Disclaimer: I'm sure by now you know what I own and what I don't

Author's Note: Here's a little story behind the story. Sara is, indeed, a vegetarian, and she was very upset when I wrote that everyone wanted a burger. She said, "I wouldn't want a burger! Why would I ever order a burger?" Then, using pretzel logic to get out of trouble, I said, "Yeah, but you eat poultry, right?" She grudgingly agreed, "Sometimes." I said, "Ostrich is a bird. Poultry. I win." She let it go, but the next day she yelled, "I didn't know it was poultry when I ordered it!" I still tease here about that sometimes. Oh, yeah, and I know that Faythe got a little power hungry, but I never do that in real life. Nope, not me. I MADE A JOKE! LAUGH, READERS! LAUGH!

Chapter Eight

Cockroaches on the Pool Deck

POOL

Faythe was in her demon form, which included scales, a lizard-like tail, webbed hands and webbed feet. She was guarding the pool, even though the others swam well. Most of them, anyways.

"Cannonball!" Jake shouted, jumping off the diving board.

Faythe picked up the bullhorn. "NO RUNNING ON DECK!"

"I wasn't running!" Jake shouted back.

Faythe picked up the bullhorn again. "NO BACKSASS!"

"I wasn't backsassing!" The others were watching this with interest. Until Aragorn took the bullhorn from Faythe. He sat down in a chair.

Sara swam over to Jake. "That wasn't a cannonball. Watch this." She did a cannonball. When she resurfaced, she smiled at him.

"That was good!" Jake said, surprised. "I thought I was doing them right, though."
Sara patted his shoulder. "You were close."

Hiei walked into the pool area. He was still sleepy and shuffled along the pool deck to a lounge chair.

Faythe took her bullhorn away from Aragorn. "NO SLEEPING ON THE POOL DECK!"

"I wasn't sleeping!"

"NO ARGUING WITH THE LIFEGUARD!"

"You're the lifeguard?" Hiei asked, surprised.

Faythe smiled smugly. "Yep."

"We're doomed."

"NO PREDICTIONS OF THE APOCALYPSE!"

"He doesn't have to predict the apocalypse. He married the apocalypse."

"Sara, you aren't the apocalypse."

"She is for some people."

Sara shot Aragorn a dirty look. She got out of the water and sat down next to Hiei. "Hey, sweetie."

Hiei looked at her drowsily. "What?"

Sara kissed his Jagon. "I brought you coffee." She handed him a thermos.

The others stared at her. "You didn't bring us coffee…"

"That's because I don't love you all."

Faythe whimpered and pouted. "Don't you love me, Sara?"

"Of course! But not enough to bring you coffee."

Legolas was floating on his back wit his eyes closed. "Mm…coffee…" Jake pushed him down into the water. He came up, sputtering. "Jacob!"

"Don't call me Jacob!" Jake yelled playfully, splashing Legolas. They splashed each other back and forth. Kurama, who'd been lounging, got out of the pool.

Faythe was in a frenzy. "NO SPLASHING IN THE POOL! NO SPLASHING! NO-" She shrugged. "Aw, the hell with it!" She jumped in and joined the fray.

Hiei shook his head. "Stupid blondes." Sara's eyes flashed and she glared at him. "Not that you're stupid…Sara?" There was a flash of purple light and Hiei was in the pool.

Aragorn looked at Sara. "Can he swim?"

Sara looked a little worried. "I…don't…know."

Aragorn raised an eyebrow. "Can you swim?"

Sara nodded.

"Can you swim well enough to save him?"

"Probably not."

Aragorn dove in and pulled Hiei out of the pool. Hiei shot Aragorn a look. "I didn't need you to save me."

Aragorn scoffed. "Yes, you did. Don't thank me, Hiei. You'd have done the same for me. Just…not in a pool."

"No. I wouldn't."

Kurama walked over to them and helped Hiei up. "You should learn how to swim."

