Chapter 34

Tough Cookie

It was another average day at Genkai's temple. Riku was training, Hiei was in a tree, Yukina and Keiko were talking under Hiei's tree, and the remaining guys were eating.

"Has anyone seen Botan?" Yukina asked. "Haven't seen her all day" Yusuke replied. "Did she tell you were she'll be?" Riku asked Kurama. "She said Koenma summoned her" Kurama said. "I wonder what the toddler's up to now" Yusuke groaned. "Probably another mission" said Kuwabara.

"She's coming" Riku said. "How can you tell?" Keiko asked. "See for yourself" Riku said pointing at the sky. Everyone looked to where he was pointing and sure enough Botan was speeding toward the on her oar. When she stopped she looked like something urgent had popped up.

"What's wrong Botan?" Kurama asked. "Koenma wants you all in his office pronto" Botan replied. "What's he wanted now?" Yusuke asked. "I'm not sure but Koenma said it's of high importance" said Botan. "Let's get going" Riku said. The guys nodded and headed for Spirit World.

In Koenma's office

When everyone walked in Riku looked like he was about to pass out. "What's with you?" Yusuke asked. "Someone put on to much cheap deodorant" Riku said. "It's not that bad" Koenma said as he faced them in his chair. He was in his teen form and looked to have fixed himself up a bit. "Looks like someone has a date" Kurama said. "It's not what you think" Koenma replied.

"What's the emergency? Someone steal your lucky pacifier again" Yusuke said stifling a laugh. "I'll ignore that last comment and get to the point. Riku has shown me how much this team needs new members. So I've decided to add one more. Please step out" Koenma said.

A figure walked out from the corner. All the guy's eyes widened. In front of them stood a girl who, in the eyes of everyone in the room except Botan, was damn hot. She was 5 foot 4 inches in height (An inch shorter than Hiei). She had silvery blue hair that went halfway down her back. Her eyes were sky blue in color. She wore knee length boots, tight leather shorts that went four inches above her knee, a leather tank top, and a leather jacket. It was all indigo in color. The outfit showed all her curves perfectly. At her feet was a large bag.

"Guy's met your new teammate, the demon slayer Nami" Koenma said. The guys weren't really listening. Riku was thinking I'm with Yukina, I'm with Yukina, I'm with Yukina. Yusuke was thinking I'm with Keiko, I'm with Keiko, I'm with Keiko. Kurama was thinking Botan's right here, Botan's right here, Botan's right here. Kuwabara was thinking Damn they're big, damn they're big, damn they're big. And Hiei was thinking Hn, not bad.

"Would you quit staring?" Nami asked angrily. The guys all came out of their trances, except for Hiei who was merely glancing. "Hey there babe" Kuwabara said scooting close to her. She smiled sweetly at him and stepped in front of him. "And who might you be?" she asked. "The great Kazuma Kuwabara" he replied. "Well then Kuwabara there's something you should know" she said sensually. Kuwabara blushed and leaned closer to her.

She then grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the wall. "Don't you every call me babe, hotty, chick, or anything along those lines again!!! But if that hasn't gotten through your empty head here's a taste of what will happen if you do!!!" she said angrily. She then kneed him where the sun don't shine. She let go and he fell to the ground clutching himself. Everyone else winced. "That's gotta hurt" Riku said. "I think I heard something crack" Yusuke said.

"That goes to the rest of you. Understand?" she said. "I'm a wolf demon, I heard perfectly" Riku said. "Yes ma'am" Yusuke said. Kurama nodded his head. "Hn, I can't believe Koenma's made a little girl like you our new teammate" was Hiei's response. "I'm not a little girl" she said getting into Hiei's face. "Your shorter than I am" Hiei retorted. "Oh let me guess, they call you shrimp around here" Nami replied. That did it. Since his growth spurt, Hiei made it clear that no one ever call him shrimp again. "Well I guess you'll fill that roll nicely" he replied.

"Please, please calm yourselves" Koenma said hiding behind his desk. "I won't work with this ditz" Hiei said crossing his arms. "I am no ditz!!!" she replied angrily. "I bet you cry when you break a nail" Hiei said. "Oh so being a girl means I'm not tough enough for the team?!" she asked. "Why don't you fight Hiei in a friendly match to prove yourself?" Riku said. "I'd be waisting my time" Hiei said. "He's just scared" Nami said. "I fear nothing" Hiei replied. "Then how bout you and me one on one?" she said. "Very well" Hiei said. Nami grabbed her bag and followed him to a stadium down the hall.

"Who is she again?" Riku asked. "Like I said she is Nami. Records say she's the worlds best demon slayer" Koenma replied. "She has a weird scent. I can't quit place it" Riku said. "We got a blood sample and ran some tests. She's half angel half devil" Koenma said. "But they're mortal enemies" said Kurama. "The tests don't lie" said Koenma. "Let's see the fight" Yusuke said as he dragged Kuwabara out. Riku, Kurama, and Botan followed.

They arrived to see both fighters enter the ring. Hiei readied his katana. "You don't expect to take me on unarmed?" he asked cockily. "Who says I'm unarmed?" Nami replied. She unzipped her bag and pulled out two 2-foot long scimitars. She attached the ends of the handles together and turned them into a double-bladed weapon. The edges of the swords faced opposite directions.

They stared each other down for a while. Hiei disappeared for a one hit win. When he swung at her, Nami disappeared as well. Where'd she go? Hiei asked himself. He swung his sword just in time to block her swing. They both jumped back. Let's see how he handles this Nami thought. A blue ball of energy gathered in her palm. She threw it at Hiei. It was slow so Hiei planned to simply step to the side. When it was inches from hitting him, Nami snapped her fingers and it blew up in front of him. Hiei went flying into the wall. "How'd you like my Spirit Grenade?" Nami asked. No reply came from the dust around the hole in the wall. Nami ducked as Hiei appeared behind her and swung his sword. He was about to continue his assault when he felt a blade at his throat. He looked down and saw Nami with a smirk on her face. "I could slice your neck wide open if I wanted to fire boy" she said.

"She has you beat Hiei" Riku said from the sidelines. Hiei snorted and sheathed his sword. "Am I god enough now?" she asked mockingly. "Hn" Hiei replied. "Tu" she replied (She even has a version of the 'Hn'). "We haven't been introduced. I'm Kurama. This is Yusuke, Riku, Botan, the one you fought is Hiei, and you already know Kuwabara" Kurama said. "Welcome to the team" Riku said. "How can you be so willing to accept her?" Hiei asked. "One, she beat you, and two my sister Maya has proven to me how well girls can fight" Riku replied. "You could learn from him fire boy" Nami said. Hiei turned around and walked out of the arena. "Better find you a place to stay" Yusuke said. "I prefer to sleep in trees" Nami replied. "We'll introduce you to the other girls" Riku said as e walked out. "You'll love it here" Botan said. "I guess. But if you try to make me wear makeup or some cute dress I'll slug you" Nami replied. Botan gulped. "Uh sure" she said. They walked out. "I have to say, that Nami chick is one tough cookie" Yusuke said. "I agree" Kurama said as they walked out.

That's Hiei's girl. As you see they get a rocky start but that'll add challenge. We'll learn more about Nami's past in latter chapters. Next chapter, Nami's first mission. Review please.