Backwards Affairs
Chapter 5: Bringing the News To The Makai
By Miko Jaganshi
Yusuke hummed excitedly as he watched and waited for Kayko, his "almost" girlfriend.
"Hn. You came too? Great..." Hiei strode towards him wearing his trademark scowl. "And I thought maybe I could have a moment of peace and quiet on this expedition." he folded his chiseled arms over his chest in a mix between disgust and amusement. "Guess I thought wrong..."
"Oi! Back off, shorty! If you keep up this attitude, none of us'll get any peace and quiet!" the tall carrot topped boy to the side of Yusuke finally spoke through clenched teeth after remaining silent as if in deep thought for the past few minutes.
The fire youkai turned, his body at an unnatural slant with his arms at a slight angle to be held behind him. "And what're you going to do about it?" his eyes gleamed with the ferocity of Makai flames. Only silence came from Kuwabara's direction. "Hn. Just as I thought." Hiei confirmed.
Suddenly, to end the confrontation, Kurama sauntered towards them with grace only a youko could hold. His jewel-like eyes glistened and he beamed, as usual, in his polite, gentlemanly manner. "Ah. I see the four of us were all invited to this said event. Personally," he pulled his invitation out of his coat pocket, frowned confusedly and his eyes raked through the contents again. "Personally, I did some research to find out just exactly who sent these out to us." he shrugged, maintaining a cheerful disposition as he continued to grin. "Unfortunately, the Reikei library is not as beneficial as one's ears hear."
"Really?" Kuwabara groaned with disappointment. Kurama nodded and he sullenly turned his wishful gaze to the grass underneath him. "That sucks. I mean it would've been helpful to know who sent these things. That way if their intentions weren't good ones," he looked up at his three waiting friends, "we'd at least know how to deal with them."
Yusuke shifted his weight onto his left side. "What makes you think the ones holding this event would have bad intentions?"
Kurama interjected with a small frown as he supported his chin with his hand. "Actually, as a matter of fact, I was also having bad thoughts about this. It just seems so suspicious...." he trailed off. "Hn." Hiei grunted, followed by a short period of silence. And then a familiar high-pitched squeal shattered it into a thousand pieces.
"Hello, everyone!" Botan, as chipper as always, wobbled over to the three boys and waved happily. As soon as she got close enough to see clearly, Yusuke realized there were five other people with her. They were Kayko, Koenma, Yukina, Shizuru, and a very strange looking woman named Mukuro.
"What're you doing here?" Yusuke asked stupidly even though he knew most of them were coming. He looked expectantly towards Mukuro who just blushed and looked embarrassedly away.
"What do you mean, Yusuke? You know why we're here..." Kayko stated.
"We were all invited...just as well as you were." said Koenma with a twitch of impatience in his voice. He paused and glanced at Shizuru who, as always, was breathing in her cigarette smoke and exhaling it out like dragon's breath through her nose.
"Oh. Right. Well, I came to bring you yours,bro. You dropped it in a hurry to leave the house." she reached over and handed Kuwabara his invitation that was soaked through with water. He looked up questioningly at his sister giving her a what-happened-here look. She shrugged and gave him a sheepish grin. "You dropped it in a puddle."
Hiei decided to break his and Mukuro's awkward moment and spoke. "You were invited, Mukuro?" he asked calmly, perfectly aware of the very annoyed look on Kurama's face. He truly couldn't figure out why only one of the three Makai leaders would be invited. Only one. The other two appeared to have not been invited...why? Hiei thought. He glanced to Kurama whose face hid the same question.
"Yes, but there's something strange about the choice of those invited.." she looked up at the eerily smoky, gray sky. Black clouds were hovering about letting only the tiniest bit of sunlight through, ultimately giving the day a very bad omen. Her face tilted back down now focusing on Hiei. She shrugged and extended her bionic arms in a inquiring position. "I can't for the life of me figure out why only I was invited. What about Yomi and Raizen?" Kurama shuddered at the sound of the name "Yomi". Hiei saw it out of the corner of his eyes and he placed a supportive hand on Kurama's trembling shoulder.
