AN: Hi everyone! Welcome to the seventh chapter of this lovely story…flips frantically through notebook It is seven, right?

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Disclaimer: Yu Yu Hakusho and Harry Potter come after world domination. Apparently, I have not yet accomplished that…

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"Blah" Talking

Blah Thinking

Blah Telepathic

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Last Time: The others nodded their agreement and with Yusuke in the front and Kurama and Hiei at the back, the group slowly disappeared into the darkness.

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"So…" Hermione started off. "Where are we going?" Shuffling along with Hiei, Yusuke, and Kurama, with Harry and Ron following close behind. The three humans had told the Tantei everything that happened, every detail.

"Well," Kurama decided to continue the conversation. "We need to look for the third Horcrux. That locket Harry and Professor Dumbledore found was a fake, am I right to assume?"

A reluctant nod from Harry confirmed that this was indeed true.

"Did the person who took it leave a clue or somethin'" Yusuke butted in.

Harry's eyes lit up. " Yes!" He exclaimed. "The locket had a note from someone with the initials R.A.B."

Harry took the note and handed it to Kurama slowly, who took it with a reassuring smile and read, "To the Dark lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R.A.B."

The group glanced at one another. "Wonder what You-Know-Who thinks about that person." Ron mused.

Something was nagging in the back of Kurama's mind. Something that Koenma had only mentioned briefly months before. Then he remembered. Harry had also mentioned this piece of information in his retelling. "Harry, your godfather was named Sirius Black, right?"

Harry, lagging behind with his friends, snapped, "Yeah? So what?"

"His brother's name was Regulus Abdiel Black, correct?" Kurama continued, ignoring the biting tone in the boy's voice.

"Your point being?" Ron asked, still grumpy that the new kids were, in his opinion, 'tagging along'.

"R.A.B. Regulus Abdiel Black." The three Tantei said simultaneously.

Harry stopped dead in his tracks. "His brother…" he began.

A vein throbbed in Hiei's temple. "Yes, his brother, you imbecile. Did you not hear what Kurama said? You are deaf as well as weak?"

"Hiei." Kurama said softly, but he could not help but smile a little. He then turned to the rest of the group. "You must be tired. We'll camp here for now."

The three humans breathed a collective sigh of relief. They were sore all over, hungry, and thirsty. What confused them further was the fact that the three exchange students showed no sign of tiring, and maintained a swift pace throughout the night.

"What will we eat?" Hermione asked. "We didn't bring any food, and there's nobody close to where we are in the forest. None of us can hunt or identify edible plants." She wrung her hands. "We haven't even traveled a day, and we're about to starve!"

Yusuke winked at Hiei and Kurama and said, "Normally, that would be a bit of a problem, but with Kurama, oh and Hiei, you'll eat better than you'll ever have eaten."

Kurama smiled and inclined his head at the compliment while Hiei merely grunted. "Well, Yusuke, I'm flattered, but you know the drill. You set up camp with these three and Hiei and I will take care of your dinner.

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Hiei and Kurama walked back into the campsite, carrying plates fashioned from bark strips and cups made from the hard shells of different fruits. On the plates were small piles of vegetable and some sort of meat. Smoke was rising with the delicious aroma that filled the air.

"Mmmmm. Whatever they're cooking, it smells real good!" Yusuke said. "Oh, hey guys!" He said to Kurama and Hiei emerging from the darkness. The four were gathered around a large fire.

"Dinner's ready!" Kurama exclaimed cheerily. He and Hiei passed out the plates and cups. The two then sat down in the empty space beside Yusuke. The Tantei then began eating the food without hesitation. Yusuke stuffing his face, and Kurama and Hiei gracefully.

"What is this?" Hermione poked her pile of food gingerly.

Yusuke grinned. "One thing after being friends with these two for a while. Don't ask, and nothing bad will happen. The deeper you pry, especially when they don't want you to know, the more you wish you didn't know afterwards."

