Okay, this idea just popped into my head and I just HAD to write it. It's......strange. Yeah. Oh, and if you're looking for a disclaimer, sorry, I'm all out. Next Time. Flames are accepted and expected! For no apparent reason!
~A Different Kind of Ordinary~
~#~Chapter One~#~
It was cold out. And very dark. But Hiei didn't mind, of corse. He had become bored and did not feel like rest that night, so he decided to take a "stroll" through the forest near Genkai's temple. A "stroll" being leaping from branch to branch in hoping to find a stray demon to kill. Hiei landed on a high tree top over looking a dark clearing. He suddenly sensed a strange, warped energy emitting from the field below. He drew his katana and jumped, expecting a fight.
But he didn't land on solid ground.
Hiei fell and was instantly surrounded by green energy. His body felt as if it were falling upwards and he began to feel sick. Abruptly, he landed on soft grass. But it was no longer night, it was the middle of a sunny day. And Hiei was no longer in a forest, but an empty park.
"Ug...my head..." he groaned to himself, "Where-?" but before he could ask his question, he heard footsteps. Not wanting to be seen, he leaped into the closest tree for cover. He could feel a familiar, yet unrecognizable energy below him. He moved the branches to see who it was, but did not believe his eyes. It was him. Or, rather, a person or thing that looked EXACTLY like him. Except, he was wearing ningen clothes (an embarrassingly bright yellow sweater and blue jeans to be precise) and.........glasses?!
/What in Makai?!?/ Hiei thought to himself.
~#~#~#~
It was about five p.m. Friday night, and Kurama was diligently studying for his up-coming exams. It was hard catching up in school after he had been gone at the Dark Tournament, but he managed. As he was looking over the Law of Cosines, he heard a knock at his bedroom door.
"Come in," he called. Shiori, his mom, poked her head in the room.
"Hi, honey. One of your friends is here to see you, " she informed him.
"Thanks, 'Kassan. You can send him in," Kurama smiled.
"Well, actually, it's a her," Shiori told her son as she opened the door all the way. Kurama was very surprised to see Botan, in her school girl outfit, standing next to his mother.
"Thank you very much, Mrs.....er....Minamino! This won't take long!" Botan assured Kurama's mom. Shiori hesitated, not sure if she should leave a girl in the room, but she knew that Shuichi wouldn't do anything wrong. She closed the door and went down to the kitchen.
"Botan, is something the matter?" Kurama asked the ferry girl.
"Well, nothing TOO important, but I'd like to know if you've seen Hiei around lately," she asked.
"Not for a few weeks," he told her, "Why?"
"Oh, I was afraid of that. You see, NO ONE has seen Hiei for the last week," Botan informed him, "I mean, I know he doesn't socialize much, but to completely disappear? He's not even showing up on the Rekai Radar."
"Perhaps he just went to Makai," suggested the kitsune.
"Well, that's what we thought at first, but there haven't been any portals open to Makai for a while now," said Botan, "Although....."
"Although?"
Botan plopped herself on the bed, looking worried.
"Although, there was something really strange near Genkai's temple. It was sorta like a portal. We haven't really had the time to check it out, and we didn't even consider it as part of Hiei's disappearance. Oh, this is getting confusing," Botan shook her head. Before Kurama could say anything, something in Botan's pocket began to beep. She took out the communication mirror that she gave Yusuke in his third mission. A troubled voice groaned on the other end.
"Oh, something wrong, Koenma-sama?" Botan asked as she saw the small toddler.
"Something's very wrong!" he replied, "We have just received some new information on the portal near Genkai's and-"
The blue oni standing next to Koenma cleared his throat. "Actually, sir, I gave that to you several days ago, but-"
"Quiet, ogre!!" the toddler hit his servant, "Now, what was I was saying before I was rudely interrupted?"
"The portal?" edged Botan.
"Oh, right! Well, I'm in a rush right now, but get the gang and meet me at Genkai's, ASAP!" Koenma ended quickly and turned off the communicator.
"I'm sorry to probably ruin your weekend, Kurama, but-" Botan started.
"No need to ask," Kurama sighed, "I'll call Yusuke and Kuwabara and tell them to meet us there."
"Right!"
-Five Minutes Later-
Kurama had just got off the phone with an annoyed Yusuke and he grabbed his books as he headed towards the door.
"Alright, should we get going?" Kurama motioned to the door.
"Uh, what's with the school things?" Botan asked, pointing to Kurama's Trigonometry book in his hand.
"You'll see," he replied as he lead her out of the room. The two quickly went down stairs and were stopped by Kurama's mother.
"Now, Shuichii, where do you think you're going?" questioned Shiori.
