A/N: Sorry it's been so long, but I have been at home and did not have much access to the internet, and now that I am back at school I will probably be updating fairly quickly for a few weeks till things pick back up. Well here is chapter three enjoy!

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Chapter 3

Several months later they decided that Kirana needed to go to school, so they enrolled her at the small school in Reikai. After a few days some of the children began showing off some of the abilities they had and were making fun of Kirana because she seemed so weak.

"I'll show you I'm strong. I'm a demon," Kirana told the other children who were making fun of her.

"Sure you are," some of them mocked her.

To prove them wrong she began to concentrate like she had done in front of Botan, Koenma, and King Enma. And just like before she transformed. Unfortunately for Kirana the parent in Reikai who was mostprejudiced against a mixed demon happened to be there when she transformed, and saw her.

Noticing that the child was not a pure demon the woman said snottily to her child, "Don't talk to that little girl. She's a mutt."

Then all the other children started chanting it. Kirana did not know exactly what it meant, but she knew it was not meant to be nice, and she ran to the room theshe shared with Botan. Kirana knew that Botan would not be home, since she had been gone to Ningenkai a lot lately. She remembered something about a boy named Yusuke, and a big task. And something about stolen treasures, but it didn't mean anything to her.

Several hours later Botan came back to Reikai and some of the kids in Kirana's class asked her if she was going to go watch the mutt. Botan immediately knew how upset Kirana would be and rushed to the room they shared. When she arrived she noticed that Kirana was not in her bed.

"Kirana? Are you here, Honey?" she asked into the seemingly empty room.

Botan heard sniffling coming from under Kirana's bed followed by a barely audible yes. She got down on her knees next to the bed and peeked under it.

"Kirana, are you hiding from the other kids in your class?" Botan asked the little girl trying to coax her out from under the bed.

Sniffling and climbing out from under the bed and into Botan's arms she said, "What did they mean when they called me a mutt?"

"Well… maybe we should ask Koenma," Botan said quietly.

"But if I go out there they will call me a mutt again, and I don't like it," Kirana whispered.

Botan didn't know what to do. She knew that Youko was still alive, and she knew that Kirana being at least half kitsune needed a family, especially in a situation like this. But she also knew it was not her place to tell Kirana about her brother.

Making up her mind she told Kirana she would be back soon and went to talk to Koenma.

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A/N: I know it's sad, but it will all make sense in time… Well hope you all enjoyed it. I hope to see lots of reviews soon. Later all.