Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Little Tiger ❯ Katalina's True Self ( Chapter 6 )

Ch.6: Katalina's true self

"What the hell?" Katalina said groggily walking out of her room when she heard the doorbell ring. Kurama was walking out of his room at the same time.

"Who'd be visiting at 5:45 in the morning?" Katalina shrugged while they walked down the stairs to answer the door. Katalina looked though the peephole in the door.

"Aunt Darlene?" She unlocked and opened the door. Her aunt and little cousin were standing in the doorway. "Hey Aunt Darlene. What brings you two by?"

"Hello Katalina. I'm sorry for being early but Kazuma said that you'd baby- sit for me."

"He did? He never told me. How long will I be babysitting?"

"Just until I get off work."

"Um okay." Katalina took her little cousin who looked as drowsy as Katalina did.

"Thank you so much Kat."

"Don't worry about it." Her aunt left. Katalina used her foot to push the things her aunt had left behind into the house and closed the door. She turned to Kurama. "Well looks like it's just you, Hiei, and Yusuke seeing Koenma. Remind me to get my brother back for not telling me."

"Will do. She's so cute." She had slightly orange hair and hazel eyes looking completely innocent. "What's her name?"

"Cassidy. Cassidy Taylor Kuwabara." Little Cassidy looked at Kurama and then at Katalina. She made a little grunt sound.

"What was that for?" Kurama asked.

"She's hungry. She can't talk yet. She's only two and a half months old. Can you hand me her diaper bag?"

"Here I'll take her." Kurama took Cassidy from Katalina. She looked through the diaper bag for her bottle and formula and went in the kitchen. Kurama sat on the couch as Cassidy stared up at him. Hiei came down while Katalina was in the kitchen. He looked from Kurama to Cassidy and back to Kurama.

"So the idiot finally sunk down to fit his I.Q." Katalina came back in with a bottle.

"Give him credit Hiei. He'd be a little older than her." She sat on the couch next to Kurama. He handed Cassidy to her and Katalina began to feed her.

"Where'd that come from?" Hiei asked sitting down.

"This is my little cousin Cassidy. Apparently I was volunteered to baby-sit today by my no brain brother."

"Why are you letting him sleep while you're taking care of her?" Hiei asked. Katalina thought for a second.

"Good point Hiei. Kurama can you burp her for me?" Kurama nodded and took Cassidy. Katalina stood up and walked back into the kitchen. She came out with a full glass of water.

"I would've got you something if you were thirsty." Kurama said with Cassidy propped on his shoulder.

"Oh no this isn't for me. My brother is in for a rude awakening." Katalina smirked and headed up the stairs. Kurama looked at Hiei, who was watching Katalina walk up the stairs.

"Hiei that's the fifth idea you gave her. What's next?" Hiei turned to Kurama.

"That's not my fault. The idiot asked for it. If I give her ideas oh well."

"I know the ideas you'd like to give her." Kurama muttered adjusting Cassidy to lie in his arms. Hiei glared at him in disbelief.

"You know?" Kurama nodded. Hiei was going to say something else but he was cut off by Kuwabara's scream. A few minutes later, Katalina came down. She sat next to Kurama and took her cousin back while her brother came down the stairs. Kuwabara's head was soaked.

"Set up her playpen so I can put her to bed." Katalina ordered. Kuwabara mumbled something incoherent under his breath. Katalina still heard it though. "Watch your language. We've got young ears here." Kuwabara just glared at her and did what he was told. Kurama however looked at Katalina in wonder.

'How could see hear that? It was way too low for human ears to pick up.' Kurama thought.

Hours later

Hiei and Kurama sat in Koenma's office. Yusuke was conned into staying at the house to help Katalina baby-sit. Keiko went on a special trip for student council and wouldn't be back until tomorrow. Kuwabara left with his gang to a previously planned whatever they do. Katalina didn't bother asking.

"Well guys," Koenma started, "It seems with all the information we've gathered on Shameko, we have no idea what he looks like or what race of demon he is."

"But you're the one who called off the information search." Kurama stated. Koenma nodded.

"Yes I know. The info was to help figure out what demon he was looking for. We think we have found out."

"And the demon would be?" Hiei questioned using his hand to tell Koenma to hurry up.

