Hi B here. For those of you who've read this fic in the past I've been going back and fixing it up, trying to get back into the YYH fic writing. It's a long fic with lots of plot twists so I've got to look over it again and make sure I haven't forget what I've already done. If people show an interest in it again I hopefully pick it back up, I hate to leave it unfinished like I have for the last year or so. Anyway I fixed some of the spelling and grammar (but knowing me there's still mistakes), also I made some of the sentences smoother, took words out I didn't need, things like that. I added a few bits here and there to the story too.
I've already written 17 chapters of this fic they're up on my old YYH page, but those are the old version I recommend you wait for the newer ones, they're cleaned up with new stuff. Your interest in this fic will determine where it goes from there.
Okay warnings and stuff.
I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, really I'd settle for just owning Hiei. I'd want Yukina too, they're like a match set, but sadly I don't own the cute little devils they belong to their respective owners.
This fic contains graphic sex between two men-Yaoi-, violence, angst, death, and more. If you don't like that or can't handle it, please don't read.
This fic contains referances to Greek and Japanese mythology, I apology's if I get anything wrong, neither is my culture I'm just fascinated by them. There are also references to both Yu Yu Hakusho movies and the TV series so its best if you've seen them first before you read this fic, it will make more sense and I won't spoil anything for you then.
There are multi pairings in this fic I won't give them away you'll have to read and find out. Also the fic switches between the past and present so things could get confusing for some chapters.
Anyway I think that's it. Please enjoy the fic. I take comments good and bad, bad are almost as good as good if the person can explain why it was bad and not just "I hate it, it sucks." Comments like that aren't welcomes, they're childish and I can't learn anything from them.
Thanks for reading, and thanks to those that reply in advance.
Ja ne
b-chan
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Meikai War
Hiei sighed softly into the pink satin bed sheets. The aroma of roses filled his nostrils, but not in an over powering way; no it was soft and strangely pleasant. His body ached in a sweet tortured way, proof of a long hard night with little true rest. Kami, he was tired, but the sun was shinning in his eyes forcing him awake. With a reluctant grunt he opened his ruby red gaze and slowly slid up into a seated position. Long slender arms wrapped tightly around his waist from behind, rendering him unable to move as the sleepy redhead pressed his face to the curve of the forbidden child's neck and inhaled deeply.
"Fox," said Hiei in a low tone, pulling against his hold. "Let go; it's morning."
"No," murmured the fox lazily licking the Koorime boy's throat, tongue playing over red bite marks on that snowy white skin. "If I let you go I'll have to spend the whole morning hunting you down again to have some more fun." With that said Kurama rolled on top of the petit demon, fitting himself snuggly between slender thighs and pinning Hiei down with his weight.
"Damn it fox! You have a one track mind!" shouted Hiei, now fully awake; he tried unsuccessful to shove the horny kitsune off. "What about school? Aren't you suppose to be there?"
"Nope," said Kurama, nuzzling the Koorime. "On vacation."
"Your mother then," growled Hiei pushing at Kurama's shoulders.
The fox smiled against the Koorime's skin. "On vacation." He chuckled softly as he heard his bedmate curse under his breath. "You're all mine today Hiei and there's no one around to protect you."
"Horny fox," said Hiei as the fox licked down his chest.
Both boys froze as a light tap was heard from Kurama's window.
"Kurama-san?!" came a familiar voice.
"Damn," cursed Kurama turning to look at the window where the outline of a girl with a long ponytail could be made out through the curtains. "Hey!" shouted Kurama as the Koorime took the opportunity provided to squirm out from underneath him. "Fine," said Kurama, grinning. "I'll get you later." He got up and pulled on a pair of sweat pants before going over to the window and opening it.
"Kurama-san," said Botan. "Sorry to wake you up so early in the morning."
"It's okay Botan," said Kurama running his hand through his long red hair. "I was already up."
"Well that's good, Koenma's got another case for you and the others. I'm going to go tell Kuwabara and Yusuke. Do you happen to know where I can find Hiei?"
Kurama had to bite the inside of his cheek to keep from smiling. "I have an idea."
