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Hiei turn his head a little, glancing in their general direction.

"Whats wrong Hiei?" Britt asked him.

"It's nothing."

"Now see there! You almost got us detected. This sheild doesn't conceal sound you idiot!" Scott whispered angerly at Max.

"Well you're the one who punched me into the tree!" Max argued back while rubbing his face.

"Served you right too. Come on, lets get going."

(with the others...)

"So Kaira, did you enjoy your tour of Japan?" Yusuke asked, amused.

"Not really. Oh Kurama, where does Kaitou live?"

"Why do you ask?" Kurama looked down, a little confused.

"I want...REVENGE!!" She rubbed her hands together as if thinking about an evil plot.

Britt punched her in the head. "Yeah, like you could get revenge. You'd be caught before you set one foot on his lawn."

"Hey, hey! Give me some credit here! If I can steal and never get caught, then I can get revenge and not get caught."

"Yeah we heard about you getting in trouble with the cops. Can't even take candy from little kids without getting arrested?" Kuwabara laughed. Kaira kicked him in the shin, then hid behind Kurama.

"Alright now. Lets all go home and get some sleep before we end up killing each other." Krissy said to interupt the glaring contest.

"Sounds great. One of us will come to get you in the morning so be ready." Kurama mentioned.

"When you say early, exactly how early? Eight o'clock early or eleven?" Kaira asked.

"More towards the eight." Yusuke answered.

"Geez, I hate getting up early on vacation days..." she whined.

"Yeah yeah, come on. You stink ya know?" Tori told Kaira as she started dragging her toward the hotel. Kaira just rolled her eyes.

"Okay then, see you guys tomorrow!" Britt waved and, with Krissy, ran to catch up with Tori.

"So where are we going to meet up?" Yusuke asked the others.

"How about the park? That way Hiei doesn't have to go anywhere." Kurama chuckled at Hiei's glare.

"Fine. But I'll go pick up the ladies!" Kuwabara declared.

"Hn."

"You got something to say shortie?"

"Anyways, lets get going. It's already 9." They all nodded at Yusuke's comment and went to their own houses.

(Sometime in the night...)

Kaira found herself in a black room with her standing in the only light there was; not even a sound echoed though the darkness.

"Hello? Can anyone hear me?" she looked around her, trying to figure out where she was.

"Kaira..." She jerked her head toward the direction of the voice.

"Who's there?"

"Kaira, you are too weak."

She saw a form coming her way. "Who...who are you?"

"I am you, your inner self. I want to be free, Kaira. I'm tired of being in a weak human body. You are worthless to me and everyone around you the way you are."

"What are you talking about?"

The figure emerged from the darkness, and Kaira recognized it to be her demon. "Let me take over and make you stronger. You can help your friends if you are stronger. Those who are your enemies will never stand a chance against my power. Let me out of this place and take care of them for you. Kaira...you do want to save your friends, don't you?"

She was silent before she answered. "Yes, I do want to save my friends."

"But you are too weak. Will you let me out to save them?" The demon was pacing around Kaira as she spoke.

"I, I don't know..." Kaira played with her fingers.

"Let me out so I can save them. I can help you defeat those you are threatened by. Let me out, Kaira...Let me come into the light..." the fox demon was whispering in Kaira's ear now.

"I...yes..Ple-"

"KAIRA!! WAKE UP YOU LAZY GIRL!!"

"Aaaah!!!" Kaira fell off her bed and hit her head on the wall.

"I think you over did it, Britt." Krissy sighed from the othe side of the room.

Kaira sat up and examined everyone. "It was a dream..?"

"Eh? What was a dream?" Tori asked.

"N-nothing! You guys are already dressed?"

"Yes, it's 7:30. One of the guys will be here soon, so you better hurry up and get ready!" Britt offered her a hand.

"Thanks." Kaira yawned and entered the bathroom.

(30mins later...)

"I have arrived!"

"The dork is here..." Krissy mummbled and they heard Kuwabara's voice through the door.

"I'm not a dork!"

Tori opened the door. "Good morning Kuwabara! We're all ready to leave!"

"Thats good. Come on, the others are already at the park." Kuwabara stepped back to allow them to exit the room.

"Ok, lead the way." Krissy said after she locked the door. Kuwa nodded and proceeded down the hallway.

Britt noticed Kaira's distant look and nudged her in the arm. "Are you ok?"

Kaira's face brightened all of a sudden. "Yes! I'm perfectly ok! See? Ah ha ha ha!" She walked right past Kuwabara, not paying attention where she was going.

"Wait, Kaira!" -Wham- "The Elevator's not open yet..."

"...oooowww..."

"Now I see why she doesn't like getting up early.." Kuwa stated, Tori and Krissy just nodded.

(Finally, they arrived at the park...)

"What took you guys so long?" Yusuke asked, annoyed.

"Kaira isn't fully awake and she kept running into things." Tori explained.

"I'm awake now..." Kaira muttered and rubbed her throbbing head. After the elevator, she ran into the glass door of the hotel and then tripped over some bags other guests had left on the curb.

"The glass door was kind of funny to watch though." Krissy giggled.

"Glad I was amusing to watch." she sat down under a tree.

"So what are we doing today?" Britt asked Kurama.

"Koenma is supposed to come give us a breifing on our mission." he replied.

"I see, so the little guy is late too? Figures.." Kaira sighed.

"Uh, is she alright?" Yusuke whispered to Krissy.

She shrugged. "I dunno, she's been acting weird all morning."

