Chapter 37

A Day at the Beach

"Which one, which one" Botan mumbled as she looked at the swimsuits that lay in front of her. Yukina, Keiko, and Nami were also trying to decide. They were all in Yukina's room. "I'll go with this one" Nami said as she picked up a purple bikini. Botan chose a pink bikini and Keiko got a green one piece. Yukina slipped one of them into a plastic bag.

"I saw that" Nami said. "Saw what?" Yukina said innocently. "You snuck one of them into your bag" she replied. "Yukina, what are you hiding?" Botan asked teasingly. "N-nothing" stuttered Yukina. She didn't see Nami and Keiko take a peak.

"Yukina?!" Keiko said after she looked in. "And I thought I was the devil around here" Nami added. "What is it?" Botan asked. Keiko whispered it in her ear. "Oh my" Botan said. "I didn't think you would ever wear something like that" Keiko said. "I bet it's for a certain wolf" Nami said slyly. Yukina blushed. "Hey don't worry about it. You should make your boyfriend gape at you" Botan said.

"You girls ready?" Yusuke yelled from the living room. "We're coming" Keiko yelled back. The girls all headed for the living room. All the guys were sitting in the living room waiting for them. Kuwabara held a bag with their trunks in it. "Ready?" Riku asked. The girls nodded and they all headed for two cars. Yusuke and Riku were driving. They had rented two red convertibles. Yukina, Kurama, Botan, and Hiei rode in Riku's and Keiko, Kuwabara, and Nami rode with Yusuke. They decided to keep Hiei and Nami apart at all costs.

When they arrived Hiei "accidentally" hit Nami with the door while opening it. "Watch it fire boy" Nami growled. "Is that a threat? Cause if it is you couldn't do anything to me" Hiei replied. "Is that a challenge shrimp?" she said. Hiei started seething.  Riku and Kurama held him back as he tried to punch the living hell out of Nami. Nami calmly turned around and headed for the changing rooms. The other girls followed her. After a few minutes, Hiei calmed down. "Let's get changed" Riku said as he dragged Hiei behind him.

"You really shouldn't push Hiei like that" Botan said as she came out of the room wearing her bikini. Nami was already in hers. "Like he could do anything. I beat him in a fight remember" Nami replied. "Besides it's funny to see a girl get under his skin like that" Keiko said s she emerged in her swimsuit. They started giggling.

Yukina nervously put on the swimsuit she tried to sneak in. I wonder how he'll react? She asked herself. She wrapped a towel around herself and peaked out the curtain. The others were busying laughing. She took that moment to sneak out of the changing rooms. It should still be there she thought as she headed away from the others.

"Where's Yukina?" Keiko asked. "I bet she doesn't want us to see her in that swimsuit she picked out" Nami said. "Hey Yukina, come out" Botan said. No response. "Yukina?" Botan said again. She pushed aside the curtain to find it vacant of the koorime. "She's gone" Botan said. "Must have snuck out" said Nami. "Lets tell the boys" Keiko said as she headed out. The other two followed.

They found the boys on the boardwalk. "Have you seen Yukina?" Botan asked. "I thought she was with you?" Riku said. He was wearing dark blue swim trunks. "She was but then she snuck out" Keiko said. "I'll sniff her out" Riku said as he left to pick up is girlfriend's scent.

The group then heard the sound of whistling and howling. They looked around them and saw that every guy on the boardwalk was staring at Nami. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and even Kurama all gapped when they got a good look at her. Hiei snuck a few glances. "She's like, Playboy material" Yusuke whispered to Kurama who merely nodded in response. They got slaps from their girlfriends. Nami was seething. After a few more seconds she charged the group and started to pulverize them.

The girls winced as the sound of cracking bones could be heard. "My back!" "My head!" "My balls" "My neck" various guys cried as Nami continued to attack them. When it was through every guy that whistled, howled, or made any perverted comments about Nami, except Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, and Hiei, lay on the ground. Some of their limbs wee bent in ways they shouldn't. "That'll teach you not to drool at a girl" Nami said as she walked back to the group. The other women around them started to cheer.

Meanwhile, Riku was still tracking Yukina's scent. It led him to nearby forest. Why would she go there? He asked himself. He walked into the woods and continued to follow her scent. It led him to a hot spring. It looked like it wasn't used to much. This look interesting Riku thought as he rubbed his chin.

"Your finally here" Yukina said as she emerged from the bushes wrapped in a towel. "Why did you sneak away like that?" Riku asked. "Cause I wanted us to be alone" Yukina replied sensually. She let the towel fall. Riku's eyes widened as he tried to swallow past a sudden dry throat. Yukina was wearing a red bikini that was more revealing than anything else he'd seen her in. It wasn't a thong but it was close enough. Yukina smirked at his reaction and walked closer to him while swaying her hips. "Care to join me?" she asked as she walked past him and eased herself into the pool. Thank you Riku said to the sky.

