Chapter 14

Hey Yukina!

"Oh, so this is Metro Manila." Hiei said as he bumped sideways because the roads were not that fixed. "Is it really this bumpy?"

"Yeah." Yusuke said as he placed a head on his hand. "I feel sick."

The Filipinos grinned. "It is very amazing how Kurama manages to sit so properly when the streets are so rough."

Kurama smiled. Tena giggled.

They were in the car and a mere hour before reaching Quezon Circle. In short, they were in EDSA, a very traffic, and rough road. Lucky for them, it was not that late in the afternoon so there was no traffic.

"Hey cool! What is that car with so many people and stuff stuck around with pictures painted on the side?" Kuwabara asked.

"It's a jeepney Kuwabara." Sumiko said sarcastically as she saw traffic ahead of them. Jonathan was driving.

"A what?" Yusuke said as he managed to adjust to the too bumpy roads.

"A jeepney." Sumiko said as she drank the rest of the root beer.

"Nani?" Hiei said. Tena was in his arms.

"A jeepney. Have you ever seen an American Jeep? Well, that one was longer with two long chairs on the side as a seat for passengers. When the Americans came, we decided to improvise the American jeepney and there, two long chairs on the sides, a chair in the front for the drivers that was fit for two-three and then they added um, 'burloloy' or decorations like horns, model horses, and sometimes adds thirty-six lights. It was now that you can see pictures of saints, people, or anime characters on the side. Every driver carries pride in their jeepney."

"Oh." all the Japanese said.
"Plus, it is the cheapest form of transportation!" Rainer piped in.

"It is also the fastest kind of transportation in the Philippines!" Jonathan added.

"Really?" Yusuke said as he watched seven jeepneys pass by.

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"Welcome to Quezon Circle!" Rainer said as he bowed low to all of them. They were out of the car and in the parking place. "When is Yukina coming?"

Kurama checked his watch, "Around seven."

Hiei was getting irritated. There were lots of kids running around and riding bikes. He watched a nine year old kid fall out of his bike. Hiei grinned.

Suddenly, he noticed a certain stall at the side. SWEET SNOW!!!

He tugged Kurama's shirt.

"What?" Kurama said as he looked ahead of him but found no one. He looked down and saw Hiei. He had eyes that looked near to puppy dog eyes. Wait, where did I see those eyes again? Kurama thought. "What is it Hiei?" he asked.

"Um..." he was twiddling his two pointers, looking eagerly at him, "Um. Kurama... um... Can you, can you..."

"Can I what Hiei?" Kurama said as politely as possible. Wait, I think I remember where I saw those puppy dog eyes.

"Can you buy me some something?" Hiei asked looking more eagerly at him. The puppy dog eyes were getting puppy doggy.

Kurama grinned silently to himself. He remembered where those puppy doggy eyes came from.

"What is it Hiei?" Kurama said as he placed his hand on Hiei's head as an older person would do when a young kid was asking for something.

"Um..." Kurama noticed that the doggy eyes were getting cuter and cuter by the minute. He realized that if it got any cuter, he won't be able to say no to whatever Hiei was asking.

"You want something?" Kurama said as soothing as possible so as not to scare Hiei, or rather, 'the little child' away.

Hiei nodded, his puppy dog eyes were getting to be the cutest it can be. Kurama gulped.

"Um, c-can I have s-sweet s-snow?" he said as he pointed to a stand nearby. Kurama felt the need for a camera.

Kurama smiled as he rubbed Hiei's head, 'lovingly'. "Don't worry Hiei, I'll get the sweet snow for you." Hiei looked up at Kurama and smiled as a cute as any cute boy was.

Kurama walked towards Sumiko and the others hoping to borrow some money. He placed his hand to his forehead. Wow Hiei, he thought, Why did you have to look so cute? Now I am going to borrow from Sumiko again. Then he grinned. He wondered if Hiei meant to look cute. He decided to ask him later.

***When Hiei got his sweet snow and was licking it happily***

"Is Hiei ok?" Yusuke whispered to Kurama as he watched the strong demon-turned-kid-happy-eating-ice-cream. Kurama nodded.

"I need a camera." Yusuke commented. "Look at him, he looks so adorable! So cute!"

"Who is adorable and so cute?" Kuwabara said as he searched for the person.

"Hiei is." Yusuke said as he pointed to Hiei who was a few meters from them, alone sitting on a tree knee bended, and happily eating his sweet snow. He was also looking side to side as if fearing someone would steal his sweet snow.

"Hiei? How can he look so cute and- oh hwow!" Kuwabara said as he looked at Hiei's tiny figure eating ice cream. From afar he looked like a kid.

"Get Tena and the others!" Yusuke said as he pointed to the others who were riding bikes.

