Well, people, here's my newest project. Story. Whatever. ^^;; Welcome to the newest story in the Densetsu no Kagami quartet: Densebyou. If you're new to the series, you may want to read Densetsu no Kagami first, and then Yarikake. Or not. It's really up to you, but I'm looking forward to seeing some of my old reviewers again, and hopefully some new ones too. To start things off, I'd just like to say a disclaimer.
Pug: snort snort snort *gasp* snort snort *wheeze* snort!
*coughs* In other words, I do not own the Yu Yu Hakusho characters. I only own Kia, Kage, Kodoma Binetsu, that one guy, a bunch of random youkai, and probably some others, like Ashita and Tsukai, Hiketsu, Fukumi, Meikyou and Nasei, the sea monkeys, and stuff. I do NOT own Kelsey and Rei, but...ah, well, I have permission to USE them. Pay attention to a casual reference in this chapter...it will come in handy, maybe not in this story, but we'll see...I think that's all I own.
Pug: SNORT!
Oh, yes. And the pug. Now then, let's get started!
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A pair of eyes, one blue, one brown lit up gleefully. "I did it, I did it, I did it-" (A/N: Oddly reminded of that part in HP book 5... "He got off, he got off, he got off" El bajo, ne, Kelsey? ^^)
"Um...you did it, m'lady?" A mousy-looking brown-haired man looked up in fearful surprise at the owner of the eyes and happy voice.
She stopped twirling around, a deliriously happy expression on her flushed face. "I recreated it...it's been EVER so long and I thought it was gone forever, but I've done it!"
"Very good, Kodoma-sama," the man approved. "What are you going to do with it?"
"Hm..." She paused, eyes glazing over in thought. "That's a good question." Her face brightened again. "Those two! The ones who killed Netami!"
She skipped over to a stone well that stood in the middle of the cramped chamber. Staring down into the still, dark water, she intoned, "Show me."
Instantly, the water rippled, the surface brightening to reveal a bright, snowy city landscape, all of the buildings looking like they were covered in a soft white blanket. Like a camera, the picture soon zeroed in and focused on three young people in scarves and jackets, a male and two females. All three were carrying schoolbags and talking animatedly. The male had purple-magenta pants, a tan coat that he wore over his matching top, a black scarf, long crimson hair, and vivid green eyes. The taller of the girls was blonde with gray eyes, sporting a bright blue scarf and a black coat. The other female had dark brown eyes. Her hair, also a rich brown, was gathered into a high ponytail. A light purple scarf was wrapped around her neck and she wore a black jacket. Both girls wore the same pleated magenta skirt.
"Tell me," was the next command issued. The silent conversation became audible.
"Next weeeek is winter breeeeak!" The blonde sang out, dropping her schoolbag on the other female's foot, throwing up her arms, and twirling around in large dizzy circles, almost hitting the boy, who looked on amusedly.
The other girl winced, gingerly drawing her foot out from under the bag. "Be careful with that-it feels like you've got bricks instead of books in there, Kelsey." She grinned. "Or Axe. Did you kidnap him from Rei?"
The one called Kelsey laughed. "I'm not THAT crazy, Kia! Not to mention Axe is too big for me to cram into my schoolbag. Nope, all that is books." She let out a wistful sigh. "Almost winter break..."
"Really dreading it, aren't you?" Kia's grin broadened.
"Oh, yes," her friend agreed with a straight face. "I wish school would NEVER end! Who needs weekends, anyway?"
"Those of us who enjoy extra hours of sleep," the boy spoke up, emerald eyes twinkling.
"Kurama..." Kia groaned, rolling her eyes good-naturedly. "You get up at the same time EVERY DAY!"
"Five o'clock," Kelsey agreed. "I don't get how you can DO that!"
Kurama smiled. "Practice." Carefully keeping his features composed, he pointed out, "Perhaps if you two didn't 'rest your eyes' so much in class, you would find school easier to understand and tolerate."
Kelsey flapped a hand, dismissing his mild reproof. "We have a very good excuse-er...reason!"
"YOU try sealing seven monsters and tell ME how much sleep you can get!" Kia told Kurama, attempting a scowl, which quickly turned into a yawn.
His eyes softened and he placed a hand on her head. "Have you two recovered from that yet? No more nightmares?"
