Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. ;_;
*Hi everyone! Please enjoy this fic.
**This fic is entirely about Youko Kurama; I might add Suichi in it later but we'll see. So any reference to Kurama is actually Youko Kurama. Eh, I might call him Youko, Kurama, Youko Kurama, kitsune, etc. etc. (you get the point ^^)**
*.::Chapter 1: Thievery::.*
"There it is, Kuronue...." Youko Kurama nodded at his partner who smirked back in reply.
"Grab it and let's bolt." The crow demon swung his trademark pendant back and forth; the red jewel set in the middle of the pendant reminded him of blood. Kurama, near the priceless treasure, quickly yanked the rare Yasane Orb off its stand and gestured to Kuronue to go. All at once, the clanging alarms went off, the loud signal attracting the other demons.
"oh shit! It's the thieves, they've got the Yasane!" A demon yelled, desperately pointing at the escaping fox and crow. A mob behind the demon gave chase but their speed was unmatched to Youko and Kuronue's. Within seconds, the angry crowd lost sight of the bandits; they had literally vanished.
::Back at the lair...
"Feh, easiest job I've ever done." Kurama said in satisfaction, dumping the Yasane Orb on a table. He sat down on a chair, yawning in a bored sort of way. Kuronue came through the doorway and picked up the orb.
"So what does this thing do?" He asked, tossing it in the air and catching it as it fell down.
"Supposed to reveal your thoughts if you touch it...." Kurama replied.
"Really? Nothing's showing up and I'm holding it." Kuronue peered curiously at the orb, turning it sideways and upside down to check for any sign. Youko only smirked in answer.
"Aw, shut up!" Kuronue snapped at his partner, catching the hidden joke.
"Hah. Wasn't there some kind of activation required to use the damn thing?"
Kuronue snapped his fingers. "That's right. Dammit, we forgot to snatch the Yasane Control along with it. Tonight's the full moon; we can only activate the orb this night or we have to wait another 500 years! We have to go back...." He stood up hurriedly but Kurama grabbed the crow's arm.
"Use your head, Kuronue. We just pilfered a priceless TREASURE. Don't you think EVERY demon minion would be out looking for us?!" Kurama's amber eyes narrowed. "If we go out there now, we'd be as good as dead."
"You're right. Fine, we'll wait. But tonight for sure....we go pick up the Yasane Control."
Kurama's eyes glittered as he shot his partner a cold smile. "Banditry tonight...yes. Sounds fun."
::As darkness descended upon Makai....
The thrill of thievery. Kurama loved it. Escaping from a panicking mob into the night, clutching a rare item in your hands, knowing that the robbed would never catch you in the midst of all that chaos....
'This is what I live for....!' thought Youko excitedly. Glancing at his partner running beside him, Kurama knew Kuronue felt the same way. Kuronue, who was snickering at the stupidity of the angry demons despite the fact that the two were literally being hunted.
"Hey Kuronue. I've got something to tell you." Youko said. The two continued their escaping, neatly dodging a poorly set trap on their path.
"What is it?" The crow demon looked questioningly at the kitsune who only smirked slyly in reply.
"Don't drop that." Youko responded, nodding at the Yasane Control tucked under Kuronue's arm.
"Shut up." The two reached a fork in the road and both turned at the same time to look at the other. They nodded and without a moment's hesitation, Kurama took the left path and Kuronue the right.
Youko watched Kuronue's receding back for a second just in case there was a hidden trap and his partner needed help; but when Kuronue disappeared down the right fork with no mishap, Youko began darting down his own path.
'Heh. Just hope Kuronue doesn't lose the thing.' Youko Kurama smiled. He entered a dark forest and hopped along the treetops, striving to quickly reach his lair. 'Hm....now that we've pilfered the Yasane, what should Kuro and I steal next? The rare Kasehi Desire which grants the beholder any wish? The priceless Shime scripture that can ensure instanteous death to whomever its master requests? Or perhaps even the....!'
Kurama's wishful thinking was suddenly interrupted by the sound of pounding feet. "There he is! Get him; it's Youko Kurama!" shouted the head demon of the mob. The crowd was suddenly in front of the startled Kurama. It took only a split second for Kurama to recover from his shock and vanish back into the trees by jumping up.
'How did they get there?! I was way ahead of those idiots....' Kurama wondered briefly, leaping from branch to branch. As he landed onto the nearest tree, his footing gave way and Youko tumbled to the ground. He landed roughly on his back cursing to himself. 'What the....?!'
