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I'm so used to reading fics with a little bit a Japanese in them that I forget some people might not know what they mean. Sorry for that. I switch back and forth a lot without even noticing. Most people already know what most of these mean but just incase for those of you who don't.
Glossary-
Makai- demon world
Reikai- spirit world
Ningenkai- human world
Ningen- human
Katana- sword
The Will of the Fighter
Chapter 12
First Mission Kidnapping
Botan
It was nighttime now, around eleven according to the clock plastered on the wall of Genkai's temple. I rubbed my neck. Even though I used my energy to heal the wounds inflicted, it was still stiff and achy. I just knew I would have hell with it in the morning.
I moaned and winced softly as my fingers felt a particularly sore part on my neck. Wincing more, I continued to rub it enthusiastically, determined to get the kinks out of it. I stopped and looked about the room quickly. It was not my intention to worry the others with my sore neck. As far as they knew it no longer hurt, and I wanted it to stay that way. It really wasn't a gruesome pain, a fall down the stairs could easily top mine for pain; I was just annoyed I suppose, that I was so worked up over it.
No one seemed to be watching. Yusuke, Kuwabara and Keiko were playing one of Genkai's many racing games, and surprisingly Keiko was winning. Kuwabara, and especially Yusuke, were looking none too pleased about it. Kurama and Shizuru had left with Yukina to the kitchen, for they were hungry and wanted to whip up something to eat and had yet to return. Genkai was off meditating somewhere, but probably just gave us that excuse to get out of our company. Not that I blame her, listening to Kuwabara and Yusuke shout and whine, I felt like doing the same thing. Seeing that I was getting no attention I continued gently to massage my neck.
" Does your neck hurt?" Hiei whispered softly beside me. I did a double take. Since when did he get there?
I was halfway through a nod, when a familiar pain exploded again and I opted for verbal speech instead.
" Not bad. I healed it on the way back, but it's still sore for the most part," I replied, grinning weakly.
I was located on the couch, and Hiei behind it. I didn't bother to turn my head back to stare at him, and I'm positive my neck was grateful for that. I let my hands fall from my tender area and practiced twisting it and testing the mobility, and was contented that the pain was still present, but dulled to only a light throb. I gasped and tensed when I felt two warm hands wrap around my neck, but instantly relaxed into the loose grip after I got over the surprise.
Hiei's hands were surprisingly gentle, not at all rough, as I would have thought. Then again I never pictured myself in this situation with any man, much less Hiei being the one doing it. Under his ministrations I felt myself slump back against the couch, remolded into something like a blob. I could not suppress a shiver that worked its way through my body as Hiei skillfully and carefully massaged my tender neck. A moan of pure bliss escaped my lips and I felt Hiei smirk. I don't know if it is actually possible to 'feel' a smirk, establishing it's not yours but someone else's, but I tell myself everyday miracles happen, and I guess this is one of them. Or perhaps I just know Hiei better than I think.
My eyes closed as I concentrated on the sensations my neck was undergoing. I doubted it would ever hurt again after this. His fingers traced circles on my neck, applying pressure here and there. My skin tingled everywhere his fingers touched. This was a dream, it had to be a dream...
I heard snickers in front of me and my eyes snapped open to find the racing game discarded and six pairs of eyes on me. I felt Hiei's hands leave me, and I ignored the protesting yelp my body seemed to scream. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and even Keiko were viewing us with curiosity. This was definitely not a dream.
" Since when did you two become so close? Last time I remember both of you acted like neither existed. I guess the change happened so slowly no one noticed it. But really what sparked the change?" Yusuke asked slyly.
I looked to Keiko who looked torn between listening to the response, and slapping Yusuke for his forwarded question. In the end, to my dismay, she stayed silent and waited attentively. I tried to think of some way to back out of the question, but all I could think of to say was, that picture can fly and hightail it out of there. I realized they did deserve some kind of answer, anyone would be curious. In the time of a few months, two people, who never talked at all really, suddenly, become best of friends? Who wouldn't be curious?
