Hello friends! I apologize profusely for not writing in a while. Life has been hectic, as I'm sure you all can empathize. I tried my best not to make the first scene cheesy, however if it is I apologize again. I'm already working on the next chapter. So no worries, it should be out soon. Yu Yu Hakusho belongs to Yoshihiro Togashi. Only Selina, Takashi, Takeo, Mariko, and Ryo belong to me. To note again, I changed Hunter's name to Takashi because it sounded better. :) I will add any other characters I introduce or forget to mention. Also, I've been playing around with different points of view if you couldn't tell. I'll most likely be sticking with third person limited, because I get tired of reading all the "I"s and "Me"s and "My"s that comes with first person. Comments and constructive criticism are always welcomed. Flamers will be ignored. If you don't like my story, don't read it. Simple.
Note: I would like to thank kaigirl16 for giving me reminders every once in a while. They help to keep my mind on track when it comes to YYH. :)
Thank you also to those of you who are still following the story. Enjoy. :D ~Angel~
Chapter 13: The First Change
"But, you're dead."
A warm tickling feeling traveled down my cheeks. I wiped my hands across them and was surprised to feel wetness. I hadn't even realized I had been crying. The man who called himself my father gave me a somber look and gracefully walked up to me. This time I did not flinch nor step back. A surprisingly warm hand cupped my cheek and I stared into his sky blue eyes. So many emotions passed through those endless orbs as he brushed away a stray tear with his thumb.
"Yes, I am dead Selina."
Hearing him say my name caused more tears to run down my cheeks. "Then how are you my father? How is this possible?" My throat constricted, making my words come out in a whisper. His eyes glazed over with pain and he frowned.
"Do you remember what Koenma called the seals?"
I nodded, his hand falling away from cheek to land on my shoulder. "He called them Soul Seals." The man in front of me nodded.
"Yes, that is correct. In order for someone to use a Soul Seal, they must first give up a part of their own soul. That is how I am here. When my seal finally broke, the part of my soul that was contained in it was released. I am your father, and you are my daughter, Selina Marie Knight."
He spoke my full name, and in my heart I knew his words were true. My father, the man I hadn't seen since I was a baby, was standing right in front of me. I pursed my lips but a sob escaped anyways. I threw my arms around his torso, crying into his chest. His arms came around my shoulders and held me tight.
"I made sure a part of me was still here, to help you when the time came." He said while petting my hair with one of his hands. I sniffled and pulled back a bit, looking back into his eyes again.
"Please don't tell me I have to drink blood." His eyes lit up with amusement.
"As a Dhampir, I found that I was sometimes overcome with the Thirst. However, since you are only half Dhampir and thus a quarter vampire, I'm not sure how the Thirst will affect you."
"Lovely," I said, feeling my old sarcastic self surface again. He chuckled.
"It's not so bad, as long as you satisfy the Thirst before it takes over you." I made a disgusted face, sticking my tongue out. My father grinned. A thought hit me, a question I had always had.
"Why did you choose mother? None of this would have happened if you hadn't. I wouldn't have been born, and you two wouldn't have been hunted." His face became serious and he sighed.
"Yes indeed, life would have been much different had your mother and I not met. But, it seemed Fate had other plans. The truth of the matter is, your mother was my mate."
My eyes widened and my jaw went slack. Vampires, demons, Weres, and some other supernatural creatures could sense their mates, the one person that they were made for and vice versa. It was akin to the human's version of a soul mate, the one person that completed them, their other half so to speak.
"How did you even know it was her?" I questioned. He smiled and his eyes glazed over a bit, remembering some past memory.
"Well, when one comes into contact with their mate, there is an initial pull of attraction, no matter what. Recognizing someone as a mate is different for everyone. Sometimes vampires can sense their mates by sight or even smell. For me, I knew the first time I tasted your mother's blood that she was mine."
My eyes bugged out and I threw my hands up to make the time-out sign. "Whoa, whoa. Stop right there. This is where we start walking into the TMI department."
My father barked out a laugh while I stepped back and crossed my arms.
"What? I don't want to hear about you and mom doing the dirty!" Adrian Knight grinned like a madman.
"Of course, I won't disgust you with the details."
"Thank God!" I breathed a sigh of relief, but then remembered that I was still within this place of darkness. I looked back around, then up to my father.
"So, if I'm not dead, how come I can't wake up?"
"Your body came close to death, as is normal when a vampire is turned. You're not a full vampire but because your dhampiric power was sealed and then released, it caused your body to go through a similar change."
