Though none of you thought it was possible, I'm starting a new fick. Well, ok, maybe SOME of you have given me the benefit of the doubt, but that may be wishful thinking. I haven't finished "Vampires, Warlords, and Ronins, Oh My!" yet, but I absolutely could not get this idea out of my head. So I decided to take it and run and hope that I don't hit a wall. One of my friends did that before; it looked quite painful, esp. since she needed a cast O.o;;; (don't worry, she's ok!) Please R&R, though ^_^
DarkFlame136
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When Calling on the Devil...
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In a clearing somewhere in the woods, a rather inglorious pile of knocked-out demons took up the background. The foreground contained none other than Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan. All three of them were taking a much needed rest from that last scrape. After catching his breath, Yusuke asked what had been on his mind from the beginning:
"Hey, Kuwabara, do you see anything on any of those freaks?"
Kuwabara, clearly not wanting to, got off the ground and made his way to the unconscious demons. After a minute, he swore.
"What?!" a nervous Botan hazarded.
"None of those bastards even have a stupid piece of paper on them!"
"What?!" Yusuke jumped up and ran over to join his friend. "Are you trying to tell us that we spent the last half hour fighting a bunch of demons that weren't even worth our time?"
"Yeah, that pisses me off, too."
Both boys looked at each other, then back at Botan. Leaning on her handy-dandy baseball bat, she glared at them. "Yeah, that's right, I said it!"
"No, it's just that--well--I've never heard you curse before," Yusuke explained.
"Well, get used to it, dear. That was the third dead-end this week that could have gotten us killed. Personally, I do not wish to spend the month or so pushing the envelope!"
"Me, neither!" Kuwabara piped up.
"Especially since we can track these damn scrolls only with a full moon!" added the equally annoyed Spirit Detective. "When we get back to the Spirit World, I'm going to give that toddler a piece of my mind!"
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Outside of Lord Koenma office (or, rather, King Yama's), the ticked-off trio took a deep breath. "OK, guys, let's remember to not lose our tempers. Especially you, Yusuke."
"Oh, don't you worry about me, Botan."
They entered. Botan spoke first. "Lord Koenma, we're sorry to report that this group of demons were not carrying any of the scrolls on them."
"They weren't? Not even after they attacked you like they had something to hide?"
"Of course not, dummy!" Yusuke broke in. "What the hell are you trying to do, anyway--get me killed again?"
"Watch your mouth!" Koenma shouted, "It's not my fault they didn't have anything!"
"And neither did any of the other demons we had to fight for the past few days," Botan reminded him.
"And to top it all off, I won't be able to see anything after tonight!" Kuwabara complained.
Koenma thought it over. 'They do have a point. But we still need to find those spells before they get into the wrong hands!'
He spoke carefully. "I wish there was something more I could do to help. However, the only thing I can think of at the time is asking Kurama and Hiei to join in. That should help you in the battles, at least."
"If they do not have their own matters to attend to; that doesn't solve our bigger problem, though."
Looking at Botan, he asked, "And that would be...?"
"Not being able to see the stupid scrolls," Kuwabara informed them. "I'm not sure if I would even know what I'm looking at if we DID manage to find one."
Everyone remained silent afterwards, each lost in their own thoughts, all of them were having a rough time at trying to decide the next move.
(Yusuke): 'Dammit! What I'd give to wring that toddler's neck...'
(Botan): 'This is a gamble, but it may be our last hope...'
(Kuwabara): 'I wonder if they have a bathroom up here? *twitches* I drank too much soda at lunch!'
(Koenma): 'Man, I hope we wrap this up soon *stomach growls* I'm hungry!'
"Lord Koenma, I think the boys need to take the rest of the night off. They look pretty worn out," Botan suggested.
"Yes, that's a good idea. See you all tomorrow!" Koenma waved at them a little too cheerfully.
"If I even feel like getting out of bed," Yusuke muttered, leaving the room.
"Niceworkingwithyouall,bye!" Kuwabara rushed past a startled Yusuke.
"Hey!Where's the fire, you big doofis?"
After they left, Botan took an even deeper breath than she had done before entering. "Here goes nothing..."
