Interviews

Part 1: Interviewing Hiei and Kurama

[We see a large void of swirling colors. On some sort of invisible floor, there are two recliners, one blue, one purple. Lounging in these comfortable-looking chairs are two girls. One is tall with short dark-auburn hair, dressed in skin-tight Daisy-Dukes and a skin tight "I love Chichiri-sama" tank top. The other is shorter with long golden-brown hair, dressed in wide-legged jeans and a skin-tight "I love Tasuki-sama" tank top. Both have slightly crazed looks on their faces.]

Brunette: Hello, I'm Bara Ibara...

Redhead: ...And I'm Thayet D’Ragon...

Both: [in unison] ...And we’ll be your guides through this interview!!!

Bara: [mutters] Kuso!! I never thought that I'd say something so corny!

Thayet: [hits Bara on back of head and whispers] Chill!! Y'know, people are reading everything you're saying.

Bara: [gives totally clueless Barbie(tm) look] Oh, yeah. [the Barbie(tm) Song by Aqua starts playing in the background]

Thayet: [mutters] Ningen no baka!! [speaks normally] Y'know, you just violated about a dozen copyrights with that look.

Bara: [looks confused] O~kay...Whatever. [music stops as she turns away from Thayet and totally ignores her, talking to the imaginary audience] Hi! We're going to be interviewing some of the YuYu Hakusho characters, so that everyone here can feel just a little bit closer to our stars.

Thayet: [brightens] Say, can we bring in Youko Kurama first?

Bara: [gives her a strange look] Why?

Thayet: [grins] 'Cause I wanna get a lot...er...a little bit closer to him. Can we say 'beefcake'?! He is soooo hot!! [fakes a swoon, then sits up straight] I've always wondered if Youko Kurama is as good as his reputation...^_~

Bara: [snorts in amusement] Why don't you ask Hiei? You've read all the yaoi fics. In fact, you're writing one yourself. They're probably true.

Thayet: [shrieks hysterically] NO!! Those are just stories!! [shudders violently for a moment, then is still] Besides, aren't most youko bi, since most of 'em don't have a clearly defined sex? Or tri or whatever? The last youko I met was... [trails off, evidently noticing that she's not alone, and looks at Bara and 'audience'] I mean...um... [grins sheepishly]

Bara: [sweatdrops, then turns away from the momentarily silent and totally insane Thayet] O~kay...Anyway, for safety reasons, we've decided to interview our stars in pairs. First up, we have Hiei the fire demon, and Youko Kurama!

Thayet: [claps her hands] YAY!!!

[Hiei and Kurama appear in a flash of light, Kurama looking confused, Hiei looking extremely pissed off]

Hiei: [unsheaths his katana] Ittai koko wa doko nan da?

Kurama: [glances around at his strange surroundings] Surimasen, Hiei. [spots Bara and Thayet] Hajimemashite, minna.

Thayet: [cheerily] Irrashaimase, Kurama and Hiei!

Bara: [glances among the three, then whips out her trusty Japanese-to-English dictionary] What the hell are you guys saying?! Speak English, dammit!!

Thayet: Ooooh!! He looks even better in person...I mean youko. [grins evily and licks lips]

Kurama: [backs away from the wildly grinning female] Um...are you okay?

Thayet: [lunges] I will be.

Kurama: [barely manages to dodge Thayet] Eeep!! [changes into a nine-tailed silver-furred kitsune and hides behind Hiei, whimpering]

Thayet: [moves toward Hiei, intent on getting Kurama] You're mine!!

Hiei: [gets an extremely dangerous look in his eyes; black flames shoot up around his right arm and down the katana] Hmph. You wish.

Bara: [jumps from her seat and backs away from the three] Um...Thayet-chan...I don't think that's such a good idea...

Thayet: [evidently regains some of her common (or uncommon, as the case may be) sense and backs up, eyes wide] No...that's all right, Hiei-san. I really don't need to be personally introduced to the Kokuryhurra...

Hiei: [doesn't look convinced; the bandages around his arm are burned away and a black dragon tatoo entwined around his arm prepares to strike] Hn.

