Kurama was standing in Koenma's office, holding Saiko in his arms getting lectured by Koenma. He was outraged.
"So you just brought her here?! Did you even stop to think about this?!" Kurama didn't answer. "I thought you were smarter then that, Kurama."
"He is." Hiei appeared. "It was my idea to bring her here. I wanted to fight the demon chasing her without having to think about civilians." Hiei smiled to himself. "But it had other plans, and left."
"Anyways, Koenma, I think it is best that we keep her here for a while. … At least until we find out what she is, and what's after her." Koenma slouched back into his chair.
"I guess you're right. But next time make sure I approve! I'm running things around here, and I'd like to keep on top of what's going on!" Saiko started to move a little. "Huh…?"
"It seems that's she's waking up…" Hiei commented. Saiko grabbed a small segment of Kurama's shirt.
"Demons… Don't let them hurt…Help… Shinju … Suichi …"Kurama looked at her in surprise. Hiei laughed.
"Looks like she took a liking to the human you, Kurama. Should we start calling you Suichi?" Kurama started to panic.
"No! You should not start calling me Suichi! Hiei! You take her!" Kurama tried to get Saiko to let go. She shifted again and let go of Kurama's shirt.
"She asked for your help. It wouldn't be right if I were the first one she saw…" Saiko opened her eyes.
"Huh…? Where… where am I? Suichi? What just happened? Where am I?" She looked confused.
"Don't worry, you're safe." Kurama assured her.
"EHHH?!?! What do you think you're doing!?" She started struggling. "Put me down!" She hit Kurama and jumped away from him. She took a look around and saw Hiei. "EAHHH!!!!" She screamed and kicked him away from her. "Stay away from me!" She had jumped on to Kurama's shoulders, her knees digging into either side of his cheeks. "Wait… I remember now!" She slapped a fist into her other hand. "I was showing Suichi around the school, when I ran into my stalker from the other day. That was you, wasn't it?" She pointed at Hiei. "He and Suichi acted like they knew each other… That's it! I passed out!" Saiko seemed to congratulate herself.
"Ummm… Miss Kagami? Could you get off my back?" Saiko looked down at Kurama.
"OH! Sorry…" She climbed down. "So…What's going on?" Koenma and Hiei were staring at her.
"I really think this is something for Yuske." Kurama said. Koenma and Hiei nodded. "Maybe, they should both come…"
Kuwabara arrived before Yuske. He looked very out of it, as if he had just woken up. He walked past Hiei.
"Hey shorty." And Kurama. "Morning Kurama." And Saiko. "Hello Kagami…" Kuwabara yawned. "Wait… That doesn't seem right. Hiei, Kurama, and Saiko? Saiko!?" Kuwabara turned around. "Hey! Kagami, what are you doing here?" Saiko smiled.
"I don't know." She shrugged. "And I told you, Kazuma, call me Saiko. I'll tell Shizuru if you don't." Kuwabara jumped back.
"Anything but that!!" He pleaded.
"So, you two know each other?" Hiei raised an eyebrow.
"Well, yeah. She's the 10th grade student body representative. She's also tutoring me in history…and math…and science." Kuwabara shakes his head. "But I don't understand what she's doing here."
"I'll explain it when Yuske gets here." Koenma sat at his desk stamping papers. "And if he weren't so slow…"
"Who's slow." Yuske walked in.
"Hi Yuske! How's it going?!" Saiko waved.
"S…S…Saiko?! What are you doing here?! Keiko was worrying about you when you didn't come back to class. Shinju and Migi said you were showing around a cute red-headed boy." Saiko pointed to Kurama.
"It was him." Yuske was about to say something.
"If I may…" Koenma interrupted. "Aren't you even curious as to why I called you here, Yuske?" He thought for a moment.
"Now that you mention it, it is a little strange. But, that's what every job you send me on seems. But I am curious as to why Saiko's here…And why Kurama was trying to gain acceptance into our school."
