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A/N: I'm so sorry, you guys, I keep putting things off. Like last week, I was looking through my computer, and I was like, "Hey, that's where my file went." So then I worked on this chapter... and like two days ago, I was going to upload it, but I had too much homework and all that fun stuff. I don't have time to check it tonight b/c I have to wake up early to go to The Prep's Club tomorrow morning for some leadership thing at our school. Soo pretty much that means I'll be busy. But of course, it doesn't mean I WON'T be updating.
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RECAP:
Okay, so I know, it's also my fault I haven't updated in a while, so I'll leave you guys with a recap of last chapter!
Yusuke and Keiko take Luci home. Then Yusuke and Keiko are back together.
"Yusuke…" Keiko said, tear-eyed. "I don't know what I'm going to do without you." She sat down beside him and hugged him. "I love you, Yusuke, but you're always gone! How much of this do you think I can bear?"
"Look, Keiko, I'm really sorry. This is just who I am… I can't help it if I—" He stopped as she reached up and kissed him.
"I'm sorry, too, if I ever hurt you," Keiko said.
Yusuke grinned, "Well, then I guess I owe you a couple kisses." The two of them stood up and walked into another room, allowing Luci to rest alone.
Alice and Kurama seem to solve their small troubles.
Alice was growing impatient. "There's nothing you can say that—"
Kurama leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
"…except that…" Alice said. So unexpectedly was it that she, Shinma Alice, had just been kissed by Minamino Shuichi. "Why—why did you do that?"
"Because…I love you."
Alice stared at Kurama for a while before she jumped up and swung her arms around his neck, kissing him back.
Hiei goes to check on how Luci's doing. Nothing happens, but a warm conversation is shared.
Suddenly she saw Hiei at her doorway. "Hiei? What are you doing here?"
"I just came…to see if you were okay, and now that I have confirmed that, I'll leave."
She watched him slowly pace out the doorway. "Wait! Hiei, come back." He must not have heard her, so she stood up and limped as fast as she could toward him. Then just as she was about to reach him, she clumsily tripped over her own foot, falling. Of course, Hiei caught her.
Hiei carried Luci back to her room and placed her on the bed. "You can sit down, you know," she said.
After staring a while, Hiei finally sat down beside her. "You need to rest."
"Ah, well, I don't want to right now."
"You spent a great deal of energy yesterday."
Luci's eyes widened in interest. "So you know what happened yesterday?"
"I'm not exactly sure," he finally said.
"Oh, okay," Luci said quietly. "So why'd you really come here?"
Hiei was taken aback. What was he supposed to tell her? "There's nothing else to do. Kurama's spending some time with some woman."
Luci smiled. "And so are you!"
Hiei cracked a smile grin. "I guess I am."
Alice goes to check on how Luci's doing. The two friends warmly embrace each other and make up, which you learn that they had a fight before Luci was kidnapped.
Luci frowned. "Tell me! You know I'm not going to fall asleep until you tell me! Oh, you like him, don't you?"
"No—I mean," Alice blushed, "well, I…"
"I was just kidding! But you really like him! Haha!"
"It's not funny!" Alice took a pillow and lightly smacked Luci on the head.
Luci laughed and hit her back with a pillow. "It's on."
From outside, Hiei sat on a tree and watched the two girls' pillow fight. He shook his head. She really doesn't know what it means to rest, does she? Well, at least she's finally happy...
The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter Thirty
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Chapter Thirty: Surprise, Surprise
The group stood on that same sidewalk waiting for Botan. Everyone was silent, except for Kuwabara, of course.
"Man, just where is that Botan?" he asked.
"Will you just shut up and wait?" Hiei said curtly.
Kuwabara spun around. "Don't tell me to shut up!"
"Hn…"
Luci stood nervously as she watched the two. She and Hiei hadn't spoken a single word since the previous day. He looks…so cool……oh gosh, what is wrong with me? I need to calm down right now…
Kurama leaned against the wall nervously…he kept thinking about his incident with Alice that morning.
Flashback:
Kurama stopped by the Shinma residence. For some reason, he really wanted to see her at that moment.
Alice's mother answered the door. "Oh, hi. You're Shuichi right?"
"Yes, ma'am; is Alice home?"
"She's in her room. Why don't you come in?"
Kurama smiled. "Thank you."
He walked up to Alice's door and knocked.
"I'm studying!" she called.
He knocked again.
"I said I'm studying! Look, if you want me to fail this trigonometry test," she said walking toward the door, "then—oh—Shuichi—you're here—in my room." She stared at him, stunned.
"Hey, can I come in?" he asked.
"Well—uh—sure. So, what's up?" She sat on her bed. "Hello? I'm talking to you!" She waved her hand in front of his face.
Kurama stopped staring at her. He had to admit Alice looked gorgeous. She was wearing a dark green tank top with a long white skirt; her hair was loose and flowing. He sat down beside her. "Oh—sorry."
"Is…something wrong?" she asked him.
"You look beautiful."
Alice didn't say anything for a while. "Thanks…"
Kurama looked up and laughed. "So you call this studying?" The television was on and Alice was watching…some show he had never heard of.
"Well, you know…the mom and everything." She turned off the television. "So, you came here for a reason, right?"
"I came here to see you," he said.
Alice looked into his eyes. They were sparkling. He was so gorgeous. Kurama leaned closer and prepared to kiss her, but suddenly, Alice pulled away.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Shuichi… what are you doing here? Why are you here? Do you—do you think you can just choose me after everything? Am I just a—replacement for all the other girlfriends you had?"
Kurama shook his head. "Alice…it's not like that at all."
"Don't think I didn't see you that day with that blue-haired girl. I—"
"Alice, I already told you. That was nothing."
