Chapter 5
'Reikai Office: Important Artifacts Stolen!'
by lieiavalon2044
*Reikai; Koenma's Headquarters; 1:23 a.m. Reikai time; Koenma's bedroom*
"Koenma sir!" George's shouted. Koenma rolled over in his bed, binky still firmly lodged in his mouth. The blue ogre ran frantically to the bedside and began shaking Koenma furiously. Koenma snored and said in a muffled voice, "Just five more minutes, dad... then we can go fishing together..."
"But sir! The artifacts! In your vault! They were stolen by two Makai thieves!"
"WHAT?!" Koenma was definitely awake now. He jolted upright, grabbing his hat and slamming it onto his head. He floated upward and out the door, somehow fully dressed. George dashed out after him.
The narrow hallways were buzzing with activity. Apparently the news had spread like wild fire and now everybody was asking who these Makai thieves were. But more frequently, how they got through the security. Ever since the accident with the Shadow Sword, Orb of Baast and the Forlorn Hope, the security had sky rocketed to a level nearly impossible to pass.
Koenma skidded to a stop on his desk and turned to shout at George.
"Do we have any video of the thieves from the vault? Any examples of their powers? Well, my guess is that these guys killed the guards, so how were they killed? Tell me that first!"
"Well, Koenma sir... We've already recovered what we think are the guards. Well, what at one point in time were the guards..." George said, pulling a small jar out from behind his back.
Koenma snatched the jar out of George's trembling blue hands. He looked at the jar, then turned angrily back to George.
"Why did you give me a jar of ashes, George?! I didn't want to see Botan's cooking! JUST EVIDENCE AS TO WHO THE THIEVES ARE!!!!!!!!!!!"
"But sir... That IS what's left of the guards. But that's not the scariest thing. All the guards in that vault were very powerful 'A' class. All 29 of them, and now just ash, stored in a little jar. That at least tells us the thieves were fire youkai... Oh, and sir..."
"Yes George? I'm getting incredibly impatient you know! These people are powerful 'S' class fire youkais, and they've probably fled to the Ningenkai! Don't you realize that we need to get Yusuke and the others on this case as soon as possible?!"
"I'm just trying to help. But I think you should watch the vault tape first. It'll help a lot."
Koenma muttered and switched on his million channel worldwide TV. It showed a dim picture of London, where it was, to his surprise, raining.
"Oops, wrong station." he said as he changed to the VCR channel. He pressed play, and they watched.
The vault was burning. Black fire clung to the rugs that lay on the floor. The case that had contained the artifacts was empty, flung to a side on the floor and now a mess of glass. Then, a youkai's face appeared on the screen. It was a girl.
The girl smiled evilly, her purple eyes sparkling with malice. Her hair was down to her shoulders by Koenma's guess, but it was in a ponytail so he couldn't tell for sure. Then she spoke, her fangs glinting in the firelight.
"Thanks for the easy security Koenma. You might want to get your precious Reikai Tantei to guard the next vault so that we don't turn your poor guards into ash like these ones. They didn't stand a chance against our combined power and swords! Be thankful that we're leaving two of the 4 artifacts because we simply have no use for them." she said, snickering over the deaths of the guards.
Then she vanished from the screen, and it showed her on the ground mere seconds later, wearing a black outfit that looked an awful lot like Hiei's. Soon a second girl's face appeared, but she was even for a youkai beautiful, much like the one before her.
Her eyes were like fire and two metal coated bangs covered them as she moved. Her hair was silver and tinted with red, purple and yellow from the various fires burning below. Koenma and George gaped until she started speaking. Her voice seemed cruel and cold, even if it did flow smooth as silk from her lips.
"You must excuse my partner Koenma, or should I say, great toddler ruler of the Reikai? Why should I even think that you may catch us? Even in your wildest dreams you will not come within miles of our location. I shall tell you that I am taking the most worthless of the artifacts. Merely gems from an ancient kitsune. I have an actual use for them. Be thankful I've taken them off your hands, the worthless jewels."
Koenma and his ogres stared at the blank screen as it cut out, the last frame showing a sword two inches away from the lens. Apparently it had been destroyed the next second. Koenma turned to his ogres, sweat on his face and forehead.
"George, get Botan. Tell her she needs to get Yusuke and the gang FAST! Those youkai are two of the most powerful there are! They're bloodthirsty killers, being assassins and thieves they kill anyone who opposes them. We can not let them stay in the Ningenkai for long, otherwise they'll kill innocent people!"
