kage kitsune : you came back and read more! I'm sooooo happy!.
Where it all Started - 14
Author: The Freak - Freak Moister
Warnings: This story contains yaoi, PG - 13 for now.
"Bandit activity? It's doesn't seem as if they can cause that much trouble..." Jeux pondered out loud.
"That's what I thought but Mukuro seems quite concerned, so are Yomi and Enki, and if they're involved then there must be more going on with these bandits than meets they eye..." Hiei shifted from looking at Jexu and turned to stare thoughtfully at the fire. Chin resting on one hand and elbow propped up by the knee.
"But what could it be?..." the fire demon mused.
"Do you want me to prepare extra people to go with us to Silvana, my lord?" Jeux asked quietly.
"No don't..." Hiei seemed to jerk from his position and replied hastily, "We have to keep this as quiet as possible, I don't want this thing splashed across the Makai grapevine before I know what's going on..."
"I understand." Jexu nodded.
Just then the grandfather clock by the fireplace struck 12:00 and both master and servant remained quiet as the old clock stuck the midnight hour. After the twelth chime the old clock returned to it's rhythmic pattern and the contemplatice air continued for a few minutes.
"We'll leave at 9:00 tomorrow morning with only the minimum of guards, send the rest of the people go go back to the capitol by road vehicles." Hiei stood and headed towards the bedroom doors, "You'd better be going to rest now..."
Jexu stood as well and bowed towards Hiei, "Good night my lord."
Jexu waited until Hiei had entered the bedroom before turning and exiting the sitting room, locked the doors and walked back town the hallway to his room.
That night Botan had opted to stay that Genkai's temple with Yukina and of course at the same time she'd be able to check up on Yukina and Kuwabara whenever he comes around. They had broke the party at Yusuke's ramen shop at around 5:30 and Yusuke and Kuwabara had headed home together casue they lived close and Kurama had wondered off, presumably home.
As it was only early spring the streets darkened quite early and the streetlights were already on as Yusuke and Kuwbara trudged slowly down a deserted street. Both were quiet and thoughtful.
"Hey Urameshi, think we have a chance?"
"You're not actually taking that bet seriously are you?" Yusuke leered. He wasn't in the best of moods, who could be when the girl you love most in the world all but told you "improve or I'm gone buster".
"Well, uh... no... no I mean, I think this may be you know and opportunity for me to actually boost up enought guts to spend a day with Yukina-chan..." The orange headed boy flushed and looked at the sky absentmindedly, " and you know how Botan is don't try to get her mind off something that she has set her mind to."
"Well if you look at it that way..." Yusuke said scrunching up his face and looking over to his friend, "I guess we'll have to help each other out won't we."
The two boys looked at each other for a moment and laughed, "Yeah, we're gonna need all the help we can get!" Kuwabara choked out between laughs. "Well here's my house, see ya Urameshi!" Having said that Kuwabara headed throught the front gates of a modest two-stroy house.
Yusuke stood a moment watching as Kuwabara lumbered up to the front gates and entered. Shaking his head the black haired boy seemed to wake up from some dream state and made his own way home.
Stepping into the genkan, Kuwabara hollered "Tadaima!" while kicking off his shoes. Walking into the living room Kuwabara found Shizuru lounging in front of the TV, which was tuned to the local new, "Hey sis..."
Shizuru looked up lazily, cigarette hanging out of a corner of her mouth, "Where've you been?" Standing up Shizuru made her way to the kitchen, "There should be some left over dinner from last night that you can have for a snack."
"Oh no that's okay, I ate at Yusuke's place."
Looking up from rummaging through the fridge, Shizuru looked up annoyed, "Oh great, and I was trying to be nice," Kuwabara sat at the kitchen table and grabbed at the closest apple in the fruit basket. He took a little bite, chewed most thoroughly and swallowed, took another equal sized bite and continued the process.
"Okay tell me what's wrong Kuwa." Shizuru finally asked after Kuwabara's fifth bite, the apple was not even half gone.
end part 14