A/N: SOO sorry that I didn't update (?) sooner. I was busy being a flake.
Finally here is the next chapter. Also, I'm a newbie on ff.n. I accept
flames but please be kind to me. Also Mariko will not be a Mary Sue. I my
opinion that was obvious in the first chapter. There will be no
Kurama/Mariko, Yusuke/Mariko, Hiei/Mariko (cringe), or any other canon
character/Mariko.
"blahblah" is speaking. 'blahblah' is thinking. [blahblah] is telepathy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha. If I did this wouldn't be fanfic now would it. I hate telling myself that.
THE REAL STORY
Chapter 2: In Which Mariko's Character is Revealed
Mariko had awoken awhile back and eventually managed to persuade Botan that her madness was merely sugar induced. She had a little trouble keeping her balance on the flying oar but the rest of the ride to the human world and Yusuke's house was basically uneventful.
During the silence Botan took the opportunity to actually look at Mariko. Despite Koenma's claim of her being his sister Botan had some doubts. There was absolutely no resemblence between the two. Mariko had silvery-white hair pulled messily into two braids. She had golden-yellow eyes that sort of resembled Kurama's in his demon form. Her skin was extremely pale. Her ears had a very slight point on the ends. Botan thought that she saw faint red marks on her face and wrists but the more she stared at them the more they faded. It took her awhile to realize that Koenma's little sister looked more like a demon than, whatever Koenma was. Botan shrugged. 'She probably takes after her mother,' she thought.
(A/N: sound familiar?? Huh, anyone? I'll give an imaginary cookie to the first one who figures it out)
"You should really get a human form," Botan advised. "You'll stick out like a sore thumb in the human world."
Mariko tugged on a braid. "I suppose you're right. What should I look like? I don't know a thing about humans."
Botan grinned. "As soon as we get to Yusuke's house I'll call over my friend Rei. She's the authority on human diguises." Both girls started giggling.
AT YUSUKE'S HOUSE
"You want me to WHAT!!!!!!!!" Yusuke bellowed. Botan and Mariko winced. "I'm a Spirit Detective, not a babysitter!!"
Mariko looked hurt. "Geez, no need to be so enthusiastic. I'm older than you are. Show respect to your elders." She gave him a death glare
"If you were human you'd be about 11 years old," Yusuke countered.
"I'd be about your age (maybe a little younger), thank you very much!" she answered back with an accompanying raspberry.
Botan decided to break it up. "Think of it as another case Yusuke. Someone is trying to kill her. It is your job as Spirit Detective to protect her and if possible find the would be assassin."
"So why doesn't Koenma watch her," he said sarcastically.
"Would you trust Koenma to watch her? When he asked me for help he had just given her a drawer full of candy," she shot back.
"And why couldn't you watch her?" he questioned.
"I'm far too busy," she answered.
"Then why is it you have so much time to hang out with us?"
"You don't understand. It's our busy season now. There aren't any ferry girls to spare."
"Well, where will I keep her." Yusuke shouted. "My mother may come home drunk every night but she's bound to notice some weird little white- haired girl sitting in our kitchen."
Botan sighed. "One of my friends is going to give her a human form and she can stay with Kuwabara. His parents are rarely home."
Meanwhile Mariko and her tiny attention span had decided to take a walk. Since she was in her true form only humans with really high spirit awareness, or demons could see her. Unfortunately there were more demons around than Mariko had figured on.
"Hello little girl," came a sickeningly smooth voice from an alley. Mariko may have been sheltered for most of her life but she knew enough to stay away from people in alleys who could see her. The voice started talking again. "Come play with us. We have candy."
"How stupid do you think I am?" she shouted back. "I'm not a child. And I would definitely not take YOUR candy.
"So be it," the voice said again. "If you won't come to us, we'll go to you."
"That was cheesy," Mariko replied.
A dark form, obviously the owner of the voice stepped out of the alley. He was actually quite ridiculous looking. He had long blonde hair tied up into to three ponytails. He was wearing a long violet coat and as far as she could tell a purple dress underneath.
"This is so demeaning," Mariko said trying to egg him on. "I get attacked and I can't tell which bathroom my attacker uses. Joy. I am Mariko. Hunted by crossdressers everywhere."
Her attacker was now infuriated. "I will show you not to mess with me!" He took a giant sword from out of nowhere and began chasing her.
'Smooth move,' Mariko thought while running away from her attacker. 'I really have to watch my big mouth.'
Suddenly she ran smack dab into a guy. He had spiky black hair and red eyes. He was about her height and carried a katana with him.
'Is he trying to kill me too?' Mariko questioned herself.
The black-haired man spoke. "I hate demons that benefit by killing those weaker than them." Before the weird purple man could speak he was chopped in half by the katana.
Mariko's eyes got huge. "Woah."
With that done the black-haired man walked off.