"What's that, Botan?" Koenma asked disinterestedly around a mouthful of rice. Apparently his stomach was more on his mind than the situation at hand.
"Lord Koenma, how can you think more about your stomach than what's going on now?"
"You know I think better on a full stomach!"
"Well, I have an idea that's so crazy it might not work."
"That's great! Let's hear it!" Koenma started on the spring rolls.
"Sairen."
" *Munch, swallow* I don't hear anything."
"No, I mean S-A-I-R-E-N," she said each letter deliberately.
Koenma choked on his food. "Say WHAT?!"
"You and I both know how strong she is in both magic and combat--"
"But she's a--"
"She's probably the only chance we have!" Botan had to shout to be heard over Koenma wailing. "Besides, I know her very well--"
"I think we all do, judging by how many times we've brought her in," he muttered.
"AND I'M ALSO WILLING TO BET," she waited for her boss to pipe down. On seeing him huddled in his (dad's) chair, she finished in a normal tone, "that she'd pitch in just for the adventure."
"Are-are you sure about that? I mean, she IS on the wild side, and no telling what would happen if she turned on us..."
"Nothing personal, Sir, but if you were as up-to-date as you claim to be, then you would know that Sairen never breaks her word, no matter what."
"That's just assuming we can get her to behave to begin with," Koenma moaned.
After considerable debate and a lot of convincing on Botan's part, he gave in.
"Thank you, Koenma, Sir, I--we--won't let you down, and I know Yusuke and Kuwabara will be glad for the assistance."
"On one condition--Both Kurama and Hiei must go along as well if Sairen agrees."
Now it was Botan's turn to say 'What?!'. "What?!"
"You heard me. Kurama and Hiei have to tag along, too. You know...just in case."
"That's hardly necessary," she nervously tried to steer him otherwise.
"Nope. Not budging on this one. We need extra insurance. Besides," he shuddered, "you know she's going to get hungry on the way."
**Nervous laughter** "Well, she DOES think better on a full stomach, hehe." Upon seeing the look Koenma threw at her, she hastily added, "Not that she eats every day."
"She'd better not! Do you have any idea about how hard it is to find a decent Spirit Detective these days?"
'That's not what I'm worried about'. Keeping her last thought to herself, she showed herself out, promising to get in touch with her illustrious friend of old.
DarkFlame136
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When Calling on the Devil...
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In a clearing somewhere in the woods, a rather inglorious pile of knocked-out demons took up the background. The foreground contained none other than Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan. All three of them were taking a much needed rest from that last scrape. After catching his breath, Yusuke asked what had been on his mind from the beginning:
"Hey, Kuwabara, do you see anything on any of those freaks?"
Kuwabara, clearly not wanting to, got off the ground and made his way to the unconscious demons. After a minute, he swore.
"What?!" a nervous Botan hazarded.
"None of those bastards even have a stupid piece of paper on them!"
"What?!" Yusuke jumped up and ran over to join his friend. "Are you trying to tell us that we spent the last half hour fighting a bunch of demons that weren't even worth our time?"
"Yeah, that pisses me off, too."
Both boys looked at each other, then back at Botan. Leaning on her handy-dandy baseball bat, she glared at them. "Yeah, that's right, I said it!"
"No, it's just that--well--I've never heard you curse before," Yusuke explained.
"Well, get used to it, dear. That was the third dead-end this week that could have gotten us killed. Personally, I do not wish to spend the month or so pushing the envelope!"
"Me, neither!" Kuwabara piped up.
"Especially since we can track these damn scrolls only with a full moon!" added the equally annoyed Spirit Detective. "When we get back to the Spirit World, I'm going to give that toddler a piece of my mind!"
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Outside of Lord Koenma office (or, rather, King Yama's), the ticked-off trio took a deep breath. "OK, guys, let's remember to not lose our tempers. Especially you, Yusuke."
"Oh, don't you worry about me, Botan."
They entered. Botan spoke first. "Lord Koenma, we're sorry to report that this group of demons were not carrying any of the scrolls on them."
"They weren't? Not even after they attacked you like they had something to hide?"
