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"I'm so surprised he hasn't killed her yet." Kurai stated, smiled happily at the hovering Jin.

They both were outside, training since they had nothing better to do. "Touya would never kill that girl. 'Lieve it or not…I think he 'ather likes 'er." He said. His voice was still accented almost to the point where she couldn't understand him.

But either way she was shocked. "Someone likes Leiko!" She screamed. She lost her 'cool' demeanor for a second, but it quickly came back as she sweat-dropped.

"Yep, if he didn't she would have been out of here." He attacked Kurai.

She blocked, smirking, "So, she was pretty close to being gone, he just has patience…and time."

She stated, sending a kick aimed for his head. He flew up. "Cheater!" She yelled, angrily, shaking her fist in the air.

I've only been around here for like a week and here I am…acting like her. Kill. Me. Now. She was busy thinking about ways to kill herself and Leiko at the same time when Jin sent Shura Dengeki Senpuuken. (Electric Tornado Punch) It hit, and it hurt.

She stumbled, clutching her stomach in pain. Come on Leiko, your good for something. She started crying furiously.

Jin walked over to her, a worried look in his blue eyes. She smirked; her head was down, the tears falling as she 'sobbed'.

He touched her back lightly. She glared at him, smirked, letting go of her stomach. Kurai moved her hand in a quick flick of the wrist. Jin flew back. She pulled her hands like she would a rope, except there was no rope. He came flying towards her, she moved, making him fly into another wall. She tugged again, but he didn't move.

She looked up; he was struggling, but not moving. He was fighting back. But he wouldn't win.

She tugged harder, bent on making him lose.

He put his arms together, gathering strength; he then pulled his arms and legs in different directions. A 'snap' could be heard as her strings were broken.

"Hey! You owe me new strings! They 'aint cheap!" She yelled, pointing an accusing finger at the

wind master.

"Time to get serious." She mumbled, sighing. Jin flew towards her, aiming a punch towards her head, she blocked again, but countered this time, aiming for his stomach, hitting it roughly.

She sent a flurry of kicks and punches, adding her shadows into them, making them twice as strong.

He staggered, then fell all together. She gasped, "Jin, I'm sorry. I didn't want you getting this hurt!" Kurai picked him up, but her knees almost buckled. Heavy.

She decided it was best to use another power. She disappeared in the ground, reappeared in his bedroom-how she knew where to go she didn't know.

Kurai searched his room, finding bandages in the kitchen-which surprisingly was easy to reach. She grabbed them and ran into his room.

The wolf demon glared at the man in front of her. Do I have to do this? She asked herself as she walked closer to him.

Kurai sighed and pulled his shirt above his head, leaving him shirtless. He decided to wear a real shirt that day, Kurai had no clue why.

She bandaged his ribs, which looked swollen and broken. That was where she had hit him the most, on purpose. She was sweating by the time she finished. It took the youkai longer than it would say if she was bandaging Leiko because she didn't care if she hurt her best friend.

"Done?" A playful voice asked. Jin opened one eye and started laughing at her expression.

"What?" Kurai yelled, hitting him on the head, shutting him up.

"You face looked…cute." His accent affected what he had said, but she understood well enough, and blushed.

Leiko I shall kill you… The demon thought as the distance between the two closed as they shared a kiss.

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"Kurai just kissed a guy! Wait…that rhymes! Yay!" Leiko shot up, startling Touya, who was still on the ground.

"Kurai kissed who?" He asked, unconsciously.

"I don't know…but she did! She said she was going to kill me…" Leiko eyes filled with anime tears as she thought of her friend ripping her apart ferociously.

He smirked. "Let's go spar." She nodded and got up, ran downstairs, and started stretching.

Touya sighed, she just ran down four flights of stairs in one second flat…and she's not tired. The

ice master shook his head.

He arrived at their training ground soon after and was attacked. He barely dodged the punch aimed for his face. "Ha, gotta be quicker than that!" She stated loudly.

