Musical Espionage Chapter 1: An Enchanting Voice, a yu yu hakusho fanfic

Musical Espionage

Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or any of the characters in this story except for my OCs, Jasmine and Christine. YYH and its characters belong to Yoshihiro Togashi. I also do not own "Heart Shaped Box" because, that belongs to Nirvana. Enjoy the first chapter of this madness.

Chapter 1

The Dark Tournament was in full swing. Team Urameshi had at last made it to the finals and things were going to get a whole lot worse. Speaking of Team Urameshi, their team owner/manager/boss and his ogre servant and friend decided to go out and have some fun for the evening to take the stress off of losing Genkai and the possibility that they may not make it out alive. Ignoring the stares and comments of some of the other hotel guests, who upon seeing a small toddler wearing a big hat and had a little blue pacifier in his mouth and a large blue ogre walk past them and into the hotel's karaoke bar.

Koenma and Jorge had to keep themselves from laughing when they walked in, hearing the horrible voice of the current singer on stage singing a horrible rendition of "Achy Breaky Heart". Poor Koenma bit down on his blue pacifier to stifle his giggles but to no avail. Jorge looked at his currently pint sized boss who looked like he was going red in the face.

"Koenma, sir, are you alright?"

Koenma, who couldn't hold it in much longer, burst out laughing. The other patrons of the bar turned around and looked at the small laughing god.

"No ogre, …..ha, ha, ha….Good god, this guy is so lame. I'm telling you, ogre, some people should not be allowed to get on stage and sing"

Jorge laughed and nodded at his boss in agreement, "Oh definitely, sir. That guy can't carry a tune in a bucket to save his life."

Once the song had ended all the patrons except Koenma and Jorge applauded.

Koenma rolled his large brown eyes, "Why the hell would anyone applaud for that crappy performance?"

Upon hearing Koenma's comment, one of the bar patrons decided to retort, "Got a problem with it pip squeak? Little brats like you shouldn't be here. It's way past your bedtime. Go home to your mommy."

Koenma turned his attention to the drunken patron and snapped, "I think it's past your bedtime, young man. I don't think you know how to mind your elders or who you're dealing with. Keep your damn mouth shut."

The drunk got up out of his seat, "What did you say to me you little runt?" He then picked up his beer bottle and smashed the bottom against the counter, "I don't care if you're a preschooler, I'm still going to fuck you up."

Koenma then gulped and started sucking on his pacifier nervously. Seeing this, Jorge stepped in between his boss and the confrontational drunk, "Hey, we don't want any trouble. My friend was just giving some constructive criticism."

The drunk glared at the blue ogre in rage, "Constructive criticism my ass. That comment about my friend was rude and you know it. I would love to see that little brat go up there and try."

Koenma bit down on his pacifier. He didn't want to. He didn't want to go up on stage and embarrass himself. The thought of the stage lights on him and everyone watching, made him want to faint in fright. Jorge then laughed at the drunk and retorted back, "Sure, my boss can out sing your friend any day. He is very talented and he has been singing since he was still in diapers."

Koenma gasped and shook his head at Jorge's comment, "Ogre, what the hell are you doing? I can't….I can't go up there….."

Before Koenma can finish his sentence, Jorge turned around and put his hand over his mouth and sweat dropped nervously, "What he means is, of course he will do it. Right Koenma, sir?"

The drunk laughed at the sight before him, "What is he going to sing? Nursery rhymes?"

Hearing the drunken patron's comment, laughter erupted from all around the bar. Koenma was greatly reminded of a movie that he and Jorge watched on TV the other night when Koenma was having trouble sleeping. It was a movie from the 1970s called "Carrie" and being that it was his first time ever watching it; Koenma remembered feeling completely sorry for the main character. Seeing her being bullied by her mother and her peers to the point of where she finally snapped and killed them all at the end of the film but, that wasn't what left a lasting impression on the prince's mind. Instead something else had really stuck within his memory of the film. It was a quote in the movie that was said to Carrie, "They're all gonna laugh at you". Now, that he and Jorge were in this predicament, all he can hear was his and Jorge's nervous heavy breathing, the laughter all around the bar, and the horrible quote from the movie "They're all gonna laugh you" over and over in his head.