A/N: sorry if Hiei is OOC (out of character). I promise I'll get him back to normal soon and I swear no angsty "Why did I act like that" chapter. Those are REALLY annoying. Kinda like me! See ya later! Love muchly.
"blahblah" is speaking. 'blahblah' is thinking. [blahblah] is telepathy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha. If I did this wouldn't be fanfic now would it. I hate telling myself that.
THE REAL STORY
Chapter 2: In Which Mariko's Character is Revealed
Mariko had awoken awhile back and eventually managed to persuade Botan that her madness was merely sugar induced. She had a little trouble keeping her balance on the flying oar but the rest of the ride to the human world and Yusuke's house was basically uneventful.
During the silence Botan took the opportunity to actually look at Mariko. Despite Koenma's claim of her being his sister Botan had some doubts. There was absolutely no resemblence between the two. Mariko had silvery-white hair pulled messily into two braids. She had golden-yellow eyes that sort of resembled Kurama's in his demon form. Her skin was extremely pale. Her ears had a very slight point on the ends. Botan thought that she saw faint red marks on her face and wrists but the more she stared at them the more they faded. It took her awhile to realize that Koenma's little sister looked more like a demon than, whatever Koenma was. Botan shrugged. 'She probably takes after her mother,' she thought.
(A/N: sound familiar?? Huh, anyone? I'll give an imaginary cookie to the first one who figures it out)
"You should really get a human form," Botan advised. "You'll stick out like a sore thumb in the human world."
Mariko tugged on a braid. "I suppose you're right. What should I look like? I don't know a thing about humans."
Botan grinned. "As soon as we get to Yusuke's house I'll call over my friend Rei. She's the authority on human diguises." Both girls started giggling.
AT YUSUKE'S HOUSE
"You want me to WHAT!!!!!!!!" Yusuke bellowed. Botan and Mariko winced. "I'm a Spirit Detective, not a babysitter!!"
Mariko looked hurt. "Geez, no need to be so enthusiastic. I'm older than you are. Show respect to your elders." She gave him a death glare
"If you were human you'd be about 11 years old," Yusuke countered.
"I'd be about your age (maybe a little younger), thank you very much!" she answered back with an accompanying raspberry.
Botan decided to break it up. "Think of it as another case Yusuke. Someone is trying to kill her. It is your job as Spirit Detective to protect her and if possible find the would be assassin."
"So why doesn't Koenma watch her," he said sarcastically.
"Would you trust Koenma to watch her? When he asked me for help he had just given her a drawer full of candy," she shot back.
"And why couldn't you watch her?" he questioned.
"I'm far too busy," she answered.
"Then why is it you have so much time to hang out with us?"
"You don't understand. It's our busy season now. There aren't any ferry girls to spare."
"Well, where will I keep her." Yusuke shouted. "My mother may come home drunk every night but she's bound to notice some weird little white- haired girl sitting in our kitchen."
Botan sighed. "One of my friends is going to give her a human form and she can stay with Kuwabara. His parents are rarely home."
Meanwhile Mariko and her tiny attention span had decided to take a walk. Since she was in her true form only humans with really high spirit awareness, or demons could see her. Unfortunately there were more demons around than Mariko had figured on.
"Hello little girl," came a sickeningly smooth voice from an alley. Mariko may have been sheltered for most of her life but she knew enough to stay away from people in alleys who could see her. The voice started talking again. "Come play with us. We have candy."
"How stupid do you think I am?" she shouted back. "I'm not a child. And I would definitely not take YOUR candy.
"So be it," the voice said again. "If you won't come to us, we'll go to you."
"That was cheesy," Mariko replied.
A dark form, obviously the owner of the voice stepped out of the alley. He was actually quite ridiculous looking. He had long blonde hair tied up into to three ponytails. He was wearing a long violet coat and as far as she could tell a purple dress underneath.
"This is so demeaning," Mariko said trying to egg him on. "I get attacked and I can't tell which bathroom my attacker uses. Joy. I am Mariko. Hunted by crossdressers everywhere."
Her attacker was now infuriated. "I will show you not to mess with me!" He took a giant sword from out of nowhere and began chasing her.
'Smooth move,' Mariko thought while running away from her attacker. 'I really have to watch my big mouth.'
Suddenly she ran smack dab into a guy. He had spiky black hair and red eyes. He was about her height and carried a katana with him.
'Is he trying to kill me too?' Mariko questioned herself.
The black-haired man spoke. "I hate demons that benefit by killing those weaker than them." Before the weird purple man could speak he was chopped in half by the katana.
Mariko's eyes got huge. "Woah."
With that done the black-haired man walked off.
A/N: sorry if Hiei is OOC (out of character). I promise I'll get him back to normal soon and I swear no angsty "Why did I act like that" chapter. Those are REALLY annoying. Kinda like me! See ya later! Love muchly.