Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Dimensions ❯ Day One ( Chapter 2 )

Here's Chapter two!! Please tell me what you think!! R&R!!

 

I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. All I own is Chantelle.

 

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Chantelle made sure to wake up earlier than usual the next morning... at around eight in the morning, and set about making breakfast. She made scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, and even cooked up a few waffles, setting the syrup out on the table and getting out some plates and cutlory, setting the table.

Yusuke and Kuwabara got up the second the smell of the food wafted through the house. They dug in immediately. They were soon followed by Kurama who strolled down the hall with a small smile on his face. He thanked her graciously and settled down to eat himself. Chu, Rinku and Jin joined in as well, Chantelle learning that Toya and Hiei didn't need to eat.

Kuwabara sighed happily and leaned back in his chair. “Damn, that was good! You'd make an awesome wife, ya know that?”

The girl blushed madly for a moment. “Um... thanks...” Then she started cleaning off the table and doing the dishes. It was ten by this time and Hiei had finally showed up, discreetly coming into the house when Chantelle wasn't looking. Then she got out the sewing kit and started mending their damaged clothes. That took her about two hours altogether.

Then she went into the cold room and emerged with a pail of cat food. “I've got to feed the kittens outside. Then I've got to take care of the gardens.”

Kurama perked up immediately. “Gardens?”

She nodded. “Yup. My dad grows a vegetable garden every year, and my mom loves to grow flowers. I have to weed and water both of them before it gets too hot.” She sighed opening the window in the kitchen. “As it is, it's gotta be twenty five degrees outside.”

“I happen to have a great interest in plants. Would you mind if I joined you?”

She smiled. “Not at all.”

Kurama followed her out the door and she led him first to the far garage, where a stray cat had had kittens about two months before. The kittens were running around like crazy now, and her parents had said they were going to try giving them away the second they got back from vacation.

The fox demon smiled and petted some of the kittens, which Chantelle had successfully tamed on her own. She had also named all four of them, as well as the mother which had been dumped by some oil well workers that came into the area. Several of the kittens rubbed right up against her, giving little mews as they did so, making Kurama's smile grow.

“They seem to consider you as much a mother as their biological one. They are really taken with you.”

She smiled as she cuddled one of the kittens, which was currently nuzzling her neck and purring up a storm. “I just love kittens. My dad almost had a bird when he found out they were up here, but me and my mom convinced him to leave them be until they were old enough to give away.” She set the kitten down, and then got to her feet. “Well, let's go.”

Nodding, Kurama followed her out of the garage. He looked at her. “So, your family grows their own food?”

She smiled. “Well, we DO buy food from the stores of course. This just saves us some money when winter time comes. We bag and can the food so we have some extra money for Christmas. It tastes better than processed food, anyway.”

Kurama nodded. “I suppose it would. I hear that store bought vegetables are sprayed with chemicals before they are put out for sale. That would most certainly kill some of the flavor.”

Chantelle nodded. “My dad only sprays if it's absolutely necessary... like if we have an infestation of potato bugs or caterpillars. The last few years the potato bugs have been a real pain. We don't have any insecticides right now, so we have to pick them off by hand if we come across any. They're ugly little things, but they don't bite or anything. I just hope that they're not infesting the garden this year. I really don't want to stay out in the heat longer than I...” They turned the corner and she cried out in alarm, seeing two large dogs digging in amongst the plants. “NOT AGAIN!!!!” She charged forward. “HEY YOU!!!!GET OUTTA HERE YOU STUPID DOGS!!! CAN'T YOU STAY AT HOME?! GET!!!! GO HOME!!!!” She bellowed.

The dogs looked up as one and shot off, staying in the yard, despite her orders to leave. The girl growled. “DAMN!! My dad tells me to just hit the little bastards with a stick, but I just CAN'T do it!!!” She sighed. “I guess I'll have to call the neighbors and tell them to come pick them up... And I'm gonna give them a good piece of my mind when they get here! They told us that they would keep them tied!!”

