Disclaimer: I do not own the YYH gang, nor do I own Sailor Moon or DBZ. I only own the original characters and the story line.

AN: Hello, I think we are done shopping for now, for our trip, so I have time to write, and since people are so interested in this story, I will write chapter 3 for you all. Aren't you all so happy? lol Well since most of you are probably yelling "ON WITH THE FRIGGIN STORY ALREADY!" I will stop yapping.

MidNite Wander

Chapter 3:

Detective Work and Present

I ended up staying the night in the anime characters dimension, in one of the two cabins that were in the clearing. There was a long conversation between Hiei and Kurama about Manae and how I could be her reincarnation. I couldn't hear them, just some mumbling and Manae and Kia a lot. I really wished I had super hearing at that moment.

The next morning when I awoke, only Hiei, Kurama and Yusuke were awake. I sat up in my sleeping bag, rubbing my eyes and looked around. Kurama looked at me and smiled.

"Hello Miss Kia, did you sleep alright?"

"Yea Kurama, but you can just call me Kia."

He smiled again and closed his eyes.

"My deepest apologizes, I will remember that next time, Kia."

I smiled and got up, walking over to the table where Kurama and Hiei both sat. Hiei looked up when I approached and I swear I saw something of a smile flash quickly across his features. Sitting down beside Hiei and across from Kurama, I looked across the room at Yusuke, he was watching me, but then noticed I was watching him, and quickly looked away.

"What's his problem?" I asked, pointing to Yusuke.

Kurama sighed and folded his arms across his chest before replying.

"I guess he's so used to being the object of attention, that he's a little jealous."

I laughed slightly. 'Jealous? Of me? He doesn't have to worry about me, I have nothing for him to be jealous of.'

But I had forgotten Hiei's ability to read minds. Damn I hate when I do that. :Heh, you shouldn't put yourself down so hard.:

'Oh jeez, Hiei, do I ever get a moment of self torture peace?'

:Nope not really, not when you hang around me anyway.:

I sighed aloud and Kurama grinned, he probably suspected Hiei was mentally torturing me. I really should of sued them, for uh, uhm, Mental Insanity by force, if that's even really anything.

Yusuke heard the sudden bout of laughter that erupted from our direction. Hiei had seemed perfectly serious, but for some reason Kurama and I found his criticism of Botan hysterically funny. Yusuke got up and walked close to us, but not up to us.

"What the heck is so darn funny that you have to disrupt my meditation?"

I looked up at him and smiled. Hoping to finally get on good terms with him, since he is one of my favorite characters from Yu Yu Hakusho.

"Oh you were meditating? Sorry, it's not my fault Hiei is so frickin funny without trying. We'll try to be more quiet." I smiled again as he gave me a 'look' and wandered back over to his chair.

"You handled that quite well miss Kia, especially considering the fact that he seems to not like you very much."

"Kurama, its Kia, unless you really feel it appropriate to call me miss all the time."

Kurama slightly blushed as he realized he had called me miss again.

"Ah, sorry Kia, I guess it's just how I am."

I smiled and looked down at the table.

"It's ok, if you really feel the need to say miss, it doesn't bother me."

I looked at Hiei who was looking out the window beside him with such fascination, he looked like he had never seen a tree or even the ground before. It was amazing how realistic he made it seem.

"Uh, Hiei? Am I going to be allowed to go home at all? I do need to tell my mom what's going on, not that I know or anything, but she needs to know that I am safe."

Hiei just nodded and then Kurama stood up, seeing Botan and Keiko walk into the room we were in.

"Oh hello Botan, Keiko!" I said cheerfully as they walked over to us.

"Hello Kia, how are you?" Botan asked as she leaned against Kurama for support putting on her shoes.

"Well, to tell the truth, a little tired, but other than that I'm fine. What about you Keiko?"

Keiko looked at me then back at Yusuke. "Oh I'm fine, but I see that Yusuke still hasn't gotten over your arrival."

I sighed and looked over at Yusuke. "Yea I noticed, but he doesn't have to worry because I have to go home soon, to at least tell my mom I'm ok. All she got yesterday morning was a letter saying I was going with Hiei to the place he needed to take me."

I stood up and walked over to the door, putting on my calf high boots and pulled on my over shirt thingy that was purple.

"Ok Hiei come on, lets go now, so we can come back sooner."

