Hey, Hey. Happy New Year everyone!
As always, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Well, this story only has five more chapters after this one. It probably should have more but I don't have much inspiration to continue it as of now. Plus the fact that I have six stories I'm working on as of now, none of which are on this site yet (actually one of them is the third to the series that's on here, the series with the ancient water hero ^_^) and now that schools starting back up, I'll have lots of home work T_T
On another note thank you 'mars explorer', 'Golden_sun', 'Blaze' and Pseudo- lux-serpens' for reviewing.
On with the not so little tale ^_^
Chapter 9
Protector of the Sacred Gardens
Jin rubbed his bandaged arm gingerly as he and his friends walked through the cold area of the ice world. He did not particularly care for the cold but he could stand it, especially with the jacket he was wearing, but naturally he could not stand the cold as well as an ice apparition.
Yusuke rubbed his arms, which were covered by his thick coat, "Why does it have to be so cold!" He complained.
"It's the ice world, what do you expect?" Kurama stated.
"He wants it to be warm, what do you want from him Kurama," Hiei said with a smirk.
Kuwabara kept his mouth shut but he had wanted to say the same thing. Sure he was in love with an ice apparition, Yukina, but that did not mean he like the cold climate. After all it was actually summer where he lives so he did not want to be in the bitter cold of winter as of now.
"How long until we get there," Yusuke complained.
"Soon Yusuke, soon," was all Kurama said to his complaining friend while he looked around. Luckily this day was not snowing so the trek was easier and a bit warmer than it could be.
Within a half-hour the group arrived at the silver gates to the sacred ice gardens. The gates had vines wrapped delicately around it, some had flowers blooming; they were various colors, silver, white, blue, pink and other as well. At the main gates two poles stood at either side and on top of them was a large silver snowflake.
"Wow," Kuwabara mustered.
"There is no doubt, this is definitely the place," Kurama said half in awe.
Jin walked up to the closed gate and gently pushed it open, it made no noise as they were opened. It seemed strange that a place that is called sacred would not be locked up for protection, but nobody wanted to question it aloud.
Upon entering the garden they saw many flowers and plants living and blooming happily, even some that were not suppose to be alive in the cold climates were in perfect health.
"There is some kind of energy protecting these plants from the bitter cold," Kurama said as he realized this, he does use plants when fighting after all.
"What could be doing that?" Kuwabara asked.
"If we knew that it would have been said," Hiei said dryly.
The group walked down the paths between they plants, looking for what could be an ice rose. Not too far down the path a voice, obviously female, demanded to be heard.
"Who dares to enter the sacred ice gardens uninvited?"
The group looked all around but could not find the source of the voice. Not wanting this unknown person to get even angrier with them Kurama decided to speak up, "We are not here to destroy the gardens mistress."
"Than what brings you to these gardens?" The voice demanded.
"We are here for but one flower and some water from your stream." Kurama was cut of before he could finish.
"What do you need with these items?" The voice asked.
Kurama kept his cool as always and continued to talk, "Our friend was turned into a child recently and we were told by two friends that the Holy Water could return him back to normal."
"Your friend told you this?" The voice questioned, it was if she did not believe them. "That water is not here, so I ask you to leave."
"We know you don't have the water here nor do we wish to ask you where it is located my lady," Kurama said politely. "We were told of the ingredients to make it, that is why we are here."
The voice did not come for a moment, "I can not let you take these items with out a battle to determine if your intentions are true." A moment later a middle aged looking ice apparition came into view as she jumped out of the tree just ahead of the group. The woman had dark blue hair and eyes. She wore white pants, a teal colored tunic and white slipper like shoes.
"I'll fight you," Jin said stepping up.
"Jin your arm is still healing," Yusuke protested, "Let me do it."
Jin shook his head, "No Urameshi, I'm goin' to do this. Touya's a good friend, it's least I 'an do for 'im."
Yusuke could not argue with the wind master further. He knew that Touya and him had know each other for centuries since they were both members of the Shinobi, demon ninja's of the Makai.
Jin walked out to the ice mistress and stopped a few yard from her. The ice maiden looked at him, "You would fight me and risk death just to bring your friend back to normal?" She half questioned half stated.
"Yes," Jin said as he waited for his opponent to make the first move.
