Okay, sorry for going so long without an update. Life's been pretty busy lately and between that and writer's block… well, the stories have been kinda delayed. Anyway, here's the newest chapter, I'm going to go work on the next chapter right now so I might get it done by X-mas.
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Yusuke paced back and forth across the floor. There were a million things running through his mind at once and he couldn't take it. 'Botan's hurt, she could be dead for all I know, and Keiko….
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Keiko stared at the young boy in front of her in shock. 'What did he mean, "You've finally figured it out."? Does he mean he knew I had an extra eye in the middle of my forehead all along? And he didn't tell me?'
"You've finally discovered your Jagan eye. And I thought the spirit detective was slow." Hiei just stood there, looking down at Keiko. "Well, I can't use you if you can't even defend yourself, why don't we see what you can do?" and with that, Hiei turned and left the room, leaving the door wide open…
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Kurama walked quietly towards Yusuke's house. It was a messy little apartment, exactly as that Kuwabara kid had explained it. Koenma had sent him to help Yusuke find Keiko and, of course, only Koenma would send him off to Yusuke's house without the slightest hint as to where it was. It took a bit of digging, but he had finally found it, and just in time too. According to the shadow that paced back and forth across the living room, Yusuke was getting pretty frustrated. Kurama decided he'd better head in, before Yusuke wore a hole in the floor.
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Keiko cautiously peered around the corner, only a few more steps and she was free! The door was there, completely unguarded. 'Where is that boy anyway? First he kidnaps me, then he turns me into a monster, now he's letting me go home. What is his problem anyhow? The door's right there, so close. But what if He's right behind those doors? What if there's something worse back there? What if… No, I can't think of that right now, I have got to get out of here.'
Keiko slipped around the corner and slid the doors open as quietly as possible. The doors were well oiled and slid open without a creak, but as Keiko looked outside, everything started to make a bit more sense. 'Kami, it's desert for miles! No wonder he didn't care if I ran away, I'd never make it out of this desert. ' Then something caught her eye, a small green speck out on the horizon. 'Yes! I bet that's an oasis! I can make it there in a day, if I try, and at least I'll be away from this place. ' So Keiko started the long trek across the desert, headed for the little speck on the horizon, which suddenly seemed very far away.
Hiei watched from the shadows, as Keiko trekked across the sand. 'Baka ningen. Doesn't realize what she's getting herself into. '
Keiko trudged on, her mouth was dry, her throat was scratchy, and her feet hurt, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. 'Well, he hasn't noticed that I'm gone. Good thing too, I wouldn't be able to put up much of a fight in this heat. Maybe when I get there, there'll be people at the oasis that will know how to get me home. Maybe they can just… No, I may as well stop this silly dreaming. There's no way that anyone will help a three-eyed freak. No, if I ask anyone for help they'll probably help me right into a zoo. I can see it now, 'Come see the amazing three eyed alien girl! Only 50 cents a peek! And with the way my luck has been lately, Yusuke and his friend, that blue haired girl he's always hanging out with, would probably come and gawk at me. No, I may as well just hope that there's no human life on that oasis, I'll be better off that way.'
It was then that Keiko bumped into something hard. She'd been so wrapped in her thoughts to realize that she had come right up to her "oasis." Keiko ran her hand up the scaly texture of the wall she had run into and backed up a bit so she could get a better look at it. She was standing next to a giant monster. It looked like a cross between an ant and a spider. It had eight scaly legs connected to a two part hairy body. Huge pincers were its most noticeable feature as it looked down on Keiko. Keiko screamed as the gigantic pincers got closer and closer to her head until the whole thing was just too much for her, and she fainted.
Hiei scooped up the unconscious figure of the ningen turned youkai and headed towards his castle, annoyed at the little... thing he was carrying. It had the body of youkai and the mind of a ningen, something had to be done about that…
Here's to my faithful reviewers:
sailorearth1023- Thanks. Sorry I didn't update so soon…
asian princess 61 Well, here's what happens next!
AnimeKrazyIdiot I tried to make it longer, but I'm just not good at long chapters. As for Hiei being described as a"Short Boy" I know, I just couldn't think of any other way
to put it.
Angelfirey Thank you for all the praise!!! It's always appreciated!!!
Ashes of Death I continued!! And Yeah, my chapters are way too short, but I have a horrible time making them longer.
MARCUS Thank ya I always appreciate the praise!!!
Dragon_Dude You must not like Yusuke…
neo I don't know if this is Y/K or H/K yet, I'm kinda winging this as I go.
aira Guess what, I followed your advice. It musta taken you a while to write all that…
Misaki thanks for the nice lengthy review… Much fun to read.
Thanks to all my reviewers!!! I really appreciate all the reviews!!! Encouragement always makes me update sooner (hint hint).