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Hiei: Hn.
Kurama: Why the long face Hiei? Aren't you happy for Chibi and Chan?
Hiei: Hn.
Kurama: Oh, I see then. You're jealous.
Hiei: What foolish notion is in your head fox? I have no such thoughts!
Chan: (To Kurama) You understand him?
Kurama: Of course.
Chibi: Wow...I mean all he says all the time is 'Hn,'
Chan: Ok, we're getting off topic here. I think that we should do the disclaimer.
Chibi: NO!!!!! (Starts hyperventilating)
Everyone: Sweatdrop
Chan: We don't own anything 'cause we're dirt poor! Boo hoo. BUT I own Hiei- chan!
Hiei: Hn, the lord have mercy on us all.
Kurama: Hiei!
Chan: Ok, err roll it!
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"Aww damn. Stupid stairs, stupid Kuwabara, stupid Keiko, stupid Kuwabara...Wait, I already said that. Damn it all! Of all the stupid, stupid places to meet, it just HAS to be the hag's shrine?" Yusuke scuffed the ground, causing the dust to kick up in their faces.
Coughing, his red headed companion fanned the air around him. "Really Yusuke, must you?" His voice seemed muffed, as he squinted his emerald green eyes.
It wasn't the fact that they had to climb up all those stairs that pissed off Yusuke. It was just the mere fact that it was perfectly good Saturday afternoon to be wasted on matters such as these.
It was always the same. Meet up with the ruler of hell, go and kill the demons who are trying to take over the world from hell, and meet up with the slap from hell for ditching their date. It happened in a chronological order every time.
"Well, what is it this time? The Toguro brothers back and out for revenge, the saint beasts were resurrected by some stupid necre-thingabob..."
"That would be Necromancer Yusuke." Kurama politely corrected the spirit detective.
"Yeah, yeah, some stupid crap like that is bound to come up sooner or later." Yusuke huffed as they started to climb up the stairs.
To the detective's right, Kurama seemed to be lost in a train of thought. His brilliant jaded eyes were narrowed, giving him an intense battle look.
Frowning slightly, Yusuke noticed the fox's troubled look. "Yo Kurama, what's up now?"
Slowly playing around with his words, the Kitsune spoke in a soft voice. "From what I could gather, someone had died before the phone line was cut off. Kuwabara seemed rather... distraught over the communicator. Something is not right."
Yusuke started to chortle, slightly surprising the red haired teen. "Yeah right. The reception up there is so bad that you can't even hear yourself talk. You probably misunderstood him or something dumb like that."
Seeing that Kurama wasn't reassured, Yusuke continued. "I mean, how many people we know would suddenly drop dead? Let's see, there's you, me, Kuwabara, Yukina, Genkai, Shizuru, Keiko, and Ma."
"What about Botan, or Koenma for the matter?" Kurama looked at the endless steps, as he craned his head to see the top.
The raven-haired fighter snorted. "They're already dead, and we all know that Hiei's next to immortal."
"True." The fox nodded, as he carefully considered whatever could be the problem. "Perhaps that I'm just overacting."
"Yeah. Probably one of Yukina's birds croaked or Kuwabara sat on it or something." Yusuke hung his hands around his neck, giving him a carefree look.
Kurama smiled to himself, clearly amused by the other's antics. No matter how many fights, no matter how many deaths, the detective somehow always managed to keep his untroubled personality.
And that's something to boast about.
After several grueling hours (Not really, more like minutes), the two members of the Reikai Tantei were greeted by the comic relief of the group.
"Hey guys! 'Bout time you showed up. Yukina-chan's really sad." Kuwabara waved as Yusuke raised his eyebrow patronizingly.
"All right, what the hell happened?" The young fighter demanded, as he rolled up his sleeves, obviously looking very intimidating.
The orange haired idiot took a step backwards, not forgetting the 'olden' days where Mr. Flatface met Mr. Concrete sidewalk.
