(A/N) Ok! This chapter, like I said I was gonna do, is dedicated to Mase-chan and I hope you're reading this right now cause this is for you! Surprisingly, though, I actually updated quickly for my grandma being sick and it's probably the longest chapter too…o.0 Bad Leigh, bad!
Hiei: I'd say, doing your story instead of taking care of your kin. How shameful.
Me: glare It's none of your business! Meanie! goes to corner and starts sulking
Disclaimer: Do I really have to? …I do not own InuYasha, Yuyu Hakusho or any of its characters, though I wish I did, I don't.
Chapter 4
"Get her!" some villagers yelled. They were trying to catch a female wolf demon that had just recently robbed them of their most precious, priceless, and treasured item: An elegant crystal rose that shone an iridescent shine in either moonlight or sunlight.
"Haha! You won't catch me!" she called. She had long silvery-blue hair, golden and cat-like eyes with blue on the very edges, wolf ears, and tail. She looked almost exactly like Yoko Kurama. ((A/N)sound familiar?)
The villagers were now chasing her into the forest. She was ahead of her pursuers so she jumped into a tree and transformed into her human form. She had an army-patterned bandana on her head, blue pants with a chain on the side, a blue punky-like vest, a red short-sleeved shirt, and black finger-less gloves.
She jumped down and just walked calmly ahead.
"Where did she go?" a female villager said. "I don't know," answered another. "Damn! We have to find her at all costs!" the village chief said. All the villagers nodded and continued their search. Soon, they came across a girl walking calmly through the forest.
"Aye! Ye there!"
The girl turned around to see some villagers coming towards her. 'Finally,' she thought.
"Ye shouldn't be out 'ere ye know," one villager told her. "Why?" the girl, Denis, asked, her crystal-blue eyes seeming to be curious.
"Because a wolf demon be near. Have ye seen her?"
Denis smiled at them. "Sorry, but the only demon I've seen today is a bird demon. No wolves or anything like that." All the faces of the villagers dropped. "Oh. I see" the chief said. Denis studied his face. "Why are you after that wolf demon? I can tell that none of you are demon slayers and are just ordinary villagers. Why?"
The village chief turned to her and said, "That flower she stole was for my elder brother and sister…." Denis' heart twisted after she heard that. The chief continued, "They are on the brink of death and it is said that if one family member gives something to the dying, they will live." Her heart twisted again. "Well," the chief said, "enough of this old man's yammerings. Sorry te bother ye." They all turned away, their faces long and sad.
Denis clutched her chest while an image formed in her mind. A memory: A fox demon on the brink of death. That memory seemed like it was right before Denis' eyes, even though it was foggy and blurred. 'Kurama!' Denis stretched her arm to try to reach him. 'Kurama, don't go!' The image wavered, faded, and finally disappeared.
"Kurama…"
Denis clenched her fists while looking at the ground. Finally, she made up her mind. "Wait!" she called, running up to the villagers, who were quite some distance away by now. "I think you were looking for this," she said, handing the chief the crystal rose. He stared at it with surprise and disbelief. "H-how!"
"Let's just say…that wolf demon and I are…very close…" she said, her eyes wandering from one villager to the next. She turned and disappeared in a flash before any of the villagers could even blink.
Meanwhile
Sesshomaru was walking toward a clearing in the forest, with Jaken, Ah-Un and Rin behind him, Rin sitting on Ah-Un. "Sesshomaru-sama, where are we going?" Rin asked curiously from Ah-Un's back. Sesshomaru didn't answer. "Yes, m'lord, where is it that we're going?" Jaken asked. Again, Sesshomaru didn't answer. "Lord Sesshomaru…?" Rin and Jaken looked at each other, then shrugged.
"…We're going to greet a friend of mine."
Rin and Jaken looked at Sesshomaru with a curious and surprised look on their faces. Well, mostly a surprised look on Jaken's face and a curious look on Rin's. "A friend of yours? Do I know of him?" Jaken asked. "…Yes, Jaken, you know her," Sesshomaru said, not bothering to look back or even stop.
Jaken stopped while his jaw dropped. "H-her! This friend of yours we're greeting is female!" he yelled. He yelled so loud that Rin had to cover both her ears and Ah-Un's. Sesshomaru stopped and glared at him. "Eeep!" Jaken shut his mouth and cowered behind Ah-Un's hind legs. Ah-Un growled when he did.
"You will not say it that way with that kind of tone again or else…you will die." Sesshomaru said it in the tone he would usually use when addressing Inuyasha or something. "Eeeep! Y-yes, milord…"
Denis sat on the base of a sakura tree in a clearing somewhere in the middle of the forest. She laid her head down against her arms, which were over her knees. She missed him so much. In actually, though, she missed twothreepeople. Her sister, Prowl, and her nearly killed twin brother, Kurama. She also missed an old friend of hers, who she was very close to. 'Do you even remember me?' she wondered. 'Do you? Sesshomaru?'
The wind blew a cool breeze right against Denis' face. That's when she thought she caught his scent. She looked up and couldn't believe who she saw looking back at her.
Sesshomaru looked at the human-looking girl before him. To another human, and maybe to some demons, actually most, she just looked like another worthless human. (A/N: Don't get mad or anythin cause I don't like it either) But Sesshomaru knew better. This human's scent was familiar to him and it's a scent that he could never forget, even if he wanted to.
Then a little toad demon came into view, behind Sesshomaru's leg. "What is it, m'lord?" it/he asked. He looked at where his master was looking and was surprised to see a human girl sitting there, looking at Sesshomaru without fear. "Lord Sesshomaru! Let me take care of this vile human that dares to look at you without cringing in fear!" he leaped toward Denis but was stopped by Sesshomaru's foot, only this time, Sesshomaru didn't bother lifting it up, even for Jaken to breathe. "L-lord Sesshomaru! Wh-why! C-can't…breathe…need…air…!" Jaken acted all dramatic and hoped that that would get his master's foot off of him but it wasn't working.
