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Yusuke's Gemini

By:XZanayu

Chapter Eight

"Boy, this place is weird." Kuwabara said as they walked down the corridor after entering the Labyrinth. The Labyrinth was a blend of what appeared to be endless stairways and corridors. Some even on the ceiling.

"You're not kidding." Yusuke agreed. They continued down the corridor unaware of the traps that lay ahead.

"We just have to depend upon Kuwabara's and my sense of spirit energy to guide us to the Cradle of Life.

" Akari said. "Don't worry, Akari. My senses will let us down." Kuwabara said stepping on what appeared to be an ordinary spider web. They walked a little further when... "EAT THE FLOOR!!!" Akari shouted as she and the others flattened themselves to the floor, just in time to avoid getting hit by a barrage of poisonous arrows.

"MOVE!!" Akrai got up and ran with Yusuke and the others close behind.

"Why are we running?" Kuwabara asked when he heard a familiar whistling sound coming up behing them fast.

"The arrows are coming back?!" Yusuke couldn't believe it.

"Yes, they've locked onto our spirit energy and won't stop until they hit us or we destroy them and we can't do that unless we get out into a open space." Akrai told. "Why?" Kurama asked.

"Because if we try to destroy them while in this corridor, the explosions would kill us. Even my spirit shield isn't that strong." she replied.

"They getting closer!" Kuwabara said.

"Stop looking back, idiot! We know that!" Hiei said.

"Now is not the time, you guys!" Yusuke shouted. They continued to run when the reached an open, circular space with no doors.

"Oh, no! We're trapped!" Yusuke said looking around for any sign of escape.

"Everyone surround me, now! I'm going to see if my spirit shield can hold up." Akari told them.

"But, you said yourself that your shield wasn't strong enough." Hiei said looking at her.

"Its not, but if you have a better idea, I'm all ears." she told him. Silence was her answer.

"I didn't think so, now hurry." The four young men got close to her and Akari erected her shield, praying that it would hold. The arrows entered the room and collided with the shield. One after the other, the arrows exploded as Akari poured all her energy into the shield that protected them. Soon, the last arrow exploded and the room was filled with smoke. Nothing could be seen at first, soon a glimmer appeared then a light as the smoke faded. The shield held fast.

"We're alive!" Kuwabara shouted happily. The shield vanished as Akari dropped to her hands and knees exhausted and breathing hard.

"Akari!" Hiei bent down to her and placed a comforting hand on her back.

"Are you okay?" Yusuke bending down to see if she was alright.

"I'm...okay..once I catch..my breath. Whew." she smiled at Hiei to let him know she was fine. He blushed slightly in response.

*CRACK*

"What was that?" Kurama asked looking behind him at the bare wall that began to slide away to reveal two doors.

"Which one should we take, Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked. "Um..I don't know." he answered.

"What do you mean, you don't know?" Yusuke said.

"Its the spirit energy." Akari said getting to her feet.

"Huh?" Yusuke looked at her, puzzled.

"This room is full of different spirit energy that Kuwabara and I can't get a definite fix on which one is the Cradle of Life." she explained.

"So, what do we do?" Yusuke asked.

"We'll have to split up. Hiei and I will talk the door in the right while you three take the door on the left and here." Akari gave Yusuke a crystal.

"What's this?"

"Its a locater crystal. If you find the Cradle of Life before we do, just flare you spirit energy a little and the crystal will start to glow. That's to let you know that its sending a signal to the crystal I have to let us know where you are and I'll teleport us to the location where you are." she explained.

"Will you be able to with all this spirit energy around us?" Kuwabara asked.

"Yes, the locater crystals have a very unique spirit wave from others. Don't worry, we'll find you." she assured him.

"Okay. Let's do it." Yusuke said.

"Good luck and be careful." Akari told them. They entered their respective doors and went inside.

************ "So, Hiei. I understand that you have the ability to use the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. I didn't think anyone in your world could do it anymore." Akari said as they walked down the corridor.

"You know about it?" Hiei asked looking at her.

