Freckledgirl: Sorrysorrysorry I took so long, I have no excuse except that I was being a lazy-ass. Anywho, on with the disclaimers!

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or its characters.

"If we're planning on reaching Yusuke's apartment in half an hour, we should get going," Touya said practically.

"Um, exactly how are we getting to this guy's place? More walking?" Mia asked, her face showing traces of terror. "Not to be a wilting daisy or anything, but humans aren't made for endless walking. Or maybe it's just me..." she added, remembering that she currently had an "F" in her gym class.

"O' course not, we'll catch a bus now that we're in a town," said Chuu. This seemed reasonable, so they stood at a nearby bus stop and waited.

As one bus pulled into sight, Touya asked, "Chuu, you do remember that public transit requires money, right? We've already ransacked Rinku," at this, Rinku cringed and took a couple steps away from Chuu and Jin, "and we're out of money."

"Not ta worry buddy boy," he replied with an slightly evil grin.

"I'm almost scared to ask..." said Touya.

The bus pulled up and opened its doors to a stream of passengers, mostly demons, who paid their fee and found a seat. When it was their turn, Chuu boarded the bus and spoke to the driver, who was a beer-bellied demon with questionable hygiene.

"Say pal, me and my mates 'ave lost our money. Now ya wouldn't want this poor young'un to have to stand out there in the cold, would ya?" he asked, gesturing to Rinku, who caught his drift and exaggeratedly shivered and gave a little "cough cough."

"As touching as that may be, I can't let you on without your fee, so either fork it over or get to steppin'," was the driver's unsympathetic response.

"Let's put this another way. Let us on, or you'll be hurtin' till your 80 and gray." With this threat, Chuu flexed one massive bicep and put on a menacing look.

"Uh, right, of course, we wouldn't want the boy standing there... in the cold..." the driver said, his eyes wide as he tried to scoot back in his seat away from Chuu.

"Thank ya kindly. Yer a real reasonably feller, ya know that?" said Chuu, and he and the others boarded the bus and sat down. Mia was in front of Jin and next to Rinku, and Touya and Chuu sat in the row in front of them. She turned around and crossed her arms over the back of her seat, facing Jin.

"So who exactly is this Yusuke guy?" she asked, her curiosity taking over.

"Good buddy o' mine, like a brother."

"Nice guy, letting some girl he doesn't even know crash at his place with a half hour's notice."

"I somehow don' think he'll mind..."

"Erm..."

"Don' worry, Keiko'll keep 'im in line."

After a while, Touya turned and told the rest that the next stop was theirs. The bus slowed down with a grinding noise as the five of them stood up and prepared to get off. Instead of stopping normally, however, the bus driver brought it to a very sudden stop. Mia pitched forward into Rinku, who slammed into Touya, who in turn brought Chuu down with him. Jin was the only one unharmed by Mia's natural savoir faire.

"Hehe, sorry 'bout that," she said, blushing violently for the third time that day. They all got up, rubbing their respective bottoms, and got off the bus.

"Right the, Yusuke's apartment is 5 minutes in... that direction!" Jin said, pointing down a street. The group set off walking, and after 15 minutes still hadn't found the place.

"Jin, are you sure you know where we're going?" Rinku asked, fingering the string of one of his yo-yos.

"O' course I do! Just a bit further..."

'Just a bit further' turned out to be 20 more minutes with no results.

"We could ask for directions ya know," Mia suggested. Chuu, Jin, and Touya all gave her looks of shock.

"Directions? That's pansy talk! We're findin' the way like real men!" Chuu said.

"You're just like my father, he wouldn't ask for directions to save his ass. Men..." she said with a mock exasperated sigh. "Jin, what's the name of his apartment building?"

"Royal Japan Apartment Complex I think."

Mia went over to a vender selling fruit and asked for directions, and within 5 minutes they were standing in front of the building. The guys all had slightly sheepish looks on their faces.

"Nya ha, you got royally owned by a girl! Rinku exclaimed.

"I'm going to let you off for that one Rinku," said Mia. I've only known these people for a few hours, but I feel like I've known them for much longer Mia speculated. She didn't have much more time for thought because Jin started ringing the doorbell of Yusuke's apartment like crazy, nearly ending the life of the poor inanimate object. There were pounding footsteps inside the apartment, then the door swung open and revealed the grinning face of a boy with slicked-back black hair who looked to be about the same age as Mia.

"JIN! GEDDINHEREYAASSHOLE!" Jin and Yusuke bear-hugged and immediately started laughing and talking like long-lost brothers. Chuu, Rinku, Touya, and Mia followed them into the apartment, which was decorated with beer cans, pizza boxes, styrofoam Ramen containers, and red plastic cups

Freckledgirl: Short, I know, but I'm lacking in ideas right now. Help! And thankies for the reviews everybody, I love the smell of a review. :Sniffs: Tashteh. 'Tis the smelly smell of something that smells smelly. Sorry sorry, I'm just a bit hyper right now. I have "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog" stuck in my head. So joy to the fishies in the deep blue sea, and g'night!