Hey everyone. Wow, such a boring greeting. I should come up with a new one.

Anyway. So, I recently re-watched the Dark Artifacts Saga, and I thought, there are a million stories that focus mainly on Hiei and Kurama, with Gouki just kind of slapped into the middle. Why not write a story that focuses on Gouki's point of view? You know, how he met up with Hiei, how he met Kurama and all that jazz. So, this will be a story, dare I say it, dedicated to Gouki. Now, don't get me wrong, he's not my most favorite character, but I wanted to give him some fanfic attention.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hiei, Kurama, Gouki or anyone else in Yu Yu Hakusho. If I did, I'd be one rich bitch. Or, I would hope so. And if I was a rich bitch (no hating on rich people, that's just how I say things at times), I would be flying first class on my private plane, heading off to France, England or Spain.

On with the story!

Chapter one: Jail Break.

I gazed up at the hard stone ceiling and sighed. I could tell that once again it would be a very sleepless night. Not that anyone could sleep on a wooden bench in the first place.

I smirked to myself as I heard the hellish screams of other demons, being tortured and interrogated. Heh. What a bunch of pussies. One little crack of a whip and they cry for mommy. So sad.

I looked around my cell. It was a two by four cell, with rock, rock and rock everywhere. Only a barred window gave way to any light that that stupid Koenma was nice enough to give me. Moreover, this was a maximum security cell. I smirked again. After all the times I've broken out of my last cell, I guess my jailers finally got smart. Guess they knew they couldn't keep someone like me in a regular cell. The only thing that sucked about it, was that it was right next to the torture and interrogation room. I often found the screams amusing. Funny as hell, actually. But tonight, I really needed to get some sleep.

My stomach gave a loud rumble. Goddamn, was I hungry. I hadn't had a decent meal in days.

Oh, you're probably wondering who I am, and how I got here in the first place. The name's Gouki. I'm a Kyukonki, or a soul sucking demon. And as to how I got here, well, I was a wanted criminal. I was wanted for crimes such as murder, theft, rape, you name it. 12 convictions, and I was damn proud of it.

My stomach growled again. Shut the hell up already!

Knowing that I wasn't going to be eating anytime soon, I decided to get some rest. Just as I was about to close my eyes, I heard a slice and a crash. My eyes snapped open.

And boy was I in for a surprise. The wooden door to my cell had been swung open. Lying on the floor were my two jailers, lying in a bloody heap, dismembered at the arms and legs. Just who the hell did that?

I got my answer when I saw a- really short, I mean this guy was a fucking rodent compared to me nine ft frame- demon. Or, it looked like a demon. I didn't even see him cut through the guards. I may not be the brightest son of a bitch, but I knew for a fact that no human had spiky black hair, red eyes, and super fucking speed. I didn't even see the guy move. He was also holding a sword.

The demon sheathed the sword and stepped over an arm. He looked at me.

"Your name…is Gouki?" He asked, sounding quite bored. I raised my eyebrow. Just who was this runt anyway, and how did he know my name?

"Who wants to know?" I scowled. He only smirked.

"I have a proposition for you."

Ooh, a proposition! How fancy…

"What kind?" I asked, eying him with a glare. He smirked again.

"How about I strike up a little deal with you? I'm looking to steal the Three Artifacts of Darkness."

I had heard of the artifacts. The Orb of Baast, The Forlorn Hope, and the Shadow Sword. All three were deadly weapons of mass chaos and destruction. What could this guy want with them? I tried not to show my interest, so I shrugged.

"Ok, so?"

"I plan to use them for my plan. I will use the artifacts to take over all three worlds. The fools currently in charge will bow before me, and I will rid the world of those stupid, weak and useless humans."

Ok then. Either this guy was really ambitious, or he was really crazy.

He let out a loud, crazed laughter.

Both. I'd say both. The laughter died down.

"And just how do you manage to do that?" I scoffed, "Those artifacts are in the most guarded cell in this damn place. No one knows where they are. " I smirked. That ought to shake him.

Oh, oh. He's smirking again.

"If you help me steal the artifacts, I will break you out of jail. Not only that, but you will have your fair share of the heist. Do we have a deal?"

Break me out of jail, he said? And my fair share? Well, then I would be taking the Orb of Baast, the soul stealing orb. An all you can eat buffet of souls, and it would be all mine.

"Deal." I smirked and held my hand out for him to shake. He merely stared at it, turned and walked away.

Ok so…not really the friendly type. I can deal with that.

I followed him out of the cell, when I stopped. He seemed to notice, because he turned around again, and had a very annoyed look on his face.

"What?" I scratched my head.

"Uh…what about the alarms? This entire place is full of them, you know. And a guard might see us and…"

"That's all been taken care of." He cut me off and continued walking

We finally made it outside. I let out a big sigh and stretched my arms to their full length. It was good to be free.

"So…what now?" I asked the demon.

"Hn. We got our spate ways. I'll contact you later." I saw him crouch down, about to leave, but I stopped him.

"Hey, wait a minute!" I called, "What's your name, anyway?" He looked back at me.

"Hn. It's Hiei." And he flitted off.

That's the end of chapter one. I decided to do this entire story in Gouki's POV. Also, I really hope I got his character right. But after watching the arc he was in over and over again, I got that his character was: crude, rude, slightly sadistic (stealing the souls of children and not having any second thoughts about it) sarcastic and stupid. I hope I did ok with his character.

The most annoying part about this though, is that I had written up to chapter five for this story by hand. And it's gone. I don't even know where the hell it is, and it is royally pissing me off. So, this was all done from memory, or at least, the parts that I could remember. So, I hope it wasn't too horrible for you guys to read. Please bear with me.

Anyway, read and review.