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Kurama sat at a seat in the bar, looking over Ruby as she danced freely. Hiei was nowhere to be found, and if Kurama knew him well -and he did- he was getting 'his sick kicks'. Still, as he asked for another soda from the bar tender, the scene of the way over to the dance club still played in his head...
"Hiei, would you be my partner when we get to the party?" Ruby asked.
Kurama continued to walk in front of them, but kept an ear on the conversation. Hiei looked up at the female dragon mutt, as if to size her up. In truth, Ruby was just over his height, so it wouldn't seem so bad if Hiei was to dance with her, but he saw through her little plan.
"Sorry, but I don't intend to dance at this club." Hiei smirked walking up to Kurama.
Ruby sighed in defeat, but it just fueled something in her further as she walked next to her father. On the way, many people that walked past the three greeted Kurama as if they knew him for the longest time. Finally, Ruby asked.
"Are you known here, Father?"
Kurama smiled his usual smile.
"I used to be the D.J. for the club that we're currently going to. I'm better known as 'the Fox' around the beach."
Ruby giggled.
"What a fitting name!" She squealed.
Hiei also chuckled at what the ningens called him, but then, as another passer-byer said 'hello' to Kurama, he noticed a hint of demon energy coming from him.
/- Something about this beach... -/
It was then that Kurama's thoughts were shattered when Ruby's scream was heard.
"EEK!"
Kurama's head shot around to the dance floor, only to sigh in relief.
"A wet-shirt contest!" Ruby cheered further.
The dragon was among other girls that was surrounding the D.J. on the dance floor.
"Yeah, that's right, ladies. Whoever looks the sexiest in those drenched tops will get 10,000 zen in shopping money!" The D.J. smiled.
All of the girls cheered, ready to show off their stuff, but Ruby felt that she had to ask Kurama before entering, so she ran over to him in a rush.
"Oh, please, Father! Can I enter the contest?" She pleaded.
"I don't know, Ruby. Wet-suit contests in this club can become rather dirty." He thought.
"Aw... Dad..." She sighed.
Then, Hiei came up to the two, grinning as if not acting his normal self.
"Kurama, you're acting too much like a parent. Let Ruby compete in the contest." He said, flashing a look at the dragon mutt.
Kurama sighed in defeat.
"Alright, and win that thousand zen." Kurama cheered.
Ruby squealed again, hugged Kurama, kissed Hiei thank you, and dashed off to with the other girls to get ready. It was then that Kurama noticed that the bar tender was looking at him funny. Probably because Ruby had called him 'Father'... and they were both around the same age.
Hiei joined the fox at the bar, shooting a look at the tender. He understood the situation.
" 'Father' is a pet name between them." He answered.
Kurama started to blush from the excuse that Hiei gave the bar tender, but it seem to work. The fire demon ordered some highly salty fries to further erase the tender's thought about Ruby and Kurama.
Suddenly, Kurama started to laugh softly.
"What's so funny, kitsune?" The demon said, looking at him with a chocked eyebrow.
"I remember when I had to teach you the ways of acting like a regular ningen. Ordering food, proper manners, having a good time... the basics. Seeing you order fries on your own just made me laugh." Kurama smirked, sipping on his drink.
Hiei huffed slightly, looking away from Kurama. Then, he looked in the dance floor, feeling the presence of demon energy again.
Suddenly, Kurama had a question.
"Hiei, are you that eager to see my daughter in such a revealing manner?"
The fire demon looked at Kurama to find yellow eyes. He was speaking to Yoko.
"What if I do? Do you have a problem with it?" Hiei huffed. He kind of liked to peeve Yoko off.
'Yoko's' eyes narrowed and his voice became a warnful snarl.
"If you lay one lustful finger upon Ruby, I shall snap it off!" he softly warned.
Hiei sighed.
"If you don't mind, Yoko, I'd like to have a word with Kurama."
Green eyes came back into view.
"What's going on between you and Ruby?" 'Kurama' asked.
It was Hiei's turn to chuckle.
"Kurama, have you grown simple-minded in this ningen world? If you haven't noticed, Ruby's been flirting with me ever since we raced to this beach. I guess you also didn't notice something about this club."
"Hm?"
"It's swarming with demons and other creatures of the very world. Didn't you notice the energy?"
Kurama took another casual drink from the bar glass.
"Of course I did, Hiei." He smiled.
"Nani!"
"Why would I work as a D.J. here if the environment wasn't up to beat?"
Hiei gasped.
"Then, aren't you alarmed?"
"A lot of demons and creatures come to the beach to have fun. Clubs are grand spots to pick out mates. That's why I was weary of letting Ruby compete in this wet-suit contest."
Suddenly, Hiei left the bar chair and made a way for the dance floor.
/- Where's Hiei going? -/
"Members, it's time for Wet-Suit contest. We have many fine, young ladies ready to show their stuff. It's up to you -the dancers- to pick the hottest contestant." The D.J. announced.
Soon, most of the people were sitting at the run way area, ready to see the girls walk down the walkway. Hiei was among those who were waiting. Kurama finally found him, sighing in slight disgust.
"I think I taught you how to have fun too well." He sighed, sitting next to him at the table.
"Don't blame yourself. I've always had a hint of a perverted nature in me."
Then, the club became dimmer and the light shone on the walkway. Everyone became quiet as a man with sparkling blue clothes came into the stage and in front of the microphone.
"Are you members ready? There are voting sheets on the tables that you're sitting in. At the end of the contest, we will tally to votes and the 10,000 zen check will be given to the winner. Alright, here's contestant one, Kelly!"
