Kat: OC OOC AU (No yaoi, or a strong scarcity of it)
"Hey, Kuwabara!" Yusuke called after the teen.
Kuwabara, taught to respond to his name, like all well-trained cats are, turned his head immediatly. A smile appeared on his face when he saw the ebony-haired jerkface approaching. Kuwabara turned towards him, and waited for him to get close enough to talk with. Kuwabara's smile didn't leave his face.
The sun was setting, and the streets were full of people, strangers with no origin, and no decided destination, meandering mindlessly through the droning streets, and across the concrete rivers buzzing with rush hour traffic. People chatted in stores, and couples walked arm in arm. Kittens chased the fallen petals of the Cherry blossom and Dogwoods, their Kitten instincts telling them to attack. All in all it was a natural day. Right? Not so right.
"Me, Kurama and Hiei are going to watch a movie, and eat as much chinese food as we can fit into our bodies, wanna join?" Yusuke asked, smiling in excitment about the food to come.
"Sorry, Dude. Got plans." Kuwabara shrugged, the smile still remaining.
"You NEVER pass up free food! You should see a doctor!" Yusuke said shockedly.
"I told you, I just got... plans." Kuwabara chuckled.
"Who's more important than free food, and a movie with your best Friends?" Yusuke asked like Kuwabara was crazy.
"I got other friends." Kuwabara mumbled. "Names Kat. We're meeting at the Arcade." Kuwabara sighed happily, and looked at his watch. "I gotta go, or I'm gonna be late."
"So you go and make friends with some other guy just because I blew you off one time?" Yusuke asked.
"Two times, and SHE'S buying me pizza." Kuwabara smirked.
"Wait! SHE!" Yusuke asked "A GIRL can stand THAT face!"
"Shaddap!" Kuwabara clubbed him over the head. "Yukina says I'm handsome!"
"Comparing to those damned demons who lack human forms, yeah, I suppose, but--" Kuwabara clubbed him harder. Yusuke dodged, and laughed. "Doesn't the man buy the food on a date?" Yusuke asked. "Oh, no wonder she's buying!" Yusuke teased.
" Dude, don't even start that! It isn't a date! We made a bet, and she lost." Kuwabara noted, blushingly. "Don't worry, I'm only letting her think she's going to buy it, I'll pay in advance, and when they refuse her money, well I deal with that then." Kuwabara shrugged. "We're just friends anyway."
"Wait till the guys hear about this one!" Yusuke ribbed.
"Don't tell them, I get enough crap from the midget already!" Kuwabara droned. "I gotta go."
Kuwabara jogged off towards the Arcade, and Yusuke ran to his apartment where the guys were waiting with chinese food. Yusuke HAD to tell them about this! This was probably a once in a lifetime thing, and they could postpone a movie for THIS. This was MAJOR stuff! This was like apocolyptic crap!
"Guys! Kuwabara has a lady friend." Yusuke screamed as he burst through the door. "Their going on some sort of Date-Thing, though he says it isn't a date, and I'm gonna go spy on them, wanna come!"
"We're right here, idiot, no need to scream." Hiei rolled his eyes. "WHAT!" The words caught up to him.
"He's got a lady-friend!" Kurama yipped. "Our little boy is developing a libido!"
"Don't even bother putting the food in the fridge." Hiei said curtly. "I have to see this."
Kuwabara waited, while playing his favorite video game. Kat put a hand on his shoulder, and sat next to him. She had medium curly blond hair that framed her fair skinned face, with huge, deep brown eyes that captured your soul. She was about 5' 4", a good foot shorter than Kuwabara. She wore a tight blue shirt with Red words on it, saying "I've Been Bad, Very Very Bad" in bold letters. She wore loose sweatpants, and workboots. She was attractive, and sweet, and had killer "Knockers" as all the men said, but was still the sweetest person you'd ever meet.
