Yuske and Kuwabara decided to try and catch up with Saiko and the others at the orphanage, so they started walking to the other side of town. Along the way, Yuske and Kuwabara met up with the others coming to find them at the church. They all had grim faces.
"You guys didn't have any luck either?" Kuwabara asked. They shook their head.
"All we learned is that I was found on a beach one night early May, no one knew where I came from, and the police couldn't do anything. So I was put up for adoption. What about you guys? Did you find Seijin?" Saiko asked hopefully.
"Yes, we found him, but he wasn't much help. He didn't know anything. Maybe sometime you should go visit him, he seems to remember you, and he looks like he's getting old and may not have much time left." Saiko nodded. "Oh! I almost forgot." Yuske hands Saiko the letter. "He asked us to give it to you. Someone left it on his desk." Saiko took the envelope and looked at it.
"Well, I do have one more place I'd like to go before we head back." Saiko looks at everyone else as she tucks the letter in the waits of her skirt. "Feel up to one more stop?"
"Aren't you going to read that letter?" Kuwabara asked.
"Not just yet. I'd like to go first. Please?" Saiko pleaded. Kurama shrugged.
"I don't think we have much of a choice." He smiled at Saiko.
"Then let's go!" She grabbed Yuske's right hand and Hiei's left, and started pulling them along down the street.
They stood before a large manor with a high white wall around it. There was a large golden-colored fence in the middle of the wall. There was a long drive leading up to the large house. The garden flowers were blooming all around. The boys all stood in awe.
"Who… Do you know… here?" Kuwabara asked as Saiko punched some numbers into a keypad beside the gate. A few seconds later the gate started to swing open and Saiko started walking through. "Uh, Saiko? Shouldn't you at least call to let whoever lives here know you're coming? This is breaking and entering! It's illegal!" Saiko whirled around on him.
"It's not illegal when you live here. Now, come on, let's go already…!" She whined. The boys followed silently after her.
They stepped into the large entry hall. The floors were tiled with marble and there were large, thick limestone pillars. The colors of everything matched with a palate from white to yellow to light reds and blues.
"You guys can make yourself at home for a moment." Saiko waves to the couches as she heads for the stairs.
"So, what are you hoping to find here?" Yuske asked.
"I'm not looking for anything. I need to grab a few things if I'm going to be staying in the spirit world for a while. I can't live in my uniform all the time." Saiko went up stairs.
"You know," Hiei laughed "I know someone else who seems to love a large wardrobe." Hiei nudged Kurama in the side. Kurama shoved Hiei's hand aside. Kurama stood up again and walked over to the mantle above the fireplace. He looks over the collection of pictures.
"This must be her family." He mumbled to himself. He moved away from the pictures and leaned against the banister by the stairs. "I've got a bad feeling…" He looked up. "Hiei…"
"I feel it to. It's close. And it's dangerous. We need to leave as soon as we can. Saiko!" Hiei called up the stairs. "Hurry up. We need to leave."
"I'm coming." Saiko walked down the stairs. She was no longer wearing her school uniform, but rather a denim skirt and light sweater. The letter was poking up from one of her pockets. She was also holding 2 small bags. One bag fell from her arms and she tripped over it. Kurama caught her before she fell to far. "Thanks." Saiko stood upright and reached for her bag.
"Allow me to get that for you." Kurama takes it instead. "We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself." He smiled at her. "But come on, we need to hurry and get out of here." Saiko nodded. She walked to the front door and locked it.
"Ok, let's go."
"Yuske and Kuwabara said good bye to the others as they decided to head for home. Kuwabara left saying that Shizuru would kill him if he's gone too long.
"Say hi to Shizuru for me, will you Kuwabara? And Yuske! Tell Shinji, Migi, and Keiko not to worry about me." Saiko smiled. Yuske and Kuwabara nodded and the turned to leave.
"Let's get this to your room then, shall we?" Kurama said as he started walking down the hall. Kurama shifted the bag as he opened the door to her room. "After you." He bowed.
"Knock it off, Kurama." Saiko set down the bag she held and took the one from Kurama and placed it next to the first. The letter she had fell out of her pocket and drifted to the floor. Saiko picked it up. "I guess I should read this now, huh?" Saiko started to rip the top opened.
"Do you want me to leave?"
"No, why? It's just a letter. And if the letter had some subliminal message connected to it by some demonic power, you can save me." Saiko smiled as she pulled the letter out and started reading it. Her eyes slowly opened.
"Saiko? What is it?" Kurama asked as she sat down on her bed.
"I know what you are, and I know who you're looking for. Come to the stadium on the night of the 3rd moon and I will tell you." Saiko read the letter aloud. She looked up at Kurama. "What is this? I don't understand… Yuske said that he got it from Father Seijin. But…"
"Saiko." Kurama interrupted. "He said that Father Seijin gave it to him, but someone left it on his desk to get it to you. What's wrong?" Saiko tossed the letter aside. Kurama sat next to Saiko. "You're not planning on going, are you? It could be a trap."
"I know that, Kurama. I almost want to go, to know what's going on, but, I'm also scared. Maybe I should tell Yuske when he comes back." Saiko tried to smile.
"You put on such a brave face." Kurama brushes Saiko's hair aside. "Promise me you won't go Saiko."
"I promise"
"Well, you should get some rest. I'm going to talk to Koenma." Kurama stood up.
