Yusuke wanted to murder whoever was banging on the front door of the apartment that early in the morning. Even if eleven in the morning wasn't considered very early by anyone else. He tucked the blanket around Keiko's slim frame, brushing the hair from her eyes before he rolled out of bed and walked out of his room. He would have just left the person banging at the front door, but there was no one else to answer the door. Kurama had gone to visit his mother and ask if she had gotten any unusual packages. Yukina had to work the morning shift that day so Hiei and Kuwabara drove her to work before they looked for the other gang members. That left Yusuke and Keiko alone in the apartment. He would have liked to stay in bed with Keiko, to have a leisurely morning and make her breakfast, but he could not listen to the constant pounding on the door. 'Whoever banging on my goddamn door is gonna get their foot shoved up their ass,' he thought angrily as he opened the door.
"Yo," the tall man said, walking into the apartment as Yusuke opened the door.
"Hey baby breath! What's the big idea banging on my front door so early in the goddamned morning? Do you want me to kill you?" Yusuke said, following him into the living room.
"It's eleven in the morning Yusuke; it is by no means of the imagination early in the morning. And as my Southern District leader, my subordinate, I would appreciate it if you didn't call me baby breath. My name is Koenma."
"Stop looking like a baby and I'll stop calling you once," Yusuke muttered. Koenma did look much younger than his 34 years of age. With his short brown hair and smooth, clear skin, he looked more like a teenager than the head of the entire Black Dragon gang. But looks could be deceiving. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Yusuke, what's with all the noise?" Keiko asked, yawning as she walked into the living room. "Oh I didn't realize you had company over; I'm sorry." Keiko blushed at being seen in Yusuke's clothes that she had slept in. It was one thing for the other guys to see her; they were usually more disheveled than she was in the morning. But this guy sat on Yusuke's couch wearing a blue shirt with a red tie and khaki pants, looking far more presentable than her disheveled state or Yusuke's shirtless one.
"It's okay, it's only baby face here," Yusuke said, rolling his eyes.
"I'm Koenma, Yusuke's boss," Koenma said, rising from his seat to shake Keiko's hand. "It's nice to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you too; I'm Keiko, Yusuke's girlfriend," she replied.
"A fool like Yusuke could never get a girl like you. I guess miracles do happen," Koenma laughed as Keiko went to sit next to Yusuke.
"Yeah yeah, why don't you just tell me why you're here?" Yusuke asked.
"Genkai called me; she said you were in trouble," Koenma said seriously. "Why don't you tell me what's going on with the Toguros and your team?"
"Oye I tell you that Urameshi's always getting himself into trouble," Jin said, shaking his head. "Not an easy day in that lad's life."
"Well he wouldn't be Yusuke if he didn't get into trouble every now and then," Toya said, sipping his tea.
"Yeah well he's gotten us into some big trouble now," Kuwabara said, leaning back in his chair.
After dropping Yukina off at the hospital, Kuwabara and Hiei had gone in search of Jin and Toya, hoping they would have some useful information. They found the pair easily, much easier than trying to find Chu. Jin and Toya were part of the same team like the entire Urameshi team which made it that much simper to find them.
"Do you know anything useful about the Toguros?" Hiei said, shifting in his seat. Hiei never fidgeted. Ever. But he felt as if something was wrong; something was tugging at his gut, telling him something was not quite right, to be on guard. But he couldn't figure out what was wrong; he was uneasy and he wasn't happy about it.
"I hear he's in the Southern District handling problems," Toya said.
"At least now Kurama won't have to kill his informant," Kuwabara replied. "Do you know anything else?"
"If I remember right, I heard a rumor that he was staying in the center of Tokyo for business, but he had a house outside of Tokyo where he actually stayed," Jin said. "I might be wrong though, after all tis only a rumor."
"But it's a rumor Kurama can investigate at least," Hiei said.
"Let us know if Yusuke needs a hand with anything; we're always willing to help," Toya said.
"How a bastard like Urameshi has so many friends is beyond me," Kuwabara laughed. "But I'll let him know."
Hiei felt as if a bag of ice slid into his stomach as his phone rang, He looked down at the phone screen, his stomach flipping when he saw Yukina's name blinking. "Yukina?" Hiei said, hoping he hid the slight tremor in his voice.
"Hiei!" Yukina screamed into the phone. The noise in the background nearly drowned out her voice, people shouting and running in the background. "Hiei!"
"Yukina, what's going on!" he asked franticly.
"The hospital's on fire Hiei! It's burning down!"
Hiei felt his heart drop at her words, his blood congealing in his veins. "GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL NOW!"
"What's going on? What's wrong with Yukina!" Kuwabara asked worried.
"The freaking hospital is on fire!" Hiei replied, jumping up from his seat and running out the door, Kuwabara following close behind him.
"Hiei, I can't leave; I have to help the patients get out too! I can't let them burn alive!" she said, her voice shaking with fear and exertion.
"Screw the patients Yukina; leave them and get out of there!" Even as the words passed through his lips, Hiei knew she wouldn't leave them. She worked too hard as a nurse to simply leave everyone there to die. He started the car, knowing even if he raced to the hospital, it would take at least seven minutes to get there. More than enough time for her to die from smoke inhalation or the flames.
"Tell her to get the hell out of there!" Kuwabara shouted.
"Tell Kazuma I love him, okay Hiei?" she said, her voice cracking. "Tell him I love him and remember I always love you."
"Yukina don't you dare talk like that!" Hiei said harshly. "I will not lose you too."
"Brother, I-" Yukina's sentence was cut off as she screamed and the phone went dead.
"Yukina!" Hiei screamed as he slammed on the gas pedal, speeding down the street as his heart threatened to burst free from his chest.
*dramatic music* will Yukina make it out of the fire alive or will Hiei lose the only person he truly cares for? Reviews please