A.D: YAYNESS! REVIEWS! (dances a happy little dance) I'm so happy! This chapter, yet again, is full of random content. I forgot to mention how the three guys got stuck in Mika's mind in the last chapter! (slaps forehead) I'm an idiot...well, you find out in this chapter. Enjoy everyone!

Disclaimers...warnings...in the beginning...

/Hiei talking/
:Karasu:
#Kurama#
'Mika'

"Let me get this straight," Ayumi said, raising her eyebrow. "You have three DEMONS in your mind and they're GUYS?"

They had walked to the playground and were sitting on the bleachers by the soccer. Mika had told her friend everything about her new 'guests'.

"Yep." Mika nodded, sighing. "Bunch of madmen, they are."

Ayumi took out her lighter and lit herself a cigarette. "Hmm...are they hot?" she asked.

Mika rolled her eyes. "Kurama's okay looking. Hiei could be worthy if he grew a few feet."

"What about tall dark and gruesome boy?"

"I can't tell with that mask." Mika suddenly scoffed. "You're gonna kill yourself with those things."

Ayumi shrugged and blew a smoke ring. "Better to die than live in this hellhole of a world, right?"

#Such a joyful child...#

Mika jumped, causing Ayumi to stare at her. 'GOD! Kurama, don't start talking out of the blue like that! It scares me!' she exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Ayumi asked curiously.

"Kurama suddenly said something...it's very creepy to have some talk into your mind when no one around you is speaking."

Ayumi raised her eyebrow. Suddenly, a thought came to her. "Say...can they come out?"

"What?" Her question echoed in her mind. All three demons began to listen hopefully.

"I asked, can they come out. You know, temporarily until you can get their bodies back."

Mika sat there, blinking. What a thought! She could maybe lend one of them some energy for an astral form. But which one was worthy enough?

:ME!.:

'Oh, YEAH, Karasu. You really DESERVE it.'

#There's no need for my body quite yet.#

'But I trust you more than the other two.'

/Hn./

#Well, which one of them do you trust more, Mika?#

'Hmm…What a tough question...'

:I'll be your hit man and kill off anyone you want.:

'Yeah sure, then I'll be responsible!'

/Then how about me?./

#Yes, why not Hiei?#

'...he gave me a headache' Mika said in a babyish/whiny voice.

Ayumi noticed the smile on her best friend's face. "Um, explanation or did you go psycho on me?"

"Karasu and Hiei want to try the astral form thing. I can only spare so much energy, so only one today. Which one should I choose?"

Blowing out some smoke, the black haired girl looked thoughtful. "Kurama doesn't want out?"

"No, he's too polite. He's the best one there. Hiei's too macho and Karasu's just gay."

:I AM NOT GAY!.:

'Yes, you are.'

:Well, you're a lesbian!:

'WHAT? THAT DOES IT! HIEI, YOU WIN THE GOLDEN PONY!'

/What—?/

Suddenly, Ayumi felt the bleachers get hot. Looking up quickly, she saw Mika's eyes were closed and she was focused. Gulping, Ayumi slowly moved several spaces back. She had a taste of Mika's psychic energy before and she really didn't want to see it again.

The air stilled and seemed to get very warm near Mika. Almost like a hazy television image, Ayumi saw the form of a small boy standing in front of them.

"I'm alive?" Hiei asked quietly, looking at his hands. They were transparent, but he could feel and breathe.

"Glad you like it," Mika said in a hoarse voice. Her eyelids were drooped and she was breathing heavily. "I...am not gonna do that again..."

Ayumi blinked. "Wow, is that Hiei?" she asked.

"You can see him?" Mika asked, surprised.

"Barely..." Ayumi trailed off, amazed. "Very cool. I guess I have some sixth sense."

"Hn." Hiei looked away. "Pathetic, Murasaki. Only I was transformed into an astral projection and you're about to pass out already."

Mika growled. "Oh, bite me. It was my first time I ever did that, so lay off, you walking bomb fuse."

"Hey, I have fire. Karasu's the one with the bombs."

"Still, you blow up every time you get angry."

Hiei rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Where am I exactly?"

"Akita, Japan," Ayumi answered, rubbing out his cigarette. "Boy, Mika was right. You're shorter than a first grader."

"What do you all have against my height?" Hiei growled angrily.

"Nothing. You're just an easy target."

Before Hiei had the chance to attack Ayumi, Mika decided to ask her short freeloader a question.

"Hey, Hiei?"

"What?"

"How did you get transformed into psychic energy?"

Hiei froze and looked at her slowly. "...You mean how we got where we were?" he asked.

Mika nodded. "Yeah. I don't think demons suddenly transform into particles a normal human can't see on a daily basis. What's your story?"

#It's long...and complicated.# Kurama sighed inside her mind.