"Err...something about Yukina-chan's brother. She said that he's well...I guess dead." Kuwabara looked saddened that 'his' Yukina was sad.
"WHAT! HOW CAN /HE/ BE DEAD?!" Yusuke reached volumes where Kurama had never heard before.
"Yeah I know. It's really sad. I mean I bet he was really a good guy." Kuwabara said, his stupidity getting the better of him.
"He died? But how... Someone as strong as...No, it's not possible..." Kurama was thoroughly shocked as Yusuke.
"HOW CAN /HE/ BE DEAD?! WHY? WHY?! DAMNIT, WHY?!" Yusuke pounded the ground with his fist, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, choking back cries.
"No..." Kurama's face was pale, as perspiration broke out.
"Hn, and what are all you fools acting all sentimental for?"
"He's dead, dead. Gone, bit the dust I tell you!" Wailed Yusuke as he ignored the extremely short fire demon behind him.
"Um, Yusuke... I think that..." Kurama had a weak smile on as he miserably failed to comfort the teen.
"Damn, I remember the good old days. Do you remember guys, the time he, and the time where..." Yusuke started to rant about the 'good old days'.
"YUSUKE!" Kurama sharply reprimanded the juvenile delinquent. "I think that we have a minor misunderstanding here."
"...And the time where he... What Kurama? Can't you see-"Yusuke stopped as he turned around where Kurama was pointing pacifically. "HIEI! YOU'RE STILL ALIVE!"
"Hn." The youkai wasn't very happy to see him.
"Uh guys... What's going on here..." Kuwabara had his 'stupid' look on. Obviously, his small brain captivity was going overload processing the data from the mainstream and E-drive... (Chan starts to rant on and on about computers.)
"Oh nothing Kuwabara. It seems that everything is all right." Kurama couldn't keep the relief from seeping into his voice.
"Uh, I still don't get it." The 'poor fool' as Hiei would put it, was evidentially and utterly lost.
"Maybe it's best for us all then." Kurama murmured quietly as Yusuke was patronizing the fire youkai for lying to them like that.
"Damn it Hiei, what the hell happened here?" Yusuke slapped the shorter demon's shoulder in a friendly manner.
Scowling darkly, the temperamental swordsman of the group growled warningly. "If I were you Detective, I highly advise you to shut up." He let scorn and contempt drip like honey from his words.
"Now, now... Let's talk things over inside, shall we?" Kurama wisely intervened, saving Yusuke from a rather PAINFUL death.
"Hn."
"Keh."
"Err... I still don't get it."
Smiling faintly, Kurama had to give it to them. Without these three, no doubt that chaos would ensure the three worlds... And that's what scared him.
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It was tense inside the small-enclosed room. To make matters worse, Yukina was in the other room next door. The problem? She was crying.
"Jesus Hiei, what'd you tell her?" Yusuke and Kurama huddled around the demon, Hiei not liking this particular seating arrangement.
"Hn."
"Oh Kami, you didn't Hiei..." The normally calm Kurama had a pained look on his face.
"Hn."
"Holy cheese on Rye, you did!" Yusuke yelped.
"Hn. It was for the best." Hiei kept his eyed adverted to the window behind the two 'humans'.
"Hiei..." Kurama looked at his friend with disappointment in his eyes. "How could you do that to the poor girl. No wonder that she is devastated."
"That was heartless Hiei, and here I thought that Kuwabara..." Yusuke shook his head, as he ran a hand through it.
Before anyone could say another word, the door opened, and Botan came out with Keiko and Yukina behind her. Yukina's eyes were red, (When you get from crying too much, not the color of her eyes) and puffy.
Hiei immediately stiffened as he saw her in that state. One word flashed into his mind. '...Yukina.'
He felt the detective's elbow nudging his side, how he wanted to remove that appendage that was bugging him so.
"Now, Yukina-chan wants to talk to all of you." Botan, as usual, had her cheerful smile on. She leaned closer to the girl and whispered quite loudly, "Go ahead Yukina-chan!"
