Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Life... with a twist. ❯ Training Ends ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own Raine Urameshi and Niko Takashi and any other villains that pop up that you don't recognize from the series.

 

“Text” = normal dialogue

`text' = thoughts

~text~ = telepathic communication

 

Chapter 4: Training Ends

 

::Dream::

 

`This is new.' Raine thought, `I've never been here before.'

 

“Hello? Anyone there?” Raine called out.

 

She was standing in the middle of a snow covered forest. There wasn't a single sound other than her quiet breathing. She felt someone behind her.

 

“Hiei?” She said shocked as she turned to face the presence behind her. “Where are we?”

 

“The land of the Koorime.” He replied.

 

“You've been here before?”

 

He nodded.

 

“How did I get here? I know I've never been out of the Ningenkai.”

 

“This is a dream. My dream.”

 

Raine stared in shock, `How can I be in his dream?'

 

“I'm a telepath and you fell asleep on me. A telepath can bring someone into their dreams if they are in contact with each other.” Hiei answered her unasked question.

 

“I'm asleep… with you? Weren't we in the forest?” Raine asked, her face almost as red as her hair.

 

“Don't worry, pup. It is completely innocent.” A sprinkling of red on his cheeks as well.

 

Raine relaxed at that. But something else crossed her mind, “Why do you call me pup? It has to be more than just an age thing.”

 

Hiei smirked, “Time to wake up.”

 

“Wait! Answer me!”

 

The world started to dissolve before her eyes before everything became black.

 

::End Dream::

 

Yusuke went storming down the hall and was stopped by Kurama before reaching Raine's room.

 

“Move it, fox!” Yusuke ordered.

 

“I've already checked on her. She's asleep and Hiei is out in the forest somewhere. Nowhere near Raine.” Kurama lied, trying to placate him.

 

“I don't care! I'm going to find out what he did and kill him!”

 

“Let her sleep. You can kill Hiei after she wakes. She really looked like she needs it.” Kurama reasoned, “Besides, Genkai wants to speak with us.”

 

“Fine. But I'm only letting him off because she needs the rest.” Yusuke said reluctantly.

 

They walked off to the living room.

 

 

 

Hiei feeling warmer then usual and something was pressing on his chest. He looked down and looked almost surprised to see Raine quietly sleeping on his chest. Then he remembered his - their - dream.

 

`Why would I bring her there? Why am I still here?' He asked himself.

 

The girl in his arms stirred and slowly opened her eyes. She felt extremely warm and comfortable. She snuggled closer into it before realizing that it wasn't her bed, but Hiei. She tried to get up as a furious blush rose to her cheeks but string arms held her in place.

 

“Um… I'm guessing that because I was sleeping on you that that dream was real.” Raine said weakly, still blushing.

 

“Hn.” A soft rumbling, almost like purring, emitted from Hiei's chest, soothed Raine and she began to relax into his arms.

 

Suddenly tensing, “Oh Kami! Yusuke and Niko are going to use me for carpeting!”

 

“Why?”

 

“I told them my wounds were completely healed. They must have seen my arm when we came back thanks to you ripping my sleeve off!” Raine hissed the last part.

 

Hiei laughed at her, “You're wearing my cloak, kabu. They didn't see anything.”

 

“Oh,” Raine, blushing anew, laughed weakly, “heh-heh. Who feels stupid now?”

 

“Baka kabu.” Hiei chuckled. (A/N: Ok so he's a little OOC so shoot me! I couldn't help it!)

 

“That reminds me. Why do you keep calling me a pup? I'm almost a grown woman by human standards. And by demon standards I should have a mate by now.” Raine asked.

 

“Kabu, to me everyone, besides Kurama, is a child. Even Genkai.” Hiei replied.

 

“Really? So just how old are you?”

 

“Niko is coming.” Hiei got up, deposited her on the bed and jumped out the window.

 

“Hey! Wait—!“ Raine started.

 

“Hey Raine? Oh good! You're awake. Dinners ready.” Niko said popping her head in the door.

 

“OK. Lemme just change.” Raine answered still looking out the window.

 

“K!”

 

`I'll get that little - well actually he's taller than I am - missing the point! I'll get him for ditching me without giving me a straight answer! Then… I should thank him.' Raine thought as she quickly put on a pair of out sized black sweatpants and an outsized green hoodie with a dragon circling a sword on the front.

 

She left her room and followed Niko to the dinning room.

 

 

 

:While Raine and Hiei were sleeping::

 

Everyone else was in the `living' room of the temple drinking tea and sitting on cushions, discussing what happened with Raine.

 

“Explain,” Genkai barked, “Training someone with the potential power she has who is mentally unstable is more dangerous then you can imagine.”

