Oh well! The reviews cheer me up! Mwaha, Mika gets an unpleasant surprise in this chapter lol...and for Kurama, it's like taking a stroll down memory lane.
: ) ENJOY!
Ralph had been sitting on his porch, bored like heck. Sighing, he began to bounce a tiny pink rubber ball against the wall. The pattern of the bouncing lulled him into a deeper bored trance.
Then, as if delivered from a great burden, Ralph heard familiar laughing coming up the street. Mika and Ayumi were back!
Grinning, the younger boy grabbed the pink ball and waited for his friends to show up.
Mika was first, laughing about something Ayumi had said. She was inches from coming onto his porch when...
"HIYYAAA!"
Ralph threw the ball and hit Mika square on the head. She gasped, and recoiled, momentarily shocked. Then, she got angry.
"RALPH! THAT HURT YOU LITTLE IMP!"
"Gee, someone is in their happy-place today." Ralph laughed. He failed to notice Mika's eyes, usually a green-ish color, change to a cold purple.
Only noticing, that is, when he felt Mika pick him up by his shirt collar.
"Mika?" Ralph stared at her. Her stance was different. When Mika got angry, she usually faked chasing him around and then gave up. Her eyes and narrower.
"Karasu!" Ayumi kicked Mika sharply in the leg. Mika immediately dropped Ralph and grabbed her leg.
"OW!"
Ralph glared at Mika. "Dude, what's your problem?"
Mika changed again. Her eyes were back to normal. She immediately looked embarrassed. "Oh Ralph, I'm sorry! Ah, I--!"
"PMSing..." Ayumi whispered to her younger minion.
A twisted grin appeared on Ralph's face. "EW!"
"Ayumi, that was disturbing for a child to hear." Mika rubbed her forehead. Inside her mind, she was having a BIG yelling spree.
'KARASU YOU FAT-ASSED MOTHER FUC--!!!!!!!!!!!!'
:HEY I WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU FOOL!:
#Karasu! You can't just attack kids!#
'HELL! You can't just take control of my body and hurt MY friends! Does that word FRIENDS even apply to you?!!!'
/Hey, that kid's short!/
'Yeah, so?'
/Ha, so you do like short people!/
#Hiei, for once I think you should sit this one out.#
Mika sighed heavily, ignoring the bantering of Ayumi and Ralph. They were talking about what to do, but poor Mika was battling a headache.
'Guys...please...' She sounded really tired and pathetic. 'This is all a lot for me to handle in one day. I know its unfair to you guys too...but...'
:What now?: Karasu snapped.
'I'm just worried that I'm going to get sent to a hospital.' Mika said quietly.
/What? Do you have some human illness?/
:What's a hospital?:
Kurama rolled his eyes. #Karasu, a hospital is where physically ill people go. You know, if they have a bad case of the flu or if they break a bone.#
Karasu snorted. :Ah, they should suck it up and heal by themselves.:
'Humans are different than demons, Karasu...' Mika said looking out towards the street.
:...WHAT...?!:
/Did you...?/
'Did I what?'
/You just said Karasu's name!/ Hiei exclaimed, shocked. /No 'gay-guy' or anything!/
Chuckling mentally, Mika smiled. 'Oops. Sorry.'
:...: Karasu peered at her. :You really are sick.:
'I wasn't talking about me being physically sick.' Mika explained calmly. 'My parents talk about sending me to a psychological hospital all the time. If I accidentally talk to you guys aloud in front of my parents...it's game over for me.'
:So...you're basically telling us to can-it unless we really need you for something?:
'There ya go, someone who can think.'
"Mika!"
Mika felt Ayumi nudge her. "Wake up!"
"Sorry..." She gave her two friends a lopsided grin. "Lack of sleep."
"Talking to ghosts again?" Ralph asked, smirking. He wasn't mocking her. He believed in anything unexplainable and that included his friend talking with spirits.
"Yep." Mika leaped from her seat and smiled broadly. "Let's go cause havoc and chaos through out the neighborhood. Just like a normal day."
