Disclaimer:
Shoken: From this moment on... we shall be reborn.
Yusuke: If you have any questions about Ghost Files, just ask me.
Shoken: There are just some things that some people just won't do.
Kurama: Oh, are you saying we're not good enough for you?
Shoken: To be quite honest... No.
Kurama: How do you expect to make any friends with an attitude like that?
Shoken: Did the dog pound let you out for the day?
Hiei: Listen carefully...
Shoken: Yeah... ?
Hiei: ... You're dead...
Me: ^_^' Can we stop fighting and just get on with the disclaimer?
Shoken: Under one condition.
Me: What's that?
Shoken: I win in the end.
Me: No way.
Shoken: Then no... you can't do the disclaimer.
Me: Oh well. Why should I care? All I'm saying is that I do not own Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, or Kuwabara(Why would I want to own him?). But how I do own Hinoki and her families. Her mother, her father, her human mother, and her human brother.
Kurama: Wisely done!
Hiei: That was too simple. Even Kuwabara could have done that. You put the disclaimer into one surrendering sentence.
Me: *Strikes a pose* Ha! If I can do that in only a few seconds, imagine what I can do with a whole week!
Shoken: Defeated!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hinoki! My love shall not get away!
Me: Whoa... if he hated that wait until he sees scene eight of the last act.
Shoken: What!? *flips through the script and reads scene eight* I... WHAT!?!?! NO! This cannot be!
Hiei: Can we get a cremator in here?
Kurama: And a dozen roses!
Hinoki: *throws up*
Koenma tried to use the television he had in his office to track Hinoki, but the signal was weak. They could only guess where she was, and who she was with.
"Excuse me, Koenma sir!" Ogre shouted running in with Yusuke and Kuwabara behind him.
"Oh, good! I see you've brought them. Very good, Ogre." Koenma complimented.
"Yeah... so what's the big emergency? I have some important things to do!" Yusuke shouted.
"Have you seen Kurama or Hiei anywhere?" Kuwabara asked, looking around the office.
"As a matter of fact, I have. They were last with Hinoki. But once again, Hinoki has been kidnapped. Now, this time, I need you two to try and find them." Koenma explained.
"Well... tell us where she and the others are. We'll find them and bring them back." Yusuke said anxiously.
"Shut up Urameshi! He's gonna tell us where they are!" Kuwabara shouted.
"Don't you tell me to shut up, Kuwbara!" Yusuke said, sticking his face in Kuwabara's.
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut-"
"QUIET! BOTH OF YOU!" Koenma shouted. Kuwabara and Yusuke snapped to attention. "Now then. We don't know exactly where they are, but we do have a weak signal coming from the top of Mount Makai(I made up the name). You two need to climb the mountain and get up to the kidnappers palace."
"Whoa! We have to go mountain climbing?" Kuwabara asked.
"No way am I going to climb a mountain just for some girl!" Yusuke shouted.
"Consider this, Yusuke. If you don't, you'll be fired and I'll make Kuwabara the new Spirit Detective. Not to mention you'll never hear the end of Kurama and Hiei's angry ranting at you." Koenma explained.
Yusuke was taken aback. He hated it when Koenma was right. "Fine. I'll go... but when I get back, we're going to have a long talk."
"Very good. Botan will lead you to the mountain. Luckily, for both of you, there is a path leading to the top of the mountain." Koenma explained.
Hinoki had finished her dinner and was now lying in the bed Shoken had arranged for her. She knew Shoken must have been crazy. He wanted to rule the world, and wanted to use Hinoki to carry out that mission. How was she going to stop him? Should she just marry him and let it be at that? Perhaps she could make a deal with Shoken if she married him.
All she knew was that she was going to have to discuss this with Kurama and Hiei somehow.
She got out of bed and walked down to the dresser Shoken had for her. If he truly had watched her a few weeks before her kidnapping and the week after, she was sure he would know that she loved to where black upon occasion.
Hinoki opened the dresser. She found a few black outfits that were perfect for sneaking about a castle at night. They were more for a Shinobi than a demon girl. But if she was to consort with Hiei and Kurama, she would need these outfits to sneak about. She would just have to make sure Shoken never knew she was doing this.
Hinoki snuck around in the nightly shadows of the castle, checking each and every corner for one of Shoken's Sprites.
Luckily the entire castle was empty, so she made it around the castle without being seen. Or so she thought.
Hinoki heard voices from inside a room. Were they Hiei and Kurama? Hinoki approached the door silently and listened carefully to the voices inside.
"Kurama, what do you think he wants to marry her for? There is no love in his proposal, obviously. There has to be a reason."
"Don't worry yourself, Hiei. I'm sure she'll tell us when the time is right."
"You give her far too much credit, Kurama."
"No... I believe in her abilities as a demon, not as a woman."
