Dream: *bouncing around happily* ^_^
Zero: Baka kitsune! You weren't supposed to eat the whole bag of sugar!!!
Dream: SUGAR IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL, ZERO!!! *running around in circles on the ceiling*
Zero: o_O how are you on the ceiling???
Dream: *stops* I don't know... *blinks*
Zero: -_-;;;
Dream: *falls on top of Zero* Hi, Zero! Thanks for breaking my fall! ^_^
Zero: BAKA KITSUNE!!! GET OFF!!!
Dream: What's in it for me?
Zero: GET OFF OF MY BACK!!!
Dream: Not 'til you gimme candy!
Zero: How am I supposed to give you candy if you're ON MY BACK?!?
Dream: Well you're just gonna hafta think of something! STORY TIME!!!
Zero: Bloody hell! Someone save me from this torture!!!
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Rainy days never stays: (^_^ all the chaps so far are named after
songs)
It was raining as Autumn and Zero continued walking towards the Meiun Ookami
base. Autumn had been dancing around happily in the rain singing. Zero was
trying to keep what was left of his sanity.
"Rain, rain, glorious rain!!!" Autumn jumped in a puddle, splashing Zero a bit.
"Bloody hell! How does Kurama put up with you???" Zero yelled at her.
Autumn stopped and blinked at him, "What do you mean?"
"You're running around in the rain jumping in puddles!!!"
"And...?" Autumn tilted her head to the side.
Zero grumbled and walked past her. Autumn shrugged and started skipping along happily behind him.
"Y'know what, Zero?" Autumn asked after a while.
"What?" Zero hissed angrily.
"I think we need to come up with a plan. We can't just go barging into their base and start killing random demons until we find the leader."
"Why not?"
"Because there are only two of us against however many demons are in there! Not to mention the fact that you're human now! We'll be killed!"
"That's the most intelligent thing you've said all day. Alright, fox. What's your plan?"
Autumn smiled, "You'll find out when we get there!"
"It better be good!" Zero growled.
Autumn smiled, "Trust me, it is."
Zero arched an eyebrow, "Trust you? Riiiiight..."
"Hey! I trusted you enough to agree to help you! The least you can do is return that trust!"
"Sorry, it's just hard to trust a psycho who dances in the rain with something this important."
They walked on in silence for a while, thinking about the fight that awaited them. Autumn was planning how to get past the guards and any demons that they might encounter on their way through the base. Zero was thinking of how much he hated being human.
"Hey, do you have any idea where we are?" Zero asked.
"Yup! The marketplace wasn't too far from the Temple so we're about halfway to our destination!" Autumn stated matter-of-factly.
Zero blinked at her, "Maybe you aren't such a stupid fox, after all..."
"That's the nicest thing you've said all day!!!" Autumn smiled.
"Don't get used to it."
~*~Meanwhile:
"I'M GOING TO KILL THAT GIRL WHEN WE FIND HER!!!" Yusuke yelled at the top of his lungs as they walked in the rain.
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Kurama said.
Yusuke's eye was twitching, "I hate her so much! She's always making me suffer!!!"
"So? It's funny." Arielle said.
"Yeah, it is." Hiei agreed.
Everyone stared at him. OkageHime pointed at the ground, "Look! Footprints!"
"It looks like Autumn was dancing in the rain again..." Arielle sighed.
"I'm sorry everyone, but I have to get back to Reikai now! Good luck!" Botan said as she hopped on her oar and flew away.
~*~Time passes:
Autumn and Zero were crouching in the bushes watching the guards outside the Meiun Ookami base. It was a large Japanese style mansion. It was still raining.
"So, what are you waiting for?" Zero asked Autumn.
"Shush I'm listening to what they're saying!"
After a few minutes Zero grew impatient, "Well?"
"Most of the group members went out this morning to raid a castle. They're trapped because of the rain."
"Well aren't we lucky." Zero smirked.
Autumn stood up, "Wait here." She then walked down the hill toward the demons. They raised their eyebrows at her.
"What do you want, ningen?" One asked.
Autumn made her eyes as large as possible. She pouted and clasped her hands together under her chin in a begging way, "Oh, it's terrible! My poor kitty got stuck in a tree! Please, you have to help me get her down!!!!"
In the bushes at the edge of the clearing Zero fell down anime style with at least twenty sweat drops, that's her plan??? BAKA KITSUNE!!!!
The guards looked at each other and then back at Autumn. The first guard scowled at Autumn, "Why would we help you get a stupid cat out of a tree???"