Kurama raised an eyebrow. "Very wise, Yusuke. I must say to you three, Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Everyone had secrets, some more than others. I can guarantee that there are parts of your life you did not tell us about. However, do not forget that we are no different." He continued eating, though now there was silence, apart for the crackling flames.

Soon after, the plates were cleared and taken by Kurama, who disappeared back into the darkness of the forest. A few moments later, he reappeared empty-handed. At this point, Harry and his friends were too tired to ask.

"Well, I'm gonna go to bed…" Ron said with a yawn. He walked over to the bed of ferns that they had laid down previously. Harry and Hermione followed, and the three began whispering urgently.

"Do you think it could be true?' Harry whispered to Ron.

"Mm-hm?" Ron mumbled.

"Whether that's true or not, did you two notice something? It made me wonder about those three more." Hermione muttered.

"What is it, Hermione?"

She hesitated. "Well, it might not be anything, but how could they know what plants to be able to eat? And where on earth did they get the…the meat?"

Harry shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe they're taught different things."

Then, Hermione grumbled something unintelligible.

"What was that. 'Mione?"

"That's not all, I said." Hermione repeated. "Did you notice, that we got more food than them? Each of us got at least a third more food. You could tell. They purposely split the food so we got more."

"Well." Ron mumbled. "You go ponder that. I'm going to sleep." With that, he turned over and promptly began snoring. Harry, on the other hand, turned to look at the exchange students on the other side of the fire. He was surprised to see Hiei sitting on the branch of a tree and Kurama standing at the base of it. They seemed to be talking, but it was so quiet that Harry couldn't hear.

"What are you guys doing?" Harry asked.

Kurama turned around, surprised. "Oh. Harry! Hiei and I are standing guard, of course. After a while, I will wake Yusuke to take my place, and then Hiei will wake me to take his place. We'll continue for the rest of the time."

Hermione listened, tentatively rolling onto her side to hear better.

"Oh. Well…" Harry continued. "Do you want us to take over the shifts sometimes?"

"Oh, no." Kurama placed his hands in front of him. "Don't worry about us! You guys go to sleep, you need it more than us. We'll be fine."

Hermione listened to this, getting more suspicious with all these thoughts about the Japan transfers. How are they so sure that they'll be fine? Narrowing her eyes, she noticed that Harry and Kurama had stopped talking and Kurama went back to whispering to Hiei, who was still sitting up in the tree.

And what's wrong with Hiei? Hermione thought, why would anyone sane sleep up in a tree? Those three are quite suspicious, I better keep an eye on them……With that, Hermione slowly drifted into a restless sleep.

"Hiei, the last one finally fell asleep." Kurama whispered. "We should check out Regulus Black's home."

Hiei looked at Kurama. "Hn. Where is it?"

"Well," Kurama replied. "I'm guessing Koenma knows, so we should contact him and get the information.

"Fine, wake up the detective." Hiei agreed.

"Yusuke." Kurama lightly shook Yusuke's shoulder, in hope that he would wake quietly.

Unfortunately, it didn't work, and Yusuke only brought up his arm and swatted Kurama's hands away.

Hiei rolled his eyes in disbelief that a good of a fighter as Yusuke could sleep without a worry about ambushes. "Just leave him here, fox. This will only take a short while, so he can stay here and protect the ningens."

Kurama thought about this for a while and decided that it was a good enough idea. So, he reached into Yusuke's pocket and drew out the communicator.

"Hello?" Kurama opened the communicator. "Is anyone there?" Soon, the face of Koenma popped up on the round screen, and he noticed Kurama.

"'Kurama!" Koenma exclaimed. "How are you guys?" You need some help?"

Kurama smiled at Koenma briefly before answering his questions. "The mission's going fine. We've started our journey in search of the Soul Pieces, although Harry and his friends, Hermione and Ron had to come with us."

Koenma looked a tad bit shocked. "Hiei allowed three ningens to tag along with you guys?"

