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I updated! Muahhhahahhaha! Thousands of people scream and run for cover. Oops. Oh well, I have updated finally and, dare I say, have actually enjoyed writing! Thanks to Izandria Johnson and lightmaidenAya08 for reviewing. The comments, constructive critism, and praise mean a lot to me. It gave me the extra boost to write some more. Hears scream in background Shut up! Throws book at the person Ha, that's right. I'm good...
Now let's start the story...
Chapter II
"RISE AND SHINE AYA!" Yumi screamed into her sister's ear. It was 9:00 in the morning and she still wasn't up. Aya merely rolled over and covered her head with her pillow. It was like this almost every day. Yumi took the pillow and hit her sister in the head with it. "Come on get up! Our guests will be awake soon!" Aya groaned and grabbed another pillow to put over her head, thus only fueling Yumi's growing anger.
"Fine, fine," she said holding her hands up, that's when the perfect idea hit her. She grinned ruefully while saying, "But KURAMA is already up and he's looking for you. Oh! Here he is now! Hi Kurama!"
Aya's eyes opened as wide as saucers. "What! NO! He can't see me like this!" she shrieked as she stood straight up in her bed. She ran over to her mirror and started to frantically brush her hair. Yumi sat on the bed, her hand propping her head up, staring at Aya with a smirk playing on her lips.
"Oh nononono..." Aya whimpered as she struggled with a stubborn knot. She probably would've went on like this for quite some time, however as she stared in the mirror at her pathetic state she happened to glance at her sister and the surrounding Kurama-less room.
"Wait a minute… HE'S NOT HERE! YOU TRICKED ME!" Aya yelled, throwing her hair brush at her sister. Not the least bit startled, Yumi caught it and walked over to the dresser Aya was at and sat it down.
Grinning, Yumi said, "I had to. You wouldn't get up. Besides, we have to start breakfast for our guests, right?"
"I guess so," Aya mumbled tiredly.
Yumi rolled her eyes in aggravation. "What do you mean I guess so? You're the one who wanted those blasted idiots here in the first place," she yelled. If she had her way Jase and Adrian would've been dead a long time ago and there certainly wouldn't be four boys there, in her house, to bother her. In her eyes guests were a hassle and unnecessary waste of her time…and food.
"Okay, okay! Now get out so I can get dressed. Besides, you need to get dressed too," Yumi looked down at herself. She was still in her pajamas.
"Right, I'll go take a shower and get dressed. See ya downstairs?"
"Kay," and with that, she left.
Hiei awoke to find himself in a strange bed that smelt faintly of cinnamon. As the morning amnesia slowly crept away he finally remembered what had exactly happened the previous day. He was in those two girls' house.
Cursing slightly as he stretched his aching muscles (he didn't anticipate that he would've had to use that much energy fighting the two demons) he slowly stood up and dressed himself. He then made his way to Kurama's room. He didn't even bother to knock as he casually strode in.
Kurama was dressed and about ready to leave until Hiei strode in.
"You could knock you know," he said as Hiei grumbled something colorful in response. "Didn't sleep well?" he mocked.
Hiei merely glared at him. "Hn, if I knew those two demons would be that much of a pain in my ass I wouldn't have bothered. Remind me again why I'm even here."
"Because we were asked to come and help. Besides, you would've had to come anyways with or without your approval."
"Hn."
Kurama rolled his eyes. He knew Hiei wouldn't change his mind especially in the mood he was in now. "Come on Hiei. I smell something delicious cooking downstairs and if we don't hurry, Yuske and Kuwabara will eat everything before we even get to set our eyes on it."
"Not hungry." Kurama smiled as they both heard a slight grumbling noise from the pit of Hiei's stomach. Hiei's face reddened slightly.
"Not hungry?"
"Shuddup."
Kurama sighed as he opened the door letting Hiei out then himself. "Look on the Brightside Hiei. At least they seem…nice," he smiled only making Hiei glare at him more.
They were down stairs in the kitchen getting breakfast/lunch ready. Yumi was setting the table and Aya was finishing cooking the food. It was 11:00 when Yuske was the first to grace them with his presence.
"Mm, I thought I smelt something good," Yuske said through a yawn. He stopped abruptly as he stared at Yumi then Aya. "Whoa who are you two! Kurama said this was the home of the two girls we saved."
"It is." Aya said as she put the last plates of food on the table. "These are our true demon forms."
As quickly as the shock came it disappeared as he registered the explanation. "Cool. You're a fox like Kurama. Ha, I guess I should start calling you foxy lady!" he said, grinning at his attempt at a joke.
"Only if you want to die," she said grinning as well, though it wasn't something that could be considered a good thing. Yuske gulped as he saw the glint of very sharp fangs.
"Well now that we got that cleared up… heh heh," he laughed sheepishly as he took a seat. That's when Kuwabara walked in.
