Hey, it's me. I'm rewriting this chapter, 'cause it sucks. It'll be better,
I hope...don't own, don't sue!
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Around springtime on the now peaceful planet Earth, a middle-aged Yusuke Urameshi and his wife Keiko were out with their son, Sora. Yusuke and Sora are exactly alike, in looks and in personality. The only difference is that Sora goes to school and never died. Sora is a regular teenager; he's in high school. (Girlfriend count: 04) Anyway, that day the Urameshis were at the park just hanging around with some family friends, the Kuwabaras. Kazuma Kuwabara and his wife Yukina were also at the park with their own son, Yuji. Yuji was more like his mom than his dad. He was kind and very gentle, but people get scared of him and run away. He's really tall and when you get him mad, he looks scary. (Girlfriend count: 00 He's trying at least! :D) Yuji and Sora were good friends, and always were together with they're other friends. They were currently playing catch with their dads: Urameshi versus Kuwabara.
He and Sora had listened to Yusuke and Kazuma's private conversations previously, and heard about some really strong guys named 'Kurama' and 'Hiei'. From what they were able to hear, Yusuke and Kazuma haven't seen them for almost twenty years. Sora and Yuji wanted to go look for these people. They first tried the internet.. nothing. Not knowing their last names, their search was fruitless. Sora decided to ask their parents.
"What if we're not supposed to know?" Yuji asked. He was obviously worried.
"Well.." Mischief played in Sora's brown eyes. "We could always run away and try to find them in other countries or something. Or would you rather ask?"
"Never mind.." Yuji replied. After the game, a tired and sweaty Yuji sat down next to his mother. Yukina looked at his arm. He had fallen during the game, and had gotten cut by some beer bottle glass. She merely healed him and gave him a bottle of water.
"Good game, Yuji. I can't believe it was a tie!" Yukina said happily. Yuji smiled back and looked to Sora next to him. Sora nodded and turned to his father.
"Hey dad, who's Hiei and Kurama? Friends of yours?" Sora asked calmly. He slicked back his hair with some water. Yusuke was speechless. How did his son know about that? Keiko was worried. What if the boys were hired by Koenma like Yusuke and Kuwabara were?
"How do you know about that?!" Yusuke asked fiercely.
"Umm.. when we were over, Sora and I kind of heard you guys talking and.." Yuji said nervously. He looked down; he was ashamed of himself.
"Well, I guess since you know we might as well tell you." Kuwabara replied, scratching his head.
"Hiei.. is a demon. So is Kurama. We worked together fighting evil demons for this god-type-guy." Yusuke said, calmly sighing. He couldn't turn back now.
"Okay, then where are they?" Sora asked. He wanted to know all the details.
"Kurama is probably in our world. Hiei is in the Makai; it's an alternate world where demons live." Kuwabara replied.
"Well said, Kuwabara." Yusuke commented.
"Maybe we should add that important part?" Keiko nudged Yusuke in the ribs.
"Urk, uh, yeah! I'm the descendant of a demon!" Yusuke said, adding a fake laugh.
"I am an ice apparition. It is a female only race. That makes you technically a half demon, Yuji dear." Yukina said, standing up.
"Sure, whatever dad.." Sora said, rubbing his head.
"I think we should go find Kurama and Hiei! It'd be a great experience." Yuji proposed.
"Yeah, and maybe they have daughters. Heh, demon or not..." Sora trailed off. "So, what are we waiting for? C'mon. c'mon, there's so much to do! Bags to pack and researching to research!" He folded the blanket up he was sitting on and threw it in the bag it had come in. He grabbed his mother's hand and ran to his car.
"I think we should find Kurama." Yusuke said, turning to Kuwabara.
"Yeah, and let's hope Koenma doesn't get involved with those two." Kuwabara replied. "We went through hell for that guy." They both walked to their cars. Yuji was helping his mother bringing the items they had with them to the trunk of their car.
"Hey, mom? Kurama and Hiei.. aren't evil are they?" Yuji asked.
"No, not at all. Hiei and Kurama both helped your father and Yusuke to save my life, once." Yukina replied, smiling. They all went to their separate cars and drove home. Over the phone, they looked all over the city for a "Minamino Kurama". They finally found him after two weeks work! Kurama was currently learning about his stepfather's company, Fujiko Computers and Hardware. That Sunday, they were going to meet him at the main store located in Kyoto. Since the Urameshis and the Kuwabaras were currently living in Wakayama, (All in Kinki Region) it wasn't too far from where it was. It would be a day-trip though. Well, that day, they went to the store in two cars. Kuwabara and Yukina in one car with both Sora and Yuji. Yusuke's air conditioning wasn't working, so they hopped in Kuwa-kun's car. It took about 3 hours to get there, since there was medium-light traffic. After they got there, the group was welcomed by a warm smile and happy "Hello!" from Kurama. They talked about what happened at the park. Kurama decided to look for him. They contacted Koenma and he took them to the Makai. In usual Yusuke fashion, Sora walked casually up to an old, grumbling demon.
