Ooooh I am so mad! I had this whole thing typed up and on a disc, and then when I went to upload it, I found out it got funked up! So now I have to re-type the whole damn thing! DAH! (takes deep breath) Anyway, I'm almost to the double digits! Just a warning, Hiei's going to be experiencing some mild OOCness in this and the chapters to come.

Disclaimer: Can't think of anything creative. I don't own it.

Chapter 9

Screw Up

"The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round! The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, all through the town!" Mint sang loudly. Hiei, who had stuffed earplugs in his ears and gone to sleep, drooled on her shoulder. Yusuke and Kuwabara were playing Old Maid, Kurama read a book, and Sakura and Keiko talked.

"Will someone shut her up?" Yusuke asked in annoyance, taking a card from Kuwabara and then swearing. Sakura took a catnip mouse out of her pocket and threw it over her shoulder and it landed in Mint's lap. Mint immediately snatched it up and purred while stroking it lovingly.

"That'll keep her quiet for a few hours." Sakura stated.

(At the airport)

"Okay, I don't need to get sued, so everyone stay together!" Mr. Iwamoto snapped before getting off the bus. Mint stood up, still clutching her mouse, and Hiei fell over still asleep.

"Is he dead?" Sakura asked, poking him. Yusuke grinned mischievously.

"Kuwabara's kissing Yukina!" He screamed. Hiei immediately snapped awake and attacked Kuwabara.

"Aaaahhhh!" Kuwabara cried, running off the bus with Hiei in pursuit.

"I have the feeling that Kuwabara's not going to live long enough to see America." Kurama commented.

(Inside the airport)

"Ooh! Look at that! What does that do! Gee, you're tall, mister! Want some cheese!" Mint screamed at a random person behind a counter. Mr. Iwamoto dragged her away.

"Stop being retarded!" He ordered before walking away. Mint burst into tears.

"Waaaahhhh! Saki-chan, he's being mean!" She wailed.

"You should have kicked his ass." Yusuke, Hiei, Sakura, and Kuwabara said.

"Stop being bad influences!" Keiko scolded.

"Everyone's leaving." Kurama pointed out. Just then, a cart carrying cat carriers (that's a mouthful!) passed by.

"Those poor kitties! I will save you!" Mint cried, running after them while dragging Hiei along.

"Why am I coming!" He asked.

"To help me liberate them!" Mint replied.

"Mint! Our plane's getting ready to leave!" Yusuke called after them. Mint and Hiei disappeared into the crowd.

"Dammit! Now we have to go find them!" Sakura complained. They ran after them, ignoring the objections from Keiko.

"We'll miss our plane!"

"Stop talking! You're creating wind drag!" They dived out of the way so they wouldn't get run over by the stampede of kitty cats.

"Ugh…Mint…" Sakura groaned, knowing her cat friend was responsible. Kuwabara squealed and attempted to pet the kitties as they ran past. Then they spotted Mint running toward them on all fours, giggling like an idiot. Hiei ran along beside her, trying to shake off the kitties that were hanging onto him. Yusuke and Kurama grabbed Mint and Hiei as they ran by.

"Mint, why did you do that?" Kurama asked once the stampede had passed. Kuwabara sat in a corner and sniffled because he missed the kitties.

"They were being mistreated! …Wow! Big word! Cookie please!" Mint exclaimed, holding her hand out expectantly.

"The plane destined for America is now departing." A voice announced over the speaker.

"Cool!" Mint squealed, trying to wrestle the microphone from the announcer guy.

"I wanna talk in it!" She screamed. Sakura dragged her away from the confused announcer guy.

"We've gotta get on the plane!" She said.

"What's a plane?" Hiei asked, realizing that he didn't know what a plane was.

"That." Kurama answered, pointing at a huge metal bird outside. Hiei's eyes widened.

"I'm not getting on that." He declared stubbornly.

"Yes you are." Yusuke said.

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are."

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are!"

"No I'm not!

"YES YOU ARE!"

"NO I'M NOT!"

"…Fine."

"Wha?" Yusuke grabbed a pillowcase off a cart that passed by and put it over Hiei.

"Hey! Lemme out of here!" He yelled.

