I would've finished this chapter long ago, but I had to update three chapters of my other fan fiction before Halloween…and then I uploaded a chapter in my fiction press site. And here I am now… I'll finish each faster because one of the fan fictions is done. I PROMISE!
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Kurama led the others through the portal to where Tsume was. Ume walked slowly in the back of the group, thinking about what would happen. She saw Hiei roll his eyes and she smiled a bit, feeling ever so slightly better.

Tsume stepped from behind a nearby and tree and stared uncomfortably at Ume. After a few minutes, both girls were grinning. They hugged each other briefly and turned to the boys. "I can only hear the voice in the Human World!" Tsume said cheerfully.

"Hearing a voice anywhere isn't something to be happy about." Kuwabara mumbled. Tsume gave him a glare and quickly forgot about it.

"He's right though. Not to mention we need to figure out what that voice is and why it is telling you to kill me." Ume said calmly.

Tsume nodded. "But before we do…what did you see on your side of the vision?"

"I saw…" Ume took in a deep breath. "…My parents stealing your jewel. They ran and struck your mother…" she shook her head sorry. "But I don't know what you saw. I was never there and neither was Jiro! I think the voice must've messed with your mind a bit. But it's gone while you are here…"

Tsume shook her head. A tiny, inaudible bell made a single ringing noise in the back of her mind. "B-but you parents h-hurt mymom!" she thought, shaking her head again, wiping away the noises and her thoughts. "Traitor." The bell rang out, louder this time.

Tsume turned around, thinking she heard a noise. It was the Demon World. Of course it was noisy. She shrugged it off.

Ume shook her head regretfully. "S-Something must've happened. I'm sure that is the reason." She ran out of things to say. Tsume nodded, understandingly.

"What now…?" Tsume asked. Ume seemed confused. "I can't return to the Human World…I'll just try to kill you again…"

Ume made no reply. "Hiei, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and I will return to the Human World. Maybe we could find out what's going on. You two could stay and investigate here…" she stopped and hung her head. Tsume nodded.

The boys and Ume left Tsume and Kurama alone. She looked at Kurama. "Now what do we do?"

"I might know an informant that could tell us something about a demon who could invade one's mind…" Kurama answered then spoke reluctantly. "…Or…"

"..Cause insanity?" Tsume finished. "That's good news. Lead the way."

Kurama stopped in his tracks. "You're going to have to be unconscious." Tsume's face showed her surprise. "The demon is very paranoid he will be found out. If there's a stranger looking for information, he can't have anyone know where he is. Otherwise, he will not see us. He has betrayed hundred of demons and they are all after him."

"You know the strangest people…" Tsume sighed and stood. Her eye twitched one or twice. "Fine, knock me out." She closed her eyes, awaiting Kurama's blow.

Kurama laughed. He raised a small plant only found in the demon world. It was a sort of flower. It opened and sprayed a floral powder at Tsume's face. She passed out and Kurama caught her before she hit the ground. Throwing her over his shoulder, he took off into the Demon World to find his old friend.
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Ume stared at the ground after arriving back in the Human World. The boys walked ahead of her, discussing their next move. Hiei glanced backwards at Ume and slowed down his pace. He kept his eyes closed whilst they walked together. "Stop worrying. This kind of thing doesn't seem to suit you."

"Well excuse me if I'm worried Tsume's gonna go insane, kill me, then herself!" She almost shouted, but held back so the others wouldn't hear her. She dropped her voice. "It is difficult not knowing."

"Which is why you should stop moping and do something." He said coldly.

Ume let out a sigh and quickened her pace to the boys ahead while looking back and whispering, "Yea. You're right…I guess…" She joined up in the conversation with the other boys, but they couldn't really think of much to do from where they were.
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Tsume's eyes fluttered open. The area around her came into focus as she realized Kurama had taken her away. She was leaning on a wall in a place that seemed to be made out of stone. No light helped Tsume see. It seemed like a cave. She groped her way around to find it was just a small room with no openings or exits. She began to panic. What had happened to Kurama? Is he hurt? Where is he and where is she? What was going on?

A bell rang in the back of her mind again. This time, Tsume heard it. She searched the area, but found no such bell and shrugged it off again. She heard a voice. It began as a mumble and grew louder, but Tsume couldn't sort out the words.

Suddenly, the side of the wall slide to the side. Kurama and hooded, ugly, green-looking demon with jagged and yellow teeth stood. He was skinny and pretty wrinkly with blue eyes that stared worriedly at Tsume. He moved his hand behind him and the wall slide back into place. Kurama rushed over to Tsume, wondering what was wrong. Tsume shook her head feeling ridiculous and looked at the strange demon strangely.

As if to read her mind, the demon spoke. "I have a name and do not wish to reveal it to any outsiders. You do not know how many desire my head on their wall for betraying secret information to not only Kurama, but others I trust. You also do not know how they constantly keep one eye and any extras out for me to kill me on sight. Centuries ago, there was a time many were killed just for looking like me."

"I only allowed you here into my domain because my dear, old friend Kurama said you were trustworthy. He tells me of something strange happening? He tells me you are losing you mind." Tsume let a stray, playful glare at Kurama. "Those weren't his words exactly, of course. Anyways, describe to me what you heard and saw."

"Well… "Tsume paused. "Wait, wait. First of all, how can we breathe under here? I've searched this whole place with my bare fingers and felt no air holes of any kind.

"There are very small holes of air that are virtually invisible…but I suppose I should make those larger since you two need air more than I do…and judging the by the looks of things…" He glanced around as though he could see air. "You are running a bit low." He waved his hand above their heads and what seemed like dots began to grow larger. A rush of air filled and renewed Tsume's lungs as she took a deep breath.

"As I was saying…" She held up her necklace reluctantly. "I combined this with its other half and saw the visions of my friend's and my own parents. I saw something completely different than she did. When the vision stopped, I heard a voice. It sounded familiar as if I had heard it before. It kept telling me what a traitor Ume was and how I should've killed her. I guess I just lost it and attacked. I fled to here where the voice just stopped…"

The demon nodded slowly and repeatedly. "How did you feel about the voice when you thought you knew it?"

"I felt confused and panicky I guess."

"Is that all…?" he asked in a more commanding voice.

Tsume's face lit up. "N-No! I think I also felt…angry. What does that mean?"

"It was a person you knew. A person you hated; so much so that even though you couldn't completely compute the voice, you knew it was someone you didn't like and despised..."

Kurama jumped into the conversation, "Naturally, if Tsume hated this other person, the other would probably hate her or at the very least, Ume since she is the target of attacks. Do you know anyone who can enter ones mind in such a way, old friend?"

The demon looked to the side. "There existed a small bunch of demons that could, but many years ago, they were killed. I've heard rumors one lived; just one. I'm not sure what his name is or what he has been doing in his life. I have probably recorded in my earlier works, but now I do not know. A lot of information goes through my head and I do not remember it all."

"What do you mean by 'works'?" Tsume asked.

"He records all his information in his books. Those in the wrong hands could lead to much disaster." Kurama answered while the demon nodded in agreement. He waved his hand to the side and the rocks began to move and shift. About five books appeared by their side from the ground. Kurama picked one up carefully and blew the dust off it. "I'm assuming this is about the time you found out about our mysterious demon?"

The demon nodded and waved his hand again. The rocks moved once more, bringing a lantern and a small box of matches. "Enjoy." The demon opened a rock-door. "I'll be napping. You are safe and will not be disturbed here. It is quiet. No one knows of my underground home. Have fun." The door of earth slid to a shut, closing off all the light, leaving Kurama and Tsume in the dark together.
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