CS: Yes I am alive. Sorry you guys. I've been going through a lot (mostly dealing with the whole 'my father is dying" thing). I'm most likely going to shorten this story a bit to wrap it up but it's been so long I can't remember what I was going to do next. Oh well, I'm just going to see what happens. Also they will probably be a little shorter. Better than none, I guess.

Emi got herself discharged early. Which really meant she snuck out of her room and went exploring around the base. It felt so long ago when this was her home. Now, Emi thought, this was always her home, not the place in Japan. It was a vacation, nothing more. Still….

"Why so glum, my little Emi?" Mr. Baldwin asked.

"Ah, nothing." She gleamed happily, "I just wish I brought Broke here, but the thing is he gets quit sick on car rides. I don't think a plane ride will do him any good."

"Don't worry, I'll have someone teleport to your home to retrieve your belongings."

"Ha, that's… great."

"Well I must be off" he waved a little goodbye, "before Lena finds me agia-"

"~Oh, Mr. Baldwin!~"

"Oh, fuck me…" He turned to her and smiled, "Well, hello there Lena."

Today, Lena looked more sluttier than usually (Rita's words not the narrator's). She made sure there was enough cleavage and skin to work today. She was so happy to have Mr. Baldwin back. She had to show him her new outfit.

"I was wondering where you went to. I turned around a second and you were gone." She giggled, "Anyway, I was wondering-"

"Ah, Mr. Baldwin." Thomas came into view, "I have all the reports ready and your schedule for this week planed out. Like you asked I pushed all your plans for today into tomorrow."

'Really!" Lena said excitedly, "So you're free then?"

Now, most men would have sent a glare of hate towards Thomas, vowing to make sure to teach him the proper time to pop up like that. ( then again most guys would take Lena's offer). Mr. Baldwin kept his cool. He was ready for this. He planned it out weeks ago but never thought he would actually use his plan. Oh well it was for the best.

"I am free today but not as you think."

"Huh, what do you mean?"

'I'm sorry if I might have lead you on, but you see…" He let out a low sigh, "Lena, I'm gay."

"YOU'RE WHAT?" Both Thomas and Lena yelled.

"I'm gay." He placed a hand onto Thomas which made the young man freak out, especially as his boss got closer to him, "I like men. I prefer my partner to have a nice big-"

"OKAY! I get the picture! But… y-you can't be gay!"

"hmm? Why's that?"

"But I.. you? How?" She let out a scream before running down the hall,

"Mr. Baldwin… you're not really gay, are you?" Thams asked. That would mean sharing a bed that week and going to that hot springs was more uncomfortable thought now than previously.

"Haha! Of course not." Thomas let out a sigh of relief, "I'm Bi."

Thomas began to choke on his spit as Mr. Baldwin rubbed his back to sooth his coughs. If you are wondering what happen to Emi, she left awhile ago. She sort of saw this coming and decide to find something else to do. Also to leave space for Mr. Baldwin to put the "moves" on Thomas.

She began to head to the cafeteria. She really needed something to eat. She used far too much energy from that battle.

"Ah, there you are." She turned to see Kurama, "I was wondering where you went off to."

She smiled, "I got hungry."

"Well then lets both get something to eat then."

Kurama was deeply surprised to find the mounds of food Emi ate. Then again. She did need to recover from all that energy lost. She just seem to keep eating and eating.

"Emi."

"Hmm?" She said with a mouth full of food.

"will you be coming back with us after your wounds fully heal."

"Oh they are already healed." She bagn to pull her shirt down, "See-"

"Ah! Yes!" he quickly fixed her shirt, "I don't need to see it for myself."

"Um okay, if you say so." She chugged down her smoothie. "Well, I'm done here. I should probably take a nap. Well, see ya later Kurama!"

She got up and walked away. Kurama stood there, a bit shocked at the sudden leave.

Emi walked along the halls not really sure what to do. She looked over the cornor to find Rita having a good chat with Yusuke and Carrot-top by putting both of them into a head lock, and whispering something in their ears. They looked quit busy so she decided to leave them be.

She found herself in her old room- no her room. Old meant it was once her old room and now wasn't. She has got to stop thinking like that. This was always her home. She opened the door and was surprised to find Hiei standing in the middle of the room, staring at her.

"How long were you standing there waiting for me to come in to do that effect?" Emi asked, "It is pretty cool but you must have stood their quite some time-"

"Emi, shut up."

Emi pouted but did as he asked. They stayed is silence for awhile which seem to tick Hiei more. His fingers twitched before he forced them into fists. He went up to her, only a few inches away.

"Listen, you belong with us. You still have a mission with The Oculus to deal with. You signed up for this mission. Don't think you can squeeze yourself out of it just like that."

"Yeah," She shifted her feet, "but what's the point when you guys are forced to surveillance me."

Hiei let out a sigh, "you won't be under surveillance."

"I won't?" She smiled widely, "does that mean Koenma changed his mind?"

"No."

"No?"

"What I mean is to not consider it babysitting." He groaned at what he was going to say next, "consider it… friends hanging out… and looking out for one another. We do it because we want too… not because we are told."

