Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY YU-YU HAKUSHO CHARACTERS OR ANY SONGS I USE AS SCENE BREAKS
Anime Girl again yes… right after I wrote it but no Genki training lol keep reading to find out. And I am starting go get paranoid that you'll figure it all out.
-8-There's something in your eyes I know I can't resist. Something in the air I don't know why -8-
"This is wonderful!" cheered Koenma they had all assembled after school Boton had fetched Tsuikas parents and Kurama guided her threw the portal. Tsuikas mother wasn't present she refused to come it was alright, without her there was a calmer atmosphere.
"So… how often do you guys go on these mission… things?" asked Oren
"Well the first one was just accomplished whenever anything potentially dangerous comes up we send them out but in the mean time the only mission is to train Tsuika so she can build up her energy"
Yusuke started laughing. "Genkis gunna have fun with her"
"Actually Yusuke you and the others will be training her" Kurama smiled, Hieis eyes snapped open and glared at Koenma, Kuwabara and Yusuke both wore the same dumb struck expression. While she stood there and tilted her head smiling at them all with an evil gleam in her eye just because it had all worked out and she was now a part of the team didn't mean she couldn't whop their asses and get back at them for lying to her and scaring the shit out of her.
"YOU COULDN'T TELL US THIS YESTERDAY!"
"Well it was up in the air yesterday I didn't think it was necessary to say unless she joined" Yusuke ground his teeth while Kuwabara looked worried Hiei stared at the floor and Kurama leaned against the wall with a smile.
"I don't expect you to go easy on me and if you do goddess help you I will find out" it was directed at Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei they looked like they were already looking for excuses plus she felt their reluctance. Oren went over to her and wrapped an arm around her waist in a protective stance that stated 'hurt her and I'll break your face'. It didn't feel much like a threat until Koenma asked him to let them see what he really looked like in person. His hair turned strawberry blond and he grew an inch taller than Kuwabara. He opened his eyes and gazed at them. A slow smile graced his face when he locked eyes with Kuwabara who looked like he was about to piss his pants.
"As you can see his genes have yet to kick in… although I am taller than my mom," she said she was back to the blond hair blue eyes and looked like a midget standing next to her father. He turned to Koenma, braced his palms on the desk, and leaned down to look him in the eye. Koenma let out an eep and moved back a little
'Think I preferred him short…'
"If my daughter is hurt on any of these missions I will hold you and your boys personally responsible and I'll-"
"DADDY!" she reached over and pulled his sleeve yanking him to standing position.
"That is not necessary I can take care of myself you know that" she said they all watched as she scolded her father for getting into Koenmas face and threatening the boys. She turned to the boys and smiled then turned to Koenma.
"Yeah, sorry about that, don't listen to a word he says" at the last few words she threw a glare at her father and spoke threw her teeth it looked weird seeing a small girl acting like a mother and a full grown man playing the child.
"It's alright…." He said shakily. "Well I'll let you all go you can decide among yourselves who trains her in what and when" he said taking sudden interest in the papers on his desk. Once they had left the room Tsuika poked her father in the stomach
"You traumatized him"
"I don't want anything to happen to you Tsuika"
"I'm starting to think we should have left you out of the loop" her father gave her a scrawl.
"Again I don't want you hurt"
"Doesn't mean you can go around threatening people" he stayed Quiet he had pulled the same thing on her when she was a child and she had threatened her nanny. He sighed and patted her on the head.
"You're my only daughter I think theirs cause for concern"
"Have a little faith at least, I'll be fine"
-8-Can I believe that your heart still beats for me let me receive a sign that you're my destiny -8-
"I am so sore" she collapsed onto her bed and her father laughed in the doorway. Kurama sat at the edge of the bed chuckling. Oren smiled and left the room. A week had passed and she just had her first training session with Kurama.
"I hate you…" she said muffled into the pillow. He smiled and softly rubbed her back.
"Oh god my arms…" she lifted her head and shifted sideways wincing.
"You said not to go easy"
"But I didn't say go all out"
She let out a whine and tucked her arms under her using them as a pillow. She looked up at him as he shifted closer to her and tucked some stray hairs behind her ear.
"I fear how Hieis session's gunna go tomorrow I can't even walk let alone run…" she closed her eyes and cringed at the thought. "I'll cheat…" Kurama chuckled and shifted himself so he could have her rest her head on his lap. He ran his fingers through her hair and watched her. She opened her eyes and pouted up at him.
"You didn't have to throw me into a tree…."
"I didn't throw you… you tripped and fell backwards…."
"Yeah ok whatever" it came out sarcastically making them both laugh as he stroked her hair.
"Thank the goddess school ends in a few months" she mumbled she started to play with the bottom of his T-shirt.
