Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Reunited ❯ Chapter 2

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-Telepathy-


(Thoughts)


Chapter 2


After two more hours, the last four rulers arrived, bring with them at least three spirit detectives, and two elite detectives each.


"Koenma's had to have thrown a tantrum by now," Yuseke said.


"I wouldn't be surprised," Botan said.


"How do you think he'll come?" Kurama asked, "As a child or as a teenager?"


"A teenager most likely," Botan answered. "He always goes into that form during occasions like these."


"Well everyone's here," Yuseke said. "I guess they'll be out any time won't they?" Botan nodded.


Suddenly, two double doors off to the right side of the room opened. George and another ogre came out and stood next to the doors. George spoke, "Your host, Emperor Enma, his heir, Lord Koenma, and our new elite detective, whose name has been asked to not be announced."


"There's an elite," Yuseke said. "I've got to see this."


"You can see just fine from here," Botan said.


"I can't," Hiei grumbled. A crowd had formed, and Hiei just wasn't tall enough. He looked up, and then hopped up and gripped Kurama's shoulders and held himself up so he could see.


"Too short are you?" Jin asked. Hiei glared at him as Emperor Enma appeared.


"Koenma should be just behind him," Botan said. At her words, Koenma appeared from the doors.


"And now for the elite," Yuseke whispered.


What they were expecting was not what they got. What they got, was someone they were not prepared to see.


"Am I seeing things?" Kuwabara asked.


"I don't think it's possible for two people to see something they don't believe is real and have it be the same thing," Yuseke said.


"You're not seeing things boys," Botan gasped.


"I just see quite a pretty lass," Jin said. "Nice hair, don't see that color often."


"Are you guys okay?" Touya asked.


"That's her," Kuwabara said.


"Who?" Jin asked.


"Shiroi," they all hissed. Jin and Touya exchanged glances, but didn't say anything.


"Koenma knew," Botan said, "Koenma knew, and he didn't tell us."


"There's a reason for everything," Kurama said, worried that Hiei was about to fall off his shoulders, but the demon held on.


Emperor Enma got to his seat, but before sitting, he said, "I thank all of those who have come here tonight. I also thank you for waiting, now have a nice evening, and I hope this gathering goes smoothly. And that group over to the right, behave." He cleared his throat, "Let the gathering begin."


"Did he mean us?" Kuwabara asked.


"I don't know," Yuseke said. "But who cares, come on." He raced ahead as Hiei vaulted himself over Kurama's shoulders and landed on his feet.


"Wait up Yuseke," Botan called as she and the rest of the group followed.


***


Koenma watched as Yuseke and the others raced forward. "I think they are very pleased to see you."


Shiroi smiled, "Good, it's been too long."


"You've changed a lot, maybe not in size, but you have in every other way."


"What's that supposed to mean?" Shiroi asked.


"Uh," Koenma mumbled, blushing slightly, "You've grown into a very fine woman."


"Koenma," Shiroi blushed. She looked up and the group was just about there.


"Koenma," Botan said, "Is there a reason why you didn't tell us she was here?"


"My father," Koenma answered.


"Oh," Botan muttered, "That's a good reason." She looked over at Shiroi, who at the moment was being hugged by Yuseke. "Don't hurt her Yuseke."


Yuseke let Shiroi go, "I'm not the fragile fifteen year old I was five years ago," Shiroi said.


"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait," Yuseke interrupted, "We were told you were fourteen."


"I was when I got there," Shiroi said, "I just didn't tell when I turned fifteen."


"And when was that?" Yuseke asked.


"I'm not saying," Shiroi said with a grin.


"She's still a minor though," Koenma said.


"And you'll be a minor until you grow up," Shiroi retorted. Koenma blushed and looked the other way.


"So you're twenty?" Kurama asked. Shiroi nodded, "Koenma's right though, you are still a minor."


"What does that have to do with anything?" Shiroi asked, moving her hair behind her shoulders.


"How long is that now?" Botan asked.


"Six inches from the floor," Shiroi answered. "I've taken to wearing it long, like my mother, except most times it's in a braid."


"How long have you been an elite?" Kuwabara asked her.


"Three years," Shiroi answered. "For the first year and a half I was just a spirit detective."


"What about the other six months?" Kurama asked.


"Training to be a spirit detective," Shiroi answered.


"Uh-huh," Koenma mumbled.


"What's that supposed to mean?" Botan asked.


"What she really means to say," Koenma started.


"Oh I really don't want to hear this," Shiroi interrupted


"That she was still recovering," Koenma continued. "She was after all still injured when she left."


"And that took six months?" Yuseke asked.


