Back When We First Met Chapter 41: Karaoke, a yu yu hakusho fanfic

BACK WHEN WE FIRST MET written by HieiKitty

Written on December 29, 2005

Disclaimer: HieiKitty doesn't own Every Heart by BoA or Consequence by Kristina Sa. However, she does highly recommend them.

Chapter Forty-One: Karaoke

"Urameshi, Kari's going to be pissed at you if she finds out that we're following them." Kuwabara told Yusuke as they, Toga, and Kurama followed Kari and Rei walk through the city. After school, the twins had returned to Genkai's temple, grabbed Kari's things and went to their apartment. There the two changed into some clothes they were comfortable in and then left for their night out. Yusuke turned and gave Kuwabara a look. "They'll only find out if you don't stop talking so loud."

"I would have to agree with Kuwabara though. They will be mad if they find out that we're following them." Kurama spoke up and the other three instantly turned to look at him with a questioning look. Toga was the one who spoke up to question him. "Hey, that reminds me. This isn't your sort of thing, is it, Kurama? Why are you with us anyways?"

Kurama sweatdropped at the questions but he didn't answer them. Of course, this isn't what Kurama would be normally doing but since yesterday, he has been wondering about Rei. He cared for her and he wanted to know how she was doing with the whole Hiei situation when she thought she was alone with the one person she trusted the most; her sister. The three other guys watched as the red head thought to himself. A small smirked rose to Toga's lips. "I guess we should warn Rei that she has a stalker."

"What?" Kurama asked as he came out of his thoughts and back into reality. Kuwabara and Yusuke laughed but they quickly stopped when Toga shoved them into a nearby shop. Kari had stopped and looked over her shoulder. "Hey, Rei, do you feel that?"

"Yeah, it's kind of eerie. Do you think we're being followed?" Rei asked as she began to look around as well. Kari scoffed and began to walk again. "Doubt it. Toga knows what would happen if we found out that they were following us. Do you remember the last time Toga tried to follow us when we went to buy Christmas gifts?"

"Yeah, that was hilarious! The poor guy couldn't walk for weeks! I felt sorry for his girlfriend." Rei said before the twins began to laugh and continued their journey through the city. Toga's right eye was twitching as he remember the incident while the others sweatdropped. "They had no reason to do that to me."

"Go on with the drama later, Toga. They're getting out of view." Yusuke told them as he walked out of the store with Kuwabara following. Kurama and Toga exchanged glances before following the two. The four of them walked close to the twins but stayed out of sight. Kari and Rei stopped for a moment as Rei pointed to a nearby store. Kurama recognized the store as the stuffed animal store they had stopped at that morning. "Look, Kari. There's that fox I was talking about."

"Why don't you buy it then?" Kari asked. Rei sighed and shook her head. "Can't. I don't have any money, thanks to two certain people. But I get paid next week so maybe I can buy it then."

"Well, let's get to the karaoke bar before it gets too packed. Talking about that, should we get a room or just go to the main room?" Kari asked as she looked at her sister nervously from the assumption that she spent Rei's money. Rei gave her a look then shrugged her shoulders before the two walked off again heading towards a nearby karaoke bar. The four boys followed them, discussing the twin's plans. "Are they really just going to go to the karaoke bar?"

"I think so. What did you think they were going to go?" Kurama asked with a raised eyebrow. Yusuke and Kuwabara exchanged glances then began to laugh nervously. Toga and Kurama sweatdropped. "Never mind, I don't want to know."

"Hey, look! They're meeting some guys!" Kuwabara pointed out, getting the others' attention. They all turned and look at what exactly Kuwabara was looking at. The twins had stopped in front of a karaoke bar and was now talking to two guys. Yusuke had to be held back when he saw one of the guys grab a hold of Kari's arm. Kurama, too, had to be held back when he witnessed Rei tried to get the guy to let go of Kari and was knocked to the ground. Toga and Kuwabara tried their best to keep Yusuke and Kurama back. "Calm down, guys. Kari and Rei can take care of themselves. Just watch."

"You bastard! Don't ever touch my sister again!" Kari yelled out before she kneeled the guy holding her arm in the groin. The guy instantly let go of her as he fell to the ground with pain overwhelming his body. The other guy, the one who knocked Rei to the ground, quickly turned and ran for his life. After kicking the guy in the side a few times, Kari turned to her sister and helped her to her feet. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I think my ass is broke though." Rei said as she dusted herself off. Kari rolled her eyes and a smirk came onto her face. "Your ass isn't broken but if you like, when we get back we can go to the temple and see if Kurama can check it for you."

