A/N: Well, I have decided to write with shorter paragraphs...Hope it's
easier to read. ^_^ Ok, incase anyone is confused (I confuse myself. LOL),
this takes place three years after the end off YYH. I'm not sure how old
everyone really was, but I'm gonna say Yusuke, Kazuma, Hagiri, Yanagi, and
Kaito were 17. Mitari was 14. Little Shuuichi was 13. ^_^ Hope that clears
up any confusion you may have. Enjoy! And thanks to those who reviewed. ^_^
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They split into two groups-Yusuke, Kaito, and Yanagisawa went to help Natsume and Sai, and Kurama and Hiei decided to check the town and make sure there weren't Youkai walking around in the streets. Our favorite Kitsune and Fire Youkai walked slowly through the whole town, scoping for Youkai. Kurama walked in front, and Hiei followed a few steps behind, incase Kurama missed something suspicious. "You seem nervous", Hiei said, noticing Kurama's unusually tense expression. "Well...My Kaasan and step- Tousan and Shuuichi live in this town", Kurama explained. "If there are Youkai here, I don't want any of the to get hurt". "Kurama...", Hiei started. "I don't know if you realized this, but Yomi's Youkai probably KNOW about your Ningen family".
"I know it, Hiei...And I don't want them used to get to me. So I have to protect them from the dis...tance....Hiei, come here...", Kurama trailed off. "Hn?". Hiei crossed over to the Kitsune's side and looked around for what he was stareing at. They were young, the two guys. One of them had wavy blond hair, but it was the other one, the one with the straight, light- brown hair, that Hiei immediately knew Kurama was stareing at. "Your brother?", Hiei asked. "Yeah. And I think he's talking with Mitari". Hiei glanced at the boys again. The blonde did look alot like Mitari, now that Kurama had mentioned it. "Let's follow them", Kurama whispered. He and Hiei tailed after Shuuichi and the kid that was possibly Mitari.
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Yusuke, Kaito, and Yanagisawa arrived at Yusuke's house in record time. Natsumi had lied when she said she and Sai were OK-the men arrived to find Natsume bleeding and cut up and Sai knocked out cold. "Yusuke!", Natsume shrieked. "Why'd you come here? You have to find Keiko!". "I couldn't without being sure you two are allright! Where's Chuu? We need to get him here...". "No. He's gone with Rinku, Shishiwakamaru, Suzuki, Touya, and Jin to search for her." Natsumi's green eyes filled with tears. "Go! Stop wasting time here!", she cried. "Did they give you any idea on where they took her?", Kaito asked in a calm, rational voice.
Yusuke was thankful he was here. It sort of kept him from fully flipping out. Sai moaned and sat up, rubbing the sides of her head. "That was very rude of them", she muttered. "You OK, girl?", Yanagisawa asked, helping Sai to her feet. "I'm fine...I'm trying to locate Keiko-San", she whispered. "Eh!? You can do such a thing!?", Yusuke cried incredulously. "If you'll be quiet, I'll see if I can find her...". Yusuke nodded and thought: "Please find her location, Sai... Keiko... please....please be OK".
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"Come on, Keiko-Chan. Where are you?", Chuu whispered, his usually cheerful face shot with nerves. "JIN! ANY SIGN OF HER??", Touya called. Jin, who was flying, called down "None yet!". Rinku, as the smallest, was skulling the ground for any signs of Keiko-a scrap from her skirt, a hair, anything that would give them a hint they were going in the right direction. So far, they were turning up with nothing. Shishiwakamaru and Suzuki were walking slightly behind everyone, listening for sounds that seemed suspicious. They had no luck either, so far. "I don't know where they would have taken her, but I sincerly hope she's still in the Ningenkai", Rinku whispered. They'd never seen the child so solom, it was rather discourageing. Then there was a ray of hope. "GUYS!! I THINK I'VE FOUND SOMETHING!", Rinku called.
