Disclaimer:
Places, characters, lingo and everything else related to the anime of Yu Yu Hakusho is © Yoshihiro Togashi. I'm in no way, shape or form claiming them to be mine...I'm just...borrowing them Thanks for the awesome anime Mr. Togashi(and please don't sue me, for twas merely inspiration; BLAME THE INSPIRATION!)
However, Nibori, Katsu, Kasumi and Kazuki as well as the basic plotline, are of my own strange mind, as they are usually roleplaying characters or figures I've used/will be using in past and future works. Writing is an art and thievery is unallowed. Therefore...yeah, you get the picture. Lol.
Notes:
Makai– Demon World
Ningenkai– Human World, or Earth
Reikai– Spirit World
Ningen– Humans
Jaganshi– Those who wield the Jagan
Kitsune– A legendary race of Fox-demons with 9 tails
Vulpess– A lower-class form of the Kitsune, bearing only 2 tails
Hehe, this is my first time on the site, as well as my first fan-fic, though I've been writing for a long time! (Almost 12 years now!) As a warning, I suck at short stories...and I suck at long stories, or novels...or anything over 50k words...lol. So yeah, there shouldn't be any slow spots, since my writing is rushed and slammed together instead of my usual descriptive, long writing. But I think it's a fairly good rushed-and-slammed-together. The terminology/etc I've used is as close as the plotline of YYH that is to my knowledge(I've not seen the whole series yet) so if I get a few things off, don't flame me. Rate it if you like, both comments and crits are welcome. I write for the fun of writing, not for reviews(but ratings are nice as well, lol). So enjoy!
Chapter One
Reunion
Under the darkness of the night two youths were looking up at the sky, which was a deep navy, splattered with thousands of diamond-like stars. The moon was barely visible, letting off only dim shadows that flittered across the snow frosted ground.
"It is coming upon us quicker than we thought," the first boy said meekly, his tone soft and calm, though thoughts were swirling around in his head faster than he could comprehend them. He was tall and lithe, dark reddish-pink hair falling to about shoulder length with bangs that covered his pale forehead. He shifted his emerald gaze away from the sky to the shorter youth beside him. "Hiei?"
"The Moon's phases are set in specific order," snapped the fire-demon uneasily as he leaned back against the wall of a building. His hair was jet hued and spiky, his eyes the color of garnet. Around his forehead was a strip of white cloth, concealing the Jagan, the third eye that the demon wielded, but other than that the boy wore black garments. "That idiot Koenma stalled us too long with his stupid planning..."
There was silence between the two for many minutes. Kurama sighed and followed his fiery-tempered friend's action and leaned against the wall as well. The night of the blood moon would be upon them in merely days. The night of the Kitsune. In his past life, Kurama would've been eagerly anticipating this rare occasion, since he had been a fox-demon. He, Youko, would've taken the night to his advantage, to achieve mastery over the Reikai and the Makai while at his peak strength. But that was the past...twenty-four years of living as a human had shown him loyalty, love and friendship. He wouldn't go back now...even if he had a choice.
But this time, the upcoming occurrence of the blood moon was different. Though the Spirit Detectives had disbanded a few years back, only communicating when they had the time, or if they ran into one another on occasion, Koenma had gathered them once again. The prince of the Spirit World had warned them of a strange new danger, which was gathering power. Another Kitsune, biding its time until this moon...
"You seem nervous, Kurama," Hiei spoke up, looking into Kurama's eyes.
The boy shook his head, then faltered, ending up nodding. "It's true...Koenma seemed truly worried when he gathered us last month...And Boton wasn't her normal cheery self either. Surely you noticed...?"
Hiei nodded, turning away again, arms crossed before his chest. "You're worried about defeat, Kurama," he stated calmly. "Worried about death, perhaps?" The demon's eyes shone with somewhat of a defiant glee.
Kurama smiled slightly. It seemed almost...comforting to have his arrogant friend beside him after such a long time, even though Hiei was bold, stubborn, rash and somewhat cold. "Perhaps," he murmured, almost to himself. He was still halfway lost in thoughts.
