Glossary:
Ankoku no Takara - Artifacts of Darkness
Kuro - The color black
Neko - Cat
Rei-kai Tantei - Spirit Detective
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~Chapter 5 The Jaganshi, The Taiyoukai, and the Ball
"Hn.." The Jaganshi smirked, and as Kurama had, he folded his arms over his chest
before he turned to walk away from the fox. He had dropped his arms at his sides before his
final comment. "Ask Koenma. I, on the other hand, do not have time to get involved in
someone else's problem."
"One last thing, Do not believe what Shuuichi says about not remembering anything."
The fox had then turned away left him there alone to ponder his words.
What had that fox meant by saying that last night? The Jaganshi stood atop a building in
the Shinjuku District, glancing down in search of a single ningen that he had yet to locate. It
more annoyed him, that this particular ningen had disregarded his obligations to his
predecessor, rather than the sheer fact that he had to locate him. What did it matter; he
would find him regardless though it would seem he would now have to ask around. His Jagan
failing to locate his Rei-ki, he had no alternative.
He began to search out the nearest familiar energy. Upon locating it he grit his teeth
together truly that energy would be as a last resort. He may have been desperate to find
Raizen's successor, but he was not so desperate as to ask Kuwabara first.
He had thought of asking Keiko, but he doubted he would get a truly honest answer from
the woman, he doubted she would know given Yusuke's track record of keeping her informed.
Still it was worth a try he focused on locating the human woman, and found a particularly
strong Rei-ki, well as strong as any pathetic ningen's Rei-ki could be, near her. He assumed it
to be Shizuru's, the female was in actuality a little more powerful than that imbecilic brother of
hers, and perhaps more tolerable.
He immediately dashed in that direction, though it was uncomfortably close to the
location that that imbecile was in. He knew in the back of his head he would have to put up
with him as well.
"Keiko, we've been all over the district, he's not here." Shizuru plainly stated; her brown
eyes look down at the smaller woman. She couldn't help but sympathize with the younger
woman, however it was obvious that Yusuke was nowhere to be found.
"I guess your right Shizuru, but seriously why can't he ever tell me where he's going? He
was supposed to meet me at the park! He's just......Just..... so unreliable!" The irritation in
Keiko's voice dripped venomously upon each word. She was very angry with the boy, this was
not the first, nor in her mind, last time he stood her up as such.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to beat him down when we find..." Shizuru did not have the
opportunity to finish her sentence when a slightly taller man, with natural red hair sneaks up
behind her.
"Hey sis! Did you..." Nor did the red haired Kuwabara before his words are cut of by a
swift sucker punch to the side of his face by Shizuru. She has a slightly angered look to her
before her eyes widen as she slowly pulls her hand back.
"You should know better than to sneak up on me baby brother. Any way Keiko gets the
first punch when we find Yusuke. Isn't that right Keiko?" Shizuru looks over at the angered
adolescent female. Keiko opens her mouth to speak, but some one beats her reply.
"That will be mine." A small shadowy figure drops from the streetlight the trio was
standing under. Truly Hiei was the last person they had all expected to see. As the Jaganshi
predicted, it was Kuwabara who first spoke.
"Hey shrimp, what do you mean you get the first punch?" Kuwabara narrows his eyes,
glaring at the much shorter Jaganshi, before his older sister promptly hits him behind the
head. This action brought a small smirk to his lips.
"Shut up baby brother. Hiei, what brings you here? I thought you couldn't stand the
Ningenkai." She looks down with a bored, yet somewhat stoic look about her. It perhaps was
one of the reasons he tolerated her, she clearly was not as emotional as her younger sibling.
"Hn. Rather than ask a question that I already know the answer to. I'm only going to say
this. If we find Botan, we'll inevitably find Yusuke." He had heard their we can't find Yusuke
Conversation, there for he found it pointless to ask them where he was. It also seemed that
with the exception of his travels within the Makai, the bubby blue haired apparition seemed to
be locked into his location.
"Well what are we waiting for, you demon get us to Rei-kai!" Keiko had all but grabbed
on to the Jaganshi's clothing, though her face was inches from his. It took a great deal of his
willpower to not draw his katana and swiftly remove her head from her body. Though his ruby
red spheres locked on to hers and quickly wore down that aggression. She then realized what
she was doing and quickly jumped back, hiding behind Shizuru.
