A/n- I know I take forever to get these things out... I'm gonna try to get them out quicker! Soo... Here's the 4th Chapter of The Power Locked Within! It might be kinda boring because it's mostly just explanation of stuff, but oh well...
Chapter Four: Explanations
All three of them were seated around the table on tatami mats, sipping tea. Genkai was at the head of the table while Yusuke was on her left and Avari was on her right. Everything was silent. The only noises were the occasional sip of tea and the constant tapping of Yusuke's fingers on the tabletop.
"So, is anyone going to explain to me who the hell this Yamiko guy is!" Yusuke said, as he sat there growing restless and itching to know about Yamiko.
"Go ahead, Avi-chan," Genkai said, looking over at Avari.
"Why do I have to explain! I get stuck doing this every time!" Avari protested.
"Because I said so!" Genkai yelled back.
"Oh, what a good reason," Avari said sarcastically.
"Can we just move on with the damn explanation! I wanna know who this bastard is and then go to the arcade!" Yusuke yelled.
"Alright, alright. Now, where should I start?" Avari said. She thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, to start off, Yamiko is half-water demon, half human. He's the leader of a huge organization of demons and he keeps sending them after me."
"But, what is he after?" Yusuke interrupted.
"This," Avari said, as she held up the necklace with the purple gem that was hanging from her neck.
"But what would some big leader like him want with a girl's necklace?" Yusuke asked confused.
"There's more to this necklace than it appears," Avari began, "This necklace was given to me by my mother and has been passed down from mother to daughter for generations in my family. The one thing is that there is a great power locked inside of it. No one has ever dared to unleash it though, for fear that something terrible might happen. Yamiko is the only one daring enough to unleash it because he could use the power to take over all three worlds, human, spirit and demon world."
"He sounds like just about any other evil leader, power hungry and willing to kill anyone to get what they want. Have any other guys like him tried to get the locket?" Yusuke inquired.
"No, because they don't know about the locket. The only way Yamiko knows about its power is because he is my brother. Half brother actually," Avari explained.
"WHAT! That fucking bastard would hurt his own sister just to get more power! What a blood-sucking vulture! How selfish is that! When I meet him, I'm gonna punch him so hard that he..." Yusuke shouted in outrage.
"Whoa! Calm down, Yusuke! We'll get to fight him, but first we need a plan," Avari said.
"We need to tell Koenma right away," Genkai said, after sitting there so silently while watching the other two talk... or shout.
"No! We can handle this, Aunt Genkai! Koenma won't be much help," Avari said.
"Avi-chan, I don't think you realize how serious this really is. You don't know how powerful Yamiko has gotten since you last saw him. Koenma can help develop a full-proof plan and provide us with aid. We'll be much better off with his help," Genkai said, then sipped her tea.
"Oh, alright. I'll tell him we're coming," Avari said, as she took our a compact.
"Hey! You have a compact, too! Are you another spirit detective or something! I mean, I knew you had spirit energy, but I didn't know you worked for Spirit World!" Yusuke asked, surprised.
"I've been a spy for Koenma for about 2 years. It's risky, but I love it!" Avari replied.
She then flipped open the compact and Koenma appeared on the screen.
"Oh, Avari!" Koenma said surprised.
"Hey Koenma! We need a portal to your office now. We need to tell you something important, so make it quick," Avari said in a serious tone.
Almost instantly, a portal appeared in front of them. Avari closed her compact and got up from her seat.
"Let's go," she said, looking over at Yusuke who was now standing up as well.
Avari went through first and Yusuke followed soon behind. Now Genkai was left all by her self at her temple.
"Now that those two bakas are gone I can get some peace and quiet," she said while sighing and drinking her tea.
-At Koenma's-
Avari appeared in Koenma's office first. Yusuke came in soon after, but he accidentally landed on top of Avari, making her fall to the ground. Yusuke was lying on top of Avari, making them both blush furiously. Yusuke quickly got up as soon as he realized what had happened. He then offered his hand to Avari, who grasped it willingly.
As he helped her up, a blushing Yusuke said, "Sorry about that. It doesn't happen too often."
"That's alright," Avari replied sweetly and blushing as well. "You don't have to admit that you're a clumsy oaf."
"Hey!" Yusuke yelled, still blushing.
Avari just stood there laughing at him, until Koenma spoke up.
"And what was that 'important' news you had to tell me?" Koenma interrupted.
"Oh, yeah!" Avari said, remembering why they were there, "Yamiko is at it again. He sent a demon after me when I was walking home from school, but Yusuke and I took care of him."
"Woah! What's that! The third time he's sent someone after you this month? It seems he's starting to get restless and tired of not getting what he wants," Koenma said quite seriously, "I suggest you just lay low for awhile. Train and go to school. You're still getting used to living with Genkai anyway. Let me know if anything else happens in the near future."
