Suntiger: I have returned! Muwahhaaha. On with the fiction!

"blah" talking

Blah talking in her head

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Nightmares

I was teleported to the girl's place and I peeked around. It wasn't a bad neighborhood but I was concerned about my parents. What if they tried to call my house and no one responded? Or if that thing answers the phone for me? I tried to ram those thoughts away but they were really disturbing me. Hiei had gone to my house to pack my things because he refused to allow me do it. Koenma took charge of Regulus. He took my cub into his realm and kept him there, letting his ferry ladies watch over the tiger.

Regulus must be enjoying all the attention he was receiving. I knocked on the door and a girl with long russet hair with light brown eyes opened the door. "Hey, you must be Varia," She smiled at me and I relaxed.

"Hello, and yes I am," I returned her smile and I had to consider how she knew Koenma. Guess I'll ask her later.

"My name is Keiko Yukimura. Welcome to my home," She led me into her abode and I inspected the house. I smiled and decided that she had a pleasant home. In a corner there was a grill, my guess is because the bottom of it is a restaurant.

There were curtains with pepper designs on them that covered the transom. Instead of chairs there were stools and a large T.V. set in middle of it all. The walls were coated with a light taupe and they had tiled floors. The smell in the air contained the odor of beef. They must have just eaten. I looked back at her and realized that she was watching me with interest. Trying to see if I approved of her place.

"Well, so far the kitchen isn't bad," I joked and she laughed at me.

"My parents aren't home at the moment. They wanted to get the groceries before you came but I guess they didn't make it in time," She grinned.

"So… How do you know Koenma?" I asked. Curiosity gets the best of me all the time.

You're gonna die, panther, if you keep that up Hecate mumbled.

Whatever I rolled my eyes.

"Did you hear me?" Keiko's eyes blinked several times before I actually came back to reality. Oops.

"Heh, sorry, I suffer from attention disorder," I apologized. She seemed to buy that and repeated what she said.

"I'm dating Yusuke, who used to be one of his spirit detectives."

"Spirit detectives?" Nope, never heard of that before.

"They ..Well.. Were like detectives." I sweat dropped at her statement

No shit Sherlock Celosia laughed.

She likes to assert the obvious.. Solace smiled.

"Can you be more specific?"

"They hunted down bad people and such. Koenma would give them their missions and they would complete them," She blushed.

"So kinda like police men?" I smirked.

"Yea."

"How does Hiei know them?" I had to ask.

"He was a spirit detective too but against his will."

"Against his will?"
"He used to be a criminal but because Yusuke caught him, he and Kurama worked for Koenma as punishment for all their crimes," Keiko explained. Wait, Kurama? That name sounds familiar…. Oh yea! Hiei evaluated us to him.

"Who's Kurama?"

"He's another criminal that used to be demon. He was reborn as a human though because of a bounty hunter, who severely injured him while in demon form. Now he has three personalities. More like souls if you ask me. There's Youko Kurama the fox demon, Kurama the half breed between demon and human, and Shuiichi Minamino who's a human," She elucidated me. Wow, he kinda does remind me of ..Well me.

I wanna meet him! Shiva yelped.

Sure she does… Celosia sneered.

Hey! Back in my time, I heard rumors about Youko Kurama the fox demon! Shiva said. Hiei used to brag about him and say that one day he'll become just as strong!

Do enlighten me, Shiva. Solace encouraged the veela to say more.

He was the king of thieves. Everyone believed he was like the boogieman. He was cold hearted, a murderer and very intelligent Shiva shivered as she thought of him.

Reminds me of Hecate I teased the robot. She only glared at me.

I am not a thief Hecate declared.

I know that. But you were cold blooded. You still are.. I beamed.

Keiko was giving me a weird look. I spaced out on her again. I should remain more focused because she's gonna think that I'm insane and belong in the Looney bin. Which, I probably do but I have too much pride to go there.

"Are you alright?" Her eyes shone with concern. Should I tell her that I'm kinda like Kurama?

Nah, let's play with her mind Celosia grinned.

"Yea, I'm fine. Just thinking a lot. Something that I usually don't do," I laughed at my own pathetic joke. She smiled but I could tell she was uncertain.

"So where will I be sleeping?" I changed the subject.

"Upstairs of course," She took my bag out of my hands before I could object and went up the stairs. I followed her up and she acquainted me with all the rooms. Hers was the first to emerge from the corner once we turned into the direction of the bedrooms. She opened her door, which to me didn't look like a door. It just slid back and forth and it was translucent. Her room was painted a forest green with willow trees embedded in the art.

I love Willow trees! Shiva squealed and I had to cover my ears.

"Something wrong with your ears?" Keiko asked me when she noticed my wince. I gave out a laugh.

"Nah, I just accidentally popped it," I assured her.