Emi blinked, than blinked some more. A huge grin appeared on her face. She opened her arms wide and gave him a big hug. And he allowed her to do so.

"Then I will stay!" she said cheery, "We can all hang out and have fun! And we will bring Brock along and have a nice family outing!"

"Yes, yes, now let go of me!"

"But you are so huggable!"

"Now, Emi."

"Awe." She let go with a huff, "Though there might be a problem. How am I going to tell Mr. Baldwin?"

"just tell him and if he says no." He gripped his sword a little tighter, "I will work it out."

"Now Thomas, for what we have gone through last week, it's safe to say you can call me, Rick."

"I rather stay with Mr. Baldwin, thanks."

"Ah, staying with the whole "higher up" thing and professional. Very kinky of you." Mr. Baldwin winked.

"please stop that sir or I will file sexual harassment charges."

"Come now, that's a bit low," He pouted before it turned into a smile, "Ah Emi! And her little friends, how may I help you?"

Some how along the way, everyone else found her and were fallowing them to get Mr. Baldwin. Thomas looked, for once, relived to see them. He couldn't get his boss off his back ever since Mr. Baldwin "came out". Thomas wasn't sure if his boss was just playing with him or was really hitting on him. He was afraid to find out.

"She's coming back with us." Hiei declared.

"Oh, and why's that?"

"She signed herself on the case we are on and it is not done yet."

"I see. That is a good reason." He nodded, "well I can't help ya with that, you'll have to go to the high up about that one."

"Wait… you not the head of this whole thing?" Yusuke said puzzled.

"I am, but I'm not the Higher up of all this." Mr. Baldwin gave out a laugh, "do you really think I run this place."

Thomas sighed, "And it's a blessing that you don't."

"What was that…. Sweet cheeks?"

Thomas turned scarlet and at the same time green. Thomas was going with a very nice Christmas theme, as he tried to cover his blush and stop the need to vomit.

"so who is it?"

"Sorry, we can not speak their name."

"Why not?"

"More suspenseful."

"….Okay?"

"Emi, Just go talk to the higher upper and it will hopefully sort it's self out."

"Okay!" She skipped over to large set of doors that were a measly few feet away. It was like Mr. Baldwin knew just where to be. She knocked on the large doors five times. One of the doors opened up, large enough to allow her entry. When she squished herself in, it shut closed.

She walked along the dark room till she found a high throne chair where she heard the clicking of the kicks badly fill the room.

"uh, Overlord of all things and yadda yadda yadda, I need to speak with you."

"You sure about that?" The lights flickered own, showing the higher ups appearance, "Breaking the fourth wall isn't something a character should do so easily."

"You did it in Game Over."

"True." The creator sighed, "But it had to be done. I had to end the story soon before it withered and died."

"Yet you left this one hanging for how many months? And on a cliff hanger none the less. And don't forget about-"

"I KNOW!" She coughed, "I know. It could not be helped. I just lost interest and simply had no time. Now what can I do for you, Emi?"

"you know why I'm here."

"Yeah, but it just makes this scene better if you just say it."

"Oh, right. Sorry." She cleared her throat, "I want to join Yusuke and the others to fight off the Oculus."

The creator stood high and mighty, "and why should I allow you to do that?"

"Because this story will go nowhere if you don't."

"Yes that is a good point, but some other reason that won't keep assaulting the forth wall? I swear I'm going to get sued or something for it."

Emi thought a moment, "I really like them."

"Okay….." She sighed, "Anything else you would like to add?"

"Um….."

"Something that will make the fans happy… probably the main reason they are reading this fic?"

"Oh! I Really Really like one of them."

'Good!" She sat cross legged on her thorne, "I think we are getting somewhere."

"And I get a weird feeling when I'm around him."

"That's good! Wonderful! Now which one is it?"

"Like I'm telling you."

The creator pouted, "Why not?"

"Because then the readers will know and that won't be any fun." Emi cleared her voice, "Besides I don't think I need to tell you everything about myself."

"Alright fine. You can go back with them. Just keep doing humor, fight off some bad guys, and hit the romance into high gear."

"Yes Overload of-"

"Yeah yeah, just go. I have other things to do, like finish that other fanfic… grumble."

When Emi came out, she was beaming brightly. She opened her mouth and finally said what everyone was waiting for, "I totally saved her from being attacked by her fans."

Okay, after that, "I get go back!"

They were all happy with this, even Yusuke and Kuwabara. Everything is how it should be.

A few ours later Mr. Baldwin found himself in front of the creator.

"so you want me to make Thomas totally OOC so you can get him in bed with you?"

He beamed, "Just for a few hours."

"Yeah, and then when he is back to his normal self he is going to be totally mortified at what happened."

"Yes, your cup of tea."

"It is, but I don't support rape."

"It's not rape! Who said I was going to do anything with him."

"Oh, I see… you just want to get him naked in your bed so that when he is back to his normal self, you get to tease him and scare him for the test of his life."

"Well I might cop a feel a bit but yeah, that's my plan."

"Hmm.. That would be a very delicious scene to do."

"Then will you do it?"

"No."

Mr. Baldwin was thrown out of the room. He rubbed his sore bum as he got up from the floor.

"Work out your own romances!" she yelled before the door shut.