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Chapter 10: Information

The foursome reached the house where the others were staying.

"Kii, you're back early," said Tsunami surprised yet happy.

"Where you able to get all of the things?" asked Sayo.

"Yes." She turned to the detectives. "Be careful, you three."

"Since when do you have to worry about us?" questioned Kurama with a smile.

Kii just smiled back.

"We'll be fine," Yusuke said reassuringly

"We'll see you guys in a few days," Kurama said to the others as they set out again.

"Okay. Bye." She waved.

"Kii...? What's going on?" Sayo asked.

Kii didn't answer.

Deep in a forest

"Stupid Yusuke and his big mouth," stated a neko sitting up in a tree. "Why did he have to go and think of something? Then he had to go and say my name. Now, Kii is going to know that I've been him is mind. Luckily for me, he won't remember and Kii doesn't have the energy to search fully," she continued to think out loud.

She jumped out of the tree, adjusted the bag on her shoulder and began walking deeper into the forest.

"Now, I'm being hunted by another group of demons. My lucky day," she angrily said. "Oh, well, time to finish what I started." with that she disappeared.

With the others

"Kurama. Where are we going to start looking?" inquired Yusuke.

"Let's go back to where we met them," he suggested.

"Okay," Yusuke said racing towards that spot.

"You know Kii isn't here so you don't have to run," Kurama yelled.

"Looks like I'm picking up a habit," Yusuke laughed a bit, slowing down.

"Great just what we need, another habit," stated Hiei.

They reached the spot they had first met the demons.

"Okay, we should try and find the trails that they took back," Kurama suggested.

Yusuke nodded.

Kurama felt something on his leg and brushed it off causally, but it kept coming back.

"What the?" he asked looking down to see a plant crawling up his leg.

"What is it, Kurama?" Yusuke asked, turning toward the fox demon.

"Nothing, just that I forgot that I had left my look out plants here," he said petting the leaves of the one.

Kurama looked around and noticed something. "You guys, they had made a path in the forest. It might lead us to the demons."

"Let's follow it," Yusuke said, starting off again.

The plants parted for the trio to follow. Kurama was behind picking up the plants as they went along.

A week later

"What took you three so long?" Kii asked.

"Sorry, once we found the demons, they lead us to another bunch and so on," explained Kurama.

"... How'd that go then?" Kii inquired.

"Not too well at first, then the rest was a piece of cake," Yusuke said with a smile.

"That's good," Kii responded.

"Did you find what you were looking for?" Sayo piped up.

"Yes and no," stated Kurama.

"What do you mean, yes and no?" Sayo asked.

"Well, we found out a bit of information on why they were after Kat but every time the demon spill out more information they would mysteriously die on us. Plus we couldn't find Kat," he explained.

"At least no one got hurt badly..." Kii stated.

Sayo nodded. "Oh and we found the antidote for Kii's poison."

"Good because I don't know how long those two could last," stated Kurama.

"How much worse are they!" Kii asked worriedly.

"Not too bad. Hiei can't move is arms since yesterday, and Yusuke's lower half of his body isn't fairing too well either I had to help him here."

"You two need the antidote now," Kii insisted. "Kurama, you should go rest. Sayo, you take Yusuke, I got Hiei."

"Hn. I don't need help," Hiei responded.

"Right," Kurama said sitting down.

"Fine. I'll walk next to you just in case," Kii insisted.

"Hn."

"This way." Sayo lead them to Sakia's lab.

"Oh they're back," Sakia said looking at them.

"How are you doing, Sakia?" asked Yusuke.

"Just fine," responded Sakia. "Here's the antidote. Inject it into the largest vein in your arm."

"Kii, your going to have to do Hiei's since he can't move his arms," Sayo remarked.

Sakia passed Yusuke a needle, and Kii another one.

"That thing is going no where near me or my arm," Yusuke said pushing it aside.

"Hold still!" commanded Sayo.

"No, that is not going in me," he said firmly trying to run but his legs gave out.

It took both Sayo and Sakia to hold Yusuke down, and Kii to inject the needle.

"Oww, jerks," he said rubbing his arm.

Kii gave Hiei a shot without complaint from the fire demon.

"Hn." Hiei rolled his eyes at Yusuke.

"How long will it take to work?" asked Yusuke.

"About an hour," Sakia replied.

"Okay," he answered.

The two girls helped the boys to the room where Kurama sat.

"What happened in here?" asked Kurama. "I heard a scream."

"Yusuke was being stubborn and wouldn't take his shot," Kii replied with a grin.

"I figured that. So, how many days left?" he asked.

