Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, or any of its characters. They all belong to Yoshihiro Togashi.

With a Dash of Honey

Episode two: A new toy to play with

"Have you looked in your classroom? Maybe you left it there…" Ku-chan mumbled as he looked around. Ehhhh? Of course I've looked! If I didn't, I wouldn't be looking for Skully-chan here, now would I? He-he~! Ku-chan's soooo funny.

"It's not there. I've looked everywhere!" I said to him, waving my arms around in the air exasperatedly. Heyyy, this is kind of fun. I was now waving my hands because I like it. Yayy~! I started giggling.

The sound attracted Ku-chan's attention and he stopped looking around to avert his eyes on me. When he saw I was waving my arms around like a little kid, his serious expression felled. Uwaahh! Ku-chan's sweatdropping. Ya-ha-ha~! He must think I'm weird~!

Suddenly I felt two hands stopped my arms from moving. Whaaat? UWAHH! Ku-chan, what are you trying to do to me?! Eh-hee~! He's so bold! I made a teasing face at him and Ku-chan noticed. He immediately let go of me. I couldn't help but giggle again as I saw his cheeks turned pink. Ku-chan's cute when he blushes~! He-he, I wonder what he'll do if I…

I started poking his cheek. Squish, squish~! Wow, he's so soft! If Skully-chan was here, I would've been laughing louder by now. Inwardly, of course. Ha-ha~!

Ku-chan almost jumped but he quickly regained his composure and grabbed my hand, pulling it away from his precious face. Ehhh?! Why, why, WHY? I was enjoying it so much too… Oh well. I let my hand slipped out of his grasp. I can imagine Ku-chan must be feeling uncomfortable now! Yee-hee~!

I expected him to go away but he didn't. He just smiled at me. Eh? What? Why is he smiling? Didn't he hate me touching him? Then again, he didn't look disgusted when I poked his cheek earlier. He just looked surprised. Hmm… Ku-chan's different than other people, isn't he~?

"Are you sure you've really looked everywhere?" Ku-chan asked me again. He-he~! Maybe not literally 'everywhere'…

I gave him a toothy grin and looked to the left. "Not really." I could see him raise an eyebrow at me from the corner of my eyes and I added, "I haven't looked in the school's lab."

Ku-chan smiled at me again and nodded his head once. Uwaahh~! He's so friendly to me. No one's ever been this nice to me. Ever. I mean it. They're all evil. Ha-ha~! Okay, maybe 'evil' is too exaggerating but still… "Then I think we should start looking there."

I hear Ku-chan's voice. Wow, he's still here?! Eh-hee~! I think this is the longest time I've spent with someone else other than my family. Most people normally can't stand being alone with me. The longest they could is probably ten seconds. But here I am, with Ku-chan and I'm sure it's longer than ten seconds. A new record~!

"Okay dokie," I replied cheerfully and before Ku-chan could say anything, I dragged him by the collar.

"Ta-da~!" I chortled and held my arms out as me and Ku-chan reached the school's lab. I slammed the door open, ignoring Ku-chan's yelp of how loud I did that and skipped inside.

"I can't believe I'm in here, I'm not allowed to enter the lab, you know," I told Ku-chan and he made a surprised face.

"Why?" the cute Ku-chan inquired. Heyyyy, who says I can't call him cute? He is, isn't he? Ha-ha~! Bishounens…

I grinned at him and just answered, "That's a secret~!" I can't really tell my dear Ku-chan I almost destroyed the whole lab, now can I? You see, the last time I was in here, I was experimenting an interesting liquid I got online and it nearly caused an explosion. Since then, the teachers never let me in. Ya-ha-ha~! I love wreaking havoc everywhere I go!

Ku-chan tilted his head curiously but he didn't ask anything else. I looked under the tables and calling out Skully-chan the whole time. "Skully-chan, Skully-chan? Where are you, Skully-chan?" UWAHHH~! If Skully-chan's not here, where else could it be? IT HAS TO BE HERE!

