"Okay, Minamino. Explain."
"Well, it's a little harder than that. It starts much earlier than where Ukime believes it does. I will request no interruptions, and no questions of what I am explaining until the end. But, I will start there, to clarify your first inquiries.
"Yesterday, your sister was locked out of the apartment complex the two of you live in. She jumped for the fire ladder, just as it was struck with a strong electrical current. If she were a normal human, her body would not have been able to receive the shock that it did.
"That's where Hiei, Kuwabara, Yuusuke and I come in. In subtle ways, if you search your memory, you will find that we are everywhere you have been, for the past week. We were assigned to find out as much about you as was possible without raising question.
"You are not humans; at least, not fully. No hints of your parentage have been revealed, but we are positive that you are Phoenix hanyous, one of the rarest breeds, aside from the Spirit Fox, known to Makai. You are excellent healers, which explains that the need of Yukina's healing was not required.
"Yes, hanyous exist, along with every type of demon you could possibly imagine, and a few more.
"Which leads this explanation to Hiei and myself, and our involvements in Yuusuke and Kuwabara's life.
I, myself, am a Spirit Fox, only, a little more complicated. I should say, was a Spirit Fox. "Another's death was the beginning of my life as I am now. Youko Kurama was a Rei Kitsune. He developed a human body after learning to pick locks, and grew among the less admiral groups of Makai as one to be feared.
"He disposed of his first accomplice after seeing that he was a rash hindrance, and spent many a decade on a solo career, until he met a bat demon. They were equals in skill, disposition and power, and quickly learned that they could become rich if the joined forces. Lured into a trap on a raid sixteen years ago, Youko's accomplice sacrificed himself so the Kitsune could get away. But the fox himself was badly injured, and only escaped through transforming his ki, and entered my mother's unborn embryo before I had a proper soul. About four years ago I met Hiei when a demon came to town, and we worked along side each other."
" Who'd've known Hiei could work with others."
" ' No interruptions' included you too, Kuwabara."
" Sorry, Kurama."
" Then, two years ago, Hiei called me to his side with a plan to steal three dark artifacts from the Reikai vaults. We were caught by Yuusuke, who was in his very first days of his Spirit Detective duty.
" He received this position only a month after the first time he died."
" Yuusuke died!"
" Yes, Aijou. He was hit by a car saving a child, but there was no place in Heaven nor Hell for him, so he performed a test to bring himself back to life, under the watchful eyes of a chipper Grim Reaper, Botan. It was found out that the Death Experience gave Yuusuke an inept ability to see demons, and produce Spirit Energy. Kuwabara, because of his Sixth Sense, also produces control over Spirit Energy, just not as strong as Yuusuke's. Questions, comments?"
Ai and Uki stared at the four in front of them, jaws slack.
" One. We fit in with someone!" Uki asked, expression of pure happiness.
" How totally a Ukime response," Yuusuke moaned, falling back.