"Well, yea this is my room. It's not much but I like it," She displayed it with satisfaction. It was a nice room. Besides the painting, there was bookshelf against the wall on the right side and a computer desk next to it. A smaller T.V. in front of her bed, which had a blue blanket enveloping the furniture and lime green pillows. There was a perfume odor in the room.

"What kind of fragrance do you use?" I asked.

"I use cinnamon," She blushed. "You?"

"Aquatic breeze, which is probably why Hiei said I smell like the ocean," I laughed and noticed the photographs that covered the wall behind her bed.

"All right, off to the other rooms," She exhaled and closed her door. She led me to the master bedroom and opened the entrance. This room was painted scarlet and gave me the feeling of St. Valentine's Day. The borderlines were bright pink and the carpets were a burgundy color. A mirror hung from the left wall and a dresser stood on each side of the bed. I inhaled the scent of warm vanilla sugar. The lotion that stood on her mother's side of the bedroom.

"Wow, your parents must love red," I taunted her and she nodded.

"Yea, you could say that. Although, Dad doesn't really like the pink," She muttered and I smirked. She shut the doors and guided me to another room. She slid back the door and smiled.

"And this is your room. Sorry if it's not as decorated as the others. Mom didn't want the guest to feel uneasy," Keiko explained.

"How long will I be staying here with you? Not that I mind. It's just that if I stay here for a long time I was wondering if I was going to be able to paint the room. However, if I'm just gonna be here for a few months this will be fine," I examined the room. It was a little bit too plain. The walls were gray and the carpet was white. The bedspread was a silver-blue color and the pillows were the same. There was a dresser in the corner, a small desk for work, and a closet on the right. The air smelled of old books even though there weren't any.

"Well, Koenma said you were going to be here for a while. I don't know how long that 'while' is but if I ask my mom maybe you can paint the room," She replied and placed my bag on the bed.

"What do you do for fun?" She interrogated me.

"I play volley ball, but I'm not saying I'm any good at it, and I read a lot. Sometimes I'll go out swimming and I don't really watch T.V. I like to play on the computer, hang out at the mall when extremely bored, listen to music, write poems, and cook," I answered.

"You like to cook?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Well, sorta but I highly suggest that if you plan on making me cook that you should increase your insurance. My mind tends to wander and I let things burn quickly," I grinned and she giggled.

"I already noticed that you don't really stay focused but to tell you the truth, I hate cooking myself," Keiko leaned over the window and peered out side. I started to unload the clothes that Hiei bundled up in the bag and place them in the closet.

"So what do you wanna do?" Keiko said after I finished.

"Don't know. Was there something you had in mind?" I asked.

We heard a door slam downstairs and we slowly walked towards the stairs. Keiko's parents stood in the doorway and we went down immediately to help them with the grocery bags. I skimmed the parent's appearance and smirked. Keiko looked exactly like her mom but had her dad's colored eyes. Her mom was two inches shorter than me and her dad was an inch taller. Both parents had brown hair. The male had bushy eyebrows, light brown eyes, high cheeks, a narrow chin and a button nose.

"Hello there, you must be Varia. I am Mrs. Yukimura and this is my husband," Mrs. Yukimura introduced herself and her spouse. I smiled and bowed to her. That was the correct way to acknowledge someone in Japanese, right?

"You're right. I am."

The family put away their bought food while I watched them. They had refused my help. After that, Keiko dragged me outside to play tennis with her. I'm not a big fan of tennis but hey, I was bored. We played until dark and went to bed afterwards. I got under the covers and listened to the cars past by.

I woke up hearing a scream. I didn't even realize that I fell asleep. I walked around the area to locate the cry and then I remembered that I was at Keiko's residence. I ran into her room but she wasn't there. In fact, it seemed like she hadn't been there at all. The bed was made and everything was in place. I went into her parent's room and found it the same way. Okay, maybe I should visit the Looney Bin.

"Hey! Who's here!" I shouted to see if anyone would respond. I heard a child's laughter and followed it downstairs. "Hello?"

Another voice of laughter. This is getting really weird. Nether less, I followed it. I looked around in the kitchen and found nobody. I gave up and went back upstairs. When I reached my room I heard the same deep breathing that I heard on my cell phone. I shivered and that caused goose bumps to go up my arms.

I peeked inside my bedroom, and at the foot of my bed there was this figure. A shadow figure of a tall man but I couldn't see his features. He was tearing up the bed with his long claws and then looked up to see me. I shrieked and backed away from the door. He chased me as I practically flew down the stairs and out the door. I scanned the area and figured that I lost him. All the sudden I felt hands cover my mouth so I couldn't scream.

I shot up from my bed yelling. I glanced around my surroundings and realized that everything had been a dream. A freaky dream. Keiko ran through my door and gave me a concern look.

"Hey, what's going on? Why are you screaming? Did you have a bad dream?"

I gave a slight nod and hugged my knees to my chest. I was still shaking so Keiko sat at the edge of my bed. She looked down at the bed sheets and gasped.

