That smell, Kurama thought as he walked down the street of the city, It's amazing, I wonder what it is. He kept walking with his nose in the air and kept turning corners. It was like cookies mixed with flowers and every other wonderful scent he had ever smelled. As he walked through different allies toward a more residental area, he passed house after house and it got stronger.
It was strongest in front of a suburban house. He stopped in the front yard. Nothing was unusal about this house, except for the fact that it was clearly empty. Kurama walked around to the backyard and saw overgrown vegitation covered it.
"So," someone from above him said, "there really is a fox demon in human world." A woman jumped out of a tree in front of him.
"Who are you?" Kurama asked, "And what is that smell?" A metal box suddenly appeared around him, trapping him in place. Why didn't I sense this? he thought.
The woman said, walking around his box, "Let's get one thing straight, are you or are you not Yoko Kurama of demon world?"
"I am," he replied, "what do you want with me?"
"Good," she said, "we found the right tod." Kurama narrowed his eyes. "You're probably wondering why you can't smell me right now, or why you didn't smell this metal box near you before it was sprung. The scent you're smelling dulls the scenses of fox demons."
Kurama said, "You still haven't answered me!" He pulled out a rose. Gas filled the room and he got light headed.
"Don't worry," the woman explained, "you'll wake up in a few minutes and you'll start to understand. We can't have you in tip top shape for the dark tournament and help that human team win, now can we." He fell to the ground of the box and fell asleep.
When he woke up he blinked a few times. Strange, he thought, it almost feels like-he looked down at his body and saw white paws-oh no. What did she do to me? He stood up and realized he was in his full fox form with 5 tails and white fur. He looked around, the box was completely gone. Where did she go? he thought. In his fox form he couldn't talk.
"Don't worry," the woman said from a tree branch, "I only reverted you back into your original fox form with your human personality in tact and no, you won't be able to change back. Have fun fighting in the dark tournament like that!" She jumped up and disappeared.
That scent she used dulled my sense of smell! He complained, The dark tournament's only a month away. I have to do something! Hiei was right.
He remembered back to the conversation Hiei, Kuwabara, and him had before the weekend started.
"Can't we take a break?" Kuwabara asked, out of breath.
"We have one month before you fight against demons on your own," Hiei replied, "there isn't any time for breaks."
"Actually," Kurama said, "a weekend shouldn't hurt."
"Hn."
Kuwabara shouted, "Alright Kurama! Come on Hiei, lighten up."
"You really think he deserves a break?" Hiei asked Kurama, "At this rate he'll be dead in the first round."
Kurama replied, "If you're so eager, keep training yourself during the weekend. I'll be back here on Monday."
Back to the present moment, Kurama figured he had to do something. Perhaps Genkai will have a solution, he thought, I have to get to her!
Kurama ran up the stairs on all fours to Genkai's temple. He heard Yusuke talking to her from the front yard. Yusuke! He thought, Oh no, I forgot, back when I was a full blooded demon my telepathy didn't work with humans. I have to find Hiei! He looked around but couldn't sense his energy, nevermind smell him.
"Come on grandma," Yusuke whined, "one lunch break isn't going to stop all of the progress we've made."
"Progress?" she asked sarcastically, "Dimwit you've hardly improved in the past month."
"Hey," Yusuke said, looking at Kurama, "look that this little guy. You sure are weird looking, what kind of animal has 5 tails?"
Genkai said, "It's a demon fox, Yusuke. What do you want?!" She doesn't know it's me, Kurama thought nervously, I have to find Hiei before she attacks me for trespassing. He ran into the forest.
"Grandma you scared it away!" Yusuke complained.
Kurama ran through different parts of the woods until he sensed Hiei's energy high in a tree. He was sleeping in a branch like usual. Hiei! He pleaded from the roots, Talk to me! Look down! It isn't working. My telepathy isn't working! Why? Hiei! He started making whinning and barking noises. Hiei pay attention!
What the hell is that noise? Hiei asked himself as he woke up. He looked down and saw a white fox with several tails scratching and whinning at the bottom of the tree. "Kurama?" he asked, "How did you get back into that form? I thought you were human now." He jumped down to ground level.
Telepathy Hiei! Kurama begged, Try your telepathic powers. Come on! He used his teeth and tugged on Hiei's jacket.
"Stop that!" Hiei shouted, "What's the matter with you? Wait a minute, you can't talk in that form, can you?" What about now? Kurama? He tried telepathically, Nothing, maybe this isn't Kurama but some sort of other demon fox. "You're not answering me."
His telepathy isn't working either, Kurama thought, It's me Hiei!
Hiei asked, "Are you Kurama or someone else?" He nodded. "What happened to you? Nevermind, you can't answer that." Hiei bent down and picked Kurama up.
Put me down! He demanded. I can still walk, Hiei! Kurama squirmed in his arms as he walked back to Genkai's temple.
"Alright, alright already," Genkai said, "we can take a break you big cry baby. At the dark tournament you won't get a break in the middle of the fights. They fight-"
"To kill," Yusuke finished, "You're starting to repeat yourself in old age."
"Shut up," she replied.
"Yusuke!" Hiei shouted, coming out of the woods, "We have a problem. This is Kurama." He held him out by the scruff of his neck.
You're choking me! Kurama thought, Only kits can be held like this. Stop it! Put me down! He jumped out of Hiei's hand.
Yusuke looked outside and said, "Hey, it's that fox we just saw. That's Kurama? What happened to him?"
"When he's in this form he can't talk," Hiei explained, "and my telepathy isn't working like usual.
Genkai said, "This is bad."