Author Note: Again, I will add that this is not fully my story, a friend also did it. I think its good and is worth the time reading it. I'll only need one review to continue on. I might boost it to 2 if… Ya know.
Disclaimer: I own everything other than original themes and names.
Chapter 1: What the…?
It all begins on a Wednesday morning, at about 7:15 a.m. Kara is walking to school when she blinks. Suddenly, when her eyes open again she is Kurama from the Japanese Anime, Yu Yu Hakusho. At first Kara/Kurama/Shuichi (we'll just say Karama for short) is startled (obviously) but decides to go to school and see what happens.
Upon first arriving at school Karama is searching for her friend Michelle, who will probably believe her if she can prove that she is really Kara, not Kurama. Karama goes and leans casually against the brick wall at Husky Rover Middle School in the spot where she/he (it) would hang out before the bell rang. One of the first things Karama noticed was that her usual friends (Aja, Tia, etc.) did not approach her, or even really pay her any mind. "That's an improvement," she muttered to herself. Then she saw something that really surprised her. Hiei Jaganshi, another character from the show was walking towards her. She also noticed that Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Botan where in the crowd.
Hiei came over, dropped his stuff on the ground beside him, and leaned against the wall himself. Then Karama had an idea. If she was Kurama, then maybe Michelle was... It was worth a try she thought. Gulping she looked down at Hiei and said "Hey, Michelle."
Hiei looked up, scanned the crowd, and then looked up at Karama curiously. "Are you feeling okay, Kurama," he asked, eyeing him curiously. Karama couldn't help but notice the headband partly concealed beneath his bangs.
"Come on Hiei, you know we're supposed to be calling him Shuichi," came a voice off to their left. Looking over Karama's face dropped. It was Michelle, which meant that she was the only one who'd changed.
"Hey Niku," said Hiei smiling over as Michelle approached. Who's Niku thought Karama.
"Hi Michelle," said Karama. Her mind was so focused on how to explain her situation, that she almost didn't notice the effect her greeting had had.
Hiei looked back at him curiously and said "Are you sure you're all right Kurama?"
Michelle stared up darkly at Kurama and not looking at Hiei said "It's Shuichi, remember? May we have a word alone, please?"
"Sure," replied Hiei looking back between the two of them curiously. Michelle was glaring at Kurama intensely, and Kurama just looked confused.
After he had walked a short distance away Michelle grabbed Kurama by the collar of his shirt (which was odd because Kurama was so much taller than her). "Listen," she whispered angrily. "I don't know where you learned my real name, but you better call me what everyone else does, got it?"
Karama didn't dare reprimand her, so he simply nodded in understanding. She let go of his collar (which was lucky because it had become difficult to breath) and turned to walk away. "Wait," said Karama, grabbing her shoulder.
"What?" she said turning about impatiently.
"There's something I have to tell you," Karama replied quickly. "See, I was walking to school, and, and well...I changed, and I'm not who you think I am."
"Then who are you?" questioned Michelle (who will now be Niku-short for Nikushimi).
"I'm..., it's me, Kara," said Karama desperately.
Niku raised an eyebrow. "Who?"
"Wha... don't you remember me, you know, Kara, your best friend, Foxwhip," Karama said, perplexed that Niku didn't remember her. It had only been one day.
Niku stood staring at him for a moment, and then sort of half-smiled. "Yeah, real funny Shuichi. I would suggest that you leave the joking to other people, it doesn't suit you. I'm touched that you found your feminine side, but I doubt it was that far away."
Karama stared for a moment, then frowned and muttered something about dreams before Niku turned and started towards some other people.
"What was that all about?" Hiei asked watching Niku walk away. Karama just shrugged. "Well, I might suggest staying on her good side," added Hiei. "You've seen what she can do.
Just then the students began filtering inside for the start of school. Yusuke and Kuwabara came up behind Hiei and Karama. "Hey Shuichi, hey Hiei," said Kuwabara.
"What's up with Niku this morning, she looks mad about something," said Yusuke.
Karama decided that if everyone thought she was Kurama, she may as well play the part. "I am not exactly certain," she said, "though it may be wise not to question her about it." Perfect, she thought. Just what Kurama would say.
