A/N: Sorry I'm so late in this, we've had test after test after test! I
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Disclaimer: If I really owned YuYu Hakusho, do you really think I'd spend my time writing fanfics?
Chapter Twelve
Botan picked at her salad while Yukina nibbled on her sandwich. "You know it is a small world. Your brother is in love with Adreana, who's best friend is in love with me who also happens to be your brother, and Yusuke is in love with Keiko, who is best friends with Kuwabara who's in love with you." She laughed as she speared a tomato with her fork.
Yukina giggled. "We're worse then soap operas! How's she holding up?"
"Adreana? She's better than she was before, and her and Kurama are closer than ever. And of course she has Hiei there to comfort her."
***
They sat across the table from each other, with a bowl of Ramen in front of them. Hiei spooned some into his mouth then looked at her.
Adreana sat in her chair, uncomfortable. The pills that Hiei had instructed she take were at the bottom of the trashcan. It wasn't that she ignored what he had asked of her but... she didn't do pain killers. So now the pain was killing her and she began to think, 'This is why they call them pain killers.'
"Why aren't you eating?" He asked snapping her out of her thoughts, narrowing his eyes at the full bowl.
"Oh... sorry. It's delicious." Adreana absent mindless stirred her Ramen.
"You haven't even touched it. Are you all right?" His voice was full of concern.
"Just a little tired, that's all." Now she took a spoonful into her mouth, but she swallowed it without even tasting it.
"You slept all day, is something else bothering you?"
"No... I'm fine Hiei." She took another spoonful, realizing it tasted good and made her feel a little bit better.
"Well... we need to talk about it, Adreana."
She shifted uncomfortably in her chair. "What do you want to talk about?"
"You quitting."
Adreana dropped her spoon. "Quit?"
"Yes, you quitting."
She looked at him as if he was telling her to jump out the window. "I can't just quit."
Hiei's eyebrows rose. "Yes you can. You quit. Simple as that. I won't allow you to continue." Taking a sip from his tea he closed his eyes.
"You... won't allow me... to continue?" Adreana said with her eyebrow twitching.
"Yes." He set down his cup of tea and his eyes widened as Adreana slid back her chair, picked up her bowl of Ramen, and dumped it on his head.
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" She yelled then turned and stormed out of the kitchen leaving Hiei alone.
He sighed and closed his eyes, feeling noodles slip off his head. A soft click was heard then another, he didn't recognize the sound until it was too late and Kurama was running from the room with the camera.
"KURAMA!"
***
As it turns out, Adreana didn't run far. Just to Botan's apartment. But she had been running and it had reopened some of her wounds a little so she decided to take a shower. She sat on the floor of the shower and just let the water beat on her skin, washing away the blood drips and releasing some of the tension in her muscles.
She'd taken her hair out of its braid letting it cascade down her back like a river. It didn't bother her at all with her hair being so long, it felt good to lather up all her hair and then letting the soap rinse it out. A relaxing shower was exactly what she needed.
Deciding she'd better get out before Botan thinks she drowned herself, she turned off the water and toweled off, then redressed. Slowly she braided her hair making it flawless.
"Adreana...? Are you all right?" Botan poked her head through the door just as she finished braiding.
"Yes, Botan, I'm fine." Her body was screaming at her to rest, hell, knock herself unconscious if possible, just to end the pain.
Botan bit her lip. "Because... your brother is here."
Adreana sighed, when Botan referred to Kurama as her brother and not by his name she was definitely in trouble. Slowly she followed Botan down the stairs to be faced by not only a frowning Kurama, but also a silently stiff and obviously angry Hiei.
She glanced at Botan accusingly who blushed. "Well if you knew he was here you wouldn't come at all..."
"Baby sister... you haven't been taking your pills... and... have your wounds reopened?" He said slowly looking at the skin that was exposed and she quickly covered it.
Hiei made a noise that sounded very much like a growl as he took a step towards her but she stepped back. "No they haven't..." She protested.
"Adreana... you wouldn't lie to your brother would you..." Kurama pressed stepping close and slipping a comforting arm around her shoulders. She bit her lip as his arm grazed a wound on her back and forced a weak smile. "So they have reopened..." For the first time in a long while she saw her brother angry.
"Adreana! You shouldn't have pushed yourself when you're not well, you've reopened your wounds!" He yelled causing Adreana's eyes to widen and appear to shrink drastically in size.
"Gee... I've never seen Kurama so angry... actually this is the first time I can recall even seeing him angry!" Botan whispered to Hiei who never took his eyes off Adreana.
"She is his baby sister, and loves her. He probably thought she would never do something so stupid."
Botan gave Hiei a angry look. "She would have never even come here if you hadn't been ordering her around!"