The dogs came back toward her and she tried shooing them away again. “GO HOME!!!!” she roared. Then she sighed once more. The dogs were still running toward her, wanting to play, obviously.

All of a sudden, to her shock, Hiei hopped out of nowhere, between her and the two approaching dogs. He gave them a glare and a scowl, and the two animals skidded to an immediate stop and turned tail, racing out of the yard, whining and yelping the whole way.

The little demon smirked. “Problem solved. As long as I'm here, I doubt they'll be coming back.”

Kurama looked at her. “How's the garden?”

The girl's eyes widened and she raced to it. She immediately let out a moan. “Aw, MAN!!! My Dad's gonna pitch a FIT!!! Six potato plants gone, and half of the peas...” She sighed. “Just great...”

Hiei shrugged. “Don't worry about it. With Kurama here, you have no problems.”

She blinked. “Huh?”

The red haired man smiled. “You might say that plants are my specialty. Do you have any potato and pea seeds?”

She blinked and nodded, heading off to a small shed that was set off to the side. She brought out a package of pea plant seeds and six potato seeds. Kurama instructed her to plant them, and she did so dubiously. She had no idea what he hoped to do. There was no way they were going to grow by autumn.

But then, Kurama calmly knelt at the end of the newly planted row of peas and stuck two fingers into the ground. Chantelle's jaw almost hit the ground when she saw his hand glow briefly and the plants grew at a rapid rate. After a moment, he removed his hand and examined his handiwork. “That looks about right. Now for the potatoes.” He repeated the procedure and then smiled at her pleasantly. “There. Your problems are solved.”

Chantelle could only stare. “That was... that was... way cool....”

Hiei smirked. “Kurama has the ability to control plants. He could take any common weed and make it as hard and sharp as steel. Any plant can become a weapon in his hands.”

Said demon just continued to smile as he examined the dirt between the rows. “Weeds don't seem to be a problem as of yet, so I don't think you need to pull them.”

Chantelle nodded with a sigh. “Good. Then all I have to do is water the garden and I'm good.” She picked up the hose and, after making sure both Hiei and Kurama were out of range, she turned on the water and had the garden watered in a matter of minutes.

Hiei had disappeared sometime while she was watering, and Kurama simply smiled at her gently. “And you said your mother has a flower garden?”

She nodded. “Yeah. It's not very big, but then again, my Mom doesn't exactly have a green thumb. This is like her third time trying to grow a flower garden... it's actually not doing too bad so far...” She said as she led him to the front of the trailer where the flowers were growing.

He knelt down immediately and examined them, a small smile coming to his lips immediately as he touched them delicately and briefly took a moment to smell them. Chantelle pulled a few weeds that were rearing their ugly heads, and watered the flowers with the watering can. Then she carefully examined the soil to make sure there were no potentially damaging bugs that could ruin her mothers garden.

Then she got to her feet with a sigh and wiped her brow. “Man, it's really starting to get hot out here.” she said with a sigh.

Kurama nodded, wiping away a little perspiration himself. “Yes. We should get back inside now, before your fair skin is damaged by the sun.”

Chantelle tried to fight off the blush at his description of her skin with little success. Kurama saw the redness in her cheeks and had to smile. She seemed to be a rather shy young woman.

She nodded. “Good idea. I should probably have a quick shower, too.”

The two of them headed inside and saw the others had turned on the TV. Hiei was outside somewhere, they guessed, since they couldn't see him in the house.

Chantelle got a change of clothes... a halter top and a pair of shorts... and had a quick shower. Feeling much refreshed, she stepped out to join the others again. She sighed and sat at the table. “Man, I could really go for an ice cream right about now...”

Yusuke and Kuwabara nodded. The former had the front of his uniform open, and the latter had taken off his shirt, trying to stave off the heat. “Yeah, it's getting pretty hot outside.”

Chantelle looked at them all, a thoughtful frown on her lips. “You know... I could always take you guys into town for dinner tonight. I'm sure you guys must want to see the sights.”

