Whoops, kind of forgot the disclaimer thing: I own Ace, and her relative's so there! Man don't we all wish we could own them? Uh anyways, read review and whatnot. PLEASE?!? I am begging on hands and knees here, pout.
"Well, at least she's fast," Yusuke muttered as their new arrival stood stock-still foot still held in the air by Kurama.
Botan jumped forward trying to explain, "Wait a minute! Ace, this is Kurama he's one of the others I mentioned earlier? Kurama, this is the new Spirit Detective."
"I'm sorry," Kurama smiled putting her foot down. "I was merely taking defensive actions. Believe me, having strange humans attack me has happened before." She nodded relaxing, but only a little. Ace was still unsure about this one, yet he seemed nice enough. "Pleasure to meet you."
"Same here," she greeted warmly. "Botan I still sense that weird presence I told you about, can't any of you guess where it's coming from?" Kuwabura and Yusuke just shook their heads feigning innocence. Kurama and Botan searched around the room with their eyes trying to spot this 'strange animal presence'.
Yusuke grinned saying, "What kind of presence did you say it was Ace?"
"Like an animal almost," she explained. Botan and Kurama stopped dead in their tracks, both blushing profusely. "What's the matter?" she asked seeing their change.
"Oh dear I'm so sorry," Botan whimpered looking at Kurama. "I forgot to mention you were a spirit fox. I didn't think she would notice it so quickly, or at least not by just your spirit energy." Yusuke and Kuwabura finally broke into laughter nearly falling to the ground, "That is not funny! Not funny at all!" Botan snapped.
Ace was the only one not laughing, "A spirit fox?" Kurama halted halfway through his blush and stared at her. She stepped up to him studying him; all of the others watched her slack jawed. "You don't look like a fox," she smirked. He stood still as she walked around him taking in a few details, "No tail. No pointy ears. Red hair though, but that doesn't say much. Your eyes aren't really even weird." She stopped standing before him staring at his eyes. He almost gulped; her eyes were an odd almost faded silver that seemed soft and caring even when she was glaring at him. "Naw I'll never believe I unless I see," she waved it off backing of from him.
A slight buzz went off from where Botan was. "Oh dear," she muttered picking up a communicator. "Koenma wants us to turn on the TV. Where's Hiei?" Kurama moved towards the window and peeked out for a moment potting the lightening fast demon approaching. "What is it Kurama?"
"He's coming," he smiled. An instant later he opened the door for Hiei, who was standing ready to knock on it. "You have good timing, the new detective is here." Hiei scoffed but entered anyway following him into the living room where everyone else was already huddled around the TV. Botan was sitting on the couch with Yusuke while Kuwabura was sitting on the floor impatiently. "Here she is, the new Detective."
"That girl?" Hiei asked scowling in disapproval. The girl sitting on the edge of the couch spun around curious as to his response. "She's hardly a child, why was she made into a detective?" Before anyone else could speak, the TV was turned on and Koenma, ruler of the Spirit World, sat waiting for their attention.
"Hello everyone, and especially you Miss Ace," he greeted. She just smiled and nodded her head at him. "I hope that you've been getting along well so far with our little motley crew."
She chuckled tossing a glance at Kurama, "No fights so far. Thanks for the heads up on the situation Lord Koenma." Kurama and Botan smiled at her respect for the infantile ruler. It wasn't often people took him seriously as the all knew so well.
"Come on Koenma, just tell us what the deal is!" Yusuke grumbled not wanting to waste his time. The others agreed reluctantly with him.
"As you already know, Ace here is a Spirit Detective, but not from the same Spirit World as you Yusuke." Ace held up a hand mouthing to everyone that she would explain later. Koenma continued, "She and her boss have been tracking a certain powerful demon, unlike just about anything you all have come up against. We've gotten word through specific sources that he has come here to Japan, so it's obviously your job to stop him before he kills too many humans here."
"Bring him on, I'll wipe the floor with him!" Yusuke cheered cracking his knuckles.
Koenma held up a hand on the screen, "On contraire, you Yusuke, will be only assisting Ace when she needs it."