Hiei gave her a cold look before stepping forward and causing Kurama to shut his mouth and Adreana to turn her gaze to him. "Kurama I'll handle this." He stepped even closer and gave her a long look. "Come."
"I wouldn't order me around again if I were you," Adreana said icily, glaring at him. "Street Fighters are used to fighting through pain."
Kurama and Botan both sweat dropped. "This will not end well..." Kurama whispered to his girlfriend who nodded in turn.
"Do not make me force you." Hiei said without a hint of emotion in his voice. Then, looking at her he sighed and let a bit through. "For I do not wish to."
Adreana softened a little bit and he took advantage of it by grasping her hand in his own. "We'll talk in private." He flashed her one of his extremely rare smiles and she smiled slowly in turn. They left quietly leaving just Kurama and Botan.
"Think it'll go well?" He asked her.
"He'll probably screw it up, referring to her as property or something." She sighed leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Your right," Kurama agreed wrapping his arm around her waist.
***
"Hmm...? What's this...?" Yusuke held up a plain white envelope up to the light and glanced at Keiko. "What do you think?"
She was lying on her bed, trying to get her homework done. "Mother said it was from a cute red haired boy, must be from Kurama."
Yusuke grunted, 'Stupid Kurama, him and his good looks.' Grumbling he opened the envelope to see a small Polaroid picture slip out and land on the floor. Bending down he picked it up and turned it over to see something that almost made him cough up a lung.
Hiei was sitting in a chair looking utterly surprised with a bowl of Ramen dumped upside down on his head.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
***
Yukina was sitting on the couch, with Kuwabara's arm wrapped around her shoulders knitting. She was making more blankets for winter, a black one for Hiei, a orange one for Kuwabara, a red one for Kurama, a green one for Yusuke, a pink one for Botan, a light blue one for Keiko, and for Adreana, she'd decided to make her one with black and blue.
"It'll go well with her bruises!" Kuwabara laughed at his joke, not knowing that he was also getting a blanket. (She planned on also making him a orange sweater)
"I was hoping I would have her as a sister in law but they're both just so stubborn." She sighed biting her lip and Kuwabara brought her closer.
"Don't worry, if Yusuke can marry Keiko, Hiei will marry Adreana." He started to press a kiss to her temple when she jumped off the sofa.
"YUSUKE ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM?!" She squealed.
Disclaimer: If I really owned YuYu Hakusho, do you really think I'd spend my time writing fanfics?
Chapter Twelve
Botan picked at her salad while Yukina nibbled on her sandwich. "You know it is a small world. Your brother is in love with Adreana, who's best friend is in love with me who also happens to be your brother, and Yusuke is in love with Keiko, who is best friends with Kuwabara who's in love with you." She laughed as she speared a tomato with her fork.
Yukina giggled. "We're worse then soap operas! How's she holding up?"
"Adreana? She's better than she was before, and her and Kurama are closer than ever. And of course she has Hiei there to comfort her."
***
They sat across the table from each other, with a bowl of Ramen in front of them. Hiei spooned some into his mouth then looked at her.
Adreana sat in her chair, uncomfortable. The pills that Hiei had instructed she take were at the bottom of the trashcan. It wasn't that she ignored what he had asked of her but... she didn't do pain killers. So now the pain was killing her and she began to think, 'This is why they call them pain killers.'
"Why aren't you eating?" He asked snapping her out of her thoughts, narrowing his eyes at the full bowl.
"Oh... sorry. It's delicious." Adreana absent mindless stirred her Ramen.
"You haven't even touched it. Are you all right?" His voice was full of concern.
"Just a little tired, that's all." Now she took a spoonful into her mouth, but she swallowed it without even tasting it.
"You slept all day, is something else bothering you?"
"No... I'm fine Hiei." She took another spoonful, realizing it tasted good and made her feel a little bit better.
"Well... we need to talk about it, Adreana."
She shifted uncomfortably in her chair. "What do you want to talk about?"
"You quitting."
Adreana dropped her spoon. "Quit?"
"Yes, you quitting."
She looked at him as if he was telling her to jump out the window. "I can't just quit."
Hiei's eyebrows rose. "Yes you can. You quit. Simple as that. I won't allow you to continue." Taking a sip from his tea he closed his eyes.
"You... won't allow me... to continue?" Adreana said with her eyebrow twitching.
"Yes." He set down his cup of tea and his eyes widened as Adreana slid back her chair, picked up her bowl of Ramen, and dumped it on his head.
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" She yelled then turned and stormed out of the kitchen leaving Hiei alone.
He sighed and closed his eyes, feeling noodles slip off his head. A soft click was heard then another, he didn't recognize the sound until it was too late and Kurama was running from the room with the camera.
