AD: o.o I am very sorry for the wait. I got distracted by my domain hosting(yippee!), then I got really sick with some type of flu, and then today I just found out my enemy DOESN'T hate my guts out. O.o that's a good thing. And it also influenced me to start writing this chapter.

I made an organizer so I'll be more…well obviously more organized with this. Chapters 12-16 are mostly just Mika's training, random conversations and some very weird scenes. The other chapters (ever the long story) are a mystery. GAH! This is gonna be probably the longest story I've ever written…which is cool.

Thanks for the awesome reviews!

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My goodness that was long. I don't mind. Please review lots!

Disclaimers and warnings…uh…chap. 1 or 6

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

The once tranquil forest area was disturbed when the clouds suddenly turned dark and thunder threatened from a distance. Anyone with a 6th sense could tell it was being created by spiritual power. Dark spiritual power. Scary stuff aside, hovering above the treetops was a medium size black circle. Bolts of lightening came shooting out of it.

Then, with loud screams and colorful cursing, two teens came tumbling out.

"-I'M GONNA KILL YOU, MIKA!"

"—LEMME CATCH MY BREATH FIRST!" Mika gasped, clutching her throat. Her face and Ayumi's were a light shade of purple. Wherever they had gone, there had been no air.

Ayumi was shaking and gasping for breath as well. "Dear Lord in heaven, what the HELL was that thing?"

Mika flopped on her back and closed her eyes. It had drained her energy, whatever it was.

"What is it?" Ayumi demanded again.

"…I don't know. But I can guess," Mika said, looking over at her. "The lack of air, the spinning vortex…we were either in a black hole or the Twilight Zone."

"A black hole! How the heck did you form a black hole!" Ayumi scowled. "I thought you said you had shadow powers, not super-space stuff."

"We don't know what makes a black hole, so maybe it was one. HOW SHOULD I KNOW!"

I think you're right. It was a black hole.

/What the hell in a Black hole/

'Please…save science for another day. We got out, that's all I care about.'

Getting up slowly, both girls saw they were outside the cave they originally fell in. The forest was eerily quiet.

"Um, what if those freaks down below come after us?" Ayumi asked, looking around.

"Then we're in trouble." Mika flicked her hands around and nothing happened. "Darn, that vortex thing used up most of my energy. I only have my original psychic stuff."

Ayumi sighed. "Let's get to town, rest and then get the hell back to Akita. There we can fix you guys up with that Amulet."

Mika rummaged in her pocket and pulled out the necklace. A relieved smile was planted on her face. "At last, my body will be mine and mine alone!"

:That sounds so wrong.:

'…ew, it does when you think about it.'

:Whatever. Pay attention and get us out of here.:

/Why can't we just use the necklace here? So we can all fight if we have to/

#Hiei, do you know how to activate the Amulet?#

/No./

:I don't.:

((Do ya have to ask?))

'Ok, so we're stumped on how to use it. Great.'

#Looks like we can't do it right here, right now, Hiei.#

/Hn…/

Suddenly, the cave began to light up. Actually, light was coming from its entrance.

"AHHH, THEY'RE COMING!" Ayumi screamed, taking several steps back. "LET'S GO, MIKA!"

"Through the forest, quick!" Mika started running through the bushes and thorns. Ayumi was a couple feet to her left, running just as fast. They had parked the car right at the entrance to the park, so it wasn't that far away. As they ran faster, the car and the parking lot became closer and closer.

They could make it.

A hidden vine on the ground caused Mika to trip. The Amulet in her hand went flying out in front of her, just as she reached the forest's edge. She let out a yell.

:DAMMIT IF YOU LOOSE THAT—:

'CHILL, WOULD YOU!' She yelled back, getting up clumsily, sending twigs and wet leaves flying. She almost tripped again.

It had landed on the pavement and she could have easily have grabbed it on her way to the car. But she didn't grab it. Someone else did.

Mika stopped dead in her tracks, half bent over, when someone's gruff hand picked up the Amulet.

"This is sure pretty…what are a bunch of Demons doing with such a delicate object of value?"

Straightening up slowly, Mika's green eyes connected with the gaze of a familiar face.

Aki was leaning against their truck, holding the Amulet in one hand and in the other, a gun. Ayumi was frozen in her spot near the wood's entrance.

"…that's mine." Mika found her voice, glaring at Aki. She didn't want a fight at the moment. "Give it back."

