:What Lies Within the Heart of a Shadow:
:Chapter I: The Awakening:
IN SPIRIT WORLD:
"George! George...GEORGE, ARE YOU LISTENING" Koenma shouts.
"Er..uh.. yes Koenma, sir, what is it" the ogre responds.
"Yes well, I need you to report to Botan, that a portal in America is required to be opened" Koenma stated.
"Why Koenma, sir" George asks.
Koenma jumps onto his desk and yells"BECAUSE THE HUMAN WORLD IS AT STAKE IF SHE DOESN'T YOU DOLT! NOW REPORT TO BOTAN, TELL HER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ONE WE NEED GET'S INTO THAT PORTAL... AND DON'T FORGET TO BRING MY BROILED LOBSTER"
"gasp Yes Koenma, sir...rrr..right away" the ogre responds as he ran through the door.
IN NINGENKAI: AMERICA:
"sigh I can't wait to get home" I mumble sarcastically, while walking home from school. "It's a shame I HAVE to get my report card signed by a parent...stupid teachers! Why did they have to get that machine that knows when you forge a signature"
I walk on, until I reach my house. Instead of walking to the front door, I head for a maple tree next to my window.
"It's a good thing I keep my window unlocked" I ponder as I climb the branch next to my window.
I get to my window and see that it is closed. I try to open it, but when it doesn't budge, I know that one of my parents has locked it.
"sigh I'll have to face them sooner than I thought. Oh well...it's now or never...I guess" I mumble as I make my way down the tree.
Once I get to the front door, I slowly open it, only to be greeted by my parents, sitting at the kitchen table. I throw my report card down on the table. It slides next to an empty bottle of vodka. I nod my head and make my way for the stairs.
Just as I'm about to climb the stair case, I hear my mother shout"YOU FOOLISH GIRL! YOU LEFT THE DAMN WINDOW UNLOCKED! YOU LAZY ASS! ONE OF THESE DAYS SOMEONE'S GONNA CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOW AND DESTROY THE HOUSE"
"Sorry, I'll remember to close it next time" I answer as I continue to climb the stairs.
"YOU'D BETTER" my mother shouts back.
As I'm climbing the stairs I hear my father say"A, B? A, B? KATIE, WE THOUGHT WE TOLD YOU THAT WE WANTED STAIGHT A'S"
I boldly walk back over to the kitchen and reply"It's not my fault that my math teacher is such an..."
"IT'S NOT THE TEACHER... KATIE! ...IT'S YOU!... YOUR MATH TEACHER... IS A HARD ...W...WORKING MAN AND... HE DESERVES SOME RE...SPECT" my mother shouts. (I've never been drunk so cut me some slack and my parents aren't like this, so I don't know how it is.)
"So do I..." I mumble, hoping that my parents wouldn't hear me.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY" My father shouts as both my parents get up from the table and stomp toward me.
I stand my ground, and just as I open my mouth to say something, my dad slaps me across the face and shouts"DON'T EVER TALK ...LIKE... THAT"
My parents start beating me up. My mom grabs the vodka bottle, slams it against a shelf in the family room, causing the bottle to break. Shards of glass fly everywhere. Some of the shards land on me: one piece, the length of a needle, and the width of a thick pencil, digs into my left arm, several pieces scrape my legs, and two shards deeply cut my face, one on my right cheek, and the other, just above my right eye. I wince in pain and grab onto my arm, observing the piece of glass (I'm barely standing).
I look up when I hear"WE GIVE YOU ALL THE DAMN RESPECT YOU DESERVE" yelled from my dad, just as he punches me in the stomach.
My eyes widen as the wind is knocked right out of me. I hit the floor clenching my stomach. As I am sitting there, I've had all I can bare. My emotions start to take over. A violet aura starts to emit from my body. It's size increases with every thought of my parents. I pay no attention to the aura. All I can concentrate on is my parents: how they have been consumed by the alcohol and how they take every little thing out on me. My parents slowly back away from me as they see that my eyes suddenly turn blank (like Yusuke's do in the Poltergeist Report, when he's turning Netherworld power into Spiritual energy). I make fists and quickly stand up. I look at my parents with anger and hatred.
Then, I close my eyes as I scream"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU! I DO MY BEST! WHY CAN'T YOU SEE THAT"
NINGENKAI; JAPAN:
The Yu Yu gang is training in a forest. They're having miniature battles between each other. Kurama and Kuwabara are fighting, while Yusuke is reffing. Hiei is doing his own thing, with his sword and agility, for training.
Kuwabara and Kurama's match:
Kuwabara is charging at Kurama, with his spirit sword . Kurama steps out of the way. Kuwabara, being the fool that he is, gets caught off guard, loses his balance, and goes flying into a tree. Yusuke and Kurama are snickering.
"Baka" Hiei growls, while still concentrating on his training.
Kuwabara quickly gets up and stomps towards Hiei.
"You wanna try saying that to my face, shorty" Kuwabara shouts getting ready to punch Hiei.
Suddenly, a shocked look forms on Hiei's face.
"Yeah that's right shrimp! You'd better be scared" Kuwabara says triumphantly.
"No baka, I wouldn't waste my breath on you, just turn around and look up. Maybe you'll learn something" Hiei states.
Kuwabara snarls"Why should I"
Yusuke grabs Kuwabara by the neck and turns him.
"What the hell Urameshi" Kuwabara shouts.
He sees the others with their eyes fixed on the sky, then he too, looks up.
"Th..that power" Kuwabara stammers.
"It's power level keeps increasing" says Kurama.
Hiei rips off his bandana and searches for a moment and says"It's impossible to locate the source. It's too far away."
"Hopefully it's on our side" says Yusuke.
Suddenly, the 4 boys' attention is brought back to ground level. The boys look in every direction and see many yellow eyes staring at them.
"It appears we are surrounded" Kurama states.
One of the demons jumps out of the shrub and attacks Yusuke. The rest of the demons follow as the 4 boys start to fight.