Bats in the Belfry


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Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own my two crazy characters, Sira and Tori.


Sira and Tori stared at Koenma in disbelief.

"What do you mean our dimension has vanished?" Sira asked, hoping she had heard him incorrectly.

"I mean it's gone, non-existent, almost as if someone took an eraser and rubbed it away," Koenma said.

"But how could this happen," Tori moaned as she collapsed in her chair. Both were almost to the point of tears.

"I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but right now there is no way I can send you back" Koenma said sadly.

"So much for just going home" Sira mumbled.

"That's not all," Koenma added. "It seems that you were not the only ones who came through the portal."

"There were others?" Tori asked, stunned. "Who were they?"

Koenma frowned. "We're not sure. There have been disturbances all around Mekai that I feel are somehow connected to the portal's opening."

"Maybe it's more of those octopus demons," Tori mumbled sarcastically.

Sira shivered. "Don't remind me of the giant sushi."

"Anyway," Koenma continued, "for the time being, I feel that you are in no major danger."

"Hey, as long as we get to stay at Kuwabara's house, I'm happy" Sira said with a grin. "You can go sock sliding in there."

Koenma raised an eyebrow at Sira's sudden change in mood. "Well, that was all I needed to discuss with you. Do either of you have any questions."

"I don't think so," Tori said.

Koenma snapped his fingers. "I knew I was forgetting something." He opened one of the drawers and fished through it. After a couple of moments, he finally pulled out a shiny rectangular card and handed it to Tori.

"Oh, a shiny credit card," Sira said as Tori held it up for her to see.

"It's a debit card," Koenma explained, "with an exact budget on it. You should be able to buy some clothes and other things you need. After that, you'll need to find jobs."

They both quickly bowed. "Thank you so much, Lord Koenma!"

Koenma shrugged as he sat back in his seat. "No problem, just remember this if I ask you for a favor."

Tori frowned. "A favor? Why would you need a favor from us?"

Before Koenma could respond, the ogre stepped into the office.

"Ogre," Koenma said, "take Sira and Tori to where Yusuke and the others are."

"Follow me, please," The ogre said as he opened the doors.

The girls glanced at Koenma curiously before following the ogre.


Tori let the ogre walk slightly ahead before whispering to Sira. "Hey, we have a problem."

"You know, this card is really shiny," Sira said as she continued to stare at the card in her hand. "I wonder how he is able to get it to be this way."

"Stop being distracted by shiny things," Tori said as she snatched the card away from Sira and stuffed it into her jean pocket. "We have something very important to discuss."

"Aw, you took my shiny thing away," Sira said with a frown. She rolled her eyes at her friend's glare. "Alright fine, you have my full attention. What is this new problem?"

"Uh, didn't you hear Koenma in there?" Tori said, "Our dimension has vanished. We kind of can't go home if there is no home to go to. So your whole story idea of how things are supposed to go doesn't really work here."

Sira tapped her temple. "You know, it almost seems as if someone is trying to prevent us from going home…" She trailed off for a moment before looking at Tori. "But you are wrong. My story idea still works."

"Uh, how?" Tori asked.

"He said that our dimension is not here at the present. He didn't say anything about it being gone forever," Sira said with a grin. "I think that our dimension will appear again once we figure out whatever our purpose is here."

"Aw man, someone is determined not to let me go the easy way," Tori glared at the ceiling, "I curse you and hope you die a horrible painful death."

"Why are you cursing the ceiling?" Sira asked.

"I'm not; I'm cursing whoever brought us here."

"You mean the furry molester?"

"I still think he was just a figment of our imaginations." Tori said.

Sira snorted. "Yeah, I'll believe that when Hiei twirls around in a tutu while singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

"That would be an amusing sight," Tori said with a grin.

Sira frowned. "Actually that would just be disturbing."

"Ahem," the ogre coughed.

Both girls looked up and realized that they had completely forgotten to follow him.

"We're coming!" Tori said as Sira and she quickly caught up with him.


After weaving through the complicated corridors, they once again were back at the entrance. Over in the corner of the room, Yusuke and the others were talking to Botan, one of the ferry girls who worked for Koenma. Her blue hair was pulled up into a ponytail and her pink eyes sparkled as she talked. Standing to the left of her was a very familiar figure.

Sira's mouth stretched into a demonic grin.

"Sira, you can't annoy Hiei now," Tori said.

Sira stuck her lip out. "Why can't I? Annoying him would be so much fun!"