Kuwabara, however, did not have a chance to because Hiei was suddenly in front of him. "Ulk! Hiei!" Kuwabara said mentally scared. "Oh I am so sorry Hiei! I did not mean to! Kurama and Yusuke dragged me into this! I am innocent! Innocent I te-"

"What in the world are you talking about?" Hiei said as he walked over to Kurama. He looked so far away from the cute little Hiei up the tree.

"Um. Hiei?" Yusuke asked.

"What?" he said as he turned back to face the two detectives. He had been talking to Kurama and from the looks on Kurama's face, Hiei asked for sweet snow again.

"Um, Hiei, do you want sweet snow?" Yusuke said as he held out ice cream that he forgot to eat. He noticed Hiei's eyes go big and then calmed down.

"What are you talking about?" Hiei said as he stared at the two of them. If Yusuke had not seen Hiei up the tree, he would have thought Hiei was innocent.

"Stop beating around the bush, Hiei!" Kuwabara declared, "I saw you up the tree. You were eating 'sweet snow' and looking sideways as if scared someone would steal it from you!" Kuwabara laughed.

Hiei's eyes grew big as he slowly absorbed the information. "You what?" Then he slowly drew out his sword. Luckily, no one was around. "Get ready for your death detectives!" Hiei said as he turned to slash the two.

***After Yusuke and Kuwabara had many slashes in their shirts, and promising Hiei not to tell anyone, and after secretly watching Hiei eat sweet snow up another tree again without being found out...

.... In short, that night***

Hiei and the others secretly sneaked inside the Quezon Monument. It had a pointed three top with statues and down there was a door. In the middle was a coffin that held Manuel L. Quezon, the fonder of Commonwealth in the Philippines when the Americans came. That was where Yukina would show up. (Although I doubt that, his corpse is there).

They made the guards sleep and slowly sneaked to the coffin. It was a very short walk and in just half a minute, they reached it. They could not see anything. Just a big brown painted marble coffin thing that was elevated up. You won't be able to see anything except that. (I was wondering if they moved it to the "Libingan ng mga Bayani" or the Cemetery of the Heroes)

"This is it?" Yusuke said as he opened his communicator to contact Botan.

The others nodded. "I am also thinking that Manuel Quezon's body is not here. I think they just did it to attract tourists."

The Filipinos nodded. Just then, Botan appeared in the screen.

"Hey Yusuke!" Botan greeted. She was wearing the jacket thing again.

"Hey Botan!" Yusuke greeted. James looked over to Yusuke.

"Hey, who is the cute girl there?" James asked. Botan blushed. After the introductions, Botan handed the communicator to Mukuru.

"Yusuke, everything clear?" Mukuru asked him.

Yusuke nodded. "Although I feel something strange. Don't worry, Hiei and the others are on alert." he said. Tena yawned as she cuddled herself to Hiei's arms. Hiei still kept blushing as he stonily placed his arm on Tena's shoulder.

"The portal will close in five minutes." Mukuru said, "Yukina" Hiei twitched, Tena grinned, "will come and from that time on, protect the portal from any intruders."

Yusuke nodded. "I'm opening the portal and sending Yukina in!" Mukuru said. She snapped the communicator shut and the others waited quietly. Soon, a small blue light started to form and they watched it grow bigger and bigger. A few seconds later, Yukina stepped out.
"Yukina!!!" Kuwabara said as he ran to Yukina and Hiei held out his foot and Kuwabara tripped.

"What did you do that for?" Kuwabara shouted to Hiei. Hiei was looking at Tena and touching her hair as if nothing happened. Tena had a small grin on her face.

"Kuwabara-chan!" Yukina shouted as she ran to Kuwabara and hugged him. "Oh Kuwabara, I missed you! I thought something bad happened!"

"There, there Yukina-kun. I'm ok..." Kuwabara said blushing furiously at the luck he had.

"Oh who are you?" Yukina asked when she spied James.

They introduced James, Jonathan, and Rainer as the Spirit Detective of the Philippines. They introduced Tena as Hiei's girlfriend.

"Oh Hiei!" Yukina squealed. "She is your girlfriend?" she asked as she held Tena's hands and looking at Hiei. Tena knew that this was Hiei's sister.

Hiei nodded stonily and blushing lightly.

"Oh Hiei!" Yukina said as she hugged Hiei. Hiei felt like he was going to go unconscious any moment now. Everyone grinned except for Kuwabara and Yukina. "I am very happy that you already have a girlfriend!"

"Y-you are?" Hiei said as she looked at his small sister. Yukina nodded. Hiei wanted to leave Yukina's arms that moment because he felt as if his legs were going to melt.

Everyone, except Kuwabara and Yukina grinned because they knew Hiei's soft spot for his sister.

