Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Yu Yu Hakusho Re-Written: Journey to Maze Castle. ❯ Easy Winnings ( Chapter 4 )

Those of you who have checked out my site and learned how long my series is will kill me. I am cutting it from over ten volumes to six or seven. Why? because there are certain plot aspects I want to use with other fan fictions. Not to mention, do you REALLY think I can write sixteen long fictions about the same character without doing another complete revision? I didn't even get through number three all the way and rushed through number two. And yes. Those of you that know about Chouhane and Ametsuki will be disappointed, they are never born. They shall forever remain imaginary children. Though I do have something after "Crush me slowly" at least one short fic (Think around five chapters) and A continuation to the YYRW series.

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By the way, I'm no longer posting on FF.net because they are getting too strict (Whilst anime spiral isn't strict enough =.=; Oh well) and I'm not going to go through and change all sorts of crap in my stories just because they are idiots that are worried about 'oh! What will the parents think if their children read NC17 fictions?' (It's called, the parent is too stupid to keep an eye on their kids if they're reading NC17) and 'Script style isn't a REAL form of writing.' (Shakespeare would beg to differ.) And let's not forget the banning of CYOA, (whilst MM.org is doing the same thing I'm not as mad seeing as how I've found a TON of them on here that are bicycle spam fics without a plot.) because after all, they're deleting GREAT stories which were they not FANfiction would get a ton of publishing offers. Funny how they leave the crappie 25 word stories (You heard me, stories, not chapters) on there and say 'oh, their fine. They're not breaking rules.' How about NC-17 (Most of them) Lacking of the use of spell check (Last I read "sheranuptohimandspikedherself on hismanhood" was NOT in the dictionary) AND underrating (Wow, I didn't know G rated included torture. Great things to teach my children (Seriously, since I'm a sadist it is something I'd accidentally teach them, but it's not something they SHOULD know, by the way, to ease the thoughts of parents, I'm not planning on having children, If I'm a hellion imagine how they'd turn out.) and a man sticking his d*ck in a girl is G rated too, WOW! If you can't tell that was sarcasm, you must burn.)

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On to the fic.

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~* Kat bit her already tender lower lip hard enough that it bled. 'Damn it. I need to stop
biting my lip when stressed. If I keep it up I won't have a lower lip.' She thought as a
drop of crimson landed on the ground with a 'plop.' Genbu took that as his cue to fall
from the ceiling onto the unknowing Kat. The red head looked up and froze. 'Kusou.' She
thought. *~

Chapter four: Quick winnings.

Her eyes widened as she tried to get her body to move. No luck. Whilst her mind raced her body was stuck in place. The giant rock demon above her was suddenly in several pieces on the ground. "Get over here before he puts himself back together!" Yuusuke yelled. Kat's body was now reacting as her mind was. She ran over to the others who had gotten back into one group. Kurama greeted her with a nod as she stepped to right beside Yuusuke. Kurama's rosewhip was still in his hand and ready to be used again.

'He saved me.' Kat thought. 'Why did he bother?'

Kurama looked at Genbu with an angry look on his face. "Your fight is with me, not her."

Kat wanted to hit herself, he didn't do it for her, he did it because his opponent was ignoring him.

Genbu started to laugh, it was if he had no sanity to speak of. "Do you want to know what is good about being the type of youkai I am? I can't be killed! Crush me and I come back together, melt me and I form with other rock and come back twice a strong as before, cut me into a million pieces, well, you've seen what happens. But the best part is this!" Genbu laughed maniacally as his arms shot away from his body in several pieces. Kurama dodged out of the way just in time.

Kat stood there looking dumbfounded. "Get down!" Yuusuke yelled as he all but yanked her down. The rocks flew over their heads and then back to Genbu. The demon laughed. "None of you stand a chance! Beg now and I may make your death quick and less painful."

Kat stood up quickly. "Baka!" Genbu growled at her. "You are such an annoying little gnat!" Kat smirked and mockingly bowed. "Why thank you oh Lord of idiocy."