"Because I want to be home when you annoy him. That way when he wants to kill you, I can be locked in my room, safe."

"Fine," Sira said as she stomped over towards the group.

"You're acting like a five-year-old," Tori called as she followed.

"I can act like a five-year-old if I want to," Sira retorted.

"Oh, nice comeback, I'm shaking" Tori joked.

They finally reached the group.

"You must be Sira and Tori!" Botan said cheerfully as she hugged both girls.

"So you are the grim reaper," Tori said with a grin, "is it fun going around and reaping souls?"

Botan shrugged. "Most of the time the job is fun although it can be tiresome."

"So," Yusuke said slyly, "when were you going to tell us that you were from another dimension?"

"When the topic: are you from another dimension came up," Sira said.

They laughed.

"So we really are an anime in your world?" Kuwabara asked.

"Yep, and lots of people watched you," Tori replied. "Oh hey, Kuwabara, is it okay if we still stay at your house for the time being?"

Kuwabara grinned. "No problem, you guys can stay as long as you like."

"You're the greatest Kuwabara," Sira said with a grin. "We'll so make it up to you."

The carrot top blushed. "Aw, it's nothing."

"Any redder and you would think he was some form of a mutated tomato," Yusuke remarked.

"Shut up, Urameshi!"

"So are you guys almost done?" Tori asked quickly, hoping to avoid yet another fight between the two.

"Yes, the portal is scheduled to arrive at any minute," Kurama replied.

As the guys continued to talk, Tori glanced over at Sira. Sira had a strange expression on her face and her eye was twitching.

"Don't you dare," Tori said.

"Hey Hiei!" Sira said in a sing-songy voice, "How are you today?"

Tori smacked her forehead as the others gaped at Sira.

"Hn, what's it to you?" Hiei said with a glare.

"You mean you are not having a happy sunshine day?" Sira asked still in that sickly sweet voice. "Are you not a happy little elf?"

Hiei's eye twitched. "Speak again and I swear I will cut your tongue out of your mouth."

"Well, you can't really hurt me since if I die you will be sent to prison" Sira said with a grin. "You know it's kind of funny to meet someone who is slightly shorter than me."

Hiei let out a growl of frustration before flitting away.

"Bye midget!" Sira said as she waved at the place that he had previously been.

Tori groaned. "I do not know you."

Sira laughed sheepishly. "Sorry, I couldn't resist. You know I have very little will power."

"That probably wasn't the best idea," Kurama said with a frown, "Hiei is known for having a bad temper."

"Yeah! Then everything's going to be good" Sira said cheerfully.

The guys looked at her oddly while Tori laughed sheepishly.

"I really hope he isn't going around and killing everything in sight" Yusuke murmured.

"Hey look, the portal's forming" Kuwabara said.

They all quickly braced themselves as they stepped through.

Once they were in Kuwabara's house again, they took a moment to relax.

A sharp digging sensation in her right thigh reminded Tori of something she needed to discuss. "Oh, by the way, is there a mall somewhere nearby?" Tori asked as she pulled the card from her pocket.

"Yeah, Koenma gave us a shiny debit card" Sira said as she pointed to the card in Tori's hands.

"I swear, sometimes I think you are part crow," Tori remarked.

"Caw! Caw!" Sira said as she flapped her arms, "Caw! Caw!"

"Yeah there's one nearby" Yusuke said as he tried to ignore Sira's horrible bird imitation. "We can take you there."

Both girls looked at each other before looking back at the boys in shock.

"You are going to the mall with us, willingly?" Tori asked in amazement.

"There's got to be a catch" Sira added suspiciously.

Kuwabara rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "Well, there is an arcade on the first floor."

"Ah ha! The catch, I was right!" Sira said as she raised her forefinger in the air.

"Nice deducing Sherlock," Tori said as she tried to imitate a British accent.

"Why thank you my dear Watson," Sira said, trying to imitate a British accent as well.

They both laughed at the awkward looks on the guy's faces.

"Don't worry," Tori joked. "We weren't actually going force you to go shopping with us."

"We're really crazy when we shop," Sira added, "That is something we would never subject you to."

"Yeah, just get us there and we'll meet you at the arcade when we're done," Tori said.

"We'll take my car then since it's parked outside," Kurama said as they headed to the door.


"This mall is huge!" Tori remarked.

"And it has so many decorations," Sira added. After an hour of shopping, the girls had bought some clothes, necessaries, and a couple of extra items. Now, they were merely browsing the mall for entertainment.

