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Ryu: And you're telling them this because...
WFD: Shut up Ryu. Just read the disclaimer like I told you.
Ryu: Hn. Our esteemed writer does not own Yu Yu Hakusho, InuYasha, X 1999 or any other anime/manga she may decide to put in here. She also does not own Leiko, Shina, Kanaye, Kazuo, Mana and Nano. They belong to her friends Inu and Kagome. She owns us who are the kids of the Yu Yu Hakusho and X 1999 characters.
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Ryu: Hn
Chapter 4
It was 3 o'clock in the morning when Sakura regained consciousness. Her head was spinning and her body reminded her of wet noodles. Moving was out of the question. On top of that, her powers were dangerously low at the moment. God, how she hated the after effects of that technique, but it was the only way to save everyone. She silently prayed her friends were alright.
"Don't worry. Everyone's fine," came an unfamiliar voice.
Sakura tilted her head enough to see who the voice's owner was. Standing in the doorway was a man in his late thirties dressed in dark blue jeans and s dark grey t-shirt. As he moved closer, Sakura noticed he had short orange hair styled like the delinquents of her mom's days. But it was the badge hanging from his neck that caught Sakura's attention the most. A cop. God, she hated cops. A low growl emerged from the back of her throat as the carrot-topped detective sat down next to her bed.
"You can stop growling. I'm not here to hurt you," the cop stated.
Sakura just growled louder and tried to move herself as far away from the cop as she could, but her body wouldn't comply. The man sighed, removing the badge from around his neck, and placed it in his back pocket. If he thought this would appease Sakura, he was very wrong. She continued her growling, hoping he would give up and leave. But he wouldn't move. He just sat across from her, like a parent waiting for a child to stop throwing a temper tantrum. Sakura finally gave up growling, which seemed to be what the guy wanted.
"Well, now that you've calmed down, maybe we can have a civilized conversation," the cop spoke as if he was talking to a small child.
"And how to I have a 'civilized' conversation with one of your kind?" Sakura asked him, venom in her voice.
"My kind? Do you mean cops or humans?" he questioned, a sly smile across his face.
Sakura gasped. How did an ordinary human know about demons? Could he know about her demon blood? Who was he anyway?
"Who the hell are you?!" she demanded, her body shaking with fury.
The man started to laugh, which aggravated Sakura even more.
"The name's Kazuma Kuwabara. I'm Hina's Otosan."
Sakura stared at the cop named Kuwabara. Now that she took a good look at him, she could see similarities to her friend. Hina-sempai has his hair color, eye color, and build.
"And by the name on your chart, you're Sakura Urameshi," Kuwabara stated as he pointed to the medical chart at the end of the bed.
"Are you allowed to look at that?" Sakura asked. Even if he was Hina-sempai's Papa, he was still a cop and she never trusted them.
"I was just curious as to the name of the person who saved my daughter's life," he said quietly. "And after looking at your name I was curious about something else."
"And that would be...?" Sakura asked him, now feeling a bit more comfortable around Kuwabara-san.
"I was wondering if you were related to some old friends of mine. Their names are Keiko and Yusuke Urameshi," he said, staring off into space.
Sakura gasped once again. "You know my parents?"
It's was Kuwabara's turn to gasp now. "You're their kid? But they only had Raizen. How could you be...?" Then the light bulb turned on in his head. "Keiko-chan must have been pregnant when everyone was taken. Tell me, where is she now?"
"She's in ..."
Sakura didn't have a chance to finish her statement since the door suddenly swung open and another detective entered the room. Both Sakura and Kuwabara looked at the new arrival in disgust. He was a tall, lean man in his late forties with graying black hair slicked back and dark piercing hazel eyes. He wore a grey suit under a black trench coat with his badge proudly displayed around his neck.
"What the fuck do you want Kotobuki?" It was Kuwabara who now had the venom in his voice.
Detective Kotobuki simply sneered at Kuwabara. Then he locked his eyes on Sakura, who quickly pulled the covers up to her neck.
