Dining with Octopuses


Lights aura: Okay, so I was going to wait for my first review but I decided to upload another chappie anyway. I figured it might entice reviews.

Amu: (mutters) If people are still reading.

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Lights aura: Anyway, I hope you enjoy the next installment

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own Amu, Sira, and Tori.


Both Sira and Tori were rudely awakened by a blast of arctic wind.

"Ah it's cold!" Sira shrieked as she jumped up and began to rub circulation back into her arms.

"Weren't we just in a mall?" Tori muttered as she too tried to warm herself up. Their jeans and thin long sleeved shirts weren't do a very good job of protecting them from the sub zero weather.

Some guy in a bundled up jacket stopped to look them over. "Here go get some food," He said as he threw some money at them.

"What, do we dress so badly that we look homeless?" Tori cried out as she danced in place.

"Hey, this looks like yen," Sira muttered as she picked up the coins.

"Yen?" Tori asked, completely forgetting about the man. "Don't they use yen in Japan?"

They looked at each other in confusion.

"You don't think…" Sira began.

They both grinned and shook their heads. "Nah,"

Taking the man's advice, the girls went to look for a place to eat. After an hour of searching they finally found a small café.

"Why the hell don't I recognize anything?" Sira mumbled as Tori and she sat down in a booth.

"I know, it's like we're not in our hometown anymore," Tori said as she gazed at the menu in front of her. "And since when do restaurants serve octopus and rice balls?"

"Let's think back for a moment" Sira said as she played with the fork in front of her. "You opened an email that probably had a virus in it and the lights went out."

Tori glared "Not my fault. Let's see, then we were in the mall trying to hide from evil incarnate."

"Then that freaky weird flickering stuff happened and we met the creepy molester blob," Sira added.

"And then that black hole sucked us in and we woke up here," Tori said.

"It's a wonder we're still alive" Sira said as she slouched back into her seat.

A waiter came up and asked for their order.

"What country are we in?" Sira blurted out. She wasn't sure why but she felt she needed to ask the question.

Both Tori and the waiter looked at her weirdly.

"I beg your pardon?" He asked confused.

"Yeah, Sira are you feeling alright?" Tori asked.

Sira was determined though, "I said what country are we in?"

"You're in Japan, miss." The waiter said. "Now can I take your drink order?"

Tori and Sira paled at what they heard. Sira could barely comprehend what he had just said. There was no way they could be on the other side of the globe. That was the kind of thing that would happen in a fairytale.

Tori wasn't fairing much better either. She couldn't grasp the fact that she was in another country without any memory of flying there.

"Are you two alright?" The waiter asked worriedly.

Sira was the first to snap out of the daze. "Uh, yeah coke, please."

"Ice tea" Tori responded still in shock.

The waiter casted them a weird glance before walking away.

As soon as he was out of hearing range, Tori hissed, "How the heck are we in Japan?"

"I'm just as confused as you are," Sira said with a frown. "Maybe it…"

"It was not the email," Tori snapped. She sat up on her knees so she could peer over the little wall beside her. "It's funny that we didn't…" Her eyes widened. "Meep!" She yelped before quickly shrinking into the booth.

"Why are we meeping?" Sira asked curiously.

"Because I think I just lost my mind." Tori said as she huddled in the corner of the booth.

"You mean you've just realized this?" Sira asked teasingly.

"Shut up, and look at the table in the left corner," Tori muttered.

Sira sighed as she looked over the booth. Her gaze landed on the table in the corner. "Meep!" She yelped as she hid in her side of the booth.

A couple of people gave them weird looks.

"So you saw them?" Tori asked.

Sira nodded.

"Good, then I'm not the only one going crazy."

Both girls peaked over their booth again to stare at the table. They couldn't believe it. It was the famed four from the anime series Yu Yu Hakusho.

"That's Yusuke Urameshi" Sira muttered as she stared at a young man with jelled black hair.

"And that's Kazuma Kuwabara" Tori added as she watched a man with orange hair laugh. "And look, there's Kurama." She added as she pointed to the man with long red hair and green eyes sitting next to Kuwabara.

"And look even Hiei there" Sira said as she pointed to a short black haired man. He looked like he wanted to kill everyone in the room at that moment. "I never deemed him as the social type."

They both slid back down into their seats. They were unable to focus and barely able to think. Could it be true? Could they have really been transported to an anime?

"Hey Si" Tori asked.

"What is it Tor"

"Could you pinch me?"

Sira frowned. "Why?"

"Because maybe this is just one messed up dream and I will wake up any second now in my nice comfy bed" Tori said.

"Oh, good point. Well, if I'm going to pinch you then you have to do the same for me" Sira said.

Both girls held out their arms.

"On the count of three then?" Tori asked.

"One"

"Two."

"Three!" They both said as they pinched their arms.

Both girls yelped.

"That hurt!" Tori said as she withdrew her now throbbing arm.

"What do you expect? I was pinching you," Sira muttered as she rubbed her arm. "Crap, this must mean that this is real."

