A/N: Finally things are starting to look up.

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I'm trying to update fast (since my exams are in 2 weeks or so). That time I might not be able to update as fast, but I'll try my best! This is the sixth chapter.

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Chapter 6: Kanojo no Kazoku, Kanojo no Teki: Her Family, Her Enemy.

3rd Person's POV

The atmosphere was full of anxiety and anticipation. Hiei and the others were tense as they watched the two figures land. Suddenly, blood dripped onto the ground. A cut appeared on Kou's cheek, blood trickling from it. "Not bad, o hime-sama." He raised a thumb to wipe the blood away and sheathed his katanas. Mizuko didn't say anything. "Shikashi, you are still not ready." With that said his body began to sink into his own shadow. Yusuke and the others strained and managed to free themselves. They ran towards the retreating Kou but he was already gone. "Kuso! He's gone!" Kuwabara glared at the spot Kou had been in just a second ago. "What kind of ability was that? He just melted into his own shadow." Yusuke asked Kurama. "I've heard about a demon that controls shadows. He can travel from one place to another through his shadow. Also, he can freeze his opponent's movement by capturing their shadows. He can even control the opponent's movements by doing actions which is then imitated by the opponent. (Shikamaru's Kagemane no Jutsu! I love that jutsu!)" 

Kuwabara turned to Mizuko. "Mizuko-chan, are you okay?" Mizuko tightened her grip on her daggers, gritting her teeth and eyes narrowed. "Mizuko-chan?" He was very confused at the show of emotions she displayed. Kurama went up to her and softly said, "Why don't you go and take a rest, Mizuko-san?" Upon hearing her name, she relaxed her grip and walked back into the temple wordlessly. Yukina and Botan followed her to ensure that she wasn't injured. "What's wrong with her?" Kuwabara scratched his head. Yusuke began to walk back too. "Don't ask." Hiei and Kurama were quiet as well. They knew why Mizuko acted that way.

Flashback

As both Kou and Mizuko jumped into the air, they had their weapons held out, ready to receive the other's blow. But Kou's came as totally unexpected and Mizuko was caught off guard. He drew back his katanas at the last moment and slipped from Mizuko's right swing. As they passed each other in the air, Kou had kissed Mizuko lightly on the cheek! But he backed up quick as a flash as the left dagger grazed his cheek. They landed on the opposite side, Kou's cheek bleeding a little. Mizuko was feeling shocked, furious and humiliated that Kou was playing around with her. All this was witnessed by Yusuke, Kurama and Hiei. They were the only ones who could catch their movements.

End Flashback

They quietly made their way back into the temple, each entertaining their own thoughts. Yusuke was currently praying that Mizuko would not be terribly affected by the kiss. He had seen girls breaking down over things like this, or blow up and try to strangle everyone they saw (with Keiko falling into this category.) Yusuke didn't want to face an angry Mizuko, although he had never seen her lose her temper. However he didn't want to risk facing a woman's wrath. He learnt that they were formidable when angry, the hard way. Kurama was currently thinking along the same line, although he was more concerned about Mizuko's feelings going unstable. Hiei, well, this is interesting. You wouldn't expect him to have any thoughts about this but he did, surprisingly. Hiei kept seeing the scene in his mind and for some reason, felt a twinge of rage inside him. He had an inexplicable urge to kill Kou for laying his lips on her. Hiei was a little confused; why was he getting angry over such a thing? (A/N: He didn't account it for jealousy. Don't worry Hiei, you'll have your moments with Mizuko-chan soon enough. Heeheehee… ^,^)   

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Mizuko's POV

"We're going to Reikai to report this Koenma and find out about the enemy." "Hai, ki o tsukete." "Ja, see you later." I watched Kurama-nisan and the others leave. When they disappeared from my sight, I went to a clearing. [The fight yesterday just proves how weak I am.] "Time to visit the weapon's room." [I'm not sure if this method will work, but it's worth trying.]

