"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart."
Elisabeth Foley

Youkai, Explanations, and Forbidden Things

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed
Hiei was currently sitting in the kitchen with an empty carton of ice cream in front of him. Souta came down and accused the youkai of eating all the sweets and Hiei glared and gave his famous reply.

"Hn."

"There were four cartons and you ate them all!" Souta accused.

"Hn."

"Where the hell do you stuff it all at?" Souta growled.

"Hn?"

"Augh! Now I have to get more ice cream," Souta grumbled as he walked down the hall.

Hiei closed his crimson eyes and listened to the now peaceful silence of the house. He sighed and felt the increase of ki before it suddenly vanished. It appeared that the Miko was back to using her powers once more. He felt a barrier go up and he grimaced. It would be hard to leave without being noticed. Hiei briefly wondered why she would throw up a barrier. His eyes snapped open and he heard it.

"How did we get here?"

"What exactly is your boyfriend?"

"What have you done to our Kagome you bat?"

'Great, a group of girls,' Hiei sighed. He shrugged and closed his eyes once more. If he stayed out of sight, he would be safe.

All three of the girls were sitting on the couch currently staring at Kagome in shock. Ayumi leaned back and whispered a wow, but she was still dazed. They had never imagined that their Kagome was a time traveler, the Legendary Miko, and now trying to keep order in a weird relationship. Eri ran a hand through her bangs and turned her gaze to Kuronue.

"So youkai are real?" Eri questioned.

"Very real," Kagome replied with a smile.

"And you can purify them?" Eri questioned.

"Of course…I'm a Miko," Kagome replied.

"Why didn't you purify him on sight?" Yuka questioned.

"Youkai aren't all bad. You have good and bad in humans, youkai are the same," Kagome answered.

"Wow, and now you're engaged in youkai standards," Yuka mumbled.

"This is hard to understand," Eri sighed.

"I think I need something to drink, is it okay if I get something to drink?" Ayumi spoke with a pleading look.

"Yeah," Kagome softly said.

Ayumi whispered thanks before she stood up and left the room. Kagome sighed and stared at the other two girls. Eri kept staring at Kuronue and he shifted feeling a bit uncomfortable. He wasn't used to being ogled like he was an alien of anything. Yuka sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Can we touch his wings?" Eri finally asked.

Kuronue's wings unconsciously folded closer to his back. Kagome smirked at the questioned and looked to Kuronue. He raised an eyebrow knowing that if he said no, it would still be a yes.

"Fine, but don't tug, pull, or try to bend them," Kuronue firmly warned.

"He has fangs!" Yuka gasped.

"You're not touching those," Kuronue seriously said.

The two girls blushed and Kagome laughed.

"KAWAII!" Ayumi squealed from the kitchen.

"What's in the kitchen?" Kagome asked.

Ayumi sighed as she entered the kitchen. She half expected there to be more youkai or Mikos. Ayumi laid her hand on the fridge handle and sighed. She closed her eyes and pulled open the door. She never expected youkai to exist. They were supposed to be fairy tales, a story to frighten children.

'Yeah, and I bet Santa's real,' Ayumi thought with a defeat.

"Ridiculous," Hiei calmly said as he read her thoughts.

Ayumi quickly slammed the fridge shut and turned to face the little man at the table.

'Is it a child?' Ayumi wondered.

She tilted her head and narrowed her eyes as she stared at the little man at the table. His crimson eyes narrowed and she wondered if he could read her thoughts. He smirked and Ayumi then knew that he could read her thoughts. She glared at him and hated the fact he looked so smug. His hair stood up, she studied the white starburst on his hair, and the few spiked bangs with interest.

"What are you looking at Ningen?" Hiei growled from his spot by the table.

Ayumi's lips tightened at the rude tone. She didn't know anything about youkai or even if they had her own culture. Ayumi knew that all youkai couldn't be as uptight as that Sesshoumaru character Kagome had mentioned. She huffed and turned around to open the fridge. Ayumi quickly found a pop and pulled it out. She shut the door and found that the youkai was staring at her. The pop hissed as she opened it and kept her eyes trained on Hiei.

"Do you eat humans?" Ayumi carefully asked.

"Hn."

"Is that a yes or a no?" Ayumi questioned.

She really needed a conversation. The kitchen was to quiet and his mood was killing her. He had that depressing attitude that made you look back on life and realize what luck there was. Ayumi watched his crimson orbs narrow before he scoffed and looked away.

"No," he simply said.

Ayumi carefully walked over to the table and pulled the seat out. Hiei closed his eyes and Ayumi felt some of the tension leave her body. She sat down but didn't bother to scoot closer to the table.

"Do you have a name?" Ayumi questioned.

"Of course," Hiei responded with a scoff.

"I'm Ayumi," she whispered.

"I know," Hiei answered as he opened his crimson eyes.

"I guess you won't tell me your name," Ayumi sighed as she took a sip from the pop.

Hiei rolled his eyes and wondered why this human had to walk into the kitchen. She looked up at him from underneath her eyelashes and then quickly looked back down at her pop. Hiei raised an eyebrow at this and wondered if she would leave anytime soon.

