Chickenpox
By: Agent Dark Moose
Rating: PG-13
Summary: When Yusuke and Kuwabara drag Kurama and an unwilling Hiei to the arcade, Hiei catches a terrible disease. That disease is . . . the chickenpox? (oO;)
Disclaimer: YYH = not mine. Nauso Flower = mine. It's amazing how math can come into everyday life, ne?
~Guide~
~+~ Location Change
*** Time change
_. . ._ Emphasized
~*+*~ Time AND Location Change
Chapter Eleven: Victory
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*From the Top*
This chapter wouldn't have gotten out this soon if it wasn't for Fox . . . Jeez, she comes up with the best ideas! ^^
I'm incredibly sorry for the long lack of updates, but I've been concentrating on my insert-you story, 'Kurama's Past, Your Future'. (It's really spiffy! Check it out if you have the time! ^^; )
So, without further ado, I welcome chapter eleven of Chickenpox!
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Yusuke looked at the room that surrounded him as the flower seemed to multiply itself around him. The demon laughed softly, his illusionary form hovering about a foot above the floor. "Now detective," he said, grinning maniacally with his head bowed so the rim of his hat covered his eyes, "Let's play this little game of chance, shall we? You see, these flowers are not all false, the real one is in here somewhere, but the wrong ones are everywhere. I've disguised something quite unpleasant for you in them, a very poisonous substance. One touch . . ." the demon created an illusion of the Nauso flower to rest in his hand. ". . . and there will be no cure for you."
He closed his hand around the flower that disappeared in a wisp of red smoke. Yusuke tensed, looking at the venomous flowers; he side-stepped away from a few that had taken up residence to close for his comfort. The demon grinned insanely at Yusuke, flashing his pure white fangs.
"Take care, detective. Let this teach you not to steal anymore." he said before disappearing in a lingering wisp of light blue smoke.
"Well, this is just great!" Yusuke muttered still annoyed by the demon's mind games. He kicked a rock to the side of the cavern, shoving his hands in his pockets. "How are we supposed to save Hiei if we're stuck in this death trap?!" He grumbled and glanced at the room now covered in the cream colored flowers, trying to find something different about any of them.
"Hey!" exclaimed Kuwabara, looking toward the corner of the cavern "That one looks kinda different!" He trailed off as Yusuke turned toward the direction the redhead had directed him to. Kuwabara gawked at the detective.
"Uh, are you sure that you should risk it?" he asked, concern slipping into his voice. Yusuke ignored him as he crouched next to the accused flower, eyeing it suspiciously. His best friend was right; it had a strange unearthly look to it. Yusuke stretched one hand out to it; a few more inches, and he'd have the cure . . .
An exasperated 'tsk' echoed through the lair. Yusuke stopped halfway to the flower as he felt something under his chin. He looked up to see those disgusting yellow eyes of the illusion demon smirking at him.
"Now, don't go and ruin my fun by spoiling the game this early!" he said, mockery dripping from ever word. The flower Yusuke had been reaching for faded away, leaving only a small pool of the deadly poison. Yusuke dropped his hand, shocked by the close encounter.
The demon's ghostly hand followed the curve of Yusuke's jaw. "Shame, I didn't get to toy with you a bit more." he said softly. "We could of had such fun together . . ." His mouth was right next to Yusuke's ear, and the boy almost thought that he could feel his enemy's hot breath on his skin . . .
The raven haired detective jerked away from the touch. "Keep your slimy hands off me, you sick bastard." he said wiping the offensive cold from where the demon's illusionary skin had touched his.
Yusuke stood up from where he was and glared at the youkai. The demon laughed at him, clearly enjoying his discomfort.
Yusuke growled, picking up a stone and hurling it through him. It landed on the other side of the room, hitting him and skidding through one of the illusionary flowers. The flower disappeared, leaving only a pool of silver poison in its place.
Yusuke blinked, processing what he had seen. The demon's eyes narrowed, instantly losing their laughter.
"No!" he yelled, obviously distressed. Now it was Yusuke's turn to smirk, and he flung another stone across the room, this time close to the floor, taking out a row of the false flowers.
"Seems I've figured out your game." he said smugly.
The mirrored demon growled "Not quite."
The false demon closed his eyes, willing more of the illusory flowers to tangle in the bare plot the detective had created. Yusuke, unfazed, continued flinging stones across the floor. He smirked wider as he hit something solid and began to run to it.
