The Boys of Summer

By: Me…Rikku Minouke

Disclaimer: I just heard one of my favorites on the radio…'When I make love to you' by Boys II Men. If I don't have the money to buy there CD what makes you think I have the money to own YYH? I don't own YYH…and T.T I don't own the CD either.

Wednesday four o'clock

"I can't believe we're all like best friends and we haven't known you for over a week," Botan said in the car to the fair.

"It is surprising," Kurama added.

"I'm glad though, that we met all of you," Keiko said.

"Me too," Yukina smiled.

"Agreed!" Rikku grinned brightly. "Did you guys know that there's a haunted house this year?"

"Sweet!" Yusuke said.

"Hn, it's probably all fake," Hiei said.

"Well, when humans make it, I would agree," Kurama smiled slightly.

"It is fake, but it's fun, I haven't been to a haunted house since I lived in Minnesota, when I was…" Rikku rolled her eyes up in thought. "I was…twelve."

"That was along time ago," Keiko said.

"Yes, I know," Rikku bowed her head. "It was so fun too."

"Than, let's go!" Yusuke said.

"I guess…" Botan said.

"Are you scared?" Hiei teased.

"No!" Botan said quickly.

"I don't think that would be a good idea," Yukina said.

"We can go on the Tunnel of Love, Yukina," Kuwabara said.

"Okay, Kazuma," Yukina smiled.

Hiei started growl and Kurama and Yusuke held him back from tackling Kuwabara.

"sigh" Botan looked at Keiko who was talking to Yusuke happily.

At the Fair with the others after Kazuma and Yukina left, Botan's POV

I wasn't certain if going to the haunted house was a good idea, but Rikku was so happy I didn't want to rain on her parade. So I stuck close behind Kurama and Rikku and in front of Keiko and Yusuke. Hiei was trailing the group by about five feet. It seems like Keiko has a knight in shinning armor picked out. We'll have to have a talk tonight. We've all put it off long enough. Moving on to other guys and now we need a girls night to chit chat again like we used to when ever some one started to like a guy.

For Rikku, it was obvious Kurama. Keiko was attached to Yusuke. And myself…well…I like Hiei. I doubt he even likes me as a friend. The sad thing is I'm admitting I like him as we're walking up to the haunted house. Even more sad is I'm scared of the demon. I'm scared of him but I like him and I try to act myself around him but get freaked…I need help.

"Hey, Botan, You're gonna go with Hiei right?" Yusuke asked.

"If he wants to stick with me," I said and Hiei was next to me in a flash. "Hello there little dude."

"Don't call me that," Hiei glared.

"Having a bad day I see," Botan said and Yusuke and Keiko entered the house first. Than Rikku and Kurama. Finally Hiei and I. There was three floors, five rooms on each and we got to search them at free will.

Around seven, Hiei's POV

Somehow the six of us got separated. Me and Botan were on the top floor and stuck in one of the rooms. She was clutching my arm.

"Onna, let go of my arm," I said although deep down I didn't want her to. And to my delight she attached herself tighter to my arm.

"Umm…shouldn't we…find a way out?" Botan asked nervously. "Y…you know…before it closes?"

"To tell you the truth, it closed a half an hour ago," I told her and she sunk to the ground next to the wall, which pulled me down next to her.

"You're joking," Botan said. It seemed more of a statement than a question.

"No I'm not," I said and could easily tell she was freaked, the smell of fear was intoxicating. "Don't start spazzing now."

"…" Botan shook with fear.

"You're gonna be fine," I had the oddest urge to protect her. Damn it! The woman was crawling under my skin. I have to push her away before I become even more soft. "Get off of me now."

"No," Botan said and scooted closer.

"Why not!" I glared at the top of her head which was leaning on my shoulder.

"Because…you're strong and I'm scared," Botan said and somehow the feeling that I was being used filtered through me. "Plus you're one of my best friends." She smiled up at me and it was like a bright light in this dark room, relief covered the uneasiness in my soul. "To tell you the truth I trust you more than Kuwabara." I couldn't hold back the laughed that surfaced.

"That's nice to know," Hiei said. "The better to kill you with."

"…"Botan was silent than and I knew I hit a nerve, just not a how bad. "I'll be on the look out than." She said after a couple of minutes.

"It seems I hit a nerve with that remark," Hiei said looking down at her when there was no response. Her eye's were distant. "What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm? What?" Botan looked up to see me looking her in the eyes. she blushed and tried to quickly hide it by looking away. It didn't work though. "What did you ask?"

"What were you thinking about?" I asked again. There was an easier way to do this but I thought maybe when she was ready, she'd tell me…wow am I getting soft. Then again there's the choice of letting the softness take over, but I don't like that idea.