"Hey hottie, wanna go out with a real man!" Kuwabara asked as he ran towards Yumi. Evidently he had heard who the demons were. Yumi threw a knife in front of his foot, making Kuwabara trip over it.
"Sorry, I don't date morons." she said. This made Hiei snicker slightly as he walked over Kuwabara's body and took a seat at the table.
Soon everybody was seated, Yumi at one end of the table and Aya the other. Of course Kurama was sitting beside Aya talking to her about god knows what. The only thing that Yumi could tell was that Aya kept on edging closer to Kurama practically batting her eyelashes at him. Really, her sister could at least try to control herself for more than a minute and act a little mature.
Yumi and Hiei, however, were a little preoccupied to notice anything more. They were too busy watching with disgust as Yuske and Kuwabara devoured their food without any manners whatsoever.
"This has got to be among the top ten most disgusting things I've seen," Yumi murmured to Hiei.
"Hn. Try traveling with them and having to see it all the time," he said as he picked up his plate, walked over to the window and sat down to eat.
"Hmph, Is he always like that?" Yumi asked Yuske.
"Yep.'e's alwas' so 'heery an' 'appy'" he said with a mouth full of food. Yuck... Yumi thought as she wiped a bit of food off her face. Just as Yumi was about ready to kill Kuwabara and Yuske, or at least make them lick the food off the floor that they spit out, an earsplitting shriek was heard.
"HELLO! IS ANYBODY HOME!" the voice screamed from the living room. It sounded like it was a women's voice.
"B-Botan!" Yuske stammered. Did he say Botan...? Yumi asked her sister suspiciously. Ya! Botan! Aya cheered.
"Hugh? How did Botan know where we were?" Kuwabara asked as he gulped the last bit of his food. Botan walked into the dining room.
"There you are boys!" she exclaimed running over to Yuske and hugging him in a paralyzing bear hug. He looked like he was going to pop.
"Botan, how did you find us and will you please let me go!" he yelled as he tried to peel her off. She let go immediately making Yuske fall over backwards.
"Well I never! Here I was all worried about you all, and you don't even show a little appreciation!"
"B-but---" Kuwabara stammered.
"No! I don't want to hear it!" she turned her back on them, obviously mad. She stomped her way to the living room once again.
As soon as she got over Botan's sudden mood swing, Aya followed motioning everyone else over as well. "Botan?" Aya asked when she was within earshot.
"What? Is that Aya?" Botan thought out loud. She turned around to see Aya smiling at her broadly and Yumi trying to hide behind Hiei. Hiei was busy trying to push Yumi out from behind him.
Stop it! I'm trying to hide from Botan idiot! Yumi told Hiei, startling him.
What! You're telekinetic too!
No, it's the green alien in the corner. Of course I am! Now HIDE ME!
HN. Why should I?
Because if you don't I'll--I'll. Well, I don't know right now but it's gonna be something evil.
Hn.
"Where's Yumi?" Botan asked. Hiei smiled. OH YOU LITTLE INCOHERENT AS-
"She's over here behind me." Hiei said pushing Yumi in front of him.
"Oh! Yumi, Aya! It's been so long since I last saw you!" Yumi cringed as Botan shrieked once more. She ran over to Aya and gave her a bear hug and did the same to Yumi. "Oh! We'll just have to go shopping again! You looked so adorable in that pink dress, Yumi!" Yumi grumbled under her breath at the thought of wearing another dress. And a pink one at that! She heard Hiei snicker as he finally realized why she didn't want to see Botan. She glared at his back imagining what it'd be like to drive her sword through it as he took HER seat at HER window.
"We missed you too." Yumi grumbled between her teeth. She sat down defeated on the couch beside her sister and Kurama.
"Yes! How long has it been Botan? 60 years? 80?" Aya asked.
"Whoa, Botan, how old are you?" Yuske asked snickering a little. Botan hit him over the side of the head. "Ouch! I just recovered from a battle ya know!"
"You little brat! That's not the kind of question you ask a girl!" she said while smacking him on the arms making Yuske take cover behind the couch. Satisfied, she walked back over to where the two girls were sitting. "Anyways, it has been a while hasn't it? When I heard that it was you two that Yuske and the gang were looking for, I couldn't wait to see you."
"What? Wait a minute and back up. You guys were out to find us? Why didn't you tell us this before?" Yumi asked glaring at the boys. Aya was doing the same.
"W-w-well you see..." Yuske tried to explain.
Yumi glared at Yuske as she got up from the couch. "Speak up 'cause when I hit, it hurts" Yumi hissed backing Yuske into a corner, Aya following close behind. They both cracked their knuckles at the same time. Yuske gulped.
