Yes, took me forever to update.
I know . . . gomen . . . u.u....
Put simply: I have been very very very very VERY busy.
And now I shall update because you guys have been so patient n.n (that's an anime smiley because the other won't work anymore u.u;; )
PS (in this case, a pre-script, not a post-script lol n.n;;;;)
I didn't look over this chapter as much as I usually do . . . it's 12:46 on a Friday night/Saturday morning (lol) and I jus wanted to POST it, ok???
So please forgive any errors I might have overlooked u.u;;
Btw: There will be many jumping-around in POVs in this chappie, jus so you know. n.n;;;;
(that's the new border, lol. n.n;;; )
Kurama's POV
The four of us were walking in the Makai; Hiei and Kuwabara up front along Yusuke and I walking carefully behind them. The curse had been active for, by my count, six days (it took two just to find the correct portal and find the place from there). It was all so confusing; I mused as I recalled that morning's discussion . . .
(::flashback::)
"Iie." Hiei said in a flat tone of Yusuke's voice. "No. He will only complicate matters." Koenma shook his head, settling back into his seat.
"It doesn't matter what you say, Hiei." The demigod restated tiredly. "He's a member of the reikai tantei, and if we left him out he'd find out one day anyway and come back to yell at us. THEN we would have to explain it to him . . ."
Hiei growled, the brown eyes darkening causing Koenma to pale visibly, then glance at Kurama. Fighting back a smile, Kurama nodded and stepped in front of the smoldering teen, giving his lover a warm smile.
"We should hurry, Hiei. It could take some time to find the correct location, ne?"
"Yes, Kurama's right! You should get going." Koenma immediately exclaimed in relief.
So the three of them exited the Reikai office, but Yusuke and Hiei were both strangely quiet . . . actually—Hiei suddenly walked ahead, then turned back to face them. Kurama and the ningen-turned-Jaganshi walked up to stand with him.
"Neither of you are to say a word concerning this." Kurama nodded in quiet understanding, but Yusuke just had to open his big mouth.
"Why not, Hiei?" A growl issued from the black-haired teen's throat.
"Koenma may believe that we require him, but I do NOT. We hardly need the baka poking around, he's clueless enough as it is and would likely let the situation slip. Or do either of you wish our enemies to know about something like this?" Kurama looked away, down at the floor.
"Then you know what must be done, Hiei?" The youko asked softly. The green-uniformed 'demon' assented curtly.
"Hai, kitsune. I know." Yusuke, utterly (short and) oblivious, asked again.
"Wait . . . what do we have to do?" Kurama answered at Hiei's silence.
"To prevent Kuwabara-kun from becoming suspicious, you two must act like one another. Also . . ." The redhead continued.
"I believe that there are traps that affect only ningen trespassers. To a certain extent, Hiei and Kuwabara will be able to accompany us, and I will to a further point. But when it comes to the act, only a full-blooded demon can reach the vault. It is one of her 'securities', I believe . . ."
"So what's THAT mean, Kura?" Yusuke asked in the more open version of Hiei's deep tone. The fox sighed.
"Kuwabara and Hiei will be able to get halfway there. I will help you as far as I can after that. But once the ningen wards take affect you will be on your own, Yusuke. It will all come down to you . . ."
(::end flashback::)
Kurama eyed his friend up front, noticing how Hiei was trying to imitate the detective's cocky swagger . . . without much luck, he was sad to say . . .
They were almost there.
He actually DID recall the place . . . having passed it many times to get to easily reachable portals and such . . . and raiding it for a bit of boredom during his youko years.
The castle loomed up ahead, the dark colors trying to warn trespassers to stay away. They neared the gate, and quickly infiltrated. As they took off running into the castle, Kurama felt a heavy resistance pushing him back. In front of him, Kuwabara fell to his knees, gasping for air. The fox put on a burst of speed until he was at Hiei's side, catching the Jaganshi-turned-teen just as he fell. With Yusuke dragging Kuwabara, they made their way back until the two 'ningen' could breathe again. Hiei growled, glaring at the seemingly open passageway.
Footsteps could be heard coming down the halls.
"It appears our presence has been discovered." Kurama said in a low tone, green eyes flickering to the five tunnels around them. One they had come down, two loomed ahead, and the ones at the far sides echoed with the passage of many feet.
