Thursday morning:
Blearily opening his eyes, Yusuke painfully recollected what had happened the night before. With that though, he quickly breathed in, a hard look overtaking his eyes if one did not count a watery layer filming the chocolate depths over. Another something hit him from the night before, he slowly turning to look at the girl asleep against him, his arm around her. He smiled briefly, surprised she hadn't waken up and slapped or yelled at him for it. A small joy at the moment.
His ears suddenly heard a beeping noise, his attention diverted from the sleeping Keiko to the television set still on from the night before. A news bulletin had been the reason behind it with the little school bus behind it. Like anyone here rides yellow school buses, Yusuke scorned the news channel briefly. The news bulletin held interest for even the punk though. No school for today. The black hair shook loose as he snorted. Like he even planned on going.
The reason behind the school canceling was said, Yusuke not really thinking over the reason at first. He simply chose to take advantage of Keiko while she was asleep, therefore making her head on his chest into a pillow. Closing his eyes, he slowly relaxed his mind from worry to think more clearly. It had been a trick Genkai had been keen on teaching him earlier on. He could not concentrate. It wasn't for lack of trying! It's just…Keiko's hair kept tickling him. Really! He'd breath in and the dratted hair would be drawn up toward it. It did smell nice though….
"…purest form of wildfire ever seen. Temperatures have been rising drastically late last night with the spotting of wildfire. This wildfire is not just simply staying in one place and blowing farther around the starting place folks. Wildfires have been randomly appearing all over Tokyo. Homes, apartments, hospitals, schools, just about everywhere have seen the sprouting of this wildfire. It is not only here people but all over the globe. So watch…."
Yusuke jerked his head upwards, suddenly realizing the importance of the wildfires. Forbidden Children aren't supposed to die. Didn't someone mention that chaos would occur if there were no Forbidden Children? Something about the balance of things…. Keiko stirred next to him, her body sinking farther down thanks to his earlier movement. Damn…Yusuke thought with pushing his loose hair back. It simply returned to the loose state. Gel had run out it seemed….
I need to go up and talk to Genkai, Yusuke suddenly thought. And check up on those three. He carefully raised Keiko's head from his lap, to set it back down on the couch. Stretching, Yusuke went to rummage for a scrap piece of paper as well as stealing a Hershey kiss from his ma's 'secret' stash.
Keiko,
Left for Genkai's temple. School's cancelled. So quit worrying about how late you are like I know you are. Might head down to Kuwabara's later. Can you head down there anyway to check up on him? Not sure on how long Genkai's will take. Found good fruit in the fridge and toast is always there as usual. You know me and ma never eat breakfast half the time.
Later,
Yusuke
And with that, Yusuke weighed the note down with the piece of chocolate, grinning at how confused Keiko's face would look later when seeing that. Taking a crisp bite into one of the few good apples, Yusuke checked the place over, turning lights and television off to lessen the chance of a 'wildfire'. With that, the teen left his house to the sleeping girl.
"Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo, Woo Hoo!" Shuichi danced around in his pajamas to the declared song of the morning. Some group by the 5.6.7.8's on the radio, but it completely fit the mood for the warm morning.
Why was Shuichi dancing and singing about as such? One could say it was preteen with a tendency to sing to the radio more. One could say it was because neither parent was in the house at the moment. One could say that he was high off of sugary breakfast cereal.
Or one could just simply say that school was cancelled.
Shuichi was just enjoying the late morning too much to notice audience before the doorbell finally rang. With a grin, he hurried legs clad in flannel pants across the rooms to the front door. A yank of the door and a yelled "Hello, hello!" certainly got the person on the other side a surprise.
Her large eyes blinked at the preteen, same age of her brother back home celebrating no school. But in a different fashion of playing games.
"Hello. Are you Shuichi?"
The preteen suddenly recognized the female, becoming more serious. "Yeah. You're Scott's sister with that note for my stepbrother," he stated with hope she wouldn't wonder where his stepbrother was.
"I meant for Scott to hand it right to foxy."
Fox demon, Shuichi corrected the word atwhat the newspapers told him about some Dark Tournament Kurama had participated in with his friends. Of course they won it with my 'perfect' stepbrother and the plant manipulation part. Shuichi had revised his opinion lately of using plants as weapons. After all, there was an abundance of plants in the world so one could easily draw one into use from surroundings.
