Not Your Typical Night

Kohari: So sorry for the wait. Had so many ideas for this, but they flew away. Now I think I can finally work on this thing. After yet another Military Ball and the Prom. (Yay!).

Kuwabara paced on the front terrace of the school, just down the steps from the party scene inside. "She's gonna stand me up. I know she's gonna stand me up. I can't believe she's gonna stand me up. She's gonna stand me up..."

"Where's your date, Kuwabara?" a charming male voice wondered aloud. Kurama had just stepped out of the limo and was leading Toni gently by the waist. Girls were staring as though they had never seen a limo before. Or maybe they just hadn't seen Kurama with a girl before.

"I think she stood me up," Kuwabara replied.

Kurama checked his watch. "Well, the Ball doesn't technically start for another fifteen minutes. I'm sure she'll turn up."

"Who's your date?" Toni ignored the glares that she was receiving from inside the building.

"Toy, but I think she stood me up."

"Oh! I know her! I don't like her much, though. She's crazy. Oh, hey! There's - hey guys!" Toni waved to her friends inside.

"I think we'd better go on in," Kurama told him. He offered his date his arm and they climbed the stairs together.

"Hmph. Stood you up, did she, Kuwabaka?" came a voice from the low brick wall lining the handicap ramp.

"She did not! Shut up, Shorty!" Kuwabara yelled defensively. "Where's your date, anyway?"

"Funny. Just a moment ago, you were so worried that you were being stood up."

"Answer my question!"

"I have no date. She's Yusuke's."

"Oh yeah. I forgot about that."

"Keiko here yet?" Yusuke asked, stepping out from Amber's car.

"Nope," Kuwabara answered.

"I'm right here, guys," Keiko contradicted him. Yusuke's jaw dropped when he saw her. There was only one word for Keiko tonight - gorgeous. "Hello, Yusuke."

"You look...wow...you...wow...you look great...I mean - " Yusuke stuttered.

"Wow," Keiko finished for him. "So anyway, Kuwabara, where's your date?"

"She stood me up," he admitted reluctantly, kicking a rock on the pavement.

"I did not," Toy told him. "I wouldn't miss this party!"

"You didn't stand me up!" Kuwabara observed happily. With his new energy, he offered her his arm proudly.

"Glad you noticed," she said, in reference to the not-standing-him-up line. The other boys followed suit and they all went in together. They had no idea how interesting this night was going to get.

Kohari: I know, I know. Short and lame. I'm sorry. I really am. But if you want me to redo it, or if you want me to update, please send me your thoughts, requests, ideas, reviews, etc. and I'll try to get right on it. Also, I didn't proofread this chapter. Any mistakes you notice, please let me know, okay? TTFN! Ta-Ta For Now! (By the way, I don't own that line. Nor do I own Tigger or any Winnie-the-Pooh related...well, you get it.)