Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lunacy and Excitement ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

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CHAPTER TWO

College was finally over. It had taken a little longer than expected, but school was now finished. All Kyoki and Nekkyo had to do was pack, and they were off.

Nekkyo had studied to be a computer technician, with an Associate's in hairdressing. Kyoki had gone into research and photography, taking a few classes with her sister, too, in supernatural studies.

For those four and a half-almost five-years, they had lived in a trailer park, the closest one they could find to the college. They had strange neighbors, and were often asked to watch over the little ones.

Nekkyo got a job at a computer software shop, learning more and completing the course sooner than expected. Kyoki got a job at a local bar. It wasn't the best pay, but she survived. She also worked part-time during school in the library at the college.

Now they were going to move to L.A., city of Lost Angeles. Hopefully they would begin their journey within the next few hours, but at the pace they were loading the truck, it wouldn't be for another week.

"Joey! A little help here?" Nekkyo shouted at the boy lounging aimlessly in the dark blue vehicle, playing with the dials of the radio. She was struggling with a large and rather heavy box, trying to find the steps with her foot so she wouldn't trip and fall.

"Yeah, yeah," he mumbled. "I'm comin'."

He walked over to her and grabbed the box, right before Kyoki ran into her, causing them both to fall down the steps.

"Perfect timing!" Joey told them, pushing the box into the bed of the truck, then grabbing Kyoki's and doing the same. "You know, you really shouldn't run with heavy boxes, Kyoki. You'll probably end up tripping and breaking something. And I don't mean from the box."

Kyoki and Nekkyo untangled them selves and stood, dusting each other off.

"Sorry, but I'm really excited about going," Kyoki explained in a rush, returning to the house for another package.

"She's only been wanting to go for six or seven years," Nekkyo informed Joey, but was corrected by Kyoki with her hands full.

"Seven years, three months, and twenty-four days. Twenty-five, now."

"She has this down to an art, doesn't she?" Joey whispered to Nekkyo.

"Oh, yeah…" she whispered back.

They finished loading the boxes and left after saying their goodbyes. They passed many different types of scenery, stopping for snap shots and pit stops. Sometimes, during the nights of their long journey, they would sleep under the stars, staring up at the midnight sky until the mosquitoes drove them into their tents.

The soft summer breeze ruffled Kyoki's short reddish brown hair as her emerald gaze drifted over the light-reflecting dust particles light years away, sighing at the serene beauty of it all. She snuggled deeper into her feather down pillow, turning to look at Nekkyo, who also had her blue eyes on the cloudless heavens, her dark brown-almost-black hair moving with the slight wind.

It was amazing how beautiful something so simple could be.

In the city, this view was next to impossible. It was a time to just leave the past behind, with all the bad things. Where you could only think of the future, of what tomorrow would bring. If only the past could be left behind…

"Stop it!" Nekkyo scolded, surprising Kyoki. "I know you're thinking about it and I want you to stop!"

"How do you always know?"

"I'm psychic, remember? And so are you when you want to be."

"Don't remind me…" Kyoki mumbled, turning onto her side.

"You're the one thinking about the things you shouldn't be, Kyo," Nekkyo told her.

"I know, Neko. It's just hard for me to forget."

"Usually it's harder for you to remember…" She trailed off as she smacked her forearm, then her calf. "I think it's time to head in. I'm being eaten alive! Stop it, you freakin' She-Devils!"

"It's what they do, Neko. You can't stop nature," Kyoki reminded her as she picked up her blanket and sheet from the ground and headed to the temporary shelter.

"Don't you think Mother Nature could have made them a little nicer?" Neko asked, following Kyoki to the tent.

Kyoki thought of a smart reply, but didn't feel like laughing or arguing with her friend, so she settled on, "The world doesn't work that way. The big fish eat the little fish, the ones that live run until they're either caught or grow to be another big fish."

"You have very weird philosophy," Neko told her friend as they both settled down to sleep. She received no reply as a howl sounded in the distance and the sound of leathery wings flapping against each other filled the air as the bats headed out for food.

They stopped in all the states they passed through, collecting photos and souvenirs. Sometimes, they even took a detour to a state that was out of their way.

Finally, the extensive expedition ended. They made it to L.A.

"It's a bit run down, but it's supposed to be cheap," Nekkyo stated, staring up at the large building before them.

"Well, then," Kyoki began, walking up the steps and opening the door. "Let's head in."