"If I told, I'd have to kill you," Botan said and I smirked. I'd like to see her try…wait wasn't that a line from a movie? I was never good with those things.

"Hn," I grunted and leaned my head against the wall.

Yusuke and Keiko, Yusuke's POV

We were on the first floor and in the hallway. Were was the others? Keiko was basically freaking out and attached to my hip, which I didn't mind at all. I admit I like the girl a lot for just meeting her, but I want to protect her through thick and thin, but she won't necessarily let me.

"Yusuke?" Keiko's nervous whisper brought me out of my thoughts. Her arms were around my bicep. (I probably spelled that wrong…) I could feel the press of her chest against my arm, which didn't do good for my sex drive. "How do we get out of here?"

"I don't know how to tell you this, but we're locked in here for the night," I told her and she was pressed against my side.

"You're lying," Keiko glared at me, her eyes filled with fear and rage.

"Actually," I scratched my head. "I'm not."

"What?" Keiko's glare dropped to full fear.

"Yeah, so pick a room and we could sleep there, or if you like we could see if the others are still here?" Yusuke said.

"I'm going with that second one," Keiko bit her lip.

I sighed and we started looking in the dark for the stairs.

Kurama and Rikku Rikku's POV

Not cool! We're locked in the haunted house that is ten times worse then the one back home. At least I got Kurama here to be my body guard n.n. anyways, I'm not all that scared I guess, but it's a bit odd that Kurama seems to not be down to earth so I have to fend for my self. We're on the second floor hallway and it's nine thirty. The fairs closed for the night and I called Target to say I couldn't make it tomorrow because I'm locked in the Haunted House. They didn't believe me, but the sad thing is it would have been my first day of work. What a great first impression! I rolled my eye's at the thought. Also I called Kuwabara and told him look after Boo and well, make sure that everything was okay at our house and that we were locked inside and well…wouldn't be back tomorrow.

Then there was a black thing that crawled across the floor and I screamed. Kurama fell back to earth and grabbed me around the waist…wasn't expecting that.

"What's wrong?" he asked, sounding very concerned.

"I thought I saw a rat," I said shakily. "It was big and black and gross." Shivering at the thought I heard Kurama laugh. That was not funny! I slapped at his hands and pouted even if he couldn't see it. "Don't laugh at me." Instead of him letting me go his hold tightened. I didn't mind, I had a crush on the guy! What was a girl to do, but except the privilege?

"Sorry," Kurama said in my ear. Kurama was tall, he had to really bend down to whisper in my ear, I'm like five, five. Really short here for being seventeen.

"We should go find the others, if they're still here," I said and we started to look for stairs while Kurama still had his arms around my waist…which made me feel really safe.

Hiei and Botan Hiei's POV

I felt Botan jerk up, letting my arm go, making me feel disappointment and anger to why she let go. Someone had screamed…which meant someone else was here. Oh great. That means I have no time with the onna. Wait…why would I want time alone with this baka? Fine, I won't deny it any more, I …have…f…fe…feel…feelings…for her. That wasn't to hard was it?... maybe a little.

"Did you hear that?" Botan asked, wide awake from her nap on my shoulder, which had started to fall asleep and now that she, with all her warmth, was gone I could stretch. "It was Rikku."

"Are you sure?" I asked. Please not the annoying one. I could take Keiko, but not the annoying baka.

"I know her scream," Botan stood up but I pulled her down. I will not go and search for her friend. Not when I have a chance alone with her to find out what's going on. I gave up on the plan to let her tell me when she was waiting. "Hiei, what if something's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," I said and I knew because of my Jagan. Kurama was with her…a little to close with her, but there. Something in me sparked at see the two that close and a thought came across me. I wanted to be that close to Botan, to hold her with ease. But no that wasn't right. "She's with Kurama."

"Oh, yeah," she seemed relived and relaxed against the wall next to me. I was upset that she didn't lean against me so in need to touch her I laid my head against her shoulder this time. She was surprised and pushed me away a bit. This time I felt sad. "My shoulders not that comfortable so here." She some how maneuvered me so the I laid in her lap with my head on her stomach. Her stomach growled. "Try to ignore my hunger." She laughed with embarrassment. I liked being in her lap, it was comfy. Better than a tree…which I often slept in.

"Ferry onna?" I asked.

"Yeah?" she replied and looked down at me.

"Will you tell me what's wrong? I want to help," I told her and that was the truth. I wanted to protect her, the best I could. Even if I would only be here this summer. I wanted to make her happy.

