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*Hey people! Yesterday, I just posted the first chapter of my new YYH fic....it's about the main character's pasts. Today's chapter kinda ties in with that story so check it out if ya got time? It's called The Haunting Past and the first chapter deals with Hiei's past. Ok, please enjoy and review! (And keep in mind, the 4 detectives and Kori are still in little kid form.)
**Chibi Pix still available! Email me at XFinalFantasyX@msn.com if you want 'em! (Subject: YYH Chibi Pix)
*Now RekkaShinen1 presents*
*******Chapter 9 - Enter Urami*******
"Yeah...he said his name was Akumo or whatever...." Yusuke explained. Koenma frowned as he sat in his chair, surrounded by piles of never ending paperwork.
"Hmm, Akumo...? That name does sound familiar...Ogre! Research about the demon, Akumo!" Koenma commanded, sending away the blue ogre. Minutes later, the ogre returned, carrying a stack of thick volumes. Koenma grabbed the top one and started flipping through it. "Nope! Not in here!" The toddler exclaimed, chucking the book over his shoulder. Yusuke looked exasperated as he dodged the flying volume then smacked Koenma on the head.
"Ahhh! Damn it, you little freak! You almost killed me there!" A large bump came up on Koenma's head.
"Yusuke! What'd you do that for?!" Koenma yelled in his little boy voice. The spirit detective pointed at the junior ruler of hell.
"YOU almost hit me in the face with that stupid thing!"
"Well, you don't need to get so....."
"Whatever, whatever! Did you find this guy yet?"
"Yeah...Akumo....a wanted demon by the Reikai. A spider demon with the ability to shapeshift into others, demon or human, upon sight. Special technique is spirit web blast. Wanted for...." Here Koenma paused abruptly.
"Well?!" Yusuke demanded, raising an eyebrow.
"...Akumo is wanted for stealing items and kidnapping and killing the prince of Hiseken...." Yusuke's mouth dropped open. Koenma continued,"...namely Kori's brother, Ryuki..."
"Whoa, wait a minute....when we were first assigned to rescue Princess, didn't you say the king and queen snuck him out during the night?" Yusuke asked, obviously confused.
"Yes, I did but these books don't lie...." Koenma was also just as baffled. "And I did say the parents probably paid criminals to do it but more investigating revealed that Ryuki did not freeze to death. He was stabbed beforehand then iced up. What really confuses me is that there were fingerprints left on the handle of the knife, the fingerprints were the queen's."
"We've really got a Sherlock case this time...." Yusuke muttered. (A/N: Sherlock? You know, Sherlock Holmes? Ok....)
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Hiei dashed hurriedly into Kurama's room in the hospital and hid behind the door. Kurama, who had been standing near the window trying to peer out, looked up, amazed, as a whole group of people passed by yelling "Damn it! That little guy's fast!" "He couldn't have gone far!" "Let's split up!"
As soon as the bunch left, Hiei peeked cautiously out the door then shut it. He breathed a sigh of relief. Kurama chuckled; he was wearing his usual clothes again. "What happened, Hiei? Did you attack the receptionist?" The fox had meant it as joke. But....
"Close to it...." Hiei plopped down on the neat bed. "The bitch wouldn't let me go in."
"You know, Hiei...." Kurama started.
But the jaganshi interrupted him. "She even threatened to have me arrested! Feh, treated like a....like a ningen!"
"Eh, just to let you know...." Kurama began again.
"So to teach the idiot I pulled my katana on her just to warn her. Suddenly, a swarm of humans come out of nowhere and start chasing me....! Obviously, I didn't want to start a scene...."
"Hiei? What I'm trying to say here is...."
"Can you believe it?! I had to run! Me! A demon! Running from humans....!"
"HIEI!!!" Kurama screamed. Hiei nearly fell over; Kurama almost never yells. A smile came back on the kitsune's face. "All you had to do was sign in...." Hiei almost collapsed again.
"Sign in...?" He asked. Kurama nodded, an amused grin showing on his face.
