Ch.2 Departure.

Hiei: So why is this fool making us introduce the chapter?

Kuwabara: I dunno, he's the author so we kinda have to listen.

Hiei: I obey no author, let him show himself and will see who ends up giving who orders.

Neo Zaku: Yes you will or I'll put you in a yaoi scene with Kuwabara.

Hiei: You wouldn't dare.

Neo Zaku: Try me.

Kuwabara: Hey, why are you going to punish me for shorty not behaving?

Neo Zaku: -Sigh- Well lets just get on with chapter two.

Most of the city is still asleep, as light has yet to creep upon the streets. A few people were up and about, getting home from work, going to work, or just trying to stay warm in the cold early morning air. The streets lights illumination barely reaches the apartment walkway where at least one person is awake amongst the other sleeping residents.

"Kurama explain to me why Botan got us a flight out of Japan at six in the flipping morning! Or why you're waking me up at four!" A very aggravated Yusuke shouts from the doorway of his apartment.

"Aren't you worried about waking your mother Yusuke?" Kurama politely inquires, trying to avoid the subject of the hour of the day. Standing outside Yusuke's door way dressed in a pair of jeans a

"Nah, at this hour World War III couldn't wake her up." Hefting a bag over his shoulder he glares at Kurama.

"Cheer up Yusuke once we are on the plane you can go right back to sleep. It will be a long flight." Kurama tries to assure the Spirit Detective.

"Yeah, well you still haven't answered why you had to wake me at 4 in the morning." Yusuke retorts yawning.

"We must get to the airport early if we plan to make it on our flight Yusuke." Kurama says turning to try and hide his smirk. He has his thoughts as to why Botan had booked them such an early flight. "Remember time is of the essence."

A pair of lights pull up along the street running beside the apartment. A few moments later a brief couple of honks break the silence.

"I believe that would be our taxi. It would be rude to keep him waiting." Kurama says heading for the stairs.

"Yeah, yeah. Sooner we get this over with the sooner I can go back to enjoying my summer break." Yusuke grumbles putting his hands in his pockets and jogging slightly to catch up with Kurama.

Climbing into the back of the cab a still sleepy Yusuke curses quietly about being up at this time. Wearing his streets clothes instead of his uniform he tries to at least catch a cat nap when he catches a blur of motion in the trees. As the cab begins to roll down the street Yusuke tracks the blur moving from tree to roof to tree following them.

"Hey Kurama, it seems our favorite three eyed demon seems to think we can't make it to the airport safely." Yusuke chuckles.

"Hiei does tend to worry too much." Kurama sighs as he catches the blur as well.

"Yeah particularly over you it seems." Yusuke jabs at Kurama.

"Yes... well... Why not get some sleep Yusuke?" Kurama stutters, blushing slightly before trying to quickly change the subject.

Yusuke chuckles as he slumps sideways against the door and begins snoring lightly.

Several hours later, long after dawn had come and gone, Kuwabara yawns as he wakes up. Hitting his blaring alarm he stands and walks a few steps before screaming for a moment. Standing in front of him was an annoyed looking Hiei. Wearing the same outfit as the day Kuwabara had met him he glares with all three of his eyes at Kuwabara.

"About time you woke up fool. And stop with the shouting, its grating on the ears." Hiei snorts looking at Kuwabara with his usual face of disgust.

"What are you doing in my house shorty?" Kuwabara shouts back now thoroughly awake.

"Have you forgotten you and I have been assigned to work together to cover for Yusuke while he was away? Is your brain too small to remember even a simple fact like that?" Hiei taunts.

"Bite my ankles! I haven't forgotten but we haven't been given a case yet so I figured I could sleep in. I am on summer break." Kuwabara snarls back.

"Yes and while I would agree you could use all the beauty sleep you can get, that doesn't change the fact demons aren't going to wait." Hiei smirks as he shakes his head.

"Look you spiky haired, three eyed little freak. I am really tired of you thinking you are so much better then me. Lets say you let me get dressed, we go outside and settle this like real men." Kuwabara says shaking a fist at Hiei.

"Like it would be any kind of a challenge fighting you. No wonder Yukina is oblivious to you as anything but a clownish buffoon." Hiei grins going for the low blow.

"You take that back!" Kuwabara yells, his spirit sword springing to his hand. "Yukina and I are destined to be together."

Suddenly Kuwabara's door bursts open and something that caused even Hiei a moment of fear walks through. Kuwabara's older sister, her hair a mess from obviously having just been woken, huffing and glaring at the pair.

"There had better be a good reason you two have woken me up on my day off or so help me baby brother you and your friend..."

Before she can finish her sentence Hiei glances at Kuwabara. "I'll leave dealing with her to you. If you survive it then meet me outside." Hiei vanishes leaving a very scared Kuwabara behind.

"Now umm, sis, no need to do anything rash." Kuwabara stutters trying to hold up his arms in self defense, knowing it would be of no use against his sister.

"Hmmmm... you know what you're right baby brother," she begins walking slowly towards and speaking way too calmly.

Kuwabara begins to sigh his relief until he hears her continue. "But night now that doesn't matter!" As she proceeds to give Kuwabara a beating the likes of which he hadn't experienced since he fought Risho in the Dark Tournament. Stumbling outside he finds a smirking Hiei looking up at him.

"I am surprised to see you standing. Let's go somewhere less open and you can show me what little you have."

Instantly Kuwabara recovers from his bruises at the insult. "Fine shorty, but I'm gonna beat that freaky eye of yours right out of your skull."

Hiei merely snorts as he and Kuwabara walk down the sidewalk looking for a suitable location. Hiei seems a little uneasy walking amongst all the other people that were sharing the sidewalk. Kuwabara grumbles the entire time about how he is going to show Hiei a thing or two about how a real man fights. Suddenly Hiei stops and holds out an arm.

"Here," Hiei smirks "you can suffer your second beating of the day." Pointing into an alley that opens up into a isolated lot. All the surrounding windows had been boarded up so no one would be spotting them.

The fight is short and brutal. Even with his dimensional blade Kuwabara couldn't beat Hiei. Hiei wouldn't admit it but if Kuwabara had hit him with it he could have won the fight. But Hiei's speed ensures that every one of Kuwbara's swings hits nothing but air. Kuwbara keeps shouting at Hiei to stand and fight him like a real man only to come under a rapid assault of punches. After about half an hour Kuwabara is a crumbled heap on the ground with Hiei standing over him.

"I must say I am impressed you lasted that long. But it doesn't matter how strong your attack is if you can't hit your opponent." Hiei comments with only a small smirk on his face.

"Bite... my... ankles... One day... I am... going to... kick your... scrany butt." Kuwabara manages to retort

"Kuwabara, I'll make you a deal. If you can do two things I will do nothing to try and stop you from dating Yukina." Hiei says getting a brilliant idea as to how he can either be rid of the oaf without Koenma being able to punish him for it, or making him strong enough to be worthy of his sister.

"What do you want me to do?" Kuwabara says trying to figure out why Hiei was being so nice all of a sudden.

"I'll explain on the way to demon world. The first thing you need to do is there." Hiei says, turning to hide is broad smirk.