Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Tales of the Sapphire Star ❯ Just try to get along... ( Chapter 2 )

Hoshi: You like it! You really like it!

Hiei: You got a few reviews and you've been dancing for joy ever since…

Kurama: She's just happy… She never thought people would like it…

Hoshi: *dancing for joy*

Kurama: Yes, well…Hoshi does not own anything, except Hoshi…

Flame: Same rules apply…

It's been about ten minutes since we left ReiKai…And he hasn't said one word to me about anything! Where I'll live, if I'll go to school, what to and not to do…Nothing! I wanna go home… Or at least back to ReiKai, I miss Geshi-chan! And Botan-san…I miss them all, WHY IS IT THAT WHEN I GET USED TO SOME PLACE, THEY JUST TAKE ME AWAY! Hoshi was crying silently as Kurama led her to the park to set up some rules, she didn't know that yet, so fear and dread was welling up inside of her.

"Hoshi-chan, we're here…" Kurama's tenor voice was a little reassuring to the child whose hand he was holding in his own.

"You live in the park?" Hoshi was a little confused now. Isn't he supposed to be taking me to his house? Botan said he had a nice home…

Kurama sweatdroped, "No Hoshi, I just need to set up some ground rules before you come to my place…"

"Okay…" she just looked at him, "What do you need to tell me?"

"My mother doesn't know about me being a demon. You can't tell her, nor can you call me Kurama in public, I'm known as Shuiichi here." Hoshi just nodded her head as he explained all of this, "While I am in school, you will be in the care of an old psychic friend of mine, her name is Genkai. There is also a girl there named Yukina, she is a Koorime…But is very kind, I think you'll like her a lot…And we're going to have to do something to hide your ears and tail…I think a dress and a matching hat might work…" Hoshi cringed at the thought of wearing a dress…

"Kura- I mean…Shuiichi, Why do I have to wear a dress?" Hoshi still had a look on her face as if she had just eaten a bad tasting poison.

"To hide your tail of course. I doubt you want people looking at you funny as you walk down the street, most people in Ningenkai don't have tails." Kurama was still trying to make Hoshi feel better… And unclear, to him, it was actually working…

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Kurama unlocked the door to his home, "Remember what I told you Hoshi-chan…." He warned.

"Yes Shuiichi-kun…" Hoshi replied, rolling her eyes. He had dyed her hair black to hide it's color, and also had her wearing fake contacts that made her golden eyes brown…After buying her a midnight blue skirt and a teal tee-shirt, along with a small blue newsboy cap that she picked out, he had decided to take her to her new home.

"Mother! I'm home, and I have someone you need to meet…" called Shuiichi once Hoshi and he had entered the door.

"Shuiichi, I'm glad you're okay…Who do you want me to meet?" asked Shori as she walked into the front room from the kitchen, as the woman laid eyes on Hoshi she was slightly shocked and confused, "Who's this pretty young girl?" she asked, looking at Hoshi.

"I'm Hoshi, Ma'am…" Hoshi answered looking to Shuiichi for a clue on what to say next.

"I'm taking care of her for a friend, she's Yuusuke's orphaned cousin and his mom can't take care of her right now…Even though they are the only relatives she has…" Kurama hoped his small lie would suffice. He had been thinking about it the whole time they had been walking to the park. "That's a stupid lie Shuiichi, no one would believe that. She doesn't even know Yuusuke." Watch and learn Youko. It'll work; I can assure you of that…

"That's so sweet Shuiichi, I'm glad you're trying to help your friend Yuusuke. She's welcome here as long as she needs a home." Shori smiled and went back to the kitchen.

"That's your mom?" Hoshi asked, slightly confused.

"Yes, that's my mom, one of the few people I really care for…" Kurama answered; "Now why don't I show you to your room?" he smiled at Hoshi and started walking up the stairs, to the guest room.

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Hoshi sat on her new bed, in her new room, trying to see if she could get down without hurting herself. The guest bed was just a little too big and, a little to fluffy for Hoshi's taste. Kura- "Shuiichi" had to pick her up and place her on it; she was just too short to reach. Being three foot, five is no picnic…I hate my height… Hoshi was still angry about having to leave her surrogate home in ReiKai, maybe I could just try to get along…It's not like I'll be going back anytime soon so I might as well make friends.

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Kurama was in his room counting seconds, "Three, two, one…" he then heard a small thud sound, "Hoshi! Are you okay?" he called out to the small child in the other room.

"Just fine! I only landed on my head…" she replied with a hint of sarcasm in her petite voice.

"Are you sure, I doubt that you'd still be fine if you landed on your head…Why don't you come in here?" he laughed to himself as he thought about Hoshi's little "trip" to the floor, but calmed down in time to keep from embarrassing the young fox as she walked through the door.

"I don't like that bed. It's too big and fluffy." Hoshi commented with a pout.

"Hiei said the exact same thing, if you remember Shuiichi; he stayed the night during a thunderstorm, because you wouldn't let him sleep in a tree that night."

Thank you for reminding me Youko, but I knew that already. I was the one who looked for him for ten minutes before finding him in the tree in my back yard…

"Speaking of Hiei, he's watching us from one of the branches of that same tree that's right out side the window. I think he wants in."

I could tell…"One second Hoshi-chan…" Shuiichi walked over to the window, and began to open it. "Hello Hiei."

Hoshi: And that's where I'll end this!

Hiei: Hn. Now I show up…

Flame: But Hoshi hates fire…And Hiei…This won't end well…

Hiei: Hates fire?

Flame: she has a small fear of it, pyrophobia, if you will…

Hiei: *evil smirk* Hoshi-chan…

Hoshi: O.O I'd better be going now…*runs away*

Hiei: *chases her* but Hoshi, don't you want to meet my dragon?

Hoshi: *runs faster* NO!

Flame: O_o; Okay then…Read and review!