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One Month Later…Genkai's Temple…
King Enma's Spirit Defense team had given up the search for the two girls. Enma was having troubles of his own in the Reikai and just couldn't bother with them at the moment. Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama were forced to go back to the Makai two weeks ago.
Flashback: Two Weeks Ago…
"We were assigned to protect them by you! If we go back now it'll be like giving up on the mission!" Yusuke yelled angrily.
"We can take care of ourselves thank you very much. I believe you found that out the hard way," Kat interjected to Yusuke.
Yusuke grumbled and Koenma shook his head.
"Yusuke, my father stopped his pursuit. Hatorra and Kat have agreed to remain in the Ningenki for a while after you all return to your respective territories. Then they are free to go back home to the Makai. Anyway your people are getting annoyed and so are Mukuro and Yomi," Koenma repeated, exasperated.
Yusuke shook his head.
"I don't like this," he said bluntly.
Kat frowned.
"This has been going on for a month now and you still have yet to tell us why you're so…attached to us," Kat said folding her arms.
Yusuke turned to Koenma and put his hands on his hips.
"I think we should tell them," he said flat out.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"Yusuke now is not the time—" Kurama tried, but Yusuke waved him off.
"—the Onlookers wouldn't have shown us the tapes if they didn't want us all to see them," he said quickly.
Hiei looked at Hatorra. She was looking at him questioningly. They had become closer during the month, especially after she had kept him warm during that one night. He learned that she excelled with a sword she called the Spirit Claimer Sword. It was longer than her and had thick, sharp edges. It only moved when her ki touched it. He had tried to lift it once and it didn't budge. She handled it swiftly and gracefully (Much how like Bui wielded his ax, except no one can move the sword but her).
"The Onlookers? Don't they monitor our respective futures? You've seen tapes from them? You've seen your futures?" Hatorra asked quietly putting it all together.
"Or you've seen our futures?" Kat asked raising an eyebrow.
"Damn it Yusuke, couldn't you keep your mouth shut until we returned to the Makai?" Hiei spat.
Yusuke shook his head.
"Nope, so let's show them the tapes. Then they'll be filled in and we don't have to keep hiding shit," he said triumphantly.
He knew he already won. Koenma sighed.
"I guess we must," he said and Kurama and Hiei glared at Yusuke.
Kat and Hatorra sat down and Koenma slipped in the tapes he had. When the last tape finished, Kat and Hatorra stared at the screen wide eyed.
"Where are the rest?" Kat asked quietly.
Yusuke shook his head.
"The Onlookers won't give us anymore. They're under strict orders from King Enma," Yusuke said testily.
Kat turned to Hatorra.
"That's why he wants us dead?" Kat asked, but Hatorra made no move to acknowledge her.
"Hatorra?" Kat asked and Hatorra cleared her throat and blinked.
"It makes no sense. Why would he want us dead if he wants that particular future to happen?" she asked not meeting anyone's eyes.
"My best guess is that he's seen the next tape and is holding it from us because it reveals him as the murderer and perhaps how to ultimately stop him. Maybe he doesn't like the outcome of his future and you girls have something to do with that," Koenma answered her.
Hatorra stood up quickly.
"I'm leaving," she said and headed for the door.
Kat blinked confused.
"Wait! That's your answer?" she asked shocked.
Hatorra nodded and left. Before Kat could follow, Kurama grabbed her hand gently and Hiei flitted out after Hatorra. Kat turned to Kurama, who smiled politely.
"Let Hiei handle this one. Stay with me," he said and Kat blushed slightly.
This was her supposed future husband after all. She wondered how he would attempt to woo her.
"Fine, but what could he possibly say to make her stay?" Kat questioned.
Kurama looked towards the door.
"Hiei doesn't say much, but when he does, his words may surprise you," he said and Kat nodded.
Kurama had also taken the opportunity to try to get to know his future wife. She had made it difficult for him, but he knew the time would come when they would eventually get closer. He just wondered when that would be, especially now, since she knew of their future. Though he took the opportunities he had to get to know her, that didn't mean she did the same.
All he knew was that she was vicious when training, so he could only imagine her in battle. Yusuke could attest to her training skills. She almost killed the demon lord three times within the month. Kat always trained. Hatorra hadn't stepped into the training room once since her stay. The group had never seen her fight before. They just knew she could turn into a white wolf and owned a ridiculously long sword that only she could wield. But they never saw that sword in the future and she never used it in that month.
Outside, Hiei grabbed Hatorra's arm and turned her around.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked as she shook him off.
"Were you befriending me because you wanted to or because you saw those tapes?" she asked harshly.
Hiei's eyes widened.
"What kind of question is that?" he shot back.
Hatorra stared at him.
"A valid one! Would you have even given me the time of day had I not been destined to be your future wife?" she asked and Hiei suddenly didn't have an answer.
"I don't know," he answered honestly.
Hatorra nodded slowly. After a small silence, Hatorra spoke.
"Alright, fair enough," she said and Hiei's eyes widened.
"What does that mean?" he asked and she closed her eyes for a moment.
When she opened them they were bright and she wore a huge smile on her face.
"At least you were honest," she said and headed back inside.
What the fuck just happened? Hiei wondered.
End Flashback.
So here they were in the Ningenki. The boys returned to the Makai two weeks ago and the girls were stuck here until Koenma gave the word. Except now they didn't know what to do. They hadn't even had the opportunity to discuss their future with the two men.
"How can we go back now, to normal, knowing what we know?" Kat asked and Hatorra shook her head.
"I don't know. I guess we'll figure it out when we get to that part," she said calmly.
Kat nodded slowly and played with her food.
"Do you feel anything for Hiei?" Kat asked quietly.
Hatorra looked at her friend quickly.
"Should I?" she asked.
"Well he is your future husband," Kat pointed out.
"Not today," Hatorra said and Kat laughed.
"What about you? Do you have feelings for my brother?" Hatorra shot back.
Kat shook her head.
"I don't think so," she answered honestly.
"I think we should just try to forget the tapes and let everything fall into place," Hatorra suggested and Kat shook her head.
"I don't think I can forget those kids," she whispered.
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