Ch. 7 – Youko vs. Shishio?
"Where's your sister?" Youko asks Hiei.
"Kagome is out at the moment."
"But she's not in her room."
"She went out."
"With who!?!"
"Shishio."
"Are you kidding me!?! You let him take her out!!! If he touches her I swear his carcass will be nothing but a –"
"He held her hand." Hiei smirks.
"… THAT BASTARD! I'LL KILL HIM!!!"
"Leave him alone."
"Are you crazy!?! Do you even know who you let take your sister out!?!"
Yes. I ran a background check on him."
"And you still let them go!?! Who drugged you!?!"
"Hn."
"I'm serious!"
"So am I. Do you think I wouldn't know how to take care of my sister?"
"I think you're out of your mind!"
"He's harmless."
"Maybe to you!"
"No, he's harmless to Kagome. He's only a threat to you."
"…"
"Nothing to say to that fox? That's too bad." Hiei walks off.
"Stupid fire demon!" Youko yells at him.
Hiei turns his head to look at him. "Is that the best response you can come up with? Pitiful."
"Grr…"
"She denied you. Get used to it." Hiei leaves.
"Never!" Youko storms off.
(Elsewhere)
"So where do you want to go?" Shishio asks.
"I don't know, you're the one driving."
"Would you like to drive?"
"No, my time isn't up yet. I'm still blind right now."
"Then why are you arguing with me?"
"I'm not trying to."
"Yes you are."
"Did the kids put you up to this?"
"No."
"Then what?"
"… I lost a deal?"
"Ok."
"You're not mad?"
"I thought we were friends."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Cool."
"So how could you lose a deal to a pair of middle schoolers?"
"Koenma forgot to mention that you and Shippo were kitsunes."
"So?"
"They were annoying me so I locked them out of my room. Shippo picked the lock while Juritsu sang out of tune and very badly. And while they weren't paying attention I put electronic locks on the door. Shippo and I made a deal, if he could get through the door I'd take you out. But if he couldn't they wouldn't bother me about it ever again. He shifted to demon form and burnt down my door."
"I'm sorry." She laughs.
"So you can smile. That's nice to know."
"Is that bad?"
"No. But wait till I tell Youko that I made you laugh!"
"I'm sure my brother would enjoy watching that."
"That would just be a bonus."
"So where are we going?"
( Shishio's house)
"Wake up! Time to play a game! Are you awake yet!? C'mon! Are you still sleeping!? WAKE UP!"
Konton awakes to the sound of a very annoying kid. "Go away kid, I'm sleeping."
"Wow! You two must really like each other! You both shared the couch and fell asleep together watching a movie!"
Konton finds herself leaning on Ronin who is still asleep. Then she looks back at the boy. "Don't you have Shippo to play with?"
"He fell asleep! He said he was tired and went to bed!"
"Why can't you do the same thing?"
"NO! I'm not sleepy! I want someone to play with me!"
"And you thought that waking me up was a wise decision?" She glares at him. "Well?"
"Uhh… heh. Goodnight!" He's upstairs and in his room within a matter of minutes.
"Smart kid." She goes back to sleep.
( Genki's)
"Where are they going!?" Youko interrogates.
"That is classified information."
"Tell me right now Hiei or so help me I'll – "
"You'll what? We're equals."
"Just tell me where the hell they went damn it!"
"No."
"Hiei!!!"
"Youko."
"Tell me right now!"
"Hn."
"Grr… Tell me where the hell they went right now you stupid midget!!!" Hiei is immediately wrapped to a tree by thorny vines. "Tell me!"
"Am I supposed to be intimidated by this?"
"Yes!"
"That's too bad."
"Hiei!"
"Forget it fox. You will not win."
"Hiei you're really starting to piss me off!"
"That's the point."
"Why can't you just accept the fact that I love your sister Hiei!? Huh?!"
"Why can't you just accept the fact that she does not return your feelings!?!"
"…" Youko glares at Hiei. "Well earlier she fell asleep on me AND let me hold her! So HA!"
"She was sleeping! She can't consent to something like that when she's unconscious!"
"I didn't make her fall asleep in my arms!"
"But you probably didn't let go of her."
"…"
"I win fox. Now put me down."
Youko glares as Hiei and walks off. The vines slowly unravel and disappear.
"Hn." Hiei walks off in the opposite direction.
(Elsewhere)
"Why don't we… go see a movie?" Shishio offers.
"Sure. Sounds like fun." Kagome smiles.
"Cool. We'll be there in 10 minutes."
"I should be able to see by then."
(15 minutes later)
"There are 8 different movies playing. Which one would you like to see?"
"How about Underworld: Evolution?"
"Sounds good to me." They walk to the theatre room and find seats. "Before the movie starts, can I ask you a question?"
