I wish I did, but I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Harry Potter.
"Kurama, it feels like I'm going to die."
The fox demon racked his mind for possible ideas or solutions, but nothing was turning up. That is, until he saw something on top of Harry's dresser drawer.
There, inside a small greyish pot, was a fully grown red rose.The demondidn't need to look twice to understand that that flower had once been the white seed he had handed to Harry not too long ago. But this foggy answer only led to many more confusing and frustrating questions.
'That would mean that the kitsune is almost at its full power,' Kurama pondered to himself, 'but that doesn't make any sense. The demon shouldn't be at this stage for another few months.' Harry shouted in agony, causing Kurama to break out of his thoughts and rush to his side.
"Harry, look at me," said Kurama, "you're going to be alright. I have this under control, and I promise you, you'll feel fine shortly."
"I can't see anything..." Harry muttered. He looked straight at Kurama, and the demon's eyes widened in surprise. Harry Potter's eyes were glowing a bright shade of blue.
'The kitsune inside him is awakening,' Kurama gasped. 'I need to do something to stop the process, but what can I do?' The answer hit him smack in the head. "Of course!" Kurama transformed himself into his fox demon form of Youko Kurama. With hesitation, he tore the medical patch off Harry leg and placed his hands over the wound.
"This won't take long," Kurama assured his companion, who merely groaned in reply. The demon's hands glowed blue, then Harry's body imitated the act. When Kurama finally lifted his hands from the scar, he was back in his human form, and Harry was lying unconsious on the floor.
'A simple demonic barrier, I don't know how I didn't see that earlier,' Kurama thought tiredly, laying his friend down in the four poster bed. 'He should feel back to normal in the morning, but Genkai and myself will still have to keep training him. It's only a matter of time before my barrier wears off, after all.'
When the demon returned downstairs, Hermione and Ron asked him about what was wrong with their friend, but Kurama just assured them that Harry had had food poisoning from too much candy and that he would feel better after a good night's rest. After that explanation, Ron stopped eating as much candy, and they all enjoyed the rest of the dance together.
"Glad to see you're feeling better," Kurama complimented Harry the following morning.
"So... what happened last night, you know... won't happen to me again any time soon, will it?" Harry asked.
"I'm guessing that it won't," retorted the demon. "The barrier that sealed your demon away is a very powerful technique of mine, so by the time it wears off, you should be able to control your energy."
"That reminds me, when is my next lesson?"
"It can't be today because I'm tutoring, and neither of us could do it tomorrow because of the quidditch match against Hufflepuff," Kurama thought out. "But I suppose we could meet with Genkai on Wednesday. Would that suit you?"
"Anything to avoid another episode like last night," Harry said seriously. "Another thing... you know last night when I wasn't able to see you or anything around me?"
"Yes, I remember."
"Well... I wasn't thinking straight, and there was a point before I passed out that I could see, but everything was blurry, and so was my hearing..."
"What is it, Harry?"
"I thought you were my father," Harry admitted. "I didn't think, I couldn't think, and all I saw was a blur... but, but I honestly thought that it was my father that was with me last night."
Kurama nodded understandingly. "It wasn't him though," he reminded Harry.
"Yeah, I know that now," Harry smiled. "I just... thought that I should tell you. And tell you thanks a bunch for saving me."
Before the conversation continued, a red-headed girl with freckles ran up to them.
"Hi Ginny," Harry greeted the girl warmly.
"Do you happen to be related to Ron Weasley?" Kurama asked Ginny kindly.
"Yes, I'm his little sister. All of the Weasleys look alike," Ginny pointed out. "Anyway, I just wanted to come over here to ask Shuuichi if the rumors were true or not."
"What rumors?" Harry and the kitsune asked at the same time.
"About him and Hermione being an item," Ginny answered simply as if he should've known the answer weeks ago. "So is it true? Are you going out with Hermione Granger?"
"Where is Hermione right now, Ginny?" Harry interrupted.
"Right here." Hermione jogged over to meet the three Griffindor students. "What's up?"
"The sky, but that's besides the point," Ginny said sarcastically. "I was asking Shuuichi if he was your new boyfriend."
Hermione began to turn red. "Oh, well, that is to say-"
"Yes," Kurama finished smoothly.
