Hi everyone! This is probably the last update I'll be putting up for a while…y'see, I'm going to St. Louis for a week. From August 1-5. PLEASE DON'T EAT ME!

I promise I'll try to make this chapter as long as I can…I hope none of you hurt me…but, since I absolutely HATED the Genkai Tournament, I'm going to skip it and go straight to the Saint Beasts. Anyone have a problem with that:looks: Okay. Those who rose their hands…too bad! Also, I'll be writing the next few chapters in my notebooks while I'm at school…my school days start on the eighth of August, so I'm going to just write them and then type them up as fast as I can. Okay? Please don't be made at me!

I started writing this after I got mad at a friend.

She's obsessed with Dungeons and Dragons, and she invited all of our friends BUT me over to play. Her excuse was, when I called to talk to her like I always do, that she thought I didn't really like D&D. Thing is, not long ago, I specifically told her that the next time she was holding a D&D thing, I wanted to join in so I could learn how to play. I just don't like it when she starts talking about it without me understanding what the HELL is going on!

Sorry, I had to rant a little. I'm sorry. Please don't be mad at me about this chapter. I'm not good with fight scenes, as you can probably tell by now. But I will try my best with actually doing it justice.

Also, here are the votings so far for the pairings. And I've been getting some interesting votes.

Kurama: 30

Hiei: 32

Jin: 26

Kurama/Yusuke/Hiei: (I asked every friend I knew about this one, and they all voted) 34

(Damn, that's just wrong!...I mean, getting that many votes for it.)

Kurama/Yusuke/Hiei/Jin: If you want this one, you'll have to help me, Drache! I couldn't do something like this myself. For anyone that wants me to do this, I'm planning on writing a separate YoY on MediaMiner with this pairing. Would anyone be willing to help me?

There are going to be a lot of little twists in this chapter, making it a little more interesting in my opinion. The chapter will be my longest yet. It will be divided into Parts, 1-6. But it will all be one large post. Okay? I decided to re-introduce 'Yusuke' back into the idea. You'll see how in a minute.

Now, I'm going to add a moment or two in here for the Hiei/Yume fans. Okay? Hope you all are happy for it.

Yume's gonna start getting confused though, I guess.

Now, without further ado, the chapter!

Yusuke or Yume Chapter Nine: Mission Four: Maze Castle

Part One: Gate of Betrayal

Yume stared up at the sky, lazily walking home from training camp.

Every bone in her body hurt from all of the training, but it was well worth it. She had learned so much from Genkai. And even though she was strict and a hard slave driver, she knew when she was about to drive Yume to her limit.

Yume looked up and saw a familiar blue and orange form a few feet away.

She broke out in a grin. "Kuwabara!" she ran forward, jumping up on his back, hugging him to death.

Kuwabara yelped. "Urameshi! Is that you!"

"Yeah it's me, what have you been up to?" she laughed.

"Nothing. Been boring around here without you. Now, can you get off my back?"

"Aw, come on, Kuwa! I like it up here!" she laughed again. For some odd reason, she felt really happy that day. Maybe it was being through with all of her training and coming back home, but she felt…exhilarated and happy. Like she never wanted to stop laughing.

"Oh, and did you hear?"

"What?"

"That Hiei guy you were chasing after? Well, he got arrested by those weird guys from Spirit World. He's been on trial for a week. So has that redhead dude."

"You mean…they got Kurama…?" suddenly, she didn't feel as jovial. She got off Kuwabara's back, looking at the ground.

"What's the matter, Urameshi? Were you and that redheaded guy friends or something?"

"Yeah. We were friends. And now I feel bad. I mean…I got him arrested. I know it was my job and stuff…but still." She stopped and looked behind her. We're being followed.

"Hey, Kuwabara?"

"Yeah?"

"You wanna go to the store with me for a minute, I need to go and get something."

"Uh, sure…"

The two walked down the street, Kuwabara saying something random every few seconds.

Kuwabara looked over at his best friend/rival.

