Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Little Tiger ❯ Sweet Sixteen ( Chapter 8 )

Ch.8: Sweet sixteen

For the first time since her father's death, Katalina was happy. Her brother was still an idiot. He proved that when he had seen her and Hiei sleeping in the same bed. Kuwabara was lucky Katalina, Kurama, Keiko, and Yusuke were able to keep Hiei from cutting his head off. The camera in the living had finally been removed but they were still in the 'test'. But now they didn't have to watch what they said.

Living with Yusuke and Kuwabara always around each other didn't affect Katalina anymore. All she had to do was tell them to knock it off and they soon learned to listen or they'd be stuck in the hospital. Katalina and Keiko became the best of friends over the time they were sharing a room. Katalina saw a side to Keiko she'd never thought she'd see. Keiko had a scheming side to her. When Kurama admitted to plotting to get her and Hiei together, Keiko admitted to helping. She and Kurama were a good team because Katalina and Hiei was now an official couple, much to Kuwabara's displeasure. Katalina sighed as she thought about the events that happened in the past month.

It was finally her and Kuwabara's sixteenth birthday. Even better that school ended in only two weeks. They had decided to go to a club for teens only tonight and she was thinking about what she should wear. She looked in the mirror and noticed her skin was a little tanner and her hair was longer than she had realized. Katalina dismissed it and went downstairs to the kitchen. Hiei was there finishing his breakfast.

"Are you always up this early?"

"What's early to you is late to me." Hiei said.

"You've been reading Kurama's textbooks again haven't you?" She walked to the counter, reaching up for the cabinet.

"So what if I have." Hiei moved to stand directly behind her. Katalina felt him slip his arms around her waist. She smirked before turning around to face him.

"You're becoming more and more human Hiei." Katalina teased.

"Whatever." Hiei kissed Katalina deeply.

"Ahem." Hiei and Katalina broke away and saw Yusuke leaning against the wall. "Why is it everywhere I go, the two of you are there kissing?" Hiei smirked and went back to his spot at the table and Katalina sat on the counter.

"Don't be jealous Yusuke. You and Keiko will get to this point. Eventually." Yusuke rolled his eyes and grabbed a bowl next to Katalina.

"Since when did you start dying your hair?" Yusuke said noticing a change in Katalina's hair color.

"I haven't dyed my hair Yusuke." Katalina said looking at him strangely.

"Then why does your hair look black?" Katalina looked at a piece of her hair.

"It's probably how the light's hitting it." Hiei looked at Katalina and decided it was time to get Kurama. He walked out of the kitchen and up to Kurama's room. Kurama was sitting at his desk when Hiei walked in.

"It's time." He said. It took Kurama a little while to figure Hiei was talking about Katalina.

"Are you sure? It's only nine o'clock."

"Yes I'm sure. Her hair is longer and black, her skin is tan and her eyes are clearly green."

"Okay you contact Koenma and I'll get Katalina." Kurama said getting up and walking out. Kurama found Katalina watching TV. "Hey Kat." Katalina looked back. "Koenma wants to see you."

"What? Now?" Kurama nodded. Katalina stood up. "I am not going on a mission today." Kurama followed her up the stairs.

"I don't think that's what he wants." Kurama muttered. Katalina glanced back at him and kept walking until they got to his room. A portal was open when they got there. Hiei had already gone in so they went in right away. When they stepped into Koenma's office, Koenma asked Katalina to sit in the chair in front of his desk.

"Whatever it was, I didn't do it." Koenma looked at her.

"Guilty conscience?"

"No it’s just that every time I get called somewhere alone I'm usually in trouble."

"Well you're not in trouble. I have something very, very important to tell you." Koenma sat at his desk on the other side of Katalina. "But first you should see this." Koenma showed her the scene he showed Hiei and Kurama when he told them Katalina was a demon.

"So I take it what you have to tell me deals with that demon's death." Katalina said turning away from the screen.

"Indeed it does. That demon is what I have to tell you." Koenma paused thinking of the right way to say this. He knew Katalina wouldn't believe him. Lucky he had someone else that would make her believe him.

"Okay Koenma you've got me lost. What the hell does this demon have to do with me?"

"Katalina that demon is you. You are that demon." Koenma said finally.

"Koenma you've hit your head hard. I'm not nor have ever been a demon."

"Kat he's telling the truth." Kurama said placing a hand on Katalina's shoulder.

"No he's not Kurama. I was born a complete human." Katalina said standing up getting ready to leave. Koenma used his powers to stop her by putting her in a golden aura. "What the-?" Kataina looked at her body. "What the hell are you doing Koenma?"