Koenma had snapped back to the reality of the situation when Jorge spoke once again, "No, of course not. He's too old to be singing songs like that. Koenma has been singing more grown up songs for years now and we'll prove it".

Jorge then scooped his tiny boss up in his arms and carried him backstage to where they met up the both of the Dark Tournament's announcer girls, Koto and Juri who were hosting tonight's musical event. Koenma struggled in the blue ogre's arms, "Put me down, you oaf. Put me down! LET ME GO!" He then proceeded to scream obscenities and kick at Jorge.

Koto and Juri both watched the struggle in front of them, until Juri decided to interrupt the fight between the young prince and the blue ogre who was kind of holding him hostage, "Hello, would the two you be our next act?"

Jorge, who was still struggling with the angry god, shook his head and replied, "No, just my boss here, if he doesn't break free and run away."

Juri nodded, "Okay, then but, he will be our last act for the night because, we have a band from the Demon World performing right after." She then held out her arm, "Right this way, please."

Koenma then stopped struggling and limply rested in Jorge's arms and then asked the fish demon girl, "Where are we going?"

"The green room where we will apply your makeup, the stage lights will make your complexion look washed out if we don't" Koto replied.

Koenma didn't say anything. He just sighed and figured that there was no use in arguing being that he was still pissed off at the fact that he and Jorge had gotten himself into this mess and he just felt like his situation couldn't get any worse. That is until, they finally arrived to the green room and went inside and Jorge placed Koenma on the makeup chair like Koto instructed him to do and she and Juri left to go get the makeup.

Koenma eyed Jorge with utter hatred and anger and viciously barked, "Once this is over, Ogre, you will be punished like you've never been punished before. I don't know what it is yet but, when I do, it'll be the worst punishment! GOT IT?!"

Usually Jorge would be cowering by now but, given the circumstances, he had just about had it with Koenma's attitude. Not just from this evening but, throughout the entire tournament since they had arrived and he was just so fed up with it. There was only one way that Koenma would cooperate and Jorge felt he had no other choice than to resort with his next dirty tactic.

"Koenma, sir, if you don't get up on that stage and sing, not only will that drunk beat us to a pulp but, I'm afraid that I will notify your father about how you chose to skip out on your paperwork to come here and cheer on Yusuke and the team. I do not think that he will be okay with it. When he finds out, you'll receive 100 if not more spankings. Do you want that to happen? Because, I will do it, you've given me no other choice."

Koenma's jaw dropped open so fast that his pacifier nearly fell out of his mouth but, before he can retort to Jorge's blackmail, the ogre continued on his rant.

"I am so sick of your bad attitude, sir. You've been nothing but nasty since we got here and quite frankly, I am sick of it. I should have gone to your father immediately but, like the idiot I am, I chose to go with you and not say anything but, now I think I will. For once in your sad life, Koenma sir, will you stop being a complete and utter ass and be helpful for once!? No, I take that back, you're not an ass, no, you're such a BRAT!"

After Jorge finished his verbal tirade, Koenma fell completely silent. He couldn't believe what has just come from Jorge's mouth. He had never felt so betrayed in his entire life well, not since Sensui and Koashura but, this came very close. The prince felt as if Jorge, the same Jorge who was usually loyal to him without question, had ripped his heart out of his chest and stomped on it. Koto and Juri both returned with two purple makeup bags and they set them both on the vanity and opened them up and soon got started on applying foundation on Koenma's face as he just sat there and let the girls did whatever they wanted.

While Juri was applying eyeliner around Koenma's eyes, Koto put her foundation brush away and looked at Jorge and asked him, "Has he picked a song yet?"

Jorge shook his head, "No, do you have the selection somewhere?"

Koto nodded, "Sure do, follow me."

Jorge looked back at his boss who was still being tended to by Juri who was now applying mascara on the prince's long eyelashes. Koenma didn't even look at Jorge being that he had to stay still or he would get poked in the eye with Juri's mascara brush if he had so much as moved his head. Jorge then followed Koto out of the green room to an area backstage that had a book and some sheet music sitting on a table. Koto handed the ogre the book.