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Meanwhile, at Reikai…

"Tai?" Koenma frowned. "We heard the enemy said it. He may be Kou's superior." Kurama said. "He said something about this Tai person wanting Mizuko to go back to him, to Makai." Yusuke informed the toddler prince. "Nani?! Makai?!" Koenma slapped his hands onto the table, shocked. "That was our reaction." Yusuke pointed out. "Ayame. (Is that the name of the secretary girl in Koenma's office? Or was it Akane?)" The said woman entered. "Yes, Koenma-sama?" "Please check for the files of Tai and Kage no Kou." "Hai, Koenma-sama." She went off to look for the documents he mentioned. As she left the room, Koenma turned to Yusuke and the others. "You guys might have to wait for some time. Meanwhile, why don't you tell me all you know about this person Kou." "He's fast!" Kuwabara exclaimed. Yusuke looked grim. "He can control shadows. He smells dangerous." Koenma frowned. When Yusuke says someone smells dangerous, it means he is very powerful. "I have heard of this shadow child. He is a very famous demon. Almost a legend as no one really knows who he is." Koenma said.

Just then, Ayame entered the room with two files in her hands. "Gokurosama, Ayame." The junior prince of the spirit world took the files and went through them. "There doesn't seem to be much information about them. Kage no Kou. Age and origin unknown. Works as an assassin for the demon lord Tai. Wanted by half of Makai. Had killed approximately 438 demons, 12 on his own will and the rest under Tai's orders. Hm? This is interesting. Out of all the kills, no ningens were involved." Yusuke frowned. "Then this is the first time he got a mission involving ningens?" "Apparently so." Suddenly, Koenma's eyes widen. "He's an A-class demon!" "Hn. It explains why he had no records in Ningenkai." Hiei snorted. "What about Tai?" Kurama interrupted. "Other that the fact that he's a demon lord in Makai there's no other info on him." "Sou ka?" Koenma closed the file. "Well, you should head back to Genkai's. I'll research on Tai." Yusuke nodded and they turned to leave.

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Mizuko's POV

I picked the shurikens and placed them back into the holster. Other than what I was looking for, I also found a set of shurikens and another set of kunai. I had been training for the past few hours already and I was tired. [I should head back.] As soon as I reached the temple, I took a bath to refresh myself. When I got out, Kurama-nisan and the others were back. I settled down as they told all they found out about the enemy, which wasn't much. "It's not a lot." "Koenma's doing some research. Hopefully, we'll find more info on him." I nodded. Yusuke took a glance at his watch. "It's late. Why don't we turn in? Maybe tomorrow Koenma will have some new info." Everyone nodded and went to bed. But not me. I still needed to do my night round.

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Hiei's POV

Everyone had gone into their rooms, and the lights were all out. I stood on a branch on my favourite tree, glad to enjoy a moment of ningen-free peace. That is, until I noticed Mizuko not so far from my tree. She was sitting on a rock, looking at the moon.

Mizuko's POV

I sat on the usual spot, a large rock that's pretty flat at the top. Looking up at the moon, I began to hum my favourite tune. It was so quiet that night, so peaceful. The peaceful state however, was disturbed by the memory of Kou. Immediately, I flushed, upset and angry. [What gives him the right to take advantage of me?] Kicking up a little dust, I stared hard at the ground. Taking a glance at my watch, I shook off whatever thoughts of Kou and decided to go to bed.

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3rd Person's POV

Yawning heavily, Mizuko entered the room as many eyes were drawn towards her. "Ohayou…" She said wearily. Yusuke took a glance at his watch and commented, "You slept in pretty late." Mizuko yawned again, "I was real tired last night." This raised a few eyebrows from them. Yusuke leaned forward and stared hard at Mizuko. Mizuko felt a little uncomfortable and said, "Why are you staring at me like that?" Before Yusuke could say anything however, he fell face forward. Mizuko heard the sound of a palm hitting a head and the angry remark, "Hentai Yusuke!" Mizuko looked up to see a girl with brown hair looking very angry. [That must be Keiko.] "Nesan! What are you doing here?" Mizuko saw another woman came in with Yukina and Botan. [Shizuru.] Yukina kneeled next to Yusuke, who was still out of it. "Anou, daijobu desu ka?" (Yusuke was like @_@) "Kazuma, can't I come for a visit?" Shizuru shot Kuwabara a death glare. "I-Iya." Kuwabara backed off, waving his hands in front of him. "A ra, who's this cute little girl?" A vein throbbed on Mizuko's head. "Anou sa, I know I'm vertically challenged, you don't have to remind me." She pouted her lips. Hiei caught her look and was a little surprised as he had never seen her with such an expression. Very far in his mind, he thought she looked cute. An introduction was made between them.

