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'Mika talking'
/Hiei talking/
#Kurama talking#
:Karasu talking:
((Kuronue talking))
The sunny morning light shined in from Mika's bedroom window, landing directly on her face. One green eye opened slowly.
'It's morning already…?' She thought to herself, blinking repeatedly. She suddenly realized she had fallen asleep in a curled position. Getting up, she rubbed her sore back.
Everything was in the position it was in yesterday. The dresser in front of the door, the book on the chair and she was still wearing the same cloths from yesterday. She grimaced and got up to change. After pulling on a fresh pair of jeans and a black T-shirt, Mika commented on her past predicament.
'Nasty…I had been wearing the same thing for two days straight.'
No reply.
Mika froze. Where was the annoying comeback? Where was the crude comment? And the annoyed 'hn'? For a moment, an unidentifiable emotion filled her.
'…guys…?'
There was still no answer.
A mixture of excitement and that unidentifiable emotion filled her to the top. Were they gone for good? She had to see!
She closed her eyes and went to the physical plane of her mind.
( Inside Her Mind )
Mika looked around and saw no demons attacking each other or sulking in separate areas. Just the big green plain that happened to be part of her mind.
"Why the hell do I have a field of grass as a brain?" She asked herself aloud, shaking her astral head slowly. She was a little too freaky sometimes, even for herself.
She began to walk around, hands in her pockets, with an amused look. Maybe they had just disappeared. That would have been great earlier. She wouldn't even need to track down Aki then and just never use her powers again.
But the again, what was that unidentifiable emotion that also filled her heart.
For some reason, it reminded her of fear.
But that couldn't be. She had tried so hard to get rid of them. Why would she be scared they were gone?
Suddenly, as she walked with a quickened pace, the hill came into view. Mika sweatdropped. That hill was freaky…
"I wonder if they're there…" She murmured to herself, her voice barely echoing off into the distance.
Mika walked up to the land formation, which stuck out quite visibly on the ground compared to the surrounding flatness. There wasn't any sound…except a low one she suddenly picked up. She might have been part-demon, but her hearing wasn't as acute as Kurama's or Hiei's. She went around the hill's right side, her heart beating rapidly.
All four of her mind minions were sleeping. Mika bit back a wave of hysterical laughter.
Hiei was almost in a sitting-up position against the hillside, his hand on his katana. He was, however, asleep. Kurama was lying peacefully on his side, the only normal looking one there. Kuronue was snoring, while sucking his thumb at the same time (Mika snickered slightly at that) and Karasu was on his back, completely oblivious to the world. The sight was truly, undoubtedly the perfect Kodak moment.
Then, without making a sound, a small smile formed on Mika's face. They looked so innocent and carefree, which was totally opposite of what they acted like when they were awake. They were almost adorable in a way.
She grinned at her thoughts. "What the hell?" With that she let out a high pitched yell and jumped on top on of her sleeping mind guests.
Well, that was like stepping on a sleeping cat's tail unguarded, but in this case they were demons and had much more than just claws and fangs.
"HOLY SHIT!"
"WHAT THE-MURASAKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!"
"…snooooooozzzeee..." (five guesses who that is)
Mika had landed on Karasu and Hiei and her feet were on Kuronue. She left Kurama alone, out of respect, but he woke up anyway and raised an amused eyebrow.
"Having a party?"
"Not quite. MURASAKI, GET YOUR ASS OFF ME!" Hiei shouted, a stressmark on his head. In an instant, he jumped away, causing Mika to tumble forward, thankfully off the angry Karasu.
"Ow! What's wrong with a friendly morning wake up call?" She grinned, sitting up.
All three of them (Kuronue's still asleep) stared at her warily. Karasu waved his hand. "Nothing, I guess…just don't surprise us like that. We could have attacked you."
A little surprised by his answer, Mika stuck her tongue out. "Nyaah, but not of killed me."
Kurama sat up as well, rubbing his eyes. "Are you alright, Mika?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"You came looking for us, obviously."
"Not to mention you're not going to rip our heads off…" Hiei muttered darkly.
Oh, so that's why they were acting strange, Mika thought. She suddenly felt guilty. 'They think I'm still mad at them…'
"Chill guys! I'm not mad anymore! Those little episodes of mine pass quickly, as you could've guessed…" Mika looked away. "Besides, even if I was still mad at you guys, you are the older, more experienced demons. Maybe I could learn something from you."
