Subject: [kenshinfanfics] (fic) Crossover: Single Wish Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:13:59 EDT From: Reply-To: kenshinfanfics@makelist.com To: kenshinfanfics@makelist.com ^^ Hello everyone!!! I'm disappearing and appearing a lot nowadays.. my computer still has bugs... losing everything has killed me.. ::sniffles:: Anyhow I've started a new fic one.. (stupid me..) a crossover of RK, YYH, Gundam Wing and maybe Fushigi Yuugi.. (only one character from FY though...) Anyhow here's the first part of chapter one... should I continue it? Comments will be really appreciated... Oh and the original character.. she was suppose to be the enemy but my friends pressed me to change her to a friend instead of a foe... ::Sighs:: Enjoy... Kawaii san <-- who's fixing her computer right now... ps. sorry for having to attach.. i couldn't paste it since it was too long.. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A Single Wish Disclaimer: Apply the standard disclaimer... None of these characters belong to me with the exception of Ikeda Misako. Warning: There are spoilers in this fiction, especially for Rurouni Kenshin. There is a POSSIBILITY of mild shonen ai in this fic. Please do not read if this offends you. (Of course the first chapter is very innocent so don't worry...) Comments will be greatly appreciated! ^-^ This will probably be a crossover between Rurouni Kenshin, Gundam Wing, Yu Yu Hakusho and later on perhaps Fushigi Yuugi. sore wa itsumo yume no you ni kowaresou ni hakanakute sore wa itsumo aoi yoru ni furerarezu ni ukande... Chapter One "WHAT???" Yusuke yelled as he bought a hand to his head in shock. "You heard what I said. We need help on this mission." "Help? The Urameshi team needs help?" Yusuke asked in an incredulous voice. Koenma fixed him with a look and Yusuke sighed, dropping his head. "Hai hai, we'll find them." Kurama clapped a friendly hand on Yusuke's shoulder. "Come on Yusuke, it won't be that bad." "It won't be much of a choice though." Yusuke grumbles. "As if it ever were." Kurama answered with a slight smirk. ...... "I'm going to school!" The door slams open with a crash and a girl jumps out while trying to pull on her shoe. "Ah! Misako, remember to pick up your sister!" A pretty young woman yells from the window. "Yeah! Yeah!" Misako yells back to her onesama as she runs for school and in the process barely dodges some fat boy riding a bicycle. "Watch where you're going!" Misako cursed under her breath as she ran a hand through her two long braids and then pushing her wire rimmed glasses back onto her nose before sprinting off toward school. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I am going to be SO late again! Why didn't Luna wake me up earlier?" Misako looks up in surprise as she sees a girl with yellow hair screaming as she runs toward her school. She looks briefly at her watch and then grins. "She sure is late..." Misako thought. "BUT SO AM I~!!!!!!!!" ...... "Where is Misako?" A girl with shoulder length blonde hair thinks. Her thoughts are interrupted when the classroom slams open and a girl with braids and glasses rushes in. "Ah Misako! Why are you late today?" Umi asks as she watches her friends slump over her desk panting. "Woke...(pant, pant)... up... (pant, pant)... late... (pant)." Umi rolls her eyes, "It would just be like you to miss the most important day since school started." Misako looks up in surprise. "Today? What's so important about today?" Umi sighed in exasperation. "Misako, remember? Today there are going to be new students transferred to this class?" Misako thought for a moment. "Oh yes, I heard those rumors around the school. You mean its true?" "Yeah! And I heard that one was a delinquent!" "Hmm...well we can't judge till we see the person." Umi sighed and returned to her seat, what a typical answer from Misako. Their teacher walked in at that moment. "Okay class, we have two new students. " Two students walked in, one had long red hair with large green eyes who was so attractive that you could only describe him as beautiful. Misako had thought he was a girl at first but judging from the clothes, she guessed it couldn't be a girl. The other was handsome in his sort own way, with slicked back hair and large brown eyes. "Oh my gosh... I think I'm in love..." Umi breathed softly from her diagonal seat from Misako. Misako just sighed. Umi fell in love on an average of three times a day. Misako looked up at the two guys. "As for the two guys, they were quite good-looking." Misako thought before she opened her notebook to a new page. Misako smiled slightly as she returned to her work whereas the other girls were