Okay!! Here I am, aren't all you guys and girls happy to see me?! Oh, yeah
I brought the new chapter with me. I know that there was a slight problem
with the last chapter. I hope it is fixed now. I do not really know what
caused it and I hope it goes away! If it does not please do not desert this
fic even though it might be a little harder to read. Please? *gives puppy
dog face*
To all my very loyal reviewers: (especially after the little problem)
SweetyPunkGurl: Alright, you want some ideas? Let's see, you MUST have a fanfiction part and a fanart section will be cool. Maybe a section about all the characters and the missions if you know them well enough. Look at other sites and you might pick up an idea that you like. Wow, thank you thank you thank you!! You reviewed all three chapters! One of three people who did! May you be blessed ^_^
Toki Mirage: Sorry to end my chapters, but if you look closely my chapters are getting longer and they are improving.(Besides the PROBLEM last time) Thanks for the review!
Skitzo-phrenick: Thanks for all your wonderful comments! This chapter shall have a bit of romance. I really am trying to get all the action/adventure stuff done so we can have the romance but this fanfic is taking longer than I thought it would. Now I think it may have up to twelve chapters.
Hiei's Shadow: We even like the same couples! I don't recall any fics with Kurama/Shizuru and someone wanted it so here I am, trying to make it work for all I am worth. Botan has always been my favorite girl and Hiei is my favorite guy, that's how I usually make my couples! Glad I finally found someone who liked both couples! Thanks for the review!
triangle144: I missed you in the second chapter! Oh well, glad to see your back! Thank ya for your review!
Meiko M: Meiko! One of my favorite reviewers! Never fails to review a chapter of mine! You are one of two reviewers who reviewed every chapter! Yay someone else likes ice cream, although I'm not to fond of strawberry, but I LOVE vanilla! Yummy!
DEMONLADY1: Thanks for your interest in my little fanfic! I love all you reviewers!
Jagan: Ok I pretty sure how to spell Hiei's jagan eye now! ^_^ I read your bio and started cracking up! You're so funny! Do you really go to an all girls school? Ha ha ha! Sorry, ok, I'm back. For some strange reason I like Kuwuabara for his honor. But it's just too hard to pass up an opportunity to tease him about something! ^_^ Now I have three reviewers who reviewed every chapter! Thank you!
Bloody Love: Sorry I didn't update as fast as I could, I didn't feel the inspiration to write at the time. Don't really know why. Oh, thank you! At least you commented about the couples. I was really starting to wonder if people actually read the authoresses comments.
Even Song: I'll give miss-I-want-confusion! I like things confusing! Fine, you want labels, I'll give you your stinking labels! Ok, I feel better now. Thanks for reviewing Sara. But you are still a label-loving-girlie-person- that-looks-like-me!
princess-botan: For some reason your review did not come up on my stats, wonder why. But I did get your review through email so I'm happy! It's gonna take a while for this fanfic to be completed, that's for sure. I'm glad you like the couples, both of them. Yay!
lalala: Thanks for all your encouragement!
I want to give special thanks to Jagan, Trigger, Meiko M, Warrior of Chaos for putting my story on their favorite story or favorite author. You guys are the best! Sorry if I missed anybody, which I'm sure I did!
Disclaimer: Nope I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. Some really rich and lucky person does. I am neither.
The Will of the Fighter
Chapter Three
Water Guns and Cameras
*********************** Botan
" Hey, Botan, you up yet?"
I groaned and rolled over, using the pillow to cover my head. Shizuru just sighed and flipped the whole mattress over. I groaned as my body made contact with the floor.
" Sorry Botan, you forget that I am used to waking my brother up, and that boy could sleep through a bomb," Shizuru commented dryly," Now get up, breakfast is on the table."
I perked up a bit upon hearing breakfast. Getting dressed, I remembered about the beach, so I decided to put my blue, two-piece bikini underneath. I walked out of my shared bedroom and to the kitchen. How Shizuru woke up so early was beyond me.
I sat down to a breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon (yummy), buttered toast, and milk.
" So have the boys called yet?" I asked.
" Yeah, they called awhile ago. They're going to pick us up at nine. That should give us enough time to get the boat," Shizuru replied as she finished packing our lunches and placing them carefully in a straw basket.
Glancing at the clock briefly, I continued on with breakfast. Still, one question remained in my mind.
" Um, Shiz, how exactly do you fish?"
Shiz, on her part looked at me as if I had grown a horn. Then she started laughing.
" I forgot you never went fishing before. I guess you get a fishing rod, which has a hook, after you put some kind of bait on it, and cast it. It's kind of easy, sometimes boring if you don't catch anything," Shiz explained.
" Oh, that's all?" It seemed a little too easy to me.
" Yeah that's all"
*Beep*
*Beep*
" Crap, they are here! C'mon let's go!" Shizuru half screamed.
I grabbed the bag that held a deflated beach ball, four sets of shades, sunscreen, and a net. Grabbing the keys off the table I followed Shiz out the door.
***************************** Botan
Hiei turned to see us rushing out the door, lost track of time by talking no doubt.
" Sorry we were-," I started.
