Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or it's characters. I do own Angela, Star, and the twins.

AN: How is it? Too fast?

Legend:

-Thought-

-Telepathy-

/Flashbacks/

/Dream/Visions/

Chapter Three

"So what have you found out about the explosion and the fire?" Mukuro asked the assembled higher officers of the border patrol in a meeting early the next morning. All were there except for Hiei. No one questioned why he wasn't there. They had heard what had happened to Angela and understood why he wasn't there.

"I and a few others investigated the explosion," Hokushin said. "From what we could find, it looked to be sabotage. We found peices of metal in the wreckage. And we know that neither of the competitiors had brought any metal with them to the battle, and no metal was any where in the arena before the match."

Mukuro nodded. "Do you have any suspects?"

Hokushin nodded. "We know who did it. We had a seer to look into the recent past. She projected what she saw into a mirror for us to see." He paused, "What we saw is disturbing. The one that had planted the bomb was one of the competitors in that match. He had set the bomb to go off when he was battling." Confused looks went through all of the officers. "What's more is the fact that he was one of the demons that had disappeared before the tournament."

Mukuro nodded. "Okay, we'll get back to this but first let's hear what Touya found out about the fire." She said, turning to the blue haired man.

Touya stood, "As most of you know, I and Angela battled the fire and followed it to it's source. It started in waiting room B." Again confused looks passed through the assembled officers. "We all know that that waiting room was locked and empty during that time. I inspected the room when I entered with Angela. I was wondering how someone could get in there and start the fire, and how the fire was able to grow so big, since everything in that hall is stone, when I heard Angela colapse behind me. At that time I was more concerned with her. So I only did a quick check of the room. Later, I and Jin inspected the room more thoroughly. We found a pile of ashes in a corner surrounded by darker char marks than anywhere else. We also asked a seer to look back into the past." He paused, a hard look in his eyes. "The culprit was one of the lower border patrol officers." Gasps errupted everywhere. They couldn't believe that it was one of their own. "It was a fire demon to be more precise. From what we can tell, he used all of his demon energy and all of his life energy to start the fire and make it grow so big."

Mukuro looked at Touya. "Who was it?"

"Rez."

"Is there any connection between Rez and the demon that planted the bomb?" Mukuro asked Hokushin.

Hokushin shook his head. "No, we already looked into that. They two don't even have a distant friend in common."

A silence spread through the room. Then someone spoke up. "Hey! A few weeks before the tournament Rez had gone an a scouting mission by himself. He took longer than was expected for the mission to take. He also seemed to be acting a bit strange."

Mukuro thought about it. "I'm sure this all means something, but we'll need more information." She looked to a woman and a man in the back. "Natsume, Kujoo." The two nodded. "I want you to look further into this matter. Find out as much as you can about these two. Find out where the bomber was last seen before he disappeared, and find out everything about Rez's mission and where he went. There must be a connection besides them acting strange and being gone for a long time. Understand?" The two nodded again and left.

Chu watched Natsume walk out of the room. He was about to protest Mukuro sending 'his sheila' into possible danger, but the look in Mukuro's eye stopped him. She looked at everyone, dead serious. "All of you remain on high alert. The tournament will start again tomorrow. I want you to keep close watch on the ones that disappeared before the tournament and on any who start acting suspicious. Got it? Dismissed."

Everyone left except Yomi. He walked to Mukuro. "You should rest. I know you didn't sleep last night. I'll take over for you for now. I'll inform Hiei later." Mukuro nodded.

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Hiei helped Angela dress into a long loose dress and a light sweater and flat shoes. "This is soo not the look I like," she complained.

Hiei laughed. "No, but the doctor recomended it and I'm following his directions when it comes to you."

Angela smiled. "Am I being babied again?"

Hiei nodded. "Yes, live with it."

"I guess it's easier being babied by you and not Kurama. He'd fret at the slightest thing before, he still sort of does. But I understand why you fret, I'm your one and only," she teased.

Hiei smiled. "I swore I'd always protect you, and I mean to, even if it means wrapping you in silk and placing you in a box."

"I don't think so!"

Hiei smiled at her reply and kissed her. "Are you ready to go out now?"

"Well...I wouldn't say I was ready unless I was wearing leather but I guess I have no choice in what I wear so, yeah, I'm ready."

Out in the hall they found Suzuka with a small blue demon on his shoulder. "Hi Suzuka, Shishi," Angela said, knowing that Hiei would only greet them with a nod or his famous 'hn'.

"Hello Angela, Hiei," Suzuka responded.

"Hn."