Not to mention he had studied where each plant in the household lay, realizing that Kurama had statistically set them up for means of protection. In their parents' room, gifts of Kurama's plants after their honeymoon--to add to the beauty was said--as Shiori had taken them from her son. Windowsills were covered, corners of the room that sat with the backyard upon the opposite side. Kurama must have realized Shuichi was not so much into the beauty part of things with his room. Shuichi had a small cactus upon his desk, planning on keeping it there after figuring out why Kurama had given such a thing to him. Which meant there was less water for Shuichi to give the plant, but still useful to what little seen of Kurama's abilities. Plus, his stepbrother had it set up that the edges of every wall meeting floor of a thin sharp vine.
Shuichi winced from finding that out the night before in his studies, glancing down at his bandaged fingers. It was his own fault he supposed for provoking the plant to see what exactly would happen. Maybe it was a good thing they weren't as strong as they probably were with Kurama completely here with him exploring the nocks and crannies of the house.
He sighed ruefully, looking back up at the patiently waiting girl. "Long night," he explained. "I'll get the sketchbook and change my clothes."
The girl smiled, shaking her head. "No, I'll just take my sketchbook. I take it that the older Shuichi isn't here?" Danielle was disappointed by the fact that she could not ask Kurama straight out and clear of his family. Dang missing foxy!
You have no idea, Shuichi thought, waving at her to wait while he ran upstairs. In a whirlwind of his chaotic mess of a room, he managed to find a good pair of jeans as well as socks. He had already decided long ago that the white shirt would stay on. It'd be too much of a hassle to find a clean white shirt at the moment. Good thing shoes were taken off at the door or he'd loose those too.
The spread of newspapers had been stacked the night before falling asleep, Shuichi taking mind to place them in a binder to zip away from unnecessary view. Forgetting the task to actually find a good notebook and pen in his own room, he raced over to Kurama's to steal one of those. The rose seemed to shift at the younger boy rummaging the room.
"Huh, you look better this morning. Maybe it is whatever nifty power Scott's sister has? I'm only borrowing this for notes from Yusuke after Danielle gets done with her questions. I'm not sure how much she knows…. Found it!"
The rose sitting upon the desk shifted its attention away from the younger boy with the explanation. Shuichi tried to hide his amazement at the rose listening to his explanation, considering it was mostly just mumbo jumbo talk to himself. The boy assumed it was because he was a stepbrother that the rose would listen to him by itself. Then this got him thinking that the plants had been trained to watch threats about the house, on guard for any strangers and such. He shook his head, pouring new thought into how overly cautious his stepbrother was and then the question of why.
With the binder, sketchbook, notebook, and pen in tow-- Shuichi thundered his way back down the stairs to turn lights, radios, and television set off. Danielle watched the younger race around, slightly amazed that any average boy his age would care about such stuff.
"What are you doing?" Danielle questioned the boy racing from room to room finally stopped to slip on his shoes next to the door. She did not see where Shuichi was going like this dealing with her. Danielle only needed the sketchbook back from the young boy.
Shuichi looked puzzled at her. "Putting on my shoes."
"Why? I just needed my sketchbook back." Danielle was nearly positive now that the boy had read her note and saw her sketch of Kurama.
"Oh…. Well," Shuichi trailed off. "He's not going to be here for a while. There's some trip thing he's on with a bunch of other high student scholars if I remember right."
"Oh. That's just great," Danielle muttered. "I mean, it's awesome he was chosen for the trip and all but—"
"You wanted to talk to him yourself?" Shuichi filled in. "It's a good thing I know you're the one chasing fan girls away." Shuichi bit his lip. Danielle could call Kurama from here and get him. How? Shuichi did not really know but Jets had called to tell the younger boy not to worry and it would only work from their home phone to the cell number he gave. Shuichi had talked to Kurama himself later on, something about Spirit World workers and something about the number seven. He was not sure if Danielle should call from here though, so the younger boy had decided upon going to Yusuke's house late last night.
Ha! And they say that my stepbrother is smart, Shuichi crowed in his head.
"Do you always drift off like that?"
