Disclaimer:I don't own Yu-Yu-Hakusho, only two of the characters.

Summary: Yusuke and the gang is offered another mission. The offer is simple, do the mission and the Spirit World will stop going after Yusuke. The mission: get as much information as you can about a simple... demon robbery? Wait... No fighting? And what does a random stranger have to do with anything?

Warnings: None

Miscellaneous: The story starts off slow.


~The Big Book of Shadows~

A low G string was struck as the first note was played. It continued to play in a familiar, famous, yet old, melodic rhythm; Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. Each pause lasted a beat longer as if to give it a more dramatic feeling. As the melody continued, I slowly gained full consciousness. I sat up to only see a village in flames. Men, that followed me back in my Yoko years, fell before me, now dead. Survivors that ran past me; I tried to ask for an explanation, but my voice wouldn't heed my command, for no sound came out. I made my way closer to the burning village, when something caught my eye. A neon purple butterfly, lightly fluttered by. It leads my sight to a glossed, black piano. What sat at the piano was a black figure that continued to play Moonlight Sonata. I tried to call out to the figure, but still no sound. As the last few notes played the shadow looked up at me as the butterfly fluttered in my vision. The last note was struck and…


I shoot up in my resting area, trying to catch my breath. I looked around to see Yusuke and Kuwabara sprawled out on the ground. Hiei jumped down next to me staring at me in question.

"I'm fine Hiei." I answered his question.

Hiei jumped back up into the tree he was in without questioning my answer. I looked past, to the horizon to see light peeping over the hills. But not high enough to call it morning. The team was on another, new mission, for the Spirit World. We were mostly there to get Yusuke off the wanted list for the Spirit World. In exchange for Yusuke's bounty, Spirit World asked him to investigate one more situation. They couldn't find anyone to replace him, or something, in time. Plus it was small. Yusuke asked if Kuwabara and I wanted to go for the hell of it, and we agreed. Hiei decided to come along when he heard that I was attending. The mission, so far, includes no fighting. It was strictly an investigation to a robbery that happened in the kingdom that was built for the new line of kings in Demon World. They said only one item was stolen; The Big Book of Shadows.

Morning feel upon us as Yusuke and Kuwabara woke up. While Yusuke was grumbling to get this out of the way, we packed up the campsite and headed to the castle to meet up with the current King of Demons: King Enki. We were welcomed at the front of the gate by the friendly demon.

"Yusuke, long time no see! It's good to see you!" Enki called out.

"Like wise!" Yusuke yelled back, running up to the demon with us soon following purist.

The rest of the walk into the castle mostly consisted of Yusuke and Enki catching up from the Demon Tournament times to now. When we got in a decent enough spot to talk about the mission, I quickly interrupted, sensing that Hiei was getting irritated.

"Excuse me, I hate to be a bother, but we should get started on the mission. Would you mind telling us everything that you can about the robbery, King Enki?"

"Certainly. Let's see… Oh, the obvious: only one item was stolen, The Big Book of Shadows. The weird thing about the whole situation is that no alarms was set off, none of the guards was harmed or even knocked out. It was pretty much as if nothing happened." Enki gave us as much information as he could.

"Sounds like someone could have been working from the inside." I clarified.

"Yes, actually, one of my guards had suggested that and even had a suspect in mind. I had the suspect locked up until further notice. Would you like to talk to him?" Enki asked politely.

"The suspect? Yes, please." I quickly answered.

Enki had a few guards transport me and Hiei to the "jail" section of the castle while Yusuke and Kuwabara searched the rest of the castle. The suspect demon was body built, grey, and three horns on its head, and long pointy ears that went by the name of Baren. All the questions I asked the demon lead to no answers. He had no remembrance of the day the book was stolen. He had no idea who would steal it. The only thing he could clarify was that he was on of the few guards for that section. As Baren shook his head in disbelief that they would consider him a suspect, I spotted a glowing tattoo on the right side of his neck.

"Baren, do you have tattoos?" I asked eyeing the shape.

"No, they don't agree with my skin. Why?"

"You know, you have on the right side of your neck, don't you?"

"What?" Baren jumped to look as if he would see it.

"Calm down. Allow me to take a look at it. You might feel a little sting." I approached Baren pulling out a seed.

This planet loved ink, since it was grown near plantations and oil factories. If it was a tattoo the plant would suck the ink out of the skin without a problem. If not, as I suspect, it would be a spell and possible rejection to the plant would happen. The plant quickly grew in my hand. Getting ready to have a feast it was quickly rejected as soon as it was an inch away from Baren's neck. Baren jumped in shock and the spell tattoo disappeared.

