Deck the Halls with Sickness and Despair
Lights aura: Hello! Sorry for the long wait. I had spring break and went to my beach house where there was no internet connection.
Amu: It was so scary. All we had to entertain ourselves with were the foxes and alligators. They weren't very friendly.
Lights aura: Anywho, I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. If I did then I could afford internet at my beach house…
The smell of delicious foods wafted through the entire house. Shizuru had to leave because of her work, but she had been kind enough to cook them a couple of things. The sounds of Christmas tunes played lightly in the background.
Kuwabara lay on the couch, staring wistfully at the kitchen. It was almost time for the party and while he sat drooling over the thought of food, Sira and Tori were putting the finishing touches on the decorations.
"Oh Christmas Tree, oh Christmas tree," Sira sang as she hung the mistletoe, "And something about your branches. Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, and I think I sing again about your branches."
Kuwabara and Tori turned towards Sira, their eyebrows raised.
Sira was completely oblivious. "I forgot the rest of this song. So I'll just pretend I know it. Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, I'm getting sick of singing about your branches."
She turned towards Tori and Kuwabara. Seeing their expressions, Sira cocked her head. "What?"
Tori turned towards Kuwabara. "This is why Sira is never allowed to drink. She gets this crazy with caffeine, imagine what she would be like if she were drunk?"
Kuwabara actually looked scared of the thought. "I never want to find out."
Sira rolled her eyes. "Oh come on, give me a break. I forgot the lyrics to the song." She coughed a couple of times before clearing her throat. "Grr, when will this cold go away?"
"Well," Tori said, "if you drank orange juice instead of coke I bet it wouldn't be so bad."
Sira wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Orange juice is gross. It has that pulp stuff that gets stuck in your teeth."
Ignoring her, Tori turned towards Kuwabara. "Do you know who is coming?"
Kuwabara frowned as he thought. "I know Urameshi, Kurama, and Botan were coming. Botan said something about bringing someone."
"Oh, a mysterious guest," Sira said as she rubbed her hands together, "how exciting."
Tori quirked her lips. "So I guess Hiei won't come?"
Sira snorted. "Let's see, laughter, Christmas cheer, whimsical decorations, good will towards men…" She laughed, "If he came he would probably die from all the goodness."
A knock came from the front door. Pulling himself off the sofa, Kuwabara went to answer the door. As the sound of voices was heard, none were as loud as Kuwabara's. "YUKINA!"
Sira and Tori looked at each other before rushing to the door.
Sure enough, standing with Yusuke, Kurama, and Botan was the blue haired ice apparition herself.
She was smiling politely at Kuwabara as Kurama helped take her jacket off.
Glancing at Sira, Tori said softly, "Don't even think about it."
Sira frowned. "Think about what?" Her eyes lit up, "Oh telling Yukina that Hiei is her brother?" She grinned, "Oh, can I? Can I?"
Tori frowned. "Sira, that's not funny. Hiei really would rip you to shreds."
"Oh poo," Sira said before returning her attention to Yukina.
Finally snapping out of his daze, Kuwabara turned to the girls. "Yukina, meet Sira and Tori."
"Hi ya!" Sira said as Tori and she smiled.
"It's nice to meet you," Yukina said politely. She was surprised when both girls nearly tackled her with a hug.
"You are so cute," Sira said as she latched onto one of Yukina's arms.
"Positively adorable," Tori added as she latched onto the other arm.
Before she could protest, the girls led Yukina towards the den.
"You guys," Yusuke said, "I think Yukina's been kidnapped by those two crazy girls."
Kurama's lips quirked. "Hmm, it's a good thing Hiei's not here or else we might have a problem on our hands."
"Yuuuukina!" Kuwabara yelled as he ran after them. "Wait for me!"
After dinner, everyone went to the den. With excited expressions, Sira and Tori began to hand out presents.
Yusuke raised an eyebrow at the lump of a package that was supposed to be a present. "Er, nice wrapping job."
Sira rolled her eyes. "Yeah I know, I suck at wrapping presents. I've never been good at cutting a straight line."
Yusuke and Kuwabara quickly tore into their presents as Kurama and Botan took a more careful approach.
Kuwabara's eyes sparkled as he held the bobble head cat in his head. "It's a cat!"
A smirk appeared on Yusuke's face as he held up the box. "A mini punching bag."
"We figured you had a big one already," Sira explained, "The other one you can use when you're supposed to be studying."