"Didn't your wench of a mother ever tell you to use manners?" Aki smirked.

Wench of a mother? Yeah, she could describe her mother like that without a fuss. The Aki guy wanted to piss her off, but insulting her mother wouldn't work. Mika just smirked back.

"Yeah, but I don't waste my manners on thieves."

#we're none to talk…#

He didn't hear her and switched to another topic. "What do you need this Jewel for? An incantation?"

"Hell if I know." Mika snorted, crossing her arms. "I need it to get a bunch of psychos out of my head so I can be normal again. Then, you can attack them when they come out. I'm not involved with your squabbles with them."

Aki grinned menacingly. "Not quite, demon child. You are very involved. You harbor evil criminals and use their powers to be evil!"

A large sweatdrop appeared on Mika's head. This guy was creepy. "Uh, thanks for the news broadcast, but I never wanted them here! It's not my fault they're there!"

Not listening, Aki lifted the gun gently and stared at it in an amused way. "You must repent your sins for falling for their tricks and lies. I can help you with that."

"Dude, you stalk me, shoot me and then claim to want to help me! WHAT THE FRIGGIN HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?" Mika was angry and tired. She wanted to go home, but Aki was there, stopping her.

/Just kill him./

'Listen, Buster, my powers are temporarily down and he's a human! I won't kill my own kind! Heck, I won't kill at all! I'm only fifteen!'

:Why do you care:

'I don't know. Just let me do my thing!' Mika returned to reality and glared over at Aki. "Hand the necklace over, Aki or whatever your name is. I'm not causing any trouble."

"You are by just living. There is only one way to clean yourself of your crimes." Aki said softly, still looking at his gun.

Mika paused and then gave Aki a confused look. "…and that is?"

Aki looked at her and slowly lifted his gun to align with her face. "…you must die."

Gulping, Mika stared back at the gun. "Brilliant."

"M-Mika! Get your ass out of there now!" Ayumi shrieked, looking scared. A gun was in her friend's face, so it was no wonder she was terrified. "Use the Hands or some other thing!"

"I ain't got power right now!" Mika shouted back, sweat appearing at her temple. This wasn't good. And the little voices in her head weren't helping.

/How interesting…KILL HIM ALREADY/

((What's he holding?))

#A gun, a human weapon. It can be very deadly if pointed correctly. Since its pointed at Mika's head, I suggest we get out of this fast.#

((Ah. Let's make it explode!))

:Oooh, I like it when things explode:

'If you haven't heard me before, I can't use my demon powers!'

((Why not?))

'The black hole thing used up most of my power…' Mika looked nervously at the gun. 'Any ideas?'

((Nope.))

/It's not like we could do anything. We're literally figments of your imagination right now. If you have lost your power at the present time, we can't materialize./

'So…we're screwed?'

/Yes, we're screwed/

'Oh goody.'

Ayumi grabbed Mika's hand and pulled her away just as Aki pressed the trigger. The bullet flew out like lightening and was stuck in on of the trees. That caused Mika to awaken from her conversations and pay attention.

"You psycho! I'm so going to the cops!" Mika shouted, wide eyed. Energy coursed through her, but it wasn't enough to attack him with her two powers. So, she flexed her arm and tried to summon an energy ball.

Nothing happened.

"OH CHRIST, I AM SCREWED!"

"Mika, move it!" Ayumi pulled her behind the car as more bullets came flying at them.

Mind racing, Mika tried to think of something to do. One of the guys could possess her and use their power. Or she could try it human style and run away.

'Ok, peeps, which one of you wants to fight this guy?'

/We all do./

:…I already did, so someone else can go:

#Nice manners. I think I'll do best.#

((Hey, how come!))

#Kuronue, we're next to a forest.#

((Oh, yeah! Ha!))

Mika rolled her eyes and then let Kurama take over. His powers had something to do with plants, so it could get interesting.

"Who's in there now?" Ayumi glared at Kurama.

"Kurama."

"Oh great, the psycho driver." Ayumi rolled her eyes and pointed at the re-loading Aki. "Go fetch, demon boy."

Kurama raised his eyebrows. "No need to be nasty about it. Just ask politely." Nevertheless, he got up and walked into the clearing. Only a few feet were between him and Aki.

"Want to die? Perfect!" Aki seemed to enjoy the fact 'Mika' had just walked into the open.