 

“Yeah, why'd she wig out in training?” Kuwabara asked.

“She blames every bad thing that has ever happened to someone she knows on herself. She didn't have many friends at school and the one she did were like her second family and she would do anything to protect them. We were all supposed to be two grades ahead of her but she is exceptionally smart—“

 

“She must get the smarts from her dad's side of the family `cause Urameshi's dumb as a doornail.” Kuwabara interrupted.

 

“Smarter than you!” Yusuke shot back.

 

“Shut up! This is more important than arguing about how stupid you are compared to everyone else.” Genkai snapped.

 

“She's extremely smart for her age and got skipped two grades and even thought she's younger she protected us like she was older. Anything bad that ever happened to one of us was immediately her fault. Things that she couldn't have possible prevented. One friend's house caught fire while he was asleep and he died. Raine rushed to his house the next day and apologized to his parents for not protecting him. She told me she didn't blame it on herself but I knew she was lying. She always blames it on herself. Probably the only reason she hasn't tried to kill herself yet is because that would leave no one to protect the ones she cares for. She was forced to grow up too fast. Never really got the chance to be a real kid.” Niko finished.

 

“Is this why she acted the way she did?” Genkai asked.

 

“Probably. She has a hard time forgiving herself when someone else hurts me. If she did it herself it might be enough to kill her.” Niko said quietly.

 

“We'll have to work on that. Needless to say, she won't be sparring with you for a while.” Genkai remarked, head bowed over her tea, “Go check on her. Dinner should be ready soon.”

 

Niko got up and left. A bare minute later Hiei appeared in the window.

 

“What happened with you and my cousin!?” Yusuke hissed, pouncing on the now unoccupied windowsill.

 

“I didn't do anything, detective.” Hiei replied.

 

“Like hell! She looked exhausted! Wha—“

 

“Using two of those wolf attacks is like using my Dragon. Of course she's exhausted.” Hiei explained. Quite out of character to be talking so much.

 

Yusuke stared at him like he had two heads. (A/N: Kinda like this O.o)

 

The fire apparition nicely removed Yusuke from the window, (A/N: aka he kicked him away from it), and took his seat again.

 

Niko and Raine walked in to see Yusuke slumped upside down against the wall and decided to take a seat next to him.

 

“And her I thought I was the only one in the group who liked to sit upside-down.” Raine mused to herself.

 

Yusuke righted himself and settled on Raine's other side carefully watching Hiei. The fire apparition just glared at him in response.

 

“Did I miss something?” Neko and hanyou asked together.

 

“Dinners ready!” A short turquoise haired ice apparition announced opening the door from the kitchen.

 

“YUKINA!!!” Kuwabara shouted, causing everyone in all of Japan, and maybe china, to now know the poor girls name. He jumped up and ran to her, holding her tiny hand in his giant ones.

 

Kurama noticed how Hiei's hand twitched towards his katana. Smirking a little he stood to drag Kuwabara back before he lost his head, literally.

 

Niko too had noticed Hiei's over-protective behavior that she had seen in Yusuke with Raine. `Hm… I wonder…' She looked back and forth between Hiei and Yukina with a very cat like curiosity. `They must be related somehow… I mean they have the same eyes, height, delicate and graceful frame... to pry or not to pry, that is the question...'

 

Niko nudged Raine and motioned to leave. Yusuke and Kuwabara had just started fighting over who should get food first and were causing quite a racket. Genkai had already exited to the dining hall and so they slipped out too.

 

“Do you see a resemblance between Yukina and Hiei?” Niko asked Raine when they were far enough away.

 

She nodded, “Somehow I feel bad for her. I mean Kuwabara can be sweet but he's really too stupid for me. No common sense. I wonder if she returns his feelings.”

 

“A little off topic. Who knows? But Hiei has some family. Never saw that coming.” Niko remarked.

 

“You would do well not to mention it around Hiei, Yukina, or Kuwabara.”

 

Both girls nearly jumped out of their skin at Kurama's sudden input.

 

“Why?” Raine asked, ignoring the fact he was being a spy ears.

 

“Yukina doesn't know he is her brother and neither does Kuwabara. He would like to keep it that way. His reasons are his own. He believes he is protecting her by not telling her.” Kurama explained.

 

Something flickered in Raine's eyes, so fast Kurama wasn't sure if he saw it at all. Both nodded their vow of silence on the matter and together continued to dinner in silence. Conversation at dinner was minimal because you would have to shout to be heard over Yusuke and Kuwabara's chewing.

 

 

 

A year passed rather quickly for the gang. Time flies when you're getting your ass handed to you by a woman that could be your grandmother, well for everyone but Hiei and Kurama anyway.

