Chapter 4

Chapter 4:The 5 spirit detectives

"I see, Spirit detectives that's very interesting," the man in a pink kimono and rice hat smiled at his sickly friend. "But we must keep this a secret, if he has had a run in with them, that is probably why they haven't found him yet."

Ukitake nodded, he had been thinking the exact same thing. They were both extremely against the hunt for Ichigo; he was a very important strength to the Soul Society. He looked at his long time friend Kyoraku, they were both original Captains besides Yamamoto and Captain of Squad 4, Unohana.

"Well, lets find out more about Rika Gato, more then they mentioned at the academy and see if we can find anything on this Yusuke Urameshi," Kyoraku sighed and they both made their way to the library again. It was becoming a ritualistic habit for them.

After hours of searching the database on the computer Ukitake was able to locate a file that contained the names of the current Spirit detectives as of 2 years previous. There was a list of names and strangely enough a phone number.

.Yusuke Urameshi

.Kazuma Kuwabara

.Yoko Kurama / Shuichi Minamino

.Hiei Jaganshi

.Rika Gato

Kyoraku looked at the phone number and debated on whether or not it was a trap or not. Just when he decided that it was going to be the only way to find out more information, Ukitake found a book with a file in it. They took it to a table and looked at the book, it didn't have a name on the cover.

They opened it and it had a bunch of chapters about old demons that were around the same time Rika Gato was considered a large threat. They opened to her chapter first, it was just a brief summary of what she looked like in each form and then a list of all her known powers and attacks under each category.

…First stage and least dangerous form is a calico cat with mostly black, tan, and white mix. Next least dangerous stage is human form, she appears to be shorter than 5 feet, and looks to be around the age 16-18 years of age. She has brown hair and can suppress aura to appear like a humans. Most dangerous form is human/cat form, her body appears to be human and has cat like characteristics. Black ears appear on her head and a tan and white tail is shown. Her teeth become fangs and her nails grow long and claw like. She has the agility of a cat and the flexibility of the human structure.

Her known powers are mostly physiologistic, strength, and powers that can only be closely described as Quincy like. She can see the future, past, and present anywhere and whenever she chooses, also she can read thoughts, and talk telepathically. When using a strength attack her claws grow even longer to strike an enemy as far away as 10 feet. She is able to constrain spirit particles into any form and shot it out from her fingers. It is also said she has double kantana's but evidence has never been confirmed.

…Yoko Kurama, The thief fox demon. He has 2 forms one as a fox that gives him the speed fasters than any known flash step. Second form is a human fox form, which is his most dangerous. In this form he is able to control any plant life around him and his main weapon is Rose Whip and Death tree. A ruthless A-class demon, and seemed to completely disappear around 200 years ago. Also known as the King of Theives.

…Hiei Jaganshi is a Yokai demon who had a jagan eye inserted in his forehead. He has been seen in human form, and is short with black spiky hair. His Jagan eye is usually covered up by a white ribbon around his head. Known weapon is a katana though not much else is known about him. He is a young demon and not very in control of his powers and is very dangerous.

None of the other two were mentioned in the book, maybe because they weren't demons. Finally they pulled out the file that was in the back of the book. It just seemed to be a plain vanilla folder. When Ukitake opened it, it contained a picture of each today. The first two pictures appeared to be of 2 humans. The first had greased black hair and was making a gun with his right hand pointed out at the person looking at the picture, and he was smiling. He looked just like a goofy teenage human boy.

The next picture was of another human with red hair that curled on top of his head and it was fashioned into some sort of elvis style. "He looks like he has a dildo on his head," Kyoraku whispered and they couldn't help but laugh because it was true. He had the stature and face of a grown man but he still seemed childish. He looked like no threat at all. Finally they closed the folder, someone had recently researched this. The book wasn't dusty and the folder was almost brand new.

"What are you two doing," an old gruffy voice spoke behind them and they both turned around to see Yamamoto.

"Old man Yama," Kyoraku laughed trying to play it off as if he wasn't in trouble.

"What are you researching," Yamamoto walked over to look at the book, "Spirit detectives, you both know that it is a subject meant to be forgotten."

"Well, we were just looking for something to read and this book was sitting on the shelf and it wasn't dusty and it had this folder sticking out. So we wanted to see what other people have been researching," Ukitake tried to cover, he knew in the current situation that they shouldn't be looking anything up or else it would make Yamamoto suspect something.

"You know, Koenma sent the current spirit detectives after Ichigo as well. Of course they are more powerful then even me, I was researching them," Yamamoto told them taking the book and shuffling to put it back on the shelf.

