I'm so, so, so sorry the update took awhile. My computer got a virus and it's been on the fritz. But now that it's fixed I can continue.

Chapter 35

Sweetsnow, Bad Dreams, and Pirates

Kurama walked toward Genkai's temple. He reached the top and looked around. Looks like another peaceful day he thought before taking a step forward.

No sooner had he taken that step when an explosion could be heard from the house. "I SAID IT'S MINE!!!" Nami yelled from inside. So much for a peaceful day he thought as he walked the rest of the way. Nami had been living with the group for four days. Every day she and Hiei would get in numerous fights. They would find the slightest thing to start one.

Kurama entered the house. He heard curses coming from the kitchen and walked toward them. An interesting sight greeted him. Hiei and Nami were both fighting over the last scoops of sweetsnow. Turns out, Nami also had a weakness for it. Riku stood on the opposite side and Yukina was hiding behind him.

"Yukina, tell your brother I had first dibs on the sweetsnow!!!" Nami said angrily to Yukina. "Keep your hands off of it" Hiei replied. They were pulling on opposite ends of a large spoon. "Listen fire boy, you've had more than your share so the last of it is mine" Nami replied. "Hell no" Hiei said. Everyone else sweatdropped.

Kurama walked over to Riku and Yukina. "So how has your day been?" he asked trying to ignore the two fighters in the room. "Up till they started fighting again everything was fine" Riku replied. "When did this start?" Kurama asked. "About ten minutes ago" Yukina said as Riku looped his arm around her waist. "Genkai's going to have a cow when she sees how much those two have damaged her place" Riku said. "Incoming!!!" Yukina said.

The three ducked as a chair flew over their heads and crashed into the wall. Hiei and Nami were now throwing various objects at each other. "No not that" Riku said as Nami picked up the sheathed Crescent Edge and threw it at Hiei. He dodged it and the sword stabbed right through the wall. "That's coming out of her paycheck" Riku said as he wind morphed to get it back. He soon returned with a lump on his head from a vase Nami had thrown. "Man, she can throw" Riku said.

Yusuke and Kuwabara took that moment to walk into the room. Yusuke ducked as a frying pan flew over his head. Unfortunately, Kuwabara wasn't as fast and it hit him square in the head. He was still standing but was starting to wobble. "Kazuma, you okay" Yukina said from the other side. "I'm fine mommy, I just need a nap" Kuwabara said before falling unconscious against the wall.

"What's it about this time?" Yusuke asked. "That" Riku replied pointing at the tub of sweetsnow. Yusuke carefully walked to it and looked into it. "Uh…you two" he said. The two stopped throwing things. "I hate to tell you this but it melted" Yusuke said. "WHAT!!!" they both yelled. They lunged for it and in the process knocked Yusuke out of the way. They both looked in and saw it was now a sticky, strawberry flavored liquid. "This is all your fault" Hiei said glaring at Nami. "My fault…MY FAULT. You're the one who started all this fire boy" she replied. "At least I'm not the one screaming like a banshee!!!" Hiei replied.

"Could you two cool it, we'll just buy some more okay" Yusuke said. Riku and Yukina nodded in agreement. The Hiei and Nami suck their tongues at each other and stomped to the living room.

"Glad that's over" Riku said. "We'd better check on Kazuma" Yukina said. "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" Kuwabara snored against the wall. Everyone sweatdropped. "Kuwabara's the only person I know who would fall asleep after getting hit in the head with a frying pan" Riku said. "Who should wake him?" Kurama asked. "I'll do it. You all make sure Hiei and Nami don't kill each other" Riku said. They all nodded and headed for the living room.

