Yusuke paced back and forth along the hall. It had been two days since Botan had told the group about the mission and now he was waiting for it to start.
"Man, what is taking so long?" Yusuke asked.
"Be patient Yusuke. You can't rush these things." Botan advised. "Briefings can take a while. And will you stop pacing? It's making me nervous."
Yusuke stopped and looked at her. "I hate waiting, you know that. Besides aren't briefings supposed to be… well brief?" He began to pace again. Botan sighed.
"Yusuke, why don't you at least try to calm down." Kurama advised. "We've only been waiting five minutes."
"That's it? It feels like four hours." He whined.
"Well maybe if you just relax it'll make this go faster." Hiei retorted.
Yusuke was about to fire back at him when the doors in front of them slowly opened. An orange ogre with glasses and a white tie came out and looked at them.
"Lord Koenma will see you now." He said.
"About time." Yusuke grumbled.
They walked through the doors and into a large room. On the right was a large TV-like screen and on the left stood a desk and a large chair. A young man, who looked more like a toddler, sat in the chair while a blue ogre with a leopard printed loincloth stood next to him. To their left, at the end of the desk, stood four young ladies.
"Greetings." The man said.
"Thanks for keeping us waiting Koenma." Yusuke grumbled.
"Nice of you to be patient." Koenma retorted. "Now you know about you mission. These are the ladies you will be escorting. This is Nadia, Rain, Zelda, and Caliber."
The girls turned and looked at the boys. Two of them smiled.
"These are they?" The one called Caliber spoke. "Pathetic. They won't survive the trip through the portal."
Kuwabara looked at her. She had semi-long, messy red hair with orange tips. Her eyes were a meadow green and she had a strange black tribal mark on the left side of her face that stretched a little under her chin, over her eye, and stopped at her hairline. She had two piercing on her each earlobe and one on the top of each ear along with a piercing on the left side of her lip that stuck out from her black lips. She wore black pants that had two belts with a katana strapped to her right side and a black conch shell on a thick string strapped to her left side. She had a black, hooded, sleeveless, long jacket with a red trim and a red print of a dragon flowing down the right side of her chest that zipped from her upper torso to just above her chest and cloth wraps under it that went around her torso, chest, and her left arm which ended half way down her fingers.
"And you're short." Kuwabara mocked, "You look to be about the same size as Hiei."
Caliber glared at him
"If you value you're life you'll shut up." She threatened. He icy words chilled his bones causing him to jump back a bit.
"Don't worry Kuwabara," Yusuke scoffed. "If she hits you I'll hit her back."
"What?" Kuwabara yelled. "You can't do that! It's against my code to hit girls, remember? So you can't either."
"Excuse me?" The girl named Nadia cracked her knuckles.
She was average height and had long brown hair with pink streaks that ended below her chest. Within her hair she had scattered strands of braided and beaded hair. She had a light pink bandana on her head and crystal blue eyes. She had huge hoop earrings, a piercing on the right side of her lip, and a black cross necklace several times. She wore a brown tank top with a light pink, sleeveless vest with a hood and blue jeans that had rips in the knees.
Nadia cracked her knuckles again. She stepped forward but Rain held her back.
"That's enough!" She yelled. She was extremely tall, had blue hair that fell just below her shoulders and chocolate brown eyes. She wore a black, sleeveless that was cropped at her upper torso. It had a blue trim and a blue print of a phoenix on her breast along with a baggy neck collar. She had black pants with a belt with double prongs and also had a conch shell on a thick string strapped to her left side but hers was a cream color.
"Geez you're tall!" Yusuke exclaimed. "How tall are you exactly?"
"Five' nine, why?" She spoke very innocently.
"Is that even possible?" He asked.
"My father is seven' seven." Rain commented. "And my grandmother was about that height as well."
"I'm surprised you're not that tall as well." Kurama remarked.
"My mother was short." Rain smiled.
"Is that why you're so short?" He asked, turning to caliber.
"You're sharp." Caliber commented.
"What are you talking about Kurama?" Yusuke asked.
"Caliber and Rain are sisters." Kurama explained.
"No way!" Kuwabara yelled. "Their height is too different!"
"How did you figure it out?" Rain asked, ignoring Kuwabara's remark.
"A few things gave it away." Kurama smiled. "Seeing as there were only three kings, two of you had to be sisters. The conch shells you both have show you're from the same area or they wouldn't be so similar and the fact that your eyes are similar."
"Interesting observation." Caliber chuckled. "Yes, I did get most of my height from my mother, but I also got some from my father."
"Ok, now I'm confused." Kuwabara scratched his head.
"They're half sisters idiot." Hiei sneered. Caliber smirked at his tone.
"What are you smiling at tiny." Kuwabara asked.
"How I'm going to kill you." Caliber retorted.
"Why you-" Yusuke grabbed Kuwabara and held him back.
"I thought you didn't hit girls." Yusuke grumbled.
"Well I'm making an exception." Kuwabara said through his teeth. "She acts more like a man anyways."
"Let him try." Caliber smirked. "I'd kill him before he could move."
"Is that a challenge?" Kuwabara yelled.
Before Caliber could bite back a retort she heard laughter behind her. They looked to see Zelda clutching her stomach, trying to control her laughing. She had short green hair with light blue streaks and turquoise eyes with golden vine-like marks coming from the corner of them. She had three piercings on her ear lobes. One type of earring was long and split into three and had three black stones on the end of each. She wore baggy, black pants and a green sash that held it up and a light green halter-top that tied off at the neck and behind her back, just under her arms. It cut off at her midriff and again tied off in the back. Her gold and green bracelets shone in the dim light.
