Chapter 2:

I watched the fight from the exit and stayed there until the team came out. When I double checked to make sure that all of them had survived, I talked to them. "Very good Yusuke Urameshi. Statistics didn't think you would survive. Personally, I didn't think it was a fair fight but then I watched you. You're very good, I'll give you that much."

"Who the hell are you?" Yusuke inquired getting into a fighting stance. "You'll find out, dear boy, but for now you just need to know that you can trust me. All of you can trust me. I already know Kurama does." I said as I winked at Kurama from under the hood of my cape.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Kurama questioned me.

"First of all, Kurama, I came to congratulate Yusuke, Kuwabara, Hiei, and you on a good fight. And second, I was sick of being disguised as a human. So I came down here." I drew back my hood to show my face.

"You didn't answer my first question, who are you?" Kurama questioned. "I'm sorry, how rude of me. I should tell you my name shouldn't I?" I teased.

Kurama was starting to look annoyed along with everyone else there. "Mi nombre es Miodreth Avonii. También me llaman Kochou-chan." I said.

"What the hell does that mean to us! We don't speak no friggin Spanish!" Yusuke shouted at me. "Well then I guess you should learn, but you would need to go to school for that." I smiled.

"Just give the monkeys their bananas already and tell them what you said." Hiei stated. "HEY! I didn't say any thing!" Kuwabara shouted to the shorter demon. "You still want to know what she said, don't you?" he said to the tall red-headed human. "You just wait until I get you in the ring shorty! I'll kick your ass!"

I decided to interrupt the conversation by saying, "When you get an 'A+' on a test smart one." That seemed to work since they both were silent. "Translation: My name is Miodreth Avonii." Both demons seemed shocked to hear my name as I bowed politely. "What? It's not like I said I was going to kill you or anything."

"Why should we trust you after what you did? You know Koemna will have you killed if he finds out you're here." Hiei seethed.

"Well FYI, Hiei, Koemna knows I'm here. And the reason why you should trust me is because I'm his bodyguard. I did horrible things, yes, and despite what you think, I already regret the day I was born. I regret almost every day of my life." I said.

"Why do you say almost? Uhh….. Miss. Avonii was it?" Kuwabara asked almost seeming to care.

"Because of one person, Kuwabara. One person who showed me what it was to be a friend. He showed me what it was like to be a part of a family. I regret never telling him who I really was, or telling him how much I loved him. But now I have a second chance. And I'm not going to blow it this time." I turned away; tears were welling up in my eyes.

"There's only one problem with that, Miss. Avonii…." Hiei announced

"What? That a full blooded demon can't love? Well news flash, gamba, I'm not a full blooded demon. I have the immune system and the heart of a human. I also grow like and have the wings of a griffin. And that is what kept me alive all these years." I yelled at the shrimp.

After I took a deep breath and cooled off I said, "Fill the humans in on my species, and my story, Koemna, they have these confused looks on their faces. And take Hiei with you, I need to talk to Kurama. Alone, please."

"Alright boys, you heard what the lady said, let's hop to it!" Koemna said as Yusuke jumped about 5 feet off the ground. "WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THAT!" he shouted as Koemna took the humans and Hiei away.

"Kurama you know me by another name. And you're most likely going to try to kill me once I show you this, but, I have to." I said as I reached into my pocket. "Now let me explain before you say or do anything you will regret." I pulled out the necklace I had taken off earlier.

"How did you get it off of her! Why would you take it off her!" I could hear in Kurama's voice that he was trying to control his anger as I put the necklace back on.

"Kurama I wanted to tell you, but I could never summon enough guts to tell you who I really was and you never asked me what my real name was. You didn't always notice what was right in front of you, Kitsune-san." I said as I 'wiped' my stripes off of my face and looked into Kurama's eyes.

I could see that he recognized me without my stripes as he said, "They told me you were dead. Kochou-chan, they told me you were dead."