"You're so dumb Yuske…" Saiko laughed. "What does Keiko see in you?"
"Hey now!" Yuske objects.
"Enough already!" Koenma yelled. "May I speak now? Everyone, sit down." They all looked around, but found no place to sit. "Oh, I told Ogre to get chairs… HEY OGRE!" The tall blue Ogre ran into Koenma's office. "Ogre, I told you to get chairs. Do I need to remind you ever 3 seconds?" Ogre shook his head violently. "Then go get them!!"
"Yes sir!" Ogre ran from the room. He came back a few minutes later with a stack of chairs. He placed one down near everyone. "Is that all sir?"
"Yes, that's all. Now get out of here." Ogre quickly ran from the room. "Please, sit down everyone." Koenma waited until they were all seated. "Now then, I did a little research last night, just to see if I could find anything about the runaway demon. It seems to be a shadow demon."
"Like what Hiei and I saw right after Saiko fainted…" Kurama muttered.
"What?" Koenma asked. "You saw them?"
"Them?" Yuske jumped in. "I thought you said a shadow. 'A' means one, as in a single thing. Do you mean to tell us there is more then one?"
"Yes, Yuske, more then one. It's actually a small family of shadow demons. And For some reason, it seems that they have been after Saiko here for a while. I've pulled up a record of their movements, mind you we do this to any demon who operates in the human world. Their movements have been very erratic for several years, but then, they settled to Japan. After that, they contained themselves to just this small area…" Koenma pulled down a map and pointed to a single city.
"That's where… We live." Kuwabara said.
"Exactly."
"Question!" Saiko stood up. "How long were their movements erratic?" Koenma looked through his papers.
"Almost 9 years…"
"And, how long ago did these movements start?"
"Just under 15 years ago. It says May 8th…" Saiko had a distant look on her face.
"It's just like in my dream… Why is this happening?" Saiko whispered to herself "…I was told that I came to the orphanage May 5th. Do you think…" Saiko stopped. She collapsed to her knees. "This is too much for me. I think…" She curled up into a ball. "I think I need to lie down for a while. I don't believe this." Yuske and Kuwabara looked at her with worry.
"I think…We should find someplace safe for her to rest for a while." Yuske was genuinely concerned. "Koenma…" He nodded.
"I'll have something prepared for her. OGRE!!" Koenma yelled. He came running back in. "Prepare a room for Saiko…" Koenma thinks a moment. "And make it a nice one. Now hurry!" Koenma snapped, but Ogre was already running out the door.
"Saiko…" Yuske placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, things will be alright. I've sort of made a job out of things like this."
"Yuske…" Saiko looked up at him. Her plumb colored eyes were filled with tears.
"Hey now, don't cry. Have I ever lied to you? I won't let you down."
"Besides…" Kuwabara was standing over Yuske, his hand shoving Yuske's head down. "I'll be with him. I'll make sure that he doesn't slack off."
"Kurama… Why do I get the feeling that we'll be babysitting again?" Hiei asked. Kurama could only laugh. Ogre came back in.
"I've prepared a room sir."
"Good. Saiko, we have a place were you can rest for now."
"I… I can't go home anymore, can I?" Saiko asked quietly.
"I'm so sorry Saiko. This will all be over soon. I promise." Saiko nodded. "Come on now, let me help you up." Yuske held his hand out to her. "And I'll tell Keiko and the others not to worry. It'll all be ok, you'll see."
"If you'll follow me…" Ogre gestured out the door. Saiko slowly followed.
"I'll come by later and fill you in, if you'd like me to." Kuwabara smiled.
"Thank you Kazuma." Saiko walked out the door.
"The poor girl. In an instant, her whole life was shattered." Kurama looked out the door.
"More so then you know. I've known her for a long time. She's Keiko's best friend, so I couldn't have met one without the other.."
"I hate to sound like I don't care, but can we get on with this? There are many thing we still need to cover." Everyone sat back down again, and Koenma continued with the history of the shadow demons, and the plan of action that he felt might be necessary.