Kuwabara would be making fun of Yuske, but for the first time in his life, he chose not to. Yumi and Aya were a little too frightening. Kurama was watching from a safe distance-- behind the couch and Hiei was watching from his perch at the window with an amused expression written on his face.
"That's what I thought'" Aya said smiling. Yumi sighed. If you smile it kind of defeats the purpose of intimidating ya know.
Humph GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
HN, FINE BY ME!
"Okay start talking!" she yelled. This made Yumi smirk. Ha! All ya need to do is get her mad... Yumi thought to herself. Aya grabbed Yuske by the shirt and brought her claws close to his face.
"Okay! Jeez. Koenma told us that our next mission would be to find two girls in the demon world named Aya and Yumi. He said that you two would need some help and that we were to be your body guards. That's all I know." Yuske mumbled.
Yumi cocked her eyebrow with suspicion; nevertheless she accepted their pitiful explanation, but she was still a bit suspicious. "Now that wasn't so hard." Yumi said as she crossed her arms. "So, why does Koenma want to help us out? Not that we need it or anything."
"I told you I don't know," Yuske said as got up from the floor. "But it's probably just because those two guys were after you."
"Maybe, but you destroyed them," Aya told Kurama.
Kurama nodded his head. "Perhaps you still have some powerful enemies?"
"I doubt it." Yumi said sitting in one of the cushioned chairs. "I'm pretty sure I took care of those guys," she grinned as she remembered how she got all her nice weapons. She wasn't exactly a thief; dead people didn't need pretty swords or jewelry.
"OH! I almost forgot!" Botan interrupted. "Koenma forgot to tell Yuske and the others this!"
"Well... What?" Aya asked her ears perking up slightly. Everyone stood as they looked at Botan with suspecting faces.
"Well, he said that you all will have to live together in the human world."
"WHAT!" Everyone yelled at once.
"Y-yes. That's what he said. He already has a special house set up down the street from Yuske's. He also said that he wants you there now. That's also why I'm here. I'll transport you to the house when you two are ready Aya, Yumi."
"Well...How ...interesting..." Kurama stuttered. He was the first to come to his senses after a rather uncomfortable silence. "Well...if you are to move in immediately, you better get your things ready." he said smiling at Aya. "I'll help as much as needed."
"Right!" Aya smiled back. Yumi on the other hand could not just accept this. She was going to have to live with these people for who knows how long when she didn't even need protecting in the first place! And protection from what? There greatest threat at the time being had already been dealt with thanks to the other Kitsune and the fire demon.
"Come on Aya!" Yumi argued. "How can you be so excited? We're moving in with dumber and dumberer," she said pointing to Yuske and Kuwabara.
"Hey I take offense to that ..." Yuske mumbled. Kuwabara didn't even catch the insult.
"It won't be that bad. Besides, we owe Koenma. He let us go that one time we were caught stealing amulets, and he let us keep them and protect them!"
"Do you have to say that in front of GUESTS!" she yelled glancing at Hiei.
"Koenma wants to protect us! Shouldn't we at least go just in case?"
Yumi sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose –this was starting to give her one hell of a headache. Finally, she shrugged her shoulders in defeat. It was no use arguing with anyone at the moment, but when she got close enough to Koenma she was gonna give him a piece of her mind.
"Ugh…Fine you have a point..." Yumi sighed. "I guess I'll go get ready..." she mumbled as she walked up the stairs.
"Come on Yuske and Kuwabara. I'll go ahead and take you to your houses to get ready." Botan said rounding them up. "I'll take you all later." she said to them. At that she opened what seemed to be a portal and dragged the two boys through by their ears.
"Well, shall we get ready?" Aya asked Kurama. Again he smiled.
"First I think Hiei should go and help Yumi," he said this time giving Hiei a smirk.
"Hn. Why should I?"
"Come on; don't tell me you like her or something." Aya teased. Hiei's cheeks reddened a little.
"I-I-I-I do not!" he stammered.
"Then why won't you go help her?" Kurama asked.
"I don't feel like it."
"Right..." Hiei got even madder.
"FINE I'LL GO!" He yelled running up the steps. They could tell he was cursing beneath his breath.
As soon as he was gone both Aya and Kurama starting cracking up.
"That was too easy!" Aya giggled.
"Indeed it was," Kurama laughed. "Come on, we better get upstairs before they get too suspicious. I can't believe he didn't hear us talking about them at the table." While eating their brunch, Aya and Kurama somehow stumbled upon a conversation of how Hiei and Yumi would make a good couple. Now, as Aya seemed too fond of pointing out, it was their responsibility to try to hook them up somehow.
"I guess so." Aya said somewhat sadly. "I can't believe we're going to be living in the same house though!" she giggled.
"Yes, it will be a bit… a bit different having you there," he said, pulling a beautiful red rose from his hair. He blushed as she smiled and took it gingerly from his hands. "W-well...uhh... Lets go get ready."
