Seeing is Believing
By Kiara Jaganshi
Chapter 9
A/N: Yo! It's me again, and sorry for the really late update... I feel really bad... But I'm so bored. So bored... -starts to sing a song- I'm so bored! That's why I'm singing the bored Blues! Woo! -Goes back to normal- Ehem, sorry for that. Anyway... I am having writers block for some reason. I've got an outline written out for a couple more chapters, but I haven't been getting the inspiration I usually get for each chapter. Actually, I didn't know how this chapter would end up, just cause. Oh, and don't get mad at me. This chapter sucks. Really, my worst chapter yet. Here are the replies to all the reviews. I think you should all read the one to Sliver
Sliver: Thanks for pointing that out. I know that Kiara is also my penname. There is a good explanation for it though. It is in fact not a Mary-Sue. I just like the name Kiara, and that was the nickname given to me and spoken to me by my closest friends. I couldn't really come up with a good name for the character of Kiara in this story, so it was suggested to me by a friend that I just make it Kiara, modeling the character after me, but not exactly. Kiara is more mature, and less quiet. I'm a naturally shy person in person, and don't get me wrong, I like to talk, but I don't like talking to strangers on the phone or in person. There, you've got it all out not. Just want to point out Kiara is not a Mary-Sue. And neither am I. We are totally separate entities. After all, her name is Kiara Taisho. My penname and nickname is Kiara Jaganshi. If you would have paid attention to details, you would have noticed. Thanks for your time, and for your review. I'm sure other people were wanting to say the same thing to me. Still, I hope you like my fanfic!
Ranyame325: Okay, well, here's chapter 9! And thanks for your support and help. I really enjoy getting good feedback!
Unicorn-Girl-Dragon-Lady (did I get that right?): Thank you for volunteering to be in my fic! It really helps, and you will be playing a major part in this fanfic! Oh, and please tell me, does your character get hyper? Or is she one of the relatively calm people that seem to always control your temper, except for the rare occasion, like Kurama?
Leiko Hikaru: Once again, thanks! Thanks for the support, the help, and just urging me to update, I guess! It helps me update faster! I will try to tell you later at school if I'm going to update tomorrow or not! Okay? Okay.
Yume Jaganshi: Hey sis! And you know, instead of making me go through the hassle of finding out if I you reviewed or not, you could always tell me. Oh, and here's your appearance!
Special Thanks to Yume for this chapter. I couldn't have made this fanfic possible without her, as you will soon see. Thanks for taking up that role!
Disclaimer: Okay, here goes. I have no claim whatsoever of any anime character ever. If you have any complaints, please file it over there with my poo-flinging monkey. He will probably be 'courteous' and 'help' you. Maybe...
Both Kiara and Kurama stood there in silence, just gaping at each other. That is, until Yuseke broke the silence.
"Hey! Lovebirds! I'd hate to interrupt this thing, but can anybody fill me in? I've been lost from, oh, let's say, hmm, ever since the demon attacked us?" Yuseke stated, waving his hands above him.
"They weren't after you," Kiara corrected absently, tucking a loose strand of hair back into her ponytail.
"What? Then who was it after?" Kuwabara demanded in that goofy tone of his, stalking past Kurama and right up to her face. "Huh? And who are you anyway?"
Kiara let out a small giggle before regaining her composure. She concentrated hard for a few seconds, and she reverted back into her human form. "Does this trigger anything?"
No one said a word. The only sound that broke the silence was the sound of the elevator coming back down.
"KIARA!!!" some one shouted as soon as the elevator doors closed. A young girl with mahogany red hair sprinted across the large interior of the now well-lit room to engulf Kiara in a tight bear hug. "I missed you so much!"
Now everyone was really confused. Kurama gave Kiara a questioning look, but she hadn't noticed. She was too busy giving the girl a hug back, telling her how she missed her and all as well.
"I guess we're not supposed to ask..." Kurama murmured. But everyone besides Yuseke and Kuwabara being youkai, they heard it clearly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry... I think we should go to another, much more comfortable room," Kiara apologized, sending the silver taiyoukai a cold glare.
She beckoned them all with her hand, and taking the other girl's hand in the other, walked back into the elevator. It took about a minute or so to get back up, and when so, she immediately headed into another door in the same building. This time, the room did not look as if bats inhabited it, and was indeed cozy. The walls were a cheering, deep red, the carpet a matching white. In the middle of the room were two red and white couches, a few armchairs, and a love seat. A pinkish rug with ornate red designs covered the area the seats surrounded.
"Please. Sit down," the other female youkai asked them, gesturing at the seats with the hand she had pulled free from Kiara. "I'd rather sit then stand."
Everyone took her advice and sat down. Kuwabara and Yuseke sitting on a couch, Seshomaru taking an especially comfy armchair, the mahogany haired girl in another, more ornate, armchair, Inuyasha and Hiei choosing to stand at opposite walls, and Kiara sitting down on one side of the love seat, Kurama making sure to sit next to her on the other side before the other girl could take his chosen spot.
"Now, to start it off, let's introduce ourselves," Shippo suggested. "I'm getting confused here!" he added in that cute voice of his, giving them all a puppy dog pout.
"That's okay with me," Kiara told him, smiling at him as she placed the little fox on her lap. "You all probably know already, but I'll say it anyway. I'm Kiara Taisho."
"Hi everyone! I'm Shippo!" the kitsune introduced as well.