Ayumi smiled. "Good idea. Then we can go get some ice cream."
"But I'm not allowed to leave the block!" Ralph cried.
Grinning mischievously, Mika nodded. "Maybe that's why we're going to go. Not yet though."
All three laughed. It was the middle of October, but they still had the idea of summer fun on their minds.
"Ok, race you to the barn." Ralph took off towards Ayumi's house. The older girl had a large barn/garage in the back of her house and they liked to hang out there.
"What a cheat!" Mika shouted, running after him, Ayumi not far behind.
& & & Inside Her Mind & & &
"So...We're unwanted?" Hiei asked, sitting back onto the grassy floor.
Kurama sighed. "Would you want to have three demons inside your mind if you were a mere human?"
"Feh." Karasu looked away. "She's not human, I tell you. She's a half-ling. Part demon, part human now."
"There's no proof of that." Kurama replied, crossing his arms.
Hiei rolled his eyes. "I think I understand what Murasaki meant. She's sick of us fighting."
"I have an excuse." Karasu snapped.
"Oh yeah? What?"
"The fox killed me!"
Kurama growled. "Well you sexually harassed me!"
"IT WAS A PLOY! GET OVER IT!"
"Do you know how many nightmares I had after that?!!"
"Suck it up! I can't believe Youko Kurama, the famous fox spirit thief, can't take that incident as a clever ploy!"
"CLEVER?!!!" Kurama actually looked pissed off. "YOU CALL ACTING LIKE A HOMO-SEXUAL CLEVER?!!"
Hiei's eyes widened. "...Kurama?"
Karasu blinked. "Um...?"
Breathing heavily, Kurama glared at his ex-enemy. "I apologize, but that's how I feel. It downright creeped me out."
All three stared at each other, not saying a word. A few seconds past and Karasu had enough.
"You know, this is why the brat hates having us here." He said darkly, brushing his long black hair back.
"I just said that." Hiei muttered.
Ignoring him, Karasu continued. "Maybe if we just stopped fighting and actually act neutral, maybe it can get us out of here quicker."
"Wow, is that common sense coming from you?" Kurama remarked sarcastically. "Bless my ears."
"Wow, is that sarcasm coming from you?"
Hiei rolled his eyes. "That's what starts these fights. Plain idiotic insulting and harsh jokes."
"Oh yeah." Karasu glared at him. "You are a real expert at peace and loving your neighbor."
Kurama sighed heavily and sat down next to Hiei. "See? We can't last a second without bickering. Poor Mursaki-dono(1)."
"She doesn't deserve pity." Karasu shot back.
"Did you even see her memories?" Hiei asked quietly.
"No, I was too busy laughing at your blunder."
Hiei ignored him. "She's been through a lot. And she's still standing."
"I'm so sad for her." Karasu said sarcastically. "She should just suck it up and--!"
Suddenly, he stopped in the middle of his sentence. Kurama looked up and stiffened.
"What...?"
Hiei jumped to his feet, his eyes widening. "...this feeling is familiar."
"White Lights?" Kurama turned sharply to Karasu.
"Not me!" Karasu cried defensively. "Some other power's out there!"
"Mika!" Kurama shouted. "She can't fight demons yet!"
Hiei snorted. "Yeah, but we can't interfere, remember? She has to solve this one on her own."
"The midget's right." Karasu crossed his arms in a gesture finality. "I'm not going to help her unless she asks me to."
Kurama gave his companions a 'your-right-for-once-look'. "I just hope for the best out come."
& & & Back to Reality & & &
"...Ok, you're it this time."
After acting like a bunch of fools, Ralph, Ayumi and Mika had decided to play 'hide-and-go-seek' tag. Mika was "it".
"Aw, you know how slow I am," Mika whined.
"Too bad. Count to 50," Ayumi replied, running down the driveway.
Mika rolled her eyes and closed her eyes. "1, 2, 3, 4..."
Counting in a monotone voice, she continued. That is, until she reached forty-nine. (what a coincidence¼)
"Forty-ni--," Mika suddenly felt very cold. She shivered involuntarily. "Forty-nin-!"
