No. I still don't have my computer.
I would've put this up yesterday except we had a little family emergency and had to go to Texarkana.
Disclaimer: ...reads a sheet of paper... Well according to this, ya'll are smart enough to figure out I don't own Inuyasha or Yu Yu Hakusho . . .
"What's so special about this mission, toddler? You've never been this secretive about our other missions before." Yusuke crossed his arms as he leaned against the wall of Koenma's office which was completely sealed off from outside influence.
"What have I told you about calling me a toddler, Yusuke?!" Koenma leaned across his desk to glare at the spirit detective.
"Just get on with the briefing already . . ." Yusuke looked up at the ceiling, annoyed.
"Yes. I agree with Yusuke. If this briefing is so important that not even your ogres can listen, it would probably be wise to continue." Kurama stated, also leaned up against the wall.
Koenma leaned back in his desk. "We have to wait for the others to arrive. Botan has gone to fetch them."
"Riiiiiiiiiight . . ." Yusuke looked around the room. "So where has our favorite little fire demon gone anyway?"
"I sensed him close to our scuffle with the miko, but after she left, it seems that he also vanished." Kurama looked thoughtful.
Suddenly, Kuwabara burst into the room. "You better have a good reason for dragging me into this one, Urameshi!"
"Calm down, Kuwabara. All will be explained as soon as Hiei arrives." Koenma sat back in his chair, rocking slightly.
Kuwabara stubbornly leaned against the wall. "I don't see why we have to wait for Shorty to get here anyway. He probably won't show up."
"For all our sakes, he better." Koenma folded his arms across his chest, staring thoughtfully at the ceiling. "He better . . ."
"Inuyasha!!! No!!!" Kagome ran to Inuyasha's bleeding side. "Are you alright?!"
The youkai took a few steps forward, his red eyes coldly staring down at the two of them.
Kagome glared at him, protectively hugging Inuyasha close to her. "Leave him out of this! It's me you want!"
"Hn." Holding his bloodstained katana up to Kagome's throat, the demon's eyes flashed. He turned back to the forest, seemingly searching for something. Turning back to the two of them, he uttered only three words. "I'll be back."
With that, he vanished again.
Inuyasha moaned in Kagome's embrace, trying to sit up. "Are you alright, Inuyasha?!"
He shook his head to clear it, then looked at her. "I'll live . . . who the hell was that guy anyway?"
"I . . . don't know . . ." Kagome looked around the forest nervously. "I had no idea that such powerful demons still existed . . ."
"Me either . . ." Inuyasha held his head in pain.
"You shouldn't move around . . ." Kagome helped him stay steady with her hand. "I can get some stuff to help you in my house . . ."
"Al . . . right . . ." Inuyasha slowly got to his feet with Kagome's help, and they both started trudging back to her house, blood trickling behind them.
Botan suddenly popped into the all too quiet room. "I couldn't find Hiei anywhere . . ."
Koenma grumbled something about ignorant fire apparitions before straightening up, getting out his pointer and slapping it onto the screen behind him, which immediately showed a profile picture of Kagome along with all of her stats.
Kuwabara whistled, eyeing the girl on the screen. "Who's she?" Yusuke rolled his eyes.
"'She's' your next assignment. You are to capture her and promptly bring her to Spirit World so that we may take the Shikon no Tama from her." Koenma's gaze shifted up at the screen too. "According to Spirit World intelligence this is the information we supposedly have on her: Name: Kagome, Age: 18, Gender: Female, No known spirit awareness or spirit energy, Was sick frequently in her last year of middle school, Lives on the edge of a small town outside Tokyo. This is the truth of the matter. Her name is Kikyo, and she is over 500 years old. She has great spiritual powers unlike anything Spirit World has seen before. Thankfully, most of her potential is yet to be tapped into. She is in possession of the Shikon no Tama, a powerful gem that can mean the end of the Living World in almost anyone's hands. It is imperative that you capture her before she is discovered by that youkai that you were hunting down when you found her. It is most likely that she is in great danger as we speak. If, in your search for her, you run into that demon, eliminate him. We cannot have the jewel fall into a youkai's hands."