Genbu growled in rage. "How dare you! You little bug!" his head, arms and hand shot off at Kat. Kat back flipped and ducked. she yelped as a hand pulled her to the ground. She looked to her left and saw Kurama in a very low crouch. There was a red rock in his left hand. The rocks wizzed a mere inch above Kat's head and shot back towards Genbu. When Kat looked at the youkai she let out a yelp and put her hands over her mouth to stop from laughing.

Yuusuke was cracking up. "I've heard of brass balls but this is hilarious!" Kuwabara was in more fits of laughter than even Yuusuke. "Yeah, and he's a unit ball." Kat couldn't help but giggle now. Kurama chuckled lightly and stood up, picking his whip up as he did so.

Genbu looked stunned. "What? Why is everything upside down?!" Kat giggled a bit more. She was trying to keep her composure at the sight. Genbu stood there with no head on his shoulder, and an upside down one between his legs. Genbu looked stunned. Kurama walked forward and held the rock up. "This is why." Genbu gasped in shock. "Give it back!" Kurama smirked. "I'd rather not, seeing as how this is the equivalent to the human part of the brain that controls movement and orientation." Kurama began to let the rock fall. Half way to the ground Kurama slashed through it with his rose whip. Genbu yelled and disintegrated.

Kat looked at Kurama who had a smirk on his face. Kat stood up as Kurama fell to his knees holding his wound. The whole group ran over to him. Kat noticed a small pool of blood at Kurama's feet. "That's right,," The two human boys looked at her. "Remember how in since they explained that the faster your heart beat is the faster and harder your blood pumps. that's why a person bleeds more when doing strenuous activities whilst injured. Now if only I could remember whether that was this year's since or the since from a few years ago." The two boys sweatdropped. "Are you sure you aren't more of an idiot than Kuwabara?" Yuusuke asked. Kat looked at Yuusuke. "No, but my problem is that I get muddled up, not that I'm stupid. I'm not the smartest cabbage in the patch but then again I haven't studied in a few years." Kat looked back to Kurama who had started to stand. "Daijobu desu ka?" He nodded. "I can walk, it's not a bad wound, just a painful one." Kat sighed in relief. Hiei let out his signature 'Hn' and frowned deeply. "With Kurama unable to fight we're going to have a hard time." The others nodded and followed as Hiei walked off without a word.

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Botan sighed as she and Kazehane drank some orange juice from a street vendor. Kazehane had also decided to get a bowl of ramen since it was well after dinner time. Night was about to fall in the city. "We're going to have to work through the night huh?" The young boy asked Botan. She nodded. "Or at least I will. You can go home. You've been such a big help." She said smiling. Kazehane broke out in laughter. "Are you kidding? I've had so much fun! I'm going to keep helping. I mean it's not everyday I get to have so much staff practice." He grinned wide. Botan blinked and started laughing. "You're so nice, Kazehane."

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"Stairs, stairs, and more damn stairs!" Kat said sounding more than a little perturbed. Yuusuke let out a sigh. "You're the only one of us that's human who isn't breathing hard. Why are you complaining?" Kat laughed nervously. "I lost track of the stairs at number six thousand and ninety five." Yuusuke stopped and looked at her. "How long ago was this?" Kat blinked and looked up. "Well I lost track cause I had to check my watch." She pulled out the afore mentioned watch from her pocket. She paled after looking at it. "Oh how time flies when your not having fun." Yuusuke and Kuwabara both got questioning looks on their face. "According to this we've been walking for over twenty four hours and I'm sure my watch isn't running that far ahead." Kat replied showing them the watch.

