Chapter 12: The Triad Trail!

Kurama's P.O.V

We walked up to the foot of a huge mansion. Trying to stay low, Azami and I made an attempt to keep Kuwabara quiet so he wouldn't shout out to try and locate Yukina. Two Guards walked around. We ducked behind a wall. We were able to listen in on their conversation.

"Why do you have those scratches on your face?" The first guard asked.

"That rowdy Eagle princess, beating me with her wings when we apprehended her" He answered.I clenched my fingers so tightly, the ends turned white. At the mention of eagle princess, I felt nothing else mattered but rescuing her. The guards went on.

"But hah standing up to Togoro for Yukina, she makes me laugh. It makes me glad he slammed her into that fence, maybe the shock got to her." The second one chuckled. I looked over to Yusuke, who looked ready to stand up and punch the guard's lights out. But the guards disappeared into the woods. We stood up.

"Bastards..." Yusuke spat.

"Yusuke, let's keep focused on saving Yukina and Shea" Boton tried to say calmly.

"Maybe it was another princess Urameshi" Kuwabara offered.

"Oh yeah because we really know another eagle princess!" Yusuke shouted.

"Shh.. Yusuke if we are heard there will be trouble" I reminded him. We were able to slip through a window into a corridor.

"I'm going to find Shea, you three focus on Yukina" I said before walking away without another word.

"Ok Kurama!" Kuwabara said all too eagerly, rushing off the other way.

"Be careful" Boton warned .I nodded and proceeded to walk the other way.

Walking farther down, I noticed something weird. A block stuck far out of the wall. I pushed on it and there was a great rumbling sound. A huge door slowly opened. It revealed many cells. I could hear a faint moan. Was it Shea? I ran in that direction. Sure enough Shea sat there, chained up in barred cell.

"Shea?!" I exclaimed. She looked up at her name, but her normal warm and comforting spirit were gone, a shell was left of herself.

"Shea what happened?!" I yelled, slowly losing all my sanity at seeing her like this.

"Isn't it obvious?" A gruff voice said from behind me. I turned sharply, standing face to face with another demon, much bigger than I was.

"Who are you?!" I demanded. He laughed.

"Gokumanki, Third member of the Triad." He explained. I growled trying to stay calm and evaluate this. He touched a huge hand to the bars of Shea's cell.

"Turukane was tired of this girl keeping that ice apparition Yukina from crying, so he had Togoro break her and put her in a separate cell" He laughed. I clenched my fists.

"Well I think it's time you and I had a little fight" Gokumanki Said slyly.

"Agreed."I said calmly. I took a seed from my shirt and closed my fingers around it. He ran at me, with full force. I took the hit, but a seed I had planted in his chest had gone unnoticed by him. I regained my balance.

"Fool you could have dodged that!" He mocked me. I took a rose and brought out my rose whip. I struck him in his chest with one quick movement. The plant sprouted from his chest and he fell to the ground, his eyes rolling to the back of his head.

"Never underestimate the power of a death plant." I chuckled. I then turned to Shea, her eyes wide. I managed to break through the bars and get to her. She immediately snapped out of her thoughts. She shouted my name.

"Kurama!" I quieted her.

"Don't worry it will be ok" I assured her. I used my whip to break a stone off the wall. I picked it up and carefully crushed the shackles on her wrists. In less than a second, she was buried in my arms.

"Kurama..." She said softly. I rested my head on hers, stroking her back comfortingly. She told me everything about what happened with Yukina since she was captured through her tears. Apparently, Turukane ordered this Tugoro man, known well throughout demon world, had taken her down here and chained her up, proceeding to beat her until she bled. I listened intently.

"The others are on the other side of the mansion, getting Yukina; I promise I won't let them hurt you again." I vowed.

"I know..." She whispered. She leaned up and kissed my cheek softly. I smiled at her, but said nothing to make the situation tense. I got her off the floor and let her lean against me for support as we headed down the corridor to find the others, Yukina, and Turukane and Togoro.

Yay I actually got that done today didn't expect to!