Mwuahahahahaha! I have graduated from middle school and I'll be able to update faster!

Readers: Yay!

Kuruna: But I'm going on vacation soon, so I can't update for about two weeks.

Readers: NOOOOOOO!

Kuruna: So that's why I'm updating now. Plus, I finally managed to get rid of Karasu…

Karasu: No, you didn't…

Kuruna: Curses… Koenma! Do the disclaimer!

Koenma: Fine. She, thankfully, does not own Yu Yu Hakusho and/or any of it's characters. She does, however, own Yumekai, the made up demons, Haruna, and Shinopa. Also, should you feel the urge to plagerize using any of the things she owns, Kuruna will hunt you down and report you to the Webmaster. Thank you, and now, ON WITH THE FIC!

Chapter six: Stone guardians of the fortress

Yusuke and Kuwabara finished their apples after they got back on the path. Said path took them to the top of a hill, where they saw a fortress. "Wow, how original, a fortress in the woods…" stated the spirit detective in his usual sarcastic manner.

"Don't be fooled by appearances, Yusuke. Whoever this demon may be, we must be cautious." said the ever-intelligent Kurama.

"Yeah, whatever…" came the reply.

"This will be easy! I, the great Kuwabara, shall defeat the demon, and rescue the damsel in distress! I hope she's pretty…" yelled Kuwabara.

"What about Yukina?" asked Yusuke, smirking.

"Yeah, well, I wanted it to be like a kid's book. You know, where the handsome guy saves the pretty girl… Besides, no one could be prettier than my Yukina!"

Angered by Kuwabara's words, Hiei put his hand on the hilt of his katana. He would have torn Kuwabara apart, had it not been for Kurama. Kurama placed a hand on Hiei's shoulder, and whispered into his ear and said, "Hiei, don't do anything you'll regret…"

"Hn, I wouldn't regret it. I'd be doing everyone a favor…" replied Hiei, still looking angry.

"Hiei…"

"Fine…" said Hiei, releasing his grip on the hilt of the sword, "I won't kill the baka."

"That's better." said Kurama, taking his hand off of Hiei's shoulder.

Kuwabara turned to where Hiei and Kurama were standing. "Hey, what are you guys talking about over there?" asked Kuwabara.

Hiei replied before Kurama could, "We were just discussing why that fantasy of yours couldn't possibly be true."

Yusuke got ready to grab Kuwabara, because he knew a fight was coming. Kuwabara then asked, "And why is that?"

Hiei replied, "Because, you said a 'handsome' guy has to save the girl, and you are anything but handsome." Hiei smirked. He knew he was getting to Kuwabara, and he was enjoying it.

Kuwabara growled and yelled, "HEY! I'll have you know that I am very handsome!"

Hiei's smirk grew. He replied, "Oh please, it looks like an animal chewed on your head…"

Haruna knew a fight was about happen, and decided to stop it by redirecting their attention to the task at hand, "Let's go, we haven't got any time to waste."

Kuwabara glared at Hiei, then said, "Fine." They continued walking. They came to a large courtyard. It had a small pond in the middle, with walkways that led to the entrance. Yusuke and Kuwabara started to walk forward, but Kurama put his arm in front of them. "This looks to easy…" said Kurama, surveying the area.

"Quit worring Kurama…" said Yusuke as he put his friend's arm down.

"You know, you should really listen to your friend…" said a voice coming from…the ground? "Um, why is the ground talking?" asked Kuwabara, fear evident in his voice.

"It's not the ground, you fool…" said Hiei. Just then, two of the stone paths formed a swirling circle on their surface. Out of the circles, rose two stone creatures. The first said, "I am Tsuchi…"And the second said, "…and I am Ishi."

At the same time, they both said, "And we are the stone guardians of the fortress!"

'These guys remind me of someone…' thought Yusuke, while trying to search his memory.

"Haruna, watch out!" yelled Kuwabara.

"Wha-?" It was too late; a stone tail stuck her from behind. She fell forward.

"It's Tsuchi's tail!" yelled Kuwabara.

'Now I know who they remind me of…' thought Yusuke, "Kurama, remember Genbu?"

Kurama remembered. He formed his rose whip, and charged at Tsuchi. While running, another tail shot up out of the ground and struck Kurama across the chest. He fell to the ground. "Spirit gun!" a ball of blue energy stuck Ishi, knocking him off his feet. Hiei sped over to Ishi as he was falling, and sliced his head with his katana. (A/N: The glowing red rock thing that let's them live is in their heads.) Ishi landed with a loud thunk.

"Wait a minute, how could Hiei's sword cut through stone?" asked Kuwabara.

"I channeled my spirit energy into my sword." replied Hiei.

Tsuchi sunk into the ground with a smirk on his face. Kurama said, "He's preparing to attack…" The ground started to move behind Kuwabara. He formed his spirit sword and yelled, "Come and get me!"

"Are you insane! Get out of the way!" yelled Yusuke.

Kurama got up slowly and re-formed his rose whip, since it disappeared after he was attacked earlier. "Rose whip!" yelled Kurama, as he flung the whip at Tsuchi. He was sliced through the head, and he fell to the ground.

Kurama tried walking, but fell to the ground. "Kurama!" Yusuke ran over to Kurama and helped him up, and he leaned on Yusuke to walk. "Thanks, Yusuke." said Kurama quietly, pain evident in his voice. He said it so quietly, that Yusuke was the only one that heard him. "No problem." said Yusuke.

All of a sudden, Kuwabara remembered Haruna. He looked over to where Haruna was. "Haruna, are you okay?" asked Kuwabara, walking over to Haruna. "I'll be fine…" said Haruna, as she stood up and walked over to the rest of the group. "Shall we enter?" asked Haruna. The group gave a nod, crossed the yard, and entered the fortress.

Kuruna: I finally updated!

Yusuke: About time too…

Kuruna: Oh shut up…

Yusuke: Hey, wasn't Karasu just chasing you?

Kuruna: Yeah, but I locked him in a freezer.

Yusuke: A freezer? Whatever…

Kuruna: -glares- Time for review responses!

Urameshi no Koibito: Congrats on being the only reviewer! You get a t-shirt that says 'I reviewed Kuruna's fic, and all I get is a t-shirt' And sorry for the long update!

Yusuke: That was short.

Kuruna: Duh, that's because I only got one review for the last chapter! I need feedback people! Is it too much to ask to have you take a minute out of your life to review my story! NO IT'S NOT! ANYWAY, it's time for… The Kuruna Corner! Today we have an interview with…Koenma!

Koenma: Hello people! -is in teenage form-

Kuruna: First question, I see you're in your teen form, why is that? And why do you have a teen form?

Koenma: It's for the girls! And I just happen to think my teen form is more attractive.

Kuruna: Okay… Second question, is there anything going on between you and Botan?

Koenma: -blushes- Um… Yeah, I'm going to dinner with her in a half an hour.

Kuruna: Oh, I wouldn't want to keep you from your date. Have fun!

Koenma: Oh I will! Thanks!

Kurama: I didn't know Koenma and Botan were together… I feel lonely now…

Kuruna: Don't worry! You still have Karasu!

Kurama: I thought he was in a freezer…

Karasu: Not anymore, my love!

Kurama: Damn...

Karasu: -picks up Kurama and runs out the door-

Kuruna: Oh, well I gotta go rescue Kurama… Later days! -runs after Karasu and Kurama-