Looking hesitant, the ice maiden sniffed before speaking in her soft voice. "I-I would want to thank all of you... for helping me search for my br- brother. Ano, h-he is dead though." At this, she began to tear up again, although she kept on going.
"Hiei-san had kindly looked for h-him, a-and h-he said t-that he f-found hi- his..." She started to cry, the priceless tear gems shed for the brother that she never knew.
With each tear, each gem, Hiei felt his heart tear itself in two, until he could no longer bear the pain. Swallowing a vile taste in his mouth back, he bit his lower lip, ready to leave, until Kurama's sharp voice made him turn around.
"Where might you be going Hiei? I'm sure that you can spare a day or so attending the FUNERAL that we are going to have for this...BROTHER." His voice was laced with anger, along with heavy sarcasm that was usually reserved for his enemies.
"Fox..." Hiei hissed venomously, baring his fangs in frustration.
"Yeah, I mean, you're like a second BROTHER to Yukina and everything, HIEI." Yusuke caught onto Kurama's plan, his voice equally mocking.
"Detective, I warn you..." Hiei eyed his sister, who was looking at him curiously (Through tears and gems), although not truly understanding what was going on.
"No doubt that you will comfort her, HIEI. She is almost like the FAMILY that you never had." Kurama continued, as if nothing was wrong.
="Fox, I am warning you. Cease this pointless-"=
="Pointless what Hiei? How can one be so cruel to one's flesh and blood?"= Kurama telepathically cut in.
="Like they hadn't done so to me! THEY'RE the reason why we are so. If they hadn't- NONE of this would have happened! The forbidden child! ME!"= Hiei stared angrily into Kurama's piercing gaze.
="Hiei..."= This time, Kurama's tone was a bit softer. =" We must all stop living in the past. What was done is done. Do not make the future worse to wear. Mend the present while you can... before it is too late to go back, and it becomes part of your past."=
="I will do as I please...Fox."= He angrily spat, snarling as he did so.
With that, he left, not even a warning too give him away.
"He said that he would be more than happy to be the man of honor. I'm sure that he'll give a beautiful eulogy to your brother." Kurama sweetly said to Yukina, as she held back her sobs.
"Thank you Kurama-kun." She wiped the last of the tears away, with a subtle determination in her eyes.
"Now that's settled, how 'bout I, your manly Kazuma, take you out to the Sakura Festival?" Kuwabara grinned, his big, ugly, gay grin, scaring her a bit so.
"Festival?" Yukina questioned, as Botan leapt into the fray.
"Bingo! The Sakura festival! Perfect! So, how about it Yukina-chan? Me, you, Kuwabara, and the rest?" Botan clasped the girl on both shoulders, smiling brightly as ever.
"That's perfect Botan! Oh Yusuke, won't that be so much fun?" Keiko excitedly said as she hugged Yusuke's arm.
Of course, the temptation for the detective was too great...
"YUSUKE YOU PERVERT!" As usual, in chronological order, came the slap from hell.
SLAP!
"Really Yusuke...By now, you should have learned!" Botan wagged her finger at the irate teen.
Kurama sighed to himself. Great, his day can't get any worse.
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Botan: It's Botan here. Poor Yukina-chan's feeling down, so we're taking her to the festival to cheer her up! What? Hiei, what are YOU doing here? Oh my, Yusuke! Don't give him the... Next time, on Yu Yu Hakusho: Sugar high? Or not...
Chan: Here's some thanks to:
Muse456: Thanks Effie for reviewing! Hey, what are you gonna do over the summer? Maybe you, Danny, and everyone else should go to the movies or something? Call me, all right?
Kikko: Thanks for taking the time to review. You'd better start liking cliffhangers more, because there's gonna be a ton in this story.
Sillyningengirl: Thank you so much for adding us into your favorite story list! We read your story, and I (Chan) thinks that it's pretty good. The characters are really in character. Thanks for the support!