 

Raine's `episodes,' as they were dubbed, became less frequent and less violent. She barely had nightmares anymore and slept more regularly. Genkai's special training, which consisted of Hiei taking her into the forest at dawn and not coming back until dusk with both of them bruised and bloody hanging on to each other for support, leaving her with little energy to have an `episode.' Also she's become almost as good with a katana as Hiei, but her weapon of choice is still her daggers.

 

Niko's defense has become almost impenetrable. Her close range attacks more controlled and precise. She even developed a whip similar to Kurama's but it's made of pure youki, sort of like Kuwabara's Spirit Sword. Her and Raine are still inseparable and can even spar again without consequence.

 

Yusuke and Kuwabara pretty much just beat the crap out of each other with their fists. Each day coming back with less cuts and bruises. So not a total loss, thought I don't think Kuwabara beat Yusuke more than once. Kuwabara learned a little more about his psychic awareness and can block small spirit attacks with a psychic shield. Also he and Yusuke learned to play baseball with a Spirit Gun blast before Genkai ended their fun with a blast of her own, sending both into unconsciousness for the rest of the day.

 

Keiko made regular visits on Saturday, the only day they had off, and Yusuke would often go out… somewhere… with her. More often then not Yukina and Kuwabara would tag along. Much to the annoyance of Hiei. A relationship seemed to be forming between Niko and Kurama, Raine could see it, but they were to shy to act on their feelings. Some kind of relationship was also forming between Raine and Hiei, Niko could see it, but both were too stubborn to admit they had feelings for each other that implied anything more than friends. (*Sigh*) When will they grow up.

 

 

 

“Finally trainings over!” Yusuke cheered, “I can't wait to get back to civilization and gain back my territory. Which, of course, always seems to disappear when I'm on a freaking mission?”

 

“We still have to stay here tomorrow to recover.” Kurama pointed out.

 

“What? Aw man!” Yusuke whined.

 

“I don't need you collapsing in the city somewhere and have Koenma breathing down my neck.” Genkai explained.

 

“Listen Grandma!” Yusuke started.

 

“As amusing as it is to watch Genkai ream you, Yu-chan, I'm gonna go for a walk and stretch my muscles. I'll be back before dinner!” Raine said before agilely bouncing out the window.

 

“Should we follow?” Kurama asked, concerned.

 

“No. She's just saying good-bye to the forest, and thanking it for allowing us to train here. Her father taught her that when she was little.” Niko answered.

 

“She did that before she left too. The day she got released from the hospital, after the car crash, she came to my house and dragged me to the park with her. I had no clue what she was doing but I knew it was important. Anything her dad ever taught her was important.” Yusuke said, his eyes glazing over in remembrance.

 

“I guess her parents taught her that.” Kuwabara added, just a little late. It was obvious he hadn't been paying attention to anything besides `she's thanking the forest.'

 

“Really? Damn and I thought it was the lawn gnomes grandma has out front.” Sarcasm extremely Yusuke's favorite tone.

 

Kuwabara and Yusuke continued to bicker, pointlessly. As usual. Niko and Kurama developed sweat drops and watched them fight, laughing nervously. Hiei scoffed and jumped out the same window Raine had left through. Needless to say, no one noticed the anonymous black clad figure leave the room; the fighting between Yusuke and Kuwabara was just so much more entertaining.

 

 

 

Raine sat cross-legged on the highest branch of the tallest tree, staring out over the forest that she had come to call home, and knew like the back of her hand. She smirked at that. Hiei had chased her all over this forest training her so the only way she could survive was to learn were everything was.

 

Her hair had grown a couple of inches, her bangs and the tips of it now dyed silver. At the moment it was in a million braids of all sizes and styles held back in a high ponytail. Oddly enough she wore a dark green, almost black, form fitting, yet loose, tank-top that reached mid-thigh over her normal black pants and soft boots, which she needed a new pairs made, she had worn the soles to paper thin-ness.

 

`I wonder what school will be like here. If it's anything like school in America it could be a living hell… or I get to skip class and have some fun! But that's only if the girls here aren't out to make every one else's life miserable. I hate fangirls.' Raine mused still staring into space.

 

“Afraid of fangirls, kabu?” Hiei's voice just sprouted up next to her. She was so deep in thought that she never heard him. She jumped ten feet out of her skin, just barely catching herself from falling.

 

Hand to her heart, “Not afraid really, just… apprehensive.” Raine replied, “Fangirls don't need physical strength to make you crazy.”

 

“Fox would agree with you.”

 

Raine glanced at him but didn't ask what he meant. It was obvious. Kurama didn't go to the same school as she would and he was unusually good looking for a human. Well I guess that's because he's not exactly human.