Rinku grinned broadly. “That sounds awesome! Let's go for it!”

She pursed her lips. “There's only one problem... I should be able to hide Hiei's third eye easily enough, but Jin's horn is going to catch some attention if I can't think of a way to hide it. I'm also going to have to buy you guys some other clothes while I'm at it. Although I don't think once will hurt, if you walk out in public with those clothes, you're bound to catch some attention.”

Kurama hesitated. “We don't want to impose. After all, won't this put a hole in your financial situation?”

She snorted. “Maybe if I bought a beach house down in Miami. I've got ten million bucks gathering interest. Inheritance from my great aunt. Trust me, I've been looking for an excuse to spend some of this cash.”

Kuwabara grinned broadly. “You heard the lady, Kurama! She's got money and she's willing to spend!”

The fox demon smiled sheepishly. “Well, if that's the case, we are most definitely grateful. I'll get Hiei in here. He may be interested in going as well.”

He stepped outside and a moment later he returned with the little fire demon on his tail.

She looked at him for a moment, thinking. “I have a headband that should hide that eye with no problem. That's not going to hurt it or anything, will it?”

He shook his head. “No. I actually usually have one over it, but I took it off in the middle of our last battle and now it's still behind in our dimension.”

She nodded. “Okay, then.” She headed into her room and came out moments later, handing him a red headband. He took it wordlessly and put it on.

Chantelle then turned to Jin and smiled at him meaningfully, holding one of her hands toward him. “May I?”

He grinned and shrugged. Chantelle carefully touched the horn, surprised that it seemed to be made out of ivory, like an elephant's tusks. It stuck out about three inches from the top of his head. She thought for a moment, examining it. “A bandana MIGHT do the trick...” she headed off to her room and got her white bandana. She put it on him and then examined her handiwork. There was a definite bulge where the horn was, and his shaggy red hair seemed to stick out everywhere behind him.

Yusuke, Kuwabara, Rinku, Chu, and Toya laughed... well, Toya more chuckled lightly than anything, but the first four roared with laughter. “YOU LOOK SO FUNNY!!!!!!”

Chantelle fought to keep her face straight with little success as she took it off. “Nope... that ain't gonna do it...” She frowned a little. “What the hell am I...?” She suddenly smiled. “I've got it!” She raced down the hallway and came back with a simple baseball hat. She took a pair of scissors and, after making sure of the position of the horn, she cut a hole that was the perfect fit. Then she placed the cap on his head and smiled broadly. “There we go! No one's likely to think the horn's real. They'll just think it's a part of the hat! And it doesn't look half bad either.”

Chu grinned at her. “Ya mind pickin' up some booze, too?”

Kurama was about to scold the giant alcoholic demon, but blinked when Chantelle readily agreed to get him some.

Hiei looked at them all. “So, we all set to go?”

She nodded. “Yeah, I think we're ready for lift off. Let's hit the road.”

They followed her out to her van. It was an older model and had two back seats, and three people could fit up front. Kurama and Hiei sat up front with her, Rinku, Jin and Chu sat in the second seat, and the final three sat in the very back.

She grinned. “Perfect fit. Nobody's too cramped, are they?”

Hiei frowned a little and fidgeted where he sat. “I'm not used to being in such a closed in space, but I guess I'll live.”

She smiled at him. “It won't be too long. It's only an hour to the city. I'll take you guys to West Edmonton Mall... which happens to be the largest shopping mall on the face of the Planet.”

Yusuke grinned broadly. “Sounds great!”

Kurama blinked. “Edmonton... that's in Canada, isn't it?”

Chantelle looked at him in surprise. “Yeah! Wow... I guess your guys' world ISN'T all that different from mine... at least geographically...”

Hiei nodded. “Apparently so.”

Toya looked at them. “So, we going?”

Chantelle nodded and started up the van. “Yup! And we're hittin' the road!”

 

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She brought them to the mall and they headed to several clothing stores that sold designer clothes. Hiei tried not to scowl as he was being measured to find his sizes.

