Chapter 8:

The Plan Revealed

Early the next morning, Yusuke knocked on Keiko's door. "Who is it?" "Yusuke." "Come in." Keiko's door clicked open and Yusuke walked in, followed by Kurama and Botan. Keiko gave Botan a confused look. Botan shrugged, indicating that she was just as confused as her. "What's going on, Yusuke?" "Me and Kurama have a plan that we need to discuss with you and Botan." The group sat down on Keiko's bed, the floor, or in Yusuke's case, the chair next the Keiko's bed. "Okay, here's the thing."

Yusuke grinned and pulled out his camcorder. "You know how Hiei totally shot Sukari down yesterday?" Botan and Keiko nodded. "Well, I guess he felt bad. ...if Hiei can feel bad." More nods.

"Anyway. Not the point. He apologized to her, but then she made some remark about how 'maybe' he wasn't as cruel as she thought he would be. For some reason, Hiei got all pissed at that. He told her to find a way for him to prove to her that he wasn't cruel. Now why he suddenly cares about not being cruel, I can't even begin to fathom. But anyway, Sukari asked him to kiss her." Botan and Keiko stared. "Really?" The both blurted out at once, staring at Yusuke in shock.

"Yeah. And if you got a shock from that, get this; he actually did it." Silence. "And you..." "Caught it on tape?" Botan and Keiko were beginning to get excited. "You got it." Yusuke said, grinning and patting his camcorder. "...Wait. So what are you planning to do with it?" "Ah, Keiko. Always the thoughtful one. But don't worry; this will be used for the good of Hiei and Sukari." He then proceeded to give an in-depth description of his plan.

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Later

"So, you remember, right?" Yusuke asked Kurama nervously. "No mercy." "I know. And why are you so nervous?" "I dunno. Here goes..." Yusuke knocked on Hiei's door. He waited a few seconds. ...Nothing. He knocked again, waited... nothing. "Hey, Hiei!" ...still no answer. "What did he do, die in his sleep?" Yusuke asked crossly, roughly pushing open the door. He sighed exasperatedly as he saw Hiei, still in bed. A small trickle of spit was oozing out the side of his mouth, his sheet was practically wrapped around him, and he was snoring quietly.

"Geez, you're lucky Sukari isn't here. She'd probably glomp him to death." Kurama said, following Yusuke into the room. Yusuke laughed. Hiei snorted and rolled over. "Hey, Hiei, get up." Yusuke said loudly. Hiei mumbled something and flung an arm over his face. "Yeah, he'd be in some serious trouble if Sukari was here." "Yeah, he'd also kill us if he found out how innocent he looks when he sleeps." "Why would he kill us?" "Two words: Innocent. Hiei." "Ah. Point taken."

Yusuke reached over and smacked Hiei firmly in the skull. "Oi! Get up!" "Huh, wha?" "Get. Up." "Hn." 'He's back.' Yusuke and Kurama thought, sharing a glance and grinning. "What do you want?" Hiei snapped, getting up and walking over to his closet. He quickly pulled on some black pants; even though it didn't make much difference, his boxers were black too. Yusuke grinned evilly at him, then turned to Kurama. "Well, we have... a deal to discuss with you." He said, turning back to Hiei.

Even More Later

"Good morning sunshine!" Keiko said happily, waving at Sukari. "Oh hi you guys." Sukari smiled and sat down next to Botan and Keiko at the kitchen table.

"So all you guys gotta do is get her to play. It shouldn't be to hard; she's dying to kiss him again anyway."

"...So, Sukari..." Botan started, pouring herself some coffee. "Hm? Yeah?" "We were thinking." Keiko continued. "...Of?" "Well, we wondered if you would want to play spin the bottle. We're going to get the rest of the cast to play." Botan said quickly. "Well?" Keiko questioned. "Are you kidding? Of course I want to play!" She grinned happily. Botan and Keiko exchanged a glance. 'So far so good...'

"But, why the offer all of a sudden?" Luckily Keiko was better at thinking on her toes than Botan, who immediately produced cat ears at the question. "Uh, well, it's your second day here. And since you're all settled in now, we decided that we'd start making your visit interesting!" Sukari smiled warmly. "Aw, you guys. It's interesting already. But how can I possibly turn this offer down?" Keiko and Botan grinned.

Two Hours Later

Hiei paced around his room, kicking random objects and cursing faintly under his breath. Finally he just hauled off and punched the wall nearest him; This action sent his fist on a direct route to pain, but also succeeding in making a large, pleasing dent in the wall. "Hn." He snapped, flexing his fingers and wincing slightly.

In case you're wondering or just don't have a very good memory, recently Kurama and Yusuke told Hiei about their plan to blackmail him; or their 'deal'. Because of this, Hiei is now in a state of major distress and disarray. So on that note, lets get back to everyone's favorite fire demon.

The memory of Yusuke and Kurama's 'deal' floated into Hiei's mind, causing his mind to bubble in anger and confusion once more...

"Okay, Hiei. Here's the thing." Yusuke pulled out his camcorder and tapped it. Hiei arched an eyebrow. "Hn. And what's that supposed to be?" "It's a camcorder. It records live footage. Motion. ...Unlike a camera." Hiei's eyes grew a bit wide, but only for a second. "So. What do you happen to have on said 'camcorder'?" Yusuke smiled dangerously. "Somehow Hiei, I think you know exactly what I have on here." Hiei considered for a moment. "...Hn. True." "And I doubt you would like it if I... I dunno... accidentally let it float into the internet. Now would you?"

Hiei's eyes suddenly became very blank and cold. "What do you want?" He said calmly, though his mind was beginning to seethe with anger. "Well, we want to help out, Sukari, actually." Hiei blinked. That was the last thing he'd expected. "Here's the plan. We're playing a game of spin the bottle today." If Hiei was the type of person who couldn't control access amounts of anger, surprise, and confusion, Yusuke and Kurama would probably be in a lot of trouble at that moment. "And we want to make Sukari's stay memorable, right?" 'And plus we want to have some fun with your mind, too.'

"So you have a few options. When the bottle lands on you; and it eventually will, cause we're not stopping 'til it does; you can A) kiss Sukari right there, B) skip out and let me put my footage online, or C)... we'll lock the two of you in a wardrobe. Sound good?" In Hiei's next-to-exploding state he never even bothered to ask how long he would be locked in the wardrobe, if that was his choice. He merely let out a strangled "Hn." And quickly left the room, later to return to take out his anger on his present place of inhabitance.