Disclaimer: Don't own it. So let it be.

Warnings: Shounen ai, language, OCC:ness

Little Myy: Here is the fourth version of the fifth chapter. I wrote this chapter three times by hand and my wrist hurts. This one came out when I typed the third version from the papers to my laptop. I have actually worked with this, so bare with me.

I have some explains of this chapter in the end. I wouldn't want to spoil this chapie would I?

Enjoy.

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Chapter 5: Farewell privacy.

"How about Dai Hin Min now?" Yusuke suggested. All five of them (Keiko, Yusuke, Yukina, Kuwabara and Koenma) were playing poker and not so surprisingly the ex detective was losing. Even Yukina, who just had learned the rules, beat him in the game.

"I can't believe we're playing card", Keiko protested. "We should be doing something helpful, not wasting the little bit of the time we have."

"Oh, c'mon Keiko", her husband said. "Don't be such a spoilsport. We can't do anything right now."

"I know", the woman sighed and cleared the pot from the kitchen table. "But we're not changing the game."

"Not fair!" the black haired man whined. "Kuwabara agree with me!"

Before the tall man could say anything the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it", Yukina volunteered and went to open the door.

Yusuke gathered all the cards into a deck and started shuffling them. But stopped, after him hearing the Ice Maiden's worried voice.

"Kurama-san. You're hurt!"

"Oh that", the normal kindness was back in the fox's voice. He even sounded that he was smiling. "Don't worry about it. I'm used."

"I can heal it, if it's alright with you", the woman offered.

"You don't have to. It's nothing, really."

"I insist", Yukina didn't give up.

It was quiet for awhile and the Kurama's voice was heard again. "You really..." He didn't get to finish when he took a sharp breath. It was silence again and then. "If you insist. Thank you, Yukina-san."

"It's nothing." She sounded happy that her help was accepted. "Let's get you seated first."

Everyone had listened and stayed perfectly still, around the table. Their gazes were directed at the door.

"Hello, again", a figure of... Yoko Kurama appeared in the doorway. Even though his body had changed, his voice had reminded the same.

No one said anything. Their jaws were almost touching the floor.

"Close your mouths", Hiei said with his normal annoyed tone. They obeyed.

"Wh-why are you in your demon form?" Yusuke got straight to the point.

"This?" the silver haired kitsune said. "It seems that my human body couldn't take the last attack. But I hope I won't remain like this for long."

"Now, sit down please", Yukina told and directed him to sit on one of the kitchen chairs. She started healing the wound. No one could figure out what to say. Was it a good thing or not Kurama being in his other form?

"Hi! Botan's back!" The blue haired ferry girl said in her hyper energetic way. "Oh, Hiei and Ku... ra... ma..." she didn't finish the sentence after seeing the yoko.

Kurama thanked Yukina and before the annoying silence could fell again, Koenma spoke to Botan. "Well? Had they found anything?"

"Right..." the girl got her act together. "Here are the demon's files and a book about hallucinations. It was the only one."

She dropped a brick like book on the table with a thump and a thin light brown folder on top of it.

"Let's see then..." the toddler murmured and took the information papers about the demon starting to eye them through. "...toyed with humans' minds... and..." He threw the files back to the desk. "Nothing useful at all! Look's like the book is the only hope."

"Okay", Kurama said taking the brick. "I'll read it through. I know my situation the best after all." He walked to the door, but stopped before disappearing. "You can continue your game and I'll go to the living room. Yusuke, I'm sure you will gladly explain the rules to Hiei." He gave a wink and left.

The fire demon opened his mouth to argue, but Yusuke was already dragging him to the game telling the rules. Perhaps it was good to leave the kitsune alone for awhile.

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Kurama looked at the videos digital clock. ::Already six in the morning and I have found nothing. It would be at last easier if it had a proper table of contents.::

"Give me that book", Hiei said grabbing the heavy burden from the yoko. The game had ended around one o'clock. Yusuke had lost miserably and in every ones surprise, Yukina had actually won. The others had gone to sleep, but the spiky haired demon had stayed awake.

