I have nothing to say, so here is the chapter!
I WILL note that I know nothing about Japanese cinema so I went with American movies because...well...I'm American and these movies are the ones I know best.
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Kuwabara groaned as he looked at his reflection in the mirror, Shizuru's brutal attack the previous afternoon had definitely left its mark on the pale skin of his neck, long bruises in the identical shape of her fingers spanned both sides.
"Good thing I'm eighteen now or else the school would probably call someone to come have me taken away," he muttered grimly, testing the tenderness of the bruises with his fingertips. Thank God, they didn't hurt, but they sure looked bad.
Sighing, he pulled on his school uniform, grabbed his bookbag and headed downstairs to face what promised to be a horrifying day.
"Oh, Kazuma!" Yukina gasped when he walked in the kitchen, her hand went to her mouth and her eyes were wide.
Shizuru looked up from the funny pages of the paper, gave him a long look and then wordlessly turned and started dialing the phone.
"Hello, Mr. Matsuo? This is Shizuru Kuwabara, I am calling to let you know that Kazuma and Yukina will not be able to attend today due to a family emergency. Yes, I will be sure to tell them. Thank you, we will. Sayonara."
She hung up the phone without even looking at them and then walked up to her room with a cup of coffee and her funny pages, leaving Kuwabara and Yukina looking at each other in gleeful confusion.
"No school today! Three day weekend!" Kuwabara punched the air and Yukina giggled happily.
"Yay! Let's go to the park today!" she said.
"Aww, we can't love," Kuwabara sat on the barstool next to her and put his arm around her shoulders, "Shizuru told them we had a family emergency, if anyone saw us hanging out in the park they'd know it was a lie."
"Oh...you're right," Yukina pouted, her bottom lip sticking out a bit. Kuwabara smiled at her pouting face and started considering their options for entertainment if they couldn't go anywhere.
"We can always cuddle on the couch and watch a movie," he suggested with a grin, hoping this sounded like as good a plan to her as it did to him.
"I would like that a lot," Yukina blushed and seemed to shrink a bit as she blushed and ducked her head.
The two of them ate breakfast in relative silence together and Kuwabara couldn't help thinking of how happy he was to have a whole day literally stuck in the house with Yukina! He glanced over at her and watched as she examined the new breakfast cereal Shizuru had bought with obvious curiosity. She poked the golden flakes with her chopsticks and then tasted a tiny bite...she then proceeded to eat it with an intensity that made Kuwabara chuckle softly.
"Be back in a sec," he stated, putting his now empty plate and chopsticks in the sink for Shizuru to do later. He ran upstairs and brushed his teeth, hoping against hope that movie-watching cuddles on the couch might just lead to a kiss or two...hey, he could hope, right?
"I picked one out," Yukina held up the tattered VHS tape that said: Sleepless in Seattle. "What is Seattle?"
"It's a city in America," Kuwabara replied, sitting on the couch.
"America?" Yukina thought hard for a moment, knowing she'd heard the name before, "We fought them in a war, right?"
"Yeah, but we're allies now," Kuwabara reminded her, "We'll have to go there someday, I think you should see more of the human world than just here."
"I would like that," Yukina smiled, "How far away is it?"
"Pretty far," Kuwabara admitted, "Depending on where we want to go. It's a really big country."
"Is Seattle far?" Yukina put the VHS in and joined him on the couch, setting her cup of tea on the coffee table.
"Closer than a lot of places."
The movie began to play and Yukina fell silent, entranced in the film. She pulled her legs onto the couch and leaned over against Kuwabara with a sigh, scooting closer into his side. Grinning, Kuwabara leaned back but got a better idea and laid out completely on the entire length of the couch, pulling Yukina down with him which made her squeak in surprise. They settled into the go-to spooning position that was all the couch would allow for them to fit. Kuwabara's arm made a pillow for her head and she sighed happily as she relaxed into his chest, he was just happy that she was comfortable with the position and he didn't push his luck anymore. They simply relaxed and watched the movie, Yukina asking a question now and then and Kuwabara trying to focus enough on the movie to be able and answer...to be honest he wasn't a chick flick fan but he would watch it if it meant snuggling with his lady.
The movie ended and they sat up to stretch out the kinks from laying in one position too long, Yukina hopped up to pick another movie. Kuwabara smiled as he watched her pick through the piles of tapes, she loved movies and was fascinated by them from day one.
