A/N: WHOOO! Finally updated! This chapter's mostly dialogue, and I don't like it as much. But eh...
I got back from a week long trip to Ohio, Tuesday. Gah. I was suffering MAJOR withdrawl. Then, Wednesday and Thurday I was grounded at my dad's house. Fun. >.>
Also, APPRECIATE THIS CHAPTER, DAMMIT. It is THREE FUCKING A.M. And I am DONE with it. xD As you can see, I'm happy. I was working on three other fics, including a mystery oneshot, that won't be done until God knows when. Then, there's the side fic for this... Merf. o.o
I do not own any qoutes from Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven.'
I'm tired. I'm cold. I'm hungry.I've got to work tomorrow. 10-7. No pay. >. >
ENJOY THIS FIC. xD
Yusuke sighed as he followed the Professors to Dumbledore's office. He leaned over to Hiei.
"Dude, I think it'd be best to say our prayers. Pacifier Junkie is going to give us an earful once he gets wind of this."
His eyebrows raised in shock however, as Hiei opened his mouth to say something. But as soon as he heard Hiei's 'prayer' he burst out laughing, causing those surrounding him to shoot him angered glares.
"Hn. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot kill. Courage to kill the things I cannot accept, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those who have pissed me off today… Happy now, defective Detective?"
"Very much so. Don't forget to add that you need to remember what to do when you have a bad day, and people are pissing you off. It takes 42 muscles to frown, and only four to flip them the bird and tell them to fuck off."
"WATCH you LANGUAGE. You're in ENOUGH trouble as it is. Not even POTTER or LONGBOTTOM has blown up my dungeon. But you three on the other hand…" Snape raged, teeth bared.
"Shut. Up. Now. Before I rip out your god damned voice box!" Hiei snarled back, his own fangs bared. Snape gritted his teeth, and forced himself to not whip out his wand and hex the fire demon.
"You know," Karasu smirked before McGonagall could say anything. "Behind every bird you flip, is a pile of shit."
Yusuke looked behind them in the path Karasu had been walking. "If that's true, then why isn't there any thing behind you? You're a crow, after all…"
"We are here." McGonagall said briskly. They had stopped in front of a statue of a gargoyle.
"And this, my dear ningen and youkai…companions… is where I depart." Karasu said, before a small explosion sounded, and the air was filled with dust. While the others coughed, Yusuke and Hiei felt Karasu heading near the Gryffindor dorms.
"Where did he go!"
"-Tell Kurama…-"
"-Che. Kurama already knows, baka.-"
"Oh. Makes sense."
"Hn." Hiei's mouth curled slightly, Yusuke could see that he was refraining himself from going after the crow.
"We'll need to alert Dumbledore that Karasu is gone. Is he perhaps a…?"
"I don't know. I've never seen him… Blood Pops."
Dragging the boys by the collar (Yusuke could see Hiei barely restraining himself from disemboweling McGonagall), they trudged up the steps. Hiei briefly wondered for a moment if he should just say "Fuck it." And flit off. Nah. Kurama would murder him, and if he died, he'd just be sent up to Koenma, who'd have a perfect excuse to throw him into some dingy cell and throw away the key...
"Che. Karasu wouldn't lower himself to work for that weak idiot Voldemort." Hiei muttered quietly to himself, as they stepped into Dumbledore's office a few moments later. Snape and McGoanagall had gone in first to speak to the headmaster.
"-Hiei! Are you like, freaking begging for our cover to be blown?-" Yusuke asked, grinding his teeth.
"What was that, Mr. Jaganshi?" Dumbledore asked kindly, though his tone strained. "Perhaps I heard wrong."
"Hn. I said that that bastard Karasu's loyalties lie in no one's hands."
"Mr. Jaganshi, please refrain from insulting your professors in my presence." Dumbledore said sternly, twinkling eyes beginning to harden.
"Former so-called 'professor'. He's hightailed it now that he's an open target with no chance in all four –no, five- worlds of getting out of that cell now. The fact that he's made himself weak enough to be tracked down is practically screaming to us, 'I have another death wish, care to oblige?' Not to mention that he's not on Fox-boy's good side doesn't help him much either." Yusuke replied in a bored tone, picking at his fingernails.