"Good. Will you tell him to come to the Reikai? Koenma says this case is really important."
"Koeman thinks every case is really important, but sure I'll tell him," said Kurama.
"Thanks Kurama, I don't know how you manage to keep track of Hiei so well, but I'm glad you do. See you later," she called cheerfully and commanded her oar to levitate up. "Bye, bye!" she called before flying away.
"Another case," spoke a deep voice from behind the fox. Kurama turned with a smile which faded into a frowned.
"When did you have time to get your clothes back on?" demanded the fox looking at the completely clothed from head to toe fire demon.
Hiei snorted, "One track mind. Later, fox. You need to get dressed so we can go."
The fox pouted cutely and crossed his arms over his lean chest. A moment later a naughty smirk crossed his lips as he glanced at Hiei from the corner of his eye.
Hiei backed away knowing and not liking that look. "What?"
The fox coiled and pounced, landing on top of the petite fire demon who crashed flat on his back onto the bed.
"Kurama!" protested Hiei.
"We've got plenty of time. Botan still needs to wake up Yusuke and Kuwabara and knowing them that's going to take awhile."
"Why you oversexed-"
The Koorime's curses were silenced as the fox's lips sealed over his in a deep kiss. All the fight drained out of the petit demon, his muscles seemed to turn to water as the hot Youko on top of him moved to claim him once more. Slowly Hiei's hot blood came to a simmer, then a raging boil.
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Koenma chewed fiercely on the pacifier in his mouth while going over the papers in his hand. This was bad, how on earth had this happened 'again?' He'd spent a small fortune heightening the reikai treasury's security; well a hell of lot of good that'd done him he thought peevishly.
Looking up he saw Yusuke and Kuwabara ready and waiting for the other two members of their team to show up. Koenma turned his head as, at last, those two missing members opened the door to his office and stepped in.
"You're late," said Yusuke. "That's not like you Kurama."
The fox smiled. "I had to get Hiei to come with me."
The fire demon made a choking noise and glared at the fox, who gave him a sly wink.
"Fine, now that you're here we can get started," said Koenma. He picked up a remote and turned on the TV to display three items.
"Those are-!" said Yusuke staring at the images.
"Reikai's three treasures, the GhostSlayer sword, Mirror of UtterDark, and Ruffian's Sphere, " said Koenma.
"Why are you showing us these?" asked Kurama, staring at the images, remembering all too well how he and Hiei had stolen them and been captured by Yusuke long ago.
"Isn't it obvious? They've been stolen again," said Koenma. "But, that's not all," said the godling in a grave voice. "They took something else."
"Well, what is it?" demanded Yusuke. "Tell us so we can get it back with the other stuff."
Koenma turned to stared at Yusuke with very serious eyes. "Yusuke, this isn't a laughing matter, those thieves ran off with documents directly related to you and your team."
"What?!" shouted Kuwabara. "What do you mean, "documents directly related to" us?"
"What kind of documents Koenma?" asked Kurama. "Ones on our powers and fighting status?"
"No," said the godling. "I thought that would be the documents they took as well, but they're not. The documents they stole are extremely classified. They're the records of your past reincarnations."
"Past reincarnation?" said Kuwabara. "What good would that do them?"
"I'm not sure," said the Prince of Death swinging his chair to the side. "All I know is that the three treasures and at least one of you are connected to those thieves' goals, though how it all ties together is a mystery to me."
"Kurama, Hiei, what about you? You were both involved in the theft of the objects the first time. Can you think of anything?" asked Yusuke.
Kurama shook his head. "No, I thought they were broken."
Koenma coughed. "Well, they are treasures… my father insisted that they be repaired. Something about them having a very important history, but he won't tell me just what that was."
"Could you get him to tell you about their history? It might help us find what those thieves are after," said Kuwabara.
Koenma panicked, "No way. You guys don't know my dad. If he doesn't want to tell me then I'm not going to ask twice."
Yusuke sighed. "Do you have anything for us to go on?"
