The Return of the Forgotten
~ Disclaimer: I own nothing off of Yu Yu Hakusho, but… I do claim all original characters. Even the soon to come annoying ones, and will sic Hiei on you if you try to hurt them, *grins* ~
Author's Note- This takes place after the series is over so all the characters are eighteen or seventeen, except maybe Hiei, but anyway. Yusuke and Keiko have decided to wait to get married because Keiko wants to go to college and she wants Yusuke to go as well. (good luck)!
Chapter 1
It was nighttime again and Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara were heading back home after a long day of training.
"So Kurama, are you going to be able to make it to class on time tomorrow?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes, getting up isn't a problem, it's staying awake during class that's hard." He replied to the other's amusement.
Suddenly Hiei stopped and looked around sharply and assumed his fighting stance.
"What's wrong, Hiei?" Yusuke asked as he began looking for any signs of danger.
"Shut up. I'm trying to listen."
For a long minute they were all quiet. The only sounds that were heard were the cars in the distance, the soft sounds of night city animals, and the laughter of people getting ready to go out. Then Hiei moved faster then what they could follow, just as a girl leapt over the short wall along the sidewalk. Surprisingly enough, she managed to avoid Hiei's sword but hit Kurama, knocking them both to the ground.
"And just what the hell is your problem?" The girl snarled at Hiei, while he, along with the others, just stared at her. She had long light colored hair that curled very softly and dark eyes that almost seemed to glow in annoyance. Her features were a little harder to tell since it was nighttime and all they had for light was the moon. The other amazing thing was that she had managed to avoid being sliced and diced by Hiei. Before any of them could answer a man's laughter drew their attention back to the wall.
"Well sister, I think you've just been given a shock." The man was able to gasp out and the girl growled at him.
"Don't make me hurt you."
"You wouldn't anyway, you love me too much." He replied and the wind ruffled his black hair slightly.
"Destiny! Shadow! Deestiiinnnny! Shaaaaadoooow!" People began yelling and both of the intruders groaned.
"We could always just kill them." The man, Shadow, suggested.
"Tempting, but we're just going to have to run, again." She answered and he nodded in agreement.
"Well goodbye strange people who like to carry weapons and threaten people." Kurama heard her mutter before he saw an impish gleam come into her eyes when she looked down at him and lightly brushed her lips against his before she got to her feet, leapt back onto the wall and let out a loud whistle.
"There they are!" They heard someone yell.
"You'd think that they'd be intelligent enough to realize that we don't like them." She said softly.
"They're mortals Destiny, what can you expect?" He replied and leapt.
"You know, I think you're a bigot." She scolded and followed.
"Nope, I want to be a racist." Was the last thing that they heard from him.
The others glanced around at each other a little worriedly and Yusuke went over to Kurama and helped him up. "Are you alright?" He asked.
Kurama nodded and touched the tips of his fingers to his lips. They were still tingling from the light brush of hers.
"Whoa. She must be very beautiful." Kuwabara said thoughtfully.
"What makes you say that?" Hiei demanded.
"Didn't you guys listen to her voice? It was musical and stuff and she had an accent."
Kurama nodded his agreement, as did the others. This certainly was an interesting development in their lives but where was it going to go from here?
Destiny and Shadow stayed ahead of their pursuers easily, leading them all over the town until they finally just sat on the rooftop of a building and watched them run all over the place looking for them. Unlike the mortals below, they could see perfectly well in the dark and were amused at how annoyed they were becoming.
"Why are we here again?" Shadow asked.
"Because I sent you." Answered an irritated voice from behind them.
"Hello Silvon." They answered and turned around.
With his dark red hair and unusual height Silvon would have stood out anywhere, but if you looked closer you would see that his skin was strangely white and although his eyes were a deep red they had no pupils, just vertical slits. This was easily explained if you knew his history though. Silvon was the eldest dragon of the Dragon Clan, and even though he was in a human form, he could not conceal his dragon heritage.