"Sorry I'm late, I ran into a friend." Kat panted, having run the whole way. "She wanted me to eat Burgers and watch a chik-flick, but I'm here!" She smiled.
"Same thing happened to me, but not a chickflick or burgers, just a movie, and Chinese." Kuwabara chuckled.
"I guess I understand that annoying saying now. Same, but different." Kat put in a quarter, and started playing one of those racing games.
They arrived at The Arcade Oblivion, or the Arc, as some people will know it, and went right to the game Kuwabara liked. They were the only two in that whole section, having scared everyone else off. Hiei practically blew their cover by breaking out in hysterical laughter, and fighting the urge to ask her what he saw in HIM! The group watched, and listened in on them.
"Kuwa?" She asked timidly. "I totally and completely respect your relationship with Yukina, and I won't get in the way or do anything to jeopardize it, but I think it's time I told you that... that I've fallen in-love with you..." She looked down ashamedly. Kuwabara's racing car crashed, and he looked utterly shocked until she continued talking. "I know how much you love her, and that in your eyes I'll never compare, but I just thought you should know. I know I'm not good enough, and that you could never love me like you love her, but still I hope it won't get in the way of our friendship."
"Kat, I'm glad you understand things, it isn't that you aren't good enough or anything like that, but I am in-love. Just remember nothing could EVER come between me and you. Dude, after what we've been through, I couldn't imagine a better bestfriend than you." Kuwabara smiled at her. This complicated things for him, but he'd deal with it when it kicked him in the face.
Yusuke automatically felt a pang of jealousy, but it went as fast as it had come. He looked over to Kurama, who looked like he was watching one of his Soap Operas, his eyes watery, and mouthing 'That is SO cute!' to Yusuke. Hiei wasn't happy to find out that Kuwabara had a relationship with his sister, but that would be dealt with later.
"I'm outta Quarters, let's go get Pizza." Kat said as Kuwabara's stomach growled. "You can come to the Cat Shelter after if you'd like to see the newborn kittens." She added.
"Of course! You've only been BRAGGING about them for the past two days." Kuwabara chucked.
Maybe things could be normal between them. Most Friendships were broken after one admitted their love to the other, but maybe they could withstand it. Who knew?Kat and Kuwabara left, and the three detectives met in the middle of the Arc.
"She is so Adorable!" Kurama cooed. "Did you hear her voice?"
"This isn't one of your Soap Opera's, fox. This will probably be the last time they hang out." Hiei noted. "Love ruins friendships."
Kurama pouted. "It's not like we should influence it either. What's meant to happen, will happen in it's own time, maybe 2 years from now they'll meet up, and fall in-love." Yusuke pointed out.
"We can, however, influence HIM." Kurama smirked, and bit his bottom lip in deep thought.
Kuwabara returned to the apartment he shared with his Team mates. They had shared is since a little after Toguro's trial after the tournament. The three paid for the rent, and Hiei scared the landlord so much, she never talked to them enough to kick them out. So they all pitched in, in their own way. They were waiting in the livingroom, smiling accusingly at him.
"Tell us about her." Kurama ordered.
"You told them!" Kuwabara screamed at Yusuke.
"Her name is Kat, and I think she owns a cat shelter downtown." Yusuke chuckled.
"Yeah, so?" Kuwabara was getting defensive. "We're just friends."
"Dude, what if she falls in-love with you, though?" Kurama asked, and realized his mistake. Kurama never said 'dude'! Kurama internally berated himself. Kuwabara didn't seem to notice.
"We actually talked about this tonight." Kuwabara said. "She turns out to HAVE fallen in-love with me. She understands I don't love her like that, and she respects my relationship wit--" Kuwabara gulped. Hiei was staring at him. "And she said that she just wanted me to know." Kuwabara shrugged, but recovered.
"So, where'd you meet her?" Hiei asked.
"I met her in like kindergarden. I've known her forever." Kuwabara eyed Hiei oddly. "Why do you guys want to start prying into my life?" Kuwabara asked.