I started to stomp my feet impatiently when I couldn't find Skully-chan. Hu-hu, Skully-chan~… Where are you, my pet? Botan-chan miss you soooooo much~! Damn the person who hid it! UARGHH! Ku-chan tried to calm me down.

"It's alright. We'll find it," he reassured me, walking over to where I was and asked me to stop stomping my feet. I did but I had a pout on my face anyway. UWAAA! Ku-chan doesn't understand how important my glorious collections are to me! I need to find it, NOW.

The both of us started looking around the lab. GYAHHH! I can't find Skully-chan anywhere. My marvelous, magnificent, superb and great Skully-chan… Where are you, sweetie?! I don't know where you are but I swear I'll find you! As I told you before, nothing will separate us~!

Oh god, oh god, oh god. The silence isn't helping me either. Ever since Ku-chan told me we'd find Skully-chan earlier, he didn't say a word to me. Uwaahh~! Talk to me, Ku-chan! He seems too focused on searching for Skully-chan though…

"Ne, ne, Ku-chan," I called him. Trying to spark a conversation. Of course, I didn't stop looking for Skully-chan. Why would I?! I'm not going to stop until I FIND IT! Anyways, I just can't stand silences, ya know~?

"Hmm?" I heard Ku-chan respond absent-mindedly. Wow, he's really into this, isn't he? I wonder why~?

I asked him, "Why are you still here? You're not up to something, are you?" School was over a long while ago so I just think it's a bit weird he was here.

The first thing that came into my mind was that he was doing some occult thing. You know, 'cause most students usually don't stay behind after school and that's a good time to be doing something interesting and supernatural. Oh my god, maybe he was doing a ritual?! Or voodoo?! Oh my gawd, oh my gawd, OH MY GAWD!

Eh-hee~! Just kidding~! Ku-chan doesn't seem like the type who would do that.

Ku-chan chuckled; I think it's because of my second question. He shook his head slightly. "No, I'm not up to anything, Botan-san." Ehhhh~? Didn't I tell him to call me Bo-chan? Brrr~ "I was just studying at the library and I guess I lost track of time."

My mouth turned into an "o" shape. Ohhh~… So Ku-chan's the smart type who likes to read books, eh? He-he~! Not only is he a bishounen, he's also most likely intelligent… Another bonus is that he's not like others! Ku-chan doesn't avoid me like the plague. And the fascinating thing about Ku-chan is that he changes his expressions too quickly… Ku-chan's just soooooo amazing!

"Ehhh… Ku-chan's so cool~!" I accidentally voiced out my thoughts. Oops~! Ha-ha, Ku-chan heard me~! Fortunately, he didn't ask me why I said that and just gave me a smile that meant 'thank-you-for-the-compliment'. He-he~! I would be embarrassed if he knows I think he's interesting~

"Ku-chan~!" I sang his nickname. I think he's gotten used to it already 'cause he's not jumping or pulling uncomfortable faces anymore. But I'm now curious about something else. "Why are you helping me~? You could leave, you know~! It's not like you owe me or anything~" I continued to sang.

Ku-chan gave me the merest glance before continuing to look for Skully-chan. Speaking of Skully-chan… Where is it?! I don't see it anywhere! UWAAHHH! I snapped out of my thoughts when Ku-chan spoke. "I don't like leaving someone who needs help. It's not polite nor is it polite."

Whaaaat? Okay, now I think I'm even more interested in him. I just can't help it~! He's different, ya know? I giggled at his answer and then started singing a song I've heard somewhere but couldn't really remember the title. What was it again? Hmm… Oh well~! It doesn't matter, I just like singing it.

"I've been meaning to ask you this, Botan-san…" I cut Ku-chan off, "Just Bo-chan please~!" and went back to singing the song.

He was quiet for a moment and I didn't need to look at him to know he was blinking right now. He-he~! He went on nonetheless, "Anyway, how did you lose it?"

Oh, he's asking me how I lost Skully-chan~? I didn't lose it! Someone stole Skully-chan and hid it okay! "Someone took it~!" I sang before continuing back from where I left off in the song. UARGHH! Can't I just finish this song without talking?!

