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Kurama: Calm down.

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As they trudged through the forest, the sun began to sink in the sky. Yusuke had lost track of time, and was getting bored and impatient. "Are we there yet!" he groaned.

Kusahiko was knocked out of his trance by Yusuke's words. "Does it look like we're there yet?" he asked, annoyed. Yusuke had just caused him to lose his train of thought, and he wasn't happy about that as he needed to solve an important problem.

Yusuke shot him a glare, then looked to Kurama. "Aren't you supposed to be twins? At least you're not so irritable…" he grumbled.

Kurama gave a soft chuckle. "That doesn't mean we have identical personalities, Yusuke."

Kusahiko sighed. "Sorry, Urameshi. I was thinking and you interrupted my very delicate thought process. "

Yusuke shrugged. "It's alright." He looked around, and pointed ahead. "Hey, look! There it is!" he cried enthusiastically.

Before them was a small village. It looked peaceful and inviting to the weary travelers.

"Finally," Kuwabara muttered as he gripped Genkai's flashlight for dear life.

As they moved through the town, Kurama looked around the dark, quiet houses and buildings. His emerald eyes darted to and fro, and he stopped in his tracks. "Something here isn't right…It's far too quiet…"

"What do you mean?" Kuwabara asked.

Kusahiko sniffed the air. "Something smells foul…"

Meanwhile, Reiko sat on the edge of her bed in an empty house, twiddling her thumbs absently as she stared at a crude mirror in front of her, gazing at her ears. "It's all so strange…" she murmured. "And it so quiet…but things haven't been quite the same here since…" her voice trailed off as she thought of all the mysterious deaths that had been occurring for several years. She couldn't help but wonder, would she be next?

Kurama looked sideways at Kuwabara. "I am not sure. It is as though there's some sort of demonic force here…but, it isn't very strong. And yet, I feel something…I cannot explain."

Kusahiko stopped walking for a short moment and then jogged to catch up to the rest of the group. "Sorry about that…" he said, trying to not have to make up an excuse for his odd behavior. He half wished that someone would figure out what he was up to before it was too late…

And, Kurama would have figured it out, under normal circumstances. But, he was blinded by his love for Kusahiko, and so, could not see the bad that lingered in him still.

Yusuke looked around wearily, wondering why everything was so quiet…

Then, at that moment, a howl filled the streets and a mob of demons surrounded the group!

Yusuke looked around himself, assessing the situation. "What the hell…!" he cried. Kurama seemed taken aback as he pulled a rose out of his hair.

Kuwabara dropped his flashlight. "Ahhhhhh, were did all these guys come from!" the foolish boy forgot to draw his weapon.

Kusahiko drew his rose whip, not wanting to take his chances with the enemy, but he , rather than fighting, glanced around furtively and leapt onto the roof of a nearby building.

Kasumi didn't have a weapon, so she got into combat position and raised her fists.

Reiko drew her dagger, regretting that it was the best she had, and ran out the door in baggy black pajama bottoms and a white t-shirt, praying that she would be able to channel her spirit energy.

As she neared the fist demon, she concentrated on her small blade, heart racing. When nothing happened, she decided to do what she could with a regular dagger. She had yet to notice her friends through the crowd as her tiger ears emerged from her brown hair.

"What do you want?" Kurama demanded coldly, facing one of the larger demons. Maybe he could at least get some information from them.

The demon that Kurama was addressing looked at him and laughed. "Why should I tell you anything? You're not important!"

Kuwabara was knocked out of his stupor by the demon's vile speech and drew his Spirit Sword. "I am Kuwabara, Warrior of Love, and I shall defeat you!" With that, he charged at the demon, yelling like a banshee.

The demon knocked Kuwabara out of the way like a toy.

Kusahiko looked down from the roof. Then, he began leaping from rooftop to rooftop, following a sound that he heard as soon as the demons came. He knew that when he found the sound, he would find what it was that he was looking for.

Kurama did not seem fazed by the demon's comment. "I am unimportant?" he repeated quietly. "I have a feeling, I can change your mind." With that, he leapt forward, swinging his rose whip in a counter clockwise motion, while Yusuke threw a punch at a demon who had been trying to attack him from behind.

Reiko stabbed a demon in the shoulder, pulling it back as blood spilled forth. "Come on," she murmured. "Glow…shine…sparkle! Do something," she moaned desperately. Her eyes fixed on a figure leaping form one rooftop to another. She hesitated before creeping closer. "Kusahiko," she murmured, seeing a flash of red hair. She ran after him, taking cover in the shadows, wondering where he could possibly be going.

Kusahiko heard the sound getting louder, and he increased his pace. "There," he muttered to himself as he saw the demon he was searching for. His name was Muratsu . That's the most Kusahiko knew about his personal life.

Muratsu had blue tinted skin that made him look as though he had a breathing problem. His hair was spiked up and aquamarine. His eyes were silver grey and as cold as ice. He was the leader behind the entire operation.

"Muratsu," Kusahiko growled as soon as he was near enough for the demon to hear him. He stopped, his red hair blowing across his face in a sudden wind.

"Ah, Kusahiko, just the demon I was searching for. We've had a change in plans. The job of capturing the half demons falls to you. Also, those friends of theirs are becoming annoying. So, I want you to poison them with this. Put it in their drinks the first chance you get." Muratsu said, pulling a silver vial from the depths of his coat.

Kusahiko nodded and reached his hand for the vial….

Kurama/A cliffhanger...

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