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KopyKat: Nearly time for Christmas. Let's see, as I am typing this, it is December 7th. I don't feel like doing the math to find out how many days until Christmas. Math never was my best subject... Stupid Algebra & Geometry. -.-* Anyway, any chapter with the word "bonus" in parentheses behind it means that it is a bonus chapter. In other words, I could've just skipped ahead to the bachelor & bachelorette parties & the wedding, but I didn't. I hope you readers don't have any complaints on that... =o.o=*
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Well, it was the night before the trip & Yusuke was the only person that was coming with them, which was actually very predictable. The three of them were spending the night at Kurama's house, which he had bought after getting fed up with his roommates in the dormitory.
"So Kurama," Yusuke begins while settling himself in a beanbag chair, "Exactly what time are we going to be waking up tomorrow?"
"Approximately 6:00 in the morning," Kurama answers.
Botan sticks her head out of the kitchen, "Hey, do you two want hot chocolate? I also have some marshmallows..."
Yusuke grins, "Yeah! Hot chocolate would be good about now!"
Kurama nods, "Yes, thank you. That would be nice."
She disappears back into the kitchen & Yusuke looks at Kurama, "Now what's this about some festival we're going to?"
Kurama smiles, "The festival is called Mardi gras, it's something that only Louisiana does. You basically go out & party. We'll just have to experience it for ourselves when we get there."
Yusuke's eyes lit up at the word 'party', "I can't wait."
Kurama chuckles, "I know you can't, but I'm afraid that you'll have to, at least for about 2 or 3 days."
Botan walks in with two mugs of hot chocolate in her hands & gives one to each of the boys, "Here you two. Be careful, it's hot-"
"OWWW!!!" Yusuke screams, fanning his tongue with his free hand, "It's hoo ha!" (Translation: "It's too hot!" A/N: I actually stuck my tongue out & said it.)
Kurama laughs & Botan lightly slaps the back of Yusuke's head, laughing, "You're silly Yusuke! If it's called hot chocolate, there's a good chance that it's gonna be hot."
Yusuke's tongue goes back into his mouth & he begins blowing the beverage, "Yeah, well..."
He isn't able to think of a comeback, so he just preoccupies himself by blowing the marshmallows around the cup. It WAS cooling down the hot chocolate anyway....
"Hey, Yusuke," Botan starts.
Yusuke lowers the mug & looks at her, "Yeah?"
"Why wasn't Kuwabara able to come again?" she asks.
Yusuke rolls his eyes a bit, "He wanted to stay with 'his fair Yukina & protect her from harm.' Stupid moron, it's not like we're back in Makai."
Kurama smiles lightly, "Well, Kuwabara's overly protective of her, much like Hiei. Hiei's just a bit more discreet about it."
Yusuke grumbles a little, "With our luck, Hiei's probably listening to our conversation right now."
Kurama shakes his head, "No, his ki is far off. More than likely, he's back in Makai right now."
Yusuke nods & takes a cautious sip of the hot chocolate in hopes of not getting burned again. Kurama glances at the clock, "After this, we should get to bed. It's already going on 9:30."
Yusuke sighs, "Fine. Party-pooper..."
Kurama looks at him, "You don't get some sleep now, you'll be too 'pooped to party' when we actually get there."
"I'm pooped!" Yusuke replies quickly as he stretches & fakes a yawn.
Botan shakes her head a bit, trying not to laugh, "Nice to see that change of attitude Yusuke, we should start getting into our sleeping bags."
Yusuke blinks in confusion before narrowing his eyes, "Sleeping bags? Botan! You never told me to bring a sleeping bag!"
Botan smiles nervously, her face taking the appearance of a cat's, and paws the air meekly, "Sorry, it must've slipped my mind." =^~^=*
Yusuke glances at her out of the corner of his eye, "I don't know what to call you, a bubblehead or a butterbrain." ¬_¬*
Botan tilts her head to the side, still smiling nervously. ^~^* Kurama stands up & walks out of the room, "No worries, I have an extra."
The bluenette claps her hands together, smiling brightly, "See Yusuke? It's all taken care of!"
Yusuke gives her the same annoyed look he did before, "Yeah, with no thanks to you 'butterbrain.'"
Botan growls before she closes her eyes & calms herself a bit. She holds her hand out at her side & her oar appears in it. She promptly uses it to bash Yusuke over the head with & manages to knock him out.
Kurama enters with two folded sleeping bags & sees Yusuke out cold on the floor, "What happened?"
Botan smiles brightly & holds out the 'ok' hand sign, "He went out like a light." (('Ok' hand sign- the sign where you touch fingertips of your thumb & pointer finger & hold the three remaining fingers up. It's basically what the Playboy bunny would look like if he had three ears. *shrug*))
Kurama blinks & looks at the unconscious body on the floor, "I'd say he did. You did a number on him Botan. You better hope he won't remember it tomorrow or you'll live to regret your actions."
Botan laughs nervously, "Think we can trick him into thinking that he did it to himself?"
"Not a chance."
"Crap."
Kurama opens Yusuke's sleeping bag & rolls Yusuke into it before zipping it up again. Botan gets into her sleeping bag & Kurama does the same after turning out the lights.
"Goodnight Botan," Kurama says.
Botan smiles in the dark, "'Night Kurama."
Silence lasts for a moment before Botan giggles, "Well, I would wish Yusuke a good night if he was still conscious."
Kurama chuckles, "Yes, me as well."
It stays silent as the couple drift off to sleep, excited for the day ahead.