"Yeah, see....when you want to visit someone, you walk up to the receptionist and she gestures to a piece of paper. You write your name, room you're visiting and information like that on it..."
"Damn it!!!" Hiei screamed. "And I caused the uproar for nothing...!"
"It happens...." Kurama chuckled.
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Urami watched as Kurama reassured Hiei, smiling the whole time. Akumo came into the dark, perfumed room, throwing open the flap that hung over the doorway. "Urami! Ready to go?" The lady stood up, the bottom of her white dress brushing the shiny floor.
"Yes....let's...." She whispered, picking up her glowing orb; the two exited the room. They were in an elegant but deserted manor; it looked like it had abandoned a long time ago. Akumo picked his way through the many halls, Urami following him, finally stopping at a door. He and the woman entered it and immediately, Urami began making a motion like she was ripping the air in front of her.
Suddenly, a multi-colored hole appeared in midair; Akumo leapt into the portal, pulling Urami after him and then....the two were gone. The portal closed on its own, giving no evidence that it was ever there.
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Yukina let out a squeal of delight as a fluffy brown fox jumped into her lap. The girl sighed. 'It's so hard trying to find my brother.... who knew that there was so much demons in this world....?' Two birds near her chirped worriedly; they could sense she was feeling sad.
Yukina smiled again. "It's okay....I'm just have difficulty finding someone...." The birds chirped again as if they were trying to cheer her up. She was back in the ice apparitions' land, resting before setting off again on her quest. A few glittering white snowflakes fell from the sky, joining the sheet of snow that covered the entire land. "Oh...it's going to snow again....let's go find shelter?"
The young girl stood up and hoisted up the fluffy fox in her arms. The birds rose up and flew near her as she headed off. Suddenly, she saw smoke. 'A fire! Oh, there must be shelter there!' Yukina thought excitedly, walking as fast as she could towards the smoke. She emerged into a clearing where snow was unseen on the ground and three structures made out of sparkling ice existed. Naive as she was, Yukina walked directly towards the icy buildings and felt a sudden rush of warmth roll over her.
"This is odd...this area seems to be surrounded by a barrier...." Yukina whispered to her foxy friend in her arms. It purred in reply. She walked past the doorway of the nearest construction and a feminine voice demanded sharply, "Who's there?!"
Yukina winced. "It's....um...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude...." A lovely young lady dashed out the doorway; she didn't look like an ice apparition. The lady screeched to a halt in front of Yukina. The ice apparition was awed as she stared up into the beautiful face of this new arrival.
"Who are you, little girl?" The woman's voice soften noticeably as though she only realized it was a young girl. Yukina looked at her own blue shoes as she stuttered,"I'm...I'm sorry...I didn't mean to trespass..." The lady smiled gently and bent down so she was at the same level as Yukina.
"It's ok, dear. Do you need a place to stay for the night? I'm Urami....and what's your name?" The lady's radiant smile grew bigger.
"Yu...Yukina, ma'am." Yukina said politely. Urami waved her hand absentmindedly.
"There's no need to call me ma'am, Yukina-chan."
"Ha...Hai..." Yukina nodded her head.
"Now let's get you set up for the night, now shall we?" Urami led the young girl to one of the icy structures. "This was normally used for my office but you may sleep here." Urami opened the icy door and let Yukina walk in and survey the room. Yukina couldn't help but touch the shiny walls, the sparkling table, the glittering chairs. She was surprised to find that even though they look like they were made of ice, the material was actually not cold at all.
"Your bed's over there..." Urami pointed to the corner where a warm bed, complete with comfy pillow and fluffy blanket adorned with snowflakes, sat. Yukina bowed and said thanks many times.
"You're very welcome, Yukina-chan...if you need anything, just call my name ok?" Urami began walking out the door.
"Hai, Urami-san. But may I ask you one thing?" Yukina took a seat on the bed and folded her hands in her lap. Urami nodded. "Why are you all alone out here....in this ice apparition land?" Urami appeared thoughtful for a moment then looked Yukina directly in the eye.
