Love Potion (Part 3)
AKA
Life Goes On

Kohari: Or not.

Jacqie: Poor girls...-hysterical laughter-

Kohari: Do you think anyone noticed that all three parts had songs for names?

Jacqie: Dunno. And y'all do know that Chapter 6 is up for "Who Said Life Was Simple?"...right?

Kohari: Okay. I got bored in E/E Science. This will be very important for what I have to say next. And yes, you do have to read this, or you will NOT understand the first section of Part 3. Alright...you know how in some anime shows, they leave off at a really good action scene? And the next day, they do a recap with the same scene, except totally different? Well, that's kinda what we're gonna do to ya now. Okay? -doesn't wait for an answer- Okay. Commencons. Let's begin.

Note: Some grammatical errors were changed for Part 2. Happy now? Good, 'cause this one wasn't proofread, either.

"Now, Hiei...we can talk this out," Daphne tried to reason with him. Her panic was evident in her voice as she slowly backed away from the raidly advancing apparition. Her back pressed against a tree, and she reached a hand backwards to feel the trunk of the tree, as though unable to believe it.

She ducked as his sword slashed the tree in the spot where her head had been just a fraction of a second sooner, quicker than the eye could perceive. Kurama caught the blade in his whip. "I told you not to mess with my girl, Hiei."

Hiei growled, and the whip burst into flames. Kurama didn't even flinch. Kai ran forward to stop the fighting, ultimately bringing herself into the fray. How was she to know that a certain Jaganshi would set his sights on her...and her heart?

Yusuke could hear the girls' screams from the path. He announced that he had completed his mission as Daphne and Kai rushed by him, only to receive a snappy retort from both. He found out why they were in such a bad mood when Hiei and Kurama followed after them with speed that Urameshi had never seen from them, even in the heat of battle.

He met up with Kit a little farther down and revealed the package he had hidden under his arm. It was a delivery for her that he had picked up after his mission, upon her request from a week ago.

"You got it?" she squealed happily, jumping up and down. In her excitement, she pecked him on the cheek, snatched her parcel, and ran back into the temple. Yusuke stood stunned for a moment until the girls zipped by him again, their "lovers" in close pursuit.

He slipped off his shoes as he entered the building. "Hey, Kuwabara!" he acknowledged his buddy. He did a double-take. Kazuma was on all fours, patrolling the room with his nose to the ground, as if he was a hound searching for his prey. "Um...you okay, there, pal?"

Kuwabara looked up at him. "Kit-Kit! Where's Kit?" he asked, almost too quickly for Yusuke to understand what he was saying.

"Uh...I dunno. Why?"

"Must...find...Kit!" He resumed his scouting duties down the hallway.

Yusuke stared after him. This sure was a heck of a day for weird events. Kit strolled into the room, sporting an adorable fur-lined jacket that Yusuke had assumed had come from the package he had brought her. Kuwabara, as though on instinct, came in as well. He attempted to pounce on her with the hopes of receiving a hug.

His plans were altered in a heartbeat. He stopped just a foot from where Kit was, mid-lunge, and retreated, his eyes returning to their natural color. Kit was confused at this, but she didn't complain. She shrugged and went outside, probably having finally noticed that her friends needed her.

Or not.

"Hey, guys! Dinner!" Kit called out. It was as though time had frozen. They all paused what they were doing, then rushed to the kitchen.

"I really appreciate the help, Kura-kun," Daphne said sweetly, then she added, "but just for record, I don't love you." Seeing his depressed visage, she told him, "You're better off with Kit."

His eyes lit up. He turned to Kit. His smile disappeared. His eyes resumed their normal green tint. He went on as though none of this had ever happened.

"Wow," Daphne observed the metamorphasis. Had the spell worn off?

She turned to Kai, who was trying desperately to fend off Hiei's "displays of affection"...and failing miserably. The spell was not gone.

Then what had caused Kurama, who, under the spell, was so obsessed, so love-struck, to suddenly turn his head? Daphne stared at her friend, trying to discover what was different...

The jacket!

"Kit, where'd you get that?" Daphne blurted out, trying to act as though it was a casual question.

"What, this?" the cutey replied, touching her jacket. "Oh, it's the Kantorian (long story...) coat that I ordered weeks ago. Yusuke picked it up for me this afternoon. (Kohari: Yes, this had lasted ALL DAY!)

"Really?" Daphne asked, as is the custom with most of us women. She had said it mechanically. She was now lost in thought. It must have been the coat that had warded off Kurama's affections, and Kuwabara's since he wasn't bugging her, either. But what was it about the coat? The boys were constantly exposed to fur, so that couldn't be it. What was it? Daphne pressed herself.

She was brought back to reality by Kit's response to the inquiry of "Kantorian?"

"Kantori is a village far south of here."

"I've never heard about it."

"They practice isolationism," Kurama spoke.

"I only know about it because my father went there this summer on a business trip. He got on the wrong plane, so he didn't go where he was supposed to. He didn't know that until he hiked all the way to Kantori. He said they're really weird, but their clothing is AWESOME! They're known for theirleather. It's supposed to protect against voodoo and witches."

"That's it!" Daphne leapt up.

"What?" Kai and Kit asked simultaneously. Then they got it. "OH!"

"Hiei," Kai told Hiei slyly. "Don't you think that Kit looks prettier than me?"

"Why would I think - " He stopped mid-sentence as he turned to Kit. Ruby red eyes then glared at her.

"YES!" The girls high-fived one another.

It was then that Yukina decided to come in with the dinner that she had prepared. "Sorry for the wait!"

'Ewww...' All cringed at what she had in her hands.

"Who wants pizza?" Daphne suggested, to which everyone cheered.

Kohari: That ending sucked...

Jacqie: Oh, well. You thought it up.

Kohari: Yes, everyone all the blame goes to me.

Jacqie: You guys review pretty quick. Let's test it out again. 5 more for a Christmas surprise!