KK: Well, I'm gonna try and update faster now, but no guarantees. Thnx to the ONE PERSON who reviewed Love Lost. Anyways, well, read and review plz.

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Chapter 14: Bad News

Kurama laid Kaita on the bed gently. Genkai pulled the sheets up to her chin and Yukina brought in a wet towel to clean Kaita's many cuts. Kuga hovered around near the back wall. He had only been in the Ningenkai once before, and then he had almost died. Hiei stood in the doorway. This scene was way too familiar to him.

"Will you be able to heal her?" Kuga asked as Genkai turned to get more supplies.

Genkai nodded, "But not all the way. Some of these wounds have been aloud to heal badly. They will have to be opened and then re-healed. She will be in bed for three days at the very least."

Kuga stepped forward, "Can I stay with her?"

"Yes," said Genkai, "But not while the dimwit his healing her. He'll need all the concentration he can get for a job like this."

Kuga looked at Kurama, uncertain of what to do or say. Kurama smiled. "Come on, Kuga. I'll show all the plants in Genkai's garden." He led the boy out of the room.

Genkai turned to Hiei, who was still leaning against the doorframe, arms folded. "Well are you going to go see her?" she demanded.

"Hn," Hiei walked away.

"Hiei!" came the shrill cry from down the hall.

Hiei looked up from the floor just in time to see Katie come crashing into him. They both fell to the ground. Katie leaned in, and placed a kiss on Hiei's lips. This time, Hiei returned it."

"Well, if it isn't the two love birds," Yuusuke grinned as he and Kuwabara walked up.

Katie blushed a deep scarlet and quickly got off Hiei. The demon shot up and glared at the two human boys for interrupting his "romantic moment".

"So where'd you go, Shorty?" Kuwabara asked.

Hiei put his hands in his pockets and ignored Kuwabara's prying, "Kurama and Kaita are back," he said instead.

"Really?" Katie was shocked and pleased, "I never got a chance to thank them for saving me. Where are they?"

"They can't talk right now. Yuusuke, Genkai needs your help with something. She's in the back room."

Yuusuke nodded and walked away. Kuwabara followed. After they were gone, Katie put her hands on her hips and glared at Hiei.

"What's with all the secrecy?" she demanded.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Hiei muttered and began to walk away.

"Hmph!" Katie snorted, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you didn't want me to meet Kaita or Kurama."

"You've already met them once, why do you want to meet them again?"

Katie turned, "Whatever. You wouldn't understand. I'm going outside to the garden." She marched away.

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Lord Aiten walked through the rows of demons that had come to join his army. Bito stood at the head of his column of demon soldiers. He saluted, smiling, when his father walked past. Lord Aiten smiled back, and then stepped up onto a platform so that he could see the whole demon army. Lord Aiten and Bito's forces, plus the forces of at least ten other lesser Makai lords, added up to eleven hundred demons.

"My fellow demons," Lord Aiten began, "I have called you here today to seek revenge. Against who, you ask? Against one of the two worlds that has too long stood against us. You may think that I'm talking about the Ningenkai, but no. It is the Reikai that we must bring down."

The demon hordes roared in approval and raised their weapons up high. Lord Aiten waited for a few seconds, and then held out his hands to restore order.

"This is a huge task to take on, but, with this force, it can be accomplished. We are eleven hundred strong! We out number the Reikai Tantei fifty to one! No team of detectives, no matter how strong, could ever possibly hope to defeat us. We will be victorious!"

Bito roared along with the demons. 'No one can defeat us,' he thought, 'Not while Father is leading us.'

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"This is horrible news," Kuenma said, sinking lower in his chair. "An army of one thousand one hundred demons. There's no way we can beat that kind of a force."

"There is one way," said George.

Kuenma looked at him with desperate shock, "What is it?"

"Well," George shifted his weight from one foot to another, "It's not a very good plan. It's risky. It might not-"

Kuenma jumped up and began to strangle his unlucky assistant. "Tell me, Ogre! Then I'll evaluate whether it's a good plan or not."

"Ok, ok," George gasped. Kuenma released him. "We could get all the detectives together and have them all fight the demons as a single army."

Kuenma thought for a second. Then he glared at George. "An army of twenty two spirit detectives? It's suicide! Twenty-two people can't beat an army of 1100!"

"But sir," Ogre argued, "What other choices do we have?"

Kuenma put his head down. "We don't have any. Call Botan and tell her to tell Yuusuke and the others what's happened."

"I'm here!" said Botan cheerily, "What do you need me for?"

As Kuenma told her the bad news, Botan's face went from its usual peachy color to gray ash. "O-ok," she stammered after Kuenma had finished, "I'll go."

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KK: Lalala. Another chapter done. Hope ya liked it. And please don't tell me I stole a scene from LOTR. I know it's similar. All you Lord of the Rings fans will know what I mean. ;).