"C'mon!" Yusuke said, slinging the pillowcase over his shoulder and running into a nearby gate, thinking it was the one to their plane. Unfortunately, everyone else thought so to, so no one noticed the sign above it said Mexico…

(On the (wrong) plane)

"Phew! We made it!" Yusuke groaned in relief, slumping into an empty seat.

He dropped Hiei in the middle of the aisle.

"I'm going to kill you!" He shouted, pointing at Yusuke. He tried to storm away, but his foot got caught in the pillowcase and he fell over. Yusuke and Kuwabara burst into laughter.

"It's not funny!" Hiei yelled indignantly. That of course caused them to laugh harder. He was about to say something when the plane began to shake.

"Yay!" Mint squealed. She grabbed the frightened Hiei and pulled him into the seat beside her.

"Take off is always the best!" She said, pressing her face against the window.

"What's going on!" Hiei asked, trying frantically to clip his seat belt.

"Wait and find out!" Mint replied. The plane moved across the runway and lifted off the ground.

"Look out the window, Hiei!" Mint said. Hiei leaned over her and looked outside. They were pretty high up already.

"Hmm…I wonder what would happen if someone were to fall from this height…" He mumbled. Then, he got an idea and looked at Kuwabara with an evil grin that could rival the Grinch's. Mint smacked him on the back of the head.

"Nuh uh." She said. Hiei pouted. Kurama, who couldn't feel his hand anymore, turned to Sakura, who had his hand in a death grip.

"Something wrong?" He asked. Sakura gulped.

"I. Hate. Heights." She said through clenched teeth.

"Try to relax." Kurama said.

"I. Am. Relaxed." Sakura said. Kurama sighed.

"Hey Yusuke. There's something weird about this plane." Keiko stated.

"Really? What do you mean?" Yusuke asked.

"Well, there's no sign of our class and everyone's wearing sombreros and ponchos…" Keiko answered.

"Hey, you're right." Yusuke agreed. Kurama heard the conversation and asked a nearby stewardess, in Spanish, what plane they were on. She answered, in Spanish, and walked away.

"Hey, why are you guys speakin' Mexican?" Kuwabara asked stupidly.

"It was Spanish, not Mexican. And she said we're going to Mexico."

"……Holy crap!"

(On the right plane)

'Where are the idiots? Oh well. They're someone else's problem now.' Mr. Iwamoto thought happily.

(On the Mexican plane)

"Well… This might not be so bad." Yusuke said. Keiko sat beside him hyperventilating.

"You mean besides the fact that all our crap is on the other plane?" Kuwabara said bitterly.

"Well, it's not like we can turn around now. Perhaps when we land we'll think of something… Yusuke, Keiko's turning blue." Kurama pointed out.

"Breathe, Keiko!" Yusuke said, shaking her. Keiko snapped out of it and slapped Yusuke.

"She's back to normal." Kuwabara commented.

(Later, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean)

"Passengers, please fasten your seat belts. We are now entering a storm cloud. There's nothing to worry about except for some minor turbulence." The pilot announced, in Spanish though.

"What did he say?" Yusuke asked Kurama.

"He said we're entering a storm cloud." Kurama said.

"Storm!" Sakura started freaking out. Kurama patted her on the back.

"Calm down. He said there's nothing to worry about. Everything's going to be fine." He said.

"Let me take that back. EVERYONE PANIC!" The pilot screamed.

"I don't know what he said, but it sounded bad!" Sakura wailed, attaching herself to Kurama's arm. He sweatdropped. The plane started wobbling and descending rapidly.

"What the hell's going on!" Yusuke shouted so he could be heard over the screaming Mexicans.

"We're gonna die!" Kuwabara shrieked. The plane started a nosedive toward the ocean.

"Keiko, I have a confession to make." Yusuke said, taking Keiko's hands in his.

"Yes?" Keiko gasped.

"I…I'm the one who put that lizard down your dress last week."

"…YUSUKE YOU IDIOT!" Then they made contact with the water.

Bwahaha! Cliffhanger! But poor Keiko, huh? Stay tuned if you guys want to find out if they live or not. (insert evil laughter) And some reviews might make the next chapter come out faster (hint hint). And if you like Dragonball Z, check out Containing Thy Self by Malik Fan 03. And you can leave a review for it while you're at it.