Frolicking Chibis: Chapter Two

Hah. I made Kurama more himself in this chapter. Kind of. Not completely. Hiei's changed a little, too.

This chapter's title in from Gravitation's Rage Beat. Gravitation is one of my personal favorites, so if you don't mind a little male-on-male, I highly recommend it. xD

Chapter Two: Aim for the Loophole in tis Shy, Trembling Society

Silence fell over the couple for the next fifteen minutes. Even the chibis' snoring seemed to nestle down, as though wanting to balance out with Kurama and Hiei's lack of noise.

They stood in place. Kurama was deep in thought, his emerald eyes twinkling in anticipation. Hiei caught himself staring at him (A/N: Yeah, Kurama has a pretty nice ass, doesn't he, Hiei?); he could see the light bulbs popping on by on in his mind.

Kurama glanced at him, realizing he was being stared at. He raised an eyebrow, asking softly, "Do you know what happened to them?"

"No clue," replied Hiei flatly. "I don't particularly see what the big deal is, considering I'm not the one watching them until they're back to normal."

The red-haired boy nearly collapsed. "That never occurred to me! And to think I was standing here for the longest time swooning over the Kuwabara's step up in vocabulary!" He dashed over to Hiei, grinning from ear to ear. "Do you mind watching them with me?"

Hiei laughed. Yes, laughed. Kurama must've been dropped on the head as a child. The Jagan-wielder didn't know whether to bust a gut or feel hurt that Kurama didn't know him as much as he thought he did. Oh, well. The fox had to deal with rejection… again.

"Are you serious?" the dark-haired youkai spat, seconds away from pulling out his katana. "I'll just slaughter the little pricks and save us both some bloody time!"

"Hiei," Kurama muttered, flashing him a dirty look. "This isn't about you. It's about them!"

Hiei rolled his eyes. Kurama certainly hadn't put up as much as a fight during 'Master and Servant' last night. "Fine, fine. Whatever. You do the hard stuff. I'll just sit here and look pretty."

"Really?" said Kurama. "Thanks a lot! I promise to pay you back! I know that you have better things to do and that you despise children. But technically, they're not even children."

"What's going to happen when they wake up?" Hiei moaned, a hint of agitation in his voice.

"I'm not sure," Kurama replied.

"BIG NEWS!" a familiar voice boomed.

The duo jumped. On the screen they were standing in front of appeared Koenma, the oh-so-popular prince. He looked as ordinary as ever, pacifier in place

"Hiei, Kurama! Something has happened to the others!" their boss yelped.

"We know," Hiei murmured, rolling his eyes.

Kurama pointed at Kuwabara's body, turning back to the screen. "Where exactly are you? A resort?"

"I'm on vacation," Koenma rambled on quickly. "But that's not important."

"Do you have any idea who did this to them?"

"Oh, of course. He's right over here." Koenma edged to the left of the screen, a chunky man passing by. He didn't look like much of a threat, and if he was an enemy, his tactics were pretty much screwed.

"What?" Hiei barked. "He's on holiday with you?"

"Yes. We happen to be good friends. It all started in kindergarten, when my spiteful ex-friend stuck chewed-up bubble gum up my—"

"Koenma." Hiei casually placed a hand on the bandaged handle of his katana. "What happened?"

"I was getting to that!" Koenma squealed. "…" Hiei glared at him impatiently, Kurama raising an eyebrow.

"I lost a bet…" Koenma gulped after a minute. Hiei and Kurama fell over.

"Well, you see, after I showed him pictures of last year's Christmas party, he insisted on a game of poker. I didn't have any yen on me, so he agreed on turning everyone in the photographs—other than me, of course—into worthless slabs of beef. Hence, chibis."

"Hiei and I didn't attend that party," stated Kurama, stroking his chin.

"Indeed. Our next match is in two days, and I'll demand a cure if I win."

"And what if you lose?"

"… Let's just say the world is going to feel so much bigger to you." The couple remained silent, exchanging slightly shocked looks.

"Anyway," Koenma continued, "for the time being, you have to stay with them. All of them. Knowing that chibis aren't causing chaos in the Reikai will burn some anxiety from my shoulders."

With that, the screen shut off.

Kurama blinked a couple of times in uncertainty, Hiei 'hn'ing to himself. Kuwabara, who still slumbered, scratched his nose.

The fox twitched, and shrugged one shoulder. "Might as well get to work."

Not much. This chapter is mainly here just to explain things. I'd call it a filler, or whatever floats your boat. Heh.

Hiei is a totally badass.