Kage just smiled and laughed as the others stared at her in disbelief. Though she was still lying in the hospital bed she had already gone and put on a fresh pair of jeans and a black t-shirt with blue flames on the front. She only felt a little bit sore thanks to all the medications that were injected into her and because of the healers powers. She knew that there would be some faint scarring but that was completely fine with her.
Her instincts were telling her something important was going to happen and these people would help her. And if there was one thing she trusted most, it was her instincts. She looked down to Koenma and decided to get her questions answered. "So, do you have any idea as to why I am here?"
"Not yet but could you please tell us what you know about how you got here?"
"Sure, I had just gotten off of work and when I got home my house was on fire and my family was still in it…." Kage sighed yet no tears came to her eyes. "I tried to go in to help them but a rescue worker grabbed me and pulled me out but not before I got burned. Knowing that it was already too late, I went to the playground in my neighborhood and sat on the swings for a good bit. It looked like it was about to storm, so I decided to leave. Just as I had gotten up I tripped over a root and braced myself for the impact of hitting the ground. Only I never did and when I opened my eyes I was in a swirling vortex of some sort and was hurdled through an opening into the glass case that contained my sword in the museum. And ya'll know the rest." She felt very longwinded by the end of the response.
Every one was silent for a bit in order to digest the information. After giving them a minute to think she decided to continue on with her questions.
"So where is this place exactly and why are there demons?"
Koenma launched into the story about the three worlds and the history of their planet and the tantei added in there stories of how they became members of the team and what their job was. They also talked about the dark tournament and the many enemies that they had. The sun had risen many hours before and it was well into the day by the time they finished.
Kage was glad to know that these people had been the ones to find her and not someone else. She could tell that they were all really good people despite the hardships they had been through. She was proud for her new friends, for that is what they were to her now. And they were beginning to think of her in the same light.
As they started to talk of other things, Kage started to slowly drift off. She felt comfort and safety in their presence and the day had been tiresome. Kurama was the first to take notice that she had fallen asleep and nudged Yusuke who nudged Kuwabara who attempted to yell and fight him for hitting. Hiei just glared at the idiot from his perch on the window seal. He could feel the pain and sadness coming from the girl and for some reason her presence comforted him. For even though she was sad, she joked and laughed and did not let anyone see her pain. She hid it like he hid his own and that surprised him.
Kurama rounded them up and they left the room so that she could get some sleep. It was only then that they realized Koenma must have left them a long time ago. Instead of going to meet the mini ruler the group decided to go home and get some sleep. They decided they would come back to talk some more with this girl from another world who had saved one of their own. It looked like it was going to be an interesting day tomorrow.