"We thought that maybe a girl was showing some remote interest in you, so we delved deeper, and remembered there was Yukina." Kurama smirked.
For a week the teasing and bantering about this girl, Kat, went on and on. Kuwabara had actually been too ashamed and afraid of being teased to actually meet up with Kat and go anywhere. Kat, however, thought that after her admittance of love to him, he didn't want her to be around anymore. So Kat did the only sensible thing in her mind, she went to visit a distant relative on lets say, another plane of existance.
"Hello? Is anybody home?" Kat called around the temple.
"Shuddap and get in here all ready." Genkai snapped from inside the temple.
Kat complied, and copied Genkai's stance, and pose. Kat sighed happily. It had been ages since she'd seen Genkai.
"Limbo is fairing well for the Uncles." Kat smiled.
"I still don't see how you three can possibly be related when they didn't have a sister." Genkai grumped.
"They DON'T have a sister. Anymore. They did. She was a half and half deal." Kat smiled. "Which means I'm a quarter, myself."
"You look pleased with yourself." Genkai said sarcastically. "Don't. Being half, or any derivitive of half demon makes you one of the lowliest lifeforms, and the mot likely to be killed."
"Thanks for the inspiration. You Really boost my self esteem." Kat rolled her eyes.
"I'm just telling you what you need to hear. You may not want to hear it, but you've had two great disgraces in your life. That mother of yours, and those Uncles who raised you." Genkai scoffed.
"Ani and Oto are getting parole soon." Kat beamed happily. "I can go live with them again. They said this week, maybe next."
Genkai ignored this, probably because she'd rather ignore something that was useless to discuss, when she'd make sure it'd never happen.
Ani and Oto Toguro raised Kat until she turned 11, and Genkai took her in, saying it was important she have a female role model, and Oto didn't count as one. Genkai raised her with 'tough love', and she learned that Genkai was just a spikey Teddybear. You don't hug her, or touch her, and you're safe. Kat moved to her own place when she turned 15, a few months ago, and had visited Genkai almost everyday.
"Stay for as long as you'd like, but Yukina's coming over, you stay out of the way." Genkai stood, and walked out of the temple. "Oh, by the way, you're moving back in." Genkai would never admit it, but there were two reasons she wanted Kat around, one because she didn't want the Toguro brothers near her, and the second... because she... missed her...
" Okay." Kat asked herself. "Wait... Yukina? Small world, isn't it?"
Yukina practiced what Genkai had taught her, and when she had finished Kat approached her slowly. Kat was in a sad state of shock. Yukina was beautiful, and she'd never be able to compare! Kat sighed deeply, and walked up to meet her for the first time.
"Are you Yukina?" Kat asked softly.
Yukina smiled brightly, and nodded. "Who are you?"
"I'm Kat. I kinda sorta live here. I'm Genkai's . . . I'm not sure how we're related." Kat blushed. "Sorry." Kat shrugged. "How do you know Genkai?"
"Through Kazuma." Yukina smiled.
"Kuwabara knows Genkai?" Kat asked. "Really small existance these days."
"How do you know Kazuma?" Yukina asked.
"We've been best friends since Kindergarden." Kat smiled. "You are so lucky to have someone as great as him!" Kat smiled.
"Kat, do you like board games?" Yukina asked.
"I love them!" Kat smiled.
The two played Parcheesi, and Trouble, and Sorry, and Clue for hours on end, becoming fast friends.
"Kat!" Genkai called. "You have... Some visitors." Genkai didn't sound all too pleased by who her visitors were.
"If you harm so much as one hair on her head, consider yourselves dead." Genkai growled. "I don't trust you, and I don't see how she does."
"Just get her, woman." Ani rolled his eyes. Ani jumped from Oto's shoulder, ans leaned against him patiently.
"I'm not giving her up to you." Genkai snarled.
"We're her legal gaurdians, you have no choice." Oto shrugged.