 

“I don't do well in schools. Too many annoying people that I would love to beat the crap out of but can't because I could do some pretty nice damage. And that isn't generally a good thing to do with humans. At least I'll know a lot of influential people. Good influence or bad it's all the same.” Raine explained.

 

“What is it with ningens and this school?” Hiei asked, suppressing a grin. `Definitely related to the Detective.'

 

“Got me. I think it's pointless.” Raine replied, “will you be coming back with us? Not to school but back to Tokyo?”

 

He nodded.

 

“Good. Talking to you is easy. You always listen but you never judge me on what I say. Although you could just be ignoring me, but whatever.” Raine smiled. She had been doing that a lot recently. Smiling.

 

`She has seemed happier. Her thoughts aren't as dark and morbid as they were a year ago. I don't understand this feeling but... I wouldn't have it any other way.' Hiei thought gazing at the hanyou's profile.

 

“Hey, I'll race you back to the temple.” Raine said, standing up. She was still about 6 inches shorter than him but it never felt like he was looking down on her.

 

“Hn.” He said blurring from sight just milliseconds before Raine.

 

 

 

“If they don't get back soon they're going to miss dinner.” Yukina voiced her concern.

 

“Don't worry, Yukina. Raine is addicted to your cooking. She'd never miss dinner.” Niko assured her.

 

“Did someone say dinner?” Raine said swinging in the window.

 

“Speak of the devil.” Kurama intoned.

 

“See?” Niko said.

 

“What did I miss?” Raine asked confused.

 

“Nothing.” Kurama and Niko answered together. Raine raised an eyebrow at the two.

 

“Where's Hiei?” Yukina asked.

 

“Sulking. I beat him in a race back here and I think I hurt his pride.” Raine smiled giving the sign for victory. “Where's Yu-chan?”

 

“Where else? Staking out the place at the table he thinks is closest to the food. Kuwabara too.” Kurama answered.

 

“Figures. I'll go make sure they don't eat—“ Whatever she was going to make sure they didn't eat will never be known because a shout of surprise echoed from the dinning room.

 

“KOENMA! What are you doing here?” Came Yusuke's shout from down the hall.

 

A second later Koenma (in his teenage form), Botan, Genkai, with Yusuke and Kuwabara in toe came bustling into the room.

 

“You better not be pulling a Saint Beast case on me again! The second I'm done with boot camp, I have to—“

 

“I'm not here about a case. I'm here to congratulate all of you on finishing your training and I have an assignment—“

 

“I knew it!” Yusuke interrupted.

 

“—for Hiei.” Koenma finished.

 

The fire demon appeared leaning against the window frame. “Hn.”

 

“You will be attending Yusuke's school with Raine and Niko. You will be staying at Yusuke's as well.” Koenma announced.

 

The whole room fell silent staring at Koenma.

 

“What?” Hiei hissed dangerously after a minute to let the news sink in.

 

“Wait a minute! The shrimps going to be in school with us? No way!” Kuwabara cried.

 

“Yes he is. You need to learn how to act in Ningenkai. Your next few missions could depend on it.” Koenma explained.

 

“Botan-chan, Koenma-sama? Will you be staying for dinner?” Yukina asked from the doorway.

 

“No thank you, Yukina. Oh, one more thing. Your parent/guardian's have been told you were studying abroad in Europe for the past year so you'll be starting as seniors at the end of the summer.” Koenma turned to leave.

 

“Whoa, wait a minute! My mom would never believe I've been studying abroad. Only smart people do that.” Yusuke argued.

 

“That's why I told her it was for a research project on delinquent teenagers. That's what I told your parents too, Kuwabara. Kurama, Shiori believes you got there on a scholarship.” Koenma added. Both he and Botan exited, Botan waving good-bye as they did so.

 

“How am I going to make it through school with a year of stuff missing?” Kuwabara asked.

 

“Easy. Don't go.” Raine answered mischievously.

 

“That only works on brains like you Kurama, and Niko.” Yusuke answered.

 

“Yeah, and if Niko should technically be in college already.” Raine piped in.

 

“College? I thought we were the same age.” Kurama asked.

 

“I am, but in America I had enough credits to graduate sophomore year. I only stayed back to keep Raine company and give her a challenge.” Niko smiled.

 

“So now I have three other people living in my house… the only way it can get worse was if Koenma came back and told me Kuwabara would be staying with us as well.” Yusuke grumbled.

 

“Dinners ready whenever you are.” Yukina announced popping her head into the room.

 

Both Yusuke and Kuwabara ran for the door at the same time, effectively getting stuck in it. Niko walked up to the struggling boys gently pushed then through. Which in reality means she knocked them over the head with her fist and they crumpled to the floor? Yusuke recovered first and started running down the hall.