Kurama: [changes into Minamino Shuuichi and places a restraining hand on Hiei's shoulder, shaking his head]

Hiei: [glances at Kurama and reluctantly stiffles the flames and settles the dragon, even though it's obvious that he'd rather toast Thayet]

Bara: [warily resumes her position in the recliner, carefully watching the other three for any signs of further mayhem] O~kay, now that that's been settled...hopefully...we can get back to the show.

Kurama: [sighs with relief, from where he is rebandaging Hiei's arm] Thank Inari-sama.

Thayet: [takes her place in the blue recliner, beside Bara's purple one] Go ahead, guys. Have a seat.

[A black, leather-covered love-seat appears before Hiei and Kurama]

Hiei: [suspiciously] Hn.

Thayet: [grins] I just love hammerspace! It's so...useful.

Hiei: [reluctantly sits down on extremely comfortable-looking loveseat]

Kurama: [changes back into his kitsune form and curls up in Hiei's lap]

Hiei: [begins to pet Kurama]

Kurama: Purrrrrr...

[Bara and Thayet look at each other, sweatdrop, and begin to laugh; they somehow manage to stiffle it quickly]

Hiei: [narrows his eyes] What are you laughing at?!

[Bara and Thayet are immediately overcome by a fit of giggles; they fall out of their recliners and roll on the invisible floor]

Hiei: [stands up, causing Kurama to fall to the floor; fire flares up around him]

[Bara and Thayet stop laughing immediately, wiping tears of mirth from their eyes and looking thoroughly chastened]

Bara: [stands up and backs away slowly] Sorry...

Thayet: [decides to mess with the already-angry fire demon] You looked so gay!! [collapses helplessly in a fit of giggles]

Hiei: [snarls and draws his katana, swinging it at Thayet] Shut up, bitch!!

Thayet: [pulls out her no dati and blocks the blow, moving as fast as Hiei] No.

Hiei: [swings again] Die, ningen!!

Thayet: [smiles as she easily blocks his blows] Who said I was human? You're going to have to do better than that!!

[Thayet and Hiei begin fighting at high speed, blurring around each other]

Kurama: [now in his youko form, looks at Bara] You aren't human?

Bara: [snorts] I'm human; an accident of birth, I assure you. But Thayet-chan...I never was sure about her. [gestures toward the high-speed fight] Now...I guess it's safe to assume that she's not.

Kurama: [nods, watching the fight] This looks like it's going to take a while. [he sits on the loveseat] So...I know Thayet-san likes me...what about you?

Bara: [grins ruthlessly] You're cute, but, personally, I prefer Hiei-san. I like short guys...not to mention those kawaii fangs!!

Kurama: [grins despite himself] Don't let him hear you say that...

Bara: [snorts] I'm not as stupid as some ningens. He'd end up killing me!! [laughs] Oh...It's a good thing Shakira-chan's not here. She'd -

[A femanine voice interrupts]

Unidentified Female: Hey...Bara-chan...Thayet-chan...you guys can't hide from me!! I found you!!

Bara: [pales] Uh-oh! It's Shakira-chan!

[A tall, brown-haired girl appears in a flash of light]

Shakira: [waves] Hi Bara-chan! [notices Kurama] How the hell did he get here?!

Bara: [sheepishly] Um...we're...I mean...I'm interviewing Kurama-san. [grins with evil intent and points to the two fighting, unidentifiable figures] Thayet-chan's interviewing Hiei-san...sort of...

Shakira: [stares at her for a moment, uncomprehendingly] Hiei-san's here?! [she runs to the two fighters, pounces on the one in black (Hiei, of course) and smothers him with kisses]

Bara: [sweatdrop] I didn't think she'd go that far...

Thayet: [outraged] She just GLOMPED my opponent!!

Kurama: [super-huge sweatdrop] Oh, k'so. We're going to have a mess on our hands...

Hiei: Get off me, dammit!! [realizes that she's not going to listen and burns her to a charred cinder]

Bara: [turns to a shocked-looking Kurama] I told you so!!

Hiei: [stands up, face purple with a combination of rage and lipstick; he futily tries to wipe the purple smears from his face and succeeds only in smearing it more] DAMN NINGENS!!!

