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WARNING :

1. This story will contain Shonen-Ai in later chapters (will be mild.) Don't like? Don't read!

2. Rated for reasons: Language and future scenes! (Blood, etc.)

You have been warned!

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CAPTURED

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"Humans are fascinatingly stupid." Youko commented dryly peering down at the ningen village below his perch on a cliff. Kuronue was beside him nodding.

"Truly stupid indeed. What was Koenma's reasoning of protecting them from the Makai's residents?"

"He prizes them. Probably because they aren't slimy and disgusting brutes."

"But they are."

"They look like him. Maybe that's why."

"No abnormalities. Possibly. They don't stay like infants forever though do they?"

"True, true."

"I wonder if Koenma's sources have figured out that the kekkai barrier has been breached? I mean, no one's been in the Ningenkai since Koenma first came to power of the dead. How long ago was that?"

"I don't remember, a couple hundred years at the most."

"That brat's been in power for a long time then."

Youko turned to glare at his companion, "Oh yeah? Well, incase you've forgotten, I've been around longer than he's been alive. You've been around longer than he's been in power. You're calling your own self old, baka."

"Yes, but I'm calling you old too, 'Grandpa.'"

"You know perfectly well that I'm in my prime!"

"According to these pathetic humans you're ancient."

"Yeah, well, so are you. Fucking hypocrite."

"Oh? Now you're a hypocrite!"

Youko turned away from the bat and snorted "Whatever. Damn rumors."

Kuronue smirked widely, he was probably the only person to ever outsmart Youko Kurama. Probably the last to do it too, the Chimera thought.

"Oh, look down there!" Kuronue heard Youko exclaim, "A party! Let's crash it!"

Kuronue peered over the edge of the cliff and grinned, "After you."

( Chapter Nine - Hello )

Kuwabara was having a good day. The sky was blue, if it was possible for the Makai to have a blue sky, the birds, even if they did have four extra eyes, were singing, and Yukina had just talked to him.

Yes, that's right. The Yukina had just talking to him. How he worshiped Yukina! Actually, Kuwabara knew it was love. It had been so - since he first met her in Koenma's office before getting assigned to the Makai. All was going down 'there' for Kuwabara when he heard he'd have to leave Japan, but then there was Yukina. So sweet, so pretty, so wonderful. Yes, Kuwabara agreed with himself, it had been love at first sight. But, there was always a but, did Yukina love Kuwabara back? He shuddered to think that she didn't.

I mean who couldn't love him? He was like a big teddy bear!

And everybody loves big teddy bears!

He thought happily to himself. What a good day this was turning out to be! Well, it had been a good day, until Kuwabara heard that word upon entering the 'house' part of the hideout. That evil, evil word. It wasn't exactly an ordinary 'word,' but it was a word with letters all the same. It was a word Kuwabara hated... er no, disliked. Yukina always told him that hate was much to strong a word and that she didn't like it - so neither did he!

Kuwabara knew Yukina was fond of the owner of this 'word,' all the more reason to hate it. Ah, poor Kuwabara, if only his friends didn't leave him out in the dark about almost everything. Still - the word. He heard it. He almost had a crying fit when he saw the word, not that Keiko's scream helped matters out any either.

His wonderful day was ruined, absolutely ruined!

And I doubt Yukina can fix it. He thought sadly, for in his world Yukina can fix just about everything. Except this. She can't fix it at all. She actually likes him, how?

Back to my point.

The word.

"Hey Hiei." Yuusuke said with ease, even after Keiko's shrill scream. "What brings you here?"

"Hn." Like I'd tell you.

"I see. Well, actually I don't 'cause you won't speak anything other than Hn-ese, but that's not the point." Yuusuke said, "You've brought along an... interesting... companion. I thought you were supposed to give him to that dude."

"Hn." What are you, stupid?

"Oh. Well, why don't you just go and give him back." Yuusuke's reply wasn't because he understood Hiei's own language, he was pretty much just talking to himself. You know, making it up as he went along.

"It would be my pleasure."

"Then... why aren't you?"

"I can't."

Wow. An actual conversation! I haven't heard Hiei converse with anyone since... ever! I think.

"Oh. Why not? You're not giving him to Koenma are you?"

Yuusuke would have laughed his head off at Hiei's reasoning. Quote: "Would have," if Hiei didn't look like he was going to set the whole entire hideout on fire in seconds.

"Hell no. I won't get paid for that, I'd get thrown in jail right beside him. He stole my gem." Hiei jabbed a thumb over towards the fox beside him. It was Yuusuke's personal opinion that the fox was smiling, lips pulled back revealing many pointed white teeth. Yuusuke shuddered at the 'evil' smile and turned his gaze back to the angry Jaganshi before him.

"..."

"Then why did you bring him here!" Were first seven words Keiko had uttered since her shriek. "You know who he is right, Hiei?"

"Hiei!" Came Kuwabara's nasally voice, "The shrimp's here? Why? Why can't he go stay at someone else's secret hideout? Urameshi, can't you kick him owwwwwwww!" Exclaimed the orange haired one.