 

“Hey, no fair, Urameshi! I wanna be first to taste Yukina's cooking!” Kuwabara shouted after him before following himself.

 

“We had better hurry if we want any food ourselves.” Kurama said.

 

Niko, Yukina, and Genkai followed him out of the room. Raine held back to wait for Hiei.

 

“Guess I'll be seeing a lot of you after all.” She teased.

 

“Hn. Joy.” Hiei remarked.

 

“Aw come on! It can't be that bad. Besides, I like a man in uniform.” Raine whispered, half jokingly, before jauntily waltzing ahead of Hiei.

 

Hiei stood, dazed at her comment, for a moment before shaking his head at the slight blush that rose to his cheeks and not really knowing how to take that so, smiling to himself, joined everyone at dinner.

 

 

 

The next day everyone pretty much lounged around the temple or surrounding forest. And ate Genkai out of house and home, I mean, what else was there to do?

 

They left Genkai's at noon the day after that and decided to be lazy and catch the bus home. When they reached the city they parted ways to go to their respective homes.

 

“Oh yeah, my human name is Shuuichi. Remember not to call me Kurama here.” Kurama informed Raine and Niko but he was talking more to Yusuke and Kuwabara.

 

“No prob!” Niko said.

 

Kurama nodded and jogged off to get home.

 

Kuwabara decided to tag along with Yusuke and the rest until he too would head home. He kept throwing Niko and Raine side-long glances. Eventually Niko got fed up and snapped at him.

 

“Why do you keep doing that?”

 

“I was just thinking about what everyone was gonna say about you when we got back to school. I mean Urameshi's got a reputation to keep and now he has two hot chicks living in his house.” Kuwabara said in his defense.

 

“One of these `hot chicks' is his cousin and the other is the sister of his cousin by law, so I don't think they will be saying anything,” Raine remarked; “besides if anyone does, I'll pound them into the ground.” She added off handedly.

 

“Hey I thought that was my job.” Yusuke chuckled, slinging a brotherly arm around Raine's shoulders.

 

Hiei used every ounce of will-power he had to suppress a growl. Instead he glared at the oblivious ningens back.

 

“Yusuke!” Someone called from up the street.

 

“Keiko!” He cried, releasing Raine as Keiko jumped into his arms.

 

Hiei, seeing that Yusuke now had his hands on his own woman, relaxed… slightly.

 

“I'm so glad you're back! School starts in two days! Can you believe it we're seniors! We graduate this year!” Keiko exclaimed.

 

“So that's why you're so happy I'm home. So you can drag me to school everyday.” Yusuke joked.

 

“Of course.” Keiko replied, sort of playing along but not really.

 

“Hey baby bro. How was your `studying abroad'?” Shizuru asked coming up the street from the same direction as Keiko, making air quotes.

 

“'Studying abroad?' Oh yeah! It was great! I beat Urameshi!” Kuwabara exclaimed.

 

“What? No you didn't! That was a dream you baka!” Yusuke reminded him.

 

“Oh yeah.”

 

Sweat drops all around.

 

“Baka.” Hiei said walking past the group, grabbing Raine's arm in the process.

“Hey you had your butt kicked by Urameshi too. Remember when you kidnapped Keiko?” Kuwabara said stupidly.

 

Hiei stopped dead, his eyes narrowing, his grip on Raine's arm tightening.

 

`Oh crap!' Was written on everyone else's face. Kuwabara still clueless at to what he had done.

 

~Hiei! Don't hit him! Hiei? Come on, we both know he's an idiot. It would be pointless to attack him because he doesn't even know why you're angry!~ Raine shouted to Hiei. She had learned how to broadcast and protect her thoughts when she needed to. ~Come on. Just keep walking, and you could ease up on my arm a bit in the process.~

 

Hiei seemed to finally realize that he had a death grip on Raine's arm and loosened his hold. “Hn. At least I don't keep coming back for more.” He replied emotionlessly, walking off, dragging Raine behind him.

 

The group let out the collective breath they didn't know they were holding. Kuwabara, being the baka he is, was still oblivious as to how close to death he just was.

 

~Gomen.~ Hiei said reluctantly, no used to apologizing.

 

~Don't worry about it! Hardly felt a thing, but my fingers were starting to go all pins and needles.~ Raine lied, knowing Hiei wouldn't believe her no matter what she said.

 

“Home, sweet home!” Yusuke announced when they reached the apartment. “Hey! It's locked.” He said surprised when his attempt to open the door failed. “Since when does she lock the door?”

 

“I've got a key!” Raine announced.

 

“Why do you have a key and I don't?” Yusuke blanched at this.

 

“I'm more responsible.” Raine grinned.