The child held up what looked like a a scrap of pink cloth from the vest Keiko'd been wearing. "ALLRIGHT! GOOD JOB, RINKU!", Jin cried, coming down from the skies to examine the piece of cloth. "At least we know we're going in the right direction", Chuu said, a relieved smile on his face.Together they searched for more indications of Keiko. "Blood! Human blood!", Shishiwakamaru pointed out. Splatters of the thick red substance stained the dark soil. "Look over there!", Suzuki cried. Half-buried in thick brush was a woman's shoe. Keiko's shoe? Touya hurried foward and pulled the shoe out. "I think we're going in the right direction for sure", he said. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ YUP...STILL ELSEWHERE....
She was cold...so very cold. Yet her body burned as though she had a fever. Inside her, she could feel her child trying to force his or her way out into the world. With a cry, she sank to the ground. "No, please, stay inside a little longer. It's not safe!", Keiko whispered to the child-her and Yusuke's son or daughter. A particularly nasty-looking Youkai lifted her up gently and carried her for a distance. "You may be a Ningen, but your child isn't", he said. "Hey, Yoda! Let's go! Bring that filthy over here!", a second Youkai called. "Put her right there. This is where we'll wait for that snake, Urameshi Yusuke and his traitorous friends.". "Right", Yoda called, carrying Keiko to his friend. "Yusuke...please hurry...our child...wants to join us now!", Keiko thought desprately. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ BACK WITH YUSUKE AND CO...
"I've located her!", Sai called. "She's deep within the forest...so very deep. I can't describe the place very well, but I can lead you to it!". "Will you please?", Yusuke asked excitedly. "Yes. We have to hurry! She's in big trouble...about to give birth!", Sai cried. "Kaito! Yano! Stay with Natsume! Sai, let's go!". Sai grabbed Yusuke's wrist and started to pull him out the door. They ran until neither of them could run any more and had to resort to walking at a quick pace. "Keiko-san!", Sai cried. She clutched her stomach and doubled over. "Ahhh...the pain!". Tears streamed from her eyes. "Sai!?", Yusuke cried breathlessly. The girl continued to wimper. Yusuke reached out and touched her shoulder. Sai screamed and lept up as though he'd set fire to her. Yusuke grabbed the girl and held her firmly. "What is it?". She blinked for a minute as though not sure where she was. "It-Time's running out, Urameshi-san!". With a sudden burst of energy, the girl raced into the woods, Yusuke racing after her.
A/N: Well, that's it for now. Hope it was enjoyed. ^_^ Sorry it's rather short, I'll make up for it next chapter. I promise. Please review if you haven't, and thanks again to those who have. I love you all! ^_^
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They split into two groups-Yusuke, Kaito, and Yanagisawa went to help Natsume and Sai, and Kurama and Hiei decided to check the town and make sure there weren't Youkai walking around in the streets. Our favorite Kitsune and Fire Youkai walked slowly through the whole town, scoping for Youkai. Kurama walked in front, and Hiei followed a few steps behind, incase Kurama missed something suspicious. "You seem nervous", Hiei said, noticing Kurama's unusually tense expression. "Well...My Kaasan and step- Tousan and Shuuichi live in this town", Kurama explained. "If there are Youkai here, I don't want any of the to get hurt". "Kurama...", Hiei started. "I don't know if you realized this, but Yomi's Youkai probably KNOW about your Ningen family".
"I know it, Hiei...And I don't want them used to get to me. So I have to protect them from the dis...tance....Hiei, come here...", Kurama trailed off. "Hn?". Hiei crossed over to the Kitsune's side and looked around for what he was stareing at. They were young, the two guys. One of them had wavy blond hair, but it was the other one, the one with the straight, light- brown hair, that Hiei immediately knew Kurama was stareing at. "Your brother?", Hiei asked. "Yeah. And I think he's talking with Mitari". Hiei glanced at the boys again. The blonde did look alot like Mitari, now that Kurama had mentioned it. "Let's follow them", Kurama whispered. He and Hiei tailed after Shuuichi and the kid that was possibly Mitari.
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Yusuke, Kaito, and Yanagisawa arrived at Yusuke's house in record time. Natsumi had lied when she said she and Sai were OK-the men arrived to find Natsume bleeding and cut up and Sai knocked out cold. "Yusuke!", Natsume shrieked. "Why'd you come here? You have to find Keiko!". "I couldn't without being sure you two are allright! Where's Chuu? We need to get him here...". "No. He's gone with Rinku, Shishiwakamaru, Suzuki, Touya, and Jin to search for her." Natsumi's green eyes filled with tears. "Go! Stop wasting time here!", she cried. "Did they give you any idea on where they took her?", Kaito asked in a calm, rational voice.
