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Demon File: #12131
Name: Shadow Jasmine Miyagi
Birthday: April 18, 1989
Birthplace: Ningenkai, USA, California
Height: 5ft 0in
Hair: (Human form) Black with Faint Blue Streaks
(Demon Form) Unknown
Eye Color: (Human Form) Dark Blue
(Demon Form) Unknown
Demon Type: Water/Ice and Fire Neko
Demon Parentage: (Mother) Water/Ice
(Father) Fire Neko
Demon Powers: Control of Fire and Water Elements. Psychic Abilities.
Arrest Record: None
Known Demon Contacts: Unknown
Current Location: Ningenkai, USA, Texas
Course of Action: Obtain. Train. Evaluate.
"Who the hell is this, Koenma?" The man with gelled back black hair and a green school uniform known as Urameshi Yusuke demanded after reading the file given to him.
Koenma looked up from his papers and at the former spirit detective. The Prince of Spirit World was currently in his toddler form sitting at his ridiculously huge desk working on judgment papers. He sighed and motioned for the red haired man beside him to explain their newest mission again, continuing to stamp the papers on his desk.
Kurama stepped forward, pinching the bridge of his nose in annoyance at Yusukes lack of an attention span. "Well you see, Yusuke, she is an important demon that we need to find as quickly as possible." He walked across the room and took the file from Yusukes hands. His emerald eyes scanned the page before he looked back up, pushing back a strand of his hair behind his ear. "Her file says that she is powerful but unaware as to how powerful she is. Living in the human world, this could become a potential problem."
"So she's like a ticking time bomb or something?"
Kurama sighed, "Not exactly but all the same when one doesn't know their power it can become troublesome in time."
"Are we capturing her or what? The file says she doesn't have a record and you haven't mentioned any crimes." He asked as he leaned back against the wall next to his orange haired, blue uniformed friend, Kuwabara Kazuma.
"No, you're to guard her and train her. We have reason to believe that a very powerful demon, named Haru, is after her soul." Koenma answered. He set down his stamp and looked at his team. He closed his eyes and continued, "She is a powerful reincarnate. Her soul is thousands of years old who only reincarnates in the bodies of half breeds. Specifically water and fire hybrids whom are rare. These children tend to grow smarter and stronger than their peers. However early on in childhood their powers awaken and rage out of control and usually the body dies and her soul is again reincarnated."
"So why are we wasting time getting her if she is already in adulthood? The baka onna is either not going to come into her powers and is not problem we need to worry about or she is right about to die anyway thus again wasting my time." Asked a cold voice from the windowsill.
Koenma turned to look at the demon the voice belonged to. Jaganshi Hiei proved to be a very powerful and emotionless fire demon in the past. Though he is still cold and hard to be around, his time with Team Urimeshi had softened him a bit, though he would never admit that and kept up his "Fuck the World" attitude.
"This reincarnate has proved to be different." He answered turning back to the rest of the team. "She has shown great control over her powers and an heightened spiritual awareness. Though her powers, to our knowledge, are barley tapped, it is no secret who she is and that she will not be self-destructing. It seems Shadows soul has found a body that she can live a full life in. However-"
"Get to it, binky breath, you're wasting my time. Keiko is pissed enough as it is that you called me in for a mission so close to the wedding."
"Yeah, and I need to get back to my darling, Yukina!" Kuwabara gushed with a love struck look on his face. Hiei glared daggers at him as if wishing him to drop dead. It had been long since made known that Yukina was his sister and Kuwabara had made it known that he would still court her, though from time to time you could still see fear behind the big mans eyes when he mentioned her name around Hiei.
"Calm down and listen, Yusuke, and I'll tell you. As I was saying, however because her soul makes her so powerful it has caught the attention of the kitsune bandit, Haru. He isn't as old or infamous as our Youko, but he is very powerful and has begun to gather followers. He believes if he can get the soul of the Shadow Neko, he will be able to harness her power and take over the human world."
"Though not as infamous as me, I have heard of Haru. He is no demon to be taken lightly."
"Shouldn't we go after him then?" Kuwabara asked.
"After we get Shadow. I want her secure before anything else. She is not at all safe alone where she is. She is in a fairly aware community but with no one close to her abilities. If Haru decides to try and take her and she is unprepared there will be unseen numbers of casualties."
Hiei scoffed, "Baka onna can't take care of herself then she deserves to be taken."
"I'll ignore that comment for now." Koenma glared from Hiei back to the gang. "We still don't know the full extent of her powers or when Haru plans on striking. Get to her as soon as possible."