Shuichi stepped out of the house, shutting the door behind him. "Naw. I'm bringing you with me. Kurama won't be able to answer questions now and he told me to talk to Yusuke about mine so that's where I figure you should go. Danielle?"
She had turned quickly around to face the preteen while his was talking. "Kurama?"
Shuichi jerked to a stop, no longer thinking this well thought out. "Oh bloody fuc—" Noticing Danielle's look, he abruptly stopped in the accidental flare of learnt language from Hiei a while back. "Shoooooot," was the drawn out word for both mistakes.
Perhaps he wasn't so smart after all.
Shizuru leaned back in the four-legged chair, cigarette hanging loosely from her fingers; smoke streaming upwards to the ceiling. She fingered through an old family album, pictures few in one area with two large death certificates before the pictures became many once more.
There was her aunt and uncle with the younger form of her cousin, Jeter Kuwabara. Sharp lines jolted through the cousin's face even then through that baby fat, showing where his square set jaw would be. Messy hair, kept that way through years, gave off a dark brown color that set him apart like the rest of the Kuwabara family. And the perpetual hate for his given name…. Shizuru smiled at the picture faintly. That had grown over the years.
Stupid cousin. Yet had saved Shizuru and Kazuma's lives due to interference. Those vengeful spirits on their family. Not to mention Nekoyami. Shizuru frowned, looking back over at her younger brother.
………..
"SHUT THE HELL UP!"
A large callused palm knocked the younger Kazuma down. Shizuru knelt next to him in a hurry.
"Kazuma!" Came out the hurried voice. "Kazuma! What are you thinking! We have to get out of here!"
"Out of my way human infant!" Kazuma stood up with a great backward shove on his sister, the red gleam overtaking his eyes. Tall seemed to reach a whole different level, curls becoming straight, ears moving up, tail lengthening from Kazuma's bottom. "I do not need my fucking host dieing before reaching his prime!"
The new demon quickly grabbed the human male's throat, shoving the body downward as the demon's tail twitched. An evil grin besmirched the lips.
"Total slaughter. I won't leave a single human alive. Manslaughter. An ocean of blood. Lets begin the killing time…." The demon laughed at the struggling human in his hands. "Lately I've just been causing mental pain. It'll feel good to permanently destroy a soul as before. Leaving your body for my stomach."
"K-K-Ka-Ka-zum-a?" Shizuru's voice shook at this sudden demon from her baby brother.
The demon loomed over her, canines flashing greatly in the wide immoral smile, blood red eyes open in joy of fear. "Nekoyami," the demon breathed onto her skin. "Cat demon sister." A wicked look sparked his red eyes.
Shizuru had the man thrust before her face, faint blue orb bouncing in Nekoyami's merry hand movement before crushed happily with a wide palm. Nekoyami thrust the older human male down, for dead. Shizuru stared at the male on the ground before rushing to see.
"Father? …Father? …Father!" She screeched the last one out.
"Nekoyami was it! Get the fuck out of here! The Kuwabara lineage has n—"
The other male human dropped down as well and the two adult females started yelling swears to curses upon the cat demon.
"Uncle Yosh!" Shizuru screamed.
"I don't need," Nekoyami started up as he easily shoved the one claret haired female down, "puny human insects injuring my host!"
Shizuru spotted the vengeful spirit escaping from the body in time to escape. "Stop! Stop! The spirit is out! That's my mother! The spirit is out!"
Her mother glared evenly up at the cat demon. "I want you to become an exterminator for me Kazuma! Do it for your mother Kazu!"
The orb was yanked out and crushed with an evil grin, Shizuru's gasp muffled. She turned frightfully at the last adult of the group to see the spirit's own flight.
"Aunt Kimi! Run!"
But Shizuru's voice was covered by a booming voice.
"NEKOYAMI!"
Everyone inside the room whipped at the powerful set of lungs to spot a familiar young boy with arms held stiffly out with a series of complex threads running across his fingers. A cloaked figure stood behind him, eyeing the child with a mix of proud and awe.
"YOU RETCHED POWER LEACH!" Je...
………
A knock penetrated Shizuru's thoughts, her eyebrows knotted, placing the family album out of sight.