"Do you think Hiei will be worse than you?" His hand stopped and he didn't answer he didn't know weather to lie to her or tell her the truth. She looked up at him and he gave her a weak smile. Against her will, she rose up to her knees and sat on her heels.
"He's gunna be worse isn't he?" he nodded and she collapsed back onto his lap.
"Damn it… is it too late to resign?" he smiled and shook his head as she whined. He bent down to kiss her brow. She shifted and pulled him down to lay against her. She cuddled into his shoulder and fell into a light sleep as he stroked her back.
And so it went for the next three weeks alternating between Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara.
-8- I wanna know give me a reason for me to believe in,-8-
"KOENMA!" Yelled Ogre running into his office with a slip of paper in his hand. He stopped at the desk out of breath and held it out. "Here" he said between breaths. Koenma took the paper and opened it scanning the words inside his eyes widened and his hands trembled.
"It can't be… Ogre who's this from!"
"An anonymous tip sir…. No one knows"
"Why now?'
He looked back at the letter re reading it; it had better not be some stupid prank.
"Ogre call Boton… tell her to get the boys and bring them here ASAP."
"What about Tsuika sir…"
"THAT'S WHAT I MEANT JUST GET THE FIVE OF THEM!"
"Yes sir!" he stumbled out of the room leaving him to crumple the note in his hands.
-8-Can't you see it in my eyes that I need a reason for I'm still breathing-8-
'There… it's done…' They jumped threw the portal and ran threw a forest stopping only to look behind them and be sure no one was following. Their face was completely covered the only thing visible was a pair of forest green eyes. They stopped in a clearing panting and looked around again. They knocked briskly three times on a trunk and it opened it's eyes.
"Darkness fell upon the land"
"And so began his reign"
The eyes closed and the trunk opened to reveal a very narrow staircase. They stepped in and disappeared.
'I gave them the heads up… let's hope they follow threw'-8-Is a time to say goodbye Cause deep in my heart I know there's a reason,-8-
It was three o'clock in the morning when they had finally assembled in Koenmas office.
"What's this all about?'
"Can it wait till morning?"
Yusuke and Kuwabara were whining when Kurama came in with Tsuika, Hiei was already there leaning on the wall with his eyes closed it seemed he had fallen asleep.
"There better be a good reason for this…."
"Yusuke be quiet," said Boton closing the doors. Kurama went next to Hiei and skook him lightly. The fire demon opened his eyes and gave him a very annoyed look as Tsuika sighed and threw herself against the wall.
"Tell me this isn't the time you always gather"
"Listen" said Koenma drawing all eyes. "We just got a tip off about Misoru"
"Who the hell is that!" snapped Yusuke
"Long ago he pulled up a theory that Demon world, sprit world, and the mortal realm could all be merged. His theory revolved around legends and nonsense it infuriated my father and he sent him into exile. Apparently, he has been gaining power over the last few years and searching for the keys to be able to merge the worlds. He's also the one that's been sending demons after Tsuika"
"But what does he want with me?"
"We're not sure yet but we got an anonymous tip saying he'll stop at nothing to have you I'm assuming this has to do with the worlds merging if that happens…. All humans will be killed… not to mention the number of souls that will be left wandering the world. It'll be complete chaos. That's about all I have to go on right now but I am sending some of my spies in to have a look and report what they find. But for now Tsuika cannot be left alone under any circumstance"
"WHAT!"
"I'm sorry but it must be done he's powerful and he must be offering some kind of reward for your capture" She scowled at the floor and pictured it walking from school with Hiei watching her from a distance or something going out with her dad and having Yusuke or Kuwabara tag along. School Kuwabara was already in his first period at least one of them was in each of her periods only one she had free would be gym.
'It's not like I can't lose them… why do I all of a sudden feel like I'm gunna be locked in a box and covered in bubble wrap?'
-8-Why I'm not leaving, why I'm not alone So give me reason for me to believe in, give me a reason-8-
She was ill tempered and foul at Hieis training session. She kept up with the running and pushed herself hard while fighting. She felt no need to hide her fury that a demon had put a bounty on her head.
"You need to rest"
"I'm fine!" she shot back raising her leg to kick him. He grabbed her leg and twisted it making her cringe in pain. He released her and she fell on the ground heaving and covered with sweat. He turned and began to walk away but she got up and charged for him. He turned around and dodged her punch easily he stuck his foot out and tipped her. She hit the floor hard and pushed herself to her knees.
