Chapter Two: Corone and Melfina

"Where are those guys?" Kuwabara grumbled.

"Kurama will get here when he can. Get off his case." A girl's voice snapped. Yusuke tried to shush her, but she kicked him in the shin. "Jump off a train, fluffy brain. Break your neck while you're at it."

"Why was I cursed with two such annoying sisters?"

"You sinned against God, in your past life, by hanging out with whores all day. Kinda like you did before you met Keiko."

"What!? You brat! You obnoxious, stuck up, prep bitch!" Yusuke cried. He'd been stressed, and couldn't contain himself any longer. His sister didn't even bother to contain herself. She lived for fighting, physical or otherwise.

"What did you say?! Oh, please, I'm stuck up!? At least my ego's not the size of a gas giant!" Golden eyes flashed in anger.

"At least I have an ego. And at least I'm not dating a she-kitsune youkai!"

"Leave Kurama out of this!" Corone grabbed the lapels of her brother's jacket. "At least none of my friends have heads emptier than a black hole!"

"Please! You're going out with a lezzie who thinks she's a guy!"

"Okay, I'm pissed now! Yusuke Urameshi, make peace with Kami, because I am kickin' your sorry ass to Jigoku!"

"If you do, I'll tell Satan where you live! And Elmo, too!" Corone squeaked.

"Don't you dare think it, you sexless baboon ass bastard!"

"Why, you little-"

"Children," drawled a melodious voice from the door, "please. Corone, I beg you whole heartedly, don't break your brother in half." Kurama and Hiei watched the group with amused eyes.

"That's Corone?"

"Yes, this is Corone." Kurama acknowledged. The girl stood, kicked her brother again for good measure, and walked up to the youkai. Kurama smiled at her.

"We have problems, Youko."

"We do?"

"Yes. And, I finally learned to wiggle my nose."

"Did you really?"

"Yes, I did."

"I don't suppose I still get my kiss?"

"No." Kurama pouted. Hiei stared. Corone smiled.

"Why not?" She sighed, exasperated.

"Because you took so damn long getting here, and I was lonely, and bored, and when I woke up this morning, I found the chair you'd been in empty, when you promised you'd stay, and finally," she drew a deep breath, "we're out of peanut butter on a Thursday. Baka kitsune." Corone shook her silver hair and turned to walk away. Kurama grabbed her arm and dragged her outside. Hiei snorted when a loud splash ensued.

"What are they doing?" Botan asked.

"He just dumped my sister into our pool. Damn, I shoulda thought of that a long time ago." Yusuke cried.

"Yeah," said a voice, "but you didn't. That's you're problem, not theirs." Hiei looked to where the voice was coming from, and froze.

Beautiful… no, gorgeous was the only way to describe the goddess before him. Haunting sapphire eyes set in an aristocratic, ivory face looked him up and down. Hiei's fingers itched to run themselves through that satin soft black hair. His ruby eyes started at her delicate feet, roving up her deliciously tempting legs, to her slender waist, her full, round, luscious breasts, her pale, swan throat, to her gorgeous face. She was wearing a sapphire-colored, ragged skirt, falling a little above the knees, and a sash/shirt of cream-colored silk that left just enough to the imagination.

"Hi. I'm Melfina." Her voice, soft and mysterious, felt like a sweet, arousing caress over his body. "Yusuke's sister."

"Hn." Was all he said, but Melfina smiled, nodding wisely.

"I know you. You're Hiei. Yeah, SD told me about you. You don't talk much."

"No."

"What do ya think of him, Mel?" Yusuke asked.

"It's like I've told ya before: there are two types of men who never have anything to say. Bad men who are plotting something wrong and don't have time to say much and good men who think actions speak louder than words and only talk when they have something worth saying. Hiei is the second type."

"What?! He tried to turn Keiko into a demon, Mel! Where's that bionic brain of yours gone, Miss Super-Genius?"

"Shut up." Melfina sighed wearily. Hiei had the strange urge to strangle Yusuke for bringing on that sigh. "Anyway, I'm on this damn mission too, SD, so I'm gonna work with what I've got. That includes dealing with my idiot brother and sister, and Corone's cute boyfriend." Hiei choked at the compliment. She hadn't said a word on his appearance.

Wait…why should I even care? The girl is attractive, yes, perhaps even beautiful- definitely beautiful- but she's a ningen. Her opinion is of very little consequence to me. At least, it should be! And, yet… why doesn't she speak of me with such favor?

"Well," said a voice in his head, "she said you were a good man." Hiei snarled inwardly. His fingers trembled with the effort of trying to not stroke that divinely beautiful body. He was hardly a good man.

JigokuHell

Kamigod, divinity

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