Autumn made her lip quiver before she slid onto the ground fake sobbing into her hands, "Oh, poor Kitty!!! I'll never see you again!!! Why did you have to chase that squirrel??? Why???"
"Now look what you did baka! You made her cry! Hey, it's okay girlie...We'll get your kitty out of the tree!" A second guard said to Autumn.
She sniffed and looked up at him with teary eyes, "Y...you will...?"
"Yeah, just leave it to us!" A third said proudly. The other six guys nodded agreement. (There are 7 total)
Autumn smiled warmly, "Thank you ever so much! Just keep running in that direction until you hear my kitty meowing!" The demons nodded and started running off in the direction she pointed.
She got up and motioned for Zero to come. He had his arms crossed and his eyebrows arched. "So, that was your plan?"
"I can't believe those idiots fell for that!!!" Autumn burst out laughing.
"Baka kitsune..." Zero mumbled as he pushed the door open and walked inside.
"Am not!" Autumn yelled after him as she followed.
The place was deserted as they walked through the halls. They stopped in front of a large door decorated with golden wolf statues on either side of it.
"The leader must be inside, come on." Zero opened the door and took a step into the darkness beyond.
Autumn grabbed his arm, "Wait...this seems...way too easy..." She narrowed her eyes to try and see into the darkness.
"Stop being so paranoid!" Zero pulled his arm away and turned to walk into the room again.
Autumn blocked his way, "NO! I don't have a good feeling about this!"
"So what???" Zero snapped at her.
~*~Meanwhile:
"So...this is the place...?" Kuwabara said while they were looking at the mansion.
"Odd...I don't see any guards..." Kurama frowned.
"Maybe they beat us here..." Yusuke said.
"That would make sense since we were following their footprints!" Arielle yelled at Yusuke.
Yusuke grumbled. Hiei smirked. OkageHime crossed her arms, "I didn't think that she was that crazy...Why would she do something like this? And why aren't there any guards???"
"Let's find out." Kurama started leading the way down the hill.
They walked through the hallways of the mansion, getting tenser with each step. As they were about to turn another corner they heard yelling.
"BAKA KITSUNE! GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!"
"HEY! If I'm such a stupid fox then how come you had to ask me for help???"
"Autumn!" Kurama yelled as he ran around the corner.
Both Autumn and Zero turned and blinked at them. Autumn had closed the door and was backed up against it. Zero was standing in front of her with his fist raised.
"Hi Kurama!" Autumn smiled. She then saw the others, "Hi people! You remember Zero, right?" she pointed at him.
"Baka kitsune! You're not supposed to tell them who I am!!!" Zero growled.
"Stop calling me that! Can't you go four seconds without insulting someone???" Autumn yelled.
"Not when that someone is a psychotic fox that can't stop being annoying!!!"
"Hey! It was my plan that got us past the guards!"
"Oh, yeah, some plan!" Zero rolled his eyes and then mocked her voice, "Oh, please save my kitty from the tree, Mr. Demon! Just keep running in that direction until you hear the kitty meow!"
"Well, it worked!"
"Only because the guards were more idiotic than you!" Zero pointed at her.
Autumn stuck her tongue out at him. Everyone else was watching confused.
Zero's eye twitched, "What is your problem??? You act like a child!"
"You're mean! I'm not talking to you!" Autumn crossed her arms and turned away.
Zero turned to Kurama and shook his head, "I feel sorry for you..."
Kurama blinked, "She usually doesn't act like this..."
Yusuke pointed at both Zero and Autumn, "You're both under arrest!"
Autumn blinked, "Why?"
"Because you were aiding a criminal evade capture!" Yusuke repeated what he had heard earlier.
"No I wasn't! I was helping him to break the curse that some wolf demon put on him!"
Zero nodded, "Yeah, she's right."
Hiei arched an eyebrow, "Why are you human?"
"That's the curse! I have less than three days before the change becomes permanent!" Zero growled and pointed at Autumn and the door, "I have to defeat the demon behind that door but now the baka kitsune is blocking my way!!!"
"I AM NOT A STUPID FOX!!!" Autumn yelled.
OkageHime blinked, "Well, of course you're not a stupid fox! You're not even a fox!"
Yusuke crossed his arms, "Yes she is. She's the fox we were looking for last time."
OkageHime's eyes widened, "You mean I'm friends with a fox??? Cool!"
"How do you people put up with her??? She's so annoying!!!" Zero pointed at Autumn.