"Stop, you need to rest, your body's reached it's limits" he walked to his cloak and picked it up flinging it around his shoulders. He grabbed a water bottle and threw it at her. She caught it before it hit her and just sat there. Sweat ran down her face like rivers she opened the bottle and took a big gulp out of it squirting the rest onto her face. She sighed with relief as it dripped down her face to her chest. Hiei watched her closely his eyes shining then hissed and turned his back on her. She'd pushed herself and pushed herself hard she'd relieved some of her anger on him going all out he hadn't hurt her and she hadn't even landed a hit on him. She had under estimated them and for that she felt like an idiot. Hiei was more perceptive than she thought he would be and Kurama had just surprised her by being able to fight. She thought about Yusukes training tomorrow and hoped it would be at lease a little easier. She finally got to her feet and went to her back pack she pulled out a compact and groaned at her reflection Hiei had insisted she train as herself so her blond hair stood in every direction charged with static and frizz due to the humidity in the demon realm.
"That's all for today your body needs time to recuperate…" he leaned against a tree and watched her waiting so they could leave. She pulled a hand towel out of the bag and began to wipe the sweat off her face neck and chest with it. She wore an all black sports bra with black tights and sneakers.
"Are you done yet?" She threw the towel in the bag and glared at him pulling out a brush. He rolled his eyes as she began to brush her hair.
"You don't have to stay if you don't want to"
"It's not a matter of weather I want to or not I have better things to do, either way I can't leave you alone."
"I can take care of myself"
"So you say…"
"What's that suppose to mean?" she said throwing the brush into the bag and pulling out her windbreaker.
"Quiet" he said unsheathing his sword.
"What?" he came at her with his sword out her eyes widened then shut tight. She waited to feel pain or something. Slowly she opened her eyes, she looked around and didn't see him anywhere. She frowned and stood up. She began to walk away when something fell from a tree landing right in front of her. She gave a little yelp and shielded her face. Then blinked and looked down it was a dead demon it wore a black cloak that was now slashed with blood oozing from the wound that had killed it.
"Yuck…" she took a step back in disgust and Hiei jumped down from the tree landing behind her making her jump.
"Damn it do you have to be so quiet!" He sheathed his sword and moved past her to the demon. He leaned down and pulled the cloak off.
"Pathetic" He dropped it back and turned to her. "That's why you can't be left alone their watching you and you don't even know it," he snapped out, She frowned and looked away.
"Can you just take me home already" he nodded and they walked threw the forest in silence. Goosebumps ran up her arms she wasn't cold but freaked. He was right, they were watching her… oddly enough she wasn't paying attention before she could feel it now their eyes, them, their greed, their lust. She shivered it was so creepy she folded her arms over her chest hugging her windbreaker closer to her and assured herself she'd be ok. She looked back at Hiei who was just a few passes in front of her and picked up her speed a little. In minutes she was at her building, she ran up the stairs and to the door she waved to him then went inside.
"Tsuika!"
"Hey dad"
"How was the training?"
"Good I guess anything happen while I was gone?" she said flopping down on the couch.
"No, we got all the doors fixed your balcony, your room, and as you saw the front door… how'd that happened by the way"
"Yusuke knocked it down with his sprit gun. It's like a ball of pure consentrated energy" her father nodded and she glanced around usually her mother would be in the kitchen or cleaning the living room by this time.
"Um where's mom?" he sighed and sat next to her placing a hand on her knee and giving it a squeeze. She sat up and looked at him worry on her face.
"She uh…."
"She left didn't she?" her voice was cold as it usually was when it came to her mother. Her father sighed and slowly nodded. She hugged her father knowing he needed the comfort.
"We'll be fine dad you'll see…" she said patting his back she felt no remorse for her mother leaving but she knew it would be hard for her father and for his sake she kept her comments to herself.
-8- There's something in your eyes I know I can't resist. -8-
She didn't give any thought to her mother for the next few days she just concentrated on school and training. Sometime in the week she had grown curious about what became of those back stabbing ass wipes she used to call friends. She loaded all her equipment into her room and got to work tracking them down the best way she knew how. She hacked her way threw computer files and security codes they had abandoned their old systems and purchased new ones under old family names.
'They thought they could hide' a smile slid into place then her eyes came across an unusual folder. 'What's this?' she uploaded her filter incase it was a virus and opened it. It was a video the screen was pitch black and the tracking was off. She frowned at the computer and leaned closer to the screen to see if maybe there was something there in the darkness then a voice came on and she jumped and scrambled away from the computer.
"Bring her to me… the demon of New York…" a photo of her flashed on screen. The voice was deep it boomed from the speakers, there was a lot of static which made it sound Raspy the sound was obviously dubbed over several times so it was unclear as to whether it was a boy or girl. Her face paled this wasn't something they'd make out of spite to scare her she knew that much. The screen went blank again, she edged back to the keyboard, and the mouse she right clicked nothing happened the mouse froze. She frowned and hit alternate control delete nothing. She sighed and rubbed her temples. She opened her eyes and reached for the off button.
"She's in Chicago" the voice boomed she yelped and glanced at the screen she froze. Her face stared back at her but not as Hikaru but as Tsuika. It became a movie she got out of the car, took boxes out of the trunk, and went up the stairs.
