I am not the creator of these Characters. Capcom and Yoshihiro Togashi/Shueisha . FUJI TV . FUNimation PIERROT. own the rights to these characters. I dedicate this story to Our loving father the Lord God.

The Ransom

Hiei was in Botan's bed making out with her when suddenly the door opens and Kuwabara walks in. Hiei and Botan break their kiss to see Kuwabara staring at them. "Hiei what are you doing on Botan?" Kuwabara screams. Soon after that everybody bursts into Botan's room to see what Kuwabara meant. There in the room Hiei was sitting next to a fully awake Botan. Everyone floods in asking Botan question like how long has she been awake, how did you wake, what happened between her and Hiei?

"Everybody out!" A heavy female voice called out. Turning there heads they all see a hefty dragon demon in a nurses uniform. "You all know the rules only two at a time."

Keiko protests,"Botan just woke after sleeping for two days. Were all excited to see her awake."

"I don't care two guest in a room at a time!" The nurse said slamming her tail down. Everyone left giving there relief she was going to be fine. Hiei kissed Botan farewell as he also leaves the room.

Outside the room Hiei knocks Kuwabara in the head screaming,"Why did you just burst in like that?" At that moment everyone just stops in there tracks. There faces reveal horror as they all begin to remember something important. "What!" Hiei yelled.

Yusuke stares straight at Hiei."A tape with the ransom has just come in. We sent Kuwabara to get you."

Everyone goes to a televsion in hospital and begins to play the tape. A falcon demon appears. Behind him was Shausta, a large lizard, and an ice demon all surrounding a tied up Koenma. "Greetings I am Awssir. My sister has captured Koenma and if you want him back here is what I ask. In an Incan Temple in Brazil there is a hidden ruby. This ruby is heart shaped thus taking the name The Pheonix Heart. If you want Koenma back bring the heart to the former Saint Beast castle in three days." The tape went blank leaving everyone with questions of the ruby. It seemed strange that most demons wanted power over riches. What bearing did this ruby have? If they were to risk there lives on such an object then they must know the history behind it.

Keiko and Kurama went to the college while Hiei and Yukina went back to check on Botan. Kuwabara and Yusuke trained for the mission. X stood outside the ring watching the two battle. Suddenly X felt anothers presence and quickly turns around. There stood Genki with an unimused look. "Yusuke said alot about you, however he failed to mention how jumpy you are." Genki walked next to X and sat down. "Amazing. I've known Yusuke since he was fourteen and it surprises me how he has grown in strength, age, and maturity. I have to admit I didn't think he would even grow this much."

X looked down a Genki and sat next her. "What was Yusuke like when you first met him?" X asked staring at the two fighters.

"A lot more cocky and short tempered. In his outward appearence he hasn't changed he has changed alot inside. He thinks more about what he does and carefully plans out a fight. No matter how hard he hides his maturity you can tell how really grown up he is. How much do you know about Yusuke?" Genki asks her eyes still locked on the battle.

"Everything. When we fought our minds linked. We saw eachothers past felt eachothers emotions we know everything about eachother. I just wanted his teachers view of him."

"We've found some information that might help!" Keiko runs in yelling. "It was hard to find but it says here that an Incan warrior went hunting and shot down a large red bird leaving fire in the sky. When the bird landed it was set a blaze leaving nothing but a heart shaped ruby."

"So this ruby were going after is actually a pheonix heart?" Yusuke asked out loud.

"What every became of the ruby? I mean wouldn't it have been taken to Spain with Pizarro." Kuwabara asked.

"Apparently it must have been hidden or taken by someone else." Kurama replied. "Either way we need to get that ruby if we are to save Koenma."

"I'll go get Hiei!" Kuwabara states running with a funny look in his eyes.

"He just wants an excuse to see Yukina." Yusuke said shaking his head lightly. "Well we better prepare for what might a wait us."