I just graduated from eighth grade. WHOO ME! I'm also in a play, The Sound of Music. I'm a nun and I actually sing! Now that summer has started, I'll have more time to work on IMM! So I won't be so late next time, lol!
Enough of my life story. Onward.
Holy crap, I'm getting so many reviews for this, I even made my sister jealous (which is incredibly hard to do). :D if I manage to get 300 reviews, I'm gonna make a picture for ya all…probably one with everyone in it (Mika and her mind minions)
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Warnings and disclaimers have been spoken already. Go to previous chapters for details…
The way back was quiet. Well, Karasu and Kurama were bickering about the whole Aki-mess, but it was quiet otherwise. Ayumi was staring at the ground as they walked, staring intently at the ground as if trying to ignore Mika's presence.
Her attitude started to tick Mika off.
"Ayumi…"
"Huh?" Ayumi nearly ran into the other girl, surprised. "Oh, what?"
"What's up?" Mika asked, impatiently.
"Nothing…why?"
"You have that attitude again…like you wanna say something, but you're afraid to. Tell me now. It's not good to be quiet about things you wanna say."
:Since when have you ever been a psychologist:
'Hmm, well since I've been going to so many over the last ten years, wouldn't you think I'd pick up some of that mental-stress analysis crap?'
"I've got nothing to say, alright? I don't even know why I followed you." Ayumi frowned at her friend. She turned and waved her hand backward over her shoulder. "I'll see you around later. Tell me if you need help or something."
Mika shouted, "Yeah! I do need help, now!"
"With what?" Ayumi sounded annoyed, but she stopped and turned around again.
She stared blankly at her friend, shocked beyond words. "…are you THAT totally out of it that you don't even recall my dilemma for the past few days? I'm being possessed by a bunch of demons, got shot by a psychotic stalker dead guy and I'm now wrapped up in a mess the Underworld wants me to fix! That's what I need your help with!"
That made Ayumi flinch slightly. But she kept a protective wall up around her true emotions by making excuses. "Look, Aki won't attack for a while, right? I mean, we haven't heard from him in days, other than those creepy guys in the ally. Maybe he just needs to rest."
"He's coming back, you know it. What if he does when we're not prepared? What if he attacks you? Or Ralph? Or my parents or your family? This guy is a psycho!" Mika shouted, trying not to be hysterical.
"I know…and I'm just as freaked as you are, but why can't we just have a break? We've been on the road for a whole day escaping demons AND dead guys," Ayumi said softly. "I just want to be alone right now."
They stood in silence, on the sidewalk that went slightly up a hill to Mika's house. A few cars passed, stirring up the wind.
"…fine. Me and the guys will come up with a plan by ourselves. Just be happy you can BE alone. I can't," Mika finally responded, turning on her heels. "Bye."
"Fine. Bye."
She didn't hear Ayumi following her, so Mika broke into a run as she reached her mailbox. When she skidded to a stop in front of her door, her guests spoke up.
/Um…what the hell was THAT/
'I have no clue.'
((PMSing?))
'I don't think so…though I'd rather not know how you came to know that term…'#Ayumi-san is probably just tired. We did have a long weekend.#
'WE? You all used MY body and MY energy! I did all the work!'
:You know what, you little whiner? SHUT UP:
'MAKE ME, GAYLORD!'
:ENOUGH WITH THAT ALREADY:
#WILL YOU TWO EVER STOP ARGUING?#
/Obviously not./
#I think when this is over I'M gonna need a psychiatrist.#
'Oh yeah, that'll work. "I'm having problems doctor. Ever since I was trapped inside a girl's body, I've been having these issues…"'
#Listen, if we keep arguing like this…do I even have to say it?#
'I want MY body back, so yeah, I'll try to stay cool, but if SOMEone doesn't stop being such an ass, maybe this will work out.' Mika muttered as she opened her front door and slipped into her living room.
:Excuse me? Are you talking about me? WHO'S the ass:
'look in a mirror, oh wait, don't do that! Your eyes will start to bleed at the sight of yourself, you freakish lord of—!'
:I SAID KNOCK OFF WITH THE GAY CRAP:
Mika flinched in pain as he began to attack her memory door with fierce kicks. "OWW! KNOCK IT OFF!"
After three minutes of his mental abuse, Mika finally could take it no longer and shoved Kurama to control. She had business to take care of…
'COME'RE GAYLORD!'
:GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME, YOU WENCH:
Kurama successfully blocked out the shouting (and screams) and decided to go to Mika's bedroom. If anything, they should begin to formulate a plan to get Aki into the open. They now had two references—the Karyuudo timeline and Mika's father's work.
"I sure hope we find something…" The infamous demon thief murmured softly as he entered the hallway. "I don't know how much more of this fighting I can take…"
Mika's father had obviously noticed the broken down door and stood it up against the wall outside Mika's room. Stepping carefully over the splinters, Kurama looked around the room. No dad. The Demon Bible and the Karyuudo book were still there and so were Mr. Murasaki's countless notes and other small books.
Confused, Kurama turned back to the hallway and asked loudly, "Um, Murasaki-sama? Mika is back…and I guess the rest of us are too."
No answer.
Swirling around to face the room again, Kurama was very glad Mika was pre-occupied at the moment. She would have probably assumed the worst and flipped out. Luckily, Kurama was much more calm and collected. Also, he had seen the note fluttered on the desk.
Picking it up, he scanned the page quickly.
Dear Mika—and friends,
I have gone downtown to picked up your mother. I do believe we need to have a sit down about this whole mess. Call for pizza and do your homework. That includes the Karyuudo work too. I love you!
-Dad
Kurama raised an eyebrow. "Did he even realize Mika ditched school early?"
Of course no one answered. Hiei and Kuronue were too busy cheering on the massacre inside Mika's mind. Sighing, Kurama moved over to the bed and sat down. There was nothing to do really except read some books. And perhaps get a head start on the Aki-case. He could do that, but suddenly, reading seemed so tiresome.
Youko Kurama had faced many perils and troubles when he was in the Makai. The combination of Shuichi Minamino and Youko Kurama, dubbed solely as Kurama, had faced many problems as well. But nothing, not a thing, could ever top what he was going through at the present moment.
He grimaced. "I'm possessing the body of a teenage girl. What the hell is wrong with the universe?"
Thankfully, no one answer again.
After staring blankly at the wall for a few minutes, Kurama soon grew bored. Maybe Mika had some books to read that would be interesting for him to read.
Bending over the side of the bed, he stared into the bookshelf. Nothing that would fill his appetite for reading. Sighing, he got down of the bed and looked closer on the shelves. Nothing.
That is until he picked up a bible. Not that Kurama was overly religious, being a demon, but something was sticking out of the cover. Placing the book upright, he gently pulled the paper out.
It was a picture. It seemed a little old, but it was in color. The image was the thing that silenced Kurama from asking Mika what it was.
Three people were standing next to a Christmas tree, smiling. Two of the people were adults. Upon close inspection, Kurama realized they were Mika's parents. Holding their hands in the middle was a very happy and smiling small child. It was a girl with short brown hair.
"Mika…" Kurama said softly. The faces of total bliss were very contrasting compared to how all three of the family members acted in the present. But Kurama knew the smiles on the faces weren't forced or faked. They were actually happy in the picture.
Flipping the picture over finally, Kurama saw some wording.
Mika's third ChristmasCuriosity filled Kurama. #This is interesting…#
/…what is, fox/ came Hiei's almost-enthusiastic reply. /Mika's got Karasu pinned down on the hill, and is punching him like a madman/
#My, how thrilling.#
/what's interesting, again/
#…nothing. I'll tell you later. Now, please break up their fight. I'd rather be in charge of a girl's body as little as possible, thank you very much…#
After a pause, Kurama felt Mika come closer to his consciousness and he quickly shoved the picture back into the bible and put it back on the self.
'What up, fox boy?'
#Nothing. Are you finished now?#
'Yes…'#Good. Take your body back.#
'What if I don't want to?'#I'd rather not be in this position…#
'Aw…you know you love it!'Kurama made a disturbed face. #love what?#
'Never mind…gimmie my body.'
#Thank you…#
Mika blinked and stared into her room. 'Hey, where's my dad?'
#He left a note saying he went to pick up your mom.#
'Oh great…I see a divorce coming out of this cause she'll think BOTH of us are insane.'
((What's a divorce?))
'A painful punishment for people who ask stupid questions all the time.'
((…oh…))
Stretching, Mika yawned lazily. "Well…let's order some pizza."
