Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Yu Yu Hakusho or anything affiliated with said show. Though I do own Ani and her witty comments.

"Speaking"

'Thoughts'

3 Years Later

Ani glanced around the small store and sighed for the tenth time. Resting her head on her arms, she watched Keiko and her mother scurry about the store pulling out dress after dress, eyeing them critically and then promptly putting them back. Rolling her eyes, Ani couldn't help but smile softly. Deciding to get up and help, lest she be stuck in the tiny store for another 2 hours, Ani stretched the kinks out of her back and headed over to her friend and her friends mom, aka mom number two. "So have you guys had any luck yet?" Ani asked.

"Well mom found one that is nice, but it's not quite what I'm looking for." Keiko said quickly. "It's just not 'the perfect wedding dress'." Pulling out yet another dress only to shove it back on the rack seconds later, Keiko sighed dramatically. "At this rate I'll never find my dress."

"Don't worry dear; I'm sure we'll find it. We just need to keep looking." Her mother said as she continued to look through the dresses. "And if we don't find it here, there are several more stores we can look at."

Shaking her head, Ani began to slowly walk around the store. Running her eyes over the dresses one by one, she suddenly paused and headed over to a rack in the far corner. Picking up the hanger, Ani looked at the sleeveless silk dress with a beaded rose pattern going around the bodice, and smiled. 'This is it.' She thought happily as she turned around to show it to her friend. "Keiko, check out this dress." Ani said as she handed the hanger over.

Keiko's eyes widened and she smiled brightly. "It's perfect!" She exclaimed happily. "I love it!" Throwing her arms around Ani, Keiko hugged her friend tightly. "Thank you so much!"

"Eh, what are friends for." Ani said with a shrug as she backed away from her hyper friend and her even more hyper mother. "I think I'll wait over here while you go and buy it." Chuckling when she didn't even get a response, Ani walked over to the front of the store and stared out the large window. As she heard the excited chatter getting louder, Ani turned around and smiled at her friend. Without a word, the three women walked out of the store and headed home, Keiko's precious outfit held lovingly in her arms.

ooooo1 Month Later—Wedding

"I do." Keiko and Yusuke said as they stood smiling at the altar.

"You may now kiss the bride." The preacher said to the young couple before him.

The small group of guests applauded as the couple kissed, and when Yusuke twirled and dipped Keiko laughter erupted all around.

"Leave it to Yusuke to make people laugh at a wedding." Kurama said as Kuwabara walked up and gave Yusuke a congratulatory slap on the back, which unfortunately led to them rolling around on the floor in a playful fight.

"Hn." Was Hiei's response as he barely restrained himself from rolling his eyes at the stupid humans he was friends with.

Throwing an arm around the black haired man, Ani smiled at Kurama. "Well it wouldn't be Yusuke otherwise." She said with a grin as she watched Keiko hit both men upside the head. "Well I've got to go and save the guys from Keiko's wrath, see ya." And with that she headed off to the front of the room.

Several seconds passed in silence before Kurama spoke up. "So when are the two of you planning on getting married?" He asked the fire apparition. "You've been together for three years now and there hasn't been any mention of a wedding."

Hiei shifted uncomfortably before responding with his trademark word. "Hn."

Staring at his friend, Kurama smiled. "Oh, so you have thought about it." He said with a slight chuckle. "And here I thought human ceremonies were beneath you." Seeing Hiei's eyes narrow, Kurama held up his hands. "It was just a joke, no need to get so upset."

Kurama kept quiet for a few minutes and then decided to bring the subject up again. "So why haven't you asked Ani to marry you yet?" He asked curiously. "It can't just be because you don't want to participate in something so human, that girl gets you to do all kinds of human things, so what's the real reason you've never proposed?"

Hiei closed his eyes and sighed. "Because I'm not sure she wants to marry me." He said softly.

Eyes widening, Kurama opened his mouth to speak, but Hiei continued on.

