DMG: erm…yeah… Don't own nothing 'cept my sweatshirt and jeans. Oh, no, wait, my mom paid for those…
Only two people told me whether or not they wanted a definite plot or not. Doesn't anyone read the author's notes? There's important stuff in those, like my plans for world domination! MWAHAHAHAHA! *red aura flares* *coughs* Nobody heard that…
blank(): Thanks for the review. ^_^
Miss Anime Luver: *winks* Now that would be telling, wouldn't it? Thanks for reviewing. (The truth is, I really don't know. A little demon bird tells me.)
asian princess 61(): Glad you still like it. I haven't lost my touch, whatever the voices in my head tell me. ^_~
Raine Takashi: *sweatdrops* Now I'm confused. Someone else told me to have a plot. I just can't win, can I? Oh, well, I'll figure something out. Thanks for the review!
YaJiRuShi: MWAHAHAHAHA! I feel like such a tease! ^_____^ I think you'll like this chapter… 0_o
Midnightdream51(): yeah… I was thinking that myself when I wrote it, but I decided it was more like her to have a more human-style den. Somehow I just can't imagine her living in some hole-in-the-ground, ne? Thanks for your wonderful review!
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"Yusuke, where'd you get the camera?" Kuwabara asked as they crept closer to the bedroom at the end of the hall.
"On a shelf labeled, 'Plot Devices.' Why?"
"No reason. Won't they be mad?"
"It's a chance we're willing to take."
"Hiei won't wake up; he used the Black Dragon Wave. Is Kai a light sleeper?"
"I dunno," Kuwabara whispered back. "But I think she fell out of a tree once without waking up."
"Good," Yusuke said, motioning Kuwabara to follow him. He stuffed his fist in his mouth to stifle his laughter.
Kai laid half on and half off the bed, her head resting on her arms as her mouth hung slightly open. Her legs were tucked behind her on the cold floor. Hiei was sleeping on his side with one arm draped over Kai's shoulder.
"She doesn't look too comfortable, does she?" Yusuke snickered. "We can fix that…"
They lifted her legs and set her on the bed next to Hiei. Very close. They took the fire demon's hands and placed them around Kai's waist. Then, snickering, Yusuke got an evil, perverted idea. He bent over and…altered a few things.
Yusuke raised the camera and snapped a few pictures. The two miscreants slunk away, fists still stuffed into their mouths.
"That is hardly advisable," Kurama observed from the doorway.
"Shut up, fox."
Kurama shrugged. "I suppose we will wait for them to wake up before leaving for Ningenkai."
Kai opened her mouth to yawn and felt her lips connect with skin. Uh-oh. This was most definitely NOT good. She pulled back sharply but fell again as she felt herself being held down by someone's arms. "Mmmmf"
Hiei twitched slightly and tried to wake, but felt a warm weight across his body. Someone's heavy breathing stirred the hair near his ear. The ki he sensed was suspiciously like Kai's…
"Get off me, onna!" he growled.
Her green eyes narrowed. "You get your hands off my a-"
They looked up. "Someone's coming…" Kai said tensely. "I don't want to be caught like this. We're still asleep, okay?" She buried her crimson face in Hiei's neck again.
Hiei tried to ignore the heat in his face and look asleep.
The footsteps paused outside the door, then receded. The demons let out a breath.
"Okay, now you better let go of me, or else." Kai whispered.
It was then that Hiei finally noticed the location of his hands, which were placed, erm… a bit further south than was absolutely necessary, if you catch my drift.
Hiei gulped and glowed an even brighter red, if that was possible, drawing his hands into his sleeves.
'He's really kawaii when he's embarrassed,' Kai thought affectionately, forgetting for the moment she was supposed to be mad at him. "Somehow I doubt that we fell asleep like this." She voiced the last thought aloud.
Hiei nodded.
"And I have a strong suspicion as to who is responsible for this mess."
"Exactly how did the morons get you here?"
Kai coughed. "Well, um, I guess I kinda fell asleep on the floor when I came to check on you…"
He raised an eyebrow.