"Wassup dude? Could you tell me where this guy Hiei crashes?" Sora grinned.
" Check the Vein forest, now get out of what's left of my hair." The demon spat, and limped away. Yusuke and Kuwabara looked at each other, blinked, and looked back.
"DON'T EVER TO THAT AGAIN!" They said in unison. Keiko sighed, and suggested they proceed. They did, and went through the forest without any problems. They see an old shrine; it looks like it's inhabited. A bit dilapidated, but what the hell. They edged near the front, not knowing what was there.
"Quick! Bushes! Now!" Botan grabbed Kurama and Aki's hair and pulled them into a bush. The others proceeded to hide in other places. "Look!" She pointed to a pair of warriors: a medium girl and a short man. They were sword fighting, and looked like they were doing it for a while.
"There's Hiei. Who's the girl, I wonder." Kurama pointed out.
"I don't know, but she's pretty damn hot. I propose we go and 'talk' to her later." Sora grinned.
"I second that preposition, my good man! You don't have bad taste." Aki replied. With a swift whack from Botan, Aki was shut up for the rest of the time they were in the bushes. They others returned their attention to Hiei and the girl. The girl looked very worn; her clothes were dirty and she was covered in scratches and bruises. She was leaning on her knees, and was being supported by her small katana.
"You need to rest, now." Hiei said, lowering his sword.
"I won't... I don't want to!" The girl pleaded.
"I don't care what you want! Inside. Now." Hiei commanded. He pointed to the door. The girl got up grudgingly and walked inside. He sighed and rubbed his face. He looked to the bushes.
"Enjoy the show, detective?" He asked, and walked inside. The others sat in silence.
"He saw us?! How?!" Sora choked. He jumped up and ran to the door.
"Hey, don't leave me here, Sora!" Yuji said, quickly following him. Keiko opened her mouth to say something, but quickly stopped. Yusuke shook his head.
"Let them learn the hard way."
"You guys, be careful!" Aki warned. He was a bit of a coward, but still wanted in on the action. He too, jumped up.
"Aw, no worries, man! How tough can a little guy with spiked hair be?" Sora knocked on the door. The girl answered the door; she was addressing her wounds. She looked to be about 5'1, and about 14 years old as well. Her sapphire eyes were sparkling in the sunlight.
"Um.. hello. Who are you?" She said quietly with a polite smile.
"Sora Urameshi, and this here's Yuji Kuwabara and Aki Minamino." He nodded to Yuji and Aki. He leaned forward so he was almost in her face. "What's yours?"
"....Reiko. Nice to meet you, but, what are you were for?" Reiko replied.
"Who's the short guy with the spiked hair?" Yuji asked. Reiko smoldered for a second.
"The 'short guy with spiked hair' would be my father, Hiei." Reiko glared at them. She sighed. "What do you want?"
"See, our dads all knew him and...?" Some unseen force pulled Aki away. It was Kurama.
"Shut up shut up shut up shut up! She probably won't believe you after the whole 'short guy with spiked hair' thing. And with Sora hitting on her and all..." He pointed over to the door.
"So, what's your favorite color?" Sora cooed.
"I lost my number; can I have yours?" Yuji added.
"Corny man, corny." Sora snapped. Yuji winced.
"Anyway, forget him. How's about you and me go to the movies in the ningenkai sometime, hm?" Sora looked around. Reiko had walked away. She was heading towards the bushes.
"Excuse me, but why are you hiding my bushes?" Reiko blinked. The group stood up.
"Well, no point in hiding it now, we're here to see Hiei. Yusuke Urameshi, I am. This is Keiko, and I can see you've met Sora. Sorry 'bout him." Yusuke explained, being as polite as possible, and it was killing him.
"What a lunkhead I raised. Gee, I wonder what happened." Keiko said, folding her arms and glaring at Yusuke.
"Can we see your father, please?" Yukina smiled. Reiko smiled back. She felt closest to this woman than any of the others here, for a strange reason.
"Okay, I think he's in the back." She pointed. She led them to the back. "He should be doing some training; one track mind, I swear. Hm? Uh oh, stay back, people."
Hiei began to glow a faint, eerie blue color, the kind you turn when you get really cold. He made fists and stared down at the power he had made, than smirked. He walked up to a tree, and tapped it slightly. The tree had been reduced to a mere pile of mulch. Reiko clapped a little.
"Wow! Good job, daddy!" Reiko cooed lovingly. They all gathered around Hiei, greeting him cheerily. He looked stern, as if he didn't care, but inside, he was really happy..
