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"Damn, that one looked stupid." Yusuke said as he held his right arm with his left.

"There were a lot of them beside the one Cyclops, which I'm surprised you handled." Kari admitted.

"But it was strong." Kuwabara finished Yusuke's thought as he plopped on the ground on his butt, lowering his head with a sigh.

"I was perfectly fine until you stepped in, Kuwabara!" Yusuke screamed at the carrot top.

"Yeah! Well your energy said different!"

"Boys, can you walk?" Mako questioned with a flip of her blonde hair.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just a bit bruised in places." Kuwabara said pushing himself off the ground.

"If we can't, will you carry us?" Yusuke batted his eyes at the slender girl. A vein popped up in Kaminari's head as Mako just laughed tensely.

"I will!" Kuwabara shouted. This earned a few grumbles from Yusuke who then proceeded to punch Kuwabara in the face.

"OW!"

"That's what you get." Yusuke stuck his tongue out and straightened his back letting his arm fall to his side.

"Shall we keep going?" Kurama asked as the two humans fought amongst themselves.

"I think that is a great idea!" Mako tossed a smile his way after her statement as she hopped to a walk. Soon the whole crew was stepping up a spiral staircase in hopes of reaching the next floor. Only the staircase was very different from the interior of the castle as a whole. It was rather regal with five Corinthian columns giving the staircase support on the outside with one large Corinthian column in the center. The stairs were of white marble as were the rails. However the rails had a snake skin pattern carved in to the surface. Unlike the rest of the castle, which was extremely dark and dank, this stairwell was well lit and had a warm feeling. Well as warm as marble could get, which wasn't that warm but it was more pleasant than the rest of the castle.

"How many floors are there Hiei?" Kurama asked the shorter demon with a hint of suspicion that they were headed to the final floor.

"There's only one left." The fire demon stated. The puppy was trotting beside Mako watching her with intent eyes.

"So the last two demons have to be on the next level correct?" Kari inquired only calculating how she would kill one of the demons.

"Right." The red head glanced at Mako whom was staring ahead at every oncoming step.

"It seemed like you had some unsolved issues with that woman we met on the first floor, Mako." Mako ripped her eyes from the stairs to glance up at Kurama.

"Oh." Her eyes fell from the emerald stones to the marbled floor, "Yeah, unsolved issues." Her eyebrows furrowed and her face changed from pleased to perplexed. "I think I'll get to explain as soon as we reach the next floor."

As the group padded their feet on the next floor, the two demons, including Aryn who just smirked at their presence. The male demon must have been the so called Talenis, or so Mako reasoned. The choclate eyed girl sized up her past opponent with emotionless eyes. Chrome eyes watched Mako eye her body with amusement as a leer appeared on her face. Aryn's dark hair was pulled to one side of her fragile neck and was tossed over her shoulder where she could run her fingers through it without straining her arms. Her attire was a deep red almost burgundy dress that was slit up on both sides up to her pasty thighs. Her neckline plunged deep showing plenty of cleavage. Plenty was an understatement actually. In fact the neckline wasn't really a neckline, it was more like a giant slit in the dress that dove to her belly button.

Whore. Mako spat to herself as her chestnut eyes flicked to this 'Lord' Talenis was seated in a red velvet covered throne with his bitch placed on the regal arm of the exaggerated chair. He had piercing yellow eyes that felt like they were burning in their deep set sockets. They glowered with a dull roar as he noticed the young boy in green who was known as Yusuke Urameshi. The eyes with suns were attached to a pale body that would make any muscle head die for. Rippling biceps and strong legs that looked like they could crunch any opponent he was put up against; of course, Mako, being the most blind sighted one of the group stepped forward and challenged him on the spot.

"Here we go again." Kari said as she fell back on her butt and sat there just staring ahead like Mako did something idiotic. Hiei threw a hateful glance downwards at the small girl and bit the air with his voice.

"Why are you sitting down, onna?! Get up on your feet and be ready." A fire burned in his eyes at the pink headed girl pat the dagon kit which crawled into her lap.

"Make me, pint sized." She said as her chin jutted out and her eyes narrowed. This only made Hiei more furious so he turned his attention to the fighters at will with a 'hn'.

Spoiled brat. She looked up at him after this was said and shot right back at him.

Bastard demon

Onna. He had her on that one. And he could see it in her eyes, and he liked it. Oh he smirked and she whipped her head around and away from him.

You know what, stop talking to me. With her angry, he ended the telepathic conversation and turned his attention to the fight about to take place.

"You want to challenge me?" Talenis asked quite amused that a frail girl like her would take him on.

"Let me take her, my Lord." Aryn said as she slid off the arm of chair and on to the ground with a soft thud.

"Kari." Mako said, not taking her eyes off her opponent.

"I'm on it." the pink headed girl said watching the 'almighty lord' as he lounged in his chair of 'doom'. She always watched the other opponent while Mako fought for fear of being ambushed.

"Where's your little demon boomerang, hm?" taunted Aryn as she walked in a circle around Mako causing her to revolve around in a circular motion.

"Oh, trust me. I'm not going to use it in this battle." I think I might use my other form though. Mako let a smirk creep across her face as she eyed her opponent warily waiting for her to get one step closer.

"Are you going to gum me to death with that ignorant puppy form of yours?" Aryn cackled as she threw her head back in pure ecstasy.

"Oh I think I've grown some since you've seen my puppy form last."

"What in the hell is she talking about…puppy form?" Yusuke wondered outloud as the others were asking the same question.

"You'll see." Kari said as she was on her stomach now watching the smack talk like it was some movie.

"Aw has da wittle puppy gwown into it's taiwl?" The silver eyed lady taunted like a pleased child poking and prodding a snake, watching it coil into a ball.

