Saga 7: Demons, ghosts, & goddesses
Ch.16. Please protect my daughters
disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Yu Hakusho characters except Michiru,
Freya, Lulu, Jugo, Lenos, Raruna, Shadow Dark, and her sister

Everyone was completely silent. Genkai closed her eyes, trying to piece together Freya's statement of Michiru's future. Freya was also silent, curious to see if Genkai or the others (although highly doubtful) could understand her vague description of her sister's role of the future of existence. The black haired and orange haired boys were duking it out the whole time, whereas the redhead and other black haired boy discussed things quietly among themselves, occasionally stealing glances at Freya. The blue haired woman stood blinking in slight confusion, then sat down, her mind recalling certain death papers for deceased spirits she had written many moons ago. Genkai stood; trying to remember what abilities Michiru had had when she had last seen her. Something then flickered in her memory.

-flashback-

A little girl with medium length pink hair and long ears was running towards a palace-like structure in an emerald forest. An older girl was farther ahead of her, her long bright red hair flowing in the wind as she ran from the smaller one laughing. Both ran around, dodging in between trees and shouting "Tag! You're it!" at different points.

In the background, an older woman with lengthy black hair and chestnut eyes was speaking to a younger woman with pink and short wavy hair with normal sized ears. Genkai listened intently as the black haired female continued on with the matter at hand. "Please, Master Genkai. I ask of you to teach my girls how to defend themselves." Genkai stared into the brown eyes of the other, and replied, "I thought you weren't allowed..." "No, we're not. However, to teach my children how to defend themselves from attackers does not merit killing."

The reikai master turned her gaze to the little girls playing amongst the trees and sighed slightly. The black haired woman bowed. "I know this is asking much, but when you defeated those youkai that kept showing up..." Genkai turned back to her. "Mara. It's not that I don't want to. It's just...the kind of training you speak of...can take many years to master." Mara lowered her head. "I...I know. And I am very grateful that you were able to get rid of the youkai that kept attacking our village, but when I saw you those powerful techniques, I couldn't help but wonder if you could teach them to my daughters. The other day, my youngest one, Kaoru, spoke of going into the world outside of Veldoon. I...didn't know what to say at the time, so I remained silent. But, if they decided to venture out of Veldoon, I want them to be able to defend themselves from any creature or person that might attack them."

Genkai sighed again and ran a hand through her pink hair while continuing to watch the girls play. She felt herself smile slightly when one yelled at the other "Hey no fair Frey! That's cheating!" "Nuh-uh!" "Yes-huh!" Mara giggled. "Very sister-like, don't you think?" she asked, laughing. Genkai permitted herself a chuckle. "Hm. Indeed. But your youngest one...what's her name?" Mara looked at the pink haired child then back at Genkai. "Who? You mean Kaoru? What about her?" Genkai turned and looked the queen in the eyes. "She holds great Spirit Energy. I can it shine around her in a soft glow." Mara's eyes widened, then she quickly looked back at her youngest daughter, who was in the process of playing hide-and-seek. "You mean she...?!" Genkai nodded. "Normally, I don't see that in any of you, however..." she trailed off as Kaoru screamed, "Found ya!" and began to chase her sister from her hiding spot.

Mara turned back to Genkai, eyes showing a bit of worry. "Does this mean she will have to leave us?" Genkai shook her head. "No. However, now that I have seen a glimpse of the power within her, then perhaps...I may able to train her to harness that power." The queen's eyes widened, then she smiled. "Then you'll do it? I can arrange for some sort of compensation if..." "No, that is not necessary. As for teaching your children...very well. They will start their training in 3 days, so prepare them. This will not be easy, mind you." Mara nodded. "Thank you, Genkai. By doing this, you are ensuring their survival."

-flashback to present-

Genkai turned back to look at Freya, who then looked back at her. The reikai master then spun on her heels, and hollered "ALRIGHT, ALL OF YOU IDIOTS! PAY ATTENTION! NOW!!" Yusuke who had Kuwabara in a headlock, both stopped to look at the old woman. Kurama turned around after finishing with Hiei, whereas the koorime simply rolled his red eyes and prepared himself for the long speech the old bat was about to give. Botan stood up eagerly, obviously wanting a explanation for all the strange events of late. "What is it, grandma?!" Yusuke barked. Genkai shot him a dirty look then began. "As you all know, this girl is not an ordinary human." "WELL, THAT'S VERY OBVIOUS GRANNY, CONSIDERING IT'S NOT EVERYDAY I SEE A PERSON GLOWING GREEN AND WITH LONG EARS!" Yusuke hollered. Genkai then turned and whispered something to Freya, who said "Are you sure?" The old woman nodded, and then held out her hand and clenched it for a moment. During his hollering, Yusuke's voice suddenly gave out. He at first looked shocked and rubbed his throat, trying to get the sound back. However, that didn't prove to be enough, and he turned to Freya and almost charged at her, had it not been for Kuwabara and Kurama holding him back. Although Genkai did not hear anything come out of Yusuke's mouth, she could tell most of the silent words were curses. She saw Hiei smirk in the back, whereas Botan just rolled her eyes and sighed in exasperation. Genkai then turned to Freya and said "You have to teach me how to do that." Freya laughed, which caused Yusuke to try even more to jump on her and wrap his hands around her neck and squeeze.

After Freya stopped laughing, she turned to Yusuke. "I am really sorry. I apologize for closing your voice, but I need to explain some things without interruption, as my time is now becoming short." Yusuke balled his fists, then relaxed slightly, but Kuwabara and Kurama still held him back, just in case. Hiei, however, was getting high priced amusement throughout the whole thing and just continued to smirk. 'What bakas...' he thought. Freya then turned to and eyed him with sternness. //Genkai is not a fool. She is a very wise woman and saved our village. Do not speak of her that way!// Hiei's eyes narrowed. //And who are you to say what I can think, wench?! Just who and what the hell are you anyway?!// Freya stopped and instead of responding, simply turned back to her front audience. "Please. All of you...listen carefully as to what I am about to tell you...for it will keep you all alive and my sister from getting herself killed as well. You must protect her...for she is the key to the salvation of this planet." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Hi everybody! (audience) Hi Dr. Nick! Haha. Sorry. Simpsons joke. Anyways, yeah I feel kinda dumb since I basically ended this chapter just like the last one. For all my readers, please be patient. Writing is not something that comes easily, as I'm sure many of you know. Anyways, off to chapter 17! (wah!)