A noise in the hall made me turn my attention from my pondering. Kurama, Shiz, and Yukina stood in the doorway, chips and ice cream in their hands, frozen.
" Why is it any of your concern if we happen to be on friendly terms now?" A voice I knew as Hiei said coldly.
" It's alright, Hiei. I guess they deserve to know." He had moved next to me on the couch and I saw him about to protest but I cut him off.
" Around three months ago Koenma gave me a new mission. You all didn't know about it because only Hiei was needed. I had orders to go along too; because Koenma was worried Hiei might get carried away and go on a killing spree. However, there were more demons than anticipated, and a big surprise was there were human fighters too. We all know demons, including Hiei, cannot kill a human without permission, which we did not have, without serious punishment, so that slowed us down to."
" Hiei fought ahead of me, taking care of the fighters before they could even attempt to approach me, while I hovered a ways back on my oar. Some sneaky demons snuck quietly behind me, and assaulted my back. I was unprepared and outnumbered, and was taken prisoner. My captors quickly bound my hands, and tossed me over their shoulders, before Hiei noticed I was gone. So in a nutshell, I got kidnapped and Hiei saved me. That served as the main icebreaker between us."
" Wow, that's a tale. Yusuke, how come you never saved me like that?!" Keiko exclaimed.
" What you actually want to get kidnapped?! Fine next time I run into troublemakers I'll make sure to ask a favor of them. Sorry my girl friend (as in friend that's a girl, not a official relationship) wants to get kidnapped and play damsel in distress. Could you pick her up for me, she's upstairs, first door on the left," Yusuke remarked sarcastically.
" Reason one, I'm too good for anyone to kidnap you now! Reason two, do you have a memory! You got kidnapped like fifty million times already! Even Hiei kidnapped you, alright!" Yusuke exclaimed.
" Which makes you great how?" Hiei questioned snappishly.
" That's almost like how you saved me, Hiei," Yukina said happily, leading Kurama and Shiz into the room and plopped down next to him. Jealousy flooded Kuwabara as he stood up abruptly.
" He didn't do squat! I was the one that saved you, my sweet Yukina!"
" The only thing you did was stick your sword into Toguro's gut. If you had killed him like you claim to we would have been saved the expense of the Dark Tournament," Hiei returned.
" That's a strange way to become friends," Yukina started, trying to end the argument.
" Well yeah, but I can't stay mad at a guy that saved my life," I replied happily.
" When were you ever mad at me," Hiei wondered. I blushed.
" Well mad isn't the best word for it, but before you were pretty much like a rock to talk to and it was frustrating to say the least. But at least I knew you had some social life since you always talked to Kurama, even though he was the only one you wouldn't always snap at..." I trailed off when he glared at me.
" Was that really the first time you met?" Keiko asked dreamily. I sweat dropped.
" Well it was not the first time we met but..." It was hard to describe. It was the first time we got along? No that didn't sound right. Talked as if we were not strangers? He didn't hate me and I was not terrified of him? Maybe it is best I try not to describe it with words. All the outcome will get me is a headache.
" What was the mission about?" Yusuke asked suddenly curious.
" Umm..."
" To slay a demon who took humans from Human world and turned them into slaves," Hiei replied easily.
I nodded gratefully.
" Yes, they had an organization and everything going!" I continued.
Whew. That was a pathetic lie. I did base it off a real occurrence but with much less drama. Hiei actually did tell the truth though. Our mission, well my mission, with a lot of help from Hiei, was to stop (kill) the demons that had a human slave trade going on. It was a pretty complex situation. We didn't stop the whole thing; most of it is still going on now. Humans are being kidnapped during the night, or if the happen to chance upon a kidnapping in process they get abducted too. I'm happy to say we shut down a section, but unfortunately not as critical a part as Koenma had hoped.
At the time I was so inexperienced that I didn't do much. Thinking back, I did not really do something. Anything. That mission was 100% Hiei's victory. It would have gone smoother if I hadn't been there.