Lady Dragon: Yeah, Hiei's too predictable, but that's why we love him! Thanks for reviewing. Stay with us!
Mariko6: Thank ye for adding thee to thy list of Favorite stories! Thee unworthy ones feel so privileged! Sob, sob
Rebekah: Stay with us! Keep on the reviews! Thank you so much for reading this! Thank you!
Kimiangel02: You do realize that you're the first to review our story? (Horns play in the background) Thank you so much! And don't worry, your request will be granted in like...soon. Thank you!
Hiei: Hn.
Kurama: Why the long face Hiei? Aren't you happy for Chibi and Chan?
Hiei: Hn.
Kurama: Oh, I see then. You're jealous.
Hiei: What foolish notion is in your head fox? I have no such thoughts!
Chan: (To Kurama) You understand him?
Kurama: Of course.
Chibi: Wow...I mean all he says all the time is 'Hn,'
Chan: Ok, we're getting off topic here. I think that we should do the disclaimer.
Chibi: NO!!!!! (Starts hyperventilating)
Everyone: Sweatdrop
Chan: We don't own anything 'cause we're dirt poor! Boo hoo. BUT I own Hiei- chan!
Hiei: Hn, the lord have mercy on us all.
Kurama: Hiei!
Chan: Ok, err roll it!
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"Aww damn. Stupid stairs, stupid Kuwabara, stupid Keiko, stupid Kuwabara...Wait, I already said that. Damn it all! Of all the stupid, stupid places to meet, it just HAS to be the hag's shrine?" Yusuke scuffed the ground, causing the dust to kick up in their faces.
Coughing, his red headed companion fanned the air around him. "Really Yusuke, must you?" His voice seemed muffed, as he squinted his emerald green eyes.
It wasn't the fact that they had to climb up all those stairs that pissed off Yusuke. It was just the mere fact that it was perfectly good Saturday afternoon to be wasted on matters such as these.
It was always the same. Meet up with the ruler of hell, go and kill the demons who are trying to take over the world from hell, and meet up with the slap from hell for ditching their date. It happened in a chronological order every time.
"Well, what is it this time? The Toguro brothers back and out for revenge, the saint beasts were resurrected by some stupid necre-thingabob..."
"That would be Necromancer Yusuke." Kurama politely corrected the spirit detective.
"Yeah, yeah, some stupid crap like that is bound to come up sooner or later." Yusuke huffed as they started to climb up the stairs.
To the detective's right, Kurama seemed to be lost in a train of thought. His brilliant jaded eyes were narrowed, giving him an intense battle look.
Frowning slightly, Yusuke noticed the fox's troubled look. "Yo Kurama, what's up now?"
Slowly playing around with his words, the Kitsune spoke in a soft voice. "From what I could gather, someone had died before the phone line was cut off. Kuwabara seemed rather... distraught over the communicator. Something is not right."
Yusuke started to chortle, slightly surprising the red haired teen. "Yeah right. The reception up there is so bad that you can't even hear yourself talk. You probably misunderstood him or something dumb like that."
Seeing that Kurama wasn't reassured, Yusuke continued. "I mean, how many people we know would suddenly drop dead? Let's see, there's you, me, Kuwabara, Yukina, Genkai, Shizuru, Keiko, and Ma."
"What about Botan, or Koenma for the matter?" Kurama looked at the endless steps, as he craned his head to see the top.
The raven-haired fighter snorted. "They're already dead, and we all know that Hiei's next to immortal."
"True." The fox nodded, as he carefully considered whatever could be the problem. "Perhaps that I'm just overacting."
"Yeah. Probably one of Yukina's birds croaked or Kuwabara sat on it or something." Yusuke hung his hands around his neck, giving him a carefree look.
Kurama smiled to himself, clearly amused by the other's antics. No matter how many fights, no matter how many deaths, the detective somehow always managed to keep his untroubled personality.
And that's something to boast about.
After several grueling hours (Not really, more like minutes), the two members of the Reikai Tantei were greeted by the comic relief of the group.