"How else will I be different now?" I had been nervous before the breaking of the seal. Vampires were known to be more primal, like demons and weres. I didn't want to become some raving animal. As if he could read my mind, my father put a comforting hand on my shoulder and smiled.
"You will still be you, but I won't lie to you. Being a Dhampir can be difficult. There might be some struggle between the human and Vampire in you. Drinking blood may be abhorrent to you, but if you fight against the Thirst, you may loose control and harm those you care for. Don't be afraid of your Vampire blood. If you can accept what you are, and what you have to do, you will be fine."
"Is that what you had to do?"
"Yes. I am not a monster, and neither are you. We are what we are, and we can't change that." I nodded to him and sighed. He pulled me in for another hug and I couldn't help but feel a pain spring up in my chest. I could have had this, a father, a mother, a family. A part of me had always felt alone, because I had no blood kin. Well, none that would accept me anyways. I had been hidden away in Spirit World my whole life, protected from those who murdered my parents.
"It seems our time is up. You should awaken soon." His soothing voice broke into my reverie and panic set in as I heard his words. I looked back up to him, my vision going blurry with more tears.
"Where will you go? Will I see you again?" I didn't want to lose my father now that I'd met him. I didn't want to be alone again. He gave me a sad smile and bent over to kiss my forehead.
"Now that the seal is not needed, no more is my soul." I couldn't help as the dam of tears cracked and trailed down my cheeks once again. I had probably cried more in the last ten minutes than I had in years. I wanted to beg him to stay, to not leave me. But, I bit my lip instead. "You're not alone Selina. You have many people who love you, as I do."
"Are you a telepath now?" I sobbed out.
"No, but I was a strong telekinetic. Perhaps that was passed down to you."
My senses started to dim and I hung on to my dad for dear life. His arms surrounded me, keeping me safe and feeling protected. "No," I whispered as my world started fading. "NO!"
Before the shroud of darkness enveloped me once more, I heard his voice.
"I love you, my daughter."
Awareness returned slowly. I struggled to open my heavy lids, but flinched when a bright light seared my eyes. I habitually went to rub my eyes, but found out I could not move my arms. I came crashing back into reality with the realization that I could not move any of my limbs. My eyes flew open as I gasped and started struggling, feeling thick leather restraints keeping my arms and legs tied to the railing of the bed I was in. My breathing quickened and my heart pounded as I started to panic. Flailing even more I screamed, yanking at my leather shackles. A crack was heard from the railing as adrenaline coursed through my veins, giving me strength. I barely registered the sound of rushing air as a door was opened.
"Selina!"
Strong hands grabbed my shoulders, shaking me. I snapped out of my panic induced flailing and stared at the owner of the hands.
"Takashi!" I gasped, relief overwhelming me. Lime green eyes, specked with amber stared at me in concern.
"Calm down imouto! It's ok, you're ok," I was gasping, trying to keep from freaking out again. Takashi's loud yell made me flinch and want to cover my ears.
"Please Takashi, let me go." I whispered pathetically. I was scared. I felt claustrophobic being tied like this. Hell, I didn't even know why I was restrained in the first place. Takashi's mouth opened as if he was about to say something until another voice cut him off.
"Not yet pup!" That gravely bass was a voice I'd recognize anywhere, Takeo.
"Sensei, Takashi, please stop yelling. It hurts." The older wolf demon came to stand beside his son.
"We're not yelling Selina. Your hearing has improved and so it only sounds like we are. You'll get used to it." I stared at them both. It had been a while since I'd seen them, yet they still looked the same. Both had long shimmering waist length black hair that would make any supermodel jealous. Takeo kept his in a low ponytail at the nape of his neck, while Takashi usually had his in a long single braid. Father and son looked almost identical with black fuzzy wolf ears and tails, tan skin, and garb. However, Takeo's tunic and pants were black with silver lining, while Takashi's were dark green with a gold lining. Really, the only difference appearance-wise was that Takeo was two inches taller than Takashi's 6'5" self and their eyes were different colors.
"Sensei, why am I tied up? I don't understand." Takeo looked at me with his usual stoic face, not really one to show emotions.
"It was a precaution we had to take. We didn't know how you would react when you woke." I flinched again at the increased volume of his voice and looked down, feeling a bit ashamed. Of course, I understood why they did it. They weren't sure if I was going to wake up bloodthirsty as many vamp fledglings do. 'Don't be ashamed,' my father's words echoed through my head. Takashi used a control on the side of the hospital bed to lift my torso up till I was sitting. He then sat down next to me while throwing an arm around my shoulders.
