" I'll be right back my sweet! " Kuwabara exclaimed while walking back inside. Yukina and Cheza sat on the porch with Alice, talking about random things. "How are you and Kuwabara doing?" Yukina smiled, the happiness emitting from her face was as good of an answer as any.

"Kazuma and I are doing great, I…" The two both locked onto a man far off in the distance, " Do you recognize who that is?" Yukina shook her head no, Whoever he is, he is a demon. I think we should go inside and tell Kazuma" Cheza nodded and the two swiftly got to their feet and headed towards the door. "CHEZA!" Cheza stopped dead in her tracks as she heard her name being yelled. "It seems this man knows you" Yukina commented. " Yukina, could you please go tell Kuwabara. I think I will stay and talk to him" Yukina lingered by the door watching the man get closer, " Cheza, I don't know if that is such a good idea…" Alice placed herself in front of Cheza, baring her teeth. "Please, I'll be okay. Besides, Alice here has taken down a demon before, she will protect me." Yukina's large ruby eyes lingered on the man one more time before nodding her head and disappearing inside.

As the demon got closer Cheza could finally make out his features. The man was very tall and lean with a strong muscular build. His eyes were blue as the ocean and his hair as black as night. A staff lay clinched in his left hand. Above the top portion of the staff hovered a large crystal ball, surrounded by purple fire.

" I've been looking for you" Cheza took a step back, "Who are you and how do you know me"

Alice growled as the man got closer. "My name is Aztharot , I don't know you per say..but I have seen you in my dreams."

"What…kind of demon are you?" Aztharot smiled, "Why, I am a warlock. I thought that was quite obvious" The door swung open revealing Kuwabara, " Hey demon! How'd you get through all of Genkai's wards! And what are you doing here!?" Aztharot bowed, "Excuse me for intruding, but I am here to save Cheza, Kurama, and myself as well."

Kuwabara looked at Cheza, who only shrugged. " Does this have something to do with that creepy shadow demon thing?" Aztharot nodded, "Yes, in fact it does" . "You must be the demon Koenma spoke of, the only one who got away and disappeared from Spirit World's radar"

Cheza turned to see Kurama and Kuronue now standing by her side. Kuwabara jumped, "You're just as bad as Hiei! When did you get here!?" Kurama locked eyes with the warlock as Kuronue asked a question the fox already knew the answer to. "So why are you helping them, whats in it for you?" Aztharot moved forward, " I am trying to save myself by saving them"

"and how do you plan to go about doing that?" Kurama asked. Aztharot smiled, "funny that you mention that" No one had time to react as the strange warlock man slammed his staff into the ground causing a blinding light to emit…

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Cheza's eyes slid open, she found herself leaning against a tree. Confusion contorted her features, what had happened? Her eyes widened as she remembered the warlock known as Aztharot. The last thing she had seen was a blinding light coming for his staff. Getting to her feet she looked around, she was deep in a forest from the look of things. Were the others nearby? And where was this forest located, hopefully not demon world. She frowned, Aztharot had mentioned he was trying to help her, how was this helping her!? Cheza looked down noticing she was not in the same clothing she had been in. She was in an oversized red hoodie. "what the hell is going on…." She muttered to herself. She quickly snapped her head up as she heard a twig snap from somewhere nearby. "Who..whose there!? Kurama!? is that you?!"

She continued to look around, her eyes caught site of something lying next to the tree she had been leaning against. A brown picnic basket. Cheza looked around once more before making her way over to it.

Opening the top she found herself staring at various fruits. Rummaging through the basket she cut her finger. "Oww!" carefully she removed the fruits to uncover the bottom where she came upon her culprit. A silver knife, surrounded by a weird purple flame. The flames looked eerily familiar to her, where had she seen these flames before!? Her eyes widened, Aztharot's staff! Beneath the knife she found a letter, all that was written were the words "go to grandma's house, past the river and over the bridge"

Cheza frowned, was Aztharot trying to tell her something? Surveying her surroundings once more she noticed a river off in the distance. Maybe she was supposed to go to this "grandma's house" Picking up the knife she cautiously made her way towards the river. A silver blur caught the corner of her eye, she spun around but saw nothing. If she didn't know any better…she would have thought it had been Youko she had seen….

She continued to walk, catching site of the silver blur multiple times along the way. Finally she came across the river. Her eyes caught site of a bridge and little cottage as well, the door wide open.

Hesitantly she descended towards it. Upon reaching the cottage door she heard movement. "whose there!? Are you the one who has been following me!?" No reply followed. Clutching the knife in her hand she entered. A fire was going, but she came across no one inside. She felt relief, but it was short lived. A pair of arms wrapped around her, slowly she turned around.

"Wha..Youko!? no..you..you look different youre not Youko. Your eyes…they they're much bigger…"

"The better to see you with" they mysterious Youko look alike whispered seductively into her ear. "And your hands..they..theyre huge!?" The mysterious fox grinned, again whispering in her ear. " The better to hold you with"

"and…those teeth..they are so sharp…." The foxy look alike's grip tightened around Cheza, "The better to eat you with" Cheza screamed as the fox clone's nails dug into her back. She turned suddenly plunging the knife into the demon's chest. A loud popping noise soon followed and in a poof of smoke the creepy Youko clone vanished, leaving nothing but a strange glowing yellow Halo that clunk to the ground with a loud thud. Her heart beating rapidly she soon realized she was reenacting a famous fairy tale, little red riding hood. The fox she had just encountered was mere spitting image of Youko, except his claws and fangs were much sharper. His golden orbs were twice the size they normally were and his hands looked like they belonged on a giant. Cheza picked the strange Halo up, was Kurama reenacting a fairy tale somewhere too!? Was aztharoth behind all this!?

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Kurama's eyes widened as he examined his body, he was clearly no longer in his adult body. He had somehow reverted back to his 10 year old body. Kurama's eyes followed a flock of sheep lounging around in large open field, where had Aztharoth sent him!? Was Cheza nearby!?

Kurama stiffened as he caught site of wolf hidden among the bushes off in the distance. Hidden from view almost completely, Kurama had not noticed him before. The sound of voices flooded Kurama's ears, he turned catching site of a group of villagers headed in the very direction of the wolf. Eyes widening Kurama began to wave his hands frantically, attempting to catch their attention. " GO BACK! THERES A WOLF!" he screamed. The villagers merely laughed at his feeble attempts to warn them. "Tch! Always trying to trick us into believing theres a wolf! Can't he give it a rest already!" Kurama turned catching site of the wolf, who was now much closer than before. The fox swiftly pulled a rose from his hair, creating is infamous rose whip just as the wolf revealed itself to its intended prey. This wolf was like none he had ever seen. Its eyes practically glowed a golden yellow contrasting its black fur, it had to be at least 10 times the size of a normal wolf. In one swift motion Kurama's rose whip sliced through the canine creating a loud popping noise. In a poof of smoke the beast vanished, leaving behind a yellow halo. Cautiously the fox picked the mysterious object up, a blinding light emitted, the ground began to shake.

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Cheza stood staring at a large house made up of various candies. The windows were made of sugar the roof made of cupcakes. A candycane fence surrounded the residence. The actual structure appeared to be made from graham crackers. Cheza walked forward making her way to the doorbell. The doorbell was made out of a large green gumdrop, the door appeared to be made from a giant block of chocolate. Cheza frowned, what fairy tale could this be? Her eyes widened as the door suddenly opened revealing a women who looked as old as time…