-1Doi Co Bao Lau
Summary: Name's taken from a Vietnamese song (which rocks, find the band Cardin and listen to it) and it means 'To Be Alone.' Or something like that. Anyway, onto the actual summary. Kuronue, wandering around Ningenkai, learns of Kurama's kidnap by Yomi from listening to Yusuke's conversation with the others. Of course, he didn't believe that Youko could still be alive, but his curiosity got the best of him and he heads off to find Yomi and Kurama. However, what he finds is not what he was looking for.
Category: Yu Yu Hakusho
Genre: Angst. Romance. Crap like that.
Rating: M/NC-17
Couples: Karasu/Kurama (forced)[mentioned, Yomi/Kurama (forced)[mentioned, Kuronue/Youko, Hiei/Kurama
Warnings: Look at my couples section. Don't ask questions like that. I will fill this in as I go along, however.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
[Kuronue
He smiled as laughter sprang from his love's mouth. Youko was most delighted to inform Makai's rich and powerful that they were back. Plenty of yokai pissed themselves when he and Youko appeared before them, bringing much entertainment to his kitsune. The yokai still feared them though they'd been legends for years.
"Kuronue!" He turned, hearing his kitsune call to him. "Where are you going?"
"I'm heading to town for a bit. Gotta pick some things up and listen for news. I'll bring ya something special, ok?" He said, and Youko grinned.
"Ok. Don't spend too much." Youko paused and frowned. "How very…Shuuichi of me. Ignore that last comment."
"Got it." Kuronue responded, turning and heading towards town, thinking on the last thing Youko said. 'How very…Shuuichi of me.' He shook his head, clearing it. There was no way he would allow anyone to take Youko from him again. Not even the ningen responsible for Youko's continued existence.
"Any news, Tori?" Kuronue asked, grinning as the rest of the yokai in the tavern gave him a wide berth.
"Surprisingly, yes. First off, Youko Kurama has been sighted again. Of course, I'm sure you already know that, since the sightings also mentioned you." Tori grinned. The kid was a wolf yokai and though he was little more than a pup, no one made trouble in his tavern.
"I might know something about it…" Kuronue's grin grew.
"I'm sure, I'm sure. Anyway, the other news is…" Tori glanced around and leaned forward to whisper into Kuronue's ear. "Lord Yomi has caught a Spirit Detective and the Forbidden Child." Tori leaned back. "It seems that your return has brought up a lot of returns."
"Yomi has them?" Kuronue frowned. The Spirit Detective must've been the half-breed he'd met in Ningenkai. There was no mistaking who the Forbidden Child was. They were searching for Youko, that was for sure.
"Yeah. Heard that he's offered to give them to whatever yokai brings him Youko Kurama. A lot of yokai are getting into it since they can do whatever they want to the Spirit Detective." Tori shrugged. "I'd like to know what the hell he's doing in Makai, though it probably isn't my business. Anyway, you'd best look after Youko."
"Right. Thanks, Tori." Kuronue waved as he walked out of the tavern. If Yomi really was offering the Spirit Detective and the Forbidden Child as a reward for bringing him Youko, then there would be many yokai looking for he and Youko.
'Looks like we'll have to stop being so flashy for awhile…' he thought to himself as he made his way back to the hideout. While on his way, he heard noises on both sides of him. He paused, and the noises stopped. He quickly realized that he was being tracked. It made sense; he lived with Youko.
When he started moving again, the noises resumed, much to his annoyance. Did they honestly think that he was just going to lead them to Youko? Anyone with any sense would know better.
He paused again, thinking of somewhere else to lead them and grinned when an idea struck his fancy. He darted to his left and the noises picked up, letting him know that the chase was on.
His pursuers followed him to a large clearing that contained a spring of crystal clear water. It looked perfect to swim in. What most didn't know was that if one set foot in the water, they'd be paralyzed and then eaten by water sprites. Vicious little bastards. Youko had saved him from that fate not long after they first met. In any case, this would be a perfect way to rid himself of a few unwanted followers.
He stopped just before the water, keeping his back to the forest and his pursuit. He pretended not to hear the approaching footsteps of the yokai who were following him. He saw as the little water sprites noticed their company and became excited, making him grin. They were insatiable in their hunger.
The footsteps stopped a few feet behind him and he heard weapons being drawn. He ruffled his wings and his grin widened as he heard low growls.
"I'm not going to just lead you to Youko, you know." He said cheerfully.
"Then we'll make you take us to him by force!" A yokai shouted and he heard them pounce at him. He jumped into the air and watched as three of the five yokai fell into the water. They never managed to stand up and soon, the water was red with their blood. The other two yokai landed short of the water and one was taking to the air. The other had a bow and had begun to draw an arrow.
Kuronue pulled a sickle out and swung it at the airborne yokai, a crow, he believed. The yokai managed to dodge, but in that effort, Kuronue hit his wing with another sickle. As the yokai fell screeching to the water, Kuronue turned his attention to the yokai with the bow and arrow, surprised he hadn't been attacked. All he saw of the yokai was ribbons of flesh and meat. Youko stood by the remains, waiting for him to land. As he did, his kitsune grinned.
"Some gift, Kuro."
[Botan
"Kuwabara! Kuwabara, wait!" She jumped off her oar and landed on top of the young man. Touya and Jinn stood beside him, staring at her with traces of amusement in their eyes.
"OW!! Damn, Botan, that hurt! What do you want? We gotta try to catch up with Yusuke and Hiei." Kuwabara glared over his shoulder at the blue-haired woman sitting on his back.
"It's about that. Koenma-sama received a transmission from Hiei a few hours ago, telling us that they were apprehended by Yomi himself. He also said that Kurama was not there before the transmission was interrupted." Botan explained in a pained voice.
"So what does that do to the mission?" Touya asked, his voice soft. Botan turned to him after standing up.
"We are to find Youko Kurama and Kuronue and persuade them to aid us in the rescue of Yusuke and Hiei." She answered.
"Do you even know where they are?" Kuwabara asked, miffed that he wasn't going to be able to storm the castle like Yusuke had.
"We have records of their previous hideouts. Hopefully, we'll get lucky and they'll be close. If not, we'll have to search all over Makai, and that could be dangerous." Botan responded, looking towards the portal into Makai.
A/N: Whelp, another chapter down! Sneak preview of next chapter:
"Youko, what's wrong?" Kuronue demanded worriedly as his love held his head with his hands.
"Shuuichi is fighting…He demands we go to help them." Youko answered slowly. Kuronue turned a glare on the four who were ruining everything.
R&R, please!!