Kurama nodded in agreement. "I am known as Suichi Minamino here in the human world, but you may all call me Kurama." Kiara shot him a confused glance, but he shrugged it off, much to the dismay of Youko, who was taking things to the extreme but depicting detail after detail of things he would do to the girl.
Inuyasha snorted by the wall directly behind Kiara. "Feh. Inuyasha."
Hiei gave off a similar air, but said nothing.
"The shorty's Hiei. I'm Yuseke Urameshi," Yuseke said, propping his head up with his hand as his elbow rested on the arm of the couch.
"I am the great Kazuma Kuwabara!" Kuwabara boasted. When seeing the unaffected and unfazed expressions on the strange youkais' faces, his face fell.
"This Seshomaru has no wish to become friendly with any," the taiyoukai replied.
"And to finish, I'm Yume!" the girl with the mahogany hair ended. "Nice to meet you all!"
"Now that that's over with, why was that demon after you?" Hiei cut in, surprising them all by actually talking.
"That depends..." Kiara replied evasively. "How much do you already know about demons?" she asked.
"Hn. I have no need to explain myself to lowly demon's trying to get by as pathetic humans," Hiei snapped back, not able to control the sudden rise of his temper.
"You should know by now, Kiara," Seshomaru added. "They are no ordinary humans."
"Um, okay. Why don't you go first, so we can get an idea of how much we can actually tell you?" Kiara suggested.
"Fine by me," Yuseke said, eager to break the uneasy silence between most of them. He told the strange youkai's of how he died, Rei Kai, Botan, Kuwabara, not much about Kurama and Hiei, just about how the two thieves were youkai's from the Makai, and about the rest of their past as Spirit Detectives.
"Oh, so you're little manipulating toys of Enma's," Yume stated, clapping her hands together. "I get it now! Kinda..."
"So you're an avatar?" Kiara demanded of Kurama. She then turned to Hiei. "And you're a hanyou?"
When both nodded in response, her head slumped down. "Oh, my poor little head..."
"It is now time for you to hold up your end of the bargain," Kurama reminded, curious about this all. This was going to be an interesting day after all.
Kiara nodded, sighing. She looked over at Seshomaru, getting his approval. "Okay, well, as you can now probably tell, I am an inu youkai. To be more exact, I am a hanyou. A hybrid between the human world and the demon. I am also the daughter of Seshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands, and the top enterpriser of Taisho Inc.
"We are, um, not actually from 'here'. We do not belong here as you all do. I guess that's all I can tell you right now... Besides the fact that demons of any size and strength attack all members of our strangely intertwined family periodically. I just didn't see an A class youkai coming, that's all."
Just then, the another door to that room opened allowing them all to gaze into the face of another women, looking to be around the same age of them. She had luscious brown hair, a small braid on one side, and she was just a little under 6 feet tall.
"Special Delivery!" she called out, bringing an armload of mail and dumping it into the surprised lap of Seshomaru. "More mail for you, sir!"
"Okay, what's a pretty teenager doing in a place like this?" Kuwabara demanded, standing up for emphasis. "I demand to know!"
"Sorry 'bout that. He's got a stupid honor code or something," Yuseke apologized.
"Oh, it's perfectly alright! I'm Mylin! And no, I'm not a teenager," she replied. "I might look the part, but I'm 1,481 years old!" She put a finger to her chin in thought. "Actually, I think my birthday was last month, so now I'm 1,482 years old! How swell!"
Yuseke and Kuwabara sweat dropped, then sat back down, none too reassured by this weird family of youkai's.
"Exactly what species of youkai are you?" Kurama asked politely.
"Oh, well, I'm a fire dragon!" Mylin said. "Not too much into fighting though. I'd rather watch TV or go clubbing or something!" she joked. Or at least the Rei Kai Tantei's hoped.
"Well, if that is all we've got to say, can I go already?" Inuyasha suddenly interrupted.
"Dad, please mind your manners!" Yume barked, whipping around to give him a cold glare. "We have guests!"
"And you too, Daddy!" Kiara agreed, fixing Seshomaru with a look that spoke volumes. "Or I will take away your chocolate! And, um, your other sweets!"
"Wait a minute!" Yuseke cut in, once again. "You were fighting your own father in there?" he asked, surprised. "You must be crazy!"
"Hey! I prefer daring and cunning!" Kiara pouted. "And I wasn't 'fighting' him!"
"Then what were you doing?" Hiei snidely commented.
"I was trying to convince him the errors of his ways," she replied back coldly. "No need to get so agitated. We do it all the time!"
'Kurama, go over to that dunce of a father and gave him a piece of your mind!' Youko seethed, wrapping his claws around his heart.
'Control you temper!' Hiei interjected. 'All is not what is seems to be!'
'Have you been able to drop into any of their minds, Hiei?'
'Of course not, Kurama. They have a perfect barricade up against any and all mental attacks. Even my Spirit Flash isn't working.'
'Excuse me,' Youko asked in as polite a tone as he could muster, 'but what's a Spirit Flash?'
'It's a mental attack. It is supposed to blind the person from the mental attacks of the user.'
'Ah... That explains a lot...' Youko muttered, grumbling bout nosy hybrids that snuck into his head.
A/N: Um, yes, the chapter sucks, like I stated earlier. But please forgive me. Next chapter will get more interesting. Like the confession Kurama has to make to Seshomaru about his daughter. Then there is always Kurama's parting 'gift' to Kiara. Things get a little more complicated as well. Koenma is now in on the picture. I'm not going to say any more. It will just ruin it all for you. But not to worry! I will update tomorrow night, so be on your best behavior! Ja ne!