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Danny groaned and rolled over groggily, his arm falling over another body. The other body squirmed, causing Danny to open his eyes slowly. The sight that greeted him was the similar groggy brown eye of Yusuke. Both stared at each other for a moment as the image registered and then –

"AUGGHHH!"

They screamed bloody murder.

Genkai looked up from her meditative position outside their room with a grim smirk, "Looks like two of the twits are up."

Elsewhere on the temple grounds Sam and Tucker heard the scream and immediately sprang from the room they were sitting in and took off for the guys' room. They sped past and anxious looking Yukina and Botan and threw the door open, "Danny!"

WHACK!

"What the HELL was that for you old hag," Yusuke cried, clutching the back of his pulsing head. Genkai had just entered and had, of course, smacked Yusuke.

"What do you think twit! You walked obliviously into a trap! I would expect that from the ghost boy over there—."

"Hey!" Danny protested.

"But not my apprentice! Don't you EVER think?"

"How the hell was I supposed to know we'd…wait you're supposed to be dead!"

"What?"

"What happened to you guys," Sam asked.

Danny's eyes widened, "Sam? Tucker?"

Sam and Tucker exchanged glances, "Err…yeah."

Danny hugged them, "You aren't dead!"

"Of course they aren't halfa…what you saw was an illusion," Hiei said entering the room.

Yusuke rubbed the back of his head, "Seemed pretty real to me…"

"Of course detective. That's because you are an idiot."

"YUKINA MY LOVE!" a voice shouted.

Hiei's scowl deepened, "Speaking of idiots…"

Kurama then entered the room with a frown on his face, "I agree with Yusuke…that illusion was too real."

"I don't care how real it was…at least it's over and you guys aren't dead," Danny said happily.

Genkai frowned, "You all certainly have your work cut out for you."

"What are you talking about Grandma," Yusuke demanded, "We beat it didn't we."

"Technically Hiei beat 'it' and broke the illusion for you but I'm talking about the training I'm going to be putting you and your boyfriend through starting this afternoon."

Danny's face turned red and then he and Yusuke both shouted, "HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!"

((Dr. Kagami Itsuko's Apartment))

Meanwhile Valerie was drying off her hair after taking a shower, she had patrolled the city earlier that afternoon but had found nothing so she had taken a shower to calm her nerves. As soon as she set the hairdryer down there was a beep and a message sprang to life on her laptop. It read:

Dear Valerie,

It's been a week since you left, haven't you found the ghost yet?

-Vlad

Valerie scowled at the memo. She had patrolled every night around Sarayashiki to get a glimpse of some kind of ghost activity but nothing. She was lucky Dr. Itsuko was gone a lot of the time or she'd be screwed over. She sighed and sat down at the computer and started typing up a response:

Dear Vlad,

Listen I have had no sightings of the supposed ghost you sent me here to find. The only thing weird is that Danny and his goofball friend is here, they're in my same high school. Other than that I have had NO ghost sightings so just be patient. I think something will turn up eventually.

-Valerie

She hit the send button and then stood up. She had some patrolling to do, and since it was a Friday night she would make sure to scan further than just Sarayashiki. Valerie was determined to make this journey worth something.

((Genkai's Temple))

After Genkai had informed Kurama, Kuwabara, Danny, and Yusuke that they had been out for two whole days Kurama immediately left so that he could go explain to his mother where he'd been. Sam agreed that she too should head back to her host families house because now that Danny had recovered she had better crack down and do some of her homework. Tucker ended up dragging Kuwabara back home as well, figuring that Shizuru would be pissed if Kuwabara didn't come home soon. So that left Yusuke and Danny with Genkai to train. Botan however had other ideas, "We need to talk," she said to the two boys.

Yusuke was busy putting some hair gel in his hair. It had all come out over the course of two days so he had to make sure he kept his image, even if he was just around the others. Danny, meanwhile, was pondering if his parents had started to worry about him yet and wasn't really listening to Botan, "HEY! LISTEN TO ME!"

Danny looked up from his thoughts and Yusuke glanced over his shoulder, "What?"