"Baren, you have to tell me, if you were to get a tattoo, where and when would if have happened." I became very serious, demanding the answer.

"Two nights ago, I and a few guys went out to party. All of us got hammered. It could be possible that we would have gone to some other places and just forgot. Why? What's going on?"

"I need the name of all those that accompanied you." I quickly demanded.

Hiei and I left Baren in confusion as we questioned the rest of the guards that he mentioned. As suspected, they too had the markings. But as they went to show us, it was either gone or in the mist of vanishing. Being over heard a few other guards, that weren't even near the guards that had partied that night, claimed to see the same markings on themselves or on others. It was quickly assured that more than half the guards of the castle were marked.


"What do you mean some type of spell?" Yusuke questioned my findings.

"It is highly possible that the thief is known by someone in here, and could get access to almost everything. The guards was, if you will, controlled by a spell. Almost every guard had a pentagram with detailed foreign writing located somewhere on their body. And there is a new slight problem. Who ever the person is, is now well aware that they are being looked for, for they have withdrawn their power from the guards." I stated as quickly as possible.

"This sounds like it's more complicated than what it should be." Kuwabara rubbed the back of his head.

"Well we got what the baby asked for, so we're done. Lets go." Yusuke didn't even try to comprehend what I said.

With that small amount of information we left Demon World to go back the Human world to a particular coffee shop Kowenma wanted us to meet at. Before I left the Demon World my eyes caught a neon purple butterfly fluttering by with the wind. I shook my head to regain focus and continued into the portal to finish the mission.


"How interesting. It was done so districtly too. But why would they steal that book?" Kowenma leaned back in his chair folding his arms.

"Speaking of; why does Spirit World want to know anything about this?" Kuwabara asked.

"Well you see, The Big Book of Shadows is an ancient book. Filled with ancient spells that were created as soon as man could write. There are some dark and evil spells in there that can't even be spoken of." Kowenma explained.

"And so as a precation you want to know who stole it." I finished.

"Right. But we aren't to concerned about it because the spells in that book really can't be done by a demon. Which is why I would have no idea as into why a demon would want to steal it." Kowenma further explained.

"If a demon can't do those spells, than who can, and why do demons have the book?" Yusuke read my thoughts, speaking them for me.

"Humans used those spells. Back in the ancient times humans came up with these spells to defend their villages from demons. And, as demons evolved, a class called the Spell-casting Class was formed. They are similar to the Adventure Class demons, except for finding their own talent they simply find, discovered, and/or created new spells. Demons that became a part of the Spell-casting Class was specifically created just for cracking that book. But they gave up centuries ago. But when they gave up, the Spell-casting population decreased tremendously, due to death or switching off into the Adventure Class. What was left of the Spell-casting Class was very old, but yet very powerful demons. That class just isn't as strong as an average demon, so it was given up on." Kowenma fully explained.

As we all relaxed a car horn was honked and tires screeching was heard. I looked to the scene to see a young man holding a book, embracing himself to be hit by a car. Without thinking twice, I jumped to the scene and pushed the boy out of the way. The car screeched to a halt as I sat up.

"Are you okay?" I asked calmly.

"Hai." He answered very quietly.

The boy looked in his very young twenties, possibly still eighteen. Dark purple hair, almost black, and deep purple eyes. The boy looked back at his damaged, ruined book as the cops came quickly filling out a police report. The ambulance quickly check over the boy first, than me, than the couple that was in the car, who was now getting a hefty ticket.

When the ambulance was done with me I looked for the boy who was now going back to where he came from. I had to assume the book store to get another book. He walked as if nothing happened. No shaking in the legs. He had no scratches. Didn't look back at the scene. He wasn't worried at all. I followed him with the excuse to double check if he was okay. That wasn't my reasoning. I knew him. But I couldn't quite put my finger on from where. As I got closer it hit me where I remembered him from. I stopped and called out…

"Vie…"

The boy came to a complete stop, slowly turning around staring at me with slightly widen eyes. I was right…


The Big Book of Shadows: Is a real book; no it doesn't have spells in it. It's an empty book spiral note book (that is really thick) with a golden pentagram on it, for those whoever is intersted, can take notes about spells and other things they are intersted in. I have one, got it for a store that sold "spell" stuff, incensts, dragon statues, and books that held spells in them. It pretty much associates around Wicca, Black Magic, and White Magic.

Vie: French to English; Vie means life.

Note: Pentagram might be the wrong word (I don't remember). I say this because the Wiccan Symbol (Star with a circle around it) has two ways, being normal faced (the Wiccan symbol) and being upside down. Both has their own name, and I was corrected some time ago, but forgot over time which one was which. So if anyone knows PLEASE let me know. 'kay? Thank you!