The story of Toby
As he ran the forest thickened; he didn't want to live that kind of life. So there he was green hair, short in stature, and ragged clothes from running through the dense Japanese forest. He had just escaped from a monastery; the things they taught him were not what he believed. Just a few days ago they were teaching him about disciplining a child. The method they described was inhumane.
The boy pushed himself to the limit running through the trees and jumping over rocks and high brush. Tears began to stream down his face as he felt his legs burning, but he couldn't stop, there was no way he would stop this close to the hell he was escaping from. He felt the pools of blood leaking from his body as they left deep red blood on the forest moss.
The boy's name was Toshi he had no family left and his fathers dying wish was that his only son become a man of Buddha. Now running he remember watching his father cough to death from tuberculosis. He remembered three years before his mother had died from the same disease. He hoped it wasn't inherited; doctors didn't know much about it yet in the country.
Toshi just 15 years old was running away from a house of god in the middle of the forest. "Am I crazy?" He screamed as he stopped running and sat on the ground. He sat and pondered: What was he doing? Where was he going? How was he going to get there?
"I can't just run forever, I gotta have a destination," Toshi said to himself trying to be reasonable.
'You are strong,' a voice whispered in the trees.
"What whose there?" Toshi shouted looking around.
'Your true destiny is a fighter,' the voice whispered closer to him.
"I'm going crazy!" He shouted grabbing his head and falling backwards on the ground.
"I know a place for you," the whisper came louder and it was distinctly a woman's voice.
Toshi opened his eye and sat up; her voice was a slight purr and rolled easily to his ears.
"Who are you?" He asked again searching everywhere for a woman.
"My name is Rika," the cat purred walking out of the bushes.
"What the heck cats can't talk," he exclaimed as Rika rubbed up against his back.
"I'm a demon, not a cat dumbie," Rika shouted turning human. Rika was short and brunette, her hair to her shoulders and bangs that covered one of her eyes.
"Where you the one whispering?" Toshi asked looking stunned at the woman before him, she couldn't be older then 14.
"No that wasn't me," she laughed sitting next to him.
"Who was it?"
'It was me,' the voice whispered.
"I love it!" Rika screamed hugging the boy.
Toshi looked at the girl somewhat scared somewhat thinking he had gone insane.
'I'm not an it I'm a..., yeah never mind,' it sounded like the whisper sweat dropped anime style.
Rika giggled at it, "So anyway, you ran away from a monastery is that correct?"
"Correct."
"Correct," Rika drew out the word. "Well I have come on a mission to take to someone who can train you in martial arts," She said grinning ear to ear.
"But I must become a man of Kami, not a fighter," Toshi sighed remembering the promise.
"Oh well, because you look more like a fighter then a biter!"
"What?" He looked at her confused.
Rika got up and reached her hands out to help up the boy who ignored her hands and got up on his own. Toshi's legs killed from all the running he did earlier and it was hard for him to stand.
"Not very sturdy are ya?" Rika asked looking at a scrawny boy who could barely stand. 'What is Koenma thinking? I hate this job he could of gave me a cool job with Yusuke and Kurama, but no I gotta round up these people! And then what? Nothing I don't get a reward for this. A house would be nice, awe I wanna live with Kurama.' Rika walked thinking to herself not and totally forgetting about a staggering Toshi behind her.
After about a day the two had reached a stopping point. It was going dark, and they had just started a fire. Toshi watched Rika in amazement as she gazed at the stars in a majestic state of mind. She seemed to have her secret mysteries, though she had told him a million things about herself whether they were personal or not. He had found out that she had met up with Kurama and other spirit detectives while she was in school with Kurama; Rika and Kurama were now dating. She told him all about Koenma and her assignment to gather up kids around the globe and take them to be trained in different places. She told him that he was to be taken to Genkai's just a little ways away from where they were now.
"Do you think I will be great?" Toshi asked nonchantanly.
"I don't think you will be I know you will be," Rika stated laying down in the dirt. "Now its sleeptime, we will be there tomorrow."
"Right," Toshi nodded his head laying down also, but staring at the fire.
The next morning Toshi thought he was waking up early but Rika had already been up and cooking breakfast.
"So Toby how do you like your bacon?" Rika asked cheery.
"Toby?" He pondered.
"Yeah thats your new name," Rika smiled shoving the pan of bacon in his face. "I bet they never fed you this in that there monastery."
"Actually every friday was bacon and eggs day," Toshi laughed taking 4 slices.
"Hey Rika!" A voice called from the forest near them.
"What?" Rika yelled back wondering who it could be, she couldnt see him.
"How do you like babysitting?" the voice laughed.
"YUSUKE!" Rika yelled watching as the now 19 year old boy walked out of the forest, his jet black hair in a mess. Yusuke was wearing jeans with a white shirt and green coat, he didnt look like he had been fighting or anything, he just looked like he had been taking a walk in the woods. "What were you doing in the woods?"
"Just taking a walk," He smiled sitting next to Toshi. "Hi I'm Yusuke Urameshi," he offered to shake his hand and Toshi accepted.
"I'm Toshi."
"Nope he is now Toby, Toshi is his monk name," Rika yelled quietly handing a piece of bacon to Yusuke.
"Okay...," Toby drew out for awhile.
"Anyways, lets head out," Yusuke said standing up spitting some bacon into the air.
"EW," Rika squealed standing up and staring at the fire.
"You can do it," Yusuke looked at her smiling.
"My Pleasure," she said grabbing Yusukes coat and swatting at the fire that was only getting bigger.
"What are you doing?" He yelled desperatly trying to get his coat back.
"There," Rika handed back Yusukes now burnt up coat.
Yusuke stared at the rag, "Thanks." He said tossing it aside.
"Can we go?" Toby asked wanting to get to his new home.
"Don't rush perfection," Rika said like snob.
"Oh shut your mouth and lets go," Yusuke said grabbing her by the arm and walking towards a big hill.
AT GENKAI'S
"Old lady," Yusuke yelled walking down the stone path.
"What is it dimwit." Genkai an old, wrinkled woman yelled back walking out from behind a tree. She was smaller then Rika with dingy pink hair, wearing fighting clothes.
"We've brought him," Rika stated all of a sudden taking on a more mature nature.
"Slacker," Genkai screamed punching Rika in the gut.
"Yes ma'am," Rika shouted holding her stomach and running away.
"Where is she going?" Toby asked watching his new friend flee.
"Her next mission," Yusuke told him.
"What's your name boy?" Genkai looked the kid in the eye.
"Toby," He said in a warrior voice.
"Good, now go run a lap." She kicked him before he had a chance to run.
Toby picked himself off the ground and began to run. "How did I get myself into this?" He asked himself before remembering what life was like back at the monastry, 'This is way better,' the thought to himself picking up the place. He was glad to be there.
A/n: This is an account of 4 ppl and how they got where they are in my other story Love is Revenge.
Disclaimer: I don't Own YYH but I own Toby and Rika and they are mine!