She bought them each two new outfits, giving herself a total bill of $315.25... something that made Kurama wince, but Chantelle was less than concerned about the money. Then she showed them the sights in the mall... including the massive indoor water park which was filled with screaming kids and people of all ages enjoying the slides and wave pool.

Yusuke grinned, looking through the massive window. “Whoa... that looks awesome... I especially like the looks of that real tall slide that goes straight down...”

Chantelle smiled. “That's called the Sky Screamer... and it's great for giving you massive wedgies, trust me. My first time down that thing was my last time. I almost lost my bikini top on that damn thing too...”

Jin grinned broadly. “Hmmm... I say we pay this place a nice long visit while we're here...”

Chantelle rolled her eyes and smiled. “Speaking of bathing suits... my bikini's getting worn out, so I should really buy a new one. You guys mind?”

Kurama smiled at her. “Not at all.”

Kuwabara grinned broadly. “You gonna model them for us?”

The woman couldn't help but smirk. “I think I could use a man's opinion... Sure, why not?”

They were then led to a beach ware store and sat back as Chantelle tried on several bathing suits... all of them bikini's.

Kuwabara, Jin, Rinku, and Chu had huge grins on their faces. The first of them sighed happily. “This... may be the best day of my life...”

The other three nodded in full agreement seconds after the girl had modeled a beautifully skimpy bikini.

Kurama just smiled gently with a light blush playing across his cheeks, while Hiei tried to look indifferent with little success. Yusuke was reminding himself that Keiko was still back in his world, and Toya had a small smirk on his face as he looked the girl over each time she came out. Within a half hour, she had decided on the suit she wanted and quickly paid for it. Then they were off once more.

The girl looked at her watch. It was almost five thirty. “So, who's hungry?”

Yusuke and Kuwabara immediately put up their hands, Rinku, Jin and Chu quickly following suit.

She smiled. “Okay. We can head to Buffet World. You guys can eat as much as you want there.”

Kuwabara sighed happily. “I think... I'm in love...” he said, looking at her starry eyed.

She blushed and laughed nervously. “C'mon. Let's go.”

They fell into step behind her, Kurama looking around himself, admittedly in awe at the size of the place. “How do you find your way around in here? I'm completely lost.”

She smiled. “I've been in this place hundreds of times before, and I know this place like the back of my hand. The only place I haven't been in yet is the Fantasy land Hotel.”

They made it back to the van ten minutes later and were soon pulling into Buffet World. She quickly paid for seven plates... which amounted to almost four hundred dollars, and they chowed down. Toya and Hiei settled for only having a few glasses of water.

When they were done, Jin leaned back in his chair and let out a happy sigh. “Ya know... I could really get ta like this woman...” He gave her a flirtatious wink, immediately causing her to turn bright red.

God, Chantelle thought. How the hell did I wind up with five totally hot guys staying in my house? The guys she was referring to were Yusuke... who, much to her relief, seemed to have no interest in flirting, Kurama, who was a total and utter turn on without even trying. She thought that if he actually deliberately TRIED to flirt with her, she'd be putty in his hands. Hiei was definitely cute, now that that strange eye was hidden from sight... but he still had the same cold and deadly glint in his eye that sent shivers down her spine. Jin was definitely a flirtatious one... and he had totally awesome looks to back himself up. And finally Toya was totally gorgeous, and his intense gaze could send any girls heartrate soaring in an instant.

The other three were a different story. Even though Kuwabara most certainly wasn't BAD looking, he wasn't exactly drool inspiring either. He seemed really nice, though. Chu drank far too much for her, not to mention he was positively enormous. The guy stood at least two feet higher than she did and he looked like he was built like an ox. And Rinku... he was just so damned adorable! Chantelle had a weakness for sweet and cute kids. All he'd have to do was give her 'the look' and she'd be putty in HIS hands.

