Author's Note: Hey all I hope you like the first chapter! And here is the next!

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Chapter Two: A Step Away From Enemies

"Who ever thought of mornings should be shot." Aiko muttered to herself as she walked to school. "Multiple times" she added as a light haze of rain began to fall.

Stopping at the corner of Yukiko's street, she waited for her friend. Aiko smiled in thanks when Yukiko arrived, offering her a cup of hot chocolate.

"I wonder if you'll ever learn to enjoy mornings" Her friend joked as Aiko closed her eyes in pleasure from the warmth of the drink.

"Probably not." She answered simply as the two girls continued on their way to school.

It had been almost three months since Aiko had begun to attend Meio High School. After barely having gathered the courage to speak with any of the students, Aiko surprised herself, when on her first day she had bonded with the very tall Yukiko.

Yukiko had quickly introduced Aiko to her friends in the other classes. Without wasting any time the group had adopted Aiko as one of them. The small group consisted of Yukiko, who was easily the boldest, thus making her the natural leader figure, Amaya, a kind and motherly figure who kept them out of trouble, Sano, the hyper active, was the one who kept them from ever being bored, and lastly Aiko, the quiet one, who just went along for the ride.

When the weekend rolled around Aiko often took Yukiko along with her on her trips home. Michi would meet them at the train station and bombard them with questions about their week. Michi was pleased when she observed that over the passing months Aiko had begun to break out of her shell. Her shyness was less pronounced then it had been when she arrived in the city; she didn't stutter or blush nearly as much as she used to. It was not an enormous improvement, but an improvement none the less.

Through all of this Aiko had also begun on a secret project; 'Operation: Find Out What Exactly Shuichi Minamino Is.' Over her three months of attending class with the boy, she had begun to notice a feeling she had around him, much like being tickled and getting the shivers at the same time. Her instinct told her to stay away from him, but she couldn't help but be intrigued. Though she never touched him again after their meeting, she still remembered the silver haired man he she had seen. She had also begun to dream of him. Mostly they were of him in some fight or another using a long thorny whip or he was stealing something. Though try as she might, she had no idea what any of it meant.

'Speak of the devil, there he is…' She thought as she and Yukiko rounded the corner to the school when Aiko had spotted Minamino. Frowning she noted that he was not alone, a short boy with extremely tall spiky black hair, was talking to him. He was dressed in all black save a white scarf tied around his forehead.

"Ah! It's his royal Highness! Here to bid us all a good morning," Yukiko said before breaking out in a fit of giggles. Aiko smiled at Yukiko's joke, as she eyed the two young men who seemed to be deep in conversation.

She understand why Yukiko didn't like him, he had held the top spot in the class the entire year and Yukiko had been gunning for it. If that was not enough, most of the girls in the school rejected the both Yukiko and Aiko simply because they sat so close to him in class. Aiko, didn't mind, it simply meant that fewer people would talk to her. This was a fact that Aiko reveled in.

Daring a look at the pair of young men, Aiko noticed that the spiky haired boy was caring a katana and glaring at her. 'Are his eyes red?' She thought nervously as she walked past them and into the school. She shivered slightly as the odd tingling feeling swept over her body 'It feels stronger for some reason'. Still lost in thought she was suddenly thrown backwards to the ground, as two long arms reached around her in an excessively tight hug. "AIKO-CHAN!!!!!"

"Good morning Sano-chan, would you please get off of me?" She said calmly to the brown haired boy that had glomped her. Lightning fast Sano was off of her and pulling Aiko to her feet.

"So what has you in such a good mood this morning?" Yukiko asked as she helped dust the small girl off.

"What do you mean? He always attacks me in the morning." Aiko sighed as she began to walk to her locker to change shoes.

"I do not attack you Aiko-chan, I hug you," Sano explained with mock teary eyes before he turned to Yukiko grinning "And for your information, I am in a good mood because I made it to the top 10 in my class."

Having changed shoes Aiko smiled at her friend. "That's such good news!"

"Yeah Amaya and Yukiko totally saved my butt!" Sano said as he puffed his chest in pride.

"Then why were you attacking me?" Aiko asked suddenly very tired. She could also feel a headache coming.

"Because, I saw you first," He said shrugging before he hurried past Aiko "Well, I have ta hit the books!"

Sighing again Aiko headed to her classroom with Yukiko. "That Sano is one seriously high spun weirdo!" Yukiko laughed as she threw her arms behind her head and gazed at the ceiling.