"Don't give me that look," she said, slapping him lightly on the back of the head. "I was a bit worried, you know. I never saw the effects of your Black Dragon Wave before…"
"You care?" His expression was still bored, as always, but inside, he really wanted to know…
"Of course, Hiei no baka. Why wouldn't I? You guys are the best thing that's happened to me for… lots of years." She had almost dated herself. And women never do that. "Now, for revenge…"
Hiei looked scandalized. "That's disgusting!" he hissed.
"Ew! No! Not the way you're thinking! I was just saying that we could beat the crap out of them for now, and think of something more creative later. Because they're going to get suspicious because we still haven't moved."
They scrambled away from each other and off the bed.
Kai was tempted to laugh at Hiei's face. He really hadn't noticed how close they were… That was a bit disappointing, but, maybe – he unconsciously didn't mind? Now there was a thought for a rainy day. Preferably one soon.
"Do you think we should wake them up now?" Kuwabara questioned. "It has been a long time…"
"No way!" Yusuke said. "I wanna hear the screams when they do get up and realize what they look like."
Kurama looked up briefly, noticed Kai and Hiei, steaming in the doorway, then looked innocently back down.
"Uh – Yusuke…" Kuwabara began, looking over the spirit detective's shoulder.
"What?"
BAM!
"Ouch…"
Kai stood over him, red aura flaring in the background as she suddenly looked a lot bigger than the five feet she was.
::MEEP::
"Um… sleep well?" Yusuke cringed.
"THAT WAS NOT FUNNY!!" Kai raged. "DON'T EVER I MEAN EVER THINK ABOUT PULLING SOMEHTING LIKE THAT AGAIN!!!!!"
Kuwabara laughed, and the stupid sound grated in Hiei's ears. "You are in just as much trouble, baka. I wouldn't be laughing yet," he growled.
::gulp::
Kurama looked up mildly from the couch. "I did warn you."
Two pairs of angry eyes turned upon the unfortunate kitsune.
"You knew about this?" Kai snarled.
"And you didn't stop them?"
"KURAMA YOU TRAITOR!" Kai lunged for poor Kurama, innocently sitting on the sofa.
::sweatdrop::
Yusuke and Kuwabara decided this was a good time to make good their escape. They scrambled to the door. Unfortunately, Hiei intercepted them.
::gulp::
About half an hour later, three very disheveled figures began their descent down the long row of steps leading to and from Kai's den. Two of them had learned a good lesson about 'making people more comfortable' while they slept. The third had realized that innocent bystanders really do get hurt. And I think you can all tell who they were.
"Why isn't the shrimp coming back with us?" the burly redhead questioned.
"Hiei said he would be staying here for a while," the slender, pretty, green-eyed bishie replied.
"Can see why he'd want to," the boy in green with what looked like axel grease in his slicked-back hair snickered.
"Yusuke, stop that," the one – oh screw it – Kurama said lightly.
"Whatever, fox boy," Yusuke muttered.
"Hey, can we see Yukina while we're here?" Kuwabara asked excitedly, practically drooling at the thought of the pretty ice apparition.
Evidently, his voice somehow carried into the den, because a few moments later, the door opened, and a UHP – unidentified heavy projectile – flew at Kuwabara's head. He fell down several of the stone, hard, steps, and landed on his back with a sickening 'crack!'
Yusuke winced and Kurama looked reprovingly back in the direction of the door before going to see if Kuwabara survived.
[That's not nice, Hiei.] Kurama told his friend telepathically.
[Hn.]
[He doesn't even know you're her brother.] The fox continued to gently chide mentally.
[Shut up, fox.]
Kurama shrugged, smiling slightly, wondering when Hiei would ever get past this.
"Um, I guess we don't see Yukina," Yusuke laughed nervously. "Hear that, Hiei?"
"Why would shorty care about Yukina?" Kuwabara asked, holding his head. "If he even thinks about liking her, I swear I'll grind his face into the ground!"
Yusuke laughed, thinking of something else to tease the rather sensitive fire demon with. "No Kuwabara, I think Hiei would die before he thinks of Yukina like that," Yusuke chortled, conveniently leaving the first question unanswered.
(If you think about it, Hiei really is kind of sensitive in the series. Like
how he cares so much for Yukina, and for the other members of the Reikai
Tantei, although he tries desperately to hide it. We know, Hiei. Just a
thought.)
