I'm sorry this chapter took so long, I didn't mean for it to. I just got into a really bad ditch near the end of the chapter, and there's loads of other stuff I had to keep correcting and re-correcting through the whole thing. Again, sorry.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, despite wishing very deeply that I did. (forlorn sigh).

After dinner, I spent a few more hours tossing and turning before I finally realized that I was capable of tucking my wings away into my back, not to mention concealing the pointy ears (the teeth wouldn't go away until sun-up, though). After successfully sealing my wings, I donated a few minutes to the noble cause of banging my head against the wall, cursing my slowness and comparing myself to Kuwabara (much more painful than the contact with the wall). Then, I spent another hour or so tossing and turning, getting used to the uncomfortable feeling of having my wings stored inside the flesh of my back (cramped, stiff and slightly itchy). When I finally got to sleep, I was assaulted by dreams. No, it wasn't Kuronue's past or something clichéd like that. For some reason, Hiei was dressed in an ice cream costume, and he was about the size of one too, but still he managed to beat Kuwabara up with a live chicken that was about the same size as Youko in his fox form, and had the same number of tails, oddly enough.

Needless to say, I was sleeping in the following morning.

(Genkai's POV)

I have to admit, that Raven boy really is a character. Doesn't seem like a 'Raven' at all, in my opinion – more like an Alexander, or maybe a Christopher, if you're going to use an English name.

I was thinking this idly as I was walking down the silent hallway. The boy was technically staying at my place so that he could have some time to get his act together, sort through all his new abilities and get used to having a demons' body. I wasn't supposed to train him, but I figure I should at least spend a day or so making sure everything was functioning properly, that he'd be able to deal with a whole new set of instincts without going psycho and turning on us (it didn't seem likely at this point, but you can never be too cautious).

Finally faced with the sliding door to the guest room where Raven was sleeping, I slid the door open. The windows were covered and the room was dark. I could just barely make the figure curled up on the futon.

I rolled my eyes – lazy bum, it was already…

I checked my wristwatch.

…5:49 AM. Okay, maybe not so lazy. Sometimes I forget about the sleeping habits normal people have. Still, it was getting light outside, so he should've been up by now.

I spent a few moments contemplating whether or not I should wake him up, considering the early hour. Then, I gave an uncaring shrug, walking towards the window and throwing open the blinds. My intention was to let in a great deal of annoyingly bright light, but it didn't work – the sun wasn't even half risen at this point, so all it let in was a pleasant, gentle glow.

I growled, turning around to look at the figure curled up on the futon…

…what the fuck?

…that didn't look like Raven. Apart from completely lacking any extra demonic limbs, such as wings and pointy ears, that figure looked distinctly… feminine.

Long, dark hair fell over a peaceful, sleeping face. Slender, effeminate arms were clutching the blankets to a bare chest (the person seemed to be completely shirtless). I couldn't make out much else, though – the thick blankets obscured almost everything else. I could only just tell that the figure was curled up beneath the covers.

I raised an eyebrow cynically.

Boy, would I love to know what happened here. Just one night, and he already had a girl in his bed, apparently naked at least from the waist up. Either that, or there was something he wasn't telling us.

I went over to the figure in the bed, giving it a gentle poke in the arm.

A single arm raised up to swat my hand away. I narrowed my eyes, poking the figure again.

This time, I heard a groan. A distinctly unfeminine groan. This time, when the arm came up to swat my hand away, the covers slipped slightly, revealing a completely flat chest for just a moment.

…

No… it couldn't be…

I poked the figure one more time, just to be sure.

This time, the sound was a growl, and a very male one at that. The figure thrashed violently to the side, trying to rid itself of the annoying contact once and for all. I caught sight of an extremely male chest (and a nice one at that), and the toned muscles in the upper arms which had previously been concealed by the curtain of dark hair. Finally, the figure settled down again, this time on its other side, the very image of serene, feminine beauty.

(Raven's POV)

My morning was not a good one.

It started with a poke. It wasn't really that much of a setback, just annoying. I sort of just batted it away and went right back to sleep. I wasn't in the mood to wake up just yet. It hadn't quite registered yet that it was possible the events of the prior night were actually a dream, so it wasn't that which was annoying me. It was just the fact that I hadn't had too much sleep, and my bed was really warm and comfortable, and that hand was annoying.

