Hahahah. Chapter fourteen is up people! Excited? I am! Wheeee! School is almost over, school is almost over! Together, Destinies! SCHOOL IS ALMOST OVER!

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Chapter Fourteen

"Are you sure you want to hear this? You most certainly aren't going to like it…" Kurama shakes his head until his bangs fall into his eyes.

"So you've been putting this off because you think we can't take it?" Vanessa asks.

"Basically…"

"Kurama, that is pathetic," Meagan punches his shoulder.

"MOVING ON!" Malia shouts. "What is all this about?"

"Wait, where's Hiei?" Olivia looks around.

"Don't worry—he's heard all of this before," Kurama assures her.

"If you say so."

"Anyways, here's what Koenma has told us:

"About two weeks ago a half-demon, in fact the only half demon in existence broke out of Makai prison and headed to the human world, where they then assumed the disguise of a teenage girl."

"Remind you of anyone, Kurama?" Yusuke grins.

"Don't interrupt, Yusuke. Anyways, after questioning some of the guards and other prisoners, they have all come with the same description of demon. She looked exactly like you, Malia, save that at the time of her escape she had cat ears and claws."

"But I've been with my mom since last month!" Malia wails.

"We know. The other girls have backed your alibi. So, this leads us to believe that you have a twin."

The Destinies and Botan gasp. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Jin, and Touya look nonchalant to the statement. Botan whacks Yusuke over the head.

"Didn't you hear what Kurama said? She may have a twin!"

"Well what did you expect, Botan?" Kuwabara gently yanks her hair.

"Yes—if Malia wasn't the one but everybody else says that she fits the description, it is only plausible that she has a twin or someone is impersonating her," Touya explains calmly.

"How can you be so calm?" Nissi questions.

"Could be the fact tha' we heard this all las' night," Jin floats happily into the air.

"…has everyone heard this except us, Kurama?" Olivia prods him.

"Yes. Now may I please continue with the story?"

"Oh…right."

"The charges against the half-demon were first degree murder—"

"Oh my gosh!" The Destinies gasp, horrified.

"Oh, you needn't worry," Hiei enters, sweaty and worn out, "there are much worse things that happen in Makai."

"Continuing on, first degree murder and several small cases like robbery and assault. Nothing out of the ordinary."

"So what are we going to do about this?"

"We are going to check out some spots of Makai and by "we" I do mean myself, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Jin, Touya, and Hiei. Makai is too dangerous this time of year. And besides—you five have school."

"But we want to come too!" The Destinies plead.

"No."

"But—"

"No, I'm sorry guys. But you'd only get hurt down there. And we don't want to risk that, especially to Malia. You need to stay here and help her hone her powers."

"I have powers?"

"Half-demons have powers too, Malia," Touya informs her.

"I'm a half-demon?"

"I believe we covered this point already…"

"But if I have a twin…"

"It is plausible that she is merely borrowing your form. A shape-shifter, as you would describe her. That is most likely as we have checked your files and nowhere in there is mentioned a sibling. We've even had the fates check."

"Ah the fates," Meagan grins at Olivia. "They are out to get us, aren't they?"

"They are."

"So to have powers, you must have powers," Kurama finishes.

Sudden lightning flashes outside, followed instantly by a loud rumble of thunder. Rain sprays through Kurama's open window, and Hiei immediately moves to close it. It doesn't budge. Yusuke, understanding the situation, shuffles along to help his tiny friend. Combined, the two force the stubborn window halfway shut, until Malia gasps, leaps, and pushes them out of the way just as a bolt of lightning comes down at the exact spot they were a moment before.

"Fire!" Nissi rushes out of the room, Vanessa hot on her heels, for a bucket and some water.

It is true—the curtain of the window is steadily burning, the fire located more near the base. Jin raises an eyebrow at Nissi's and Vanessa's frantic movements and indicates to Touya that this was his cue to save the day—and the curtain. Reaching out a hand, Touya brings it as close as possible without burning himself and lets a small stream of icy wind flow from his fingertips to extinguish the fire.

Nissi and Vanessa reenter, holding between them a bucket full of cold water. When they find the fire to already be put out, they are very downtrodden.

"Well…I didn't drag this water here for nothing. Did you, Vanessa?" Nissi beams at her friend.

"Heck no…hey Kuwabara, Jin! Catch!"

The two toss the bucket to the unsuspecting Jin and Kuwabara, watching happily as they fail to catch it and have it splatter all over them.

"Nice," Olivia approves, helping Malia up. "How'd you know the lightning was going to hit?"

"I dunno…I just kind of had a feeling."

"So, you're a psychic, like me!" Olivia claps her hands.

"I guess so."

"Then you shall train with me while the boys are gone!"

"Okay then…"

"…"

Several minutes of uncomfortable silence pass before Kuwabara breaks it. "My sis' would like to come over and spend a few days with us, if you guys say that's okay."

"I didn't know you had a sister," Vanessa cocks her head.

"Yeah, her name is Shizuru."

"You girls should meet Yukina!" Botan beams, glancing over at Hiei.

"Yukina?"

"Onna…" Hiei growls low under his throat.

She needs to stay away from me…or I could spill the secret…my half-sister…

Olivia raises her eyebrows in amusement. "Hiei? Could I talk to you for a second?"

"You never told me you had a sister!"

"I want you to keep this quiet. Nobody except Yusuke, Kurama, Botan, Shizuru, Genkai, and now you know."

"Hiei…that's pretty much everybody except Kuwabara, Jin, Touya, Nissi, Vanessa, Meagan, and Yukina herself."

"I know that, onna."

"Can't I at least tell one person?"

"…one person only."

"Yay! Nissi shall know!"

"Why Nissi?"

"Because Meagan has been spilling my secrets since 8th grade and Vanessa will hold this against you for blackmail. The worst Nissi will do is bug you about telling her, but you can handle that."

"Hn."

"You know what I haven't done in a while?"

"…"

"Sit."

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Hello fanficers, gotta cut this kinda short but there is your chapter. Hahaha, I hope you guys enjoyed the link to Nissi's singing. I blackmailed her to put that up. I'm thinking about having a link to a group picture of us Destinies (minus Malia since she's not here) and individual pictures of us Destinies. Just so you guys have a visual because I know my descriptions of us are vague…yuh…Ja ne!

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