The next morning Satira, Yoko, and Hiei were ready to move on right as the sun rose. Satira stretched and shaded her eyes against the sun.

"So what is this master plan of yours?" Satira asked, turning to look at Yoko.

"Just follow my lead." Yoko said to her. "I think it best if you don't know. I don't want them to think I have something planned." Satira wasn't happy about not knowing, and her instincts told her to insist on hearing the plan. But she ignored it, deciding to trust him.

"You two ready yet?" Hiei asked annoyed.

Yoko shot him a look as they moved on.

About a couple hours later Yoko saw a movement in the trees a bit ahead of them. He watched it as it ran away from them.

"Alright." He said softly to Hiei and Satira. "We are close. His scout has already seen us."

"The cave isn't far from here." Hiei added. Yoko looked at Satira.

"I really need you to trust me on this." Yoko said to her as he pulled out a rope. Satira looked at the rope suspisciously.

"What are you doing with that?" She wanted to know, backing away a little.

"I have to make it look like I am really giving you to them." He said stepping toward her. Satira's eyes widened.

"YOU WANT TO TIE ME UP!" she shouted at him.

"hush!" Hiei hissed at her. "You want them to know this is fake!"

"Come on Satira." Yoko said taking another step. "Trust me." She looked up at him, eyes suspicious.

"Why can't you tell me!" she insisted. "Why is this a huge secret from me! I am part of this little team too you know!"

"Yes, you are." Yoko said soothingly. "But you're just going to have to trust me." He could have told her the plan. And he wanted to, but he needed to know that she could trust him. Even when it looked like he was betraying her. Yoko took a step toward her again, but she didn't move back this time. He smiled gently at her and tied her hands behind her back, holding the other end of the rope.

"You'll be ok." He said leaning forward to kiss her head. She moved her head out of reach as he sighed. "Guess I deserved that." He said as he started walking.

"Now let's go." He said as the three started forward again.

Amira leaned back against the pole she was tied to extremely bored, and irritated. Her interest peaked when one of Prakash's scouts came back with the news that he had seen them.

"Who was with him?" Prakash demanded to know.

"The cat, the fox and the demon that was with her." The scout said, nodding in Amira's direction. "And they have the cat tied up." Amira narrowed her eyes.

'What are you up to Yoko?' She thought to herself. "I know you aren't giving her up, so what is the plan?'

Prakash smiled. "Good." He said sounding pleased. He turned to look at Amira.
"Looks like he values your life after all." He said as he crossed his arms and waited. Amira said nothing, but started loosening the knot that bound her hands.

A few moments later, Yoko and Hiei appeared, an angry Satira being pulled along. Prakash smiled as he saw the sun glinting off the silver of the necklace around her neck.

"Alright." Yoko said stopping in front of him. "Here she is." Yoko pulled on the rope and dragged Satira toward Prakash who grinned greedily at her.

"Now where is Amira?" Yoko asked. Prakash made a noncommittal wave in her general direction as she was cut loose and pushed toward him.

"Bout time." She said rubbing her wrists. She looked at Hiei as he met her gaze, a silent thanks running between then as they both tossed their heads pretending to look annoyed with each other.

Satira's tail lashed back and forth as she looked at Yoko. Was he really going to give her to them? Did he betray her?

"Thank you for your business Yoko." Prakash said roughly grabbing Satira's arm. "But I think that this is the last we will see of each other." Prakash gave a whistle as his men surrounded them.

"Now, you have two choices." Prakash said to Yoko. "Leave now and forget the cat, or you can try to take her back and you can die. It's your choice."

Satira's ears lay flat against her head, her look to Yoko begging. Yoko looked at her, his face unreadable.

"Take her. I already got what I wanted from her." Was all he said as he turned around and walked back to his hideout without a second look.