Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ To The Rescue ❯ Introductions ( Chapter 6 )

 

 

Chapter 6: Introductions

 

 

Takara rested outside Yoko's window; sitting up in a near by tree. She had been watching Yoko sleep for sometime now. Once everyone had gotten back into the temple, Yoko had been sent to bed to recover some energy from her own self-afflicted torture. Takara watched as her friend slept soundly.

 

 

* * * * * * FLASHBACK * * * * * * * *

 

 

“Taka, why did you do that?! You knew that all someone had to do was tickle me or pinch me! Even being shaken enough would have worked! It could have been one of those, but he didn't have to kiss me!” Yoko tried to yell softly at her fighting partner.

 

“I was only kidding! I was going to tell them when they offered the kitsune for bait! Don't make it look like I planned this. You're the one who went into your own little world!” Takara walked away from Yoko as Kurama walked up behind her. He lightly touched Yoko's shoulder and she jumped into a fighting stance.

 

“AH! Oh, Kurama, you scared me!” Yoko giggled. Kurama just smiled back, admiring her perfect stance. Quickly, she stepped out of it and let her heart rate drop.

 

“Yoko, you look tired. You should get some sleep; perhaps you need a nap.” Kurama said. Yoko pouted.

 

“I'm not a toddler kitsune; it will do you well to remember that. But since you are the third person to have mentioned it, I might as well sleep for a bit.” Yoko said as she walked herself to her room without saying more to Kurama.

 

 

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Takara leaned against the body of the tree from her branch. She admired the way that Yoko slept, minus her violent sleep attacks. Ever since Yoko had come to the Masanobu household, Takara had taken care of everything that she could for Yoko. But Yoko had adjusted to sleeping in the new surroundings just fine. Sometimes, Takara found herself sitting up at night, just watching the way that Yoko slept. It was peaceful and so soundly, like a child without worries.

 

`Perhaps that is why I feel so obligated…' Takara thought.

 

Suddenly a flicker appeared on her branch and she looked up at the boy with the black hair and a white starburst in the center. He was looking back at her, a blank expression on his face.

 

{What do you want Hiei? Can't someone get some peace around here?}

 

{I came to check on the girl.}

 

{Well, she is fine. I'm watching her, now get lost.} Takara growled.

 

{Hn…Why is it that you are so protective of the water demon?}

 

Takara stirred out of her mental conversation and made full eye contact with the red hot fire demon. She could see his eyes, the color crimson; full of hate and malice. Even through all that, she could see something more… she could see betrayal and hurting. His soul was filled with an angry fire to wipe out all that had hurt him. Takara pulled her eyes away from Hiei's.

 

{I protect her from people like you. Who think they can just kill people without consequences and without hurting people who are connected. People like you are so cut off from everything and everyone. Always too afraid to feel a little emotion.}

 

Takara could feel the fire demon's glare on her. She didn't move, but only breathed in and out. Moving could cause her a serious fight, or worse, she could fall and embarrass herself. From the corner of her eye, Takara watched Hiei flicker away. She spread out on the tree and relaxed. The night was drawing closer as the sun sunk into the horizon.

 

“Takara! HEY!” A voice called from the ground. Takara looked down to see two familiar shadows standing side by side. She jumped down to the ground and walked over to her friends.

 

“Harukigi! Mizu! What are you doing here?! I thought you two were on another case in the Makai?” Takara said to her two friends. The girl named Harukigi had mid-length black hair with white and red streaks in it. She wore a red three-quarter length shirt that had fishnets for arms. She had long baggy black pants that reached to the ground. Her indigo colored eyes were wild with amusement as she looked around and hugged Takara.

 

“That toddler Koenma sent us! What are you doing here with these idiots?” Harukigi asked bluntly. Takara laughed.

 

`Leave it to her to point out the obvious…' Takara thought.

 

“Harukigi, you shouldn't talk about Koenma that way.” A very distant voice said. Takara looked at her more silent friend, Mizu. She was about Takara's height, if not a little taller. She had long dark brown hair; almost black. Mizu wore a t-shirt with orange and gold glitter on it. Her shorts were a light denim and she wore no belt. Takara could see Mizu's orange eyes glowing in the dark night. She had her side turned to the girls and was busy thinking; like always. Harukigi sighed. Takara thought that the two were an odd partner match when she first met them, but after she and Yoko had fought with them on missions, she had quickly learned that the basis of their fighting style was that there was nothing that they didn't know about each other. Harukigi did most of the talking, but Mizu was all strategy. The girls never said too much to each other in public, giving the impression that they weren't best friends. But anyone who knew the two knew that they were inseparable, and if one of them died on a mission, the other would never come back either. It was a sort of law for them.

 

“Koenma sent us to help you kick some tail because he knew that these guys couldn't do anything for you.” Harukigi joked around. “Honestly though, we are only here to check up on you guys, and Mizu needs to speak with Yoko; though she won't say it.” Mizu only looked off into space, ignoring her companion's comments. Takara missed her friends. It had been a while since they had all been together. Harukigi and Mizu were both students at Hideaki High School, but they have been called out to a case in the Makai last month. Harukigi was actually supposed to be in the next year because she was older, but no one believed it. She looked much younger, which was bad to say in her presence.

