Before I start there's something I should mention. The mysterious warrior with the big sword has long pointed ears, like Link's from Zelda. Oh yea and Mimiru's hair goes half way down her back not her neck. I've made those corrections.  Now on with the story.

Chapter 65

Chibi Riku

"She's coming to" Botan said as Yukina's eyes fluttered open. After fainting the others had carried her to bed to recover. "Yukina, you okay?" Hiei asked. "I just had a strange dream. Riku was a chibi again" Yukina said. "Uh Yukina, it wasn't a dream" Nami said. Yukina noticed everyone was looking at something. She followed their gazes.

Sitting at the foot of her bed wearing a red t-shirt, red sweatpants, and black sneakers was Riku. He was looking at her with a curious look on his face and his head was tilted.

Yukina groaned and rested her head on the pillow. "So it wasn't a dream?" she asked. Everyone shook his or her head. "Who's the lady?" Riku asked pointing at Yukina. "That's Yukina, she's your, uh, good friend" Kurama said.

"I not know her" he said. "Trust us, you know her" Hiei said. They heard a growl. "I'm hungry" Riku said. Crystal giggled and picked him up. "How bout I get you something?" she asked. "Cookies!!!" Riku said. "How bout something with less sugar" Crystal replied. She knew sugar plus wolf pups always lead to disaster.  

"Pizza!!!" Riku said. "Alright, I'll make you pizza" Crystal said as she carried Riku out. "So how do we fix our little chibi problem?" Yusuke asked. "Maybe Ace has a card we can use to break the spell" Kurama said. "What do you think Hiei?" Nami asked. "Don't you mean Spike?" Yusuke joked. Hiei glared at the detective. "I agree with Kurama, one of those cards should be ale to break the spell" he said.

They heard a crash from the kitchen. "Riku get back here!!!" they heard Crystal yell. They all ran to where more crashes could be heard.

When they reached the kitchen they all gasped. The kitchen was covered in different food and silverware was all over the place. In the middle of this Crystal was chasing Riku who was running on all fours. "Riku cut it out!!!" Crystal said. Riku giggled and ran towards the group.

He leaped into the air and landed on top of Hiei's head. Hiei growled and pulled him off. "What do you think you're doing?" he asked. Riku grabbed Hiei's bandana and pulled it over his eyes. "Hey!!!" Hiei said as he let go to pull the bandana off his eyes. Riku took that moment to scurry into the living room.

"What happened to him?" Botan asked. "He got his paws on that" Crystal said pointing to a now empty bag of sugar. It was one of those bags that holds ten-pounds of sugar. "Uh oh" everyone said at the same time. "We have to catch him" Kurama said. They all headed for the living room.

Riku was literally shredding the couch to pieces. "Riku!!!" Yukina said. Riku looked up and bolted the other way. "Get him!!!" Yusuke said.

Nami was the first to grabbed him but he bit her hand and got away while Nami nursed the bite. Riku jumped over the couch and into the nearby hallway. Kuwabara tried running over the couch but his weight caused it to fall back. He ended up crashing headfirst into the ground.

Yusuke was right behind the pup. Riku ran into the bathroom and slammed the door behind him. "Open up Riku!!!" Yusuke yelled. "What the password" Riku asked. "I'm gonna kick your ass" Yusuke said. Keiko hit him. "Don't threaten him, he's only a kid" Keiko said. Yusuke sighed and kicked the door down.

Riku was sitting on the sink with his hands behind his back. "All right Riku, give it up" Yusuke said. Riku shook his head. "Don't fight back just come along peacefully" Yusuke said as he took a step closer. Riku pulled out a tube off toothpaste from behind his back and pointed it At Yusuke. "Oh I'm so scared" Yusuke said sarcastically. A devilish smirk crossed Riku's face and he squeezed the tube. The toothpaste hit Yusuke's eyes. As Yusuke yelled in pain Riku jumped off the sink and ran out.

As he ran through the hall Kuwabara appeared in front of him. "Got ya" Kuwabara said as he lunged at him. Riku jumped over him and hopped on his rear before continuing on.

As he entered the living room Hiei and Nami lunged for him at the same time. Riku ran out of the way and the two ended up slamming into each other. "Those ninjas were right, your head is hard" Hiei said.

Kurama stepped in Riku way. "That's enough Riku" he said. Kuwabara grabbed him and Riku clamped his teeth on the human's hand. "Get him off!!!" Kuwabara yelled as he flailed his and around with Riku still attached to it. "He reminds me off that evil monkey at the circus that attacked Yusuke" Keiko said. "I thought we weren't going to mention that again" Yusuke said as he washed the toothpaste from his eyes. Riku finally let go and took off.

He ran into the kitchen and was confronted by Botan, Crystal, and Yukina. "Riku, calm down" Yukina said. Riku stuck his tongue out at them and ran to the fridge. He grabbed some old pasta and threw it at Botan. It hit Botan right in the face. "Funny lady got noodles on her head" Riku giggled. Yukina took that moment to grab him from behind.