"Why are you laughing?" Yusuke asked.
"The fact that this is quite amusing." Zelda admitted.
"What about it amuses you?" Kuwabara asked.
"How pathetic it is." Zelda laughed some more.
"Pathetic people start pathetic fights." Caliber remarked.
"Hey, don't sell you're self out." Kuwabara grinned.
"I'm going to go out on a limb here and say she was talking about you." Yusuke remarked.
"What!" Kuwabara yelled. "Take that back."
"Maybe when I'm dead I will." Caliber said.
"Wow Kuwabara." Yusuke said. "You really know how to make friends."
"Shut up Urameshi!" Kuwabara yelled some more. "Or I'll-"
The sound of heavy, running footsteps stopped him. A door flung open and an orange ogre raced in. His head was burned and his loincloth tattered with scorch marks.
"Caliber!" He yelled. "You're dragon is tearing the west wing apart!"
Caliber rolled her eyes. She walked out and headed for the west wing without a word.
"Um Koenma sir." The Ogre said."
"What is it Ogre?" Koenma asked.
"Well don't you think you should tell the boys more about the mission?" Ogre said.
"Oh, right!" Koenma exclaimed. "I almost forgot with all this fighting." He cleared his throat and everyone looked at him. "Now that you all know each other, it's time I explained the rest of the mission."
"We'll leave then." Rain said. "Seeing as we already know what's happening. So we'll be waiting at the portal."
Without another word they walked out of the room. Koenma looked at the large TV screen and it turned on. A map with four colored areas was shown.
"This is the land you'll be crossing over." Koenma informed them.
"That looks like the entire demon world!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"It is." Koenma nodded.
"You expect us to cross all over it?" Yusuke asked.
"I do." Koenma said grimly. "Each color indicates the lands each king owns."
"I'm confused now." Yusuke said. "Aren't there already kings there?"
"The kings you know aren't the true kings." Koenma said. "Those kings are given a piece of the land to look after in exchange for loyalty. They may call themselves kings but they truly aren't."
"That makes sense." Kurama mumbled.
"There are four colors here." Koenma continued. "Red, yellow, green, and brown. The brown is the outer lands no one wants. Strange creatures and demons live there and will do anything to get these girls so be careful.
"The yellow is the Land of Sand and Wind. You'll have to travel through that first. This is where Nadia is from so listen to her when you get there. She knows much more about it than any of us. Next is the green, which is the Land of Forest and Water. Zelda is from that area. Lastly, the red is the Land of Fire and Air and you're final destination. Rain and Caliber are from there."
"Why is that one bigger than the rest?" Yusuke asked.
"Two lands merged centuries ago." Koenma said. "They use to be the Land of Dragons and the Land of Fire and Ice."
"Why did that happen?" Kuwabara asked.
"Marriage." Koenma smiled. "When the king of the Land of Dragons died his wife remarried the king of the Land of Fire and Ice. Now if we could get back to on topic that would be great. Your destination is at a large castle here."
The screen zoomed in and showed a large castle as expected.
"What's the point of all this?" Hiei asked.
"There is supposed to be a coronation." Koenma said. "The girls were off doing something and guards would help them get there a little faster. So that is why the kings want you to do it."
"Whose coronation is it?" Kurama asked.
"Caliber's." Koenma sighed. "She's supposed to be queen, but only if she can get there on time."
The TV screen went blank and the boys put their full attention on Koenma.
"Make sure they all get there safely. When you go through the portal you will be outside the kings' land. Demons there will get in your way. When you get into the lands transportation will be given to you. You'll still need to be careful. Demons there will still like to get their hands on these girls."
Koenma broke off and looked at his desk.
"Lord Koenma?" Boton whispered.
"One of the girls has told me this mission could possibly be a small attempt at killing two of them."
"Why would that be?" Kurama asked.
"I'm not fully sure." Koenma admitted. "She never told me. But it does explain a little why they asked for spirit world's help instead of other demons. Whatever the reason, don't put it lightly. I don't want to take any chances."
The boys nodded. They all had an uneasy feeling about the mission now but they pushed it away.
"Another thing." Koenma said. "One King requested the girls to keep their feet on the ground. This means none are allowed to use anything that flies. I want you to allow this if it's the only way to get out of a situation."
The boys nodded again. Koenma jumped out of his chair and headed for the door. The boys and Botan followed until they reached a large door. A few ogres opened it and on the other side stood the four girls and a large blue portal. A black dragon rested on Caliber's shoulders. When the girls saw them they headed for the portal and disappeared in it. The boys soon followed.
"Good luck!" Botan waved to them. When they had disappeared she turned and looked at Koenma.
"There's more you're not telling them, isn't there?"
"I'm afraid so." Koenma sighed.
"Why didn't you tell them?" She asked.
"Because…" He paused. "Caliber asked me not to."
Ok so it's getting better right? Yeah, not too exciting but it should soon enough.
And yea, one more thing...I know most of you will thinks it's kinda odd that I gave a princess the name of Zelda but I didn't think about it until my friend pointed it out. I chose the name before I decided to make them princess'...and my Zelda character is a lot better than the one from the game.