Oh yeah! Bet you guys thought I forgot about you…but I didn't, aren't you proud of me! Well, I could keep talking and torture you guys some more, but I don't want anybody to figure out how to come through the computer and strangle me...then I couldn't continue the story. Thanks for still reading the story, and I hope you continue to. - Mahalo Nui
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"WHAT THE HELL!" Kurama got up and wiped the white stuff off of his face.
Jin, Touya, and Botan were suddenly awakened by the sound of a rather loud scream. They sat up, looked around, and busted out laughing at the sight of Kurama.
"What happened to you? It looks like a bird just crapped on your face!" Jin could barely get the words out through his laughter. "You look like a wreck!"
On Kurama's face there was a big white smeared glob, which indeed was bird poop. Kurama was making his way over to Jin, but he was stopped Botan. She held a hand out to Kurama, and in her hand was a tissue. Kurama took the tissue and wiped his face, but he was only making it worse. The poop was getting in his unruly hair, and some of it had dripped from his face onto his outfit…..he looked like a mess.
"It's okay." Botan was trying to comfort Kurama, but she didn't know what to say to someone who just got pooped on by a bird. She was very good at hiding her laughter though, unlike Jin. Botan turned to Touya. "Did you happen to notice when the park next opens? For all we know we could be stuck in here for days!"
"I think it'll open on Monday…and it's Saturday, so two more days, and we'll be free!"
"Thanks."
"And we are supposed to do what until then!" Jin jumped into the air, and smacked his head on one of the undersides of a flying elephant.
"Jin, we're in an amusement park…we can do whatever we want."
"Then why are we still sitting here?"
"Because it's too early in the morning to do anything…and I'm hungry…"
Botan shot up and walked to a nearby map of the park. "Well, according to this map, there's a concession stand not too far from here, and I can whip up some treats! How does that sound?"
Everybody beamed at her, and she headed to the stand to put together something to eat.
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"It's 9:00 AM and I don't see them anywhere. Yusuke, you better tell me where they are now or I'll…..I'll….just find them…NOW!" Keiko was throwing jackets at everybody and telling them to get outside and find their missing friends. She didn't care what it was going to take, she was going to find them.
Everybody paired up and split up and headed into different areas. Yukina and Kuwabara went to Touya's house, Keiko and Yusuke went back to the amusement park, and Hiei went to the park. (Hiei didn't want to go with anybody, because he wanted to take a nap)
- - - At the house- - -
Yukina and Kuwabara arrived at what appeared to be an empty house. They made their way to the door, and Yukina knocked.
"Hello? Touya? Botan? Are you in there, is anybody home?"
"Guess not. Maybe they're in the back and they can't hear us."
"Okay, let's check the back then."
When Yukina and Kuwabara arrived in the back the only thing there were a few leaves that danced lazily around the yard. There was also a tree, from which the leaves had fallen, but other than that there wasn't too much to look at.
"I guess no one is home. Maybe the others are having better luck."
"Maybe you're right. We should go back to the house and wait for the others to return, or perhaps someone is already back."
With a skip, hop, and a jump, Yukina and Kuwabara were making their way back to Jin's house.
- - - The park - - -
It was a lovely day to be at the park. The air was fresh, it was quiet, the trees were full with leaves, perfect for sleeping in. In fact, that's exactly where you would find Hiei, if you were looking for him. As soon as Hiei got to the park he did a quick scan for Touya, Botan, Kurama, and Jin. When he saw that they weren't there, he picked a tree, and went to sleep. Not much help is he?
- - - The amusement park- - -
"Yusuke, help me up. I want to go inside the park just to make sure they really aren't in there. Something tells me that they are, and they might be in trouble.
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Oh yeah. They were in real trouble. Botan was running form Touya, who was currently chasing her around the stand to get the hot dogs from her, and Kurama and Jin were fighting over the last slice of pizza. Some trouble they were in.
" Touya, you'd better get away from me!"
"What are you going to do? Kiss me?"
Actually, that didn't sound like a pretty bad idea. " Maybe…maybe not, your call…" Botan ran past Touya and darted after the house of mirrors. Touya followed close behind.
The house of mirrors was huge, an easy place to get lost in. Botan ran inside and went left. Touya heard Botan's footsteps echo, and went left too. It wasn't long before Touya had caught up with Botan. She was standing in the middle of hundreds of mirrors, just staring at herself. Touya slowly made his way towards her, and she turned around to meet him face to face.
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Keiko and Yusuke were over the fence and were now scanning the area for any sign that someone had recently been in the park. Keiko seemed to be the only one actually looking, Yusuke was sniffing the air.
"Hey, Keiko, can we eat?"
"Yusuke! How can you think of food at a time like this? Our friends are missing, and you want to stuff your face with food….that is just like you to not care!"
