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Chapter 17:
-(Yumiko)-
'So, THAT'S the Temple of Doom.' She stared up at the large structure, taking in the appearance. She had just reached the front line of trees, limping slightly (she had stepped on a splintered log of wood) but still carry her two swords in her box. 'It looks so… boring. Besides, it probably doesn't have cable. God, that sucks.' She shook herself out of her thoughts and stepped forward.
"BALDOK HAS HER!" Instantly she was tackled upon those words. (AN: sorry, had to put that in :3)
"OW! WHAT THE F---! GET OFF ME YOU CRAZY BAT THING!" Yumiko struggled violently, trying to loose the arms restricting her.
"BALDOK SHALL EATS NINGEN!" He tried to take flight, to carry her away.
"I JUST GOT HERE YOU IDIOT! I'M NOT GOING TO WALK BACK THREE MILES! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU THINKING!" Her struggles caused his fierce flapping to go awry, taking them up and above Genkai's temple.
"NINGEN IS BALDOK'S MEAL!"
"NO, NINGEN ISN'T!" They were now above a garden, about forty feet above it. A quick glance down gave Yumiko the spectacle of another person. A small figure was currently in the garden, wavy faded pink hair revealing sallow-skinned face.
The bat-demon took advantage of her distraction to attempt to fly farther up and away. "Baldok has got her!"
"BALDOK IS A STUPID MESSED UP DEMON WHO BETTER LET YUMIKO GO OR ELSE PAIN WILL BE INFLICTED!
"BALDOK-!"
THWACK
On contact with her trusty wooden box, he let her go in surprise and pain. "TAKE THAT YOU IDIOT!" She began to fall downwards, cursing all the way.
"Baldok, if you don't get your sorry ass off my premises, you'll get worse than what you got from her," a voice rasped. The demon still continued to wheel around in the air, confused by Yumiko's hit.
During her fall downwards, a ball of spirit energy raced past her, hitting Baldok. At the impact, he flew backwards into the woods, probably knocked out.
WHAM
"Ow!"
"Get up." Yumiko glared at Genkai. She did so, cracking her back in the process. She limped more profusely on her ankle full of splinters, leaning on her box for support.
"Where's Kurama?" the old lady snapped.
"How should I know?"
"You were with him last, I assume."
Yumiko blinked. "He isn't here yet?" She looked around as if expecting him to pop out from behind the sakura tree or something.
"Dimwit."
"Right back at ya!"
Genkai hit her over the head. "Impudent brat."
"A-hole." That comment earned her another whack.
"I see you and Genkai are becoming friends." Yumiko whipped around to face the redhead.
"Where were you!" The green haired female quickly examined him. He wasn't injured, just… slightly disheveled.
"The forest." His face became more worried. "I need to talk with Genkai."
"Humph." Genkai nodded. "Clean yourself up." She tossed a small med-kit at the girl, almost hitting her in the head. The kitsune followed the spirit master insides.
'Yeah, that's right. Chuck a metal box full of medical supplies at the stupid person. Ten points if you sprain something, twenty if you break something, and fifty if you crack her skull,' she grumbled to herself. Taking out some tweezers, she got out as many splinters as she could. Finding it quite hard, she just bandaged her foot.
"Yumiko." She looked up to see the redhead standing in the doorway.
"Yeah?"
"You're staying here."
"Why?"
"You'll be training with Genkai for the next week or so."
"What! Why? Can't I train with someone else!"
The redhead sighed, rubbing his temple. "Unless you want Yusuke to train you in using your spirit energy, no; besides, Genkai is a master at the Spirit Wave technique- she should be familiar on how to use your own."
"But she's not nice!"
"That doesn't mean she'll be a bad master." Kurama was covering his laughter and smiles with his hand. "She was Yusuke's."
"Another reason why I don't want to be taught by her!"
"Yumiko, there's no one else."
"D---. This sucks." She submitted, although sulking quietly.
He chuckled. "Good. Genkai will take over from here." He began steering her down the various hallways, prodding her along with his hands.
"I'm telling you Kurama, you are condemning me to hell in the Temple of Doom."
"Whatever you say 'Miko."
"I still say you suck."
"Mm-hm." He pushed her along. "Genkai will be waiting at the top." He pointed to a set of large stairs leading upwards.
"Aw, this sucks." Yumiko began to climb up, followed by Kurama, who hardly seemed to lose pace or breathe heavily.
"Unnatural psycho demons who are way to in shape," she said with a glare, practically collapsing on the top step.
"Humph. Weak." The forest-haired human looked up to glare at Genkai.
"Not my fault."
"Come on, we're going downstairs." The master started downwards, leaving a shocked Yumiko to follow.
"Are you serious? I just climbed up!"
