Sarasaki High's Gaffe
Chapter 18 - Prom Night!
"Briiiing--Briiiing." Keiko's mobile phone rang as Botan, Kurama, Kuwabara, Yusuke and herself zoomed down a street in Keiko's Convertible.
"Hello?" Keiko answered as she heard a loud and un-easy voice.
"Keiko, meet me at my house right now!" Shizuru screamed into the phone as there was a click. Keiko made a funny face and done a sharp U-turn as the car leaned on two wheels.
"Woah!!" everybody yelled as it almost fell over.
Keiko sped off with her tires sliding as Yusuke looked at her crazily.
"What-what!?" he screamed buckling his seat-belt up as Keiko stomped the gas pedal to the floor, making everybody's head jerk.
"Shizuru told me to meet her at Kuwabara's house right now!" Keiko shouted in a concerned voice as Botan gasped and made a worried face.
"What's wrong? Did she say?" Botan asked impatiently as Keiko shook her head. Kuwabara remained calm on the outside but went urgent on the inside.
"Did she say there was a problem?" Kurama asked as Keiko shrugged.
"By the way she told me to get over there I suspect something." Keiko said, turning a sharp turn as the car leaned again and everybody screamed.
"Wee! This is fun." Botan said with dazed eyes and her hands in the air.
"Keiko are you crazy!?" Yusuke asked as Keiko slapped on brakes and turned to Yusuke.
"Yusuke, our friend might be in trouble! We can't just lack around, I have to get there and fast!" she said stomping on the pedal again.
"Well that was a waste of time." Kuwabara said dumbly as he screamed out from Keiko turning another sharp, unsuspecting turn.
"Schiiiiirt!" the car's tires screeched as Keiko slapped on brakes in front of the house. She jumped out and ran towards the door as Botan and Kuwabara followed her.
The door slung open right before Keiko could knock. "C'mon, c'mon!" Shizuru shouted, shoving them towards the car as the four ran as fast as they could.
Shizuru hopped into Kurama's lap as Kuwabara and Botan hopped in beside him, squishing him. Keiko sped off in a heart beat as Kurama and Yusuke sat dumbfoundedly.
"Shizuru what just happened?" Keiko asked, looking in the mirror which hung above her head. Shizuru sighed in relief.
"Are you ok?" Botan and Kurama asked in different ways as Shizuru tried to catch her breath. Yusuke turned around in his seat waiting for an answer.
"We have to get to Deb's right away!" Shizuru shouted as everybody looked at her baffled.
"Huh?"
"All the prom dresses are on sale and will be gone!" Shizuru shouted as everybody anime dropped and growled.
"My goodness Shizuru all that for nothing!?" Botan shouted, slapping her on the shoulder as Kuwabara glared.
"Yeah Shizuru I thought you were in trouble!" Keiko said looking in the mirror.
"Yeah well you all- KEIKO LOOK OUT!" Shizuru shouted as Keiko swerved back and forth, dodging a little boy playing with a baseball.
"Almost puts me to mind of me." Yusuke said smirking as Botan, Shizuru, and Keiko panted, scared to death. Kurama opened one of his eyes to see nothing happened.
"Whew!" Kuwabara shouted throwing his hands up, "Now that was fun!" he said wooing and laughing as everybody looked at him like he was bizarre.
"Where are we going Keiko?" Kurama asked as Keiko sighed.
"To Deb's I guess?" Keiko said as Shizuru shot her hands up with a 'woo!'
~*~Deb's...
"Yusuke, do you think this makes me look fat?" Keiko asked twirling in a mirror with a light purple glittered dress on. Yusuke shook his head and mumbled, "No."
Keiko growled as she saw Yusuke not even looking, "Hmph, does it make me look pretty?" she asked as Yusuke didn't look. "No.." he muttered.
"Yusuke!" Keiko slapped him as Shizuru and Botan walked passed them laughing.
"So where's Kurama, have you judged his suit yet?" Shizuru asked as Botan stopped in her tracks, making Shizuru stop. "Hm?"
Kurama stood in front of a mirror with a black tuxedo on with a white blouse underneath. Botan was elbowed by Shizuru making her laugh. Kurama turned around, "Is there something wrong?" he asked, looking the suit over.
"I-.." "No! It's perfect isn't it Botan?" Shizuru said shoving Botan over towards the men's dressing room section. "Get 'em tiger!" she snarled and walked off.
"Well?" he asked.