"Yusuke we need to discuss what happened to you. Kuroko set that trap for a reason…Koenma believes she's trying to test your strengths and weaknesses and so far you're playing right into her hand. Yusuke you HAVE to figure out who Kuroko has possessed so that you can go on the offensive," Botan proclaimed.

Yusuke sighed, "Look Botan I don't know if you've realized this but…THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE IN JAPAN TO JUST GO WANDERING AROUND AND FIND ONE CRAZED OUT PSYCHO BITCH!"

"Well Yusuke you better start looking then," Botan said in an even voice, she was used to Yusuke's bursts of anger.

Danny stared up at the ceiling, 'If Kuroko is a ghost…maybe I could sense her presence inside someone…but even THAT would take quite a while to accomplish,' he thought.

Meanwhile Yusuke and Botan were still arguing, "Yusuke, Koenma's worried that Kuroko will stop toying with you soon! SHE'S GOING TO START GETTING SERIOUS AND I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENSES OF THAT!"

"I DON'T CARE WHAT THAT STUPID TODDLER THINKS! WE CAN DEAL WITH KUROKO ON OUR OWN! WE CAN TAKE HER AND NIGHTSHADE AND KAITOUAI AND HASAKI AND EVEN AKUMUGI DOWN WITHOUT A PROBLEM!"

"IF YOU THINK YOU CAN THEN WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE IT YET!"

"GUYS STOP SHOUTING!" Danny joined in.

Botan and Yusuke both spun around to glare at him and were about to shout some more but Genkai stepped in, "Nitwit stop shouting. We have training to put you through."

Yusuke stormed out of the room, "I don't feel like it Grandma!" Yusuke slammed the door behind him.

Genkai frowned but turned to Danny, "Guess we'll focus on you then."

Danny gulped; he remembered the last training session…this was not going to end pretty.

((Roof of Master Industries Research Building))

Dr. Kagami Itsuko stumbled out onto the roof of the building. The sun was setting over the skyscrapers of Tokyo and it was a very beautiful sight. However Dr. Itsuko wasn't there for the view, Dr. Itsuko had received an email telling her to come up to the roof. She wasn't sure why she had obeyed it but deep down she knew she had to. Dr. Itsuko looked around; her lab coat wasn't much warmth against the chilling wind so she rubbed her hands up and down to keep herself from freezing.

THUNK

Dr. Itsuko spun around, her loose black hair flying around her face. Standing on the very edge of the building was a light haired woman dressed in tight black clothes. She stared at Dr. Itsuko with cold yellow eyes and then disappeared…only to reappear in front of Dr. Itsuko. Dr. Itsuko took a step backwards and not watching her step, tripped over a cable on the rooftop. Dr. Itsuko collapsed and then blacked out.

((Genkai's Temple Grounds))

Genkai had talked with Danny before about his underdeveloped powers and decided that today they would work on the handy power of splitting himself into copies. Danny was a bit nervous, he'd tried the technique by himself numerous times but the most he could ever do was get him two heads, and that was TOO weird for even him. Genkai knew this and also knew that one reason Danny was having such trouble was the fact that he still had some fears of his powers, "The first thing you have to do Danny is stop being afraid of your own abilities."

"I'm not afraid!"

"Then prove it to me. Look you aren't an idiot…well not THAT big of an idiot and if you want to split yourself you can. Just relax and concentrate."

"Isn't that some kind of oxymoron or something?"

"Stop stalling and do it."

Danny sighed and powered up into ghost mode. He looked at Genkai who just smirked at him and then just before he could concentrate further a huge blast issued from the sky and in swooped Valerie in her latex jumpsuit on her hover board. Genkai and Danny both jumped away as she blasted again and started after Danny.

"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!" Genkai shouted.

Valerie peered over her shoulder, "Don't worry Grandma…I'll take care of this spook for ya!"

Genkai sighed, "Americans…"

Danny, meanwhile, flew up into the air and glared at Valerie, "Excuse me but what do you think you're doing here!"

"I'm here to stop you from terrorizing innocent people ghost! Now get ready to eat my ectoblasts!" Valerie shouted and started firing off rounds at Danny.

"AREN'T YOU GONNA HELP ME," Danny shouted to Genkai.

"Seems like good training to me…watch out by the way!"

Danny went transparent and then took off, if Genkai was going to play that way he'd make sure she at least didn't get hurt. He glanced over his shoulder to see Valerie following him in the air; if it was an aerial battle she wanted…an aerial battle she'd get.

"How'd you find me anyway," he shouted over his shoulder.

"Not that it matters but I have a ghost sensing device and while I was in the area it started going off like crazy…lucky me I found you at that temple!"

'Great…she's stalking me now…better try and shake her,' Danny thought and spun around, his hands powering up with ectoblasts. He then focused and made the blasts shape into the staff he had used while fighting the zombies in the graveyard. He flew straight at her and Valerie was caught off guard and he was able to knock her from her hover board.

"AIIIEE!" The board shot down towards its owner and caught her before she even fell past the tree line.

"Should have known," Danny muttered and took off again. 'There's only one way to shake her…I just hope it works.' With that thought Danny flew a bit faster, Valerie still on his trail. She started blasting at him again and he swerved left and right, but he just couldn't shake her.

"Almost have you now," she muttered and powered up a very big blast. She fired it off; it was three times the size of her normal blasts.

Danny glanced behind him, eyes wide, "Shit," he cursed. It closed in on him and at the last second, Danny closed his eyes and—

He was still alive.

Danny opened his eyes to find himself across from a duplicate of…well…himself. Danny's clone waved at him and then they both glanced at Valerie whose eyes were humungous. "How…how did you?"

Danny's clone smirked at him, "You take the—."

"—high road," Danny finished.

They both then turned to Valerie, "Catch us if you can!" They split up and spend off, lucky for Danny, Valerie chose to follow his clone. Danny sped back to Genkai's, whooping with joy the whole way and knowing Valerie would be particularly cheesed when she found that the ghost she was chasing was only a decoy.

((Streets of Tokyo))

Ms. Takeuchi walked down the street with a briefcase in hand. She had a determined air about her as she headed for her unknown location. Her heels clicked on the pavement but the sound went unheard as she was in the heart of Tokyo. She brushed past numerous people, never uttering a word. Suddenly she ran smack into someone and bowed quickly in apology.

She looked up into the face of a pale man wearing dark sunglasses. The odd thing about him was the tuxedo he wore. He glared down at the woman but when his eyes fell on her jewel around her neck he smiled, "Forgive me, love. I wasn't really looking where I was going."

Ms. Takeuchi shrugged, "No problem, well I must be off." She went to move past him but he grabbed her arm, "Hey!"

"Now hold on love. That gem around your neck…where'd you find it?"

Ms. Takeuchi clutched her necklace in fear, "It's…it's an heirloom."

"An heirloom…from a psychic?"

Her eyes widened and the man's wicked smile broadened, "Kuroko will certainly be pleased when I bring her the key to what sealed her…come love I want you to meet my dear old mistress."

Author's Note: All right, the pivotal Chapter 10! How'd you like THAT cliffie, eh? Well I, Samurai Sirius, have worked very hard on this one so enjoy it loves. Crimson Ninja and I are VERY glad that everyone seems to be enjoying this so now I think I'll answer a few questions that I think should be addressed:

1) How does Dash get a football scholarship for Japan?

Well…that was mostly to get in some comedic scenes in the beginning of the story…I think Japanese high schools do play American football…or at least there was those episodes in Sailor Moon STARS where they did (yes all my research is based on what I've seen in anime…sue me). Anyways we probably won't see Dash for the rest of the story…but who knows.

2) Also, how did Atsuko (who is a drunk) get the OK to house a foreign exchange student?

Uhm…leave it to someone to bring this up…well I tried to address this issue in the beginning chapters…basically the school felt that Yusuke having to "take care of" a foreign exchange student would make him more responsible. Uhm…I just thought it would be fun to put the two together…stop getting all technical on me it's just a story.

3) Did Danny and Tucker learn Japanese or what?

Uhm…next question?

4) Could you please proofread?

I try I really do…my grammar sucks so bad…I'm really sorry if it's that bad but can you please just deal with it. I run spell/grammar check but it always seems to miss something or another. Once again I'm sorry okay!

Now then…I hope you all enjoyed chapter 10 and will please…PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks so much!