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Thanks to all my reviewers:
Botan-Hiei-Daughter- Thanks for the game suggestions! I'll see what I can use here...
K.C. Whitestar- Good thing you DON'T feel bad for Kuwabara...that would prove that you are totally insane!! Nah just kidding lol. Glad you like it! Thanks!
spirtfox- Yukina has LOTS of Hiei in her and that's what I wanted to bring out. Thanks for the review!
BlazingBotan- I know, he should! Glad you like it!
foxgal- Glad you like it!
Kanno- Awwwwwww!! I wish I could see Radar!! I'm sorry about your other dogs, though...it's really hard to lose your pets. It's okay, you're allowed to ramble...heck, I do it all the time! Thanks a lot for reviewing!
KaraKurama- I'm glad you like! Thanks!
Samara- lol thanks! Glad you like it!
Demoness Gang- I'm glad you like it! Finally here's the next chapter!
Carri- I REMEMBER YOU NOW!! I'm really really sorry I didn't remember before!! Your undead minions are really cool...just keep them away from me!! (hides) Here's your chapter!
hi- Glad you like it! Thanks!
sara-chan10- Great idea!! OMG I LOVE IT!! Except Kurama won't kill Yusuke, of course...that'd be bad...lol wait till you see what I have in store...
Gizmo369- Thanks! Glad you're enjoying!
Kuramagurl- I'm glad you like it so much!! Thanks a bunch!!
Donamarine- thanks for the suggestion! Maybe I'll use it in the next chappie!
Red Roses2- LOL I LOVE that look!!! Here's the update!!
Fanruby19- I actually have a lot of other fanfics on this site, just click the link on my name and it should come up with about 20 something fics. Thanks a lot, I'm so glad you like my work! I'm also glad it made you feel better! Thanks again!
Midoriyugi-chan- lol me too! Thanks...here's the update!
AnimeStr- Thanks for the review!
snowmew- Glad you like! Thanks!
Nekala- Thanks a lot! I'm really glad you like it!!
Suntiger- I know, I bashed a little too much, and I apologize. I agree, I really don't like Kuwabara, but he's loyal and he's got a good heart. Plus he's funny. I'm glad you decided to read this, and I'm happy you like it!!
KagamiGirl14- Glad you like it! Here's the update!
essence of good and evil- Thanks for the ideas...I'll try my best to use them, but if I don't it doesn't mean I don't like them, cause I do! I'll try to fit them in somewhere in the next chapters! Of course there's more! Here it is!
Kamikaze100- There are definitely more chapters! Thanks for the review!
KoruKazeOokami- Glad you like it! Thanks for the idea! LOL I like it!! I'll try to find a place for it in the story!!
Tricia- Glad you like!
animefanitic16- I'm writing more now! Thanks for reviewing!
XiReN- Fine! Touya/Yukina it is, BUT ONLY A LITTLE!! I really don't want to turn this into a pairing fic with people making out all over the place...but I guess a little won't hurt. And I think it turned out good! It's in the chapter for you, so enjoy!
jaderabbit- Glad you like it!! Here's the update!
MoshuiMing- Again, I apologize for all the Kuwa-bashing. He is a pretty good character overall, and he doesn't deserve that treatment...sometimes. Sorry again, ad I'm happy you like my work! Thanks so much!
Angelkitsune- Okay! Here's the update! I'm glad you like it! Thanks a lot!
I'm SOOOOOO sorry it took me this long to update!!! I've been extremely busy!! I'll try my best to update as often as possible, but I beg you to be patient because I have school and lots of schoolwork to do. Without any further ado, here's the long-awaited next chapter!! Enjoy and please review!!
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"Well, I don't think we should be playing anymore of those kinds of games..." Kurama said quietly after Yusuke had finally stopped yelling at them all for not letting him in on the fun.
"T'was fun though, havn' had tha' much fun in a long while. Never di' like tha' bloke," Jin said while hovering lazily over Kuwabara's unconscious form.
Hiei nodded his wholehearted agreement. "Quite amusing," he added, smirking.
"So, what now?" Botan asked.
They all stood there, deep in thought, until finally Yusuke said, "Hey, Kurama. Could I see your Rose Whip for a sec?"
Kurama narrowed his eyes. "Whatever for?"
"Oh I just...wanna see it is all," Yusuke said slyly. "I never got a good look at it before."
Kurama sighed and, against his better judgment, pulled a rose from his hair and flicked it slightly. The end of a long thorned whip fell to the ground beside him.
Yusuke leaned down to pick up the end. "Be careful of the thorns," Kurama warned. But Yusuke went ahead and touched it anyway.
"OWWW! JEEZ that HURTS!!!" the Detective cried while clutching his hand and running for the bathroom again.
"I warned you!" Kurama exclaimed while looking sadly at the carpet now stained with small drops of red. He dropped the whip and ran after Yusuke to take care of his hand.
After them also ran Buttons, who hated to see anyone (besides Kuwabaka) get hurt. She wanted to go and make Yusuke feel better, maybe by giving him a few comforting kisses...
The rest of the group stood there in silence for a few seconds. Then Jin, thinking along the lines of Yusuke, had an idea.
"Wha' would ya all say ta a game o' Tug o' War?" he asked, glancing down at the whip.
"That would be fun," said Keiko.
"But the thorns," Botan pointed out.
