped.
After a few minutes, the two stopped their murder plots and went back to whatever they'd been doing before. Shadow followed Hiei upstairs and locked herself in her room.
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Youko paced his room. Everybody else was asleep. He was bored. Shadow had forbidden him from some of his favorite things. Stealing, mostly.
He sat down on his bed, thinking. Suddenly, a smiled spread over his face.
There was one thing he knew he shouldn't do, and, although Shadow hadn't specifically said so, he knew he was most likely forbidden from. But hey, she hadn't said this straight out... Besides, he felt like breaking some rules.
He left his room and walked across the hall to Shadow's door. Turning the knob, he discovered Shadow had probably half-expected something like this. The door was locked.
Oh well. He didn't become a legendary theif without knowing how to pick a simple lock. He pulled thin piece of metal out of his pocket and knelt in front of the door. A second later, the lock popped open and he pushed open the door. It didn't squeak or stick. He smiled.
Shadow was sleeping peacefully in her bed. He watched her for a second to make sure she wasn't faking it, but he could tell by her breathing that she wasn't. He slipped under the covers beside her, and, getting as close as he dared (which was rather close), he fell asleep with a small smile on his face.
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Shadow woke up. She felt something soft against her leg. Confused, she rolled over, hoping it would go away, and the first thing she saw was the calmly sleeping face of a certain spirit fox. First, she was scared. Then she was furious.
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Hiei woke with a start as furious yells broke the silence in the house.
"WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!" Shadow screamed. Confused, Hiei sat up. After a second, there was more screaming.
"ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF IS 'GOOD MORNING, SHADOW'!? I THINK YOU'D BETTER START MAKING SOME GOOD EXCUSES, OR YOU'RE GONNA GET A SERIOUS BEATING!!! YOU PICKED THE LOCK ON MY DOOR AND CAME IN MY ROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY IS GOOD MORNING?! AT LEAST GET OUT OF MY BED!!!"
Upon hearing that, Hiei was fully awake. He jumped up, pulling on a shirt as he ran out of his room. He was down the stairs in a second and came to a sliding stop outside Shadow's bedroom. Youko was sitting in Shadow's bed with a calm, if not slightly amused, look on his face. She was out of her bed, standing halfway across the room. Hiei noticed that she had fangs. He'd never seen that before, although given the situation that was the reason for the fangs to be so apparent, he was rather glad he'd never seen them before.
"OUT!!! GET OUT OF MY BED!!! IF YOU'RE GONNA PULL THIS KIND OF STUFF WITH ME, YOU CAN JUST GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!! NOW EITHER START MAKING EXCUSES, OR START BEGGING, BUT EITHER WAY, SOMETHING ~BAD~ IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU!!!"
Hiei was surprised at how angry she was. He looked at Youko. The fox was completely unaffected. He still had a smile on his face. He was amused. He didn't care that Shadow was going to tear him apart; he had had his fun. Breaking into her room was the closest thing he could get to breaking into some forbidden, highly guarded area (not that Shadow's room wasn't...), and besides, it had been a while since he'd slept in the same bed with a girl, with or without permission. He was in a good mood.
"YOUKO KURAMA, YOU---"
Shadow's insult was cut short by a frantic yell from down the hall, and it's a good thing it was, because she was about to call him something BAD. Yusuke came to a sliding stop outside Shadow's door, nearly tripping and falling on Hiei.
"Guys! Shuuichi's awake!!!" Yusuke yelled. Then he realized what he was seeing and his jaw dropped. Shadow realized what Yusuke had just said and forgot about Youko. She dashed out the door and down the hall with Hiei and Youko right on her heels. Yusuke walked bahind them, still confused about what he'd seen in Shadow's bedroom.
When the group got to the basement, Kuwabara was standing beside Shuuichi's bed. He had his hands on Shuuichi's shoulders to keep him from sitting up. The boy looked a little scared and a lot confused. He jumped when he saw Shadow, Hiei, and Youko.
"Who... are you?" he asked.
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Read & Review, ppl! Thanks a billion if you do!
I accept line challenges, and flames (although I don't like them much at all...), uh... any other kind of feedback, please feel free to tell me. ^_^
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CHAPTER TWO
Dealing with Youko...
...isn't fun
Youko sat at the dining room table, contentedly eating various foods (mostly meat) that Hiei had scrounged up from the kitchen. He heard Shadow coming before she even touched the stairs. He didn't pay any attention until she walked into the dining room.
"Holy God, man! Are you honestly planning on eating that all!?" Shadow said, staring at the food spread all over the table. "I'm not rich, you know."
Youko swallowed his food and stared up at her innocently.
"Don't give me that look!" she snapped. Then she sighed and walked into the kitchen. A minute later she walked back in carrying a bottle of soda. She stared at Youko for a second before shrugging and sitting down across the table from him.
"So, are you enjoying your wonderful new home?" Shadow asked dryly, her blood-red eyes locked on Youko's beautiful gold ones.
"It's fine," he answered, matching her emotionless, bored tone and not breaking the eye contact.
"Oh yeah? ~Just~ fine? I suppose it's only good or spectacular if you've found something worth stealing, right?" Shadow shot back, narrowing her eyes.
"I wouldn't steal from you anyway. According to Hiei, you'd have my head on a stick in your front yard if I did."
Shadow smiled evilly. "He said that? I've taught him well."
