Okay, and hey guys! Well, I'm back…well, I've been back, but I had a lot of make up work and tests from school, so I was packed! Yup, well here's the next chapter, and I had a great time there! I wanna go back! NOOOOO!

Disclamer: FHY does not own any of the YYH characters except for Ryuichi and Zaro and Kera!

Hiei: I see.

FHY: I'm sure you do.

Yusuke: Ok, can we get on now? I wanna see if I punch someone's guts outs in this chapter!

FHY: okay, geez…but you don't though…

Hiei's Love

Chapter 12: Searching for Kera

"Okay, so how're we gonna do this?" Yusuke looked at Botan seriously, then at Kurama, Hiei, Ryuichi, George, Koenma, and Kuwabara. Nothing was plastered on their faces. They were quiet. "Hellooo?" He waved his hand in front of Kurama, who was usually the smartest one.

"Well, I think we'd need to find Zaro's hideout." Kurama answered him, opening the book again. He flipped the pages quickly then abruptly stopeed. Using his index finger, he pointed out the part while reading it. "See…it says right here. Zaro is found somewhere in Makai. The rest of his whereabouts or exact location is…" he became quiet. "…unknown. Oh."

Yusuke slammed his fists on the carpet. "Dammit! We've gotta find him!" He wanted to kill this damn demon for hurting his friends! He was going to pay, but first, he had to find him.

"Sadly, and I hate to say this, but," Hiei started, "the Detective is right. We can't let Zaro go without giving him his punishment." He looked at Ryuichi in the eyes. Her saddened face made him weak. He held her hand as she stood up, and led him far into the bookcase.

"Where are you two going?" Botan asked, looking up at Ryuichi's face.

"We'll be back…it'll only take a sec." she replied glumly.

Hiei and Ryuichi

"What's the matter, koi?" Hiei looked at her, up and down, her shirt and pants and sneakers. He then looked at her face, but it was downcast. Her eyes were empty and as he lifted her chin up, so he could see, all that he could see was an bottomless void of emptiness. And then terror came over her face. Her crimson eyes turned to slits and she started to sweat…badly. Hiei, who was alarmed by this, quickly said, "What's the matter? Ryuichi? Tell me!" He hugged her tightly, feeling the cold sweat on his neck and her tremendous trembling.

"Hiei." She started to say as she calmed down a little more. "It's Zaro…" she started off but didn't finish her statement.

"What is it?" he looked into her, their crimson eyes meeting. He brushed a strand of raven hair away from her pale, smooth face. "What about him?"

"I know where he is." She replied. "But there's no way to beat him. I'm positive." She looked down at the ground.

"We can and we WILL." Hiei said sternly, looking into her eyes. She was surprised, for she saw, in a split second, more emotion than anything in her life. A strange energy came from the pit of her stomach and started erupting, the emotion overpowering her. She had gained her confidence back.

Smiling, she said, "Ok, let's do it."

"Guys," Hiei and Ryuichi returned to the group. "Ryuichi know where he is."

"Really?" Kuwabara arched his eyebrow and then smiled.

"Yep, but there's one little problem." Ryuichi made a 'little' with her fingers.

"What? I'm sure we can help." Kurama suggested.

"It seems that everything about Zaro is in my backpack."

"So…what's the el problemo?" Everyone turned to him.

"What the hell was that?" Kuwabara spoke aloud.

"What?" Yusuke asked innocently.

"El problemo?" he replied.

"Hey! I know a little bit of Spanish. You're just jealous!" he scrunched up his nose, folded his arms and stuck out his pink tongue.

"Isn't that weird, that he knows Spanish, yet a delinquent, while Kuwabara doesn't?" Botan whispered in Ryuichi's ear.

"Yeah, it's actually kinda sad." She replied. They both nodded in agreement and stopped whispering.

"Okay!" Ryuichi shouted, raising her arms. "The problem is that if I normally forget my backpack, wherever, Kera usually has it."

"Uh-huh…" Koenma nodded. "Yeah, I've gotta get back to the office or Dad'll have my behind. Just go there when you have a plan. C'mon, George." Koenma commanded, as they left.

"I don't know where Kera is." She replied, sighing. "I think we should find her. I am getting worried." She held Hiei's hand, summoning all of them to come with her.

"Okay…so wait," Kuwabara stopped them for a sec. "All we're doin' is finding the fox thing?" he asked.

"Wolf." Kurama and Ryuichi corrected in unison. "There's a DIFFERENCE." Kurama replied.

"Really?" he asked, looking perplexed. What the hell was the difference between a fox and a wolf? Okay, the wolf was MUCH bigger, but still they're furry four legged creatures.

"You'll find out later." She told him.

"Oh yeah, Kuwabara." Yusuke called him as they were walking out of the library to Koenma's office, "after that, we're kickin' some ass!"

"Yep. You are." Botan smiled, clutching her lovers arm.

As the two couples, Hiei and Ryuichi and Kurama and Botan, went ahead of them, Kuwabara began to whimper a little.

"Tell me, Urameshi," he whispered to his companion.

"What's up?"

"What's wrong with me?" he pointed at his face, looking really deep into his eyes.

"Uhh…" he continued. "…nothing."

"How come I can't get anyone?"

"Huh. Y'know, I never really noticed that 'til now! Thanks!" Yusuke said happily, patting him on the back and running towards the couples.

"Ohh man!"

Koenma's Office...

"So, you are going to find Kera, eh?" Koenma spoke through his binky in his mouth, looking at files, and files…and more for those damn papers. "Aah! Too much papers!" he screamed, tossing them. Different colored papers, yellows, blues, pinks, haphazardly floated around and gently fell on the floor.

"Yeah…so we're goin'." Yusuke interrupted his moment of grief. "Later."

"Now wait a second there, Yusuke." Koenma yelled. Immediately, Kuwabara pulled the back of his green school uniform, bringing him back into the presence of Koenma.

"What? Let go of me, Kuwabara."

"Do you know exactly where you're going?"

"Psh! Yeah, of course! We're going…" he had a smile and then it suddenly faded. "Where are we goin' again?" he whispered. Kurama faked a smile and so did Botan while the others sighed, shaking their heads and sweatdropping.

"We're going to Makai, Koenma-sama." Ryuichi spoke up. "We're going to find Kera, you know, my wolf."

"Oh, then why didn't you say so? Here's a map and Botan over there has the communicators that are shaped like those make up things."

'Make up things? Ha ha, he must mean the compact powders.' Ryuichi thanked him, as they all left. Only Botan stayed behind.

"Why are you smiling?" Hiei looked at her, as she looked down on the ground.

"Oh, nothing…"

'Women.' Hiei thought, shaking his head.

Makai...

"Okay, we're here, Botan." Yusuke spoke into the purple communicator. Nothing happened. No response from Botan. "Huh? Botan! Can you hear me?" he yelled.

"Yusuke, in Makai, you must use your spirit energy to wake it up. We're not in Earth anymore." Kurama advised.

"Oh, ok."

"Duh." Kuwabara stuck out his tongue and Yusuke punched him in the face. Ryuichia and Hiei

laughed.

"Don't waste your energy." Ryuichi stopped him. She suddenly felt something behind her. Instinctively, she hushed everyone, telling them to lookout. Her muscles were tense and her ears tried to pick up anything. She looked everywhere, from corner to corner, but there was no one in that barren land they were on. Suddenly, she felt that large energy again, turning around, to see a large, ferocious looking demon, going in for his prey. And she was the prey.

Okay, peeps, how was it? I hope it was okay. The next chapter will have some action and fighting scenes. Read and review. No flames, don't forget! Ja!