Chapter 3- " Home Sweet Home "

Sayori quickly turned around towards the sound of the voice, but Akemi turned the other way.
"Akemi, where--" Sayori started, but stopped as soon as she saw what Akemi why Akemi had turned the way she had. They were both looking directly at Koenma, who was standing behind his desk. Sayori got her nerve back.
"Yeah, we want to know why we're here..." She stopped, "Where are we anyway?" Koenma ignored her first question.
"Do either of you have any idea why you were captured by those demons?" He asked. Captured? They were confused. Koenma took their silence as a no and continued, "One of you is believed to possess abnormal 'powers', at least, abnormal for a human." This caught Kurama and Hiei's attention, they didn't know that they were humans. The girls, however, knew what he was talking about.

Start Flashback (Akemi's)

She was running, from what she didn't know, just running.
"Keep going, Akemi, don't stop!" She heard her mother's voice.
"I'm trying." They kept running. They were getting closer.
"We're almost there, Akemi, don't stop!" Akemi kept going. Until she heard her mothers voice one more time, one last time as they caught them.
"Akemi, don't give in! Don't let them control you, or your powers!" Powers? She remembered her mother always talking about her powers, but she never fully explained them to her, just never to reveal them to anyone. Then why did the people who were chasing them find out? She had never told anyone. Her mother's voice continued, "Don't let them use them. Don't--" Her mother's voice suddenly stopped.
"Mother!" Akemi heard herself scream for her mother, and then heard herself scream again as she felt two large arms wrap themselves around her small waist.

End Flashback

Akemi gasped as the flashback ended. She had been having similar flashbacks since she was seven years old. But lately, they had been getting worse.
"Akemi?" Akemi felt her sister's comforting hand on her shoulder as she came back to reality.
"What kind of powers?" Akemi asked Koenma quietly.
"That's what I would like you to tell me, Akemi," He answered. Akemi wasn't even sure herself; she was never given any details. But, she did remember...the signs. Signs that her mother had helped her hide, but it didn't always work.
"What kind of signs?" Hiei asked from the corner of the room. Everyone looked at him, and then looked at Akemi. She wasn't too surprised that he knew what she had been thinking; there were a lot of strange things happening.
"J-just little things. Like knowing who was knocking on the door, or knowing what cards someone was holding in their hands, little predictions. J-just little things, nothing extraordinary. Just guesses," She answered. There was a moment's silence.
"I think I understand the situation," He turned to Hiei, "She will stay at Genkai's temple until this is settled, it's the safest place I can think of at the moment," He turned to Kurama, "Go with them in case there are any...complications." Sayori didn't like the sound of that: he said she, not they.
"What about me?" She asked Koenma. He turned to her, "We'll figure that out later, but for now, you three should better get going. Yukina is probably anxious to know where you all went today. I'll draw a portal." Kurama nodded, Hiei didn't respond, but obviously heard him. Akemi stood close to her sister as they all waited for the portal. They only had to wait seconds before the portal appeared out of nowhere. Akemi turned toward her sister who immediately attacked her with a hug. "I'll see you soon," Akemi whispered into her sister's ear, then pulled back. Sayori was surprised to her this, because if that was a real prediction, then it was probably true. Akemi turned toward the portal and walked through, Hiei and Kurama started to follow her, but Koenma called them back, "Wait, there's something else you should be aware of..."

At Genkai's Temple

Akemi didn't move as she waited for Hiei and Kurama to appear behind her. When they did, she still remained silent, then spoke up. "Who was that?" she asked, still looking straight forward. Hiei and Kurama walked up next to her.

"Koenma, Prince of the Dead," Kurama answered casually. "Oh," she answered quietly. Just as they started walking forward, a small, blue/green-haired girl came running up to them.

"Oh good, you're back. Boton didn't tell anyone what was going on," she stopped and looked at Akemi, "Oh, hello, I'm Yukina, are you Akemi?" she asked with a smile. Akemi nodded, Yukina could see that all three of them were confused. "Oh, Boton was here, Koenma just called her on her communicator to tell Genkai that you were coming. "Well, let's go," She explained, gently taking Akemi's hand and running into the "house". Kurama and Hiei following behind them (they weren't running).