"What did he do now, Sesshomaru-sama?" a voice asked from, once again, behind Sesshomaru. This time, though, Denis was surprised to see a human girl come up behind his leg. Rin looked at Denis and then back at Sesshomaru, then down to where Jaken was being stomped to death. She blinked and started giggling. "I'm guessing you did something wrong again, Master Jaken," she said, kneeling down. She giggled again and looked at Denis, who was now standing up. Rin looked her over and guessed that she was around 15 years old. She walked over to her and Rin outstretched her hand.
"Hi! Nice to meet you, friend of Sesshomaru-sama! My name is Rin!"
Denis smiled and bent down to Rin's eye level. "Hi, there, Rin. It's nice to meet you too." Denis shook her hand and they both smiled at each other. "My name's Denis."
"So that's your human name?"
Denis and Rin looked up and saw that Sesshomaru was about 3 feet away from them, Jaken in the dirt a few feet behind him. Denis stood up and looked Sesshomaru in the eye. Actually, more like glared at him. To anyone else, Sesshomaru didn't look like he reacted but Denis could see that her glare surprised him. She marched over to him until she was face-to-face with him. Which was pretty hard, since Sesshomaru was taller than she was. Denis leaned closer with a mad glare in her eyes and, surprised, Sesshomaru stepped backwards.
"That's all!" Denis yelled very loudly, nearly causing Sesshomaru to fall over. Denis looked really pissed. "That's all you can say to me after all this time!" she continued. "I doubt you even remember my real name! You're…such… A…JERK!" she screamed.
Sesshomaru had to cover his sensitive ears because they hurt so bad and Rin had to cover hers, too, just because Denis looked scary.
After a few seconds, Denis calmed down and when she realized what she did, she blushed (in an embarrassing way), went over to Sesshomaru, and bowed. "Gomenasai(sp?)! Gomen, Sesshomaru-sama, I didn't meant it! I just lost my temper and"
"Goshinpainaku."
Denis looked up and saw Sesshomaru looking down at her. He closed his eyes. "It was my fault to begin with. You shouldn't need to say sorry when it wasn't your fault." When he opened his eyes again, he saw Denis in front of him with a serene smile on her face. "Arigatou, Sesshomaru," she said, and hugged him. "I missed you."
In Spirit World/Koenma's castle
"Y'mean you have friends in the Feudal Age and they're Era's older brothers?" Yusuke and Kuwabara asked surprisingly. Hiei didn't say anything but his eyes showed that he was surprised too. Kurama and Prowl nodded. "Yeah, we've known them for"
Suddenly, the door burst open and Botan entered the room, gasping for breath. "I'm sorry I'm late, Lord Koenma!" she panted. Everyone but Koenma looked at the blue-haired grim reaper. "Hmm…you are late, Botan, but I will forgive you," Koenma said. Botan breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Koenma, sir," she said.
She looked at the screen and was shocked to see a picture of a girl that looked almost exactly like Kurama on it. Then she distinctly remembered Koenma telling her that Kurama had a twin sister. 'Oh…'
"Oh! I forgot to tell all of you," Koenma said, "Botan will be accompanying you on this mission."
Everyone: WHAT!
"Koenma-sama, you just told me to come to the meeting, not on the mission!" Botan complained.
Koenma ignored all of them. "Botan will be accompanying you to ensure that the entire mission will be completed," he said. Botan, Prowl, and the boys stared at the toddler-sized ruler
"But Koenma!"
"No buts about it, Botan."
"Lord Koenma, as much as I would like to…I can't."
"And why is that?"
"…Uhm, Well, uh, um, I, uh…I just can't, Koenma, sir!"
Koenma grinned. "Is it because of Naraku?" he asked. Botan hung her head. "Well, yes, Lord Koenma," she said, ashamed. Koenma chuckled. "You need not be afraid, Botan. The Spirit Detectives will protect you hopefully," Koenma pointed out. Botan slowly nodded but she was still unsure.
"Alright, now that we're really all done here, you can all get going!" Koenma said, cheerfully forgetting something. "Koenma, you baka, how are we supposed to get there!" Yusuke asked getting annoyed. He wanted to get the mission going already! Koenma blinked. "Oh yeah!" he said, pushing a button. A portal opened behind the team and Koenma pushed them all through it. A glint in his eyes told them that he forgot on purpose to get Yusuke angry.
"Have a nice trip, Yusuke!" Koenma called, waving his hand.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh! Damn you, Koenma!" Yusuke yelled. "YOU TODDLER!"
And…that's it for chapter 4! About the it/he thing with Jaken…does he actually qualify of being called a guy? Tell me what you think in a review puppy eyes Please? Oh and goshinpainaku means don't worry if some of you guys were wondering. Anyhoo, the next chapter is about old friends coming together to a reunion…sort of. The Yuyu gang meet up with Inuyasha and co in the next chappie. Hopefully, it'll be as long as this one! Oh and I just realized that my grandma is feeling better and so I have more time to write this! Yay! Now, if you'll excuse me for a while starts chain-saw I have to pay Hiei back for making me sulk earlier…
Hiei: o.0 starts running Kurama! Stop her! She's crazy!
Leigh: evil eyes hai…I know I'm crazy heh heh heh…CHAIN-SAW MASSACRE!
Kurama and Hiei: o.0;;
Kurama: sweatdrop your problem, not mine
Leigh: Ja ne, minna-san! RR or else I will use this holds up chainsaw to hunt you down and kill you! HAHAHA! Jk, but please review! starts chasing Hiei DIE!
