The Night of the Dance


Lights aura: Hey peoples! Long time no see!

Amu: We've been on hiatus because of two major projects we are working on.

Lights aura: I hope you enjoy the next chappie!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own Sira, Tori, Amu and my two projects, ugh!


As luck would have it, the girls ended up finding jobs. Tori started working as a clerk in a Barnes and Noble Bookstore while Sira had a job as a clerk in the gift shop of the local zoo. They put in a few extra hours each day and by the day of the dance, they had enough money to buy cheap dresses.

It was mid-afternoon when they finally reached the department stores.

"Okay," Sira said as she started scanning the dress aisle. "Just look for something cheap." She pulled out a fuchsia dress. "Look this one is fifty percent off."

"And for good reason," Tori pointed to the dress. The dress looked as if it had been attacked by frills and lace.

"Okay not this one then," Sira said as she threw it back on the rack.

"Why do all the cheap dresses have to look like crap?" Tori asked as she pulled out a multicolored dress.

"Eh, I think manufactures do it in order to make fun of poor people," Sira said.

Sira ended up buying a simple blue spaghetti strap dress which reached her knees. Tori on the other hand, wore a simple fuchsia spaghetti strap dress which also reached her knees.

They raced home and immediately started to get ready. "Hey Tor?" Sira called as she brushed her hair. "Is there any chance you can do my hair for me?"

Tori's head appeared from around the doorway. "Why, you can't do it yourself?"

Sira put her hairbrush down and stared at her. "You know me. I'll try but I'll lose patience with it and throw it up in a ponytail."

Tori sighed. "Fine."

"Yeah!" Sira clapped her hands together. "I feel like I haven't been to dance in forever."


An hour later, the girls were ready to go. Entering the den, Kuwabara, Kurama, Yusuke, and Keiko were waiting for them. Tori wore her hair in an elegant up do with curls framing her face and tumbling from a clip. Sira, on the other hand, was wearing her hair half up and half down. There was a slight curl to it as well. At the sight of them, Kurama and Kuwabara raised their eyebrows while Yusuke laughed. "Wow, you guys actually look somewhat decent in those dresses."

Keiko slapped Yusuke across the face. "Yusuke, be nice to them."

Tori and Sira grinned as they ran over to Keiko.

"It is such an honor to meet you," Tori said as she shook her hand.

"Yes we're big fans," Sira said as she shook the other hand.

"Hey," Yusuke said as he leaned towards the other two guys. "Have you noticed that those two are big fans of all our friends who are girls?"

"Be glad they didn't clobber us when they first saw us," Kurama said.

The three guys thought for a moment before shivering.

"We would have died," Kuwabara said.

Sira cleared his throat as the other girls looked expectantly at the guys.


When they drove up to the school, they quickly made their way to the gym, the place where the dance was to be held. It turned out that the dance committee had decided on an Under the Sea theme and spared no expense in turning the gym into a tropical colorful sea of fishes. Kuwabara was felt slightly nauseous but this was probably because if one stared too long at the walls, it started to look like the painted waves were moving.

"Okay peoples," Sira said, "Let's party like rock stars," She held her hands up in the rock star sign.

"Sometimes, I wonder why I even bring you with me," Tori said with a sigh.

Sira rolled her eyes, "Oh, please, you're just jealous because Kuwabara and I are going to wipe the floor with you with our amazing dance skills."

Keiko laughed. "I think you are forgetting about Yusuke and me."

Yusuke raised an eyebrow. "What?"

Keiko just grinned as she dragged Yusuke to the dance floor.

"I think," Tori said, "You have competition."

Kurama held out his hand to Tori, "Shall we?" Tori grinned at Sira before heading out to the dance floor with Kurama.

"Oh, it's so on," Sira said as she dragged Kuwabara to the dance floor.


Thirty minutes later, a slow song finally came on. Exhausted, Kuwabara and Sira leaned on each other as they danced.

"Dancing is tiring," Kuwabara panted, "Even more tiring than fighting a demon."

"Whatever you say," Sira said as she panted.

All the sudden, Kuwabara perked up as his gaze traveled across the room. She followed his gaze and saw Botan and Yukina standing at the entrance of the gym. Botan looked excited while Yukina looked nervous.

