"Desera are you up?"

"What is it," I call back answering Kurama's question from my window sill. It wasn't as appealing as it used to be after spending a day in Hiei's window sill.

Last night when everyone got home from the fair I was still staring out into the view. The view was so much like home, but the sunset wasn't quiet as pretty and the sky wasn't as clear. The view was still so very beautiful and I found myself growing a bit home sick because of it. I knew I wouldn't be able to spend all day and night there, though I truly wanted to, so sometime after everyone had gone to bed I myself went upstairs to my room.

"We're heading out on a mission soon. Koenma is going to give us the details after we get packed up. You should bring about three weeks of clothes in case it takes longer than expected."

"I'll be downstairs in less than a minute," I tell him sighing. My idea of fun or something enjoy able was not being told what to do by a toddler pacifier baby that yells when things don't go his way, but it was part of the dreaded job that Karen got me stuck in.

I slid off of the windowsill and grab the bag in my closet that was already packed. I had made a bag for Karen and me both for the day that we ran, but now it saved me the hassle of getting everything packed for the stupid mission. I don't see why all six of us need to be diploid for one mission. How hard could it be to capture and kill some demon and expecting a mission to last for a week was beyond ridicules.

"Nice for you to join us Desera," Koenma says as I walk into his office with my bag slugged over my shoulder.

"Hn," I say as my reply. I wasn't happy about this and I would make it clear to him that I didn't agree.

"What rank is this mission?" When I had agreed to join this team I had made an agreement with him that Karen would not go on a mission higher than a B-rank mission. It was for her protection that I made this deal and I wanted to make sure that Koenma held up his part of the deal.

"It's an A rank." I narrow my eyes at Koenma. He had made the statement so boldly and it seemed as if he wasn't bothered by this until I narrowed my gaze at him. Could he of really of forgotten about our agreement after only maybe a week. How stupid could this baby really be?

"But, with all of you there to protect her is a C –rank! I have completely faith in your abilities Desera!" His voice had risen in panic under my gaze. He feared for his life as he should. To break my trust was something resulting in death. I've never taken kindly to betrayal.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you right now." My voice had lowered as anger began to rise inside me. As the darkness twin my power could grow immensely when I became angry and just for the fact that I was one of the yin yang twins I had the power of that of an S-ranked demon. My anger took the power that I have originally and rises tell it is off the charts and I can no longer control it as it whips around me and all light in hundred yard radius disappears.

"Desera stop!" I turn my gaze to my sister, the anger leaving my eyes and light slowly beginning to return. I was still angry at Koenma, but I will control it if it's what Karen wants.

"I don't want Karen to go on this mission. She will come with us, but she will not be taking part in the mission." My voice was cut and crisp. I left no room to argue for Koenma and I would die before I backed down to pacifier breath.

"If that is what you wish, but for that you will have to become the bait for this mission."

"Fine," I say agreeing to his terms, but still not happy with this.

"I need you to capture and kill this demon." Koenma tosses me the profile of the demon that I needed to lure in and kill. It shouldn't be too hard to lure a demon in; exceptionally after looking over his profile.

Demon Name: Stephen Hon

Current Name: Alex Romares

Race: Wolf Demon

Hair: white shaggy hair that comes down just shy of his shoulders

Eyes: red

Hieght: 5' 6"

Crimes: Murder, killing humans, theft, kidnapping, making minions of both demons and humans

"How is murder and killing humans any different," I ask tossing the file back to Koenma who handed the file over to the other members of the gang that has just been watching this all unfold.

"Well there is murder of demons, which is general murder, and then there is killing of humans."

"Hn, it's as stupid as you giving me the blood baggies." I mumble under my breath as I wait on the others to finish looking over the profile.

"Oh, how do you like those by the way?" He sounded hopeful, almost as if he truly cared if I liked the blood baggies.

"On the next order can you get the good blood? I prefer O positive."

"So they are working out for you then?"