"Hold your frickin horses, I have to get ready first."

"Jeez Hiei how long does it take you to get ready? Less than five minutes I assume?"

Keiko and Botan were clueless.

"What is she babbling about Botan?"

"Beats me, must be an insider joke or something."

Kurama walked over to them and leaned against the wall.

"Yes I believe it is, if I recall correctly, yesterday morning Hiei told her to get ready to come here, and she did, it took her all of five minutes and he was ragging on her about taking to long."

"How could she do it? Only in five minutes? That should be a world record or something!" Keiko exclaimed as Botan whistled in amazement.

"Yes and she told him it normally takes her around fifteen minutes to get ready."

"That seems about right don't you think Keiko?" Botan asked.

"Yes around fifteen is normal I believe."

Kurama smiled and then turned to look at Hiei who just finished getting ready and walked over to the door with me. "Kurama, how terrible are those wounds? Uh I mean, oh lord, where the hell did that come from? Hey author! Why the hell are you making me recite Yusuke's lines from the episode Byako the White Tiger? Huh huh huh?"

"Hehe, cuz I had the sudden impulse ok? Just leave me alone, I know what the hell I'm doing!"

Hiei made a face at the author and then looked back at Kurama.

:Lets try this again shall we.:

"Kurama, we wont be gone long. Make sure you don't answer the door for any salesmen, saleswomen, or people who look suspicious. We need to also hire a detective when we get back, so plan ahead for that if you can."

Kurama nodded remembering all that Hiei was telling him, my head was spinning just trying to keep up with him. I wondered how it was possible for Kurama.

"Ok, ready Hiei? It's ah, about time, my mom should be getting up soon, so we should be go-ing?" Hiei walked right past me as I was talking. I shrugged, waved to Botan, Keiko, Kurama and even Yusuke, though he just looked at me like I was stupid, and followed Hiei out.

He took out his portal opener from out of nowhere.

"Ah, Hiei, uhm..?"

I pointed to his opener, he gave me the look that said, 'You don't wanna know, ok? Just don't ask.' I silently agreed with that and waited for him to open it.

We went through again, basically same procedure, except the colors were a little different, and when you go back, you kind of spin around like the Sailor Moon girls.

Walking out of the portal, I looked around and saw Leigh outside with Ray, they were on the trampoline that is in our backyard. I walked up to the door and braced myself for a, ah, how should I put it, not a beating or anything, just, a scolding? I guess we can call it a scolding of a lifetime. Even though I left a letter.

"Mom? Are you up yet?" I asked uncertainly into the empty looking house.

"Kia? Where the hell have you been?"

"Uh I was with Hiei, didn't you see the letter I left you? It was on the breakfast bar."

Now my mom came into sight, she was in the living room reading a U.S. News magazine. She shook her head and sighed. "Whaaat? I didn't know how long I was going to be there, I didn't even know where I was going."

She looked behind me at Hiei, and he walked back outside.

:I don't think your mom really likes me.:

'Naw, she is just a little miffed at the moment.'

He hmphed, stuck his hands in his pockets and walked away. : Well don't take to long, we need to get back soon.:

I made a face at the back of his head and then proceeded to talk my mom into letting me go again.

It took me about almost an hour, but she finally gave in after an hour of asking. I don't blame her, I would also.

After packing some different clothes and some snacks, I walked out and waved bye to my sisters before heading with Hiei back to the Anime World, which is what I call it.

When we arrived, there was a strange looking guy at the cabin I slept the night before. He wore a tall wizard like hat, cowboy style vest and British style horse riding boots. He did have a shirt and pants on, its just those were the things that were not normal. His hair was a neon green and his eyes were the darkest blue you could ever imagine. To tell the truth, I was a little worried until Hiei stood beside me.

I looked up at him, he was watching the stranger like a hawk. Then Kurama came outside, smiling as usual. He waved us over and we slowly walked over, as if the stranger would attack at any moment. If I were watching, and not partaking in that scene, I probably would've laughed my butt off.

And that's exactly what Yusuke and Botan did, that is, until Hiei had his sword unsheathed and to their necks within an instant. If I would've blinked at that moment, I would of not seen him move at all, and thought he knew Instant Transmission like Goku from DBZ.