:Not to mention, it's all Hiei's fault.:

"IT WAS NOT!" Hiei shouted angrily. Ayumi raised her eyebrows.

"What was that outburst for?"

"He heard Karasu's comment," Mika giggled. Hiei just turned a brilliant shade of red.

"Tell that bomb machine that he's a poor excuse for a demon and if he thinks that a simple accusation like that will get under my skin, he's sadly mistaken--!"

:Oh, I don't think that it will. I KNOW it will, my dear midget.:

"Ha, you hear them too!" Mika laughed, enjoying the furious look on the smaller man's face.

Hiei 'hn'ed and looked away. "Do you want to know or not, fool?" he demanded.

"I'd be nicer, Hiei," said Ayumi with a smirk. She lit another cigarette. "That is your landlord you're talking to."

"Shut up, stupid woman. I wasn't speaking to you."

"Well, I was speaking to you."

"Stop bickering and tell me!" Mika demanded. "Now, Hiei. Or I'll send you to the memory room with lots more booby-traps to get you."

"Hn." Hiei glared at her. "Fine."

:Aw screw the talking!: Karasu tapped his foot impatiently, though only Hiei and Mika could see it. :Show her a memory. Faster and easier.:

#What about Takei-san?#

'I'll explain it to her later,' Mika told him. She turned to Ayumi in the regular world. "Alright, Mr. Tall Dark and Gruesome wants a memory to be shown instead. I'll space out for a few minutes, but I'll tell you everything later."

"Okay, I'm not going anywhere." Ayumi smiled.

"I wish," Hiei muttered darkly. Ayumi gave him a cold glare, which he ignored.

Mika waved angrily. "Tell me!"

"Fine you little brat!" Hiei shouted, though trying to stay calm. "Alright, here's the memory."

He held up his hands and light swirled in the center. Mika closed her eyes as the images formed like a movie player.

----o.O---

Kurama walked down the street, his thoughts elsewhere. The Dark Tournament was just a memory and the Demon World Tournament that had almost destroyed the fragile balance between the human and demon worlds was finally gone from their worries, at least for another three years. Kurama couldn't help but be content. He was finally going to be able to stay home with his human family now. The "Spirit Detectives" as a whole could finally have a little vacation from playing super heroes.

As he past a tree on the sidewalk, the fox demon looked up and smiled. "Hiei, come down."

With a short moment of rustling branches and leaves, the short fire demon jumped to the ground beside his friend. Kurama didn't look at his ally, but he smiled pleasantly as they walked in sync down the sidewalk.

"I was not expecting you back in the human world any time soon," he said, honest.

"That woman doesn't keep me on a leash," Hiei snorted, referring to his ex-lord, Mukuro.

Kurama looked at him out of the corner of his eye. "I am curious. Why are you back?" he asked. His voice seemed friendly, but Hiei was smart enough to know he should definitely have an excuse.

"It's for the reason I know you are thinking of," the fire demon said.

"Ah!" Kurama seemed pleased with that answer. He flash him an annoyingly pleasant smile again. "Yukina-san is so nice to have such a caring brother to come all the way from the demon realm to watch over her!" The fox demon laughed out loud at the deadly glare that he received. With a sly look, Kurama asked, "So...did you give it to her yet?" That little tear gem necklace...

Hiei just turned away. So, that was a no. Kurama sighed and smiled. Obviously, neither demon had changed the slightest bit. The two walked in silence down the street. It was almost dusk and the setting sun made beautiful streaks across the sky, emitting red and orange light.

"A beautiful night to die..."

Hiei and Kurama froze and looked around quickly. No one was there.

"Who said that?" Kurama demanded, ready to summon his rose whip.

The trees rustled again. Then, in a harsh whisper, "But you should know me, Kurama."

Hiei whipped out his katana. Kurama did the same with his rose out of his red locks of hair. With a whoosh of wind, a familiar black caped man jumped in front of the two demons.

"Karasu!" Kurama spat, an angry look appearing on his once passive face.

The said man laughed. "Why I'm flattered you remembered me, fox."

Hiei snorted. "You're supposed to be dead. Escaped the ferry girls, did you?"

Karasu laughed as the other two rose to the defense. "I heard the outcomes of the Demon World Tournament. It seems you two have grown stronger." He flexed his spidery fingers and his eyes narrowed. "Why don't you show me?"

Wasting no time, Kurama attacked. "Rose Whip!"

The green, thorny vine barely missed Karasu, who jumped away. Summoning a bomb, he hurtled it at the two on the ground. Hiei leaped aside, into the street. Kurama landed sounded on the brick wall.

"You HAVE gotten better since our last encounter," Karasu commented, perched on the streetlamp. "But it was in vain, you know. Last time we met, I was playing. I wanted to escape that bastard Toguro. Now, I am free and I want you to die."

