AD: thankies for the reviews:D I hope I didn't make ya wait that long…I got nominated for this scholarship thingy so I gotta study a lot…OI! I HATE EDUCATION! Well at least math. Bleh

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Anyway, here's the chapter! Mika gets some interesting stuff…including powers of her very own:

Disclaimers…warnings…at chapter 6 or at the beginning. O.o why'd I put the good one in chap. 6? I'm so weird.

"Shoehorns…nylon ropes…a book on gardening! What is this CRAP?" Mika shouted, throwing random objects over her shoulder. "Where the heck is that stupid necklace?"

Ayumi was busy digging through a dusty chest. "Damn, these guys need a house keeper…or a least a huge ass feather duster!"

Yusuke, in the corner, scowled. "You're the ones who wanted to break in."

"Hn." Hiei had climbed up to the next set of shelves. "I have to question how Koenma reaches here himself."

"A really big ladder," Ayumi answered, opening a box. She tried to put out the black velvet inside, but it just kept coming. She glared at the long amount of cloth around her. "Damn demon objects."

Mika was up to her neck with piles of demonic objects. Some made people invisible(which she learned the hard way), others grew to huge sizes and one mirror made it possible to see through yourself. All of the items were interesting, but not what Mika wanted.

Kurama sighed, #I bet it's way at the top.#

((I can go get it!)) Kuronue butted in, gleefully. ((Just let me come out and I'll fly up!))

/Screw you, its my turn./ Hiei muttered.

'What is this, ice cream day at school? I run this shindig and I say who's turn it is…hmm…how about Karasu?' Mika grinned evilly.

:Don't even think about it. That Yusuke person will murder me and would you really want that to happen:

'Damn straight I would.'

((Everyone's cursing too much…Where did Mr. Censor go to?))

'Marry Mr. Censor if you care so damn much about him.' Mika answered almost too sweetly.

:I think I just caught your homophobia, brat.:

'Then welcome to the most bizarre cases of love-hate relationships with yourself.'

Ayumi suddenly let out a happy yell. "HEY! I FOUND SOMETHING!"

"What, is it the Amulet?" Mika was immediately at Ayumi's side, ever hopeful.

"I found a box that's important!" Ayumi answered.

Mika sweatdropped. "How can you tell it's important?"

"It's says so on the label," Ayumi replied, pointing at the label. "Besides, it's all locked up."

Hiei teleported over next to them, unsheathing his katana. "Let me show you an interesting contraption called a sword that can be useful in lock-breaking."

"Shut up, midget. Just open it." Ayumi tossed the box at him, frowning.

Growling, Hiei did so, slicing the lock off the box. It clattered to the ground and snapped in two. Mika grabbed the box and peered inside.

It was a book. An ordinary, black covered book that had faded gold edges. Mika sighed heavily and threw the box into the 'Out' pile. "Just a stupid book. We gotta keep looking."

"Wait a second…" Hiei picked up the book and stared hard at the cover. Something in his eyes gave away its importance. "…I don't believe this…"

"What?" Ayumi asked.

"This is…the Demon Bible!" Hiei exclaimed, a mixture of shock and excitement on his face. That kinda creeped the girls out, seeing Hiei excited for once.

Mika sweatdropped again. "Uh, what's the Demon Bible?"

"The essence of true demonic power taught in a few hundred pages." Hiei was still in shock.

Yusuke, in his corner, looked up. "What's that, exactly? 'Essence of true demonic power'?"

"This book teaches how humans can become demons!" Hiei shouted. He looked over at Mika. "This could be what we need to awaken you powers!"

"I am no demon!" Mika shouted for what seemed the umpteenth time.

Hiei rephrased. "You have powers of a demon and your mind is occupied by demons. This book will allow you to gain control over those powers."

He looked serious. "Wouldn't you like to have powers to defeat that stalker?"

"…what kind of powers? I mean, I'm just asking." Mika asked.

"Here." He handed the book to her. "You read it and find out."

"Prat…" Mika muttered, opening the book slowly. It seemed really fragile, so she was careful. Who knew what would happen if she ripped or broke it?