"I don't know, why don't you take a gander and see for yourself." Mako said as grey clouds surrounded her tan body, shrouding her tan body from everyone's sight. Violet vapors conjoned with grey as they began to swirl around where the tan girl was supposed to be standing and Kurama immediately sensed something different. Mako's smell died down as another scent was mixed in to the over regalized room; the haze dissolved into the surrounding air about the room, revealing someone else standing where Mako had once stood.

A girl with a deeper tan and long blonde hair stood in front of the group, her hair looked much more wild and it's textured had changed from straight to wavy as she shook it out. Hanging to lower back length, the girl blinked her cerulean eyes furiously as two dog ears poked out from the top of her sandy blonde hair.

"Woah." Yusuke said.

"Since when was she-" Kuwabara began.

"A wolf demon?" Kari questioned smiling at his face. "Forever." She then rolled over again onto her butt but this time her head was resting on her knees as she looked up at Kurama. "I'm actually surprised you didn't smell it on her earlier, foxy."

"Yes…" Kurama thought about it but he did sense something funny about her when he agreed to let Yoko out but, then again one can never be sure. He noted that her ears were completely fuzzy, they looked it too. Her fur was tipped with a sliver lining and the base color was a deep navy blue, giving her ears a shiny look while still looking navy blue. Her eyes were also a light aquamarine and not a deep chestnut brown anymore.

Moving his eyes lower, Kurama noticed her tail; it was very fluffy, unlike his own. It seemed plush as it waved behind her and then wrapped around her body as if to hug it. But she shut those sapphire eyes and grinned. She had a feral look about her with the fangs and the shade darker skin tone.

"You like?" She asked as she opened her eyes on the dumbfounded Aryn. As fast as Aryn's mouth opened to say something, Mako ran into a corner and leapt into the shadows. Her enormous, fluff of a tail gone with her.

"Shit." Aryn breathed. Kari on the other hand was laughing manically by this point at all of the boys faces and then at Aryn's face as she realized how deep she was in for it. The puppy still sat by idling rolling around the floor in front of Kari.

"Hah! You're an idiot!" Kari cackled as Aryn spun around searching for her nemesis. However as she was toying with Aryn she kept another eye on Talenis' movements. He seemed amused by this wolf girl who he new was going to beat his minor mishap of a whore. So he slipped out of his throne and began to clap like he though of the whole battle as a new game or jousting session. Kari saw this and she was on her feet in no time while her fans materialized in either hand, a deep growl in her chest.

"Bravo, my dear." He walked into the center of room, his feet were bare but you could hear his claws as they tapped the marble floor.

"Now please, take a seat and let me handle this little devil." He chided as Aryn made an offended face.

"Wha…I thought we decided that this would be my fight, My Lord."

"Yes well you can have your pick of the others, Urameshi and this one are mine." He said as two tongues poked from his pinked lips. Mako watched as he stepped forward into the fighting session and she sized him up before she crept from the shadows. He looked perfectly normal, perfect skin, and perfect blonde hair. Except for his eyes and his tongue, oh and his claws. Those were a bit out of the ordinary.

"Well, My Lord," The wolf demon sarcastically spat out before sauntering from the shadows, "You have my attention." Mako bowed as her plush navy blue tail swished once to the other side of her body. She stayed that way, as still as a rock, in the bowing position. She wasn't sure what he wanted with her but whatever it was, it couldn't be more than any other man wanted.

"I have an offer for you." The tick of his claws against the marble floor became louder as he approached.

"Don't take it!" Kuwabara yelled.

"Hiei." Kurama said as he stood stick straight his eyes narrowed watching the lord move closer.

"I lost her." Hiei said as he looked for Kari, who was no where to be seen. His eyebrows knotted together as he looked around for her pink hair. He spotted her, but she was across the room standing behind the unknowing Aryn. Her fans weren't in her hands and she wasn't in her fighting stance. Just standing there with her arms crossed, her stance like Genkai's would before she scolded.

"How would you like to live here in my castle with me as my Alpha female." He said as he still inched closer to the wolf demon. Mako rose from her bowed position and nodded her head once while shutting her cerulean eyes showing her thought process. Meanwhile Aryn stood stick straight over at the throne, a dreadful look painted on her face.

"It would be an honor." Mako said almost convincingly as she took a step closer to Talenis.

"And during this time frame we spend together," A double tipped tongue stuck out of his mouth and traced the outside of his lips as he finished, "I could please you-" Mako cocked her head to one side as the two demons became rather close in proximity. She took advantage of this time to stick her tail between his legs and stroke the inside of his thighs as his breath hitched in his throat and his body halted. She rounded his body as her eyes became half lidded.

"And?" She added, lust filling her voice.

"And you could please me." He finished, his labored breathing occurred to have sped up a decent amount. By this time Mako has sauntered up behind him, her arms encircled his waist, she leaned her head against his strong muscular back. Taking a deep breath, she exhaled blowing hot air across his skin while her breasts were automatically pressed into his back as she arched her own, pulling her shoulders behind her.

"What the fuck?" Yusuke said, as he watched the ongoing actions. Hiei snorted at the behavior his eyes flickering between Mako to Kari. But he was keeping an extra close watch on Kari just incase something went wrong.

Mako's bushy tail slowly retracted from his legs, as his eyes were caught in the crossfire's of some strange trance. Her hands moved south, over the solid abs, towards the apex of his powerful legs. The almighty Lord's knees would've melted right then and there, as he released a sigh held back; however she stood on her tip toes and whispered something into his ears, over his back smirking slightly before she pressed her lips to a tender spot behind his ear. As her lips met his skin, the sound of flesh ripping, reverberated off the marbled room along with a puncturing howl from the male demon. Mako leapt backwards, a smirk gracing her face as she landed a good six yards away from the demon, blood pooling on the tiled floor, draining through the grout. Kurama's eyes first spun to the blood on her hands as she licked the dripping liquid from every finger before leering at her opponent.