"Find her… bring her to me… you'll have everything you could ever imagine and more…" said the voice. Tears filled her eyes as she watched the screen they knew what she looked like now… but how… this wasn't that long ago. Chills ran up her spine as she watched the screen she exited the house and went back down the stairs taking out more boxes she knew what would come next she'd nearly fall and Kurama would catch her. However, it didn't happen instead the screen went blank as she started the climb up the stairs.
"Hikaru is Tsuika Ruveta… find her, bring her to me… you wont regret it…" the screen went completely blank again she thought it was over and reached for the off button again then the thought hit her. How could the video keep going while the mouse and apparently the system was frozen?
She looked back at the screen and nearly screamed his face was horrid marked with scares it was like something you saw in a horror movie. It lifted a hand and started reaching forward the hand reached the limit and covered the camera making everything dark. The files appeared again she couldn't breath there was a lump in her throat someone was really after her. She shut it all off and got rid of the extra machines she stood on wobbly legs and dropped to the floor in front of her alter. She didn't know weather she was meant to find it or not but it didn't fit she sat up and rubbed her hands over her arms she was so cold her fingers were ice. She opened a drawer to her alter and pulled out a bottle of wine and a silver chalice. She set the chalice on the alter and opened the wine pouring it into the chalice she took in both her hands.
"Goddess protect me from all harm" she took a sip of wine and warmth flooded her body. She finished the wine and put the cup back on the alter. She put the cork back in the wine and stowed it away. She went out to the balcony and took a deep breath of air to steady herself. It wasn't right it was ridiculous, that letter was right, they were out to get her… she didn't think it was true and she swore to herself she could take them on. But she felt an empty pit of fear in her stomach she didn't want to be alone… not now.
'Guess I was wrong' she looked up at the thin new crescent moon and wrapped her arms around herself. 'It's so creepy… they could be watching me right now… they could have been watching me when I was with Kurama… or in school… I feel helpless…' she closed her eyes and tears fell.
'Worse then that their involved… and with their greed they would love to find me… now my moms gone… lets hope she doesn't squeal…' she sighed and opened her eyes things could get worse but at least this time she wasn't alone. She glanced at Kuramas window the lights were off meaning he had gone to sleep but she needed him now… desperately. She closed the door to her balcony and materialized inside his room he was asleep in his bed, chest bare the covers falling off him, she smiled and climbed into bed with him. He stirred and opened his eyes a little she rested her head on his chest and wrapped her arms around him.
"Tsuika?" he mumbled hoarsely his voice drowsy with sleep. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"Were you expecting someone else?" he smiled though she couldn't see it and wrapped his arms around her. He tilted his head and inhaled her scent.
"No… you just surprised me" she smiled and kissed his chest. He tilted her head back and kissed her deeply passionately. She went along with it this was what she needed to forget. She'd tell them all what happened later, she'd show them but for now she needed to lose herself. He made love to her gently and passionately, time didn't matter, there was no one else. She fell asleep in his arms safe and protected.
-8- Something in the air I don't know why -8-
"Darkness fell upon the land"
"And so began his reign"
The trunk opened to reveal a narrow staircase as she walked down her fingers trailed along the stonewalls. She reached the end and walked into a corridor. Her steps echoed off the walls as she kept walking. She came to a heavy wooden door and pushed it open she saw a girl with long blond hair standing by a table she closed the door as she turned around. A cauldron sat on a large table with candles and bottles. Piercing green eyes stared at her in disbelief.
"You shouldn't be here!" she cried running to her side
"Where is here?" She replied
"Please go back… you can still escape," she said pushing Tsuikas hair behind her ear.
"Who are you?"
"My name Is Bira… you need to leave…" she lifted her hand and showed her the mark that was burned into her hand. "Before he brands you…"
"Who?" there was a knock on the door and Biras face went pale.
"Leave now" she whispered harshly
"But there's no way out but the door" Bira stared at her
"Do you know you're an astral projection?"
"An astral what?"
"Look it up!" she pushed her and she fell into the floor as the door swung open. She kept falling and fell into darkness. Her body jolted and she bolted up in bed.
'Where am I?'
She looked threw the darkness and slowly began to recognize the outlines of Kuramas room. She looked beside her and there he was sound asleep. She heaved a sigh glad she hadn't woken him up and maneuvered out of the bed carefully. She materialized back in her room and flicked on the lamp at her night table. She went to her alter, opened it and pulled out a large book. She flipped threw it and found what she was looking for.
Astral projection: when the soul leaves the body while in an unconscious state. It can be done at will or subconsciously while asleep. The events witnessed are real and often-in color it's significance is in the eye of the viewer. The soul can easily return to the body by the motion of falling or simply willing it back.