"Heh." Kurama smiled in his borrowed body. "You must be Aki, our infamous stalker. Nice to meet you, I'm Kurama, one of the demons occupying Mika's mind."

Aki grinned insanely. "Even better! Come on out of there and we can 'talk' this over, heh heh."

"Hmm, sorry, I have other things planned today." Kurama smiled, his green eyes glinting. "But I would like it very much if you just leave us alone. We weren't planning on taking over the world or anything. To be truthful, I help protect it."

That caused Aki to scowl. "A demon protecting the world! Lies! You accursed beasts kill everything! Even your own mothers!"

Kurama sweatdropped. Hiei, inside Mika's mind, raised his eyebrows.

/He obviously doesn't know how devoted Kurama is to his mother./

'What the heck do I care?' Mika tapped her foot impatiently. 'Get rid of him so I can get rid of you people!'

#Right…# Kurama looked up at Aki, frowning. "I'll ask again. Please get out of our way. And give back the Amulet."

"Like hell I would. Die demon!" Aki held up a bottle of Holy Water. He tore the top off and he threw it at Kurama.

Instead of moving, Kurama sighed and reached up to his hair. Suddenly, he realized he didn't have HIS hair.

"Gah!" He shouted, dodging the Holy Water. Normally, it wouldn't affect him, but since he was possessing a body…well he really didn't want to see its effects.

Ayumi was peering over the car's hood. "Come on, Kurama! Kick that stalker's butt!"

#I find it annoying I always have a fan club.#

/You and your damn looks./

'I think she's just cheering cause he's on her side.' Mika sweatdropped. 'Keep fighting, Kurama.'

Sighing again, Kurama looked over at the forest. Feeding the branches a little bit of his spirit energy, the trees came to life, swinging in all directions in a mad frenzy. All their blows were aimed at the shocked Aki.

"Botany is wicked," Ayumi murmured, thinking back to her evil science teacher.

"You just need to use it in the right ways," Kurama replied, smiling innocently.

Aki took out another gun and was firing at the trees. Vines and thorn bushes were coming alive and throwing themselves on Aki. He was trying to pull them off and fire the gun at the same time, but of course, that didn't work.

"Grr…you will all burn in hell, savages!" He bellowed, struggling against the vines.

Kuronue laughed inside Mika's head. ((Been there, done that!))

'You guys are freaks.'

"We don't need to fight like this, Aki," Kurama said, looking over at the struggling demon hunter. "Just give me the Amulet and I'll let you go."

"Gghh…!" Aki tried to pull his arms free. "I won't fall to your evil whims!"

"Dude, he's not asking you to take over the world or something. Just give us the necklace." Ayumi suddenly crossed her arms, standing up. "It's not that hard."

"I will not! My honor as a demon hunter and member of the Karyuudo clan depends on your deaths!" He shouted, thrashing wildly.

Ayumi looked freaked out. "My God, you have serious issues."

"Karyuudo?" Kurama asked, his eyes wide.

:…: For those who could see him, Karasu's jaw had dropped.

'Ok, what do you know that I don't?'

:…um…:

#Karasu…why do I know this is all your fault?#

:…cause it is:

Mika hated being left out of the information. 'WHAT IS GOING ON?'

#Let's just say our dear friend has a long history with the Karyuudo clan.#

:How do you know that, fox:

#I read your file.#

:HA! NOW WHO'S THE STALKER:

'Shut up and get rid of Aki! Then you can accuse each other of being gay!'

#We'll leave that last thing to you.#

'…ok.'

Kurama sighed heavily and mentally wished he were somewhere else. Preferably back home. He hadn't seen his mother in almost a week and he missed her and his stepfamily. Now, he had to clean up a mess his ex-enemy had made years before.

"Hand it over, Aki or I'll have to use force," Kurama told the man before him. He didn't ask, he told with a certain authority he had only gained through his three hundred years of life as a feared demon thief. Aki wasn't easily intimidated, however.

"Death to you, devil-spawn." He managed to free his one hand and he was holding his gun awkwardly. Kurama didn't jump to action at first because it wasn't pointed at him or Ayumi, but at the car. Then he realized the danger.

"Ayumi, out of the way!" Kurama shouted, just as the gun went off.

It was aimed expertly at the side of the car so it was pass through the thin metal and hit the vulnerable spot: the gas tank. Ayumi had made it less than a yard away when the whole car exploded into a huge ball of fire. Kurama's quick thinking had let him put up a spirit energy shield around Ayumi and around himself so the flames did not reach them.