I hurried over to Kurama and stood between Kurama and Kuwabara, while Yusuke and Hiei yelled relentlessly at each other. Yusuke because Hiei could've easily taken his head off, and Hiei because he didn't think it was an appropriate time to laugh. Which only caused Botan and Keiko to crack up laughing and Yusuke and Hiei turned their yells to the two innocent, or so they say, girls.

I just stood and watched, smiling at the fact that things seemed to be normal for the moment. Until Yusuke would remember I was there and end up turning cold again.

"Kurama, uh who is that er man who keeps looking at me?"

Kurama looked down at me with a serious expression on his face, before it turned back to his happy-go-lucky self.

"Oh, he is the detective that Hiei wanted. Well, the only one I could get to come out here on such short notice."

I nodded in understanding, then turned to Kuwabara who was on my left.

"Uh Kuwabara?" He looked down and then smiled for the first time since I had been there.

"Yea Kia?"
"Uh do you by chance feel any er weird spirits or anything, like that may have come from that guy?"

He looked over at the man and then back to me.

"Uh uh I don't feel anything, sorry."

"Its ok, I just have this feeling like he's bad news."

"Oh, really? I haven't felt anything abnormal for a while."

I looked back at the man and then saw a bench and went over to sit on it. I sat down once there and pulled my back pack off my back onto the ground. I leaned back against the bench and closed my eyes, still holding onto my pack. I was now behind Kurama and Kuwabara, the strange man was also in front of me.

:What are you doing lazying around at this time of day:

'Hiei? What the heck do you mean this time of day?'

:I mean you either do that late at night or late afternoon.:

I opened my eyes and almost squeaked. Hiei was right there and scared the crap outta me.

"Don't do that, sheesh."

"Oh sorry, do what? This?"

Hiei got closer and I nodded. Getting up, I almost knocked him backwards. Then I sat down again and rummaged through my bag before taking out a little bag of Doritos. I offered one to Hiei who backed up like they would explode on him or something.

"What's wrong? Never had a Dorito before? Oh that's right you probably don't have them here."

"No we don't, what the hell is it?"

"Haha its food, a chip, erm, I don't know how else to explain it. Just try one, there're really good."

Hiei warily took it, then eyed it for a minute.

"It's ok I didn't poison it or anything."

"That makes me feel soo much better." He said sarcastically, which is like everything that comes out of his mouth.

"You should, so nya." I stuck my tongue out at him.

He shoved it in his mouth quickly and started to chew it. I could hear it crunching.

"Its not so bad now is it?"

"Npho nomph badth ath allth"

I laughed and began to eat again, then Hiei swallowed and sat beside me. I turned and smiled at him, offering him more, which he eagerly took.

"Hey Kia, Hiei! Come here a minute will ya!"

Kurama was waving us over, to meet the weird guy. I shuddered a moment before I got up and walked over with Hiei.

"This is Kreai, he is the only detective who could make it on such short notice. He is supposedly trained in ninja tracking ways."

I walked over by Kurama and then circled Kreai, such a weird name. He watched me circle him, and then I felt the same menacing presence as before. I jumped back away from him and hid behind Hiei.

:What's wrong:

'I er, felt a strange menacing presence, it scared me, and it came from Kreai.'

:Really? I felt something strange earlier when we first got here, that's why I was being wary.:

I looked out from behind him and Kreai was watching me, I made a face at him then walked over to Kurama.

"Hey Kurama, can I talk to you for a sec?"

"Sure Kia, what's on your mind?"

We walked to where the bench was and sat down.

"I know I may just be paranoid or something, but I feel a menacing presence when I go near that guy. Hiei said he felt it to when we first got here. He may be someone who is trying to get Manae's soul or something."

Kurama smiled and looked thoughtful a moment.

"Yes I did feel some sort of presence earlier, now that I think of it. Well we will have to be wary and quiz him, if he fails then we will find someone else, ok?"

"Ok, fair enough I guess." I stood up and we walked back over to Hiei and Kreai.

'Has he done anything strange?' I asked Hiei through telepathy.

:Not as of yet, but he just looks strange.:

I giggled out loud and everyone looked at me.

"What?"

They all shook their heads and went back to questioning Kreai.

I sighed and accidentally leaned against Hiei, who took in a sharp breath and tensed.

"What's wrong Hiei-sama?"

He un-tensed and looked behind him at me.

