"Huh?" School had already begun by the time Kaori reached its great front gate. She had purposely held back on the way over, in a false hope that she'd be slow enough to miss the first period, and everyone would be over complaining about the uniform. But something had stopped her from entering the great building, a high-pitched yell admitted from the park behind her, it sounded as though some one was about to get attacked.
"Guess class will have to wait…" She didn't pay any mind to the fact that no one else had heard said yell, or that she may very well be walking into a fight she may not be able to get out of or win. No, for now all she cared about was the figure(s) in the park, and what they were up to.
Dropping her bag by the front gate she wandered- as if hypnotized- towards the park, subconsciously heading towards the source of two powers that her conscious mind had hardly registered. She began to run, darting behind one of the larger trees and checking that no one else was around. A moments pause and she slipped closer again, her own presence masked without being aware of it.
Daringly Kaori peered forth from her hiding place, studying the two figures before her. One she didn't recognize...but the other…

Hiei? What the Hell?

What was Hiei doing here…and who was this other sugar-hyped girl he was talking to? He didn't appear to be pleased with her, although he was never really pleased with anyone...
But this girl, even her appearance; striking blue hair, pink eyes…she wasn't from around here...

Needless to say, the last thing he had expected was to be woken by the annoying and extremely bubbly reaper. Despite his well known agility and balance, this surprise was too sudden for Hiei, causing him to fall from his perch and land rather painfully beside her. Briskly standing he squinted against the sun,

"What? Whatever Koenma wants, it has nothing to do with me. Go bother Yusuke," He snapped, turning his back to her and making it clear he was leaving.

It took all of Kaori's will to keep herself from laughing, watching in pure amusement as Hiei fumed. For a moment she seemed to forget where she was, or what was going on, until that is, she was able to repeat his words over in her mind.

Koenma?

Botan sighed heavily and moved towards him, taking long meaningful strides and waving the file out in front of her.
"Read, deliver to Yusuke, and make sure he shows the rest of the gang. Be a good boy and make sure you read very closely." She replied in a less enthusiastic manner than before, then grinned and ran off. When she was far enough away, Botan retrieved her oar and left.

Kaori's eyes slitted in suspicion, gazing at the file in Hiei's hands.

Gang? Read that? Why? What the hell is going on?

Baka, if you weren't working for Koenma I wouldn't think twice abo- Hiei stopped mid-rant, clutching the file in one hand and his sword in the other. Someone else was there…watching him. Had they heard him talking to Botan, or more to the point, seen Botan disappear through a portal?

Brows furrowed, scanning the area for suspicious faces. It didn't matter really, they wouldn't understand either way, and it all came down to Botan's lack of concern for their surroundings. Nothing he had to worry about, no, all he was expected to do was read the file and pass it on to Yusuke Urameshi.

Arching an eyebrow at said folder he used his free hand to flip it open, quickly scanning over the profile page in disbelief.
Kaori…Was this really…the Kaori he knew? No wonder Botan had given the file to him; way to reel him into helping.

But perhaps 'help' was not the correct term to use. As of yet, the fire apparition had not decided a side, or even what he would do after relaying this information to Yusuke. But he would no abandon them completely, just in case...not everything went to plan.

He's looking for me!

Kaori panicked, immediately throwing away any intention of sneaking away unseen as she turned and bolted back out of the park and back towards the school. She didn't care for her uniform anymore, or being forced to work in class, all she wanted to do was to enter the building, enter class, and forget any of this had ever happened.

Standing before the entrance she raised a shaking hand to reach towards the metal handle, paused, and let it drop again.

Has Hiei been hiding something from me…what if everyone is hiding something from me? She glanced longingly at the many classrooms that faced her, unsure if she could face them anymore. I need time…

Kaori's whole body felt like lead. Turning away from the school she felt as though everyone was in on one huge secret…except her, like the whole world was against her. And she hated it.

A last glance around the area let Hiei catch onto Kaori's disappearing figure, one he hadn't been able to pick up on earlier. If she were able to conceal her presence like that then…Koenma's report must have been correct…

Had she been watching him and Botan, she wouldn't have seen anything out of the ordinary (save Botan herself). The grim reaper had moved quite far away before creating the portal and had successfully gone without mentioning demons, spirits or anything supernatural. The youkai made a final check that she had left before disappearing, traveling at an untraceable speed towards Yusuke's school.

As far as he was concerned, Kaori was in the same class as Kurama was which would only make their situation a lot worse.