InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Forbidden Pain ❯ Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Hagari waited in his apartment given to him in Mushari City and soon afterwards was met by Itsuki and two other unknown demons. He looked up from his chair continuing to eat Ramen.

“I see you've made it out of my, pet. Safely as well. Your powers have developed. Your power has increased.” Itsuki continued standing as the other two demons leaned against a wall facing Hagari. “No hard feelings I hope.”

Hagari spoke setting the noodle cup down. “Are you going to tell me why I had to go through all of that since I doubt it was for my own improvement.”

Itsuki spoke. “To break the seal on the next taiyoukai to be realsed. As you know, Bob would have been able to do it if he were able to see it, but you should be able to, with some help, and your new abilities.”

“And once you get enough energy from a medium A class youkai.”

Itsuki smiled some. “So losing coherence you still remember things. Good. Yes. We will be going after the forbidden male in a year or so. Not sooner, because there has been a slight change in plans on Ganban and Chenja's parts. Bob has agreed with them as well, meaning Sensui and I have too. With hope this will make things run smoothly with time.”

Hagari hid his confusion. “One year and yet I thought you people wanted this done as soon as possible, especially Sensui.”

Itsuki spoke. “Wrong impression. Until then, you're on decal to find psychics in southern Japan and parts of China along with these two youkai. You'll be called back if anything else is to happen.”

Hagari spoke looking dead at Itsuki. “Why are you ditching me off when I've already proved that I can be trusted.”

“Because we know Uremeshi has a, grudge against you for killing his master, and Sensui believes that you'll be killed before needed if attacks against them are lack during this time. We want to catch them off guard.” Itsuki began walking off. “Trust me Sniper, once the plan to steal Hiei's energy is put into play, things will be going faster than you can phantom. A race to the end.”

“Two thousand forty nine times Uremeshi DO NOT CALL ME BABY-“

“-Brat, just accept it that you are what you are and you don't have to keep tally over all of this stuff. Maybe it's the stress of trying to keep track of the last time I called you toddler that's keeping you in this form and not your, more adult looking one.”

Koenma sighed through the compact speaking to Yusuke. “Damn Toushin…Yes Yusuke I know you can hear me. It's been six months and I know you're still looking into the Mushari city physics and Sensui and his plot, but nothing is coming up from that and- Where are you?”

Yusuke was outside of the shrine in the garden, similar to the thousands in Japan, so no way Koenma would be able to track him here. “In a garden toddler keep going with what you were saying. You're not getting any older with idle talk.”

Koenma shook his head. “You need help. I was saying that since you, and at times you, Hiei, and Kurama are still investigating this with no leads there's been something else to happen. Apparently all of the other youkai have gotten wind of the down play of action from the physics and youkai involved with this and some C and B class youkai have been acting up-“

“-Meaning another hole in the barrier-“

“-and you are needed to take care of this. There's about forty C class in Nagoya and there should also be about fifty B class there as well-“

“-and with your lack of information there should be some A class as well-“

“-LET ME FINISH YUSUKE!...Hrumph. Anyway, you'll be leaving as soon as possible. Take Hiei and Kurama with you, if he isn't in college or too busy with his school work.”

Yusuke laughed already knowing but played it off. “Did he leave another one of his plants threaten to kill you if you interrupted his studies again?”

Koenma chocked a bit. “Uh! No not at all I don't know what you're talking about! Just get this mission over with already!”

Yusuke shut off his compact just in time. A kitsune baby carefully walked out into the grass approaching him in the garden. The other kit stopped at some black and silver plant matching most of his body. He looked up knowing where Kagome was, but couldn't see her. Yusuke smiled picking the silver kit up.

“Nijuu. What are you doing little guy?” The kit laughed a bit and pushed Yusuke with his ear under his chin. Yusuke smiled and continued speaking. “Fine. At least you have something to do with people aside from your brother Zokusai who will only go to his Mom or Dad…Speaking of which when is your, uhm, non-Dad done with his damn midterms?”

