"Obligation and Duty"
Chapter 2
*****
Rei walked home that night, still in her uniform, with the odd feeling that she was being followed.
She threw her purse-sack on her couch and mentally yelled at herself for not going to visit her grandma.
"After all, she let me have her house."
Rei decided to get a quick shower and hop into bed, but not go to school tomorrow. After she had showered, she pulled on some comfortable pajamas and walked into her living room.
As she turned the corner of the door, what she saw was enough to wake her up.
"Botan-chan!" she squeaked as she ran to give her a hug.
"Rei-chan!" Botan squeaked just as loud.
"What are you doing here?" Rei asked.
"Um... I wanted to see my friend."
Rei could tell that wasn't all as she said, "And....?"
"Uh... I have news, too..."
"Am I not allowed to be alive anymore?" Rei asked.
Botan laughed, "No, nothing that terrible."
"Okay, so what's the news?"
Botan sat twiddling her thumbs as she tried to figure out how to tell Rei.
"Ummmm.... Do you remember your father any?" Botan asked.
"Yeah, kinda."
"Did he ever seem... different?"
"Well, he did have red eyes, and, yeah, he was different," Rei remembered.
"Oh... I might as well get out and say it. Your father was a yukai."
Rei's jaw dropped. "A what?!"
"A demon, more or less. Your mother was full human, your father, pure yukai. There for you are half-youkai."
"Woah... how come I didn't know about this before?" Rei asked.
"Because you were too young, and because I haven't seen you in 3 years. There's also something else."
Rei braced herself for more bad news.
"Since you are a yukai, you have special powers. Your father's were healing, so are yours. But...." Botan stopped.
"But what?" Rei prodded.
"But in order to bring you back to life, Koenma-sama had to twist your powers a bit."
"Twist my power? Huh?"
"Have you had your period yet?" Botan asked.
Rei blushed. "Um... no...."
"I don't think you will, either. Koenma-sama made it so that your powers will heal and recharge people through....uh....'contact' with you."
"WHAT!!?! Kuso, you mean I have to do 'it' with people to heal them!?" Rei exclaimed.
Botan nodded. "Pretty much. You can kiss and touch and heal them that way, but most of your power is through *that*"
Rei flopped down on the floor. "Aww...Dang, man... so I could recharge other people, but I'd be drained, neh?"
Botan laughed. "Sadly, yes. I didn't want Koenma-sama to do it, but he gets ideas into his head and won't let them go."
"So... what did you mean about me not having a period?" Rei asked.
"Since your power is *that* you also have the power to say if you want pregnant or not. Therefore, no having to mess with contraceptives or anything."
"Sounds nice," Rei muttered. "Oh yeah, why do you come and tell me this now?"
"Ahhh... haha... I almost forgot," Botan started nervously. "There are 'Spirit Detectives' on Earth and you might have to help a few."
"Oh, Kami, so that means... you've already planned out my mission?"
"Not 'mission'! Err... kind of..." Botan nodded.
Rei stretched. "Oh well, I can't do anything about it, I guess."
"How can you be so calm?" Botan asked.
Rei looked at her. "Why should I not? I don't have any say in anything, so I shouldn't fret over it."
Botan nodded.
"Anyways, unless you have more killer news, I would like to go to bed," Rei yawned.
"Nope, that was it. I'll see you later, Rei-chan."
"Later, Botan-chan."
Rei snuggled into bed and squeezed her lucky stuffed fox, Shizu.
"Well, Shizu, it seems that we might have company every once in a while."
The next morning, Rei woke up without remembering what had happened.
"Aw... Dang! Thanks a lot, Koenma....Now I'm a Spirit Whore," she sighed.
Rei quickly got dressed and walked out the door.
.oO{Not much to do today, I'm ~certainly~ not going to school today, especially since what happened yesterday...} Rei thought.
Rei walked around town for a few hours, until she got really bored. As she was walking back home, she saw what looked like Botan with that Yusuke kid she met yesterday.
"Rei-chan!" the Botan-wannabe called. When they got closer, Rei could tell it WAS Botan!
"Botan?! What are you doing?" Rei whispered.
"Hmmm...? Oh, it's alright. This is Yusuke, he's a Spirit Detective," Botan said.
"Hello again," Yusuke nodded.
"Uh, hello," Rei stuttered. This was all happening too fast for Rei.
.oO{Oh man, if Botan thinks I'm gonna sleep with this guy, she's nuts!}
"So, Rei-chan. What're you doing today?" Botan asked in her usual giggly way.
"Nothing really, I have to go see my grandma, and I also have work today..."
Yusuke whispered something in Botan's ear, just as Rei finished speaking. Botan nodded and said, "Yup. She's a yukai."
Rei's jaw dropped. "Botan! You haven't told him anything else, have you?" she whispered.
"No silly, why would I do that? He's got enough trouble, especially with those thieves still running around."
"Thieves? What thieves?" Rei asked.
Botan smacked her head, "Oh! That's right, I forgot to tell you yesterday. These three demons broke into King Enma's treasury and stole the Reikai Treasures. Yusuke here has to find them before they do any great damage."
"Have you found any yet?" Rei asked.
Botan nodded, "Yusuke beat up Gouki the other day, but there's still Kurama and Hiei."
Yusuke jumped in here, "Wait a second, I told you I don't think Kurama is bad. And he told us after 3 days he'd give us back the Mirror of Utter Dark. I think he'll keep his promise."
Botan shrugged, "Whatever. If you get stuck in a jam, it's not my fault."
Rei smiled and looked at her watch, "Oh crap, you guys! I better get going if I want to see my grandma before I go to work. See ya, later!"
Botan and Yusuke said bye and as Rei ran toward the Nursing Home, she couldn't help but think she's going to make some more weird friends.