"I see. Now, Professor Snape has told me that you two are responsible for the explosion today. Not only that, but you, Mr. Jaganshi, used an illegal and dark spell. Care to explain?"
"The crow threatened someone close to me. And because he threatened her, he marked himself as a target more so than he was in the first place."
"-Hi-ei! Why not wait until Kurama shows up with his inhuman diplomacy skills? Then we wouldn't have to wait for some messed up excuse that we give them to work-"
"Who was it that he threatened?" Dumbledore waved his hands to excuse Snape and McGonagall out of the office. The action did not go unnoticed by the demons.
"No one. Anata wa baka no hito desu yo." Hiei snarled like a mad dog.
"Mr. Urameshi, who was it that Professor Karasu insulted?"
Yusuke's eyes widened. "Er… Sorry, but I'd rather not find my head on the other side of the room."
"Tell me who the Professor insulted. Otherwise, I'll be forced to contact your parents or guardians."
Yusuke and Hiei snorted. "Like my mother would care. She'd probably be too drunk to be able to comprehend that I'm actually attending school." Yusuke said, smirking.
Dumbledore's eyebrow lifted. "Is your mother's name… Genkai? Because that's what is listed here on your records as your guardian."
Yusuke paled slightly. "That old hag is my GAURDIAN? SHIT. I am screwed." O.O
"You mean that you didn't know?"
"Um… Not really. No."
"Well, this is…interesting… to say the least. But back on the subject. Hiei. Who was insulted?"
"Hiei! Please answer him! I am NOT freaking facing Grandma's wrath because you're being stubborn!"
"Hn. Yukina is her name." Hiei felt disgusted, having to answer to this human. But if he didn't, he rather didn't want to face the bitch or Koenma.
"Really. Your girlfriend?" Dumbledore asked curiously. Teenagers and their relationships…
"No. My… sister. Repeat that information to anyone, and I swear to Kami that I. Will. Hunt. You. Down."
"Really." Dumbledore could not hide his surprise. He looked down at Hiei's records. "It says here that you don't have a sister."
"It wouldn't. Only a select few know that she is related to him. SHE doesn't even know. She knows she has a brother, and she has… hired, or I suppose you could say requested, that Hiei search for him."
"Hai. She WON'T ever find out. She wouldn't want me as a brother anyway. End of conversation." "-This is exactly WHY I hate Ningens and Ningenkai, damn Detective.-"
Yusuke growled. "-Yeah, well, don't take your anger out on me. I'm not pure Ningen.-"
Dumbledore knew he would have to have a long time to think about this issue. But, pushing it aside, he turned to other matters.
"Know that's been cleared, I need to know this. You both used dark and powerful spells. Where did you find them?"
"In a book a friend lent me back in Japan." Hiei growled. "The Detective didn't use any 'magic'. And yes, I said FIVE worlds."
"But-"
Dumbledore was cut off as someone stepped into the office.
"Sorry to interrupt, sir." A voice said. "But I'm afraid that I need to step in and defend my friends."
With the help of a homemade cane he had made minutes before, Kurama limped into the room.
"Ah, Mr. Minamino. Do you need to see Madam Pomfrey?" The concern was not masked.
"No sir. I am fine. I simply fell off a broom and was slightly impaled by a small sapling, early yesterday morning. The wound was not deep, but it is difficult to walk without some help."
"Then perhaps you can explain to me about the five worlds Mr. Jaganshi mentioned, hm?" Dumbledore said lightly.
"He said that, did he?" Kurama shot Hiei a look. "There is Reikai, the Spirit World, where it is said your soul goes when you die. Meikai, the Nether World. Ningenkai, the 'Human World,' and Majikkukai, the Wizarding world, which is an extension of Ningenkai." Kurama finished, hoping the old man would ignore that he had said only four. However, he was unlucky.
"What is the last one?"
