Chapter 7
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I really appreciate it. Now for chapter 7. .
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. (Oh cheeserz...didn't put that in the 6th chapter...so also for chap #6>. )
Last chapter: She smiled at him and leaned against the railing staring at Hiei's back.
"That was all for you Hiei..." She whispered. The cold air blew gently towards her causing her to hug her small frame.
"Thank you..."
She froze at the voice and saw two red eyes staring back at her.
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She blinked a few times before realizing what was happening. Her face quickly tinted a soft red and her eyes grew wide with shock.
"Oh my gosh. He saw me...what if he heard!" She squealed covering her mouth.
Botan looked at Keiko with questioning eyes.
"Is something wrong Keiko?" She asked.
Keiko shook her head frantically and waved her hands. "Nothing at all Botan. What would make you think something like that?" She squeaked receiving strange looks from her friends.
"Because you're all red..." Botan slowly stated, tapping Keiko's head.
Keiko continued to shake her head and sat down on a nearby seat.
'Come on Keiko, get it together and think of something...' The brunette thought looking around for ideas for an excuse.
After hearing footsteps and whispers she turned to look at two demons walking by glaring deadly at her.
"It's the demons...I've caused more trouble on myself!" She stated pointing a finger at the glares.
"Seems you made others mad. What if that Azu guy comes after you this time?" Shizuru asked patting Keiko on the shoulder.
"Um..."
"That won't happen Shizuru. Because we're going to stick close to her from now on..."
Keiko sighed after hearing that sentence and looked down at the concrete ground.
'Great...now how am I going to tell Hiei? I can't tell him with all my friends tagging along, it'd be too embarrassing. Not like I haven't already embarrassed myself. Gosh, how do I get into these situations...' She thought shutting her eyes.
"Is something the matter?" Yukina asked Keiko.
"Oh of course not! And you guys are right maybe I should stick close to you all..." She smiled.
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Hiei and the others were now in their room tending to their wounds and getting some rest.
"That was some fight Hiei. Too bad you couldn't win without the help of a girl!" Kuwabara teased slapping Hiei on the back.
Hiei shut his eyes irritated.
'He's part of the team. He's part of the team. You can't kill him... what would Keiko think...plus he's part of the damn team...' He thought.
"Come on shorty, scared to face me without Keiko by your side."
'Part of the team...the team...Keiko...'
"Ha ha!" Kuwabara laughed as Hiei tightened his fist.
'Team...Keiko...Hell with it!'
Hiei grabbed Kuwabara's collar and pulled him down to his eye level.
"Shut up you crazy buffoon! If I hear another word come out of your damn mouth I'll..."
"Hiei!" Kurama shouted entering the room.
Hiei growled and let the teen drop to the ground.
"What is it?" He asked the fox who helped Kuwabara off the ground.
"Would you stop picking fights with our teammates..." Kurama sighed.
Hiei glared at the redhead, tempted to kill him but he was the only person on the team that he could stand.
"Hn..." He stated walking towards the balcony.
He looked out into the forest hearing voices of certain girls. The group was walking towards the hotel happily talking about the victory.
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"That was really great wasn't it! I knew my bro could kick butt...well, when he's not acting all high and mighty!" Shizuru laughed placing an arm around Yukina.
"You're his girl aren't you? The girl he's always talking about?" She continued squeezing Yukina.
The shy girl turned a light pink, putting her head down.
"I guess..." She whispered.
The tall girl laughed and turned to Botan who was trying to start a conversation with Keiko.
"So Keiko? What did you think about the matches?"
"Huh? Oh...there were fine..."
Botan raised an eyebrow at her tone and choice of words.
"What about Hiei's fight. Seems you really wanted him to win..." She smirked.
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Hiei walked closer to the edge casually leaning his back against the railing. He was only relaxing, not eavesdropping...not that it mattered if he did either way. He's not ashamed to spy on other people.
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Keiko never spoke and only glared at Botan.
"Well it's true isn't it. If it wasn't, you wouldn't have risked your life like that. I swear Keiko, I know our ideas were out of line, but that was the most idiotic thing ever! You could've gotten yourself killed!" Botan shouted.
"I...well...you're the one that entered me in the tournament! How was that any safer?" Keiko asked poking Botan in the arm.
Botan sighed in defeat.
"You know it wasn't entirely my fault. Shizuru has all the credit on that one." She pouted, pointing at the tall girl who was about to light yet another cigarette.
Shizuru's eyes narrowed at the bubbly grim reaper.
"At least...um. Hey Yukina, help me out here!" Shizuru stated, cursing after her cigarette fell to the ground.
Yukina thought for a second and slammed a small fist into her open palm.
"As I recall both of you stated schemes that never worked. They only failed miserably...but they were good efforts!" She stated grinning at them innocently.