Koenma looked straight at him, "She reopened the wound three times."


"It was an accident," Shiroi said quickly.


"There has got to be hell of a scar there," Yuseke said.


"You have no idea," Shiroi muttered.


***


The gathering went on for several hours. Yuseke introduced Shiroi to Jin and Touya, who were both very pleased to meet the girl that they had been told about.


"So how long do these things last?" Yuseke asked.


"About four or five days, it depends on what the host plans to do," Botan answered. "The first night is just a get together, the days after are the fun ones."


"How do you mean?" Kurama asked.


"Oh, well, normally the next day there's a tour of the palace, but that can change depending on what's been planned."


"What's Emperor Enma got planned?" Kuwabara asked.


"I don't know what Emperor Enma has planed," Botan answered. She turned to Shiroi, "Do you have any idea?"


"He mention something about a hike for the detectives," Shiroi answered. "What the leaders are doing I have no idea."


"A hike?" Botan wondered. "Well, I heard about Canada having a hike at their gathering, it was quite successful. Maybe Emperor Enma wanted to try that, there are some nice places to hike here and in the living world."


"Sounds like fun," Yuseke said.


"The gathering tonight though is coming to an end, see there, the African leader is getting ready to leave." They looked to see the dark skinned ruler getting up, exchanging quick words with Emperor Enma.


"So that's a dismissal?" Yuseke asked.


Botan nodded, "Yes, you could say it is. Each country has rooms here, and you guys will too, for those of you who don't already have them."


"Sounds good," Kuwabara said.


Suddenly there was a scream from outside the room.


"What?" Shiroi whipped around. Maids and servants came running in, an explosion following them. "What's going on?"


"Who would be dumb enough to crash this party?" Jin asked.


"Apparently someone who doesn't have a lot to lose," Hiei said as he drew his sword.


From the smoke came a laugh, and laugh that made everyone in Yuseke's group stop dead.


"No," Shiroi whispered, "No, it can't be."


"I thought you'd fried him," Yuseke said to Hiei.


"I did," Hiei, said, "I even stamped the ashes."


"So that's what you were doing," Kurama said.


"Could you guys explain what's going on?" Touya asked.


"Remember that abusive father we told you about?" Yuseke asked the ice warrior. Touya nodded, "Well, I think we may not have gotten rid of him like we thought."


"What's going on here?" Emperor Enma boomed. All commotion stopped and the dust and smoke began to settle, revealing their attacker.


"Ugh," Koenma choked and nearly retched.


It definitely was whom they thought it was, at least, what was left of him. Raimeihi stood there in the doorway, a living, rotten corpse.


He turned his putrid head with half his hair left, setting his watery, and evil eyes on Shiroi, "So, you did survive."


"How did you come back?" Shiroi asked.


Raimeihi laughed, "How you ask? Well it was quite simple, I was never really destroyed in the first place."


"Explain yourself," Kurama said.


"I'll be glad to," Raimeihi replied. "Just before the runt's dragons hit me, I summoned my final technique, the one that allows me to revive after I'm killed, with a price, as you can see. It took me three years to fully revive, and I've been raining havoc ever since."


"Where did you resurrect yourself?" Shiroi asked.


"In the middle of a graveyard somewhere in Egypt. Quite a place, Egypt, it's a fun slaughter house."


"You're a monster," Shiroi spat.


"You're calling your own blood a monster?" Raimeihi asked. "How insulting."


"I'm not your daughter anymore!" Shiroi shouted as she launched a bolt of lightning at him. She watched him dodge it, and sent out a second and a third, still knowing that he would dodge them. "Bastard," she hissed.


"You won't kill me with those," he laughed, "Did you forget? I used to control those. You'll have to use something different on me if you even want to have a chance." He charged, but not at her. His target was Koenma.


"Lord Koenma!" Shiroi yelled as she raced to intercept the living corpse. She got to him just as Raimeihi did, and slashed at him with a spirit sword.


Raimeihi jumped out of the way, but Shiroi wasn't through. She threw the blade at him. He dodged it, but what he didn't expect was that she called the blade back to her. He landed right in its path, getting cut in half as it returned to it owner's hand. He landed with a crunchy shloop on the floor.


"That's quite nauseating," Koenma said.


"Then don't look at it," Shiroi muttered as he sword vanished. She was about ready to take the thing outside and burn it, but when it started to move, she knew her fight wasn't over yet.


***


Author's Note: Yay! Shiroi's back, and from the looks of it, she's learned a lot. As for the elite thing, I made that up too, and the spirit gathering, but hey, it makes the story interesting. Review me and tell me what you think so far.