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Kurama and the Amulet of Truth

Kurama looked around. He was expecting to see Yoshimi some where in the immediate area, but she was no where in sight. He searched all through the wrecked and deserted building, but no one was there. He sat down on a chair that was still intact to think.

She couldn't have gone far, he reasoned, so if I search the area immediately around this building, I should find her. Unless she was already taken away by the other man, Kurama thought, suddenly distressed. If that is the case, then she could be any where! The only solution is for me to use this cube once more to find her. Kurama pictured Yoshimi's face again, this time with a strange twinge of longing, and once again teleported into the unknown.

Yusuke and the others were gathered in Koenma's office. Hiei was standing, looking the other direction, bored as ever. Yusuke was waiting for Koenma to explain, and Kuwabara was acting stupid, as usual.

"Why do you always suck on that pacifier thing?" he asked, once again going off into the irrelevant. Yusuke hit him over the head.

"What does that have to do with finding Yoshimi and Kurama?" he asked.

"Uh..."

"That's what I thought."

"Ahem." Koenma cleared his throat, directing their attention to him. "You were asking what we should do next?" he prompted.

"Kurama just said for us to wait here, and he would contact us," Yusuke said.

"Well, we just can't wait around for him to contact us," Koenma said. "I know he can take care of himself, but what if there was an ambush? It is more of a risk than I am willing to take. I am giving you a locator. As soon as you get to demon world, Kurama's location should flash up on the screen."

"What?" Yusuke said. "You got him tagged or something?"

"I like to keep tabs on my spirit detectives," the Renkai prince said. "Now get going." He pushed a button on his desk and a portal to demon world opened. Yusuke jumped in first, followed by Kuwabara, with Hiei lagging behind. "Stupid fox" He muttered under his breath.

"Ayame," Koenma called after they had all left.

"Yes, Koenma sir?" Ayame said, coming into the room.

"How many people cant the teleporta cube teleport?" he asked.

"As many as can fit around it and concentrate upon the same destination," Ayame replied.

"If that is the case, then why did Kurama choose to go by himself?" Koenma mused aloud.

"What was that, sir?" the young ferry girl questioned.

"Hm? Oh, nothing," Koenma replied. "You may leave now."

"Yes, sir," Ayame said, fading from the room.

"Why then?" Koenma questioned the air. "Why indeed?"

"Well maybe, sir, he thought that he could do it better on his own," said George the ogre, popping up from behind Koenma.

"Ah!" Koenma exclaimed, falling out of his chair. "Don't scare me like that, ogre! Where have you been, anyways?"

"Well, we all have to go sometime," the blue ogre replied.

"Oh, well then," Koenma said. "But what was that part about Kurama thinking he could do a better job by himself? I would have thought he would have at least brought Hiei with him."

"Well, maybe he left him behind to make sure Yusuke and Kuwabara didn't get into trouble," George suggested.

"Argh! Where do you keep coming up with all these reasons?!" Koenma said.

"Well, maybe we could just ask him when he comes back, couldn't we, sir?" the ogre proposed.

"Hm...I have and idea! I'll just wait 'til he comes back, then ask him!" Koenma said jubilantly.

George looked crestfallen. "That's what I just said," the ogre said dejectedly.

Kaori and Tomayo continued to fly across the demon world. They had been flying for a long time, and Kaori was getting tired. She was also getting a strange feeling in her stomach.

"I don't feel good," she said in a whiney voice. "Can we land now?"

"Not yet," Tomayo said. "We haven't gotten to the place where the amulet half is."

Kaori grumbled, but stayed quite. Then she gave a sudden lurch, like she was going to throw up. Tomayo abruptly landed. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked. Kaori shook her head, being incapable of speech. Suddenly, Kaori gave a spazmatic jerk and fell limply to the ground. Tomayo stepped back, poked her, and then, when she didn't move, kicked her. Kaori twitched then suddenly transformed back into Yoshimi.

Tomayo jumped back about a foot. "Wasn't expecting that to happen," he muttered, then sighed. "Well, I'll just have to deal with that." He picked her up and was about to fly off, when there was a rush of air, and the red-head from the bar was back.

"You!" Tomayo exclaimed. "What are you doing here?!"

"Hand over Yoshimi, and I may spare your life," Kurama said, taking out his rosewhip and preparing for battle.

Tomayo took out an old, rusted sword and got into his fighting stance. "I'm afraid I can't do that," he said. "I need her to find the amulet half."

"She doesn't know where it is!" Kurama stated. "But if that is the way you want it..."

Then Tomayo leapt at him, and the show down commenced.