Chapter Two: Akito

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After spending some time walking behind Minamino, the girl easily located his house, surprised at the money placed to it to hold a garden. No wonder he smelt of nature. It lived around him. Continuing on her way, she returned to the scrubby apartment called home for the moment. The place was shut down, to be destroyed about a month from now.

Maybe I should just speak my name now, she thought briefly. The thought was discarded but not forgotten. Not yet…. Something told her not yet….

It was time to adorn her typical like of clothes, now that there was no one around. Besides, work was to be done tomorrow after some research watching. Key word was ultimately stealth and to not get too cold. Bright blue sports bra, toss on a dingy black shirt with disgust, a pair of black pants that actually fit her small frame, and she didn't even bother covering her feet. She tossed on some straight cut gloves for good measure to hid her hands but still able to use her fingers if needed. Fake glasses were tossed aside to reverse any possible glare of the lights. Colored contacts were also taken out only because she liked her true violet color. High ponytail was dropped to straight long hair, releasing the tightness on her head from the ridiculous ponytail.

Better. Try calling me a dude now Kugyou, she thought. With that, she went back to Minamino's house to watch him and his family's behaviors till they left in the morning. Her sightings from the dark outside saw nothing abnormal. It was a normal human family. So what made Minamino act like so? Perhaps he was just a normal human.

She rolled her eyes, annoyed at the wasted time. The Minamino family was heading to bed about now. Oh wait; this could be something to interest her. Yeah right. But this was curious, demon or no demon case upon Minamino. Who would call late like this on a school night? And why would Minamino take it from his mother figure and begin talking quieter than most would on the phone? He was being…secretive. Perhaps this would solve her problem of Minamino's act getting to her.

"Yusuke, please calm down. My mother just went upstairs. What is this about?"

Praise her largely better than normal human senses. She could hear them from fifty feet away. A skill only zeroed in upon her years in the Demon Realm and keeping her senses up for any trouble in the Human Realm.

"This is about how my fucking job is still following me Kurama! You're still doing stuff, right?"

"Technically and unfortunately, yes. Next to nothing has happened with Hiei at the border."

Border? Border of what and why? And job. This job mention immediately jolted the girl's nerves. She watched the movements of Minamino carefully, still listening in.

"That's the problem. I have demons visiting me. They're all asking for some dude by the name of Akito. Hell if I know! So then they attack me for the damn information, resulting in me needing a major clean up in front of my house. Do you know who in the hell this Akito demon is?"

Akito demon? Pah'! The girl stretched a tingling foot; glad Minamino's phone buddy had reached such an off conclusion. It could help her in the long run perhaps, that mistake.

Could it be that the border between the Human and Demon Realm had really broken according to rumor? The girl was beginning to wonder about this Minamino. He was odd. He could very well be a demon from the other side. Kurama… Kurama… Could it be that he is a kitsune? Shit, the girl thought. He's probably some freaky descendant of Yoko Kurama. Fuck. Wait. Double fuck. Yoko Kurama was reborn as a human in his growing legend of lesser demons. Those annoying demons who wanted her dead, the moment they realized who she was. She hated using her power.

"Plenty of people have that name Yusuke. You should learn to cloak your energy to prevent this. I'll be over shortly to clean up."

"Great! I owe you again fox boy!"

The line clunked to a dead ring tone. Minamino place his own phone down with a shake of his head. Crap, the girl was saying in her head. A fox. Damn. What piece of nature does he hold? Crap. Plants! She pieced together his smell to his power at long last. He was the reborn Yoko Kurama. Just what she needed, she thought sarcastically. Rumors to be held true! He'd turn her in to Spirit Realm to be returned to the Demon Realm if she didn't do anything.

"Yusuke…. Someday…." Minamino went to the bottom of the stairs to yell up them. "I'm going out mother! Yusuke needs help on a problem. It won't take that long."

"Okay Shuichi! What time will you be back?"

Minamino shrugged a coat on. "Not past an hour. There is no need to worry. Goodnight mother."

"Goodnight Shuichi."

With that, Minamino headed out of the house. Crap, the girl kept repeating through her head. But her energy was completely cloaked due to lack of spirit or demonic energy; he seemed not to notice her. She waited before silently walking after his human energy. Minamino was affiliated with demons, but was he one himself? Her theory must be checked. Was he whom she thought he was?

The girl was suddenly in awe of the sheer number of demons laying around one apartment. This phone buddy was strong. Minamino was already there, shaking his head at a dark haired teen boy.

"Sometimes Yusuke…."

