Silverwing013: Once more, more news on Shadowland Blind! We have a visitor today that no one has seen for a while! I disclaim all rights to Yu Yu Hakusho...not to my story tho.

The doors to the Spirit World office banged open, echoing more against the chaos proceeding inside the room of ogres rushing about with stacks and forms, a group of spirit world fairies gathered around the desk as they argued back and forth with each other as well as the person in the chair. Ignoring everything else in the room, Kurama directed his sights on a flustercated toddler sitting behind the chaotic mess. Stopping before the desk, he starred evenly down at the Prince of Spirit World, eye twitching as he waited to see how long it would take the small child king to notice him.

"But Koenma sir, you can't imagine all the trouble this is going to cause down in the Hu-"

"Koenma! The demons penetrating past the-"

"There's too many of them messing up t-"

"All those lower class demons are crossing over as fast as they can-"

"Upper class are trying to interfere into the Human Realm as well! Koenma sir!"

"What are you going to do Koenma sir?"

"How are we supposed to do our jobs with all the demons interfering insid-"

"Quiet!" Koenma roared at their babbling as he turned to look upward at Kurama, noticing the red head a few seconds ago before his desk. "Kurama, you see my problem here, could you run and grab Yusuke to put a stopper in all the demons crossing over to Human World?"

The girls around Koenma nodded fiercely, saying that this many demons were affecting the balance between worlds. Kurama continued to stare at Koenma, Koenma gulping as he realized what had happened. Kurama leaned forward on the desk as Koenma fidgeted around with his pacifier. "Koenma, you see my problem here, mind telling me why it was none of my business to know that my own mother seems to be a P.O.W.?"

"A...a pow? I fail to see wh--"

"Prisoner of war," Kurama said shortly. "Don't mess around with me. I'm annoyed enough these days. Now you tell me so I can hear from a better vocal cord than Hiei's about where exactly my mother is."

Koenma sat up in his seat at these words, motioning Kurama to sit which the red head declined with a tight motion of his head. "Very well. Before I say, am I allowed to ask how Hiei knows? Botan only slipped her mouth around Yusuke and Kuwabara."

"Hiei knows more than he's letting on. I'll push on that subject later. Right now, my mother Koenma."

"Very well, very well," Koenma said before speeding it up as he noticed Kurama's eyebrow twitch from the repeated words. "Your mother among others in the Demon World Plane have disappeared, giving off readings that they are inside Shadowland but the readings won't say anything if these prisoners are in fact...alive."

Kurama starred at Koenma mutely before speaking. "Then I request permission of a portal to Shadowland. Do not tell me you can not send a portal there if you have readings on the place."

"I can not do that Kurama. Portals to that area are strictly forbidden," Koenma spoke quickly as he backed away from Kurama's piercing eyes. "Not even my father is allowed permission. We are only allowed readings on the place in times of need such as this."

"Then...break...the...damn...rules," Kurama hissed at the toddler.

"I will not break the rules for you Kurama. Your head is not thinking clearly. I, however, am. This is war. You said it before and it is, in fact, a war. The Second Shadowland War. It makes no difference if your demon mother is trapped inside Shadowland, it will make no difference if I myself am captured. The only difference we are striving for is to stop this war from progressing farther than it is. Keeping an eye on that girl Kiora is number one priority for Spirit World. She will be a necessary factor being played inside this war, it is better that she lean more toward our side than the side where her shadow powers originate from in the first place."

Kurama blinked at Koenma's strong words, knowing full well at this point that it was Koenma he was talking to, for this was a true prince's upbringing rising up to the surface right now as well as a need to keep his trusty team safe until the final fight he knew would occur with Yusuke being on the team. Despite any small feelings toward his demon mother or the fact that Shadowland had just struck that close to him, Kurama knew it was for the best and leaned away from the desk in releasing some of the tension in his muscles. He nodded at the Prince of Spirit World mutely, turning to leave the frantic volume of the room now yanked back up to his ears on full volume.

"I'll tell Yusuke."

Koenma sighed, relaxing with a slump back down on his chair, pressing a hand to his forehead as Kurama left. "Thank god it wasn't his human mother."

His eyes looked back at the group of girls hanging around his desk. "The Urameshi Team is on it! Get back to work everyone!" The girls jumped, bowing at him as they left, ogres leaving quickly to leave Koenma starring at the two people still standing inside the room. "What do you want you two?"

"Magnificent Koenma!" Cried the blue haired bubbly female. "A true Prince rising to the occasion when it calls for it as always!"

"K-K-Koenma sir! How did you find the guts to say that to Kurama after you knew he found out?"

