Chapter 32

First Date

"This'll look perfect on you" Botan said. She held up a aqua skirt. "You think?" Yukina asked. "I agree. It's perfect for a first date" Keiko added. They were helping Yukina get ready for her first date with Riku. "How much time do we have?" Yukina asked. "About fifteen minutes" Botan said. "I'm so nervous" she said. "I know, I was nervous with my first date with Kurama" Botan said. "I think Yusuke was the nervous one on our first date" Keiko said. They giggled.

In his room, Riku was having a dilemma. "Red or black, red or black" he said with a red shirt in one hand and a black shirt in the other. "What do you think?" he asked Kurama. "I'd go with red. What do you think Hiei?" Kurama replied. "I don't even know why you dragged me into this. I'd go with black" he mumbled at the end. "Na, this'll look way better" Yusuke said with a dark blue shirt in his hand. "Dark blue?" Riku asked. "Try something new. All you ever where is red or black" Yusuke replied. "For my first date, I'll try something new" Riku said as he slipped on the shirt.

"It's almost time" Yusuke said. "Alright, wish me luck" Riku said as he walk out the door. He was wearing the dark blue shirt, baggy blue jeans, and a red jacket. Hr reached the living room and sat on the couch. Yukina soon came in with the aqua blue shirt and white sandals on. She had on a little makeup. "Ready?" Riku asked. Yukina nodded back. "Then shall we?" Riku said as he extended his hand to her. She took it and they walked out.

"Those two were made for each other" Botan said as the others watched them leave. "She's so lucky to have a boyfriend like him" Keiko said. "I agree" Botan replied. "Enough of the Riku praising" Yusuke groaned. "Sorry" they replied in unison. "There's no need for jealousy" Kurama said.

He then sensed something and looked to the window. Hiei was trying to sneak out of it. "Yusuke" Kurama whispered. Yusuke looked at Kurama and saw him pointing at something. He looked over and saw Hiei. He held up a finger and counted to three. They then pulled Hiei back inside and blocked the window.

"Where do you think your going?" Yusuke asked. "None of your business now get out of my way" Hiei replied. "You were going to tail them weren't you?" Kurama asked. Hiei choose to ignore him and looked to the side. "You should listen to people when they talk to you" Botan said as she walked into his line of vision. "Hn" Hiei replied. "Answer us, were you going to tail them?" Kurama asked. "Yes, so what of it? I can't watch over my own sister" he replied. "Not on her first date" Botan said. "I'd like to see you stop me" Hiei said while smirking.

He made a motion to head for another window but Kurama caught him. "You aren't going after them" he said as he tried to subdue the fire demon. "A little help" he said. The others joined him. A lot of thrashing limes and bites soon followed. By the end, Hiei and Botan were in an "interesting" position. "Get off me" she growled. "Then don't loop your leg around me" Hiei replied. She blushed and unhooked him from her little leg hold.

Hiei was about to make another attempt when Kurama used his only weakness. "Anyone want sweet snow" Kurama said. Hiei stopped dead in his tracks. "Sounds good" Yusuke said. "Whatever" Hiei said giving Kurama his 'I'll get you later' look. Kurama merely shook his head and followed everyone into the kitchen.

With the happy couple

"Two for Matrix Reloaded" Riku said. The ticket guy handed him two tickets as Riku paid for them. He walked to where Yukina was waiting. "When's the next showing?" she asked. "In ten minutes" Riku replied. "What'll we do till then?" she asked. "Why don't you go save us some sets and I'll get the snacks" Riku replied. Yukina nodded and left. Riku went for the snacks.

A few minutes later Yukina was waiting for him. She had picked some pretty good sets. "Where is he?" She asked herself. "Hey there babe" a voice said from beside her. She looked toward it and saw a guy with a pretty disturbing look on his face. He was a little on the cute side. "What's a girl like you doing here alone?" he asked. "She's not alone" Riku said. The guy looked up with an annoyed look on his face but he paled when he saw Riku. "Y-your that guy I've seen hanging with Yusuke Urameshi" he said. "Yes and if you don't want me or him to kick your ass I suggest you go find a set" Riku replied calmly. The guy bolted to the back.

Riku picked up the food he set on a set and sat next to Yukina. "You all right" he asked. "Don't worry" she replied. He handed he a tub of popcorn, a bag of Skittles, and a coke. He had two tubs and three sodas. "Can you eat that much?" she asked in amazement. "Remember how I ate when you were at my place?" Riku replied. Yukina was about to reply when the previews started.

After the movie

Riku and Yukina walked hand in hand out of the movie theater. "That was a pretty good movie" she said. "That car chase scene brings back some memories" Riku said. "You were in a car chase?" Yukina asked. "It was some of my pack and the Dark Moon pack. The chase was a lot like the one in the movie, we jumped onto each other's cars, but the road was deserted. A rock face was on one side and a cliff was on the other" Riku replied. "Sound's dangerous" Yukina said. "I actually had fun" Riku said. "Sound's like you" Yukina giggled.

"Why don't you decide where we go next" Riku said. Yukina thought about all the places she could take him but hen she saw a sign on a wall. "Why don't we go to the zoo? I heard it got a new exhibit" she said. "Sounds good to me" Riku said. They headed in the direction of the zoo.

When they got there they saw a billboard that made Riku smirk. It read 'New Grey Wolf Exhibit.' "So that's the new exhibit" he said. "Might be old friends of yours" Yukina said. They headed straight for the new exhibit.