"Don't worry Lina. Since you're talking to us, we know you didn't go leech on us."
I glared at Takashi. "Oh thanks niisan," I said sarcastically. He just grinned and nuzzled my temple. I still had an irritated look on my face when the door opened again to reveal Mariko, Ryo, and Koenma.
"Selina! You're alive!" Mari's screech reverberated in my skull and caused my ears to ring. I groaned at the pain while Takeo admonished her for being so loud. Ryo smacked her upside the head and she whined, apologizing. I couldn't help grinning at their antics.
"It's okay Mari," I consoled her. She grinned and pranced up to the other side of me. Ryo sat down with his arms crossed at the foot of my bed. Lastly, Koenma floated up next to Takeo looking relieved.
"We're all happy you made it," he whispered. Hearing that coming from the arrogant Princeling meant a lot and I smiled at him.
"Thanks, me too."
"How are you feeling," came my guardian's gruff voice. That was a good question. I had woken up in such a tizzy that I didn't realize the small ache in my stomach and the sudden dryness of my throat. I coughed.
"I don't know, weird. My stomach hurts and my throat feels dry. I, I think, I feel thirsty. Does anyone have any water?" Everyone exchanged glances but kept silent as Takeo went over to a nearby sink to grab a cup of water. He came back and told Takashi to unlock one of my hands. Taka made quick work of it and finally I was able to partially move. I lifted my right arm and stretched it out, taking the cup from my Sensei. I tried to ignore everyone's stares as I gulped down the water greedily. I smacked my lips waiting for the stomach pain and dry throat to go away, but it didn't. I frowned and looked around at everyone.
"I'm still thirsty." Koenma sighed and Takeo turned around to walk towards a small fridge I hadn't noticed before, next to the sink. Taka gave me another one-armed hug while Mari had to open her mouth.
"It's probably because you're thirsty for blood," she said in her ever-perky voice. I blanched at her words, as there was a round of "MARI!" from the males in the room. She ducked her head and apologized again. I searched out my Sensei who was now coming back towards my bed with something dark red in his hand. I realized what it was and my jaw dropped.
"You've gotta be shitting me! I'm not gonna drink that!" I yelled, struggling again to get free from my restraints. Takashi pulled me close until I was glued to his side and started petting my hair.
"Please imouto, blood doesn't taste so bad," Taka said trying to calm me. I made a disgusted face at him and the Diaper Princeling decided to put in his two cents.
"Selina, your vampire nature has been released. You know you'd probably have to partake in this sustenance." I was shaking my head at the floating baby as my Sensei came over and held out the blood pack. I glanced at it, then back to everyone else. They all gave me encouraging smiles or nods, and it all seemed humorous in a way. I was being cheered on to suck blood.
"Pup, you can either drink it on your own or be force-fed like a child. It's your choice." Trust my Sensei to be sympathetic about things like this. I sent him an irritated look, and then warily set my eyes back on the plastic bag of blood.
"How am I supposed to drink it, through a straw?" I was thinking it could be like one of those kiddie juice boxes where they have a hole at the top for someone to stick their straws in. Takeo gave me a 'did you really just ask that?' look and stuffed the blood pack into my hand. I shuddered at the feel of the squishy plastic.
"When your body has gotten used to the change, you'll probably start smelling people's blood. It's better to start sating the Thirst now, then waiting until you can't control it and attack someone," said Takeo, crossing his arms over his chest. I sighed, knowing he was right, but still extremely disgusted with the idea. Running my tongue over my teeth I was surprised when I cut it on my slowly elongating canines. I groaned and closed my eyes. Scrunching my face I finally bit into the blood pack.
As soon as the cold viscous blood touched my tongue, I jumped in surprise at the sweet metallic taste overtaking my taste buds. All of a sudden I felt famished, like I hadn't eaten or drank anything in days. I started gulping the liquid down, feeling almost frenzied in my haste to drink every last drop. I didn't even care when some dribbled down my chin. Someone growled and I felt a hard pinch on my arm. I gasped almost choking on the blood.
"Slow down pup, control it." I tried to heed my Sensei's demand, but it tasted so good, and I was so thirsty. Another pinch made me jump, and I forced myself to slow down, taking small sips now. All too soon the bag was emptied and I opened my eyes while releasing the plastic, my fangs contracting. Everyone was watching me with rapt attention, like I was some science experiment. I glared at them, feeling unnerved. Mari grinned.
