Chapter 1:

It was a normal day in the world of humans.

The sky is clear and the sun is already out.

Pedestrians scattered trying to cross the busy roads, catching every precious green seconds.

Everybody is busy getting to their jobs while students rush towards their schools.

Meanwhile,a certain strawberry haired girl is just getting out of the train station and rushing towards the meeting place where her friend is waiting for her.

"Kurama!" Ayaka panted, trying to catch up with a certain red haired fox.

He was already leaving the café where he waited for almost 15 minutes now.

Ayaka clasped her bag hanging from her shoulder and tried her best to catch her breath.

"Good morning Ayaka! How many times do I have to tell you that it's Shuichi." Kurama answered calmly, stopping in his tracks so that the Ayaka can catch up.

Kurama, the famous yoko of Makai is known as Shuichi Minamino in the human world. After being badly wounded by a hunter, he possessed the personality of the young boy and lived his life in Ningenkai.

"Eh! So what... you should use your real name.!" The strawberry haired pouted. She needed to cook food for her dear Genkai which resulted in her delay, and right now she was in desperate need of air after climbing down a flight of stairs and rushing towards the train station so she can make it in time for class.

It was a Monday and usually she comes home to Genkai's place during the weekends. But on weekdays she stays in an apartment Genkai got for her.

Living with Genkai throughout her life, Ayaka was accustomed to the living of humans. She's a demon foundling that was given to the spiritual healer. The old woman raised her as her own granddaughter and taught her to control her abilities which mainly consisted in healing and use of the elements.

When she was twelve years old, Genkai introduced her to Kurama, another demon who hides his true form and poses as Shuichi Minamino, a junior high student in Meioh Private Academy. He became a brother figure to her and convinced her to attend school, though she was greatly against it, Kurama made sure she'll go to school each morning.

"You're such a brat." He chuckled, ruffling Ayaka's hair with his left hand.

Standing at only four feet and nine inches, Kurama towered Ayaka whom she treats like an older brother. Well, they can pass as brother and sister since they are alike in some ways. They have the same Emerald cat like eyes though Ayaka's hair color somehow is a bit lighter than Kurama's. It was more of a shade of pink than red.

"Shadap." Ayaka cussed removing Kurama's hand off her head.

As they walk towards the local high school, being the popular guy he is, Kurama got surrounded by cluster of girls asking him to be his date, giving him stuff or asking for a tutorial sesh.

This is how their day started and the most annoying part of the day for Ayaka. Seeing that the fox was dealing with a handful of fan-girling, Ayaka proceeded to the locker hall which was just a few more feet away.

"Psh. Silly human ladies." She muttered under her breath while pulling her white school shoes out of the gray steel locker. While slipping on her left shoe, Ayaka's gaze flickered as she noticed something that passed by the window. It moved really fast, but she knew it was there.

She turned her head and eyed it for a moment. Emerald orbs scanning the glass window. Nothing.

~What could that be?~ She swore she saw something passed by. Moving towards the window, she leaned by the pane and checked her left and right.

But there was nothing.

Dismissing the thought, thinking it was a bird or something, she shrugged her shoulders and went for her room.

-Kurama POV-

Kurama watched Ayaka as she left the locker and went for the direction of the stairs. He then smiled and looked up, towards the branch of the tree he was leaning on.

Up on the branch was a figure of a boy standing and watching Ayaka. He was wearing a black dress like robe with a white scarf wrapped around his neck.

"Hn." The boy with spiky black hair grunted, Crimson eyes eyeing the disappearing figure of Ayaka.

"Why do you keep such weak companions." He commented, clearly uninterested of what they are doing. Kurama just smirked and headed for the same direction Ayaka took.

"I'll see you around, Hiei. " Kurama waved the boy goodbye. Hiei immediately disappeared from the tree, leaving the branch empty as it was moments ago.