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"Ugh…" moaned the boys as they came to. Kurama sat up and wiggled his fingers as if testing to make sure he was living.
"I'm alive…Then my mother!" Kurama sped off down to Shiori's room to check on her, leaving Tay on the roof top with Yusuke. Tay moved over and crouched down next to the black-haired boy.
"So what's your story?" Tay asked poking Yusuke on the forehead. "How do you know Kurama?"
Yusuke stared at her. "I could ask you the same question."
"Well I asked first, so spill."
He paused for a moment before sighing in defeat and starting. "The short of it is, one, I'm a spirit detective who hunts down demons who do bad stuff in the human world. Two, Kurama stole an artifact from the spirit world King along with two others. Three, I was sent to hunt the three of them down." Somehow he managed to say all that in one breath.
Tay all the while was playing with the mirror as she listened to his abridged tale. After he finally took a breath, he seemed to realize that it wasn't were they had left it. As his face slowly showed his shock, Tay got up and placed it at his feet. "I don't know whether what you did was stupid or kind, but I know Kurama appreciated it. Keep that thing safe."
Tay started to walk away but Yusuke stopped her. "You never told me how you know him. It's pretty sketch knowing him after what he's done if you know what I mean." Yusuke stood up and crossed his arms with a smirk.
Tay sighed and turned around. "It's because of my sister." She hung her head, deep in thought. "Kurama has some information that might help me find her."
Yusuke paused. "If the information is coming from a demon it has to be bad. Why ask Kurama and not let the police look for her?"
Tay looked up with a sad smile and near tears in her eyes. "Cause Kurama was the last person to see her before she apparently died."
Yusuke looked shocked. "Well if she's dead why don't you talk to Koenma. He's the son of the king of the Spirit world. Demon boy can probably ask some questions when I take him in."
Tay looked at Yusuke speechless. "King…..of the spirit world?" She was a bit beyond belief at this point. "So what, does he keep records or something?" Tay threw up her hands and started walking toward the door. "Can he tell me everything about her and the exact place of her death?" She nearly shouted over her shoulder.
"Yeah, probably. His office is covered in paperwork. Stacks of it, taller than he is." Yusuke chuckled to himself, like he was laughing at some private joke.
Tay gave a quick smile before saying good-bye to Yusuke. "Thank you Yusuke, for this fantastic bit information. I now have a fox demon to interrogate." She gave a quick wave as she ran down the stairs, hoping to catch Kurama before he left the hospital.
She reached Shiori's room a few moments later. Panting, she opened to door only to see the room empty of the red head she was looking for. "Ah Tay, Shiori has passed through the critical period. It seems as though she is going to be just fine." Shiori's boyfriend gave a huge smile, obviously happy at this.
"That…is…fantastic…" Tay huffed out. Running, apparently, was not her strong suit. Taking a deep breath, she got out a full sentence. "Do you know where Shuichi went?"
"Ah, I believe he said something about the library to catch up on his work. He just left."
Before he could get out another word, Tay shouted a hasty "Thank you!" before running down to the hospital entrance. Sliding around the final corner she saw a flash of red walk out the doors.
"KURAMA!" As soon as she reached outside, she looked around for the unmistakable head of hair. As easy to find as his hair was, he had just disappeared into the crowd on the side walk. With a sigh, she walked back to the Minamino household, realizing Kurama didn't want to deal with her problem just yet, after nearly losing his mother. 'I can respect that, to an extent. But fox boy better give me some answers soon,' Tay thought.
Apparently Kurama was better at evading things than she thought. For two days, she heard and saw nothing of him. When she asked Shiori, all she was told was that he was staying with a friend.
'The sneaky little demon's got to be afraid to talk to me,' was the obvious thought running through Tay's mind.
Tay's only entertainment throughout those two days was when she ran into Yusuke in the streets. According to Yusuke, he was the biggest, badest, most feared thug in the city. Tay had yet to see any demonstration of these fighting abilities. Every time he'd talk about one of the many fights he'd won, Tay would just laugh and say, "Yeah, yeah. I'll be sure to be around next time, to make sure you aren't just all talk."
On the third day since the incident with the mirror, Tay was wondering through the streets with no particular destination in mind. As much as Tay loved talking with Shiori, who had moved back in since her recovery, she didn't want to impose herself. As she was walking, she came upon a pair of people talking at a gate. Trying not to interrupt, Tay made to go around them, but was stopped when she heard her name.
"Tay!" She looked up.
"Yusuke?" She saw the black haired thug standing outside what looked to be a school. "Are you supposed to be in school right now?"
"Yeah," he answered, "but we have a lead with Hiei." When he said we, Tay finally noticed his companion. She was a girl of average height, in everyday clothes. But the most striking part about her was her bright blue hair.