Kia and Kelsey exchanged looks and the former ducked from under the Youko's palm. "It's a little hard to forget all of that..." Kelsey muttered, gray eyes darkening like storm clouds.
Kia nodded. "All those people...and Koenma couldn't bring them all back to life..."
"You did all that you could," Kurama said gently. "And more would've died if you girls hadn't done something."
The two holders of the Densetsu no Kagami still looked somewhat forlorn. Kelsey then gave her head a shake, blonde tresses flying. "Sooo...Kurama...saw you talking to a girl awhile ago, and I'm not talking about Mayaka."
"And she wasn't screaming 'Shuuuiiiichiiii!!' and trying to molest you??" Kia let out a low whistle. "And I thought we were the only ones."
"Pretty too," Kelsey remarked. "But she had an odd name...Chick?"
"Chick?" Her friend raised an eyebrow. "I thought her name was Chit, if that's who you're talking about. He kept saying that in his sleep when he slept over last time, remember?"
"What kind of a name is 'Chit'?" Kelsey snorted. "Chit Chat?"
"What kind of a name is 'Chick'?" Kia countered immediately.
"Don't ask me, I didn't name her! Maybe her parents were trying for a barnyard theme-"
Kurama's head was swiveling back and forth between the two Mirror Holders, color slowly rising in his face. "Actually," he said very quietly, "Kia's closer."
"Ha." Kia stuck her tongue out at Kelsey.
"It's still a weird name," the younger girl grumbled, kicking aside snow from the path.
"I believe this is where you and I part ways," the redheaded, red-faced Youko said quickly, although his smile was apologetic. He turned to the left, lifting a hand in casual farewell.
"Coward!" Kelsey yelled at his retreating back. "I'll get you on Monday!"
Kia shook her head, as the girls turned right and headed to Suzuki's house. "Since when did we become interrogators?"
"Since...since..." the blonde girl paused. "Since Kurama has an eligible girlfriend!"
Her friend blinked. "She's his girlfriend because she talked to him? If that's true, Kurama'd be a polygamist by now."
"He should be a Mormon," Kelsey agreed solemnly. (A/N: To all LDS/Mormon, don't take that personally, and please don't be offended. I don't know why you'd be, since I live in Utah currently. *sigh*) "His wife count would be twenty-three."
"You're only counting OUR grade," Kia pointed out. "Counting everyone else..." She closed her eyes briefly. "Three hundred and fifty-six wives."
"That'd be a lot!"
Both girls jumped back in surprise as a grinning face peeked at them from a tree just in front of them. Bright red hair hung from his head as the boy dropped slightly, hooking his legs around a branch and dangling upside down. Vivid blue eyes twinkled as he surveyed the Mirror Holders.
"Jin!!" Kia gasped, finally recovering from shock, lowering her schoolbag from its defensive position.
"Don't DO that!" Kelsey yelled, her heart hammering in her chest. "You scared us half to death!"
The Wind Master dropped to the ground with a thump, guiltily fingering the small white horn planted in the middle of his flaming hair. "Sorry 'bout that..."
"What are you doing out here?" Kia wanted to know, giving the shivering Shinobi a hug.
Jin grew warmer, and it wasn't just the girl's own body heat that lent to his own. Trying to clamp down a blush, he grinned again. "Shishi found a mouse."
"A mouse?" Both of Kelsey's pale eyebrows shot up.
"Hai. An' he freaked out, so I went t'meet you...an' t'warn you."
Kia rolled her eyes. "A mouse. What say we just stay out here, Kelsey? Four hours ought to do it."
"As tempting as that sounds..." Kelsey sighed heavily. "We must aid Shishi in his battle against the mouse."
To the girl staring into the well, and the man peering nervously over her shoulder, the conversation slowly faded as the trio walked on, Kelsey obviously teasing Jin about something, for the Wind Master was starting to turn even redder.
Abruptly, the girl turned away from the image, striding over to a cupboard, where she started pulling things down. "Mirror Holders..." she whispered, eyes glowing with excitement. "Prepare yourselves for a little visit..."
*OOC*
Okay, I know it was short, but the first chapter is ALWAYS short. ^^ Next chapter will be longer, I promise! SPEAKING of next chapter...
* Shishi vs. the Mouse...who will win? Well, actually...it's more like Shishi vs. the Mouse and Rei. Looks like the little squeaker has an ally.
* It's a visit! A strange visit! Just who IS this little girl and what's with her bag of baking soda?