 

“Responsible? You've skipped more school than I ever did!” Yusuke argued.

 

“True… Guess Aunt Atsuko didn't know that when she gave me the key before we left.” Raine smirked, opening the door. “Aunt Atsuko? We're home!”

 

Atsuko rushed into the room and grabbed Raine and Yusuke into a crushing hug, “Oh thank Kami you're still alive!” She wailed.

 

“Mom! Can't breathe here!” Yusuke squeaked.

 

“Oh! Gomen! It's just that you died once and I had to make sure you were coming home!” Atsuko cried letting them go. Turning to the black clad figure she said, “You must be Hiei. Nice to meet you!”

 

“Hn.”

 

“Not much of a talker, ne? I got a uniform for you when the others came too. Oh Raine you got a boys uniform. Do you want me to send it back and get a girls?”

 

“No! The boys one is fine!” Raine waved away her offer.

 

“Ok. Yusuke you got one too, but I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say you're not going to wear it right?”

 

“You know me so well.” Yusuke said proudly.

 

::Sigh:: `I can only dream.' “Your uniform has a long skirt instead of a short one. Is that ok?” Atsuko asked Niko.

 

“Perfect.” She replied.

 

“Since that's done, I'm going out for the night! Don't wait up!” Giggling she exited the room leaving everyone staring at where she had previously been. (O.O)

 

“Yup! Home, sweet home!” Yusuke laughed walking off to his room, then turning around to see Hiei hadn't moved, “Come on, Hiei. I'll show you to your room.”

 

Hiei reluctantly followed the detective farther into the house. Raine and Niko tagged along too.

 

“Yours is next to Raine's— wait a minute I don't think that's going to work.” Yusuke said.

 

“Don't worry Yu-chan. I always lock my door be for I got to sleep.” Raine assured him. (A/N: The four of them share a hallway. Two rooms with a bathroom between them on each side. Niko and Yusuke have one side, Raine and Hiei have the other side. There are entrances to the bathrooms from the bedrooms as well as the hall.)

 

They each went to their rooms to get settled in and relax a bit before school starts. Raine got to her room and saw her uniform folded on her bed. `This color isn't going to work and neither are these sleeves. Time to play seamstress!' Raine smiled to herself. She made a new project out of every new uniform she got. It was almost a hobby. She tried it on to see how it fit. It was the smallest size and was still way too big. `Ok. So I have to take it in a bit. This is when being short and scrawny sucks!'

 

“Hey Raine— Oh man! Is that your uniform! What size is it? Hahahaha!” Niko burst out laughing as she walked into Raine's room.

 

“Yours ain't too much better, mate.” Raine sneered, folding her arms over her chest defiantly.

 

“What's all the noise about? Whoa! What size is your uniform?” Yusuke laughed.

 

“That's it! Get the hell out I'm changing! Don't bother me for the rest of the freaking night!” Raine yelled pushing them out of her room, slamming then locking her door.

 

 

 

Unbeknownst to the others, Hiei had watched the whole scene with his Jagan. He laughed silently to himself at Raine's outsized uniform. Although, his was little better, at least his was closer to the right size.

 

`Do they really expect me to wear this… thing?' Hiei thought to himself looking at the… abomination… as he had dubbed the uniform. `I'll have to unless I want the baby breathing down my neck every day. I'll just make a few changes…'

 

 

 

“Hey, I'm going to the arcade. Anyone wanna join me?” Yusuke called down the hall from the living room.

 

“Arcade?” Raine's ears perked up, “I'm there!”

 

“Busy.” Niko called back.

 

Hiei, predictably, was silent. (A/N: but in his room he was thinking `what the fuck is an arcade?' j/k)

 

“OK! Let's go! I have a years worth of video games to make up!”

 

They made it to with in five blocks from the arcade before running into some trouble. They had tried to cut through an alley to shorten the trip and some of Yusuke's rivals surrounded them.

 

“Hey, Urameshi, where'd you pick up the pipsqueak?” One sneered.

 

“She your new girl?” Another laughed.

 

“She can't be more than 10! This is cradle robbing.” One of the punks behind them jeered.

 

“I guess we'll just have to be gentleman and take care of this punk for taking advantage of the little lady.” A big ugly guy behind them remarked, cracking his knuckles, he was obviously the leader.

 

“'New girl'?” Raine nearly gagged on the words, “Who the fuck are these jokers, just so you know, he's my cousin. Oh and another tidbit, I'm 17.”

 

“Just keep walking Raine. I'll be there in a minute.” Yusuke said, getting ready to fight.

 

“I don't think so. They insulted me. Now they have to fight me.” Raine took up a neutral stance waiting for someone to make a move.

 

“You're going to let a girl fight your battles, Urameshi?” The leader laughed.

