I thank all those who left nice or constructive reviews. It was incredibly appreciated and the reason I didn't leave the story to dust. Here's part four, which I hope you enjoy. Depending on my mood, I might write two chapters tonight, but I doubt it…

Disclaimer: I own none of the YYH characters. In truth I only own Maboroshi and the plot. Kai is Kristen's, Leeoyasha is Emily's, and Auzrieal is Jessica's.


Normal prov.

"What do you mean she's escaped into her memories? What the hell does that mean? How do you do that?" Urameshi shook the strange demon, hating to be confused. She still didn't move and her eyes remained unfocused, almost like Hiei's had looked…

"I mean that's she has gone into a sort of sleep, but unlike other people, Maboroshi doesn't dream; she remembers." Kai gently closed her friend's eyelids.

"How did Big Head die?" Leeoyasha's voice was barely over a whimper.

"Did he honestly let you call him Big Head?" Kuwabara asked. Maybe they were talking about a different Hiei; the one he knew certainly wouldn't have ever let anyone call him a derogatory name.

A faint smile came to Leeoyasha's face, bringing with it fresh tears. "He hated it but he never did anything to make me stop. Anyone else and he would've killed them. But how did he die?"

"We told you, his throat was slashed."

"By who?"

"That's what we're trying to figure out." Yusuke ran a hand through his hair, frustrated. These people didn't do it; he could feel it in his bones.

"We'll help anyway we can." Kai said. "I know you can use any of my resources and I'm sure Leeoyasha would allow the same thing." Leeoyasha nodded in agreement.

"Your resources?" Yusuke asked.

"This is Lady Kai, she is in control of the Northern Lands of Makai. Leeoyasha is the Princess of the Southern Lands." Kurama stood up and brushed off his pants.

"Wow, a bunch of big shots, huh?" Yusuke chuckled. "So how'd you end up with a felon?" He asked, gesturing to Maboroshi.

"We've been friends for hundreds of years."

"Hundreds? You don't look that old."

"Looks can be deceiving. You should know that of all people. You are the one that works for a baby, right?" Kai gave him a slight grin.

"Eh, you've got a point, I guess."

"Do you have any belongings of Hiei's?" Kurama asked.

"I don't think so but we can check. It would be best if only one came; Maboroshi would be angry if she woke up to find you all snooping throughout the house, but one supervised search should be okay." Kai stood up.

Leeoyasha nodded. "Kurama should go. As I understand it, you were his best friend, right?" She inputted quickly, before one of the other two could say anything. She knew about Kai's thing for Kurama.


Kai and Kurama's prov.

Kai felt her ears go pink. Kurama turned towards her, a small smile. "I think that's a good idea." Kai walked down the hall and went up the stairs, Kurama following closely behind her.

"This is a large house."

"Four stories."

"Why is it so big?"

"Maboroshi always wanted a big house to live in. She grew up having to share a room with her half-sister that she hated."

"Do you know a lot of her past?"

"Yes, I was there. Why?"

"Not a lot is known about her."

Kai turned around mid-step. "Oh so you want to get information from me to report back to your bosses is that it?"

Kurama backed down a step seeing the anger flashing in her eyes. "NO! Not at all! I was just curious."

"Yeah, well I don't talk about her past. She doesn't like me too, no matter who you are. If she ever thinks you deserve to know, she'll tell you."

They continued to climb the stairs quietly for a few minutes. "Good Heavens, there are a lot of stairs." Kurama mumbled to himself.

"Like I said, four stories. And Maboroshi's room is on the top floor."

"Maboroshi's room? Did Hiei not have a room of his own?"

"Of course he did; he had the whole second story to himself. We each had a story, if you counted the underground rooms."

"Underground rooms?" Kurama reached the last step and looked at Kai.

"Yeah, if you count the rooms underground, there's actually five stories. It's Leeoyasha's level, so that the music doesn't keep everyone else up."

"Oh. But why didn't we stop at the second story then?"

"Because there's nothing there. Maboroshi threw all of his stuff out the window when he left…he was standing underneath."

Kurama raised an eyebrow. "Not a happy parting?"

