Crystal: God…I wish I could just get to typing already. Disclaimer is same ol' same ol'. That's all I really have to say. Let's get cracking, by the way ^-^
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The room was totally decked out, all the walls and furniture black. On the ceiling and about the room were black lights, lighting the whole room. Music was pounding from somewhere unknown, and one of the rooms' curtains was pulled open, revealing a moon that was still pretty full.
There was a black clothed table with regular party foods: chips, soda, punch, pizza, dip, etc. The oddest thing that caught everyone's attention though were all the bottles among bottles of green, pink, orange, and yellow neon paint that seemed to glow from their containers.
"Let's have some fun" Oracle and Sapphire said at the same time, as they ran into the common room, and the others followed. But what came next surprised them even more. Though not seen before, large drums could now be spotted about the room, with the same colored bottles topping them. Oracle stood behind one, holding two drumsticks.
She winked, and put both drumsticks on one hand, grabbing her wand and swishing it above her head, changing her clothes instantly. Now in a pair of tight, black caprice, she was wearing a black halter with a mesh upper part that wrapped about her neck. She had on black, fingerless gloves that reached her elbows, and a pair of ankle, black boots.
Sticking the wand back where she had gotten it, she opened up the paint bottles and poured amounts from each onto the drum. (A/N If you've seen Miss Congeniality, you know where I got this from. I really just decided I was going to do this in Science class. We were painting bones on our hands with neon paint ^-^)
She picked up the drumsticks in both hands now, twirling them, before she began to hit the drums repeatedly to the music that was playing.
Sapphire had also been following this routine, now dressed in a long sleeved, white bust top and white short shorts, with white, knee high boots. Her long hair was swept up in buns on the top of her head, while Oracle had hers in two, spiky ponytails.
The paint began to splatter all over them; highlighting their bodies and making them glow.
"What the hell are you guys doing?" Yusuke asked, walking over to them. Oracle smiled, hitting a large splat off paint and covering his shirt. When Oracle and Sapphire had cast their clothes changing spells, it had happened to everyone else who had stepped into the room, but they had not yet noticed. Now either dressed in white or black, they would blend or glow.
Yusuke yelled, grabbing another set of drumsticks and beginning to hit the drum as well, splattering more paint on him and her. Opal had taken no time to join the fun, grabbing a drum of her own and beginning to play, with Esmeralda by her side. Diana had joined hesitantly with Sapphire and Rubeun, while Elazul joined Pearl at their own.
Now with only ten people not covered in paint, Oracle slipped away from Yusuke, who was having way too much fun now. She grabbed a pink and orange container of paint, walking up to the group.
"Oracle, what are you doing?" Ron asked nervously, as she smiled and her teeth glowed from within her mouth. She looked down when she noticed the glow.
"Awesome" she said, raising her hands from behind her back and notifying the group of her attentions. They began to scatter, but she opened the bottles and jumped into the air, twirling a bit while squirting all the paint in those two bottles everywhere.
She had succeeded in making very angry covered paint people, and also very interesting black furniture.
"Don't hold a grudge" she said to the group, pulling Hiei away to a drum, handing him a set while she took her own.
"Ok, it's simple. Just hit it to the beat of the music surrounding us, got it" she said, beginning to hit the paint and splattering paint all over both of them. He grinned, picking them up and catching on, beating away.
Everyone else had either taken up a drum or started dancing or eating. It was quite the party as everyone continued, and as an hour passed, everyone was doused in paint.
With one hour left, the drums were switched off, and Oracle took to sitting by the large window with her knees tucked up to her body. She had let her hair down, keeping it back in a low ponytail as she tapped her fingers to the beat and watched the couples spin around.
She brushed her hand against her neck, feeling the mark in her skin. It still stung a bit, and she pulled her hand back quickly once it had met with her skin.
She jumped a bit as a hand touched her shoulder, turning to see Hiei standing there.
"Is something wrong?" He asked, sitting down next to her. She yawned a bit.
"Just tired" she stated, pushing her hair back over the mark. She let out a small yawn at that point, lifting her shoulders up a bit as she did so. She blinked her eyes, turning to look at him once more.
"And to think I was going to ask you to dance" mumbled Hiei, as a nice, soft song flew through the speakers.
"And to think I accepted" Oracle said to him, standing and stretching a bit. He stood as well, leading her to the floor with a very small spin before catching her hands in his. She arranged them about his neck, as he tucked them around her waist. She laid her head upon his shoulder, and he laid his upon hers.
Yukina and Kurama were not to far away, wrapped in a similar position but their eyes staring into each other as they stepped from side to side.
Keiko had her arms intertwined around Yusuke's neck as well, though he had wrapped his arms up her back and placed along the backbone.
Botan had her hands placed over one another on the back of Koenma's neck, as his hands came up her back and wrapped on her shoulders.
