I am so sorry this took so long! I was sick a few times, then i had a bunch of band/choir trips, then i got sick a few more times it is just keopt pileing up!And then I couldn't get the second scene to flow right, and it was originally the first scene, cause I wrote the one that's first now at a different time from the second. I write every thing down a paper first, cause my computer access isn't constant. I warned you that my updates would not fallow a pattern. If I don't get 7 up by June 10th or so, then it will most likely be mid July before I update. But look, its twice as long a normal! And I cut this in half so I had a chance of getting it up before I do my beginning of summer traveling, it wouldn't STOP GROWING
7/8/07 i was reading over this ta figure out where ta start the next chap, and realized i never put the betaed version up. Why dosent anybody ever say anything?
LATER: and then realized non' of my line breaks surived. And that id actadently deleted the Q. i dont care 'bout that though
//-Hiei \-kurama
"What do you mean, my son is not normal?" Shori asked stiffly
"Uhh… how can I put this…umm… let's start at the beginning. What do you know about demons?" Yusuke asked hesitantly.
Shori looked puzzled, and slightly nervous. "Not a lot." She answered after a moment. "More than you think, but not a lot. I really need to fix that actually, considering how thin the border is here."
"Well, lets go with that they're real for a moment, and that most demons have it out for humans, and that they have a nasty habit of braking into the Human World, and out of the Demon World. It's the Sprit World's job to make sure that when that does happen; it doesn't get to out of control, and to bring them back. The Sprit World has a couple of ways to catch demons, one of which is the Rekai Tantei." Yusuke paused here for a second, be for deciding that bluntness would be the best approach.
"That's what I do. And your son, along with two others. Our job is to stop anything that's a serious threat to the Human World, or anything demon related based here. Mostly our missions are in this area, because the barrier is weakest here, although there is the odd long distance case."
Shori blinked. 'Well, its not like I thought he would be normal' ."Okaaay."
"Your taking the fact that your son fights demons on a regular bases, and is not the harmless 'kid' everyone thinks he is, rather well." Observed Genkai dispassionately.
Shori smirked, and suddenly there was no doubt that she and Kurama were related. 'The question is, did she learn it from him, or did he learn it from her?' Genkai thought sardonically.
"I may not know much about demons, but I'm more than familiar with the supernatural." Her smirk widened. "I'm a witch."
There was a stunned silence for a moment, nether Yusuke or Genkai had expected that.
"Oh. That woulda been useful to know," Yusuke said weakly.
Shori looked at him curiously. "Why?"
Yusuke rubbed the back of his head, wondering how to explain, though Genkai was the one who answered.
"You know Shuichi is at brooding school." It may have been phased as a question, but Genkai didn't say it like a question, though Shori nodded anyway. "Well he's not going as a student, he's going as a teacher to help protect the school. The school is Hogwarts. We have reason to believe that some strong demons have teamed up with 'Lord Voldemort'." Shori flinched at the name, which Genkai said mockingly.
"You mean that my son is in charge of the safety of the students of an entire school, one of which the dark lord has been trying to kill, and teaching them, without magic!" Shori demanded in a shrill(but not as shrill as Hermione's) voice, slightly hysterically.
Yusuke winced. "Well, when you out it like that. But you don't have anything to worry about, K-Shuichi is capable of taking care of himself, and it's not like he's by himself, Hiei is there, and if all goes well me an' some friends of ours will be there soon. And whadda mean, 'without magic'?
"Spirit Energy is different than magic, and some communities won't acknowledge it's existence." Genkai informed him with a tone that clearly said 'Idiots'.
Shori seemed comforted by Yusuke's words, but still nervous. "I still don't like it."
"Of course you don't like it. Your boy is dealing with one of the most powerful Dark wizards ever." Genkai snapped tartly. "I'd be worried if liked it." Genkai took a sip of the hot drink that always seemed there when she was inside, and/or not training Yusuke, then stood up. "Excuse me, I have a call to make." As she left the room she noticed Yusuke's puzzled glance. 'Poor dimwit, he has no clue what I mean.'
Dumbledore smiled at his two new teachers, although inwardly he was wondering if he made the right choice, they looked so young. "It's a pleasure to meet you both." The redhead smiled right back at him, but didn't say anything, and the short one grunted without looking up at him. 'I hope I made the right choice.'
"Likewise, Headmaster. Your school is... extraordinary." Dumbledore was mollified by the fact that Minamino sounded mature and that he spoke like …well, like a college professor. [1
Dumbledore relaxed a little bit, reminding himself that Koenma wouldn't of sent the two if he thought they couldn't do it. "I'm glad you like it here. Now, I have a few small details I would like to discuss with you."
Kurama tilted his head quizzically, a polite, questioning, look on his face. "As in..?" He prompted.
Dumbledore squashed the urge to shift nervously, he was fairly certain they knew what he was about to ask, and didn't want to answer. "I've know Koenma for years, I even had the … pleasure of meeting Enma once." Not something he wanted to do again. Ever. "Let's be honest. Koenma has hinted you weren't exactly human." Hiei smirked at this. "But he failed to mention what you were." Here Dumbledore gave a crooked smile. "He has never been the most forthcoming with details. Now, that is not my only concern, but the others can wait.
Kurama sighed, he really should have seen this coming, and would have if he hadn't been… not worried exactly, but he had a feeling that something was about to come back and, ah, make its presence know to him. Violently. A quick glance at Hiei showed that the fire demon wasn't surprised by the question, nor was he going to answer. Which meant he had to. Drat. Hmm, how to phrase it so that the Headmaster didn't think they were a danger to the students? "You are right, we are not human." Kurama paused, for a second, then murmured "How to put it…"
"We're demons." Hiei said bluntly. Well, that solved that problem.
Dumbledore, to Kurama's delighted surprise, didn't seem terribly upset over this revelation. "I suspected as much. Especially after Koenma repeatedly changed the subject when I asked."
Kurama nodded once. "What else would you like to ask us?"
"I have three questions that I would like answered. The first is what exactly will you be teaching my- your- students?"
Kurama blinked, and Hiei almost did. They had both been something the long the lines of 'How can I trust you?', not automatic acceptance. Needless to say Kurama adjusted instantly, answering the question that had been asked of him. "I Pes- asked Koenma to give me a list of what is normally taught to each year. We'll be sticking mostly to that, but I have an idea that could serve multiple purposes."
Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, signaling that he should continue.
"You know that Koenma sent us here because he wants us to protect the school, right?" As Dumbledore nodded Hiei hissed a warning to Kurama
//Your being to trusting fox, be careful.//
\I know what I'm doing, don't worry.\ "Well, I would like to teach the students about demons. We would devote a week out of month to teach about specific types, with living examples, as their strengths and weaknesses against each other, which means they would have to stay afterward." Kurama explained delicately, not sure how the human would react to his idea.
"You would, of course, vouch for these demons." It wasn't a question.
"Of course! The ones I wish to bring have sel- they're har- ano… They would never purposely harm a student or staff member." Hiei 'Hn'ed' with amusement, and Kurama continued. "And least a few of them have enough to keep the others in line when they start to losing their tempers." His lips quirked. "A lot like I do with Hiei here."
"Hn." This time Hiei sounded annoyed.
It had always amazed Kurama how much Hiei could pack into his 'Hns', if you knew what you were looking for. Kurama knew what to look for he'd been studying the fire koorime since they met, back during what happened with Eighthands. Not that he felt anything but friendship for Hiei. [2
[1 You don't really notice in the manga, but in the anime Kurama's voice is very formal, like a Professor at an expensive collage.
[2 Rriiiiggggghhhtttt. Somebody's in dee-niii-alll.