Wow, I feel like I haven't put a new chap up in ages. Sorry to everyone for being late with the continuation of the story(plz don't hate me)! Thank you to everyone who reviewed, you guys don't know how good it makes me feel to hear what other people have to say about my story. I seriously did not know it would get so far. So thanks to all who have supported Decode! You have a special place in my heart forever.

I should have been happy and grateful that Shuichi had told me the truth or maybe only some of it. I'm sure there was a lot more to him being a demon then he let on. I mean, if he was a fox demon shouldn't he have big fluffy ears and a tail. I bet he has some pretty interesting stories to tell, but I guess he didn't want to get into the details with me. Not to be selfish but I want to know everything about him.

I also felt like something didn't fit right. Not saying that what Shuichi told me was wrong (even though it sounds crazy) it was just that something was… missing. Almost like something is lost in the past and now I have to dig it up. Yay, back to square one.

All this I thought as I waited behind a warehouse, that I think was the one on TV, to follow my friends. The night was a blanket of darkness so that I couldn't see my hand wave in front of me. I tripped numerous times over barrels and pipes, and other warehouse stuff. The moon was non existent from where I was standing. It only added up to the terror I was feeling.

Maybe I should turn back. But I shook the thought from my head, how could I give up just because I was scared. There was no turning back. Sure I lied to Shuichi and felt extremely horrible, and yes I had used pretty much the rest of my money on the taxi to get here. So basically it's either stay or walk home and probably get hit by a car. Neither option sounds good.

I heard the sound of voices coming from around the corner. I listened hard trying to make out the three guys I knew; instead I only heard the chatter of unfamiliar voices. Panic rose in my chest and made my throat tighten.

"What did the Doc say?" asked a husky voice.

"The usual; he'll have it prepared tomorrow. We have more important matters to attend to right now….."

I recognized the voice to be Shinji's. I could feel my heart begin to pound fast in my chest. So he was here doing who knows what.

The husky voiced one laughed. "Always have to think about the job. God, when are these chumps supposed to get here? I mean we left the evidence right in front of their little noses. I mean they could hurry up and get here. I'm sick of wait-"

The husky one cut himself off abruptly. I could hear steps coming towards my hiding place. I automatically took a couple steps back and held my breath. Oh no.

"You feel that Shinji? Feels like a lot of spiritual energy."

There was a moment of silence then a 'yes'. I took more steps back this time being wary of the objects on the ground. They were in front of the warehouse and I was to the side. Maybe if I just reached around the back corner…. I already had the images of my escape route. I turned and began walking slowly to the back of the warehouse. I was almost around the corner. A sigh escaped my lips. I just had to get around the corner….

A hand reached out and seized me. I was about to scream when a hand covered my mouth. I struggled fiercely against the grip of my captor. I was using every ounce of energy I had in me to break free. The captors grip only tightened on me.

"Maya stop struggling." The captor whispered calmly but hard. I looked over my shoulder to see the emerald eyes of my best friend. I calmed my breathing and relaxed my muscles. Shuichi let go of me and I turned to face him.

"What the hell was that?! You didn't have to grab me ya know!" I whispered harshly.

I heard snickering and saw Yusuke and Kuwabara. "Wow Kurama your girlfriend has some fight in her." Yusuke said. I felt my face heat up and my anger rise.

I turned to him, eyes glaring, "Shouldn't you guys be fighting those guys over there instead of hiding behind a building and laughing!"

All their faces turned serious. I thought that my words had actually meant something, but I was mistaken as another laugh broke through the night air. I saw two figures; one was Shinji with a dazzling smile on his face and the other a much taller man with a strongly built body. His face was rough looking and had numerous scars; his eyes were black and piercing like a hawk. He was a bald man; he wore sweats and a muscle shirt. He was the one laughing.

"Hello detectives, hello to you as well Maya. It seems you got our little message."

Kuwabara let out a disgusted snort.

Shinji ignored him and continued, "I do hope you don't mind if I speak for a minute. I'm here to offer you a sort of proposal."

"What kind of proposal?" Yusuke asked.

