ORACLE

BY- Alexandra Maxwell

With the permission of Courtney for her character.

Chapter 1

"You need me?" Cassie Rose stood in her parent's apartment. They were world travelers and currently out to the other side of the world.

The boy dressed in the green uniform nodded. "Yea, Koenma wants some one with your skills for this."

"Well I don't like it one bit." The jet black runt said from the couch behind Cassie. "Taking her into Makai would be danger enough."

"Oh Hiei," Cassie said turning to stare at him. She knew he was just being protective of her. "I'm a big girl, I can fight back."

The tall boy with an Elvis style hair-do nodded, "Yeah, what can Koenma want with a little girl out in Makai? And by little girl I mean you Cassie." He smiled.

"Come again?" She raised a fist beside her face and gave him the death glare.

"There's no time for violence I'm afraid." Replied the boy with long true red hair. "If what Koenma told us is true, we only have a few days to gather this 'oracle' before it can be used."

"I'll do it!" Cassie pumped her fist into the air with a large grin on her face. "So what if I miss a couple days? I can make up for it later."

Hiei, that dark one on the couch stood and grabbed Cassie's hand from the air and looked her in the face, dead serious. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked.

Cassie smiled at him warmly, "Yes Hiei. I'm very sure." She kissed his cheek and they were on their way to the Makai office of Koenma. Cassie looked up at the tall ceiling as they walked into the office, the ogres running about in the other room was shut off once the doors shut. She faced forward when Hiei let go of her hand and the tall chair behind the desk turned. Cassie tried to stifle a laugh but to no success when she saw the little child with Jr. tattooed to his forehead. "That's the great Koenma?!" She laughed loudly.

"Yep the one and only." Yuusuke said, joining in the laughter. Cassie doubled over in laughter as Yuusuke laid his hand on her shoulder.

"Quit your laughing!" Koenma yelled, the binky magically clinging to his lip. "I'll have you know I've been here for much longer then you've been alive Cassandra." He threatened but it was lost on deaf ears ringing with laughter. The two settled down and Cassie sat on the bench against the wall where Hiei stood. "Now, if you're finished here. We've received information on the 'Oracle of Pearl'. The legend goes that the 'Oracle' is passed from generation to generation through the water tribe of Ei." The lights dimmed as a screen lowered behind the tot; pictures flashed by of people with flippers and tails. "Every few 100 years the 'oracle' comes of turn and if asked to do any such evil deeds, the 'oracle' is lost for centuries."

"So how did you guys loose it anyway?" Kuwabara asked.

Koenma sighed as if tired, "Well, the last time it was used was to sink the city of Atlantis. We recovered it since then but well . . . the tribe didn't want to give it up to us."

"So basically you let some pansy race hold on to the one possible instant death button." Yuusuke summarized. "And now we have to go get it before it can be used."

"Yes Yuusuke. And I needed Cassie's help since she's becoming an accomplished wizard. This 'oracle' needs to retain water at all times otherwise it dies and the hunt begins again."

Hiei sighed. "I don't like taking a human girl into combat." Cassie shot him a glare that went unnoticed.

"We don't have any clue as to what this 'oracle' looks like or just what it is." Kurama spoke. He had been in thought this whole time. "Can't you give us a clue as to what 'it' may be?"

Koenma shook his head as the lights came back up and the screen lifted back into the ceiling. "Great." Yusuke said "Just fucking great. I'm going to miss the concert with Keiko for this." Cassie felt for the boy. Yusuke and Keiko had been on the rocks a bit as of late.

A portal opened in the room, "Ok everyone have a safe journey. See you when you get back." Koenma waved and cheered like nothing had happened. Hiei guided Cassie through the portal with Kurama bringing up the rear. Once out of sight, Koenma's smile turned into a frown. "They better get that mermaid back before that demon uses her."