"As do I... she is no human... nor a fool... but that does not put her out of harms way... "
"You're worried about her.... aren't you." It wasn't a question.
From behind Hinoki came a familiar voice, "Sneaking about my castle at night? Tsk tsk."
Hinoki gave a yelp and wheeled around with fear, "Wah! Sh-Shoken! I... uhm... that is... I was... uh... "
Shoken only chuckled, "It is quite alright. If you wish to speak with your future slaves, that is fine."
"F-future slaves?" Hinoki stuttered.
The talking from inside the room had ceased.
"As soon as we are wed, they will serve you. You see, while I am teaching you my techniques, they may sneak about the world and spread the word to Lord Enma... or his brat son, Koenma. I can't risk that." Shoken explained.
Hinoki shivered as Shoken left her there. Watching him go, she stuck her tongue out at him as she barged into the room.
"I'm here!" She shouted.
She noticed only Hiei standing there in front of her, his arms crossed, eyes clossed, sweatdropping.
"What? W-where is Kurama?" Hinoki asked, now sweatdropping as well.
Hiei looked at her through the corners of his eyes with that cool stare and wordlessly pointed at the door.
Hinoki blinked at him for a moment, and closed th door. Kurama was in an awkward position. He was passed out, his nose was bleeding, and he was slowly slipping off of the wall.
"Uh... Kurama... sorry... " Hinoki said with a nervous smile.
"He was listening to the conversation between you and Shoken outside our door." Hiei explained.
Hinoki looked up at Hiei as she kneeled by Kurama, "Really? Then did he hear anything that Shoken said?"
Hiei nodded, "Yes, he did. He was in the middle of explaining what he had said when you came barging in here."
Hinoki rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly while laughing nervously, "Yeah... sorry about that!"
Kurama snapped out of his paralyzed state and maintained his cutie expression.
"I see you came like I thought you would." He said, holding his nose as tears came to the corners of his eyes.
Hinoki glared at Hiei, "That reminds me... " She stood up and pulled Hiei up to her level of height by the front of Hiei's collar. "You knock me even when I'm not around, not to mention after I apologized to you! You twerp!" She shouted.
"Hn... you are a naive fool. I misjudged you. I was speaking to Kurama about Shoken's plans." Hiei explained with a smirk.
"And you didn't think I would come back for you two!? You are the one who is naive! Not to mention the fool! I have a large debt to you two. So I plan to be as loyal as possible even after my debt is finally repaid." Hinoki shouted in explaination.
She tossed Hiei to the side, ignoring the fact that he landed safely.
"So... you came to tell us about Shoken's plans?" Kurama asked.
Hinoki looked at him in surprise, "Yeah... I did."
Hiei wiped himself off, "Then explain... "
Hinoki explained the entire story that Shoken had told her. How he wanted to use her power to take over the three worlds, how he was keeping them hostage in order to have her accept, and how he planned to have them become her slave boys once they were married.
Hiei and Kurama were silent as they absorbed this bit of information.
"So... thats what he wants... "
"Yeah... and I don't know what to do... I don't want to marry him, but I don't to have you guys killed either." Hinoki said desperately.
"And we have already tried escaping through the windows. His sprites are gaurding every window and the windows don't appear to be openable from the inside." Kurama explained.
"I guess all we can do is try and stall the wedding until Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Koenma lock onto our position and come to our aid." Hinoki said, sitting on her legs on the floor, her hands between her legs.
"You coming, Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked, his back to the mountain's wall as he slowly progressed up the mountain's slim path.
"Would you shut up for a minute, I'm trying to concentrate!" Kuwabara shouted.
"You shut up! Your shouting is going to get us both killed!" Yusuke shouted in turn.
They inched their way along the slim mountain path, careful not to slip.
It was a mile of slim mountain path before they actually some nice width mountain path.
"Koenma said this thing goes up like this for the rest of the way. But who knows how long people have thought that, so the path may have changed a bit."Yusuke said to himself.
"We're almost there, right?" Kuwabara asked.
"Why? Don't tell me you're scared of heights." Yusuke teased.
"No! I just don't like being up here!" Kuwabara shouted angrily.
"Well... we are almost there. I'd say another mile or so. But I don't trust maps." Yusuke said, holding up the map in his right hand.
There was a knock on Hiei and Kurama's door. Whoever it was, they didn't wait for a reply. It was Shoken. He smiled at Hinoki, "Darling. I need you in my chamber."
Hinoki hesitated and looked at Hiei and Kurama. They didn't offer any support. They only turned their heads and looked away, glaring at the walls.
Hinoki turned back to Shoken and nodded, "Alright." She stood, and walked out. Not turning to see the sad expressions on Hiei and Kurama's faces.
Shoken led Hinoki to his chamber. Hinoki followed, despite the uneasy feelings she felt inside.
Once inside Shoken shut the door behind him. "Well... shall we get down to business?" He asked her.