"Sir, if it's okay for me to ask but, why is Ichigo Kurosaki such a threat all of a sudden?" Ukitake braved to ask, but it needed to be answered no on could think of a good reason for him to be doing this.

"You have to through the whole process to become a powerful Shinigami like him. He is also a hollow, when he dies he could go either way, we need to let fate decide which he will become." Yamamoto wasn't very good at giving reasons but his face was confident and he slowly walked out of the library.

"Well that sounds like a very good reason sir," Kyoraku yelled after him before looking at Ukitake and making the what-the-hell-kinda-reason-was-that face. They both chuckled and then shrugged before leaving the library themselves. Yamamoto had told them that the detectives were on their side and not on Ichigo's maybe he would be safe with them then. If they were more powerful than even Yamamoto then Ichigo had nothing to worry about he was in good company.

"Let me through," Rika shouted at the guard outside the gates to the main city of the soul society.

A large gorilla looking man was staring down at her as he scratched his head; this little woman was really demanding entrance. "You are not allowed," he bellowed down to her.

"You know what I am a spirit detective and I demand to talk to your Captain Commander," she yelled back up at him, she had to cup her hands around her mouth to direct her voice so he could hear her. He looked down at her and shook his head. "Ah fuck," she said before she thought of something. She closed her eyes and concentrated on getting into the mans head. When she opened her eyes he was turning around and opening the door for her. She ran under and thanked him on her way in.

Yusuke and Ichigo had both told her not to go but, she had to do something. She was just extremely bored sitting at the apartment watching Kon and Ichigo mope around like lazy bums. Also she was tired of hearing Yusuke try to cheer them both up. Her cell phone went off and she stop to take it out of her pocket.

She opened it and a little picture of Koenma appeared and his face was bright red. "Uh, hello?"

"What do you think you are doing!" He was shouting and waving his arms for emphasis.

"I, uh, I wanna know about these people, the only shinigami I know is Botan and she is pretty interesting. If there are thousands more just like her than I want to meet more interesting people," She smiled she was always quick at thinking up lies on the spot. She lied even when she didn't have to. You know that saying where it is mentions if you lie to much you will eventually get caught, well that never happens to her. She can remember any lie she tells somebody, she has to so that she doesn't get caught.

"Get out of there," He screamed back at her and all of a sudden a purple ogre appeared on the screen as well.

"Yes, I just made tea, come have some tea," the purple ogre George said, he was Koenma's personal assistant.

"Koenma I promise not to talk to Yamamoto," she said and closed the phone and put it back in her pocket. It started to go off again and people around her were looking at her strangely. They didn't know if she was an intruder or what she was. She looked around apologetically and put her phone on silence and continued on. She stopped when she sensed a familiar aura and she looked around and saw a girl with long curly strawberry blonde hair. Her boobs were just hanging out all over the place and the necklace she wore went right into her cleavage.

"Who are you," the woman asked looking accusingly at Rika.

"Name's Rika, I'm a spirit detective," she said and something like a surprise registered on the womans face. She motioned for Rika to follow her and they seemed to walk forever until they reached a little wooden hut that was kind of surrounded by a forest.

The woman stopped and turned to Rika and held her hand out, "The name is Matsumoto, I'm lieutenant of squad 10."

Rika reached out and shook her hand, "A lieutenant I am honored."

Then Matsumoto turned back to the door in front of them and opened it, "Captain Hitsugaya, Captain Kyoraku, Captain Ukitake, I have a very interesting gift for you. I found it walking in the 34th section." She motioned for Rika to walk in and when she did they all gasped.

"Hello? You must know who I am then, well that's good. I promised Koenma not to talk to Yamamoto, but I guess I can talk to Captains," She smiled and walked in and sat down around the table they were all at. She looked over at the young looking captain with white hair, he looked almost exactly like her friend Hiei. She eyed him suspiciously and he looked back at her.

"Don't say it," he said very coldly, if one more person said he looked like and elementary school student then he would just go crazy on someone's ass.

"I just, I like your hair, it makes you very distinguished, and you are very hott," she said and then she looked at Ukitake with his long flowing white hair and pale skin, "You too," she said pointing at him. All the men looked at her surprised and Matsumoto sat down next to her and she had a large smile on her face.

"What about me?" Kyoraku looked disappointed; he thought he was pretty good looking man.

"Um, you look like a gay," she said and everyone but Kyoraku began to laugh. "Actually if I didn't think he was hot I would say you would make a good couple," she nodded to Ukitake. Matsumoto and Hitsugaya were now the only ones laughing, this girl was good.

