Part C
Somebodysomewhere: Last chapter Suuichi Hatakana followed Yusuke and Touya
through the portal to Makai. He then found himself lost. Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara
went with Botan to the Spirit World where they would hear Koenma tell him that this
mission was important to all tree worlds. The comment came up, why is Kurama stuck
between Hiei and Kuwabara? Well, the answer is simple, sort of. If Kuwabara got in a
fight with Hiei, Kurama would be the only one capable of bringing them back down. And
Kurama tried to level out the amount of intelligence on each teamJ. On a quicker note,
the story will get a little confusing in this chapter, but not really.
Official Disclaimer: I don't own anything, but the trash in my garbage!!
Koenma's office (No one's POV)
"I can not tell you how much trouble I will be in if you don't get to the bottom of
this," Koenma crinkled his nose while thinking of the destruction and spankings King
Yomi would be giving, wincing as a loud crack sound reverberated in his head.
"Koenma, sir, you have said that about ten times already this morning, shouldn't
you let them get back to their mission?" Ogre said, handing a stack of unsigned papers to
the childish figure behind the office desk. The young prince sighed and sat up.
"That's probably the worst idea I have heard from you yet, Ogre," Koenma turned
quickly to Hiei and the others, "Hurry and go solve this case, posthaste." He waved them
out of the room as Botan burst in with a face of pure indignation.
"That boy in the woods was your human brother?!" she shouted at Kurama,
"Well, I went back to send him home and he was gone!"
"That is a good thing, which means he left and went home like Kurama said he
would," Hiei glared at Botan. Botan glared back, her glare equally as sour, "No! I back
tracked to his house and he was not anywhere near the area. He is either lost or he
followed Yusuke!" Kurama went a little pale and closed his eyes. 'I don't think he is in
any mortal danger', he tried to convince himself; It was easier said than done. Even still,
Koenma looked slightly irritated at the thought of another setback in the mission,
"We will worry about him, later. Right now we find those missing children. All we can
do for Kurama's little brother now is to call Yusuke and tell him to look out for the boy.
Now shoo!" he pointed to the door, turning his face to the stack of newly distributed
papers. He grunted and sat back in his chair.
After everyone had left the room Koenma whispered 'hurry and good luck to you
all', never looking up from his work. His thoughts were interrupted yet again with Ogre
bring him arm-fills of more unchecked papers.
Outside the Door:
"Do you think he will call Yusuke and ask?" Kurama turned to Botan with a
concerned expression and she answered, "Of course, he is busy, but I am sure he will try.
Now, thinking back to the mission, we will go off the lead Jin gave us. There are three
sections to the North harbor of Sanc Anure. Your team will search the southern end, but
be careful this place is famous for having criminals and prostitutes of all ages." There
was a hint of grim hopefulness in her voice, "What a horrible state things are in these
days."
Kurama nodded, eyes glazed over in thought. Botan then handed Hiei a map and
Kuwabara a jar, ignoring the skeptical looks from Kuwabara.
In his stupidest tone he asked, "What is this for?" she simply replied, "You are to
be on the lookout as a human/demon beggar," she continued to giggle at Kuwabara's
dumbfounded look. Hiei muttered something along the lines of 'suites him perfect' as, he
himself, gave an amused smile.
Somewhere in Makai (Suuichi Hatakana's POV)
An hour passed, what felt like an eternity later, I got up to look around my pack
had been discarded when I hastened through the barrier. I cursed inwardly. Obviously,
this was not the same place that I followed Yusuke to. This was one of those alternate-
realities you read about in ancient Greek or Roman Mythology books. The creatures
certainly fit into the ugly, beastly characters that the great heroes and heroines (yeah,
right) had slain.
Over the past hour, ten or so of the bluish-colored things had passed by and a
couple more small groups of them, clad in the skin of anything between a deer and a fish.
One was a young lady with the face of a lion and the body of a human only a lot more
hair. She was carrying a rather large blade and several other monsters hung over her
shoulder. She had glance to where I was sitting and sent shivers so far up my spine, my
brain was tingling. Talk about sent from Hell, ooh that was freaky. She even had no
pupils in her bloody red eyes. All she did was continue walking.
Before I had reached this actual state of thinking, I had panicked and thought of
what I should do. The only thing I could think of was to stay right here and hope this
nightmare passes.
I suddenly heard voices and looked to my left, expecting to stay hidden in case of
any passerby that happens to look this way. I had moved behind a nearby tree earlier, but
my attention was stirred when I heard a deep male voice.
"Sir, he was here, so he should still be," Another voice spoke next, "We can
search the woods, a human boy would not be too hard to find." I thought about running,
but my breath was caught too tight in my chest. It permitted me only to move my eyes. I
heard a shushing noise and looked to the left and the right. No one was there; in fact I
couldn't hear at all. I looked up because in every show, the characters never look up.
Each of the two men grabbed my arms.
"So this is the Youko's human," he grinned sadistically at me.
"Ne, the' Youko's ningen brothe'. 'As a sof' spot fer humans'," He stated
laughing hysterically; I started to hyper-ventilate. The one at my left was taller and
looked like a pirate and obviously was, by the way he looked. Gold teeth, eye-patch, long
black, scruffy hair, but oddly-enough, he had bright tiger-blue eyes. This one had torn,
grey, catlike ears and a tail to match. The other on my right, much shorter man was clad
in old English-styled clothing, but had a shirt made of chain male. He, too, had the
properties of an animal. He had no ears, but short fox-like hair on his head and the tail of
a donkey. The shorter man was also much uglier than any fox that I had seen. With his
ugly fox-like hands he with held a cloth to my mouth and suffocating me to the point of
unconscious and inevitably, death. Or so I thought…
The last image I saw before passing into the world of sleeping was the grinning
face of the much uglier and shorter man. 'Help' I whispered into the air. My arms went
limp and my head hung while my body swayed before falling into the grasp of the
pirate/man.