Bara: [observantly] I think he's pissed.

Hiei: [sarcastically] What was your FIRST clue?!

Thayet: [stands there looking at the cinder that used to be Shakira] My sister... [she blinks, then looks up with a cheery, sort-of-insane expression on her face] Oh well.

[There is a flash of light and a series of pops, and a troupe of Nyan Nyans appears.]

Bara: [nonchalantly] Oh, goody. The Nyan Nyans are here to fix Shakira-chan...

Hiei: [screams at her] WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'FIX'?! I KILLED HER!!!!!

Bara: [evil grin] Not for long...

Thayet: [turns to Bara angrily] Hey!! I thought this was only going to be Yu Yu Hakusho!!

Bara: [grins sheepishly] I never agreed to that!!

Thayet: [infuriated] FINE!! [Sage of the Ronin Warriors appears, looking confused] I'm bringing Sage into this too!!

Bara: [shrugs] Like I care?

Sage: [glances around] O~kay...where the hell am I?!

Thayet: [walks over to him] We don't really know. Weird, isn't it?

Sage: [continues to look at his strange surroundings] Yeah...I guess... [looks at her and immediately starts flirting] Who're you, beautiful?

Thayet: [seductively] I'm Thayet...Thayet D'Ragon. Hello, Sage of Halo.

Sage: [jumps back a few feet, crouching in a defensive position] How...how did you know that?!

Thayet: [shrugs] It doesn't matter... [walks towards him] I've admired you for a long time... [kissed him long and passionately, using a lot of tongue]

Sage: [fights her iron grip...] Mmmph!! [...for a few seconds, then surrenders to the delicious sensation, beginning to kiss her back]

[A couch appears behind them and they lay down on it, still kissing]

Bara: [looks at her watch, tapping her foot impatiently] O~kay...I guess Thayet-chan doesn't want to interview Hiei-san and Kurama-san... [she shrugs and grins] Goody!! That means I get to!!

[Just then, Shakira sits up, totally healed by the Nyan Nyans, and also totally naked. Kurama and Hiei both sweatdrop and hastily avert their eyes, Hiei looking extremely horrified by her recovery; Thayet and Sage are too busy with their extremely-physical exploration of each other to notice or care (not that they would anyway); Bara justs snorts with amusement, pulls some clothes out of thin air, and tosses them to the formerly-dead girl, who makes a face at the style]

Nyan Nyans: [jump up and down] We fixed...fixed fixed good!!! [they see the bandages on Hiei's arm and start bouncing toward him] We fix your arm!! Make it good as new!!

Hiei: [snarls and (once again) burns through his bandages] ENSATSU KOKURYHURRA!!! [dragon rips itself from his arm and roars toward the small, annoying creatures] Like hell!!

Nyan Nyans: Eeeeeepppp!! [one-by-one the squeaky little voices are snuffed out, and a soft rain of ashes floats to the floor as the dragon dissapates]

Hiei: [gets a smug, satisfied look on his face] Hn.

Bara: [grins] Cool!!

Kurama: [moves to Hiei and rebandages his arm, then frowns at Bara] Don't encourage him...

Shakira: [gets up, now fully clothed]

Hiei: [watches Shakira-chan warily]

Shakira: [ignores Hiei and sees the half-dressed couple on the couch] Hey!! No fair!! [starts to whine] She gets to have Sage-san here!! I want Rowen-san!!

Bara: [shrugs] O~kay...fine... [waves her arm; there is a flash of light and a pop and the confused-looking blue-haired boy suddenly appears in the room] All yours. [puts her hands on her hips] Now leave me alone so I can do the 'phrackin' interview!!

Rowen: [looks around and spots Sage on the couch, not noticing what the blonde is doing] Sage-kun!! Where are w - uh... [he stutters as he sees the blonde's preoccupation, his face turning a brilliant shade of red that clashes horribly with his blue hair]

Sage: [looks up from where he'd been buried in Thayet's chest and grins] Oh...Hi Ro!!

Thayet: [cheerily] Hi Rowen!! [Pulls Sage's face to her mouth for a long, sweet kiss]

Shakira: [smiles cunningly] Hello, Rowen-san of the Strata.