"Fine but you're explaining to Keiko why I'm missing out on some of the wedding plans." Yusuke said, pushing away from the wall and walked towards Koenma.
"Right, right I'll tell her as soon as you leave. Although I doubt you're actually broken up about it." He waved his hand and a portal appeared. Everyone went to walk through it but Hiei was stopped. "Hiei, please I want you to take extra care of Shadow."
"What are you talking about, fool?"
"You'll understand when the time comes. You two, among other things, are more alike than anyone would ever guess. I trust her in your hands better than anyone else's." Koenma explained, his eyes guarding whatever prompted the comment in the first place.
Hiei locked eyes with the young prince, tempted to scan his mind to discover what in the three worlds would have caused him to say such a thing.
"Hn." Hiei nodded, disregarding Koenma words and the thoughts of using the Jagan. With the psychic blocks that he undoubtable had, it would be pointless anyway.
He shouldn't trust me with a life. He thought to himself as he walked though the portal.
"Fuck me guys, my English is really not that great." Kuwabara exclaimed when he remembered Shadow lived in America.
Koenma had opened up a portal near where Shadow worked and were now standing in front of the modestly sized grocery store. The problem was, Kuwabara spoke little English. It was decided that Yusuke would wait outside with him while Kurama and Hiei went in and found Shadow. Kurama was fine with the situation however Hiei was less than pleased.
"Why couldn't you go in alone or taken Yusuke with you?" He demanded as he and Kurama walked through the store.
"You know why you are required, Hiei." Kurama said, referring to his conversation with Koenma before he left.
"Hn. I am no ones watchdog, fox."
"That may be, but for all Koenma doesn't know or claims not to know, what he does he seems to keep close to the vest unless necessary. He would not say such things to you without just cause."
Hiei didn't offer a response and kept looking dead ahead.
"Besides, I'm not about to leave you with Kuwabara so you can cut off his head at the first mention of Yukinas name."
"Shut it, fox."
Kurama chuckled as they rounded the corner. They soon found themselves in front of the stores small deli department.
"Hey Shadow!"
They looked up when her name was called out. One of the boys behind the counter had called her. Kurama looked towards an entryway to a small kitchen. A short girl with mid-length black hair with barely visible blue streaks stepped out and towards the boy.
Hiei noticed her as well. He was somewhat speechless when he saw her. He had seen so called beauty before but she was different. She was a simple beauty. He closed his eyes and pushed the thought away, confused. What the hell was I just thinking?
They watched her move about behind the deli counter and kitchen for a few minutes, smiling at customers and coworkers alike. Hiei couldn't help but wonder. He was damn sure they had never met before yet her movements and the way she carried herself stirred something in his memory. Something buried deep. He couldn't place it but he knew, somehow, he knew her.
Suddenly she stopped and turned towards them. Her gaze fell on them and her smile disappeared. In its place was a deep frown. Her narrowed eyes caught theirs as if she stared into their souls. The boys around her noticed she was no longer smiling or moving about and looked where she was looking. Most of them gave them hard looks but some of them glared as if sensing their power yet ready to defend.
"It seems some of them can sense our energies." Kurama observed. Hiei nodded in agreement.
One of the boys leaned down to Shadow and whispered in her ear, presumably asking who they were. Shadow shook her head, patted his shoulder, and walked out from behind the counter towards them. Her eyes were still narrow and her mouth held no hint of the smile she once wore. She stopped in front of them and stared at them. Before either of them could say anything, she held up her hand to keep them silent.
"Youko Kurama a.k.a. Minamino Shuichi." She started barely above a whisper, "Infamous fox bandit of the Makai. After you almost fell to a hunter you hid yourself inside an unborn human baby to stay alive. Several years ago you teamed up with the short shit beside you to steal an item from The Reikai Vault to save your mothers life." She turned to Hiei, "Jaganshi Hiei, Fire Demon from the floating city of the Ice Apparitions. Master of both the Jagan and the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. The item you stole was purely for power and to attempt to gain control of the three worlds. An attempt that failed miserably, I might add." She closed her eyes, "Once criminals who served out your sentences under Prince Koenma working alongside with Urameshi Yusuke and Kuwabara Kazuma who are waiting not so patiently for you outside. Now my question for you both is-" Her eyes flew open and red flames danced within her blue irises, "What the fuck do you want from me and why did you come here and not to my home!?"
