Me: YAY! I FINALLY GO IT OUT!
Keana: WOOT WOOT!
ME: ALRIGHTY! KEANA'S HERE!!! WOOT WOOT! (dances with Keana)
Hiei: Oh, great, another!
Me: EXACTLY!
Kurama: Is there a reason as to why you are only speaking in caps?
Me: Ur... no? I MEAN... YES!!
Hiei: Oo
ME: Anyhoo.... this chappy is dedicated to Keana! She's my friend! (hugs Keana)
Keana: YAY! I'm loved!
Me: You wanna know why it's dedicated to you?
Keana: YES!
Me: XP Too bad! You'll have to wait till the end! Muahahahahaha!
Keana: (pouts)
Me: Anyhoo... The only reason this came out so late is cuz it's sooo long! Lol
Keana: (looks at page count) Nine pages... wow...
Me: THAT'S RIGHT! (dances with Hiei)
Hiei: (coff) Reviews (coff)
Me: O.o OH! OF COURSE! (ahem)
Hiei: ME first! Kuranga108 !!
Keana: (bonks Hiei on head) AND ForestHanyou, of course!
Hiei: OW! What the hell are you anways?!
Keana: A faaaaairy!!
Hiei/Me: O.o
Me: Just kidding! I knew it alllll along!
Keana: suuuure....
Hiei: I hate you all.
Kurama: That's mean!
Hiei: I know.
Me: It's not getting you out of here you know...
Hiei: DARN! (pouts)
Kurama: (sighs) Anyways, disclaimer time!
ME: Oh, joy of all joys!
Disclamer: I ain't saying it!
Kurama: (pokes until finally...)
Disclamer: DAMN IT ALL! I OWN NUTHIN! NATA! ACHIKO IS MINE HOWEVER!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAH! (gets thwacked by Hiei)
Me: Ow, fine! ON WITH THE HALLOWEEN CHAPPY!
BTW, read it or else you won't get the next chappy, despite that it s not halloween anymore...
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Three days had passed in the blink of an eye. Achiko woke up, and her ears twitched to the sounds of the morning. Birds, bees, etcetera. Her fingers lazily combed through her unkempt hair and her feet were stretched towards the end of her bed.
'Wait a minute,' she thought, 'Fingers? Feets? I'm human again! Sort of…'
She sat straight up in bed, stretching her arms and legs, readying herself for a new day. She was ecstatic; her time of month was over! She leapt out of bed, anticipating nervously the reaction she would get from the boys.
'Better just play it cool. Act like nothing has happened.' Were her thoughts.
She slowly realized her bareness and remembered that you don't wear any clothes when you're a wolf. Hastily, she changed into plaid pajama bottoms and a fuzzy sleeping top. She put her hair into two long braids to keep the hair out of her face, just for until after breakfast. Then she would take a shower.
She stepped cautiously out of her room, the bottoms of her pajama pants trailing on the floor. Her wolf ears were perked on her head amidst her frizzing hair. Achiko walked towards the kitchen, remembering the route was hard, but she finally did it. When she reached the kitchen, the boys were in there, gulping down masses of pancakes and home fries.
"Achiko? What do you want for breakfast today?" asked Kurama, following the plan he had devised with Kina and explained to the others. Act like she was always like that, like it wasn't the first time they'd seen a girl during their time of month. It was a good plan, Achiko didn't expect it either, making it better. Little did they know that she was doing the exact same thing.
"Um, what they're having?" she said, sitting down next to Yusuke, wary of the food that missed his mouth.
The pancakes, home fries, sausages, and bacon were placed in front of Achiko, and she instantly dug in. Considering her wolfish stomach was now able to digest food better while in her human form, she ate quickly, almost as fast as Yusuke and Kuwabara.
Once done, Achiko brought her plate to the sink and cleaned it.
"I'm going to take a shower- see you." She said and started to walk out the door.
"Oh, wait Achiko." Said Kurama, putting away a large bowl.
"Yes?"
"It's October, and Koenma is remodeling our side of the tower. So when you are done showering, pack up your stuff, you're going to live with me until the remodeling is done." Kurama smiled, and Achiko nodded.
She left to go to her room, and upon entering it, saw that the window was open.
"Hiei, I'm taking a shower." She said, and the fire demon appeared from out of the shadows.
"If you'll wait until then, I'll gladly talk to you!" Achiko told Hiei, smiling.
