Chapter 5: A Long and Difficult Relationship.

Rai and Yasu quickly adapted to life with these four boys.

After that day, Rai and Yasu saw a lot of their new friends, Urameshi, whom they now call Yusuke, and Kuwabara. They also met a girl named Keiko, who was very close to Yusuke. Although, he liked to flip her skirt a lot, but he was generally punished swiftly for it.

Yasu ruled over Kuwabara's two weeks of servitude with an iron fist. The only thing she didn't tell him to do was her homework. Rai nearly felt pity for the poor thing.

Of course, seeing a lot of those two also meant seeing a lot of Kurama and Hiei as well. Yasu glared daggers at Kurama whenever she sees him. Kurama tries to get her to forgive him, but each time she would get mad.

"Hey, Rai. Could I talk to you for a minute?" Kurama called for her attention.

She looked up, "Oh, of course!"

"How on Earth can I get Yasu to forgive me?"

"Suckers."

"Huh?"

"Yasu absolutely loves suckers. Each time she's about to kill someone, I stick one in her mouth and she calms down. That's the best I would suggest."

"Thank you Rai. This helps me a lot."

"No problem." She said beaming at Kurama.

That day, Kurama visited the store and looked at the candy section. After a short while he selected one he thought Yasu might like. It was big and round, rainbow-colored lollipop with a bright colored wrapping. He paid for it and walked out. At once by himself, he attached a small note that said, 'Please forgive me', with a small red rose.

He walked up to Rai's and Yasu's front door and knocked. Rai answered it. She was wearing a red short-sleeve shirt over a white long-sleeved shirt with blue, faded jeans. "Hey Kurama! How's it going?"

He smiled, "Fine. Could I speak with Yasu?"

Rai smiled back and winked, "No problem at all."

Rai walked away from the door to find Yasu in the kitchen with a glass of water. She was wearing her white hooded sweater, red bandana, and blue pants. "Who's at the door Rai?"

Rai smiled, nearly mischievously, "Someone who'd like to speak with you."

Yasu looked at her calculatingly. "Whatever." She walked to the door.

As soon as she saw Kurama she turned away, but Rai was there to stop her. "You are going to speak to him." Rai commanded.

"And what if I don't?"

Rai smirked, "I can think of plenty of punishments and I know where you sleep."

Yasu gritted her teeth and turned to Kurama, "What is it?"

Kurama looked at Rai over her shoulder, she wasn't there anymore. He looked back at Yasu, "I just want to apologize, Yasu. Here is a token of my forgiveness." He took out the lollipop and handed it to her.

Yasu held it, staring at the thing. It was larger than her hand. She looked up at Kurama, then back to the lollipop, seemingly fighting with herself. "Kurama, you are," she paused. Kurama held his breath. "Forgiven." She took off the wrapper and stuck the entire thing in her mouth. She held the rose that came with it in her hand and smiled.

Kurama was shocked and relieved at the same time. Shocked that she had stuck the entire thing in her mouth, and relieved that she forgave him. "So no more glaring ice at me, then?" he asked.

"Nope. It is forgiven." She somehow spoke around the lollipop that still occupied her mouth.

"Good, well, that's all I had to say. See you and Rai later." Yasu almost looked sad when Kurama said that was all, but the look, if it was there, disappeared quickly.

"Bye then."

Kurama walked away, smiling and waving. When he walked out of sight, Yasu closed the door. What else did I want him to say? He just came to apologize. He has, evidently, been trying to do that for a while now. She shrugged and turned to walk back to the kitchen.

Rai was there waiting, "So what happened? What did he say? Tell me."

Yasu glared at her. "You are the nosiest person in the world."

Rai shook her head, "I could probably come up with someone nosier than me and you know it."

Yasu shook her head, "He just apologized, gave me this sucker, and left." She took the sucker out for a moment to show Rai, "It's delicious."

Rai smiled, amused, and then remembered something, "Oh Yasu, I nearly forgot. Yusuke and Kuwabara want us to meet someone they know and think we should meet."

"No. I've already met up with more people in the last month, then in the last five years."

"They insisted. We're meeting at Genkai's dojo. Come on or we'll be late." Rai pulled on Yasu's arm.

"You're impossible to fight with Rai."

"I know." She said beaming.

Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama were already waiting. "What took you so long?" Kuwabara asked.

"Yasu was being disagreeable again." Rai explained.

"Like the time she poured water on me and Urameshi?"

Yasu looked at Rai, "I did what?"

Rai grinned sheepishly, "Um, uh. I plead the fifth?"

Kuwabara looked at both of them, "You poured water on me and Urameshi when we fell asleep."

"No, I didn't. Whoever told you that is a horrible liar." Both Yusuke and Kuwabara looked at Rai now.

"Uh, um, bye!" Rai said, running out the door.

Rai immediately bumped into someone when she ran out the door and fell backwards. It was a blue-haired girl wearing a pink kimono. Rai stood up, "I'm sorry for running into you like that. Are you okay?"

The girl rubbed her head, "Yeah. Are you okay?"

"Yeah. My butt may be a bit sore right now, but I'll live. By the way, what's your name?"

"I'm Botan, what's yours?

"My name's Rai Toshimo. Nice to meet you… Or run into you, but that wasn't so nice." Botan laughed.

Yasu cleared her throat, "You are a very easily side-tracked person, Rai."

Rai turned around, "Maybe a little."

Yasu shook her head, "Well, since Rai dragged me here, who did you want us to meet, guys?"

Yusuke grinned, "It's a secret. You'll find out once we get there." Yasu gave another groan as Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei, along with Botan lead them to this mystery person.