"I know, I know 'bout those nasty buggers. Bu' Icy could freeze 'em off, couldn' ya, Icy?" Jin suggested.
Touya's eyes shimmered again, a telltale sign that he was interested. "First of all, I told you not to call me that. Second of all, if I couldn't freeze the thorns off a rose, then I would be no Master of Ice," he replied, and bent down.
He touched a section of the whip in between two thorns and focused. One by one, the thorns froze over. In a move too fast to see, he had shattered them all off the whip.
"OWWW!!!! DARN IT, KURAMA!!!! That STINGS!!!!!!!!!!!" came Yusuke's scream from the bathroom.
Everyone froze (not literally) and listened for Kurama's footsteps in the hall. Not hearing any, Jin picked up the de-thorned whip. "Teams?" he questioned.
In a few seconds, they were split into two teams. Hiei, Yukina, and Touya made up one team, while Jin, Botan, Keiko, and Shizuru made up the other. They had stretched the whip over the coffee table, and tied Hiei's brand new pink bandanna to the center.
"On the count of three, we pull," Touya said.
"One," said Botan.
"Two," counted Yukina.
"Three!" shouted Jin.
At three, both teams began to pull with all their might. First, the pink bandanna moved toward Hiei's team, then it moved back to Jin's, and then Hiei's again. They remained in a stalemate for quite a while. Then Touya had an idea. "Tell this to the others. On the count of three, stop pulling," he whispered to Yukina.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the coffee table, Shizuru suddenly had an idea. "Hey, Wind Boy, pass this along," she muttered into Jin's sensitive ear. "On the count of three, we all let go..."
"Ready?" Touya murmured to Yukina.
"Righ' we are then," Jin said quietly to Shizuru.
"One," Yukina whispered.
"Two," Botan murmured.
"Three!" Jin and Touya exclaimed, and both teams let go at the exact same time. Well...almost.
Hiei's team let go of the whip a split second before Jin's, throwing Jin, Keiko, Shizuru, and Botan completely off balance.
This took Hiei, Touya, and Yukina completely off guard. Both teams were sent flying backward into opposite walls/furniture.
More screaming came from the bathroom, which made it quite apparent that Kurama had dropped something on Yusuke's foot when he heard the surprising crashes coming from the living room.
Classy started running in circles and barking manically at all the noise, while Buttons came zooming in to see what all the fuss was about.
Kurama came running through the doorway, with Yusuke limping along behind him, a tiny little band-aid on his finger. What he saw was not a pretty sight.
Shizuru and Keiko were back against the wall, while Jin hovered high above them, swirly-eyed. Botan was turned over in an armchair. Hiei was just beginning to pick himself up from the remains of the coffee table, and Touya lay sprawled on the floor, with Yukina on top of him.
"What on earth were you doing?" Kurama exclaimed and he looked forlornly over the broken furniture and his injured friends.
"Uh, nothing," Shizuru said, dusting herself off.
"Yeah, no'tin a' all," Jin agreed in a dazed voice.
Then Kurama spotted his whip with the pink bandanna tied to the center. He cocked an eyebrow. "Obviously," he said.
Yusuke eyed the situation and suddenly started screaming. "OH FINE JUST GO AHEAD AND STEAL MY IDEA WHY DON'TCHA AND NOT LET ME IN ON IT?!?!" he turned on his heel and stomped off to the corned to sulk.
Touya forced his eyes open to see Yukina. She slowly opened her eyes. "Are you all right?" the Ice Master asked. The Ice Maiden nodded. Then both realized the position they were in. Yukina flushed, and Touya turned, if possible, paler.
The Ice Master hastened to help Yukina up, but Jin saw them. He shook away his dizziness and exclaimed, "Woah, Icy! Gosh, neve' would'a tho' you woul' do sumthin' like tha'!"
"I didn't, Jin! It was an accident!" Touya yelled.
Hiei eyed the Ice Master suspiciously. Touya had immediately released his sister's shoulders as soon as Jin had uttered his first word.
Jin narrowed his eyes and continued playfully, "Yeah, righ'. Why don' ya jus' admi' i', Icy?"
Touya began turning bright red, a very unnatural shade for his skin, showing his utter embarrassment. "I...didn't...Jin. Cut it out, okay? You think you're being funny but you're not," he said through clenched teeth.
By this time, all eyes were on the Ice Master.
Jin's eyes widened. "No' funny, ya say? Well-"
Yusuke interrupted. "C'mon, Touya. You two are meant for each other!" With that, he pushed Hiei's sister into the ice youkai's arms. They were both taken by surprise, and their lips touched.
Hiei flinched visibly. Jin's mouth dropped open, as did the mouths of most of the others.
To their surprise, not to mention the surprise of the two ice apparitions, neither tried to break the contact. Both Yukina and Touya held the kiss for longer than was necessary. Finally, they felt the others' eyes on them, and pulled away.
"Ooo-kay," Jin breathed.
Yukina and Touya quickly looked away from each other and down at the floor.
"Umm...popcorn, anyone?" Kurama desperately asked, trying to take attention off the pair. He noticed Hiei staring at the two, and could practically see the flames enveloping him. "Hiei, come on! Let's go make some popcorn," the fox said, dragging the fire demon into the kitchen.
Silence settled over the living room.
"Anyone have a new game to play?" Shizuru finally asked.
