Yu Yu Hakusho Re Pure, Episode 7 - Ryoko the Rouge Vampire Slayer

Ryoko and Seaman Iwamoto hide in an alley and peek around the corner. They see the Scooby Gang walking to school.

Seaman smiles. "They are the targets. We're not sure how they don't burst into flame, but they are definitely the ones behind the recent murders here in Sunnydale."

"Yeah, first time I have seem ones with tans."

"What do you think of my plan?"

Ryoko grabs Seaman by the throat. "Look, Wesley. I'm not a 'do it by the book' girl. I fight em, I stake em, and I get a good feeling of 'uuh' when it's over. And, I always wind up five by five. Why should this job be any different?"

"Let me down, Faith." Seaman gurgles.

"Oh, sure."

Seaman tries to regain his composure. "I am perfectly aware of your abilities, Faith, but we do need to find out where their lair is. If we don't figure that out, we might get ambushed by an army of their minions."

Ryoko looks at her nails. "Okay, but I'm not used to having good finger nails. I'm used to seeing them cracked and stained with the remains of the undead."

Ryoko runs off after the Scooby gang.

Seaman sighs. I had to pick a method actor demon.

...

The Scooby Gang arrives at school. While switching shoes Hiei's cell phone rings. "Hello? Oh, hi. You're where? Oh, dear. Yes. That would work. Let me know how that works. Of course I do. Bye, bye."

Yusuke looks at Hiei, then at Kurama. Kurama shakes his head as if to say 'don't go there'.

In the girls foot locker aisle Kayko sees Ryoko. "Good morning, Ryoko!"

"How's it going girly girl?"

"Ryoko, are you okay?"

"Five by ... I'm fine." Ryoko corrects herself in mid-sentence and tries to fit in.

...

Walking with her lunch box, Ryoko walks up the main stairway of the school. Halfway up the flight of stairs to the roof she sees Kayko, who is eating her lunch. "Hey, 'K.'"

"Hey, Ryoko, what are you doing here?"

"Just thought that I would eat lunch on the roof."

"Are you crazy? Your non-stop chasing of Kurama is one of the biggest reasons why Kurama eats on the roof."

"And is Yusuke up there as well?"

"Yes, he is. So why don't you start your fan girl shrieking and complaining about how dangerous it is for those two to be alone up there?"

"What about Kuwabara?"

"He's in the cafeteria. He should be easy to find."

Ryoko turns around and walks down the steps. Kayko looks at her in puzzlement, then shrugs her shoulders.

...

Kuwabara opens his foot locker to see a love letter. Hey Yusuke, did you get a love letter, too?

Yusuke double checks his locker. Nope, guess I'll have to be content with Kayko, Miss Botan and Kurama, if you believe the rumors.

Kuwabara opens the letter and reads it suspiciously. "Whoa, that's weird. It almost looks like a normal love letter."

"And, we all know that would be impossible."

"Shut up, Yusuke."

...

Kuwabara waits in a dark alley. Kuwabara mutters "This is a weird place to meet for a date."

"Um, hi."

Kuwabara turns around, startled, and amazed that someone could sneak up on him so effectively. "Whoa, Ryoko? You're the one who sent me the letter?"

"Well, um, er, I ..."

"I never thought that you were interested in..."

Ryoko acts frightened. "Be-behind you."

Kuwabara turns around. Ryoko brains him in the back of his head with her purse. Kuwabara falls unconscious. Ryoko calmly opens the purse and takes out a brick. Ryoko drags Kuwabara down the alley.

...

Yusuke finishes his mother's onion ramen noodles. "Look, you guys. I'm not crazy about this arrangement, but so long as I don't have to be here..."

"You are going to the library, now, to do your assignment?"

Yusuke turns red. "Yes, Miss Botan."

"Botan, Yusuke is bubbling over with overwhelming youth."

"Atsuko, Yusuke shouldn't neglect his school work."

"I guess you're right."

"Yusuke, please don't start any fights."

"Yeah, yeah."

The phone rings. Yusuke picks up the receiver. "Yusuke, this is Koenma."

This gives Yusuke a shock. "How are you calling me?"

"Phones have a connection to the spirit world. Anyway, there's no time to waste. Some demon has kidnapped Kuwabara. I can only give you the location, because there seems to be some sort of camouflage field around them."

Yusuke nods and writes down an address on a piece of paper. "Are the others contacted?"

"Hiei and Kurama will meet you there."

...

Kuwabara is tied to a chair in a dark basement. Bruises cover his face.

Ryoko gets in Kuwabara's face. "Listen, blood sucker, I don't have all day. You might not burn in sunlight, but I'll bet if you go without blood for too long you'll get all paper mache."

Kuwabara tries to stay conscious. "I guess that tickle I felt was way different from the feeling of waiting for a date."

Ryoko slaps Kuwabara. "You think I'm playing games? Well, maybe I am. Maybe I'm playing torture and tell. I torture you and you tell me where your vampire clan's lair is."

"And, what if I don't tell you?"

