Kat: Wow! I FINALLY got this story up! And I shortened the Chapter into and epilogue because it was so freaking long!
Ame: Seriously!
Kat: Anyway, I'll have chapter 2 up by Saturday, since I don't want to rush the story along.
Ame: Good, good.
Kat: (Grins) My fan fiction folder is really growing!
Prologue:
A Visit From the Underworld
"So, Jiroshin, have my… guest's… arrived yet?" drawled a black haired woman from her throne in the middle of a pristine white and gold room. Her black eyes glittered in anticipation, and a small smirk played about her lips as she rested the side of her face against her fist.
She was in fact, the great Merciful Goddess(Or UN-Merciful Goddess, whichever you'd like to call her…) Kanzeon Bosatsu, in all her shining, glorious beauty. One of the five grand deities to form the Underworld beneath the Earth, the Earth beneath the Heavens, and the Heavens beneath her feet, she held power of influence over a great many, whether it be her irresistible beauty, her immense knowledge, or her intense love of anything interesting that brought them to her, it was her steadfast determination and personality that bordered slightly sadistically taking pleasure in the plight of those whom she disliked or went against her that made them stay.
Like her faithful servant, Jiroshin, whom had just stumbled through the door looking flabbergasted.
Kanzeon's smirk only grew wider as she watched this, knowing the cause instantly. Honestly, Jiroshin's many face's were as easy for her to read as her dear nephew Konzen's feelings towards Kenren, Tenpou, and his little pet; Son Goku.
His current face read 'Your guests have arrived, but Son Goku has done something to upset them' She could read him like a book…
…Ok, she had looked out the window too…
It was very hard to keep from laughing. But, as a mature, wise, and thoughtful-
"I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!!"
"RUN GOKU, RUN!!!!"
"IT'S ALRIGHT!! I'M NOT MAD!!! P-PLEASE SLOW DOWN!!!!"
…Aw f--k it.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!" Kanzeon Bosatsu nearly fell off her throne as her laughter racked her entire body. Jiroshin shook his head at her antics, while stifling a smile of his own. Finally able to control her laughter, Kanzeon turned to Jiroshin.
"I'll just be heading to the conference room, then. Be sure to tell our guests where to find me, alright?" Jiroshin nodded, then backed out of the room. Kanzeon smiled to herself, then turned to leave the room.
'I have a feeling…that this is just the beginning.'
Yusuke blinked owlishly at his boss.
"We're going where?! To see who?!" he exclaimed. Koenma scowled at him.
"I just told you. We're going to the Tenkai to see the Merciful Goddess, one of the five grand deities that formed the Heaven, Hell, and Earth. She has called me up on urgent business, and requested I bring my spirit detectives." he repeated, somewhat annoyed.
Yusuke Urameshi, leader of the Underworld Spirit Detectives, was at a loss for words. His team wasn't much better off.
Kurama Minamino, aka the demon fox Yoko Kurama, was wide-eyed and in possible shock of the possibility of seeing a divine one.
Kazuma Kuwabara, spirit sword user and all around idiot was…acting very idiot-like about the situation, gaping like a moron.
Hiei Jaganshi, the only one who seemed unaffected by this. But those who knew him well enough could tell, on the inside he was just as shocked as everyone else.
"Y-You can't be serious!" Yusuke stammered. "H-Heaven?! I thought…but what about…where do people really…?! G-Guah!!" Koenma smirked slightly at Yusuke's bewilderment.
"Yes there is a Heaven. It's where the Gods and Goddess's live and watch over everything from above. When people die, they come here, then get set on a nice happy path, or a very mean, not-nice path. Simple as that." he stated smugly. Yusuke glowered angrily at him, about to say something when Kurama spoke up.
"Excuse me, Koenma sir, but…why would the Merciful Goddess want you to bring us? We are, after all, only spirit detectives." he asked cautiously. Koenma frowned.
"Well, I've really only spoken to her a few times, usually it's my father doing business with her. But every time I have, she's mentioned wanting to know more about my detectives. In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say that's the only reason she even handle business concerning the Underworld. I've heard she usually dumps all of her work on her nephew. …Please don't tell her I mentioned that…anyway, her visits were usually sporadic until-"
"Wait, wait, wait! SHE has come down HERE?!" Kuwabara exclaimed. Botan, whom had just walked in the door, giggled at his outburst, startling him(And Yusuke…).
"Yes, she has. And I might say that she is very…interesting. And, um, very well built. I've never met someone of her stature so…so…c-con-confused." she said, choking on words as she tried to fight her oncoming giggle-fit. Hiei rolled his eyes at her antics, while Kuwabara gave her a quizzical stare.
"Botan, if you're quite done insulting someone who could banish you to oblivion and back…then back to oblivion, I'd LIKE to continue." Koenma stated embarrassedly. Botan bit her lip and nodded, then walked off into a corner to dissolve into small fits of giggles. Koenma rolled his eyes and continued.
"Her visits were, as I said before I was so RUDLEY interrupted, very sporadic until I mention Kurama's demon half. After that she visited me more often, always asking questions about the Yoko." he said, looking at Kurama. Kurama looked astonished.
"Yoko? She seemed interested in Yoko? Why?" he asked confusedly. "Yoko Kurama, the legendary fox-demon thief, seems like an odd thing for a Goddess of her position to be interested in…" Koenma nodded, then looked thoughtful.
"Come to think of it, she didn't really seemed all that interested in Yoko's exploits per say, she seemed more interested in how he looked. She seemed particularly attracted to the subject of his face." he said. Kurama blinked.
"…His face?" he asked, hoping fervently that the Goddess of Mercy had better things to do than think of his face all the time. Yusuke sniggered.
"Oh, Kurama, you've got fan girls in higher places than we thought!" he exclaimed. Kurama pouted and crossed his arms, giving Yusuke a particularly upset glare. Yusuke only grinned and backed up. Koenma smiled a little, then stood and changed into his teenaged form.
"Well, lets be going then." he said, waving a hand making a portal appear. Botan quickly recovered from her giggles and joined him in stepping through the portal. Yusuke looked to the others, nodded, then jumped through, being followed by his team.
Kanzeon smiled as she watched the portal form in her garden. Jiroshin was already standing there, waiting for her special guests. They talked for a moment, then that's when things got interesting. It took all she had to keep herself from laughing.
'Oh, Goku…you've just got to love that little saru…' she thought happily. Then, her door opened to reveal a small boy with the same golden eyes as said saru, Toushin Nataku Taishi.
"Merciful Goddess? You called for me?" he asked timidly. Kanzeon smiled at him.
"Yes, have you and Goku been practicing like I asked you to?" she asked the boy. Nataku smiled brightly.
"Yup! We're REALLY good at it now! We practiced and practiced and practiced until we got it just right! It was so fun!" he exclaimed. Kanzeon smiled bigger.
"Good! Because you'll be entertaining at a meeting I shall have shortly. I hope you don't mind. Go tell Goku now, dear." she said. Nataku's eyes grew wide with excitement.
"YAY!! I will! I can't wait! We'll do our best!! Bye!! And thank you!" he yelled, running out of the room to find his best friend. Kanzeon's smile quickly turned into a smirk.
"Haha…let's see how everyone will react to that! I can't wait to see the looks on theirs face's!!" she said quietly to herself. A few moments later Jiroshin burst in the door looking flabbergasted.
"So Jiroshin, have my…guests… arrived yet?" she drawled.
Kat: YAY! DONE!
Ame: GOTTA GO! HAVE FUN!
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Ame: I'M GONNA SNEEZE!