"So be it," the woman said. With the flick of her wrist ice flew towards Jin, he dodged them with enough ease since he was used to training with Touya, who had the same basic trick.
As the two fought the maiden asked demandingly, "Who are these friends of yours that told you of the Holy Water?"
Jin was not quite sure how to answer, "They're names are Tara and Kara. They are taking care of Touya now."
For some reason this news seemed to shock the female fighter, "Who changed your friend? And how did it happen?"
Jin dodged another attack before answering, "A demon lord shrunk 'em with some white gas."
Jin stopped moving as his opponent did, not sure of what was about to happen. Was he to attack? Or was the fight over?
"Your name is Jin, is it not?" the woman asked, remembering what his friend had called him. Jin nodded his head not sure where this was leading.
"Are you the wind master of the noted Shinobi?" Once again Jin nodded his head. "Then your friend must be the ice master Touya, correct?" Jin nodded.
The maiden smiled and reached up into the low branch above her head. When she pulled her hand back down she was holding a white flower with a thorny stem. "Here," she said as she through the flower to Jin, who caught it.
"You have proven that your words are true," she explained as a confused look came across Jin's face. "Come with me and I shall lead you to the stream. You may have proven yourselves, but I still cannot let you walk in here alone."
The group did not protest as they were led to the healing stream, it came off of the lake far to the north but this water should be exactly the same, for Tara had not specified. Within five minutes they were at the stream. Kurama took out another vile, this one was bigger than the one he used to bottle the dragons blood, and filled it to the brim before covering and placing it in the safeties of his pocket.
The group thanked the guardian of the gardens, she bowed her head lightly to symbolize that it was no problem. She than led them back to the gates and said 'fair well' before closing them behind her. She disappeared into the vastness of the gardens once more.
"Well," Yusuke said with a grin, "That was easy enough."
"Yep," Jin said with a smile. "Let's go back an' get this water made."
They group, all with smile on their faces with the exception of Hiei, walked back to the gate to the Ningenkai to meet with Tara.
Yey, the water can be made. Why did the guardian seem to know Tara and Kara? Will the water actually work?
Until next time my readers.
Please review.
Thank you.
As always, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Well, this story only has five more chapters after this one. It probably should have more but I don't have much inspiration to continue it as of now. Plus the fact that I have six stories I'm working on as of now, none of which are on this site yet (actually one of them is the third to the series that's on here, the series with the ancient water hero ^_^) and now that schools starting back up, I'll have lots of home work T_T
On another note thank you 'mars explorer', 'Golden_sun', 'Blaze' and Pseudo- lux-serpens' for reviewing.
On with the not so little tale ^_^
Chapter 9
Protector of the Sacred Gardens
Jin rubbed his bandaged arm gingerly as he and his friends walked through the cold area of the ice world. He did not particularly care for the cold but he could stand it, especially with the jacket he was wearing, but naturally he could not stand the cold as well as an ice apparition.
Yusuke rubbed his arms, which were covered by his thick coat, "Why does it have to be so cold!" He complained.
"It's the ice world, what do you expect?" Kurama stated.
"He wants it to be warm, what do you want from him Kurama," Hiei said with a smirk.
Kuwabara kept his mouth shut but he had wanted to say the same thing. Sure he was in love with an ice apparition, Yukina, but that did not mean he like the cold climate. After all it was actually summer where he lives so he did not want to be in the bitter cold of winter as of now.
"How long until we get there," Yusuke complained.
"Soon Yusuke, soon," was all Kurama said to his complaining friend while he looked around. Luckily this day was not snowing so the trek was easier and a bit warmer than it could be.
Within a half-hour the group arrived at the silver gates to the sacred ice gardens. The gates had vines wrapped delicately around it, some had flowers blooming; they were various colors, silver, white, blue, pink and other as well. At the main gates two poles stood at either side and on top of them was a large silver snowflake.
"Wow," Kuwabara mustered.
"There is no doubt, this is definitely the place," Kurama said half in awe.
Jin walked up to the closed gate and gently pushed it open, it made no noise as they were opened. It seemed strange that a place that is called sacred would not be locked up for protection, but nobody wanted to question it aloud.
Upon entering the garden they saw many flowers and plants living and blooming happily, even some that were not suppose to be alive in the cold climates were in perfect health.