They started attacking. Their punches mingled, it seemed as if they were dancing rather than fighting. Let's get serious. Leiko jumped back, far away. The two demons were sweating lightly.

"Now you shall know why I am the 'Night Kitsune'!" She winked at Touya. Her skin became the color of night, making her stand out even more.

She disappeared.

Where is she? Touya asked himself, looking around calmly even if his mind told him to run.

"It's night in my world." A voice whispered to his left. He whipped around. The sky darkened and thunder was heard in the distance. "You can't escape the night." She stated in sing song tone.

…damn…where is that insufferable girl? A blow to his stomach brought him back to consciousness.

Touya winced at the pain; she's not this strong usually…what is a 'Night Kitsune'? He tried dodging her attacks, but no use.

"You can't escape the night." The voice echoed sending shivers down his spine as the ice master barely dodged a kick to his head.

Where is that idiot! Touya yelled, he was getting attacked everywhere! And at the same time nonetheless!

He was getting very pissed; he created his ice sword, and swung it around. He hit nothing.

"What the-," He was hit again. "Leiko, stop!" Kurai growled, coming outside to see why it had gotten dark and scary.

They sky cleared and the thunder left. "Huh? Heh…sorry, Touya-kun…I…lost control." She sounded hurt and guilty.

Touya held his stomach; his own sword had hit him. "What happened?"

Kurai sighed. "I'll tell you, but you must not tell any one." She glared at the youkai in front of her. He nodded. "Leiko is the 'Black Kitsune'. It's a…thing that she has. Like a second personality, but far from it. She is conscious and sees everything, but she does nothing. She has a sort-of…blood lust." Leiko winced at the words. "I've know her for 20 years now. I left her alone for three of them; I had to practice…so that she wouldn't have to fight. It hurts when she looses control. The pain is emotional…physical…even psychological."

Jin and Touya could –almost- feel the pain she went through. "But…but why…what's wrong with her?" Touya asked. He knew she was gone, he heard her sobs as she left.

"She…She had a hard life. Before I met her, even before the blood lust; she made her blood lust on accident. Never challenge her to a fight, she only fights if she needs to…she can't stop once she starts. She killed her whole family…I know…stereotypical." Kurai rolled her eyes. "She killed her parents, then the children. She remembers it…when I first met her…she wouldn't go to sleep. She had bags under her eyes and was never alert.

"She…" Kurai sighed. "She killed everyone, consciously. She wanted to. Leiko is so happy…you would never guess her to be such a…" She chuckle. "Demon, but she is and I have put up with her for so long now." The wolf started for the house.

"Wait, I'll go. She did try to kill me." Touya said, grabbing her arm and pushing her into Jin.

The ice youkai ran up the stairs.

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"Wait…I have a question. Did you let me win?" Kurai asked Jin suspiciously, eyeing him.

Jin whistled lightly, looking up at a cloud that had appeared. Kurai was steaming.

"You…argh…you!" She couldn't find the right words to explain what he was at the moment.

"Plus…you kissed me."

He leaned in closer, their noses touching. "And I shall again." He kissed her again.

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"Leiko?" Touya's usual cold voice seemed…warmer.

A sniffle was the only answer he seemed to be able to get. He walked inside. The room was black, he could only see her. She stood out from her room. "My… 'Power' makes this happen…sorry."

He nodded, "I'm sorry…I didn't know…"

She smiled, "its ok…I didn't want you to think of me as a freak…or more of one."

He laughed lightly and smiled, well…as much as he could. "Come on…it's dinner time."

Touya extended his hand and she took it and got up. They walked down the stairs, hands separated.

"Food!" Leiko yelled, dog piling the fridge. Her eye twitched, "That hurt."

"I bet it did idiot." Kurai stated, holding her head in one head and shaking it.

"It's not my fault…" Leiko mumbled, sliding off the fridge and landing on the floor.

