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Well, I got some interesting reviews, but I thank you all SO much for them. :)
o.o Karasu and Mika? Wow, that's one I didn't think of. I'm going more towards Mika and Kurama, but you guys keep giving me ideas. And I was gonna make Hiei and Ayumi some how have a thing for each other…but I would rather have Mika fall for an OC guy at the end…I don't want to have a mary-sue fic…again…but keep telling me your wishes! I'm easily persuaded, lol!
Looks like the top pairing is Hiei/Mika. O.o that was one I was trying to avoid. I think they'd be better as sister and brother, but you never know…
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"Sir, are you sure you're alright?" A man in hospital clothing followed worriedly after Aki. "That blast could have killed you! You shouldn't be walking around!"
"Tend to your other sick patients, I've got business to take care of." He said gruffly, walking out of the hospital. The damn demons got away, sending his car into a burning ball of fire. He had wounded one, but she would just use some freakish demonic power to heal herself.
'I'll make him pay…' Aki clenched his huge fist. 'Karasu, you won't escape me this time…not even if you have allies for once.'
Surprisingly, he still had the picture of Mika in his hand. He smirked. "And your little girlfriend is going down with you."
---In the middle of no where----
"ACHHOOOO!"
#God Bless you.# Kurama muttered.
"Damn, why do I have the feeling someone just used my name in a sentence that's so disturbing that even Hiei would faint at it?" Mika scratched her head. "Woah, that was random."
Ayumi, brushing her hair back, cocked an eyebrow. "You know what's random? Us searching through a forest at the edge of Tokyo with no protection and you complaining of hearing things demons tell you in your mind."
Mika nodded. "Yeah, that's random."
Indeed, they were on the edge of a park, trying to get past large bunches of vines and tree branches. Following a spirit energy trail, they were looking for an entrance.
"But what the hell am I, a blood hound?" Mika muttered, wiping her hands. "Karasu's giving me all these pointless clues."
:Pointless? What's so pointless about my directions:
'Oh let's see…."No, you idiot! Turn right at the strawberry patch! Oops, they're blueberries! We've got to turn around…!"'
:Ha ha.:
"You know, you owe me fifty lunches, a shopping spree and a coke at K-Mart after this mess is over." Ayumi told her friend. "And Hiei owes me an apology, Kurama needs to vow never to drive in my presence again, Kuronue is to be my personal mechanic and Karasu has to teach me how to defy gravity."
"And why is that?"
"Cause of all the crap I'm going through for you guys!"
"Oh. You mean you're not going to be the bestest best friend in the world and help out your closest buddy for free?"
"Man…I hate you…"
"Why does everyone say that to me?"
:Hmm…maybe cause it's true:
'Shut up!'
Ayumi glared out at the many trees in front of them. "Hey, Mika, are we even close?"
"I can't sense anything."
"Get down on the ground and sniff."
"I AM NOT A FREAKING BLOODHOUND!"
"Come'ere doggie!" Ayumi said sarcastically, patting her legs in effect. "Go fetch the dimension portal thingy!"
"Screw you!" Mika shouted, blushing.
"HEY! I'm just trying to help!"
"Oh sure!" Nevertheless, Mika reluctantly got down on her knees and leaned down to the cold Earth. Then, she sniffed deeply. Coughing from the fresh smell, she looked up.
"I can't believe I did that…but I got a faint reading over there, straight ahead. It's low too. Are there any caves around here?"
Ayumi snorted. "Like I would know. We're tourists, remember?"
"But where's my cute panda doll and cotton candy if I'm a tourist?" Mika brushed herself off.
/Concentrate, you idiot! Stop fooling around/
'I can handle this myself, thank you very much!'
:Oh sure…:
Kurama finally got back to the subject.# I walked around here a few times and never saw an entrance…but I think there are some caves. I think I saw some bats flying around here before.#
'Shall we go see Kuronue's cousins?'
((My cousins…oh! Ha! I get it!))
:…bravo…:
Taking a deep breath of confidence, Mika marched through the brush. Thorns stuck her in the leg, but she just shook them off.
