Chapter 3: Action and Reaction

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Yusuke stopped when he was just six feet away from Kryo, looking him directly in the eyes. He kept his posture relaxed with just a subtle hint of threat, "Kryo I presume?" He smiled when the Ice demon across from him nodded, then introduced himself, "My name is Urameshi, it is a pleasure to beat the crap out of you today." Kryo smiled and threw his head back in with a whoop of laughter before asking the question on the tip of his tongue, "You're the Spirit Detective?" Yusuke merely nodded and settled into an attack stance, fully ready to chase the guy if he ran. Kryo smirked then said, "I've always wanted to know what your blood would taste like." Yusuke raised an eyebrow and made a disgusted face offering only his usual repertoire of insults, "Don't talk, it makes you sound stupid."

With the preliminaries out of the way Yusuke and Kryo ran at each other, fists raised and leading the way. For the next five minutes all that could be heard in that tent was the sound of fists on flesh and an occasional yelp. Emerging with Kryo defeated and tossed over his shoulder Yusuke was met by the amused glances of Hiei and Kurama, to which he replied with, "Okay so I wasted time your point is what?" Hiei merely nodded toward the horde of lesser demons who were running their way.

Yusuke sighed heavily and dropped his prey to the ground then addressed the pair, "Ok so I erred on the side of getting to kick his worthless ass, no biggie. I was looking forward to another fight anyway." With that said he ran at the charging horde, firing his spirit gun straight down the middle then yelled over his shoulder, "You two can have the group on the left the one on the right is mine!" Shaking their heads at Yusuke's predictability, they attacked and destroyed the group on the left while their new mate tore apart the one on the right with Kuwabara's help. Once Hiei had finished incinerating the corpses they turned to get Kryo and found that he was charging Yusuke, who met him head on. Kryo feinted to the left while stabbing Yusuke with a green ice shard, a few punches later Kryo was unconscious and bound.

Once they had collected Kuwabara and their gear, the team walked back to the clearing they had landed in. After waiting for five minutes the portal opened and they found themselves back in Koenma's Office. Koenma looked up and addressed Kryo, "For your crimes against the Makai you are sentenced to 20 years jail time, on the day of your release, you will be handed over to the families of those whom you killed and maimed."

Kryo merely laughed and said, "We'll see who gets punished in the end Koenma." A pair of red ogres took him to the cells below, with Kuwabara following. As soon as the doors shut behind them Koenma began yelling at Yusuke who was leaning against the wall with a bored expression on his face, "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING! CREATING A MESS LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY JUSTIFICATION WHAT SO EVER?" Yusuke merely shrugged and replied, "I don't believe thinking had anything to do with it. I was frustrated and needed to vent some pent up anger, killing that mob seemed like a good way to do so." Koenma went red in the face with rage, bellowing at Yusuke once more, "SO JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE ANGRY MEANS YOU CAN KILL AN ENTIRE HORDE OF DEMONS!"

Yusuke thought that over and nodded. Koenma stared at Yusuke in disbelief then spoke, "What happened to you that caused you to be so cold? You never attacked and killed without reason before. What changed?" Yusuke straightened, then replied, "I killed them because they were attacking us in an ill advised attempt to reclaim Kryo. All I did was stop them, if my method was a little cold then so be it. They were merely a pack of killers, and rapists; mercy was a foreign concept to them. If you are going to get angry, then at least try not to freak out and think I'm going to become another Sensui. My life may be hell, but I am the Spirit Detective I protect Humanity I won't go around killing humans. Besides Genkai would kick my butt to the end of the earth and back again at least three or four times."

Koenma blinked, surprised by ho much Yusuke had said, and sat back in his chair wondering what had happened to his spirit detective to cause such a dramatic change. After a few moments of contemplating this Koenma sighed and spoke, "You three may leave the job's done. Thank you for your efforts, I will send Kuwabara home once he returns." With a nod Yusuke and the other two turned away and walked to the new portal returning to their human forms just as they stepped into the portal.

Once home Yusuke made a bee line for his room, dropped his pack and went straight for the shower. He got out and dressed in a pair of boxers, loose black pants and a loose black shirt, comfortable now he started drying his hair. Hiei slipped into the room and pulled the towel away, running his hands through the damp hair drying it instantly. He then stepped back to see how it looked. Yusuke's hair was now down and unruly, it was just long enough to reach the tips of his ears and shadow his eyes.

