"Obligation and Duty"
Chapter 7.52.2 .oOToo many own characters. Okay, anyone besides Saori, Kireau, Kanu, Ces and half of Ishida and the people in YYH are mine
#Naoya grins# Kill them off! #tee-hee#
#Author thinks# That sounds like a plan! #just kidding; we'd have to start with Rei.evil smirk#

"Oh good freaking gravy," Rei groaned as she fell onto the couch. It'd been more than a week since they'd met Cameron and started modeling and it was, frankly, tiring her out.
"Stop complaining," Rinku said as he played Mario Kart. Chuu had left only two days after arriving and left Rinku in Ato's care. He'd been REALLY drunk at the time.
"Shoosh," Rei said back. "This being 'beautiful' thing all the time is really hard"
Suzuki walked through the living room, whistling to himself. Rei took one look and exclaimed, "OMIGAWD"
Suzuki turned. He was wearing make-up. Rei's jaw couldn't drop any farther. "What the hell happened to you!" she asked, trying VERY hard to keep her laughter controlled.
Suzuki struck a pose, said "Real men wear eyeliner," and walked out the door.
Rei fell back onto the couch and rubbed her eyes. "Maybe THAT'S what's tiring me out"
"YAIIIEEEE"
"Or that," Rinku suggested, knowing FULL well who'd made that scream.
"I'd love to kill her a million times over, but just my luck"
"She's already dead," Rinku finished.
Rei rolled over and glared at the back of his head, "You know, you're starting to act like an annoying little brother"
"Purposely." Rei could tell he was smiling widely. She almost threw a pillow at him, but Kurama grabbed it out of her hands as she held it over her head to toss.
"Guess who's here..." Kurama hit her with the pillow.
"Keiko?" Kurama grimaced, "Gosh, no. Guess again." He hit her again.
"Yukina"
He hit her yet again. "It's not a girl"
"Chuu's back?" Rinku turned suddenly. Kurama shook his head and hit Rei again.
"Hey, he was the one who guessed!" she laughed and tried to fend off his next attack.
"There's two of them..." Kurama volunteered-- pillow poised above his head, ready for another swing.
"JIN AND TOUYA!" Rei squealed as he almost let it down.
"Whee! That's the first I've ever heard anyone so happy to see me!" Jin walked into the room as Rei had said it. Touya wasn't very far behind, but he was glaring at Jin icily.
"Hey, more people," Rinku looked over and went back to playing. Jin instantly sat down beside him and started bugging him because he wanted to play too.
Touya fell into one of the chairs and closed his eyes. Rei looked at him, then at Kurama, but Kurama just shrugged.
"What's wrong, Touya?" she asked in a soft voice; she wasn't sure if he'd suddenly use one of his attacks on her just because she asked.
He pointed towards the vicinity of Jin. Rei had to choke back a giggle. "You look tired. There's some extra bedrooms upstairs if you wanna catch some sleep"
Touya opened his eyes and started off towards the direction Kurama was pointing. "Thanks," he said before disappearing through the kitchen door.
"Give it"
"No"
"C'mon"
"NEVER"
Rei turned back towards the tv to see Jin and Rinku wrestling over the controller. She sighed and wished she had something to do.
Then she remembered: she was supposed to model today.
"OH CRAP!" she suddenly screamed. As she ran to get her shoes, she started cursing Suzuki because he hadn't reminded her. She knew Cameron was going to be seriously angry.
He'd kinda had something against her ever since that day Kurama picked her up and she told Cameron he couldn't use him as a new model. Kurama had been really nice to her since, though.
"Oh, screw it!" she threw her shoe back into the closet and pulled the other off as she tried to find her sandals.
"Late again?" Kurama stood in the doorway.
"Watch it, Kurama. I've got plenty of shoes to throw and I'm NOT in the mood right now"
She grabbed her sandals, slipped them on and grabbed her bag off the bed. Kurama had taken the hint and pressed against the doorjamb to get out of her way as she raced past.
"Well, have fun," he called after her.