"Hiei."

Ayumi looked up at him in confusion and he frowned. She wondered why he would say Hiei. Her eyes lit up in understanding and she softly smiled at him. Hiei glared at her and she continued to smile.

"KAWAII!" Ayumi squealed.

His eyes widened in slight fear as she gazed at him. Hiei controlled the urge to let his hand drop to his sword.

"Ayumi!" Kagome worriedly called out as she ran into the kitchen.

"He is so adorable!" Ayumi gushed.

Kagome's eyebrows furrowed and she turned to Hiei. Eri and Yuka ran over and peeked over Kagome's shoulders.

"Hiei?" Kagome questioned as Ayumi nodded.

"He's short?" Yuka observed.

"Why's he dressed in black…does he have a color complex?" Eri questioned.

Hiei's left eye twitched as he listened to them. He glared at them and the girl's ignored his glare. Kuronue walked into the kitchen and he decided to glare at the smirking bat.

"Woman, drop the barrier so I can leave," Hiei coldly said.

"That's why you're still here," Kagome sighed.

"Drop it," Hiei demanded as he stood up.

"He's travel size," Eri whispered as Yuka nodded in agreement.

"Now," Hiei coldly said.

Kagome nodded and then her eyes traveled to the empty cartons of ice cream. Kuronue followed her gaze and wondered what had her so upset. The cartons were empty and lying on their sides. Hiei's pupils narrowed at her and Kagome glared at him.

"You ate my ice cream," Kagome growled.

"Drop the barrier!" Hiei growled.

"No!" Kagome growled as her eyes sparked with anger.

"Woman," Hiei warningly growled.

"You will go to the store and buy me more ice cream," Kagome coldly ordered.

"No," Hiei smugly said.

"Now," Kagome growled.

"Is it her time of the month?" Yuka asked Kuronue who shrugged.

"Your brother already went," Hiei replied.

"You will go and buy ice cream!" Kagome angrily said.

"I am not your personal shopper!" Hiei growled.

"That's it!" Kagome shouted as she snapped her fingers.

Hiei vanished and Ayumi stood up and looked over the table. The girls looked from Hiei's empty spot to Kagome. Kuronue was even surprised at this.

"Did she shrink him?" Eri questioned.

"What did you do to him?" Kuronue questioned.

Kagome simply smiled and skipped out of the kitchen with a smile on her face.

Kurama sighed as he walked into his apartment. Visiting his mom had been amusing. She was now dating another man who had a son that was younger then himself. Kurama kicked off his shoes and lazily walked to the kitchen. A thump made its way to his ears and he raised an eyebrow. Kurama shrugged the noise off and went to raid his cabinets. He needed food at this moment. Another thump and he pulled the instant soup from his cabinet. He heard another thump and a growl. This had him on alert. Kurama placed the soup on his counter and walked over to the fridge. His hand hovered above the handle and the fridge shook.

'What the hell?' Kurama thought as his emerald eyes narrowed in suspicion.

Kurama pulled open the fridge door and white light flashed before him. His eyes adjusted and he saw nothing out of place. He calmly pulled out a pop and shut the door. No sooner had he shut the door he heard another thump and this time a curse with the growl. Kurama raised an eyebrow and pulled open the freeze door. A black blur ran out the freezer and he looked across the room to find Hiei.

"Hiei?" Kurama questioned in confusion.

"Not a word fox," Hiei growled as he walked over to the window and opened it.

"What happened?" Kurama asked.

"Not a word," Hiei hissed as he vanished.

Kurama sighed figuring he would never know the truth of this strange scenario. He glanced into his freezer and growled.

"Where's my ice cream!"

Yusuke sighed as he sat in Koenma's office. The spirit prince was currently surfing the different stations in an attempt to find Keiko. No such luck had come upon them. Botan happily hummed as she shook the bag with the letters in it. They were board and currently playing scramble. The door creaked open and Yusuke raised an eyebrow at this.

A man that appeared no older then twenty walked into the room. He wore the traditional garbs of a Buddhist priest; save for the fact they were black and purple. The man turned to look at Yusuke and his violet eyes lit up with mischief. He turned back to Koenma and slightly bowed his head.

"It's good to see you Miroku," Koenma spoke.

"I suppose, but I have run across a problem in my books," Miroku calmly began. Yusuke listened to this as Botan looked up in worry.

"What's the problem?" Koenma questioned.

"It is about Kagome-sama," Miroku simply said.

"What is it?" Koenma asked already a bit weary.

"It has come to my attention that a Kami and mortal can't be together," Miroku presented.

"What do you mean?" Koenma questioned as Botan's eyes widened in some understanding.

"A Kami and youkai or mortal can't be together," Miroku clarified.

"But Kagome's not a Kami," Koenma quickly said.

"Your father made her Amatsu-Ata," Botan reminded.

"This sucks," Yusuke said as Koenma let his face fall into his hands.

Author's Note:

Yet another twist in this story. I feel that if I add anymore that this story will be like a ball of yarn.
Forget the analogy...it's bad.
This story needed humor and I did just that with this chapter...hooray for ice cream
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