A/N: Due to difficulties this story seems to be wrapping up faster than anticipated. I cannot tell you for sure how many chapters are left but I know it's not many.

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Chapter 8

The pink haired girl opened her eyes slowly, her naked body floating in the darkness as she clung tight to something in her arms. I won't let them use me against you… She folded back her hands slightly to cup what she had been protecting so hard; it was a glowing orb.

The orb illuminated the darkness around her as she gazed down into it. Pictures danced across the surface, she smiled bitterly. This is all I have left… I won't let them take it away. She covered the glowing orb again just as the image of four guys and a girl came into view.

She squeezed one hand into a fist and a smaller glowing orb formed. I have to help… She pressed the smaller globe to the near invisible string that ran out from her body. Please… Help me… Save them…

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Veleda cried out as she grabbed her head, shrieking in protest of the images that had been suddenly forced into her mind. "No more…" She begged as tears fell down her cheeks.

The door burst open as Yusuke and Shuichi ran in.

"What is it?!?" Yuske shouted as he noticed Veleda on the hospital bed screaming.

As soon as it had started Veleda stopped screaming and slumped forward to the floor.

"Veleda!" Shuichi jumped forward and caught the girl. "She's unconscious again." He murmured as he put her back on the bed.

"What do you think caused her to freak out like that?" Yusuke asked as he closed the door behind them.

"I don't know…" Shuichi answered.

"Do you think she saw something?" Kuwabara asked as he came up to the other two.

"It's possible. It may explain why she was holding her head."

"I guess we'll have to ask when she wakes up." Yusuke mulled.

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Hiei leaned against the wall in an alleyway.

"So you came." The large burly man said as he pushed open the door to his bar.

"Yeah I came Bear…" Hiei answered as he pushed off the wall and walked inside.

"You know it would break Mattie's heart to see you like this." He muttered as he sat down in his well-worn work chair, it groaned and sighed under him.

"Well obviously she can't see me." Hiei answered in a dark tone; he didn't like this subject with anyone.

Bear leaned forward resting his hairy tattooed arms on the desk before him. "You know you can't keep holdin' on like that she ain't commen back and we all know how hard it is to lose her. Then you commen here lookin' for work." He leaned back and crossed his arms over his massive chest. "I don't do that kind of work no more."

Hiei slammed his hand on the desk. "I know you can still get information for me."

Bear stared down at the man before him. "Mattie won't want you doin' that kind of stuff."

"Mattie's not here anymore." Hiei seethed. "She can't stop me."

"What's this really about? You tryin' to go out and get yerself killed? Is that it? You want to go hunten down men in hopes that one o' them will kill yeh? Do yeh honestly think that Matts would talk to yeh if yeh got yerself killed and go to heavens? I think she'd be pickled mad." Bear's deep southern accent began to slowly come out.

Hiei glowered at the man. "Don't act like you know what she's thinking or how she would feel about this. She's not here anymore. She's never coming back so you either help me or you don't."

"Contrary to yer ideas I thank I know what our little Missy thought and felt longer before yeh did. An' fer Lans-sake doncha do doodley-squat that'll git yer in a lick o' trouble. Cawse I thank ersoften she comes around to see if we're all okay. Right now I thank yeh ain't got a grain o' sense in yer little head. Now git on with ya! Git outta here, nemmine yeh about crazy stuff like that." With that Bear shooed Hiei from his office and slammed the door before he could protest.

Hiei stood there fuming; he would not let this go. Just as he turned to kick in the door to the bar his phone rang. "What?!?" He snapped. His eyes widened for a moment then turned into slits as an evil smile played across his lips. "Yeah I'll be right over…"

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Veleda shot up instantly and regretted it her head swam. She groaned, putting a hand to her head. It feels like I was hit with a ton of bricks… Then she remembered what happened. It was that girl again. It has to be. She's the only one that knows I'm helping the spirit detectives She carefully thought back to what the images were that she had seen. Oh my… The light dawned on her as she realized what she had seen. Does she still have that much control to send me images of things she's seen? Can this really be what I think it is?

Slowly she picked each image apart and put them together in a different order; she gasped. She's shown me where they're hiding. I can't believe it! She's risking everything to do this for us.

"Veleda?" A voice questioned from the door as it opened slowly.

"Yes?"

"Oh good you're awake." Shuichi walked in. "How are you feeling?"

"Better. I know where they're hiding."

Shuichi stopped for a moment until it dawned on him. "You know where the man that stole your item is hiding?"

She nodded.

"How?"

"I saw it." She tapped her head. "In here. It took me a minute to realize what I had seen but I know where they are now."

"That's great! I'll go tell the others."

She needed as she slid out of the bed. "I'll meet up with everyone shortly. I need to get something." With that she slid from the room glancing at Yusuke as he picked up his phone and called someone. I have one shot at this… She thought as she raced to her temple and up the stairs. One shot to stop that man, one shot to enslave the poltergeist again. She ripped open the doors to her scared chamber. One shot to save the girl…