"Wait a sec. That girl's 500 years old!" Kuwabara stared, dumbfounded at the picture. "I would've guessed she was 20 at the very most!"
"Stop being stupid, Kuwabara!" Yusuke punched him over the head. "I thought that you were all wrapped up over Yukina anyway."
Tears started streaming down Kuwabara's face. Kurama shook his head. "You just had to remind him, didn't you, Yusuke?"
"It's not my fault that she turned down his proposal! If the stupid idiot had just listened to her once in a while, this wouldn't've happened!"
Kuwabara flopped down on the floor, looking depressed.
"I see Hiei was right, you are a moron," a strange female voice said as its owner opened the doors.
Koenma straightened up in his desk. "Kasakia? What are you doing here?"
The supposedly teenage girl placed her hand on her chest, closing her eyes as if to humble herself. "I merely came out of curiousity. There is a stack of papers in the hall big enough to keep you up for another 100 years."
Koenma's jaw dropped as he stared at the girl. "You aren't serious?" he groaned, knowing that she was.
Yusuke eyed her curiously. Her short, light brunette hair was spiked in every direction, a few renagade strands boxing her face. Her eyes were an odd steely blue, piercing into his very soul. She wore an old fashioned black kimono on top of black training pants, complete with a black head and wrist band. "So . . . who are you exactly?"
The girl bowed slightly, smirking. "My name is Kasakia. No need to introduce yourself. I know that you are Yusuke Urameshi. Hiei's told me all about you." She turned to Kuwabara. "And you, of course, are the infamous Kazuma Kuwabara."
Kuwabara took a casual step towards her. "You can call me Kazuma, honey." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
In one swift move, Kasakia had him in a double arm lock, growling at him. "I think I'll stick with calling you Kuwabara, 'honey'." Pushing him down to the ground, she dusted off her hands and leaned up against the wall.
"So what are you really doing here, Kasakia?" Koenma suspiciously looked her over.
The girl started playing with her nails. "I merely heard a rumor going around among the ogres about a certain long lost jewel . . ." She paused, looking deep into Koenma's eyes. "The Shikon no Tama . . ."
The pacifier almost dropped out of Koenma's mouth. "YOU WERE SPYING ON THIS PRIVATE BRIEFING!?!"
"I would never dream of it, Koenma sir." Kasakia said, rolling her eyes. "Annnyway . . . I just wanted to see if there was anything I could do to . . . ya know . . . help."
"You can help by telling Hiei to get his butt over here!"
"Oh now, now, Koenma sir. You know I'm just as helpful as Hiei. I can even invite my sister if you want."
"Hikari?" Koenma asked.
"Oh course Hikari." Kasakia rolled her eyes again. "She's the only sister I have."
"This is an important mission. I'm not going to let two demons like you two run around with the fate of the Living World in your hands!" Koenma glared at her.
Kasakia merely shut her eyes and leaned back further on the wall. "I don't think Hiei'd be happy about that . . ."
Kuwabara suddenly interrupted. "You're Shorty's girlfriend!?!"
Kasakia's eyes flew open. "WHAT!?! NO!!!"
"You are mistakened, Kuwabara." Kurama cut in. "Kasakia is Hiei's . . ." Seeing the glare from Kasakia, he quit talking.
The girl brushed her hair back. "I can't stand to be in the same room as a moron like him anymore." With that, she walked back through the doors.
Koenma let out a sigh of relief.
"So, Kurama, exactly what is she to Hiei?" Yusuke asked, putting his hands behind his head.
"She . . . is Hiei's finacee . . ." Kurama sighed.
"WHAT!?!?!" Yusuke and Kuwabara yelled, jaws dropping practically to the ground.
"Since when does Hiei like girls?!" Kuwabara stammered.
"He never has. It was their parents wishes. If he knew I was telling you this right now, in fact, I'd surely be dead." Kurama admitted.
