Catse: I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I had the stuff written, just didn't have the time to upload it all. But there is a good point to this, I'm updating two chapters this time instead of one. I also had a review lately concerning Hiei.
I had no idea Hiei had gotten his Jagan to protect his sister...this story was merely gotten from the few episodes I had seen and what I could get from music videos I downloaded. I kind of figured Hiei was a master, although to a certain degree, and I didn't make him terrible.
I just added that he had learned a lot of his sword techniques from survival and people he had met. And to the jeans, I was going more from the idea of karate pants in jean form than tight jeans or any of that sort. In any case, thank you for the review and don't feel ashamed that you gave it.
I'm glad you told me about that, so that I can keep from making a mistake like that in the future. After all, reviews are meant for a reviewers thoughts right? Any how, this is chapter fourteen and fifteen is on the way. Ja Ne!
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Disclaimer: I don't own YYH but I might someday make something close to it's brilliance, although not exact.
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The group met up at Koenma's office an hour after the first meeting that day, and began to discuss what they were doing when the doors busted open and a rather angry looking Hiei waltzed in.
In fact, angry was an understatement...he looked more like he was out of control.
Everyone watched him closely as he marched up to Koenma's desk, his sword out of it's sheath and in one hand.
Koenma was busy talking to Kurama about something, when the angry koorime stepped up to the table, and with out warning, thrust the blade into the top.
The sound caught everyone's attention as he stood there, the katana blade dug deep into the wood.
Koenma glanced at the katana, and then up at Hiei, who was glaring back.
"I want to know where Shadow is." Hiei requested in a low, dangerous voice.
"Hiei, what's up? You feelin' okay?" Yusuke asked, leaning against the wall on one foot.
Hiei's only reply was a deadly glare in the other man's direction, one that declared death to anyone else that asked.
"He is in a mansion called Velvet Manor on the outskirts of the barrier. We have already planned to make our way there. Unfortunately, there is a barrier there too, that will require a day at the most to diffuse." Kurama explained, watching Hiei with a calm interest.
"A day? Suta may be dead by then." Hiei replied.
"What do you mean? She can't die unless the barrier does." Botan added, looking determined to calm Hiei down.
Hiei glared at her this time, and figured that they didn't know the latest news.
"Shadow has Suta." He replied, returning his glare to Koenma. "And if we don't get there soon he will kill her."
"He won't." replied Koenma, looking confident. "He can't kill her. The barrier keeps her alive, same way as she keeps the barrier strong. He won't be able to kill her until the full moon, so we have a small amount of time to spare. That time will be taken in opening the outer barrier to the mansion, so please remain patient and prepare for when we enter. You'll need rest."
Hiei growled at them all for a moment, feeling defeated, and left the room.
He would prepare! They would see that for themselves!
He would prepare!
Yusuke had an idea to get all of his team members together for a team tournament. A small one, to make sure their techniques were sharp.
Kurama and Kuwabara were fine with the idea, but they couldn't manage to find Hiei anywhere.
So, as to help pass the time, the group when searching for the koorime.
They found him outside in the garden, listening to a radio, as he and Suki both practiced using swords.
Suki practiced with a wooden sword, and Hiei with a sword none of them had ever seen before. A fine, gold hilted sword.
They danced in sync with the music, both moving at the exact same time in the exact same way.
"Hey Hiei! Would you like to enter a team tournament!" Yusuke replied seriously.
Hiei never stopped his dancing. He moved with the music, giving them a glare now and then as he made a move.
Kuwabara stared at him for a moment, and couldn't help but giggle the next.
Yusuke watched him with a sarcastic expression, and Kurama smiled.
They had yet to see Hiei practicing his Sword Dancing technique, but he had.
And he saw how good Suta had been before she became as sick as she was.
"What the hell are you doing Hiei?!" Kuwabara started out, giggling loudly.
"Yeah Hiei, what kind of a technique is that?"
'Don't make things worse Yusuke...He's in too much of a ticked off mood.'
Kurama thought to himself, watching the two dance.
But to his surprise, Hiei didn't leap out to try to cut them.
He let them laugh...
This wasn't him.
It was strange.
Usually Hiei would try to slit their throats for laughing, but this time he seemed not to care what they said.
Suta must have had more of an influence on him than they thought.