"Hmmm…." Aiko wasn't really listening to her tall friend; her headache was rapidly getting worse. 'It feels like my head is trying to cave in…' She thought as they reached the classroom and headed to their seats. Aiko put her head down as she heard Yukiko go on about Sano. 'Why doesn't she just ask him out? She obviously likes him… Hn! I wish my head would stop hurting…'

"Nozomi-san, are you feeling alright?" a velvet voice asked, cutting through Aiko's thoughts and Yukiko's chattering. Aiko didn't even bother to look at the owner, she knew that voice.

"I'm fine Minamino-san, thank you." She said closing her eyes. "And stop calling me Nozomi-san." She added under her breath.

"Then what should I call you?" Minamino asked his voice much closer than before. Aiko snapped her eyes open to see his face very close to hers. She sat up with a jolt, blushing a deep crimson. Minamino was kneeling beside her desk, looking at her with a concerned expression.

Aiko glared slightly in annoyance, 'Today is not a good day for surprises.' She thought. "I prefer my first name." She answered coolly. Through her observations of the red head, she had discovered that his concern seemed to be an act. His warmth towards others only skin deep, but if you looked into his eyes when he wasn't noticing, you could see his frigid core.

"Which ever you prefer, Aiko-san, and please call me Shuichi" He said smiling.

Sensei Aki took that moment to walk into the room. "Alright, class, to your seats. This is a school, not a social hall." He snapped in his normal rushed manor.

Aiko barely heard as her teacher drowned on about some math theory he was butchering, her head was refusing to let up. Far too slowly the clock ticked by, finally, it reached the designated hour for lunch.

She hurriedly headed for Sano's class room, which was always empty for lunch, and had quickly become the meeting spot for her and her friends. As soon as she entered the room she sat down near her friends and laid her head down on the desk in front of her closed her eyes again. The throbbing in her head had robbed her of her appetite. Ignoring Sano and Yukiko who were loudly discussing their plans that weekend, Aiko tried to pinpoint the cause of the pain in her head. Unfortunately, the only thought she could keep in her mind were the red eyes glaring at her from that morning.

Her thoughts were interrupted by an extremely high pitched excited squeal. 'Who's killing a pig at school?' She thought numbly as she opened her eyes and slowly raised her head. Glancing at the window, she, along with the others, found the source of the offensive noise. Shuichi had somehow excited one of his high strung fan girls.

"Complete drooling idiots." Sano muttered as he watched the group of giggling girls rather obviously follow Shuichi. Aiko who had gotten up was now staring at him from the window. 'Am I the only one who can see through your brilliant act Shuichi-san?' She thought darkly as she watched his retreating back. 'Sooner or later I will find out what you are.'

Lunch ended far too quickly and Aiko slumped back to her classroom. The pain in her head mounting Aiko groaned at the thought of economics or PE. 'Hang in there!' she told herself, 'Just be thankful it's a Tuesday! No kendo with a monster of a headache.'

Fifteen minutes later she sat glaring at the blurred lines of the text she was supposed to be reading. She blinked hoping her vision would return to normal. It didn't. 'Okay, this is a BAD sign.

"Sensei," Aiko asked as she stood up clinging to her desk for support, "May I go the Nurse's office? I don't feel well."

The bald man at the front of the room nodded. "Minamino-san, will you help her?"

Shuichi stood quickly and wrapped his arm around her side supporting her most of her weight. 'Don't touch me!' her mind screamed as he led her from the room. She could still feel the glares from the female population when they entered the Nurse's office. Aiko glared as the young man picked her up and placed her gently on a bed.

"Thank you." She muttered embarrassed at her helplessness. She was glad though that he never let their skin didn't touch. 'Because that's just what I need.' She thought as she reclined into the soft pillows.

"Don't thank me Aiko-san." He said as he pulled a chair up to her bedside. "I am part of the reason you are in here."

Aiko gasped as she looked at him. She opened her mouth to speak, but Shuichi just held up his hand. "Please Aiko-san, allow me to explain."

"Explain what? That you're not human, that you have this entire school fooled, and god only knows why, or now, for some other unknown reason, you have decided to start attacking me?! Please go right ahead, explain." She seethed sitting up, ignoring her heads protesting at the sudden movement.

Shuichi stared at her for a moment with cold green eyes, "How long have you know?"

