Last time, we left of with Kai and Sakura racing off to the train station to catch a train that would take them in the direction of Genkai's temple. They caught the first train and are on the way.
After a while, Sakura gets really bored. I wish I hadn't finished my math homework she thought. I would have something to d- is that a blue stork?
Though neither one of them realized, on the train station they go by Genkai's temple. They had just glimpsed Puu, Yusuke's spirit beast.
"Did you just see that blue stork?" Sakura asked Kai, who had also been looking out the window.
Kai looked at her weirdly. "What blue stork?" he asked, confused.
"There was something that looked like a blue something that flew by. I thought it looked like a stork," Sakura told him. "You really didn't see anything?"
"Nope," Kai told her, filing this conversation away to bring up later to Master Genkai. "So, how bored are you?" Kai asked her, trying to get her mind off of the creature he hadn't seen and she didn't know was.
"Of course!" Sakura informed Kai, rolling her eyes at the question. "This is me we're talking about. I hate sitting around!"
"Thankfully, I brought cards," Kai told her, taking a pack of cards out of his backpack.
"Yes!" Sakura cheered, earning her a 'shhhhh' from the other occupants of the train. People were preparing to go back to work and wanted it quiet. When Sakura was humming a song earlier, she had also gotten a collected 'shhhh'. So, Sakura, usually a little loud and energetic, was suffering.
They played 'Bloody Knuckles' (1) until the train stopped. Sakura was in a sour mood because Kai had beaten her the last game, making him one game ahead of her in the score.
When Kai and Sakura got off the train, they walked off in the direction that Kurama had told them to. Sakura was ecstatic to be off the train and skipped while humming down the path. Kai just walked behind, shaking his head at his skip-happy friend.
Soon after, Sakura got a little bored. "Do you have any idea how much farther until Genkai's temple?" Sakura asked Kai. Kai just shook his head. "Can I see the directions?" Sakura asked innocently.
Kai, who was used to Sakura's "innocent act", sighed and handed her the directions. "Here you go. Don't get us lost, please," Kai told her after she took the directions.
Sakura was really happy now. First, she got out of going to school and having Kai's dad cover for her. Second, she has powers. Third, she got to actually travel with someone and that someone happened to be her best friend. Lastly, SHE has the directions.
Sakura looked at the directions. "How could I get us lost since we're going in a straight line?" Sakura asked with a very confused look.
Kai's simple answer: "You get lost in your bedroom."
"I do not," Sakura answered angrily. She thought for a second. "Ok, maybe every once in a while, but that's cause someone cleans my room."
"Yup. So, was there any reason that you wanted those directions?" Kai asked, thinking he already knew the answer.
"RACE YA!" Sakura shouted, running off in the direction of Genkai's temple without another word. Kai ran after her.
They raced like that for about half an hour before they came across a huge staircase.
"Do you think they have an elevator? After that race, I'm kinda tired…" Sakura trailed off, seeing that Kai wasn't paying attention. Actually, he was going up the stairs. Sakura sighed before she ran to catch up to him.
1000 stairs later…
Sakura and Kai reached the top of the stairs. When they reached the top, they heavily sat on the last step, catching their breath.
"I –huff- never –huff- want to –huff- see a stair –huff- AGAIN!" Sakura declared, trying to catch her breath.
"Who knew that a person would have this many steps to their house. Not to mention Genkai must be, what, about 90?" Kai said in reply.
"Well, yes, but if you were coming here, dimwits, you should have expected that," a new, older voice told them with the same air as someone commenting on the weather.
Sakura jumped while Kai turned around. "Hi Genkai," Kai greeted. Sakura did the same after getting up from falling down a couple stairs.
"Let me guess. The daughter of the dimwit and Kurama's son?" Genkai asked. Genkai did not look too much older then after Yusuke came back from Demon World.
"How did you know?" Sakura asked, forgetting about the dimwit comment.
