Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Hanyou ❯ Chapter 5- Up the stairs to the Shadows ( Chapter 5 )

A/n- I feel like speeding things up a bit so here's another chappy.

 

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Chapter 5- Up the stairs to Shadows

 

Yana groaned as someone shook him awake. He looked up to see the hanyou bent down to him- now back looking like a human again- with her companions standing over her glaring down at him, “we're all back? So I take it you beat my old friend Kaitou?”

 

“We've already checked 2 of the possible doors that would lead us up stairs.” Kurama stated holding up a gold and silver key.

 

“nice job, but why did you wake me up then?”

 

“Because we found a warning that said we needed you're approval before we open the correct door the silver key opens, or our friends`ll die.” Desota said holding the note they found in his face as she started to stand up.

 

“oh, well that IS a good reason.”

 

“you better give us your approval, or I'll find a new use of my broken blades shards.” Hiei threatened.

 

“You should know that kind of stuff don't work here, Short stuff.” Yana glanced at him.

 

“You mean….the barrier wasn't Kaitou's?” Botan asked surprised as everyone else was.

 

“to some degree, his power does have its own barrier, but it only combined with the mansion's rule against violence. It was stated under by the owner.” Yana explained opening the door to lead them to a room with a wall that was lined with staircases.

 

“MAN! THIS PLACE IS HUGE IF IT HAS ALL THOSE!” Kuwabara gasped in awe.

 

Desota picked at her ear, “You're shouting again, Kazuma.”

 

“Oh- Sorry,”

 

“This part is simple- each of you are to take a different stair case up to the next room.” Yana said simply as he nodded to the wall of different stair cases.

 

“You're intending to split us up? But why?” Kurama asked, only half expecting an honest answer.

 

“well as the old saying goes- that's for me to know and you to find out.” Yana shrugged.

 

Kuwabara was fuming, “man this is starting to really piss me off! I can't stand having to do what ever these Dumbnutts say like a trained lap dog!”

 

“Kuwabara!” Kurama put a hand on the taller boys shoulder to stop him from doing anything rash, “I know it's infuriating, but if we want to help Yumi and Yusuke, we'll have to do as he says.”

 

Kuwabara deflated, “yeah, I know…,”

 

“OH! I almost forgot!” Botan snapped her fingers as she crouched down and opened the case to start digging in it, “Lets see, I know it's in here some where…..,”

 

Desota was instantly curious about the case again and she crouched down on her knees beside Botan to look over her shoulder.

 

“AAAAH-HAAAA!!!! HERE IT IS!” Botan suddenly sat straight up holding a sticker pendant in the air. The sudden movement startled Desota who had darted behind Hiei and Kurama and peeked out from behind them.

 

“Coward,” Hiei snorted. Desota stuck her tongue out at him.

 

“it's the ever stylish- Magera ceil!” Botan announced.

 

“oh boy, here we go….,” Kuwabara sighed as he stood right beside Botan as if they were in a televised commercial, “But Botan, what does it do?”

 

“I'll tell you what it does!” Botan said in a sing-song voice, “You put your name on it like so and then attach it to the person you want to know you're alright when you're separated form them. Their health is determined by the color the pendant turns to!” Botan revised as if it were a line as she stuck her pendant on Kuwabaras uniform.

 

“HEY! IT WON'T COME OFF! JUST LIKE GLUE!” Kuwabara gasped cheeseily.

 

“they don't come off unless the person that put them on takes them off. See? Let me try,” Botan peeled it off.

 

“OH MY GOD! THAT'S AMAZING!”

 

Kurama, Desota, Hiei, and Yana all had a big sweat drop by now.

 

“that's……nice, Botan. It seems really handy for this type of thing.” Kurama said.

 

//are you kidding? That's the most stupid thing she's shown us yet!!// Yoko protested when Kurama took a few to mark his name on like the others- besides Hiei, who just scoffed.

 

`It'll be a good way to keep an eye on Dessy while we're separated.'

 

//……very well, I'll allow this thing to touch me then.//

 

“well its good to know everyone's ok” Botan remarked as she looked down at the pendants on her uniform, then she pointedly gave a dry look at Hiei, “Besides Hiei.” She waved a sticker at him.

 

“Touch me and die,” Hiei glared.

 

“awe, Hiei's not being a team player!” Desota feigned a whine, “don't ya wanna know if we're all ok?”

