Instincts
By: Lady Ashiru
Chapter 2: New Moon Crisis
'Just dump her so we can go look for Ashiru'
(No. I like this girl from America. Mating season is coming up soon, and I want to spend as much time with her as I can.)
'What do you mean by that,' Yoko question with a very curious look on his face.
"Suichi?" A brunette girl with eyes the color of the ocean turned to the boy she was speaking to, which happened to be the same guy that was talking to the infamous kitsune thief, Yoko Kurama, in his mind while trying not to ignore her. "Yes?"
"As much as I like walking slowly, your fan club told me a few days ago that if I didn't stay away from you I would regret it, and with the way their catching up, I think their going to try to keep their promise. So we'd better start running. Unless you want to be mauled by these girls?" "I agree. Let's get out of here." They ran until they lost the fan club which was pretty simple to do since the girls all had stars in their eyes.
(Yoko, I want to tell her about me, but she might not even like me, so I decided to have Koenma find Ashiru for you.) Kurama thought with resolution.
Koenma wants us at his office now, and what's strange is that he didn't call for Kuwabaka, but instead he called Yukina and Keiko. If Koenma puts Yukina in harms way, I'll personally kill him. They're at the park, but I have a little something to do before I go. Hiei then cut the mind link which got Kurama curious. Hiei always explained everything to him.
With a heavy heart Kurama walked Ashley home then to the park and met Botan. Botan saw Kurama coming from a mile away, which is pretty easy because of his hair. Since she'd always liked Kurama as more than a friend she ran up to him to talk to him. "Hey Botan. Could you just open the portal? I have something I need to do before it's too late." That was Kurama's glum greeting, which caught everybody off guard. Normally he was calm and collected. Seeing how sad her friend was she immediately opened a portal to Koenma's office. Hiei and Ashiru showed up as soon as everyone else, except Botan, had gone through the portal. She sent Hiei through the portal and closed it.
"What does that little brat want? Does he want to screw my reincarnated life up more, seeing as I was separated from my mate when I died?" "I assure you, Ashiru, I have no idea what he wants." With that Boton opened a portal right down the hall from Koenma's office. The Tentai sensed it but figured that it was just Botan.
When Hiei got to Koenma's office he received a 'well?' look from Koenma. Hiei just nodded his head, much to the pleasure of Koenma and displeasure of the Tentai.
"Well, now that I have every one here that's involved in this and the love of their life," he paused and looked at Yusuke and Kieko then continued. "Can you guess what this week is?" "How about 'Save the World' week?" Yusuke put in with his usual 'new mission annoyance' voice. Kurama spoke with unenthusiasm at his own words, "It is youkai mating season, the season where youkai pick the person that they chose to be with forever with one draw back. The first person of the opposite gender you see after it starts is the one that you'll have no choice but to mark and mate with for the rest of your life. Smart youkai tend to feign ill during that certain week until they find the special one that they want to be with. It seems that Yusuke has already chosen his mate because you summoned Keiko here as well," Kurama ended on a sad note that got Keiko worried and curious. "So, did some lucky girl catch Kurama's eye," Yusuke had that teasing look they all knew that he was thinking something along the lines of 'a girl that has no interest in Kurama? Now I've seen everything, and I thought Kurama had gone gay,' so Kieko hit him in the head. "But why do you want to tell use about it," Yukina said interrupting the pissy fit that Keiko had started to throw due to her boyfriend's immature mind.
"Well, the new moon is also this week and it makes the urges to mate even harder to control. Kurama, Hiei, and Yukina will feel the full effect, when Yusuke, being a hanyou, will only feel half of it. So to protect the humans that don't know about this, I'm having the demons that are in Ningenki and Yusuke locked away for an entire week in separate rooms with the person that they chose if the person is willing. That brings me to why Keiko's here. Do you wish to stay with Yusuke and become his mate or bride in human terms?" Keiko looked deep in thought. "Will I be able to go home and pack a week's worth of clothes," she asked hopefully. Koenma nodded. Keiko then readily agreed, much to Yuusuke's delight. He picked her up and swung her around laughing heartily.
Yukina and Kurama looked put out. Koenma then turned to them and asked who they had in mind. Yukina said that there was a boy named Kuro that had recently started coming to the shrine to clean and they had formed a close relationship. Yukina wished that it was something more. Kurama then told Koenma of his decision to be with Ashiru again. He called for Boton to come and she leads every one into separate rooms except for Yuusuke, Kieko, and Hiei. Yuusuke and Kieko would share a room. The rooms locked at nine. Hiei had stayed with Koenma to find Kuro for his sister and Ashley for his best friend.
As soon as the Tentai were out of site, Ashiru walked in to Koenma's office hearing Koenma talking to Hiei. "The vicinity where Kuro lives is about a mile from Genkai's shrine and you already found Ashiru." "What do want of me, Koenma," Ashiru so kindly interrupted him from dismissing Hiei. "Who are you?" She answers his questions with a question. "Why are so interested in me?" "Hiei do you know her?" "Yes, that's the body that I tracked Ashiru to."
"My human name is Ashley King. I live at the Minamino residence and Suichi would be worried sick if he found out that I'm not there." "Well, Ashiru, Suichi has no idea that your not there. This is youkai mating week and there's a new moon this week. I need to make sure that the humans that don't know about this all stay safe, so I'm locking up all the demons that work for me in this palace. Is there any one that you'd like to be mated to, or would you rather be in a solitary room," Koenma asked with a caring voice knowing that she blamed him for the loss of her previous mate.
"Call me Ashley. There is one person, my mate," her voice dripping with sadness and tears. Either my mate or Suichi, but I highly doubt that Suichi harbors the same feelings. Hiei and Koenma started coughing, while Ashley looked on without interest. "OK. Well, we'll talk to him. In the mean time you are not to leave the room we put you in. It locks at nine sharp. Clothes and utilities are in there. Botan!" The ferry girl then came in and led Ashley off to her new accommodations for the next week.