He then joined Yukina in the spring. "How'd you know about this place?" Riku asked as he put an arm around her shoulder. "I found it last time I came here" Yukina replied. "And why did you led me here?" Riku asked slyly. "I thought you'd never ask" she replied. She moved so that she straddled his hips. "I like where this is going" Riku said as he slid his arms around her waist.

Yukina dipped her head down and caught his lips. He eagerly parted his lips and allowed Yukina's tongue to explore his mouth. Yukina's hands worked his hair out of the ponytail as she deepened the kiss even more. Riku was struggling not to just rip the swimsuit off of her as he left her mouth and licked her collarbone. Yukina responded by licking up is ear and nipping the tip. Riku moaned and tilted his head to give her better access. After a minute of this he returned to her lips. They moaned as there tongues battled. After a few more minutes they broke. "Shouldn't we head back to the others?" Yukina asked. "I think they can manage without us" Riku replied. Yukina smiled and started making out with him.

With the others

"Your blocking my sun" Nami growled as Hiei stood up. "Like you need a tan. You can't get any uglier" he replied. "WHAT!?" she roared. "You heard me" he said calmly as he sat back down. He was wearing, you guessed it, black trunks. "That's it!!!" she growled as she lunged at him. They started rolling on the sand as they pulled at each other's hair. "Stop them Yusuke" Keiko said as the others watch. "I'm not stopping those two" Yusuke replied. "Then one of you go" Botan said to Kurama and Kuwabara. They both shook their heads.

After rolling on the ground for a while, Hiei managed to pin Nami's hands by the wrists and used his legs to stop her kicking. "Looks like I win" he said triumphantly. "That's what you think" she replied. She then head butted his nose causing him to let go of her wrists. She took the opportunity to push Hiei down and turned the tables. "Now look who's on top" she said smirking. Hiei was struggling to get free.

They both stopped struggling against each other when they heard mumbling around them. They looked around and saw that people were mumbling stuff and looking at them. Parents covered their children's eyes. The two then looked back at each other and realized what kind of position they were in. They jumped away from each other and struggled not to blush. Instead, they sent glares at the onlookers, which sent everyone back to what they were doing.

"It seems you two like rolling in the sand" Yusuke said. This earned him a slap from Keiko, a kick in the balls from Nami, and a punch to the face from Hiei. "Anyone else want to join him?" Hiei asked looking at Kurama and Kuwabara. They both tried to hide behind Botan. "Hide behind your own girlfriend" Kurama said. "I don't have one (yet)" Kuwabara replied.

Hiei and Nami both went back to their towels. Neither would admit it but they both kinda like the position they were in (wink). Hiei sighed and started to rub sunscreen on himself. "Need help?" Nami asked. "Since when do you help me?" Hiei replied. "Sorry I asked" she said. After failing to put the stuff on his back and saw no one else could do it but Nami he relented. "Very well, but if you try anything you'll have a date with my katana" he threatened. "Hey, I'm half angel remember" Nami replied. Hiei stared at her suspiciously as he lay on his stomach. Half angel Nami thought as a devilish smile crossed her face. Hiei struggled not to pure as he felt Nami's hands rub his back. Nami herself was trying not to enjoy the fell of his muscular back. It felt so good that Hiei fell asleep. What he hadn't noticed was that Nami had switched the sunscreen bottle with another. That should do it Nami thought as she lay down on her towel.

A few hours later Kurama approached them. "Hiei wake up" Kurama said. Nami kicked Hiei's side. "What is it? "Hiei mumbled as he sat up. "We're heading for the snack bar and…" Kurama stopped mid sentenced when he saw Hiei. "What is it fox?" Hiei asked impatiently. Kurama said nothing. He heard Nami start to snicker. "What is it?" he growled. "Hey Kurama hurry…" Yusuke also stopped when he saw Hiei. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" he burst out laughing. Kuwabara also saw Hiei and joined Yusuke. Botan and Keiko were both giggling. Hiei grabbed a mirror from the bag and gasped when he saw himself. His front half was completely fine but his back half was red with sunburn. Since he'd laid his head on it's side, half his face was red while the other half was normal. Kurama burst out laughing to. "He…HAHA…looks…HAHA…like a…HAHA…lizard" Kuwabara said between laughs.

"Nami!!!" he growled. "Yes" Nami replied between giggles. "I know you did this so spill it" he growled. "All I did was switch the sunscreen for ordinary body lotion" she replied. "What!?" he roared. "You should see the look on your face" she giggled back. Hiei let out a battle cry and lunged at Nami. She rolled out of the way but Hiei managed to grab something, the string that kept her top on. Hiei stood up holding the purple top. The others stopped laughing. Hiei looked back at Nami who was covering herself with both arms. You could see steam coming from her ears. "YOU PERVERT!!!" she yelled. She attacked Hiei while still trying to cover herself up. The others winced as Hiei was sent crashing into the boardwalk. Hiei lay in the wreckage with swirls in his eyes. Nami stomped toward the changing rooms with the top in her left hand and her right arm covering her chest.

