Chapter Two

Koenma is missing!

Yusuke Urameshi relaxed on Genkai's couch after a vigorous training session with her. No matter how old she got and how strong he became she always walloped his sorry ass. He had to wonder if the old crone was immortal or not. He was now twenty-seven and king to one of the lands of the Makai. He had found a way to travel between the Makai and Negenkai, he didn't want to let his ancestral father down but he didn't want to leave his mother and friends behind for good. Hiei and Kurama had taken control of the other two lands, between the three of them things were running pretty good. He had let his hair grow out a bit; it reached his shoulder blades now and had deep brown eyes. He was wearing a yellow shirt, blue hakama, and a black sash.

"Yusuke!" He jumped up when he heard a familiar voice that he hadn't expected to hear again. He looked into worried pink eyes. Her sky blue hair seemed darkened and she had dark circles under her eyes. Her pink kimono was messed up and her hair was every which way. He hadn't seen the grim reaper looking so….grim before.

"B-Botan!" Yusuke exclaimed. "What's wrong?" He asked urgently.

"You're needed by King Enema," she said in a small tone. Yusuke was surprised; he had never been summoned by King Enema before. The last time King Enema became involved in human matters he ordered for Yusuke to be erased. He still hadn't forgiven him for that. Botan opened a portal to King Enema's office. Yusuke stepped through the swirling portal. He spotted his friends in the office obviously waiting for Yusuke. Shuichi Minaminow stood in a corner patiently with his hands clasped behind his back. His long blood red hair was pulled back, his calculating emerald orbs turned to Yusuke. He was wearing a yellow fighting kimono with a purple sash. He wore a white haori and hakama underneath. He smiled and nodded in recognition. Hiei was in a different corner, he was in his normal attire which consisted of a black shirt, hakama, and two white belts. His katana was strapped to his side. His hard crimson eyes were turned to King Enema, annoyance was evident in them. They hadn't been told why they were there yet, obviously King Enema wanted to wait for Yusuke to show up. Lastly was the tall man leaning against the back wall. Kazuma Kuwabara had let his orange hair grow out of the Elvis style it had been in for so many years, he turned his kind brown eyes to Yusuke. He wore blue pants and a white shirt. They all turned their heads to look at King Enema when he cleared his throat to speak.

"I need you four for an important mission," King Enema announced.

'So get on with it,' Yusuke thought.

"I need you to find my son, Koenma. He has been missing for a few days now and we aren't able to track his aura." They all gasped. Koenma was missing? That hadn't happened before, how could he go missing? Where on earth could he be? Yusuke understood why Botan was in the state she was, everything must be in an uproar since Koenma had gone missing.

"Don't worry King Enema, we will find Koenma," Kurama said, bowing in respect. The others followed suit and left the room. Yusuke had his hands stuffed in his pockets, sure he had made fun of the teenage toddler, but he respected him. Botan created a portal for them; they walked into a park where they were to plan where to go from there. Knowing where to look first was the hard part. He could be any where in Japan, hell he may be in America or China for all they knew!

"How will we know where to start looking?" Kuwabara voiced Yusuke's thoughts.

"We don't, we'll have to split up…search for any clues that may lead us to where Koenma will be." Kurama said. "We should meet back here in a couple of hours."

"Three hours tops?" Yusuke asked.

"That would be best," Kurama agreed. Luckily they all still had their communicators on them. When Botan gathered them up they were at home…all except for Yusuke.

"Yo Urameshi, you may want this." Kuwabara handed Yusuke his communicator. "I figured you were at Genkai's so Botan and I swung by your place and grabbed it."

"Thanks," Yusuke smiled and pocketed it. They then went separate ways to search for any clues that may lead them to their old boss. Yusuke trudged along the sidewalk, an hour and a half and still no lead. He was sure he had covered quite a bit of ground; he didn't leave any area unchecked. He passed an old park; he remembered going there with his mother when he was a kid. Yusuke walked around the park a bit before the faint scent of blood caught his attention. He furrowed his brows; if someone was hurt then he wasn't going to leave them to die. The scent was faint but as he walked closer to it, it became thicker.

"A lot of blood had been spilt." He cursed the rain. It was washing away the scent quickly; if he didn't hurry it would be washed away completely. Yusuke broke into a run, he slipped on the ground. The grass was very slick; he landed on his rear end hard. When Yusuke put his hand on the ground he felt something slick, it wasn't water. Lifting his hand he saw it covered in blood! Yusuke quickly stood up, the ground was covered it. He spotted something blue in the middle of the puddle of crimson. He picked it up and wiped it off on his shirt.

"Hell no," Yusuke gasped. His eyes widened when he saw what the blue object was. He dug his communicator out of his pocket while standing under the shelter of a tall tree. The object was clutched in his right hand. Kurama appeared on the screen.

"What is it Yusuke?" He asked.

"I think I just found a clue," Yusuke replied.

"Where are you now?"

"I'm at Korihori Park."

"We'll be there shortly," Kurama said. The screen went black; Yusuke closed the communicator and put it back in his pocket. Thunder flashed in the sky, Yusuke's expression was grim. He wasn't giving up yet, but he couldn't help but expect the worst. Hiei came to the park first, no surprise there, quickly followed by Kurama and Kuwabara.

"So, what did you find?" Kuwabara asked. Yusuke held up the object, it was a blue pacifier.

"Where did you find that?" Kurama's eyes were wide. Koenma never removed his pacifier. Yusuke motioned to the fading puddle of blood.

"In the middle of the blood," his voice was as grim as he looked. Their hopes had taken a nose dive in those few moments. The remainder of the scent had been washed away by the rain along with their hopes. There was a strong possibility that Koenma may be dead.

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Translations:

Youkai: demon

Negenkai: Human world

Makai: Demon world

Haori: type of Japanese top

Hakama: Japanese pants

Shikon no Tama: Jewel of Four Souls

Feudal: Past (I think)

Nigen: Human