Everyone else in the room involved in dancing were in one of these positions as well, or not dancing at all, just sitting and eating, or just sitting for some rest. The drums were vacant, as their upbeat sounds didn't fit in with this song.
When you love someone
You'll do anything
You'll do all the crazy things
That you can't explain
You'd shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone
You'll deny the truth
Believe a lie
There'll be times that you'll believe
You could really fly
But your lonely nights
Have just begun
When you love someone
When you love someone
You'll feel it deep inside
And nothing else
Can ever change your mind
When you want someone
When you need someone
When you love someone
And it dipped into a bridge, as the couples went on through their dances. It was all slow step, as if floating. No one needed control; they just seemed to move along as they drifted off into a dream world of sweet harmony and fantasy.
When you love someone
You'll sacrifice
You'd give it everything you got
And you won't think twice
You'd risk it all
No matter what may come
When you love someone
You'd shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you
Love
Someone…
The song ended, as the couples steps faded and another up beat tune started, letting time become known to all who were lost.
Oracle lifted her head from Hiei's shoulder, before clapping her hands together at the song.
"This is the song I was singing before, remember?" Oracle asked, twirling around and beginning to dance, forgetting that she had ever been tired.
You don't know how you met me
You don't know why
You can't turn around
And say goodbye
All you know is when I'm with you
I make you free
Swim through your veins
Like a fish in the sea
And as the whole song filtered through, Oracle would sing each one, smiling as Hiei watched her dance across the floor and a top a couch.
I'm singing
Follow me
Everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you
Want to leave
I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
I'm not worried 'bout the ring you wear
Cause as long as no one knows
Then nobody can care
You're feeling guilty
And I'm well aware
But you don't look ashamed
And baby
I'm not scared
I'm singing
Follow me
Everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you
Want to leave
I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
Won't give you money
I can't give you the sky
You're better off
If you don't ask why
I'm not the reason
That you go astray and
We'll be alright if you don't ask me to stay
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you want to leave
I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
Don't know how you met me
You don't know why
You can't turn around
And say goodbye
All you know is when I'm with you
I make you free
Swim through your veins
Like a fish in the sea
I'm singing
Follow me
Everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you
Want to leave
I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
I'm singing
Follow me
Everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you
Want to leave
I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
I'm singing
Follow me
Everything is alright
I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
And if you
Want to leave
I can guarantee
You won't find nobody else like me
Oracle bowed, laughing her head off as everyone clapped.
"This is great" Keiko said as she looked around.
"And we're only missing one thing…" Yusuke said, looking about.
"Oh no…" Keiko and Botan muttered.
"SAKE!" Yusuke called, pulling out two large jugs from nowhere.
"Great…now they're all going to get drunk" Keiko muttered.
"People are more fun when they drink, though" Opal said.
"True-true" All the girls said, nodding.
"And there was this one time back home, when Oracle," Oracle clapped her hands over Rubeun's mouth, glaring at him.
"What, what happened?" Yukina asked, looking around.
"I'll tell you all later, when we…where'd the guys go?" Oracle said, looking around. The only guys she could see were Ron, Harry, Rubeun, and Elazul…where had the other four slipped off to?
"How long does it take for Sake to come into effect?" Sapphire asked.
"About…immediately" Botan said, and they all sweat-dropped. Suddenly, the music that had been playing stopped…and a new song began. But…it was just music, and Keiko blanched as she heard Yusuke's voice mixing with the words.
"Yep…their drunk alright…"she muttered, as he appeared with a hairbrush…using it as a microphone.
(A/N This is the new version by New Found Glory, and gomen if the lyrics are a bit off…)
Yusuke: Tonight it's very clear
As we're both lying here
There's so many things
I wanna say
I will always love you
I will never leave you alone
Oracle smiled, but then her face blanched as she heard Hiei's voice, and he appeared, also holding a hair brush…Either he had drunken WAY to much Sake…or he had eaten sugar…
Hiei: Sometimes I just forget
Say things I might regret
It breaks my heart to see you crying
I don't wanna loose you
I could never make it alone
Everyone in the room burst into laughter as Kurama and Koenma appeared, also carrying hairbrushes. The four girls who had admired them so sweat-dropped…
All: Cause I am a man
Who will fight
For your honor
I'll be the hero
That you're dreaming of
Gonna live forever
Knowing together
That we did it all
For the glory of love
Koenma: You keep me standing tall
You'll help me through it all
I'm always strong when you're
Beside me
Kurama: I have always needed you
I could never make it alone
Yusuke: 1, 2, 3, 4!
