"Genkai, I've been having a strange feeling that all of this might somehow be linked to-"
"Hiei's sister, yes I know."
Kurama blinked, his mouth agape as he heard the old woman, shaking his head a little bit as he was unsure of what to say, which was definitely something different for the kitsune. "You…you knew this?"
Nodding Genkai walked to the back of the room and sat down in a small chair in front of a window, looking out into her garden full of flowers, bushes, and cherry blossom trees as the rain continued to fall down, small droplets racing down the glass. "Of course I knew. I am psychic you know. But I'm surprised no one else was able to notice, especially you."
"Well…we just assumed that it was a simple crush like the one he had on Botan. It only lasted until he-"
"Until he saw the videotape with Yukina on it," she finished, looking at him with lifted brows.
The Fox look down, running his slender fingers through his silken burgundy tousles, thinking to himself. It was so simple now. Why wasn't he able to detect that earlier? The depression, staring off into space and sighing with a soulless look…the signs were all there. "Why…why didn't you tell us if you were aware of the problem all this time Master Genkai," he asked slowly, approaching the chair she was in and standing beside it, watching both of their reflections in the window.
"Kuwabara said it himself," she answered with a small smile, folding her arms over her chest and looking down into her lap, "it's none of our business, and I was merely respecting his wishes."
"But Genkai-"
"You couldn't possibly understand the torment that boy is going through." Her voice came slightly harsher now, causing Kurama to take a small step back.
"I…suppose I do not…" He bowed his head slightly and closed his eyes, then turned back towards the door. "If you will excuse me, I'm going to have a word with Yusuke. Thank you."
The woman looked up at him and nodded, then smirked with her usual spunk and gazed back out the window, feeling like having some more tea. "Humph, if you're talking to the dimwit…make sure to talk slow."
Kurama couldn't help but laugh slightly, and covering his mouth as he went to the door he opened it with the other hand, shifting to the side as the black-haired spirit detective fell through and landed on the ground with a thud.
"Hey! Why don't ya give a guy some warning Kurama," he grumbled as he stood back up, trying to casually dust himself off.
"Forgive me Yusuke, I wasn't aware that you were eavesdropping," the youkai replied coolly, smiling down at him and then striding past him, his arms barely moving at his sides with each graceful step. "Come now, we need to leave."
"Nani?" Turning on his heel Yusuke followed behind him quickly, lacing his fingers together behind his head with a curious glint in his eye. "Where we goin?"
"To speak with Koenma."
"Koenma?! What for," he asked, his shoulders slumping a little bit. Man, he'd been having a perfectly good mission-free weekend too…
"Don't worry, we just need him to retrieve someone for us." Walking out of the doors and into the rain they both stepped out onto the first step, sighing in unison as they became almost instantly soaked without an umbrella or anything.
After a while Yusuke finally processed what his friend had just said and he blinked, turning to walk backwards beside the kitsune. "Who?"
"I shall explain on the way, now, let's go find-"
"…You rang?"
The two stopped as a figure stood in front of them, shadowed by a black umbrella that sheltered another, smaller frame under its roof. Shifting it a bit Koenma stood in his teenage form, wearing a black trench coat over his usual attire, which was a bit extravagant to go gallivanting around the Nigenkai in. Botan was beside him, wearing her black jacket and pants with the red trimming, her blue hair tied up into her customary high ponytail and she smiled brightly and waved.
"Hello hello, were you two looking for us?"
"Why yes, as a matter of fact we were…Would you mind stepping inside for a moment please?"