 

“It's getting dark and cold, let's go inside. You can meet the idiots…” Takara led the two girls to the front of Genkai's temple and walked in the front doors. The gang stopped what they were doing, and gazed up at the girls.

 

“Who are the new chicks?” Kuwabara asked Yusuke, who was already too busy ogling the girls. Keiko hit him upside the head and he actually hugged her in return. It was still a bittersweet reunion for the two of them.

 

“Who are these, Takara?” Genkai asked. She had walked into the room as soon as she had felt the energy grow.

 

“These are friends. Harukigi is a fire demon, and Mizu is a wolf demon. Koenma sent them here to check up on the job the detectives were doing.” Takara gave Kurama a nasty stare. Mizu was also looking at the kitsune with an evil glare. Kurama felt a bit nervous about have two demons who wanted to kill in the same temple he was in. Genkai motioned the girls in.

 

“Koenma mentioned something about visitors today. You'll be sharing a room obviously. How long are you staying?” Genkai asked the two girls, who followed close by.

 

“Not long, we have important matters to attend to… Thank you for being so generous to us.” Mizu spoke quietly. Genkai opened the doors for the girls and they walked in, gave a bow of thanks, and shut the doors. The two girls could hear Genkai walk back down the hall.

 

“It seems those detectives have some idea of what they are doing.” Mizu finally spoke. She smelled the air and noticed that it was full of spirit power. She hoped that it was going to be a cause of further problems by drawing demons to it.

 

“Yeah, this place radiates energy…” Harukigi agreed. She lay on a futon and closed her eyes. Within moments she was fast asleep. Mizu smiled at her partner and let her sleep. It had been an exhausting journey. They were deep in the Makai gathering information for Koenma's new database. Harukigi was constantly pushing herself to her limits, and Mizu was constantly reminded that her partner was the most important thing to her. Neither had any family, so they became the closest thing to sisters there could ever be. Mizu walked out of the room and closed the door gently, hoping not to wake Harukigi. She found Yoko's room with no trouble and walked to her friend's bedside. Yoko smiled with her eyes closed when Mizu kneeled by her.

 

“I see, you already knew I was here. How clever.” Mizu said. Yoko opened one of her eyes and smiled.

 

“I sensed when you were with Takara. She's being a good guard dog.” Yoko teased. She looked her friend over and noticed that the sign of fatigue was showing on her face.

 

“Are you resting?” Yoko asked. Mizu looked away, out in space again.

 

“Occasionally. Harukigi works herself hard, so I try to let her sleep more.” Mizu said. Yoko shook her head. Mizu looked at the water demon.

 

“You can't ever take care of the one you love if you cannot take care of yourself. You should know that by now, Mizu.” Yoko spoke softly, sensing that her friend was trying to bring something up to her.

 

“I came to tell you about something important that I discovered in the Makai.” Mizu admitted. Yoko nodded. She knew what it was going to pertain to. It was a special assignment that Koenma had asked Harukigi and Mizu to take over while Takara and Yoko were in the Ningenkai, getting the best help that they could.

 

“I figured that Koenma would send you, but I have a feeling that you came on your own.” Yoko sighed. She sat up and looked at the wolf demon. Mizu faced Yoko and when their eyes met, it seemed like an explosion had hit the room. The energy was thick and it was angry, and Yoko found it hard to control her emotions once more.

 

“Dammit.” Yoko cursed softly. Mizu felt guilty about breaking the news, she hadn't wanted to disappoint, but the facts said what they said. Yoko pulled herself together.

 

“And you are positive about it? No chance you are wrong?” Yoko almost begged her friend to lie to her. Mizu shook her head.

 

“I saw him with my own two eyes. There is no possibility. I'm sorry. I know you had hoped for so long.” Mizu could feel her own rage boiling over. After all that had happened to the girl before her, she couldn't stand bringing bad news back.

 

“No. I understand. There was never really a possibility. Thank you, Mizu. I appreciate all the hard work you've done for me.” Yoko said; her mind full of thoughts. Mizu sighed, knowing that this was the end of the conversation. She got up slowly, hoping that maybe there was some way to save the conversation. But there wasn't. Yoko let herself fall into the horrible memories and get trapped inside her own little world. As Mizu walked out of the room, Takara came walking down the hall way.

 

“She's gone in again. I'd give her a couple minutes.” Mizu said. Takara growled.

 

“I don't know why she wants to do this now! She was fine to just keep hiding and to work for Koenma. Now, she wants to go after that asshole! God, it makes me so angry!” Takara cursed. Mizu placed a hand on Takara's arm. The dog demon looked up at Mizu. Her orange eyes were watery and it looked like she was holding in a horrible pain.

 

“She wants to end it. She has lived with everything for so long, that eventually it starts to consume her; and she knows that unless she finishes this, she'll never be able to live with herself. We are all angry. We want to protect her and we want her to be safe. There is nothing we can do about this though. You won't go against her, and neither will I. As fragile as she may be, we both know that she is not the demon you want to provoke.” Mizu warned. Her face was hardening and becoming more rigid as she spoke. Takara straightened up and nodded. She knew what Mizu was talking about and she agreed.

 

“She's the last person I'd want to make angry.” Takara added. Mizu pulled her hand back and walked towards the kitchen to get some food. Takara stood in the hall way, trying to decide what she was going to do when the time really came. She never got around to finishing that thought; she walked into Yoko's room and pulled her back to reality.

 

 

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