"How many days until what?" Kii asked.

"Before she comes back," Kurama said quietly not to let Sayo hear.

"... Three," Kii replied just as quietly.

"And Tsunami?"

"Ten."

"This will be an interesting one. You can't do anything until she comes back right?"

"...not much," Kii replied. "We can start making the potion... but it needs the blood of both a neko and a fox."

"Did you at least start that?"

"Yes."

"Wait, Kat's blood?"

"Yeah," Kii replied sitting down.

"That sounds a bit odd to me," he said. "Why blood?"

"We don't know," Kii replied.

"I've never heard of such a thing. Does it have to be Kat's or can it be another Neko?"

"It has to be Kat's. It has to be a friend. She's lucky she has a neko and a fox for friends," Kii answered.

"Then that is really interesting," he said with a sigh.

"It is," Kii stated.

Three days later

Kii paced the room as the others sat nervously in their chairs.

"Kii, you're going to burn a hole in the ground why don't you sit," suggested Kurama.

Kii sat down next to him, and tried to calm herself. He put an arm around her neck squeezed her shoulder.

"It'll be alright."

"Yeah..." Kii said, but she was far from convinced.

"I wonder what's taking her so long," said Sayo.

Sakia left the room to do something, and Tsunami wandered off to the bathroom. Kii jumped up again, and began to pace.

"Come sit down," Kurama insisted.

"No thanks." Kii shook her head.

Kurama watched her pace, then suddenly, Kii collapsed, her face bright red.

"Kii!" Kurama exclaimed, jumping up and going to her side.

"Oh my god! Sakia! Sakia! Hurry!" Sayo said bending down to feel Kii's forehead. She tore her hand away, her hand turning red. "Sakia! Her fever is burning!"

Sakia came running into the room, and also bent down next to Kii. "Sayo, go get some cold water in a large bowl with a cloth."

Sayo nodded and went to go do what she was told.

"What's wrong with her?" Kurama asked.

"I was hoping this wouldn't happen. When you guys left to find out about those demons, she told Sayo and me about the demon that had cut off the access to her Spirit Energy. She's having an energy build up, and all the worrying she's being doing lately isn't helping," Sakia said trying to comfort Kurama

"She still can't use it?" Kurama asked.

"She told us not to tell you guys. She didn't want everyone getting worried..." Sakia said a bit hesitantly.

"What can we do?"

"WE can't do anything. Kat can though," Sakia said bitterly.

"If she could use her powers and trick Kii's body into thinking it had released energy, perhaps she could hold on long enough for us to help her."

"So everything relies on Kat now?" Yusuke asked coming over.

"Yes. Kat has both Kii's and Tsunami's lives on the line," Sakia said staring at Kii sadly, "Please don't tell Tsunami though. Kurama, could you carry to the medical room? When Tsunami comes back, Kii went somewhere and Kurama went with her for protection." Sakia lead Kurama to the Medical room.

Kurama nodded and picked up Kii and took her to the medical room.

"I got the stuff." Sayo walked into the room as Kurama set Kii down on the bed.

"Alright. Hurry and get to the living room. Tsunami's probably back by now," Sakia instructed.

"Hai," Sayo responded, retreating.

Sayo, instead of heading to the living room headed to her own room.

'Kii can't hold on. Not like this. We need Kat,' she thought.

"Sakia are you sure that it will work?" asked Kurama.

"No. But it's the best we got," Sakia said, placing the cloth on Kii's forehead.

"Kat better hurry up or there will be another person on the list," Kurama answered.

"What's up with you? You act so weird about Kii," Sakia stated, trying to bring down Kii's fever.

Kurama began to blush slightly. "It's nothing," he said.

"If you say so," Sakia replied.

"I'm just concerned."

"The others don't seem to be so concerned," Sakia said with knowing eyes.

"Well that's them. They don't show their emotions that much," he explained.

"Sure it is," Sakia said, smiling a bit. "You know, Kii and Kat both have had bad pasts. I wonder what brought them to this..."

"Who knows," he answered.

With Sayo

Kat? Kat please answer.

Sayo?

Yes. Please! Hurry back! Kii's sick! She needs your help!

Sure. I bet it's another one of your stupid plans for me to come running back, Kat replied not believing a word of it.

Please. Come back. She'll die if you don't! I swear. Sayo began to sob. I don't have much time to explain. She got involved with some demons looking for you. One of them cut off the pathway to her spirit energy. She can't access it anymore. The buildup is killing her!

You're serious, she answered through the throbbing pain. Okay, I'm close anyways and this is the dead line right? Tell Kii to hang on tight I'm on my way. By the way cut the line please.

