I hope you like how the story is coming so far. As promised this chapter
will include the meeting in Genkai's office. It will also include a special
guest surprise as Kata's assistant/guardian who will appear at other places
in the future. So, let's get started...
Katana's strode across the darkened lawns toward the Forbidden Forest, her mind only half on her mission. The other half was busy trying to keep her walking away from the school with her dignity and self-control maintained. She struggled to keep her thoughts from trailing to all those pulsing hearts so close together. She had felt her, thought to be, iron will beginning to waver when they brought in a whole group more.
"You're out a bit early. Was the pull that strong? Or were the little humans too much for the big, scary, vampire to handle?" a voice taunted her from the treetops.
"I'd forgotten what it was like to be near so many of them in an enclosed space like that," she answered with a smirk. "If anything, the pull was nearly drowned out by the almost deafening sound of those young, beating hearts."
"What will you do for the remainder of the mission then?" the voice almost indistinguishably softening.
Katana moved to sit down at the base of a tree, leaning her head back to rest against the bark. "I'm sure I can manage, I always have."
"That's why you have so many scars," the man appearing beside her reminded harshly.
"That's why I've survived," she returned, opening one eye to glare at her guardian. "Remind me why I agreed to this job, Touya."
"Because you weren't in the mood to go to hell for that massacre in Kyoto," he replied.
"Oh, yes... that waiter was being very rude, so I ripped out his heart and fed to him while it was still beating. Of course, I got a rush and had to kill everyone in the restaurant. Silly me, I had to kill the brother of the current spirit detective," she seemed almost nostalgic.
"What I don't understand is why they gave you this job," Touya said, eerily not in the least bit irked by the little reverie.
"I'm still not sure exactly why they made me a spirit detective in the first place either, but I at least know why I get the international jobs," she said. "And so do you... I have a meeting in a little bit, I think you should be there. You don't have to, but think about it." She got up and returned to the castle, leaving her guardian alone in the twilight of the approaching comfort of night.
"Peeves, I haven't got the time to deal with you," Katana mutter to the poltergeist swooping around her.
"Ooh, nasty Katana still has a temper," Peeves's irritation ability was at an all-time high.
"Nasty Katana's temper may knock you into the next century if you don't leave it alone," she countered, her tone dangerous.
"Nasty Katana thinks she scary," Peeves continued.
"Peeves, a warning: Nasty Katana is hungry." Nasty Kata walked away leaving irritating Peeves hanging in the air.
Katana had been on her on her way back to the Great Hall to get the other tantei when she was interrupted yet again.
"Excuse me, Katana," a female voice said, its owner catching up to her. "We met on the train. I'm Hermione."
"I know, I don't forget anyone that easily."
"Right, um, anyway. These are my friends, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley," Hermione said, indicating her male companions.
"Really? You just made thing a whole lot easier on me," she seemed mildly interested. "Harry, I need you to go wait in Genkai's office while I go get the other tantei." She didn't give further explanation.
"Do you want us to come with you, Harry?" Hermione asked him after Katana had rounded the corner.
"Yeah, I do, but she kinda implied that she only wanted me there. Plus it might be Professor Genkai who wants to talk to me," he explained. "In any case, I think I should go alone. Don't worry, I'll tell you what she's like," he added.
"Right, good luck then," Ron said.
"Thanks, I might need it," Harry said, turning in the direction of the office. When he reached it, he knocked and waited for an answer. He heard the voice of his teacher telling him to come in so he did.
There had been yet another drastic change to the office since h had last been in it. It was much plainer now, al l the pictures and plates on the walls replace a only a few wall scrolls with kanji written on them. There were a few well-organized bookcases on one wall with all kinds of books in both English and Japanese on all kinds of things from spells and spirit wardings to martial arts and healing. The desk was nearly bare save for a small, neat pile if scrolls. In another corner was a group of objects most likely used for martial arts training judging by the punching bag and nun chucks hanging on the wall, though there were a number of object Harry didn't recognize, like a something that looked like a spike sticking out of a wooden board lying on the floor. The main floor was completely cleared.
His teacher had been kneeling on the floor, but she stood as he entered and bowed at the waist. He returned the gesture as she asked him to remove his shoes. He did so, though a bit confused about it.
"What can I do for you, Mr. Potter?" asked Genkai.
"Well, actually... That girl, Katana, told me to come wait here while she got the rest of... something," he explained as best he could.
"She found out who you are and decided to gather everyone together right away," Genkai said more to herself than to Harry.
"Sorry, what?"