Once inside she realized that her form wasn't the only thing that had changed. Her locker was the same, but her classes, her folders, her binder, and even the way she thought had all changed. Grabbing her (his now) binder and stuff for Science period A, and Social Studies period B, as well as a pair of gym clothes, he made his way down to Mr. Fishe's room. There he found Niku, Hiei, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, Botan, and Yukina. She went over and sat down near Hiei and Niku. This is probably what she normally did because no one acted like it was strange of Kurama to do this. She didn't say much, just looked around at everyone. Kuwabara and Yusuke were wearing their usual jumpsuits, Keiko was in her old school uniform, but Keiko and Botan were in slightly more American clothing. Niku was wearing black pants with a black and red long-sleeve shirt. Karama himself was wearing one of his usual weird suit things, but it was yellow, not pink. Hiei looked particularly out of place because he still wore the black cloak with the big, white, puffy collar thing.
A few minutes later Tom came in, and he and Ryan started talking about who knows what. Tom asked Niku something, but she just shrugged and kept talking to Hiei. "Well they're in their own little world," thought Karama glancing over at his two companions.
Niku looked over frowning. "I guess you forgot Shuichi, but I am a telepath."
Karama's face fell, unsure of the effect his recent thoughts would have. If Michelle - sorry, Niku could use telepathy, then maybe she'd find out she wasn't the real Kurama. "I've got to stop thinking this stuff then," Karama thought to himself.
Niku frowned over for a moment longer, obviously disapproving of Karama's thoughts about her and Hiei, but it was obvious that she hadn't continued to read his mind because no signs of suspicion or confusion clouded her face. She continued her talk with Hiei, and now that Karama was listening, he heard something about the makai, and portals. This caught his interest till the bell rang a few seconds later.
Checking his schedule, he saw that he had advisory in the gym with Ms. Merchant. Hiei and Niku continued to talk quietly amongst themselves (Hiei was obviously in that advisory as well) as Karama kept pace a few steps behind. Once in the gym, Karama looked about at his classmates. He recognized Ryan Murray, and knew the names of several other kids.
Following Hiei and Niku to the far end of the stage, they all sat with a few feet between each other. Immediately bored, Karama looked through his school gear. His binder was a light shade of green, with a border of dark green vines. His folders depicted a strange Japanese symbol, and another had a large rose in the center. Looking over at Hiei's binder he saw a lot of red, black, and flames. His binder depicted Kokuryuha flying through a wall of flame, as well as two folders, each covered in drawings of flames. Niku's binder was plain black, save for a blood-red trim on the outer edge. Her folders where very similar except one had red flames crawling up the sides.
Karama turned his attention back to Hiei and Niku and hurt a piece of their conversation. "Should we bring him?" asked Niku. "I mean, is it a good idea, a human in the makai?"
"I think he'll be okay, we were fighting partners after all,"
"Yeah, you're right. We may even find a way to get him Yoko again."
It suddenly occurred to Karama that they were talking about him. He looked up and saw Niku gesture him closer. "Listen," she said quietly. "We think we're going to find a way back into the makai. You can come if you want, but not even Urameshi can know, got it."
Karama nodded his understanding, even though none of it made sense. They had said something about bringing him as a human in the makai, but wasn't Niku human too? "Come to think of it, I can't smell if Michelle is human or not. It's like there's no scent at all," Karama thought. "In this body I can smell the difference between everyone else, just not with her." Then she realized that Hiei smelled human too, but he was a demon, right?
Just then someone yelled over to the three-some. "Hey Niku, want to come play monarchy?" It was Ryan Murray, who had been an acquaintance of Kara and Michelle.
"Sure," she replied hopping off the stage, then turning to Hiei and Kurama added, "Are you guys going to play?"
Hiei said nothing, but walked to the center of the gym. "I guess," said Karama, not thrilled to do much of anything right now.
Once the game began, Karama became truly surprised. Running, jumping, dodging, and all other movements were much easier, and much more instinctual than ever before. His movements seemed to flow together, effortlessly avoiding the balls that were being thrown at him. Soon only him, Niku, and Hiei were left. Then, Karama became distracted. It quickly became apparent that Michelle...err, Niku, had improved a lot as well. She and Hiei were completely avoiding the balls with ease. Karama was drawn back to his part in the game when a ball went whistling by his ear.
Turning about to better see where the balls were coming from, he barely had enough time to dodge two more balls being thrown at him. It was obvious that the kids had given up on hitting either Hiei or Niku, and now had their sights set on him. Karama decided to take advantage of her newfound abilities. He ducked, dived, dodged, and even did a couple of flips without even breaking a sweat. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Cool it, okay," Niku whispered in his ear. "You keep this up and you'll blow our cover."