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Yusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara ran down the deserted 1:39 a.m streets. Kuwabara was yawning loudly and had difficulty staying awake saying he fell asleep standing several times, only to be awakened by Botan's oar slamming into his head.
"I told you this is important! You can't fall asleep! These youkai are incredibly powerful and cruel! The two of them took down 29 strong guards and didn't even get scratched! Think of all the people they might kill!" she shouted, going in a beeline to Kurama's house.
Yusuke skidded to a halt, a thought stopping him in his tracks.
"Botan?"
"What is it Yusuke?!"
"Kurama... He's Youko... And you know what Youko's like!"
Botan stopped her oar and considered this major complication. She sighed and turned towards them.
"We have no choice Yusuke. However, if we tell him what one of the thieves stole he'll be more than happy to help us. As long as we give him the item because he was after it for years during his lifetime." she said, before zooming down the street to the entrance to Kurama's apartment complex.
Yusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara looked at each other, hoping Youko really would want this incredibly rare treasure.
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Youko hugged Liei tighter to his chest protectively in his sleep. She had gotten cold, and he had pulled her close. Now she looked peaceful and warm as she sought out the source of the warmth, scooting closer to him, burying her face in his fine robes. He woke about then feeling her movement and hearing his front door open with an obvious squeak.
His grey ears flicked toward the sound and he opened his golden eyes, smiling when he saw Liei willingly cuddled into his chest. He listened carefully before he closed his eyes and rested his face on Liei's neck. He wrapped his arms back around her and nuzzled her smooth skin. Yusuke and the others burst in to see the two in that extremely close position and Botan's jaw dropped in shock.
"Yusuke! We have to get that girl out of here! Youko'll kill her!"
"Geez, Botan. You should relax more. Does he look at all like he's going to kill her right now?Or at anytime for that matter? He likes her a lot more than any of us." he replied, cautiously edging over to the bedside looking at them curiously, leaning in closer. Youko opened his eyes and stared at him angrily.
"Why are you looking at us like that?" he said into Liei's neck, his breath sending shivers up her spine, causing her to wake.
"Youko, why are you awake?"
"Shh... go back to sleep. I have to go for awhile, but I'll return soon. Here..." he said as he got up careful not to move her too much. He softly pulled more thick, soft blankets from the bedside drawer. "... use these to stay warm while I'm gone, and if you need anything make yourself at home."
Hiei, Yusuke, Botan and Kuwabara stared at the tall Youko as he sauntered past them into his living room. He halted there, waiting for them to stop gawking over his obvious care for Liei's well being and follow. They finally came, after Youko's patience had worn away to nothing within 6 minutes. (yeesh... and I thought I was impatient...)
"Why are you here? You all should be sleeping by now, except perhaps Hiei or Botan. Let me guess... you want me to help with a case? Well, if that's true wait until morning to ask. I'll be in a much better mood then after a night with my human." (Oh... possessive now, aren't we? Scary... he sounds... slightly... perverted...)
Botan slid into a corner in an effort to get as far away from the kitsune as possible while still inside the apartment. Just the sound of his voice was horrifying her now. He'd sounded caring when he'd talked to that human he'd been sleeping with when they came in. Then Yusuke broke the tense silence that had only been filled with the sounds of tense breath and an occasional aggravated tail swish from Youko.
"Well you'd be right on that guess, fox-boy. But we need your help because this time it was a robbery of one of Koenma's vaults. We thought since you-"
"That because I'm a thief I could help you to find these thieves? Sorry, but I won't help unless there's something in it for me."
Yusuke paused, remembering what Botan had mentioned earlier on the sidewalk. He turned toward her with a desperate expression on his face. She nodded and stepped warily toward the waiting kitsune. Youko smiled slightly. She was afraid of him. She hadn't been earlier when he'd talked with Liei, but apparently she had thought he would stay in his good disposition.
'She thought wrong...' he thought and he started playing with a long strand of silver hair. He looked down and recognized it as Liei's. 'Probably got stuck on my robes... What are these humans waiting for anyway? Botan is just standing there shaking.'
"Youko, one of the treasures stolen was one were after for years. They... they're gems from the treasures of an ancient kitsune, said to hold special powers, though nobody really knows what they do. You can have one of the five gems if you help us catch the thieves." she said, amazed that she didn't stutter in his presence. Youko looked over at her, looking suddenly interested.
"Is that so? I guess I'll have to tell Liei I'll be gone longer than expected."
to be continued
Yeah! *happy dance* I got reviews on my last chappie! I know this probably took a long time to get out, but I had writers block for awhile. Ok... this was short, only because I couldn't come up with anything else to write on here. Well, at least review this if you survived.