"Holy…god, remind me to never let her near my crotch." Yusuke muttered as he gazed in terror at the 'improved' Talenis. Hiei smirked at this girl's guts and gall as she stalked the forked tongued demon like a mad animal on the prowl for meat.

"What is it? Wolf got your cock?" The tanned fingers reared back, the girl cackling as he lunged towards her. Mako leapt upwards, fleeing from the male but not before his talons latched around her ankle, tearing at her flesh. Catching her foot, he yanked her downward pinning her toned body underneath him.

"You will pay." He spat in her face his yellow eyes flaming with rage, talon ripping at her white v neck.

"Sorry. I don't pay for anything. " she said as she slipped through his grasp and into the floor beneath him. She appeared, not a millisecond after, above him from the ceiling attacking him with freshly sharpened claws. He whipped around after the claws slashed through his spine and seized her shank, his claws shredding her calf into bits. She howled in pain as she hobbling away from her attacker, carrying her leg like a wounded animal.

He began to run after her, clutched her from behind and tore her a new one directly across her tender back with his talons. It was claws against claws as they were both up in the air for each other's lives. Her tail wrapped around her injured calf as he took a dive and sped at her again tackling her to the ground once more before he realized what her tail was doing.

"Oh, now I understand what this tail is for." He smirked, overpowering her arms, he pushed her face down on the ground. Kurama could only watch, he wanted to help her but to be fair he had to stay put. If it made any consolation, he wanted to tear the guy apart but it wouldn't help matters so he stood there and on watched.

"Shouldn't we-" Yusuke asked.

"No." Hiei stated. "The brat will pounce any moment that it's necessary." Hiei eyed the smaller girl from across the room, watching her best friend get beaten and battered.

"Get off me!" Mako shrieked as she arched her back to push him off her.

"You want on top?" Talenis smirked down at his small opponent as he whispered in her ear. "Nah, I like being the dominator. But since you took something of mine, how about I give you the same pleasure." Her eyes widened in horror as she felt his rough hands clutch the base of her tail, warm blood seeping through her white shirt. Waves of imminent pleasure rushed through her as his talons tightened around the tail but at the same time she was in dire was going to cleave her tail off. Normal demons know that you do not go anywhere near a tail of a demon unless you are asking for a death wish to be placed on your head.

Not if I can help it. With that thought, she wriggled free of his barbaric grasp and kicked upward; her whole body putting strength into the kick causing the larger demon to go flying into the ceiling.

"You asked for it." And from her spot on the ground a deep blue, almost black wolf whirled out of the shadows. It stood beside Mako in a protective manner and watched the demon fall from the ceiling and land on the ground, with a bone crushing knock. It's head lowered while it breathed in a ripped ragged fashion; one that would only belong to a killer when they plunged their dagger deep into a nameless body and became aroused at the sight of blood. With the snap of tan fingers, the wolf took off from it's spot instantaneously. The wolf attacked Talenis, tearing through skin with it's fangs and shredding muscles with a swipe of it's claws, leaving him nothing but a tattered mass of bloody flesh.

"His engery…"Kuwabara began, "It's…It's gone." The orange head was completely stupefied as was the rest of the crew except for Kari. The giant black wolf crept it's way around Mako causing her to scratch it's head and it poke it's tongue out in a pleased manner as it sat on it's hind legs, panting. It's shoulders came to her breast line while it's fangs were a good couple of inches past a measuring stick's.

"Woah. Check that out." A dumbfounded Yusuke stated, "That's gnarly looking. It looks kind of scary." The eyes were encircled in a thick patch of darker fur, while the eyes shone a vivid bright blue tone that glowed with an intensity of a fire demon's power. Strange grey fumes poured from it's paws and it's tail creating tiny nimbus' around each foot and the tip of the tail; however the tail had patches of fur missing and it's body looked scarred and torn.

"That dog is busted." Kuwabara mentioned, basically to himself but none the less spoke. As he said this the wolf crept back into it's shade of shadow created by conjoining walls. Kurama noticed her leg was still bleeding fairly profusely as blood seeped down her back. She limped over to Lord Talenis' former throne where Aryn still stood speechless.

"So your lord," Mako began as she sat on the footing of the throne, "He's not so lord like now is he?" Aryn realized that Mako was talking to her but she could only sputter various words out.

"Would you like to come with us and hand that neckline over?" Kari asked, a feral grin plastered to her face.

"Neckline?" Aryn gulped out as a single hand flew to her neck. She looked towards Kari in horror as she shook her head from side to side.

"Oops!" Kari giggled, "My bad. I meant necklace!" Kari couldn't help but laugh at the face of the woman standing before her. Meanwhile Mako grimaced at the pain while she delicately touched her calf; a charge of fire would shoot through her spine every time she would move. The boys walked over to the demon known as Aryn and arrested her and Kurama unlatched the necklace from her neck and put it in his pocket.

"I think you have some explaining to do." The puppy that was bouncing around the room earlier was now crawling up the injured girl and whimpered as it watched her try and mend her partially frayed skin. Kurama walked over to her, a sad smile gracing his face as he knelt down on her level. She let out nothing but just simply a chuckle.

"You're leg." He noted to her before she hung her head and sighed. "Why does it look partially healed but-"

"No. I can only heal small scratches and stop the bleeding-" She frowned as she look at her leg, her back still throbbing, "I can't make the pain go away or heal major wounds."

"Well, you fought wonderfully." He said as he gently touched her injured limb; she held back a whimper as she jerked a bit.

"Sorry." He muttered as he sized up her injuries, "Can you walk?" He added those green depths questioned her.