 

“in honest truth I couldn't care less.” Hiei's eyes widened when Kurama stuck his sticker on his chest.

 

“Perhaps he has already forgotten that it was HIS soul that was taken first?”

 

“ooo, he told you.” Kuwabara laughed as he stuck his on next.

 

“so there, rebel,” Botan chimed in while putting on hers.

 

“look at it this way,” Desota said as she put hers on as well, “at least if one of us dies, you'll know right away and it'll give you a reason to go off killing like you seem to enjoy doing so much.” She smiled with an innocent tilt of her head that reminded him of his sister, Yukina.

 

“Feh,” He snorted infamously as he looked away.

 

They all picked a stair case, “umm, Dessy, why is your pendant flashing red?” Botan asked looking down at her chest to see Desota's pendant color flickering.

 

Desota shook her head, “Ryu's playing tricks on me, and I don't know why. He's trying to make my legs buckle.”

 

With a glance down, everyone could tell she was having trouble standing. Her knees were bent dangerously.

 

-You so owe me fox, she's putting up a hell of a fight, and if this doesn't work with the rules, I'm frying your scrawny ass soon as I'm able for putting me threw this!- Ryu hissed privately through his weakening connection to Kurama.

 

//At least if we're allowed to carry her, nothing'll happen to her.// pointed out Yoko.

 

-nothing of what kind of harm, pervert! Don't think I can't read those vibes you're letting in the connection!-

 

`saves use the trouble of explanation then.'

 

Desota finally collapsed and glared at the floor as if it were Ryu, “WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR! ITS JUST STAIRS!” She hissed aloud at Ryu.

 

“has she lost it?” Yana asked bewildered.

 

 

“no, She just has an odd excuse of an alter ego thing cursed in her.” Kuwabara informed.

 

 

“well, can you walk?” Yana asked. Even if he was suppose to trick them with this, it didn't mean he meant to hurt them- at least not one of the girls, they were just guests, right?

 

“I can't even FEEL my legs- that bastard!” the last part she growled to herself. She blinked in surprise when Kurama knelt down to scoop her up.

 

“If it's not against your rules, I'll carry her the rest of the way up. We wont leave her here alone.” Kurama turned to Yana with Desota in his arms bridal style and almost red a tomato.

 

“If you insist.” Yana nodded and the group once again approached their chosen stairways. Kurama had shifted Desota to his back in a more comfortable position while he held fast to her by gripping her under her thighs. Yoko was revealing in this.

 

//YOU GOT HER LEGS WRAPPED AROUND US SOONER THAN I THOUGHT!// he cheered //YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PROUD AND HAPPY I AM NOW!//

 

`would you shut up?! She probably doesn't think anything of it like we are.' Kurama defended as they started up the stair well.

 

//ask lizard boy. Our connection is still up for a few minutes, use it to our advantage.//

 

-I will not help in this in any other way than I am forced to. That spell I put on her muscles'll last all night since she resisted so well.- Ryu interrupted.

 

//I'll tell her you're having fantasies of her when you retreat back to her mind.// Yoko threatened playfully.

 

-I'll just say that what you really meant to say was that YOU were having fantasies of her.-

 

//I cannot tell a lie// Yoko admitted with a quirky smile.

 

`that's a new one….,' Kurama rolled his eyes, glad that Desota couldn't hear the discussion they were having with her alter ego.

 

//white lies don't count// Yoko said dryly as he deflated.

 

Kurama was jolted out of his inner brawl with Yoko and Ryu when Desota's head fell to his shoulder heavily, “Desota?”

 

“hmm?” she sounded very tiered, then she stiffened and her head shot back up, “oh, I'm sorry, Kurama. O guess I didn't realize how tiered I was getting until now.” She excused quietly.

 

Kurama smiled, “go ahead and rest while you can. Who knows what's at the top of the stairs.”

 

“You sure you don't mind? I already feel bad for you having to carry me. Yana didn't seem like he'd have hurt me if I just waited down stairs for you.”

 

That made a pang of guilt shoot through all Kurama, Yoko, and Ryu.

 

“I don't mind at all,” Kurama said swallowing the feeling before she sensed it, “and I'd rather have you close than leave you down there. I'm sure the others would too- I just acted on it.”

 

//nice cover up.// Yoko praised with a sigh of relief.

 

-pleas! Like she'd believe a load like that—

 

Desota cut Ryu's comment off short when she lay her head down once more on his shoulder with a content sigh and started to half doze off.