still ogling over the two new students. The boys were not too happy about the two new students, most shooting dirty looks at the red head. Misako glanced up briefly at the three guys that sat in the back of the room. These three were probably going to give the two the most problems. Shura the leader of that selected group of bullies was in fact a pretty good fighter. Misako frowned. She didn't like Shura, he always picked on her. "Who the hell is he to judge how I look?" Misako thought in a disgusted tone. Misako shook her head, deep in thought so she failed to notice that one of the new students, the one with the slicked hair took the empty seat to her left. "Konnichiwa! My name's Urameshi Yusuke." Misako looked up in surprise to meet a pair of large warm eyes. "Ah! It is nice to meet you Urameshi san-," Misako began but was interrupted. "Call me Yusuke." "Hai Yusuke san. My name is Ikeda Misako. Call me Misako." Misako said softly with a slight smile as she returned his warm greeting. Yusuke was slightly startled when a pair of beautiful purple eyes met his eyes. Misako nodded slightly to the front of the room and returned to her notes, her face falling back into the serious mask of a diligent student. Yusuke frowned as he watched her for a moment longer. "Strange... she feels... different." Yusuke thought as he turned his attention to the board. One last thought crossed his mind before class began. "She would look better if she smiled more often..." Yusuke thought as he remembered the violet eyes. "Now class, we will first begin with..." Yusuke sighed as the lecture began. "God help me..." ... ... "Oro?" A red head with an X-scar on his left cheek thought as he looked around at his surroundings. A muffled groan made Himura Kenshin turn around. Sagara Sanosuke sat up from his spot on the ground rubbing his head. "Itte... What kind of crap is this?" Sano cursed. Kenshin looked around, tilting his head to one side in thought. He smiled broadly suddenly and shrugged. Sano glared at him for a moment then sighed. ... ... "AHHHH! That was SO boring Kur- I mean Shuiichi!" Yusuke complained as he managed to drag himself out of the school. Kurama, irritating as it was, appeared as unruffled and awake as he had been this morning. "How the hell do you stand that teacher?" Kurama smiled charmingly, causing the group of girls following him to swoon in happiness. "It's not that bad Yusuke san." Kuranma answered in his soft voice. Yusuke snorted. "Oi Shuiichi. Do you remember Ikeda Misako, that girl that sits next to me with the black braids?" Kurama thought for a moment before speaking. "The one with glasses?" Yusuke nodded, "I think she may be one of them." "Why do you say that?" Kurama inquired. "She, I don't know, she feels different..." "Be careful Yusuke, you know how violent Keiko san can get." "BAKAYARO! I don't mean in that way!" Yusuke fumed. Kurama only smiled in apology. "Gomen, gomen. I was just joking. Maybe we should check her out then. But how do we know who we're looking for?" "That would be easy." A low voice said. Yusuke looks to his right and sees a short dark figure walking next to him calmly. Yusuke's eyes bulged out in surprise. "Don't DO that!" Yusuke shouted. Hiei snorted. "How will it be easy to find those people that were transferred here to help us?" Hiei reached into his cloak and took out five pictures. Yusuke grinned. "So how are the developments for this mission?" Kurama asked. "Koenma hasn't much but I think it has to do with some malfunction in the barriers of time and dimensions. We still don't know what is disrupting everything but after consulting this displacement with his father, they decided help would be needed." "Why from the different dimensions Hiei?" Kurama asked curiously. "Don't know, but Koenma said something about their special abilities or something." "Special abilities?" Yusuke said. Hiei hmphed. "I guess we'll find out when we find the five of them." Kurama answered as he looked at the five photos. ... ... Kenshin peered around, trying to figure out where they were now. Sano watched his friend look around and then his eyes narrowed slightly. "Kenshin..." "Hmm?" Kenshin asked. "You look different...." "Different?" Kenshin asked as he looked at Sano. "You seem... hmmm... there's not too much difference but you look much.. younger?" Now that Sano was watching Kenshin closely he saw that his friend indeed looked much younger, though there wasn't too much of a difference. "Hmmm?" Kenshin thought as he frowned. "I feel the same though." "Strange..." Sano thought but decided to let it pass. "Actually Sano san, you look a bit younger as well." "What? Oh well, that doesn't matter too much as of now. Any idea where we are?" Sano asked Kenshin. Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "This place doesn't feel quite right." Sanosuke scratched his head. "Looks like a sparse forest, in my opinion." They followed the strange winding road until they were out of the forest. They looked around and their eyes widened. Everything was extremely different. There were tall buildings, cars, and lots of people wearing strange clothing. "Oh my..." Kenshin thought as Sano cursed. They walked out from the park (yes, the sparse forest they had presumed to be in was nothing but a national park! ^_^) and into the busy streets of Tokyo. Sano looked around, his eyes wary of any possibility of danger around them. "Hey Kenshin, this really weird..." Sano whispered. He was getting just a bit spooked. He didn't mind fighting and a lot of other stuff but this was just getting freaky! People on the streets watched the odd pair strangely. They were especially nervous when the short man with the sword came nearby. Kenshin sighed. He just had no idea where they were. "Oh my, Kaoru dono is going to be quite angry with us if we're late for dinner..." Sano watched as a car sped by and jumped slightly. Kenshin stopped looking around. "Hey Kenshin, what are we going to do now?" Sano asked as they came near a corner. "I don't kn-," Kenshin began as he turned to Sano while walking. A girl ran into him then though, cutting off his sentence. "Oro?" Kenshin thought as he steadied a short girl with black hair in his arms, finding himself looking into a pair of violet eyes framed by a pair of wire rimmed glasses. "Gomen nasi!!! I wasn't watching where I was going!" Misako apologized as she bowed to Kenshin and Sano. Kenshin smiled, "It's alright." Kenshin bent down to pick up the girl's bag when she noticed the two of them for the first time. "Here, you dropped your bag." Kenshin said as he handed her the schoolbag. "Arigato gozaimasu. Umm... I don't mean to be nosy or anything but, who are you?" Kenshin smiled softly. "My name is Himura Kenshin." "I'm Sagara Sanosuke." Sano said casually. "I see..." Misako thought as she gazed at them in thought. Then an idea hit her. "Could you two be from... another time?" She asked before she realized how ridiculous it sounded. . Kenshin and Sano's eyes widened. "Could that be it Kenshin?" Sano asked the rurouni. Misako glanced at her watch and almost screeched. She was late picking up her sister now. "Why the hell is my schedule so whacked up today?" Misako thought in dismay. She looked at the two in front of her. "Kenshin, I tell you I have NO clue as to where we are." Kenshin frowned. "Umm.. Himura san?" Misako asked softly. Kenshin looked up. "Are you two lost? Perhaps I can help you?" Kenshin smiled once again. "Thank you but I don't think you can help us." Misako's eyes narrowed slightly under her gaze, a strange suspicion forming slowly in her mind. "I don't know what is going on but you seem confused. Perhaps, I can clear a few things up for you." Kenshin smiled. "We would appreciate that." Misako nodded and then looked at her watch. "Oh my god..." She breathed. "What's wrong?" Kenshin asked. "I am SO late... Uh... try to keep up with me please!" Misako said as she sprinted off. "Oro?" Kenshin thought before he winked off followed by Sanosuke. As Misako stopped at the light Kenshin and Sano caught up. "Gosh, for a girl you sure are quick!" Sano exclaimed, earning him a-non-too-favorable glare. It was at that moment that a little boy, about the age of four lost grip of his ball and it rolled into the street. The mother being preoccupied talking did not notice her son chasing after the ball, running across the street. "Oh my god!" Misako thought as she saw a fast car heading straight for the young kid. Without thinking she ran out into the street and pushed the little kid out of the way as the car. Misako turned in time to see the car a few feet away and her eyes widened as the car neared... ... ... Hiei spread the five photos on the table as Kurama ordered coffee for them all. "Oh, by the way where's Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked. "Hmph, that stupid idiot probably got lost getting here." "Iie Hiei. It shouldn't take him so long to get here." The door chimes ran as another person entered. She had bouncy blue hair and appeared to be looking for someone. She caught sight of Yusuke and them and her face lighted up into a bright smile. "Hey! Yusuke! Hiei! Kurama!" Botan called out. The three of them looked up and Kuranma waved for her to go over. "So, did you find any of them yet?" Botan asked Yusuke as