Koenma's punishment for Hiei was simple enough, getting thrown into Spirit World prison for a short period of time and then put him on probation in the human world. Mayu could of guessed that...but what she didn't guess was Koenma would actually put HER on guard duty for Hiei.

Mayu sighed...what a pain. Koenma had told her that she was bound to be the best choice of guard, since she was more powerful than most of his guards that were actually willing to guard him.

Mayu just sat across from Hiei's cell against the wall, keeping her eyes on him. Hiei had woken up not too long after he was thrown in the jail cell, which was at this point three hours ago. Mayu had been there as long as he was, except for the fact that she could easily be switched off when she got tired.

Mayu looked over at Hiei's food tray...he hadn't touched it yet. "You're going to need to eat soon." she said.

Hiei didn't even bother to look over at her, "..Spare me.", he said, not in the mood to be told what he needed. In truth he was hungry, but he'd rather starve in that cell then eat the little prisoner food Spirit World gave him. It'd hurt his pride too much.

Mayu sighed and looked over at the wall, "Moping around because your plan didn't work doesn't suit you Hiei. And it isn't going to change the fact that you lost.", she said. She chuckled darkly, "Then again, who am I to talk? You kidnapped me and I didn't even know it until half way through the battle."
Hiei smirked a bit, feeling a bit better after hearing that. Though he wouldn't admit it. Mayu chuckled again, knowing that'd make him feel less pathetic. She looked at Hiei, "Hey, I do have one question for you though." she said.

Hiei looked back, "What.", he said bluntly. He really wasn't in the mood for interrogations.

Mayu sat up a bit, "Why did you spare Tamaki's" life? she asked.

Hiei rolled his eyes, "What are you talking about?" he said. "If Kurama hadn't gotten in the way, she would have been dead."

"No she wouldn't.", Mayu interjected. "You missed the vitals on purpose. Kurama's wound would have been more serious if you hadn't. You missed on purpose..you were going to spare her life. Why?"

Hiei scoffed, "Hn, my hand must have slipped.", he said. "Rest assured, if given the chance Tamaki would have been dead." He rolled over on his side so his back. "I'm not in the mood to answer foolish questions, so if you don't have anything relevant to say, keep it quiet."

Mayu blinked, "You're lying, I can tell.", she said. She giggled a bit. "Oh I get it...you must have feelings for Tamaki!"

Hiei just rolled his eyes, not going to respond how utterly stupid that sounded, "..Believe what you want, I don't really care." he said. He'd rather have her believe that then the actual truth.

Mayu sighed...nope, that wasn't it. If he did have feelings for Tamaki, he would have shot up and started yelling at her on how stupid that was. But he...did feel something for Tamaki. He had to if he was willing to let her live. Was it friendship? They didn't SEEM all that close from the way they were beating the hell out of each other. It just confused her.

Her Communication mirror went off. Mayu blinked and took it out from her pocket. "Mayu speaking, whats up?" she said.

Botan appeared on her screen, "Hey, we have a new case for you and Yusuke!" she said, bubbly as ever. "Hows are captive?"

"Miserable as ever.", Mayu replied with a sigh. "Hes about as fun to talk with as a pile of bricks." Hiei glared, "I can still hear you!" he said.

Botan giggled, "Well this ought to cheer you up!" she said. "You'll be visiting Master Genkai's temple for this next case."

Mayu smiled, "Master Genkai's! Really?" she asked happily, like a child going to their favorite toy store. Genkai had been Mayu's teacher along with the trainers at the Dojo for sometime now. Shed come by every week or so to help out.

Botan smiled and nodded, "Yes, but this mission is very big, she said, seriously. You of all people should know about Master Genkai's Spirit Wave."

Mayu nodded, "What about it?" she asked. Botan smiled, "Well she is hosting a mini-tournament to find the successor for it.", she said. "As a Fire Apparition, its impossible for you to use it. But it isn't for Yusuke."

Mayu nodded, "I get it.", she said. "Koenma would rather have Yusuke know it than some other spiritually aware human. Just in case they turn out evil."

Botan shook her head, "No the danger is much greater than that.", she said. "If our intelligence is correct, the demon Rando may be after her Spirit Wave."

Mayu blinked, "The Physic killer Rando?" she asked. Botan nodded. Mayu knew of Rando's ability. He could copy any technique and make it his own. So far he has killed at least ninety-nine physics and obtained ninety-nine of their techniques. He probably plans to make Genkai his hundredth.

Mayu nodded, "Understood.", she said. "Whats my job for this case then?"

"You will be posing undercover as one of Master Genkai's assistants." Botan replied. "While Yusuke enters in the tournament, you'll be sent there. If Rando appears, you fight along with Yusuke to stop him."

Mayu nodded, "Alright, I'll head over there right now.", she said. She hung up and stood up, about to go.

"..Why do you listen to these fools?" Hiei asked. "Why do you choose to be a Blood Traitor?"

Mayu looked at him, "I do what I do to get by and nothing else.", she said. "It's just easier to help the humans out." With that she walked away.

Botan went over to Yusuke's school to explain his mission. Yusuke blinked, "Wait, infiltration?" he asked during Botan's explanation.

