Chapter 7! I'm on a roll. Seven happens to be my unlucky number, so I'm a little apprehensive about this. Oh well. This is a relatively short chapter since it's another bridge that comes after the climax of the story (if you thought Genkai in her toddler stages was the prime crisis, you've got another thing coming).

No more need for disclaimers are needed, since I've drilled it into you that I don't own YYH. Sorry Yusuke; it looks like you're out of a job...

Yusuke: You think I'm depressed? I wasn't getting paid in the first place.

Oh... Heh heh... Anyway, please review!!

It was three days after Suzuki blew up a portion of the dojo with his special attack. Everyone gradually settled by then and started to grudgingly repair the building. Suzuki calmed down by locking himself up in his room (consequently forcing Shishi to sleep on the couch. The group struggled to keep him from tearing the door open in anger), treating himself to the expensive, dark chocolates Shishi hid in his drawer.

The rest already had their hands full with fixing the house and pampering Genkai. But unfortunately, none of them knew how to handle a baby, and were thus forced to use strange methods to deal with her: using a towel as clothing, Rinku's underwear for diapers, and smashed bananas for food.

Each member took turns looking after the infant, but a few of them grew cranky after frequent, midnight wakeup calls.

"Touya! It's my turn!" Jin whined, floating slowly over to the ice master. He plunked a pile of wood on the floor, bored from fixing the house. Touya glanced up slightly while trying to pry Genkai's fingers from his bangs. "Alright, fine. But be careful with her. Yesterday you almost dropped her when you were flying."

"She had fun! I wasn't gonna drop her, anyways." Jin perked when Genkai was handed to him. He levitated in the air, playing with her on his lap. Touya eyed him cautiously for a bit before slipping into the other room. He surveyed the work they had done...:

The floor was boarded up messily, though it was quite visibly splintered. The fixed up door kept falling over every time Chuu turned around, who did so occasionally while drinking sake. Shishi sat on the floor, sharpening his Banshee Shriek while Rinku pulled spare boards to cover up holes, simultaneously playing with his yo-yos. Touya slapped his forehead; they were getting absolutely nowhere!

"Will you all get to wo-" The unsuspecting demon made the mistake of stepping forward as he spoke, unexpectedly finding his foot plunged through a plank. The slight impact caused some wood on the ceiling to clatter on top of him as well, forcing him to shield his head with his arms. The three 'workers' glanced up briefly before continuing their activities.

Greatly annoyed, Touya threw the debris aside and yanked himself from the hole. "What is wrong with you?! Why haven't you started repairing the dojo yet?!" he yelled, frustrated at the severe lack of progress.

"Pfft, what are you talkin' about? Look at the place; it's boarded up already. All we need is just an extra finish!" Chuu blew him off, tilting his bottle upside-down to drink the rest of his beverage.

Suzuki walked in with a towel wrapped around his neck, having just taken his morning shower. He had forgiven the group for the most part, but he still had yet to do any work. Touya wheeled on him and let out an aggravated groan. "Suzuki, do something! You're the only one here with half a brain who hasn't gone crazy yet!"

The sudden yelling upset Genkai from the other room, prompting Jin to whoosh in to scold Touya. "Keep it down! Don't you have any feelings?!" Jin pouted as he shielded the crying baby from the others.

Suzuki ran his hand through his blond hair, inhaling deeply. "Well, it's obvious that you all can't do anything by yourselves. I guess I could lend a hand."

"Guess? What made you so special all of a sudden?" Shishi spat, sour about the room predicament and Suzuki's attitude.

"I was always special. I bet your mom didn't tell you that when you were a child; she must have thought you were some useless pretty boy." Suzuki snorted, making Shishi snarl and grow his horns.

"Enough! We need to sort this out before Master Genkai reverts back to her original form." Touya pressed. Suzuki sighed and walked into the other room, pulling something out after a bit of searching. The others peered inside quizzically and entered the living room, finding Suzuki setting up a chart with a stand of some sort.

"Cool! Are we playing charades or something?" Rinku asked, bouncing onto the couch and sitting crisscrossed. The rest took their seats as well, wondering what Suzuki was up to.

The former clown cleared his throat and uncapped a black marker. "Where'd he get that thing?" Chuu whispered to the side. Shishi rolled his eyes and answered, "He uses it to organize his hair, teeth, and face washing times. He writes what kind of shampoo he'll use for the week ahead, too."

"What a dork!" Rinku sniggered, earning a first smirk of agreement from Shishi. Suzuki shot a glare at them before returning to the chart.

"Ahem. We have multiple things to take care of, if you haven't noticed already. The two main things are Gen and the dojo." He wrote the words 'Gen' and 'Dojo' at the top of the chart and drew a line in between.

