DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN YU YU HAKUSHO OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS, I DO OWN ALL ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND PLACES. WELL, THE SEARCH BEGINS FOR THE CRADLE OF LIFE. ENJOY AND DON'T F0RGET TO READ AND REVIEW!!!

Yusuke's Gemini

By:XZanayu

Chapter Seven

Yusuke awoke to the sounds of birds singing and the sun shining in through the french doors of the balcony. He sat up and yawned as a knock sounded on the bedroom door.

"Come in." Yusuke called.

One of the servants entered with Yusuke's T-shirt, blue jeans, tennis shoes, and jacket which were cleaned while he slept, and sat them on the foot of the bed.

"Good morning, master Yusuke. The King and princess awaits your presence in the formal dining room for breakfast. Your friends are also awake and getting dressed to join you as well." the female demon servant told him.

"Thanks. Hey?" The female demon servant turned and looked at Yusuke as she reached the door.

"Yes?"

"What's it like? Co-existing with humans, I mean. In my world, demons hate humans and humans don't know that demons really exist. Since you're the first demon I've met since coming here, I decided to ask you."

She smiled before she answered.

"Well, I love the way things are between us and humans. Everyone helps and looks out for each other. No one is looked down upon because of what they are. And I never would have met the human man that is my husband or give birth to our children if is wasn't for the Queen's influence on us demons." She told him.

"Akari told me that her mother died. What was she like?" he asked her.

"That is something you should ask your Gemini, master Yusuke, not I. I'll be back to clean the bedroom later." She bowed and went out the door. Yusuke sighed and got up and went to the bathroom adjacent to the bedroom and to take a shower, brushed his teeth, got dressed and walked downstairs to find Hiei, Kuwabara, and Kurama waiting for him.

"Morning guys. I don't know about you, but that was the best night sleep I've had in a long time." Yusuke said with a smile.

"I agree. Our bedrooms were spacious and nicely decorated. So, this is what its like to be of royal blood." Kurama said. A human approached them.

"Gentlemen, if you would follow me to the dining room please." he told them.

They did as asked. They walked down a long corridor and entered a set of gold double doors. Inside was the formal dining room. Yusuke and the others looked on in awe at its beauty. Three chandeliers hung from the ceiling providing light for the room, the walls and ceiling where cover with pictures of angels, humans, and demons alike in battle scenes, in peaceful scenes together. The marble floor gleamed beneath their feet. At the center of the room sat a long, but elegant table made of sterling silver. Covered with different kinds of food and drink. Seated at the table was King Dante and Akari, still in there sleepwear, quietly talking to each other when they entered. King Dante rose and greeted them.

"Good morning, gentlemen. Please sit and eat your fill." he told them.

"Good morning, minna-chan. I hope you slept well?" she asked as Yusuke and Kurama sat across from her while Hiei and Kuwabara sat beside her.

"Yes, thank you." Kurama replied.

"Father and I were just discussing the best course of action to take to obtain the Cradle of Life." she told them as the servants placed plates of food in front of them and poured them some juice.

"Yes. My daughter and I decided the best thing to do is to obtain the Cradle of Life before Vendetta's minions. We know where the Cradle of Life is hidden and with any luck, Vendetta's agents don't. So, we have an edge on them." King Dante said before starting on his steak, potatoes and eggs.

"We're not sure how much of an edge, but its better than not having an edge at all. Anyway, papa has provided transportation for us to reach the Labyrinth where the Cradle of Life sleeps. In the meantime, I'll give you a tour of the castle before we get the supplies we will need before we leave." Akari said taking a blueberry muffin from the basket in front of her, spread butter on it and began to eat it.

"Are you sure we will have time to that? I mean, what if Vendetta does have an idea where the labyrinth is?" Yusuke asked, enjoying his second helping of ham, eggs and toast.

"We have been monitoring her agents closely and so far, the are at least a hundred miles away from the labyrinth in the opposite direction. Don't worry, if anything changes we'll notify you right away. And if everyone is finish, you can get started as soon as my daughter gets dressed. If you will excuse me." King Dante stood and exited the dining room to get dressed and begin his busy day to taking care of his kingdom.

"Well, I'm going to go get dressed so we can get started. I'll be back. One of the servants will take you to the drawing room once you've finished eating and I'll meet you there." Akari told them, getting up and leaving the dining room.

********** Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara were seated on the couch in the drawing room when Akari walked in dressed in a silvery lame' tank top, black jeans that sat very low on her waist, and black boots. Her hair was combed and brushed to shiny perfection, hanging loose and down to her waist.

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting so if you're ready, we'll get started with the tour." She told them.

"One question." Yususke said.

"Yes, Yusuke-chan?" Yusuke turned around and looked up at the portrait hanging over the fireplace.