Riku naturally tried to get out. "Crystal help me" Yukina said. Crystal nodded and Yukina struggled to keep Riku from getting away. "Quick get him in here" Yusuke said motioning to a laundry basket in his hands. They tossed Riku to toward it and soon the basket became a small cage. Yusuke sat down on it. "Who knew Riku would be such a trouble maker" Yusuke said.

"Let me out" Riku said. "No!!!" Yusuke said. "Please" Riku said while giving his best puppy-dog eyes. "No!!!" Yusuke said again. "Pleeeeaassssse" Riku said as his eyes watered up. "Don't give in" Hiei said. "Why you all mean to Riku?" Riku asked as his bottom lip trembled. "I can't take it anymore" Botan said as she pushed Yusuke off and lifted the basket. Immediately Riku ran through her legs.   

Botan lost her footing and would have fallen if Kurama hadn't caught her. But the force of the fall caused him to stumble back and hit the wall. This caused a vase on the shelf above them to fall of and shatter on Kurama's head. The fox was soon unconscious. 

Riku was back in the kitchen and eating all the sweet snow very fast. "Our sweet snow!!!" Hiei and Nami said at the same time. After eating the last spoonful of sweet snow Riku burped and fell on his back. "Why you!!!" Hiei growled as he lunged at Riku. Riku yelped and took off again.

"Hitomi told me Riku was a perfect angel as a child" Yukina said. "Well he's sugar high at the moment" Crystal said as they watched Hiei and Nami try to catch Riku.

Riku was trying to hide behind a support beam, as Hiei got close. "I found you" Hiei said as he raised his katana. "Hiei don't!!!" Yukina yelled. Hiei sliced the beam horizontally, which caused Riku to yelp and take off again. Hiei and Nami were about to give chase when the ceiling came crashing down on them. "I told him not to slice through it" Yukina said. Hiei and Nami's limbs could be seen sticking out of the ruble and twitching. "Granny's gonna kill me" Yusuke said as he looked at the ruble.

The chase continued but only succeeded in knocking Kuwabara and Keiko unconscious. Now all that was left were Yukina, Crystal, Botan, and Yusuke. Kurama was still unconscious from the vase and no movement had come from the ruble.

Riku was blanching on one of the chairs. "Crystal you're his sister, how do we catch him?" Botan asked. "I've only known him since he was twelve" Crystal replied. "Who has dealt with Riku at this age?" Yukina asked. "My mom but…wait that's it. We need my mom" Crystal said. "Alright then, you call her while we try to catch Riku" Yusuke said. Crystal nodded and ran to the nearest phone. Along the way she kicked Kurama and Kuwabara awake so they could join the chase. She picked up the phone and dialed her home's phone number.

At the Night Wind pack's village

Hitomi watched in amusement as Rogato entertained Kai and Sakura. Lila and Maya watched from the couch. The phone started to ring. "I'll get it" Hitomi said as she hurried to the phone. She picked it up and held it to her ear. "Hello?" she said. "Mom it's me" Crystal said. "Oh hello Crystal, it's nice of you to call" Hitomi said. "Mom we have a big problem over here" Crystal said. "What is it?" Hitomi asked. "It's Riku" Crystal replied. "Oh my god, is he hurt?" she asked. "No mom he's fine but…" "CRYSTAL LOOK OUT!!!" Kuwabara yelled. "AAAAAHHHHHH" Crystal screamed.

"BAD RIKU!!!…HE'S GETTING AWAY!!!…NO DON'T BREAK *crash*…RIKU, PUT DOWN THE STATUE *crash* OWWWWW MY FOOT!!!…I GOT HIM!!! HE BIT ME!!!…RIKU GET DOWN FROM THERE YOU'LL HURT YOURSELF…I can juggle!!!*crash*…NOT THAT!!!…RIKU DON'T JUMP…I can fly!!!…I GOT HIM, AHHHHH, MY HAND!!!…NO, NO, PUT THAT DOWN, DON'T YOU DARE *crash*…YUSUKE ARE YOU ALRIGHT!!!…OH NO HE'S FOUND THE CRESCENT EDGE!!!…RUN FOR IT!!!" various people said from the other side. Hitomi held the phone away from her head so the noise wouldn't damage her ears. 

"Oh, my head" Crystal said. "Dear, is everything alright?" Hitomi asked. ""No it's not. Just please get over here quick, we need…AAAAAAAHHHHH" the line went dead.

"Something wrong mom?" Maya asked as she walked up. "Something's happened to Riku. Where's your father?" Hitomi asked. "Right here" Kovu said as he walked in. "I' leaving for Japan immediately I need you to take care of Kai" Hitomi said. "Fine with me" her mate replied. "I'm coming to" Maya said. "Alright, pack a suitcase we may have to stay a while" Hitomi said. Maya nodded and ran to her room.

With the gang

Everyone now lay in the living room. Hiei and Nami were still under the ruble, Kuwabara was unconscious, and everyone else was nursing their wounds. Yukina was the only one not hurt. "Looks like it's up to me" she mumbled as she walked toward the hall. Riku had run into her room and slammed the door behind him. She was surprise such a young wolf could be so energetic.

