AN: ^_^ Greetings! Once again YAOI content ahead. You have been warned.

So at anyrate, I think things mostly stand on their own with this story even though its a sequal taking place directly after my last fic "The Evil Within". But the relationships might be a little confusing. This is, once again, a Yaoi HieixKurama fic with Yuusuke+Keiko and Kuwabara+Yukina. I do have an original charater in there but she simply exsists for plot development and to get everyone together. I'm fully aware I gave her a close connection to Kurama (them having a telepathic link amoung other things) but she is not romantically attached to him, nor he to her. But I enjoy plot twists and making the other chars confused and torturing them so ~shrug~ what can ya do? So in case you missed that, I HATE MARY-SUES AND THEREFORE PROMISE HOLLY IS NOT ONE. *ahem* Thank You. Disclaimer: Yu Yu Hakusho is not mine and sadly never will be. However Holly Summers and the Race of Sirine do belong to me. Reminder: *** means scene change, --- means POV change, and Songs will be in Poem format.

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"I'm not going back there... I WON'T!" Kurama let out a gasp of pain as he tried to block the sudden rise of panic and darkness that filled Holly's mind and flowed into his. Then like a light switch the panic was gone and Kurama opened his eyes that he hadn't realized he closed. To his surprise Holly was still visably tring to calm herself but Hiei had a hand on his shoulder and his Jagan was glowing.

Yuusuke was at Holly's side trying to figure out what was wrong with the Sirine, "Holly? What's wrong?"

Genkai opened her mouth to speak but Kurama beat her to it, "The Void... it holds everything that Holly fears."

Yuusuke looked from the Sirine to the Youko in confusion, "Void?"

Kurama, realizing the others hadn't been part of the Merge of Minds, had to explain, "Where she comes from, the realm the Sirines had been banished to six thousand years ago. There is nothing there, no plants, no light, no other beings but the Sirine. Just them and the bare stone that was left to build their homes."

"I see," Yuusuke gulped trying to imagine such a place.

Holly took a few calming breaths and Kurama turned his attention to comforting her, "We'll find another way, Holly."

Laughing bitterly, Holly shook her head, "No we won't... Genkai is right... Only the Original Thirteen will know what is wrong." She took another steadying breath. "I have to go back."



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Enma was enjoying some quiet while reading a human novel when his peace was disturbed by a rather loud Oni and his son. Grimcing he placed the facinating book down and glared at the two.

"Koenma this is not the best time to..." The Oni that normally stood as a sort of "gaurd" outside Enma's door was saying. What was his name?... Enma tried to think but came up at a loss.

"Henry, I need to speak with him about some family matters so please..." Koenma brushed aside the Oni and continued toward his father.

Enma smiled at the slightly nervous steps of his son, the kid was so easy to scare. But at the same time the boy reminded him very much of Megumi, the boy's mother. He looked just like her in his 'older' form. Enma shook his head to clear the thought... obviously his son had soemthing imprtant to speak with him about. "Family Matters?" Enma loved the way his voice boomed through the corridor making the Oni grovel in fright.

"Harultoryo is planning to go back to The Void to-"

"WHAT?!!!" Enma couldn't stop the flare in his temper. Shrinking down to a more mobil size he stomped up to his son and glared down at him. "Tell me you're joking."

Even Koenma began to cower in his father's anger, "That's what I had thought but-"

"Where is she?" Enma growled dangerously.

"I-in my office," Koenma pointed out the door.



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"I still don't think that was a good idea to send Koenma to go speak with Enma about this," Botan was saying chewing on the sleeve of her kimono.

Holly smiled, "I need Grandfather's help to be able to take them with me." She gestered to the Spirit Detectives.

"That doesn't explain why Koenma had to go, you can enter the chambers just as easily," The Oni known as George was saying.

Holly's face erupted into an evil smirk, "They don't talk enough. They really should have more time together... so I'm forcing them to..."

"You really are a Goddess of Death," George muttered.

Holly laughed, "I suppose by default I would be wouldn't I?"

"That's almost as weird as Botan being Shinigami," Kuwabara joked, laughing as well.

"Or The Toddler being the King of Hell!" Yuusuke joined the bantering while Botan and George seathed in embarassment.

Kurama had to laugh softly at the scene from his place leaning against the wall. A Pair of Blood Red eyes looked up at him and he quickly stopped. "Sorry... You don't find them amuzing Hiei?"

Hiei shrugged and looked back over at the Sirine, "She is just as bad as the stupid humans."

"She's making up for never being allowed to be a kid," Kurama said softly so no one else would hear. "Smiling and laughing... Its a freedom to her being allowed to express her emotions."

"Weaknesses all of them," Hiei scowled.

"You really think Holly is weak?" Kurama couldn't read Hiei's expression and that troubled him. Normally he could at least tell what the Fire Demon was feeling about the conversation. But latey Hiei had withdrawn himself even more than usual.

"Hn," Was the only reply before the door burst open and a rather angry Enma stalked through the door.



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Enma instantly glared down on his granddaughter as he entered the room. Her back was to him and he had to remind himself to speak instead of grabbing her forcfully to turn her around. "What is the meaning of this?"

"Oh Grandpa!" Holly swung around, her long purple hair swirled about her, only controlled slightly by the bells that made a sort of 'ponytailed' style to it. "That was fast!" She smiled up at him, Sirine in every ounce of her being, Enma noted in slight annoyence.

"I will not hear of you going back to that... that..." his anger fogged mind not able to come up with a proper word to describe the proper prison that held Murakami, the bane of all exsistance.

"Void?" Holly finished for him. "I have to Grandfather. Kurama is still gathering energy and I can't stop it. It's my fault..."

"Then the stupid Youko can go back to the Makai!" Enma inturpted the girl's explaination. "Its where he belongs anyway."

"No wait a min-" The black-haired human began speaking.

"That's not true or fair and you know it," Holly crossed her arms and stared Enma straight in the eyes, making it rather clear she was not afraid of him.

Enma ground his teeth in the injustice of it all, the girl was only afraid of one person... and it wasn't him and by all that was Mighty it should have been!

"Father, I believe Harultoryo is correct this time," Koenma broke the glareing contest by stating.

The Sirine's mouth twitched in what would have been a smirk if she hadn't stopped it. Enma ground his teeth a little harder before releasing them and spitting out, "Fine! And I suppose you want me to open a gateway in so that these misfits can go with you?"

Holly smiled sunnily at him, "If you would be so kind."

Enma nodded, temper still not completely down, at least she was taking backup with her. If Murakami, or one of her henchmen, laid another finger on his granddaughter... he'd kill them and make sure they stayed dead.



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AN:Ok I had to rework the first chapter, so if you read it awhile ago you might notice some changes. I just reread it before writting this chapter and I must say I'm disgusted with myself... how many times did I switch points of view?

Ick... Ok anyway so I hope you enjoyed this one. And I hope no one has noticed too much but I recently had to reformat my machine and as a result I no longer have a word processer... I need to reinstall. I'm trying to be careful with my spelling and grammer but if there are mistakes, I'm sorry!

Oh! I also wanted to note that "six thousand years ago" is when I'm saying the human world was created and is also when the Sirine were banished. Just so no one is confused if I use the same time frame on thosein the future.

Please Review after reading... even if only to tell me you're there ^_^ It's nice to know.