Poor Aunt Kimi. Jeter left soon after that to a reason I found out by pure mistake, Shizuru thought sadly. Jeter did not have to really leave like that…but he told her he had to. It was through their cousin's connections that Shizuru had been able to form a new life for herself and Kazuma. All three Kuwabara cousins had the open connection t—
"Keiko," Shizuru greeted shortly. "And?" She prompted intro from the two behind Keiko. The girl behind Keiko was busy setting her jaw into place as to not cough, Shizuru could tell. The younger boy--perhaps just turned teenager, was Shizuru's thought—scooted his way curiously forward and spotted Shizuru's brother from the open doorway to his room.
"Danielle Cornish. Was told by foxy's little brother that I could ask Yusuke my questions before running into Keiko here. Obviously, I can not ask this Yusuke any questions." The girl reached forward near the end of talking to yank the boy back by his hair. "Do you mind the smoke?"
"Do you?" Shizuru answered a bit testy. Nonetheless, the cigarette was cleared from its former existence. "Come in you three. Where is Yusuke?"
Keiko sighed while removing her shoes with the other two. "He went down to Genkai's. Wanted me to check on Kuwabara. Then I ran into these two in an argument that held Kurama's name in it."
"Ain't my fault!" Shuichi complained loudly. "I didn't know how much she knew about Kurama!"
"And I didn't know a family member was told after I told foxy I would not say anything to anybody," Danielle barely looked cross anymore. She turned, picking up a pencil off the table. She paused before putting it down however. "Now's not the time. Do you mind if I sketch you later?"
The question aimed at Shizuru threw the older girl off slightly. Shizuru shrugged her shoulders. "Later," was the vague answer. "My baby brother is in his room. No change. What are the other questions?"
Shuichi looked briefly up at Danielle. "I can wait till hers are done." With that, the stepbrother to Kurama slid down the wall, pen posed to take notes.
"You only want to figure out what I know," Danielle told the boy before joining Shizuru and Keiko at the table.
The boy grinned at Danielle. "Yeah."
Danielle chooses to ignore the answer, figuring the kid had picked up something from Kurama before Kurama left for America. Hey, Danielle thought, RJ is back in America. We should call him up and introduce the smart people. Stephanie would love that. Any laughs aside, Danielle flipped through the pages of her sketchbook as she took inner pride at Keiko's awe.
"Here," Danielle placed the sketchbook before the older girl. "Nevermind the bad drawing—"
"Bad drawing?" Keiko interrupted disbelievingly as she eyed the drawing. "Anyone can tell it's Kurama from just a glance!"
Danielle eyed Keiko. "But the drawing is wrong. I was trying to draw him as the fox. I cannot erase this part right here and figured I could ask Kurama about it. Something has felt off the last few days. Nothing bad or good I figure but it is a feeling that has not gone away."
Shizuru kept a trained eye on the piece of paper to speak up. "Spirit energy." She took Danielle's hand. "Let me check this. Genkai or Yukina could be more specific but I know Spirit energy." Danielle's left hand was upturned with a critical eye. "Yes. Small, but growing. I would say class E + up to a D. Neigh, this is average D."
"D?"
"Class D. High enough for humans. Humans usually are placed at Class E. Then it is D, C, B, A, and last of all…Class S." Shizuru smiled at Danielle's look. "Be glad you are not on the bottom. There will be something helping if you run across one. My guess is that since being close to people with Spirit energy has tapped your own into use. Mostly hands being in question it seems…. Anything that would point you to your hands?" Shizuru questioned.
Danielle sat pondering the question for a brief second. "Ano…. Well, my throwing aim…stinks horribly bad…Stephanie makes fun of it all the time…she's in softball though…. But back when those two demon people showed up to fight last weekend…my aim was perfect."
Keiko frowned. "Panic maybe?"
Danielle shrugged at the offered suggestion. Shizuru shook it off however.
"No. What were you throwing?"
"Rocks," Danielle answered simply. "Why would it m—"
"Your spirit energy is tuned in on earth…or something else closely related back to earth." Shizuru stood up, chair sliding back. "We can test it later." The elder girl walked off fast paced toward her brother's room. "Idiot. First time in years that cat ha—"
"Shizuru!" Came a shout from Kuwabara. "Do you think I wanted to let hi—"
Keiko, Danielle, and Scott heard the dull hit with an open simultaneous wince by all three.