Chapter 2
*****
Rei walked home that night, still in her uniform, with the odd feeling that she was being followed.
She threw her purse-sack on her couch and mentally yelled at herself for not going to visit her grandma.
"After all, she let me have her house."
Rei decided to get a quick shower and hop into bed, but not go to school tomorrow. After she had showered, she pulled on some comfortable pajamas and walked into her living room.
As she turned the corner of the door, what she saw was enough to wake her up.
"Botan-chan!" she squeaked as she ran to give her a hug.
"Rei-chan!" Botan squeaked just as loud.
"What are you doing here?" Rei asked.
"Um... I wanted to see my friend."
Rei could tell that wasn't all as she said, "And....?"
"Uh... I have news, too..."
"Am I not allowed to be alive anymore?" Rei asked.
Botan laughed, "No, nothing that terrible."
"Okay, so what's the news?"
Botan sat twiddling her thumbs as she tried to figure out how to tell Rei.
"Ummmm.... Do you remember your father any?" Botan asked.
"Yeah, kinda."
"Did he ever seem... different?"
"Well, he did have red eyes, and, yeah, he was different," Rei remembered.
"Oh... I might as well get out and say it. Your father was a yukai."
Rei's jaw dropped. "A what?!"
"A demon, more or less. Your mother was full human, your father, pure yukai. There for you are half-youkai."
"Woah... how come I didn't know about this before?" Rei asked.
"Because you were too young, and because I haven't seen you in 3 years. There's also something else."
Rei braced herself for more bad news.
"Since you are a yukai, you have special powers. Your father's were healing, so are yours. But...." Botan stopped.
"But what?" Rei prodded.
"But in order to bring you back to life, Koenma-sama had to twist your powers a bit."
"Twist my power? Huh?"
"Have you had your period yet?" Botan asked.
Rei blushed. "Um... no...."
"I don't think you will, either. Koenma-sama made it so that your powers will heal and recharge people through....uh....'contact' with you."
"WHAT!!?! Kuso, you mean I have to do 'it' with people to heal them!?" Rei exclaimed.
Botan nodded. "Pretty much. You can kiss and touch and heal them that way, but most of your power is through *that*"
Rei flopped down on the floor. "Aww...Dang, man... so I could recharge other people, but I'd be drained, neh?"
Botan laughed. "Sadly, yes. I didn't want Koenma-sama to do it, but he gets ideas into his head and won't let them go."
"So... what did you mean about me not having a period?" Rei asked.
"Since your power is *that* you also have the power to say if you want pregnant or not. Therefore, no having to mess with contraceptives or anything."
"Sounds nice," Rei muttered. "Oh yeah, why do you come and tell me this now?"
"Ahhh... haha... I almost forgot," Botan started nervously. "There are 'Spirit Detectives' on Earth and you might have to help a few."
"Oh, Kami, so that means... you've already planned out my mission?"
"Not 'mission'! Err... kind of..." Botan nodded.
Rei stretched. "Oh well, I can't do anything about it, I guess."
"How can you be so calm?" Botan asked.
Rei looked at her. "Why should I not? I don't have any say in anything, so I shouldn't fret over it."
Botan nodded.
"Anyways, unless you have more killer news, I would like to go to bed," Rei yawned.
"Nope, that was it. I'll see you later, Rei-chan."
"Later, Botan-chan."
Rei snuggled into bed and squeezed her lucky stuffed fox, Shizu.
"Well, Shizu, it seems that we might have company every once in a while."
The next morning, Rei woke up without remembering what had happened.
"Aw... Dang! Thanks a lot, Koenma....Now I'm a Spirit Whore," she sighed.
Rei quickly got dressed and walked out the door.
.oO{Not much to do today, I'm ~certainly~ not going to school today, especially since what happened yesterday...} Rei thought.
Rei walked around town for a few hours, until she got really bored. As she was walking back home, she saw what looked like Botan with that Yusuke kid she met yesterday.
"Rei-chan!" the Botan-wannabe called. When they got closer, Rei could tell it WAS Botan!
"Botan?! What are you doing?" Rei whispered.
"Hmmm...? Oh, it's alright. This is Yusuke, he's a Spirit Detective," Botan said.
"Hello again," Yusuke nodded.
"Uh, hello," Rei stuttered. This was all happening too fast for Rei.
.oO{Oh man, if Botan thinks I'm gonna sleep with this guy, she's nuts!}
"So, Rei-chan. What're you doing today?" Botan asked in her usual giggly way.
"Nothing really, I have to go see my grandma, and I also have work today..."
Yusuke whispered something in Botan's ear, just as Rei finished speaking. Botan nodded and said, "Yup. She's a yukai."
Rei's jaw dropped. "Botan! You haven't told him anything else, have you?" she whispered.
"No silly, why would I do that? He's got enough trouble, especially with those thieves still running around."
"Thieves? What thieves?" Rei asked.
Botan smacked her head, "Oh! That's right, I forgot to tell you yesterday. These three demons broke into King Enma's treasury and stole the Reikai Treasures. Yusuke here has to find them before they do any great damage."
"Have you found any yet?" Rei asked.
Botan nodded, "Yusuke beat up Gouki the other day, but there's still Kurama and Hiei."
Yusuke jumped in here, "Wait a second, I told you I don't think Kurama is bad. And he told us after 3 days he'd give us back the Mirror of Utter Dark. I think he'll keep his promise."
Botan shrugged, "Whatever. If you get stuck in a jam, it's not my fault."
Rei smiled and looked at her watch, "Oh crap, you guys! I better get going if I want to see my grandma before I go to work. See ya, later!"
Botan and Yusuke said bye and as Rei ran toward the Nursing Home, she couldn't help but think she's going to make some more weird friends.