"I know. Unfortunately we can't yell at her otherwise Kurama will kill us..." Yusuke nodded.
"He didn't kill you all those times you called her a bitch." Kuwabara pointed out.
"Maybe that's because he realized that she is a..." Yusuke paused as he saw the death glare Kurama shot him. "Never mind..."
"FOR THE LAST TIME, GET OUT OF MY WAY, FOX!" Zero pushed Autumn roughly out of the way.
"Baka kisama!!!" Autumn yelled as she stood back up and followed Zero into the room. The others followed closely behind. The doors closed and torches lining the walls lit up. The room was really more of a courtyard. There was a large pond in the center and Cherry blossom trees around it. It was still raining.
"Pretty!" OkageHime said.
Autumn was looking around with narrowed eyes. Her gaze finally fell upon the tree directly across the lake from them. She summoned her feather sword and pointed it at the tree, "Show yourself, wolf demon!"
The others stared at her like she was insane until the demon jumped out of the tree laughing. She had long golden hair and silver eyes. She had two grey wolf ears on her head and a grey wolf's tail swishing behind her in amusement. She was wearing black pants and a black shirt that showed her stomach. She also wore a long black jacket that was red on the inside.
The wolf smirked at Autumn, "So, fox, are you planning on fighting me? It would be a shame to defile this courtyard with your blood."
Autumn smirked as well, "What makes you so sure that I'd lose?"
The wolf laughed, "Well, nobody can defeat me. I'm Megumi of the Meiun Ookami! I am the strongest wolf demon alive!"
Autumn laughed at Megumi, "Is that so? Well, as much as I hate to lower your self-esteem, I know for a fact that you are not the strongest wolf demon alive. In fact, I've met the strongest wolf demon alive! Her name is Kumo and she was the one who trained me to fight!"
Megumi's eyes narrowed at Autumn, "Who are you?"
"Phantom Harmony, perhaps you've heard of me?" Autumn replied still pointing her sword at Megumi.
Megumi's eyes widened then narrowed in confusion, "If you really are Phantom Harmony why are you aiding the son of the one that killed your family? Only an idiot would aid one of their enemies!"
"Guess I'm an idiot, then!" Autumn said cheerily.
Zero had been quietly watching this, why did she agree to help me...?
Megumi scowled, "Enough of this small talk, I am a very busy person."
"Well, just release Zero from the curse and we'll be on our way!" Autumn said.
"Baka kitsune! Why would I do that???" Megumi yelled.
Autumn growled and moved quickly to stand behind Megumi with the feather sword pressed against her neck, "I've had just about enough of being called a stupid fox today! Now remove the curse or I'll slit your throat!"
"You wouldn't kill me! You don't kill your opponents!"
"I only kill if I have no choice or if I'm very angry. You've caught me on a bad day."
Megumi growled and moved to take out a poisoned dagger from her waist belt. Zero scowled and grabbed the dagger out of her hands when she went to stab Autumn. Megumi's eyes went wide, "But I thought you wanted Phantom Harmony dead!"
"I do. However, I wish to kill her myself. Besides, for the moment she is helping me and I'm not about to let her get killed."
Autumn blinked, "Umm...thanks...?"
Megumi started chanting something. Zero narrowed his eyes, "That better be the spell to reverse the curse!"
After Megumi finished chanting the group was engulfed in darkness as they all fell unconscious...
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Dream: MUAHAHAHAAHAHAHA! I finished another chapter!!!
Zero: *tapping fingers on ground* that's great, now would you be so kind as to GET OFF OF MY BACK???
Dream: Where's my candy?
Zero: I DON'T HAVE ANY CANDY!!!
Dream: Then, I guess you're stuck!
Zero: _ Shimatta!
Dream: Alright, I'll let you up on one condition...
Zero: I'm afraid to ask...
Dream: *smirks evilly* the reviewers have to tell me whether or not they want me to punish you...
Zero: PUNISH ME??? BEING STUCK HERE WITH YOU IS PUNISHMENT ENOUGH!!!
Dream: Alright readers here are the choices. You think I should...
A) Keep sitting on Zero until he, by some miracle, finds a way to give me candy
B) Let him up, but force him to run down the street in a fluffy pink bunny costume screaming 'FEAR ME MORTALS FOR I AM THE EASTER BUNNY!!!!' and throwing moldy cheese at random people.
C) Let him up but force him to walk up to a random biker dude and confess his love for the 'lady'
D) Just let him go, baka kitsune!
Zero: BLOODY HELL! SAVE ME PEOPLE!!!
