Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Intangible ❯ Our Very First Date ( Chapter 2 )

.Two.

The following day I guess you could say I woke up believing the previous events were nothing more but a dream. I even managed to convince myself of this until I received a phone call from Kurama asking about going on a date. Mind you, I had to grip onto the phone pretty tightly to not drop it in my shock.

"A date?? But…I mean, already??" I asked as I heard Kurama sigh from the other line.

"Just something simple. Maybe dinner or a movie," he replied.

I absentmindedly twirled the phone cord as I thought about it. "Not a movie-too typical-let's go pooling!" I exclaimed excitedly. I didn't know why I wanted to go pool. It wasn't quite the "romantic date" as Botan would put it but that was the only thing I felt up to doing. I heard Kurama grunt on the other line and couldn't help but smile to myself. He probably thought it was a crazy idea. But knowing him, he'd probably agree.

"Fine."

Kurama's too predictable.

Grinning, I thought of something else to say. If Kurama really wanted me to be his pretend boyfriend, he would have to deal with the consequences. "So when are we doing this?" I asked sweetly. Kurama made a sound that sounded halfway between a grunt and a choke before answering.

"Tomorrow at eight-I'll pick you up," he said evenly.

I always did envy Kurama for his ability to stay calm. "Okay then!" I exclaimed brightly before wondering to myself. "But seriously now, how do you plan to break this to the others?" I asked, trying to guess Kurama's answer. But it wasn't exactly what I thought.

"Just by luck. Maybe they'll see us during our date. I know of a pool hall in Shinjuku near where Kuwabara and his sister work at," he answered with a tone that was not usual for him-dark and mischievous. I couldn't help but laugh at his oh-so marvelous plan.

"Right, I see. You're the strategist after all," I replied with the slightest tint of sarcasm. Of course I expected a bit more from Kurama, but just when you think you know a guy…he surprises you.

We talked for a little more, most cracking jokes and imagining the others' reactions, but eventually we hung up. I had the entire day to myself because, thank God, there was no school. I tell you, being in college was no joyride. So what did I decide to do that day? Well, I'll tell you what-I went to the park. Yes, the park. I didn't know why I was so drawn to it, but being the guy I was, I just went no questions asked. Sure, mom did think it a little weird and probably suspected something but there wasn't anything to suspect so no trouble, right? But things are never as easy as that.

When I got to the park, could you guess who was there already? Yeah, it was Hiei. And I just sort of froze in my tracks when he looked at me. All I could think was, did he suspect Kurama and me? But unless he was eavesdropping on our conversation, there was no other way he could have found out-unless of course he used his damn telepathic abilities, but he usually only did that when he was suspicious of something.

So I greeted him as I would any other day.

"Well, if it isn't my favorite three-eyed demon."

"Yusuke," Hiei replied back nonchalantly. The guy was always like that I swear. At least this time he wasn't hanging out on some tree…

"So what's new?" I asked in a sad attempt to talk to him. Hiei was not a sociable person and sometimes he could be pretty downright cold. I understood that Kurama liked Hiei but not quite exactly why he liked him. I mean Hiei was definitely nice in his own way under all that shell, but damn was there a lot of shell! Opposites attract I suppose…

"Why are you here?"

Ah, there you have it. Hiei being his usual blunt self. I think it's his way of expressing his curiosity. So I indulged him. "Hey, I felt the park calling for me…so naturally I came!" I explained, taking in Hiei's misbelieving expression and grinning widely. "It's the truth!"

Hiei rolled his eyes. "Right," he replied shortly. I glared at him. Demons are so untrusting.

"I saw you and Kurama talking the other day at the retreat."

Surprise. Wow, so Hiei did notice little things. I couldn't help but smile at the odd look in his eyes. I could tell he was embarrassed to say such a thing. It was very "un-Hiei" and I wondered to myself about his comment. Was he jealous? Oh la, la, Kurama would have loved to hear this. "Yeah, we talked you know. He was saying how sometimes when you didn't respond to his comments, he wondered if you were ignoring him so he decided to talk to me," I said as clearly and as truthfully as I could muster. Lying was never a good trade for me but hell, at that moment I felt like I could've told Keiko that I was going to shave my head bald and pierce my lip without breaking a sweat. Okay, bad example, but you know what I mean. But Hiei took my little trap hook, line, and sinker.

"Interesting," he murmured quietly, though I could tell by the expression in his face that he was pondering what I said carefully. I nodded cheerfully at that.

"He gets worried on whether or not you fell asleep-oops!" I said, inwardly laughing at my fake slipup.

Hiei eyed me carefully as I looked at him guiltily. "He thinks I'm asleep?" he repeated so slowly that I thought he was going to kill me. I nodded my head and Hiei looked slightly perturbed. Naturally I was thinking how Kurama would so have to pay be back for this. I thought Kurama would like a more talkative Hiei and it was true that Kurama did once confide in me that he wished for Hiei to be more responsive. I promised that I would never tell Hiei, but hey, this time using that little tidbit of information would result in a good thing. I glanced at Hiei and he was thinking once again. Not much surprise there.

"Hiei, as much as I love our conversations together, I got to head out," I lied again. In all honesty I wanted to stay but not with Hiei. He was a bit intimidating when you just wanted to have some leisure time and he was watching you like a hawk from afar. The youkai just grunted and disappeared without a trace as I turned to walk away. Now my destination was…anywhere? My mind's a little nutty you know so I just walked aimlessly around the neighborhood and then even entered a supermarket out of sheer boredom.

That was until I spotted good old Kurama himself.

He looked at me in surprise but smiled nonetheless when I walked up to him. "Yusuke. I thought we were going to see each other at the pool hall tonight," he remarked amusedly. Inwardly I agreed with him. I mean what are the chances we meet up in the supermarket?? Well, maybe Kurama shopped for groceries. Goodness knows I never walk into the supermarket unless it's for a bag of chips or drinks. But his words made me think of something better to say to him.

"Hey, it's not my fault I want to be with you all the time, okay??" I snapped humorously. Kurama looked at me for a moment before suddenly bursting into laughter. I was a bit taken back by his reaction. I never knew Kurama could laugh so hard. Damn, was I really that funny??

"I'm sorry Yusuke. Yes, I've been a bad boyfriend. I don't blame you at all for wanting to spend more time with me," he finally replied, smirking. I grinned at him. Hey, I was game. Grabbing his arm, I waved a finger condescendingly at him.

"Tsk, tsk, don't get too arrogant now. I do have other things on my mind besides you," I remarked mockingly. Surprisingly enough, Kurama slipped an arm around my shoulder as we headed down the snacks aisle. I tell you I was genuinely stunned by this move, but then again Kurama and I were supposed to be going out, right? I didn't expect him to be so easy about it, nor the feeling of contentment I had with his arm rested on my shoulders. It kind of unnerved me but I was always one to just push away weird feelings.

So I guess you could say I spent the entire day with Kurama after he dropped off his groceries. We went all over the place-the park (Hiei-free by the time we came), Rainbow Bridge (doing mindless staring), and even dropped by at Kuwabara's place where I had to kick his ass in his new video game. Soon it was approaching pool time and I couldn't help but grin up at Kurama as we entered the pool hall.

"Prepare to lose, plant boy."

"Very amusing, gel boy."

Nice comeback, I had to admit. But as I collected our tray and headed towards the pool table by the corner, I felt the old familiar twinge of competition in my blood. And when I looked at Kurama I knew he was feeling the same way as well. Either way, it would be a most interesting game.

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TBC