"Hn. Why should I?" Bluntly asked as he turns his back on them. Shizuru merely
smirked as she walked up to Hiei leaning down to whisper something into his ear. His eyes
when wide before he looks at her.
"You wouldn't!" He looks at the woman in disbelief, but is greeted by a sage nod form
the elder Shizuru Kuwabara. He grits his teeth together, but finally gives in.
"Fine as long as you tell me how you have come to know that." Hiei growled this more as
a command than a request. Shizuru nods her head, as Hiei plots Botan's slow and painful
demise. It seemed obvious that Botan's friend learned it from her.
"If you take me I'll think about it." She removes from her shirt pocket, a pack of
Marlboro Special Blend 27, boxed not the soft pack. Drawing one out of the package, she
brings it to her lips before she searches her pants pocket for a lighter
"Fine." Turning away from the group he begins to walk towards the subway station. Yes,
the Jaganshi has now acquired a sizable headache. Oh well, he would take out his frustration
on the buffoon if need be.
The bubbly blue haired apparition had just returned with Yusuke and the unconscious
form of Shuuichi Minamino when the secretary outside of Koenma's office greeted her. This
secretary had always been a nuisance to the ferry girl. So prim, so proper, so utterly annoying
even the sound of her high-pitched feline voice drove her crazy.
"Koenma has requested you accompany me Botan. Yusuke Urameshi, Koenma will see
you now." The charcoal spheres of the short black cat apparition glance coldly at the Rei-kai
Tantei. As usual he gets this look of dread over his features, even though the secretary is a
mid B class youkai, he couldn't help it for some reason. The Feline slips herself out of the
plush leather office chair gripping Botan by the wrist and dragging her down a secret hallway,
known by only a few of the residents and guards of the palace. Yusuke shrugs his shoulders
before he sighs walking behind the secretary's desk and pushing the trigger that opens the
door to the office.
"Ok Koenma, now what? I know this is important and all but I should have told Keiko
where I was going. She's probably hella pissed of at me for standing her up." Speaking in
more of irritated tone than anything else, he can already hear Keiko screaming at him.
"Simple, Put him in that chair and tie him down, then we wait for Botan and Kuroneko to
return with the object I requested." The Toddler meekly stated never ceasing in his paper
work. George, the Ogre, returned with a couple aspirin and a glass of water placing them on
the desk, miraculously not spilling any on the paperwork, before he returns to his usual spot
at Koenma's side, looking at Yusuke and the still unconscious Shuuichi. Yusuke looks down at
the Older Boy and sighs before proceeding to tie him to the chair Koenma indicated.
"I don't know what you did Shuuichi, or Kurama, or Damn I don't even know what to call
you now." He gives up on his thought before securely restraining him before he looks over at
the toddler.
"So what is it you..."
"...He asked us to get?" Botan asked of the Feline next to her. They had been walking
down the hall for quite some time, and the ferry girl knew where it leads.
"Since we are out of prying ears" The feline licked her lips purring slightly at the thought.
"He sent us to get the Gaki Dama" Kuroneko swiftly puts her hands to her ears, fully
expecting the reaction she is about to receive.
"WHAT!!!!" The blue girl shouted as loud as she could, her violet eyes are as wide as
they could become, and her jaw hung open. The cat youkai then removes her hands from her
twin midnight black pointed ears.
"It truly must be serious for his excellency to require one of the Ankoku no Takara to
deal with one of his allies." She purred, which annoyed the hell out of the ferry girl.
They remained silent through out the remainder of the trip to the vault though Botan
now was riddled with concern for leaving both Koenma, and Yusuke alone with Shuuichi. She
was also concerned with Shuuichi and Kurama not certain if she should believe Shuuichi, or
Kurama's side of the story. It was too confusing, she decided to not think about it, though it
bothered her greatly that this required the use of the Gaki Dama. The last time she seen it in
use was by Gouki. She still had the image of children's souls being torn from their bodies, only
to be consumed by the demon. It sent a chill down her spine.
Koenma had declined to inform Yusuke of what he had sent the women after deciding
to let him find out when it came. It had been quite silent in the office. Yusuke had been
keeping an eye on the boy; George was busy removing all the plants from the room, while
Koenma was busy shuffling paper work. The door to the office opened causing all three to stop
their actions and look at the glowing green orb held in the hands of the black feline secretary
as if it were a ball of yarn. George faints once more, Yusuke's eyes narrow upon it, while
Koenma shifts to his elder form and calmly strolls towards the feline Youkai taking the ball
from her.