"Yeah, guess we can't run anymore." Yusuke said, forgetting to be 'in character'. Kurama sighed, drawing a rose from his hair, but a hand on his arm stopped him. He looked down to see that Hiei was again standing, though slightly shaken . . . the ningen ward DID affect him . . . now, anyway . . .
"Kurama . . ." He looked into those brown depths, searching for his friend they were on this mission to restore.
"Yes?"
"Run, Kurama." His eyes narrowed, and the fox was about to respond when Hiei suddenly kissed him, cutting off his protest. After a few moments the youkai-turned-ningen broke away, the two lovers oblivious to the wide-eyed, staring faces of their comrades (particularly Kuwabara, Yusuke just looked away after a while n.n;;).
"Hiei . . ." The youko whispered, so Kuwabara wouldn't hear. Hiei hugged him, the taller form of Yusuke allowing his voice to be whispered directly into Kurama's ear.
"Run, fox. Time is not our friend today . . . "He then backed off slightly and shouted at Kuwabara.
"Oi! Which path leads to the witch's power." Startled out of his half- shocked-half-disgusted state, the baka glanced at the doors, then mumbled out an answer, trying not to look at their hands linked in a light grasp.
"T—the left one . . ."
"Alright then." Brown eyes turned back to him. "Get out of here, Kurama. We'll make sure no one follows you from THIS path." Although inside he hated the idea of leaving Hiei, without his Jagan, or fire powers, for that matter, alone to fight with only Kuwabara, there was no choice. Stiffening his resolve, he agreed.
"Hai. Let's go, Hiei!" He called, remembering to 'play the act' and pretend as though everything was normal, and this was just another case . . .
Following, but soon catching up with, the fox, Yusuke muttered under his breath to his companion.
"They'll be fine . . . this is Hiei we're talkin' 'bout, Kura. He can take care of himself." Focusing mainly on speed, the youko could only nod, praying to Inari that Hiei would be in one piece when they returned . . .
Hiei's POV
We had been fighting for what felt like hours already. How many of these weak youkai were there? My thoughts as I slashed open my opponents with my katana. The baka was yelling at me—
"Geez, Urameshi how the heck did you learn to use a sword like that?!?"
Hn. Baka . . .
I could only do one thing . . . fight. I had to keep fighting, until Kurama and the tantei returned. THEN I would have my revenge on those who put me through this . . .
Then the barrage stopped. I felt a ki resonate through the structure, youkai or human I wasn't sure, but I remained standing while Kuwabara slid down to the floor, bloodied and exhausted. His scratchy tone shifted my out of my thoughts, and I looked down at his wide-eyed face.
"Hey Urameshi . . . you never told me you liked guys. . . . what happened to Keiko?"
Yusuke's POV
After a while of running, Kurama began to show the strain. Though he had had more time for his demon spirit to adjust to his ningen body, he was basically in the same boat as Hiei now. Just as I suspected, he lagged behind. I flitted back to him and pushed him on the ground.
"You're done, Kura. You can't go any farther if you want to live." He glared at me, but I remained resolute.
"I'll go on from here. Just tell me what to do." The intense glare softened after a moment.
"Very well, Yusuke . . . just please . . ." He looked away.
"Yeah?" Kurama glanced up at me sideways, the green depths wavering.
"Succeed." I nodded.
"Aa. I'll be back. Piece of cake." I gave him a thumbs-up and a confident grin, then disappeared into the cavern looming ahead.
Kurama's POV
Hiei . . . Hiei . . . please stay alive . . . unable to withstand the torment any longer, I concentrated my youki back to them, forming a barrier that burned up any weaker youkai attacking the two 'ningen' . . . I just hoped it would be enough . . . nani?!?
Something was wrong . . .
Yusuke's POV
Got it! D—n, I thought it would have been harder than that . . . guess fox-boy's plan really DID work . . . heh. Surprised I had remembered it all . . . I thought as I raced back to where the redhead was still sitting on the stone floor. He brightened instantly as I appeared, and I flashed the sphere just enough so he could see it, giving him another thumbs-up. He smiled, and we made our way back to the others, finally triumphant . . .
But when we arrived, I knew something was wrong. Kuwabara was lying, unconscious, on the ground and I raced over to my friend, shaking him awake. He slowly opened his eyes and shrieked when he saw my face, standing up hurriedly as I jumped off him.