Okay. Thanks so much, Kat. We'll be waiting for you. Don't tell Tsunami though. Bye. She cut off the line.

'Crap, they went after my friends? They are dead now,' Kat thought fighting the pain fast before running back to the house.

Sayo returned to the medical room and sat down in one of the chairs.

"Kat says hold on, Kii," Sayo said smiling down at the kitsune.

"How do you know?" asked Kurama.

"I contacted her. She's coming as fast as she can," Sayo responded.

"She's coming back?" Sakia looked down at her shoes.

"Yes."

"I guess I need to apologize then."

"I think all of you should," explained Kurama.

"Yes. But especially me," Sakia said sadly.

"Why?" asked Kurama knowing that all of them had a par take in it but didn't know that Sakia need to.

"It's nothing," she responded. "You have your secrets, I have mine."

"Kat, hurry up," Sayo said, looking out the window.

"Kii, hang on. I'm almost there," Kat said out loud running through the forest in her cat form.

"How much longer does she have!" Sayo burst out suddenly.

"Only a few hours. Her fever is still rising," Sakia said.

"Kat's coming. Her energy is getting stronger," Kurama announced.

"That's good," Sakia said trying to bring the fever down again. "It's good she's a demon. If she was human, she'd be dead now."

"What's her temperature?" Sayo asked.

Kurama took out the thermometer and read it out loud, "110. Wait, it reads 172," Kurama corrected.

"172! That's high even for a demon!" Sayo said worriedly.

"She's a fire demon. She can handle it," Sakia said frowning down at Kii.

"I hope so," Kurama whispered.

The two quarter kitsunes picked it up. "It'll be okay Kurama. Kii's too stubborn to die," Sakia commented.

"I kind of figured that one out," he said back.

"When you really get to know her, you do discover that," Sakia smiled.

One hour later?

"Where is she?" questioned Sakia worried.

"Goddammit, Kat," Sayo swore.

"HEY, what have I said about swearing around here?" a voice asked angrily.

"Kat!" Sayo exclaimed.

"Yeah, you jerk. I'm back," she said with a smile. "Thanks for this head ache too," she added.

Sayo hugged her. "You idiot. You had us so worried!"

"I told you had to leave," explained Kat throwing her bag on the ground and hugged her back. "I see the detectives are still hanging around," Kat commented looking at the others in the room.

"Kii's getting worse," Sayo added.

"Tell me what happened. I couldn't hear you clearly over your sobbing," Kat said.

"She got involved with some demons looking for you. The guy grabbed her arm and cut off her spirit energy. She can't use it, and its starting to build up. The buildup is killing her," Sayo responded.

"Do you know what they looked like?"

"No. They didn't give any descriptions. Kurama was there with her though," Sayo turned to Kurama.

"Okay, I'll get it from him, but now, how long has she been like this?" questioned Kat.

"Over an hour," Sakia responded.

"How high is her temp?" Kat asked trying to get as much information as she can to figure out what to do.

Sakia took her temperature again. "200."

"Dang and she's still alive?" asked Kat shocked.

"Yes very. She's lucky she's a fire demon," Sakia responded. "Sayo, Cool the water down please."

"Okay." Sayo cooled the water down with her powers.

"Sayo, freeze some of Kii's body that might help bring her temperature down or at least stop it from rising," Kat said. "While I try and figure out what to do."

"It might not be any use. She's a fire demon. I can't freeze her directly... But I could chill her pillow and the bed," Sayo said.

"Good that would work," stated Kat still thinking.

"Okay," Sayo replied doing what she said she was going to.

"What can we do to stop this?" asked Kat.

"You could trick her body into thinking its released energy. Perhaps that would slow down the fever and bring her back to a conscious state," Sakia responded.

Kat thought it over for a minute before agreeing to it. "Okay, I hope I have enough energy," she said.

Kat sat down next to Kii and placed a hand on her forehead ignoring the burring of her skin. Her tail was going a mile a minute behind her. She closed her eyes and began to considerate. Then her eyes snapped open, her tail stopped, and she started at Kii. She held her hand there for what seemed like five minutes before she collapsed.

"Kat!" Sayo and Sakia rushed to her side.

"Don't worry," she said hoarsely. "I just used up too much energy. I need a little sleep," she explained before falling asleep.

"We should take her to her room. Kurama, she might wake up when were gone okay?" Sakia said, watching as Sayo picked up Kat.

"Okay," he said staying by Kii's side.

The girls left, taking Kat to her own room.