The godling nodded and pressed another button on his remote. The screen changed to reveal a male youkai. The youkai had long white hair down to his waist, dark brown skin, purple eyes, and fury stripped ears and tail. "This is Korin, he's a white bangle tiger-youkai mix. As far as we can tell he's the leader of the gang of thieves. He has no pervious convictions; class and powers unknown". The picture was replaced with one of a cute bunny demon. The demon had long wavy blond hair, big pink eyes, a curvy petit build with long black ears and a white fluffy tail. "His is Misuki."
"Wahhhh! What a cute bunny demon!" cried Kuwabara. He cleaned his throat, "Of course she pales in cuteness to the fair Yukina."
"As I was saying," growled Koenma. "This is Misuki, a bunny demon. She has a record as a thief and a trickster. Four pervious small conviction, nothing this big before today. Last recorded class C, no outstanding powers, skilled knife thrower." He pressed the button again. "This is Genma, a earth elemental. No convictions, class B, powers obviously earth." The screen showed a tall youkai of humanoid build only his skin appeared to be rough stone. He was covered with rocky muscles, a dark brown in color, with red eyes. "And, last this is Yoko, a common red Youko, with a list of crimes that goes on and on. She's never been caught; power level is uncertain," the picture showed a beautiful Youko with yellow eyes. Her hair went to her shoulder blades and she wore a brown leather jerkin cut to show her ample curves. "That's the four thieves the rest is unknown."
"That's it?" asked Yusuke. "That's not much to go on, Koenma."
"Hey, don't look at me like that," barked the godling. "It's not like they left a paper saying 'My goals are...'"
"Do you have any idea where they could possible be hidding?" asked Kurama.
"Yes, they're in the Ningenkai."
"The Ningenkai!" shouted Kuwabara. "Koenma, what do you think they'll do with those treasures in the Ningenkai?"
"Probably try and take it over," said Hiei calmly.
"Don't say that as if it were nothing, shrimp. We're the ones that are going to have to clean up after them!"
Hiei glared at Kuwabara. "Which is why we should stop wasting time and start looking for them." Without another word the Koorime boy turned and walked out of the office.
"Hey! Don't leave when someone is talking to you! Rude little shrimp!" shouted Kuwabara.
"I'll go with him. It'll be faster if we spilt up and safer if we have a partner. Let's meet back at Genkai's temple around noon if nothing shows up."
"Right," said Yusuke. "Come on, Kuwabara," said the teen, grabbing his friend and pulling him out the door.
Once he was alone Koenma frowned and looked back down at the papers before him. What could a bunch of thieves want with a list of every reincarnation Yusuke and his team had ever had? And why did they steal the three treasures? There had to be a connection!
"George!"
The blue oni came running into the room. "Yes, Koenma-sama? You called!?" he shouted stopping in front of the chibi god.
"George, I want you go through the back-up copies of Yusuke, Hiei, Kuwabara, and Kurama's reincarnation files and see if at any time they were ever in contact with any of the three treasures."
"But Koenma! That could take days, months, even years!" shouted the blue oni.
"Don't argue with me. Just do it!" shouted Koenma.
The blue oni ran out of the office in terror.
"What could possible be the connection," wondered the godling out loud.
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"Korin-sama!" called the cute little bunny girl. "Korin-sama, when will I get to see your dragon?! Ne! Ne!" nagged the girl demon.
"Shut up Misuki," growled Korin. "We're a long way away from seeing my dragon."
"But you let Genma-san and Yoko-san see him. I want to see him, too! You're so mean Korin-sama!"
He shifted through the files, trying to concentrate on finding the one he wanted, but the damn bunny girl was hopping all over the place driving him insane. "Will you hold still, Misuki! I can't concentrate with you leaping about!"
"But I'm bored!" whined the bunny girl. "When will you give me something to do Korin-sama?"
Korin growled just like the tiger demon he was and threw the folders at her. He leapt up in a fury baring sharp fangs at her.
"Korin," said Yoko, the red youko. "She doesn't know any better. You know that. Now you've scattered all the papers. Korin-?"