"I don't like it, but it works."

"What do you think of the B negative?"

"I prefer my animal diet." I still didn't like his idea, but it was better than starving myself like I had tried eight years ago. Karen had seen me kill my first human and something about the humans mangled scream as I killed him had devastated her. That day to try and make her feel better I had sworn never to feed again and it almost cost me my life.

"Well I can't have you killing off all of my pets now can I?"

"Hn, can we just get the stupid mission over with?" I ask grabbing my bag and walking over to the closest wall and lean my back against it. I folded my arms across my chest and glare at everyone.

I joined this team for Karen knowing that I would have to go on one of these missions eventually. That didn't mean that I had to enjoy this though, it didn't mean that I had to like anything of this at all. Free will or not. I could care less about what the job was or who I had to kill because Karen is the only one that I have ever had a partnership with, but it was more of the fact that I'm being told what to do. I haven't been told what to do since my parents died and that was such an insignificant part of my life that I might as well have never been ordered what to do. Even the Goddess of Darkness does not give me an order. I am my own boss.

"Well, yes. Do all of you understand the mission and what needs to be done?" Koenma asks everyone in general, but neither Hiei nor I bother to answer the question.

Hiei felt the same way as me. He worked for Koenma, no matter his reason for joining, but he felt no loyalty to Koenma. He hated being what to do and if he had it his way Koenma would be dead right now. It would free both of us and bring us both great pleasures to see Koenma dead. I could be free for the cursed bracelet off of me and rid us both of our bond with Koenma.

A sudden warning bell went off in my head as I feel a breach in my general thoughts. Hiei must be digging again, but while it's persistent it has a different feel to it. He isn't digging so much as for information stored away; he's digging for access to my general thoughts. He was close, but he was almost too deep. At this point I can still lock a person's mind in mine. It was reassuring though that he was only this far because that meant he's father behind then I thought he was.

Just leave it alone Hiei, I think loud enough and project it so that he can hear my thoughts. The only thing that can come from this is bad. The glimpse that you saw when we shared souls for those brief minutes should have given you more than enough for you. There is no reason to precede this any farther. The voice I used in my thoughts was cold and clip. I had to get it through to him that he shouldn't be doing this. It wasn't just because I didn't want him to know what I'm hiding from everyone else yet, but because if he saw what lies in my mind I could scare even the Forbidden Child. Some things are better kept from the world, even a twin sister.

What are you trying to keep from everyone? I sigh deeply to his question.

Some things are better left alone, this is one of them. My past is a place you want to stay away from.

Why? Hiei moved from his spot in front of everyone to right in front of me. He was stern and had demanding eyes. He wanted nothing more than to understand what it was that I didn't want anyone to know and I met him head on.

Hiei you don't understand everything that I've done and with Karen beside me every step of the way I keep it from her. You knowing could only make everything worse. You should just let this one go.

"No," he says the first of us to speak aloud.

"You don't understand what you're getting yourself into and the farther you dig the more dangerous it gets for you. You're not supposed to die yet!" I had to fight for my voice to stay low and not rise with desperation for him to understand.

"You still have three thousand years tell the Darkness Goddess takes you, but if you dig any farther I'll be forced to kill you because you won't be able to leave my mind."

"I'm not pathetic like the last demon."

"I know that," I sat quietly and slowly begin to defuse the anger that filled his eyes at the insult I made to his power.

"You two would make a really good couple," Koenma says ruining the silence that fell over the room as I barely meet Hiei's eyes that stared down at me. They weren't filled with anger any more, but for the first time I my life I suddenly feel a bit small and part of me is scared that he won't take my warning.

"Shut up," I tell him yanking him out off of his big chair with a dank shadow.

"We should be leaving before we lose Alex," I say turning away from Hiei and walking into the portal that appeared in front of me suddenly with my bag in my hand. I don't bother to look back to see if any one follows me through the portal because I know that they will.