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"Hiei's telepathy"

"Hiei's thoughts"

Kurama's thoughts

Youko's thoughts

Karein's thoughts

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Chapter 4

There were five of them. Hiei and Kurama were certain they could defeat them. But they knew this was going to take some explaining.

"Rose Whip!" Kurama shouted pulling a red rose out of his hair.

Hiei drew his katana and the two boys were fighting. It took less than ten minutes, but Karein was pushed to the ground hard during the battle, so she missed most of it. However she had caught the rose whip and how dangerously fast the smaller man moved. When the battle was over Kurama picked Karein up again and the two ran for the temple.

"Yusuke, Kuwabara, to Genkai's now!"

Hiei knew the other two boys would be there soon. When they got to Genkai's temple Hiei quickly found Genkai and Yukina. Kurama was slightly wounded as was Hiei. They had both gotten distracted when Karein had been knocked to the ground and had faltered slightly. Yukina quickly healed Hiei, while Genkai healed Kurama. When Genkai was finished she walked over to the girl, but she backed away. That was when Genkai noticed that the girl hadn't looked up since the boys had brought her here.

"Who is the Kamoku Onna?" Genkai asked Kurama.

"She goes to school with Shuichi," a deep voice said.

Startled Karein looked up. Shuichi had just been standing at the foot of her bed, but now it was a man with white hair, gold eyes and little triangular patches on top of his head. Then she was really startled, because she noticed the tail swishing behind him.

"You have beautiful eyes. They are an even more vibrant green than Kurama's," Yukina said.

Quickly Karein lowered her head, and almost closed her eyes. Suddenly the white haired man was at her side lifting her head up. Karein's eyes got huge. Then Hiei was there jerking the other man's hand away from her face. Karein scrambled away from the two men. She didn't know who the white-haired man was.

Suddenly the older woman was at her side again. Once more Kirana tried to get away, but the woman grabbed onto her arm. Karein was terrified. She was so confused. She didn't know what was going on, and she wasn't sure she wanted to know.

"Listen to me, kamoku onna. I am trying to help you," Genkai said.

Karein nodded. Then she glanced back at the two men fighting. Genkai could tell she didn't know that Youko and Shuichi were the same person. She decided that Youko would have to be the one to tell her. Genkai could also tell that the girl was a demon, and didn't know it.

"I am going to heal any cuts and bruises you have, but I will leave the leg since it would look strange going back to school without the cast. But you have to sit still. Yukina, please help me out with this she is nervous," Genkai said.

Yukina smiled and walked over to the girl. She gently sat next to her and began to help Genkai heal her. Yukina didn't understand why the demon girl was so nervous, but she decided that Genkai probably did, so she said nothing. Finally she was healed.

"What are they fighting about?" a voice came from the next room.

Karein did not recognize the voice, and so she threw her gaze to the comforter on the bed she was sitting on. She knew it was another guy, and she didn't want any more attention. She was beginning to get frustrated with the two who were fighting.

"I believe they are fighting over Karein," another voice answered.

Karein immediately recognized the voice as Yusuke. Shuichi's friend and the one who had helped save her from that gang the other day. She was tempted to look up and see who the other guy was, but did not want to chance him seeing her eyes. She truly did not want another scene.

"Karein, are you okay?" Yusuke said coming up and sitting next to her.

The minute he sat down both of the demons grabbed him and pulled him away from her. Karein was so startled that she looked up blinking. What was going on? She did not understand. Surely they were not worried about Yusuke hurting her.

"I'm okay Urameshi-sama. I appreciate your concern, but you needn't have worried. Hiei and Shuichi… well they… killed… the… thing after me… at least I think it was after me, but I don't know why," Karein said confused.

Yusuke pulled out of the two demons grip, and sat back down next to Karein, "Call me Yusuke, and yes they were after you. I believe the person you know as Shuichi should explain to you what is going on, unless you would rather me and Grandma explain everything, and then Hiei and Youko can go back to fighting."

"Where is Shuichi?" Karein asked.

"Well… that is part of the explanation… do you want me to tell you, or Youko and Hiei?" Yusuke asked her.

Karein looked over to the two men she was sure Yusuke was referring to. Now that she looked at them the white-haired man looked like one of the things that had been after her. She immediately pulled her gaze away from them and back to Yusuke.

"Will you tell me… please?" Karein asked.

Yusuke smiled, "Of course I will. Grandma can help if I get something wrong."

"Correction I will correct you WHEN you screw up," the older woman said.

"Hey I will get this right Grandma… I have been through this… well… kind of," Yusuke said grinning.