She sure didn't look much different, except for the fact that her hair was even longer and her eyes seemed…older. Like she'd aged while she was training with Genkai.

When she had first jumped onto his back, her hair had been free from its usual ponytail or braid, but as they walked, she braided it absentmindedly. She was wearing her usual white tank top and blue jeans with tennis shoes and a jean jacket.

Kuwabara watched with amused eyes at his friend.

The way she kept braiding and un-braiding her hair, you could tell that her long hair, which was unusual for a street fighter, was her pride and joy.

She finally pulled out about a million different little hair ties and put her hair up in a ponytail, putting a million and two different braids into it.

"Hey, Urameshi, maybe you should just cut your hair and get it over with."

"No way! I don't want to look more like a boy than I already do!"

"So what did you wanna go shopping for, anyway? Y'need some itching cream or something?"

Yume rolled her eyes as they stopped outside a corner store. "Wait here." She stepped inside.

Kuwabara's eyes followed the girl as she made her way down the aisles. He knew that she had her reputation for shoplifting, and she didn't care.

A few seconds later, Yume grabbed something off a shelf and went to…pay for it!

The clerk smiled at her, and Yume smiled back, putting the item on the table.

Kuwabara gulped and blushed when he saw what it was.

Urameshi uses tampons!

After paying, Yume put the small box in her backpack, and left. "Well, c'mon, Kuwabara!"

Kuwabara shook his head. Oh right. I keep forgetting that Urameshi's a girl. I guess that's why I always fight her. Cause she doesn't act like a girl most of the time. She always tries to hide the fact she's a girl, I guess. Kinda hard, though.

Yume looked back at him. "C'mon! I said c'mon, Kuwabara!"

"Coming!"

Yume looked too serious for his liking.

"What's the matter?"

"We're being followed."

Kuwabara looked behind them, and saw the blue-skinned boys.

"Well. I guess we'd better give them an Urameshi and Kuwabara greeting."

Yume grinned. "Sure."

Yume led the way to a clear alley, and her fist started to glow.

"Is this one of your new tricks?" Kuwabara asked.

"I'll take that as a stupid question… Shot Gun!" she yelled, thrusting her fist forward, causing bullets of her Spirit Energy to shoot from her fist, hitting all of the thugs.

"Whoa…that was amazing Urameshi!"

"It's my Shot Gun." She smirked.

She looked down at the boys, and saw bugs come up and out of the guys mouth.

"Ewwww!" she yelled. She might not have been the most girly-like girl on the planet, but like any girl, she loathed bugs. "Please tell me I did not just see a bug come out of that guys' mouth?"

"Oh stop acting like such a girl Urameshi!"

"Shut up!"

"Okay, break it up!" said a girls' voice that wasn't Yume's.

The two turned and saw Botan, a bat over her shoulder. "There you two are. I see you've noticed the Makai insects."

"Ma-what?" Yume blinked.

"Makai insects. They burrow into a person's body and bring out all their inner anger and self hatred. This has to do with your new mission, Yume. And Kuwabara had better help you as well. You'll need all the help you can get. Apparently, the Four Saint Beasts, a group of rulers over a city called the City of Ghosts and Apparitions, are ordering that the barrier between their city and the Human World should be taken down. They're the ones who are sending the insects, using a certain Whistle. You need to defeat the Saint Beasts, Genbu, Byakko, Seryuu, and Suzaku, and destroy the whistle."

Yume blinked at the names. "Those names sound familiar…Hey! Those are the names of the Chinese Gods! Genbu of stone, Byakko of the Tiger, Seryuu the Ice Dragon, and Suzaku the Phoenix!"

Botan was surprised, and didn't try to hide it. "How did you know that?"

"Fushigi Yuugi." Yume stated simply.

Botan face-faulted. "Ow. That hurt. Come on."

Yume shrugged, following.