"And technically I was dead for a few minutes but they didn't want to tell you I was alive. So they held me prisoner for a few years and they were going to ransom me to King Emna and I couldn't have that, now could I? So, I escaped dressed as a bounty hunter. I tried to find you but I never could. Then I went back and killed them all because I was pissed off, and I found out that they were the same band of bounty hunters who killed my family and my people. A few weeks later, I was so depressed that I turned myself in, became friends with Koemna and became his protector. Then I stole one of King Emna's pendants because it was pretty and I never thought that he would miss it but turns out it was his favorite. I returned it to him but he still banished me to 15 years in the Ningenkai and yesterday was my last day and so, here I am talking to you." I explained.

"Wow, I knew Kurama and Hiei had some nutty contacts, but this one beats them all." I overheard Kuwabara snicker to Yusuke as they walked back. "I HEARD THAT!" I said as I whapped him upside the head." "WHY YOU LITTLE…" "Bring it on Kuwa-chan." I glared at the human as he came in for the punch. I just stepped to my left a little and lifted my right knee, avoiding his punch. "Every man's weakness" I chuckled in Kuwabara's ear as he went down, hands between his legs. "Not fair." I heard him whimper.

"Mio, how did you know everyone's names when Yusuke and Kurama's were the only one's I told you?" Koemna asked. I pulled out a pamphlet from a pocket in my pants and showed it to Koemna, "Pictures next to the name of every fighter. It also has a little bit of background on them too, which is how I knew so much about ya'll. I grabbed it on my way down." I said, making my Texan accent bigger than it actually was.

"Oh. That makes sense."

Kurama still had the shocked look on his face. "How could you be Kochou-chan? That's not the kind of person she was. She would never do any of those things unless she had a good reason to. She would not, could not, kill an innocent soul."

"Because I'm not the one who actually did all of it. You see it's not common knowledge that at one time an insane demon learned to take over the bodies of the weak-minded and minds of humans, just like Hiei's third eye, and do horrible things with them. I was his last victim. I could have destroyed him earlier, but I had just learned telepathy and my mind was mush. And it stayed that way for a long time, almost two hundred years. That's when he got me and began his reign of terror in my name. When I finally came out of my coma state, it was too late. He had killed hundreds of billions of innocent demons, humans, and children. And some that weren't so innocent. So I destroyed him and was left with his consequences. I was shunned by all who knew my name. Tossed out in the streets and left to die. And that was how I met you andKuronue. You know the rest of the story, Kurama," I smiled at Kurama, "and I'm so glad that I got a second chance. To tell you my side of the story and now, I just hope that you'll believe me. Do you believe me?"

"Why should he believe you? You lied to him the entire time you knew him. And from my understanding, you're the reason why he almost died and had to start all over as a ningen baby. So tell me Miodreth Avonii why should he believe you?" Hiei inquired. "Callete gamba! This is none of your concern and I asked Kurama. Not you and not anyone else!" I steamed him.

"Then why don't you answer his question, Miss. Avonii?" I turned to Kurama in shock. Why didn't he believe me?

"I have my reasons." I said to him. "And I've never lied to you Kitsune. I am Kochou-chan. The girl Kuronue brought to you one random day. The girl you taught to be a thief like you."

"Why should we believe that you're really this Kochou-chan? How do we know that you're not an imposter from another team trying to find all of our weaknesses so that you can kill us when you fight us? Prove to us that you're really her, and then we might believe your sob story." Yusuke questioned. "The only person here who can determine that is Kurama. And since he doesn't seem to believe me either, he will decide what the test will be to make you guys shut-up." I was so mad, but I tried to keep my temper.

"Sing the song." Kurama said. "Nani?" everyone, even I, looked at him surprised. "That is the test. If you sing the song, I will believe that you are Kochou-chan."

"Which song, Kurama? The one you calmed the storm with, or another one?" I inquired; I wanted to make sure I was thinking about the right one. "The song." This time he looked into my eyes.

"Fine, then. I know which one you're talking about."

So I started to sing:

"Aisheterru Kochou-chan

Why won't you go to sleep?

Aisheterru Kochou-chan

When your dreams are sweet?

Aisheterru Kochou-chan

When you fly so high.

Oh my,

Aisheterru,

Kochou-chan."

"Now do you believe me Kurama?" "What do you think? Kochou-chan." he said as he picked me up and spun me around in a hug. "You've never done that before, Kurama. Now I'm going to have to ask you to take a test to see if you're who you say you are!" I laughed.