" So, what did you make on that report?" Kurama asked, smiling at Yusuke.
" With all that intent hard work, you should have done well," Botan smiled.
" We’re talking about Yusuke," Koenma muttered.
" You weren’t here to see him work," Kurama defended. " He finished it within a few hours. I’m sure he did well."
" Don’t be shy, Yusuke," Keiko smiled, " Go ahead!"
" I...did okay." Yusuke blushed.
" He got an A all by himself," Keiko beamed.
Koenma smiled and chuckled, " So...that dream you were telling us about...."
" That was a weird one," Kuwabara laughed.
" I was the Queen of Hearts?"
" Yes," Yusuke smiled. " And you were a bitch too."
Koenma couldn’t help but crack up, " Was I a pretty girl?"
" You weren’t a girl at ALL. You were...YOU....with nailpolish."
" BOTAN! You didn’t tell him, did you?!" Koenma shot up. He suddenly turned red. " Uhm...nevermind...you didn’t hear anything."
" Didn’t say anything, Koenma-Sama," Botan smiled, trying not to laugh. That was ANOTHER story entirely.
" I’m not even going to ask."
" Man, that would have been a nightmare," Kuwabara laughed, " I’d suck at Jury Duty."
" And you did," Yusuke accused. " You wouldn’t even give me a damn chance."
" I wonder why you dreamt about Mukuro and Yomi though." Kurama wondered, twirling his red lock between his fingers.
" At least they acted KINDA like they do for real." Yusuke smiled. " Not like Karasu."
Kurama immediately cast the death-glare. Yusuke shot one back, " Don’t give me that! It wasn’t MY idea for YOU to be the villain of my dream NOR to have Karasu in it!"
" Ugh," was all Kurama could muster. " And he...DEFEATED me? Ewwwwwwwwww."
" If it makes you feel any better....he kissed me."
The other began to snicker. Kurama smiled at Yusuke with pride, " Can’t believe he’d choose you."
THAT brought the stares to Kurama. His eyes went wide as a sweat drop fell, " NOT THAT I CARE!!!!! Better you than me, Yusuke." He shuddered, " Noooooo way! No! Nope! Never! EVER! N..."
" Damare!" The crowd shouted, silencing the panicking Kurama. He blushed and sat down. " Anyway... as long as he kissed you and not me...we’re FINE."
Botan smiled and giggled, " Oh, I’m sure Hiei was so cute as a white rabbit."
" He....WAS....I’m almost ashamed to say, very cute at times."
" He certainly looks the the rabbit type," Keiko snickered.
" Where IS Hiei, anyway?" Koenma asked.
Yusuke smiled, " He’s in my bedroom. Ever since that day, he’s been curious about that book. So, after I finished it, I let him have it."
" Hiei reading Alice in Wonderland. What is this world coming to?" Koenma chuckled.
" Reading it right through?" Kurama asked, peering back at Yusuke, glad the Karasu topic was over.
" No. He’s been taking it in a chapter at a time. One chapter, an hour nap....another chapter...an hour nap." Yusuke laughed at the observation. " He’s intent on it though.
" Actually, I think he finished it a few hours ago," Keiko spoke up. Everyone glanced at her. " Well....I went into your room, Yusuke, to put something back....but that was hours ago. He had just finished the book and just...passed right out. Don’t even think he knew I was in the room."
" Or cared." Kurama chimed in. " I’m surprised he’s sleeping so well. Maybe this will be a new trend and he’ll want to read all the time."
" Possible," Koenma smiled.
" I wonder what HE dreams about." Botan asked
" Yukina," Kurama smiled. He then gasped and smiled, " And.....battles. He dreams about LOTS AND LOTS of battles! BIG MEAN BAD GUYS! LOTS of butt-whooping. THAT’S what he dreams about usually. Yup."
" Kurama, I think you’re next in line for a nap," Yusuke muttered. Kurama smiled and chuckled nervously. He felt akward but shot to a straight position when he heard a scream. Yusuke jumped to his feet as well as Koenma and Kuwabara. " It’s Hiei!"
" Guess one of those big mean bad guys won the battle," Kuwabara laughed. He suddenly felt the heavy push and fell bakwards. Hiei forced his way past them, eyes shut, and grabbed Yusuke around the waist, his cheek pressed firmly against his chest, " KISAMA! Take me back, DAMMIT!"
Botan, Koenma and Kuwabara began to laugh hysterically. Kurama stepped over and gave Hiei a shake,
" Wake up! Hiei, you’re dreaming. Snap out of it!"
Swiftly, Hiei shot awake and peered up to see Yusuke glaring down and him. He stepped back quickly and cleared his throat. He then turned to Kurama, crimson eyes shooting as wide as grapefruits, " KISAMA!" He fell backwards and slid himself across the carpet towards Keiko and dove behind her into the kitchen.
" Hiei? What the...?"
Yusuke began to laugh. He understood all too well. Kurama seemed utterly confused. The others didn’t care. It was amusing they laughed it up. Keiko merely stared at Hiei nervously as he hid behind her.
" I don’t know what’s worse! That damn Karasu or that friggin kitsune!"
" Did he kiss you?" Yusuke asked.
" Who?" Hiei retorted, peeking from behind Keiko.
" That doesn’t sound good. What did you do with the book?"
" I...I’m gonna BURN it!" Hiei turned and jet for the bedroom. Yusuke was swift to follow, " WAIT! I get to destroy one half! It’s only fair!"
" Kisama!"
" I had the dream first, I get to destroy the first half!"
" Whaaaaaaaaa?" Kurama whined. The others watched silently as the pair vanished into Yusuke room and then listened in silence as the two battled over who would destroy what part of the book and how.
" I suppose that’s the last faery tale either of THEM will ever read," Koenma smiled. He recieved quiet nods from the company still in the den. What an amusing event this was.
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