She reached the door and cautiously opened it. "Riku?" she said as she looked in. Riku was curled in a ball on her bed and asleep. "The sugar must have exhausted him" she whispered. Yukina smiled and walked to him. She gentle picked him up and sat on the bad. Riku stirred a little and snuggled closer to her. "He sure looks like a little angel when he's asleep" Yukina said as she lay down with Riku still in her arms. She had soon fallen asleep.  

Eight hours latter

A knock could be heard from the door. "Kurama, go get that" Yusuke said as he placed and ice pack on his right eye. Kurama nodded and walked to the door. He opened it and was greeted by Hitomi and Maya. "Good you're here" Kurama said as he stepped to the side. "Where's Riku?" Hitomi asked. A red blur slammed into her stomach. "Mommy!!!" a little voice said.

Hitomi looked down and saw a chibi Riku clutching her stomach. "Riku?!" she said. "I missed you mommy" he said. Hitomi gently grabbed him and held him in them air. "Crystal wasn't kidding when she said something happened to you" she said. "What you mean mommy?" Riku asked. Hitomi smiled and handed him to Maya. "Well I guess you're not my big brother anymore" Maya said.

Yukina walked in. "Where have you been?" Botan asked. "I fell asleep with Riku and woke up about fifteen minutes ago. I was combing his hair when he suddenly ran off" Yukina replied. "He must have picked up my scent" Hitomi said. "Well now what?" Yusuke asked.

"The first thing we need is more food so Maya and I will go buy some" Hitomi said. "I'll help" Crystal said. "Me to" Botan and Keiko said at the same time. "We'll dig Hiei and Nami out" Yusuke said as Kurama and Kuwabara nodded. "I'll take care of Riku" Yukina said. "Just keep him away from anymore sugar" Hitomi said. Yukina nodded and picked up Riku. "Where mommy going?" Riku asked. "Mommy has to go shopping, promise to be a good boy while I'm away?" Hitomi asked. Riku nodded. As everyone went to do their jobs Yukina sat down on the now fixed couch and turned on the T.V. "What do you want to watch?" Yukina asked. "Finding Nemo" Riku replied. He still could remember some of the recent movies that had come out. Yukina smiled and put the DVD in the player (Yes, Genkai has a DVD player).

As Riku watched Yukina ran a finger through his hair. It was still as soft and smooth as the hair of the Riku she'd fallen in love with. Chibi Riku and normal Riku may have been the same wolf but the two acted very differently. She sighed as she remembered how she would run her hand through his hair as he kissed her. Tears started to form in her eyes. "Why Yukina lady sad?" Riku asked. "Someone very important to me is gone and I don't know if he'll come back" Yukina replied. "Don't worry Yukina lady, I sure he come back" Riku said. "You think?" she asked. Riku nodded. "Yukina lady nice, anyone come back to you" Riku said. Yukina smiled and kissed his forehead. "I'm sure you're right" she said as she pulled Riku closer to her.

After an hour of waiting the girls came back. "We're back" Maya said. "What ya doing?" Keiko asked. "Watching Finding Nemo" Yukina replied. "I love that movie. That blue fish is my favorite character" Botan said. "I wonder why" Maya mumbled.

"Yukina we need you" Kurama said from the kitchen entrance. Yukina put Riku on the couch and hurried to the kitchen. The boys had managed to dig Hiei and Nami out from under the ruble. "Let's get them to Riku's bed, I don't think he'll be needing it" Yukina said. The boys nodded and carried them to Riku's room.

After healing their scratches Yukina returned to the living room. "What a day" she said as she sat down.  When the movie was over Maya walked to Riku and picked him up. "Wanna play?" she asked. Riku nodded and they headed for the training room.

"Riku's a sweetie isn't he?" Hitomi asked. "Yes he sure is" Yukina said. "I almost forgot he was like this at one time" the wolf replied. "Why?" Yukina asked. "Well, seven months before Riku turned five Kovu took him out for his first hunting lesson. They were ambushed by fifty demons from the Dark Moon pack and in the ensuing battle Kovu was badly wounded and knocked out. When he came to, all fifty demons lay dead. Riku was crying in the middle of the battlefield with blood covering his claws" Hitomi said. "How awful" Yukina said. "It was Riku's first battle" Hitomi said. "What happened to him?" Yukina asked. "Kovu believes Riku's instinct to protect his father caused the Devil Wolf inside to take over. Riku began training after that and was made a warrior on his fifth birthday" Hitomi said. "Does he remember killing all those demons?" Yukina asked. Hitomi shook he head.

After a few hours of catching up, everyone was exhausted. Yukina went to her room to sleep, Hitomi, Maya, and Riku went to the guest room, Crystal went to her room, Hiei and Nami were still asleep in Riku's room, and the others fell asleep in the living room. They had agreed to look for Ace the next day so they could get Riku back to normal.

A few miles away

"I'm almost there" Muraku said as he picked up speed. He had sensed something happened to Riku and left Kairi and the twins at a small shrine near the city. "I wonder what happened to him?" he said.

Next chapter, Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, Nami, and Kuwabara must ally themselves with Muraku to fight Ace and help Riku. Review please.