"In years he's had the open chance to do so and use it," Shizuru's voice continued unabashed by her brother's cut-in. "Next time I call Jeter I'll be sure to force you to say a 'thank you' to him. The least you can do considering the help he did before we moved here. It's about time you woke up. We have company. Get up."
"I'm not going to thank Jeter! You know I never talk t—"
"You will thank your cousin Kazuma Kuwabara," Shizuru's voices toned threaten. "I don't care if you'd rather not speak to family considering what happened but you are going to damn well thank Jeter for helping you out when he did!"
Shizuru appeared once again, striding back to her seat as Kuwabara appeared as well, speechless.
His mouth closing from the people looking at him in only boxers, Kuwabara managed speech. "Who's the pretty girl?" He stared at Danielle for a moment before realizing what he had said. Kuwabara's face turned red instantly before once again coming to realization. "Your that girl from the park with Ku—er…Shuichi and Jets, weren't you? Dani?"
Danielle looked Kuwabara over slowly, trying to place him in her mind before gasping. "YOU WERE WITH DBZ BOY!" Her eyes widened considerably, taking into mind that she already had large chocolate eyes. "I am sorry about that rock though. I was just asking about that." Danielle peered down upon her hands curiously.
Kuwabara seemed puzzled for some reason. "Uh…oh yeah. That's okay. Your left hand…."
Shizuru frowned from her spot at the table before taking Danielle's sketchbook to flip through the doodled pages. Keiko joined Shizuru in her venture through the well-done doodles, wondering what seemed so off in the Kuwabara household. Shuichi eagle watched the pair chatting, so keenly as if even he knew something was up.
"Yes? This is the hand I draw with…and threw the rocks."
"No…. There is something else there." Kuwabara had his eyes narrowed at her hand in thought, confused by what he saw. Shock reigned over his eyes suddenly and Kuwabara drew back. "So sorry! I must not be completely awake Dani! I'll go put some clothes on!"
Danielle peered about the room, only gaining Shuichi's own confounded look as well. "I think my hand draws abnormal people. It cannot possibly be normal this."
Keiko glanced up from the sketchbook. "With the people Yusuke hang around? Abnormal is the normal."
Shizuru passed Keiko a look. "Yes…it is abnormal for the great 'Yusuke Urameshi' to be beaten by a well placed back handed slap to the face…much less by a female." Keiko's face flushed upon this as Shizuru continued. "Speaking of which…." Shizuru trailed it off to cause looks for the doorway.
"Hey Keiko. Shizuru. How is the ugly fool doing?" The voice spoke up from the opened doorway, as the owner seemed to take care of removing street shoes. Even though the sentence held insult to injury considering the ugly fool had been injured, there was real justice placed to it, making it a passing joke.
"Better than you Urameshi," Kuwabara's voice entered before the tall teen did with old street cloths tossed on along with the well-known cat perched upon his lengthy arm. His other hand reached up to rub a finger under his nose. "Keiko had to spend the night with you."
Yusuke looked taken aback before snapping back. "Offered! Unlike Yukina!"
Keiko seemed startled at the teen's words. This was a step up in the world. Yusuke had not acted out the macho part to deny the fact of spending the night with her. And placed her next to Yukina. Kuwabara had strong feelings for the small ice maiden and if Yusuke had said it like that…. Keiko's mind drifted pleasantly off of the ramblings, quite frankly, enjoying the thought of Yusuke maturing.
"Keep your mou—"
--And the moment of Keiko's small hope therefore shattered by the lifelong nothing argument striking up once more.
But even Kuwabara and Yusuke could not make normality from the abnormality of past days as they were interrupted as well.
"OH MY GOSH! ITS DBZ BOY IN THE FLESH! ANSWER ALL THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT KURAMA!"
"NO! KURAMA SAID THAT I, I COULD HAVE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY HIM! NOT YOU! AS HIS BROTHER I HAVE RIGHT OVER SOME RANDOM GIRL!"
"I'M NOT SOME RANDOM GIRL TO KURAMA! STEPBRO—"
"Three guesses on what is going on between her and Kurama Urameshi," Kuwabara stage whispered, Yusuke snorting with a sudden grin and chuckle.