"Feel better?" she asked. I blinked at her and was relieved to no longer feel the aching pain of the Thirst.
"Ya, much better actually." Mari laughed and clapped her hands. Everyone sweat dropped and I wondered how a python demon could act so childlike sometimes. I heard Ryo murmur, "I'm not related to her." Takashi nuzzled my temple again to comfort me.
"You did well imouto. See it was not so bad?" I gulped looking down at the now empty blood pack and wiped the excess off my chin. A tan clawed hand came into my line of vision and took the empty pack away. I glanced up to my guardian as he nodded to me and went to throw it away. Koenma made a small noise and I saw he was looking a little green around the gills. It lifted my spirits and made me giggle. He tugged on his collar.
"Well now that that is out of the way, I believe we can take off her restraints." At that Mari, Ryo, and Takashi each took a foot and arm respectively and I was finally freed. I stretched my legs and arms, yawning as I did so. Fatigue hit me unexpectedly and I laid my head on Taka's chest. Takeo came to stand by my side again.
"Get some rest Selina because I will be training you harder now."
"Joy," I said yawning again. A sudden thought hit me and I sat up looking at Koenma.
"Where are Botan and Yusuke?" The little prince jumped a bit, supposedly off in thought. He put one hand to his chin, and the other under his armpit.
"Botan is with Yusuke at Genkai's temple. She's holding a tournament. The winner is the one she will choose as her apprentice. You know how she's getting older. Well, she feels she needs to pass on her Spirit Wave technique. The only problem is, we've found out that a well-known human hunter named Rando signed up for the tournament. It's Yusuke's job to win that tournament and hopefully bring Rando down. Now that I think about it, I really need to go check on his progress." I sighed holding the bridge of my nose.
"And of course Rando is probably extremely powerful."
"Well he's stolen the techniques of 99 psychics." I glared at the floating prince.
"Don't worry about him now Selina," said my Sensei. I grumbled and tried fighting the sudden heaviness of my eyelids.
"Sleep now imouto," Takashi said while getting off my hospital bed. The wolf tucked me in like a child and then kissed me on the forehead. The memory of my father doing such a thing came back to me. 'You're not alone.' I glanced at Takeo, Takashi, Mari, Ryo, Koenma, and thought of Botan and Yusuke. They were my family, and dad was right, I wasn't alone.
Six months later…
The day was warm, a slight breeze playing with the tendrils of onyx hair that refused to stay in my braid. My hair had grown longer, nearly down to my waist. I didn't have the heart to cut it. Sitting back, I rested my hands on the smooth walnut planks of my Sensei's porch. I sighed and looked out into the surrounding forest, not really seeing anything.
For six months I'd trained with my Sensei Takeo. For six months I'd gotten my ass handed to me. The old wolf demon hadn't lied when he said he'd be training me harder. My speed had greatly increased, along with my stamina and flexibility. My strength had also improved, yet I hadn't shown any signs of spirit energy. Not that it was surprising. Even before my father's seal had broken I had had little spirit energy to begin with. Vampires didn't have energy like humans or demons.
The vampiric virus that had mutated humans so long ago, changed their spirit energy as well. Molding it into an almost undetectable substance. Demons and other supernaturals couldn't sense a vampire at all by spirit energy alone, which caused a lot of hate between the races. Human's long buried instincts could usually pick up on the fact that a predator was near, probably because humans had been the preferred prey of vamps for thousands of years. However, I hadn't felt any stirring of energy at all. It was extremely frustrating. Takeo had said that a full vampire normally didn't acquire any psychic powers until they were older.
I glowered at the lavender sky of Spirit World. Well I had learned a lot of things about myself while training. When I had first arrived at Takeo's temple he had told me to tell him immediately if I started to feel the Thirst. For a while I hadn't, until the day I sparred with my teacher. He hadn't held back while using his katana and I had tripped and gotten a nice gash in my leg from his weapon. Blood had started pouring from the wound and it was then my fangs started elongating and the ache of the Thirst hit me. So, the lesson learned was that I feel the Thirst when I lose a lot of blood.
My Sensei had also told me that whenever I got angry my eyes would glow an ice blue and my fangs would peek out from my dark pink lips. Anger and the Thirst were the only two things so far that caused me to go "Vamp" as I liked to say.
