" What a beautiful day!" Yukina exclaimed. Cheza and Yukina had decided to go into town to spend
some time with Keiko and Shizuru. "Wheres your sweetie pie, Cheza?" Shizuru teased while taking a
puff of her cigarette. Yukina giggled, " Kurama and Kuronue left early this morning to go see Koenma,
they told us not to go anywhere, but we thought they wouldn't mind us leaving as long
as we left a note telling them where we are." Keiko smiled, "well now that we're all together, what
would you guys like to go do?" Shizuru's gaze averted to her left, she could feel an ominous presence
nearby. She frowned as she locked eyes with a tall dark haired man. He smiled eerily at her before
disappearing into a nearby crowd of people. "Is something wrong Shizuru?" Keiko asked. Shizuru flicked
her cigarette to the ground, " no..come on lets go" The three exchanged glances before following
Shizuru down the sidewalk.
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"hey over here..I found a note." Youko soon appeared in the doorway, his golden irises flickered
to a piece of paper in Kuronue's hand. "Spending the day with Keiko and Shizuru, will be back by
5 to make dinner." Kuronue read aloud. Youko frowned, "Damn it.." Kuronue glanced up at
the clock, "well its already almost four..I doubt anyone would dare attack them in broad daylight
anyways." " There is still a chance, a chance I am not willing to take." Youko commented while walking
towards the front door. " We can't exactly do anything about it..we stick out like sore thumbs!"
Youko growled in frustration, " Call Yusuke."
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Shizuru and Keiko waved at their two friends as they boarded the train leading back to an area close
to Genkai's temple. Shizuru pulled out a cigarette and watched as the train began its decent. Her
eyes locked onto a passenger who was looking out at them with a sinister smile, it was the same
man she had seen earlier. A worried look appeared on her face and she turned to face Keiko, "
somethings up, call Yusuke." Keiko's eyes widened at her friend's sudden outburst, "what…what do you
mean?!" Shizuru frowned, "Please..just do it. I'll explain later."
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Cheza's eyes fluttered open, the first thing she noticed was that it was dark out. She was still on the
train…it was stopped and there appeared to be no one around. She had to have fallen
asleep on the train ride home. Cheza scanned the seats around her after realizing Yukina was not seated
next to her anymore. Getting to her feet she made her way to the back of the train and to a door leading
to the next section. As soon as she opened it her eyes fell upon Yukina, she appeared to be sleeping
peacefully in a seat at the very front. Cheza was more than confused and a bit on edge, why hadn't
any one woken them up? And where exactly were they? She felt a bit comforted knowing Youko was
probably out looking for her, it was definitely way past five..the time they were supposed to have been
home. " I should have known that idiot can't do anything right." Cheza jumped and quickly spun around
meeting with a tall dark haired man. Closer inspection of the man made her realize this man…was not
a human, but a demon of some sort. "You aren't supposed to be awake yet." Cheza's eyes
narrowed, "what do you want with us?" " I only want you Cheza" came his reply. She took a step back,
"how..how do you know my name!?" The mysterious man took a step closer, " I know
everything about you." "Who are you?" she countered. The man appeared amused, " There will be time
for introductions later, for now I think its best you go back to sleep." Cheza watched warily as the man
fumbled around in his pocket, soon revealing a needle. In a flash he was mere inches from her, catching
her off guard. She looked down to see the needle penetrating her arm, "goodnight" was the last sound
to be heard as her vision blurred and she fell into unconsciousness.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
" Cheza! Please wake up!" Once again Cheza's eyes fluttered open. A pair of crimson orbs stared down
at her, fear permeating within their depths. " whats..going on?" Cheza asked while sitting up.
" It will only be a matter of time before he returns..we have to make a break for it!" Cheza soaked
In her surroundings, she was inside some sort of cage. She shivered, suddenly realizing the place was
ice cold. " The bars are completely frozen, with enough force they should give in now."