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Around springtime on the now peaceful planet Earth, a middle-aged Yusuke Urameshi and his wife Keiko were out with their son, Sora. Yusuke and Sora are exactly alike, in looks and in personality. The only difference is that Sora goes to school and never died. Sora is a regular teenager; he's in high school. (Girlfriend count: 04) Anyway, that day the Urameshis were at the park just hanging around with some family friends, the Kuwabaras. Kazuma Kuwabara and his wife Yukina were also at the park with their own son, Yuji. Yuji was more like his mom than his dad. He was kind and very gentle, but people get scared of him and run away. He's really tall and when you get him mad, he looks scary. (Girlfriend count: 00 He's trying at least! :D) Yuji and Sora were good friends, and always were together with they're other friends. They were currently playing catch with their dads: Urameshi versus Kuwabara.
He and Sora had listened to Yusuke and Kazuma's private conversations previously, and heard about some really strong guys named 'Kurama' and 'Hiei'. From what they were able to hear, Yusuke and Kazuma haven't seen them for almost twenty years. Sora and Yuji wanted to go look for these people. They first tried the internet.. nothing. Not knowing their last names, their search was fruitless. Sora decided to ask their parents.
"What if we're not supposed to know?" Yuji asked. He was obviously worried.
"Well.." Mischief played in Sora's brown eyes. "We could always run away and try to find them in other countries or something. Or would you rather ask?"
"Never mind.." Yuji replied. After the game, a tired and sweaty Yuji sat down next to his mother. Yukina looked at his arm. He had fallen during the game, and had gotten cut by some beer bottle glass. She merely healed him and gave him a bottle of water.
"Good game, Yuji. I can't believe it was a tie!" Yukina said happily. Yuji smiled back and looked to Sora next to him. Sora nodded and turned to his father.
"Hey dad, who's Hiei and Kurama? Friends of yours?" Sora asked calmly. He slicked back his hair with some water. Yusuke was speechless. How did his son know about that? Keiko was worried. What if the boys were hired by Koenma like Yusuke and Kuwabara were?
"How do you know about that?!" Yusuke asked fiercely.
"Umm.. when we were over, Sora and I kind of heard you guys talking and.." Yuji said nervously. He looked down; he was ashamed of himself.
"Well, I guess since you know we might as well tell you." Kuwabara replied, scratching his head.
"Hiei.. is a demon. So is Kurama. We worked together fighting evil demons for this god-type-guy." Yusuke said, calmly sighing. He couldn't turn back now.
"Okay, then where are they?" Sora asked. He wanted to know all the details.
"Kurama is probably in our world. Hiei is in the Makai; it's an alternate world where demons live." Kuwabara replied.
"Well said, Kuwabara." Yusuke commented.
"Maybe we should add that important part?" Keiko nudged Yusuke in the ribs.
"Urk, uh, yeah! I'm the descendant of a demon!" Yusuke said, adding a fake laugh.
"I am an ice apparition. It is a female only race. That makes you technically a half demon, Yuji dear." Yukina said, standing up.
"Sure, whatever dad.." Sora said, rubbing his head.
"I think we should go find Kurama and Hiei! It'd be a great experience." Yuji proposed.
"Yeah, and maybe they have daughters. Heh, demon or not..." Sora trailed off. "So, what are we waiting for? C'mon. c'mon, there's so much to do! Bags to pack and researching to research!" He folded the blanket up he was sitting on and threw it in the bag it had come in. He grabbed his mother's hand and ran to his car.
"I think we should find Kurama." Yusuke said, turning to Kuwabara.
"Yeah, and let's hope Koenma doesn't get involved with those two." Kuwabara replied. "We went through hell for that guy." They both walked to their cars. Yuji was helping his mother bringing the items they had with them to the trunk of their car.
"Hey, mom? Kurama and Hiei.. aren't evil are they?" Yuji asked.
"No, not at all. Hiei and Kurama both helped your father and Yusuke to save my life, once." Yukina replied, smiling. They all went to their separate cars and drove home. Over the phone, they looked all over the city for a "Minamino Kurama". They finally found him after two weeks work! Kurama was currently learning about his stepfather's company, Fujiko Computers and Hardware. That Sunday, they were going to meet him at the main store located in Kyoto. Since the Urameshis and the Kuwabaras were currently living in Wakayama, (All in Kinki Region) it wasn't too far from where it was. It would be a day-trip though. Well, that day, they went to the store in two cars. Kuwabara and Yukina in one car with both Sora and Yuji. Yusuke's air conditioning wasn't working, so they hopped in Kuwa-kun's car. It took about 3 hours to get there, since there was medium-light traffic. After they got there, the group was welcomed by a warm smile and happy "Hello!" from Kurama. They talked about what happened at the park. Kurama decided to look for him. They contacted Koenma and he took them to the Makai. In usual Yusuke fashion, Sora walked casually up to an old, grumbling demon.
