Hi. It's me. Devil lady. Shadow. I shall… eat your soul… No, just kidding. I shall respond to your reviews. I had two on chapter one, so I'll just put them here as well.

Mari Youma- Really, I have no clue where I got the idea for this, cuz it came around while playing SA2, which has nothing to do with men being superior.

Yami-AJ Yu-Yu-InuCaptor- Geez… your s/n is long. Anyway, Thanks.

Aura Black Chan- Don't worry. The only story so far that I haven't finished is my Christmas one… Which I'll prob'ly finish around Christmas this year. ^_^ 2004. Heh heh.. Long wait, I know.

kaida13- Nice. Sounds like something I'd do. ^_^ You know, in one of my stories, replying to reviews, I think I made your name kaidal3 (as in KAIDAL3), and if I really did, and you noticed, I'm sorry. It is 13, isn't it?

Robin Autumn- Three days later good enough?

Dark Dragon34- Don't worship the ground… Worship me! J/K. I think if people started worshipping me I'd be really scared. But I'll take the sweet snow! *snatches*

Silver Sniper- It's not like I used God as a character… I just talked about Him. Don't worry, I'm fully intending to continue this to the end of the three weeks. ^_^

Aya Komodo- I think your review got cut off, but if you were gonna say that Juri says Hiei is 4' 10", I already knew, but I took the liberty of making him a few inches taller because I think being under 5' would be kinda lousy… Besides, he's gotta be at least 5' 3" with the hair…

Kitsune- Don't worry, I'll write that sooner or later. ^_^

animerocker- I don't have the slightest clue where I got this idea… I don't remember. I was playing video games (one I'd played a bazoogle times and don't need to think a whole lot about while playing)… and I was thinking… and the next thing I knew, I'd decided to write this story… And Shadow and Hiei were cuddling on the floor… I dunno why. Because it'd be a good embarrassing thing to get on Kurama's tape to show to the class and his teacher.

Heavenfire Hellfury- Maybe. Well, they'll talk to Koenma later, I know that much, but I'm not sure he'll wanna clear up the religious thing.

Crimson Colored Cloaked Figure- Yes, I'll update the others as soon as I get time (soon. It's a weekend, I'll most likely have the time now.)

Read on!

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CHAPTER THREE

Lots of Arguing

(Not like that's uncommon)

Kurama, back in wonderful school where he just loved to be, was completely zoned out. His evil substitute biology teacher paced up his row and smacked a ruler down on his desk.

"Minamino!" she snapped in that annoying voice of hers. He looked up at her innocently. "You have an hour to do this test! For most students that is hardly enough time. What are you doing?!"

"I'm done."

"What?"

"I finished my test."

"Young man, don't get an attitude with me!"

"I'm not. I'm simply saying I'm done," Kurama said innocently. There were a couple snickers from the boys next to him.

"Well then, I guess you wouldn't mind if I graded it now?" the lady said.

"Be my guest."

Obviously she wasn't expecting that answer, but after a second she took the test back up to her desk to grade. Kurama watched her. Substitute teachers were such a pain. None of them ever knew his reputation unless they'd been there before, so they were always so impressed. Or mad, like Miss What's-Her-Face seemed to be. What was her name, anyway? Kurama looked at the board.

How rude. Teacher-lady didn't even write her name on the board. And do you think he was paying attention when she may have said it?

No.

So she's just Miss Teacher-lady.

Well, a minute later, this Miss Teacher-lady told him she wanted to speak to him in the hall. So he went out into the hall where SHE TRANSFORMED INTO A DEMON AND ATTACKED HIM AND THEY FOUGHT AND BLEW UP THE SCHOOL!!!

No. Not really. See, when I write, I just get these randoms stupidities in my head, like that, and the thing in chapter one. And they're supposed to be said in this extremely over-exaggerated suspenseful voice. That's why they're in caps lock.

So anyway, Kurama got up and walked into the hall to talk to this lady.

"How did you do this?" she asked, holding up his 100% paper.

"My IQ is way above genius level. I'm top student in the school. The substitute teachers are always startled with my grades," Kurama said.

"Oh... Well, go sit down, Shuichi."

"Thank you." And he did just that. He had 40 minutes left to zone out and have these horrid scenarios of doom run through his head that involved Shadow and the camera he accidentally left at her house. Luckily the tape he'd already used was in his locker.

School is a drag.

Meanwhile, Shadow hadn't even noticed that his camera was in the guest bedroom where he'd spent the night. She had her own camera. Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Eclipse had gone to school, so she was left alone with Hiei, like usual.

They had somehow come to an agreement (or a disagreement) without using words to say it directly, that they were going to argue every time they saw each other. Shadow walked into the dining room where Hiei was sitting and watching the fishies swim in their tank. He looked up at her. They stared at each other for a second before Hiei said, "Men are superior."

"No they aren't. Where would men be without women? Women clean the houses--"

"You don't."

"--cook the meals--"

"Which are only edible 5% of the time..."

"--take care of the children--"

"Which isn't getting you any points because we don't have kids..."

"--handle the money issues--"

"Not that we have any... But usually that's the man's job."

"Ha! Well whenever you get hurt, I always end up taking care of you."

"You and Kurama."

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE A COMEBACK?"

"Because I'm superior."