Kagome spoke walking out taking Nijuu from Yusuke. “Shuichi will be finished in another five days.” She looked down seeing Zokusai pushing Yusuke with his tail looking up at him. When Yusuke moved in a fake attempt to grab him he jumped behind his mother. “Stop teasing him like that.”

Yusuke snubbed. “He needs to get some survival skills going on. He's almost one!”

“They will be one months from now Yusuke let them be.” She picked Zokusai up, walked over to an area of the garden where the plants where taller and set them both down. “When are you leaving.”

“Once Kieko gets done with classes for the day. Why the hell is it that her midterms are already done, four days, Kurama's are too damn long?”

Kagome looked up as the sun began to set. “Not sure.”

“Well, Hiei is still doubting anyone can take him but he's still coming with us, we'll be back in about three days or less since Nagoya isn't that far away, not that it's close either. That and you heard, never gives full info anyway.” Yusuke smiled some. “Taking orders from someone who wants us all dead.” He saw Nijuu and Zokusai's heads pop up and ears at the very tip move slightly. “They already know Kieko's back. I'm still amazed they're that young and only half kitsune and can already hear better than I can. I mean I can sense her all the damn time but hearing that far away?”

Kagome smiled. “They have their own training.”

Kieko came up the stairs, which Yusuke started making her do for a `mild exercise', and bypassed Yusuke immediately picking up who Zokusai smiled at her. Yusuke rolled his eyes.

“Makes me think you like that little guy more than your own mate and husband.”

Kieko smiled at him. “Maybe I do.” Yusuke growled a bit at Zokusai who proceeded to snuggle closer to Kieko's chest purring contently. Kieko turned towards Yusuke. “I keep telling you, there's nothing to be jealous of Yusuke.”

Yusuke scoffed. “Yeah whatever. We gotta go on a mission in Nagoya so we'll be back in a while.” Yusuke gave her a kiss and Zokusai a thump on the head as he made his way towards the stairs. “Call Kurama's cell if you need anything. That goes for both of you.” He heard Zokusai and Nijuu make a noise at the same time. “And you two as well, punk babies.”

Kieko smiled as Yusuke jumped down the stairs quickly out of her eye sight. “Yusuke…”

Kagome looked at Nijuu trying to eat one of the Makai plants Yoko and Shuichi had planted. “Let's go inside. It's going to rain soon and I can hear your stomach from here.”

Kieko smiled. “I didn't have time for a real lunch today so a soda had to suffice.” She laughed some. “No wonder why this little guy is trying to keep an ear to my tummy!”

Yusuke spoke to Shuichi getting off of the train to Nagoya already sensing the amount of youkai. Too many even if they were trying to mask it.

“So, tell me again why Hiei couldn't come? Not like he's getting laid or has something important to do-“ Kurama gave him a look. “Oh, forgot.”

Shuichi spoke walking along side Yusuke towards the disturbance. “You should have remembered. I told you to leave him alone because today was the day he decided to tell Yukina that he was her brother, since he's killed the person who forbid him from saying so.”

Yusuke smirked some. “Was wondering why you of all people was fine with leaving your precisous studies behind for a trip nearly forced upon by Koenma. Don't you have a midterm now or something?”

“I've cleared it with my professors that I have certain things that I have to take care of. He'll be looking after the shrine where Kieko, Kagome, and the two are once he's finished. Besides I doubt he'd pass the opportunity not to.”

Yusuke smirked. “You better watch him. Yoko hasn't been around since you started midterms and Hiei might get the wrong idea -“

“-Toushin.”

Yusuke turned to see golden eyes staring at him. He laughed a bit. “Calm down Yoko. You know I'm joking. Let's hurry this shit up so that you can get back to your precisous studies.”

Shuichi spoke pausing. “It wasn't even far from the train station. A vacant lot filled with youkai.”

Yusuke growled. “From low D class to lowest of A class. Toddler has the utmost to date information available. Let's hurry up and kill all of them except a few A's to see who sent them or what the grand plan is.”

