AN: lol... well it seems everyone enjoyed reading the last chapter just as much I did writing it! That part and the part where I turned Kurama into Candycane were probably my favorite pieces so far... it's like I get to be an evil villainess watching my devious plan work... ^_^

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho in anyway, shape or form. I do however own Holly Summers and the Whole race of Sirine. If anybody was going to use them please ask... and give me credit for the original conception!


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Koenma was staring at his monitor with his mouth hanging open when Botan, Keiko and Ken arrived. Ken was the first to reach the junior gods' desk.

"Sir, we need your help with a ward," Ken started to explain. When the god didn't so much as blink or look at him, he cleared his throat to try again, "Sir?"

"In the name of all that is holy..." Koenma couldn't move from his spot.

"Oh my God!" Keiko screamed. "What's happening to Holly and Kurama?!"

This caused Ken to look at the screen and he found himself also gapping in horror at the sight before him.

Koenma tore his eyes away from the screen and regarded the others in the room having just realized he was no longer alone. "I'm not entirely sure," he muttered. "Holly had a ball of my father's energy and was wrapping it around his mind when Kurama came in and began to sing the Sirine's song... and then... best as I can tell the song went haywire."

Botan stepped forward then, "Sir we really need to get the rest of the boys in there! We have got to get your help in removing the ward that's on Enma-sama's door."

Koenma looked at the ferrygirl as if she had gone stupid, "I thought the ward was off... HOW DID THAT SIRINE AND THAT BAKA KITSUNE GET IN THERE IF THE WARD IS STILL INTACT!" Koenma started screaming at the Oni that surrounded his desk. "Get out of here all of you! The damn paperwork can bloody well wait!" With that he hopped over his desk.

Botan re-summoned her oar and hurried off in the direction of Enma's chambers once again, "Keiko-dear you stay here, and Ken if you could watch her."

Both nodded absently as their eyes never left the screen but their response really wasn't necessary as Botan had already left.


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Holly had been screaming for what felt like hours, it was dark now in her mind. She looked around and her heart froze in her chest. She was back in the Void, other parts of her mind were curious as to where she was but she ignored the thoughts knowing exactly where she was... Her grandmother's chambers were right on the other side of the door at the end of the corridor she was in. She also realized she was carrying a box her grandmother no doubt had asked for...

The memory sunk back into her and she swallowed once and stepped forward to knock timidly on the wide surface.

"Don't stand in the hallway all day, stupid child, come in with that," her grandmother's voice answered.

She quickly opened the door and bowed to the woman while placing the tray down. "Your things, Ma'am." Another part of Holly's mind began to stir at the sight of Murakami, her grandmother.

Her grandmother was sitting at her window looking out of it at the black streets below, "Yes, my things..." Her hair was cascading down her back pooling about her ankles. She turned toward the child with her silver eyes dancing in mockery... "You know, child, I was more powerful then the gods before they ganged up on us and banished us to this hole."

"Yes, Ma'am," Holly nodded. "I am aware you are very powerful still." She kept her voice quiet and head lowered, waiting to be dismissed from the presence of the Queen of the Sirines. She was hoping that today Murakami would feel generous and leave her be for once.

"How very correct, child," Murakami smiled cruelly at the girl. The smile indicated that things would not be going as Holly had been hoping. "Did you look inside the box, child?"

"No, Ma'am."

The smile broadened obviously expecting that answer, "Then how do you know this is the box that I asked for?" At the answering silence she shock her head in disappointment "That is very presumptuous of you child," Marukami stepped up to her and ignored that box completely. "What if you brought the wrong box? That would be an awful waste of my time."

"But Jerem-," Holly stopped as she felt her panic rise as the woman's fangs began to show as her smiled turned into rage. Holly knew better then to admit that she had spoken to one of the men in order to find the correct box. "I'm sorry, shall I check it for you now?" Holly tried to cover up her blunder.

Murakami quickly drew her hand back and slapped the girl across the face. "Just like your no good mother... a slut..." Murakami went to the box and opened it. "I suppose you can only be as good as the material you are made of... and no amount of my blood could wash the taint away from my poor departed daughter... and it would seem that no amount of Sirine blood can wash the blood of the gods out of your system... it's like a cancer."

Holly held her cheek and nodded, "Forgive me."

"I am a very forgiving woman, Harultoryo. But since it seems I still have not punished that heated blood out of you yet... Or perhaps it's my method of punishment... Yes perhaps I should let you have what you want so badly, the men surely might enjoy that," The woman went smiled as she sent her bells out of the room to alert her guards to come to her.

Holly could only stand there in fear, as her punishment was decided. This could not be happening... This could not be happening...

This could not be happening... He sat on a nearby hilltop looking over the damage the damned race of Sirine had caused to his palace. That cursed woman thought she could just do anything she wanted did she? He clenched his fist, flitching as his hand brushed the hair of the dead goddess lying across his lap, Megumi, his wife and mother of his son, Koenma.

"Enma-sama, your son is safe, we have located him..." A blue Oni ran up to him to report. "The security cameras were still in tact. It appears that your wife, Megumi-sama hid your son from your consort, Murak-"

"That will be enough, George," Enma snapped. "Get groups organized. I want one, group of fifty to begin the repairs on the palace. One group of fifty getting back to the paperwork. And one hundred watching those damned Sirine."