She thought for a second before answering, "Yes. I'm fine." She pushed herself off the foot pedestal of the throne with little trouble and stood on her good leg holding the bloodied leg up out of harm. She watched Kari walk over to her and said, "Well, for a minute there I thought you were going to take him right then and there on the floor." Mako let out a laugh as did Kari until Mako winced in pain as her back wound tore at the surrounding flesh causing more blood to spill.

"Hey guys, I think we need to get her somewhere that knows how to treat this stuff because she's in pain." Kari turned around away from Mako.

"I'm fine." Mako spat as she began limping across the floor, every wound opening more every second. Her fluffy ears fell to the floor as her face etched with pure mind numbing aches.

"Your face says otherwise," Kari scolded like a mother, "And you are not walking out of here in that condition."

"And why is that?" Mako stopped and cocked a blonde eyebrow at her pink headed friend, her friend's orange eyes burning within their sockets.

"Because you're in pain," Mako stated with her chin jutted out and her arms crossed.

"And besides Genkai would slaughter me in the strangest way possible if she found out you walked home in that condition." Mako's cerulean eyes, darted through her sandy hair caressing her face to the smaller framed demon standing beside her, her tail completely limp from lack of energy. Sighing, her arms cradling her chest, her big blue eyes stared at her best friend as she gave in.

"Fine. But how are we getting out of here?" Mako asked with a whole hearted pang of relief for her best friend.

"Well, somebody can carry you out…" Kari began opening her eyes and staring at Mako's blue eyes, "or we can throw you out a window and you can just wait until we reach the bottom floor." Horror shot through her eyes as her friend laid out the options.

"Well I'll just take-"

"We can just use portal in here can't we?" Yusuke asked to no one in particular. Kurama shook his head in response.

"No. We need Botan." Kurama stated.

"Well we can just walk down to the bottom floor and get out," Kari said as she picked up the fluffy puppy and skipped in a circle with it as she continued, "Come on, you guys have legs! Don't be lazy!" She said as she tossed the puppy up in the air and watched as it's wings unfolded.

"Yes, but she does not." Hiei's eyebrows furrowed as he watched this young girl.

"I see two legs." Kari said forgetting the now frisky puppy and turning her attention to the fire demon. "Do you have a problem with your vision?" She asked getting extremely close to his face causing him to back away just a tad. He snorted a bit and turned his back to the pink one and walked away. As her voice haunted him yet again. "Grandma always said, 'Never turn your back on the enemy because that's when they'll get cha!'" The pink headed demon chided as she rocked back and forth on her tip toes with her hands clasped behind her back. Hiei could only throw a glare over his shoulder and uncontrollably blurt something harsh out.

"The only reason she told you that, is because you're an amateur. An amateur should never turn their back on anybody let alone a tree or wall." He said as the fire in his eyes burned more but this only caused the orange orbs to brighten as she laughed out.

The rocking ceased as she thought to herself I got that from the Lion King 2 movie…great movie actually…but then finished by saying, "but if you think I'm such a rookie," those embers began to burn as more was being fed to the fire. "Then maybe you should just fight me and see for yourself." Her arms linked in front of her and that smirk was pleaded for him to take her…on…take her on.

"Not here." Hiei stated as placed one foot out and began walking away from her. Kari rebounded extremely fast and just shrugged those tiny shoulders and turned her attention back to the poor forgotten puppy.

"Okay. You are moving extremely slow Mako." Kuwabara pointed out but Mako was at least moving.

"I know." She sighed, her injured leg shaking and her body trembling all together.

"Why don't you just let us carry you?" Yusuke questioned, he was actually being serious this time though; she could see the concern in his eyes. She moaned and finally swallowed her pride her tail plopping down on the ground a bit, allowing an exasperated sigh out. Kurama scooped her off her foot she was previously limping on and carried her bridle style, mindful of her back wounds. Although, no matter how he held her, it made her back scream in agony as the inside of his arms laid against it. Mako shrieked causing every one to jump and only frightening the puppy; it just simply whimpered and melt into Kari's arms as they headed out and down the staircase. She noted that when it got scared it's tail hid it's face and it wouldn't come out of it's little cocoon for a while. So to cease the shrieking, Kurama lightly curved her front over his shoulder and carried her in that fashion.

"Sorry, but I'd rather not carry you like trash." Kurama said referring to the over the shoulder technique.

"It's okay." Mako said. "I shouldn't have ran away like that and let him lash out at my open spine." She shrugged only to wince and bite her bottom lip as pain shot through her body.

"I think I can help, but you need to lie down as soon as we get back." Mako nodded as he gave instructions, listening like a child would to it's mother. Her ears twitched as one lay flat on her head and the other one was propped up.

A shrill howl reverberated through the façade as a debilitated Mako lay on her stomach, clawing at the ivory bed sheets beneath her weight, a shaken Kari sat on top her bottom half to hold her still.

"Mako, listen," Kari began while sitting on top of the backside of her knees. Her legs wrapped around Mako's calves while her butt sat on top of the tail, "He's trying to help you," Kari bumped up a little when Mako's tail rose in a fight only to give up and just lay there. "So just shut up and take it like a man!" Kari quarreled out having issues locking her foot around the wolf demon's right ankle.

"I know, but it hurts so bad." Mako said and Kari let out a chortle watching Kurama take a seed and put it in his hand.

"Uhm excuse me, but there is no need for gardening at the moment." Kari began, she still in her demon form. Mako mumbled something into the pillow smooshed against her face.

Shut up and hold her down, brat.

You know, if you weren't my grandmother, I'd disown you.

You lack experience still.

Maybe you… lack…. experience, Genkai.

The faded pinkette glided into Mako's room, ending her telepathic exchange with her aggressive granddaughter who was really bad at comebacks.