"The new students are undercover spirit detectives sent to help resolve the Voldemort case because the British Aurors aren't able to," she said simply. "And that's all I'll explain for now. You'll get the rest when they get here."
Harry had no response to that. But he didn't need one because just then, the others got there. They took off their shoes without being told and arranged themselves near Harry in front of Genkai.
"Oi, baba. Nanda are?" Yusuke was the first to speak. [Hey, grandma. What is it?]
"Speak English, baka," Genkai told him.
"Iie, iyada," he was being stubborn. [No, I don't wanna.]
"Yusuke, you're being childish and stubborn. It's a wonder you completed any cases," Katana commented. "Though you had a load of help." Her gaze shifted toward Kurama and Hiei.
"Oi, who the hell are you?" Yusuke demanded.
"My, Koenma keeps you quite out of the loop, doesn't he? I'm the other spirit detective assigned to this case," she explained slowly as if speaking to a child.
"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt," Harry... interrupted. "But what's going on?"
"I was wondering the same thing," Kuwabara spoke up.
"Genkai, do you want to explain, or should I?" Katana offered.
"I think you have more of the details," she answered.
"Right. I'll start at, well close to what might be considered the beginning for Harry. Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, and I are spirit detectives; Kuwabara just kind of comes along and helps them a bit. They take care of the spirit case files in for parts of Japan and the Makai, demon world. My guardian, my partner, and I take care of... well, pretty much the rest of the world. We get our assignments from Koenma, the son of the lord of the dead, King Yama. Basically, we're like aurors for the spirit world. Are you with me so far?" Harry gave a noncommittal grunt and nodded his head so she continued.
"The spirit world knows about the prophecy, but thought you could use a bit of extra help. I think two demons, a half demon, a vampire, a Ferry girl to the River Styx, and a bunch of humans can handle one power-hungry nutcase and his minions. If we can't, I'll be deeply ashamed and the human race will be doomed."
When she finished Yusuke spoke right away. "That still doest tell us who you are."
"I'm Katana, vampire spirit detective of earth."
Man, what a weird chapter... Sorry about that. At least now you have some clue what's going on.
Reader: Half of what you said was completely ridiculous!
Me: be quiet, I know that, no need to rub it in...
Really-mean-reader: your writing is rubbish!
Me: Sod off! *takes out Hiei's katana*
RMR: crap...
Really Mean Reader after I'm through with him: @.@ owwww...
Me: that will teach you to call my brilliant *not really* writing rubbish.
Katana's strode across the darkened lawns toward the Forbidden Forest, her mind only half on her mission. The other half was busy trying to keep her walking away from the school with her dignity and self-control maintained. She struggled to keep her thoughts from trailing to all those pulsing hearts so close together. She had felt her, thought to be, iron will beginning to waver when they brought in a whole group more.
"You're out a bit early. Was the pull that strong? Or were the little humans too much for the big, scary, vampire to handle?" a voice taunted her from the treetops.
"I'd forgotten what it was like to be near so many of them in an enclosed space like that," she answered with a smirk. "If anything, the pull was nearly drowned out by the almost deafening sound of those young, beating hearts."
"What will you do for the remainder of the mission then?" the voice almost indistinguishably softening.
Katana moved to sit down at the base of a tree, leaning her head back to rest against the bark. "I'm sure I can manage, I always have."
"That's why you have so many scars," the man appearing beside her reminded harshly.
"That's why I've survived," she returned, opening one eye to glare at her guardian. "Remind me why I agreed to this job, Touya."
"Because you weren't in the mood to go to hell for that massacre in Kyoto," he replied.
"Oh, yes... that waiter was being very rude, so I ripped out his heart and fed to him while it was still beating. Of course, I got a rush and had to kill everyone in the restaurant. Silly me, I had to kill the brother of the current spirit detective," she seemed almost nostalgic.
"What I don't understand is why they gave you this job," Touya said, eerily not in the least bit irked by the little reverie.
"I'm still not sure exactly why they made me a spirit detective in the first place either, but I at least know why I get the international jobs," she said. "And so do you... I have a meeting in a little bit, I think you should be there. You don't have to, but think about it." She got up and returned to the castle, leaving her guardian alone in the twilight of the approaching comfort of night.
"Peeves, I haven't got the time to deal with you," Katana mutter to the poltergeist swooping around her.
"Ooh, nasty Katana still has a temper," Peeves's irritation ability was at an all-time high.
"Nasty Katana's temper may knock you into the next century if you don't leave it alone," she countered, her tone dangerous.
"Nasty Katana thinks she scary," Peeves continued.
"Peeves, a warning: Nasty Katana is hungry." Nasty Kata walked away leaving irritating Peeves hanging in the air.