Yusuke shot his youki off from his index finger clearing out most of those who weren't at lest a high B ranking, not wanting to alert the entire city that he was there or put permanent damage to the city due to his energy. He ran in punching the rest past recognition along with Kurama using his rose whip. Minutes into the assault though, Yoko thought to Shuichi.

`Red. The spike youkai, orange and white near the tire pile.'

Shuichi turned around avoiding a sickle heading for his head and flicked his whip tearing through the flesh of the youkai behind him. `Yes Yoko?'

`He's overly cautious, he's hiding something. Forget the rest of these low beings and corner him. This doesn't seem right.'

Following Yoko's instructions he dodged his way swiftly past those in between him and the youkai Yoko targeted out making his way to him. Before the orange and white spike demon knew what was happening the grass and weeds underneath him grew around him restraining him against the ground causing him to fall. He tried struggling until he noticed Shuichi standing above him. He scowled some.

“You suddenly have a back bone. Tell to tell me what is it that you are hiding?”

The spike demon spit at Shuichi. “Go to hell avatar. I shall not tell the likes of you anything- Arugh!”

Kurama made one of the weeds restrict him tighter in a certain area. “If you continue to avoid my question you will be devoid of a few things most vital to you in life. Care to-“ he tightened the weeds more. “explain more? Now?”

The spike youkai spoke in a higher pitched voice. “This is a diversion!”

Shuichi looked serious. “For what.”

“I don't know man I don't know! Just that we were told to make a sense to alert Rekai to send their lackeys out here and away from their hiding spot-“

“-Do they know where the hiding spot is..” Kurama's eyes glowed golden as the weeds and grass nearly cut off circulation to all parts of his body. “Tell me!”

The spike demon cried out. “Yes!”

Shuichi turned into Yoko and took off running as he shouted to Yusuke. “Leave, now!”

Yusuke whipped his head to the sound of Yoko's voice, saw him out running and the spike youkai missing various limbs as blood splattered and put two together. He ran after Yoko and once clear of the lot turned around firing a youki gun at them clearing the rest and ran back to Osaka.

Kagome sat outside under a Torii with a careful eye on Nijuu and Zokusai as they played outside on the shrine grounds. She knew Hiei was on the roof looking at them but had yet to acknowledge his presence, even when he walked directly in front of her looking her in the eye. Kieko returned from school and set her messenger bag inside of the shrine returning back outside to sit next to Kagome. She looked up briefly, unable to see Hiei.

“Kagome, I saw Hiei when I came up the stairs. You two can't avoid each other forever.” Kieko said. No response. She sighed. “Well you shouldn't. He really is apologetic, even sorry. He never meant to hurt-“

“-Be quiet.”

Kieko gave her a look. “I am just trying to help you don't-“

Kagome stood. “-No there's something…Coming. Be quiet.”

Keiko stood as well. “Here?”

Kagome growled. “Yes- Ganban.”

The demon smiled at her. “Forbidden wench I see you remember me after our, last encounter.” He frowned at her. “I sure do. I couldn't walk for a month.”

Kagome stood in front of Kieko glaring at him. “What more do you want.”

He grinned evilly at her. “A number of things, some involving you, others,” He looked down at Hiei who was now standing next to, almost in front of Kagome. “might not have to.”

Hiei spoke. “Your fight is with me Ganban.”

Ganban laughed once. “Little youkai, forbidden male, I should say something, but I have more intelligence than you both seemingly.” He looked directly at Kagome. “Beautiful kits you have.”

Kagome didn't change expressions but spoke to Kieko. “Pick up your school bag and leave to where Yusuke talked to you about.”

Kieko knew not to argue and did so. Once she left from picking up her messenger bag she gasped noticing a creature in front of her smiling, reaching out at her. Before it could get any further Hiei leaped down cutting off one of its limbs standing in a defensive position in front of her.

“Leave now!”

Hiei looked at the demon before him. Spider snake youkai mix with extreme speed as he began avoiding all of its limbs finding them coated with venom. He glanced over his shoulder now using his speed avoiding the youkai seeing Kagome and Ganban staring off at each other.