"Hey there Grandma!" Yusuke happily spoke raising hand in the air, "I didn't know you were actually a grandma!" He said, hands now behind his back as he stepped closer to her. "Who's da baby daddy?" He asked as he leaned down in whispering length of her ear. But yet again, Yusuke underestimated the face of Genkai because she showed no emotion.

"Nothing that concerns you, pile of worthless bones." She simply walked over to the bed side and stood beside Mako's had which was still delved into the fluffy white pillow. Genkai cleared her throat, obviously trying to get Mako's attention; however the only thing Genkai earned was a burble straight into the fabric of the pillow.

"Look at me when I speak to you." Genkai stated her dimmed eyes boring into the wall, uninterested in the matters of what was happening around her. The blonde lifted her head from her haven and brushed the wavy blonde locks from her eyes. Her eyes red with tears of pain, lashing out at her insides. "That girl you arrested earlier is telling Koenma that you unleashed 'The Beast'." Genkai's voice didn't fluctuate and never wavered when she said this, causing Mako to feel uneasy.

"Yes. Unintentionally." Mako said, blinking her cyan blue eyes with horror seeping into them with each blink taken. Genkai could only stare at her watching her eyes fill with terror as she began forming words with her mouth, only to be shut up by Genkai who walked away and out of the room. Mako groaned because she knew very well what Genkai was talking about as did Kari who could only sit on top of Mako and listen as her grandmother could've unleashed fury without restraint on her; but she didn't. Kari cocked her head to the side as she watched her grandmother leave the room.

Good.

What? Mako connected with Genkai as she spoke.

Don't make me say it again. You know I hate these moments but I'm glad to see the animal didn't harm you as it has others. And with that Genkai ended the conversation completely, burying out of her brain as she left the building.

"What's this so called 'Beast' about?" Yusuke asked with a twisted expression as his eyes locked with Kurama's. The mumbling into the pillow started up once more as the blonde began to explain the beast to Yusuke; but of course no one could understand a single word because, well, the pillow was a mouth hog quite frankly. So Kari brought down a raised arm and landed a smack to Mako's butt that let off a satisfying 'smack'.

"Idiot. They can't understand you when you speak into the pillow." Kari stated flatly as Mako bounced a little at her throbbing ass. Some more mumbling could be heard from the pillow as her hands clutched the sides and buried her face deeper in.

"I think what Ms. Wentz is trying to say is the large canine you saw back at the castle," Watching the seed grow in his hands the fox demon finished, "That is the beast that Genkai was referring to earlier." Mako solemnly nodded into the pillow which felt so good as she began to fall asleep. Yusuke's mouth dropped open in an 'o' shape while Kuwabara was trying his best to keep up.

"So that giant blue fur ball…" The curly orange stated thinking out loud.

"Wolf." Kari corrected him still seated on Mako's knees.

"It didn't look very pretty." Kuwabara was thinking out loud once again only his finger lifted to scratch his forehead.

"Yeah, it looked kind of mangled." Yusuke said as he ran a hand through his hair.

Kurama slowly turned his face to the sleeping wolf demon as he walked towards her leg and nodded to Kari signifying to hold her still. He placed the now flowering plant inside the largest of the openings in her leg. Blood started to pour from the slash marks, staining the white sheets beneath, as Mako awoke from her slight slumber with a jolt. Her back stiffened her tail swung about under Kari and she screeched something awful. Arching her back, Kurama stepped away from what he was doing and let the plant do the repair on it's own. Hiei perched himself on the windowsill watching the writhing girl in front of him while Kari could only sit and hush her friend in hopes that the pain would go away.

"Fuck. My. Leg!" Mako managed to get those words out before crashing her face into the pillows once again only to heave and crave breaths like they were her last. Kurama never once moved a muscle towards the girl; instead he opted for a chair to just sit and wait for the pain to die down. He watched as Yusuke and Kuwabara left the room and shut the door behind them letting his green orbs fall to the floor. The tanned demon stopped contorting several minutes after making a vexed Kari question.

"Mako…Has it stopped?" Timidly the pink head asked her friend. But the tanned wolf demon just laid in response, her breathes hard and uneasy. Kari heard her friend swallow a lump in her throat before turning her face away from the pillow.

"I can't tell if my body is tired of fighting or if it's gone numb." Mako said raising her head from the pillow looking to the side at Kurama with tear stained eyes. It hurt him to see her like this and he's only known her for a day maybe. It was like watching his own mother go through this pain. "I feel like I'm going to throw up."

"Come on." Hiei hopped off his perch and landed with a light thump, crimson eyes flicking to Kari.

"Wha-Why?" Kari asked, "I'm her best friend. I need to be here." Kari retorted to his irritated face, orange eyes testing red flames.

"Go Kari." Mako stated raising her face from the plush fabric, pulling strands of blonde hair from her face. "You're hungry." Mako forced down the pain with a smile to the side, her cyan eyes turning as far as her heavy eye lids would allow.

"B-b-but-" Her mouth agape, she began.

She'll be fine. Now don't make me carry you out.

Shut up! And get out of my head! I'm not leaving her in this condition!

Fine. Have it your way.

Hiei ended the telepathic connection and yanked her up by her waist and tossed her over his back. Kari was absolutely stunned at what just happened, so astounded that she didn't even begin to kick until they were half way down the hallway leaving Kurama and Mako alone. Mako relaxed her neck, letting her face return to the plush pillow beneath her. Kurama said nothing as he sat in the chair, legs crossed, arms folded while he listened to her breathing slow down yet again. Her face turned away from his body toward the wall, so he wouldn't see her cry as much as she wanted to.

"Oh my god. What did you put in my leg?" Mako silently sobbed away from him; her eyes clamped shut.

