Dream: HOWDY Y'ALL!!!!!
Falcon: *cowering in corner* I don't want to be here anymore…
Chuchu: what wong with Feathers?
Freckles: Do you have some sort of problem that prevents you from saying people's names right?
Dream: I'M ON A SUGAR HIGH!!!!!!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RADIOACTIVE SQUIRRELS WILL EAT YOUR SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Falcon: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT MY SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *cowers*
Freckles: …Falcon…you don't wear shoes…
Falcon: o.o;;; oh… ok then…
Chuchu: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RADIOACTIVE SQUIRRELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *runs in frantic circles screaming*
Dream: *cackles insanely* Now! Let's see what random stuff pops out of my head today!!!!!
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"Let's go. I'm sure Hiei is tired of sitting on the school roof in the snow." Autumn said closing her locker.
After getting off the bus the small group was walking to Autumn's house. Autumn had thrown snow at Yusuke. Yusuke had thrown snow back. Arielle got hit instead and she started chasing both of them and throwing snow. They all stopped suddenly and started whispering. They then grabbed balls of ice and wrapped snow around it. Then they threw them at Kuwabara. While Kuwabara was getting pelted with snow Hiei showed up.
"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kuwabara was whining.
Hiei smirked, "Having fun, baka?"
"NO!!!!!"
Arielle handed a ball of ice to Hiei, "Would you like a shot?"
Hiei smiled evilly and threw the ball at Kuwabara. Kuwabara got knocked unconscious.
Autumn poked him with her foot, "So…who's gonna carry him to my house?"
Arielle pointed at Yusuke. He sighed, "Fine."
Once they reached Autumn's back yard a small whine was heard from the bushes. Autumn called over, "I thought you were gone for good. O well, come on in."
A yip was heard and a red blur shot out of the bushes. It stopped at Autumn's feet and looked up at her with it's pale blue eyes. It was a large crimson furred fox. He had black stripes on his ears, feet, and tails. He had a total of eight tails.
"What the hell?" Arielle pointed at the fox.
"You guys remember Dariken, right?" Autumn indicated the fox. He yipped a greeting.
Kuwabara started to come around. He opened his eyes and saw… "HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS THAT???????"
Dariken growled at him. There was a brief light and Dariken was in his humanoid form. His ears were back in anger. "BAKA NINGEN!!!!! HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN A FOX BEFORE?????????!!!!!??????????"
Kuwabara blinked, "…I'm confused..."
Kurama pointed at the bush, "What were you doing in Autumn's bush?"
"Waiting for her to get home."
Autumn looked around, "Aren't you people cold? Let's go inside already!"
They went inside and Autumn got them all Hot Chocolate and coffee for Arielle. Once they sat down Dariken looked around, "You guys have a new mission?"
Yusuke nodded, "Yeah, we have to find your sister. An anonymous tip said we'd find her in this town."
Dariken nearly choked on his hot chocolate, "WHAT?!?"
"Aren't you happy that we'll be finding your sister for you?" Kuwabara asked.
"Forgive me for not jumping for joy, but this is somewhat of a suicide mission. If Phantom doesn't want to be found she'll kill you."
"She can't! She'll be sent to Reikai prison!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"…I'm sure she'll find a way out. Kurama's not the only fox that can pick locks."
Kurama chuckled and glanced at Autumn. She was smiling slyly. Hiei, who was leaning against the wall, arched an eyebrow when he saw this.
"Why are you looking for her, anyway?" Autumn asked curiously.
"All Koenma told us is that the four surviving Mist Mountain Kitsune are in danger and we have to find Phantom and warn her. We were also supposed to try and find Dariken. Koenma has the other two under close surveillance." Kurama said.
Dariken scoffed, "Like that'll do any good."
Freckles came hopping in from the other room and started smelling the people in the kitchen. He finally stopped at Hiei's leg and grabbed it with his two front paws. He started humping it.
Hiei blinked down at the furball on his leg. The others were laughing at him. Autumn pulled Freckles away and Arielle put herself between the rabbit and Hiei. "MY HIEI! MINE!!!!"
Autumn blinked, "Umm….Arielle? I think you've had too much coffee…"
"NO! Coffee good! Happy coffee!" Arielle held her coffee closer.
Autumn sighed, "Well at least you haven't started clinging to Hiei…"
Hiei let out a sigh of relief. Arielle finished her coffee and held the cup out to Autumn, "More coffee now, slave."
"I'm not a slave!"
"Yes you are. Coffee now!"
"You've had enough…"
Arielle glared at Autumn, "I WANT COFFEE!!!!!!"
Autumn glanced around to find something else that might interest her. She held up a CD player, "Wanna listen to music instead?"
"COFFEE!"
Autumn then held up a cookie, "Cookie?"
"COFFEE!"
Autumn held up a small box, "Matches?"
"CO—MATCHES!!!!!!" Arielle snatched the box away from Autumn and began laughing evilly.
"…oh shit…" Autumn dove under the table.
Arielle pointed at Kuwabara, "I'M GONNA SET YOU ON FIRE!!!!!!!!"
Hiei pictured Kuwabara running in frantic circles while slowly burning to death. He smirked, "I'd like to see that…"
"NO!!!!! NO SETTING KUWABARA ON FIRE IN MY HOUSE!!!!" Autumn came out from under the table and pointed at the door, "That's what the backyard is for."
Arielle laughed evilly again and grabbed Kuwabara. She pushed him outside and looked back, "Hiei, want to help burn Kuwabara?"
"Yes, yes I do." Hiei followed after.
There was a momentary silence which was shattered by a scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! IT BURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH GOD IT BURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PAIN!!!!!!!!! THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Autumn, Kurama, Yusuke, and Dariken sweat dropped. Autumn turned to Yusuke, "Soooooooo….have you found out anything about Phantom yet?"