"Kurama with a girlfriend? A girl as a friend perhaps," Yusuke shook his head. "Then again, he did come to trust me as a friend fast enough. I suppose we can trust her if she's on his good side."
"Who goes there?" Snapped a surly voice.
Jets sighed at the top of the stairs leading to the temple. He had hoped to arrive without problem but far in advance had suspected that he would run into some form of guard. Genkai, he thought soundly. There was someone else as well. Yukina.
"A visitor," he called out, seeing the ancient form of the pink haired Genkai appear.
The elder lady seemed to be cautious about him still though. Jets felt sorry for the elder fighter. Her past was not all that pleasant and teenagers were always around reminding her of the future that could have been. Why did he have to be born into the family he was? Meddling, all the time. It was fun he had to agree upon. He loved to meddle. But the sadness, broken hearts, greed, sins, guilt…. His family had to be spirit sensitive…him to be born into it…born into the Fates. One of the three Fates. People usually forgot about the other two since the Fate was….
"I have come to talk over a matter I feel you may be able to help me with."
Genkai regarded him over. "If it deals with puppy love, you have come to the wrong place for it. I do not have the time to deal with such trivial matters." She walked back into the shadows of her doorway, Jets following with a grace no one could have guessed from his behavior at times. It foretold of how he had gotten a fan club about him not long before the days of Shuichi Minamino.
"Pardon. I believe I asked you to leave."
Jets removed his shoes at the doorway, giving a look down upon the aged lady. "I will not leave Master Genkai. It is a matter of importance. I do not normally do this."
Genkai paused, giving her own stare back to see the non-relenting one giving extreme importance put up behind it. She sighed. "Very well. Stay here. I will get some tea out."
"No," Jets spoke up quickly enough. "There is no need for giving a visitor some of your tea. I believe you need that tea for others here besides."
Genkai gave the young teen a harsh calculated look. "There are no others at my temple. Explain on who you are and why you have come."
Jets looked at the elder lady with respect. "Interesting trick. But hiding their spirit energy does nothing to hide them. In any case, call me Jets. I am friend and family, no foe. Word has already gotten out in demon realm however. Unfortunately, that shall mean more attacks here. I'd place Yusuke feller and Kazuma upon that right away. Spirit World will be busy with other messes for a while."
Genkai relaxed her shoulders. "You work for Spirit World then? Interesting. I haven't heard of another Spirit Detective besides my dimwit."
Jets chuckled, sitting down at ease fast enough. "I am far from being a Spirit Detective Master Genkai. I would rather have Yukina honey come in if she would."
A neighboring door slid open, revealing the smaller ice maiden with an embarrassed look about her. "Hello Jets. I did not realize it was you."
"Quite alright Yukina honey. Did you honeys find Yusuke feller and Kazuma fine?" Jets had sunk back inside his usual form of speech.
Yukina nodded, producing the tea from the tray. "Tea?"
"From a honey, how could I resist, even from a future co-- Goodness…I should watch my speech. I would rather that Kazuma not figure me out as fast as this. It is too much fun being me some days, others…just annoying that no one but Shizuru knows. Secrets are awfully hard on a person. Someone must tell Kurama feller and Hiei feller that."
Yukina shook her head. "Are you always as such? With your speech it is confusing…."
Jets laughed. "Many think so and many take my words to heart since my sixth strength is known to be pretty damn strong. And I believe I am being modest in that claim which may give you an idea of how strong that is. Genkai, keep letting those wheels turn if you must…. Yukina honey, you may want to pour me some tea when those wheels click into place."
"Boy…." Genkai spoke slowly. "Who exactly are you?"
Jets laughed. "Do you think I would reveal much after that? Now that you know who I am, could you stop and listen Master Genkai?" Jets knew what the elder lady had realized and that he would get by mostly unquestioned from now.
Genkai nodded, seemingly taken aback by the title still placed to her name by one she had figured to be the retaken Fate. At times, Jets hated who he was. Could he not be a normal guy in life and ask Ellie on a date with him? No. He had to be born into the family of his last name, a family of well-known sixth strength, a family that he would rather not have as a last name.