Karasu was a bit impressed. :Fascinating. You have a great resistance to pain.:
'Heck, you should see me dodging basketballs in gym and beating up druggies behind the school. And no Kurama, I am not kidding.'
((What are druggies?))
#That Kuronue, I am not explaining.#
((Why? Is it something bad?))
:Just tell him, he's corrupted enough.:
((HA, SO IT IS SOMETHING BAD!))
'EVERYONE SHUT UP BEFORE I BLOW A FUSE!' Mika shouted, making her mind nice and quiet.
"Hey…hey!" Ayumi was behind her, pointing ahead at a wide clearing. She was smiling. "I see a cave!"
"Where?" Mika looked around, looking for a gray rock formation. "I don't see anything!"
Ayumi rolled her eyes. "Not all caves stick up from the ground, moron. If you paid attention in science, you would have learned that."
"Yeah, well I hate school…SCHOOL!" Mika suddenly was horrified. "Ayumi, we have to get home before tomorrow! We have school!"
"And my mom must have woken up already and seen the car missing." Ayumi gulped. "I'm in for it…"
/Well then hurry this up so we can all get to where we belong/
'She can't hear you.'
/I know that dammit/
'But unfortunately, I can…' Mika sighed and walked over into the clearing. "I still don't see it…"
"Look down, you…MIKA!" Ayumi screamed, just as her friend put her foot down.
The brown haired girl felt nothing below her as she tumbled forward. She still felt nothing as she fell entirely into the hole.
"AHHHH!" She screamed, trying to grab a hold of something. She managed to place her grip on a protruding rock, barely visible in the poor light.
Breathing hard, she faintly heard the clattering of rocks far below the sloping cave. If she let go, she'd go down the slide into…well who knew?
:…I think we found a cave.:
'I DIDN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT!'
#Are you alright, Mika?#
'Actually, no.' Her hand stung where the rock was scraping her. 'But there is good news.'
/What/
'The spirit energy is pretty strong here. I bet this is the right cave.'
:Well that's encouraging. I'd really blow if this was the wrong cave…:
'Me too…'"Mika! Oh my God, are you alright!" Mika looked up and saw Ayumi's face peering down at her.
Mika grunted as she tried to get a better grip. "Listen, Ayumi! This is the right cave! The entrance is down there!"
"Oh great…" She heard her friend mutter.
"And I gotta let go!"
"YOU WHAT?"
"No, listen!" Mika reasoned. "It's like a slide, so I'll be ok! Don't come after me either!"
"Like hell I'm not!" Ayumi sat down and swung her legs by the ledge. "I'm going with you, thick or thin!"
"If you jump in here, I swear…!"
Ayumi stuck out her tongue. "You'll what, toss me off a cliff?"
:Ooh.:
'Just shut the hell up, ok?'"Grr." Mika glared up at her friend, secretly thankful for her loyalty. "If you die, I'm going to kill you in the afterlife."
"Same to you. Let's go!"
Both of them let go at the same time. Mika was down the slide first, since she was closer down. Rocks were hanging low, near their heads. Covering their heads while trying to steer was difficult. The walls got tighter and closer together as the descent quickened. Gulping, Mika made a mental note.
'If there's a brick wall at the end of this little ride, Karasu, I'm glad to inform you that you're going to be in control then.'
:Oh gee, thanks so much, brat.:
Suddenly, the over hanging rocks disappeared. Ayumi noticed.
"Hey! The rocks are gone!"
"I know!" Mika pulled her hands closer to her body as the walls began to scrape them. "I just hope there aren't any surprises—!"
Just as she shouted that over her shoulder, the rock slide underneath her disappeared. Gasping, she flailed momentarily before falling on her back on a cold hard floor. Ayumi did the same thing, only landing a bit farther.
Groaning, Mika lifted her head slowly. "I bet they don't have that kinda ride at a theme park…"
"I just wish I could sue for damages…" Ayumi muttered, pulling herself up. "Ugh, where the hell are we?"
It was an almost circular room, carved out of red rock. The only light was coming from the opening of the slide and…
"Torches!" Mika looked over at the wall. Two burning torches hung there, casting light around the room.
