Dream: Hi again people!

Zero: Damn people, go away!

Dream: ZERO!!! Don't chase away what few readers I have!!!

Zero: Just start the story. I hate talking.

Dream: Really? I thought that all evil villains loved to blabber on and on about their plans until the good guys come and beat them up.

Zero: yes, well, I'm not an evil villain.

Dream: yes you are!

Zero: NO! It was all the amulet's fault! I was possessed by it!

Dream: Okie dokie! ^_^ I'm gonna start the story now!

Zero: o.O;;;

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Wild Wind:

        Autumn walked to the park the next morning to meet Zero. They were going to go to Makai in order to try and find more information about his curse. She instead met two of her friends, Arielle and OkageHime.

        "Hey, Autumn. What are you doing here?" Arielle asked.

        "I was planning an invasion of a shoe factory with my radioactive squirrels." Autumn said randomly.

        "Can I help?" OkageHime asked.

        Autumn shrugged. She spotted Zero waiting on a bench in the background. "Hey, I gotta go. I'll see you two later! Bye!" she said as she walked off into the forest. Zero got up and followed her.

        Arielle narrowed her eyes, who was that guy...? He looked kind of...familiar...He didn't look too friendly...Maybe I should ask Kurama...

        "Hey, is she cheating on Kurama?" OkageHime asked.

        "I don't know...I'm going to go find him." Arielle turned around and left the park with OkageHime following. They walked into a cafĂ© and saw Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Botan sitting at one of the tables.

        "Hey, it's two of Autumn's crazy friends!" Kuwabara pointed.

        Arielle threw a plastic fork at him, "Shut up, baka."

        Hiei smiled, "Next time throw a real fork."

        Arielle and OkageHime sat down at the table. OkageHime turned to Kurama, "Did you and Autumn break up?"

        "No, we didn't. Why do you ask?" Kurama looked at her.

        "We saw her walking with some guy at the park today." OkageHime shrugged.

        Kurama looked hurt, "You did?"

        "Well, we don't know if they were really together. Actually she was walking and he was following." Arielle clarified.

        "I can't believe she's cheating on Kurama!" Yusuke yelled.

        "Autumn wouldn't cheat on Kurama! At least, I don't think she would..." Arielle started to think.

        "They're probably back at the park, let's go spy on them!" OkageHime smiled. They all left for the park.

~*~ Meanwhile:

        "So, where are we going?" Autumn tilted her head to the side as she looked ahead of her at Zero.

        Zero looked over his shoulder at her, "We're going deeper into the forest so that nobody will see the portal we use to get to Makai."

        "Okie dokie!" Autumn smiled and started whistling. Soon she started to sing.

        "BAKA KITSUNE!!! STOP SINGING!!!!" Zero yelled after a while.

        Autumn crossed her arms, "Hey, I'm doing you a favor, here! The least you could do is let me sing!"

        "What in the world possessed me to ask you for help??? You're so annoying!!!"

        "Fine! Then, I'm leaving!" Autumn turned and started walking away.

        Zero sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Wait! I'm sorry! Please, I really need you to help me reverse this curse!"

        Autumn looked thoughtful, "I wonder if I'm committing a crime by helping you..."

        "Does it really matter?"

        "No." Autumn started singing again.

        Zero sighed again, "Well, this should be far enough." He opened a portal and they both went through.

        They found themselves just on the outskirts of a large marketplace in Makai. There were demons running back and forth all over the place. They were completely ignored by most of the demons. The demons that did notice them gave them looks of disgust.

        Autumn looked around and smiled, "Thorn would love it here!"

        "Would she?" Zero seemed surprised.

        "Yeah, don't you even know your own sister?"

        "We haven't seen each other in decades." Zero shoved his hands in his pockets.

        "That sucks. Now you're making me depressed." Autumn pouted.

        "Good. Maybe then you'll be quiet." Zero glared at her.

        Autumn rolled her eyes, "Well, sor-ry mister I-got-up-on-the-wrong-branch-of-the-tree-today! If my talking bothers you that much, I won't say anything else for the rest of the trip!"

        "Good." Zero frowned to hide the fact that he found his new "friend" amusing.

        After a while of walking in silence Autumn started to twitch. "I can't take it anymore!!! I have to say something!!!" she yelled.

        Some nearby demons blinked at her. Zero smiled. Autumn's eyes grew wide. He looked at her, "What?"

        "You smiled!!!" Autumn pointed at him.

        He looked at her like she was insane, "So...?"

        "You've never smiled before!!!" Autumn started to laugh like a maniac.

        Zero blinked and shook his head, "Baka kitsune..."

        "I am not!!!" Autumn yelled.

        Zero pointed at a gang of demons gathered in a shaded area. There was one with scars on his face and a patch over one eye. The others were gathered around him making it obvious that he was the leader. "That's the guy we're going to ask for information. He hears a lot of gossip." Zero said.

        "Uh-oh..." Autumn laughed nervously after she saw the demon.

        Zero turned to look at her, "What's wrong?"

        "I've met that demon before and I didn't exactly get on his good side..."

        "What did you do?" Zero narrowed his eyes accusingly at her.

