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Hiei slumped onto the couch. This had to be the worst day of his life. First, the shopping trip distraction. Now this. He glared up in frustration at the sparkling hat nesting atop his black spiky hair. "It looks cute," giggled a familiar voice. Hiei looked toward the voice and saw Yukina standing right in front of him. He resisted the uncontrollable urge to yank the hat off as he again fought a battle with himself. "Hi," he managed to say.

"Happy birthday, Hiei," said his sister shyly. "You know, my birthday is coming up soon, too. Some coincidence, huh?" Hiei's eyes widened. Did she suspect...

Before they could say another word to each other, Kuwabara came lumbering over.

"Hey, sweetie pie! What are you doing over here all by your lonesome self?!? Come over with us and have some fun!" exclaimed Kuwabara in that dopey high-pitched voice he uses when he talks to Yukina. "I was talking to Hiei..." Yukina began quietly.

Kuwabara got a look of jelousy and disgust on his face. "What are you talkin' to him for? Don't you remember what I told you about him? He's scary and the only thing he likes to do is kill people. If you get too close he'll probably bite off your head!" Kuwabara whispered as he dragged Yukina away.

"He seems nice to me," the ice apparition protested. "Take it from me, he's not nice! I mean, what kind of guy doesn't like to have fun?!?" Perhaps a shy, solitary one? thought Yukina.

Hiei stared after Kuwabara and his sister. I'll bet the only reason why he's here is to be with her, he thought. He stared blankly at the wall until interrupted by a loud Irish voice. "Hey, Urmeshi, what say you to some karaoke?" "Fine with me, Jin!" giggled the still overjoyed Yusuke.

"I'll start, shall I? And a whee and a whoo and here I go!" Jin flew up onto a table, using it as a stage. Botan threw a microphone to Jin and started the Karaoke Machine. The music came on full blast. "This must be the wrong CD!" shouted Kurama over the music, but Jin sang anyway:

I'm a little tea pot

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout

When I get all steamed up

Hear me shout:

Tip me over and pour me out!

Tip me over and pour me out!

He even did body motions to go with it. Yusuke said, "You're crazy, Jin! But not crazier than me!" And he jumped up onto the table and sang with the Wind Master. Kuwabara, Yukina, Shizuru, Keiko, Botan, and Kurama were cracking up by the time they started it for the third time.

Touya and Hiei looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Hiei tried to drown out the sound by covering his ears. Touya sat in the chair farthest from the table and read one of Kurama's books.

The next song came on. "Oooohh, I LOVE this song!" shouted Botan. Jin and Yusuke didn't know the words, so they gave the mike to her. Keiko recognized the song and Botan helped her onto the table. They sang:

La la laaa lalala la la laaa

La la laaa lalala laaa

When you're feelin' sad and low

We will take you where you gotta go

Smilin', dancin' everything is free

All you need is positivity

Botan: Colors of the world!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Botan: Every boy and every girl!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Botan: People of the world!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Both: Ahhhhhhh

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Uh uh

Both: Go round

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Ha ha

Both: Hi ci ya hold tight!

Yellow man in Timbuktu,
Color for both me and you.
Kung fu fighting, dancing queen,
Tribal spacemen, and all that's in between

Botan: Colors of the world!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Botan: Every boy and every girl!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Botan: People of the world!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Both: Ahhhhhhh

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Uh uh

Both: Go round

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Ha ha

Both: Hi ci ya hold tight!

Flamenco

Lambada

But hip hop is harder

We moonwalk the foxtrot

Then polka the salsa

Shake it shake it shake it

Haka

Shake it shake it shake it

Haka

Arriba! Aha!

Botan: Colors of the world!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Botan: Every boy and every girl!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Botan: People of the world!

Keiko: Spice up your life!

Both: Ahhhhhhh

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Uh uh

Both: Go round

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Ha ha

Both: Hi ci ya hold tight!

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Uh uh

Both: Go round

Botan: Slam it to the left!

Keiko: If you're havin a good time!

Botan: Shake it to the right!

Keiko: If you know that you feel fine!

Botan: Chicas to the front!

Keiko: Ha ha

Both: Hi ci ya hold tight!

As they sang, Kuwabara dimmed the lights. Jin, who had brought a disco ball, fastened it to the ceiling and turned it on. Everyone, save Touya and Hiei, began to dance.

Finally, though, Jin swooped down on Touya, pulled him into the air, and began to air-dance with him. Touya was very annoyed. "Jin. Put. Me. Down." "No way, Master of Seriousness! Now some fun we be havin'!" Touya looked helplessly down at Hiei. Hiei shot him an "I pity you" look. At least that's not me, he thought in relief.

"Come on, tough stuff! Let's dance!" Hiei barely had a moment to blink before Shizuru was yanking him from his place on the !" Hiei said as he tried, panic-stricken, to release himself. But Shizuru was strong and tall, and she wouldn't let go. She swung Hiei around wildly to the beat. Then she threw him up in the air.

Jin dropped Touya and caught Hiei. Touya landed in Shizuru's arms. Jin began to air-dance with the fire demon, and Shizuru began swinging the Ice Master around.

"I think I'm going to be sick," groaned Touya. "Wind Master, I swear..." threatened Hiei. "Will ya stop swearin' ta kill people, alreddy? It's yer birthday! Lighten up a bit, ya big party pooper, er else me an' my wind'll have ta do it fer ya!"

To Hiei and Touya's relief, the song soon ended. Toward the end, Jin created a soft cyclone that picked up all the dancers, including himself and the disgruntled Hiei and Touya, and twirled them around. When the song ended, everyone landed with their party hats slightly tipped to the side. Hiei was returned to the couch and Touya plopped into his place on the chair. Keiko and Botan stepped off the "stage", giddy and out of breath.