The fire demon nodded solemnly, then disappeared back into the shadows.
Achiko looked curiously at the shadows, then shrugged and skipped towards the bathroom.
She stepped into the shower after undressing, then turned on the heated water. She undid her two braids, waiting for the water to warm up, and wrapped a towel about her. The warming mist filled the bathroom, fogging up the mirror and Achiko realized it was warm enough to get into. She unwrapped the towel and cautiously stepped into the heated shower. Grabbing some soap from Botan, Achiko dumped a handful of grape smelling soap into her hair and scrubbed vigorously.
Ten minutes later, she was smelling of grapes, and perfectly clean. She changed into the slightly too big, all right, they were a little more than 'slightly', jeans and a gray t-shirt. She stepped out of the bathroom, her hair still wet and in a towel.
"Hiei! You still there?" she whispered to the ever-darkening shadows.
Hiei stepped out of the corner he had moved to, and looked at Achiko. She was drying of her hair, shaking the water out of her delicate ears.
"What's up, Mr. Cat?" said Achiko, grinning at the long forgotten nickname.
He glared a moment, then spoke, "Kurama wanted me to remind you to pack."
Achiko looked confused, then enlightened, "Oh! Right, of course, I had forgotten."
She laughed and then took out a small suitcase she had acquired from Botan. She packed up what little clothing she had, taking up a full five minutes, plus getting her hair and soaps.
"That was easy!" commented Achiko once finished.
Hiei was still there, following Achiko's every movement.
"Er, Hiei? Are you okay?" she asked, looking at the small fire demon.
"Hn, I just remembered that you must call Kurama Suichi in the human world."
"Suichi? Well, if I am to stay with him, it seems I must remember that!" Achiko smiled.
Hiei nodded and started to leave.
"Oh! Wait for me!" said Achiko, hoisting the light pack of clothing onto her shoulders.
The two walked down the halls and into the TV room, where the other three were waiting for them.
"I'm ready to go!" said Achiko.
Kurama, or Suichi rather, nodded and led Achiko to a door. Upon entering the room, Achiko noticed Botan and the pitch-black walls. No windows, even the door was painted over.
Achiko began to shiver in fear, dark rooms, and no light. Memories of hatred formed freely in her mind, and she shook her head to dismantle the thoughts.
"Achiko? Are you feeling all right?" asked Botan, and the girl managed a slight nod.
Achiko looked at the wolf girl, her ears were as flat against her head as they could possibly go and her tail was between her legs in silent submission.
Botan uttered a single word and the room was filled with a placid blue light, burning into Achiko's eyes. She felt herself being pushed into the light and fell through. Her eyes were tightly shut and she smelt the ocean. Water sprayed up against her cold flesh, consuming her until she was no more.
Achiko opened her eyes; she was huddled against a tree, perfectly dry, perfectly fine.
"What the heck!?" she shouted, watching as, one by one, the four boys followed in the same fashion as she, shaking off imaginary water and tentatively opening their eyes.
"Where are we?" asked Achiko, as Kurama extended a hand to help her up.
"Ningenkai, the human world." explained Yusuke, wiping his slightly watery eyes.
Achiko nodded, understanding.
The five of them walked quickly out of the forest they had landed in. On the outskirts of this forest, a village larger than any Achiko had ever seen!
"Wow!" she gasped at its magnificence, frozen in her awe at the terrifying heights of the towers.
"Welcome to Tokyo, Japan." Said Yusuke, unenthusiastically.
"Tokyo…" Achiko repeated, "UBER COOL!" she shouted.
The five continued walking until they reached a small street, lined with houses.
Kurama, or Suichi, led the rest down the street and to a small house with a single car parked out front.
Suichi went to the door and knocked upon it. Achiko's ears sprung up as she heard footsteps, but after a whack in the head from Yusuke and Hiei, they were back in their place, two bumps forming near them.
"Suichi! You're home! I didn't think your class trip would last as long as this!" shouted the human woman at the front door.
"Mother, I brought some friends if you don't mind." Suichi motioned to the rest, who nodded, and Achiko waved feebly.
"Oh, of course I don't mind!" she said, and welcomed the rest inside.
"Mother, may Achiko stay with us until she has to go home?" he asked.
"Home?" asked the woman, who introduced herself as Shiori Minamino.
"Er, yes, well, she comes from out of town and I met her at camp- she's never been to Tokyo before so I invited her to stay, I'm sorry for not informing you sooner."
