Chapter Six: Living Wild.

((A/N: Enjoy this new chapter.))

-Scritch, scritch- the sound of pencils on paper echoes through the livingroom as snacks are devoured and ideas are shared between the two teens sitting on the floor. 'Skye, what is the point of this? We know the answers anyway.' Kurama asked telepathically, smiling. 'I guess the point is to blend in...' Skye answered, smiling back. 'That is what I think, but...well...what if something changed? Would our routine change as well?' Kurama wondered, still directing his thoughts to her. 'I don't know the answer to that, Kurama, dear.' Skye thought back, yawning. They finished sometime around five, and decided to go with Hiei to bug Yusuke and the gang at the local club. Hiei had told them they would have until six to get ready, so they used the time wisely.

After dressing appropriately, they waited for Hiei and when he showed up, he led them to the noisy, crowded club. He flashed three passes at the bouncer, and they all went inside after getting the go ahead signal from him. Skye looked around, trying to spy the others amongst the strobe lights, colored lights and the dancing, screaming, laughing crowd. The blaring music was rather disorienting. 'Skye, let's go secure a table, leave the looking up to Hiei.' Kurama thought, squeezing her hand. 'Okay.' she responded, following him to a table. Skye was dressed in a black tank top with a silver rose design, tight black jeans and a street jacket, her hair done up in a curly mass on top of her head. Kurama wore jeans and a red dress shirt, going for simple looks so they didn't get too much attention. Hiei hadn't bothered dressing up, at all. Once they found a table, the two 'youkos' placed roses in the center and motioned for a waiter, ordering everyone's drinks. They had called ahead of time to find out what everyone would want.

Soon the rest of the Spirit Detective team and Keiko showed up, all were dressed in simple street clothes, and Keiko had her hair curled for the occasion. After some light conversation and a few drinks, they all wound up on the dance floor, having a good time. Skye and Kurama avoided the moss pit, preferring to live, not be battered and bruised and also to keep unscarred minds. As the night wore on, the club was still booming. By about two-thirty a.m., the gang meandered onto the streets. They didn't have to worry about school the next day because it was a faculty and staff day or some such thing. "The night's still young, you guys..." Yusuke slurred, with a hiccup. "And so are we..." Kurama concurred, as the demons walked and the humans staggered down the street towards the Arcade. Surprisingly, the Arcade was open and it wasn't crowded. The gang filed in, boredom is an evil creature.

Soon they were kicked out for disturbing the peace. "Now what'll we do?" Skye wondered out loud. "I can think of something fun...but since it doesn't involve everybody, I'll keep my mouth shut." Kurama said with a sly wink at Skye. Yusuke smirked, thinking perverted thoughts, but Keiko didn't slap him because she was too busy trying to keep her balance and holding onto him for dear life. Kuwabara was being an idiot as usual and trying to pick a fight with Hiei. Hiei grew bored of this, muttered something about the bar, and disappeared. Yusuke looked at his watch and cursed, "I gotta sneak Keiko into her own house and hope she doesn't get into trouble, guys." He said to the others, heading towards Keiko's house. They all somehow wound up going to their homes, figuring it was best to end the fun early and get sleep.

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At around eleven o'clock the next morning, sunlight in her eyes woke Skye up. She grumbled and rolled over, not wanting to get up yet. Kurama smiled in his sleep, dreaming pleasant dreams. Skye reached out in her sleep, hugging him and suddenly Kurama woke up and looked at her. Little silver tipped black fox ears flicked back and forth, and silver eyes slowly opened. 'Merina? What's wrong?' Kurama asked telepathically as he reached out and petted an ear, causing her to purr at him. 'Skye was having nightmares, she asked me to take over.' Merina answered him, softly purring. He smiled, nodding to her. 'I see...you aren't mad at me, are you?' he questioned, and she shook her head. 'No, it was time, and I'll be ready. With our knowledge about medicine and Spirit World's help, this should go rather smoothly...don't you think?' she said, smiling.

He merely nodded, sitting up and pulling her up with him carefully. Merina yawned cutely and stretched as they both stood up, then she walked to his bathroom, her tail swishing behind her. Kurama waited, and half an hour went by before he called out, "Are you done yet?" as he stood beside the bathroom door. "No, I'll be out soon." Merina answered him. Kurama stood there, tapping his foot and beginning to worry. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Yes, I'm coming out now..." Merina answered. The door opened and she stood there, her hair braided. She wore a silver dress, had a silver ribbon braided into her hair and tied into a bow at the end, and her usual jewelry on. The small silver hoops were in her fox ears, even. But what amazed him was the dress, it made her beautiful beyond compare. He couldn't help himself, he whistled low.

She blushed, her ears perking up as she smiled and hugged him, her tail wagging. Just then, Kurama remembered why he had needed the bathroom, and as she released him he went in and prepared himself for the day. But instead of Kurama coming out of the bathroom, Youko came out, smiling and humming. Merina smiled and purred, knowing he was there because she needed him. On a whim, they danced around the room once before going to the kitchen to eat breakfast. "How will we explain not going to school in the coming months?" Merina asked Youko as they ate. "Koenma will cover that, and we will have ourselves temporarily home schooled. There's nothing that wont be figured out." Youko answered simply, holding her gaze to reassure her once again that they would be fine. He would not allow for her to worry too much about it.

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