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NOTE: THIS IS AN UPDATED CHAPTER. WE FIXED THE ERRORS THAT HAD BEEN POINTED OUT TO US.
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It was several weeks later when Denji and Cordiers had their lives turned upside down again. They were walking to the store to get some snacks for their midterm studying, when a young woman with blue hair grabbed Denji and pulled her into a side alley. Cordiers followed. Denji yanked her arm away from the woman.
"Thank goodness I found you two. You're not the easiest people to find. I'm Botan." Denji blinked.
"Botan. I've read about you. What do you want with us?"
"Koenma asked me to bring you to him. Our Spirit Detective isn't well trained and is in a bit of trouble. We need you two to help him." she explained. Denji nodded.
"I understand. I'm ready." she stated. Cordiers looked puzzled.
"I'm sorry; you lost me at Koenma, could someone please explain what's going on here?"
Denji looked at Cordiers. "Well, um, this has to do with the demon stuff we were talking about a few weeks ago. Koenma is the Ruler of Spirit World. There are three worlds, Spirit, Human, and the Makai Lands or the Demon World. A Spirit Detective hunts dangerous demons and arrests them. My Clan has a history of helping Spirit Detectives when needed."
"Oh, good, I've uh...Well been practicing my...powers." he said. Denji looked at him oddly.
"Well I figured that if I'm going to have this stuff I might as well use it!" he protested. Botan butted in.
"Ok then, you're needed now! So if you don't mind."
"Lead on," said Cordiers confidently.
Denji's eyebrows rose at his comment and followed Botan deeper into the alley. She was puzzled by Cordiers. He didn't have any powers that she knew of. Why was he pretending he did? She would have to keep an eye on him. Maybe he did have powers and she just had never seen them. Botan stopped in front of a wall. She touched it and it shimmered and changed to reveal a hidden portal. Botan handed Denji a device.
"This is a Communicator. The Spirit Detective has one and so do I. Try to keep in touch. Well, in you go." she said, cheerfully. Denji pocketed the communicator and jumped in, assuming Cordiers would follow. She landed on her feet in a barren wasteland. Her senses were afire with DEMONS. She saw a Castle of some kind in the distance. She turned to see Cordiers land next to her. He rolled to his feet and then almost fell over again.
"Well...That was different." He felt cold, so cold. "Where are we? Are we in spirit world?"
"No, Makai, but what were you talking about? You don't have any powers! You shouldn't have come; you're going to get yourself killed!"
Cordiers put on a hurt air. "Hey now, that's not nice, I might have powers for all you know!"
She looked expectantly for at him for a few moments. "Well?!"
"Yes I do!"
"Well!?
"You'll see 'em soon enough!" He said defiantly. Denji looked at him, exasperated.
"You didn't know about your heritage until a few weeks ago and you didn't believe me. You cannot convince me that in those few weeks you have accepted everything I told you AND mastered some Spirit Techniques."
Cordiers winked. "Oh well, I guess I'm a fast learner. I'm not going so far as to say I've mastered any techniques, but they sure are cool! It wasn't really 'til about a week ago that the whole thing kinda sunk in, after that I couldn't help myself, I just...worked on it I guess."
Denji raised an eyebrow and shrugged, but said nothing. She resigned herself to having to protect him. She pointed to the Castle.
"That's where we're supposed to go." she said. They made their way to the Castle and through the main gates. They saw a party of four ahead of them. Denji readied herself. These could be friends or foe. As she neared she realized one of them looked familiar. The group turned at her and Cordiers' footsteps.
"Yusuke?!?" Denji exclaimed, shocked. "What are you doing here?"
"I'll second that! What the crap are you doing here!? Don't you know this is a dangerous place to be!!?"
Denji scowled at Cordiers.
"You don't know how dangerous this place is either!! Not that I know exactly what's going to happen, but I'm better suited to this than either of you. At least I've been trained. Now, Yusuke tell what you're doing here quickly. I have to find the Spirit Detective."
Yusuke blinked.
"Um, I am the Spirit Detective. We're after the Four Saint Beasts." Denji blinked.
"You're the Spirit Detective?!? Oh, boy, we're in trouble. At least you brought friends, but against the Saint Beasts, I don't know what they'll be able to do."
"Hey, I can take care of myself. What are you doing here, anyway?" Yusuke protested.
"Koenma thought you'd need some help. He sent me." Denji replied.
"Us!" Cordiers growled. Denji shrugged.
"Yeah, but you have no power, so I don't know what Koenma was thinking."
"No powers? Koenma must be a Fool! I don't need your help, so stay out of my way." One of the others responded. Denji turned to see a fire Demon. She snarled and pulled her katana.
"Demon!!" she growled, lunging for him. Cordiers jumped between the very sharp katana and the black-haired new guy.