"How touching." A voice said from the shadows. A demon with black arms and legs and a brown body said. Everyone whirled around to the only door. "Too bad, it won't last long."

"Who are you?" Yusuke and James said at the same time to the demon.

"A very hungry demon." he said. He motioned for all of them to go out. "My people and I are very hungry and we want all of you for dinner."

"Hehe." Kuwabara said, "If you can."

"Then follow me." The demon said.

"Um, Yukina, could you let me go?" Hiei asked Yukina who was still hugging him.

"Oh, I am so sorry Hiei." Yukina said as she let go blushing.

"It's ok." Hiei said.

***Outside where they were greeted by a young boy and behind him with thousands of demons***

"Who are you?" James asked the young boy.

"Antiochi." he simply said. "Demons!" he shouted, "Attack!"

Soon, demons of every color and shape began rushing at them all. Not a big problem. Sumiko transformed. Rainer, Tena and Kurama turned to their demon forms and the others attacked, Yusuke's spirit gun, Kuwabara's spirit sword, Hiei's sword, Jonathan, with his power to make small objects become sharp, and James with his power to create illusions. Life-like illusions. Sumiko and Tena protected Yukina.

In twenty minutes, they defeated every demon who were a lot stronger than they thought. It let the detectives tired and weak.

Someone clapped his hands. "Good work detectives." he said. "But not good enough." Then, he jumped down the tree, it was Antiochi. He lifted a big rock from the ground and hit everyone knocking them weak, everyone except the girls.

"Now what?" James shouted to all of them. Everyone was struggling to stand up. "Hey he didn't hurt the girls!" James said. However, Antiochi was walking up the girls.

"Stay away!" Tena said as she shifted to attacking position.

"Yukina, stay behind me." Sumiko motioned to Yukina. Yukina nodded and went behind Sumiko. Antiochi walked closer as he lifted his arms out and violet light started to conquer.

"Watch out!" James shouted.

"Oh no you don't!" Tena said as she attacked him. Antiochi did not look surprised. Before Tena knew it, she was lifted from the ground with a red halo squishing her in the waist with her arms.

"Tena!" Hiei shouted as he watched Tena struggle. He tried to stand up but was to weak. "No... Tena..."

"Want to know my power?" Antiochi asked the three girls.

"No!" Sumiko shouted as she ran up to Antiochi and ended in the same position as Tena.

"Sumiko!" Kuwabara shouted.

"My power is telekinesis and everything related to it." Antiochi said, "And it is not a weak one too." He walked slowly to Yukina. Yukina slowly backed away.

"Don't you dare touch her." Hiei and Kuwabara muttered under their breaths. The both of them struggled to get up. Suddenly a loud shout rang out as pearls began clinking the floor. Antiochi had enveloped Yukina with heat using his telekinetic powers with through the training of his father, Hanma.

"YUKINA!!!" Hiei and Kuwabara shouted as they struggled to stand up again.

"I'm sorry fair Yukina." Antiochi said as he caught Yukina, who had fainted, in his arms. "I have orders to bring food for my people and we only eat human and demon women."

"She's crying pearls?" Jonathan said amazed at Yukina. Kurama nodded.

"She is an ice demon and ice demons shed pearls as their tears." Yusuke explained as he failed another attempt to stand up.

"So you mean Hiei can cry pearls too?" Rainer asked softly. Kurama nodded.

Antiochi dropped Yukina slowly to the ground. Then he headed to Sumiko who had returned to her human form because of lack of energy. She was struggling to get free.

"Sumiko!!!" Kuwabara and Kurama shouted. "Do something! Transform!"

"I c-can't!" she said.

Antiochi walked closer to Sumiko, held out his hand, and opened it.

"What are you going to do?" Kuwabara shouted to Antiochi.

Antiochi ignored Kuwabara. Slowly, he closed his fist. Sumiko shouted as Yukina had done as the halo in her waist squeezed harder and harder.

"SUMIKO!!!" Kuwabara shouted again.

"I'm sorry young woman." Antiochi said, "I don't really want to hurt you but my people needs food." Sumiko looked a final look at Antiochi before fainting. He did the same thing to Tena and pretty soon, he carried the three girls in his hands.

"Thank you very much detectives." Antiochi said as he ran away from sight. Yusuke fired a reigun and Antiochi was not able to get away far.

"Y-you won't get away..." Yusuke said as he stood up. Slowly, the others stood up and faced Antiochi.

Antiochi grinned but did not put the girls down. "Then I will fight you all with one hand."

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DONE! I cannot continue anymore! It is DBZ already and I still have to log on to the internet. A little later, I am going to watch Ghost Fighter (GMA 7) and Naruto (ABS-CBN) at 5:00. It's 4:45 and Master Pogi is still trying to fly.