Okay, this is chapter 3 and is where the main storyline begins.
Chapter 3: Kidnapped Damsels
"Hiei. Hiei. Hiei! Wake up!" called a familiar voice.
Hiei slowly opened his eyes and saw Kurama looking at him.
"Glad you're awake."
Hiei sat up and noticed Yukina still sleeping with her head on his. He glanced at the clear blue morning sky. "Did I fall asleep?"
"Yeah, you did," replied Kurama. He then looked down at Yukina and smiled. "You know Hiei, Yukina may not know that you're her older brother, but she sure is acting like you are."
Hiei didn't say anything as he gently brush the hair on Yukina's forehead.
"Aren't you ever going to tell her the truth?" Kurama questioned his friend.
"I think that I'll continue to keep it quiet from her," he answered. "It's the best for her."
"I bet she'll be really happy though if she knew that you were her brother."
Yukina stirred and then woke up. "Oh! It's morning already," she exclaimed. She then looked at the two boys and smile. "Ohayo, Hiei-san and Kurama-san!"
"Ohayo, to you too Yukina," said Kurama. "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Hai", I did. Did you Hiei-san?"
"Yeah."
"Hey! You guys better come on in," called Yusuke, opening the front door. "Breakfast is ready!"
"We're coming!" Kurama shouted getting up.
Hiei and Yukina followed.
Yusuke smiled as Hiei came closer. "So, how was last night?"
"Better be careful at what and whom you're asking," said Hiei, walking into the cabin.
Yusuke shrugged and closed the door behind him.
"So, what's the schedule for today?" Kuwabara who, who had know idea of what happened last night questioned his sister.
"Well, after breakfast I'm thinking about going out and explore the woods a bit and maybe do a bit of hiking around here," explained Shizuru. "Then we'll stop for a picnic at lunch tie before heading back. We can do whatever we want tomorrow morning and then we can head out to the lake for lunch and to swim. We'll then head home the very next day on Thursday morning. Does that sound okay to everyone?"
"Yep! It sounds great," said Botan, taking a bite out of her toast.
"Let's just hope no demons show up," remarked Yusuke.
"Don't say that. If you talk about them they might show up for real," stated Keiko.
"Hai, hai, I understand," said Yusuke finishing up his toast and milk. "Let's just finish up breakfast and go already. I'm itching for some exercise!"
Not long after everyone finished eating breakfast and packing, the gang all headed out.
"Smile!" exclaimed Botan as she took a picture of Yukina with a lovely looking yellow bird perched on her finger.
Meanwhile, Kurama took a picture of Yusuke and Kuwabara with tree snakes coiled around their arms. Suddenly, Kuwabara started shivering all over.
"What's wrong Kuwabara?" asked Yusuke putting down the tree snakes.
"I don't know Urameshii, but I was suddenly over come by a strange tingling sensation. My spirit awareness is picking up something strange."
"You're not the only one," stated Hiei who was now standing next to Kurama.
"We sense something too," said Kurama.
"I'm not sure if this has got anything to do with it but, yesterday when we arrived here I had a strange feeling that someone was watching us," Yusuke recalled.
"Phss, over here."
The foursomes looked in the direction of the sound and spotted Botan beckoning to them from behind a bush. Seeing that Keiko, Yukina and Shizuru were paying attention on other things, they quickly rush to were Botan was.
"What is it?" questioned Yusuke.
"It's my watch," replied Botan pointing to a dark blue watch on her wrist which was used to detect demons. "It's going crazy."
"Which means that there's a demon in this area," stated Kurama.
"Ahhh!"
"It's the girls!" exclaimed Kuwabara.
He and the others quickly dashed to where Keiko, Yukina and Shizuru were. When they got there they saw the three girls being tangled in vines from a three headed plant-like demon. "It's been a while since I had the chance to taste some human flesh, and these young ladies here are just what I need!" screeched the demon rearing its flower shaped heads. "It's a pity however that my master won't let me do so."
"You better let them go right now flower freak!" shouted Yusuke as he got his spirit gun ready.
"Sorry, but I don't have time for this," said the demon. It then fired purple gas form it's two smaller heads.
"What the? I can't see a thing!" coughed Yusuke. The last thing Yusuke remembered was seeing Keiko, Yukina and Shizuru being carry away by the treacherous plant demon.
"Help, Yusuke!" screamed Keiko struggling to break free from the demon's vines.
"Hang in there Keiko! I'm coming," shouted Yusuke running after her. However, every time he took a step the demon seems to get further and farther away form him. His legs were beginning to feel heavy, slowing him down, pulling him back, stopping him from reaching the person he cared for so much.
