Here you go! The third chapter to Brother of Mine! I know where I'm going with this, but I don't know how long the story will be. Just bear with me here.
Disclaimer: black mirage does not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its characters.
Chapter Three: An Evening Date
Kurama slowly opened his eyes, instantly getting a headache from the sun shining through the window. He sat up and swung his legs over the side of his bed. Just when he stood up, the phone rang. Not wanting to wake his mother, he picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
"Kurama! Did I wake you?"
It was Keiko. But what could she possibly want at 8:00 in the morning? "No, actually, I just woke up."
"Oh, okay. Say, would you mind doing Yukina a favor?"
"Hmm? What would that be?"
"Well, seeing how she's down in the dumps and all, maybe you could take her on a date."
Kurama almost dropped the receiver, sweatdropping. "Pardon me? Not that I wouldn't enjoy that, but does she even know what that is?"
"Oh, I'm sure with Kuwabara hanging out with her he's asked her before. So, would you consider it please?"
"Alright. I'm sure it would do her some good."
"Thank you, Kurama. I'm sure Yukina will have a great time. How about you go over her house right now and ask?"
Kurama looked at the clock again. "Don't you think it's a little early?"
"Oh, she's an early bird. I'm sure she wouldn't mind a visit from you."
"Okay then. Goodbye, Keiko."
"Goodbye!"
Kurama hung up and proceeded to take a shower.
Yukina stood at her window, sighing now and then. 'Why did things have to be so confusing?' Her normally cheerful demeanor had now been replaced with that of guilt. She couldn't help but feel that somehow she had caused Hiei to dislike her. As if all of this was her doing. She was snapped out of her thoughts by a sudden knocking on the temple doors. Since Genkai was training, she decided to greet the visitor. Walking quietly to the doors, she slowly opened them to be greeted by a familiar kitsune.
"Good morning, Yukina-san," he said with a smile.
"Please, Yukina is fine. No need to be so formal." She smiled half-heartedly and motioned for him to enter. "What brings you here?"
"Well, if I'm not being too forward, I would like to ask if you would like to go to dinner later on tonight."
"Oh! I would be honored Kurama-san."
"As you said earlier, no need to be so formal. How about I pick you up at about seven o'clock tonight. Is that fine?"
Yukina nodded, blushing. "Hai, that would be fine."
"Good. I'll see you later then. Goodbye." With that, he shut the door behind him and started the long trek down the temple steps.
Yukina smiled to herself. 'Maybe he can get my mind off of things. Even just for a few hours.'
Yusuke smirked, a knowing look in his eyes. "So, Kurama is finally getting some sense knocked into him. It's about time he started dating."
"Now, Yusuke, this is just to get her mind off of things," Keiko replied, trying to get that grin off of the spirit detective's face.
"What? My Yukina going out with Kurama? Why?" Kuwabara shouted dramatically, ending up crying and writhing on the floor.
"You baka! She never was yours. Get up off the floor you big baby," Yusuke said. That did it.
"You wanna say that again?" Kuwabara asked, brandishing a fist in front of Yusuke's face.
"I said, 'get up off the floor you big…baby'." Yusuke grinned as Kuwabara lunged for him. A cloud of dust appeared around the two as they fought.
"Yusuke, Kuwabara, get up! You're going to ruin my carpet!" Keiko demanded.
"Boys! Listen to Keiko!" Botan said, sitting on the couch next to Keiko. They both rolled their eyes as neither one of the boys obeyed.
Kurama walked through the park, his hands in his pockets. It was hard keeping up his calm demeanor when he knew that Hiei was going to have a bunch of questions. He wasn't very good at lying to the fire youkai. Somehow, it felt like Hiei could see right through him. Stopping below a tree, he glanced up and waited patiently. A few minutes later, Hiei jumped down from a branch and landed in front of Kurama.
"What?" he growled.
"Well, Hiei, since Yukina isn't doing very well, I'm taking her out to dinner tonight." Kurama gazed steadily at Hiei, waiting for his reply. A soft breeze ruffled both of the demons' hair.
"Hn. Better you than that oaf." Kurama smirked at the way Hiei growled this. "Tell me, fox, what is wrong with my sister?"
"I already told you, Hiei, I don't know."
"You lie," Hiei snarled, resting his hand on his katana. Fire blazed in his crimson eyes, a faint outline of his jagan visible through his headband.
Kurama sighed softly, glancing down at the ground. "When I know, I'll tell you."
"Hn," was Hiei's reply as he jumped back into the tree. "Damn you fox," he growled softly, Kurama just barely hearing it.
"Nice to see you too, Hiei." Kurama walked slowly back to his apartment to await his date with Yukina.
