Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ With Every Drop of Blood ❯ Tarukane's Mansion ( Chapter 3 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any YYH stuff, nope!! But despite that I am following the basic storyline of the series, this plot is my own and so are my original characters. SO NO STEALING, YOU HEAR???!!!

A/N: well, after a rather crappy day at school I'd have to say that I'm ready to express my anger through my writing...Please don't get scared though!

Please enjoy the next chapter!! Once again, I haven't seen this part in the series for awhile (AND STUPID CARTOON NETWORK TOOK IT OFF THE AIR!! GRRRR) so don't yell at me if my account isn't entirely accurate; I tried to gather everything I could from episode summaries from the internet.

PS: sorry if it sucks; when I wrote this I wasn't all that good at fight-scenes, so just try and use your imaginations as best as possible ::nervous laugh::

Enjoy!!

Thoughts

'Kira'

Fire Angel

::Tarukane's Mansion::

"It's just up ahead!" Botan called from above them as she lay seated on her oar. The others waited as she touched down on the ground—all save for Kuwabara, that is. He was already charging off in the direction of the mansion.

"Yukina!" he cried.

"Kuwabara, wait up!" Botan yelled after him, but he was already gone, “Doesn't he realized that he hasn't even met her yet?”

"Crap," Yusuke muttered as he watched the red-head prance off towards his beloved Yukina, "Well come on..." he told the remaining two as he gestured after the infatuated baka.

"Man this is so boring!" Mai grumbled to herself as the trio hurried off after Kazuma, "I mean, all the demons we've come across are completely weak; why can't that Tarukane guy send us more of a challenge? Like something that would take some effort to kill..." (A/N: ahhh!! Be careful of what you wish for!!)

Urameshi flexed his fingers lazily, "Yeah, well I guess you can take it as a good sign that this will be an easy mission..." he yawned casually and placed his hands behind his head.

"Don't jinx it, Yusuke," the Guardian warned with a laugh and teasingly knocked him over the head with her staff, "You don't want to get over your head with all of this, do you?"

He rubbed his scalp, pretending that it hurt. Mai laughed and swung the golden rod over her shoulders as they continued to follow after Kuwabara.

"Aw, suck it up!" she giggled with the tilt of her head; the Detective suddenly felt his ears burning red and turned his head away. The girl laughed again and instinctively, she spun around once or twice in a circle as if to release the temptation of all-out dancing entirely.

The pair was silent for a moment as they listened to Kazuma's far off shouting for Yukina. Mai smiled slightly as she watched a group of sparrows flutter from out of one of the trees.

"He's cute like that, you know?" she thought aloud absently, "I think it's just sort of sweet how he's fallen for Yukina; it's one of those love-at-first-sight things, right?" she smiled inattentively and let her eyes be drawn to the sky.

The Detective cocked an eyebrow in her direction, "You're weird, you know that?"

She gave him a teasing scowl, "Yeah, well you are too," she returned and punched him in the arm.

It wasn't long though, before they came across Kuwabara standing at the edge of the forest.

"What's the hold up?" Yusuke asked as he stepped next to his friend.

The red-head's confidence was considerably lessened by the look on his face, yet there was a strong hint of determination. And the rest of them knew why when they reached the forest border.

"The good news..." Mai stated calmly, "Is that Tarukane's mansion is just a stroll away. The bad news," she said with a smirk, "Is we have a hoard of demons in our way..."

"Is that supposed to be a bad thing?" Kazuma questioned jokingly.

The Guardian laughed in amusement, "No," she turned to the boy beside her, "What about you, Yusuke? Are you in?"

Urameshi smirked, "Hell yeah," he said and clenched his fists. The other two grinned and readied themselves as well as the demons before them began to charge.

Mai smiled as she took a step forward, "Finally!" she exclaimed.

-:3:-

Not even three or four minutes later, the group emerged from the midst of the flames that no burned along the alls of the mansion, much to Tarukane's dismay.

"They...They've made it passed my demons!" he stammered in disbelief as his beady black eyes lingered on the security screen.

"It appears as though your wealth is waning, Tarukane..." came a cool voice.

He swiftly turned his head to face the other gamblers on the screens. One of them in particular—Sakyo—the one man who had—despite his army of demons—bet on the intruders and won every time.

The mafia boss was now down to almost literally his last penny. His greedy eyes swiveled and fell on the two demons behind him.

"Another bet?" he offered as he switched his attention to the screen, "The intruders against two of my strongest demons?"

A murmur of amusement rippled through the gamblers.

"Two of your strongest, you say?" one said in pleasure.

Another chuckled, "It's almost like giving us the money, Tarukane, and you hardly have any left!"

But on the far left screen, Sakyo folded his hands casually, "I bet two-million on the intruders," he said calmly.

Tarukane's face paled considerably as another wave of murmurs swept over them.

"On the intruders?" the boss repeated cautiously. His brow furrowed angrily as he turned to the duo behind him, his eyes narrowing dangerously, "Kill them all..." he told them rather darkly...just as a sly smirk crawled onto Sakyo's face.

