Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of these characters, with the exception of Meiyuki the White Tigress Demon. Enjoy the sequel!

Kaito had been extremely confused all day, a feeling that he certainly wasn't used to, as he had spotted an old friend walking down the street with an unfamiliar companion. Shuuichi had come from some demon tournament that he couldn't catch all the details about, and oddly enough, another young woman returned with him. He could sense her demon energy right away, still having retained his psychic powers from the ordeal long ago, and so he knew that they must have met at the tournament…but why would any demon want to come back to Human World?

She and Shuuichi hadn't left each other's sides all day, leaving Kaito to simply stare and wonder who she was as he followed them around town for a while. She was very exotic looking with her long white hair that contained deep black stripes, which strangely looked natural, and her misty gray eyes that held a sort of intrigue that he absolutely had to uncover. Who was she, damn it?

Finally, when he could take the tension no longer, Kaito walked closer. He could hear her say gently, "You were right, Kurama. It's so nice here. All the people we've met are so friendly and kind. I'd forgotten how humans can be."

He smiled and replied, "I knew you'd love it. Now are you ready to go home?"

"Absolutely," she said, adjusting her bag over her shoulder. She stopped in her tracks, however, when she saw Kaito standing in front of them, and it took her a moment to regain herself. Why on earth was this human just staring at her? "Hello," she said as kindly as she could muster. "I don't believe we've met."

"Indeed not," he replied, looking her up and down and not taking her hand to shake. He then circled her once and said, "Interesting, Shuuichi, that you disappear for almost three months and return with a new companion. Who is she, I do wonder. Surely a demon as well. Come on, Minamino, spill it."

Kurama raised an eyebrow at the antics and said, "Kaito, this is Meiyuki, but here in the Human World she prefers to be called Minaku. It's far too dangerous for her to use her true Demon name right now, so if you could please respect that wish, we'd both be very grateful. Meiyuki, this is Kaito, a very intelligent classmate of mine. He knows all about Demons and Demon World and whatnot, so we can trust him."

She nodded and held out her hand again saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kaito."

He glared at her for a moment under his glasses and then took her hand. "A pleasure," he repeated, having decided to trust her. After all, if she was one of Shuuichi's friends, she had to be on the level. "So tell me, what kind of Demon are you?"

"A White Tigress," she replied proudly. She then glanced at her watch and said, "Oh! I really have to go. Please excuse me." She turned to Kurama and elaborated, "I told Keiko I would meet her for dinner. She said she wants to talk to me about something."

"Of course," he said with a nod. "Tell her hello for me and be careful. You never know when Yomi's spies are out and about. After all, despite his loss, there are still a few demons who will follow him all of their lives."

She laughed at his cautiousness. "I'll be fine. I'm a millennia-old demon. They aren't going to get the jump on me even if they're around here. Now, if you'll please excuse me, I'll meet up with you later."

He just nodded again and watched as she walked the opposite way down the sidewalk to the Yukimura's restaurant. He and Kaito began to walk around together as the latter said, "So she's met the entire gang then, has she?"

"Yes," he replied. "She met them all when Genkai summoned us to her dojo in the forest. It seems that she and the girls of the group have become quite the good friends, which I'm glad to see. Meiyuki needs some companionship after all she's been through."

He then went through a brief explanation of how, when Yomi had taken over the southern part of Demon World, he had destroyed and devastated the White Tigers. Only three survived his rampaging: Meiyuki, and her two friends Shiro and Mamoru. The three of them together had vowed to kill Yomi and repopulate Demon World with the proud White Tiger race.

Unfortunately, it was not to be so, as Yomi first killed Shiro and Mamoru while the tournament was going on. Meiyuki had fought her hardest against him and was unable to defeat him, but she fortunately left him weak for quite some time. She planned to go after him again after a considerable amount of time had passed and she was sure that she had enough support behind her.

"Gods," Kaito said. "I never would have guessed all that. She seems like such a cheerful person."

Kurama shrugged. "A disguise she has gotten used to wearing. It was hard to see her so broken when she realized that Mamoru was dead, too. You can't imagine the pain and suffering she's gone through. While she was fighting Yomi, her Spirit Energy grew with her anger, and I would swear to anyone that I could feel it all the way back at the stadium. She's strong, Kaito, and she will defeat him in the end, I'm sure."