"Four months" She answered simply, crossing her arms in front of her. "I've known ever since I met you."

A moment of silence pasted between the two as Kurama contemplated how to handle this situation, Aiko however, took charge.

"Why are you doing this?" Her voice was soft but cold as she rubbed her temples.

Kurama hesitated for a moment, "I am not attacking you. I am not exactly sure why it is that you are in such pain, a simple mind sweep for information should have gone unnoticed."

Aiko felt her jaw drop as she stared at him wide eyed. Kurama ignored her shocked face as he continued "We never meant to hurt you."

Forgetting her surprise she looked away for a moment before she responded. "Look Shuichi, we won't get anywhere like this." Looking back in his eyes she continued, "I have proposition to make. Why don't you stop this mind sweep thing," She paused long enough for him to protest, and when he didn't she went on, "And after class you and I will play twenty questions."

Kurama smiled as he thought, 'An agreeable solution, Hiei, that's enough. Leave her alone please.' Kurama watched as relief melted over the girls features, softening them. 'She's almost attractive…'

"Meet me at the front gate five minutes after the final bell." He ordered as he stood and turned to leave. 'Well this is going to interesting…' He thought as he walked back to class. Cursing his luck, Kurama mentally went through the events of the day.

(Begin Of Flashback) That Morning…

Kurama had just rounded the corner to his school when he saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance."Good Morning Hiei, and what do I owe for this visit?"

"Hn, you said there was someone here that made you feel uneasy." Hiei said in bored tone, "Koenma sent me here to help you check it out."

"I see, but I don't think she is anything more then someone we might want to watch." Kurama explained.

"Tell the brat that." Hiei shrugged as he looked around. "Which one is it?"

Kurama looked up as he heard a rather loud girl exclaim at his presence. "Ah! It's his royal Highness! Here to bid us all a good morning," The tall girl had scarcely said the words before she was in a fit of giggles. Looking at who she was talking to, Kurama found himself looking into icy golden eyes.

"…She is Nozomi Aiko. And she is walking this way." Kurama said as he looked away from Aiko. Hiei just nodded and looked at the girl. Then he began to frown slightly followed by a deadly glare directed at the small girl.

"I can't hear her… I can't read her." Hiei looked perturbed. "There is something blocking me."

"Well that's a feat isn't it?" Kurama couldn't help and smirk at Aiko. 'She's just full of surprises.' He thought as he glanced at Hiei, who was evidently still trying to reach into her mind. "I have to go. Please excuse me." And with that Kurama walked into the school leaving his small comrade glaring behind him.

'I don't think you'll have much luck, Hiei.' He thought as he walked through the double doors.

'Hn' was the only reply.

(End Of Flashback)

Through out the last three months Kurama kept a close tab on Aiko. She was fascinating. She was mild and meek, but held a strong since of determination about her. She had quiet and over all rather generous with her friends. She rivaled him in most academics. 'And she has the most breathtaking eyes.' He had thought as he capped his information of the girl. He shook his head at this thought.

It was evident that she was suffering from the effort to keep Hiei out of her mind, but not once did she give in. 'And with his Jagan, it should be impossible to keep Hiei out… what is she hiding?'

"And this was supposed to be easy." He muttered as he walked back into his classroom.

Back in the Nurse's office Aiko Leaned back in to her pillows her fingers reaching for the thin chain that hung around her neck, lost in a maze of thoughts. 'What was I thinking?! I just invited a DEMON into my house! And he's already admitted to attacking me once.'

But something about him made her want to trust him. Shaking her head in frustration, she glared at the ceiling. 'And why do I have to answer his questions?! I'M JUST A NORMAL HUMAN GIRL! ...Sort of anyway.'

Sighing, she began thinking of how she was going to handle this, 'It's not like I can really get out of it….' Deciding that she should probably just tell Shuichi the truth and hope it was enough was about all she could do, Aiko fell asleep. Half an hour later, during their study period, Yukiko entered the office to check up on Aiko.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" She asked feeling Aiko's forehead.

"I'm alright now. It was one nasty headache though." Aiko said in between yawns. Sitting up and swinging her legs over the side of the bed she intended on leaving the office, now that she had time to rest.

"Where do you think you're going?" Yukiko demanded as she gently pushed Aiko back onto the bed. "You nearly collapsed in class, you are staying here until you school gets out. You need to rest. Sano, Amaya and I are walking you home today. No arguments. Oh and I brought your bag."