"Makai. The Demon plane, where it is said in mythology, that blood-thirsty demons run wild. To say 'Never in all five worlds' is an exaggeration, as there are only the two, perhaps three."
"I understand. I want a full explanation why you don't like Karasu, and why you attacked him earlier." Dumbledore looked at Kurama. "I also want to know what your relationship with him is."
"He has an obsession, that's all. I want NOTHING to do with him." Kurama refrained from snarling out the last sentence. "I will not go into detail, but I have never had any relationship with him."
"Yeah. It was purely self defense, Ojiisan" Yusuke said from his seat. The three told him briefly what happened, editing out a lot of specifics, such as Yusuke's reigun, Karasu and their being demons, etc.
"Have you ever been in a past relationship? Perhaps it made him jealous?"
"Once. A very long time ago. But my lover was killed."
"I fail to see how his love life effects anything right now." Hiei snarled.
By the time they were finished, they were all seemingly exhausted. Frowning, Dumbledore sent them off to the Great Hall to eat supper.
They're hiding something, I know it. Dumbledore thought to himself. I won't expel them now, they seem tired and it was provoked.
As they were leaving, he tried to tap into their minds subconsciously. A strong violet shield that blinded him and sent him reeling in pain met him. He clutched his head, the pain would not leave for a few hours, he could tell. He could have sworn he heard Hiei chuckle as the three walked out.
"HOLY SHIT." Yusuke said. " I CAN NOT believe that we just walked away from that with only two month's detention, three hundred points deducted, and we have to fix the measly dungeon and pay for damages. Amazing."
"I'll pay for the damages. I've got more than enough." Kurama said with a smirk.
"Hn. That sword he's got in that case is fairly good. Not fake, and the jewels and quality make it of value." Hiei spoke with a pissed-off edge in his voice.
"Ah. The Sword of the Legendary Godric Gryffindor." Smirking, Kurama muttered, "There was a fair amount of valuables in the headmaster's office. The moment I stepped in, Youko gave me about thirty different ways to swipe the sword in under ten seconds."
Yusuke whistled. "That's what I call skill."
They walked into the Great hall, and other students immediately swarmed them.
"Are you expelled?"
"What happened to Professor Karasu?"
"What happened Shuichi?"
"WHY THE BLOODY HELL IS ALL OF OUR HOUSE POINTS GONE?"
"WILL EVERYONE PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LEAVE US ALONE BEFORE I KNOCK YOUR FACES IN?" Yusuke finally roared. Stunned, they all returned to their seats, muttering.
The three demons sat down in the nearest empty seats. Harry and Hermione were sitting across from Hiei and Kurama and Ron was sitting next to Yusuke.
"Dumbledore let us off as self-defense." Kurama explained before they could ask. "But we did loose three hundred house points, get two months worth of detention, and we have to pay for the damages and lost potion ingredients."
"Did I hear correctly?" Scoffed Malfoy from behind. "You guys are going to run dirt poor, even more so than the Weasel. The damages done to the dungeon were well over at least Two hundred thousand Galleons!"
Kurama smiled and turned around. "Actually, I have more than enough to pay for the dungeon. I am, what is the word? Oh yes, I am what you Westerners would call a 'millionare.' I could probably purchase the whole of Hogwarts, should I want to."
Malfoy looked at him in shock. "You're lying. No one could have that much money."
"I'm not. I've seen and been in much finer castles than Hogwarts that I could have easily purchased." Kurama smirked as Malfoy just whirled away, probably going to go and see if Kurama's story was true.
"Are you serious?" Ron said, eyes huge.
"Not quite. But I'm wealthy enough to pay for the dungeon and still have something left over." Said Kurama. "I've given money to various charities, and I've been paying my mother's bills since I was six. She doesn't have any idea of coarse. She'd ask me where it all came from, and that is not information that I'd be willing to give up easily."
"And why is that?" Hermione asked suspiciously. "You've been paying your mother's bills since you were six. The money had to have been gotten illegally."
Kurama just smirked. "Close. But not exactly."
The evening post began to fly in, Puu among the various owls. He landed in Yusuke's steak, and began gobbling it up hungrily.