Angela smiled. -Typical.- Shishi nodded but scooted to Suzuka's other shoulder, away from Angela. "Oh come now. I won't throw you or squeeze you to death, Kitty Sisi," she teased, refering back to the time that she had been reduced to a toddler and had thought Shishi was a flying kitten. Shishi growled at the memories.

Suzuka turned to Hiei, "Yomi sent us to inform you about..."

Hiei shook his head. -Not in front of Angela,- Hiei told him.

Suzuka nodded and continued on a different track, "About the tournament beginning tomorrow. You'll be restarting your match first thing."

Hiei nodded. "Fine." -Tell me about the explosion and the fire as we walk to get some food,- he said.

Suzuka told him what they had found out in the meeting. -...And the one that started the fire was Rez,- Suzuka finished.

Hiei's eyes widened. The young fire demon had admired Hiei and had wanted to learn his techniques. Hiei hadn't really bothered with the young boy, who was actually around twenty but compared to Hiei's age he was still a child. Hiei didn't exactly consider him annoying; the boy could hold his own and had great potential. Not only was the fact that it was Rez that started the fire but the fact that he was one of the honorable border patrol. -How could one of us become corrupted enough to commit an act like that!- he thought.

Suzuka continued. -We found something that might be a connection. Both he and the bomber had disappeared for a bit before the tournament. We hadn't really caught the connection until someone had pointed out that Rez had taken an extra long time for a mission that should have been completed within a week. He was gone for a little over two weeks. Right now the twins are investigating the mission Rez was on and the last whereabouts of the other demon before he disappeared.-

Hiei nodded. Natsume and Kujoo were the best team to send scouting. -Let me guess. We're all on high alert and need to keep close eye on the ones that disappeared before the tournament and on any who start to act suspicious,- Hiei said finally. Suzuka nodded.

Angela sighed. "What are you two nodding about?" she asked, irritated. She hated being in this dress, hated being treated like a baby and was not in the mood for being left out on a conversation. "If you don't want me to hear what you're talking about then go somewhere private!" She started to walk ahead of them, leaving a stunned Hiei and Suzuka and a hiding Shishi.

-Is this an example of the mood swings the doctors warned me about that she would experience during the pregnancy!- Hiei thought.

Suzuka looked at Hiei. "Is she PMSing?" he asked softly, hoping Angela wouldn't hear. Apparently she did because Suzuka found himself the target of one of her small tracking fire balls.

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Kurama saw Angela storm, well walk but with a dark look on her face, into the cafeteria. "What's wrong?" he asked softly.

She turned to him and snapped "Forget it!" He backed off instantly. She sighed and gave the classical excuse "I'm just really hungry right now."

He nodded and walked with her to get food. "What do you want?"

"Do they make human food?" she asked hopefully.

"Yes."

"Well then, I want spagetti, garlic bread, bread sticks, I want thick spagetti sauce on the spagetti and in a small bowl on the side, and a large glass of iced sweet tea."

Kurama sweated at her large request. -Well, she is pregnant...I just hope the chefs can make all of this on short notice.- He looked around. "Ah, there's Yusuke, go sit with him while I get your food," he said as a diversion. Angela nodded, not wanting to stand for much longer. He turned to one of the chefs standing behind the counter, waiting for his order. "Uh, can you..." he started.

The chef nodded, interrupting him, "I heard her request. I think we can dish something up."

Kurama smiled, "Thank you."

The chef shook his head and gave a nervous laugh, "She's married to Hiei, I would do anything for her, I want to stay in one peice!"

Kurama smiled. -Hiei, I don't think you really need to worry about anyone wanting to get to you through Angela,- he thought, amused.

"Hey Angela," Yusuke greeted as she sat beside him at the table that he had claimed. "Where's your worser half?" he teased.

Angela glared and stuck her nose into the air, "Probably off with Suzi, cheating on me."

Yusuke's eyes hardened. -That bastard!- "Who's this 'Suzi' and how did you find out he was cheating on you with her?"

Angela smirked. "Suzi used to be my aunt, and they were having such a private conversation that they wouldn't let me in on!"

It took a few seconds for it to register. "Oh! You mean Suzuka! I was about ready to kill Hiei after what you said." Angela smiled, Yusuke was very protective of her. "And about them privately talking, it was probably border patrol stuff that you can't know," he continued.

Angela shrugged, "I know, but I'm just pissy at the moment."

"Ah..."

They were quiet for a few minutes. Then Angela asked, "How you doing, so far away from Star?"

Yusuke frowned. "It's hard, but I went through the same thing with Keiko. Besides I doubt the tournament will take three years."

Angela smiled. "I'm sure Star is watching you through her crystals. She's a powerful farseer."

Yusuke looked at her, "A what?"