((Uh…things go boom?))

#Kuronue…you scare me a lot.#

:You all piss me off…:

'K-kurama…' Mika began nervously, 'What's in this book?'

It can turn humans into demonic creatures. Of course they would be controlled by the demon who transformed them. Just like Hiei's Jagan Eye's power.

'HA! SO YOU ALL REALLY ARE GOING TO TURN ME INTO A ZOMBIE!'

#…#

:…what the hell are you talking about now:

'…Never mind, you're too dumb to even understand what I'm yelling.'

Kurama sighed, chuckling. You are one of a kind, Mika. Do you wish to use the book or not?

'What for?' Mika flipped through the pages in a bored way. Strange writing greeted her, obviously demonic. 'I want to become human again, not some freakish half-ling or whatever Karasu keeps calling me.'

((But the powers you could get!)) Kuronue coaxed, ((Humans are weak, but as a demon, you could have so much powers! To get revenge on those who hurt you! Like for starters, you could rob a bank—))

#Ah, Kuronue, you can stop now.#

((Oh, sorry.))

'I don't want powers…I just want people I can trust.' Mika spat out suddenly. She glared down at the book. 'But since you mentioned it, Kurama, how do I get these powers? I could use them to kill that Stalker if he's still alive.'

#I'm going to try and ignore that evil sounding voice you have that's slightly creeping me out…right. Just keep flipping through.#

"Feh, do what he says." Hiei said shortly. "Tell us if one page sticks out, you know, makes you feel different."

"…Are you telling me that Mika has to fall in love with a thousand year old page in a book?" Ayumi looked disgusted.

Hiei glared up at her. "Humans are disgusting."

"Well, Demons are evil, selfish carnivorous brutes who smell bad."

"Do you want to know what you smell like?"

"Not really, but it's a whole lot better than you."

((Wow, they haven't started to yell yet.))

#It's a record, I dare say.#

'Shut up, people…' Mika was engrossed with the book. She couldn't read it, but she did feel power flowing through it.

Every page looked the same, picture-less and full of ancient chicken scratch. As she looked through the many pages, Mika noticed that the feeling of power got stronger. But it went on for fifty or so pages. Where did it originate?

((Uh…the publisher?))

:How can you not know what a car is and then know what a publisher is:

((A what?))

'I HATE COMICAL RELIEF!'

#Keep reading, Mika. It's not going to find itself.#

'Fine, you slave driver…'

Mika kept reading like Kurama told her too, even though she couldn't exactly read it. The feeling kept getting stronger, so she flipped to the back. The feeling was weak then. She moved back a few twenty pages and the feeling was still weak. So it was in the middle. She opened it to the dead center.

The feeling was radiating from that center page on the right. Mika was amazed that such a feeling could exist in a book with no pictures.

#What does pictures have to do with anything?#

'Dude, it gets boring.' Mika answered.

Suddenly, it felt like the power was being magnified when she placed her hands on it. She turned to Hiei.

"What does this say?"

"'Soul of Shadows, powers of the inner darkness,'" Hiei read, raising an eyebrow. "You're a Shadow Demon?"

"How the hell should I know?" Mika glared. "Keep reading."

He obeyed, though sending a glare at her. "There's a chant…Oh wait a second." He looked up at her. "If you want these powers, you read it."

"Dude, I'm not multi-lingual and I certainly don't know demon language."

"Repeat what I say then." Hiei handed the book back at her.

Ayumi looked a bit nervous. "Is this gonna hurt Mika?"

"Probably not," Hiei replied, "Most likely make her more powerful."

"I like the sound of that." She stared down at the pages, concentrating. "Ok, what's the chant?

"'Demon Bible, of power of old, send me your shadows in exchange for my soul.'"

"THE HELL?" Mika suddenly shouted, red in the face. "I AM NOT SELLING MY SOUL, MORON!"

Hiei threw his arms up. "Well what did you expect, fool! Demons are either born with souls or humans sell their souls to become demons!"

"Well, to hell with this!" Mika slammed the book shut. She was pissed off, as expected. "Powers are great and everything, but once you guys are out of my head, I am shutting off any demon powers I may have! I want to be normal!"

