Neeeeeeeeeeeh. What was I going to say? Ah, yes. There will probably be 3 parts to this fic, but it's not really certain as of yet. There might be 2, the introduction of BH, then the kidnapping, then my final plan as the epilogue. Yami, tell ppl about my fic! PLEASE! I want reviews! My fics and I are so unloved!
:Telepathic thought:
A knock sounded at the door. AG bounded to it, everyone already knowing who it was. She opened the door to reveal a black-haired golden-eyed girl, dressed in what could have been Kurama's yellow tunic outfit (the one that he fought Karasu in and that was somehow salvaged so he could go to Reikai in it during the Sensui arc!). She carried a white bag over her shoulder.
"Yo, Yin! S'up?" AG and Shi exchanged a teenage looking handshake.
"Nothing much. How 'bout you, Yang?"
"Oh, the usual," she stepped aside for Shi to come in. That's when Youko walked in, followed by the rest of his family.
Shi wrapped her arm around him in a friendly hug. "Hello, Youko. It's nice to see you again."
Youko returned the hug. "You, too."
Shi stepped away from him. "How have you been?"
"Good. You?"
"Fine."
AG made a loud yawn. "And now I'm bored."
"Wait, didn't you say her name was Shi?" Ryou asked.
"Yes."
"So why did you call her Yin?" Kenji questioned.
"That's my stage name," Shi said. "Just like AG's is Yang. We named ourselves after the Chinese symbol of light and dark, the yin-yang, since I usually wear a white outfit and AG wears a black outfit." Shi noticed the confused look on the whole family's faces. "Here, like this." Shi dug around in her bag and came out with a CD. On it was a giant yin-yang symbol. Shi was lying in the white half, legs curved to follow the curved line on the inside, but upper body laying flat. A black-gloved hand rested over the black dot. AG's head was next to Shi's feet, lying upside-down in the same position as Shi, but dressed in black with a white-gloved hand over the white dot. The name 'Riprock' was in silver, fancy lettering at the top.
"Kind of weird, considering you're the one with black hair, Shi," Hiei commented.
"Kind of weird when you forget that I'm the white one and BH is the dark one, hm?" Shi raised an eyebrow.
"Silly me, I completely forgot," Hiei said sarcastically.
Shi glared at him.
"Hey, Shi," AG pulled at her sleeve. "Why don't we give them a little private gig?"
"I don't know…we usually don't do those without our manager at least."
"Aw, c'mon! It's Kurama and Hiei!" AG looked at the twins. "And sons. C'mon!"
"Well, alright."
"Yay!" AG clapped her hands. She turned to Hiei. "Hiei-sama, may Shi and I use your room to change and get ready?"
Hiei blinked. Okay, AG just switched on them. He hated when she did that. Then she never responded to the name AG when she switched. Damn all multiple personality disordered people, starting with Sensui. He sighed. "Very well. But it had better be AG or BH changing in there with Shi."
AG's purple eyes rolled. "Yes, Hiei-sama." AG pulled Shi along behind her.
"So, who do you think it was?" Hiei asked.
Kurama had also noticed the change. "I have no idea."
Ryou and Kenji looked at each other, shrugging, having no idea what their parents were talking about.
Soon, their living room was set up with two speakers, and the furniture had been temporarily rearranged so that Yin and Yang had a better performing area. AG had used her Territory to make the lights able to dim and brighten according to a show AG had programmed into them with her Reikai laptop. Currently, the Jaganshi family was sitting on the couch, Kurama and Hiei in the middle, Ryou next to Kurama Kenji next to Hiei, Kurama and Hiei sitting in the middle.
BH walked out, followed by Shi. Shi took her place on the stage, but BH leaned over the back of the couch to whisper something in Hiei's ear.
"At the end of the song, there's a line that says "eye to eye." When that line comes, I want you to take off your bandana and point to your Jagan. Don't worry. If you're confused about how the pose will work, I'll 'help' you." BH smirked as she took her place besides Shi on stage.
Kenji shook his dad's arm. "Dad, what she say? What did she mean by 'help you?'"
"Nothing, Kenji. Don't worry about it." Hiei pushed his son's arm away, smirking as well.
Suddenly, the room went dark. Spotlights danced around the room as the music slowly started.
(word-BH word-Shi)
Yeah, Yeah!
Hell, Yeah!
I got myself a notion,
And one I know that you'll understand.