* Shishiwakamaru falls ill! Can Suzuki discover what's going on before he...uh-oh!
^^;; Please review, minna-san! The pug and I will love you!
Pug: snort snort snort *gasp* snort snort *wheeze* snort!
*coughs* In other words, I do not own the Yu Yu Hakusho characters. I only own Kia, Kage, Kodoma Binetsu, that one guy, a bunch of random youkai, and probably some others, like Ashita and Tsukai, Hiketsu, Fukumi, Meikyou and Nasei, the sea monkeys, and stuff. I do NOT own Kelsey and Rei, but...ah, well, I have permission to USE them. Pay attention to a casual reference in this chapter...it will come in handy, maybe not in this story, but we'll see...I think that's all I own.
Pug: SNORT!
Oh, yes. And the pug. Now then, let's get started!
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A pair of eyes, one blue, one brown lit up gleefully. "I did it, I did it, I did it-" (A/N: Oddly reminded of that part in HP book 5... "He got off, he got off, he got off" El bajo, ne, Kelsey? ^^)
"Um...you did it, m'lady?" A mousy-looking brown-haired man looked up in fearful surprise at the owner of the eyes and happy voice.
She stopped twirling around, a deliriously happy expression on her flushed face. "I recreated it...it's been EVER so long and I thought it was gone forever, but I've done it!"
"Very good, Kodoma-sama," the man approved. "What are you going to do with it?"
"Hm..." She paused, eyes glazing over in thought. "That's a good question." Her face brightened again. "Those two! The ones who killed Netami!"
She skipped over to a stone well that stood in the middle of the cramped chamber. Staring down into the still, dark water, she intoned, "Show me."
Instantly, the water rippled, the surface brightening to reveal a bright, snowy city landscape, all of the buildings looking like they were covered in a soft white blanket. Like a camera, the picture soon zeroed in and focused on three young people in scarves and jackets, a male and two females. All three were carrying schoolbags and talking animatedly. The male had purple-magenta pants, a tan coat that he wore over his matching top, a black scarf, long crimson hair, and vivid green eyes. The taller of the girls was blonde with gray eyes, sporting a bright blue scarf and a black coat. The other female had dark brown eyes. Her hair, also a rich brown, was gathered into a high ponytail. A light purple scarf was wrapped around her neck and she wore a black jacket. Both girls wore the same pleated magenta skirt.
"Tell me," was the next command issued. The silent conversation became audible.
"Next weeeek is winter breeeeak!" The blonde sang out, dropping her schoolbag on the other female's foot, throwing up her arms, and twirling around in large dizzy circles, almost hitting the boy, who looked on amusedly.
The other girl winced, gingerly drawing her foot out from under the bag. "Be careful with that-it feels like you've got bricks instead of books in there, Kelsey." She grinned. "Or Axe. Did you kidnap him from Rei?"
The one called Kelsey laughed. "I'm not THAT crazy, Kia! Not to mention Axe is too big for me to cram into my schoolbag. Nope, all that is books." She let out a wistful sigh. "Almost winter break..."
"Really dreading it, aren't you?" Kia's grin broadened.
"Oh, yes," her friend agreed with a straight face. "I wish school would NEVER end! Who needs weekends, anyway?"
"Those of us who enjoy extra hours of sleep," the boy spoke up, emerald eyes twinkling.
"Kurama..." Kia groaned, rolling her eyes good-naturedly. "You get up at the same time EVERY DAY!"
"Five o'clock," Kelsey agreed. "I don't get how you can DO that!"
Kurama smiled. "Practice." Carefully keeping his features composed, he pointed out, "Perhaps if you two didn't 'rest your eyes' so much in class, you would find school easier to understand and tolerate."
Kelsey flapped a hand, dismissing his mild reproof. "We have a very good excuse-er...reason!"
"YOU try sealing seven monsters and tell ME how much sleep you can get!" Kia told Kurama, attempting a scowl, which quickly turned into a yawn.
His eyes softened and he placed a hand on her head. "Have you two recovered from that yet? No more nightmares?"
Kia and Kelsey exchanged looks and the former ducked from under the Youko's palm. "It's a little hard to forget all of that..." Kelsey muttered, gray eyes darkening like storm clouds.
Kia nodded. "All those people...and Koenma couldn't bring them all back to life..."
