Demons in Strawberry Land

I don't own YYH or Strawberry Shortcake. Although I do own toys by strawberry shortcake (heck, i'm a collector.) And I own a few YYH action figures too. Kurama guards the girls, should make that Hiei, eh?

The plan was set, finally something that the children agreed would drive the Purple Pie Man (of Porcupine Peek) away for good, but he wouldn't be killed. Strawberry Shortcake stood on the edge of the clearing where the other berry kids bustled with the Reiki Tentei to set up trap. She cast an eye at the monster, which was more realistic then anything they had ever done before and then cast a glance at the tall red head beside her, also over seeing construction of the monster. "Excuse me, Kurama?"

The redheaded fox glanced down at the auburn haired girl. "Yes?" "Are you berry sure this will work?" Kurama kept a grimace inside at her words and nodded calmly. "Yes, very sure. If you are able to scare this Purple Pie Man away with just spare branches and the sun angled correctly, then this should have no problem doing the same, only on a more permanent basis."

The small girl nodded and looked back towards the creature as Kurama's mind wandered from the plan to why Hiei would chose to come here for his dream world. The fire demon hated ningen children and happy people and that is all this place was made of. The whole "berry" speech was really starting to get on Kurama's nerves, along with the overly prim girls that clung to him. Especially the two called Lemon Meringue and Raspberry Tart. The fox demon sighed mentally and wondered, not for the first time, where are the parents?

He cast a quick glance to his left as Hiei appeared beside him. "Hn. The construction is done. Are you sure you can move that thing, fox?"

Green eyes flickered towards the small demon again and narrowed slightly. "I am very sure I can move it, Hiei. We should be more worried about whether Yusuke will be able to control the blast of his spirit gun to not injure this Purple Pie Man." Hiei growled softly and then darted off, his voice echoing in the clearing, everyone hearing him clearly. "I will go get him, prepare yourself."

As Yusuke climbed up into the contraption and concealed himself, Kuwabara ushered the children farther away from the clearing and into the trees, where they could watch. Kurama sighed and used his youkai to manipulate the grass just so to move the wheels of the "monster." It was rolled backwards into the dense folliage and the children in the tree's all "oooo'd" as it was hid.

Meanwhile:

Hiei darted quickly up the scrap heap that was Porcupine Peak and darted towards the Purple Pie Man's front door, knocking softly. A soft nervous voice echo'd from inside. "Who is it?"

"Hn, it's me. Come on, I have set the trap for Strawberry Village. Time to get a move on." The door opened and not only revealing the Purple Pie Man but his female partner in crime, Sour Grapes, as well. The woman, who had a snake around her neck, glanced down at the small demon and spoke in a loud shrill voice. "OH PURPY! YOU ARE HELPING A KID?"

As 'Purpy' started to sputter, Hiei drew his katana with demonic speed and held the blade's edge to the woman's throat, causing her eyes to widen in terror. "I am not a kid. Do not think I am a pushover just because of my height." When she gave a small, frightened nod, Hiei withdrew his katana and resheathed it. He turned calmly towards the shaking, taller man and scowled. "I don't know why I'm helping you." He turned and stalked down the path, towards the forest surrounding Strawberry Village. The Purple Pie Man ran after Hiei, Sour Grapes close on his tail. "You are helping because you know that I, The Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak, ratatata ta ta tata, (doing a stupid little jig as he says this) deserve more respect from those cursed children. Now, what have you set up for them?"

Hiei meerly grinned evilly over his shoulder, causing both adults to stop short in midstep. "You will have to see." With that Hiei plunged into the dense folliage of the forest and with an uneasy glance at each other, Sour Grapes and the Purple Pie Man followed the short demon.

Hiei paced his speed, making sure to keep in sight of the two villains of Strawberry Land and led them towards where the children and his team waited. He silently hoped that Yusuke could pull this off. Personally he could care less if the two behind him were incinerated by Yusuke's Spirit Gun. He personally wanted to let loose his black dragon on them, but Strawberry had wished that they not be killed or harmed, just scared away forever. High in the sky, the sun watched all this with interest, wondering what those Strawberry kids had in mind for the dastardly villains, with the help of their new friends.

Within feet from the clearing, Hiei lept through the under brush and then used his speed to land in a tree, hidden, beside Kurama. He smirked and opened a mental image to Kurama. 'They are almost here. wait for it.' The fox nodded and Hiei saw red eyebrows rise when the 'villains' came into view. 'Those are them?' Hiei heard the laughter in Kurama's voice and smirked, while nodding. 'Pretty Pathetic, ne?' The redhead turned eyes to Hiei for one second as the two stopped in the clearing below. 'That would be an understatement.' Hiei gave a nod and spoke into Kurama's head 'NOW'

The Purple Pie Man saw it first and Kurama could have sworn that the oddly dressed scarecrow of a man had pissed himself. The woman beside him showed more courage and instead of trying to run, she grabbed hold of the fleeing man and held her ground. Hiei smirked and sent a mental command to Yusuke as Kurama moved the monster closer. 'NOW'

Suddenly a flash of blue light, which Hiei noticed was a very, VERY weak version of Yusuke's spirit gun, flashed out of the monsters mouth and into the ground at their feet. This 'power of the monster' disintigrated the last of Sour Grapes bravery and the two villains hightailed it out of the clearing, heading towards safety. Hiei whipped off his head ward and opened his jagan, a satisfied smirk upon his face as he watched Sour Grapes and the Purple Pie Man bypass Porcupine Peak and keep running into the distance. Extending his powers, he heard the Purple Pie Man speak "Forget this, we will leave the children alone. Let the monster take care of them. I'm out of here." Quicker then Hiei would have thought possible, the two were gone.