Repreveiw: OK. Hiei kind of surprised us with a kiss to Kitty. Will Gouki break their special magical bond? Kurama and Gouki still have to get back past the guards. Will they get caught?
Read on . . . no flames please!
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Kitty and Hiei are still kissing. They stop and then look at each other then look down at the ground.
" Hiei, I think that we better go. We've only got 30 minutes until we have to meet Kurama and Gouki." Kitty said still looking down.
" Yeah, we should." Hiei replied, looking at Kitty.
They took off running down the hall. What they didn't notice was a young boy in green following them. *the boy's name is Yusuke Urameshi. A punk. He's dead because he saved a little kid's life. He is getting a chance to return back to life*
" What are those two doing?" Yusuke said to himself as he flew after them. " I was tired of that toddler running his damn mouth, so I came here and what do I find? Two people kissing in the middle of a hallway. Uhhg . . . "
Kitty and Hiei come up on the first trap. " Ok. Kitty you need to blast each of the holes on the walls full of ice. That will hold for a little while, it won't be permanent though."
Kitty just looked at Hiei and nodded her head. "Yea, ok."
She aimed her hand at the wall and a stream of ice came out of her hand. She moved it up and down the wall and then at the other wall. It took a little time, but the walls were covered in ice.
" Hiei will that hold?" Kitty asked.
" Yes, that should hold. Let's go." Hiei replied hurriedly.
They took off running, least the ice gives and the razor sharp swords fly out. They reached the other side of the hall a bit out of breath.
" Hiei do I have to use my ice powers for the second trap?" Kitty asked out of breath.
" No, the next will only require you not to melt." Hiei said.
" Melt? I don't like the sound of that." Kitty replied nervously.
" That just means, be careful." Hiei said, " I wouldn't want anything to happen to you."
" Yea, next time just say that. Don't worry me with the word 'melt'." Kitty replied again.
" I won't let you melt. The next trap is a room of fire. Fireballs are coming up out of the floor and falling out of the ceiling. I'll carry you across." Hiei said starting to run again.
" Yea, umm . . . thanks." Kitty said running behind Hiei.
Yusuke is hiding around the corner next to them. He listens in on their conversation and is silently gagging. " God!! That is the sappiest thing that I've ever heard! Lovebirds!" Yusuke said to himself.
" Wait I think I heard something Hiei." Kitty said turning around swiftly.
Yusuke catches his breath and stands really still hoping that she won't come around the corner.
Kitty looks around then follows Hiei through the door to the next room. She stops short and gasps. The room is covered in fire. Fireballs randomly pop out of the floor and ceiling. Hiei is just standing at the doorway next to Kitty. " Kitty, it's time to go across the room. Here I'll carry you." Hiei said as he picked Kitty up in his arms.
She grabbed hold around his neck and buried her face in his cloak. She didn't look up as Hiei jumped across on the stones that were spread out across the room strategically. " Kitty, are you ok?" Hiei asked with concern when they reached the other side.
Kitty raised her head and nodded a feeble yes. " Yea, I'll be ok. I just don't like being in a room surrounded by fire. It was too hot." Kitty said.
Hiei carried Kitty until they were clear of the fireballs flying out of the room. He then sat her down. She looked up at Hiei and said quietly, " Thanks Hiei."
"Uhh . . . don't mention it." Hiei said back, looking at Kitty as she walked onward down the hallway.
" Well, come on then I don't have time to wait all day! We only have about 20 minutes until we have to be back at the portal thing." Kitty said laughing.
Hiei just shook his head and took off running down the hall with Kitty.
* Now we go to Gouki and Kurama to see what they're doing*
" We have our items. Now we just have to get back past those guards." Gouki said.
" That will be easy. The hard part will be trying to keep the guards from calling for reinforcements." Kurama said thoughtfully.
" Well, aren't we smart? What do you think we should do smarty?" Gouki said sarcastically.
" Well maybe if you'd shut your mouth I could think of something." Kurama said a bit agitated.
"I really don't like that guy. He gives me a weird feeling." Kurama said to himself as he walked back down the deserted hallway with Gouki.
They came up on the sleeping guards rather quickly. Gouki did not hesitate to attack the one nearest him. The other one woke up and started yelling Kurama hurriedly snapped his Rose Whip and sliced the ogre up. " Hurry Gouki. I think that the other ogres in the building might have heard his cries." Kurama said urgently, to himself he whispered, " I can only hope that Kitty and Hiei make it out ok."
