Hiei tai Ramune Chapter 1: Hiei tai Ramune!, a yu yu hakusho fanfic

Hiei tai Ramune

(Hiei vs. Ramune)

Warnings: None

Author's Note: This story came about after my very first bottle of Ramune (thank you Suncoast...now make it cheaper than $2.50 a bottle!! Grrrr) It's just a short little thing that I felt like writing. And it just conjures up such cute little mental images.

He eyed the bottle in his hand. It was the same as the ones always waiting, ice cold and opened, on Kurama's desk whenever he decided to drop by the fox's room. Hiei wondered if Kurama knew when he was going to show up or if he simply did that every night. Either way, the little fire demon had become addicted to the drink on his first sip. He'd gotten a hold of some while flitting around the city and was now seated on his usual branch outside the kitsune's room. Turning the bottle this way and that he thought, 'Where's the marble?' It had given him trouble the first time, when he had turned the bottle nearly upside down in an attempt to drain it in one fell swoop. It had kept blocking the opening and making him have to turn it right side up and poke a finger at it to push it out of the opening. He couldn't find it.

Hiei stared at the writing that ran around the outside of the bottle. Kurama had been trying to teach him the ningen language he wrote in. A few of the marks were familiar, but most of them looked like gibberish to him. Even the blocky 'english' letters held no meaning. Why did they have to have so many different languages? He'd never understand the way ningens worked. A few tugs at the mouth of the bottle did nothing more than cause the thin plastic around the stopper to peel slightly.

"Hrm..." He scraped at it with a fingernail and was rewarded with the red and white plastic falling away, taking the pink plastic plug with it. Ignoring the bits that fell in his lap, the dark youkai brought the mouth of the bottle up for a drink. Nothing came out. Turning the bottle upside down brought forth nothing. Grumbling, he reached for the discarded bits of plastic. Maybe there was something on them to let him know what to do next. A tiny picture he had missed earlier caught his attention. It showed a little plug and ring. He made an attempt to read it. "Ringu...ki...ya...dammit!" Giving up on trying to read, Hiei decided to see if he could decipher the meaning behind the small picture with the arrows.

Picking up the pink ring and plug dealie, he pulled it apart and discarded the ring bit. So far so good. He looked at the picture again. It showed an arrow pointing down next to the plug. Placing it in the mouth of the bottle, Hiei pushed down. Clear liquid fizzed violently and sprayed outwards, soaking the surprised demon.

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Kurama climbed the steps to his room, glad to be home and away from the girls who always followed after him like lost puppies and the boys who were forever hounding him to join their varying clubs. He slung his daypack over the chair at his desk before turning to open the window. It was a beautiful day and he wanted to let in some of the fresh air. Green eyes widened at the sight that greeted him outside the window. Sitting in the tree that stood outside his room was a very damp and slightly sticky looking Hiei. Kurama noted the distinctly shaped bottle he held tightly in one hand. He quickly pushed the window open even while he was desperately trying to control the laughter that threatened to burst out at any moment. He was greeted with a glare, apparently Hiei was able to read the mirth bubbling just under the surface of the small smile on the fox's face. Unable to hold it in any longer, Kurama started giggling. Within moments he was all but laughing his head off. Hiei grumbled, "Urusei...now where is the..." The demon searched his memory for the word, "shower?"

A/N: Whee...that was fun. And short. Hmmm, maybe I should make a series out of this?

Check out the pictures I drew in honor of my new desk!