Hey, I'm back with another chapter. By the request of a reviewer, I have begun a description of Moriko, because she actually enters in this chapter! Yay! BTW, this chapter is dedicated to anyone who has reviewed so far; you guys know who you are, and thanks so much!

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For a few minutes, Kurama just stared at Yusuke, his stunned silence saying everything there wasn't words for. "Th-that's not… We can't… I don't…" Kurama finally stuttered. He then took a deep breath and said, "We can't do that. First of all, I don't even know where she is. Second, by now she could probably kill us both because I don't have full control of my demonic powers and, no matter how powerful you may be, you're still only human. So unless you can solve all these problems, we're not going to go."

"Is that all? I was sure you'd have about a million more reasons why we shouldn't go, but this is much easier. You can use the Seeds of Incarnation to bring in your full level of power. I'd imagine Koenma and Botan could help us find her. And I am strong enough to hold my own against most demons, in spite of my humanity. Besides, if I die, it will be my fault, because you never would have known Hiei loved your sister if not for me, not to mention the fact that I was the one who convinced you to visit the demon plane in the first place. Besides, if you don't come, I'm going alone." Yusuke shot back, a lot quicker than Kurama had expected.

Unable to come up with any other valid arguments, Kurama acquiesced. "Fine. We'll go see her. But I need to know why, before we go."

"I want to trick her into coming here and meeting Hiei. But I don't want her to know that it's Hiei she's meeting. Maybe they can work things out between them and Hiei might be a bit happier."

"It might make him worse, you know that, right?"

"…Yes, I had thought of that. But I honestly don't think he can get any worse. The only way for that to happen would be if something happened to Yukina. Or Yukina found out their biological relationship and reacted how Hiei seems to think she will. But, at the very least, he won't know we knew they knew each other. So he probably won't be mad enough to kill us or cause any lasting damage."

"The key word in that last sentence is probably."

Yusuke waved that away, saying, "Besides, I have a good feeling about this."

Not sure if that was a good sign or not, Kurama said, "Why do you want to help Hiei, anyway?"

"He's helped me before."

When Yusuke didn't elaborate on his vague answer, Kurama said, "Well, then. I suppose we ought to contact Koenma and Botan."

Before they contacted Koenma, Kurama slid the box under Hiei's bed, and Yusuke placed some talismans in strategic locations throughout the Minamino household, where it would have been possible to miss seeing them. They hoped that these would convince Hiei that the box had just fallen somehow, and that the reason for his Jagan not seeing where it was, was the talismans that Kurama could have placed for any number of reasons.

Next they found Koenma, who was easily able to tell them Moriko's current location. To their surprise, she was still living in the Human Realm. She was, however, living in an abandoned building, typical for demons trapped or merely living in this realm.

"Well, Kurama? The juice?" Yusuke asked, once they were standing outside Moriko's home.

"Here goes. Cheers." And he took a sip. Two minutes later, the fox demon emerged, along with all his power and a killer aura, which any human with the slightest sixth sense in the world could detect from a mile away. Approximately three and a half seconds later, they watched a girl with long, dark hair and slit eyes blast her way out from one of the windows near the top floor. She landed neatly in front of them, hissing. Then Kurama, in a tone more condescending than any Yusuke had ever heard him use, said, "Moriko. How disappointing. I thought I raised you with more refinement than that. Is that how you greet all your visitors?"

She stared at him for a moment through narrowed, bright gold eyes before gracefully sliding from the crouch she was in, to a standing position. Yusuke noticed that the clothes she wore were all dark colored, perfect for sneaking around at night without being noticed. They were also slightly too large for her. This, however, didn't hide the fact that she was obviously good-looking. But it did allow her the option of any number of hidden weapons, which she could keep on her at all times. After a few seconds of silence, she addressed Kurama tersely, "Brother."

"Ahhh, Moriko. You haven't changed much since the last time we spoke. But aren't you going to invite your brother and his friend into your humble home?"

"I have not intention of doing so. This is where Ikano and I live. Alone. You are not welcome here. My suggestion: leave. You should know, it is not… prudent to encroach on a cat's territory."

Kurama studied her for a moment, in a way Yusuke recognized. He wasn't entirely sure what to make of the girl who was standing in front of him. But he appeared to take it in stride, because after approximately half a second, he said, "I take back what said a few moments ago; you have, in fact, changed quite a bit. You are much more bold than you were sixteen years ago."

"Speaking of sixteen years ago," Moriko began, the golden eyes narrowing again. "You are supposed to be dead," she accused.

"According to whom?"

"…Everyone."

"Which side of this argument has more proof? The side with which everyone agrees; of course they would agree with that. Both humans and demons fail miserably in this aspect: they feel that if they wish or believe something hard enough it will be true. Or the side with which I stand: that Yoko Kurama is still very much alive. I'm thinking that my side has more weight because of one simple fact: I can prove it. Are you still intent on denying me entry?"

"Yes." The words came out in a hiss. "And what is with this tag along human? Have you stooped that low, to manipulate those weaklings?"

"No. In fact, this expedition was his idea."

"And you went along with it? There is a great joke."

"Yes, I did go along with it; if successful it could perhaps benefit one of my closest friends. If you don't allow me to pass by choice, if will need to force you."

"You actually have friends? Perhaps I am not the only one who has changed in the last sixteen years."

"Perhaps."

"Well, if you are going to come in anyway, enter now."

And they quietly stepped into the empty warehouse, into a sparsely furnished lobby, that, in fact, was not empty.