Chapter 19:

About four months later… Kurama and Kuwabara have come down with… the flu I guess. I didn't want to get sick so I stayed away, unable to be told their illness, although I wouldn't be too upset if Kuwabara's illness put him in critical condition. Kurama will be just fine, he knows the way of the herbs… anywayz! Back with those who are healthy and active!

"Yusuke!" Lee screamed. "This isn't funny! You meanie poo monkey!" Yusuke had her slung over his shoulder, but he pulled her down and carried her bridal style.

"I'm a poo monkey?"

"You better believe it!" She stuck her tongue out at him and pouted. He pulled her back over his shoulder. Ailias suddenly appeared in front of them. She stared at them confused.

"Did my imouto get her top half cut off, or are you carrying her like that for a reason?"

"He's being mean!" Lee called from behind Yusuke.

"She decided to blow up some squirrels, so… well." He shrugged. Ailias laughed, (Psst, did you know that Ailias died the tips of her hair blue? SHE DID! It rox!) An extremely loud boom can be heard, followed by the shriek of some village people.

"He didn't…" Yusuke said, although he knew who did what.

"He said he was bored," Ailias told Yusuke. Lee jumped down from Yusuke's shoulder.

"You don't think he killed anyone, do you?" Lee questioned, already knowing the answer.

"Good thing we're in Makai…" All three said in unison.

"Gee Yusuke, you probably should have slung Hiei over your shoulder so he wouldn't blow up any towns." Lee teased.

"Oh shush!" A black blur appeared in front of them. His evil eye was open. The team stared at him.

"What?" He said in a calm, deadpan voice.

"How many dead?" Lee asked, also in a calm, deadpan voice.

"None. Just severely injured."

" 'Severely injured' he says," Yusuke repeated. "Doesn't that mean they could still die?"

"Yes," Hiei told him. "But that does not mean that they died by my hand. They merely died as a result of the injuries I caused them."

"That's one fancy way of saying, 'I killed them'."

"Yes it is, detective. Has your vocabulary enhanced, or were you always this smart?"

"Oh shut up."

"Who wants to go clubbing?" Lee asked out of boredom.

"Kit, you're not old enough to know what clubbing is." Lee stuck her tongue out.

"If Kurama wasn't sick, I'm sure Youko would enjoy clubbing."

"I'm sure he would." Hiei agreed. "But thank Enma he isn't here."

"Yeah," Yusuke said. "We don't want what happened last time."

"Who told you!" Lee squealed. (C'mon… you know what happened last time, right? Well… Lee had to pee… Youko came up with an idea. He wanted some fun. Lee wanted to finish the missoin… I spelled mission wrong…) (In case that doesn't help, see chapter 7.)

"Huh?" Yusuke squeaked. Lee is now up in his grill. Hiei blinked.

"Told us what?" Lee blinked. Lot's o blinking…

"What happened last time?"

"He got drunk…" Hiei told her.

"And he… uh… almost destroyed his innocence…" Yusuke tried to make it seem not that bad. Ailias smacked him upside the head.

"Don't say that stuff in front of Kit! And here's a word to the wise, she may know exactly what you're talking about!" She hit him upside the forehead. "Baka!"

"She knows what I meant?" He blinked with wide eyes.

"Nasty people in this world." Lee commented with her back turned to them. "Cmon! I'm bored!" She ran ahead.

"KIT!" Ailias ran after her.

"I guess we're going clubbing…" Hiei said as if he wasn't too disappointed.

A few hours later:

"Hiei!" Yusuke yelled at the fire apparition singing on the table top wearing a pink, yes, pink tutu. "Take off the tutu! Where'd you get it anyway!"

"These are the stories of our lives as fictional as they may seem…" He sang off key. He hiccuped. Yusuke slapped himself in the head.

"Oy vey…" (I think that's right… possibly no… very possible that it's no…)

Outside with Ailias and Lee:

"Me wants Krispy Kream!" Ailias yelled, rampaging into a Krispy Kream factory. Lee stared at her blankly.

"Nee-san had too many drinks…" Blink, blink. Very frightened lower-class demons ran out of the Krispy Kream factory with glaze icing burning their evil rancid skin. TIGHT! Ailias's evil laughter can most definitely be heard. A few moments later, Ailias scrambled out of the factory with at least ten boxes of Krispy Kreams in her arms.