"Nothing ningen, you just worried me when you about fell over on me.

"Oh sorry, I didn't even realize I was leaning on you."

I stood up all the way now, and hung my head, my eyes closed. 'Stop it Kia, you do that waaay to much. Jeez, get a hold of yourself, he's in an alternate dimension and an actor, there's no way he would.shutup, omygosh I think I'm going insane, yelling at myself. Haha..'

Hiei smiled to himself as he had been in my thoughts like always. Everyone finished questioning Kreai and then he left.

"So uhm, did he pass it?"

"Yes, but a little to much, he knew more than what we asked him, it's a little worrisome." Kurama explained later that afternoon.

I nodded and then went outside and found a tree. Looking up, I swore as the tree I wanted was taken by none other than Hiei.

I shrugged and moved on to a tree a little ways down, but Hiei was in that tree as well.

"Damnit Hiei, what the hell do you want?" I yelled up at him, he shrugged and then grinned.

I noticed then that he was just bothering me because he's a guy. So then I started to hum the Yu Yu Hakusho ending theme. Haha, he go this annoyed face and then jumped down behind me. I spun around and jumped flipping over him landing on my feet behind him.

He stared at me in awe for a second then his grin returned.

'Hey wanna spar?"

I looked at him, like 'Are you for sure? You're a lunatic!' but he just pulled out his sword and then my sword appeared. I have one like Kuwabara's only it's a purple color and a little stronger. Then without warning Hiei ran at me, I blocked and then jumped back a second before charging myself and he blocked it easily before I flipped over him again and he barely had time to block.

We then became a blur of color as the spar got intensified. After about ten minutes of charging and blocking I started to take a more active roll and really tried to hit him. He noticed and then was grinning more broadly than I have ever seen. After about twenty minutes of active sparring, I got tired and stopped.

"What's wrong ningen? Tired already?"

I looked up at him and then out of nowhere charged him, Hiei almost didn't see me. But he blocked just in time, or else I don't think he would have a right arm. I back off and then laughed.

"Wow, I didn't think I had the energy to do that, hm, this spirit sword of mine is really cool, I didn't even know I had one."

Hiei chuckled at my amusement then proceeded to put away his sword. I leaned against a tree to catch my breath, but Hiei wasn't even slightly out of breath. I guessed he did this often.

"Hiei, come here we need to discus something!" Kurama yelled from the second cabin. He looked at me, I nodded and then he was gone in a leap.

'Wow he's so fast. Well better go er, hmm what should I do? Aha! I think it's time to do some detective work!'

So standing up all the way, I stretched then walked to the first cabin where I found Botan.

"Hey Botan?"

"Yea."

"Do you know anything about Manae?"

Botan's eyes got slightly larger. Then she turned the opposite way of me with her head down.

"H-how do you know ab-about her?"

I cocked my head to the right then looked at the left cabin wall before answering.

"Well, Hiei told me of course. He said, he said he believes that I am, am her reincarnation."

I hesitated a couple of times, not sure of what Botan's reaction would be, then approached her and stood looking at the floor.

"Why do you want to know about her?" Botan was now facing me, her expression unreadable, which I thought strange, as I had never seen her like that before.

"Because Hiei told me someone is trying to destroy her soul, and well I want to help. So I figure if I do a little detective work, maybe I can figure out who or what it is, and why they want to kill her."

Botan now sat down on one of the four chairs in the room. Her head was down still, making it hard for me to figure out what was wrong. She looked up at me, a determined look in her eyes.

"Well then, I guess you should know the story right?" I shrugged. "Only if, if it wont make you more upset than you are currently."

Then Botan laughed, she laughed and laughed and laughed, then laughed some more. I was completely clueless as to why she had the sudden urge to laugh so much. I really found nothing funny. She laughed so hard she was crying, I hadn't laughed that hard in about two months.

"B-Botan?" I asked as she tried to control herself. She was pretty much under control at the moment, and was having a hard time speaking.

"C-come gasp her-here Ki-Kia." She pointed to the chair beside her. So I sat down, and waited for her to speak again.

"Heh, I guess I-I'm not to good at hiding my feel-feelings. Well, uh you should know, that Manae was my best friend."

She was now under complete control and had a sad expression on her face, which I was sure she wasn't trying to hide. I looked down when she told me Manae was her best friend.