"Yes. My father told me about it and we actually saw you do it in the Dark Tournament. That was a very dangerous risk you took. You knew there was a chance that it wouldn't work, but you did it anyway. You're very brave, my friend. I'm glad that you healed and didn't lose you life in the process of mastering the weapons of darkness." she told him with smile on her face. Hiei looked away from her with blush on his face.

*Why do I feel all warm inside whenever I'm near Akrai? I mean, granted she's pretty, but she's human." /She's only half human, silly. She's also half demon./ Hiei consciousness said back. *That's true.* /Then what's the problem? She's pretty, she's half-demon, she's a powerful fighter and she seems to like you more than a friend. You heard the concern in her voice when she talked about the mastering the weapons of darkness. I think she likes you and I know you like her./

"No, I don't." Hiei said aloud.

"No you don't what?" Akari asked glancing at him.

"Nothing." Hiei muttered. Akari lifted an eyebrow at him, shrugged, and continued on. /Come on, admit it. You like her. No one else makes you feel the things you are feeling except her. I think its time you found someone. Everyone has somebody, but you. Why are you so quick to turn away from a relationship? Especially with Akari? Can you imagine the powerful off-spring the two of you could have? And royalty at that?/ Hiei thought about it. Children? Did he want children? And if so, would Akari be their mother? He looked at her.

*She is pretty and has a great body. What I'm a saying? She's Yusuke's Gemini for crying out loud." he chastised himself as he and Akari turned another corner. Suddenly, they were hit with the intense sensation of vertigo. They both fell to their knees holding their heads, trying to fight off the dizziness.

"Hiei, do you think you can make it to the other end of the corridor?" Akari asked, her eyes closed against the effects.

"No, not without seeing how to get to the end." he replied.

"I have an idea. Do you think you can carry me?"

"Sure. Why?" "I can see a clear path to the door, but only with my eyes closed. You will have to be our legs. I can guide us safely to the other side, but we must keep our eyes closed as we go. Think you can do it?"

"No problem." Hiei gathered her in his arms and held her as close and as tight as he could. Akari pressed her forehead to his and Hiei saw the clear path to the other side in his mind.

"Got it. Hang on." Everything moved in slow motion. Hiei moved at top speed, jumping and flipping to avoid the traps that were lined along the walls of the hallway. Spears, arrows, ninja stars, and lasers tried to stop them, but with the clear picture of the hallway, Hiei avoided them all except one laser beam that managed to knick his thigh just he made it to the other end of the hallway. He stopped once they were safe and sat Akari down on the floor as he check his thigh. Akari opened her eyes and breathe a sigh of relief. She looked at Hiei's thigh and saw the deep gash in it.

"Hold still." she told him. She placed her hand on the gash and her hand started to glow for a few moments and took her hand away. When she did, the gash was complete healed. She looked at him with a smile. The two looked deeply into each others eyes. Not realizing it, their lips slowly and gently met in a soft, but tantalizing kiss. They slowly pulled away from each other, blushed, and quickly looked away.

"We-we better get moving." Akari stammered out, still pleasantly shaken by the brief kiss she and Hiei shared.

"Hiei, I sense the Cradle of Life. Its real close. Straight ahead.

"Let's go. Hopefully, the detective and the others will find us okay." He said as they proceed towards the Cradle of Life.

 ********** "LOOK OUT!!" Yusuke yelled as he, Kurama, and Kuwabara managed to dodged the giant metal spiked ball falling from the ceiling of the room they got trapped in. "I told you not to open the door Yurimeshi, but nooo, you wouldn't listen-woah!" Kuwabara dodged again.

"Hey! How was I to know that it would set off a trap and you didn't exactly know that it was a trap until it was too late, stupid." Yusuke retorted as he and his comrades continued to dodge the ball.

"That's it." Yusuke pointed his finger.

"SPIRIT GUN!!!" He yelled. The blast headed for the wall instead of the ball, punching a hole through.

"Quick, this way!" Yusuke quickly jumped into the man-made hole followed by Kuwabara and Kurama.

"So much for-WHAT THE?!" Yusuke and the others couldn't believe what they was seeing. The ball was released from the chain it was attached to and was know rolling behind them and quickly gaining speed and closing the distance.

