Kurama stirred, opening his eyes. Yuniko stopped twirling and looked as he lifted his head and drowsily looked around. Yuniko skipped over to him and helped him up, then hugged him happily. Kurama was a bit confused, but went with it and hugged her back. Yuniko blushed a bit and smiled big, "I can't thank you enough," "It wasn't that big of a deal. It doesn't matter if your a demon or not, your still our friends. No matter what you look like on the outside, you'll still be yourself on the inside." Kurama said pulling Yuniko away and touching her nose with the end of her finger and then looked at Rena. She looked confused for a moment then smiled.

Yusuke and Kuwabara walked in with bags of groceries. Keiko and Botan walked in behind them. "We got food." Botan said cheerfully. "So that's were you went." Kurama said. "Hey, they forced us." Yusuke pointed, then Keiko slapped him over the head. Yuniko and Rena laughed. Hiei walked in a few minuets later and jumped into the window sill. "Where were you?" Kurama asked. "Just scooping out the area." Hiei answered not looking at him and out the window. It started to rain and they decided to play cards for a bit. "If you accepted our kitsune forms, you might like our-OW!" Rena elbowed Yuniko before she finished. "Like what?" Yusuke asked. Hiei looked over with interest. "Nothing..." Yuniko answered rubbing her arm and glaring at Rena who was staring at her cards innocently. Yusuke and Kuwabara looked at each other and shrugged.

They checked out at morning and returned to their homes. Yuniko stayed with Kurama who's mother was happy to have her because she loved to cook for them and clean. Though Kurama didn't think it was all too necessary. Rena stayed with Keiko. Rena also like to cook and helped with the restaurant.

Yuniko walked back from school that day, alone. Kurama stayed at school for a bit to work on something. She walked peacefully under the shadow of the trees holding her bag in front of her. She looked rather nice in her school uniform. She looked up into the tree leaves, lovingly as she strolled along the sidewalk. Strangely no one seemed to be outside today. But Yuniko didn't care, she just enjoyed it. Then something cut her cheek as it flew passed her. Though it stopped behind her. She looked stunned for a moment before turning around to see a man in a black biker jacket and black pants and boots with a black helmet. He had a dark earthy green tail sticking out of his pants. When he rose and turned to her, she saw his face had a beakish like thing, a lizard-like nose and dilated pupil eyes. His hands had claws and his skin was green. He smiled evilly at her and said in a raspy voice, "Give me the jewel, and maybe I'll make your death quick." "I don't have it, and even if I did, I wouldn't give it to the likes of you! Such a preposterous idea! Think I'd just give you the jewel!" Yuniko argued. "So your sister has it." The demons eyes widened. "UH! NO!" Yuniko gasped. "Hemhemhem, thanks for the-AHHHH!" Just then he was sliced in two by Kurama's Rose Whip. Yuniko looked at the, now cut in two, demon, then at Kurama. "You're lucky no one was around." He said kinda of giggling. Yuniko smiled and ran over to him and hugged him. Kurama's Rose Whip turned back into a regular rose and he smiled. "Thank you, Kurama." Yuniko said. "You're welcome." Kurama put his arms around her waist. Yuniko pulled away and Kurama said, "Let's go before more demons decided to come around." Yuniko nodded and agreed, "Ok." They ran down the sidewalk.

They went to go find Rena and warn her about the demons. When they found her, she was hanging out, walking down the opposite sidewalk as Kurama and Yuniko, with Yusuke and Kuwabara. She still had her school uniform on so it appeared that they just got out of school. They ran across the street over to them. "Rena!" Yuniko called from the street. "Yuniko? What are you doing-" "No time. Demons want the jewel." Yuniko said. "Well we already know-" "NO! Demons have came HERE to get it. I was attacked by one who asked for the jewel." Yuniko interrupted. "WHAT!?" Yusuke shouted. "HOW!?" Kuwabara questioned. "We're not sure. But we must stop them." Kurama answered. "Right!" Yusuke agreed. "That also means protecting the jewel." Yuniko added. "I already know that." Rena said crossing her arms. "We may need to hid it...." Yuniko said gravely. "NO! WE CAN'T!" Rena protested. "We must, to protect the power of Atlantice." Yuniko said. Rena rolled her eyes and threw her head back in annoyance, "But we still might need it. You know, for our OCEAN YOU KNOW WHAT." ".............I know............" Yuniko agreed with her head down. "What do you need it for?" Yusuke asked. "We need it for our-OW!" Rena elbowed Yuniko again. "WHAT!?" Yusuke persisted. "I'm afriad we can't tell you." Rena answered still glaring at her sister. "Why not? Is it another form? It doesn't matter if it is." Kuwabara reassured. "Well we'd prefer not to show or tell you." Rena said. "Fine then, let's go." Kurama said. "Right." The others agreed, and they went off.

That night Yuniko had went out, with the jewel. She went to a cliff above the a semi-deep part of the ocean though you could still see the floor of it from the cliff, and had removed her clothes except the jewel. She jumped down into the water and sparkles flew around her in the water.

She had returned by morning. (with her clothes) She carefully shut the door behind her. But Rena was already there. "You took the jewel and transformed into your form didn't you." "Yes." Yuniko admitted, "Fine I guess we can keep it with us for a while...I admit, I missed that form....I couldn't help but go for a swim." Rena smiled and hugged her sis. Then Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Keiko, and Botan walked into the room. "Goooood morning!" Rena said turning to them. "Mornin‘" Yusuke said back. The boys went on the couch and chairs while the girls went in the kitchen. Rena and Yuniko sat next to the boys, "So what are we going to do today?" Rena asked. "Guess stake out the area and look for demons." Yusuke said drowsily. Rena frowned with a sweat drop. Then she sighed and looked to the kitchen and got up to go help them. Yuniko stared at Kurama. Something about him, she was intrigued about today. Though he looked a bit drowsy himself. Then a few minutes later, the girls walked in with the plates of food and set them on the table. Then they all sat down to eat breakfast.

When they finished they headed out to search. They decided to simply wander around and look for traces of demons, or demons themselves.

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>> A captured Yuniko

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