Hinoki stuttered nervously, "W-what do you mean?" She asked. She didn't feel comfortable being in this fancy room with him, particularly close to a bed.
"I need to speak with you. Sit down." He said, patting the spot on the bed in front of him.
Hinoki hesitated, but eventually sat down.
"Now then, I realize you are scared of my proposal. And the fact that you can't refuse me. Not to mention I am not giving you much of a choice in the matter. But, I will say this. I will teach you how to use my power BEFORE I make any wedding arrangements." Shoken said.
Hinoki laughed nervously, "Well... if thats all, then I guess I should be going." she said, quickly getting up from the bed.
She took only one step when she felt Shoken embrace her from behind. His hands were surprisingly warm, and his voice unbelievably gentle.
"Please stay. Just a while longer." He whispered in her ear.
Hinoki was too shocked to scream when she was pulled back onto the bed, on her back. Looking up at Shoken, who was now looming over her.
When she saw what he was trying to do, she found her voice and screamed for Kurama, struggling to get free.
Shoken put her arms above her head and held them there as both his legs were on both sides of hers.
Shoken spoke to her in a soft voice, as if he didn't think what he was doing was wrong. "Hinoki. Don't you see? I love you, I have since I first saw you. Please do not deny my proposal. We can rule all three worlds together. You will no longer be that brat, Koenma's lapdog. He and his father will bow to us. You'll rule as my storm queen, and I... will be your king." He bent down and kissed her, pulling her ninja outfit from her body, leaving only her panties and bra remaining.
Hinoki did nothing. She only lay there, horror-struck. Tears spilled from her widened eyes. She didn't know what to say.
Hiei and Kurama broke the door off of it's hinges.
"Let her go!" Kurama said.
Shoken sat up and allowed Hinoki to run to them. She ran to them, a trail of sparkling tears spilling from the corners of her eyes as she ran. She embraced Kurama and cried into his chest. Kurama stroked her amber hair that fell to her shoulders lovingly, his expression soft.
Shoken's light blue shirt fell down one shoulder. He pulled it back up and glared menacingly at the two intruding demons. "If you have any intentions of taking her with you, do so." He snapped.
Kurama snapped his head up and returned Shoken's glare, "Those are our intentions."
Hiei poised his katana, ready to attack if need be. "You mistreat her as is. How can you expect us not to confiscate her from you." It was not a question.
Shoken flicked his long, platinum blonde hair from his face and smiled, "Confiscated? Are we in the human world? In one of their pathetic schools?"
Hinoki turned her head to look at Shoken, "Pathetic? The only pathetic thing I see is the pathetic being I see before me." She said angrily.
Before Shoken could answer Kurama and Hiei led her away to their room.
Yusuke and Kuwabara found a window with a light on. There were no voices within it, perhaps no one was inside. The only problem they had to worry about was the constant gaurding of the sprites nearby.
Before one could see them, they quickly pushed open the window and fell in together.
Hinoki covered her nearly naked body as she listened to Kurama explain what had happened after they had heard her scream.
"We were about to go to bed, when we heard you scream. We knew something was wrong and, you see, with our bunkbeds and Hiei with the top bunk... well... let's say, when you screamed, Hiei took a spill from the top. I told him, the reason why I chose bottom bunk was for that reason alone." Kurama explained, laughing softly.
Hinoki smiled, she didn't feel like laughing. She was nearly naked and it appeared as though she were hugging herself like a fag. It was uncomfortable, especially around two boys.
Hiei was quick to defend himself, "If I hadn't been forced with the top, I would not have made a fool of myself." he said coolly.
Hinoki gave him a meager smile, "Don't worry, Hiei. I hate the top too. It is really hard not to fall off the top. For some reason, it's easier to sleep in trees than on bunkbeds." She laughed.
Kurama laughed lightly as well. Kurama turned the handle to their room.
Yusuke and Kuwabara were arguing over how much each other weighed on account that they nearly crushed each other after their spill through the window.
Their arguement was interrupted when they saw the handle turning on the door to the room.
"Uh-oh... thats.... no good." Yusuke said.
"Yeah. Should we hide?" Kuwabara asked.
Yusuke answered his question when he pointed his hand at the door in spiritgun formation. Kuwabara powered up his spiritsword.
Kurama, Hinoki, and Hiei came into the room. Kurama and Hinoki laughing weakly, and Hiei observing Kurama's futile attempts to comfort Hinoki. When Kurama, Hinoki and Hiei saw Yusuke and Kuwabara they immediately drew their weapons as quickly as they could.
When they realized these were their allies, they put their weapons away safely.
"Hiei! Kurama! What happened to you guys!?" Yusuke asked.
"But most of all, what happened to Hinoki?" Kuwabara asked, looking Hinoki up and down.
Hinoki punched Kuwabara in the face with as much might as she could.
