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Full Summary: Kurama and Hiei have been thrown into a different world by a gem with strange powers. To return home they have to retrive the gem and find their way back to their own world. One problem, the gem is guarded by the Forest Maiden. If they're to snatch the gem and get home they've got to befriend her apprentice. However, Kurama might find more then a gem...
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The Forest Maiden's Apprentice
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The Forest's Pearl
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The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
David McKay
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Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei stood at Koenma's desk waiting for their next assignment.
"What is it this time Koenma? I'm getting real tired of all these back to back missions."
"Oh, be quiet Yusuke. This is a simple mission and when you finish with it you can all have a long break."
Koenma pushed a button so the screen behind them turned on. On it a picture of a necklace with a light green odd looking gem on it. "This jewel is called The Forest's Pearl. An ancient relic, the powers on it are not all that great but its value is priceless. It is the only one in existence and I want it back."
Another picture came up on the screen; it was a tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes, and way more pounds on him then is necessary.
"This is Nakarago he's held himself up in his fortress and you need to break in and get the jewel back. Don't worry; none of his thugs are even close to what you faced in the dark tournament. Now get going!"
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-Sachi-
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A girl of eighteen walked slowly and carefully through the darkened woods. Her hair was long and golden brown, and she had eyes of the darkest blue. She adorned a dress simple in design and made of deer hide. On her each of her wrists were silver bands, and around her forehead she wore a leather thong. In her hair behind her ear a hawk's feather, the symbol of her teacher.
She moved in silence making little to no noise on the forest floor, her eyes staring straight ahead as she moved towards a strange noise. As she approached closer a woman came into view, she stopped singing immediately and turned towards her, excited to see her.
"What is it child?"
As the woman turned to face her you could see that she had had long dark brown hair that went down to her ankles and her eyes were of the darkest green. She wore nothing except a gold headband, and several hawk feathers in her hair.
"There are hunters in the forest. Do you wish for me to-?"
Her words were cut of by the woman's abrupt interruption. "Yes Lin, do whatever you must to rid this forest of them."
She smiled at her teachers words, and left for the outskirts of the forest. Not before she called upon the aid of a few wolves to come with her. She got along best with them, and had made some very good companions in the wolf packs. When they reached the outskirts they could see the hunters were moving slowly forward through the thick underbrush.
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-Hunters-
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"This forest sure is overgrown. There must be a lot of game in these woods."
The younger one of the two looked nervously through the trees, "You don't think its true then?"
The older man turned sharply around to look at his young friend a goofy grin on his face. "Aw, come on. Don't tell me you believe those dumb stories about-"
The rest of what he was about to say was cut off by his traveling companion's nervous voice. "Yes I do. I believe they are very much true and I don't think we should be here. We'll upset her and she'll call on the creatures to hunt us down and kill us. Just like the others who have entered these woods."
The older man burst out laughing. "I can't believe you believe in all those 'Forest Maiden' nonsense. Everyone knows that's just to scare people away from the good hunting, lumber, and the jewel in this forest they say"
They both were interrupted when a twig snapped rather loudly and close by. Looking around nervously the two men looked about their horses gave a nervous whinny and pawed the ground impatiently. Then a piercing howl of a wolf echoed through the trees.
Wolves
And they were close. Real close.
They felt as though they were being watched. Looking around they saw shadows darting around them, they heard the sounds of snapping jaws and menacing growls and golden eyes pierced through the shadows of the darkening forest. When a snapping wolf grew especially close their horses shed in sheer terror knocking both men onto the ground. The men watched helplessly as their horses galloped out of the forest. Then they heard human laughter cold and cruel, they turned towards the distinct sounds even though they had a good idea already who it was. The shadow of a human appeared then disappeared, yet it was enough to strike a good amount of terror into their own hearts. Then the wolves began to close in on them snarling and growling. The men turned up and ran as fast as they could towards where their horses had run not even daring to look back.
When they were gone the girl stepped out from the shadows a small cold smile on her face. Approaching the leader of the wolves, a large grey male who went by the name 'Torhu' she spoke from her mind to him.
That was our best yet.
The wolves golden eyes bore into her own and she could sense a grin in his excited voice. Thank you Lin, I'm glad we could help. Please give our best regards to your master.
Nodding her head in response she watched as the wolves disappeared into the growing shadow of the trees. She set off at a brisk run towards the direction of her teacher's sanctuary to bring her the good news.
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-In the Mountains with the Yu Yu Hakusho gang-
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The guys had made it into the fortress with an unmistakable ease. Koenma was right the thugs Nakarago had hired were a piece of cake. The hard part was finding their way through the large building; it was like a maze. After searching for a while they decided it would go a lot faster if they split up into two groups. Yusuke and Kuwabara went off in one direction, while Kurama and Hiei went off in the other searching for the prized gem.
After poking around for a while Kurama and Hiei found a small circular stairway a ways off the main path. Climbing it they found themselves in a brightly lit room and in the middle of it, atop a table on a velvet pillow was the forest's pearl. Looking around for any traps they moved careful towards the gem. Seeing as nothing had happened Hiei went forward and picked up the gem.
"Humph, that was simple. What a stupid mission."
Handing the gem to Kurama they moved to leave, when a bright green light enveloped them; in only a moment they where gone.
The only sound that could be heard was the clatter of the gem falling to the floor.