"I didn't say I didn't care. I just smell food, and it made me hungry."
"Wait, what? Food?"
"Yeah, it's coming from that direction. It kind of smells like…pizza. Yeah pizza."
"Well follow the scent. Maybe that's where everyone is."
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"Jin, let go. The last pizza is mine. You've already had six slices, so I get the last one!"
"That's not fair! You eat too slow. It's your own fault."
"No, it's your fault. You are such a pig!"
"Are not!"
"Are too!"
"ARE NOT!"
"ARE TOO!"
"ARE NOT!"
"YES YOU ARE! NOW GIVE ME THE PIZZA!"
"NO-HEEEEEEEYYY!"
"I think I'll have the pizza if you guys can't learn to share."
Yusuke had taken the pizza from Kurama and Jin. At the moment, Kurama and Jin were too busy to care, for Keiko was smothering them with her bear hugs. All Kurama and Jin cared about was breathing, if they died, then they couldn't have any more pizza. (PIGS!) After Keiko was done smooshing Kurama and Jin, she looked around for Touya and Botan.
"Guys, where's Touya and Botan?"
"We don't know." Kurama said, also looking for them. "They were here just a minute ago. Touya was chasing Botan. She was holding his hotdogs captive."
"Well, we have to find them."
The group started walking around the park, never splitting up, looking for their still missing friends.
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Botan was looking straight into Touya's eyes, and she walked up to him, turned her back, and leaned up against him. Almost as an instinct, Touya wrapped his arms around her tiny waist. (Poor hotdogs…they're just getting dragged around like dog toys. TT) They stood like this and just stared at their reflection in the mirror ahead. They looked really good together, and they both knew it. Touya turned Botan around so that she was facing him once again, and leaned in to kiss her. They were just about to kiss, and then…
"There you two are! We've been searching everywhere for you guys!" Keiko ran up to them and gave them bear hugs also, like Jin and Kurama.
Touya and Botan were turning like five different shades of red. They couldn't believe they had almost got caught kissing, but Keiko and the others didn't seem to notice. They just seemed glad to have finally found them.
"Hey Keiko! I'm glad you're here." Botan was back to her normal perky self, as if nothing had happened. "I thought we'd be stuck in here until Monday!"
"Well, we came to get you out of here." Keiko looked rather proud of herself.
"Keiko?"
"Hm?"
"Do you think before we leave we could go on some of the rides. We had planned to do that after eating."
"Sure we can! We're at an amusement park, and there aren't any lines. We'd be stupid not to!"
"Yay! Then, let's go!"
"Hey you two, wait a minute." Touya walked over to them. "If we go on 'The Shake', I'm not sitting by Kurama. Got that."
Everybody started laughing, and headed for 'The Shake'. They took turns operating the rides so every one had a chance to ride. Once they had gone on all the rides, Jin helped everybody over the fence, and then flew over himself. Keiko told them that everybody split up to look for them, and they should get them, to let them know that they were okay. So they headed for the park first.
- - - The Park - - -
Hiei was laying comfortably in a tree when Kurama, Jin, Touya, Botan, Keiko, and Yusuke had arrived.
Botan stepped forward. "I'll get him."
Kurama put an arm out to stop her. "It's okay. It's payback time...I'll get him…" Kurama picked up a rock off the ground, aimed carefully, and threw it at Hiei's head. Score, he got him. Hiei fell off the tree from the impact of the rock.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Hiei stood up and looked around. Once he spotted Kurama with a smile on his face Hiei stomped over to him. "Damn you fox boy! What the hell did you do that for!"
Kurama smiled at himself, knowing he had pissed Hiei off. "Pay back."
"FOR WHAT!"
"For tormenting me."
"Hn. That's a stupid reason."
"WHAT!" Kurama shouted picking up another rock and throwing it at Hiei, again.
"Fox boy, I'll get you for that."
"I'd like to see you try." Kurama threw another rock at Hiei, rendering him unconscious. Kurama picked Hiei up, and walked off. "You guys coming?"
Everybody stared at him for a while before following. They walked down the street to Touya's house. Keiko and Yusuke informed them that that's where Yukina and Kuwabara should be. If they weren't, then they'd be back at Jin's house.
Of course when they arrived, there was no Yukina or Kuwabara to be found. So they headed for Jin's house. When they got there, they saw Yukina and Kuwabara sleeping on the couch. (it was a pull out couch…the kind that pull out into a bed) They didn't want to wake them, so they let them sleep, and went to sleep themselves.
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Done! I'm finished, oh yeah! Sorry it took so long, to put it out, but April has been a very hectic month for me. I have something going on every weekend of this month, and it's all taking planning for, so I haven't had much time to write my story. I hope this chapter makes up for the last one. Sorry again, and I hope you continue to keep reading. Ja ne!