"I'm not alone." She responded. "My partner is with me and we're here to....search for something....or rather someone...."
Yukina swiftly stood up. "You too, Urami-san? I am also looking for someone....might you know him?"
"Who is it you are looking for, Yukina?"
"My brother....my long lost brother. I do not know much about him as my people abandoned him when he was young. But...I think that...that if I ever met him....I would know. Automatically, that he would be my brother." She sat back down on the bed.
At this, Urami's heart melted as she smiled understandingly at the young girl. The lady walked back and sat down beside Yukina; she took the apparition's small hands in her own as she gazed at the girl. "Yukina-chan....everyone is always searching for something. Whether it be a brother, a sister, love, kindness, even acceptance. But it's up to the person themself if they wish to truly find it....I believe that you WILL locate your brother someday. Just someday...."
"Just someday...?" Yukina repeated. Urami stood up again. "I must go discuss with my partner something. You sleep tight, Yukina-chan....oyasumi nasai...."
"Oyasumi nasai, Urami-san..." Yukina yawned then laid down on the cozy bed, drifting off to sleep almost immediately.
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"Yusuke, get the others and get here to my office NOW!!!" Koenma's voice screamed in Yusuke's head.
"What?" Yusuke yelled, standing up reflexively. Kuwabara, who had been sitting next to him, whispered,"Shhh! Urameshi, we're in a movie theater!" Other people told him to shut up and Keiko, who had been sitting on his other side, gave him an odd look.
Yusuke sat back down and whispered to Keiko,"I'm sorry, Keiko but me and Kuwabara gotta go now!"
Keiko stared dejectedly at Yusuke. "But....this is the middle of the movie...! Plus, how would it look if two little kids ran out? I feel like I'm....babysitting...."
"I know, I'm sorry but this is urgent...!" Yusuke begged her hastily. Finally she nodded her approval.
"Just go, Yusuke. I'll be alright..." With that, the spirit detective grabbed his friend and practically hauled him out of the theater.
"Owwww!!! Urameshi! What the heck is going on?!" Kuwabara yelled at Yusuke as soon as they were outside. It was mid-afternoon, the sun overhead was burning hot and the sky was cloudy.
"Koenma just yelled in my head, told me to get you and everyone to his office....NOW...." Yusuke mocked Koenma's voice.
"Oh...this is another one of those mission thingies....right?" Kuwabara asked while kicked an empty soda can lying on the street.
"I don't know...let's just go find Hiei and Kurama first." Yusuke gestured to Kuwabara.
"There's no need, detective. We're right here...." Another voice broke into their conversation. The two boys looked up to find Kurama and Hiei standing right in front of them, obviously ready for action. Hiei made a face. "Could we please get out of this area anytime soon? The sunlight is blinding me...." All around them, the other adults were staring oddly at the 4 kids in the middle of the busy street.
"Right...this sounds urgent. Let's get to Koenma's." Kurama nodded to the others. Yusuke didn't ask how they knew about the toddler's orders. Soon enough Yusuke was again in the paper filled room.
"Ah, yes! Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama....I had something urgent to tell you four...." Koenma, looking all high and mighty, looked down on them.
"What is it, Koenma?" Kurama asked.
"Hmmm....well....hehe....I will tell you four....if I remember it again...!" Koenma's sheepish smile showed on his face. Yusuke and Kuwabara's mouths fell open as they gawked at the prince's short memory span. Hiei and Kurama just shook their heads.
"You idiot...! You called us all the way here just to tell us you forgot what you were going to tell us when we got here?!" (Confusing? You'll get it...^__^) Yusuke shouted at Koenma.
"Hmm....oh yeah!" Koenma finally remembered and looked serious as he turned towards the detectives. "I called you all here to tell you....I believe we've found a counter potion to your shrinking...."
Counter potion? Does that mean Yusuke and others will be back to normal size already?! Find out next chapter!