Cameron wasn't mad. But he wasn't as indifferent as Rei would hope. He just shrugged and sighed, "I guess this can't be helped"
He tossed around the feather boa he had on today and disappeared in one of the back rooms. He came back a few minutes later.
"Here! Take this. Mess around with it; but make sure to take some pictures of Kurama. Maybe you can induce him to work for me," Cameron smiled as he handed Rei an expensive looking camera.
"That WON'T happen," she started, concerning Kurama, "But, uh, are you sure?" she asked, taking the machine. Cameron nodded and Rei thanked him. "But be careful with it!" he reminded. "It is kind of expensive. If only I could get a real job..." he started to ramble off. "Oh yeah," he snapped back, "You're fired as a model"
Rei's jaw dropped-- she almost dropped the camera, too, but thank goodness she'd already put the strap around her neck. "Bwah, what'd I do? I mean, I know I've been late a few times, but"
Cameron waved her words away, "It's not you. I originally only wanted Suzuki. Besides, now you'll be busy taking pictures"
"My gosh... You're disgustingly blunt," she had thought but actually said it aloud.
"Thank you," Cameron took it as a compliment. Rei just shook her head and started flipping through the camera's manual. She walked towards where Suzuki was getting ready to model.
"I've been fired," she told him without looking up. She sat down and flipped the page.
Suzuki took his eyes off his reflection in the mirror, "What"
"Fired. ME. He FIRED me. But then he 'hired' me--kinda-- on another job," she held up the manual a little.
Suzuki turned back to the mirror, "Oh"
"Hey, Suzu, you ready?" a neon-purple haired guy waved at Suzuki. Rei looked up long enough to see if she'd ever seen him before, but she didn't think she had.
"Yeah, be there in a second," Suzuki fingered his hair as the guy came over and looked at the back of Rei's manual.
"Oh, so THAT'S what he's done with you," the purple-haired guy sat down next to Rei.
She put the manual down long enough to look at him. "Huh?" she asked.
"Are you not shooting today?" Suzuki asked the guy.
The guy shook his head, "Nah, Kita's taking a swing at it." Then he turned to Rei, "Hi, I'm Matsuo Harada-- but everyone usually calls me Matt. I'm one of the photographers. I'd shot you a few times, but you probably don't remember me... I think my hair was orange that week"
Rei shook her head, "When you're a model, you don't notice the little people"
Matsuo snapped his fingers, "Exactly. Well, anyways, I heard that Cameron fired you, so that's why I said, uh, that..." He scratched his head.
Rei finally realized that Cameron must've gone to the hospital and released a bunch of eccentrics to work for him.
"Can I?" Matt motioned towards the camera. Rei took the strap off over her head and handed the camera to him. He looked it over and whistled, "Niccccceee. Minolta's are usually good; this'll serve you well"
Somebody called for Matt, so he stood up. "Well, nice meeting you finally. If you have any questions, you can ask me," he winked and walked off.
Rei blinked a few times and then went off to find Cameron.

Rei clicked a few pictures as she walked past buildings in town. Cameron had given her some film and a carrying case for the camera, so now she was out using it.
She decided to head home and take some pictures around that area. When she got there, however, she had to explain to Jin and Rinku what had happened a FEW times.
"So, let me get this straight. You were a model for a week after this guy made a big deal and then he fires you only to give you a job as a photographer?" Jin tried to sum it up.
Rei nodded, "Pretty much"
"Can I see it? Huh? Can I?" Rinku leaned on the table with a pleading look in his eyes.
"No"
"Aww... You're so cold," Rinku pouted, but soon got over it and went back to the living room to play nintendo.
"Who's cold?" Touya walked-- er, stumbled into the kitchen. He looked like he had just woken up. None of the guys answered; they just pointed at Rei.
Rei lifted the camera and took a pic of the drowsy Touya as he pulled out a chair to sit down. She smiled evilly to herself; this pic was going to be good. Touya sat down and gave her a glare.
"Don't do that again," he rubbed his eyes and leaned forward to let his head rest on his arms. Rei shrugged and turned to take a picture of Jin. He stuck out his tongue just as she clicked the button.
"Aww c'mon; I wanted a good picture," Rei pouted to him.
"T'will be. What's the point of takin' a picture when the person is just sittin' there? I'm not like that, am I"
Touya groaned audibly. "No, you are not"
Jin laughed and shook his head, "No, I'm not! Never have been-- never will"
He stood up and walked to the living room. Rei chuckled and shook her head. How does she manage to attract such wild characters?

"Hey, Rei"
Rei heard the familiar voice of Asato Kido as she closed the door to her locker. She put the strap of the camera over her head as she turned to look at him.
"Are you a photographer now?" he asked, smirking a little as he looked at the camera. Rei squinted her eyes and nodded slightly. "I guess you could say that. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to meet someone," she answered and started walking away. She knew he'd follow. And he did.
"Who?" he asked, walking in step beside her.
"A friend"
"Who"
"Yusuke Urameshi," she said nonchalantly.
Asato stopped dead in his tracks as she kept walking. She stopped finally and turned to look at him. "What?" she asked.
"N-nothing," he smiled. Rei had the camera ready and clicked the picture of him. He rolled his eyes and walked back over to her side. "Don't. Anyways, how do you know the reigning delinquent of Saraya- High"
Rei rolled her eyes and thought for a moment. "Through a friend," she finally answered.
"Oh. Well, later," Asato waved and walked off. Rei ran to where she was supposed to be meeting Yusuke. She stopped short when she saw him sitting with Keiko, though.
Walking relatively slower than she had been, Rei came over to where they were sitting on the picnic table. Keiko looked up, "Oh, Rei-chan"
Rei sat down and smiled, "Hi, Keiko. What're you up to"
"Ah, same old," Yusuke cut in. "She saw me sitting here and decided to say 'hi"
"Don't you guys have school?" Rei asked.
"Yes, but I didn't see him there today," Keiko smiled sweetly. Rei couldn't see any ulterior motives behind her actions-- much to her disappointment.
Rei forced herself to erase all the negative thoughts and smile. "Hey, why don't you stay with us? I was just going to take a few pictures of Yusuke here. Maybe I should get a few of you, too"
"Really? You sure?" Keiko seemed geniunely happy. Rei smiled and nodded.
"Cool!" Yusuke slapped his hands together and got off the top of the picnic table. "Let's go"
"Ah, wait, I have to take this back home," Keiko fumbled with the bag in her hand.
Yusuke nodded, "We'll stop that way first. C'mon, Rei."