Responses to My Lovely Reviewers:

Red Kitsune Flames: Thank you, thank you thank you! My first reviewer ever! You should have seen me I was dancing around my house I was so happy : )

Purplehairedwonder: The reason it was short was because I wanted to be evil and leave a cliff, even if it was a bad one : P Hope this chapter's long enough for your liking. Though nothing angst-y happens in this one, I'll have fun with the fox BWAHAHAHAHA!

Kahuffstix: awww thanks. I hope you like angst-y fics cause there's gonna be a little blood in future chapters

Ok here we go….

The man reached into his trench coat and pulled out…….a glass lily! It was beautiful. Its delicate petals shimmered in the sunlight, and the man cradled it in his hands.

"What do you think young man? I bought it for my wife. It's out 42nd anniversary tomorrow."

Kurama was speechless. He had never seen anything so beautiful even in his long life of theiving.

"Well that was the desired effect," the man looked very pleased with himself. "I just needed another opinion." And with that, he continued down the path.

(I know a horrible cliffy but I had to try one)

Kurama cocked his head, for that was more than just a little weird. He looked down and checked his watch.

"Oh great, I'm late again. Kasaan will be worried." He hitched up his rucksack and jogged the rest of the way home.

"Kasaan, I'm home," Kurama called through the house.

"Suuichi, you're late…..again." Shiori walked into the hallway to face her son. "I really wish you would tell me what's going on."

Kurama felt a pang of guilt, as he did every time his 'mother' brought up the subject of telling the truth. He just was worried that his mother wouldn't accept that her son was a demon and reject him. "Of course kasaan. I just took a little detour in the park on my way home. I'm sorry to have worried you."

"Suuichi, of course I forgive you, just know you can talk to me about anything, alright?"

"Yes kasaan. I have a lot of homework to do, is it alright if I go upstairs?" Shiori nodded, and Kurama headed up the stairs to his room.

He took a seat at his desk and pulled out his Chemistry textbook. He was just recording the valance of mercury when he heard a tap on his window.

"It's unlocked Hiei." Kurama didn't even have to look up to know it was his door-challenged friend.

"Hn," came a voice from the window. "Are you doing that stupid ningen thing again?"

"You mean homework? Yes, well it makes kasaan happy when I get good grades, so yes."

"Hn."

Looking back at his half-finished chemistry worksheet, he said, "Hiei, I really can't spar right now, I have to finish this."

"Who said anything about sparring?"

"You, whenever you come over here it's because you want to spar or have an injury. You know it hurts that you only come over here out of selfish reasons. I mean can't two friends ever do anything what's the word…fun?" Kurama turned around so Hiei wouldn't see him smiling, because, of course, he was only joking.

"Hn. Well this time the bakas are having some stupid meeting. They think that they can just order me around like a messenger boy." Hiei growled menacingly.

"Great, just what I need, another mission."

"Kurama, you're doing that other ningen thing."

"What, sarcasm?" He paused for a moment. "Do you think that this is creepy?"

"What?"

"The fact that I can tell what you're talking about most of the time."

"No."

Sighing, Kurama packed up his homework. "I guess I will meet you at Yusuke's then?"

"I never said it was at the baka's house."

"And I thought you said that it wasn't creepy."

"Hey Kurama, know what I'm going to say next?"

"No."

"Me neither." And with that he was off.

Kurama laughing lightly picked up his rucksack, put an extra pair of clothes in it, and headed down to the first floor. "Kasaan, I'm going to spend the night at Yusuke's. Is that alright with you?"

"I don't know Suuichi, what about your schoolwork?"

"Don't worry kasaan, I'm going to help Yusuke with his homework, and besides its Friday."

"Suuichi you know how I feel about that Urameshi boy." Shiori didn't know why she was denying her son, but she just had a bad feeling.

"Kasaan, Yusuke's alright, he's just a little stressed out. He's got a lot on his plate at the moment."

"Well, I guess it's alright. I'll see you tomorrow then honey. Be careful, I love you." Shiori kissed her son lightly on the cheek.

"I love you too. I'll see you tomorrow." Kurama pulled on his shoes and began walking to Yusuke's house.

Twenty minutes late he arrived finding that he was the last one to arrive.

"Sorry I'm late guys."

"Well now that fox-boy is finally here we can start." Yusuke stood up. "According to pacifier-breath there's a new demon on the loose. Apparently he's really strong and has been pigging out on humans. He's a mongoose and is in the middle A-class. Oh yeah and his name is Shintaro."

"Yusuke, you are awful at giving speeches. You keep bouncing around all of the information, making it more confusing for…ahem, 'certain' teamates."

Yusuke looked at Kurama, and for a second had a flash-back of the bloody form that haunted his dreams the night before. But he forced the image out of his mind and stuck his tongue out at the redhead.

"Well thanks Kurama. That's just what I needed, more lectures."

"Sorry."

"I say we face him head-on!" Kuwabara, if you couldn't tell, was not the smartest one in the bunch.

"Hn, that sounds like a perfect plan…to get us all killed! Baka."

"Watch it shrimp."

"If you two can't stop acting like idiots you're not coming at all." Yusuke got to the point this time. "According to Koenma this guy's a real coward, so if we all jump in he'll just high-tail it outta there. We need to come up with a better strategy." Yusuke turned to the former thief, knowing he would have already come up with something.

True enough, Kurama already formulating a plan said, "With that in mind one of us, preferably Kuwabara, should get his attention, while the rest of us sneak around and surround him."

"Hey! Why do I have to be the bait!"

"Hn. One, because Kurama told you to. Two, because you don't look like much of a threat, so he won't be afraid of you. Three, because you are physically incapable of stalking the enemy."

"And four, because I'll pummel you if you don't." Though Kuwabara didn't like to admit it, Yusuke could probably do just that without much trouble.

So, he grumbled, but didn't complain further.

"So where can we find this demon?"

"The toddler said he'd call when he had a lock of Shintaro's location."

"So then I guess that means we wait."

"Yup." Yusuke flopped down onto the couch.

Two hours later

Kuwabara snored loudly on the chair in the corner, while Hiei sat on the windowsill, trying to resist the urge to decapitate the baka. Kurama, who had long finished his homework, was reading The Iliad by Homer. Yusuke was playing Tetris on his television, as he had played Halo for the 90 minutes straight.

"ENOUGH!" Hiei couldn't take it anymore! He sprinted to the kitchen and came back, pouring cold water all over the sleeping form of Kuwabara.

"Huh! What?" Kuwabara's eyes narrowed as he fixed his gaze on Hiei. "You little coward! Attacking a guy in his sleep!"

"You were making enough noise to wake the dead. And I'm no coward, I wasn't attacking you….I was giving you a bath. Or haven't you noticed, you smell like rotting eggs!"

While Yusuke and Kurama were trying hard to suppress their laughter, Kuwabara was attempting to catch Hiei…and failing miserably.

"Greetings." Koenma appeared on the television screen.

"Pacifier-breath! I was going for a high-score!"

"Shut up Yusuke. I've got a lock on the mongoose."

"About time."

Koenma chose to ignore this and kept on talking. "Oddly enough, it's at the same place where you met Kurama, Hiei, and Gouki. I guess the middle of the woods is just a demon hot spot."

"Yeah, yeah. We got it. We're going."

"Be careful team, this guy's tough when he gets into a corner."

"Thanks for the advice o mighty one."

"Watch your mo-" Koenma was cut off by Hiei turning off the television.

"Enough, we've wasted enough time already."

So how was it? Was it long enough? I'm trying my best but if it sucks please tell me! Thanks for reviewing!