Hey Guys! TBOE here with another fanfiction! This one, however, will be different from my other fanfictions! I plan to take this one just like an actual anime, with episodes and all! Yup! It's a new series called "THE SPIRIT GIRLS", featuring the lovely ladies of YYH! Micki and Lilly are of my own creation while Tasha belongs to my dear friend, JournalWriter.
ENJOY AND REVIEW NICELY!
It was another sunny day in Japan. Teens were heading to school as businesses opened their doors for the day ahead of them. For KeikoYukimura, it was another day to drag Yusuke Urameshi to school. Keiko was the top student at her middle school and went into high school as the leading girl of her class. Yusuke was the worst student at the same middle school, but raked up some points going into high school. They were two love birds that were almost destined to be matched.
However, nothing prepared Keiko for the new case Koenma had set.
The bell to lunch rang throughout the high school. Because of financial efforts and business, Kurama's and Yusuke's high schools were merged. So the whole spirit gang with Keiko and Botan met up on the roof of the building, discussing their days and their laments.
"Just let me have a bit of your sandwich, goddamnit!" Yusuke shouted. Holding him back from the said sandwich was Kuwabara, his best friend.
"No way, Urameshi! I got this sandwich for me and only me, so keep your stinkin' paws off of it!" Kuwabara shouted back.
"Don't you think we should just finish eating? We do have a new assignment from Koenma." Kurama muttered, eating from his bento box. Hiei scoffed and leaned against the railing of the building roof, bored with the dispute between the dimwits. Kuwabara and Yusuke froze in place to look at Kurama in confusion.
"A new assignment?" Both asked simultaneously. They both suddenly sat down, Kuwabara eating his sandwich and Yusuke listening attentively to the fox boy.
"Yes. Apparently, there is a new group of demons set out to stop the slave trade of demons in the human world. The only problem is is that they've stolen another three artifacts from the spirit vault in order to do so." Kurama replied.
"Man, the toddler really needs to upgrade the security around that friggen vault." Yusuke muttered, rubbing his head in aggravation. Kuwabara just laughed as Hiei smirked a bit in light of the joke.
"Anyway, these demons are known as the Eyes of Death. They've been underground for years until they finally emerged to spirit world. It's strange, but no one knows the identity of the group, but they consist of 3 demons and they're very powerful." Botan added. Yusuke stood up in determination.
"This'll be easy! I just gotta find these demons, bust open their heads, and get the artifacts back. Sounds familiar." Yusuke joked again, looking to Kurama who chuckled and smiled. Hiei, however, glared at the spirit detective.
"Don't be a fool, detective. These demons are not like us. If anything, they're what Kurama and I should have been before facing you. They aren't just three rogues, they're strategists and trained for years in the dark under our noses. For all we know, they've probably training at equal rates as us are will be the strongest opponents yet." Hiei said. Yusuke looked to Hiei and lost his joking smile.
"I guess you're right, Hiei." Yusuke said before turning to Botan. "Where are they?"
"They were recently traced to a warehouse by the docks. If you go now, you could probably catch them off guard before they make any moves." Botan said, giving a map to Yusuke.
"Alright, let's just get this thing done." Kuwabara said. The four members of the spirit team stood before leaving the rooftop.
"Wait, Yusuke!" Keiko cried out, but was too late. The door to the rooftop closed and she and Botan were alone. Keiko let out a sigh; Yusuke always ran off before Keiko could intervene when it came to cases. Puu, who rested happily in Keiko's arms, looked up at Keiko with a blank stare.
"Keiko? What's wrong?" Botan asked, patting Keiko on the back. Keiko looked back at Botan with a sad face.
"Why is it that I'm always left behind, Botan? It's like I'm useless around Yusuke..." Keiko said, tears forming in her eyes. Botan jumped a bit before waving her hands frantically in desperation.
"Now, now Keiko! It's not like that! Yusuke has a job to do! He's a spirit detective! It's not your fault at all!" Botan stammered out. Keiko just sighed and began to walk towards the door before Botan remembered something. Botan took out a note from her pocket, going to Keiko and handing it to her. "Wait, Keiko! I have a message for you! Koenma got this from a messenger in Spirit World and was told to give it straight to you."
Keiko turned around and gently took the letter before looking to Botan. Botan just smiled and urged her to read. Then Keiko looked to the note. It was a sealed envelope with the scent of rose potpourri all over it. Keike opened the envelope and took out a folded sheet of paper before reading it aloud.
"Keiko Yukimura. If you read this around the spirit team, your family will be assassinated. You will come to the address below with the reaper, Botan, the spiritualist, Shizuru, and the ice maiden Yukina. Yusuke's spirit beast must be left behind. We will be waiting. The Eyes of Death."
Keiko and Botan stared paralyzed at the note.