Cover, thought Karama. What did she mean "cover". Were they on a case without her knowing? That would explain why they were all in the same school, in New Hampshire no less. "Uh, right, sorry," said Karama apologetically. If they really were undercover then back flips really wasn't the thing to be doing.
He let himself get hit and then joined Niku and Hiei walking back to the center. Just then, someone threw a ball at Hiei, hitting him in the back of the head. Whirling about angrily, Hiei picked up the ball and was prepared to chuck it at the kid's head when Niku began to laugh. Unable to stop his self, Karama began to chuckle as well. Hiei didn't laugh, but he didn't throw the ball either. Frowning slightly he threw the ball back at the kid (slightly harder than was necessary because the kid had to take a step back to keep his balance when he caught the ball, and because it almost knocked the wind out of him) and kept walking.
"Maybe we'd better sit this one out," suggested Niku good-naturedly.
Hiei only began to walk back to the stage but Karama was certain that he heard him mutter "Baka ningen." Niku and Karama exchanged glances with one another, doing their best to suppress their laughter.
The rest of the advisory was spent with Niku reading some ancient looking papers from another language, Hiei leaning against the wall scowling darkly with his eyes closed, and Karama thinking through the day's events and trying to make sense of it all. Soon it was time for first period, which, in Karama's case, meant gym.
He changed quickly into a pair of brown pants, and a light green t-shirt. Making his way out onto the court he noticed that just about everyone had this class. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Niku, and even Botan were doing laps around the gym floor. Hiei walked out behind him wearing a light blue shirt and his black pants (just one belt, not the usual three). It was apparent that he had simply removed his cloak, instead of actually changing.
The two of them began to walk together in relative silence when Niku broke away from the others (it looked like she had been about ready to hit Kuwabara) and waited for them. "You've been awfully quiet today Shuichi," she said, a faint look of suspicion gleaming in her eyes. "Any particular reason why?"
Karama didn't know how to answer. "No, it's just that..." at that moment a large group of boys passed by and something caught his attention, "I'm certain that I can smell a demon within this room."
Niku looked at Hiei, and then back up at Kurama. "It's not him, is it?" she asked.
"No, I'm still wearing this," said Hiei removing an odd pendant from beneath his shirt.
"Yes, I'm certain that it is coming from that group of students that just passed us," Karama replied eyeing the group, trying to single out the culprit.
Niku looked at Hiei for confirmation. He took a small whiff of air. "It's faint, but it's there. Without a doubt there is another demon in this room."
"We'd better tell Urameshi. We'll all need to keep an eye out for him during class," Niku said, her eyes narrowing at the group of boys ahead of them. Niku shut her eyes and seemed to be concentrating on something. Across the gym, Kuwabara signaled the others to stop walking. Niku reopened her eyes and began making her way towards the others.
"What did you do?" asked Karama curiously.
Niku looked up as if this was an obvious question. "I told Kuwabara that he needed to wait up," she said, still looking at Kurama as if he may be ill.
Oh, right, the telepathy thought Karama. How could she have forgotten, Kuwabara was a telepath too. It must be easier for two of them to converse, so she told Kuwabara.
They soon caught up with the others and began walking again. "Hello detective," said Niku.
"What's up?" Yusuke replied.
"Yeah, why'd you tell us to stop?" Kuwabara asked curiously. "Did someone die?" he added urgently.
"No, just your brain cells," replied Niku coldly. Looking back at Urameshi she added "Maybe Shuichi should tell you, he's the one who noticed."
Oh, great thought Karama more talking. Here it goes..."Do not look over, but within the group of students in front of us, there is a faint, yet distinct demonic odor."
"You mean someone smells really bad," asked Kuwabara blankly.
"No you moron," said Niku. "It means that someone in there is a demon."
"I must know," Hiei began, "but is going through life with sub-human intelligence difficult."
"Listen shorty!" began Kuwabara raising his fists.
"That's enough," Yusuke intervened, noticing the teachers looking over. "So which one is it?" he asked turning back to Kurama.
"Of that I am not certain," he replied.
"Oh, do you think it's the one we're looking for!" exclaimed Botan eagerly.
"Not sure," said Yusuke, removing what looked like a compass from his pocket. He stared intently at the strange instrument. Then, the needle began to quiver, and started spinning in circles very quickly. "It's no use," he said. "All of us here and it won't work right, no matter how much we suppress our energy."
"Right, just keep your eye's open and see if anything unusual happens during class." Niku said looking at each of them in turn. "We don't want to miss anything. We may only have one more day to catch this guy."
