A/N: I was not to happy about how the first chapter had come out so I have redone it to fit the actual story line better. (Please note that this is a what if story, meaning it does not take place anywhere with in Togashi-san's plot line. Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama are all in demon world and are living there no matter what you have read in the anime and/or manga. In other words it is slightly AUish.)
Kuwabara was sitting at the wood desk in the corner of his room, pouring over math and science books trying to memorize their contents before the big test in two weeks. He heard a knocking on his door and walked across the room and opened it. There stood Botan in her usual pink kimono, oar in hand.
"Hello there Kuwabara!" She smiled happily.
"Hey there Botan, what's up?" He asked thoughtfully.
"I have a very important assignment for you!" She said as she let her self in and plopped her brief case on Kuwabara's bed.
"Really?" He asked. "What kind?"
"There is this important gem that was stolen from a temple somewhere in India by a nasty little demon called Sekkou." Said Botan as she opened up the brief case where the form of Koenma appeared on the screen.
"That's right." Said Koenma in his usual no-it-all tone of voice. "And we have just received word that he has escaped to demon world."
"What's so important about this gem anyway?" Asked Kuwabara realizing what he was about to have to do and not enjoying the thought one bit.
"It has the power to find these other two gems that lay rested in demon world somewhere. Which means we have no time to waste. If he finds those gems before we can get to him…."
"And what do THESE gems do?" Asked Kuwabara. This was beginning to turn out like an R.P.G.
"If he gets one he can travel into the past. But if he puts both together he can travel backwards forwards and upside down. And not just in time but to an alternate universe entirely." Said Koenma getting tired of all these questions.
"So how am I supposed to get to demon world?" Asked Kuwabara.
"That's where I come in!" Said Botan. She pulled out a ring from…somewhere in that magic Kimono of hers. "This is a portal ring." She said. "I picked it off that demon just as he entered demon world!" She said proudly.
"I have arranged for you to meet up with Yusuke. But I can't promise that Hiei or Kurama will be there though." Said Koenma.
"Right," He said. "Let's go." And with that Botan put on the ring and they were off to demon world.
"Why do I let that little brat talk me into this kind of stuff?" Asked Yusuke to know one impeticular.
Hiei, Kurama, and Yusuke were all standing on what used to be the Plateau of the Beheaded.
Yusuke turned to Hiei and Kurama. "So how'd pacifier breath get you two into this?"
He didn't." Said Hiei. "I want the gems for myself and that offe of a human knows how to find them."
Yusuke then turned to Kurama. "And you?" He asked.
"Part of it is curiosity and the other is the same as Hiei." He said with a slight smirk on his face.
Just then something fell from the sky and landed in the small triangle that the three demons had formed.
"Could you make the portal any higher!" The thing yelled. "I didn't break my neck!"
"Hey look who dropped by for a visit!" Yelled Yusuke.
"Good to see you again Kuwabara." Said Kurama.
"Hey so you to did show up to help me!" Yelled Kuwabara excitedly.
"Hail, hail," said Yusuke, "the gangs all here."
They had been walking for what seemed to be hours when they came across a market place full of demons. Most were selling stolen goods or slaves and Yusuke had to hold Kuwabara back when a poor vender decided to try and get him to buy a very underfed demoness.
When they exited the market place they followed a dirt road that led from the venders to a mountain pass. They got up about half way when they came across a smallish shrine. There was blood all over the ground around it. Apparently someone killed the guardians.
Yusuke walked up to the entrance when he caught out of the corner of his eye a small pathetic looking demon run off.
"Hey!" He yelled. "You get back here!"
"Never!" Yelled the demon in a high pitched scratchy voice that sounded more reptilian than anything.
They all took chase after the demon. Hiei cut in front of him while Yusuke and Kuwabara took position at the sides. Kurama stopped in back, his rose whip drawn.
"Now, now," Said the demon franticly. "Can we please be reasonable?"
"No," Said Yusuke and cracked him squarely across the jaw. The demon fell over in a heap.
"Well that was pathetic." Said Kuwabara as he walked over to the demon to reclaim the gems he had stolen.
Just then the demon lunged in to the air. His claws grew to twice their normal size and his spine bent over to show each individual bone.
Kurama was the first one to act cracking his whip to wrap around the demon's upper arms.
The rest of them seemed to attack all at once as a blinding flash of light encircled them.
The ground turned to mush and they began to fall. They fell through a heavy mist and landed right in front of the doors to spirit world.
"I guess that means we won?" Asked Yusuke, picking himself up off the ground.
"I guess so." Said Kuwabara. He walked up to the doors and pushed them open with great force.
Kurama and Hiei looked at each other and followed Yusuke and Kuwabara in side.
The usual sight of ogres rushing about greeted them as they entered. Some of them would stop and stare but then scurry along their merry way as though nothing had happened. They made their way to Koenma's office when they heard shouting coming from inside…and this time it wasn't Koenma's.
"What the Hell were you thinking?" Came a voice that sounded very female.
"I was thinking that I would like to keep my castle in-tack thank you!" Came a teenage sounding Koenma.
"But you let her go on her own!"
"I didn't have a choice!" Yelled Koenma. "You were doing research, Koori and Iki were on a mission, and you know how she is with Koryu."
"I suppose you have a point but I would have felt better if you had told me." Said the voice…by now the shouting had stopped.
Yusuke looked at the others and they pushed the door open together. When they entered they saw a young girl plop herself in a chair. The girl sighed and turned around, apparently prepared to berate who ever it was that had walked in with out knocking but stopped to gasp when she saw who they were. The boys joined in on the gasp (all except for Hiei who just looked mildly surprised) when they saw the girls face. She had very feminine features added with a small nose and wide green eyes. Her hair was wild and pitch black. Basically she looked like a female goth version of Kurama.
The girl looked at Koenma who was in his teenage form and looked surprised as well.
"I'm gonna go talk to Koryu." She said and scooted past them. After she was out the door she broke off into a run.
"What was that?" Asked Yusuke. "We were gone for a day or two and already you're replacing us with clones?"
"Hardly," Said Koenma, who was looking them up and down. "It was much more than a few days, Yusuke. You all have been dead for twelve years."
Ohhhhhh! Spooky stuff. Please read and review. I will get the next chapter up ASAP! And to all reviewers…YYH plushies!