Chap. 3
Kurama felt a familiar presence as he walked down the hall after finishing changing his shoes at his shoe locker. The bell had rung a few minutes ago, and Botan had let him know a bit about the situation with the tri-fire earlier that day during lunch break.
He walked outside to see Hiei leaning against a tree wiping at his chocolate-smeared mouth with an already-stained napkin. He walked over slowly as he watched a girl with dark blue hair, wearing the same kind of uniform as Keiko, only the skirt was much shorter, at least six inches above knees showing off her long, shapely legs. He might not have given her a second glance, had it not been for the fact that she was handing Hiei a clean napkin to replace the one covered in chocolate mess. Even more shocking was watching Hiei accept it. The girl must the tri-fire; Botan had mentioned that she was attending Sariaski Junior High.
"Hiei, what are you doing here?" Kurama said in his usual tone.
"Hn, she promised me sweet snow to bring her here," Hiei stated, pointing with his thumb to the blue-haired girl behind him.
"And you looked like you were trying to save a snack for later," the girl said holding up a chocolate-flavored napkin.
Hiei shot her a look. Then he frowned. Apparently, he was accustomed to people cowering in fear of or at least backing down from his 'Death Glare'. (His is more effective than most because he has the whole extra eye going for him)
"You are Angel, I take it?" Kurama asked her while quite enjoying Hiei's little chocolate adventure. (Oh no! I just remembered. Hiei is going to have a sugar high. Run for your lives!)
"You took it right," she smirked. "I don't even have to guess who you are, Kurama. How much did Botan tell you about me?"
"Not much," he answered bluntly.
"That means I get to be mystery girl," she said in what could almost be construed as a bright tone.
"Botan did mention that you know a lot about us, how much exactly?" he asked.
"Let's put it this way, more than enough for effective blackmail. Which I won't do," she added quickly.
Kurama looked her in the eyes and watched suddenly as the color changed smoothly from silver-gray to yellow-gold. He came back to attention when she spoke again.
"Why don't we go somewhere I can fill you in on the details without someone overhearing," she suggested to both of them. "What about that clearing in the woods? You know the one where you first met Yusuke. That seems pretty secluded."
"How do you know about that?" Kurama asked.
"Let's go there so I can tell you," she sort of answered.
A few minutes later, they were standing in the same clearing where Kurama and Hiei first met the spirit detective they call Yusuke.
"We are here, now give me the details," Kurama said.
"Okay. You know my name, Angel Youkai. I'm from a dimension parallel to this one; only the spirit case files are televised. More precisely, Yusuke's case files. From the time he died, all the cases he, and you, worked on. They also come on tape and multi-lingual DVD. This means I know everything they show, from the stuff about Yukina to things from your past, Kurama. Youko Kurama, Kuronue, the jagan, everything," she said. (Remember, she is speaking to both of them) "And thus far, the Reikai hasn't done anything to try to get me back. They won't even let me up there. I mean geez, who do they think I am? Yakumo?" (I was watching the movie today)
"You don't even want to go back, so why do you care what the idiots in the Reikai are doing about it?" Hiei asked recalling their conversation from earlier.
"Because I find it rather insulting that the only information they have on me are my school records, but they don't even ask me about anything," she answered. "It just makes me want to." A small flame in what looked like a glass ball appeared in her hand. She threw it at the remainder if a tree that Hiei cut down and turned into a demon [back when he had the Shadow Sword], the only thing left of it now was a small pile of smoking ashes.
"Your school records? How did they get those?" Kurama asked.
"They got them from the school, but I have not idea how the school got them. The computer said I was a new transfer student or some crap like that," she explained. "I don't like computers."
"Where are you staying, if it seems like you'll be here for some time?" Kurama asked her.
"I hadn't even thought of that. With all the chaos that the school situation caused in my brain, the issue of lodging never occurred to me," she replied.
"Baka," Hiei said. (3, 2, 1. sugar high time! Duck and cover!)
"Urusai yo," Angel responded. (Urusai yo- shut up)
"You will need to consider where you will be staying," Kurama's logic is actually logical. (Unlike some people's I know)
"I know that, but I'm not coming up with anything at the moment. Are you?" she asked them both. Hiei mumbled something about a hole in a tree then disappeared from view for Kami-sama knows why. "Um, okay. What was that?"
"That was just Hiei being Hiei," Kurama stated. "You'll get used to it."
"I'm already pretty accustomed to it," she told him.
