Chapter 3
Yusuke,Keiko,Kuwabara,Kurama,and Hiei continued to walk toward the village they had spotted earlier. Before long, they all stopped in a small clearing to rest.
"How much further to that village?" asked Hiei.
Yusuke stopped to look at a sign that was posted nearby.
"According to this sign, we're pretty close." said Yusuke.
"Oh good. A chance to eat and meet the local ladies." Said Kuwabara.
Hiei just rolled his eyes, stood up, and began walking again. The others reluctantly got up and followed him. They were walking for less than an hour when, suddenly, Kurama stopped dead in his tracks.
"What's wrong? You sense something?" asked Hiei.
"There's three beings coming at us from that direction." Kurama answered, pointing to a south-east corner of the forest.
Hiei drew his sword and Yusuke hid Keiko behind a giant boulder nearby. He told her that if they had to fight the unknown strangers, that she should run away.
"Ok, Yusuke. I understand."
"Good. Now hide behind this boulder."
As Keiko hid behind the boulder, Yusuke went and rejoined the others. When he emerged, the others were already in defensive stances. Yusuke went and stood next to Kuwabara.
"You ready for whatever's coming?"
"Are you kidding? I was born ready." Kuwabara answered.
The four of them hid in different spots. Hiei and Kurama hid in a tree, Yusuke and Kuwabara hid in the bushes. After they had been waiting for an hour, Kurama called down from his spot.
"Whoever these people are, they are almost upon us."
Yusuke and Kuwabara crouched down in the bushes, ready to spring on the unknown beings. Five minutes had passed. Suddenly, three shadowy figures appeared.
"On the count of three, we jump them. Ready? One,two,…"
"Charge!" yelled Kuwabara.
"I said on three!" yelled Yusuke
"Idiots" mumbled Hiei.
They all jumped put to attack the mysterious people. Suddenly, there was not three of them, but ten. One of them pinned Yusuke.
"Who are you and what do you want?" the person asked.