A.D: SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRYYYY! Homework has been such a drag (literally on my back), I've got a cold that causes my eye to go blurry and I'm so behind with everything!!!! BUT THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!

...OK! This chapter is basically more information...on how Kuronue is suddenly alive again and in Mika's mind! poor Mika...things won't get better from here on in...

Please note there are spoilers from the 2nd movie in here.

NOTE: had to change the signs when they talk mentally.

'Mika'
#Kurama#
:Karasu:
((Kuronue))
/Hiei/

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"MIKA, WILL YOU SHUT UP, PLEASE?!!!"

Mika kept screaming her head off. Hiei continued to slap her face, Kurama looked like he just had an epiphany and Karasu was really confused. The new guest, was equally confused.

"Um...?" Kuronue looked at the gaping Kurama. "Do I know you?"

Kurama looked shocked. "Kuronue! It's me, Kurama! Youko Kurama!"

"But that can't be!" Kuronue exclaimed. "Your hair is blood red! Youko's was white."

"Long story, but I can guarantee you he's Youko." Karasu answered for Kurama, crossing his arms. "The question is, who are you?"

"Guys, she won't stop!" Hiei shouted, annoyed. Mika suddenly stopped and gasped in air she lost.

"Mika, are you alright?" Kurama asked politely, though his full attention was on his old friend.

Mika's eyes twitched and in a long gasping breathes, she replied, "NO. He's. One. Of. You."

"What's that supposed to mean, kid?" Kuronue didn't know who anyone was.

Mika glared really hard at all of them. They all cringed. "I REFUSE to house another one of you psycho demons in my mind. That is FINAL."

Kuronue laughed, not getting the situation. "Why would you house me? I'm supposed to be dead. The ferry girls never picked me up centuries ago and I've been trapped in the indecisive place between life and death."

He turned to the expectant Kurama. "And you. You have the scent of Youko, but it's too human. I don't believe you."

"But..." Kurama looked heart broken. "You have to believe me! Just months ago, a demon disguised as you almost killed me. He used a memory of your death to trick me!"

With almost judging eyes, Kuronue stared at Kurama. "...If you are Youko...tell me now. What happened on my 13th birthday?"

"Demons celebrate birthdays?" Mika interrupted, throwing away her angry attitude completely.

Kurama ignored her and smiled with relief. "That memory stands out brightly from all those countless others I have. We were at a town in the Makai. You had stolen a pear from a vendor and the man chased us down the street with a butcher knife--"

At that point, both Karasu and Mika burst into snickers.

"--and," Kurama gave them an annoyed look. "We hid near the river. You couldn't swim and fell in. Screaming you were drowning, you failed to notice they water was three feet deep."

"Argh, you are Youko..." Kuronue flushed. He was embarrassed the others were hearing, and since Mika was near hysterics. Suddenly, the bat demon froze. "Wait...Youko..."

He lunged and hugged his companion. "Inari! I've missed you, my friend!"

"I missed you too." Kurama smiled and hugged back.

Mika smirked and acted like she was holding up a camera. "Awwww, it's a gay moment!"

"Boy, is she spunky." Kuronue commented. "Name?"

"This imp is called Mika." Karasu leaned on his elbow on Mika's head. "She is the most boisterous little brat you can meet. And she's your new landlord, apparently."

"Get off my head!" Mika batted him away. She sighed. "I can't believe I have to put up with FOUR demons now."

Kuronue did a double take. "Wait a second...what do you mean, landlord? Where are we anyway?"

Hiei rolled his eyes. "Planet Earth, human world, Akita Japan, Mika's Mind, Point Blank."

"I like that address." Mika admitted, nodding her head.

"Mind?" Kuronue raised an eyebrow. "Wait...we're stuck in her mind?"

"Brilliant, he catches on quickly." Karasu said sarcastically. "Must take after the fox."

"Or you." Hiei added gruffly. He glared at Kuronue. "Alright Kurama. What's this guy's story? I remember the incident with the imposter, but I didn't get the full story. He's your old best friend, right?"

"What do you mean 'OLD'!?" Kuronue suddenly looked angry. "I am still his best friend!"

"While you were at the Reikai, I became his new best friend." Hiei remarked calmly, but his cold eyes gave away his emotion.

Kurama held up his hands. "Hey, hey! Don't get angry over that matter!"

Both of them gave him a 'stay-out-of-this' glare. The kitsune backed down, not sure who's side to take. Mika and Karasu exchanged glances. This could get interesting.

& & & Five agonizing minutes later & & &

"Where were you when he attack by that mob in the Makai!?"

"I didn't even know him then!"

"EXACTLY!"

Mika and Karasu had sit down on the grassy ground and watched with amusement as the two demons before them fought over the very embarrassed Kurama, who was to the side.

