Nova: (Looks around as if paranoid with cookbook ready to clomp the first person seen)
Zas: (sneaks up on Nova) BOO!!!
Nova: (screams like a little girl) AAUUGGHHHH!!!! (smacks Zas with the book)
Saria: (jumps out of nowhere, video camera in hand) I GOT IT!!!
Nova: (slowly turns head at Saria)
SA: (walks in through door situated behind Nova) Hey guys... (is smacked by Nova)
Saria: MAN!!! I missed that.
Tori: Finally! Someone besides me is hit!
Saria: Nova, you aren't good with scary movies, are you?
Tori: But Barney isn't scary...
Saria and Nova: (both look at Tori with paranoid looks as Saria grabs her trusty chair) Never... utter... that name... EVER... again...
Tori: All right, all right. I'll do the disclaimer. (clears throat and states in an official tone) We don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, but we are working on that at the present moment. We DO own this version of Yusuke though, Tekei, Lerei, Lesei, and... Toguro's closet! HAHAHA!!!
The younger Toguro had placed Yusuke in the closet not even an hour before she had fallen asleep again. She was dreaming again, and the mirror wasn't present (a good dream). In this dream, she had just killed the Toguros, had scalped the elder, and ripped the arms off the younger. Then, she began to run across a very long field, and as she ran, the blood and dirt on her body evaporated as she screamed "Free, Free, FREE!!"
Her dream however was short lived as she awoke to the sound of the lock clicking. The door opened as she sat up, revealing a pair of disgusting yellow eyes.
"There you are my pretty, right where my brother left you. You know, he's been trying to keep me away from you, but I found you, oh yes I did." The Elder Toguro snickered as he pushed himself through the open door to sit next to Yusuke.
Yusuke had become very nervous by the time he said "oh yes I did." But yet she remained where she was, not wanting to risk Toguro's wrath. She decided to risk it however when he raised his filthy hand to touch her face. It took all of 5 seconds for her to fly out of the closet, and for that matter, out of Toguro's rooms. All the while though, she could him behind her.
After running for some time, she decided to change her strategy from escape and evade to hide and evade at all costs! Unfortunately, her first few hiding attempts failed miserably.
First she had tried to hide under a chair. He had found her easily, coming inches from touching her. She had ran off again and decided a more practical approach, disguise.
She had then run to the hotel supply room, which was unlocked, or at least it was after she knocked the person just exiting it through the door (unintentional). There she had "borrowed" a bellhop uniform, complete with a hat. It seemed like a really great idea, no one had even noticed the extra help, and she had made a few bucks in tips. This charade however, came to an end when while taking some suitcases up to a room, there was no one there, or at least that's what she thought. When she had bent down to put down the suitcases, the Elder had snuck up behind her.
"A French maid costume would be better, at least I'd get a better view." Yusuke thought that was the worst pick up line anyone had ever attempted. The Elder though, was laughing at his own joke. Hearing his voice, she had spun around. He had flipped her hat off the second she was facing him, running his hands through her perfect pink hair.
Yusuke had instantly knocked him down and raced out the room. Once in the hall, she had spotted a rather promising laundry chute. She had dived in without a moment to waste. Several floors down though, she stopped her fall with her hands and feet then shoved herself out of the chute through another chute opening. She was glad to see she was only a few floors below Karasu's and Bui's room. Hoping to miss the Elder Toguro in the elevator (the elevator being the only "guest" mode of transportation to the laundry room), she sprinted for the stairs.
Arriving at the door, she knocked casually. Moments later, Bui opened the door. He seemed to be unable to get over her appearance.
"That... is the worst disguise ever, Yusuke." He said after he noticed the lumps of rumpled up clothing under the bell hop uniform.
"So sue me," she muttered. Noticing that Bui was closing the door, she immediately shoved her foot into the door frame and yelled, "You gotta let me in, Toguro's after me!"
"No wonder," Bui grunted as he tried to slam the door as Yusuke jumped forward and blocked the action using her body. "You're trying to runaway again!"
Yusuke felt her jaw drop when she realized which Toguro Bui thought she meant. "Not that Toguro, the other one!" she screeched as she gave the door one final, unsuccessful shove.
Bui stopped mid shove at the comment, then Karasu grabbed the door and yanked it open, smashing it into Bui's mouth, grabbed Yusuke, and dragged her into the room. Bui recovered soon after, just in time to rescue Yusuke as Karasu tried to hide her beneath the sofa cushions where they'd hidden the coffee table earlier. He was NOT going to sit on her, and he didn't think she'd take that sitting down either.
After several attempts to find a good hiding place (this included hanging off the balcony, behind the toilet, and being thrown on top of the ceiling light fixture), Karasu and Bui finally agreed on the perfect, most unexpected place: the closet. They didn't even ask Yusuke before they shoved her in.
"Oh joy, another closet!" Yusuke muttered under her breath.
