Chapter 2: Escape the Cave

Recap:

"Is there a back door to this place?" He grins pointing, with his thumb, at the entrance.

Siruki turns her face to the landslide, and shakes her head in irritation. She walks over and surveys the damage. She gets into a fighting stance then pushes a strong gust of wind at the block. The strong air stream blows the tree and rocks out of the way. For a second or two the entrance stays open, than a large mudslide recovers it.

"Looks like we are stuck here, for the night, the loose soil will keep falling every time the entrance it unblocked. By tomorrow morning the water will have evaporated and the mud hardened enough to make a stable hole." thunder sounds again, "You might as well make yourselves comfortable, for the night."

The thunder and rain can be heard by the entombed group. The fire continues to flicker in the dark surroundings of the cave, and a small growl echoes. It is soon fallowed by another much louder growl. Kuwabara and Yusuke sit together mumbling about how they should have eaten before going on another one of Koenma's stupid missions. A small drip is herd.

"Garr…" Yusuke growls, "That dripping is driving me insane!"

"Try living with it for a month." Siruki adds sarcastically.

"So how did you manage to hide in the human world for a month?" Kurama inquires.

"Well…" She looks around the cave and thinks of how to word her story, "I don't like getting caught in the rain. I was able to get through a small hole in the barrier before it closed, about a month ago. Then it started to rain. So I found this cave." She stopped scowling at the memory. I abhor traveling in the rain. "Anyway, the entrance caved in, and I couldn't get out until it stopped raining."

"But this morning was the time in months that it hasn't rain!" Kuwabara adds a bit worried were the story is headed.

"Yes, that's right. I've been stuck in here for the last month." She stops feeling a cold shiver run down her spin.

"Then you tricked us and trapped us here." Hiei growls.

"I didn't know we would be stuck here. Don't worry this rain won't last as long as the last one. It will end by morning." she responds.

"How do you know?" Kurama asks.

"My ears stopped twitching."

"Ears?"

"Yes, they've been twitching for the last month. They only twitch when it rains." That or if I'm really happy or excited. "So when they stopped twitching I know the rain was almost over. When it finally did stop I reopened the entrance. Unfortunately, it started up again and I came back here."

"Why did you save Kuwabara?"

"Oh yeah, that baka... I had been waiting for Koenma to send a team to arrest me, and I didn't want ningens running around trying to find the body of an idiot who drowned in a drainage ditch. So, I pulled him out."

"That doesn't explain, why you are here and how you survived." Kurama points out. Yusuke and Kuwabara's stomachs growl loudly again.

"I think I have some rice and vegetables. I'll make some dinner for you." she walks gingerly back into the shadows, and Hiei studiously follows. Farther into the cave, the drip matures, and the darkness becomes more pronounced.

"Oh, it looks like the roof of the cave has collapsed." Siruki's voice is herd in the dark, "It must have happened while I was out." Steady foot steps continue into the dark.

If not for his Jagan, Hiei would be lost in the black certain. "Where are you going?" he says irritation thick in his voice.

A sigh comes form the dark, "I've got to get through this pill of rocks. All of my supplies are further back." Large dust particles spray in ever direction. "Watch out there's going to be another cave-in…" her voice is cut off by the rumble of rocks crashing in the darkness. A few rays of light are set free by the last cave-in. A stream of dreary sun light pours throw, casting a way the darkness. Rain drops pick up the flying matter creating clods of mud. "I hate the rain." a growl is herd behind a large pill of rocks. Siruki slowly emerges. Twigs and dirt intertwined in her hair.

Hiei steps out into the light mud and dust covering his face. "I guess we can get out now." he says examining the large crack in the caves roof.

"I would rather stay here for another month, then to go out into the rain." she manages to grumble through fits of coughs.

"Good thing you don't have a choice." Hiei simply states.

Siruki sighs, "How far do we have to go?"

"Hey, Siruki, Hiei… Are you guys okay?" Yusuke's voice echoes throw the cave. Pounding foot steps clash against the cold hard rocks in the cave.

"Hn." Hiei replays to the unnecessary concern.

"We herd a crash." Botan adds.

Siruki sends a hug gust of wind at the pile of rocks before her and clears the path. "It was nothing just another landslide." she says making her way further into the cave.

"Oh, look we can get out now. Where did Siruki go?" Kuwabara asks stepping out into the dim sun light.

"I'm back here, you baka." she climbs back out of the small passage way holding two large pots. "So do you want me to fix dinner before we go, or should I just throw this out?"

Yusuke and Kuwabara start to drool and the loud grumbling of their stomachs can easily be herd, in the quiet of the cave.

"We should get out of here well we can." Kurama points out.

The two boys look about to kill at this statement, and Kurama can't help, but be amused by their deep caring for their stomachs. Siruki looks between the three boys and the crack that leads to the wet weather out side.

"It will only take a second for me to warm this up." she smoothly points out, hoping not to have to leave the comfort of the cave. Two pointed ears droop slightly, as they walk out into the water polluted atmosphere.

The teen boys devour the fried rice, as the group proceeds to the forest clearing. Siruki's knot came out. The mud and twigs wash out of her hair that lightly falls down to her waist. Hiei and Kurama stand to each side of her. Botan walks in the lead directing the group to the portals opening.

A/N: I'm so sorry this took me so long to write this. Work coming out of my ears. ACT testing brains squeezed and seeping out of ear

They will be starting school in the next few chapters. I've got something interesting planed for them.

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