To set the world in motion,
By reaching out for each other's hands.
And maybe we'll discover,
What we should have known all along!
One way or another,
Together's where we both belong!
If we listen to each other's heart,
We'll find we're never too far apart,
And maybe love is the reason why,
For the first time ever we're seeing it, I 2 I!
All of a sudden, Shi was in a chair, legs dangling over one arm rest, back resting on the other.
If a wall should come between us,
Too high to climb, too hard to break through.
I know that love will lead us,
And find a way to bring me to you.
So don't be in a hurry,
Think before you count us out, ho!
You don't have to worry,
I won't ever let you down!
Nothing's gonna stop us now!
If we listen to each other's heart,
We'll find we're never too far apart,
And maybe love is the reason why,
For the first time ever we're seeing it, I 2 I!
(Seeing it I 2 I!)
Yes, we are
(Seeing it I 2 I!)
I think we're seeing it I 2 I
Shi grabbed Ryou's wrists and pulled him up on stage, BH doing the same with Kenji. They put them on opposite sides of them, leaving the group just like they had been on the couch, except with Shi and BH in the middle this time. They gave the twins looks that said 'follow our lead.' They started out with simple dance moves, but once they noticed Ryou and Kenji getting the hang of it, they did more difficult moves. Soon, the twins were getting the rhythm and were able to dance on their own. Kurama and Hiei looked at each other, before standing up to dance with each other.
BH and Shi's smiles grew as the whole family was dancing now.
If you're ever lonely, STOP!
BH held her hands up in a 'stop' motion, and everyone froze.
You don't have to be!
As she wagged her finger as if telling someone a 'duh,' everyone started moving again.
After all is stolen,
I'll beat away from you to me!
Take a look inside and see!
Yeah!
If we listen to each other's heart,
We'll find we're never too far apart,
And maybe love is the reason why,
For the first time ever we're seeing it, I 2 I!
(Seeing it, I 2 I!)
Seeing it, I 2 I, baby!
For the first time!
For the first time!
(I 2 I)
(Seeing it)
Seeing it, baby!
(Seeing it, I 2 I!)
(For the first time)
For the first time we're seeing it I 2 I
I 2 I
I 2 I
I 2 I
I 2 I
I 2 I!
YEAH!
(I 2 I)
I 2 I!
BH and Shi pointed to their eyes, made a peace symbol for 2 and suddenly BH's ratty hat was gone, as well as Hiei's bandana as the second "I" was said, they pointed to their Jagans.
Ryou and Kenji yelped, falling over. The lights were suddenly back on, so everyone could see normally again.
Kenji raised a shaky finger at BH. "She's a…a…"
"Jaganshi?" BH finished for him, raising an eyebrow. Now that her hat was off, they could also see her flattened starburst on her red hair.
"Are you related to our dad?" Ryou asked, sitting up.
"Ew! No! He's a halfbred Jaganshi!"
Hiei growled. He hated that comment 20 years ago, and didn't like it now.
"Now, now, BH," Kurama interfered, before Hiei's mood got ugly. "No need to resort to name calling."
"Mm." BH looked away, red hair slowly receding, going from red to purple. Glasses formed out from nowhere, purple eyes now there instead of BH's. AG now stood there, in different clothes. She now wore a black cloth poncho with a dark pair of jeans and boots. AG looked at the group. "BH is tired now. She's gone to rest." AG sat down on the couch. Since BH was tired, some of the tiredness carried over to AG.
"Oh, AG, thanks for reminding me." Shi reached over for her backpack and dug around in it for a few seconds. Her hand came back out, holding a small stuffed fox, who's tail had a zipper underneath for a purse.
AG's eyes widened with glee. "Kitsune!"
"She absolutely begged to come with me." Shi handed the little fox purse over to AG, who hugged it. Only now it wasn't a stuffed animal purse anymore, it was real. AG giggled as the red fox licked her chin, the fox yipping with happiness.
"Yes, hello, Kitsune, I see you, too!" The fox hopped down from her lap, and padded across the floor. Suddenly, the fox was glowing. Its shape changed from that of a fox…to that of a fox person.
When the light dimmed, it beheld what would have appeared to be an evolved fox. The new figure had kept her fox appearance, still having her fox snout and ears, and gold eyes. It still had paws for hands and feet, but its hands were a bit more flexible, like human hands. And what knees it did have bent the other way.
