Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own my characters. My friend, WaterFarie72, owns her own characters.
Note: Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, Botan, Kayko, and Kuwabara all go to the same school in this story.
Just a bit of warning, Leia may sound cruel in this chapter, but don't mind her. *Shrugs* She's just possessed, nothing serious.
Pronunciation Guide
Mia – (me-ah)
Leia – (Lay-ah)
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*~Chapter 2 ~*
"Yusuke, get back here!" Mia called out. She was running after Yusuke with Hiei's sword. How she GOT Hiei's sword, no one knows.
"I didn't mean to hit you with that branch! I swear!" Yusuke yelled back.
Mrs. Minamino had just walked out the door when Yusuke and Mia showed up. "Hello, Yusuke. So nice to see you again. I hope Mia isn't attacking you in any way. That girl has to learn some manners."
Mia sighed. "Hi, Mother. Is it okay if Shuichi and I have some friends over for the night?"
Mrs. Minamino shook her head. "I have to think about it."
Kurama walked through the gate. "Please, Mother?"
Mrs. Minamino smiled at him. "Of course you can."
Mia rolled her eyes, when her mother couldn't see her, and stalked off into the house. Leia lied down on the couch, trying to fake being asleep. Kayko and Botan scrambled after Mia, trying to calm her down.
Kuwabara pointed to Leia and asked Botan, "Could she really be asleep right now?"
Botan beamed, "No, just trying to ignore Kurama."
"Don't call him that! His name is Shuichi!" Mia bellowed from her room.
Everyone could hear Kayko arguing with Mia in her room. Kurama looked very confounded. Hiei was busy cleaning his precious sword. Yusuke kept feeling his head every few minutes, trying to remind himself that he barely escaped losing it.
Mia stalked back out of her room and jabbed a finger at Kurama. "I always knew Mother loved you more than she loved me." She turned around and ran out of the room, back to her own. They heard a loud slam and the sound of a few magnets falling off the door.
Kayko sat on the couch. "I tried." She looked at Yusuke.
Yusuke jumped backwards, "No, not me! She'll kill me!"
"I'll go." Botan volunteered.
Kuwabara was worshipping the house. "This is where she sat; this is where she eats…"
Hiei stated, "Botan, you probably won't come out of there alive if you went in there. Either Leia or Kurama has to go."
They heard a muffled, "His name is Shuichi!" from Mia's room.
Kurama turned to the couch, "Leia, would you be kind enough to – Leia?"
The silver-haired girl was nowhere to be seen. Hiei motioned to the backyard.
"Very well, I suppose I will have to go." Kurama lightly tapped on Mia's door.
"Go away! I don't need another lecture on the importance of siblings!" Mia screamed.
"I will be forced to break down the door if you do not open it." Kurama answered, calmly.
"Fine, I'll open the door!" They heard the sound of the lock unlocking and the door creaking as it opened. Mia stood there, teary eyed.
She grabbed Kurama and pulled him inside, while slamming the door closed again.
Yusuke sat down, dejectedly. "NOW, how will we be able to hear everything?"
Kayko glared at him, "Yusuke, it's none of our business!"
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Mia turned to face her brother. "You lied to me!"
"I did not lie. I just neglected to tell you about my past." Kurama shot back.
"You lied! Stop making up stupid excuses!"
"I did not tell you about it because I thought other demons would come after you. I was trying to protect you!"
"Well, we can see how well THAT worked out!"
"Kayko said the same thing to Yusuke when she found out he was a Spirit Detective."
"Stop joking around, Shuichi, or should I call you Kurama now?! All I'm asking for is the truth. That's all I want to know." Mia started to cry again.
Kurama put his arms around his sister and gave her a hug. "You may call me anything you wish."
"Fine, Red-head. Wait! I have red hair, too, so that won't work."
Kurama started to laugh. He tousled her hair, like he used to when they were younger. She smiled at him. All of a sudden, Kurama jumped up from the bed and ran to the window. He stuck his hand out, grabbed a small, green demon (Not Hiei!), and pulled him back in. Kurama threw him onto the bed. Mia pounced on top of him, to keep him from running away or attacking. She seized her pillow and beat him with it.
"How dare you sneak up to my room?!" She cried as she hit the demon.
Kurama grabbed her arms, "Mia, calm down. Do not take all our rage out on him." He grabbed the bed sheet and tied the demon to the bed.
"You're right, Kurama." She spat out. "I'll take it out on the person who deserves it." She swung the pillow at Kurama, hitting him in the shoulder.
Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara barged into the room. They stared in shock as they watched the brother and sister duke it out, with pillows. Yusuke spotted the demon and grasped him. He shook the demon, trying to get him to talk. Kayko and Botan ran to Mia's side, grabbing her and forcing her still. Kurama stopped and picked a feather out of his hair.
"I swear, I mean no harm to you!" The poor, little demon cried out and Mia turned to him. "I'm only here because Toguro wanted to know where you were."
"Is that all?" Kurama demanded.