 

-of all the fucking cheesiest things I've ever seen!!- Ryu started to curse.

 

//she's just relaxing when she knows she cant be harmed- and that would be when she's with US// Yoko stated proudly.

 

-get a bigger ego there, fox, and you'll be too big for Kurama's body to hold all of it in.- Ryu taunted.

 

`honestly, you're not much better about your power.' Kurama defended.

 

-I've got the power to back it up. There's a difference in power and seduction….and I have to leave you two half-wits now. The bond is weakening.-

 

//If you so much as put one doubting thought in her mind about us, lizard guts, I'll-//

 

`he's gone Yoko'

 

//I KNOW THAT! BUT I WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENTENCE!//

 

something caught their eye a head of them. Kurama stopped and looked up sharply to see doors seemingly hanging in space all around him.

 

`the hell?'

 

//you wanted a door? There's your door.// Yoko said dryly.

 

`its an illusion. There has to be some trick-,' before he could finish that thought, the stairs ahead of him dissipated and a new stairway appeared going up on the left. Not having much of a choice, Kurama shifted Desota's now limp form higher on his back again and started off in the new direction.

 

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When they finally did reach the door and open it, it seemed like everyone else had reached it at the same time. Yusuke was in the middle of the room. He was standing very still, but looked like he was under strain. A bright light shined behind him. Not very far in front of him was another boy about his height. He had a carefree hairstyle with the color of bright yellow blond and dark eyes that were slit. He wore the same uniform as Yana, only his jacket was a crop top.

 

“Hello boys and girls.” He greeted with a tone that only a guy with a cocky attitude towards life could muster, “so nice of yous to join us.”

 

“Yusuke!” Botan called as she started to run for him.

 

“STOP RIGHT THERE AND DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!” Yusuke called back.

 

Botan stopped dead, now fully aware and on guard. The other three stopped just behind her- Desota still asleep on Kurama's back, “Yusuke?”

 

“He can make you practically a statue if he steps on your shadow, so stay back!” Yusuke warned loudly. His out burst was enough to rouse Desota awake.

 

She yawed and tried to stretch best as she could in Kurama's hold on his back, “Yusuke, keep it down we can hear you just- EEP!!” She snapped fully awake, “YOUSUKE!”

 

“Where's Yumi?!” Hiei demanded, prepared to slice the Human standing on Yousuke's shadow if need be.

 

“You're wolf friend is very well and fine, but she got too protestant and be had to put the animal on a chain.” The boy shrugged as he nodded behind them on their left flank. Sure enough, a large black wolf was laying down seeming asleep. A thick stake and chain held her firmly to a small area just beyond their reach.

 

Glancing over at the blond boy, Hiei used his speed and tried to slash the chain away with what little was left of his kitana, but the broken blade only produced a `clinging' sound that woke the wolf up with a start. She wagged her tail at the sight of him, unable to speak human tongue in that form.

 

Once Hiei was sure no harm was on her he turned annoyed eyes on the boy again, “why is she in her wolf form?”

 

“It's a condition that type of chain does once it's latched on to a captive. It turns beast-demons into their animal forms and holds them down accordingly to their strength. Believe me, she only just now started to doze off.” The boy replied, “but if you try freeing her again or any of that quick kill stuff- any of yous, and this here detective boy gets it, you know what I means?”

 

Hiei rejoined the group scoffing, “Feh, I could have you laying in your own blood before you even thought about how to harm the detective.”

 

“that may be so, but I'm not the one to be so afraid of. You sees, there's an imposter in your little group.”

 

The room got suddenly very quiet.

 

“what?” Botan finally said.

 

“WHAT KIND OF SHIT ARE YOU GOING ON ABOUT NOW!!” Kuwabara lashed out.

 

“exactly what I said. You have an imposter in you group, and Mr. Urameshi here is going to play his part and pick out just who that imposter is.”

 

Desota whimpered and nudged Kurama to get his attention before whispering in Kurama's ear, “you can put me down now. I can see we'll be here for a while.”

 

“If you insist.” Kurama sighed as he gently let her slide off his back and helped her over to one of the pillars they were standing next to so she could lean on it. She nodded her thanks to him and tried to pry Ryu to the surface again to see if he could help in finding the imposter.

 

`any thoughts? Surly you have some type of dragon power you boast about that can help.'