"I have every right to keep her away from you bastards, after what you pulled at the tournament." Genkai folded her arms indignantly.
"Atleast let us see her, we know she's here." Ani sighed.
Kat and Yukina approached the entrance, and Kat basically tackled Ani to the ground, and would have if Oto hadn't caught them. Yukina hung back in shock, and ran past them, down the staircases, and to the Ningenkai. This was not right. She had to find Kazuma. They couldn't be... friends... something was wrong. A sweet girl like Kat didn't make nice with bullies who almost killed Kazuma.
"Look at how you've grown!" Ani praised. "You've become a beautiful young woman!"
"I've missed you so much!" Kat cried into his hair. "I knew you'd come back for me! I knew it!"
"Of course we would!" Oto smiled. "We wouldn't abandon you." He ruffled up her hair.
"When you got sent to Limbo by that bastard Koenma, I thought I'd never see you again!" Kat sniffled.
Genkai stared in shock. This girl had it all messed up. She thought that Koenma was the bad guy in all this, and thet Ani and Oto were completely innocent, and the image of good citizens. This was just so wrong. It was terrible. How was Genkai going to get Kat's mind off of Kuwabara and onto Teen Koenma if she thought he was the enemy? All her plans were ruined within one sentence.
"We want you to come live with us again. We've got a great house in the Makai with a swimming pool, and butlers, and anything else your heart desires." Ani ran his fingers through her hair.
"I... I would love to!" Kat beamed, and yipped like a puppy.
"Still the same girl we knew." Oto chuckled.
"Genkai, didja hear?" Kat turned around to see Genkai glare more daggers at the Toguro brothers, with more hate than Kat had EVER seen on her face. "What's wrong?"
"I thought you were going to come stay with me." Genkai gritted out.
"But I don't want to be a burden on you or anything, and I do always get in the way of your training here, and I know I take away time from you training Yukina. I'll stop by, if you'd like, but this is what I've been waiting for four years." Kat smiled, and Genkai's features softened.
Genkai couldn't stay mad at her, she'd never been able to. "Come by any time you'd like." Genkai said defeatedly, and turned, walking back to the temple.
"Come on, let's go get your stuff." Oto picked the two up, and placed them on his shoulders. Like the old days.
"Kazuma." Yukina called in a worried tone. "Kazuma!"
"Yukina? What are you doing in Ningenkai?" Kuwabara asked worriedly.
"There's a big problem in the Makai." Yukina bit her lip. "I met Kat, and we played board games, and had fun."
"I don't really see the problem there." Kuwabara said, and then smiled. "I think it's great that you two are becoming friends."
"Then the Toguro brothers came by." Yukina bit her lip harder.
"What!" Kuwabara yelled at the top of his lungs. "Where's Kat, and Genkai? Are they okay!"
"I-I don't know, I left so quickly to come find you--"
"Stay here." Kuwabara deadpanned. "I'm getting the others, we're gonna go sort things out."
"Kazuma?"
"Yeah?"
"They seemed like friends."
Kurama didn't seem to understand. "The Toguro brothers are out on parole?"
Genkai nodded sourly. "Just today."
"Where are they?" Yusuke asked.
"They are all gone. Kat left with them. She's moving in with them." Genkai added crankily.
"Why would she do that?" Kurama asked.
"They're her uncles, they have legal custody. They raised her, and they will continue to raise her, and we don't have a say in it." Genkai was about to kill someone.
"There's nothing we can do about it?" Hiei asked.
"No. If I go to Koenma, she'll think I'm a traitor, and she won't trust me. She's got everything opposite." Genkai growled. "She thinks that the anonymous team who killed them are the bad guys, and Koenma is a bastard for taking them away. She thinks that Ani and Oto are ideal citizens, and she won't listen to reasoning about the whole thing." Genkai growled.
"She thinks we're the bad guys?" Kuwabara asked.
Genkai nodded. "There is nothing we can do about it. Believe me, I've tried."