"Keep dreaming!" Kurama replied, his face set with seriousness. He ran down the wall, headed towards, his adversary.

Suddenly, he heard Hiei shout. "KURAMA STOP!"

Instantly, the fox demon froze, unbelievably trusting his ally with his life. Just inches beyond his face, white lights zoomed past. They would have hit him if he had not stopped. Kurama shook the surprise out of his mind and turned to face Karasu, who was watching with mild interest.

"Lucky," Karasu commented. "Those are my newest recruits. White Lights, I think they are called."

If he didn't create them... "They're not bombs?" Hiei asked.

 "

"Heh." Karasu just smirked. "Maybe. Maybe not."

Then, more bombs came hurtling down, followed by the strange lights. Hiei dodged them with ease, even the trace eyes. But the lights were following him with speed and agility. Kurama was having a similar problem.

Then, the worst thing imaginable happened. When jumping away from a trace eye, Hiei jumped in front of a parked car's side mirror. A white light was heading towards him, dead straight. He jumped straight up, just as it was about to hit him, causing it to have no time to pull up...

"Hiei!" Kurama noticed the mistake. "The mirror!"

The short fire demon looked down. The light had refracted off of the mirror and was heading towards...Karasu?

"What!" Karasu leaped out of the way, the light hitting the lamppost. It disappeared for a second, before it bounced off of the glass.

Kurama dodged it as it bounced over to his way. All three demons sighed with relief as it disintegrated into the bricks. Kurama looked almost amused.

He commented, "That was like pin-ball machine."

"That was stupid," Hiei growled, leaping towards Karasu. "But I can't complain."

Karasu said nothing but jumped away. Suddenly, his dark purple eyes widened. He leaped away, back up to his street lamp. Hiei stared at him, confused. He turned around and gasped. The white lights had obviously been angered by something. Karasu had lost control and they were going haywire. Two of them were heading towards Kurama. The other one was heading towards Hiei.

"Shit!" Hiei dodged the light. Kurama easily dodged the lights and slashed through them with his rose whip.

Karasu began to laugh. "Good luck with trying to fend them off."

"You're a target as well, now!" Kurama shot back. Just as he said that, however, he gasped. Light formed at his chest. His green eyes hallowed as he pitched forward.

"Kurama!" Hiei swirled around. Damn! He rushed over to his fallen friend.

Almost on cue, Karasu fell to the ground. Hiei looked around quickly. The lights had multiplied, surrounding him.

With a dark face, Hiei muttered, "Just great."

Needless to say, the lights went through Hiei.

That's all that they remembered.

------end flash back-----

Mika blinked. "The hell...?" she asked.

"Confusing, right?" Hiei snorted, leaning against the fence. "To make it easier for your miniscule brain, Karasu was trying to control soul sucking demons. When we got hit, since we were demons, our souls AND energy were transformed into one thing."

"So...you just traveled around the country?" Mika was still amazed.

#Well, we estimated we were gone for six days so far. I don't know how we managed to get to Akita, but it doesn't really matter, does it?"#

'Not really...but...I'm sorry.' Mika looked at her feet. 'For all of you. Even gay-guy.'

:STOP. CALLING. ME. THAT.:

"Oh good one, you fool," Hiei commented, still not getting the idea that Ayumi could hear him. "Go ahead, reject the respect you get."

:YOU CALL THAT RESPECT?.:

"It's about as much as you deserve," Mika growled, losing her 'caring' look. "Okay, enough of the melodramatics! I'm hungry!"

Ayumi laughed. "There's the Mika Murasaki we all know."

:...but not love.:

Mika rolled her eyes and ignored Karasu. "Alright, where to now?" she asked as they got up from their seats.

"My house," Ayumi replied. "Ralph is home."

"Alright, Ralph!" Both girls liked to hang out with an eleven-year-old named Ralph. He was obnoxious, cynical and had an obsession with fire—just like them.

#You have very weird friends, if you don't mind me saying so.#

:Heck, she's the weirdest out of all of them.:

#True, true...#

'Leave me alone...' Mika mentally gave them the finger and turned to Ayumi who had gotten up. "Gods, I'm really going to need Ms. Ryoko tomorrow."

"'Ms. Ryoko'?" Ayumi repeated, yet again, confused.

"My newest psychologist. She's nice enough...kinda sympathetic about my parents being jerks 24/7." Mika stretched as she stood up. "As far as I'm concerned, she's helped the most."

#Why do you need help again?#

/Her parents think she's insane...seeing ghosts and talking to them./

"Please..." Mika looked pleadingly at Ayumi as the two headed towards the street. "Make them go away!"

Ayumi laughed. "Sure, step in front of a semi and let them get flung out of you by force.

/HEY/

Mika turned to see the translucent form of Hiei glare at her. "What?"

"I need to go back inside your mind!" Hiei marched over to her.