Smiling Aiko didn't resist her friend's urges and laid back down, she was still tired after all. 'She isn't going to like this…' She thought as she took a breath "Shuichi-san is going to be walking home with us as well then. He…" She needed an excuse for the suddenly friendliness between her and Shuichi. "He took notes for me in class today and is going to help me study."

'I hate lying to her, but I can't just blurt out about him.' She thought guiltily. As she predicted, Yukiko did not like hearing that her arch rival was going to be helping her best friend. "But I took notes too, you can use mine! I better they are better because I was in class all period and he missed about a quarter of it." 'She has a point...'

"But isn't it your day to help Sano study?" She asked innocently. 'That is a low and dirty trick. I am a horrible person for doing this.'

"Oh!" Aiko watched as Yukiko's face was dusted a light rose color. "You're right, I… But… Drat. I'm sorry… I forgot."

With another pang of guilt Aiko waved her hands "It's alright! That's why I asked him otherwise I would have come straight to you. Beside you can explain it better than him I bet."

The girls chatted until Yukiko had to go PE and Aiko drifted back to sleep. At the end of the day, Aiko grabbed her bag before rushing to the front gate. Once she reached it she saw her three closest friends, Shuichi, and his short dark haired friend. 'Well here it goes…'

"Hello. Are you all ready to go?" She asked looking at the small group. Scarcely had she say this when she found herself in another excessively tight hug from Sano.

"Aiko! I was so worried, when Yukiko told us! You were so brave to even come to school with such a headache!" He rambled on as Amaya pulled him away calmly.

"You should have stayed home sweetie." Amaya said with a honey thick voice. "Please next time say something when you aren't feeling well. We are here to take care of you."

Aiko smiled and nodded before turning to Shuichi, "You're in luck Shuichi-san, because Ms. Hisano always bakes cookies on Tuesdays."

Eyeing his friend, she noticed he seemed to be at a cross between annoyed and bored. 'He still has his katana, is he expecting to be attacked…or is he going to attack?'

"Ah, yes! Shuichi-san… You are going Aiko-chan's house." Sano began as he stepped extremely close to the red head and growled, "I must warn you, if you-"

"Sano-chan!" Aiko who had been watching the Shuichi's friend, noticed him tense and his hand twitch closer to his sword "Please be nice to Shuichi. He's just helping me study."

Muttering under his breath Sano began to walk away in the direction of Aiko's house. "Well are we walking her home or not?" he demanded a few paces ahead of everyone.

The others followed suit. Amaya and Yukiko were in the front with Sano, all three joking and laughing, then Aiko who was just ahead of Shuichi and his friend. A few minutes later they reached the apartment complex where she lived, and after many promises of left over cookies for Sano, Aiko bid her friends good-bye.

"Are you both of you coming up?" She asked as she turned and called for the elevator. Shuichi replied with a simple yes, and turning around in irritation she glared darkly at the pair of them.

"Fine, then I want names." She pointed at the shorter boy as she said this. "Who are you?"

"This is Hiei, and my real name is Kurama." Kurama said calmly as he entered the elevator followed by Hiei and Aiko who stood as far away from them as possible. 'She frightened.' He thought as he watched her fidget and glance at them.

When they reached her level, they filed out only to be greeted by a rather upset and rushed Ms. Hisano.

"Ah! Little Miss! I'm so sorry, but my sister is having a baby! I am afraid I won't be back for a few hours. There's a number for takeout and some money in the library. I'm sorry but I have to go!" With that and a small kiss on Aiko's forehead she got into the elevator and was gone.

"Who was that?" Hiei asked as he stared at the elevator.

"My caretaker." Aiko answered as she began to head down the hallway to her apartment. "And that's question number one." She added as she began to search for the keys in her bag. When she found them she opened the door as she heard Shuichi explain about the 20 questions deal they agreed upon.

"Then you have one less as well, you asked for our names." Hiei pointed out as he walked in the door behind Kurama.

"No, I demanded for your names. It wasn't a question. This is however; you're not going to attack me again are you?" She asked wary of Hiei's katana, hers was well across the apartment in her room along with her other kendo gear.

"Hn, depends on the answers we get human." Hiei said a small sneer crossing his features making him appear even more menacing.

"You're both demons." Aiko stated as she noted the disgust in Hiei's voice as he said the word human.

