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Chapter 3:
-(Reikai)-
"Do you have her?" Koenma watched them anxiously as they filed in through the portal. He gave a sigh of relief as soon as he saw who Kurama carried. "Good. Come with me." He opened the door and swept down various halls (in his teenage form).
They walked into a lab, similar to the one they had found the girl in.
"Place her on the floor," Koenma commanded. Kurama did so, and a large cylindrical piece of glass lowered itself around her, leaving around two feet around her body. Green gas filled the tube then quickly filtered out. Her eyes fluttered open, examined her surrounding. She curled up, leaning on the glass wall, and started to doze.
The Prince pushed another button on the side of the wall where he was standing near, and more gas came in. "Identify," he said, speaking clearly. Lights lit up around the room.
"This little baby will tell us all we need to know about her origins and power," Koenma said pridefully, patting the controls.
"Hanyou. Female. Elemental demoness. Water. Electricity. Unable to identify other origins," blared a mechanical voice.
"Redo testing!"
"Looks like your contraption is not all knowing Koenma." The prince glared at the smirking fire demon.
More light flashing and beeps. "Female. Hanyou. Elemental demoness. Water. Electricity. Unable to identify other origins."
"Gr." Koenma glared at the demoness. "What class?"
"Processing," the computer replied. "A Class."
"A class! WHAT!"
"Are there any files found under her name?" Yusuke asked.
Koenma sulked. "We don't know her name."
"Wake her up and ask her."
-(Yuki's POV)-
(AN: I never mentioned this before, but she's in a plain grey yukata. I think a yukata is a lighter version of a kimono, and it's not as long. Pardon my ignorance.)
'Unh.' I examine my surroundings as soon as the gas clears away. 'Hm. Another laboratory. New cage.' I start to doze off, although I can still hear those voices (but only catches of what they say).
"Hey." My foot twitches. "Hey." I turn over and look at the person in the face.
"What's your name?" he asked me. It was that black haired boy from before, the one in the green uniform.
"Why should I tell you?" My blunt question put him at loss of words for a few moments.
"I just asked you a friendly question."
"I might tell you if I knew." 'If they can tell I'm lying, they won't get it out of me.'
"You don't know your own name!" The curly orange haired boy joined the other.
"I don't." I stared at him. "Why am I here?"
"Yusuke, Kuwabara, I want to talk to her." Another boy, brown haired, with something in his mouth, and the letters 'JR' stamped on his forehead. "Alone." He looked at the others, Hiei and Kurama. They left.
"Are you Koenma?"
He nodded. "Koenma Daoi, Prince of the Spirit World."
"It's nice to meet you." I bowed halfway, noticing the glee in his eyes. (1) "Are you my new sponsor?"
He sobered quickly. "No. I sent my Spirit Detectives to bring you here. I wanted to question you."
"Ask away."
"You have just recently been brought to my attention. We know Lord Osamu was holding you at his castle. Do you know why?"
"No. All I know is that they were testing me for something"
"You have no idea what for?"
"No. They never informed me, and never would have bothered."
"I see." He pondered to himself for a moment. "Who are 'they'?"
"The scientist who preformed the tests on me, and all of my former sponsors."
"How long did they keep you there?"
"I don't remember being anywhere else."
"Then that's that for now." He prepared to leave. "If you do remember something, please tell me so."
"Excuse me, but where am I?" He had never really given me enough information to satiate me.
"Spirit World, otherwise known as Reikai," he flung back casually.
"There's more than one world?" I asked in shock. I had only known Makai, and even then my knowledge had been limited. I had never heard of another, this 'Reikai.'
"Of course. You didn't know?" I shook my head no. "I'll explain."
"There are three main worlds. First off is the Makai, the one you are most familiar with. It is occupied by demons, which is why it's called the demon world."
"The Reikai is where you are now. It is the place for sprits whose bodies are dead, where they can rest in peace or suffer punishments their past life decides."
"The Ningenkai is the last. In it live humans- some demons sneak in, but they are few. My father, King Enma, oversees the three worlds, and I help."
"About Ningenkai… what are humans?" He almost fell over in surprise.
"They're… slightly like demons, but not as strong. They look more normal, like those four boys that brought you in."
"They're all humans?"
"Kuwabara is. Hiei is a demon, but usually has his human form on. Kurama is a demon in a human body. Yusuke is a half demon." He walked out and closed the door. Two seconds later he reopened it.
"I just remembered." He pressed the button, and the glass cylinder lifted off of her. "You don't need this. Botan will help you."
"Who?"
A blue haired girl dressed in a pink kimono popped her head in. "Hello! My name's Botan, it's nice to meet you!"
'She seems friendly, and somewhat energetic.' "Nice to meet you too." I smiled at her.
"Oh, you're so kawaii!" she squealed. She grabbed me and took off. "Come on, we've got lots to do!"
-(With Botan and Yuki)-
"So, here are the plans!" Botan said excitedly. "First off! You're going to live with a guardian. He will give you shelter, food, and clothes, and be like your parent. His name is-" Botan glanced at the paper. "Aki Jiro. You'll go see him later." She was dressed in jeans and a pink t-shirt, her hair up in a ponytail with a strand or two coming out.
"Since you don't know your name, then you get to choose your own!" Botan grinned. "Your last name will be Aki, because that's your guardian's last name."