"But don't you think we should try to exterminate him and his plans as soon as possible!" Avari exclaimed, sounding disappointed.
"Avari, we don't even know where he is. When he gets fed up with not succeeding, he will come out and do something himself, instead of sending his weak minions to do his dirty work. Until then, we just have to wait and be ready for when that time comes," Koenma replied.
Avari sighed deeply and said, "I guess you're right... I haven't even been able to find any information on his whereabouts and I'm one of your best spies."
"With that said, I think it's time you and Yusuke headed back to Genkai's. Here's a portal to take you back. I might be calling on you sometime this week to do some spy work," Koenma said.
A portal appeared in the middle of the room.
"Ok. I'll be seeing you," Avari said and walked through the portal.
"See ya, binky breath," Yusuke said and walked toward the portal after Avari.
-At Genkai's Temple-
Avari and Yusuke appeared one after the other back at Genkai's in the courtyard just outside the temple. Genkai was sitting out on the porch steps enjoying the captivating sunset that was before her eyes on the horizon. Once she saw them appear, she sighed and thought, "There goes my quiet time..."
They walked over to her and sat down on the steps, as she was.
"He said we should wait until Yamiko attacks me himself and until then, we need to train," Avari said carelessly.
"Just as I thought," Genkai replied, as she started getting up. "Avi-chan, why don't you go and make dinner while Yusuke and I do some light training. We'll join you in an hour," she suggested.
"Okay, but let's hope I don't burn down the temple," Avari said as she got up and started walking toward the kitchen.
"On second thought, why don't we just order pizza," Genkai said, rethinking what she had said before.
"Sounds good to me!" Yusuke said happily as they all walked inside.
Genkai called for the pizza and ended up not training with Yusuke. When the pizza arrived, they all dug in for their food hungrily. Half-way through her first piece of pizza, Avari glanced over at Yusuke. He was literally shoving food into his mouth, but wasn't really succeeding because half of it was on his face. Avari grimaced at the sight of him eating so fast and sloppily.
"Hey Yusuke! You're eating like no one's ever fed you before. You do know you can slow down," Avari said.
Yusuke looked over at her and replied with a mouthful of food, "I mwow." He then continued eating like a starving hobo.
"O-oo-k," Avari said, rolling her eyes.
"That's how the dimwit always eats, Avi-chan," Genkai told her.
Avari nodded and continued eating.
Soon there was no pizza left. (Most of which was inhaled by Yusuke.) They all were just sitting there digesting, when they heard a loud clap of thunder outside. Soon after, they heard rain begin to pelt like crazy against the window and on the ground outside. Avari got up and peered out the window.
"Holy shit! It's really raining out there!" Avari said surprised.
Yusuke got up and looked out the window as well.
"Dammit! How am I supposed to get home!" he exclaimed.
"Looks like you're spending the night, dimwit," Genkai said plainly.
"Great..." Yusuke said sarcastically.
"It's getting late. We should all head to bed. Tomorrow, being Saturday, will be spent training and you'll need all your energy," Genkai said and got up.
They all headed down the hall to where the bedrooms were.
"Good night, Avari. 'Night, dimwit," Genkai said and headed into her room that was three doors down from Avari's.
"G'night, Aunt Genkai," Avari said.
"Night, grandma," Yusuke said after Genkai. He turned to Avari and said, "See ya in the AM, Avari."
"Good night, Yusuke," Avari said back and headed into her room. She then shut the door behind her.
Yusuke looked at the door she had just shut for a second and then turned the doorknob of the room directly to the left of Avari's room. He went inside and fell into bed asleep.
In Avari's room, Avari threw on some flannel pajama bottoms that had snowflakes on them and a white tanktop. She brushed her teeth and then moved in front of the full-length mirror on her wall, where she brushed her hair. As she brushed, she thought about Yusuke. She really liked him, even though she hardly knew him. She liked the way he smiled and how he helped her fight the demon earlier that day. She liked how he was so nice to her and how he looked at her sometimes with those two big, beautiful brown eyes. Hopefully, he was thinking about her. Maybe he liked her just as much as she liked him... or more.
Avari flopped down on her bed and was lying on her back. He had been invading her mind for most of the day. Obviously, she had developed feelings for him. He was just so cute... so perfect for her... She sighed.
"I better get some sleep. I'll need it because aunt Genkai will work me to death in training tomorrow," she said to herself.
She turned out the light on her bedside table and crawled under her covers. Outside, she could still hear the rain falling heavily and the rumbling of thunder. And every so often, she would see a flash of lightning come from outside her window. She snuggled under the blankets and drifted off to sleep with her mind full of wonderful thoughts... about Yusuke...
-To Be Continued...
-...And that's the chapter! Woah! I just realized how long this one was... Well, hope you liked it! And please review it! I want to know what people think of it... I'll try to get another chapter out in a couple days...