Hiei, Kurama and Niku fell back again, walking a good distance away from the others. It had become clear to Karama that they were in fact on a case, and that the foe was probably disguised as a student at the school. That explained a lot, but still not why Kara was now Kurama.
Soon the class was called to the center of the gym where they were seated and informed that they would be playing jail bombardment that day. They were divided by classes with Karama on the side with Niku, and Kuwabara while the other team had Yusuke, Hiei, and (like it matters) Botan. "Not very equal teams," thought Karama until he remembered what Hiei had said earlier: "You've seen what she can do."
Suddenly Karama's inner Kara was very interested in just how strong Michelle had become as Niku. "Think we'll win?" Karama asked, smiling warmly at Niku.
"You know it," she answered confidently, not to unlike the Michelle that Kara had known. "See," she continued offering advice, "We've got to get Urameshi and Hiei out first. Kuwabara can guard the jail and make sure they don't get back out again, but be careful cause they're going to be aiming at us too," she coached. "And, oh yeah, take it easy this time." She smiled up at him, and the whistle blew.
Almost immediately Niku was at the front, her and Yusuke exchanging throws. "I guess I get Hiei then," Karama muttered under his breath. As if in answer a ball came soaring though the air, slamming him in the chest. Looking victorious Hiei went to retrieve a ball that had rolled onto his side and picked out another victim.
Niku couldn't help but laugh as Kurama walked over to the jail, rubbing his chest (which was now very sore). Her laughter died away quickly though as both Yusuke and Hiei teamed up on her, and a very defeated looking Kuwabara made his way over to jail holding his stomach.
Karama watched as Niku expertly dodged ball after ball from the two boys' continued efforts to hit her. Finding the white freedom ball, Niku threw it in a high arc over to where Karama and Kuwabara stood imprisoned. Hiei, seeing his victims escape at hand leaped nearly ten feet in the air to catch the ball. Luckily, no one noticed because they too were engrossed by the game. Apparently Hiei didn't think freeing their own prisoners was that important because he simply dropped the ball and continued playing. It was Botan who retrieved it, and like some trained dog brought it to Yusuke.
"Here you go," she said brightly, right before Niku nailed her with a red ball. Yusuke threw it perfectly, but it was knocked out of the air by a well aimed throw from Niku. Once more she threw it towards jail, and this time Karama caught it. Hiei, seeing his prisoners escape, threw a ball towards Niku in frustration. She managed to catch it sending Hiei to jail himself.
On his way over a ball hit him in the back of the head (poor Hiei, that's the second time today). He retaliated in what seemed like all the same motion. Stooping he picked up the ball, twirled to face his assailant, and threw the ball straight at the shocked victims head. The ball hit it's mark dead on, right in the middle of their forehead. For a moment the ball seemed plastered on, and when it fell away after a few moments there was a large red circle in the middle of the person's forehead. Niku and Yusuke nearly fell over laughing, Karama was doing the weird hand-over-mouth-chuckle, and even Kuwabara couldn't contain his laughter (though his amusement may have been coming more from Hiei's defeat than anything).
Only Botan didn't smile. She gave a worried look towards the unfortunate victim and muttered "Oh dear, I hope it isn't serious."
Hiei remained in the goal tapping his foot impatiently waiting to be let out. Kuwabara (now with a prisoner who's containment could bring him so much joy) was very serious about guarding the jail from any hopes of escape. Eventually, Karama and Niku got Yusuke out too (which made Kuwabara even happier). Hiei tired of his confinement jumped at his chance to obtain the freedom ball. Before Kuwabara could block it, Hiei kicked his feet out from under him causing him to fall flat on his back. Hiei easily caught the ball and pointedly stepped over Kuwabara as he tossed the ball to him over his shoulder.
Karama, now more aware of her opponent did his best against Hiei; however, after Niku got Yusuke out again, it was her who got Hiei out. Fuming about being imprisoned again, he waited for his chance of escape, which never came because Kuwabara made it a point to stand a little further away from the jail. Soon after the game, and the period were over.
The odd thing was that even though it had been so hard, they really hadn't used any of their strength (they were probably afraid that a stray ball may knock out or possibly kill a normal person) and that none of them had got in trouble, not even Hiei.
End Chapter
Author Note: YAY! Wow… Okay. I'm posting Chapter 8 to my other story once I put this one up! HAPPY! It's 8 pages long!
Then I'll be working on one of the requests that I got… Oh, I do take requests… That's a reason why I even wrote these…