Spirit Magic

Author's note: This chapter is sort of a sidetrack from the main story, but I figure you guys will like it. It deals a little bit with what Yusuke and the others are doing back in Japan. But it's not too long, because I don't want to steer too far from the plot.

WARNING: This story takes place in Harry's sixth year, which means there are spoilers to the fifth book!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Harry Potter.

Part Nineteen: The Rest of the Team.

Koenma watched in disapproval as the doors to his office was thrown open in such a force that they banged against the wall with an alarming bang. Looking up at the new arrival, Koenma was not surprised to see the head of his ferry girls fuming at the door way.

"Alright Koenma, where did you send him?" Botan demanded stomping across the office, and slamming her fist down on the young lord's desk.

Koenma sighed, rubbing the side of his head in an effort to relieve the pressure of his oncoming headache. "I'm afraid I have no idea what you mean Botan," Koenma said.

Botan's pink eyes widened at the obvious denial before she turned around in disgust. "I know you sent him away Koenma, and I will find out where. You just better hope that when he is found, that he isn't hurt in any way, otherwise I will personally kill you," Botan threatened taking off out of the room, and heading straight toward the exit of the palace. Once outside, she pulled out here oar, and headed off into the sky, flashing one last angered look to the home of her boss.

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Yusuke yawned in boredom before he and Kuwabara headed over to the park where they were supposed to meet the other members of the team. Upon arrival, they were disappointed to see that Botan was still starring angrily at everything, while Hiei stood a few feet away scowling. "I guess this means we still haven't gotten any closer to finding him," Yusuke stated collapsing on the grass, and waiting for someone to clarify his statement.

"Koenma is still denying is like he did yesterday, and the day before that…I just couldn't take it anymore. I didn't even bother arguing this time, I just took off," Botan said, her face screwed up in a mesh of emotions.

"How can we know for sure that Koenma is the reason why Kurama isn't here?" Kuwabara asked trying to be the voice of reason in Kurama's absence.

"Because ever since we found out that Kurama hasn't been home, Koenma has given us a bunch of stupid assignments to keep our minds off of searching for him," Yusuke growled finally allowing his frustration to show in front of his teammates.

As much as Yusuke hated admitting it, without the fox member of their team, he felt completely lost. It had been two weeks since Hiei had discovered their friends absence, and almost immediately the team began falling apart. Hiei had become more violent then normal, and would often disappear for a couple of days trying to find a trace of the fox's ki. But the person who seemed to be taking Kurama's absence the hardest was Botan. Yusuke couldn't help but notice how Botan seemed to have abandoned her bubbly attitude to one of anger, suspicion, but mostly worry. It wasn't that anybody on the team had any reason to suspect that Kurama was in danger, it was just that Kurama just wasn't the type of person to just get up and leave without giving some sort of explanation for his departure. The other thing that made the situation even more suspicious was that Kurama's human mother had also disappeared. And Hiei couldn't even sense either one of them in Japan or the Makai.

"Alright, Hiei, I want you to continue searching the Makai. Notify one of us as soon as you find something. Botan, I want you to try to get some sort of information out of Koenma, I think pacifier breath is behind it, so continue pestering him till he gives in. Kuwabara and I will continue searching over here," Yusuke ordered watching as Hiei flitted into the air, and Botan summoned her oar.

"So do you think he's okay?" Kuwabara asked as soon as he was alone with the team leader.

"He better be, or else there will be some serious ass kicking," Yusuke vowed.

TBC.

Author's endnote: So how was that, I hope the characters weren't too out of character. If enough of you guys like this chapter, I may put in more dealing with what the others are doing back in Japan, but that is only if enough of you ask for it. This chapter was sort of an experiment, so I really need to know what you guys think. ^_^