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Nighttime Masquerades

by: Reiyna

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!!Just to let you know I am using youkai as demon. Lots of people tell me I'm saying things wrong. If you have any other suggestions just tell me in your review.!!

Summary: Hiei is charged to search out a demon that had found its way into the ningenkai. With Yuusuke not feeling too well these days and an invasion of powerful youkai and youko nothings going good for the Urameshi Team. When Yuusuke suddenly goes missing and no one can find him. It's up to Kurama, Kuwabara and Hiei to destroy the king of the demons and find Yuusuke before something really bad happens. This story may contain some Yaoi, Yuri and Lemon but maybe not. YxK YxOC OCxOC YxH

Chapter 1: Betrayal

The darkened night and the wayward winds pick up the scent of an unfamiliar demon in the Makai. Hiei stood at the top of a tall tree and looked out over the city. He didn't like the idea of always being the one to search for a hidden demon when Yuusuke was missing. He had disappeared after their meeting about the youkai invasion.

"Yuusuke, we are supposed to be talking about the invasion of the youkai and youko not about you," Koenma remarked at the kid's behavior. "We do realize that this is an important mission and you could all very well die but we need you. First of all, you four need to find out who's behind this invasion. A youkai with that amount of power to control every youkai and youko will not be easy to find. He or she could be hiding anywhere in the Makai, Reikai or Ningenkai."

"Wouldn't we be able to sense his spirit energy?" Kuwabara asked, "I mean, I am good at that but I can only sense the normal energies."

"He must be able to hide his youkai power," Genkai said, sitting with her legs crossed. "Or he must not be here in the ningenkai."

"Then we should split up to--" Kuwabara began but Genkai stopped him.

"No, Botan and Koenma will search the Reikai for him and the four of you will search the Makai," she said, shaking her head. "I will keep the ningenkai safe."

"Are you sure you don't want someone to help you, Genkai?" Kurama asked, always willing to help.

"Thank you but no, Kurama, you are needed elsewhere," she said, glancing at the lounging Yuusuke. "The three of you will have enough trouble in the Makai, I think."

Everyone looked at Yuusuke, who was sleeping on the floor. After the meeting at Genkai's the team left. Hiei went to wherever he'd go to sleep for the night. Kuwabara went home to Shizuru. Kurama walked Yuusuke down to the bottom of the stairs then left him at the bottom.

It was not until the next morning that they found out that Yuusuke had gone missing, leaving Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara to venture into the Makai. Koenma had desperately tried to contact Yuusuke but no one could find him. His spirit energy had seemed to disappear from the Ningenkai all together. This left the team confused and without a leader to guide them through the Makai.

"I don't see what could've happened to Urameshi!" Kuwabara complained because of two reasons. One was because Yuusuke was gone and the other was because he had to listen to Hiei. "Why can't I be the leader?"

"Because, baka, I don't want to give you any control," Hiei said, jumping down to stand with him and Kurama. "Let's go, Kurama."

Kurama smiled at Kuwabara and followed Hiei into the forest. "I understand how you feel, Kuwabara, but Yuusuke is strong enough to keep himself safe until we can figure out what happened to him. That is if something bad did happen to our leader. And until we can find Yuusuke, Hiei is the best choice for our leader."

Kuwabara agreed and followed Hiei, reluctantly accepting him as leader for now.

Yuusuke sat with his chin resting on his hand as he watched over his demon minions. Always the same lines. "Save the ningenkai or the Reikai." Can't they do it on their own?

"My lord," a weaker demon said, bowing at his feet. "Our scouts have spotted your old allies at the northern border of the kingom. They are still many days away from your highness. What do you want us to do?"

"Nothing. Just let me watch them for awhile." Yuusuke grinned. "They won't last long together anyway. Not with Kuwabara and Hiei alone with Kurama." He laughed. "Just watch and you'll see. Hiei will leave them and come find me by accident. Make sure that he does when he leaves them."

"Yes, my lord." The lower-classed demon said before he left.

Yuusuke laughed as he watched the screen in front of himself. He watched while Hiei and Kuwabara had another one of their stupid fights while Kurama tried to get them to stop. Grinning, he watched in anticipation of what would soon happen. In just a few short days Hiei will come to him and betray Kurama and Kuwabara. That would make the demon lord Yuusuke very happy. With Hiei with him he will be unbeatable.

