A/N: Hello! How's everyone today? Chapter 11 has come! I wish to thank those who reviewed! Especially for all the helpful comments! Huggles Keep up the excellent reviews! Now, the chapter! (Oh, and Oooer, I promise to try to cut down the amount of you-know-what's in the story! Sometimes, I can't resist!)

Disclaimer: stares at lawyers You think I own them? Are you crazy? When I own them, pigs will fly! sighs exhaustedly

SPOILERS (maybe)

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"Blah" Talking

Blah Thinking

Blah Telepathic

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Last time: Then, seeing Kurama staring intensely at the humans, Hiei and Yusuke also turned.

"Harry," Kurama said, softly but surely. "Ron, Hermione, we-" He gestured to himself, Hiei and Yusuke. "-are not what we seem."

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"What do you mean?" Harry glared at the Tantei suspiciously. "And how did you know we were here? Have you been following us?"

"That does not matter." Kurama shook the question away impatiently. "All that matters is-"

Kurama stopped abruptly, for Ron gasped out loud. "You guys followed us! You were watching us the whole time! I feel so…invaded!"

"Uh…ya go a screw loose in your head or something? Yusuke bemused. All three had been stumped at Ron's choice of words, even Harry and Hermione had raised their eyebrows at Ron, whose ears had turned slightly red after realizing what he said.

Kurama watched Ron turn steadily redder with an amused expression. "As I said, we are not who we seem."

"What do you mean?" Hermione's eyes showed curiosity, even if she tried to keep her voice neutral.

"Well, we weren't really being truthful when we told you we were exchange students at Hogwarts." Kurama explained, staring intently at the Hogwarts trio.

"We were actually send by our boss to help you, Harry Potter, to fill your prophecy." Kurama continued. "That is why we followed you on your journey."

"So…" Hermione glanced from Kurama, to Hiei, then to Yusuke. "You guys aren't students?"

"Hn, like I'll ever go to a ningen school willingly." Hiei grumbled, somewhat peeved at finding the three alive.

"Wait, wait…" Ron shook his head in confusion. "Who's this boss of your, and why does Hiei keep on calling us human?"

"How do ya know what that means?" Yusuke blinked in surprise.

"Hermione. Library." Harry replied back.

"Ahh."

"Well," Yusuke grinned. "We were hired by God!"

Three blank stares welcomed his answer, before Hermione scowled at Yusuke. "We're not stupid, you know."

A snort from Hiei received three glares from the humans.

"Yeah!" Harry rolled his eyes at Yusuke. "There's no way you were hired by God. Next you'll be telling us you've been dead and meet the Grim Reaper."

Yusuke widened his grin at this, Kurama hid his smile behind a hand, and Hiei smirked out loud at this.

"Yeah, I have." Yusuke almost burst out laughing at the disbelieving expressions on the Hogwarts trio. "Being dead ain't so pleasant, but the Grim Reaper is quite cheerful. Should I also tell you that our boss looks like a toddler and sucks on a pacifier?"

"That's enough, Yusuke. "Kurama said. No need to tell them more than they need to know.

"Fine, forget the first question if you're going to lie through the whole thing." Harry said. "Just tell us why Hiei keeps on calling us humans."

"Simple." Hiei growled out. "I'm just pointing out that us demons are far more superior than you ningens."

Ron blanched. "What do you mean, us demons?"

Hiei rolled his eyes. "And you say you aren't stupid. It means, us, as in we are demons."

Hermione paled. "What? Demons are myths, not real!" She said frantically, as if trying to convince herself.

"Uh…" Yusuke looked puzzled. "Didn't you just get captured by a demon?"

"That was a demon?" Ron asked. "I thought it was just some person that messed up on a transfiguration spell."

Yusuke blinked. "Are you sure you're not stupid? How does a transfiguration spell enable a person to cut their tongue off then re-grow it!"

"Prove it." Hermione said slowly. "Prove that you all are demons."

The demonic trio exchanged looks before Yusuke shrugged and stepped forwards.

"I'll go first." Yusuke looked at the three humans. "You saw that white energy I shot out of my finger before, right?"