((What's a pizza?))
'Buy him a frickin' dictionary, Kurama. PLEASE.'
#I can't exactly leave here, remember?#
'Well next time you take over, go for it.'
/Hey./
'…every time you say that, you spring something horribly hard on me or my friends. What?'
Hiei sounded annoyed. /You wanted to formulate a plan to defeat Aki, correct/
'Anything to get THAT chore out of the way.'
#Fighting the paranormal is never a chore Mika. It's dangerous and somewhat of a responsibility for those involved in the paranormal or occult themselves.# Kurama chided.
'Stop the lecture, jeez!' Mika scowled in reality. 'I've been calming and dealing with spirits most my life, I'll have you know. If I just talk to this Aki dude, feed him some spirit energy, then maybe he'll go right on back to Hell.'
/He's not a regular ghosts, you fool. He's an evil spirit. They take a whole lot more than a simple talking-to. An exorcism, or ever a battle of spirit energy is necessary. He's taken a human's physical form, so we can kill his body. Sending the spirit, however, is not my expertise./
'But it's mine!'
/Ha. Funny/'
'Up yours, midget.'
#Come on, we've been doing so well lately, at least with arguments. Let's just move with this rationally and calmly.#
'Fine. What do you have in mind?'/I was about to get to that./ Hiei suddenly materialized in front of Mika, causing her to jump slightly in surprised. "You need to train."
"SAY WHAT?"
"You're a half-ling. You're weak. But with a little training from us, you might be able to fight against Aki suitably."
Mika glowered at him. "I'm tough enough now!"
"Ok. Shoot some Shadows at me then."
"FINE!" Mika threw her arm out in front of her, right in Hiei's face. He didn't even flinch. "Go Shadow-power-thingy!"
A poof of black smoke blew into and around Hiei's face pitifully.
"Do I need to mention you suck?"
Mika flushed in embarrassment and put her hand down. "Shut it…my powers worked before."
Hiei glared. "Let's go over the source of your power to start." He walked over to the window and leaned against its frame. "Human emotions cause your power to function, considering you are still mostly human. The basic emotions are anger, happiness, sadness and fear. We obviously know that fear and anger rule your powers for the most part. We have yet to witness happiness to cause it to activate, so we can cross that out. Are you following me?"
"Yeah." Mika counted off on her fingers. "Fear and anger make me tick, sadness doesn't. Got it."
"Right. Now, we haven't seen sadness in action, but its closely related to fear and anger, the negative emotions. We can still expect to see something show from sadness."
"You sure know a lot about me when even I don't."
"I've been a demon longer. Besides, it's kind of obvious."
"Whatever."
Hiei continued on in his intellectual-like manner. "Your shadows take a physical appearance and can be manifested into physical forms like your Hands. It can also create holes in this dimension to travel to another point here. And created balls of shadows to throw are a possibility."
He paused and looked at her. "What else can you do?"
"Oh, so the know-it-all finally caves in with a question."
"Knock it off and answer me."
"I have no idea." Mika bit her lip in concentration. "Every time I try to think of a new and final way of using my powers, a totally new idea pops up. Like there's no end."
#So we can perceive from that your powers are completely random and at your creativity's will?#
"Um…I guess."
Hiei looked at her in a suspicious manner. "Perhaps your more of a mystery than we thought."
Silence fell after his remark. It was a curious silence. Mika could tell everyone was staring at her.
It was making her nervous.
And annoyed.
"STOP LOOKING AT ME!"
((I'm not looking at you…I'm not looking at you…!))
"KNOCK IT OFF!"
#Children…PLEASE#
"You sound like my mom when I was ten and I invited my friends over for a sleepover and we wouldn't go to bed!"
((I'm hungry.))
Mika grinned and focused on the other side of the room. Suddenly, a very confused Kuronue was standing there.
"There." Mika grinned and brushed her hands off dramatically. "I now can officially support two demons at once without getting the least bit tired!"
:When can you do three? Or all four:
'…I ain't talking to you…'
"PIZZA THING!" Kuronue shook Mika's shoulders.
"WHAT THE—GET OFF ME YOU WEIRDO!"
After finally getting Kuronue to calm down, Mika got the cordless phone from the living room and dialed for the pizza.
"And when I'm talking on the phone, be quiet." Mika reminded the hyper Kuronue and the moody-as-usual Hiei on the couch.
