Winds of Thyme
By Sakura Takanouchi
~*~ Winds of Thyme Chapter Six- Matchmaking ~*~
Disclaimer: Trivia Number 45: Do you know that I have an enourmous craving for salmon right now? (I'm no neko) Answer- No
Trivia Number 46: Did you know that I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, and I probably never will? (I'm no Togashi) Answer- No da.
Sakura: What the heck kind of answer is that?
Person that wrote this (me): A legal one.
"So, how did it go?" Kirameki squealed as she met Ryuzo in Social Studies that day. "Ah... sweet love," was all that Ryuzo said. Kirameki proceeded to punch him in the face. "Beg help you are," She said.
"Ohayo, Kurama-kun!" Sakura waved cheerfully to him as she saw him at his locker. "Did you get the rest of the project done?"
"Hai," Kurama answered, closing the door to his locker and walking with her to her first class, which was also his.
They got there and sat down. Class was almost starting.
~*~ At lunch that day ~*~
"Sakura-chan, Sakura-chan, I have great news!" Yuzuriha said as they unwrapped their lunches. Yuzuriha had ramen, and Sakura had yakitori.
"So, what is it?" Sakura asked with a smile.
"My parents are letting me have a Halloween Party!" Yuzuriha gushed. "I'm inviting almost everyone from our class!" "Kakoi!" Sakura said, and they gabbed inbetween eating their lunches.
Ryuzo was eating with Kurama, Takeru, and all the other guys. "Hey, has Yuzuriha told you anything about her party yet?" He asked. "You mean Kirina? Yeah, she said we were all invited," Yuki said. He was tall and had spiky-ish black and blue hair. "Hey, Minamino, are you coming? It'd be fun!" Ryuzo said. "I will come if my kaasan says it's ok and someone can give me directions to her apartment," Kurama said after about three seconds of consideration. "I'll give you directions. Maybe we can carpool there," Yuki said. After thought, he added," What do you mean, apartment? She has about five siblings, her dad's really rich, and they live in this mansion!"
~*~ Before the party, at Sakura's house ~*~ (Biiig time lapse!)
"Why can't I wear anything that seems right!" Sakura said to herself after trying on maybe seven different outfits. "I don't even know why I'm so worked up about looking good anyways," She spoke aloud again. "It's just not me," She pulled on the last outfit she had selected. It was a purple top with a pink rose printed on it, and Black Jeans. She smiled. She was wearing her hair in pigtails, and that suited her just fine. It was then that she heard the noise through her open window.
"Yo, Sakura! We're gonna miss the party if you're going to be late!" Kirameki's voice could be heard from her dad's convertible (She was driving).
"Coming!" Sakura yelled from her window. She ran down the hallway and slipped on her boots before running out of the door.
"I like the boots! Height-enhancing, huh?" Kirameki said as Sakura opened the door and slid into the backseat. She noticed Kirameki had brought several friends with her.
"Konban wa, you must be Sakura. Atashi wa Ryuu Miyuki," The girl in the backseat introduced herself. "I'm not from your class, but I'm a friend of Yuzuriha's," She further explained.
"And who are you?" Sakura asked the tall navy-haired girl sitting in front of her.
"Atashi wa Shirazawa Saiyuki," Sayuki said. The car was speeding down thhe roads of Tokyo, until they got to neighborhoods filled with houses. "Whoa, the people who live here must be rich!" Sakura said as she stared at the houses. "We're not even there yet," Kirameki said and winked. Saiyuki smiled at the naivete of Sakura.
"Whooooaaaa..." Was what came out of Sakura's mouth as the car pulled up to a three-story house with a big front yard and no doubtedly a bid backyard.
"Come on, or we'll miss the party!" Miyuki said as they all got out of the car.
Kirameki rang the doorbell of the house and was greeted by Yuzuriha and Yuki. "Come on, I thought you'd never come!" She squealed, and led the girls into a really big living room. They removed their shoes first, of course.
"Okay, I think everyone's here!" Yuzuriha said as her eyes swept across the room. Altogether, the people that showed up were Sakura, Kirameki, Miyuki, Sayuki, Yuzuriha's older sister Kizuchi (college age), Ryuzo, Takeru, Kurama, and Yuki. And there were still two people Sakura didn't know.