Kurama and Hiei looked over the photos. "Nope, not yet. It's only the first day, have some patience! Yeesh..." "Well, hurry it up! We don't have THAT much time to spare!" "Yusuke, there is no picture of that girl you pointed out to me." "Girl?" Botan smirked. "Shut up!" Yusuke yelled as he turned to Kurama. "She's not one of them?" "No, there's one girl but she has purple hair, not black." "Wow! She's really pretty!!!" Botan exclaimed as she looked at the picture. "Almost as pretty as yours truly here!" Yusuke smirked, "Almost? There's no competition, this girl here is ten times prettier than you." Botan's eyes burned like flames as she gritted her teeth. "Why you...." She growled low. "Ah, Botan san..." Kurama began trying to calm Botan. "Yusuke NO BAKA!!!!" Botan yelled as she whapped Yusuke on the head with her oar. Kurama decided it would be best for his health if he pretended to not notice Botan and Yusuke. Kurama's eyes narrowed. Of course the rest of the shop was peering at the group really weirdly... "Yusuke, these five, they all appear... it's their eyes that seem to be catching my attention of some reason." "Really? Let me see..." Yusuke said as he studied the five photos on the table. Each picture showed a person, each unique in his or her own way. Yusuke looked into each one's eyes, it was true. Something about their eyes... "Hmmm... this boy looks similar to you Kurama." Yusuke pointed to a picture of a man with long red hair tied in loose ponytail and an x-scar on his cheek. "Hmmm.. a little but his eyes are violet." They looked at the five photos on the table when the door to the café opened again. "Oi!" A loud familiar voice rang out. "Finally! What took so long!" Yusuke yelled to the tall male with carrot colored hair. "I see the idiot finally arrived." Hiei muttered under his breath. Kurama smiled. "There was some big commotion a few streets from that school Koenma transferred you to. Some girl with black braids and glasses shoved a small kid out of the way of a speeding car." "She wasn't hit was she?" Kurama asked. "Well she-," Kuwabara began when Yusuke interrupted him. "Was she short and wearing the school uniform of my school?" Yusuke asked anxiously. Kuwabara scratched his head. "Now that I think back she was. I think she's from your school." "Misako..." Yusuke said. "Misako?" Botan asked. "Ikeda Misako. She's one of our classmates." "Ikeda...?" Botan repeated. That name seemed familiar. "Is she alright?" Yusuke asked. ...... Misako closed her eyes as she waited for the impact to occur. She suddenly felt as though she were flying. Opening her eyes she found herself in Kenshin's arms and now on the opposite side of the street. "Are you alright?" A worried voice penetrated through her shock. Misako shook away the fuzz to look into a pair of deep penetrating violet eyes, so full of gentleness yet at the same time a hidden dangerous gleam. "Ah.. yes I am Kenshin san..." Misako answered hesitantly as Kenshin gently set her to the ground. Misako peered around and saw that the little boy was safe in the arms of a weeping mother. "Yo, you okay?" Sano asked. "Yeah, a bit dazed that's all..." She answered as she peered at her watch and then sprinted off screaming, "follow me!" "Again?" Sano sighed. Kenshin smiled and shrugged before they ran off again. ...... "So this guy saved her?" Kurama asked. "Yeah, he was very fast! He might even be faster then Hiei!" Kuwabara exclaimed. Hiei only snorted. "Wait... how did this guy look like?" "Look like? Uh.. I think he had long red hair and, oh yeah! He had this cross scar on his cheek." "Sort of like this?" Yusuke asked as he held up of one of the photos. "Yep! That's him all right. Where did you get that photo?" "He's one of the people we're looking for!" Yusuke yelled. "Oh! No wonder! I found it strange that he was wearing this kimono." "Okay, so we sort of found one of them. He was with Misako?" "Yeah, I didn't see which way they went though. Misako just started running suddenly, I think she's late and these two guys, one of them this Himura guy we're looking for followed." "What did this other guy look like?" "Uh.. tall with brown spiky hair..." "This guy?" Kurama asked as he held up a picture of a fifteen-year-old with brownish hair and deep blue eyes. In the picture he was wearing a green tank with black shorts and his eyes appeared cold and blank. "Nope, he was wearing these weird white clothes with some chinese character in the back." "This guy then?" Yusuke asked as he pointed a finger to a picture of Sanosuke. "Yeah! That's him!" Yusuke grinned, "Hey! We found two in one day! Maybe this assignment won't be to hard!" "Don't