Disclaimer: Still hasn't changed. Still don't own it.

A/n: This chapter is a filler and a crack because we got bored and wanted to have some fun. Sorry for being so long it was Scooperchan's fault

"talking"

'thinking'

Chapter Five: Fun and Games

Erica sat at her desk waiting for the bell to ring to signal the end of class. Kurama sat in front of her staring out the window.

"Hey Kurama." Erica whispered trying to get his attention. There was no response, as he continued to stair outside. Crumbling a piece of paper, Erica tried to hit Kurama in the back of the head.

"Kurama." She said again as he caught the paper and turned around curious.

"Nani?" he asked.

"…The other day, were you that fox that helped me? I mean you did take me home after I got stuck in demon world that was you right?" Erica asked.

He grinned and opened his mouth to answer.

"Minamino, pay attention." The teacher interrupted.

Kurama shrugged and turned around.

"Stupid, evil, controlling teacher." Erica mumbled under her breath as he continued to write notes on the board.

RiiiiinnnggRiiiiinngg

'Finally!' Erica thought as she stood up grabbing her book bag.

Not looking behind him the teacher to write as he spoke. "Sit down Miss Cooper. I dismiss you not the bell."

Glaring at the teacher Erica slowly sat back down. The teacher finished writing the homework on the board before turning around and looking around the classroom.

"You can leave. Have a nice weekend minasan." He said as the class quickly exited the room.

Roughly pushed aside into the doorframe by the girls in the class, Erica watched them surround Kurama and proceed to escort him out. Muttering curses at the rude females Erica ran after them. Pushing a few girls aside she ran to the middle of the group and grabbed Kurama's wrist. Continuing to run she pulled him down a few halls effectively losing the group of irritated fangirls. She didn't say a word as she led him out of school and headed towards a random direction. Suddenly pulling back on her Kurama forced Erica to stop.

"What has gotten into you?" he asked bluntly. Looking at the ground Erica thought for a moment before she spoke up.

"I don't know I'm sorry if I dragged you out of school." She let go of her hold on him. "I just got… mad. I guess when ever I saw all those girls gather around you, always flirting with you. Even if you ignored them." She finished still not looking up at him.

"Why should it matter? They're only human females with a fleeting interest."

She looked up at him trying to say something to him, but closed her mouthed instead and looked at the sidewalk ahead of her. Laughing a little she stepped forward a few steps.

"I guess it doesn't matter. Does it?" she questioned a hint of emotion in her last question. He smiled at her stepping closer.

"Maybe it does." He said bring his face an inch from hers.

"And maybe it doesn't. It's up to you."

Erica stared at him blushing from his closeness. She started to speak, "Uh it-" she was cut off as he lightly kissed her.

"Does that help?" he asked then turned away. He walked about twenty feet down the road before Erica realized he was leaving. She ran to him and grabbed his hand to stop him.

"It, it does." She looked at his back as he didn't say anything. "It does matter."

"Really? Perhaps your actions should now match your words."

"Prove it." He said suddenly, turning around. "Prove your intentions. Show me your true feelings."

Erica said nothing as she struggled to think of a response.

"You're still alive?" Hiei said startled to see Erica with Kurama as he appeared from nowhere.

Surprised Erica turned to glare at the demon. "Yeah no thanks to you." She hissed.

"Fine. I'll just kill you myself." He said drawing his katana.

"Hiei, no! you-"Kurama started.

"Shut up baka kitsune." He growled jumping at Erica sword tip pointed at her stomach. Erica watched terrified as Kurama moved in front of her, eyes widening as she saw the katana go through his back.

Kurama winced, "You know that hurt." He said to no one in particular.

"Kurama! Are you okay?" Erica asked not knowing what to do.

"Yes. I'm fine," he said taking the handle from Hiei. Grimacing he pulled the sword out. Turning around he walked over to Erica. Pausing he took her wrist before continuing to walk away.

"You and I need to have a little talk about humans and swords." he said to Hiei pulling her in the same direction of her mad dash from earlier.

"Uh Kurama?" Erica spoke worriedly looking at the spreading blood stain on his shirt. "Where are we going?"

He paused and looked back at her, "That's a good question."

"Maybe we should go to the hospital for your... wound."

He turned to face her "I go to a hospital they will want to know why I'm not dead."

"Oh yeah I forgot." thinking for a moment she glanced in the direction of her house. "Well, at lease treat your wound. I have a first aid kit at my house."

