Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Yu Yu Hakusho characters. All other characters are mine.
A New Adventure & Hiei's Match
By: Ani-Mimi
Chapter 2: Old Friends and a Puzzle Named Yuki
Once the Spirit Detectives and Genkai arrived at Hanging Neck Island, they checked in and met up with the girls in their room, discussing their adventures on the way there.
"It was almost funny watching the shorty get upset because they stole his idea again."
"What do you mean again?"
"You slept the entire way here last time Yusuke, so you don't know all the details about last year's trip. What Kuwabara means is last year Hiei mentioned that if Genkai had lost the deciding melee all we had to do was kill all the other demons on the boat and no one would argue with us that we were the winning team for the boat."
This of course earned laughs from several in the room and a smirk from Genkai and Hiei.
As the night wore on the girls and Koenma decided it was time to go to their respective rooms to sleep while the guys stayed up a little longer to talk about their up coming match the next morning.
About 45 minutes after the girls left, room service brought in several cups of tea for them before they called it a night. However, as they each took their cup no one could help but notice the extra drinks that had been left behind.
"Hey, does anyone see what I see?" asked Kuwabara.
"How about, does anyone see what I don't see?" Yusuke countered intelligently.
"Hey guys, long time no see."
At this everyone looked over to where the voice came from, and there sitting on the side table, drinking from the cup that had disappeared while Kuwabara had been talking, just like last time, was none other Rinku. And the kid looked like he had gained a few inches since they had seen him last.
"Hello to you too Rinku, you certainly have a peculiar way of stopping by," greeted Kurama.
"Hey kid, who's your friend?"
"What do you mean Grandma, it's just Rinku?"
"Detective, if you had been paying attention you would have noticed that the second cup disappeared a while ago."
"You're right Hiei, now if you can find them I'll introduce you. And as far as I know Yuki is impossible to beat at Hide & Seek."
"Well then dimwit, you heard the kid, so now would be a good time to practice some of the things you've learned in training."
With the challenge issued, each and every member of Team Urameshi took a try at finding their elusive guest. Those with a sixth sense expanded it, while those with demon energy let their aura encompass the entire room, feeling out every nook and cranny. When neither of these worked, Kurama and Hiei resorted to their sense of smell and the Jagan.
(Meanwhile) (Yuki's POV)
'Those idiots, they're strong enough that they should have noticed Rinku at least fifteen feet before he even entered the room. And why did the kid have to tell those disgusting humans to leave extra drinks? Why is the whole team so insistent that I meet these fighters for that matter anyway?'
These were just a few of the thoughts running through Yuki's head while listening to the banter and greetings taking place between Rinku and Team Urameshi.
With a look of barely concealed boredom and sipping on the tea that had been provided, Yuki listened with half an ear to the conversation, while at the same time eyes the color of ice took a moment to observe the other occupants of the room.
'They don't look all that great, but then again looks aren't everything, and I should know. Besides, their record should speak for them, if what the guys told me means anything.'
(End)
The instant Rinku's challenge had been issued, Yuki's aura shifted, blanketing the entire room equally, leaving one to think that this demon was the size of the room, and leaving no trail with which to pinpoint an exact location.
Now this technique worked well, until Hiei and Kurama decided to start using their third eye and nose respectively. The instant they did, they looked at each other wide eyed before staring directly at Kuwabara. A couple seconds later, a sharp intake of breath was heard causing the others to take a peak behind Kuwabara.
Before anyone could even think to blink, Kuwabara had been thrown back and the clash of steal could be heard.
The reason for this was, their mysterious guest had been hiding in plain sight in Kuwabara's shadow, and Hiei, being the explosively suspicious demon that he was shoved Kuwabara away and attacked the caped demon. What he wasn't expecting was to have his attack countered.
There crouching with a long dagger blocking Hiei's sword stood a young demon wearing a shadow cape and a silver hat pulled low over their forehead and right eye. Through the gap in the cape awarded by the demon's arm, black pants bearing an intricately designed dragon, etched in silver, could be seen, winding up the right pant leg. What caught everyone's attention however was the ember red hair showing from under the hat along with the pointed ears that were decorated with a pair of hiruseki stone earrings.