"Wow, Kurama is so popular," Mika commented, wide eyed. "And to think I called you gay."

"Kid, let me tell you something." Karasu said in a casual tone as he leaned back on his elbows. "The whole world is full of gay people. Get used to it."

"Guys help me." Kurama looked over at the two, desperate. "They won't stop it!"

Karasu rolled his eyes. "So what?"

"YO, MIDGET AND RAG DRESSER!" Mika called over to Kuronue and Hiei. "COM'ERE!"

"Murasaki, shut it," Hiei said coldly, though coming over to her. "This doesn't include you, fool."

Mika was unaffected. "It does if you two are going to fight inside my mind, probably hurting some of my brain. I'm your land lord, so what I say goes."

Kuronue smirked. "You sure know how to be in charge."

"Yeah, I learned it from beating up kids in preschool."

"Mika!" Kurama gave her a 'you-better-be-kidding' look. She laughed.

"Just messing with you." She got up and stretched. Suddenly she jerked forward, her eyes wide. "OH SHIT!"

"What now?" Karasu asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I fainted in the middle of the street! If Ayumi didn't get me out of it, I might be road kill!"

Hiei rolled his crimson eyes. "So?"

"I CAN DIE!" Mika shouted. "I don't know about demons, but human bodies are very frail!"

Kuronue shrugged, smiling. "Well, go on and save yourself. We have a lot to catch up on anyway. I'm not stopping you."

Mika stared at him. "You know, I like you the best now. And do try not to fight with each other. That gives me major headaches."

With that comment, she rushed over the hill and towards the door with the familiar 'EXIT' sign. Karasu sweatdropped.

"That door again..."

Kuronue sat down on the grass. "So...who's everybody?"

"That's Jaganshi Hiei ." Kurama hastily pointed at the scowling Hiei. "Fire demon and a demon lord."

"Demon LORD?" Kuronue blinked. "I thought there were only two."(1)

Hiei smirked. "Correction. I'm the heir to a demon Lord. Her name is Mukuro."

"Ah." Kuronue nodded. He looked sideways at Karasu. "You?"

Silence. Kurama looked away and Hiei just glared at Kuronue. Karasu stared blankly at the bat demon.

"You aren't mute. Why aren't you talking?" Kuronue asked.

"heh" Karasu chuckled. "I'm Karasu. I had no idea the fox had you as a friend. I heard stories of the famous double thieves, Youko and Kuronue. Never thought both would be in my presence at the same time."

Kurama rolled his eyes. "Then what about our battle at the Dark Tournament?"

"You were in my way and when Youko appeared, I have to admit I was impressed."

Kuronue raised his eyebrows. "You two fought against each other? Like enemies?"

"Yes." Karasu nodded. "Kurama and I...ah, have a fight history together."

"..." Kuronue stared at Karasu. "Karasu, eh? I think I've heard your name before. Drifting along in the undead world, I learned about a Quest Class demon who had the power of bombs. That you?"

"Yes."

"Heh." Kuronue glared at Karasu suddenly. "Then you also attacked Kurama at the Dark Tournament."

Hiei looked confused. "How'd you know?"

Karasu rolled his eyes. "Kurama just mentioned it, you moron."

Sighing, Kurama broke into their fighting. "Before we start WWIII, let's check on Mika. If her body dies, we are in serious trouble."

"We can just follow bat boy's example and wandering around, half dead." Karasu suggested sarcastically.

Hiei pointed towards the door. "I say, we pull straws and the loser has to peek out at the real world."

Kurama smiled. "And that's a dangerous mission?"

"It will be if the Brat finds out we're draining her energy."

"True..." Karasu scratched his head. "Alright...does anyone have any straws?"

Silence.

"You know," Kurama suggested, "I think that's just a metaphor. We can use other things. Like hair or grass."

"I vote grass." Karasu cast his glance at the ground. "I bet Murasaki's the only person in any of the three worlds with grass on the flooring of her mind."

Kuronue blinked. "Oh, this is grass?"

Hiei's eye twitched. "What did you think it was?"

"I don't know...I thought Kurama had something to do with it."

Kurama sighed. "Just as inconclusive as ever."

"And you're just as serious as ever." Kuronue smirked.

"Well, your selfishness and recklessness caused you to die. That caused me to get clumsy and I got shot."

"YOU GOT WHAT?!"

Karasu growled. "Enough memory-lane business! Let's pick who goes!"

Kuronue yawned. "I vote you then."

"NO, YOU MORON!" Hiei shouted angrily. He pointed at the grass. "SEE GREEN STUFF?!! PICK IT!"

"Why?"

Karasu turned to Kurama, who was chuckling. "Fox, does he have a memory problem?"

"No, he's playing with your minds."

Hiei, not liking that, sneered. "Alright, bat. You like to play games, but I like to have an organized system."