"Botan here just informed me of a weekend study group for the exams. I was hoping to go since I missed out on so much school," Kurama lied perfectly, holding up his books.
/Ohhh, smart!/ Botan thought, impressed.
"But she doesn't go to your school, does she? That's most defiantly a different uniform," Shiori replied, pointing to Botan's outfit.
"They are her sister's clothes," answer the sly fox, without missing a beat.
"Of yes, I prefer these much more!" added Botan, going with the flow.
"Whatever you say," sighed the mother, "Now, are you staying somewhere, or are you coming home?"
"I'll see when I get there. Depends on how useful it is," Kurama smiled his oh-so-innocent smile.
"Okay, I trust you. Have a good time!" and with that, the two were on their way.
~#~#~#~
It was now almost six, and it was getting dark. Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan were all at the entrance to Genkai's temple. But before they could even knock, the door swung open.
"Koenma told me," Genkai said simply, "So come in and hurry up."
"Arigato, Genkai," Kurama thanked.
"Eh," shrugged the psychic as she lead them inside. Koenma, in teenage form, was already waiting in the living room.
"Well, it's about time!" he complained as he stood up.
"Listen, Pacifier Breath, I'm not gonna be on call 24/7," Yusuke retorted, "I mean, COME ON, it's Friday night for cryin' out loud!"
"Yeah, Urameshi's got a point," agreed Kuwabara, "What's the big deal, anyway? So the Shrimp got lost, tough. It's his own fault."
"It's a bigger problem than that," said Koenma, "Come on, follow me." He got up and motioned for the rest to follow. He exited the temple into the cold night air. Koenma turned on his flashlight and headed off into the woods, the rest of the group close behind.
After only a few minutes, Kuwabara began to complain.
"Ug, guys, I don't feel to good," he moaned.
"What, can't you stand a little hike in the woods? I take it you never were in boy scouts," stated Yusuke.
"No, that's not the problem. I have a really bad feeling in my stomach," he whined in reply.
"We're almost there, then," Koenma said. As soon as the words left his mouth, the group came on the edge of a large clearing.
"Yes, I do sense something very strange," said Kurama. Yusuke tried to take a step forward, but Koenma held him back.
"This is where the portal is," notified Koenma, "but it's not an ordinary portal."
"Is ANY portal an 'ordinary' portal?" Yusuke asked.
"Where does it lead?" Botan questioned Koenma.
"That's the strange part. It leads to another dimension parallel to this one," Koenma told the group.
"Oh, that's original," Kuwabara said to himself.
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing."
"Anyway, like I was saying, it's a very large portal that leads to a parallel dimension," Koenma repeated, "It must have formed from all the demon energy residue that's around here."
"How does THAT make sense?" Kuwabara complained.
"Kuwabara, Yusuke died once and was brought back to life because the didn't have enough room in Spirit World, which, by the way, is ruled by a toddler, and has a grim reaper that likes to wear pink kimonos. How does THAT make sense?" Kurama put things into perspective.
"Uh, you have a point there," admitted Kuwabara.
"I'm not a toddler," Koenma looked at the ground.
"Back on track!" Yusuke interrupted, "So, Koenma, are you saying Hiei fell into this portal?"
"Yes, we have good evidence he did. And if the portal isn't closed soon, more people or things may fall in and it would make a big mess. What you three must do-" Koenma pointed to Kurama, Kuwabara, and Yusuke, "-is go in the portal, find Hiei, bring him back, and close the portal."
"Sounds simple enough! Let's go!" Kuwabara said as he began to walk forward. Kurama grabbed him before he could go anywhere.
"And how are we going to return once we have retrieved Hiei?" question Kurama as he let go of Kuwabara.
"Oh, yeah, forgot about that," Kuwabara mumbled.
"I know! Just give us a few pairs of ruby slippers and we'll just say 'there's no place like home'!" Yusuke joked.
"Don't even kid about that!" Kurama suddenly growled at Yusuke.
"What, what?! I was joking!" Yusuke backed away. Kurama cleared his throat and regained his composure.
(*a/n- this is sorta an inside joke. Ya see, I have this other fic called "Genkai of Oz: A YYH Parody" and, well, let's just say Kurama has a reason to dislike it.)
"Well, I don't have any slippers with me right now, but I do have these," Koenma pulled out a few small, remote-like things, "These have the power to disrupt space-time and create a portal back to this dimension. It requires a bit of spirit energy, so make sure you're in good condition."
"Gotcha. 'Kay team, are you ready?" Yusuke asked his comrades. They nodded in unison. "Alrighty then, let's move out!"
Yusuke took a large step into the field and disappeared instantly. He was soon followed by Kurama and Kuwabara. The three didn't know what they were getting themselves into (literally).