He scanned the pages.

"Have you read all this?" the koorime asked not taking his glance away from the text.

"I wouldn't like to miss anything, would I?"

"Hn." Another page was turned. "Get some sleep."

::If I could.:: the fox thought ironically and just laid on the sofa.

After sometime his eyelids started to feel heavy and soon he was again going into the middle of nightmare.

Hiei stopped reading right after the yoko had fell asleep. He had found a chapter that described exactly the same situation as Kurama's. Or as far as the koorime knew.

If he wanted to get it done before the kitsune would wake up he had to hurry.

The fire demon raised his hand to his forehead and removed the headband reviling the third eye.

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Yusuke woke up, though he didn't know why. The alarm clock hadn't waked him; neither had it been Hiroji's cry. He turned to his side wanting to fall asleep again. He had seen a wonderful dream about... well he didn't remember that either, but it had been a nice one.

He looked the clock just in case and closed his eyes again. He laid there for couple of minutes. Then opened his eyes wide and looked the time again. 7:34 am. ::Shit! I'm going to be late from work!:: He jumped up and rushed to the closet when he realized that he wasn't going to work today, even tough it was Monday. He had to help Kurama and they had agreed with Keiko to let her parent to take care of it alone.

::Well, now that I'm awake I could go see if they had found anything.::

He didn't want to change away from his pyjamas so he just walked to the door and opened it. He froze on his feet. In the living room the yoko and Hiei were standing face to face only the coffee table between them.

::Are they fighting?::

"I'm not going to give my permission to you", the silver haired man hissed between his teeth.

"You don't have a choice", the fire demon said calmly, but pushing.

"You make it sound like I don't know that", Kurama said almost offended.

"Hn", the koorime raised his eyebrow. "Do you?"

"Yes, I do", the fox answered instantly. It sounded to Yusuke, that he said it far too fast. After a calming second the kitsune continued. "I'm just saying that we don't know if it is the reason. If we try it and it doesn't help..."

"It is the reason", Hiei interrupted.

"How do you know?" the golden eyed demon asked suspiciously.

"I went there", the other demon said, as if they were talking about weather.

"You what?" Kurama raised his voice.

Yusuke's thoughts were spinning. ::Okay, so what the hell are they talking about?::

"I went in your mind without your permission."

::Right. This isn't looking good.::

Kurama fell down on the sofa. "Why didn't you even ask?"

"Would you have agreed?"

"No."

"Exactly", Hiei said simply. "Besides that you don't have any energy to waste in fighting and we don't have much time."

::Wow, he's actually worried. Even though he puts it like that, I'm sure he doesn't want to argue with Kurama.:: Of course Yusuke knew that the spiky haired demon cared, but this just had proved it.

The yoko took couple of deep breaths. "You're absolutely right. I'm being stupid", he sighed. "So what shall we do?"

"I'm going back with Yukina."

"Why Yukina?" the kitsune asked. He was confused; Hiei didn't normally want to get Yukina mixed in anything. ::Is it that serious?::

The fire demon didn't answer right away. But when he did, he said it quietly not wanting to make it sound serious or anything. "She's the only healer we have."

"You make it sound almost easy", Kurama said with a small smile.

"Hn."

"Still you're willing to take her with you?" He could read the red eyed demon pretty well. But still the fox wanted to hear it from the other demon, if he could.

"Hn."

The yoko let it be, they really didn't have time to play. "How are you planning to get her there?"

"Mukuro probably has something."

Kurama made a deep sigh. Now that he thought about it again. He didn't want to give the permission. "And if Yukina goes, so will Kuwabara. And if Kuwabara goes, I'm sure Yusuke won't only stand aside and watch", he turned his gaze to the ex detective, who he had just noticed. "Am I right?" He was okay with the situation Hiei going in his mind. He had done it once after all and he didn't have anything to hide from his beloved. Even Yukina was okay, almost. He trusted her, but he was also worried her reaction. But more of that he didn't want Yusuke or Kuwabara see his memories or thoughts. They were private and they probably wouldn't understand.