"The Eyes of Death?! Why are they after you?! I must go get Yusuke!" Botan exclaimed, getting out her oar. Before she could fly off, however, Keiko grabbed her arm roughly.
"No! If you do, my family will be killed!" Keiko cried out. Botan stared wide eyed at Keiko.
"Then what do you intend to do?" Botan asked. Keiko looked to Botan with a face filled with courage.
"I will see these Eyes of Death. Get Yukina and Shizuru and meet me at the place. We're going in and stopping these guys before Yusuke does."
Barely an hour passes and Keiko, Shizuru, Yukina, and Botan stand at the gates of an abandoned mansion. As a precaution, Keiko brought one of her family's kitchen knives for defense. The three ladies stood, staring at the darkness and feeling the power that was locked within.
"Keiko, are you sure this is a good idea? We can find a way to protect your family." Botan asked. Keiko shook her head and glared at the gates.
"No. I will not wait around for Yusuke anymore. They want me, I'll take them down like I take Yusuke down." Keiko said, stepping up to the gate. Botan couldn't help staring at the boldness of Keiko. She had become a woman with pride for her love, Yusuke, and now has the same amount of courage. "Yukina, think you can chill this lock on the gate?" Keiko asked.
The ice maiden nodded before stepping up and touching the gate lock. Within a few seconds, the lock turned into an blue ice block. Keiko, at that moment, used her foot and kicked the gate open.
"Wow, Keiko, you're just as feisty as Yusuke!" Botan exclaimed, slightly fearful of the new power Keiko now had. Keiko looked to Botan with a smile.
"Yusuke didn't get all of his attitude on his own!" Keiko joked before walking through the gate to the mansion. Yukina and Botan swiftly followed behind. They walked right up to the door as it opened wide open by itself.
Inside, a large arena was set. The place was almost as big as the dark tournament. Their steps into the space echoed in the emptiness of the building. The girls had stepped into another dimension, one unchecked by spirit world.
"What is this place?" Yukina questioned aloud. An echoed voice responded.
"You are in Demon World, ladies."
The girls instantly looked to the other side of the arena. There stood 3 women, facing the girls as if they were the team fighting against them.
One woman was a little built for a feminine woman. Broad shoulders and toned muscles lined the girl's body as she wore a grey tube top and red skirt with red stiletto heels. She was very much busty, but was only a year older than Keiko. She kept her long hair in a ponytail; her hair was black with silver tips. Her eyes were black as the night.
The second girl was as short as Yukina. Long black hair adorned her head with a white wrap headband. She was pale, and her black assassin clothes made her complexion ghostly. She had two evil-looking red eyes and a red jagan eye in the middle of her forehead. However, unlike Hiei's eye, her eye moved and scanned the girls left to right and back again.
The third wasn't a mystery within itself. Short blue hair and blue eyes, but no icy feeling around her. In fact, she was rather tomboyish-looking with a loose blue t-shirt and black baggy fighting pants. She held a large ten foot greatsword behind her skinny body and smiled at the group on the opposite side of the arena.
Suddenly, the blue girl began to speak.
"Welcome to the training area, ladies. Here is where, long ago, apparitions and others of the sort learn and train their true powers. Only we, The Eyes of Death, know of this place now."
"We invited you here because we understand your suffering against the spirit detective, Yusuke Urameshi." The first girl spoke. "I am Micki, and these are Lilly, the assassin, and Tasha, the blue warrior. Very simple human and American names they are, but for reason."
Keiko stared at the girls before lowering her eyes to the arena. There, in the middle, lay the three artifacts from Spirit World: The Soul Hook, The Flame Scarf, and The Cosmic Shield.
"Botan! Look!" Keiko exclaimed, pointing at the artifacts. All the girls looked and gasped. Botan began to rush for them, but was instantly stopped as the three women flash-stepped and appeared right above the artifacts.
"That won't do! We need these to help you guys out!" Tasha spoke, chuckling.
"How and why exactly are you helping us?" Yukina asked. Lilly smirked.
"Yukina, don't you wanna learn who your brother is?" She asked.
Yukina gasped and stared wide-eyed at Lilly. Both red-eyed demons stared at one another, locked in a battle of dominance through gaze, and it was obvious that Lilly was winning. Botan quickly retaliated.
"We can find that out on our own! Let's go, girls." Botan said, turning around.
"If you leave, The Yukimura's die." Lilly bluntly spoke. "We have more than just information."
Keiko quickly got angry. "What else do you want?!" Keiko shouted. Micki simple smiled.
"We know that you feel useless around the Spirit Detective. Your sadness and irritation blends so well with your spirit energy." Micki responded. Keiko stared in awe. How did these girls know of her emotions, but what did they mean by spirit energy? Keiko was just an ordinary girl.
"But Keiko is just a human. She doesn't have spirit energy!" Botan exclaimed again towards the three women. Lilly and Tasha looked to Micki, who looked back at them and cocked her head slightly back. The two then shrugged and flash-stepped back with the scarf and shield.
