HI! Ok, I forgot to mention in the last chpt that I have absolutely no clue what Kurama's stepfather's name is so I just made it up. Sry. I will also tell u that I have abandoned my otehr fanfic in hope to come up with one that doesn't suck. So I will be posting ideas for fics on my profile so plez go to that and read at the bottom. It will explain it there. Thanks.
Chapter 6: Reunited
The next day was Saturday. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei were on their way to Genkai's temple. The main part of their visit was Kuwabara's desire to see his beloved Yukina. They had reached the bottom of the stairs when the oaf yelled, "I told you she was a psyco!" Hiei had just finished telling them about the night before. "She is a crazed killer!" "No, she's not. A demon uses weapons, you idiot!"
Yusuke and Kuwabara argued all the way up the steps. The bickering teens didn't even notice they had reached the temple. "Yo, Genkai!" One of the doors opened. Genkai stepped out to meet the spirit team. "Dimwit, there is no need to shout." "Yukina!" The spirit detective ran off to find the ice apparition. "I know why he is here. What about you three?" "Another demon problem." Yusuke put it simply. "Come inside."
The remaining three members followed Genkai inside the temple. "There have been energy spurts coming from a demon. We have an idea of who it is, but we're not sure." Yusuke explained. Genkai sipped her tea. "And how can I help?" Kurama finished up what the detective had started. "Do you know a way to expose a demon's true form?" The old fighter was a bit shocked. She thought for a moment.
"Yes." she finally answered. "How?" After another drink she said, "Get this demon of yours into a situation where he has to change in order to survive." "She." Hiei corrected. "What?" "The demon is a new girl at my school." Yusuke said. "Interesting." she commented. Genkai left the room to refill their cups.
"How are we suppose to make Kurenai change into her demon form?" The guys sat in silence. "We could confront her and tell her that we know who she is." Kurama shifted a bit. "Hn. If you do that she will kill you." The fox took this into consideration. "True, but she may not. Kurenai may not even be evil. Look at how she has been so far." "I'm with Kurama. Even if she does attack us, we can defend ourselves."
"Hello, again!" Botan walked into the room behind Genkai. "Hey." "Did you come up with anymore information?" Hiei stood up and walked to the exit. "Where are you going, Hiei?" Kurama asked. "To do something useful." He left in a blur of black. "So, is that a yes or no?" The guide sat down and took a cup from the tray. Yusuke and Kurama took a drink, too. "We know that Kurenai has a collection of weapons. I doubt that that helps with the demon part though." Yusuke told her. Botan pushed up the sleeves of her pink kimono. "How do you know that?" The fox was done so he answered. "Hiei watched her last night. We both felt demon energy and went to find who it was. Once we got there we saw Kurenai through one of the windows of the apartment building. He said he would stay in case it returned."
The spirit detective stood up. "We should get going. I promised Keiko that I'd go to the movies with her." He then walked off to find Kuwabara. Kurama and Botan helped clean up before they, too, departed. The spirit fox and guide to the Spirit World walked down the sidewalk. "Where does she live?" Botan asked with a smile. "This way." He led her to the building from last night. "You said the school records stated that she lived with Sanzo?" he asked, a little confusion edged in his voice. His companion nodded. "Strange." Now Botan was confused. "What do you mean 'strange'?" "Hiei said that no one else was in the apartment but Kurenai."
"Sanzo could have been out." she suggested. The young man removed a piece of hair from his eyes. "No. There is only one bedroom and nothing in there points to someone else living with her." The deity of death was about to respond, but Kurama cut her off. "Kuronue," Botan looked to where his gaze was. On the roof of the building were two demons battling. One looked like a lizard youkai and the other a komori demon.
The sun's rays made the black wings of the creature glimmer. Its long black hair was pulled back into a high ponytail, a few strands hung alongside its face. Pointed ears and long fingernails stood out. The komori had a red pendant around its neck and held a very sharp scyth. "Botan, get us up there." he demanded. She complied and summoned her oar. She took the kitsune to the roof where the lizard demon was just killed. When the winner turned to see who was there, Kurama's jaw almost dropped.
"Kurenai," he managed to get out. Botan stood next to Kurama as the bat was about to run.
A voice in his head echoed in his ears. Before he could try to stop it, Yoko found a way out. Kurama's eyes turned golden and his hair silver. He grew taller while his clothes changed to white garments. His tail followed right behind the other changes. The human was gone, replaced by the legendary thief. The komori ran to the edge of the roof. Her wings expanded, ready for flight.
"Kurenai Nokimura! Get your ass over here. Now!" She froze. 'That voice. It can't be.' Doing as the kitsune said, she folded her wings back and slowly turned around. Her eyes widened. She tried to speak, but nothing would come out. Botan took a few steps back. The deity knew Yoko wouldn't harm her, but she was still apprehensive. "Botan," She jumped when he called her. "Leave us. Tell Yusuke and the others to meet at the spirit detective's house at three." When she didn't move or answer, he faced her. "I will not hurt the girl."
Botan sensed he was telling the truth and nodded. She flew off, leaving the demons alone on the rooftop. "Now don't tell me you did this for fun." He smirked after glancing at the corpse of the reptile. Kurenai still looked stunned. Her face was drained of color and her dark eyes were focused on the youkai. "This can't be. You were killed. Rumors in Makai told of your death." she said. "It is me." Yoko stated. She glared at him, readying her scyth. "How do I know this isn't a trick?"
The kitsune took a step forward. This only made Kurenai tighten her grip on the blade. "Not very trusting, are you?" She lunged at him. Yoko dodged the attack as well as the next one. He pulled out a rose which lengthened to his famous rose whip. Just like him, Kurenai dodged the whip. However, she couldn't escape the fist that hurled itself into her side. The komori landed on her feet clutching her now bruised limb. "You're still the same little brat I remember. Of course, you get it from your father. Kuronue always was a fighter, not a talker."
Kurenai's head snapped up at the mention of her deceased father. "Yoko," He stopped in front of her and nodded. She dropped her weapon and slowly walked to him. "I thought you were dead." She fell into him, holding on for dear life. The fox returned the hug. "I was attacked and injured. So I took refuge in the body on a human. You can let go now. I'm not going anywhere." She backed up, atrue smile gracing her lips.
Yoko's own smile turned to a snarl. "Damn human." He smacked his head to get the ningen to shut up. Kurenai had no idea why her godfather was talking to himself. it didn't help her confusion when Yoko turned into Kurama. "We should head to Yusuke's. Come on." he said.