"I will take a miracle to wake Kat now even if her energy returns," chuckled Sayo.

"Yeah," Sakia smiled. "You know, I think Kurama likes Kii," Sakia giggled like it was secret she shouldn't be telling.

"When did you find out?" she asked like she knew it all a long.

"Ha. It's kinda hard to miss. But you know, it'll take Kii forever to figure it out," Sakia laughed softly, not to disturb Kat's kat nap.

"You've got that right. You know everyone seems better know that Kat's back," she explained.

"Yeah. We should probably let her sleep," Sakia replied.

"You're right," Sayo said placing Kat on her bed.

The two girls left the neko to sleep.

Next Day

Kii awoke, and rubbed her eyes wearily. She felt like she had been recently sick. Kurama was in the chair next to the bed side, and the walls weren't her own.

They were then medical room walls. Kii sat up, and looked around a bit more.

Kurama felt her moving around and woke up.

"Kii, you're alright," he said shocked.

"What do you mean?" Kii flexed her fingers a bit, like she was testing to see if they still worked.

"You had a terrible fever your temperature was 200. If it wasn't for Kat you might not be here, now," he said.

"Kat's back?" Kii was out of bed in a second. "Where is she?"

"She's sleeping in her room," Kurama said. "But you shouldn't leave your bed until you feel better."

"I'm feeling fine," Kii replied opening the door.

"Kii, you're up," said Sayo as she passed Kii in the hallway.

"Yep," Kii smiled, "Is Kat awake yet?"

"Nope, you should know that. Plus she used up a lot of energy saving you," Sayo said.

"Okay then. Could you tell me when she's up?"

"Sure thing Kii."

"Okay. Thanks." Kii retreated back into the medical room, and sat down on the bed. If Sakia found out she had been up, she'd probably be angry.

"Kii, is Kat up?" asked Kurama.

"No," Kii replied looking out the window.

"To bad I wanted to thank her," he said.

"Why?" Kii asked, turning to him.

"For saving you," he said with a smile.

"That's nice of you. Most people don't thank others unless they've done something for them," Kii replied, smiling back.

"She did though," he whispered.

Kii picked that up, but realized she wasn't supposed to hear it, and acted like she didn't. "How long have I been out?"

"Little more then a day, I think," he said.

"Okay... Tsunami's due to die this week then." Kii bit her lip.

"That's right," he said sadly. "I guess we should wake Kat up then," he suggested.

"Yeah."

Kii walked to the door and opened it, heading towards Kat's room. Kurama followed close behind incase Kii fell again.

Kii noticed Kurama's caution, but chose to ignore it. "Oh Kat! Time to wake up!" Kii shook the sleeping neko.

Kat just rolled over with a small murmur.

"Kat..." Kii smiled, went back to the medical room, came back a few minutes later, the cold bowl of water in her hands.

"Kii, do you think that should be a very good idea," Kurama cautioned.

"No. I don't think it's a very good idea, but she won't wake up any other way."

She tilted the large bowl so the water poured on top of Kat. The neko bolted right up very, very angry. She turned her head towards the laughing Kii.

"Kii," was all that slipped through her clenched teeth.

Kii suddenly went into a coughing fit, laughs still escaping here and there.

"That was a bad idea," she said closing her eyes before opening them again.

"Kat that's not even funny," Kii said unhappily. "Tsunami's going to die, we tried to wake you up, and then you scare the hell out of me."

"Scare you? You poured cold water on a sleeping cat. What do you expect me to do?" she said angrily drying off.

"You won't wake up any other way," Kii countered.

"That is not true," she said. "Get out so I can change," she instructed mostly to Kurama but to Kii too. She didn't want Kii to see the scares on her back and chest.

"Okay okay," Kii said, leaving.

"Thank you. I'll be out in a minute." Kat shut the door and turned to her bed with a smile. "A bit longer wouldn't hurt a bit," she said crawling back into her bed ignoring the dampness of it.

Kii came into the living room, smiled when she saw everyone was busy, and yelled, "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"

"WHAT?" shouted Yusuke.

"I'm just kidding!" Kii said laughing.

"That was not funny, Kii," Kurama said. "You don't learn do you?" he added watching Yusuke try and punch Kii.

Kii grinned and stretched. "I feel better now."

"That's good to hear," said Sayo.

Kii barely dodged, and tripped him.

"It's not nice to attack people who can't defend themselves," Kii snickered.

"You call that someone who can't defend themselves?" accused Yusuke getting up.

"Well, hand-to-hand combat is handy." She smiled.

"Cut it out you two," said Sakia trying to break up the fight. "Do you know if Kat's up yet?" she asked changing the subject.