Sanc Anure Northern Harbor, Makai (No one's POV)
"Is he late?" Yusuke stuck his finger in his ear to show that he was truly board.
"Jin should be here any minute. He was probably out drinking or something,"
Touya yawned. After about fifteen minutes, Jin stumbled up to where the two other boys
were waiting.
"I 'bout searched this entire area and found nothin'" he said, "The bartender told
me 'bout an a gang that was headed west of here. I don't think he knew who I was
looking for. So, in 'nother words, it was a dead end. "
"Team one is going to search Sanc Lowlure and then we will meat again and
search the southern-most area, Sanc Desture," Touya seemed thoughtful for a moment,
"You searched everywhere?"
(A/N: There are three parts to the harbor, top, middle and bottom. Sanc Anure,
Sanc Lowlure and Sanc Desture together, it isn't a very big place. It means nothing for
the rest of the story for those of you who are confused.)
"Yup," He wriggled his ears, "Do think that bounty hunter gave us a dead lead?
She did seem suspicious."
"I will contact Kurama and tell him about what we found," Yusuke took out the
compact and opened it. It directly connected to the other, all that came in was fuzz,
"Kurama, Hiei are you there?" No answer, "Well what do you think happened to them?"
he said turning back to the eager faces of Touya and Jin.
"Call Koenma," Touya replied quickly. He looked uncomfortable as a teenage
demon lady in a less-than-skimpy outfit sauntered up to them. She did not say anything
until she was about three feet away.
"Would you-," She was quickly cut off by Jin, "God, why don' you dress like you
have a lil' dignity. Go bug some 'un else."
She took the offense lightly, turned on her heel and stalked away without another
word. Touya looked thankfully at Jin who returned a your-welcome face, turning to
watched, with sorrow, at the girl disintegrating into the distance.
Yusuke turned back to Touya and Jin, this time he seemed somewhat relieved,
"Koenma told me that he just sent the other group out and to move on to the next area of
investigation which meant that they must have just gone through the portal."
On the border of Makai and Reikai (No one's POV)
Kurama paused slightly before continuing to walk again, "Did any of you hear
that?" he looked specifically at Hiei.
"Hn. No, did you sense something?" he looked indifferent back to Kurama.
"No, but I think something bad just happened. I pray to God that Suuichi is
alright," Both Hiei and Kurama turned to Kuwabara, who was still staring at the jar that
he grasped in both hands. Botan who was there just to see them off was looking into the
compact given to her.
She looked up at them, "Someone tried to contact us." She looked back down at
the communicator and the fuzz on the screen. She shut it and put is back down her
kimono shirt (where everything else goes.)
"Good luck," She hopped on her oar and flew into the newly awoken sky. With
the little light that dawn had shown on their faces, Kurama created a portal to Sanc
Lowlure.
They were greeted by cold hard ground and a creature with a womanly body and
the head of a lioness. She looked down slightly surprised when an orange–haired cretin
was using her leg to hoist itself up. She smacked it off like a pest wiping her leg off and
squealing uncontrollably.
"You monster!" She yelled at Kuwabara. Kurama ran to his side. In an ancient
demonic language he spoke to here. She laughed slightly at the fox and said, "I like you
And it seems we have meet before on different circumstances. I think I have also met
your blue-haired companion earlier in Sanc Anure," She added, dripping with a honey-
sweet voice, "He told me that there search has been a dead end and that he is going on to
search the South."
"Why should we trust you!" Hiei spoke back, only to receive a deathly blood-red
glare, mirroring his own. She smiled, showing all of her glowing teeth and fangs.
"You don't unless you want to," She replied in the same bitter-sweet voice she
had used before. Kuwabara was now coming-to, still clutching his jar for dearest breath.
The hunter continued to walk on, disregarding the awkward facial expressions searing
through the back of her head.
(The Huntresses' POV)
Did it work? a deep male voice resided in her conscious.
I think so, go ahead and start moving the operation to the west of the harbor. That was
close. I think my damned sister Botan tipped the prince off about us being in the harbor
She replied.
You talk too much. several moments of silence, get back here ASAP he told her.
(The Middle part of the Harbor)
Yusuke checked his watch for the fifth time that hour and sighed again for the
twelfth. They had been already approached by several thieves and beggars. 'Now I am worried,'
he thought and pulled out the compact, flipping it open. Kuwabara's grinning face was
the first thing that popped up.
"Finally," Yusuke shouted into the conversational mechanism, "Where are you
guys?"
Kuwabara lifted a jar to reveal bit and pieces of bronze-looking coins and the
grinning nevertheless. It was then Kurama took the compact from Kuwabara.
"We have been waiting for you at the south. A hunter said that she saw you and
also said that you were going ahead to search the south without us." His calm face was
unaltered as he spoke.
"Huh, no we have been at the meeting spot for about…," he checked his watch,
"Two hours. We'll hurry down there. Did you guys find anything" Yusuke asked.
"Not in the least bit," He replied, "but I have an awkward feeling that they were
here."
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…dun dun dun. Hey hoped you like it! I know that it was a bit short but I still
have homework over the summer and trust me it's a pain in the ass.
Preview: What is gonna happen to poor Suuichi, who still remains missing? And
what of that bounty hunter? She is evil of course! She was stalling for time and
succeeded! I wonder what is going to happen when Yusuke's team doesn't make it back
to the meeting place? It's all next time in the next chapter that is diffidently going to be
longer, in fact the longest one yet!