"Break it up you guys! Any differences you have, settle 'em later! Right now we're doing something important remember!" Denji looked at Cordiers.
"Fine, I'll just kill him later. I really don't care which demons I kill first." Her voice was full of cold fury. She stalked deeper into the Castle, the others following behind. A tall oafish looking kid, about Cordiers age, turned to Yusuke.
"What's up with her Urameshi?"
Yusuke shrugged. "I dunno, why don't you ask her? Oh, by the way, this is Cordiers Smith, and Ms. Happypants up there is Denji Shamen," he pointed to the other guys standing next to him, "This is Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei."
The orange haired kid piped up. "Oh, hey Mr. Quarters!"
Cordiers sighed and stared at the ground. "Hello...Kuwabara, you know what, why don't you just call me Smith, easier for both of us." Kuwabara nodded.
"Ok." he said. He called to Denji. "Hey, what's your problem?" Denji whirled, her eyes black.
"I hate all demons!! What's so hard to understand about that? I can't believe Koenma sent me here to baby sit."
"I am sure Koenma sent you here to be a help to us." Kurama spoke for the first time, his voice calm. "And you are part demon yourself, as is you companion. Doesn't that make hating all demons difficult?" Denji actually looked at Kurama, his soft voice fading some of her blind fury.
"Technically, yes, I'm part demon. But I'm Clan, so it's not the same. And Cordiers didn't know about his heritage for a long time, so he's different too."
Cordiers cocked his head to one side. "I really don't see the logic in your reasoning, how does the fact that I don't know about my heritage any different than these two?" He gestured towards Kurama and Hiei. Denji sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Simple... you don't know what being a demon is. You have demon blood, but you think and act like a human. That kept you alive for the first few weeks. Then we had that street fight and I decided that you were alright, even though you're a half-breed." She pointed at Kurama and Hiei. "But those two are pure demon and any pure demons I meet are dead."
"But you're Clan, you said. The Clan doesn't use their powers to kill." Kurama pointed out.
"The rules have changed. I no longer follow those Clan laws. But, I still obey Koenma and he's put me here to help you, so....." she paused, considering. "So, you two are safe from me until this is over. Afterwards, I can't make any promises."
Kuwabara looked questioningly at Yusuke. "Ok...That was weird, well whatever," he looked over at Hiei, "looks like you've got some enemies shrimp."
Hiei glowered at Kuwabara. "At least I'm not an idiot."
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NOTE: THIS IS AN UPDATED CHAPTER. WE FIXED THE ERRORS THAT HAD BEEN POINTED OUT TO US.
Disclaimer: We still don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, just Denji and Cordiers.
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It was several weeks later when Denji and Cordiers had their lives turned upside down again. They were walking to the store to get some snacks for their midterm studying, when a young woman with blue hair grabbed Denji and pulled her into a side alley. Cordiers followed. Denji yanked her arm away from the woman.
"Thank goodness I found you two. You're not the easiest people to find. I'm Botan." Denji blinked.
"Botan. I've read about you. What do you want with us?"
"Koenma asked me to bring you to him. Our Spirit Detective isn't well trained and is in a bit of trouble. We need you two to help him." she explained. Denji nodded.
"I understand. I'm ready." she stated. Cordiers looked puzzled.
"I'm sorry; you lost me at Koenma, could someone please explain what's going on here?"
Denji looked at Cordiers. "Well, um, this has to do with the demon stuff we were talking about a few weeks ago. Koenma is the Ruler of Spirit World. There are three worlds, Spirit, Human, and the Makai Lands or the Demon World. A Spirit Detective hunts dangerous demons and arrests them. My Clan has a history of helping Spirit Detectives when needed."
"Oh, good, I've uh...Well been practicing my...powers." he said. Denji looked at him oddly.
"Well I figured that if I'm going to have this stuff I might as well use it!" he protested. Botan butted in.
"Ok then, you're needed now! So if you don't mind."
"Lead on," said Cordiers confidently.
Denji's eyebrows rose at his comment and followed Botan deeper into the alley. She was puzzled by Cordiers. He didn't have any powers that she knew of. Why was he pretending he did? She would have to keep an eye on him. Maybe he did have powers and she just had never seen them. Botan stopped in front of a wall. She touched it and it shimmered and changed to reveal a hidden portal. Botan handed Denji a device.
"This is a Communicator. The Spirit Detective has one and so do I. Try to keep in touch. Well, in you go." she said, cheerfully. Denji pocketed the communicator and jumped in, assuming Cordiers would follow. She landed on her feet in a barren wasteland. Her senses were afire with DEMONS. She saw a Castle of some kind in the distance. She turned to see Cordiers land next to her. He rolled to his feet and then almost fell over again.
"Well...That was different." He felt cold, so cold. "Where are we? Are we in spirit world?"