The Tiger demon wasn't looking at the pretty red youko. His eyes were fixed on a paper that lay on the ground. He bent over and lifted it up, a wicket grin spread wide on his face. "Bingo."
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Kurama glanced at his watch and sighed. "Hiei!" he called up at the treetops.
There was a pause, then a flash of black, and the short fire demon stood by his side.
"What?" he asked.
"I told Yusuke we'd meet him at Genkai's temple around noon if we didn't find anything."
"Hn, waste of time," said the Koorime looking around.
"I know, but perhaps they found something for us to go on. Besides, I could use a snack," said the fox stretching. "I only had a small fire demon for breakfast."
"Small," said Hiei narrowing his eyes at Kurama.
The fox laughed. "Not where it counts Hiei," he said ruffling the demon's hair.
Hiei snorted and stepped out of the kitsune's reach. "Stupid fox." The youkai was gone the next moment.
Kurama smiled to himself and started off in the direction of the temple. He arrived to see Yusuke and Kuwabara already there.
"Did you find anything?" asked Yusuke walking up to him.
Kurama shook his head. "Sorry Yusuke."
"Where's Hiei?" asked the raven-haired teen.
"Right there," said Kurama, pointing up a tree.
Yusuke shaded his eyes and glanced up to see the Koorime perched high on a tree branch looking down at something. Yusuke followed the Koorime's gaze and his eyes landed on Yukina. He smiled at the two, then grinned as Kuwabara came out of the temple with a cry of "YUKINA-SAN!"
The bunny demon looked around from her position in the low bushes. She spotted the group of people that Korin told her they'd find the one needed to achieve their goals in. The problem was she'd forgotten which one it was!
"Stupid, stupid," she muttered under her breath. The plan had been for her to sneak up on the one they needed, knock him out before the others knew what was happening, and then Yoko would help her get away with him while Genma caused a distraction.
"Damn it! Which one was it?!" she hissed under her breath. Was it the tall carrot-top by the Koorime? The short fire demon up in the tree? The slender redhead? Or the black-haired teen? She yanked on her long fury ears in frustration. She could make a guess and if she was wrong Yoko could help her get the right one. She got a sense for the four and made a choice. Misuki pulled out a long wire tread with a silver needle on the end of it. She twirled it in a tight circle, took aim, and threw.
"Let's get some tea," said Kurama moving towards the temple.
"I'd rather have a soda," said Yusuke, moving to follow him. He was stopped short as a thin wire thread wrapped around his sides, pinning his arms down. Before he could make a cry to alert the others he was yanked back into the bushes, the air knocked out of him when he landed. He groaned and looked up to see a girl in a playboy bunny suit standing over him.
"Wait a minute- that's not a suit!" shouted Yusuke right before the bunny girl pulled out a large mallet and slammed it down on his head.
"Misuki, you moron!" hissed Yoko from her hiding placed. "That's the wrong one!"
"Oops," said the bunny girl sticking her tongue out.
"Yusuke?" Kurama turned around when he didn't get an answer from asking the teen if he liked rose tea. "Yusuke?" asked Kurama, looking around.
"You dumby!" hissed Yoko. "How could you get the wrong one!"
"I'm sorry. I got confused," said the bunny girl, ears drooping. She toed Yusuke. "At least he's out cold. With the hit I gave him he should be out for the next couple of hours."
"That really hurt," said Yusuke sitting up with a wince.
"Eek!" squeaked the bunny girl. "Are you human or not?"
"Misuki!" growled Yoko.
The bunny girl raised up her hammer and whacked Yusuke again on the head.
"OUCH! OUCH!" hollered the teen as the girl continued to smack him, frustrated at her inability to kill the boy.
"Yoko! He won't die!" she cried, swinging her mallet like mad.
"Idiot!" snapped Yoko, moving to go help the dumb blond. She snapped her head to the side and just leapt out of the way as a long thorned whip slashed at her.
"You," said Yoko watching Kurama as he recoiled his whip. She grinned, "Youko Kurama." She reached into her long red hair and pulled out a long silver ribbon streamer.
Kurama narrowed his eyes at the red fox demon.