"This doesn't change anything!" Koenma said, smacking his fist down on the desk, grabbing all their attention again. "We still have to find that girl! Now I want you three to start your search tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn!"
Yusuke yawned and stretched. "Or noon . . . Fine. I'll see you all tomorrow then." With that, he also left through the office doors.
Kuwabara, grunting, left soon after giving a long, annoying speech about stupid fire demons and how they are really whimps at heart, leaving only Kurama and Koenma in the quiet office.
"So, Koenma . . . why are you refusing such useful allies like Kasakia and Hikari?" Kurama inquired.
Koenma merely shifted his chair to the side. "Those two would be nothing but trouble."
"Then at least allow Kasakia to join us. Her powers would be helpful against such a powerful miko." Kurama insisted.
Koenma shifted his chair to face the kitsune again. He looked into his eyes, as if searching for an answer. "I . . . guess . . . but I'll hold you personally responsible if anything happens."
Nodding, Kurama left Koenma in his office alone.
"Uh . . . sir?" The blue ogre stuck his head in the door. "Can we bring the paperwork in now?"
Seeing the huge stack behind him, Koenma grimaced, mentally preparing himself for the next hundred years without sleep.
Hiei suddenly reappeared next to Kasakia, his still blood stained katana clutched tightly in his hand.
"What took you so long?" Kasakia asked, leaning up against a tree. "I've been waiting here for at least five minutes."
"Botan came looking for me." Hiei said bluntly, sheathing his sword.
Kasakia groaned. "Don't tell me you didn't get it . . ."
"Hn."
The brunette rolled her eyes. "You have some of the worst timing I've ever seen."
"So what exactly were you doing in Spirit World anyway?" Hiei asked, changing the topic.
"Just curious. After you told me the Shikon was back, I had to go see for myself." She shrugged.
"You're always curious. Why do you care so much?"
"Because I do, Hiei."
"Hn." With that, Hiei walked back into the forest, vanishing after taking a few steps.
Kasakia called after him. "You better be quick about it! The others are goin' after her tomorrow!"
The quiet whisper of the wind in the trees was her only answer.
Kagome took some gauze out of a small medical kit next to her, quietly wrapping it around Inuyasha's arm. He watched her, also silent, keeping his arm steady.
After she finished, she sat back on the couch, looking anywhere but at him. "So . . ."
His ears twitched slightly as he looked up at her.
"I guess . . . I can't stay here anymore, huh . . ."
"Yeah . . ." Inuyasha also looked away from her, ears drooping slightly.
"So . . . where should we go?"
"We can always . . ." He trailed off, looking at her hopefully.
Kagome shook her head. "No. I can't go back until Naraku is dead."
His ears drooped again.
"Maybe . . . maybe we can go back to my old house . . . how does that sound?"
He looked up at her, eyes flashing. "That'd be fine with me. Then I can kill Naraku and still be able to see you . . ."
She smiled halfheartedly. "Alright then. I'll start packing." With that, she stood up and went into her room, glancing back at Inuyasha just as she shut the door, her smile widening.
"What are you doing here, Kasakia?" A female voice said from inside a dark cave. Its owner appeared soon after, a frown on her face.
"Nice to see you too, Hikari." Kasakia said, rolling her eyes and putting her hand on her hip.
"Stop it, Kasakia. Or at least stop being so loud." Hikari's icy grey eyes flashed.
Kasakia scoffed, then smirked. "I see you're the same as always, sister. Butting into other people's private thoughts." She smiled.
The dark haired girl smiled as well. "I've missed you too, little sister."
The two hugged each other.
"So what is it that you've come to talk to me about?" Hikari's eyes flashed again as she held her sister at arms length. "You need my help?"
Kasakia smirked and uttered two words. "The Shikon."
"The Shikon? The Shikon no Tama?"
Kasakia nodded, her smirk widening.
"I see . . ." Hikari said, a smirk coming to her own face. "I'm pretty sure I can help you there . . ."
"I knew you would." Kasakia started laughing slightly. Soon, Hikari joined her, and the forest echoed with their voices, reverberating their intent to all creatures that cared to listen.