Then, there was another poke. I gave a light groan and a slightly more violent swat, silently begging for the person to go away. I felt my covers slip slightly, but immediately pulled them back into place – the room was cold, and I'd removed my shirt and the armbands the prior night, leaving me in nothing but a pair of extremely tight leather pants.

There was a pause. Had the evil PFD (Poking Finger of Doom) gone away? Or was it just trying to lull me into a false sense of security so that it'd be even more annoying when it tore me violently from my sleep?

…poke.

I growled and thrashed violently to the side, trying in vain to get rid of the evil poking finger once and for all. This unsettled my covers quite a bit, and it took me a while to get comfortable again, and even then, the covers had lost a bit of warmth, and there was something different about how I was lying. Wrong side, maybe? I decided to ignore it and try to go back to sleep. At least the evil poking finger had stopped its attempt to totally annihilate what was left of my peaceful state of rest.

Then, there was a noise. It sounded a lot like laughter, but I couldn't quite bring myself to care. It couldn't possibly be more important than sleep, whatever it was.

The laughter grew louder. It was really starting to bug me, but still I tried to ignore it.

Then, I heard the door slide open again.

"Master Genkai, what seems to be the proble-" there was a pause. "Oh, my."

'What the hell is all this fuss about?' I growled in my head.

"Master Genkai, why do you suppose Mister Raven has a woman in his bed…?" the timid voice asked.

'Huh? Isn't "Raven" my name? But I don't have girl in my bed. I think I would notice if I did. Unless…' I paused momentarily. 'Oh, crap! Did I turn back into a girl?!'

Immediately, I sat bolt upright.

"What the hell is going on here?!" I all but shouted. My voice was perfectly male, I noticed. Looking down, I saw that I still had a perfectly male chest. This, of course, had me completely stumped.

I looked at the two women in my room. Yukina was looking at me with wide eyes and was covering her mouth, giggling slightly. Genkai, on the other hand, was almost rolling about on the floor with gut-busting laughter.

There was only one word to eloquently describe my thoughts on the situation.

"Huh?"

"O-oh, don't mind us, Mister Raven," Yukina said, still trying to hold back giggles. "It's just… you look a little… well, feminine, when you're asleep. I suppose you must have picked it up from Kuronue?"

I blinked.

"Oh. Well, no, I think that's just me," I replied. "Now, is there any real reason I'm awake, or can I go back to sleep? I took me a few hours to figure out how to put my wings away, another hour to get used to it, and another hour to figure out I wasn't going to get to sleep with the shirt or the armbands, so all in all, I'm running on… very little sleep." Too tired even to do the math properly. Or remember how many hours of sleep you were supposed to get. Was it six or eight? You know, I always get that one mixed up…

"I'm not sure, I only came in here after I heard Master Genkai," Yukina replied, giving a concerned look to the powerful psychic who currently appeared to be about a moment away from busting her gut. "And I don't think she'll be explaining it any time soon…"

"Probably not," I agreed dryly. Then, I noticed that she was blushing. "Eh…? Why are you blushing? Was it something I said?"

"Um…" the blush grew brighter. "…well, are you wearing any clothes under the covers?"

Oh. That would explain it. I was still half under the covers, so she probably couldn't see the lower half of my body.

"Yeah, I'm still wearing my pants. It's only the shirt and the armbands that were annoying me. Sorry, I didn't realize I'd have company first thing in the morning," I explained, rubbing the back of my head and grinning sheepishly.

"Oh, don't worry, it's all right. It's just, it'd be a bit awkward, I mean, I do the washing, and it's kind of weird washing sheets if you know you're also… um… indirectly touching… well, you know…"

I laughed. "Yeah, I guess I can understand that point of view. Sorry 'bout that, then, I'll try and sleep fully clothed from now on."

"Oh, no, it's fine, just as long as you don't take your pants off!" she reassured quickly. Then, she apparently did a double-take at that statement, and turned blushed. "…sorry."

Genkai was still laughing, I noted.

"It's not that funny, Genkai," I commented.

"Oh, yes it is!" she chortled. I gave a long-suffering sigh.

"Well, it doesn't look like she's stopping any time soon," I commented dryly. "Is there anything you needed, Yukina?"

"Oh, no, I'm alright. Actually, I should go and start on breakfast soon. What about you? Maybe you'd like to have a shower?" she suggested timidly, blushing softly.