Riku sighed and headed for Kuwabara. "Alright sleeping beauty, time to wake up" Riku said as he reached his hands to shake him. He stopped when Kuwabara started talking in his sleep. "Maya…ZZZZZ *Riku stiffened*…bathtub…ZZZZZ *Riku's eyes widen a little*…peephole…ZZZZZ *Riku's eyes widen all the way*" a grin crossed Kuwabara's face at the end. As we've seen, Riku is normally a calm demon who would never hurt any of his friends intentionally. But when he sees someone fantasizing about his sister, the wolf in him takes over. He started to shake uncontrollably. Kuwabara took that moment to wake up. A seething Riku greeted him. "What's up Riku?" Kuwabara said. Riku started to growl. "Uh…Riku?" Kuwabara said nervously.

In the living room the others were enjoying some peace at last. Nami and Hiei were standing on opposite ends glaring at each other. Yukina, Yusuke, and Kurama sat on the couch. "DIE!!!" Riku yelled from the kitchen. Everyone jumped to his or her feet. "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH" Kuwabara screamed. They all looked in the direction of the scream. A few seconds latter, Kuwabara came running out at top speed and hid behind Yusuke. His cloths were a mess. "What's with you?" Yusuke asked as he tried to shake Kuwabara off. "Mad wolf, mad wolf, mad wolf!!!" Kuwabara said with fear in his voice. 

Riku walked slowly into the room. His fangs were bared and his eyes were narrowed. "Come here Kuwabara" he said menacingly. Kuwabara screamed and hid behind the couch. Riku lunged at him but Yusuke and Kurama caught him. "Calm down Riku" Yusuke said as he tried to stop the wolf. Riku merely growled back as he continued to struggle. His eyes were starting to look like the Devil Wolf's. Everyone knew they couldn't stop him as the Devil Wolf. Even Hiei and Nami were scared. "Yukina, he's your boyfriend. Do something" Nami said.

Yukina knew the only cure for Riku at the moment. She ran toward him and threw her arms around his neck. Please work she pleaded. She then pressed her lips against his. Riku's eyes widened as he started to go back to normal. When Yukina thought he was okay she broke it. "Riku, why did you try to kill Kazuma?" she asked. "He was fantasizing about my sister" Riku replied. "That's just wrong" Yusuke said with a disgusted look on his face. "You pervert" Nami said from the corner. "I couldn't help it, she is pretty cute" Kuwabara said. "Why you…" Riku angrily. Yukina stopped him. "Take deep breaths" Yusuke said. Riku did as he was told and soon calmed down completely.

Everyone slumped down on the furniture, except Hiei and Nami. "What a day" Riku said. "And it's still morning" Yukina said as she rested here head on his shoulder. "At least things can't get any worse" Kuwabara said.

"Three, two, one" Riku said. Right when he finished, the door burst open. Botan rushed inside. "Guys, Koenma has a mission for you" she said. "He just had to jinx it" Riku said. Botan inserted a tape into the VCR.

After the intro, Koenma appeared. "I hope you've enjoyed yourselves cause the breaks over. Nami this is you first so pay attention. Last night, our spies reported that the infamous pirate Tidus and his men stool a mirror from a human museum. It's very old so we don't have a name for it. We do know that it has the power the reflect any attack thrown at it. If Tidus and his men can unlock its power they no doubt will us it to rob the Spirit World vault. And believe me, that's a lot of treasure. Get the mirror and bring Tidus in dead or alive." The tape stopped.

"I'll led you to where the pirates have docked their ship" Botan said. The guys and Nami nodded their heads and grabbed their stuff. Nami's scimitars were crossed over her back, Riku strapped the Crescent Edge to his back, and Hiei got his katana. Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara, Nami, and Hiei rushed out the door. Riku gave Yukina a quick kiss before rushing out to catch up.

A little while later

The team exited a portal Botan had led them to. They were now in the middle of a forest of dead trees. A thin layer of fog covered the land. "We're near the ocean" Riku said. "How can you tell?" Nami asked. "I can smell it" Riku replied. "The ship is in that direction" Botan said. "Your not coming?" Kurama said. "I've dealt with pirates once before and I never want to go through that again" she said. "Wish us luck" Yusuke said as he and the others started to walk away. Botan grabbed Kurama's arm. "Be careful. These guys are very dangerous" she said. "Don't worry, we'll be fine" Kurama replied. He kissed her and ran to the others.