Kurama went slightly pale, caught off guard by her outburst. Hiei glared, his hand twitching. Now he knew he had never met her before or he would had cut her done for her sharp tongue.
"I suppose there's no need for explanations as to who we are and who Koenma is. We apologize for disturbing you at work, Miyagi-san but this is where he had sent us. Had he sent us to your home we would have gone there. "
Shadow sighed and nodded, "Koenma was always a little dense." She relaxed her stance. "You may call me Shadow. I'm not all for formalities and here in America no one will understand why you're calling me Miyagi-san. Now, what can I do for you and the ever so silent Jaganshi?"
"Hn, baka onna."
"Extended vocabulary you have there."
"Care to say that again?" Hieis hand went under his cloak where his sword was hidden.
"Hiei, calm down. Please let's not start anything here." Kurama whispered quickly looking around to make sure no one had noticed their voices rising.
"Hn" He relaxed slightly. Kurama shook his head and looked back at Shadow.
"Anyway, Koenma has sent us to protect and train you. You seem aware of your powers and are more knowledgeable than we first thought but we are unsure if you realize the extent of your abilities …"
Shadow held up her hand again, "Wait wait wait! You're saying Koenma wants you to protect and train me?"
"Well… yes." He answered somewhat confused. "That is our assignment. Is there something the matter with that?"
Shadows chin fell to her chest, her eyes no visible to them anymore. They thought she might be crying from the way she stood until they heard laughter. She looked up at them with a huge smile and tears in her eyes.
"Oh, Kami-sama that's priceless!"
"Excuse me?"
"Koenmas spies must not be giving him all the details again or they really suck at their job! Who does he think I am?" She noticed their confused looks and continued, "Guys, I don't need training and I can take care of myself. Come with me when I get off and you'll see why."
"We were planning on waiting for you if we needed to. When do you get off?"
"Now actually, I just have to inform my relief. I'll be back out in a few minutes." With that she turned and left them standing in the same spots where she came and confronted them.
"What do you think Hiei? She seems as if she knows more than Koenma let us believe"
"Hn, that baka has always left things out when giving us 'vital' information. All the same she is probably just a baka onna who wants to seem stronger than she is. Koenma really missed the mark when he said we were similar. I already want to kill her just for how loud she is."
Kurama closed his eyes and sighed in exasperation at his friend, "Well, we'll see tonight I suppose, how powerful she actually is. However there will be no killing her, Hiei. No matter how loud your fragile ears seem to think she is. Besides, you think all women are loud and annoying."
Hiei glared, wanting nothing more than to punch the smartass fox beside him.
"Kurama and Hiei, I never thought I'd see the day you two showed up for her." A voice stated behind them. They turned to come face to face with a woman not much older than Shadow with brown hair and brown eyes.
"Hn, speaking of which." Hiei muttered.
Kurama ignored him and addressed the girl.
"But how…?"
She closed her eyes and smiled, "Silly fox, you must not realize it but the second you appeared here in the human world, in this community, many people sensed your presence. Not everyone knows your name like Shadow and I, but a lot of us felt you. This community is full of spiritually aware people."
"Yes, according to our files there are many, but few as powerful as Shadow."
"True as that may be, Kurama, if you don't bring her back safe or she gets hurt in ANY way, I swear I'll have you and Mr. Fuck the Worlds balls on a silver platter served as the weekend special. Am I clear?"
Hiei scowled, his hand itching for his sword. Kurama only smiled, "Many of you care deeply for Shadow, is that right?"
The girl smiled, "Yeah. She is loved by many here. She is a sweet girl who mothers a lot of the younger employees, especially the gifted ones. No one here who knows of her demon heritage minds it because of her good nature. If any harm were to come to her it's not just me you'd have to deal with."
She walked past them then stopped and looked back, "Please, keep her safe. I have sensed danger around her lately and I know things won't easy for her for a long time so please, keep her safe." She looked forward and continued walking away from the two demons.
As she disappeared past the doorway to the kitchens, the two demons turned to look at one another in contemplation.
"Seems we're not the only ones concerned."
"Speak for yourself, Kurama. I am not concerned in the slightest."
"Say it all you want, Hiei, but fact is there is something happening here and soon. If even the lower level psychics can sense danger building in the surrounding energies, then we were right to come here."
"Hn."
Meanwhile, back in the kitchens, everyone gathered around Shadow as she prepared to leave.
"Shadow, mama, you can't leave with them. Their auras are strange. I can't figure out what it is about them but I don't think I like it." Her friend, Ject, pleaded. He was a younger psychic, not fully developed into his powers.