Kurama laughed lightly. "Time in Makai runs slower than that of the Ningenkai. Your watch comes from the Ningenkai. Just as you, Kuwabara and Yuusuke do." Kuwabara and Yuusuke looked at each other and then to Kurama. "Is that why we're as tired as we are?" Yuusuke asked. Kurama nodded. "I'm not effected as badly as you are because only my body is human. though the blood that runs through it is demon." Kat raised her hand. Kurama looked at her. "But why am I no more tired than I would be normally?" Kurama blinked at her question. "The only one of us that should be unaffected is Hiei, being demon in flesh and blood. Do you have a demon relative in your family?" Kat shook her head. "Nope. Not a blood relative. Though it's thought that my real father is a mage from the Makai." Kurama nodded. "That would explain it. The Makai is in your blood if your father was born there. Even though you're human. If you're here for a week then your body will re-adjust to the ningenkai's time frame." Kat shook her head. "This sucks badly. It seems like we've been walking for about six hours. Well, climbing, but either way that means the Ningenkai is four times as fast as Makai so about a day and a half has passed in our world." Kat started walking again. The others got the idea and started walking as well. "Hey, how do we talk to Botan without problems?" Kurama smiled. "Simple. Remember that the compact is from Reikai. Reikai runs on a completely different time wave. It slows down and speeds up at random. I noticed this during my trial and then when I was called back to help Yuusuke on this mission. Hypothetically Reikai devices should be able to communicate across time and space." Kat smiled. "I'm not sure but in order for a Nengenkai device to do that the inventor would have to either be a complete idiot or a master of space-time mechanics. Right?" Kurama nodded. "Correct."

Yuusuke and Kuwabara looked at the two like they were crazy. "Is she sure she hasn't studied in years?" Kuwabara shrugged. "I don't know. I don't understand what they are saying." Kat laughed. "I'm making guesses you idiots. I studied through high school level till I was eight. Then I started studying how to control my magic. I got tired of my manga catching on fire whenever the resident preppy bitch showed up on it." Kuwabara and Yuusuke sweatdropped. I can't believe it.." Yuusuke started. "She's a book worm." Kuwabara finished. Kat shook her head and continued talking to Kurama.

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"Allow me to take them!" A deep voice said. It was Seiryuu. "Not yet." Suzaku said. He looked at The large Tiger demon in the room. "Byako. They are nearing your lair, correct?" The green tiger nodded. "I'll crush them." He said understanding what Suzaku was hinting at. "Good." Suzaku said walking back to his chamber. He was slightly worried. Genbu was the weakest of them but he was also the hardest to find a weakness on. To be exact, not even Suzaku knew how to beat him. This was troubling to him.

Something about that girl was troubling him even more. During Genbu's fight a male version of the girl appeared on his screen from somewhere outside of the barrier where no insects resided. His mirror wasn't supposed to do that, or even be able to. He decided to talk to the maker of his mirror. Artimisu.

He called the Enchanter's name thrice without interruption. He showed no signs of coming. What was taking him? Normally he was there before the last syllable of his name was said the third time. Suzaku was getting suspicious. Artimisu's movements had become cocky since the girl was shown to him. Something was going on. Suzaku growled. There was no way for him to find out, not in the city any ways. He needed someone outside of the city other than Murugu. Someone that had knowledge on mages.

He knew exactly who could do the job.

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Kat was the first to the top of the steps. She looked ahead to the long walkway that was not unlike a bridge. The stone walkway was stretched between two towers. One of which was the one Kat just exited. There were no rails on the pathway. Then again why would a demon need rails? She stood in the doorway to the stairs, waiting for the guys who she had rushed ahead of. She moved forward slightly. A chill went up her spine.

Three voices behind her yelled. 'Watch out!' She turned around in time to see Yuusuke lunging her way. She meeped. It was more than a little late to dodge so she just closed her eyes and rode the ride as she slammed into the ground.

"What is it with you!? Things seem to be falling on you all the time!" Yuusuke yelled as he got off of he red head. Kat sat up. "That or lunging at me." She looked at him, her eyes demanding an explanation. Yuusuke pointed to the doorway. A thin blade that spanned between the doorway was lodged in the ground. It was the equivalent to a guillotine. Kat sweat dropped heavily. "I swear, today isn't my greatest day this week."