-:3:-

Mai stretched pleasantly as they crossed the courtyard, "Well that was a nice little warm-up!" she said, her cheerfulness coming back to her. But once again, Kuwabara was about ready to race off towards his beloved Yukina that is until Botan swiftly grasped him by the collar.

"Hold on there, Kazuma," she warned, "I wouldn't go barging in there if I were you—"

"She's close though..." the red-head told them seriously, "I can sense her nearby!"

And with that he raced off towards the mansion as the other three called after him, and also ran towards the front doors.

But no sooner had the four of them burst through the entrance, did they freeze.

They stood at the beginning of a long hallway that was rather lavishly decorated with fine paintings and furniture along the all. But it wasn't the grandness of the home that stopped them, but the demon waiting for them. A horn protruded from their skull and they brandished a whip before them.

It was a female demon (A/N: or so they think...LoL) and the four of them watched her curiously as her blood-red eyes narrowed.

"You are not allowed to pass," she said coolly, “I—Miyuki—and my other companion will make sure of that.” (a/n: jeeze, that sounded corny, gomen everyone)

Yusuke smirked and stepped forward to battle the demon as the others waited behind him.

"You shouldn't fight girls, Urameshi," Kazuma told him as he eyed the demon carefully.

Mai whirled on him and smacked him upside the head, "Shut up, Kuwabara!" she hissed, "Let him fight; it's a demon, who cares?!"

"But you're not supposed to hit girls!" he protested, glaring at her.

"You two stop arguing!" Yusuke snapped without looking at them as he placed himself in the ready stance. Immediately the pair silenced themselves but not before giving each other angry glares. The Detective rolled his eyes, "This is already taking too long!"

Then, as if the demon took that as a cue, both she and Urameshi charged at one another. An instant later, they were both hovering in the air, getting ready to attack one another. But when the time came for them to make contact, the she-demon's flight-path was cut short and she fell back to the ground.

Angrily, she whirled on the detective, “Pervert!” she screamed.

Botan, Mai, and Kuwabara all blinked, what the hell?

She stood while she continued to fume. And then, from the side of her head, she began to pull at a strand of her hair. By the time it was long enough to suffice her, the demon unexpectedly lashed out at Yusuke with it. The “whip” wrapped quickly around his neck and Miyuki hurled him across the room then into the ground.

“Yusuke!”

"Aw crap," the Detective muttered while he attempted to loosen the whip's hold with his hands.

She glared at him dangerously as the Detective raised the only hand he could spare in front of him, his fist beginning to glow a light blue. The demon backed off slightly and before he could fire, she leapt up into the air; crashing through the ceiling. In the same motion, Urameshi was suddenly lifted into the air while Miyuki began to swing him back and forth like a human pendulum. From below him, Kuwabara suddenly blinked as he realized something.

"I told you that you can't hit girls, Urameshi! And now you're groping them too?!" the red-head demanded.

“What?!” both Mai and Botan choked out and nearly did a synchronized face-falter together, “What the hell are you talking about, Kazuma? He didn't even touch her!” the guardian reminded him.

Kuwabara's face went a bright red shade and instead of saying it aloud, he whispered it to both the girls' ears.

“Wait, how did manage that so quickly?” Botan asked, bewildered, “I didn't even see him do it—“

“You what?! Yusuke, you really are a perv!!” Mai screamed at the detective, “This is what you deserve!” she added, implying the fact that he was now facing the fact that he might choke to death.

"I don't have time for this!" he grunted in frustration and turned to the guardian (though, he was kind of doing that anyway), "Mai, can I get some help here?!"

She put a hand on her hip, “Why would I do that?” she challenged, but he sent her an angry glare and she rolled her eyes, “All right, all right,” she sighed, although everyone could tell that she couldn't help but grin as she took up her staff. She raced towards Urameshi and leapt above the whip hanging from the ceiling, her staff swinging down onto it. And as if the rod were a blade, the vine snapped and the Detective was freed.

From above, the she-demon cried out as she lost her balance and stumbled through the opening in the ceiling. Yusuke rubbed his neck gingerly as Mai helped him to his feet.

The detective glowered angrily at his opponent, “I've had enough of this,” he said while the she-demon recovered. Miyuki glared at him furiously and without giving any warning, she charged one again at Urameshi.

But when it looked as though Yusuke was going to throw a punch at the demon, his hand abruptly latched onto her right breast.

Kazuma—in short—freaked, “WAAAAAAAAAAHH!! Urameshi!! What the hell is wrong with you?!!?”

“Okay, we get it, Yusuke!” Mai yelled frantically, “You can stop that now!!”

But while the detective started to descend from his “attack” his hand then found its way to her ::cough:: lower parts.

All three of his companions paled as if they were going to be sick. Mai slapped her hand to her head in an attempted to remove the image from her memory.

Urameshi finished with a roll across the floor and soon after stood. He dusted himself off and walked over towards Miyuki and—almost casually—kneed her in the stomach. Without waiting for her to make a revival, he lifted her above his head and promptly crashed the demon into one of the nearby walls.

