Chapter 2

Kori? Why are you back in our dream conversation?

Some bastard knocked me out.

Oh. Can I ask a stupid question?

Even if I said no, you would anyway.

True. Did it hurt?

I said it was gonna be a stupid question.

And you wonder why you get into some much trouble.

Heh heh

I'm waking up now..

Okay, fine. Leave me here all alone.

Syd, you're an idiot.

Isn't it grand?

No.

Kori woke up in a room she didn't know.

The walls of the room were painted blood red. The curtains on the window were made of thick black velvet. A small sliver of sunlight shone beneath them. The blankets and sheets on the bed Kori was laying on were black.

Hiei was in one of the corners, watching her. "Come on." He walked over to the door.

Kori let her curiousity get the better of her and followed him to Koenma's office.

In the office, Koenma was going through his paperwork as fast as he could. Jorge was running around, trying to catch the paperwork that was flying all over the room.

Kori and Hiei raised an eyebrow at the scene. Yusuke, Kurama and Kuwabaka weren't even paying attention. Kurama was reading; Yusuke and Kuwabaka were armwrestling. Kori and Hiei waited against the wall to the left of the door.

Meanwhile in Makai

A girl who looked about 15 stood on the edge of a cliff, the wind blowing through her long gold-brown hair. Her blue eyes were cold as they scanned the ocean below the cliff. What she was looking for only she knew.

Suddenly, a head popped up from under the water. The girl's eyes warmed up slightly as she recognized who the head beloned to.

The head belonged to a boy who looked about the girl's age. He had a messy mop of black hair and lime green eyes.

"Hey, Syd!" the boy called up to the girl. "Come on down! The water's warm!"

"That can be heard two ways, Tarro," the girl, Syd, called down to her friend.

"You know which one I meant!" the boy, Tarro, yelled. He sounded slightly annoyed.

Syd laughed quietly. Even though the laugh was quiet it still carried down to Tarro on the wind.

"So, you coming down?" Tarro asked. Syd shrugged and jumped.

She landed a good 12 feet away from the cliff, which was about six feet from Tarro, who was gaping at her.

"How'd you do that?" he asked incredulously.

Syd laughed. "I have no idea really," she said. "I've never jumped this far from a stand still before." She fell silent.

"Syd, give it up," Tarro reprimanded. "There's nothing you can do about it. I'm not even an angel and I know that!"

"I'm sorry, Tarro," Syd mumbled. "I can't help it. Kori was my first friend and is my best friend."

Tarro sighed. He couldn't win with this girl. "Can you at least try not to show it?" he asked. "I don't wanna see my friend killed."

"Whatever, dude," Syd muttered. Tarro heaaved an annoyed sigh.

"I should go now," he said suddenly. "My pack's probably looking for me."

"Okay," Syd said. "I'll see ya later then."

"Yep."

Both swam to the shore. Syd would have sprouted wings and flown, but that didn't work too well when she was wet. They mocked a tearful good-bye before going their seprate ways.

Back in Koenma's office...

Koenma finally took notice of Hiei and Kori. "How long have you two been standing there?"

"Half an hour," Kori said, for some reason having kept track of time. It was a strange habit she had picked up from Syd.

"O-kay..." Koenma said uncertainly. More certainly he asked, "Do you have any idea why I had you brought here?"

"Not really."

"I know you are the Forbidden Child of the angels," Koenma said, "but do you know that if you are killed, it could mean the end of the three worlds?" Kori raised a disbelieving eyebrow.

"Then why would they want me dead?" she asked.

"Most of them don't know about that truth," Koenma answered. "In fact, there is only ONE that does." Kori snorted.

"Who then?"

"I think her name was Syd."

Kori's eyes widened ever so slightly. No one other than Hiei and Kurama noticed. "The normally hyperactive trouble maker?" Kori asked. Koenma nodded.

Kori knew, knew, that no one would listen to Syd. The normally hyperactive trouble maker wasn't always the most reliable source of information and her position among the angels was fairly low.

"And what are you going to do with me then?" the black haired half angel asked.

"You and the boys are going to Genkai's temple in the human world (don't ask why i put the last 4 words there cuz i really got no clue)," Koenma said. "From there, it's up to you, the boys, Yukina, and Genkai."

The toddler opened a portal and the five in his office went through it.


Well...there's chapter 2... OK...I'm done...