"Mm." She thought for a moment. She'd still prefer to keep her true name hidden. "Amaya."
"Aki Amaya! Lovely!" Botan scribbled it down.
"And I live with Aki-sama?"
"Yup! Then we're going to enroll you in a school to keep you occupied. The school is Sarayashiki High. You're around fifteen, right?"
"Yes."
"So you're going to be in Yusuke's and Kuwabara's grade! And Keiko's!"
"Who's Keiko?"
Botan giggled. "Oh, I'll introduce you to her later. She'll love you!" She glanced down the paper again. "Every three days or so, you go to Reikai to get some tests done- I'll escort you." Flipping the sheet over, she continued. "So today, we're going to get you some clothes, enroll you at the school, get your uniform, and meet your guardian."
"Where-?"
"Ningenkai of course!" Botan smiled happily. "They have the best stores! Let's go!" She summoned her oar and pulled the silver haired girl on with her. "Here we go!" They zoomed off.
-(Ningenkai)-
"That was fun, wasn't it?" The ferry girl hopped off, looking expectantly at the dazed Yuki.
She shook the blank look off her face and smiled. "That was great!" She had liked the soaring feeling, although the crazy loops and twists had made her extremely dizzy.
"Come on!" She pulled her along. "We're going shopping for your clothes!" The duo got several stares- one had bright blue hair and the other had silver hair down to her knees. A strange pair of girls.
"Here." Botan ushered her into a store. "You have to have some street clothes, when you're not in school." She started thrusting articles of clothing into her arms. "Go try these on in there!" She pushed her in the direction of a changing room.
(30 minutes later…)
"Those look perfect!" Yuki had come out in a pair of flared jeans and a white t-shirt.
"… They're very… different."
"Oh, come on! How can you not love them? Let's go pay!" Botan grabbed the poor girl, who was now used to it, and all the clothing she had tried on.
"Um, Botan, who's paying for all this?" ventured Yuki.
"Koenma!" she replied. "So don't you worry about it!"
"Um… but it's still a lot of money… I don't want to burden him."
"Like I said, don't worry! I spend about twice as much as you do when I go shopping! But duty calls, so I'll save it for next weekend!"
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Botan yet again bustled her friend out. "Let's go meet your guardian!"
"Botan!" A man hailed her from the street corner. "Over here!"
Botan grinned. "Jiro-san! I thought we were meeting you at your home!"
"Had to go get groceries. And clean up the house." He rubbed the back of his head nervously. "It got slightly messy again."
Botan gasped. "Poor Amaya! To think that she'll be living in that mess of yours!"
"It's not that bad," he grumbled, tossing his jet black hair that brushed his shoulders out of his equally dark eyes. Her new guardian was about a foot and a half taller than her, around 6'4". Yuki stared up at him in awe, then hurriedly bowed. He was around thirty, with a muscled body, and tan skin. He wore a dark blue collared shirt that was halfway unbuttoned and black jeans, and had an ear piercing and a necklace.
"So, this is her?" Jiro extended a hand with a cheerful smile. "Pleased to meet you." She took it, smiling back. "What's your name?"
"Y-Amaya."
"Jiro-san, how about we get her settled at your place then come with us to register her at her school?" Botan suggested.
He shrugged. "Sounds fine to me. Though I don't think I'll be that good of an impression on those people."
She wagged her finger in his face. "But you're still her guardian!"
Jiro sighed. "Let's just go." He politely took the shopping bags from Yuki's hand and led the way. He lived in a town house, about three stories high in a peaceful neighborhood. Taking his keys out, he unlocked the door, revealing a brightly lit room filled with clutter.
"…" ... They both stared at the male as he easily made his way through the mess.
"Jiro!" Botan admonished him. "What did you do!"
"Nothing. It got dirty by itself," he responded calmly.
"It's worse than Yusuke's house!"
"Atsuko's son?" Jiro laughed. "Kami, I was hoping it was a level higher than that."
"This is pretty close!"
"Hey, at least Amaya's room is clean." He shoved aside a pile of garbage. "Come this way." They followed him, cautiously threading through the mess. He slid open the door, displaying a neat little room. Its walls were painted a light blue, and the twin sized bed was covered in a navy coverlet. An empty white desk stood next to it, and had a wood chair painted white placed near it, and a small wardrobe with mirrors for doors was placed opposite. A white bureau was in the corner. Two small windows with dark blue curtains fluttered in the breeze, letting in light. The floor was swathed in soft navy carpeting. All matching, it was plain but suitable.
"Go on in." Jiro gave her a little nudge to prompt her into going forward. She complied, stepping into the room, admiring it with awe.
"It's beautiful."
"Nah, it's nothing." He placed the shopping bags by the door. "There's a bathroom across the hall from your room." He jerked a thumb behind him. "We'll leave you to get settled in." He ushered Botan out. Yuki could still hear her grumbling over the… absence of tidiness in his home.
Carefully putting her clothes away in the bureau, she sat down on the bed. She was so lucky.
'Maybe they're not that bad after all…'
: End Chapter
(1) He's all happy gleeful because someone gives him respect! You know how Yusuke calls him pacifier breath, and in all those fics the authors/authoresses have the protagonists laughing their asses off at his younger form when they first go to Reikai… I just thought I'd give him some relief, you know? Besides his little coworkers and ogres
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