I would like to comment that the only character I own is Natsuki Kimuran. The rest belong to Yoshihiro Togash! I hope you like this so far! It hasn't gotten into really big fight scenes yet, but they will come. The rest of the story will be a little more relaxed and less "where am I and what's happening?" The romance will only get more complicated. No one really knows their feelings right now.

Chap. 5- Explanation and Many Meetings

Natsuki regained consciousness about two or three hours later. She opened her eyes to see the outline of Kurama's guest room. She took a moment trying to recall how she got here when she heard talking outside the door. She crawled over to it and leaned up against the wall. It was Hiei, Kurama and Genkai.

"So Hiei, can you tell me exactly how that thing got inside her?" Genkai was asking.

"I'm not sure, but I didn't put it there if that's what you're implying." Hiei replied defensively. "It had to have been there all along. There was nothing that went I could sense that was different when I walked in, but when she caught sight of the moon, she started panicking, screaming to shut the door." He said almost as if he was replaying a video tape. Genkai grunted in acknowledgement.

"So are you saying that this has not been the real Natsuki the whole time?" Kurama asked worriedly.

"No it has definitely been her. I misinterpreted what kind of demon she was. She is not a fox demon, she is a wolf demon. Similar but not quite. Wolf demons are venerable during the full moon. Evil spirits are able to get inside them and control them, otherwise they are usually docile. If you have ever heard the concept of weir wolves, wolf demons in the human world that became possessed." Genkai took a deep breath. "The Natsuki you have known up until now has been genuine, but that creature has been inside her. In her mind."

There was a long pause until Hiei broke the silence. He was not going to let this topic rest easily.

"So is she dangerous? Is it okay to be training her?" a pause.

"She should be no longer a threat to us. We will have to keep her under surveillance during the full moons though, depending on how long she is staying with us..." she trailed off. Natsuki's head was throbbing. She crawled back to the bed and got under that covers. She heard someone say. "I'm going to check on her." But she couldn't tell who it was.

Her door slid open carefully. Soft foot-steps drew closer to her bed. She was facing the door and could open her eyes to see who it was if she wanted to. She wasn't sure if she did. All of a sudden the foot steps stopped. There was silence for a moment, and then the person dropped to their knees. She felt a hand stoke her face. It was not Kurama's, nor was it Genkai's. It was rough yet as it slid down her cheek, the touch was so light and soft. Could it have been Hiei!? Was Hiei even capable of accomplishing such an action? The hand drew away from the cheek it pushed her hair out of her face. Then, almost silently, the footsteps left the room.

Natsuki sat up, eye's wide open. She felt her cheek where the mystery person had touched her. She could almost still feel the hand still there. She turned towards the door. She wasn't sleepy any more, but she did not feel like moving. She just sat there staring ate the door. After about thirty minutes of staring and thinking, she got up and went out into the room.

She walked into the living room where Kurama, Genkai, and Hiei sat around a small table sipping coffee. Kurama looked up. He smiled warmly.

"She lives! Did Hiei wake you up?' Kurama said lightly. Natsuki looked at Hiei. He was blushing ever so slightly. Natsuki did not want to embarrass him.

"No, I never even heard him." a complete lie. Hiei looked at her. She smiled. "But thank you for your concern, Hiei." Hiei mumbled something about not caring and looked away. Kurama motioned for her to come over. She sat down between him and Hiei.

"What time is it?" Natsuki asked rubbing her eyes.

"Around three AM I think. Would you like some coffee?" Kurama said informatively.

"Yes please!" Natsuki said enthusiastically. Kurama got up and started to walk to the kitchen.

"Kurama, I need to ask you something," Genkai said sipping the rest of her coffee up and following him into the kitchen. Now it was just Hiei and Natsuki in the room. This was awkward. Natsuki decided to pester Hiei a little.

"So what exactly were you trying to accomplish in there." Her head jerked towards the hallway; the room she was in. Hiei blushed. This time it was a lot more visible.

"You....had something on you cheek." He said totally at a loss for words. She could tell he was getting really pissed.

"Oh, was it all the way down my cheek?" she asked in a mockingly curious tone. Hiei blushed and scowled, still not looking at her.

"Yes." He finally said. Natsuki laughed. She bent over and kissed him on the cheek. Hiei was in such shock that he fell over.

"What the hell was that for!?" he said practically yelling. Natsuki just smiled and looked at him.

"For being so damn cute!" she said. Hiei just looked at her as if she was still the creature thing. Oh my god! She had totally forgotten about that!

"Hiei!" she said loudly making him jump.

"What now?" he said, sitting back up. Natsuki gave him a slightly irritated, slightly worried look.

"When I was that....thing, did I hurt you?" she asked leaning towards him. He leaned the opposite way.

"No," he said being honest. He obviously still had his mind on the cheek-kiss. Natsuki was irritated; she just did that to see what he would do. Then again, did she? She hadn't really thought much about it, but recalling back, she wished she could kiss his cheek again.