"Well you're not. Get used to it." Hiei said shortly, looking away. "Fate may have dealt you a cruel hand in sending you into contact with us, but it's not up to any of us to object to it. We just have to deal with it the best we can."

#…that had to be the most intellectual and dramatic thing you have ever said, Hiei.#

/It's the truth./

"But…is there a way to awaken my powers without turning full demon?" Mika asked, looking down at the book in a sad way. "I understand, Hiei…but I don't want to be a full demon."

"Hn." Hiei glared at her. "Then forget it."

Suddenly, Kurama said, #You know…you don't have to become a full demon to obtain powers.#

'Really?'

#Yes.#

/How then, Fox/

#I wouldn't know the exact way…but I think I could guess.# Kurama smirked. That was a somewhat good sign.

"Tell me, quick!" Mika smiled, totally attentive.

:Yes, do enlighten us.:

((Enlighten? We're gonna be set on fire? Doesn't that hurt?))

'Not as much as the headaches I get…'

#Calm yourself…and then place your hand over the cover.# Kurama stopped the on coming argument by giving Mika directions. #Focus on your inner demonic energy, which we now know is Shadow#

"Alright…" Mika placed her right hand over the cover of the Demon Bible and closed her eyes in concentration. The power radiating off of the book was still very strong. 'Now what?'

#…I don't know.#

'Kurama…'

#I can't tell you the chant to say—you have to tell yourself the chant.#

'Dude, when I say I'm a psychic, that doesn't necessarily mean I know everything!'

Karasu surprisingly took Kurama's side for once. :Just let the words come to you. You never know what could happen.:

'For a bunch of savages, you guys sure are spiritual.'

#Thank you…so much.#

Glaring down at the Demon Bible, Mika was not quite sure what to do. Yet, she knew Kurama was truthful, so she tried what he said. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate again. Darkness was supposed to be evil, but she couldn't help but feel energized by it.

Then, words came to her.

"…Demon Bible, aged and old, awaken inside my powers, so seldom told…"

/That is one crappy start/

#Hiei! HUSH!#

Mika blocked them out and concentrated harder. "Let my shadows come alive and the barriers be breached…Give me the power for me to reach."

She stopped, not quite sure what to say next. Kuronue was trying not to laugh, after being sent a cold glare from Kurama. Karasu and Hiei shared 'what-the-hell-was-that' look but remained silent.

'Let me guess…it sucked.'

:If I tell you the truth, will you hit me:

'Yes.'

:It was wonderful.:

"ARGH!" Mika shouted, gripping her head. "I told you guys! I'm not made to be a demon! To think of it, I'm not even good at being a human! Why does everything I do always turn out wrong?"

((…I thought it was good.))

'BULL'

((What? Cow?))

Ayumi sighed and looked sympathetically at her friend. "Well…maybe you're not meant to have powers…"

"No. I saw her demonstrate those abilities the night I attacked her father," Hiei spoke up. "She has them, but unconsciously doesn't want to use them, but if put under emotional stress, she will react with those powers."

"So you have to piss me off in order for me to use them?" Mika asked.

"Yes."

'Karasu, piss me off.'

:Do you have any idea how wrong that sounds:

'No, I don't care. MAKE ME MAD, DAMMIT!'

:Fine. Your hair is horrible looking.:

'What—OH GOD, IS IT?' Mika touched her long brown hair, horrified.

/There we go, a typical female human…/

#A Demoness can be so much worse…#

((HA! Like the time you ticked off that Oni woman by scratching her and she almost killed you!))

:The hell:

#Why do you always bring up the painful memories?#

/Oh I get it now. You were unsuccessful with the ladies in the past…but you're good with them now/

#NO!#

((Kurama, you're blushing…!))

#SO?#

:Seeing him react that way is very scary—: Karasu stopped, suddenly wide eyed. Something had flashed through Mika's mind at incredible speed. It was not a normal brain wave. :What was that:

((What was what—?)) Kuronue started to say, but he grew ridged and looked around swiftly. ((WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?))