The eyes themselves were sleepy and relaxed, he didn't even protest when Hiei grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the kitchen where Kurama had set out dinner. Yusuke ate half of what was on his plate before getting up and putting the rest away for later. Kurama arched a brow and asked, "Not hungry?" Yusuke shook his head and sat back down, resting his head on his arms. Hiei finished his food, waited for Kurama to do likewise then set the dishes in front of Yusuke. With a sigh he got up and began washing the dishes, when he was done he ambled to the living room, curling up in the chair contentedly. Settling in his favorite position, he yawned and let his mind wander, aware of someone staring at him. After a while Kurama asked a question, "Did you get hit earlier today?" Shooting Kurama a what's-it-matter look Yusuke nodded and lifted his shirt enough so that they could see the small puncture wound.

Kurama stood up and walked over to Yusuke, his fingers lightly brushing the wound, causing Yusuke to squirm. After studying the insignificant wound he stepped back and went to get the hydrogen peroxide. When he came back Yusuke was hiding behind Hiei, eyes on the bottle and arms wrapped around the fire demon who looked like he was about to either roast Yusuke or tie him up and give him to Kurama. Kurama in turn raised an eyebrow and asked, "Yusuke, why are you hiding?" Hiei meanwhile had raised his body temperature in an effort to get Yusuke to release him but the latter only whispered, "That's cheating Hiei." and didn't move, only Kurama's threat of man eating plants moved him from his refuge.

Once Yusuke had stopped moving, Kurama walked over to him and lifting his shirt out of the way, he cleaned the puncture. When he was finished he capped the bottle and let Yusuke straighten his shirt asking, "There that wasn't so bad now was it?" Yusuke merely closed his eyes and stuck his tongue out. Hiei made a scoffing sound and told Yusuke, "Quit behaving like a child." When Kurama left the room, Hiei followed and persuaded the fox to accompany him to the shower. Yusuke walked around the house checking to make sure that there were no chores to be done, once that was complete he went to his room, showered and got dressed in a clean pair of pajamas before flinging himself on the bed for a well deserved nap.

He woke up four hours later, ice cold and feeling dizzy. Yusuke got up and staggered to the bathroom where he got some water to drink then turned to go back to bed only to fall and kiss the hardwood floors. The accompanying thud made Hiei and Kurama curious so they went to check it out, finding Yusuke lying on the floor. Rushing over, they checked for any damage they hadn't noticed earlier. Finding nothing other than the puncture from earlier they put him in his bed and settled down to wait. Yusuke groaned about an hour later and opened his eyes, one hand going up to gingerly rub his head. Once his eyes adjusted to the soft light of the moon flooding the room he looked around and spotted the pair who were staring at him. After clearing his throat he rasped, "What'samatter?"

Hiei twitched and asked a question of his own, "Why were you unconcious on the floor?" Yusuke sat up blinked at him and said, "I was really thirsty so I went to get some water and ended up falling and having a nice chat with the floor." Kurama studied Yusuke while he spoke, the male was sleepy eyed and relaxed, his voice was soft. Satisfied that nothing seemed outwardly wrong Kurama asked, "What were you stabbed with?" Yusuke thought for a minute and then answered slowly, "An icicle why?" Hiei asked, "Did it have an unusual color or smell?" Yusuke thought back and shook his head.

Narrowed emerald eyes caught his attention, their owner asking, "What caused you to collapse then?" Yusuke fidgeted looking as though he wanted to kick himself for passing out but he replied, "I was dreaming and I must've gotten up to fast." Not hearing an answer he risked looking up, both demons were staring at him. He tried to distract them with an idiotic comment, "The floor had alot to say though, something about how you two should find your room before losing all of your clothing." All he recieved in answer was a raised eyebrow and a glare from Hiei. With another groan he let himself fall back onto the pillows and raised a hand to his head, feeling it throb beneath his hands.

Warmth pressed against either side and he felt his body relax. Yusuke snuggled up to them with a soft sigh nuzzling their necks and purring softly. Feeling sleep pulling at him Yusuke let his eyes close and his mind fall into the serenity of oblivion. Satisfied that their mate was ok and wasn't going anywhere the pair went to their own room, limbs twining together as mouths met. Their hands traced patterns that also sent clothing flying. Afterwards they lay curled against each other, slowly falling into peaceful slumber.