((WHOO, SO THAT'S HOW A GUN WORKS!))

'You are such a freak. Kurama, you'd better take care of my body!'

#I'll try.# He muttered back, glaring over the flames. He couldn't see anything that would tell him where Aki went. All there was to see were huge flames, black smoke and his demonic nose (though still in Mika's body) could barely stand the gas smell in the air.

"Kurama…" He looked up and saw the shaking Ayumi, who was completely unharmed. She was wide eyed. "Did you just do something to save my life?"

"A spirit shield, a very common defense," He explained, trying to looking around still.

Ayumi smiled brightly, catching him off guard. "Thanks, dude. I owe you."

Kurama smiled back and looked towards the burning truck. "No problem."

"…Oh my…" Ayumi looked over too, her eyes get wider and wider. Her mouth was down to her chin. "…M-my…! MY TRUCK! HOLY SHIT, I AM FRICKIN' DEAD!"

Kurama looked at her sympathetically. "At least its not you."

"I'LL END UP WORST IF MY MOM SEES THIS! SHE'LL MURDER ME AND THEN DISOWN ME!"

"Over a car?"

"GAH!" Ayumi let out an anguished yell and looked depressingly at the burning truck. "…I knew ye well, you hunk of scrap metal."

/Save the funeral processions for later. Get out of here before more humans get involved./ Hiei ordered.

"Come on, Ayumi." Kurama grabbed her hand and dragged her off the sidewalk towards the exit of the park. She was very reluctant to leave her burning vehicle, but when it exploded again, she finally gave in. Both of them ran off the road into the forest.

"Alright, now where do we go? Aki could still be alive, that fire-resistant freak." Ayumi shuddered, looking around.

"…I have an idea, but Hiei might not like it."

"Why?"

Kurama sighed heavily and pointed towards the main road. "Just follow me."

And so, with much caution, both teens scampered back towards the city, trying to look inconspicuous as fire trucks raced towards the park area.

— Half hour later, suburbs of Tokyo—

They had caught the bus and managed to get all the way to the other side of town without seeing any signs of a certain stalker. Some people who came on were talking about the mysterious arson at the local park, but our two(six) 'innocent' heroes just looked the other way.

/Why do you think I'll get angry about the location? Genkai's temple/

#No…#

'TELL ME!'

:Oh, stop whining, you brat.:

'No.'

:You do know the moment I have my real body back, I'm going to kill you.:

'I guessed that much…by then I'll probably kill myself with the way you people keep SECRETS and bug me all the time.'

:OH, SO WE BUG YOU:

'Yeah, ya do.'

Please calm down, guys… Kurama sighed, looking at the window. They were approaching his chosen destination. We're almost there.

((Where are we going?))

#Let's just say I'm familiar with it.#

'KNOCK OFF THE SECRECY!' Mika was impatient as ever.

Suddenly, Kurama became silent and pulled on the cord over his seat. The bus stopped on the corner and he and Ayumi both climbed off the bus. Once it had driven away, Kurama smiled with relief.

#I'm home.#

/Good Lord, you better have not, fox…/

Kurama smirked as a reply and walked over to one of the houses' gates. A woman with long black hair was sweeping the front steps and Kurama broke into a huge smile. Ayumi raised her eyebrow.

"Who's that?" She whispered, not to get the woman's attention.

Kurama looked over at her, still smiling. "My mother."

"…Momma's boy, aren't ya?"

"As much as the Youko in me denies it, I have to be honest; Yes, I love my mother dearly and I admit it."

Suddenly, Kurama froze and 'his' stance changed. Ayumi immediately recognized Mika was in control.

"Uhh, why are you here?" Ayumi asked with interest.

"I dunno…Kurama's possession expired?" Mika scratched her head. Then she grinned evilly. "He's all miffed cause he never got a chance to say hi to his mommy."

#I'm not angry, just a little disappointed. It's not like she would know who we are.# Kurama answered her snide remark with another sigh. #I really hope we get our bodies back soon.#

"..." The sorrow in Kurama's voice either made Mika tired of her guests' mutterings or it made her sympathetic. Either way, she sighed and looked over at Ayumi. "What I'm about to do is off the record and never to be repeated again. Understood?"