Flashback
" Hiei, slow down! I can't keep up with you!" I cried stumbling clumsily on branches, twigs, and rocks in my way, at my fast speed.
" Of course you can't keep up with my speed even if I'm walking. You have your compass, I'll meet you at the entrance!" That, I decided as I looked up and saw his blurred, black-clothed form jump from tree to tree, could not be considered walking. Tree-jumping maybe-but certainly not walking!
Jerk, I thought. I met Hiei at the entrance. He was looking rather bored and lazy as I panted gasping for breath. He glared at me.
" How the heck am I supposed to train something as weak as you?" He muttered.
" Blame Koenma! I didn't want this job! It's like freakin' suicide!" I grit out. It was then I noticed a few bodies on the ground. One seemed...human. I flipped him over (he was lying on his back) and noticed he was indeed a human.
" There are humans here?" I asked. The report didn't say anything like this...
" Unless mortals go by a new name, yes," Hiei snapped.
" Fine! I was just asking!" I screamed. Why oh why didn't I ask Kurama? So he has school, he's smart enough to skip it once in awhile. At least he wouldn't chop my head off for asking a question!
" Hn. Ask someone who cares."
" If you insist," I smirked. I wasn't thinking, I knew he could kill me for this, but I did not care. I was pissed at his attitude and all thoughts of him doing me a favor by actually coming with me on the mission blew out the window.
" Mr. Rock, do you think that bloodied corpse over there is a human?" I asked with fake curiosity.
" You are more foolish than I thought," Hiei muttered.
" You do! Well then, let us hope there is a pulse," I responded, checking the body and luckily found one.
" Remember you can't kill humans," I reminded, addressing Hiei.
" So ummm, what now?" I asked, dropping the act.
" I will go in first and take care of all the goons, you will follow behind on your oar," Hiei answered.
" Hey, that's not fair! I can beat those guys up too!" I yelled.
" We've hardly had a week of training. It is obvious you are not ready."
I flushed.
" It is not obvious!" I argued, "I have spirit energy! With it I could take down a lot also!"
" You may have some spirit energy now, but it is a feeble amount. Besides you don't know how to use it yet anyway."
" Then, jeez, why did you even bring me along? If all I'm going to do is hold you back all the time!" I screamed.
" It is your mission, so the least you can do is be there," he replied simply, "And when this is over you are going to be the one that writes the report."
True to his word, Hiei led the assault, never letting anyone, demon or human, come close to me. I followed on my oar, bored for the most part. Well this is a dud job. Either I'm worrying for my life or bored out of my mind.
I was so immersed with my thoughts that I didn't see the group of villains behind me. I felt my oar snap underneath me and my feet hit the floor. My questioning eyes looked backwards into murderous blue ones. I didn't even have time to scream for Hiei's help, the angry blue-eyed demon put a hand over my mouth while his followers who I just noticed were there, tied my hands behind my back. Struggling as hard as I could it made no difference and the rope bound my arms tightly together harshly. Hands circled my waist and pulled my down the hall from which I came.
I looked pleadingly to Hiei, but his back was turned to me, distracted with talking on a good twenty challengers but having no difficulty to be seen at all. My anger had dissipated and my eyes filled with unshed tears. Some great detective I turned out to be. As I was pulled backwards, I gradually lost sight of his battle, and not once did he turn around, not once did he notice my life was in peril.
(This is my new separator. is not allowing my old symbols for some reason.)
I glared venomously at my capturers. Damn them. And where the hell was Hiei. I had been locked in this room with these men for over an hour. I pulled frustratingly at the offending material surrounding my wrists and huffed.
All those jerks were weaklings. Wasn't Hiei done by now? Did he get lost? Or did he not care that I disappeared at all? No, that couldn't be it. He wouldn't leave me here. Sure, he didn't like me but he did have an honor code. A very odd honor code, but an honor code all the same. I just hoped it included saving a kidnapped partner. He saved his sister right? Yeah, well he loves his sister; too bad I can't say the same for me.