As the lights aimed for the walkway, an alluring woman in her early 20's came onto the stage. The thing is... she wasn't wet, but as soon as she stood on the run way, several water shooters slashed water all over the woman. The shirt she wore instantly became see-through. The crowd went crazy as she made different moves and gestures with her hands and body.
Then, the water stopped spraying at the woman ran backstage, ending her turn.
"And that... was contestant Kelly! We have 10 more beautiful women where that came from, so hold on, because here's the next contestant."
Kurama sighed loudly and Hiei chuckled at the fox's face expression.
"I'm too old for this..." Kurama sighed again. "That was too hot for me."
"If that was too hot for you, then you are not Yoko Kurama. Are you punking out before Ruby comes out?"
Kurama couldn't take that standing down.
"You want to make a bet on self-control?"
"Try me."
"First one of blush when Ruby comes out pays for the next five drinks."
Hiei smirked.
"Deal."
The other three contestants were very hard to ignore, especially a girl that had a lot of 'chest'. Kurama almost lost the bet with that one, but stayed cool.
Then, it was the moment of truth and both demons held their breath.
"Last, but certainly not least, is Ruby!" The announcer came on.
Everyone was already in shock, because Ruby's already see-through silk top was enough. But as the water came on, many men couldn't stop whistling.
To Kurama, it was Deja Vu...
Ruby almost had the same figure as the late Kai and Ruby's orange eyes weren't helping. His daughter's bust and rear were identical and the length of Ruby's hair matched his past love. The dragon mutt had captured each curve in Kai's design. As Yusuke would say: 'everything fits in the right places'.
With one motion with her wet hair, Ruby left the runway, soundly being the favorite.
Kurama, still starring at the stage, had lost the bet and was blushing the highest level of red that he had in his life. Hiei's smart remark snapped him from his trance.
"I'd like the most expensive drink on the menu, Kurama. Five of them." He smirked.
Kurama gasped, felt his cheeks, and cursed himself.
"I shouldn't have lost... wait a moment..."
As Kurama looked at Hiei, the fire demon's back was turned. The fox saw from a closer look that Hiei was -indeed- blushing before him. Kurama chuckled.
"Aww, poor Hiei. How about this? Since you are short on zen, I'll let you pass this bet. Now, I'm sure you are voting for Ruby, right?" Kurama asked, taking the voting sheet into hand.
Another blush from Hiei signaled a yes.
"Okay..."
Soon, a man came up to their table and picked up the vote. As soon as he recognized Kurama, he went into hysterics.
"OMG! 'Fox'? Is it you!" He asked.
Kurama sweadropped and Hiei started to chuckle. Everyone looked at the table and noticed Kurama. Soon, the table was surrounded with admiring fans of 'the Fox'.
"Is it really you?"
" 'Fox', D.J. again for us!"
"Play 'Fox'!"
"... ehehe..." Kurama tried to calm down the crowd.
Soon, everyone's attention was drawn back with the announcement of the wet-suit winners. All of the girls, still a little drenched, were on stage. The Man in blue opened the letter with the winner...
"Third place goes to... Kelly!"
YAY!
"Second Place... goes to Ruby!"
YAY!
"And the Grand Prize winner is Cassandra by a landslide. Still, we do have an extra check to Ruby for being the crowd favorite."
YAY! Hip-Hip... HORRAY!
Hiei huffed.
"Ruby should have won."
"Well, you can't win them all, Hiei. Ruby did get 1,000 zen and that extra 100 from being crowd favorite. I think that's enough." Kurama smiled.
Soon, Ruby came running up to them. Hiei couldn't look at her straight because her silk shirt was still wet.
"How did I do, guys?" She asked, innocently.
The demons' silence was enough of an answer.
"I see... well, I've had enough clubbing. Should we be getting home now?"
Kurama and Hiei stood up.
"Of course."
Suddenly, as the three started to leave, Ruby was punched by an unknown source and collapsed onto the dance floor. A circle of people made a fighting ring... with Hiei, Kurama, and a fallen Ruby in it. The attacker was the third place winner, Kelly.
"I show off my best, but get out-voted by some little girl who doesn't even have anything. I'm not leaving until I beat every cent out of you."
Ruby struggled to her feet, with some help from Kurama. Ruby could sense that Yoko was about to tear Kelly apart, but she stopped him.
"This is between us girls, but I would prefer it if we took this fight to the beach." Ruby smirked.
Kelly huffed and agreed, walking out of the club. When other members tried to follow, Ruby glared at them and they stayed put. Kurama and Hiei followed, but kept their distance.
At the beach side, the girls stared each other down, ready to fight. It was then that Hiei -watching from a building top with Kurama-sensed that Kelly was another demon. A rather strong one.
"Do you think she stands a chance?"
"If Ruby's gained most of her mother's fighting skills, then she will indeed take care of this fight properly. She has already captured her mother's beauty."
Hiei looked at the fox in question.
"Are you having romantic feelings for your on daughter? I never knew that you were incestuous."
Kurama narrowed his eyes, looking as the street battle began.
"If I did have incest with Ruby, it would be the most terrible thing I ever did to her and Yoko would never forgive me."
"Why so?"
Kurama's eyes shot open at Hiei's attitude.
"Have you no shred of self-respect! How would I see myself mating with my own daughter? Besides, it's very clear that she is busy trying to seduce you." He grinned.
The last words silenced Hiei further from the subject and watched the fight.
Flamer: Aw, man! I wanted some missing digits!
rolls eyes yeah yeah!I bet u did.
Flamer: pouts cutely
Get over it! Anyway, will Ruby survive the brawl with the jealous demon? U'll have to stay tuned for the next chapter, that u will
Flamer: mutters about evil dragon authoress' that wouldn't show any missing digits and about stupid cliffhangers
