Lost Squirrel: This is getting old…

Dragonfly: Quit your whining and just do it!

Lost Squirrel: Fine, Fine, I don't own these people, I just think they are fun to torture.

Well Except for Aiko, Rae and John, those guys are all my concepts.

Dragonfly: And as always, reviews feed the soul and right now her soul is hollow.

Lost Squirrel: I know what I said, but since more people have at least read my story. I will update! Though that does mean that part of this story will have to be thought up on my own that I wanted you to decide, so let's see how it goes. >. ;


Chapter 4:Anger

"Now this is odd." Yusuke held up the slip of paper and read it again.

Dear Yuskuke Uremeshi,

You have been enrolled in CAMP KIOKO for the week of June 5th-12th. This is the special LEADERSHIP session. Due to your late entry, we will be accepting your class schedule the day off your arrival. Enclosed are your health forms and a check list for what you will need this week.

Arrive at 12 noon Sunday (June 5th), promptly and with your family.

Sincerely,

Anita Perdita

Director

PS: I have arranged for your family to stay in special cabins as specified. I can't wait to meet you all. Tell your mother I am sorry for her being unable to attend the orientation on beginning Sunday.

"Damn! I hate this assignment! It just feels like we're being pulled by her strings! If I knocked her out when I had her in my sight…" Yusuke looked into the mailbox again. There where the other envelopes for his friends, one for each of them. This wasn't his mother's doing. She doesn't know about Kurama or Hiei, let alone those two other people they found a week ago. Yusuke figured that there was no other way around it; this was the only lead they had. There was no way he could ignore it. Yusuke reached for the phone.

Unfortunately Kurama didn't answer.

"Hello?" John answered.

"Put Kurama on the phone." Yusuke demanded.

"I really can't do that. He's busy cleaning up Rae's mess." John paused for a moment and a loud crash of glass was heard. "Well, her other mess." Rae could be heard in the back round screaming. It sounded like there was a lot of shuffling.

Rae screamed again. "I didn't know that was alive! It looked just like a plant I take care of at home!" Gas started to hiss into the phone receiver. "Quick cover it's mouth!"

"I think we're going to be…dropping by soon." John started with gasping breath. Yusuke sweat dropped as the end line clicked off and awaited his friends' arrival.


Aiko was in the middle of a crowded mall. The stoic feeling from the passing people only gave her more of a reason to take what she needed from them. None of the adults in a mall really need any of the money they have, or else they wouldn't be in a mall to begin with. The art of stealing was not something Aiko had perfected yet though, she had been caught twice. Those times she had to feign an act of finding the "lost" wallet. She was only thankful that she didn't need that much today. The mall goers were beginning to get suspicious of her.

"Oh well, that's enough. I really have to start with getting her ready for camp." Aiko picked up her backpack and left the mall. "I have been neglecting the game far too long."

She scratched her head and looked angrily at the black wig she had been wearing for the past week. If she didn't dye her hair soon this wig would be the death of her. The thought of changing her appearance made her uncomfortable, but if she were to keep the game going she had to learn how to blend in with the surroundings. Just as she was going through the mall's sliding doors, she heard them coming.

"One person may be able to get an outfit with this much money, but not two." Rae turned her head to John. "I suppose we're just going to Rainbows. They are always cheap."

"I guess, but that Aiko, why did she have to go sign us up for a stupid camp!" John turned the corner of the mall's hallways and Aiko followed behind. "I hate doing this! I really want this to stop. I just can't take anymore of her stupid games."

Rae stopped John in the middle of a punch to the wall. She them turned him to the nearest couch on mall floors and sat with him, gently rubbing his back. "I know, I hate this too, but it's not like we can just leave." Rae pushed back her tears so that John wouldn't grow even more upset. "I hate this so much. It all wouldn't have happened if Aiko didn't start it." Rae was growing more upset by the minute. "You wouldn't be crying and I wouldn't have to go to a damn camp. We wouldn't have to be following her at all. It's all her fault." Rae began to sob, she couldn't stop her frustration between having to play and trying to hold back tears from coming out. "She…It's all her fault. I…Aiko…I HATE YOU, AIKO!" Rae hunched over and tried to catch her breath from yelling and crying. She then heard a familiar voice that sounded like it was crying just as hard.

"Oh really!" Aiko had pulled off her wig and stuffed it into the bag she was carrying. "I asked you if you wanted to come! You said you did! I told you this was a game! Well, if you hate me so much, just stop acting like you're my friend! I was making this game easy and fun for you, well that will end today, you have just made this game easier on me and a hell of a lot harder on you." Aiko ran off, her tears still hot on her face.


"Ok, why?" Yusuke looked at Rae again. "Wasn't this supposed to be a challenge from the start?"

"Well, As I said before, when she talked to us she…well…" Rae began to have apparent cracks in her voices. "She said she was making it too easy on us, and we are going to have a harder time from now on."

"Yusuke does have a point though. Why would she come out of hiding just to say that? I mean she could have written it. Then the next question would be what made her more intent on making this harder on us?" Kurama looked to the two main reasons and gave them a pressuring look.

Rae and John looked at one another, both hanging their heads ever so slightly. Both knew the answer, but didn't want to speak.

"Well, I guess we will just have to follow her directions until someone does wish to help us." Kurama stood and offered the two geusts the hallway to retreat to their rooms. "Good night, You'll have to retire early for we will need an early start if we wish to have the camp searched in time for the class registration. Yusuke and Hiei, stay."

Kurama closed the door and turned to his friends, "There is more that happened that they aren't telling us. Though they can't see it, that bit may be important to finding the girl."

"So, we just question them till they pop under the pressure?" Yusuke yawned and scratched the back of his head. "I've done it before, that's not the reason you stopped us though is it?"

"No, I was just wondering if you two could try to follow them a bit more now, in case she shows up anymore because we can't lose another opportunity to catch her." Kurama nodded his head to Hiei. "I need you to follow Rae, and Yusuke can follow John."

"Is that all?" Hiei asked sounding as though this was all repeated information.

"Yes." Kurama opened the door again. "See you tomorrow."


Lost Squirrel: Yeah, kind of sad.

Dragonfly: Aw, poor Hopkins! Don't die!

Lost Squirrel: Are you even reading the right story?

Dragonfly: Um, sure! Sweatdrop

Lost Squirrel: I hate you…

Dragonfly: I love you too!

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