InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Kisses: Mistletoe or No ❯ "Manipulation" ( Chapter 7 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

I own tons of books, action figures of Hiei and Kagome, and the ability to make teenage boys hang their heads and say, "Yes, ma'am." (Don't be perverted! Geesh! You guys!) I created tons of clutter, 4 kids, and some credit card debt. I get paid to make college kids curse and pull all-nighters to write up 25-page research papers, using primary source materials, that they've had 2 months to do, but never started, -- and I am still young enough to check online to find out where they plagiarized their work from. But, "InuYasha" and "Yu Yu Hakusho" and their revenues are simply beyond me and my capabilities. They belong to Takahashi-san and Togashi-san.

Kurama and Yusuke were sitting in Kagome and Hiei's living room when Kagome bounced in with a smile and a greeting. Walking over to where Hiei was standing, she touched his arm and said, "That was Eri on the phone. She and the girls want to take me out to lunch and to do some shopping."

"No."

"No? What do you mean 'no?' There's nothing dangerous about shopping," she narrowed her eyes at him.

"Hn. You have been tired lately and are still sick every morning. What will you do if you start to feel ill? Not one of those onnas has the brains of a stick," he frowned back at her.

Stifling a giggle, Kagome defended her friends, "They're not stupid. And it's just common sense that if I got sick, they would bring me home."

"Don't try to convince me of their intelligence or common sense. Those are the same three females who gave that idiot your new phone number so he could ask you out."

She covered her mouth, but couldn't contain her laughter this time. "That was over a year ago, and I haven't seen or heard from Hojo since then. Just what did you say to him when you answered the phone, anyway?"

Ignoring her question, he said, "You're not going."

"If I feel sick, I'll sit down and call you, okay?" she said, trying to be reasonable.

"No."

Exchanging amused glances, the other two Spirit Detectives settled in to watch the fireworks. They had been privy to battles of will between these two before. They were always entertaining. But instead of turning red in the face and turning things up a notch by raising her voice like she usually did, Kagome surprised them by taking a different approach.

Putting her hands on Hiei's shoulders, she snuggled up to his chest and kissed his cheek. "Hi-ei," she said in a sing-song tone, "don't be like that." She planted a trail of soft kisses along his jaw. "Nothing bad is going to happen, and it would make me really happy to get together with them for a few hours." Getting no response, she massaged his shoulders as she nuzzled his neck a bit. Then she nibbled on his earlobe before lowering her voice to a seductive pitch as she whispered, "Tonight, I'll even ..."

Yusuke leaned forward in an attempt to hear what sort of promises she was making. Kurama was tempted to do the same, but forced himself to sit still.

Still not moving an inch, the apparition merely stared at her intently. "In the red one."

Smiling, she nodded. Sliding one hand up to the nape of his neck, she caressed his lips with hers in a lingering kiss. Placing another gentle kiss on his cheek, she went over to the table and picked up her purse.

"If you are not back by dinnertime, ..."

"I will be," she interrupted him with a bright smile. "You guys have fun," she gave the other two a triumphant wink as she left.

Hiei stared at the door for a minute and then walked over to an overstuffed chair and sat down.

"I never would have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes," Yusuke exclaimed with a laugh. "The fierce, unyielding Hiei -- pussywhipped! She wrapped you around her little finger with a few kisses and sex favors."

Kurama didn't say anything as he watched Hiei lean back in his chair and cross his hands behind his head.

"Yusuke," the little demon drawled, "why would I object to her going shopping with her friends?"

The toushin stopped laughing and looked at him with a puzzled expression on his face. "You said she might get sick and her friends are too stupid to take care of her and get her home safely."

"While her friends are certainly lacking in brains, Kagome is not. She would know to call me," Hiei replied easily.

"So, ... you didn't care if she went?" Realization dawned on Yusuke's face. "Son-of-a-bitch."

"Exactly," Hiei said with a smirk. "She gets to do something she wants to that will make her happy, and then she gets to do something that will make me happy. Plus, she's been wanting to look at things for the baby and I have no desire to endure that throng of ningen that is constantly at the stores."

"And," Kurama added, "since she got her way this time, she will most likely give in the next time you two disagree, ne?"

"Damn! You're a fucking genius, Hiei!"

As Yusuke continued to go on about how he had to try this with Keiko, Kurama inclined his head in salute to his friend. Really, he should have been born a kitsune.

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*A/N Yeah, I know it's not much, but I'm still trying to get a handle on the art of the drabble. I think this one fits that description much better than the others so far, even if the actual scene was nothing to write home about. *sigh* I will continue to try, though, and I appreciate you all suffering through my efforts. You're good people. ^_^