Who: Aw my neglected story. I should really just finish it. Funny thing is I've got it written out. I just find it hard to bring myself to type out the chapters, or maybe I'm just lazy.
Koenmie: Why do you have to keep writing this story? It's humiliating.
Who: Humiliating how, I haven't mentioned the Koenmie thing for several chapters.
Koenma: You just did right there. (points to the pervious line.)
Who: (Shrugs) What can I say I love a good running gang.
Hiei: (With katana) Then start running onna.
Who: Hah I asked for it but it was worth it. I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho. (Runs off)
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"No sign of him" said Yusuke in a solemn tone; after having searched the entire west wing of the palace with the help of one of the many ogres that were rushing around.
"Yeah we looked everywhere."
"I feared as much" Kurama stated, as he spoke on the issue of the whereabouts of a certain missing fire demon. "Hiei is no doubt being controlled by Kallana, and will most likely try to give her the chalice. Which means Kallana will have the means to initiate her plans, whatever may it be."
Kuwabara cringed, he didn't remember how he acted when he was under Kallana's spell but he knew he didn't like it. "Well we gotta stop him" said Kuwabara in a desperate tone. "I mean we can't let Kallana get the cup thingy. We're gonna stop her right? Right?"
"Calm down Kuwabara" said Kurama in as comforting a tone as he could muster.
"Easy for you to say, Kallana's magic doesn't work on you." Kuwabara returned in a slightly callous tone.
"We don't know that for certain, I might just have gotten lucky. I could still be quite susceptible to Kallana's spell. Even if I am not, no good will come of my invulnerability if everyone else is under her spell."
"Okay can we stop wasting time, and find Hiei before he gives the cup to Kallana. I'm not going to be her slave" Yusuke stated; he hated the thought of being used, the way that Kallana had done.
"That's easier said than done Yusuke. Besides I think it would be better for us to find a way to keep ourselves from being affected by Kallana's spell. We can't just race up there. That could be our greatest folly."
"What's that's supposed to mean?" Yusuke inquired startled by Kurama's words.
"It means," Kurama settled on the chair that was in the room; "if Kallana is the prudent type Hiei will not be her only target."
"You think she'll try and get us again!" Kuwabara said in a surprised manner. Kurama just gave a placid nod. "Well what are we gonna do? Oh man." Kuwabara said growing frantic.
"Are you still here?" said a cold old voice from the doorway.
"Oh great the gargoyle's here to lecture us." Grumbled Yusuke.
"I heard that," grumbled the angry Pursula. "Of course I knew something like this would happen. That's why I put a tracking device on the chalice when Junior said you were coming. I knew you couldn't be trusted, but if you don't want my help…" Pursula turned to walk away.
"Wait you know where the chalice is?" said Kurama quickly rising from where he was seated. Pursula stopped walking then clapped her hands. Within a few seconds an ogre had walked in carrying a small computerized object that resembled a PDA, he handed it to the woman, bowed, then quickly left the room.
"I'm not sure I should trust you I was disappointed by you before. Leave it Junior to entrust the fate of the worlds to three incompetents."
"There was four of us."
"But only three of you are incompetent. Sweetheart you should really surround yourself with people that share you high intelligence." Pursula said looking toward Kuwabara.
"No way in hell am I dumber than…" Yusuke's words were stifled by Kurama who smiled sweetly when Pursula turned her angry eyes to Yusuke.
"It's best we just try and ensure she is happy Yusuke, which means you cannot get angry at her. At least not until she has given us that device." Kurama whispered to Yusuke, who could only give a grumpy nod.
"I think she's with Kallana and is just trying to waste our time so that we all become brain-dead lovesick zombies." Grumbled Yusuke to Kurama.
"Regardless of what you might think. I'm not working with Kallana." Pursula said in a chastising tone. Her bony hands had settled on her almost nonexistent hips, and she had a very angry air about her.
"For an old fossil she has good hearing." Yusuke grumbled in a voice he thought was inaudible.
"Humph" Pursula sounded even more angry. "I never seem to get the respect one such as me so rightfully deserves. It would serve you right to be a zombie, then maybe you'd lose that smart mouth of yours."
"What!" Yusuke shouted.
"I'm not obligated to help you, you know." Pursula folded her bony arms over her chest.
"You creepy old…" Yusuke and Pursula started going blow for blow insulting one another. Until Pursula finally called one her ogres to take the tracking device and send the boys away. Of course during their little argument Kurama and Kuwabara were having a little discussion of their own.
