I often get asked what happened that time when Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei and Yusuke left for the wilderness in Episode 20: Saying Good-bye to me. I can't do it all or I'd have to start another series…(Which I might if I get good feed back. -) so here's one of the many things that happened.

Also I'm revising Kuwabara's arc to submit it on a contest. -

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Kuwabara stretched rolling his shoulders as he got up from the hay filled mattress. He looked around with his cursed eyes at the small home that the four had rented out from a farmer. The cottage was on a hill overlooking a river, and just behind the home was a forest with lush mountains. The cottage had two bedrooms, a living room, one bathroom, and a kitchen. It was a little dirty, but not so bad.

"Ah…they didn't wake me up again," Kuwabara muttered shuffling off to the bathroom. After showering and dressing Kuwabara headed outside. He had not gelled up his hair, and his friends decided long ago that they wouldn't leave until Kuwabara started gelling his hair again. They knew he wasn't gelling his hair anymore because his curls helped hide his eyes.

As Kuwabara stepped outside a bucket of water was thrown on him. The water was from the river in front of the house and horribly cold. "FUXK!" Kuwabara shouted teeth chattering. Yusuke, and shockingly Hiei, were roaring with laughter holding a large bucket. Kurama who was fishing for their lunch turned around snapping, "That bucket had water in it for the fish! Fill it up you BasXards!" Kurama was snappy because he never seemed to have any luck fishing.

Hiei went to fill it up again while Kuwabara and Yusuke tussled on the ground. Kuwabara had recently started being able to touch his friends without wincing, which made Yusuke very happy. The two rolled around until Yusuke pinned Kuwabara to the ground. "HA!" Yusuke said smirking. He blinked when Kuwabara only smiled, gave Yusuke a shove, and quick as you please chucked him in the river.

"Take that Urameshi!"

Yusuke came up sputtering firing a spirit gun at Kuwabara, the copper haired man barely having time to dodge.

"You retying to kill me you street punk?!" Kuwabara snapped sitting up and shaking his fist.

"It's what you get!"

"You started it!"

"Well I'm finishing it!"

"Oh no you're not-I AM!"

"Bring it!"

"That's enough you two!" Kurama sighed, "Kuwabara get over here and help me fish! And Yusuke go…do something productive!" Yusuke pouted but made his way out of the water. He almost slipped but a hand shot out and grabbed his. Kuwabara had caught his hand. The two both winced in pain and once Yusuke was pulled out of the water they had to sit down. Kuwabara had shared his soul with Yusuke, saving the young man's life. Kuwabara was in pain, and whenever the two held hands both would feel Kuwabara's sharp pain, and get tired.

Hiei and Kurama looked at the two with concern, "You alright?"

Yusuke sighed, "It hurt a lot less…you're getting better Kuwabara." Kuwabara flopped down in the grass, "I don't feel like I'm getting any better…It's been six months and if I ever hold your hand I send you a the pain from my soul…and I'm not even aware of it until I take your hand."

Yusuke laid down next to him rolling over on his side, "Hey, it's not so bad. Since when do we hold hands? It' always accidental!" Kuwabara sighed looking at his friend, "But then…you always know I'm in pain." The three demons grew silent and Kurama handed Hiei the fishing rod, and dropped by Kuwabara patting his head. "It's a good thing, because now we know that you still need our support and you're not ready to return yet."

Kuwabara could remember his mother's cool hands brushing back his curls, and placed his arm over his eyes and began to weep. The three watched him mournfully. They hated seeing that Kuwabara was so easy to break. He'd been like this since they rescued him, and sometimes they worried about leaving him alone in a room with sharp objects.

Not too long ago he got drunk, and tried taking his eyes out with a knife. Since then the three had never gone out to get any more drinks, even though Yusuke complained sometimes. Yusuke rolled over throwing his arms around his best friend, the taller man giving in to the hug and holding him tightly. Kurama and Hiei gave the two their privacy and continued fishing when they heard laughter.

