Did You Miss Me?

By Kiara Jaganshi and Leiko Hikaru

Chapter 4

Kurama's heart pounded as his eyes fell upon the slightly taller form standing behind Kiara, who had her hand on her hip, standing cockily, aware of his frustration. She sighed, moving out of the way to fully reveal Leiko.

She was a youko, just like her companion, only with silver tail and ears. She had long, brown hair, a little below her elbow. Her eyes were the same, knowing golden color as her older brother's. Her eyes were filled with wonder and surprise at what Kiara had brought home from her 'business' dealings this time. "Y-Youko?"

Kurama did not try to deny Youko as he changed form into the legendary thief. Youko stepped forward, his own eyes surprised. "Leiko…"

Leiko sighed with relief. "I was so worried. I was so scared. I thought, maybe, just maybe, you were hurt, maybe even dead. I couldn't believe myself when I heard about you in the Dark Tournaments, helping the lords of the Makai, and even vying for the throne. Oh, I'm so glad you're safe!" she suddenly cried out, tears welling in her eyes.

Youko's eyes glistened, but no tears fell. "I- I'm really sorry Leiko. I didn't mean to. I mean…" He was at a loss for words. The greatest thief in all of Makai, lost for words.

"Please, both of you, spare me the sentimentality!" Kiara drawled out, coming back out of the shadowy corner she had watched all of this from. She smiled, resting a hand casually on Yuseke's arm.

Yuseke gulped, half afraid, half surprised at the actions of this female youko. "Er…"

"Don't be afraid. I told you already, I don't bite, much…" she told him. "Anyway, you guys are all going back to Rei Kai, take her with you," Kiara said, waving a hand over at Leiko. "I have… Things to do." With that she disappeared again, melting into the shadows of the castle like the darkness of night.

"So, onisan, where exactly are we going?" Leiko asked Kurama. "Oh, wait, you're Kurama, not Youko, right?" When Kurama nodded in response, she gave out a loud and relieved sigh. "Oh, good. I guess I'll have to introduce myself to everyone, won't I?" They were in Koenma's office, waiting for the toddler prince to come in from a meeting.

"That would be nice, considering that we don't really know who you are," Yuseke informed her. "If it's not too rude!"

"Why are you actually being nice, unlike your usual self!" Botan asked, making a kitty face. "I wanna know!"

"Well, she's Kurama and Youko's sister, so she could get Youko or Kurama to kill us, and I don't wanna die a painful death like Karasu!" Yuseke objected. "Is that too much to ask?"

"Um, I guess not really," Leiko said, giggling. "Okay, I'm Leiko. I'm Youko and now Kurama's sister!" She gave Kurama a hug. "I'm a youko too, a you can probably tell." She wiggled her ears. "And I-."

"How old are you?" Everyone stared at Kuwabara. "What? I want to know how old Leiko is!"

"Well, I don't really know. I think I'm about 300 or so," Leiko answered, wrinkling her nose. "I've been here too long!"

"Hello all! I've got a new mission for-." Koenma stopped in mid sentence. "Why's she here?"

"She's here cause she wants to! Just get on with the stupid mission already!" Yuseke said, getting impatient. "Oh, and don't piss her off."

"Yuseke!" Botan cried in mock outrage. "You shouldn't say such things to Koenma-sama!"

"Har, har, har. Very funny you two. I'm so amused. Now, about the mission…"

"Okay, just spit it out already. We don't got all day you know!" Kuwabara encouraged. "I still gotta go see if Yukina will go out with me, and then if she says no, I gotta go see if Kiara will."

"Trust me, Kiara won't want to go out with you. It would be better for your health anyway," Hiei replied to that.

"Okay, going back to the mission here-."

"Hey toddler! You got any ramen here? I'm starved!" Everyone turned towards the door where there stood a white haired Inu hanyou. "What? Time traveling is hard on the stomach!"

"Inuyasha! Come back here this instant! SIT BOY!!!!!!!!!! SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, STI, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SI, SI-!"

"Kagome-chan, I think that's enough, for now." Another person appeared besides the girl who was screaming at the hanyou. "There's already like a pitfall where he was. Where is that coward anyway?" The third person happened to be a girl with a large boomerang slung across her back. "He was just right here."

"Ah, there you three are. Now, where are the other two?" Koenma asked politely, inclining his head slightly. "I thought they were there with you."

"Oh, you mean the pervert and the kid?" the hanyou now called Inuyasha supplied, climbing out of the crater he had made when he was slammed into the ground. "The monks out probably stalking girls, and Shippo's out there making 'friends' with some other kitsune kits he found somewhere."

"Be nice Inuyasha!" the dark haired girl who had told him to sit now called Kagome scolded. "They're doing us a favor by helping us get back to you time! I could probably stay here if I wanted! It's only a few years ahead of my original time anyway!"

"Actually, there's another you walking around, so it'd be dangerous and risky to let you guys out there," Koenma apologized. "So sorry."

"I knew that! You didn't have to say it! I was gonna use it to bribe Inuyasha! Man, now I'm gonna have to come up with something else!" Kagome almost shouted. "Sango, do you know where they are?"

"Houshi-sama's in the food court place eating and flirting. Shippo's there eating everything ever made with chocolate," Sango, the brown haired girl with the boomerang, replied. "Or so it was 5 minutes ago."

"How them." Koenma sighed. "Well, might as well start explaining without them."

"Please!" Yuseke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Leiko, and even Hiei replied. "This is getting really, really, really confusing and annoying!" Yuseke added.

"Even if he's got such a tiny brain, as well," Hiei snidely commented. "he is telling the truth though."

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"