Chapter 5

"What? But…why?" That was all Kira could say as she sat with Benji in her lap, gaping at Botan. She couldn't believe this. What would any demon want with her?

"Well, you see…" Botan looked as if she was trying to decide whether to explain further or not. Kira had found it very hard to believe she was the grim reaper, but had decided it was quite believable when Botan had floated in the air while sitting on an oar she had summoned. They had all told her their stories, and Kira was slightly taken aback when Suichi had explained Yoko Kurama to her. Her head was now swimming with all the knowledge she had gained when Yusuke broke the lingering silence.

"Look, we're here on a mission," he said, standing to his feet so quickly, he knocked Kuwabara, who had been gaping at the walls, over on his side. "Can we please just get this over with Botan?"

"Yes, I think it is wise that we leave as quickly as possible, Kira." Kurama said, this statement being met with what looked vaguely like a glare from Botan.

"But…where are we going?" Kira questioned, skeptical of what was happening.

"You'll see," Botan replied as she sliced her oar through the air, conjuring what looked like a portal to another world. Yusuke dragged Kuwabara to his feet and carried over to it, where he threw him in.

"Well, don't just stand there." He turned to Kira, who gulped when she saw Kuwabara disappear. "We gotta get goin'. That toddler is waiting."

'Toddler?' Kira thought when she felt Yusuke grab her by the arm and pull in after him as he jumped. Everything was black inside the void, and Kira couldn't see anything. She started panicking when she felt that Yusuke's grip was now gone from her arm.

"Yusuke?" she said, feeling al around her as she fell. There was no answer. "Yusuke!" She kept calling his name, feeling her hart beating faster and faster when she suddenly was standing in a long hall.

"Oops!" Kira looked up at the person who had bumped into her and saw a pink creature with a horn sticking out of its forehead looking down at her. "Excuse me." he said politely as he walked around her. Kira sighed as she started tiptoeing through a large crowd of similar creatures who all acted as if she wasn't even there.

'Where am I?' she thought as she tried to make her way down the crowded hall. Then she froze as she felt a familiar heat wave course through her body.

'He's here,' she heard the all too familiar voice ring in her head when her feet started moving again. 'You must find him…you must destroy Hiei!'

"Hey!" She shook her head as she heard Yusuke's voice and started searching for him in the crowd. She finally found him standing off in the distance with a frown on his face and his arms crossed over his chest. She smiled and waved and started running toward the end of the hall where he was currently located.

"What took you so long?" he asked when she finally reached his side. She shrugged as her gaze was lifted above his head. They were standing in front of a gigantic door that almost reached the extremely high ceilings.

"Everybody's waiting," he said again when he saw the look on her face. The huge door opened and Yusuke smiled and winked at Kira before stepping through it and into a monstrous room. She followed him in and saw Botan, Kurama, and Kuwabara standing in front of a desk stacked with papers, and conversing.

"Ah, Kira! How nice it is to finally see you!" Kira heard the voice coming from behind the desk, but could not see its owner. Everyone stopped talking and looked in her direction. She glanced around the room, still searching for the owner of the voice that had just greeted her when Yusuke interrupted the silence again.

"She can't see you behind all those stupid papers, toddler." he said rudely in the direction of the desk. There was another moment of silence and a sigh from behind the desk.

"Yes, well…I suppose…I don't want to confuse her too much…but…what will she say…if she sees me like this?…" the voice mumbled. There was another sigh and a popping noise that made Kira jump, ever so slight as it was.

"As I said before," came a voice from behind the papers. Was it the same one? Kira couldn't tell. "It's very nice to see you, lady Kira." Kira gasped. Out from behind the desk stepped a handsome young man who ran his fingers through his hair before looking in Kira's direction.

'Huh?!' Kira thought, trying to decide whether to be surprised or amused. 'Is that a…binky?' The man walked closer to Kira and bowed deeply.

"I am the great Koenma, ruler of th--"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Everyone looked in Yusuke's direction when he interrupted. "Toddler, why don't you just give up? You look stupid enough with that thing sticking out of your mouth." Kira blinked, confused. This couldn't be the 'toddler' Yusuke had been talking about. That guy looked nothing like a baby. Then again…

"Oh…fine!" Koenma said, sighing again. There was another popping noise and it looked as if he had vanished. Kira looked down and saw a tiny child staring up at her. He had a large blue hat and the same pacifier as the other man.

"I know what you're thinking," the child said in a tiny voice. "Koenma - the great ruler of the spirit realm - a toddler. Big change, huh? But I assure you, miss, I am no…"

"You're so cute!" Everyone around Kira dropped to the floor (anime style!) when she bent down to pinch Koenma's cheeks.

"Please! I…oh…that…feels…good…" Koenma trailed off as Kira rubbed the back of his neck.
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"Beautiful, isn't she?" Hiei turned when he heard the voice, glaring when he saw the beautiful demon standing in front of him.

"What do you want?" he demanded telepathically, wrapping the headband that covered the third eye around his forehead.

"You know perfectly well what I want," she replied, wrapping her arms seductively around his neck. Hiei shoved her away and turned back to the door to Koenma's chamber. "When the curse is broken, you can have anything you want."

"Oh, really?" Hiei snorted, shoving her hand away when it crept around his waist. He could feel her laugh behind him, and was relieved when he felt her turn away.

"Oh, too bad…you won't let me have any fun. Oh, well. Until next time, my love." With a gust of icy wind, the demon mistress was gone, leaving tiny snowflakes in her path.

Sorry it took so long to update. My friggin' POS computer was being an ass this morning and I had to go back and delete a bunch o stuff before it would let me on here. Anyways, I hope this was a good chapter! Buh-bye!

Rin: Why didn't you tell me u were leaving?...anyways...um...okay...BYE!