"You two are acting most childishly for ones who are more powerful than any other in this universe," He scolded, "or any other for that matter."
"But Silvon, this dimension is so different! People believe in gods instead of the one God." Shad protested.
"You two must remember that unlike Learians, humans have many beliefs and not all of them will be the same as yours." He admonished them.
"But their 'guardians' are weak! I mean, our ancestors could defeat them and we're the strongest that's ever been, but even we know that God could kill us in a moment." He argued.
Silvon sighed and tapped his foot impatiently. "That has nothing to do with your mission Shadow, so quit trying to stir up an argument."
Shad sighed and shifted back into his natural form. He closely resembled an ordinary wolf except that he was much larger, and if you got close enough you could see that his claws were retractable and that his teeth were far deadlier.
He and Destiny were Learians, the last Learians to be exact, and unfortunately, they were also royalty. Many centuries ago, their ancestors had destroyed both their home and their people to keep them from conquering the universe and enslaving all people that they found. Over time, their ancestors became known as the Forgotten Guardians, forgotten by all except for in the few myths and legends that floated around, and the Dragon Clan that had stood beside the Guardians from the very first.
Although Destiny's ancestors included many humans and Shadow's included many wolves they were both full blooded Learians, but they came from different Learian races. Shadow was a Learian wolf of the Wolf Clan while Destiny was just a Learian of the People Clan. Both should have been rulers but were not. Instead, they, like those before them, chose to serve and protect those who needed it. But the very same prophecy that had foretold of their birth also had sentenced them to be bound to the past, present, and future. In short, they were time travelers that could also go to different dimensions if they were needed. They also had inherited all of their ancestor's memories and knowledge so they were both incredibly strong and very intelligent.
Despite all this they had known much pain and sorrow in their young lives. It was during that time they learned what the meaning of slavery, rape, murder, and hate was, it had been enough to cause anyone to go insane. But they had been lucky, they'd had each other to keep them sane and although they were not siblings by blood, they were heart-siblings, and the bond they shared with one another was one that only very close twins do.
Once they had escaped they had been so broken and exhausted in both body and spirit that they had nearly died. Luckily, Silvon and a human friend of their family named Thomas had found them. Slowly the two had wiped the hatred of humans from the two Learians young hearts by giving them the love and protection that only parents can give, and encouraged the two to explore the fascination that they'd inherited along with their memories.
"What is our mission here Silvon?" Destiny asked and stroked Shad's head soothingly.
"I want you to keep an eye on a young man named Yusuke Urameshi and his companions."
Oh joy. Babysitting. Shad said sarcastically in mind-speech.
"Hush, you." Destiny said affectionately and looked back up at Silvon. "Keep an eye on them about what?" She asked.
"I'm not sure yet. They have an unusually high amount of energy for mortals, or spirit energy if you want to use their terms."
"Lovely. What 'guardians' are we going to need to worry about?"
"As far as I know there's one called Koenma, his father will know who and what you are and will not challenge you."
"Very well then. I'm enrolled in a college?"
"Yes, I left all that information at your new house, but why do you want to go to college when you can teach their most advanced instructors?" Silvon replied curiously.
"I like learning, besides what if they know something I don't?" She answered teasingly.
"Very well then, till next time then my heart-children." He said affectionately and began to fade away.
Good-bye heart-father. The two answered in mind-speech.
"Come along now, let's go see what Silvon left for us."
Fine, just as long as we eat soon so my stomach doesn't eat itself. He answered pointedly.
"Yes, O' Grumpy One." She answered mockingly and they made their way off the roof and melted into the darkness.
~ So what do you think? I'm counting on reviewers to help me keep Yusuke and the others in character! A couple of the early chapters may be focused a lot on Destiny and Shad but that's because I'm trying to introduce them to the other characters. Umm… Can anyone tell me what Kurama's human name is and what is his stepbrother's name? Well please review, Thanks!~