Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Season of the Crystal Feather ❯ The Mystic and Her Pan of Water ( Chapter 1 )

Dream: Hello everyone! This story was my first ever. I had originally posted it on Fanfiction.net but I'm not very happy with that site right now. My pen name on there is Dreamchasereternity. Currently I'm working on revising this story so as I finish the revisions I will post the chapters. The story is going to be very different from the original and will hopefully make much more sense.

Freckles: Now that that's said, I would like to introduce myself. I am Freckles, Dream's floppy eared rabbit. I was in charge of telling this story and now I'm in charge of making sure my lazy human works on the revisions. Oh, and that's Dream, she's crazy. Ignore her, everyone else does.

Dream: HEY! ::glares::

Freckles: ::smiles innocently::

Dream: Aw! How cute! ::gives Freckles a treat:: Oh! Now for the important stuff!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yu Yu Hakusho characters. I do own Freckles (my rabbit), Nuala, and this ice cream cone! Mm…ice cream...

Freckles: okay...well, on with the story!

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The Mystic and Her Pan of Water:

It was 4 Am on a Saturday morning in August. Koenma was sitting at his desk looking at Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, and Kuwabara.

Yusuke was in a light blue long sleeved pajama shirt and light blue long pants that went over his feet. He was wearing black socks. His hair was not gelled back as he had just been rudely awakened and he was having trouble keeping his eyes open.

Kurama was standing next to Yusuke in a white short sleeved shirt with blue jeans. He was wearing white socks and sneakers. He had gotten up early to get a head start on the coming week's schoolwork just in case Koenma needed them for a mission that week so he was having no trouble staying awake. He had his hands in his pockets as he waited patiently.

Hiei was standing next to Kurama looking bored like always. He was wearing his usual black outfit with the black cloak over it. He had his arms crossed as he stood there waiting for Koenma to tell them why they were called to Reikai.

On Hiei's other side was Kuwabara, which neither of them were very happy about. Kuwabara was wearing only his blue boxers with cats on them and a long grey sleeveless shirt. He had cat slippers on his feet and was holding a plush cat toy while sleeping on his feet.

Koenma frowned at Kuwabara and yelled impatiently, "Will someone please wake him up?!"

Koenma's yell woke Kuwabara. He stood blinking and looking around. Then he remembered where he was and stood straight.

Yusuke glared at Koenma, "Alright, I want some answers! Why did you drag all of us here at 4 Am on a Saturday?"

"I have a very urgent mission for all of you." Koenma paused when he heard Yusuke mutter some curses about never being able to rest.

Koenma then began to look for something on his desk. After pushing a big stack of papers off of his desk and onto the floor he held up a remote control triumphantly. The group turned to look at the TV screen that Koenma turned on.

"What you see here on this screen is a very powerful jewel. This jewel has the power to control the seasons and in the wrong hands it could devastate your world. The jewel was recently stolen from my father's vault and all of you need to get it back before the end of the month."

Yusuke groaned, "How did it get stolen from the vault? I thought you were going to upgrade the security around there!"

"I was, but then I decided to use the money for something more important. See, look at all my Yu Yu Hakusho figurines!" Koenma pulled out a box of figurines that looked like the YYH characters. He took the Koenma figurine and made it so that all the other ones were bowing to it.

Yusuke and the others sweat dropped.

Kurama turned to look at the screen again. The jewel was shaped like a feather and was a very light blue in color. He turned back to Koenma, "Do you have any clues as to where the jewel might be?"

Koenma looked up from his dolls, "Clues? Yes, we've got clues. Now where's Botan she should be back by now…"

At that moment Botan came into the office in her pink kimono. She was being followed by a girl dressed in midnight blue robes. Her eyes were covered by her hood. She was a little shorter than Botan and in her hands she carried a crystal pan that held water in it.

"Well hello everyone! Sorry I'm late Koenma, sir. I had to wait in a long line for this." Botan apologized as she handed a box to Koenma.

Koenma opened the box happily and pulled out a Youko Kurama action figure, "Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for this!" Koenma hugged the action figure tightly, "I love you Youko Kurama figurine!"

Kurama laughed nervously as Koenma began putting the figurine in a diaper and baby bonnet and stuffing a plastic bottle in its mouth. It is quite disturbing to see your boss babying a miniature replica of yourself.

Yusuke pointed at the robed figure, "Who's that?"

The robed figure removed her hood. She had light blue eyes and reddish brown shoulder length hair. Her voice seemed to come from everywhere as she spoke, "I am the mystic known as Nuala. I have been asked to help you locate the jewel."

Yusuke looked at the water in the pan, "Lemme guess, that's your magic puddle of water that tells you the future?"

Nuala's face remained expressionless, "Yes, actually, it is."

Yusuke blinked a couple times before. Once Nuala had her back turned to Yusuke he pointed at her and twirled his finger by his head to indicate to the others that he thought she was crazy. Kurama pushed his hands down and hissed to him to show some respect.

"I cannot show you the location of the jewel. It is protected by its own strong magic. I can, however, show you where to find three that are closely connected to the jewel and the three guardians that protect them." Nuala put her crystal pan down on Koenma's desk as she spoke and put her hands over it. She began to chant and the water began to glow and form into images.

The images in the water were projected into the air for all to see. They were mixed images and confusing. The images gradually started to form into recognizable shapes. Three shadowy figures were seen in a circular frame of vines. Though no details could be seen of them, it was obvious that the one in the center and the one on the left were girls. An image of the US appeared behind them and then narrowed to an image of New York. The circular frame then shrunk and became a sparkle on the fish shaped island that was part of New York. The image disappeared and then three other images appeared. These were outlines and not just any outlines, they were animal outlines. There was the outline of a rabbit with floppy ears in the center. On the left was the outline of a furry cat and on the right was the outline of a dog.

Nuala took her hands away from the pan and the images faded. She turned to face the group. "Those images you just saw were clues. You have to find the three I spoke about in the place indicated on the map of 'New York'. Their guardians are in the form of three animals currently considered to be no more than pets. Do you have any questions?"

Kuwabara raised his hand, "Can we go home now? I'm tired."

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Freckles: Well?

Dream: I'd say that was a lot better than before. ::Nods::

Freckles: Now off to work on revising the second chapter!

Dream: I'm going to be in the next chapter! ^_^

Freckles: ::nods:: I will be too. It's going to be told from my point of view.

Dream: Review, please!