Once again Erica put away what was left of the supplies in her medical kit.

"There the hole is, barely noticeable now. Except for all the gauze and medical tape I mean." putting the box away she noted on how light it was.

"You need to stop getting hurt. This is the second kit I've been through with you." she walked back into the living room where Kurama was sitting.

"The fist time was the DT and beyond my control. The second was Hiei proving that he's lost his sanity." he said standing.

She nodded her head in agreement, "He never did seem stable from what I saw."

"I am not insane." Hiei growled exiting the kitchen a carton of ice cream half eaten in his hand.

"Yeah like normal people sneak into people's houses and randomly eat their ice-cream with a fork and tell them that they are sane." Erica said glaring back at the demon.

"Do you have a death wish human?" Hiei asked growling.

"Is that a threat?"

"Yes. What are you going to do about it? Go crying to the fox? You know he despises weak humans." Hiei informed her darkly.

"I'm not going to cry to any one you bastard."

"Erica. Who are you calling-" Kurama started walking back into the room. "Hiei? What are you doing here?"

Hiei finished the ice-cream quickly and set the empty carton on a cherry wood table.

"We need Youko's skills at breaking and entering. Some human thinks it's great to have a demon zoo." Hiei stated ignoring Erica completely.

Saturday, around midnight, Erica woke up to find Hiei sitting on the footboard of her bed, staring at her. "Ah!" She screamed, throwing at pillow at the demon. Hiei cut the pillow in two before it reached him and continued to look at her as she hid under the covers of her bed.

"What do you want?" she asked through the comforter.

"Just here to tell you that your boyfriend won't be coming back. He got caught by the psycho human who runs a demon zoo."

"He what?" Erica asked, her head popping out form the blankets.

"I said your boyfriend's not coming back" Hiei repeated.

"I heard that part," she slightly glared at him. "But how did he get caught by a human? I thought he was supposed to be a strong demon."

"He wasn't brought along for his strength, he was brought for his sagacity" Hiei responded. a/n: sagacity: noun; wisdom/sound in judgment

"Well, if he's so wise, then why'd he get caught?" Erica asked confused.

"He was being stupid." Hiei turned. "Already this has taken too long. Why he wanted me to tell a heartless human like you I'll never understand."

Erica quickly stood up at Hiei's last comment, taking the blanket with her so that it was wrapped tightly around her shoulders and down. "What do you mean heartless?"

Without turning, "You could care less what happened to him. See even now you're emotionless and more concerned about yourself."

"That's not true! I love him very much!" Erica yelled agitated. Not realizing what she had said till after she had said it. She quickly put her hand over her mouth as soon as it clicked.

Hiei walked over to the window where the curtains were barley blowing in the breeze. He smirked at flash of light before turning around to face Erica.

"Did you hear that? The human has feelings. You should get rid of her before this gets out of hand." Hiei said as a figure stepped out of the curtains.

"I think I'll keep her. She's cute. Also it's amusing, her crush on Shuichi." The figure said coming in to the moon light. Erica saw that this person was tall with long silver hair and that he had some sort of animal ears on his head. When he turned to the side to talk to Hiei, Erica noticed that he had a tail.

'Who is that? He looks familiar' Erica thought to herself as he and Hiei talked. "Ah pardon me," she spoke up, "but who are you and why did you just come out of my curtains?"

"I am the tooth fairy and I have come to steal all your teeth." He said before laughing.

"Okay then"

"No really, I am Youko." He said suddenly serious.

"You mean the king of thieves Youko?"

"So you've heard of me. How quaint." Youko said stalking over to her as Hiei rolled his eyes.

"Baka. You've made his ego rise. I won't be able to deal with him now." Hiei commented.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to add hot air to his head." She said sarcastically.

"My head is not full of hot air." Youko protested angrily. He suddenly smiled and, reaching out a hand, stroked Erica's hair. Erica quickly swatted his hand away.

"If you don't mind, I'd rather you stay on your side of the room." She said backing up.

"Oh. Does that I can stay?" he asked eagerly.

"Stay? … No, no, you can't stay here" she said quickly.

"Thank you so much Love." He said bonding across the room. Pausing next to Erica he grabbed her waist and dragged her down to lay on the bed with him. Getting comfortable, he settled into bed before whispering in her ear.

"Night."

Erica woke up and looked at her clock.

6:00 A.M.