~*^0^*~

"I don't see why we have to keep coming here," Yususke complained, walking up the shrine steps. He was joined by three other boys his age, who wisely blocked him out of their heads. "I mean, Geez! She finished collecting all the Shikkon shards, and everyone-from what I've heard-is getting along. But Pacifier Breath has us babysitting Kagome like she can't take care of herself!"

He trailed off as they came to the shrine gates. Yususke waved at the ancient man sweeping as he knocked on the door to the main house. Mrs. Higurashi greeted them.

"Hello. You're looking for Kagome, correct? One moment, she's on the phone with Souta, but you may come in," she said as she led them to the living room, catching the end of the phone conversation.

"…Neighbors are weird? How weird…how many times?!" She exclaimed.

"What's going on?" Kuwabara asked Yususke as Mrs. Higurashi left, sighing and shaking her head in an exasperated way.

"How am I supposed to know?" Yususke retorted. "Just listen and find out!"

"She ran into the hall, wearing only a towel, because a spider was in the bathtub? Three times?" Kagome couldn't believe what Souta was telling her, no matter how hilarious it was. "Well, how long have they been there? Five days?"

"This is funny," Kuwabara laughed.

"You don't even know what's going on, stupid," Yususke told him, rolling his brown eyes.

"Hn. Idiot," Hiei added.

"Your friend Jon had to go kill it? Hah! That's funny! She's ange-what? Scared of men? Only certain one's? That is weird. Maybe I'll get to meet them soon when I come to visit. Okay, well I have to go, Yususke's here…Uh-huh…Buh-Bye, Souta…Later."

Kagome put down the phone, turning around to four thoroughly confused and wide-eyed boys.

"What-was-that?" Yususke asked slowly, raising an eyebrow.

"That?" Kagome inquired. "That was just Souta." Seeing the questioning looks she was receiving, she continued. "He got a scholarship in the U.S. and moved to Los Angeles. He's supposed to be there for a few more years, but he's coming home for the holidays."

"…And the towel girl in the hall with the spider…" Yususke asked at length, truly not understanding what his cousin was trying to say, no matter how hard her tried.

"Oh! She's his neighbor. It's kind of funny, too, because she's scared of spiders and she doesn't like to let men touch her, even though she make's an exception for Jon, Souta's room-mate who also happens to be a demon, and she's getting closer to Souta. Her sister lives with her. Souta says they're really weird…"

"Kagome!" a voice called from upstairs, cutting her off.

"Was that Inuyasha?" Kurama questioned, eyebrows raised.

"Uhmm…" Kagome scratched the back of her head and smiled sheepishly, not knowing how to answer.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha called down again. "I still can't find my pants!"

She paused in her actions and blushed a deep crimson when Yususke eyed her knowingly.

"What?!" she exploded. "It's not like you've never done it!"

"Never done what?" Inuyasha asked as he stood at the base of the stairs in the doorway to the living room, wearing only a towel around his waist. His golden gaze drifted over the four boys staring at him, to a seriously red Kagome, before finally noticing his state of undress and calmly replied, "Hey. Umm…what are you guys doing here?"

The Spirit Detective team fought hard no to burst out laughing. Instead, Yususke made a quick retreat, "Well, since you two seem to be fine-and we are obviously interrupting something-we will be on our way."

The four of them bid Kagome and Inuyasha adieu before hastily exiting the shrine grounds.

"You still haven't asked her, have you?" Kuwabara questioned Yususke as he saw the contemplative look upon his friends face.

Yususke had been dating Keiko for the past several years and had finally decided he loved her, however he wasn't sure how to ask `the question' without her rejecting him. He was rather sure she would because he kept breaking their dates short, and he was gone a lot more, now that he didn't have school to deal with. Besides, he had to have the right settings, an the tone and feel had to…had to…

"I'm going to ask her tomorrow night, and damn Koenma to Hell if he interrupts it!" Yususke balled up is fist determinedly and walked away with Kuwabara following.

Kurama groaned and let his head fall back in a tired and lazy manner.

Hiei arched an eyebrow at him. "What's the matter with you, fox?"

Kurama glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and groaned again. "Mother is pressuring me into getting married. She wanted me to get with Nora. You know, that girl I dated for a while." He continued as Hiei nodded. "It wasn't so bad. Youko even like her…"

`The only time I liked her was when she was naked, in bed, under me.'

"…But she was currently in another relationship that she neglected to tell me about." Kurama finished as if her hadn't heard Youko interrupt.

"Your human matters are of very little relevance to me, but it is indeed a comical relief to hear about them," Hiei told him as they made their was home.

Neither of them noticed the sinister force lurking in the distance not too far away from them, and its evil cackle escaped them both.