*Done!!! Like it? Next chapter will contain some answers to unasked questions. Chibi Pix are STILL available! (Look at the top for info) Well that's all for now! I luv reviews! Reviewers rock....so please review! ^__^
*Hey people! Yesterday, I just posted the first chapter of my new YYH fic....it's about the main character's pasts. Today's chapter kinda ties in with that story so check it out if ya got time? It's called The Haunting Past and the first chapter deals with Hiei's past. Ok, please enjoy and review! (And keep in mind, the 4 detectives and Kori are still in little kid form.)
**Chibi Pix still available! Email me at XFinalFantasyX@msn.com if you want 'em! (Subject: YYH Chibi Pix)
*Now RekkaShinen1 presents*
*******Chapter 9 - Enter Urami*******
"Yeah...he said his name was Akumo or whatever...." Yusuke explained. Koenma frowned as he sat in his chair, surrounded by piles of never ending paperwork.
"Hmm, Akumo...? That name does sound familiar...Ogre! Research about the demon, Akumo!" Koenma commanded, sending away the blue ogre. Minutes later, the ogre returned, carrying a stack of thick volumes. Koenma grabbed the top one and started flipping through it. "Nope! Not in here!" The toddler exclaimed, chucking the book over his shoulder. Yusuke looked exasperated as he dodged the flying volume then smacked Koenma on the head.
"Ahhh! Damn it, you little freak! You almost killed me there!" A large bump came up on Koenma's head.
"Yusuke! What'd you do that for?!" Koenma yelled in his little boy voice. The spirit detective pointed at the junior ruler of hell.
"YOU almost hit me in the face with that stupid thing!"
"Well, you don't need to get so....."
"Whatever, whatever! Did you find this guy yet?"
"Yeah...Akumo....a wanted demon by the Reikai. A spider demon with the ability to shapeshift into others, demon or human, upon sight. Special technique is spirit web blast. Wanted for...." Here Koenma paused abruptly.
"Well?!" Yusuke demanded, raising an eyebrow.
"...Akumo is wanted for stealing items and kidnapping and killing the prince of Hiseken...." Yusuke's mouth dropped open. Koenma continued,"...namely Kori's brother, Ryuki..."
"Whoa, wait a minute....when we were first assigned to rescue Princess, didn't you say the king and queen snuck him out during the night?" Yusuke asked, obviously confused.
"Yes, I did but these books don't lie...." Koenma was also just as baffled. "And I did say the parents probably paid criminals to do it but more investigating revealed that Ryuki did not freeze to death. He was stabbed beforehand then iced up. What really confuses me is that there were fingerprints left on the handle of the knife, the fingerprints were the queen's."
"We've really got a Sherlock case this time...." Yusuke muttered. (A/N: Sherlock? You know, Sherlock Holmes? Ok....)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Hiei dashed hurriedly into Kurama's room in the hospital and hid behind the door. Kurama, who had been standing near the window trying to peer out, looked up, amazed, as a whole group of people passed by yelling "Damn it! That little guy's fast!" "He couldn't have gone far!" "Let's split up!"
As soon as the bunch left, Hiei peeked cautiously out the door then shut it. He breathed a sigh of relief. Kurama chuckled; he was wearing his usual clothes again. "What happened, Hiei? Did you attack the receptionist?" The fox had meant it as joke. But....
"Close to it...." Hiei plopped down on the neat bed. "The bitch wouldn't let me go in."
"You know, Hiei...." Kurama started.
But the jaganshi interrupted him. "She even threatened to have me arrested! Feh, treated like a....like a ningen!"
"Eh, just to let you know...." Kurama began again.
"So to teach the idiot I pulled my katana on her just to warn her. Suddenly, a swarm of humans come out of nowhere and start chasing me....! Obviously, I didn't want to start a scene...."
"Hiei? What I'm trying to say here is...."
"Can you believe it?! I had to run! Me! A demon! Running from humans....!"
"HIEI!!!" Kurama screamed. Hiei nearly fell over; Kurama almost never yells. A smile came back on the kitsune's face. "All you had to do was sign in...." Hiei almost collapsed again.
"Sign in...?" He asked. Kurama nodded, an amused grin showing on his face.