'Things just keep getting weirder and weirder…Bira… who are you…' She looked at the clock and saw it was already six, Kurama would wonder why she wasn't there once the alarm went off. She would explain to him later why she had run off without her cloths.
'It's too much for one night… it's too much for me…' she hopped into the shower and ran the water cold. She began thinking over everything cautiously opening the doors to her heart and examining what lay behind it. Once she got herself in order, she meditated for a few minutes. She went about her morning routine exiting the house and meeting Kurama at the corner.
She saw a worried look cross his face the second he saw her.
"Where'd you disappear to this morning?" he said wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close for a kiss.
"You don't look so good"
"You can actually tell threw the spell?"
He raised an eyebrow and she hung her head.
"I didn't exactly have the best night," she said as they began to walk. His eyes widened as he stared at her.
"I'm not talking about that!" she said grabbing his hand and bringing it her lips "… you should know that by now" She smiled at him as he nodded and waited for her to continue but she had slipped into her own world.
"Care to share?" she shook her head.
"I'd prefer to tell all of you at once instead of having to repeat it over and over"
He nodded and felt a little insulted that she wouldn't even tell him. He noted she looked tired and had bags developing under her eyes. They walked up the stairs and went their separate ways to class.
-8-Can I believe that your heart still beats for me Let me receive a sign that you're my destiny -8-
"Alright then what's this all about?" said Yusuke once they had assembled in his home.
"Ok… uh… well for starters I got curious last night about those morons I left behind… were they sulking? Are they suffering? Are they lying dead in a gutter somewhere while their intestines are being pawned off in the dark market…"they all stared at her wide eyed.
"Well anyway I got curious so I got hacking and I found their new systems hacked into them… and" she stopped, thinking about the video and the mans horrid face brought chills up her spine. "Sorry… there was a video on his computer… they were asking him to find me… they knew my name and that I lived in Chicago they told him they told the fucken rat!" she got up and paced the room with a very strong need to punch something.
"They even had the day I moved into my house on tape… hell I can show you right now probably burn it onto a CD/DVD"
"Would you stop pacing you're making me dizzy!" yelled Kuwabara she turned to glare at him then plopped back down at her previous station.
"As if that wasn't enough that damn dream I had all but sent me into paranoia." She closed her eyes and pressed down on the bridge of her nose.
"I was walking down theirs stairs well first I was talking to a tree…" Yusuke and Kuwabara snorted while Hiei rolled his eyes and Kurama just stared at her she was too tired to argue or get pissed off about it, so she went on. "Yeah it sounds stupid but it was some sort of code phrase… anyway I went into a room that had a whole bunch of shelves stone walls and wooden door real Mid evil times kinda place…Does the name Bira ring any bells?"
"Bira?"
"No"
Kurama shook his head and Hiei just stared.
"Well whatever that was her name she was standing in the middle of the room in front of a big table full of candles and junk it looked like she was performing a ritual but she looked so scared when she saw me. She told me to leave then there was a knock on the door and she pushed me next thing I know I woke up"
"So why the hell did that scare you seemed like a normal pointless dream to me I mean talking trees" she glared at Yusuke
"Thing IS she said something about me being an astral projection" she watched as they all looked confused
"Don't feel bad I didn't know what it was either" it was directed at Hiei and Kurama.
"An astral projection is when the body leaves the soul to wonder the earth, Boton will know if anything, you're not dead but kinda sleeping most people do it subconsciously with practice you can do it at will. Anyway, before I left she showed me her hand and told me to leave before he branded me or claimed me something like that… she had a burn on her hand, nasty looking thing, but it was already healed. It was a circle with the Jewish star in it and in the center of the star there was a letter." She brought it back to her mind and let it sit.
"I'll run the name Bira by Boton and Koenma they might pull something up." Said Yusuke
"Yeah but in the mean time you guys have to see that damn file" in a second the room was full of equipment some buzzing and beeping they gaped as she sat on the floor in front of a computer and tuned it on.
"You use all this?" said Kurama intrigued as he picked up a Burner. She snatched it out of his hands and set it back down.
"Yes I do, and please don't touch anything it's all very delicate" she picked up a wire off the floor and went to the television.
"What are you doing?"
"Hooking up the computer to the TV it'll be easier for you to see what I'm doing and see the Video that way" she went back to the computer and began opening programs they watched the television and saw her open file type then repeat the process.
"That doesn't look hard," said Kuwabara then the screen went totally black with only the word Password.
"Fuck!" she slammed her fist into the floor "he didn't have that before… o well plan B" she hit alternate control delete and pulled up her filter they began to get dizzy with all the windows opening and closing and the alpha numeric codes she was typing in at some point she began mumbling to herself.
"Almost there he's not that smart…" the screen went blank once again with the word Password.