Kat was in awe at the size of the place, and how beautiful and homey it was. Ani and Oto showed her to her room, to the kitchen, and all around the place, introducing her to the butlers, the maids, the cooks, and the TV channel changer-guy.
"Wow! You own this!" Kat asked
"We own it." Ani nodded. "It's yours too."
Kat ran around the mansion, checking every cubboard, every closet, and asked ever butler; Boxers or breifs? Boxers, Breifs 7:6.
"We own 34 acres, so theres ample room for fun, and for plott-- I mean for planting, I know you like gardens." Ani caught himself.
"You guys are the best!" Kat hugged each of them.
"Go get some rest, you can search out the place tomorrow." Oto shooed her to her room.
"I.. I love you." Kat kissed their cheeks, and ran to her new room. Gosh, things were turning out so well!
"It's gonna be great having her around again." Ani sighed.
"We have to start Training her again though." Oto noted.
"She has amazing potential." Ani nodded in agreement. "More than we had when we were her age."
"This is just so wrong!" Yukina cried into Shizuru's shirt. "How can someone so sweet be raised by such monsters?"
"I don't know." Shizuru sighed. "We can go have a talk with Koenma in the morning, okay?"
"But she won't want to leave them." Kurama growled. "They're the only family excluding Genkai, that she still has."
"You can't change things." Hiei grumped as always
"I don't trust them." Kuwabara growled. "I also can't believe they raised her."
"Such a sweet girl raised by such monsters..." Genkai shook her head. "I couldn't say no to her. I should've. "
"Don't kill yourself over this." Shizuru told. "It's not the end of the world. Baby brother will go and talk some sense into her." Shizuru hushed Yukina's sobbing.
"I will?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes, she'll listen to you!" Yukina urged.
"You can't change things!" Hiei roared. That got everybodies attention. "You can't change the events that have already been set into motion, and you can't change what is set in stone. Koenma will tell you the exact same thing."
"How do you know this?" Yusuke asked.
"When we went to check out who this Kat was, it was obvious she was a half-breed of some sort. I got in contact with Koenma about it. He looked into it, and he's goddamned glad he did. The Toguro brothers' time in Limbo was spent training, and they are far stronger than when they got in. They also got alot stronger than we are. Kat is also not exactly who we thought she was. Turns out she's a relative of the Toguro brothers, Yomi, and Karasu himself. She's got the blood in her veins that is meant for killing." Hiei shuddered. "I don't know how they are all connected, and I'm too lazy to go search Koenma's records, but they are."
Silence filled the room, excluding Yukina's sniffling.
"So training her at all would be a rather bad idea." Kurama sighed.
"That's why I never let her join me in Training, or Yukina with hers." Genkai sighed. "I've known who she was for a long time. She talks in her sleep, and subconsciously she's a vicious killer, who you don't want to run into."
"So why does she seem so nice if she's a cold-blooded killer?" Yusuke asked.
"She's like Sensui, isn't she?" Kuwabara asked.
"In a sense." Kurama nodded. "I suppose she locked that part of herself away, some sort of Trauma does that to a child."
"Her parents died." Kuwabara noted.
"That'd be it." Shizuru sighed.
"What will draw it out?" Yusuke asked.
"It's not a what anymore. It's a who." Yukina wiped her tears away with the back of her hand.
The next day came with a vengence, Kat was woken by the ground shaking underneath her. She shot up instantly, and saw Ani jumping on her bed. Childish, but still the same Ani she knew. Kat tackled him, and ground his face into the ground, before jumping up in shock.
"Did I hurt you!" She asked, and inspected his face.
"No, you didn't hurt me." Ani chuckled. "Time for breakfast."
The two walked into the kitchen to see Oto wearing a Pink Apron, and cooking breakfast. He didn't seem all too happy about the apron, but Ani just smiled at him and whispered into his ear, after jumping onto his shoulder; "It has begun."