Well, sorry it took me a while to update.
I don't own YYH. Or the song "Your Horoscope for Today".
So... the winner of the last chapter's contest was... Iris Zella!
Want to know who this chapter's victim is? Well, read on and find out!
And, again, the first one to correctly guess the next chapter's victim wins a fabulous prize! That's right! I'll answer any one question you've got! Bring it on!
So here's the next chapter of "Your Horrorscope for Today". This one's dedicated to the Cancers out there.
Cancer–
"The position of Jupiter says you should spend the rest of the week face-down in the mud."
He needed to pick someone else Hiei didn't particularly like. He would let them suspect it was Hiei as long as possible. The longer they suspected Hiei, the loner it would take them to suspect him.
He looked around the group, his eyes resting on each person for a moment before moving on. Now who, of all these people, would Hiei be the most likely to kill?
His eyes went around the room once more quickly before settling on Kari. He shook his head. No. Not her. He would avoid killing her if he could help it.
Even though she was the only one who had continued to laugh...
No. he shook his head again, harder. No. He would avoid hurting her.
"Kurama?"
Kurama looked up at the one who had called his name. "Yes, Yusuke?"
"What're you saying no for?"
"I was just... thinking. I doubt Hiei will go along with your plan."
That plan currently involved getting the Spirit Defense Force to help track Hiei down and then threatening him in various way until he admitted he was guilty.
"Well, do you have any better ideas?"
"No, none. But Hiei will never admit to anything, no matter what you choose to do."
"You're not going to help?" his sister asked him now.
"Kari-chan..." He thought quickly. What could he say? "Hiei is my friend. And we have no real evidence to prove it was him. Innocent until proven guilty."
Kari rolled her eyes. It was clear that that didn't matter to her – Hiei was guilty in her eyes.
He briefly wondered if he was hurting his case or helping it. If he continued to try to convince them that Hiei was innocent, would they believe him? Or would they become more determined to prove Hiei's guilt?
Then he decided that it didn't matter. They were all going to die anyway.
He looked around the room again, looking for who he thought would be Hiei's second choice. His eyes settled on another female.
What was her sign? Cancer. What could he do to her?
"The position of Jupiter says that you should spend the rest of the week face-down in the mud."
Mud...
There was a spa he and Kari went to a few times, near where they live. They had taken the whole gang there once... why, he couldn't recall, but he remembered that they had all had a great time.
And she, in particular, had loved the mud bath.
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It was really nice of Kurama to invite me to this spa, especially since I had such a great time the last time they took us here... I wonder what Kari thinks of this, though. The two of us alone...
Botan blushed and quickly changed the direction her thoughts were heading. No, he wouldn't do that. He only invited me as a friend. Maybe Kari's just too upset to go anywhere...
The small redheaded girl had clearly been upset. And Botan, being Botan, was mostly her cheery, perky self, even though she was upset, too. If Kurama wanted to be around someone who wasn't acting depressed, she was definitely the right choice.
She slipped off her clothes to reveal the red-and-white bikini she had decided to wear underneath. She gently dipped her toes into the mud bath. Silently, she got in. It felt great – she could feel her muscles relaxing already.
Did he have to pick one of the private baths? she wondered. We're surrounded by trees here... No one would see us here if...
She blushed again, even deeper this time. I really need to get my mind out of the gutter... He's so good-looking, though. She sighed and blushed for the third time as she imagined Kurama in boxers.
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Kurama crouched down and moved silently through the trees. Slowly, he moved toward his unsuspecting victim. He was the hunter, and she was his prey.
This felt good to him, natural, right. It was as though his demon instincts were finally returning to him after all this time. It had been too long since he had felt the thrill of the hunt.
Or the thrill of the kill.
His last victim, Kuwabara, had been too easy. There had been no challenge in killing a sleeping human. But Botan did present a challenge. One wrong move, and his killing streak would be over.
He moved closer, closing in. She had her back to him. He smiled. Even better. He reached out for her. Once he was in range...
He grabbed a handful of her hair and forced her head under. She struggled, fought for air., but he was stronger than her. Her struggles grew weaker and weaker until they became nonexistent.
He left her like that, face-down. It was a perfect position. After admiring the sight for a moment, he drew back into the trees, wondering how else he could blame Hiei...
- Kuramastrass -