"Oh!" Botan held up the magazine. "I've always wanted to read one of these. I've just been so busy that I never got around to buying one of them."
Tori walked over to Kurama and peered over his shoulder.
"Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground," Kurama said.
"It's another great work," Tori quickly explained, "I thought you might like it if you haven't read it already."
Kurama smiled, "I love it."
A snicker caused them to glance towards Sira.
Sira was standing in front of them, an evil smirk on her face. "Guess where you're standing?"
Tori and Kurama looked up and froze. Mistletoe was hanging right over their head. Its presence seemed to mock them.
"Sira," Tori began as her face turned red.
Sira shrugged. "It's your own fault for not paying attention to your surroundings. It's a Christmas tradition. Plus," Sira wiggled her eyebrows, "it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Tori glared and clinched her fists. "Sira, you are going to die!"
With a shriek, Sira ran into the hall with Tori right on her heels.
While the two continued to act like sugar crazed five-year-olds, Botan turned towards Yukina. "So, what do you think about Sira and Tori?"
Yukina smiled politely, "They seem very…energetic."
As the girls returned to the room, the window opened and Hiei quickly slipped inside. Sira stopped dead in her tracks as her grin spread even wider. "Hi Hiei!" She said excitedly.
While Hiei glared, everyone else traded uneasy glances.
"Why is Sira so happy to see him?" Yusuke asked Tori worriedly.
"Oh crap," Tori dove for the present but Sira reached it first.
"I've got a present for you!" Sira said as she skipped over to him and shoved it in his face.
"I don't have time for your stupid human stuff," Hiei said as he shoved the present away, "I need to speak to the fox."
Sira was not about to give up. She shoved the present back into his face. "Open present now. Then you can talk to Kurama."
They glared at each other for a moment before Hiei took the present. He raised an eyebrow as he pulled out a strange peach colored bowling pin shaped person.
"It's a Popping Martian Stress Reliever," Sira said happily, "When you squeeze it, the eyes and ears pop out. It's for your anger management problem."
Sira barely evaded the sword as Hiei slashed it towards her. She knew he did it more out of frustration than actually trying to kill her. If he had wanted to kill her, she would have already been dead. "Temper, Temper," She said as she walked towards the kitchen. "Don't use violence as an outlet. Squeeze the martian." Before anyone could react, she went into the kitchen.
Tori groaned as her hand came to her forehead. "Hiei, please forgive Sira. Apparently, she hasn't learned how to be mature yet."
A loud crash resounded from the kitchen.
"Sira?" Tori called. "Are you okay?"
There was no response.
"I'll go check on her," Tori said as she went into the kitchen. A moment later, Tori screamed. "You guys, come quick!"
They quickly rushed into the kitchen.
Sira lay sprawled out on the floor, unconscious. Strange blue pixels were attached to her hands, shoulders, and ankles.
"What's wrong with her?" Tori asked frantically.
"It is as I feared," Koenma said causing everyone to jump.
"When did you get here?" Yusuke said.
"I sent Hiei ahead but it seems we are too late." Koenma said, completing ignoring Yusuke. "Sira's contracted dimension sickness."
"Dimension sickness," Tori frowned, "What's that?"
Koenma sighed, "There is a reason why portals don't frequently open between dimensions. If a person stays too long in a different dimension then they contract this disease."
"How come Tori's not affected?" Kuwabara asked.
"Tori was bitten by the Makai bat. A creature from this dimension," Kurama said, "I assume its venom made Tori immune to the effects of dimension sickness."
Koenma nodded. "You are absolutely correct."
"Then what are we waiting for," Yusuke said, "Let's go get a Makai bat."
"Unfortunately, you destroyed most of the Makai bats when you went to rescue Tori" Koenma said as Yusuke rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Who knows, there may not be any left."
"So what's going to happen to Sira?" Tori asked quietly.
Koenma's expression saddened. "You know how the human body has antibodies to destroy foreign particles. The same rule applies here."
Tori's eyes widened. "So what you're saying is…" She trailed off.
Koenma nodded slowly. "Our dimension is erasing her."
Amu: Dimension sickness? What will you think of next?
Lights aura: The cure to procrastination and the total destruction of nargals!
Amu: What?
Lights aura: (shrugs) Just being random
Amu:…
Lights aura: What?
Amu: Words could not describe what I am thinking now…
Lights aura: Anywho, you know what to do. READ and REVIEW!
