Chapter 2: Who?

NJ: Hiya and thanks to all those who reviewed!

Disclaimer: If a thirteen year old like me owned Yu Yu Hakusho, then, trust me, it would suck and you wouldn't watch/read it...So there, I don't own it...

Chapter 2: Who?

"Heeellllooooo? Where is everybody?" Botan was gliding down hallways on her oar and searching for the rest of her squad, but there was nobody to be seen, not even an ogre. "How odd...Imagine if somebody came out and heard me talking to myself...they'd think I'm mad! But where is everybody? If I'm going to get the guys back, I'll need help! But where to get it..." suddenly a small lavender piece of paper fell from her kimono to the floor and when she doubled back to get it, she paused and a smile spread across her features, "Of course..." abandoning the now unfolded letter, she zoomed off in search of her new squad. A flowing yet simple signature on the letter could be seen by any passers-by. It read 'Yukina'...

-----With The Boys-----

"I'm thirsty."

"..."

"I'm hungry."

"..."

"I'm tired."

"...-.-#..."

"Are we there yet?"

"Grrrrr..."

"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we-"

"KUWABARA! SHUT UP!"

"...What'd I do?..." Yusuke looked like he was about to explode and the heat wasn't helping, although it was almost sunset.

"Perhaps we should set up some sort of camp?" Kurama suggested quietly, but Yusuke needed someone intelligent enough to understand an insult, to vent his anger upon, and it just so happened to be the kitsune who spoke first.

"Well yes, that would be a good plan," he started, "IF WE HAD ANYTHING TO ::BLEEPING:: MAKE CAMP WITH!" Kurama didn't answer. He knew that Yusuke just needed to let off a little steam and a frustrated Yusuke in battle was a dumb Yusuke; what they needed was a calm Yusuke who thought (a little) before rushing in. Panting a little, Yusuke smiled gratefully at Kurama,

"Thanks, buddy, I needed that..." Kurama just shrugged,

"I know." After all who wouldn't want to scream at somebody after being beaten senseless by Kayko, called in for a mission on a Saturday, beaten by Kayko yet again, dealing with Kuwabara, unable to find the whole reason for everything in his list, being stuck in the desert, stuck in the heat and unable to contact anybody to get them out of this mess...That would just suck.

"Hey guys, is that a...forest?" Kuwabara spoke up, looking into the distance and shielding his eyes from the sun's glaring rays.

"Baka! Forests don't grow in the middle of a friggin' desert!" Yusuke shouted and hit the baka's head. Kurama broke up a fight before it began,

"It isn't a forest, but if it isn't a collective mirage then it's quite possibly an oasis..." he was met with blank looks and sighed.

"He means there might be food and water, bakas." The said bakas them cheered and took off in what they thought was the direction of the watery goodness. Kurama gave Hiei a look,

"Do you think we should tell them?"

"No" And they headed in the opposite direction, the direction of the oasis...

------With Botan----

"Yukina! Yukina! Yukina!" Botan yelled as she soared down more halls. Yukina's head popped out of a doorway and her eyes widened before she dodged back inside, narrowly avoiding decapitation.

Botan spun around, but the oar was still going backwards and she ended up tumbling into many cardboard boxes lying at the end of the hall,

"Botan? Daijobu desu ne? (trans: Are you alright)

"Hai...Look at the yellow birdies!... Aren't they pretty?..." She shook her head, "Yukina! I need your help! The boys are stuck in the Makai Desert and you must help me save them!" Yukina blanched and began to tremble,

"W-what can I d-do? I d-don't even know how t-to fight!" she stammered,

"But what about Hiei and Kazuma? They might be stuck there forever if you don't help!" those words struck a chord somewhere deep inside Yukina's soul and a sweeping look of resolution came over her face as she refused to accept them.

'Hiei-sama and Kazuma-kun both risked their lives to save me and I can finally repay my debt to them...I must help!'

"I'll do it!" she whispered and Botan nodded,

"Get on, we must collect the others!" Botan was up upon her oar again but this time with Yukina at her back...

----The Bakas----

"So hot..."

"So thirsty..."

"...Hey Urameshi? Where're Kurama and the Shrimp?" The two of them were crawling on the ground and the sun still hadn't set!

"Huh? They're right...behind...us...? Where'd they go?!" Yusuke jumped up and looked wildly around for the bishies, "This is not good..." Somewhere in the distance among the many cacti, a coyote howled...

-----Bishies------

"This is a BIG oasis"

"Hn..."

"Do we still have a chance to find it tonight?"

"...No..."

"Wow, you're talkative today..."

"...Kitsune no baka..."

Kurama and Hiei had finally reached the oasis and were apparently exhausted from the heat, the running and the lack of food (a/n NJ ::cough,sweetsnow,cough::) and water, so they decided to rest and find the water in the morning.

Later that night, Hiei felt a presence that stood out from the beasts' of the desert and he didn't like it one bit. He let his senses roam for a moment to locate the intruder- there! He had found them. They were standing beneath a tall palm tree, calmly observing him and his kitsune companion sleep. The hooded figure had a humanoid shape and began to sway to some music that only they seemed to be able to hear. Hiei waited until the person, presumably a demon, let their guard and pounced upon them, with his hand gripped firmly about their throat. The hood fell to reveal the face of a teenage girl with crimson eyes and long purple and silver hair.

"Onna, what are you doing?" Hiei asked her with a deathly cold voice, his eyes narrowed into dangerous slits of malice as he tightened his already choking grip. The girl smiled at him and seemed to slip through his fingers in the form of silvery dust. Hiei blinked curiously, he was covered with the dust,

'She was cute, was she not?'

'No!'

'Go on, admit it, she was cute...'

'Hell no!'

'Really...'

'Alright, maybe a little...'

"Fun to manipulate? Certainly..."

Tsuzuku...

NJ: Not a Mary-Sue I assure you! There was a purpose to the last part, Hiei hasn't gone mushy! But who was that mysterious girl and why was she watching our bishies? Who was it that spoke? Hmmm...You'll see...R&R And NO FLAMES! Thankyou

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