"Youko Kurama, the famous thief...." boomed a voice. The baffled fox look up and saw the barrel of a gun pointed directly at his face. The gun was held by....a human?! At least, he smelled human; Youko couldn't see the man's face considering it was dark in the forest.
"What do you want, human?!" snarled Kurama. The man let out a soft but harsh chuckle.
"I want your head on a spit, Youko. Did you know the reward for your capture is worth ten times more than any other wanted demon's?" The human raised his head a little, allowing Kurama to catch a glimpse of him. Greed was written all over his face. The man had short greasy brown hair and green eyes that were filled with selfish delight. But Kurama recognized the man at once by his clothing; he donned a uniform made of brown suede, the clothes of a hunter.
'Hm...this could get dangerously interesting. Should I kill him right now?' Youko pondered. 'No, not yet. I'll torture him first....'
"Who the hell are you?!" spat Kurama, attempting to sound innocent.
"Since your life ends about here, I'll tell you. I am Shinju, a demon hunter." The man replied, lowering his rifle to aim better. "But let's not get too chatty. Say your prayers, Youko....!"
Kurama's Death Plant quickly blossomed from his arm and snapped off the hunter's lower left arm with its razor sharp teeth. Shinju let out a scream of agony and fell to his knees, his bloody rifle beside him. Blood poured out from the stump of where his elbow once was. Youko stood up, the alluring Death Plant still wrapped around his arm.
"Foolish human....did you really think you could've captured me? Now you're going to tell me who you work for. Better hurry, my Death Plant hasn't tasted human flesh in days and it grows hungry...."
Shinju appeared terrified out of his wits and kept glancing fearfully at the deadly plant, crimson liquid still leaking from the remainder of his arms. "Mashito, kill him now!" The hunter suddenly screamed, focusing on something behind Youko. Kurama spun around and saw another human figure holding a gun aimed for his head.
"Dammit, you had an accomplice?!" Youko shouted in panicked fury. Mashito quickly aimed at Kurama's silvery hair and his finger pulled the trigger. The fired gun pierced the night with its deafening noise.
*Please review. Thanks for reading! ^__^
*Hi everyone! Please enjoy this fic.
**This fic is entirely about Youko Kurama; I might add Suichi in it later but we'll see. So any reference to Kurama is actually Youko Kurama. Eh, I might call him Youko, Kurama, Youko Kurama, kitsune, etc. etc. (you get the point ^^)**
*.::Chapter 1: Thievery::.*
"There it is, Kuronue...." Youko Kurama nodded at his partner who smirked back in reply.
"Grab it and let's bolt." The crow demon swung his trademark pendant back and forth; the red jewel set in the middle of the pendant reminded him of blood. Kurama, near the priceless treasure, quickly yanked the rare Yasane Orb off its stand and gestured to Kuronue to go. All at once, the clanging alarms went off, the loud signal attracting the other demons.
"oh shit! It's the thieves, they've got the Yasane!" A demon yelled, desperately pointing at the escaping fox and crow. A mob behind the demon gave chase but their speed was unmatched to Youko and Kuronue's. Within seconds, the angry crowd lost sight of the bandits; they had literally vanished.
::Back at the lair...
"Feh, easiest job I've ever done." Kurama said in satisfaction, dumping the Yasane Orb on a table. He sat down on a chair, yawning in a bored sort of way. Kuronue came through the doorway and picked up the orb.
"So what does this thing do?" He asked, tossing it in the air and catching it as it fell down.
"Supposed to reveal your thoughts if you touch it...." Kurama replied.
"Really? Nothing's showing up and I'm holding it." Kuronue peered curiously at the orb, turning it sideways and upside down to check for any sign. Youko only smirked in answer.
"Aw, shut up!" Kuronue snapped at his partner, catching the hidden joke.
"Hah. Wasn't there some kind of activation required to use the damn thing?"
Kuronue snapped his fingers. "That's right. Dammit, we forgot to snatch the Yasane Control along with it. Tonight's the full moon; we can only activate the orb this night or we have to wait another 500 years! We have to go back...." He stood up hurriedly but Kurama grabbed the crow's arm.
"Use your head, Kuronue. We just pilfered a priceless TREASURE. Don't you think EVERY demon minion would be out looking for us?!" Kurama's amber eyes narrowed. "If we go out there now, we'd be as good as dead."