"Oi, Shrimp! You tryin' to murder me in my sleep or what?!?" Kurama stepped forward then, urgency clear in his voice.
"Kuwabara . . . where's Yusuke?" Kuwabara turned his head to him and then I noticed it.
"Oro?" The carrot-top exclaimed stupidly. "I dunno . . ." The emerald eyes flashed, but I quickly reached out and got the paper that was taped to the back of Kuwabara's hair.
"It's here." I said softly, and Kurama looked at me expectantly, so I read the note.
"Urameshi Yusuke will suffer for his work. No ningen has a right to interfere with the Makai. He shall pay . . . oh how he shall pay . . ." Kurama paled, and I walked over, nudging him in passing like Hiei would have done so as not to arouse Kuwabara's suspicions.
"Let's go." He nodded, turning to follow me as I set out my ki to form a barrier between us and the ningen wards. We both ignored Kuwabara yelling at us in the background as we left, knowing that if Hiei DIED, life would never be the same . . . for either of us.
Wahh!! I wanted to make this chappie SO much longer T.T
Darn . . .
Anyway, sorry for the delay in updating, but I"ve been really busy. I'm going to split my time between writing my novel (yay me, lol!), studying for finals (hiss! evil finals in 10th grade!) and the various other things I do n.n
Well, I'll see you when I get TIME to update.
Kudasai, this chappie wasn't as in-depth as they usually are . . . I jus wanted to get this down for you guys and this fic might be ending pretty soon . . . when summer's around I usually jus like to write for my own creative stuff, lol . . .
Gomen . . . sumanai . . .
So THAT'S why I'm trying to finish this fic up before summer break, lol n.n;;;
Wish me luck!
Ja ne, minna-san!
- Kita out n.n
PS (NOW it's a post-script, lol n.n;;;;)
Review please please please please please please please PLEASE kudasai!!!
T.T
I don't think this chappie was as touchy-feely or in-depth as the others u.u;;;
I would really like to know what you guys think . . .
:: sigh :: . . . u.u...
So, if you're reading this, you have found the time to read this pointless PS and thus have had the time to review, ne?
NE????
T.T;
:: sigh (again) :: . . .
Please review . . .
I know . . . gomen . . . u.u....
Put simply: I have been very very very very VERY busy.
And now I shall update because you guys have been so patient n.n (that's an anime smiley because the other won't work anymore u.u;; )
PS (in this case, a pre-script, not a post-script lol n.n;;;;)
I didn't look over this chapter as much as I usually do . . . it's 12:46 on a Friday night/Saturday morning (lol) and I jus wanted to POST it, ok???
So please forgive any errors I might have overlooked u.u;;
Btw: There will be many jumping-around in POVs in this chappie, jus so you know. n.n;;;;
(that's the new border, lol. n.n;;; )
Kurama's POV
The four of us were walking in the Makai; Hiei and Kuwabara up front along Yusuke and I walking carefully behind them. The curse had been active for, by my count, six days (it took two just to find the correct portal and find the place from there). It was all so confusing; I mused as I recalled that morning's discussion . . .
(::flashback::)
"Iie." Hiei said in a flat tone of Yusuke's voice. "No. He will only complicate matters." Koenma shook his head, settling back into his seat.
"It doesn't matter what you say, Hiei." The demigod restated tiredly. "He's a member of the reikai tantei, and if we left him out he'd find out one day anyway and come back to yell at us. THEN we would have to explain it to him . . ."
Hiei growled, the brown eyes darkening causing Koenma to pale visibly, then glance at Kurama. Fighting back a smile, Kurama nodded and stepped in front of the smoldering teen, giving his lover a warm smile.
"We should hurry, Hiei. It could take some time to find the correct location, ne?"
"Yes, Kurama's right! You should get going." Koenma immediately exclaimed in relief.
So the three of them exited the Reikai office, but Yusuke and Hiei were both strangely quiet . . . actually—Hiei suddenly walked ahead, then turned back to face them. Kurama and the ningen-turned-Jaganshi walked up to stand with him.
"Neither of you are to say a word concerning this." Kurama nodded in quiet understanding, but Yusuke just had to open his big mouth.
"Why not, Hiei?" A growl issued from the black-haired teen's throat.