Ku-chan doesn't seem pleased by my response. "Why would you think that?" Eh~? I can't help but grin. Ku-chan's nice and all or maybe too nice and I guess he's not the type of person who thinks negatively of others. But still, what I said is true, okay~?

And you wanna know why I think it's true? Well, that's 'cause…

"They always do that everytime I get something new to add to my collections~ They try to hide it 'cause they don't like me~ But it usually doesn't work, you know~ This time though, they managed to pull it off~ and THAT'S WHY I'M FUCKING PISSED!" My first few sentences were in a singing tone but at the last sentence, I stopped using that tone and screamed bloody murder, kicking a few chairs. I watched as they felled back to the ground with a loud 'thud' sound.

Heyyyyy, I can't help myself from getting ticked off when someone tries to keep one of my fabulous collections away from me! Don't blame me! I heard Ku-chan yelled out "Botan-san!" in surprise. And when I turned around to look at him, he was already standing behind me. Heh? When did that happen?

I scratched the back of my head. "He-he~! Sorry, I'm a little short-tempered sometimes…" I said to Ku-chan and he sweatdropped. Eh-hee~ I'm weird, I know.

That's when I noticed something in his hands. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! "I think this belongs to you?" Ku-chan stated and smiled at me, giving me my pet skull that I loved so much. Oh my Skull-chan~! I finally found you~! Yayy, we're back together again~!

I began rubbing it against my cheek and Ku-chan sweatdropped again. He went on anyways, "I found it just now, right before you kicked those chairs." He-he~! I'm sooo glad Ku-chan's here! Aren't you, Skully-chan~? I ignored his last statement and giggled for who-knows-how-many-times already. Before he could utter a word, I hugged him and I felt him stiffened in my hold. He didn't push me away though. He-he~! Surprised~? I pulled away and stared at his now slightly red face. UWAAHH~! Soooo cute~! Well, that's to be expected of a bishounen!

"Thank you, Ku-chan!" Then I pranced out of the lab, leaving Ku-chan stunned and forced to take care of the mess I made. Ya-ha-ha~! I can go home a happy girl now~! And it's all thanks to Ku-chan!

I opened the door and I danced my way into the house. I faintly heard mom said a, "Welcome home". I absent-mindedly replied, "I'm back" and before mom could say anything else, I skipped up the stairs. The last thing I heard was dad mumbling an, "I think she found something new." Yee-hee~! He saw Skully-chan!

I slammed the door to my bedroom shut. Heyy, so what? I love slamming doors? You got a problem with that? Ha-ha~! Kidding~!

I placed Skully-chan on top of my desk. I laid myself on the bed and stared blissfully around my room. Posters of vampires, zombies or anything that had to do with the supernatural world hung on my walls. All around me are my valuable collections like skulls, horns, old books and real swords. Anything that's unique to me. What do you think, Skully-chan? This is your new home now. You have friends, too. See?

Hmm… I might as well give one of my collections to Ku-chan… After all, he did help me. He-he~! I got up and started looking for the right one to give him. Hmm, I wonder what Ku-chan would like… Let's see, let's see… A-ha! This is it!

I grabbed an old book of spells I got from… Oh wait, I don't remember where I got it. Ya-ha-ha~! I do that sometimes; forget where I got my collections but hey! If they had these many collections, who'd remember right?

He-he-he~! Never mind. I'll give this to Ku-chan. I think it's most suitable if I give him a book. After all, he does like reading, right? And plus, maybe after Ku-chan reads this book, he'll be a fan of these amazing things like I am! MUAHAHAHAHA! And if he doesn't, I'll force him to… Just kidding~! I wouldn't do that but it'd be great if there's someone else like me.

Yee-hee~! I can't wait for tomorrow~! But then something struck me. I don't know what class he's in. UARGHH! I should've asked him earlier… Oh well, I'll look for him! He-he~! No matter how hard it might be, I'll find him! And maybe after I find him, I'll ask him to join me for lunch. Yoshhhh!