"That's wonderful!" exclaimed the Weasley. "You two will make such a wonderful couple. You look nice together, too. Well, I've got to get to Care for Magical Creatures, so I'll talk with you guys later, okay? Bye!"
"When did you two become 'an item'?" Ron showed up from behind the group just as his sister had left. He was staring each of them down as if he were attempting to stare a hole through their skulls. He set his bookbag roughly on the ground.
"Um... just last night," Hermione admitted, "during the dance."
"I should've seen that one coming," Harry laughed.
"That's not funny a'tall. You should've told me last night when it happened," Ron argued.
"We weren't under the impression that you'd take the news so negetively," the kitsune stated.
"I'm not mad or anything!" Ron stuttered. "You just need to tell me about that sort of rubbish earlier, that's all!" He hastily picked up his bag. "I'm going to class," he murmered and stormed off.
"Sorry, but he's not always like this," Harry assured Kurama. "I didn't know about you guys either, but I've gotta say, I could tell that it was bound to happen sometime this year. I just didn't know that you were going to hook up last night."
"At least you're taking it better than Ron is," Hermione frowned. "I can't understand, what's with him lately? He always gets mad at me for the strangest reasons."
"Come again?"
Kurama sighed. "The Corpse Cactus," he repeated. "Do you know why it was given that name?"
"Because it's dead?" Yusuke tried lamely. It was only Kurama's first tutoring session with Malfoy, Yusuke, Crabbe, and Goyle, and putting it nicely... those guys didn't know jack about Herbology.
"No Yusuke. The Corpse Cactus is a living plant," the kitsune corrected his teammate tiredly. "The cactus' traits strongly resemble that of a fungus."
"So, what? It grows between people's toes then?"
Even for Kurama, it was becoming more and more difficult to stay calm. His patience was thinning, but he didn't show it. "Again Yusuke, no. When I say it resembles fungi, I mean that it thrives from dead plants and animals, although it doesn't need a constant supply of water, which is why it has been given the term 'Corpse Cactus'."
"This is pointless," Malfoy sneered. "I could be watching dust right now and I'd still be more interested. On yes Minamino, I forgot to congratulate you on you new Mudblood girlfriend. You parents must be surprised that you found someone who thinks you're at least half decent." Crabbe, Goyle, and Yusuke snickered at his comment.
"My parents don't speak with me during the school year," Kurama replied dryly. Technically, it was true. Only that his mom didn't even know that he was a demon, so it seemed even less likely that he'd tell her about his mission at Hogwarts.
"No wonder you fit in so well with Potter," said Malfoy. "You're a lonely nobody like him, a useless Mudblood like your girlfriend, and a poor idiot like Weasley." His pals were now howling with laughter.
"This lesson is over with for now," the demon said. "Just read the first three chapters in your textbooks and-"
"Do you think we're trying to spend time with you, Minamino?" Yusuke smirked. "We're not. The only reason we're even here is because of Sprout, so just quit it with the friendly talk, you got that?"
"Yusuke, can I talk with you a minute?" Kurama asked, his eyes narrowing a bit.
"Fine," Yusuke answered grudgingly. He to the Slytherins and told him to wait up for him at the school's entrance. When the greenhouse door was shut, he crossed his arms and impatiently asked, "You got me. Now wha'd'ya want?"
"Yusuke, I'm sure that it's important that you pretend you don't know me, but you're going a bit to far," the fox demon told his teammate, trying to remain as calm as humanly possible.
Yusuke stared at the fox for a moment. "What do you mean, 'pretend I don't know you'?" he asked. "I've never met you before this year."
"That's not funny, Yusuke," Kurama reminded him. His heart did a flip.
"What's with you, Minamino? You're acting even more paranoid than usual."
"Don't you remember anyone by the name Koenma? Or Botan? Toguro?"
Yusuke opened the door to the greenhouse. "If those are some stupid Muggle relatives of yours, please spare me." He walked out of the greenhouse, leaving Kurama staring back helplessly, his mind racing with questions.
AN: Well, cool. I just finished chapter 14! I don't want to run out of material, so I'm going to be putting in a chapter about once a week.
Also, thank YOU Mizuki hikari, Maki-sama, Everqueen, Animefouryou, and kyo's little koneko for reviewing on chapter 13, along with all the others you've been reviewing on. I really appreciate it. I'm glad to hear from each of you every time I put in a new chapter!
Well, I'm going off now. I'll talk to you guys later:)