"Hey, don't yell at me. The demons came to me. Not my fault and this way I get to actually see you. Kinda miss being a team, ya know?"

Minamino shook his head. "Only you Yusuke…. Talk to Hiei about your problem?"

Yusuke shook his head. "Three eyes hasn't answered anything." He tapped at his head, Minamino suddenly nodding in understanding.

"Hiei was never one for petty problems. He knows your not cloaking that demonic power. Therefore, I doubt he would answer the calls."

"Tuh'! Stinking midget mind reader!" Yusuke seemed peeved.

Okay, the girl thought. This Yusuke is a demon. He must go, he knows too much already. Or will get involved. Minamino knows as well. But is he one or not? She needed some proof.

Minamino laughed at the younger teen's comment. "You do know that he would rather not leave from the border though? You are going to have to pay Kuwabara some money from a certain bet," Minamino tossed something from his hair to the dead demon corpses on the ground. Flowers suddenly grew up in that area. "He stayed for Mukuro."

"Damn. I always thought…. Well…you and Hiei did spend a lot of time together…. And you're both demons after all. The whole Yoko Kurama deal and all."

Bingo.

Minamino frowned at this. "This proves what?" He tossed another one from his hair, the flowers on the ground bursting up in quick flame to ash. "Anyway…. I must be off again. Yusuke, I can't do this every time. Oh, Akito. Akito is the name of a genetic inheritance of a certain family of humans that have been labeled dangerous enough to be banned to the Demon Realm. That may be the case of this Akito. But all of them under that clan are dead to my knowledge. Try passing that onto Hiei. He may watch the border more about that. Goodnight Yusuke."

"Yeah yeah, what do you think Kurama? I ain't working cases anymore. And I ain't in my father's land no more. Why would I want to be involved?"

"A person like you always wants to be involved."

"You forget. The fighting grew old. Maybe we should get back together one of these days just to hang out. We never got to do that as a team."

This Yusuke person seemed eager about doing so. Yusuke was then found as not a threat to the girl. He had mentioned team. It looked like the team working for Koenma had broken up. Minamino seemed more troublesome as it seemed he was still working.

"Good luck on that."

And Minamino started walking back home, Yusuke disappearing back inside. The girl followed Minamino for a good ten blocks before deciding that was a good distance in either direction. She rushed up to Minamino, slowly letting her feet sound off the sidewalk loudly to alert him to her presence. He turned and smiled at her.

"Hello Miss Yamazaki. What are you doing out so late? You're pretty quiet."

She looked right at him, judging. Then she placed her fingers behind her hair, pretending to pull out something and toss it on the ground. Minamino frowned a bit.

"Are you trying to tell me something?"

She then pointed to herself, spelling out her first name letter by letter with her fingers for the smart Minamino.

"A…K…I…T…O…." He looked at her curiously. "You're of the inheritance Akito? Why are you over in the Human Realm? I'll have to take you—"He stopped as she signed again. She was not going back to the Demon Realm. "Demons bad. Demons pry. Demons kill." He stopped speaking the signings. "Now, Miss Yamazaki, those are not true for all demons."

She signed out again. Hands saying, 'you pry too much demon kitsune'. Her face suddenly smirked at Minamino, pointing to her throat.

"Yoko Kurama," the girl spoke for the first time.

She smiled as Minamino's body froze up completely, unable to move. So, not just a rumor after all. Weird, how the famous Yoko Kurama was learning in a Human Realm school. She easily walked around him before facing him, staring at the even green eyes staring at her with the faint specks of gold beginning to show.

"Voice," she spoke again with a defiant clap of her hands in front of his mouth.

"Demon spirit energy." She practically beamed as Minamino's energy glowed for a mere second before he was left with only average human energy. This was the precious gift of Akito. The power of voice and words alone were dangerous. This is why she stayed so quiet.

She patted him twice on the head. "Top to mediocre smarts."

"Memory loss. Hour." Her hand traveled in front of Minamino's eyes.

"Head home Shuichi Minamino. Get some sleep and go to school. Do not talk to Hiei."

She watched as he turned around, walking home once more. Problem solved. Huh. Usually she killed demons with her inherited Akito Clan power. Given, her name was Akito but that was her mother's idea of a joke. She hated using her power.

Akito removed the hated black shirt, enjoying the cool night breeze. And with that, she walked back to her crappy little apartment. Tomorrow…. That would be a fun day. She would no longer have to worry over being returned to the Demon Realm. But, she grew tired of her life. The constant run to keep safe and the fear of her cursed power rising in strength had her terrified. And having no reason to live had grown old and depressive. She was tired, tired of it all.