Ayumi raised an eyebrow. "Well, at least somebody came by recently."
#Hmm…# Kurama began. #I wouldn't say that. They're magical fires, burning without any aid for thousands of years. The last visit this place had other than today by living beings…could have been over a century ago.#
"Kurama says no, we're going to die unless we find the exit." Mika translated bluntly.
#Hey now, I didn't say that.#
"Hmm…" Ayumi placed her hand over the spot between the two torches. "Usually doorways appear between the lights. I can't feel any door."
Mika glared at the rock, thinking. "I do sense something there…like it's trapped."
/Hmm…I think it's one of the lost doorways/
'Come again?'/A Spirit World entry way that was sealed off./
'Let's go find it then!' Mika rolled up her sleeves, smirking. "Stand back, Ayumi! This calls for some spirit energy!"
"Um, ok…" Ayumi took three steps back. "What the hell are you going to do?"
"I have no idea, BUT just to say I tried…" She placed her hands on the rock. "Here we go!"
Nothing.
"Bravo, do you do kids' parties too?" Ayumi clapped her hands sarcastically.
"Please…I'm trying my best here!" Mika flushed pink, trying to concentrate. "I am a psychic, so I'll think of something!"
:You're a halfling too! You can use demon powers:
'DO YOU WANT ME TO BLOW UP MY MIND KARASU!':YES, PLEASE DO SO:
((Hey! Not with me in here!))
#Calm down Mika…just relax and ignore them.#
Struggling to keep her cool, Mika decided to take Kurama's advice. Slowly, her 'guests' bickering faded into a background noise. Her hands grew warmer and warmer. Gulping, she pressed them harder into the rock, letting her spirit energy soak into the already energy filled surface.
She felt her energy leaving her body, but it still scared her. It felt like she was getting tired from the legs up. She almost let go, if it were not for a few voices.
:Don't let go of the wall, moron:
#come on, Mika! You can do this.#
/Concentrate, kid./
((Don't let go…wait, is that a good thing?))
'Th-thanks for your encouragement…!' She growled back, but she couldn't help but feel a little better. There were people nearby and they cared, sorta…The feeling in her legs came back. It was almost like they were standing right there, next to her.
"DAMMIT, OPEN!" She shouted, sending a rather large amount of energy into the rock.
Something happened. A small crack appeared above her hand. Her green eyes widened.
"Umm…"
Ayumi gaped, taking yet another step back. "Mika…if this place caves in…"
"No wait…look!" Mika stared up at the crack. White mist flowed out of it. It poured out in a circular motion.
"What is that!" Ayumi gasped.
#Spirit Energy…#
:You just hit the core of it. Great job…:
/I suppose that makes you an Energy Miner./
'If anyone starts to sing 'I've been working on the Railroad', I really am gonna start an avalanche!'((Ooh, what's that song?))
Mika suddenly gasped as the energy reached her hands, still on the rock. She felt a tug as it swept over her hands and kept moving.
"I found the portal…so I'm going in!" She pushed forward. As if the rock ceased to exist, she slid into it.
Staring after her disappearing friend, Ayumi walked over and touched the white mist. It didn't feel like anything normal, but she sighed. "The things I do for my friends…"
With that, she slid into the mist, through the portal.
-----On the other side…---
The sight that greeted them was a bit unexpected. Actually it was totally off the wall. A mop and a bucket landed on Mika's head as she fell headfirst out the swirling white and pink mist behind her. The sound of another body colliding with cleaning utensils let her know Ayumi wasn't far behind.
"I wish I had a cushion for my face…" Ayumi moaned.
"Aim to land on your butt next time!" Mika struggled to pull the bucket off her head.
Finally, the evil thing came off. Looking around, Mika raised an eyebrow. They were in a closet. And by the looks of it, a janitor's closet.
"Where the hell are we?"
Kurama answered, as usual. #Probably inside the Spirit World Palace. Lord Koenma would be in his office right now and the worker ogres wouldn't bother us. We're home free.#
:Uh, you actually seem excited, fox.: Karasu noted.