KopyKat: Nearly time for Christmas. Let's see, as I am typing this, it is December 7th. I don't feel like doing the math to find out how many days until Christmas. Math never was my best subject... Stupid Algebra & Geometry. -.-* Anyway, any chapter with the word "bonus" in parentheses behind it means that it is a bonus chapter. In other words, I could've just skipped ahead to the bachelor & bachelorette parties & the wedding, but I didn't. I hope you readers don't have any complaints on that... =o.o=*
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Well, it was the night before the trip & Yusuke was the only person that was coming with them, which was actually very predictable. The three of them were spending the night at Kurama's house, which he had bought after getting fed up with his roommates in the dormitory.
"So Kurama," Yusuke begins while settling himself in a beanbag chair, "Exactly what time are we going to be waking up tomorrow?"
"Approximately 6:00 in the morning," Kurama answers.
Botan sticks her head out of the kitchen, "Hey, do you two want hot chocolate? I also have some marshmallows..."
Yusuke grins, "Yeah! Hot chocolate would be good about now!"
Kurama nods, "Yes, thank you. That would be nice."
She disappears back into the kitchen & Yusuke looks at Kurama, "Now what's this about some festival we're going to?"
Kurama smiles, "The festival is called Mardi gras, it's something that only Louisiana does. You basically go out & party. We'll just have to experience it for ourselves when we get there."
Yusuke's eyes lit up at the word 'party', "I can't wait."
Kurama chuckles, "I know you can't, but I'm afraid that you'll have to, at least for about 2 or 3 days."
Botan walks in with two mugs of hot chocolate in her hands & gives one to each of the boys, "Here you two. Be careful, it's hot-"
"OWWW!!!" Yusuke screams, fanning his tongue with his free hand, "It's hoo ha!" (Translation: "It's too hot!" A/N: I actually stuck my tongue out & said it.)
Kurama laughs & Botan lightly slaps the back of Yusuke's head, laughing, "You're silly Yusuke! If it's called hot chocolate, there's a good chance that it's gonna be hot."
Yusuke's tongue goes back into his mouth & he begins blowing the beverage, "Yeah, well..."
He isn't able to think of a comeback, so he just preoccupies himself by blowing the marshmallows around the cup. It WAS cooling down the hot chocolate anyway....
"Hey, Yusuke," Botan starts.
Yusuke lowers the mug & looks at her, "Yeah?"
"Why wasn't Kuwabara able to come again?" she asks.
Yusuke rolls his eyes a bit, "He wanted to stay with 'his fair Yukina & protect her from harm.' Stupid moron, it's not like we're back in Makai."
Kurama smiles lightly, "Well, Kuwabara's overly protective of her, much like Hiei. Hiei's just a bit more discreet about it."
Yusuke grumbles a little, "With our luck, Hiei's probably listening to our conversation right now."
Kurama shakes his head, "No, his ki is far off. More than likely, he's back in Makai right now."
Yusuke nods & takes a cautious sip of the hot chocolate in hopes of not getting burned again. Kurama glances at the clock, "After this, we should get to bed. It's already going on 9:30."
Yusuke sighs, "Fine. Party-pooper..."
Kurama looks at him, "You don't get some sleep now, you'll be too 'pooped to party' when we actually get there."
"I'm pooped!" Yusuke replies quickly as he stretches & fakes a yawn.
Botan shakes her head a bit, trying not to laugh, "Nice to see that change of attitude Yusuke, we should start getting into our sleeping bags."
Yusuke blinks in confusion before narrowing his eyes, "Sleeping bags? Botan! You never told me to bring a sleeping bag!"
Botan smiles nervously, her face taking the appearance of a cat's, and paws the air meekly, "Sorry, it must've slipped my mind." =^~^=*
Yusuke glances at her out of the corner of his eye, "I don't know what to call you, a bubblehead or a butterbrain." ¬_¬*
Botan tilts her head to the side, still smiling nervously. ^~^* Kurama stands up & walks out of the room, "No worries, I have an extra."
The bluenette claps her hands together, smiling brightly, "See Yusuke? It's all taken care of!"
Yusuke gives her the same annoyed look he did before, "Yeah, with no thanks to you 'butterbrain.'"
Botan growls before she closes her eyes & calms herself a bit. She holds her hand out at her side & her oar appears in it. She promptly uses it to bash Yusuke over the head with & manages to knock him out.
Kurama enters with two folded sleeping bags & sees Yusuke out cold on the floor, "What happened?"
Botan smiles brightly & holds out the 'ok' hand sign, "He went out like a light." (('Ok' hand sign- the sign where you touch fingertips of your thumb & pointer finger & hold the three remaining fingers up. It's basically what the Playboy bunny would look like if he had three ears. *shrug*))
Kurama blinks & looks at the unconscious body on the floor, "I'd say he did. You did a number on him Botan. You better hope he won't remember it tomorrow or you'll live to regret your actions."
Botan laughs nervously, "Think we can trick him into thinking that he did it to himself?"
"Not a chance."
"Crap."
Kurama opens Yusuke's sleeping bag & rolls Yusuke into it before zipping it up again. Botan gets into her sleeping bag & Kurama does the same after turning out the lights.
"Goodnight Botan," Kurama says.
Botan smiles in the dark, "'Night Kurama."
Silence lasts for a moment before Botan giggles, "Well, I would wish Yusuke a good night if he was still conscious."
Kurama chuckles, "Yes, me as well."
It stays silent as the couple drift off to sleep, excited for the day ahead.