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(changed the summy a bit, just to let you guys know)

I know that the chapters have been short and all, but I *promise* to make them longer!! Or at least a lot longer than chapters one and two!

This chap, like most of the others, is going to be weird!! Yay!! *applauds* ^_^ Japanese and English words are mixzeed up!!

Disclaimer: Me don't own nuttin! HEEHEE!! DOUBLE NEGATIVE EQUALS A POSITIVE! SO THERE! I OWN IT!! *dog stares at me~goes back to sleep*

Me: *still in denial* I OWN IT! I OWN IT!!! *ignored* -_-"

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Sorry I didn't update sooner! I had a lotta projects due, and I'm a procrastinator at skool fer sure. I still manage to get higher than a B+, thoough!! *proud of self* ^_^;; plus, I have midterms coming up, etc..

List of Current Doom:

Midterms

Tech Test

Spanish Quiz

English quiz

Two poems for English

Math Test

Science test

American History thing

Science project

Science fair

Final for science, cause I'm *accelerated* -_-;;. . .BAAAAH!!

Etc, etc. . .*sob* x_X

BUT GUESS WHAT!!?? YU YU HAKUSHO IS BACK ON CARTOONNETWORK!! YAY!! I should be studying..but..OH WELL! SCREW THE MIDTERMS!! HAIL THE NEW YEAR!! *sees calendar* . . . . .HAIL THE NEW YEAR TWO WEEKS AGO!!

I've made a few changes and added stuff to the earlier chappies, and I especially added stuff to the last chapter because Kurama transforming and all that seemed to sudden..

. . .um. . .I'm pretty sure that I've forgotten something here. . .hmmm..-_- ;; oh well..i'll remember later!

You can still tell me what couples you want and what's going to happen and stuff, k?! you can do that until I say stop! ^_^; (unless the character you want to vote about is dead..)

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And now for the story:

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~"Hn. Stupid fox.."~

Hiei scowled at the various types of demons as they passed through the enormous prison of Reikai. All of them shrieked and jeered as the Tantei walked past, uttering foul curses in several different languages. All were incompetent; either for being weaklings or for being captured.

Every single one of them were soon silenced, however, by the appearance of the supposedly "dead" legendary thief of Makai and Reikai snarling at them. Along with a few death glares and a glowing third eye, of course.

At the very end of the last corridor, a large, scratched, diamond door set in titanium and covered in wards filled the hall, a series of loud crashes and booms erupting from inside. Hiei scowled again, then sneered. The basilisk was weaker than he had thought. Only an amateur would use up so much spirit energy to emit such inefficient attacks.

Apparently, Koenma had seen the reptilian demon as a fairly powerful being. The cell was one of the strongest in Reikai, though obviously it would never manage to contain anyone much stronger than. . .Kuwabara, for a rather weak (in Hiei's opinion) example, could have probably escaped the prison with his abilities- if he had had a correctly functioning brain. Which he (Kuwabara) didn't.

The Reikai's ruler had finally discovered the symbols to unlock the bespelled door. It swung open to reveal a pacing figure muttering yet another incoherent incantation, unaware of his "visitors."

"Domiro. . .regtuquan. . .ECLETENI—" (A/N: just made that up! Doesn't it sound preettyfull?!) The door swung shut with an ominous finality.

Kurama strode forward and gripped the basilisk tightly by its scaly throat before the spell could be completed. The human-gone-demon glared coldly at the scaly being writhing in his grasp, his silky tail lashing out angrily behind him. As always, Youko got straight to the point; Suiichi watching curiously from in the corner of his mind.

"Who sent you? What have you done to Kuronue's burial place?" golden eyes flashed dangerously as Kurama loosened his grip the slightest bit, waiting for the questions to be answered.

Keila let out a short rasping laugh, his mouth dry from the series of words he had spoken. "Bat. Dead. Master. . ." here the glassy eyed demon let out another dry cough, then snickered knowingly at the spirit detectives assembled in the chamber. "Master says. . .do not tell ugly, stupid, *ignorant* tanteis." He accentuated each 's' and grinned at them, his fangs glittering and forked tongue flicking; looking very similar to the rabid animals so common in Ningenkai "Especssially soon to be dead foxss!" the basilisk demon seemed to find this hilarious, and his hyena-like cackles echoed about while the other occupants of the room stared.

"Who is this master?" the kitsune growled, resuming the strangulation of the seemingly crazed basilisk, shoving him three feet up the wall. "Tell me.."

Hiei snorted. "Do not kill him while he still has information, fox." His advice was ignored for the most part, and none of the others dared to go near, not willing to start an unneeded battle among teammates.

However, when the other demon did not respond, Kurama threw him down in disgust. "Hiei. . .use your Jagan." it was really more of an order than a question, but the fire demon complied and removed his well worn bandanna; his face etched into a cold mask of slight contempt, implanted third eye glowing eerily in the dimly lit room.