"I'll fucken kill him…" she began typing in ten letter passwords each time getting ACCESS DENIED.
"Hey. Um yeah down here a little help! Yeah hi, you're all boys, think! Ten letter password" she snapped and kept typing every word that came to her mind
"I don't know who the hell would have a ten letter password?" No sooner had the words left Yusukes mouth then the screen began to load a desktop.
"Never mind" she said bitterly
"What was the password?"
"Dumb Blond"
"That's nine letters" supplied Kurama
"There was a space" they stayed quiet and watched the screen
"Wait a sec…" she reached up and closed the lens on a web came she had sitting on top of the monitor. She double clicked on a program and a screen loaded with four of her old friends. They were having an online chat and laughing it up.
"It was too easy!"
"Yeah… but look that the bitch did to my hair!" yelled Izume
"I don't see why you're complaining you can't even tell the difference."
"Yeah Izume it looked bad either way"
"Don't listen to them Izume it'll grow back…"
"I know Kasaki at least I didn't get it as bad as you"
"Anyway about this file"
"Yeah about that, who planted it?"
"And meet the bitches and basterds that betrayed me" said Tsuika as the others stared
"I'm trying to trace it back to the hacker now but I got no luck. It's like you're the one who made it Goten… you better not being pulling some stupid shit over our heads," said Ryu
"No I swear! Supposedly she's changed her name to Tsuika and moved to Chicago"
"Well send it to me I wanna see what she looks like now" said Izume
"She's hotter than you I can say that much"
"Shut the fuck up Ryu"
"Hey the truth hurts. No sense in getting jealous"
"I'm not jealous" her eyebrow began to twitch "just send me the stupid file before I go and break you're face in!"
"Ok um can you guys settle that later what did the guy with the freaky face say!"
"If we get her and take her to him we get whatever we want and more"
"Does that mean he can like… heal…us so to speak…"
They stared blank faced at Kasaki, Ryu was the one to break the silence
"You want him to heal you're broken leg don't you?"
"Gimme a break I can't dance in a wheel chair!"
Tsuika snickered.
"Hey you always do the worm"
"Kiss ass Goten!"
"Name the place and time"
"You know if I wasn't in a fucken wheel chair I'd kick ass"
"Yeah, yeah back to this weirdo guy do you think he was serious?"
"He hacked into your computer planted a video covered it up I'd say he wants her pretty badly"
"Probably has an itch he needs scratched"
She began typing furiously minimizing the program so you still heard their conversation.
"What are you doing?"
"Planting a virus…"
"How?"
"I have the encryption for one I made on my own it hibernates for a while observing what files you access the most after three months those files and programs are gone without warning. Kinda like the magic trick…Now you see it" she hit the enter button and maximized their conversation. "Now you don't"
"Alright then so what do we do take it as a hoax or go out to Chicago and hunt her down?"
"Hell, if it gets me Outta School I say Chicago"
"But what if we do find her what then? It's not like she'll willingly come with us"
"Oh, oh! Hey Goten why don't you just say you wanna get back with her"
"Kasaki that is one of the stupidest things I have ever heard"
"You never know it might work'
"Oh yeah. 'Hey, Hikaru I'm sorry I ratted you out and drove you outta New York but I'm head over heals for you let's get married.' Do you know how stupid that sounds?"
"Alright, alright…"
"Ok then I'm tired of hearing this shit"
"Don't close it until we know if their coming to look for you or not"
"Ok fine" she stood and walked out of the room and went into the bathroom. She closed the door and pressed her back against the wall. They were still making fun of her and planning on finding her… it pissed her off she wanted them out. She splashed water on her face and looked at her reflection griping the edges of the sink.
'I want them to leave me alone… I feel like I'm losing my mind…' she thought about popping over into their homes and just blowing up their computers but as satisfying as it was she had more self control.
"Tsuika you ok?" she jumped it was Kurama who had knocked she opened the door and pulled him in. In the living room, Yusuke and Kuwabara snickered while Hiei scrawled at the floor. Inside the bathroom Tsuika was ranting about how she just wanted to burn the file onto a DVD and not have to listen to them go on about it and make fun of her.
"It's a good thing you're curiosity got the best of you"
"No it's not"
"Would you have preferred them to show up at your front door in the middle of the night?" she kept quiet and threw her head back slamming it against the wall.
"I hate it when you're right" she said giving him a pout he smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"This I don't hate" She wrapped her arms around his neck smiling slyly as they began to kiss. There was a bang at the door and she jumping clinging to him.
"I don't want to interrupt anything but Tsuika get out here now!"
"Did you break something!" she yelled letting go of Kurama and running into the living room"
"Who the hell is that!"
"Whoever it is they've been listening for a while"
"Trace it Goten!"