“I didn't think a spirit fox of that caliber would want to mate with the likes of you, less knock you up. You should be proud, the children look nothing like you…You don't get riled up easily do you. What if I said I have both of the kits in custody now.”

Kagome spoke looking still at him. “I know you'd be lying.”

He smiled. “What if I said I had your mate in custody? And he gave your location up as he screamed in pain like your kits for me to stop.”

“I know you'd be lying.”

Ganban smirked and caught Kagome off guard with his next statement. “What if I said I knew your kits left with the Toushin's whore in her sack-“

Kagome's eyes glowed red as she attacked Ganban who laughed at her. Seconds later she saw Hiei get knocked in front of her through a shrine box and Ganban connect a massive blast directly at her. Kagome crashed through the shrine house through the other side into the grass and kicked up with her legs staving off the cannon being used as a club for her head when Ganban kicked her up clubbing her back through the house laughing at her. Kagome landed on her feet roughly and avoided the blast and formed herself a fire and ice lance throwing it at him quick enough for him to have to avoid it as Kagome ran up punching him in his stomach and freezing part of his cannon. He cursed firing it again melting the ice as Kagome jumped out of the way and was kicked down out of the sky. She bounced once growling feeling something pop inside of her and stood quickly blasted down again. She shouted, knowing how much more powerful Ganban was then her and wondered why he hadn't just killed her when she noticed Hiei slowing gaining conscious, and the mix spider snake youkai out of sight.

Kagome immediately stood ducking out of Ganban's range and kicked him in the back of the neck flipping down stabbing him in the side with an ice pick. She heard him laugh as he yanked it out of him without any pain, as if it were a small splinter as he ran after her in pursuit of the mixed spider snake youkai. After a few minutes she noticed Ganban was no longer following and figured Hiei had stopped him. She jumped across all of the roof tops after her kits until she found Kieko getting off of a bus in the district Yusuke used to live in. Kieko looked around at the near empty area and eyes widened as she saw a large youkai running at her and was about to scream when Kagome landed infont of her youki dangerously flaring.

“Do no leave my sight.”

And with that the youkai attacked at them both. Kagome created an ice bow and arrow shooting it directly into its side as it dodged the direct blow to its head. She pushed Kieko into an alley a bit ways off still in her sight and created an ice sword and began attacking at the youkai. She cut off a back leg noticing it now only have six due to Hiei earlier and turned around blocking a leg with the sword and felt her side pierced from another leg now impaled into her side. She shouted some as she was thrown to the side. When Kagome got up to her feet staggering some she ran in front of Keiko backing further down the alley afraid to turn her back in run as the snake spider youkai advanced on her. Kagome let even more of her youki out and ran after creating a fire wall in between the two throwing ice daggers at it only for them to be knocking away. She continued avoiding its massive speed luring it away from Kieko with her kits and felt herself pinned against a brick wall by both of her shoulder. The youkai laughed.

“It seems as if the mighty Iwate is about to kill the forbidden wench! Surely Ganban will reward me-“ Iwate hissed and turned to Kieko, throwing garbage out of a bin at him.

“-Leave her alone you, you, you youkai thing!”

Iwate turned to Kieko moving on four legs. “Ningen! You dare to tell me what to do! With time I will be your ruler!”

Kieko threw another garbage item at Iwate. “Fat chance baka! If my husband doesn't rule me neither will some big, ugly, idiot youkai!”

Iwate began to move towards Kieko. “Dare to say that again little ningen? Closer to my- Wench!”

Kagome managed to move out of Iwate's hold and get onto its back and punch directly into it with her raw energy. Not knowing his back was full with venom she jumped off stumbling, fell from loosing too much blood, and got back up still glaring at him. Iwate moved to attack Kagome again and sent one of his legs through the brick wall getting it trapped on something on the other side giving Kagome enough time to dive under the youkai and hack its head off with a ice sword encased by her fire. When the screams died out, a flow of venom followed and Kagome quickly picked up Kieko getting her blouse soaked with blood and jumped out of the way of the miasma its dead body let off. Up on a roof top Kagome fell down biting on her lip.

