I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or the cars the two women own (though I wish I did, they're SWEET cars. Or as my history teacher would say they're Phat. lol)

I usually don't update in the middle of the week but I have a reviewer that appears to be loyal, or just addicted to the story (either way your cool). So I had to, other wise I'd feel bad. So thanks 'ToUyAsLvR', also thanks 'Suni Daughter of Moro' for your review.

(For those wondering when the action/adventure comes in, it's in a few chapters. I just need to set everything up to get there first so please be patient)

So with out further a due here's the story.



Chapter 2

Shopping and Teddy Bears

The following morning Tara awoke before Touya and set about making breakfast, which consisted of pancakes, bacon and juice.

As she was finishing up Touya walked in while rubbing his right eye with the back of his right hand. He walked over to the table and climbed onto one of the chairs, that where around it, so that his back was to Tara.

Tara brought a plate of warm pancakes and beacon, already cut, with maple syrup on, to Touya and gave him a child's fork (she had them because Kara was always over). Touya munched quietly on his breakfast. Tara then grabbed her own meal and sat next to Touya; she poured herself and Touya a glass of orange juice.

They ate quietly, enjoying their meals and each other's company. When they finished Tara took the dishes into the kitchen and began washing them. Touya peered through the bars on the back of the chair, watching Tara as she was doing her washing.

As Tara finished there was a cry of, "But he started it mama," that came from the direction of the front door, making Touya turn around.

"Come in Kara, I'm just finishing the dishes," Tara called to her friend, without looking behind her.

"Mom, he hit me," came the winning voice of a small child.

"Luke be quite, and Darien keep your hands to yourself or you're going strait to your rooms when we get home. Is that understood?" Kara half yelled at her two kids.

"Yes," were their answers.

"Good," Kara said. She then saw Touya looking at them curiously and she smiled, "Morning Touya, how are you?"

Touya merely nodded his head before climbing out of the chair where her ran to Tara and clung to her leg. Tara looked down at him and laughed lightly before drying her hands and rubbing his head. She bent over and picked up Touya and carried him over to Kara and her kids, Touya hid his face from view.

"Touya, this is Kara, you met her yesterday," Tara said causing Touya lift his head. Today she was wearing tan khaki, a short sleeve red shirt that clung to her figure and black sandals.

"This is Luke," she pointed to a boy his age. He had dirty blond hair and blue eyes. He was wearing jean overalls, which had shorts as the bottom, a red shirt underneath, blue socks and white sneakers with ninja's on them.

"This is Daren," Tara motioned to a seven-year-old boy. He has light brown hair and hazel eyes. He was wearing his favorite T-Rex short sleeve shirt, which was orange with the dinosaur looking as if it was ripping through the shirt, a pair of black shorts and black sneakers with dinosaurs on them.

"And boys this is Touya," Tara finished as she bounced Touya a bit. After meeting everyone Touya hid his face again. "We should get you dressed huh? Tara half asked, half stated.

"Go ahead," Kara said, "And you'd better change too my dear, unless that is you want to go shopping in you pajamas," she added as Tara walked down the hall.

"Yep, how'd you guess," Tara called back jokingly before disappearing into her room and closing the door.

Tara changed Touya into the other set of cloths Kara had given her the night before, which was dark blue shorts, and a forest green shirt with a black ninja on the front. She slipped his slipper like shoes on, the ones that she had found him in. When he was all dressed she brushed his light blue hair and then sent him out to Kara.

Tara quickly changed into a pair of blue shorts with flowers of different colors on them, a purple shirt, and blue pool sandals. She brushed her hair out and let it hang loosely on her back.

Kara saw her coming down the hall, "Ready now?"

"Just need my wallet and keys," Tara replied. When that was all set they walked out to the driveway. Kara walked to her bluish-silver Aston Martin DB7 convertible. Tara opened the passenger side door and placed Touya in the seat of her silver Ferrari 360 Spyder convertible and fastened his seatbelt. She then got into the drivers side and put on her shades and put her hair in a quick bun before putting down the top and starting the engine.

Together the two friends drove to the mall, which was only about a fifteen- minute drive. Touya was laughing for sometime as the wind whipped by him, blowing his bangs every which way.

When they got to their destination they parked close to one of the clothing stores and put up the tops to their cars. They then walked into the store and did a bit of cloths shopping for the children.

After about an hour of looking around and picking things up the two girls were done. Together they had spent around three hundred dollars on just children's cloths; they had bought sandals, t-shirts, shorts, long pants, swimwear, sneakers, socks, underwear and hats.

"Next is cloths for us!" Kara exclaimed.

Tara laughed at her friend, "I always knew you liked shopping."

Kara smiled, "Gives me something to do and besides I usually didn't spend a lot of money. It usually a lot less than what we had spent in Kiddies, and I must say that store has such a stupid name."