#Well…stealing does that to me.#
/You should have seen him the first time. If it wasn't for Goki being there, I bet Kurama would have really lost it./
Getting up wearily, Mika placed her hand on the doorknob. Turning it slightly, she knew it wasn't locked. That was good. There weren't any sounds of movement or voices on the other side either.
"Come on, Ayumi." She motioned in the dimly lit area for her friend to get closer. "When I open this door, I'll do a test run across the hall or where ever we are. Once I know its clear, come out too."
"Why do I have to stay?" Ayumi asked, glaring.
"I don't know! Just stay here!"
"Why don't you stay here and I do the test run?"
"Cause I'm the one with psycho demons in my mind!"
"So?"
With an aggravated yell, Mika slammed the door open. It was a clean, plain hallway with glowing torches on the walls. Nothing moved or stirred.
'This is actually kinda scary…' Mika told her guests, suddenly. 'Are they going to leap out of the walls at us or what?'
#No. I don't know where everyone is.#
((Holiday?))
/Not likely. Koenma puts all his workers through impossibly difficult tasks every second he has the chance to./
'I'm so glad I don't work for him.'
/Make sure it stays that way./
'No problem.'
Moving cautiously, Mika peered up and down the hall. "I think it's safe, Ayumi. Let's go…um…hang on."
'Which way is it?'/I don't know./
'WHAT!'#Left, Mika…# Kurama sighed. #Go left.#
"Kurama says left!" Mika told the crossed-armed Ayumi. "Come on!"
Ayumi sighed and followed after Mika. "What does this thing look like?"
#Tell her it's a large black door with three guards in front of it.#
"Three guards and it's black," Mika retorted, jogging almost down the hallway. She would run but she didn't really want to run into an ogre or whatever. 'Are we even close to it?'
#Um, I don't know. I know we have to pass the main entrance eventually.#
'Is that a bad thing?'/It is if Yusuke decided to come to stop us./
'…would you be willing to fight him?'
#Mika, he is a demon lord who could destroy the world five times over. And besides, he's one of my closest friends.#
'Hmm…I guess that's a no then.'
/He's tough. That's all I'm saying/
:I'll take him. I'd do anything to get out of this body:
((And I wanna steal stuff!))
'Ok, the votes rule! We will fight Yusuke if we have too!'
/Who says/
Mika smirked as she thought, 'Three of the five voices in my head, including my own.'
/Maybe you do need a doctor…/
Chuckling slightly, the brown haired girl sped up a bit. They were becoming almost humorous now, not as annoying as before. That was a good thing.
"Wh-whoa!" She heard Ayumi shout as they turned a corner. A huge door lied before them. Huge blue and green men were running around, frantically carrying papers.
Wide eyed, Mika turned to her friend. "Uh, do you see big blue guys over there, or is just my already screwed mind?"
"Nah, I see 'em too." Ayumi gulped. "Man, demons are messed up."
:HEY:
#She can't hear you.#
:Well tell her she's a bitc--:
'I don't think I shall…'
"Alrighty!" Mika pointed dramatically at the running ogres. "This is a stick-up!"
#Excuse my language, Mika, but ah, what the hell are you doing?#
None of the ogres stopped running. Mika sweatdropped and then became angry.
"HEY! I'M TRYING TO ROB YOU PEOPLE!" She shouted angrily, waving her arms. "I'M GOING TO BREAK INTO THE REIKAI VAULT!"
That time, everyone stopped and stared at her. One of them in a leopard skin skirt pointed down the hall. "The soul line up is over there, miss. Lord Koenma will sort out your file there."
"My what?" Mika was shocked that he didn't believe her. "I'm serious here!"
The ogre laughed. "The vault hasn't been breached in years!"
"Oh yeah, how did Kurama and Hiei get in?" she asked, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow.
That caused the ogre to do a double take. "Y-you know about that?"
"I AM Kurama and Hiei, at the present moment."