"Moshi Moshi, Lugi's Pizza Parlor!" A familiar voice answered over the phone at the pizza place.
"Yes—wait, Kenji?" Mika asked, shocked.
"Who's this?"
"Mika!"
Kenji laughed. "Hey! I wasn't expecting you to call me at my job!"
"Me either! You work there?"
"Yep. I need the money to buy a motorcycle next year."
"Cool." Mika smiled and leaned against the wall. "I was going to talk to you at lunch, but there were some…complications I needed to handle at home."
"Everyone was saying you ditched."
"Er, you could say that."
"WHO YA TALKING TO?" Kuronue suddenly came up next to her shoulder, dangerously close to her ear.
"OW!"
"Mika, are you ok!" Kenji sounded worried.
"Ow—yes, just my annoying cousin!" Mika put her hand over the receiver and kicked at Kuronue. "Don't scream in my ear, lunk head!"
"Who are you talking to?" The bat demon inquired.
"Kenji Sato, you know the guy who asked me out?"
"Is he stalking you or something?" Hiei asked darkly from his seat.
"I bet he feels like I'm stalking him…" Mika murmured before turned back to the phone. "Sorry about that. Should I order before I get you in trouble?"
"Sure. Go ahead."
She ordered a large plain pizza and said her good-byes quickly.
"When's it gonna get here?" Kuronue asked, poking her in the shoulder. "I'm hungry now!"
"Chill and wait! It'll get here in a half hour or so!" Mika yelled at him and pointed at the couch. "SIT AND BE QUIET!"
They all sat on the couch in silence for about maybe three minutes before Kuronue got bored. He started to swing his legs, making a thumping noise and shaking the couch just enough to get Hiei angry.
"Knock it off, bat."
"Make me!"
"Don't make me have to make you."
"I'm not scared—you're half the size of me!"
"I have a short friend who makes the tallest kid in my grade cry!" Mika defended the short demon's honor for once.
"So? He can't even reach me to lay a punch!"
Hiei's red eyes glinted. "Don't tempt me."
"I am!"
Mika glared at him. "Kuronue, you idiot, shut up."
"Nyahh, can't hit me!" Kuronue made a childish face at Hiei, who was on a short fuse already. It was when Kuronue leaned forward directly into Hiei's face, his fuse blew.
"STUPID BAT!"
"AHH!"
"STOP SWINGING THAT SWORD IN MY MOTHER'S LIVING ROOM!"
They were so…enraptured by their little war in the living room they had not even heard a car slam outside. If they did, the next few results would not have been so horrible.
"Mika, honey, we're home—WHAT ON EARTH?"
In an instant, Kuronue disappeared in fright of what could happen. Hiei and Mika stared up into the bewildered faces of Mrs. Murasaki and her husband. The demon and the half gulped and prayed the mess around them would go unnoticed. (Then again, the broken vase, the ripped sofa and the severely cracked mirror were hard to not notice.)
"H-hi mom!" Mika laughed nervously. "Hey Dad…um, yeah. Me and the guys…uh, had a little disagreement."
Her mother raised an eyebrow. "The guys? Do you have boys over here, Mika?"
"…" Mika got up and went over to her nervous looking father. "Dad…? Didn't you do something very important already that you were supposed to?"
"Um…"
"What am I missing here? And why is my best vase in pieces on the floor?" Mrs. Murasaki demanded.
"Ah, about that…" Her father laughed nervously. "Can I explain later, dear?"
"No. Tell me now."
"Yeah, dearest father of mine. Explain to mother while I go fetch thy pizza…" Mika muttered, pinching her father's arm slightly and headed towards the door with a tight look with annoyance on her face.
'OH MY FU…ok, I'm cool…I'm ok with this…I'm not gonna flip…':Keep telling yourself that. You know it's a lie.:
She desperately tried to ignore him and rummaged in her pocket as both she and the pizza guy reached the middle of the yard. "Here…how much was it again."
"Oh, its on the house."
"…what?" Mika looked up from her money counting and stared up into the man's face. It wasn't anyone familiar, but his eyes sure gave her the creeps. "Um, why?"
"Someone back at the station paid for it." He handed her the pizza and started off towards his car.
Mika stared after him, almost in shock. "Wait…was it Kenji who paid for it? I'm gonna kill him!" She blushed deeply.