"I woke her up, but I bet she went back to bed."

"Typical," stated Sakia.

"Why would she want to go back to bed in a wet bed?" questioned Kurama.

"I don't know," Kii replied grinning at the memory.

"You do know that you deserved anything that she dished back to you, right?" he asked her.

"We should wake her don't you think? She only has a few days left," commented Sayo.

"Yeah I guess we should." Kii's smile shrunk down to a frown.

"I don't think that it would be such a good idea if Kii did it," suggested Kurama.

"Yeah. I'll go out back," Kii said rubbing the back of her head with a sweat drop.

"Good, because you won't be much use to us dead," he jokingly replied.

"I guess I wouldn't be able to help myself, now would I?" She grinned, and headed out to the back of the house.

"Sayo, would you like to help me wake Kat?" Sakia asked.

"No thanks," she grinned.

"What about you, detective? I could use some one like you for help," she said turning to Yusuke.

"Nah," he replied, continuing his video game.

"Hiei?" she questioned.

"Hn." He looked out the window, completely ignoring her.

"Fine, if no one is going to help me then I should warn you, if I'm not back in five minutes call the police," she said heading to Kat's room.

"Okay." Sayo gave a cheery wave.

"Thanks."

"Kat wake up."

"No," she mumbled.

"But Tsunami only has a few more days."

"Fine, fine," Kat said giving in very easily worrying Sakia. "I see they brought in the cavalry," she added sitting up.

"They wouldn't help me," Sakia huffed.

"I never understand you guys. I'm not that hard to wake up."

"Yeah right," Sakia rolled her eyes.

"It's true. Just that you guys never woke me up the right way," stated Kat getting out of bed.

"Whatever. Breakfast is in the fridge. Your turn to fix," Sakia instructed.

"What? Why do I have to fix it today?" whined Kat.

"Because you've been gone," she replied.

"That's not fair," she accused before heading to the kitchen.

"I wonder what Kii went outside to do..." Sakia thought aloud.

"Kii's outside?" questioned Kat who over heard Sakia.

"Yeah..."

"She shouldn't go very far. Not alone," stated Kat firmly and a bit scared.

"She's only in the backyard. Besides, Kurama's with her."

"She shouldn't go any farther even if Kurama is with her," she said.

"Your paranoid today," Sayo teased.

Kat gave her a look that said it all. 'Don't mess with me today or let your guard down.'

"She's probably trying to access her Spirit Energy..." Sakia commented.

"This is bad," said Kat.

"She'll be okay."

"No, she won't. You guys won't understand, but what Kii is trying to do will bring death to all of us," explained Kat running outside.

"Iron Fist!" Kii yelled, trying to break a boulder with her palm.

"KII, you must stop what you are doing," Kat said running to her.

"What's up with you?" Kii asked, examining her palm.

"Just that everyone should stay in the house for now," she explained looking around the yard frantically.

"I'm fine," Kii said, now practicing hand to hand combat, realizing that no matter how hard she tried, she wouldn't be able to use most of her attacks.

Kat grabbed Kii's arm tightly and swung her around to face her. "Kii, you don't understand just please stay inside. You too, Kurama," she said. Her eyes began to water a bit.

Kii tugged away from her. "I don't know what's up with you, but whatever."

"I'm warning you Kii, we have to stay inside," she said angrily as her tail swayed from side to side.

"Whatever." Kii tugged away and went inside of the house.

"Thank you," Kat whispered. "Kurama, you should get inside too."

Kii retreated to her room. 'There's something going on... Kat, it has to do with those who are looking for you, doesn't it?'

A knock came from the door, and Sakia peeked her head in, "Is it okay if I come in? Nothing's going to attack me?"

"Come on in," Kii answered.

"Kat's acting weird..." Sakia stated.

"I know she is."

"You're such a clueless girl." Sakia poked Kii in the forehead.

"What?"

"Someone likes you," Sakia grinned.

"What are you talking about?"

"I mean just what I said. Someone likes you."

"Who?" Kii asked clueless

"I'm not going to tell you," said Sakia. "You're going to have to figure it out by yourself."

Kii looked at her friend, in away that told Sakia she had no idea. "Are you sure?"

"Yeap, I'm sure," she said with a smile.

"Hmm." Kii looked down at her shoes, blushing a bit. "Do you know why Kat's acting so weird?"

"I was hoping that you might know," answered Sakia.

"All I know is that she has changed a lot," stated Kii looking out the window.

"I wonder what happened to her out there," Sakia thoughtfully said.