This time Kurama answered "Yes, Hiei and I are both demons, and we will not attack unless we need to. Now why don't we sit down?"

"Alright." Aiko directed them to the oversized living room and sat down in an arm chair. She watched as Hiei sat on the arm of the couch across from her, while Kurama sat neatly next to him. 'What an odd pair.'

"How do you know about demons?" Kurama asked bluntly.

Aiko hesitated a moment, "When I was little I used to visit a man in the woods behind my house. I never knew his name, but he would tell me stories about a place called the Demon World. He told me all sorts of different things about it; like how there some good and some bad demons. How some are stronger then others and how different races have different techniques and skills." She explained. "I used to think he was just an imaginary friend, but then he couldn't be, not when he gave me something…He gave me this" She added as she reached up and pulled the thin silver chain with its black pendent from under her clothes. "It's supposed to help me."

"What is it supposed to help you with?" Kurama asked as looked closely at the pendent around her neck. It was strong, that much he could tell but beyond that, nothing.

"It helps me control my…gifts." She said not looking up from the necklace. 'I'm sorry Funny Man; I never meant to tell anyone.' She thought sadly.

"What gifts?" Kurama asked leaning in slightly.

"I'm not normal." Aiko began softly "I can hear other people. I don't know if it's what they are thinking or if it's what I'm imagining. But I hear them. I can also see things about them, mostly in dreams, but sometimes it happens when I touch others."

"Is that how you know I was-" Kurama began.

"Yes. When we shook hands I saw a tall man with silver hair, fox ears, and a tail" Aiko blushed, she left out the cold golden eyes that played a role in many of her dreams since. The blush did not go unnoticed by Kurama who smirked. 'I see.'

"How does the necklace help?" Hiei asked who either ignored Aiko's blush, or didn't care.

"It helps suppress them." Aiko said still not looking up.

"May I see it?" Kurama asked extending his hand to her.

"Will I get it back?" She asked pulling the chain over her head, at his nod she gave it to him, the moment it left her skin, all the voices of all those in her building began to whisper to her. She rubbed her ears in irritation as she watched Kurama examine the small pendent.

Taking the momentary silence she decided to ask a few of her own questions. "Why do you go by two different names?"

"I was a fox demon and was the leader of a group of thieves while trying to get away from a heist, I was mortally wounded. I was then reborn as a human child, named Shuichi Minamino." Kurama explained absently as he turned the charm over and over again. 'Hiei do you know what this is?' He asked through projected thoughts as he passed Hiei the necklace.

'I have never heard of anything like this. It's very powerful though.' Hiei thought back as he too examined it.

"You wouldn't have heard of it. The Funny Man made it for me, right before my eyes, and he made me promise to never tell anyone about it." Aiko said as she reached for her suppressing pendent.

"Did you just hear our thoughts?!" Hiei asked clearly taken aback.

"You weren't talking?" Aiko asked confused, looking from one to the other. The young men shock their heads, "Oh."

As he handed back the charm Hiei asked "How did he make it?"

Aiko explained about the how The Funny Man had made her charm as she took it from Hiei and pulled it over her head. The sudden quiet it provided was truly golden.

"What do you know about this Funny Man?" Hiei asked as he watched a flood of relief wash over Aiko's face.

"Only what I've already told you." Aiko said looking him square in the eye.

"Could you describe him?" Kurama asked hoping to get some form of a lead. 'If this man is bringing or able to make these kinds of artifacts… And is willing to give them to humans…' he thought.

"I think he was tall, and very thin." Aiko cocked her head to the side trying to remember. "I'm sorry but it was almost 10 years ago when I last saw him."

"That's understandable. Do you know why he told you those stories?" Kurama asked as patiently as he, but he was starting to grow a little exasperated as Aiko shook her head and he heard Hiei's voice in his head 'Kurama this is pointless.'

"Did he ever say where he came from?" Kurama asked ignoring Hiei's scoff. Aiko shook her head again, and Kurama tried again. "Do you think you could find where you met him?"

At this Aiko perked up "Yes! I still go there from time to time when I need to clear my head."

"Would you be willing to show us?" Kurama asked slightly excited.

"No." Aiko said, and at the look of shock and disappointment on Kurama's face she sighed "I'm sorry but I'm still not sure I can trust you. That place is very special to me."