"The two back there waiting to come back to life wi—"
"Three. Are you who you claim?" Genkai said at once.
Jets sighed annoyed. "Yes. Two. We will not mention the third because there will be no third when Kurama feller and Hiei feller come back to the world of the living. And this way, perhaps you will remember this conversation when Kurama feller and Hiei feller return."
Jets let a pause sink in there. "Continuing. Listen to Hiei feller's words when he comes back. They will be useful. Do not be alarmed by Yusuke feller and Kazuma's actions about a new girl at their school. Keep an eye out for any new demons in the area. Oh yes. Master Genkai. Make sure Hiei does not fall in the same pit as Toguro did when you two were young. I am sorry about that. People make their own choices. Meddle, I do do, but not nearly as often as some believe. Thank you for the tea. I must leave to keep an eye on Spirit World."
Jets grinned. "Take the girls shopping. They might want the new dress clothes for an event Koenma will invite them to. Good day Master Genkai."
Finishing in slipping on his shoes, Jets exited the temple quietly with a rustle of cloth, his spirit energy disappearing. Both Genkai and Yukina went at once to look outside of the temple walls to see not a soul.
Yukina glanced curiously upon Genkai beside her.
"Whom exactly were we talking to?"
Yukina knew that it was Jets but the conversation led was curious. He had become a fortuneteller overnight. Or, to her frame of mind, more spiritually aware somehow in someway.
Genkai stared out the temple a moment longer before retreating inside, heading for the three hidden in a back room. She carefully studied each one to see an old spell around each person sleeping. An old spell that not even she knew how to use due to the fact that Genkai did not even know of the spell in question. As far as she could tell, the spell was held up for all necessities of the three in question. Food, water, relieving…. The spell was holding all those three body functions steady so none of the three in question need worry about it in their interval upon the Spirit World.
This was a spell she would expect from Yosh and Kimi perhaps. Not…this boy…. Genkai suddenly had a thought back to the past.
All in a line. Kurama was closest to the door with Hiei placed in the middle and the other Forbidden Child on the very end. Mikko, Genkai was told by Yusuke earlier that day. Mikko Songs. Michelle Sato. Half sister to Jin, the wind master. Wind Goddess practically. Autumn Breeze. All three were as peaceful as peaceful could be in their 'sleep'.
"If I remember right, he was a young child that came up here with his parents often. No wonder he kept on with the 'Master Genkai' stuff. I wonder if Kimi knows about her son."
"I doubt it," Yukina said. "His secretive attitude reminds me of Hiei's own. Shall I sweep the stairs?"
Genkai smiled slightly. "Go ahead. Jets has not left much for us to do now."
"No…." Danielle whispered horrified. The fire burned before her, consuming the building that Shuichi and herself stood before.
Shuichi glanced up at the elder girl in curiosity; his suspicions about her knowing about Kurama had slowly been disappearing as time went on. She just did not seem the type to do anything horrible with the information. Danielle was too kind. Brash if felt needed, true-- but kind. She was like a sister to everyone around her with some favored siblings. Shuichi shook his head. Where was he coming up with this?
"Danielle, there are wildfires all around the city appearing like this. The firemen wi—" It suddenly struck Shuichi where they were. "I'll look for Scott!" The younger boy raced off within the crowd.
Another racing person appeared before Danielle with a wide-eyed look, attempting to catch breath. Stephanie. "D—Scott went after your mom inside!"
Danielle froze, taking in the information about family members. Then her legs burst into action as Stephanie followed as well yelling something about Kyle going in as well and those firefighters were on the way. Flying off on pure instinct, Danielle's hands reached down to scoop up a large helping of dirt outside the apartment complex and dove inside the inferno.
"Danielle!"
"I swear ya cheat! No one beats Kuwabara at Janken! Again!"
Yusuke laughed at Kuwabara from the couch with Keiko and Shizuru sitting with him upon the piece of furniture. "Man Jets! This is the best entertainment I have seen yet of Kuwabara's loosing streak!"
Kuwabara whipped his head around from the table of which Jets sat on the opposite side laughing at Kuwabara's misfortune as well. His cat scrambled to stay upon his master's lap. "Cork it Urameshi!"