"It'll heal the wounds faster." The red head rose from his seat as he remembered that he did not want blood drying to fabric. And if he didn't remove her shirt now then it would hurt ten times worse.

"Stop right there." Mako said, never opening her eyes. Kurama did stop and threw a glance at her and began to explain why he was advancing towards her. "I know what you are going to do; and I'd rather do it myself." Her sea blue eyes opened on the fox demon as he backed up and opened the door.

"Don't leave." Mako insisted isolating the weight of her upper half on her elbows as she propped herself up. She then blushed furiously as she stated, "I need help. Some of the blood has already dried and…" she hung on to her words because she knew it was disgusting in every way to be picking pieces of shirt out of fresh wounds but still.

"It's fine," Kurama re-entered the room once again with a sweet smile that could kill. Mako gradually swung her injured leg off the bed first and then pushed herself up off the mattress with her arms, pain shooting through her back like a bullet. After the mind searing pain she sat on the side of the bed and twisted to where her left leg was bent at the knee and was laid on the bed in an Indian style where her right leg was hanging off the bed. Her tail pushed it's way over the sheets and laid on the bed. Kurama sat on the side of the bed behind her as she removed her shirt, small moans and groans the whole way. She wanted to be touched but not like this, not in this condition. She sighed as she finally got it off and threw it too the side. Her bra fell off seeing as how Talenis' slash did away with the clasp.

"Wonderful." Mako said as her black bra was now discarded to the side just laying there beside her shirt. Her arms then moved to her chest not really wanting the boy behind her to see anything.

Curtly laughing at the girl's actions he added,"I didn't see anything." He assured with a simple smile, not that she could see or anything but just saying. "Now can you relax your back and slump forward." She nodded as her scapulas were pulled forward and her spine became more pronounced. He rubbed something on her back that made the flames within her back feel like they were being doused with ice. She moaned as this was padded on which made Kurama raise a questioning eyebrow. But before he say anything a shrill shriek was heard outside that made Mako jump and then howl in pain.

"LET ME GO!" Kari screeched at the three eyed demon as he held onto her arm throwing her onto the couch which was in the den.

"No." He said as he released her and left to go stand watch in front of the hallway. This infuriated Kari to the point of getting up and trying to get past him again only to be dropped on the ground like a baby. Her mouth hung open as her eyebrows furrowed; and Hiei, well he was loving every second of it.

"You know what?" Kari said as she got up dusting her butt off. "You really piss me off!" She said as she lunged at him only to be caught in the stomach and the next second pinned up against the wall.

"Not here." He said as his face inched closer by the second. His red eyes danced with amusement as hers held a lack of expression. They stared at each other for quite a while, faces merely inches apart. Until Kari's eyes lit up with complete fury as he moved away from her. Hiei didn't expect her to say much more but Kari surprised people.

"I think you're afraid to fight me." She said as she began to figure the fire demon out. Hiei looked to the corner of his eye but kept walking.

"That's why you keep saying 'Not here'." She said, mocking his tone rather girly. This made him stop and only cackle in response. Never turning his back he simply said, "Outside." Causing Kari's face to falter and her mind did a flip as she followed him outside.

As soon as they were outside he disappeared. Her pink ponytail whipped from side to side as her orange globes searched for him. They were directly in the middle of the forest but still, amongst the trees it was extremely difficult, a half demon looking full fledged demon. Her fans materialized to her sides as she spun around and waited for him to attack her.

Shit. I can't find him. Her orange globes lost their glow as they skittered from tree to tree.

You think too loud. Her eyes widened as he connected with her mentally. She could've smacked herself several times for ever thinking anything. Look close. The fire demon jeered at her. Her body did a 180 as her weapons fanned out and she bent her knees.

Only an amateur could be as quick as you but couldn't keep up with another as fast as me

He smugly spoke in the back of her mind as he watched her expression changed to that of a mad man. He was liking this game.

Over here She spun on her heels spiraling around still in the same spot where he left her at.

Stop toying with me you bastard. She mentally retorted, she whipped around once more only to come face to face with red eyes.

"Boo." Hiei said with crossed arms behind his back; his face devoid of all emotion. He watched her face morph from fuming to petrified. They were face to face and she fell backwards on her butt with a thud as a breath left her mouth in a short scream.

"Oh my god." She said letting a held in breath go slowly. "Don't do that." She said as she laid back on the ground her ponytail falling over her shoulder as she did so. Her hands flying to her face, rubbing her eyes. "Ever." She said as she pried her hands away from her face.

"You need more training." He said as he walked back up the stairs to the front door, his cape flowing behind him.

"Okay, I'm really very tired of people telling me that." She pouted rising back up, dusting her butt off for the second time that day.

As the word 'that' left her tongue she felt her back pressed up against bark on a nearby tree and a cold metallic blade pressed against her throat causing her blood to run cold. A hand had a tight grasp on her ponytail, pulling downward toward the ground causing her chin to uplift. Which left her throat open to any attack. Her discarded fans once again materialized as she thought about the options at hand. Hiei's stoic face was inches from her own defiantly nervous face. His crimson eyes showed no emotion as the blade of his sword pushed against an artery in her neck, causing the skin around it to sink in but not break. He watched the girl's orange eyes blink with amused fear as her teeth bit her bottom pink lip out of some human emotion. His eyes lingered on the soft look of the lower lip as she released it and then her perfectly pink tongue darted out from between her lips to wet them. Just as her tongue crept slowly back into her mouth, her foot landed a kick into his abdomen and sent him flying backward into another tree not far off.