get too joyful yet. We still have three more to go and we don't know where the hell to begin." "You take all the joy out of this you know that?" Yusuke sputtered. Kurama just smiled while Hiei snorted. ...... "ARGH!" Misako yelled as she sprinted to her younger sister's elementary school. "Neechan!!! Neechan!!!" Misako called around the schoolyard sighing at the emptiness of the schoolyard. "Oneesan!" A small high-pitched voice squealed and Misako soon found a small girl with shoulder length hair sobbing in her arms. "Gomen nai Niichan, I had to do something for sensei after class." "I was scared... I thought no one would pick me up like that day..." A small voice answered. "It's okay, your sister is here to take care of you...nothing will hurt you with sister around. Now stop crying ne?" Misako said in a gentle voice, smiling slightly. Misako's little sister smiled broadly then, her cute face lighting up. "Hai!!!" She chirped, then her eyes widened slightly. "Reika?" Misako asked her younger sister. Reika looked over at Kenshin and Sanosuke, her deep eyes intent... "Oneesan," Reika began in a serious voice, "Who are those two boys behind you? Are they your boyfriends?" Reika pointed at the two of them with her tiny finger. "Reika! Of course not!" Misako exclaimed as she blushed a faint red. Reika was not listening however and she carefully walked over to the two boys, looking them over. Unexpectedly she went over to Kenshin and tugged on his pants. "Yes?" Kenshin asked in a warm voice as he kneeled down on one knee. Reika touched his scarred cheek with a gentle hand, her eyes appearing to be quite sad for a moment before she smiled again. "Is he your boyfriend?" Reika asked. Misako flushed under her question but Kenshin just smiled warmly. "Iie, we're Misako's friends though." Kenshin replied in a soothing tone. "My name is Himura Kenshin and this person here is Sagara Sanosuke, my companion." Kenshin then smiled sweetly. Reika suddenly smiled and hugged him, her arms wrapping around Kenshin's slender neck. Misako's eyes widened at Reika's show of affection. Then came her soft murmur. "I'm happy... oneesan's friends... oneesan is so nice and I never could understand why she's always alone... oneesan deserves better... ever since then..." Sanosuke glanced at Misako while hearing this murmur and saw that she had looked away toward the sky. Sano looked over at Kenshin and saw that Kenshin's eyes had widened in shock over the little girl's words... Misako finally looked over at her little sister, but refusing to look into Kenshin's purple eyes. She kept her expressions hidden as she always had... "Reika... let's go home." Misako said in a soft voice. Reika looked up and her expression was of regret. "They are coming home with us." Misako said with a slight smile causing Reika's face to light up. The little girl held out her arms to Kenshin and Kenshin getting over his initial surprise took the girl into his arms. "Oh, I hope she's not too heavy Himura san..." "Oh no, I like carrying children Misako dono." Kenshin answered. Misako smiled briefly and led the way to her house. Sanosuke narrowed his eyes briefly at Reika and her sister. "Something isn't right here... but I don't feel anything evil or sinister... more like a great welter of sorrow and loss..." He shook his head. "Geez, when had I gotten to be so sensitive." But as he looked over at Kenshin, he had a feeling he was not the only one who felt this way. ... ... "Yikes! It's getting mad late don't you think?" Yusuke said as he peered at his watch. Kurama nodded, "Yes, my mother will be getting worried if I don't get home soon." Hiei snorted, "You like being chained down don't you fox." Kurama smiled, irritating Hiei to no end. "Yes, in fact I do like this sort of chaining..." Kuwabara yawned, "Well, I'm tired but I have to get up early tomorrow. I was suppose to switch over to your school today Yusuke but I woke up too late to register. I'll do it tomorrow." "You better idiot! Somehow they stuck both Kuranma and I in the same class so we can't cover as much. Hey Hiei..." "Don't even bother Yusuke san." Kurama said. Yusuke sighed, why do I bother? Hiei hmphed and then disappeared in the blink of an eye. "You know, I think he purposely does that." "Why do you say that Yusuke?" Botan asked. "Because he knows it annoys the hell out of me!" ... ... "... And that's what happened." Misako explained to her older sister. "I see..." Sumire answered as she tapped a pen gently against her cheek, her eyes shut in thought. "Can they stay for now onesama? Please?" Misako pleaded. Sumire opened her eyes, staring into Misako's eyes, Sumire's eyes