"I get my 'uuh' on by beating you to death. Then I take down another member of your clan until I get one to talk. So, either way, it's all good."

"Well, I can see one little flaw to your plan."

Ryoko painfully pushes Kuwabara's nose up towards his forehead. "Oh, and what's that?"

"Well, if I am a vampire wouldn't my fellow vampires sense that I was missing and come rescue me?"

Ryoko tosses her pig tails back. "The more, the merry. I could go for a spot of the ultra violence. And, besides, I'm a gal who likes it with more than one at a time."

"Well, today is your lucky day."

Kurama's soothing voice surprises Ryoko, who turns around to see that Kurama, Hiei and Yusuke have entered the basement. "Wow, how did you guys get in without my noticing?"

Hiei smiles. "I distorted time."

Ryoko holds up a wooden stake. "Well, don't come a step closer or your friend gets it through the ..."

Yusuke uses Spirit Gun on Ryoko. Ryoko collapses. Hiei and Kurama run over to free Kuwabara. Yusuke kneels over Ryoko waiting for the demon to try to escape.

Kurama looks at Ryoko. "Yusuke, that particular demon isn't going to come out."

"Can you use your Spirit Rose and ask it to come out?"

"Oh, yes, I could. But, Ryoko would die."

This stuns Yusuke. "But, what am I going to do? Kayko will kill me if I let her friend die."

Kurama nods. "Yes. She would. However, there is one person who can help."

Hiei shoots Kurama a look that could kill.

"No way, Kurama. I would rather die."

Kuwabara, though groggy manages to giggle. "Why doesn't Hiei want to help? Does it involve kissing?"

Kurama has a sad smile. "Well, it does, but not in the way you might think."

Hiei pouts.

Kurama sits besides Hiei and puts his arm around his shoulders. "Hiei, we joined this team to make sure that there was going to be a world left for you to conquer. In joining this team we both agreed to make sacrifices. Can't you take one for the team?"

Hiei looks dejected. "I guess it can't be helped."

Hiei pulls out his cell phone. "Hello? Hi. Where are you? Good. You're so close you are burning up. Walk three blocks away from the bay, then turn down a dark alley. Half way down the alley will be a door to a basement. We're there on an assignment. See you in a minute. Bye, bye."

Yusuke gives Hiei a bewildered look.

I had been giving her bad directions before so she couldn't find me."

"Who?"

"My fiance, Yukina."

The door to the basement bursts open. A girl wearing a Chinese long dress enters. She has long black hair that she wears in a pony tail. She looks a little bit like Mei Lin from Card Captor Sakura. "Nihon!"

Kurama smiles. "Just in time. We need you to help this girl. We are about to remove a Mindoid demon from her."

"Mindoid demon bad. Yukina help."

Kurama pulls out his Spirit Rose and lets some of the petals flow into Ryoko's mouth. An ugly demon wearing dark glasses wonders out of Ryoko's mouth. Yusuke grabs the demon and knocks it out with one punch. Ryoko goes into convulsions. Yukina kneels next to Ryoko and lays her hands on Ryoko's chest and throat. Ryoko calms down and falls asleep.

"Yukina do good!"

Kurama frowns. "Hiei, aren't you going to congratulate Yukina for helping us complete the assignment?"

Hiei sighs. "Thank you, Yukina. You did very well."

Yukina tackles Hiei. "Yukina proud fiance."

Kurama smiles. "Shouldn't you be saying something else, Hiei?"

Hiei shoots Kurama an icy look, while being careful to make sure that Yukina doesn't see him. "Aren't you being hard on me, Kurama? After all, this is an emotional time, being reunited with my fiance."

Yukina gives him a hug so hard that Hiei's eye's almost pop out.

"Yukina, Kurama and myself have joined a renegade demon busting squad. It's led by Spirit Detective Yusuke Urameshi and a Shimigami named Botan. They've been working on closing an unauthorized dimensional portal between the demon world and the physical world. We would like you to join our squad."

Yukina lets go of Hiei and sits up straight. She starts sniffling. "Yukina honored. Yukina work hard, make everyone like her, beat many renagades."

"Wow, true love."

Hiei shoots Kuwabara a look that terrifies Kuwabara.

...

Botan finishes dressing. "Wow, that was a lot of fun Atsuko. How many more sittings will you need for this painting?"

Atsuko smiles. "It's all done! I'm so happy with it."

"Can I see?" Botan walks over to Atsuko's easel. She sees a reasonably artistic picture of her.

"Isn't it cool?"

Botan points to the oblique area on her representation in the picture. "Where is my birthmark?"

Atsuko smiles. "I put that five sided star all along the border."

Botan stares at the border. "Hum, I'll have to study this closely."

"You don't mind do you?"

"Mind what?"

"That I idealized your body a little bit. I'm sure that the busy life of a teacher must make it hard to find time to work out so I added some extra definition to your stomach muscles and lifted and made your bosoms more full."

Botan turns purple. "I guess I should take that working out thing more seriously?"

To Be Continued!