Chapter 5: Rescued!

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~NORMAL POV~

Kurama groaned, slowly pushing himself upright, but yelped as a sharp pain in his chest caught him off-guard. The thick green sleeping bag slowly slid off his shoulders, exposing him to the cold. But surprisingly, the small cave was warm, and Kurama found out why when he saw a tarp stretched over the entrance. Next to him, a warm fire burned brightly, its flames jumping and dancing. How'd I get here? He wondered, blinking at the fire.

"Hey! Kurama's awake!" The mentioned looked up at an all too familiar voice and saw Kuwabara, followed by Yusuke, coming over.

"You okay, Kurama?" Yusuke asked, pointing to the fox's chest. "Man, you were pretty beat up when we found you." And Kurama finally noticed his chest had been messily wrapped in bandages.

"I- I think so… Where's Hiei?" Kurama asked, snapping to attention at his friend's disappearance. Yusuke responded with a pained look.

"To tell you the truth… we don't know. He was gone when we got there." Kurama inwardly grimaced. He tried to get in a standing position, but Yusuke firmly brought his hands down on his shoulders.

"What? Yusuke, let me go." Yusuke plainly shook his head.

"No way. I don't care how well you think you are; you're not going anywhere till that wound heals." Kurama glared a very Hiei-ish glare.

"I will repeat: let me go, Yusuke." Same response. Kurama finally gave up, slumping back onto the cave ground. He watched the fire burn with little interest, before turning back to Yusuke. "Did you have any luck finding Tsuaigo?" Yusuke gave the answer in the negative.

"Nada. The signal's too faint for even Kuwabara to detect and with Hiei gone…" Yusuke trailed off. "What happened to him, anyhow?" Kurama sighed.

"Demons you'd never expect." He bemusedly watched the spirit detective's expression change from upset to utterly baffled.

"Huh?"

"Koorime." Yusuke's eyes widened in disbelief.

"K-Koorime? But… but…" Yusuke changed tactics. "Why?" Kurama shook his head.

"As of that, I am clueless. All I know is they want information from him, though why they chose Hiei I have no idea." Yusuke sighed.

"Great. Now we have TWO things to complete. As if Tsuaigo wasn't enough, now Hiei's captured!" Kurama started a shrug, but stopped as his ribcage throbbed in protest.

"Koorime aren't that powerful; the only attack that you've got to watch out for is the Heart of Ice. That has paralyzing abilities, but I don't think all Koorimes can use it…"  Yusuke looked up.

"Was that what brought you and Hiei down?" he inquired, quirking an eyebrow. Kurama gave a single nod.

"As far as Hiei's concerned, I think we should find him first before facing Tsuaigo. And we've got to hurry."

"Why?" Kurama gritted his teeth and showed a look of disdain; like he could taste something horrible in his mouth.

"Once they've gotten all needed information from him…" Kurama hesitated.

"Yeah?"

"They'll kill him." Yusuke's eyes widened to an unbelievable size.

"What?" He asked hoarsely. "I thought you said Koorime didn't HAVE attacks…" Kurama sighed.

"They don't."

"Then how...?"

"They're still ice demons; they have the ability to freeze."

But then, as if remembering something, Yusuke gave a small sigh of relief, almost. Kurama raised an eyebrow.  

"What?" Yusuke grinned.

"Don't forget, this is Hiei we're talking about. He'll never talk, no matter what!" Kurama glowered at Yusuke.

"Koorime are experts in torture. I hardly think even Hiei could resist for long." Yusuke's grin evaporated, only to be replaced by a look of pure horror.

"Kisama… We've got to get him out of there!" Kurama sighed, turning his gaze from Yusuke's eyes to the dancing fire.

"Even then… it may be too late…" But this did nothing save raising Yusuke's temper.

"Listen, I don't care how late it is; Hiei is still Hiei, and if we have to drag him out in pieces, we will!" Kurama stared, shocked at Yusuke's grotesque remark. "Don't give up on him yet, Kurama. You never know, he'll surprise you." Kurama gave a small grin and nodded, showing his approval.

"Alright, let's go." But Yusuke shook his head.

"No way, you're staying here." Kurama would've fallen back in shock, had he not been lying on the floor already.

"What? Why?" Yusuke stared at him as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Which, considering what he had said earlier, it probably was.

"That wound is going to kill you if you don't stay down. Me and Kuwabara will go, you stay and watch for Tsuaigo." Kurama, surprised at Yusuke's plan of action, agreed, before pulling the sleeping bag up around his shoulders again. He watched Yusuke talk to Kuwabara, before walking out the cave entrance. Kurama grew a bit groggy, but before the duo left, he made one last remark.

"Yusuke, you might want to hurry up!" Yusuke stuck his head back into the warm cave.

"Huh? Why?" Kurama let a sly smile show.

"Because the sooner you find Hiei, the sooner we can find Tsuaigo, and the sooner we can get back to Ningenkai."

"Why?" Kurama almost laughed out loud.

"I doubt Keiko and Yukina are very pleased." Kurama watched his friend's face pale at the mention of the girls, and he rushed out.

"Kuwabara! We'd better get this over fast, you hear!?" Kurama chuckled, and settled down. He slowly gave in to his drowsiness, and soon fell fast asleep.

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AN: Okay, That sucked, but I had a really bad writer's block. I'm sorry!! Next chap will be better, I promise! Merry Christmas, Silverkitsune568!!!

~Koganeiro Kitsune