Her eyes shimmered as she looked at him. "Look, I need some time. Just get out."
"So basically, many things have happened recently," Botan began. "We have truly made a lot of enemies. Kuwabara… you're back with the spirit detectives. We'll be needing everyone again."
Then she looked at Yusuke, Hiei and Kurama. "The three of you will not be returning to the demon world. You will all stay put right here in the human world. That means you, Hiei, will have to go to school."
"What?" demanded a defiant Hiei.
"You're going to school."
"I refuse. You can't make me go to a school with those idiotic—"
Botan smiled. "I knew you'd refuse, but you don't have a choice in this. Koenma says it's what's for the best. He can always throw you back into spirit world prison."
"Hiei," Luci said. "It's not that bad… you can go to our school with Yusuke and everyone."
Hiei said nothing.
"Kurama, if you want, you can transfer schools as well," Botan said. "Anyways, I'll give you all time you need to think about it."
"Is there anything else?" Yusuke asked.
"Yes," said Botan. "Luci…we're going to have to take you with us."
"What?" Luci exclaimed. "What have I done?"
"Botan," Yusuke said. "Explain to me why—"
Botan cut him off. "We need to do some tests to identify her state."
"What do you mean by identify her state?" Yusuke demanded. "She's perfectly normal!"
"Yusuke, you know why," Hiei said.
"NO, I DON'T…" Yusuke said firmly. He thought about it for a while. "I mean, if you're talking about that thing I said about her not being human, I was just joking! That was the only way I could get you to come with me!"
What are they talking about? Luci asked herself. So now I'm not human… what the…
"Luci," Botan said as kindly as possible, "Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen. Yusuke, you can be there when we test too. It's just going to be a simple test and shouldn't take longer than ten minutes."
"No! I refuse to be—tested!" Luci said.
"Yes, we knew you'd say that," Botan said.
Luci rolled her eyes. "Well, of course you should have. No loser's going to just walk up with a fairy lady who rides paddles to get tested. There is no way I'm being tested."
"Luci, I know you've had a bit too much of the out of the ordinary events lately," Botan reasoned. "It's just one more thing! Just half a year ago you'd gladly come and get tested."
"Luce," Yusuke said, "you should probably go."
Luci ignored her brother. "So, Botan, what do I get out of this?"
"Hey guys," said Kuwabara, "I'm going to get going now! Can't be late to work!"
"See ya, Kuwabara," Yusuke said. Hiei remained silent against the wall while Kurama continued staring out into space.
"What do I get out of this?" Luci repeated.
"Umm… a six hour shopping spree… how's that?" Botan compromised.
Luci thought about it. "Twenty hour… on three different days. And I'll be nice on this next one… fifty wishes."
"NO! Look, do not take advantage of the situati—"
"Don't yell at me!"
"No, you know what? I was kind enough to offer you a six hour shopping spree. I can take you by force right here and right now."
"But Yusuke, won't let you, will you?"
Yusuke shrugged. "Ladies, ladies. Don't get me in your cat fight too!"
"Useless brother," Luci mumbled. "I can rid the world of myself right here and right now as well. So you better give me my twenty hour shopping spree and my fifty wishes."
Botan sighed. "Three wishes and a twenty hour shopping spree, how's that?"
Luci grinned. Yes! My plan that I used with the guy that worked with fatty worked again! I'm so awesome! "It's a deal."
Botan drew out her paddle. "Ok, so if you'd come with me—"
"Not so fast," Luci said.
"What now?"
"I want my twenty hours now."
"I can't do that," said Botan.
Luci growled. "I heard what you did to Yusuke. How you bribed to him to go to Genkai's training for tickets to—something… and then you never gave him any! I'm not that stupid."
"HEY!" Yusuke said. "I want my tickets now also!"
"Come Yusuke, where am I supposed to get tickets?" Botan asked.
Yusuke continued. "If you don't get me my tickets, I won't let you test my sister."
"Never make agreements with the Urameshi family," Botan grumbled.
Speaking of fatty, Luci thought, those freaky guys were testing me for something. Does that really mean there's something to test me about? I remember them discussing something about elemental spirit energy or something like that…
"Wait a second," Yusuke said, "where'd Kurama go?"
"To chase his lady friend," Hiei replied uninterestedly.
Luci smirked. "Good job, Botan. You've been spotted." Good luck, Alice.
"Alice!" Kurama called as he chased after her. He finally caught up to her and grabbed her shoulders.
"Shuichi, what do you want?" Alice asked him.
"I want… I want you…"
Alice began to laugh…and then cackle, leaving Kurama in utter confusion. "Hahaha….ha. I'm going crazy, aren't I? Delirious, right? Because if I'm not correct, I saw you with that blue-haired girl again!" She was talking in a strange voice.
"We were in a group! Look, I don't know what your problem is with—"
Her eyes were fiery. "Oh, so now Shuichi Minamino's getting a temper! Finally! I've waited so long to see this."
"Alice…" What have I done? Nothing…nothing at all…
"Don't. I know I'm going crazy. Must be an illusion—some kind of hallucination. I never knew you, and I don't think I want to know you." Alice stared dead into his eyes. "Or maybe," she whispered, "you've never faced rejection. It was always, 'Shuichi! I love you! I want to have your children!' Hah, well it's time you have."
Kurama's head spun in dizziness and from overwhelm-ness. Suddenly Kurama realized something. She wasn't supposed to see her. Only we can see Botan. What…? How…?
For you, Hika. Oh, that's for you for laughing at me today!
Summary of next chapter: Hiei goes to school. This chapter is high school fic-y. Will involve romance, humor, and tons of drama.
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