Hiei snapped his ruby gaze over to his side as he felt a jump in youki. He ripped off the bandana covering his jagan and peered off into the brush. With the third eye it was easy to make out four powers: Yusuke's, Kurama's, and two others clashing in combat.
Hiei leapt down landing right in front of a very surprised Kuwabara who had been spouting bad poetry in an attempt to woo Yukina.
"Oi! You shrimp! Watch where you're landing!" shouted Kuwabara from his place on the ground.
"Yusuke and Kurama are in trouble," said Hiei, then disappeared in a blur of black.
"What?!" shouted Kuwabara. He moved to follow the speedy fire demon, but was knocked back down by a strike from the back. With a growl he turned around to see a rock he'd been standing by had shaped a massive arm and struck him.
"What in the world?" said Kuwabara. "Wah!" he cried as the large rock began to move and take on a humanoid shape.
"Yukina!" shouted Kuwabara, grabbing the Koorime girl he shoved her behind him.
"Kazuma?" said Yukina in a frightened voice.
"What is it?" he said out loud as the demon made itself into a male body and glared at him.
"A earth demon. An elemental like the Koorime, only for rock and soil," said Yukina from behind Kuwabara.
"Well, then, never fear, fair Yukina! I, Kazuma Kuwabara, shall slay this demon! Yah!" shouted Kuwabara running forward.
"No, Kazuma, wait!" shouted Yukina, but too late as the human slammed his fist into the elemental's stomach. They both held still a moment, then Kuwabara lowered his head and laughed a little before jumping back clutching his hand with a cry. He stuck his hand between his legs and hopped up and down.
"Kazuma, I meant to tell you that earth elementals are made out of rock," said Yukina.
"Ah, I knew that," said Kuwabara straightening. He held out his fist to the side. "All right, lets see how you do against this! Rei ken!"
A blazing sword of reiki formed in Kuwabara's hand.
Yusuke struck out his leg and swept the bunny girl off her feet. He then tightened his muscles and channeled his power, snapping the fine wire binding him. The bunny girl stopped her panicked attack and pulled out another thread and needle. She began twirling it to the side in a tight circle.
"Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're a girl," said Yusuke eyeing the bunny girl.
She laughed low and grinned at him. The girl demon snapped up her needle, aiming straight at Yusuke.
"Too easy!" laughed Yusuke, moving to the side. The bunny girl made a gesture with her hand and Yusuke had to dodge again as the needle flew past on his other side.
"Damn," cursed Yusuke as the needle continued to loop about him, barely missing its mark.
The bunny girl then laughed and leapt up over a tree branch, pulling on the thread as she did so.
Yusuke cried out in shock and pain as the fine thread tightened around his wrists, ankles, and throat.
The bunny girl laughed even harder and began tugging on the thread. "Dance, my puppet, dance!" she laughed, the tugging caused his limbs to move up and down.
Kurama leapt up as the red Youko's ribbon screamed past him cutting clean through a thick oak tree that he had been standing in front of. The tree fell with a crash.
"Hold still!" shouted Yoko snapping her ribbon up at the fox. Kurama leaned his weight forward and flipped, the silver ribbon narrowly missing him. The silver fox landed on his feet and snapped his own whip, wrapping her around the feet. One good tug made her fall on her fluffy red tail. Kurama reached out to the plant life all around them and vines began to grow up, wrapping around the red fox.
"Nice try but-" the red fox burst into flames. Quickly, she rolled back up to her feet. "I'm a fire fox. You'll have to do better then that."
Yusuke gasped in pain as the thread around his throat tightened breaking through the skin to cause a small trail of blood to run down his neck. "Damnit," cursed the teen and power started forming around his finger.
The bunny girl laughed tugging on the thread harder. "Just where do you think you're aiming?" She pulled the string making Yusuke's arm point straight up.
Yusuke grinned and the bunny girl blinked in confusion.
"Rei gun!" shouted the teen. The blast easily snapped the branch that the girl had jumped over. It fell and struck her, sending her flying backward onto the ground.
