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Yoko's thoughts. Regular thoughts/ Thoughts between people.
"Yur… Yurika!" Koenma said sweating.
"You should not spy on people, Koenma." The girl said haughtily, crossing her arms.
Yusuke looked at the girl. She could have been pretty, if not for the lack of color. Her black hair was clasped in a low ponytail with messy bangs and two strips falling over her red eyes and narrow shoulders. A black shirt with silver trim went down a few centimeters off her bottom. Black pants hung off her frame. Unlike Jun, her clothes hung off her like they would a scarecrow. Over her shirt, where the belt would be, was a black belt and double sheath, where the black hilts of two silver katanas stuck out from her right hip. A silver chain allowed a black jewel to sit at the base of her neck. (You know the little indent) Somehow, Yusuke thought that they jewel was not meant as a fashionable accessory. There was a white bandage wrapped around a four-inch area on her upper arm. Black fingerless gloves covered most of her hands. Everything was just so- black.
"Yurika, you need to…"
"Get a better security system." She finished. Her arm twitched slightly, but Yusuke thought it was his imagination.
"Ye… no! Listen, you are in danger!"
"Obviously, if you can get past my spells." She said, bored. Her arm twitched again.
"Listen to me! Your clan has been murdered…"
"You are mistaken. I have no clan." Her voice was so cold that the temperature in the room dropped considerably.
Her arms were still crossed and the fingers that left hand's fingers touched and pressed her bandage. Yusuke spared a glance at his at his teammates. Kuwabara was focused on Jun and Heie wasn't even looking at them. Kurama had a distant look to his eyes and his jaw was set grimmer than the many times he almost died.
"Yurika, please they've all died…"
"My clan died long ago. I would appreciate you not spying at me when I'm at home. Thank you and good bye." She started marching toward the door.
"Guys…" Koenma said wearily.
Kurama, Hiei and Yusuke blocked the door while she was still six feet away. Kuwabara had to think a moment before realizing what was going on and stood next to Kuwabara. Yurika glared at them, then the toddler.
"What do you want?" she hissed.
"We believe that both you and Jun are in danger. As I was going to explain to the boys, when darkness demons die, they will their power to another, and you are expected to get more than half the power that your… er…. relations have left you. Anyway, each amount of ki from each respectable person takes an entire day to process through the body and no more than one spirit may convert itself per day, so this entire process will take an entire month for each of you. Your powers will be completely down, so your body doesn't combust under the amount of pressure, and you will be as harmless as humans. At least for a month." Koenma took a breath. "Our spirit detectives should be able to protect you without loosing any of their missions as long as you go to live with them in the human world."
Yurika wasn't happy, but her face was placid. "There is no other, so be it." She muttered.
"Will we be able to get our things?" Jun interrupted.
"Um… yes." Koenma waved both hands and two portals appeared. He frowned. "Yurika, I can only get you within a mile of your home."
"House, and I can run it." She said, stepping through one.
Jun seemed apprehensive. "Are you sure it's safe. I'm going back to the destroyed homes of my clan, after all."
"I'll go with you, Jun!" Kuwabara said suddenly, smiling idiotically.
They left through the portal together. A few minutes later, Yurika arrived. Koenma frowned, Yusuke's eyes widened and Kurama stayed unnervingly calm. In one hand, Yurika held a lumpy bag that seemed to be filled to the brim. A small child was attached to Yurika's back, holding a small bag. Stranger still, was the small shovel she carried with her. On it was a small fire.
"Yurika, why are you carrying a fire?" Koenma asked warily.
Yurika raised the fire and Yusuke moved around her so he was standing at the same vantage point at Koenma. There were two small eyes glaring at him from the fire.
"My name is Reseph and I am a very powerful fire demon." Yurika shook the shovel slightly. "Ah! Crazy lady with a shovel!"
"A fire demon that is bound to his fiery form?" Koenma looked at him curiously.
"Actually, I'm a fire and lightening demon and I was very free until my master captured me. Then he left with his wife leaving me all alone in that dusty old castle."
"Ehehe, Kuwabara, you're funny." A high-pitched voice entered the hall.
"Kato, stay close to me." Yurika whispered to the small boy.
"Good. Now then, boys, I need you to take care of the girls, and apparently the fire demon and kid too." Koenma said superiorly.
"Hey! I can take care of the kid and Rika!" The fire called out indignantly.
Yurika shook the fire again. "Don't call me that." She said in a monotone.
Koenma started to think. "Where can they stay?"
"They can stay at my house!" Kuwabara offered.
"No way! They're not staying in that dump." Yusuke yelled, having personally visited Kuwabara's home.
"Yusuke, since you seem so adamant abut their living conditions, they will be staying at your house."
"No way!!!!!"
Koenma grinned behind his binkie. "Just kidding. Genkai has offered to take them, but remember, since there are two of them and a lot of people that are after them, you all must take turns watching them, even when they are at Genkai's home. Go with George to get the necessary paperwork."
Before Yusuke could argue, he snapped his fingers. George appeared and pushed them out into the hall.
Kurama tensed behind Yukrika. I can't believe after all these years… I know. Those are sharp swords. Kurama eyed the two katanas are her waist. I wonder when she'll try it. Probably when we are asleep, the bitch. Don't think such vulgarity. We should take the swords away now.
Calm yourself, Yoko. I have no desire to fight you now.
Kurama started. That voice… it was so unlike the steely one that Yurika used now. It was softer and kinder. It's Kurama, now.
A change in name and appearance. I wonder what else has changed.
Not my feelings towards you. Yoko though venomously.
Nor mine you. There seems to be a split personality here.
You're one to talk. Yes. Yoko and Kurama thought at the same time. Hiei cast a sidelong glance at Kurama.
Are you talking to the darkness demon?
Not anymore. Kurama felt Yurika withdraw from the conversation.
You two know each other?
Hn. Hn.
I'm rubbing off on you.
Kurama remained silent. (You know what I mean) They had gotten the paperwork and were about to enter the portal when Yurika stooped down and held out an arm. Almost robotically, the small child swung on it to her back and clutched his hands around her throat. With that, woman, child, and fire disappeared into the portal.
She hasn't changed. What about the child? True, but something's not right here. I know, but something wasn't right all those years ago. Fine, keep your guard up and watch her with both eyes.
A/N: YaY! Longer chapter, don't you feel special? Review!