On the way home, Chantelle stopped by the liquor store and got a flat of beer for Chu and a few coolers for herself. She wasn't a big drinker, and never liked to drink alone, for fear of falling over and injuring herself with noone to help her. But with these guys here, she'd be safe.

It was nine o'clock by the time they got back home, and the sun was low on the horizen. The temperature had dropped to a nice level, making them all breathe a sigh of relief.

Chantelle smiled. “Ya know... if I wasn't already stuffed from Buffet World, I'd suggest having a weenie roast out here...”

Yusuke nodded, taking in a deep breath of the fresh air. “Yeah... it's definitely a good night for it...”

They headed inside, Chantelle flopping down on the couch immediately and smiling. “Well... all in all, I'd say today wasn't half bad.”

Rinku grinned and climbed into her lap, leaning back so his head was right against her chest. “I'd have to agree with you there.”

Kuwabara felt his eyebrow twitch. 'Quit flirtin' ya little runt!!'

Kurama smiled at him. 'Now, now, Kuwabara. He's not doing her any harm, and she doesn't seem to mind. After all, to her eyes, he's just a child. Nothing will ever come of it, so just let him enjoy himself.'

Jin grinned broadly, taking in the sight of the boy leaning into her impressive bust. 'Must be nice to look like a little kid... I'd love to trade places with him.'

Chu was already cracking open one of his beer and started chugging.

Then the phone rang and Chantelle got up with a sigh. “Alright, no one talk please. Until I can think up some kinda excuse for you guys, nobody can know that you're here.” She looked at the call display and blinked. “It's my parents cell phone.” she answered it. “Hullo?”

“Hey there, Channey... how are things going over there?” her mother asked.

“Hey Mom. It's going good. Having fun on your vacation?”

“Oh, yes. We're at a camp ground about an hour outside of Regina right now. We're going to head out for Winnipeg early in the morning. But I just called to ask you a favor.”

“Sure. What is it?”

“Your father just finished talking with Brad over the phone, and he's selling the Flintstone Trailer to Brad for five hundred dollars. We were just hoping you could get all the canned food out of the cupboards and make sure it's somewhat clean. Brad should be there to pick it up sometime in the next few weeks.”

“Alright. No problem. Anything else?”

“You're making sure to keep all the kitties fed and watered right? And you're taking care of the gardens?”

She rolled her eyes, a smile on her face. “Yes, Mom... the cat's and gardens are fine. You might wanna give the Stevenson's a call for me and tell them to keep their damned dogs tied up. They're more likely to listen to you than they are to me. I had to chase them out of the yard the other day.”

Her mother sighed. “Alright. I'll give them a call then. Well, I should go before the phone bill is wracked right up. Now, your father wants me to tell you to behave yourself. No boys in the house... no hanky panky.” She could hear the teasing tone of her mother's voice. And she could hear her father laughing in the background. In actuality, they couldn't care less if she DID bring guys into the house... or if she did anything with them. She was, after all, over eighteen now.

Chantelle couldn't help but let a mischevious grin come to her face and she cast her eight companions and look. “Me? Bring boys into the house? Now would I do something like that?” she asked, teasing her mother right back. “And Hanky panky? Isn't that old folk talk for 'getting it on'?” She winked at her companions and smiled into the phone. “I wouldn't dream of it...” she said, making sure she kept the light teasing manner in her voice.

Her mother laughed on the other end. “You little vixen. You know we trust you. And we really don't care what you do nowadays. You're old enough to make those kinds of decisions on your own.” Then she sighed. “I've really gotta go now. We'll talk to you later.”

“Kay. Later, Mom. You guys have fun.”

“You too. Bye, hon.”

“Bye.” She hung up and saw the boys all grinning at her.

Jin came up behind her and grinned as he wrapped his arms around her waist, immediately making her turn bring red. “So, your parents don't care, huh? That works for me...” Her back was pressed right up against his finely toned chest, and his strong arms held her gently. He grinned mischeviously and brought his mouth right up by her ear. “So tell me... how far have you gotten with a guy?” he purred.