'Ugh it's too early to get up' she thought and pulled the cover over her head to try and go back to sleep. But felt something on her stomach. She looked down to see and arm wrapped around her waist. Realizing it was Youko, she tried to remove the arm but as she did, the demon began to move around.

'Guess he's a light sleeper' she thought and more carefully tried to remove his arm again.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Hiei said.

Erica looked up at the small demon. "Why not?" Hiei glared at her.

"Hn."

"I don't know what that means!" she yelled frustrated.

"He said I'm grumpy if I'm woken up to early and he doesn't want to deal with me." Youko growled.

"Oh. Well, since you're already awake, will you please let go of me?" Erica asked.

"Barely met and already making demands. You act like my mate." he growled already half asleep again, tightening his hold on Erica.

'Mate?' she thought still trying to pry his arms off, this time with a little more effort.

"Good luck getting him to let go." Hiei said going to the window.

"Wait, don't leave me with him." Erica said as Hiei opened the window. "Please."

Hiei stopped hand on the sill. "What do you want me to do?"

"Pry his arms off me."

Hiei turned around, "What's in it for me?"

"In it for you? Ah... I don't know, name something." she said fearing the worst.

"Ask Kurama to give you the pollen."

"No."

"Why"

"Why would I want to lose some of my memory?" she asked. "I'd rather be stuck here than that."

Hiei walked over to Youko's side. He reached out and pulled his ear. Growling Youko let go of Erica and started clawing what was attacking his ear.

"Move now baka ningen." Hiei growled. Erica quickly stood up as Hiei let go and Youko went back to sleep.

"Thanks."

"Hn." Erica looked back at Hiei once more to see Youko hugging him. Despite her best efforts, Erica laughed at the unfortunate demon.

"Awww, you look so small next to him. That's so cute."

"I'm not small or cute. And when I get out you are so DEAD not even Kurama could save you."

"Ok then, you do that. Sorry, but I have to go, see you, little short fire-dude." she said leaving.

-Get back here.-

Erica winced at the voice in her head. She popped he head back in the doorway for one last comment. "No way, you left me in Demon World, I'm leaving you here, besides it's your fault you got caught." she echoed, walking down the stair case and out the front door.

Erica walked out of a large building, sighing as she looked back at it.

'That's the fifth zoo I've been to, I can't think of any more to visit.'

Deciding to try looking for Kurama one last time she walked up to a man in a blue uniform that had 'Animailia Zoo' sewed on it.

"Ah, pardon me but, where are your demon exhibits?"

Hearing her question several passing tourists laughed at her expense.

"Demons? Little girl this is no place for fairy tale creatures. Go ask your obaasan for demon tales." the keeper said turning away and laughing. "Demons! Kids these days."

Putting her embarrassment aside, Erica picked up a small rock and threw it at the keeper. She ran out of the zoo after the rock hit the guy in the head and the angry man turned around. As she ran through the entrance she bumped into Yusuke.

"Cooper-kun! How are you? You here on a date too? Poor Kurama getting tortured too."

"He is not! And I'm here by myself. Who's that with you? Your date?" she asked.

"Unfortunately yes." he said looking back at Keiko who had stopped at a kiosk. "Please tell me your here because Kurama is." he begged.

"No. I don't know where he is." she answered.

"Kuso. Hey do me a favor?"

"Ah, sure. What is it?" she asked.

"When Keiko comes tell he that Kurama sent you for me."

"Why?"

"She's acting like a drill sergeant. We've been to five zoos and I'm tired."

Erica thought for a moment. "Alright. But you have to tell me where your going."

"Anything. Uh I don't know. I guess I'll get Kuwabara and go to the arcade." he told her in earnest. Then, "Why do you want to know?"

She smiled, "No reason."

"Oh, okay." he said as Keiko came. "Yusuke! Where- oh hello Erica."

"Hello, um, I don't think we've met before. How do you know my name?"

"Oh Kurama told me. He even had a picture."

'Tell her.' mouthed Yusuke.

"Oh, and speaking of Kurama, he sent me here to come get Yusuke." She lied to Keiko.

"Well, okay. I guess so. But he owes me. We've been planning this for weeks." Keiko said as Yusuke ran past. As he passed Erica he whispered thanks. Erica followed him and when he stopped suddenly she ran into him. "Why don't you go irritate your boyfriend?" he asked irritated.

Hitting Yusuke, Erica yelled at him. "Stop that! He is not for the billionth time."

"Then why are you following me?"

"Because I can't find him and I thought you might know where he is." She said.

