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A/N: Thanks forever to M and my sis!

Oh Ye, Wonderful Morning

On a little counter, sat a little black machine, with styrofoam cups stacked beside it. A surprisingly ordinary sight for a hotel lobby in the Mekai.

This wondrous creation, contained the blessed discovery named; coffee.

A vital step in securing a safe environment each morning.

The station was located directly in front of the main entrance, generally being ignored despite it's out of place look.

This morning however, it was the destination of a rather wild eyed young woman.

Demons and humans alike hastily parted before the grumbling creature as she stormed down the stairs, cursing out of order elevators and their mechanics under her breath. Reaching the lobby she zeroed in on her salvation and had a steaming cup in her hand before the receptionist could blink. She chugged it down without seeming to notice the scalding heat and reached for a second cup.

Sipping this at a more leisurely pace, she allowed her eyes to roam the room for the first time that morning, only to notice the open stares she was receiving. Lowering her cup just enough to speak she glowered at them. "Any of you punks got a problem? 'Cause I'm sure I could help you get over it."

They went back to their own business rather quickly.

Satisfied, she turned back to her coffee.

A quiet chuckle broke out to her left. "Is it really wise to draw so much attention here?"

"Hello, Kurama. What are you doing up so early?

The redhead had a somewhat bemused smile on his face as he answered. "Is eight thirty usually considered early?"

Shizuru snorted. "Depends on wether I've had coffee or not."

"I see."

"You haven't actually answered my question yet."

Kurama shrugged easily. "I went for a walk. The weather is nice."

"A walk." Shizuru raised an eyebrow in disbelief, but decided to drop it. It was to early for interrogation.

I mean really, she was only on her second cup of coffee!

She waved Kurama away, full attention back on her cup. "Go bother Hiei with your sunshine-y walk-yness."

He frowned slightly. "Can so much of that stuff really be healthy?"

She tore her eyes away from the precious liquid to eye him critically. "You obviously don't know of the miraculous creation that is coffee, and it's Super Hero capabilities."

"….Super Hero?"

"Of course. A Super Heros saves the day, right? So it's an accurate description. Without coffee the world would cease to function; men and women would fail to keep their jobs, raise their kids, get married, or even graduate university. It is perhaps equal in its vitality to chocolate.

Why do you think even this lowly hotel serves hot coffee at all hours? There is someone here who is wise to the ways of this world, that's why."

"…and the bunny slippers are also vital to the fate of the three worlds?"

"Don't look down on them just because their pink."

"Right….I'll keep that in mind."

Shizuru could have sworn he muttered something about never going for early walks again as he made his escape.

She helped herself to a third cup of coffee.

A/N: Thank you so much for the wonderful reviews! Hearing feedback means a lot to me!

And to Kurama lover14, thanks and I'm glad it was believable!