The Labyrinth of the Muted
Time: The story takes place in the Dark Tournament Saga right after episode 42 and just before episode 43.
The boy Yukina finds is my OC and belongs to me only; no matter how much you love him YOU CANNOT HAVE HIM!
I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the fantastic characters in the series.
Chapter 1: A Celebration
In the hotel room of Team Urameshi we see the gang all together celebrating the success of getting into the semifinals, with an addition of a card deck and some very interested ladies holding up their cards while sitting on the couches in the room with Yusuke and Kurama across from them.
"So how does poker go again?" Keiko asked Yusuke with a questioning look while looking at her cards strangely.
"I tolled you this already! First the dealer, which is Kurama, deals out the cards, and then you're supposed to toss some cards to get better ones or keep your hand. Shees I still can't believe you girls have no clue as how to play poker, but somehow know how to play Texas-hold'em!" Yusuke not being under standing started turning red with frustration.
"Look we wouldn't be arguing if we all just agreed to play go-fish like I suggested!" Botan held down her cards starting to get into the fight too.
"Look, you five have been arguing over a stupid card game for over an hour. So why don't you just celebrate our victory quietly like me and Hiei?"
"That's because, Kazuma, we didn't just get our butts whooped in the last match." Shizuru added "And Hiei's just a party pooper 24-7." That got Hiei looking over to see who made the comment about him.
"Yusuke saying 'toss some cards then grab some cards' doesn't help us to understand the rules at all, you inconsiderate jerk!" Keiko spat at Yusuke.
"It wouldn't be so hard if girls weren't so stupid in the head!" Yusuke yelled back at Keiko.
"Now that's just rude Yusuke! That insults all of us! Keiko, Shizuru, Yukina and me!" Botan protested. Shizuru added "You'd better watch what you say Yusuke, four angry girls is something you don't want!"
Remarks flew by like sharp knives cutting butter with the guys against girls making comments on each others stupidity and intellect, then with this everyone was in an uproar with terrible comments on each other; when Yukina not liking the fighting between her friends cut in the fight making everyone pause, yelling. "Stop fighting! We're supposed to be celebrating! Not arguing over our intellect!"
Everyone was silent until Kuwabara said quietly. "Sorry for upsetting you Yukina, we weren't really mad, it was just play fighting."
"Well I the hell sure wasn't play-OUCH! KUWABARA! What the heck was that for?" Yusuke looked back at Kuwabara who had hit him on the head trying to silence him.
"I think we all just need to relax and not play cards, besides it's almost midnight and I think we're all exhausted." Botan added pointing to the clock.
"Okay, well I'm just going to go outside for some fresh air for a while, bye" Yukina walked over to the door and closed it without another word.
"Who's up for round two?" Shizuru said with some velocity in her voice.
Down the hall Yukina was thinking about anything fun that might not cause any arguing for when she got back. When she got to the door a thought hit her. "I've got it! A snow ball fight! That way they can argue, but in a sort of play like way." Then she realized that there was no snow on the ground at all. She also realized that right in front of the building was a person collapsed on the ground. Noticing this she ran out praying that the person was not dead. She knelt beside the body and turned it so that she could see its face.
The persons face was nothing like the ones she had been recently seeing in the tournament. The persons face was that of a boy, a kind faced boy who had short brunette hair. While looking at this she also saw that the boy was very injured. "Help! Help! He needs medical attention!" Just as she was yelling this and looking around she neglected to see a footprint next to where the boy was laying.
Back in the room of Team Urameshi everyone had decided to play snap to make Yukina feel a bit better to see them making use of their anger. The door opened all of a sudden and everyone looked to see an exhausted Yukina who had a boy draped half over her left shoulder and half of him was dragging on the floor.
"Help, he…he's hurt! Please." Yukina said looking desperate.
"Here let me help you carry him. Yusuke get the spare bedroom door opened! Keiko, Botan get some wraps and bandages! Now Yukina make sure the boy doesn't fall, we don't want anymore inures." Kurama barked out the commands like a doctor as he was rushing to get to Yukina in the hallway to help carry the boy into the room. Everyone dropped their cards and went strait to their jobs as the three started staggering into the room.
"Where in the world did you find him?" Shizuru asked quickly.
"He was lying on the ground right outside the hotel entrance." Yukina said just as she and Kurama entered the bedroom.
Yusuke followed them in as well as Shizuru. Kurama got the boy on the bed and started to identify all the areas in which he was injured. Keiko and Botan came running in suddenly with a whole pile of bandages and cloth. Yukina took some and handed them to Kurama.
"Okay, he looks like he tumbled down a brick hill and got all cut up. He has quite a few massive bruises too, not to mention that whopper gash in his fore head." He started to bandage the boys' left arm as he talked. "I can't imagine how he got this way seeing as there are no brick hills on this island.