"Heh. Superiority rules? Good idea. Respect your elders, brat." Karasu probably was smirking behind his mask.
"Yeah, ya old geezer. I bet you wear that mask cause you can't breathe on your own. Go back to the nursing home."
"Ha, ha. Don't you have some school place to go to?"
Mika froze. "CRAP! You're right! Where's the door?"
"…right behind you." Hiei pointed.
The brunette spun around, and surprising, the door with the exit sign was there. Everyone awake sweatdropped.
"Murasaki…you're mind is a scary place."
"…I know…"
Sighing, Mika knew she had to get ready for school. She began to climb the hill to get to the door, but she halted. Swirling around, she saw the confused Kurama. She jumped off the hill and ran up and hugged him.
"Sorry for being a bitch yesterday, Kurama-san." She let go and tapped her head with her knuckles. "I get mental when my emotions run wild."
"It's ok, Mika." The fox spirit smiled back and ruffled Mika's hair with his hand. "You put those emotions into your shadows, as that's probably why shadow is your power. Everything has a purpose."
Karasu, sickened by the sight of the momentary peace and sincerity, snorted. "Sure, you beat me up and call me gay and don't send any apologies my way."
Mika sent him a sly grin. "Oh, so you want a hug?"
"NO!"
"I'M GONNA HUG YOOOUUU!"
"GET THE FRICKIN HELL AWAY FROM ME!"
Kurama and Hiei turned to each other, watching from the corner of their eyes Mika trying to hug the ever-violent Karasu.
"She's going to be angry if she's late. One of us should take over for her," Kurama murmured. "You want to volunteer?"
Hiei gave his friend a disgusted look. "Hell no."
"Such cheer at this hour of the morning…" The kitsune walked over to the door and slipped out into reality.
( Back to Reality )
After thanking God for the fact Mika had already gotten changed (Kurama's a modest little boy), Kurama walked over to the door. The dresser wasn't heavy at all and he moved it out of the way. Looking carefully around the room, Kurama decided not take the Demon Bible with him. That would be easily tracked if they kept carrying it around all the time. So, he opened the door.
Even if Mika's half-ling eyes weren't as keen as his own demon ones, Kurama saw the gray book leaning against the wall in front of the doorway. It looked innocent, but he picked it up carefully.
#What do you suppose this is?#
/A book/
#Besides that.#
/Read the cover, but don't open it. Who knows what's inside/
Kurama flipped it over to the front. It was read the Western way, but it was in a Makai language, a demon language. Interesting…
/Well/
#This is a timeline of Demonic activity in the early ages of Japan that have been recorded…mostly about demon hunter's journeys and battles.#
/…do you think Aki has something to do with this/
#No.# Kurama lifted it closer to Mika's face and sniffed the cover. A tidal wave of scents hit him, almost sending him staggering. What Mika lacked in hearing made up with her smelling power. Rubbing his nose, Kurama continued, #No, not a scent of him on this. Actually, it smells like her dad.#
/Her dad? He doesn't know about us. Or the situation./
#Well…maybe he gave it to her as a gift?#
/Not likely. The bastard doesn't like her…remember/
#Well you did break his hand#
/He deserved it./
Kurama suddenly smirked inwardly at the fire apparition. #Oh ho…do you actually care for Mika?#
/As much as one would for living quarters, which she technically is./
#…ah…I see…#
/wipe that grin off your face, fox.../
Kurama tried to keep a straight face as he walked out into the kitchen. Mrs. Murasaki was cooking up pancakes, too busy to notice her 'daughter' walk in. Trying to make himself useful, Kurama opened the fridge.
"Mrs-I mean, Mom, what do you need out of here?"
Mrs. Murasaki looked up sharply, surprised. "Oh, Mika! I was going to get you soon, but I'm glad you're up by yourself. You can take the orange juice out, dear, and put it on the table."
Kurama obeyed and pulled out the pitcher of the orange liquid. Looking over his shoulder, he noticed Mika's father was flipping through a stack of papers at the dining room table, struggling with his cast. He had not noticed him yet, so Kurama decided to be polite first.
"Hi, dad," He said cheerfully, placing the pitcher on the table.
Mr. Murasaki looked up slowly, staring. "Good morning." And then continued to stare at his 'daughter' in an almost suspicious manner.
Noticing this, Kurama sat down quickly. Maybe he was just a little angry about Mika 'running away'. The staring continued. The fox demon grew a little agitated.