 

-I'm a Dragon, not a miracle worker. Even I have limits. Shape shifters are a threat to use- that's why most humans who acquire such a trait tend to have be come dragon slayers back when they hunted our hide for sport.-

 

`some help you are.'

 

-I get us out of most of the trouble you get us into-

 

`you mean that YOU get us into when YOU decide it's YOUR turn to take over and then leave ME in charge when you piss someone off too much.'

 

-I could defend us from any demon if half my power wasn't still attached to whoever's IN my body now! I SWEAR- once we find that Human with great spiritual powers, I WILL MAKE him tell me where he hid it and how controls it now.-

 

`you'd think we'd be able to remember at least something about him.' Desota said seriously.

 

-He wiped our memory, and that doesn't come back unless something jogs our memory that leads straight to him- like the sound of his voice.- Ryu growled lowly in mid-sentence when he realized Kurama wasn't going to leave Desota's side.

 

`I side with him ONE time to get out of a tussle and he thinks I accept him coming on to her!' he thought privately.

 

“YOU MEAN I HAVE LIKE 10 MINUTES TO FIND OUT WHO THE FAKE IS?!” Yusuke gripped.

 

“yes, and they cant speak until YOU ask a question to them. If you should happen to fail, or don't cooperate in this little game, the REAL one is just a speed dial away from being killed on the spot. It doesn't matter if you kill me before I even speak to them, the ring gives off the signal, so don't even think about it short stuff.”

 

Hiei gave him a glare that said, `keep that up and soon as I'm able you'll be dead in the 7 hells fire.'

 

“and look at this, only 9 minutes left. You better get going, Yusuke.” The blond said checking his watch, “I'll let you go now and soon as the minutes are up, you have to hit and knock out who ever you suspect is the fake.”

 

“what!” Everyone visibly tensed.

 

“It's the only way to knock Yana out of his power- to knock him unconscious.” He stepped back from Yousuke's shadow.

 

Yusuke grimaced, “Fine, lets cut to the chase then- Kuwabara, tell me what your birth day is and your blood type!”

 

Kuwabara bristled, “IT FIGURES THAT YOU'D SUSPECT ME FIRST, YOU BASTARD!”

 

“OH SHUT THE HELL UP AND GET OVER YOUSELF AND ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION!”

 

“humph,” Kuwabara huffed crossing his arms over his chest, “Do you even KNOW my blood type and birth date?”

 

“uuuuuh…….no.” Yusuke admitted.

 

Desota sweat dropped with a dry look, “You display as a detective is most amusing.” She mumbled lowly to herself. Had it been any other situation, Kurama would have laughed at her sarcasm.

 

“okaaaay then, moving along,” Yusuke wasted no time, “Kurama, tell me your mothers name and how old she is.”

 

Kurama smiled relaxed, “Her name is Shiori and she's 40 years old. She'll be remarried in the fall.”

 

Yusuke brightened up, “Hey, that's GREAT! Am I invited?”

 

“you're not the one in a pink flower girl dress,” Desota snuffed, but the smile on her face said she was happy about it if it meant a lot to Shiori.

 

“Dessy in a dress?! WOO! NOW I'M REALLY GOING!”

 

“7 minutes,” the blond reminded them.

 

“oh right!- uhhhh, Botan!” Yusuke pointed slyly.

 

“me??” Botan eeped.

 

“prove to me that your not the fake by telling me your sizes,”

 

“YOU POMPUS WINDBAG!! I NEVER TOLD YOU ANY SUCH THING!!” She shouted angrily.

 

Everyone else sweat dropped except Desota who turned into a tomato embarised as she diverted her eyes away form the scene, not liking the `explinations' Ryu was sending her that might be the reason Yousuke knew that.

 

“sure ya did. Remember? On the roof top that one time? Just you and me?” Yousuke proded.

 

Botan actually had to think about it a moment, then bursted like a volcano, “YOU DID NOT! THAT NEVER HAPPENED YOU DISGRACEFUL PERVERT!!”

 

“this is going form stupid to beyond that and more.” Hiei hissed coolly.

 

“alright then, what about YOU!” Yousuke pointed at the small demon who only exceeded in hight over Dessy, “tell me your little sisters name!”

 

there was a pause as Hiei gave him a silent promise of pain, “you know her well enough, and I refuse to play such a ridiculous game.” Hiei snorted.

 

Yousuke deflated.