Yuusuke shook his head. "Stupid kid." He sat up, pulling Kat with him. Kurama cut the fine string that held the blade in place. Just in case the trap would move back into place. Kurama and the other two guys walked over the blade to their companions. Kat laughed a bit. "I suppose this makes me the official trap tester?" Hiei sweatdropped. "Baka." Kat couldn't resist. "Right back at'cha Mr. Poofy Pants Eyebrow." She shook her head laughing. "If one thing is put on my grave stone to describe me it'll be either random or insane." She got up and started across the walk way before any of them could say anything in reply. There was another set of yells. This time too late. All but a three feet wide strip of the walk way fell. Kat along with it. Instead of screaming Kat did something mature. She closed her eyes and started concentrating. Moments later she was ten feet above the platform in a free form fall with her back facing the ground. She managed to do a flip in mid air and land on her hands and feet. She couldn't help but grin in a relatively feline way. "Nyao."

The rest of the group's reactions varied. Kuwabara was sweatdropping heavily. "She's a cat?" Yuusuke's eyebrow was twitching whilst a dopey look adorned his face. Kurama sweatdropped and shook his head as Hiei had a 'Why couldn't she have been killed?' look.

Kat smiled, looking tired suddenly. Kurama blinked at her lightly as she stood up and ran across the rest of the way. The others soon followed. Yuusuke was trying to figure out why she was in the lead when he was the spirit detective.

As soon as all of them had entered the second tower the door was blocked off by a steal door. Kat looked back after the loud thud. "I wonder if they know we don't want to go back?" Yuusuke looked at her. "Speak for yourself." He said as he took the lead.

Once again they were sent walking through spiraling pathways. Yuusuke soon started to feel warm. Sweat started down his face. "Is it just me or are we in an oven?" Kurama nodded. "It has gotten considerably warmer." Kat was back in the rear once again. She was straggling more than earlier. "Hai." Yuusuke looked worried. "Something's wrong." Kuwabara nodded. "Yeah. I feel like there's something creeping after us." Yuusuke sweat dropped. "I wouldn't go as far as being that specific." Kat laughed. "He's highly spiritually aware, idiot. Whilst he's stupid he can sense things that even Hiei and Kurama can't. Hell, he can sense things without trying that even with all of my magic can't be sensed,, then again my magic wouldn't sense things on the spiritual plain, but that's besides the point." Kat said sweat dropping. Yuusuke blinked. "Seriously?" Kat glared. "If I weren't in a lazy mood I'd hit you right now. You're his partner! I'm just good at squeezing information out of the little hentai that runs Reikai while his father is away." Yuusuke laughed. "Oh yeah!" None of them were fooled. they all knew he was very clueless.

Kurama turned around suddenly. "Come out!" The others looked at him and blinked. Kuwabara looked into the shadows a second before Hiei and jumped back. Kat and Yuusuke were the last two to look that way. Yuusuke blinked, unable to see or sense anything. Kat Strained her eyes to see the large shape that was hiding it's self. "I don't see anything guys." Yuusuke said. Kat glared at him. "Try you idiot. Glancing casually won't help you!"

Yuusuke took a closer look and blinked. "Big." Kat grumbled. "No shit."

A large, fat tiger demon that looked like it was trying to model it's fashion off of a cave man walked from the shadows. Kat started laughing. "He puts Garfield to shame. That's a fat ass cat." Yuusuke looked questionably at her. "What's Garfield?" Kat smiled. "An American comic. He's a really fat cat that eats lasagna and stares into space." Kuwabara muttered something about it reminding him of Kat. The red head gave Kuwabara a swift kick in the ass. "I am not fat you bastard! I'm spacey, yeah, but not fat! Plus I don't like lasagna!" Kat sniffled disdainfully as Kuwabara held his sore bottom.