"Hey Kitsune. Who has more of an appetite. The baka or his blue self reflection?"
"I'd say Yusuke. Bigger mouth and stomach. But Puu beats him hands down when it comes to manners." Kurama and Hiei snickered as Puu fought Yusuke for the last piece.
Ron had gone unnaturally quiet during Kurama's talk about his finances. Suddenly, something caught his eye.
"Hey, Harry, what kind of bird is that?" He pointed to a large black owl… that wasn't exactly an owl. It looked as if someone had stuck it in a blender… And it landed right next to Kurama…
The fox boy looked mildly surprised at the bird, and carefully tore off the letter attached. He opened the parchment, and read over it for a moment.
"Qouth the Raven, 'Nevermore.'" He said, disgusted. "It's from Karasu." He cleared his throat and read.
"And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming.
And the lamplight o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted---nevermore!"
P.S. My pet, please do take care of that lovely red hair.
"It means he's targeted me. Again. Which means that he will probably die. Again." Kurama muttered. Louder, he said, "Does anyone had a quill and a spare bit of parchment?"
Hermione handed him both, confused. "What? You're going to reply?"
"It's the only way to counter him. He plays mind games. So... Beat him at his own games." Kurama scribbled something onto the paper.
"Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!" I shrieked, upstarting--
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! -- quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
P.S. Get a life that does not involve Youko or me. Remember what happened at the DT. I'm not afraid to kill you again.
"You killed him before?" Hermione asked, shocked.
"Yeah… About that. He obviously isn't dead, is he? It's an inside thing." Yusuke said.
"Hn. Nice counter. But don't forget his 'present.'" Hiei said, pointing to Kurama's hair.
"Ah yes." The fox pulled a small seed out, and 'taped' it to the parchment. He tied it to the bird, and it soon took off.
"Let's just hope he joins forces with Voldemort." Hiei said. "Though it is highly unlikely."
"WHAT?" Harry exploded. "It would NOT be good."
"Che. Yes it would. One would kill the other. Though it is most likely that your so-called 'Dark Lord' wouldn't live."
At that moment, a small tawny owl dropped next to Hiei. It carried a small, brown, seemingly normal package. With a grunt, Hiei opened the letter and tore the package off the bird.
"Scram, damn bird, before you become an appetizer."
He opened the letter and began reading.
"Here Harry." Kurama handed the boy a leaf. "Put this under your tongue. It's a healing plant, and it should help with that headache you seem to be trying to conceal." Kurama chuckled as the astonished boy took the leaf and did what he said.
Frowning after a moment, Harry looked up, confused. "Wow. The pain's disappeared… And how'd you know that I had a headache?"
"You were rubbing your head, and you looked like someone was wrenching out your stomach."
"WHAT THE FUCK." Hiei shouted after reading his letter. "This damn thing says what my 'punishment' is. And it's fireproof."
Yusuke choked on his pumpkin juice. "They make fireproof paper now? Kami, Reikai has way too much time on its hands. You know Hiei, I bet that's what the brat's paperwork is made up of now. He's sick of you burning it and shit."
Kurama reached over and picked up the letter. It was written in a Makai language, with Makai symbols. Soon, he was chortling. "Well, at least he's giving you a choice. You have to choose between Green Day, Howie Day, Fall Out Boy, Bad Religion, the Clash, Good Charlotte, Nickleback, and Elvis. Oh, and Yusuke, we've got to meet Botan in the courtyard at six tomorrow so we can talk about what ever it was that we missed at Hogsmeade."
"What?" Yusuke laughed. "Let me see!" He jumped up and grabbed the letter. "Oh my fucking God! Hiei! You have to-!" He was cut off as his laughter became too uncontrollable.
Hermione reached for the letter.
"What's this? I can't read it. It's like it's written in code."
"Not exactly." Kurama said. "But first… Hiei, there is a weak spot in the forest. Isolate it, make a 'path,' and be back before Monday."