Rowen: [has much the same reaction as Sage did when Thayet identified him by his armor] Who are you?!

Shakira: [sashays over to him] You don't know me...yet... [lunges]

Rowen: [yelps and hides behind Bara]

Shakira: [lunges again, intending to go through Bara to get to Rowen. A brick wall appears in front of her and she runs into it, cracking her head. She falls unconscious to the floor. The brick wall disappears]

Bara: [laughs, dusting off her hands] It seem that Shakira-chan isn't having much luck with guys today.

Rowen: [falls to his knees before her] Thank you for saving me!! [kisses her feet]

Bara: [jumps away from him, growling] That's it!! This is getting out of hand!! Not that I mind cute guys worshipping me, but still...

[She waves her arm in an almost dismissive fashion. Rowen, Sage, and Thayet's couch disappear]

Thayet: [falls unelegantly to the floor, shirtless] Ooof!! [sits up rubbing back] Hey!! That hurt!!

Kurama: [sweatdrop]

Hiei: [sweatdrop]

Bara: [calmly crosses arms] Aren't you missing something?

Thayet: [looks down] Yeah. My shirt...So?

Kurama: [sweatdrop gets bigger]

Hiei: [sweatdrop gets bigger]

Bara: [sighs in disgust and gives Thayet a Look]

Thayet: [sighs; a very skimpy bikini top appears on her, barely managing to conceal her cleavage]

Kurama: [sweatdrop gets even bigger]

Hiei: [sweatdrop grows so large that it practically obscurs his small body]

Thayet: [grins at their reaction] Tee hee...

Bara: [loses temper] Dammit, Thayet!! Stop screwing around!! [gestures toward Hiei and Kurama] You're scaring our guests!!

Hiei: [growls angrily, baring his teeth at Bara, but says and does nothing]

Thayet: [sighs defeatedly (or so it seems); a skin-tight Hiei-style black muscle shirt appears in place of the bikini top. Thayet gets a frighteningly insane look in her eyes] There!! Happy?!

Hiei: [looks down at what he's wearing, shoots Thayet the Look of Death, and pull out his katana, ready and perfectly willing to strike] Grrr...

Kurama: [sweatdrop continues to grow at an alarming rate]

Bara: [threateningly] Thayet-chan...

Thayet: [groans] Oh, fine... [the muscle shirt is replaced by her skin-tight "I love Chichiri-sama" tank top. She purses her lips in a pout] You never let me have any fun!!

Hiei: [resheaths his katana] Kisama!!

Thayet: [directs her slightly-insane, evil grin at the small fire demon] Do you really want me to go into that?

Hiei: [gets her hidden meaning, snarls, and throws a fireball at her] DIE, NINGEN!!!

Thayet: [easily dodges] How many times do I have to tell you; I'm NOT human!! Are you slow or something?

Hiei: [totally loses it; lets out a scream of rage and lunges, katana out] FUCK YOU!!!!

Thayet: [pulls out her trusty no dati and easily blocks the blow] Sorry to disappoint you, but that job's saved for someone else. Vertically challenged guys just don't turn me on.

Kurama: [sweatdrop envelopes entire body]

Hiei: [snarls and really goes at her]

Bara: [sighs] This interview is going to take forever!! [she sits in her recliner] She always does this!!

Kurama: [sweatdrop disappears; he changes into a silver-furred, nine-tailed kitsune, jumps into Bara's lap and curls up]

Bara: [looks surprised for a minute, gets over it, and starts to scratch the fox-thief's belly] O~kay...

Kurama: [stretches and falls asleep] Zzzzz...

[There is another flash of light, followed by a pop, and suddenly Chichiri of the Suzaku Seven from Fushigi Yugi is standing in the middle of the 'room']

Bara: [sits up straight, waking Kurama, who jumps off and changes into his youko form] How'd Chichiri-san get here?! [pauses and turns to the probable culprit] THAYET-CHAN!!!!

Thayet: [stops moving, holding Hiei in a headlock] Nani?!

Hiei: [muffled curses]

Kurama: [sweatdrop]

Bara: [angrily] You brought Chichiri-san here, didn't you?!