Kurama chuckled at this, then answered his question. "Well, when we got back to Hogwarts, Voldemort already attacked the school."

Koenma became serious and signaled Kurama to continue.

"No one died- except for the headmaster, Dumbledore."

At the end of this, a loud gasp emanated from the communicator. "Dumbledore died?" Koenma gasped.

A nod from Kurama confirmed this.

"This is a surprise. Hmm, then I agree with you allowing Harry and the others to follow. They might get hurt if they were by themselves."

"The third Horcrux, the locket, was a fake, so we are going after the real one." Kurama informed. "It left a message and we think it might be from Regulus Black. Could Hiei and I get the address to the Black House? We are going to check it out."

Koenma nodded. "Okay, just wait a sec…" Koenma's head disappeared from the screen, but reappeared several minutes later.

"Here, I'll open up a portal for you guys…by the way," Koenma added as he shuffled around, looking for the correct portal. "Why isn't Yusuke going with you?"

Hiei's face appeared beside Kurama's and answered this question. "He won't wake up, so we're leaving him here to protect the weak ningens." Then he added, under his breath, "Unless he gets killed along with them."

"Yusuke will be fine." Kurama stated, then turning back to the communicator. "The portal please, Koenma."

"Aha!" Koenma shouted. "Here it is!" He turned around to face the two Tantei. "When you get there, you have to know that The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is also located at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London, okay? I'm positive no members of the Order, which- " He held up a finger to stop the two demons from questioning. "-is a group of people fighting against Voldemort. They are all at Hogwarts, and I'll be watching you. When you come out, I'll summon the portal for you to come back."

Two nods from Hiei and Kurama confirmed that they understood, and a portal, just big enough for Kurama to squeeze through, appeared at the edge of the giant tree Hiei was resting in earlier.

Without a word, the two demons stepped through the portal and landed in a dim lit street. The front doors of the houses were grimy, the broken glass glimmering dully in the light from the street lamps, the paint peeling from many doors and the heaps of junk at the front steps didn't give a very welcoming sight.

Ignoring this, Kurama and Hiei concentrated the phrase Koenma had told them moments ago, and no sooner had they reached the part that number twelve, Grimmauld Place was supposed to be in that a battered and weak-looking door appeared right between house number eleven and thirteen, followed by the rest of the grim looking house.

Unfazed, they stepped through the door and the darkness welcomed them with open arms.

Kurama took out a seed from his hair and without a word, grew it into a plant that gave off a faint light that evaded the darkness, giving just enough light for Kurama and Hiei to see clearly in the dark.

Walking up the stairs, a different, strong, smell filled the sensed of the two demons. A scent that was recognized by both of them immediately.

"A demon." Hiei's eyes flashed dangerously. "A demon has been here recently."

"Hmm." Kurama replied. "The scent is still strong. It seems that the demon is heading north."

Hiei nodded and followed Kurama back down the stairs. Heading out the door, the portal reappeared, just as Koenma proclaimed.

Soon, the duo appeared once again in the campsite where the others were. Upon seeing Kurama and Hiei, Yusuke, who was sitting idly by the fire, jumped up and ran over to them.

"Where did you guys go? I've been up for about thirty-five minutes worrying!" Yusuke complained.

Kurama smiled. "We went to the house that Regulus Black lived in. Believe it or not, we found out something."

"Oh really!" Exclaimed Yusuke. "What didja find?"

Hiei glared at Yusuke. "Quiet, detective. You'll wake up the ningens."

Lowering his voice, Yusuke repeated the question. "What did you find?"

Kurama answered him. "The strong scent of a demon. Apparently, it came, then headed north."

Yusuke's eyes brightened. "That's awesome! Let's tell Koenma this first clue!" He stuck his hand into his pocket in search for the communicator. "Hey!" His hand shifted inside the pocket. "I can't find the communicator!"