"Oh my god," Tori said as she pointed to the center of the mall. "There's a Japanese Santa Claus!"

"We are not going to see the Japanese Santa Claus," Sira said.

"B-but maybe this one is different," Tori whimpered.

"I have already been nearly killed by American parents. There is no way I am getting in the way of Japanese ones." Sira glanced at a display case and her eyes lit up. "Oh, we should get a light up reindeer."

"Why would we need a light up reindeer?" Tori asked, slightly amused.

"So we could put it out on the lawn," Sira sighed dreamily, "I've always wanted a light up reindeer."

"Yeah, I don't think Koenma would think that is necessary," Tori said, shaking her head.

"B-but its head moves."

"If I can't see the Japanese Santa then you can't buy the light up reindeer."

Sira let out a sigh. She knew she was defeated. "Aw, crap," Sira crossed her arms. "Let's just go find the others."


As they walked up to the arcade, Kurama was walking out.

"We aren't late, are we?" Tori asked as Sira and she ran up.

Kurama smiled. "Oh, no, actually you're just in time."

"I beat you, Kuwabara" Yusuke shouted from inside the arcade.

"What? No fair! I want a rematch!" Kuwabara yelled.

Yusuke walked out of the arcade followed by Kuwabara.

Seeing us, Yusuke asked. "So, how did your shopping go?"

Sira held up the bags. "Good, we got exactly what we needed."

"Quit changing the subject, Urameshi!" Kuwabara said with clinched fists. "We need a rematch."

"Uh, yeah there's just one problem" Yusuke said seriously. "We're out of quarters."

Tori and Sira nearly face vaulted.

"You spent all your money at the arcade?" Sira asked.

They both looked at her sheepishly.

Tori let out a sigh, "What ever, can we go now? My arms are about to fall off."

Both boys reluctantly nodded as Kurama stifled a laugh.

The parking deck was completely deserted when they walked out. Yusuke and Kuwabara were arguing once again while Kurama, Sira, and Tori watched amused. As they continued to walk, Tori glanced up at the ceiling to see a pair of glowing red eyes staring back at her. Puzzled, she reached out and grabbed Sira's shoulder.

Sira frowned. "What?"

"Can a ceiling have eyes?"

"No, why?"

Tori pointed upwards.

Sira glanced up to see the red eyes staring at them. "Uh, that's a little weird."

Glancing back, Kurama noticed the two girls staring at the ceiling. "Is something wrong?"

In an instant, the ceiling was covered with pairs of glowing red eyes.

Tori paled. "Oh shit."

"Bats!" Sira shrieked.

All at once, hundreds of bats fell from the ceiling and began to swarm around the group. Luckily, Sira was able to take cover behind Kuwabara and Yusuke. Tori, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky. Caught out in the open, she was beaten mercilessly by the bats' wings. As she tried to get away, one of the creatures sunk its teeth deep into her left arm. She let out a scream as she swatted it away. Clutching her throbbing arm, she was backed up against a wall. She closed her eyes and braced herself for the inevitable. She was surprised when she was engulfed in the smell of roses. Opening her eyes, she saw Kurama standing before her, his rose whip lashing out at the bats.

"Yusuke, Kuwabara," Kurama yelled over the shrieking of bats. "These bats are from Makai."

Yusuke smirked. "Great, that means I don't have to hold anything back."

"Hey, Urameshi," Kuwabara said with a grin, "Let's see who can kill the most bats."

"Sounds good to me."

"Just get rid of them," Sira said as she stared at the bats wide-eyed.

In a matter of minutes, all the bats had been killed.

Still clutching her arm, Tori sank to the ground. It felt as if it was a hundred degrees and the searing pain was making her feel weak and dizzy. Beautiful jade eyes came into her line of vision.

"Are you alright?" Kurama asked, concern etched in his face.

"My arm," Tori hissed. "It hurts like hell."

Kurama's eyes widened as he saw the bite marks on her arm. "You've been bitten."

"Hey, are you two alright?" Yusuke called as Kuwabara, Sira, and he raced over to them.

Seeing her friend in pain, Sira instantly became worried. "Tori, what's wrong?"

"She has been bitten by one of the Makai bats" Kurama said worriedly. "I need to make her an antidote before the effects set in."

Tori let out a groan as her eyes rolled back and she collapsed. Kurama caught her before her head hit the pavement.

The color drained from Sira's face. "Oh my god, Tori!


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