"Just one more to go," I whispered. Refusing to think any more on that aspect of my future, I closed my eyes, giving my senses free rein. Birds from the Spirit World were singing a cheerful tune. The wind dipped the trees slightly, causing the leaves to whisper their delight. For a moment, the memory of the last time I was this relaxed came to the front of my mind. My lips curled up. I had been meditating at Genkai's temple, and then Botan had come and interrupted the peace I sought. She had taken me to meet a punk, and thus my world had turned upside down.
Even now that same punk was training with Genkai-sama, and I felt some pity for him. The tiny old lady was a powerful psychic, and had as much sympathy as a raging storm. Not that my own sensei was any less a hardass.
I missed that gel headed dork. We'd gone through so much in such a short time. Verbally sparring with him was too much fun, and even though he acted like a jerk; he really was a good kid. All of our adventures played out like a movie behind my eyelids, and then the curtain closed and crimson eyes flashed in the darkness. My eyes jolted open, and I groaned in frustration. Putting my elbows on my knees, I dropped my head onto my hands, and heaved a huge sigh. Those eyes had haunted me for the past six months. Every time I closed my eyes, every time I dreamt I saw him. Hiei. Damn him! I had been around gorgeous and handsome demons all my life and none had captured my attention as he did.
I had admitted to myself that I was attracted to him, but that was all. It couldn't and wouldn't be more than that. He was a heartless thief for Kami's sake! Of course he had to be the one that I first desired. My eighteenth birthday had come and gone and still I had never had a boyfriend. Not that I'd had much of a chance to find one. I had been surrounded by demons, ogres, ferry girls, spirits, and Spirit World royalty all my life. The only people I'd known that were around my age were dead spirits. How pathetic I was. 'I need to find myself a boyfriend,' I thought to myself,' or else I'll start pursuing a criminal.' A humorless laugh escaped my lips. I supposed the releasing of my vampiric blood didn't help the issue. Vamps were known to be very sexual and sensual creatures. Add that to the normal hormones of a teenage human and you got a concoction of chaos.
"I'm doomed," I muttered, " So much for my moment of peace." A faint buzzing sound brought me back to reality. I tilted my head, and realized it was coming from within the temple. Standing up, I walked silently through the wooden building, following the annoying hum to my room. My blue communicator was vibrating on my desk. Curiously, I picked up the comm and flipped it open. My eyebrow lifted at the sight of a nervous looking blue haired Grim Reaper.
"Botan? You ok?" I asked.
"Selina! I have some news that I thought you might want to hear."
"Yeah? Spill it then."
"Koenma received a letter from the Saint Beasts."
My eyebrows furrowed. "You mean those demons from the City of Ghosts and Apparitions?"
"Exactly! They've set loose makai insects into the human world, and won't return them until Koenma brings down the barrier around the city!" Her eyes were wide, her voice shaking just a bit.
"How can they be controlling the insects from inside the barrier?" My hands gripped the comm tightly, trepidation sending a shiver up my spine.
She frowned. "They somehow obtained a Makai Whistle that controls them. Koenma opened up a small hole in the barrier and had me send Yusuke through it to defeat the Saint Beasts and destroy the whistle. Kuwabara ended up following him."
"He sent a fourteen year old boy to fight four of the nastiest demons from the Makai?" I growled, clenching my jaw. "And how the hell does Kuwabara know about demons?"
Botan winced at the anger in my voice. "Kuwabara ended up at Genkai's tournament and accidentally fought against Rando. He got seriously hurt, and I doubt he'll ever forget that experience."
"Damnit! Take me to the entrance of the barrier."
Botan nodded and told me to tell Koenma to make a portal to the location. I said goodbye and flipped the comm closed. Forcing myself to calm the anger boiling my blood, I ran to my closet, took off my sweat pants and replaced them with my stretchy leather pants. I decided not to wear my corset top, instead grabbing a navy blue long sleeved shirt. It wouldn't be much in the way of armor but it would allow for more fluid movement. I slipped on my black boots, and ran to my dresser. I retrieved the two silver throwing knives within, and placed them in my boots. The leather sheath for my twin short swords, I buckled across my chest. Lastly, I retrieved my black cloak, wrapping it around my shoulders.
Finally done with suiting up, I picked up the comm again and pressed in Koenma's number. His face appeared on the screen. Before he could say anything I told him to send me a portal to the opening in the barrier where Botan had lead Yusuke. He looked shocked for a moment, and then uneasy.