" Hey wench, stop waiting for your little friend to save your butt. He would've come back by now. Face it you're stuck here. He's long dead by now," the imbecile who carried me off spoke.
I glared at him fiercely. "Oh, he's coming for me. Why don't you let me go and I'll see if I can take your sentence down to only hospital care when he finds you," I growled. Hospital care my ass. I'd kill these idiots the second I had the chance. Maybe there would be a chance to reason with them. They saw Hiei kill all their allies, how could they think they could defeat him with a measly six, when with their own eyes saw him take twenty?
" Sorry, girlie. No man can outmatch this building. Do you know how many guards are here?" A demon with blue skin and medium brown hair asked.
" Enough for his warm up?" I spat. I had to get out of here. If I went down on my first mission, Hiei would NEVER let me live it down. The embarrassment would be too much to bear. Assuming that he cared in the first place. I had to get out. I was going insane.
I rubbed my wrists against the wall, desperately trying to loosen its grasp. I pulled, tugged, wrenched, scraped, and squeezed energetically. Let me go. Stupid rope! Die. Die. Die! Alas it would not come loose even a bit. Not that it stopped me.
Four demons and two humans were in the room besides me. My kidnapper seemed to be the leader, therefore safe to say the strongest. It looked like we were in a control room of some sort. Maybe I could self-destruct the building if I ever got free...No that wouldn't work, Hiei was still here, and he'd be caught in the detonation, and I did not know the way out!
My movement began to attract the attention of those around me. I ignored them completely and continued to bang against the wall. Maybe if I were loud enough Hiei would hear me...if not it would at least annoy 'them' to no end.
Glances were passed around the room but I pretended not to notice. Besides my war with my confinement, no noise was made. There was an awkward silence that unsettled my stomach. I could tell they were considering seriously knocking me out, or perhaps killing me. Which reminds me, why haven't they already? I was proving to be an increasing nuisance.
I stretched my wrists helplessly, growling as the rope dug deeper into my tender skin. This was definitely going to leave a bruise. I could already feel the sticky wetness of blood, pooling behind me. The guards seemed suspiciously quite still, and I eyed them warily before I continued yet again in my hopelessness.
This time, though, one of the dopes approached me. I did my best to look as venomous as possible, but it didn't work well. I do not think I could fool anyone easily if my arms were tied, and I was caught like taking candy from a baby. Argh! This isn't my department at all! I ferry ghosts, pass information, give out tools, get our attack forces, not be that attack itself!
" Girl, quit trying to break free. It's impossible, you know. Rope made in Makai is twice as hard as human rope. You would have an easier time cutting through steel," the demon that approached me snarled.
It did feel like cutting through steel. The rope didn't give an inch the whole hour I've been tugging on it. My arm was likely to break off before it gave. Still, I refused to comply. So angry was I that if they told my to stay on an airplane, I would've jumped off the first chance possible, regardless if the means of transportation was airborne or not.
" Girl, I'm warning you!" was the threat.
" Or what? You will punch me? Slap me? Call me a bitch? Go ahead! I can take it and more!" While Hiei had never directly attacked me, yet anyway, his blocks were powerful enough to knock me backwards, and dodging his blows (though they never connected) were like murder. The cut that would have been there from the sword was replaced by the cut from a rock, or twig, or a wall or almost anything for that matter.
" You asked for it. No, you could have just sat there and avoided being hurt, but no, you have to make things difficult!" His claws flexed out and aimed for my face. I bared my teeth that said, "come near me and I'll bite your hand off. Internally I prepared for the blow, never faltering and keeping my eyes staring defiantly.
Seconds before his palm connected, the door literally broke off its hinges and flew right at the bloke who was about to hit me, smashing into him, taking both of them back and through the wall. ( the door was facing the side so instead of both Botan and the demon getting smushed into the wall, Botan was unharmed as the door narrowly missed her) That's a nice trick my mind thought admirably. A black cloaked figured stood in the doorway.