Shadow smiled reassuringly at him, "Fear not, hun. Those two demons I know quite well. They will not hurt me."
"Then why were you glaring at them when you first saw them?"
She looked over at her boss, the elderly and smiling Marlin. He had known of her heritage long before any of the younger psychics had noticed and he had accepted her as one of good. The old man had always watched out for her though beyond the basics she knew not much of him.
"Oh, gramps, I dunno. Maybe because I didn't expect two high class demons to show up at my workplace unannounced? I mean with all the psychics in the area I'm surprised there hasn't been much a lot of commotion yet."
Marlin laughed a hearty laugh, "Probably because the stronger ones know not to mess with them and the less experienced ones are too scared to approach them."
"Shadow?"
She turned around and came face to face with the girl who had confronted Kurama and Hiei after she had walked away. The look on the girls face was one of deep dread.
"Hey, Tempest, what's wrong?"
The girl known as Tempest rushed forward and hugged Shadow tight, tears forming in her eyes and soft sobs coming from deep in her throat.
"I have a terrible feeling about all this." Her tone was hushed and fearful.
Shadow returned her embrace. "Hush now, love. Everything will be alright. You'll see. I'll be back tomorrow." She pulled away and smiled at her friend. "I promise!"
"That's your car?" Yusuke blurted out, attempting to hold back his laughter.
Shadow looked back at him and frowned at his badly suppressed giggle. She glared. "Shut up, Baka. I'll bet you don't even have one so shut up."
The car in question was not a bad car or anything. It was in fact brand new. A mid-sized black car but there was no denying it was a girls car. It had ambient lighting, blue dice on the rearview mirror, with skating penguins and blue rose stickers on the windows. It was, however, almost too small for 5 people.
Almost.
"Just shut up and get in. Yusuke can sit on Kuwabaras lap since he made fun of my car."
"Hey! Why do I have to be punished!?" Kuwabara whined over Yusukes snickers.
"The rest of the seating arrangements are up to you guys." she said grinning at Kuwabaras comment and looking at Kurama and Hiei.
"Hn." Hiei stepped up and sat in the front seat of the car. Shadow smiled at Kurama. He smiled back as he took his seat behind hers. She sat in hers and started up the car. Immediately everyone was hit by a blast of cold air and LOUD music. She quickly turned it down.
"Sorry about that, guys. I like my music rather loud. If that's not cool with you I'll keep the volume low."
Yusuke gave her his signature grin, "Crank it up, Shadow! We're men, we can handle it!"
"Crank it!" Kuwabara yelled in agreement.
Hiei and Kurama didn't voice any opinions either way so, with a wide grin, she turned the volume knob all the way up. The song was a favorite, a deep heavy metal that filled her demon side with energy.
Shadow smiled and with an evil grin tore out of the parking lot.
Hiei watched her face as she drove seemingly reckless but there was skill in her maneuvers. She was in complete control of the ningen machine. Her eyes seemed to take on a different color, the flames in them consuming the blue. The song it seemed did indeed stroke her demon side. He noticed a trickle of blood forming between her lips. She smiled slightly and he could see her fangs had lengthened and pierced the sides of her tongue. The look of ecstasy on her face led him to believe she enjoyed the sharp pains. If that wasn't enough to get his blood going, the smell of her blood caught his attention and immediately he was lost in it.
"Baka! What are you doing! Stop letting her get to you! She's just a baka neko! Nothing special! SHE. IS. NOTHING." His voiced screamed at him inside his head.
The scent of her fresh blood also drew the attention of the two demons in the back seat, although without the affects that it had on Hiei.
"Shadow, are you alright?" Kurama asked with concern in his voice.
"Yeah, I can smell your blood back here! You slice something open or what?"
"She bit her tongue, baka." Hiei said, struggling to keep his voice level. The only one who noticed his slight falter was Kurama, and he only smiled slightly at his friend.
Shadow looked over at him and licked the blood from her lips, "Sorry about that. I kinda like the feeling of my tongue on my fangs and I didn't realize that they had grown out a little. Must've been the song, hehe." She turned her attention back to the road.
Hiei watched her with an unknown feeling building in his chest. He turned away from her and stared out the window at the darkening sky. He was deep in thought. Beneath his rage and confusion other tingles of emotions were simmering. If it was just her blood the feeling would've gone away by now. No there was something… familiar. No one could see it, but his usual arrogant smirk slowly widened into a small smile. "Interesting onna, but still a baka onna."
