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I am sorry for the long delay. There will be even more of them in the future since all my work was lost when my computer crashed. I will try to rewrite it as fast as possible. Thanks.

The sun had only just started its journey into the sky when Kage awoke. A soft moan and the rustling of sheets was heard as she slowly sat herself up on the bed; wings folded at an odd angle behind her. It was difficult figuring out a good position to sleep with them and Kage figured that it would just take some experimentation and getting used to. Mustering up as much willpower and motivation as possible, she carefully removed herself from the bed and stretched.

Looking around in the room she noticed that there was a small pile of men's clothing on the desk. There was a green t-shirt that she assumed was Yusuke's, a pair of khaki shorts that belonged to Kura-kun and a leather belt that she bet was Hiei's. Donning their clothes, Kage made her way downstairs to start breakfast.

When she got to the kitchen, she noticed that it was only 7:45 am. Hoping that it was not too early for at least Genkai and Kurama, she rummaged through the cabinets in order to find something to make. Coming to a conclusion on French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit, OJ, coffee and tea, Kage went to work. Within 10 minutes the house smelt like heaven and the steady thumps of residents waking up and making their way down greeted her ears.

Kurama was the first to arrive and was surprised to find that it was Kage in the kitchen. Overcoming his momentary shock, he went about helping her by setting the table and starting to clean some of the dishes. The next person to arrive was Genkai, followed by Yukina and Hiei. Breakfast had just been laid out on the table by the time Yusuke and Kuwabara arrived. Everyone sat down and enjoyed the meal.

Eating was a relatively silent affair, many people still waking up. Kage was correct in thinking that Kurama liked his coffee in the morning while Genkai, Yukina and herself enjoyed the tea. Kage kept on getting appreciative murmurs and glances about the good job cooking. A light blush tinted her cheeks from all of the praise. Once everyone was done, Kage was forbidden from getting up and doing the dishes. Kurama and Yukina gathered all of the dishes and went to work. Yusuke and Kuwabara dragged her with them to the TV room so they could beat her in a fighting game. The three of them went at it until Botan arrived for the shopping trip.

"Hey Botan! Give me just one minute to pound these punks to smithereens and then we can go." Kage yelled over the rumble of the video game as she preceded to K.O. the boys.

"Sure! You show them whose boss!" Botan replied.

Once Kage had won for the 3rd consecutive time, she got up and headed towards the door where Botan and Yukina were waiting for her. Genkai stood close by with a silver necklace in her hands. Genkai handed it to her.

"Put this on. It will disguise your demon features and your energy."

Kage put it on and a white light surrounded her briefly. Everything stayed the same except for her wings, tail, ears; they disappeared while her fangs and claws shrank.

"Bye guys! See you later!"

A chorus of goodbye's and a grunt graced their ears as they left the shrine. Botan decided to portal them there so that they wouldn't waste any more time. After walking through the swirling mass, they were greeted with the site of a large two story mall. Since it was still early there were not too many cars there which made Kage really happy.

"Come on, let's go!" screeched the ever-cheery Botan as she grasped their hands and effectively dragged them into the mall.

The first store that they went into was an athletic store. Since Kage would be starting her training tomorrow, they figured it would be best to go ahead and get what she would need. Kage was so happy that they started in this store. Chatting excitedly with Yukina and Botan, a large grin overtook her face. They started off in the clothes section. They grabbed 2 pairs of workout shorts, 4 capri's and 4 pants. They also grabbed 4 sports bras and 7 tanks. Kage had a feeling that most of the clothes would end up getting destroyed so she stocked up. Kage even made Yukina get a workout outfit.

She sensed that Yukina had a strong and mischievous streak in her. Yukina had even asked her in private if Kage would train her enough to be able to defend herself until help could come. Yukina did not want to fight fight but a little self defense would not hurt. Kage was looking forward to helping her in secret. Yukina did not want anyone to know since she figured that they would disapprove. So Kage agreed.

The trio also got a large punching bag and some gloves. Yukina picked up a light pair of weights. They checked out and put the items for delivery. Apparently Koenma had some method of it being delivered to the shrine. They left the athletic store and went to the lingerie one a couple stores down.

There, they all got some undergarments. Yukina tried on this really cute blue set with penguins that was flattering. Botan got a pink one with hearts. And Kage got a black set with white bows. They then traversed to a regular clothing store. The three girls joked and laughed as they tried on different articles of clothing, some ridiculously outrageous or slutty or just plain funny. After roughly 2 hours and 100 outfits tried on later, they excited the store with their purchases waiting for delivery and headed to the food court.

There was some debate on what to eat but they all ended up with yakitori and rice. Botan, Kage and Yukina sat and talked and laughed for roughly an hour. They were just about to get up when a beeping noise was heard from Botan. She quickly reached inside her pocket and pulled out a pink compact. Giving Yukina a strange look, Kage perked up when she heard the voice of Koenma from inside of it.

"Botan! I hate to cut your day off short by we are understaffed and need you. It is an emergency!" came the demi-god's stressed greeting.

Botan just sighed and accepted. Giving the other girls a strained smile she said her goodbyes.

"Well I have to get back to work. Here is the credit card, get whatever you want. There is no limit. Here is another communicator as well. If something happens, open it and press the green button and you will reach one of us. I will see you all later." And with that she disappeared into the crowd.

Kage and Yukina just shrugged and decided to hit up the electronics store. Once inside Kage was in heaven. She was really good with gadgets and technology. She could also hack with the best of them. It helped that while her brother was an ass, he was also the world's best hacker and a computer genius. He also taught her everything she knew.