Hiei's eyes flickered dangerously as he gazed around the room. Briefly, I wondered why. Then the thought hit me that he was probably angry with me for getting kidnapped. I did feel ashamed, such a great fighter, forced to take on such a lowly apprentice. No doubt, if not already bound by his promise to reveal my true identity, it would never escape his lips anyway. I was a pure embarrassment to his ego.
" Shit! How the hell did he get in here?!" Demon number 2 raged, "I thought the place was surrounded."
" You should really focus on getting better fighters, instead of capturing onlookers. It's no fun for me when a simple hit can take them down," Hiei hissed coldly.
" NO! You're not the one we're after! You are not the prince's detective!" He pointed to me. "This girl is!"
I was frozen. This is ridiculous! The first mission and my identity was spilled! In a second the speaker was sent spiraling with a punch to the chin. In another second my bounds became undone, and I slowly stood up, with Hiei beside me, katana drawn.
" Koenma may be an idiot, but do you really think a simple ferry girl would be a detective? You saw how easily she was caught, is that the kind of skill Koenma wants on missions?" His voice was frigid, and I winced visibly when he glared at me.
" That's not what our boss said!" Human number 1 piped.
" Then your boss is a liar," Hiei fired.
With that he lunged quickly at the four demons. I readied myself and stopped the first human who attempted to help the demons, which were losing pitifully. I finished him off quickly, using all the anger that had fired up in me for the last two hours. I spun on the other human and delivered a kick to his chest that knocked him back behind a desk.
Who knows how many humans Hiei had killed tonight. But I was sure not to let Koenma do anything to him. Not when he saved me and stood up for me.
Hiei
After safely leading, the ferry woman out of the burning building, courtesy of me, she collapsed under a tree. I sighed. She was tired already? What did she do? She got caught like a perfect little damsel in distress would. Which forced me to become prince charming. I hated fairytales.
" How are you tired?" I asked gruffly. I jumped in a tree opposite of her, neither of us making eye contact.
I saw her glare at me while my head was still turning. Her fist balled up painfully in fury. It was then I noticed that her wrists were bruised and bleeding from where the demon rope was secured.
" Just when I thought you were nice! You! You were so eager to torch the building, leaving only six minutes to run all the way out the exit, without directions might I add! You could do it, but I can't! This isn't my kind of thing let me remind you! I was perfectly happy being a grim reaper."
" Your wrists are bleeding."
" Oh. Yeah, I never gave up on breaking free. Determination is the only thing going for me." A bluish tint surrounded her hands, and I turned to see the blue haired female in concentration. Slowly the blood stopped and the cut healed. Not even the bruise marks remained when she was finished. When she was satisfied her head slumped in weariness.
" I suppose I am going to have to carry you back once again?" I asked, sounding void of all emotion. The girl is simply too weak. I'm going to have to take it up a notch in our training. I jumped down easily, the distance being long enough to break a human's leg, but I managed to do it without a sound and no pain at all.
I picked her up, surprised myself at how gentle I was being, waited for her to wrap her arms around my neck and took off.
" Thanks." She said, though muffled by my cloak. For what? Picking her up? Or saving her hide? Or maybe perhaps for doing HER mission.
" The mission was simple enough. Just be more aware of backstabbers next time," I growled, more harshly than I intended.
" Not that! I mean for sticking up for me! You could be punished severely if anything were to happen to me, but you kicked that guys' ass when he stated I was the detective!" She yelled. I growled again as her voice echoed, torturing my ears. She quieted down once she saw how annoyed I was.
" I wonder how he found out..." The ex-grim reaper whispered.
" Maybe the toddler isn't being as truthful as we assumed."
End Flashback(Notice how he doesn't use Botan's name in the beginning)
Botan
"Botan?" Yukina asked, waving a hand in front of my face.