'Wow,' thought Achiko, 'He's good.'
Hiei replied to her thoughts, 'His mother loves him too much to say no.'
He was about to add something else, remembering Achiko's parental situation.
'He's lucky…' was all she thought, she smiled, healthy jealousy dancing in her eyes.
"Ms. Shiori," started Achiko, "Why is everything orange and black outside? Why are there ghosts and other such creatures hanging as decoration?"
"Please, call me Shiori, Achiko!" replied Shiori, smiling.
"Okay!" grinned Achiko, then listened as Shiori explained the concepts of Halloween.
"Trick or treating? Can I do that?" asked Achiko, her innocence and curiosity pooling into her eyes, making her irresistible and nearly impossible to say no to.
"Well, of course! You should all go! Shuichi hasn't gone in such a long while, it would be so much fun if you all went together!" said Achiko, clapping her hands together.
"Yay! Can we go right now?" asked Achiko.
"Well, you have to wait until the thirty-first of October, that's in a few days so you won't have to wait long!" smiled Shiori.
"May I stay until then?" inquired Achiko.
"Of course!"
For the rest of the day, Shiori and Achiko chattered non-stop on the topic of Halloween.
Later that night, after dinner, Shiori sent the other boys home. Hiei went outside, but jumped into a tree outside Kurama's/Suichi's room and Achiko's.
"Your mom's really nice," commented Achiko, smiling shyly.
"I guess so." Replied Kurama.
Achiko got up from her cot and walked over to Kurama.
"Good night!" she said and hugged him.
Kurama blushed slightly, but replied in the same manner.
Achiko walked to the window, "'Night Hiei!" she said, leaning out the window in search of her favorite fire demon, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Achiko sighed and curled up on her cot, instantly falling asleep.
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The next morning Achiko awoke to the smell of pancakes and bacon.
She groaned, "If I eat like this everyday I'll get fat!"
She sat up and looked over at Kurama's bed, it was empty.
She walked down the stairs to the kitchen, her pajama bottoms, again, trailing the floor.
"Ah! Good morning Achiko dear! Please have some breakfast!" greeted Shiori.
Achiko smiled gratefully and sat down with the small family to eat.
After breakfast, Achiko was directed to the bathroom for a shower.
After the shower Achiko met Kurama/Suichi downstairs and they left to go look for Halloween costumes.
After a while of walking, they finally met Yusuke and Kuwabara at I Party. Hiei had followed Kurama and Achiko through the trees, only appearing when he ran out of trees. He five walked into the immense costume store, sorting through all the costumes.
"What about this one?" asked Achiko, presenting an Alice in Wonderland costume, blue dress, white socks, white apron and little black shoes.
"That's cute," commented Kurama, and the others nodded in concurrence.
Achiko was to be Alice for Halloween, Kurama the March Hare, Yusuke the Mad Hatter and Kuwabara was a Card Soldier.
Hiei? Oh, of course, Achiko bribed him into being the white rabbit. The one that says, 'I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello- goodbye! I'm, late! I'm late! I'm late!'
"Don't worry! I promise to buy you a whole lot of sweet snow when we go to the grocery store next!" Achiko told the annoyed Hiei.
Hiei grumbled a response but followed Achiko, Kurama, Yusuke and Kuwabara out of the costume store.
Yusuke and Kuwabara each carried a bag, all the costumes smooshed into the bags. They decided they'd rather go home then shop some more, so the five decided to meet back at Yusuke's apartment.
Achiko, Kurama and Hiei all went grocery shopping, Hiei and Achiko walking ahead, and Kurama lazily following.
Once there, Kurama got what was on the list his mother had made, while Achiko and Hiei scoped out the ice cream, or sweet snow, rather.
"Ooooo! This one looks yummy!" said Achiko, hardly able to contain her excitement.
"This ones better." Said Hiei, pointing to Forbidden Chocolate.
"I've only had Cookie Dough...so I wouldn't know, sadly!" grinned Achiko.
"You pick one." Hiei replied, startling the wolf girl.
"But I've only had one- and you need to get one too!" said Achiko, stumbling over some words.
"I've had a lot, so just pick one." Hiei ordered, his hands pressed onto the freezing glass next to Achiko's.
"Well...I don't know...which one's your favorite?" asked Achiko.
Hiei looked at Achiko, "Pick one, dammit!" he whispered to her.
