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Chapter 7

Unknown Planning

Yusuke walked up Keiko's street slowly. He started to wake her up. "Keikoooo..." he called softly, smirking a bit.

She stirred and mumbled something, then stretched out her arms and opened her eyes lazily. "Y...Yusuke!" She suddenly sounded alarmed, and then glared at him, crossing her arms. "I can walk you know."

"You were asleep," he told her defensively.

"I was not!"

He sweat dropped as she pushed out of his arms and stood up to stretch.

"So where's Lebiri staying?" she asked as they walked, side by side up the street.

"Kurama's," Yusuke said.

"Poor girl. She should stay with me!"

"What's wrong with Kurama?..."

"Sure they're cousins, but she'll still be stuck with a guy."

He shoved his hands in his pockets and was about to retort when she changed the subject.

"I'm going to invite Shizuru to the training tomorrow. Lebiri said we're welcome to come. Too bad Yukina's out of town. Hey do you know where Botan is?"

"Still working for Koenma."

"Well I wonder when she'll take a break?"

Yusuke shrugged.

The two arrived in front of Keiko's house. They walked up to the door and faced each other.

Keiko spoke first. "Thanks for walking me Yusuke."

"No problem," he said, looking away and scratching the bock of his head with a small grin.

She smiled and leaned up to kiss his cheek.

Yusuke looked at her as she put her hand on the door nob. "Keiko?" he said slowly.

Keiko turned to him. "Hm?"

"I just remembered. Botan and Koenma want me early tomorrow - a new detective item or something..."

She raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Well can you talk to Botan for me then?"

"Yeah, sure."

"I'll be fine walking to Kuwabara's to get Shizuru, and then I'll just stick with those two."

"Alright...I'll see you tomorrow afternoon then." Yusuke gave her a quick kiss, then jumped down the porch steps. Keiko waved as he jogged down the street and headed for his house. She went inside.

When Yusuke got home, he found his mother in the kitchen cooking in a frilly apron in front of the stove.

"You're home," he said, walking in and sitting at the table with an obvious bad attitude.

She whipped around, left hand on her hip and right hand holding a wooden spoon in the air, and glared at him.

"Hmph! You sound so happy!" she said sarcastically. Turning around and stirring in a pot, she asked, "And where have you been?"

Yusuke got up to set the table. "Places..." Seeing her stiffen, he added, "I took Keiko out..."

"Uh huh. Anyway, you have school tomorrow so-"

"No, it's spring vacation."

"What?" She switched off the heat of her Miso soup. "How long?"

"Two weeks," he said as he grabbed some chop sticks and set them on the table. He sat down. "Where have you been?"

His mother took the pot from the stove and ladeled some miso into the bowls Yusuke sat out. "Well that's certainly none of your business!" she said hotly. Then she smiled lazily and sat the pot back down on the stove. She sat down and said, "But since you're so persuasive..." She picked up her chopsticks and waved them around. "I quit my old junkie job!"

Yusuke's eyes widened.

"And was out getting a better one!"

He sighed in relief. "Phew! I thought you'd make me get a job!"

"Humph. Show a little support, Yusuke!" She stood up and grabbed some rice from the stove.

"Yeh yeh. Sorry." He picked up his chopsticks and chowed down. She rolled her eyes and did the same. What a loving family.

"Mother! I'm home! Are you up?"

Kurama, after letting his cousin in, shut the door behind himself and Lebiri.

"Suuichi!" His mother came to greet them. She smiled and said to Lebiri, "Hello dear!"

Lebiri bowed. "Hello Aunt Shiori."

Shiori looked confused for a moment, but then she took Lebiri's hands in hers as the girl looked up. "Lebiri?...Oh! Oh my goodness! I could never forget those gorgeous eyes of yours! My, I haven't seen you in years! Come here!" She embraced Lebiri in a friendly hug, then pulled back and spoke to Kurama. "Suuichi, why didn't you tell me your cousin was coming?"