"Look at the screen." The screen came on. Hiei and Kurama turned to face it. There was a forest on the screen. A female demon came out. She had long raven hair that reached to her waist and eyes greener than Kurama's human form. There was a silver tiara around her forehead and she had nails like claws. She was wearing a deep violet one-piece training out fit that was loose to her figure. She had a white and black stripped tail and white cat ears with black tips. Kurama stared at the screen. Something felt familiar about her.

"But she's dying." Hiei said. He was right. The demon had blood covering the left side of her face and blood coming out of her chest.

"No Hiei, she's already dead. This is a flashback. That happened fifteen years ago."

"Why would Shameko want her if she's dead?"

"Let me finish Hiei. I was going to say that she's been reborn. Now she's sleeping within a human. Although this human doesn't know it. She's vulnerable because of it. The two of you need to protect her."

"How are we supposed to do that? We don't even know her?" Kurama said.

"Yes you do. You know her very well." Kurama and Hiei turned to Koenma looking confused.

"Watch the screen and I'll show you." Koenma started pressing buttons to change the demon's appearance. Kurama and Hiei watched as the tiara was removed, the hair shortened and lightened up, nails grew shorter, and her face became less toned. Kurama gasped when her eyes went from green to hazel.

"I knew something was different about her but I didn't think she was a demon." Hiei said.

"All those clues I never took notice to. I never expect Katalina to be a demon. Is Kuwabara one too?"

"Oh no. Just Katalina. That's the real reason they look nothing alike." Koenma said.

"There's one thing I don't get. Why does Kurama look completely different when he changes and she doesn't change that much." Hiei asked.

"Because royal demons don't change if they're reborn." Koenma answered.

"Royal?"

"Katalina is the princess of the tiger demon race. That why she has that tiara."

"First she's a demon, now she's a princess too. Why doesn't she know any of this?" Kurama asked.

"Because her demon father figured it would be for the best so she could adapt to her new surroundings better. She will remember but not until she's sixteen. Keep an eye on her the day of her birthday. Her body will begin to change to her demon form at any time of that day. Once you see her eyes begin to turn green, bring her to me at once so I can speed the change up."

"So we can't tell her until it happens?"

"Right. I can imagine how she'll take it so it might be better for her to be here anyway."

"Yeah I see your point."

"Good. Now go watch her but don't let her suspect anything. You know how her attitude is when something is being kept from her."

"Her attitude is like that all the time." Hiei remarked.

"True. Now the two of you get back to the house before Katalina decides to kill Yusuke." Hiei and Kurama left and ended up back in Kurama's room.

"This certainly is a change in events. How are we supposed to keep something like this from Katalina?"

"Easy, don't tell her. She'll find out herself in two months." Kurama smirked a bit.

"Of course you'd be the one to know when her birthday is, right Hiei?" Hiei huffed.

"I'm going downstairs." Hiei left the room in a blur. Kurama chuckled to himself.

"Yep, he's got it bad. I don't know why but I have the feeling they'll be together soon. Especially now since she's a demon."

Downstairs

Hiei came downstairs to see Katalina and Yusuke sprawled out on the couch watching TV.

"Where's the kid?" Hiei asked sitting in his chair. Katalina shifted to sit up.

"At home." Katalina answered. "So, anything new?"

"No, not really." Kurama was walking down the stairs when the phone rang.

"I got it." Kurama ran to the kitchen phone. Katalina went back to watching the TV. "Hey Kat," Kurama called from the kitchen, "are you going on that trip next month?"

"No." She answered.

"No, she's not." He said into the phone. He paused. "Why not?"

"Because it's the same day as my visitation with my dad. And it'll be a cold day in hell before I miss that." Kurama went back into the kitchen with the phone. He came out a few minutes later and sat on the floor. Kuwabara came in about ten minutes later.

"Oh Kuwabara, you look horrible." Katalina said when she saw her brother's bruises, bumps, and cuts. "Go upstairs. I'll be there in a sec."

"I don't need any help."

"I said go upstairs. Well move it!" Kuwabara grumbled as he went up the stairs. Katalina got up and followed. “I must've done something bad in my previous life to deserve this." She mumbled. Hiei and Kurama looked at each other.

'You have no idea.' Kurama thought.