A/N: Just want to thank my 1st two reviwers, Honeychica04 and Whowhenwhatever. Thanks for the reviews!
Nikoru: Thanks for pointing out ways to write better. I worked on my spacing. I also noticed my mistakes, especially the "seemed twinkled" part. I replaced the chapter with a re-edited chapter fixing the mistakes I missed at 3 in the morning. Thanks for the help.
Now, on with the chapter!
The Moonlight Murderer-Chapter 2
"Hey...has anyone seen my hair brush?", Mae asked. Her hair was hanging loose down her back in a mat of tangled curls.
"Nope", Jin replied. "Might wanna check in one of the other lasses' rooms".
Mae peeked her head into Jade and Toby's room. Toby was out cold, dispite the fact that it was allready nearing eleven A.M.
"Yes?", Jade asked.
"I'm wondering if Yusuke and Kuwabarra put my brush in here by mistake".
"I don't see it, but you're welcome to come in and see if you find it".
"Thanks".
Mae smiled and started to walk into Jade and Toby's room when a screech pierced the air. As the two girls raced out of the room to investigate, another scream was heard. Then-
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YUSUKE, YOU PERVERT!".
Everyone in the house, minus Hiei and Toby, had run towards the yell. Instantly, they all sweatdropped. Yusuke had found his way into the bathroom when Keiko was showering.
"Ouch! Keiko, I didn't know you were in there! Honestly! Ouch."
Then, in a fit of stupidity only Yusuke could manage, "You know Keiko, you're starting to get fat".
"GET OUT!", Keiko screamed.
Yusuke raced out of the bathroom as a bunch of things, including, but not limited to, the soap dish and a roll of toilet paper, flew at his head.
"Hey, there's my brush", Mae said, pointed to a blue thing that had come flying out of the bathroom.
"Glad someone's happy", Yusuke muttered, rubbing his head. "Stupid Keiko".
"Don't walk in on Keiko when she's showering, and you won't have things thrown at you", Kurama told him, eyes sparkling with hidden laughter.
"Might I remind you all why we're here?", Touya asked in a no-nonsense tone.
"Ai, yes. We're to stop the crazy killer we are", Jin said happilly.
"Yes, and let's solve this case quickly so we can go back", Touya mumbled
"I've never been on a human beach...", Jin whined. "It could be fun".
Touya sighed. He was outnumbered. Everyone else was in agreement that they would enjoy themselves today, get the excitement out of their systems, and then get serious about the case.
"Come on, Toy. Put your swimsuit on and have some fun. Loosen up".
"Yeah, Touya. You, Yukina, and I can get horribly burned together", Mae said teasingly.
"I'm not getting burned. I have sunscreen", Yukina told them quietly. She looked adorable in a one-piece pink bathing suit with a matching pink sarang wrapped around her tiny waist.
"Hon, it takes more than sunscreen to keep from being burned", Mae told her gently. You need a hat and a nice big umbrella to sit under and..."
The rest of the group tuned the talkative and cheerful girl out and headed back to their respective rooms to ready themselves for the beach.
Twenty minutes later, they were all at the beach, save for Hiei and Toby. Hiei had been sharpening his katana when they left, glaring at everyone who even dared to look at him, let alone ask him to do something as trivial as go to the beach. Jin had tried, though, lacking all common sense. He was currently laid out, unconscious, on his beach towel, with the promise of having one heck of a headache when he woke up. Hiei had chased him with the katana for a few minutes, until Jin had run into the kitchen while Ava was getting herself some orange juice. The end result had been Jin running into the open cabinet-and knocking himself unconscious.
As for Mae, she had a nice, big slipper print on her forehead. It went along nicely with the mark Yusuke had on his face from the soap dish. She'd made the mistake of trying to get Toby out of bed and into the sunshine. Yup. Big mistake, she mused as she rubbed the mark that stood out lividly against her pale skin. Toby threw shoes the way ninjas threw throwing stars.
She sighed and sat situated her beach towel next to Yukina's. As the two girls checked through all the things they had to make sure they'd brought everything, two tall, hulking men came up to them.
"Hey, ladies. You got yourselves boyfriends?", asked a brunette guy
Yukina pointed to Kuwabarra, who was currently tangled up in a vollyball next, while Yusuke laughed at him.
The guys then looked at Mae, who just toyed with a strand of her long hair.
"Guess we'll just have to take them ourselves, starting with the little one", the other man, a blond, said
The brunette man nodded and advanced at Yukina, who screamed. Mae jumped up, to try to defend her friend, but found her arm being gripped firmly by the blond. She writhed in his grip, trying to free herself enough to use her powers...