"DONUTS!" She yelled gleefully. She plopped the boxes down next to Lee and began to stuff them in her mouth as a desperate cannibal would. Lee did one of those, sidle, sidle things. Damn it I can't spell today. Oh well…

At Kurama's house:

"Suuichi dear?" Shiori, Kurama's… er, ahem. Suuichi's mother said sweetly. "Are you feeling any better?"

"Yes mother." He answered, behind a novel.

"Is there anything I can get you?"

"No mother, I'm fine, but thank you for asking." His mother nodded slightly and closed the door. He then threw the covers off and quickly stepped over to his computer, basically IM-ing Koenma.

Youko: Where are they?

JR: In Makai enjoying a day off. I've heard though, that a strange white haired demon has taken over the Krispy Kream factory.

Youko: It couldn't be…

JR: Oh, but I think it is. I have tracked Yusuke and Hiei to be at a bar… Hiei was, well… singing. Off key too.

Youko: They're drunk?

JR: Well, Ailias and Hiei at least.

Youko: What about Yusuke, Lee and Kuwabara?

JR: Kuwabara has fallen ill, as yourself, Yusuke is trying to make Hiei… erm… get out of the tutu he's wearing… and I'm not sure where Lee is, but most likely with Ailias at the factory.

Youko: I'm not ill. Well, not anymore…

JR: Mind fishing them out?

Youko: …

Youko: I might be able to later, when mother is asleep. She won't let me out of my room…

JR: I'll be expecting them back by 2:00 tomorrow morning.

Youko: …! 2:00! I believe they'll be back before then! If not… I pray for the world… How is Kuwabara?

JR: Well, I wouldn't be upset if he came out of critical stage really.

Youko: CRITICAL! WHAT! .0

JR: I'm joking.

Kurama signed off. He growled slightly. Not funny. Not funny at all. One day, Youko Kurama would come out and strangle that little toddler of a boss. Damn… what fun would be held at the bar… hmm… He raised an eye brow. This could be fun. Koenma expected them back by 2:00 am… but, Suuichi's mother is usually in bed by 9:00 pm… Hmm… do the math. How many hours is that? 5 hours… nice. And no Kuwabara… even better. Yes, this would be a night to remember. Hey, Kurama didn't have to be the bad guy just yet, right? MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH… phwe. No, I didn't mean to put in 'phew' although that would make sense as that was a lot of maniacal laughter. Perhaps too much… Nah!

2 hours later:

"MINE!" Ailias snapped quickly. She glomped a poor, unsuspecting donut. She nuzzled it very… harshly I guess. Hiei hiccuped again now wearing a purple cowboy hat and some… interesting pant wear. They were sparkly. He chugged yet another strong liquor. Yes, an entire, never before opened, 12 ounce bottle of strong liquor. And yes, in one, I repeat, one chug. GASP!

"Anchor!" Some drunk demon demanded.

"Alright…" Some mysterious voice chided. An anchor was dropped on the really smelly demon. "But I believe the word you were looking for was, encore. As in, to demand for an additional performance. But, I have given you your anchor." A man with long, silver hair and silver ears and… well, I think you know who it is. If you don't, then you have no business reading this. First you must watch the actual show and learn that this man I am referring to is a… well, hottie! He is, drum roll please, Youko Kura--- you're not Kurama… Hey, who the hell is this guy? Lets see, yellow contacts… long, silver hair… ears… ah, Youko's stunt double. Ah, he must have actually read the script for once. Ah. Excuse me… YOUKO GET THE Censor OUT HERE NOW! And there he is. OK, we're taking out the part he obviously didn't like.

"Hiei," The real, non-stunting-double Youko said quietly. "Do I want to know what you are wearing?"

"Any (hic) requests?" He said, wobbling back and forth.

"Maybe a little bad-ass fun is not what is needed here." He glanced at Yusuke and Lee who seem unconscious under many bottles of booze. "Yeah…"

KJ and Niki sighing off! Wait… OK, it's official, my keyboard hates me… It's supposed to be KJ and Niki signing off! Heh… (blush) Danm it, I even spelled 'damn' wrong.