"I'm waiting, Hiei," he said, smiling.

"Hiei, I think we should stop for the night," Kurama said, "it is getting pretty late and some of use do need our sleep!"

Hiei appeared in front of him, frowning. "Hmph."

Kurama grinned and sat. Kuwabara went out for firewood.

"What do you think happened with Yuusuke?" Kurama asked, looking at the fire when it was aflamed. He glanced at Kuwabara. "It's not like he'd leave when there was something important for him to do."

"I don't know." Kuwabara replied, shaking his head. "I've Urameshi for a long time and there was only one thing important that he'd leave from and that was school. Since he became the spirit detective, I've always know him to be there when everyone needed him to be there. Any other time, I've never seen where he went. I couldn't even feel his spirit energy."

Hiei grunted. "That's because he's been in the Makai but don't ask me why because I don't know."

"You mean you've known where Urameshi was all this time?!" Kuwabara asked, angry. "Why didn't you tell us?"

"Because he told me not to tell you why," Hiei said, crossing his arms over his chest. He shrugged and laid down. "Just shut up and leave me alone."

Kurama stared at Hiei. Yuusuke had told him not to tell them why? But Hiei's never taken orders before, why now? He asked himself as he leaned against a tree. He looked at Kuwabara, who was stunned, and asked, "are you taking first watch?"

"Yes," he replied, still staring at the small demon.

In the morning Hiei was standing at the edge of their camp, staring at the sky. He waited for his two compainions to wake up patiently. Where are you, Yuusuke? I cannot sense your old energy. What happend?

"Hey, runt!"

Hiei growled. Baka! "Let's get going."

"But I can't wake Kurama!"

Hiei turned around, quickly. "What?!"

Yuusuke laughed. "What a turn of events! They slept in the one area of the Makai that youko's are not campatible with!" Yuusuke placed a hand on his forehead and laughed harder. "Now it'll be more fun to watch them try to wake the sleeping youko!"

"My lord, our scouts have located a set of demons coming from the north," a low-level demon said, kneeling before him. "Our scouts are tracking them and the scouts say that they are closer to us than your targets are. We are unsure if they are allies or foes."

"Bring it up on the screen, I want to see them." The monitor in front of Yuusuke slipped into darkness before showing the forms of two demons running through the trees. "Hmm. They do not look like a threat but if they come to my castle, then I will see to them myself."

"Yes, my lord." The low-level demon left.

Yuusuke watched the screen with the two demons, grinning. This could get interesting.

"Come on," one demon yelled to the demon behind her. "It's not too much further to his castle."

"But I'm hungry, Lika!" The dark-haired demon yelled in reply. "We haven't eaten in like forever!"

"Oh shut up! We'll eat once we get there, Hiruki!" The light-haired demon replied, getting annoyed. "Once we find him everything will be fine!"

Lika, a talkative fire demon, was a friend of Hiruki's. She had long dark hair that was always in a braid reaching down to her butt. Her eyes were a deep blue. She was slim with full breasts. The only thing about her that was unusual for her was the fact that she wore a long deep blue dress. It was tight but open up the sides allow maximun movement. The showed much of her legs that left many stunned and the top half of the dress was a bit revealing. It left most of her breasts bare, something she was very proud of.

Hiruki, a powerful wind demon, was a very good friend to Lika. Her hair reached down to her knees when down but was always up in some sort of up-do that left it short and out of the way. She had light blue eyes that sparkled when she had an idea that was less than good. She wore a pair of very short shorts that left most to all of her legs bare save for the part that was covered by her black boots. Her shirt covered her smaller breasts but left her shoulders and arms bare. She was less of a revealer than her friend.

Night was coming upon but their journey was far from over. They wished to get to Yuusuke's castle before stopping. That was something they had to do. Perhaps it was their need to see him or they could feel the oncoming of three powerful demons and humans coming toward their beloved leader.

Hey! What did you think of this chapter? I thought of this idea and I hope you all like this. This is my first story that will contain yuri and maybe lemon in it so, I'm sorry if what I write isn't very good. Review please!!!