Kurai sighed, walked over to her friend, and dragged her away from the contraption. "You shall sit here and be a good little fox." The wolf instructed, pulled her friend into the chair.

"Fine." Kurai grabbed some meat and greens for everyone and told the boys to sit while she cooked.

"Is she always…this…" Jin asked, unsure of what to say.

"Overprotective…arrogant…selfish-," "Say anymore and I'll eat you!" Kurai interrupted Leiko, who, at that comment, started sulking.

Touya smirked and Jin smiled his awesome….smile. "Done!" Kurai came back with a pot of something.

"It smells." Leiko deadpanned, looking up into the angry face of Kurai, who actually was glaring at her.

"I cook great!" She hit her friend on the head, hitting right between the ears.

Jin nodded and started eating. Touya too, started eating, but not as messily. Leiko sniffed the food, rubbing the bump on her head at the same time.

She turned the other cheek "I'm not eating this crap." She stated.

Kurai rolled her eyes and shoved Leiko's head down, grabbed the spoon, and shoved some of the meat in her mouth. "Eat." She growled.

"Fine fine…anger issues." Leiko started eating slowly, as if it was poisoned.

Soon everyone was done, except, of course, Leiko, who was still eating the food slowly, not trusting her long time friend.

Touya, Jin, and Kurai went to their rooms, leaving the girl there to contemplate her food.

After about another hour, Leiko finally finished her food and went to her room. She passed out once she reached her dark room.

"Leiko?" A quiet, calm voice spoke, waking the Kitsune, who lit up the room in a bright flash.

"My eyes!" Leiko yelled, covering her eyes from the light. "I always knew that stupid sun would kill me." She mumbled under her breath.

"I'm not going to teach you how to use your powers, again. Now, you ready?" Leiko nodded, eyes turning suddenly serious as she grabbed the pack in the corner of her room and throwing Kurai hers.

"I told you night powers would come in handy." She smirked, they both silently walked down the three flights of stairs, they weren't demons for nothing.

"Are-," "Don't talk." Kurai hissed, Leiko huffed, and someone coughed behind them as they opened the large doors.

Leiko turned, her face turning pale. Kurai followed suit, only her face seemed much worse.

Jin and Touya were there, Touya had his arms crossed as if waiting for an answer to his unasked question. Jin was just…Jin.

"Uh…bye!" Kurai and Leiko yelled. They slipped through the crack in the door, both barely made it through there.

But they were to slow; Jin held Kurai as Touya held Leiko, who looked pathetically in his icy eyes.

'Shit' that was all the girls could think at that precise moment as the boys dragged them to the kitchen.

"What is going on?" Touya asked.

"N-Nothing!" Leiko retorted defensively, putting her hands up in defeat and waving them furiously.

"Tell us the truth." Touya demanded.

"No one…not even her own parents could handle Leiko…what makes you think you two are any different?" Kurai asked, eyes glazed over as she started getting angrier.

"What about you?"

"I'm a different case, I'm a shadow demon, before-when I wasn't in control as much as I am now- I would just disappear…let her kill everyone and come back later to find her. I would find her…days later…unconscious. Drained of energy and left to rot," Spite filled her voice as Touya glared at her.

Jin was just watching Touya and Kurai during the whole scene. "You don't believe in us?" He asked, sounding slightly like a child.

"No! We do, but…I've killed too many…most of them were my friends." Leiko sounded…dismal.

"We will watch out, don't worry. You won't kill us that easily. Plus…maybe we could ask Koenma's physician to look…or psychiatrist."

Kurai and Leiko deadpanned.

"Lord Enma is…far away. It would take a good week just to get to the gate, plus, thy might not even let us in." Kurai stated, as if from memory.

"So? Have you two even tried? We met his detectives, they might want to help! Urameshi Here I come!" Jin shouted, punching his fists in the air excitedly.

