: Muichi Motsu :
: By : Akikazu :
: Chapter Five :
By the time Yusuke and Kuwabara set foot n the stairs, Hiei was already halfway up the first flight. The stairs where wide and light was provided by torches placed on the wall.
"Wait for-" Kuwabara was cut off when Yusuke's hand clamped over his mouth.
"Quiet," Yusuke hissed.
"Mmph!" Kuwabara's eyes were wide with indignity.
"Let the baka stay there Detective," Hiei called.
Yusuke released Kuwabara and started to climb the stairs again. The idiot stared at the retreating backs of his teammates, minus Kurama, for a second before sitting down on the stairs.
Yusuke took off at a near run, up the stairs. He turned sharply to go up the second flight just as Hiei closed Itsuki's door behind himself.
As he press onward the stairs got narrower and the lighting became near to nonexistent. Suddenly the stair straightened and became a short hallway. A large set of double doors loomed at the end of this path, the burnished wood glows in the dim lights. The door was carved with fierce demons of higher classes.
A grim smile lit Yusuke's featured. This time he would kill Sensui and he would stay dead.
Yusuke Urameshi never had to kill the same person twice.
: Hiei :
He shut the door behind him with a sure hand. It would be interesting to see how worthy an opponent Itsuki would prove to be without his pet shadow.
"I see the girl did not up hold her end of the deal," Itsuki's silky voice commented.
Hiei looked at the demon, he looked perfectly unconcerned about Hiei's presence in the room. He was sitting on a floor pillow behind his table, sipping tea.
"Perhaps I have already killed her."
"She's amazingly tactful and strategic for a human female. If she had truly done her job you would have been the first she went after. Kuwabara would have been last if she actually had to use her powers to fight him."
"Hn."
Itsuki looked at Hiei calmly and started to reach into his haori as he rose from the floor. The table and floor cushions fell through a dark pool in the floor but the floor soon reappeared after the table completely disappeared.
"I suspect you want to cut the chatter and start the battle already."
Hiei placed his hand on his katana waiting for Itsuki to attack first.
: Yusuke :
The doors were amazingly light for there size and pushed open easily under a single forceful kick. Okay so perhaps they weren't that light, but Yusuke figure that they were lighter than they should be.
Sensui was sitting across the room on the windowsill, staring outside with his back turned to the door.
"Okay Sensui, this time I'll take you down myself!" Yusuke announced.
"Women are so very treacherous. I should have killed her when the opportunity was provided," Sensui commented off handedly.
"Stop fucking around Sensui, your schemes end now."
Sensui turned to look at Yusuke, his face showed no concern over his predicament.
"The schemes end a while back Yusuke. This fiasco is another matter entirely."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"This is no longer a matter of opening a tunnel to the Makai. Our function is to change Fate and we've already succeeded," Sensui said.
Sensui stood and walked over to Yusuke. Yusuke watched his movements warily. This scenario was way too out of sync with reality.
"I will return peacefully to wherever it was that you are to take me. Itsuki on the other hand is another matter, he will have to be killed."
Sensui arched an eyebrow at Yusuke expression, a cross between befuddlement and disbelief.
"Well?" He prodded.
"How do I know you won't attack me?"
A smirk crossed Sensui's face and he turn to walk out of the room.
"You don't."
: Hiei :
Itsuki was fast, his speed almost matched Hiei's. ALMOST.
His wit was what kept him from becoming an unworthy opponent in Hiei's opinion.
Hiei sped towards the green haired demon again, sword upraised. Itsuki was able to raise his kodachi just in time to block the downward stroke of Hiei's blade. Unfortunately for Itsuki, Hiei changed tactics and as his blade slowed his foot shot out delivering a solid kick to Itsuki's stomach. Itsuki was sent flying back into the wall.
Itsuki maneuvered himself so the impact was not as bad as it could be, but his left arm too much impact and was rendered useless. Hiei was in at his side in an instant, his sword at the unlucky demon's throat. Unexpectedly Itsuki smirked up at the fire apparition.
"You actually think you won?" He asked.
"Hn."
A smirk crossed his face and the shadow of his body grew as he sank through the floor. Hiei scowled but it soon turned to a smirk. A challenge was a challenge after all.
: Yusuke :
Yusuke was careful to keep Sensui in front of him as they made their way out of the room and down the stairs. Suddenly Sensui stopped walking and turned to face the teenaged detective.