"Anyways," Kyoraku started and everyone started to calm back down, "Is Ichigo with you and your fellow detectives."

Rika looked down quickly and swallowed then looked back up, "Are you on his side?"

"Oh yes, we all know Ichigo very well," Matsumoto said with a very reassuring look.

"Well then yes he is. I put a demon barrier around our apartment so that your types couldn't even sense it," she smile proud of herself for making such a good barrier.

"All of you live in an apartment?" Ukitake was very surprised that they didn't have like a house or shrine or he didn't know what but, not an apartment.

"Actually its just 2 of us," she said she was going to have to explain, she hated explaining. "There was 5 of us and Koenma gave me and Kurama an apartment, but Kurama and Hiei left to go to Makai the demon world and Kuwabara is married somewhere. Yusuke got kicked out of his house so now he lives with me so that I'm not alone," she spoke quickly and their faces never moved.

"There's only 2 of you now?" Ukitake looked hopeless almost, "Well I guess, uhm."

"Where the hell is Rika?" Yusuke yelled looking in her room and seeing that she wasn't there. "Goddamn woman!" He rushed into the kitchen and Ichigo was the only one sitting at the table. "You seen Rika?"

"No, she was here this morning though, she kinda just disappeared," Ichigo said looking up from his cup of juice.

"Fuck, she went to the soul society," he said knowing exactly where she went, she never listened to anybody except Kurama. He took out his phone and dialed a number, suddenly a man with short bright red hair and deep green eyes came on to the screen. "Woah, new hair cut?"

The man blushed and rubbed his now short locks, "Yeah well, I wanted something more modern."

"I like it, but is Rika with you?" He asked hoping that she had gone to see Kurama instead of making her way to the soul society.

Kurama gave him a weird look, and then shook his head, "You lost her?" He didn't really care where she was, he was there and she was mad at him so he was in no position to care.

"Goddamn no, she went to the soul society, I was just hoping she was with you," Yusuke slicked his hair back and took a deep breath. He remembered all the times when Kurama would lose Rika and they would search hours for her, like she was a lost cat.

"What is the soul society? Where Koenma is?" Kurama asked confused, he was a smart guy and he had never heard of the soul society.

"No, below Koenma, where all the souls go and where all the other shinigami live," Yusuke sighed, he really didn't want to go after her. She was going to get them all in deep shit if he didn't go though.

"Interesting, it's strange how I've never heard of it. You want some help?" Kurama asked really not wanting to see Rika, but maybe it would but him back in her good graces.

"You really think she would like that?" Yusuke laughed, "Maybe she will forget she is mad at you and be all over your new hair."

Kurama rubbed his head again, "I doubt it, well if you need us."

"Yeah, yeah," Yusuke said closing the phone and then reopening it to call Rika. Surprisingly she answered and her face appeared on his little phone screen. "Get your ass back in this house!"

"I'm learning," She said and then Matsumoto appeared in the shot as well. "Matsumoto, that's my partner Yusuke."

"Oh, your right he isn't very cute," she sighed, "Is Ichigo there?"

"Yes," Yusuke sighed again, no one ever thought he was good looking besides Keiko. He walked over and handed Ichigo the phone.

"ICHIGO," both women squealed into the phone.

Ichigo looked at both of them confused, "What the hell? Of course you 2 were destined to be friends."

"Ichigo," another voice said but Ichigo couldn't see who it was, it sounded like Ukitake. Suddenly it was just Ukitake on the phone, just as he thought. "Don't worry, Yamamoto has a horrible reason for doing this, we will convince him he is wrong."

"Thank you," Ichigo said he felt somewhat relived but not totally yet. Then the screen went black, Ichigo handed it back to Yusuke.

Suddenly it started ringing again, Yusuke opened it and Rika was back on the screen. "What?" he asked her and she just looked at him with an evil glare. "What?"

"You called him didn't you?" she said coldly and she looked like she was ready to rip Yusuke's head off if she could.

"Just because you are mad at him doesn't mean I can't talk to him, oh and you should see his new hair," Yusuke laughed and Rika looked confused.

"What did he do to his hair?" she said defensively, what could be possibly of done to his long beautiful hair. She knew she would have to call him to find out. "Is that just an excuse to get me to talk to him?" Yusuke shook his head, "Well now I have to ass."

Yusuke laughed more and shut the phone and it started going off again, "Jeez," he said flipping it open to see Koenma. "Sorry I can't talk I'm in the shower," he said quickly and shut the phone.

"Yusuke, Yusuke," Koenma shouted before the call was cut off.