BACK WHEN WE FIRST MET written by HieiKitty

Written on August 2nd, 2005

Chapter Thirty-Five: A Rescue Mission

"Kaitou Takashi was taken earlier this afternoon as he walked home from school. Brother of two fellow Spirit Detectives, Hikari and Reina Takashi, it is the utmost importance that Kaitou is returned to the Ningenkai as soon and as safely as possible." Koenma said to his main four Spirit Detectives as a clip of Kai being kidnapped was being played behind him on his TV. The five of them were in Koenma's office in the Reikai being briefed on the mission though they thought it was hardly necessary. Yusuke scoffed and gave Koenma a look. "Look, stop playing around and tell us who the guys is and where he is so that we can get the brat back."

"Yusuke's right. I'm sure that Kari and Rei are anxious to have their younger brother back. They may be even blaming themselves at the moment. The sooner that we can get Kai back, the better." Kurama told him. Koenma sighed and pressed a button on his remote, turning off the TV. "Well, I can't exactly tell you who kidnapped Kaitou. The identity of the kidnapper was concealed from view but we were able to track Kaitou's spirit energy to the Makai. The bad news though is that we were only able to track him until a certain part of the Makai were the sense of demons are heavy and it's hard to keep track on one set of spiritual energy.

It's best that Hikari and Reina stay at Genkai's temple in case of the possibility that Kaitou was kidnapped to get them to go to the Makai. Toga will be staying with them to keep an eye on them so it will just be you four going to the Makai. Botan is getting a portal ready as we speak." Koenma told them then let a deep sigh escape him. Botan came into the room then, looking slightly disheveled. "Koenma, sir, the portal's ready but Rei, Toga, and Kari are waiting outside the room. They're demanding that they should go as well."

"Damn it. Well, I'll leave them to you guys. Good luck." Koenma told the Spirit Detectives as they walked out of the room following Botan. The Grim Reaper led them out to the hallway where the portal was waiting for them but that's not all that was there. Kari, Rei, and Toga were all leaning against the wall, waiting for the four detectives. Rei pushed herself off the wall and rushed over to them. "We want to come. It's our brother and it's our responsibility."

"It's our fault that he was taken. We should have known that something like this was going to happen. He told us that he was feeling uncomfortable and felt like he was being followed. We should have watched him more closely." Kari told them as they joined the group. Toga came up beside the two twins and sighed. "I know what you guys are thinking. Koenma probably told you that it would be best if we just stayed at Genkai's temple just to be safe. We've thought about it and if you can't let Kari and Rei go, at least, I'm going. I know Kaitou best second to them."

"But we need someone to stay behind and keep an eye on Kari and Rei." Kurama tried to explain but got him looks from the twins. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, trying to think. Yusuke looked anxious as well as Kuwabara. Hiei looked like he just wanted to get this over with and Botan looked concerned. Finally, Kari sighed and gave them a look. "Look, take Toga with you guys and Kuwabara can stay with us at the temple. I'm sure that he would want to make sure that Yukina stays safe as well."

"Yukina!" Kuwabara said dramatically and everyone else sweat dropped. Hiei glared at the idiot but he went unnoticed by the others. Kurama sighed and gave a slight nod. "I guess that would work. But, Kuwabara, make sure that you're keeping an eye out for anything unusual. If you do see something, tell us immediately."

"I'm not stupid, you know, Kurama." Kuwabara said as he waved him off. Yusuke, Kari, and Hiei all scoffed then muttered, "Could've fooled me."

"Um, excuse me but you better go if you're still planning on using this portal." Botan suddenly spoke up. All of them turned and looked at her. The portal was growing smaller. They all bided their farewells before Toga, Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama jumped into the portal and disappeared. The portal soon closed after them. Kuwabara, Kari, and Rei then left to go to Genkai's temple through another portal. It was then when Botan was called back into Koenma's office. "You wanted to see me, sir?"

"Botan, I need you got me these files." Koenma told her seriously as he passed her a small slip of paper. Botan looked him over. First of all, Jorge usually got Koenma the files he needed. She glanced down at the slip of paper and her eyes widen. "Koenma?"

"It's just a suspicion but I think this mission may prove me right."

Yusuke, Kurama, Toga, and Hiei all made it safely to the Makai and was now starting towards the area where Kai was tracked to. Yusuke stuffed his hands into his pocket and looked over at Toga. "So what made you want to come on this mission? If it was me, I would have left this up to the others. It's only a rescue mission."

"Well, like I said before I know Kai better than the rest of you and you never know, that could come handy. But basically it was Kari's idea. She said that if you wouldn't let her, me, and Rei go, I should at least come. She seemed really persistent about that." Toga informed him with a shrug. Kurama looked over at him as well. "She must really care about Kai, right?"

"I guess so." Toga said with another shrug. Hiei just scoffed at this but didn't say anything. Yusuke looked around the area they were in. It just looked like a normal demon village. There were some little kids running around while some of the adults were doing other things. None of them paid attention to the four spirit detectives since none of them were exactly human.

