Diclaimer: Owning YYH and HP was never in my plans, but I wouldn't be opposed to the idea.
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AN Let me re-emerge from the darkness to write this next chapter for you. Let me first point out that the plot is slowly shriveling up like a decaying badger, and that I'm really only writing this because I have three hours to wait for an AMV to download. Cursed dial-up connection... So... Enjoy, I guess.





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Chapter 11




"Kurama... did you notice that we're being stalked by an overgrown bat with a large nose and greasy hair?" Hiei muttered. It was two days after "the incident". Kurama and Hiei were walking down one of the many random hallways that make up Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, being stalked by Snape.

"Hm?" Kurama asked, turning around. He watched with amusement as said potions professor attempted to dive behind a convieniently placed curtain to nowhere. A muffled "thump" as Snape hit the wall, followed by an "%(#!!!!" was heard. "There's nothing there, Hiei. Are you feeling alright?"

The small Jaganshi sighed, wondering why his partner in crime had to be a playful Kitsune. Of course Kurama knew that Snape was following them. He had probably known before Hiei had noticed. Actually... knowing Kurama, the red haired kitsune had probably dileberetly planned for the potions master to be following them.

"Where did you leave Potter?" Hiei asked, deciding to drop the Snape thing and continue walking aimlessly.

"He's with Yusuke and Yukina." The former Youko said cheerilly. "After Genkai's training, he needed a bit of time to recover so they're back in the dorms."

"Why are we out here then?" Hiei grumbled, thinking that laying around in the dorm doing nothing sounded a lot better than being stalked by Snape.

"..." Kurama answered, turning down a random side corridor. The red head then sent a playful smile down to the shorter demon. "Is it wrong to spend time with my favorite hi-youkai?"

Said favorite hi-youaki stiffened suspiciously before darting away. If Kurama's playful actions were going to be appiled to him, he was damn well going to run away. Far away.

"Wahhh!!!" Kurama wailed, taking off after his friend. "Hiei-chan! MATTE!"

And poor Snape was left to think that the two had somehow managed to defy the laws of magic and had apperated away. You can't apperate in Hogwarts! Haven't they read Hogwarts: A Histroy?!


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"So... Hiei really kissed him." Yusuke mused, lying back on the Hogwarts provided couch and flinging one arm over his eyes. He then winced, remembering that every single muscle in his body was sore beyond comprehension. "I guess that means the bet is over then." He sighed, hating that he had been beaten so easilly.

"There aren't many who can beat a Youko's charm..." Yukina said consolingly.

"What's a 'youko'?" Harry asked, looking up from his homework. "You've mentioned that word before, now that I think of it..."

Yukina laughed, turning towards the wizard with shining red eyes. "A Youko?" She said, smiling. "...we can't tell you."

"Eh?" Harry whined, springing to his feet. "Why not?!"

"Secret Mage stuff." Yusuke said dismissivly. "Have you finished your homework yet?"

"That's something I never thought I'd hear you say, Yusuke." A warm, friendly voice said from the doorway. "Have you ever finished a piece of homework in your life?"

"Can it, Kurama. Not all of us are super genius' like you."

Kurama smiled at him and moved into the dormspace. "Is Hiei in here? We were being stalked by Snape and he ran away."

"I'd run away too, if Snape was stalking me..."

"YOU! HOMEWORK!!!"

"Onii-san isn't here, Kurama-kun," Yukina said in her sweet voice. She smiled toothilly at him and the red head smiled weakly back.

"I could have sworn I felt his energy around here... oh well. I'll just go look for him elsewhere..." And with that, Kurama left.

Two seconds later, Hiei popped up from behind the couch Yusuke was drapped across, looking extremly relieved. "Mou... I get more exerceise running from him than I get when Mukuro is feeling malicious..." he moaned, allowing himself one moment to be out of character.

"Fox got you on the run?" Yusuke asked with amusement, grinning up at his friend.

"Hn."

"I heard you kissed him..." Yusuke said, still with that mischivious smile. "Any reason why?"

"...hn."

The Toushin pouted, looking rather undignified. "You don't kiss and tell? What kind of friend are you?!"

"HN!"

"Wah... don't be like that!" Yusuke began to panic, knowing full well what might happen if Hiei got offended with anything Yusuke said or did. Their cover might be blown! Yusuke might die! Kurama might laugh at him! Kuwabara would never let him live it down! ... Yeah, like he really cared that much. Changing tactics slightly, Yusuke looked up at Hiei with a rather leacherous grin. "Well, if kissing Kurama was so easy, why don't you kiss me as well?"

There was a long silence. A gust of chilly September wind blew in through the open window. The author ate a bit of watermellon, wondering how long until the chapter is over...

"Unless you're scared..." Yusuke taunted, smirking up at the fire demon.

In Yusuke's mind, the bet he made with Kurama wasn't over yet! Hiei hadn't officially chosen to fall for Kurama's charms! Yusuke had his own charms! He could still win! He was just a little slow getting said charms activated.

Hiei growled angrilly at the insinuation that he was afraid of a kiss. "Why you little..." he growled, jumping over the back of the couch and straddling Yusuke's waist. "I'll show you scared, you cocky little..."

And with that, he bent down and pressed their mouths together. ...May the author add a note saying that this kiss was a bit heavier than the one Hiei and Kurama shared? Somewhere in the background of this rather heated kiss, Yukina was giggling, while Harry pretended that nothing was happening.

Out of sight out of mind, you understand.

The door flung open for the second time that day and Kurama entered the room. He stopped and stared at the two demons on the couch.

"Oh... the game is on now, Yusuke." He declared, a dark look marring his previously cheerful expression. "And I won't lose..." He then sweatdropped - ruining his dramatic moment - upon realizing that neither demon had heard his threats.


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AN: So yeah, the bet isn't quite over yet. Note that I only wrote this because I'm waiting for a download. Note that the plot somehow flew out the preverbial window. Note that the author is becoming nocturnal. Sorry for the shortness of the chapter. [also hasn't spellchecked] I think next time they'll head off to Hogsmeade.





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