Author's note: I always think of Raven's father's human form looking like Seto Kaiba. And I really like the look of Illusen from Neopets, so I separated her ice forms. Her normal look is Illusen, and her demon look is Hiei's mom.

"I told you to get out of my room at least an hour ago."

"It's not like you're actually doing anything. Besides, it would look a little strange if I went to hang out with your friends without you." She sighed as she closed the book she had been looking at. Day one, already annoyed.

"They're just going to sit there and watch tv."

"And your female friend is going to ogle me." He smirked up from her bed.

"And why would I care if she does?" She slammed the book so hard that it hit the back of the shelf with a loud thud.

"You're jealous of the way she looks aren't you?" She turned and glared at him.

"There's nothing wrong with the way I look. I just wish I could look normal. Have pinkish skin. Or dark brown or tan. But I have gray of all things."

"I like it. It goes with your hair." Good natured. It was just annoying to her in general.

"I hate it when people lie to me." He sat up and smiled at her.

"Go into my mind then. Find out if I'm lying. You can if you want. I give you my full permission."She looked him with skepticism. He looked her in the eyes as he pulled her into his mind.

"Who are you?" She looked up into the amber eyes of a white haired demon. He had fox ears she noticed but he just looked too different to be him. Right?

"Yoko."

"Yoko Kurama. So you're his demon form?"

"I was technically here first. I had to hide in a human fetis. Hasn't worked out so far."She smiled up at him, not really understanding why.

"Your demon form is much nicer than my father's."

"You mean more attractive."

"I suppose you could say that." She looked away shyly.

"Would you like to see the hall of beautiful women?"

"He has a HALL."

"Well yes how would you organize that stuff?" She chuckled quietly, thinking she liked this Kurama better than the red headed one.

I can hear when you think things like that.

Oops, sorry…. The other Kurama laughed.

"You should just be careful what you think in here. There is no hope of blocking him out here. It is his brain after all." She nodded and looked down embarrassed. They walked through several fields of different colored roses before getting to this elaborate, almost ancient greek looking structure.

"Everything has to be elaborate when it comes to you doesn't it?"

I'm very particular if that's what you mean. She smiled out of no where and had to restrain it. She tried not to wonder how many women would actually be in this thing. As she walked by the alabaster stones she noticed the first. Her mother. In her human form her bright green eyes shown, her lightly tanned skin looked like honey. She almost sparkled in the picture frame, her beauty shining through the portrait. Her brown hair with one green streak looked so natural, especially compared to Raven's. She looked more like a woodland fairy than an ice apparition. But she was still beautiful.

My mother? Do you have some sort of sick fantasy about her?

You'd know if I did by now wouldn't you. She thought about it carefully. There was nothing sordid about the image. She looked as she normally did.

So you just think my mother is beautiful?

Like mother like daughter they always say.

I'm more like my father apparently.

I don't believe that for one second.

They slowly walked down to the next portrait. It was a human woman. She looked as though she could have been Robin's mother. She had long black hair, and dark brown eyes. Raven had never seen her before. She wore normal, human clothes from the time period. She looked happy enough but there was nothing as striking as her mother.

"Who is this Yoko?" He laughs, almost sounding annoyed. He looks at her portrait with a sneer. Raven watches him carefully as he thinks.

"It's our human mother." Raven took another look at the portrait. The only reason he stayed in the human world no doubt. He could easily keep his eye on her in the demon world.

"I've been waiting to go back home for almost fifteen years inside his mind, waiting to come out an go home. But we stay because of his human mother." She slowly shied away from the portrait, wanting to go to the next. The next was an image she knew all too well. She tried not to let her resentment show but it was already forming on her face.

The girl stood in the picture, in a traditional kimono like she always did. Her bright turquoise hair contrasted brightly with her brown eyes. She was beautiful. But then, Raven's little sister had always been beautiful. There she stood smiling, as though she were too innocent to realize she was more beautiful than her sister, too innocent to see the power she had on men. Sometimes Raven wished she had been born a few minutes after Yukina instead of before.

"Now you'll have to explain this one to me." Yoko looked down at her with curiosity.

"My sister Yukina," she ground out. Her teeth looks like she was grinding them in frustration and anger. He looked up at her.

"She isn't that beautiful." She laughed at him.

"You're just being generous. Everyone knows she prettier than I am."

"Well I still haven't seen you without that hood on so I can't be sure."

"Nice try." She thought about just leaving his mind as quickly as possible.

My sister? Of all people in the world you just had to think my sister is beautiful. There was no response back and she thought it was for the better that he didn't.

"Why do you seem so angry with her?"