Pursula turned her back on the enraged Yusuke, who was now using some very colorful terminology as he spoke with the woman. Kuwabara sauntered up to Yusuke and pulled the boy off to the side.
"Urameshi" Kuwabara sounded commanding and reproachful. "You know that you shouldn't talk to a lady in that manner. And a stunning lady at that."
"Yeah stunning for a mummy" Yusuke joked excepting a laugh to erupt from Kuwabara's lips. Instead all that he got was a cold glare. "You're not serious." Yusuke then stated feeling confused. Kuwabara glare grew even colder, showing that he was quite serious. Yusuke looked at Kuwabara with a raised eyebrow. "Are you feeling alright?" The spirit detective inquired. First because Kuwabara defiantly wasn't acting himself, second because the boy had clearly called the cadaverous Pursula stunning, which she was far from. And he meant it!
"Yes" Kuwabara said in an admonishing tone "now I want you to apologize to Pursula, she is only trying to do what's best."
"No way!" exclaimed Yusuke getting over his shock, once Kuwabara thought he could order him around. "She's the one that started it anyway." Kuwabara gave Yusuke an angry glare which Yusuke returned in spades.
"Excuse me my lady you may want to cover your eyes. What I'm going to do may be violent." Said Kuwabara to Pursula who looked as if she just might swoon.
Yusuke rolled his eyes, "Yeah as if you could ever do…" Yusuke started of in a rather cocky manner just before Kuwabara latched onto the boy's arm and tugged it behind his back. After a few moments of tugging and commanding, Yusuke finally broke down just to get his head out of the headlock Kuwabara had him in. "Oh my hero" stated Pursula. Rubbing his shoulder Yusuke watched Kuwabara walk up to Pursula. Yusuke might have attacked them both had it not been for the fact that Kurama stopped him.
"I know that you only want to do what is best" said Kuwabara sweetly to Pursula. "But if we are put under Kallana's spell. I will never be able to be with you, who I truly love."
Yusuke's jaw dropped to the floor as Kuwabara spoke. Kurama just looked on placidly, as if looking over a science experiment. Kuwabara took Pursula's wrinkled hand into his a smile drifted over her face and she felt as if she was on cloud nine.
"I can't believe he's flirting… With that…I may never say this again. But, he could do better." Said Yusuke to Kurama.
"This could work to our advantage, Yusuke, calm down."
"You had something to do with this didn't you fox boy?" Yusuke asked turning toward Kurama.
"Let's just say that Kallana is not the only one that has experimented with love potions." Kurama looked at Yusuke who was wearing a most suspicious look. "It's effects won't last long, and Kuwabara is still quite capable of reason, so he has not turned into a mindless zombie."
"Oh really then what's that?" inquired Yusuke pointing to Kuwabara and Pursula. Both Yusuke and Kurama turned pale when they looked at the couple.
"The reason that you should never stay in the room with amorous lovers."
"I'm gonna be sick" Yusuke groaned holding his stomach, before he finally and quickly exited the room.
Yusuke was still wearing a look of disgust on his face even when he Kurama, and Kuwabara exited the palace. Kuwabara was waving and calling out pet names as he left, which may have been the cause of Yusuke's nausea.
"I can still see it I'm sacred for life Kurama."
"It was the only way to get Pursula to cooperate Yusuke, a necessary evil."
"I'm still gonna have nightmares. You could've at least clued me in before you turned him into that." Yusuke referred to Kuwabara who was still calling out pet names.
"Well, your mind is settled now, at least."
"Yeah but what about my stomach." Stated Yusuke he rubbed his stomach as if trying to soothe it."
"You'll survive."
"Yeah well what's gonna happen to Casanova." Yusuke posed another question to Kurama. The redhead looked back toward Kuwabara. "He'll be back to normal in no time" said Kurama picking up his pace quite a bit. Yusuke stopped and looked back toward Kuwabara.
The carrot-top had just finished call out to his "sugar-muffin" his arms were still lifted as he waved good-bye. Slowly Kuwabara lowered his arms as if confused by his surroundings. Kuwabara blinked and looked around as if he had been in a daze. Suddenly the boy became very pale.
"Kuwabara?" said Yusuke walking up to his ashen friend. Kuwabara turned to the boy in a very mechanical manner. "Urameshi, did I just do what I think I did with Pursula?"
"What you mean? Oh… yeah" Yusuke intoned. Kuwabara responded with a jerky nod.
"Urameshi where's Kurama" Yusuke look in the direction the redhead headed off in. Kuwabara gave another nod, then took off running.
"Kurama. How could You! YOU USED ME!"