"Guys," AG stood up, putting her arm around the fox person…thing. "This is Kitsune. She is my lady in waiting."
Kitsune slipped from AG's hug and bowed to the family. "It is an honor to finally meet the legendary Youko Kurama and his family."
"How do you know me?" Kurama asked.
Kitsune smiled. "Well, other than the fact that AG showed me the DVDs, you are well known among the Ningenkai Japanese foxes. We always were spiritually aware animals."
"Like the tanuki who stole fox magic!" AG spat the word "tanuki" like the Koorime said "boy."
Kurama looked at the clock. "Well, you'll have to tell us about this "fox magic" later, AG. Right now, all of us are late."
Shi looked at a watch around her wrist. "And I have an appointment with a recording studio."
"Don't mind if I stay here, do ya, guys? I can play DDR Max 2 and Extreme and listen to music." Shi gave her a look. "Or I could play on the Internet for hours on end." She sweatdropped.
"Not at all, AG. Now come on, all. You heard me. We're late." Kurama pushed everyone to the door.
"See ya later, AG!" Shi waved as she was the last one out the door.
As AG heard the click of the door, she turned around, her eyes flashing red.
Ryou and Kenji had lessons at Yusuke's today, so they soon parted ways with Hiei. Hiei suddenly felt a little apprehensive about leaving his sons and mate, but ignored it, since the feeling was so small. He flit off while Kurama, Kenji, and Ryou waved to him. Soon, the kitsune were on their way to Yusuke's Territory of mud huts. 1
Ryou and Kenji scribbled furiously on their parchments.
Nearby, in a swamp that was near Yusuke's Territory, something rose from the green waters, red eyes opening its double lids, red spikes standing upright on its head. It let out a reptilian growl as it swam snake-like through the water in the direction of the palace.
Yusuke and Kurama (but mostly Yusuke) were bored as they reviewed different cases of complaints.
The serpent arose from the water to reveal it was a red dragon. It was a fairly good sized dragon, too. Who am I trying to kid? This dragon was HUGE. And it was continuing on its "merry" way to Yusuke's Territory.
Kenji and Ryou went to training practice. Kenji trained against Koryu (again?) and Ryou trained against a Rayne (like the weather rain).
The dragon finally came to the palace, but no one had noticed it. Somehow, it had masked its presence. It stayed there and bided its time, waiting for everyone to come out.
The kids burst out of the doors, glad for the day's lessons to be finally over. But as the doors opened, everyone stayed where they were, transfixed by the monstrous dragon that was in front of them. Although it was a little way away, it was huge even from this distance. It appeared to be asleep; it did not move and it eyes were closed.
"Whoa," Kenji whispered in awe.
Suddenly, its double eyelids opened, revealing slit, red eyes. By now, everyone was mostly gone. Hey, this was Demon World, they've seen dragons before. Only a few students remained, Kenji and Ryou being two of them. The dragon's lifted its head and blinked down at the congregation of demons below it. It lowered its head again and its snout was soon right next to the twin firekits. A low growl came from its throat, black smoke wafting from its nostrils.
"I want Father," Ryou whispered/whined.
:Now why should we drag Youko all the way out here just to see me:
The twins' eyes widened.
That's when Yusuke and Kurama rushed out.
"Hey, guys," Yusuke greeted, not noticing the monstrous dragon. "There are reports from my guards about an intruder. You guys seen…" He trailed off as he looked up. He gulped. "Hoo, boy."
The dragon blinked down at him. :Why, if it isn't Spirit Detective 003. Finally running Raizen's mud huts, eh? I remember when he died. That description he gave you of his time with the human woman STILL grosses me out! I was like, "Raizen! No one cares to hear about that!":
Wait a minute…only one person is able to watch us, Yusuke thought. "BH?"
:Bingo! Bingo! Bingo! You've won the prize: The dragon's eyes turned up in a smile fashion.
"Hey, cool!" Yusuke absentmindedly stroked her snout. "When did you become a dragon?"
:Enough training and I found one day I could change. I think it's because of my Dragon. But it's not nearly as compact as my other form.:
"Other form?" Kurama asked. BH had been talking telepathic out loud, not just to one person at a time.
:Yeah! Wanna see: Without waiting for an answer, the dragon started to fade away in a blinding light. Everyone had to cover their eyes. When they were able to see again, the dragon was gone, and BH, or whatever form she was supposed to be in, was nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, there was a flapping noise behind them. They turned around.