strangely penetrating... "Yes, they can stay. They can stay for as long as they wish." Sumire answered with a gentle smile. "Huh?" Misako thought blinking in surprise. Sumire fixed a serious expression on her face. "Misako, you know me very well. I believe what you have told me, as impossible it may seem. I think it is true. Those two boys in our living room are not from this timeline. I don't think they mean any harm, feeling nothing sinister about either of them, though... there seems to be the slightest of barriers from the red head..." Sumire coughed suddenly when she noticed the slight twitching of annoyance across Misako's brows. Misako counted mentally to ten. "I have no idea what you're talking about onesama. Sinister? Barriers? Well, I'm just surprised you're allowing them to stay without much questioning." Sumire smiled warmly at her second sister as she thought sadly, "It has been four years... yet..." "I think these four years has been too much of a painful experience for you. It has forced you to grow up before your time..." Sumire said in a gentle voice as she tilted Misako's face up. "Whoever those two are, they are not enemies... in fact they saved you and in that sort of case we should help them out in whatever way we can." Misako sighed, her sister could be so exasperating sometimes. "Why does she always speak in those irritating half-riddles." Misako thought, but she was smiling inside, "But you really care about me onesama..." Sumire returned to her work then. "Anyway, they might know how to cook. Your food has become so damn bland..." Sumire drawled as she clicked on her home computer. Misako clenched her fists as her eyes flashed fire. "ON-E-SA-MA!" She growled in warning. Sumire sweatdropped, "Ah gomen gomen... Why don't you start dinner?" "Are you coming down?" Misako asked hesitantly as she stood to leave. "Uh.. not today... can't take your food no more..." "ONESAMA!" Misako growled again in warning. "Well, I have to work, so don't prepare for me." Misako sighed softly, "Maybe tomorrow?" "Perhaps..." Sumire began to type so Misako left, closing the door gently behind her. Sumire ran a hand through her long hair, leaning back in her chair. "So, it has finally begun ne? Wonder, what Koenma has planned this time..." ... ... "Coordinates checking?" A deep voice asked as the sounds of typing are heard. "Iie... This can't be right!" Another male voice exclaimed, as the sound of a slamming fist sends papers flying. "We have to keep working until we find out where the hell we are them." The deep monotone voice stated, as the screen took on a blue glow, lighting up to show the slim figure of a male adorning a green tanktop, his face hidden in the shadows. The other boy spins around in his chair. He wore a priest's outfit, complete with white collar. "Oi, we can't stay here forever Heero." He said as he spun back around in his chair, revealing the identity of the boy clad in tank top and shorts. There was an immediate loud shout as his long braid gets caught in the chair. "Itte!" He yells in pain. "Duo can you shut up? I'm trying to work here." "What are you doing Heero?" Duo asked as he got out of his seat to peer over Heero's shoulder at the screen. "Hmm... files on the school? Location?" Duo mumbled. "We need to create background files or that school will realize we're not real transfer students. Besides that, I need more data." Duo's eyes widen in shock. "My Heero! You actually said more then a few words!" Heero's only reply was a snort and then the clacking of keys. Duo rolled his eyes and then reached out one hand and shut the screen off. Heero only response was to turn the monitor back on, lighting up his face to reveal his beautiful face. "Heero! It's 3 am and we have school tomorrow! Can't you do it later?" Duo wails in disbelief. "..." Was Heero's reply. Duo grumbles something about being inhuman as he heads for the door, mumbling a quick goodnight as he headed for his bed. ... ... "Ahhhhh!!!" A person with long purple hair screams. "Where the hell am I?" The person turns around to reveal the attractive face of a beautiful girl, it's perfection marred by a frown. He grates his teeth in frustration as he looks around, wondering where the hell he was. As he wandered around an idea hit him. "Maybe I'm in Miaka's world?" The girl like male with purple hair thought, but then sighed. "But how the hell am I suppose to find her?" He looks up into the sky, seeing the sun set and exhales loudly. "It's getting dark soon... better find a place to stay..." Nuriko said to himself as he wanders through the dark streets. He turns as he hears a shrill whistle. "Whoo... you look nice