Kurai and Touya sighed in unison, "Idiots." She muttered, barely audible.

Leiko nodded furiously. "Yep, that I am!"

Jin just shrugged nonchalantly. "So…in three days we shall head for the Reikai!" He stated.

"Fine…but give me and Leiko time to talk, we promise we won't leave…" Kurai grabbed Leiko and literally dragged her friend to her-Kurai's-room.

"What is it?" Leiko looked up wit h large, watering eyes.

"Do you want to stay?" Kurai asked, eyeing her friend warily.

"Do you?" the fox retorted.

Kurai looked away. They both knew the answer. Yes, both of the youkai wanted to stay with their new friends. But could they handle them? No.

Leiko nodded in a silent agreement as she left the room to go back to sleep, it was only 10:00! She needed good six more hours…

"We shall stay, but…Leiko left before we could come up with a 'but'…" She muttered, cursing the ditzy girl under her breath.

Three days passed very quickly. Kurai and Jin fought on a regular basis, Jin mostly won until Kurai found her old pair of strings…these didn't break. She had a lot of fun the last day.

"Ha-ha…beat ya' yesterday!" She praised herself, now she was acting like Leiko, and it scared her.

"Are you all packed?" Touya asked calmly, carrying his small bag. Jin came out, his bag in hand. "How long are we staying?" Kurai yelled.

"We don't know, until they let us in." Jin said. His accent mingled in making it harder to decipher his words.

"I'm ready! Touya-kun! Catch me!" Leiko jumped from the last stair. Touya put his arms out, and when she got close, he put them back and moved to he side.

She landed with a 'thump' "Ow…" She got up, sporting a nice bruise on her face. Her eyes watered. "Y-you hurt-hurt me!" She ran to Jin, pulled him down from floating, and cried on his shoulder.

"Let's go." Touya grunted, picking up Leiko's bag and swinging it on his shoulder. He opened the doors and waited for everyone else.

Leiko, her eyes completely dry, ran outside, her arms outstretched moving in circular motions making it look like she was pretending to be a plane…which she was.

Kurai shrugged and walked outside, the sun burning her skin and eyes. Jin followed the wolf; Touya closed the door.

"Let's go!" Leiko started walking in a random direction.

"Leiko…it's that way." Kurai deadpanned, pointing to a certain direction.

"Ok…let's go that-a-way!" She started walking in the-right- way this time.

Touya and Jin sweat dropped slightly at the girl's behavior. They still weren't used to it.

Kurai grabbed Leiko's shoulders and stopped her from running off. Leiko had a little history of running away when things got tough, now would be a good example.

"Ow…" Leiko grumbled, rubbing her shoulder.

"That's for the food incident." Kurai crossed her arms and whipped her head to the side.

Jin flew towards the girls who were far ahead of them now. Touya just walked a little faster.

"Touya-kun! Git over here!" Leiko grabbed his arm and tugged it, making him stumble.

Touya started mumbling profanities under his breath. "Ahh…come on Touya-kun, don't be like that!"

Jin was laughing slightly at Touya's face. Kurai was just smirking. "Now you know what I have to put up with." She said in sing-song tone, making Touya glare at her.

He started walking faster so Leiko was just holding his arm, not dragging him. "Good."

They continued walking till sunset; Leiko was getting restless, as was Kurai. "We-ve never traveled without a 'little' running."

"Yeah, we race." Leiko stated bluntly.

"Fine, tomorrow we shall race, it won't take us as long to get there then." Jin said happily.

"YAY!" Kurai and Leiko hugged Jin, and then Leiko fainted.

"Asleep again." Kurai kicked Leiko, she didn't move.

"Is she dead?" Touya asked, raising an eyebrow and pointing to the girl.

"No, she'll wake up at dawn. Her body is in 'shut down' mode. We all should get some sleep." Kurai lay down on the hard ground.

Touya and Jin followed the girl's action.

This was going to be a hard week.