I'm baaaack! Here's the chapter.
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Hikari had gone back to her room dragging Fuyu behind her. She shut the door behind her and sat on the bed. "Well, that was fun."
Fuyu sat down in the corner and bagan drawing a picture. He loved to draw. Actually, he was quite a little artist. She had many of his pictures in protective cases. With Fuyu drawing, Hikari decided to take a nap.
She was woken up by a knock on the door. It was hard and urgent. Before she could even get up, the door was flung open. A spirit stood there looking at her.
"There is an emergency! The two demons have escaped! Hikari, Lord Koenma wold like for you to go after them. The Spirit Guard is out on another mission right now and he feels that you would be the best person to track them down. Will you do it?" She was out of breath.
"It's okay. Tell him okay."
The spirit bowed and ran off.
Hikari looked at Fuyu frozen in the corner. "Lucky she didn't see you. She was in such a hurry."
Hikari layed back down on her bed with her arms folded behind her head and stared at the ceiling. Fuyu came and sat beside the bed looking at her.
"What are you going to do?" He asked.
"I don't know Fuyu." She turned her head to look at him."What's more important? My prince or my best friend?"
-With Yoko, Kuronue, and Rei-
They had made it back to the cave. They were all sitting in the 'living room' on the couches.
"I'm really glad you two got out of there!" Rei said happily.
Yoko looked at her for a second before getting up and walking off.
"What's wrong with him?" Rei asked.
"Ah, Yoko's just mad because he couldn't figure out a way to get out of there." Kuronue said. A shoe came flying and hit him in the head. "Hey! That hurt!"
Kuronue got up and went in the direction that the shoe had come from. Rei heard a series of crashes, glass breaking, yells, booms, and thuds. Then Kuronue came back looking more than a little beat up.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." He put his hand to the back of his head. "Dang, he won again."
Rei got up and went into her room. "Good night, Kuronue."
"'Night"
The next morning, they were all sitting in the living room again. Rei jumped when a familiar voice called her name. It wasn't Yoko or Kuronue, it was...
"Hikari?" Rei got up and went to the cave entrance.
Hikari was standing there with two travel bags giving her a peace sign. Fuyu was beside her.
"What are you two doing here?" Rei asked.
"I have a more important question." Yoko said walking up behind Rei."How did you guys find my cave?"
"All questions will be answered." Hikari said matter-of-factly." But first, are you guys gonna invite me in or stare at me all day?"
Rei looked at Yoko before saying, "Come on in, Hikari, and Fuyu."
Hikari walked right in and sat down where Yoko had been sitting. Fuyu followed slowly behind her and sat down on the ground beside her chair with his legs crossed. Rei claimed her chair and Yoko stood and glared. All the chairs were taken.
"Get up." He ordered Hikari.
"No."
"What?"
"You heard me."
"I said get up. Now. That is my chair."
"Make me." She grinned at him.
Rei got up and offered Yoko her chair before the arguement got out of hand.
"So, as I was saying before Fox-boy over there interrupted: I will be staying here for a while."
"What did you do, Hikari?" Rei asked in a worried tone.
"I disobeyed Koenma." She said it like it was nothing but disobeying Koenma was one of the worst things a spirit serving under Koenma could do. "Well, he wanted me to hunt these two down and lock them up again."Yoko and Kuronue gave her suspicious glances. "Oh no. I am not about to do that. Rei likes you guys too much. Though, I don't see why. Anyway, I'll be hanging out here a while since I can't exactly go back to Spirit World. They'll lock me up if I go back and I decided I could come stay with you."
"No. You can't stay."
"Sure I can. Right, Rei?"
"Uhh...Hikari I don't-"
"Fine. Then, it's settled. I'm staying."
She grabbed her bags and dropped them in the nearest empty room with a bed she could find. Then, she returned and smiled.
"And that's that."
"Now, wait just a second! Who do you think you are? To just walk in here and declare that you're staying! This is my home! Mine! And I want you out! Go!"
"Aaah...What's wrong Fox-boy? Somebody step on your little tail?"
"Uhhh...Hikari." Rei said getting up.
"Yoko, calm down." Kuronue said standing up.
They both grabbed their friends and pulled them away from each other. Kuronue was eventually able to calm Yoko down and Rei dragged Hikari off to her room.
"Hikari...Yoko's right. That was very mean of you."
"Awwww. Come on, Rei. It's the only way he would have let me stay and you know it."
"You could have just asked." Rei said sighing.
"And you actually think he would have let me if I just walked up and said, 'Please, Yoko. I need a place to stay. Can I stay here?' Yeah right!"
"I could have convinced him to let you stay."
"Huh...You've got some way with these demons. How do you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Ughh...Never mind."
"Okay...?"
-Meanwhile with Yoko and Kuronue-
"Come on. Let her stay. It won't be so bad. Besides, she's Rei's friend."
"I will not let her stay. You saw the way she talked to me. She's leaving."
"Yoko...Hikari is the one that got us out of there." Kuronue said accusingly.
"I could have gotten out of there."
"You and I both know that's a lie."
Yoko was silent. Then, he turned. "She can stay. But, this is the last time I will let anyone stay."
Kuronue went to talk to Rei and Hikari while Yoko went to bed.
"Hey, Kuronue." Rei said as Kuronue walked in.
Kuronue had found them in the room that Hikari had chosen as her own. "I need to talk to you."
"I know. I have to leave. I can't stay here, right?" Hikari said getting up to grab her bags.
"No. I didn't say that." Kuronue took her bags from her and sat them back down. "Sit down."
Hikari obeyed and sat on the bed staring at him.
"Yoko has agreed that you can stay. But this is the last time he is letting anyone stay. Ever." He looked directly at Hikari." You need to be a little more polite around him. He might change his mind. Understand?"
Hikari nodded.
"Thank you, Kuronue" Rei jumped up and hugged him.
Kuronue turned pink and Rei let go. Hikari watched curiously.Kuronue turned and left.
"Want me to help you unpack?" Rei asked.
"Huh? Uh...Yeah. Sure. Thanks."
After a few minutes they had all of Hikari's stuff exactly how she wanted it. Rei had managed to get Kuronue to drag an extra bed in for Fuyu, since he wouldn't have to hide anymore.
"Hey, Kuronue?"
"Yeah, Rei?"
"Do you think that Yoko will train Hikari and Fuyu to be thieves like me?"
"Maybe...But I'm not sure."
"Don't worry about it. I'm a mercenary, remember? I make my own money."
"Yes, but...People pay you to take care of demons and stuff for them right?"
"Right."
"Those same people, if bribed with money from the Spirit World, would swiftly give up information on you. If you want to hide from the Spirit World, that would be a job to steer clear of."
Hikari sat silently, thinking. He was right, of course. Everything he had said was true.
She stood up suddenly and bowed to Kuronue. "Will you please teach me to be a thief?"
"Kuronue, if Yoko doesn't want to teach her maybe we can." Rei said hopefully.
"Fine. It's one problem after another." Kuronue sighed. "We'll start your training tomorrow."
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Well, was that any good? I think my last two chapters have declined in quality. Well...That's how I feel anyway. Ughh...It's great when I'm typing but when I read over it, it doesn't sound that good. -Sigh- Oh well. I guess it can't be helped.