Hiei, who had been seething and about ready to explode, leapt up and exited the Great Hall as fast as it was possible for him at human top speed. Oh, he was going to Kokuryuuha the first thing that crossed his path…
"Aww! Why does Hiei get to go!" Yusuke whined. "I haven't been there for ages! I'm losing some skill."
"Because Hiei is ready to Kokuryuuha someone. Did you not see how he was concentrating on that poor, now smoking, potted plant over there? You don't pack as much when it comes to uncontrollable anger outbursts. Or would you rather a Inari-knows-how-long-and-powerful Dragon from the pits of Hell loose?"
"Point taken. But seriously. I can't picture Hiei singing. And how does Pacifier Breath know that he can sing at all?"
"Hiei has to SING for his punishment?" Harry asked incredulously.
"Yep. At the school Halloween Talent Show party-thing." Kurama said, grinning.
"Tell me, dammit!" Yusuke snapped.
"FINE! Stop behaving like a three year old. Remember the Dar- er, DT?" Yusuke nodded. "Well, on the first night we were there, Koenma, myself, and Hiei went to the bar thing they had. And Koenma wanted to see what Hiei was like drunk. So, he kept buying Hiei drinks. You do realize, that youkai have a very high alcohol tolerance level. Hiei was VERY drunk by the end of the night, but that's not my point. You see-"
"But Hiei isn't of drinking age! And neither are you!" Ron cut in.
"Yeah, and exactly how drunk was he?" Hermione asked.
"True. By Europe standards. Japan is a bit more lenient on the drinking age. Oh, and his blood alcohol level was at least sixteen times over the legal Europian limit. Amazing, yes. Unhealthy, very."
"Holy-! Not even my mother can get that drunk in just a night. Four or five maybe, but not one night. And where was I during all of this?"
"-Sleeping. You slept until you went up against Chuu. And you slept through Kuwabara, Hiei, and my first match.-" Kurama stated simply. "But anyway, in this dingy bar, Koenma managed to get Hiei to sing. And not just any few songs either. Think along the lines of 'Mary Had A Little Lamb,' other children's songs, Elvis, and a bunch of random other things. Even DRUNK Hiei is a good singer. I've never heard him sing sober, probably because I'm not sure if it's possible." Kurama said laughing. "But yeah. Hiei was up on the bar, singing."
"I find that both hard to believe and some-what frightening." Harry said. He laughed. "I'd pay to hear him though. He'd be so… out of character, for once."
"I dunno. Hiei could probably sing 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' and turn it into one of the most frightening things you ever heard in your life."
"Speaking of which, where is he?" Ron asked.
Kurama and Yusuke looked at each other. "Dunno…"
Amazing how easy it is to lie about your friend, who's probably off somewhere killing something, giving it a long and painful death, ne?
kurama settled back into his own thoughts, trying to push the some what amusing image of Hiei, -singing, mind you, he growled at Youko- out of his mind. He excused himself and went to the school library to qiuetly research any and everything that might lead them to Voldemort.
However, what Kurama hadn't noticed on the back of his letter from Karasu was an unspoken threat.
Kitsune gari.
Fox hunt...
A/N: Not TOO bad, it could have been worse... But, you have found out Hiei's fate. xD Muwhaha. I'm so evil and damn proud.
And always remember! Friends don't let friends smell bad!
Also, a good friend will bail you out of jail. A better friend will be sitting next to you in the cell, telling you how much the two of you fucked up. I'll be the friend saying, "DAMN. hat was fun. Wanna do it again sometime?"
Hiei's 'prayer' is one of my friend's and my favorate qoutes. XD She's got it written in her 'Book of Random Shit.' (Of whichI am a great contributor to. x3)
Can't remember all the words I used. x.x here is the sentance though. (And it is written also in the Book, my binder, and my bedroom door. xD)
Anata wa baka no hito desu yo - You are a stupid person.
Yeah. I tell that my friend with the Book that all the time. She calls me an ass. And we basically have an Insult-Each-Other-In-Various-Languages battle. x3
Ketsunoana- asshole.
I'm rambling again... It's three oh nine. Yay. Caffiene needed.
Ojiisan- Grandpa