"Kurama… Don't say anything about the letter. I don't want everyone to worry more about this all, Ok?" Kurama nodded.
"You guys didn't have any luck either?" Kuwabara asked. They shook their head.
"All we learned is that I was found on a beach one night early May, no one knew where I came from, and the police couldn't do anything. So I was put up for adoption. What about you guys? Did you find Seijin?" Saiko asked hopefully.
"Yes, we found him, but he wasn't much help. He didn't know anything. Maybe sometime you should go visit him, he seems to remember you, and he looks like he's getting old and may not have much time left." Saiko nodded. "Oh! I almost forgot." Yuske hands Saiko the letter. "He asked us to give it to you. Someone left it on his desk." Saiko took the envelope and looked at it.
"Well, I do have one more place I'd like to go before we head back." Saiko looks at everyone else as she tucks the letter in the waits of her skirt. "Feel up to one more stop?"
"Aren't you going to read that letter?" Kuwabara asked.
"Not just yet. I'd like to go first. Please?" Saiko pleaded. Kurama shrugged.
"I don't think we have much of a choice." He smiled at Saiko.
"Then let's go!" She grabbed Yuske's right hand and Hiei's left, and started pulling them along down the street.
They stood before a large manor with a high white wall around it. There was a large golden-colored fence in the middle of the wall. There was a long drive leading up to the large house. The garden flowers were blooming all around. The boys all stood in awe.
"Who… Do you know… here?" Kuwabara asked as Saiko punched some numbers into a keypad beside the gate. A few seconds later the gate started to swing open and Saiko started walking through. "Uh, Saiko? Shouldn't you at least call to let whoever lives here know you're coming? This is breaking and entering! It's illegal!" Saiko whirled around on him.
"It's not illegal when you live here. Now, come on, let's go already…!" She whined. The boys followed silently after her.
They stepped into the large entry hall. The floors were tiled with marble and there were large, thick limestone pillars. The colors of everything matched with a palate from white to yellow to light reds and blues.
"You guys can make yourself at home for a moment." Saiko waves to the couches as she heads for the stairs.
"So, what are you hoping to find here?" Yuske asked.
"I'm not looking for anything. I need to grab a few things if I'm going to be staying in the spirit world for a while. I can't live in my uniform all the time." Saiko went up stairs.
"You know," Hiei laughed "I know someone else who seems to love a large wardrobe." Hiei nudged Kurama in the side. Kurama shoved Hiei's hand aside. Kurama stood up again and walked over to the mantle above the fireplace. He looks over the collection of pictures.
"This must be her family." He mumbled to himself. He moved away from the pictures and leaned against the banister by the stairs. "I've got a bad feeling…" He looked up. "Hiei…"
"I feel it to. It's close. And it's dangerous. We need to leave as soon as we can. Saiko!" Hiei called up the stairs. "Hurry up. We need to leave."
"I'm coming." Saiko walked down the stairs. She was no longer wearing her school uniform, but rather a denim skirt and light sweater. The letter was poking up from one of her pockets. She was also holding 2 small bags. One bag fell from her arms and she tripped over it. Kurama caught her before she fell to far. "Thanks." Saiko stood upright and reached for her bag.
"Allow me to get that for you." Kurama takes it instead. "We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself." He smiled at her. "But come on, we need to hurry and get out of here." Saiko nodded. She walked to the front door and locked it.
"Ok, let's go."
"Yuske and Kuwabara said good bye to the others as they decided to head for home. Kuwabara left saying that Shizuru would kill him if he's gone too long.
"Say hi to Shizuru for me, will you Kuwabara? And Yuske! Tell Shinji, Migi, and Keiko not to worry about me." Saiko smiled. Yuske and Kuwabara nodded and the turned to leave.
"Let's get this to your room then, shall we?" Kurama said as he started walking down the hall. Kurama shifted the bag as he opened the door to her room. "After you." He bowed.
"Knock it off, Kurama." Saiko set down the bag she held and took the one from Kurama and placed it next to the first. The letter she had fell out of her pocket and drifted to the floor. Saiko picked it up. "I guess I should read this now, huh?" Saiko started to rip the top opened.
"Do you want me to leave?"
"No, why? It's just a letter. And if the letter had some subliminal message connected to it by some demonic power, you can save me." Saiko smiled as she pulled the letter out and started reading it. Her eyes slowly opened.
"Saiko? What is it?" Kurama asked as she sat down on her bed.
"I know what you are, and I know who you're looking for. Come to the stadium on the night of the 3rd moon and I will tell you." Saiko read the letter aloud. She looked up at Kurama. "What is this? I don't understand… Yuske said that he got it from Father Seijin. But…"
"Saiko." Kurama interrupted. "He said that Father Seijin gave it to him, but someone left it on his desk to get it to you. What's wrong?" Saiko tossed the letter aside. Kurama sat next to Saiko. "You're not planning on going, are you? It could be a trap."
"I know that, Kurama. I almost want to go, to know what's going on, but, I'm also scared. Maybe I should tell Yuske when he comes back." Saiko tried to smile.
"You put on such a brave face." Kurama brushes Saiko's hair aside. "Promise me you won't go Saiko."
"I promise"
"Well, you should get some rest. I'm going to talk to Koenma." Kurama stood up.
"Kurama… Don't say anything about the letter. I don't want everyone to worry more about this all, Ok?" Kurama nodded.