Achiko nearly fell backwards.
"Fine. Um... we'll get... I... don't know."
"Can't you make a decision by yourself!?"
"I've never had any other flavor than Rocky Road- ew- and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough! That's yum!" retorted Achiko.
Hiei reached inside the sliding glass door and grabbed a gallon of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
Achiko looked surprised, then shook it off and smiled, "Thanks Hiei!"
Hiei just looked at her, then turned to go find Kurama. They met him in the candy isle.
"Kurama- what are you doing with all that candy!?" asked Achiko, eyeing the three immense bags of candy in the shopping cart, along with various other foods.
"Well, this is how much mother specified," was Kurama's excuse.
Achiko looked unbelieving, but followed him out of the isle and to the line. Kurama got into line, and when there was room, began putting his food onto the 'food escalator'.
He turned around and noticed Hiei and Achiko standing a little bit away from his line talking to some girls from his school. He tried to listen in to what they were saying, hearing bits and pieces of the conversation.
"Kurama? Oh, I just like to call him that- inside joke, ya know?" Achiko was saying.
Kurama grinned, that was some quick thinking.
"Inside joke? With Minamino-kun? How could you? I've never seen you before!" One of the schoolgirls was saying.
Kurama watched, somewhat amused as Hiei stepped slightly in front of Achiko. Kurama paid the cashier what was due and pushed the cart away so that other would have the chance to move up.
"Achiko!" He shouted, "It's time to go! Come on Hiei!"
Achiko waved to Kurama and then bowed to the girls she had been talking to. She then grabbed Hiei's hand and ran over to Kurama.
"Ready, Minamino-kun." Achiko said, smiling slyly.
Kurama laughed and then the three walked out of the grocery store, the girls glaring after them.
"Are they your friends, Kurama?" asked Achiko upon leaving the grocery store.
"Not really, just fan girls from school," he replied nonchalantly, not even thinking on it.
"Fan girls? That's hilarious!" said Achiko laughing.
Kurama smiled and put the cart back, then each carried a bag, walking slowly towards Kurama's house.
Once home, Achiko and Kurama unloaded the groceries and out them away. Hiei went straight for the sweet snow, but Achiko was faster.
"No! Don't eat that yet! We're going to Yusuke's remember? I don't want to roll you there!" Achiko reasoned.
Hiei glared as she took his sweet snow and placed it in the freezer. Achiko and Kurama quickly unloaded everything else and dragged Hiei to Yusuke's apartment.
"Hey!" greeted Yusuke when Achiko finally arrived, Kurama and Hiei in tow.
"Hiya Yusuke!" replied Achiko, grinning and stepping into the apartment.
Keiko, Kuwabara and Botan were there waiting for them, along with another girl. Her sea green hair was tied back with a red scrunchie and her crimson eyes were innocent and pure. Instantly, the girl reminded Achiko of Hiei. Was there some sort of relation?
"Hey! My name is Achiko! It's nice to meet you!" Achiko introduced herself to the other girl.
The girl smiled and replied, "My name is Yukina, and it is very nice to meet you!" Her voice was soft and humble, sweetness dripping off every word.
Achiko sat down next to Yukina- she was intriguing. Her strange garb was very interesting, but what interested her the most were her eyes, for they were red like her own. And Hiei's.
"You have very pretty eyes!" commented Achiko, smiling as Yukina noticed that Achiko's eyes were the same as her own, only drenched in blood spill and sorrow.
"You too!" smiled the girl, and then Yusuke spoke.
"Well, we all came here for a reason. HALLOWEEN!" he said, emphasizing the last word.
A chorus of agreement followed, along with some banging coming from the room beneath them.
"Halloween is in two days! We have to get ready for then!" said Botan.
More agreement was shown and Achiko stood up.
"This is gonna be so much fun!" she said, smiling.
"YEAH!" shouted everyone.
So everyone without a costume was sent to get one, and the people who already did had to try them on.
Kurama came out of Yusuke's room, a headband with brown bunny ears attached to it, and a red suit to top it all off.
Then Yusuke changed, a large green hat decorating his head and a green suit that made him look like a leprechaun.
Next Kuwabara changed, hardly able to get through the door because of his costume, a plastic three of hearts card enlarged to fit a person of his size and a red hat to top it all.
Achiko ran into the room, her costume trailing behind her.
