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Ghost and Shadow Ch. 6: The Meeting
"Ah, yes. This meeting is now called to order," Koenma said after Kris had taken her seat.
"Why the hell did you wake us all up at dawn?!" Yusuke screamed. He was very grumpy. "If it was just for some stupid meeting, I swear I'm gonna."
"No, Yusuke. This meeting does have some bearing." Koenma cleared his throat and said importantly, "Spirit Detectives and associates, I have a new mission for you. It will require you to go to the Makai and track down some particularly evil demons."
Kurama quietly cleared his throat and spoke up, "Um, do we get to go home first? Shiori is probably worried about me."
"Shiori?" asked Kris, looking very confused, "Is that your wife or something?"
"Um, heh!" Kurama turned a slight shade of pink. "She's sort of my.mom."
"But your mom's dead? She died in that fi-" Kurama clamped his hand over her mouth before any more could be said.
"I don't like to talk about it." His voice was very low and dripping with venom as he spoke to Kris. Her eyes were very wide, but showed no fear, only shock that he'd do something like that to her. I wish you never brought that up. Do you know how painful it is for me, Kris? he thought.
"Ahem," Koenma cleared his throat, successfully stopping Kurama from hurting Kris. "Shiori is Kurama's ningen mother. He was shot about 15 years ago and his only way to survive was to take over a human baby. He merged with the baby, and saved himself. However, in the past years he has grown very fond of Shiori, and now refuses to leave her."
"So I can go home and talk to her, right?" Kurama had a pleading look in his eyes.
Sighing, Koenma had no choice but to agree. "Kurama!" he added quickly, before Kurama could run out of the room and get ready to leave. "You might want to go back to your ningen form. I don't think Shiori would like it if you knocked on her door in the Youko form."
"Right," Kurama laughed softly and then began to change. Kris' eyes widened as his hair turned red and his body shrunk. She nearly fainted when he finally stood up, now wearing his white uniform of the Reikai. "You think she'll freak out if I knock on her door like this?"
"Nah," said Yusuke, shaking his head and giving a hearty laugh. "I think she'll just go 'Suuichi! Where have you been? Have some tea!!'"
"Hn," Hiei looked disapprovingly at Yusuke. "She'll never expect a thing if you come up with a good lie."
"What the hell?!" Kris screamed. Uh-oh, thought Kurama. She didn't know about this. And I forgot to tell her. "What happened to Kurama?!"
"I am Kurama, just in human form," the now-red headed Kurama explained gently.
Botan chirped up, "He's the same as before. His personality hasn't changed too much. You'll always know it's him."
"Look," Koenma said, trying desperately to make Kris understand this. "Kurama lives a double life as both Suuichi Minamino and Youko Kurama. He can only stay on missions for certain periods of time so his mother doesn't get suspicious. No, she doesn't know about him being a demon," Koenma added quickly as Kris opened her mouth again.
"Hey, why did we have to be here?" asked Jin, growing very impatient with all the facts he already knew.
"Well," Botan said. "We need you, Touya and Kris to be out spies, per say, in the Makai. Report anything weird, fight minor demons. You'll only have to work with us for this mission, after that you're free to do as you wish."
"And if we refuse?" Touya asked, his pupil-less eyes boring into Botan.
"I'll lock you up in prison," Koenma cut in quickly, because Botan looked as though she might collapse. "You're under the same restraints as Kurama and Hiei. If they don't do as I say, they also go in jail."
"Wait, you mean we have to work with you?" asked Kris, quickly recovering from the shock of the new Kurama. He looks just like his demon form, only smaller. she thought. "You mean, I have to take orders from a toddler who can change into a teen at will?"
"Yes," Koenma was growing red in the face. He hated being called a toddler so much it was ridiculous. "At times one of you will even have to go into the Ningenkai and give information to the Detectives. When everything is straightened out in the Ningenkai, you will also join them in their final fight, understand?"
"Ok, sounds like fun," chorused Jin and Touya. Kris had different things in mind.
"How much will I get paid?" all of those in the room stared in shock at her. Kurama was an exception, because he knew Kris better than the others.
"Money? You're thinking about money when your home world might just be taken over by mad demons?!" Botan shrieked.
"Well, I do need money to survive," Kris responded calmly. "And I never do anything for free. Ever. No exceptions."
Kurama sighed. Koenma's going to have his hands full with her. She's a great fighter, but very stubborn.
"We'll talk about money later. Now," Koenma checked his watch. "You have 30 minutes to catch your boat back home. I suggest you all hurry."
"WHAT?!!" everyone in the room screamed at him. In under a minute, the room was cleared of all people going back to the Ningenkai.
"Why do they all want to go home so bad?" asked Kris to no one. She wasn't expecting an answer, but Koenma gave her one anyway.
"Home is where the heart is. For them, it is the Ningenkai." Kris gave him a sad look. Koenma understood it perfectly. "You will see Kurama again. You've spent too much time apart, so I'll make sure you see him again. Alright?"
"You're not that bad, Koenma. I'm sorry if I ever offended you," Kris then walked out to the balcony.
From this balcony, I can see the boat. she thought. Kris looked out over the trees, and into the waters just beyond them. The boat was a ferry of sorts, and she could see the others getting on. They pack fast, they must really want to go home. Kris herself didn't have a home, so she had no idea why they'd want to go so quickly. Watching silently, she saw the boat push out into the water at its assigned time. Was it her imagination, or was someone waving to her from the deck of the boat? Before she could confirm it, the ferry was out of her line of sight.
Reviews please. Just wait for the fights. I promise them to be good. Yet again, I would like reviews. I thank you.