Kuwabara, in his orange party hat, handed a mike to Yusuke and dared him to sing whatever song came on next. Yusuke agreed, and Jin asked if it could be a duet. "Me an' me voice an' Urmeshi an' his make quite a combination, don't you think it so?!" "Yeah, whatever you say, Jin!" Yusuke exclaimed, happy to do another song with his crazy friend.

Kuwabara looked at the CD case. "This one's perfect!" he giggled to himself. The music came on. Kurama's jaw dropped as Yusuke and Jin began to sing:

Both: All my people in the crowd

Both: Grab a partner take it down

Yusuke: It's me against the music

Jin: Uh huh

Yusuke: It's just me

Jin: And me

Yusuke: Yeah

Jin: C'mon

Jin: Hey Yusuke

Yusuke: Are you ready

Jin: Uh huh, are you

Yusuke: Uh

Both: No one cares

Yusuke: It's whippin' my hair, it's pullin' my waist

Both: To hell with stairs

Yusuke: The sweat is drippin' all over my face

Both: And no one's there

Yusuke: I'm the only one dancin' up in this place

Both: Tonight I'm here

Yusuke: Feel the beat of the drum, gotta get with that bass

Yusuke:

I'm up against the speaker, tryin' to take on the music

It's like a competition, me against the beat

I wanna get in the zone

I wanna get in the zone

If you really wanna battle, saddle up and get you're rythem

Tryin' to hit it, chic-a-taa

In a minute I'm a take a you on

I'm a take a you on

Both: Hey, hey, hey

Both: All my people on the floor

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: Let me see ya

Both: All my people wantin' more

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: I wanna see ya

Both: All my people round and round

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: Let me see ya

Both: All my people in the crowd

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: I wanna see ya

Both:

So how would you like a friendly competition

Let's take on the song

It's you and me baby we're the music

Time to party all night long

Both: We're almost there

Yusuke: I'm feelin' it bad and I can't explain

Both: My soul is bare

Yusuke: My hips are movin' at a rapid pace

Both: Baby feel it burn

Yusuke: From the tip of my toes, runnin' through my veins

Both: And now's you're turn

Yusuke: Let me see what you've got, don't hesitate

Yusuke:

I'm up against the speaker, tryin' to take on the music

It's like a competition, me against the beat

I wanna get in the zone

I wanna get in the zone

If you really wanna battle, saddle up and get you're rythem

Tryin' to hit it, chic-a-taa

In a minute I'm a take a you on

I'm a take a you on

Both: Hey, hey, hey

Both: All my people on the floor

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: Let me see ya

Both: All my people wantin' more

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: I wanna see ya

Both: All my people round and round

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: Let me see ya

Both: All my people in the crowd

Yusuke: Let me see you dance

Jin: I wanna see ya

Both:

So how would you like a friendly competition

Let's take on the song

It's you and me baby we're the music

Time to party all night long

Both:

Get on the floor, baby lose control

Just work you're body, and let it go

If you wanna party, just grab somebody

Jin: Hey Yusuke

Both: We can dance all night long

Jin:

Hey Yusuke, you say you wanna lose control

Come over here I got somethin' to show ya

Sexy lady, I'd rather see you bare you're soul

If you think you're so hot, better show me what you got

Yusuke: All my people in the crowd, let me see you dance

Jin: Come on Yusuke lose control, watch you take it down

Both:

Get on the floor, baby lose control

Just work you're body, and let it go

If you wanna party, just grab somebody

Jin: Hey Yusuke

Both: We can dance all night long

Yusuke: All my people in the crowd, let me see you dance

Jin: C'mon Yusuke take it down, make the music dance

Yusuke: All my people round and round, party all night long

Jin: C'mon Yusuke lose control, watch you take it down

As they sang, they danced wildly. Jin even created a whirlwind to encourage the dumbfounded audience to dance along, and they happily obliged. Before they started, Touya snuck out of the room, afraid of having to "dance" again. Hiei tried to camouflage himself into the couch.

"Hiei? Would you like to dance?" Hiei looked up and saw Yukina, with her red sideways party hat perched atop her mint green hair, staring at him. Hiei quickly grasped for words, but none came to his mouth. "I...I...I," he stammered. Why is she asking me? Isn't she dancing with the fool? Has she gotten tired of him? Or is she coming to me because she's tired of him stepping on her feet?

Finally he mumbled, "I can't dance." "Listen, if Kazuma can dance, you certainly can." Yukina laughed. Then she looked surprised at herself for making such a bold comment. "But if you don't want to it's okay," she added quietly, looking down.

Hiei grappled with himself over whether he should make her happy or refrain from looking like a fool. "I...guess I could try," he offered hesitantly. His sister's face lit up. "Really?" "Sure. Why not?" Hiei felt like killing himself. He got up and let his sister lead him over to where no one else was dancing. "Thanks, Hiei," she whispered. Hiei blushed and rolled his eyes.

Yukina started to dance, and Hiei attempted to copy her. "It doesn't have to be perfect, Hiei. You have to feel it." Hiei stopped. "Listen to the beat. What does it make you want to do?" It makes me want to die, Hiei answered in his mind. But, he closed his eyes and focused on the music.

"How can you hear the beat when those two are singing so loudly? And horribly," asked Hiei. "Forget about the words. Just concentrate on the music itself," answered his sister. I can't believe I'm teaching Hiei how to dance, she thought. Kazuma is wrong about him. He's just like anyone else, only dangerous when he has to be. He's not evil, just confused sometimes. He's never had a real family...