He walked towards the main gate, ignoring the whispering behind him. His
long white hair swished around his face as he moved quickly. The Kitsune
threw the main gate open and strolled out, his yellow eyes meeting all the
people gathered outside. He was shocked, but hid it well. "KURAMA! GO HOME!
GO TO THE NINGENKAI WHERE YOU BELONG!", one youkai in the crowd shouted.
"LET YOMI COME BACK AND DO HIS JOB!", another snarled. Kurama shut his eyes
and chuckled to himself. "Looks like they hate me", he thought. He opened
his eyes and glanced around at all the youkai. "Move out. I have to meet
with the other rulers." This caused even more of an uproar. "NINGEN
LOVERS!!! DISGRACE!!! DISGRACE!!! MAY YOU ALL MEET UNTIMELY ENDS!!!".
Kurama felt his stomach tighten with nerves, his lunch threatening to come
back up. He forced down the wave of nasuea and glared icely around at
everyone. "ALL OF YOU MOVE OUT NOW!! OR YOU'LL BE THE ONES MEETING WITH
UNTIMELY ENDS!", he shouted at the top of his lungs. The youkai grumbled,
but moved to let Kurama pass. The Kitsune glanced nervously back at the mob
as he left to meet with the others.
Yusuke sat with his eyes shut on his throne, thinking. "Lord Yusuke?". Yusuke opened his big brown eyes and smiled at his faithful servant, Enki. "Hmmm?", Yusuke murmured, as though being woken up. "When will your guests be arriving?", Enki inquired, stareing at the young Youkai Lord curiously. Sometimes he thought running things was a bit much for a 20-year-old to handle. "They should be here really shortly", Yusuke replied, standing up and walking listlessly to the window. "I'm sure everything will be allright". This time the voice was a woman's. Yusuke turned and faced the two beautiful women that had just walked in, one of them his wife, Keiko, the other Chuu's wife, Natsume. Natsume was the one who had offered the words of encouragement. Yusuke smiled at the two women. "Everything is ready for your guests.". Natsume turned and left Keiko alone with Yusuke, who embraced her warmly. As he pulled away, he noted how the signs of their first child were really showing in her belly. It wouldn't be long now. "How are you doing, Keiko?", he asked, placing his hand on her stomach. She smiled at him, love sparkling in her seripa eyes, and placed one of her slender hands on top of his. "I'm fine. Yusuke...I was thinking...if we have a boy we should name him Raizen...after your father.", she said. Yusuke felt one of his heart stings being pulled-she was the sweetest, most loving, most beautiful woman to ever live and he was lucky to have her in his opinion. "I think that's a wonderful name. What should we name her if it's a girl?", he asked. "Hmmm...I don't know...I'm almost sure we're gonna have a son". "Well, how about Raiko then? Sounds more feminine.". Keiko smiled. "I love it". "Lord Yusuke, sorry to bother you, but your guests are starting to arrive", Enki said. "Come on, let's greet them", Keiko said. And they walked to the door.
Yusuke's first guest was Hiei, accompanied by his sister, Yukina, brother- in-law, Kazuma, and their baby son. "Aww, how cute!", Keiko squealed, hurrying over to Yukina and Kazuma as quickly as she could. She smiled down at the infant, who responded by raising one of his tiny fists. "He really looks like Kazuma", she commented. "Except he has your hair". The baby tugged on a handful of Keiko's long, brown hair. "No, no, Kuribayashi. Don't pull Aunt Keiko's hair.", Yukina said, freeing the hair from the baby's hand. "Kuribayashi...Cute name". "Mukuro-san came up with it", Yukina said. Kazuma nodded and out his arm around Yukina's shoulders. "When are you do, Keiko-Chan", he asked. Keiko smiled. "Sometime next week...if its not born early. I could have the child tonight if it decides its time". She looked excitedly at Yusuke as she spoke. "Wow. Now I'm really glad we came down. We practically had to beg and plead Oniisan to leave and come here". Yukina said. "Yeah. He gave in when we said Kurama was gonna be here.", Kazuma added. Hiei's cheeks went very red for someone with so little color in them. "Have you decided a name?". Yukina changed the subject, not wanting to see a fight break out between her husband and brother-again. "Yes. We're gonna name him Raizen if it's a boy, and Raiko if it's a girl", Keiko replied. "Hn. All this baby talk is making me sick", Hiei muttered. "Awww...Poor Hiei wants his Kurama", Yusuke sniggered. He suddenly found Hiei's sword about 5cm away from his face. "Eh...just kidding. Just kidding".