They were silent for a couple of moments.

"I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK IN AN ANIME!" Tori yelled causing many people to look at them.

"Shut up, will you?" Sira said as she tried to assure people with a grin that everything was alright. "I don't need you to turn into a spaz."

"You mean you don't want me to turn into you?" Tori asked sweetly.

Sira glared. "I'm ignoring that remark due to the circumstances. Anyway, if I remember correctly from the fan fictions I've read…"

"You still read fan fiction?" Tori asked.

"…"

"Heh, heh, heh."

"Well, at least I don't still watch Goof Troup" Sira countered.

"It reminds me of my childhood" Tori muttered.

"Anyway," Sira continued. "In the stories, the characters end up running into the main group, becoming friends with them, falling in love with one of them, getting this really crazy power, saving the day, then going home."

"Crap that sounds like a lot of work. Can't we just skip to the part where we go home?" Tori asked.

"Do you see any random portals leading back to our dimension anywhere?" Sira asked.

"No."

The waiter came back and handed them their drinks. He asked them if they wanted anything to eat but they declined. Suddenly neither one had much of an appetite.

They both peered over the booth again.

Tori sighed. "So we are supposed to fall in love with one of them, right? I wonder which ones we have to fall in love with."

"Well, Kayko and Yusuke and Kuwabara and Yukina are together which leaves…" Their eyes landed on the two demons. "Crap, I don't want to end up with Hiei. He is a freakin' psycho."

"And I don't want to end up with Kurama. He has long hair" Tori whined.

They sank back down in their seats.

"Crap! I hate rules. They suck! I want to defy authority!" Tori announced.

"Yeah, why do we have to follow the sue's rules?" Sira asked.

"That's it!" Tori said as she sat up in her seat. "We will become the anti-sues!"

"Oh my gosh, it is genius and cynical! I love it!" Sira laughed then added as an afterthought. "I hope we don't turn out to be the bad guys."

"Yeah, that would suck. Don't they usually die in the end?" Tori asked.

"Yep, and dying would suck."

"Definitely," Tori said. She looked past Sira and paled. "Oh shit! They're leaving."

"What!" Sira whirled around. "That's not how the rules go." Sure enough the guys were heading for the door.

"Screw the rules. If we don't hurry up and catch them, we are going to miss our window of opportunity." Tori said as she jumped out of the booth.

"Wait!" Sira called as she shoved her hands into her pockets.

"What?" Tori asked impatiently.

"Do you know how to count yen?" Sira frantically spread out the change on the table.

"I don't know. Just leave it all there" Tori said, hinting at her stress.

"But what if we need it later?" Sira asked.

"Sira, they're leaving!" Tori raced towards the door.

Sira looked at the change one last time. "Damn it!" She yelled before following Tori.

They threw the doors open and raced outside. To their dismay, Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara were going separate ways. Hiei was no where in sight.

"Crap who do we follow, Sira" Tori said as she turned to her friend frantically.

"I'm thinking, I'm thinking" Sira rubbed her temples.

"Sira, think faster! They are almost gone!" Tori said as she shook Sira's shoulders.

"I can't think under pressure!" Sira screamed. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Let's follow Kuwabara."

They raced after him. Up ahead, Kuwabara turned into an alleyway.

"Crap! We're going to lose him" Tori said in between breaths.

"We still have to think of something to say to him, you know." Sira said.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we can't just say: Hi we're from another dimension where you are an anime and we know everything about you. He would probably think we are insane stalkers or something."

The girls rounded the corner.

"Good point but what are we…." Tori trailed off.

Kuwabara was no where in sight.

Both girls came to a halt.

Tori said as she surveyed the alley. "Damn it, he just turned the corner. We couldn't have lost them that quickly."

"Lose who quickly?" a deep male voice asked from behind them.

Both girls shrieked as they clung onto each other.

"Ah! It's a rapist!" Sira shrieked.

"I'm not a rapist" the voice said sounding hurt.

Both girls looked up at the stranger before them. It was the one and only Kazuma Kuwabara.

Tori and Sira gaped at him.

Kuwabara stared at them with one eyebrow raised. "So, are you going to tell me why you were following me?"


For once, neither girl could think of anything to say.

"Are you two okay?" Kuwabara asked worriedly.

Sira snapped out of her daze. "Uh yeah we're fine. Actually, the reason we followed you was because we needed to talk to you…" She looked over at Tori for help.

"Oh my god, you really are real" Tori muttered as she continued to gape at him.

"Is she going to be okay?" Kuwabara asked.

"Uh, yeah, she'll be fine. When she is under a lot of stress, she sometimes goes into these weird spaced out modes. In five minutes, she'll be back to normal." She cast an evil glare at her friend.

"So what did you want to talk to me about…"He trailed off.

"Oh!" Sira said as realization hit her. "I'm sorry. My name is Sira and the spaced out girl over there is Tori."

"This can't be happening" Tori muttered.