She stepped out, one black shoe first, then a hand. Her head peeked out of the door, her blue dress gliding and swaying towards the door as she moved. Her black hair trailed over her shoulders, a small headband keeping it back.
After some urging and reassurances, Achiko stepped out of the room, a light blush spreading across her cheeks. Since Achiko had clapped for each of the boys, they all gave her a round of applause. She took a wobbly bow, smiling shyly.
Then, Yusuke and Kuwabara shoved Hiei into the room with his costume, who retorted in various ways. Kicking, punching, cursing so that Kurama put his hands over Achiko's ears. Finally, Hiei agreed to try it on, but wouldn't come out of the room. Yusuke and Kuwabara were about to drag him out of there, but Achiko wanted to try. She would have rolled up her sleeves, except it was a short sleeved dress, but walked to Yusuke's room anyways.
"Hiei!" Achiko whispered through the keyhole of the door.
The door opened slightly, and Achiko took that chance to dive in and tackle Hiei. It took everyone by surprise, especially Hiei. By the time Yusuke and Kurama were out of their daze, they ran over to Yusuke's door, Kuwabara slowly following.
The three looked into the door and saw Hiei in Achiko's strong grip, trying to get a white sock over a struggling foot. Other than that he was clad in a white and red suit, and two separate cuffs adorned his wrists.
"The longer you struggle, the longer you're in the costume!" Achiko said to him, poking the side of his head.
The struggle basically ceased and the three boys watched on, amazed. There was Hiei, in Achiko's arms, getting a sock put on his foot. What the hell was going on!? He would never consent to this usually! But maybe Achiko had the right idea. The more you struggle, the longer you're in the costume.
Achiko finished with the sock and gave Hiei a tight squeeze before letting him go.
"You look adorable, Hiei!" she said just before letting him go. He blushed lightly, but before he could get up, Achiko crammed a pair of bunny ears on his head.
"There! Now you are the white rabbit!" said Achiko grinning.
Hiei was crossing his arms, glaring at the other three who had seen most of the fiasco. Achiko looked in the direction Hiei was glaring at, and smiled sheepishly.
The five innocently filed out the door and into the living room, where Botan and Keiko were. Yukina was walking in the door, a small bag in her hand.
"I'm gonna be the Cheshire cat!" shouted Botan, producing a costume.
"Oh my gosh! That is so you Botan!" said Achiko clapping.
Botan went to go change and Keiko and Yukina commented on how good Achiko looked in her costume. Yukina informed everyone that she was to be the White Queen, and Keiko the Queen of Hearts.
"Kurama is being the March hare, Yusuke is the mad hatter and Kuwabara is a card soldier. Oh!" Achiko stopped and looked slowly around the room, spotting a certain pair of bunny ears behind a chair. Achiko walked over to the chair and kneeled down, grabbing the bunny's hand. She stood up and literally dragged Hiei from behind the couch.
"Hiei is the white rabbit!" Achiko introduced.
Botan came out of Yusuke's room, purple striped tights, a cute purple dress and purple striped cat ears and tail.
"Botan! You look great!" said Achiko, smiling, and everyone concurred.
"Oh...my.... GOD! Is that HIEI!?" shouted Botan.
Achiko was kneeling down at that point and watched as Hiei struggled against her hold, so as to murder Botan. Achiko tugged on his hand and dragged him to the floor beside her.
"Bunny's don't kill, except in Monty Python." Said Yusuke, laughing.
"Monty Python? What's that?" asked Achiko.
"It's a movie- I have it over here, why don't we watch it?" replied Yusuke.
They all watched Monty Python, laughing hysterically. Achiko was sitting on the couch, in the middle of Kurama and Hiei, Keiko and Botan sat together in a loveseat (not literal) and the other boys sat on the floor.
"I want you to get... a shrubbery!"
"A shrubbery?" whispered Achiko, in total and utter confusion.
"Oh, hey!" Yusuke suddenly shouted, a while into the movie, "This is when you kill people Hiei!"
Hiei glared a moment at Yusuke, but watched the screen soon afterwards. An adorable, white fluffy bunny was innocently wandering across a rocky spot in front of a cave. As one of the knights approached it.... The bunny attacked!
Achiko stared at the screen, "Wow, Hiei, your relatives are vicious!"
After the movie, and many, many laughs later, Achiko and Kurama headed home, Hiei shortly after. After changing out of course. It was late once the three finally reached Kurama's house, where Hiei ran off into the trees. Achiko was greeted with a warm serving of an interesting food called Pizza. Achiko instantly took a liking to it.