"NO!" The demon cried, and sacrificed the last of his energy to encircle the real Nauso flower in a tight ring of red, poisoned mirages.
Yusuke stopped short of the deadly patch. The demon grinning, yet winded. "These, detective, won't be gotten through so easily. These are solid. You can't use your little trick on them."
Yusuke looked at the garden of red flowers surrounding the one thing that he needed. How would he-
Laughing. Kuwabara was . . . laughing? He looked at his friend, afraid that he had finally gone completely insane.
"You know" he said amusedly, "Shizuru always wanted me to learn gardening . . . SPIRIT SWORD!"
With the bolt of energy he sliced a path through the red flowers easily, smirking. Yusuke couldn't help but smile at the red-headed oaf.
The demon, on the other hand, was clearly stressed. His lack of energy prevented him from creating more illusions. Once again he was reduced to glaring at Yusuke, who was strolling mockingly slow down the path that the Rekai-sword had created.
"You have won. . ." their enemy growled in defeat, looking away as the boy reached for the flower.
It was so much softer then the copy; it felt like the finest satin. The peach shine on its petals gave the flower a glossy finish. He picked it up gingerly and left the cavern as the demon illusion faded.
Once the two detectives had gotten safely out of the demon's lair, Yusuke spoke up.
"Um, good move. Back there, I mean." he sad to Kuwabara.
"Yeah, thanks." Kuwabara replied, beaming at the praise he so little got. Yusuke smiled at the buffoon, clapping him on the back as they stepped out into the daylight.
"Let's get this back to the Ningenkai." he said lifting the flower triumphantly to the blood red Makai sky.
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A/N: Yes, it's supposed to be short. I just wanted to wrap up the side- story, as Fox puts it. ^_^ The next chapters will be longer, and I'll update quicker because . . . I'M ON SPRING BREAK!!! ^o^
I plan to get a lot of writing done; perhaps even finish this story . . . O_O; Wouldn't that be surprising?
*NOTE TO ALL REVIEWERS*
Ok, I'm setting a goal for this story . . . How about 100 reviews? I think that's a decent total, don't you think? ^^; Yes, I AM greedy.
~Agent Dark Moose
By: Agent Dark Moose
Rating: PG-13
Summary: When Yusuke and Kuwabara drag Kurama and an unwilling Hiei to the arcade, Hiei catches a terrible disease. That disease is . . . the chickenpox? (oO;)
Disclaimer: YYH = not mine. Nauso Flower = mine. It's amazing how math can come into everyday life, ne?
~Guide~
~+~ Location Change
*** Time change
_. . ._ Emphasized
~*+*~ Time AND Location Change
Chapter Eleven: Victory
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*From the Top*
This chapter wouldn't have gotten out this soon if it wasn't for Fox . . . Jeez, she comes up with the best ideas! ^^
I'm incredibly sorry for the long lack of updates, but I've been concentrating on my insert-you story, 'Kurama's Past, Your Future'. (It's really spiffy! Check it out if you have the time! ^^; )
So, without further ado, I welcome chapter eleven of Chickenpox!
====================================================
Yusuke looked at the room that surrounded him as the flower seemed to multiply itself around him. The demon laughed softly, his illusionary form hovering about a foot above the floor. "Now detective," he said, grinning maniacally with his head bowed so the rim of his hat covered his eyes, "Let's play this little game of chance, shall we? You see, these flowers are not all false, the real one is in here somewhere, but the wrong ones are everywhere. I've disguised something quite unpleasant for you in them, a very poisonous substance. One touch . . ." the demon created an illusion of the Nauso flower to rest in his hand. ". . . and there will be no cure for you."
He closed his hand around the flower that disappeared in a wisp of red smoke. Yusuke tensed, looking at the venomous flowers; he side-stepped away from a few that had taken up residence to close for his comfort. The demon grinned insanely at Yusuke, flashing his pure white fangs.
"Take care, detective. Let this teach you not to steal anymore." he said before disappearing in a lingering wisp of light blue smoke.
"Well, this is just great!" Yusuke muttered still annoyed by the demon's mind games. He kicked a rock to the side of the cavern, shoving his hands in his pockets. "How are we supposed to save Hiei if we're stuck in this death trap?!" He grumbled and glanced at the room now covered in the cream colored flowers, trying to find something different about any of them.