Thayet: [looks confused] No...

Bara: [looks startled] Then how did he...

Chichiri: [interrupts] I'll answer that no da. Taiits-kun sent me to find her Nyan Nyans no da.

Bara: [grins] Well, you found them.

Chichiri: [looks confused] Doko no da?

Bara: [grin widens as she points to the ashes scattered on the floor] There.

Chichiri: [pales] But...how did you...[he trails off as he catches sight of the fuming Hiei in Thayet's headlock and puts a hand to his forehead] ...Oro no da.

Kurama: Hello, Chichiri-kun.

(Read The Fox and the Pheonix by Amparo. If you can find & like the supplemental parts by Jennifer Jones, good for you! Here's a hint... :-) )

Chichiri: Hello, Kitsune-kun no da. What happened no da?

Kurama: [looks embarrassed] The Nyan Nyans got Hiei mad.

Chichiri: [nods as if that explains everything (which it does)] Oh no da.

Bara: [yells at Thayet] Thayet-chan!! Let him go!!

Thayet: [grins evily] Not until I tickle him!!

Kurama: [sweatdrop] Oh, k'so...

Chichiri: [sweatdrop] Hentai no da!!

Hiei: [eyes widen, and he squirms desperately] LEMME GO!!!

Bara: [tries desperately not to laugh, for fear of her life] He'll kill you if you do that!!

Thayet: [evil grin widens and she lets out a crazy-sounding, high-pitched giggle] He's been trying to do that since he got here, and he can't!!

Hiei: [snarls and somehow manages to wrench out of her grip] I'LL DESTROY YOU!!!! [flames flare up around him as he prepares to unleash his dragon again]

Kurama: [grabs his shoulder] Don't, you'll die!! [sighs] Besides, if you kill her, we might never get home. [gestures at Bara] She's only human, so she can't send us back...

Bara: [indignantly] Hey!! I never said that I was totally human...

Kurama: [stared at her] Y-you mean...you're part youkai?!

Bara: [grins mysteriously] Maybe...

Hiei: [smiles dangerously] That means I can kill her!! [prepares to toast Thayet, who has been watching the goings-on with an extremely amused look on her face]

Bara: [turns to him] No, it doesn't... [grins evily] I never actually said that I would send you home; I merely stated that I could...

Chichiri: [interrupts] I will get you home no da. [sets kesa on floor and gestures for Hiei and Kurama to get on it] Come on no da!!

[Hiei and Kurama step onto the kesa with Chichiri, who utters a few words. Nothing happens]

Chichiri: [looks surprised] What...what happened no da? It's not working no da!!

Thayet: [puts her hands on her hips] You're not going anywhere...at least not on that bubbly-blankey...

Chichiri: [notices the slogan on Thayet's chest, sweatdrops, and looks extremely frightened] Oh, no no da!! Another crazy fan no da!!

Thayet: [smirks] Oh, did I scare you, Chichiri-san...C'mere and mommy'll make it all better...

Chichiri: [turns chibi and hides behind Kurama] Save me no da!!

Hiei: [rolls his eyes and pulls out his katana, muttering obsceneties not-quite-under-his-breath] Why do I have to do everything around here?!

Thayet: [smiles] Ah, ah, ah!! You kill me or Bara-chan and you'll be stuck here forever...

Hiei: [pauses, clearly considering it]

Kurama: [gives Hiei a stern look] Hiei...

Hiei: [growls and reluctantly stiffles the flames] Hn.

Bara: [cheerily] Besides...you can't leave until we do the interview!!

Hiei: [snarls at her, then sits on the loveseat, fuming and muttering stuff under his breath] I hate ningens...fucking ningens...I swear I'll kill 'em all someday...Except Kurama...and his family...and maybe Yuusuke...

Thayet: [whispers to Bara] Now he's talking to himself...what next?

Bara: [rolls her eyes, then grins with evil intent] Hey, Thayet-chan, let's bring Tasuke-san here!!

Thayet: [matches her grin] Yeah!! And Tamahome too, so we can watch 'em fight!!

Bara: You read my mind... [grin widens] Goody!! [waves her arm]