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Hiei looked at the girls from the corner of his eyes and smirked. "So those crazy antics that Keiko pulled weren't her ideas. She just couldn't turn down her friends help." He whispered to himself.
"Took you that long to figure that out? You should of known that Keiko really wouldn't have come up with stuff like that, and if she did she would never go through with them. Unless she was forced to or couldn't help it." A voice spoke startling the fire demon.
"I swear Kurama. If you ever do that again I shall slit your throat..."
"Big words coming for someone who can't even decide on his true feelings..."
Hiei was tired of glaring at the smart fox and only sighed in defeat.
"What is it you have in mind. I know you Kurama...what do you want...?"
Kurama chuckled and smiled at his friend.
"I'm just a friend who wants to help another friend..."
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The two girls looked down at Yukina and sighed.
"Well all I can say is that the only plan that didn't fail was Yukina's" Keiko spoke getting the girls attention.
"Yeah but that's because you haven't tried it!" Botan stated shaking Keiko.
"Well it's worth a try. I mean I haven't been a brave girl...I guess it's time..."
"To do what's right!" Botan finished linking her arm with Keiko's.
"So true!" Shizuru cheered getting Keiko's other free arm.
Yukina smiled as well and ran ahead of the group facing them.
"I know you can do it Keiko. And remember..."
"I will always have my friends." Keiko smiled finishing her friends sentence.
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"So what do you think Yukina's plan is?" Kurama asked the silent demon.
"Hn..."
"Aw...your famous phrase. Hiei do you want help on this or not, it seems to me that you're getting no where by yourself."
"Hn..."
Kurama sighed and looked down at the girls who finally managed to enter the building.
"Seems to me that you're waiting for her to make the first move. How cowardly of you."
Hiei turned to Kurama and tilted his head confused.
"Cowardly?"
"Yes. You are waiting for the woman, the woman should be waiting for the man. It seems to me that Keiko is the old fashioned type of girl." Kurama explained.
"And what the hell is that suppose to mean?" Hiei asked.
"Don't act so stupid. Look all you have to do is get her to meet you somewhere. Let's see..." Kurama thought rubbing his chin.
"I would suggest you send her a note."
"Saying what?" The fire demon asked sitting on the rail with one leg up against his chest while the other dangled down.
Kurama sighed. 'He really needs some help.'
"Put what you want to put, but don't make it too obvious or too long...keep it short and simple. Something only you would write."
Hiei nodded and jumped off the balcony into the woods.
"Oh please let this go well..." Kurama prayed, knowing that at least something would go wrong.
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It had been 3 hours after the matches and Keiko's "brave but crazy" act. And the girls were now sitting around Botan's bed playing a game of cards.
"I win!" Botan cheered gathering the cookies that were being gambled.
"AW! I suck at this kid game!" Shizuru complained.
Yukina laughed and placed her cards down. "I really don't get why they call this gold fish?"
"Yukina it's go fish, and well it's because whenever you don't have a card that the other player wants they have to fish out another card from the deck." Botan explained taking a bite out of a cookie.
"Oh I get the concept now. Now why did they invent such a game..."
Botan looked at her with a cookie stuffed in her mouth.
"Yukina I understand why your asking a lot of questions, I know this is all new to you, but can you ask them another time. I just want to enjoy the game." Shizuru explained.
Yukina smiled and nodded taking a bite out of her own winnings.
"Seems like you've lost all your cookies, Keiko!" Botan teased jumping to the spot next to her.
"I know. But hey I have candies in my room, would you all take those?" She asked.
"What kind are they?" Shizuru asked.
"M&M's, why?"
"Just wondering. Now go get them, so we can continue this game. I'm so gonna whoop Botan's ass."
"Hey!"
Keiko laughed and exited the room.
Within a few seconds she was in her room looking through her purse for the fun sized packs of M&M's she brought from home.
She stopped when a cold chill went down her spine, making goose bumps appear up and down her arms. She turned around to the window and found it open, the curtains flowing with the wild wind.
"Strange. I know I closed that window..." She mumbled snapping the window in place.
She made a quick turn and was down on the floor in a matter of seconds with a loud thud.
"Ow..." She grumbled holding her head with one of her hands. She looked down to see the cause of her fall and found a note, folded neatly in two. With shaky hands she opened it and began to read.
Ningen...
You shall meet me in the forest at midnight today.
I have something important to tell you.
Now come or face the consequences...
– The black shadow
Keiko's eyes widened at the note.
"Who sent this? What if it's that Azu guy and he wants to kill me?" She panicked running towards the girls.
"Botan, Shizuru, Yukina!" She shouted jumping on the bed, knocking all the cards to the floor.
"Keiko that was uncalled for! I was about to kick...hey what's that?" Shizuru asked looking at the note.