"KARI!" Rei yelled and hit her sister in the arm while blushing. Kari just laughed and walked into the karaoke bar with her blushing twin behind her, muttering. With a sigh, Toga and Kuwabara let go of Kurama and Yusuke. Yusuke instantly turned and looked at Kurama with a perverted expression. "Going to check Rei's ass later on, Kurama?"

Kurama instantly began to blush and coughed. "Er, let's go." He quickly said and walked after the twins. The three other guys followed him with knowing looks placed on their faces. The four carefully walked into the karaoke bar as to make sure that they weren't seen by the twins. Rei and Kari was seen sitting down at a table near the stage after grabbing a book of songs. Toga and the others sat at a table near the back so that they wouldn't be seen if they turned around or from the stage.

"Hey, Toga, ever hear Kari or Rei sing before?" Yusuke asked curiously as he grabbed someone's food from a nearby table while the person wasn't looking. Toga leaned back and got comfortable in his chair as he thought about this. "Well, Kari was in the choir in our city in the States. She had to be good to be in that choir because it's really selective. And Rei? Well the only time I've heard her sing was when she sung small parts of songs while we listened to music."

"Hey, boys, want anything to drink?" A waitress asked as she came up to their table. Yusuke and Kuwabara immediately turned and looked at her pervertedly. Toga hit Yusuke in the head and received a look from the Spirit Detective. Toga just smirked. "Do you want me to tell Kari that she should get someone else for her date to the dance this weekend? I'm sure she wouldn't mind."

"Hmph, whatever." Yusuke said with a scoff then turned away. Toga smiled and turned to the waitress. "Four waters."

"Coming up, babe." The waitress said before heading away. Toga and the others turned their attention back onto the twins as they watched Kari walk up to the DJ requesting her song then walked onto the stage. Kari grabbed the microphone and waited for the music to begin. She didn't even bother looking at the screen for the lyrics. Instead, she looked at the crowd. It looked as if she was looking at the four guys directly but her expression didn't change so they just hoped that she didn't recognize them. A slow, smooth beat came out of the speakers as Kari began her song.

Tell me babe, how many do I shed my tears?
Every Heart
Every Heart is not a gentle yet
Shall I do? I can never say my loneliness
Every Heart doesn't know so what to say oh what to do

(I) was afraid of darkness cause I felt that I was left alone
So I prayed for help to (the) distant million stars

Round & Round the planets revolve round the sun
And we always seek after love and peace forever more
Growing growing woe baby we can work it out
Look up at the sky
Every Heart is shining all today

Show me now, What kind of smile do I come across
Every Heart
Every Heart can take a step towards the dreams
All of us what to take a lasting happiness
Whenever you feel sad, I wanna hold you & give you a sound sleep

Someday Every Hearts gonna free and easy
We have peace of mind
Someday all the people find the way to love

Goes & Goes the time goes on we are not alone
We live on together and we will find some precious things
Sometime we will smile sometime we will cry somehow
Don't forget believing yourself - Tomorrow's never die

There is the warm heart places on my mind
In my earliest day's there and it's so sweet
There are many stars they have talk with me so kind
They say yes always time's a friend of mine so shine

She slowly finished the song and then left the stage as most of the audience applauded her. Kari grinned cheekily when she reached the table she was sharing with her sister. Rei patted her on the arm and smiled back. "Good job, Kari."

"Yeah, yeah. Now it's your turn." Kari said as she tried to get her twin sister to stand up. Rei glared at her and grabbed a hold of the table to keep herself sitting. "Kari! You know that I don't like to sing in people I don't know!"

"Well, get over it. You shouldn't have agreed to go to a karaoke bar if you didn't want to sing!" Kari told her back as she continued to shove Rei out of her seat. Finally, Rei just stood up and her twin almost fell to the ground. When Kari looked up at her with a glare, Rei just replied with a nervous laugh while rubbing the back of her neck. "Sorry."

"Yeah, well. Just go." Kari said as she sat back up in her chair. Rei sighed and walked over to the DJ requesting her own song. Her cheeks turned slightly red as she nervously made her way on stage. She took a deep breath then raised her head to look up at the crowd. It felt like her heart was caught in her chest as she stared at the many faces of unknown people. Something caught her eye though. A guy was talking to a waitress that looked really close to Toga. She was about to dismissed that thought but her eyes slightly widen when she saw Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Toga staring back at her. She didn't have time to think about it too much as the music for her own started. Rei took another deep breath before she began to sing.

You were all things amazing to me
Made my life, gave me air I could breathe
Everything you did seemed right
I felt so innocent

I went crazy, so crazy for you
I gave my heart, lost my mind, paid my dues
Then when you pushed me aside
You took my confidence

And now I feel like I'm lost in this world
And I feel like I'm dying
And I feel for the life that we shared
But you made it all disappear
Love and its consequence

I walk back to this place I felt free
In my mind, I'm the girl of your dreams
I refuse to realize that you were accident

I can't blame you for not wanting me
I'd reclaim but there's no guarantee
That you would not leave me behind
I have my evidence

And now I feel like I'm lost in this world
And I feel like I'm dying
And I feel for the life that we shared
But you made it all disappear
Love and its consequence

I'll give up my hope
Nothing's left anyways
All these words that you spoke
Did you mean to say?

