Kokoro No Kaitou : Once Lost, Now Found
Chapter 12
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Naomi sighed. She hated bookwork. It was so…
"Boring…" Chuu sighed, throwing his book to the side.
The four of them were in the Reikai library, trying to find any information on the sendings. Yusuke and Kuwabara had gone to the other side of the immense room, trying to find some information on the moon. So Chuu and Naomi had grabbed a pile of books, sat down at a table (and propped their feet up in unison - neither felt comfortable sitting regularly), and started going through them. Neither had found anything of interest though…
Naomi pulled out her necklace, and started playing with it. It had been her mother's, but she had given it to her when she was five. It was a silver crescent moon on a thin chain of silver, and was always shiny, no matter what.
That's why she liked it… And it was also the only piece of jewelry that she would ever wear…
"Yeah, it is pretty boring, Chuu-kun." She said, holding the necklace up in the light.
The Australian warrior sighed and let his forehead hit the table. "Why'd we have to get the bookwork? I'd rather be fighting something…"
The necklace spun slightly, catching the light from above.
"I wonder where my mom got this thing…" Naomi wondered aloud.
"It is the key to your mother's future."
Naomi looked at Chuu, confusion written on her pretty face. "What? Why did you say that, Chuu?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Why did I say that I'd rather fight?"
"No, after that."
"I didn't say anything." He said slowly.
Naomi was confused again. "Then who did?"
I did.
Naomi looked down at her side, and saw a little girl standing there, looking up at her. She was a petite child, with long black hair that fell to her ankles, and sea-green eyes. She wore a white dress, and was barefoot.
"And who are you?" Naomi asked.
"What are you talking about?" Chuu asked. "You know who I am."
"Shut up, Chuu. Not now." She hissed. He blinked, and she looked back to the girl.
"Who are you?"
That necklace…it's your mother's destiny and your own. When the time comes, you may have to choose…
"Choose what?"
That is to be decided later. For now, you must take care of that necklace, and never let it fall into her hands.
"Who?" Naomi asked, turning to face her.
The evil one…
"Hey, Naomi, Chuu! Come here! We may have found something!" Yusuke called.
Naomi glanced up at him, and looked down to where the girl was - or at least, had been. She was gone now.
She stood slowly, and started walking towards the tantei. "What is it?"
"I think you'll be pretty interested." He said, smirking.
~*~
Dawn yawned, and tried to balance the pencil on her nose, only to have it fall into her lap again. She sighed, and looked over at Suzuka, who was busy with something at his desk.
"How's it comin', blondie?"
He growled. "For the last time, I'm not blondie!"
She shrugged. "You look like a blonde to me."
"Stop it. You're being annoying." Hiei said. He was standing on the other side of the room, his arms folded over his chest.
Midori was upstairs, doing something - nobody was quite sure what the hyperactive phoenix was doing. She had found an entire bag of sugar, and had downed it all at once. 'It's just like having hundreds of pixie stix!' She'd exclaimed, before giggling like mad. But then again, that was just the way that she was.
Suzuka went back to whatever he was doing. "Well, I'm almost done. These bugs seem to have an attraction to a certain kind of person - they are drawn to humans the most, because they can get more moisture quickly. We'll need a human to volunteer to let the bugs chase him - or her - into a large containment field, where you three pyros can roast their asses."
A grin slowly crawled onto Dawn's face. "And I know just the person dumb enough to do it."
~*~
"Nuh-uh, no way I'm gonna let some of those bugs chase me all the way back here!" Kano exclaimed, waving his hands to emphasis his point.
"Nonsense, Kano-kun!" Dawn said, laughing lightly. "You'll be perfectly safe - that is, unless the catch you. But you're fast, so I trust that you'll make it."
"Kuro-chan, I'll be in the containment field when you get there! I'll make sure that the bugs can't get you!" Midori said, smiling.
"No! And that's final!" He said, crossing his arms.
Midori pouted. "Kuro-chan, please?"
"No!"
"Pretty please with sugar on top?"
"No!"
"Pretty please with sugar, some raspberries, cherries, and chocolate on top?"
"NO!"
Dawn cracked her knuckles. "Okay. Would you change your mind if I told you that if you said 'no' one more time, I'd rip your balls off with my bare hands?"
Kano paled, and turned away from her slightly. "You w-wouldn't."