baby..." A big man with spiky hair breathed. He walked over to Nuriko, swaggering a little as he walked. "So, wanna come home with me girl?" Nuriko's eyebrows twitched ever so slightly in annoyance. "Not in your lifetime." The big man with spiky hair snorts. "You won't have that choice. You're a weak woman! What I want, I will get." Nuriko grinned slightly as he closed his eyes. "Weak eh?" Nuriko thought silently. "Really..." Nuriko said in a dangerous quiet voice before the man goes flying through the air. "Have a nice flight!" Nuriko shouted, waving a fist in the air as he watched the guy fly through the air and drop into a convenient body of water nearby. Nuriko sighs, "Now to find out where I am..." A voice speaks up then. "I can see you are not a normal person... You have extraordinary strength." Nuriko immediately takes a defensive stance. "Who's there?" He shouts out at the shadows. He sees a movement among the shadows and soon after a short person appears out of the shadows. Nuriko's eyes widen. "You- you're a-," Nuriko began as he pointed a finger at the figure. The figure runs a hand through her short wavy hair. Nuriko's shoulders drop, "And here I was freaking out... you're just an old woman." The person in the shadows sighs, "Why are the young ones always so insolent nowadays..." The figure emerges and is none other than Genkai. "We have been looking for you." Nuriko looks up in surprise. "Wha? Looking for me?" "Come with me... perhaps I will be able to answer most of your questions." Genkai speaks as she walks toward the street. Nuriko watches her suspiciously but decides that he didn't have too much of a choice. Genkai stops suddenly. She looks over her shoulder one last time. "Oh, and don't underestimate anyone. Just because I am old does not mean I can't kill." Genkai grins. ......... "Oyasumi nasi Shuichi. Don't go to sleep too late tonight." "Hai kaasan, Oyasumi nasi." Kurama replies as he closes the door to his bedroom. He clicks on the lights to his bedroom to see the fire demon. "Hiei." Kurama said, his voice relaying none of his surprise for the unexpected visit. "Koenma has been researching on the disturbance." Hiei said in a low voice, jumping straight to the point. "What has he learned?" "Not too much. Something seems to be bothering him though. The main thing is that he knows now that someone is trying to disrupt the cycles of time as well as breaking down the barriers between dimension and time. Basically whoever is doing this is trying to break time." "Does he know who is doing this?" Kurama asked as he opened a thick book to skim through. Hiei snorted, "No. All I know is that whoever is doing this has a strange sort of energy... it keeps changing." Kurama looks up from his book. "How would you know?" He asked, curious. "Hmph, has Ningenkai rotted your brains." "Hiei." Kurama stated in a queer tone of voice. "Jagan." Hiei answered simply. "Jagan?" Kurama repeated with blinking eyes. "You used your Jagan? Then you must have felt the energy emitted...?" Hiei nodded, as he looked out the window, an undecipherable expression on his face. He frowned slightly. "Hiei?" Kurama asked softly. "Something isn't right Kurama... something... what I felt... what I felt when I used my Jagan..." Hiei said in a low voice. Images flashed through his mind... a tall mountain... snow all around... voices... a woman's face... tears... wind...snow whirling around... snow... snow... the ground.... Tears... "Hiei!" Kurama repeated, his eyes mirroring worry for his friend. Hiei's eyes widened slightly before he pulled his usual indifferent mask over his face again. "What is bothering him?" Kurama thought quietly as he watched Hiei. There was an invisible tension in the air and though Kurama was not touching Hiei, nor was he near him, he knew Hiei's body was tensed up. Hiei got up abruptly. "Something is happening... something that perhaps has been building up for a long time... justice..." Kurama opened his mouth to say something but without another word Hiei left in a blur. Kurama watched the open window with a heavy feeling in his very heart. Somehow, though he himself didn't understand, something was going to happen... something big... ......... "Yay! Sanosuke niichan!" Reika squealed in her little voice. Misako peered from the kitchen to see Reika on Sano's back, a big smile on her face as she waved her hands around in delight. Kenshin watched quietly from the side, sipping a cup of tea. Misako sighed as she picked up her sister's tray. As usual Sumire had isolated herself in her room to work. Misako shook her head, Sumire couldn't help it. Misako sighed. She could understand it, she