Chapter 5: Trials of Friendship

Disclaimer: Yes, I own Yu Yu Hakusho. Yes, I own Kurama, Yusuke, Hiei, Botan, Keiko, Yukina, and Kuwabara. Yes, I am supreme ruler of the Anime world. Yes, I am just another insane wisher.

AN: OH MY GOD I HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATING!! *sigh* I am soooo sorry, people! I swear I got this up ASAP! I just have sooo much to do... stupid school...

~NORMAL POV~

Hiei stormed back to the temple, his eyes ablaze with fury. Upon arrival, he was met with a barrage of voices, none of which were speaking too pleasantly. Jumping up in the trees, Hiei flashed in and out of view, finally settling on a tree branch and watching the scene below him.

"So where do you think he is now?"

"I don't know! The coward probably just ran off..."

"Guys... I dunno... I still think he's innocent."

"Gods, Yusuke! How many times do you have to hear something to finally get it?!"

"Hey... I resent that..."

"Humph. Do you even know what that means?"

"Yes, I do..."

"Will somebody please tell me what's going on?" Hiei turned his attention towards his clueless sister, obvious pain and concern warping his features. Yet he stayed out of sight, not wanting to let the others know he was there. All eyes turned towards the aqua-haired ice maiden. She blinked.

"What happened? Why is everyone so angry? Who are you? And... who am I?" Hiei mentally slapped himself. For that while when I was gone, they haven't told her a single thing?! Useless bakas... But even as that thought flashed across his mind, Botan and Keiko gently began to talk to Yukina. Hiei sat where he was, in conflict with himself. Should he go and comfort Yukina? Or should he just stay out of sight? He settled for the latter, and sat in the tree branch, watching as the argument ensued below him. But even as he watched, it grew more and more intense. Yusuke was finally truly standing up for Kurama.

"Guys, he's innocent! He really did change directions in mid-air! Why won't anyone believe me?"

"That's easy! You're obviously not the smartest of the group, you're failing middle school, you haven't matured since age four, and YOU WERE DRUNK!" Keiko's voice snapped through the air, leaving a sharp sting on Yusuke's ears. Yusuke growled.

"SO?! You have to believe me, it's not Kurama's fault!"

"Why would we believe you?" It was now Botan's turn to speak. "Everyone was there. You're the only one who thinks Kurama's innocent! Come on, Yusuke, it's the majority count. Right?" Keiko nodded, as did Hiei, up in his tree. Yukina only stared. Yusuke turned around at the absence of a single vote.

"Kuwabara? What'd you think? Kurama's innocent, right?" There was no response. "OI! STUPID! I'M ASKING YOU SOMETHING HERE!"

"Shut up, Urameshi!" Yusuke blinked, surprised at Kuwabara's blunt command. "I feel... this energy source. It's familiar, though..." Hiei, glowering at the fact that he had been detected, jumped out of the tree and landed softly on his feet in front of everyone.

"So what are you going to do, Hiei?" Yusuke greeted his friend. "I mean, do you think he's innocent or not?"

"I don't care. All I know is that he's hurt Yukina. That's enough evidence for me." Yusuke stared at him.

"So what are you going to do?" the spirit detective repeated, this time speaking slowly. Hiei glared.

"I'm not retarded, spirit detective. I heard you the first time. If you must know, I'm going to go after him. I'll hunt him from Ningenkai to Makai. And when I catch him..." a malicious grin spread across his face. "He'll wish he never met Yukina. It'll be my perfect revenge."

"And what are you going to do?!" Hiei turned around, and walked down the temple steps, his black cloak swishing as he went. "Hiei!" Yusuke yelled, running to catch up to him. Hiei didn't stop. It wasn't until Yusuke came up and placed a hand on his dark clad friend that he got a response. "Tell me, what are you going to do to Kurama? What's your perfect revenge?"

Hiei whipped around, his wine red eyes burning into Yusuke's chocolate ones. "Is that not obvious enough?" Yusuke stared blankly. "My perfect revenge... is his slow and pain-filled torturous death." Yusuke's eyes shot open.

"WHAT?!" Hiei's eyes narrowed.

"It's useless to try to stop me. So spare yourself the trouble and don't." And with a flash of black, Hiei had disappeared. And to everyone's surprise, Botan ran forward.

"You won't find him in Ningenkai!" She shouted to the disappeared figure. "He's fled to Makai!" Yusuke glared at her.

"Botan... what the hell are you doing?!" The ferry girl whirled around, her face no longer a picture of happiness. Her icy eyes made contact with Yusuke's eyes, and she said,

"Duh, I'm helping him!"

"But why?!"

"Because he almost killed Yukina. A fox is a fox at heart, no matter what the outside." And with that, she turned back to the air, snapping her last tie of friendship with Yusuke. "I'll keep a close watch here, in case he ever comes back!" There was another blur, and then all was quiet. Yusuke turned back to Botan, breathing heavily out of anger.

"Alright then, if you won't believe me, I'll go find Kurama myself and tell him!" Botan growled at him.

"You'd better not! You saw what he did to Yukina! We're lucky all that happened was that she lost her memory... not that I'm sure if she'll ever get it back again." Yusuke threw up his hands in frustration.

"HE DIDN'T DO IT! And I don't care what you think; I've got to go warn him! You know how Hiei is... he's really going to carry out his threat!"

"YUSUKE!" But there was no response. Yusuke already opened his own portal to Makai, and had long disappeared.

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AN: Alright, I know that probably sucked, but I had a reeeeeeaaaally bad writer's block. I am soooo sorry! The future chapters will be better, I promise!!! Now, review!!!