"Thank you for retrieving this from me. Kuroneko, you are dismissed and Botan bring
the other two Tantei here please." Kuroneko slowly walks out of the office as Botan slowly
nods her head and runs off to fulfill Koenma's request.
Botan was curious as to what exactly it was that Shuuichi, or Kurama, or was it both
she didn't know such things were beyond her. She knew she had to bring back Kuwabara and
Hiei. Hiei, he gave her the creeps, she would defiantly seek out Kuwabara first, at least he had
a sense of humor and didn't threaten to kill her.
"Koenma what are you going to do with that thing?" He warily points at the Gaki
Dama, its ominous glow reminding him of the night he fought Gouki. Gouki, if he fought him
now, he would be child's play; that thought amused him.
"Simply put, I am putting them on trial." Koenma placing orb upon his desk looks at
Yusuke, it is clear in the deity's eyes that he is no happier with the situation than Yusuke.
"I don't like it any more than you do Yusuke, but they've both broken Rei-kai law. It
must be done. Kurama only has one charge against him Shuuichi has thirty-four in this case."
The Diety states with a somber tone of voice.
"Yeah and what are those." The Taiyoukai crosses his arms over his chest, Yusuke was
not known for his patience, and Koenma has been dodging his questions to this point.
"Alright. The Youkai Kurama is charged with one count of attempted possession of an
unborn ningen vessel, a misdemeanor. The ningen Shuuichi Minamino is charged with
seventeen counts of forced domination of an independent youkai soul one count per year of
enslavement, one count evading arrest, and fifteen counts of assault and battery against those
employed within the Rei-kai Daihatsu Kan. To stand trial they will both be separated from the
body." Koenma cants his head looking over at the still out cold form of Shuuichi as does
Yusuke wide eyed. All Yusuke could do is lean against the wall and wait.
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~There you go all nice and updated for your reading pleasure. Once again, Thank you all my dedicated readers! I will try to get the updates out a little sooner than this last one.
Aikousha no Gingitsune.
Devoted Fan of the Silver Fox.
Konada Mikari
Ankoku no Takara - Artifacts of Darkness
Kuro - The color black
Neko - Cat
Rei-kai Tantei - Spirit Detective
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~Chapter 5 The Jaganshi, The Taiyoukai, and the Ball
"Hn.." The Jaganshi smirked, and as Kurama had, he folded his arms over his chest
before he turned to walk away from the fox. He had dropped his arms at his sides before his
final comment. "Ask Koenma. I, on the other hand, do not have time to get involved in
someone else's problem."
"One last thing, Do not believe what Shuuichi says about not remembering anything."
The fox had then turned away left him there alone to ponder his words.
What had that fox meant by saying that last night? The Jaganshi stood atop a building in
the Shinjuku District, glancing down in search of a single ningen that he had yet to locate. It
more annoyed him, that this particular ningen had disregarded his obligations to his
predecessor, rather than the sheer fact that he had to locate him. What did it matter; he
would find him regardless though it would seem he would now have to ask around. His Jagan
failing to locate his Rei-ki, he had no alternative.
He began to search out the nearest familiar energy. Upon locating it he grit his teeth
together truly that energy would be as a last resort. He may have been desperate to find
Raizen's successor, but he was not so desperate as to ask Kuwabara first.
He had thought of asking Keiko, but he doubted he would get a truly honest answer from
the woman, he doubted she would know given Yusuke's track record of keeping her informed.
Still it was worth a try he focused on locating the human woman, and found a particularly
strong Rei-ki, well as strong as any pathetic ningen's Rei-ki could be, near her. He assumed it
to be Shizuru's, the female was in actuality a little more powerful than that imbecilic brother of
hers, and perhaps more tolerable.
He immediately dashed in that direction, though it was uncomfortably close to the
location that that imbecile was in. He knew in the back of his head he would have to put up
with him as well.
"Keiko, we've been all over the district, he's not here." Shizuru plainly stated; her brown
eyes look down at the smaller woman. She couldn't help but sympathize with the younger
woman, however it was obvious that Yusuke was nowhere to be found.