could take it... she just couldn't accept it. Sanosuke saw from the corner of his eyes Misako peering at then for a moment from the kitchen. A glimpse at the seated rurouni sipping tea indicated that Kenshin had seen Misako as well. Sanosuke set Reika down on the couch as she happily began to do her homework, or what could be considered homework. For someone her age, Reika was quite intelligent and it was most likely that she would skip a grade or two next year. Sanosuke watched Reika do her homework conscientiously for a moment before he turned to Kenshin. "Kenshin, do you find this all strange?" Kenshin didn't reply immediately, sipping his tea while he mulled over several thoughts at once with his eyes closed. "I don't think I have the right to decide what is strange or not," Kenshin began then opened his large eyes, "demo, this occurrence is quite different from anything else I have experienced." Sano exhaled, "Why can't you just say you find this strange like normal people?" Kenshin smiled softly, "Gomen Sano san." Sano's eyes wandered over to the kitchen. "Kenshin, what do you think about Misako? She seems..." Sano couldn't finish his thought. <" "I'm happy... oneesan's friends... oneesan is so nice and I never could understand why she's always alone... oneesan deserves better... ever since then..."> Kenshin eyes traveled over to the window as the words of the little girl went through his mind. Sano could hear the echoing voice of Reika as well... "I feel... I feel that Misako, though she may seem on appearance to be well and content, she had went through a lot... enough to force a young girl to mature at an extreme rate at the cost of her happiness, where she has lost the knowledge of laughing and smiling..." Sano did not respond, there was nothing he could say. "Losing the knowledge of smiling and smiling..." Sano repeated quietly. <"...never understand why she's always alone... ever since then..."> Kenshin's eyes closed and for one moment he thought he could smell the scent of white plums... "Ever since then..." ......... Koenma sighed as he slump over a pile of papers, his stamp rolling from his hand. He was no longer in his baby form, now in his adult form, his golden eyes tired and strangely disturbed. The door swung open and Botan bounced in, her face a cheery smile. "Koenma sama!" She chirruped in a cheery voice. "We found two of the people so far. I just received news from Genkai that she just happened to bump into another, the one called Nuriko, Suzaku senshi if I remember correctly." Koenma sat up in his seat, his eyes clearing slightly. "That's good and with everyone looking for the other three... perhaps everything will be fine." He thought. Botan frowned as she struggled with a thought. "Koenma sama, for some reason the name Ikeda keeps popping into my head." "Ikeda?" Koenma exclaimed as he jumped from his seat. "Koenma sama?" Botan said as she blinked in confusion. "Did you say Ikeda, Botan?" Koenma asked in an disturbed voice. "Ha-Hai Koenma sama." Botan stuttered, confused by his extreme reaction. Koenma frowned as he thought silently, "But will she help? She prefers to stay out of these things..." "Botan, who is this Ikeda that you are talking about?" "Oh, uh, her name is Ikeda Misako. She is one of Yusuke's classmates as well as the person housing two of the people we're looking for. If I remember correctly, the names were Himura Kenshin or Hitokiri Battousai and Sagara Sanosuke, also known as Sanza. " Koenma's face fell, the name was different, plus her age was not that of a young student. Botan saw this and her face acquired a look of concern. Koenma shook his head. "Forget it Botan. Tell me the developments and monitor everything closely. Also, I need people checking up on the disturbances." "Hai Koenma sama!" Botan replied and then left. Koenma watched as she left, then sighed. "Even if I found her, she wouldn't be able to help in any significant way I suppose... But, she knows the different dimensions as well as the barriers for time... she might know what or rather who is causing this..." Koenma sank into his chair, leaning his head back for a moment in thought before his eyes open and he smiles slightly. "Well, I guess I am stuck depending on the Urameshi team... again." Koenma continued his work. He worried for Yusuke and their safety but, for some reason, he knew he could count on them. They had succeeded many times, bringing justice to many. Koenma smiled. "Urameshi team..." Koenma could not, however, rid the image of a woman with beautiful violet eyes and black hair from his mind. "How long has it been?" Koenma thought with a slight smile. .........