"I'm here, Detective Kuwabara, because this is a delicate matter which a common, low-level officer such as yourself cannot handle. Besides, I already know who is responsible." Kotobuki spoke calmly, his eyes never leaving Sakura.
"Oh, really?" Kuwabara questioned sarcastically. "Well then who is it, smartass?"
"Her." Kotobuki pointed a long finger at Sakura. The young girl pulled the blanket further up her face to hide her trembling lips.
"What the fuck are you on Kotobuki?!" Kuwabara demanded. "Have you read any of the reports yet?"
"Of course I have."
"Then how the hell can you think this girl can have anything to do with it?!" Kuwabara was fuming now. He hated Kotobuki more than Sakura did. She quickly grabbed Kuwabara's arm, fearful of the older detective. He looked down, giving the young girl a quick smile. Kuwabara wasn't about to let anything or anyone hurt the daughter of his best friend. Sakura smiled back, getting the message that he was on her side.
"That creature," Kotobuki started again, "Was involved in another mass murder I was investigating about 5 years ago in Kyoto. It is no coincidence that she survived then and she survives yet again. She is involved."
"That's enough!" The new voice belonged to a young female doctor with blue-black hair and bright blue eyes who had just entered the room. She has the sternest of looks on her face, her dislike for Kotobuki's behavior obvious. Though she was on the short side, she held herself with such confidence and authority that the two detectives knew she was not one to mess with.
"It is the middle of the night gentlemen. The rest of the patients are sleeping, as Urameshi-san should be. Now, get out before I have security escort you out."
"Don't worry, Doctor Mizuno," Kuwabara said. "Detective Kotobuki was just leaving." Kotobuki sneered yet again at Kuwabara, gave Sakura another dirty look and quickly left the room.
"You should be getting home too Kuwabara-san," Doctor Mizuno stated as she made her way to Sakura's bed. "You're daughter needs to go home and rest."
"No problem Doc. I was almost done." Kuwabara looked down at Sakura, who had finally let go of his arm.
"Thank you," Sakura said. "That guy gets on my nerves."
"No problem," replied Kuwabara. "Maybe when you get out of here, we can finish our talk."
"Sure!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Good night Sakura-chan, Doc," Kuwabara nodded to each woman in turn before leaving the room.
"I thought they'd never leave!" exclaimed Doctor Mizuno. Sakura giggled as the doctor pulled her into a sisterly embrace.
"It's great to see you Ami-oneechan."
"I know, Sakura-chan. It's been five years. I was worried I'd never see you again."
"Are you crazy Ami-oneechan!? There's no way I'd go through life without seeing any of you guys again!"
Ami laughed. "Well I'm glad for that. Everyone's really proud of you. We were watching your battle at the Tower."
"You were?"
"Yep. And we were all very impressed with how you've grown. And we're even happier that you have so many friends now."
Sakura blushed. "Really?"
"Of course. It's what we all wanted for you. You're like a little sister to us."
Sakura blushed even more. Ami and her friends were always so good to her. Even after what happened to them because of her, they still treated her like a part of their family. She really loved them all.
"But enough of the past. You need to get some rest." Ami handed Sakura a little cup with 2 small pills in it. "These should help you sleep."
Sakura took the pills without complaint. It took only a few minutes for the pills to take effect. She was soon back to sleep. Ami quietly left the room, grateful that her "Chibi-chan" was safe.
Once Ami had left, Ryu entered the room though the large window. He quietly sat next to the bed, watching the sleeping form of Sakura. Ryu would never admit it, but he was scared back there. He was afraid he was going to loss Sakura forever. He would never be able to forgive himself if anything ever happened to her. He didn't know why he felt that way, he just did. So for the rest of the night, he sat beside her, no wanting to leave her side for any reason.
How's that? Anyway this is kind of a filler chapter to introduce the Sailor Moon characters I'm bringing into the story. First up is Sailor Mercury. I'll be bringing more of them in as I go along.
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