Kurama put on an innocent face. "Surprise, Mother!"

Shiori pulled him into a hug and said, "Well, welcome back Suu-chan. Are you two hungry?" She turned to Lebiri expectantly.

"Uh...starved," Lebiri said politely. Mothers and their cooking...

Shiori grinned and hurried to the kitchen.

Kurama walked down a hallway and motioned for his cousin to follow. He led her to a room. "You can sleep here. My room is a couple doors down, and Mother's is upstairs. Just yell if you need anything." As Lebiri thanked him and walked in to look around, Kurama noticed something. "Do you have any luggage, Lebiri?"

Lebiri studied the room. There was a king size bed sideways against the wall, a dresser across the room in the corner, a nightstand next to the bed, and an empty closet next to the dresser. There were two windows, one above the bed, and one all the way across the room, opposite the door. The carpet was lavender, as were the walls. It looked nice and cozy. Lebiri turned to Kurama. "I wanted to travel light," she said as she flicked the nightstand lamp on and sat on the bed. "Nice bed."

Kurama stared at her. "Then...what are you going to wear to bed? And...'

Lebiri smiled at him. "I'll just materialize some stuff, cuz!"

"I see..." Kurama replied. "Well...I have a question."

"Shoot."

"When you materialize things...where exactly do they come from?"

"Well...they just...I don't know how to put it but..." She looked up thoughtfully. "They're just, like, born into this world. I mean, it's not like I would be stealing something from some person out there. It's just made. Great for inventing stuff..." She laughed as he raised an eyebrow.

"Suu-chan! Lee-chan! Dinner!" Shiori's voice was heard.

Kurama yelled back, "Coming Mother!" Then he turned to Lebiri. "I'll let you settle in. Come to dinner when you like." He turned to leave, but stopped when his cousin spoke.

"Hey Kurama," Lebiri said slowly.

"Yes?"

"Lee-chan...that's what my parents called me..."

Kurama turned and watched her. She suddenly grinned.

"I loved that name."

"Are you...ok with it if she calls you that?..."

"Yes! Of course, I'd love to hear that name again."

Kurama smiled and left with an "ok".

Lebiri stretched and got settled in.

At Dinner

Shiori, Kurama, and Lebiri were all sitting around the table in the dining room.

"So Lebiri," Shiori asked. "Do you have luggage?"

Kurama froze, but Lebiri answered smoothly, "Yes. It was only a little, but I mailed it ahead of me. It should be at the post office now."

"I'll go pick it up for you then."

"Oh, please don't bother. I brought night things and a pair of clothes by hand."

Though he hated lying to his mother, Kurama caught on. "And Lebiri and I are going out tomorrow morning. So we'll get everything then."

Shiori nodded. "Ok..."

The rest of dinner went on smoothly. Kurama finished and took Lebiri back to her room when she was done. Shiori said goodnight and went up to her room.

"Goodnight Kurama," Lebiri said quietly.

"Goodnight," Kurama said. He shut her door and went to his room.

Lebiri sighed, exhausted. 'What a long day.' She shut the window curtains, materialized a silver, silk nightgown, and changed.

Before she got in bed, she turned off the lights and prayed. Then she opened the curtain next to her bed. It was a perfect view of the moon. She smiled and climbed into the king-size, then fell asleep...

Hiei stood up. He walked away from the bench and stood at the park entrance. He crossed his arms impatiently, waiting...

Looking up into the night sky, he scowled and said, "About time."

Koenma's face was clearly visible to the demon.

"Oh keep your shirt on Hiei!"

"I intend to."

"I was busy!" Koenma rolled his eyes. "Botan's coming."

He scowled again and leaned against a tree.

Koenma faded away, and a few minutes later, Botan appeared on her oar. "Ok Hiei!" she called cheerfully. "Hop on!"

He walked over and stared at the oar, his expression showing total distaste as always.

Botan sighed, but waited silently.