His twin smiled sweetly. "Wouldn't I, Kano-chan?"
He sighed. "Fine. I'll do it." He glared at her. "But only for the sake of saving myself from my evil sister's wrath."
Midori grinned. "I should use that threat sometime - it seems to work."
Dawn grinned as well. "Always does."
"Alright. If you guys are done playing around, I think we need to get to work." Suzuka said.
~*~
Youko slammed against a tree, and fell back to the ground, coughing up some blood. One more attack like that, and he'd revert to his human form - and that would be bad. Very bad.
When he had resurfaced, Tsuki and Amaya had been standing there. The raven-haired tennyo had said that she needed Amaya to come with her, but his mate had refused. And after that, Tsuki had changed. Something was strange about her…she was aggressive.
She had sent Amaya flying, and had pinned her to a tree with her rei-ki, and had then moved on to him.
He had been flung into several trees, and he hadn't even managed to land a hit on his mate's twin.
"Are you ready to give up, kokitsune?" Tsuki asked lazily, a hand on her hip.
She wasn't in her normal attire either. As soon as Amaya had refused, her kimono had changed to something entirely different - a tight shirt cut low to reveal quite the bust, and a dress with a slit all the way up on both sides. Both were all black in color. She also had matching gloves that came to her elbows, and were covered in straps. Her hair remained the same, but her eyes had changed to a molten gold.
Youko spit out some blood. "What the hell are you? You aren't the Tsuki that I met seventeen years ago."
She flipped some of her hair over her shoulder. "That's none of your business."
Amaya tried to break the bonds that held her. "Tsuki, stop hurting him!!"
The tennyo turned back towards her twin, her face emotionless. "I can't. He's in my way. And as long as he is, then he'll have to be killed."
Amaya growled, and her rei-ki flared up. It lashed out at her twin, but wasn't strong enough to do more than make a small cut across Tsuki's left cheek.
She lightly touched her cheek, then smirked. "So, you do still have some power, little tennyo."
Youko dived at Tsuki, his rosewhip drawn. He slashed at her, but she dodged. His eyes widened.
Damn, she's fast! But where did she g-
A hard punch drove into his stomach, and that was it. He reverted into his human form.
Tsuki smirked. "Kokitsune, you thought that you could hit me?"
Kurama struggled, because the wind had been knocked out of him from that last blow.
The tennyo sauntered over to him, and took his jaw in her hand. "You know, I can see why Amaya likes you. You're rather cute."
He spat in her face, and she punched him, knocking him out.
"Kurama-kun!" Amaya exclaimed.
"Don't worry. You'll be much worse off then your 'Kurama-kun'." Tsuki said, rising slowly. She looked back at her twin. "Because you're going to help me with my little problem."
~*~
"Who is she?" Naomi asked, trailing her hand over the page in the book.
"That's some tennyo, and I thought she looked a lot like your mom." Yusuke said.
"Yusuke's righ'." Chuu said, leaning over Naomi's shoulder to see. "It does look a lot like Amaya."
"Where did you guys find this?" She asked, still staring at the picture.
Kuwabara and Yusuke exchanged glances.
"Uh…well, let's say we weren't looking where we were supposed to." Yusuke said, laughing nervously.
"Like where?" Naomi asked, glancing up at him briefly.
"The Reikai vaults." Kuwabara said. "It's where they keep everyone's files and stuff. And we were trying to find our own files, and this book fell out of nowhere."
"It's a book on every tennyo ever born. It lists their family, and their powers, and whether or not they died - everything about them." Yusuke said.
"Why? Why would someone keep a book like this?" Naomi asked.
"Because tennyos are rare and wanted, like koorime are."
The four of them turned around to see Yukina standing there.
"Yukina-san!" Kuwabara exclaimed, jumping to his feet.
She smiled kindly at him. "Kazuma-san, it's good to see you again."
He grabbed her hands. "It's been too long, baby."
She just smiled, having no clue why Kuwabara had just called her 'baby' again. She was always confused when he talked to her like that.
Naomi blinked. "Hey, you look a lot like-"
Yusuke clamped his hand over her mouth, muffling Hiei's name.
She growled, and bit him. He quickly let go, and glared right back.
"You didn't have to bite me." He said.
She ignored him, and turned back to the petite koorime. "Still, why would they keep a record of all the tennyos?"
