Chapter 3

Yay! I finally got reviews! Now I know people actually read this! Okay, this is now the 3rd real chapter. Enjoy! And for those of you who don't know, Renkai is the Spirit World and Ningenkai is the Human World.

Koenma sat behind his desk, nervously awaiting the arrival of the new protector of the amulet. He had known the girl's mother: they had been very good friends along time ago. He was worried, not only for the safety of the amulet, but for the safety of the girl, which was unusual for him. Her mother had asked him personally to watch out for her before she died. Despite his worries, he knew Kurama would do a good job.
The door opened, and Kurama came in with the girl. Koenma sat up straight, catching his breath at the sight of her. She looked so alike to her mother. "Well, you're here," said Koenma, still unnerved at the uncanny likeness between this girl and his old friend. What had he expected? The girl was her daughter, after all. Koenma relaxed and got down to business.

Yoshimi was still somewhat nervous. She hadn't really believed Kurama's tale about demons until she had been taken to the Renkai in a portal, and seen all the onis working there. She had freaked out at first, and even after Kurama had reassured her that they weren't going to hurt her, she was still a little jumpy.
When she had come into the office, she had expected to see someone majestic, or at least grown up. The sight of a toddler behind the desk had renewed her suspicions about this being a kind of weird cult. But then the toddler spoke.
"I am Koenma Daoh, ruler of the Renkai," it said, startling Yoshimi. "I know Kurama should have told you a little about Spirit World, and the situation you're in, but I will explain it more in depth."
So Koenma explained to her everything Kurama had already told her, confirming his theory about why the demons wanted the amulet. "So you need to be extra careful, and always stick with Kurama, okay?"
"Alright," said Yoshimi, weighed down by it all.
"Yoshimi, if you would be so kind, would you wait outside a moment. I need to talk with Koenma in private," Kurama said, glancing toward the midget ruler of Renkai.
"Okay," Yoshimi said, puzzled, but she stepped out into the hall.
Kurama started, "Koenma, I think you are being rather over-protective with Yoshimi. She could stay at her house, with someone to watch over her, or, better yet, she could stay here, with you. I'm not complaining. Actually, I kind of like her, but I don't think we'll be able to keep her away very long."
Koenma took a deep breath, looked away, and said, "How do I explain this? You knew that I knew her mother right?" Kurama nodded. "Well, you see Kiyoko and I were great friends always. Even after her husband came along, we still talked. I always felt great whenever she was around. And when he started abusing her, Kiyoko came to me for help. I advised her to leave, and she did. Then Yoshimi was born. I loved her like she was my own, and promised to look after her when Kiyoko died. That is why I asked you to do it. I knew you would be careful with her and protect her, like I would. That's the story."
Kurama sat in what was a stunned silence. He had never known the mini Renkai king to care very much about anyone, let alone fall in love. Sure, at the Dark Tournament, maybe he showed her cared a little. But still...
"Okay, Koenma. I'll do my best to look after her," Kurama said, getting up to leave.
"You better," Koenma said. "We can't afford to loose the amulet." Kurama smiled. Back to his old self, again.

Out in the hall, Yoshimi had been waiting for a long time. She was still unnerved by all the demons here, though she knew she would just have to yell and her Kurama would come running.
Her Kurama.
Could it be she had fallen for him? I mean, he was great looking and nice and all that, but still, he had taken her away from her family. It must be that syndrome when the kidnapped people got attached to their kidnappers. It wasn't that they were being unkind, quite the contrary. She just wanted to go home, to not have any part in this. She could just give them the amulet, and they could lock it up in a vault or something, never mind that it was her mothers. But her mother's words came back to her now. "I trust you with this, my daughter." Hadn't she emphasized the "you?" Maybe. But still why did they want her?
Kurama came out, interrupting her thoughts. "Sorry to have kept you waiting," he said, chivalrous as always.
"That's alright," Yoshimi said with a smile. "Let's go, okay?" She took his hand, just to see how he would react. He didn't pull away. Just blush a little. A portal opened and they went back to the cabin.

Yavanna walked dejectedly through the forest, banging her head against any tree that came by. And in a forest, that was quite a lot. She wondered how in the world she was going to tell her boss that she had lost the girl, thus the amulet. She would be killed, at the very least.
Yavanna stopped when she realized that there were no more trees to bang her head against. Instead, she was in a clearing. It had a cabin in the middle. She was even more surprised when a portal opened, and one of the people was the girl with the amulet. And the other was surely the former notorious thief, Kurama, even if he was part human now. It would be even better if she brought the boss both of them. She did an evil laugh. Now just to catch Kurama off guard... She evil laughed again and went into the forest.

Okay, sorry about the Kiyoko/Koenma thing, but I had been thinking about it for sometime, and I had to write it down. Anyways, I promise to try to stay on track now on. Please rate!