Later that night, Achiko watched a feel good movie with 'Suichi' and his mother. Finally, a bit later, she fell asleep on the couch, Shiori was already in her room and Kurama was cleaning up.
"Achiko...we should-" then he noticed her sleeping figure on the couch, whereas he quickly finished cleaning, then walked quietly over to Achiko. He picked her up in his arms and slowly made the way to his room, climbing up each stair slowly. He lay her down on the bed, and drew the covers up around her, she was already in he pajamas. He lightly kissed her forehead and then walked to his own bed, then turned off the light to go to sleep.
NEXT MORNING.
Slowly- ever so slowly, Achiko opened her eyes, blinking at the sudden display of sunlight. She sat straight up, still groggy with sleep but awake enough to realize her surroundings. Kurama's room. She smiled and changed into a pair of clothes from the suitcase under her bed. She was half dressed when she remembered that Kurama was in the room. She pulled her shirt on the rest of the way and spun around- Kurama was still asleep.
Achiko sighed her relief and changed in the blink of an eye. Then she remembered. She gasped and hopped over to Kurama's bed, literally.
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" she shouted at him, and jumping onto his bed.
Kurama woke with a start, nearly smashing his head into Achiko's. Achiko laughed, ignoring the shocked look on Kurama's face.
"Wake up! It's Halloween!" she cried sitting up straight on his bed, her wolf ears opened and perked.
"Achiko...your ears..." he muttered before falling back onto his pillow.
"Kurama! Wake up!!!" she whispered into his ear.
"I'm already awake... hard not to be with you around." He muttered.
"Don't I know it!" she said grinning.
Kurama got up slowly, and Achiko left to go brush her teeth. The two met up again on the stairway downstairs, they both smiled in greeting and made their descent downstairs.
"You're finally awake, Suichi, Achiko!" greeted Shiori, who was downstairs making toast for everyone.
Achiko smiled slyly at Kurama at the greeting and he laughed nervously. They sat at the table as Shiori put out the food. Achiko spread the same kind of jelly on her bread that Kurama did, for she didn't know any other kind of jelly. She wasn't really brave enough in the thought of human food.
"It's not Halloween yet..." pouted Achiko after breakfast.
"Sure it is! It just isn't time to go Trick or Treating." Kurama told her, popping in a scary movie to pass the time for his impatient wolf friend.
'Jeepers Creepers' read the screen of the TV, and they watched the entire movie, Achiko and Kurama jumping only once- both at the same time.
Next, the doorbell rang.
Achiko jumped up ecstatically to get it, and nearly ran Shiori over. She reached for the door and looked through the peephole.
"It's Hiei!" she said, quite loudly in fact.
She turned to Shiori and Kurama, "May I let him in?"
"Of course!" answered Shiori, "He's a friend of yours too, Achiko?"
"Heck ya!" she said as she opened the door for Hiei, who was standing up straight and was just as tall as Achiko. Only just, though.
"Yay! C'mon Hiei! We were gonna watch The Mummy!" said Achiko and dragged Hiei into the living room, where Kurama was popping in the DVD for 'The Mummy'.
"Nice to see you Hiei, what brings you here?" asked Kurama.
"Oh! I know! He was so excited about Trick Or Treating that he couldn't wait and figured seeing us would make time fly!" Achiko answered for Hiei.
"Hn," was his only response.
Achiko pushed him onto one side of the couch and sat in between Kurama and him. Now cross-legged, she looked ready for anything.
"Bring it on!" she said and Kurama started the movie.
When the scarabs crawled through the skin of the men in the movie, she remained un-phased, but laughed at moments of peril for the main characters. She really was a strange girl. They continued watching movies until lunch, where Hiei just sat and stared at the food, and Achiko sneakily ate his. After, they continued to watch scary movies, Shiori joining them in a comfy chair almost next to the couch, a small table separating them.
(TIME FLIES!!)
It was almost 6:00 pm and Shiori was ushering everyone to get their costumes on. Keiko, Botan, Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Yukina had arrived, already in costume. Before going to change Achiko decided to warn Hiei.
"If you don't come out, I'll come in and get you!" she said, smiling.
Then she turned and went into a bathroom to change into her Alice costume. She stepped out, white socks, long blue dress, black hair down, and her eyes filled with fun. She stepped downstairs, and delicately put on her shoes.