"You want to?" Ayumi smirked.

Hiei glared. "Right. It's a favorite hobby of mine."

"Just..." Mika stared at him. "Wait, how do you get back in?"

Awkward silence.

:Just perfect.:

#This is bad.# Everyone that could see him turned to Kurama. He looked worried. #Mika's energy is spent on letting Hiei's astral form be outside her mind. It'll wear her down to keep Hiei outside.#

:I know!.: Karasu exclaimed.

Mika ignored him. "How about if we ram into each other?" she suggested

"I'd just go right through you," Hiei said flatly.

:Hey, listen!.:

"Hmm..." Ayumi looked thoughtful. "How about you just wait till Mika passes out?"

"Dream on!" Mika shouted, though looking tired already. Hiei noticed.

"Great. We've got to think of something fast," he muttered.

:HELLO YOU MORONS!: Karasu hated being ignored and especially when it was his ex-enemies-turned-roommates. :I HAVE AN IDEA!.:

Mika twitched. "Owwww..."

"What's your idea then, Karasu?" Hiei asked with dripping sarcasm.

:Just phase through her.:

"Phase what?" Both Mika and Hiei shouted. (Poor Ayumi, she still had no clue what they're going on about.)

Karasu snorted. :Remember the White Lights? Do what they did. Mika would act as a sponge.:

"ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT, YOU STUPID LOSER?" Mika suddenly exploded, taking Karasu's comment the wrong way.

Hiei and Ayumi watched with amusement. Mika was screaming at an empty spot, the passerbys skirting away, thinking she was a nut case.

"Um...Mika?" Ayumi tried not to laugh. "You're screaming at the grass."

"Dang it...I'll get him later..." Mika stomped back over to the other two.

Ayumi smirked again. "I can only dream about what he said."

"Other's pain in your pleasure, right?" Hiei commented.

"Right."

Hiei smirked and looked over at Mika. "Well? Let's try Karasu's idea."

Mika nodded and braced herself visibly. "Try not to hurt me, please."

Not responding, Hiei closed his red eyes. After momentarily focusing, he took in a breath of air and began to move towards Mika. Ayumi gasped at the sight. Hiei moved quickly and looked like he was going to collide with Mika but then...he disappeared. No, he actually went through Mika. Mika stood there, wide eyed. Ayumi understood that having a guy go through you and disappear into nothing can be freaky...but why were her eyes red?

"OH THIS IS JUST PERFECT!" 'She' shouted, her voice surprisingly deeper.

"M-Mika!" Ayumi stared at her friend worriedly. "Are you alright?"

"I am NOT Mika!"

It then dawned on her. "...Hiei?"

"I possessed her!" Hiei looked like he was going to kick himself...er well Mika's body. "I didn't know I could do that!"

:ALRIGHT! I can possesses the brat too!: Karasu shouted gleefully.

'DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.' Mika was not happy. Not that she minded that Hiei possessed her body. It was an accident and he wasn't too happy about it either. What ticked her off was the fact that her guests learned how to do that.

"You're in control of her body?" Ayumi processed the information. Suddenly she smirked mischievously. "So...how's the change?"

"You are so lucky I don't have a sword with me, human."

'Excuse me a moment,' Mika said darkly. 'Can I have my body back, please?'

/I could care less!/

'Then, please do care less.' Mika opened her own eyes and saw Ayumi smirking at her. How'd she do that? Oh well... "I'm back."

"Heh." Ayumi shook her head as the two continued to walk down the sidewalk. "You are an original piece of work, you know that?"

"Yeah."

Ayumi smiled gently and placed her arm around Mika's shoulders. "But mind you, you've got me to lean on. Plus you're mind minions."

/Psh./ Hiei scoffed.

Mika smiled. "Sure."

#Yes, we're here for you if you need help#

:Uh, what? Did I just hear 'we':

'If you guys are good, I might let you take turns possessing me.' Mika smiled.

:I'm a saint,: Karasu said sarcastically.

/What are we, children?./

'You act like it.' Mika laughed aloud. Ayumi sighed, not really wanting to know.

"You gotta be careful, Mika. Other people will think you're more insane than usual."

Mika nodded reluctantly. "Yeah...hmm...Well, can you help me get used to talking mentally?"

"Sure, every time you speak to them aloud, I'll slap you."

:Just like electro-shock therapy...: Karasu said in a false dreamy voice.

"Ayumi, Karasu keeps insulting me!" Mika whined sarcastically.

Ayumi laughed. "You're on your own with that stuff, kiddo. I can't fight demons."

:You're such a spoiled baby.:

'Only when I want to.'

"Well, let's get going!" Mika smiled and both girls continued on their way to Ayumi's house.

A.D: w0000000000t, chapter three is complete! Well, this chapter is over, but chapter 4 is coming...uh...soon? Hopefully. Please review!