"Here you go. We have songs varying from all kinds of genres. Anywhere from pop to country to rap and even grunge rock, name it, we have it all."

Jorge flipped through the song book until he found a song that he felt that was within Koenma's vocal range and knew that his boss liked. He turned his attention to Koto, "This one here."

Koto looked over Jorge's shoulder at the book to see which song the ogre had picked for his boss and raised her eyebrows, "Are you sure? I don't really think this is that little guy's genre. Why don't you pick something a little cuter and poppier?"

Jorge began to scratch the back of his head and shook his head no and replied, "Koenma likes that song and that band. He listens to it a lot of the time. You should hear him sing along to it, his voice makes it sound beautiful even though his father doesn't like him singing stuff like that. He prefers to have Koenma sing opera. While he is very good with that I always thought that he was more suited for things like this."

Koto smiled and she chuckled at bit at Jorge's words. There was no use in arguing with his determination. Back in the green room, Juri had finally put the finishing touches on Koenma's makeup.

"Here you are. Take a look", Juri said with enthusiasm, marveling at her own work.

Koenma turned around and looked at himself in the mirror and just stared at his own reflection. He sighed and remarked, "I look like a doll", noting his rosier cheeks and the blue eye shadow, black eye liner and mascara that made his large brown eyes stand out.

Juri chuckled, "I think you look adorable."

Still consumed in his reflection, Koenma didn't see Koto and Jorge return with a single piece of sheet music in the ogre's hand. Jorge then walked up beside his boss and tapped him on the shoulder and Koenma turned around and snapped his gaze over to Jorge and glared at him with pure disgust, "What ogre? Are you going to yell at me some more? What other form of blackmail do you have?"

Jorge just took a deep breath and exhaled still being annoyed by Koenma's bad attitude. "No sir, I just have your song selection ready."

Jorge then handed Koenma the sheet music and Koenma read the title of the song and asked, ""Heart Shaped Box" by Nirvana?"

Jorge nodded, "Yes sir. I picked it because, I know you really like that song and Nirvana and the best part is that your father is not here to nag at you for singing it. You can do this and won't have to worry about being punished for it. And because it's rock, you can finally tone down on the opera. Do you think you can do it, Koenma sir?"

Koenma was speechless. He didn't know how to react to this. All he did was just nod in reply. Koto then cleared her throat, "It's about time. Lord Koenma has two minutes."

She and Juri then left the green room with Koenma looking at the sheet music. He then sighed and looked at Jorge with fear plastered all over his face, "Ogre, I don't think I can do this. What if I mess this up?"

Jorge smiled and tried to comfort his boss by offering up some encouraging words, "Sir, you won't mess this up. You've sang in front people before. Remember? You know, when you were in Spirit World Kindergarten, you performed with the choir, did solos, and you and Koashura had an act together. Your voice went along perfectly with his acoustic guitar. Back then, you were fearless, you didn't let anything bother you when you performed. What happened to that Koenma?"

Koenma bit down on his pacifier remembering those times especially one incident that kept him off stage since, "Ogre, you don't remember do you? You don't remember how Koashura viciously sabotaged our last performance together? You don't remember how I was humiliated and ridiculed in front of not only the school but, in all of Spirit World? You don't remember how I was laughed at and taunted at and how Koashura didn't even stop until I finally had an emotional breakdown when I couldn't take it anymore? If I screw this performance up, I don't think I can bear it. And now you've gotten me into this mess, it's like it's happening all over again. I don't think I can trust you after this is over. Ogre, I thought you would never betray or hurt me but, you did and it really hurts."

Before Jorge tried to say anything else, Juri came back, looking a little impatient with the Spirit World duo. She put her hands on her hips and asked with a little irritation in her voice, "Is Lord Koenma going to do it or not?"

Koenma and Jorge shifted their attention to the impatient and rather irritated fish demon and Jorge replied, "Yes, just give us a minute."

Jorge then looked at Koenma and asked him, "Are you ready, sir?"