"Is that your mom, the Queen?" he asked. Akari walked up to stand beside him and looked up at the portrait with a smile. The woman in the painting was beautiful. She looked exactly like Akari only with shoulder length hair pinned up with a bejeweled crown sitting atop it, deep brown eyes, lightly tanned skin, and a bedazzling smile. She was wearing an emerald green formal gown with matching emerald earrings and necklace to compliment the gown.

"Yes, that's her. I wished you all could have met her, you would have loved her." Akari said.

"What was she like?" Hiei asked.

"She was beautiful, kind, helpful, smart, soft-spoken, and extra-ordinary fighter. She's the reason this kingdom and humans and demons live together peacefully. This was the utopia my mother created with hard work along with my father." she told them.

"Well, let's go. Quick tour of the castle and then to the supply shop to get the items we'll need." She gave them a quick, but thorough tour of the castle then they went into the village to the item shop. They bought food, bandages, medicine, blankets, tents and all the other items they thought they may need.

"That should be everything." Akrai said checking off all the things purchased on the list and placed in her sub-space pocket.

"Princess!!" a voice called out. Akari and the others turned to see the royal chancellor running towards them.

"Chancellor, what is it?" she asked.

"Princess...you must...hurry back...to...the castle. Vendetta's agents...are on the move." the chancellor managed to get out between pants. "Right." she replied. "Your father will be waiting for you at the hanger." the chancellor told her.

"Got it. Let's go guys."

The five took off for the castle at top speed. Their destination: the royal hanger.

********* "Father! What's happened?" Akari asked as she approached her father who was standing inside the hanger.

"It appears that Vendetta's minions have managed to get their bearings and are on their way to the Labyrinth." King Dante told them.

"That was fast. We have to get there before they do." Kuwabara said.

"And you will. Kento is ready to take the five of you to the Labyrith. You will get there before they do." King Dante said. "Kento?" Kuwabara asked. Soon, a growl resounded inside the hanger. In the darkness in front of them, two red eyes glowed.

"What is that?" Yusuke asked.

"It's okay. That's just Kento." Akari told them as the lights came on the reveal a huge, jet black dragon with red eyes coiled up upon itself. Akari walked up to the beast and stroked his head.

"Hello, Kento. Have you been a good boy while I was gone?" she asked the beast. The beast softly growled in response. Akari giggled.

"Yes. I missed you too." she told him with a smile. She quickly mounted his back behind his head.

"Come on, guys. The Cradle of Life waits for us." Hiei and Kurama were instantly behind Akari on Kento. Yusuke and Kuwabara were a little hesitant to get on.

"Are you sure its safe to ride this thing?" Kuwabara asked looking up at the three people already on Kento. Kento growled at Kuwabara.

"What did I say?" he asked looking warily at Kento.

"You called him a thing, he doesn't like to be called a thing and if I were you, I'd get on before he decides to have you for a snack." Akari said with a smirk. Kuwabara looked at Kento to see him show two rows of razor sharp teeth.

"AAH!" Kuwabara scrambled up to mount the dragon behind Yusuke as they chuckled at him. The hanger doors opened and Kento began to move forward.

"We'll be back, dad." Akari called out while waving goodbye. "Good luck and be careful. The Labyrinth is very dangerous as it is confusing." King Dante called back.

"Hang on tight, guys. Kento's going to be going full throttle once we're clear of the hanger." Akari told her comrades. Once free of the hanger, Kento quickly soared skyward and then headed north at top speed. "

WOOOOAAHHH!!!" Kuwabara screamed as they flew high above the clouds.

"How long before we reached the Labyrinth, Akari?" Yusuke asked loudly so Akari could hear him over the roar of the wind.

"We should be there in the next twenty minutes at this speed." She replied.

"Why didn't King Dante just send the special forces team to retrieve the Cradle of Life for us?" Hiei asked.

"Because the other members of the team were on assignments in other parts of the world and couldn't be called away. Believe me, the Cradle of Life would have been there at the castle when we first arrived if they had been able to get away." she replied. The rest of the ride continued in silence when a large square-like structure appeared in the distance. Kento started to descend while decreasing his speed as the got closer to the structure.

"There it is. The Labyrinth that houses the Cradle of Life." Akari said as they slowly glided over the structure. Kento slowed down and floated four feet of the ground in front to the entrance of the Labyrinth. Akari and the others jumped off. She patted Kento and he took off. "Where's he going?" Kuwabara asked.

"Kento going to be in the forest to wait while we search for the Cradle of Life. Don't worry, Kento will know when to come and retrieve us. You ready?" Akari asked.

"Let's go get that Cradle." Yusuke said with a confident smile on his face.

********** WELL, THAT'S IT FOR CHAPTER SEVEN EVERYONE. STAY TUNED TO SEE WHAT DANGERS AWAIT OUR HEROES IN THE NEXT CHAPTER AND WILL THEY SUCCEED IN OBTAINING THE CRADLE OF LIFE BEFORE THEY'RE ENEMIES DO? YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE READING TO FIND OUT!!