"I suppose you could say that..." Youko paused. "You know, I can't help but wonder what you'd do if I ended up living here."
At this, Shadow's barrier vanished so fast it was like somebody had set off an explosive. Her eyes shot wide open and every bit of emotion came back to her voice.
"I'D KILL MYSELF, THAT'S WHAT!" she yelled, looking horrified.
"Oh dear, now don't do that!" Youko said, startled. "Hiei would be quite miserable."
"Hiei?"
"Yes. He loves you, you know."
He had barely finished that sentence when a black blur shot into the room. A second later, there was a loud crack and Youko fell off his chair. Hiei came into focus at the same time, still holding half of the baseball bat he'd just broken over Youko's head.
The fox stood up, rubbing his head and glaring at Hiei. Shadow stared at the two of them, still trying to figure out exactly what had triggered the whole thing, as she had been so startled when half a baseball bat nearly took off her head that she forgot.
"Youko Kurama, I suggest you shut your big mouth and don't tell this girl your lies," Hiei said coldly.
"Hiei Jaganshi, I suggest you never break a baseball bat over my head again or you'll be very sorry," Youko growled. The two glared at each other. Shadow realized that having Youko living with her and Hiei was not a good idea.
"Okay boys, NO FIGHTING!!!" she snapped.
After a few minutes, the two stopped their murder plots and went back to whatever they'd been doing before. Shadow followed Hiei upstairs and locked herself in her room.
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Youko paced his room. Everybody else was asleep. He was bored. Shadow had forbidden him from some of his favorite things. Stealing, mostly.
He sat down on his bed, thinking. Suddenly, a smiled spread over his face.
There was one thing he knew he shouldn't do, and, although Shadow hadn't specifically said so, he knew he was most likely forbidden from. But hey, she hadn't said this straight out... Besides, he felt like breaking some rules.
He left his room and walked across the hall to Shadow's door. Turning the knob, he discovered Shadow had probably half-expected something like this. The door was locked.
Oh well. He didn't become a legendary theif without knowing how to pick a simple lock. He pulled thin piece of metal out of his pocket and knelt in front of the door. A second later, the lock popped open and he pushed open the door. It didn't squeak or stick. He smiled.
Shadow was sleeping peacefully in her bed. He watched her for a second to make sure she wasn't faking it, but he could tell by her breathing that she wasn't. He slipped under the covers beside her, and, getting as close as he dared (which was rather close), he fell asleep with a small smile on his face.
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Shadow woke up. She felt something soft against her leg. Confused, she rolled over, hoping it would go away, and the first thing she saw was the calmly sleeping face of a certain spirit fox. First, she was scared. Then she was furious.
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Hiei woke with a start as furious yells broke the silence in the house.
"WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?!" Shadow screamed. Confused, Hiei sat up. After a second, there was more screaming.
"ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF IS 'GOOD MORNING, SHADOW'!? I THINK YOU'D BETTER START MAKING SOME GOOD EXCUSES, OR YOU'RE GONNA GET A SERIOUS BEATING!!! YOU PICKED THE LOCK ON MY DOOR AND CAME IN MY ROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY IS GOOD MORNING?! AT LEAST GET OUT OF MY BED!!!"
Upon hearing that, Hiei was fully awake. He jumped up, pulling on a shirt as he ran out of his room. He was down the stairs in a second and came to a sliding stop outside Shadow's bedroom. Youko was sitting in Shadow's bed with a calm, if not slightly amused, look on his face. She was out of her bed, standing halfway across the room. Hiei noticed that she had fangs. He'd never seen that before, although given the situation that was the reason for the fangs to be so apparent, he was rather glad he'd never seen them before.
"OUT!!! GET OUT OF MY BED!!! IF YOU'RE GONNA PULL THIS KIND OF STUFF WITH ME, YOU CAN JUST GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!! NOW EITHER START MAKING EXCUSES, OR START BEGGING, BUT EITHER WAY, SOMETHING ~BAD~ IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU!!!"
Hiei was surprised at how angry she was. He looked at Youko. The fox was completely unaffected. He still had a smile on his face. He was amused. He didn't care that Shadow was going to tear him apart; he had had his fun. Breaking into her room was the closest thing he could get to breaking into some forbidden, highly guarded area (not that Shadow's room wasn't...), and besides, it had been a while since he'd slept in the same bed with a girl, with or without permission. He was in a good mood.
"YOUKO KURAMA, YOU---"
Shadow's insult was cut short by a frantic yell from down the hall, and it's a good thing it was, because she was about to call him something BAD. Yusuke came to a sliding stop outside Shadow's door, nearly tripping and falling on Hiei.
"Guys! Shuuichi's awake!!!" Yusuke yelled. Then he realized what he was seeing and his jaw dropped. Shadow realized what Yusuke had just said and forgot about Youko. She dashed out the door and down the hall with Hiei and Youko right on her heels. Yusuke walked bahind them, still confused about what he'd seen in Shadow's bedroom.
When the group got to the basement, Kuwabara was standing beside Shuuichi's bed. He had his hands on Shuuichi's shoulders to keep him from sitting up. The boy looked a little scared and a lot confused. He jumped when he saw Shadow, Hiei, and Youko.
"Who... are you?" he asked.
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Read & Review, ppl! Thanks a billion if you do!
I accept line challenges, and flames (although I don't like them much at all...), uh... any other kind of feedback, please feel free to tell me. ^_^