Kurama watched her eyes change color again and his curiosity won out over his courtesy. "What color are your eyes?" his question seemed to come out of nowhere, considering what they had just been talking about.
She gave him a funny look but proceeded to answer the strange question. "Um, green- no blue. No wait purple. No, I mean silver- no gold. Oh, I don't know you're the one looking at them, you tell me what color they are now."
"At the moment, they are royal blue, but just a minute ago they were acid green. Why do they keep changing color?"
"Well, it depends on all kinds of thing," she explained. "My mood, the weather, the lighting I'm in, the people I'm around and their moods. it involves all sorts of odd factors. Like you said they changed when Hiei left, and they probably changed when I met you."
"That's very interesting. It must be very confusing for you, especially when asked to describe your appearance," he said with understanding.
"It does get pretty bad," she replied. "But humans, and demi-gods," she added looking up. "Would rather ignore what they don't understand." She frowned slightly. "I know you have experience in that area."
"Yes, sadly. I do," he said, his voice fully expressing his feelings. "But you mustn't be so hard on Koenma. He has a lot to deal with."
"I know, I've seen his office," she smirked. "Spirit World must be pure chaos because of me. But only two out of you four wouldn't even stand a chance against me in a fight. Neither Yusuke's spirit gun not Kuwabara's spirit sword would do anything. I mean, I'm not like Byakko where I could use their own attacks against them. But, spirit attacks just don't work on me. My friend back home has a spirit arrow and she fired it two feet from my head and it did diddlysquat. She still claims she missed."
"But that is only one spirit attack," Kurama reasoned.
"That was an example, there are too many incidents to number with countless other attacks," she elaborated.
"But you say Hiei and I would have a much better chance at defeating you?" he asked.
"Yes, your weapons are corporeal," she answered. She knew he understood. If it had been Kuwabara she was talking to, he probably would have thought she said something about cereal. "So, now that you know you are relatively safe around me, especially considering the fact that I would never be stupid enough to attack you, where the hell am I going to stay? And I am not taking Hiei up on his offer of a hole in a tree."
"I suppose you could try Genkai," finally, a suggestion that makes sense.
She hesitated a moment. "I guess, yeah. But shouldn't we kind of ask her first?"
"We can go now if you like," the redhead offered.
Kurama felt a familiar presence as he walked down the hall after finishing changing his shoes at his shoe locker. The bell had rung a few minutes ago, and Botan had let him know a bit about the situation with the tri-fire earlier that day during lunch break.
He walked outside to see Hiei leaning against a tree wiping at his chocolate-smeared mouth with an already-stained napkin. He walked over slowly as he watched a girl with dark blue hair, wearing the same kind of uniform as Keiko, only the skirt was much shorter, at least six inches above knees showing off her long, shapely legs. He might not have given her a second glance, had it not been for the fact that she was handing Hiei a clean napkin to replace the one covered in chocolate mess. Even more shocking was watching Hiei accept it. The girl must the tri-fire; Botan had mentioned that she was attending Sariaski Junior High.
"Hiei, what are you doing here?" Kurama said in his usual tone.
"Hn, she promised me sweet snow to bring her here," Hiei stated, pointing with his thumb to the blue-haired girl behind him.
"And you looked like you were trying to save a snack for later," the girl said holding up a chocolate-flavored napkin.
Hiei shot her a look. Then he frowned. Apparently, he was accustomed to people cowering in fear of or at least backing down from his 'Death Glare'. (His is more effective than most because he has the whole extra eye going for him)
"You are Angel, I take it?" Kurama asked her while quite enjoying Hiei's little chocolate adventure. (Oh no! I just remembered. Hiei is going to have a sugar high. Run for your lives!)
"You took it right," she smirked. "I don't even have to guess who you are, Kurama. How much did Botan tell you about me?"
"Not much," he answered bluntly.
"That means I get to be mystery girl," she said in what could almost be construed as a bright tone.
"Botan did mention that you know a lot about us, how much exactly?" he asked.
"Let's put it this way, more than enough for effective blackmail. Which I won't do," she added quickly.
Kurama looked her in the eyes and watched suddenly as the color changed smoothly from silver-gray to yellow-gold. He came back to attention when she spoke again.
"Why don't we go somewhere I can fill you in on the details without someone overhearing," she suggested to both of them. "What about that clearing in the woods? You know the one where you first met Yusuke. That seems pretty secluded."
"How do you know about that?" Kurama asked.
"Let's go there so I can tell you," she sort of answered.