The tiger started laughing. "How do you expect to beat me when you are fighting amongst yourselves?" "That line is beyond over used." Kat said. The tiger sweatdropped. "I am the saint beast Byako. You, puny human, are food for Fugaki." Kat's eyebrow twitched. "Magic using human. Not puny. I'll take you on baka!" "No you won't!" Kuwabara yelled. Kat glared. "Want me to burn you?!" Kuwabara glared back. "You're just a girl!" "You're just an idiot, so what's your point?!" Kat half yelled. "I'm taking him on!" Kuwabara yelled. His voice echoed through the room. Kat meeped. "Be my guest, this time. I don't like how loud sounds play through in this room." Kuwabara sweatdropped as Kat walked behind the others.

Byako Grinned. "This will be easy. So little man, you think you can beat me?" Kuwabara expected a smart ass remark from Kat, when none came he opened his mouth. "Even the runt could beat you." Kuwabara said. Byako laughed. a few chunks of rock started falling from the ceiling. Kat yelped as one hit her on the head. The rocks soon stopped falling.

Kuwabara tried to puff himself up to look important. "Laughing isn't going to hurt me." Kuwabara started laughing. "I don't have time for idiots." "I wouldn't recommend looking in a mirror then." Kat's reply came. Yuusuke snickered. "Even I saw that one coming." Kuwabara glared at them. He then turned his glare to byako and formed his spirit sword. The orange energy cutting through the air as he charged the large tiger who did not budge.

Kat blinked as Kuwabara stabbed Byako with the reiki sword. The tiger didn't move, he did get bigger, though. "Ano. That's bad." Kat said in a quiet voice. "What is?" Yuusuke asked. "It's getting bigger and Kuwabara's sword is getting weaker." Kat replied pointing at byako. Kurama nodded. "It's absorbing the energy." Kat meeped. "That's bad. Very, very much so." There was an odd popping sound. Kat looked carefully at the goings on. Kuwabara stood in front of a giant, fat, byako who didn't look inclined to move any time soon. Kuwabara grinned and jumped back, using all the strength he had at the moment and rushed forward, punching Byako in the stomach and there by punching a hole in him.

Kat's eyebrow twitched. "You've got to be kidding me. Well, Kuwa DID use his brain.." She blinked. "I just admitted he had a brain." She blinked again, still stunned.

During the time Kat's actions had taken Byako had groaned loudly. Something wasn't right. With one more groan the building started to shake. Kat yelped as a large stone hit her in the head, she glared at the ceiling. "Why don't I just put a note on my head that says 'land on me' or something?!" She meeped as her reply came, another large rock was coming. Kurama rushed forward to move her out of the way but was the one hit this time. Kat had learned her lesson and stepped aside to keep from getting hit.

She blinked at her lavender eyed friend. "Daijobu desu ka?" Kurama nodded and grabbed Kat by the hand and ran to the exit of the chamber. Kat blinked again as they went into the new hallway. She looked back to the previous room before Yuusuke slammed the door. The floor of the chamber had began to crumble. Kat laughed. "Oh boy! If things aren't falling on me they are crumbling beneath me!" Kurama looked at her with an odd look. "What's wrong?" Kat put her hands up in a defensive act. "What do you mean?" She said laughing. Kurama shook his head. "Never mind. Let's continue." As Kurama and the others continued on he shook his head. The time was catching up to Kat ahead of schedule.

Within ten minutes of walking the group had reached a large, circular chamber with many doors. Kat blinked as she came up behind the others.

"Seems we've found the maze in maze castle." Kurama said boerdly.

"Okay Mr. Sensitive, you choose the way." Yuusuke said looking at Kuwabara. The carrot haired psychic stepped forward and nodded, "Right!" he said concentrating so hard he started to groan.

"Okay, he's gone WAY past starting to scare me, He sounds like he's thinking hentai! Either that or trying to shit standing up and it ain't working." Kat said leaning on a wall.

Yuusuke laughed at her, "Yeah it does!" he replied imitating Kuwabara. Kat sweat dropped.