After a few minutes of following Botan, they came upon a small portal hidden underneath a tile. "There. There's your way into the City. Get in and get out, Yume. We don't want you to get killed. Oh, and also," Botan pulled out her communicators. "Here." She handed one to Yume. "Thanks. Let me guess, communicators?"

"Yep. Also, Koenma wanted me to give you this." She handed her a necklace.

It was a leather strip with a small red jewel on the end surrounded by a fox and a dragon, like the two were protecting a treasure. "Put it on, Yume."

Yume did as she was told, and felt a shift in her body. She looked down, seeing no chest…instead seeing a boys' body. "What the hell! What happened? I'm a guy!"

"Yes, Yume. Koenma thought it would be easier on you if you could take on the form of a boy on your missions. This way, the demons won't be able to track you down in Human world. He already picked a boy name for you. Yusuke Urameshi. Tell Kuwabara about it, too. He can still just call you Urameshi. But we think this will keep you safe longer. Now get going!"

Yume, er, Yusuke, rolled his eyes and jumped, falling through the green and black swirls of the tunnel.

He landed to the floor of the dirt with a loud 'oomph,' but brushed himself off and looked into a nearby puddle of water.

God, is this what I look like as a guy? My hair is so short…and…my eyes…what the hell happened! I don't like being a guy! It feels weird. Now I'm taller, though. God, I'm almost as tall as Kurama now…At the thought of his redheaded friend, Yusuke sobered up a little more.

(I can't remember the names of those stupid little creatures…so I'm not even going to bother with naming them.)

Yusuke stood and looked around, taking in the barren wasteland and stone-built city they were surrounded by. "So, this is the City of Ghosts and Apparitions? Homey."

Kuwabara shook his head. "C'mon, Urameshi…" he then paused… "Urameshi? What the hell happened to you!"

"In short, Koenma came up with the idea that it would be easier for my missions if I were to be a guy. Apparently guys can fight better or something like that. It's an illusion…I think."

Suddenly, a bunch of purple-cloaked things with pointy teeth came popping out of the ground and started attacking them.

Yusuke knocked a few out, but one bit into his arm. "Yeowch! Hey leggo ya purple freak!" He shook it off.

"It looks like you could be in need of some assistance." Said a calm, amused voice.

One second, there were about twenty of the purple things there, next second, there weren't any in sight.

Yusuke looked up and smirked. "Well, well, well…the thieves."

Two figures jumped down from a tree's branches, landing in front of them.

Kurama bowed… "Yume? What on earth?"

Hiei blinked. "I'd like to know the same thing."

"Oh…you mean as to why I'm a guy?"

The two thieves nodded.

"Well, it's an illusion." Yusuke slipped the necklace off and turned back into Yume. "Y'see?"

Kurama looked a little relieved for some reason.

Hiei was just wierded out. "If you two can't handle those creatures, then we're going to have some serious problems."

Yusuke rolled his eyes. "Yeah, whatever Tree Sprite. Oh, and you two?"

"Hm?" That came from Kurama and Hiei.

"Don't call me 'Yume' in this form. My male name is Yusuke. Don't call me anything else but Urameshi, Yusuke, or Detective in the castle, okay?"

The two demons nodded.

Kurama was just out-right confused.

So was Hiei, even though he wouldn't mention it.

"So…what are you guys doing here?" Yusuke asked, having put the necklace back on. (When she has the necklace on, it's HE and YUSUKE. When it's off, it's SHE and YUME. Okay? Good. This way people don't get confused.)

"Koenma has assured that in aiding you in this mission, we can help to clean our slates in Spirit World."

"So you guys are on parole?" he smirked.

Kurama glared half-heartedly. "Oh be quiet."

"Make me, Fox-Face!"

Hiei rolled his eyes. "How have I put up with you two?"

Kuwabara was confused. "Okay, I don't really understand what's going on, but it's nice to have a helping hand."

Hiei rolled his eyes. "Don't expect me to be of much help. I just want to kill one of the Saint Beasts. To me, we are merely baby-sitting."