A few minutes later, they were standing in the same clearing where Kurama and Hiei first met the spirit detective they call Yusuke.
"We are here, now give me the details," Kurama said.
"Okay. You know my name, Angel Youkai. I'm from a dimension parallel to this one; only the spirit case files are televised. More precisely, Yusuke's case files. From the time he died, all the cases he, and you, worked on. They also come on tape and multi-lingual DVD. This means I know everything they show, from the stuff about Yukina to things from your past, Kurama. Youko Kurama, Kuronue, the jagan, everything," she said. (Remember, she is speaking to both of them) "And thus far, the Reikai hasn't done anything to try to get me back. They won't even let me up there. I mean geez, who do they think I am? Yakumo?" (I was watching the movie today)
"You don't even want to go back, so why do you care what the idiots in the Reikai are doing about it?" Hiei asked recalling their conversation from earlier.
"Because I find it rather insulting that the only information they have on me are my school records, but they don't even ask me about anything," she answered. "It just makes me want to." A small flame in what looked like a glass ball appeared in her hand. She threw it at the remainder if a tree that Hiei cut down and turned into a demon [back when he had the Shadow Sword], the only thing left of it now was a small pile of smoking ashes.
"Your school records? How did they get those?" Kurama asked.
"They got them from the school, but I have not idea how the school got them. The computer said I was a new transfer student or some crap like that," she explained. "I don't like computers."
"Where are you staying, if it seems like you'll be here for some time?" Kurama asked her.
"I hadn't even thought of that. With all the chaos that the school situation caused in my brain, the issue of lodging never occurred to me," she replied.
"Baka," Hiei said. (3, 2, 1. sugar high time! Duck and cover!)
"Urusai yo," Angel responded. (Urusai yo- shut up)
"You will need to consider where you will be staying," Kurama's logic is actually logical. (Unlike some people's I know)
"I know that, but I'm not coming up with anything at the moment. Are you?" she asked them both. Hiei mumbled something about a hole in a tree then disappeared from view for Kami-sama knows why. "Um, okay. What was that?"
"That was just Hiei being Hiei," Kurama stated. "You'll get used to it."
"I'm already pretty accustomed to it," she told him.
Kurama watched her eyes change color again and his curiosity won out over his courtesy. "What color are your eyes?" his question seemed to come out of nowhere, considering what they had just been talking about.
She gave him a funny look but proceeded to answer the strange question. "Um, green- no blue. No wait purple. No, I mean silver- no gold. Oh, I don't know you're the one looking at them, you tell me what color they are now."
"At the moment, they are royal blue, but just a minute ago they were acid green. Why do they keep changing color?"
"Well, it depends on all kinds of thing," she explained. "My mood, the weather, the lighting I'm in, the people I'm around and their moods. it involves all sorts of odd factors. Like you said they changed when Hiei left, and they probably changed when I met you."
"That's very interesting. It must be very confusing for you, especially when asked to describe your appearance," he said with understanding.
"It does get pretty bad," she replied. "But humans, and demi-gods," she added looking up. "Would rather ignore what they don't understand." She frowned slightly. "I know you have experience in that area."
"Yes, sadly. I do," he said, his voice fully expressing his feelings. "But you mustn't be so hard on Koenma. He has a lot to deal with."
"I know, I've seen his office," she smirked. "Spirit World must be pure chaos because of me. But only two out of you four wouldn't even stand a chance against me in a fight. Neither Yusuke's spirit gun not Kuwabara's spirit sword would do anything. I mean, I'm not like Byakko where I could use their own attacks against them. But, spirit attacks just don't work on me. My friend back home has a spirit arrow and she fired it two feet from my head and it did diddlysquat. She still claims she missed."
"But that is only one spirit attack," Kurama reasoned.
"That was an example, there are too many incidents to number with countless other attacks," she elaborated.
"But you say Hiei and I would have a much better chance at defeating you?" he asked.
"Yes, your weapons are corporeal," she answered. She knew he understood. If it had been Kuwabara she was talking to, he probably would have thought she said something about cereal. "So, now that you know you are relatively safe around me, especially considering the fact that I would never be stupid enough to attack you, where the hell am I going to stay? And I am not taking Hiei up on his offer of a hole in a tree."
"I suppose you could try Genkai," finally, a suggestion that makes sense.
She hesitated a moment. "I guess, yeah. But shouldn't we kind of ask her first?"
"We can go now if you like," the redhead offered.