~#~End Chapter One~#~
So? Good? Bad? Really bad? Boring? Well, it gets better in the next chapter and it's already written. So might as well keep reading.
~A Different Kind of Ordinary~
~#~Chapter One~#~
It was cold out. And very dark. But Hiei didn't mind, of corse. He had become bored and did not feel like rest that night, so he decided to take a "stroll" through the forest near Genkai's temple. A "stroll" being leaping from branch to branch in hoping to find a stray demon to kill. Hiei landed on a high tree top over looking a dark clearing. He suddenly sensed a strange, warped energy emitting from the field below. He drew his katana and jumped, expecting a fight.
But he didn't land on solid ground.
Hiei fell and was instantly surrounded by green energy. His body felt as if it were falling upwards and he began to feel sick. Abruptly, he landed on soft grass. But it was no longer night, it was the middle of a sunny day. And Hiei was no longer in a forest, but an empty park.
"Ug...my head..." he groaned to himself, "Where-?" but before he could ask his question, he heard footsteps. Not wanting to be seen, he leaped into the closest tree for cover. He could feel a familiar, yet unrecognizable energy below him. He moved the branches to see who it was, but did not believe his eyes. It was him. Or, rather, a person or thing that looked EXACTLY like him. Except, he was wearing ningen clothes (an embarrassingly bright yellow sweater and blue jeans to be precise) and.........glasses?!
/What in Makai?!?/ Hiei thought to himself.
~#~#~#~
It was about five p.m. Friday night, and Kurama was diligently studying for his up-coming exams. It was hard catching up in school after he had been gone at the Dark Tournament, but he managed. As he was looking over the Law of Cosines, he heard a knock at his bedroom door.
"Come in," he called. Shiori, his mom, poked her head in the room.
"Hi, honey. One of your friends is here to see you, " she informed him.
"Thanks, 'Kassan. You can send him in," Kurama smiled.
"Well, actually, it's a her," Shiori told her son as she opened the door all the way. Kurama was very surprised to see Botan, in her school girl outfit, standing next to his mother.
"Thank you very much, Mrs.....er....Minamino! This won't take long!" Botan assured Kurama's mom. Shiori hesitated, not sure if she should leave a girl in the room, but she knew that Shuichi wouldn't do anything wrong. She closed the door and went down to the kitchen.
"Botan, is something the matter?" Kurama asked the ferry girl.
"Well, nothing TOO important, but I'd like to know if you've seen Hiei around lately," she asked.
"Not for a few weeks," he told her, "Why?"
"Oh, I was afraid of that. You see, NO ONE has seen Hiei for the last week," Botan informed him, "I mean, I know he doesn't socialize much, but to completely disappear? He's not even showing up on the Rekai Radar."
"Perhaps he just went to Makai," suggested the kitsune.
"Well, that's what we thought at first, but there haven't been any portals open to Makai for a while now," said Botan, "Although....."
"Although?"
Botan plopped herself on the bed, looking worried.
"Although, there was something really strange near Genkai's temple. It was sorta like a portal. We haven't really had the time to check it out, and we didn't even consider it as part of Hiei's disappearance. Oh, this is getting confusing," Botan shook her head. Before Kurama could say anything, something in Botan's pocket began to beep. She took out the communication mirror that she gave Yusuke in his third mission. A troubled voice groaned on the other end.
"Oh, something wrong, Koenma-sama?" Botan asked as she saw the small toddler.
"Something's very wrong!" he replied, "We have just received some new information on the portal near Genkai's and-"
The blue oni standing next to Koenma cleared his throat. "Actually, sir, I gave that to you several days ago, but-"
"Quiet, ogre!!" the toddler hit his servant, "Now, what was I was saying before I was rudely interrupted?"
"The portal?" edged Botan.
"Oh, right! Well, I'm in a rush right now, but get the gang and meet me at Genkai's, ASAP!" Koenma ended quickly and turned off the communicator.
"I'm sorry to probably ruin your weekend, Kurama, but-" Botan started.
"No need to ask," Kurama sighed, "I'll call Yusuke and Kuwabara and tell them to meet us there."
"Right!"
-Five Minutes Later-
Kurama had just got off the phone with an annoyed Yusuke and he grabbed his books as he headed towards the door.
"Alright, should we get going?" Kurama motioned to the door.
"Uh, what's with the school things?" Botan asked, pointing to Kurama's Trigonometry book in his hand.
"You'll see," he replied as he lead her out of the room. The two quickly went down stairs and were stopped by Kurama's mother.
"Now, Shuichii, where do you think you're going?" questioned Shiori.
"Botan here just informed me of a weekend study group for the exams. I was hoping to go since I missed out on so much school," Kurama lied perfectly, holding up his books.
/Ohhh, smart!/ Botan thought, impressed.