Kurama arrived twenty minutes later looking nothing like the calm boy of eighteen they'd parted with three years earlier. And it had nothing to do with the fact he was a Kitsune again, either. He looked very angry and flustered as he entered the palace. "Sweet Kami, I hate all those freaks Yomi left me to rule. No wonder he took Shura and left. I would've done the same thing!". "They want to overthrow Yusuke and me", Hiei whispered. Kurama's face promptly softened as he noticed Hiei. "I'm sorry", he appologized. "It's OK. The question is since we all know what they want to do, how do we go about fixing it?", Hiei replied. "We'll figure that out as soon as Chuu, Rinku, and Sai get back with Shishiwakamaru, Touya, Jin, Suzuki, Aries, and Istas", Yusuke cut in. "Ok...Fill me in. Chuu and Rinku live here? With you? And who are Sai, Aries, and Istas?". Kazuma looked very confused. "Well, Chuu married Natsume not too long after the tournament. She grew up here, so he moved in here instead of making her leave. Personally, I think he loves living here. Sai is related to Shishiwakamaru, but she stays here since she's not too keen on traveling much...". "I can't have children", Natsume cut into Yusuke's explanation. "So Chuu and I have kind of adopted Sai and Rinku as our own kids". Yusuke nodded. "Aries and Istas are two girls they kind of picked up during their travels.". "It must be nice to live in the desert", Hiei commented out of nowhere. He was stretched out infront of one of the windows, enjoying all the sun sreaming in on him. "Gahh...it's so hot!", Kazuma complained pulling off his jacket. "Enki, please put the fans up higher", Yusuke requested. Hiei growled. He snatched up Kazuma's jacket and sulked by himself in the cornor. "Much better", Yukina said. "Hn", Hiei growled.
An hour later nine very flushed, very sweaty people entered Yusuke's palace. Yusuke smiled at them as they walked in. "Good. Now everyone's here". His smile increased as he noticed everyone stareing at the three girls. "Let me introduce them to you", he said, guestering towards the three girls. One of them was talking about a mile a minute to Jin, who was very red in the face, another stood quietly with the group, waiting, and the third stood away from everyone else, glaring around coldly. He got the attention of the talking girl and said "This is Sai. If she were a human, she'd be about the same age as Kurama's little step-brother". Sai grinned around cheerfully at everyone. Her blue hair, which went down to her shoulder blades, was roughly the same color as Shishiwakamaru's, and her eyes were bright green. "This is Aries.". Yusuke motioned to the girl who was standing around quietly. "She's around our own ages". Aries had blond hair down to her shoulders and blue eyes. "And Miss. Sociable over there is Istas. She's a bit older then Sai, so she'd probably be around 18 or 19 if she were human". Yusuke pointed out the girl practically glaring at everyone. She had ice blue hair down to her chin and slity eyes that matched her hair color. "It's a pleasure to meet you all", Sai said politely. "Yes. I hope everything works out", Aries added. "Hn", Istas muttered, inching further away from everyone else. "Ummm...well...now that we're all aquainted, how about we get some food, and then we can get serious", Yusuke suggested.
The food was delicious. Natsume was a great cook, and Raizen's-now Yusuke's- territory was known for its exotic spices. Those who didn't live in Yusuke's palace, or eat there on a regular basis, found the dinner unbelieveable, and those who did enjoy dinner there every night found the food even better then normal. "Great work, Natsume! I'm impressed! Keep in mind Papa never ate any of this stuff", Yusuke said as he passed a bottle of red wine around. "He was a good man! A good man!", Chuu roared, raising his glass in a toast to Raizen. Everyone else rose their glasses, too, whether they were drinking the wine or another beverage. "Papa, please try not to drink too much", Sai said. "I can't over-drink. I don't get drunk!", Chuu boasted proudly. "Yeah, you only-". Rinku cut himself off. "Nevermind. Don't want to disgust the dinner guests". The child happily took another sip of his drink. "How come your father never ate?", Kazuma asked, putting his silverware down. "He fell in love with a Ningen woman a long time ago...Papa was the kind of demon that needed to eat human flesh to survive". Yusuke shivered at the thought. "After he fell in love and she died, he vowed never to eat anything that reminded him of humans again- including food humans might enjoy. So he lived for almost a thousand years off of spices and Makai wine before a combination of starvation, nerves, and old age finally got him". Keiko hung her head and put her hand on her belly. Everyone's eyes turned to her. She looked up and smiled, though tears misted her eyes. "I'm Ok. It's not time yet", she said. "Well, if everyone's finished, I guess we can go into talking about what we're gonna do about this present problem", Yusuke said, noting that everyone was pushing his or her plates away from themselves.
