Ok, before I start this chapter, I want to say this to Volpone. Excuse my language, but who the FUCK do you think you are?! So you hate SI's, big deal! Don't like, don't read! I, and most of the reviewers too, think that this is VERY well written.
Even though I'm not that fond of half the cast, I'm still a huge fan because the storyline is awesome and the characters are great, whether I hate them or not!
I'm absolutely in love with Hiei and I know that there are others out there who share most of, if not all, of my opinions!
I don't know why I hate Koto, there's just this thing about her that makes me want to ring her neck!
And about the cat/crow thing, if you READ the next few chapters, it'll all be explained.
About the bashing. I'm only bashing who I don't like, and if someone asks me to not bash a specific character, I'll tone it down.
And no, I won't go to My parents just barely let me join ff.n, so do you really think that they would let me go there too?! Besides, why would I go there when I have readers here?
And one last thing. THIS STORY ISN'T TRASH AND IT'S -NOT- POLLUTING FF.N, GOD DAMN IT! Ok, sorry to my REAL readers, -glares at volpone- who actually came here to read and had to sit through this. -looks at rant- I've always wanted to do that. Read on!
Disclaimer: The classic. I no own, you no sue.
After a few hands of cards, I asked Keiko what time it was.
"About eleven, why?"
"Thanks, I wanted to find one of the guys. I have a question for Kurama and I wanted to know where to find him." That's when Shizuru spoke up.
"Oh, I think he's at his Hanyou Claw tree." She told me.
"Thanks, Shizuru." I said. She nodded and I left. Once outside, I took the path from earlier that day; was it only that day? Sniffing the air, I found the scent of roses and followed it. I came to the familiar clearing after a minute of running down the path. As I got closer to the clearing, Kurama's scent changed. It still had the roses in it, but now instead of being sweeter, it was getting more sour; acidic, even. It took me a few seconds to figure out why.
'Shit, didn't he mention that he tested the Potion of Past Lives the night before the fights?! That means that Youko was out during that night... GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!' I was about to turn and run, planning on coming back in about twenty minutes when it was safe when something wound around my ankles and tripped me. I looked to find a vine wrapped around my ankles just above my sneakers. Getting really scared now, I tried to get the plant off but it only got tighter. I winced.
"Well, well, what do we have here? A kitten in a trap?" a deep voice said from behind me. Out of pure fear, I froze. "Your name... Megan, was it? What were you doing here?" Terrified, I gave a barely audible squeak. Youko came down close to my face. I started trembling. "I..." "Well?"
"IwaslookingforShuiichitoaskhimsomethingbutIforgotwhattonightwas!" I said really quickly. I bit my lip and waited for his answer. 'God, of all the times to get scared of a hot Bishonen, it's now when he's less than a foot away.'
"Ah, yes, Shuiichi does think about you often. He wonders where you came from and how you got here. And how you know the outcome of the tournament." Youko said after a second of silence. I assumed he could talk with Shuiichi in his mind. The vine around my feet loosened and fell off.
'Wait... I only said that to Hiei... How could Kurama know...?' I thought. Then it hit me. 'Duh, best friends, they know all about each other!' I slowly stood up. Even with my new height, Youko was still about a foot taller than me. He started to walk back towards the Hanyou's Claw tree. I just stood there, the fear still raging through my system.
"You are welcome to join me." Youko commented without turning to face me. "You haven't posed a threat."
"Th-thanks." I said. I walked into the clearing and headed straight to the Hanyou's Claw. As soon as I was in the branches, I felt safer. Getting comfortable, I watched as Youko tested his skills to make sure he was still good at them. I particularly liked that lily he grew... He did this for about ten minutes. That's when the smoke started to rise around him.
It swirled around him, completely blocking him from view. When the smoke cleared, the normal Kurama was standing where Youko was. He immediately saw me in his tree.
"Oh, Youko didn't hurt you, did he?" was the first thing he asked me.
"No, he was actually very polite. Though he DID scare me half to death at first."
"As long as he didn't hurt you."
"Oh, and if you go online back at my house, you can find spoilers and episode guides to the show." "Oh, thank you." there was a second of silence.
"Kurama? Could you teach me to go into my human form? I kinda don't want the ears and tail anymore." I asked.
"Ok." He agreed. He began instructing me on how to change back into my other form. After about half an hour, I finally got it right.
There was a grey haze the formed around me and I felt the changes happening, except in reverse. I felt my height go from whatever it was back to 5'7". My nose went back to normal and I felt stuffed up. My ears changes back to human ears and everything sounded muted. My tail vanished and I had to catch my balance again. My eyes were next, everything seemed to get darker and I felt my glasses re-appear. The last thing was my hair and claws. My hair straightened from wavy, turned pitch black, and gained about an inch in length. My nails shrank and blunted, completing the transformation. The haze cleared.
"YAY, IT WORKED!" I cried excitedly, bouncing up and down. I saw Kurama flinch a little, but ignored it. I grabbed a handful of my hair and admired the darker color. I then took off my glasses and looked at them as if seeing them for the first time. I put them back on, seeing as my vision was almost nil without them, and rubbed my ears. That's when one of the trees near me exploded. I jumped. Kurama did too. I glanced at him. He looked around, then shrugged, indicating that she had no clue what had happened, or that he didn't want me to worry. Accepting that, I ran my tongue over my teeth, happily discovering that my fangs were gone. I started bouncing again, happy to be myself once more.
"Now try going back." Kurama challenged. I froze mid-bounce, which is NOT a good thing to do if you happen to be in mid-air at the time. Getting up off of the ground, I sighed and used the technique in reverse. The changes happened again and soon I was a cat. After thanking Kurama over and over, I ran back to the hotel.
Keiko, Yukina, Shizuru, and Botan were still playing cards when I got back. Deciding to use my cat stealth, I went quietly into the room. I think Shizuru noticed me and maybe Yukina and Botan, but I know that Keiko didn't notice. I walked right up behind Keiko and Botan. Yukina and Shizuru saw me, but I motioned for them to be quiet. Then I leaned down and—
"Hey, who's winning?" I asked casually. I had to resist laughing when both Keiko and Botan jumped about a foot off the couch.
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