Disclaimer and Author Note: Thanks to popular demand of about 2 reviewers (doesn't take much, does it?), this new chapter is here! Lucky you that I'm on spring break, so I can spend my long relaxing days writing. Thank you Yukina-kun and Kaokitty2 for reviewing! I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, or pretty much anything... so don't sue, you won't get much.

Chapter 11
Back to Third Person (Normal) Point of View

Lani was dressed in a dark blue tunic and black pants with a small white apron tied with a red sash. Her attire all contrasted a bit with her white skin and hair, but made her look a bit more normal in this city. Her red eyes stared nonchalantly at the four boys, Chu, and Yukina, waiting for someone to answer her question.

Chu- "You know wha' I like, Lan!"

Yukina- "I would like some of you very good fried rice and vegetarian stir-fry..."

Lani- "Just carrots, celery, onions, green peppers and soy sauce."

Yukina- "Aa. Arigatou."

Kuwabara- "Same for me!"

Kurama- "What else do you have?"

Lani- "On short notice, I can make chicken, beef, pork, or vegetarian stir-fry, which are always personalize-able, ramen..."

Kurama- "I would like some fried rice with chicken stir-fry, if you please."

Yusuke- "Got anything more modern?" Lani stared blankly at him and then rolled her eyes.

Lani- "Cheeseburger with fries?"

Yusuke- "I'll take it!!!!!!!!"

Lani- "And for you, Hiei?"

Hiei- "Got any sweet snow?"

Lani- "Vanilla, chocolate, or both?"

Hiei- "Both."

Lani- "Alright then, I'll be back in a minute or two." Chu watched her walk off and sighed, while smiling slightly.

Chu- "Good ol' Lan. Great lil' sheela! Gorgeous body and a grea' cook! Nothin' beats tha'! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!" At that moment, the door opened and Jin, Touya, and (to everyone's surprise) a young, human-looking girl. The girl looked to be only about four or five years old, and had somewhat fair skin, a few freckles, bright green eyes, and long black hair. She was wearing a green dress, which was splattered with mud and was torn in a few places, yet looked fairly new. The child was sniffling (AN, You know, sniff sniff o_0;) and a few tears still trickled down her small face.

Touya- "What are you yelling about now? People halfway across town could hear you. Please tell me that you haven't spent your entire day just staring at Lani's ass again. I mean, your behavior is getting quite rude!" At this, Lani stuck her head out of the kitchen and glared at Touya and Jin.

Lani- "Yeah, like you should talk, Touya. I've caught all three of you staring at me, at you weren't looking at my face." Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama and Yukina were all on the verge of bursting out laughing like maniacs, and Hiei was smirking. Just then, Lani caught sight of the crying little girl and her gaze softened a bit. "Shuurin? Could you please find Jin and Touya a spot to sit and take their order for me? I've got tons to do! Thanks!" She darted back into the kitchen and the aroma of good food wafted into the room. The little girl, Shuurin, seemed to perk up when heard that she was needed. She led Jin and Touya to a small table next to Chu, Yusuke, Hiei and the others. She then proceeded to take their order.

Shuurin- "Alrighty boys! What are you wanting to eat?"

Jin- "Me? Oh, I'll be takin' the special, if ya don' mind, lass!"

Touya- "I'll take the special too."

Shuurin- "And for drinking?"

Touya- "Bloody Mary, iced."

Jin- "I'll take the Windmaster's Special." Jin was grinning, about as much, if not more, than when he was fighting Yusuke at the Dark Tournament, and, of course, his ears were twitching again.

Shuurin- "Okay, Shuurin's got it!" She ran over to the kitchen. "Okay, Onee-tan! (Onee-chan, little kid style) Touya wants a snake and spider stew and a muddy wedding, and Jin wants to be insane with a spellcaster's medals!"

Jin- "Wha??!!! I dinnae say tha'!!!!!"

Touya- "How can you get 'snake and spider stew' out of 'special'???" Lani's voice called back from the kitchen to the little girl.

Lani- "Got it, thanks Shuurin!" Shuurin skipped back to the tables to sit in between Touya and Jin.

Yusuke- "So, how've you all been since we kicked your asses at the Dark Tournament?"

Chu- "AY!!! It was close!"

Jin- "My fight too, laddo!~ Just before another fight broke out inside the restaurant, Lani came into the room carrying huge trays covered in food. She began to place beautifully arranged plates in front of the group.

Lani- "Fried rice and vegetarian stir-fry for Yukina and Kuwabara, chicken stir-fry with fired rice for Kurama, cheeseburger with French fries for Yusuke, vanilla and chocolate ice cream for Hiei, and for Chu, snake and spider stew."

Chu- "YEAH!!!!!"

Yusuke- "WHA???!!!!"

Yukina- "Heehee! It's not really snakes and spiders... It's a blend of pretty much everything. It's Chu's favorite. I hear that it's very tasty." Chu was already shoveling the food into his mouth. Lani turned and went back into the kitchen while all six were eating.

Yusuke- "Wow! She makes the best burger I've ever had!"

Kurama- "Yes, and not only is the food delicious, she makes beautiful presentations."

Jin- "Oy, Lan! Where's me food?!"

Lani- "Will you be patient!"

Touya- "But I want my drink!"

Lani- "Just a minute!" She rushed out of the kitchen carrying a tray with two tall glasses, two large plates steaming with food, and a small bowl on it. She gave Touya his blood red drink with ice, and to Jin, a slightly translucent drink with little swirls of red "Oh, and Jin, for the last time, that's not called 'Windmaster's Special', it's called 'Heaven's Cloud'. Got it? Oh, and for Shuurin," she held out the bowl which had vanilla ice cream and a few chocolate dipped strawberries on top. "To make your day a little better." Lani sat down next to the little girl. "You going to tell me what happened?" Shuurin froze, her eyes suddenly downcast with tears stinging at them again.

Shuurin- "The... the other... the other demons... at school... they were... teasing me again..." She broke down crying again. "They called me a dirty ningen! They threw mud at me, and... and... the teachers didn't do anything! They... they... called me.. bad names... 'nee- chan? I... I not feeling good. Can Shuurin go home now?" Lani looked at her, then up at Chu.

Chu- "Yeah, well. Go on. We'll just close up 'till the next shift. Go on 'ome, the both of ya." Lani nodded and took Shuurin's hand, leading her out of the cafe.
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Author Note!!! Okay, yeah... The next chapter may take me a while... I have an idea about what I'm going to do, but I still have to make it work... this upcoming chapter is kinda in-between. I know where I want to go with the story, I'm just having problems getting there. So, bear with me, I am really sorry if I don't update for a while. Reviews help to inspire me! Keep reading and KEEP REVIEWING!!!!