Chapter 2: Once in Makai...

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Well, except for Tsuaigo. But he's my OC.

Okay, see, this isn't SUPPOSED to be Yaoi, but if you can think of it as Yaoi if you want to. I've given up trying to make people think other than what they want to. Hey, it's YOUR messed up head.

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"AAARGH!" This scream, coming from the mouth of Yusuke Urameshi, spirit detective, bounced in the icy regions of Makai and was followed shortly by a- PHLUMP! And an: "OW! DAMMIT! Can't Botan find anyplace soft for us to land in?" The irony of all this, however, was that there was in fact something soft to land in. Three feet deep snow. Yusuke stood up, gingerly wiping his face free of the dirt and snow.

"URAMESHI, MOVE!" Yusuke looked up... before meeting violently with the ground again. Ground, meet Yusuke. Yusuke, meet Ground.

"GET OFFA ME, STUPID!" The spirit detective shouted, shoving Kuwabara off him, before scrambling off the frozen ground.

"YUSUKEIWOULDSUGGESTYOUMOVERIGHTNOWBEFORE-" PHLUMP! Yusuke, I believe you've already met Ground before. "Eh... sorry, Yusuke." Kurama leapt up, looking in the now Yusuke-sized hole in the ground. The detective himself stood up, didn't even bother to brush the dirt and snow off him, and ran as far as he could before Hiei landed. Which, considering the fact they were thigh deep in snow, was not a lot. Yusuke looked up, saw Hiei falling headfirst, and sighed, preparing for the impact... which never came.

"Hn. You ningens are clumsy, too, above all things." The fire Jaganshi landed softly in the snow, coming stomach deep in it. He grimaced a bit, but remained as neutral as possible.

"Its cold." Three sweatdropping heads turned towards Kuwabara, who was dancing up and down trying to bring the feeling back into his toes. Kurama, suddenly realizing his own cold, nodded mutely.

"Do not be surprised. This is the Tsuaigo's territory, and he is an ice demon, after all." At this point, the therefore mentioned fox sighed and wrapped his arms around himself, trying to keep warm. "I just wish I brought something warm, that's all." Yusuke, being the arrogant idiot that he is, laughed and let a grin plaster itself on his face.

"You guys are weak! I feel fine; it's not that cold!" But at that, a small, smug chuckle came from the black clad member of the group.

"Are you really that sure? Your face is turning blue, detective." As Hiei spoke up, Kurama looked worriedly at him.

"Hiei, are you alright? You're probably the worst one off in the whole group; you're a fire demon." The mentioned gave a contemptuous snort, followed by an icy glare. Yes, a fire demon, with Koorime blood. Hiei sent the telepathic message and watched Kurama give him a skeptical look, but at insistence, the fox dropped it. "So I guess we'd better get going, ne?" Kurama wandered off to a new subject, counting the votes. Two nods and a "Hn".

"Let's go!" Yusuke shouted, taking a running start... then tripping and falling flat on his face. By now, Ground and Yusuke were becoming very good friends.

"Hn. The ice regions of Makai are filled with cracks and ridges. Be careless and you end up just like the detective." Hiei scoffed, carefully stepping over Yusuke.

"Hey, how do you know about this place, shrimp?" Hiei stiffened, then whirled around to face the tall ningen. "I just know." And Kuwabara was silenced by the infamous death glare.

"Let's get going, shall we?" Kurama desperately asked, trying to find some way to keep from freezing his feet off.

"Hn."

ONE HOUR LATER...

"Oi, I'm tired!" Yusuke sighed, flopping down into the snow. Kurama sighed, turned around to check on their progress, and found the original Yusuke-shaped hole in the ground three meters from where they were. Great. At this rate, Tsuaigo may as well come find us. He thought, but said nothing, only reacting by helping Yusuke to his feet.

The proud detective leaned on his friend's shoulder, trying to recuperate from the effort of dragging himself through the snow. The fox turned around to check on Hiei and Kuwabara, only to find the latter standing. Actually, bending over with his hands in the snow.

"Um... Kuwabara? What are you doing?"

"Ahhh... Shrimp passed out a while ago. I'm still trying to find him." Kurama, alarmed, dropped Yusuke and practically dove into the snow, fishing around for Hiei. Being a fire demon, he has an unusually high temperature. That means Hiei feels about 2 times colder than everyone else; the cold affects him more. Having a bit of Koorime blood enabled him to survive this long, but he would eventually pass out.

"Aha!" Kurama felt something warm and resilient against the cold snow, and pulled the unconscious Jaganshi up by his arm. "Hiei? Hiei? You hear me? Makai to Hiei!" Kurama felt around his friend's wrist, desperately trying to locate a pulse, and later gave a small sigh of relief, feeling the faint pulse beating against his fingertips.

"Hey! Hey! There!" Kurama turned his head at Yusuke's shout. Following the detective's fingertip, he found it led to a cave. "Shelter! I found shelter!" Yusuke shouted proudly, running towards it. This, as we all know, has the effect of... falling flat on his face. But Yusuke couldn't have cared less. He leapt back up and finished his sprint towards the cave. "Here! Here! Its warmer in the back!" At the mention of heat, Kuwabara ran off, leaving Kurama to carry Hiei. The fox let him lean heavily on his shoulder, and gingerly began his walk to the cave.

In the cave, Yusuke had somehow succeeded in creating a fire. Walking to the cave opening, he saw Kurama limping towards him with Hiei on his shoulder. Yusuke waved at them, and Kurama waved back. Yusuke mouthed for Kurama to be careful, that that was the place where he had tripped. Kurama nodded, stepped forward, before disappearing into the snow with a yelp. Yusuke blinked and rubbed his eyes, waiting for them to reappear. But they didn't.

Yusuke, alarmed at this point, rushed out to where they disappeared, but skidded to a stop. He barely managed to prevent himself from going over the edge of a blackened hole. Right where Kurama had disappeared.

"Oh shit."

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BWAHAHAHAA!!!!!! CLIFFIE!! So, will Kurama and Hiei get out of the hole? What about Tsuaigo? Will he attack anytime soon? Find out in tomorrow's chapter! Once again, Merry Christmas SilverKitsune568!

~Koganeiro Kitsune