Yusuke was thankful he was here. It sort of kept him from fully flipping out. Sai moaned and sat up, rubbing the sides of her head. "That was very rude of them", she muttered. "You OK, girl?", Yanagisawa asked, helping Sai to her feet. "I'm fine...I'm trying to locate Keiko-San", she whispered. "Eh!? You can do such a thing!?", Yusuke cried incredulously. "If you'll be quiet, I'll see if I can find her...". Yusuke nodded and thought: "Please find her location, Sai... Keiko... please....please be OK".
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"Come on, Keiko-Chan. Where are you?", Chuu whispered, his usually cheerful face shot with nerves. "JIN! ANY SIGN OF HER??", Touya called. Jin, who was flying, called down "None yet!". Rinku, as the smallest, was skulling the ground for any signs of Keiko-a scrap from her skirt, a hair, anything that would give them a hint they were going in the right direction. So far, they were turning up with nothing. Shishiwakamaru and Suzuki were walking slightly behind everyone, listening for sounds that seemed suspicious. They had no luck either, so far. "I don't know where they would have taken her, but I sincerly hope she's still in the Ningenkai", Rinku whispered. They'd never seen the child so solom, it was rather discourageing. Then there was a ray of hope. "GUYS!! I THINK I'VE FOUND SOMETHING!", Rinku called.
The child held up what looked like a a scrap of pink cloth from the vest Keiko'd been wearing. "ALLRIGHT! GOOD JOB, RINKU!", Jin cried, coming down from the skies to examine the piece of cloth. "At least we know we're going in the right direction", Chuu said, a relieved smile on his face.Together they searched for more indications of Keiko. "Blood! Human blood!", Shishiwakamaru pointed out. Splatters of the thick red substance stained the dark soil. "Look over there!", Suzuki cried. Half-buried in thick brush was a woman's shoe. Keiko's shoe? Touya hurried foward and pulled the shoe out. "I think we're going in the right direction for sure", he said. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ YUP...STILL ELSEWHERE....
She was cold...so very cold. Yet her body burned as though she had a fever. Inside her, she could feel her child trying to force his or her way out into the world. With a cry, she sank to the ground. "No, please, stay inside a little longer. It's not safe!", Keiko whispered to the child-her and Yusuke's son or daughter. A particularly nasty-looking Youkai lifted her up gently and carried her for a distance. "You may be a Ningen, but your child isn't", he said. "Hey, Yoda! Let's go! Bring that filthy over here!", a second Youkai called. "Put her right there. This is where we'll wait for that snake, Urameshi Yusuke and his traitorous friends.". "Right", Yoda called, carrying Keiko to his friend. "Yusuke...please hurry...our child...wants to join us now!", Keiko thought desprately. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ BACK WITH YUSUKE AND CO...
"I've located her!", Sai called. "She's deep within the forest...so very deep. I can't describe the place very well, but I can lead you to it!". "Will you please?", Yusuke asked excitedly. "Yes. We have to hurry! She's in big trouble...about to give birth!", Sai cried. "Kaito! Yano! Stay with Natsume! Sai, let's go!". Sai grabbed Yusuke's wrist and started to pull him out the door. They ran until neither of them could run any more and had to resort to walking at a quick pace. "Keiko-san!", Sai cried. She clutched her stomach and doubled over. "Ahhh...the pain!". Tears streamed from her eyes. "Sai!?", Yusuke cried breathlessly. The girl continued to wimper. Yusuke reached out and touched her shoulder. Sai screamed and lept up as though he'd set fire to her. Yusuke grabbed the girl and held her firmly. "What is it?". She blinked for a minute as though not sure where she was. "It-Time's running out, Urameshi-san!". With a sudden burst of energy, the girl raced into the woods, Yusuke racing after her.
A/N: Well, that's it for now. Hope it was enjoyed. ^_^ Sorry it's rather short, I'll make up for it next chapter. I promise. Please review if you haven't, and thanks again to those who have. I love you all! ^_^