Hiei was getting annoyed, as he stood up he walked away from the pair, "I don't know why I'm even here Kurama. This is pointless, she knows nothing of any use."

Ignoring the shorter boy, Aiko looked into Kurama's eyes, "I have a few questions. For example, why are you do you want to know all of this?"

Kurama didn't even blink; he knew this question was coming. "We are temporary spirit detectives, we find the demons that are breaking the spirit law, or are planning to."

"And what does that have to do with me?" She demanded.

"You are not an ordinary human Aiko. Spirit world has virtually no record of you at all. We needed to be sure you were not one of the demons we are sent after." Kurama explained calmly as Hiei walked to the window and began to pull it open. Kurama looked over his shoulder at him as he asked "Hiei, before you go, I was wondering if you might want to try reading Aiko one more time. She might remember something subconsciously." Turning back to Aiko he added "That is if you don't mind?"

Aiko stared wide eyed at Hiei, "That was you?!" She said shock before she bit her lip "I don't know if I am okay with that…"

"Pointless" Hiei muttered and turned back to the window.

Aiko stood and looked each young man in the eye for a moment as she asked "Do I have your word, you won't hurt me if I let you?" They nodded.

Aiko reached up and pulled her necklace off again, much faster and much louder the voice of those around her began to fill her head again. Hiei looked her square at the eye, concentrating. After a moment Aiko closed her eyes in pain; her head had begun to throb worse than before.

Then just as quickly as it had started the pain stopped. Aiko opened her eyes again and saw Hiei glaring at her again.

"Have you ever studied with a physic?" Hiei demanded. Aiko just shook her head as she sat down. Her head felt heavy and the voices were getting larger in numbers and louder in volume. Quickly she pulled the chain back over her head, tuning them all out.

"Why do you think you can't read my mind?" She asked as she rubbed her temples.

Hiei shrugged "Most likely you have natural blocks. They must be incredible if I can't get past them." And with that he was gone.

"Is he always like that?" Aiko asked irritated as she stood to close the window.

"Actually he was rather polite to you," Aiko raised an eyebrow at him as she pulled the window shut "By his standards at least." They were silent for a moment as Aiko sat back down.

"There are just a few more things I have to ask." Kurama stated as he leaned forward again.

"I'm glad it's just a few, you only have three questions left." Aiko said smiling.

"Would you please sing something for me?" Kurama asked as he smiled back.

"Sing?" Aiko repeated thoroughly confused. "Sure…" Aiko closed her eyes as she began a slow and sad Celtic ballad. Kurama listened as had to fight down the emotions her flawless voice was calling upon. 'I see so she can influence others with her song. She's like a siren.'

He held up his hands as he stopped her "Thank you. Now please, could you tell me about your parents."

"I was raised by just my mother." Aiko explained, even more confused than before.

Kurama nodded his understanding "Do you know where she comes from?"

Aiko shook her head again. "Have you noticed if she has any unique abilities about her?

Once again, shook her head no.

Catching at what he was hinting at Aiko looked at him in horror as she stumbled in her hurry to clear her mother's name "You don't think she has- I mean she's not a-".

Kurama reached forward and placed a hand on her shoulder "I don't know" he said, wishing he could comfort her more.

"I was adopted when I was one; she's all I've ever known…" Aiko explained "Please, tell me if you think she's in any danger."

Kurama nodded in agreement before he stood. "I think that is enough information for one evening."

"Ah! Wait!" Aiko shot up next to him. "I need to copy your notes from economics class!" She pulled her hands in to fists at her chest and was looking him in the eyes with such excited nervousness, that Kurama couldn't help but laugh.

"What?! I don't want get a bad mark on a quiz!" She tried to explain as he doubled over with in his fit of laughter.

'Even with demons interrogating her, this is what she gets worked up about, notes for class. How…Cute.' He thought as she fretted standing over him. Standing he tried to regain some of his composer, "I'll have a copy for you in the morning. There was no homework, so you don't have to worry about that."

"Really?! Thank you so much Kurama!" She smiled up at him. 'He's not so bad…when you're not afraid that he's going to kill you or something'

Yokohama…

Michi was standing in front of a large ornate silver mirror, watching her daughter show the handsome red head to the door. She stood there a moment more as Aiko headed to the library and began to call for takeout "Spirit detectives hmm" She said as she turned away. "Things are going to get interesting."

Author's Note: So what did you think? Please feel free to let me know!