When they got there a pretty big crowd had gathered in front of it. "I have to go. I'll be back" Yukina said as she headed for the bathroom. Riku squeezed through the crowd and made I to the front. As soon as he stopped the wolves lifted their heads. So they smelled me Riku thought. In all there were nine wolves. There were two black ones, one white, four gray ones, and two brown ones.  He could tell by the way they were situated the biggest gray was the alpha male. They all were lying near the front of the cage. 

Riku let out a low growl that the surrounding humans couldn't hear. 'Act casual' he said. They all relaxed their heads. 'So who might you be?' the alpha male asked. Riku could tell the wolf was young, only two years old. 'The names Riku of the Night Wind pack' he replied. 'The Night Wind pack you say' the alpha replied. 'Did I stutter?' Riku asked. 'My pack used to live in the Silver Wind packs territory' the alpha said. The Silver Wind pack's territory was right next to Riku's. The two packs were friends and fought the Dark Moon pack together. 'So how's zoo life?' Riku asked. 'Well we get easy food and we have no worries about being attacked by other packs but I would like us to have more room here' the alpha relied. 'The zoo officials said this holding was only temporary. They're putting the finishing touches on your real holding. I saw it and it's pretty big' Riku replied. 'That's good to hear' the alpha said.

"I'm back" Yukina said as she appeared next to Riku. The crowd around them had moved to other exhibits so they were alone for the moment. "Took you a while" Riku teased. "So are they friends of yours?" Yukina asked motioning to the wolves. "They lived in the Silver Wind pack's territory so they're considered friends" Riku replied.

'Who might she be?' the alpha asked. 'My girlfriend' Riku replied. 'You haven't marked her yet?' the alpha asked. 'I kinda forgot that part' Riku replied. The wolf merely snorted. You could have sworn he was suppressing a laugh. Riku and Yukina then went through the rest of the zoo.

"Those monkeys were adorable" Yukina said as they walked out. "If only they weren't so noisy" Riku said as he rubbed his ears. "Most of the animals seemed a little nervous" Yukina said. "They must have smelled that I was a wolf demon" Riku replied. "So now what?" Yukina asked. "I got us reservations at a sea side restaurant" Riku replied. "Is it fancy?" "Lets just say what we're wearing is as fancy as the dress there comes" Riku said.

They arrived at a place called 'The Mermaid.' They headed for the front counter. "May I help you?" a girl in a uniform asked. Riku pulled out a receipt from his coat. "I asked for the special table" he said. "Follow me" she said.

They walked outside to a balcony with a table for two on it. They took their sets there. "A waiter will be with you soon" the girl said after she handed them menus. "You had them reserve this table for us?" Yukina asked. "I figured we should be alone for our first date" Riku replied. Yukina smiled. They balcony over looked the sea and it was almost sunset.

A familiar woman with a uniform approached them. "Shizuru?" Yukina asked. "Hey Yukina" she replied. "When did you start working here?" Riku asked. "Bout three weeks ago" Shizuru replied. "This is a surprise" Yukina said. "Don't mind me. So what'll you have?" Riku had four helpings of the house special and Yukina had the shrimp salad.

After Riku paid, they went for a walk along a nearby boardwalk. They were the only ones there. Yukina leaned on the railing. Riku slipped his arms around her waist and nuzzled the back of her neck. "I had a great time" she said. "Glad you liked it" he replied. "This view is so beautiful" "Not as beautiful as you" Riku said.

She smiled and turned around in his arms. He dipped his head down and caught her lips with his. She slid her arms around his neck as he pulled her closer. The way the wind blew their hair added a nice effect to the scene. Riku's tongue left her mouth and he gently nipped her neck and left small gashes, which he cleaned with his tongue. Yukina moaned and tilted her head to give him better access. Riku returned to he lips. They went on until the sun had completely set. 

When they got back to Genkai's an interesting scene greeted them. Hiei was gagged and tied to a chair. Yusuke was out cold on the floor, Kurama had an ice bag over his eye, and Botan and Keiko were sitting nervously on the couch. "What happened to you all?" Yukina asked. "I think it would be best if we didn't know" Riku said as he went to untie Hiei. Yusuke came to. "Man Hiei you can kick" he groaned. No sooner had he finished saying this that Hiei charged him and started to clobber him. "How dare you tie me up!!!" he roared. "It was Kurama's idea" Yusuke said as he did his best to block Hiei's fists. "I'll deal with the fox later" Hiei replied. "Hiei please stop" Yukina begged. Hiei immediately stopped his attack. "I think you all should leave" Riku said. Everyone groaned and headed out the door. Riku shook his head.

Yukina walked to him and put her arms around his neck. "We should do this again soon" she said. Riku smiled and kissed her. "Goodnight" she said as she headed for her room. Riku soon went to his own.

As Yukina brushed her hair in front of the mirror something on her neck caught her eye. She looked closer and saw tiny scars where Riku had nipped her earlier. She knew what he was doing. When wolf demons start a relationship they mark their partner with tiny bit marks. They told other demons she was taken. It was the first step in the wolf mating ritual. Does Riku really want me as his mate? I knew he loved me but I didn't think he wanted me as his mate so soon she thought. If they become full mates they would give each other full bite marks. Yukina went to sleep thinking about what life would be like as Riku's mate.

What she and Riku didn't know was that someone had tailed them, and it wasn't Hiei. "So the Devil Wolf is with a koorime. Some things never change" Dusk said from a tree. "Better report my findings" he said as he disappeared. 

Who does Dusk work for? Find out in later chapters. Next chapter, it'll be a surprise. Review please.