With everyone's favorite couple

"Oh Riku" Yukina moaned as he sucked her neck. (THEY AREN'T DOING THAT)

With the others

"Ouch" Hiei said as Kurama pulled a splinter from his back. They had dragged him to the snack bar and Kurama was pulling out the splinters he got from the crash. The fact he had some serious sunburn didn't help. "Your lucky she didn't break any of your bones" Kurama said as he pulled another out.

Yusuke and Kuwabara were at a nearby table choking down food. "I bet I can eat enough to throw up before you" Kuwabara said. "Your on" Yusuke said as they started to eat faster. Nami was at another table with Keiko and Botan. She was glaring at Hiei while licking the sweet snow she bought.

"That's the last of them" Kurama said as he put the tweezers away. "What about my skin?" Hiei asked. "I know of some herbs that can get rid of the burns" Kurama said. He patted Hiei on the back, which caused him to yelp. "I'll get you some sweet snow" Kurama said as he got up.

He stepped back as Yusuke and Kuwabara both ran to the nearest trashcan and threw up. "I won" Yusuke said as he whipped his mouth with a napkin. "You cheated" Kuwabara replied. They were about to start fighting when a chair hit the both of them. "You two sit down" Keiko growled with another chair in her hands. They both rushed to the nearest chair.

"Has anyone noticed Riku and Yukina haven't come back?" Kurama asked as he handed the sweet snow to Hiei. "He couldn't have that much trouble finding her with a nose like that" Yusuke said. "Why don't we split up and look for them" Botan said. Everyone nodded and went to find them. The groups were Hiei and Kurama, Yusuke and Kuwabara, and the girls stuck together.

With Riku and Yukina

Yukina's head and hand lay on Riku's cheat and his arm was around her shoulder. "It was better than the other times" she said. "That suit of yours is real motivation" Riku replied smirking. Yukina sighed and snuggled closer to him. Riku ran his hand through her hair.

"Yukina, Riku" Botan's voiced called out. They both sat up. "What if they see me like this?" Yukina said. "I hope you have a back up plan" Riku said. "I have a less revealing bikini in my bag" Yukina replied. "You stay here and I'll get it" Riku said. He wind morphed and flew to the girls. Botan was wearing Yukina's bag. Riku quickly grabbed the bikini and headed back to Yukina.  

"Here you go" Riku said as he handed her the bikini. He turned around as she changed. "Okay Riku" Yukina said when she finished. Riku turned around and saw Yukina in a much less revealing bikini. "I liked the other better" he said slyly. Yukina blushed. "Follow me" he said as he took her hand. Yukina's other bikini was hidden in the towel she brought with her. Riku was carrying it.

They snuck out of the forest and started to casually walk along the boardwalk. The girls ran to them. "Where have you two been?" Botan asked. "We just went for a walk along the beach" Riku replied. "Guys we found them" Keiko yelled. The others jogged toward them. Nami noticed a red string sticking out the bottom of the towel Riku held. She smirked to herself. Look's like someone had fun she thought. "What happened to my brother?" Yukina asked motioning to Hiei. "Devil bitch" Hiei mumbled back. 

"It's getting late so let's head back" Yusuke said. They all went back to the changing rooms then pilled back into the cars. When they arrived a certain granny was waiting for them. "So your back granny" Yusuke said. "Don't you granny me. I told you not to wreck my temple while I was away" she said angrily. Hiei and Nami flitted off, Kurama and Botan rode away on her oar, and Riku, Yukina, and Keiko decided to head for Keiko's restaurant. (It's been rebuilt)

"It was Hiei and Nami not me" Yusuke said nervously. "And you didn't try to stop them?" Genkai replied. "Well uh…um" "Well you can think about taking responsibility while running up and down these stares for the next ten hours" she replied. "What!?" said Yusuke. "Make that eleven hours" said Genkai. Yusuke started to run up and down the stares. "And every time you complain I'll add another hour" yelled Genkai. "Stupid old hag" Yusuke mumbled. "Correction, twelve hours" called down Genkai. Yusuke groaned and continued. "And when your done, you can start cleaning up the place" she said as she sat in a tree to watch him.

At Kurama's house

Kurama opened the window to let Hiei in. "Do you have to come now" Kurama asked. Hiei saw lipstick on the fox's face and lips. "Where's the herb you said could solve my burn problem?" Hiei asked. "I'll get it later" Kurama replied. "I'm not leaving till you get it" Hiei said as he crossed his arms over his chest. Kurama sighed and headed back downstairs. "Sorry Botan but Hiei calls" he said. Botan pouted and headed out the door. "What a day" Kurama said.

The next chapter will skip ahead a few months. The gang will go to Riku's village for the birth of his next brother. Review please.