"This place gives me the creeps" Kuwabara said. "Don't tell me a little fog scares you" Hiei said. "It takes a lot to scare the great Kazuma Kuwabara" he replied proudly. He then tripped on a rock and fell with a thud. He opened his eyes and was greeted with a human skull inches from his face. He screamed and stumbled behind Kurama. "I hate skulls" he whimpered. "Don't tell me your terrified of a little skull" Nami said as she held it up toward Kuwabara. "Ah, keep it away shrimp girl" he said.

Nami's eyes widened in anger. "Shrimp girl?! How dare you" she said angrily. She fisted her hand and in the process crushed the skull. "Nice knowing you Kuwabara" Kurama said as he stepped to the side. "Nami, calm down. They'll be plenty of time to kill Kuwabara latter" Yusuke said. "Don't ruin the fun" Hiei said smirking. Yusuke sighed and turned around. "See anything Riku?" he asked. "Yea, take a look" Riku replied looking over the side of a cliff.

In the distance they could see a ship anchored just off the shore. It was a destroyer.. They could see humans with horns walking along the deck.

"Looks pretty well guarded" Nami said. "Okay, here's the plan. We'll all head for those rocks over there" Yusuke said pointing to some boulders along the shore "Riku, you wind morph down there and get the mirror. Send us a signal and we'll clear the way for you. Understood?" Everyone nodded. "Then let's go" Yusuke said. Riku wind morphed and everyone else snuck toward the boulders.

Riku reached the ship and went inside through a porthole. Better try the bridge first he thought. He reached it and looked around in his wind form. Three demons were looking at a map on the table. Two of them had yellow skin, green hair, and horns. They both had gray sailor outfits on. The center on had gray skin and white hair. He wore a pirate coat that was left open, no shirt, and black pants. Pistols were strapped to his belt. "So what's our next move Tidus?" the on the left asked the center. "Shouldn't we be guarding the mirror?" the other asked. "You two needn't worry about the mirror. It be stashed safely in me cabin" Tidus replied with a pirate accent. Not anymore Riku thought as he headed out of the room.

After searching the place for a few minutes he found a door with 'TIDUS' written on it. He flew through the keyhole and went back to normal. "Where to start?" he asked himself. He started to ransack the place. He found the mirror under the pillow. The frame was a Japanese dragon. Its head and tail met at the top. "Now for the signal" Riku said as he tucked it safely into his pocket. He wind morphed out.

He soon found a room labeled 'ammunition.' He went back to normal and forced the door open. Inside were boxes filled with bullets, bombs, and gunpowder. "Perfect" said Riku. He gathered energy in his hand and fired a signal shot. He wind morphed and headed for the deck. The shot hit the boxes. A huge explosion ripped through the ship.

"What a signal" Yusuke said. "Let's go" said Kurama. They all charged toward the ship. They jumped onto the deck and were immediately greeted by Riku. "You got it?" Yusuke asked. "Right here" Riku replied holding the mirror out. "Get them!!!" Tidus yelled from the top of the ship. The other pirates pulled out automatic rifles and pistols. "These guys mean business" Kuwabara said as he readied his Spirit Sword. Everyone prepared their own weapons but Riku didn't unsheathe his sword. "If that's the way they want to play then I'm game" he said. He opened up his trench coat to reveal an assortment of firearms. "Holy shit!" Yusuke said. (I couldn't resist) "I may use the sword a lot but I'm just as good with these" Riku said as he readied a pistol in each hand. "Let's get them" Hiei said as he charged. Everyone followed him. The pirates opened fire but the team dodged each bullet.

Riku ran to the middle of the crowd and started to fire in various directions. Each shot killed one of the pirates. When a pistol ran out of bullets he threw it to the ground and pulled out another. When he ran out of guns he used his sword.

