Adult-FanFiction.org : YuYu Hakusho

Free Tickets	By : RoseandJulie Category: Yuyu Hakusho > Crossovers Views: 1743 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own YuYu Hakusho, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-Free Tickets
- 2-Chapter 2
- 1
- 2
Free Tickets
~Part 2~

Three months passed surprisingly quickly for Keiko and before she knew it, the day of the concert had arrived.
Keiko stood in front of her walk-in closet, pondering about what to wear to the event. She fretted over every article of clothing she pulled out, holding them in front of her as she looked into the full length mirror attached to the back of the closet door and tried to decide what would look best.
Several dresses were cast aside, since they were too� innocent. And yet, she had also tossed a couple of really too short skirts into the 'discard' pile, since she didn't want to come across as either eager or slutty. The truth was that she really didn't know what to wear because she wasn't exactly sure of what impression she wanted to give him.

She pulled out a pair of tight blue jeans and a baby doll tee shirt with a picture of a chibi bunny on the front. The outfit was cute, but said 'I just want to be your friend', which wasn't exactly the message she wanted to give. True, it was a better message than the one given by her short leather mini and black halter top - the former having never been worn, as it was a hopeful gift from Yusuke, and the latter she usually wore underneath a button down shirt. That outfit had totally screamed 'jump me, I'm yours for the taking'. Also, it reminded her of Yusuke, and so it was also quickly discarded, since her ex boyfriend was the very last person she wanted to think about tonight.

Finally and after much deliberation, she settled on a pair of dark black boot cut jeans and a simple v-neck smoky violet tee shirt. She also wore a pair of small hoop earrings, black boots, and topped the whole ensemble out with a black jean jacket. She looked herself over in the mirror, and nodded in appreciation. Her final outfit didn't give off any particular indication one way or another that she was interested - which was exactly the message she was trying to give.

Or so she thought.

Once satisfied with her wardrobe, Keiko walked over to her nightstand and picked up the tickets lying on the top. She sat down on the edge of her bed, eyeing the tickets in one hand and the passes in another. She had already given away four of the tickets, and had one ticket left plus the other backstage pass to distribute. Who was she going to give them to?
'Hmm,' Keiko thought to herself, 'Who would appreciate them the most, I wonder? Yusuke? No. That wouldn't work.'
While it was true they were on speaking terms again, things still weren't all that comfortable between them since the breakup. And besides, even if things were perfect between them, Keiko couldn't see Yusuke being all that enthused about being given a ticket and a backstage pass to a 'Bad Luck/Nittle Grasper' concert. She didn't even have to ask him in order to hear his response.

'Heh. I ain't going to see some gay boy band. Ask someone else.'

Keiko mentally shook her head.
'Okay, so that's a big no. Why did I even think of him? And I can't really see Kuwabara wanting to meet the band either. Should I just give the other backstage pass to someone who is already going with me? Hiei, maybe?' She chuckled out loud, 'Yeah, right. He'd probably burn me to a cinder for even offering. Okay, so that leaves me with Shizuru, Yukina or� Oh! Why didn't I see it right off. Kurama's a big fan, I should give him the extra ticket and the other pass! Of course he would want a chance to see them in concert and meet them!'
Pleased with herself, she put the tickets and passes aside and reached for the phone with the intent to call the red haired kitsune who was far too gorgeous for his own good. Her friend who was even prettier than her�

And with that admittedly juvenile and distinctly jealous thought, her hand remained hovering right over the receiver. After all, she was no idiot - after meeting Hiro, she had read up on 'Bad Luck' and therefore she knew all of the gossip surrounding Bad Luck's lead singer and the romance novelist, Yuki Eiri. It was no secret that they were a couple. So what if Hiro was also into guys? By bringing Kurama backstage, would she be cutting herself out of the running?

Did she even want to be in the running?

Did Kurama even 'swing that way'?
It was a topic that had been hotly debated between Shizuru, Botan and herself - one that they had never quite come to an agreement on. Keiko didn't think that Kurama showed any interest in anyone, whereas Botan had been convinced for a while that Hiei and Kurama had something going on. Keiko had found that idea laughable. True, they fought together quite often, but that's a far cry from being a couple. Fortunately, Botan had never voiced her opinion within earshot of Hiei. If she had, Keiko was sure that their motley little group would be short one ferry-girl.

Shizuru however, who was far too perceptive by half, had coolly mentioned that if anything, Kurama's attention always seemed to drift towards Yusuke and her whenever they were together. At the time, Keiko had disregarded it. Shizuru's calm and disaffected attitude tended to get on her nerves at times - especially since she was usually right.

Which in retrospect, meant that Kurama was most probably interested in Yusuke, since there was no possible way he could be interested in someone as ordinary as her.

And that meant that he was probably into guys, and therefore competition - especially since he seemed to have an obsession with 'Bad Luck'. He even had a poster of the band on his bedroom wall! She knew that because a few months ago, she and Yusuke went over to his house for his assistance in preparing for an English exam, since he had the best grasp of the language of any of their friends. Right there, positioned right over his head board, had been a full color picture of Hiro with his guitar - much to her own shock and Yusuke's amusement.