"Hey guys! 'Bout time you showed up. Yukina-chan's really sad." Kuwabara waved as Yusuke raised his eyebrow patronizingly.
"All right, what the hell happened?" The young fighter demanded, as he rolled up his sleeves, obviously looking very intimidating.
The orange haired idiot took a step backwards, not forgetting the 'olden' days where Mr. Flatface met Mr. Concrete sidewalk.
"Err...something about Yukina-chan's brother. She said that he's well...I guess dead." Kuwabara looked saddened that 'his' Yukina was sad.
"WHAT! HOW CAN /HE/ BE DEAD?!" Yusuke reached volumes where Kurama had never heard before.
"Yeah I know. It's really sad. I mean I bet he was really a good guy." Kuwabara said, his stupidity getting the better of him.
"He died? But how... Someone as strong as...No, it's not possible..." Kurama was thoroughly shocked as Yusuke.
"HOW CAN /HE/ BE DEAD?! WHY? WHY?! DAMNIT, WHY?!" Yusuke pounded the ground with his fist, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, choking back cries.
"No..." Kurama's face was pale, as perspiration broke out.
"Hn, and what are all you fools acting all sentimental for?"
"He's dead, dead. Gone, bit the dust I tell you!" Wailed Yusuke as he ignored the extremely short fire demon behind him.
"Um, Yusuke... I think that..." Kurama had a weak smile on as he miserably failed to comfort the teen.
"Damn, I remember the good old days. Do you remember guys, the time he, and the time where..." Yusuke started to rant about the 'good old days'.
"YUSUKE!" Kurama sharply reprimanded the juvenile delinquent. "I think that we have a minor misunderstanding here."
"...And the time where he... What Kurama? Can't you see-"Yusuke stopped as he turned around where Kurama was pointing pacifically. "HIEI! YOU'RE STILL ALIVE!"
"Hn." The youkai wasn't very happy to see him.
"Uh guys... What's going on here..." Kuwabara had his 'stupid' look on. Obviously, his small brain captivity was going overload processing the data from the mainstream and E-drive... (Chan starts to rant on and on about computers.)
"Oh nothing Kuwabara. It seems that everything is all right." Kurama couldn't keep the relief from seeping into his voice.
"Uh, I still don't get it." The 'poor fool' as Hiei would put it, was evidentially and utterly lost.
"Maybe it's best for us all then." Kurama murmured quietly as Yusuke was patronizing the fire youkai for lying to them like that.
"Damn it Hiei, what the hell happened here?" Yusuke slapped the shorter demon's shoulder in a friendly manner.
Scowling darkly, the temperamental swordsman of the group growled warningly. "If I were you Detective, I highly advise you to shut up." He let scorn and contempt drip like honey from his words.
"Now, now... Let's talk things over inside, shall we?" Kurama wisely intervened, saving Yusuke from a rather PAINFUL death.
"Hn."
"Keh."
"Err... I still don't get it."
Smiling faintly, Kurama had to give it to them. Without these three, no doubt that chaos would ensure the three worlds... And that's what scared him.
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It was tense inside the small-enclosed room. To make matters worse, Yukina was in the other room next door. The problem? She was crying.
"Jesus Hiei, what'd you tell her?" Yusuke and Kurama huddled around the demon, Hiei not liking this particular seating arrangement.
"Hn."
"Oh Kami, you didn't Hiei..." The normally calm Kurama had a pained look on his face.
"Hn."
"Holy cheese on Rye, you did!" Yusuke yelped.
"Hn. It was for the best." Hiei kept his eyed adverted to the window behind the two 'humans'.
"Hiei..." Kurama looked at his friend with disappointment in his eyes. "How could you do that to the poor girl. No wonder that she is devastated."
"That was heartless Hiei, and here I thought that Kuwabara..." Yusuke shook his head, as he ran a hand through it.