Kuwabara fell to the ground hard. He was left with three missing teeth and a black eye.
"Nice to see you too! Pervert!" Hinoki shouted, covering her nearly naked body the best she could. Her face blushing wildly.
"You hit pretty hard for a girl!" Kuwabara said, fascinatedly.
"Uh... I believe now would be the perfect time to say: Don't judge a book by it's cover." She said scornfully.
Kurama came to her with a set of clothing in his arms, "Here. These should work for you." He said kindly.
Hinoki looked at the clothes with pleasure, "Boy's clothes! There is no better type!" She happily grabbed the clothes and put them on. Ignoring the eyes of some of the boys, like Yusuke and Kuwabara.
She wore baggy black jeans that could have benn unzipped around the knee to look like shorts(They were Kurama's), and a sleevless black t-shirt that probably belonged to Hiei. Because of the slight clevage she had, it didn't cover her completely. She wore a black hoodie over it that read: Do not mess with the big mouth. It was probably something Kurama had snuck into Hiei's drawer for a few giggles(That means it was originally Kurama's).(FYI, these are not clothing that Kurama and Hiei packed like they had the trip to a castle in the sky planned. Shoken had this all planned and took it upon himself to pack all this clothing for them, with the help of his servant Sprites of course. This guy could never do a single thing by himself.)
"Well.... now that I could totally represent a guy if it hadn't been for my oranges, what do you guys plan to do?" She said, obviously not finding it in her to admit she was wrong about the clothing thing.
Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei sweatdropped.
"Oranges? You mean you have food?" Kuwabara asked.
An angry cross vein appeared on Hinoki's forehead as she sweatdropped.
"Yusuke.... do us all a favor and smack him." Hinoki said.
Yusuke obeyed and smacked Kuwabara upside the head.
"Okay, now down to business... " Hinoki said, sitting down indian style on the floor.
Hinoki jumped when she heard a voice come from the window, "Greetings everyone!" It was Botan.
"Could you maybe send greetings later?" Yusuke asked.
"Oh! I need to phone Koenma! We have found Hinoki! Oh, Hinoki, you're making quite the name for yourself back at headquarters. You're gaining the nickname 'Little Zelda' and 'Helpless Peach.' It's quite ironic, really!"
Hinoki smacked Botan behind the head and grabbed the communication mirror from her hands.
Quickly, Hinoki began to page Koenma. Remarkably, the signal got through to Koenma.
"Botan? Is that y-oh! Hinoki! How are things?" Koenma asked casually.
"Well... besides the fact that I am being held prisoner by a power-hungry storm controlling demon named Shoken who wants to marry me to gain more power, not to mention that I really don't have a choice because if I don't he'll kill Hiei and Kurama, and flood the entire world, and he already tried to rape me! But otherwise, I'm fine. How are you, Koenma? Nice and comfortable in your big chair? I hope so... Because if I end up as Misses Shoken, I'll drown you in a bathtub, put you in a garbage bag, and throw you in an outhouse toilet!" Hinoki shouted angrily.
"Now, now Hinoki. No need to get desperatly angry. All you have to do is learn his techniques and then use them against him." Koenma explained.
"Who's getting desperate!? I'm fucking PISSED OFF!" Hinoki shouted angrily.
"You're scared, aren't you..." It wasn't a question.
Hinoki was silent. She should have figured that Koenma would have figured her out by now.
"I thought so... I don't think you'll have to worry about you getting raped again. If it makes you feel any better, we'll have Kurama and Hiei stand gaurd in your room." Koenma said.
"Hey! Why not me?" Kuwabara asked.
"Because you can't possibly be trusted in a room with a demoness." Hiei said coolly.
"Hey! I'm just as reliable as the next guy!" Kuwabara shot back.
"Thanks for the concern, Kuwabara. But I think I'm more comfortable with youkai gaurding me. Kurama, no offense, but... you're my boyfriend.... sort of... and I'm just a little afraid having you watch over me, I may not be able to fall asleep." Hinoki explained in her best manner. She knew he was more trustworthy being in her room than Kuwabara, but she was afraid that she would get too excited having him there and wouldn't be able to fall asleep.
Kurama nodded in understanding, "I understand, Hinoki. I'll stand gaurd close by, around the corner. Hiei would make a well enough gaurd."
"I await your report, Botan." Koenma said. The screen then faded to black.
Hinoki sighed, "Great. Now I have to run around playing Bride-to-be! This is NOT going to be fun." Hinoki said exasperatedly. "Nothing could get worse."
Note: I know. This one is leaving you hanging for now. But I'll get an update ASAP. Oh yeah! I am beginning to run out of ideas. I need feedback and predictions! Okay? And those of you who read this, please tell others. ESPECIALLY Fanfiction.com members! I appreciate it! C'ya!