"Um, whatever." Ayumi grinned, not quite sure what her friend meant. She was caught off guard when Mika opened the gates and headed right towards Kurama's mom.

The older woman stopped and looked up when she heard the footsteps. To her, a complete stranger was walking towards her. Then again, she used her manners. "Um, may I help you, young lady?"

Mika stopped a couple feet away from Mrs. Minamino and then sighed heavily. With the image of a depressed Kurama in her mind, the brunette held up her arms and looked over at his mother.

"Mommy!" She cried pitifully in a baby voice, looking absolutely pathetic.

Well, that just put Karasu, Kuronue and Hiei into complete hysterics. Kurama was shocked and didn't know how to react to his landlord's gesture.

-Wh-WHAT—ha!—ARE YOU DOING: Karasu managed to gasp, between his laughing fits.

'…something that will probably get me out of Purgatory later on…'

/YOU LOOK PATHETIC/ Even Hiei was laughing.

'DO YOU HAVE TO MENTION THAT FACT?'

Mrs. Minamino looked shocked. "Wh-what did you say?"

#Mika, as much as I thank you for your gesture, please, my mother can't know about this!# Kurama pleaded. #She doesn't even know I'm part demon! She only knows me as Shuichi!#

'What have you told her all these times!'

#Over night, across town school assignments.#

"…You're Shuichi's mother," Mika rephrased suddenly, putting her arms down. She smiled her most friendly smile. "I'm his friend."

"Y-you know where Shuichi is!" Mrs. Minamino dropped the broom she was holding. Obviously, she was very worried. "I called the school and they didn't say anything about surprise assignments! This has to be my fault! He could be hurt or—or—oh Kami, is he alright?"

Her concern and frantic worrying shocked Mika. Her parents would just call the cops and then blame her for running away. Mrs. Minamino actually cared and blamed herself? This actually made Mika stop smiling and caused her to stare in a distant manner at her demon pal's mother. She was human, didn't know about Kurama's powers and loved him all the same. Her parents would disown her if they knew about her abilities. Mika couldn't help but keep one thought hidden from her mind minions: was it possible for some to have caring parents while unlucky people had ogres as guardians? Where was the justice?

"…Shuichi's fine, ma'am. He just sent me to tell you he won some contest at his school. It was a secret, cause he wanted to surprise you." Mika amazingly came up with a lie, despite her serious thoughts. "He won a trip to Akita and will be there for a while."

"But he never called! He usually calls." Mrs. Minamino was still upset, though calmed down a bit. "Are you sure he's alright?"

"Never better."

#…are you alright, Mika?#

'Yeah, why?'

/You lied and someone believed you./

'Har har.'

"…Oh my, I never got your name," Mrs. Minamino suddenly said with a look of embarrassment. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I'm Murasaki Mika. I met up with Kurama in Akita and I was just visiting relatives here in Tokyo and decided to relay his message," Mika replied, bowing politely. 'Met up with is an understatement,' she added silently.

#tell me about it…#

"Thank you for coming up here to tell me. Please tell him I love him and to come home soon and safely." Mrs. Murasaki smiled softly at Mika.

Suddenly, Mika sighed. "Um, this may sound odd and little rude, but my friend and I," she pointed towards the hiding Ayumi, "are in a little dilemma. My relatives weren't home and its getting late. Could we stay here?"

Even if they weren't 'Shuichi's' friends, Mrs. Minamino couldn't say no to such a 'nice girl'. She nodded and smiled warmly. "Certainly, I have a guest room and my husband is on a business trip at the moment. Any friend of Shuichi's is welcome here."

/Except me. She's scared of me./

#You nearly blew up our fridge.#

/It wouldn't give me any sweet snow/

'Try using the door handle, idiot.'

:Nice one, brat. You swindled us a room for the night.:

'…is that ok with you, Kurama?'

Kurama chuckled. #Like my mother said, you're welcome in our house.#

Suddenly, Mika grinned mentally. 'Whoo, I'm gonna stay over night at a guy's house. I'm so naughty.'

:THAT SOUNDED SO FREAKIN' WRONG, KID:

'I know.'

Mika smiled innocently in reality at Mrs. Minamino and then picked up the broom on the ground. "Lemme help you with this."

-That night, about 10 PM –

"…ooh, look at his facial expression!"

"Look at his clothes, the geek!"

Mrs. Minamino had let the girls look through some photo albums before they went to bed and both were having a good old time laughing their heads off at them.