"No, Makai, but what were you talking about? You don't have any powers! You shouldn't have come; you're going to get yourself killed!"
Cordiers put on a hurt air. "Hey now, that's not nice, I might have powers for all you know!"
She looked expectantly for at him for a few moments. "Well?!"
"Yes I do!"
"Well!?
"You'll see 'em soon enough!" He said defiantly. Denji looked at him, exasperated.
"You didn't know about your heritage until a few weeks ago and you didn't believe me. You cannot convince me that in those few weeks you have accepted everything I told you AND mastered some Spirit Techniques."
Cordiers winked. "Oh well, I guess I'm a fast learner. I'm not going so far as to say I've mastered any techniques, but they sure are cool! It wasn't really 'til about a week ago that the whole thing kinda sunk in, after that I couldn't help myself, I just...worked on it I guess."
Denji raised an eyebrow and shrugged, but said nothing. She resigned herself to having to protect him. She pointed to the Castle.
"That's where we're supposed to go." she said. They made their way to the Castle and through the main gates. They saw a party of four ahead of them. Denji readied herself. These could be friends or foe. As she neared she realized one of them looked familiar. The group turned at her and Cordiers' footsteps.
"Yusuke?!?" Denji exclaimed, shocked. "What are you doing here?"
"I'll second that! What the crap are you doing here!? Don't you know this is a dangerous place to be!!?"
Denji scowled at Cordiers.
"You don't know how dangerous this place is either!! Not that I know exactly what's going to happen, but I'm better suited to this than either of you. At least I've been trained. Now, Yusuke tell what you're doing here quickly. I have to find the Spirit Detective."
Yusuke blinked.
"Um, I am the Spirit Detective. We're after the Four Saint Beasts." Denji blinked.
"You're the Spirit Detective?!? Oh, boy, we're in trouble. At least you brought friends, but against the Saint Beasts, I don't know what they'll be able to do."
"Hey, I can take care of myself. What are you doing here, anyway?" Yusuke protested.
"Koenma thought you'd need some help. He sent me." Denji replied.
"Us!" Cordiers growled. Denji shrugged.
"Yeah, but you have no power, so I don't know what Koenma was thinking."
"No powers? Koenma must be a Fool! I don't need your help, so stay out of my way." One of the others responded. Denji turned to see a fire Demon. She snarled and pulled her katana.
"Demon!!" she growled, lunging for him. Cordiers jumped between the very sharp katana and the black-haired new guy.
"Break it up you guys! Any differences you have, settle 'em later! Right now we're doing something important remember!" Denji looked at Cordiers.
"Fine, I'll just kill him later. I really don't care which demons I kill first." Her voice was full of cold fury. She stalked deeper into the Castle, the others following behind. A tall oafish looking kid, about Cordiers age, turned to Yusuke.
"What's up with her Urameshi?"
Yusuke shrugged. "I dunno, why don't you ask her? Oh, by the way, this is Cordiers Smith, and Ms. Happypants up there is Denji Shamen," he pointed to the other guys standing next to him, "This is Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei."
The orange haired kid piped up. "Oh, hey Mr. Quarters!"
Cordiers sighed and stared at the ground. "Hello...Kuwabara, you know what, why don't you just call me Smith, easier for both of us." Kuwabara nodded.
"Ok." he said. He called to Denji. "Hey, what's your problem?" Denji whirled, her eyes black.
"I hate all demons!! What's so hard to understand about that? I can't believe Koenma sent me here to baby sit."
"I am sure Koenma sent you here to be a help to us." Kurama spoke for the first time, his voice calm. "And you are part demon yourself, as is you companion. Doesn't that make hating all demons difficult?" Denji actually looked at Kurama, his soft voice fading some of her blind fury.
"Technically, yes, I'm part demon. But I'm Clan, so it's not the same. And Cordiers didn't know about his heritage for a long time, so he's different too."
Cordiers cocked his head to one side. "I really don't see the logic in your reasoning, how does the fact that I don't know about my heritage any different than these two?" He gestured towards Kurama and Hiei. Denji sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Simple... you don't know what being a demon is. You have demon blood, but you think and act like a human. That kept you alive for the first few weeks. Then we had that street fight and I decided that you were alright, even though you're a half-breed." She pointed at Kurama and Hiei. "But those two are pure demon and any pure demons I meet are dead."
"But you're Clan, you said. The Clan doesn't use their powers to kill." Kurama pointed out.
"The rules have changed. I no longer follow those Clan laws. But, I still obey Koenma and he's put me here to help you, so....." she paused, considering. "So, you two are safe from me until this is over. Afterwards, I can't make any promises."
Kuwabara looked questioningly at Yusuke. "Ok...That was weird, well whatever," he looked over at Hiei, "looks like you've got some enemies shrimp."
Hiei glowered at Kuwabara. "At least I'm not an idiot."
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