Shoken: From this moment on... we shall be reborn.
Yusuke: If you have any questions about Ghost Files, just ask me.
Shoken: There are just some things that some people just won't do.
Kurama: Oh, are you saying we're not good enough for you?
Shoken: To be quite honest... No.
Kurama: How do you expect to make any friends with an attitude like that?
Shoken: Did the dog pound let you out for the day?
Hiei: Listen carefully...
Shoken: Yeah... ?
Hiei: ... You're dead...
Me: ^_^' Can we stop fighting and just get on with the disclaimer?
Shoken: Under one condition.
Me: What's that?
Shoken: I win in the end.
Me: No way.
Shoken: Then no... you can't do the disclaimer.
Me: Oh well. Why should I care? All I'm saying is that I do not own Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, or Kuwabara(Why would I want to own him?). But how I do own Hinoki and her families. Her mother, her father, her human mother, and her human brother.
Kurama: Wisely done!
Hiei: That was too simple. Even Kuwabara could have done that. You put the disclaimer into one surrendering sentence.
Me: *Strikes a pose* Ha! If I can do that in only a few seconds, imagine what I can do with a whole week!
Shoken: Defeated!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hinoki! My love shall not get away!
Me: Whoa... if he hated that wait until he sees scene eight of the last act.
Shoken: What!? *flips through the script and reads scene eight* I... WHAT!?!?! NO! This cannot be!
Hiei: Can we get a cremator in here?
Kurama: And a dozen roses!
Hinoki: *throws up*
Koenma tried to use the television he had in his office to track Hinoki, but the signal was weak. They could only guess where she was, and who she was with.
"Excuse me, Koenma sir!" Ogre shouted running in with Yusuke and Kuwabara behind him.
"Oh, good! I see you've brought them. Very good, Ogre." Koenma complimented.
"Yeah... so what's the big emergency? I have some important things to do!" Yusuke shouted.
"Have you seen Kurama or Hiei anywhere?" Kuwabara asked, looking around the office.
"As a matter of fact, I have. They were last with Hinoki. But once again, Hinoki has been kidnapped. Now, this time, I need you two to try and find them." Koenma explained.
"Well... tell us where she and the others are. We'll find them and bring them back." Yusuke said anxiously.
"Shut up Urameshi! He's gonna tell us where they are!" Kuwabara shouted.
"Don't you tell me to shut up, Kuwbara!" Yusuke said, sticking his face in Kuwabara's.
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut-"
"QUIET! BOTH OF YOU!" Koenma shouted. Kuwabara and Yusuke snapped to attention. "Now then. We don't know exactly where they are, but we do have a weak signal coming from the top of Mount Makai(I made up the name). You two need to climb the mountain and get up to the kidnappers palace."
"Whoa! We have to go mountain climbing?" Kuwabara asked.
"No way am I going to climb a mountain just for some girl!" Yusuke shouted.
"Consider this, Yusuke. If you don't, you'll be fired and I'll make Kuwabara the new Spirit Detective. Not to mention you'll never hear the end of Kurama and Hiei's angry ranting at you." Koenma explained.
Yusuke was taken aback. He hated it when Koenma was right. "Fine. I'll go... but when I get back, we're going to have a long talk."
"Very good. Botan will lead you to the mountain. Luckily, for both of you, there is a path leading to the top of the mountain." Koenma explained.
Hinoki had finished her dinner and was now lying in the bed Shoken had arranged for her. She knew Shoken must have been crazy. He wanted to rule the world, and wanted to use Hinoki to carry out that mission. How was she going to stop him? Should she just marry him and let it be at that? Perhaps she could make a deal with Shoken if she married him.
All she knew was that she was going to have to discuss this with Kurama and Hiei somehow.
She got out of bed and walked down to the dresser Shoken had for her. If he truly had watched her a few weeks before her kidnapping and the week after, she was sure he would know that she loved to where black upon occasion.
Hinoki opened the dresser. She found a few black outfits that were perfect for sneaking about a castle at night. They were more for a Shinobi than a demon girl. But if she was to consort with Hiei and Kurama, she would need these outfits to sneak about. She would just have to make sure Shoken never knew she was doing this.
Hinoki snuck around in the nightly shadows of the castle, checking each and every corner for one of Shoken's Sprites.
Luckily the entire castle was empty, so she made it around the castle without being seen. Or so she thought.
Hinoki heard voices from inside a room. Were they Hiei and Kurama? Hinoki approached the door silently and listened carefully to the voices inside.
"Kurama, what do you think he wants to marry her for? There is no love in his proposal, obviously. There has to be a reason."
"Don't worry yourself, Hiei. I'm sure she'll tell us when the time is right."
"You give her far too much credit, Kurama."
"No... I believe in her abilities as a demon, not as a woman."
"As do I... she is no human... nor a fool... but that does not put her out of harms way... "
"You're worried about her.... aren't you." It wasn't a question.