Yukina smiled. "Let's go sit and talk about it. There's a lot to tell you."
~*~
Author's notes : I apologize for the shortness of this chapter, but I want to keep it suspenseful (and drawn out. This is the last fic of this series! I want to make it last!).
I'd like to extend this offer once more - does anyone want to be added to the mailing list? That means you'll be sent an e-mail every time I update. And if you ask, I'll send you an e-mail with any update for any story.
Also, I wrote a story called The New Guys! Or New Girls, which will be quite funny. It's mainly a comedy, though I may add some romance. It's just to see if people will like it, so if you read it and review, I may be extra nice and post the next chapter of this story sooner... *hint hint wink wink*
Also, I'm planning on writing a Naruto fic. It's AU, Sasuke x Sakura, Hinata x Naruto, and maybe Kakashi x Kurenai. It should be really good - I'd like to try breaking away from Yu Yu Hakusho, and see how that does.
miyako14 : No, that's not fair! Choose one, and stick with it! I know, I'm mean. ^_____^
Kagome0102 : Nope, you guessed right. It's Tsuki.
LuckyKoorime : I read and I reviewed, and I lied! I said there would be some Dawn / Hiei fluff in this chapter, but it didn't fit in anywhere. Sorry!!
Suzaku no miko : Now you know! And yes, we all want to hold Youko, because he is a damn sexy beast. ^____^
Cricket-chan : Yay! A new reviewer! I really like that! ^___________^ By the way, Cricket-chan is a really cute name.
Katie E. : It's kinda sad that he's waaaaaaay older than her, and he fights, yet he's still the weaker one. But then again, despite the fact that she's more powerful, her powers are healing based.
Dew-Drop Viper : No, but they'll find out who the little girl is in the next chapter, most likely.
Mah : I'm not sure. I'm still debating that.
Blue Pixie Dust : Yeah, he got really mad!
DarkVixenNisha : Okay, here's the update.
Story Weaver1 : Yeah, but Midori didn't have a kid and then get abandoned by the idiot that didn't listen to the clairoyant girl. It's a bit different for them - and besides, we all know that Youko is VERY arrogant. But there should be some fluff a bit later.
Review!!
Chapter 12
~*~
Naomi sighed. She hated bookwork. It was so…
"Boring…" Chuu sighed, throwing his book to the side.
The four of them were in the Reikai library, trying to find any information on the sendings. Yusuke and Kuwabara had gone to the other side of the immense room, trying to find some information on the moon. So Chuu and Naomi had grabbed a pile of books, sat down at a table (and propped their feet up in unison - neither felt comfortable sitting regularly), and started going through them. Neither had found anything of interest though…
Naomi pulled out her necklace, and started playing with it. It had been her mother's, but she had given it to her when she was five. It was a silver crescent moon on a thin chain of silver, and was always shiny, no matter what.
That's why she liked it… And it was also the only piece of jewelry that she would ever wear…
"Yeah, it is pretty boring, Chuu-kun." She said, holding the necklace up in the light.
The Australian warrior sighed and let his forehead hit the table. "Why'd we have to get the bookwork? I'd rather be fighting something…"
The necklace spun slightly, catching the light from above.
"I wonder where my mom got this thing…" Naomi wondered aloud.
"It is the key to your mother's future."
Naomi looked at Chuu, confusion written on her pretty face. "What? Why did you say that, Chuu?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Why did I say that I'd rather fight?"
"No, after that."
"I didn't say anything." He said slowly.
Naomi was confused again. "Then who did?"
I did.
Naomi looked down at her side, and saw a little girl standing there, looking up at her. She was a petite child, with long black hair that fell to her ankles, and sea-green eyes. She wore a white dress, and was barefoot.
"And who are you?" Naomi asked.
"What are you talking about?" Chuu asked. "You know who I am."
"Shut up, Chuu. Not now." She hissed. He blinked, and she looked back to the girl.
"Who are you?"
That necklace…it's your mother's destiny and your own. When the time comes, you may have to choose…
"Choose what?"
That is to be decided later. For now, you must take care of that necklace, and never let it fall into her hands.
"Who?" Naomi asked, turning to face her.
The evil one…
"Hey, Naomi, Chuu! Come here! We may have found something!" Yusuke called.
Naomi glanced up at him, and looked down to where the girl was - or at least, had been. She was gone now.