Koenma, who felt frightened, betrayed, angry and all around depressed just silently nodded and followed Jorge and Juri out of the green room to the left entrance of the stage. A couple of demons who were doing an okay performance of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" just ended their act and walked past Koenma, Jorge, Juri, and Koto and just giggled seeing Koenma there. Juri then handed Koenma the microphone after retrieving it from one of the demons.

Koto then walked out on stage after the crowd had finished applauding the demon act. She then brought her microphone up to her lips and began her introduction, "Well, that was a half decent performance, wouldn't you say? Well, enough of that, our last act for the evening comes here all the way from the Spirit World. Please give a warm welcome to Lord Koenma, Prince of Spirit World singing his own rendition of a song from the popular rock band, Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box".

The crowd of demons and corrupted humans didn't even applaud but, instead began talking in very confused whispers amongst themselves. Well most of them, except one person who sat in a dark corner all by himself. Shadows obscured his young face but, long red hair can be seen draped over his shoulders and a funny hat sat on his head. He then bit his lip and thought to himself, "Oh boy, I just really hope he has finally gotten over the incident. I hope you're okay, Koenma."

Meanwhile at the stage's entrance, Koenma took a deep breath and walked out onto the stage, the microphone gripped in his small hands. He chewed on his pacifier nervously as the crowd saw his toddler appearance started laughing.

"That's the Prince of the Spirit World? He's just a little runt", one of the bar patrons mocked.

The redheaded young man gasped and mumbled to himself, "You should have come out in your adult form. What you thinking Koenma?"

Hearing the crowd mock his boss, Jorge felt awful. He did this. He did this to Koenma. He betrayed his trust and now his boss is going to pay for his stupidity. Jorge began wracking his brain on thinking of solutions on how to fix this.

Koenma tried to ignore all of the taunts and catcalls from the crowd and walked up to the music stand that held his sheet music in place. He climbed up the wooden box that Koto brought out for him to stand on so he can see the words and notes of the song. Then Juri began to play the backing track and Koenma brought the microphone up to his lips that were hidden beneath his pacifier and began to sing in a quiet voice:

She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black

"We can't hear you", One of the bar patrons shouted.

Hearing that, Koenma then looked at the crowd and began to sweat nervously and started hyperventilating. Seeing this Jorge knew he had to do something. Hearing some thumping sounds behind him, he turned around and saw a group of demons come in with instrument cases. He walked up to them while they took out their instruments to tune them. "Hello, are you the demon band who's going to play after my boss?"

One of the demons looked up at the ogre and said, "Yes, can we help you with something?"

Jorge nervously scratched the back of his head and looked at the demon's guitar and said to him, "That's a nice guitar you have there. Do you mind if I can borrow it?"

Back on stage, Koenma was still too quiet for anyone to hear him and the crowd was very angry and booing at him. As if things couldn't get any worse, Juri's backing track had failed. Koenma abruptly stopped singing and looked around and felt like he was going to faint.

Meanwhile backstage, Juri was panicking and Jorge walked right past her as the guitar owning demon rolled up the amp next to where Jorge was now standing. The ogre then hooked up the guitar to the amp, slipped the shoulder sling over his big blue shoulder, turned on the guitar's amp, strummed a couple of notes, and gave the thumbs up that cued the guitar playing demon to raise the curtain.

Koenma was now on the verge of bursting into tears and wanting to run away as the crowd booed and jeered more and more and suddenly they grew silent as the curtain was being raised. Koenma then turned around saw his ogre servant right behind him holding a guitar. Jorge then began to play the riff to "Heart Shaped Box" and said encouragingly to Koenma, "Come on, Koenma, sir. Sing with me."

Grateful and surprised that Jorge was doing this for him, Koenma then turned around and faced the bar crowd that had mocked him and brought the microphone back up to his mouth and began to sing now with more confidence and a beautifully enchanting voice rang out of him:

She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black

The crowd was speechless at hearing the prince's voice. They couldn't believe such a big voice can come from someone who currently, has a toddler's body.

Jorge than went into the intense part of the riff on the guitar and Koenma roared:

Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice

The young man sitting the back corner smiled and tapped his foot to the beat of Jorge's guitar riff.

Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back

At the stage entrance, Koto and Juri began to cheer Koenma and Jorge on, as did the crowd in the bar.

Koenma then stopped singing as Jorge broke into the guitar solo. After Jorge's solo, Koenma then picked right back up with the next verse:

She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black

The shadowed young man began bobbing his head up and down enjoying Koenma and Jorge's performance. Koenma's anger, stage fright, and sadness had now dissipated and he bellowed out the last chorus:

The shadowed young man in the back was the first to get up and give Koenma and Jorge a standing ovation. He brought his fingers up to his lips and whistled and the rest of the bar crowd, the demon band along with Koto and Juri at the left stage entrance all applauded and a few more whistles could be heard around the bar. Koenma and Jorge both bowed and before exiting, Koenma looked over to the dark corner to where the shadowy young man was and tried to get a good glimpse of him. Koenma didn't see his face but, he did see his long red hair and him giving the prince a thumbs up before turning around and walking out of the bar.

Following Jorge off the stage, Koenma wondered to himself, "Who was that guy? Why does he seem familiar? Do I know him from somewhere?"

Hearing Koto and Juri congratulating him and Jorge for their awesome performance, Koenma snapped back to reality. Koto then walked back out stage and brought the microphone back to her lips once again, "Wow, I have to say that was the best performance we have heard all night…"

Meanwhile, backstage, the guitar playing demon from the demon band walked up to Koenma and Jorge with a bright smile plastered on his face, "Good job, dudes. You guys kicked some serious ass out there especially, you, your highness, you have some great set of pipes on you."

"Yeah, you guys were awesome", the other members of the demon band chimed in.

Koenma blushed, "Um..thank you".

Jorge then took the guitar sling off his shoulder and handed it back to the demon he borrowed it from, "Thanks for letting me use your guitar. I really needed to fix my mistake of forcing my boss on stage. I didn't want for him to get embarrassed because, he has been through a lot lately."

Jorge then shifted his attention to Koenma and asked him knowing what was going to come next, "Well Koenma sir, you can punish me now. After all, this whole thing was my fault and I did betray your trust and I deserve whatever punishment you're going to give me."

Koenma then raised his small hand and Jorge thought to himself, "Oh, here it comes" bracing himself for the impact of Koenma's hand. But, instead, Koenma stopped and pointed at the ogre, which surprised him. The young god then said to him, "You know what? I think I'm going to let this one slide. Because, this was caused by my stupid comment after all and Ogre, you made up for your mistake with your help and for that, I am grateful."

Jorge felt as if his ears were burning, "Really, you mean you forgive me for blackmailing you?"

Koenma nodded, "Yes but, if you do it again, you will receive a severe punishment are we clear?"

"Yes sir."

Just then, the crowd in the bar could be heard chanting, "Encore, encore, we want an encore."

Koto then asked the bar's patrons, "You guys want Koenma and Jorge to perform again?"

They then replied, "Yes!"

Koto then turned her head to the stage entrance and asked them, "Do you guys want to do another song?"

Koenma and Jorge looked at each other and Jorge asked the prince, "So, do you want to sing another one?"

Koenma, for the first time since this evening, smiled and replied, "Yeah, sure, why not? As long as you accompany me again. What you say, Ogre?"

Jorge smiled happily, "Yeah and I have the perfect song in mind."

Five minutes later, Koto introduced Koenma again but, with Jorge, "Back by popular demand, please welcome Lord Koenma on vocals and the blue ogre on guitar performing "Would" by Alice in Chains"

The crowd then broke out into applause and Koenma and Jorge walked out on stage, set up their sheet music and Jorge counted to three and began the song's guitar riff and Koenma's enchanting voice once again rang out all over the bar.