About 5 very long, agonizingly quiet minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Bui, who had gone back to reading, and Karasu, who was once again staring out into open space, both tensed a little but hid it well. In the closet, Yusuke tensed also, but didn't bother to even make an attempt to hide it. Seconds later, the Elder Toguro barged through the door.
"Where is she?" he instantly demanded once he was through the door.
"Who?" Karasu asked. Yusuke sweat dropped at this comment, no one fell for the "I'm-so-innocent-I-don't-know-what/who-you're-talking-about" anymore! She should know, she'd tried it!
Sure enough, Toguro didn't fall for it. "You know who, you ingrates! Now where did she go?"
Bui chose that instant to step in. "She came by a few minutes ago and asked where your brother was. I think she went to find him." Inwardly, Yusuke cheered. Bui had come up with an almost believable lie, one that she should have done. Now, if only the brother would buy it. Thankfully, he did.
i 15 minutes later i
Yusuke had gotten so bored that she had left the closet and was once again reading Bui's book from over his shoulder, ready to run at the first sign of danger. She had actually begun to get interested when the smut novel began describing what the couple was doing (wink wink, nudge nudge). The sign of danger came with a knock on the door, at which point Yusuke ran back to the closet. She barely made it before the Younger Toguro came in.
"Where is she?" he asked in his gruff voice. Karasu and Bui simultaneously pointed at the closet.
"Thanks you guys, a real help," Yusuke criticized as she came out of the closet. Walking back to her previous position behind Bui's shoulder, she resumed reading.
Toguro, now interested in what could get Yusuke's undivided attention, sauntered over himself and read about a paragraph before shaking his head in disgust.
Taking notice in his reaction, Yusuke commented, "What?! They're just having a good screw!"
Immediately following the comment, there was a moment of silence in which Toguro gave Bui one of those "What-are-you-teaching-my-child?" looks. Except this was a lot dirtier. Bui casually closed the book when he noticed the look, and handed Across the Lay over in silence. Karasu however, was so stunned at Yusuke's comment that his mouth hung open so wide that his mask was actually hanging off his face.
After taking the book from Bui, Toguro grabbed Yusuke's wrist and dragged her out of the room. Yusuke was shocked by this and instantly demanded, "What did I do?" Of course, no reply came. Deciding not to push her luck, or chance another encounter with the Elder Toguro, Yusuke went peacefully.
Once they were back in Toguro's room, unsurprisingly, Yusuke was shoved back into the closet (after handing over the bellhop uniform). Toguro didn't want an explanation, and didn't give any punishments, Yusuke was a little surprised by this to say the least. She reflected on it some after being put back in the closet but soon got bored and tried to count the number of dots that were on the ceiling, but lost count after 792 when her attention wandered again. She zoned out after that, completely unaware of how much time passed or how hungry she got or how badly she'd eventually need the bathroom. Sleep eventually followed.
The mirror was dancing around her now, not touching her, but coming too close. It came close then moved away only to leap at her again. The entire time that this was happening, her twisted reflection would smile coyly at her when she approached, then as she pulled away with the mirror she would seem to laugh and tease Yusuke while playing with her white hair, her purple and red eyes dancing with mirth the entire time.
Yusuke swung at the mirror each time it came close, trying to break the horrible thing, shatter the image that was yet wasn't her reflection. Eventually getting fed up with the dancing mirror that never got close enough, Yusuke prepared to fire her spirit gun at the damn thing.
As she powered up her trusty index finger, the mirror once again began one of its teasing fly-bys. Raising her finger so that it pointed at the swiftly descending mirror, Yusuke released the bullet with her usual shout of "Spirit Gun!" Something was wrong though, she could feel it in the energy... it felt... wrong! She wasn't using spirit energy at all, but what was it?
As expected, the mirror was blown apart by the blast, but as it had before, it reformed itself. This time however, the reflection was laughing her head off. As Yusuke watched, the mirror glided over to her yet again, only this time it stopped before her. Then, before the girl's eyes, she watched as the image lost some of her white hair just for it to be replaced by several strands of pink hair!
Yusuke's scream filled the surrounding area and filled the darkness of her mind.
Toguro leaned back into the couch he currently occupied and wondered how long the peace and quiet was going to last. Yusuke had just been too quiet, too calm for the past few hours, it was bound to break soon.
A slight stir of energy from the closet attracted his attention and he got up to see what was wrong now. On the way to the closet that Yusuke was in though, he noticed an irregularity in the energy, it didn't feel like the energy that the girl usually commanded. No, this felt almost demonic.
Suddenly, the door of the closet shattered as a blast tore through it!
Everyone: (is sitting around Saria)
Tori: Is that where it ends?!? Did Yusuke blow up or something?
SA and Zas: SHHH! Don't ruin it!
Nova: La la la la !
Saria: Sorry to do this, but Nova and I agree that we need to set a minimum for reviews before we post the next chapter within a certain time frame. We now agreed that if we don't get 5 reviews at least, then the next update won't come for a long time unless we get more reviews. SORRY!!!