"It's lovely!"
"I think it looks too ordinary." Kurama said looking at the black shinny shoes. Botan shook her head.
"No, anything on you makes it look special." Botan complimented as Kurama blushed.
"Why thank you. Same to you too." he said as Botan grinned stupidly and ran over towards him. She rubbed the soft suit's wrinkles out.
"I can't wait." she said stomping her feet.
"Botan I think you should look for a dress now before those girls coming in run to it first!" Keiko whispered over as she saw alot of familiar girls from school rushing into the store.
Botan gasped and made a run for the casual dressing section. One of the dresses really caught her eye! It was a red sleeveless turtleneck dress with pink trimmings at the neck. It sparkled as Botan's eyes ran over it.
"Wow..." she whispered, standing right in front of it. "It's perfect." she said, looking at the slit that ran to her thigh.
"Yeah it's beautiful isn't it?" Mercedes, appeared out of the blue and began to run her hands over the glittery dress. "-and it's mine." she said taking the rack, showing there was no more like it.
"Nooo!" Botan cried out as Mercedes walked off with the dress towards her groupies. Keiko looked over, putting her shirt on from the dressing room and busted out of the room.
"Give that dress back!"
"Back? She never had it!" Mercedes shouted and gripped onto the dress.
Keiko growled and charged near her as her groupie friends stepped up in front of her. Yusuke saw this and walked over to watch from close distance, just incase Keiko needs backup.
"Give it BACK!" she shouted and grabbed the dress, fighting over it by pulling it towards her.
"It was never hers!" Mercedes shot back and pulled it back towards her way.
"Let go!" one of Mercedes' friends demanded, pulling Keiko's grip off of the dress. Botan grabbed the girl's hand and slapped it away.
"It's mine!"
"It's mine!" Mercedes stomped her foot, pulling as hard as she can. One of the girls pulled their hand back to slap Keiko but Yusuke caught it.
"Hey ladies, no fighting please." Yusuke said and jerked the dress from Mercedes. Mercedes growled and slapped Yusuke as hard as she could. When she done so, Keiko heated up inside. Nobody slaps Yusuke! Especially not as hard as she could.
"Err!!" Keiko slapped Mercedes as one of her friends took the dress from Yusuke's loose grip. Mercedes shoved Keiko away and straightened her hair out.
"Ooo! Just give it up! We have the dress." Mercedes said walking away as Keiko tried to grab her by her hair but Botan caught her.
"Keiko it's ok...."
Kurama stood at the cash register, paying for his tuxedo as Mercedes and her friends walked up beside him. He turned to look at the dress she was holding and then looked up to see Botan saddened and Keiko mad.
"Hey Shuichi-chan!" Mercedes said, fixing her hair up and straightening her clothes out. "Nice tuxedo." she said looking at the black suit as Kurama nodded with a small smile.
Kurama looked back up to Botan's face to see her looking at the dress Mercedes was holding. "Um.. I don't really think that red dress fits you." Kurama lied, trying to make her get rid of it.
"Really? Should I wear blue to match my eyes?" she asked, fluttering her eyelids as Kurama nodded.
"Y-yes. That would be very beautiful." Kurama complimented as Mercedes melted.
"Are you saying I'm beautiful?" she asked in a dazed-out voice, clasping her hands together.
"Yes and even more beautiful in that uh-.." he looked around and spotted a light blue strapped dress, "In that one over there." he pointed out as Mercedes looked over to see a pretty blue dress.
"Wow, it does look pretty." she turned back to Kurama. "Oh Shuichi I'll wear it for you, anything." she said tossing the dress up as her friend caught it. She ran over to the rack and looked the dress over.
"I guess I can wear this then." A dark-tanned blond said holding the dress up to her. Her hips looked a little too big for the dress but she didn't care.
"I don't think-..."
"Oh Shuichi, what should I wear?" she blurted out, clinging onto his arm.
"I uh-..."
"Hey Peaches don't get too close!" Mercedes called over as the blond looked over with a frown.
Botan walked over to the counter wear Kurama stood, picking up his suit. "Wow, it sure did cost alot." Botan said as Kurama was startled and looked over to her.
"Oh.. heh yes." he said and picked up the plastic-wrapped suit. "198 bucks." he said slinging the suit over his shoulder.
"Oh Shuichiiii, how does it look?" Mercedes called from the dressing section. She twirled around in the mirror as Kurama sighed and gave her a thumbs up.