"What?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"…nothing," Mr. Murasaki muttered, returning to his papers. In the corner of one, Kurama noticed a strange symbol. He was going to look closer, but a plate of steaming food blocked his vision.
"Eat up, dear. You have that math test today!" Mrs. Murasaki said in a sugary voice. She must have been a little nervous after the previous day.
Kurama nodded wearily. A test? "Thanks."
After eating quickly and gulping down a glass of juice, Kurama grabbed Mika's schoolbag. Lifting it onto his shoulders, he realized he would need to know where Mika's bus picked her up, her locker combination, and where her classes were.
#Mika? Are you and Karasu done fighting?#
'Yeah. Been done.'
#Why didn't you say anything?#
'I dunno. It's kinda funny in a creepy way to watch myself in my daily life from the top of a magical hill.'
#Right…do you want to take over?#
'Ok.'
Mika opened her eyes when Kurama's soul went back into her mind. Looking around, she saw she was standing at her front door ready to leave.
'I have to go to school with a bunch of psychotic demons in my head…' Mika shook her head, almost laughing aloud. 'Who would've thought?'
/Some idiot./
'Perhaps.'
With that note, she-or they, walked out the door towards their next challenge: school.
( At school…I'm lazy! )
Mika was relieved that no one in her school questioned her absence. It had only been a day, but everyone knew she was a little 'odd'. Her friend Sakura met her at the entrance.
"Hey, Mika!" She waved as Mika got closer.
"Morning." Mika tried to sound as normal as possible. "Where's Kimi-chan?" She asked, referring to another friend.
"She has a test first period and went in to study. Why were you absent yesterday?"
"Oh…a small cold. I'm all better now."
Sakura smiled. "I guess Ayumi had the same thing, right?"
"Uh, yeah." Mika replied, laughing nervously. She hoped that Ayumi would follow the same idea so they wouldn't get their stories mixed up. "You ready for that math test today?"
"Yep? You?"
Their conversation carried on the same way as they walked up the stairs. When they went inside and passed a few classrooms, Sakura looked at her watch.
"Hey, I forgot I need to open up the computer Lab today."
Mika smiled and nodded. "Ok. I'll see you at lunch?"
"'Kay!"
Inside her mind, Karasu raised an eyebrow.
:Wow…you sound…like a normal person.:
'What were you expecting?'
/A King Kong demonstration/
'You don't know n00b talk, you don't know what a pony is, but you know who King Kong is. What the hell is your problem?'
/You./
'Whatever…'
"Mika!"
Expecting Ayumi, Mika turned around with a bored expression. At the sight of who it was, she face faulted.
It was Kenji Sato, a classmate she had known from kindergarten. He was very nice and didn't treat her differently like the other kids did. Mika sometimes wondered if she had a crush on him.
"Sato-san! Um, hi. What's up?" She asked, a little confused.
The boy grinned. "Nothing really. I just saw you and thought I could say hello. I haven't spoken to you in a while."
Mika laughed. "Yeah. Time sure flies."
"And…could I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"What are your plans for tomorrow?"
Awkward silence.
"…what…do you mean by that?" Mika asked, her mind racing.
"Uh, well…I've known you for a long time…and I guess until know I never, well, realized how much we have in common." Kenji laughed nervously.
Mika's face was mixed with confusion and shock. "…so…you're…you're asking if my day tomorrow is free so…we…can go…out…together?"
"Um, yes."
'Aha…whoo, mark this day down in history gents. I actually attract people that aren't old, fat stalker dudes.' Mika said to her mind guests, shakily. She was happy, but shaken up.
Hiei was staring at Kenji suspiciously through Mika's eyes. /…wait a second…this human 'going-out' thing…is called dating right/
'Y-yeah.'
/And it involves the human kissing thing, right/
'Sometimes, yeah…'
/…you're not going./
'Yea-WHAT?' Mika exclaimed angrily.
#I have to agree, Mika. You trust him after everything else we've gone through?#
:And don't you hate these humans? They do treat you bad.:
'Not all of them do, Karasu…and I trust him. He's part of the KG-group!'
:The WHAT:
Mika giggled mentally. 'That's the name I call the group of people who I went to Kindergarten with and still go to school with. Me, Ayumi, Sakura and Kenji are part of it. Kimi came along later in first grade, though.'
/I have no idea WHAT you're talking about, but you are not…DATING this guy/
'What are you, my dad? Back off, shrimp! I date who I want!'