George bowed low, "Yes sir, but we don't have that many Oni..."

"Then short the repair and paperwork group!" Enma spat. "Those Sirine are to be watched closely."

"Sir, there are only thirteen of them and they are bound now," George protested.

"Don't let that fool you, Stupid Oni!" Enma shock his head in fury. He'd be sure that the entire race paid dearly for killing Megumi... oh yes they would pay very dearly. Another piece of his mind protested but he ignored it in favor of the pure hatred that was consuming his soul.

"Yes sir..." George bowed and scrambled down the hillside.

Damned stupid Oni... Stupid Oni...

"Stupid Oni..." Kurama smirked as the guards past him. "Come on, Hiei, Gouki... they will be preoccupied with that little illusion for a while."

"Good job," Hiei smirked evilly at the redhead. Kurama fought the blush he felt attempting to surface on his cheeks. This was no time to allow his damned youko hormones to get the best of him... just because Hiei was the first even half-way decent demon he had seen in a long while did not mean he should give into his damned impulses... besides he had a job to do... one that would end his life.

He clutched the Mirror tighter to him as they crawled through the narrow passageway. It would be worth it though... His mother would be healed and that's all that mattered.

"Pay attention fox, we're not out yet," Hiei hissed back at Kurama.

"I know," Kurama muttered back. "I know." His mind however was light-years away. His mother was the one who taught him the meaning of family and had made countless sacrifices for him, his would be minimal compared to hers.

Before he knew it Kurama was standing in the forest with Hiei and Gouki. He didn't have time to be here... He turned to leave...

"Where do you think you are going?" Gouki growled.

"I'm sorry but I'm withdrawing from the group," Kurama muttered.

"Kurama!" Hiei snarled at him.

Kurama's world narrowed to Hiei's wide blood colored eyes. Gouki was saying something but Kurama was too busy trapped in Hiei's glare. In the name of Inari, he really was sinking fast. He felt a pang of pain in his heart at the thought of betraying the fire demon... this would be a big problem to his youko half... he shrugged it off as he remembered he really didn't have to worry about his reaction to Hiei much longer. No, it wouldn't matter much longer...

"...leave the Mirror of Utter Dark," Gouki held out his hand.

"I'm sorry but I have use for this," Kurama took a step back.

A human boy came out of the bushes then just as cocky as can be and began rambling on about something or another. Kurama turned in annoyance at the human... "I don't have time for this." He turned to leave, praying Hiei would not follow him... that was far too much to hope for...

He had wanted least get to his room before he would acknowledge the angry fire demon. Hiei walked behind him fuming the whole way back to his house. "Kurama explain this to me!" But apparently Hiei would give him that much time.

Kurama stopped and sighed, "Look Hiei, you don't understand family..."

Hiei growled at that, "So this has been your plan from the beginning? You're going to kill yourself for your damned human mother?" Kurama saw Hiei clench his fists out the corner of his eye. "You think she will be happy to live at the lose of her son?... I thought you were smarter then that, Baka Kitsune."

"She'll never know, but it is my decision," Kurama bowed his head. "I owe her so much."

Hiei grabbed Kurama's wrist and turned him forcefully around, "Humans be damned! Your attachment to them should never have been allowed to get this far! Why sacrifice a Demon's long life for a human's short one?"

"When you love someone Hiei, you'll understand that no matter how irrational you will always give whatever you can for their happiness..." Kurama turned back around and began walking again. This time Hiei did not follow.


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Hiei had continued to attack the warded chamber (while keeping a running dialogue of curses in every language imaginable), even after Yuusuke and Kuwabara had given up in favor of waiting for Koenma to show up. The fire demon clenched his teeth... they had heard nothing but a soft humming coming from the chambers after Kurama had entered. Hiei shivered with the memory of hearing Kurama's voice join that of the Sirine in song, the song had been fast paced but beautiful. Kurama's voice was perfectly suited to create harmony with it... now there was just a low humming and that drove Hiei even further out of his mind... it meant something had happened and he didn't know what. This lack of control was not something he was used to nor did he like.

"Stand back, please," came the voice of Koenma's older form.

The sound startled Hiei though he didn't show it, "Hn. About time you got here..."

"So I see," Koenma said before removing his pacifier. The item began to glow and Koenma bowed his head and began to chant something too low for anyone to make out clearly.

Hiei barely managed to keep his patience in check long enough for the god to finish. He wanted to go and make sure that the fox was alright... no he needed to make sure the fox was alright. After what seemed like forever the ward fell to the floor in small pieces. Hiei was through the archway before they had time to settle, Yuusuke and Kuwabara right on his heels, only to practically trip over each other when Hiei stopped in shock.

Holly, Kurama and Enma were seemingly unconscious, their prone bodies all being held up in the middle of a sphere of bells. Energy, Youki and Reiki alike, was swirling around and through the sphere and bodies of its captives.

Hiei stepped up to the glowing mass of the organic metal objects... How the hell were they going to get Kurama out of there without killing him... and what exactly was happening to them?


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AN: Ok so that's not exactly were I wanted to leave it but I'm tired, I've been working on this part for what seems like forever. And I'm sorry it's just not what I was hoping for... I hope everyone likes it anyway... I did like the little Hiei and Kurama fluff I got to include ^_^ yes yes sappy author...

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