"Varia! What happened! Why are the bed sheets torn?" Keiko asked and my eyes widened.

"I- I don't know," I stuttered.

He was here Celosia growled.

What do I do? I questioned.

Nothing. He doesn't know where you are. All he can do is haunt your dreams. A place where not even we can protect you Solace's face darkened.

"Varia?" Keiko's voice penetrated my thoughts.

"Hmm?"

"Do you want this?" She held up a dream catcher.

"Do you actually believe those things work?" My eyebrows rose.

"It works for me. Maybe it will for you," She smiled.

"I guess," I took the thing and hung it above my bed.

"What time is it?" I asked her and she took a look at her watch.

"It's six A.M. guess we should be up and about anyways," Keiko yawned and I laughed. She went back to her room and I got up from my slumbering area. I picked out the clothes I wanted to wear and went downstairs very slowly. I caught the scent of something roasting in the air and peered into the kitchen. Keiko was cooking bacon and something that I have no idea what it was.

"I thought you hated cooking," I smirked and sat in the stool.

"I do but I wanted you to feel at home. So I made something English. You do eat bacon right?" Keiko smiled. When she said bacon it sounded like baking. I ordered myself not to laugh.

"Yea, we do," I answered.

Her parents came down an hour later after we finished and they gave us a friendly wave. I turned off the T.V. and stretched.

"Good morning, and how did you ladies sleep?" Mr. Yukimura asked and I winced. Keiko put down her mug and looked up to her dad.

"We slept all right. Didn't we, Varia?" She winked at me.

"Sure did," I lied.

"Well, it's Saturday. What do you two have planned?" Mrs. Yukimura tied up her hair and quickly started to make breakfast. I glanced at Keiko.

"We were gonna go see a movie," She replied.

"What movie?"

"The Notebook," She grinned and I rolled my eyes. Another romantic female. It's bad enough that I'm stuck with Shiva.

I heard that! Shiva glared and I ignored her.

"At what time?" I asked as I gulped down the last drop of milk.

"In two hours. This gives me time to invite Kuwabara," Keiko beamed and put the remaining dishes in the sink.

"Who's Kuwabara?"

"You'll see."

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Suntiger: Ah, another chapter done. My thanks to:

Raven aka Dai: A sequel? To this? Are you insane? Wait, that's a dumb question. Because you are. Anyways, no there won't a sequel to this. It's suppose to finish the other fic for god's sake! I do have an obsession with Hiei. Just not as bad as my sister or any other Hiei fan girl. For one thing, I don't collect everything of Yu yu hakusho and I don't print out every single picture of him that I come across.

Kitten: Thank you so much for informing me of the Japanese religion, if they call it that. It's so interesting and I'm always willing to learn new things. I thirst for knowledge. HAHA that sounded so corny but yea. Thanks.

Kairos: Hey sis, go ahead and read Kitten's review. It will explain a lot and this way your aunt (or our aunt I should say) will understand Japan's belief of demons. And I didn't insult Hiei. Though I think it would be fun to piss him off. :D

Eternal Midnight: It seems like I'm rubbing off on you. Well, my character is anyways. Varia's British. She just doesn't have the entire accent thing going on because her Dad's German. She could be crazy no? XD that would make things very interesting.

Schizo aka Steph: HEY! I'M SO GLAD YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO READ MY STORY –Grins like a maniac- and thanks for enlightening me too. I haven't read the bible. It looks very boring. Is it? I read the sequel!

Yume: Hey sis! Another sister of mine… people are going to wonder what my parents have been doing.. anyways, yea. Thanks for reviewing since getting you to review is like pulling teeth some times. I'm just kidding!

Suntiger: I feel like being an evil person today so guess what? –continues to have the grin-

Celosia: That's not a good grin people

Suntiger: Shut up

Celosia: make me

Suntiger: -erases her mouth- Did so.

Solace: -busts out laughing-

Suntiger: Anyways! What was I gonna say.. Oh yea! I won't update till I get 10 reviews this time. Yes, you heard me correctly. I said Ten! So if you want to keep on reading I suggest that you review, get your siblings (if they like this kind of stuff) to review, your friends to review and so on. BECAUSE IF I DON'T GET TEN THEN I WON'T UPDATE! MUWAHAHAH

Shiva: I have a feeling you won't get twenty reviews

Suntiger: Shut up

Shiva: but..

Suntiger: -glares-

Shiva: o.o alright already

Hecate: -whistles and doctors come in holding a straight jacket-

Suntiger: Wait a second! I don't like white! I want an orange straight jacket! I won't wear it till it's orange!

Doctors: -spray paint it orange-

Suntiger: -puts it on and the doctors lead her to the room- Look guys they have nice padded walls. WEEEEEEEE

Hecate: My creator. Yet another one. Won't be back for a while.