Second Generation Spirit Detective

Disclaimer: I do not own Yuyu Hakusho

Oops, I lied. This isn't the beginning of the Dark Tournament, but we're getting there! We'll find out Hiei's wretched fate in the next chapter.

Chapter 10: Ref Trouble

"Ai!"

Someone was shaking her gently and calling out her name. Whoever they were, they were going to get it. She balled her hand into a fist and thrust it into the air. It made contact with a body.

"OWWWW!"

Ai opened her eyes and found herself staring at her brother who was rubbing his side. She, however, paid this no mind and stretched.

"Hey!" Yo shouted angrily, obviously expecting an apology. Ai turned around and gave Kitako a high five. Yo stuck his tongue out at her.

"People, people please!" Kyoko said in a mock business like voice. "We have a tournament to win." Kitako, Ryo, Ai, and Yo lined up single file behind her. They crossed the deserted road that separated the tree they had been sleeping under and the field where they were meeting Ryoko and Jaiel.

"Okay, where are they?" Kitako wanted to know when they were standing in the middle of the field. They could see pretty much everything for miles and there was no sign of the sisters. Ryo shrugged and Kyoko growled.

"They should be here by now!" she ranted slightly. "We told them dawn! I said, 'We'll get a ref and meet you in the field over there,' what is so hard about that?" She was going to keep going but Kitako held up a hand to stop her, a look of horror on her face.

"The ref, we forgot the ref!" she exclaimed. Panic flooded Kyoko.

"You're right! Crap, where are we gonna find one now?" Without warning a woman in her early twenties holding a microphone fell out of the sky and landed in front of Yo with a loud thud. He stooped down and looked at her shirt. On it was a badge that read "Referee".

"Well, that's convenient," Yo said showing them the button. Ryo looked at the girl's face. She had short brown hair and poking out from it were two horse ears. She appeared to be unconscious. Ryo beckoned Kitako over. "Wake her up," Ryo said, pointing at the horse-girl. Kitako shrugged and held her hands out over the unconscious referee. After a few seconds the girl opened her eyes. She stared at the girl hovering above her.

"This is the fifth time this week! Why don't people just call the referee hotline like they're supposed to?" she asked grumpily. Kyoko and Kitako exchanged looks.

"There's a Referee Hotline?" Yo asked. "Are the refs hot?" Kyoko hit him over the head.

"What happened to Ryoko?" she whispered teasingly so that only Yo could hear her. He frowned at her.

"You promised!" he reminded her quietly. She patted him on the back.

"Don't worry, I won't tell," she assured him.

"Tell what?" Ai asked from beside them. Yo looked at Kyoko warningly and she deciphered the message.

"Oh, that Yo has this huge rash on his butt, he told me, really embarrassing," she lied smoothly. Yo flushed with embarrassment and glared at her. She shrugged. "Sorry, buddy, she had me cornered," she said, giving a barely visible wink. Yo smiled at her gratefully.

"Who are you?" the horse-ref asked. Everyone jumped. They had forgotten that she was even there.

"Who are you?" Ai asked. The referee stood up proudly, puffing out her chest so that her badge was clearly visibly.

"I am Hina, certified Class A referee," she stated smugly, holding out a laminated identification card. Kitako took it.

"Sweet, we needed a ref anyway," she mumbled half to herself and half to Kyoko and the gang. Kyoko shrugged.

"Yeah, we could use her," she consented. Kyoko then turned to Hina. "Will you be our ref?" Hina rolled her eyes.

"Listen kiddies, I don't have time for this, I have a job," she sniffed. Kyoko looked at the twins with an odd glow in her eyes. Ai and Yo caught on almost instantly. Ryo and Kitako grinned.

Yo stepped behind Ai. They were so close in height and weight that he was completely invisible from the front. Perfectly synchronized they moved over so that Ai was facing Hina.

"You know, we really need a referee," she said sweetly, circling around to her back. Yo popped his head over Hina's right shoulder while Ai ducked.

"Could you pretty please do us this one teensy little favor?" he asked, adopting Ai's voice. She turned her head to look at him but he ducked down and Ai's head sprung up over her left shoulder.

"Oh, come on," she pouted. Hina turned her head to look at Ai but they pulled the same trick. They did it over and over again until their voices and faces were spinning in her mind.

"Please?"

"Please?"

"Please?"

"Please?"

"Please?"

Hina covered her ears with her hands and scrunched her eyes shut.

"STOP IT!" she screamed. "I'll do it! I'll do it!" Yo and Ai emerged smiling.

"Now you know how my dad feels around Christmas time," Yo said grinning.

"You got yourself a referee," Hina grumbled in defeat. The twins exchanged high-fives.

"All right!"

How'd you like that? I am SWAMPED with homework, so it may be a day or two before I update. REVIEW! My faithful fox Kegam says bye!