" Huh? Oh, sorry Yukina! My mind was somewhere else," I replied smiling broadly. Beside me, Hiei too looked like he had snapped out of a memory.
" That's ok Botan, I just wanted to know if you needed your neck healed," Yukina questioned softly. I smiled. Yukina was really sweet and an excellent healer. Wait my neck! I already healed it! Think, Botan, think!
" Thanks for the offer, Yukina, but I already healed it. Koenma gets angry whenever he sees his staff hurt, and I didn't want him to blame Hiei. It wasn't his fault!" I pretended. Koenma used to get mad if I ever came home with so much as a bruise, but I haven't seen him lately. I have no problem with never seeing that little, rotten, spoiled baby until for the rest of my life. If he cared about me getting hurt so much then why did he assign me a job that practically screamed Botan's dead?
Yukina looked a little unconvinced; normally she was the healer that the group would come to. She isn't used to my being able to heal myself now, especially that degree of a wound.
" But it drained all my energy and I'm dreadfully tired now." I smiled sheepishly. My fib seemed to have worked.
" Well, I'm off to bed. See you guys in the morning." I waved farewell, and began heading to my room. We had all picked rooms in Genkai's temple. She had generously said there was more than enough room, and we happily agreed. It took two hours on a one-way trip to Genkai's that was tiring enough, but we stayed all day, excluding Hiei who hated cars unless he got to drive, which a was a mistake that was never going to happen again. The boys would spar on the training grounds, and the girls did whatever. Sometimes we would watch, but somehow we didn't find it quite as amusing as the boys and Genkai did. Shizuru and Keiko had practically watched Kazuma and Yusuke fight everyday of their lives, so it was no wonder they got bored of it. As a ferry girl, I had to see plenty of fights, and I still do, so when I get the chance to refuse fighting, you bet I'm going to take it. Poor Yukina just didn't like fighting, but no one could blame her. Funny, how Hiei was her twin brother and no one could be more opposite.
So we did anything, we cooked, played videogames, sports, and even went to the movies a few times, but rarely because Genkai lived in the middle of nowhere. The only reason we went was so Yukina could see the town and let her explore a little. She never complained but I knew she got a little lonely at times.
That was the other reason I stayed. Before I even started training with Hiei, I came a lot to Genkai's temple to see Yukina and stayed there whenever I got the chance, normally weeks at a time. Yukina was happy because she got a friend, besides Kazuma (oh god), and I had a place to stay. Genkai was sweet and never minded. In the beginning she even said it was too quiet without me around anyway.
Hiei never wanted a room, but Yukina insisted because she felt bad about him visiting so much, but never having the chance to stay for very long. Giving Hiei a spare room was her solution, and Hiei loved his sister too much to deny her anything.
" Aren't you forgetting something Botan," Yusuke asked, "Maybe truth or dare would ring a bell."
I groaned. Oh yeah. The dare. I blushed. I had to sleep in Hiei's room tonight.
" Well, Hiei, aren't you going to be a gentleman and show the lady the way to your room? Unless the lady already knows where that is..." Yusuke trailed off slyly winking at me.
" Yusuke!" I screeched, and slapped him.
" Dang! She slaps harder than Keiko!" Yusuke swore, rubbing his sore cheek. Keiko huffed and promptly slapped him on the other cheek.
" Jerk!"
I followed Hiei to his room, who looked like he wanted nothing more than to stomp back in that room and make Yusuke wish he were never born. I knew where Hiei's room was; I had just never really been in it before. I tried to hide my nervousness. Nothing was going to happen! I was just spending the night with a guy who was my friend. In the same room. Who was good-looking. I smacked myself. If I kept thinking like that the whole night then something was going to happen.
Hiei opened the door, letting me go in first. Surprise, surprise, the room was totally black. His room was pretty much blank, a few swords on the back wall, which I had a feeling were there if he ever needed to protect Yukina, never mind that he always carried a sword on his person. The bed was against the wall across from a black leather couch. In between was a small coffee table.
