I leant back on my chair, reading the printouts. There was nothing in there that I did not know already, but there was still something that was not quite right. The other five Objects were still missing, and for once, I had absolutely no idea where they were.

I decided to call it a night. The pile would still be there in the morning, and thank God I had ended my semester last week. I could afford to sleep in. There was nothing pressing after all. As I slept, my Shikigamis appeared out of my shadow and curled up around me on the bed. No one would see me, but I locked the room door anyway. None of the girls were going to be home, but better safe than sorry.

The next day dawned too bright and early for my taste. I got up and looked at it, wondering why oh why couldn't I just stayed home and sleep, but instead get out to see Natalie. How do I know that she wanted to see me? One of the Messenger Shikigamis had left a 'message' in my dreams.

Sighing, I got up and went to take a shower...

Part Two

I got in the next day bright and early. There were still some stuff that I had to prepare before the exhibit came to Malaysia. That single one Jewel was enough to lead them to the others. And among those others, was an item that would allow the users to control others. What I was the most worried about was the fact that in the hands of a demon, a sentient demon that is, one that is intelligent and can think for itself could be changed totally.

What made it all the more frightening was that nearly half of the population on Earth had some kind of demon blood in them. Even if it were several thousand generations ago, the person would still be subject to the whims and fancies of the user of the object.

My sister and I were demons.

Part Three

Natalie was still reading when I came in. There was a uncomfortable look on her face, as though she had something she didn't like to tell me, which I guess, was true. I settled myself into the chair in front of her, waiting for her to speak. When she didn't, I sighed and took out a small notebook. I scribbled in it while waiting for Nat to speak, knowing, as I did, that she would soon get irritated and tell me why she called me here.

She finally gave up and put the file down. "Have you heard of a woman named Sifidilius Sapplefuss?" she asked me.

I raised an eyebrow in surprise. There was no reason for me to say that I knew her. "No, although the mane sounds familiar," I said. Natalie nodded and then proceeded to tell me that she was starting her classes tomorrow. At that, my eyes bulged. I never knew she was starting so early!

"Forgive me, Nat, but I have to go..." I began when Nat threw me an envelope.

"There's a return ticket to Japan and then to England from there. Su called me up and made the arrangements. According to her, Duimbledore has already made the arrangements concerning Kurama and Hiei as well as you. The only thing left to consider was the positions for you and Hiei. According to Su, Kurama is the new DADA teach. Why are you laughing?" she asked me.

"Private joke, Nat. Is there a reason you brought Sapplefuss up, or was it just for fun?" I said, laughing.

"She's on SLythrine. You're in Gryffindor, Hiei Ravenclaw and Kurama Hufflepuff," she said. At that, I laughed even louder. I couldn't stop laughing, even when I was on the plane to Japan.