DMG: I am SOOOO sorry for the long wait for the update! I was suffering from a MAJOR writer's block, and once I got rid of that, I suffered from a serious lack of inspiration. *sighs* How depressing. But, yes, I AM back in the YYH game! *waves little flag*

No, my plans to snatch the copyrights to Yu Yu Hakusho have been foiled YET AGAIN. I still don't own it. What a bummer.

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*When we left off, Kuwabara was fighting the first demon, which had no weapons and no distinct species, and Kai took on the second one, which was canine in appearance and had a large chain scythe (like the one Kamatari had in Rurouni K)*

            "I still hope we made the right decision when we left them behind," Yusuke worried.

            "I thought we went over this already," said Hiei, annoyed.

            "Focus on the task at hand," Kurama said, for what must have been the fifth time in three minutes.

            "Well, if you guys say so…"

            "You're beginning to sound like an old woman."

            "Hey!"

            "It's true."

            Kurama shook his head as they hurried along the winding corridor. "Now you both sound like bickering children," he said.

            "Hn," Hiei said, and caught up to Kurama, to resume glaring at him.

            Yusuke pouted.

            Hiei and Kurama suddenly stopped short. Yusuke, who, as usual, wasn't paying attention, walked straight into them.

            "Ow!" he said.

            "It appears we have met our third challenger," Kurama observed calmly.

            "Hn." (guess who ^_^' )

            (I think I'll leave you hanging now. I know you're absolutely DYING to know how Kuwabaka is fairing)

            Kuwabara and the anonymous demon were evenly matched in both strength and intelligence, which isn't saying much for either of them. However, this led to a bit of a stalemate.

            "Come on, can't you do any better than that?" gasped Kuwabara, who was bleeding rather heavily and had bruises all over his body.

            "You're pathetic even for a weak human!" the youkai snarled, baring sadly short fangs.

            Oh, dear. Battle of the idiots.

            "Fine then!" said Kuwabara, striking a heroic pose. "I'll finish you off! SPIRIT SWORD!!!!!!"

            And, with an oddly demented yell that sounded strangely like a dying cow Kuwabara charged the demon with his last stand. (*dum, da dum!!)

            Kuwabara ran straight at the demon, much like a rabid bull would do. The demon snarled once again and readied his dull claws.

            "DIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" And with that, the rei ken slashed the demon down the middle.

(Kami, what a horrible action sequence!)

            Kai, however, was also locked dead in battle. Her bright eyes narrowed in concentration. She hadn't broken a sweat yet, but neither had her opponent. She dodged the heavy ball at the end of the chain. It whistled by her, ruffling her hair and reminding the neko what a close call it had been. 'I'm faster,' she thought. 'If he can't hit me he can't do anything…'

            On the flip side, if he _did_ manage to hit her, by chance, it would be the end. That weapon was heavy enough to be fatal even if it was only a glancing blow. And, even though he couldn't hit her, she had so far not gotten close enough to score much on him. It was going to be a tedious fight.

            The demon watched the neko girl with new respect in its sharp eyes. He hadn't hit her yet. No fight had ever lasted this long before. He too, would have to be far more careful…

            Kai backed against a wall, chest heaving. She noticed her location and thought… "Oh, shit!'

(I could be really really really mean and end it. I could.)

            Kai thought of an incredibly desperate move. The scythe blade was coming down, she only had a few seconds…here it was…she swung the katana. 'Don't break! PLEASE don't break!' The chain wrapped around her sword. Kai whirled the sword and threw it across the room. Aided by the extra weight of the chain, it swung in a heavy arc and threw the demon off balance.

            'Now…' she thought desperately. Kai darted as fast as she could behind the demon. While he was still distracted by the off balance of his weapon, she pulled her belt knife and advanced. Suddenly she leapt, landing on the demon's back. He turned a second too late, and the Kai drove the keen blade into the back of his neck, killing him instantly.

(*whew* That was tiring!)

            "I will fight this one," Hiei stated. It was not a question.

            Yusuke gave him a worried look. "Are you sure? That thing's freakin' huge!"

            "What is with you today and being a mother hen?" Hiei snapped back. "I said I would fight it, and I will."

            Kurama shook his head, and gave them each a long-suffering look. Did they really have to go at it like that all the time?

(Yes, Kurama-chan, they do)

            "Go on ahead," said Hiei.

            Kurama nodded and continued, dragging Yusuke along with him. (Now that's an interesting mental picture, is it not? Almost like Kurama cursing… *giggles*

            Hiei faced the dragon, and smirked. It was not a large one, contrary to whatever Yusuke thought. He had fought larger and stronger models of the species, and knew how to handle them.

            It hissed, steam curling beneath its fangs.

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DMG: I feel like stopping here. I'm sick… Sorry that this chappie isn't up to the usual standards.

Before I forget, my friend wants to send a message to all InuYasha fans out there: 

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DMG: *grumbles* I can't believe I'm advertising… but, hey it works both ways. She says she's not getting enough reviews. Poor baby! Gomen ne for the short chappie!