“Kagome! Oh my goodness we need to get you some help-“

She growled at her. “They're still out there. Did,” She stood using a pipe to help her up that was sticking out of the roof. “you call Shuichi.”

Kieko's eyes widened. “I forgot! I'll get to it right now!”

Kagome already knew they could tell what was happening. She released most of her energy in anger and while fighting. A beacon for anyone who wanted the forbidden wench dead or were after them. She still felt Hiei and noticed he was coming towards her location.

“Nijuu and Zokusai are doing so now. We need to keep moving-“

“-Kagome you can barley run not fight! You can't keep this up!”

Kagome spoke. “You'll be surprised at what a mother can do- Kuso.”

Ganban had jumped on top of the roof. “Sorry it took so long to catch up to you dearest-“

Ganban jumped out of the way as Hiei cut at him with his sword and turned blocking with his canon. He spoke one word to Kagome.

“Run.”

Kagome wanted to growl at him but knew she couldn't stand up to Ganban now, or before. She grabbed Kieko by the waist poorly jumping roof tops still sensing others coming after her and knew that Hiei couldn't either. They weren't S class.

Yoko was running in his fox form, faster even than Yusuke. He was still ahead of him and could no longer see him behind him even after an hour of running. When the phone rang he turned back to his normal Yoko look and picked it up.

“Kieko I already-“ Yoko nearly paused in fear once he heard his kits yipping over the phone. He understood them but soon heard the phone being moved and heard the violence around them.

“Kurama? Kurama did Nijuu and Zokusai call you? Kagome said she taught them how to-“

“-I'm twenty minutes outside of Osaka are you at Yusuke's former place of residence yet.”

“Uhm, we were, but Kagome said we couldn't go in `cause they're following us and she didn't want to lead us there. You have to come Yoko she's hurt real bad and there's a youkai with a huge, weapon of some sort and she said she couldn't sense Hiei any more!”

Yoko growled. “I'll be there.”

Kagome saw Kieko put the phone bag into her messenger bag as she stood up again forming an ice sword defending as much as she could. She wasn't sure anymore of what they were trying to prove, as how they could have already killed her by now. Or maybe they thought she had some hidden energy that some mothers protecting their young were known to have. This was true for her, but it was already used up. She could feel her life force being drained painfully, quickly.

Kieko looked up seeing Kagome punched to the ground again and lash out at the one closest to her until she was kicked down. Kieko cried hearing another series of pops coming from her. She shouted pleading.

“Stop it please! Stop torturing her! Leave her-“

Kagome growled at her. “-Shut up Kieko.”

One of the youkai laughed at her. “Little forbidden one! I knew you were weak! Can't even protect your ningen friend-“ The youkai punched her down. “from a small gang of youkai?”

Kagome got back up crouching in a defensive position. “Try me…I said try me.”

The youkai looked at her. “What?”

Kagome spat out blood yet again as she stood with fire burning in her hands. “Try me.”

Kagome was punched from the side and turned slamming fire into her face and with the other hand gouged her neck almost clear from her head with a hand coated in ice. She kicked behind her sending a youkai past Kieko clear into a run down apartment and flipped back nearly collapsing and with her hands on the ground coated the entire area including walls with ice, moved next to Kieko, crouched in front of her and didn't move.

A youkai stood afraid to move in fear of falling but instead jumped in front of Kagome and easily pushed her down. Before anything else could happen a rather large silver fox jumped to the side of the youkai biting through its torso letting blood splatter everywhere. In a matter of a few minutes there was nothing left of the youkai that had attacked aside from one screaming in pure pain. The large fox quickly jumped over to the mutilated youkai pouncing on it crushing the rest of its body. The fox went back towards Kagome seeing her look at him and morphed into Yoko picking her up in one arm, Kieko in the other with the messenger bag safely carried by Kieko. He made it to an old slightly run down apartment easily picking the lock and set Kieko down as he laid Kagome down.

“Bring some towels and some cold water.”

Kieko set the messenger bag down and went to the kitchen. “I know when not to ask.”