"At home. It was raining as we came back and he got sick."

"But Hiei said…" she started.

"Said what?"

"Nevermind." She said turning towards a different direction.

Erica raised a hand to knock when the door opened. Hiei stood staring out at her.

"Hello beautiful." He said pleasantly.

"…uh… Hiei are you ill?"

He smiled and nodded. "Well, you might need to lay off the meds then." Erica said as Hiei handed her a small yellow flower.

"Here smell this. Kurama said he's tired of you and you need to… uh… I mean he wants you to have a flower." He said.

Erica raised an eyebrow. "I'm not that dumb Hiei, I've heard enough from you and Kurama to know that's dream pollen. Now will ya please move so I can get inside." Erica said.

"Shimatta." Hiei growled all pleasantness dropped as he stepped aside.

"Arigato." Erica said while smiling and walking into the house. Erica patted Hiei on the head as she passed by. She then ran up the stairs and hurriedly entered Kurama's room and slammed the door shut behind her.

"Who was at the door Hiei?" Kurama said as he sat up on the bed.

Still standing against the door Erica decided to correct Kurama. "Uh, I'm not Hiei and I'm sorry for bursting into your room, but there was a madman in the hallway and I had no choice." She said walking over to him. "I came here because Yusuke told me you were sick."
"I was but now I'm just tired." the door opened and Hiei walked in with a bowl of soup.

"Kurama you were out of tomato so I got you chicken." Hiei said giving the bowl to Kurama. Hiei walked over to sit on the window sill, completely ignoring Erica. Shrugging Erica moved to sit next to Kurama.

"Uh just a question. Where were you last night?"

"I don't remember much of last night past nine." He said lying down. "You should ask Hiei."

Erica looked up at the window where Hiei was sitting. "Hiei, what actually happened last night?"

"Hn."

Kurama sat up. "We did what!"

Confused Erica looked at Kurama. "What did he say?" she asked.

"He said we stayed at your house."

Erica pondered a moment. "I remember Hiei and Youko but I don't remember you there."

"Youko and I are basically the same person."

"Oh." Erica said feeling slightly dumb.

"You don't understand?" Kurama asked.

"Not really." She confessed.

"What don't you understand?"

"I get the whole deal with you having two souls and all, but I don't see how you can turn into him, and then go back to your form." When I get emotional or ill my body can change into Youko's."

"Oh." She said as Hiei stood up and moved to sit on the other side of Kurama.

"Since she's too dense to understand can we get rid of her?" Hiei asked hopefully.

Getting fed up with Hiei finally Erica glared at him before she stood up. "What is your problem with humans? Why do you dislike them so much? I mean, do you try to kill every that you don't like? Or get rid of them by leaving them in Demon World like you did me? If you hate them so much, then why are you in Human World?"

"Kurama." He said simply.

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

"I'm still here. If you two are going to bicker at least wait until I leave." Kurama said standing up causing Hiei to fall on Erica. He jumped up. "Hey don't leave me with it."

"What do you mean 'it'?" Erica asked and after hearing Hiei draw his katana. "There's no point in taking your sword out, you never use it." Erica said. Growling Hiei jumped across the room slamming Erica into the wall, the sharp edge against her throat.

"Hiei remember that talk we had." Kurama warned. Hiei backed away releasing Erica.

"Erica come with me you're bleeding." Kurama said.

"No, I'm fine, I'll just leave." She said walking to the door.

"No." he said grabbing her wrist and dragging her to the bathroom. Inside he backed her into the sink and pushed her head back, exposing her throat.

"Dammit Kurama. Let go." Erica said struggling.

"Shut up." He told her bluntly opening a drawer. Hearing him Erica stopped struggling and fell silent. He pulled out a small jar that smelled of lilacs. Opening the jar he took out some red cream and spread it on the cut.

"Itai! What is that?"

"Hold still." Kurama snapped. He held her still as the wound healed in seconds. "There. Next time don't tick Hiei off when I'm not there to make sure you live." He continued.

Erica put her hand up to her neck to where the cut used to be. Shy she looked down at the floor. "Alright. Thanks.

"You need to be more careful." He said. "Sometimes you do the stupidest things."

SMK: the chapters just get longer. And I guess this was important to the story. Any way that's it for the penultimate chapter.

Scooperchan: ...? I hate your big words!

SMK: So? It's not big just unused. It means 'the next to last'

Scooperchan: Oh... okay. I get it. Anyways, review!