He caught himself on the trunk but as soon as his hands hit the bark, he disappeared. This caused a mental groan to run through her mind as she fell from her position and began to rub her throat. Her ears picked up feet padding through tall grass, quickly behind her. She spun on one foot and her body lurched forward her arm, following with a pink fan. A shard of energy from the fan, hit somewhere on Hiei as the sounds of his tracks stumbled once, letting her in on where he was. Lustrous orange eyes fell upon the black clad body as she folded her fans and brought them in front of her body crossing at the same time, releasing an acute pink wave which shook the trees in line with the angle.

Take that!

One foot left the ground as she rushed over to his body, but as her and her wave caught up only his cloak was left.

"Seriously?!" She screamed in fury as she spun around and listened for another sign.

Too bad.

"Get out of my head." She spoke aloud her eyes burning with unraveled rage. "I can't focus."

My point.

She growled in defense as she ran to the other side of the clearing, she was extremely fast; it was too bad her eyes weren't though. She stood stick straight as she heard something flying at her from above. It landed directly in front of her and it was Hiei's katana. But after her brain had established what fell, hands grabbed her elbows from behind. Fingertips dug into the insides of her elbows as she screamed in pain and reeled forward as she felt a knee hit the backside of the her naked knees. She dropped her fans on the ground as the fingertips constricted her blood vessels causing them to pop.

"Agree with me." A husky voice said behind her now defenseless frame, "You need training."

"I can't speak with your fingers burrowing into my joints like that." She seethed as she realized she was now being held up by her attacker. Feeling his hot breath run down her neck brought her brain to a complete halt. He was scanning the back of her head for something. She jerked once. And then again. Only to hear a certain raven headed demon release a tight lipped snicker into her ear after her muscles tensed. And then she just gave up, which extremely surprised Hiei. Her muscles relaxed, she sighed and her body went limp.

"Fine." She exhaled as her ponytail flopped over her shoulder; her head was staring at the ground when he let go of her elbows, stepping back just a bit.

To think, I found a person that matched my ability Hiei said to himself only to snort at the fact. How could he have been so naïve and ignorant. Just as this was thought, the pink headed girl in front of him spun around on her heels and sent a huge pink energy ball flying at him. The energy ball was propelled by her hand which flew through the air, releasing it mid throw and catching Hiei off guard. Hiei was hit in the stomach as he flew backward into a tree.

Hm, well I don't know if I'd say 'matched' or not, but your ascending to my level. Slowly but surely. Kari smirked as she shut the telepathic connection down with Hiei as her ginger eyes burned and glowed, thick lashes beating in time with the sound of his heart as she stalked toward his lying figure. He didn't move from his spot, but then again she didn't expect him to.

"You see," she began as she knelt by his form examining his stomach which hadn't hurt him at all just his clothes, "that's my mind blowing attack that paralyzes anyone whom just so happens to get in the way." Her eyes darted to his face and then back down to his stomach. "It doesn't do much damage to the opponent, unless you're hit at a close range; in which case, it feels like somebody just punched you severely hard." She stood from her position and sat down a good several feet away from the fire demon on her butt; lowering her head as a breath escaped her lungs. "Now you were saying something about training, and needing more, or something or other?" She said as she allowed the attack to lessen, letting Hiei gain more actions to his body.

"You're a manipulating brat." He spat as he got up and threw his mangled shirt off and onto the ground.

"And you're a short bastard." She said lying back onto the grass.

"You need confrontational training." He spat only for her to sit up and lean forward pointing at him with a clean finger.

"And you need people skills, my little social butterfly." She winked. Hiei just glowered at her from his spot on the ground before he disappeared into thin air. Once she felt his energy leave completely, Kari just let out an exasperated sigh and fell backwards onto the soft grass again, shutting her eyes in the process. Kari's ears picked up a noise from inside the house as she debated on whether or not she should get up or just lie there.

"May I ask what that liquid is I feel running down my back." Mako said as she was still slumped over with her arms covering herself, topless.

"That would be blood." Kurama said as he used a towel to wipe away the excess fluids leaking from her wounds. "Your body is ridding itself of infectious fluids and with those fluids comes blood," He began watching her ears as they folded back onto her head. "In which case you might want to lie down."

She turned her head slightly and cocked an eyebrow at him, her ears perking up to the front, "Really?", Kurama didn't catch the undertone in her voice as he instructed her to lie down on her stomach so she wouldn't faint on him. Her big fluffy ears then flopped to the side of her head as she rolled over, keeping one arm over her breasts making sure that he didn't see anything.

"Your leg is healing rather nicely by the way." The fox demon stated as she rolled over onto her tummy, her eyes locked with his. Her eyes then fell to the bed beneath her as she smiled, presenting her snow white fangs. Green eyes wandered to her back which was ceasing to ooze anymore and then suturing itself up.

"As is your back." He stated with wide eyes, showing an expression of shock. He was still watching her back stitch up, only to leave white scar laid across her back. She flipped her tail once, causing the tip to flip the sheets up and over her feet. She growled as she kicked them off, not meaning to do that. Kurama's eyes flicked back to hers as she growled in frustration her blue ears lying back, flat, against on her head.

"Thank you." Her eyes tossed back up to the green orbs. She sat up on her elbows, not bothering to cover herself as his eyes were locked on to hers. She then rolled over so her back was facing him and got up on the opposite side of the bed as he was on. She covered her body as she sauntered around to the other side and bounced up and down slightly, checking her muscles out, "They're a little sore but other than that, your patch up job worked." She winked one blue eye at him as he nodded and politely thanked her. Feeling something well up inside her she walked over to where he was seated and sat down beside him; her arms still crossed as one navy ear went to a relaxed state as it flopped over in on itself.

"I'm sorry if Yoko did anything earlier to bother you." Kurama began, his hands rubbing his knees and back up to his lowers thighs, avoiding eye contact with the wolf demon.