"I guess your right Shizuru, but seriously why can't he ever tell me where he's going? He
was supposed to meet me at the park! He's just......Just..... so unreliable!" The irritation in
Keiko's voice dripped venomously upon each word. She was very angry with the boy, this was
not the first, nor in her mind, last time he stood her up as such.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to beat him down when we find..." Shizuru did not have the
opportunity to finish her sentence when a slightly taller man, with natural red hair sneaks up
behind her.
"Hey sis! Did you..." Nor did the red haired Kuwabara before his words are cut of by a
swift sucker punch to the side of his face by Shizuru. She has a slightly angered look to her
before her eyes widen as she slowly pulls her hand back.
"You should know better than to sneak up on me baby brother. Any way Keiko gets the
first punch when we find Yusuke. Isn't that right Keiko?" Shizuru looks over at the angered
adolescent female. Keiko opens her mouth to speak, but some one beats her reply.
"That will be mine." A small shadowy figure drops from the streetlight the trio was
standing under. Truly Hiei was the last person they had all expected to see. As the Jaganshi
predicted, it was Kuwabara who first spoke.
"Hey shrimp, what do you mean you get the first punch?" Kuwabara narrows his eyes,
glaring at the much shorter Jaganshi, before his older sister promptly hits him behind the
head. This action brought a small smirk to his lips.
"Shut up baby brother. Hiei, what brings you here? I thought you couldn't stand the
Ningenkai." She looks down with a bored, yet somewhat stoic look about her. It perhaps was
one of the reasons he tolerated her, she clearly was not as emotional as her younger sibling.
"Hn. Rather than ask a question that I already know the answer to. I'm only going to say
this. If we find Botan, we'll inevitably find Yusuke." He had heard their we can't find Yusuke
Conversation, there for he found it pointless to ask them where he was. It also seemed that
with the exception of his travels within the Makai, the bubby blue haired apparition seemed to
be locked into his location.
"Well what are we waiting for, you demon get us to Rei-kai!" Keiko had all but grabbed
on to the Jaganshi's clothing, though her face was inches from his. It took a great deal of his
willpower to not draw his katana and swiftly remove her head from her body. Though his ruby
red spheres locked on to hers and quickly wore down that aggression. She then realized what
she was doing and quickly jumped back, hiding behind Shizuru.
"Hn. Why should I?" Bluntly asked as he turns his back on them. Shizuru merely
smirked as she walked up to Hiei leaning down to whisper something into his ear. His eyes
when wide before he looks at her.
"You wouldn't!" He looks at the woman in disbelief, but is greeted by a sage nod form
the elder Shizuru Kuwabara. He grits his teeth together, but finally gives in.
"Fine as long as you tell me how you have come to know that." Hiei growled this more as
a command than a request. Shizuru nods her head, as Hiei plots Botan's slow and painful
demise. It seemed obvious that Botan's friend learned it from her.
"If you take me I'll think about it." She removes from her shirt pocket, a pack of
Marlboro Special Blend 27, boxed not the soft pack. Drawing one out of the package, she
brings it to her lips before she searches her pants pocket for a lighter
"Fine." Turning away from the group he begins to walk towards the subway station. Yes,
the Jaganshi has now acquired a sizable headache. Oh well, he would take out his frustration
on the buffoon if need be.
The bubbly blue haired apparition had just returned with Yusuke and the unconscious
form of Shuuichi Minamino when the secretary outside of Koenma's office greeted her. This
secretary had always been a nuisance to the ferry girl. So prim, so proper, so utterly annoying
even the sound of her high-pitched feline voice drove her crazy.
"Koenma has requested you accompany me Botan. Yusuke Urameshi, Koenma will see
you now." The charcoal spheres of the short black cat apparition glance coldly at the Rei-kai
Tantei. As usual he gets this look of dread over his features, even though the secretary is a
mid B class youkai, he couldn't help it for some reason. The Feline slips herself out of the
plush leather office chair gripping Botan by the wrist and dragging her down a secret hallway,
known by only a few of the residents and guards of the palace. Yusuke shrugs his shoulders
before he sighs walking behind the secretary's desk and pushing the trigger that opens the
door to the office.
"Ok Koenma, now what? I know this is important and all but I should have told Keiko
where I was going. She's probably hella pissed of at me for standing her up." Speaking in
more of irritated tone than anything else, he can already hear Keiko screaming at him.