/Like hell you are/
'SHH! I'm trying to scare the little freak!'#That's Jorge. He's Koenma's personal servant, I think.#
'SLAVERY? WHAT THE—!':And you call me illiterate.:
Jorge, stuttering, suddenly shouted, "Wait a second, you aren't dead!"
"Brilliant observation," Ayumi muttered, gaining his attention. "We're here for the Red Stone Amulet. Cough it up or face my wrath."
"AHH! Thieves!" One of the ogres shouted, causing a major uproar as the others began to run around in confusion.
"Now they notice…" Mika sweatdropped again. "Right, let's keep moving…"
Ayumi stood back a moment and admired the chaos. "Wow, am I really that terrifying?"
"Only when drunk and playing strip poker."
"That was REALLY random, not to mention disturbing, Mika."
"Let's go!" Mika burst into a run down the opposite hallway, past the running frantic ogres. She heard the Jorge person trying shout after her and Ayumi, but she kept moving.
The hallway was exactly like the last one. The many doors past by with no change. There was, of course, no large black door. They kept moving for about five minutes when Ayumi suddenly stopped.
"Hey, Mika, come here," the dark haired teen said.
"Why?" asked Mika, brushing her hair back, panting slightly from her running.
"Isn't it a bit weird that no one came after us? I mean, even for a bunch of ogres, they should at least have a security force," pondered Ayumi, looking thoughtful.
"What's your point?"
"Don't you feel…like we missed something?"
Mika blinked, shaking her head slowly. "Not really."
"Or did you notice the fact that these doors are all the same and the hallways looks non-ending?" Mika shook her head again. Ayumi rolled her eyes. "Mika, I think we're going around in circles."
#Now that she mentions it…#
((Circles?))
/Yeah, they're round objects that are 360 degrees and cookies are shaped like them/
((Cookies…WAIT! I was being serious. I remember listening to some older demon's stories of the spirit world. Their defense trap is a kind of alternate universe that intruders step into when they break in. We probably stepped in it.))
'…and you didn't think to tell us this earlier?'
((No.))
:…:
"We're in a trap." Mika finally admitted to the aggravated Ayumi. "You're right."
Ayumi threw her arms up, angry. "Well, what are we going to do now? Wait till we're arrested or killed?"
((Naw, just open a door!))
"Open a door!" Mika grabbed the handle of one of them. She tugged, but it would open. She pulled harder. "GRRRR!"
"Stand back." Ayumi cracked her knuckles and grabbed the knob. "You may have the super mind powers, but I'm the muscle here!"
She pulled on the door. It opened a crack, but it still wouldn't budge. Mika sighed and put her hands on it too.
"On three…one…two…"
((TRES!))
'What the hell? Spanish?'((You learn a lot in the in between place!))
"THREE!" Ayumi yelled, pulling suddenly. Mika gasped, but pulled a split second later.
The door moved another inch at the suddenly pulling, but it wouldn't move. Mika glared.
"Alright, I'm calling for reinforcements!"
'Um, who's really, really strong here?'#I'm more of a plant person, let's just leave it at that.#
/You're strong, fox. Stop trying to get out of it./
:Well, I'm about as strong as Kurama, which isn't a lot.:
((Ooh, I can help!))
A unanimous answer #/'NO.'/#
((Hey, I'm just trying to be helpful…)) He went away to sulk.
#Actually, I think Hiei is the strongest physically.#
/…really/
#Yes.#
'Ok, ok, be gay somewhere else.' Mika interrupted their 'best friend' moment. 'Hiei, take control of my body.'
/We'd need your strength, as low as it is./
'Grr…fine. I'll waste my energy, but JUST cause I want you guys out as much as you guys want out.'
/Fine./
Ayumi gasped as the translucent image of Hiei appeared next to her. She glared. "HEY! Who said you could pop up, short boy!"
"She did!" Hiei snapped, jerking his head over at Mika. "Just shut up and let's get out of here!"
Reluctantly, she returned to the doorknob. Her hand went first, then Hiei's and then Mika's.
"Are you ok?" Ayumi looked over Hiei at Mika suddenly, worried. "Tired out?"
"Actually…I'm not." Mika smiled, amazed. "I guess I 'evolved'. That wasn't hard at all!"