"Please… what is going on?" Karein asked beginning to get even more nervous when she noticed the other man in the room.

"Well, Karein, you are special, in fact you must be even more unusual than we had originally thought if you were attacked. You see we are the Reikai Tantei. The Spirit Detectives. We work for Koenma, the prince of Reikai, doing things like protecting the innocent, and killing wayward demons. We have come to realize that you are a demon just like Hiei and Kurama… well you know him as Shuichi," Yusuke said.

"No. That is not possible. Who is that guy there?" Karein asked pointing to Youko.

"My name, Karein, is Youko Kurama. My counterpart is Minamino Shuichi. I know it is hard to believe, but it is true," the man answered.

"That is not possible. Shuichi has red hair and green eyes, and you have white hair and gold eyes," Karein answered.

"But don't you remember… Shuichi's eyes changing. Didn't they turn this exact color? If you want me to, I will let Shuichi back out, maybe he can explain better than the dimwit," Youko offered.

"I would like to talk to Shuichi… I need to thank him for saving me twice today," Karein said quietly.

"Very well," Youko said.

Karein's eyes widened as Youko's white hair began to turn red. Then watched in a panic as his gold eyes turned that vibrant shade of green. When Shuichi realized he was back in control, and saw the panic in Karein's eyes he was concerned.

"Karein? What did Youko do? He didn't do anything he shouldn't have did her?" Shuichi asked truly concerned.

Karein looked back at the man standing before her, and then the world went black.

"What happened?" the voice seemed to be coming from a very long way away.

"She is fine, she just needs some room. She would not like to wake up and find your faces that close to her," this voice seemed closer to Karein.

That is when she recognized both voices. The first had belonged to Hiei, and the second to Genkai. She didn't want to wake up at all. She had hoped this was all some really weird dream and she would get up and find out that she hadn't moved yet at all. Her head hurt.

"What happened to her?" Hiei sounded like he was getting mad.

"She fainted. Watching Youko transform back into Shuichi was too much for her. Youko should have known that. She will be up in a few minutes, so I would suggest that you all step back," Genkai ordered.

Karein heard a shuffling as feet moved away from her. She knew she would have to open her eyes eventually, but for now she just wanted to pretend that none of this had ever happened.

"Onna, since you are awake I would suggest facing this now. It will make it easier in the future. So open your eyes and sit up. I will take over the explanation, or the old hag can do it, but I will not let Youko make a fool of himself and our kind again. And the detective seems to have botched it all up as well. Get up and I will explain what is going on."

That voice was Hiei, but it seemed to be coming from inside her head, which is not possible. It's not. She was determined to not think about that voice in her head. It may have been right, but she would not listen to it because it did not exist.

"Yes, Onna, it is Hiei, and yes I am speaking to you in your mind. Now get up or I will announce that you are truly awake and the old hag will make you get up."

"Why are you in my head?" Karein moaned aloud.

Sitting up she glared at Hiei. She did not understand how he had known what she was thinking, but the most logical thing seemed that he had been inside her own head. She did not like that thought at all. As she glared at Hiei, she noticed he was glaring right back. She was slightly offended. He had no right to glare at her. He was the one who had invaded her privacy. She glared again, and then turned to Genkai.

"How did he do that?" Karein asked louder than she had meant to.

"With his Jagan Eye," Genkai answered.

"Those don't exist," she insisted.

"IF you think you can handle it, I will show you. But you CANNOT pass out again. If you think you can do that I will show you that my Jagan is real, and then you will know that the old woman is again telling the truth."

Karein turned back to the short man, "Fine prove it."

Hiei smirked then removed the warding cloth from his forehead. When the eye opened, Karein closed her eyes, and rubbed them then opened them again. When the eye had not disappeared she tried again.

"Who are you people?" she asked after a few minutes.

"Four of us are demons and the other two are humans with exceptional spirit awareness. Hiei, Shuichi a. k. a. Kurama, Yukina and I are all demons. Genkai, and this oaf, Kuwabara, are both human," Yusuke said trying to explain things.

"So… I am a demon too?" Karein asked confused.

"Yes, you are, we are just not sure what kind or how powerful… yet," Kurama said.

"How will you find that out?" Karein asked.

"Well… you can transform… or try to," Kurama answered.

"Okay, how?" Karein asked determined.

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Author: Okay people please be nice this was my first time even close to a battle… I promise they will get more detailed in the future, but this time it was told from Karein's point of view, and she kinda fell over… so… she didn't see much.

Hilu: I believe they read that part.

Author: I know… I just want them to review.

Hilu: Then ask them to.

Author: Please review! Ja ne!