Nijuu and Zokusai crawled out of the bag and began yipping at Yoko coming towards him who growled at them. The brothers whined some and with their tails in between their legs walked back towards the bag sitting on it in the unfamiliar area. Kieko came back shortly with the cold water and towels and saw Yoko put two small plants in the bucket that immediately started to grow. About thirty minutes later Yusuke came in with an unconscious Hiei on his shoulder and set him down on a sofa. He looked and spoke.

“She gonna make it.”

Yoko nodded simply not speaking as he concentrated on growing the plants on Kagome. Once finished he moved to help Hiei and spoke.

“Kieko do you know why they didn't take Hiei, when he was clearly beat and easily outnumbered.”

“Uhm, I asked Kagome about it and she said it was because… Uhm… I'm not really sure what she meant. Something about it was a test?”

Yusuke stood next to Kieko looking her up and down. “You have a bruise on one of your ribs Kie-“

Kieko turned to him. “-So now you can see through clothes?”

Yusuke spoke repressing a smile knowing not to say anything to that comment. “You're breathing differently meaning your ribs are hurt if you're not bleeding.”

Kieko blushed some. “Oh. Well, Kagome had to get me out of the way when this big and ugly youkai attacked us, me mainly.” Kieko looked down. “I was the main reason she's this bad now.”

Yusuke shook his head in a different room finding some wraps. “Not true Kieko. This is not your fault.”

Yoko spoke. “Was the youkai you speak of acid based of some sort?”

“Uhm, Kagome got me out of there quickly once she killed it `cause she said I would die if I breathed it in? That help?”

Yoko growled to himself making sure Yusuke couldn't hear it. “Miasma or some sort. It's in her system.” He looked up at Yusuke. “Would you be willing to do me a favor.”

“Name it first and then I'll answer.”

Yoko stood easily towering over Yusuke. “Watch my mate and my kits while I go into Makai and retrieve a plant to save her life.”

Yusuke nodded. “Yeah. I'll watch Kagome and the quiet for once kits of yours.”

Yoko smiled some. “They are quiet because I barked at them to be so. As well, they are unfamiliar with this territory and won't move much out of this area until I or Kagome say so.”

Yusuke looked down at Zokusai and Nijuu as Yoko ran out of the apartment swiftly. He smiled. “Punk babies.”

Kieko jabbed him in the side. “Yusuke! They are babies! They haven't done anything! And they were scared, at least Nijuu was at least I think so. Heard him whining the entire time in my bag! Even now!”

Yusuke looked at Kieko shaking his head. “You're getting tricked by a kitsune not even a year old. Nijuu just wants attention, that you nor I are going to give to him.” Nijuu growled, for a kit, at Yusuke then laid back on the bag. Yusuke laughed. “See? Told ya so.”

Hiei opened his eyes. Everything hurt, but he was used to life hurting. He sat up noticing he smelled like makai plants, yet there was no sign of Yoko anywhere. Where was Kagome? Hiei felt a slight fear go through him he tried to repress not knowing where she was. But looking to his right he noticed her, Kagome, the woman he still…The woman who would seemingly forever hate him on the floor on a thin blanket shredded with two makai plants next to her filled with some substance he couldn't identify. He stood next to her looking down and eventually sat down next to her and brushed the hair away from her face.

“Kagome…”

“I see you're up.”

Hiei spoke. “Why isn't the fox with her Yusuke.”

Yusuke stood in the kitchen way looking at them both. Kieko was in his old bed room asleep. “You need to move on Hiei. She's mated. And she hates you for some reason. Care to elaborate.”

“Why isn't the fox with her, Toushin.”

“Hrumph. He left for Makai to get a certain plant he didn't have with him. She was poisoned by a youkai she killed and Yoko didn't say anything more.”

Hiei still looked down at Kagome. “I never wanted for her to hate me.”

“Then you better stop stroking her because when she wakes up she will try to kill you for touching her, your scent on her, not Yoko's.”

Hiei stood refraining from cursing from the pain and sat back on the sofa looking at her. “I never wanted for her to hate me.”