Meanwhile, outside the bar's entrance, a grown up Koashura smiled hearing his former classmate and friend singing once more. As he walked to the hotel's entrance he saw that two young women were there waiting for him. The first young lady was tall with strawberry blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail and had brown eyes. She was a pretty girl even though she was dressed in a grunge style with blue jeans with holes on the knees, a black and blue flannel shirt with a grey tank top underneath and with dirty sneakers on her feet. The second young woman had long curly brown hair, large pretty brown eyes, and pale skin, with a small amount of freckles that peppered her cheeks. She was also short and thin in stature. Unlike the other girl, this one was dressed more on the fashionable side wearing a babydoll dress with purple roses on it with a purple cardigan that matched and a pair of purple platforms shoes on her small dainty feet.

The taller girl with the strawberry blonde hair walked up to Koashura and kissed him on the cheek and asked him, "See any good singers in there?"

Koashura gave her a small kiss and replied, "Sure did, Kotennyo and you'll never believe who it was"

"Who was it?" the young goddess asked her boyfriend.

"Your ex-boyfriend from several hundred years ago"

"No way! Did he see you?" Kotennyo asked a bit shocked.

"Barely, I was sitting in the back. I just think it's just better that I just keep my distance. I don't think he's forgiven me yet. I don't blame him. I did some pretty shitty stuff to him", Koashura sighed with remorse.

"Yeah, didn't you try to kill him that one time?" the young woman with the brown curls interjected.

Koashura then shifted his attention to her, "Yeah Jasmine and thank you for bringing that up"

The young woman named Jasmine walked up to the godly couple with her hands on her hips, "If memory serves me right, you did that to him because of Kotennyo, right?"

Kotennyo then glared at Koashura, "You did WHAT?"

Koashura then gulped and tried to think of an excuse to defend himself while trying to think of a secret that he can expose about his spiritually aware human roommate but with little success, "Well, I, um….uh…you see, I was…"

Kotennyo crossed her arms and huffed, "Just for that, we're ordering pizza instead of burgers from room service tonight and you can't kiss me for week."

Kotennyo then walked towards the elevator with Koashura and Jasmine behind her and Koashura mumbled to Jasmine, "Thanks a lot, Jasmine."

Jasmine then gave sadistic chuckle, "Don't mention it."

"Human bitch."

"Jackass god."

Kotennyo rolled her eyes annoyed at her boyfriend and her human friend, "Children, will you stop?"

"Yes, mom" both Koashura and Jasmine replied in monotone voices.

"Stop calling me that, geez", Kotennyo said, still very annoyed.

As the two gods and the one human psychic walked past the karaoke bar, Koashura looked over and saw that Koenma and Jorge had finished their second performance and the demon band was now playing. The young god sighed to himself and mumbled, "Koenma, I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me someday and be friends again."

Back in the bar, Koenma and Jorge both left the stage after Koenma washed the makeup off his face in the green room and they were about ready to walk out when suddenly they were stopped in their tracks by the drunken patron who tried to fight them earlier, "Hey, sorry about the way I treated you. I shouldn't have reacted the way that I did."

Koenma smiled with relief, "Don't worry about it. I shouldn't have bad mouthed your friend and said those nasty things to you."

The drunk then happily nodded and replied, "Thank you. Good job on your rocking performance. Say, why don't I buy you and your ogre buddy a drink?"

Koenma shook his head, "No thanks, we got to get back to our hotel room, big day tomorrow. My team is in the finals and I don't want to show up hung over to their match being as I have promised Yusuke I would replace our dead team member."

The drunk gave a friendly smile, "I understand. Good luck tomorrow. You guys have a good night."

"You too", replied Jorge as him and Koenma left the bar. As they were walking toward the elevator, Koenma saw a beautiful curly headed young woman who looked very distressed as she asked the hotel staff if they have seen her purse. One look at her and Koenma blushed a little bit like he did with Ruka earlier on in the tournament, and switched to his tall and handsome adult form.

Jorge then saw the look on Koenma's face and he instantly figured out what his boss was planning, "Koenma, sir. I know what you're thinking, please don't."

Koenma ignored his ogre servant and walked up to the anxious woman, "Hello miss, are you alright?"

The young woman who was now on her hands and knees looking under the furniture of the lobby and looked up at the prince and stood up and she said in an anxious voice, "I lost my purse and I can't find it anywhere. It has everything like my credit cards, money, and my hotel room key. If I don't find it, my friends and I won't be able to get into our hotel room and they will be pissed."