All the shiny gadgets made the klepto in her happy. Choosing only the best of the best in laptops, Kage also got an Ipod Touch 16G and a digital camera. She also picked out a couple of movies and video games that she thought everyone would enjoy. Kage managed to convince Yukina to get an Ipod Nano for when she worked out and did chores. She also picked one up for Genkai as a means to tune out everyone.

They next headed over to the music store and Kage picked out an acoustic guitar. And then there was the bookstore. Each girl picked out about 20 books and charged it. Then finally they headed to a Bed, Bath & Beyond type store where Kage picked out some black fluffy towels and an ice blue comforter set with white flowers sporadically stitched in. She also grabbed some hangers while in their. They also had a toiletries section were she got the necessities like shampoo, soap, toothbrush, etc.

Finally they were done and decided to leave the mall. It was roughly 3 pm in the afternoon and both girls were exhausted. They had gotten really close in the short period of time and Kage had started calling Yukina imouto-chan. Yukina thought of Kage as the sister she never had and the family she did not think she would.

Despite their best tries and their lies, Yukina knew that Hiei was her brother. She may be naïve about a lot of things but she wasn't that dumb as to not see the striking resemblances. She just wished she knew why he would not tell her that he was her brother. Yukina figured that he was ashamed of her for being so weak. It was another one of the reasons that she asked Kage to help her learn to defend herself. Hopefully it would prove to her brother that she was worth the title of his sister.

Suddenly the hairs on both Kage and Yukina's neck stood up. They were being followed. Kage had just grasped Yukina's hand when they were grabbed from behind and shoved in a deserted alley. Backing up into a far wall, Kage stood protectively in front of Yukina as 10 men started to surround them. They advanced slowly with predatory looks upon their faces.

Kage needed a way to get Yukina out of there. Kage could fight all of them but not if Yukina could be grabbed and held hostage. Glancing around her, she noticed a fire escape directly above them. It was high enough that none of the men could follow and was low enough that Kage could toss Yukina high enough to reach it. Perfect. Now to set this up.

Spinning around and starting to sob uncontrollably, Kage hugged Yukina to her.

"I am so scared imouto-chan! What should we do?!" she wailed.

Lowering her voice and whispering, Kage stuck the pink communicator into Kina's obi.

"On the count of three, I am going to toss you to the fire escape ladder. I want you to climb to the roof and call for help. The compact is in your obi."

Yukina gave a look of protest but nodded in agreement.

"okay. 1….2…"

"Look boss, we scared the pretty little girls. Aren't we horrible? " Chuckles were let out as one of the henchmen joked.

"3!" Kage grabbed Kina's waist and tossed her into the air. Shouts of anger and protest could be heard as she grabbed a rung of the ladder and started to climb up it with all the speed she could muster. Once she reached the top she immediately pulled out the compact and called for help. Kurama picked up.

"Yukina? Wha-"

"Kage and I have been ambushed by a group of men. I am safe but Kage needs help! Please Hurry!" Yukina managed to pant out.

"We will be right there. Stay put!" Kurama replied. He quickly hung up and gathered the others. As they ran to the city he filled them in. Hiei was seething with rage and took off. Kurama pushed himself harder and prayed that they made it in time. He also prayed that no harm came to Yukina otherwise they would have to deal with Hiei's fury.

Yukina quickly caught her breath and peered over the edge to watch Kage fight. Her eyes widened at what she saw.

Meanwhile, after Kage had thrown Yukina to the ladder, she spun around quickly and took two of the men down before they could realize what was happening. The third guy managed to catch her in the right eye but a round house kick to the noggin took care of him. By now the rest of the gang had realized what was happening and ganged up at her. She dodged the punches of two men while she kicked the groin of a third that was behind her. His yelp and moan told her he would be out of commission for a while. With six guys left it would be tough.

One of the guys grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her making her grimace in pain. Two more guys ran up and started punching her in the gut, making her old wound reopen a little bit and blood started to soak her shirt. Kage kicked out at one of the guys' knees and a loud snap was heard. He fell to the ground and the guy holding her arm threw her against the wall. She heard a gasp from the roof as she was spun around and a guy gave her a bloody nose.

Pushing away from the wall, she threw herself on one of the remaining five guys. They tossed some punches back and forth. Each one taking hits and blocking the others until finally Kage hit a pressure point and knocked him out. Four guys left and Kage was beaten and exhausted. Swaying on her two feet she got ready as two guys charged. Another kick to the head knocked one guy out as the other kicked her in the ribs. Kage grunted as she was sent flying through the air and into the wall again. She felt the energy of her friends approaching and smiled.

She slowly righted herself but was not quick enough as the Boss, who had been stationary the whole time, lifted her off the ground by her neck and held her against the while. Although she was choking, she smiled wider since help would be there in about 15 seconds. Black spots started to cloud her vision as her air supply was cut off. Three seconds later a black blur knocked him off of her and she fell to the ground gasping for air. Two seconds later the rest of the gang arrived and sprung into action. Hiei took care of the boss then went to the roof for Yukina. Kurama immediately went to Kage's side while Yusuke and Kuwabara took care of the final two. Hiei dropped back down on the ground with Yukina and she rushed over to Kage at the same time as Yusuke and Kuwabara. Kurama helped her sit up as Yukina knelt beside her with tears in her eyes.

"Are you okay" she asked.

"Yeah, I am fine. Just a little sore and in pain. Nothing too bad." Kage replied. Using Kurama as a crutch, she lifted herself off the ground and grimaced. Seeing the tears in Yukina's eyes, she gave the koorime a hug.

"It will be ok" Kage whispered. "Let's go home."

Yay!!!! I got this chapter done. 10 pages long and 2,500 words. major improvement in my book. Enjoy!