"So you just brought her here?! Did you even stop to think about this?!" Kurama didn't answer. "I thought you were smarter then that, Kurama."
"He is." Hiei appeared. "It was my idea to bring her here. I wanted to fight the demon chasing her without having to think about civilians." Hiei smiled to himself. "But it had other plans, and left."
"Anyways, Koenma, I think it is best that we keep her here for a while. … At least until we find out what she is, and what's after her." Koenma slouched back into his chair.
"I guess you're right. But next time make sure I approve! I'm running things around here, and I'd like to keep on top of what's going on!" Saiko started to move a little. "Huh…?"
"It seems that's she's waking up…" Hiei commented. Saiko grabbed a small segment of Kurama's shirt.
"Demons… Don't let them hurt…Help… Shinju … Suichi …"Kurama looked at her in surprise. Hiei laughed.
"Looks like she took a liking to the human you, Kurama. Should we start calling you Suichi?" Kurama started to panic.
"No! You should not start calling me Suichi! Hiei! You take her!" Kurama tried to get Saiko to let go. She shifted again and let go of Kurama's shirt.
"She asked for your help. It wouldn't be right if I were the first one she saw…" Saiko opened her eyes.
"Huh…? Where… where am I? Suichi? What just happened? Where am I?" She looked confused.
"Don't worry, you're safe." Kurama assured her.
"EHHH?!?! What do you think you're doing!?" She started struggling. "Put me down!" She hit Kurama and jumped away from him. She took a look around and saw Hiei. "EAHHH!!!!" She screamed and kicked him away from her. "Stay away from me!" She had jumped on to Kurama's shoulders, her knees digging into either side of his cheeks. "Wait… I remember now!" She slapped a fist into her other hand. "I was showing Suichi around the school, when I ran into my stalker from the other day. That was you, wasn't it?" She pointed at Hiei. "He and Suichi acted like they knew each other… That's it! I passed out!" Saiko seemed to congratulate herself.
"Ummm… Miss Kagami? Could you get off my back?" Saiko looked down at Kurama.
"OH! Sorry…" She climbed down. "So…What's going on?" Koenma and Hiei were staring at her.
"I really think this is something for Yuske." Kurama said. Koenma and Hiei nodded. "Maybe, they should both come…"
Kuwabara arrived before Yuske. He looked very out of it, as if he had just woken up. He walked past Hiei.
"Hey shorty." And Kurama. "Morning Kurama." And Saiko. "Hello Kagami…" Kuwabara yawned. "Wait… That doesn't seem right. Hiei, Kurama, and Saiko? Saiko!?" Kuwabara turned around. "Hey! Kagami, what are you doing here?" Saiko smiled.
"I don't know." She shrugged. "And I told you, Kazuma, call me Saiko. I'll tell Shizuru if you don't." Kuwabara jumped back.
"Anything but that!!" He pleaded.
"So, you two know each other?" Hiei raised an eyebrow.
"Well, yeah. She's the 10th grade student body representative. She's also tutoring me in history…and math…and science." Kuwabara shakes his head. "But I don't understand what she's doing here."
"I'll explain it when Yuske gets here." Koenma sat at his desk stamping papers. "And if he weren't so slow…"
"Who's slow." Yuske walked in.
"Hi Yuske! How's it going?!" Saiko waved.
"S…S…Saiko?! What are you doing here?! Keiko was worrying about you when you didn't come back to class. Shinju and Migi said you were showing around a cute red-headed boy." Saiko pointed to Kurama.
"It was him." Yuske was about to say something.
"If I may…" Koenma interrupted. "Aren't you even curious as to why I called you here, Yuske?" He thought for a moment.
"Now that you mention it, it is a little strange. But, that's what every job you send me on seems. But I am curious as to why Saiko's here…And why Kurama was trying to gain acceptance into our school."
"You're so dumb Yuske…" Saiko laughed. "What does Keiko see in you?"