She couldn't finish. Something cold and dark was near. Like the psychic energy before, but this one was older. Even more than Kurama's. She looked around. If there was something dangerous around, her friends could get caught up with it.
Ayumi would have to know. She could distract Ralph and get him away. So, Mika lifted her hands and put her fingers on her lips and blew. She had discovered her talent for blowing a loud whistle and Ayumi and her used it as a secret code.
A short minute past. Mika looked up and saw Ayumi running behind the house, towards her.
"What's wrong, Mika?" Ayumi gasped for breath. When they had gotten older, they had promised never to whistle like that unless it was an emergency.
Mika's face was pale. "Ayumi, you've got to get Ralph and yourself inside. I just got the most awful feeling. Something like the White Lights are nearby."
Ayumi grimaced. Mika had told her about what happened to her guests. "Are you sure? Will you need back-up? I can see some psychic stuff."
"No, I'm gonna be fine." Mika forced a smile. "I've got three demons inside my mind. From what I saw in Kurama's memory, both he and Karasu kick ass. Hiei's attitude covers him entirely."
"You trust them?" Ayumi raised an eyebrow. "And did you just call Karasu by name?"
"Oops, I mean Gay-guy!"
Both laughed. Ayumi gave her the thumbs-up signal. "Well have fun demon-hunting. I'll go get short and terrible--,"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Both teenagers froze. That was...
"RALPH!" Mika screamed, her eyes widening. "Oh crap!"
"Oh shit, if he gets hurt, his mom will kick our asses!" Ayumi started to run down the driveway. Mika grabbed her arm.
"No!" Mika said forcefully. "You stay here! It'll be too messed up trust me! If I need your help, be ready to get out into the street."
Ayumi obviously wanted to help. "But--!"
"See you!" Mika waved and ran down the driveway. The street was only inches away.
#MIKA!#
'WHAT?!! I'm busy!'
#You don't understand! Whatever you do, don't--!#
'Don't what?' Mika came to a screeching halt, standing in the middle of the road. She looked down one side of the street and suddenly, her back felt cold. Oh no...
Turning very slowly, she looked down the other side of the street. Her eyes widened. A large mass of dark blue energy hovered near her. Before she had the chance to scream, it hurtled at her.
#Oh--!#
/No--!/
#Not--!#
"Again." Mika squeaked out, just as the energy ripped through her. She vaguely heard Ayumi shouting and Ralph saying something, but her awareness seemed to shatter.
& & & Inside Her Mind & & &
Not opening her eyes, Mika knew where she was. Her mind. The soft grass greeted her fingertips. There wasn't a sound. It didn't even feel like someone was next to her, watching.
Sighing, Mika decided to open her eyes. Maybe the energy just knocked her out. "Ugh. . ."
Her green eyes opened. They meet very clear purple ones. Not as harsh as Karasu's, but still purple. The new person's face was hovering just above her own.
"Hello!" said a cheerful voice that originated from the new face.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Mika screamed again and again, backing away.
The other's must have heard her. Kurama and Hiei jumped over a hill and ran over to the still screaming Mika.
"What's the matter, Mik--ah." Kurama looked up at the purple eyed visitor. His voice escaped him.
"Who's that, Kurama?" Hiei said, busily slapping Mika's face.
Kurama stared at the visitor like a fish out of water, gaping. "Th-that's--!"
"WHO, fox?" Karasu demanded, appearing next to them.
Surprisingly, the kitsune's eyes began to water. "KURONUE!!!!"
A.D: DUM DUM, I bet you guys NEVER expected that: )
And sorry this chapter wasn't very funny. Kinda dark and gloomy for a humor fic. Never fear! I'm altering Kuronue's personality. He's going to be the clown of the group, next to Mika. Is that OOC? We don't know much about Kuronue, so I can make his personality anything I want lol!!!I hope it was kinda good. Well, review please! ja ne!
(1)dono: a honorific term used when someone is refering to their landlord or someone who owns the house they live in. i think...(ish refering to Ruruoni Kenshin terms)