"Koenma may believe that we require him, but I do NOT. We hardly need the baka poking around, he's clueless enough as it is and would likely let the situation slip. Or do either of you wish our enemies to know about something like this?" Kurama looked away, down at the floor.
"Then you know what must be done, Hiei?" The youko asked softly. The green-uniformed 'demon' assented curtly.
"Hai, kitsune. I know." Yusuke, utterly (short and) oblivious, asked again.
"Wait . . . what do we have to do?" Kurama answered at Hiei's silence.
"To prevent Kuwabara-kun from becoming suspicious, you two must act like one another. Also . . ." The redhead continued.
"I believe that there are traps that affect only ningen trespassers. To a certain extent, Hiei and Kuwabara will be able to accompany us, and I will to a further point. But when it comes to the act, only a full-blooded demon can reach the vault. It is one of her 'securities', I believe . . ."
"So what's THAT mean, Kura?" Yusuke asked in the more open version of Hiei's deep tone. The fox sighed.
"Kuwabara and Hiei will be able to get halfway there. I will help you as far as I can after that. But once the ningen wards take affect you will be on your own, Yusuke. It will all come down to you . . ."
(::end flashback::)
Kurama eyed his friend up front, noticing how Hiei was trying to imitate the detective's cocky swagger . . . without much luck, he was sad to say . . .
They were almost there.
He actually DID recall the place . . . having passed it many times to get to easily reachable portals and such . . . and raiding it for a bit of boredom during his youko years.
The castle loomed up ahead, the dark colors trying to warn trespassers to stay away. They neared the gate, and quickly infiltrated. As they took off running into the castle, Kurama felt a heavy resistance pushing him back. In front of him, Kuwabara fell to his knees, gasping for air. The fox put on a burst of speed until he was at Hiei's side, catching the Jaganshi-turned-teen just as he fell. With Yusuke dragging Kuwabara, they made their way back until the two 'ningen' could breathe again. Hiei growled, glaring at the seemingly open passageway.
Footsteps could be heard coming down the halls.
"It appears our presence has been discovered." Kurama said in a low tone, green eyes flickering to the five tunnels around them. One they had come down, two loomed ahead, and the ones at the far sides echoed with the passage of many feet.
"Yeah, guess we can't run anymore." Yusuke said, forgetting to be 'in character'. Kurama sighed, drawing a rose from his hair, but a hand on his arm stopped him. He looked down to see that Hiei was again standing, though slightly shaken . . . the ningen ward DID affect him . . . now, anyway . . .
"Kurama . . ." He looked into those brown depths, searching for his friend they were on this mission to restore.
"Yes?"
"Run, Kurama." His eyes narrowed, and the fox was about to respond when Hiei suddenly kissed him, cutting off his protest. After a few moments the youkai-turned-ningen broke away, the two lovers oblivious to the wide-eyed, staring faces of their comrades (particularly Kuwabara, Yusuke just looked away after a while n.n;;).
"Hiei . . ." The youko whispered, so Kuwabara wouldn't hear. Hiei hugged him, the taller form of Yusuke allowing his voice to be whispered directly into Kurama's ear.
"Run, fox. Time is not our friend today . . . "He then backed off slightly and shouted at Kuwabara.
"Oi! Which path leads to the witch's power." Startled out of his half- shocked-half-disgusted state, the baka glanced at the doors, then mumbled out an answer, trying not to look at their hands linked in a light grasp.
"T—the left one . . ."
"Alright then." Brown eyes turned back to him. "Get out of here, Kurama. We'll make sure no one follows you from THIS path." Although inside he hated the idea of leaving Hiei, without his Jagan, or fire powers, for that matter, alone to fight with only Kuwabara, there was no choice. Stiffening his resolve, he agreed.
"Hai. Let's go, Hiei!" He called, remembering to 'play the act' and pretend as though everything was normal, and this was just another case . . .
Following, but soon catching up with, the fox, Yusuke muttered under his breath to his companion.
"They'll be fine . . . this is Hiei we're talkin' 'bout, Kura. He can take care of himself." Focusing mainly on speed, the youko could only nod, praying to Inari that Hiei would be in one piece when they returned . . .
Hiei's POV
We had been fighting for what felt like hours already. How many of these weak youkai were there? My thoughts as I slashed open my opponents with my katana. The baka was yelling at me—
"Geez, Urameshi how the heck did you learn to use a sword like that?!?"
Hn. Baka . . .