"Kay!" Aya giggled, pulling his hand as she led him up the stairs. She neatly tucked the rose behind her ear...
Yumi was busy packing some of her normal "ningen" clothes when she heard a knock on the door.
"Go away Aya! I don't want to talk with you right now!" she yelled not even looking to see who it was. She walked over to her sword stand and started packing her weapon bag.
The knock came again, this time harder.
"I told you. I do not want to talk." she said, walking towards the door. She opened it to find Hiei standing there. As usual, his face showed no emotion--unless you could read his eyes which was particularly difficult. "What do you want?"
"Hn, I was told to help you pack your things," he said walking into her room.
"Yes, Hiei. You can come right in." she said, sarcastically, closing the door behind him. He stopped in the middle of the room and took in his surroundings. He liked the room; it reminded him of his old room he once owned. His eyes continued to take in everything until they found something, something of great interest.
"The dragon sword..." he murmured. He walked towards it and stood staring at it with shining eyes like a child in a candy store.
"Hugh? What are you doing?" Yumi asked as she finished folding her last shirt. Hiei was now holding her sword in his hands admiring it. "You like it?" She asked as she walked over to him taking it from his hands.
"Where did you find it?" he asked, still bewildered. "I searched for years and never found it..."
"Then I guess you didn't look hard enough," she said, walking over to her weapons bag and stuffing it in. She walked back over and took her dragon whip and packed it as well.
"Hn. NOT likely. You just got there first..." he said standing right in front of her. "Shorty."
"So what are you suggesting, Sunshine? Are you going to take it away from me?" she walked up closer to him until they were inches from each other's face. A smirk played on the corner of his mouth, threatening to turn into a smile. Yumi stood on her tip toes. "Besides, who are you calling short. I'm almost as tall as you are." Hiei stood on his tip toes.
"Right..."
Yumi's innocent smile faded and was replaced with an evil grin. She pushed Hiei over, making him fall down on his back, but he didn't go down without a fight. At the last minute he grabbed her arm making her fall with him. Yumi landed on top of Hiei. "You little smarta--" she was interrupted by the door opening and Kurama, followed by Aya, walking in.
"What the-" Kurama stammered. "Aya it seems as though we were interrupting something" he said trying to stifle his laughter. Hiei and Yumi turned bright red.
"Awe, they're so cute together!" Aya laughed. Yumi jumped off of Hiei, Hiei right behind her.
"Nothing happened!" Yumi said blushing even redder. "It's not what it looks like..."
"Right..." Kurama and Aya said still trying to stifle their laughter. They both walked out of the door. "WE"LL LET YOU TWO GET BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE DOING." They heard Aya yell down the hall. Yumi grabbed her bags and ran down the hall to catch her sister. Hiei just looked around the room one more time before closing the door behind him.
Down the hall Hiei could already hear the two sisters fighting. He found it utterly amusing. As he made his way down the stairs he heard Yumi's punch to her sister's head, it rang through the once quiet halls. He spotted Kurama watching the battle scene unfold with a little smile. Kurama took one look at Hiei and walked over to him.
Hn. What do you want? Hiei asked.
Nothing, nothing at all... Kurama was rewarded with an annoyed glare.
Speak what's on your mind fox.
Hmm. They are quite amusing aren't they? Kurama nodded towards the two girls.
I don't know what you're talking about...
It's not nice to lie. They heard another bone crunching blow, this time from Aya.
Whatever. The fight, and the conversation, was interrupted by a cloud of smoke emerging in front of Yumi and Aya.
"Botan!" Aya exclaimed. She ran through the cloud of smoke and sought shelter behind her.
"What in the world... Are you two at it again! You'll never change!" she scolded.
"Aya started it!" Yumi shouted pointing to Aya. Botan looked at Aya who gave her an innocent smile. Botan sighed.
"Oh well... Come on. I guess you all are ready to go?" she asked.
"Yup!" Aya and Yumi grabbed their bags and walked up to Botan. Botan chanted and soon a portal appeared in front of them all. It was the same one that Yuske and Kuwabara had taken earlier. At first it appeared to be dark blue, but as they looked at it closer it seemed to have thousands of colors streaming through it all at once. It made Hiei dizzy just staring into it; he couldn't imagine what it'd be like to actually travel in it.
Yumi and Aya were the first to walk through followed by Kurama. Hiei gave the multi-colored portal one last curious/annoyed glare before closing his eyes and walking through. God, he hoped Botan knew what she was doing.
Again thanks to those who reviewed, please continue! God knows I need the motivation. Anywho, next time you read this I'll probably have it titled differently. My best friend thought that maybe I should name it Tears of Blood, so I am! Oh, and I didn't totally disregard that Kuwabara is head-over-heels for Yukina. He was just kidding when he said that to Yumi, so please don't flame me or anything. See ya!