A/N: Okay, this is my first official piece of fanfiction so please be gentle and understanding. I didn't want to tackle anything too serious or dramatic so bear with me. In case you haven't seen my profile, I'm a rabid Kurama fan and my fave couple is Kurama and Botan. I've been waiting for other ppl to finish their fics or come out with new ones but to my disappointment, both have slowed down lately so I'm trying my own. Thanks for reading and please review it!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Chapter One: Drinks

The four well-known detectives sat in big, soft chairs at the neighborhood coffee shop. Where else? The world famous Starbucks Siren was seen everywhere from the familiar Starbucks logo.

The four friends had just finished an assignment from the Spirit World Prince and all decided that a little bit of comfort will go a long way. Well, three of them did and they managed to convince the short one to come along and try the second most popular drink in the world. (The first is water, followed by coffee.)

The four sat comfortably in their place, pondering what drink would really "hit the spot".

"Okay guys. Are you ready? I'll go and order." Yusuke offered and looked round at his friends.

"Hey Urameshi! You decided already? But there are so many choices! I still don't know. Hmmm, maybe I'll have a hot chocolate. But maybe I want something cold." Kuwabara said indecisively.

"You're an oaf. How hard can it be choosing a drink you want? Hn." Hiei retorted back. "I'll have a hot chocolate. And make that a big one."

"Geez Hiei. I don't have all the money in the world, you know. And that doesn't even have any coffee in it, which defeats the point of you coming along in the first place." Yusuke sighed. "Fine, whatever. You probably won't be able to finish it so more for me! Ah haha." Yusuke face contorted into one of his big toothy grins. "How 'bout you Kurama?"

"Yusuke, I'll come with you and order up there. Four drinks maybe one too many for you to handle by yourself." Kurama answered graciously.

"Sure! That'd be awesome. So, Kuwabara, decided yet?"

Kuwabara's head was still straining to read the menu boards from where he was seated. "Ummm, maybe a Frappuccino. Do I want a coffee one or a crème one? Or maybe a blended strawberry lemonade. Or hey! They have iced teas." He muttered to himself apparently too absorbed in the variety of drinks offered.

Yusuke and Kurama looked at each other and both sighed. Hiei grumbled incoherent sayings under his breath while glaring at the orange topped one. This lasted about TWO MINUTES. Two minutes can be an invariably long period when all you're doing is waiting for Kuwabara to make up his mind.

"You hurry up and decide before I do something to you so no beverage will go down your throat!" Yusuke exclaimed exasperatedly, throwing his hands up in the air.

"Yes. Do. I'll certainly beat the detective to complete his threat." Hiei glowered, his hand twitching closer to his katana.

"Alright. Alright. I will get a Grande-no, Venti Mocha Frappuccino. No, wait, make that Caramel-no, I like chocolate, yeah. A Frappu-"

"Okay! A Mocha Frappuccino it is. Shall we Kurama?" Yusuke left to join a short line to the register, leaving a scowling Kuwabara. Kurama followed Yusuke and smiled sympathetically at Kuwabara.

"Hi! Can I start some drinks for you guys?" a friendly voice rang out from the espresso bar. The barista a pretty petite girl with long dark hair pulled back from her face. She looked first at Yusuke, then over to Kurama. Omigosh! They're some fine looking ones,she thought.Both caught her eye and gave her a good-natured smile. Yusuke's was somewhat of a smirk while Kurama's was a small grin.

Click! The girl blushed furiously, thereby dropping the sharpie in her hand. She scramble to pick it up and turned a tinge redder, not looking directly at either one and waited for their drink orders.

"Wow. Looks like the two of us together would turn every head and make girls weak at the knees. Talk about power." Yusuke smirked. "We could get any girl we wanted."

Kurama shook his head. "No Yusuke. With great power comes great responsibility." Yusuke stared at him with a look of incredulity. Kurama's straight face gave nothing away.

"Huh? Come again? You're kidding. How come that sounded so familiar?"

They both cracked and lol they did. (Yes. They can do that) Kurama chuckled and replied, "It was from some movie about a guy imitating a spider or whatnot."