" Yeah, yeah, we know you were talking and you lost track of time," Hiei finished.
I stared at me for a couple seconds, mouth agape. Then I smiled.
" You know us so well it's a sin"
I decided to change the subject.
" Did you get everything?"
" Uh huh, did you put sunscreen on?" This time Shizuru spoke up.
" Shiz, we are demons, are skin is thicker and tougher than mortals are. We can't get sun burn," Kurama said, starting the car and driving down the road.
" Yeah, we are not weak like you pathetic ningens," Hiei started provoking us.
" Hey! Turn around and say that to my face Mr. I-am-so-high-and-mighty!" Shiz countered.
Kurama was driving, Hiei had shotgun, and Shiz and I were stuck in the back. I sighed listening to them bicker back and forth. To this day, I don't know who fights more, Shizuru and Hiei or Hiei and Kuwabara.
" Kurama, can you turn the air on? It's kinda hot back here," I asked him, ignoring the other two. By now we were used to this and learned to tune them out.
" Beautiful day isn't it?" Kurama asked trying to start a conversation. 0 " What!? I'll show you weak!" Shizuru then grabbed Hiei's chair and tried to rock it back and forth.
" Stop that you insane, idiot woman!" Hiei yelled in return.
" Yeah, it is beautiful isn't it?" I replied, admiring the scenery.
All I had wanted was a peaceful, non-chaotic ride to the beach. I looked at the trunk. (it was a jeep, ok. So you can see in the trunk while in the car. Of course it is red, knowing Kurama ^_^) In it were four poles with string on it and a sharp, pointy thing tied to the end of the string. So that's a fishing rod.
I turned my attention back to the others. Hiei had his chair pulled back on Shizuru, making it hard for her to move.
" Hiei, you better move this chair or else!"
" Or what, woman, are you going to yell at me some more?" Hiei challenged.
I looked back in the trunk and so a water gun. I grabbed it and shook it a bit.
*Swish*
Ok, it has water, this could be fun! I looked around and saw that no one had noticed me. Kurama was too busy driving, and the quarrelling duo were busy, umm, quarrelling. Now, time for the fun.
" Hiei, Shizuru, quit it!"
So to say, neither of them gave me any mind.
" Stop!" I tried again
I grinned. If they wouldn't listen, they should be punished. I raised the water gun in their direction, pleased they failed to notice yet again. I looked at Kurama. He nodded, also grinning. He held the wheel with one hand, and a small black cube shaped thing I recognized as a camera in the other. Oh this was going to be good. Wasting no more time, I pulled the trigger.
*Squirt*
" Ahhh! What the hell?!"
" Ha ha ha! You deserved that Hie-"
*Squirt*
" Ahhh! Botan, just who's side are you on!" Shizuru asked in the tone of a demand. Both had impressions of confusion and fury on their faces. I turned to look at Hiei. With that kind of face he looked kind of cute. I felt a blush rising on my cheeks and looked down so the others, mainly Hiei, wouldn't see it.
*Click*
*Flash*
We looked at each other and that did it. We both burst into fits of laughter.
" Ha ha ha ha ha"
" Ha ha ha ha ha"
The two turned to look at Kurama, who now held an expression of fake innocence. It took them a few seconds to figure out what had happened.
" Kitsune, you better give me that camera!" Hiei said in a threatening voice.
" Now, now Hiei, I think those pictures are going to come out good," Kurama said in a babying manner.
" Yeah, Hiei, if you can just picture the look on your faces! It was too perfect!" I said visualizing the scene in my mind. I started laughing and Kurama soon followed.
Hiei was reaching for the camera, intent on sending it into oblivion. I, for one, was not about too let that happen.
*Squirt*
" Arrrggh! Will you stop that?!" Hiei reached for the camera yet again.
I smiled. When will he ever learn.
*Squirt*
" Alright, that's it!"
He unbuckled his seat belt and jumped in the back. I tried to squirt him, but he had snatched the water gun too. We both started struggling for the water gun. I pulled the trigger, but because of all the struggling, it missed Hiei, and hit Shizuru square in the face.
" Hey! Give me that thing!"
Now with three people fighting for the water gun, it was much harder to shoot with any aim at all, still I pulled the trigger once more. It missed all of us completely, but managed to hit the dry, male driver in the back of the neck.
Kurama turned around, surprise written clearly on his face. Now if only I had the camera.
" Watch out!" Shiz screamed.
Because of the squirt, Kurama was no longer paying any attention to the road. We looked up to see an old lady crossing the street. Somehow, much to our relief, Kurama swerved around the old lady, barely missing a fire hydrant.
We all sighed with relief.
" Crazy kids!"
We turned to see the very lucky, old lady waving her cane threateningly at us and sweatdropped.
" Just be happy you are alive, hag," Hiei muttered to no one in particular.
" Hiei, how can you say that? We almost killed that poor lady," I said softly, still not over the fact that I had almost run an old woman over.
Hiei snorted.
" It is all your fault anyway! You and the damn squirt gun!" Hiei said meanly. ( Is that even a word?)
" If you weren't arguing like there was no tomorrow, I wouldn't have had the urge to squirt you!" I replied angrily.