 

“Yeah, why not?” Yusuke said, bored already. “Besides, she's more than a match for you chumps.”

 

“You heard the man!” Raine hollered.

 

“You're asking for it short stuff!” The leader said before charging in.

 

All four rushed Raine at the same time. Raine ducked under the first ones punch easily and came back up behind his defenses and landed a solid right hook into his left eye, sending him flying into the garbage cans behind him. Raine then pivoted on her left foot and swung her right foot into the side of her next attackers head. He, too, landed in a heap on the garbage cans. The next two halted their attacks and looked at Raine with a mixture of fear and awe. Raine again dropped into a neutral stance and waited for them to make the first move. Instead of attacking her, they turned tail and ran. Raine straightened up and walked over to Yusuke.

 

“That was relaxing but I wish the other two didn't run.” Raine pouted, arms behind her head.

 

“Cowards. Still up for some video games?”

 

“Am I ever!”

 

 

 

Hiei followed the two with his Jagan and laughed at the attempts of the four ningens to subdue his kabu.

 

He stopped watching the two Urameshi's and looked out the window, where he currently sat, at the people walking down the street. `This is boring.'

 

He went back to watching Yusuke and Raine, and much to his disgust the baka had joined them. He loathed him with a passion not only because he was infatuated with his sister but because he bugged Raine too. He chuckled softly to himself when Raine hit him over the head for saying something stupid.

 

Suddenly, the door to his room opened and Niko walked in, without even knocking.

 

“What's so funny little man?” She asked. She wore her school uniform but she had cut the top to look like every other top she owned, the front and back coming into a `V' just below her naval and the skirt was long instead of short like most high school girls wore it.

 

“Hn.”

 

“Hey! Calm down, killer. I didn't mean anything by it!” Niko defended herself.

 

Hiei hadn't realized he was growling. “I wasn't growling at you, neko.” He informed her. `Maybe I can find out something about Raine from her…'

 

“Whatcha thinking about?” Niko asked leaning against the door frame, “Or more to the point who?”

 

“Nani?” Hiei looked at her. `How???'

 

“I've known Raine almost her whole life, and even if she tries to hide it, I still know when she likes someone. I've also seen the way some…men… and I use the term loosely, look at with lecherous eyes, but not you. Your eyes look Yusuke's - protective, loving, caring - just not in the brotherly way.” Niko explained. “Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me, I won't tell anyone, especially her. Be warned though, if you hurt her, I swear you'll be dead before you hit the ground. If Yusuke doesn't beat me to it.”

 

`I wonder if she has kitsune blood in her veins instead of neko blood. She is some one to watch carefully. And I doubt that was an ideal threat.' Hiei mused.

 

“Hn. It won't come to that, akisu.” Hiei remarked.

 

Niko smiled at the nickname. She turned to leave but said over her shoulder, “She likes to be in the trees when there's a full moon. She says it's the most beautiful thing in the world.”

 

Niko left and closed the door. Hiei mused over what Niko had just told him and went back to watching Raine. She was on her way home looking quite happy.

 

`That might come in handy. The next full moon is this Friday.' Hiei thought, almost smiling as he watched Raine happily joke with Yusuke and the baka.

 

 

 

Raine woke up to the blaring of her radio. Sleepily she mumbled, “Who the fuck set my alarm? And what the fuck time is it?”

 

“It's 7:30AM. Now get up, sleepy head.” Botan's over happy voice chirped in her sensitive ear.

 

“Botan!” Raine cried, falling out of bed, “It's Sunday for Kami's sake! Why are you waking me up so damn early?”

 

“Not just you. Koenma wants to see you all in his office.” Botan explained.

 

“Joy.”

 

“You sleep heavier than even Yusuke. It took me 15 minutes to get you up. Although, you are quieter.” Botan babbled.

 

“OK! I'm up! Just stop talking. It's too early for talking.” Raine said, stumbling out of her sheet, which had become tangled around her feet. She wore baggy black pants and a loose dark gray kimono top. Stopping only to grab her slip-on shoes, she walked out the door.

 

“You're not going in that are you?” Botan asked.

 

“Oh yes I am. I plan on coming back here and going straight to bed.” Raine said.

 

Being Raine, she managed to trip over her own feet and crash into Hiei's chest before falling on her butt.

 

“Gomen, Hiei. I'm not much of a morning person.” She apologized.

 

“Hn.” He offered her a hand up, which she accepted.

 

“Niko! Are you going in your sleeping clothes too?”

 

“Yup!” Niko is a morning person. “Too lazy to change.”

 

`She's too upbeat in the morning.' Raine thought.