"I'm showing you that the prince of the dead does not lie." Koenma's powers began to change Katalina's human body into her demon one. First her hair grew down to her waist and her eyes completely went green. Her skin was tanned and a silver tiara appeared around her forehead. Her pajamas were changed into the dark emerald training outfit she was wearing the day she died. Katalina started to feel pain when her cat ears and tail was coming out. It got so painful that she dropped to her knees. Hiei started to go to her but Kurama stopped him knowing she would be okay in a minute. Finally Koenma's aura went away and the pain was gone. Katalina stood back up and looked at herself. She accidentally scratched herself with her new claws. She went up to Koenma and grabbed him by the collar.

"What kind of sick joke is this? I am not a demon now change me back." She said threateningly.

"It's no joke Katalina, you are a demon. A royal demon at that." Koenma said calmly.

"No. Damn it I am not a demon." Hiei walked behind Katalina and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Kat no matter how much you fight it, you are a demon. No one can change that." Hiei said in an unusual gentle voice. Katalina let go of Koenma. She turned around to Hiei. Tears of frustration began welling up in her eyes.

"Hiei I don't want to be a demon. It's hard enough to be a human. How am I supposed to do this? Be both at once? I can't do that." Katalina said pushing the frustration tears back.

"Yes you can." Kurama stepped forward. "It may seem hard at first but you've done harder things when you were a demon. And in this life, you've survived your brother." Kurama managed to get Katalina to smile.

"Yeah you're right. It's just the shock of finding out I'm not who I always thought I was. Koenma can I go home now?"

"Not yet. There's someone who wants to see you before you go." Koenma pressed the intercom on his desk. "Send him in." The door opened and another tiger demon came in. Katalina took a good look at the demon.

"Father?" Katalina's demon memory was slowly coming back to her.

"Yes Katalina it is me." Katalina found herself walking up to him and bowing.

"Whoa what am I doing?" She jumped back. "I bow to no one."

"You were always the independent soul. I don't expect you to remember the past. That's how I arranged it." Katalina was silent for a moment.

"That's right. You had a plan incase I were to die you'd have me be reborn. I remember us talking about it before you died. We made it so that I'd be reborn to you no matter what race we ended up in." Then something hit her. "D-does that mean you're." He nodded and began to transform. When he was done, Katalina felt tears come to her eyes. "Daddy?"

"Yes Kat it’s me." He said. "I was reborn in the human world as Joseph Kuwabara."

"So all that time we were both demons hidden in a human body." Katalina ran up and hugged her father tightly. Joseph smiled softly and hugged her back.

"Do you remember the past yet?" He asked when they parted. Katalina thought.

"Some. I remember you dying twenty-six years before I did. You left me to take care of our home all by myself. I had no advisors or anything when I needed help. Then another group of demons came up wishing to fight against us. I didn't know what to do except fight them off. But I ended up being killed by their leader. I know his name." Katalina thought about it for a moment. Her eyes widened in shock when she remembered. "Shameko! Shameko's the one who killed me."

"Now we have more reason to kill him." Hiei muttered. Joseph looked at Hiei.

"You mean you don't know?"

"Know what?" Hiei said. Joseph shook his head.

"Nothing. It's not important." They heard a beep go off somewhere in the office. "My time's up. I must return."

"No."

"I'm sorry. I'd love to stay with you but I can't." Katalina nodded understanding but still tears fell down her cheeks. "Be strong baby girl. I know you can beat this guy." All Katalina could do was nod. Joseph gave his daughter one last hug before he disappeared. Katalina stood there staring at the space he used to be before she turned around.

"Koenma I want to go home now. How do I change back?"

"Close your eyes and concentrate on changing." Katalina did what she was told and in a few minutes she was back to normal. The three left and ended up back in Kurama's room. There was silence until Kurama broke it.

"How are you going to tell them?"

"I'll find a way. But only when it's the right time." She answered. "I think I'm going to take a nap. Let this stuff sink in before tonight." She walked out and headed to her room. Hiei and Kurama looked at each other before Hiei walked out. He walked to Katalina's room. She was asleep when he looked in. He watched her sleeping form. Hiei hoped she wouldn't change after finding out she was a demon. He began to wonder if she would still go out with the others tonight. Hiei saw clothes laid out on her dresser. There was burgundy spaghetti strapped top and black zip leg cargo flares.

'She'd look good in them.' Hiei thought. 'Maybe I should go with her. She'll be surprised as hell.' Hiei smirked and left the room.

--Hours later--

"What are we waiting for?" Katalina asked impatiently on the couch.

"Hiei. He said he wanted to come." Kurama answered.

"He'd better hurry or I'm leaving without him."

"You wouldn't do that would you?" Katalina turned around and saw Hiei. Her mouth seemed to drop open at the sight of him. Hiei was wearing black leather pants and a black t-shirt. "Well are you going to stare at me all night or are we leaving?" Hiei said walking out the door.

"We're leaving." Katalina said running out the door.

"Man, could she get any more obvious?" Yusuke muttered.

"You know Kat, she always goes above the odds." Keiko answered walking out the door.

"Yeah, yeah." Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara were the last ones out of the house.