Three nods answered his questions.

"That was one of my abilities, called the Reigun. "Yusuke's hands formed the shape of a gun, and pointed it to the side of the underground pit.

Yusuke smirked smugly, and called out, "Watch this." Before aiming and firing. A small amount of Yusuke's spirit energy came out, not watching to cause a cave in.

The Reigun sailed through the air and collided with the wall, before it exploded with bits of dirt flying all over the place.

Yusuke grinned from ear to ear at the sight of the astonished expressions.

"Plus," Yusuke continued, "I can also do this." He started to concentrate his energy and before long, jet-black hair began to descend from Yusuke's usually short hair, and ended at his ankles.

With wide eyes, the Hogwarts trio watched as markings grew on Yusuke's face and also on his chest as he took his shirt off to show them.

Yusuke then bent down, and grabbed a boulder-sized rock on the ground. Glancing to the humans to make sure they were watching, he flicked the rock with his fingers and it exploded in a million pieces.

"Well, that's about it." Yusuke said, then changed back to his human form and looked at Kurama's way. "Fox-boy, can you cut my hair for me?" Yusuke grabbed at his mass production of hair that stayed with him even after he transformed back.

A nod from Kurama to show he agreed, Yusuke walked towards his direction.

"So, how did ya like the show?" Yusuke sat down in front of Yusuke and gestured for Kurama to start. "Believe I'm a demon now?"

The three nodded weakly, before Hermione shakily asked, "Can all three of you do that?"

"No." Kurama answered. "We all have different abilities within us." He had just finished polishing off Yusuke's hair with one of his plant. "All done."

"Thanks!"

"Um…" Hermione asked hesitantly. "Can we see part of your and Hiei's powers? That is, if that's okay with you."

"Yeah!" Ron butted in. "Is it as cool as Yusuke's?"

"Hn. Of course."

Ignoring Yusuke's protests, Hiei walked closer to the Golden trio to show them his techniques.

Pulling out his katana slowly, he held it in front of him, turning it so that light glinted off the blade. Suddenly, black fire sprang up around the sharp blade.

Ron gasped loudly when he saw the purplish black flames.

"the fires of Hell." Hiei said, smirking. He let the flames extinguish and sheathed his katana, striding back over to Yusuke.

Yusuke snorted. "He can do a lot more than that. Just stay away from him."

Kurama chucked quietly. Seeing that he had captured the attention of the humans, he began. "I am a youko. A fox demon. Being older than you can possibly imagine, I have experienced many things. My name is Youko Kurama, and I, am a plat master."

He reached inside his hair and grabbed the familiar seed lodged inside.

"Rose Whip!"

The long spiked whip rolled out and fell lightly on the ground. "One of my many weapons. The Rose Whip is very effective for long ranged attacks, but works for closed ranged attacks as well."

"Plus," He added. "I can also turn into my fox demon form, and," Glancing towards Hiei, his eyes twinkled. "So can Hiei. Though, his turn form is much lesser impressive than my."

That's what you think.

Kurama smirked; glad of the impressed looks sent his way. No?

Hn. Vain fox.

I can't help it. Kurama thought back. I am a Youko, after all.

Tch.

Kurama chuckled at this, then turned back to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They looked at the Tantei with awe and fear in their eyes.

"I'm guessing you guys believe we are demons now." Yusuke said, smiling.

"Uh-huh…" Harry nodded slowly. Then, he saw Hiei approaching menacingly with his katana drawn.

"W-what are you doing?" Hermione squeaked.

"Hn." Hiei slashed out with his katana and cut…the rope-tongue.

"Oh." Hermione stammered. "W-well, then, thank you."

Hiei walked back to his friends, and ignored Hermione's thanks.

"Let's get outta here now!" Yusuke suggested, tired of being undergrounds.

"How?" Harry asked.

"We'll jump!" Yusuke winked, and walked towards the opening of the hole.

Ron's eyebrows shot up. "You guys can jump that far?"

"Easy as taking candy from a baby." Yusuke said. Well…It wouldn't be so easy if it was Koenma…meh, whatever.

