Chapter 12

Attack

Boton had worked a miracle. In short, no more worrying about being fallowed. A little memory wipe hear and there works wonders. Also, as for any record, well, lets just say, What files? The Spirit Detectives where now doing a patrol around the city. Trying to find the one who wanted two of there team members heads on a platter.

"It just doesn't make any sense. We should be able to at least SENCE her energy." Yusuke wined. Well, sort of wined.

"Perhaps she's so weak, we can't pick up her spirit energy." Hiei said shortly. His time was being wasted on this little HUNT.

"If that was so, Koenma would not have us taking such precautions such as strength in numbers." Kurama said putting in his two cents worth. With, was normally worth much more.

"Hn."

"Perhaps she has constructed some type of barrier so to hide it."

They walked though the snow in silence. Keeping there senses at there peak. To any one else, it looked like just a bunch of friends hanging out together walking along the street. Simply enjoying each other's company. True friendship. And, that had had, no doubt. Except for the fat that there eyes scanned the aria as they walked.

"Perhaps we should ignore Koenma and split up." said Yusuke. "We could cover more ground that way. Besides, it wouldn't be the first time we didn't fallow his orders."

"For once, I think the Detective-" Hiei stopped mid sentence then did his disappearing act. His sudden disappearance got the other's on high alert, but too late. An arrow hit the ground, but tied to it was some kind of sack. It exploded and a fine powder filled the aria. There was a lot of coughing before to of the group fell unconscious.

Yogosu stood on a tree limb only feet away. In stance for a freshly shot arrow. As predicted, the Short demon avoided the attack, now, lets see if the rest of his actions where just as predicable. She sensed his energy appear behind her, and she dropped reaching forward and grabbing the next branch, then swinging her self over, then landing on top of the branch, all as a Sharp sword missed her by mere inches.

"So, it appears you have SOME Skill after all."

Yogosu turned to face the demon.

"Your very perceptive." She said with a grin to mach Hiei's own.

"I warned you once, I don't like it when people try to kill me. Or my allies for that matter. But, seeing as you tried again, I guess you don't mind dying." He took his fighting stance. Placing his sword at a angle in front of him. It looked like he was actually going to get a fight this time.

She, reached in to a bag she was carrying with her.

"I have no plans on dying just yet demon. I'm ready for you this time."

"Hn, we'll see."

With that, Hiei made the fist move. Charging at her at full speed. He wanted to end this with one stroke. Then, the unthinkable happened, for a brief moment, she was able to match his speed, jumping to the side, and forward, avoiding his attack.

'Impossible!' he thought as Yogosu pulled out a long string of prayer beads and cracked it like a whip and wrapped it around Hiei's sword arm. The sudden halt jerking him back hard, with the pain being jolted though his arm.

'Not again' he thought.

He dropped his katana, but managed to plant his feet on a branch and turned pulling back his arm, as Yogosu tugged on the other end.

"Not bad am I?" she said with a grin.

Hiei glared at her, his red eyes locking with her Hazel ones. Then he saw it, as determined as they where, they also looked tiered. Most likely from the speed stunt.

"It seems your not. But your clearly not used to moving at MY speed. I doubt you could do it again." He gritted his teeth and charged at her again at tops speed, ignoring the minor pain. The next thing Yogosu knew, Hiei had punched her right in the face, and she lost her balance and fell. Hiei was right. She could not avoid another blow at that speed. Now, Hiei was standing on the branch she was once standing on, and she was hanging from the string of beads, that was still warped around it's victim. She looked up with a fiery gaze. She would NOT lose this one.

Hiei grinned and looked t his arm. The beads had a good hold, and had been endowed to hold on. He's have to find a way to destroy them. He called on the darkness Flame. The beads began to glow, trying to do there job, but the back flames slowly began to seep though.

"HAY!"

Hiei felt a hard kick in his back, throwing him forward this time, only he managed to land on the next branch over. While The huntress landed back on Her perch.

"Remember me?" He said, holding up her end of the strand.

Hiei cursed himself for letting down his guard so easily.

"How could I forget a nuisance like you?" He retorted.

"My so rude." Yogosu replied before jumping at him this time attacking with an aerial kick. Hiei of coarse easily avoided this and the two began a sparing mach of hand to hand among the branches of the tree. Had it not been so cold out, there might have been quite the crowd gathering right now to see it. Black fames continued to eat away at the beads around Hiei's right arm.

"No much time left. I didn't expect he could use the darkness. I'll have to move now.'

"Oh, and what move would that be?" Hiei asked as he punched and she blocked, then, both arms where pressed against each other, like locked swords.

"Mind reader." She said like it was poison.

"You are very perceptive." Hiei replied using the same tone for the phrase Yogosu her self had used when she said it earlier.

"And my move, is THIS!"

With lighting quick reflexes she pulled out a short dagger and drove it in to Hiei's chest, just to the left of his heart. The two fell to the ground with Yogosu on top. Yogosu sat up, lucky the demon broke her fall. The demon stirred and sat up a bit himself.

"It will take more-" His eyes when wide as though in sudden intense pain. He looked at her with these eyes.

"You, what have,… you…" He then collapsed on the snow covered around. His eyes closed. Crimson leaking from his wound.

Yogosu got to her feet, breathing heavily, and waling over and picking up her bow and quiver of arrows.

"My job." She replied to the motionless demon as she walked to the group to take care of one more.

Kuwabara groaned. He was awake sure, but he couldn't move. He was stuck in a position where he was on his hands and knees. Urameshi was out, and so was Kurama. Not Good. If the Huntress found them now. The sound of crunching snow made him turn his head to the sound to see her approaching. Looking none to happy.

'Oh no.' She gave Kuwabara a single look, then turned to Uramashi, and frowned.

'He shouldn't be out..' She walked over to him and knelt down next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. Kuwabara watched her with dangerous eyes. Is she found about Urameshi, she might go after him as well. She only got back up.

"He should recover in an hour or so." She said. Then, turned her attention to the red head. And drew an arrow from her quiver.

"What are you doing?" Kuwabara demanded.

She armed the bow, and pulled the string back. Never letting her eyes leave the demon lying on the ground in front of her. He didn't look at all threatening lying on the ground like that. So peaceful. Then again, some of the most dangerous things looked harmless in there sleep. It was better this way. This way, he wouldn't feel a thing. Unlike his friend.

"Killing a demon."