 

“SISTER?! I DIDN'T KNOW HIEI HAD A SISTER!” Kuwabara was suddenly at Hiei's side ready and willing to bug the hell out of the demon, “hmm I bet she looks and acts just like you….,”

 

“remind me to slit your throat” Hiei gritted out.

 

“Oh, I forgot Kuwabara didn't know the relation…” Botan murmured to herself.

 

“WHAT?! YOU KNOW HER, BOTAN?!” Kuwabara quickly turned to her, “Why didn't you tell me!?”

 

“It's kind of complicated, Kuwabara, so please calm down…,” Kurama said with a sigh.

 

“HUH? YOU KNOW ABOUT HER TOO? WHAT AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW?!”

 

 

“well, if it helps, Kazuma, I have no idea who they're talking about either?” Desota offered. There was a silence that followed that comment.

 

“BUT STILL, COME ON KURAMA, HAVE A HEART! TELL ME WHO SHE IS!” Kuwabara pressed on. Desota's reassurance forgotten.

 

“I'LL TELL YOU LATER, BUT NOW OBVIOUSLY ISNT THE TIME!” Kurama retorted

 

“I'll hold you to it, Kurama.” Kuwabara huffed in a pout.

 

“If you're done…,” Yusuke sighed, “alright, then that just leaves Dessy.” Yousuke turned to her.

 

Desota jerked from where she was on the ground in surprise and sudden nervousness, “m-m-m-m-me? But I've been asleep since we went up the stairs!” she stopped herself and looked horrified, “ahh! What if it really IS me and I don't even know it!!” she started panicking and saying she was sorry over and over. (imagine Tahrou form fruits basket if you know the series and you'll get her image. Lol)

 

Kurama smiled with a sweat drop, “I don't think that's possible, Desota” He reassured.

 

“well that rules her out….I guess.”

 

“Feh, how do we know it's not just a ploy to make us think its her?” Hiei countered.

 

“that can go two ways MISTER!” Desota leapt suddenly to the defense form her panic attack.

 

`it never ceases to amaze me how quickly she can change attitude like that.' Kurama sighed.

 

//she is a hanyou//

 

`that's no excuse and you know it'

 

//yeah, but you have to admit, its kind of cute watching her butt heads with Hiei like this.//

 

`no arguing there, but I swear if this is a trap to catch me off guard with a fantasy again, Yoko and I'll find some way to skin you alive!'

 

“huh, looky here, you have less than five minute.” The blond said.

 

“URAMESHI! HURRY UP ALREADY!” Kuwabara almost yelped.

 

“I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN, SO GET OF MY FUCKING BACK- huh?” Yousuke looked closer at his friends, “uh, guys? What's with the stickers?”

 

Botan bristled, “If a certain SOMEONE had been listening while I was explaining their tools to them then YOU'D KNOW THESES WERE YOUR MAGERIA CEALS!” she hissed at him.

 

“oh yeah, I forgot.” Yousuke sweat dropped with a goofy smile.

 

“argh! You know, sometimes I think YOU'RE the imposter.”

 

“wait isn't that the ones that cant be taken off except for the person who put it on?”

 

“Exactly- because both humans and demons have a special spirit print- Oi?”

 

“THAT'S IT THEN!”

 

The five of them looked at each other's ceils.

 

“I see, so if we remove the seals-,” Kurama started, but Desota cut him off in realization.

 

“THEN WE'LL KNOW WHO THE IMPOSTER IT! THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME PRINT AS THE REAL ONE!” she would have leaped up to try the assumption, but her legs didn't move. She looked up at Kurama pleadingly, “Kurama? A little helps please?”

 

Kurama chuckled and helped her stand, wrapping his arm around her waist to hold her to him to keep her from falling down again.

 

“well it's worth a shot.” Kuwabara admitted. Everyone reached for one another in a circle and grasped on to their ceil, “on there- 1,……2…….3!”

 

everyone was successful in getting theirs off- shocker.

 

“WHAT?” Botan eeped as she looked at her ceil suspiciously, “but that shouldn't have happened.”

 

“that means that there WAS NO imposter, it was just a trick to keep us on a leash!” Hiei seethed as he glared back at their foe.

 

“wrong again- you see, the reason your little stickers didn't work is because Yana's power is copy. He copies everything about you- attitude, voice, appearance, even that little spirit print.” The boy said.

 

Desota flinched, “that much??”