Seeing her desperation, Koenma wanted to help this girl so he asked, "Do you need some help?"

The woman's big brown eyes widened, "Really, you will? Oh, thank you so much."

Jorge sighed, "This is going to be a long night."

"If you don't mind me asking, miss, what does your purse look like?" Koenma asked.

The curly-hair young women softly bopped herself on her head, "Oh, how silly of me. Sorry about that. Well, it's black with an ornate white pattern all over with a black bow on it."

"Why don't we start by looking in the last place you had it last?" Jorge suggested.

The young woman nodded, "Yes, of course. Why didn't I think of that?"

Koenma chuckled and thought that this girl couldn't be any cuter, "Well, where did you have it last?"

"The hotel's game room, my friend and roommate Kotennyo and I were playing pool and she really kicked my ass at it. I remember I set my purse on the floor so we could play."

As Koenma, Jorge, and the curly haired woman walked together to the hotel game room, the name, Kotennyo rang a few bells in the prince's brain. "Kotennyo, the same Kotennyo from Spirit World Kindergarten? My childhood crush and first girlfriend Kotennyo?" he asked himself in his head. Koenma eyed the young woman walking next to him; he wondered how she would know someone from his childhood, because this girl was obviously human. He had not seen Kotennyo since they ended their short-lived relationship over five hundred years ago and even though he was completely over her and moved on from the relationship, he occasionally wondered what she was up to these days and if she was doing alright.

The three of them finally arrived to the game room and they ran inside and scoured the area for the girl's purse. Koenma walked up the pool table and got on his knees and crawled around it until he nearly bumped into a very stylish black hand bag with ornate white patterns all over with a black bow. Koenma picked up the purse by its black shoulder slings and stood up and asked the lovely young woman, "Is this your purse, ma' am?"

The woman turns around and gasped, "Yes, it is. Thank you much."

Koenma handed her the hand bag and the girl opened it up to make sure everything was still there and she sighed with relief seeing everything was still in it.

Jorge then tapped Koenma on the shoulder and said, "Sir, it's getting late we need to get back to our hotel room and get up bright and early for the finals tomorrow."

Koenma rolled his eyes and replied, "Cool it, Ogre. Just hold your horses." He then shifted his attention to the woman, "You're very welcome. This big oaf here is getting impatient. I have to replace a team member for our tournament team for the finals tomorrow and we have to get up really early."

The woman then felt guilty about keeping the duo out too long, "Oh my god, I had no idea. I am so sorry. I didn't mean to keep you and your ogre friend out too late."

Koenma smiled, "Don't worry about it. You needed help and I was glad I could assist you. You don't mind if I can walk you back to your room? What floor are you on?"

The young woman smiled in return, "I'm staying on the eighth floor."

Koenma gasped and giggled like a complete dork, "Oh my god, so am I, isn't that a coincidence?"

Koenma, Jorge, and the girl walked to the elevator, got inside, and pushed the button to the eighth floor and Koenma couldn't help it but he asked, "So, what's your name, if you don't mind if I ask?"

The woman looked over and smiled at him, "Jasmine", she then held out her hand to him, "nice to meet you, handsome man with the pacifier."

Koenma then removed his pacifier and took Jasmine's hand and kissed it, "I'm Koenma, Prince of the Spirit World and I am very cool."

Jasmine giggled like a schoolgirl and Jorge just facepalmed, "Good god, she actually fell for that; when he said that to Kotennyo back in Spirit World Kindergarten, she punched him in the face."

They then reached the eighth floor and Koenma, and Jorge walked with Jasmine to her room where a tall young woman dressed in a grunge style with long strawberry blond hair tied back in a ponytail, brown eyes, and sucking on a lollypop was waiting outside her hotel room for the human physic. She got up from sitting on the floor and said as she took the lollypop out of her mouth, "You found your purse, it's about damn time."

Jasmine smiled at her goddess friend, "Yeah, the Prince of the Spirit World and his ogre friend helped me find it. So Kotennyo, where is your idiot boyfriend. I thought he was going to wait here with you?"