Laughing, Yusuke leaned back upon the couch, trying and failing at placing an arm around Keiko's neck in public area. He shrugged the failure off. "What is it now? I think the same record as Kuwabara fighting me? Bazillion to nil? Yeah…that sure sounds right!"
"Perhaps the only one who can beat a Kuwabara is a Kuwabara," Shizuru brought up with a raise of her eyebrow. New smoke rose upwards in the room with her pause and Kuwabara's startled confused look. "Or perhaps my moronic little baby brother thought until today when a complete stranger whoops on my baby brother's behind."
"Shizuru…that's not funny," Kuwabara whined.
The elder sister smirked. "Never intended it to be."
Jets faked a large staged gulp. "Feller never told me he had a possessive older sister! Save me!" He threw his hands up in the air, waving them about in a style that posed to be the 'damsel in distress' area of expertise. Then he flew plum on his back as his two-legged chair flew backwards on result of leaning back to far. Laughter rang the room; Kuwabara's the loudest with his new celebrated victory upon not being a klutz. Jets however, took leave from the room not from embarrassment but from an emotion completely different.
"Fire! The Am Trans Apartments! Danielle honey is gunna kill herself trying that! What in the three worlds did you guys tell her!"
Jets raced out of the Kuwabara apartment, fear apparent in his eyes.
Yusuke sat up straighter. "Did he just say, 'three worlds'?"
"I know his family Yusuke, don't fret over it," Shizuru put in as she stood up for her own shoes. "I'd fret more about that girl. Well, are you heroes going to sit here or do the saving work as usual?"
"Save the girl! Come on Urameshi! Have some honor!" Kuwabara raced out after his sister, his cat clawing at his leg from the sudden movement and meowing terror upon Kuwabara's exit. Kuwabara appeared once more to toss the cat back inside. "Have you no feelings Urameshi?"
"Shut it Kuwabara! I'm coming alright!" Yusuke shouted back without moving from the couch. He slowly turned to Keiko beside him. "Uh…sorry."
Keiko sighed. "It's okay Yusuke. These things happen. Go save the girl from the fire."
He closed his eyes before opening them with a wide smile. "Nah! That girl has got plenty of people rescuing her!"
Keiko was suddenly taken aback. "Yusuke? Are you all right? Aren't you afraid Kuwabara's gunna mess it up as usual?"
"Well…sure I am. But Jets and Shizuru will keep him in line. Besides…." Yusuke suddenly stood up, taking a few steps toward the door. He stood stock still as if debating, Keiko confused as much as she was when he had taken his life for a small child. Then Yusuke spoke.
"I have already saved a girl from a fire."
Keiko's face slowly flushed in memory. Yusuke slowly continued.
"And it was after that…that I swore to myself that…that…I could not…that she would be…."
Yusuke trailed the sentence, never finishing it. He turned from the open doorway; face recomposed enough to face Keiko it seemed. "Well come on! You heard Kuwabara! We gotta save someone!"
Silverwing013: End chappie. Told ya guys Keiko would get a kiss. smooches!
BballAnimeLover89- thank you for the update soon! and that it was a good chappie. kinda long one...but it worked. i always love people that review! thanks for taking your good time to do so! reviews make this author feel good right here and here! -points to chest and throat- don't ask about how my throat feels though...
HieiFan666- to the first person to refer to her as Abby! yay! sorry i did not send this time... jin is in the next one... so... besides, i was um...okay...i just wanted to post it ASAP. i couldn't wait. yusuke did get over his funk but his little mind got to thinking about some stuff...i just do not mention the stuff that is going through his head. that is for later during a 'guy talk'. laughs. 'guy talk'. oh! i must ask if you have pooled my many clues together yet about my little favorite. Jets. ha ha. if you didn't, that's fine. i just have to ask because this guy has so many dimensions to him when you figure out how large of a part he actually is in EVERYTHING. chao my story lover!
icedragongurl16- one thing to say...me got cookie! -winks- do i recieve anything else from you ice dragon?
Silverwing013: And...just to be mean and give a loop...i shall not say what happens next! you guys would utterly destroy me if i say another character dies... oops. did i say that out loud? -runs for her life- YA'LL BETTER HOPE I KID ON THAT! OR I BETTER HOPE YOU GUYS KID ON KILLING ME!