" You could have asked us to stop!" He replied coolly.
" I did!" I retorted.
The only one who loved to have arguments besides Shiz and Kuwabara was me.
" Ugly wench!"
" Stupid jerk!"
And for some reason, I think I always do the best against him. There goes peaceful, not to mention I think this is as chaotic as a car ride can get!
************************ Hiei
Kurama pulled up in the beach parking lot next to Keiko's blue car. Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara, Yukina, and Puu were all ready on the beach making a huge sand castle.
" Hey guys, why are you so late?"
" We got a ticket," I said in my usual monotone voice.
" Really?" Keiko raised an eyebrow. ," And Kurama was driving?"
Botan nodded sheepishly. Because of all the commotion, the old hag, the camera, the squirt gun, and world war three going on, Kurama was having a very had time giving all his attention to the wheel. Eventually, a man in a blue suit pulled us over. I offered to slice him in half, but the others all gave me a horrified look and said it would be better to leave him alone.
" We are only ten minutes late anyway," Shizuru pointed out.
Botan, Kurama and I all agreed.
" True, but normally you guys are ten minutes early," Yukina commented.
Giving up we moved back to the car to get the fishing equipment out of the trunk. I took the fishing rods, Botan the tackle box, Kurama took the bait (worms), and Shiz took the basket that held our lunch.
Walking up to the dock, Shiz went to a shack with a sign that said, boat renting beside it. She came out a minute later with a set of keys. Our group followed her to a small white, blue-striped, motor boat. This time I took the wheel. Botan sat beside me and Shiz and Kurama took the back. To free our hands, we put everything in the back of the boat.
Taking the keys from Shizuru, I turned the engine on and we sped off in the ocean. I decided the best thing about boating is that there is no traffic and no speed limit. (at least I don't think there is) Stopping a ways from the dock, I parked the boat and Kurama took the fishing rods out of the back. Botan was looking at them curiously, as was I for both of us had never been fishing.
" They are all set up so the only thing you must do now, is to put on the bait," Kurama explained.
" Bait?" Botan questioned.
" Yes, worms," Kurama replied.
I almost laughed as her eyes bugged out.
" What are you afraid of touching a worm?" I teased.
She glared at me and lifted her nose in a snooty manner.
" No, I just don't want to hurt the worm by putting the hook through its middle," she said.
I sighed. Typical Botan.
Kurama and Shiz had already hooked their worms. I took this time and hooked my own worm. Botan saw this and looked back in the Styrofoam box and the worms. She then looked at me pleadingly.
" Please," she asked with her puppy dog eyes.
Oh, no not the puppy dog face. No! Make it go away!
" Fine"
I took her rod and hooked her worm, then gave it back to her.
" Thanks, Hiei!" Botan said cheerily and happily took her rod.
She looked at the others for more instructions. Kurama and Shiz saw us looking at them with a confused look.
" Sorry, sorry! Now you have to cast the line and wait for a fish," Shiz demonstrated a cast.
" And how do we know when we have a fish and how do we catch it," I asked.
" Oh! See the red thing on the end of the line? That's called a bobber. It will bob up and down and you will feel a tug on the end of the line. When it does this, just give your rod a tug to hook the fish, and reel it in," Shiz explained again but this time Kurama demonstrated.
" But if we hook the fish won't that hurt?" Botan questioned eyeing the hook.( I said the same thing the first time I went fishing)
" I suppose it will, but how did you think we would catch them, with our hands?" Kurama asked jokingly.
" I could've done it", I muttered.
We all cast our lines in the water and started to wait patiently for a fish. And waiting and waiting and waiting. Did I mention we were waiting for a stupid fish to bite?
" This is boring, where's the action, the challenge in this?" I asked annoyed.
" The challenge is to be patient and the action is trying to hook a fish. Now shut up and be still before you scare the fish away," Shizuru replied.
I looked around past the boat, to the environment. The water was semi- clear so you could almost see the stones and sand at the bottom. Out of the corner of my eye I saw movement in the water. Upon further investigation, I noticed Botan's bobber was moving.
" I got a fish!" Botan exclaimed, at the same time trying to reel the fish in.
" Kurama, how big are the fish supposed to be?" Botan asked, still struggling with the line.
" Not to big, this is a small lake," the fox demon replied.
" Well it feels, big! Come on you stupid fish, stop struggling already and let me reel you in! Nice fishy", Botan said and started leaning over the boat as she was slowly being pulled in by the fish.
*Snap*
Botan's line suddenly broke, sending her back into the boat with much force. That's it. I took my shirt off and dove in the water after the fish. Because the fish took the line with it, the bobber allowed me the pinpoint where the fish was. No more of this ningen crap, I'm goin' to do this my way! That's it. I took my shirt off and dove in the water after the fish, surprising the others.
" Hiei! Get back here!" Botan screamed at me.
I swam under the water, thankful the sun had warmed it up a bit. I saw the fish swimming away, hook embedded in it's mouth. I did a quick double take of the fish. Kurama says small fish. Well then, this fish must have been the king fish of the lake for it was half the size of the boat itself. No wonder Botan couldn't reel this big boy in. I grabbed the fish's back, careful to avoid the spines.
It thrashed in my grasp, and I found myself holding on for dear life. The fish swerved into the boat, taking me with him. I pulled the fish up so I could breathe in the air, before Mr. God fish took off once again. Botan saw my foot being pulled away in the water and quickly grabbed it, trying to pull me back in.
The force was to much for her, so she half her body was over the boat, luckily for her, Kurama saw and grabbed her feet, saving her from the water. Shizuru grabbed him to keep him from falling into the water. The fish began pulling the whole boat, with everyone else besides me, aboard, and trying desperately to stay that way.
We must have been quite a sight, four people, two ningens, two demons, being pulled by what they can only assume a giant fish, holding on to each other, one halfway out of the boat, and one immersed in water. The gang had seen us and Keiko had a camera, Yusuke grinning from ear to ear as he watched, Kuwabara rolling about in the sand, laughing his heart out, and Yukina was giggling madly. Oh no is this 'make fun of Hiei and take his picture to torture him for all time day'?
The fish was now heading for land, much to my relief for I was getting fed up of being dragged by a fish and making a hilarious scene. As the water began to shallow, Botan released her grip on my feet, as I tightened my own grip upon the retarded fish and stood up, bringing the fish with me, out of the water, squirming helplessly in my tight grasp.
Kurama pulled the boat on land, so it would not float away, while the girls gathered around me to inspect the troublesome fish.
" I have never seen fish before," Shizuru said admitted.
I turned to glare at Kurama.
" Only small fish you say, do you think a small fish could drag a boat around for fifteen minutes?" I questioned irritably, only to notice that Kurama didn't hear me. Instead he had his attention focused on the damn fish.
It has a pale silver, with a green diamond shaped gem on the center of his forehead. Large spines lay threateningly on his back, and looked to have razor sharp teeth. He had a long pointy nose(think sword fish) that could probably do some damage if use as a sword.
" I've seen that fish before. It is from Makai," We all gasped and gave him our full attention, " I believe it to be called the God fish or king fish as some people like to call it. It was given the name for it's super strength for a fish, and it's size."
Go figure.
" Yup that's right," I turned to the voice to find that the God fish had spoken.
" Y- you can talk?" Botan stuttered eyes widening.
" Very well actually," the God fish replied, loving the amazement on her face.
" The name's Axel, by the way. Brought here a few centuries ago from Makai. Now would you mind if you removed this hook? My lip is getting sore"
We were brought out of our stupor and Shiz got rid of the hook.
" You're not going to eat me are you?" Axel asked.
" No, why would we eat you when we could get so much money for a talking King fish at the zoo?" Shizuru answered with another question.
" Shizuru!" Botan exclaimed.
" Tell you what, I'll give you something if you set me free," Axel said thoughtfully.
" What could you possibly do for us? You're a fish!" Hiei replied.
" I can give you this shell.", A shell materialized in front of Axel, " When you throw it in the water it will emit a special noise that, I or my friends can hear and will assist you however possible."
Botan took the shell in her hands.
" Look, Axel you don't have to do this just for your freedom," Botan said truthfully, " We can just put you back"
" That's ok. You can have the shell as a reminder that you caught the king of the lake. Besides it might be fun to help you. You seem to be the adventurous type of people." Axel replied, " You even know of Makai"
" Well I guess you could say that," Kurama said.
I picked Axel up again and stepped into the water. I lowered him into the water as the others bid their farewells. Maybe he wasn't so bad. For a fish that dragged you around in a lake.
************************
Well there's the fourth chapter and my longest yet. I hope to get 55 reviews before continuing, which shouldn't be long considering I know exactly what is going to happen. Actually they were supposed to be in this chapter but it was already too long. Over 4000 words. I made it over 10,000 words! Aren't you proud of me? There might be that little problem again, but I hope there isn't. If anyone knows how to get rid of it please tell me. It's killing me seeing problems in my fanfic and not being able to fix them. Please do not flame me or be gentle. Open to couples that you want. Oh yeah I saw a bloopers section in one fanfic and decided to try it!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Bloopers^^^^^^^^^^^^^^(the pov is going to be different here)
Botan groaned and rolled over, using the pillow to cover her head. Shizuru just sighed and flipped the whole mattress over. Botan groaned as my body made contact with the floor.
" And there goes my knee."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
*Squirt*
" Arrrggh! Will you stop that?!" Hiei reached for the camera yet again.
Botan smiled. When will he ever learn.
*Squirt*
" Alright, that's it!"
Hiei unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped into the back seat. He snatched the water pistol and began squirting her mercilessly. Botan shrieked and used her hands to try to shield her face from the water. Shizuru reached in the back and pulled out three more water guns. She squirted a surprised Hiei and gave a water pistol to Kurama and Botan.
" Water war!"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The force was too much for Botan, so she half her body was over the boat, luckily for her, Kurama saw and grabbed her feet, saving her from the water, unfortunately, her feet slipped from from his grasp.
*Splash*
"Kurama!", a soaked Botan exclaimed.
" Woopsies"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hiei struggled to get a grip on Axel and held on for dear life.
" Help! I'm going to die at the fins of a King fish! Ahhhh!"
^^^^^^^^^^^^
~Freesia~
To all my very loyal reviewers: (especially after the little problem)
SweetyPunkGurl: Alright, you want some ideas? Let's see, you MUST have a fanfiction part and a fanart section will be cool. Maybe a section about all the characters and the missions if you know them well enough. Look at other sites and you might pick up an idea that you like. Wow, thank you thank you thank you!! You reviewed all three chapters! One of three people who did! May you be blessed ^_^
Toki Mirage: Sorry to end my chapters, but if you look closely my chapters are getting longer and they are improving.(Besides the PROBLEM last time) Thanks for the review!
Skitzo-phrenick: Thanks for all your wonderful comments! This chapter shall have a bit of romance. I really am trying to get all the action/adventure stuff done so we can have the romance but this fanfic is taking longer than I thought it would. Now I think it may have up to twelve chapters.
Hiei's Shadow: We even like the same couples! I don't recall any fics with Kurama/Shizuru and someone wanted it so here I am, trying to make it work for all I am worth. Botan has always been my favorite girl and Hiei is my favorite guy, that's how I usually make my couples! Glad I finally found someone who liked both couples! Thanks for the review!
triangle144: I missed you in the second chapter! Oh well, glad to see your back! Thank ya for your review!
Meiko M: Meiko! One of my favorite reviewers! Never fails to review a chapter of mine! You are one of two reviewers who reviewed every chapter! Yay someone else likes ice cream, although I'm not to fond of strawberry, but I LOVE vanilla! Yummy!
DEMONLADY1: Thanks for your interest in my little fanfic! I love all you reviewers!
Jagan: Ok I pretty sure how to spell Hiei's jagan eye now! ^_^ I read your bio and started cracking up! You're so funny! Do you really go to an all girls school? Ha ha ha! Sorry, ok, I'm back. For some strange reason I like Kuwuabara for his honor. But it's just too hard to pass up an opportunity to tease him about something! ^_^ Now I have three reviewers who reviewed every chapter! Thank you!
Bloody Love: Sorry I didn't update as fast as I could, I didn't feel the inspiration to write at the time. Don't really know why. Oh, thank you! At least you commented about the couples. I was really starting to wonder if people actually read the authoresses comments.
Even Song: I'll give miss-I-want-confusion! I like things confusing! Fine, you want labels, I'll give you your stinking labels! Ok, I feel better now. Thanks for reviewing Sara. But you are still a label-loving-girlie-person- that-looks-like-me!
princess-botan: For some reason your review did not come up on my stats, wonder why. But I did get your review through email so I'm happy! It's gonna take a while for this fanfic to be completed, that's for sure. I'm glad you like the couples, both of them. Yay!
lalala: Thanks for all your encouragement!
I want to give special thanks to Jagan, Trigger, Meiko M, Warrior of Chaos for putting my story on their favorite story or favorite author. You guys are the best! Sorry if I missed anybody, which I'm sure I did!
Disclaimer: Nope I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. Some really rich and lucky person does. I am neither.
The Will of the Fighter
Chapter Three
Water Guns and Cameras
*********************** Botan
" Hey, Botan, you up yet?"
I groaned and rolled over, using the pillow to cover my head. Shizuru just sighed and flipped the whole mattress over. I groaned as my body made contact with the floor.
" Sorry Botan, you forget that I am used to waking my brother up, and that boy could sleep through a bomb," Shizuru commented dryly," Now get up, breakfast is on the table."
I perked up a bit upon hearing breakfast. Getting dressed, I remembered about the beach, so I decided to put my blue, two-piece bikini underneath. I walked out of my shared bedroom and to the kitchen. How Shizuru woke up so early was beyond me.
I sat down to a breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon (yummy), buttered toast, and milk.
" So have the boys called yet?" I asked.
" Yeah, they called awhile ago. They're going to pick us up at nine. That should give us enough time to get the boat," Shizuru replied as she finished packing our lunches and placing them carefully in a straw basket.
Glancing at the clock briefly, I continued on with breakfast. Still, one question remained in my mind.
" Um, Shiz, how exactly do you fish?"
Shiz, on her part looked at me as if I had grown a horn. Then she started laughing.
" I forgot you never went fishing before. I guess you get a fishing rod, which has a hook, after you put some kind of bait on it, and cast it. It's kind of easy, sometimes boring if you don't catch anything," Shiz explained.
" Oh, that's all?" It seemed a little too easy to me.
" Yeah that's all"
*Beep*
*Beep*
" Crap, they are here! C'mon let's go!" Shizuru half screamed.
I grabbed the bag that held a deflated beach ball, four sets of shades, sunscreen, and a net. Grabbing the keys off the table I followed Shiz out the door.
***************************** Botan
Hiei turned to see us rushing out the door, lost track of time by talking no doubt.
" Sorry we were-," I started.
" Yeah, yeah, we know you were talking and you lost track of time," Hiei finished.
I stared at me for a couple seconds, mouth agape. Then I smiled.
" You know us so well it's a sin"
I decided to change the subject.
" Did you get everything?"
" Uh huh, did you put sunscreen on?" This time Shizuru spoke up.
" Shiz, we are demons, are skin is thicker and tougher than mortals are. We can't get sun burn," Kurama said, starting the car and driving down the road.
" Yeah, we are not weak like you pathetic ningens," Hiei started provoking us.
" Hey! Turn around and say that to my face Mr. I-am-so-high-and-mighty!" Shiz countered.
Kurama was driving, Hiei had shotgun, and Shiz and I were stuck in the back. I sighed listening to them bicker back and forth. To this day, I don't know who fights more, Shizuru and Hiei or Hiei and Kuwabara.
" Kurama, can you turn the air on? It's kinda hot back here," I asked him, ignoring the other two. By now we were used to this and learned to tune them out.
" Beautiful day isn't it?" Kurama asked trying to start a conversation. 0 " What!? I'll show you weak!" Shizuru then grabbed Hiei's chair and tried to rock it back and forth.
" Stop that you insane, idiot woman!" Hiei yelled in return.
" Yeah, it is beautiful isn't it?" I replied, admiring the scenery.
All I had wanted was a peaceful, non-chaotic ride to the beach. I looked at the trunk. (it was a jeep, ok. So you can see in the trunk while in the car. Of course it is red, knowing Kurama ^_^) In it were four poles with string on it and a sharp, pointy thing tied to the end of the string. So that's a fishing rod.
I turned my attention back to the others. Hiei had his chair pulled back on Shizuru, making it hard for her to move.
" Hiei, you better move this chair or else!"
" Or what, woman, are you going to yell at me some more?" Hiei challenged.
I looked back in the trunk and so a water gun. I grabbed it and shook it a bit.
*Swish*
Ok, it has water, this could be fun! I looked around and saw that no one had noticed me. Kurama was too busy driving, and the quarrelling duo were busy, umm, quarrelling. Now, time for the fun.
" Hiei, Shizuru, quit it!"
So to say, neither of them gave me any mind.
" Stop!" I tried again
I grinned. If they wouldn't listen, they should be punished. I raised the water gun in their direction, pleased they failed to notice yet again. I looked at Kurama. He nodded, also grinning. He held the wheel with one hand, and a small black cube shaped thing I recognized as a camera in the other. Oh this was going to be good. Wasting no more time, I pulled the trigger.
*Squirt*
" Ahhh! What the hell?!"
" Ha ha ha! You deserved that Hie-"
*Squirt*
" Ahhh! Botan, just who's side are you on!" Shizuru asked in the tone of a demand. Both had impressions of confusion and fury on their faces. I turned to look at Hiei. With that kind of face he looked kind of cute. I felt a blush rising on my cheeks and looked down so the others, mainly Hiei, wouldn't see it.
*Click*
*Flash*
We looked at each other and that did it. We both burst into fits of laughter.
" Ha ha ha ha ha"
" Ha ha ha ha ha"
The two turned to look at Kurama, who now held an expression of fake innocence. It took them a few seconds to figure out what had happened.
" Kitsune, you better give me that camera!" Hiei said in a threatening voice.
" Now, now Hiei, I think those pictures are going to come out good," Kurama said in a babying manner.
" Yeah, Hiei, if you can just picture the look on your faces! It was too perfect!" I said visualizing the scene in my mind. I started laughing and Kurama soon followed.
Hiei was reaching for the camera, intent on sending it into oblivion. I, for one, was not about too let that happen.
*Squirt*
" Arrrggh! Will you stop that?!" Hiei reached for the camera yet again.
I smiled. When will he ever learn.
*Squirt*
" Alright, that's it!"
He unbuckled his seat belt and jumped in the back. I tried to squirt him, but he had snatched the water gun too. We both started struggling for the water gun. I pulled the trigger, but because of all the struggling, it missed Hiei, and hit Shizuru square in the face.
" Hey! Give me that thing!"
Now with three people fighting for the water gun, it was much harder to shoot with any aim at all, still I pulled the trigger once more. It missed all of us completely, but managed to hit the dry, male driver in the back of the neck.
Kurama turned around, surprise written clearly on his face. Now if only I had the camera.
" Watch out!" Shiz screamed.
Because of the squirt, Kurama was no longer paying any attention to the road. We looked up to see an old lady crossing the street. Somehow, much to our relief, Kurama swerved around the old lady, barely missing a fire hydrant.
We all sighed with relief.
" Crazy kids!"
We turned to see the very lucky, old lady waving her cane threateningly at us and sweatdropped.
" Just be happy you are alive, hag," Hiei muttered to no one in particular.
" Hiei, how can you say that? We almost killed that poor lady," I said softly, still not over the fact that I had almost run an old woman over.
Hiei snorted.
" It is all your fault anyway! You and the damn squirt gun!" Hiei said meanly. ( Is that even a word?)
" If you weren't arguing like there was no tomorrow, I wouldn't have had the urge to squirt you!" I replied angrily.
" You could have asked us to stop!" He replied coolly.
" I did!" I retorted.
The only one who loved to have arguments besides Shiz and Kuwabara was me.
" Ugly wench!"
" Stupid jerk!"
And for some reason, I think I always do the best against him. There goes peaceful, not to mention I think this is as chaotic as a car ride can get!
************************ Hiei
Kurama pulled up in the beach parking lot next to Keiko's blue car. Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara, Yukina, and Puu were all ready on the beach making a huge sand castle.
" Hey guys, why are you so late?"
" We got a ticket," I said in my usual monotone voice.
" Really?" Keiko raised an eyebrow. ," And Kurama was driving?"
Botan nodded sheepishly. Because of all the commotion, the old hag, the camera, the squirt gun, and world war three going on, Kurama was having a very had time giving all his attention to the wheel. Eventually, a man in a blue suit pulled us over. I offered to slice him in half, but the others all gave me a horrified look and said it would be better to leave him alone.
" We are only ten minutes late anyway," Shizuru pointed out.
Botan, Kurama and I all agreed.
" True, but normally you guys are ten minutes early," Yukina commented.
Giving up we moved back to the car to get the fishing equipment out of the trunk. I took the fishing rods, Botan the tackle box, Kurama took the bait (worms), and Shiz took the basket that held our lunch.
Walking up to the dock, Shiz went to a shack with a sign that said, boat renting beside it. She came out a minute later with a set of keys. Our group followed her to a small white, blue-striped, motor boat. This time I took the wheel. Botan sat beside me and Shiz and Kurama took the back. To free our hands, we put everything in the back of the boat.
Taking the keys from Shizuru, I turned the engine on and we sped off in the ocean. I decided the best thing about boating is that there is no traffic and no speed limit. (at least I don't think there is) Stopping a ways from the dock, I parked the boat and Kurama took the fishing rods out of the back. Botan was looking at them curiously, as was I for both of us had never been fishing.
" They are all set up so the only thing you must do now, is to put on the bait," Kurama explained.
" Bait?" Botan questioned.
" Yes, worms," Kurama replied.
I almost laughed as her eyes bugged out.
" What are you afraid of touching a worm?" I teased.
She glared at me and lifted her nose in a snooty manner.
" No, I just don't want to hurt the worm by putting the hook through its middle," she said.
I sighed. Typical Botan.
Kurama and Shiz had already hooked their worms. I took this time and hooked my own worm. Botan saw this and looked back in the Styrofoam box and the worms. She then looked at me pleadingly.
" Please," she asked with her puppy dog eyes.
Oh, no not the puppy dog face. No! Make it go away!
" Fine"
I took her rod and hooked her worm, then gave it back to her.
" Thanks, Hiei!" Botan said cheerily and happily took her rod.
She looked at the others for more instructions. Kurama and Shiz saw us looking at them with a confused look.
" Sorry, sorry! Now you have to cast the line and wait for a fish," Shiz demonstrated a cast.
" And how do we know when we have a fish and how do we catch it," I asked.
" Oh! See the red thing on the end of the line? That's called a bobber. It will bob up and down and you will feel a tug on the end of the line. When it does this, just give your rod a tug to hook the fish, and reel it in," Shiz explained again but this time Kurama demonstrated.
" But if we hook the fish won't that hurt?" Botan questioned eyeing the hook.( I said the same thing the first time I went fishing)
" I suppose it will, but how did you think we would catch them, with our hands?" Kurama asked jokingly.
" I could've done it", I muttered.
We all cast our lines in the water and started to wait patiently for a fish. And waiting and waiting and waiting. Did I mention we were waiting for a stupid fish to bite?
" This is boring, where's the action, the challenge in this?" I asked annoyed.
" The challenge is to be patient and the action is trying to hook a fish. Now shut up and be still before you scare the fish away," Shizuru replied.
I looked around past the boat, to the environment. The water was semi- clear so you could almost see the stones and sand at the bottom. Out of the corner of my eye I saw movement in the water. Upon further investigation, I noticed Botan's bobber was moving.
" I got a fish!" Botan exclaimed, at the same time trying to reel the fish in.
" Kurama, how big are the fish supposed to be?" Botan asked, still struggling with the line.
" Not to big, this is a small lake," the fox demon replied.
" Well it feels, big! Come on you stupid fish, stop struggling already and let me reel you in! Nice fishy", Botan said and started leaning over the boat as she was slowly being pulled in by the fish.
*Snap*
Botan's line suddenly broke, sending her back into the boat with much force. That's it. I took my shirt off and dove in the water after the fish. Because the fish took the line with it, the bobber allowed me the pinpoint where the fish was. No more of this ningen crap, I'm goin' to do this my way! That's it. I took my shirt off and dove in the water after the fish, surprising the others.
" Hiei! Get back here!" Botan screamed at me.
I swam under the water, thankful the sun had warmed it up a bit. I saw the fish swimming away, hook embedded in it's mouth. I did a quick double take of the fish. Kurama says small fish. Well then, this fish must have been the king fish of the lake for it was half the size of the boat itself. No wonder Botan couldn't reel this big boy in. I grabbed the fish's back, careful to avoid the spines.