"Ha, let's get to work." Hiei muttered.
"Right." Both girls answered, gripping the handle. "Ready…PULL! "
Hiei was actually very helpful. The door opened wide enough that all three could slip into. Suddenly, the floor hazed and all three fell onto another cold floor. Hiei placed his hand on his katana, causing Mika to look up. She gulped.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, a short baby dude and Jorge were staring down at them, surrounding them. They did not look happy. Well, maybe Yusuke was.
"Hiei!" The spirit detective smiled brightly. "There you are!"
"Yusuke." Hiei answered shortly. His hand was still on his sword. "Move aside."
That caused Yusuke to looked offended. The baby took this time to talk. Yes, talk.
"Hiei, what the hell are you doing?" He asked angrily.
Ayumi looked horrified. "Talking babies! This is the underworld!"
"I'm not a baby! I am Lord Koenma, prince of the Spirit World!"
"And I'm Mika Murasaki." Mika retorted, raising an eyebrow. "I'm going to tell you now that no fancy title is gonna make me be respectful."
Koenma glared at her. "And you're going to try to steal from the Vault? Who the heck do you think you are?"
"A very unlucky girl. But desperate. Do not mess with a desperate teenage girl." She glared back. Her hand clenched into a fist. "I'm warning you once, back off."
"Yeah." Ayumi rose up in a defensive position. "I'm her best friend and you're going to have to mess with me before you stop Mika."
Yusuke crossed his arms. "Both of you are humans."
"So are you." Mika also got up. "Get out of our way."
Hiei did something that surprised the surrounding Spirit world officials. He unsheathed his katana and raised it threateningly. "Listen to her, now. Move aside."
Kuwabara let out a triumphed yell. "HA! I told you shorty would betray us!"
Koenma looked at Hiei weakly. "Hiei, don't do anything stupid. You're already on probation."
"Stupid? Do you know what's stupid?" Hiei suddenly spat out, glaring dangerously. "Being trapped within the mind of a girl with crazy demons once thought dead is stupid. But Mika is my host and unfortunately, I have to help her out with this."
"Aww, you're turning into a marshmallow!" Mika suddenly giggled.
Hiei glared at her swiftly. "I'm helping you out here, so knock off with the weird names, fool!"
#Hiei…that's so sweet that you want to help her!# Kurama teased.
"YOU TOO FOX!" Hiei shouted, apparently at nothing. "And don't even think of saying anything, Karasu!"
"KARASU!" Koenma nearly dropped his binky. "Karasu is in there!"
"Nice one, Hiei. Why not paint 'scapegoat' on my forehead right now?" Mika muttered, her hand on her face.
"Let's just run, people," Ayumi spoke up.
"Right." Hiei stared right at Yusuke. "Sorry, detective. This is personal."
"Hiei, no—!" The black haired teen tried to stop his friend, but too late. With a roar of sudden wind, fire appeared everywhere around them.
Taking this chance to escape, the other three fugitives ran around the shouting spirit world officials. Mika came to a screeching halt in the lead, causing the other two to crash into her.
"Why'd you stop!" Ayumi asked, slightly frantic.
Mika pointed ahead of her. A huge black door with two guards lay there. Hiei snorted and vanished. He appeared right over the ogres and came down with his sword. Mika gasped, horrified as the two unsuspecting ogres dropped dead.
"Y-you killed them!" She cried, her eyes wide. "You could have just knocked them out!"
"No time." Hiei said gruffly, pushing the heavy piece of wood locking the door in place. "Help me get this up!"
Karasu rolled his eyes. :Um, look to your right.:
"Why?" Hiei looked over and saw a smaller door with no lock. A small sweatdrop appeared at the back of his head. "Oh."
#My, we never saw that before. Goki opened it for us last time.#
"WHO CARES!" Mika shouted aloud, a rare event lately. She ran to the door and slammed it open. "GET IT HERE!
In a flash, both Ayumi and Hiei were tumbling into the room along with Mika. Tumbling because someone pushed them.