She stood slowly, and started walking towards the tantei. "What is it?"
"I think you'll be pretty interested." He said, smirking.
~*~
Dawn yawned, and tried to balance the pencil on her nose, only to have it fall into her lap again. She sighed, and looked over at Suzuka, who was busy with something at his desk.
"How's it comin', blondie?"
He growled. "For the last time, I'm not blondie!"
She shrugged. "You look like a blonde to me."
"Stop it. You're being annoying." Hiei said. He was standing on the other side of the room, his arms folded over his chest.
Midori was upstairs, doing something - nobody was quite sure what the hyperactive phoenix was doing. She had found an entire bag of sugar, and had downed it all at once. 'It's just like having hundreds of pixie stix!' She'd exclaimed, before giggling like mad. But then again, that was just the way that she was.
Suzuka went back to whatever he was doing. "Well, I'm almost done. These bugs seem to have an attraction to a certain kind of person - they are drawn to humans the most, because they can get more moisture quickly. We'll need a human to volunteer to let the bugs chase him - or her - into a large containment field, where you three pyros can roast their asses."
A grin slowly crawled onto Dawn's face. "And I know just the person dumb enough to do it."
~*~
"Nuh-uh, no way I'm gonna let some of those bugs chase me all the way back here!" Kano exclaimed, waving his hands to emphasis his point.
"Nonsense, Kano-kun!" Dawn said, laughing lightly. "You'll be perfectly safe - that is, unless the catch you. But you're fast, so I trust that you'll make it."
"Kuro-chan, I'll be in the containment field when you get there! I'll make sure that the bugs can't get you!" Midori said, smiling.
"No! And that's final!" He said, crossing his arms.
Midori pouted. "Kuro-chan, please?"
"No!"
"Pretty please with sugar on top?"
"No!"
"Pretty please with sugar, some raspberries, cherries, and chocolate on top?"
"NO!"
Dawn cracked her knuckles. "Okay. Would you change your mind if I told you that if you said 'no' one more time, I'd rip your balls off with my bare hands?"
Kano paled, and turned away from her slightly. "You w-wouldn't."
His twin smiled sweetly. "Wouldn't I, Kano-chan?"
He sighed. "Fine. I'll do it." He glared at her. "But only for the sake of saving myself from my evil sister's wrath."
Midori grinned. "I should use that threat sometime - it seems to work."
Dawn grinned as well. "Always does."
"Alright. If you guys are done playing around, I think we need to get to work." Suzuka said.
~*~
Youko slammed against a tree, and fell back to the ground, coughing up some blood. One more attack like that, and he'd revert to his human form - and that would be bad. Very bad.
When he had resurfaced, Tsuki and Amaya had been standing there. The raven-haired tennyo had said that she needed Amaya to come with her, but his mate had refused. And after that, Tsuki had changed. Something was strange about her…she was aggressive.
She had sent Amaya flying, and had pinned her to a tree with her rei-ki, and had then moved on to him.
He had been flung into several trees, and he hadn't even managed to land a hit on his mate's twin.
"Are you ready to give up, kokitsune?" Tsuki asked lazily, a hand on her hip.
She wasn't in her normal attire either. As soon as Amaya had refused, her kimono had changed to something entirely different - a tight shirt cut low to reveal quite the bust, and a dress with a slit all the way up on both sides. Both were all black in color. She also had matching gloves that came to her elbows, and were covered in straps. Her hair remained the same, but her eyes had changed to a molten gold.
Youko spit out some blood. "What the hell are you? You aren't the Tsuki that I met seventeen years ago."
She flipped some of her hair over her shoulder. "That's none of your business."
Amaya tried to break the bonds that held her. "Tsuki, stop hurting him!!"
The tennyo turned back towards her twin, her face emotionless. "I can't. He's in my way. And as long as he is, then he'll have to be killed."
Amaya growled, and her rei-ki flared up. It lashed out at her twin, but wasn't strong enough to do more than make a small cut across Tsuki's left cheek.
She lightly touched her cheek, then smirked. "So, you do still have some power, little tennyo."
Youko dived at Tsuki, his rosewhip drawn. He slashed at her, but she dodged. His eyes widened.
Damn, she's fast! But where did she g-
A hard punch drove into his stomach, and that was it. He reverted into his human form.