It thrashed in my grasp, and I found myself holding on for dear life. The fish swerved into the boat, taking me with him. I pulled the fish up so I could breathe in the air, before Mr. God fish took off once again. Botan saw my foot being pulled away in the water and quickly grabbed it, trying to pull me back in.
The force was to much for her, so she half her body was over the boat, luckily for her, Kurama saw and grabbed her feet, saving her from the water. Shizuru grabbed him to keep him from falling into the water. The fish began pulling the whole boat, with everyone else besides me, aboard, and trying desperately to stay that way.
We must have been quite a sight, four people, two ningens, two demons, being pulled by what they can only assume a giant fish, holding on to each other, one halfway out of the boat, and one immersed in water. The gang had seen us and Keiko had a camera, Yusuke grinning from ear to ear as he watched, Kuwabara rolling about in the sand, laughing his heart out, and Yukina was giggling madly. Oh no is this 'make fun of Hiei and take his picture to torture him for all time day'?
The fish was now heading for land, much to my relief for I was getting fed up of being dragged by a fish and making a hilarious scene. As the water began to shallow, Botan released her grip on my feet, as I tightened my own grip upon the retarded fish and stood up, bringing the fish with me, out of the water, squirming helplessly in my tight grasp.
Kurama pulled the boat on land, so it would not float away, while the girls gathered around me to inspect the troublesome fish.
" I have never seen fish before," Shizuru said admitted.
I turned to glare at Kurama.
" Only small fish you say, do you think a small fish could drag a boat around for fifteen minutes?" I questioned irritably, only to notice that Kurama didn't hear me. Instead he had his attention focused on the damn fish.
It has a pale silver, with a green diamond shaped gem on the center of his forehead. Large spines lay threateningly on his back, and looked to have razor sharp teeth. He had a long pointy nose(think sword fish) that could probably do some damage if use as a sword.
" I've seen that fish before. It is from Makai," We all gasped and gave him our full attention, " I believe it to be called the God fish or king fish as some people like to call it. It was given the name for it's super strength for a fish, and it's size."
Go figure.
" Yup that's right," I turned to the voice to find that the God fish had spoken.
" Y- you can talk?" Botan stuttered eyes widening.
" Very well actually," the God fish replied, loving the amazement on her face.
" The name's Axel, by the way. Brought here a few centuries ago from Makai. Now would you mind if you removed this hook? My lip is getting sore"
We were brought out of our stupor and Shiz got rid of the hook.
" You're not going to eat me are you?" Axel asked.
" No, why would we eat you when we could get so much money for a talking King fish at the zoo?" Shizuru answered with another question.
" Shizuru!" Botan exclaimed.
" Tell you what, I'll give you something if you set me free," Axel said thoughtfully.
" What could you possibly do for us? You're a fish!" Hiei replied.
" I can give you this shell.", A shell materialized in front of Axel, " When you throw it in the water it will emit a special noise that, I or my friends can hear and will assist you however possible."
Botan took the shell in her hands.
" Look, Axel you don't have to do this just for your freedom," Botan said truthfully, " We can just put you back"
" That's ok. You can have the shell as a reminder that you caught the king of the lake. Besides it might be fun to help you. You seem to be the adventurous type of people." Axel replied, " You even know of Makai"
" Well I guess you could say that," Kurama said.
I picked Axel up again and stepped into the water. I lowered him into the water as the others bid their farewells. Maybe he wasn't so bad. For a fish that dragged you around in a lake.
************************
Well there's the fourth chapter and my longest yet. I hope to get 55 reviews before continuing, which shouldn't be long considering I know exactly what is going to happen. Actually they were supposed to be in this chapter but it was already too long. Over 4000 words. I made it over 10,000 words! Aren't you proud of me? There might be that little problem again, but I hope there isn't. If anyone knows how to get rid of it please tell me. It's killing me seeing problems in my fanfic and not being able to fix them. Please do not flame me or be gentle. Open to couples that you want. Oh yeah I saw a bloopers section in one fanfic and decided to try it!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Bloopers^^^^^^^^^^^^^^(the pov is going to be different here)
Botan groaned and rolled over, using the pillow to cover her head. Shizuru just sighed and flipped the whole mattress over. Botan groaned as my body made contact with the floor.
" And there goes my knee."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
*Squirt*
" Arrrggh! Will you stop that?!" Hiei reached for the camera yet again.
Botan smiled. When will he ever learn.
*Squirt*
" Alright, that's it!"
Hiei unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped into the back seat. He snatched the water pistol and began squirting her mercilessly. Botan shrieked and used her hands to try to shield her face from the water. Shizuru reached in the back and pulled out three more water guns. She squirted a surprised Hiei and gave a water pistol to Kurama and Botan.
" Water war!"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The force was too much for Botan, so she half her body was over the boat, luckily for her, Kurama saw and grabbed her feet, saving her from the water, unfortunately, her feet slipped from from his grasp.
*Splash*
"Kurama!", a soaked Botan exclaimed.
" Woopsies"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hiei struggled to get a grip on Axel and held on for dear life.
" Help! I'm going to die at the fins of a King fish! Ahhhh!"
^^^^^^^^^^^^
~Freesia~