Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Everyday Life? ❯ America ( Chapter 1 )

Everyday Life?

Chapter One: America

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`I can't believe we're going to America!' Kurama said with an air of excitement. He placed another stack of carefully folded shirts into his suitcase. `I've always wanted to see America! This is going to be so exciting, huh Hiei?'

`Oh yeah, just great,' came the less-than-enthusiastic reply from the black-clad demon sitting on the windowsill. A black drawstring bag, similar to a duffel bag, rested on the floor at his side. A more scornful than usual scowl rested on his handsome features. `Hn.'

`Oh, calm down, koi,' Kurama said, `at least we'll have some more privacy there!' He smiled and carefully plucked a red, silk g-string from a drawer and placed it on top of the pile of clothing in the almost-filled suitcase.

Hiei sighed, rolling his eyes, `Apparently, you weren't listening to more than the first three seconds of the infant's briefing.'

Kurama turned towards him and raised one red eyebrow, `What do you mean?'

Hiei sighed, `Kitsune, we'll be split up.'

Kurama's eyes widened, and he pinned Hiei with a disbelieving gaze, `No, I thought he just said we would be meeting up with new teammates, not that we'd be split further!'

`Hai,' Hiei said, `The infant said I'll probably be staying in some place called New Jersey and you'll probably be staying in Michigan.' He turned towards his fox, gesturing towards the map of the US on the wall, `And by looks of that map on the wall, it's more than just a Sunday stroll away.'

Kurama's eyes filled with tears, `It isn't fair!!!' Hiei sighed and hugged his fox as he cried, `Why couldn't the others go!?'

`Kuwabara and Yukina are expecting,' Hiei said with a shiver, `and Yusuke is busy juggling his Makai duties and his duties as Keiko's husband.' He brushed Kurama's tears away with a kiss, `We'll deal with it fox, don't worry.'

`Honto ni?' Kurama sniffled, a tentative smile on his lips.

`Hai,' Hiei said, relishing the taste of said lips, `I promise.'

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`Ugh,' Hiei said, rubbing his ears as they left the cab, `Remind me never to travel in a taxi ever again!' Their flight had arrived, landing at Newark Airport in New Jersey, little more than an hour ago. They were now at a designated meeting place, a small park in a little town called New Brunswick about 45 minutes away from the airport.

`Gomen, koi,' Kurama said, paying the cabby, `Oh, and by the way, speak in English. That's the native tongue here.'

`Hn,' Hiei said, reverting to English with little more than a thought as he watched the cab drive away. He looked around, `I thought they were supposed to meet us here.'

`Yes,' Kurama said, `So did I, but I don't even feel a trace of youki.'

`Hai, but something feels strange…' Hiei said, glancing around at suspiciously empty park, `I just don't know what…'

Just then, Hiei heard a whooshing sound, `Watch out!' He pushed Kurama out of the path of a flying shuriken. He turned towards the source of the sound, tearing off his bandanna.

`There's no need for that, youkai,' a feminine voice rang out, `I'm right here.' A lithe figure dropped from a treetop. She appeared to be a ningen- she had curly, burgundy-black hair, glasses, and wore an outfit of ningen cotton and polyester- a sweater and loose pants.

Appeared was the key word though, her youki was now apparent. `She's a demon!' Kurama breathed, `Could this have just been a trap?'

`Probably,' Hiei drew his katana, `I'll handle this.'

`Oh no you won't,' another decidedly female voice called. Before he got far, a barrier blocked his path. He stepped away from the youki-sapping trap with a curse and looked around for the source.

Another creature, this time a ningen, stepped out from behind that same tree. She had shoulder length, dyed-black hair and hazel eyes. Her body was one of an average American. Her clothing was a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. Her hair was pulled back into a half-ponytail. She moved to join her partner. `Yay! We got `em!' she said, smiling at her companion.

`Hn,' the demoness snorted, wrinkling her nose slightly, and stepped forward, `Who are you, and what is your business in the Ningenkai?'

`I'm Kurama, and this is my partner Hiei,' Kurama calmly explained, having realized who their captors were due to the all-too-familiar capture spiel, `We were sent here by Koenma, and you two must be our new teammates.'

`Oh!' the ningen shouted, `I'm sorry!' She quickly disabled the shield after looking towards her companion for conformation, allowing the two demons to go free. `We didn't know it was you two. He really didn't tell us what to expect,' she told Kurama, who assured her it was all right.

Meanwhile, Hiei and the demoness were both watching with slightly embarrassed gazes as their respective partners jabbered on and on. Their thoughts: I hope I'm not partnered with that one.

Ironically, soon they would wish the exact opposite.

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Judy was so excited to meet the redhead. He was so cute and handsome and…so much better than a movie star!! Yep, eat your heart out Brad Pitt!! After the two of them had exchanged introductions- she knew better than to introduce her youkai friend without permission- he talked to her about his flight and the ride to the park. Judy tried to talk to him but he kept rambling on and on.

Then she just had to ask her the burning question in her heart.

`Pardon me but...Do you have a girlfriend?' Her partner, unheard to the love-sick Judy, snickered- already having realized the… `tendencies' of their new partners.

He looked at her with shocked eyes then smiled a happy smile. There was a dreamy look in his eyes.

`No, I do not,' Judy's heart soared, then fell with his next words.

`I have a boyfriend,' he said.

`You...you have a boyfriend?' Judy sputtered, `But- but…'

Her partner, who had stopped laughing the moment the dark one had moved, went and grabbed her arm; forcing the girl to stop staring open-mouthed. Judy's eyes watched as the short demon went to the taller one. His eyes were narrowed…He seemed to be… protecting him…

WAIT A MINUTE!!?

Judy in a spree, broke free and said in shock, `He is your boyfriend? But he is so short!!'

With that the demoness knocked out her human friend, not wanting her to cause a huge fight, even if she wanted one right now. She caught at the prone body, sighed, and slung her over one shoulder. Click off another one…I think we broke 100 KOs!

`Follow me' she said, then led them to a place where they could talk and pick who would be partnered with who; all the while ignoring the slightly scared look from the fox and the slightly impressed glare from the Jaganshi.