Sukina and Syuichi Hatanaka both sat at the living room table, reading. Syuichi was reading aloud as Sukina listened to his inflections. She sighed as she thought of Koenma's latest mission. Her first priority was to Celeste and the Rose·Jewels. She was actually a Priestess of Celeste (a.k.a. Reka to the Japanese).

The Rose·Jewels were the training arm of Celeste's Priesthood. After the disaster that got them working with the Reikai Tantei for the first time (read Mercenaries), the Rose·Jewels had been trying to recruit more people to replace those lost. It was a slow process. Celeste had taken over the Rose·Jewels when the girls had had their memories sealed away temporarily. She had relinquished command easily when they came back.

"Sukina-sempai, is something the matter?" Syuichi picked up on her mood.

Sukina realised she had been wool-gathering and shook her head. Her voice was soft and gentle, as it always was with her juniors. "Iya. I was thinking of something your stepbrother said. Go on reading. We'll need to finish as much as we can before I leave," she said. Syuichi nodded and began to read again once more.

Yes she thought to herself, The Rose·Jewels need the money.

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"Good night everyone!" Sukina and Naoko bowed at the door to Minami and Hatanaka's home.

"Are you sure you don't want us to escort you?" both Syuichis asked. The girls smiled.

"It's okay. It's nearby. Goodnight!" Sukina and Naoko said. They began to walk home.

Several feet away, a shadow dropped in front of them. He was quite short and had white hair around his spiky bangs. He said that he would walk them home. Sukina and Naoko said nothing.

They found their way barred a little later. A tall man in a red shirt was waiting for them in the shadows of a street lamp. Hiei saw him first. He was attuned of course, to those of the same kind, regardless of whether they were Ninjen or youkai.

"Come out, Fire Master!" he said, withdrawing his katana.

"I see you are still protecting my sisters though the need for them is past," the man stepped into the light.

"Kureei onii-chan!" the two girls squealed and ran to him.

"Thank you," he said to Hiei, who decided to leave before the reunion got too sugary.

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"Eh..? You're certain?" Naoko asked her aniki as soon as he finished.

"Yes. Your friend Koenma told me to check it out before I came back as a favour. His name is Lucius Malfoy, and he's one of the top men in Voldemort's Group. They call themselves the Death Eaters. Can you imagine that?" Kureei took a long drag of cold water.

"It's insulting, but I suppose that they didn't know better. I'm surprised Celeste let them stay alive for so long," Naoko said. "But the information is certainly more than what Koenma told us," she continued, watching her brother.

Sukina had moved out of the orphanage shortly after her memory seals had been broken. They were now in the house she shred with Kureei. She was upstairs taking a bath while Naoko and Kureei talked.

"Well, that's all I have for you. Oh, you might want to know this. Those wizards are nothing more than Channellers. They're so used to it, I doubt that they could do 'magic,'" he fairly sneered, "Without those wands."

"Thank you, aniki."

"You're welcome. I may not be here tomorrow, but you take care of yourself and Sukina," he said in a stern voice.

Naoko smiled and nodded, knowing that behind his cold voice, he loved Sukina just as deeply as she did. He went upstairs while she sat on the veranda, pondering what he had just told her. I'll tell the others tomorrow evening. This bears research, she thought to herself. She and Kurama were to go over the materials he would be using as a teacher. She grinned and giggled at the thought of Hiei being a teacher.

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Chapter Two complete! Want to know what's going to happen when they reach England and Diagon Alley? Stay tuned! J