If the Kitsune were a she, which could be very likely, the group would be up to their necks in trouble. Vixens were known for being seductive, luring victims into her trap and torturing them slowly. They were destructive and would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. Males, on the other hand, were a completely different story. They were calm and cunning, like the fox himself, using telepathy and mind power to get through situations and to destroy his enemies, usually without being physically marred themselves.
"Earth to Kurama! Hey, you still alive?"
"Eh, leave him alone, Uremeshi. He's probably sleeping."
Kurama laughed, opening his eyes to greet the remainder of their group. Yusuke and Kuwabara. Yusuke hadn't changed much, at least not in personality anyway. He had become less lanky throughout the years and his face had developed a little more, though in a roguish way. His dark hair was slicked back as usual and chocolate eyes shone with arrogance, accompanied by his trademark smirk. Yep. Still the same cocky kid.
And Kuwabara had been working on his fighting techniques through this time as well. Kurama could tell by merely scanning over the tall boy's figure, measuring his ki, which had risen surprisingly. "Heya, Runt. Long time, no see!" The orange-haired youth had managed to wrestle Hiei into a vice grip and was ruffling the demon's hair. Hiei's expression spat fire.
"Will you two quiet down?" Another voice spoke up as a tall figure stepped out of the shadows. It was Koenma, in his human form. Kurama could tell by both the Jr. marking imprinted on his forehead and the pacifier in his mouth. Beside him was Boton. The normally-chipper, blue-haired 'grim reaper' was standing silently beside her boss, her hand brushing hair back from her face every now and then in a nervous manner. She smiled at Kurama as he caught her gaze and he returned the gesture. "Honestly. Give you five years away from your jobs and you're back to acting like children..."
Kuwabara opened his mouth to spit something, most likely stupid, back at the young prince, but then closed it again, releasing Hiei, who pulled away and shook himself, not unlike a dog would, giving Kuwabara a death glare and muttering under his breath, "Stupid oaf."
"Okay then," Koenma said, raising his voice a little. The band of former Spirit Detectives quieted down and their attention, well most of it, focused on the youth. "As you know, the night of the blood moon is coming upon us, and rather fast might I add. Time got away from me back at the office with my father, and, well...we're not going into that subject at the moment. Anyway, there've been sightings and rumors of a fox-demon, the legendary Kitsune, roaming these woods. The Kitsune is strong. Surely you can feel his energy level rising with each night. If he performs a sacrifice at midnight on the night of the blood moon, the Kitsune will reach his peak of prowess. Then, in a complete cycle, the blood moon will come around once again, making him stronger. We've got all reason to believe that he'll be heading for Spirit World then, to take reign over it and Demon World as well...That, you know, would not be good."
"Dammit," Yusuke cursed, running a hand through his hair. "I knew that the peace wouldn't last!"
"Cool it, Yusuke," Koenma advised sternly, looking all of them over. "It might still. On one occasion..."
Kurama nodded, understanding completely what the prince of the Spirit World was saying. "If we kill him before his sacrifice, the blood moon won't come back around for another 300 years...If something happens and we can't...we can attempt to destroy him before his second blood moon, and unless there's another Kitsune out there to make his own sacrifice, the night shall pass as always."
"Exactly."
"Kill him?" Kuwabara asked, his gaze flitting over Koenma's serious expression. "Y'mean we just can't capture him like we've done the others?"
"Idiot. The Kitsune isn't a normal class demon. They are deadly, cunning. Malicious," snapped Hiei irritatedly. "This enemy will do everything in his power to destroy us, and you're worried about murder? If that's your mind set then you might as well stay behind ."
"Hey! Shut up you little–"
"Enough, boys!" Boton yelled, surprising everyone, even herself. The bustle died down once again.
"Hiei is right, Kuwabara. The Kitsune must die..." Koenma said. "Yusuke. You know the routine."
Yusuke balled one hand into a fist, slamming it into his other palm. "That's right. Kill the bad guy and save the world. Got it."
"Good... Godspeed, Spirit Detectives," Koenma murmured softly before disappearing.