Botan grimaced at the sight of Yuskue and Hikari fighting, wincing again as
Yuskue started screaming for mercy. "She's as bad as Keiko!" The chipper
grim reaper muttered to Kurama.
His response was a smile and a nod. "Good thing I'm not as unruly as Yuskue, or I'd be sporting a lot more bruises." He laughed, light and airy. Hiei snorted.
"Ahhh! No, Hikari, I didn't mean it! Sorry! Sorry!" Yuskue was immediately released, and fell to the ground. He lay there for several seconds, panting and, not that anyone else could see, crying. "Jeez, whats your deal?"
Hikari grinned, "I'm a girl. I don't like knowing I can't do something." With a sheepish smile at him, she held out her hand and pulled the disgruntled Spirit Detective to his feet. Yuskue rubbed his side, looking rather embarrassed. Snickering, she handed him a tissue.
"Whats this fer?" He asked in a slightly whiny tone of voice.
Hikari grinned evilly, inclined her head towards the others, and said loudly, "For those tears streaming down your face." Yuskue blushed scarlet and snatched the tissue from her hand.
"Can we play now?" Kuwabara asked brightly, though he gave Hikari a sideways glance of cautiousness. He'd have to keep an eye on her.
"Yes, let's!" Botan agreed. She snatched the ball as Hiei listlessly tossed it up. He glared as she stuck her tongue out. "I'm the captain!"
"And I is the captain fer our team!" Yuskue boomed, despite Kuwabara's obvious disagreement.
"And I AM the captain FOR our team, Yuskue. Perhaps you out to be studying language rather than playing." Kurama corrected good naturally as they grouped into their proper teams. After a moment of conversing, it was game time.
"Okay, people. Heres the rules: all shots are worth one point, and anything goes!" Hikari informed them. Upon being questioned as to the 'one point' comment, she flushed and muttered her answer as she scuffed the ground with the toe of her shoe. She had decided that all baskets would only count as one because the regular way of scoring was to confusing and complicated for her.
Kuwabara snickered into his hand, and promptly tried to look solemn as Hikari glared at him. Botan and Hiei walked to the center of the 'court'. The Grim Reaper tilted her head to the side and loosely tossed the ball to the demon before her. Hiei caught it with ease, and chucked it back, far more aggressive than she. She took a startled step back and blinked at him. "No need to be so hostile," She said to herself before tossing it back. Hiei hesitated only a moment before darting around her. It took a moment before his dribbling became rhythmical, but as soon as he got a hold of it, he increased his speed, ducking past Kurama.
"No fair! We can't go that fast!" Hikari complained, stopping dead in her pursuance of the black blur that was Hiei. Grinning to himself, Hiei stopped short, putting a hand to the pavement to halt his movement, his feet leaving long, black skid marks. Not one to miss a beat, he lifted one hand to toss the ball into the basket. With a swoosh, the ball fell through life a hot knife through butter. Smiling smugly, He walked casually over to his team mates, who had proceeded to dance in a circle, christening it a 'victory dance', while chanting: "Hiei. Hiei. Hiei. Hiei is da man!"
"Cheating little baka!" Hikari snarled, her hands clenching into fists at her sides. Hiei cocked his head to the side and gave her another smug look. She seethed, "Baka henjin! Chiisai oni! Itamashii demon [Stupid freak! Little demon! Pathetic]!"
"Kurushindeiru [Pain in the neck]!" Hiei answered, dismissing her with a wave of his hand. "I believe it was you who said 'anything goes'."
"Come now, Hiei, it really isn't fair. How can we compete with your speed?" Kurama reasoned.
"Deal with it." Hiei bent over as the ball rolled to him, and leisurely tossed it to the redhead. Hikari called for a time out, and her request was granted. Putting her face close to Kurama's, she let him know exactly how it was they'd match Hiei's speed. Grinning, Botan took the ball from the Yoko-gone-nigen. Kurama inclined his head as his emerald eyes scanned the pavement for green. With a small smile he stooped to speak to the short blades of grass growing out of cracks in the pavement. He had a favor to ask them.
Hikari attempted to slow Hiei down by jumping into his path. He darted around her, only to find Botan in his way. Coming to a stop, he reversed his course, hoping to throw them off. Sensing Kurama's chi behind him, he spun around. Kurama stood calmly beside a ten foot plant, which had been some grass a moment ago. Before he could react, the shrubbery snatched him up, vines encircling his arms and legs, preventing him from struggling. The ball fell from his grasp. Before he could start swearing, another vine curled around his mouth. He was trapped.
Kurama retrieved the ball from where it had fallen. "Forgive me, Hiei. But, as you know, anything goes." Hiei glared and fought madly to free himself, but to no avail.
"Come on! How are we soposed to play ball with that monster thing in the middle of the court?" Kuwabara whined, shaking his fist at the plant in question.
