Aivsy: OMG! It has been so long since I last updated! Oh please forgive me!

Hero: (scoots away) Okay then can we please get started.

Aivsy: Oh right (laughs) I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, but Ai is mine, so no touchy!

Hero: (scoots away even farther) Are you okay?

Aivsy: Well I do have the flu…

Hero: On with the story…

Gentle Breeze

Chapter Eight: Face of Between Old Rivals

"Jin!" Ai screamed struggling against the guards who were holding her.

"About time, Wind Master, I was beginning to think you'd run off or something," Taku laughed placing his hands on his hips.

"Release Ai!" Jin shouted, rage flowing through his features.

Taku laughed again, "I can't do that so easily, you see Ai is my prize. We were all hired to kill you, so when asked about the bounty they said I could keep the girl that you were residing with and all of her belongs," Taku said, Ai stopped struggling in shock, and Jin's eyes widened.

"You Bastard! You don't deserve Ai!" he screamed.

"And you do?" Taku laughed, "I think not! You lost her so easily," he took a fighting stance preparing to attack.

Jin hung his head, and shadows cast over his eyes. "I don't deserve her either, but I love her and there's nothing that anyone here can do about it," he took a deep breath, "The very least I can do is make sure that you don't get your filthy hands on her and then to get her home safely!"

Jin took a fighting stance as well, preparing for a battle.

"Good Jin! I can feel your rage!" Taku said. "Prepare yourself!" Taku lunged and Jin shot in the air to avoid the attack. He then began to spin his fists creating small tornadoes then he lunged at Taku, knocking him backwards.

A cloud of dust settled and Taku was back on his feet, meaning Jin wasted no time in trying to knock him back down.

Every man serving under Taku had almost forgotten about Ai and watched the two masters duke it out. Ai would have watched if someone hadn't wrapped their hand around mouth to stifle a scream and pulled her back in between two nearby tents.

"Got to take away their trump card," a voice whispered in her ear and let go of her.

Ai spun around to be met by a pretty young face, the girl in front of her was about her age with light blue hair and sea green eyes.

"You're familiar!" Ai hissed.

"So are you!" the girl said.

"Suyou?"

"Ai?"

The two girls stared at each other nervously.

"That was almost ten years ago!" Ai said, breaking the silence.

Suyou nodded.

"If you two are done having a long-lost-buddy-moment then we'll get Jin and get our asses out of here!"

Suyou and Ai jumped slightly and saw Touya standing there, arms crossed, wearing a smirk of his face.

"What?" Ai looked at Touya then back to Suyou expectantly.

"Come on!" Suyou said finally growing impatient with Ai, then she grabbed her hand and ran towards their exit.

"But where? There are guards everywhere! We'll never get over the wall!" Ai said as she ran behind Suyou.

"Already taken care of!" Touya said.

"How exactly?" Suyou asked nervously, but she didn't need to wait for an answer because as they neared the gate they saw it wide open and the surrounding guards were unconscious.

"What about Jin?" Ai asked.

"I'll signal him as soon as you are out of the encampment," Touya said quickly as they ran past the gate.

As soon as they reached the tree line they stopped to catch their breath. Ai leaned against a nearby tree, trying to catch her breath. I haven't run that far, why do I feel so light-headed. I can't breathe! My lungs suddenly feel like they're on fire! She thought clutching her chest.

"Are you okay?" Suyou said, but Ai couldn't hear her. Ai suddenly fainted.

"Stay here!" Touya said removing his jacket and handing it to Suyou and she took it and threw it over Ai's body. "Maybe I can get something outta Taku!" with that he ran back to the camp.

Suyou turned back to her familiar and gently placed a hand on her forehead, but quickly withdrew it for her face burned with fever. "Hold in there," she said quietly.

Aivsy: Well do ya wanna find out what happened to Ai! Then Review!

Hero: Just get over it already!