From behind Hinoki came a familiar voice, "Sneaking about my castle at night? Tsk tsk."
Hinoki gave a yelp and wheeled around with fear, "Wah! Sh-Shoken! I... uhm... that is... I was... uh... "
Shoken only chuckled, "It is quite alright. If you wish to speak with your future slaves, that is fine."
"F-future slaves?" Hinoki stuttered.
The talking from inside the room had ceased.
"As soon as we are wed, they will serve you. You see, while I am teaching you my techniques, they may sneak about the world and spread the word to Lord Enma... or his brat son, Koenma. I can't risk that." Shoken explained.
Hinoki shivered as Shoken left her there. Watching him go, she stuck her tongue out at him as she barged into the room.
"I'm here!" She shouted.
She noticed only Hiei standing there in front of her, his arms crossed, eyes clossed, sweatdropping.
"What? W-where is Kurama?" Hinoki asked, now sweatdropping as well.
Hiei looked at her through the corners of his eyes with that cool stare and wordlessly pointed at the door.
Hinoki blinked at him for a moment, and closed th door. Kurama was in an awkward position. He was passed out, his nose was bleeding, and he was slowly slipping off of the wall.
"Uh... Kurama... sorry... " Hinoki said with a nervous smile.
"He was listening to the conversation between you and Shoken outside our door." Hiei explained.
Hinoki looked up at Hiei as she kneeled by Kurama, "Really? Then did he hear anything that Shoken said?"
Hiei nodded, "Yes, he did. He was in the middle of explaining what he had said when you came barging in here."
Hinoki rubbed the back of her neck sheepishly while laughing nervously, "Yeah... sorry about that!"
Kurama snapped out of his paralyzed state and maintained his cutie expression.
"I see you came like I thought you would." He said, holding his nose as tears came to the corners of his eyes.
Hinoki glared at Hiei, "That reminds me... " She stood up and pulled Hiei up to her level of height by the front of Hiei's collar. "You knock me even when I'm not around, not to mention after I apologized to you! You twerp!" She shouted.
"Hn... you are a naive fool. I misjudged you. I was speaking to Kurama about Shoken's plans." Hiei explained with a smirk.
"And you didn't think I would come back for you two!? You are the one who is naive! Not to mention the fool! I have a large debt to you two. So I plan to be as loyal as possible even after my debt is finally repaid." Hinoki shouted in explaination.
She tossed Hiei to the side, ignoring the fact that he landed safely.
"So... you came to tell us about Shoken's plans?" Kurama asked.
Hinoki looked at him in surprise, "Yeah... I did."
Hiei wiped himself off, "Then explain... "
Hinoki explained the entire story that Shoken had told her. How he wanted to use her power to take over the three worlds, how he was keeping them hostage in order to have her accept, and how he planned to have them become her slave boys once they were married.
Hiei and Kurama were silent as they absorbed this bit of information.
"So... thats what he wants... "
"Yeah... and I don't know what to do... I don't want to marry him, but I don't to have you guys killed either." Hinoki said desperately.
"And we have already tried escaping through the windows. His sprites are gaurding every window and the windows don't appear to be openable from the inside." Kurama explained.
"I guess all we can do is try and stall the wedding until Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Koenma lock onto our position and come to our aid." Hinoki said, sitting on her legs on the floor, her hands between her legs.
"You coming, Kuwabara?" Yusuke asked, his back to the mountain's wall as he slowly progressed up the mountain's slim path.
"Would you shut up for a minute, I'm trying to concentrate!" Kuwabara shouted.
"You shut up! Your shouting is going to get us both killed!" Yusuke shouted in turn.
They inched their way along the slim mountain path, careful not to slip.
It was a mile of slim mountain path before they actually some nice width mountain path.
"Koenma said this thing goes up like this for the rest of the way. But who knows how long people have thought that, so the path may have changed a bit."Yusuke said to himself.
"We're almost there, right?" Kuwabara asked.
"Why? Don't tell me you're scared of heights." Yusuke teased.
"No! I just don't like being up here!" Kuwabara shouted angrily.
"Well... we are almost there. I'd say another mile or so. But I don't trust maps." Yusuke said, holding up the map in his right hand.
There was a knock on Hiei and Kurama's door. Whoever it was, they didn't wait for a reply. It was Shoken. He smiled at Hinoki, "Darling. I need you in my chamber."
Hinoki hesitated and looked at Hiei and Kurama. They didn't offer any support. They only turned their heads and looked away, glaring at the walls.
Hinoki turned back to Shoken and nodded, "Alright." She stood, and walked out. Not turning to see the sad expressions on Hiei and Kurama's faces.
Shoken led Hinoki to his chamber. Hinoki followed, despite the uneasy feelings she felt inside.