She glared at it and snarled. "I swear, I kill the person who's threatening you."
"Threat? Let me see that?" Botan shouted tearing the note away from Shizuru, literally.
"Aw! I ripped it...give me the bottom half!"
Yukina stared at the two and then looked at Keiko.
"Who's the black shadow?" She asked gathering a piece that Botan ripped.
"I have no clue, but...he wants to meet me in the forest. But I can't do that, but if I don't go..."
"There's consequences!" Botan finished.
Keiko gazed at Botan through the corner of her eye. She was really getting tired of her finishing her sentences.
"Yes...that is what the note says..." Keiko stated dully.
"Sorry Keiko..." Botan frowned piecing the note back together.
"Now all I need is tape here and here...now anyone have any tape?" She asked looking at the girls.
They each shook their head.
"Why would we pack tape?" Shizuru asked.
"Shizuru don't start. I think that we should have this thing like analyzed or something." Botan explained.
"You mean have someone smart look at it?" Shizuru asked.
"Uh yeah, something like that." Botan stated putting the note into her pant pocket.
"But who?" Yukina asked.
"I think that we should find someone with a keen scent. I mean the note has to have the scent of the person, right?" Keiko suggested.
"A superb idea Keiko!" Botan complimented. "And I know just the person!" She continued, telling the girls to follow her.
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Knock... Knock...Knock...
PAUSE
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"Can someone get that?" Yusuke called from his room.
"I'm busy!" Kuwabara shouted flipping through channels on the t.v.
Kurama sighed and reached the door, swiftly opening it.
"Hello?"
"Oh Kurama it's just us girls. Um is anyone else here?" Botan asked sticking her head inside and scanning the area.
"Um, they're all busy. Would you like to come in?" He asked.
"Not that won't be necessary..." She hastily stated pulling out into the hallway.
Keiko sighed at Botan's behavior and giggled at Kurama's confused expression.
"What's going on?" He asked looking down at the group of girls but meeting Shizuru's eyes.
"Well Keiko found a note, and we want to know the bastard who sent it. As you can see it's kinda threatening and it's scaring the hell out of Keiko. She thinks it Azu." Shizuru explained placing a hand atop of Keiko's head.
Kurama stared at Keiko. "Is this true?"
She only nodded.
"Of course it's true! Now here, smell this!" Botan stated holding up pieces of paper to his face.
"Kurama gathered the pieces and sniffed them. 'I have never felt so stupid...' He thought.
"Well this piece smells like Shizuru, and this piece smells like Yukina a lot, and this one... you Botan. And then they all smell like Keiko." He explained.
'In truth they all smell like Hiei. Oh I knew something like this was going to happen...' He thought placing his head down in disappointment.
Botan frowned at this.
"We shouldn't have touched it..." She sighed.
"Look I'll tell you what. I'll observe it some more and tell you what I find out later, okay?" He asked.
The girls nodded and bid their goodbye's.
Kurama walked in and spotted the short fire demon leaning against the wall.
"Hiei. I told you to write a nice simple note, not a threat. You were suppose to charm her, not frighten her!" Kurama scolded dropping the bits of paper into Hiei's open palm.
Hiei looked up at him and hissed.
"You told me to write something that would only come from me, and I do not know how to write something so soft and fluffy. You of all people should know that by now!" He shouted.
Kurama hushed him so that he wouldn't cause Kuwabara to turn around.
"You are a helpless fool but I shall help you out. Look we'll write another and this time it will be less threatening. Then hopefully she'll go and meet you..."
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After the girls returned they continued on their game of cards but after half an hour (10:30) a knock interrupted their activities.
"Who's going to answer that?" Botan stated looking at Keiko.
"I'm not!" Keiko stated shaking her head.
Yukina held on to Keiko's arm and agreed that she wouldn't go as well.
Shizuru sighed and headed for the door. When she opened it she met no one but a note folded neatly placed on the ground.
"Great another one..." She whispered flipping it over. On the cover it had Keiko's name neatly written, very different from the other one.
She headed towards the room and threw the note onto Keiko's lap.
"They just keep coming..." She informed.
Keiko looked down at the note and picked it up. She saw her name written with great handwriting.
"Should I open it?" She asked looking at her friends.
They nodded and she carefully unfolded the note. With steady eyes she read.
I must apologize for the last note...
As you can tell I am not really great with words or charming women
I am not a threat, I am only a love struck boy
I would really appreciate it if you met me in the forest at about midnight
I really hope that this isn't too late for you, but I really have to tell you something
– Hiei
Keiko smiled at the warm words and folded up the note.
"What's it say?" Botan asked.
"Guess..." Keiko smiled looking at her.
A/N: Was that short? Hope not...anyways, I hope you all liked it! It wasn't my best but hey I liked it. But then that's just me...oh just review! And thanks for reading!