A deal with a demon
Summary: A girl tries desperately to find a good part-time job. What happens when a mysterious voodoo shop is looking for someone exactly like her? Will she except? And who is this mysterious man? (Kuronue x Botan) AU
Oh and Shuuichi is Kurama by the way, not his step brother
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu yu Hakusho, only this plot.
Chapter 1: A girl, desperate for a job.
"Seriously, Botan why are you so desperate for a job, anyway?" A girl known as Keiko asked her best friend Botan. It was lunchtime at school and the pair were sitting underneath their favourite Sakura tree. Botan picked at her bento box not feeling really hungry.
"You know as well as anyone Keiko. I need the money for my mom. She's sick in bed and out of her job. I'm just lucky our landlady was generous enough to cut down our bills by half." She replied, looking sad. Keiko looked at her bento box and held a sad expression also. "I'm sorry Botan, I forgot."
"It's no problem really, I just need a job fast." Keiko looked at her suddenly. "I know, you could ask Shuuichi's dad for a part time job. I hear he pays good money." Botan looked hopeful. "Maybe."
"I'm sorry to say this, but dad isn't looking for anyone right now." Spoke a voice behind them. They jumped and found it was only Shuuichi. "Shuuichi what do you think you're doing?!" Shouted/asked Keiko. Shuuichi ignored her and sat down beside Botan. "Sorry Botan for getting your hopes up." He said. Botan had her famous cat expression and pounced through the air. "It's okay Shuuichi. There are still a lot of places I have yet to check."
"Sorry miss, we don't need anyone."
"Gomen for your trouble, but we're full right now."
"Can't you see we're full!?"
'I can't believe it, I've tried everywhere and yet no job.' Botan thought to herself. 'I can't believe there's no one looking for anyone.' "I suppose I'll just go home."
She looked up and saw a shop she never saw before. A creepy looking shop with voodoo dolls hanging outside. Inside you could see the place covered with various items. You're typical voodoo shop. "I don't remember this shop being here before. I guess it's new. I might as well." She walked in and examined the different objects with some interest. She picked up a creepy looking doll with no pupils and with no clothes on. 'Ew, I can't believe someone expects to sell these.'
"See anything of good interest?" Asked a voice behind her. She jumped at least four feet. Boy, there are sure a lot of people sneaking up on her today. "Oh, sorry for scaring you like that. As I'm sure you could tell, I'm not exactly a social pigeon." He smirked. Botan smiled nervously. 'Creepy shop to a creepy owner.'
"Ah it's okay, I'm kind of used to it, I suppose." She saw him walk away and come back with a crystal ball.
"I'm not just a shop keeper, but also a fortune teller. Care for me to read you're fortune?" He asked. She looked up at him, this was the first time she actually saw his face. He was tall, at least 6 foot. Half his face was covered by a tattered hat but she could tell he was handsome. He had long jet black hair tied into a high ponytail. He wore a red pendant around his neck and the crystal ball in his right hand.
"Of course it will be for free." He was amused by this girl, she's been staring at him for the past minute. She was obviously not aware of this herself. She blinked her eyes and blushed. " S..sure." He had to admit, she was cute, blushing like that. He led her to another room. It was exactly like the interior of a fortune teller's tent.
"Let's see. Can you please touch the crystal ball with your left hand?" He asked politely. She nodded and did as she was asked. He smiled. "Okay, you can remove it now. Good. Let's see what the ball has to say." The crystal ball grew black and his eyes widened slightly. Botan noticed.
"What does it say, sir?" She asked nervously. His previous expression died and was replaced with a smirk.
"I see you're looking for a job." She gasped and nodded her head vigorously. She's been doing that a lot recently. "Well it just so happens I'm in need for an employee, and you seem fit for it, so what do you say…?"
"Oh, my name is Botan Fukuyama. I would love to except you're offer." 'I'll take what I can get.'
"Kuronue, a pleasure to make you're acquaintance." He shook her hand. "How about you start tomorrow, straight after you're school?"
"Yes sir." She waved goodbye and made her way home. 'That was way too convenient, but who cares? I have a job.' She was so happy, she couldn't wait to tell her mom the good news. 'Wait, I forgot to ask how much he'll pay me!'
Kuronue hadn't moved from his spot in the doorway. "That girl, her future holds a lot of dark clouds. I need to keep a close eye out on her." He went to the back of the store and held up a dark sphere. "Bats of the demon world, heed my call and watch over that girl while she is not in my sight." He called into it. Suddenly a pair of bats came out of the sphere and flew away to where Botan's house was. "I just hope spirit world is not aware of this."
Spirit world
"OGRE!" Cried a toddler's voice throughout the palace of Spirit world. The doors to the toddler's office opened up to reveal a blue ogre.
"I told you Koenma sir, my name is George." He said, out of breath.
"I don't care, you big oaf, just get me the detectives will you? This is an emergency." George could hear the seriousness of Koenma's voice. He nodded and quickly went to contact them.