"Don't worry, Yusuke." Kurama chuckled. "I have it right here!"

Yusuke's eyes narrowed slightly. "So, Youko just goes around to take other people's stuff now, eh? And to thing! Stealing from a lord!" He said, throwing his arms up dramatically.

"Oh, please." Kurama waved away Yusuke's performance. "You were the one that wouldn't wake up. I had not choice but to take it, or we would have been unable to contact Koenma. Besides, what kind of lord has such a poor security?" His eyes flashed gold and he grinned slightly, revealing sharp canines that made him look more like Youko by the second.

"Fine, fine, whatever." Yusuke grumbled. "Just don't turn into Youko and scare the kiddies."

Hiei smirked at Kurama. "Stop teasing the fool and contact the toddler."

Another chuckle erupted from Kurama as he opened the communicator once again. Soon, the young ruler's face popped up on the screen.

"Yes?" Koenma said impatiently.

"Well," Kurama began. "We found an important clue. A demon was scented heading north. The smell was relatively fresh."

"North!" Exclaimed Koenma. 'Well, that can't be too hard to find. According to the Book- " Koenma flipped through the book that knows all. "There's only one possible place for a demon to hide with the Soul Piece. We are watching all the other places."

"And what would this place be?" Kurama asked.

"On a mountain, north of Kanito Village. The village should be around a three day walk, less if you hurry."

"Alright, if you say so." Kurama was grinning, and for some reason, that grin made Yusuke uneasy. "Goodbye, and thank you." He snapped the lid of the communicator shut.

"Well, then, this morning, we are going to do a little…searching."

Yusuke eyed Kurama suspiciously. "What kind of searching? What are you thinking?"

"Oh, nothing important." His eyes twinkled in amusement. "You'll see when the time comes."

Hiei growled. What are you up to, kitsune?

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Harry and his friends awoke to the smell of the sizzling meat Hiei 'found' in the forest. Harry yawned and propped himself up on his elbows.

"What's cooking?' He questioned.

"Harry," Yusuke said. "Didn't I say not to ask?"

"Oh, yeah." Still sleepy, Harry stumbled to the crackling fire, where a dish of meat was waiting for the three. "Did you eat ye?"

"Yes." Kurama answered. He stationed himself across from Harry. "I have a question to ask you, Harry."

Harry looked up from his plate. "What?"

"What are some of the most popular ways of travel?" Kurama inquired.

"Ummm, there's broom, Floo powder,-"

Kurama looked up. "Is this common?"

"Yes, most wizards use that." Harry blinked.

"Oh, so we can use it too! Cause we might know where the third So- Horcrux is." Yusuke butted in.

Harry looked happy for a second, until Hermione spoke, after she and Ron had joined Harry by the fire. " We need a fireplace to travel and most importantly, the Floo powder."

"So, any wizards' house would have it, right?" Kurama questioned.

The three nodded.

"Nothing to worry about, then!" Kurama smiled. "After we eat, we can head on our way. Don't worry about how to get there. I'll take care of that."

By now, both Hiei and Yusuke eyed Kurama wearily, wondering what was going on inside his head.

The Tantei waited patiently until the three finished, and again, Kurama, this time with Hiei's help, carried the dishes and any traces of the camp away. They returned soon after, again empty-handed.

"Well, let's go!" Yusuke yelled.

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The group stood in front of a large farm, located by the fringe of the forest.

"What are we doing here?" Harry and Ron asked, puzzled.

"You'll see." Kurama replied, turning away. He said a few words to Yusuke and Hiei in Japanese, and their eyes widened.

"You're not serious." Yusuke said, shocked.

"Am I?" Kurama said, grinning slyly. "You'll just have to see…."

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Whoooooooooooooooo! Fini! Let's all celebrate! It's like, eight minutes before midnight right now, and once again, I am dead.

Can anyone guess what Kurama is planning to do? I don't think it's that hard to guess…maybe cause I wrote it though….

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