"Knowing her, probably getting in trouble and racking her bar tab to the limits," chuckled Kii.

"That could explain why the demons are after her."

"Yeah, if only they didn't ask for Akai Noraneko."

"She still goes by that name," stated Sakia.

"When was the last time that you heard her day that, none the less another demon?" questioned Kii. 'Kat what trouble have you gotten yourself into this time?' thought Kii still staring out the window.

"Kat, this taste horrible," shouted Yusuke. "What are you trying to do, kill us?" he asked washing the taste out.

"What if I was?" replied Kat with a grin.

Yusuke looked at her shocked.

"Don't look at me like that," she stated, "Don't worry I'm not going to poison you. Kill you, yes but not poison," she explained as her grin widen.

Next day

Yusuke and Kuwabara were playing video games against each other, Kii was cheering on Yusuke, Kurama was in a chair reading a book not far from Kii, Sakia was cleaning up the kitchen, and Sayo was talking to Kat.

"Really Kat. You need to trust us. How do you expect us to help if we don't know what's going on?" Sayo said reasonably.

"I don't want your guys' help. It's dangerous," Kat explained, watching the boys play video games.

"We've gone through tons of dangerous things. Remember all of Kii's stupid adventures?" Sayo countered.

"I'm not as reckless as Kii," Kat shot back.

"Kii isn't reckless. She just realizes that we'll always be there for her," Sayo shot back.

"Maybe someday you won't," Kat counter, her tail twitching.

"To tell you the truth, no friend could ever be there always," Sayo said quietly going to go help Sakia.

'No friend could ever be there always,' Sayo's voice repeated in Kat's mind and her gaze went to Kii. 'Where was I when you became sick?' she thought sadly.

Kii felt Kat's gaze and turned to her. "What is it Kat?"

Yusuke paused the game to watch and Kurama looked up over his book.

"Nothing," Kat replied, uncomfortable with everyone staring at her. "We should start on the potion for Tsunami," Kat added trying to stop the staring.

"Yes we should," Kii said helping Kat a bit.

"So, what do we have to do?" asked Kat standing up.

Kii, we can talk later. If you want, Kat said to Kii telepathically.

"Well I checked all the symptoms yesterday. It seems she's not as bad off as we first thought. She's not that far into the disease yet. If we gave her the medicine now, she'd be killed," Kii said.

Alright then Kii answered.

"What?" questioned Kat ignoring the headache she just received from the telepathy.

"She has three weeks extra. For sure anyway. She could not be able to take the medicine for another month. But on the safe side she has three weeks," Kii answered.

"That is true. I wonder what's slowing down the disease?" thought Kat out loud.

"Sakia's going to run some tests, aren't you?" Kii gave Sakia a look that clearly said 'yes you are.'

"Sure am," Sakia replied, catching the look.

"Sakia, could you do me a favor too? Not now but later," Kat asked not giving any more information then that.

"Sure I suppose..." Sakia said, giving Kat a confused look.

"Thank you. I'll tell you later," Kat answered the confused look.

"Well we can't do anything until Tsunami gets worse, so what are we going to do?" Kii asked,

"I still have to finish some thing that I started when I was gone," Kat explained.

"But I'M going to be bored as hell if you want to keep us in this house," Kii whined.

"Well, tough you have to stay here. Just please do it for me or I'll make you stay," Kat said softly but firm at the same time.

"Fine whatever. You better bring home some games then," she said, "We don't even have CHESS in this house."

Kat smiled at least they're not asking her to come along or what she has to do. "Okay, what do you want?" she asked.

"Hm... Chess. No checkers though. And a few decks of cards. At least that much. Other than that you can bring home anything," she grinned.

"Okay I will. Anything else?"

"By the way... Why have you been using Akai Noraneko?" Kii asked.

Kat's face went pale. "I have something to do that's all," she said leaving.

She didn't really answered Kii's question but she couldn't not yet.

"She only uses Akai Noraneko if she's in trouble..." Kii noted.

"I'm not in trouble," Kat retorted. 'Not yet that is,' she thought to herself.

"Fine. Then you're going to be. Why else would they be looking for you under THAT name?" Kii shot back.

"Fine if you must know, I have to use that name to get some information, Okay? No one will listen to me if I don't use it," Kat said spill it but not all of the information.

"You aren't telling it all!" Kii said, her kitsune senses kicking in.

"Would you just drop it?" Kat asked angrily. "I'm using that name what is the big deal?"

"Because. You aren't telling us things that we should know. We can't help you unless you tell us!"