"I don't believe we've met. Boku wa Hinoharu Hideki," A black-haired bishounen grinned behind a huge popcorn bowl. "You haven't met me, either, have you?" A voice from behind her asked. "I don't believe I have," Sakura said. "Atashi wa Ouchi Keikaku. Glad you could make it," She said.
"And I'm glad to be here," Sakura said, very pleased. She was making many new friends tonight.
"Alright, who wants to have some dinner!" Yuzuriha's father came into the living room with a plate of sushi and bowls of ramen. "We have plenty, so I'll come in periodically to give you more food. Hie eyes twinkled, and then he left, shutting the door as he did.
(A/N- The rest of this is going to be like a bad truth-or-dare or spin-the-bottle fanfic, except I'll make it good! I can't help it, folks! It's all in the character development)
So they all munched and talked for a while. "Hey, I've got a great idea!" Ryuzo said. "What?" Takeru asked. "We can play truth-or-dare!" Ryuzo held up his fist triumphantly. "Oy...."Half of the guys groaned. "Ryuzo, you are a bit of a wierdo," Yuki said. "And a pervert," Hideki added. "That's what friends are for..." Ryuzo started singing, but everyone covered their ears and said, "ok, alright, we give, just stop singing!".
They all got into a circle on miscellaneous couches and chairs surrounding the table containing the food. "Okay, I'll start first," Ryuzi said. He spun a leftover coke bottle and it landed on Yuki. "Okay, truth or dare," He said, sounding a little like a character from an old western. Except they aren't in the west. So I'll get on with my story.
"I pick... truth!" Yuki said, trying to play it safe. "Okay, your truth is... have you ever drank a large amount of sake? And if you did, did you experience the aftereffect that is... the power of liquor?" Ryuzo asked, his tone of voice getting all creepy. Soon he was sitting alone on his couch. Which was pretty big.
"I ... have," Yuki replied, a bit embarrassed for getting drunk. "It was at my cousin's birthday party last New Year's." He said, trying to explain.
Yuki spun the bottle. It landed on Sayuki. "Truth or Dare?" He asked. "Truth," she responded. "Okay, Sayuki... do you ever smile?" He asked her. "Well, maybe, probably... I dunno... maybe not," She said quietly. Everyone errupted in a chorus of, 'Put a Smile On.' Then... Sayuki smiled. Yuki pumped his fists in the air. "Oh yeah!" He yelled. "Did anyone spike the punch?" Yuzuriha asked Kizuchi. "I ain't talkin," She asnwered. Sayuki spun the bottle again. It landed on Takeru. "Truth or Dare," She said. "Dare!" he responded confidently. "Hey, let me tell you one," Ryuzo then spoke something quietly into Sayuki's ear. Takeru paled considerably, and then Sayuki stood up and shoved Ryuzo away. "You spit in my ear! That is so unhygienic! When was the last time you've brushed your teeth?" She demanded, forgetting a little about her truth or dare. She then composed herself. "Takeru... your dare is... oh, I can't say it. Go on, Ryuzo."
Ryuzo stood up triumphantly. "You have to give Sakura over there a kiss."
Everyone erupted in either laughter or anticipating chattering. Everyone except Kurama. He did seem to perk up when Ryuzo mentioned Sakura.
Takeru went over to Sakrua and kissed her cheek very gently. They both blushed very red and then Takeru sat down back in his seat. All the girls went into 'aww' mode. Everyone except Kizuchi. "I'm itching for some action!" She said, and chugged her glass of coke. (probably spiked, but I ain't telling)
Takeru spun the bottle, and it landed on Kizuchi. "Today's my lucky day," She said. "I pick dare. Think up something tough. Talk to him," She said, pointing to Ryuzo. "He has things pretty much figured out." Ryuzo and Takeru discussed things for about three minutes. "Okay, we have come to a conclusion," Takeru said. "You gotta make out with whoever the bottle falls on next for three minutes," He explained. "Fine with me," Kizuchi said, taking another swig of her coke. (It was spiked, no da) Takeru spun the bottle. It landed on... Ryuzo. "Come with me," Kizuchi said, and she dragged him by the shirt collar out of the room. She did shut the door behind her.
"Okay, since she isn't here, I'll spin again," Takeru said. He spun the bottle, and it landed on Yuzuriha. "Alright... I pick dare," She said. "Ok... Yuzuriha... You must... see how your sister and Ryuzo are doing," Takeru told her. "Report back," he added. So Yuzuriha left the room very quietly. She went down the hall and began to check rooms. She then tiptoed back and shut the door quietly.
