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Chapter 6 – A New Mission
"...Angel?" Botan whispers, a curious expression on her face.
Koenma says nothing but continues to stare at Kira's blank eyes. He sucks on his pacifier for a moment before unfolding his hands to open the thick, leather bound folder still lying on his desk.
"These are the most recent reports I have received from the intelligence department. An unknown being of species, age, gender, and whose name we now know has infiltrated into the Spirit World from the Demon World. But before anything could be done, Angel suddenly vanished, possibly back to the Demon World. Yusuke, your mission: track and bag Angel, preferably alive for questioning. Try to figure out what has been stolen or looked in to. You will also have a new addition to your mission: Kira."
"Hn. We do not need an incompetent agent who does not have the strength to self-defend herself from a mere C class demon."
Almost every face turned to look at Hiei who spoke for the first time since the meeting began. Kira did not make a move to face him, except to clench her hands into fists at her side. Botan glanced a worried look to Kira but immediately faced back to Hiei.
"Hey Hiei, what's up? I know you're always grouchy but lately, you've been a pretty pain in the ass." says Yusuke, turning his body to fully face Hiei.
"This does not involve you, Spirit Detective. You deal with your concerns, and I will deal with mine."
With that said, Hiei lightly stepped off from his spot on the windowsill and headed for the door. Kira finally moved her head to the direction of the door when his hand stayed on the doorknob. Before opening it, Hiei looked back to see Kira's pupil-less eyes staring at him. Her unseeing gaze unnerved his mind, and the images of the painful memory were starting to surface. With a loud click, the door flew open and Hiei disappeared, a light breeze ruffling everyone in the room from the wake of his sudden departure.
"Huh, wonder what the deal with him is..." Kuwabara grumbled to no one in particular.
"We can only imagine, Kuwabara." Kurama softly answers, a curious gleam in his eyes.
An awkward silence settled in the room as everyone continued to stare at the open door. Koenma's cough startled everyone out of their reverie and they all turned back to face him.
"Ahem. Well, agent Kira still needs some more time to fully recover but I need you guys to work together with her on this mission I assigned to you all, including Hiei, whether he likes it or not. In a way, it pertains to him as much as to the Spirit World." The last part Koenma mumbled to himself in a low voice.
"Yeah, yeah, I got it pacifier breath." Yusuke sighed.
A throbbing vein popped from Koenma's head, but he didn't say anything else. Instead, he stepped on to his desk and smacked Yusuke's head. Hard.
"What the fuck was that for?" Yusuke yelled in anger and surprise, vigorously rubbing his head where it hurt the most.
"One, don't call me pacifier breath. Two, I am your elder by a good century, despite my looks, so make sure you give me your proper respects. And three, you were just annoying me with your attitude."
"And you just had to hit me that hard? Fine! I'll call you Binky from now on!"
Another throbbing vein popped up next to the first vein on Koenma's head. Instead of hitting Yusuke on the head again, he turned away and locked himself in the door behind his desk. Within mere seconds, a grown-up version of Koenma appeared after some loud noises stopped behind the door. Without saying a word, Koenma brought a 100+ TON of solid metal hammer behind his back, lifted it over his head, and with his throbbing veins pulsing dangerously fast, he brought it down with a crash, right where Yusuke stood moments before.
"Are you fucking crazy? What the hell do you think you're doing!" Yusuke yelled after dodging the falling hammer.
"What do you think I'm doing Yusuke? Can you not tell I'm disciplining you?" said Koenma with a calm voice.
"Cut the crap! I do-"
"Yusuke! You apologize to Sir Koenma right now!" Botan yelled right into Yusuke's ears after smacking him on the head.
"Eeehh?"
Kuwabara was laughing so hard, he had tears running down his face and rolling around the floor, clutching a stitch in his side.
"Buwahahahaha! Wow, Koenma, I didn't know you had it in you! Way to go!"
"Shut up Kuwabara!" Yusuke yelled in frustration.
"..." Kira stood motionless amid the flying debris and chaos, hoping beyond hope nothing too big she couldn't handle did NOT fly towards her sensitive, still-healing wounds. Another thunderous crash close by Kira jerked her into motion. With her feet scurrying away from the noise, a pair of strong hands grabbed a hold of her shoulders from behind. Rather than jumping in surprise, she stopped backing and turned her head slightly to the familiar person behind her.
"I suppose we should clear out of here and let them have their merry discussion, yes?" Kurama asked quite cheerfully.
"...merry discussion?" Kira asked with one of her eyebrows lifted higher than the other.
"Yes, they are having a wonderful time without us. Let's go, shall we? I will escort you back to your, ah... temporary living quarters."
"..."
Both Kurama and Kira left the office unscathed and unnoticed, while the rest continued their 'merry discussion'. Closing the door with so much chaos inside took some time, but Kurama got it closed behind them. They both walked down the dim hallways, Kurama leading the way with Kira just holding on to the hem of his sleeve.
"Thank you." Kira softly intoned, breaking the peaceful silence.
"No need for thanks. You still need a bit more time to fully recover, with all that poison and blood loss. How are the medications? Any discomfort? I am in charge for part of your recovery after all."
"No. Your tonics seem to be diluting away most of what my blood cannot. I can feel my strength returning to me bit by bit."
"That's good to hear." Kurama smiled his gentle smile behind him, despite her lack of sight.
Another peaceful silence settled between them as Kurama continued to lead Kira down the hallways. They soon arrived at the recovery room.
"Then, good night." Kira starts to walk past Kurama but a hand lightly rests on her small shoulder, stopping her.
"I'm sorry to keep you from resting, but I have a question for you, if you do not mind me asking."
Kira tilts her head slightly. "Oh? A question for me? Well, I shall try to answer it to the best of my ability."
Kurama chuckles softly. "It is not a hard question, little one."
An involuntary jerk in her head makes a sharp noise in her neck. Her face still looks as indifferent as before, except for her lips thinning a little. The curious gleam in Kurama's eyes sharpen to her reaction.
"Here is my question: what is your favorite dessert, little one?"
Kira's lips thin a little more.
"My favorite dessert? Why would you ask me that?"
"To get to know you better, of course! We will be working together on the mission, after all." Kurama grins.
Kira swallows dryly before answering him. "It's...ice cream."
Kurama's eyes immediately bleed to gold, his hair fading to silvery strands, his clothes morphing to white clothing, his frame growing taller, and the hand on Kira's shoulder changing to sharp claws. His grip tightens a little as he bends down to Kira's short height.
"Hello, little one. It's almost been a century since I last saw you, my adopted little sister, Aisu."
A/N: please R&R! =D