Tsuki smirked. "Kokitsune, you thought that you could hit me?"
Kurama struggled, because the wind had been knocked out of him from that last blow.
The tennyo sauntered over to him, and took his jaw in her hand. "You know, I can see why Amaya likes you. You're rather cute."
He spat in her face, and she punched him, knocking him out.
"Kurama-kun!" Amaya exclaimed.
"Don't worry. You'll be much worse off then your 'Kurama-kun'." Tsuki said, rising slowly. She looked back at her twin. "Because you're going to help me with my little problem."
~*~
"Who is she?" Naomi asked, trailing her hand over the page in the book.
"That's some tennyo, and I thought she looked a lot like your mom." Yusuke said.
"Yusuke's righ'." Chuu said, leaning over Naomi's shoulder to see. "It does look a lot like Amaya."
"Where did you guys find this?" She asked, still staring at the picture.
Kuwabara and Yusuke exchanged glances.
"Uh…well, let's say we weren't looking where we were supposed to." Yusuke said, laughing nervously.
"Like where?" Naomi asked, glancing up at him briefly.
"The Reikai vaults." Kuwabara said. "It's where they keep everyone's files and stuff. And we were trying to find our own files, and this book fell out of nowhere."
"It's a book on every tennyo ever born. It lists their family, and their powers, and whether or not they died - everything about them." Yusuke said.
"Why? Why would someone keep a book like this?" Naomi asked.
"Because tennyos are rare and wanted, like koorime are."
The four of them turned around to see Yukina standing there.
"Yukina-san!" Kuwabara exclaimed, jumping to his feet.
She smiled kindly at him. "Kazuma-san, it's good to see you again."
He grabbed her hands. "It's been too long, baby."
She just smiled, having no clue why Kuwabara had just called her 'baby' again. She was always confused when he talked to her like that.
Naomi blinked. "Hey, you look a lot like-"
Yusuke clamped his hand over her mouth, muffling Hiei's name.
She growled, and bit him. He quickly let go, and glared right back.
"You didn't have to bite me." He said.
She ignored him, and turned back to the petite koorime. "Still, why would they keep a record of all the tennyos?"
Yukina smiled. "Let's go sit and talk about it. There's a lot to tell you."
~*~
Author's notes : I apologize for the shortness of this chapter, but I want to keep it suspenseful (and drawn out. This is the last fic of this series! I want to make it last!).
I'd like to extend this offer once more - does anyone want to be added to the mailing list? That means you'll be sent an e-mail every time I update. And if you ask, I'll send you an e-mail with any update for any story.
Also, I wrote a story called The New Guys! Or New Girls, which will be quite funny. It's mainly a comedy, though I may add some romance. It's just to see if people will like it, so if you read it and review, I may be extra nice and post the next chapter of this story sooner... *hint hint wink wink*
Also, I'm planning on writing a Naruto fic. It's AU, Sasuke x Sakura, Hinata x Naruto, and maybe Kakashi x Kurenai. It should be really good - I'd like to try breaking away from Yu Yu Hakusho, and see how that does.
miyako14 : No, that's not fair! Choose one, and stick with it! I know, I'm mean. ^_____^
Kagome0102 : Nope, you guessed right. It's Tsuki.
LuckyKoorime : I read and I reviewed, and I lied! I said there would be some Dawn / Hiei fluff in this chapter, but it didn't fit in anywhere. Sorry!!
Suzaku no miko : Now you know! And yes, we all want to hold Youko, because he is a damn sexy beast. ^____^
Cricket-chan : Yay! A new reviewer! I really like that! ^___________^ By the way, Cricket-chan is a really cute name.
Katie E. : It's kinda sad that he's waaaaaaay older than her, and he fights, yet he's still the weaker one. But then again, despite the fact that she's more powerful, her powers are healing based.
Dew-Drop Viper : No, but they'll find out who the little girl is in the next chapter, most likely.
Mah : I'm not sure. I'm still debating that.
Blue Pixie Dust : Yeah, he got really mad!
DarkVixenNisha : Okay, here's the update.
Story Weaver1 : Yeah, but Midori didn't have a kid and then get abandoned by the idiot that didn't listen to the clairoyant girl. It's a bit different for them - and besides, we all know that Youko is VERY arrogant. But there should be some fluff a bit later.
Review!!