"What do you mean she's gone?!" Yuske yelled at Koenma. "Where is she?" Koenma cowered in his seat.
"I don't know! I haven't seen her since yesterday!" Koenma replied shakily. Yuske slammed his fist down onto Koenma's desk.
"Where did she go?" He asked dangerously.
"I don't know." Koenma replied.
"Then I propose we go out and look for her rather then trying to rip each others heads off." Hiei said calmly. "So where are Kuwabara and Kurama?" Koenma looked blankly at Hiei.
"How should I know?"
"And here it is we thought you were in charge here, and yet you can't even keep track of your employees… Pitiful." Hiei shrugged. "I guess we'll just have to go without them. Come on Yuske."
"Where are you going?" Kuwabara stepped into the door way. "I heard yelling and… Hey, what's going on?" Kuwabara saw the look on Yuske's face.
"Saiko's gone." Yuske replied. "We don't know when she left, or where she is. So we're going out to look for her. Are you going to join us?"
"Of course I'm going to join you! Saiko's my friend … and tutor … and if she's in danger, then
I'm going to help! Come on, what are we waiting for?"
Kurama had been standing outside the door, listening to the conversation. He couldn't believe what he heard.
("So she went after all?! I thought that… no… What was she thinking?!") Kurama ran from the door before the others emerged.
Saiko stood before the stadium, looking up at it. Everything was dark, not even the moon shone above it. Saiko took a step towards the entrance.
("It will probably be locked, and I'll return before the others find I'm gone.") She reached for the gate, but it swung opened before she touched it. Saiko shrugged away her fear and entered. The gate slammed behind her, and she jumped.
"Welcome, Saiko." A voice called. Saiko looked down the halls to her left and right. "Come to the field. I'll be waiting for you there."
"The field?" Saiko said to herself. "That's in center of this complex. It's a trap, I can't go back, and I'm so close to the answers." And she walked down the halls.
Saiko found herself standing at the top of the bleachers, looking down at the baseball field. There "I honestly didn't think you would come. Did your friends let out for once? Or did you lie to them and slip away?" Saiko didn't answer. "You're either very clever, or very dumb. But then, you get that from your mother, don't you… Seraph?" Saiko winced in shock.
"Tell me who you are!" Saiko called down.
"Why don't you come down here and find out for yourself?" The person called back. Saiko ran down the stairs and jumped over the wall at the end. She landed softly on her feet and slowly walked over to the man sitting on the pitcher's mound.
"Now tell me who you are." Saiko demanded.
"Very impressive." He said as he stood up. "You ran all the way from up there, and you're not even breathing hard." He turned around. "Congratulations." Saiko stepped back as she looked at him. He had dark wine-colored eyes and dark indigo-colored hair. "Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. It's a trait of our father." Saiko gasped slightly. "Yes, we are related. We have different mothers, but the same father. You are a demon, like myself…But not for long." He jumped back and flung his arm out before him. Long tendrils of blue silk shot from his hand and wound themselves around Saiko.
"What? What's this? What are you doing?" Saiko fell backwards to the ground.
"Father has spent the last several years trying to find you, and do you know what's he's done to the rest of us, his children? Nothing! He's never taught us anything, and we had to learn to fight on our own. He abandoned us!!" Saiko looked at him in horrified confusion. "You think that only those of the living world have families and family relations? Wrong! And because of you, we were ignored! Not anymore! I'll bring your dead body to father and blame the humans! It'll be great! Aren't you excited?!" He grinned down at Saiko.
"You're a very sick demon, if ever I've seen one. Your name's Sapphire, am I right?"
"Who? Who are you? This affair doesn't involve you!" Sapphire snapped.
"Oh, but is does. Saiko, are you alright?"
"Kurama?" Saiko looked into the darkness beyond the pool of light where she lay. Sapphire grinned.
"So, you want to save her. This will make things very interesting." Sapphire raised his left hand and Saiko was lifted into the air. "Let's say, the winner gets the girl, shall we?" The single light dimmed a little and a few more came on. Saiko looked down and could see Kurama facing off with Sapphire.
"You're a shadow demon. There are not many of you left anymore, are there?" Sapphire scowled.
