Bewitched Chapter 6
Botan was worried, she knew something was wrong and her suspicions were confirmed when she saw Hiei. His presence assured her that her instincts were correct and there was in fact something going on with Kurama. She decided to go talk to Koenma. She made her way down the hallways towards his office and cracked the door open. She peered inside and saw the prince pacing back in forth with a scowl on his face (she could see the scowl despite the pacifier). She almost announced her presence but decided against it. She slowly shut the door and sprinted to her room, she decided to return to Living World and see what she could find out for herself.
Kurama was mortified; he had never laid a hand on a woman much less his own mother. He couldn't believe his actions. He knew it was not in his nature to harm a woman, he didn't understand what could have caused to him to act so much out of character. He was ashamed to admit that a small part of his relished in the pain he had caused the human. He thought back to his days as Yoko, even in his demon form he had only killed when necessary and never killed someone he deemed innocent. In that instant he knew something serious was happening and he had to figure out what it was. He knew he should call on his friends but couldn't bare the indignity of asking them for help. He figured he could find out what was causing his behavior without involving the humans and without Hiei, he was positive he could do this on his own.
Kurama went downstairs and told his mother that he was going to try and get some sleep. She nodded and kissed him goodnight. He went back upstairs and waited, when he was sure his mother would not come upstairs to check on him he snuck out the window. He walked down the street with his head down trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. He was so lost in thought he never saw the short figure trailing behind him.
Yusuke lay in bed thinking about his friend. He knew something was off about Kurama's behavior, but then again everyone was entitled to their bad days. He sat up and decided to do a little sleuthing of his own just to set his mind at ease. He threw on some clothes and walked out of the house, he didn't bother to tell his mother he was leaving she was too drunk to notice his absence.
He rushed towards Kurama's house and arrived just in time to see the kitsune sneaking out of the window. Yusuke decided to follow Kurama; he stayed a few paces behind the red head as he wandered the streets. Yusuke followed the teen for what seemed like hours, he was about to give up his sleuthing when he heard a familiar voice calling out Kurama's name. He quickly ducked into an alleyway and waited.