When the music finished, Hiei rested the swords blade on his shoulder, and walked up to them, his frown hiding the look of anger in his eyes.
'Maybe he just wanted to wait until after to attack them.'
"I will not fight in your tournament." He told them, glaring.
"Why not? Scared?" Yusuke replied, laughing.
"Of you. Never." Hiei replied. Suki ran up to his side and stared at the others, smiling.
"Yusuke, Kuwabara...Hi!"
"Suki, what are you doing here. Shouldn't you be at school?"
"I wanted to ask you that myself. I'm not at school because today was a holiday for my school."
"Same for mine." Kurama added.
"Aw hell, the one day we play hooky is an actual holiday. Maybe I should stick around the school more. I'd know more about these things." Yusuke replied, his hands behind his back in a comfortable position.
"Why won't you train with us?" Kuwabara asked, scratching his head.
"I promised Suki I would practice Sword Dancing with her." Hiei replied, smiled lightly.
"Well okay. But when you're done playing with girly techniques, you come on over and fight a real battle." Yusuke replied walking away.
"Believe me. You're the ones with the girly techniques compared to this art." And Hiei turned around and walked away.
"Hey!" Yusuke shouted back, looking agitated.
"Perhaps you should not judge a book by it's cover." Kurama replied, smiling. "It is prejudice to do so."
Kurama walked away to sit under a tree, and watch the training commence.
"Okay...so fine. Kuwabara, you feel like training here today?"
"Sure, why not."
"Alright. I need to see what this technique can do if he insists it's more powerful than anything we got."
They spent most of the day in the park.
Kurama watched Hiei and Suki practice sword dancing as he wrote on a project for school, and Yusuke and Kuwabara fought each other from time to time, stopping to see a few dances from Hiei and rest, and then continued.
Around evening they heard word from Koenma that the barrier around the mansion would be down by morning, and that everyone should get some rest.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama headed home, and Suki went to sleep in her cot in Suta's room, but Hiei sat on a branch overlooking the garden, unable to rest or even keep his eyes closed for more than a minute.
His thoughts continued onto Suta, and how he had lied to her, and how much he missed her even though she was gone for one day.
He couldn't sleep, wondering what the man was doing to her, or where she was kept, or how sick she most likely was now.
Well, no matter what, he was going to break in there and get her back. That was a promise.
He would also enjoy beating up the demon whom called himself Shadow.
For the most of the night, Hiei sat alone, thinking of how he would torture Shadow and how his blood would flow in small streams on the floor.
Yes...Shadow was digging his grave.
The next morning, everyone showed up in Koenma's office. They now had two days left before the full moon, and they planned on getting in and getting to Suta before then.
But Koenma had a surprise for them.
"You all have to go now!" He shouted, running in circles around the room. Ogres came in and out, dragging in stacks of papers and notices to be stamped.
"What's the frenzy Koenma?" Yusuke asked, watching with mischief as the ogres ran in circles through the large doors at the front of the office.
"There was a miscalculation you pin heads!"
"What?!" They chorused.
"The full moon isn't in two days. It's tonight! There was a change in the celestial patterns so the full moon didn't come at the exact time it was supposed to! You have to get in there and beat the enemies now!"
"Damn it! Why don't you ever tell us this sooner?!" Yusuke shouted angrily.
"I don't plan these things you idiot." Koenma shouted back, red faced.
"So then how do we get there?" Kurama asked calmly.
"Botan will take you all there." Koenma replied, trudging to his desk to try to sit and be patient while the detectives left to save the world.
"Fine. Botan, take us there." Kurama replied as the girl in question walked in the door.
"Alright! Everyone together!" She announced, in just as much worry as Koenma.
Every one nodded as if it was a stupid question, and waited.
She opened the portal and ushered them in, but didn't follow.
"They'll land right outside the barrier. I can't get them any closer than that." She told Koenma, looking a little bit sad.
"Yes...Let us hope they can get there in time."
Botan nodded and walked out of the room, looking slightly depressed.
If they didn't win this match, then the world would die at the hands of one dangerous cat demon.
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Catse: What did you think? A little surprising eh? Well I didn't want to give them too much time, and in my opinion, the stakes really fly if they have a small amount of time. Oh well, chapter fifteen is up next!