Kurama shrugged, "Play around it, I sopose."
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His response was a smile and a nod. "Good thing I'm not as unruly as Yuskue, or I'd be sporting a lot more bruises." He laughed, light and airy. Hiei snorted.
"Ahhh! No, Hikari, I didn't mean it! Sorry! Sorry!" Yuskue was immediately released, and fell to the ground. He lay there for several seconds, panting and, not that anyone else could see, crying. "Jeez, whats your deal?"
Hikari grinned, "I'm a girl. I don't like knowing I can't do something." With a sheepish smile at him, she held out her hand and pulled the disgruntled Spirit Detective to his feet. Yuskue rubbed his side, looking rather embarrassed. Snickering, she handed him a tissue.
"Whats this fer?" He asked in a slightly whiny tone of voice.
Hikari grinned evilly, inclined her head towards the others, and said loudly, "For those tears streaming down your face." Yuskue blushed scarlet and snatched the tissue from her hand.
"Can we play now?" Kuwabara asked brightly, though he gave Hikari a sideways glance of cautiousness. He'd have to keep an eye on her.
"Yes, let's!" Botan agreed. She snatched the ball as Hiei listlessly tossed it up. He glared as she stuck her tongue out. "I'm the captain!"
"And I is the captain fer our team!" Yuskue boomed, despite Kuwabara's obvious disagreement.
"And I AM the captain FOR our team, Yuskue. Perhaps you out to be studying language rather than playing." Kurama corrected good naturally as they grouped into their proper teams. After a moment of conversing, it was game time.
"Okay, people. Heres the rules: all shots are worth one point, and anything goes!" Hikari informed them. Upon being questioned as to the 'one point' comment, she flushed and muttered her answer as she scuffed the ground with the toe of her shoe. She had decided that all baskets would only count as one because the regular way of scoring was to confusing and complicated for her.
Kuwabara snickered into his hand, and promptly tried to look solemn as Hikari glared at him. Botan and Hiei walked to the center of the 'court'. The Grim Reaper tilted her head to the side and loosely tossed the ball to the demon before her. Hiei caught it with ease, and chucked it back, far more aggressive than she. She took a startled step back and blinked at him. "No need to be so hostile," She said to herself before tossing it back. Hiei hesitated only a moment before darting around her. It took a moment before his dribbling became rhythmical, but as soon as he got a hold of it, he increased his speed, ducking past Kurama.
"No fair! We can't go that fast!" Hikari complained, stopping dead in her pursuance of the black blur that was Hiei. Grinning to himself, Hiei stopped short, putting a hand to the pavement to halt his movement, his feet leaving long, black skid marks. Not one to miss a beat, he lifted one hand to toss the ball into the basket. With a swoosh, the ball fell through life a hot knife through butter. Smiling smugly, He walked casually over to his team mates, who had proceeded to dance in a circle, christening it a 'victory dance', while chanting: "Hiei. Hiei. Hiei. Hiei is da man!"
"Cheating little baka!" Hikari snarled, her hands clenching into fists at her sides. Hiei cocked his head to the side and gave her another smug look. She seethed, "Baka henjin! Chiisai oni! Itamashii demon [Stupid freak! Little demon! Pathetic]!"
"Kurushindeiru [Pain in the neck]!" Hiei answered, dismissing her with a wave of his hand. "I believe it was you who said 'anything goes'."
"Come now, Hiei, it really isn't fair. How can we compete with your speed?" Kurama reasoned.
"Deal with it." Hiei bent over as the ball rolled to him, and leisurely tossed it to the redhead. Hikari called for a time out, and her request was granted. Putting her face close to Kurama's, she let him know exactly how it was they'd match Hiei's speed. Grinning, Botan took the ball from the Yoko-gone-nigen. Kurama inclined his head as his emerald eyes scanned the pavement for green. With a small smile he stooped to speak to the short blades of grass growing out of cracks in the pavement. He had a favor to ask them.
Hikari attempted to slow Hiei down by jumping into his path. He darted around her, only to find Botan in his way. Coming to a stop, he reversed his course, hoping to throw them off. Sensing Kurama's chi behind him, he spun around. Kurama stood calmly beside a ten foot plant, which had been some grass a moment ago. Before he could react, the shrubbery snatched him up, vines encircling his arms and legs, preventing him from struggling. The ball fell from his grasp. Before he could start swearing, another vine curled around his mouth. He was trapped.
Kurama retrieved the ball from where it had fallen. "Forgive me, Hiei. But, as you know, anything goes." Hiei glared and fought madly to free himself, but to no avail.
"Come on! How are we soposed to play ball with that monster thing in the middle of the court?" Kuwabara whined, shaking his fist at the plant in question.
Kurama shrugged, "Play around it, I sopose."
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