And They Never Knew...
Me: Gomen again, but time and research papers are just not on my side...Please enjoy this late chapter anyway!
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'Hiei, Yukina-chan! Over here!'
The two demons turned towards the perky voice of the Grim Reaper. Botan was waving at them from the other side of the long dining hall of the Reikai palace. The rest of the Tantei was there, sans the resigned Kuwabara.
'Konnichiwa Yusuke-san, Kurama-kun, Botan-san,' Yukina greeted as she hurried over to her soon-to-be-teammates. Hiei followed at a slower pace, favoring them with a nod and a 'Hn.'
'My congratulations, Yukina,' Kurama said with a gentle smile, 'Becoming an A-class so quickly is quite a feat.' He looked at his taciturn friend, who was watching him like a hawk around his sister, 'It will be an honor to have you as my teammate.'
Yukina blushed, 'Arigato, Kurama-kun.'
Hiei raised an eyebrow at the exchange. Kurama had never shown this much...attention towards Yukina. He didn't let just anyone coming near enough to her heart to hurt her, especially not that fool of a ningen. Kurama was a different story- he had earned Hiei's trust long ago. But still...
Hiei frowned as Kurama took her hand and led her towards some nearby refreshments. He would have to have a talk with the fox later...
Yusuke grinned as he watched the whole exchange. He elbowed Botan and pointed towards the suspicious fire demon.
'One of us should distract him before he fries Kurama,' Yusuke pointed out.
Botan looked at the fire demon and, remembering what had happened the last time he was upset –the destruction of a large Makai water tree forest- decided that it would be much smarter to take a closer look at the seam on her sleeve instead.
Yusuke shook his head and approached his friend, 'Oi, Hiei!'
The demon turned towards the spirit detective, 'Nanda?'
'You must be really proud of her,' Yusuke manipulated him into a softening subject.
'I am,' Hiei said with a rare smile, 'She's done a great job.'
'Well,' Yusuke commented, 'she would have to do so, considering her teacher.'
Hiei raised an eyebrow, 'Care to elaborate, detective?'
'Ahaha!' Yusuke threw an arm around the demon's shoulders, 'Chill Hiei, it was a compliment.'
Hiei grinned, 'Where's the infant?'
'Koenma-sama will be a little late,' Botan chirped, having approached when she saw that Hiei had calmed down. 'There have been some weird murders in the Ningenkai lately, and we had to process the papers.'
Yusuke sobered up, withdrawing his arm from around Hiei's shoulders, 'How weird?'
'Well,' Botan said, taking out a book from the arm of her kimono, 'the wounds were inflicted with a weapon made out of ki.'
'So it had to be either a demon, or a sensitive human?'
'Yes,' Botan said, 'but one of the murders was botched, and the ningen survived.'
'So?' Kurama asked, both him and Yukina having joined them after hearing the word 'murder.'
'When they were questioned by the police, they reported that they were attacked what sounds like a female youkai.'
'Che'' Hiei said in annoyance, 'Damn demons can't handle a few months of supervision without me.'
'But that's not all,' Botan said, 'they also said they were attacked by something else...' An ominous feeling filled the room as Botan closed the book and placed it in her sleeve before looking up. 'They said they were ambushed by a big human with carrot-red hair who had an orange glowing sword.'
All eyes turned to Yukina. Her eyes were wide with shock as she uttered a single name, 'Kuwabara-kun.'
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Bad, Kuwabaka! BAD!
Please review and tune in for more soon!
Me: Gomen again, but time and research papers are just not on my side...Please enjoy this late chapter anyway!
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'Hiei, Yukina-chan! Over here!'
The two demons turned towards the perky voice of the Grim Reaper. Botan was waving at them from the other side of the long dining hall of the Reikai palace. The rest of the Tantei was there, sans the resigned Kuwabara.
'Konnichiwa Yusuke-san, Kurama-kun, Botan-san,' Yukina greeted as she hurried over to her soon-to-be-teammates. Hiei followed at a slower pace, favoring them with a nod and a 'Hn.'
'My congratulations, Yukina,' Kurama said with a gentle smile, 'Becoming an A-class so quickly is quite a feat.' He looked at his taciturn friend, who was watching him like a hawk around his sister, 'It will be an honor to have you as my teammate.'
Yukina blushed, 'Arigato, Kurama-kun.'
Hiei raised an eyebrow at the exchange. Kurama had never shown this much...attention towards Yukina. He didn't let just anyone coming near enough to her heart to hurt her, especially not that fool of a ningen. Kurama was a different story- he had earned Hiei's trust long ago. But still...
Hiei frowned as Kurama took her hand and led her towards some nearby refreshments. He would have to have a talk with the fox later...
Yusuke grinned as he watched the whole exchange. He elbowed Botan and pointed towards the suspicious fire demon.
'One of us should distract him before he fries Kurama,' Yusuke pointed out.
Botan looked at the fire demon and, remembering what had happened the last time he was upset –the destruction of a large Makai water tree forest- decided that it would be much smarter to take a closer look at the seam on her sleeve instead.
Yusuke shook his head and approached his friend, 'Oi, Hiei!'
The demon turned towards the spirit detective, 'Nanda?'
'You must be really proud of her,' Yusuke manipulated him into a softening subject.
'I am,' Hiei said with a rare smile, 'She's done a great job.'
'Well,' Yusuke commented, 'she would have to do so, considering her teacher.'
Hiei raised an eyebrow, 'Care to elaborate, detective?'
'Ahaha!' Yusuke threw an arm around the demon's shoulders, 'Chill Hiei, it was a compliment.'
Hiei grinned, 'Where's the infant?'
'Koenma-sama will be a little late,' Botan chirped, having approached when she saw that Hiei had calmed down. 'There have been some weird murders in the Ningenkai lately, and we had to process the papers.'
Yusuke sobered up, withdrawing his arm from around Hiei's shoulders, 'How weird?'
'Well,' Botan said, taking out a book from the arm of her kimono, 'the wounds were inflicted with a weapon made out of ki.'
'So it had to be either a demon, or a sensitive human?'
'Yes,' Botan said, 'but one of the murders was botched, and the ningen survived.'
'So?' Kurama asked, both him and Yukina having joined them after hearing the word 'murder.'
'When they were questioned by the police, they reported that they were attacked what sounds like a female youkai.'
'Che'' Hiei said in annoyance, 'Damn demons can't handle a few months of supervision without me.'
'But that's not all,' Botan said, 'they also said they were attacked by something else...' An ominous feeling filled the room as Botan closed the book and placed it in her sleeve before looking up. 'They said they were ambushed by a big human with carrot-red hair who had an orange glowing sword.'
All eyes turned to Yukina. Her eyes were wide with shock as she uttered a single name, 'Kuwabara-kun.'
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Bad, Kuwabaka! BAD!
Please review and tune in for more soon!