"Hey Achiko, do you know where Hiei is?" asked Kuwabara.
"I'll go get him!" Achiko said and ran off to the Kurama's room, where Hiei was changing.
"Hiei!" she said to the door.
"Oh no, I'm not falling for THAT again!" he said, and locked the door.
Achiko grinned, and rummaged through the pockets of her apron for... a hairpin! She stuck it in the lock and jiggled it around for minute, and a clicking sound came to her delicate ears. Before he could do anything, Achiko shoved open the door and tackled him.
"Ha! Got ya!" she shouted, grabbing his arm and dragging him to the ground.
He had most of his costume on... just missing a few parts. She quickly buttoned the cuffs on his wrist, and held him down to put on his socks and shoes.
"Tah-Dah!" she said, shoving the pair of bunny ears on his head.
She pushed him out the door and nearly kicked him downstairs but restrained herself. She instead put her hand on his head, so he couldn't escape.
"I swear..." she muttered, shoving him into the living room.
Achiko grinned as he jumped to attack her, but held him at bay with a pillow case- stuffing it over his head.
"Let's get going!" she said, grabbing a pillowcase of her own. They walked out the door, after a memorable picture from Shiori and a curious device called a camera. They walked to the first house, Achiko ran up the steps, and having been instructed on the ways of Halloween, rang the doorbell.
"Trick or Treat!" she said as the door opened, and her friends finally caught up to her.
"Aw, how cute! You guys are from Alice in Wonderland! Such a large group!" spoke the lady at the door.
"Why thank you!" Achiko replied, curtsying.
"How cute!" she cried and gave Achiko extra candy.
"Thank you sooo much!" Achiko said, curtsied again, and then turned to catch up with everyone else.
"That was sweet!" Yusuke told her, giving Achiko a high five.
"Why, thank you my mad friend!" Achiko replied, smiling.
And so went the evening, Achiko being the adorable girl she was always got extra candy- especially from the teenagers who had refused to go Trick or Treating. Finally, a while later, the gang headed back home. Kurama opened the door and everyone ran in to see what their load was.
Achiko was about to dump out her candy when the doorbell rang. She glared warningly at Yusuke and Kuwabara, then ran to the door. She opened the door to see two cute kids, their parents in the driveway.
"Trick or treat!" they said in unison. Both were witches and simply adorable.
"Awww! You guys are adorable!" she cooed.
The two children simply bubbled at the compliment. They graciously accepted the candy given to them, plus a little extra because they both hugged Achiko.
When they were finally gone, Achiko put done the strangely light bowl of candy and ran to living room to look at her candy.
Luckily, no one had stolen anything too good, judging by the weight. She dumped out her bag to reveal tons of candy, three times more than anyone, but only a few pounds more than Hiei, who got sympathy candy, and hardly any pounds more than Kurama who got extra candy for being hot.
So, the lot of them stayed up late, munching on candy. Shiori had retired long ago, and Hiei and Achiko were sugar high. They ate candy in handfuls and laughed in high-pitched voices while watching movies. Eventually, both tired down, and sat up straight on the couch.
By midnight, they were on their 15th movie and had eaten a third of their candy. That was when they decided to go to bed, Yukina was asleep, her head on the table, and Keiko was sleeping on Yusuke's chest.
But most surprising of all were Hiei and Achiko. A light blush on both of their faces, Achiko snuggled comfortably in Hiei's arms, her head leaning on his chest. Hiei's head was leaning on Achiko's hair, and his arms wrapped around her.
Kurama smiled sadly, it was a really cute picture...so cute in fact...
SNAP! (bright flash of light)
Neither Achiko nor Hiei stirred, but everyone else snickered as Kurama took pictures with a disposable and instant camera. The rest of them got changed, brushed their teeth VERY WELL and snuggled into their sleeping bags. Yusuke put Keiko into her sleeping bag; after she changed she fell asleep halfway through brushing her teeth. Yukina found a sleeping bag to inhabit and everyone else brought their own. Kurama looked at Achiko and Hiei, wondering what would happen upon awakening, then rolled over and fell asleep. Botan was last to fall asleep- she had sent one of the pictures to Koenma as blackmail for Hiei- she supposed. Really, she just thought it cute. Finally, she snuck back into the room and slipped into her sleeping bag, looking at Hiei and Achiko once more. She noticed, for some reason, that Achiko's blush had deepened and Hiei's arms were wrapped more tightly around her. Botan grinned, then turned to go back to sleep.