"What about Takeo? You're still in training with him."
"Yusuke and Kuwabara's lives are more important then training." I hissed, trying not to yell at him for sending Yusuke in the first place.
"I just sent Hiei and Kurama to assist them." He stuttered.
I growled. "I don't care send me a portal Koenma, now!"
"Takeo isn't going to be happy."
"Koen!"
"Ok!" he squeaked.
I closed the comm and took a deep breath, calming my sudden nerves. Hiei was there. A portal appeared in my room, and I steeled my resolve. The last thought I had before stepping through was that there were more important things to worry about then a red eyed demon.
Yusuke and Kuwabara landed on their faces on the outskirts of the City of Ghosts and Apparitions. Dark ominous clouds blocked the sun, and every few moments, lightning would streak across the sky. The thunder that followed it, roared in fury. In the distance stood small buildings surrounding a large stone fortress, with towers so high they seemed to reach the clouds. Strange forests and mountains could be seen in all directions.
Yusuke and Kuwabara stared for a moment in shock. "Well, guess this is the place," commented Yusuke, regaining his cool. A rumbling sound made them jump, and suddenly little cloaked demons sprung out of the ground. Beady yellow eyes and large fanged mouths were the only things that could be seen under their hoods.
"Yes, we've found a treat!" squealed one of them. Yusuke and Kuwabara stood back to back as they were soon surrounded.
"What are those things?" Fear laced Kuwabara's voice.
"I'm not exactly sure, but they're not friendly," replied Yusuke. The demons cackled and then attacked. The boys punched and kicked as the creatures pounced on them, their numbers seeming to increase with each second.
Soon they were overtaken, not being able to hold back the ugly demons.
"This is gonna be pretty lame if we get eaten before reaching the castle!" yelled Yusuke. A bright flashing light answered his outburst. Two balls of energy, one red and one blue, flew out of a small round portal. Their light was too much for the demons. They screamed and fled, disappearing just as fast as they had appeared. After the light receded, Yusuke made his usual sarcastic comment. "Well that worked, whatever it was."
The two boys stared up at the branches of a large tree not far from them.
"It seems you could use some help," said a light tenor.
"If those weaklings were too much for you, we're going to have some serious problems," added a strong baritone.
Yusuke and Kuwabara gasped as two figures jumped out of the tree and landed in front of them.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the thieves," Yusuke said grinning.
"Hello," Kurama said politely.
"What're you doing here?"
"The fool Koenma knew it would take more than human power to defeat the Saint Beasts," stated an irritated Hiei.
"By aiding in this mission, Koenma has assured us we can clean our slates in Spirit World," added Kurama.
Yusuke laughed. "I guess Koenma heard me complaining. Kuwabara, let me introduce you to these guys. That's Hiei," he pointed at the shorter man, "and he's Kurama."
"A pleasure," the fox said.
"Well I don't have a clue what's going on, but it's sure nice to have a helping hand," Kuwabara said, feeling a bit of relief, until Hiei spoke.
"Helping is not the right word. Koenma may regard us as equals, but I do not. Once inside the castle I suggest you let us do the work. As far as I'm concerned, we're babysitting."
"Listen you puny jerk! I'm gonna have to beat you up if you keep talking down to us that way!"
"Let's avoid fighting, you're not worth it." Hiei glared at the tall orange-headed boy.
"Oh that's it!" Kuwabara took a swing at Hiei's head, falling forward on his face when his fist met air. The short demon was standing face to face with Yusuke.
"But you detective are a different story. I plan to take my revenge on you and your sidekick. So consider this fair warning. Where is that ridiculous onna anyways? She's always by your side."
Yusuke dropped his gaze, and a frown marred his features. Before he could respond Kuwabara stood up, raising his fist at Hiei.
"Oh! So you wanna ignore me huh?" The clumsy teen took another swing and received the same results as his last attack, eating dirt.
"Hiei, you must face this current issue before you start your own," Kurama stated wisely, glancing at the somber Yusuke.
"Don't worry three-eyes, if we survive this I'll be glad to take you on," Yusuke said, schooling his features into an amused expression. Kuwabara seethed at Hiei, while the demon "hned".
The four reluctant companions trekked down the rocky hill and made their way towards the domain of their foes. Unknown to them, another portal opened and a cloaked figure dropped to the ground in a crouch. Their face was hidden in the shadow of their hood. The figure stood and surveyed the area quickly, and then started running down the path the guys had taken.
Until next time!