'Reikai Office: Important Artifacts Stolen!'
by lieiavalon2044
*Reikai; Koenma's Headquarters; 1:23 a.m. Reikai time; Koenma's bedroom*
"Koenma sir!" George's shouted. Koenma rolled over in his bed, binky still firmly lodged in his mouth. The blue ogre ran frantically to the bedside and began shaking Koenma furiously. Koenma snored and said in a muffled voice, "Just five more minutes, dad... then we can go fishing together..."
"But sir! The artifacts! In your vault! They were stolen by two Makai thieves!"
"WHAT?!" Koenma was definitely awake now. He jolted upright, grabbing his hat and slamming it onto his head. He floated upward and out the door, somehow fully dressed. George dashed out after him.
The narrow hallways were buzzing with activity. Apparently the news had spread like wild fire and now everybody was asking who these Makai thieves were. But more frequently, how they got through the security. Ever since the accident with the Shadow Sword, Orb of Baast and the Forlorn Hope, the security had sky rocketed to a level nearly impossible to pass.
Koenma skidded to a stop on his desk and turned to shout at George.
"Do we have any video of the thieves from the vault? Any examples of their powers? Well, my guess is that these guys killed the guards, so how were they killed? Tell me that first!"
"Well, Koenma sir... We've already recovered what we think are the guards. Well, what at one point in time were the guards..." George said, pulling a small jar out from behind his back.
Koenma snatched the jar out of George's trembling blue hands. He looked at the jar, then turned angrily back to George.
"Why did you give me a jar of ashes, George?! I didn't want to see Botan's cooking! JUST EVIDENCE AS TO WHO THE THIEVES ARE!!!!!!!!!!!"
"But sir... That IS what's left of the guards. But that's not the scariest thing. All the guards in that vault were very powerful 'A' class. All 29 of them, and now just ash, stored in a little jar. That at least tells us the thieves were fire youkai... Oh, and sir..."
"Yes George? I'm getting incredibly impatient you know! These people are powerful 'S' class fire youkais, and they've probably fled to the Ningenkai! Don't you realize that we need to get Yusuke and the others on this case as soon as possible?!"
"I'm just trying to help. But I think you should watch the vault tape first. It'll help a lot."
Koenma muttered and switched on his million channel worldwide TV. It showed a dim picture of London, where it was, to his surprise, raining.
"Oops, wrong station." he said as he changed to the VCR channel. He pressed play, and they watched.
The vault was burning. Black fire clung to the rugs that lay on the floor. The case that had contained the artifacts was empty, flung to a side on the floor and now a mess of glass. Then, a youkai's face appeared on the screen. It was a girl.
The girl smiled evilly, her purple eyes sparkling with malice. Her hair was down to her shoulders by Koenma's guess, but it was in a ponytail so he couldn't tell for sure. Then she spoke, her fangs glinting in the firelight.
"Thanks for the easy security Koenma. You might want to get your precious Reikai Tantei to guard the next vault so that we don't turn your poor guards into ash like these ones. They didn't stand a chance against our combined power and swords! Be thankful that we're leaving two of the 4 artifacts because we simply have no use for them." she said, snickering over the deaths of the guards.
Then she vanished from the screen, and it showed her on the ground mere seconds later, wearing a black outfit that looked an awful lot like Hiei's. Soon a second girl's face appeared, but she was even for a youkai beautiful, much like the one before her.
Her eyes were like fire and two metal coated bangs covered them as she moved. Her hair was silver and tinted with red, purple and yellow from the various fires burning below. Koenma and George gaped until she started speaking. Her voice seemed cruel and cold, even if it did flow smooth as silk from her lips.
"You must excuse my partner Koenma, or should I say, great toddler ruler of the Reikai? Why should I even think that you may catch us? Even in your wildest dreams you will not come within miles of our location. I shall tell you that I am taking the most worthless of the artifacts. Merely gems from an ancient kitsune. I have an actual use for them. Be thankful I've taken them off your hands, the worthless jewels."
Koenma and his ogres stared at the blank screen as it cut out, the last frame showing a sword two inches away from the lens. Apparently it had been destroyed the next second. Koenma turned to his ogres, sweat on his face and forehead.
"George, get Botan. Tell her she needs to get Yusuke and the gang FAST! Those youkai are two of the most powerful there are! They're bloodthirsty killers, being assassins and thieves they kill anyone who opposes them. We can not let them stay in the Ningenkai for long, otherwise they'll kill innocent people!"