"I don't know, but I don't like the looks of it." Hiei commented seriously. He peeked over at Yukina who appeared to be occupied chatting happily with Kuwabara. Hiei wanted terribly to break them up. He never wanted that big oaf near his dainty little sister. But, on the contrary, he wanted her to be happy. This was what seemed to make her happy. So after shooting Kuwabara a freezing cold scowl, he turned back to his own lover, who had gotten over his episode.
Yusuke sat up, brushed himself off and yawned hugely. "So we gonna get goin' now? They won't wait for us." He took Kayko's hand, who promptly smacked him and he started off in the direction away from town and towards the forest.
Shizuru turned to Botan in confusion and asked her why they were going into the forest. Botan only giggled. "Don't you remember anything about the Makai?" no response. Botan shook her head in disbelief. "We have to open a portal where the other humans won't see. We don't want to get caught."
"Oh yeah. Forgot about that." Shizuru chuckled. As she looked forward, the boys ahead of her had stopped shortly. This caused Kayko to bump into Yusuke who appeared to make a rude comment about the good feeling of the pressure of Kayko's bust against his back and was rewarded with a slap across his face. Kuwabara's eyes darted back and forth nervously to make sure there were no fellow ningens nearby. He knew they had to be very careful when they were in the Ningenkai. No one could know that there was another world inhabited by frightening beings called demons. If would be the end of humanity as they knew it.
Kurama quickly became impatient with Kuwabara's "dilly-dallying" as he would call it and pushed ahead of him to rip open a portal. he extended one clawed finger and slowly tore through the air. To Shizuru and Kayko's (whom had never seen this done before) surprise, a hole began to open in the air revealing a new world beyond the cracks. Both of the girls' mouths dropped to the ground as Hiei tenderly ushered Kurama through the portal. Kuwabara jumped through slowly followed by a slyly grinning Yusuke, a very cautious Yukina, an always chipper Botan, and a laid back Mukuro who seemed used to using portals. Once all had entered the Makai, they peered up towards a giant castle in the distance that seemed to beckon them closer.
"Well," Yusuke started calmly, "let's go. They won't wait for us." They all set off headed in the direction of their next adventure.
Chapter 5: Bringing the News To The Makai
By Miko Jaganshi
Yusuke hummed excitedly as he watched and waited for Kayko, his "almost" girlfriend.
"Hn. You came too? Great..." Hiei strode towards him wearing his trademark scowl. "And I thought maybe I could have a moment of peace and quiet on this expedition." he folded his chiseled arms over his chest in a mix between disgust and amusement. "Guess I thought wrong..."
"Oi! Back off, shorty! If you keep up this attitude, none of us'll get any peace and quiet!" the tall carrot topped boy to the side of Yusuke finally spoke through clenched teeth after remaining silent as if in deep thought for the past few minutes.
The fire youkai turned, his body at an unnatural slant with his arms at a slight angle to be held behind him. "And what're you going to do about it?" his eyes gleamed with the ferocity of Makai flames. Only silence came from Kuwabara's direction. "Hn. Just as I thought." Hiei confirmed.
Suddenly, to end the confrontation, Kurama sauntered towards them with grace only a youko could hold. His jewel-like eyes glistened and he beamed, as usual, in his polite, gentlemanly manner. "Ah. I see the four of us were all invited to this said event. Personally," he pulled his invitation out of his coat pocket, frowned confusedly and his eyes raked through the contents again. "Personally, I did some research to find out just exactly who sent these out to us." he shrugged, maintaining a cheerful disposition as he continued to grin. "Unfortunately, the Reikei library is not as beneficial as one's ears hear."
"Really?" Kuwabara groaned with disappointment. Kurama nodded and he sullenly turned his wishful gaze to the grass underneath him. "That sucks. I mean it would've been helpful to know who sent these things. That way if their intentions weren't good ones," he looked up at his three waiting friends, "we'd at least know how to deal with them."
Yusuke shifted his weight onto his left side. "What makes you think the ones holding this event would have bad intentions?"
Kurama interjected with a small frown as he supported his chin with his hand. "Actually, as a matter of fact, I was also having bad thoughts about this. It just seems so suspicious...." he trailed off. "Hn." Hiei grunted, followed by a short period of silence. And then a familiar high-pitched squeal shattered it into a thousand pieces.
