Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ In the Dark of the Night ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 6 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

To everyone= I've not forgotten about the picture that disturbed Kuwa's friends. It's too early to reveal it since Kazuma's not yet born. We won't discover what happened to Kazuma & the girls until the end of the story---that's why this is a horror/mystery fic. As for why King Enma keeping the files from Koenma---remember that Enma's not too pleased with his son, it goes to back to 3 years past when Koenma protected the transformed Yusuke from the Spirit Squad, who was sent to assassinate Yusuke because he had demon blood. Therefor Enma doesn't trust any of Koenma's favorite team who were/are friends of Yusuke. I'll say this = there's another reason why Enma doesn't want to help...but it's a secret.

I am sorry to say this----but if you were disturbed by the last chapter, this one is far worse. As I type this I realize that Kuwa's birth is not to far off. only four more days for Amanda to carry him, but there is a lot I have planned between now and the arrival of baby Kazuma.

WARNING! there will be gore in this chapter . I've already drooped hints that thing are getting worse for them......

Chapter 5 -

Entry 34

by Amanda, May 11, Friday night

I contacted Shoda this evening, I was starting to panic since I still cannot contact Yoshiko. Shoda explained that the doctors are keeping

her heavily sedated and that is why she is unresponsive at the moment. By the Gods, I am glad that at least one of my children are safe. I am

desparateto get my other children out as well. I am beginning to fear that I may die before I can bring my son into the world.

The wards are holding --- for now. Every time the walls ripple it fills me with dread. I should list the good aspects of our situation ... to

attempt to raise my spirits. Seriously, how in the seven hells can there be 'good aspects' in this? My childhood home has been infested with horrible

and bloodthirsty ghosts, my daughters and I have been trapped inside with several others! this entire situation is hellish! We are now trapped in

thekitchen and den areas. There are no windows, no back door. There is no way out!

Her hands shaking, Genkai sets the first journal aside. No one spoke as she reached for a teacup. "Damn it! which one you brats drank the last of the tea and didn't make another pot?"

As everyone shared a nervous glance, Yusuke debated whether to speak up or not. He noticed that reading these journals is disturbing Genkai. So much so that she didn't realize she drank the last cup. 'Something's not right, it's not like grandma to get this shaken up! Hell, her nerves were under control during the Dark Tournament when she knew she would die by Toguro's hands!' After thinking to himself, Yusuke decided to say something. "Hey grandma, we read entries one through thirteen yesterday afternoon. Today we've read fourteen through twenty-three. Okay you've read them, but it's only noon right now. We should take a break to eat lunch or something."

Surprised by Yusuke's show of tact, everyone agreed. "Everyone meet back here in two hours. That should give you time to check in with your mother Kurama and for everyone to grab a bite. I am not cooking!" Genkai threw over her shoulder as she walked out the doors.

"Okay, do you guys notice how shaken up Genkai is? I'm not making things up here, right?" Yusuke's tone was all business, he didn't feel like joking over much the past week. "Damn what a welcome home this turned out to be! After three years gone, I return to find out that my best friend, his sister and girlfriend all disappear seven days before. And now my teacher is acting odd! I mean it, I'm worried about her!"

"You're not imagining things Yusuke." Keiko whispered as she hugged him. "But Genkai did take care of Kuwabara and Shizuru when they were younger, for a year at least. That would give her a reason to take this close to heart."

"Why is that? Where are the other members of his family? Even if Kuwabara's grandfathers were killed off by these ghosts, where are the grandmothers? Any aunts or uncles? How about cousins? Why was it Genkai that took them in? She fought more against demon than ghosts! I know there were other psychics around that had experience against ghost. So why Genkai?" Yusuke rambled on, voicing his confusion. "Kurama, can you get on to the internet to find out who were his family and what happened? Scratch that, can you get what-his-name ... the one whose first name rhymes with Puu, the guy with with the taboo powers. Can you get the Mr. Smart guy to do that?"

Kurama smirked a little at the 'rhymes with Puu' line. "I see, since Enma won't give Koenma access to the Kuwabara family files, we need to find out his relations via the internet. But why have Kaito Yuu research Kuwabara-kun's genealogy instead of me?"