"Yusuke! Please help me Yusuke!"
"Keiko!" Yusuke tripped stumbled and fell down. His legs were weighing him down and won't let him down and won't let him get back up. Keiko and the demon were now disappearing, her voice fading. "Keiko! Keiko! Keiko!
"Yusuke! Yusuke! Wake up, Yusuke!"
Yusuke sprang opened his eyes and saw Kurama, Botan and Kuwabara leaning over him. He slowly sat up and noticed that he was laying down on one of the couches back in Kuwabara's cabin. It took Yusuke a moment to recall what had happened a while ago before he sprang up and stared at his friends. The look on their faces told him everything. He punched the glass table in front of him with anger causing it to shatter into pieces.
Botan looked at Yusuke with sorrow in her eyes. She hated seeing the 17 year old teenager who was always joking around acting like this. "Yusuke…"
Pain of guilt and frustration of not being able to protect the one he loved penetrated Yusuke's heart. "It's all entirely fault. If I hadn't…Keiko and the others wouldn't have…"
"It's not your fault Yusuke, so stop blaming yourself," said Kurama.
"He's right," agreed Kuwabara. "That stupid monster caught us all by surprise."
Yusuke turned around and noticed that Hiei was impatiently pacing back and forth across the room. Yusuke has never seen Hiei act like this before. The apparition's crimson red eyes were filled with anger and worry. The emotions any brother would have felt if his younger sister was kidnapped.
"If that demon does anything to hurt her… That monster is dead!" Hiei pulled out his sword and with a couple of swift lighting swings, he sliced the railing attached to the stairway into pieces.
"Calm down Hiei!" Kurama yelled at his friend. "Getting angry and loosing your temper like that won't help solve anything!"
Knowing that Kurama was right, Hiei gritted his teeth and let out one of his usual "hns" before taking a seat across from Yusuke.
As usual Kuwabara wore a confuse expression on his face. "What's Hiei getting all worked up about and who is he is talking about?"
"None of your business," muttered Hiei.
"It seems that this situation has gotten worse then I expected."
Everyone turned to face the direction of the voice and saw Botan staring at the screen of a computer like object. On the screen was no other than Koenma, prince of Rekai. He was in his toddler form with his usual pacifier in his mouth.
"Hey there Koenma, and what do you mean by the situation being worse than you expected?" wondered Yusuke. "Do you know something about this?"
Koenma nodded. "As a matter of fact I do. The plant demon that kidnapped Yukina, Keiko and Shizuru worked for a group made out of four class D apparitions known as the Quadhitzu."
"Class D demons!" exclaimed Kuwabara. "Those guys are a bunch of weaklings then! We should have no problem dealing with them."
"To tell you the truth, Rekai have been keeping a close eye on these four particular demons for quite a long time now. They're very savage creatures. Killing and torturing other demons seems to be an enjoyable sport for them. What's more is that I recently received a letter from them saying that they're bored of only tasting demon flesh everyday, and want to move on to humans."
"In other words, they want to take over earth," said Yusuke. "I don't get it though, why did they send you a letter notifying you about all of this. Wouldn't it be easier for them to just go on with their plans? I mean, now that you know there is a possibility that their conspiracy might be ruined."
"That's true, but you see, they're being caged in by a barrier similar to the one that prevented class A and S demons to entered the human world. So they want me to release them by kidnapping Keiko, Yukina and Shizuru."
"However, you said that those demons were class D, so they should be able to get through easily," stated Kuwabara.
"They used to be. Now they're class A and their leader's class S," choked Koenma. "You are aware at what would happened if those demons were let loose on earth."
"They'll be chaos everywhere. Torture, bloodshed, destruction, a major catastrophe," said Kurama calmly.
"I have no idea how you could be so calm in situations like this Kurama," remarked Koenma. "I guess it's one of your strong points though."
"So all we have to do is go to Makai, locate this place, beat those demons' sorry butts and get the girls back right? No problem," said Yusuke, standing up.
Actually, you don't need to locate the Quadhitzu's territory at all. The entrance to their territory is right here in the very cabin you are staying in right now."
"What?" everyone exclaimed in surprise.
"So where is it?" asked Hiei.
"Well, there should be some kind of storage room located behind the cabin. The entrance should be in there somewhere."
"Let's get going then," said Kurama. "We don't have time to waste."
"Thanks for the information Koenma sir," said Botan. "I'll contact you if anything comes up." She then closed the computer screen and followed the boys to the storage room behind the cabin.
So how was it? I'm trying to keep everyone IC like ShibuNoNiko and ellecorpse said. Thanks for the review you two!