"He didn't, so there's no need for an apology." She smiled at him, his eyes meeting hers. "Although…May I talk to him for a second?" His eyes shut and then re-opened as his sweet smile appeared again. The fox demon appeared in the place of her red headed friend as those sly eyes slicked over her body noting that she was completely bare from the hips up.

"Pleasure to meet you again." His voice purred from his mouth as she smiled back at him. She could read him like a book and she was going to play him like a fiddle if he let her have the chance. This demon was extremely hot, so hot that it was disgusting. She let a grin pull across her face as she looked him over, her large blue eyes stared at him under thick lashes as he stood up and lightly pushed her onto her freshly healed back onto the plush mattress, quickly thinking to himself.

This one might not be as hard to get as I expected.

On all fours, he crawled on top of her, his white tail swooping down to catch hers. A fire roared inside of her as his hands graced upwards towards the only thing covering her at the moment. But he didn't even have to pry her arms off her body as they snaked themselves around his neck to the back of his head, tangling in his soft white locks.

Her ears perked up, the navy fur instantly fluffed up starting from base to tip showing him that was aroused by his musings. Before he had time to react she locked her legs around his waist and used her weight to push him over; putting her on top. Half lidded blue eyes, gazed down at him from behind a glaze in mock amusement as her arms quickly fled to her breasts once again, shielding them from his view. A playful smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth while wolf demon proceeded to slide off of him, sliding her core over his arousal and then sliding off the bed to pull a drawer open. He watched her in amusement as she slid a shirt on and turned around with a bright smile.

"I'm not easy." She said placing one hand on her hip as her smile disappeared. This only made his smirk grow as he propped himself up on his elbows, never bothering to cover the arousal up. "And I think you know that."

"Do I?" Silver eyes darting from side to side as his eyes danced along her body.

"I could've easily had you down on the ground, begging for mercy, just now." Her tail swishing violently from right to left as she spoke, his calm façade wearing on her nerves.

"Yes. You could've." He agreed, his golden eyes shutting bringing a finger to his lips in thought, bringing himself to a standing position. "But if you gave me the chance, I could've had you in the same situation." Her eyes narrowed on the fox demon as he stood a good foot and half above her, hovering like some mighty king.

"Look, you irritate me, Yoko." She began, her eyes unwinding themselves to stare at him with bright blues. "I've met men like you before," His arms crossed as his grin grew allowing his fangs to poke out of his cheeks, yet she finished, "I've dealt with them as well." She turned her side to him walking to the back board of the bed.

It took everything in him to not take her right there against the wall, their bodies pressed up against one another, her-

"Don't make me deal with you, the same way I've dealt with others, please." A navy tail lashed back and forth as his eyes blinked a few times before he sauntered over to her.

"I don't know. I like the way you beg."

He inched closer to the young unexpecting female but a single fingertip pressed into his chest stopped him as she looked up at him and said, "Kurama, please." She batted those large blue eyes and instantly Kurama appeared with a blush across his face.

"Sorry, I had to tell him some stuff." She said as she rubbed her face with tan hands, her sexy alter ego fell with an exasperated sigh.

"I heard." Kurama stated his blush dying as he waited for her eyes to lock with his.

They were an arm's length apart as she closed the gap between them and on her tip toes leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you for helping me out." She said before she waltzed out of the room her blue ears pricked up as her tail flowed behind her.

"Hey Hiei, have you seen Kari?"

"Hn."

"Yusuke, have you seen Kari?"

"Yeah, I think I saw her in the front yard or something." Yusuke said pulling his head out of the fridge to look at her now clad in a different shirt than she was earlier but her leg looked better. "Wow, Kurama did a real bang up job didn't he." His attention turning back to the fridge, to battle the cold for food.

"Yea," Mako's eyes wandered to the ceiling as she thought about what Yusuke's choice of words, "He did." Her pink lips coming to a smile as she turned and headed for the doors that led to the front. "Thanks!" she said as she left the kitchen and headed outside to find her friend.

She placed one foot on the ground and her eyes laid upon the sleeping demon sprawled out to the side of the clearing. Laughing to herself she braved the blades of grass as she plodded her bare feet over them to reach the resting girl.

"Hey Kari." Mako shook her body, trying to wake her. She only moaned in her sleep as Mako shook her a little more violently this time. Kari only giggled this time, her face was stuck in a dream of complete bliss. Mako coughed in her throat preparing her man voice as she leaned down and whispered, "Hey baby." Eyes shooting open and feet kicking she shouted bloody murder until she heard giant cackles coming from her left. Kari's bubblegum hair was frayed and her red ribbon was in a complete disheveled state while her breathing became erratic.

"THAT WAS ABSOLUETLY NOT FUNNY!" Her eyes blared the color of the inside of a papaya only to make her best friend's laughter grow. Meanwhile Hiei, Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara climbed outside the front searching for the source of the noise. A snorting Hiei walked back inside at the sight of a livid pink headed demon. Kurama sighed and turned the other way leaving Yusuke and Kuwabara outside with the two girls.

"It was a little funny." Mako laughed as Kari launched her body at the blonde demon.

"Slow down there squirt." Yusuke said as he rushed up behind Kari and grabbed her by the waist and held her back.

"Hey, Kurama's cooking dinner, why don't you guys come inside." Kuwabara said with his hands in the air as Kari shot daggers from her eyes at the carrot top. Kari wriggled free of Yusuke's grasp and dusted her knees off.

"Fine." She playfully stuck her tongue out as Mako who returned the gesture. Continuing she stated, "But watch your back, because its coming and payback's a bitch." Kari waved her finger about in the air like a scolding mother.

Alright you guys know what's next - how'd you like it?

I love to get responses so please let me know what you think of my story (I know the beginning isn't super original but I have way more in store for these characters!)

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