Katana had been on her on her way back to the Great Hall to get the other tantei when she was interrupted yet again.
"Excuse me, Katana," a female voice said, its owner catching up to her. "We met on the train. I'm Hermione."
"I know, I don't forget anyone that easily."
"Right, um, anyway. These are my friends, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley," Hermione said, indicating her male companions.
"Really? You just made thing a whole lot easier on me," she seemed mildly interested. "Harry, I need you to go wait in Genkai's office while I go get the other tantei." She didn't give further explanation.
"Do you want us to come with you, Harry?" Hermione asked him after Katana had rounded the corner.
"Yeah, I do, but she kinda implied that she only wanted me there. Plus it might be Professor Genkai who wants to talk to me," he explained. "In any case, I think I should go alone. Don't worry, I'll tell you what she's like," he added.
"Right, good luck then," Ron said.
"Thanks, I might need it," Harry said, turning in the direction of the office. When he reached it, he knocked and waited for an answer. He heard the voice of his teacher telling him to come in so he did.
There had been yet another drastic change to the office since h had last been in it. It was much plainer now, al l the pictures and plates on the walls replace a only a few wall scrolls with kanji written on them. There were a few well-organized bookcases on one wall with all kinds of books in both English and Japanese on all kinds of things from spells and spirit wardings to martial arts and healing. The desk was nearly bare save for a small, neat pile if scrolls. In another corner was a group of objects most likely used for martial arts training judging by the punching bag and nun chucks hanging on the wall, though there were a number of object Harry didn't recognize, like a something that looked like a spike sticking out of a wooden board lying on the floor. The main floor was completely cleared.
His teacher had been kneeling on the floor, but she stood as he entered and bowed at the waist. He returned the gesture as she asked him to remove his shoes. He did so, though a bit confused about it.
"What can I do for you, Mr. Potter?" asked Genkai.
"Well, actually... That girl, Katana, told me to come wait here while she got the rest of... something," he explained as best he could.
"She found out who you are and decided to gather everyone together right away," Genkai said more to herself than to Harry.
"Sorry, what?"
"The new students are undercover spirit detectives sent to help resolve the Voldemort case because the British Aurors aren't able to," she said simply. "And that's all I'll explain for now. You'll get the rest when they get here."
Harry had no response to that. But he didn't need one because just then, the others got there. They took off their shoes without being told and arranged themselves near Harry in front of Genkai.
"Oi, baba. Nanda are?" Yusuke was the first to speak. [Hey, grandma. What is it?]
"Speak English, baka," Genkai told him.
"Iie, iyada," he was being stubborn. [No, I don't wanna.]
"Yusuke, you're being childish and stubborn. It's a wonder you completed any cases," Katana commented. "Though you had a load of help." Her gaze shifted toward Kurama and Hiei.
"Oi, who the hell are you?" Yusuke demanded.
"My, Koenma keeps you quite out of the loop, doesn't he? I'm the other spirit detective assigned to this case," she explained slowly as if speaking to a child.
"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt," Harry... interrupted. "But what's going on?"
"I was wondering the same thing," Kuwabara spoke up.
"Genkai, do you want to explain, or should I?" Katana offered.
"I think you have more of the details," she answered.
"Right. I'll start at, well close to what might be considered the beginning for Harry. Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, and I are spirit detectives; Kuwabara just kind of comes along and helps them a bit. They take care of the spirit case files in for parts of Japan and the Makai, demon world. My guardian, my partner, and I take care of... well, pretty much the rest of the world. We get our assignments from Koenma, the son of the lord of the dead, King Yama. Basically, we're like aurors for the spirit world. Are you with me so far?" Harry gave a noncommittal grunt and nodded his head so she continued.
"The spirit world knows about the prophecy, but thought you could use a bit of extra help. I think two demons, a half demon, a vampire, a Ferry girl to the River Styx, and a bunch of humans can handle one power-hungry nutcase and his minions. If we can't, I'll be deeply ashamed and the human race will be doomed."
When she finished Yusuke spoke right away. "That still doest tell us who you are."
"I'm Katana, vampire spirit detective of earth."
Man, what a weird chapter... Sorry about that. At least now you have some clue what's going on.
Reader: Half of what you said was completely ridiculous!
Me: be quiet, I know that, no need to rub it in...
Really-mean-reader: your writing is rubbish!
Me: Sod off! *takes out Hiei's katana*
RMR: crap...
Really Mean Reader after I'm through with him: @.@ owwww...
Me: that will teach you to call my brilliant *not really* writing rubbish.