...only the chance never came. The next thing Mae and Yukina knew, both men where frozen solid in ice. They looked around for Touya to thank him, but he was no where to be seen.
"YUKINA! MY DEAREST! WHAT'S WRONG?", Kuwabarra asked, running up.
Mae pointed at Touya's ice statues. "You're too late".
Kuwabarra sweatdropped
Hiei sighed. He was alone in the house with Toby, Toby, who was supposed to be his girlfriend. He'd kill Koenma for this later. He was allready running through all his options-break Koenma's fingers one by one, stab him repeatedly with a katana-not his precious sword, no. There was no way he was going to get that bratty prince's blood on his blade. A smile crossed his face and his eyes glazed over as he imagined Koenma roasting on a spit.
"Boo!". Hiei jumped. Toby was behind him, smirking. "You afraid of a little girl?", she asked
"No", Hiei snapped. "For your information, I was thinking of the best way to kill that snobby prince"
"Ah", Toby said, brushing her red bangs off her forehead "Sounds fun. When you do that, let me know. I want to help you"
"...". Hiei stared at her.
She started to walk off.
"Where are you going?", Hiei asked
"On the beach". She pointed out the window. "They're playing vollyball, and I want to be there to laugh at Kuwabarra when he gets hit on the head".
Hiei was amazed. Ok, maybe he wouldn't kill Koenma...just rough him up a bit.
A little while later, the six couples were all back in the condo. It was nine o'clock, and everyone was watching as Mae and Toby wrestled for the remote.
"House is on!", Mae argued.
"So. I want to watch the Rocky Horror Picture Show", Toby replied
"But you've seen it hundreds of times. House is a new episode".
"And I care why?"
At this point, Jade had grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.
"House is far more intelligent than Rocky Horror"
"I don't watch TV because it's intelligent!"
"But you learn things from House!"
"I allready said I don't watch TV to learn!"
"Yeah, well, I'm going to bed", Jade said, turning the TV off two hours later.
"Think they'll realize that both House and the Rocky Horror Picture Show are over?", Kurama asked.
"They'll probably argue all night", Kuwabarra answered.
"Ah, well. As long as they don't keep anyone up", Yusuke said, suppressing a yawn. "Goodnight all".
"Goodnight!", everyone else, minus Toby and Mae, chorused, and headed for their respective bedrooms.
A short while later, Toby and Mae had both exhausted their energy and lay collapsed on the rug, fast asleep. They slept on the floor for several hours until the nagging sensation that something was wrong tugged Mae to awareness. Keiko's shriek hit her ears again. She groaped for the light switch, and discovered the power had gone out.
"Don't panic", Mae called, poking Toby and rousing her from her sleep.
"What is it?", Toby growled.
Mae held the candle to her. "I can't find any matches".
Toby scowled, but obediantly lit the candle for the taller girl.
"Thanks".
"Whatever", Toby muttered, and slumped right back off to sleep.
Ten minutes later, everyone was assembled back in the living room, a few megear candles the only light they had. Mae had gone room by room and retrieved the members of the group, feeling they'd all be safer in one spot during the duration of the storm.
"Does it storm here often?", Kurama asked curiously.
"Yes", Ava answered. "We're used to it by now".
"Well, might as well sleep here", Yusuke murmered, stretching out in a chair.
A rasp on the door inturupted them.
Slowly, Mae stood up, candle in hand, and inched to the door, Ava behind her. The reason the two girls answered the door was because if it was a demon, the demon would be thrown off by seeing them instead of Yusuke and Kuwabarra. The girls pushed the door open. A woman stood there. She was wearing a long red Chinese gown, with red slippers. Black hair slipped around a face even paler than the ice users' faces, and she wore loads of red lipstick. But the weirdest thing was that her candle managed to stay lit during the raging storm.
"Is everything allright over here?", she asked. "I thought I heard screaming".
"Our friend got startled by the storm. We're fine now", Ava told her.
She started to close the door, but the woman stuck her foot in.
"You sure?", she asked, clearly trying to get her head in the door and see everything.
"Positive. Now, if you don't mind, we'd like to go to bed. Goodnight".
"Goodnight, then". The woman in red smiled unnervingly at them and started away. Ava pushed the door closed and looked at her friend. "She's a weirdo".
Mae adjusted her glasses with her free hand and stared at the candle's flame. "I have a bad feeling about her", she told Ava. "A really bad feeling".
END CHAPTER 2