It wasn't that Hiei liked that fox or anything, but on this he had to be thankful for his curious ways.

It was most entertaining.

The youko had slunk up to Kuwabara during his little 'fit' and had sat there examining, sniffing, the oaf of a human. It was Hiei's personal opinion that when Kuwabara was born, some God up there had screwed up. Either that, or as a ningen infant Kuwabara was dropped on his face because some God screwed up and further marred his already horrible looks. Hiei preferred the last one seeing as it caused the human pain. Youko Kurama was a naturally curious being, so doing what he did best, he had bitten Kuwabara's leg.

This saved Hiei work, he didn't have to go and punch the oaf through the floor, and it was amusing. The fox, who had a small piece of Kuwabara in his mouth lay his ears back on his head. The Kuwabara piece, as well as the blue fabric 'protecting' it, did not taste good at all.

The kitsune spit the bloody bit out and licked his fur. Yuusuke gathered that it was to rid the taste of Kuwabara from his mouth. At this thought Yuusuke laughed out loud.

"Hey, Kuwabara! Even the kitsune doesn't like you! Look, it spit out a part of your leg!"

Kuwabara had something of a weak stomach, so looking at the small bit of his skin on the floor made him turn a sickly color. Keiko thought he now resembled some kind of neon-green-mixed-with-brown pole. With an orange top, of course.

"Ewwww! I think I'm gonna be sick!"

And with that Kuwabara disappeared right back under the house.

"I agree, that tasted plain horrible."

The others present in the house turned around and gasped. In place of the silver fox with silky fur stood a tall, lean man with fox ears and an equally furry tail protruding from his body. His golden-amber eyes were expressionless and seemed to go on forever... like there was no end to their depths. This made everyone, except Hiei, shiver slightly. His face, however, was animated. It was contorted into one of pure distaste and disgust, not that anyone there blamed him. Who would want to eat Kuwabara?

"Hn." Hiei offered to the conversation, which wasn't moving very fast. That was a stupid thing to do. Or maybe it was That was entertaining? Hn-ese, as Yuusuke had called it, was rather complicated.

"Oh, I agree! Damn curiosity." Youko nodded his head.

"So." Yuusuke said.

"Eep?" Keiko murmured.

"Hn." Hiei said bluntly. You're an idiot. No doubt about what that "Hn" meant.

"Why are we here, again?" Youko chose to ignore Hiei's final comment, he had already gathered that no one else knew what the Jaganshi had said. It seemed that Youko was the only one able to interpret Hiei's code.

"We wouldn't be if you would cooperate!"

"What? And go back to Karasu!"

"Why not? What's so bad about him?"

"Have you ever spoken to him? Met him?"

"No."

"What are you, stupid! You took a job without meeting with him! What did he do, send Kuronue?"

"Yes!"

"And you think you're going to get paid?"

"Hn."

"Think again! Karasu would never spend his precious money on someone like you! It's the top priority in his life, second only to the things he gets obsessed over!"

"Like you?"

Youko paused a second before answering, and when he did only Hiei heard it.

"Yes."

Keiko and Yuusuke had stood on the sidelines, and Yuusuke took this silence to whisper a message to Keiko, "They're fighting like an old couple."

Suddenly Yuusuke found himself the center of two glares. One was a fiery crimson, the other a glittering gold. The detective gulped. Keiko shook her head and sighed.

"Hullo, everyone! How's it going? Guess what! I've got some news for you! Oh- my. Did I interrupt something here?"

"No!" Yuusuke was the first to answer the blue-haired diety of death as she flew into the room on her oar. "Perfect timing, for once."

"What's that supposed to mean, Yuusuke Urameshi?"

"Nothing."

"Well, Botan." Keiko said, not wanting another fight to take place, "What news do you have for us today? Not another mission, is it?"

"Nope, not this time. Well... sort of." Botan said tucking her arms in the pink sleeves of her kimono. "It's something that will concern you, however."

"Just get it over with. Another stupid tournament or something?"

Botan shook her head. "You've got a force coming after you! An army... sort of. It's not really an army, but you'll need to be concerned."

"Oh really? Who's it? Mukuro? Yomi?"

Botan sighed, "No. It's a fellow named Karasu. Do you know of him?"

Yuusuke scratched the back of his head, "I don't. He does."The Tentai pointed over his shoulder to the youko standing behind him.

"Who?" Botan asked arching a brow, "Oh. Oh my Kami-sama! Is that...?"

"Youko Kurama." Youko answered for the ferry girl, showing off his rows of pearly white canines.

The ferry girl didn't screech, much to Hiei's ears relief, but she did pull out her communicator to the Rekai.

"Koenma-sama! You won't believe this! I've found the Youko Kurama!"

Hiei scrambled to snatch the communicator from her hands, but it was too late. The message was sent.

What was he going to do now!

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Author's Note: And the story picks up! I was going to end it at Botan's last sentence, but oh well. What do you think? Please read and review? Thank you:)

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