Ghost and Shadow Ch. 6: The Meeting
"Ah, yes. This meeting is now called to order," Koenma said after Kris had taken her seat.
"Why the hell did you wake us all up at dawn?!" Yusuke screamed. He was very grumpy. "If it was just for some stupid meeting, I swear I'm gonna."
"No, Yusuke. This meeting does have some bearing." Koenma cleared his throat and said importantly, "Spirit Detectives and associates, I have a new mission for you. It will require you to go to the Makai and track down some particularly evil demons."
Kurama quietly cleared his throat and spoke up, "Um, do we get to go home first? Shiori is probably worried about me."
"Shiori?" asked Kris, looking very confused, "Is that your wife or something?"
"Um, heh!" Kurama turned a slight shade of pink. "She's sort of my.mom."
"But your mom's dead? She died in that fi-" Kurama clamped his hand over her mouth before any more could be said.
"I don't like to talk about it." His voice was very low and dripping with venom as he spoke to Kris. Her eyes were very wide, but showed no fear, only shock that he'd do something like that to her. I wish you never brought that up. Do you know how painful it is for me, Kris? he thought.
"Ahem," Koenma cleared his throat, successfully stopping Kurama from hurting Kris. "Shiori is Kurama's ningen mother. He was shot about 15 years ago and his only way to survive was to take over a human baby. He merged with the baby, and saved himself. However, in the past years he has grown very fond of Shiori, and now refuses to leave her."
"So I can go home and talk to her, right?" Kurama had a pleading look in his eyes.
Sighing, Koenma had no choice but to agree. "Kurama!" he added quickly, before Kurama could run out of the room and get ready to leave. "You might want to go back to your ningen form. I don't think Shiori would like it if you knocked on her door in the Youko form."
"Right," Kurama laughed softly and then began to change. Kris' eyes widened as his hair turned red and his body shrunk. She nearly fainted when he finally stood up, now wearing his white uniform of the Reikai. "You think she'll freak out if I knock on her door like this?"
"Nah," said Yusuke, shaking his head and giving a hearty laugh. "I think she'll just go 'Suuichi! Where have you been? Have some tea!!'"
"Hn," Hiei looked disapprovingly at Yusuke. "She'll never expect a thing if you come up with a good lie."
"What the hell?!" Kris screamed. Uh-oh, thought Kurama. She didn't know about this. And I forgot to tell her. "What happened to Kurama?!"
"I am Kurama, just in human form," the now-red headed Kurama explained gently.
Botan chirped up, "He's the same as before. His personality hasn't changed too much. You'll always know it's him."
"Look," Koenma said, trying desperately to make Kris understand this. "Kurama lives a double life as both Suuichi Minamino and Youko Kurama. He can only stay on missions for certain periods of time so his mother doesn't get suspicious. No, she doesn't know about him being a demon," Koenma added quickly as Kris opened her mouth again.
"Hey, why did we have to be here?" asked Jin, growing very impatient with all the facts he already knew.
"Well," Botan said. "We need you, Touya and Kris to be out spies, per say, in the Makai. Report anything weird, fight minor demons. You'll only have to work with us for this mission, after that you're free to do as you wish."
"And if we refuse?" Touya asked, his pupil-less eyes boring into Botan.
"I'll lock you up in prison," Koenma cut in quickly, because Botan looked as though she might collapse. "You're under the same restraints as Kurama and Hiei. If they don't do as I say, they also go in jail."
"Wait, you mean we have to work with you?" asked Kris, quickly recovering from the shock of the new Kurama. He looks just like his demon form, only smaller. she thought. "You mean, I have to take orders from a toddler who can change into a teen at will?"
"Yes," Koenma was growing red in the face. He hated being called a toddler so much it was ridiculous. "At times one of you will even have to go into the Ningenkai and give information to the Detectives. When everything is straightened out in the Ningenkai, you will also join them in their final fight, understand?"
"Ok, sounds like fun," chorused Jin and Touya. Kris had different things in mind.
"How much will I get paid?" all of those in the room stared in shock at her. Kurama was an exception, because he knew Kris better than the others.
"Money? You're thinking about money when your home world might just be taken over by mad demons?!" Botan shrieked.
"Well, I do need money to survive," Kris responded calmly. "And I never do anything for free. Ever. No exceptions."
Kurama sighed. Koenma's going to have his hands full with her. She's a great fighter, but very stubborn.
"We'll talk about money later. Now," Koenma checked his watch. "You have 30 minutes to catch your boat back home. I suggest you all hurry."
"WHAT?!!" everyone in the room screamed at him. In under a minute, the room was cleared of all people going back to the Ningenkai.
"Why do they all want to go home so bad?" asked Kris to no one. She wasn't expecting an answer, but Koenma gave her one anyway.
"Home is where the heart is. For them, it is the Ningenkai." Kris gave him a sad look. Koenma understood it perfectly. "You will see Kurama again. You've spent too much time apart, so I'll make sure you see him again. Alright?"
"You're not that bad, Koenma. I'm sorry if I ever offended you," Kris then walked out to the balcony.
From this balcony, I can see the boat. she thought. Kris looked out over the trees, and into the waters just beyond them. The boat was a ferry of sorts, and she could see the others getting on. They pack fast, they must really want to go home. Kris herself didn't have a home, so she had no idea why they'd want to go so quickly. Watching silently, she saw the boat push out into the water at its assigned time. Was it her imagination, or was someone waving to her from the deck of the boat? Before she could confirm it, the ferry was out of her line of sight.
Reviews please. Just wait for the fights. I promise them to be good. Yet again, I would like reviews. I thank you.