"Let's test that theory, shall we? Keiko, step up onto the arena platform." Micki said, taking up the hook and tying a red string around it.
Yukina, Shizuru, and Botan looked at Keiko with slight fear. Keiko kept a straight face and stepped up, standing on the edge of the platform.
"Look, we're not here to kill you. We're here to give you all the advantage you've been needing. You can't let the boys keep doing things for you. It's time for you to step up as well." Micki stated, staring at Keiko. "If you learn all we're here to teach you, we'll return to spirit world and return the items."
Keiko looked shocked for the umpteenth time that day. She really could stop the Eyes of Death before Yusuke does. She knew what she had to do. "What do you plan to teach us?" Keiko asked.
"This."
Suddenly, Micki snapped the hook at Keiko, holding the other end of the string she attached to it. It shot into Keiko's body. The girls gasped as Keiko dropped her knife and held at her chest in pain. Micki simply stared blank faced before pulling it right back out. However, she pulled something out of Keiko's body with it.
From Keiko's body, a spiritual like form floated out with the hook. It looked exactly like Keiko, but it carried a pink bow and arrow. The girls were frozen with awe. It emitted very powerful spirit energy, almost abnormal amounts of it. Keiko looked up at the form and stared in complete surprise. The spirit then brought up her bow and shot at Micki. Micki stood still and let the arrow pierce her shoulder, letting out a pained breath as the hook fell to the floor and the spirit returned into Keiko's body. Soon, the arrow faded from Micki's shoulder, letting her stand up straight in recovery.
"You, Keiko, are an energy stealer." Micki stated, brushing her shoulder off. Keiko looked to Micki in confusion, making Micki sigh before continuing. "By simply standing next to someone, you can absorb a part of their spirit energy and permanently add it to your own. The Spirit Bow and Arrow you saw your spirit shoot is your catalyst weapon. When it hits someone, it takes the same amount of energy from them as if you were standing next to them. At the rate you are, you could probably stand half an hour against Yusuke without even being touched."
Keiko could not believe what she was hearing. She had spirit energy. She could use a weapon. It was almost too unbelievable to be true, but the pain from the hook reminded her that she was in reality. Micki's eyes flashed as the hook shot back to her hands. She then untied the string from the hook and simply tossed the hook to Botan.
"Artifact one, the Soul Hook. Draws out the spirit energy of anyone it fishes it from." Micki stated before licking her finger and wiping it over her shoulder. The bruise that had formed from the spiritual arrow disappeared at the touch. Micki then began walking slowly towards Keiko. "Your Spirit Bow and Arrow aren't powerful enough to pierce and rip through skin, yet. Through training, it can become as powerful as Yusuke's Spirit Gun. You've seen him fight. Show me what you're capable of."
Keiko stood afraid at Micki's approach. She was far away and walking slow, but Keiko was unsure of what to do. It was most likely fight or be beaten down to learn more. Micki held that kind of aura over Keiko.
"Keiko! Use your bow and arrow!" Shizuru shouted, snapping Keiko back into the moment from her fear.
By instinct, Keiko held her arms up like she was holding a bow and arrow. To her surprise and the girls' surprise, a pink bow and arrow appeared in her hands, ready to fire. Upon that, Micki jolted into a run for Keiko. Keiko screamed in fright and let go of the arrow, letting it fly at her attacker. Micki smiled for a quick second before letting it pierce through her chest and falling back on her butt. It began to slowly fade, revealing another, larger bruise on Micki's chest.
"Still not enough. You need more training to make it more powerful." Micki stated, rubbing her chest again and standing. She then turned around and began to walk towards her two companions.
Suddenly, rage began to fill Keiko's mind. She could slap the hell out of Yusuke, but she can't make her weapon as strong as him. There was no logic in that other than physical training. Blinded by rage, Keiko loaded up another spirit arrow, as if the arrow was behind her in a quiver, and shot again. This arrow was different, however. As soon as it left the touch of the bow, it began to expand and it flew quicker at its target. Micki looked behind her, hearing the wind being cut in the arrow's path, slightly surprised.
As soon as she did, the arrow pierced into Micki's back, making her fly forward onto the ground. As it faded, it left a basketball sized bruise on Micki's back and a small slit where the arrow pierced her body.
Tasha smirked and Lilly scoffed. Tasha then jumped onto the arena with her shield and smiled widely.
"Damn, that was a good shot! Good job! Just knocked the wind out of Micki and left a little scratch! Better than we expected, Keiko." Tasha said proudly. Micki, as Tasha spoke, stood and jumped down from the platform, done with her current job. Tasha smirked and held out her shield. "But now, we need to see Shizuru."
What else does the Eyes of Death have planned for the girls? Find out on the next episode of The Spirit Girls!