"Suzuki, that's a great idea! We can keep track of the things we're doing this way." Touya praised, which made Suzuki beam in pride. "Of course! I knew my plan would be a good one."

"Is it just me, or are Suzuki and Touya acting like parents?" Rinku crinkled his nose at the notion he just made. "The question is, who's the mom and who's the dad?" Chuu said, grinning from ear to ear.

"I think Touya acts more like a mom!" Jin gave his input, gaining a sharp glare from Touya. "You're delusional. Do you know how feminine Suzuki is? He's the mother." Shishi corrected with confidence, receiving a glare as well, but from Suzuki.

"I am not feminine!" he cried indignantly.

"Then why do you read gardening and cooking magazines?"

"It's healthier to read those than to read porn!"

"Oh, shut up. You can't tell me that you don't steal my magazines from time to time!"

"Children, be quiet!!" Touya yelled, trying to silence the spat between them. "Wow, you're right Jin. Touya is the mom!" Rinku cracked up as Chuu and Jin followed suit. Touya fumed, breathing heavily. "I'm losing my sanity…!" he said through grit teeth.

"Fine, continuing on!" Suzuki gave one last look at Shishi before returning to the chart. "What do we know needs fixing?"

"The rodent's plumbing system." Shishi said flatly, shifting a glance at Genkai's form, who sputtered up sounds with her tongue in return.

"Okay. Toilet needs." Suzuki wrote it down. Jin raised his hand a little too excitedly to offer a suggestion, but only got a dull look from Suzuki in return. "... Yes, Jin?"

"Gen's gotta eat! I don't think we can feed her stuff like chicken and stuff though. Her mouth's a wee bit small!"

Suzuki wrote down 'food'. "Oh, oh, and toys! Gen'll get bored really fast." Jin piped up again. "She can just borrow Rinku's toys." Suzuki said, marker resting in his hand. Rinku stood up abruptly on the couch to protest, "What?! No way! She chewed up my Dark Magician figure two days ago!"

Suzuki rolled his eyes, but scribbled down 'toys/games' anyway at the objection.

"The house ain't looking too pretty. I mean, it's fixed and all, but the place looks uglier than my grandma's-"

"We don't need to hear that." Touya interjected, bothered that Chuu considered the place to be 'fixed'. Suzuki wrote down 'house equipment' under the 'Dojo' category. Touya made a suggestion of his own, "Gen can't keep wearing a towel. She needs new clothes."

After Suzuki recorded the input, he covered the marker and nodded in satisfaction. "I think that covers the major things. What we need to do now is decide who's going to get what. We should break up in pairs to get the three main items: food, clothes, and equipment. All of us can search for other needed things, too."

The blond gave the group a once over before deciding something in his head. "Chuu and Jin, you two are the most muscular, so you can bring the dojo equipment in without much difficulty. Since Shishi and I can match clothing well, we'll shop for attire."

Shishi laughed derisively. "You mean I can match clothing well. You'll make the infant look like a circus freak if you shop alone."

The blond demon seemed to pop a vein, but valiantly held in his temper for the time being. "Lastly, Touya and Rinku can look for groceries."

"What about Gen? We can't just leave her!" Jin reminded, bobbing the girl up and down playfully. "And money? Will we have enough?" Touya added.

"Money's not much of a problem since we were given some for the human world. As for Gen, we can take her." Suzuki said, using his reasoning of having two more careful adults take care of her (though Chuu commented that Shishi would hardly contribute to anything).

"Alright, you all know what to do! Let's meet back here in two hours. Until then, you're on a mission!"

When the six divided and went their separate ways, they found themselves thrust into a world of unknown. The demons rarely ever had to shop, so it was a completely new experience to them.

Suzuki and Shishi (with Genkai in tow) made their way to a fairly popular clothing shop, mainly tailoring children's clothes: GAP. The two gave each other a brief glance before heading in through the sliding doors.

Touya and Rinku managed to pick out a grocery store nearby. Rinku enthusiastically hopped onto a shopping cart, much to Touya's chagrin. After being nagged several times by the boy, Touya reluctantly agreed to push the cart while they shopped.

Lastly, Jin and Chuu found themselves standing in front of a rather large, sturdy building. Jin squinted to get a better look at the words printed on the store.

"Hooo-mme... Dee-pot..."

This is the shortest, fairly eventless chapter in exchange for quick uploading. This is the very top of the rollercoaster for the six guys, symbolizing hope, but you know things are going to go wrong when they plunge down the ride. ((grin))

Next, the demons make their first trip of baby shopping! Strange contraptions called diapers, deadly Home Depot equipment, vomit-looking food, and butt wipes galore! Wait, what's this?! What the hell is a booger sucker?!