"Oh yeah! I remember that one now. Hmmm, there was this steamy kiss in that one, where the guy was upside down. Heh. I tried that one time with Keiko. She didn't take that too well-"

"Ahem. Can we take your order gentlemen?" the register partner interrupted. They were now at the front of the line and were in fact holding up the line.

"Oops. Sorry about that." Yusuke said sheepishly. He turned to the barista girl who was still determinedly staring five inched south of Yusuke's face. "And to you too miss, for keeping you waiting." He gave a charming smile and winked. She blushed even more.

Kurama nudged Yusuke lightly and addressed the register partner. (Who was an average looking guy in his early twenties. It's only fair that he gets a description too.) "We'll have a Venti Hot Chocolate, a Venti Mocha Frappuccino blended coffee (yes-our Kurama knows the right way to order a frappuccino-as very few people in this world knows the correct way.) and a Grande one pump Almond Soy no water light foam Chai." The words just roll deliciously off Kurama's tongue, perfect and straight to the point he was. In short, he was the dream customer that every barista ever dared to dream of. "And you'll have…" he looked at Yusuke.

"I'll have Tall Shot in the Dark in a Grande cup." Yusuke said simply.

"Great! We'll have those up right away!" the register guy said cheerfully. The barista girl promptly prepared all four drinks within THREE MINUTES and presently them neatly and with a warm smile. "Thanks, guys! Have a good one!"

"Wow. That was sure quick. She was a fast one. And cute too! Maybe I should have tipped them a bit more-" Yusuke's voice died in his throat as he turned and saw Keiko standing about an arm's length away, seemingly fuming.

"I wouldn't worry about that Yusuke. Kurama gave them a good amount while you were busy flirting with that girl." Keiko glared at the cowering Yusuke.

"Ah. How nice to see you Keiko. I hope you are doing well." Kurama smiled amiably. "Would you, and perhaps the other girls care for a drink?" he nodded toward Shizuru and Yukina standing some ways off.

"Yeah Keiko! Good to see ya! That was nothing and you know it! And-and your drink will be my treat!" Yusuke flashed a guilty grin.

"I wouldn't expect anything less! And you pay for them too!" Keiko jerked her thumb at Yukina and Shizuru. Yusuke held up his hands in defeat.

"Fine, fine. Sure." He turned aside to Kurama. "Just milking all the cash out of little me. I'm not a frickin' cow!" (A/N: a shout out to Hatsuharu. Justin Cook did his voice and Yusuke's. Cool connection.) Yusuke got back in the never shrinking line with the girls after dressing his coffee while Kurama took the other drinks back to Hiei and Kuwabara.

"Yeah! This stuff's goooood." Kuwabara slurped loudly. He started licking the whipped cream from the top of his lid.

"Disgusting." But of course, it's Hiei speaking. He was enjoying his hot chocolate basically the same way.

Kurama glanced at them in amusement and turned his attention to the window. A certain blue-haired girl whizzed by and entered the coffee shop. The ever-solitary bachelor's eyes lit up and his thoughtful expression turned warm and merry as she made her way over to "the guys".

Endnotes: Well, well. Not what I expected it to be but nonetheless, it was something, right? Leave me a review! Sorry about all that technical stuff with the coffee drinks. Can't ya tell that I do work for Starbucks? Trust me, sometimes it's not all it's cracked up to be. But I do love it. If only one day Kurama would walk into my store. One look from him and I'd die happy. I'm thinkin' more KB-ness to come! But I need some encouragement, okay? This is fun.

Starbucks drinks:

-Mocha Frappuccino blended coffee. That is how we (as Starbucks partners) are supposed to say it. Because Starbucks trademarked the term 'Frappuccino', we can't use it as a noun. Only use as an adjective lest it becomes like Kleenex or Clorox etc.

Shot in the Dark is drip coffee with an added shot of espresso. For tough guys who know how to drink real coffee. No frills.

Almond Soy Chai. That one is my personal favorite. LOVE it. So I had to let my beloved Kurama have that drink. You guys should try it! It really hits the spot on cold days.