The woman's face was so red, and her expression was so surprised, it was absolutely comical. She was away from the demon in an instant, holding a hand over her heart, which those demons with sensitive hearing, could hear pounding insanely in her chest. She was blushing furiously at the sudden advance.

Jin grinned, along with the rest of the men, not threateningly in any way, but with a mischief that was unmistakable. “What's wrong? It's only a simple question...”

Kurama smiled gently and stepped forward. “Now, now. Leave the poor girl be. You're likely to give her a heart attack at this rate.”

Toya grinned. “Maybe... but it IS only a simple question....” Suddenly he was in front of Christina, gently holding her chin with his fingers, his face only inches from her own, and giving her a seductive smile that would send just about any woman over the edge. “And I must admit to being curious myself...”

The girl let out a little eep and raced behind the fox demon. “Save me...”

He chuckled softly and gave her his heart warming smile and a gentle look. “I'm afraid there isn't much that I can do. You may have to answer them.”

The girl let out a moan, and then sighed in defeat as the demons and two humans looked at her expectedly. Even Hiei had a somewhat mischevious smirk on his face, and looked at her unwaveringly.

“Alright.... if you guys really must know how far I've gotten with a guy...” She rubbed the back of her head. “I... haven't...”

Kuwabara blinked. “You... haven't?”

She sighed in defeat, and blushed even deeper. “Okay, I'll just come right out and say it... I'm a virgin. I've never had sex before and I've only been kissed once. That kiss was as far as I've gotten.”

Their eyes all widened, and then she felt a sinking sensation in her gut when Toya and Jin grinned broadly. Hiei's smirk widened.

Kurama rubbed the back of his head a little sheepishly. “I'm afraid you may never get them to leave you alone now... Virgins are very desirable among demons.”

She sighed. “Terrific... I'm surrounded by totally gorgeous, flirtatious men...”

The fox demon chuckled and placed a hand on her shoulder, and turned to look at the others. “Alright. That's enough teasing. The poor girl looks as if she's ready to faint from all the attention.”

“Awwww... c'mon, Kurama... we're just having some fun...” Jin said, a grin on his face as he let his eyes trail up and down the woman's form.

Kurama's expression turned a little stern. “Enough. At least give her a break.”

Chantelle sighed in relief, thankful for the fox demon's intervention. “Well, I've got to get some house cleaning done before bedtime.” She headed off down the hall and started doing her laundry. When she had both the washer and the dryer full, she headed back into the kitchen and opened one of her coolers, taking a few longs sips and letting out a sigh.

Then she did a quick sweep of the kitchen, living room and hallway, and then scrubbed the bathroom down, taking small breaks in between to take a swig from her drink.

Finally, she sat down on the couch with a sigh and rubbed her eyes. She was getting a little tired, with getting up so early and all the running around that she'd done today. Not that she regretted it or anything... the day had been very good overall.

Rinku let out a monster yawn. “I'm gettin' tired...” He smiled at Chantelle. “I'm sleeping with you again tonight, right?”

The girl smiled and gave him a nod. “Sure, angel. You go on ahead if you want. I'll be there in a few minutes.”

He grinned broadly and sauntered off.

Chu grinned at her. “You do realize that KID is actually over a hundred years old, right?”

Chantelle blinked and then shrugged. “He's too adorable for me to really care. Besides, it's not like he's actually going to TRY anything.” She opened a second cooler and just chugged it back. Then she let out a sigh. “Well... that should do the trick. I'm off to bed. You guys'll be okay, right?”

They all nodded, Kurama smiling at her. “Yes. You just get some rest. We can handle ourselves.”

Nodding, Chantelle got to her feet, casting a quick glance at the clock as she went. It was almost two in the morning. She'd been up for nearly twenty hours.

She went into her room and flopped down on the bed, immediately feeling Rinku wrap his little arms around her. She smiled lightly and held him back as she fell asleep.

 

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There was Chapter Two!! Please tell me what you think!! R&R!! ^_^