"Not since the demons Hiei, and Yoko-Kurama killed most of us off!" Sapphire charged at Kurama. "So tell me, princess…" Sapphire sneered sarcastically. "What do you think you can do against me?" Sapphire swung his clawed fists at Kurama. "You're such a weak demon, not even fighting back! Where is your fighting fire? What drives you?" Sapphire's thoughts trailed off. He jumped over Kurama and flung two objects out from himself. One he aimed for Kurama's head, but Kurama was able to dodge it with ease. The other he had flung up towards Saiko. It struck only her left shoulder, but burst into dark flames. Saiko screamed in pain.
"Saiko!" Kurama shouted.
"Maybe now you'll fight with your heart in it!" Sapphire started laughing maniacally. Kurama stopped where he was. Sapphire looked at him oddly. "Oh come on, don't go to tears because I hurt the little bitch up there!" Sapphire rested his hands on his hips. But Kurama didn't answer. "What kind of a demon are you? Getting all emotional because I did a naughty thing." He pretends to slap the back of his own hand. "Bad me. Let's get going already! … … Um, are you giving up?" Sapphire started walking around Kurama. "Hello?" Kurama lifted his head and stared at Sapphire. His eyes were glowing red. Sapphire jumped back. "Wowie! What's your problem?!"
"It seems that I should have killed more of your kind. You're still just like specks on the existence of all demons. Maybe Hiei would like to get in on this too, but you have siblings. There will be plenty of time." Kurama started changing.
"What? WHAT ARE YOU?!" Sapphire cried out. A wisp of white hair wafted past Sapphire's face as he stood looking at Yoko-Kurama. "It's you!… What power! Um… Do to unforeseen circumstances our fight will have to be delayed until another time." Sapphire started to back away.
"No. You're not leaving this battle alive." Kurama reached out and grabbed Sapphire's head. Sapphire struggled to get away, but to no avail. "Now die!" Kurama squeezed Sapphire's head until he became limp. Kurama tossed his body aside. The power holding Saiko in the air vanished with Sapphire, and she started to fall. Kurama turned around and caught her. Saiko looked at Kurama.
"You've changed." She said feebly. Kurama's eyes opened wide as he started to change back.
"You probably think I'm a monster now, don't you?" Saiko smiled slightly.
"You're a demon. What can I say?" Saiko grabbed her shoulder in pain.
"Oh! We should get you back now. Everyone is worried about you." Kurama stood up, holding Saiko in his arms.
"And Kurama? I'm sorry … for lying to you."
"I don't know! I haven't seen her since yesterday!" Koenma replied shakily. Yuske slammed his fist down onto Koenma's desk.
"Where did she go?" He asked dangerously.
"I don't know." Koenma replied.
"Then I propose we go out and look for her rather then trying to rip each others heads off." Hiei said calmly. "So where are Kuwabara and Kurama?" Koenma looked blankly at Hiei.
"How should I know?"
"And here it is we thought you were in charge here, and yet you can't even keep track of your employees… Pitiful." Hiei shrugged. "I guess we'll just have to go without them. Come on Yuske."
"Where are you going?" Kuwabara stepped into the door way. "I heard yelling and… Hey, what's going on?" Kuwabara saw the look on Yuske's face.
"Saiko's gone." Yuske replied. "We don't know when she left, or where she is. So we're going out to look for her. Are you going to join us?"
"Of course I'm going to join you! Saiko's my friend … and tutor … and if she's in danger, then
I'm going to help! Come on, what are we waiting for?"
Kurama had been standing outside the door, listening to the conversation. He couldn't believe what he heard.
("So she went after all?! I thought that… no… What was she thinking?!") Kurama ran from the door before the others emerged.
Saiko stood before the stadium, looking up at it. Everything was dark, not even the moon shone above it. Saiko took a step towards the entrance.
("It will probably be locked, and I'll return before the others find I'm gone.") She reached for the gate, but it swung opened before she touched it. Saiko shrugged away her fear and entered. The gate slammed behind her, and she jumped.
"Welcome, Saiko." A voice called. Saiko looked down the halls to her left and right. "Come to the field. I'll be waiting for you there."
"The field?" Saiko said to herself. "That's in center of this complex. It's a trap, I can't go back, and I'm so close to the answers." And she walked down the halls.
Saiko found herself standing at the top of the bleachers, looking down at the baseball field. There "I honestly didn't think you would come. Did your friends let out for once? Or did you lie to them and slip away?" Saiko didn't answer. "You're either very clever, or very dumb. But then, you get that from your mother, don't you… Seraph?" Saiko winced in shock.
"Tell me who you are!" Saiko called down.