"Then you can walk back down." Genkai glared. "Trust me, I don't waste my time screwing around."
"The old lady has to get an elevator and update this place." She set off with a scowl, leaving him behind with a grin on his face.
"You should have pushed her Kurama." Yusuke peeked over his friend's shoulder. "Much quicker for her and you."
"Urameshi! You don't do that to women!" Kuwabara stood on the opposite side.
He waved him off nonchalantly. "She just fell down fifty feet without breaking anything. She would have survived."
"Yusuke, Yumiko is about just as dangerous as Keiko. I wouldn't want to be slapped as often as you."
The punk blushed. "Yeah, yeah. You just don't want to push your girlfriend around," he accused, switching the joke around.
"My what?"
"Oh come on, stop pretending. She was with you at your house, and half the time you were alone." Yusuke winked. "So, did you kiss?"
Kuwabara joined in with Urameshi. "Yeah, you always look at her funny- you like her."
"You're both wrong-"
"You know Kurama, I hope you used protection. We wouldn't want Yumiko pregnant-"
"That's enough." Kurama was blushing furiously. "I didn't do anything with or to Yumiko."
"Whatever you say." The two were smirking- by now, his face was as red as his hair.
"I should push both of you down," the kitsune muttered. "I'm going to get something to eat." He left them both grinning. They followed him inside, continuing to play games on their Play Station 2.
-(Outside)-
"Endurance."
"Don't have."
"Then you better get some Sato!" They both glared heatedly at each other, one twitching.
"What do I have to do," ground out Yumiko.
"Five-mile run. An hour."
"One hour! Are you crazy! I can't do that!"
Genkai scowled. "I'm already being lenient, taking into consideration that you just came through the forest."
"Yeah, well, I'm going to have to go back through it again!"
"This time, I'm going with you."
"What, so you can criticize me and yell your ass off at me while I run?"
"Watch your mouth Sato. Begin!"
Yumiko closed her mouth and began to run through the forest, jogging at an average pace.
"Increase your speed!" The diminutive master was leaping through the trees beside her. "At this rate, it will take two hours!"
"Already you're ranting! Just one f---ing moment of peace!"
"Hurry up!" she barked.
Yumiko snarled a retort, but did increase her pace slightly. She continued silently from then on, enduring the shouted evaluations. Demons scattered at the sight of the master- they knew her power, and were in no mood to get hurt.
"God--mn."
"You were horrible."
"Yeah, well that was expected."
"Two and a half hours."
"You kept on b----ing at me!" Yumiko glowered at her.
"You should not be distracted! Focus on the task!"
"You mean the torture?"
Genkai whacked her on the head. "Shut up!" She pointed to a pine tree. "Get in there!"
"What, do you think I'm going to leap into a bush of prickly pine needles? I think not."
The spirit master jumped up onto a broad branch. Knocking a few branches off, she balanced herself using the tip of her finger.
"Haul you sorry ass up here now!" Yumiko scrambled onto the branch. "Balance with one hand!"
"Are you insane-?"
"Do it!" She growled, attempting to steady herself on the bough. She fell down five seconds later.
"Get up and try again!" Five attempts later, Genkai snorted.
"I start you off on the easy stuff and you can't even do it!"
"I don't know what your definition of easy is, but it certainly doesn't match mine!"
"Humph." The old woman pushed her off the branch, she herself landing on the ground easily on both feet.
"WTF! I had just managed to stay on for more than two seconds!"
"Sit your ass down."
Yumiko brushed some dirt off, then settled her self.
"Back straight."
"Back problems, sorry."
"Sit up straight Sato!"
Yumiko glared before copying Genkai's posture.
"Leave your thoughts behind."
"Is this the whole 'free your mind' deal?"
"Could you at least try to Sato? Or is it too much than you bargained for?"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." She tried to do so. Note the tried.
"Sato-"
"I'm trying!"
"Stop yelling," she instructed. "Try to calm your mind at least."
"Fine." What was calming? Hm. 'I do like when it rains…'
Yumiko tuned out Genkai's gruff voice. 'Probably yelling again.' She kept along the same train of thought, relaxing into her stiff posture.
"STOP SATO!"
Yumiko fell over. "YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO YELL!"
She scowled. "You obviously weren't listening. Your spirit energy level rose. Do not meditate again unless supervised."
"What, am I a child now?" She was annoyed.
"Not quite, you're just above that stage. Demons will be attracted to your power source. Until you learn to keep it in check, I don't want you to meditate."
"But I got it right!"
"You did do something the right way- for once. But until you can reach the next phase, you can't continue."
"So I have to get it exactly right on one try?"
"No."
"Ah, whatever."
"Get up. You've had your rest- we're running back to the temple."
"WHAT!"
: End Chapter
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