"Yeah, see....when you want to visit someone, you walk up to the receptionist and she gestures to a piece of paper. You write your name, room you're visiting and information like that on it..."
"Damn it!!!" Hiei screamed. "And I caused the uproar for nothing...!"
"It happens...." Kurama chuckled.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Urami watched as Kurama reassured Hiei, smiling the whole time. Akumo came into the dark, perfumed room, throwing open the flap that hung over the doorway. "Urami! Ready to go?" The lady stood up, the bottom of her white dress brushing the shiny floor.
"Yes....let's...." She whispered, picking up her glowing orb; the two exited the room. They were in an elegant but deserted manor; it looked like it had abandoned a long time ago. Akumo picked his way through the many halls, Urami following him, finally stopping at a door. He and the woman entered it and immediately, Urami began making a motion like she was ripping the air in front of her.
Suddenly, a multi-colored hole appeared in midair; Akumo leapt into the portal, pulling Urami after him and then....the two were gone. The portal closed on its own, giving no evidence that it was ever there.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Yukina let out a squeal of delight as a fluffy brown fox jumped into her lap. The girl sighed. 'It's so hard trying to find my brother.... who knew that there was so much demons in this world....?' Two birds near her chirped worriedly; they could sense she was feeling sad.
Yukina smiled again. "It's okay....I'm just have difficulty finding someone...." The birds chirped again as if they were trying to cheer her up. She was back in the ice apparitions' land, resting before setting off again on her quest. A few glittering white snowflakes fell from the sky, joining the sheet of snow that covered the entire land. "Oh...it's going to snow again....let's go find shelter?"
The young girl stood up and hoisted up the fluffy fox in her arms. The birds rose up and flew near her as she headed off. Suddenly, she saw smoke. 'A fire! Oh, there must be shelter there!' Yukina thought excitedly, walking as fast as she could towards the smoke. She emerged into a clearing where snow was unseen on the ground and three structures made out of sparkling ice existed. Naive as she was, Yukina walked directly towards the icy buildings and felt a sudden rush of warmth roll over her.
"This is odd...this area seems to be surrounded by a barrier...." Yukina whispered to her foxy friend in her arms. It purred in reply. She walked past the doorway of the nearest construction and a feminine voice demanded sharply, "Who's there?!"
Yukina winced. "It's....um...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude...." A lovely young lady dashed out the doorway; she didn't look like an ice apparition. The lady screeched to a halt in front of Yukina. The ice apparition was awed as she stared up into the beautiful face of this new arrival.
"Who are you, little girl?" The woman's voice soften noticeably as though she only realized it was a young girl. Yukina looked at her own blue shoes as she stuttered,"I'm...I'm sorry...I didn't mean to trespass..." The lady smiled gently and bent down so she was at the same level as Yukina.
"It's ok, dear. Do you need a place to stay for the night? I'm Urami....and what's your name?" The lady's radiant smile grew bigger.
"Yu...Yukina, ma'am." Yukina said politely. Urami waved her hand absentmindedly.
"There's no need to call me ma'am, Yukina-chan."
"Ha...Hai..." Yukina nodded her head.
"Now let's get you set up for the night, now shall we?" Urami led the young girl to one of the icy structures. "This was normally used for my office but you may sleep here." Urami opened the icy door and let Yukina walk in and survey the room. Yukina couldn't help but touch the shiny walls, the sparkling table, the glittering chairs. She was surprised to find that even though they look like they were made of ice, the material was actually not cold at all.
"Your bed's over there..." Urami pointed to the corner where a warm bed, complete with comfy pillow and fluffy blanket adorned with snowflakes, sat. Yukina bowed and said thanks many times.
"You're very welcome, Yukina-chan...if you need anything, just call my name ok?" Urami began walking out the door.
"Hai, Urami-san. But may I ask you one thing?" Yukina took a seat on the bed and folded her hands in her lap. Urami nodded. "Why are you all alone out here....in this ice apparition land?" Urami appeared thoughtful for a moment then looked Yukina directly in the eye.
