Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Lady of Green ❯ In which the story truely starts ( Chapter 3 )

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FL: * stops dancing * * crosses arms * Killjoy.

IL: Sorry.

FL: Humph. Well anyway I want to thank our one fabulous reviewer…. Yin-Jins!!!!!

IL: She kinda scared me.

FL: Why?

IL: She threatened to set Kurama and Hiei on us!

FL: Do you honestly think she can really do that?

IL: Better safe than sorry. * Continues to build reinforced wall around house *

FL: * shakes her head * anyway… this chapter is where the P.O.V. thing really kicks in.

IL: Right. So remember the "I" person is Nova. It takes place a few months after the whole Dark tournament thing. SO- take it away sweetheart!

FL: I /we do not own YYH. I/we only own Nova, Noric, Ivy, Josie, and Enya!

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I silently fumed as I pulled weeds from the garden. That stupid toddler! How dare he! I mess up on one mission, just one, and he fires me! OH- not just me though, he fires my entire team, saying that they've picked up bad habits of endangering their lives from me!

~Flashback~

"What do you mean an `early retirement'? I'm only fifteen, Koenma, sir."

"Nova… I'm asking you and your team to turn in all of your equipment."

"You're firing me." I said quietly. "No," I corrected, "you're firing us." I swept my arm back, gesturing to Ivy, Josie, and Enya behind me.

Koenma nodded.

I couldn't believe it. One screw up. Once, and I was fired. I didn't speak as I put my communication mirror and other assorted gadgets on Koenma's desk. Enya followed, then Josie and Ivy. When we were done there was a good-sized pile of gear on top of his desk.

"What? No armored car?" Yuske had asked.

That's right. As if being fired wasn't bad enough, he had the spirit detectives there too. All four of them.

I sent Yuske a glare that would have brought a lesser man to his knees.

I slowly opened the door and my team walked out. I paused before leaving to look at Koenma. I felt numb. Not angry, not sad, just… numb. Everything seemed surreal. I slowly turned and walked out, shutting the door softly behind me.

~End flashback~

I hadn't been angry then, but I was now. I wanted to strangle that stupid pacifier- sucking midget with my own two hands.

-Violence won't solve anything.- Lianna's voice said.

-It'll sure make me fell better.- I replied.

Lianna. The sprit of an elf that had sent herself into the human world before she died. She was where I got my gift with plants from. She lived inside me now. She inside me, and her brother, Luke, inside of Noric, giving him his gift with animals. Lianna was very much a pacifist.

Lianna sighed. -Nova, be careful or you'll pull up the flowers!-

I realized I had strayed dangerously close to pulling up a clown violet. I sat back and wiped my forehead with my wrist.

"Nova!" I heard my mother call.

"Yeah, mom?" I yelled back.

"You have some visitors!"

"Visitors?" I asked myself.

-Maybe it's the team.- Lianna said.

"Maybe." I answered aloud.

I stood, brushing off my back end and wiping my dirt covered hands on my jeans. Then I walked out of the warm, early summer day into the cool, dark house. It took a minute for my eyes to adjust before…

I crossed my arms and lifted an eyebrow. "Can I help you?" all four spirit detectives were standing in my living room.

"It's nice to see you again too." Yuske said.

I didn't respond.

"Look we realize you don't want anything to do with us, but we need some information."

"You need some information." I stated in disbelief. "I thought you could go in blind and still come out on top. Isn't that why my services became unnecessary?" Kuwabara looked slightly confused at my wording.

"Koenma suggested we come here." Yuske said.

I just looked at him. Did he think that made it better? Did he think that I would suddenly jump up and help just because Koenma said so? Boy, was he in for a rude awakening.

"News flash, Urameshi. In case you hadn't noticed, I don't work for Koenma any more! I don't have to do anything he says! Your answer is no."

Yuske's eyebrows snapped together in a frown. "What?"

"Did I stutter? I said no."

Yuske opened his mouth to speak.

"No."

He tried again

"No."

And again.

"No! I could do this all day, you know."

"NOVA!" I heard a voice yell from the garage, "where did you hide that Phillip's head screwdriver?" Noric came walking in, wiping his oily hands on a rag.

I rolled my eyes. "I put it back where it belongs Noric."

"You know I can't find…um, hello." He said.

The detectives greeted him in return .

"What are you guys doing here?" Noric asked.

"We need some information but she won't tell us `cause she feels unnecessary." Kuwabara said.

Everyone just looked at him.

"Well… that's what she said." Kuwabara stammered, turning red.

"Unnecessary is a whole five syllables, Kuwabara! Wow, I'm impressed!" Yuske said.

"Perhaps there's more to Kuwabara's statement than that." Kurama said, and turned his green eyes toward me. "Do you feel `unnecessary'?"

"If I do its Golden Boy's fault." I said pointing to Yuske. "Look, I have stuff to do so, if you'll excuse me." I turned and walked up the stairs to my bedroom.

"Sorry about that." I heard Noric say. "She's been like that…" and the rest was muffled. Traitor, I thought.

I took a shower and changed clothes. I had made plans earlier to meet my team for lunch and decided I didn't want to go covered in dirt. I pulled on a blue tank top and a par of blue jeans with the knees blown out, then pulled my hair into a braid. I grabbed my purse and was down the stairs.

"Mom!" I called.

"Yes?" I heard mom yell from the kitchen.

"I'm heading out to meet the girls for lunch." I poked my head in the swinging door to see Noric, Yuske, Hiei, Kurama, and Kuwabara eating sandwiches at the kitchen table.

"O.k., just be home for dinner." She said.

"Right." I turned to leave, fighting the urge to gag.

I grabbed my keys (yes, keys) and headed for the garage. There was my pride and joy, my motor scooter. A little dorky, I know, but it was better than riding the bus everywhere. It was hunter green with little flecks of silver in the paint. I had gotten it for my fifteenth birthday, almost a year ago.

I put on my helmet on and pushed my bike out into the driveway. Even if all else failed, Josie, Ivy, and Enya would always be there to listen. We may not be a team of sprit spies anymore, but we are friends.

-You will always have me as well.- Lianna reminded me.

-And I will always have you.-I echoed.

I mounted, turned on the motor, and left Noric, the detectives, and my troubles (at least temporarily) in the dust.

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IL: Cool. I really liked that end part about "leaving them in the dust"

FL: Really?

IL: Really, really.

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