"But she doesn't go to your school, does she? That's most defiantly a different uniform," Shiori replied, pointing to Botan's outfit.
"They are her sister's clothes," answer the sly fox, without missing a beat.
"Of yes, I prefer these much more!" added Botan, going with the flow.
"Whatever you say," sighed the mother, "Now, are you staying somewhere, or are you coming home?"
"I'll see when I get there. Depends on how useful it is," Kurama smiled his oh-so-innocent smile.
"Okay, I trust you. Have a good time!" and with that, the two were on their way.
~#~#~#~
It was now almost six, and it was getting dark. Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan were all at the entrance to Genkai's temple. But before they could even knock, the door swung open.
"Koenma told me," Genkai said simply, "So come in and hurry up."
"Arigato, Genkai," Kurama thanked.
"Eh," shrugged the psychic as she lead them inside. Koenma, in teenage form, was already waiting in the living room.
"Well, it's about time!" he complained as he stood up.
"Listen, Pacifier Breath, I'm not gonna be on call 24/7," Yusuke retorted, "I mean, COME ON, it's Friday night for cryin' out loud!"
"Yeah, Urameshi's got a point," agreed Kuwabara, "What's the big deal, anyway? So the Shrimp got lost, tough. It's his own fault."
"It's a bigger problem than that," said Koenma, "Come on, follow me." He got up and motioned for the rest to follow. He exited the temple into the cold night air. Koenma turned on his flashlight and headed off into the woods, the rest of the group close behind.
After only a few minutes, Kuwabara began to complain.
"Ug, guys, I don't feel to good," he moaned.
"What, can't you stand a little hike in the woods? I take it you never were in boy scouts," stated Yusuke.
"No, that's not the problem. I have a really bad feeling in my stomach," he whined in reply.
"We're almost there, then," Koenma said. As soon as the words left his mouth, the group came on the edge of a large clearing.
"Yes, I do sense something very strange," said Kurama. Yusuke tried to take a step forward, but Koenma held him back.
"This is where the portal is," notified Koenma, "but it's not an ordinary portal."
"Is ANY portal an 'ordinary' portal?" Yusuke asked.
"Where does it lead?" Botan questioned Koenma.
"That's the strange part. It leads to another dimension parallel to this one," Koenma told the group.
"Oh, that's original," Kuwabara said to himself.
"What?"
"Nothing, nothing."
"Anyway, like I was saying, it's a very large portal that leads to a parallel dimension," Koenma repeated, "It must have formed from all the demon energy residue that's around here."
"How does THAT make sense?" Kuwabara complained.
"Kuwabara, Yusuke died once and was brought back to life because the didn't have enough room in Spirit World, which, by the way, is ruled by a toddler, and has a grim reaper that likes to wear pink kimonos. How does THAT make sense?" Kurama put things into perspective.
"Uh, you have a point there," admitted Kuwabara.
"I'm not a toddler," Koenma looked at the ground.
"Back on track!" Yusuke interrupted, "So, Koenma, are you saying Hiei fell into this portal?"
"Yes, we have good evidence he did. And if the portal isn't closed soon, more people or things may fall in and it would make a big mess. What you three must do-" Koenma pointed to Kurama, Kuwabara, and Yusuke, "-is go in the portal, find Hiei, bring him back, and close the portal."
"Sounds simple enough! Let's go!" Kuwabara said as he began to walk forward. Kurama grabbed him before he could go anywhere.
"And how are we going to return once we have retrieved Hiei?" question Kurama as he let go of Kuwabara.
"Oh, yeah, forgot about that," Kuwabara mumbled.
"I know! Just give us a few pairs of ruby slippers and we'll just say 'there's no place like home'!" Yusuke joked.
"Don't even kid about that!" Kurama suddenly growled at Yusuke.
"What, what?! I was joking!" Yusuke backed away. Kurama cleared his throat and regained his composure.
(*a/n- this is sorta an inside joke. Ya see, I have this other fic called "Genkai of Oz: A YYH Parody" and, well, let's just say Kurama has a reason to dislike it.)
"Well, I don't have any slippers with me right now, but I do have these," Koenma pulled out a few small, remote-like things, "These have the power to disrupt space-time and create a portal back to this dimension. It requires a bit of spirit energy, so make sure you're in good condition."
"Gotcha. 'Kay team, are you ready?" Yusuke asked his comrades. They nodded in unison. "Alrighty then, let's move out!"
Yusuke took a large step into the field and disappeared instantly. He was soon followed by Kurama and Kuwabara. The three didn't know what they were getting themselves into (literally).
~#~End Chapter One~#~
So? Good? Bad? Really bad? Boring? Well, it gets better in the next chapter and it's already written. So might as well keep reading.