"Oh wow you guys, you actually found Yuki that is so cool!" exclaimed Rinku. "Okay, now for the official introductions. Yuki, the demon with the sword is Hiei, the red head is Kurama, Mr. Clumsy is Kuwabara, the old fighting master is Genkai, and Mr. Arrogant is Yusuke, the guy Jin keeps talking about. Guys meet Yuki, the fifth and newest member of team Musho."
"Hn," greeted Hiei while returning his sword to its sheath.
"Hello, it is a pleasure to meet you." was Kurama's hello.
"Hi."
"Yo."
"Hey there," said Kuwabara bending down to look Yuki in the eye, "Wow guys, it's another shorty!"
A split second later the sound of jingling silver along with a flash of light were the only indication Kuwabara had that he needed to move.
"Your mouth will be your undoing, one way or another idiot, so I suggest you guard it. This is just a warning, next time I might not be as gracious," threatened Yuki straightening up and starting for the door, "Rinku lets go, Jin is probably wondering were we are."
Rinku gave the boys an embarrassed laugh, while scratching the back of his head, before waving and following Yuki to the door.
"See ya guys, we'll catch up with you tomorrow."
And they were gone.
"What was that all about? Man, I still have goose bumps from that little light show we had," said Kuwabara, all the while rubbing his arms and looking around nervously.
With the two demons gone, Team Urameshi spent the next few minutes analyzing everything that had just happened.
"Well that was certainly interesting, a real puzzle that's for sure. I don't know whether to laugh or be slightly impressed."
"I agree with you Genkai, though I lean more towards impressed, I haven't seen anyone do that so effectively."
"What do you mean Kurama? What happened that you would be impressed with?"
"Her technique Yusuke, it is rare and hardly ever used even by those who know it. When it is used, many assume that the demon is weak and trying to intimidate them. Though this is often true, there are a few exceptions, and those are when it is used by assassins and thieves. They are the only ones I know of who can use it to it's fullest potential, though she used it most effectively and didn't appear to be of either background. It leaves me wondering why she would have taken the time to learn such a technique."
"How does it work, for the life of me I couldn't sense her but you too were able to discover her exact location."
"The way it works detective is a demon's aura fills the chosen area like water and smoke combined. Like water, because it does so completely and in equal measure. Like smoke, because once the area is filled you cannot tell where it originated from."
"This Yusuke will keep anyone with demon or spirit energy, as well as those with a sixth sense from tracking or finding the user, depending on the circumstance."
"The reason it is so effective is that there are very few demons that possess animalistic qualities or a Jagan eye like Kurama and I do. My Jagan allows me to see things that cannot be seen with normal eyes, while Kurama's nose can follow one's scent, which can't be manipulated like an aura. These are the technique's only weak points."
"And that's why you're all impressed?"
"That isn't all dimwit, her strength in blocking Hiei and later throwing those ninja stars at Kuwabara when he insulted her were also impressive, though not necessarily good enough to brag about. We should probably remind him to put some band-aids on those cuts later."
The cuts Genkai had been referring to were two jagged and bloody cuts that appeared on Kuwabara's cheeks a few minutes after Yuki and Rinku had left. However the care of those cuts would have to wait until later since the entire room was suddenly bombarded with the sound of snoring, causing everyone to look over at the couch were said person had apparently fallen asleep during the course of the discussion.
"Well dimwit, for once the oaf has a good idea and he didn't even have to open his mouth. Let's all call it a night and get a good rest for tomorrow."
As they each went to their own rooms to sleep, similar thought ran through their heads, tomorrow was their first match of the tournament and another chance to add a piece to the puzzle named Yuki.
AN: Okay, second chapter is now complete; however for the next few chapters I'm going to need some outside help. I need your help with name ideas for demons and their abilities, as well as ideas for match fights; against who, who will win, and how. Keep in mind I want team Urameshi to go to the finals. Anyways, thanks to all those who have taken the time to read, please make sure to review as well.
- Ani-Mimi
