Yusuke kicked a rock. " This is soooo stupid! Cheshire Youko! Where the Hell are you?!"
On a low branch over the pond, a figure faded in. The shape and color of the youko could be seen more and more clearly.
" I’m here and there and everywhere!"
" Dammit! I asked for the way home and you led me to some stupid tea party!"
" You said home." Cheshire Youko said flatly, twitching his ears. " You never said who the home had to belong to."
" Dammit, all I wanted to do was find out where that stupid White Rabbit was going! And I only ended up humiliating myself!"
" Why don’t you ask him?" Cheshire Youko smiled. " He lives right down the road, about a half a mile. Go now and you might catch up to him."
Yusuke was about to go when he noticed Cheshire Youko licking his lips. " Youko?"
" I’m just thinking about a yummy rabbit." Cheshire Youko whispered almost seductively. " I haven’t had one for years. They taste soooooo good."
" Uhm....I’ll take your word for it."
Yusuke walked down the path, watching the Cheshire Youko skip alongside of him. He felt unfomfortable in the silence and finally cleared his throat, catching the youko’s attention.
" So, you’re gonna eat him?"
The Cheshire Youko only smiled.
" Are you just going to annoy me or are you actually going to pretend you have some manners and talk to me?!"
" Uhm..." Cheshire Youko replied, placing a finger to his lip. " I’m going to annoy you, Yusuke."
Yusuke came to a halt. He peered angrily at the youko, " How did you know my name?"
" I read your library card." Cheshire Youko smiled, holding up the card. " You left it as a bookmark in your reading."
Yusuke lunged for the card, but, as always the youko was too tall and easily pulled it away. He picked up a handful of dirt and tossed it aimlessly, getting dirt all over the youko’s pretty purple tail coat. " Why am I even waisting my time. I have to find a way home."
" You came into this world seeking your White Rabbit," Cheshire Youko smiled. " So, only your White Rabbit holds your answer out."
" Kudaran!" Yusuke shouted out...though he sort of believed it. He ran ahead, only to be followed by the floating youko. " Go away! If that stupid rabbit is my ticket out of here, you’re not gonna eat him!"
He made it to a clearing where he found a white picket fence and a two-story pink house with a yellow roof. The shutters were a lovely shade of lavender and there was a birdhouse to match in the corner of the yard which was mowed and landscaped to perfection. Topiaries of dancing rabbits were cut into the trees and scattered about in a tasteful fashion. Yellow stones marked the bath to the front door, which, as a matter of fact, Yusuke saw the little Hiei Rabbit running from.
Hiei Rabbit skidded to a stop upon seeing Yusuke and seemed to not recognize him from their previous meetings.
" Hiei! White Rabbit! Whatever!" Yusuke growled. " I need to talk to you!"
" Anastasia!" Hiei Rabbit replied. " What are you doing out here? I don’t pay you to lounge in my yard!"
" Uh....eh?" Yusuke was caught offguard but swiftly came to his senses when he saw the ball of Makai fire coming from the seemingly cute "rabbit’s" hand.
" Get in there and find my clean gloves! My other ones got dirty!"
" But..."
" Now, Anastasia, now! Otherwise you won’t go to the ball with your stepsisters!"
Yusuke ran into the tiny yet sizeable house and stopped at the stairs. " I think we just skipped stories right there," he muttered. He looked around the house. Everything was a lovely pink and white. Pink wallpaper matched by pink carpets and a strawberry color for the curtains. The molding and stair rail were a pure white. Along the walls were long pictures that took up most of a wall. The pictures contained several white rabbit family members, obviously related to the Hiei of this world.
Slowly he made his way up the stairs and peeked around. The bed was made and smelled of fresh cut grass. It was a frilly pink canopy bed with white posts and a white headboard, a heard carved in the center. The dresser/vanity was made of beechwood and was well-kept, shining with a fresh, or seemingly fresh, coat of varnish. Little candy dishes were scattered along the top in an organized fashion.
He wanted what? Gloves? Yusuke opened the first drawer. No...those were socks. And what lovely socks too, all gentle Easter-like colors. A pastel yellow pair, white, lavender, blue and of course frilly pink ones. Yusuke proceeded to the next drawer..and underwear drawer set up the same way.
Yusuke pulled out a pair of yellow underpants and arched a brow. " He won’t even hang up his scarf when he takes it off and he’s folding his underpants?" He shook his head. " I bet he even put perfume on them to keep them smelling nice."
He dropped the underwear into the drawer and slammed it shut, followed by a slap to his own face.
" Why am I worrying about Hiei’s underwear?!"
He went drawer after drawer, finding a hankercheif drawer, a vest drawer, a drawer for cufflinks and so on. Finally, he found the glove drawer. He picked up the pair of white gloves and glanced around.
" I think if I have to suffer, I should be able to get some goods out of it." He opened up one of the candy dishes and popped one of the candies into his mouth. It was sweet and unlike any candy he had ever eaten before.
He peered around to put everything back in order when he peered into the mirror on the vanity, and let out a scream. " No! I’m not seeing this!" He looked down his shirt. It was TRUE! Yusuke had become a woman!
In an instant Hiei Rabbit was at his side, " Anastasia?! Are you alright?!"
" I...was looking in the mirror. I saw...."
" Ack! There’s a monster and you saw it with the mirror?!" Hiei Rabbit gasped. " Oh my!" He began to pace furiously. " It’s in the closet! No...under my bed! Oh, for Heaven’s Sake, Anastasia, get your butt in gear, Girl! Let’s get out of here!"
Before Yusuke...er...Anastasia could protest, Hiei Rabbit grabbed her wrist and dragged her outside. Once safely in the yard, away from the house, Hiei Rabbit wrapped his arms around Anastasia, " Hold me! I’m scared!"
Yusuke’s eyes went wide at feeling the tight yet dependant grip of Hiei’s arms around his waist. He couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, which only made him cough, as he could hear the feminine giggle he possessed. He peered down at the kneeling yokai bunny and scratched his head in between in long white ears.
" I’m sure everything will be okay. I just need a little help."
Hiei Rabbit turned around and pointed to the path, " Him! Ask him! Get the monster out of my house!"
Such a drastic change in character and yet not so unexpected. Yusuke smiled and glanced at this mystery person Hiei Rabbit pointed to. " Oh no."
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