Okay I've finally got Word back, so now I can write more, without getting frustrated. I also have been preoccupied with new anime (YYH, Rave Master, etc.)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own YYH... now.

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Hiei stood in the center of the clearing he and Kutsu had been training in. His katana was poised out in front of him. He looked around with all three eyes. He suddenly stopped.

Found her!

He turned around slicing his katana through the air.

'Ah!'

The blade had bit into a tree trunk about three inches from a now trembling Kuwabara. He immediately felt a blade at the back of his neck. A familiar voice came from behind.

'I win.'

Kutsu walked around and looked at Kuwabara, who had now sunk to the ground.

'Too bad, you missed him.'

'Hn.'

Hiei pulled his katana out of the wood and sheathed it. Yusuke and Kurama stepped into the clearing.

'I see you've found them, Kuwabara.'

'Yeah...heh...found them.'

'Hn. Actually he interrupted the match between Hiei and I and almost got skewered.'

'It's too bad I missed.'

Kuwabara's face was red, partly from embarrassment and partly from anger.

'First it was just the one Shorty and now there are two harassing me.'

'Is there anyone taller than you, oaf?'

Kuwabara glared at Hiei and then Kutsu. Yusuke spoke up before any other arguments or fights started.

'Judging by the fact you have no injuries and all your youki, I'm guessing you haven't fought the bad guy.'

'Wonderful assumption, detective.'

'Well, I guess we're going to have to find somewhere to stay for the night. Damn, I was hoping that you would have already killed that bastard. Too bad, that hotel isn't there anymore...'

Before Yusuke could continue his ramblings, Kutsu interrupted. 'Yusuke, I have a place near here.'

'Well, why didn't you say that before?'

'Perhaps it was because you wouldn't be quiet long enough for her to say it.'

Kutsu and Hiei began walking, expecting the others to follow. While they walked, Kutsu questioned Kurama.

'Where's Kit?'

'She is coming tomorrow morning.'

They had walked about five minutes, when they left the woods and came to the cliff.

'I think we're at a dead end.'

'Idiot,' Kutsu mumbled under her breath. She walked into the disguised entrance, leaving an utterly shocked Yusuke and Kuwabara.

'Did she just walk through rock?'

Kurama, as usual was more curious than surprised.

'Hmm. It must have been a powerful demon to create this illusion and it has lasted for a great deal of time.'

Kurama reluctantly ceased his investigations on the illusion and walked in the cave. Yusuke was already complaining.

'Kutsu, there's only one bed. Where are we all going to sleep? We can't all sleep in trees like Hiei. We...'

Yusuke was stopped by a bundle of blankets being thrown at his face. He took the blankets, still grumbling.

'I wish I had a bed. Stupid floor. I hate Warui. If he was dead I could sleep in my own bed.'

Kutsu smiled slightly. Hiei left the cave.

'We still have three hours before dark, so we should do some more training.'

Yusuke perked up at this. 'I want to see Kutsu fight Kuwabara.'

'W..W..What? Urameshi, I don't want to fight her.'

'Why?'

'Because I don't fight girls.'

'This isn't fighting its training.'

'W..Well why do you want me to fight her?'

'I want to see how far she's come.'

Before Kuwabara could say anything else, Yusuke grabbed his shirt and drug him out of the cave. Kutsu and Kurama followed behind silently.

I wonder how strong I have gotten. I'm curious to find out.

You'll beat him easily.

Are you going to watch, Hiei?

Hn.

Kuwabara and Kutsu stood in the clearing Kutsu and Hiei had been training in. Kuwabara looked terrified.

'Hn. Are those your teeth I hear chattering?'

'Of..of...course n..not.'

Kurama decided to be referee in the match.

'Well, shall we begin. Kuwabara versus Kutsu, match start!'

^^^^^Three Hours Later^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The group, minus Hiei, was back in the cave. The match had been ugly. Kuwabara now sat on the floor covered from head to toe in cuts and bruises. Kutsu sat on the bed, not even looking tired.

'I went easy on her. I would have won if she weren't a girl. She... OW!'

Kutsu had just walked over and hit him on the head.