#Aw, how cute.#
:…whatever.:
((FOOOOOOD!))
'You get none, you sissy!'((NOOOOOOOOOO!))
Mika grinned evilly. 'Looks like me, Kurama, and Hiei will be having some nice delicious pizza today and you won't.'
:HEY! What about me:
'Dude, haven't you figured out that I love to torture you and I automatically target you for displeasure?'
:Still! I want food too:
'MWAHAHAHA, FEAR ME!':I WON'T! GIMMIE THE PIZZA, DAMMIT:
'YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A PIZZA IS!':IT'S THAT THING IN THAT BOX! AND IT SMELLS GOOD:
After mentally struggling for control, Karasu managed to take over Mika's use of her arms and accidentally dropped the pizza box.
"Oh, great! Now look what you…did…" Mika suddenly stopped, the color draining from her face.
#What is it, Mika?#
It was when they looked through Mika's eyes and down at the box on the pavement that they realized what made her speechless. The pizza looked fine, but on top of it was an imp. A dead imp. Its green blood soaked through the box lid. Nailed into its stomach was a very crude note:
DEATH TO DEMONS AND ALL WHO HELP THEM.
"Ah…" Mika gripped her hands together, wavering. "He…he knows where I live now. HE KNOWS WHERE I LIVE, DAMMIT!"
"Mika, what's wrong?" Her father suddenly shouted from the living room.
Mika shuddered, but slammed the pizza box shut with her foot. "Nothing! They gave us the wrong order!" She picked up the box and ran around their car towards the trashcan. She slammed it into the trashcan as hard as she could and put the lid on lightening quick. She sank down on to the walk way, biting her lip.
'Oh my God…ohhhhh my God…if that psycho even thinks about harassing me at home, I swear to God…!'#Mika, pelase! Calm down! It could have been a prank!#
'A prank? Kurama, what kind of sicko would put a frickin' dead IMP on top of someone's food order!'((Um, Aki would?))
:Wait why is he working at a fast food restaurant:
'…that's a good question…BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP ME!'
"Pull yourself together," said a voice behind her. Mika gasped and saw it was Hiei, who had escaped from the living room of horror. (They could hear Mrs. Murasaki screaming at her husband from there)
"Oh man, Hiei, Aki knows where I live now! He sent me an imp!"
"Why would he do that?"
"I DON'T KNOW, CAUSE HE'S A PSYCHO!"
"No, I mean send you an imp?"
"…cause they're small?"
"…" Hiei rolled his eyes. "I heard you through the mind link. You're over reacting."
"HOW COULD I POSSIBLY OVER REACT IN A TIME LIKE THIS, YOU MIDGET!"
"That, for example."
"SHUT UP!"
Hiei glared at her. "Grow up, you're part demon now."
"I'm also a fifteen year old girl if you didn't notice!" Mika retorted. "I have a right to worry about stalkers!"
"He's not a stalker. He's a dead demon exterminator bent on revenge."
"IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?"
Hiei smacked her upside the head with the trashcan lid. "KNOCK OFF THE DRAMA, STUPID ONNA!"
"OW—WHY YOU LITTLE!" The shadow Hiei's body was casting suddenly moved and whipped around his feet, causing him to fall over.
"HEY!"
Mika smirked. "Looks like anger just won me a victory."
Hiei rubbed his sore head, which he had hit on the cement. "Argh…you are extremely lucky you are my living house, otherwise you would be holding your head at the moment."
"Oh, I'm so scared."
"Mika, where are you?" Her father called. His voice was thick with fake enthusiasm. "Your mother and I would like to talk to you for a moment!"
"Oh boy…you get back in my head." She pointed at Hiei, who was getting up. He immediately disappeared. 'Wicked.'
/Shut up…/
"Coming, dad!" She replied to her father, getting up. Anxiety filled her slightly…what was her mother going to say to her?
I liked this chapter more un-serious than usual...of course, there were some grotesque moments…XD Lol! I hoped it was suitable! Please review!
1. Lugi's Pizza Parlor: totally RANDOM again. LMAO!
2. Moshi-moshi is how you say "hello" only on the phone in Japanese
3. "Ayumi-san" : o.o I don't know how Kurama would call Ayumi. I mean, he never really got to know her very well…at the same time, he kinda does. So he calls her that.