"Okay Koenma, Keiko is going to kill me if I'm late for school again." Said an annoyed Yusuke. Kuwabara just stood there also wondering about Koenma's sudden want for them. Hiei looked annoyed and Kurama was his usual calm self.
"Fine then I'll get straight to the point. We detected some demon energy in the human world. Now it was just brief, we don't know it's exact location, but we know he's powerful. And we also detect some unusual human energy." He told them.
"What kind of human energy?" Kurama asked. Yusuke, Kuwabara and Hiei were also curious.
"Well it's hard to explain, really. Sort of a hybrid you could say."
"What does that mean?" Asked a curious Kuwabara.
"He means part human and part something else." Replied Kurama.
"Yes exactly Kurama, but this energy was part human part akuma."
"Akuma? But aren't they extinct?" Asked a surprised Hiei.
"What's an akuma?" Yusuke asked annoyed.
"It's a like a demon but instead of devouring humans, it devours demons." Koenma explained. Both Kurama and Hiei flinched. Yusuke laughed.
"Who's at the bottom of the food chain now?" Hiei glared at him.
"This is no laughing matter Yusuke, this is serious. Akuma may not eat humans but they could still kill them. And are more bloody and violent than demons. That's why the spirit world and demon world destroyed every Akuma in the Akuma world." Koenma scolded.
Kuwabara looked surprised. "But why? I mean yeah they're violent and bloody but that doesn't mean they all were. Just look at Hiei and Kurama, we thought that all demons are bad, maybe Hiei, but Kurama wouldn't hurt anyone without reason." Koenma held a pained expression.
"I know it was wrong but father decided that on his own. If it were up to me I would have reasoned with the Akuma, not destroy them all. But it's obvious that not all are dead. There resides one in a human somewhere. Much like you Kurama." Kurama nodded.
"So what now, Koenma?" Yusuke asked.
"Find this demon and hybrid and bring them here. Try not to hurt them."
"And how exactly do we do that?" Asked Hiei. "How do we find them?"
"We know they're in Tokyo, we know the demon has long black hair, but that's not too much to go by." He replied grimly.
"It's enough. We better start our search tomorrow." Kurama suggested. Yusuke held an embarrassed face. "Sorry Kurama, can't, Keiko and I have a date tomorrow."
"It's fine Yusuke." Kurama bowed to Koenma and started to leave. "I'll inform you all if I find anything else." He heard Koenma say.
xXx
"Mother I'm home!" Cried Botan with an ecstatic expression on her face. Her mom walked out into the hallway and gave her daughter a hug. "Welcome home honey."
"Mom! You should be in bed, not up and about." She said worriedly. Her mom shrugged her shoulders. "Oh Botan, you worry way too much." Botan sighed. "Maybe. Oh yeah!" Her mom blinked. "What is it hun?"
"You will never believe it. I got a job!" Her mother's face shined. "That's wonderful Botan. What kind of job is it?" Botan's face faltered slightly. "A job in a voodoo shop. It's new in town."
"Wow, sounds really exciting, I know you'll do great." She exclaimed. Botan sweat dropped. 'I'm gonna have to do good.' She went upstairs to do her homework and had her dinner.
Later that night, Botan was lying on her bed with a bored look. She still had time before lights out. She sighed and rolled over on her side. She leaned over and grabbed one of her magazines she was reading earlier. It had to be at least three times she read it that night. She felt like she was being watched. She looked out her window and saw no one, only the wind blowing the trees outside her window and made it look ominous.
It was probably my imagination. She thought, that also wasn't the only thing on her mind. She wondered what her new job would be like and how can a new shop be there just like that? She needed to be careful, if not for her then for her family, her friends, her mum. She sighed. "What a day." She turned her light off and fell asleep.
The bats that had been watching her flew away towards Kuronue. "My bats, welcome back." He wasn't wearing the clothes he was wearing earlier. He still wore that tattered hat and the pendant was around his neck. He wore a vest which revealed some of his chest and he also wore some sort of black leggings and black boots. He had a pair of large leathery wings behind his back. He was standing on top of a cliff in Demon World.
'Master, what is so important about that girl anyway?' Asked one of his bats. They were each sitting on one of Kuronue's shoulders. The other bat stayed quiet also wondering the same thing. Kuronue sighed and stood there on the cliff letting his raven locks being blown by the gentle wind. "There is something dark and evil lurking in that girl, I can't stand idly by and let her be swallowed up by that darkness." He answered, his bat companions both nodded their heads in agreement. 'But why do you care so much, master?' Asked the other bat. Kuronue then looked up to see the sun rise. "Because she is pure, she doesn't deserve that darkness." And with that he went through a portal that led him to human world.
PeonyRose100: Wow, that was a handful of a first chapter.
Botan: I can't wait to see what happens next.
Kurama: So Kuronue is alive in this one?
PeonyRose100: Yep! And he'll be in a lot of future stories, if I'm inspired enough to finish them.
Kuronue: Ah don't worry, I'm sure someone will like them.
Peonyrose100: So if you like this please review, I was thinking of including Jin, Touya and the others, if you think I should please say so. And I'll also accept flames, just don't be too rough with them.