'Hn. Accept your defeat, oaf. You cannot get stronger, if you make excuses.'

'You've been around Hiei too long. You're starting to sound like him.'

'Well, it's better to sound like Hiei than to sound like an idiot.'

'What'd you say? You want to fight again.'

Kurama stepped in to stop the fight.

'Kuwabara, it's late and we need to save our strength.'

'Besides, Kuwabara, you don't have enough Spirit energy to fight her. She has hardly lost any.'

Yusuke looked at Kuwabara, who was lying on the floor emitting fake snores.

'Kuwabara... what the hell?'

'Urameshi, you heard Kurama, I need sleep.'

'Right, it's not just because you don't want to admit you're weaker than Kutsu.'

Kuwabara continued his fake snores.

'Well, even if his sleep is fake, we should probably sleep.'

Kurama and Yusuke lay on their pallets. Kutsu got into her bed, staring at the ceiling. She was thinking about the fight with Toby. She could hardly remember it. She vaguely remembered hearing herself talk; only it wasn't her. She drifted into sleep, trying to remember the fight.

^^^^^^KUTSU'S DREAM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Kutsu was standing in the clearing where she had fought Toby.

'Ah, you've summoned me into a dream.'

Kutsu looked around. A form stepped out from behind a tree. She looked exactly like Kutsu, except she had red eyes like Hiei's.

'Who are you?'

Kutsu panicked at seeing herself.

'I am the true you. I am the Fire Queen. You are merely a fusion of human and demon.'

'What?'

Another form stepped out from behind a tree. This one had blonde hair and orange eyes.

'You can't be the true Kutsu, because that's me.'

The Fire Queen laughed.

'Foolish human, you are the human half of the being who is now called Kutsu. You are the weakest part.'

Kutsu dropped to her knees. She couldn't take this. The Fire Queen continued talking.

'You, human, and you, hanyou, will both die, once Warui is dead.'

Kutsu stood up.

'Why not kill us now?'

'I have given my word to the Forbidden Child that he may help you defeat Warui, but once he is dead I will kill him and let you watch the whole thing before I kill you.'

She turned to the human Kutsu.

'Your spirit is easily dominated, unlike the hanyou, you have no Youki or even Spirit energy and she has her emotional attachment to the Forbidden Child.'

Kutsu looked up, anger shining in her eyes.

'I WILL NOT LET YOU KILL HIEI!'

'You have no choice, I will kill him so the prophecy does not come to pass.'

Kutsu looked scared.

'Hiei will defeat you. You can't kill him.'

'It will be a simple matter. Here you can experience my power.'

The Fire Queen held out her hand. Flames surrounded Kutsu. Pain engulfed her body. She screamed in pain.

'HIEI!'

Kutsu wasn't expecting a response, but a black shadow appeared in the clearing.

'Hn. Are you so weak you have to call for help?'

Hiei stood there.

'Shut up and kick her ass!'

'Hn.'

Hiei pulled out his katana and sliced the Fire Queen in half. She screamed and her body disappeared. The human Kutsu was engulfed in flames and disappeared with a scream. The fire disappeared from Kutsu. Hiei turned to her.

'Now you are the only one left.'

'But none of this was real, it's all a dream.'

'Yes, but the Fire Queen will not defeat me.'

Hiei disappeared.

'Hiei, don't go!'

The whole world went black.

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Kutsu woke up. She was soaked in sweat. She walked outside and found Hiei there.

'Hn. Good you're awake.'

Kutsu ran to Hiei and wrapped her arms around him.

'Be careful.'

'Hn. When you're strong, you don't need to be careful.'

Eventually Kuwabara, Yusuke and Kurama walked outside. Of course first thing in the morning, Kuwabara started to complain.

'It's so cold. I wish I had a sweater.'

Before Yusuke could say something sarcastic, a voice filled the area.

'Don't worry you will be dead long before you freeze.'

'Come out, Warui!'

Warui appeared before them.

'I wanted to wait for you to come detective, so that I could kill you all.'

I am so sorry I haven't updated and I'm sorry this chapter was so boring. My computer has been screwing up, so I couldn't type.