hey, people, i have returned for a bit. i blame my orthopedist for my disappearance. once again, i share credit with my honey, The Dark Wyvern. title of story still belongs to some crazy Finnish cellists (and their drummer). the YYH cast still belongs to the people who wrote it. (one of these days i'll look up that info and remember to write it down.) and Hillock is MINE and i shall never share. title of chapter is because i was listening to Zepplin today.
"Nah, I already read that one, part of English Lit one year, then again a year ago for the hell of it. Started two on the way here." Kuwabara set the third Dune book off by itself. "Can I snag four when I'm done with three?"
"Knock yourself out." Hillock shrugged. "But check with Pyro, she started reading them again."
"I doubt she'd miss 'em, you have a TON of books!" Yusuke chuckled.
"You haven't seen the stash in the bedroom, or the stash in the spare room. Though, the books in the spare room are either computer books or her work in progress." Hillock grinned. "We're bookworms."
Koenma excused himself, citing the need for files on the lizard-men and their known employers.
As if sensing the bookshelf was clear, Pyro swung the door wide. "Honey, I'm ho-ome!" she called out in a sing-song voice.
Hillock had her crushed against himself in a hello hug almost before she'd finished talking. A kiss guaranteed she would stay silent. "I missed you."
She giggled and stood on tip toe to kiss his nose. "I missed you too."
Hiei set the box containing the disassembled new bookshelf down a trifle too hard.
"Why the hell do we have a new bookshelf? Are you stealing mine?" Hillock arched his eyebrow at the shorter man.
Hiei rolled his eyes. "It is for your witch. Her plants can rest on top, the books can go on the shelves."
Yusuke hefted the entire existing shelving unit. The feat only seemed impressive, as it was made of press-board and plastic. "Where do you want this one?"
Hillock thought for a moment. "You can stack it on top of the shelf in the back bedroom."
Pyro pulled away from her fiancee and headed for the spare room. "You and Hiei can work on assembly, Hill. I gotta go teach a red head how to paint."
"I know how to paint." Kurama protested.
Pyro emerged holding a plastic shoebox full of paints and brushes. "Right. I've seen the inside of your apartment before, austere at best."
Kurama blushed a delicate shade of pink.
She was halfway out the door. "C'mon, Red. I want to have mine ready to bring in by sunset."
The demon in question shook his head and turned an imploring gaze to Hillock. "Tell me she gets easier to deal with."
"Nah, she's being nice since you are new to our insanity." Hillock laughed.
After the shelves had been set up, a decision had been made by the men inside to watch anime. Hiei watched with them for a time, then got fed up. He wandered outside, to where the fox and witch were sitting on the sidewalk.
They were still painting and chatting. Kurama looked up as Hiei approached. "So good of you to join us! I take it the shelves are done?"
Hiei sank to his heels beside his former partner in crime. "They were assembled a while ago. Now they are watching some stupid Japanese cartoon about vampires."
"Wow, they're watching Rosario and you lasted this long?" Pyro laughed. "Hill's anime collection doesn't exactly contain the answers of the universe. Pure entertainment."
Kurama coughed. "There was an anime..."
"About y'all, yeah. Saw it, all 112 episodes. Pretty much nailed the hair, the rest of your description is a little off." Pyro giggled."How do you think I know what the inside of your place looks like, hey?"
"I think they captured Hiei quite well." Kurama chuckled.
Hiei growled.
"Nope, made him look too short. Or is it that he's grown?" Pyro smiled at the growling demon. "From what I can tell, they got your powers pretty well."
Kurama nodded.
"Hill can't tell you that. He's got no Second Sight." Pyro tilted her head and swiped more green on the small pot she was working on. "I do, sometimes. Black fire is cool as hell." She gave Hiei a wink.
Hiei hmphed and turned away. "Cease your flirting, witch."
She all but threw her brush into the jar of water. "You need to lighten up." She turned and leaned closer to the red head. "Can't you, like, get him drunk or something, maybe get that stick outta his arse?"
Hiei stood, and indignant look on his face. "I do not have a stick 'up my ass.' Baka ningen."
"Je ne suis pas bete. And you pretty much just proved my theory." Her voice was calm as she rose to head inside.
Kurama placed his own brush in the water jar before she took it away. "Do not go inside yet."
Pyro looked at him funny. "Gonna go watch what the boys are watching while the paint dries."
Hiei stood in the center of the trio of drying flower pots and raised his ki. "They are dry."
Kurama sprayed the sealant liberally over the ceramics. Hiei again raised his ki.
The red head smiled at the girl. "The perks of having a fire demon around. When we finish here, would you like to help me cook? I'm going to be making enough for all of us."
Pyro tore open the potting soil. "As long as its not gonna kill me, or be spicy."
Inside, the trio of men had switched to watching Yu Yu Hakusho.
"Oh man, did I really look that stupid?" Yusuke asked, hanging his head.
"We both did, Urameshi." Kuwabara's posture mimicked his friend's.
"How in the hell did we survive?" Yusuke ran his hands through his hair and leaned back on the couch.
"Dumb friggin' luck and a deity on your side, perhaps?" Hillock laughed.
"More like dumb luck and my help." Hiei grumbled. He set the bigger planter close the the tv side of the shelf.
"Hey, Hiei. You missed most of our show." Yusuke grinned at his surly friend.
"I lived it. That was enough." Hiei grumbled and flitted out.
Pyro walked in carrying a small pot with a piney plant in it. "What did you say to him?"
"Nothin." Kuwabara mumbled. "He just doesn't wanna be reminded of how stupid we all used to be."
Pyro sat her planter down, then started for the door. "Well, Red's making curry, and I said I'd help."
Hillock grabbed her hand and pulled her into his lap. She squeaked in surprise. He grinned broadly. "You don't know how to make curry."
She extricated herself from his grasp. "That's why I'm helping, so I can learn."
He pouted.
"It was your idea for me to learn to make it, like, a full year ago, so hush." She left.
"Man, you are so lucky you got her." Yusuke laughed, rubbing the back of his head where Keiko would most certainly have hit him if he'd tried something like that.
"You have no idea." Hillock paused for a second, a distant look in his eye. "I'm lucky she hasn't gotten her halisen yet." He said as his grin returned.
"You got any video games here?" Kuwabara asked.
Pyro and Kurama decided that the six should have dinner together at her place, and watch a movie. She picked, and didn't allow the others to see until the movie started.
"What the crap is this?" Yusuke grumbled.
"Funny. You'll like it." Pyro assured them.
A young Fred Savage on the screen complained about being sick and having his grandfather read to him.
About halfway through, Hiei began to fidget.
Pyro paused the movie. "You wanna leave, you can."
"No, I wish to finish the movie." Hiei grumbled at her. On screen, Andre the Giant's character was frozen in the middle of trying to sober up his friend.
"Well, I can't watch while you fidget." she grumbled right back.
"I think we all need an intermission." Hillock stood.
Hiei seemed to disappear. Clinking at the sink told the others he'd dropped off his dishes, and slam indicated he'd gone across the hall.
Pyro giggled when he suddenly appeared beside her again. "You didn't need to rush, Red and Zombie haven't even come back yet."
Hillock sat back down on her other side. Kurama walked in, then Yusuke.
"Start the movie, Witch." Hiei said.
"Manners, Spikes." She replied testily.
"Please." He growled and crossed his arms.
She restarted the movie.
je ne suis pas bete. - i am not an idiot, the impolite version, because i like it better than idiote. :) if you can guess the name of the movie they're watching, i will name a character after you.