Kuwabara and Yusuke were now sitting up, Kuwabara's eyes a little red. Yusuke was doing his best to make him laugh.

"Those two…they really are amazing sometimes," Kurama said a smile on his lips. Hiei nodded grunting in agreement, showing that Kurama didn't have any bait on his hook and that was why he wasn't having any luck.

Soon the whole group was catching fish, throwing them in the bucket of water so the fish would be fresh when they caught them. Bored of fishing, even though he was the best at it, Kuwabara stood up stretching. "I'm going to go to that apple tree and get us some fruit," Kuwabara said heading off.

"Be careful!" Yusuke called reeling in a fish.

"Yeah, yeah…" Kuwabara called back, waving his hand lazily.

Kuwabara walked about ten feet into the forest finding the tree he'd been referring too. Kuwabara was tall enough to reach the lower branches and pulled some apples down holding out his shirt to put them in there. The apples were very good, and the night before Kurama had made an apple pie for dinner, promising to make applesauce next. That sounded wonderful to Kuwabara his mother…

Kuwabara almost dropped his apples at the thought of his mother. It was hard some days…his parents always entered his mind at the most inappropriate times. Kuwabara jumped as an arm snaked around his waist the other covering his mouth.

"Well…I knew I smelt human."

'Ah fucX a demon…' Kuwabara thought closing his eyes tight. Judging by this demon's strength Kuwabara could not beat him by himself. Kuwabara could not let this demon see his eyes or this demon would know Kuwabara could open the gates. The demon was sniffing Kuwabara, "No fear? Where is your fear human?" Kuwabara instead tried to judge the demon's size weight, and if he was at a good enough angle to stab him.

The demon sniffed at Kuwabara's hair, and trailed down to his neck. Kuwabara was getting just plain freaked out now, and Shizuru was in the back of his head screaming, 'Rape! Rape!' The demon licked his neck and now Kuwabara's inner voice joined in with Kuwabara. 'FucX…fuXk fuXkity fuXk FucX!' Kuwabara's mind screamed.

"Brother come here! I found dinner!"

'Two of them?' Kuwabara thought regretfully as he was turned to face something. "Mmm…little brother you out did himself…he looks mighty tasty…and he's rather tall. More meat on him."

"Yes…should we eat him raw?"

"Not yet…there is no fear coming off him. I can make him afraid."

Kuwabara felt a horrible heat fill his stomach when the demon hooked is thumbs in Kuwabara's belt loops. At the sensation of tugging Kuwabara began to struggle demons laughing. His pants slid a little past his hips and something wet sprayed his face. The demon behind him cried out before something wet splashed on Kuwabara's head. He was released and crumpled to the ground seeing one dead demon in front of him and one dead demon behind him.

He rubbed his face, hands shaking getting the blood from his eyes. When he dropped his hands Yusuke was at his side, gripping his shoulders. "Kuwabara…" He breathed out a sigh eyes wide. Kuwabara was staring wide at him, both sharing the same look of disbelief at what had almost happened. Yusuke sunk to the ground sweeping Kuwabara in his arms.

"I felt your fear and panic…I knew what was happening," Yusuke whispered in a shaky voice, "I knew it!" Kuwabara placed his head on Kuwabara's shoulder gripping him. "…God…I guess it's good you have half my soul or those demons would have-"

"Don't even say it…let's just get home."

Kuwabara nodded, but the two held onto each other for half an hour, before Kuwabara could gain composure. The two gathered the spilled apples back up, and returned as Kurama and Hiei were roasting the caught fish. The two acted as if nothing had happened simply returning the apples and then quietly going off to talk to them selves. In the living room, Yusuke took Kuwabara's hand and found the pain was almost completely gone.

"Kuwabara…it barely hurts."

"Yeah Urameshi…I'm starting to think…everything happens for a reason now."

Kuwabara smiled at his friend brushing the curls from his eyes showing off the crosses in them. This was a start…nothing big, but it was a start.

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almost rape…sorry….but…I wanted so badly…to uh…go back to my angsty self…I couldn't resist…sweatdrops