here's the second half of chapter two and thankx again to my beta tyco662
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chpater two part one: spread your wings and fly
"How nice of Koenma to get us directly under the island. Of course, that doesn't help us much, since we can't fly, but what does he care?" Yusuke screamed at the sky, causing birds in the surrounding trees to soar screaming into the blue abyss in the exact direction he wanted to go: straight up.
"Calm down, Yusuke, getting worked up will do us no good. We'll just have to figure out a way to get up there. What about asking Jin? Perhaps he could take us up one at a time," Kurama suggested, trying to calm the fuming Yusuke.
"No, go. I lost contact with Jin months ago…Hey, what about you, Grandma? You got any idea were he is?" Yusuke asked, addressing an older fighter standing beside him.
"Why would I know where he is? I wouldn't even be here if I didn't want to protect my orb from the trouble you'll probably get yourself into...dimwit," the lady muttered, as the boy got a really annoyed look and ground his teeth some more.
"Well, she's no help. I guess we'll have to find another way." The teen sat down, obviously trying hard to think, as was evident from his painful concentrated face.
"Don't hurt yourself, Yusuke. It's getting late; perhaps we should find a place to camp for the night." A young girl bent down next to Yusuke, placing her hand gently on his forearm. Her straight brown hair, which fell to her shoulders, was worn loose. She was dressed in a blue skirt that ended at her knees and an unbuttoned blue vest over her loose pink shirt.
"Keiko's right; we should find somewhere to camp. It feels like it's going to rain," said a tall young woman from behind the first girl. The woman, wearing jeans and a loose yellow shirt, was calmly and off-handedly smoking a cigarette.
A search of the surrounding area revealed a cave that looked as if some travelers in the past had enlarged it from no more then an indent to a cave large enough to fit the traveling party. The group gathered into the cave and deposited their packs. Yuuske, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei headed off to find firewood before it was all soaked beyond use. The two ningen girls, Keiko and Shizuru, immediately set up house in the cave.
"You do realize that we won't be staying here long, right?" 39 asked in her usual monotone, as the girl named Keiko set out what must have been half of her kitchen.
"Oh, I know, I'm just setting out the essentials," she replied in a cheerful voice as she moved on to pull out all of her various make-up components.
Shaking her head, 39 moved to the back of the cave where she could see everything and still have her back to the wall. Some said paranoia was a bad thing, but she was still alive, so it must have had its good points. Slowly, the boys drifted back in with wood, and a fire was started.
Later that night, after they had all eaten and Keiko and Shizuru had both gone to bed, the Rei kai Tantei and Kuwabara all sat up talking quietly around the fire. 39 volunteered to go on guard duty, tired of having to listen to their idle talk.
"What do you think, Kurama?" came the questioning voice of Kuwabara.
"I don't think it's very plausible to get an airplane, Kuwabara; it's just not logical," the answering voice came.
"You're all thinking too much…there has to be an easier way to get up to that island. The Koorime leave the island once in a while and they aren't all thrown," drifted out Hiei's voice.
"I can't believe you're Yukina's brother and you didn't tell her all this time."
When Kuwabara had learned of the siblings, he had freaked, especially after the others had convinced him that they were not joking. He had become rather annoyed with the fact that Hiei wouldn't tell her.
Eventually, night faded into the multi-cream colored sky of the morning. The group met outside after a quiet breakfast and tried to decide on a course of action. Finally, they all agreed to split in to groups: Yuuske with Kuwabara; Shizuru, Keiko, and Genkai; and Hiei, Kurama, and 39.
The sun filtered through the dense trees, making the world swim in a sea of green and sky tinged with yellow. The forest breathed quietly, and a light breeze cooled the air. The flowers of summer were just starting to come out, and their palette was a beautiful mix of colors as diverse as those of fish.
"So, you're from this island, aren't you?" Kurama turned and addressed the girl walking beside him. She had gotten some new clothes, as her others were not fit to wear anymore. She was dressed in a black martial arts uniform not unlike that worn by Genkai. Over this, she had a green and brown cloak of varying shades that camouflaged perfectly with the surrounding landscape.
"I have been on the island."
"Then, you might know of how to get onto it then?" Kurama asked, thinking silently to himself, 'Iif she's not from the island then where is she from?'
"I was not suppose to leave; they will be looking for my return. I cannot get up the way that I usually would. They know of that route."
"Oh," a rather disappointed, but not altogether suppressed, Kurama said, walking along thoughtfully.
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end of chapter two... hope you enjoyed...and for all anti-ron fans there's always DramaAnne's 365 ways to kill a weasley, mustnag'smistress' Christmas madness for inu-yasha fans, and pern fans have lesalanna...