Chapter 2: Strong and Silent

A/n: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter, and I'm glad that people are responding so positively to my new story. I've kinda lost interest in the Spirit Tournament....So, I think I'll continue this one a bit. I feel rather bad, because I failed to explain that Hime, Shizo and Yukina are REALLY REALLY far away from where Hiei and the rest of the detectives are. Hence the reason for a bunch of chapters. It's going to be hell trying to get her back, I can say that. I can also say that she'll escape on her own....Interesting! ACK! Spoilers! Spoilers are bad! Oh well, it's not spoiling the series or anything! So, on to the story! Enjoy chapter 2! Gomen in advance for any out of characterness!

Disclaimer: Ususal disclaimery things apply. I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, or any of it's characters except the ones I've created for my own personal use in this story.(I.e., Hime, Shizo, Yoshio and the girl, Aya. And Aya's brother, Eiri). No infringement intended, blah, blah, blah....

-Shadow --- Yukina's POV:

As I opened my eyes this morning, I remembered what I had just experienced last night. I remembered that I am in this awful place, in this awful cell, with these awful people. All I want to do is get back to my friends...I want to find my brother.

"Ahhhh! The pretty thing is awake! Look Hime! She awake!" shouted Shizo, pointing his finger at me, and flashing a toothy smile at me.

(A/n:If you are trying to picture Shizo, think the small blue demon from the Genkai Tournament, Jyaki. And for Hime, think Byakko(sp?) from the Maze Castle episodes, only not an animal, he has a human face, but he's big and things like that. Okay, back to the story.)

They had opened the door to my cell and were standing over me, as I was laying on the dirt floor, using my arms as comfort for my head. I looked up at them rubbing my eyes, the light was painful to look at.

"Come come Miss Yukina, now. We will bring you nice food, and it will make you very full and we bring you new kimono so you happy and you cry us gems! Sound good Miss Yukina?" asked Shizo, offering me a hand to help me up.

I backed away from him, and stood on my own, looking around for anyone who could possibly help me. No one was there.

They both moved towards me, and each of them grabbed one of my arms, and dragged me to my feet, and out of the cell, I was resisting the whole way.

I was trying to be strong, but I stayed silent and went with them. I just hope they won't hurt me if I refuse to do what they ask of me.

-- -Forest outside of HC-(HC=Hirohoyoshi City)

"COME ON!!!! GO FASTER!!!!! I need to help Yukina!" whined Kuwabara, who was walking himself.

"We're moving as fast as we can, Kuwabara." Said Kurama, who was walking at the same pace.

"We don't even know where we're going...So why hurry?" mumbled Shizuru, which earned her a wide-eyed glare from Kuwabara.

"Because Sis, my girlfriend is in trouble! I need to help her!" he whined again.

"Kazuma...You don't even know where she is!" growled Shizuru, "So stop telling us to go faster!" she growled again, holding her fist to his face.

"Okay, whatever you say Sis!" he laughed nervously, a sweatdrop appearing on his forehead.

"Hey, Kurama, Where'd Hiei go?" asked Yusuke, stopping and looking around.

"I'm afraid I don't know. I haven't seen him since he disappeared after the girl last night." Said Kurama, shrugging his shoulders.

"Great, now Shorty's disappeared and we have to find him too." Groaned Kuwabara, stopping and sitting on the ground.

"I have a feeling we don't need to look for Hiei, Kuwabara. I think he's gone on his own search for his sister." Said Kurama, leaning against the trunk of the tree opposite Kuwabara's.

"What!?!?!" exclaimed Kuwabara, jumping to his feet.

"Kurama....I don't think Kuwabara knows about Hiei and Yukina." Said Botan, biting her lip.

"Well, he does now. And if he wants to find Yukina, then we have to brain storm a few places where she could be. We don't know anything about those demons, or any place they have frequented. That is the first step in finding her. Don't worry about Hiei, I'm quite certain he can take care of himself." Said Kurama, looking around at everyone suggestively.

Yukina's POV

They had taken me into a big room, with 4 huge windows at the front of it, it was a circular shaped room and they had given me a new kimono, which was white with a red bottom. They had made me sit down in a chair, and there was someone else in the room, a human girl.

After they had left for a moment, they had apparently gone to the other end of the compound we were being held in, the human girl turned to me.

"What is your name?" she asked. I looked at her, a concerned look on my face. Her brown hair was just as tattered as mine, her blue eyes had a glassy, hard look in them. She had a frown on her face that hadn't left since they had brought me into this room.

"I'm Yukina. Are you alright?" I asked her, she raised one eyebrow at me.

"Do I look alright? No. I'm not. I've been stuck here with these bastards for a month. I hate it here, I wish I could just get out of here, and believe me, once I do, they will be the first to pay. With their lives." Muttered the girl, as she looked at me.

"Well, you said your name was Yukina,right? Well Yukina, it's nice to meet you, not under the certain conditions, but nice all the same. The name's Aya." She said, half smiling at me. She stood up, shaking on her feet a little. I stood up, she was a little taller than me.

"Well, Yukina, let's get out of here." She said, and started walking towards a door which led out to a balcony, outside one of the 4 windows.

"Are you sure we won't be caught?" I asked, looking at her, a worried look came to my face.

"Nope. But that's the fun in all of this. Let's go." She said, and walked out onto the balcony, I cautiously walked behind her.

"Aya!" came a voice from a tree off to the left of the balcony.

"Eiri! Is that you?" she asked, and rushed to the the edge of the balcony.

A man who looked exactly like Aya came floating over to the edge of the balcony, and stopped in front of her.

"Eiri, we can't get out easily, they've put up a barrier to keep us from doing just that." She said in a pleading tone, and she turned to me, and motioned for me to come over.

"Eiri, this is Yukina. She's been here for a day or so." I smiled at him.

"Hello Yukina. Nice to see my little sister can make some friends quickly." He laughed.

I just smiled again.

"Now, on to the business of getting this barrier down..." he murmured, and a large sword shaped like a lightning bolt appeared. "Thunder sword Strike!" he yelled, held his arm above his head and smashed the sword down across the invisible barrier, but nothing happened.

The barrier was now visible, cracklng with red enegy bolts.

"Well, at least we know where the barrier is. Now all we have to do is figure out HOW to break it. Any suggestions?" asked Aya, looking from me to Eiri.

"I don't know..." I said, shrugging.

A voice came from behind us, in a nasty snarling tone, "No one is going anywhere." It was Hime, and he looked angry.

"Eiri! Do something!" shouted Aya, pleadingly.

"Alright!" he pulled back both of his fists, and started striking the barrier viciously. The energy crackled loudly, and finally it separated in one spot, big enough for Aya and I to squeeze through.

"Let's go!" she called, and I quickly obliged her request. I was suddenly stopped, by Hime grabbing my ankle. "No one is going anywhere. And that's final." he grunted, his eyes full of anger.

I was half way into Eiri's arms, when he grabbed me and pulled me back through the barrier. Almost made it. Almost.

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A/n: Suspense! Hahaha! I know! New chapter will probably be up Monday. Maybe even two chapters. Depends on how I feel. Anyway, hope you enjoyed that chapter, and I hope you like Eiri and Aya. If you have suggestions or anything, don't hesitate to post in a review. Anyway, R and R as usual! Thanks to IFD and sakurasango for their reviews! I NEED MORE REVIEWS PEOPLE! Keep 'em coming, Arigato!

Ja ne! Shadow