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Yusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara ran down the deserted 1:39 a.m streets. Kuwabara was yawning loudly and had difficulty staying awake saying he fell asleep standing several times, only to be awakened by Botan's oar slamming into his head.
"I told you this is important! You can't fall asleep! These youkai are incredibly powerful and cruel! The two of them took down 29 strong guards and didn't even get scratched! Think of all the people they might kill!" she shouted, going in a beeline to Kurama's house.
Yusuke skidded to a halt, a thought stopping him in his tracks.
"Botan?"
"What is it Yusuke?!"
"Kurama... He's Youko... And you know what Youko's like!"
Botan stopped her oar and considered this major complication. She sighed and turned towards them.
"We have no choice Yusuke. However, if we tell him what one of the thieves stole he'll be more than happy to help us. As long as we give him the item because he was after it for years during his lifetime." she said, before zooming down the street to the entrance to Kurama's apartment complex.
Yusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara looked at each other, hoping Youko really would want this incredibly rare treasure.
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Youko hugged Liei tighter to his chest protectively in his sleep. She had gotten cold, and he had pulled her close. Now she looked peaceful and warm as she sought out the source of the warmth, scooting closer to him, burying her face in his fine robes. He woke about then feeling her movement and hearing his front door open with an obvious squeak.
His grey ears flicked toward the sound and he opened his golden eyes, smiling when he saw Liei willingly cuddled into his chest. He listened carefully before he closed his eyes and rested his face on Liei's neck. He wrapped his arms back around her and nuzzled her smooth skin. Yusuke and the others burst in to see the two in that extremely close position and Botan's jaw dropped in shock.
"Yusuke! We have to get that girl out of here! Youko'll kill her!"
"Geez, Botan. You should relax more. Does he look at all like he's going to kill her right now?Or at anytime for that matter? He likes her a lot more than any of us." he replied, cautiously edging over to the bedside looking at them curiously, leaning in closer. Youko opened his eyes and stared at him angrily.
"Why are you looking at us like that?" he said into Liei's neck, his breath sending shivers up her spine, causing her to wake.
"Youko, why are you awake?"
"Shh... go back to sleep. I have to go for awhile, but I'll return soon. Here..." he said as he got up careful not to move her too much. He softly pulled more thick, soft blankets from the bedside drawer. "... use these to stay warm while I'm gone, and if you need anything make yourself at home."
Hiei, Yusuke, Botan and Kuwabara stared at the tall Youko as he sauntered past them into his living room. He halted there, waiting for them to stop gawking over his obvious care for Liei's well being and follow. They finally came, after Youko's patience had worn away to nothing within 6 minutes. (yeesh... and I thought I was impatient...)
"Why are you here? You all should be sleeping by now, except perhaps Hiei or Botan. Let me guess... you want me to help with a case? Well, if that's true wait until morning to ask. I'll be in a much better mood then after a night with my human." (Oh... possessive now, aren't we? Scary... he sounds... slightly... perverted...)
Botan slid into a corner in an effort to get as far away from the kitsune as possible while still inside the apartment. Just the sound of his voice was horrifying her now. He'd sounded caring when he'd talked to that human he'd been sleeping with when they came in. Then Yusuke broke the tense silence that had only been filled with the sounds of tense breath and an occasional aggravated tail swish from Youko.
"Well you'd be right on that guess, fox-boy. But we need your help because this time it was a robbery of one of Koenma's vaults. We thought since you-"
"That because I'm a thief I could help you to find these thieves? Sorry, but I won't help unless there's something in it for me."
Yusuke paused, remembering what Botan had mentioned earlier on the sidewalk. He turned toward her with a desperate expression on his face. She nodded and stepped warily toward the waiting kitsune. Youko smiled slightly. She was afraid of him. She hadn't been earlier when he'd talked with Liei, but apparently she had thought he would stay in his good disposition.
'She thought wrong...' he thought and he started playing with a long strand of silver hair. He looked down and recognized it as Liei's. 'Probably got stuck on my robes... What are these humans waiting for anyway? Botan is just standing there shaking.'
"Youko, one of the treasures stolen was one were after for years. They... they're gems from the treasures of an ancient kitsune, said to hold special powers, though nobody really knows what they do. You can have one of the five gems if you help us catch the thieves." she said, amazed that she didn't stutter in his presence. Youko looked over at her, looking suddenly interested.
"Is that so? I guess I'll have to tell Liei I'll be gone longer than expected."
to be continued
Yeah! *happy dance* I got reviews on my last chappie! I know this probably took a long time to get out, but I had writers block for awhile. Ok... this was short, only because I couldn't come up with anything else to write on here. Well, at least review this if you survived.