"Hello, everyone!" Botan, as chipper as always, wobbled over to the three boys and waved happily. As soon as she got close enough to see clearly, Yusuke realized there were five other people with her. They were Kayko, Koenma, Yukina, Shizuru, and a very strange looking woman named Mukuro.
"What're you doing here?" Yusuke asked stupidly even though he knew most of them were coming. He looked expectantly towards Mukuro who just blushed and looked embarrassedly away.
"What do you mean, Yusuke? You know why we're here..." Kayko stated.
"We were all invited...just as well as you were." said Koenma with a twitch of impatience in his voice. He paused and glanced at Shizuru who, as always, was breathing in her cigarette smoke and exhaling it out like dragon's breath through her nose.
"Oh. Right. Well, I came to bring you yours,bro. You dropped it in a hurry to leave the house." she reached over and handed Kuwabara his invitation that was soaked through with water. He looked up questioningly at his sister giving her a what-happened-here look. She shrugged and gave him a sheepish grin. "You dropped it in a puddle."
Hiei decided to break his and Mukuro's awkward moment and spoke. "You were invited, Mukuro?" he asked calmly, perfectly aware of the very annoyed look on Kurama's face. He truly couldn't figure out why only one of the three Makai leaders would be invited. Only one. The other two appeared to have not been invited...why? Hiei thought. He glanced to Kurama whose face hid the same question.
"Yes, but there's something strange about the choice of those invited.." she looked up at the eerily smoky, gray sky. Black clouds were hovering about letting only the tiniest bit of sunlight through, ultimately giving the day a very bad omen. Her face tilted back down now focusing on Hiei. She shrugged and extended her bionic arms in a inquiring position. "I can't for the life of me figure out why only I was invited. What about Yomi and Raizen?" Kurama shuddered at the sound of the name "Yomi". Hiei saw it out of the corner of his eyes and he placed a supportive hand on Kurama's trembling shoulder.
"I don't know, but I don't like the looks of it." Hiei commented seriously. He peeked over at Yukina who appeared to be occupied chatting happily with Kuwabara. Hiei wanted terribly to break them up. He never wanted that big oaf near his dainty little sister. But, on the contrary, he wanted her to be happy. This was what seemed to make her happy. So after shooting Kuwabara a freezing cold scowl, he turned back to his own lover, who had gotten over his episode.
Yusuke sat up, brushed himself off and yawned hugely. "So we gonna get goin' now? They won't wait for us." He took Kayko's hand, who promptly smacked him and he started off in the direction away from town and towards the forest.
Shizuru turned to Botan in confusion and asked her why they were going into the forest. Botan only giggled. "Don't you remember anything about the Makai?" no response. Botan shook her head in disbelief. "We have to open a portal where the other humans won't see. We don't want to get caught."
"Oh yeah. Forgot about that." Shizuru chuckled. As she looked forward, the boys ahead of her had stopped shortly. This caused Kayko to bump into Yusuke who appeared to make a rude comment about the good feeling of the pressure of Kayko's bust against his back and was rewarded with a slap across his face. Kuwabara's eyes darted back and forth nervously to make sure there were no fellow ningens nearby. He knew they had to be very careful when they were in the Ningenkai. No one could know that there was another world inhabited by frightening beings called demons. If would be the end of humanity as they knew it.
Kurama quickly became impatient with Kuwabara's "dilly-dallying" as he would call it and pushed ahead of him to rip open a portal. he extended one clawed finger and slowly tore through the air. To Shizuru and Kayko's (whom had never seen this done before) surprise, a hole began to open in the air revealing a new world beyond the cracks. Both of the girls' mouths dropped to the ground as Hiei tenderly ushered Kurama through the portal. Kuwabara jumped through slowly followed by a slyly grinning Yusuke, a very cautious Yukina, an always chipper Botan, and a laid back Mukuro who seemed used to using portals. Once all had entered the Makai, they peered up towards a giant castle in the distance that seemed to beckon them closer.
"Well," Yusuke started calmly, "let's go. They won't wait for us." They all set off headed in the direction of their next adventure.