Kagome looks over at him. "Your answer will depend on the question."
"Doesn't matter."
"Ok then. Ask your question."
"How come when I picked you up at Genki's you were blind, and now you're not?"
"Because right now I am on my own time."
"Could you be more specific?"
"I'm at Genki's this week because I am working for Koenma. Right now I am not working for Koenma so I am able to see."
"So you're only blind when working for Koenma."
"Correct."
"So when I bring you back to Genki's, you'll be blind again."
"Yup."
"Well that sucks."
"It's not that bad once you get used to it. Besides, my other senses become heightened by my demon form so it's not so bad." The movie starts.
(About 2 hours later)
"Admit it! You were scared!"
"I was not!"
"Yes you were, Kagome."
"No I wasn't!"
"Then why did you try to hide behind me?"
"I fell." She stares at the floor.
"Then how come I almost lost the circulation in my arm from you holding onto me with a death grip?"
"I was… being pestered by the person next to me."
"There was no one sitting anywhere near us."
"… I saw a spider."
"You're a terrible liar."
"Sorry."
"That's probably a good thing."
"Oh. Ok."
"You were scared when that old vampire got shredded by those helicopter blades."
"Quit picking on me already."
"It's only some friendly teasing."
"I get enough 'teasing' from Youko."
They walk out to the car and get in. "So do you like Youko?"
"No."
"He likes you, a lot." Shishio starts driving.
"I
know."
"So what do you plan on doing about that?"
"I'm not sure. My brother's trying to derail him."
"That won't stop the fox thief from trying to steal your heart."
"Well then, what do you suggest?"
"…" He considers his words carefully before speaking. "Find someone to hang out with. Let Youko think that you have a boyfriend. That may deter him a bit more."
"Are you going to make yourself a scapegoat?"
"We're friends. I'm here if you need me."
"That'll piss him off."
"That's the point. Maybe he'll go away if he sees that he can't get to you."
"He's already very upset that you took me out tonight."
"Is he now? Do tell."
"Well Hiei is enjoying himself."
"Pestering the fox is he?"
"Hiei wouldn't be himself if he didn't take this perfect opportunity to harass Youko."
"That's true." There is silence for several minutes. "So did you have fun tonight?"
"Yes."
"Good. Would you like to do something tomorrow?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know. What would you like to do?"
"We could hang out in my room and play video games."
"So I'll bring my games over tomorrow and we can decide what to play first."
"Sounds good to me." She sighs. "And the fun is over for now."
"What's wrong?" He looks over at her for a second. "You can't see again."
"Nope." They arrive at Genki's. Shishio walks her to the door.
"So I'll come over to see you tomorrow."
"See you then." She hugs him. "And thanks for taking me out tonight."
"No problem. As long as you had a good time."
"Yup." She smiles.
"Shishio." Hiei appears next to them.
"Hiei."
"Watch for the unsettled fox."
"Thanks for the warning. I hear that you two are getting along great."
"Anything to piss him off."
"I figured as much. I'll be back tomorrow."
"Hn." Shishio leaves.
(In a nearby tree)
-Tomorrow! He's coming back tomorrow! I'll kill him!-
-Settle down Youko.-
-Settle down! He's taking away my mate!-
-You are not her mate. She is free to do as she wishes.-
-Maybe you can sit back and take this because she means nothing to you! But I will NOT! I will NOT allow him to have her!-
-Well she obviously doesn't return your feelings. Just give her some space.-
-Are you going to start pestering me like Hiei now!?!-
-No. I am trying to help you. Bt you have to control your anger. You will only make the situation worse. Why don't you let me take control for a while and I'll show you.-
-We're unable to switch back. Didn't you listen to Ronin a few days ago!?-
-I did. But he said that to you. You were trying to switch on your own. There are two of us. Both of us need to agree in order to switch. That's all the spell did.-
-Are you serious?-
-Yes. Or did you not listen to everything he said?-
-I was listening.-
-Then trust me. It'll work.-
-Alright.- In a small flash Youko changes into Kurama. –That was easy!-
-He only made it seem hard.-
-I can't believe I believed that lie!-
-It wasn't a lie. Just the truth spoken in a way that is easy to confuse the listener.-
-Whatever! Now lets go get my mate!-
-No.-
-You will not deny me Suichi!-
-I am in control; remember? So I will decide what we are going to do. And right now we're going to leave her alone for the night.-
-You can't be serious!-
-I am Youko.- Kurama jumps down from the tree limb he was sitting on and heads to his room, passing Kagome's room on his way there.
-C'mon! Her door is right there! We can easily slip through the door without anyone noticing!-
-And doing that will anger her. We will do nothing until tomorrow.-
-You suck.-
-You're the one who agreed to the switch. You can only blame yourself. You did not think things through as clearly as you thought. That's your problem. So deal with it.-