Hiei concentrated, scowled, and then shut his eyes. A few minutes later, the koorime reopened his eyes, blinked, than shut them again. There were strong mental barriers surrounding the basilisk's mind, even though they had been put up by another. As a matter of fact, that demon who *had* put up the shielding spell was amazingly powerful and was almost certainly *not* Keila. The many traps set inside his head were overwhelming, and Hiei left the other demon's conscience abruptly, partially because he wanted to escape and partially because he sensed someone right in front of him.

He opened his eyes to find an ugly person leering in his face.

"YO!! SHRIMP! YOU STILL IN THERE??" Kuwabara hollered into his disgruntled teammate's ear. When Hiei did nothing but glare, the orange haired teenager struck an ungainly pose, assuming that his victim was having trouble inside Keila's brain. "I, the Great Kazuma Kuwabara-" Botan tugged on his arm, her eyes wide.

"Now, now, I really don't think that you should-"

Kurama interrupted, "I truly disagree. By all means, let Kazuma continue his attempt." The kitsune bared his teeth in a sort of smile. ". . . I could use the entertainment. . ."

Kuwabara took this as an encouragement. "I, the great Kazuma Kuwabara, SHALL BRING SHORTY BACK TO LIFE!!" He finished his declaration, plopped down, and peered into the koorime's crimson eyes. Hiei's left eye twitched in annoyance, and Youko's tails swished in anticipation, a rather evil look crossing his face as he watched a certain spirit detective fly into a wall, unconscious.

"Do not disturb me." With that, the fire demon's eyes snapped shut again.

Yusuke doubled over, former tension gone, laughter consuming him. "HAHAHAAAA!!! Tha. . .that MORON! . . . HAAAHAAAAA-" He paused to gasp for breath. Koenma frowned at this inappropriate behavior.

"Yusuke, you are *not* supposed to laugh when one of your own is knocked out." He hinted disapprovingly.

". . .but it was *funny!*. . ."

This was heard fuzzily by the telepathic demon in their midst. He had discovered the smallest opening in the mental shield, and was struggling to force a thin steady tendril of his power into it. If he succeeded in getting enough energy through the barrier, he'd be able to literally crack it from the inside out. A little more. . .and. . .there! Any obstacle that had been placed inside the basilisk demon's mentality had now crumbled to nothing.

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In the physical world, Keila, who had been leaning crookedly against the wall, was clawing at his head while Yusuke and Botan tried to restrain him from committing suicide. Kurama observed the yelling trio idly, not quite caring what happened to the disturber of his partner's grave, even with Suiichi willing him to assist them. Shrieks of protest floated around as Hiei investigated the corridors of his mind.

"No. . .Get out... MASTER!! I AM SORRY! S-"

Far, far away, a pair of violet eyes surveyed his agonized servant. "Sorry. . .tch. . .I'm sorry too. . .so, so sorry. But an apology alone will not do. . ." Slender fingers made a sharp, twisting movement, and Keila fell limp.

Dead.

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Kuronue bobbed and twisted around in midair, deciding that he had been condemned by Enma to a life-time of living in a black foggy cage. He still hadn't even explored the entire cell, and suspected that it stretched around to annoy him. The former thief nearly pulled his dark hair out of his scalp in frustration.

He couldn't get out of the god-forsaken cell.

He had no idea where he was.

Kurama was gone.

He was apparently a hostage or prisoner.

HE'D LOST HIS NECKLACE!!

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!! LEMME OUT!!" The chimera clenched his fists, and voiced his frustration by screaming at the top of his lungs. If he couldn't get his freedom, then he could at least make his captor deaf in both ears.

"AYE!! SHUTTUP!" the shout came from somewhere above him, and the bat demon glanced up to see a glum looking red-headed elf (A/N: I'm not really sure if he's an elf. . .I'm going by what I've read in sycogerl64's fic (read her ficcie! Its good!). . .) with a single horn in the center of his forehead. "Yer makin me deaf!"

"And who might you be, hornhead?" Kuronue folded his wings and crossed his arms, secretly glad of a companion, but also irritated at the interruption of his screaming session. He inspected this newly discovered being at an arm's length. The pointy eared prisoner appeared to be lugging a blue green bundle over his shoulder.

"Hornhead?" the elf raised an eyebrow. "Me name is Jin! And who might you be, batty? Where have ye been ta not have heard of me?" his fellow cell- mate glared sullenly.

"Kuronue. *Why* should I have heard of you? Are you famous?"

Jin stared at him. "Yer serious, aint ya? Ye must be really b'hind, then. . ."

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That was my. . . . interesting attempt at humor. . . .I find Kuwabara getting knocked unconscious very funny for some reason..

^_^ JIN!! I dunno why I stuck him in there..I just love him!! He so cute!! *hug*

Did you like my chappie? It was a little longer than usual!! (kinda..)

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Have a merry snow day! (and a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday!!) I love Martin Luther King ..