Botan frowned, "I saw what you did."
"Hmph?"
"You tried to get that red dress for me." Botan whispered, looking at the blond who walked over to the dressing section with the gang she was with.
"Oh, yeah. I'm sorry I didn't-.."
"It's ok." Botan said with a sigh as the man at the cash register examined the situation.
"Well wait a minute. Are you two girls battling all just for that lovely red dress?" the man asked in a.. gay tone. Examining the way he talked, they could tell he wasn't straight.
"Yes sir."
"Ohhhh, I would too. If it was the only one left." the man said as Botan looked up at the man with hope. "We just ordered some new ones and-.. Clare! Why didn't you bring out them Red Japanese gowns?"
A punk chick came out from the back tangled in a bunch of clothes, "Ch! Robert I'm kind of busy!" she shouted, tripping over a pair of long pants.
The man snapped his teeth, "Fine. I'll be right back." the man said walking in the back room. Kurama and Botan exchanged glances.
"Guys, Yusuke and I have found a nice match." Keiko said, holding up a light purple dress and a white suit with a light purple blouse underneath. "We even have matching shoes." Keiko grinned naively.
Botan smiled cheerfully, "Oh you two are going to look so kawaii!" she chirped, clasping her hands together as Keiko stopped smiling.
"Botan I'm sorry you didn't get the dress you wanted." Keiko said with a frown.
"It's ok Keiko! They just ordered some new ones!" Botan said happily as Robert, the cash register man came out with a whole rack of different color dresses. It only had one red dress too.
"Awww it's so kawaii!" Botan shouted holding the red glittery dress up to her face. "Oh thank you so much." Botan said to the clerk as he smiled.
"Oh your so welcome darling." he said shaking his head as he scanned the price tag and the price came up. Being a little short, Kurama offered her some of his money Shiori has given him out of his check.
"How y'all doing?" the man asked as Keiko sat her and Yusuke's stuff onto the counter.
"Just fine you?" Keiko's voice trailed off as Kurama and Botan walked towards the door where Shizuru was spotted, talking to Hiei outside of the window. She squeezed his cheeks, making him glare at her.
"Hey Hiei." Botan and Kurama said walking out of the store. Hiei looked up embarrassedly as Shizuru smirked.
"Hey lemme see what ya got!" she shouted and looked into Botan's bag, pulling out a plastic-wrapped red dress. "It's so.. kawaii." she said falling into a trance with it. "Isn't it Hiei?"
"Yeah-yeah hmph." he muttered as Shizuru put the dress back down into the bag.
"Oh I can't wait to see you all dressed up and hair done and oh so pretty!" Shizuru squealed and began to cry, "-and baby brother. His first real prom." she said as she laid her head on Hiei's shoulder.
Kurama winked at Hiei as Hiei's eyes widened. Kurama chuckled, making Hiei blush. Botan noticed this and became curious.
"Hmmm.. Hiei?" Botan said, making Hiei look up at her. "Mind walking with me to the corner?" she offered, giving Kurama a look.
Hiei crossed his arms, "Isn't that what Kurama's for?" he asked as Kurama walked over and began talking to Keiko and Yusuke who just walked out of the store.
"He's kind of busy..." Botan said, glancing back at him as Kurama played it off. Hiei sighed.
"Didn't you all come in a car anyway?" Hiei asked as annoyed as Botan put her hands on her hips.
"Hiei!"
"Ok, ok." he said walking as Botan walked behind him and caught up beside him by skipping a few steps. "What? Did you want to talk about some personal?" he asked.
Botan nodded as they made it to the corner and turned it, "Yes!" she said grabbing his shoulders. "Hiei, I just found out last night about you.. you know." she said blushing. "-and I'm really sorry I didn't-..."
"Yeah well that's old news." he said, pushing Botan's hands off his shoulder. "-and I'll never tell you anything so personal again." he said turning his back to her.
"Hiei, we're still friends aren't we?" Botan asked, putting a hand on his shoulder. Hiei turned around and sighed.
"I might have to think about it." he said, leering. Botan smiled and hugged him tightly.
"Oh Hiei! I knew you would understand. I'm really glad you and Shizuru are working things out!" she said and gave him a peck on his lips, before running away.
Hiei smirked before his eyes snapped wide, "Shizuru? Wait a-.. how do you know!?" he shouted, chasing her back towards the group as Kuwabara came out in a dark green suit.
