I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Hello! I didn't want to have to worry about what my first story would be or have to pick just one, sooooooooooooooo I'm posting 3 at once! I hope you like them and if you don't, I don't care. Please read and feel free to give constructive criticism. Don't just say "You suck!" I wanna know how and why so I can get better. Check out some of my other stories. Enjoy!
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"C'mon, keep going!" a female voice gasped out. 5 shadowed figures could be seen running through a bamboo forest. "Hurry," the taller female figure with a long ponytail shouted again. There were two male figures and two female shadows running ahead of her. The taller male was in the lead, followed by the shorter boy carrying a large backpack. Behind him was the shortest in the group, a delicate female whose hair streamed out behind her. Second to last was a girl with short hair, pointed animal ears and a tail.
The shortest one cried out "Can't you give us more cover?" With a wave of the hand, the short haired girl thickened the bamboo behind them, but it didn't slow their pursuers for long. Their shouts could be heard behind them, growing louder.
"We're not gonna make it!" the shorter boy gasped out.
"We'll make it!" the taller boy shouted in reply.
The pursuers were catching up and now blasts of spirit energy whizzed past the five. The tallest one turned and drew short swords from her back. She steeled herself, prepared to stand her ground.
"Keep going. I'll catch up."
The first pursuers ran up and she took down the nearest one with a clean side sweep through the gut. Te second she took out with a downward slash through the shoulder while blocking a third with her second blade. The next two she took down with ease, making sure every strike was lethal: a diagonal strike through the torso and severing the others head. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted one trying to creep past her to get to her companions. With incredible speed, she shot two kunai into his back. Six more arrived and spread out in a semi-circle around her.
Dodging two energy blasts, she was about to kill the warrior in front of her but stopped. She could hear her companions' cries and sounds of a battle from up ahead. It was a trap! She turned to leave and aid her friends but ropes shot out of the forest s wrapped around her, pinning her arms to her sides. She was pulled down to her knees and the pursuers pounced on her, pinning her to the ground and binding her arms and legs.
"You bastards!" she shouted at her captors furiously. "Let me go you sons of ..." but she was gagged and all the at she could manage were muffled, incomprehensible yells.
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Botan ran quickly down the hallway, passing ogres who were moving papers and notices. Ignoring the m, she stepped into Koenma's office, where he was accompanied by Jorge. "Lord Koenma," she said smiling, "we've caught them!"
"Bring them in."
The 5 figures from the forest walked in, hands bound behind them and escorted by the SDF. They were lined up in front of Koenma's desk and forced to sit down with their legs folded under them. All of them were in faded, beige rags. The boys in tattered pants that only just went past the knees, with the younger one in a short, sleeveless robe and the girls in sleeveless kimonos that ended above the knees. The only exception was the shortest one in the middle. She wore a beautiful purple kimono with red and gold flowers on it. All of them had pointed ears.
"Read the name's off," Koenma commanded.
Jorge pulled out a clipboard. "From right to left, Eiji..."
"What are you talking about?" the taller boy asked. His black bangs covered his eyes and the rest fell to the nape of his neck. He was well built and markings covered his cheeks and right shoulder and chest. "I'm on the left," he jeered. His friends laughed.
"Well you're on our right. Now let me do my job. Next is Daisuke..."
"Can I get my bag back?" He was thin and lean with short black hair. Two small horns popped up on either side of his forehead.
"No."
"Why not?" Daisuke whined.
"It's being searched.
"What are you doing to it?!" he cried out.
"Sheesh, calm down Daisuke," the girl with fox ears said. "We go through it all the time."
"And I yell at you too!"
"Ahem," Jorge coughed to get them quiet. "Chisaki..."
The girl in the full kimono stuck her tongue out. Her friends laughed again. The girl was the shortest in the group; the top of her head only came up to Daisuke's shoulder. She was the embodiment of cute, with large pink eyes and violet hair. Her thick bangs parted where an ivory horn stood in the middle of her forehead.
"Itsuko..." Jorge paused an had to ask, "Isn't that kimono a little too open, young lady?"
Itsuko grin maliciously and puffed out her chest. "Why, you want some?" This brought out another round of laughter from the five friends. Her kimono was opened to show off her cleavage. She had short, wavy brown hair and green eyes that sparkled and contrasted well with her rust colored fox ears and tail. The white tip swished playfully from side to side. "God, what are you, my mom?"
"And Koyuki."
"Who's the runt?" Koyuki chuckled. She shook her long bangs, parted on the left, out of her face. The rest of her long silver hair was tied back in a ponytail with a few feet coiled on the floor. Standing up, it would fall to her knees, and she had golden eyes. The red diamonds on the right half of her face and red skin that covered her hands and forearms was hard as diamond, but soft and malleable to the touch.
"Watch the way you're speaking," Botan chastised. "This is Lord Koenma! Son of King Enma and the one in charge of your case."
Botan's chastisement had an effect opposite of what she expected. All five captives started laughing uncontrollably.
"Ha ha ha ha! So, you mean this little twerp is running the show?" Eiji laughed.
"He looks like he's barely out of diapers!" Itsuko pitched in.
"Hey, show some respect!" Jorge stated, but he group only laughed harder.
"To a toddler? You've gotta be kidding me. Ha ha!" Koyuki laughed.
"Will you idiots SHUT UP!" Koenma cried out indignantly. The five actually listened, but found it hard to stop and continued to snicker. "I have to say, this isn't exactly how I pictured the Shukketsukawa bandits would be." He opened a file on his desk and read, "Stolen the Pendant of Strength, broken into Torishi Castle, defeated Shou's army, stolen the Holy treasure of Amaro, raided treasure troves even in human world, and the list just keeps going. It took the entire SDF to bring you in and you took out a dozen of them, but..."
"Let me guess," Koyuki said, "you expected the Shukketsukawa bandits to be five cold-hearted, ruthless thieves, a team composed to the greatest strategists and fighters this side of the Makai."
"Well... yes, but you're..."
"A bunch of giggling teens?" Botan suggested.
"Exactly!" Koenma replied. "They're the worst to work with."
"I dunno, what about the terrible two's?" Daisuke asked, and all of the bandits laughed. Even Botan giggled.
"Botan!" Koenma cried out.
"Sorry, sir, but it was kind of funny."
"Oh my god, Daisuke!" Chisaki exclaimed. "You made a funny."
"So! I've done that before," he said defensively.
"When?" his brother, Eiji, bantered. The group started laughing again.
"Will you morons be quiet already?!" Koenma exclaimed.
"Well, as much fun as this has been" Koyuki said sarcastically, "I think it's time to leave." The four others muttered an agreement. All of them stood up and stretched their arms, laving their bindings on the floor and Koenma's mouth gaping. "See ya!"
"Hold it!" a young SDF member shouted; he ran over to stop them. Chisaki glared at him, and he was encased in a purple glow and thrown against the wall. Two more rushed he group and were thrown in the same manner.
"Go Hime-chan!" Itsuko cheered.
"I believe you might want to reconsider your actions." Captain Ootake coolly stated. 5 SDF members has positioned themselves behind each bandit, hand spread behind their heads, ready to fire an energy blast. The five sat back down, the air of humor gone.
"There's a reason I called you into my office instead of sending you straight to jail," Koenma coolly stated. "And I think you might like to hear it."