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Archangel87: I'm glad you liked the chapter! I like Shizuru also. She can insult her brother and halfway kill him, and he can't do anything about it. ha! Thanks for reviewing!
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Kikirini-chan: Okay.... I'm sorry that my story sucks. Of course, I really don't care if you think that Lani's a "Mary Sue", and I know that I'm a stupid little fangirl, and I don't care. No like? No read. End of story. You want a pairing with people from the actual show? Sorry, but Hiei/Botan just isn't my initial style, and Hiei/Kurama is just gross, in my opinion. Sorry to all you shonen-ai lovers, but that's not me. I like Kurama/Yukina and that kinda thing, but really, Hiei doesn't seem to belong with anyone in particular from the show. Sorry if you don't like it, but it's my beloved "shitfic", not yours. If you're even reading this... Which isn't likely. Alright, I'm done.
Chapter 19
Hiei woke up slowly, still in his tree. He glanced quickly into Shuurin's room, and, upon seeing that she was not there, he made his way (his very speedy way) to the kitchen. There, he saw Genkai, Yusuke and Koenma. Yusuke was shoving food in his face again, and Koenma and Genkai were quietly discussing the terms of Lani's exile. Hiei decided that the best thing to do was to wait and listen in on the conversation and resist asking his questions until he had learned all that he needed to.
He quickly wandered through the refridgerator and found some orange juice. He grabbed a few slices of bread and toasted it himself (fire youkai can do that, ya know). Then Hiei sat down at the table and began to eat rather slowly, prolonging the amount of time that he would be allowed to stay there with an excuse.
Koenma- "So then, Lanecia is to remain in the Ningenkai, with her subordinate enrolled in some kind of ningen school. She is to remain in Japan unless given specific leave. She has to get a normal, ningen job. She can't live off of her inheritance forever, even though the amount of money that she has stored away is amazing..."
Genkai- "What if she wants something from the Makai?"
Koenma- "Then she is to either submit a formal request for the item or send someone who is allowed into the Makai for errands and such to get it for her."
Genkai- "Alright... What else?"
Koenma- "She is not to play nasty tricks on humans using her powers. She did that all the time when she was young, you know. That's how she got out of her castle... Sneaky little demon, that one... Anyway, she also must get a ningen house, which I am taking care of. She'll be moving in tomorrow. May she stay here another night?"
Hiei- "So she's under house arrest, just in the Ningenkai?"
Genkai- "Basically. Nice to know that you're eavesdropping, Hiei."
Hiei- "Hn. So where are they now?"
Genkai- "I was wondering how long it would take you to ask... They have gone to a mall in town. Keiko, Shizuru, Yukina and Botan went with them. They'll be back later. Kurama's also with them because Botan dragged him along. You should be able to find him, right?"
Hiei- "Hn..."
At some mall in Tokyo
Kurama- "Oh! Hiei! So, Koenma told you to come as well?"
Hiei- "What?"
Kurama- "At first it was just going to be me, Lanecia, and Shuurin, but Koenma decided that Botan and Yukina needed more human-like clothes also, and therefore he sent along Shizuru and Keiko, seeing as they live here and certainly have more expertise in women's clothes than I do, of course."
Hiei- "Hn."
Lani- "What was that about you in women's clothing, Kurama? Something you're not telling us?"
Kurama- "ACK! No! I... I didn't say that I- I- I... I DON'T WEAR GIRL'S CLOTHES!!!!!!"
At that extremely aggravated and embarrassed statement, every head in the entire store turned in their direction and stared at the red faced and equally red haired teen. Yukina, Shizuru, Botan, and Keiko walk towards Lani and the boys at the same time, Shuurin skipping along behind them.
Botan- "Nice job, Kurama. That was certainly funny! You know, I think that's the first time I've seen you so flustered!" (Remember, she's a crazy British/Grim Reaper person, she talks.... different... I suppose...)
Shuurin- "Kurama-san! Your hair matches your face!"
Kurama- "What?!!!! Oh, for goodness sake! Hiei, you can take them shopping! I'm going home! This is absolutely exasperating! They've been dragging me from shop to shop all day! They just refuse to stop!!! Stop laughing, Lanecia! It's not funny!!!!!"
And, with that, Kurama stomped out of the store and far away from the mall.
Lani- "Well, well, well..... so the fox -does- have a temper...."
Botan- "Well, I have all that I need.... And I promised Koenma-sama that I'd go and help find things that you'll need for your house, so I've got to run! Bye!"
Keiko- "Well, now that I think about it... I've got some homework to do... and I have to.... influence Yusuke to attempt to do his as well... "
Shizuru- "And Yukina and I have to go cook for my baby brother... You'd think that he could cook for himself, don't you, Yukina-chan?"