"No. He left shortly after the deed was signed. We haven't seen him sense. Maboroshi always figured he'd come back when he was bored being Koenma's lapdog. She never expected him to join with Murkuro. Now I guess he'll never come back." Kai paused for a moment, wiped her eyes and shook her head. "Oh well, nothing I can do about it now."

She walked into a room and held the door open for Kurama. Kurama looked around, amazed.

The room was about the size of the banquet hall at the palace of the Southern Lands. The carpet was black and made him sink when he walked, leaving footprints. The bed was the largest he had ever seen, with a thick red comforter and black silk sheets. It was piled high with pillows of all sizes and colors. There was a desk and two dresser drawers. Two different doors led off into other rooms; a closet and bathroom, he'd wager. The walls were maroon and he looked up to see the ceiling as silver and it seemed to be sparkling.

"Are those diamonds in the ceiling?" He asked, awestruck.

"Yeah. Mar…Maboroshi likes her extravagance." Kai bit her lip at her almost-mistake. Kurama didn't even notice. "Yes, she certainly does."

He shook his head. "So if she threw out everything of his at him, what makes you think that there is anything in here?"

Kai shrugged. "I don't know. I just always got the feeling she kept some stuff for memories."

"Where do we start?"


Maboroshi's prov.

She stood next to her tent, bored out of her skull. She shouldn't have come here; she should have known they'd be stupid about having a girl in their ranks. Sexist pigs.

She sensed something and looked up. There was some guy walking among her camp. She hid herself quickly and watched him, assessing how much damage he could do. Why the hell would he come to her setting?

He was rather short for a man, wearing all black. His black hair had a strange white streak and stood straight up. He had a katana hanging from his belt and a bandage around his forehead. He must have sensed someone's eyes on him because he looked and almost caught her. His eyes were a burning shade of red. So he was a fire demon…that should prove interesting.

She stepped out, quickly throwing up the illusion of blue hair and tan eyes, taking quick aim and pinning him to a wall with ten daggers placed methodically, all before the human eye could blink. She walked up to him calmly. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

He looked at her a moment, considering whether or not to lie. It would be pointless to; it's not as if she couldn't read his mind. But he didn't know that.

"My name is Hiei. The idiot up front sent me here. Supposedly we're going to be partners." He opted for the truth, though he didn't seem to please with the arrangement.

"They either think you're really strong or they hate you. Which is it?"

"A bit of both."

She grinned slightly and took out the daggers, making them disappear. He watched her carefully, memorizing every move. "And your name would be?"

"You can call me Hiko for now."

"Well I have to tell you, I didn't come here to be a thief again."

"Again?"

"I was raised by these morons."

"Ah. Why'd you leave them in the first place?"

"I didn't. They left me when I was five. I was too powerful apparently."

She looked at him with new interest. He might be someone worth getting to know, a worthy partner. "Then why did you come back?"

"I came to question the leader on if he knew the whereabouts of a certain demon."

"Which demon?"

Hiei looked at her, trying to figure out if he could trust her. "Why did you join?" He decided to change the subject. Fine by her.

"I was bored. Thought I'd see if there were any new tricks to the game. But they told me I couldn't come along if I didn't have a partner."

"Hence where I come in?"

"Aye."

He sighed. She looked him up and down. "What?"

"You have a strange aura." She looked at him closely. "What's underneath that bandana?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Just curious, partner." Sarcasm rang through her tone. "It's a Jagan."

Her eyes widened a fraction. Definitely someone worth getting to know. "Implanted, huh? I've heard that's painful."

"It is."

"Who are you looking for? I could help you."

He looked at her with obvious suspicion. "Why would you do that?"

"Did I not mention before that I'm bored? Besides, gaining strong acquaintances is always a good idea, yes?"

Hiei betted he could trust her on that one. He could tell she was someone that had friends in high places. "Maybe I will sometime. For now, I'll sharpen up on my thieving techniques."

She gave him a grin and held out a hand. "Nice to meet you, partner."

He shook her hand, but pulled back quickly as a spark lit from the touch. He looked at her to see what kind of trick she was playing, only to see her giving him the same look. He opened his mouth to ask, but a trumpet sounded in the background.

"Sounds like roll call."


Well that was longer than I intended. Eh...I don't know if I liked it so much, but there it is anyways. Its summer so I'll be writing more, but a lot of the stories I write are of my character as she is now. Please review!!