"Nope." Yusuke sighed.
"We don't know where to start looking…" Kurama explained.
"MY FLESH IS BURNING!!!!!!!!!!!! I SMELL IT!!!!!!!!!! WHY WON'T ANYONE HELP ME???????????????? THE PAIN!!!!!!! IT HURTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Kuwabara's scream was heard from outside followed by maniacal laughter.
"…I wonder how long it will take him to realize that if he rolls in the snow it'll put out the fire…" Autumn said.
"Snow will put out the fire???" Yusuke asked surprised.
Autumn, Kurama, and Dariken looked at him like this: o.O;;;
Botan popped out of nowhere, "Hello, everyone!"
"Hi Botan!" Autumn smiled and held out the cookie from before, "Cookie?"
"What kind is it?"
"I don't know, I found it in my fridge."
Botan had already taken a bite. Her eyes bugged out when she heard this. She immediately ran to the bathroom and started spitting out the cookie.
"WHY MUST I DIE THIS WAY????????? I HAVEN'T EVEN SLEPT WITH MY YUKINA YET!!!!!!!!!!!!" There was an angry growl from outside and thuds were heard as Hiei started punching and kicking Kuwabara.
Botan walked back and pointed at the door, "What's going on?"
"Hiei and Arielle are burning Kuwabara to death." Autumn shrugged.
"WHAT??? WE NEED HIM!!!!" Botan ran outside and started screaming at Hiei and Arielle. Moments later they all came in mumbling things.
Arielle sat back down and pouted at her empty coffee cup. Hiei was leaning against the wall again. Kuwabara was lying down on the floor. He, unfortunately, had escaped getting really burnt on visible areas. His face was still its normal picture of ugliness. He looked like he was going to pass out.
Botan sat down, "Well, I came because Koenma has a clue for you." Botan took out a piece of paper and handed it to Yusuke.
He looked at it and frowned, "I can't read this! It's written in a strange language!"
Kurama took the paper. He arched his eyebrows at Yusuke and rotated the paper. Yusuke sweat dropped, "Oh, I knew that!"
Kurama sighed and read the paper, "It says: 'Where there is light, there must be dark. Look in the eye of storms.'"
Yusuke and Kuwabara blinked. Hiei looked thoughtful. Autumn was panicking on the inside and trying hard not to show it. Arielle was trying to get more drops of coffee out of her cup and Dariken was petting Freckles.
"So…what does it mean?" Yusuke looked around at the others.
"It means that Phantom Harmony is a person that we wouldn't expect because instead of being dark in personality she'll be perky and happy." Hiei said. Autumn's eyes widened in fear but she quickly regained control of her expressions. Not quick enough, because Hiei noticed.
Kurama was also worried. He was trying to think of a way to keep the others from figuring it out. Yusuke looked at Hiei, "What about the storm part?"
Hiei decided against making the accusation that he was thinking about. Instead he said simply, "You've got a brain, however small it may be. Use it."
"Gee, thanks Hiei. You're so helpful." Yusuke rolled his eyes.
Hiei scoffed and turned away. Kurama and Autumn sighed. Dariken was off in his own little world thinking about ice cream and other sweets.
Botan had also been observing the reactions of the group. She smiled, "Well, good luck! I have to get back to work!"
Botan disappeared, leaving the group to discuss the riddle's meaning. She reappeared in Koenma's office. "You might be right, Koenma sir. She seemed to get nervous when Kurama read the riddle."
Koenma smiled, "I knew there was something familiar about her."
"Should I confront her about it?"
"No. Let's wait and see what happens first."
Meanwhile, Kuwabara had passed out. Yusuke was arguing with Kurama about the riddle's meaning. Arielle was begging Hiei to give her his sword.
"Please? I just want to kill Kuwabara!"
"No! No killing people in my house!" Autumn handed Arielle a permanent marker.
Arielle smiled and started drawing random things on Kuwabara's face. Autumn turned her attention to Yusuke and Kurama.
"The storm thing must mean that there's a statue or something with stormy eyes!" Yusuke announced proudly.
"No! It is referring to an actual storm! You know, the eye of the storm?" Kurama argued.
"I think Kurama's right. That makes more sense then a statue with stormy eyes…" Autumn piped up.
"Yes, it does." Hiei walked over.
Kurama looked at Hiei curiously. Hiei looked at Kurama with no emotion in his eyes. Just then the door opened and Autumn's mom walked in. She looked around at everyone, "Oh, hello."
"Hi mom! Everybody, this is my mom. Mom this is Yusuke, Hiei, Kuwabara, Darien, and Shuichi."
"So I finally get to meet Shuichi, huh?" Autumn's mom paused and arched an eyebrow at the group, "Let's see… Five teenage boys and two teenage girls…hope you had fun."
Autumn's eyes grew wide, "MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS SO WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE A MOM! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY STUFF LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Autumn's mom laughed and walked out of the room. Dariken arched an eyebrow, "Darien?"
"Dariken isn't exactly a normal name."
"So?"
"So, I like Darien better."
"Oh sure make me feel bad about my name…"
Autumn stuck her tongue out at Dariken.
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Dream: Oh, by the way…Arielle started a new fic. It's called Lioness and it's good. It takes place after my fic, The Season of the Crystal Feather. Read it! OR ELSE!!!!!!
Freckles: okay, calm down…
Dream: I AM CALM!!!! WHY? DO I LOOK LIKE I'M NOT CALM??? BECAUSE I AM! I AM! …I DIDN'T EAT THE MARSHMALLOW PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Freckles: o.O;;; Marshmallow people???
Dream: *hisses* HOW'D YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THEM???????????
Freckles: You just told me…
Dream: LIIIIIEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *twitches uncontrollably*