"Well.....?" Takeru said. "I couldn't find them!" She said, which made everyone fall over.
Yuzuriha spun the bottle, and it landed on... Kurama!" "Okay, which one do you want? Will it be truth? Or are you going to take a dare?" She asked. "I will stick with truth," Kurama said. "You're too scared to pick truth, aren't you?" Yuzuriha taunted. "Yea, we wanna see some action!" Hideki said. He was holding up a camera. "Okay, I'll pick dare," Kurama changed his mind.
"Okay!" Yuzuriha said. "First, a conference with Takeru and Kirameki!" They crouched down behind the couch and spoke quietly.
"This is it!" Kirameki squealed.
"What's it?" Takeru asked, confused.
"Don't worry. Yuzuriha already knows the dare. She jsut wants to put a show on," Kirameki explained.
"How do you know?" Takeru said. He then just decided to play along, so they talked a bit for several more minutes. They then came out from behind the couch.
"We have decided after careful consideration!" Takeru said majestically. "Yeah, yeah, just let me speak," Yuzuriha said impatiently.
"We have decided... that you have to do Kizuchi's dare! Spin the bottle, and whoever it lands on you must make out with for three minutes!
Kurama spun the bottle. Except this time, fate was not involved. But Kurama's youki was. So anturally, the bottle landed on Sakura Takanouchi.
Everyone went into whisper/giggle/excited talk mode. "You guys can have the decency to use one of the other rooms in the house," Yuzuriha said, trying to cover up her giggling. Kurama stood up. He approached Sakura with a slight smile.
"Are you coming?" He asked. She stood up (like she had a choice) and together they left the room. As the door shut behind them, Everyone started to whisper exitedly. Yuzuriha had wired secret cameras in every room to display what they filmed, and so they would get every second of 'sweet love', as Ryuzo put it. Yuzuriha turned on her handheld TV, and They all crowded around to see it. Well, everyone except for Takeru, Yuki, and Sayuki. They had respect for their privacy.
Kurama opened a random door that lead not to an indoor room, but to a sort of rose garden. They stepped out into the middle of it. A brick wall that roses were climbing up surrounded them. A fountain added to the mood. Sakura looked up at Kurama (height). He had a bit of a smile, and his eyes twinkled. "Shuiichi..." She started, but was interrupted when Kurama kissed her. Her eyes widened in shock, but they closed when Kurama wrapped his arms around her. She gently kissed him back.
"Why won't the darn thing work?" Yuzuriha said as she checked every camera they had set up. "How many did you set up?" Miyuki asked. "One for every room on the bottom floor of the house. Oh Darn!" Yuzuriha said, realizing. "They're either upstairs or outside."
Back in the garden, Sakura and Kurama weren't really kissing any more. They were just swaying back and forth, as if they were slow dancing to an inaudible song. "What do you say I take you home?" Kurama asked.
"That would be nice," She answered. So he led her back through the house and they left in Kurama's mother's car. (he can drive).
They drove for a while, until Kurama said," Are you hungry? We can stop at a coffee shop if you like." "Oh, that's okay," She said. They reached her apartment a little later. "Arigatou," She said as he got out to walk her about the ten steps from the car to her apartment. "Sakura," Kurama said. "Now I guess we really are going out."
"Hai," Sakura said with a smile. "I guess so."
~*~ Back at the Party ~*~
"Hey! Where are Ryuzo, Kizuchi, Sakura, and Kurama?" Yuzuriha realized. They had been playing for another 15 minutes before they realized that. "Let's check Kizuchi-chan's room. I'll bet that she's there," Kirameki guessed. And so the two of them went upstairs to her room. They found Ryuzo and Kizuchi still there. They were still making out.
"Okay, guys, that's just gross," Yuzuriha said. She closed the door, leaving them all alone. They went back tot he party, totally forgetting about Kurama and Sakura.
~*~ In Sakura's room ~*~
Sakura turned in her sleep. She couldn't get that moment out of her head. Her eyes opened for just a second. "Goodnight," she said. She turned over and went to sleep.
~A/N~
That was a looong chapter, I know. But I can't help it! I'll focus a bit more on Sakura and Kurama's budding relationship, and then a bit on the rest of the Tantei. They still haven't admitted to each other that they love each other, and that's what I'm aiming for. I'll try not to make it any more like a bad truth or dare fanfic any more. See ya!
Sakura Takanouchi