"Did Koenma send us to the wrong place or something? This doesn't exactly look like where someone would hold some hostage." Yusuke pointed out as he watched a teenaged female cat demon walk by him. The demon just winked at him and Yusuke smiled back. Kurama and Toga sweat dropped at this. "Uh, Yusuke, I don't think this is the girl for you to be hitting on girls."

"Hey, when's it ever a bad time?" Yusuke said with a big smile on his face. Hiei, Kurama, and Toga all gave him a look. The smile disappeared from Yusuke's face as he glared at them. "Fine, let's hurry this up so we can get back. I'm hungry."

"Yusuke, this is a serious situation. We need to find Kaitou as soon as possible." Kurama scolded the Spirit Detective. Yusuke just continued to glare at him then scoffed and shoved his hands into his pocket. Hiei made a hning noise and the other three of them looked at him. He looked completely pissed off since there was now a little girl tugging on his hair, trying to get his attention. Toga and Yusuke stifled their laughter while Kurama just smiled amusingly as he pried the girl's hand off of Hiei's hair.

"You're talking about that weird blue haired human boy, right?" The little girl asked as she snatched her hand away from Kurama's grip. Toga and Kurama exchanged looks and Toga waved him to talk to the girl. Kurama sighed and nodded. "Yes, we were. Do you know where he is?"

"Yeah, he's been locked in that hut over there. I think the guy who put him there told everyone that he was holding him for ransom. The guy's been trying to get out all day." The girl told him as she pointed to a nearby hut. Kurama quickly said thanks to the girl before walking with the others to the said hut. Before they did anything, they stood there listening. A thud was soon heard against the door then against the ground. Yusuke moved out of the way for Kurama, who quickly picked the lock. Toga and Yusuke busted into the room knocking the door wide open. On the ground, trying to get back up was Kaitou. His arms and legs were tied and tape was placed over his mouth.

"That girl was actually right." Yusuke muttered in amazement. Toga and Kurama rushed to help Kaitou while Hiei just stood there at the door with Yusuke looking around the hut. The ropes around Kaitou's legs were quickly removed and so were the ropes around his arms. Before either Toga or Kurama could try to reach for the tape that covered his mouth, Kaitou jumped to his feet and pulled the tape off himself, ignoring the pain it brought. He glared at the four Spirit Detectives. "What the hell are you guys doing here! Don't you get it! This was all a trap! The temple's under attack! My sisters are in trouble, you idiots!"

Kari rolled in her sleep. Pain was overcoming her mind. Lately, she had been blacking out and when she came to, she would find herself in the strangest places. Last time this happened, she found herself in the middle of the forest surrounding Genkai's temple when before she had been just lying around in her room. Also accompanying these weird black outs were weird images. In her sleep, she would see scenes of herself talking to people she did not know and how she acted seemed off. Of course, she hadn't told anyone of this. They would probably think that she's gone crazy.

Kari rolled on to her back and groaned. Her silver eyes fluttered open and they began to slowly adjust to the darkness of her room. It was late in the night and most likely, everyone else in the temple was sleeping. Suddenly, a shadow moved across her room. Kari blinked a few times to see if she was just imagining things. No, it was still there. The shadow quickly moved beside her bed and when she finally figure out what it was, she let out a scream.

Rei was sitting in her room. She never could sleep at night. It had only been hours since Toga, Kurama, Yusuke, and Hiei had left to the Makai. Though she won't admit it to anyone, she was clearly worried. Worried for her brother, of course, but also for Hiei and Kurama. She had been thinking in her room since they left. She thought about her feelings. Of course, she knew that she loved Hiei. After all, she had known him the longest and trusted him with her life even if he was a cold hearted bastard at times. But then there was Kurama. The last couple of days, Kurama have been proving himself to her, or at least that how she saw it. He has been defending you, fighting for you, and has been there for you. She was now beginning to feel torn between the two.

A sigh escaped Rei as she grabbed the brush off the nightstand of her bed. She was currently sitting on her bed with the window open to let in fresh air. She ran the brush through her hair which was down right now. A noise suddenly reached her ears as something rushed by her window. Rei quietly placed the brush back down on the nightstand and stood from her bed. She cautiously walked over to the window and looked outside. Outside of the temple looked peaceful enough. Rei shrugged and turned to go back to her bed. Her sudden scream was muffled as a hand covered her mouth and while another hand pulled her through the window.

End of Chapter Thirty-Five

HieiKitty: Ah, how's that for suspense?

Youko and Kuronue: (claps boredly)

HieiKitty: (smiles cheekily) Well, sorry about not updating for a while. It might take a while for the next update too. I'm starting school again on the 18th. I'm a sophomore! WOOT WOOT! Me and Sara (Inu Faceness) have a couple classes together. YAY! Anyways, review, okies?

Hiei: Review or else.