Once inside Shoken shut the door behind him. "Well... shall we get down to business?" He asked her.
Hinoki stuttered nervously, "W-what do you mean?" She asked. She didn't feel comfortable being in this fancy room with him, particularly close to a bed.
"I need to speak with you. Sit down." He said, patting the spot on the bed in front of him.
Hinoki hesitated, but eventually sat down.
"Now then, I realize you are scared of my proposal. And the fact that you can't refuse me. Not to mention I am not giving you much of a choice in the matter. But, I will say this. I will teach you how to use my power BEFORE I make any wedding arrangements." Shoken said.
Hinoki laughed nervously, "Well... if thats all, then I guess I should be going." she said, quickly getting up from the bed.
She took only one step when she felt Shoken embrace her from behind. His hands were surprisingly warm, and his voice unbelievably gentle.
"Please stay. Just a while longer." He whispered in her ear.
Hinoki was too shocked to scream when she was pulled back onto the bed, on her back. Looking up at Shoken, who was now looming over her.
When she saw what he was trying to do, she found her voice and screamed for Kurama, struggling to get free.
Shoken put her arms above her head and held them there as both his legs were on both sides of hers.
Shoken spoke to her in a soft voice, as if he didn't think what he was doing was wrong. "Hinoki. Don't you see? I love you, I have since I first saw you. Please do not deny my proposal. We can rule all three worlds together. You will no longer be that brat, Koenma's lapdog. He and his father will bow to us. You'll rule as my storm queen, and I... will be your king." He bent down and kissed her, pulling her ninja outfit from her body, leaving only her panties and bra remaining.
Hinoki did nothing. She only lay there, horror-struck. Tears spilled from her widened eyes. She didn't know what to say.
Hiei and Kurama broke the door off of it's hinges.
"Let her go!" Kurama said.
Shoken sat up and allowed Hinoki to run to them. She ran to them, a trail of sparkling tears spilling from the corners of her eyes as she ran. She embraced Kurama and cried into his chest. Kurama stroked her amber hair that fell to her shoulders lovingly, his expression soft.
Shoken's light blue shirt fell down one shoulder. He pulled it back up and glared menacingly at the two intruding demons. "If you have any intentions of taking her with you, do so." He snapped.
Kurama snapped his head up and returned Shoken's glare, "Those are our intentions."
Hiei poised his katana, ready to attack if need be. "You mistreat her as is. How can you expect us not to confiscate her from you." It was not a question.
Shoken flicked his long, platinum blonde hair from his face and smiled, "Confiscated? Are we in the human world? In one of their pathetic schools?"
Hinoki turned her head to look at Shoken, "Pathetic? The only pathetic thing I see is the pathetic being I see before me." She said angrily.
Before Shoken could answer Kurama and Hiei led her away to their room.
Yusuke and Kuwabara found a window with a light on. There were no voices within it, perhaps no one was inside. The only problem they had to worry about was the constant gaurding of the sprites nearby.
Before one could see them, they quickly pushed open the window and fell in together.
Hinoki covered her nearly naked body as she listened to Kurama explain what had happened after they had heard her scream.
"We were about to go to bed, when we heard you scream. We knew something was wrong and, you see, with our bunkbeds and Hiei with the top bunk... well... let's say, when you screamed, Hiei took a spill from the top. I told him, the reason why I chose bottom bunk was for that reason alone." Kurama explained, laughing softly.
Hinoki smiled, she didn't feel like laughing. She was nearly naked and it appeared as though she were hugging herself like a fag. It was uncomfortable, especially around two boys.
Hiei was quick to defend himself, "If I hadn't been forced with the top, I would not have made a fool of myself." he said coolly.
Hinoki gave him a meager smile, "Don't worry, Hiei. I hate the top too. It is really hard not to fall off the top. For some reason, it's easier to sleep in trees than on bunkbeds." She laughed.
Kurama laughed lightly as well. Kurama turned the handle to their room.
Yusuke and Kuwabara were arguing over how much each other weighed on account that they nearly crushed each other after their spill through the window.
Their arguement was interrupted when they saw the handle turning on the door to the room.
"Uh-oh... thats.... no good." Yusuke said.
"Yeah. Should we hide?" Kuwabara asked.
Yusuke answered his question when he pointed his hand at the door in spiritgun formation. Kuwabara powered up his spiritsword.
Kurama, Hinoki, and Hiei came into the room. Kurama and Hinoki laughing weakly, and Hiei observing Kurama's futile attempts to comfort Hinoki. When Kurama, Hinoki and Hiei saw Yusuke and Kuwabara they immediately drew their weapons as quickly as they could.
When they realized these were their allies, they put their weapons away safely.
"Hiei! Kurama! What happened to you guys!?" Yusuke asked.
"But most of all, what happened to Hinoki?" Kuwabara asked, looking Hinoki up and down.