Mizuko's POV 

I lifted the pot's lid, making sure the stew was simmering well. I had offered to cook lunch and Yukina and Keiko had insisted on helping me out. "Mizuko-chan…" I turned to find Botan popping her head into the kitchen. "Do you need any help?" I shook my head but catching the look on her face, I sighed and told her to wait. After a little while she went out with a huge bento box. Soon we were seated at a huge table. I somehow ended up across Hiei and next to Yukina. Hiei was between Kurama and Shizuru. Kuwabara sat next to Shizuru, pouting because he didn't get to sit next to koorime. "Ittadakimasu!" and everyone dug in.

"Wow, thishreallytashegood." "Yusuke, don't speak with your mouth full!" Keiko reprimanded her boyfriend. Yusuke swallowed before retorting, "Demo, this is really good. Wow, you're a great cook, Mizuko. Better than Keiko." This earned him a slap on the back of his head. I laughed lightly. A murmur of agreement was heard and soon I found myself going red with all those praises.

Hiei's POV

Kurama was helping himself to some thick soup. Then he turned to look at me. "Don't you want to try some Hiei? It's really good." At that he ladled some of the reddish substance into my plate. I stared at it and hesitantly took up a spoon. [Well, why not?] I tasted a little of it. Honestly speaking, it's indeed delicious. "What is this?" Kurama laughed a little before answering, "It's a Western dish. A stew. Something like soup with thick consistency." I nodded, not really understanding. As the others praised her, I saw her blushed. //Onna, this is quite good.// I noticed with interest as her face turn a darker shade of red. //A-Arigatou, Hiei.// She smiled in my direction.

"Yukina-san, you made this? This tastes heavenly!" Frowning, I resisted the urge to kick the idiot. Unfortunately for me, Kuwabara was seated just two seats away and was trying to get close to Yukina. Immediately, I got angry and made a snide remark about him. His reaction was very predictable. "Nandato?! Yaru ka, temee?" "Hn. You'll be dead before you know it."

Mizuko's POV

Sighing to myself I thought, [Here they go again.] I noticed how both opened their mouths to argue further but before any got a word in, Shizuru shoved a bun in Kuwabara's face and spoke, very commandingly so, to Hiei. "That's enough." I saw that he wanted to retort but he shut his mouth. //Surprising to find that you listened to her.// //Hn. His sister is much more sharper than he is.// I chuckled, which drew the attention towards me. "What's so funny?" Kuwabara asked hotly. "Iie. Nanimo."

In the midst of the commotion, Koenma suddenly popped out of nowhere. He looked grave. "Koenma, what are you doing here?" I heard Yusuke ask. At once, at the mention of his name, the din died down. Everyone stared at the junior prince of Reikai. "I did some research on Tai." We sat up at the mention of that name. "He is the enemy, isn't he?" I asked slowly. "Do you have more information about him?" Kurama-nisan inquired. At this Koenma looked at me in an odd manner. "Aa. I found out some pretty shocking news." Everyone waited for him to continue. "He's your biological father, Mizuko."

Shikashi-But/However

Kuso-Damn/Shit

Ki o tsukete-[Please] be careful/take care

Gokurosama-Good job/Thank you for your effort (usually employer to employee)

Sou ka-Is that so?/Really?

Hentai-Pervert

Daijobu desu ka?-Are you okay?/Are you alright?

A ra-Oh?

Ittadakimasu-A sort of prayer you say before eating

Yaru ka?-Want to fight?

Temee-Bastard/You (in an angry form)

Nanimo-Nothing

Aa-Yes (a more casual, boyish version of 'hai')

A/N: *gasps* The guy who wants to get Mizuko is actually her father! Let me let on a little about this guy. He's a real asshole. You'll see why in later chapters. Oh, I have a favour to ask. Can someone please explain the meaning of all those genres to me? Like what Drama means. I only know Romance, Action/Adventure, Humor and Angst. As for the next chapter, *SPOILER ALERT!!* There's gonna be a 'little' scene between Hiei and Mizuko. *heeheehee* Please R & R. Arigatou and ja ne! ^_^