        "Forced him into a fluffy pink bunny costume, tied him to a log, and set him adrift in a river?" Autumn smiled innocently.

        Zero burst out laughing. Autumn smiled proudly. The demon studied them curiously as they approached, "What do we have here?"

        "We were told that you might have information on a group of demons called the Meiun Ookami (doom wolves)." Zero stated calmly.

        The demon smirked, "I might. My memory's not so good, however..."

        Zero sighed, "What do you want?"

        "Well..." The demon's gaze fell on Autumn, "Some time alone with the girl ought to refresh my memory..."

        Autumn's eyes flashed with anger, "I wouldn't go anywhere near you even if you were the last guy alive! If I had to choose between you and Kuwabara I'd choose Kuwabara!"

        Zero whistled dramatically, "That's bad."

        The demon smirked, "I like 'em feisty. Yeah, some time alone with her would definitely refresh my memory..." He took a step closer to her and ran his hand along her cheek.

        Autumn kicked him in the...you know... He doubled over in pain. She pointed at him angrily, "For your information, Bunny foo-foo, I'm taken!"

        Zero was laughing. The demon growled at him, his eyes then widened in shock as he looked up at Autumn. He pointed, "You...you're...Phantom Harmony!!!"

        Autumn snapped her fingers, "Damn, I knew that bunny foo-foo comment was pushing my luck a bit too far..."

        The demon had backed himself up against a wall and was pointing at her. Everyone that had heard that last comment was staring at her. She shrugged, summoned her feather sword and pointed it at the demon.

        "Well, bunny foo-foo? What do you know about the Meiun Ookami?"

        "Th...th...their base is near the Ookami River halfway between the Temple of Storms and the Kiri Mori rabbit tribe's city! Their leader's name is Megumi! She uses water type attacks! I don't know anything else!" The demon eyed the blade nervously.

        Autumn turned the sword back into a feather and smiled sweetly at the demon, "Thank you. Have a nice day! Oh and don't forget to change your pants."

        Everyone looked at him to see that his pants had a wet spot in them. Autumn walked away whistling. As soon as she and Zero were a good distance away the area erupted into talking about what just happened. Soon the news was all over the marketplace.

~*~Meanwhile:

        "I can't believe it! It's like they just vanished into thin air!" Arielle said as she and the others were walking through the forest.

        "Maybe they did..." Botan pointed ahead of them to the portal that Zero had made.

        Kurama walked over to it and frowned, "It leads to Makai..."

        Botan's communicator rang. She answered it to reveal a very angry Koenma. "What's wrong, Koenma sir?"

        "Some demons have reported an incident at a marketplace in Makai that involved Phantom Harmony."

        "What???" Kurama asked.

        "Also I have reason to believe that Autumn is aiding Zero in evading capture..."

        Kurama was stunned, "Why would she help him??? Is she crazy???"

        Everyone stared at him before they all nodded at the same time. He sighed, "I just hope she's alright..."

        "Kurama, you do realize that if she is helping Zero evade capture then she is committing a crime. We'll have to bring her in for punishment as well as Zero." Hiei said.

        Kurama lowered his gaze to the ground and nodded slowly. "Well let's go find them!" Botan said cheerily as she led the way through the portal and into Makai.

        As they walked in the marketplace there were gossiping demons all around them.

        "Did you hear? Phantom Harmony's been living as a human!"

        "Yeah, I heard that she beat up a demon for no reason at all!"

        "She went psycho and blew up half the marketplace!"

        "I heard she grew four heads and was breathing fire!"

        "Does anyone know what really happened???" Kurama yelled.

        "I do." The demon that Autumn had threatened stepped out of the shadows followed closely by his gang.

        "Really?" Kurama arched an eyebrow.

        "Yeah, I was minding my own business when this girl and a human boy walk up to me. They was asking about the Meiun Ookami. I said I didn't know anything and then the girl went psycho on me, announced that she was Phantom Harmony and threatened me with her sword." The demon said.

        "That doesn't sound at all like Autumn..." Kurama said suspiciously.

        A nearby merchant hissed at the demon, "That isn't what happened! The girl kicked you because you were trying to take advantage of her!"

        Kurama boiled with anger, "You were trying to do what with my girlfriend?"

        The demon paled as he realized who they were, "I swear I didn't do anything!"

        Kurama punched the demon in the gut and started kicking him. (I can't imagine Kurama doing that unless he was really really angry...) Yusuke walked over and pulled Kurama away from him, "Easy! We need him conscious so he can tell us where they went!"

        The demon coughed up some blood, "The Meiun Ookami's base is near the Ookami River halfway between the Temple of Storms and the Kiri Mori rabbit tribe's city..."

        Kurama kicked him one more time before he and the others started walking in the direction the demon had pointed them.

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Dream: Well, that was a fun chappy!

Zero: Yeah sure whatever.

Dream: everyone I have an important announcement!

Zero: It can't be too important if you're telling it.

Dream: Zero has a heart!!!

Zero: NO I DON'T!!!!

Dream: I have proof! *holds up a picture of Zero saving a kitty*

Zero: O_O Where did you get that???

Dream: ^_^ it's a secret!

Zero: Baka kitsune...