"Tell me Kurama, how fast can you and Hiei steal the files on clan Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked in all seriousness.

"Not fast enough", came Hiei's reply.

Shaking his head Kurama agreed. "Hiei is correct. We would have to find where the files were located at, scope out the defenses then plan the raid. Just the scooping and planning could take days to weeks. It would be faster for us to read the journals and have Kaito do the research."

"Damn it!" Yusuke made everyone jump by slamming his fist into the floor. "Fine, we do that. Let's go eat. Kurama get in touch with Kaito."

One and a half hours later, Kurama found Kaito at the Shinomura Collage. "So let me see if I got it right, Minamino. Kuwabara is missing and evidence from a journal points to ghosts. Master Genkai is acting odd. His family has had problems with ghosts for years. King Enma is not letting Koenma see the files on his family, so you are asking me to conduct research on Kuwabara's history and genealogy while you continue to look for clues in these journals?" Kaito summarized in a stoic voice, only the raised eyebrow betraying the interest.

"Yes, that is the grist of it." Kurama watched the cunning human. When Kurama first learned that Kaito was one of the humans that developed psychic powers thanks to the portal that Sensui was attempting to open; the human was suppose to be part of a trap. A trap that Genkai set up to show to the four teammates that these new psychics were not pushovers and could not be underestimated. However Kaito allowed his jealousy of Kurama to enter the fray. Hopefully, Kaito's decent side would persuade him to help.

It did not take Kaito long to give an answer. He may hold some trivial resentment towards Minamino from high school but that does not concern Kuwabara or Master Genkai. "I'll help. I need Kuwabara's given name and his birthday, any other names of family members. If you know where he was born that would help too. If not, I'll hack into the school records to find out the information."

Kurama nodded his thanks. "His given name is Kazuma,. I believe you've met his sister Shizuru. We hadn't reached the entry that tells of his birth but so far up to the ninth month of pregnancy, his family was in England. We found out in the journal about more of his family. Shizuru is actually the second of four girls born before Kazuma-kun. the other sisters are: Jun, Yoshiko and Misao. His father is Kuwabara Shoda. His paternal grandfather was named Akira. His mother was a gaijin, part American, part English. Her name was Amanda, and her maiden name was Holmes. Kazuma-kun's maternal grandfather was named Adam Holmes. "

The popping of a bubble announced the arrival of Yana. "Hey , if the mom's maiden name is Holmes, then why is her father's family name is Adam? Is one of those weird westerner customs?"

Both Kaito and Kurama look at him oddly until they figure out what he meant. "Ah you misunderstood me. His given name is Adam and the family is Holmes. I said it as Adam Holmes instead of Holmes Adam, because in the west the given name comes first , and the family name comes last."

"Gee westerners are so weird. Why don't they have the family name first like it's suppose to?"

Kaito decided to confuse his friend even further. "Also bear in mind that sometimes they also have two given names. Speaking of which Kurama, since he had a western mother, do you know if Kuwabara had a middle name?"

"No," Kurama never even thought about the possibility of his missing friend having a second given name. "I don't know."

"Yusuke, you know Master Genkai better than any of us." Keiko started out tentatively, watching her fiancÃ©'s reactions. "Do you have any idea what is bothering her?"

"Nope, not a clue. Sure, it could be that she was fond of him since she took care of him." Yusuke paused to take a deep breath. Scratching the back of his head, he gazed blankly at the far wall. "That old hag has nerves of steel, she didn't look half as upset as this when she faced Younger Toguro. And that's what's bothering me. There's got to be a clue somewhere that we're missing, "

Precisely two hours after she walked out of the room, Genkai returned. Scowling as she looked past Yusuke, Botan and even Hiei. "Where is Kurama?" She huffed at Yusuke's reply that he was most likely stuck in traffic. "Well, I'm not waiting, I told everyone what time to be back."

~~~~~~~~~~~TBC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I do watch Horror movies, I also read the books. I grew up in the wonderful gory 1980's heydays of Poltergeist, Amityville Horror and the entire slew of slasher flicks. Some more resent movies are Red Rose and The Haunting.

If you haven't seen either of those two, go rent them, they will spark your imagination and help you picture what's going on my story.....but watch them with the lights on!