:Yeah, take this chance. You'll never get another one.:
'Die, Gay-guy. Just die.'
#Keep in mind, though, we need to focus on Aki...#
'Oooh, right. Hang on.'
In reality, Mika smiled warmly. "I can't tomorrow, Kenji. But how about Saturday?"
"Great! Sure!" Kenji looked thrilled. He smiled back. "By the way, you look great today."
Mika blushed. "Th-thanks. Uh, listen, its been great chatting again, Kenji, but I have a first period math class…"
"Say no more. See ya later, Mika!" He waved and ran up the stairwell.
'…wow…'
((AWWWWWW!))
/You know, your rebellious attitude will be the death of you, Murasaki./
'Aw, shut up, DAD. And if you interfere with my date, you'll find yourself in a very unpleasant place.'
Kurama sighed, knowing they would both fight tooth and nail over the matter. #…Mika…the math test?#
'What-OH CRAP!' She ran off towards the direction of her class.
( Mr. Fugisawa's Algebra Class, First Period )
'Ok…' Mika bit down on her eraser in concentration. She stared down at her test paper. 'Let's see…the Paethegoren Theorem is…'
# C² a²+ b² #
'Thanks--HEY! I didn't ask for help…wait…you're older than me, right?'
#Yes.#
'…nah, I'm no cheater…' Mika resumed to muttering answers and self-questions mentally.
((What's she doing?))
#Math. A human science#
((Ah.))
#…That made no sense to you, right?#
((No))
:Gods…:
Mika's eye twitched. '…do you mind? I'm trying to concentrate.'
#I could take the test for you.#
'No way! I studied!'
:Fat lot of good that did you, eh:
'Shut up!'
#Are you sure you don't want me to help?#
'Yes, yes! I'm sure!'
Silence.
#That one's easy. The answer is 72.3#
"I CAN DO THIS FOR MYSELF, DAMMIT!" Mika slammed her paper down and stood up.
Everyone in the classroom, the teacher included, stared at her in confusion.
"Murasaki, is there a problem?" Mr. Fujisawa asked, supicously.
:I dare you to say the truth.:
'Tempting…'
"No sir…I…may I be excuse for a moment?" Mika looked at him hopefully.
"You can finish this at lunch then. Get moving."
Mika hurried out to the hallway and shut the classroom door. She walked over to the walk fountain and took a couple of calming breaths.
'…guys, as much as you can help me with stuff, I can handle things alone-like taking tests and handling boys.'
Kurama scratched his head sheepishly. #Sorry about that…I haven't had any real mental challenges in days…its very boring.#
'Well…I guess I can let you do my homework. We do have to come up with a plan to kill Aki and/or get the Amulet back, but you can have some brain fun in between.'
#Thanks!#
:Er, right. Now that you human-ish geeks have sorted things out, why don't we go work on a plan now.:
'I could ditch…'
#You know with our luck you'll get caught.#
'True…'
((Aw, why do we always get caught?))
/If you haven't noticed, its because all our lives suck/
((Oh yeah…))
"Mika!" Someone called her name, rushing towards her.
Turning around, Mika saw it was Ayumi, who had obviously ditched her class. Mika waved. "Hey!"
"How you holding up, with the guys, I mean?" Ayumi asked, looking concerned.
"Well...Kurama's a little too excited about school work. He kept giving me answers to the test!"
"And that's a bad thing?"
Mika rolled her eyes. "I for one use my own knowledge for things, not others."
:No wonder we're always screwed.:
'Do you ever NOT insult me?'
:I ask you the same thing:
# Do we ever NOT fight?#
((Ha, ha, of course not))
Ayumi started to smile, but then stopped. She looked warily at her friend. "Um, Mika, did you happen to find a book this morning? Outside your room?"
About to say no, Mika opened her mouth, but Kurama stopped her from speaking.
#Yes, I did find one#
"Kurama was in control. He says, yeah he did. Why?"
"Did you read it yet?"
"No…"
Ayumi sighed and leaned against the wall. "Your dad gave it to me last night when you were cooped up in your room. He said something…something about the three worlds."
/…excuse me/
#Why is it that the weird stuff always occurs when it concerns us?#
'I dunno…maybe cause we are weird.'
/WHAT THE HELL? How does your father know about the three worlds/
'HOW SHOULD I KNOW?'
Mika frowned. "My dad knows? Just perfect. How, I really don't wanna know. Let's just hope it was a possession or something…"
"I don't think he was possessed. He asked me to make sure those demon folk inside you are nice."