"KURAMA!"
***
As it turns out, Adreana didn't run far. Just to Botan's apartment. But she had been running and it had reopened some of her wounds a little so she decided to take a shower. She sat on the floor of the shower and just let the water beat on her skin, washing away the blood drips and releasing some of the tension in her muscles.
She'd taken her hair out of its braid letting it cascade down her back like a river. It didn't bother her at all with her hair being so long, it felt good to lather up all her hair and then letting the soap rinse it out. A relaxing shower was exactly what she needed.
Deciding she'd better get out before Botan thinks she drowned herself, she turned off the water and toweled off, then redressed. Slowly she braided her hair making it flawless.
"Adreana...? Are you all right?" Botan poked her head through the door just as she finished braiding.
"Yes, Botan, I'm fine." Her body was screaming at her to rest, hell, knock herself unconscious if possible, just to end the pain.
Botan bit her lip. "Because... your brother is here."
Adreana sighed, when Botan referred to Kurama as her brother and not by his name she was definitely in trouble. Slowly she followed Botan down the stairs to be faced by not only a frowning Kurama, but also a silently stiff and obviously angry Hiei.
She glanced at Botan accusingly who blushed. "Well if you knew he was here you wouldn't come at all..."
"Baby sister... you haven't been taking your pills... and... have your wounds reopened?" He said slowly looking at the skin that was exposed and she quickly covered it.
Hiei made a noise that sounded very much like a growl as he took a step towards her but she stepped back. "No they haven't..." She protested.
"Adreana... you wouldn't lie to your brother would you..." Kurama pressed stepping close and slipping a comforting arm around her shoulders. She bit her lip as his arm grazed a wound on her back and forced a weak smile. "So they have reopened..." For the first time in a long while she saw her brother angry.
"Adreana! You shouldn't have pushed yourself when you're not well, you've reopened your wounds!" He yelled causing Adreana's eyes to widen and appear to shrink drastically in size.
"Gee... I've never seen Kurama so angry... actually this is the first time I can recall even seeing him angry!" Botan whispered to Hiei who never took his eyes off Adreana.
"She is his baby sister, and loves her. He probably thought she would never do something so stupid."
Botan gave Hiei a angry look. "She would have never even come here if you hadn't been ordering her around!"
Hiei gave her a cold look before stepping forward and causing Kurama to shut his mouth and Adreana to turn her gaze to him. "Kurama I'll handle this." He stepped even closer and gave her a long look. "Come."
"I wouldn't order me around again if I were you," Adreana said icily, glaring at him. "Street Fighters are used to fighting through pain."
Kurama and Botan both sweat dropped. "This will not end well..." Kurama whispered to his girlfriend who nodded in turn.
"Do not make me force you." Hiei said without a hint of emotion in his voice. Then, looking at her he sighed and let a bit through. "For I do not wish to."
Adreana softened a little bit and he took advantage of it by grasping her hand in his own. "We'll talk in private." He flashed her one of his extremely rare smiles and she smiled slowly in turn. They left quietly leaving just Kurama and Botan.
"Think it'll go well?" He asked her.
"He'll probably screw it up, referring to her as property or something." She sighed leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Your right," Kurama agreed wrapping his arm around her waist.
***
"Hmm...? What's this...?" Yusuke held up a plain white envelope up to the light and glanced at Keiko. "What do you think?"
She was lying on her bed, trying to get her homework done. "Mother said it was from a cute red haired boy, must be from Kurama."
Yusuke grunted, 'Stupid Kurama, him and his good looks.' Grumbling he opened the envelope to see a small Polaroid picture slip out and land on the floor. Bending down he picked it up and turned it over to see something that almost made him cough up a lung.
Hiei was sitting in a chair looking utterly surprised with a bowl of Ramen dumped upside down on his head.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
***
Yukina was sitting on the couch, with Kuwabara's arm wrapped around her shoulders knitting. She was making more blankets for winter, a black one for Hiei, a orange one for Kuwabara, a red one for Kurama, a green one for Yusuke, a pink one for Botan, a light blue one for Keiko, and for Adreana, she'd decided to make her one with black and blue.
"It'll go well with her bruises!" Kuwabara laughed at his joke, not knowing that he was also getting a blanket. (She planned on also making him a orange sweater)
"I was hoping I would have her as a sister in law but they're both just so stubborn." She sighed biting her lip and Kuwabara brought her closer.
"Don't worry, if Yusuke can marry Keiko, Hiei will marry Adreana." He started to press a kiss to her temple when she jumped off the sofa.
"YUSUKE ASKED HER TO MARRY HIM?!" She squealed.