I'M BACK! I won't make any excuses for my hiatus… My absence has re-filled my brain with creative energy! Oh, speaking of which, and I've written a Yusuke/Kurama fluff fic:) Well, onto shout outs!
Urameshi no Koibito: -smirks- I won't say anything to spoil the plot line… And don't worry, I'll update MUCH quicker! The next chapter should be up within two weeks, three tops!
Fwoggie: Excellent! I love being confusing and cool:) And, here's your update!
Yusuke: Will you get on with the story already! We've been stuck in the same frikin' room for months!
glare- I'll ignore that… And, finally, ON WITH THE FIC!
Chapter eight: Revelations
Kuwabara glanced at all seven of the doors as he tried to figure out which door was the correct one. He scanned each door for spirit, or rather demon, energy. "That one." said Kuwabara, pointing to the second door from the right.
Wary of anything that may happen to them, they trod forward cautiously. The narrow corridor led them to a wide, circular, stone room. On the opposite side of the room, was a large metallic door. Yusuke rolled his eyes, "What IS it with this place and circular rooms?"
All of a sudden, the room started shaking… "EARTHQUAKE!" yelled a panicked Kuwabara and Yusuke. Shinopa, who was crawling along the pathways, felt the "earthquake" and tried to get out of the pathway. She got out and landed behind the Reikai Tantei.
Kuwabara whirled around and looked at Shinopa, as did the rest of the team. 'Shinopa? So it WAS her I sensed…' was all Kuwabara was able to think before part of the floor gave out, and he, Hiei, and Shinopa fell down with the floor. The "earthquake" ceased. "Kuwabara!" yelled the Spirit Detective, as he went to jump after his friend.
Kurama, luckily, managed to grab and hold onto him before he jumped. "Let go of me fox-boy!" Yusuke struggled to get out of the kitsune's grip.
"Think about it Yusuke," said Kurama, "If you go down there and get killed… who's going to stop the demon behind all this?"
Yusuke stopped struggling, "Yeah, I guess you're right…"
Kurama let go of Yusuke, as soon as he was sure the Detective wouldn't still try and go after the others. Haruna looked from the door to Yusuke and Kurama, "Let's go."
Down in the hole/pit/unknown chamber-
The chamber they were in was slightly dark, lit only by a small window. Kuwabara groaned and said, "Okay, who's not dead?"
"Hn." was all the fire demon said.
"Ouch…" said Shinopa, sitting up.
Kuwabara's eye's widened. He turned to her, as he remembered she was there, "Shinopa! I sensed you here before… What the heck are you doing here?"
"I um…" she was at a loss of words on how to explain.
Hiei took the liberty of explaining for her, "She's obviously working for the demon we're after…"
Kuwabara kept his glare on her, "So, you're like a double agent or something?"
Hiei glared in Shinopa's direction, "Never mind that… Who are you working for?"
Shinopa looked down for a moment; then she looked back up at her interrogators and told them the name of the demon.
A look of pure shock showed on both Kuwabara's and Hiei's faces, "What!"
Back in the upper chambers-
Yusuke and Kurama followed as Haruna led them through the corridors. All of a sudden, a thought hit Yusuke, 'How does she know the way around here…?'
She took them through corridor after corridor, until they were in a large rectangular room with a metal door. Haruna walked up to the door and knocked, causing Yusuke and Kurama to halt. The door opened; she turned back around and motioned for the two to follow her.
They both exchanged looks of suspicion, and, with great caution, trod forward silently. The room was fairly light, but had several shadowed parts.
One of the areas that was shadowed was the stone chair in the back of the room. Upon the aforementioned chair, sat the demon they were hunting. The shadowed demon spoke, "Well done Haruna…"
The Spirit Detective and the Kitsune turned to the child-like Haruna. "Hey! What the heck is going on here!" yelled Yusuke vehemently.
The shadowed demon smirked, "She's working for me…"
Yusuke faced the demon, "And who the heck are you!"
"Temper, temper, Detective…" The demon stepped out of the shadows to reveal…
Ah, another chapter done! And yes, I will reveal the demon to you in the next chapter…:)
I have a question for you… Do you think, in anyway, that I'm Mary-Suing my characters? I'm trying my best to keep them flawed. Shinopa, for example, is an all around weak person. I'm pretty sure you can agree there:-) And Haruna, I've haven't really developed her character… but from what you can see, she isn't trustworthy at all. Well, see ya next time! Ja ne:)