"Of course not, dummy!" Yusuke broke in. "What the hell are you trying to do, anyway--get me killed again?"
"Watch your mouth!" Koenma shouted, "It's not my fault they didn't have anything!"
"And neither did any of the other demons we had to fight for the past few days," Botan reminded him.
"And to top it all off, I won't be able to see anything after tonight!" Kuwabara complained.
Koenma thought it over. 'They do have a point. But we still need to find those spells before they get into the wrong hands!'
He spoke carefully. "I wish there was something more I could do to help. However, the only thing I can think of at the time is asking Kurama and Hiei to join in. That should help you in the battles, at least."
"If they do not have their own matters to attend to; that doesn't solve our bigger problem, though."
Looking at Botan, he asked, "And that would be...?"
"Not being able to see the stupid scrolls," Kuwabara informed them. "I'm not sure if I would even know what I'm looking at if we DID manage to find one."
Everyone remained silent afterwards, each lost in their own thoughts, all of them were having a rough time at trying to decide the next move.
(Yusuke): 'Dammit! What I'd give to wring that toddler's neck...'
(Botan): 'This is a gamble, but it may be our last hope...'
(Kuwabara): 'I wonder if they have a bathroom up here? *twitches* I drank too much soda at lunch!'
(Koenma): 'Man, I hope we wrap this up soon *stomach growls* I'm hungry!'
"Lord Koenma, I think the boys need to take the rest of the night off. They look pretty worn out," Botan suggested.
"Yes, that's a good idea. See you all tomorrow!" Koenma waved at them a little too cheerfully.
"If I even feel like getting out of bed," Yusuke muttered, leaving the room.
"Niceworkingwithyouall,bye!" Kuwabara rushed past a startled Yusuke.
"Hey!Where's the fire, you big doofis?"
After they left, Botan took an even deeper breath than she had done before entering. "Here goes nothing..."
"What's that, Botan?" Koenma asked disinterestedly around a mouthful of rice. Apparently his stomach was more on his mind than the situation at hand.
"Lord Koenma, how can you think more about your stomach than what's going on now?"
"You know I think better on a full stomach!"
"Well, I have an idea that's so crazy it might not work."
"That's great! Let's hear it!" Koenma started on the spring rolls.
"Sairen."
" *Munch, swallow* I don't hear anything."
"No, I mean S-A-I-R-E-N," she said each letter deliberately.
Koenma choked on his food. "Say WHAT?!"
"You and I both know how strong she is in both magic and combat--"
"But she's a--"
"She's probably the only chance we have!" Botan had to shout to be heard over Koenma wailing. "Besides, I know her very well--"
"I think we all do, judging by how many times we've brought her in," he muttered.
"AND I'M ALSO WILLING TO BET," she waited for her boss to pipe down. On seeing him huddled in his (dad's) chair, she finished in a normal tone, "that she'd pitch in just for the adventure."
"Are-are you sure about that? I mean, she IS on the wild side, and no telling what would happen if she turned on us..."
"Nothing personal, Sir, but if you were as up-to-date as you claim to be, then you would know that Sairen never breaks her word, no matter what."
"That's just assuming we can get her to behave to begin with," Koenma moaned.
After considerable debate and a lot of convincing on Botan's part, he gave in.
"Thank you, Koenma, Sir, I--we--won't let you down, and I know Yusuke and Kuwabara will be glad for the assistance."
"On one condition--Both Kurama and Hiei must go along as well if Sairen agrees."
Now it was Botan's turn to say 'What?!'. "What?!"
"You heard me. Kurama and Hiei have to tag along, too. You know...just in case."
"That's hardly necessary," she nervously tried to steer him otherwise.
"Nope. Not budging on this one. We need extra insurance. Besides," he shuddered, "you know she's going to get hungry on the way."
**Nervous laughter** "Well, she DOES think better on a full stomach, hehe." Upon seeing the look Koenma threw at her, she hastily added, "Not that she eats every day."
"She'd better not! Do you have any idea about how hard it is to find a decent Spirit Detective these days?"
'That's not what I'm worried about'. Keeping her last thought to herself, she showed herself out, promising to get in touch with her illustrious friend of old.