"Ouch! You've bruised my bottom!" whined the girl from her position on the ground.
"That's not all I'm going to bruise," growled Yusuke raising up his fists.
The bunny girl screamed and leapt away as Yusuke charged at her punching a hole in the ground where she'd been sitting only a moment ago.
"Genma-san! Help me!" she cried running away.
Kurama's whip slashed out, Yoko's ribbon did the same, and the two weapons became tangled. Kurama ground his teeth and fought to hold on to his whip as the red Youko pulled on her ribbon trying to either free it or disarm him.
The red youko grinned suddenly and before Kurama could react red fire was running along both weapons toward him.
Kurama fell hard on his butt, wincing as he landed. He opened his eyes to see Hiei's familiar black form standing in front of him glaring at the red fox with his blade drawn.
"Gee, thanks Hiei. Cut the whip without telling me…" said the fox moving to stand back up.
"Your own fault for being careless," said Hiei, never taking his eyes off the red fox in front of them.
The red youko took a few steps back. She cursed before turning tail and running away.
Hiei grinned and was about to run after the fox to hunt her down when a girl's scream was heard off in the distance.
"Yukina," said Hiei eyes widening slightly. The next second he was gone. Kurama also ran in the direction of the scream.
Kuwabara slammed hard into the solid tree that Hiei had been perched in but a moment ago. Growling, he pushed off of it and wiped the blood from his lip. That rock elemental packed one hell of a punch.
"I grow tired of this," said the elemental, kneeling on the ground he thrust his arm up to the elbow into it.
The ground beneath their feet began to shake and Kuwabara stumbled. The ground broke up, sections sinking others jutted up into the air. One space of ground pushed up right next to a tall tree causing it to tilt and fall. The small Koorime girl looked up to see branches closing down on her and screamed.
"Yukina!" shouted Kuwabara shoving the girl out of the way, putting himself in the path of danger. The tree fell right on top of him with a crash.
"Ka-kazuma," said Yukina with wide eyes. "Kazuma! Kazuma!" she cried crawling towards the fallen tree and pulling at the branches to see if she could find the carrot-top. She stopped and gasped as a large stone hand reached out and wrapped around her delicate form, lifting her off the ground.
"Are you the one?" said the rock demon, bringing her forward and taking hold of her chin with his other hand. "You bear some of the characteristics to the one we're looking for." The elemental glared hard at her face as Yukina shook with fear.
The next second Yukina found herself falling. The wind was knocked out of her as she hit the ground still held tight in rock. She opened her red eyes to see that the rock elemental's arm had been severed with her still in it causing it to turn to mere stone. She looked up to see a black form moving about the giant rock demon who was trying to grab a hold of the flying figure.
"Hiei-san!" said Yukina recognizing the boy in black as he stopped for a moment to strike at the rock elemental.
Yukina gave a small cry as the tree next to her began to lift off the ground.
Kuwabara grunted as he stood up lifting the tree with him, blood caked the side of his face where several branches had scrapped him. He yelled as he threw the tree right at the rock demon.
Hiei caught the moving object out of the corner of his eye and leapt straight up as it flew past him slamming into the rock demon. He grin turned to a gasp of shock as the tree simply snapped in half around the rock demon's form.
"Genma-san!!!" came a cry and everyone looked to see a bunny girl running towards them. She leapt right up on the rock demon's shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck. Seconds later a cursing Yusuke and Kurama came running up to them.
"Yo, you brat, come down here and fight!" shouted Yusuke at the cowering girl.
"Misuki, you screwed up," said the rock demon in an emotionless voice.
"I'm sorry," whimpered the girl.
"We will retreat for now," said the rock demon. As he said that he knelt back down and put his missing arm against the ground. With a grunt he pulled it back up with a new rock arm attached. When he stood up a black portal opened up behind the two.
"Wait!" shouted Yusuke running forward, but the two stepped into the portal and it closed after them. "Damn!" shouted Yusuke, slamming his fist into the ground. "We almost had them!"