"You're right. Fine, we'll wait. But tonight for sure....we go pick up the Yasane Control."
Kurama's eyes glittered as he shot his partner a cold smile. "Banditry tonight...yes. Sounds fun."
::As darkness descended upon Makai....
The thrill of thievery. Kurama loved it. Escaping from a panicking mob into the night, clutching a rare item in your hands, knowing that the robbed would never catch you in the midst of all that chaos....
'This is what I live for....!' thought Youko excitedly. Glancing at his partner running beside him, Kurama knew Kuronue felt the same way. Kuronue, who was snickering at the stupidity of the angry demons despite the fact that the two were literally being hunted.
"Hey Kuronue. I've got something to tell you." Youko said. The two continued their escaping, neatly dodging a poorly set trap on their path.
"What is it?" The crow demon looked questioningly at the kitsune who only smirked slyly in reply.
"Don't drop that." Youko responded, nodding at the Yasane Control tucked under Kuronue's arm.
"Shut up." The two reached a fork in the road and both turned at the same time to look at the other. They nodded and without a moment's hesitation, Kurama took the left path and Kuronue the right.
Youko watched Kuronue's receding back for a second just in case there was a hidden trap and his partner needed help; but when Kuronue disappeared down the right fork with no mishap, Youko began darting down his own path.
'Heh. Just hope Kuronue doesn't lose the thing.' Youko Kurama smiled. He entered a dark forest and hopped along the treetops, striving to quickly reach his lair. 'Hm....now that we've pilfered the Yasane, what should Kuro and I steal next? The rare Kasehi Desire which grants the beholder any wish? The priceless Shime scripture that can ensure instanteous death to whomever its master requests? Or perhaps even the....!'
Kurama's wishful thinking was suddenly interrupted by the sound of pounding feet. "There he is! Get him; it's Youko Kurama!" shouted the head demon of the mob. The crowd was suddenly in front of the startled Kurama. It took only a split second for Kurama to recover from his shock and vanish back into the trees by jumping up.
'How did they get there?! I was way ahead of those idiots....' Kurama wondered briefly, leaping from branch to branch. As he landed onto the nearest tree, his footing gave way and Youko tumbled to the ground. He landed roughly on his back cursing to himself. 'What the....?!'
"Youko Kurama, the famous thief...." boomed a voice. The baffled fox look up and saw the barrel of a gun pointed directly at his face. The gun was held by....a human?! At least, he smelled human; Youko couldn't see the man's face considering it was dark in the forest.
"What do you want, human?!" snarled Kurama. The man let out a soft but harsh chuckle.
"I want your head on a spit, Youko. Did you know the reward for your capture is worth ten times more than any other wanted demon's?" The human raised his head a little, allowing Kurama to catch a glimpse of him. Greed was written all over his face. The man had short greasy brown hair and green eyes that were filled with selfish delight. But Kurama recognized the man at once by his clothing; he donned a uniform made of brown suede, the clothes of a hunter.
'Hm...this could get dangerously interesting. Should I kill him right now?' Youko pondered. 'No, not yet. I'll torture him first....'
"Who the hell are you?!" spat Kurama, attempting to sound innocent.
"Since your life ends about here, I'll tell you. I am Shinju, a demon hunter." The man replied, lowering his rifle to aim better. "But let's not get too chatty. Say your prayers, Youko....!"
Kurama's Death Plant quickly blossomed from his arm and snapped off the hunter's lower left arm with its razor sharp teeth. Shinju let out a scream of agony and fell to his knees, his bloody rifle beside him. Blood poured out from the stump of where his elbow once was. Youko stood up, the alluring Death Plant still wrapped around his arm.
"Foolish human....did you really think you could've captured me? Now you're going to tell me who you work for. Better hurry, my Death Plant hasn't tasted human flesh in days and it grows hungry...."
Shinju appeared terrified out of his wits and kept glancing fearfully at the deadly plant, crimson liquid still leaking from the remainder of his arms. "Mashito, kill him now!" The hunter suddenly screamed, focusing on something behind Youko. Kurama spun around and saw another human figure holding a gun aimed for his head.
"Dammit, you had an accomplice?!" Youko shouted in panicked fury. Mashito quickly aimed at Kurama's silvery hair and his finger pulled the trigger. The fired gun pierced the night with its deafening noise.
*Please review. Thanks for reading! ^__^
