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Chapter 29: Shizzy's Hunch

"Wow, so she's really making you train your soul as well as your body?"

"Keiko, if this is a joke, it's a rather poor one. She is making me do yoga and kill myself!"

"Why does your spirit of all things need to be trained?"

"Go ask Conan the Barbarian."

"Um, Conan was a guy."

I bite back the angry words I want to throw at her. "Whatever. But Genkai acts enough like a guy as it is."

"Haha, oh yeah, and Koenma wanted to see you today, for some reason. Something concerning Lahri. He also said that you had better not show up late."

"Why does everyonefoward their messages through you, Keiko? Or through Mie? Why doesn't he just tell me himself? All these errands…they never end!"

Keiko can't seem to think up an answer to this. I didn't expect one. Griping to friends just has an irresistible pleasure.

I grumble some more and depart from her. My knees scream all the way up to the top tower where Koenma is. I've been doing too much walking in spirit form with the hag. Now my body is starting to feel some complaints as well. Genkai is saying I am making good progress, for I can now move everything, even just a little. I still say it's a waste of time and energy, though. I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE SAYS; I AM NEVER GOING TO USE THIS PIECE OF CRAP SKILL!

I enter loudly and am about to announce my name when I hear voices. It's Koenma and Shizuru.

Ugh. I shut the door quietly. I still and always will hate that girl, Kuwababara's sister or not. I know it is unreasonable, butI think getting thrown10 feet is enough reason to hold a grudge. (A/N for readers who donot know what I'm talking about, read the new and improved 1-3 chapters)I never wanted to believe that she would be a part of this team, but I guess I have to accept it now. I just do not forgive easily, that's all. I'm not a kind little girl anymore, at least in terms of training with Genkai. Although, was I ever a kind little girl?

Oh well. I listen closely. "Shizuru, I really don't know what you are basing your accusations upon!"

"Koenma, don't pretend this isn't happening! Something in that girl's story just doesn't fit right, you know? And me and my bro are supposed to have super sense to these kinds of things!"

"Shizuru," says Koenma patiently, "No one doubts your sixth sense. You are above average, but that doesn't make a difference. My potion proved she is telling the truth."

"What if she didn't tell the whole truth, Koenma? What if she's a triple agent? What if she just admitted part of the truth?"

Koenma rolls his eyes. "To calm your aching nerves, I shall put her under a Deceit Sensor. You may rest in peace already. And it's double agent."

Shizuru makes a strangled sound of rage, like amouse getting stepped on, and flies out the door. She would have run into the wall if I hadn't stopped her.

"What do you want?" She growls.

"Just to talk."

"About what, freak?"

I'll let that slide. I don't care much anymore. I might have found someone who shares my opinion. I can release my grudge for a second."Lahri."

"Oh, the other freak. I guess you heard me say I don't trust her?"

"Um-hm. I also don't."

She stops staring at me in rage and hurt and looks at me, puzzled. "You don't?"

"Well like you said, something didn't fit right. Why would she want my Commir?"

"That's what I wondered. I think she wanted it for something else other than beauty."

"Okay." What else can I say?

She seems to remember I'm her worst enemy. "Seeya, bitch."

"Seeya, cow."

I can tell she's holding back a grin as she walks down the stairs.

I walk into Koenma's office. "Well, I see you clearly don't hate Shizuru."

"Yes I do. I hate her to the bottom of my heart."

"Then…wha…?"

"I just feel sorry for her. You know how her boyfriend died…hehe. It figures she'd pick someone who was a sadistic hater of the human race."

Koenma shakes his head. "Well, first of all, I think this belongs to you." He holds out the Mirror that Lahri stole.

I take it without comment.

"And secondly, I wanted to know your opinion on Lahri as well as Shizuru's."

"Well, I think Shizuru has a point."

"Go on."

"Well, think about it. Why would she just take my Commir? She doesn't seem the type to care about beauty or her looks."

"I stick by my original guess that the shininess would appeal to any girl her age."

"But Hiei had a Mirror in his back pocket as well. Why take mine?"

"Does your Mirror have anything different from the rest on it?"

"Actually, it does." I hold it out. "See this button? I press that when I'm in trouble, and I onlyspeak into the Mirror when I want to talk. Do you think she might have taken this Mirror, my Mirror, just so that I couldn't call for help?"

"Now you think about this. How would she have known that your Mirror had this extra function?"

"I don't know." I really don't have an answer for everything. "I guess she is innocent, like, there's nothing against her except that minor theft. but there's just something about her..." I trail off.

"Well, it's a baseless hunch, but you are highly intelligent, as is Shizuru-"

I emit a loud cough.

"-so keep it up. I'd like you to look into this further. Do it together if you can."

"Koenma, I can talk to her. I can't team up with her."

He laughs. "Good day, then."

"Goodbye. And so this was the grand meeting that I had better not show up late for?"

He shrugs. "Well, that can wait, I guess. It was just this little thing where I wanted you to go one-on-one with Lahri, but it turns out that she escaped whenI wasn't looking. Probably went back to her room. As I said, it wasn't that important anyway. She isn't a talker. Not very important."

"Well, if you say so." I walk out the door, and quickly go to my room. I need to think.

I begin processing this data in my head once I am sitting my bed. I seem to have come to a conclusion, but I can't pin it down. One of those stuck-in-the-back-of-your-head thoughts. And it's maddening.

I grumble to myself and grudgingly begin to practice my astro power.

A/NKeep reviewing! Sorry it was kinda short, all right, really short, but it'll get longer. I just don't know what else to fit into this thing. This was just a bridge for later events. And no, she doesn't pair up with Shizuru, I wouldn't be wuite that cruel...

Or would I...