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Ch 5 To Genkai's Temple We Go!

Kyle sat on the bus with his arms crossed over his chest. He looked at the people that joined them. Shampoo was sitting close to Ranma who was being harassed by Mousse and Ryoga for flirting with Shampoo. Kyle sighed and looked out the window. He couldn't believe they had chased down the bus. He was even more surprised when he saw a panda being thrown off the bus. After a while things settled down. While looking at the country scenery, Kyle began to zone out. Images of burning cottages and a fight with an enraged boy played in his mind. He was brought back to reality when he felt something hit his head. He looked at the person who threw the piece of paper.

"I've been trying to get your attention for at least two minutes now!"

"What do you want Ranma?" Kyle said annoyed.

"I wanna know where we're going."

"Mushiyori City."

"What are we going to do when we get there?" Ryoga asked.

"I don't know what you're going to do, but I'm going to go speak with my boss."

"What do you mean! What about the cure to our curses!" Mousse exclaimed.

"That doesn't concern you."

"When a cure is involved it always concerns me!" Ranma said defiantly. "We chased down this damn bus for this and I ain't leaving until I get my curse fixed!"

"I didn't tell you to chase this bus. In fact I never invited you to come!" Kyle was starting to loose his temper with Ranma. Ranma stood up along with Ryoga, Mousse and Shampoo.

"We're coming with you whether ya like it or not!" Kyle had enough. He stood up and stared Ranma and the others down. He unconsciously growled and showed his fangs.

"Hey you kids, sit down!"

Botan sensed that a fight was going to break out and gently grabbed Kyle's arm. Kyle stopped growling and looked at Botan. "I'm sure Koenma won't mind. I'll just explain that it wasn't your fault that they followed you. Don't worry about it. We can get this curse thing fixed, send them back, and then he can brief you on your job." Kyle nodded and sat down. Shampoo warily eyed the pink kimono girl who dared to touch her husband. She mentally slapped herself when she thought that.

"So, what's this job of yours?" Ryoga asked.

"None of your business."

"See, you're the one starting the fights!" Mousse said.

Botan put a hand on his shoulder to keep him quite. "Kyle has a job sort of like a police officer."

"Sort of?" Ryoga said looking a little confused.

"Enough. We have arrived." Genkai said as she stood up. Everyone else followed her lead. From the bus stop they began to walk towards the outskirts of the city. By night fall they had reached the steps of a temple. Ranma and the others looked up at the seemingly never ending steps.

"Are we going to climb that!" Ranma asked.

"Yes." Kyle said with smirk. "What's wrong. Too tough for you to climb?"

Ranma growled. "No way! Nothing is too hard for Ranma Saotome!"

Kyle shrugged and began to climb. About half way, Botan decided to fly the rest of the way. "See you at the top." Kyle nodded and continued to climb. "Hiya! These too many steps!" Shampoo exclaimed. Ryoga and Mousse agreed with her. Mousse had been guiding Ryoga on their journey up the steps. It amazed him how he could get lost going in a straight line. Of course getting lost was Ryoga's specialty. He had almost wandered into the forest that surrounded them. Had Mousse not tugged Ryoga back on the steps, he would have gone into the forest and they might have never found him! Something about the forest made Mousse nervous. He got this chill when he got close to pull Ryoga away. Speaking of the lost boy, he was going towards the forest once again. Mousse sighed and pulled him away again.

Shampoo looked at her new husband. Since they left the cafe he had been ignoring her. She didn't know if it was because he was upset about the engagement or if it was because of her lack of enthusiasm towards him. She had to admit that she wasn't really friendly to him. After all, she did attack him when they first met. She then looked at Ranma. He was focusing on keeping up with Kyle. Ranma was the reason she wasn't too happy with the engagement. Ranma was now lost to her unless she could somehow get him to defeat her again, but Ranma had been happy that he was no longer her husband. Shampoo loved Ranma, however when he had been rejoicing his freedom she was hurt. Her affections had meant nothing to him. Did he even like her? Did he like Ukyo or did her really love Akane? She looked at Kyle once again. She remembered what he told her at the café. "Yeah, well who would love you!" How could he have said that to her! Then again, maybe he was right. They had finally reached the top of the steps after 20 more minutes of walking. Kyle allowed them to catch their breath before leading them into the temple. Genkai went ahead to make sure that room had been made for their guests.

"You guys ready?"

"Sure." Ranma answered.

"Before we go in I have a few rules for you."

"Like" Mousse asked.

"One: do not piss of the short guy with the bandana. Unlike me, he will try to kill you. Two: do not make fun of the midget with he pacifier. He is very powerful even though he doesn't look like he can fight his way out of a paper bag. Three: do not pick a fight with the curly haired guy and the guy with the sleeked back hair. And finally the most important rule: anything you hear while you are in there is to be kept between us. Nothing you hear today can be repeated to others unless I decide to reveal the information. Understand?"

The four nodded. "Good."

They began to walk in when Kyle stopped Shampoo. "Umm, could I talk to you for a second?"

Shampoo nodded and the boys walked in. Although Ranma and Ryoga had to drag Mousse in.

"What Fang-boy want?"

Kyle took a deep breath before he began. "I just wanted to say…..sorry about the comment I made back in Nerima."

"What comment?"

"When I said 'Yeah, well who would love you.' I didn't mean it. It was not my place to say something like that. So, sorry if I hurt you."

Shampoo was shocked. He actually apologized to her. She smiled a little. It felt nice to have someone care about her.

"Shampoo forgive you, but Shampoo still not love Fang-boy."

Kyle sighed. He supposed it was a start. Then they walked into the temple. Ranma, Ryoga and Mousse were waiting for them inside by the door. Kyle lead them through the temple and to the right room. Upon entering they spotted the bandana guy that Kyle told them about. He gave them a 'stop staring or I'll chop you up' look. Floating in front of a T.V was the midget Kyle described. They diverted their gazes elsewhere. That's when they spotted the curly haired guy and the guy with the sleeked back hair. They seemed nice enough because they waved to them.

"These are our guests. Ranma, Mousse, Ryoga, and Shampoo." he then turned to the cursed ones. "These are my friends. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yukina, Hiei, Kurama, Shizuru, Keiko and you already met Botan. That is my boss Koenma and of course my sensei Genkai."

Yusuke and Kuwabara stood up and walked up to Kyle. They looked at him and then their guests. Their faces were instantly plastered with a huge smile. Kyle got really nervous at this.

"So..." Yusuke began. "She's you wife?" he said pointing towards Shampoo.

Kyle grabbed Yusuke's finger and began to bend it. "It's not polite to point."

"Let go already!"

Kuwabara slapped Kyle's back. "You dog! I didn't think you had the guts to get a girlfriend let alone a wife!" Kyle growled and then looked at Botan. "You just couldn't keep your mouth shut could you?"

Botan laughed nervously and looked away. "Don't just stand there come sit down." Yusuke said. The boys were sat by Yusuke and Kuwabara, while Yukina lead Shampoo towards her and the other girls. Kyle sat close to Koenma.

"Did you tell them about your job?" Koenma asked.

"No, but I told them not to say anything about what they hear here."

"I guess we'll explain to them what's going on later. Alright then we have delayed this enough. Lets get started people."