They all entered the "house" and walked into the living room. (A/N: Yes, Genkai has a living room…) "Let's see, um, well, this is obviously the living room. The kitchen is over there," Yukina said, pointing to the appropriate directions, she walked through some halls and stopped by a door, "This is you room, Hiei's room is right over there, and my room is right next to yours. Well, come on!" Yukina opened the door to Akemi's room and let her walk in. The walls were white; there was a "normal"-sized bed in the room, a dresser with a mirror attached to it, a closet, and a window at the far side of the room.

"Do you like it?" Yukina asked since she hadn't shown any emotion since she looked in the room.

"Oh, yes, it's much better than what I'm used to," Akemi answered. Yukina was kind of surprised to hear this, but overlooked it. Akemi spoke up.

"Who's that?" Akemi asked again. As she did so, they both heard a voice calling them from the living room. Yukina was a little surprised, but overlooked that as well. "I forgot about Genkai!" She took Akemi's wrist again and led her into the living room.

Hiei and Kurama were there, talking quietly, but abruptly stopped as soon as Yukina and Akemi stepped into the room. They moved away from each other like they were trying to cover up something. Hiei walked to the corner of the room and crossed his arms across his chest, then closed his eyes. Kurama crossed over to the other side of the room and sat down in a chair. Yukina stared suspiciously at them for a moment, but then walked over to the door, where Genkai was waiting for them, Akemi following her.

"Genkai, this is Akemi," She said. Genkai nodded at Akemi, then turned to Yukina.

"I have to go take care of some business, but when I get back we can start your training," She added to Akemi as Genkai walked out the door, closing it behind her.

"What training?" Akemi asked.

"Koenma wants you to strengthen your powers," Kurama said as Akemi and Yukina walked back into the house and sat on the couch.

"I'm not even sure what kind of 'powers' I have. How am I supposed to strengthen them?" Akemi asked.

"Koenma thinks he figured it out…well, part of it anyway," Kurama answered, "He said you have spirit awareness, or a sixth sense you could say. Kuwabara has it too, so you'll probably start training when he gets here."

"Who?" Akemi asked.

"Kuwabara, another spirit detective. He's supposed to be here in about a half hour or so," Kurama stated.

"What time is it anyway?" Yukina asked, checking the time, "About, 6:00. I think I'll start dinner so it will be ready when everyone else gets here." She stood up and started to walk into the kitchen. Akemi stood up as well.

"I'll help, Yukina." She followed Yukina into the kitchen.

In the Kitchen

"Who else is coming?" Akemi asked Yukina, as they began to prepare dinner.

"What?" Yukina asked, confused. "You said you wanted to get dinner started so it would be ready when everyone else gets here. Who's 'everybody else'?" Akemi explained.

"Oh, just some friends. They're Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Keiko, Yusuke's girlfriend. You'll meet them when they get here," She paused for a moment while continuing to prepare the food, "So, Boton said you have a sister, is that right?" Akemi stopped for a minute, then answered. "Yes, Koenma said she couldn't come with me because I'd just be putting her in danger. I don't even know why I'm in danger."

"Well, I'm sure that Koenma will clear all this up soon. But at least he told you why you were captured. If he didn't, you'd be really confused."

"Yeah...captured."

In the living room

"I'm starting to think Koenma is right," Kurama said as soon as the girls were out of hearing distance.
"About what?" Hiei asked from the corner of the room, his eyes still closed.
"Think about it, Hiei, those demons wouldn't have gone through all the trouble of kidnapping Akemi and Sayori if the one they wanted only had spirit awareness. It's not that useful is it?" Kurama stated.
"I have been thinking about it, Kurama, and it's obvious that the girl possesses more than she knows. That's why Genkai wants her to train, to discover the rest of her power," Hiei answered, opening his eyes, staring at the wall.
"Koenma said there was something else. You were there, he said that-- "
"Don't be so careless, Kurama!" They could be listening! Koenma said not to let her know about the rest in case she gets any ideas," Hiei interrupted, nodding towards the kitchen.
"Of course, my mistake," Kurama lowered his voice, "But, what if what Koenma said is true, if it is, then Akemi needs to start training right away before the symptoms start."
"Calm down, Kurama, why are you so concerned about that human and her problems? Because that's what they are, hers."
"I know that, Hiei, but if we don't do something to help, they're likely to become our problems as well."