"I'll talk to the girls about it and if we agree that it's a good idea, yes, I'll tell you," Botan said. "Now sleep." I felt her hands go through my hair and I started to drift of to sleep.

Yusuke and Keiko, Yusuke's POV

When we heard the scream, we had just found the stairs so we dashed up them to the second floor, holding hands. We opened the door and ran into the hallway to see Rikku and Kurama walking our way laughing and smiling. That player! I grinned. It had been Rikku who'd screamed. Kurama had his arms around her waist, but when he saw us he let go of her.

"Rikku!" Keiko ran over to her and hugged her friend. "Is everything all right?"

"Yeah, it was only a rat," Rikku crinkled her nose in disgust.

"Ewww," Keiko agreed. "Have you seen Botan or Hiei?"

"No," Kurama said. "If they're here, they have to be on the top floor."

"Do you guys want to check it out?" I asked and pointed a thumb the way we'd came. "That's the stairs up."

"Yeah," Rikku said.

"Let's go then," The girls stayed in front of us talking about this and that.

"So, it looks like you had an interesting time," I said to Kurama while putting on my best mischievous grin.

"I seem close to her. I know that sounds odd, for the amount of time with her, but I want to be close to her," Kurama said staring at Rikku's back.

"I know what you mean," My grin disappeared and I sighed. "I feel the same."

"Hmm, it seems we all have found some one this summer," Kurama said as they started up to the third floor.

"Yep, even the idiot of the group," I smiled.

"And the silent maniac," Kurama laughed. "He's really been through a change since that phone conversation you and Kuwabara and himself had."

"He's become softer," I agreed. "Yeah, this seems like one the best summers ever, besides the crazy things going on here and there."

"Let's hope Hiei's figured something out," Kurama said as we entered the third floor and started checking every room. Hiei and Botan were in the middle room on the right. Hiei was in Botan's lap fast asleep with his head on her stomach. He had the most peaceful look on his face.

"If any one got any action tonight, it was Hiei," I whispered to Kurama. The girls walked over to Botan who smiled happily at them. She looked really happy. it was obvious she liked Hiei and I know because well I kind of talked the little fire demon into admitting he had feelings for her…although at the time he was lying to make me leave him alone, but now you could tell be the look on his face he was in too deep to turn around.

"Opposites attract like non other," Kurama said.

The girls, Hiei's POV

I was asleep when a bunch of whispering woke me up. I didn't move because I was too comfy. I than remember where I was. The even more reason not to move. Okay, I'm in deep, deep trouble now. I have to pull my self together. Instead I listened to the conversation the Botan was having. It seems that Kurama, Rikku, Keiko, and Yusuke had found us and were all here. Kurama and Yusuke were against the wall opposite from us.

"Botan, you do know what might happen if we told them?" Keiko asked.

"I know they could get really hurt if they came after us," Botan said and looked at me in her lap and sighed than looked at the girls.

"Are you willing to take that chance?" Rikku asked.

"As much as I don't want to see anything happen to Hiei, I think he can take care of himself well enough," Botan said. Well, of course I can! I'm tougher than most demons.

"But remember what you said before? It's not just one of them this time. It's all tree," Rikku said. What? I'm lost now…

"I don't want to be hurt again," Keiko said sadly.

"I don't either but I think we can trust them," Botan said. "I really think we can trust them with our hearts." Still very confused…

"That's what we thought about the other guys and now look were we are," Rikku said. "They want us dead."

"They aren't like them," Botan said. "They are nicer and…I would trust Hiei with my life, if need be." Now that was a really big surprise to me…why do I feel such joy at that? (I wonder…)

"Botan, I realize that we all have fallen into a deep hole, but what's going to happen when they go home after the summers over?" Keiko asked.

"I don't want to talk about that know," Botan said. "We have to come to a decision now. I think we should tell them what we've been hiding." Come on onna! You can convince them. I can't believe I'm cheering her on.

"I don't think that's a good idea," Keiko said. Darn you! I mentally glared at her.

"I'm sorry Keiko, but I'm with Botan on this one," Rikku said and Keiko sighed. Yes! We're going to be able to help them…I'm losing my mind!

"Fine, tomorrow than," Keiko said. "When we get home."

"Okay, than," Rikku stood and walked over to Kurama and laid her head on his shoulder. Keiko walked over to Yusuke and did the same.

"Hiei," Botan sighed. "I hope you're happy, because you might just kill me." What did she mean by that? once again her hands were in hair and I felt her kiss the top of my head and I just about pasted out.

"I was right!" Yusuke said. "Hiei is the only one getting any action!"

SLAP!

I stirred a bit and felt Botan laugh. "Go back to sleep Hiei." I did, quickly.