Fugen: YA HA HA HA HA! It's alive! It's aliiiiiive! BWA HA HA HA!

(cue in lightning, thunder, and some electrical short-outs)

Prologue

It was a happy ending, except for maybe the way Yusuke's hair had just about literally gone wild with his first demonic transformation. Now THAT'S what I call a hairdresser's ultimate nightmare.

As Keiko sobbed into Yusuke's shoulder tears of relief and joy (and holding him in a unintentional wrestler's hold that threatened to decapitate him), the others stood by quietly. Breathing a sigh of relief himself, Kurama glanced over at the waking fire demon beside him. With a little groan Hiei stood up, looked at the spectacle of Keiko 'hugging' Yusuke, and blinked. He asked Kurama, "Is she trying to kill him?" "If she does, she'll make history," Kurama answered, trying not to laugh. Then, with a little twinkle in his eye, he prodded Hiei gently in the shoulder and said, " Remember our deal, Hiei."

"Deal? What deal?"

Both Hiei and Kurama jumped when Yusuke appeared out of nowhere right in their faces. (A/N: Hey! When the hell did he escape Keiko? I DID NOT WRITE IN THIS FIC THAT HE ESCAPED FROM KEIKO AND NEAR DEATH!!)

Kurama's face flushed red for some reason, probably at Yusuke's question, but Hiei said absently, "Kurama kept on whining for me to make a deal with him, so I did just to make him shut up."

"When?"

"Er, before the fight..."

"How?"

"I told you, he kept on whining...well, no, then he started threatening to commit suicide...or something like that...wasn't really listening..."

"What deal?"

"If we both make it out alive I have to go out on a date with him, and no complaints. What?"

Yusuke was on the ground, laughing uncontrollably while the others just stared at him. Finally Yusuke calmed down enough to say, " H-Hey Hiei (wha ha ha ha), y-you DO know w-what a 'date' is, right? (Ha ha ha!)" Frowning, Hiei told him, "No. What's a date?"

Silent pause.

"GWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AHA HA HA HA HA—HACK!"

The laughter stopped abruptly when Hiei placed his foot on Yusuke's throat. Irritated, Hiei demanded, "What. Is. A. 'Date'?" Choking both from the pressure of Hiei's foot and his own laughter, Yusuke explained.

(realization hits. comprehension hits. unadulterated indignantion and fury hits)

"KURAMAAAAAA!!!"

Owari (until next time!)

Fugen: MWA HA HA HA! I am sending Kurama-chan and Hiei-chan on a date!

Hiei: I...am so doomed...

Kurama: (dark angry look) What're you saying, Hiei? Are you saying that by going out on a date with me you're doomed? Is that it?

Fugen: (oblivious to the gathering, er, storm) Please put in a kindly review! No flames please! I'm sensitive (insert angel's halo). And if you're reading this, jus Kita, check out my author's little bio thing for an answer to your review in my last fic, Sweet Childhood. Ja ne!