Botan smiled and nodded, "Yes, thats a fancy term for going undercover.", she said with a giggle.

Yusuke sighed, "Right right.", he said, "So where am I going? Spirit World?" he asked.

Botan shook her head, "Oh no, you'll be staying here on Earth of course.", she said. "An old human acquaintance of Koenma's is looking for an apprentice to teach her powers to. That will be you."

Yusuke sighed, "Sounds boring.", he said, feeling like he's faced more than that. "So who's the nice old lady?"

Botan giggled, "Be careful what you call her.", she said. "Her name is Genkai and she is one of the greatest physics in the world. Its been a long time since shes had an apprentice, but I guess she feels her end is drawing near." Botan looked up a bit, "Most times people want to leave something behind, and for her its her secret power. There are so many people who want that power. Depending on who has it, it could save or destroy thousands of people. Thats what Koenma told me."

Yusuke blinked, "So you want me to learn the lady's power instead of some other guy who might use them incorrectly.", he said. "Is that it?"

Botan smiled, "Yes, thats it Yusuke, but I still have a lot more to tell you.", she said. "I must tell you how dangerous this mission is going to be. Spirit World intelligence has informed me that an Apparition by the name of Rando will most defiantly being going after Genkai's technique."

Yusuke blinked, "Rando?" he asked. Botan than explained to him basically the information she relayed to Mayu.

Yusuke looked over at the roof, "A Physic killer huh?" he said. Botan nodded, "And a human hunter too, she said. When Rando steals a technique, he manipulates it into his own style and then uses it on humans to test his new strength. Rando kills until he finds the limit of his power, and with Genkai's technique, that could be a very long time."

Yusuke nodded, "Hmm...all this seems like a pretty major crises for mankind.", Yusuke said.

Botan smiled, "So lets go!" she said happily.

Yusuke sighed, "But on the other hand, it means I wont be able to do anything relaxing on this three day weekend.", he said, really had looking forward to that.

Botan fell over at that. "Mankind or Vacation?!" she yelled at him.

Yusuke glared, "Well they got the same importance to me, okay?!" he yelled back.

Botan sighed, "..time for drastic measures." She walked over to the side of the roof, "Alright Yusuke, perhaps I forgot to tell you theres a super special bonus for completing this mission.", she said. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a ticket. "Your very own ticket to the main event for the World Battle match at the Tokyo Dome!"

Yusuke's eyes widened as he shot up for that, "WHOA!" he cried happily. He smiled excitedly, "Well don't just stand there! Lets go!" He basically ran off the roof top. Botan smiled slyly...shed knew that get him. It was up to him and Mayu now for the rest. She just hoped they could handle this.

Kurama woke up the next morning...well shot up was more like it. He had a creepy nightmare. One of those nightmares were you know whats about to happen and you feel like you can stop it, but you don't know how, so you're just forced to watch it.

..And it was just horrible to watch. A man and a woman just sitting in their home, doing nothing of consequence. The man was just reading a book, the woman looked like she was making some kind of after-school-snack for a child when they came home. They seemed happy to be where they were.

And out of nowhere, without any warning or remorse, a demon crashes in. A crafty demon, no less, since it got through the barrier. The man is startled, but not horrified. Just angry, like he was use to seeing demons like it. He quickly begins to fight the demon. But he misreads his strength. The demon was much stronger than it appeared, and very large and kills the man instantly.

The woman runs in, looking down at the slain man in horror. The demon just laughed, obviously enjoying the kill. The demon begins attacking the woman, but she now knew the demons real strength and was able to fight it off better than the man did.

But the front door opened and a figure stood in it. Kurama couldn't see the persons face, but from what he could tell it was a girl not much younger than him. And that she was terrified, seeing the slain man and the demon who murdered him.

The woman said something. Kurama couldn't make out what, but it seemed like she was telling her to stay back. The demon took this moment when she was distracted, and grabbed the woman, lifting her to the air.

The girl yelled something, probably at the demon to let the woman go. She charged and tried to fight the demon, but the demon was too fast. He clawed the girls back and she fell to the ground.

Her back was bleeding badly, but the girl was strong and remained conscious. But she was in too much pain to move anymore, she couldn't fight the demon off. All she could do was watch the demon kill the woman. The girl screamed, and that was the last thing he saw before Kurama woke up.

..He didn't want to believe it...but that voice sounded so much like Tamaki. The only time he heard the girls voice was when she screamed, but it did sound like her.

The faces of the man and woman were also familiar. But he couldn't be sure. He looked over to the table were the face-down picture of her and her human parents was. Part of him wanted to know if it was them...but another was scared to find out. That horrible slaughter was still burned into his mind. He went over to the table and picked up the picture.

It was them. The man and the woman. They were a little younger than from the dream, which meant it was taken a few years ago. But it was defiantly them.

So then...was the dream really a dream? Or was it a vision from the past? Tamaki's past. It made sense though, all of it did. Why her parents were dead. What had killed them. How she got that horrible scar on her back. It all did add up.

But at the same time it just made more questions. Who was that demon? Why did it attack them? How did Tamaki survive it?

And the scariest questions that Kurama didn't want to know the answers to...where was it now? And will it come back for her again?