"Yeah, Youko," Kurama muttered. Karei looked absolutely dumbfounded.
"Are you serious? Is this some kind of joke?" Karei laughed and Kurama shook his head, yawning. "Oh god! No wonder I recognized you!" Karei exclaimed, running to Kurama and throwing her arms around him. "It's been so long!"
"Too long," Kurama laughed and she joined in. "I haven't thought about my child hood since...Since god knows when!"
"Me too! How have you been? Where'd you go when you left?" Karei asked, her gold eyes wide.
"When I left," Kurama thought for a moment, trying to remember those thousands of years ago. Finally, it hit him. "Of course," he laughed.
"What?"
"I followed a pack of bandits for a couple of years, learning their skills and techniques. From those skills, I developed my own, making me the infamous Youko," Kurama smirked, proud of his past and the title he was given. "But then, I was hunted and killed. Of course, now my spirit energy has decreased and I am mostly stuck in a human body."
Karei laughed, pulling away from the other kitsune. "After I left, I just wondered around myself. Of course, I found a little demon fox cub and I raised him. He's been my companion for all these years. I have no idea where he went though," Karei started to squint, looking through all the trees. There was no sign of her loveable fox, not even his energy was in range.
"He'll come when I call him," Karei murmured and kicked something.
"So you've basically done nothing with your life?" Kurama frowned.
"No not really. I have, though, been training my body and my energy a lot. I can hide my ki and hunt so well."
"I noticed. Why do you want to find a mate so desperately, though?"
"Not a permanent mate. After all, we kitsune's don't mate for life, unless we want to."
"Oh, I get it," Kurama smirked. "You just need some action."
Karei started to giggle and she nodded. "Exactly," she beamed at Kurama and he laughed.
"Come with me. You can get plenty of action there. Though, it's probably not what you want," Kurama smiled.
"Wait a second. Kurama, of course. I've heard 'bout you and your team. You won the Black Tournament. You know Yusuke Urameshi," Karei's eyes sparkled.
"Don't count on Yusuke. He's got a girlfriend," Kurama laughed and Karei frowned.
"Oh well, nothing big. You live in Ningenkai, though? I've always wanted to go there. Maybe I will come with you," she sighed and took something out of her pocket. "Cover your ears."
"What? Why?" Kurama asked and was immediately answered with a high pitch shrill from the whistle Karei was blowing. Kurama clasped his ears tight, blocking out most of the sound from the whistle. The trees began to rustle and a little silver fox ran out from behind a trunk, running over to Karei. She smiled and picked up the little fox.
"So are you going to come?" Kurama asked, his ears still ringing from the whistle. Almost immediately, Karei nodded and kissed her little fox on the nose. Kurama looked at the tiny mammal she was holding.
It wasn't an ordinary fox because first of all it was silver and second, it had it's own ki. Another thing Kurama noticed was the foxes eyes. His eyes seemed full of emotion; Hatred, anger, joy and the strongest thing was jealousy. Was this little fox jealous of Kurama?
"Youko, Kabu doesn't like when people stare at him," Karei snapped.
"Who?" Kurama snapped out of his trans and looked back at Karei. "Oh, the fox?" Karei raised her eyebrow and nodded. "Well, anyway do you want to come to Ningenkai?"
"Yeah, sure," Karei shrugged. "Why not."
"Okay. I have to get something, you get your things and we'll meet back here as soon as we're done," Kurama began to walk off and turned back to Karei. She was now leaning against a tree and watching him.
"Aren't you going to get your things?" Kurama called and Karei shook her head.
"There's nothing for me to get."
Kurama shrugged and turned away, walking off into the distance.
"FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW, FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW, FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOOOOOOOOOW!" A crowd of very familiar people sang to a tall boy with gelled black hair.
"Which nobody can denyyyy!" Kuwabara sang, pushing through the crowd. "Happy birthday, Urameshi!"
Urameshi put both his hands up and silenced everyone. "Okay, I would just like to say thank you everyone for being here," Yusuke smiled. "Except Kurama."
Everyone laughed and Genkai handed him a small present wrapped in gold and silver paper. On a little note it said, "It's your 21th birthday. Don't open this until your alone." Yusuke glanced up at Genkai who gave him a little nod, her eyes shining with delight.
One by one, Yusuke opened the presents surrounding him. Hiei bought him expensive cologne. Koenma bought him a Portal Ring, which allowed him to go anywhere he pleased. Yukina gave him a couple of tear gems, which were worth a lot of money in Ningenkai. Kuwabara gave him six pairs of silk boxers and a bra, which Yusuke immediately held up to Keiko's boobs and sighed.
