A/n: Sorry for taking so long to update.. Computer problems.. More like NO computer problems...Waa... But I have some good news: I've decided to take this story further than the first little plot that I intended it to be. Yay for me.

PonyUni4- Who u callin a 4, you 7er? I don't see you writing your Ron/Hermione story anymore!You get to read the chapters before anyone else here, anyway!(Readers:all glare and turn towards PonyUni) Oops...

Pen Againt Sword-...You're talking to me...? Wow... An otaku is a fan. Glad you liked the story. Oh, and a Hiei/Botan would probaly get me beat up(by Kietashi most likely), but I'll see what i can do...

Kurama/Disclaimer: The idiot owns nothing.


Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Genkai watched as Botan left the room followed by Hiei.

Yusuke scratched his head. "Does anybody know what just happened?"

"Botan just stormed in here insisting that she talk with Hiei about an emergency and they left," Kurama answered.

"...But why?"

He shrugged. "I don't know."

"Then get out there and find out. Your ears could probably pick up their conversation a mile away."

"What they're talking about is their business."

"You have perfect eavesdropping equipment, yet you never use it. Shame."

"The last time I checked, that was my profession. Besides, I never said that their business couldn't become mine; Meaning me, not you"

"You're evil."


When the faint speck of blue hair was gone, Hiei leapt in a tree. "Why does that onna insist on complicating things," he thought, kicking at a bird pecking his ankle, "Just think of how many lives she's ruined with that line: 'Things are bound to get complicated if you don't tell her soon.' Ugh... Stupid Botan."


"What did you tell Hiei? What emergency?"

"Yeah, Botan! What'd you say to Shorty?"

"Nothing! Leave me alone!" Botan pushed past Yusuke and Kuwabara and plopped down in a chair.

Kurama debated over whether he should or shouldn't find out what was going on. The argument was one sided, though: Both his mischievous Youko side and his modest Shuichi side wanted to know what the big problem was.

Botan only had a split second before she realized what the redhead was doing. She couldn't clear her mind in enough time.

"Ohh."

Yusuke looked from Kurama to Botan, who had a worried look on her face.

"Just don't say anything, alright?"

Kurama nodded.

"Say what? Come on, Kurama! Tell me! Pleease?" Yusuke begged.

"I'm afraid not. You heard what Botan said."

Yusuke latched himself onto Kurama's leg. "Pleease?"

"Get off of my-"

"Teeelll meeee..."

"You don't want to-"

"Nnnnnn..." Yusuke whimpered and looked up at Kurama with his best puppy eyes. (but still managed to look like a full grown rabid dog)

"That's not going-"

Yusuke buried his face in Kurama's pant leg and held tighter.

Kurama sighed. "I slipped and fell in dog crap this morning."

Yusuke stopped whining and lifted his head off of the fabric. Now that he looked a little closer, he did see a brown stain on the beige material near Kurama's knee. "You mean... I rubbed my face in..."

"Inu poo." Kurama said simply.

"Igh..." Yusuke got up slowly, looking for another one on the kitsune's limbs to hold hostage.

Kurama caught onto his plan. "I don't think you want to do that; I have no idea where else it got..." Yusuke began eyeing Botan so he asked her: "Botan? Would happen to have a shiny blunt object ideal for beating people in the head with?"

She looked at him strangely and summoned her bat. "...Yes... Why...?"

"Just asking." Kurama smiled as he saw Yusuke sweatdrop.


"Did you get everything you wanted?" Keiko asked Yukina.

The koorime looked down at the bunch of multicolored flowers, including the unusual red ones. "Yes."

"Then let's go back now."

They walked back to the temple with their flowers.


Hiei left the tree with a new plan: Don't say anything unless she does. It was foolproof.


"My beautiful Keiko! You're back!" Yusuke ran to Keiko and picked her up.

"Beautiful, huh?" Her laughing face straightened. "What did you do?"

"I did nothing, dear. What would ever lead you to believe that I had?"

"One, you're Yusuke. Two, you're being nice. Three, you're Yusuke."

"Yeah. Um, sweetie pie? Could I talk to you over here?" He pulled her over to the side of the room. "Uh, Keiko baby, can you do me a favor?"

"...What favor?" She asked suspiciously, noticing Botan and Kurama's curious glances.

"You see, there's a little secret going on between Hiei, Botan and Kurama-"

"Botan and Hiei?"

"Yeah. And Kurama. I want you to go and find out what the big secret is, then tell me."

Keiko had a feeling that she knew what secret they were talking about. "No."

"Dozo?"

"NO. I will NOT go and spy for you."

"Why not?" Keiko was always eager to find something out. She would never pass up a chance to do this unless... Yusuke's eyes widened. "You know! Tell me!"

"No!"

"TELL ME!" He shook her by the shoulders.

"NO! Bak, let me go!" She smacked him with the flowers in her hand. "LET GO!"

"Tell-OW- me-OW- now, please-OOW! Stop hitting me! That one has thorns!"

"THEN LET ME GO!" Keiko whacked him in the head and pulled loose.

"AGH, MY EYE!"

"Serves you right!" Keiko pushed Yusuke on the floor.


"YUKI-CHAN!" Kuwabara jumped up and ran to Yukina when he saw her approaching. He rocked back and forth on his feet glancing at her expectantly.

Yukina looked up at him uncomfortably. "Nan...?"

"Oh, it's nothing." He still stood the same way.

"..." Yukina stared down at her flowers. "...Oh." She plucked out one of the common yellow ones. "Hana?"

Kuwabara looked at it in mock surprise. "For me? Oh, thank you! But not one on these flowers can match your beauty!"

"Um... Thanks..." Now that Keiko told her, Yukina did notice how anxious Kuwabara was.

"You and your beautiful ruby red eyes! You and your-"

"Would you shut up your useless rambling?" Hiei said, coming from a nearby clump of bushes."

"Why you-"

"Oh, Hiei! I didn't know you left." Yukina stopped the upcoming fight. She blinked confusedly as the other demon froze and looked panicky for a moment.

After he regained his composure, Hiei acknowledged Yukina by nodding at her.

She smiled to hide her mild confusion. "Why don't we go inside and... Watch tv?"

"Of course, my sweet Yukina!"

Hiei just shrugged.


A/N: I'll be spending 16 hours in a car later, so expect an update soon!Review! I'll wait until later to thank everyone.