"Y-Yeah", the dark haired man floundered. He hadn't realized that he had actually been standing there like an idiot watching the arguing. And they had both probably known it all along.

"So, what are we supposed to do?"

"We're going into Kurama's head and fix his mind wall."

"Meaning?"

"A wall, which is between subconscious and the part of your mind, that you normally use when you're awake. It separates dream from reality, memories and thoughts", the fox explained.

"And how are exactly we doing that?" Yusuke asked. Even though he had heard the conversation before he was still clueless.

"We get rid of the thing that's breaking it and let Yukina heal it back", Hiei spoke.

"She can do that?" He said looking positively surprised.

"We don't know", Kurama said lowering the hope that had risen in the Tantei's mind.

"I'll go wake them up", the man in pyjamas was little bit happy. They had found at least something out. He made his way to the guest room where Kuwabara and Yukina slept. Koenma and Botan had gone back to Reikai and it had been good because there wasn't much space in the apartment.

Waking Yukina up was easy job. She opened her eyes right after Yusuke had said her name. But Kuwabara was in another category.

The black haired man had shook him, called his name, tickled him and when they didn't work he punched the oaf on the face.

Luckily the Ice Maiden had gone in the kitchen to see Kurama's condition so Yusuke didn't have to worry that Yukina would mind.

Kuwabara jumped up and tried to hit the smaller man back, it was a reflex. He missed.

"Urameshi! Why did you hit me? You might wake Yukina up!" he shouted.

"It would be you who woke her up, but luckily she is in the kitchen already", the other man said calmly. "We might have a way to get Kurama back to normal."

"So what are we waiting for? I, Kuwabara Kazuma..."

Yusuke shut his ears about the same phrase he had heard so many times and started walking into the kitchen. On the way he picked on a bookshelf a little communicator Botan had given him. The same purple one that he had had when he, Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei had gone to fight The Four Holy Beast. It had been their first job together.

Well, it wasn't the same communicator, but it looked like it. He hadn't used it for long time, but now it was the second time within 24 hour.

How else the information about Kurama would have passed to Koenma and Botan?

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Translations:

Dai Hin Min = a card game, also called as Rich man, Poor man and thousand of other names

and the same old

yoko = fox demon (still)

kitsune = fox

koorime = Ice Maiden/Demon

Reikai = Spirit World

Tantei = detective

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Little Myy: So about the yoko thingy. Kurama is Kurama in what ever form. He hasn't many personalities, he has just changed. I don't know in the English version, but in the Japanese one when Kurama turns into his yoko form on his own (first time in the Sensui fight, not the ones in the Dark Turnament) his voice didn't change. He still had Megumi Ogata's voice, so I decided to keep it in here also. It symbolize that he still has the same personality as in the human form. Also in the Shigure fight he wanted to win the opponent in his human form. It is his true form right now or something. This is just my view of things and it is like that in this fic. Sorry if I disappointed someone.

Also, Please Review!

And the review:

To mistressKC: This is this. Hope you also enjoyed this one also. And what did you think? I would be insane if I didn't get pleased. -smirk-

To KitsuneAkai13: They (okay Hiei) figured it out! Well almost at least. Hope you still continue reading.

To KayHiei: The update is done! And the yoko form just symbolize that Kurama is getting too weak to stand the pain (physical and mental). Or at least it is easier on him. Hope it came out well enough. –sweatdrop-

To Nite Nite: Sorry, Hiei didn't want to run. I guess that that wasn't the yoko you were expecting. Sorry about that. -- I still wish you continue reading this.

To What2CallMyself: There is many things happening, but everything will be revealed. (or it is my purpouse.)

Thank you about these! And different from my sweet fellow rebecca85 I'm not going to make a suicide because the pressure. I love it! Well, I can always ignore it –good at that-

I keep writing this in the school (boring lessons) so there will be more. And also, I have a new fic coming (hopefully). It will be an AU story (more or less sadly, it depends). But don't worry. I will finish this even if it will be the last thing!