'I…' Mika had grown very pale. So pale that Ayumi was grabbing her shoulder in a worried way.

"Mika…?" Ayumi asked, frightened by the pale, pained look on Mika's face.

She didn't know what it was, but Mika knew something was in her. Something crawling through her blood and body, giving her a weird feeling in her chest. It was like someone was using psychic powers on her, but that couldn't be it. But whatever it was, it freaked her out a lot.

"Hiei…" Mika looked up shakily at Hiei. "How do I use demon power?"

"Like your psychic abilities," Hiei replied, raising an eyebrow. "Why? Do you have demon powers?"

"I'm not sure…" She murmured, lifting her hand slowly. "Um…"

Suddenly, Ayumi's eyes got huge and she pointed behind Mika, gaping. "Mika…!"

"What?" Mika turned around, confused.

A giant black hand seemed to be extending from the wall. Mika, Hiei and Ayumi jumped back a few feet and Yusuke looked up with interest. The hand just stayed there.

"Ok, what the HELL is that?" Mika stared, flabbergasted. She stared down at her own hand and then grinned evilly. 'Ooh…'

:My God, what have we created:

Mika ignored him and preformed an experiment. She lifted her hand again and moved it to the left. The Shadow hand moved to the left. She moved her hand to the right and the shadow hand moved to the right.

"Well, I still have no clue what the heck that is, but I don't care." Mika smiled happily. "I DID IT! I CAN USE DEMONIC POWERS!"

"But do you know how to move it to other places?" Hiei asked.

"Uh...no. Care to teach me?"

"I'm a fire apparition, fool. I don't do shadows."

"CURSES! WHY IS THERE ALWAYS A ROAD BLOCK?"

((Cause the world is cruel!))

:Bravo, where'd you learn that, society of the retarded:

'HEY! Don't be mean to Kuronue!'

:Since when did you care:

'Since I got wicked cool demon powers.' Mika smiled. 'Now that I have them…they're not that bad. I'm still gonna want to turn normal after this is all over with, but for now, I'm gonna have some fun with them.'

She pointed at the hand and shouted quite dramatically. "Ok, Hand! Find the Red Amulet!"

The hand slowly dissolved back into the wall. Ayumi gave Mika smirk.

"Got your own minion now?"

"Beingpart demon has its perks." Mika smirked back.

"Both of you scare me," Hiei said, a sweatdrop appearing on his head.

They all watched as the hand appeared on different shelves, going up fifty or so feet(there were a lot of shelves). Mika had to direct them, up and down and right and left. After a while, the hand stopped moving.

"ARGH, MOVE!" Mika swished her arm around.

Hiei rolled his eyes. "Idiot woman! Shadows are everywhere and you can control any of them, but when they originate from your own shadow, they must have you near to cast that shadow source!"

"…what?" Mika scratched her head in a confused way.

He promptly hit her over the head and said quickly, "YOU HAVE TO BE NEAR THE HANDS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FUNCTION!"

"SINCE WHEN WERE YOU THE WALKING SHADOW-DEMON-ENCYCLOPEDIA?"

"I READ!"

"You know how to read?" Ayumi suddenly butted in.

"I think we all need to learn about demons more…" Mika sighed. She looked up. "Well, how am I getting up there?"

((I'm still available!))

'Grr…fine. Switch with Hiei and then fly me up there.'

/WHAT? NO FAIR/

'Dude…calm down. You have been out for an hour, at least.'

((WHEEE! MY TURN!))

In a flash, Hiei disappeared and there stood the over-joyed Kuronue. "HUZZAH!"

Yusuke did a double take. "WHO is that?"

"Meet Kuronue, my evil twin." Mika grinned.

Kuronue grinned back. "Me? The evil twin? Are you sure you're not the evil twin?"

"You're the one who's dressed in rags and has bat wings…you planning to join the Justice League, Bat Boy?"

"The what?"

#Do try not to confuse him…#

'OH, right…'

Kuronue rolled his eyes and stretched his wings. "I'm not that stupid, you know. I just act like I am."

"Why?"

"Cause it's fun to watch you guys explode."

