File 02: A new partner
The three demons had separated as soon as they had exited the broken vault making things harder for any guard that might have been chasing them. One hour later they met again in a forest of the Ningenkai (human world). They might have got the items but there were still things that needed to be discussed. The ugly one tried a smug laugh (when it sounded rather stupid than smug -_-).
"You saw that girl she had a big mouth but she was so weak! And pretty."
"Idiot! Are you joking?! You were the only weakling! If Kurama hadn't been there to poison her you would be dead or in jail for the rest of your sorry life!" The shorty shouted angrily.
"Hiei is right, Goki." Said Kurama, as calm as ever. "She may be just human but she could have killed us easily if she had really wanted too. She masters her Spirit Energy better than us. She used a reigun but also used fire and wind attacks. She used it as a shield and was able to break Hiei's sword also."
"Besides she's very strong physically and her speed matched mine. She was holding back. But there's another problem." Hiei said looking right at Kurama in the eyes in a more than disapproving way. "She saw us. And that could cause a lot of trouble. She must die. You should have let me do it. It's not sure we'll have another chance."
"That would have been unnecessary." Kurama calmly replied without moving a muscle, standing up to his 'friend's' suspicious gaze. "The poison was a lethal one, she will die anyway. Or maybe you do not trust me?" There was a slightly defying tone in his voice
"Hn." Hiei said before walking away, ignoring the provocation. Surely he didn't want to start a fight with him. He perfectly knew that the kitsune was far more dangerous than he looked and sounded. Besides even if Kurama did lie to them it must have been for a good reason. He was not stupid. Yes, better let it go for now.
Yusuke grudgingly made his way to binky breath's office. Or rather Botan was dragging him to his office saying things about how rude it was making people wait. Not like he was listening anyway. He had been comfy sleeping on the school's rooftop and she had to disturb him for some stupid mission again. He yawned again as the 'grim' reaper opened the door. But his jaw wouldn't close when he saw this... this... damn hot and sexy chick speaking with Koenma. Maybe he had been right to come after all. She turned to shim, her long pink hair flowing and her piercing golden eyes scanning him. She had one hell of a nice body... those boobs were surely better than Keiko's.
"You're late again Yusuke! You're lucky we don't have much time. Well, Akari, this thing here is my spirit detective Yusuke Urameshi. Yusuke, this is Akari. She gave me the details of your new mission: yesterday night three demons stole three VERY important and dangerous artefacts: the Mirror of the Forlon Hope, the Shadow Sword and the Orb of Baast. The thieves are Kurama, a fox demon, Hiei, a fire demon and telepath. And Goki I assume. He's a soul eating demon." The toddler showed them pictures. "You must retrieve the objects and bring me the culprits. But I know you can't do it alone yet, that's why Akari will help you in this dangerous mission."
"WHAT?!" Akari and this Yusuke both shouted in the same time but for different reasons. While the boy disliked being thus underestimated, the girl – although she understood him – disliked listening to others.
"But Koenma I just came back can't it just wait a few days?! And I don't want to work with him…" She whined. She had been planning to laze around at home for a few days, properly recover from that extremely potent poison (even though she acted like everything was perfectly fine, she still a good cry away from her best condition) and maybe do something about those guys once they became too annoying.
"You were there. You already know what they're capable of, and-" The toddler began but was cut off by a certain spirit detective:
"Don't worry I'll protect you. For once you got a great idea binky breath." He said winking and putting an arm around her shoulders, pulling her really close to him. The young girl looked at him suspiciously, not liking this closeness one bit and wondering what he was up to.
"I'm sure it'll be a pleasure working with her, ne, Akari-chan?" But just as he finished his sentence she felt a hand groping her breast. As a reflex she elbowed him HARD in the ribs, sending him flying backward crashing against the door. His eyes swirling and his right leg twitching, blood trickling down his head and his mouth. Akari looked at him from her spot, her fists up and ready to beat him to a bloody pulp. She was red from anger and panting, trying to keep her cool. The prince sweatdropped and sighed, closing his eyes.
"I hope it'll at least teach him how to behave with ladies. Anyway you shouldn't underestimate her Yusuke: she may be a girl and human like you but she has great spiritual energy and she can control it way better than you. Besides she's not very patient. Don't try this again or she'll really end up killing you."
"NO! Koenma you saw it! I can't work with this…. this disgusting, weak, perverted, idiotic…. thing! No, no and no I'd rather work alone." She shouted at the little prince, pointing to the still out cold Yusuke.
"But Akari… you're the only one with enough power I can trust with this…" Koenma begged.
"No no no no no no and no: I will NOT work with him!" She said crossing her arms, tapping her foot on the ground and shutting tight her eyes.
And so a few hours later...