Hinoki punched Kuwabara in the face with as much might as she could.
Kuwabara fell to the ground hard. He was left with three missing teeth and a black eye.
"Nice to see you too! Pervert!" Hinoki shouted, covering her nearly naked body the best she could. Her face blushing wildly.
"You hit pretty hard for a girl!" Kuwabara said, fascinatedly.
"Uh... I believe now would be the perfect time to say: Don't judge a book by it's cover." She said scornfully.
Kurama came to her with a set of clothing in his arms, "Here. These should work for you." He said kindly.
Hinoki looked at the clothes with pleasure, "Boy's clothes! There is no better type!" She happily grabbed the clothes and put them on. Ignoring the eyes of some of the boys, like Yusuke and Kuwabara.
She wore baggy black jeans that could have benn unzipped around the knee to look like shorts(They were Kurama's), and a sleevless black t-shirt that probably belonged to Hiei. Because of the slight clevage she had, it didn't cover her completely. She wore a black hoodie over it that read: Do not mess with the big mouth. It was probably something Kurama had snuck into Hiei's drawer for a few giggles(That means it was originally Kurama's).(FYI, these are not clothing that Kurama and Hiei packed like they had the trip to a castle in the sky planned. Shoken had this all planned and took it upon himself to pack all this clothing for them, with the help of his servant Sprites of course. This guy could never do a single thing by himself.)
"Well.... now that I could totally represent a guy if it hadn't been for my oranges, what do you guys plan to do?" She said, obviously not finding it in her to admit she was wrong about the clothing thing.
Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei sweatdropped.
"Oranges? You mean you have food?" Kuwabara asked.
An angry cross vein appeared on Hinoki's forehead as she sweatdropped.
"Yusuke.... do us all a favor and smack him." Hinoki said.
Yusuke obeyed and smacked Kuwabara upside the head.
"Okay, now down to business... " Hinoki said, sitting down indian style on the floor.
Hinoki jumped when she heard a voice come from the window, "Greetings everyone!" It was Botan.
"Could you maybe send greetings later?" Yusuke asked.
"Oh! I need to phone Koenma! We have found Hinoki! Oh, Hinoki, you're making quite the name for yourself back at headquarters. You're gaining the nickname 'Little Zelda' and 'Helpless Peach.' It's quite ironic, really!"
Hinoki smacked Botan behind the head and grabbed the communication mirror from her hands.
Quickly, Hinoki began to page Koenma. Remarkably, the signal got through to Koenma.
"Botan? Is that y-oh! Hinoki! How are things?" Koenma asked casually.
"Well... besides the fact that I am being held prisoner by a power-hungry storm controlling demon named Shoken who wants to marry me to gain more power, not to mention that I really don't have a choice because if I don't he'll kill Hiei and Kurama, and flood the entire world, and he already tried to rape me! But otherwise, I'm fine. How are you, Koenma? Nice and comfortable in your big chair? I hope so... Because if I end up as Misses Shoken, I'll drown you in a bathtub, put you in a garbage bag, and throw you in an outhouse toilet!" Hinoki shouted angrily.
"Now, now Hinoki. No need to get desperatly angry. All you have to do is learn his techniques and then use them against him." Koenma explained.
"Who's getting desperate!? I'm fucking PISSED OFF!" Hinoki shouted angrily.
"You're scared, aren't you..." It wasn't a question.
Hinoki was silent. She should have figured that Koenma would have figured her out by now.
"I thought so... I don't think you'll have to worry about you getting raped again. If it makes you feel any better, we'll have Kurama and Hiei stand gaurd in your room." Koenma said.
"Hey! Why not me?" Kuwabara asked.
"Because you can't possibly be trusted in a room with a demoness." Hiei said coolly.
"Hey! I'm just as reliable as the next guy!" Kuwabara shot back.
"Thanks for the concern, Kuwabara. But I think I'm more comfortable with youkai gaurding me. Kurama, no offense, but... you're my boyfriend.... sort of... and I'm just a little afraid having you watch over me, I may not be able to fall asleep." Hinoki explained in her best manner. She knew he was more trustworthy being in her room than Kuwabara, but she was afraid that she would get too excited having him there and wouldn't be able to fall asleep.
Kurama nodded in understanding, "I understand, Hinoki. I'll stand gaurd close by, around the corner. Hiei would make a well enough gaurd."
"I await your report, Botan." Koenma said. The screen then faded to black.
Hinoki sighed, "Great. Now I have to run around playing Bride-to-be! This is NOT going to be fun." Hinoki said exasperatedly. "Nothing could get worse."
Note: I know. This one is leaving you hanging for now. But I'll get an update ASAP. Oh yeah! I am beginning to run out of ideas. I need feedback and predictions! Okay? And those of you who read this, please tell others. ESPECIALLY Fanfiction.com members! I appreciate it! C'ya!