"....So, to make a long story short, because we don't have a lot of time, we're gonna have to leave the Makai for a while. Those of you who wish to come with us can come, and those that wish to stay here may help the others look over our kingdoms-". "Wait a minute, Urameshi. What do you mean "those that wish to stay here? I think we're all in agreement that we're gonna go with you.", Kazuma said. Yusuke looked around at the furiously nodding group. "Well...I guess there's nothing left to discuss. Enki's arranging for our portal to be opened. We'll all cross through it tommarrow morning and lie low in the Ningenkai for a while. I don't want to fight, since Papa was pacifist, but if that's what it comes down to, I'm not gonna back down." Yusuke said. He headed up to bed with Keiko, leaving the rest of them with those words. Istas felt an icy wave wash through her-somehow she knew it would come to fighting
Yusuke sat with his eyes shut on his throne, thinking. "Lord Yusuke?". Yusuke opened his big brown eyes and smiled at his faithful servant, Enki. "Hmmm?", Yusuke murmured, as though being woken up. "When will your guests be arriving?", Enki inquired, stareing at the young Youkai Lord curiously. Sometimes he thought running things was a bit much for a 20-year-old to handle. "They should be here really shortly", Yusuke replied, standing up and walking listlessly to the window. "I'm sure everything will be allright". This time the voice was a woman's. Yusuke turned and faced the two beautiful women that had just walked in, one of them his wife, Keiko, the other Chuu's wife, Natsume. Natsume was the one who had offered the words of encouragement. Yusuke smiled at the two women. "Everything is ready for your guests.". Natsume turned and left Keiko alone with Yusuke, who embraced her warmly. As he pulled away, he noted how the signs of their first child were really showing in her belly. It wouldn't be long now. "How are you doing, Keiko?", he asked, placing his hand on her stomach. She smiled at him, love sparkling in her seripa eyes, and placed one of her slender hands on top of his. "I'm fine. Yusuke...I was thinking...if we have a boy we should name him Raizen...after your father.", she said. Yusuke felt one of his heart stings being pulled-she was the sweetest, most loving, most beautiful woman to ever live and he was lucky to have her in his opinion. "I think that's a wonderful name. What should we name her if it's a girl?", he asked. "Hmmm...I don't know...I'm almost sure we're gonna have a son". "Well, how about Raiko then? Sounds more feminine.". Keiko smiled. "I love it". "Lord Yusuke, sorry to bother you, but your guests are starting to arrive", Enki said. "Come on, let's greet them", Keiko said. And they walked to the door.
Yusuke's first guest was Hiei, accompanied by his sister, Yukina, brother- in-law, Kazuma, and their baby son. "Aww, how cute!", Keiko squealed, hurrying over to Yukina and Kazuma as quickly as she could. She smiled down at the infant, who responded by raising one of his tiny fists. "He really looks like Kazuma", she commented. "Except he has your hair". The baby tugged on a handful of Keiko's long, brown hair. "No, no, Kuribayashi. Don't pull Aunt Keiko's hair.", Yukina said, freeing the hair from the baby's hand. "Kuribayashi...Cute name". "Mukuro-san came up with it", Yukina said. Kazuma nodded and out his arm around Yukina's shoulders. "When are you do, Keiko-Chan", he asked. Keiko smiled. "Sometime next week...if its not born early. I could have the child tonight if it decides its time". She looked excitedly at Yusuke as she spoke. "Wow. Now I'm really glad we came down. We practically had to beg and plead Oniisan to leave and come here". Yukina said. "Yeah. He gave in when we said Kurama was gonna be here.", Kazuma added. Hiei's cheeks went very red for someone with so little color in them. "Have you decided a name?". Yukina changed the subject, not wanting to see a fight break out between her husband and brother-again. "Yes. We're gonna name him Raizen if it's a boy, and Raiko if it's a girl", Keiko replied. "Hn. All this baby talk is making me sick", Hiei muttered. "Awww...Poor Hiei wants his Kurama", Yusuke sniggered. He suddenly found Hiei's sword about 5cm away from his face. "Eh...just kidding. Just kidding".