"Already on it"
"It might be the same person who left the video"
"Shit!" she swore and closed the web cam. She copied some files and logged out of all the systems.
"What's going on?" asked Kuwabara
"I have to rebut in safe mode and upload a ghost file."
"A what?" asked Yusuke
"It hides the fact that I'm on and all my files. I was in their system to long chances are they already got my I.P. address"
"Is that bad?" commented Kuwabara making Hiei roll his eyes
"YES!" The computer re uploaded with inverted colors. She opened program after program and then stopped.
"Alright… that should do it"
"What'd you do?"
"Upload a ghost file. Basically right now we're online but to anyone else it'll seem like a blank computer."
"Show us the file" Kurama prompted
"So they coming to get me or what?" she said while uploading it
"They haven't decided, they discovered you before they could"
"You know they probably will"
They wondered how she would take that seeing them again even if they didn't know it was her.
"Guys ready to see this?" she turned to look at them their faces were blank. She smiled and stood as the computer and everything else disappeared. She didn't wait for an answer she put it in Yusukes DVD player and let them watch it while she went into the kitchen she couldn't bare to see that again she counted to a hundred then began walking back into the living room.
"Now that's creepy" commented Yusuke
"No wonder she looks tired," commented Kurama to himself
"Who'd be able to sleep after seeing that at night hey even I'm gunna have nightmares" said Kuwabara
"I'll give it to Koenma and see if he can actually verify it's Misoru on there" said Yusuke
"He looks worse than Kuwabara"
"HEY WATCH IT HIEI!"
"Kuwabara shut up now's not the time" said Yusuke as Tsuika came in
"I'll need a copy, can you do it?" he asked
"I have the original saved to the computer," she said taking out the DVD.
"If you need another copy just as and i'll burn another one" She handed it to him and sat down.
"Stop feeling bad for me I'm fine just tired as hell and you're making me depressed. Listen I'm going home I'll see you later" they were about to protest she couldn't walk alone until she disappeared.
"I forgot she could do that" Said Kuwabara
"Better go check on her Kurama" Kurama nodded as they all left Yusukes home going their seprate ways.
-8- I wanna know give me a reason for me to believe in-8-
The first thing she did when she got home was take a strong aspirin, after that she got a bag of ice went up to her room and fell onto her bed. The days events raced threw her mind, she tried to push them aside but still they came back to pester her. She couldn't push it aside, the fact that they were really after her and they had involved the very same people that exposed her it just pissed her off. She lay there in the shadows of her room letting it play her mind. If she were up to it, she would appear to them and beat their damn faces in. She grinned to herself as she imagined with much satisfactory knocking Izumes face in and cutting off what was left of her hair. A knock on the balcony pulled her out of her thoughts she grumbled and got up holding the ice pack to her head she opened the door and looked up at Kurama.
"Hello stranger…." She said with a smile. She pushed the crystal away from the door, and stood aside to let him in. He nodded, came in and crossed to the other side of the room to turn on the light.
"Why are you in the dark?"
"The light hurts my eyes, I'm trying to take a nap" she dropped back face down onto the bed and felt him sit down by her side. He began to rub her back and she mumbled into her pillow.
"You ok?"
"No… I'm tired, hungry, and I have a head ache that just won't go away!"
He smiled as his hand passed over the claps of her bra he pulled it suggestively and had her growling.
"I'm not in the mood anymore. So come of it."
He began to lift up her shirt a little and had her turning her head to look at him.
"Kurama Quit it" she slapped his hands away and sat up.
"What's you're problem?"
His response was a smooth smile. His arms creped behind her and pulled her to him. She dropped the ice pack as his mouth crushed onto hers.
"Kurama stop! I don't want to!" His hand held her shirt firmly and she tried to push him off the bed. A loud tearing filled the room. As her shirt was ripped off. She jumped off the bed and covered her chest with her arms. She started at him for a minute then disappeared. Kurama sat on the floor clutching the shirt in his right hand with a wicked smile on his lips His eyes glowed black as he raised the shirt and took a deep breath inhaling her scent.
"Gotcha…."
-8-Can't you see it in my eyes That I need a reason for I'm still breathing-8-
She walked the corridors in silence dreading her meeting. She stood before a pair of heavy black doors that silently opened enough to allow her in. she walked into darkness taking ten steps then dropping onto one knee.
"What happened last night Bira" he demanded she felt the mark on her hand burn
"I was performing a ritual to call her soul it had worked. She was afraid and confused. I tried to assure her it was all right to trick her into staying but then Momiji knocked on the door and she fled." Her voice had a hint of anger which would help her get threw this long enough to see another day of freedom. There was a long pause she assumed he was thinking but she didn't dare look up to be sure.
"Very well Bira… it doesn't matter once the sun sets I'll have her" her eyes widened and she struggled to keep her voice calm.