Kuronue raised his eyebrows again. Interesting...

"Who unanimously picks Kuronue to be the scouter?" Hiei shot his hand up. Karasu blinked and his hand went up just as quick.

Kurama stared at them, slowly realizing what he meant, rolled his eyes. "Guys, come on."

"Kurama, look up" Hiei said calmly. Kurama blinked and did so.

"What is it?"

Hiei sighed and fire grew at his palm. "Sorry about this."

He threw the fire at Kurama, the flame landed neatly in his red hair. It took a bout a half second before Kurama noticed.

"HIEI!!!!!!!" In his attempted to put out his hair, Kurama repeated slammed his hand down on his head. Karasu laughed evilly.

"Well, three against one! Looks like Kuronue's heading out to the real world."

"That's cheating!" Kuronue shouted angrily. "And you can't make me do anything."

Kurama brushed his almost darkened hair back. "Guys, that was uncalled for! Hiei, you could have burnt my hair off!"

"Just go!" Hiei pointed at the door. "Someone, please."

"This is pathetic. Are you afraid of a girl?" Kuronue snorted. Karasu gave him the finger.

"No way!" the raven haired demon growled. "But I'd rather not trifle with an annoying brat right now, okay?"

Kuronue snickered. "Well, if she's going to be that frightening, I guess me and Kurama are the only tough demons around to face her. I'll go out."

He moved past Hiei and Karasu, towards the door. Karasu growled and glared at the retreating demon.

"Are you calling me, a Quest class demon, a weakling?"

"Smart, aren't you?"

"You might be a legendary thief, but no one gets away with calling me weak!" Karasu lunged after Kuronue. The bat demon let out a gleeful shout and rush towards the door.

Kurama blinked, next to Hiei. "Ok, I think I know where this is going."

The shorter demon smirked. "And I thought this whole incident was going to be boring."

"You're so sadistic."

"You are too."

"...I know..."

Anyway, they stared out at the other two demons, who were racing towards the door. They were about three feet from it when Kuronue jumped up. Instead of coming back down, he soared over the door, which was still open. Karasu, attempting to stop, fell right through the door. Kuronue jumped back over the door and closed it.

"That was fun." The bat demon grinned mischievously.

"You realize you've made an enemy," Hiei pointed out.

"I know."

Kurama sighed heavily. "This is only going to get worse..."

& & & Outside! & & &

The first thing Karasu felt was the ground and feeling very pissed off. No one told him that the stupid bat could fly!!! Now, he was humiliated and stuck in the real world. Mika would not be pleasant about this...

He looked up. He saw Mika and Ayumi. For a split second he felt sorry for his new landlord. Ayumi was hugging her so fiercely, the girl could barely breathe. Next to them was the boy, Ralph. He looked shaken.

"...Mika, what the hell happened?!" Ralph asked in a concerned voice. "What was that blue thing?"

"Gah, you saw that?" Mika moaned, rubbing her head. "Just how many more people am I going to get involved?"

Ayumi let go of Mika and glared at her. "What happened to you? I thought you went up and died or something!"

Mika sighed. "...I got another one."

"Another what?" Ralph asked, curious.

"Oh Mika, I feel so bad for you!" Ayumi cried, sad for her friend. "Another one? What's his name?"

"Kuronue." Karasu answered calmly. Mika and Ayumi turned swiftly to see him, laying in the road.

"Karasu!" Mika yelped, looking over at the confused Ralph. Oh God, if he could seen him...

Ralph blinked and stared over at Karasu's spot. "What are you looking at? Who's Karasu?"

Ayumi sighed, relieved. "Um, Mika's imaginary friend."

"You're lying." Ralph glared at the two girls. "Tell me what's going on."

"Well, you see, Ralph, Mika is on this medication that makes her--," Ayumi began hurriedly. Mika cut her off.

"No," Mika began in a dread-filled voice. "Ralph should know the truth. I'm not on medication. I'm...apparently hosting four demons in my mind. They're all really psycho except for Kurama. When I acted weird before when you threw the ball at me, it was Karasu. He's sitting right over there."

She pointed at the spot and continued. "You can't see him because you're like most of the population: low on psychic energy. Ayumi can see my 'guests' because she has a little bit of ESP."

A very odd silence fell on them. Ralph actually gave Mika a weird stare...something he never did before.

And then, to add to the weirdness, he scoffed. "Mika, come on."

"...!!!" Mika stared at him, shocked. Ralph would believe anything, but not this?! "You don't believe me?!!"

Ralph rolled his eyes. "Oh, yeah, and I forgot to tell you about how little green men live in my mind."

Mika blinked. This couldn't be happening. "But...Ralph, please believe me. I'm not lying. I really wish I were lying, really..."

All three stared at each other. Karasu, on the other hand, was chuckling. Mika and Ayumi gave him a cold glare.