As you can see, this has turned more into a personal thing. It's not a 'men are superior' kinda thing, it's a 'Hiei is superior' kinda thing. And Shadow is trying to prove him wrong. It's not a 'man is superior vs. no they aren't', it's a 'Hiei is superior vs. no he isn't'. Get it? Good. I'm glad.

"Hiei, you are not superior," Shadow said flatly.

"Uh... Yeah I am."

"No you're not."

"Yes. I am. Give me two reasons you're better than me."

"I'm a girl, and I'm smarter."

"I strongly doubt you're smarter, and being a girl means nothing. Not all girls are better than men."

"HA! NOT ALL, YOU SAY. BUT SOME MUST BE! I'M ONE OF THEM!"

"I admit that's what I said... You, however, are not an example."

"What? Well then who is?!"

"Any woman who could win a fight against me would be superior."

"Mukuro?"

"Hn."

"Yeah, whatever. I could beat you easy."

"Sure, yeah right. Not if we were fighting seriously. I would never fight you with my full power, however, Shadow, because you are weak and frail."

"WHY I OUGHTTA---" Shadow kicked Hiei in the shin. "THAT WAS RUDE! SO VERY TYPICAL OF A MAN."

"That didn't hurt."

"You know what? We're taking this outside! Come on, little man, you think you can beat me, huh?" Shadow yelled, just as Kurama walked in the front door. He stopped and stared at them.

"Shadow, I'm not going to fight you."

"Very good. Then it'll be easy for me to beat you up! Showing once and for all that women are better."

"I won't fight you, but I can dodge."

"So? I'm half fire demon, I can keep up."

"Whatever," Hiei resigned, shrugging and walking out the door. Shadow followed him onto the front lawn. Kurama just stood there as they walked past, only moving so he was standing on the porch, slack-jawed and obviously trying to say something to stop them; his mouth was moving but no words came out.

Five minutes later, with the rules sorted out, the two fire demons were prepared to fight. Shadow was mad, Hiei was... indifferent. Actually it was more of a "you brought this on yourself, it's not my fault" kinda look on his face.

"Okay, Hiei, I'm gonna prove this once and for all that I am better than you," Shadow said. Hiei sighed.

"Okay," he said. Kurama finally found his voice and his brain. He walked off the porch and stalked deliberately towards Shadow. She looked at him. Both of them watched him coming until he stopped right in front of Shadow, no emotion showing on his face, and hit her in the side of the head.

"BAKA! YOU CAN'T FIGHT HIEI! HE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND, AND YOU KNOW THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD BEAT HIM, EVEN IF HE DIDN'T HIT YOU!"

"Owie..." Shadow mumbled, shrinking down to a height of about 6 inches.

"Thank you, Kurama. You just saved her loads of humiliation," Hiei said matter-of-factly. Then he turned and strolled back to the house. Before he got to the porch, Shadow was back to her normal size and strangling Kurama.

"Eclipse!" Kurama said as Eclipse walked in the door. He was now free from being strangled and Shadow and Hiei were in separate rooms to keep from arguing ("If I must treat you two like small children, then I will. You're sure acting like a couple of two-year-olds." Kurama had said).

"Hi."

Kurama whipped his camcorder out and hit record. "Are men superior?"

"What the hell kinda stupid question is that? NO. Stupid boy..." Eclipse said snottily. Then she laughed. "Seriously. No. They aren't better."

"Yes they are," Hiei said under his breath. His back was to Eclipse so she couldn't see the evil smile on his face. But Shadow could, from the next room, and she flew across the room and tackled Hiei, knocking him backwards onto the dining room table.

"HEY!" Kurama yelped as his school books and the table's centerpiece were all knocked onto the floor. The centerpiece shattered into a trillion pieces ("No big loss," Shadow said a couple days later as she stood over Hiei, who was sweeping the mess into a dustpan at her order). Kurama's books just fell open and papers spilled out and pages folded. Shadow was now on top of Hiei, on the table, glaring at him with thsoe scary anime devil-girl eyes.

Kurama's mouth was hanging open, and he was inadvertently getting the whole mess on film. Eclipse cleared her throat.

"You do know, Kurama, that that looks rather inappropriate to film for something to show in school," she said. Kurama looked at her stupidly, then realized he was filming it and quickly turned away.

"Well so was the thing yesterday with Hiei and Shadow cuddling on the floor for reasons only they know! But you taped it!" he retorted.

"Before I knew it was for your school. But you were taping them fighting and strangling and cussing, so I don't see what's so bad about it."

"**incoherent mumbles that don't sound too happy**"

"Now, where was I? Oh yes. Men are not superior. Men are pigs. I heard some kid talking the other day, and he's like, 'Men like women who work, because then they can sit on the couch all day.' That's a quote. From a guy. At least they realize they're worthless! Geez! And then, this other dude I was talking to--"

"Eclipse, not to interrupt you for any reason in particular, but I think I need to do something about those two first, so..." Kurama started to turn the camera off, but Eclipse got right up on the lense and said, "YOU MEN SUCK!!! WORTHLESS, YOU HEAR!" Then Kurama pulled it away and turned it off, hastily stuffing it into his bookbag to keep it safer. After that he quickly moved around to where Shadow was sitting on Hiei and loudly threatening to poke out his Jagan if he didn't admit inferiority.

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This story has short chapters… Geez. I'm disappointed. Please tell me you aren't. And that bit in the beginning, what with Kurama's grades, might be significant later, but it might not, either. I'm not sure why I put it there.