"Oh my God, he's so adorable!" Mika cried, looking at a baby picture of the said spirit fox.

/This is so revolting…/

#If I get a chance to be reborn again as another, I am so being born ugly.#

((Aww, they're right! You're so precious in those tidy-whities!))

Awkward silence.

'Dude, do NOT go gay on me.'

#those are diapers, Kuronue.#

((Oh. What are they?))

:I told you kid, the world is full of gay people.:

'But why do they have to be located inside my mind?'

Ayumi suddenly gasped and took out a separate photo. "It's that Yusuke dude!"

The photo was of Kurama, Yusuke, that creepy Kuwabara guy and Hiei. They were wearing weird outfits and on the back it was dated last year.

"Kurama's wearing some Chinese fighting outfit." Ayumi noted.

#It's what I wear in battle.#

'…what's the Dark Tournament? It says so on the back.'

/And you just leave that around for your mother to see! Fox, I can't believe you're getting so careless/

#The Dark Tournament is where Karasu and me got…acquainted. And Hiei, my mother just thought we were at some fair or park or something. I like that photo, actually. We're all smiling for once.#

'Hiei's not smiling exactly.'

:More like sneering.:

((BE HAPPY, HIEI!))

/With you screaming in my ear? I think not./

'You guys are so annoying…' Mika frowned, staring at the picture with the guys. Suddenly she sighed. 'You know, when this is over, I want a picture.'

/…of what/

'All of us. You know, as a thing to remember everyone by. I mean, Karasu obvious is going to have to go to jail for what he did…and I'm sure your mommy-dearest is dying to have you comer home, Kurama.' Mika was surprisingly bitter. 'Kuronue, you're supposed to be dead and Hiei…well I ain't expecting you to come by for a cup of tea and conversation.'

((…)) Kuronue wiped his eyes. ((aw…you're gonna miss us, aren't you!))

'No, I'm going to want to be in contact with you so I can beat you up regularly for dragging me into this mess.'

:I'm sure other kids your age aren't as near cynical as you are.:

'Yeah, yeah Grandpa. Think back to the old days where kids had to walk fifty miles to get to school everyday.'

/Yet again, I have no clue to what the hell she just said./

:Except that she called me old. I AM NOT OLD:

Mika giggled, ignoring the weird look Ayumi sent her. 'Hey, why do you wear that mask? Are you that ugly?'

:No more than you are.:

'Ouch. Seriously, why do you wear the mask?'

Karasu remained silent and then started to laugh. Mika sent him a bewildered look.

'What?'

:…I've never seen such a foolish human before.: He smirked. :After watching my battle with Kurama, you still don't get it:

'Uh, nada.'

:It controls my power. Without it, I'm a walking bomb that would explode in thirty seconds.:

'…keep that thing on when you're in my head, understand?'

:Right…:

Ayumi suddenly tapped Mika's shoulder. "Let's go to bed. Today made me exhausted."

"You're not the one who had to discover inner demonic powers or get possessed to fight off a stalker with a bite." Mika yawned, leaning back on the bed. They had flipped a coin and she had won the bed. The next morning they'd be on their way back to Akita. Then they'd…

Wait a second…

"OH MY FUDGING GOD."

"What is it, Mika?"

"THE AMULET!" She sat up, shrieking. "AKI HAS THE AMULET!"

"…you have to be kidding me."

/…/

:BRAT……:

'THIS IS SO NOT MY FAULT!'

#I was distracted when you told me to take care of your body!#

((And I was…um, doing nothing.)) Suddenly Kuronue poked the motionless Hiei. ((Hey, what's your problem?))

/YOU. LOST. THE…/

Mika paled. 'Hiei…dude…don't do anything stupid…'

#Hiei…HIEI PUT THE SWORD DOWN!#

"I swear to You, God, if you don't get the Amulet back…" Mika clenched her fist as all hell broke out in her mind. "I AM GOING TO KILL MYSELF AND KICK YOUR—!"

"Girls, is everything alright!" Mrs. Minamino suddenly burst into the room in her bathrobe.

"Y-yes, Mrs. Minamino!" Ayumi jumped up and smiled nervously. "Mika's, ah, a little sick right now. Must have been the freaky burger we ate at lunch, huh, Mika?" She looked over at the shaking Mika.

Mrs. Minamino bought it. "Poor dear…would you like some aspirin?"