I could only do one thing . . . fight. I had to keep fighting, until Kurama and the tantei returned. THEN I would have my revenge on those who put me through this . . .
Then the barrage stopped. I felt a ki resonate through the structure, youkai or human I wasn't sure, but I remained standing while Kuwabara slid down to the floor, bloodied and exhausted. His scratchy tone shifted my out of my thoughts, and I looked down at his wide-eyed face.
"Hey Urameshi . . . you never told me you liked guys. . . . what happened to Keiko?"
Yusuke's POV
After a while of running, Kurama began to show the strain. Though he had had more time for his demon spirit to adjust to his ningen body, he was basically in the same boat as Hiei now. Just as I suspected, he lagged behind. I flitted back to him and pushed him on the ground.
"You're done, Kura. You can't go any farther if you want to live." He glared at me, but I remained resolute.
"I'll go on from here. Just tell me what to do." The intense glare softened after a moment.
"Very well, Yusuke . . . just please . . ." He looked away.
"Yeah?" Kurama glanced up at me sideways, the green depths wavering.
"Succeed." I nodded.
"Aa. I'll be back. Piece of cake." I gave him a thumbs-up and a confident grin, then disappeared into the cavern looming ahead.
Kurama's POV
Hiei . . . Hiei . . . please stay alive . . . unable to withstand the torment any longer, I concentrated my youki back to them, forming a barrier that burned up any weaker youkai attacking the two 'ningen' . . . I just hoped it would be enough . . . nani?!?
Something was wrong . . .
Yusuke's POV
Got it! D—n, I thought it would have been harder than that . . . guess fox-boy's plan really DID work . . . heh. Surprised I had remembered it all . . . I thought as I raced back to where the redhead was still sitting on the stone floor. He brightened instantly as I appeared, and I flashed the sphere just enough so he could see it, giving him another thumbs-up. He smiled, and we made our way back to the others, finally triumphant . . .
But when we arrived, I knew something was wrong. Kuwabara was lying, unconscious, on the ground and I raced over to my friend, shaking him awake. He slowly opened his eyes and shrieked when he saw my face, standing up hurriedly as I jumped off him.
"Oi, Shrimp! You tryin' to murder me in my sleep or what?!?" Kurama stepped forward then, urgency clear in his voice.
"Kuwabara . . . where's Yusuke?" Kuwabara turned his head to him and then I noticed it.
"Oro?" The carrot-top exclaimed stupidly. "I dunno . . ." The emerald eyes flashed, but I quickly reached out and got the paper that was taped to the back of Kuwabara's hair.
"It's here." I said softly, and Kurama looked at me expectantly, so I read the note.
"Urameshi Yusuke will suffer for his work. No ningen has a right to interfere with the Makai. He shall pay . . . oh how he shall pay . . ." Kurama paled, and I walked over, nudging him in passing like Hiei would have done so as not to arouse Kuwabara's suspicions.
"Let's go." He nodded, turning to follow me as I set out my ki to form a barrier between us and the ningen wards. We both ignored Kuwabara yelling at us in the background as we left, knowing that if Hiei DIED, life would never be the same . . . for either of us.
Wahh!! I wanted to make this chappie SO much longer T.T
Darn . . .
Anyway, sorry for the delay in updating, but I"ve been really busy. I'm going to split my time between writing my novel (yay me, lol!), studying for finals (hiss! evil finals in 10th grade!) and the various other things I do n.n
Well, I'll see you when I get TIME to update.
Kudasai, this chappie wasn't as in-depth as they usually are . . . I jus wanted to get this down for you guys and this fic might be ending pretty soon . . . when summer's around I usually jus like to write for my own creative stuff, lol . . .
Gomen . . . sumanai . . .
So THAT'S why I'm trying to finish this fic up before summer break, lol n.n;;;
Wish me luck!
Ja ne, minna-san!
- Kita out n.n
PS (NOW it's a post-script, lol n.n;;;;)
Review please please please please please please please PLEASE kudasai!!!
T.T
I don't think this chappie was as touchy-feely or in-depth as the others u.u;;;
I would really like to know what you guys think . . .
:: sigh :: . . . u.u...
So, if you're reading this, you have found the time to read this pointless PS and thus have had the time to review, ne?
NE????
T.T;
:: sigh (again) :: . . .
Please review . . .