"A very simple one, you all can join us in our journey for the future or you can fight against us and perish."

I stared at Shinji. Was he really going to kill us or is he just bluffing. The odds were against him it was three (of course not counting me) against two. Two of which were demons and one (supposedly) a super powerful human. I looked at the big one whose name I don't know and saw him grin rather devilishly.

"Sorry but we have to decline your proposal. You're killing innocent lives for your own nefarious reason. That goes against our beliefs." Shuichi said smoothly.

"I can tell by your faces that you are holding to your answer. Such a waste it is to lose you all. Daiki you handle the rest." Shinji stood behind the man named Daiki.

"Bought time." He said with a murderous glint in his eye.

There was a weird sensation that went through my body. It was almost crushing. I looked to my three friends to see and feel the energy coming out of them. I moved a little away from them; the power was just too much. Most of it was coming from Yusuke's direction; he was in a fighting pose and looked ready to fight Daiki.

I could feel the air being filled with the power. It was terrifying. Not the power but the fact that my friends had tremendous power that could kill people. I shuddered. I stared at Daiki wondering if he was feeling scared like I was. Daiki merely looked ecstatic. I couldn't believe that he wasn't afraid of people leaking out a huge amount of energy.

He let out a whistle. "That's a lot of power. Are all of you going to come at me at once or what?"

I barely noticed it until it happened. Daiki was sent flying at least a hundred feet into another warehouse while Yusuke stood where he used to be standing. Shinji had dodged out of the way and was watching with a calm face. Daiki miraculously got up and had the same sadistic grin on his face. Blood dripped from his mouth onto the ground.

"Is that all you got demon runt? Just a little puny punch like that? You can do better." Daiki said mockingly.

I wasn't sure if Daiki wanted to die or what. If what he said was true than Yusuke would basically obliterate him because he was a demon and he (for all I could tell) was a human like me. I waited for the shock of that to hit me but I felt nothing. So I now had two friends that were demons, Shuichi and Yusuke. How many people did I know that were demons? The mail man, the baker, some school kids, could all the people that I past in the street possibly be demons?

I snapped out my daze when I saw Yusuke and Daiki get into a fast fist fight. And when I mean fast I mean literally their punches were so fast it was a blur. I couldn't tell who was winning; I was scared that Yusuke was losing. I felt someone's hand on my shoulder.

Shuichi's voice reached my ears in a soothing sound. "Don't worry he's fine."

"How can you be sure?"

"I can see the fight; he just nailed Daiki with at least nine punches at once."

I stared in disbelief.

"How can you see it? Is it like some demon super power or something?"

He chuckled. "If that's what you want to call it then sure."

I was about to ask how he could be laughing right now but was silenced when Daiki flew through the air like a tossed rag doll. He hit the ground hard with a crashing sound. If he was human he won't be getting back up. My heart skipped a beat; if he was human was Yusuke going to kill him or just beat him to a pulp.

Yusuke's face didn't have a look of any blood lust or malicious ideas. Kuwabara and Shuichi didn't look worried at all while their friend fought. I was waiting for Daiki to raise his hands and wave the white flag of defeat. Instead of doing what was humanely suspected, he got up with even more of his own blood on his face. He grinned again through his blood stained teeth spitting out the liquid as he advanced forward toward Yusuke. He reached into his back pocket of his pants and pulled out what looked to be a needle. Inside it was a silvery liquid type substance.

"What you think steroids could help you win against me." Yusuke said as with a smirk on his face.

"Not steroids, but something a whole hell better." He said as he plunged the needle into his upper right arm. The thing in the needle quickly slid from its container into the body of Daiki. He began to laugh again. "You're in for a world of hurt boy."

Daiki's body rapidly began to ooze of energy. I stared at him as his power seemed to double by each second. His veins seemed to begin popping out in various places around his body. His eyes turned into a deep red. I felt myself moving towards Kuwabara and Shuichi while this unexplainable thing went on. I heard a "what the hell" from both Kuwabara and Yusuke, and silent contemplation from Shuichi.

Daiki began to heave as though he were out of breath but had shaky breaths of laughter, "You better be ready to die."

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