I want to apologize a head of time for this chapter. It's about five hundred words shorter than all the others and I feel bad about it. I don't know why I feel bad by I do. So yeah.

Death101 – Fox Version Thank you for commenting on all three chapters, first of all! As for both of your questions, if I tell you it may just ruin some of the story! You'll have to wait and see.

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Disclaimer - I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its characters, that is the property of Sir Yoshihiro Togashi. Tora, Jiro, and Shaga are all my characters. They are all my creations, no stealing!

"Normally when given a compliment you say thank you, that's called manners."

Youko's smug tone made her stomach turn. Could he be anymore arrogant? He patted the cushion next to him, while taking a drink of something. Rolling her eyes she sat down, folding her legs neatly beneath her. Tora honestly wasn't sure what to do next, the only thing on the table was a cup, and she wasn't even sure if it had something in it or not. Looking away from the table she decided to try and talk to Shaga, however that thought ended as quickly as it started. She felt an arm snake around her waist tightly, and in a swift movement she was pulled directly to Youko's side. Seems he'd noticed her sitting on the edge of the pillow.

"Whatever happened to personal space?"

"Do you not want to be near me Kitten?"

"For the last time my name isn't Kitten!"

Tora snatched his arm from around her waist before trying to situate herself better on the cushion. Before she was fully away he raked his nails across her leg before looking away innocently. A pale pink graced her cheeks, to Youko's satisfaction. He wasn't exactly sure why the flush was so appealing to him. Perhaps it's the visual display of her innocence that really appealed to him. Honestly he didn't give a damn what it was that was drawing him to her like this, all he knew was he liked it.

The dark haired male took a sip of his own drink before looking at his partner. Kurone didn't want to be here right now. He should have been working on planning the next heist. But Youko had insisted that he join them for lunch, saying that this girl might have some information about Jiro. From the looks of her though it was unlikely, she just looked like another of Jiro's whores, not one of his thieves. The stupid flirting was getting irritating today as well. Kurone was in a bad mood mainly because he was hungry, tired, and most of all bored.

"Youko, didn't you have some questions?"

Silver ears twitched lightly before he looked up at the man across from him. The aggravation was obvious on his face, but he wasn't sure why exactly. Normally Kurone would have ignored him anyway, indulging himself in talking to Shaga. Maybe she'd noticed the aggravation as well because she wasn't even looking at him at the moment. Tora watched as he let out a deep sigh, all humor from his face vanishing with the breath.

"Tell us about Jiro."

His voice seemed cold, distant almost. It was the first time she'd heard him like this, could this be his business tone? If so it was just as bad as Jiro's normal tone.

"What about Jiro?"

"Anything, everything. Other than the fact that he's a thief with a scar we know nothing about him."

Tora found that somewhat surprising, seeing as Youko had said earlier that he studied his competition. But what she knew of Jiro he always had others do his dirty work for him. Looking up at Shaga she was hoping for something, anything to get her out of this conversation. Instead she got an encouraging smile; well she could always dance around the truth.

"He's an elemental with the control of ice, other than that I don't know much about him personally. I do know however that he has groups set up in all three lands, most of them in Tourin."

The two men seemed to find this information interesting; they really hadn't known anything about him. Tora trapped the blonde strand of hair on her finger, twirling it mercilessly around. She hoped they wouldn't notice how simple her answers were.

"What's his motive? For stealing I mean," Youko didn't once glance in her direction as he spoke. His eyes were calculating.

"Other than the thrill…I believe it's to beat you."

It started with a couple low chuckles from both of them men in the room. But soon enough laughter was bouncing off the walls that it made Tora feel trapped in this strangely tense atmosphere. It probably wouldn't have been tense if it weren't for the reason they were laughing. They found the idea of him being a threat funny! She was increasingly surprised when she didn't hear Shaga's laughter in it. She seemed like the kind that would jump at the chance to laugh. Rolling her eyes away from Youko she locked them on Shaga, but what she saw shocked her. A hard glare had formed on the normally sweet-faced girl. At first she thought the glare was directed towards her but then she noticed another woman in the room. Looking her over she immediately was worried. She wore a pair of loose fitting pants, with a tight white shirt. Her bright blue eyes were the complete opposite of her hot pink hair. Tora assumed it was long since it was tied up in a very messy bun.

The air seemed to thicken once the men's laughter stopped. Finally they noticed. Teal orbs washed across the faces in the room. Shaga had a look pure anger, and it seemed to seep from every pore on her body. The mysterious guest seemed completely unfazed and instead fixed her gaze on Tora. Kurone appeared completely and utterly confused, whatever was going on here he had no clue about it. However Youko looked like a kid who'd just been caught stealing his sister's toys. Guilt riddled his gorgeous features; his ears even seemed to slump down some.

Another woman rushed in suddenly, four dishes in her hands each covered. Without even bothering to glance at the people in the room she placed a plate in front of all of them before exiting in the same fashion.

"What the hell is she doing here?!" Shaga's shrieking tone surprised both Tora and Kurone.

"Shaga you need to-"

"What?! Calm down? Like hell I do! You know how I feel about that…that bitch and yet you still bring her in here!"

"Zuma, leave. I'll talk to you later." Youko's voice was smooth and seemed to cut right through the tension. The pink haired 'bitch' left the room without ever uttering a word. Poor girl. Tora was curious though of more than one thing. Why she even entered and why Shaga was so upset.

"You didn't tell him did you?" Shaga accused lightly looking across the table at him. Youko simply pulled the cover off of his food, seemingly ignoring her. But that obviously wasn't the case, he was thinking of what to say.

"No I didn't. I'm not going to tell Kurone a theory that is more than likely incorrect. It would only add more stress to him. That is why you told me isn't it? Because you didn't want to bother him with it? If that's so you'll shut up, eat your food, and not speak another word of it."

Shaga sat blinking, obviously surprised. But she didn't disobey; instead she uncovered her food and began slowly eating. Tora followed suit, still trying to understand the outbursts. No one had given her any idea what exactly was going on. Other than Shaga didn't trust pinky for one reason or another. She didn't even watch what she was eating; instead she let herself get lost in her own mind. The silence dwelled on; it felt as if everyone was afraid to speak up. Afraid to break the simplest of things.

Tora furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. It felt as if someone was pulling on her tail. Not in a painful way but just a persistent tug. Craning her head back she saw a silver tail wound around her own. Quiet or not it seemed as though Youko was back to his old self. Sighing she wagged her tail trying to shake it loose from the death grip it was currently in. A smile spread on her lips again just before said silver tail wrapped itself around her waist.

"What is your issue?!" Silence broken.

"Issue? Is it an issue that I want to be close to you?"

"YES!"

The answer only made him chuckle. Of course. He was grating on her last nerve. She'd always prided herself in being a patient person. But with him it seemed as if she had no patience at all. Kurone stood from his seat, stumbling backwards a bit. Revenge was sweet.

"I see I'm not the only graceful one."

That got a round of laughs from the room. Good everything was going back to normal. Just the way it should be. The food had been eaten somewhere in between the mocking and the fox. Though Tora couldn't exactly tell where. Standing up the two girls exited the room. Where were they going now? Tora had no clue but she knew that she'd be following Shaga wherever there was.

"Why don't you like that woman?"

"I can't talk about it but…I get a bad feeling from her. Just promise me you'll stay away from her Tora. She's dangerous I just know it." Nodding her head they walked back towards Shaga's room. Not the answer she wanted but it was a start.