"Why don't you come down here and find out for yourself?" The person called back. Saiko ran down the stairs and jumped over the wall at the end. She landed softly on her feet and slowly walked over to the man sitting on the pitcher's mound.
"Now tell me who you are." Saiko demanded.
"Very impressive." He said as he stood up. "You ran all the way from up there, and you're not even breathing hard." He turned around. "Congratulations." Saiko stepped back as she looked at him. He had dark wine-colored eyes and dark indigo-colored hair. "Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. It's a trait of our father." Saiko gasped slightly. "Yes, we are related. We have different mothers, but the same father. You are a demon, like myself…But not for long." He jumped back and flung his arm out before him. Long tendrils of blue silk shot from his hand and wound themselves around Saiko.
"What? What's this? What are you doing?" Saiko fell backwards to the ground.
"Father has spent the last several years trying to find you, and do you know what's he's done to the rest of us, his children? Nothing! He's never taught us anything, and we had to learn to fight on our own. He abandoned us!!" Saiko looked at him in horrified confusion. "You think that only those of the living world have families and family relations? Wrong! And because of you, we were ignored! Not anymore! I'll bring your dead body to father and blame the humans! It'll be great! Aren't you excited?!" He grinned down at Saiko.
"You're a very sick demon, if ever I've seen one. Your name's Sapphire, am I right?"
"Who? Who are you? This affair doesn't involve you!" Sapphire snapped.
"Oh, but is does. Saiko, are you alright?"
"Kurama?" Saiko looked into the darkness beyond the pool of light where she lay. Sapphire grinned.
"So, you want to save her. This will make things very interesting." Sapphire raised his left hand and Saiko was lifted into the air. "Let's say, the winner gets the girl, shall we?" The single light dimmed a little and a few more came on. Saiko looked down and could see Kurama facing off with Sapphire.
"You're a shadow demon. There are not many of you left anymore, are there?" Sapphire scowled.
"Not since the demons Hiei, and Yoko-Kurama killed most of us off!" Sapphire charged at Kurama. "So tell me, princess…" Sapphire sneered sarcastically. "What do you think you can do against me?" Sapphire swung his clawed fists at Kurama. "You're such a weak demon, not even fighting back! Where is your fighting fire? What drives you?" Sapphire's thoughts trailed off. He jumped over Kurama and flung two objects out from himself. One he aimed for Kurama's head, but Kurama was able to dodge it with ease. The other he had flung up towards Saiko. It struck only her left shoulder, but burst into dark flames. Saiko screamed in pain.
"Saiko!" Kurama shouted.
"Maybe now you'll fight with your heart in it!" Sapphire started laughing maniacally. Kurama stopped where he was. Sapphire looked at him oddly. "Oh come on, don't go to tears because I hurt the little bitch up there!" Sapphire rested his hands on his hips. But Kurama didn't answer. "What kind of a demon are you? Getting all emotional because I did a naughty thing." He pretends to slap the back of his own hand. "Bad me. Let's get going already! … … Um, are you giving up?" Sapphire started walking around Kurama. "Hello?" Kurama lifted his head and stared at Sapphire. His eyes were glowing red. Sapphire jumped back. "Wowie! What's your problem?!"
"It seems that I should have killed more of your kind. You're still just like specks on the existence of all demons. Maybe Hiei would like to get in on this too, but you have siblings. There will be plenty of time." Kurama started changing.
"What? WHAT ARE YOU?!" Sapphire cried out. A wisp of white hair wafted past Sapphire's face as he stood looking at Yoko-Kurama. "It's you!… What power! Um… Do to unforeseen circumstances our fight will have to be delayed until another time." Sapphire started to back away.
"No. You're not leaving this battle alive." Kurama reached out and grabbed Sapphire's head. Sapphire struggled to get away, but to no avail. "Now die!" Kurama squeezed Sapphire's head until he became limp. Kurama tossed his body aside. The power holding Saiko in the air vanished with Sapphire, and she started to fall. Kurama turned around and caught her. Saiko looked at Kurama.
"You've changed." She said feebly. Kurama's eyes opened wide as he started to change back.
"You probably think I'm a monster now, don't you?" Saiko smiled slightly.
"You're a demon. What can I say?" Saiko grabbed her shoulder in pain.
"Oh! We should get you back now. Everyone is worried about you." Kurama stood up, holding Saiko in his arms.
"And Kurama? I'm sorry … for lying to you."