Yusuke yelled abruptly "Stop joking around Kurama! We need to know what happened!"
"Yusuke I obviously cannot tell you what happened to this boy. So calm yourself down, right now we need to think and help this person out." Kurama looked right at Yusuke while saying this making Yusuke pause and than walk out saying "Whatever just fix him up and come out here once you think you're done."
Kurama went strait back to work, bandaging and placing band-aids where thought were needed. He stayed calm like he tolled Yusuke while working not making a single sound.
"Is he going to be alright Kurama? Is he going to die?" Yukina said very anxiously.
"He may have a whopper headache when he wakes up, but he should be alright. He'll be even better if you would like to use your healing powers on him." Kurama said then stepped aside for Yukina.
"If I would like? I feel obligated to help heal him! You go rest; I'll take over from here and tell you anything I find out." Yukina then walked steadily over to the bed and started to use her healing powers as Kurama and Keiko walked out of the room.
Out side the room everyone else was waiting for Kurama to tell them about the strange boy. Keiko took a seat as well as Kurama as everyone waited for Kuramas' report.
"So how long till the thing dies of pain?" Hiei said making everyone give him looks.
"Hiei, he's not going to die, he is just very injured and will probably be up on his feat by tomorrow evening. By then we can ask him what happed." Kurama said with a sigh. "Yukina is using her healing talents on the boy right now."
"That's great, but shouldn't we look around for some information? I mean what if this was done by some creepy jerk who might hurt another person?" Shizuru said in a worried voice.
"Shizuru, if you haven't noticed we're surrounded by demons and apparitions. I think they might do just a bit more than give that kid a few knee scrapes." Keiko said making her point.
"Not if Yukina got to the scene in time making who ever was there flee before she could see them and before they could do any real damage." Kurama noted.
"If there was someone there. This guy could be an enemy, don't forget that we're at a life or death tournament here." Kuwabara said standing up.
"Kazuma, you're only jealous that Yukina is worried about another boy besides you." Shizuru said with a nod and agreement nods from everyone.
"I'm n-not jealous! I'm j-just saying that you can't trust every stranger you find lying about! And besides I'm in worse shape than he is! " Kazuma said lifting his fist up.
"Still, if anything happened anyone who was around that place could have seen what happened." Botan added, pressuring the idea of asking around.
"Why do we care about this stupid low life demon anyway? I say we let the fool rot for getting himself hurt, he probably couldn't even defend himself from a fly." Hiei said rudely.
"Because he isn't a demon." Everyone then looked back to see Yukina in the bedroom doorway.
"What do mean he ain't a demon? All there is around here are demons!" Yusuke said standing.
"I mean, that he's a human. I don't know how, but his physical features show that he is 100 human." Yukina said looking down.
"That's impossible though! No human can get here except on one of the arrival ships. And as we know the only people that made it off were the ones who defeated all the other passengers." Kuwabara said disbelieving what he had heard.
"I thought so, when I was looking at him I didn't believe it at all that it was possible that he was a human. But there's no demon energy coming from his body at all, not to mention any spirit energy either." Kurama said pondering.
"Than how the heck did that fella get here? By sprouting wings and flying?" Yusuke said motioning his arms.
"I can't think of how he got here, but I think that Botan and Shizuru are right. The best thing we can do right now is look for witnesses and visit the crime scene." Kurama said looking up.
"Right, then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Kuwabara said shining with brilliants, trying to impress Yukina.
"In the morning, just look at the time its one in the morning!" Botan said pointing at the clock again.
"Oh yeah right." Kuwabara said disappointed as he sat down.
"That's great, but there's something else I should mention." Yukina said still looking down.
"Well what is it? He got a hang nail or something?" Yusuke said in a tired voice.
"Well no, it's strange, I mean I'm not a doctor or anything so Kurama should look, but I think that…well…there's something wrong with his throat."
"What do you mean Yukina?" Keiko said looking worried.
"Well, I don't think it's anything to worry about, but I think…that is…that he's had a serious injury in his throat region." Yukina finally said looking up.
"An injury to the throat? I checked all over and I saw nothing unusual about his throat." Kurama said very confused.
"You wouldn't have noticed it; a red scar appeared when I was healing that part of his body. That only happens when an injury like that is extremely life threatening so that I know to heal that spot."
"But what's the big deal, if you healed it that's all that matters right?" Shizuru said standing up suddenly.
"That's the thing, this injury is years old. I mean I tried my best to heal it but I got no were, whatever that injury was from it must still be affecting him." Yukina said it with a tone of sadness.
"We can worry about that in the morning." Kuwabara said yawning and stretching is arms out.
Everyone agreed and started to move towards there rooms. But as this took place no one noticed a shadowed faced listening in through the window, smiling as everyone left the room swiftly.
Well what did you think? I like it, I hope you liked chapter one too! So please review or email me to tell me! Thanks!