" You can have the bed." I looked at Hiei, then at the bed. This was his room; no way I was going to take it from him. Besides, he already did one dare today.
" No, you take it, this is your second dare anyway," I replied.
" Botan, I used to sleep in trees, do you think I mind sleeping on a couch for one night?"
" I used to sleep on oars."
" You used to ride oars, not sleep on them."
" I could have slept on them if I wanted to," I said indignantly. I heard him sigh and grinned thinking I had won. Stubbornness was my sister, and that Hiei knew well. I gasped as I was thrown on the bed. I looked up to see his smirking face and this time I sighed. If I was so stubborn, why did he always win? I decided it was because I was not a childish.
I settled on the bed as he took the couch, but not before chucking a pillow at his head. I'm not childish, just playful. What, it's not a sin. I ducked as the pillow came flying back at me. A playful person who likes winning.
Sorry for the short chapter guys, contrary to most chapters, I made this one shorter than intended. While I was on a cruise I wrote this chapter in a notebook, and it only reached the first two pages of it! So I have the next few chapters made, initially I wrote two, and started another, but it's too long. It may take five chapters to get out all I've planned. Sheesh you guys are hard to get a hold of, I got like five reviews for that last chapter, but I blame it all on having some problems and updating, and vacations...or did you guys really leave me? Come back!!
But..Ahem...how are you guys feeling about school? I don't want to go back either, don't worry. This chapter is my gift to you, I do not go back until the eighth, but I know the catholic school in my area has already started. I pity them...so more reviews!
I'll post the next chapter when I get to 363 reviews. It's just thirteen, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Credits:
Authoress-Freesia
Editor-Sara (EvenSong)
Owner-umm I forget who own YYH. If anyone knows, please tell me in a review. Thanks!
Bloopers
" Crap the rope won't come off!" Botan yelled. Hiei appeared looking amused.
" This isn't show time, you can take it off now," he said.
" That's the problem, I can't," Botan said, "I'm going to kill that director! Hiei, get it off for me!"
" Ok, ok, stop whining! Weakling," Hiei muttered under his breath.
Hiei raised his sword in the air, and brought it down on the rope. Unexpectedly, the sword broke in two and Hiei's eyes popped out.
" Hiei what happened? The rope still isn't loose." Botan could not see behind her, therefore did not know that Hiei's sword broke.
" That frigid piece of rope ruined my sword!" Hiei screamed.
" How can a sword lose to rope, Hiei?" Kurama asked, coming out of nowhere.
" I don't know, try your whip if your so smart," Hiei asked smugly.
" Fine. All you need it some skill and...it broke my whip!" Kurama cried.
" Ha ha, told you," Mocked Hiei.
" Shiz, can you undo this rope for Botan," Kurama asked, seeing if he could get her to make the mistake he did.
" Nope, I've got a brain unlike you two," Shiz said offhandedly.
" Hey!"
" I resent that!"
" Will someone please get me out of here!" Botan pleaded, "In this lifetime!"
" Oooooh, what's that?" Yukina asked curiously, looking everywhere.
" That's a bus," Shiz explained.
" What's that?" Yukina pointed to a weird contraption located away from everything on a patch of grass.
" That is a swing set."
" Who's that?"
" The mailman."
" What's that?"
" A flower."
" Oh yeah, heheheh."
" I think my brother's rubbing off on you."
" Take the bed!"
" Take this!" Botan threw a pillow at Hiei's head.
" No you!" Hiei said, grabbling two more pillows off the couch.
" No you!" Botan said, deflecting the first two, but the last one hit her in the head.
" What's going on in there?" Keiko asked Kurama and Shiz.
" We don't know, but it's been going on for an hour," Kurama replied.
Yusuke opened the door and promptly ducked as a stray pillow missed his head.
" When did they get so many pillows?" Kuwabara asked.
" Who knows? Hey everyone, party in Hiei's room!"
363 reviews before next chapter. More would be welcome!
Freesia