Well how do ya like that?

For the reviewers… if any…

Shiruba Fukkuso: And I'm still lovin your reviews.

BlueWater26: (smile) I have two other versions coming up, but one's a sequel… shh!

Chibikuro rose-sama: Thank you. ; Yeah, I kinda twisted the high-heels in there; glad you thought it was funny. And of course, ask and you shall receive.

Crimson Outcast: I'm glad you like it. Ask and you shall receive.

Animefouryou: Lemme see if I can do this like you… Thanks ask and you shall receive now your welcome Steph. (Laughs)

On with the fic…! Wait almost…

Hiei: Maybe you do have a right mind.
Specter: Just not when it comes to topics.
Kurama: Worlds' smartest fool!
Specter: Meep! Hiei save me! hides behind Hiei
Hiei: steps out of the way She's all yours.
Kurama: Thank you Hiei.
Specter: Nooooooooooo!
Hiei: While they are busy, I guess I'll do the disclaimer: There is no possible way that Specter owns Yu-Yu Hakusho; she's broke, loco, and I think Kurama just killed her… lemme check… Nope, she's hanging on. My money's on you Specter!
Kurama: NANI!
Hiei: Oh sh-t now he's after me…

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……………………The clock struck midnight……

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Chapter Three

Normal POV
"Hiei, you should tell me you have nothing better to do. I always can provide… entertainment…"

"What do you mean? Watching Nigens go about their pathetic lives in a day to day basis is refreshing!" objected Hiei.

"How so?" asked Youko in true curio. "And watch what you say…"

"Whatever they do won't make a stand in time… it makes me and our kind seem all the more powerful. We can do whatever we please in this world." The half-hi (fire) youkai had led the kitsune to a construction site a little ways away from the city. They were perched on the top level of the building (so far) watching the construction of the floors below. Hiei stood perfectly balanced on the steel beam and Youko sat next to him, his long legs dangling over the edge as his tail provided all the balance he needed. Youko had long since gotten bored of watching them slowly and laboriously raise beams and mounds of fiberglass to the appropriate levels. His ear twitched haughtily.

"It is too noisy for my tastes," he said finally. "Let's go somewhere else." Hiei shrugged and vanished. Youko stood and leapt off the beam onto the unmoving crane that worked to the top level. He ran the length of it, then jumped off in to the forest below. He curled into a ball as he crashed through the leaves, then unfurled and landed on his feet, crouched low to the ground to absorb the shock. "Hiei." The demon materialized in a tree to his left. Youko joined him in a flash sitting on the branch as he had on the building.

"Nervous?" Hiei asked. Youko nodded.

"I don't know what to expect," said Youko. "I've never seen Kasaan get angry at anyone before. But I can't keep this from her any longer. She has every right to know who her son is."

"If it doesn't work out," said Hiei quietly. Youko looked up at him. "Just say the word, I'll be there."

"Thank you Hiei."

"Hn. Now where is it you wanted to go?"

"Library. Much quieter, more people of my… that is to say, our, intellect are there." Youko tried to keep his smirk hidden.

"Hn. Whatever." If anyone had been watching the two at that moment, they wouldn't be watching them anymore. They vanished in a blink of an eye. They traveled through the shadows of downtown city life, a mild game of tag passing between them to kill time. They arrived ten minutes later at the library Kurama used for school purposes. It was majority empty; there were a few people here and there.

"Tempting, isn't it?"

"Hm? What do you mean Hiei?" asked Youko.

"I can easily be mistaken for a short Nigen with a sword, as much as I hate it. But it comes in handy. You however—" Hiei motioned to his ears. "—really stand out."

"Hm. Your full demon form is a sight for sore eyes as well Hiei," said Youko smoothly.

"You're trying to make me change too!"

"At least then we'd be one in the same." Youko said, arms folded.

"Attention!" came a bored librarians voice over the buildings intercom system. "It is now five minutes before closing. We ask that anyone still in the building please get the things you want and check out. Thank you."

"Sometimes that speaker is living hell…" grumbled Hiei, who had to cover his ears from the high pitched electrical keening that emitted from it. He had expected a moan from Youko, whose ears were supremely sensitive to things of that sort. A demon whistle could make him deaf. But he heard nothing. "Youko?" He turned around. The kitsune had disappeared. The library's closing time was seven o'clock.

Shiori's POV
It's ten after seven when I finally pass through the beautiful archway gate of the lake park. I make my way down to the bike trail, which is closest to the water, and continue on it to the water gazebo. And at the same time, I'm looking around for anyone that matches Shuichii's description, but tonight it seems deserted. The moon is already up and shining with the dying sunset, to the west the horizon has a tiny bit of yellow light, fading into pink, then purple and finally into the dark blue that is known as black.

I passed the gazebo and start my trek to the dock, when I notice someone. He/She is standing out on the farther most point of the floating port, watching the water. I stand against the wall of the boathouse, and now I'm close enough to notice the figure's details. Taller than Shuichii, and beneath the moonlight he/she seems to blend with it. I sneak to the back of the boathouse to watch, incase it isn't Shuichii's friend. My eyes catch his silver waist length hair that billows slightly with a breeze not felt by me. The silver-gray contrasts nicely against the lighter gray baggy pants and—and—!

Oh my God! It has… it has… a tail! Yes! I'm not dreaming! I thought it was the figure's hair, but no! I can see it when it stops moving, then the tail flicks, all on it's own! I press myself onto the wall breathing hard. I dare myself to look back again, just to see if I am wrong. But now that I look even closer, my poor aging eyes, I can see… there it flicked! Ears, large fox ears, also silver in color like the figure's hair! It seemed he/she had them folded back until now. I bet they can hear the terrified beat of my heart as my mind tells me of a horrible realization.

I bet I know now why the park is empty.

Again I look away and put a hand to my heart to try and calm down and still my breathing. I wipe away the cold sweat that had been beading up on my face, and will myself to peek around the corner and look on last time.

The moment my eye can see him/her, almost at once, the being turns. I gasp and catch the smallest glimpse of golden yellow as I draw back onto the wall for the final time that night. This is surreal.

The long shadow cast on the tall figure by the moon grows longer and appear to the right of me. No way that creature is female… it's just like Shuichii said, only with alterations… If I listen as hard as possible, I can hear the tiny slosh of water as he walks the length of the dock. A flash was all it took. He's coming.

Dear, God, I've stumbled upon a kitsune demon.

Shuichii, where are you?

Sweat beads and starts to run down my face as the tiniest pounding of footsteps come ever closer.

Shuichii Minamino, where the hell are you?

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Specter: Mahaha! I made Shiori curse.
Kurama: shuth
Specter: Ow, what the—
Hiei: Someone getting the stuffing beat out of them besides me?
Specter and Kurama: shuth Shut up.
Hiei: Didn't think so. R&R.