"Uh, you won't fill this," he moaned. The next thing he knew, Keiko struck him on the face, leaving a hand print on his right cheek. He moaned and slightly rubbed his left cheek.
"So, what's it like being twenty-one?" Kuwabara asked and Yusuke's eyes lit up, a goofy smile forming at his face.
"Oh it's great! I feel all tingly and fuzzy inside!" he said in an unusually jolly voice and immediately after glared at Kuwabara. "That's the gayest question ever."
"Now you can come drinking with me and Kurama," Hiei snickered and Yusuke looked at him funny.
"You both drink?"
"Why do you think we aren't here Thursdays and Fridays? You thought we were fucking?" Kurama laughed deeply and everyone turned to see him and a girl no taller than Genkai.
"Of course me and Hiei drink, why shouldn't we? We're old enough and we're demons," Kurama smirked and scanned the room. No one was looking at Kurama though. Everyone's eyes were on the strange fox girl that was wearing a white strapless robe that made her breasts practically pop out and the bottom was about three centimeters past her butt. Her long, sliver hair was about up to her hips and she had two fox ears poking out from the top of her head. A magnificent gray tail swished behind her. Her golden eyes scanned each person in the room from the tall boy with a carrot colored head of hair to a short old woman with grey-pink hair.
"Kurama, who might this lovely lady be?" Koenma asked, his eyes wandering down her body and immediately stopping on her breasts.
Before Kurama could say anything, the girl coughed. "My name is Karei," she smirked, her golden eyes gleaming. "And you are?"
"Koenma, Prince of Rekai!" Koenma bragged, straightening a little higher to show the little bit of dignity he had left.
"Impressive," Karei giggled and Kabu stepped out from behind her, glaring at Koenma. He was big for a fox, about up to her knees. That might've been because she was as tall as Genkai, though.
"Oh my god, Kurama! You both had a baby!" Kuwabara exclaimed and everyone gasped. Kurama and Karei looked at each other and started to laugh.
"No," Kurama laughed, gasping for air. "No, no, no! She's my old friend from when I was younger."
"And a hot one I must add," Yusuke smirked, earning another smack from Keiko. She glared at Yusuke and smiled back at Karei.
"Well, your outfit won't really be good for winter," Keiko sighed. Karei's eyes widened and her lips partially parted.
"Who's winter?" she asked, seeming quite dazed.
"It's a season."
"A what?"
"There are no seasons in Makai," Hiei finally spoke up. "Only sections. There is the ice part of demon world, where Koorime's and Ice Demons live. Some parts are hotter than others. Winters like the ice part of demon world."
"Ugh, I'm going to hate this winter!" Karei moaned and shivered. "Speaking of cold, can someone close the god damn door?"
Kabu immediately ran to the sliding doors, grabbing the edge with his mouth and sliding it across the opening. The wind stopped blowing and Karei sighed, closing her eyes. She could feel someone else watching her, a new pair of eyes. Actually, three eyes to be exact. One of her beautiful, gold eyes opened partially and immediately met those of the boy with the raven black hair and the expressionless face. He glared at her, his intense mauve eyes heating up. They seemed to hiss and growl at her, as if he had already hated her.
"Well, come on! This gives me another excuse to go the mall besides Christmas presents!" Keiko exclaimed, grabbed Yukina's hand and ran to Karei. Keiko studied her body quickly and smiled.
"You definitely will look good in a cream color, black and gray. No pastel colors, though," Keiko yanked the wool hat off her head and put it on Karei.
The hat itched Karei as the three girls were going to Keiko's house to find Karei something decent to wear in the winter. Karei feverishly scratched her forehead under Keiko's black and pink hat. It itched so much! This was why Karei hated things going on her head, besides that her ears were flattened against her scalp.
"Stop itching!" Keiko snapped. "You'll get an irritation."
"I already have an irritation," Karei whined, scratching harder. Her long nails dug into her forehead, making it burn even more.
"Well scratching it won't make it better!" Keiko giggled and Karei sighed, her hand whipping out from under the hat and falling at her side.
From no where, the most random thought popped in Karei's mind. That boy with the black hair and the three eyes. The one everyone called Hiei. He was mysterious and a jerk. Karei thought he was, in his own way, the most beautiful, hot and sexy demon she's ever met.
Or maybe she was imagining things.