"Let's get going," Kurama suggested. "Mother will be worried."
"Yeah, well, maybe your mother will be worried," Yusuke muttered under his breath, thinking that Atsuko was probably drunk beyond caring at the moment. Which was not far from the truth.
Kai's cat ears twitched as she stopped listening from the door. "You know, Hiei, Kuwabara thinks that you like Yukina…"
Hiei frowned. "Of course I like her, she's my sister."
"No, I mean, have a crush on her." Kai grinned. She could practically see the clockwork going on in his head.
"WHAT?!"
"Oh, come on. The only reason he thinks that is because he doesn't know you two are siblings. Though, the thought is kind of funny…"
Hiei's look was horrified.
"For heaven's sake! I was joking!" She threw an arm around his shoulders.
(You know, if you pronounce that differently, it comes out as for heaven's Japanese alcoholic beverage. Or whatever. I just realized that. Sorry. On with the fic!)
Remembering the close contact of the morning, they coughed and pulled apart.
"Hiei, I have a proposition for you," Kai began as they lounged around in the late afternoon.
"Hn." (The equivalent of, "Go on, I'm listening.)
"Today never happened as far as we are concerned."
He raised his eyebrows.
"Especially this morning. Sound good?"
A fresh blush stole across the bridge of his nose as he recalled it. They had been, well, rather stiff around each other since then… "Hn."
(Hiei's version of, 'That sounds great. We have been guarded in our actions since that incident. We should just forget about it and have things the way they were.)
"It's a deal then." Kai formally reached her hand out to shake Hiei's. Then she laughed, for a reason apparent to none but herself. "I'm glad…"
'Women are strange,' Hiei thought.
Kai sat bolt upright, nose in the air. "You smell like blood! I haven't fixed you up yet! Gomen nasai!" She hurried off, presumably to get bandages and medicinal supplies.
When she returned, Hiei didn't move. "I can fix myself up. I've done it before."
"I'm sure you have," Kai murmured, already in 'mother-nurse' mode, and pushing him on the couch. "Shirt off," she ordered.
Hiei glared balefully at her and complied. There was just something about an angry female who wanted to put you back together that was very scary.
"I'm going to get some hot water," Kai huffed after inspecting the long gouges on his chest, which hadn't really healed at all. "There must have been some mild form of poison or something in those claws or something…demons heal faster than that…" Her muttering died away.
Hiei leaned back and sighed. Baka no onna, he was perfectly fine…
Kai pushed up her sleeves and wrapped the white bandages around the wounds. "I don't know why I didn't notice this before," she chided herself. "The smell of blood is really quite strong…"
Hiei looked uncomfortable. "Don't worry about it."
"But you'll be fine," she continued cheerfully. "You're strong. You'll survive to live and love," Kai said absentmindedly.
"Hn."
She finished and was about to roll down her sleeves when Hiei caught her arm.
"You're hurt too," he said flatly, examining the long shallow cut that ran up the inside of her forearm to her shoulder.
She looked away. "It's nothing. I was going to fix it up myself tonight…"
"What, I'm not capable of healing myself and you are?" Hiei asked rhetorically. "Not a chance."
"Oh, fine. Have it your way." Kai slipped off her jacket, leaving only a tight tank top and held out her arm. "Fair is fair, after all."
Hiei was surprisingly gentle as he wrapped the white cloth around the clean cut. He tied it securely and looked away. "Hn…"
"Well, now that you're going to be staying here for a while, I guess I have to look into some extra futon and guest rooms…"
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DMG: I think I'm being smothered by fluff. *chokes and dies* I hope you people are all happy! Sorry to all of you non-pervs for the pervy chappie. I don't know what possessed me. I really WAS going to make it all innocent, but… that didn't turn out too well.
Nameless Muse: *sarcastically* Yeah right, excuses, excuses. You know you have no problems with that sort of thing, you hentai.
DMG: Shaddup! As always, I looooooove reviews! ^^ Come on, help me break a hundred, yea? Only, flames aren't nice. We don't like them. But you wouldn't flame me, ne? *chibi eyes*