"Yes, I swear! Now may I go back to him?" The demon pleaded.
Leia showed up at the door. "Really? You're not going anywhere." Her eyes glowed an eerie red. She stretched out her arm, making a sword appear in her hand. She walked over to the demon and moved the sword's point close to his throat.
The demon started to panic. "Um… I can give you anything you want! Just name it. Don't kill me!"
Leia was about to kill the demon, when she turned her back all of a sudden. "What am I doing with a sword?!"
Mia had a strange look in her eyes, "Anything? Really? Then grant me the same power as my brother."
Kurama was about to object, when a flash of green light appeared, blinding everyone for a few seconds. When the flash was gone, the demon was also gone.
Hiei looked at Kurama. "Your sister has received her wish…"
Kuwabara interrupted, "Which sister?"
Mia collapsed onto the bed. Kuwabara nodded his head, "Oh, THAT sister."
Kurama rushed to her side. "Is she still human?"
Leia was about to walk out of the room, when she turned and said, "Yeah, well, as human as Kuwabara and Yusuke."
"Where, may I ask, are you going?" Kurama asked her.
"Oh, so now you're going to act like a big brother to me, too? Great… Wonderful… Exactly what I need…" Leia marched off.
"Is it just me, or did she get a personality change?" Botan said, bewildered.
Mia gave a small groan of pain. Kurama knelt down beside her and gently lifted her face so that he could look into her eyes. Her green eyes slowly started to glow a ghostly yellow, then back to green.
Yusuke asked softly, "What's happening to her…?"
"I fear I do not know…" Kurama sighed.
Botan looked at Mia closely and replied, "She is transforming…"
Mia's body jerked and she regained consciousness with another cry of pain. "Ah! What the heck is happening to me?!"
Her whole body was shaking and she felt weak. Kurama put an arm around her shoulder, comforting her. All of the people in the room stood there, dumbfounded. No one knew exactly what was happening to poor Mia.
The only person that knew was nowhere to be found. Leia had managed to disappear again, this time; she did not have any intention of returning. The revelation has become too much for her, too, not just for Mia. To find out that your current crush was your long lost demon brother was too much to handle, not to mention that you, yourself, were a demon.
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The streetlights glared down at the passersby that happened to walk beneath them. The sun had set but the moon had not yet ascended. Leia wandered the empty streets aimlessly, pondering her purpose in life. She leaned against a dirty brick wall, sighing. What was happening to her world? Nothing is the same for her anymore. Why does she feel like she was losing control…? Leia thought about those questions as she strolled. Hiei found her sitting with her back to the brick wall.
"You are too much trouble. Hm… Well? Are you coming or not? I should just leave you here, but Mia means too much to Kurama." He growled.
Leia glanced at him and thought "What am I?! Chopped liver?! Am I not important to Kurama?!" She followed close behind him as he darted through the streets back to the Minamino's. Kuwabara burst through the front door before Hiei and Leia could reach it.
"Where have you been, Shrimp?" He spotted Leia. "You're back! About time! How could you keep my dear Mia waiting like that?"
Leia muttered under her breath, "Mia this, Mia that…" Then she shook her head and thought, "Why am I so selfish now?"
They traversed through the house and stopped inside Mia's room. Mia was still shaking and she was ice cold. Her skin looked pale and sickly. Kurama was tenderly cradling her in his arms. He looked up as Leia entered the room.
She gasped at the sight of Mia. Her eyes narrowed on Kurama, "What did you do to her?!"
Kurama sighed, "I did nothing…"
Hiei interrupted, "It was her foolish wish that has brought this on her."
"Leia, do you have any idea about this?" Yusuke inquired.
Leia slide down to a sitting position on the floor, "Yes… It happened to me…"
Kuwabara sat down in a chair, "Will she get better?"
"I'm alive, aren't I?" She sighed and added, "Yes, she will." after seeing a confused look on Kuwabara's face.
Everyone gave a sigh of relief. Leia was seething inwardly; perhaps a tad bit jealous of the attention Mia received. She, herself, received no attention during her transformation. No one cared enough to spare a few minutes out of their day to pay attention to her. She didn't have Kurama or any of his friends around; even though she had a human family, they, too, didn't care.
All of a sudden, with yet another cry of pain, Mia's tremors ceased. Her body began to regain some heat and she lay limp in her brother's arms.
Leia looked over and said, "It is over…" She ran towards Mia to check on her. Mia's skin still felt a little cold to her touch, but it was warming up.
Mia slowly opened her eyes, which had returned to her normal eye color, which was emerald green. Everyone gave a sigh of relief, even Leia.
Mia glanced at everyone and asked, "What did I miss?"
Kurama smiled at her, "Nothing. We were just waiting for Mother to come home from a party."
Mia narrowed her eyes, "I don't believe you."
Leia whispered into her friend's ear, "Don't believe them. I'll clue you in tomorrow."
Kayko smiled, "I'll help. Now, get some sleep. We all need it."
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How do ya like this chapter? It was finished at 2:00 A.M.