"Hey guys, how do I look?" he asked, as everybody looked at him crazily and began to laugh.
"Like a goofball!" Yusuke's voice trailed off as Kuwabara sighed and scratched his head.
"Friends..."
~*~Shiori's House, before Prom....
"Mother when is that Limousine gonna get here?" Kurama asked, walking back and forth in front of his door. His mother came down the stairs with a camera.
"Awww Shuichi-chan! Sweetie let me get a picture of you." Shiori said as the doorbell rang. She held up a finger as she ran to the door to see Botan standing at it with some white roses in her hand.
"Hello Mrs. Minamino!" she chirped and smiled dearly. "Is Shuichi-chan ready?" she asked as Shiori invited her inside. "Thanks for renting the Limousine for us." she said as Shiori smiled at her.
"Oh yes! Get over here with Shuichi so I can get a picture of you two!" she said pushing Kurama side by side in front of a dinning room table with a Chandelier light hanging above it.
Botan and Kurama exchanged glances, "You two are going together aren't you?" she asked as they nodded. Kurama pulled Botan in front of him and wrapped his arms around her waist as she grinned and put her hands on his.
"Look at the camera and say cheese!" Shiori said as Kurama and Botan smiled.
"Cheese!" Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yukina, and Keiko said standing at the door smiling foolishly. Shiori took a picture and quickly looked behind her.
"Hey Ms. Yukimura.. Mr. Urameshi.. Mr. Kuwabara.. Ms. Jaganshi!" Shiori said pulling Keiko and Yusuke over to where Botan and Kurama stood at. "Awww aren't you two so adoring?" she said making them blush.
"Here lemme get a picture." she said as the two done the same pose Kurama and Botan did. Keiko and Yusuke grinned at each other as Shiori took a picture. "Awww."
"Hey! Let Yukina and I have one too!" Kuwabara said, pulling the green dressed Yukina over to where Yusuke and Keiko were. He shoved them out of the way. "Cheese!" he said goofily grinning.
Yukina laughed and smiled cheerfully as Shiori took another picture. "Now everybody together!" she said as Kuwabara, Yukina, Yusuke, Keiko, Kurama, and Botan all stood paired up in front of the table.
"Cheese!" everybody said as Shizuru ran inside quickly jumping in front of everybody and smiling, breathing hard. Shiori took a picture as Shizuru jumped up happily.
"Yay! I didn't think I was going to make it." she said panting. "I ran all the way here just to see you all before you left. Oh everybody give me a hug." she said crying again.
Kuwabara sighed as Shizuru clung around his neck. "Oh my little baby brother's growing up." she said in a baby voice. Then everybody done a big hug, rushing towards the door.
"Bye Shiori! Bye Shizuru!" Yukina, Keiko, and Botan all shouted leaving out last. Shiori and Shizuru stood at the door waving as everybody but Botan and Kurama got into the Limousine.
"Oh yeah," Kurama said pulling a rose from his hair. "For you." he said, handing the red rose to Botan as she went teary-eyed. She handed Kurama the bouquet of white roses. "For you Kurama-kun."
"Come on guys we're running behind!" Yusuke shouted from the sunroof as Kurama and Botan hugged and jumped into the first back seat of the car. The car sped off as Hiei jumped out of the tree watching.
"Hey Hiei." Shizuru said as Hiei turned around to see Shiori closing the door as Shizuru jumping off the front step.
Hiei turned back to the white Limousine speeding down the road. Shizuru walked over to his side to watch as he flew down the road.
"Whelp, there goes our little friends." she said with tears in her eyes. "They were so precious." she said wiping her eyes.
"Hn.." was all Hiei retorted. "I wish I could've seen it." he finally said something as Shizuru remained calm.
"Shiori took pictures for me." Shizuru said as Hiei looked over to her. "I'll show you when they're developed." she offered as Hiei shrugged.
"Well.." he said as his voice trailed off.
"Want to walk me home?" she asked, tugging on his cloak as one of his eyebrows jumped.
"Uh.. whatever." he said as the two began to walk the opposite way the Limousine had left towards. Shizuru put her head on Hiei's shoulder as they became a small dot. (awww...)
Author: That was sooo cute. Hey, don't stop reading yet. Just because there was a prom, doesn't mean that's the end of THIS story. :D
I hope you all are ready for the end because it's coming. The next chapter will be the prom and a BIG event!!! Sayanora till next chapter! ^ - ^