Yusuke rolled his eyes right back, then leaned in and whispered in his ear. "Last time we met, I don't remember you being the one 'sitting'."

Hiei's eyes widened. "Don't bring that up." He muttered so Kurama couldn't hear them whilst talking to Kuwabara.

"Why not? You're the one who kissed me. I haven't forgotten that Hiei. And I will get back at you."

Hiei smirked and looked up at his still red-brown eyes. "I don't remember you complaining."

Yusuke blushed. "Oh shut up." Then he pulled away. "C'mon, guys! Let's get going and get this over with."

Kurama nodded.

The other two followed them, making their way towards Maze Castle.

They paused at the gateway, looking at the…interesting formation of an open dragon's mouth.

"Well…nice décor." Muttered Yusuke.

The foursome walked inside the gateway, only to be stopped near the open door by a small, bat-winged eyeball. Welcome to Maze Castle. The lords graciously welcome you. But before you can go further, you must first be tried by the Gate of Betrayal.

"The what?" Yusuke asked, but a lurching sound of gears alerted him to attention, as did Kurama's yell.

"The ceiling!"

The others looked up, and caught the ceiling from crashing down on them just in time.

Quite heavy, isn't it? A very sensitive workmanship of gears in the walls attunes the weight to be just to the near-breaking point of each fighters' strength. But there is a catch. Just enough leeway is left for one of you to slip through, leaving the other to be crushed. That is why it's called the Gate of Betrayal, you see? Insist on team work and you will fail.

It flew away, cackling.

"Oh how I'd love to get my hands on that eyeball…" Kuwabara grunted, almost loosing his hold.

Hiei yelped. "Concentrate on the weight or you'll kill us all!"

"I'm probably holding a lot more than you are, shorty!"

"Would you both shut up!" this yell came from Kurama, who was getting irritated very quickly.

Hiei knew to shut up.

Yusuke groaned. "This is not good. Anybody got any ideas?"

Hiei snorted. "Well I'm not about to die for the sake of you humans!"

"Don't even consider it, Hiei!" Kurama ground out.

Yusuke looked out of the hole in the wall, seeing a lever. "If only we could reach that lever…" his eyes widened, gaining an idea. "Hiei!"

"What?"

"You're the fastest out of all of us. You can run out there and pull the lever. I can use my Spirit Energy to hold up your part of the wall for a minute."

Kuwabara was first to react to this. "Urameshi! Are you insane! You can't trust him! He'll probably just run out there and forget all about us!"

Hiei smirked. "The fool's right, Yusuke. I've already vowed to kill you, what makes you think I won't use that vow now?"

Yusuke smirked at him. "Because I trust you, Hiei. And I know that quick deaths aren't exactly your style." He started to glow with his Spirit Energy. "Now GO!"

Hiei looked shocked, but shook himself out of it, running out of the falling ceiling faster than you could blink, arriving at the lever, hand on it. He paused.

"What are you waiting for, Hiei!" Yusuke yelled.

Why bother saving them, Hiei?

Hiei looked up, seeing the purple winged-eye.

If you just let them die, and pledge allegiance to the Saint Beasts, you could become General of our demon army. What do you say? Beg for mercy now, and we let you live.

Hiei snorted, suddenly slashing the eye. "Tell your masters this, if they want to live through my comrades and mine's attack on them, then it should be them begging for mercy!" he pulled the lever.

Yusuke and the others climbed out from under the wall, sighing with relief.

Yusuke smiled. "Well, you put up a good act with that whole 'not gonna pull the lever act'."

"That wasn't an act. But it occurred to me at the last moment that I would need you to defeat the Saint Beasts. Nothing more than that." He turned and started walking away.

Kurama smiled. "That's his way of saying 'You're welcome'. You will learn."

Yusuke shook his head. "Stupid Tree Sprite. Well, let's get going people!"

A/N: Well, there it is. That's the last update you guys are gonna get for the next…well, for a while. You can still vote people! Don't forget! PLEASE VOTE!