"I don't need your help. I don't need another death to someone I love. One is too much for me," Kat said before covering her mouth.

"Kat, you're hiding from us," Kii stated.

"Please, I beg you just let me finish this without your help. No more deaths for me okay?" Kat said almost starting to cry.

"Kat. We're not going to die. You should know us by now. We don't die. It's not part of our personalities," Kii said trying to calm Kat down, "We only want to help. And... and if that person who died... I might be able to bring that person back."

"Kii, I know you want to help, but I really don't want to risk it okay? Also, it might have been too long ago to work," Kat said sadly. "Besides I'll be fine. I am Akai Noraneko am I right?" she said with a faint smile.

"Time doesn't matter. I'm pretty sure it'll work," Kii said. "Just give me a name."

Kat looked at Kii thinking about it knowing that Kii isn't going to give up the fight until she got her way.

"Fine, his name is Sage Sai."

"Alright. Be back by tomorrow. If I find out it works, I'll give you a list of things needed to bring that person back." Kii smiled.

"Thank you, but I might not be back in time. I do have to finish this one thing," Kat said smiling back.

"Okay then wait an hour and I'll send you with a list."

"As long as it doesn't involve you to go outside, then okay," Kat said.

"Nope. Just me and a dark room. I'll be back in an hour," she said, retreating to her room.

"I'll be here, I guess," Kat replied with a sigh.

Kii turned out all the lights and pulled down the shades, and sat cross legged in the middle of the room and closed her eyes.

In her mind, she searched through millions of names, of those who have died. She spotted something that looked like it might be it. As she got towards it, her lips curved into a smile.

"Sage Sai..." she whispered, her eyes still closed. "I've got you!" she said, snapping her eyes open.

She appeared in the living room, her face blank, waiting for Kat to ask.

Kat looked at Kii knowing that it might have not worked.

"Well?" she asked not getting herself excited or worried,

Kii's face lit up and she gave two thumbs up. "I found him. It'll work."

"Are you serious? Sai might be able to come back?" Kat said still not believing it. "What do I have to do? I'll do anything if I have to die for it. I just want him back," explained Kat.

"Yeah. I need two things that symbolize his elements, something that used to belong to him, and one GOOD reason why he should come back," Kii said winking. "This reason has to be very, very good. It decides whether he comes back or not." Kii's grin turned into a frown.

Kat's smile faded as well. She really didn't want to tell Kii too much about her past but if it might bring him back then she might have to.

"Okay, Sai..." she started but couldn't figure out what to say. "The truth is someone here still loves him," that was all that she said sadly.

"That seems good enough. Now about the rest of the stuff... you can get it right?" Kii asked.

Kat gave a small smile. "Yeah, I think that I can. Just give me a minute," she said leaving to go to her room.

A minute later she came back with a small box. She opened it and pulled out a small charm, then looked at her hand and took off a ring.

"Here would these work?" she asked handing the, to Kii.

"Yeah. You won't get them back though..." Kii said taking them.

"Why?" Kat asked not liking that part.

"Well... the items will just... disappear. I guess in exchange for the soul. I don't really know the reason," Kii replied, sensing Kat's uneasiness.

Kat thought about it then made up her mind.

"Okay if it will bring him back."

"Okay. What were his elements?"

"I couldn't really tell you, but he was a neko just like me," she explained.

"Okay. Go into town and get the wooden symbol for a neko," Kii replied.

"Will do. Don't leave any of you," Kat threatened leaving to go to town. Believe me I will find out to, she added in their heads.

"Great now we're being held prisoners by a telepathic neko," Kii shook her head bitterly. "I guess it's not so bad. At least we can always send her to town for things."

"She isn't going to tell us why we can't leave is she?" asked Yusuke.

Kat came back two seconds later. "Um... Kii?" she asked.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Can I borrow some money? You took all mine at the bar," Kat asked.

"Oh yeah," Kii said with a sweat drop. "Um... here. This is all your money back."

"Thanks."

Kat opened it up and was shocked. "That's all that I have left?"

"That's what I took from you," Kii replied.

"Oh," Kat said leaving. "I'll be back in no time."

"Okay. Bye," Kii waved.

"Don't leave remember that," Kat added.

"Yeah! Yeah!" Kii said unconcernedly, sitting back down to watch the boys play video games.

"Kii, do you know who this Sai is?" asked Sayo.

"Nope. Not a clue," Kii said, cheering for Yusuke.

"That doesn't bother you?"

"No not really," Kii shrugged. "Go Yusuke!"

"You know, that name does sound familiar," stated Kurama.

"What do you mean?" Kii asked, turning to him.