Yukina- "Hai! Heehee.... Lani-chan? Are you okay with shopping here alone? Would you like me to stay with you?"
Lani- "Noooo..... I mean... No! I'm perfectly fine! You pay the people with yen, and you don't steal the clothes. You don't wear them out of the store, and I shouldn't torture, maim, or kill any salesperson, fellow customer, or any other ningen in the area. I must not discuss affairs of Spirit World and I must not use my powers. Shuurin is not allowed out of my sight unless someone I know and trust is watching her for me. Is that a good enough understanding of the ningenkai to be left alone for a short while in a 'shopping mall'?"
Shizuru- "Yeah, sure. That oughta do it. You have fun. Get something that suits you, and try to blend in a bit more."
Yukina- "Is it all right if you would stay with Lanecia and Shuurin, Hiei-san? Please? You've been here longer than they have, and...."
Hiei- "Hn, yeah. I'll stay. Whatever."
Yukina- "Thank you, Hiei-san!"
And, therefore, Keiko, Yukina, and Shizuru left them standing in a human mall. Two demons, and a rather young half-demon.
Lani- "Thank GOD! That was HELL!"
Hiei- "What?"
Shuurin- "They made her try on clothes that were pink, and purple, and yellow. Heeheehee! Onee-chan had to be nice and look at everything! Hiei-onii-chan? Do all human girls wear pink?"
Hiei- "I don't think that I'm the one you should be asking..."
Lani- "No, Shuurin. Not all mortal females wear pink. And if they do, well, that sucks for them. I'm not a human female, I'm a demon female. And I want something darker than pink, yellow, and baby blue."
Shuurin- "Then let's SHOP! Yay!!!!"
Lani- "We're not shopping for you anymore. You already have five bags full of stuff, that Kurama has in his car. I hope that he dropped it off at our house... Did you have to pick things that were yellow, Shuurin?"
Shuurin- "YES!"
Lani- "Great... Well, seems that you're stuck with a couple of polar opposites, Hiei. She loves yellow and pink, I like black and dark blue. Great.... Run while you can, Hiei. At least you can run faster than Kurama, so you have a better shot. So, you're choices are, Hiei-san, Choice A) Stay here with two idiot females searching through shops, stores, and boutiques in search of clothing that suits our interests, or, Choice B) Run as bloody fast as you can and allow us to search for clothes like proper demons should. With a knife."
Hiei raised a thin eyebrow, silently asking her to continue.
Shuurin- "Oh, look Onee-chan! That girl has a pretty pink dress! I want it!"
In fact, there was no girl with a pink dress in sight, and so, Hiei realized that the two youkai were joking. Of course, in the way that youkai should joke, violently.
Lani- "Well, there's a perfectly easy solution to that problem. The one who covets that pretty pink dress, should take whatever weapon that can be found. In this case, that would be... "
She glanced around. Hiei, on the other hand, pointed a few stores down from where they were. (They're walking down the hallway thingy of the mall, just in case you wanted to know. I apologize for my lack of imagery.)
Hiei- "Sword Shop. Various and sundry weapons for the taking. Take your pick. Sword? Dagger? Noose?"
Lani- "Hmm...... well... We don't want that pretty pink dress harmed, do we? so...... I'd say to go for the noose or poison."
Shuurin- "Poison!"
Lani- "Don't shout, Shuurin! Demons plot quietly."
Shuurin- "Even half demons?"
Lani- "Especially half demons. Isn't that right, Hiei?"
Hiei- "Yes. I've known half demons to be very secretive about themselves."
Lani- "Some... some are just loud."
Hiei- "True...."
Shuurin- "Which one am I, Onii-chan?"
Hiei- "Which one do you want to be?"
Shuurin- "I dunno."
Lani- "Well... If we're going to be sneaky... we'd best start walking again. People are beginning to stare at the odd short people talking about demons, poison and pink dresses."
Needless to say, they continued their long trek through the ningen building of shopping. At long last, Lani discovered a few shops that she liked (a very scarce few shops...) and soon enough, her arms were getting full, and so were Hiei's. Shuurin,. on the other hand, was still full of energy and bouncing around everywhere. Eventually, the entire group stopped at the food court. Hiei got his beloved sweet snow, while Shuurin got a chocolate milkshake, which, as Hiei soon discovered, was a bad thing. Lani had gone off into a nearby store (Hot Topic,. mind you) to pick out some more clothing that she liked.