"Hey now!" Yuske objects.
"Enough already!" Koenma yelled. "May I speak now? Everyone, sit down." They all looked around, but found no place to sit. "Oh, I told Ogre to get chairs… HEY OGRE!" The tall blue Ogre ran into Koenma's office. "Ogre, I told you to get chairs. Do I need to remind you ever 3 seconds?" Ogre shook his head violently. "Then go get them!!"
"Yes sir!" Ogre ran from the room. He came back a few minutes later with a stack of chairs. He placed one down near everyone. "Is that all sir?"
"Yes, that's all. Now get out of here." Ogre quickly ran from the room. "Please, sit down everyone." Koenma waited until they were all seated. "Now then, I did a little research last night, just to see if I could find anything about the runaway demon. It seems to be a shadow demon."
"Like what Hiei and I saw right after Saiko fainted…" Kurama muttered.
"What?" Koenma asked. "You saw them?"
"Them?" Yuske jumped in. "I thought you said a shadow. 'A' means one, as in a single thing. Do you mean to tell us there is more then one?"
"Yes, Yuske, more then one. It's actually a small family of shadow demons. And For some reason, it seems that they have been after Saiko here for a while. I've pulled up a record of their movements, mind you we do this to any demon who operates in the human world. Their movements have been very erratic for several years, but then, they settled to Japan. After that, they contained themselves to just this small area…" Koenma pulled down a map and pointed to a single city.
"That's where… We live." Kuwabara said.
"Exactly."
"Question!" Saiko stood up. "How long were their movements erratic?" Koenma looked through his papers.
"Almost 9 years…"
"And, how long ago did these movements start?"
"Just under 15 years ago. It says May 8th…" Saiko had a distant look on her face.
"It's just like in my dream… Why is this happening?" Saiko whispered to herself "…I was told that I came to the orphanage May 5th. Do you think…" Saiko stopped. She collapsed to her knees. "This is too much for me. I think…" She curled up into a ball. "I think I need to lie down for a while. I don't believe this." Yuske and Kuwabara looked at her with worry.
"I think…We should find someplace safe for her to rest for a while." Yuske was genuinely concerned. "Koenma…" He nodded.
"I'll have something prepared for her. OGRE!!" Koenma yelled. He came running back in. "Prepare a room for Saiko…" Koenma thinks a moment. "And make it a nice one. Now hurry!" Koenma snapped, but Ogre was already running out the door.
"Saiko…" Yuske placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, things will be alright. I've sort of made a job out of things like this."
"Yuske…" Saiko looked up at him. Her plumb colored eyes were filled with tears.
"Hey now, don't cry. Have I ever lied to you? I won't let you down."
"Besides…" Kuwabara was standing over Yuske, his hand shoving Yuske's head down. "I'll be with him. I'll make sure that he doesn't slack off."
"Kurama… Why do I get the feeling that we'll be babysitting again?" Hiei asked. Kurama could only laugh. Ogre came back in.
"I've prepared a room sir."
"Good. Saiko, we have a place were you can rest for now."
"I… I can't go home anymore, can I?" Saiko asked quietly.
"I'm so sorry Saiko. This will all be over soon. I promise." Saiko nodded. "Come on now, let me help you up." Yuske held his hand out to her. "And I'll tell Keiko and the others not to worry. It'll all be ok, you'll see."
"If you'll follow me…" Ogre gestured out the door. Saiko slowly followed.
"I'll come by later and fill you in, if you'd like me to." Kuwabara smiled.
"Thank you Kazuma." Saiko walked out the door.
"The poor girl. In an instant, her whole life was shattered." Kurama looked out the door.
"More so then you know. I've known her for a long time. She's Keiko's best friend, so I couldn't have met one without the other.."
"I hate to sound like I don't care, but can we get on with this? There are many thing we still need to cover." Everyone sat back down again, and Koenma continued with the history of the shadow demons, and the plan of action that he felt might be necessary.