Sira sighed as she gave Kuwabara a slight grin. "Go get her, tiger."

Kuwabara gave her a grateful smile before running after Yukina.

Sira sighed as she turned her attention to the dance floor. Yusuke and Keiko were slow dancing off to the right. Although Yusuke had a look of disgust on his face, Sira knew that he was secretly enjoying it.

Over to her left, Kurama and Tori were slow dancing as well. Their slow dancing was almost hypnotic to watch. Every move seemed sensual.

Damn, She thought, they are good dancers.

Tori seemed to break from her trance when she spotted Sira. A frown was etched on her face. Sira quickly waved to her before heading to the drink and snack stand. She knew her best friend too well. If she felt Sira wasn't having fun, she would ditch Kurama on the spot and come over 

and chat with her. Sira didn't want to spoil the mood mainly because she wanted to make fun of Tori later on.

After deciding on a glass of fruit punch, Sira casually stepped outside of the gym to get a breath of fresh air. She sighed dreamily as she gazed up at the stars.

Where Tori and she were from, they never were able to see the stars clearly. Here though, the view was unobstructed as she gazed at the universe before her. It was truly a magnificent sight.

As she went to take a sip from her cup, she realized that it was no longer in her hand. She stared dumbly at her hand for a couple of seconds before she realized that there was someone standing in front of her. Looking up, she saw Hiei standing there sipping her punch.

Sira's eye twitched as she clinched her fists. "How dare you steal my drink! What makes you think that you have the right to steal my drink?"

Hiei casually flashed his sword.

Sira crossed her arms and pouted. "Fine, you have a point." She sighed. "One of these days, when I find a superior powerful sword, you are going to be sorry."

"Hn," Hiei said as he continued to drink her punch.

Sira raised an eyebrow at him. "Why are you here anyway?"

"Yukina," Hiei said.

Sira rolled her eyes. "You know, she can take care of herself plus Kuwabara wouldn't let anything happen to her."

Hiei snorted. "That idiot couldn't even take care of a fish."

Sira placed her hands on her hips as she glared at him. "Kuwabara is not as bad as you make him out to be. Sure, he's slightly clumsy, quick to anger, and doesn't seem to realize that when the shower is running that you might be in it…" She stopped when she saw Hiei's expression. "I probably shouldn't have told you that."

"You think?" Hiei asked as he took another swig from her punch.

"But that's beside the point," Sira continued, "He has other qualities that make him special. He's loyal, kind, and caring. That outweighs all of his other faults if you ask me."

Hiei studied her for a moment before handing her drink back to her. "You talk highly about someone you barely know."

Sira shrugged. "You don't have to know a person that well to know if they have certain qualities, you can automatically see them when you talk to them." She glanced at Hiei. "For instance, you are annoying as hell but I know you are a good person. You watch over Yukina even when you don't have to and you keep your promises." She paused. "So in my book, that makes you pretty good."

Hiei's lips quirked. "You are one strange human." She blinked and he was gone.

What was that about? Sira thought as she looked down at her drink. Her eye twitched. "THE HELL? You drank all of my drink, you jerk! I take back everything I said about you, bastard!"

If he was around, Hiei didn't say a word.

Sira stomped angrily back to the gym. "Stupid Hiei," Sira muttered, "Drinking all of my punch, the jerk. I'm never giving him ice cream ever again."

The sound of footsteps alerted her that someone was nearby. Whirling around, she found she was alone. She could still hear the footsteps. "Hiei," she called, "if that is you, you better cut it out."

If it was him, he wasn't listening since the footsteps seemed to get louder. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up and she knew something was wrong. Without a second thought, she turned towards the gym.

A hand shot out of nowhere and covered her mouth and nose with a cloth. As she inhaled, a strange smell filled her lungs. Her eyes rolled back as her eyelids fluttered close. The last thing she saw was a figure laughing at her before she faded into darkness.


Lights aura: Ha, ha, evil cliffhanger!

Amu: That's your signature isn't it?

Lights aura: (shrugs) I don't know, it's fun. Anywho, I'm leaving up the hiatus on my profile because I'm still working on my projects and won't know when I'll be able to update again although, I do get inspired when people review.

Amu: So you know what to do people! READ and REVIEW! See ya later!