"I can't decide," Yukina sighed, "I want to watch them all!"
"Close your eyes and pick one out at random," Kuwabara suggested. Yukina obeyed, closing her eyes and over dramatically twirling her hand before settling it on a tape, she opened her eyes and picked it up for Kuwabara to see. Top Gun.
"Ha! Ok, I didn't even know we had that one."
The movie began, Danger Zone played, and Yukina came back to the couch. She stood there for a moment, waiting.
"Are you going to lay down with me again?" she asked.
Kuwabara grinned and nodded eagerly, laying on his side and scooting against the back of the couch to give her room to lay in front of him.
"Hey, you two," Shizuru's voice made Kuwabara jerk in surprise and he looked over his shoulder where his sister was leaning against the back of the couch and looking down at their very close position with bored eyes. "I'm going shopping, you guys want anything special?"
"No thank you, Shizuru," Yukina replied sweetly, her attention going back to the intense aerial training between Maverick and Jester.
"I'm good, thanks, Shizu," Kuwabara answered as well.
Shizuru left the room, going back up to her room, but Kuwabara heard her come back down the stairs fairly quickly and make her way back to the couch.
"I'll be gone for a few hours," Shizuru stated, poking her little brother in the shoulder to get his attention. Kuwabara turned slightly to see what she wanted. "Don't do anything stupid. Play it safe."
She grabbed his hand and put something into his palm and immediately turned on her heel and jogged to the front door. Kuwabara opened his hand and his eyes almost popped out of his head at the sight of the square foil wrapped item it held.
Play it safe. She wasn't kidding.
He shoved the package between the couch cushions and tried to put it out of his mind, which wasn't so easy since the next scene in the movie involved a lot of tongues and breathy gasps and silhouettes squirming in the evening sunlight...
"So..that's sex?" Yukina blurted out.
Kuwabara groaned inwardly, not knowing what he should say...
"Yeah, kinda," he finally croaked out, "But...I don't think that much tongue is necessary."
Yukina began to giggle, her whole body jerking from the laughter she was trying to keep inside. Kuwabara realized what he'd said and began to chuckle right along with her until the two of them were laughing so loud that Yukina rolled off the couch onto the floor so she could sit and hold her stomach.
"Thank Koenma!" she said when she had regained her ability to talk, "That did not look fun at all!"
That shut Kuwabara up. What did she mean? The whole concept didn't look fun? The kissing didn't look fun?
"Hey, it's great when you do it right," he defended himself, not even knowing why he felt so insulted. HE would never kiss a girl like that.
"You'll have to show me sometime," Yukina stated as she got back on the couch.
Kuwabara stared at her for a long time, mulling that statement over and over in his mind.
"I...I could show you right now..." he suggested.
"Ok!" Yukina looked excited, "What do I do?"
"Just..."
BANG! They two of them jumped in shock as the front door was flung open and hit the wall. Yusuke!
"Damn it, Urimeshi, can't you knock like a normal person!?" Kuwabara growled, jumping over the back of the couch to grab Yusuke's shirt and shake him.
"I thought maybe you two would like to join Keiko, Kurama, Botan and I for a rousing game of..." Yusuke waggled his eyebrows suggestively, "Spin the Bottle?"
"Are you crazy or something?" Kuwabara rolled his eyes, "What are you, ten?"
"We're just trying to help you out, Kuwabara," Botan announced, propping her oar up beside the door as she entered.
"I keep telling them you don't need any more help," Kurama stated as he kicked his shoes off behind Botan, "But they insisted and I figured I should supervise."
"I don't need any help from the likes of you, Urimeshi!" Kuwabara insisted, "In fact, you just ruined my moment."
"Well, we'll get it back," Yusuke assured his friend, smacking him on the back and making Kuwabara wince. "By the way, from the look of your neck you haven't been missing out on any moments."
"Shizuru choked the crap out of me last night for your information!" Kuwabara shrieked loudly.
"Does she do that a lot?" Botan asked, eyeing the bruises with interest, "Those are perfect finger shapes!"
"Hello, everyone," Yukina walked into the kitchen and smiled brightly, "I am so glad to see you all! Kazuma and I got excused from school today and we've been watching movies."
"That's what we heard," Kurama replied.
"So we came to keep you company!" Botan finished cheerfully.