Yusuke walked off. “Well she does and now is not the right time to try to make amends with her Hiei. Not while she is this injur-“ Yusuke paused seeing Kagome begin to stir. He went down to her moving the two plants that had filled and detached themselves from her away and went to change one of the bandages that had bled through again. “Hey. You should try to go back to sleep. You're still poisoned.”

Kagome knew where Hiei was at, and that she smelled of him slightly. But she couldn't say anything to him now though she wanted to. She was so weak that he, Hiei, of all of the people in all three worlds, he had to save her, help her. Kagome clenched her fist as strong as she could now. She wasn't even strong enough to defend her own kits and Hiei proved again that she was weak-

“-Kagome.” Yusuke looked at her finally getting eye contact. “Calm down.” Kagome tried sitting up and before she could do any more damage to herself Yusuke held her down. “Stay, down…And she passes out.” Yusuke looked over her changing another wrap. “She's getting weaker- How long does it take for Yoko to get back?”

“Hnn.”

Yusuke growled at him some and left to another room. When Yoko did return he heard Yusuke on the compact with Koenma in a separate room and sensed Hiei in there as well. With the persistent gaze of his two kits on his back he knelt down talking some seeds out putting one each on the two holes in her shoulders. He grew out the plant and shrank them again after an hour noticing the color Kagome had before begin to return to her. The poison was out of her system. He turned seeing Nijuu and Zokusai almost unmoved, gave them some food to eat, then stayed with them sitting against the sofa looking at Kagome unconscious.

“Well then shove it up your toddler ass baby I ain't goin' no where for a while got it!”

Koenma spoke red in the face. “Yusuke stop CALLING ME that. But I've already told you, you have to! This is part of your debt you have to do as I say and I told you to go to Sendai and investigate the strange readings that I am receiving here! Is it that hard to understand or what Yusuke!”

Yusuke suppressed a growl. “That is too far away from Kieko and after they were just attacked five days ago I though last time you communicated this to me I informed you that I would not be leaving her as of now.”

Koenma stood up in his chair. “Yusuke- Fine! I will contact you later then.”

Yusuke closed the compact and Kieko spoke, in the kitchen with him cooking. “At least he didn't try to do something to Kagome to make you to leave. I think he's forgotten that he still has control over her.”

Yusuke smiled some. “I hope so. She's still out and I know Yoko must have been piss when Shuichi continually bothered him to let him out to go take his midterms.”

Kieko moved over to Yusuke putting a bowl of something in front of him. “Do you think he can study inside of his mind? I mean like bring a mental copy of all of his text books?”

Yusuke smiled up at Kieko. “I don't know but are you thinking of invading someone else's body so you'd have more time to study?”

Kieko smiled as well. “The thought hasn't crossed my mind until just now Yusuke, but… You know that you are going to have to go to Sendai eventually to avoid suspicion from Koenma. I mean don't you think that it's a bit weird that you haven't even seen Botan pop in at random?”

Yusuke set the chop sticks down not to talk while eating. “That just means that they really can't find us, because all of the time that we were sent out on wack missions recently she would. I think Koenma can't see us until we're in an area that he knows we'll be in, like walking into camera view.”

“Okay, but Kagome's up now.” Kieko left the kitchen going towards her. “Kagome settle down okay?”

Kagome was already standing and was glad most things on her were healed and closed up. She saw Nijuu and Zokusai on the sofa looking at her and walked off with.

“Nijuu, Zokusai. Mind Kieko and Yusuke- Do it.”

Yusuke was standing in the doorway blocking her. “And where do you think you are going?”

“Makai.”

Yusuke looked at her carefully. “Why. You're not weak Kagome. I haven't even beat Ganban yet. Do you think I am weak?”

Kagome looked dead at him. “All I know is that you didn't have to have someone else save you, because you were too weak to defend yourself. I will not be a failure to them.”

“You're too headstrong Kagome it's okay to let others help you-“

“-I could not protect my own offspring!” Kagome calmed herself down. “Let me pass or I will leave another time.”

Yusuke stepped out of the way. “You know Yoko will bring you back.”

“Then I have to make this time count then don't I.”