"Um…" I paused, giving a cursory sniff. She was right, I didn't exactly smell too good. It wasn't just your everyday run-of-the-mill body odour either, I could also smell the blood of the beast I'd slain the previous day, along with a few other unpleasant smells from the forest. "Yeah, actually, that sounds pretty good right about now," I replied sheepishly.

She smiled. "It's the second door on the right after you leave the room. I'll see if I can get a change of clothes for you, since those ones aren't exactly suited to everyday life."

"Thanks!" I beamed. "You know, you're probably the nicest person I've met! I mean, it could be a matter of country, or maybe people in this dimension are just different to people back home, but I don't think I've ever met such a nice person!"

Genkai gave a snort. "You sound like cross between Botan and Kuwabara."

I choked. "Ew! Oh my god, I feel so unclean!"

Yukina appeared confused by this. Genkai just snickered.

"Ugh, I think I'm gonna puke…" I groaned, clutching my stomach with one hand and my mouth with the other. "I think I'm gonna go have that shower now, thanks." I got to my feet, putting on a big show of wobbling over to the door. Once beyond it, I dropped the act and positively bolted towards the bathroom.

(back with Yukina and Genkai…

"He's a strange man, isn't he?" Yukina said, unable to stop her lips from curving upwards ever so slightly. "I wonder what he has against Kazuma and Miss Botan?"

Genkai snorted. "Never mind, you wouldn't get it."

There, the chapter I put off for more than a month. Sorry, there's no Kurama or Hiei. Just my lame attempt at humour. And, in case you were wondering, this isn't the last you'll be seeing of Raven's odd sleeping habits. I was planning on making it a plot point, maybe with some semi-psychotic fangirl kidnapping boys…? Hmm…

By the way, I just noticed that Raven doesn't have a surname yet, and I can't figure one out. I'm not good at picking out names, they're always really lame and dramatic, mostly words in other languages meaning dark or black or death or something like that. So, please, help me out and make sure Raven's last name isn't as corny as his first.

Anyway, I can honestly say I got some great feedback on the idea of Yomi and Kurama fighting over Raven. However, I've had someone comment that it's too unoriginal for Raven not to notice anything. I mean, I think it'll be more fun if he's totally oblivious, but I'd like your opinion here.

Also, someone commented that the 'Karasu' OC should be obsessed with Yusuke rather than Hiei. I have to admit, Yusuke's reactions would be a lot more fun than Hiei's, but I still like Hiei better as a character. Maybe 'Karasu' could be obsessed with both, and the one who doesn't end up with 'Karasu' could go and be with Yomi? I don't know, what's your opinion on that?

I've also had a suggestion for Yukina and Keiko to get together, if Yusuke is otherwise taken. I respect Keiko, and I'm sure Hiei respects her too on some level. I'd like to know your opinion on this, and whether I should go into detail or just have them show up one day and say they're together.

Now, onto the reviews.

blackpanzer: Thanks for your review, again. By the way, I was wondering whether I should actually kill Kuwabara for real in this fic? Seriously, Hiei and Raven and Karasu could gang up and shove him down a well and let him starve to death whilst Hiei dangles a drumstick over his head, like Raven suggested when he was talking with Hiei. Do you think so? I do.

Thanks, I'm glad you like the idea of Yomi in this fic. I like Yomi too, like you said, he's really cool, and he's also a really interesting character to write.

Thank you for your advice about high school, that's probably a good idea, come to think of it. I think I'll do that. Thanks again!

chibi: oh… well, that's too bad. I really like crossovers. And I don't mind a negative response, it just means you really don't want a crossover, which is nice to know about. Thanks so much for all your praise, I feel so warm and fuzzy inside when people say how much people like my story! Thank you!

xKokurox: thanks, you're right, it might be a little too unoriginal for Raven to be oblivious. I mean, he's a bat demon, and with his hearing, it's probably hard not to notice things like that. Yeah, I can see Hiei and Raven as family too. I was thinking of having them gang up on Kuwabara and shove him down a pit or a well or something later in the fic and just leave him there for a week or two. Sounds like something they'd do, doesn't it?

And thanks for your suggestion with Yusuke, really! He'd have such an amusing reaction to being kidnapped and hit on by the guy who even had Kurama pissing his pants (figuratively). And yeah, that's also a good idea, having Yukina and Keiko hook up. Thanks for that flash of inspiration, too!