Before anyone could say another word, the door opened, and Botan came out with Keiko and Yukina behind her. Yukina's eyes were red, (When you get from crying too much, not the color of her eyes) and puffy.
Hiei immediately stiffened as he saw her in that state. One word flashed into his mind. '...Yukina.'
He felt the detective's elbow nudging his side, how he wanted to remove that appendage that was bugging him so.
"Now, Yukina-chan wants to talk to all of you." Botan, as usual, had her cheerful smile on. She leaned closer to the girl and whispered quite loudly, "Go ahead Yukina-chan!"
Looking hesitant, the ice maiden sniffed before speaking in her soft voice. "I-I would want to thank all of you... for helping me search for my br- brother. Ano, h-he is dead though." At this, she began to tear up again, although she kept on going.
"Hiei-san had kindly looked for h-him, a-and h-he said t-that he f-found hi- his..." She started to cry, the priceless tear gems shed for the brother that she never knew.
With each tear, each gem, Hiei felt his heart tear itself in two, until he could no longer bear the pain. Swallowing a vile taste in his mouth back, he bit his lower lip, ready to leave, until Kurama's sharp voice made him turn around.
"Where might you be going Hiei? I'm sure that you can spare a day or so attending the FUNERAL that we are going to have for this...BROTHER." His voice was laced with anger, along with heavy sarcasm that was usually reserved for his enemies.
"Fox..." Hiei hissed venomously, baring his fangs in frustration.
"Yeah, I mean, you're like a second BROTHER to Yukina and everything, HIEI." Yusuke caught onto Kurama's plan, his voice equally mocking.
"Detective, I warn you..." Hiei eyed his sister, who was looking at him curiously (Through tears and gems), although not truly understanding what was going on.
"No doubt that you will comfort her, HIEI. She is almost like the FAMILY that you never had." Kurama continued, as if nothing was wrong.
="Fox, I am warning you. Cease this pointless-"=
="Pointless what Hiei? How can one be so cruel to one's flesh and blood?"= Kurama telepathically cut in.
="Like they hadn't done so to me! THEY'RE the reason why we are so. If they hadn't- NONE of this would have happened! The forbidden child! ME!"= Hiei stared angrily into Kurama's piercing gaze.
="Hiei..."= This time, Kurama's tone was a bit softer. =" We must all stop living in the past. What was done is done. Do not make the future worse to wear. Mend the present while you can... before it is too late to go back, and it becomes part of your past."=
="I will do as I please...Fox."= He angrily spat, snarling as he did so.
With that, he left, not even a warning too give him away.
"He said that he would be more than happy to be the man of honor. I'm sure that he'll give a beautiful eulogy to your brother." Kurama sweetly said to Yukina, as she held back her sobs.
"Thank you Kurama-kun." She wiped the last of the tears away, with a subtle determination in her eyes.
"Now that's settled, how 'bout I, your manly Kazuma, take you out to the Sakura Festival?" Kuwabara grinned, his big, ugly, gay grin, scaring her a bit so.
"Festival?" Yukina questioned, as Botan leapt into the fray.
"Bingo! The Sakura festival! Perfect! So, how about it Yukina-chan? Me, you, Kuwabara, and the rest?" Botan clasped the girl on both shoulders, smiling brightly as ever.
"That's perfect Botan! Oh Yusuke, won't that be so much fun?" Keiko excitedly said as she hugged Yusuke's arm.
Of course, the temptation for the detective was too great...
"YUSUKE YOU PERVERT!" As usual, in chronological order, came the slap from hell.
SLAP!
"Really Yusuke...By now, you should have learned!" Botan wagged her finger at the irate teen.
Kurama sighed to himself. Great, his day can't get any worse.
= - = - = - = - =
Botan: It's Botan here. Poor Yukina-chan's feeling down, so we're taking her to the festival to cheer her up! What? Hiei, what are YOU doing here? Oh my, Yusuke! Don't give him the... Next time, on Yu Yu Hakusho: Sugar high? Or not...