"YUKINA-SAN!" shouted Kuwabara, kneeling down beside the Koorime girl still trapped in stone shaped like a closed fist about her small frame. "Don't worry, I'll get you out of there." He raised up his fist to strike the stone and shatter it to a million pieces, but was stopped by Kurama.
"Wait, even if you can break a normal stone like that, there may still be some of that rock demon's youki in this stone." The fox dropped down beside the trapped koorime and placed a hand on the stone to feel for any leftover power in it. "You could crush Yukina if you're not careful."
A look of dread crossed Kuwabara's face.
Kurama reached into his hair and pulled out a small seed, placing it in-between the Koorime girl and the stone. He smiled at her. "Yukina, this may feel a little weird, but I promise you it won't hurt."
The koorime nodded her head and Kurama began channeling his power into the small seed, commanding it to grow. The seed sprouted and grew into the rock, branching out in the spaces between the girl and the stone. Once the fox was sure that the plant was done growing, he turned to Kuwabara. "Okay, now you can go ahead."
"What? Are you sure it won't hurt her?" said Kuwabara, looking with concern at the trapped girl.
Kurama smiled and nodded his head.
"Okay," said Kuwabara, going over to stand in front of the stone. "You'd better be right, Kurama, cause if you're not…" said the teen, pulling up his sleeve. "You'll get the same treatment." The fox only smiled warmly and motioned for Kuwabara to go ahead. The carrot-top took a deep breath and pulled back his fist, slamming it with all his might into the stone. It cracked and fell apart to reveal the Koorime girl, now wrapped in a mess of roots. Kurama placed a hand on her and the plant returned to a seed: Yukina was free. The fox picked up the seed and put it back in his hair, "I may need this for later," said the kitsune glancing at Hiei.
The fire demon snorted and looked away while Kuwabara helped the ice demon up and led her into the temple.
"Yusuke," said Kurama. "What happened?"
"That little pest grabbed me from behind," said Yusuke not looking too happy. "She was trying to knock me out, I think," said the teen, rubbing his head in remembrance.
"Tried to knock you out?" said the fox raising an eyebrow.
"Strange that they should come to find us," said Hiei. "Koenma must be right: they're after one of us."
"Which one?" asked Yusuke.
They were all silent for a moment.
"Could be any one of us," said Kurama. "You and Hiei are both heirs to a third of the Makai. I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of you."
"No more then you," said Hiei looking at the fox. "Yomi still wants you as his heir."
"Maybe they want Kuwabara for his rei ken again. That rock demon did attack him first," said Yusuke.
"That red Youko seemed determined to get you," said Hiei glancing at the fox.
"Why Hiei, I didn't know you cared," said Kurama.
The fire demon glared at the fox. "I'm serious."
Kurama sighed. "I know you are Hiei. Perhaps they're after me. I've stolen enough stuff and pissed off enough people to have someone come all the way to the Ningenkai to find me."
"Then we still have no idea which one of us they're after," said Yusuke.
Kuwabara returned the side of his face healed, most likely by Yukina. "Well, did you guys find any clues?" he asked.
Kurama sadly shook his head.
"Damn… then what are we going to do? I don't want to just sit here and wait for them to show up again," said Kuwabara, punching the palm of his hand.
"Yusuke!" shouted a female voice.
Everyone looked up as a blue-haired girl on an oar flew down to land in front of them.
"Botan," said Yusuke. "What is it? Did you find something?"
Botan looked around. "Wow, did you guy have a fight around here or what?"
"Never mind that! Why are you here?!" demanded Yusuke.
"Koenma had some oni go through the back-up files that those thieves took and they found a point in Kurama's file where he had access to all three of the treasures… and I'm not talking about in this life time."
"Really?! Well then, what did you learn?" asked Yusuke.
Botan twiddled with her fingers, "Well, you see, all that information is classified Yusuke. Koenma didn't tell me the details."
Yusuke groaned and slapped a hand over his face. "Then how is this information helpful to us!"
"Don't yell at me!" said Botan. "Koenma wants you to return to his office so he can reveal it to you without any one else hearing."
"Fine!" barked the teen. "Lets go then."