The Boys of Summer

By: Rikku Minouke

Disclaimer: Silver and Gold! Silver and Gold! Cornelius was a good guy, on the hunt for silver and gold with Rudolph the red nose reindeer and well he didn't find any. I haven't either so I still don't own YYH…yet.

Sunday

Rikku's and her P.O.V.

Okay well I'm on the hunt now for a job…any job. I haven't worked because Botan always had more than enough money to keep us alive and well I guess that's because of Koenma and her job. I never questioned what she did for a living before. I just thought she worked for Disney.

Maybe I could get a job at the Sam Goody close to home and the Target that is next to it. I could work Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at Sam Goody; and than Thursday, Friday, and Sunday at Target. I hope they will let me do the morning shifts and let me take Saturday's off.

I walked into Sam Goody and up to the counter.

Half hour later

I walked over to Target. Sam Goody gave me everything I wanted! It made me so happy! Plus I start tomorrow. Now I just had to get through with Target!

Half hour later

This was awesome! I get in and out and get the hours I want all in an hour's time! I think it's time to celebrate! I stopped in my tracks on the side walk. It felt like someone was watching me. But who, there wasn't that many people about today. Probably because it looked like it was going to rain.

I scanned the area and the only person who looked remotely like he might be watching me was sitting at Lu Lu's Café's outside seating. He wore a baseball cap and long blonde hair in a ponytail with red biker gloves and a red jacket with the sleeves ripped off. The guy also had on jeans and red and white tennis shoes…. There was something about him that was oddly familiar. Than it hit me…Terry!

I walked faster than normal to get home and when I did I locked the door and just leaned against it. The only sound I heard was shallow breathing and that was from me. What did they want! I thought ...

Rock…

My bangs covered my face and tears started coming down my cheeks. They weren't alive. The police said Rock and Terry died because of addiction to drugs that they wouldn't tell us. I had cried every night for a month. Why are they doing this. When I was dating him I almost thought I was in love and then he dies and…my life fell apart. I finally am moving on. Kurama's the only guy that I've thought about dating in awhile and I don't even think he likes me that way. It's going to be tough to get close to a guy again.

If Terry and Rock aren't dead…than what's going on? We went to there funeral and saw there casket get buried at a privet burial. I need to talk to Botan. Since she's working I can't get a hold of her but maybe Keiko…no, she's out with Yukina…I don't want to get the guys involved, who knows what might happen to them.

The phone rang and I jumped as well as screamed.

I walked over and looked at the caller ID. It was Botan! "Hello? Botan? Oh my gawd. I need your help…Botan?" there was only heavy breathing. "Botan is that you?" still no answer. I started to get worried. "Botan are you still at work because this isn't funny." I hung up the phone when there was no answer.

Suddenly there was a pounding on the door and it wouldn't stop. I sunk to the floor and just stared at the metal door. There was nothing I could do to bring myself to get up and answer it. The door started to shake as if someone was trying to pound and turn the door knob at the same time.

I was in no mood to talk to anyone, especially someone pounding on my door like that. Fresh tears ran down my cheeks. There wasn't any reason to wipe them away. The pounding continued for seemed forever and than it slowed down and eventually stopped. Somehow I didn't have the energy to move and I guess I just sort of pasted out on the kitchen floor.

Keiko, Yukina, and Botan; Botan's P.O.V.;

I met up with Keiko and Yukina after my shift was done. We were heading for home and walked up to the door laughing when I got an odd feeling. Kieko and Yukina continued up the steps and Keiko put the lock in the door. Stepping closer to the door I could see little indents but maybe those had always been there. I usually never pay to much attention to that stuff. Keiko and Rikku picked out the door when I was at work and Keiko didn't seem to notice them. So what ever. I shrugged and when Keiko opened the door the three of us rushed inside. Right when you walk inside it's the kitchen and the sinks right across from the door and I notice the phone nest to the sink. When did I start to notice all of the crap? Crap? When did I start saying that?

Rikku was passed out on the floor and it was obvious she had been crying. I knelt down with Yukina and Keiko. "What happened do you think?" I asked.

"I don't know," Keiko said.

"Maybe we should move her," Yukina suggested.

"I'll do it," Botan said and picked Rikku up, carried her to her room, and set her on the bed. Keiko was checking to see who called and Yukina was making something to drink…probably tea. "Rikku?" I said softly in her ear and her eyes fluttered open "What happened?"

"I…saw Terry.." Rikku said. "Then I hurried home and locked the door, bolt and everything. Than the phone rang, it said it was you. So I answered it and no one said anything, but I heard the creepiest deep breathing ever. so I hung up and pounding started on the door and it wouldn't stop. I cried so hard Botan. All I could think about was Rock and what could have made him do this. Terry was…" she stopped talking and I looked to the door and saw Keiko and Yukina, who didn't understand any of this. Keiko though, look as if she was going to die. That's how I felt. Rikku was already crying.

"Terry?" Keiko said softly.

"Would you like me to go?" Yukina asked.

I walked Yukina to the door. "Would it be to much to ask if you don't tell the boys about this?"

"I won't say a peep," Yukina smiled in reassurance.

"Thank you so much," I smiled and hugged her. I hadn't come to realize how close of friends all of us had come to be until now and in such short time. It was unbelievable. But it felt nice and right, for once in my life I know I can trust all my friends with anything…even Hiei. "If any of you guys call, we're not going to answer it until we know who it is for sure so please tell them to leave a message than."

"I will," Yukina said goodbye and left. I walked back to Rikku to find the two crying in a hug. Finally I let my own tears come out. There had to be a really good reason for this to happen to us or I swear Koenma would be meeting with my fist.