They run towards the portal as fast as they can. Kurama hoping that the other ogres didn't hear the guard's cries.
*We now head back to Hiei and Kitty who are trying to get the Shadow Sword*
" Hiei I think that I see something up ahead. Could it be where the Shadow Sword is?" Kitty asked.
" It probably is." Hiei replied. " But it might also be the station of the ogre guards."
" What!?" Kitty yelped. " You mean to tell me that there are ogres guarding this sword too?"
"Yes. Did I forget to tell you?" Hiei said.
" Umm . . . let me put this in a nice way . . . YES YOU FORGOT TO TELL ME!!" Kitty silently yelled.
Hiei gets the infamous anime sweat drop and then looks down at the ground. " Uhh . . . sorry. I thought that it would worry you too much." he says quietly while still looking down at the floor.
" That's ok. I was just surprised and my temper took off." Kitty said quietly too. She walked up to Hiei and kissed him on the cheek lightly.
Hiei looked taken back. Then he just smiled and kissed her back. They both then crept towards the ogre guard station and slipped past the ogres eating doughnuts and laughing about whatever. They reached the cage in which the Shadow Sword was held.
" Kitty, the energy which the cage is made of is heat sensitive. I'm a fire apparition, so it can feel my body heat. I need you to reach your hand inside the cage and carefully remove the Shadow Sword. Just don't get nervous and it won't sense you." Hiei whispered in Kitty's ear.
" Yea, okay. I'll try." Kitty said with a nervous gulp.
" It'll be okay. Just don't get nervous." Hiei said trying to calm down her nerves.
Kitty reached her hand into the cage and quickly pulled the Shadow Sword from its display position. She was careful not to let the sword touch the bars of the cage as she drew it out. She finally got it out of the cage then dropped it. Hiei hurried and picked it up. Then he grabbed Kitty up and ran out the door.
" What's this about Hiei?" Kitty asked as Hiei ran with her in his arms.
" I heard the ogres coming. They'll reach the spot where the Shadow Sword was in a few minutes. I didn't want to be there when they figured out that the sword was missing." Hiei explained as they came up on the room of fire.
Kitty buried her face in Hiei's cloak again and grabbed hold around his neck. He jumped across the stones again. They reached the other side but he didn't stop running. He kept on running until they reached the first trap they encountered. Kitty's ice was still holding so he ran right on past them. He could hear Kurama and Gouki talking in the distance. He heard another sound too. The sound of guns and swords firing and slicing. "Oh . . . God!" He thought as he slowed down. " They've gotten their selves in a fight with those damn guard ogres."
" Kitty I'm gonna have to put you down. Do you think that you'll be ok?" Hiei asked Kitty quietly as he set he down.
" Yea. I'll be fine. What is this about? Why did you stop here?" Kitty asked perplexed.
" Listen, I want you to promise me that you'll stay out of this fight. I- . . . I mean Kurama doesn't need for you to get killed." Hiei said.
" Yea . . . right. Hiei what do you mean by fight?" Kitty asked in the same perplexed voice.
" Kitty, Kurama and Gouki are involved in a battle with an army of guard ogres on up ahead. I want you to head for the portal and keep it open for us." Hiei said looking into Kitty's worried eyes.
" Are you sure you'll be okay? I mean . . . I don't want you hurt either." Kitty said breaking eye contact with Hiei.
" I'll be okay. You just keep yourself out of trouble and don't get killed." Hiei said putting his hands on Kitty's shoulders.
Kitty just looked up at Hiei. She had tears in her eyes and she hugged Hiei and buried her face in his cloak.
"Just you don't get hurt. You're the one fighting. I don't want you to die. I love you Hiei!" Kitty said her voice choked with sobs.
Hiei just put his arms around her and whispered into her ear, " Kitty, I'll be fine. Just do what I told you. And I love you too."
Kitty looked up at him and kissed him on the lips. She ran off towards the portal and Hiei just stood in the middle of the hallway looking after her.
He then unsheathed his sword and ran off to where Kurama and Gouki are fighting.
TO BE CONTINUED
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Preview: Kitty has gone to hold the portal open for the others. Kurama, Gouki, and Hiei have to fight their way through an army of ogres. What will happen? To find out read the next chapter of:
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