"Hey!" exclaimed Kuwabara, looking toward the corner of the cavern "That one looks kinda different!" He trailed off as Yusuke turned toward the direction the redhead had directed him to. Kuwabara gawked at the detective.
"Uh, are you sure that you should risk it?" he asked, concern slipping into his voice. Yusuke ignored him as he crouched next to the accused flower, eyeing it suspiciously. His best friend was right; it had a strange unearthly look to it. Yusuke stretched one hand out to it; a few more inches, and he'd have the cure . . .
An exasperated 'tsk' echoed through the lair. Yusuke stopped halfway to the flower as he felt something under his chin. He looked up to see those disgusting yellow eyes of the illusion demon smirking at him.
"Now, don't go and ruin my fun by spoiling the game this early!" he said, mockery dripping from ever word. The flower Yusuke had been reaching for faded away, leaving only a small pool of the deadly poison. Yusuke dropped his hand, shocked by the close encounter.
The demon's ghostly hand followed the curve of Yusuke's jaw. "Shame, I didn't get to toy with you a bit more." he said softly. "We could of had such fun together . . ." His mouth was right next to Yusuke's ear, and the boy almost thought that he could feel his enemy's hot breath on his skin . . .
The raven haired detective jerked away from the touch. "Keep your slimy hands off me, you sick bastard." he said wiping the offensive cold from where the demon's illusionary skin had touched his.
Yusuke stood up from where he was and glared at the youkai. The demon laughed at him, clearly enjoying his discomfort.
Yusuke growled, picking up a stone and hurling it through him. It landed on the other side of the room, hitting him and skidding through one of the illusionary flowers. The flower disappeared, leaving only a pool of silver poison in its place.
Yusuke blinked, processing what he had seen. The demon's eyes narrowed, instantly losing their laughter.
"No!" he yelled, obviously distressed. Now it was Yusuke's turn to smirk, and he flung another stone across the room, this time close to the floor, taking out a row of the false flowers.
"Seems I've figured out your game." he said smugly.
The mirrored demon growled "Not quite."
The false demon closed his eyes, willing more of the illusory flowers to tangle in the bare plot the detective had created. Yusuke, unfazed, continued flinging stones across the floor. He smirked wider as he hit something solid and began to run to it.
"NO!" The demon cried, and sacrificed the last of his energy to encircle the real Nauso flower in a tight ring of red, poisoned mirages.
Yusuke stopped short of the deadly patch. The demon grinning, yet winded. "These, detective, won't be gotten through so easily. These are solid. You can't use your little trick on them."
Yusuke looked at the garden of red flowers surrounding the one thing that he needed. How would he-
Laughing. Kuwabara was . . . laughing? He looked at his friend, afraid that he had finally gone completely insane.
"You know" he said amusedly, "Shizuru always wanted me to learn gardening . . . SPIRIT SWORD!"
With the bolt of energy he sliced a path through the red flowers easily, smirking. Yusuke couldn't help but smile at the red-headed oaf.
The demon, on the other hand, was clearly stressed. His lack of energy prevented him from creating more illusions. Once again he was reduced to glaring at Yusuke, who was strolling mockingly slow down the path that the Rekai-sword had created.
"You have won. . ." their enemy growled in defeat, looking away as the boy reached for the flower.
It was so much softer then the copy; it felt like the finest satin. The peach shine on its petals gave the flower a glossy finish. He picked it up gingerly and left the cavern as the demon illusion faded.
Once the two detectives had gotten safely out of the demon's lair, Yusuke spoke up.
"Um, good move. Back there, I mean." he sad to Kuwabara.
"Yeah, thanks." Kuwabara replied, beaming at the praise he so little got. Yusuke smiled at the buffoon, clapping him on the back as they stepped out into the daylight.
"Let's get this back to the Ningenkai." he said lifting the flower triumphantly to the blood red Makai sky.
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A/N: Yes, it's supposed to be short. I just wanted to wrap up the side- story, as Fox puts it. ^_^ The next chapters will be longer, and I'll update quicker because . . . I'M ON SPRING BREAK!!! ^o^
I plan to get a lot of writing done; perhaps even finish this story . . . O_O; Wouldn't that be surprising?
*NOTE TO ALL REVIEWERS*
Ok, I'm setting a goal for this story . . . How about 100 reviews? I think that's a decent total, don't you think? ^^; Yes, I AM greedy.
~Agent Dark Moose