Koenma looked at the two warily. "Easy Jorge, I open up my mouth and speak with thought put behind the words." He looked at the ogre evenly, wondering if the ogre would pick up the insult he laced inside the answer. He sighed as the two continued to stand there. "Back to work, this is a time of war."

They nodded, hanging on for the words about to come out of Koenma's mouth as he opened it again.

"Not a time to awe at my awesomeness."

Jorge and Botan face faulted as Koenma busied himself back under the leagues of paperwork at his desk.

Kuwabara starred at the black haired thing sitting in the corner of the kitchen drinking a glass of whole milk in large gulps, pouring himself more when he finished to drain the whole gallon of milk in a matter of a few large glasses. His fingers twitched. He followed a stupid impulse to poke Hiei.

"Runty."

Hiei ignored Kuwabara, pouring the remainder of the milk into his glass. Yusuke rolled his eyes from behind the pair.

Kuwabara reached out again, poking harder. "Runty."

Hiei's eyebrow twitched but did nothing. Yusuke grinned, leaning forward on his elbows on the kitchen countertop in anticipation of a good show to be thrown. His half eaten slice of pizza sat forgotten. Kuwabara's finger twitched in wanting to poke the small demon again. Poke. "Hey Runty."

Poke.

"Runty!"

CRASH!

Glass tinkled as it crashed to the floor from the impact thrown against it to the innocent looking wall. "What is it oaf?"

Kuwabara blinked as he realized he had the fire demon's attention span on him. "Oh," he said shortly. He stood in thought for a minute before grinning. "Just wanted to know if demons had any bones to keep strong with milk!"

Yusuke laughed out loud at Hiei's expression.

"Do...you...wish...to...die...oaf?"

"Don't like me in the room Runty? Well tuff toe nails!"

"The mere thought of you fool causes me brain damage!" Hiei sat up from his chair in the corner, the empty carton of milk forgotten as it feel onto the floor, sword being yanked angrily out from his scabbard. Yusuke leaned farther forward as he watched the entertainment unfold before his eyes, Kuwabara's spirit sword being whipped out.

"Now, now Hiei. Kuwabara," came a voice from the doorway.

Yusuke slouched, returning back to his pizza as his entertainment for the day disappeared. "Maaan, 'urama," he managed with the pizza inside his mouth before swallowing. "Your timing stinks. Go away for a minute and let them stay at it for a while wills ya. Thanks, you're a pal."

Hiei threw Yusuke a look, sword already being placed away as Kuwabara's own spirit sword zapped back out of existence. Kurama frowned at Yusuke. "Koenma has a mission for us. Too many lower class demons are crossing into Human World, the balance being thrown off as even the upper classes are trying to get inside Human World. Oh yes, where did Kiora wind up to?"

The two teens shrugged. "I dunno," Yusuke answered. "Just like I don't know why Koenma likes making me suffer. But," he stood up leaving his dirty plate on the countertop, "better than a brain buster. Lets jump straight to the part I like, busting some asses."

Yusuke and Kuwabara exited the room; Hiei gave Kurama a look as they soon followed as well.

"To...many...damn...demons!" Yusuke punched through another low class demon with ease, clearly ticked at the sheer numbers of demons crossing into Human World that Koenma just 'happened' to mention.

"Yeah!" Kuwabara said in agreement with a zing of his spirit sword.

The slashes of Hiei's sword echoed past all the lower class obscurely screaming of displeasure as they still attempted to enter Human World, the whip slashes joining in the chorus as Kurama's rose whip eliminated his own number of demons.

"Perhaps," Kurama thought out loud to Yusuke, "we should ask why all these demons are leaving Demon World even if they know there's a good chance they'll be killed by us."

"Yeah-punch-why are they running to death?" Yusuke spoke back to Kurama, and then yanked a scruffy C class demon up to his face. "Hey you. Scruff boy. Whats with all you demons," Yusuke paused to punch an approaching demon running at him, "racing into Spirit World all o'va sudden? Eh? Wanna enlighten the class here?"

The scruffy demon struggled with all of his 66 pounds of weight, the three-foot stature not helping him from escaping Yusuke's grasp. "Minions...in...Demon World!" The scruffy demon squeaked out. "Any...demon with a right mind...is escaping if they can! Let me go human scum!" The demon kicked outward with a small foot at Yusuke's arm, failing to reach with his shortness. "Even S Class Demons...are seeking ways...to get out if needed!"

Yusuke raised an eyebrow at the creature. "Really? Hear that guys?" The three still battling around him nodded at the question.

"Of course Urameshi! Now help us out already!" Kuwabara slashed his sword yet again on an opposing what someone would really want to call a Z Class demon at its appearance.

Yusuke nodded, punching the scruffy demon he received the answers from, returning back to the fray of fighting and inside his element.

"Shit! Keiko's gunna murder me!" Yusuke frantically searched the shop for any remaining Valentine Day items that he could use. Koenma had dispatched another team down to the demon problem as the demons kept trying to get into Human World even after seven hours of punching them down. Yusuke was clearly getting ticked as the weak demons just kept coming like stupid little fleas, his and the team despatched found it close to impossible to get them all. Lower class demons were slowly leaking through one by one. But that was yesterday. "How come no one told me Valentine's Day was today!"

Kuwabara shrugged at Yusuke as the mob around them searched for last of the minute Valentine Day gifts as well. "Maybe 'cause it was obvious. I got Yukina hers ages ago."

Yusuke snatched up the last box shaped like a heart, another pair of hands attached to it. He looked over at the older male, giving out a snarl. "Hands off my chocolate man!"

The man pulled harder on the box, the stress causing it to bend from the pulling on it. Just great! Yusuke glared harder at the opposing male, raising one leg up for a well-aimed kick to the man's gut. The guy flew backwards into the crowd by several meters, shoving his way back through where Yusuke was and diving to attach himself to Yusuke's leg. Yusuke looked down at the male, sighing as he easily dragged the man's weight as he shoved his way through the mob to the cash register. Paying the clerk with the amount needed, he looked down at the male still attached determinedly to his foot. "Lookie here," he put the box in front of his face mockingly. "I've paid for it dude. Tough luck." The man let go of Yusuke's leg, throwing his arms upwards to make a snatch for the box. Yusuke pulled it back with a scowl. "Piss off."

He walked out of the shop, calling behind him, "Yo! Kuwabara! Coming or do you like a pissy crowd shopping around you like that?"

Kuwabara made his own way out of the shop, noticing with a smile that Yusuke was attempting to fix the bend in the box before shoving it back inside the sack as he saw Kuwabara looking at his attempts. "What?" Yusuke snapped at the taller teen.

"Nothing," Kuwabara said nonchantly as he shoved his hands inside his pockets. "Lets get going. We'll be late for school."

"Yeah, yeah. Big deal. Who cares?" Yusuke strolled his way down the street, Kuwabara walking beside him.

Kuwabara looked sideways over at Yusuke. "Keiko would," he said simply.

Yusuke continued starring straight ahead as he walked. "...Feh'!"

But Kuwabara grinned as Yusuke hurried his pace.

"Whadda waiting for ya big lump? I thought you enjoyed the hell house they call education!" Yusuke called back at him.

Shuichi mentally sighed. I hate Valentine's Day...

Yet another group of girls ran up to him in the hallway giggling madly as they handed off the Valentine's Day gifts. Shuichi smiled as he somehow managed to find room with the others he already carried.

Perhaps Hiei would like all the sweets...

He suddenly spotted a familiar girl weaving through the hallway to him, her brown eyes catching his own as her brown head was seen making a quick pathway to him. Oh please, Shuichi thought to himself, not her too... He rather liked Sabishii without her turning fan girl on him.

"Hey Shuichi. Nice pile as always. Here, let me give you a hand from all those," Sabishii quickly took a bunch of roses from the top of the pile to carry them in her arms.

Shuichi smiled graciously at her, worries forgotten. "Thank you."

"Well," Sabishii walked with him out the school doors onto the sidewalk below, "I figure it can't be all that much fun with that many people lusting after your good looks."

Shuichi smiled, shifting the pile he still held in his hands. "No. I try to be polite as possible though."

"So, why did you look all worried when I came over to help you?" Sabishii asked him curiously.

He attempted to bit back the smile and laugh at the question but failed as she looked up at him, a small laugh escaping his lips. "I thought you went fan girl on me with it being today."

Sabishii flat out laughed at Shuichi's answer. "Me? Fan girl? Sorry, do you have the right female in question here?"

Shuichi joined her in her laughing, knowing that Sabishii was a bit abnormal in the eyes of her peers. She did everything her own way, not the crowds, loving to play up on the flock's emotions when she could. Like when she pointed out Kiora to him for the first time. He remembered over hearing her playing up on the Shuichi Minamino Fan Club when speaking to them, trying to get one to believe that a mental girl was smarter than the top student at the school. And perhaps the mental girl was, Shuichi thought with a frown as he ceased his laughter. Kiora had escaped from his own spirit lock on the bathroom and now she had disappeared again. Hiei had promised him that he would look for the girl today and ask her to stay up in Spirit World for a time instead of simply off and running every time she entered Spirit World.

"Hey," Sabishii said with a start as she stopped her own laughter, "I don't know about you but I'm starved! How about we get something to eat?" She noticed the number of chocolates he was carrying and added, "And I'm not talking about candy either. That's not a meal I'd look forward to."

Shuichi laughed again. "Sure. There's the Yukimura Restaurant a ways away. I know someone whom works down there. Just let me stop at home to rid us of this weight to carry. I'd rather not insult them by bringing in this much chocolate."

She laughed. "Great! A meal on this day that doesn't contain sweets! Most appreciated! How much does food at this restaurant usually cost?"

"No, no. I'll pay. There's no need for you to worry," Shuichi answered with a polite smile.

"Uh-uh! I'll be paying mister and there's nothing you can do about it! I'll beat myself up if someone would pay for me when I can do it myself, then frantically worry about paying them back for it! So no way are you going to put me through that mental bashing I'll hand myself Shuichi Minamino!" Sabishii laughed at herself, Shuichi giving her a wide smile.

"All right if you insist. But if mother asks, tell her that I'm paying otherwise I'll be the one with a guilty conscious."

Sabishii laughed. "Still a mama's boy Shuichi? You know that's just pathetic!"

Shuichi laughed back at her. "Still a rebellious loner Sabishii? Your family must be so proud of that."

"You should know...we live only a few houses apart! Of course they're proud! But I've heard my mother say that you should learn to break free from the mother's nest because you'll be homesick within only a few hours of moving away to college!"

"While your own mother speaks on wishing her daughter to come back to visit after she leaves for fear of you not returning," Shuichi teased back at her. Their mother's talked to each other now and again, speaking about their children among other things, so the two heard quite a bit sometimes.

Sabishii spoke up at him seriously. "I'm not one to cling."

Shuichi grinned, raising an eyebrow. "Oh really?"

"What?" She asked at the look she was receiving.

"Merely remembering..."

"Remembering what exactly?"

Shuichi smiled in remembrance. "Last year. When you played up on the fan club."

She looked at him a while and then blushed as she remembered. "Well it was darn well worth it!" Sabishii laughed as he opened up the door for her up to his house. "The looks upon their faces when I cuddled up against you calling you my 'one and only'! And then you playing it up in handing me the bunch of roses that they gave you themselves!"

"Yay!" Cried a voice as the two entered. "Shuichi and Sabishii sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-IACK!" Shuichi's little stepbrother went dashing away from the room as Sabishii smacked him over the head with the bunch of roses she held.

Shuichi smiled apologetically. "Sorry about that. It'll only take a minute for me to put these in my room." He took the beaten up roses from Sabishii, carrying the stack of gifts up to his room. Returning back downstairs, he saw Sabishii looking down the row of pictures on the wall, currently looking at the wedding picture of the family living inside the household.

"Finally you come back down," she toned at him while still looking through the pictures. "My stomach's been complaining for the two days you spent up in your room. And you said it'd only take a minute." She grinned up at him as the phone rang.

"I got it! I got it!" The boy dashed across the room, grabbing at the phone before his elder stepbrother could, sticking out his tongue at him. "Hello, hello! Who's this?"

He blinked as the answer came, grumpily handing off the phone to Shuichi. "It's for you. Some dude by the name of Kido."

Shuichi took the phone from him. "Kido. Where have you been during all this time?"

Sabishii looked at Shuichi as he talked into the phone, looking at the younger boy questionably. He shrugged at her and wandered back inside the kitchen.

"Have more to tell me?" Shuichi paused, as Kido must have answered. "Oh. Understandable. ...I'm going up to the Yukimura Dinner, you know Keiko from Yusuke? That's the place." He looked over at Sabishii. "I'll be with someone however. ...Not quite sure I understood that, but will you be able to meet me there? Good. We'll have much to talk about considering it only gets more involved by the day. Bye."

Sabishii cut him off before he began speaking to her. "Meeting someone and want me to leave in order to meet them?"

"Actually," Shuichi frowned. "He said it wouldn't matter if someone was with me. But it puzzles me the way he put it... Let's go get something to eat, shall we?"

"Beginning to think I'd never get food inside my system. Hurry up you!" Sabishii ran out the door before yelling back at him. "Come on! I don't know where this place is!"

Silverwing013: Yay! Kido is back once more! Sabishii is back as well! Don't worry, she's Shuichi fan girl bug free! She's just...Sabishii. A normal human girl that just does what she wants no matter what the crowd does. She rebels that would be why Shuichi trusts her enough not to fall in the fan girl rut. But...what is Kido up to after all this time of being gone? Where has he been if Spirit World couldn't find him through all this time?