"She hasn't told you? I'm not surprised. She lived most of her life keeping her talents secret. A farseer is a seer that sees things happening in the present but far away. There's been recorded farseers but I can't remember who they are or where I read it from."

Yusuke leaned on the table, "Tell me more about Star, she rarely talks about her past other than her likes and dislikes."

Angela sighed, she knew he would probably have asked her sooner or later for info on Star. Her adoptive sister had been reluctant to tell Angela her story. Angela still believed that the only reason Star did so was because she was sure they were going to die. "Well...She told me that she only had her mother, her father had abandoned her mother once he learned she was pregnant. She was happy living with her mother. She learned of her psychic abilities form her mom who was also a seer, but she saw the past. They lived happily until her mom died from pneumonia when she was six. She was then put into an orphanage. She hated it there, everyone shunned her when they learned of her abilities and no one would adopt her when they heard about her psychic powers. So when she was old enough she ran away. She lived on the streets most of her teen years, hiding her talent. When she was nineteen, four years ago, another psychic saw her abilities and took her off the streets to train her. She trained her and helped her get her GED and get into a small college. Soon Star surpassed her teacher and took over the shop that the psychic had. Just shortly before Star was captured by the Darkness the old seer became deathly ill. On her deathbed she told Star about seeing a great shadow following Star's steps and that she should beware, but if the shadow did engulf her, there would be a ray of hope and she would have to defend that hope with everything she had. She then died, leaving Star alone again. A few months later she was captured, then I rescued her. She told me of the old one's vision. And after a few weeks she told me the rest of her story."

Yusuke thought about what Angela had told him. "I wish she had told me about it."

Angela shook her head. "Through her years and her power she has learned to leave the past behind and live for today."

Yusuke laughed. "We all have that way of thinkin now. You and Star have taught us that."

"Yes, well at least she learned it in a less dramatic way," Angela said wryly.

"True, I think you gave all of us gray hairs," Yusuke admited, pointing to his hair. He saw Kurama still at the counter and leaned forward. "You know," he whispered, smiling. "If you keep it up I think Kurama won't have to turn into Yoko to have silver hair soon."

Angela laughed. She looked at Kurama who was now coming with her food. "Great, I'm starving."

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"Hiei, I'm sorry for having been a bitch today," Angela said that night as she laid in Hiei's arms.

Hiei smiled. "I was warned about you being moody, so don't worry about it."

"I nearly got you killed," Angela continued, ignoring his reply. "I told Yusuke that you were cheating on me with 'Suzi'. It was a joke but he said that he was ready to kill you when I said that. I had to tell him that I was talking about Suzuka."

Hiei smiled again. Yusuke had already told him. "Well, as I recall, you do have your 'bitch' moments. But you rarely mean what you say."

Angela gave an exasperated sigh and threw up her hands, "For crying out loud Hiei! I'm trying to apologize!"

Hiei smiled some more, "I know, and I don't think you have anything to apologize about."

"Nevermind!" She rolled out of his arms and went to sleep.

Hiei just stared at her. He didn't know what was happening anymore. Angela was so moody, there were the nightmares about some evil that he couldn't remember, and on top of it all was the fire and explosion and the murder of Enki. -What is going on?-

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/Angela walked through an abandond plantation, though it looked more like a graveyard with all the fog resting on the ground. She was searching for something, but she didn't know what it was or maybe she feared to remember what it was. After a long while she ended up in dilapidated garden. She stood in the middle, waiting. -What am I waiting for?- she asked herself.

After a few minutes she felt something at her back. She turned around quickly. In front of her was a large woman dressed in clothes from the civil war era. She looked normal enough, until you got close. Her skin was various shades of green and was peeling off of the bone in places. Her eyes had a strange red glow in them. Angela's eyes widened. It was the zombie queen that she, Hiei and a few others had fought not too long ago.

"Come here, child. We forgive you Angela. Come here," the zombie queen chanted.

Angela started to back away. As the zombie queen chanted that line over and over, Angela started to hear another voice underneath the zombie queen's voice. Angela looked closely at the zombie queen. Behind her was some strange shadowy figure. At first Angela thought it was a shadow creature, a being created by the Darkness. But it looked strange. No it wasn't a shadow creature. It looked more to be a solid being that was covered by a haze of shadow. It was tall, and had something on it's back that could be seen over it's shoulders. Angela thought the figure looked red.

As she concentrated on the figure, the zombie queen's voice was totally replaced by a harsh and gurgling voice. "Come here, child. We forgive you Angela. Come here." No longer was there a southern accent. It's voice was clipped and cultured. As it spoke the chant, it's eyes started to glow red. The zombie queen disappeared, leaving only the figure. It started to walk forward. The dark haze lifted. Angela screamed./