"Sure we…love…each other, but she's never talked about our future together. She doesn't plan anything out for us like kids and a house the way other females do so that must mean she's not planning on staying with me." Hiei said slowly.

Kurama was shocked. First off he heard Hiei use the word 'love', even if he did almost choke on it, and second he actually paid attention to how other women act when they are in love. Giving his friend a smile, Kurama decided to help him along. "You know as well as I do that Ani is not like other women out there, so of course she acts differently in this situation." He said. "Did you ever stop to think that since she's still with you, even after three years, that maybe she's planning on sticking around? Most people won't stay in a relationship for that long unless they really want to be in it, so I think all your worrying is for nothing."

Hiei was silent for a moment while he thought over what Kurama had just said. 'That makes sense.' He thought with a nod. "Hn."

When Hiei didn't move, Kurama rolled his eyes. "Well, what are you waiting for, an invitation?" Seeing Hiei's eyebrow raise, Kurama pointed over towards Ani. "Go and propose you idiot." Kurama smiled as Hiei began to walk over to his future wife. 'About time.' He thought with a smile.

Ani paused in her conversation with Keiko and looked up when she noticed Hiei standing next to her. Smiling, she threw her arm around him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "Hey Hiei, what's up?" She asked. When Hiei refused to look her in the eye, Ani began to get worried. "Is something wrong? What happened?"

Taking a deep breath, Hiei pulled Ani away from his body and held her at arm's length.

Staring at her boyfriend, Ani was really beginning to get freaked out. "Hiei, what's wrong?" She asked softly.

Hiei took another deep breath and dropped to his knee. "Ani, will you marry me?" He asked quietly.

Ani blinked as she stared down at Hiei, and then blinked again before throwing herself into his arms with a smile. "Of course I will, I love you!" She cried happily. Hugging her fiancé, Ani buried her face in his chest and smiled. A few moments passed in silence when suddenly the whole room erupted into cheers.

"You go Hiei!" Yusuke said as he hugged his wife from behind.

"I'm happy for you." Keiko said with a smile.

Kuwabara was about to open his mouth, when he found it covered by Kurama's hand. "I don't think now is the proper time to be insulting him." Kurama said as he went over to the couple to congratulate them himself.

ooooo

Five months later Ani once again found herself in the small shop that sold wedding gowns. "Why am I here again?" Ani whined for the third time.

"Oh come on, don't you want to walk down the aisle in a beautiful white wedding gown." Keiko asked as she rummaged around through the dresses.

"Not particularly." Ani said with a shrug. "I was never into the whole white gown thing; I'd be just fine wearing some cargo pants and a t-shirt down the aisle."

Keiko gasped dramatically and shook her head. "Oh no, no, no. That will never do. We must find you the perfect dress, just like the one you found for me." Grabbing Ani by the hand, Keiko proceeded to drag her around the store. "Don't worry; I'm sure there's a perfect dress for you in here too. All we have to do is look harder."

Groaning, Ani was tempted to find a wall to beat her head against when she suddenly stopped. Walking over to the same corner she had originally found Keiko's dress, Ani pulled a hanger off the rack and stared.

"It's perfect for you." Keiko said in a soft whisper.

Ani could only nod as she ran her eyes over the strapless white dress that had intricate designs in black beads running down the sides. "Yes, it is." Ani said as she ran her hand over the beads. "It's perfect."

ooooo

Several months later Ani found herself at the altar with a somewhat uncomfortable looking Hiei. Smiling at her soon to be husband, Ani watched as he relaxed slightly.

"You may now kiss the bride." The preacher said as he smiled at the newly wedded couple.

The kiss was short and sweet, mainly because Ani knew how awkward it was for Hiei to kiss in public. Pulling back, Ani grabbed his hand and smiled out at their friends. Interlocking their fingers, Ani smiled when she felt her new wedding ring move on her finger. 'This is the happiest day of my life.' She thought as they walked down off the small stage to go and stand with their friends. 'And to think, this all happened because of a tree.'