Last time: "What's your brother's name Honey?" Botan asked, hoping she wouldn't have to tell the little girl that her brother was dead too.

"Youko Kurama," she said gently.

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Chapter two

Botan's eyes were huge and she reached into her kimono to get her communicator.

"Koenma, we have a problem," she said trying to remain calm.

"What is the problem Botan? I'm kind of busy," Koenma answered.

"What's that?" the little girl asked.

"Koenma, maybe I should tell you in person, but I will need your permission to bring someone to Reikai. Someone alive, and possibly a demon," she finished quickly.

"Botan what is going on?" Koenma asked furious.

"Your name is Botan?" the little girl asked.

"Yes, Honey my name is Botan. What is your name?" she asked.

"Botan you know my name and don't call me Honey!" Koenma said.

The little girl giggled, "I'm Kirana, It's nice to meet you Botan."

"It's nice to meet you too Kirana," Botan said smiling, then turning to the communicator she addressed Koenma. "Koenma, I think Kirana could explain better than I can, but I think she needs to come to Reikai. Please Koenma."

"Fine, but King Enma is not going to like this," Koenma said looking around nervously.

"Okay, we will be there shortly, and then maybe you can help me out with this," Botan said quickly closing her communicator and turning to Kirana. "Okay looks like you are going with me to Reikai. Hop on," she said materializing her oar.

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In Reikai

Kirana followed Botan through the halls of Reikai smiling to herself. She wasn't quite sure how she knew who her brother was, but she knew the pretty Botan would help her as much as she could. When they arrived at Koenma's office Botan opened the door and led the way into the office.

"Koenma, this is Kirana," Botan said indicating the little girl at her side.

"Botan, it's a little girl. Why did you bring her to Reikai?" Koenma said sounding irritated.

"Well, I think she is a demon," Botan said quietly.

Koenma laughed. Kirana was tiny, and didn't seem to possess very much spirit energy, and she certainly didn't look like a demon. In fact she looked like the weakest of humans.

"Koenma she told me her brother's name is… Youko Kurama," Botan whispered the name.

Abruptly the laughing stopped and Koenma looked closer at the little girl. She didn't look like the legendary thief, but looks can be deceiving, and there is only one way to prove she is not a demon, so Koenma decided to send Botan and Kirana to his father. Maybe King Enma would be able to see something Koenma could not.

When the girls got to Enma's office he was waiting for them. They went in and he asked them to sit. He then asked Botan to relay what had happened which she did quickly. Then he turned to Kirana.

"Kirana, are you a demon?" he asked her.

She giggled, "I don't know. Is my brother? If he is than I am."

"Who is your brother Kirana?" Enma asked her.

"Youko Kurama," she said quickly.

Enma turned to Botan, "Go get Koenma."

"Yes, Sir," Botan said then ran off.

King Enma continued asking questions of Kirana, and she answered them as best she could. He found out that she was five years old, and knew that her parents were dead. Then she said something that startled him.

"Both my mommies and both my daddies are in heaven now. I hope they are happy," she said thoughtfully.

Right when she said this Botan and Koenma entered the room. After this admission all three looked very confused.

"Sir, maybe we can see if she can transform. If she is a demon, then she would have a demon form right?" Botan suggested.

"Good idea, Botan, I see why you are an asset to this realm more every time I talk to you," King Enma praised the ferry girl.

After explaining what they wanted her to do Kirana thought hard then before their eyes she changed. Her black curls straightened and turned dark purple, her beautiful eyes became a ruby red, and she had triangular ears on top of her head and a beautiful silver tail. She was also wearing a beautiful white kimono. However the thing that scared all three adults in the room was the green glowing eye in the middle of the child's forehead.

"Did I do it right?" she asked innocently.

"Yes you did Kirana. I'm so proud of you," Botan said smiling at Kirana. "You stay right here. I'm going to go and talk to King Enma and I will be right back."

Kirana nodded and Botan approached King Enma whispering, "Sir, what are we going to do? Do we keep her here? She won't be safe in Makai, or Ningenkai either for that matter."

"Yes, Botan, she will have to stay here. And you will have to watch her, you and the other ferry girls, but you will be her primary caregiver, she seems attached to you already," Enma said thoughtfully. "And no matter what she does not find out about who and what Youko was. It would only upset her."

"Yes, sir," both the other adults said in unison.

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A/N: obviously this is before they know Youko is still alive, and they think the fact that Youko was a thief would upset her. Which would be kinda upsetting… oh well. Hope you all like it.