The Welder of BlackFire:

Thorn's New Life-The Legend Lives

Chapter Eight: The New Mission Begins

The boys exited the plane with sleep and sickness contorting their worn faces. Even Botan lacked her usual chipper. They picked up their luggage and left the airport to settle into their hotel rooms.

"Agg, I think I'm going to be sick. The turbulence was awful," Yusuke complained once they had arrived in their rooms. They were large and comfortable, and expensive from the look of it.

"Yeah, I'm with Urimeshi, the ride was definitely messed up," Kuwabara piped up.

"Shut-up, it wasn't that bad," Hiei said, tired of hearing their whining.

"Easy for you to say, Shrimp, you've probably spent half your life in the air the way you run around," Kuwabara quipped, receiving a glare from Hiei.

"Let's stay focused, boys. We should start tomorrow in finding those demon thieves," Botan said from the doorway. "Until then we should all get some rest. G'night!" she said, and waved.

"How come she gets her own room and we don't?" Kuwabara asked as they walked into their room.

"Because she's a girl you idiot," Yusuke grumbled as he unpacked his suitcase.

"Yeah, but still, I think we all should get our own rooms," he said, giving a sideways glance to Hiei.

"Hn. I wouldn't think of wasting my energy on you, baka, so don't give me that look. I'll put it to better use by putting those five demon's out of their misery while you sit back and watch," Hiei said smugly.

"Oh yeah?" Kuwabara asked, a challenge in his voice. Yusuke and Kurama looked at each other and sighed, shaking their heads.

Hiei just smirked at the boy, who stomped off, fuming.

"Hiei, you really should try to get along with Kuwabara," Kurama said as Yusuke left the room to go look for a place to eat.

"Hn."

Kurama sighed and shook his head as he finished unpacking.

"Hey! There's a place a few blocks from here! I figured that we could walk instead of calling a cab, its not that far," Yusuke said from the main room, picking up a list of close diners, restaurants, and coffee shops that the hotel had kindly put out.

"As long as they have pizza! I hear that everyone eats it here and its a lot better than anything we could find," came Kuwabara's voice from the next room.

"Ahh, I think they have pizza," Yusuke said, looking at the paper again to search for a menu. He found none.

"So what's this place called?" Kurama asked, emerging from the bedroom.

"Hooters," Yusuke said with a grin.

"Hooters?! Hey, I've heard of that place. Yusuke, you bastard! You can't go off cheating on Keiko like that!" Kuwabara said, storming in from the other room and grabbing Yusuke's shirt collar.

"Hey! Its just a restaurant!" Yusuke said with a stupid grin, holding up the list for everyone to see. "See, look."

Kuwabara let go of the other boy's shirt collar and ripped the paper from his hands. Sure enough, there was a 'family restaurant' called Hooters.

"Yeah, well we're not going," Kuwabara said stubbornly, scanning down the page. "We'll go here, to this place called 'July'. It sounds like it has pizza and if ya look at the map, it doesn't look to far away."

"Fine, then its settled. I'll go get Botan and we'll leave," Kurama said, trying to hide a smile.

"This should be interesting," Hiei said at the prospect of going out to eat with the other three. "By the time the meal's over they're bound to ban us from ever coming to this country again." He gave a small smirk.

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Me no own Hooters or July (even though I just made July up, its not a real restaurant) I don't even know if there is a Hooters in Los Vegas.

Authoress' Note: -sigh- well! Done with that one! Its longer than some of my other chapters. Well, there's Kuwabara's 'honor' thing I told you about. Making him a funny fool.

Kuwabara: Hey!

Yusuke: Aw! Why didn't you let me go to Hooters? I love that place! -pout-

J: -nods- I agree, that place kicks, their ham and cheese subs/sandwiches kick major butt. But I needed some comic relief in there before everything gets serious. But more stupidness is to unfold! Promise! Next chapter! Then Kuwabara gets them into trouble……-grumble- boy and his kitten obession…

Kuwabara: Hey! Quit making me sound so dumb!

Hiei: she can't change what you are… baka ningen.

Kuwabara: -fume- take that back!

J: quit quoting yourself from the story! You're stealing what I made you say! -growl-

Kuwabara: -shrinks back into corner-

Yusuke: haha! Finally I'm not getting pounded on! -rubs jaw, where J 'accidentally' socked him, grabbing for cookies-

Kurama: I wouldn't say anything Yusuke or she might become angry.

Hiei: yes, I agree with Kurama, especially since you stole her cookies.

J: -growl- that's right! So you'd better just shut up and sit in that corner before I throw you out a large window about four stories from the ground!

Kurama: is that stories as in floors or in written pages of your unfinished, as well as finished novels and fan fictions?

J: -thinks a moment- which would be taller?

All but Yusuke: written pages of stories. -nods, agreeing-

J: then its settled! So don't tick me off again Yusuke!

Yusuke: -huddles in corner of room in small chair, trying to look tiny and helpless-

Hiei: -scoff- anyway, we have received more reviews, aren't you going to answer them? -nods toward two letters-

J: oh yeah! Almost forgot! Here Hiei, have a cookie for being such a good….well, review reminder…person. -offers a cookie-

Hiei: I'll pass, Oreos just aren't my thing.

J: -sigh- I'd give you chocolate but…..well, we all know what happened last time…

All but Hiei: 0.0' oh yeah…..

Kurama: -explination- read J's other fic: Hiei and Chocolate….it will explain a lot..

J: anyway….reviewers! THANK YOU!

Hiei's1girl: thank you for the aspirin! -everyone grabs bottle eagerly, popping in tablets-

Shizuru: ooooo! The fast-acting, super strong stuff! My favorite…-eats three-

J: here's your review! -grin-

Yuki_san1: lol! Here ya go! A new chappy!

J: -yawn- I think I'm going to turn in. How about one review for this chapter? Hai? Hai! Yusuke, for being such a dolt, you have to do the disclaimer. And this time it's a punishment!

Yusuke: -groan- J-chan does not own YYH comp. She owns only Thorn and BlackFire as well as July….hmm, food….

All: -groan- great…now we have to feed him. -eats more aspirin-