"Wassup dude? Could you tell me where this guy Hiei crashes?" Sora grinned.
" Check the Vein forest, now get out of what's left of my hair." The demon spat, and limped away. Yusuke and Kuwabara looked at each other, blinked, and looked back.
"DON'T EVER TO THAT AGAIN!" They said in unison. Keiko sighed, and suggested they proceed. They did, and went through the forest without any problems. They see an old shrine; it looks like it's inhabited. A bit dilapidated, but what the hell. They edged near the front, not knowing what was there.
"Quick! Bushes! Now!" Botan grabbed Kurama and Aki's hair and pulled them into a bush. The others proceeded to hide in other places. "Look!" She pointed to a pair of warriors: a medium girl and a short man. They were sword fighting, and looked like they were doing it for a while.
"There's Hiei. Who's the girl, I wonder." Kurama pointed out.
"I don't know, but she's pretty damn hot. I propose we go and 'talk' to her later." Sora grinned.
"I second that preposition, my good man! You don't have bad taste." Aki replied. With a swift whack from Botan, Aki was shut up for the rest of the time they were in the bushes. They others returned their attention to Hiei and the girl. The girl looked very worn; her clothes were dirty and she was covered in scratches and bruises. She was leaning on her knees, and was being supported by her small katana.
"You need to rest, now." Hiei said, lowering his sword.
"I won't... I don't want to!" The girl pleaded.
"I don't care what you want! Inside. Now." Hiei commanded. He pointed to the door. The girl got up grudgingly and walked inside. He sighed and rubbed his face. He looked to the bushes.
"Enjoy the show, detective?" He asked, and walked inside. The others sat in silence.
"He saw us?! How?!" Sora choked. He jumped up and ran to the door.
"Hey, don't leave me here, Sora!" Yuji said, quickly following him. Keiko opened her mouth to say something, but quickly stopped. Yusuke shook his head.
"Let them learn the hard way."
"You guys, be careful!" Aki warned. He was a bit of a coward, but still wanted in on the action. He too, jumped up.
"Aw, no worries, man! How tough can a little guy with spiked hair be?" Sora knocked on the door. The girl answered the door; she was addressing her wounds. She looked to be about 5'1, and about 14 years old as well. Her sapphire eyes were sparkling in the sunlight.
"Um.. hello. Who are you?" She said quietly with a polite smile.
"Sora Urameshi, and this here's Yuji Kuwabara and Aki Minamino." He nodded to Yuji and Aki. He leaned forward so he was almost in her face. "What's yours?"
"....Reiko. Nice to meet you, but, what are you were for?" Reiko replied.
"Who's the short guy with the spiked hair?" Yuji asked. Reiko smoldered for a second.
"The 'short guy with spiked hair' would be my father, Hiei." Reiko glared at them. She sighed. "What do you want?"
"See, our dads all knew him and...?" Some unseen force pulled Aki away. It was Kurama.
"Shut up shut up shut up shut up! She probably won't believe you after the whole 'short guy with spiked hair' thing. And with Sora hitting on her and all..." He pointed over to the door.
"So, what's your favorite color?" Sora cooed.
"I lost my number; can I have yours?" Yuji added.
"Corny man, corny." Sora snapped. Yuji winced.
"Anyway, forget him. How's about you and me go to the movies in the ningenkai sometime, hm?" Sora looked around. Reiko had walked away. She was heading towards the bushes.
"Excuse me, but why are you hiding my bushes?" Reiko blinked. The group stood up.
"Well, no point in hiding it now, we're here to see Hiei. Yusuke Urameshi, I am. This is Keiko, and I can see you've met Sora. Sorry 'bout him." Yusuke explained, being as polite as possible, and it was killing him.
"What a lunkhead I raised. Gee, I wonder what happened." Keiko said, folding her arms and glaring at Yusuke.
"Can we see your father, please?" Yukina smiled. Reiko smiled back. She felt closest to this woman than any of the others here, for a strange reason.
"Okay, I think he's in the back." She pointed. She led them to the back. "He should be doing some training; one track mind, I swear. Hm? Uh oh, stay back, people."
Hiei began to glow a faint, eerie blue color, the kind you turn when you get really cold. He made fists and stared down at the power he had made, than smirked. He walked up to a tree, and tapped it slightly. The tree had been reduced to a mere pile of mulch. Reiko clapped a little.
"Wow! Good job, daddy!" Reiko cooed lovingly. They all gathered around Hiei, greeting him cheerily. He looked stern, as if he didn't care, but inside, he was really happy..