"I have changed my mind," he announced.
"Eh?"
A sigh full of endless patience for stupidity fell from Sensui lips.
"I've changed my mind, I do not wish to return to the Spirit world. Instead I shall return to the my commander."
"What the hell makes you think that I'll let you?" Yusuke demanded.
"You have no choice in the matter."
Yusuke brought his hand forward preparing for a fight, but Sensui made no move to attack him.
"Itsuki, we're leaving," Sensui called.
: Hiei :
Hiei glanced around the room trying to pinpoint the location of his nemesis. He felt a stir across the senses of his Jagan and after making sure he was not going to be attacked turned inward.
'Itsuki, we're leaving'
Hm, so Sensui was planning a retreat.
'Shinobu I wish to finish the apparition first'
'NOW'
Hiei returned to his surroundings and spread his sense, trying to locate Itsuki once more.
"So sorry little firecracker, I must take my leave."
Itsuki's presence sparked in the only light corner of the room then disappeared completely. Sensui, it seemed, still had a stable control on his subordinates.
Knowing it was useless to fight an enemy that wasn't there, Hiei sheathed his sword and walked out of the room, only stopping to shatter the seer's glass on the table. He had been anticipating this fight since he had received news that Itsuki still lived and now he was disappointed. Still he had no doubt that the really match would come soon, no one made a fool of Hiei and got away with it.
: Yusuke :
Sensui's words were still echoing in the hallway when a shadow appeared under him and swallowed him up. Yusuke growled in frustration as Sensui disappeared without a trace.
"Do not fret Spirit Detective, we will see each other again."
Yusuke's growl turned into a snarl at the mocking tone in Sensui's voice.
"Damn you stupid, mother-fucking bastard."
Feeling somewhat relieved of pressure after his short cussing fit, Yusuke stopped his snarling and began the long walk down the stairs.
"Stupid Sensui, stupid Itsuki, stupid demons, stupid mission, stupid Koenma, stupid world," Yusuke grumble cursing the stupidity of something with each of his steps.
Kuwabara and Hiei were waiting for him in front of Itsuki's door. Kuwabara had an absent look on his face, with a little drool leaking form the left corner of his mouth. Hiei on the other hand was scowling, obviously he wasn't too happy about Itsuki and Sensui's big escape, but what interested Yusuke was that Hiei wasn't glare at someone instead his eyes were fix on the wall across from his. Yusuke turned to see what he was looking at and let another curse lose into the air. Their 'friends' had left a message on the way out, it was red dripped as if made of blood, knowing Itsuki it was. The bastards had major audacity.
Till next time detectives.
: End Chapter :
: Author's Note :
Okay I pictured a few big battle scenes here, but it just wouldn't turn out that way. This story's got a life of its own, slippery little…
Only this week and then it's Spring Break! YAY! Unfortunately I probable won't be able to update on the next two weekends because I'm going to visit my dad in California and we're always running around everywhere… Hopefully I'll be able to write two chapter and I'll post them when I get back, but again that is unlikely because I don't have my broken-down laptop.
Okay the story is progressing, amazingly the last few chapters have only spanned one day. When this story eventually gets to the school and I reveal the haven't-been-decided-yet pairing I'll start another story for the other pairing for all the fans, okay?
Akikazu signing off.
: Review Responses :
Fyyrrose – Since I usually don't make any sense either, I completely understand what your saying. Thanks for the completment.
LKLTB – You kind of get hints about Kag's bossy nature when she orders Inu around when things get serious, I'm sure Yusuke is going to have a confrontation with 'Suke soon. I love the pairing too!
Kagome-92-moon – Hope I didn't disappoint you beyond repair but the next chapter is better in my opinion. Sorry the rest is classified info, I don't even know yet…
Hieiforever – Thank you, I'll try to update weekly, but at least I'll update three times a month.
Herald of Chaos – I'm sorry! Don't hurt me! I promise Shippo will survive! I swear it on my life… okay maybe not.
Miko's Sorrow – It's not that yuck cherry flavored medicine is it? I felt bad about the Hiei/Kag story because Kurama really liked Kag but he had absolutely no chance of getting her while Hiei got her and didn't want her. I felt so… I just can't describe it. I do like Kag/Hiei stories, especially Going Up In Flames.
Shadow miko – the pairing has yet to be decided, but I'll take preferences into consideration.