Genkai and Kurama walked back into the room. Hiei was still slightly red. Kurama looked at him funny.

"Are you okay Hiei?" Kurama asked. Hiei stood up.

"I'm fine, just a little hot. I think I might step out side," he said walking to the door. Kurama shrugged and brought Natsuki her coffee.

The rest of the time passed very slowly. Around five, Genkai decided they should probably start heading back to her house.

"Botan will be coming around eight. Since we know the truth now, there will not be much to explain..." Genkai said thoughtfully. Not much to explain!? Pusha! There was a ton to explain! Like why the hell was she here and what she was going to do now! Also her past was still extremely unclear. They walked out of Kurama's house and headed in the direction of the bus stop.

"We're going to pass Yusuke's, maybe we should get him.." Genkai said.

"Maybe Botan and Keiko could take Natsuki shopping for some cloths." Kurama suggested. He did not know what Natsuki liked but she was a girl, and most girls liked to shop. Did demon girls like to shop?

"Who's Keiko?" Natsuki asked. This was the first time she had heard this name.

"Yusuke's bitch." Hiei answered abruptly, making Natsuki laugh. Kurama gave Hiei a nasty look.

"No, she is his girlfriend." He said emphasizing girlfriend in Hiei's ear. Hiei pushed him away and kept walking. They came up on Yusuke's apartment. They went up and knocked on the door. Yusuke came to the door in his pajamas and rubbing his eyes.

"What the hell are you doing here at five in the morning!?" He said yelling and yawning at the same time. Genkai hit him.

"Ow! Damn it you old hag! What is this, be bitchy day!?" Yusuke yelled rubbing his head where Genkai had hit him. Genkai scowled.

"We had a rough night last night and Botan is coming at eight. Are you going to come or not!?" Genkai yelled back. Yusuke went to his room mumbling and came back out a few minutes later dressed.

They started to walk down the street, passing Keiko's house. Yusuke tried to walk quickly by it. He was not quick enough.

"Yusuke!" Keiko came running out, fully dressed. "Why didn't you call like I asked you to last night?" she asked him sounding hurt. Yusuke didn't answer.

"God, woman, don't you sleep!? I mean its five thirty and your up and dressed already." Yusuke said avoiding the subject. Keiko looked annoyed.

"Unlike some people I actually have responsibilities." She said harshly.

"Excuse me, but I didn't see you in the dark tournament kicking Toguro's ass! If you haven't noticed I'm the damn spirit detective!" Yusuke said sounding very annoyed. Natsuki peeked around Hiei and Kurama who were watching amused.

"You're the what?" she asked curiously. Keiko looked over. Yusuke just answered her like it was nobody.

"I'm the detective for Spirit World." He said in a nonchalant manner. Keiko just looked at her.

"Yusuke, why didn't you introduce me to your new friend!?" Keiko said hitting him on the head. Yusuke stumbled back rubbing his head.

"Everyone's out to get me today!" Yusuke screamed. Natsuki walked over to Keiko and went into a little bow.

"I'm Natsuki Kimuran, past resident of demon world, current resident of human world. It's a pleasure to meet you!" she said looking up and smiling. Keiko bowed and introduced herself as well. Kurama leaned over to Hiei.

"She's so polite, similar to Yukina." Hiei made a noise that sounded either like "I guess" or "my vest", Kurama was not quite sure which.

"If everyone is done here, I think we better be getting a move on." Genkai said breaking the moment. Everyone started to walk again, Keiko walked by Natsuki and threw Yusuke nasty glances every now and then. As they were getting closer to the bus stop they heard someone running behind them. Yusuke turned around to see Kuwabara.

"Oi, Urameshi! Wait for me!" Kuwabara yelled.

"Oh great," Hiei said under his breath. Natsuki looked at him. It was somewhat amusing how much he hated Kuwabara.

"Well now that no other possible human could join our parade, shall we get a move on." Genkai said obviously running out of patience.

Finally reaching Genkai's house, the gang sat down in the dining area. Natsuki, Keiko, and Genkai started to prepare breakfast. The rest of the group sat in the living room. Yusuke and Kuwabara were threatening each other while Hiei and Kurama were talking quietly in some other language unknown to the others. Around eight, the alarm wards around the temple flickered slightly. A woman with blue hair and a pink kimono flew down onto the terrace. She was riding...an oar. Natsuki found this somewhat strange.

"Botan at your service" she said walking into the room. Her eyes quickly scanned the room landing on Natsuki.

"You must be Miss Kimuran." She said thoughtfully. Natsuki was about to say "No I'm actually Yusuke" but she just met her and thought that wasn't very polite. So she just smiled and nodded.

"Now shall we get down to business?" Genkai said, Botan nodded.


The quote "What is this, be bitchy day?" is from the dubbed version of Yu Yu Hakusho Episode 71, dvd: The Seven.