:Oh yeah, I can not WAIT till I'm outta here.:

'Me too.'

"Alright, let's focus on getting the Amulet and getting out of here." Mika cracked her knuckles and stared upwards. "Kuronue, pick me up and fly me to where the hands are."

"Okie dokie." He bent over and tried to pick her up around the waist. He stopped and stared at her. "Um, perhaps if you climbed on my back. I've never really carried anyone before, at least without not dropping them."

#I remember all the times we experimented, and at the end of each of those days…well my head still aches when I do remember.#

'I'm so reassured.' Mika muttered darkly into her mind, while climbing onto Kuronue's back(piggy-back ride) "Ok, I'm ready."

"Me too." Kuronue flapped his wings and flew upwards a couple feet. He staggered, but kept moving.

:Wow…you're actually doing it.:

((WHEW! Yeah, I can't believe it either. Good thing I didn't mention how heavy she is.))

:Good man.:

/And now, a dead man./

'ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT, BIRD BRAIN?'

((N-no!))

Alas, he still endured painful hits on the head when they reached the hands. In case of being dropped, Mika grasped the edge of the shelf and glowered at Kuronue.

"I'd suggest you not call me that again."

"Yeah, well I suggest you be nicer since I'm your ticket down."

"I GOT MY OWN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM!" Mika jabbed her thumb at the two hands waiting. "LEFTY AND RIGHTY!"

:I think it was a mistake to let her get those new powers.:

Despite all the bantering and name-callings, they finally got searching. Mika moved along slowly at the edge and Kuronue was looking above her a few feet. Ayumi was staring up at them from bellow.

"Find anything yet?" She called.

"Nah, only dust, boxes of decapitated arms and more dust."

"OOH WICKED, CAN I SEE!"

"What the dust or the arms?"

"DISEMBODIED PARTS! WHOO!"

Mika wrinkled her nose in disgust. "What the hell have you been sniffing?"

"Dust."

"No wonder weird stuff always happens to me…I have the weirdest friends in the world." Mika muttered, pulling out a box of small trinkets and other oddities. She growled and nearly slammed her hand down. "WHY CAN'T IT BE SIMPLE FOR ONCE?"

"What be simple?" Kuronue peered down at her.

"LIFE!"

:That's against the rules…isn't it: Karasu glared up at the weird sky as if at God.

Thankfully, as if the Big Guy finally had mercy on them, Ayumi let out a shrill cry of happiness and surprise.

"OH MY GOD, I FOUND IT!"

"JESUS CHRIST, LEMME DOWN!" Mika nearly flung herself off the shelf, but Kuronue grabbed her arm just in time.

"Are you sure it the Amulet?" Kuronue asked, gleefully. "I want to steal it first!"

"Dude, we're not stealing…we're borrowing without the intention of returning it," Ayumi called back, holding up a small black box. "Take it and 'borrow' it if you're gonna be a baby about it."

"WHOOO!" Kuronue and Mika zipped down, the hand disappearing, and they were all around the box, eager.

Kuronue grabbed the box and grinned like a happy five year old on Christmas. "Ooh, I've been waiting for this for centuries!"

#Why do you want it if it caused your death?#

:Gosh, Kurama, haven't you noticed that Kuronue wouldn't know if something was bad unless it had a neon glowing words on it that said so:

'Well I'll be…I never knew that.'

((Stop making fun of me!))

'I have to put up with you guys 24/7, so I get to torture you too.'

/Who says/

'I said.'

:Well that explains why the world is so screwed up.:

'Thank you…thank you.'

"Open it, Lunkhead, so we can see if it's really the Amulet!" Ayumi suddenly shouted, glaring.

"EVERYBODY STOP MAKING FUN OF ME!" Kuronue shouted back, glaring fiercely.

Mika rolled her eyes. "Just open it, Kuronue."

"Hmp…" Kuronue pouted, but opened the box slowly.

Inside was a beautifully designed red stoned necklace on a silver chain that was remarkably familiar to Kuronue and Kurama. Even thought it was the cause of their deaths, it was very stunning to them. On the other hand, Mika and Ayumi had other another description.