"Simple, Put him in that chair and tie him down, then we wait for Botan and Kuroneko to
return with the object I requested." The Toddler meekly stated never ceasing in his paper
work. George, the Ogre, returned with a couple aspirin and a glass of water placing them on
the desk, miraculously not spilling any on the paperwork, before he returns to his usual spot
at Koenma's side, looking at Yusuke and the still unconscious Shuuichi. Yusuke looks down at
the Older Boy and sighs before proceeding to tie him to the chair Koenma indicated.
"I don't know what you did Shuuichi, or Kurama, or Damn I don't even know what to call
you now." He gives up on his thought before securely restraining him before he looks over at
the toddler.
"So what is it you..."
"...He asked us to get?" Botan asked of the Feline next to her. They had been walking
down the hall for quite some time, and the ferry girl knew where it leads.
"Since we are out of prying ears" The feline licked her lips purring slightly at the thought.
"He sent us to get the Gaki Dama" Kuroneko swiftly puts her hands to her ears, fully
expecting the reaction she is about to receive.
"WHAT!!!!" The blue girl shouted as loud as she could, her violet eyes are as wide as
they could become, and her jaw hung open. The cat youkai then removes her hands from her
twin midnight black pointed ears.
"It truly must be serious for his excellency to require one of the Ankoku no Takara to
deal with one of his allies." She purred, which annoyed the hell out of the ferry girl.
They remained silent through out the remainder of the trip to the vault though Botan
now was riddled with concern for leaving both Koenma, and Yusuke alone with Shuuichi. She
was also concerned with Shuuichi and Kurama not certain if she should believe Shuuichi, or
Kurama's side of the story. It was too confusing, she decided to not think about it, though it
bothered her greatly that this required the use of the Gaki Dama. The last time she seen it in
use was by Gouki. She still had the image of children's souls being torn from their bodies, only
to be consumed by the demon. It sent a chill down her spine.
Koenma had declined to inform Yusuke of what he had sent the women after deciding
to let him find out when it came. It had been quite silent in the office. Yusuke had been
keeping an eye on the boy; George was busy removing all the plants from the room, while
Koenma was busy shuffling paper work. The door to the office opened causing all three to stop
their actions and look at the glowing green orb held in the hands of the black feline secretary
as if it were a ball of yarn. George faints once more, Yusuke's eyes narrow upon it, while
Koenma shifts to his elder form and calmly strolls towards the feline Youkai taking the ball
from her.
"Thank you for retrieving this from me. Kuroneko, you are dismissed and Botan bring
the other two Tantei here please." Kuroneko slowly walks out of the office as Botan slowly
nods her head and runs off to fulfill Koenma's request.
Botan was curious as to what exactly it was that Shuuichi, or Kurama, or was it both
she didn't know such things were beyond her. She knew she had to bring back Kuwabara and
Hiei. Hiei, he gave her the creeps, she would defiantly seek out Kuwabara first, at least he had
a sense of humor and didn't threaten to kill her.
"Koenma what are you going to do with that thing?" He warily points at the Gaki
Dama, its ominous glow reminding him of the night he fought Gouki. Gouki, if he fought him
now, he would be child's play; that thought amused him.
"Simply put, I am putting them on trial." Koenma placing orb upon his desk looks at
Yusuke, it is clear in the deity's eyes that he is no happier with the situation than Yusuke.
"I don't like it any more than you do Yusuke, but they've both broken Rei-kai law. It
must be done. Kurama only has one charge against him Shuuichi has thirty-four in this case."
The Diety states with a somber tone of voice.
"Yeah and what are those." The Taiyoukai crosses his arms over his chest, Yusuke was
not known for his patience, and Koenma has been dodging his questions to this point.
"Alright. The Youkai Kurama is charged with one count of attempted possession of an
unborn ningen vessel, a misdemeanor. The ningen Shuuichi Minamino is charged with
seventeen counts of forced domination of an independent youkai soul one count per year of
enslavement, one count evading arrest, and fifteen counts of assault and battery against those
employed within the Rei-kai Daihatsu Kan. To stand trial they will both be separated from the
body." Koenma cants his head looking over at the still out cold form of Shuuichi as does
Yusuke wide eyed. All Yusuke could do is lean against the wall and wait.
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~There you go all nice and updated for your reading pleasure. Once again, Thank you all my dedicated readers! I will try to get the updates out a little sooner than this last one.
Aikousha no Gingitsune.
Devoted Fan of the Silver Fox.
Konada Mikari