The Problem
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Just kidding hehe
Warnings: Umm, grossness. Kuwabara and Yusuke talking about pimple popping . POV kinda skips around here as well. But then, when do I write something where it doesn't?
Chapter 2 – The Consultation
It was still fairly early when they climbed the last steps to the temple. Hiei automatically fell in a step behind. Kurama wondered at that habit. Was it something the fire demon did knowingly, or was it an unconscious decision? His musings were cut short when they came within talking distance of the petite girl sweeping the grounds. "Ohayo gozaimas' Kurama-san, Hiei- san." The redhead returned Yukina's smile, "Ohayo gozaimas'." He tugged nervously at the hat he wore to cover his little 'problem'. Hiei was silent next to him, though he had spared a slight nod to Yukina in greeting.
While the soft-spoken koorime wasn't the most...shall we say, perceptive, of people, she felt that something was definitely amiss. "What brings you here so early?" A small, pale hand flew to her mouth when Kurama removed the hat. The bump on his forehead stood out clearly. "Oh my! What is that?"
"I don't know." Kurama looked over at his silent companion, "We were hoping that you could heal it." At this, they were quickly ushered into the nearest building by the polite girl. Genkai was seated on the floor, sipping her morning tea. She barely looked up at her guests. A moment passed in which Kurama and Yukina made themselves comfortable near Genkai while Hiei took up his usual spot against the far wall. The old Master finally set down her cup and looked over the kitsune with narrowed eyes. "Come here!" Genkai stood and waited as Kurama joined her. She stared intensely, frighteningly so, at the appendage. It seemed to grow and twitch under the scrutiny. "Hmmm..." She stepped back and gestured to Yukina. "Try and heal it." The koorime stood and framed the fox's face with her small hands. A faint light emanated from them, yet seemed to have no effect. In fact, it became clear that the blemish was growing.
Gasping, Yukina pulled her hands back. A pair of spiky looking protrusions were now standing out from either side of the original lump. They twitched like bug antennae. "What?! What is it?" Kurama glanced at the others. Hiei had left his wall to watch in fascination as the newest additions moved in a sluggish, swimming motion. A loud, grating yell of 'Yukina- saaaaaaaaan!!!' cut short any comment the fire demon may possibly have made.
Kuwabara skipped into the room like an oversized schoolgirl on drugs, followed at a safe distance by Yuusuke, who was thankfully not skipping. They stopped short at the unusual sight that greeted them. In not quite perfect unison, they both yelled, "What the heck is that?!!??!" By now the phrase was beginning to annoy even the usually composed Kurama. In a matter of seconds the two boys were in the redhead's face, poking and prodding at the newly metamorphosed bump. "What a sick looking pimple! I'd pop that if I were you, Kurama." Yuusuke left off tugging at one of the antennae. "Oh, gross! Get under cover before Urameshi squishes it!"
Left eyebrow twitching something fierce, Hiei tried to control the urge to beat the two ningens into a bloody pulp for the harassment they were heaping upon his already distraught fox. Kurama batted away the Spirit Detective's hand that still hovered near his face. Yukina was looking very upset, obviously feeling responsible for making the situation worse. Genkai seemed unusually calm throughout the whole proceedings.
After a few more minutes, things settled down and everyone was seated once again. Except for Hiei. He had gone back to his wall and was busily glaring daggers at Kuwabara. "But really," Yuusuke spoke, "what the heck happened to you? That thing is freaky!" A sigh escaped Kurama before he replied, "I don't know. It was there when I woke up this morning. We tried to have Yukina heal it." Said aqua-haired girl looked at her hands, "But I only made it worse..." Kuwabara took this opportunity to try and comfort his love interest, not to mention hold her hand. "Don't worry, Yukina-san! You couldn't have known that would happen!"
A black blur flitted across the room, smacked the orange haired teen in the back of the head, and returned to other side of the room. "What are you going to do about it?" The red head looked deep in thought. "I don't know. I've never heard of anything like this." A slight shake of the head from Genkai indicated that she knew as much as they all did about it. "Perhaps we should take you to Koenma-sama?" Botan peered at Kurama, her nose nearly touching his.
The kitsune jumped backwards from the sudden appearance of the ferry girl. Grinning impishly, she took a seat close to Kurama. The antennae seemed to cringe away from the girl. Hiei had the sudden urge to walk over and plop down right between the two of them. "But Koenma-sama might know something." This idea was mulled over and a grudging agreement was reached. They would go see what Koenma had to say about this. It was better than sitting around while the thing twitched at everyone.
A/N: I'm kinda playing around with the idea that no one knows about Hiei and Kurama's relationship. And with Botan having a crush on Kurama. Like a little subplot or something. Next chapter: The Experiments!