You know what, turns out it's not that hard to find Ku-chan after all. Ha-ha… You see, I just got out of my classroom and was about to look for him when suddenly… POOF! He was next to me.

Ha-ha~! Ku-chan's class is next to mine this whole time! LOL and I thought I was going to have a hard time looking for him today. But man! I was soooo looking forward to a new adventure but oh well. Could save my energy, right?

He seemed surprised. "Botan-san?"

I was about to tell him to call me 'Bo-chan' instead but I was stopped by a group of annoying girls. WHAT DO YOU WANT?! Grrrr!

"Oh my god, Kurama-kun is talking to that…that thing!" One of them exclaimed in horror. What was that?! How dare you! I might be considered a weirdo to you spawns of devil but I'm not a thing! That's just crossing the line, girly!

"How would you know her, Kurama-kun?!" Another one suddenly butted in, tugging at Ku-chan's sleeve. Ku-chan pulled his sleeve out of her grasp and managed to pull a face of discomfort. HAHAHA! Ku-chan doesn't like your touch! That must've freaking hurt.

Although I'm now laughing at what I just saw, the group of girls started to whisper amongst themselves and giving me weird looks. I caught some of the things they were saying. "What's that weirdo doing here?", "What does she have to do with Kurama-kun?" and my favorite, "Eww! Kurama-kun and that girl?! Gross!"

And you know what the funniest thing is? I don't even care, I'm used to this. So I just smiled at them. Why? 'Cause it confuses the hell out of them and I love confusing the hell out of people. Don't you know? I'm weird. He-he~!

They stared at me as if I was a mental patient and I paid no attention to those stares. Blegh. They're not worth my attention. Pffft. MUAHAHAHA! I pulled Ku-chan away from them. Uwahh, I could just feel their glares on my back… Ha-ha~! Glare all you want, girls!

Once we were far away from them, I almost jumped for joy. "Ku-chan, your class is next to mine?! Yayy~!"

Ku-chan made a face that was a completely direct translation of 'despite-my-popularity-you've-just-noticed-that-now?' but he swiftly replaced it with a smile. Ya-ha-ha~! As expected of Ku-chan~! Instead of commenting anything about what I just said, he told me, "It's nice to see you again, Botan-san."

I giggled. "I'm happy to see you too, Ku-chan~! And sorry about leaving you behind yesterday." What? I know how to apologize, okay?

He shook his head; that smile never falling from his face. "No, it's okay, Botan-san. Putting that aside though, where's Skully-chan? You didn't leave it in class, did you? What if you lose it again?"

EHHH? He noticed I wasn't carrying Skully-chan? Ha-ha~! My lips quirked up into a grin and I shot him a wink. "I didn't bring it with me to school today so you don't have to worry."

His smile widened slightly. "Oh, that's good then." Uwaaahh! Sooooo handsome! I can feel the power and beauty of a bishounen! Ha-ha~! Just kidding~!

Ku-chan also noticed I was holding the book I was going to him. "And what's that?" he asked, raising an eyebrow quizzically at me. Gya-ha-ha~! Ku-chan has sharp eyes, doesn't he? Then again, no one would miss a book… Bleh, whatever.

I held the book out to him. "This is for you, Ku-chan~! Just a token of gratitude for helping me look for Skully-chan~!" I used my usual singing my voice. "You can read about spells, ya know~? You can even hex someone if you want! He-he!"

Ku-chan blinked twice at me before claiming it in his own hands. He stared at it for awhile and I expected him to turn pale or throw it away but instead, Ku-chan unexpectedly smiled at me. UWAHH! How strange… In a good way, really. Yee-hee~! "Thank you, Botan-san."

Well he said thanks, so I guess it's time~! For lunch~! Ku-chan opened his mouth to say something but I didn't let him finish and started to drag him along as I skipped away. To where am I dragging him you ask? To the roof, of course! My favorite spot~! He-he~!

Whoo-hoo for me 'cause it seems I've got a new toy to play with~