"I'm not alone." She responded. "My partner is with me and we're here to....search for something....or rather someone...."
Yukina swiftly stood up. "You too, Urami-san? I am also looking for someone....might you know him?"
"Who is it you are looking for, Yukina?"
"My brother....my long lost brother. I do not know much about him as my people abandoned him when he was young. But...I think that...that if I ever met him....I would know. Automatically, that he would be my brother." She sat back down on the bed.
At this, Urami's heart melted as she smiled understandingly at the young girl. The lady walked back and sat down beside Yukina; she took the apparition's small hands in her own as she gazed at the girl. "Yukina-chan....everyone is always searching for something. Whether it be a brother, a sister, love, kindness, even acceptance. But it's up to the person themself if they wish to truly find it....I believe that you WILL locate your brother someday. Just someday...."
"Just someday...?" Yukina repeated. Urami stood up again. "I must go discuss with my partner something. You sleep tight, Yukina-chan....oyasumi nasai...."
"Oyasumi nasai, Urami-san..." Yukina yawned then laid down on the cozy bed, drifting off to sleep almost immediately.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Yusuke, get the others and get here to my office NOW!!!" Koenma's voice screamed in Yusuke's head.
"What?" Yusuke yelled, standing up reflexively. Kuwabara, who had been sitting next to him, whispered,"Shhh! Urameshi, we're in a movie theater!" Other people told him to shut up and Keiko, who had been sitting on his other side, gave him an odd look.
Yusuke sat back down and whispered to Keiko,"I'm sorry, Keiko but me and Kuwabara gotta go now!"
Keiko stared dejectedly at Yusuke. "But....this is the middle of the movie...! Plus, how would it look if two little kids ran out? I feel like I'm....babysitting...."
"I know, I'm sorry but this is urgent...!" Yusuke begged her hastily. Finally she nodded her approval.
"Just go, Yusuke. I'll be alright..." With that, the spirit detective grabbed his friend and practically hauled him out of the theater.
"Owwww!!! Urameshi! What the heck is going on?!" Kuwabara yelled at Yusuke as soon as they were outside. It was mid-afternoon, the sun overhead was burning hot and the sky was cloudy.
"Koenma just yelled in my head, told me to get you and everyone to his office....NOW...." Yusuke mocked Koenma's voice.
"Oh...this is another one of those mission thingies....right?" Kuwabara asked while kicked an empty soda can lying on the street.
"I don't know...let's just go find Hiei and Kurama first." Yusuke gestured to Kuwabara.
"There's no need, detective. We're right here...." Another voice broke into their conversation. The two boys looked up to find Kurama and Hiei standing right in front of them, obviously ready for action. Hiei made a face. "Could we please get out of this area anytime soon? The sunlight is blinding me...." All around them, the other adults were staring oddly at the 4 kids in the middle of the busy street.
"Right...this sounds urgent. Let's get to Koenma's." Kurama nodded to the others. Yusuke didn't ask how they knew about the toddler's orders. Soon enough Yusuke was again in the paper filled room.
"Ah, yes! Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama....I had something urgent to tell you four...." Koenma, looking all high and mighty, looked down on them.
"What is it, Koenma?" Kurama asked.
"Hmmm....well....hehe....I will tell you four....if I remember it again...!" Koenma's sheepish smile showed on his face. Yusuke and Kuwabara's mouths fell open as they gawked at the prince's short memory span. Hiei and Kurama just shook their heads.
"You idiot...! You called us all the way here just to tell us you forgot what you were going to tell us when we got here?!" (Confusing? You'll get it...^__^) Yusuke shouted at Koenma.
"Hmm....oh yeah!" Koenma finally remembered and looked serious as he turned towards the detectives. "I called you all here to tell you....I believe we've found a counter potion to your shrinking...."
Counter potion? Does that mean Yusuke and others will be back to normal size already?! Find out next chapter!
*Done!!! Like it? Next chapter will contain some answers to unasked questions. Chibi Pix are STILL available! (Look at the top for info) Well that's all for now! I luv reviews! Reviewers rock....so please review! ^__^