Yukina was delighted, but Kuwabara felt so cheated by the turn of events and stuffed his hands in the pockets of his jeans with a huff as they all walked into the living room together.
"Cheer up, Kuwabara," Botan whispered, poking him in the ribs with her elbow, "Sorry we interrupted, but I guarantee you'll kiss your girl by the time this is over."
"Yeah, I guess so," Kuwabara felt a little better, but he was still thinking about what he was missing. Kissing someone for a game was different than kissing because you want to.
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The six friends sat in a circle on the floor, alternating boy and girl all the way around.
"What happens if it lands on another guy?" Yusuke asked, as Keiko laid the glass bottle on the floor.
"You gotta kiss them, duh," Keiko rolled her eyes, "That's the game!"
"No way! I am not kissing Kuwabara!" Yusuke stuck his tongue out.
"What about Kurama?" Kieko asked.
"Kurama...yeah, I'd kiss him if I had to," Yusuke admitted, making Kurama laugh and Kuwabara cross his arms, looking insulted.
"How do we play this game?" Yukina asked, poking the bottle with her toe.
"We go in a circle," Keiko explained, spinning the bottle to show the ice apparition how it was done, "The person spins the bottle in the middle of the circle. Whoever the top of the bottle points to at the end, they have to kiss them. And, yes, it can be a kiss on the cheek if you want."
The bottle slowed down and stopped, pointing to Kurama. Keiko blushed slightly but leaned to her right to give him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Hey, you said we could do cheek kisses," Yusuke complained.
"I said if you wanted to," Keiko corrected, winking at her boyfriend good-naturedly.
"My turn," Kurama stated calmly, giving the bottle a small spin and it pointed across from him to Botan. "Where would you like me to kiss you, Botan?"
"Always a gentleman, aren't you, Kurama?" Botan giggled, but she puckered up boldly and Kurama scooted over to her and kissed her lips. "Very nice."
"Thank you," Kurama inched back to his seat.
"My turn!" Botan clapped happily, she spun the bottle with gusto and grinned wickedly when it landed on Kuwabara who rolled his eyes and leaned over to peck her on the cheek.
Botan shook her finger at him and smiled wickedly.
"Oh, no you don't!" she scolded, "You're about to be one hundred percent off the market, this is my last chance for an honest to God kiss from you. Remember, you asked me to marry you once!"
"Ahhh! That was...I...that was before I knew Yukina existed!" Kuwabara defended himself, Yukina just giggled.
"Maybe I just want to know what I turned down," Botan said with a shrug, she winked at Yukina. "Now kiss me, and kiss me RIGHT. It has to last several seconds and I want full on lip-lock."
Kuwabara looked to Kurama for help.
"Spinner has the choice of kiss," Kurama shrugged, looking amused.
Kuwabara looked at Yukina, trying to judge her emotions. He didn't have to guess, he could sense her emotions easily, and she seemed totally unaffected by the events so he sighed and turned to Botan, the blue haired grim reaper grinned ear to ear and leaned forward to whisper in his ear:
"Don't hold back, ok? Do it right and I'll let you know if there's anything you can improve before you kiss Yukina."
"Was that your plan all along?"
"Well...not completely," she admitted sheepishly, "But I might as well help you out, right?"
Kuwabara gave her an unimpressed sneer but he thought maybe it was a good idea to get an opinion first before he kissed Yukina...
Sighing, he leaned forward and closed his eyes a second before he met Botan's lips and kissed her steadily and with as much enthusiasm he could muster in the situation. It wasn't bad, Botan's lips felt soft and sure and he felt bad for enjoying this...
When he pulled back and opened his eyes, Botan's eyes were still closed, her mouth slightly open.
"Well?" he asked, breaking her from her moment. She shook her head and smiled brightly.
"Oh, honey," she said, sounding impressed, "Don't you change a thing."
Kuwabara felt his chest puff out slightly at Botan's praise. It was a relief to know he was good at this.
The game went on for a while, a few awkward kisses later (mostly on cheeks) Kuwabara's heart soared when Yukina's spin finally landed on him. He felt his heart skip a beat when she smiled at him and he grinned like an idiot right back at her.
"Finally!" Botan sat back to enjoy the show.
Kuwabara eagerly got into position, turning to face her and getting onto his knees to get the leverage from above that he wanted, Yukina stayed in her sitting position and she giggled nervously when Kuwabara's right hand lifted her chin up to get better access to her lips. He gave her an adorable half grin and moved in for the prize, cupping her chin in his hand.