"Kaira, I have pocky, do you want some?" Britt kneeled next to her.

"No, I'm fine."

"Whaaaat?!?! YOU don't want POCKY! Are you sick or something??" Kaira slapped Britt's hand away.

"I said I'm fine."

"Good, then I'll take it!" Kuwabara snatched the box out of Britt's grasp and began to open it. Kaira narrowed her eyes and then pounced on him.

"Give me that pocky! She asked me not you stupid!!"

Yusuke and Krissy glanced at each other. "Nevermind that. Seems she's okay now."

Krissy smiled and laughed. "Yeah she's strange."

"I'm glad you guys are all happy about this assignment." Everyone turned to look at Koenma.

(Near by...)

"Hey Scott, Koenma is here."

"Perfect. Can you see if he has the necklace?" Scott was leaning against the tree trunk.

"I can't tell. It looks like he's scolding them or something."

"Heh. What form is he in?"

Max turned his head toward Scott. "Why don't you open your eyes and look?"

"Because I did all the work yesterday, it's your turn."

"What kind of an excuse is that?!"

(Back with the others...)

"So he finally arrives." Hiei jumped down from the tree Kaira had been sitting under.

"Yes. Now can we get to business? I have a tight schedule today." Koenma watched the others.

"Yeah yeah. So tell us already instead of standing there like a rock." Kaira was eating the pocky she won from Kuwa. He was laying on the ground, knocked out for the moment.

"You said they are after this right?" he held up a necklace. It was made up of little skulls, with the center one being a little bit bigger and holding a red stone in it's mouth.

"You brought it with you? Are you really that dense?!" Krissy yelled at him.

"What do you mean? Have you already met the demons?"

"Duh! Why do you think we're here?" Britt answered angerly.

"Yeah, they're in Japan also." Kaira said, a little less dramatic.

"I thought you could see everything with your tv you got up there?" Yusuke asked.

"I've been really busy lately! Why didn't you tell me this when I spoke to you yesterday?"

"I didn't think you would actually bring it with you!" Yusuke shot back.

"We have company." Kurama mentioned and everyone got quiet.

"Well well! So you came through for us after all Kaira." Scott grinned.

"What are you talking about? This had nothing to do with me, idiot." Kaira glared at him.

"I see. It doesn't matter either way I suppose. I still get the necklace and the chance to kill the ruler of Spirit World."

"What? You never said anything like that before." Kaira growled.

"Oh simple minded child. The bad guys never tell the truth." Max said, stepping up next to Scott.

"Hey it's that guy from before! The one that gave us that note!" Tori pointed out.

"Hello again. Oh and since most of you are wondering this, I am Murota's counterpart." he said.

"Murota..where have I heard that name..." Yusuke mummbled.

"Murota is that mind reader that got shot in the head with a pencil eraser." Kaira explained.

"How is it that you know these things?" Koenma asked her.

"I really don't feel like explaining it again."

"So reads minds and this guy is the wind master?" Kuwabara said out loud, trying to put things together in his head.

"That's correct. Now if you don't mind, we would like the necklace." Max held out his hand.

"We're not going to give it to you!" Krissy yelled.

"Then I guess we'll just have to fight for it. Ready Max?" Scott glanced to this partner, who nodded at him. "Great, lets get started."

Scott summoned a huge wind that hit the group and knocked them backwards. Koenma let go of the necklace and it fell between the group.

"Max get the necklace!" Scott ordered.

"Okay!" he ran and grabbed the necklace just as Kaira did.

They glared at each other until Kaira shouted, "Max! I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!"

"What?"

"Kaira! Cut that out! This is no time for games!" Britt hissed.

"Blah blah blah, no one has a since of humor..." Kaira complained and snatched the necklace from Max's hand.

"I guess it's time for me to start using my power now." he closed his eyes for a moment and then focused on Kaira.

'Ok, I don't have any energy. I need to have Kurama protect me. Yey Kurama!! I love that guy!'

"Uh, weird..." Max jumped up and darted in front of Kaira.

"Oh crap.." Kaira was punched in the face and sent backwards into a tree.

"Kaira!" Tori got between her and Max. "Spirit Sword!"

"Oh, you guys still have your powers? I wonder why Kaira is the only one who is useless then?"

'Useless...?' Kaira thought.

"Don't listen to him! He's just trying to get you distracted!" Krissy said to her, standing with Tori.

Everyone else was having trouble with Scott. Koenma was knocked out, Kuwabara just got punched with a tornado fist, Yusuke was on the attack, and Kurama was dodging a wind clone's attacks along with Hiei.

"Kaira, you aren't useless. You just haven't recovered yet." Britt placed a hand on her shoulder.

'Kaira...let me be in the light. I can save you and your friends. Let me out...let me out..'

Kaira looked around, seeing everyone fighting and getting hurt. Her attention was drawn back to her cousins who were trying to out wit the mind reader, but were failing.

'You are weak, you need me. Let me out, Kaira. You are worthless now, but with me you will be strong. Kaira, let me out. Free me!'

The voice was getting louder in her head.

"Fine! Be free then!" Kaira yelled. Everyone glanced in her direction as the purple swirling energy enveloped her; transforming her into that half fox creature.

"Not this again. Max! Get the Necklace from her before she opens her eyes! Hurry!" Scott yelled.

Max threw the girls out of his way but it was too late. Kaira's blood red eyes glared darkly at him and an evil grin formed on her face.

"Finally, I'm allowed in the light once more."