Both Kuwabura and Yusuke started arguing feverishly, "Are you nuts! She's just a girl! We have to take orders from her! This can't be happening!" At that last comment Ace had leapt up grabbing Kuwabura by the throat lifting him up and yelling back at him, so Yusuke pried her off, and the three started yelling at each other and tossing insults. The two demons and the two Spirit World officials took a glance at one another before nodded to one another. Botan held Yusuke back, Hiei grabbed Kuwabura, and Kurama grasped Ace throwing her over his shoulder when he realized brute force wasn't quite enough. They all stopped yelling to hear Ace mutter: "Now how the hell did I get up here?"
"Thank you Hiei, Kurama, Botan," Koenma sighed once the fighting was over. "I can see this is going to be difficult. Even more difficult since Ace doesn't have the same privileges that Yusuke does." He took a peak at Ace raising an eyebrow, "Like for instance that you don't have an assistant."
"You don't?" Botan asked as Kurama set the girl down gently. "Why don't you have one?" She seemed part worried and part angry at the statement.
Ace sighed sitting cross-legged on the floor, "I don't like 'em. Working alone suits me better because I don't have to risk others' lives."
"Which explains why your superiors want me to help you find one," Koenma assumed. Ace had a look of fear mixed with shock and anger. It was clear to all in the room that she was not pleased. "But I suppose I should tell you more of the actual case." Everyone agreed to that, the suspense was killing them. "This specific demon has the ability to take the shape and special abilities of most other people. That's why it's been so difficult to track him in her hometown. Since we've found that's he's come here, we'll need all of your help in finding him and getting him in safe custody before he tries anything else."
"You forgot to mention something," Ace murmured from her seat. That one even shocked Koenma. All eyes were on her, "He has a personal vendetta against me."
"Oh joy," Yusuke moaned, "this is going to be fun. Anybody huh? Even someone like Kurama or Hiei?"
"If he's met them yeah," Ace admitted. "This is going to be one hell of a case."
"That reminds me," Koenma mused, "you will of course be attending school along with Yusuke and Kuwabura."
"WHAT!"
Yusuke, Kuwabura, and Keiko were walking towards their school, but making a quick stop at a meeting place for them and Botan (who was bringing Ace). "So what's this girl like Yusuke? You haven't mentioned anything about her."
"Sorry Keiko," he apologized rubbing the back of his head. "Well, she's kind of like me and Kuwabura in a way I guess. I get the feeling she doesn't like uniforms."
"What makes you think that?" Keiko asked as the neared the meeting place.
"NO!" they heard someone yell as if they were arguing.
"Oh come on, it isn't all that bad," Botan laughed backing in from another street. She stopped turning around having spotted the scholarly trio behind her. "Hello everyone," she greeted. "Ace is right here, but she isn't cooperating."
Ace poked her head out shaking her pigtails back and forth, "Not a chance in hell am I going out there in this get up! You can't make me!" Botan glared at her once more as Yusuke and Kuwabura started laughing their heads off. She turned her gaze on them glaring like a madwoman, "It isn't funny and if you to want to meet your second death Yusuke keep it up." He automatically stopped knowing the powerful pinch a pissed off girl, or Spirit Detective could dish out.
"I don't think the uniform are all that bad," Keiko smiled going over to her. She took a look at the outfit and gasped, "Oh dear! They aren't usually-"
"I know I know!" Ace groaned. "Botan said this is one of your old ones, and she didn't tell me you were so short! I mean, shorter than me," she added blushing a bit.
Keiko didn't seem to be bothered by it, "Well come on out, it won't be too bad. Judging b how easily Yusuke got spooked you should be fine." Ace gave one last glare to the boys before stepping out from behind the corner. Both boys didn't know whether to laugh or run for fear of a good beating.
Kuwabura, unfortunately, was the first to speak, "Wow, that skirt is kind of short on you." Ace merely nodded in sadness as she took up her bag tugging lower on the skirt. It ended only halfway to her knees and Keiko's ended below her knees by a few inches.
"This ought to be an interesting day," Yusuke muttered.
Ok, I see I need to make something clear: Ace is no Mary Sue…Ace could kick my ass, and she's not too bright either. I'm actually kind of nerdy and weak and really pathetic. Believe me, Ace does have faults, and plenty of them, but like most characters you don't see them until later on, meaning be patient. I trust that you WILL see Ace getting her ass kicked soon.