Other Ways to Fly

Disclaimer: I do not own YYH or Hiei. If I did, I'd be richer than you all and I wouldn't have to deal with you.

A/n: Okay, my second YYH fic. My first one is a sequel to this. Weird huh? Well anyway, I hope everyone likes it. Don't forget to review! Oh and it's Hiei/OC, but it'll be really good.

Chapter 1: A Problem

Botan, the rather merry grim reaper, was happily heading up the aging stone steps. High above her line of sight rested a shrine. The shrine was Botan's current destination and she walked towards it diligently. Two tall boys accompanied the bubbly spirit guide.

Next to her, walked a boy with sharp black hair that had the look of way too much gel. He donned an emerald school uniform, which was strange considering that no schools near the area had green uniforms. He walked with his hands in his pocket and his face pointed forward. There was a casual demeanor to his stance.

Strolling beside him was the other boy. He was much taller than his companions and had blazing orange hair. Unlike his friend, this boy's uniform was blue, but still not the standard uniform color. Together, the two boys and their female friend, with her stunningly pink kimono, looked rather odd.

Botan turned to her company of two teens with a smile.

"We're almost there," she bubbled, "just a few more steps."

Yusuke, the boy with an overdose of gel in his locks, grumbled, but didn't say anything. And not a few seconds after Botan spoke up, the three, the other one being Kuwabara, spotted the shrine. Botan, Yusuke, and Kuwabara walked forward towards the old building sprawled before them. As they advanced towards the temple, a young girl came running at them.

The girl had fiery red hair atop her head with one small antenna sticking out of the mess. She wore the traditional shrine maiden attire, accompanied by a cheery smile on her face. As her guests started to approach, she gave a pleasant wave.

"Botan! Yusuke, Kuwabara! Hello!" she greeted with a toothy grin.

"Hey, Hinageshi," Botan waved back.

Yusuke gave a nod to the girl and said a simple, "hey". Kuwabara waved as well.

"We're here to help you," said Botan.

-Flashback-

Yusuke was slowly making his way down the road without really going anywhere. Beside him, walked the dimmer than some, Kuwabara. Together they simply strolled along as the afternoon made its closing. That's when a certain blue-haired guide to the spirits suddenly surprised them.

"Hello Yusuke!" she said in her usually cheery voice, giving a wave to Kuwabara to say she acknowledged him.

Botan sat on her oar, floating next to the Spirit Detective's shoulder. Smiling as bright as a 75 watt light bulb, she greeted her friends.

"What is it Botan?" Yusuke asked. "Has the pacifier breath got another walloping mission for us?"

"No silly," she giggled, "I'm just headed over to Hinageshi's to help her with something."

"What kind of something?" Kuwabara inquired.

"Oh, she's just having a little trouble at the shrine, is all. Would you two like to join me?"

"Sure," Yusuke replied, "I wouldn't mind payin' a little visit."

Botan turned to Kuwabara.

"How 'bout it, Kuwabara?"

Kuwabara nodded his consent, leaving the trio to start on their way towards Hinageshi shrine and their red-headed friend.

-End Flashback-

"Thanks for coming, Botan," Hinageshi said. "I know I mess up a lot, but this time it's been really hard." She hung her head.

Botan gave the little spirit guide a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry about it. Now I'm here to help, plus I've got these two geniuses." Hinageshi giggled at that statement. Then she looked up into Botan's face and awarded her a little smile.

Suddenly Yusuke spoke up and interrupted the two.

"I hate to ruin this wonderfully toughing moment guys, but it looks like we've got some company," he said.

Yusuke pointed over the girl's shoulders to something behind them. Botan and Hinageshi both turned to see what he was talking about. Kuwabara's eyes lingered that way too. Hinageshi gasped at the sight before her.

A whole horde of youkai came charging towards the friends. The varied in shapes and sizes, but they all had a glint of murder in their eyes. Yusuke and Kuwabara stepped in front of the girls as they readied themselves for the ragging youkai and the coming battle.

Appearing out of no where, came a black blur. It solidified into a shorter, boy with black, spiky hair that defied all laws of our dear gravity. Among the law-breaking locks, was a thin white starburst. He wore a completely black cloak that covered him head to foot. In his grip, pointing at the mess of youkai, lay a sharpened katana. He was apparently going to fight as well.

Soon after, another figure appeared beside the first. This one had a long mane of sharp red hair. Emerald eyes peered beneath fallen bangs. He stood next to his friend in a stance for battle.

"Kurama! Hiei!" Yusuke said. "What are you two doing here?"

"We've come to help, of course," said the kitsune with a smile.

Just then, the youkai intruders reached the steadily getting larger, group. Kuwabara pulled out his spirit sword, while Kurama pulled out his rose whip. Hiei held his katana ready and Yusuke charged his reigun.

"Botan, Hinageshi, stay over there and out of trouble," Yusuke said and nodded towards a corner of the shrine.

"Right," Botan said as she and Hinigeshi walked away.

Hiei instantly became a blur again, as he slashed through his opponents. Kurama wasn't far behind, with his rose whip. Together the two plowed through the youkai, killing them off. Kuwabara helped, with a few attacks of his own. Meanwhile, Yusuke aimed at a small cluster of them.

"Spirit gun!" he yelled, blue energy flowing from his fingertips. The youkai vanished.

Not a few minutes later and their enemies lay scattered on the ground. Ashes and blood were strewn about. The only ones left standing were the spirit detectives. Hiei sheathed his katana, Kuwabara's spirit sword disappeared, and Kurama's whip turned back into a regular rose. All four of them felt rather refreshed after their little bout.

Botan walked over, with Hinageshi at her side.

"Well they certainly weren't a match for you guys," she laughed.

"Of course not!" Kuwabara yelled. "They are no match for the great Kazuma Kuwabara!"

Yusuke rolled his eyes.

"What I was wondering, was why they were here," he said, "do you know Kurama?"

The emerald-eyed boy shook his head.

"Koenma just told us to head over here because he had received a tip that some youkai were going to attack. That's all we know," he explained.

"Well now that that's settled, why don't we help Hinageshi?" Botan asked, cheerfully.

Everyone nodded and headed inside into the inner temple.

A/n: Okay chapter one is finished. What do you think? All you have to do is review and I'll update sooner. By the way, this is the prequel for How Could I Forget You but you don't have to read that to understand this. And that one's not even finished yet. Well I'll try to update soon. See ya on the other side!

Rain-on-my-soul signing off!