My mind's worn down
My hurt's on display
Please don't take your time
When you walk away
When you walk away

That is when I feel like I'm lost in this world
And I feel like I'm dying
And I feel for the life that we shared
But you made it all disappear
Love and its consequence

And now I feel like I'm lost in this world
And I feel like I'm dying
And I feel for the life that we shared
But you made it all disappear
Love and its consequence

I can't say what tomorrow will bring
In some ways, I can't say anything
When will life again feel right?
Love and its consequence

Rei's face was more flushed than at the beginning of her song when she ended for now her sister was yelling out things while the others just applauded. Rei hurried off the stage and made her way back to Kari who was still trying her best to embarrass her twin. She knew it worked when Rei glared at her before sinking in her chair to hide herself from everyone else in the room. Kari laughed and patted her sister on the back. "You did great, Rei. So much for being shy in front of others!"

"Must resist urge to kill." Rei muttered to herself as her right eye began to twitch. Kari just laughed even more when she heard her twin muttering to herself. On the other side of the room, the guys were talking to themselves. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Toga were talking about the twins' singing but Kurama seemed to be the only one that was worried. When he saw Rei step on the stage then her eyes widen when she was looking in their direction. He was worried that Rei might have seen them and that she might tell her sister. With the next passing ten minutes and nothing happening, he knew that she either didn't see them or she hadn't said anything to her sister.

"Man, this is really boring! Is this all that they're going to do?" Yusuke complained as he leaned back in his chair. The four boys had shared some appetizers and now they were just bored. The twins hadn't gone back up to the stage to sing again so they just reasoned that they were just talking. Kuwabara had actually fallen asleep at the table and had his face in discarded straw wrappers. Toga was talking to some of the girls at the table beside them. The bat hanyou had scolded Yusuke when he tried to flirt with one of the girls. Kurama, on the other hand, was just taking in his surroundings.

"Well, let's go to an arcade then. At least there we'll have something to do." Toga said as he turned his attention back on to his friends. Yusuke made an agreeing noise and then began to prod Kuwabara with his straw to get the guy up. Kuwabara groaned and raised his head, only to greet the world with straw wrappers sticking to his face. Neither Yusuke or Toga said anything to him as the three stood up then looked at Kurama expectedly. "Hey, Kurama, I kind of forgot my wallet..."

"Me too. I'll pay you back next week."

"...I have a dollar..."

Kurama sweatdropped and sighed. "Fine, I'll pay."

The three others just grinned at each other before walking out of the building to wait for the red head outside. Kurama sighed and walked over to the bar where he was to pay. While he was paying he caught some interesting movement in the corner of his eye. It seemed that one of the twins had gotten up to use the restroom when some guys stopped her. Being the curious kitsune that he was, Kurama moved closer to see the situation more clearly.

"So, girly, who'd you just break up with?" One of the guys said as he kept the twin from moving in the direction of the restrooms. The twin sighed and raised her head so she could look up at the guy. It was then that Kurama realized that it must be Rei since she was much shorter than the guy. Rei sighed and gave the guy a bored look. "No one broke up with me. Now could you move? I'm trying to get to the restroom."

"Calm down, girly. We're just trying to talk to you." The other guy said as he placed a hand on her shoulder. Rei snapped her head in his direction and sent him a glare. She reached up to take the guy's hand off of her shoulder but he retaliated by grasping her shoulder harder. Rei flinched in pain and struggled to get out of the guy's grasp. The two guys just laughed at her attempts. When Rei finally just reached up and slapped the guy. Instead of letting go her like she hoped, the guy glared down at her. "What a bitch. No wonder why your boyfriend dumped you."

"I wasn't dump-" Rei started but stopped when she was suddenly thrown forward pass the two guys. Rei stumbled but stopped safely when two arms wrapped around her and she was facing a chest. A little confused about what had just happened, Rei looked up only to see that the guy who was holding her was glaring at the two guys who had just been harassing her. "Kurama?"

End of Chapter Forty-One

HieiKitty: Whoo, a longer chapter for the long time it took me took update. Well, at least I can tell you that I already have the next two chapters planned out so I'm starting on the next chapter right after this one. I just noticed that this is going to be one long fan fiction. :Sweat drop: Please review!

Next Chapters:

Chapter Forty-Two: Some Time to Think

Chapter Forty-Three: Kari's New Rival?