Poor Kurama had to deal with jibes from Yusuke regarding the poster for nearly three weeks afterwards.

Keiko stared at the phone indecisively, and her hand twitched while she hesitated.

And then she silently cursed herself for being so selfish and paranoid.

Even if Kurama did swing that way, Hiro had given her the tickets - not him. Also, didn't he say he had a girlfriend - one who he had planned on breaking up with? So he, at least, had to be straight. She was worrying over nothing.

After a moment's consideration, she grabbed the phone and dialed Kurama's number before she could change her mind.

The phone rang once... twice... three times. Keiko was on the verge of losing her nerve and hanging up when the fourth ring was interrupted by someone on the other end picking up.
"Moshi, moshi. Hatanaka residence."
Nervously, Keiko stuttered into the phone as she repressed the sudden inclination to just hang it up. "Uh� hi� this is Keiko Yukimura, a friend of Ku-er, Shuichi's. Is he available?"
"This is him, unless you're talking about my older bro. If it is, then I'd have to call him out of his room. But yeah, he's here." Obviously this was Kurama's step brother who answered the phone.
"Um... yes. I mean, get him." She answered, stumbling over the words. 'I need to pull myself together before he gets on the phone� there is no way I can hide my indecisiveness from him.'
"Sure thing," The boy's voice then rose in volume as he shouted for Kurama, thankfully he'd taken the phone away from his mouth or else Keiko was sure she would've gone deaf. "Oi, big brother! Another one of your girlfriends is on the phone!"
'Another one of his�!?'

On the other side of the receiver, Keiko felt her cheeks burn. How� nice of Kurama's step brother to relegate her to the role of 'obsessed fan girl'. She ground her teeth together and made a mental note to pay him back the next time she saw the annoying little runt. But then again, she had been stuttering like an idiot - perhaps it was her own fault that he perceived her in that way.

At least her indecisiveness had been replaced with irritation, so hopefully she wouldn't stutter and stammer when Kurama actually got on the phone.
A few short moments later, Kurama's familiar voice was heard as he took the phone from Shuichi. "Moshi, moshi."
She had to stifle an amused chuckle at the note of tired resignation in his voice. "Don't worry Kurama, it's just me - not one of your incessant fan club members." She said with a hint of mirth.
"Keiko-chan? What a lovely surprise." Kurama's voice seemed to brighten considerably. "What can I do for you?"
'Okay Keiko, now or never.'

"Well, you can accompany me to the Bad Luck/Nittle Grasper concert! I have six tickets to distribute... four of which are already accounted for, since Shizuru and Yukina are both coming, which of course meant that Kuwabara wanted to go and Hiei insisted upon coming as well to - and I quote - make sure the idiot keeps his hands off of Yukina. That leaves two tickets and two backstage passes. I figured that we can go together." She answered, all in one breath. There. She did it, and there was no changing her mind now.
And then she had the terrible thought that what she just said sounded suspiciously like she was asking him out on a date.
"Really..." By the sound of Kurama's voice it sounded like he thought so too. "Keiko-chan... are you asking me out?"
'Oh god.'

Her cheeks were burning so hot she was sure Kurama could feel the heat through the phone.

Okay, so much for not stammering like a fan girl.

"Uh.. yes, I mean� no, I mean� what I tried to say is that I have six tickets and two backstage passes and since your obviously a fan I thought I'd ask you first about the passes but there will be four others going to the concert with us and I mean�"

'Somebody shoot me right now.' Keiko thought nervously as she continued her incessant babbling.
The rich sound of Kurama's laughter drifted to her through the receiver. "It's alright, Keiko. I know what you meant. Of course, I'd love to accompany you... and the others... to the concert. I appreciate you asking, but I really must know how you managed to get the passes, much less tickets. That concert has been sold out for months."
"Uh�"

Keiko hesitated for a moment. How should she answer that question? She had been dating Yusuke at the time she met Hiro, and she didn't want Kurama to think of her as nothing but a flirt, but she didn't want to lie either.

She finally settled on a response that was truthful but vague.

"I� I met one of the Bad Luck band members a few months ago in a coffee shop� er, right before Yusuke and I broke up. I� I thought he was you and I sat down at his table and without really looking at him, started griping about my problems with Yusuke. Anyway, we got to talking and before he left, he gave them to me."

"One of the members..." Kurama mused. There was only one member of Bad Luck who Keiko could have ever mistaken for him. "You mean Hiroshi Nagano??"

Was it her, or did the pitch of Kurama's voice increase a couple of notches in suppressed excitement?

"Uh� yeah. That was his name, I think." She answered hastily. Thankfully, she succeeded in keeping her tone neutral. Inside, she was feeling a bit insecure, and she once again questioned whether or not she was shooting herself in the foot by inviting the kitsune.
~*~

TBC�
- 1
- 2
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

Free Tickets