Kai answered for Genkai. "Probably because of our energy…"
"Well, you tried. Kurama sent a message to me that you two would be coming," Genkai informed them. Kai and Sakura looked at each other with a confused look on their face. "He gave me a telepathic message…"
"Oh, right!" Sakura exclaimed, trying to look like she already knew that. "I was just testing to see if you were the real Genkai."
"Sure you were," Kai commented.
"Anyway, you two aren't the only ones coming today. I'm expecting a girl from your school to also co- oh, Puu!" Genkai exclaimed.
Puu came flying out of no where with his trademark "Puuuuuu!" and tackled Sakura. Puu had shrunk back to the form he originally had 2.
Sakura caught the little fluff-ball and looked at it, squirming to get out of her grasp and get to her. "Ummmm…what is this?" Sakura asked Genkai.
"That would be Puu, your father's spirit beast. He won't hurt you," Genkai told her, amused at both Sakura's reaction to Puu and Puu's reaction to Sakura. Well, I can tell that the girl's not completely like her father. It looks, though, as if Sakura's got a new friend Genkai thought.
"What's a Spirit Beast?" Sakura asked, letting the little creature come a little closer. During the inspection, she had held Puu out away from her.
"A Spirit Beast is a creature that hatches and takes on a form based on what's in your soul," Genkai informed both Sakura and Kai since it was obvious neither knew what it was.
"So you're telling me that this…this…" Sakura started, not knowing what to call Puu and not wanting to offend it.
"His name is Puu," Genkai told her.
"Thanks. So, you're telling me that Puu is basically what my dad is like on the inside?" Sakura asked.
"I think that is what she is saying," Kai replied. Sakura and Kai looked at each other before bursting out laughing.
"Well, first things first, I need to test you three when she gets here. Until then, you two can do something as long as you don't go snooping around or break anything," Genkai told them, leaving to go inside the temple. "And don't bug me!"
"Easy enough. Want to keep playing Bloody Knuckles?" Kai asked Sakura, who looked like she wanted to go see how many buttons she could push before Genkai lost her temper.
"Alright. I'll beat you this time, Kai," Sakura told him before they settled on the ground to play, Puu sitting in Sakura's lap.
10 games later, Genkai came out. She watched them play the game, but it was obvious she was waiting for someone. Finally, the person she was waiting for came.
"Ah, yes, the third person I'm to help get a grip on their powers," Genkai said, not looking thrilled but not looking angry. Sakura and Kai stood up. Sakura let out a little gasp when she saw the person. It was…
(1) Bloody Knuckles is a card game that my friends and I play. For those of you who don't know how to play, you pass four cards out to each person. When you're done that, you have to take the top card on the deck and place it down next to the deck face up. Whoever goes first gets a choice; they can either draw a card from the deck and put it in their hand, discarding a card, or they can pick up the card on the pile where the face up cards are and discard a card. You can pick up other cards that have been dropped. When you think you have the lowest, you can knock or you can wait until the deck disappears (and for all you smartalicks out there, the deck does NOT literally disappear, they go to the other pile). The person with the lowest amount of card numbers wins. Jacks, Queens, and Kings equal 10, Aces equal 1, and 7's equal 0.
(2) In my story, Puu is usually in his normal, small, incredibly cute form. Every so often, like the beginning, he will be in phoenix form.
Oooooo…cliffhanger. I hate when people do that, but I'm going to do it anyway. Sorry this took so long but with a bunch of things happening, such as a constant battle with my bedroom, I haven't had time (the bedroom's winning…not that I'm trying too hard anyway). I've also been reading a bit. If this chapter wasn't quite like the last chapter, please tell me. Oh, and I would like to say thanks and reply to my few reviewers:
AlchemistKosame: Thank you, thank you. I love all compliments. Keep them coming! And I'm not afraid of your "wrath"
Betabonanza: Thank you for the review! Yes, Hiei will be in this story. I don't quite know when, how, where, and why, but he will be here.
Saarah14: Thank you for the review! Your story is really good.
Also, if anyone wants to give me any ideas (I'm always happy to get new names especially), feel free to share. Please comment. You can even flame. Just know, you can rant and rave all you want, but I will keep writing .