"Ow…what the—HOLY CRAP!" Ayumi shouted, scrambling to her feet.
Yusuke, with slightly burnt clothes, glared down at them. Hiei suddenly blinked and disappeared again. Yusuke gasped and looked around the room.
"Come back here, Hiei! I don't want to have to fight you!"
"Neither do I." Hiei answered from behind him. Yusuke jumped and turned just as Hiei closed the Vault door. It clicked and locked.
"You are out numbered, trapped in a dark room and have no real escape. Yet I don't want to fight you." Hiei said plainly. He sheathed his katana. "We came to find a peaceful way out of this dilemma. Why are you putting up such a riot against it."
"You could have asked." Yusuke replied darkly.
#I TOLD YOU!#
'Oh be quiet…'Mika sighed. "Listen, Yusuke. I just want the amulet. That's it. Just give it to us, we'll use it to get our bodies back to normal, and then we'll all go on our own ways."
((Wh-what! We'll all split up? I don't want to!)) From the angry yelling from Karasu, Mika and Hiei guessed Kuronue was attepmting hugging the bomb demon.
Ayumi nodded. "I just came to make sure Mika was ok. I'm not evil person after other stuff. Just a body guard."
"Hey, I don't need protection!" Mika suddenly turned to her friend, glaring. "I can handle myself!"
"Oh yeah? We would have run around forever if I hadn't of told you about the trap!"
Yusuke held up his hand to stop their fighting. "Hey, Mika, right?"
"Yeah?"
"…is it true Karasu's in your head?"
:Don't say yes, whatever you do, don't say yes.:
'You deserve it sinner.'
#I'm with Mika on this one.#
Mika gulped. "…yes. He's there."
"He's a murderous psycho!" Yusuke shouted. "I'm surprised he hasn't killed Kurama yet or has he!"
"Karasu wouldn't do that!" Mika shot back, glaring. "He may be a jerk and a gay-guy, but he knows my policy! Killing-hours are between 11AM and 3PM!"
Hiei raised an eyebrow. "Killing hours? Interesting."
Suddenly, Ayumi spoke up. "Um, Hiei, I have a personal question."
"What is it?"
"Did that door lock?"
"Yeah it did—," Suddenly he face faulted. "Dammit."
Mika stared blankly at Hiei. "Hiei, is the door locked?"
"…yes."
"…" Mika turned around, became ridged, relaxed, and turned around. She was smiling tightly. "Hiei, I am going to kill you."
Hiei stared back, blankly. "Right. Let's just get the Amulet."
Yusuke grimaced but stood firm. "You're serious."
"Yeah." Mika nodded. "You gonna fight us?"
"…No." Yusuke flopped to the ground, sighing. "What's the point? You are just helping each other out. Mind you, the moment Karasu's out, he'll try to kill everyone. I'll have to cuff him then."
Karasu scoffed. :I'm not THAT much of a mass murderer. I have some dignity.:
Sighing, Mika scratched her head. "Alright, that's good. So, where is the Amulet?"
Hiei walked over to her and pointed over her shoulder. "Turn around and start looking for it."
Turning slowly, Mika suddenly wished she was on the other side of the door. Thousands upon thousands of shelves and boxes greeted her. Her jaw dropped.
Ayumi's eyebrows rose to her hairline. "Now that is an example of pack-rat syndrome."
Mika gritted her teeth and glared upwards at the large collection of demonic objects. "…God dammit."
And so, one of the largest searches in the history of two teenage girls' lives began.
cliffy! Wow, haven't done that in a while…but Mika gets a new toy soon. What is it? Let's just say it helps her with new 'powers'. Mwaha! Ad this was a long chapter too. Yippee!
Stay tuned for the next installment of Mika and her mind minions: they're trapped in the room with a bunch of old, dangerous demon items! Can you guess what might happen? Lol! Be prepared! And review!
-Cave, cavern…does it really matter?
- Kuronue acts immature at the wrong moments. Of course they would all get irritated at one point…though I don't like it either. (hugs Kuronue dolls)
- pack-rat syndrome: yes it is a real syndrome. My great aunt has it…