 

“he could copy your own mother and you'd never know the difference.” He checked his watch, “by the way, its choose'n time, Urameshi.” He held up the phone ready to push the button. When Yousuke hesitated, he tilted his head, “unless you want me to save you the trouble and just push the button.”

 

“fine- here it goes!” Yousuke charged, thinking fast about who to hit- Kuwabara.

 

“oh SHIT!” Kuwabara cursed when he realized he was chosen. Not a second later did Yousuke's fist connect with his jaw and sent him flying back to the wall and over Yumi's head. Yana's illusion dissipated and he returned to himself, but dressed in Kuwabaras clothes.

 

“wow, I must say I am impressed. How did you know it was Kuwabara?”

 

“1st of all, Kurama and Hiei are too smart to just walk into one of your traps. It take to long to get them in one.” Yousuke started as he stood up again form his attack.

 

“Well that's a relief” Kurama joked, “and we certainly don't scream the word `hot'.” He winked at Hiei who glared at him.

 

“secondly- it couldn't be Botan or Desota. Botan isn't a fighter and if you made me hit her then it doesn't matter if I'm dead, I'll still come back form hell and put you in my place. Desota is still new to this whole thing, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a shocker to who ever is behind all this to see her here.” Yousuke continued walking over to Yumi and undoing the collar to the chain.

 

“my hero,” Botan sighed.

 

“did he really think of this AS he was about to hit Yana? Or is he making it up as he goes?” Desota asked innocently looking at the others. Her only reply was the awkward sweat drops.

 

“I hit Kuwabara because I knew that even if it wasn't him, I've bashed him enough to know he can take a hit from me.” Yousuke finished professional like as he released the wolf.

 

Yumi stretched and morphed back to her humanoid form, “hmmm that's better,” she sighed popping her neck and shoulders, “what took you guys so long? We were waiting so long I think we missed dinner.”

 

“Yumi, its almost Breakfast.” Botan smiled.

 

“WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG! YOUR SLACKING AGAIN HIEI!” she accused the demon that was almost eye-to-eye with her. She was the taller one though.

 

“Don't go blaming your stupidity for getting caught on me, wolf!” Hiei retorted, “YOU'RE the one who took a detour instead of going to Koenma when he called for you!”

 

“HE TOLD ME TO CHECK UP ON EVERYONE! So naturally when it came to Yousuke following off with those 3 teens, I followed. IT WAS MY JOB!”

 

“NO ONE EVER SAID FOR YOU TO GET CAUGHT!”

 

“WHO ASKED YOU, PINCUSHION HAIR!? AND WHY ARE YOU GETTING ALL UPSET JUST BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE CAUGHT! I'M NOT YUK- YOUR LITTLE SISTER!”

 

“well as you said ITS MY JOB TO WATCH YOU! AND TRUST ME, IT'S NOT SOMETHING I VOLEENTARILY WOULD DO!”

 

“FINE BY ME! YOUR JUST AN ANNOYING LITTLE STICK IN THE MUDD THAT IS ANTI-EVERYTHING AND A PAIN IN THE ASS!”

 

“YEAH, WELL YOU'RE A HYPED UP PUPPY THAT NEEDS A DOG WALKER BECAUSE DADDYS TO BUISY TO WATCH YOU HIMSELF!”

 

“WHY YOU-,”

 

the two of them were nose to nose in the heated argument, roaring back and forth at one another.

 

Botan sighed from beside Kurama and Desota, who Kurama had yet to put back down, “They really do make a good couple…”

 

“THEY WHA??” Desota eeped, “ARE YOU BLIND? IF THEY HAD SWORDS THEY'D HAVE KILLED EACHOTHER BY NOW!”

 

“true, they are very competitive,” Kurama sighed.

 

“that's just the way they show one another affection, I guess.” Botan shrugged.

 

“seems like…,” Yousuke said dryly. Then he turned to the other guy, “Yo, we did your little game, now give us back our friend.”

 

“I'll return him to you soon enough, but first, I'd like you to meet the mastermind of this whole operation.” The doors opened up behind him, but no light came through so they had to wait until who ever it was to step out. A small foot stepped into the light. Followed by the form of a very small woman with gray shoulder length hair and bored brown eyes. She wore a battle kimono of orange, blue and beige.

 

“I- I don't believe it!” Botan stutter.

 

“master…..GENKAI?!” Yousuke blinked.