Tara laughed again, "Maybe but it has lots of children's cloths and your kids just keep growing."

"That they do," Kara replied. "Let's go put these bags in the car before we go for ourselves, they'll just get in the way

Tara agreed and they quickly put their bags into the car before re-entering the mall. After a short walk the small group walked into a store named 'Ladies Night' to get some cloths for themselves. The two women browsed around picking up something's that caught their interest.

"Do you think this will look bad on me?" Kara asked, holding up an icy blue dress.

Tara looked over and thought for a moment, "Maybe," she said teasingly getting a face from her friend. "Go try in on."

Kara left her two children with Tara as she went to the changing room; she came out a couple of minutes later. "So?" Kara asked as she modeled the dress for her friend.

Tara nodded her head, "Not bad, it makes you look like you look even younger then you already do."

Kara smiled, "Then I'm so getting it," she said as if she were a teen, making Tara laugh.

Just then Daren and Luke started fighting, "Mom Daren hit me!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too" "Did n...." Daren was cut off when his mother started yelling at them, "You two stop it now! You're going to your rooms when we get home."

"That's not fair!" they declared.

Tara let go of Touya's hand for a moment as she squatted down in front of them, "If you two behave for the remainder of the time we are here, I'll buy you ice cream."

"Really?" Luke asked and when Tara nodded her head, he cheered.

Tara got back on her feet and took Touya's outstretched hand, "Let's get out of this store Kara."

Kara agreed and she quickly changed back into her own cloths. They then went and paid for the cloths they had liked.

"Alright, next stop the toy store," Tara said. She looked down when she felt a light tap on her hand; she stopped and picked Touya up knowing that's what he wanted.

As they walked into the toys store Kara's children ran ahead to go looking for things they wanted their mother to buy. Kara did not bother to chase after them and just followed Tara, who was still holding Touya.

Touya stuck his thumb in his moth and looked all over the store curiously. Tara laughed at the small child's immediate attraction to the store, "What do you want little man." Knowing he was not going to answer she walked down an isle, she stopped when Touya outstretched his little arm and made a fist and let it go rapidly as if saying 'I want.'

Tara followed his hand and smiled when she saw what he wanted, a giant teddy bear, which was a bit bigger than him, with silky light brown fur and black eyes. She took the teddy bear down and handing it to Touya, who was still in her arm. He took his thumb out of his mouth and hugged the big bear. Tara laughed and set him on the floor on his feet, Touya tried to walk and carry the bear but tripped on it falling to the ground, on top of the bear. He laughed happily and got up and tried again but once again fell, making him laugh even more.

Tara smiled at the child and took the big bear away from him, making him pout, "This is a bit too big for you to carry little one, but here..." she handed him a smaller bear with dark drown silky fur, which he hugged just as happily, "Carry that one for me."

Sometime later Daren and Luke came running up with a bunch of things in their arms, "Mommy we want these," Daren said.

Kara frowned at her kids, "Pick one boys."

"Why!" Her children exclaimed "Pick one or you get nothing, you did get some toys last week, you really don't need anymore," Kara said. Her boys groaned and walked off to decide which toy they each wanted the most.

Kara looked down at her hands, which had toys in them and laughed, "Got just a few things for the little thing."

Tara laughed lightly, her hands were also full of thing that Touya wanted, and Touya was helping of course. "I don't think his smile could get any bigger, what do you think?"

"Nope," Kara replied, "I don't think he wants to wait to get home to play either Tara, so we should hurry." It was true Touya looked as if he was going to sit down and play with the toys in his hands at any moment.

"You know Tara, I'm jealous of you," Kara said, "I had to go through eighteen month of pregnancy and two labors to have my kids, and they are pain the butts sometimes may I add, but you found this perfect little child on the beach for crying out loud."

This made Tara laugh, "Fate has a sense of humor sometime Kara my friend.

"It sure does," Kara replied with a light laugh.

A few minutes later they went to the cash register and paid for everything and left the store. Tara had bought Touya a couple of teddy bears, a bunch of other stuffed animals, an interactive children's musical keyboard, a couple of action figures which consisted of ninja's and super hero's, water toys, a box of miniature cars and a kit of dragons and dragon hunters. Daren had chosen to get a super soaker and Luke got an army truck for his soldiers.

Kara and Tara walked out of the mall to their cars, the children at their sides. "One last stop before we go home," Tara said as she put her bag in the car. "Ice cream!" She said gleefully.

"Ya!" Kara's boys yelled happily as they quickly clambered into their mother's car.



Shopping what a wonderful thing.... *cough, cough* (I hate shopping and I'm a girl O_o)

When are the others going to find where Touya is? How are they going to get Touya back to normal?

Stay tuned for the answer (I need at least 3 reviews to continue)

Arigato (thank you)