"That door!" Kuwabara said pointing to a door. They went over to it and all pulled it open, Kuwabara suddenly jumped ten feet back as Kat ran forward. In the door way stood a mouse. Kuwabara scrame like a girl and landed on his bum, "MOUSE!!!" Kat however loved mice and jumped forward and picked it up, ignoring the fact she scared it to near death. "Mousie!! Kawaii!!!!!" She said giggling like a five year old. Kurama smiled a bit as Kuwabara and Yuusuke sweat dropped. Hiei didn't bother doing anything. "Well, if the mouse is alive in here than there must not be traps here." She said letting the mouse go. The mouse was more than happy to run off back into the chamber "You have a point there, I was going to be pissed if Kuwabara would have gotten us killed." Yuusuke said pulling Kuwabara up off the ground. Kat smiled and ran into the hallway before them despite herself.

"Bet you three thousand yen she manages to get into trouble." Yuusuke said. Kuwabara snorted. "Not even I'm going to fall for a bet you're sure to win." Kurama shook his head. "He has a point."

It had taken them ten minutes to get through the hallway, having met back up with Kat half way through. Kat looked at those in front of her. "I know this sounds odd, but is it getting colder?" Yuusuke looked back at her, about to say something about her imagination when he stopped. "Hey, you're right." Kat nodded. "That and we seem to be moving faster despite having covered twice as much ground. Not including the stairs." Kurama was the next to nod. Kuwabara looked at Kurama. "Hey, what could be causing both things?"

Kat interrupted before Kurama could reply. "The temperature could be due to the altitude, drafts, or, seeing as how it was so sudden, due to a supernatural anomaly. Also known as a fool that stands in our way." Kurama laughed at the girl. "Well. That's one way to put it. I think that it just Seems like we're covering more ground because it's not all uphill now." Kat smiled. "You've got a point there. My stupid question gets a good answer."

Suzaku growled. Another one of his fighters down. "Seiryu! Get down there now!" He roared. A wispy 'Yes Suzaku-sama.' was the reply to his command.

Suzaku walked around his chambers in a restless manner. "That girl, Artamisu was supposed to bring her to me!" He said to himself. "Though from what I've seem she wouldn't writhe and beg me not to take her maiden hood, she's too much of a fighter, it wouldn't be any fun, but I could at least kill her to pass my time." He slammed his fist into the arm of his throne. "Damn it!"

The group stood there amazed as the blue dragon, Seiryu, was slashed into several pieces. The battle had lasted but a second. Hiei wasn't fooling around.

Kat beamed. "One last one and we can rub this victory in Koenma's nose!"

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Kat's translations. (All translations are based on my Japanese learning books, pocket dictionaries and an online database of Japanese words.)

Daijobu desu ka? - Are you all right? Daijobu, means 'it's all right' or 'I'm all right.' Desu is a sentence ending that bicycle shows politeness. Ka makes things a question. This is also a sentence ending. Sometimes you'll see 'Desu ka' written as 'Desuka.' I'm not sure if that's a proper combination. Desu isn't normally used in conversations with close friends. At least not as far as I can tell.

What? You actually thought I'd stick to the manga and anime? FEH. I never liked the Kuwa VS Byako fight (Hence, why I made the winning so easy). I plan to skip Yuusuke's for the most part or completely change the setting and parts of the ending. The further in I go the more I change it. ^_^ He he. That's why I love re-writes. I can play around and surprise people easier X3

I really need to follow my own advice. I've been jumping around so much in order to keep from boring people to death. But, in the mean time I'm jumping around too much. Gah. There will be less jumping around in my next fic. I promise.

By the way, ever notice how the villain always attempts to rape the main female? Heh, Gods help us seeing as how I have my own take on it.

On another note, the talking is very important. Whilst it doesn't necessarily come into play in this specific fiction it comes in during the series. There will be a spoiler at the end as an explanation. If you don't want spoilers for parts during the next few fictions.

Matta ne,

Maiden of fire,

Kat R.

SPOILERS:

The mentioning of the time differences will come into play during Kitsune Charenji and Betrayals.

The mentioning of Kat's father being from Makai comes into effect in 'Crush me slowly.'

XD Un-helpful spoilers!