"Does your school have a new uniform, Kurama?" Koenma asked as Kurama entered his office in a white suite, complete with stiff collar and sash.

Kurama sighed. "My class is putting on a play." he explained.

"Ah. A costume."

"Of sorts." It was true, this was the costume, but not the entire outfit. He had left out the youko ears and tail. Ridiculous things, anyway. They had given him five tails too many. "Have you found Hiei?"

"Yes." Koenma said. "He has been sighted in the woods where Yukina is being held. Yuusuke has just entered the mansion..."

"What's wrong, Koenma?"

Now, what Koenma wanted to say was that a demon named Toguro and his brother were also in the mansion. He wanted to say he was worried that this case was more than it seemed at the least and perhaps too much for the Spirit Detective, Kuwabara and Botan to handle. That's what he was thinking, now what he said was, "Nothing. It's just things are going surprisingly according to plan."

"I would like to go and help."

"No." Perhaps Koenma said it too forcefully. Kurama raised an eyebrow at him. "That is. Not yet. Wait until you are needed. Your spirit energy is not much better than yesterday."

"No. It isn't." There was a reason for that and it was two words: Tohru Higashii.

After school the other boy had watched him a little too close during play practice and the other students had noticed. Of course, with the way that Tohru was looking at Kurama they all thought that he just was plotting to murder the other teen. Then, after practice, Tohru had indeed approached Kurama, but all he said was, "I'll walk you home."

It was strange. The two boys hadn't said a thing on the way to Kurama's house. Kurama had gazed into Tohru's back as they walked and thought about what he should be saying, but he couldn't. Everytime he began, it was as if Tohru knew and he would make a comment on a movie or on a classmate or the play.

It was uncanny.

And very unfortunate.

They parted company, both realizing they would eventually have to talk.

Especially Kurama.

Which was all fine, except for the fact that because of that walk Kurama hadn't been able to use the time to replenish his energy.

His thoughts must have shown on his face because Koenma asked if he was alright. "Fine." Kurama said.

So they both had their little secrets.

In the end, everything is always revealed, to whatever consequences it might entail.

...to be continued...