"There is some kind of energy protecting these plants from the bitter cold," Kurama said as he realized this, he does use plants when fighting after all.
"What could be doing that?" Kuwabara asked.
"If we knew that it would have been said," Hiei said dryly.
The group walked down the paths between they plants, looking for what could be an ice rose. Not too far down the path a voice, obviously female, demanded to be heard.
"Who dares to enter the sacred ice gardens uninvited?"
The group looked all around but could not find the source of the voice. Not wanting this unknown person to get even angrier with them Kurama decided to speak up, "We are not here to destroy the gardens mistress."
"Than what brings you to these gardens?" The voice demanded.
"We are here for but one flower and some water from your stream." Kurama was cut of before he could finish.
"What do you need with these items?" The voice asked.
Kurama kept his cool as always and continued to talk, "Our friend was turned into a child recently and we were told by two friends that the Holy Water could return him back to normal."
"Your friend told you this?" The voice questioned, it was if she did not believe them. "That water is not here, so I ask you to leave."
"We know you don't have the water here nor do we wish to ask you where it is located my lady," Kurama said politely. "We were told of the ingredients to make it, that is why we are here."
The voice did not come for a moment, "I can not let you take these items with out a battle to determine if your intentions are true." A moment later a middle aged looking ice apparition came into view as she jumped out of the tree just ahead of the group. The woman had dark blue hair and eyes. She wore white pants, a teal colored tunic and white slipper like shoes.
"I'll fight you," Jin said stepping up.
"Jin your arm is still healing," Yusuke protested, "Let me do it."
Jin shook his head, "No Urameshi, I'm goin' to do this. Touya's a good friend, it's least I 'an do for 'im."
Yusuke could not argue with the wind master further. He knew that Touya and him had know each other for centuries since they were both members of the Shinobi, demon ninja's of the Makai.
Jin walked out to the ice mistress and stopped a few yard from her. The ice maiden looked at him, "You would fight me and risk death just to bring your friend back to normal?" She half questioned half stated.
"Yes," Jin said as he waited for his opponent to make the first move.
"So be it," the woman said. With the flick of her wrist ice flew towards Jin, he dodged them with enough ease since he was used to training with Touya, who had the same basic trick.
As the two fought the maiden asked demandingly, "Who are these friends of yours that told you of the Holy Water?"
Jin was not quite sure how to answer, "They're names are Tara and Kara. They are taking care of Touya now."
For some reason this news seemed to shock the female fighter, "Who changed your friend? And how did it happen?"
Jin dodged another attack before answering, "A demon lord shrunk 'em with some white gas."
Jin stopped moving as his opponent did, not sure of what was about to happen. Was he to attack? Or was the fight over?
"Your name is Jin, is it not?" the woman asked, remembering what his friend had called him. Jin nodded his head not sure where this was leading.
"Are you the wind master of the noted Shinobi?" Once again Jin nodded his head. "Then your friend must be the ice master Touya, correct?" Jin nodded.
The maiden smiled and reached up into the low branch above her head. When she pulled her hand back down she was holding a white flower with a thorny stem. "Here," she said as she through the flower to Jin, who caught it.
"You have proven that your words are true," she explained as a confused look came across Jin's face. "Come with me and I shall lead you to the stream. You may have proven yourselves, but I still cannot let you walk in here alone."
The group did not protest as they were led to the healing stream, it came off of the lake far to the north but this water should be exactly the same, for Tara had not specified. Within five minutes they were at the stream. Kurama took out another vile, this one was bigger than the one he used to bottle the dragons blood, and filled it to the brim before covering and placing it in the safeties of his pocket.
The group thanked the guardian of the gardens, she bowed her head lightly to symbolize that it was no problem. She than led them back to the gates and said 'fair well' before closing them behind her. She disappeared into the vastness of the gardens once more.
"Well," Yusuke said with a grin, "That was easy enough."
"Yep," Jin said with a smile. "Let's go back an' get this water made."
They group, all with smile on their faces with the exception of Hiei, walked back to the gate to the Ningenkai to meet with Tara.
Yey, the water can be made. Why did the guardian seem to know Tara and Kara? Will the water actually work?
Until next time my readers.
Please review.
Thank you.