 

~Who? The ferry girl or akisu?~

 

~Akisu? Whatever. Both, teimimi.~

 

~Your thoughts were unguarded. I did nothing wrong.~

 

~Yeah, and Yusuke is a straight A student.~

 

~'Straight A student'?~

 

~Never mind.~

 

“OK, let's go!” Botan announced opening a portal.

 

“Wait! What about Kurama and Kuwabara?” Yusuke asked, “If I don't get to sleep in neither so they.”

 

“Kurama is getting Kuwabara.”

 

Botan went first, then Yusuke, Niko, Hiei and lastly Raine, who was dragged in by Hiei when she tried to sneak off.

 

~I don't think so, kabu.~

 

~What? I was getting… er… my coat?~

 

~Try again.~

 

~I was!~

 

~Baka, kabu.~

 

~Baka, yourself!~ She shoved him playfully out of her head and punched him in the arm.

 

In response, Hiei pushed her through the doors of Koenma's office. She overbalanced and collided with Niko and both went crashing into the floor in front of Koenma's desk. (@.@) Raine recovered first and untangled herself.

 

“The Grace Sisters strike again!” Niko chanted, also standing.

 

“Oh Hiei!” Raine said in an overly sweet voice, “Come here a minute. I need to tell you something.”

 

~Liar.~ Hiei said across her mind.

 

She lunged at him with an evil smirk on her face. Hiei dodged, wearing the same evil smirk. Yusuke stepped in when Raine lunged again and grabbed her around the waist throwing her over his shoulder.

 

“You can kill Hiei at home!” Yusuke said to a struggling Raine, “Promise you'll behave and I'll put you down.”

 

“Fine, Mom. I'll behave. Now put me down.” Raine demanded.

 

Yusuke complied with her wishes and dropped her none too gently onto the floor.

 

“Itai! Ja-ku!” Raine yelled, standing up.

 

Kuwabara and Kurama walked in and looked questioningly at Yusuke for Raine's comment.

 

“OK, now that everyone is here and you're done, we can begin. I still haven't found anything on your demon. No one knows him. I have spies in Makai, Ningenkai, and even the far corners of Rekai searching for some trace of him, but nothing has turned up. Are you sure you don't know anything else?” Koenma asked the girls.

 

“Nope, the dreams stopped when my father went to jail.” Niko explained.

 

Raine shook her head, face emotionless, like it always was when this topic came up. Even her mind was blank.

 

“We'll do our best to keep searching for him. Now I have a tiny mission for you. Go through my filing system and find the file Yuki Kazamaru.” Koenma commanded.

 

“That's not a mission!” Kuwabara complained.

 

“Just do it!”

 

An ogre led them to the filing room. Filing cabinets covered every wall and there were rows everywhere, going from the floor to the ceiling at least 100ft above their heads.

 

“You have got o be kidding me?” Niko said in disbelief.

 

“Let's get this over with.” Raine said. “No chance this is in alphabetical order, ne?”

 

“Nope.” Replied the ogre.

 

With that everyone set to work searching for the file.

 

 

 

It took all day, but eventually they found the file they needed and delivered it to Koenma.

 

“So why is this person so important?” Kurama asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

 

“It's really not. I just needed to give you something to do, is all.” Koenma said nonchalantly.

 

Everyone anime crashed, even Hiei.

 

“What d'ya mean you needed to give us something to do?” Yusuke shouted, “We could have been sleeping or at the arcade.”

 

“Precisely.”

 

“Goddamn fucking, toddler.” Raine mumbled under her breathe.

 

“Come on, Yusuke. Let's go home.” Niko said grabbing Yusuke by the ear and Raine by the arm and dragging them out of the office before any bodily harm came to Koenma.

 

Botan followed and created a portal in a park nearby where they all lived.

 

“Good-night everyone! Good luck on your first day of school!” She called after them.

 

“See you all tomorrow after school.” Kurama said before jogging off towards his home.

 

“I never want to look at another file again.” Kuwabara said.

 

“I concur.” Raine mumbled walking in the general direction of home.

 

“See ya tomorrow, Kuwabara.” Yusuke called following Raine.

 

“Later.” Niko added. She and Hiei caught up to Raine and Yusuke.

 

 

 

Finally chapter 4 done! Sorry for the long wait! Thanks for the reviews! I'm not even going to give a prediction for when I will have chapter 5 out. My chapters keep getting longer and I have no set schedule so it's basically when I'm not completely brain dead that I can go and type again. Just to be nice cause I'm bad at updating on time I'll give a summary.

 

Chapter 5: School Eats It

 

School starts and fan clubs start. Yusuke becomes the most overprotective cousin in the world. Raine makes a new friend and joins a sport! Football! (known as soccer in the states). Enjoy!

 

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!

 

Ja-ne!