Yukina wanted to watch everything happen but it felt odd to keep her eyes open so she let them flutter shut and she twitched a little when their lips finally connected softly, gently. He tested the waters, letting her get used to the brand new feeling, and she got used to it fast! Yukina instinctively reached out and tangled her fingers into the hair at the back of Kuwabara's neck and she gripped it tight which spurred him into action, his kiss became more aggressive and she matched him in gusto.
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Hiei flew over the rooftops at full speed, muttering to himself about how ridiculous it was that his sister was staying with the Kuwabara family, it didn't seem like a good idea to him with the way that big oaf fawned all over her.
He was on his way to see her, he missed her...but he would never let her know that.
He skidded to a stop at the gate to the front entrance of the house and made his way up to the door. He opened it silently, kicking his boots off in the entryway.
Looks like everyone else is here too. Those are Kurama and Yusuke's shoes.
The sound of giggling met his ears from the living room and so he headed that way...and then he froze in the center of the living room doorway, his jaw clenched tightly, his fists started to heat up with the threat of flames bursting from them, his eyes squinting dangerously as he took in the sight before him. That overgrown HUMAN has his lips all over his sister's! He felt his face get hot and he shook himself out of his shocked frozen state.
"I"LL KILL YOU!"
Kuwabara barely had time to break the kiss and look up before Hiei's entire body slammed into his chest, knocking him flat on his back. Hiei kept one foot on his chest and drew his sword quicker than Kuwabara could even say a word, jabbing the blade's point right under his Adam's Apple.
Everyone began talking at once, telling Hiei to calm down and begging him to stop and listen, but Hiei ignored them all, his furious eyes burned into Kuwabara's terrified ones and he allowed his face to take on his demon features, his teeth sharpened and e curled his lips back so they could be clearly seen, his ears became pointed, his Jagan eye popped open and his pupils became snake-like slits. Kuwabara swore he was going to pee his pants in terror.
"HOW DARE YOU EVEN TOUCH MY SISTER!?" Hiei roared, his voice terrifyingly loud and deep for such a small guy.
"I...I..." Kuwabara tried very hard to defend himself but it only made Hiei's sword come closer to his throat.
"Don't, Hiei!" Botan shrieked, "It was just a kiss!"
"I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS!" Hiei turned his gaze on Botan and she shrunk back with a shriek.
"STOP!"
Hiei and Kuwabara both went wide eyed and turned their heads simultaneously to see Yukina standing up, glaring angrily at her brother, her eyes pure white as she sent a blast of frigid air in his direction. Kuwabara shivered as the air rushed over them and Hiei growled at the sensation. Yukina approached them and laid her hand on Hiei's arm.
"Please, don't hurt him, Hiei," she said gently, "I need to tell you something."
"And what might that be?" Hiei hissed bitterly, but he removed his foot from Kuwabara's chest and let him sit up.
"Kazuma and I," Yukina informed her brother, "We are together now."
"WHAT!?" Everyone said at once, shocked by the statement.
"When did THIS happen?" Hiei insisted angrily, "And WHY!? What could you possibly see in this pathetic human?"
"What's wrong with humans?" Yukina asked in annoyance, "I like humans! And I like Kazuma especially!"
Kuwabara smiled despite the situation, she hadn't just been talking out of tiredness the other night. She had really meant it! They were official!
"But..."Hiei started to argue but Yukina shushed him loudly.
"But nothing, Hiei," she said firmly, "I know you're my brother but you can't tell me who I can and can't choose to be with."
Hiei looked around the room at the faces staring at him, tensely awaiting his reply. He stared at his sister for a long time, trying to make her crack under his glare...but she didn't budge.
"Hn." was all he said before he disappeared at full speed out the front door.
Yukina knelt next to Kuwabara and began examining him.
"Are you hurt?" she asked in concern.
"Naw," Kuwabara muttered, "Just...wasn't expecting that."
"This sure didn't go as planned..." Yusuke stated from his spot on the floor.
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There you go, sorry if this is rushed or not well written. I am pretty much half alive right now and in desperate need of sleep. Today was my fit for duty test which required a lot of lifting, running and stair climbing so that on top of sleep deprivation makes for not the best writing.
Review anyway, because I love it :)