"Nice to meet ya I'm…"

"I know who you are, you are Kazuma Kuwbara." She quickly continued while he was caught off guard. "And we came to ask you for help."

"Me?" Kuwabara frowned. "Why me?"

"How can I put this in words so I don't sound crazy" Sira mumbled to herself. Realizing that Kuwabara was watching her she said, "Um, we're not from around here and out of the four, you seemed to be the most understanding one."

"What?" Kuwabara asked in surprise. "Are you saying you know about Urameshi and the others?"

"In a way," Sira said awkwardly.

Tori blinked. "What the hell?"

"Welcome back!" Sira said cheerfully.

Tori glanced over at Kuwabara. "How long has he been standing here?"

"For five minutes" Sira replied.

"Crap, I hate when I do that," Tori muttered.

Kuwabara's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "Wait, how do I know that you aren't a demon in disguise?"

"We're humans!" Sira said as she motioned to herself. "I mean look at us. Do we look like we could kill you?"

Kuwabara frowned. "Well, your spirit energy is low."

"See," Tori said.

"I'm not sure…" Kuwabara said.

"Aw, come on," Sira moaned in frustration. "It's not like we're some evil demons disguised as humans who have come to trick you so we can still your beloved Yukina away…" Tori stepped on her foot to get her to shut up.

Kuwabara's eyes widened in surprise. "Wait, how do you know about Yukina and me?"

Sira froze, her expression mirroring the words Oh Crap.

Since Sira seemed to be incapacitated at the moment, Tori spoke up. "Oh, we've heard tidbits and such, nothing much." She laughed awkwardly.

Kuwabara frowned. "I'm not sure I'm buying this. I'll have to talk to the others then I'll let you know." He said as he began to walk away.

"Now look at what you've done" Tori hissed. "We've lost our chance to go home."

"I'm sorry," Sira protested. "I was so frustrated that I blurted it out and…" She stopped in mid-sentence as she went completely rigid.

"Are you okay?" Tori asked worriedly.

"Something just touched my leg," Sira whispered.

"You're just imagining things" Tori said.

"No I'm serious. Something just touched my leg" Sira insisted.

Before either could react, Sira was pulled away. She let out a scream as a long black tentacle lifted her into the air.

Tori gasped as she backed away. The tentacle was connected to a giant black octopus. Its red eyes glowed as its sharp teeth mashed together. "Lookie! Lookie! What I've found! Two lost children all alone."

"I am not a child. I am a young adult, you freak!" Sira yelled as she tried to break free from its grasp.

Tori was helpless. She was human after all so there was no way she could beat a giant octopus. "Kuwabara!" Tori yelled hoping he would listen to them.

Kuwabara, who was half way down the street, turned around and froze.

"Shit!" He yelled as he summoned his spirit sword.

Tori and Sira, however, were too busy to notice his reaction.

"Don't worry Sira!" Tori yelled as she dodged a tentacle. "I'll think of a way to safe you."

"Can it be soon" Sira yelled as she tried to loosen the tentacle's grip around her waist. "Preferably before I get eaten?"

"I..wah!" Tori shrieked as she tripped and fell. Seizing the opportunity, the octopus wrapped its tentacle around her. He lifted her near his face.

"Now I have two meals! Yum!" The octopus said with a grin.

"I swear! If I live I will never eat sushi again!" Sira yelled.

"You never ate sushi" Tori pointed out.

"Not the time, Tori!"

"Hold on!" Kuwabara yelled as he sliced the tentacles holding the girls.

Now free, the girls pried themselves from the tentacles and went to hide behind Kuwabara.

"Just stay behind me" Kuwabara said to the two shivering girls.

"No need to tell us twice" Tori said as she tried to soothe the frightened Sira.

With one swipe, Kuwabara cut the octopus in half. It fell in a crumpled heap. He let out a sigh as he let his sword vanished. Turning around, he saw both Sira and Tori huddled together looking scared out of their minds. "Hey," he bent down so he was eye level with them. "Are you two alright?"

Tori smiled weakly. "Heh, we'll be fine. Neither Sira nor I have ever been attacked by a demon before so it's kind of a new experience."

Kuwubara frowned. "I wonder why it attacked you especially with me nearby." He shrugged. "Oh, well, I better tell the others about this so it's cleaned up by morning. I don't think it's safe for you two to stay by yourselves so why don't you stay at my house tonight?"

"Really! Thanks so much!" Tori said excitedly. "Isn't this great, Sira?" She asked looking back at her friend.

Sira burst out laughing.

"Are you okay?" Tori asked worriedly.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Kuwabara made chopped sushi! Get it! Chopped Sushi! Ha! Ha! Ha!" She abruptly passed out.

Kuwabara frowned.

"Um," Tori said as she looked from her unconscious friend back to Kuwabara. "Maybe we should go to your house now."

Kuwabara nodded as he scooped Sira up. "Alright, I'll call them once we get there."


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Amu: Another long chappie! It's a miracle! Now get back to work on your other fic.

Lights aura: (runs into corner) Meep!

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