"No, just another head."

"…just call if you need anything." She looked genuinely concerned.

"Sure. Goodnight!" Ayumi waved and pretended to rub Mika's back for effect. "We're ok."

With a click of the door, Mrs. Minamino had gone back to her own bed. Mika broke out into a choked sigh.

"This is no fair! Everywhere I turn there's always a road block!" She cried in muffled voice into the blanket. "The guys are tearing up my mind just cause that freaking lunatic stole it!"

"…Mika, just get rid of them." Ayumi said softly.

"HOW!" Mika bit back her scream. "That's why we stole the Amulet to begin with! There is no other method!"

"There's a Church around the corner. Get an exorcism."

That caused Mika's mind to become completely silent. Mika paused. Would she really kill them just to get her mind and body back? They were just strangers and not to mention homicidal demons. She didn't have any real ties to them. Then again, they were funny sometimes and she did enjoy bugging them.

"…no." She finally said. She looked up at her friend. "The offer is tempting, Ayumi, but when I get Aki just where I want him, I'm not doing it alone. These freaks are coming with me to the end and their doing their fair share. Besides, that stalker stole the thing WE stole."

Ayumi laughed slightly. "Yeah, where's the justice in that?"

"Right. They owe me and I never let people who owe me something slide." Mika crossed her arms defiantly. "After we get the Amulet and they're outa me, THEN I'm going to kick their demonic asses back to the Underworld."

:Gee, that's the spirit…:

#Sorry for the outbursts, Mika.# Kurama elbowed Hiei who was glowering at her.

/yeah whatever./

((Good thing you're not gonna excise us!)) Kuronue smiled happily. ((I gotta help you train your powers!))

:You? Ha:

((Or Kurama. How about all of us?))

'…later, Kuronue. I'm really tired.' Mika suddenly fell back on the bed. "Hit the lights, Ayumi. I'm beat."

"Aye, aye, Cap'n." Ayumi said, turning the side table lamp off. "Good night, Mika. I hope you're head gets better."

"It had better. Good night."

'Hear that? You guys better be good or else I'm gonna take up her offer to get rid of you guys for good.'

:Loud and clear. Now let me sleep:

#Good night, everyone.#

/Yeah, yeah…/

Silence.

((…I have ONE question.))

'Make it fast, bat boy.'

((Would you really miss us if we go?)) He sounded so desperate.

Mika remained quiet. Then, she smiled slightly. 'Maybe.'

With that, she turned off her mind and turned over. Tomorrow would be a whole new day and probably full of more horror for her to face and undoubtedly complain about. Right now, she needed her rest.

And for once, she got it without any interruptions. Thank God for earplugs.

That was a REALLY stupid ending, but I'm tired. Yes, Mrs. Minamino is a bit odd letting complete strangers stay in her house. I personally never met her and never asked if she would do that. So, does it matter if I stretch the truths of the inanimate? I think not.

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Some side notes:

-Karasu's mask - i have no clue why he has it. i'm guessing it has something to do with his powers since of what happened at the tournament. oh well. it suits him anyway.

-does holy water affect demons? O.o well even if it doesn't, Kurama has the right to be afraid in this story cause he is possessing Mika's body and the results of being touched by the water wouldn't be very nice. You see, it wouldn't just get them out of her, I suspect it would kill the guys. That's why I haven't had them try the water. Too risky.

-Karyuudo clan – completely fictional with this story. I won't explain who the people are till later…but let's just say Karasu met up with them before and they weren't so lucky. Is this the connection with Aki's obsession? Maybe.

-I like making things explode…especially cars. mwahaha! xD

-Mika's original powers are 'zapping' people or trapping them in her mind and summoning basic energy balls she could either throw at someone or use to activate something, like the doorway. Her four demonic powers (yes, four) are 'wisp-ing' (black hole thing), the Hands, and the last two are a mystery till later! It adds to the suspense!

-"…the geek!" o.o me and my friends all agree Kurama wears his pants too high in the show. BUT HE'S STILL THE BEST CHARACTER! Ayumi just can't stand geeky clothes, however…

-the parent moment…well Mika's parents aren't the best to have and she is constantly reminded that her friends have a much better living situation than her. Kurama's mom is exactly what she would want in a parent, so it made her a little depressed. Sorry for the emotional moment! This story is actually supposed to be humor/action/adventure/angst. I just ran out of room in the story content filler thingy.