All: Cause I am a man
Who will fight
For your honor
I'll be the hero
That you're dreaming of
Gonna live forever
Knowing together
That we did it all
For the glory of love
Yusuke: Just like a night in shining armor
Koenma: From a long time ago
Kurama: Just in time, I will save the day
Hiei: Take you to my castle far away
Yea…
They all fell into simultaneous claps, doing little dance moves while everyone just cracked up.
All: I am a man
Who will fight
For your honor
I'll be the hero
That you're been dreaming of
Gonna live forever
Knowing together
That we did it all
For the glory of love
All: I am a man
Who will fight
For your honor
I'll be the hero
That you're been dreaming of
Gonna live forever
Knowing together
That we did it all
For the glory of love
All: I am a man
Who will fight
For your honor
I'll be the hero
That you're been dreaming of
Gonna live forever
Knowing together
That we did it all
For the glory of love
Kurama: We'll live forever
Others: Forever…
Kurama: Knowing together
Others: Together…
All: We did it all
For the glory of love
Koenma: We did it all for love
Hiei: We did it all for love
Kurama: We did it all for love
Yusuke: We did it all for love…
They bowed in a mock fashion, causing Yusuke to fall over and Keiko to mutter about having drunk boyfriends.
"How'd we do?" He asked, a big goofy smile on his face as he got up from the floor. She looked down at him, before pouring a big bucket of ice cold water on him. He shot from the ground, his goofy smile gone.
"Ke-Keiko! What the hell was that for?!" Yusuke sputtered.
"To wake you up" Keiko said simply, and Yusuke answered by spitting out a mouthful of water.
"Hey, that's a good idea" Oracle said, picking up a bucket of water, and Yukina and Botan followed.
"Run guys, run!" Yusuke called to them, but they were all standing in a circle hitting each other. "On second thought…make them better before Hiei hurts himself" he nodded, and the girls all through their water in unison.
The boys' eyes became less fogged and Hiei began to steam.
"That wasn't very nice" Kurama said, looking at them, his hair dripping wet with water and excess paint.
"You guys needed it" Botan smiled. They all looked at them.
"I don't like that look" Oracle whispered, backing up with the other girls. "Uh oh…"
They all began running at once, spreading off around the common room, as they guys ran after them. Thinking it just fun, Oracle didn't use her normal speed…but human instead. Nevertheless…Hiei…
"AH!" Oracle called as he tackled her into a couch, and pinned her down. "Ok, ok, you win" Oracle giggled, and Hiei planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Good" he smirked, sitting up, and Oracle flipped up and switched their positions.
"Aha…never release your opponent till you are utmost positive that they will not stab you in the back" Oracle said, as wisely as possible…since she kept bursting into giggles.
"Very true" Hiei muttered.
"Hey guys, five minutes till midnight!" Ginny called. She and the others had all been standing around just watching and drinking punch, talking about this and that.
"YAY! I'm so excited!" Oracle said, clapping her hands. "I've never had anyone to kiss on New Years before" she smiled.
"Um…what if you don't have someone to kiss?" Opal asked.
"Then you watch everyone else" Oracle smiled.
"Great…" Sapphire and Esmeralda said.
"You know…if Topaz were here…" Opal began.
"I don't even want to hear it" all of her sisters said in harmony. Opal pouted.
"Two minutes now" Hermione said.
"Is everybody ready?" Keiko asked, looking around the room.
"YEA!" All the girls called.
"Sure…whatever" the boys mumbled.
"Guys" Keiko muttered, as she shut off the lights for affect. The paint glowed as they all listened for the confirmation of ten seconds.
"30 seconds" Hermione said, watching her watch intently. "15 seconds" She said, and then gave the signal. They all began to count down.
"10…
9…
8…
7…
6…
5…
4…
3…
2…
1…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!" They all cried as the lights flew on and balloons and confetti flew from the ceiling covering all the couples as they kissed, and then New Years theme played in the back round.
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Crystal: Yea…sorry it took me so long…I was working on a whole bunch of other things and while my internet was down this weekend I worked on it…so…yea. You see, I go through these phases in which I will get great inspiration for a certain story and work on it till I get inspiration for another story. That's the system…
Crystal: And as of today I have gone into great emotional trauma, so if you read any other of my fics after Saturday, November 8…most of my work will be mushy and depressing…just to tell you. The reason why…I can not say, so don't bother to ask. It is a problem I have to sort out with a certain person, so be prepared for my most depressing stuff to come.
Crystal: The songs in this, by the way, in order, are When You Love Someone by Bryan Adams; Follow Me by Uncle Cracker; and Glory of Love by New Found Glory, originally sung by Peter Cetera. Well, that's all folks.
See ya around…
PS: I have now started posting Jumi pictures up at my new website, and as the story goes along, more pictures will be added. Or, I'll add them all up there, and just confuse the hell out of you. You can find them at the homepage on my bio and I hope all you fabulous readers would check it out ^-^