"It may be easy for you, but not for us." Hermione pointed out.

We can carry you up!" Yusuke said cheerfully, flexing his muscles.

Harry and Ron bristled. "You might be able to, Yusuke, but do you think that they can?" Harry said dubiously, eyeing the slender arms of Kurama. Besides, they had not even seen Hiei's arms do much. Surely he would not hide it under his cloak if there weren't something wrong with them.

Kurama smiled sweetly, but his eyes looked slightly darker. Remember when I said I as many times older than you?"

The Golden trio nodded apprehensively.

"I believe we are many time stronger than you, too."

Harry eyed Kurama suspiciously. "Well, I'm getting Yusuke to carry me."

"Hey!" Ron protested. "I want Yusuke to carry me too!"

"Me too!" Hermione piped up, not wanting to be left out. (All a little eager, are we? XD)

Yusuke looked disgruntled as he heard his task of carrying all three of them up. Looking to Kurama and Hiei for help, he was met with Hiei glaring at Harry, Hermione, and Ron, Kurama by his side.

Sighing, Kurama replied. "Since we won't be of any help, we'll just leave."

"Hn." Hiei nodded and headed away from the others, followed by Kurama.

"Hey, wait guys." Yusuke ran after them. "Don't make me do it myself! How 'bout we do something else!" turning back, he called out to the other three. "Oi, hurry up and follow us. You won't wanna be left behind here, do you?"

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Yusuke. Kurama thought out. We've decided to jump first, and sent one of my plants down to carry them out. Is that okay with you?

"Fine with me!" Called out Yusuke, startling Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

Not bothering to check their reaction at talking out of the blue, Yusuke bent his knees, and took a huge leap up, towards the rays of sunlight coming the hole.

"Hey, what about us?" Ron asked, shouting at the three faces peeing down at them.

Kurama took one of the vines lying among the leaves around the hole, and threw it into the hole. He feed the plant a bit of his energy, and it began to grow.

Yusuke, peering over the edges, grinned at the sight of the humans being hoisted up in uncomfortable looking positions. The vine, was wound around their waists, first it looped around Harry, then Ron, then Hermione.

"Um," Ron struggled to turn up and face the Tantei. "Can you help?"

"That's all we've been doing lately." Kurama commented dryly. Nevertheless, the vine twisted the three upright and soon; the Hogwarts trios were sprawled on the leafy padding around the mouth of the hole.

"See?" Yusuke said, still grinning. "You didn't need me to carry you after all!"

"But, still…" Hermione said hesitantly. "We don't really know what Hiei and Shui- Kurama use and stuff."

A glint came into Hiei's eyes. "Do you really want to?" He threw of his cloak to reveal his arms heavily swathed in bandages. At the same time, his forehead, the part covered by the headband, began to glow. "We would be more than happy to oblige."

Kurama made a soft "tsking" noise under his breath. He walked over to Hiei and patted him on the head. "Play nice, Hiei. You wouldn't what to scare them, although I must say it's a bit late."

Hiei growled. "Are you really that eager to lose a limb?"

Kurama smiled, but withdrew his hand. "Touchy, touchy!"

"Hn."

"Yusuke looked at the magical beings disapprovingly. "Stop asking. If you get lucky, you'll se them fight."

Kurama's eyebrows flew up. "Why, Yusuke, I never know you admired us so much!"

Yusuke snorted. "Admired? Let's not get a swelled head, buddy. I'm just saying you two can fight pretty good."

Harry and Ron watched the exchange with wide eyes. When the word demon came to mind, one would not think this would be the regular behavior!"

"Um, shouldn't we get going now?" Hermione suggested, watching the slowly setting sun farther away.

Yusuke nodded. "Good idea. Let's go!"

Turning around, Yusuke ventured off towards the sun with Kurama and Hiei, closely followed by the new members of the group.

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…that was short, wasn't it….I'm sorry! Bows repeatedly See, I was going to write more, but then, I found out I had to go on a trip for a few days. Thus, I ould not have time to update if I write more, but I promised the next chapter will be longer! Gomen again. :P

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