"You don't have to tell me, not if it will hurt you."

She smiled at me, then shook her head, her skyish blue hair floating behind her rather roughly.

"No, I have to get this off my chest, or else it will bother me forever."

I nodded. "Ok, if your sure?"

She nodded and then leaned closer to me, I was guessing so people walking by couldn't here.

Inside Cabin 2 with Kurama, Hiei and Yusuke.

"Ok Hiei, we found out that that detective that Kurama called, was a total fake, and well he knew a little to much information for us not telling him diddly squat."

Yusuke sat back down in his chair and looked back at Kurama, waiting for him to explain further to Hiei.

"Yes Hiei, it was quite unsettling to hear him repeat some things that only us three would know. Us as in You, Botan, and I." Hiei leaned back against the door frame, his chin to his chest and eyes closed, typical Hiei scene.

"Hn, well it seems we either have a spy here." At that he looked around. "Or that he was spying on us and has such a strong power, I couldn't sense him."

"Either way he needs to be taken care of, as in interrogated and then done away with."

Yusuke stood up again and paced around the room, hand on his chin, thinking.

"No, that would not do, he could of easily found someone working for the 'person' and be completely innocent."

"Heh, just like you Kurama, your growing weak in your older age."

Hiei smirked and then sighed.

"So what do we do? Should we tell Kia if we make a plan?"

"Huh? Why would we tell her? She has no part in this whatsoever!"

"Yusuke, she IS Manae's reincarnation, it would be only fair to let her in on this. Plus I think she really wants to help."

Kurama looked sternly at Yusuke before walking over to the window and peering out at Shiziru, Keiko, Koenma, and Kuwabara. He smiled to himself, as they seemed so carefree at the moment.

"Then it's settled, Kia will know, and Yusuke, you have the worst attitude towards her at the moment, why IS that?"

Hiei asked with sarcasm as Yusuke looked down and then shuffled back to his chair.

"I-I just don't think she needs all this darn attention, it's going to her head."

Kurama laughed and then walked outside, Hiei looked out the door at Kurama who was helping Keiko get up after Koenma shot a blast thing at Kuwabara and missed. Keiko didn't look to happy.

"Ok so you knew basically everything about her? That's amazing, I think we may need to take you with us Botan."

I looked down at the ground contemplating a plan. I needed to find out some more about the person/thing that is trying to destroy her soul, and why they would want to.

"Botan?"

"Yea?"

"Uhm, do you know if Manae had any powers that were strange or really powerful?"

Botan thought a minute.

"Well she did say that she would often have weird dreams about a new power, but she didn't know what it meant."

I thought again.

'Perhaps we may need to go to the present to figure this out.'

"Well, let's go tell the boys, about this new information, maybe they'll have a plan?"

"Perhaps, but it wouldn't hurt to ask I suppose."

I nodded and we headed out to cabin two. But we didn't get out of cabin one, Kurama was right outside the door when we opened it.

"Oh Kurama, we were just going to go talk to you guys. Come in please."

Botan said as she lead them inside.

"Uh Hiei? Do you guys have a plan yet?"

Hiei looked at me a moment, contemplating something, I could feel it.

"No, not as of yet. You?"

I shook my head. "But we do have some new information on Manae."

At that Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke's attention all snapped to me. I had the floor I was guessing.

"Well Botan told me that Manae often had a dream about a new power, but she never figured it out. Maybe that's a power 'they' want?"

Hiei looked down and then spoke in whisper.

"I-I remember that, she used to talk about that dream, but I-I never thought about it." "Well, I think that maybe we need to go to the present to figure out this mystery."

Botan agreed, and for once since I had been there, Yusuke agreed also.

'Well, I think the world may be ending, hmm'

"So do you guys have a plan now?" I asked the boys.

"Yes, we may just have one, that was just the information we needed." Kurama said with his normal smile.

'Yes score one for Kia! Haha.'

AN: SOOOOOOOO SORRY AGAIN, hehe. Uhm, hope this er clears some things, and I think this may be the most boring chap yet, but there is some fighting, so hopefully that's a plus for y'all. Well we leave Sunday for the Cruise, so I wont be able to get the next chapter up. SORRY, if I had a laptop, I would, but unfortunately I don't, so yea.

Uhm. But when I get back that's what ill work on, please R/R!

Seigi Tsuki