"With all due respect may I ask how?" He smiled to himself and dismissed her. She turned and left walking calmly to her room where she shut the door locked it and began grabbing bottles of the shelves. She filled the cauldron with water and put two drops of the silver liquid.
"Hikaru Kioto" she saw her with the fox shoving him away as he tore off her shirt she was gone in and instant she appeared in a plain room and opened the dresser she pulled out an over sized shirt and threw it on then disappeared again. She came up next to Hiei who was training he nearly cut off her head but she dropped down on her stomach as he stared at her wide eyed. She stood and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt yelling at him and shaking him violently she looked distressed and angry. She waved a hand over the cauldron and it went back to her room it was now empty.
"Yoko Kurama"
She saw him walking up the apartment steps looking worried. He dragged a hand threw his hair and knocked on Hikarus door.
'What is he up to…' she waved a hand again and saw Hikaru as now joined by Kuwabara. She decided to watch it all play out and see what Misoru was up to.
-8-Is a time to say goodbye Cause deep in my heart I know there's a reason-8-
"I CAN'T BELIEVE HE DID THAT!" she yelled pacing Around Kuwabaras living room.
"Are you sure it was him?"
"Well who else could it be!"
"It could've been a demon…"
"Well that demon is now trapped in my house…. I think…." She collapsed onto the sofa and stared up at the ceiling.
"Now that I think about it I don't think it was him…."
"Kurama would never violate a woman after she told him to stop" said Hiei
She sat up and sighed. Now she felt like a moron for not sensing it from the start and letting him into the room without asking him a personal question.
"What do we do now there's a demon walking around that looks like Kurama hell it can probably change into anyone you, me, my father…." Her eyes shot open and she began to panic "what if it changes into me and tries to hurt my dad!"
"Nothing will happen to you're father" said Hiei calmly walking to the door.
"Kuwabara watch her don't let anyone in without being sure it's them I'm going to go get Yusuke" with that he was out the door leaving them confused.
"What just happened?" said Kuwabara
"I may not have known him long but does he do that often?" they looked at each other and Kuwabara shook his head.
-8-Why I'm not leaving why I'm not alone So give me reason for me to believe in, give me a reason…-8-
He made his way to Kuwabaras house. No one had answered her door meaning she was asleep or she wasn't home. Kuwabara was the only one who would be home and easy to locate, Yusuke would still be in sprit world, and Hiei might be off training. He knocked on the door and smiled at Kuwabara when he answered.
"No one an-"
"Cram it!" Kurama frowned at Kuwabaras rudeness.
"Kuwabara what-"
"I said Shut up! Now…" he seemed to be thinking. "Oh, how old are you!"
He heard a slap from somewhere behind Kuwabara he caught Tsuika scent and looked back up at Kuwabara.
"What's this about?"
"Answer the question!"
"Seventeen"
"Not that age" Kurama frowned at Kuwabara again and sighed.
"I stopped counting at three hundred" Kuwabara nodded.
"What was you're occupation before you came here"
"Thief, Kuwabara what's this about?"
"One last Question, When did you meet Hiei?"
"When I was in Junior high…" Kuwabara beamed and pulled him into the house slamming the door behind him.
"Kuwabara what's this all about?" Kuwabara lead him into the living room where Tsuika was sitting on the couch. He raised an eyebrow and looked at the two. Tsuika jumped up, hugged him, and told him what had just happened and that Hiei just left to get Yusuke.
"You'll be fine. It wont happen again"
"But I should have known it wasn't you!" she began clinging to him then letting go to pace.
"You're making me dizzy again!" she dropped down into an arm chair and began chewing her thumb nail.
"I didn't take you guys seriously not until I saw that damn file and now this…." She shook her head.
"We need to get my father they might try to use him against me by using him as a hostage or they could impersonate me and kill him or-"
"We get the point," said Yusuke walking in with Hiei. Kurama and Kuwabara got to their feet and walked towards them a ball of light appeared in Tsuikas hand.
"How'd you get in?"
"Chill it's us the front door was unlocked"
"How do we know it's really you?" growled Kuwabara.
"You used to have a crush on Boton have an unusual obsession with cats."
"Hey leave Agaji outta this!" Kurama turned and nodded to Tsuika the light disappeared from her hand and she sighed.
"What did Konma have to say?"
"Guys we're having a sleepover"
-8- Song: Reason. Artist: Cascada -8-
Ok bad place to end it I had half the chapter written when I posted and It was kinda lagging in the end.
The chapters from here on out will be delayed I start school next week and I have to start reading the books from my summer reading list so yeah
And the question about where Hiei met Kurama is legit I looked it up I'D KILL FOR THAT EPISODE! And the one with his age it varies in the English episodes it says he's 300 in the Japanese episodes it says 1,000 so yeah I just decided to go with the English version.
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