Chapter 1: Long Day and No Play
It was a long day for Yuusuke Urameshi he had to fight his worthless teachers, got another detention for it, and had to stop three forest demons from stealing the Light of Mentha, the energy source form an ancient demon city that dwells below the Pacific Ocean. It was now midnight and he just laid down to go to sleep.
"I hate Mondays." He said as he closed his eyes and gentle went to sleep.
Yuusuke wasn't asleep for long when he heard a loud knocking sound at his window. He opened his eyes and sure enough it was Botan.
"What the hell are you doing here in the middle of the night?" Yuusuke asked Botan as he opened the window to let her in.
"The real question is why are you here?"
"Well I was trying to sleep, damn it."
"Well you should be in spirt world with the others."
"What? Now? I just got back from another assignment."
"Yuusuke Urameshi, you better not start complaining. This new mission is more important that any of the other missions you've ever been on."
"Why? What makes this one any different?"
"Well you will soon find out." She grabbed Yuusuke and took off heading to spirt world. Once in Koenma's office he noticed that Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama were already there waiting for him.
"Finally now lets get started." Koenma said.
"What took you so long Urameshi?" Kuwabara asked.
"Shut the hell up. So what is this all important mission, Koenma, I want to go back to bed."
"I don't think you are going to be getting much sleep for a while." Koenma started. "You see your next mission is this girl." He pointed to a screen and a picture of a girl with long dark blonde hair, big brown eyes, she looked to about 14 or 15, and she seemed to have the same shaped face as Botan.
"Wow. She's cute." Kuwabara commented
"Her?" Kurama replied with a some what surprised voice.
"Her name is Yumi Auston."
"So what is her crime? Did she go on a murder spree? What kind of demon are we dealing with?"Yuusuke asked
"She hasn't committed a crime. No, she hasn't killed anyone. She's not a kind of demon you boys have ever dealt with before."
"So what is our mission then?" Yuusuke asked, rudely.
"Well if you will stop interrupting me, I can tell you. She is the hire to the Demon throne."
The Yuusuke and Kuwabara gasped.
"I thought you were the hire of the demon world?" Kuwabara asked.
"No." Kurama answered. "He is only one of the seven royals. You see there are six areas of the demon world; air, water, earth, fire, ice, and after life. Then there is the ultimate royal and that is the Demon royal. They control all aspects of the demon world. The last demon royal was thought to have died fourteen years ago. It seems some how she has escaped."
"Correct, Kurama. You see Yumi had escaped, so did her three older siblings, but they don't matter. After the attack and murder of their parents they denied their throne, but left Yumi's hire so that no one else could clam the throne. See Yumi was only a baby when she was rescued the night of her parents' murder. She now lives with her Aunt and Uncle in your city. Your mission is to protect her. She is just now developing into her powers and she is vulnerable. Demons are just learning about her and we fear they may try and kill her as well. Your job is to protect her, but you cannot tell her about the demon world or anything about this place. Her sibling and family have asked to protect her and once the danger is over to allow her to live a somewhat normal life."
"So what kind of powers is she developing?" Yuusuke asked.
"She is the Demon Royal. They have the powers of every demon. They are the strongest demons and their powers grow all the time. That is why demons gang up on the demon royals and try to kill them." Hiei answered.
"Correct. Yuusuke and Kuwabara are transferring to Meiou High, Monday."
"Meiou High? Isn't that your school Kurama?" Yuusuke asked.
"Yes, it is."
"Do you know her?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes, I do. She's my Biology partner."
"What her Aunt and Uncle says you are her best friend." Botan said.
"You are?" The guys asked.
Kurama blushed and said. "Yes. She is. I've known her since I was three."
"Well I guess you can introduce us." Yuusuke said. "I'm off to bed. I need to be refreshed to tell the idiot teachers bye."
Kurama got home about four in the morning. He sat on his bed and he looked at the picture of him and Yumi. "I can't believe you, of all people, is the Demon Royal." He said to himself. "You have told me about all the weird things that have been going on but I didn't listen. I of all people, should have listened. I'll make it up to you. I'll be damned if I let any thing happen to my best friend." He turned off the light and went to bed.