Yukina sat on the edge of her bed, thoughts racing through her head. 'If Hiei truly loves me, then why doesn't he respect my wanting to meet him? Can't he see the pain he's putting me through?' She peeked through the curtain of her bedroom window to witness the glorious display of colors created by the sunset. Of course, nothing could raise the koorime's spirits right now. She was snapped out of her thoughts by a knock at the temple doors. Quietly walking to the entrance, she opened the door. "Hello, Kurama. You look nice." She blushed slightly and let him in.
"As do you, Yukina." She was wearing a white kimono with an obi the color of her hair. Her hair was styled the usual way. Yukina looked Kurama over and noticed he was wearing a black suit. Black really complemented him. "Shall we get going?" Kurama asked politely, offering his arm. Yukina nodded and wrapped her arm around his. "Would you like to walk to the restaurant? It isn't very far."
"That would be nice." By now it had gotten dark and the stars were out. As they walked along the sidewalk, Kurama noticed that Yukina's aura didn't feel like it usually did.
"Please, Yukina. Don't worry about Hiei. He's proud to know such a pure heart." Yukina only remained quiet. Kurama closed his eyes for a second. Opening them, he gazed softly down at her sea green hair. "For me, please forget about it atleast tonight."
Yukina looked up at him, tears threatening to spill. "Okay, Kurama. For you I will." She gave a half-hearted smile as they reached the restaurant. Kurama gave her hand a gentle squeeze as they were ushered in.
Yusuke, Botan, and Keiko sat on the couch in Keiko's apartment, watching Kuwabara lay on the floor. All three of them sweatdropped as Kuwabara screamed in agony. "She can't go with him! I will stop the date!"
"Don't you think you're being a little overly dramatic?" Botan questioned, being careful not to provoke his screeching even more.
"Yeah, you baka, get up!" Yusuke got up and kicked him.
"That's it!" Kuwabara jumped up off the floor, his finger pointed in the air like an idea just popped into his head. "I'll go and join them!"
"Don't you want Yukina to be happy?" Keiko asked.
"Well, yeah!" Kuwabara said, like that was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Then leave them alone!" Botan got up and thwacked Kuwabara over the head with her oar.
Kuwabara quickly recoverd and ran out the door. "Never!"
All three of the remaining people sweatdropped. "Atleast she'll have an interesting night," Yusuke said, plopping down on the couch and turning on the t.v. Keiko and Botan sighed in agreement.
As their food was being served, Yukina looked up at Kurama. "Kurama, I have a question."
"Yes?"
"Why don't you just tell Hiei that I know?"
He wiped his mouth with the napkin. "Well, you see, I don't think that would be the best idea."
"Why not?" Yukina asked innocently.
"He really doesn't want you to know. If he found out, he wouldn't listen to anyone. He would probably return to Makai. I'm actually not quite sure what goes on in his head."
Yukina sighed and looked down at her food. "I see." They continued eating in silence until they heard shouting at the doors of the restaurant. Glancing up, they saw a familiar carrot top.
"Oh dear," Kurama said as he watched the scene take place.
"Let me through! My friends are right there!" Kuwabara shouted, trying to shove the usher aside.
"I'm sorry sir, but you are not on the list," the usher replied, starting to lose his patience.
Kurama excused himself and headed towards his friend. "Kuwabara?" he asked.
Kuwabara looked up at him, a goofy grin on his face. "I came to join you two."
Kurama could barely repress a sigh as he motioned for the usher to let him through. Returning to his table, Kuwabara scooted in beside Yukina.
"Ah, my love, at last we are together." He tried to hug Yukina but Kurama growled low in his throat. Kuwabara looked at him funny but sat still.
"Let's just eat, okay?" Kurama asked, clearly not wanting to deal with Kuwabara right now.
As they exited the restaurant, Kuwabara offered to walk Yukina home. "No, I will if that's okay," Kurama replied, taking Yukina's arm. Kuwabara sulked, but walked away.
"Kuwabara is so funny." Yukina giggled, a blush rising to her cheeks. Kurama but merely nodded.
Once they reached her house, Yukina looked up at Kurama, her crimson eyes sparkling. "Thank you, Kurama. I had a wonderful time." She held out her hand and Kurama took it, placing a kiss on the back of it.
"I had a good time also." He smiled and watched her enter the temple. 'Hopefully that got her mind off of Hiei. Hopefully.' He slowly turned around and descended the temple steps.
Yukina leaned against the door, a hand to her heart. A blush slowly crept onto her cheeks as she thought of the simple action Kurama did. Suddenly, she remembered why she had gone on the date in the first place. 'I have to talk to Hiei about this. I can't keep this hidden.' Her mind made up, she returned to her chambers to retire for the night.
Author's Note: I know Kurama is a little OOC but he would be if he was trying to hide something from Hiei and take Yukina out on a date. Kurama has a little problem right now. But I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review!