NEXT MORNING
Achiko's eyes slowly opened as the speckles of sun flickered across her eyes. She was sitting up- and remembered hardly a thing from last night. She remembered being overly happy, and trick or treating, but afterwards it was a blank. Achiko looked up as she felt something shift. It was Hiei. Her eyes bugged out of her head as she noticed the positioning and a certain photo on the coffee table... instantly, she glared at it and it burnt to ash, not a scratch on the table. Looking up at Hiei again, Achiko noticed his light blush, and a small smile decorating his face. Achiko's blushed deepened.
Hiei stirred, and opened his eyes, only to see Achiko's eyes right in his face. Although startled, Achiko and Hiei remained the way they were.
"Do ka shimashita ka?" asked Achiko.
"Ano..." replied Hiei, letting his arms loosen around Achiko.
Achiko smiled, "Nani?" she asked as he looked around him suddenly.
"Hanasu na..." he said, and Achiko did as ordered.
Hiei lifted her up and put her beside him, looking directly at one sleeping bag.
"Do ka shimashita ka?" she asked and he again replied, "Hanasu na."
Achiko sat on the couch, waiting for something to happen.
Suddenly, the sleeping bag began to roll over, and Yusuke's snoring face appeared. Achiko's ears perked as giggling was heard in the next room, some tapping- as if on a computer, and the smell of candy. A scent Achiko was all too familiar with.
"Nani?" she whispered and sat up so as to see what was going on.
She and Hiei stood up at the same time and walked through the maze of sleeping people....or more of boys... for the girls were nowhere to be seen. Both stuck their heads in the doorway where the voices were heard and discovered... The girls sitting around a laptop.
"Nani? What are you doing?" yawned Achiko.
The girls leaped about three feet in the air, turning slowly, shakily, to see Hiei and Achiko- watching the screen of the laptop.
"Umn.. just making a power-point!" replied Botan, showing some slides of everyone in their costume.
"That's cool..." Achiko sleepily replied.
"Oh, hey! Koenma says that the remodeling is over!" Botan said, closing the laptop.
"That's great, so we'll be heading back today?" Achiko asked.
"Nope, you are going to stay here!" Botan said smiling, and Keiko nodded.
"NANI!?" Achiko shouted, then abruptly covered her mouth.
"Hn?" said Hiei, and until then, everyone had forgotten he was even there.
"You're staying here, it's no big! Koenma even found a nice apartment for you to stay in!" Botan said, motioning with her hands for Achiko to calm down.
"I'm...staying...." She said and sank to her knees.
"What's wrong Achiko?" asked Keiko, and Yukina rushed over.
"Nothing, but what am I going to do here?" she asked, looking worriedly up at Botan.
Instantly, she regretted asking the question...
"Um, no- wait! I don't want to know!" Achiko said, backing into Hiei.
"You are going to go to school with Kurama."
Achiko and Hiei made a face, and then realized what Botan had said.
"NANI!?!?!?!"
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It wasn;t that bad... was it?
Me: Anyways... Keana, you are the dedicatee of the storyy because...
(dramatic pause)
Me: Cuz you thought I was bieng mean to Hiei in the chappy! They ARE a little OOC...
Keana: O.o
All: Oo
Me: Anyways... I gotta go!!! Lol.
All: Awwwwww!
Me: I know, I know! Anyhoo, the next chappy will be up sooner or later! Lol.
ALL: TTFN!
Hiei: Hn....
Me: BYE HIWI!
Hiei: (pounces)
Kurama: If she lives, the next chapter will be fun! (L's O L)
Me: SHINE!!!
HIEI: Eie- ANATA WA SHINE!!
Kurama:oh.. yes.. there is a bit of Japanese used in this chappy... lol Here are the tran;ations...
Hanasu na -Don't speak
Do ka shimashita ka - Is something wrong?
Ano- er... um...
Do shimashita ka- What's the matter?
NANI?! - WHAT?!
Shine- DIE!
Eie Anata Wa Shine- No- YOU DIE!
Kurama: and that appears to be it!
Me: I didn't know you could dp that face Kurama!
Kurama: (ish proud)
Me: (shoves Hiei down) Anyhoo.... see you next time!
ALL: JA NE!! ARIGATO FOR READING!!