"He was definitely possessed then."
Ayumi shrugged. "Whatever. How's the search for the Amulet coming along?"
"Nothing so far. We still need to come up with a plan to get it back," Mika replied. "We're getting along better than before, but man, they're still so annoying."
:You are more.:
#Here we go again…#
/Karasu, take off your mask. I want to die./
'I don't. KEEP THAT THING ON!'
"Let's ditch. I need a soda." Ayumi pulled Mika towards the doors.
"Wait…we already missed one day of class…" Mika said, nervous. "If my mom finds out I skipped, I'm dead."
"Just like you were dead yesterday for 'running away'?" Ayumi said with a smirk. One glance at Mika's darkened face told her to stop. "Oh. Sorry…"
Mika scowled, but continued to the exit. "Whatever. Let's just get out of here."
Kurama sighed. #You're just like Yusuke…knowledge shouldn't be wasted#
Hiei smirked. /If she was like the Detective, we'd all be dead by now./
Suddenly Hiei spoke up again. /Murasaki, let me take over for a moment./
'…why? You're not going to explode anything, are you?'
/No./
'Aww…I mean, good. Go ahead.'
Hiei opened his borrowed eyes and looked sideways at Ayumi when they were walking down the steps to the sidewalk. He stopped when they reached the bottom.
"Why are you--oh. Who is it?" Ayumi was being to be a pro at knowing when Mika was possessed.
"Hn." Hiei scowled.
"Ah, its midget fire-lad. What's up?"
Hiei growled, but began to speak, "When I first saw you fight, I noticed something."
Ayumi raised her eyebrows. "And that was…?"
"You're a pyrokinetic."
"…ok. What?"
Hiei rolled his eyes in annoyance. "You have the power of fire, baka ningen!"
"Uh huh." Ayumi held up her hand and waved it in his face. "Whoo, look at the invisible fire."
Smacking her hand away, Hiei glared at her fiercely. "I'm serious. You want to help protect Mika?"
"Yeah."
"Then listen up, fool."
Ayumi crossed her arms obediently.
"While we were trapped inside the Treasure Vault in the Spirit World, I managed to grab this." Hiei pulled out a gold linked necklace with an orange stone in the center. "I didn't know if this was the Amulet or not and I didn't have enough time to put it back."
"Aw, you should have gotten more stuff then. I saw this wicked awesome sword in the corner-!"
Once again, Hiei silenced her with a glare. He thrust the necklace into Ayumi's hands. "It has fire properties. Learn how to use it and you can probably summon fire."
Ayumi stared at it, warily, before looking at him. "Thanks, Hiei…but how do I learn how to use it?"
"I don't know."
"WHAT?"
Hiei smirked and began to walk down the sidewalk toward the end of the path. "That's your job."
Ayumi glared after him. "…prat."
whoooooo, done! That was pretty long. YAY! Lol, yes the boys are protective about Mika hanging with guys…well…obviously cause every time they let her, she either gets attacked/and/or shot at. Hiei is already viewing Mika as an adopted sister and we all know how protective he is about Yukina and Kuwabara being together. Such sweetness. (runs off and laughs evilly)
1. I HAVE OFFICIALLY DECIDED! There will be no pairings between Mika and the guys! Kurama and Mika's relationship is an almost big-brother/little-sister relationship. The same goes for Hiei and Mika. Of course, I'm still supporting the idea of Ayumi and Hiei…lol…I'm thinking of putting more scenes with them together, lol…which would be very hard, considering Hiei has no body at the moment. O.o And, yes, Kenji likes Mika. Mwaha!
2. "I'M GONNA HUG YOOOUUU!" this saying I got from Gir, from Invader Zim. WORSHIP THAT ADORABLE METAL BOT! He's so cute and funny!
3. everyone knows that you read Japanese stories/mangas differently than the English/Western way.
4. pyrokinesis or a pyrokinetic person. Surprised at this? Well, YYH has lots of psychics roaming about (like the ) Ayumi is like most people, she has psychic powers that linger on the surface but can't use them. Yes, 50 percent of the population has precognition or has experienced 'deja vu'. Mika needs more help to fight Aki and I guess Hiei saw this as a chance to have more help in the battle.
5. in normal Japanese high schools, the students do not switch classes, the teachers do. But Mika's school is a western style school, so they have lockers and switch classes. I just wanted it that way. :P