A/N: Yay! I finally decided to update. I've been planning to do this since… um… since… heck, I can't even remember! I've also changed some minor facts and figures in the previous chapters.

Heads up, Kuwabara and Yukina fans! This one is for you…

Well, here goes nothing!

Disclaimer: Not mine.

CHAPTER 5: The Arrival
Days flew by and before they knew it, the first week of classes was already finished. This also meant one important thing – the arrival of a certain someone namely Yukina Jaganshi.

She sat there by the window; her gentle crimson eyes looking for any sign of land beyond the vast deep blue sea. Her heart started to beat faster as she imagined her life with her brother. To be honest, she had no idea of what to expect.

It has been five years. Five really long years. That was how long she dreamt of being reunited with her brother. And now, with just a few hours of waiting, her dream will finally come true. But she realized that five years can change a person drastically. Would her brother still be the same? Would he accept her as his sister? Or did time and distance prove to be a strong force that scarred their bond?

As the vision of land became more visible, she tore her eyes from the window and closed them. In her mind, she was piecing together the blurred image of her brother. Still, there were many questions that were left unanswered. The answers were yet to be discovered.

CLING!

The sound of the door chimes signaled the arrival of a new customer. Or shall we say the arrival of a friend.

"Kurama!" Keiko exclaimed as soon as she saw him enter the ramen shop. "I see we're punctual as usual," she added with a smile.

"Good afternoon, Keiko. And I see we're busy as usual," he noted the two trays on both of her hands with bowls of steaming ramen. She responded with a sigh that Kurama understood as a confirmation. It was lunch time, and the store was really jam-packed! Being the gentleman that he is, he took the two trays and helped her in serving the meal.

"Thanks, I needed that. Yusuke should have been here half an hour ago! He promised he'd help me today," she fumed. Kurama gave her a comforting look. Knowing Yusuke, he would still be in bed, snoring.

"Heads up! Two specials coming up." A distinctive cheerful voice filled the room. A blur of sky blue zoomed past the two friends as the owner of the voice handed the customers their meal. Another set of customers decided to enter the shop, and as soon as they took their seats, the young girl was already by their table, ready to take their orders.

"I see Botan-chan is early as well," the young lad said as he eyed the young lady who was busily writing down the orders of the customers.

"Actually, I called her up an hour ago. I kinda anticipated that Yusuke would not be able to make it today. Knowing him, he'd still be snoring loudly in bed," she said as she returned to the counter. Kurama chuckled noting the words of Keiko, which was on his mind a while ago.

"Being a Saturday, customers are expected to be flooding every corner of the shop. And since Keiko-chan begged, I agreed to help. You know I've got a soft spot for those in need, especially if I get to have free food," Botan said she made her way to her friends.

"Hey there, stranger." Kurama said with a smile appearing across his face. He noted how cute Botan looked with her pink apron. "Cute apron, it looks good on you." He voiced out his thoughts.

"And you forgot to mention how I'm sweating like a pig," she said with a mischievous look in her eyes. "That too," Kurama added with an equally playful grin. With that, they burst into laughter.

"Okay guys, cut it out! There are more customers entering, if you haven't noticed," Keiko said as she returned, handing Kurama a blue apron. Kurama gave her a questioning look. "And since you're early, I'm recruiting you as a helper. Now, start waiting!" Keiko said as if answering Kurama's look.

"Remind me not to come early on Saturdays, she's very scary when she's stressed out," Kurama whispered to Botan who was silently giggling. "Hey, I heard that!" Keiko's voice was heard somewhere in the background.

She stood there by the waiting area, her crimson eyes scanning the mob for a person with familiar crimson orbs. Her flight had arrived an hour earlier. Her sea foam hair stood out, and yet it seemed that nobody noticed her.
CLING!

Another customer – or maybe, another friend? A young man dressed in black walked inside the store noticing three friends by the counter. They were laughing at a joke one of them said. It was already 3:30pm, customers have seemed to dissolve out of thin air.

"Hn, the hair-gel freak and the loud mouthed ogre is still nowhere in sight? Well, that's a relief," Hiei commented as he took a seat near the three.

"Hey, I resent that! You can call me a freak, but not a hair gel freak. Got that?" Yusuke said as he came out of the kitchen.

"Hn, what's the difference?" Hiei muttered.

"Okay, guys, you can stop now before this thing turns into an all-out bloodshed," Botan said nervously. Hiei was already giving her death glares for interfering, and if she had a heart disease, she would have been dead a while ago from heart attack.

"Hiei," Kurama said threateningly.

"Hn," was only Hiei's reply.

"Now, that's settled, we can all head off to the airport. We would not want your sister to be all alone, now wouldn't we?" Keiko said, removing her apron and neatly folded it before placing it in one of the drawers in the counter.

"Kuwa-kun's not here yet. Aren't we gonna wait for him?" Botan asked as she took off her apron and doing what Keiko did earlier. Kurama did the same.

"Nah, he said that he wouldn't come. He's probably at home, his eyes glued to the T.V. set," Yusuke said shrugging his shoulders.

"That's one immature kid off the hook," he said before he walked off, "Three more to go."

"Hey!" Botan, Keiko and Yusuke yelled in unison.

"Boring… Cheesy… Bummer… Gross… Still boring… GASP! Why do they even show it on T.V.! My eyes are too innocent for that!" Kuwabara shouted as he turned off the T.V; his ears burning red. Apparently, the last channel he surfed was airing a documentary about butchering cats and using them as fillings for dumplings.

He laid his back on the couch. He stared at the ceiling, concentrating on the big spot there as if it were the biggest discovery of the century. He grunted, he shifted his position, stretched his arms, stared at the huge spot, stretched his legs, shifted again and finally, he bolted up. Man, he was down right bored!

He suddenly remembered that it was a Saturday, he should be out with his friends and painting the town red. But why was he there in his apartment, dying of boredom? Oh yeah, the shrimp's twin was coming to town. He honestly didn't want anything to do with the guy. Why not? Hell, he pissed off the life out of him! But truthfully, his verbal disputes with the guy were more entertaining than staying home alone.

With that, he decided to take quick shower before he headed off to the airport.

Wai!

I finally got that done! Next chapter is in the works, I may put it up later…

Hmmm… will the Hiei and Yukina have a peaceful reunion? Let's see…

Yeah, I finally got the motivation to update this. But still, I'm suffering a writer's block, if you have any suggestions for the plot, I would be willing to accept them and give them proper credit, after all, it's an intellectual property…

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Thanks!