Shuurin was now more hyper than before, thanks to the addition of sugar. Hiei even had work a little to keep his eyes on her. Then, a crowd of people blocked his view, and Hiei stood up quickly, refusing to lose Shuurin, and thus lose Lani's friendship and trust. Then, a small child, 'Shuurin,' thinks Hiei, screamed. Hiei dashed over to the crowd and shoved his way through, hurling some humans several meters away. As he got to the center of the crowd, he found that his way was being blocked by several large, burly, human teens. Presumably a gang of some sort, taking over the mall (ooh, they took over a mall, wow... so cool... XD). Glancing past them, Hiei saw Shuurin standing, surrounded by gang members and facing a very pissed off gang leader guy.
Gang Leader Guy- "Oy, brat! Ya better apologize ta me! Don't ya know who I am?"
Shuurin- "You, mister, are a stupid human teenager. You can't do nuthin' to me! Onee-chan and Onii-chan will beat you to a bloody pulp!"
Gang Leader- "Ha! Well, which ones are Onii an' Onee-chan? hm? HAHAHAHA! Dey ain't here, are dey? So, Kid, I'm leader of da Red Skulls gang! An' ya better respect dat!"
At this, one pale, small figure stepped out from the crowd, dumping a few black shopping bags on the ground next to her. The gang leader turned quickly at the sound of her voice.
Lani- "She doesn't have to respect you, you raving son of a bitch mortal."
Gang Leader- "Who da hell are you?"
Lani- "I'm Shuurin's big sister, so I suggest you back off."
Gang Leader- "Well well well, Onee-tan..."
Lani- "Don't even try to start flirting. Personally, I recommend you start begging."
Gang Leader- "Oooooh... well, someone thinks dat she's da top dog 'round 'ere... didja jus' move 'ere, girly? I'd be more dan 'appy ta show ya da sights..."
Lani- "I'm not interested, you moron. Even a monkey should be able to comprehend that I don't like you, and I would much appreciate it if you'd leave."
Gang Leader- "Hey! ya can' jus' boss me 'round! I'm da leader of da-"
Lani- "The Red Skulls, I heard. Now, please leave me and my sister alone and get out of my sight."
Gang Leader- "Ya jus' try an' make me, witch!!! Well, what do ya say ta tha----?"
Lani met the man's gaze and held it, her own quickly hardening into a deadly glare. The red of her eyes started to glow a fierce, bright crimson, casting a spell of demonic fury as well as a warning to the man holding her glare. The Red Skulls' leader began to tremble under the pure animosity that Lani was emitting through her gaze, he wanted to move, he wanted to run from the demon that was destroying his mind with every second she looked through his eyes. At long last, the red-eyed girl smirked, obviously thinking that the man had received enough of a warning, and blinked, breaking here spell.
Lani continued to stare at the man, as if asking if he was going to pursue the matter. The man began shaking again, this time more violent than the last, then turned and ran like all the demons of hell were chasing after him. The rest of his gang quickly followed. Hiei walked up to Shuurin as Lani turned towards them.
Lani- "Come on, Shuurin. Let's go. I'm done, so now all we have to do today is see what Koenma got us for a house."
Shuurin- "Okay, Onee-chan!"
Lani- "Try not to get into any more trouble, okay, Shuurin? I'm not supposed to do that here."
Shuurin- "Is... is onee-chan mad at Shuu?"
Lani- "No, Shuurin, I'm not mad at you. Actually, I'm rather proud of you."
Shuurin- "Really?"
Lani- "Really. You stood up to a big jerk who was several times your size. And, no, Hiei, I'm not mad at you either. Shuurin likes trouble, don't you, Shuu?"
Shuurin- "Yup! Trouble is fun!"
And so the trio of trouble loving youkai walked calmly out of the mall, taking roughly fifteen shopping bags of various sizes with them, and leaving behind a very frightened gang leader condemned to spend the next few years having nightmares about a pale albino with burning red eyes.
A.N.- Well, I'm really sorry for not updating in who knows how long... I've been really busy. Just watch be blow up the chem lab at school because I'm so tired.... Okay, well... No excuses then, I'll just say, GOMEN NASAI! Okay... well... Thanks again to my beta-reader, Kristina... she's my pal... Well, Ja ne, please review! REVIEW!!!!! Onegai? I promise a bit of mush soon, k? I just had to establish here that Lani's no weakling. Oh, and to answer my own questions, Lani conjured up a spell to keep that guy still, and then force emotion into his mind through her eyes. Emotions, obviously, of blind fear, terror and death. There! Cool, huh? Okay, REVIEW!!!! Thanks for reading, and, until next time, ja ne!!!
Yuffie Kisaragi, materiathief06