"I tried to get her to leave the ice apparitions when we were seven. I wanted to find our brother, because we had an internal connection. I knew he wasn't living well and I wanted to find him. But she wouldn't leave them. I don't know if she was just too afraid or if she didn't want to get involved with us more than she already was. But I can't forgive her. Either way she chose herself over her two other triplet siblings. I'm actually glad I have no mental connection with her." His eyes looked sad, and almost understanding. But his demon self wasn't known for it so she didn't believe him for a second.

"Don't worry I think there are only two more. And they are the most important, since that's the order it goes in."

So my sister is more beautiful and important than your mother? That's lovely Shuichi. I'm sure she would just love to hear that. Still no answer. She was starting to get annoyed. She kept going, looking down in an upset manner. When they stopped she looked up into very familiar eyes. They were her own. But there was nothing dramatized about the portrait. She was in her teen titans clothes, her hood off. Her short purple hair looked normal, but there was a small smile on her face. She was the same size she always was, no skinnier. Her eyes glimmered almost on the page. She blushed, not knowing what to say. She wasn't even in a dress. She was just… her.

"Does he really think I'm more beautiful than my sister?"

"This portrait has always been in this position." She looked at Yoko as he continued, "I come here often. There isn't much to do here, not compared to the demon world. Sometimes your expression changes, from surprise, to anger, to blushing. But this is the most frequent visitor." She looked down, blushing and embarrassed. They slowly walked away from her, and the portrait winked at her, all with her own mannerisms. Raven smiled shyly back at it as they approached the last portrait.

The woman in the last portrait had long white hair, and skin barely darker than her hair. She looked very frail. She had a dark red mark upon her brow, that was almost covered by the hair. Her hair was long, wavy and flowing down her back. It was very long, and the light lilac colored dress did not help her light coloring. She had purple eyes, just like Raven did. She worn a forlorn look upon her face.

"Was she your lover?" Yoko laughed, as though he could not contain himself. Once he finally sobered he looked at her with a large smile.

"Her name was Amalthea. But she was not my lover. She was my mother."

"Was?" Yoko smiled.

"She is back to being her normal unicorn self now. She stays close to the fox demon castle, for our father's sake. But once we left, she disappeared as a unicorn. It's what she really longed for anyways. She was too confused in her demon form. She couldn't remember if she had ever been a unicorn or not most of the time." Raven looked into the forlorn woman's eyes, fascinated by her.

"I would really like to meet her one day."

"I'm sure when we finally go home, she will make an appearance."

"So.. do I have to be married to you in the demon world or him?"

"You'll be married to him I assume. Although technically speaking we're the same person so you'll be married to both of us."

"I always wanted to be a polygamist." Her sarcasm was evident, but he just laughed.

"Don't worry I don't show myself often. Only when he can't defend himself anymore, which hasn't happened yet so I wouldn't worry too much about it missy."

"As long as I only have to deal with one of you at a time we should be fine. How do I get out of here?" He smiled.

"Walk through her portrait." Raven looked at him, skeptically. She stepped forward, through the woman's confused face and back into her room. She looked back at him, laying on her bed. His hands were behind his head, and he looked up at the ceiling.

"So you really think I'm more beautiful than my sister?"

"Of course I do. It's because you are. Your personality isn't necessarily as nice as hers and you might not say as much as she does but you are more interesting. And your very beautiful in a very… exotic kind of way."

"You are a flatterer."

"I do try. Most women enjoy flattery."

"I don't. Not from a man I'm being forced to marry."

"Don't think about it that way."

"How would you suggest I think about it?"

"That I'm a suggestion." Her eyebrows raised.

"What?"

"I can choose not to marry you. You don't have that luxury. But if you hate me too much I'll tell my father I can't marry you. But if I like you and we become friends and you still don't want to marry me I will let you go."

"You'd do that? Even though you have so much to gain from this?"

"I could marry one of your sisters."

"Yukina might be into you. She does like your type after all. But don't go near my twelve year old sister. She doesn't need to be hit on by someone years older than her."

"She won't always be twelve. I'm not going to pretend my father isn't twisting my arm. We do need this alliance. I'm merely reminding you that I don't have to pick you." She thought about that life for her sisters. Yukina would adapt quickly, possibly even fall in love with him. Her little sister, she would never allow it. That little girl, with her bright pink hair, had been in love with her friend since they were born. She would be miserable. And Raven couldn't bear to think about any of her siblings miserable. Yukina wouldn't like being taken away from the apparitions either. So Raven really didn't have a choice.

"Couldn't you go after some other family?"

"Don't you think I wanted to?"He sat up and looked at her.

"Hiei pushed this on you didn't he?"

"Yes. And now I'm trapped. Whether it's you doesn't matter anymore."

"So I'm trapped?"

"Only if you can't live with doing that to one of your sisters."

"You know I can't."

"Don't act like I chose this."

"I'm not saying you did. It seems we are trapped in this together now though."

"Might as well get used to me being your long distance boyfriend huh?"

"I suppose so.