Kotennyo sighed with exasperation, "The dumbass decided he wanted to get some beer, so he went to get some." She then shifted her attention to Koenma and Jorge, "Koenma? Oh my god! It's been a long time. How are you?"

Koenma's suspicions had been confirmed, "Kotennyo? Holy crap, I'm doing fine. What about you? What have you been up to for these last few hundred years?"

Kotennyo gave her lollypop a couple of licks and replied, "Doing great except getting kicked out of Spirit World but, living here in the Human World for these past few months is way better than that dump. So, is your fat tyrant of a father still controlling every aspect of your life?"

Seeing Koenma's nervousness about the mention of his father, Jasmine decided to change the subject, "So Koenma, you're competing in the finals tomorrow? Since you're not a part of Team Toguro so, you're a part of Team Urameshi?"

Koenma nodded, "Yeah, one of our team members died and Yusuke asked me to replace her and sadly, I agreed."

Kotennyo started laughing at her ex-boyfriend, "Oh my god, really? In Spirit World Kindergarten, you always got your ass kicked when someone challenged you to a fight. Even I beat you up. There is no way in hell you can take on Team Toguro and survive. What hell were you thinking?"

Koenma's eye twitched at his ex's words, "I am so glad that I'm not your boyfriend anymore."

Jasmine sighed annoyed with her friend and handed her the room key, "Here, go back in the room and wait for dumbass to come back."

Kotennyo grabbed the room key still giggling, "Me too Koenma, me too. Have a good night and try not to die."

Koenma bit down on his pacifier and replied, "Shut up, Kotennyo."

Still laughing like a hyena, Kotennyo walked into her hotel room leaving Jasmine outside with Koenma and Jorge. Jasmine sighed and rolled her eyes when the door shut, "Sorry about her. She can be such a pain the ass sometimes. So you guys used to date?"

Koenma nodded and cutely scratched the back of his head, "Yes but, it was a long time ago. Looking back on our relationship, it was just puppy love, nothing too serious."

Jasmine gave him a small smile and looked at her watch, "Well, you guys better get back to your room and Koenma, thank you for helping me. I really appreciate it." She then stood on her tip toes and kissed his cheek which made the prince blush.

"It was really nice meeting you, your highness. I hope we see each other again some time."

Jasmine then knocked on the door for Kotennyo to let her in and the goddess opened the door and started laughing again, letting her friend in. Jasmine pushed her back in the room and looked back at Koenma and Jorge as she entered and said, "Goodnight Koenma and good luck to you and your team. I hope you guys win."

The door then closed behind her and Koenma was consumed in his thoughts about the kind and beautiful Jasmine until Jorge cleared his throat and said impatiently, "Come on Koenma, sir. It's already one o'clock in the morning. We have to be up in five hours."

Koenma groaned with annoyance, "Alright, Ogre. Quit your nagging."

Koenma and Jorge walked five doors down from where Jasmine and Kotennyo were staying. Upon entering their room, Koenma couldn't help but wonder about the shadowy guy from the bar. Who was he? Did he know him? Why did he cheer Koenma on? Is he being watched or is that guy a guardian angel of some sort? Koenma then fell asleep with all of those thoughts stirring his head.

The next day, the finals of the Dark Tournament commenced. Kurama fought Karasu and won but, the ruling was in favor of Karasu because of a technicality. Hiei took on Bui and won without too much difficulty. Kuwabara fought the Elder Toguro and after some difficulty, he pulled it together and won. As for Yusuke, his battle with Toguro was long and difficult but he pulled through and Toguro was defeated. As for Jasmine, Koashura, and Kotennyo, they watched the finals in the stadium. Both gods protected their human roommate and friend from Toguro's demon energy with their spirit energy. They cheered on Team Urameshi throughout the entire match. They, Team Urameshi, and the other living souls (except for Sakyo) that were still left escaped from the crumbling stadium in one piece with only a few minor scrapes and bruises (hey, Keiko gave Yusuke a good slap for hitting her). The Dark Tournament may now be over but, Koenma's adventure had just begun.