"He's taken Yusuke's friend," she said, turning toward Tay. The girl gave a look of recognition before hiding behind Yusuke.
Tay stood gaping at the girl for a few moments before she finally found her voice. "Y-y-you!" The blue haired woman squeaked behind Yusuke.
"Yusuke," Tay began with controlled fury. "Why are you hanging out with a spirit guide?"
"Umm Botan helps me out with the whole detective thing," Yusuke stated before walking down the street with Botan using him as a wall between her and Tay. "Look Tay, I can see you have a beef with her but right now I have bigger fish to fry. That bastard Hiei has taken Keiko and I'm gonna kick his ass for it." He stormed off. When he looked back he was surprised to see her still walking with them.
"What?" Tay asked with a smirk. "I did say I was coming to your next fight didn't I?" Yusuke gave her a wicked grin as the three of them headed off toward the docks.
The large space in the warehouse echoed with their footsteps as they walked in. There were boxes, crates and wires all around but no sign of the two people Yusuke was looking for. 'Now that I think about it I don't even know what these two look like,' crossed Tay's mind.
"Come out Hiei! Hand Keiko over you asshole!" Yusuke shouted into the warehouse. As his shouts echoed throughout the warehouse, they heard footsteps coming toward them. Tay looked up and saw a crowd of people, all with blank looks on their faces. With a couple of well placed punches, Yusuke pushed back the oncoming crowd. "Get lost, shrimps!"
"There's no need to be so vicious on them, Yusuke. They're just normal people," observed Tay. Botan looked at her surprised.
"She's right," she chipped in. "They're just being controlled. But to control that many people at once…could Hiei be an owner of a Jagan eye?"
"A Ja-what?" asked a very confused Tay.
"A Jagan eye," came a voice from the shadows. "It allows the user to control lower class demons and humans." The owner of the voice walked forward. "The spirit world did well to choose a strong spirit user." He was a short guy with black hair that added a few inches. He had on a white head band and a grotesque looking sword at his side. As he walked forward, two glassy-eyed people followed closely, holding an unconscious girl between the two of them. She was wearing the same uniform as Botan.
'So this is Keiko. That makes the shorty with the sword Hiei,' thought Tay. After thinking that, she received an ugly glare from Hiei before he continued.
"The spirit king makes some odd choices in his detectives. An idiot, a reaper and someone with no spirit energy what so ever. Ah, well, who cares? Now hand over the artifacts." Tay tried to process all he had said. 'The idiot is obviously Yusuke. The reaper is defiantly Botan. Then…I have no spirit energy?' This revelation left Tay highly confused. 'Fox boy has some serious explaining to do when I get my hands on him.'
"Shut up moron! Here they are. Now hand over Keiko!" He tossed down the mirror and some sort of ball. Tay come back to reality and was ready to bite Yusuke's head off.
"You nearly died for that mirror! And you're just handing it over?" Tay exclaimed.
"It's either that or I lose Keiko, Tay. I have to," Yusuke replied. But before he turned back to yell at Hiei some more, he winked.
'Sneaky has a trick up his sleeve,' thought Tay.
"Good! If you don't keep to the rules, it wouldn't be any fun." Hiei gave an evil grin as he reached for the mirror and the ball. Suddenly laughter echoed off the walls. Hiei, Tay and Botan all turned to Yusuke to see him laughing.
"Yusuke, what in heaven's name is so funny?" questioned a bewildered Tay. Botan looked like she agreed. 'Maybe Yusuke is more of an idiot than we thought.'
"Well now that I've got Keiko back, there's nothing keeping me from beating the crap out of this guy and getting the stuff back." After he finished he let out a small giggle before getting serious. All of a sudden he lunged after Hiei, fist cocked and ready to make contact with Hiei's face. And it would have met Hiei's face, if he hadn't blurred out mere seconds before Yusuke's punch met.
"Vanished? What the-?" Yusuke looked around trying to find the short demon.
"Yusuke, to your left!" Tay shouted after seeing Hiei stop in that direction.
"Vanished? I was merely strolling. What slow speed." Hiei stood with his hands in his pockets, nearly laughing a Yusuke's efforts. "You might have her body but she'll belong to me soon enough. Look at her forehead if you want to see something really interesting." The three looked down at Keiko to see a small line across her forehead.
"This wound is similar to Hiei's eye…no!" Botan exclaimed.
"It's not a wound," observed Tay. "It IS an eye! And it's opening!"
"He must have hit her with the sword," said Botan as she shoved Yusuke to the side. She placed her hand over the eye and energy began pouring from her hand to the eye. As this happened, Tay noticed the eye begin to close. "If this eye opens all the way, Keiko will become a demon."