"You did all that you could," Kurama said gently. "And more would've died if you girls hadn't done something."
The two holders of the Densetsu no Kagami still looked somewhat forlorn. Kelsey then gave her head a shake, blonde tresses flying. "Sooo...Kurama...saw you talking to a girl awhile ago, and I'm not talking about Mayaka."
"And she wasn't screaming 'Shuuuiiiichiiii!!' and trying to molest you??" Kia let out a low whistle. "And I thought we were the only ones."
"Pretty too," Kelsey remarked. "But she had an odd name...Chick?"
"Chick?" Her friend raised an eyebrow. "I thought her name was Chit, if that's who you're talking about. He kept saying that in his sleep when he slept over last time, remember?"
"What kind of a name is 'Chit'?" Kelsey snorted. "Chit Chat?"
"What kind of a name is 'Chick'?" Kia countered immediately.
"Don't ask me, I didn't name her! Maybe her parents were trying for a barnyard theme-"
Kurama's head was swiveling back and forth between the two Mirror Holders, color slowly rising in his face. "Actually," he said very quietly, "Kia's closer."
"Ha." Kia stuck her tongue out at Kelsey.
"It's still a weird name," the younger girl grumbled, kicking aside snow from the path.
"I believe this is where you and I part ways," the redheaded, red-faced Youko said quickly, although his smile was apologetic. He turned to the left, lifting a hand in casual farewell.
"Coward!" Kelsey yelled at his retreating back. "I'll get you on Monday!"
Kia shook her head, as the girls turned right and headed to Suzuki's house. "Since when did we become interrogators?"
"Since...since..." the blonde girl paused. "Since Kurama has an eligible girlfriend!"
Her friend blinked. "She's his girlfriend because she talked to him? If that's true, Kurama'd be a polygamist by now."
"He should be a Mormon," Kelsey agreed solemnly. (A/N: To all LDS/Mormon, don't take that personally, and please don't be offended. I don't know why you'd be, since I live in Utah currently. *sigh*) "His wife count would be twenty-three."
"You're only counting OUR grade," Kia pointed out. "Counting everyone else..." She closed her eyes briefly. "Three hundred and fifty-six wives."
"That'd be a lot!"
Both girls jumped back in surprise as a grinning face peeked at them from a tree just in front of them. Bright red hair hung from his head as the boy dropped slightly, hooking his legs around a branch and dangling upside down. Vivid blue eyes twinkled as he surveyed the Mirror Holders.
"Jin!!" Kia gasped, finally recovering from shock, lowering her schoolbag from its defensive position.
"Don't DO that!" Kelsey yelled, her heart hammering in her chest. "You scared us half to death!"
The Wind Master dropped to the ground with a thump, guiltily fingering the small white horn planted in the middle of his flaming hair. "Sorry 'bout that..."
"What are you doing out here?" Kia wanted to know, giving the shivering Shinobi a hug.
Jin grew warmer, and it wasn't just the girl's own body heat that lent to his own. Trying to clamp down a blush, he grinned again. "Shishi found a mouse."
"A mouse?" Both of Kelsey's pale eyebrows shot up.
"Hai. An' he freaked out, so I went t'meet you...an' t'warn you."
Kia rolled her eyes. "A mouse. What say we just stay out here, Kelsey? Four hours ought to do it."
"As tempting as that sounds..." Kelsey sighed heavily. "We must aid Shishi in his battle against the mouse."
To the girl staring into the well, and the man peering nervously over her shoulder, the conversation slowly faded as the trio walked on, Kelsey obviously teasing Jin about something, for the Wind Master was starting to turn even redder.
Abruptly, the girl turned away from the image, striding over to a cupboard, where she started pulling things down. "Mirror Holders..." she whispered, eyes glowing with excitement. "Prepare yourselves for a little visit..."
*OOC*
Okay, I know it was short, but the first chapter is ALWAYS short. ^^ Next chapter will be longer, I promise! SPEAKING of next chapter...
* Shishi vs. the Mouse...who will win? Well, actually...it's more like Shishi vs. the Mouse and Rei. Looks like the little squeaker has an ally.
* It's a visit! A strange visit! Just who IS this little girl and what's with her bag of baking soda?
* Shishiwakamaru falls ill! Can Suzuki discover what's going on before he...uh-oh!
^^;; Please review, minna-san! The pug and I will love you!