"OH MAN!! What are we gonna do, Yurimeshi?" Kuwabara shouted while running as fast as he could.

"Look, there's a light up ahead." Kurama said. "I hope its not another dead end." Yusuke said as they reached the end of the corridor. "W-w-w-woah!" Yusuke nearly went over the small ledge if Kurama hadn't grabbed him and pulled him back.

"There's no way across, Yurimeshi!" Kuwabara said clearly panicked now. And he had every reason to be. There was a giant abyss standing between them to the other side where another corridor waited. They didn't wonder long as the spiked ball was coming at them.

"When I give the word, jump straight up as high as you can." Kurama said, taking out his rose whip.

"NOW!!!" Kurama yelled. They all jumped into the air as the spiked ball came crashing through and falling down into the abyss.

"Rose Whip!" The whip wrapped around the fixture hanging from the ceiling.

"GRAB HOLD!" Kurama shouted to Yusuke and Kuwabara. Yusuke caught hold on Kurama's legs and Kuwabara grabbed Yusuke's legs. They hung over the abyss. "Great thinking, Kurama." Yusuke said.

"Now what?" Kuwabara asked.

"We have to get to the other side, so start swinging." Kurama said. And as one, they swung back and forth until they were within reach of the other side. Kurama released the rose whip from the fixture and they all landed inside the corridor, be it not at all gracefully, but they were safe.

"Whew. That was close." Yusuke panted.

"Yes. It appears that King Dante wasn't kidding about the traps in this place. Kuwabara suddenly stood up.

"What is it, Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked.

"I sense it. I sense the Cradle of Life. Its straight ahead." he answered.

"Yes, I sense its power as well as the presence of Hiei and Akari. They must be on their way there too." Kurama said.

"Then, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Yusuke said happily. They all started running down the corridor towards to other end, where their comrades and Cradle of Life waited.

 ************ "There it is." Akari said, when she entered the darkened room where the only illumination was provided by the bright aura radiating from...

"The Cradle of Life." Yusuke said in awe of what he saw.

"Hey, guys. You're okay." Akari said approaching the Cradle of Life along with the others.

"Yeah. It wasn't easy." Yusuke said.

"Nor for us, either." Akari responded.

"So, this is the Cradle of Life?" Kurama asked.

"Yes. This the object that will make things right again in Yusuke's world." she said, taking out the small chest her father gave her and handed it to Hiei once it became medium sized and open it. She carefully lifted the orb and placed in the chest and closed the lid and locked it. Just then, an opening appeared in the wall, letting in fresh air. Everyone smiled as they walked outside.

"We made it." Kuwabara sighed, very relieved the ordeal was over.

"Now, we can go home." Akari said.

"I don't think so." a unfamiliar voice said.

"Huh? Who's there?" Yusuke said. Three figures appeared before them. Stepping into the light to reveal their features. One was a very tall woman with blue hair and black eyes with a very large sword on her back. She also had two horns on her head, a lizard-like tail, and blue light blue skin.

"My name is Ginzu." she said. The second one was a short, fat demon with purple skin, yellow eyes, reddish-brown hair, and a large ax in his right hand.

"My name is Jiro." he said. The last one was another female with green eyes, pink hair, claw-like nails, pale skin, brown wings on her back, and two katana's in her hand. "And I'm Gigi. Thanks so much for retrieving the Cradle of Life for us." she said.

"Yes. You really saved us the work of doing it ourselves." Ginzu said.

"What makes you think that we will give it to you?" Yusuke said.

"Well, come on. The five of you are no match for us and you know it. So, just hand the Cradle of Life over and we'll make sure that your deaths are swift and painless." Jiro told them.

"You'll get the Cradle of Life over our dead bodies!" Akari told them, assuming her battle stance along with the others.

"Have your way." Gigi said.

**************** WILL YUSUKE AND THE OTHERS BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THESE THREE WARRIORS OR WILL THEY LOSE THE CRADLE OF LIFE TO VENDETTA'S MINIONS? STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT.