"Kira?" Koenma asked, scrutinizing the girl.
"What's wrong Kiki?" Yusuke stared at the girl when she didn't even react to the nickname. Frowning, he went forward and tweaked the paper out of her hands.
"Oh." He muttered, looking at where Kira was previously staring. Tori's name was printed clearly on the list.
"Hey, look on the bright side." Kuwabara peered over Yusuke's shoulder to look on the list. "It might not be him Raiko took refuge in"
"But what if it is?" Kira muttered. Tori was her only friend who wasn't involved with the spirit world. Before the spirit detectives came, he was the only one who even bothered to make friends with the 'freak', as labeled by Valerie.
"What if it isn't?" Yusuke countered.
Kira sighed then offered a small smile at all of them. "You're right, it's pointless to worry over this."
Standing up, she stretched herself and grinned at the group. "Let's just find Raiko and kick his ass."
Replies of assent replied her. Yusuke and Kuwabara grinned, happy at the thought to use someone as a punching bag. Kurama gave her an assuring smile while Hiei smirked.
"Come on, let's go. We'll search for Raiko tomorrow. Ditch school." Yusuke suggested mischievously.
"Agreed."
Kira listlessly opened the door to her home and crashed face down on the sofa, leaving the door open for the fire apparition who stepped in after her.
Hiei gave his mate a look before closing the door not so gently. Striding over to the sofa, he picked her up then sat down, placing Kira on him.
"What if it IS Tori?" Came the muffled question.
"As much as I hate the idiot, for once, he's right. It might not be him Raiko is in."
A small muffled laugh came from Kira. "Guess I can only wait and see…"
"Hn."
Kira gave an amused look at Hiei. "You know, we really need to expand your vocabulary."
"Hn."
"See what I mean?" Kira gave Hiei a dry look before getting up. Strolling to the kitchen, she started rummaging around it.
"Hungry?" Kira's muffled voice yelled from the kitchen.
"No."
"Hmf" Came the incoherent reply.
There was a loud clang followed by numerous cursing. Amused, Hiei stood up and decided to find out what Kira is doing. Peering into the kitchen, he found her sitting in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by several pans and pots.
Kira scowled at the mess around her and gave Hiei a pointed look, daring him to smirk. Brushing herself off, she stood up and dumped all the fallen items back messily.
"Why do you have these stuff if you never use them?"
"Akio used to do the cooking…" Kira trailed off and paused momentarily in her work. Sighing, she finished and started back to the living room.
Casting a glance at the list Koenma gave her, her eyes dropped slightly and took on a melancholy look.
'Just how many people am I going to lose to Raiko? …'Koenma hummed cheerfully as he returned from his lunch to this office. His happy humming stopped when he caught sight of what's on his desk.
An old book with a tattered cover lay on his desk. The cursive letters of the title are blurred beyond recognition. The illustration however, was as clear as crystal. A flawless jewel printed on the center of the book, painted to look as if it was pulsing with a soft white light.
"Ogre! I thought I told you to take that book away!"
"But sir! You told me five minutes ago you needed that book and-"
"I don't care! Get it out of my sight!"
Grumbling, the blue ogre picked up the small dusty book and left. Koenma happily jumped onto his chair and pulled a stack of papers towards him.
Outside, the ogre tapped his foot impatiently as he waited.
"Ogre! Where is that book I told you to find!"
Bright, golden sunlight poured through the window, probing open the eyes of sleeping ice wolf on the couch. Yawning, Kira sleepily opened one eye, which immediately met the closed eyes of a certain fire apparition next to her.
Cute.
Kira sat up and yawned again, noting that she was on her bed in her room. Hiei must have carried her up. Wiping one hand across her eyes, Kira squinted blearily at the brand new alarm clock beside her bed.
The number 1:35 blinked back at her.
'How early…'With that thought, the petite girl turned her back to the sunlight and resumed her sleep. As crystal blue eyes closed, crimson ones opened and stared at the back of the dozing girl.
The red mark on her neck caught Hiei's eyes. Tracing it with one finger, he sweat dropped when Kira made a small noise of satisfaction and snuggled up to him.
If just simply tracing it can do that to her…Hiei smirked deviously. Pulling Kira against him, his lips brushed against the mark, making her shiver slightly. Her eyes snapped open and she turned around to glare at him.
"Stop it." She muttered drowsily, trying to glare sleepily at him.
"Hn." His smirk grew wider as he licked slightly at the mark and nibbled on it. Kira moaned softly in response, her arms starting to circle his neck in instinct.
Hiei continued smirking and suddenly stopped, sitting up on the bed and leaving Kira to glare at him.
"You did that purposely just to tease me, didn't you?"
"Maybe. Get up."
"No."
"…Last warning. Get up."
His only reply was a grunt as Kira buried herself back into her pile of blankets. Hiei raised an eyebrow but merely shrugged and waited, standing there until he is positive Kira as gone back to sleep.
He then carefully picked her up, taking care not to wake her up and strode off in the direction of the bathroom. Placing her in the bathtub, Hiei's lip tilted in a light smirk, his hand reaching for the shower. Kira is going to throw a fit.
…
"ARGH! HIEI JAGANSHI!"
"Evil…"
Hiei ignored the sulking girl as she ate her breakfast. He concluded that she must still be half asleep since the only word she seemed capable of saying is 'evil'.
There was a loud thud before Kira's front door opened, revealing a grinning Yusuke, an exasperated Kurama and a lying-on-the-floor Kuwabara.
"You are supposed to knock first."
"Oh, sorry" Yusuke mumbled sarcastically and closed the door behind him, pushing the lump on the floor in with the tip of his feet.
Shaking his head at Yusuke's immature behavior, Kurama turned his attention to the sulking girl at the dining table.
"Kira, who else is on the list?"
"Err...some girl who hangs around Valerie," Kira made a face as she said that. "A guy and a girl who attend Meiou High, a man named Hakate Shikaya, Tori and oh, you would never believe this." Kira grinned as she swiped the list on the table.
"...Valerie?" Yusuke burst into laughter as he read the name. "What's she going to do? Attack us with her manicured fingernails that cost a few hundred bucks?"
Kira gave the laughing detective a skeptical look. "Fingernails hurts you know. Especially manicured ones."
"Sure, whatever you say."
"I reserve the right to say 'I told you'. " Kira mumbled before clearing up the remains of her breakfast. Finishing, she turned to the company in her house. "Well? Which lovely suspect should we go after first?"
A/N: That wasn't really a cliffy…was it? Oh well, I'm terribly sorry for the extremely slow update. I know what to I want to write; I just don't know how to write it…sorry readers. Oh and tell me who you guys want them to go after first.
Thanks to Lectaelf for answering my questions. I really appreciate it. Thanks to all reviewers and readers who added this story/or my account to their favourites.
-Lene