"I'll teach him," Sara said, walking over. "After all, I married him."

Jake climbed out of the pool. "I'm hungry."

Faythe and Legolas got out, also. "So am I."

Aragorn smiled. "We'll go out to breakfast. My treat."

"Alright!"

As the others left, Sara grabbed Hiei's arm. "I'll teach you how to swim tonight."

RESTAURANT

They were greeted by a cheery Australian female-or, as it is said in the local tongue, a "Sheila"-who led them to a table. "Okay, what'll it be, mates?" she asked pleasantly in a thick accent.

The general consensus was burgers, fries, and a varied beverage, usually beer or Pepsi, even though it was morning. It took half an hour for the food.

"Could they make us wait a little longer?" Hiei grumbled.

Just as Sara was about to reply, they got their food. The burgers looked a little…off. Sara wrinkled her nose. "Excuse me…are they supposed to be so…gray?"

"It's ostrich, Sheila," their waiter replied, "it's always gray." He put the bill down and left.

Sara stared at the "burger" in horror. "Just try it, Sara. It isn't that bad." Sara handed her burger to Faythe and ate her fries.

Their waiter came back. "How is everything?" There was a chorus of "fine"s. He smiled and left.

While Legolas wasn't looking, Jake stole some fries. "So…anybody have plans later on?"

Faythe nodded. "What we always do. Sightseeing!"

"We're in Australia! What's there to see?" Aragorn asked.

"Plenty of stuff. There's that Science Museum we passed on the way to the hotel, there's the zoo, there's the Opera House, and, of course, the world's largest boomerang," Faythe said cheerfully.

"$172.98 for burgers and fries!" Kurama exclaimed.

Sara grabbed the bill away from him. "Let me see that!" She scanned down to the total and whistled. "Well…who wants to wash dishes?" No one answered.

Jake drank his beer and stood up. "I vote we ditch."

They walked outside just as the cops showed up. "That was fast…"

"This is Australia. They have nothing else to do."

Sara smiled. "I'll handle this. Hello, officer." Just then, three more cops showed up. They were surrounded. "Oh, damn."

Faythe looked at her. "What do you mean by that? You said you could handle it!"

"I can only control one person at a time," Sara whispered.

Aragorn frowned. "Well, that sucks. We can't tell them to all stand single file! What do we do?"

"Run!"

They ran. Aragorn smiled. "Just like old times, eh?"

Kurama was puzzled. "Old times where?"

"Old times running from rent-a-cops at Disneyworld."

"Ah."

"Less talk, more run!" Sara shouted.

Cops poured in from all directions. Jake panicked. "They're like freaking cockroaches! They just keep coming!"

Faythe smiled. "Well, we can handle cockroaches." She stopped and turned around. Her tail sprouted and she turned blue. A fire hydrant next to the officers blew up, spraying water everywhere. Kurama stared in horror as the officers slowed and finally stopped, all staring at Faythe.

"What the hell is that?"

Sara sighed and changed forms. She went over to Faythe, ear twitching in irritation. "Do you have any idea how much energy it takes to erase memories?" She turned to the officers and began counting.

One of the officers passed out. "What are you things?"

Sara and Faythe raised an eyebrow. "Haven't you ever seen a demon?" As is on cue, thirteen officers turned to run. Sara held up a hand and they froze in place. She turned to Faythe. "This is how you deal with problems? Lord."

Faythe shrugged. "It was fun, though."

Aragorn sighed and hugged Faythe. "God, there is something wrong with you." He kissed her. "But I love you for it."

Faythe giggled. "Stop!"

Sara groaned. "Yes, please, stop."

Jake piped in. "Let's go see the world's largest boomerang. I'm kinda bored."

"No one asked you, Jake."

"Hiei, be nice."

Sara was bending over one of the officers. She stood up. "Done. They won't remember a thing."

"Great!" Faythe clapped her hands together. "We have a boomerang to see!"