Once more, the detective dusted himself off as Kazuma nearly exploded in his face, “Urameshi! What the hell is wrong with you?!” he demanded furiously, “I should beat the crap out of you right about now—!!”

“Don't bother,” Yusuke told him, “Something wasn't right about her, so I did a little checking,” this comment caused a line of sweatdrops to form on his companions (what was so little about that?). After glancing back at Miyuki, he gave them all and `OK' sign, “The good news is, is that the family jewels haven't been stolen—“

“What the hell are you talking about, Yusuke?!?” Mai yelled as she frantically hit him over the head with Kira's staff, “I thought it was bad enough when I heard you did this kind of stuff to Keiko—!”

“Ow!! Dammit, I meant Miyuki's a guy, alright?!” he insisted and whacked the staff away, “Something didn't feel right so I checked and `she' turned out to be a `he'!” he rubbed his scalp and muttered, “Damn…you probably have a stronger hit than Keiko…”

Kuwabara frowned, however and folded his arms over his chest. His eyes found Miyuki's body nearby and he cocked an eyebrow curiously. Obviously, he wasn't all too convinced of Urameshi's story. But as he started to lift the demon's skirt, Botan quickly pulled out her oar and struck him over the head.

“Don't even think about it,” she warned the redhead twitching on the ground. While Mai—still a bit shaken by Yusuke's “tactics”—glanced around their surroundings and noticed a security camera along one of the walls. With a grin she pointed it out to the detective and the others.

On instinct, all four of them gathered at the base of the camera and grinned smugly up at the lens, each of them holding up a finger.

Urameshi laughed, “There's only one more left, Tarukane you bastard!” he shouted at the camera.

There was a pause before Kuwabara blinked, “Hey…I sense Yukina nearby!” he told them excitedly and hurried down the hall with everyone else following behind.

It wasn't long however, before Mai suddenly cried out from behind the group. Everyone turned to find the Guardian seated on the ground as if she had fallen.

"Mai, what happened—?"

"That bastard stole my staff!" she exclaimed angrily and pointed forward. The others followed her gaze to come across a shorter demon with a cloth wrapped around his head just ahead of them. In his hand was Mai's staff, and even beneath the fabric, the group sensed him smirk as he cackled dangerously. He wore a pair of gloves, each with three spikes protruding into the air.

The girl growled, "Give me back my staff, dammit!" she barked.

He snickered and suddenly disappeared from sight.

"Hey!" she cried and jumped to her feet. The demon reappeared a moment later a little further down from the group. Mai clenched her teeth angrily as he started to snicker once more, "You just messed with the wrong girl," she muttered darkly.

The Guardian made a move to chase after him, but once more the demon vanished. Mai stood ready and waited for him to reappear. However, the speed-type demon suddenly materialized directly in front of her. She winced in anticipation of his attack, but found that it never came. Instead, a grunt of pain issued from next to her and she glanced up to find Urameshi standing beside her as a protective shield.

"Y-Yusuke?” she whispered a bit surprised.

"Heh, don't worry, it wasn't that hard of an attack," the detective insisted through gritted teeth and grinned.

As he backed away, it became apparent that the demon had disappeared again and was now at the end of the hallway. Mai bit her lip with she noticed—shallow as it was—a wound across Yusuke's back from the blow he had taken for her.

Urameshi stood in a stance to face the demon and clenched his fists at his side, “So do you want your staff back, Mai?” he asked a bit too casually, but didn't wait for her answer.

"Hey, Urameshi, be careful!" Kuwabara warned, "I can't even sense him he's moving so fast!"

And no sooner had he said this than the little man appeared in front of him and attempted to hit him. The Spirit Detective ducked as the demon vanished. He ran quickly a little further down the corridor, but still the demon followed.

Yusuke stood for a moment and looked around the hallway where the demon continued to zip in and out of sight before turning back to the group with a smirk on his face, "Just stay here!" he called as he raced after him. The other three furrowed their brows in confusion as the Detective turned down a hallway.

It wasn't two seconds before a sudden Spirit Gun attack erupted down the other corridor, obliterating anything and everything in its path. A moment or two later, Yusuke returned with his hand holding onto the golden staff

"I think I got him," was all his said. Mai glowered and took the rod away from him, rolling her eyes. Yusuke smiled gently as the girl shoved him.

"You're just lucky that I'm your Guardian, Yusuke," she said almost angrily and crossed her arms, “You didn't have to stand in front of that attack like that.” But the Detective grinned, knowing that she wasn't entirely angry at him. She sent him an angry scowl and started off down the hallway as the boy followed after her.

"They sure are odd, don't you think?" Botan said thoughtfully to Kazuma, “So odd actually, that they're almost made for each other.”

-:3:-

A/N: sorry about how the ending was just sort of crappy, and if it sounded sort of choppy, I apologize, I'll make sure it gets better in the next chapter with the Toguros!!

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Peace and Luv!!