Hiei and Kurama were both slicing through the crowds at high speed. The bullets came very close to hitting them.

Nami was fighting a group armed with swords. She spotted a plank at the side of the ship and jumped to the end of it. The pirates followed and walked onto the plank. The one in front swung at her but she jumped over all of them and landed on the deck. "Have a nice swim" she said before slicing the plank off. The pirates fell to the shark-infested water.

"SHOTGUN" Yusuke's attack leveled what was left of the pirates. Kuwabara took out the ones that tried to sneak up on Yusuke. Soon all the pirates lay dead on the deck. "Curse you" Tidus said as he jumped onto the deck. He had a sword in his hand. "Are you felling left out?" Nami asked mockingly. "Shut up little girl" Tidus replied. "I am not a little girl!!!" Nami yelled back. "Let's get him" Yusuke said. "Stay back. He's mine" Nami growled. Yusuke obeyed.

She attached her swords together and got into a fighting stance. Tidus followed suit.

They stared each other down before charging. Tidus swung sideways at her but she ducked and swung back. He barely dodged. They're weapons collided as the duel started. Nami was pushing him back cause she had two blades. Tidus roared and Nami was blown back by the shockwaves.

Tidus gathered energy in his hand. "BLACK CYCLONE" a black tornado flew out of his hand and headed for Nami. She screamed as it hit. The blast collided with the ship and exploded. Tidus smirked. "Pathetic" Nami said from the smoke. She walked out without a scratch on her. Tidus's expression turned to fear. "Now it's my turn" Nami said. She disappeared. Tidus spun around and his sword collided with hers. The two started to push on their blades. Nami smirked and spun out of the way. Tidus stumbled forward and left himself open. Nami sliced his abdomen with her other blade. He fell to the ground.

"Nice work" Riku said as the others rushed to her. "He was pretty weak" said Nami. "I guess Botan thought we'd have trouble against guns" Kurama said. Hiei was rubbing his arm. "What is it?" Kurama asked. Hiei clamped his hand on his arm. "Nothing" he replied. "You got hit. I guess your not as fast as we all thought" Nami said. "Shut up" Hiei replied. "Let's get this mirror back to Koenma" Yusuke said.

Suddenly a rumble could be heard from behind them. They turned around and saw that Tidus's body had a blue aurora around it. His two halves attached them selves back together. Tidus stood up. He roared as a blinding blue light emitted from his body. When it cleared a 50-foot high silver dragon stood in his place. It had a long body, bat-like wings, and a slender tail.

"A water dragon" Kurama said. Tidus's slammed his fist toward them. They jumped out of the way. Nami went for an attack but was swatted away with its tail. It tried to grab her but Riku pushed her out of the way. It grabbed him instead and started to squeeze its hand. Riku screamed as he felt his bones cracking. The others tried to help but were beaten back by the tail. Riku stopped screaming. His body went limp. Tidus smirked, or would have if he weren't a dragon.

Riku's eyes opened to reveal red eyes with white pupils. With howl he exploded in red energy. The explosion destroyed Tidus's hand. The light died down. Riku had transformed. He glared at Tidus and extended his right hand. With a yell he fired a huge beam of red energy. Tidus roared as the blast destroyed everything from the waist up. The legs fell into the sea.

Riku landed and returned to normal. "You okay?" Yusuke asked Riku. Riku then fell to the ground unconscious. "Let's get him to Yukina" Yusuke said as he slung Riku over his shoulder. "Why didn't you tell me he was the Devil Wolf?" Nami asked. "We were going to" Kurama said. "Well you should have told me sooner" she replied. "Why don't we stop talking and head home?" Yusuke said. "I'll take the mirror to Koenma" Kurama said. The all headed back to the portal.  

I curse viruses!!! Anyway, I'll try and have the next chapter posted by tomorrow. Next chapter, we rejoin a certain someone. Review please.