Eventually Hiei got on, and she took off for Spirit World.

Five minutes later, Botan dropped Hiei off at his huge, five star pent house apartment.

He went in silently, without so much as a thank you to her. But she was used to it. As usual, she wondered three things as he shut the door behind him: 'Who owned the other half of the place?', 'How did Hiei, of all people, get the place!', and 'What did he live like? Incredibly clean, or messy?'. "Hmm," she wondered aloud. Then she took off to Koenma's office.

Hiei walked into the small front lobby. He got in the elevator and traveled up to his part of the apartment.

Once there, he pulled out a card, unlocked the door, and entered. He walked straight into the living room and continued through three others to reach his room. Not hungry, he decided to retire for the night.

He sighed and prepared to take a shower.

"Can't we just attack her now, Jurota-sama sir my lord?" A bloodthirsty little shrimp of a demon anxiously panted and rubbed his scaly, clawed hands together.

"No." Uroki Jurota was bigger and taller than any of his demon gang members. Every member was either scared of him, or respected him enough to do his dirty work and serve him. He continued, "However, we shall have to give her a warning. I don't feel like fighting her in a whole month and three weeks. Earlier. We'll get her earlier. Prepare to give her the message: 3 weeks."

The shrimp nodded hungrily.

"Now Sinai! Go!"

"Yes Jurota-sama sir my lord!" And he scuttled away thinking, 'A message huh? What kind...let's see...' He cackled loudly.

'Ok...', Jurota thought. 'What an insane little shrimp.'

Hiei opened the bathroom door and stepped out of the humidity in boxers. Rubbing his hair with a towel to dry it, he picked up his sword, which was leaning against his training room door. He threw his towel into a clothesbasket nearby and slid the sword from its sheath.

Holding it up, he seemed to disappear, then reappear on one of his four bunk beds against the far wall (Koenma had installed them as a joke…not funny, but handy).

He spun the sword skillfully in his hand, before speeding over to put it back in its sheath. Holding it, he opened the training room door and flicked on the lights.

The demon walked in and put it on a rack, then grabbed a dagger beside it.

Putting it carefully in the hem of his boxers, he left the room, turning out the lights and shutting the door.

Now in his living/training room, Hiei jumped on a top bunk and lay on top of the covers. He stared at the ceiling for a while, then banged twice on the bed side. The clap lights flickered off.

Hiei clutched the handle of his sheathed dagger, then fell asleep, snoring lightly.

"Sir! The preparations have been made!"

"Gooood," Jurota drawled. "Set the plan into action. Tomorrow morning."

"Sir!" But the demon gang member did not leave.

"Why are you still here?"

"Uh..." He pulled a dark object from somewhere. "Sir...uh...we need you to-"

Jurota snatched the object from him and stared at it. He smirked. "So evil...good." He scratched his name on it with a clawed finger and gave it back to the demon.

"Sir?"

"What now," Jurota snapped impatiently.

"When it's all over, where do we say it's from?"

"Hn...where the sewers are darkest and dankest...and shadows wait in every corner."

"Very poetic."

"Yes...now go!"

"Yes sir." He left to confirm the action that would happen to 'Lebiri Tatsami'.

(A/n: Dun dun DUN! Lol, can anybody guess what's gonna happen? Well next chapter, you get some Hiei/Lebiri/Kurama humor early, then you'll find out the Hideko's plan, then the first day of training will take place. Since Botan's gonna be there...do you guys want some Botan/Kurama fluff? smirks Or should they not be a couple in my story? I could get them together...Right now its just kinda Yusuke/Keiko. But don't worry, that'll change later on. So please review and say if you guys want some B/K in there. Oh yeah, what about Tai? Do you guys like him? He's gonna be competition for Hiei, but you know, Hiei doesn't even really care yet. Well I have Tai all planned out, I just wanna know what you guys think of him. Ok well thanks! 'Till next time! C-ya later!)