Cheza remained silent for a moment before registering everything she was saying. Getting to her feet
she kicked the bars and they shattered to the ground, leaving an opening big enough for them to escape
through. The two escaped through the opening and took off running, neither having a clue where they
were going. Eventually the two reached a door leading to the outside world, looking around Cheza
noticed the two were surrounded by miles upon miles of woods. The building they now stood in front of
appeared to be some sort of warehouse. "Going somewhere?" The two froze in their tracks, "Run"
Cheza whispered. They both took off, they ran for a good five minutes before Cheza came to an abrupt
hault. A sharp pain emitting from Cheza's right foot caused her to yell out in pain. "Cheza!" Yukina
quickly ran to her side, Cheza's foot had been ensnared by a bear trap. Hurriedly Yukina attempted to
pry the trap open, she could hear footsteps off in the distance. "Go Yukina, you can still get away.."
Yukina shook her head,"no, I can't leave you here." Cheza pleaded with her as the man appeared off in
the distance, "Please just go, the others are probably nearby..you will be able to tell them where to find
me..now hurry!" Hesitantly she obliged and took off into the woods.
" now look what you've gone and done."
Cheza watched as the eerie man before her knelt down and pried the trap open, her heart raced
as the pain only intensified. The man yanked her to her feet causing her to scream in pain,
" You shouldn't have tried to escape." He slapped her across the face sending her flying into the dirt,
" You better not try something like this again"
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Yukina fell to her knees, panting heavily. Tears flooded her eyes, she was lost. Her heart sunk as she
felt someone place a hand on her back. She quickly turned, to her surprise it was none other than Hiei.
He looked extremely pissed off, "Where is he?" Hiei hated seeing Yukina cry, the pain and fright in her
eyes was enough to set him off. He would kill whoever was responsible for causing her tears.
Numerous pairs of footsteps could be heard running towards her, soon Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kuronue and
Youko appeared. As Yukina stared into Youko's golden depths she felt…scared. She had never seen him
look so angry before. A loud scream echoed around them, clearly the scream belonged to Cheza.
Youko was gone before anyone else had a chance to react. "Come on Yukina, I need to get you out of
here." Kuwabara said while helping the ice maiden to her feet.
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Blood oozed from Cheza's injured leg, she glared angrily up at the man before her.
" The names Hector by the way" he commented while making his way towards her. He had
placed her on a large bed with light blue sheets. Cheza glared up at the man now known as Hector
as he cupped her face in his hands. " Hmm..you would make a lovely wife..too bad I've been ordered
to kill you." She shoved him back, "Don't touch me" she snarled. Hector glared back at her before
slapping her across the face, causing blood to drip from her mouth. Hector forced her head up
and proceeded to kiss her, " I do apologize, but I cannot allow any disobedience."
As their mouths parted Cheza noticed someone standing behind Hector. Her eyes widened as
she realized who it was, although he looked different than usual. The glare on Youko's face
could outdo Hiei's tenfold. The normal warmth and love in his eyes were gone, now they were
filled with anger and hate..he truly looked like the cold ruthless bandit legends spoke of.
In a flash Youko was next to an unsuspecting Hector, who was sent sailing through the concrete wall of
the room they currently resided in. Youko was next to Cheza in a matter of seconds, glancing over her
injuries briefly. "I told you not to go anywhere." Cheza looked down avoiding eye contact with the
fox. Forcing her to look up at him his glare intensified, the cuts and bruises on her face were clearly
the cause of his escalating anger. Hector soon appeared from the fallen rubble, spitting blood from
his mouth he looked up at the fox. " You must be her lover. I must say she's quite the kisser."
Youko vanished from her side and soon appeared in front of Hector. The fox slammed his fist into
Hectors face sending him flying back. Giving the man no time to recover he went on the offense once
more. Hector got one good hit, which sent Youko flying backwards. The two began to take part of
a stare off. Neither moved, just watched the other. A grin spread across Youkos face, " I could have
just killed you..but I wanted you to suffer" Suddenly Hector fell to his knees clutching his stomach.
screams of agony echoed off the walls, soon a plant burst forth from his stomach. Cheza grimaced
at the gruesome sight. In a matter of seconds Hector was dead. Youko's gaze left the lifeless body
before him and turned to Cheza. Without saying a word he reached her side and picked her up,
" I'm sorry.." Cheza whispered. The glare on his face softened, but he remained silent as he made
his way back outside and to the others.