"I don't remember. All I know is when Koenma should us you're files that name was on hers," he explained.

"Hmm... I wonder if it's like her brother or something," Kii wondered aloud.

"I don't think so. She didn't have any siblings."

"He's her husband," Yusuke said beating Kuwabara.

"Are you sure?" Kii asked.

"Yes, that was right. He was killed and she went on a killing spree trying to find the murder," Kurama explained as the information was coming back to him.

"That would explain the nick name," stated Sakia.

Kii let this sink in.

"Yeah, and the ring and charm," Sayo added.

"So that's what she was talking about," Kii said relaxing in the chair. The news didn't seem to bother her that much.

"I don't think that we should let her know we know the truth," Kurama said. "It might make her angry."

"Probably," Kii replied, "I'll tell her eventually. But right now it would stir up too much."

"We shouldn't think about it either. With her abilities it wouldn't be that hard to read our thoughts," added Sayo.

"Mmmhmm," Kii replied.

Three hours later

Kat comes stumbling back in the house with her arms full of bags and the smell of cat nip lingered along with her.

"Kii, I'm back," she slurred.

"...not again. I should never trust you with money," Kii sighed.

"What? I didn't use any money," Kat said. "I still have every cent left." She showed Kii her money.

"Then how did you..." Kii paused. "I don't want to know."

"Good, because I wasn't going to tell you. By the way, I don't think that I should go back to town for a couple of years," Kat added.

"...Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat," Kii yelled. "What did you do now!"

"Nothing, honestly. It wasn't my fault that they left their things unguarded or that they were easy to convince that I paid. Nothing big," Kat explained.

"Okay. I was worried you went on a mass murder or something." Kii sat down again, and grabbed the controller out of Yusuke's hands and began to play.

"About the fight, that really wasn't my fault. Or the near killing of that guy," Kat added as she didn't pay attention to Kii. "Or the..." she continued to list of things that happened that wasn't her fault.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it," Kii said, beating up Kuwabara on the game.

"Oh, Kii, here is some things that I thought you might want," Kat said handing Kii the bags.

"Oooh! What is it?" Kii dug through the bag, handing the controller back to Yusuke. "Cool," Kii said, grabbing the games.

"What did you get, Kii?" asked Yusuke.

"I got chess, some cards, some puzzles and some books," Kii said.

"Did you get us anything Kat?" he asked turning to the drunken Neko who was swaying a bit.

"Yeah," she answered and punched him in the face.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"What was what for?" Kat asked confused.

"It's okay Yusuke. You can have a deck of cards." Kii passed him one of her decks.

"Oh, if you wanted something Yusuke then why didn't you asked?" questioned Kat. "I could have gotten you something."

"Tsunami?" asked Kat forgetting about Yusuke.

"She's good for another three weeks."

"No, where's she? I have to tell her something," Kat said.

"She's in her room resting I imagine," Kii replied, stealing the controller and beating up Kuwabara again.

"Okay, I'll be right back," Kat said heading to Tsunami's room.

"Tsunami, are you up?" she asked in her 'quiet' voice.

"Hmm?" a groan came from the futon.

"I have to tell you something important. I don't want the others around," Kat explained walking over to the groan.

"I want to sleep," she replied.

"This will only take a second. I just wanted to say that I am truly sorry for what I have done and what I have put you through these past couple of weeks," she said in an apologetic way. "And for now on I will always be around."

"Okay," she replied groggily.

"I'll let you sleep," she said leaving.

Kat walked back to where the others where.

"I kicked your ass, Kuwabara," Kii said laughing.

"You cheated," he accused.

"No. I'm just...talented," she smiled.

"Hey, you guys can I tell you something?" Kat said sitting down.

"What?" Kii asked, killing Kuwabara's character in the game. Again.

"I'm sorry for everything that I put you guys through," she said lowering her head. "I guess that I shouldn't have put all of you through that," Kat added.

"..." Kii didn't really know what do say, and a scream emitted from the video game. Kuwabara died again.

"Please, say something," Kat said still staring at the ground at her feet.

"Apology accepted?" Kii said in a questioning tone.

"That's all that I wanted to hear," Kat answered about to give Kii a hug. "So, you're not mad at me anymore?"
"Who said I was mad when you came back?" Kii asked, killing Kuwabara again.

"I was just checking. Thank you," she said and finished the hug.

"You're welcome. Here Yusuke, you beat him up for awhile." Kii passed the controller to Yusuke.

Suddenly, demons flooded in, attacking the relaxed group.

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Kii: Suspense. Got to love it.

Kat: Yeappers!

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