"The one-eyed bat's come back from Maze Castle!" Yusuke shouted, aiming his finger at the bat.
:Hey, whoa: BH barely dodged his attack. :No one-eyed bat has come back from the dead, you fool! Working for Enma, I would know: BH alighted on Kurama's shoulder. Her one eye looked sideways at Kurama. She sent him a telepathic message. :This form comes from father, you know: Kurama turned to the bat, who continued to stare at him, as if it knew a dirty secret. It flew from his should to Kenji's. :Foxboy: Its eye closed in smile. Kenji raised his eyebrow. The bat flew over to Ryou. :Foxboy: It squealed again, before the bat transformed to the Kuronue-girl look-a-like.
She lifted her head so her red eyes were visible. "Tell ya what. I'll take Ryou and Kenji home and then I'll come back for you and go pick up Hiei as well."
"Okay…" Kurama said skeptically. "But why do you want to take the boys home and THEN us?"
:Because I have something to discuss with you and the half-breed.:
Kurama knew he had to act like he hadn't heard anything. "Nevermind. Go ahead."
"Sweet!" "Yes!" were the joy cries from the firekits.
"Now, since I could probably only carry one of you on my back when I'm in my regular form, I guess that means you figured out that you'll be riding Dragon." A distant dragon roar was heard as BH transformed into her dragon form again and the three figures launched into the sky.
Kurama sighed contentedly as wind whipped through silver ears and locks. It was pretty nice up here. How did Kuronue ever want to stay on the ground? He shook his head to get such thoughts out as BH banked slowly over to the left. He scooted as close as he could to BH's head, since her neck was kind of unsafe with her spikes. So was her back, but she had somehow flattened those out. She seemed to be a shapeshifting dragon. He didn't really know how to talk to her. Telepathing with his mate for almost 20 years was one thing. A person he hadn't seen in more time that was in the form of a dragon was another. He took a deep breath, and tried.
:BH? You said you had something to talk to us about: Hiei sat quietly behind him. Enjoying the trip or just waiting for it to be over, he didn't know.
:Ah, yes: Her head turned around to face them for a second before she put her eyes back to the skies.:You're…what? 20th anniversary is coming up? In about 2 days:
:That's right: Hiei said, as he was included, too.
:And if I recall correctly: BH continued, wings flapping lazily in the warm thermal that allowed her to glide. :You two said you wanted some time away from the kids to spend this glorious day together:
Kurama and Hiei gave each other a look. When did she have time to install her cameras all those years ago? They turned back as BH started telepathing again.
:So, Shi and I were wondering if you'd like to leave the kids with us starting tomorrow and you two could spend up to a week or however long you'd like for your anniversary:
"You'd really babysit for that long?" Hiei asked, sliding closer to Kurama to be more in the conversation. BH nodded. "Wow. This coming from the ones who said that they would not babysit anymore?"
BH glared back at him. :I could always drop you off here: she growled. :Are you going to take up the offer or not:
"Hold on," Kurama said, turning around to face Hiei. "What do you say, Love? It'd be good to get away from them for our anniversary. Sure, we haven't seen BH in a while, but we know we can trust her." He leaned forward. "And we'll be all alone…just the two of us…" he whispered huskily into Hiei's ear. Hiei cleared his throat to cover up his blushing cheeks. "Not in BH's hearing range, Fox."
:Yeah, you guys: BH said sarcastically. :I might be grossed out. There's only 2 gay guys in the Studio. I've NEVER seen it before:
Kurama turned around as Hiei leaned over. "When did you get 2 gays?"
BH just smirked as she flew onward.
1 For those of you who have seen Bandits and Kings, did you notice that Yomi, who lives in Gandera, has this Territory that lives in the 22nd century? And then Raizen/Yusuke lives in mud huts. And finally, Mukuro lives in a bug. With her bug army and bug cycles and….she needs a new hobby. Did you also notice that Yomi's is the only named Territory? Weird.
Wow, I finished it! WOO! It's only been 7 months! Heh. 7 months. Yeah right. Well, I did it, right? RIGHT! Now, I only have to deal with uploading it! -.- woo. Here I come, parental block. Summer break's almost here (3 more days!). So maybe I'll be able to work more on this fic. But, I have summer school. Hopefully, it's in the morning only, so maybe, maybe not.
Next chapter: Ryou and Kenji will get a little taste of what BH calls: Musical Martial Arts!