"I risk my neck and limbs for a hunk of metal that I could have won in a Claw machine!" Mika shouted, picking up the necklace as if it wasn't special at all. "THIS is how I'm getting you psychos out of my head! THE WORLD IS SO MESSED UP!"

"Well maybe if you took time to appreciate what it means to me, perhaps you'd like it better!" Kuronue yelled back. "My mother gave me this, I'll have you know—!"

Suddenly, the sound of metal clinking against other pieces of metal stopped him from finishing. All their eyes landed on the door, which was trying to be opened from the outside.

'HOLY MUSHROOMS, WE'RE DEAD!'

#Don't panic…we can fight them…?# Kurama didn't sound too convincing.

"Yusuke?" Mika looked over at the street punk hopefully.

He shook his head. "You have what you want. I just agreed to not stop you. Don't expect me to stick up for you."

"Ooh, you louse," Ayumi muttered, looking nervous. "Ah, got a plan Mika?"

"Nada…" Mika looked around. No other exit. Suddenly, she remembered the Demon Bible. Her eyes lit up.

She ran across the room and picked it up. Scanning the Shadow page, her mind raced. 'Alright, my multi-lingual friends, find me a spell or curse or SOMETHING that could help!'

:Uh…Psi Balls:

'NO PSYCHIC POWERS, YOU MORON!'

/No need to explode like you usually do. Just concentrate./

'If I hear that phrase ONE MORE TIME…!'

((You'll explode?))

:Brilliant, Batty.:

((GAH, LEAVE ME ALONE! YOU ALL HURT MY FEELINGS!))

That had an effect on Mika. She slammed the book shut and was emotionless. 'Kuronue…you did it.'

((…AAAH, I'M SORRY! DON'T ATTACK ME! IT WAS ALL KARASU'S FAULT!))

:Wh-WHAT! MY FAULT:

'No…feelings…' Mika had a surprising happy smile on her face. 'You cracked the code, Kuronue! Shadow is an emotionless, still matter, correct? Well, if you dump emotion into it and focus it into a specific tool or power, you can control it easily! I LOVE YOU!'

She gave him a huge hug in reality and then turned to the confused Ayumi. "Pack your bags and hold onto your ass, this is gonna be a wicked ride!"

"SAY WHAT?"

"I've always wanted to say that…" Mika looked over at the bewildered Kuronue. "Ok, Mr. Smarts, back inside the head ya go. I don't need extra cargo."

The Bat demon looked amused now. "What are you gonna do?"

"In this fit of ingenious madness, I dare not explain." Mika replied, forcing him back inside her head.

((Do you know what she's doing?))

#Not a clue. I prefer it that way at the moment.#

:Same here…:

/No comment./

The door was opening when Mika grabbed onto Ayumi's arm. "Hang on to me, REAL TIGHT."

"Why?" Ayumi asked meekly, wide eyed.

"Cause I don't know if we're getting out."

With a small scream, both girls disappeared into a puff of dark wisps of something…obviously shadow. Just as the door opened, revealing Kuwabara and the pissed off Koenma.

Ayumi, heaven only knows where, probably would have wanted to take her chances with them. But all she could do now was pray that Mika wasn't doing anything stupid, again.

Sorry if it seemed kinda…rushed. And kinda confusing. In short, Mika only needed a small jumpstart to use her powers. The Demon Bible(copyright, my idea, lol) provided the necessary energy and she just connected the two with her amateur chant. I hope I didn't REALLY confuse anybody to the point of boredom.

Next chapter: what was the black wisp of smoke? Where are the girls? Haha, you gotta wait and see. And this is certainly not the end…mwahaha, this is about the middle. :D

-Shadow Demon: I don't know if this is a true type, cause I never asked a demon about it. They are certainly powerful, considering their power could exist anywhere…but Mika's a teenager who has emotional outbursts, so she can't do so much with her abilities just yet.

-Why did the Amulet appear so suddenly at the end while it took the whole chapter to find it? I'm tired and it's late and I wanted this chapter uploaded and out of my hair.

-any other little things I find or you people point out, I'll explain next chapter. Ja ne!