Oops! I forgot to put the disclaimer on the previous chapter! Okay, I don't own Yu yu Hakusho or any of its characters but if I did, I'd be the happiest demon there ever was! =^^= This is chapter 2 of 'Hearts Bound by Fire' (I think that's a crappy name!)

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Okay, so this is what I understood so far: the Demonic Stone was stolen from Koenma's safe or something and we need to get it back; only females are allowed to use it but there's only one who can be its possessor, Yusuke said that it could be any female but he hopes that it's either Botan or me because he doesn't want to search the entire planet just to find its possessor. Now, the stone is inside that castle and we have to get inside. I just hope nobody's guarding the entrance!

We made our way toward the castle, which reminded me of those haunted mansions that appeared in horror films. I grew nervous, yet, the others showed no sign of being nervous or scared. How did they do that? I shrugged. It must be the fact that they're used to missions. I wonder if Botan is used to these kind of things. We were nearly at the entrance and no sign of security could be seen; then, I felt Kuwabara tense up a bit.

"Something's...coming this way!" he said as his teeth shook.

"What is?" Kurama asked.

"I dunno. But, it feels like those things we fought when we battled the Four Saint Beasts, you know? Those shadow things, the ones with the hoods."

"Oh, you mean those weaklings?" Hiei said as he pointed in the direction of what seemed to be a horde of shadows.

"Well, well, it's about time!" Yusuke said as he cracked his knuckles. "I was getting really bored."

There was a lot. I don't know how many there were but there were a lot! And they all attacked at once. Though they were small, they ambushed us, like a pack of wolves. Kuwabara made his Spirit Sword, Kurama took out his Rose Whip, Hiei drew his sword, and Yusuke prepared his Spirit Gun while Botan and I stood close by each other and grew really frightened. She took out her bat, and got ready to whack some of the shadow things which Yusuke called 'Fugaki'. They all attacked one another and Botan knocked out the one's that tried to attack us. I really wanted to help out in any way but I don't have the fighting skill to do anything! I felt so useless! I hugged myself, though I'm still not sure why.

"Let's go, Kayko," I heard Yusuke say as he stood above me. I looked up at him. He was really handsome, but I refuse to go back with him!

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We walked through the corridors. Very little light shown, as a matter of fact, the only light that could be seen was from the small flames that lit the 'hallway'. The walls were made out of concrete and they were a dark-green. Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei walked up front while Botan, Kuwabara, and I walked in the back. I was growing bored and Kuwabara was too. I could tell.

"Hey, I have an idea!" Kuwabara exclaimed, happily.

"Wow, that's a first," Hiei said.

"Shut up, Shorty!"

"Hn."

"Let's play 'Eye-Spy'!" Kuwabara suggested.

"Ooh, I love that game," Botan said.

"Me too. Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, wanna play?" I asked.

"Nah, I'd rather not," was Yusuke's reply.

"No thank you," said Kurama.

"No," Hiei said firmly.

"Okay, I spy with my little eye something green," Kuwabara said.

"THE WALLS!!!" Botan yelled.

"Nope," Kuwabara grinned.

"Damn!" she cursed. "Moss!"

Kuwabara arched an eyebrow and said "No," then grinned again.

"Kurama's eyes?" I asked more than said.

Kurama blushed and Botan and Kuwabara grinned. "Does Kayko have a crush?" Botan teased.

"No!"

"But, you pointed out Kurama's eyes and you've been staring at them, I know you have!" Kuwabara said without warning.

"No, I don't!"

"Oh, alright, be that way!" he pouted.

I let out a sigh of relief and inspected my surroundings. The walls were green, the moss was green, You-know-who's eyes were green, Yusuke's uniform was green too. "Yusuke's uniform!" I said with confidence.

"Oh, damn it! Alright, your turn, Kayko," Kuwabara said.

And the game went on like this for about thirty minutes until we grew tired of playing.

"How much more till we reach that guy thing, Urameshi?" Kuwabara asked.

"I dunno. The only thing I know is that he--or it--is in this castle," was all Yusuke said.

We arrived were there were eight doors (A/N remind you of anything?).

"Ah, shit! Just what we needed! A Saint Beast wannabe!" Yusuke said, sarcastically. "Alright, Kuwabara, you know what to do!"

"Right," Kuwabara nodded. He looked at all the doors. "Hm," he pondered. "I go with that one!" he said as he pointed at the last door on the right. "And, um, that one," he said once more, this time pointing at the last door on the left. Everybody (except me) groaned.

"You're supposed to choose one, Fool!" Hiei hissed.

"Yeah, Kuwabra!" Yusuke said, of course to anger Kuwabara.

"What ya say, Urameshi?! My name is Kazuma Kuwabara! And I have a funny feeling about both of those doors."

"What do you think, Kurama?" Yusuke looked at the red head.

"I believe that one of those two has the-ahem-villain and the other has the stone," was Kurama's explanation.

"Okay, which one do you think has the villain and which one do you think has the stone?" Yusuke asked Kuwabara.

Kuwabara crossed his arms and turned away. "I ain't tellin' you!"

"And why not?!" Yusuke gritted his teeth.

"You called me 'Kuwabra' and that's not funny!"

"Of course it is!" Hiei cut in.

"You stay out of this, Shorty!"

"Make me!"

"Calm down, you two! Yusuke, apologize right now!" I said as I put my hands on my hips.

"But I...I...*sigh* I apologize. Now choose!" Yusuke said bitterly.

"I think that one has the stone," he pointed to the door on the right.

"Hold on, we need to be sure that that door has the stone," Hiei said.

"How?" Botan asked.

"Kuwabra *chuckles* should go inside and make sure it's safe."

"Oh, trying to protect your girlfriends, Hiei?" Yusuke teased.

Hiei glared at Yusuke, "I don't need to explain myself."

"Right, wouldn't want the ladies to get hurt now, do we?" Kurama pointed out.

"Alright, I'll test it out! Sheesh!" Kuwabara gave in. He made his way toward the door and opened carefully and slowly. He peeked inside and kept his head in there for a while, making sure that his hunch was correct. He took his head back out and said, "It feels safe to me!"

"Alrighty then! Botan, Kayko, go inside!" Yusuke said.

We gulped as we made our way inside., Kuwabara was already standing with the guys and they watched us go in. The door slammed shut behind our backs, and sent chills down our spine. The halls were dim and little light was seen. There was less light than there was in the corridors! We walked further inside and I had a feeling we were being watched.

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Muahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A cliffhanger! I hope you liked the chapter! Muahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It kinda sounds like a Kurama/Kayko or a Kuwabara/Kayko doesn't it? There, I gave you guys 2 ideas for fanfictions! If you ever plan on writing, please tell me! I'm all about strange pairings and I'd love to read them! Now, review please :D