"What's so funny, gay-guy?" Mika asked coldly.

"Nothing." Karasu smirked. "Except that you're all sad that a little boy doesn't believe your story. So sad...heh."

Ayumi growled and rolled up her sleeves. "You obviously have no heart. I don't care if you are a demon or whatever, you are going DOWN!"

She lunged at Karasu, who sighed heavily and moved over a foot. Ayumi landed on her face, on the asphalt. Ralph gapped, not seeing it.

"Ayumi, don't tell me you're turning insane too!" he exclaimed.

"I'm not!" Ayumi shouted, angry. She was just as confused as Mika was about Ralph's sudden rejection of the abnormal.

Mika glared at Ralph. "And I never was...or I don't think I am. My parents can go to hell. I'm not lying," she almost pleaded.

"He's not going to believe you." Karasu said smugly.

"I don't believe you." Ralph said defiantly, proving Karasu's prediction to be true.

Mika stared at her friend, hurt and bewilderment in her eyes. Slowly, her look of hurt turned into one of anger. "Fine. Whatever, I'm not going to stay if you don't believe me," she snapped bitterly. Getting up angrily, she flipped her middle finger at him. "Go find some non-believers and screw yourself."

((HEYYY! Don't send the guy away!)) Kuronue suddenly popped into her thoughts. ((That was just his opinion!))

'Right. That's why I am leaving. He can go where ever.' Mika replied darkly, walking down the hill. Great...now they were making her friends think she was insane...who ever came up with the saying 'seeing is believing' deserved to die...

#Mika, why not talk it out with him?#

/And its not our fault...entirely/

:And what about me?: Karasu trailed after her in his translucent form. :Lemme go back in!:

"grrr..." Mika's eye twitched.

((Are you ok? You're eye is twitching and why are you growling?))

:Kuronue, you moron...:

"EVERYBODY JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!!" Mika shouted angrily, running down the hill. "ARGGH!"

Karasu watched her go, not getting the situation. "Hey..."

Ayumi appeared next to him, sweat dropping. "Um, your house is moving without you."

"MIKA GET BACK HERE!" Karasu jumped after her.

Sighing heavily, Ayumi rubbed her forehead. Why did Ralph act like a moron? He knew how messed up Mika's life was. Mika and Ralph never fought. Suddenly, the raven haired girl felt very sad. Her best friend was upset to the max and her other friend was acting stranger than usual. Who to go and comfort?

Turning, she saw that Ralph had disappeared, probably back to his own house. Ayumi herself was going to go home but she felt a slight tap on her shoulder.

"Hey, Yumi, where's Mika?"

Ayumi's eyes could have fallen out. There was Ralph, wet and smelling like the creek, standing there innocently.

"Ralph!" Ayumi exclaimed. "What do you mean? She just ran home because of you!!!"

Ralph blinked. "What? I was down at the creek! What happened to Mika? If it was because of the stupid ball, I said I was sorry--!"

Ayumi was listening. Her whole body froze. Then it wasn't Ralph who had chased Mika off! A chilling thought filled her...then who did?

A car door slammed, causing both kids to turn and see a black SUV pull away from the curb. A black haired guy smirked as he drove past. To Ralph it was nothing, but Ayumi felt a wave of energy from him. He wasn't a normal human, for sure. But the evil smirk made her ever more uneasy.

"Ralph..." she said quietly, as the car drove away.

"What?"

"Get your bike and a heavy stick."

"Why?"

"We've got to stalk someone."

"Yippee!" Ralph ran off to his garage. The simplest things made kids happy.

Ayumi gulped and went off to her barn. She couldn't help but think, Why do all the weird things happen to us?

& & &

The same man the other two had seen was driving slowly down the small road. In his hand was a snap shot of Mika, taken just moments before. He had drawn a circle around the area next to her--right where Karasu had been sitting. A simple astral projection had fooled the child into thinking her friends doubted her. From there, he would cut off her other venues of support, leaving only her and her demons. A large grin appeared on his face and he pinned the picture on his dashboard.

"Good job avoiding me, youkai." He said in a gruff voice, "But its going to take more than a teenager to throw off Aki, the bounty hunter!"

Lol, well, I just introduced the main villain the plainest way imaginable. :D Did anyone like it? It's more serious at the end, but I had fun writing the beginning! REVIEW!

-(1) Kuronue does not know about the Demon World tournament and thusly did not find out about Yomi being the third king.
- Kuronue and Hiei would obviously have a conflict. They are both considered Kurama's best friend, so I thought 'what if they were in the same room together?' ehehe, I am so evil...
-Mukuro is Hiei's 'master' to be blunt. He almost died, she saved him. She's also a demon lord, a powerful person in the Makai. Rumor is that Hiei is her heir, so...yeah it works out. Right?