"Could you tell me again why I'm here?" A certain pink-haired girl asked with a bored look on her face for the –she didn't know how many- times (she had lost count), looking away from the spirit detective. Her problems were that she owed Koenma, her heart was still too big to cleanly refuse, and her dislike for boringness was stronger than her dislike to listen. Both reiki users were sitting at one end of the same bench. His elbows were resting on the top of the back of the bench while her arms were behind her head. Both of them were cursing Koenma more or less silently... And looking anywhere but at the other or at Botan's pitiful attempts to cheer them up.
"Koenma-sama said you were to assist Yusuke on this mission thanks to your powers and your knowledge of the targets." The bubbly blue haired girl said grinning widely and raising her hand like she was in class. It was true. Akari had told Yusuke everything she knew about Hiei, Kurama and Goki: powers fighting techniques and personality. How troublesome. The pink haired girl sighed. The ferry girl was sitting in the middle. She was feeling a certain tension and aggressiveness between them and it made her nervous and tense too. She pretexted that she was going to buy drinks and escaped.
Suddenly there was a commotion. A child had collapsed just like this. Yusuke and Akari looked at each other and went to see what was going on. They pushed their way to the center and saw the little boy in a man's arms. He was trying to wake him up. The child's eyes became lifeless and the two teens saw his soul –that looked like an almost transparent cloud leave from his slightly open mouth. They remembered Koenma saying that Goki especially liked children's spirits and the Orb by Baast that he had stolen had the power to draw them. They smirked, and not waiting for Botan, ran after the soul, certain it was going to lead them to the treasure.
They soon arrived in a rather disreputable area. Windows and doors were broken and sometimes barred with planks, signs were almost falling off, all cars had lost some of their pieces, boxes, empty bottles, cans and cigarette butts were just laying around, walls were tagged and the people here looked just as respectable as the place. The two youngsters soon noticed the demon disguised as a human and sitting on a box. Yusuke used one of his detective toys, errr... tools –the psychic spyglass– and confirmed that the orb was indeed in that guy's pocket. The youkai got up and left. They were going to follow him when they stopped by a group of hoodlums. They were surrounded. The thugs separated the teens. They were nicely asking money from Yusuke who told them he didn't have time. Others wanted a piece of the hot chick that was with him and hit on the pink-haired girl like the aristocratic gentlemen they were, which made Akari reply just as elegantly.
"I'm already in a bad mood so if you don't want to die, DISAPPEAR YOU TRASH!" She yelled, her temper flaring up. She was emiting so much aggressivity and bloodlust and they felt like mice having bothered a lioness. They ran away, some tripping and falling. Yusuke made the mental note to never stand in her way and be more careful when teasing her.
The demon was no longer in sight, but thanks to her spiritual awareness, Akari was able to lead the boy to a forest. And that man's energy was not the only one she could sense. There were three of them! The three had assembled! The fifteen-year-old girl could feel their youki getting stronger with each passing second and she was getting excited. It was rather unlike her to stay on a defeat. Besides she had only lost because of a stupid mistake: she had underestimated her opponents. Or maybe she had been too taken by Kurama's cuteness to really concentrate? Nah. Couldn't be. Anyway, they were not getting away with this.
When they arrived the demons were apparently having an argument… and a heated one at that. Kurama wanted to leave them. Hiei was rather clearly angry at him, just like Goki who was even threatening him, which showed he was stupider than she thought.
"If your little discussion is finished, could you please hand us the artefacts?" Akari asked stepping in the clearing and reaching out her hand. "No, more like hurry up and hand them over now, or I'll be searching them on your dead bodies..." She ordered menacingly. She had never been an angel of patience, especially if she had been slighted.
"Hey! Look, it's the female again! You should be dead, but it's better cause now we can play properly. This won't go like last tim-..." Goki began but she kicked him in the chest before he could finish. A crunch was heard, and he was sent flying backward again, crashing in a few trees. She then sent a deadly glare at the two others and turned to them.
"Now if you don't want to end up like him..." She said pointing at Goki, who was painfully holding his chest and had blood dripping from the corner of his mouth and chin. "I suggest you shut up and come with us. I'm already angry enough." She finished; her voice very low. Yusuke's jaw dropped, thinking he should really be more careful around her, while Kurama looked at the angry girl apologetically before lowering his head and sighing, his eyes closed before just turning around and walking away his hands in his pockets.
"I'm sorry. I'm leaving."
"Hn. Kurama! I'll remember that…. As for you, no one orders me around, especially not a girl." Hiei said, his voice dripping with hatred before leaving too. Akari clenched her teeth, a vein on her temple. Normally she would have gone after Kurama for payback but now...
"Yusuke! Take care of Goki! I'll try and catch the others! Bye!" She shouted before taking off running after Hiei and leaving a Yusuke eager to fight a now up Goki but not happy at all that the girl who had done that to him had left just like this. That Hiei had REALLY pissed her off...