Kurama arrived twenty minutes later looking nothing like the calm boy of eighteen they'd parted with three years earlier. And it had nothing to do with the fact he was a Kitsune again, either. He looked very angry and flustered as he entered the palace. "Sweet Kami, I hate all those freaks Yomi left me to rule. No wonder he took Shura and left. I would've done the same thing!". "They want to overthrow Yusuke and me", Hiei whispered. Kurama's face promptly softened as he noticed Hiei. "I'm sorry", he appologized. "It's OK. The question is since we all know what they want to do, how do we go about fixing it?", Hiei replied. "We'll figure that out as soon as Chuu, Rinku, and Sai get back with Shishiwakamaru, Touya, Jin, Suzuki, Aries, and Istas", Yusuke cut in. "Ok...Fill me in. Chuu and Rinku live here? With you? And who are Sai, Aries, and Istas?". Kazuma looked very confused. "Well, Chuu married Natsume not too long after the tournament. She grew up here, so he moved in here instead of making her leave. Personally, I think he loves living here. Sai is related to Shishiwakamaru, but she stays here since she's not too keen on traveling much...". "I can't have children", Natsume cut into Yusuke's explanation. "So Chuu and I have kind of adopted Sai and Rinku as our own kids". Yusuke nodded. "Aries and Istas are two girls they kind of picked up during their travels.". "It must be nice to live in the desert", Hiei commented out of nowhere. He was stretched out infront of one of the windows, enjoying all the sun sreaming in on him. "Gahh...it's so hot!", Kazuma complained pulling off his jacket. "Enki, please put the fans up higher", Yusuke requested. Hiei growled. He snatched up Kazuma's jacket and sulked by himself in the cornor. "Much better", Yukina said. "Hn", Hiei growled.
An hour later nine very flushed, very sweaty people entered Yusuke's palace. Yusuke smiled at them as they walked in. "Good. Now everyone's here". His smile increased as he noticed everyone stareing at the three girls. "Let me introduce them to you", he said, guestering towards the three girls. One of them was talking about a mile a minute to Jin, who was very red in the face, another stood quietly with the group, waiting, and the third stood away from everyone else, glaring around coldly. He got the attention of the talking girl and said "This is Sai. If she were a human, she'd be about the same age as Kurama's little step-brother". Sai grinned around cheerfully at everyone. Her blue hair, which went down to her shoulder blades, was roughly the same color as Shishiwakamaru's, and her eyes were bright green. "This is Aries.". Yusuke motioned to the girl who was standing around quietly. "She's around our own ages". Aries had blond hair down to her shoulders and blue eyes. "And Miss. Sociable over there is Istas. She's a bit older then Sai, so she'd probably be around 18 or 19 if she were human". Yusuke pointed out the girl practically glaring at everyone. She had ice blue hair down to her chin and slity eyes that matched her hair color. "It's a pleasure to meet you all", Sai said politely. "Yes. I hope everything works out", Aries added. "Hn", Istas muttered, inching further away from everyone else. "Ummm...well...now that we're all aquainted, how about we get some food, and then we can get serious", Yusuke suggested.
The food was delicious. Natsume was a great cook, and Raizen's-now Yusuke's- territory was known for its exotic spices. Those who didn't live in Yusuke's palace, or eat there on a regular basis, found the dinner unbelieveable, and those who did enjoy dinner there every night found the food even better then normal. "Great work, Natsume! I'm impressed! Keep in mind Papa never ate any of this stuff", Yusuke said as he passed a bottle of red wine around. "He was a good man! A good man!", Chuu roared, raising his glass in a toast to Raizen. Everyone else rose their glasses, too, whether they were drinking the wine or another beverage. "Papa, please try not to drink too much", Sai said. "I can't over-drink. I don't get drunk!", Chuu boasted proudly. "Yeah, you only-". Rinku cut himself off. "Nevermind. Don't want to disgust the dinner guests". The child happily took another sip of his drink. "How come your father never ate?", Kazuma asked, putting his silverware down. "He fell in love with a Ningen woman a long time ago...Papa was the kind of demon that needed to eat human flesh to survive". Yusuke shivered at the thought. "After he fell in love and she died, he vowed never to eat anything that reminded him of humans again- including food humans might enjoy. So he lived for almost a thousand years off of spices and Makai wine before a combination of starvation, nerves, and old age finally got him". Keiko hung her head and put her hand on her belly. Everyone's eyes turned to her. She looked up and smiled, though tears misted her eyes. "I'm Ok. It's not time yet", she said. "Well, if everyone's finished, I guess we can go into talking about what we're gonna do about this present problem", Yusuke said, noting that everyone was pushing his or her plates away from themselves.
"....So, to make a long story short, because we don't have a lot of time, we're gonna have to leave the Makai for a while. Those of you who wish to come with us can come, and those that wish to stay here may help the others look over our kingdoms-". "Wait a minute, Urameshi. What do you mean "those that wish to stay here? I think we're all in agreement that we're gonna go with you.", Kazuma said. Yusuke looked around at the furiously nodding group. "Well...I guess there's nothing left to discuss. Enki's arranging for our portal to be opened. We'll all cross through it tommarrow morning and lie low in the Ningenkai for a while. I don't want to fight, since Papa was pacifist, but if that's what it comes down to, I'm not gonna back down." Yusuke said. He headed up to bed with Keiko, leaving the rest of them with those words. Istas felt an icy wave wash through her-somehow she knew it would come to fighting