The Spirit's Way

Well, where we last left off, Koenma had come and told our friends that Ruki was going to the Rekai, or the demon world. Hiei and Kurama found themselves liking this demon girl that could handle the Spirit Detective with ease. What will happen in this chapter? How will Ruki and the group take the news? Reviews are welcome.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Yu-Yu Hakusho. I do, however own Ruki. She is my character that I created off the top of my head!

Chapter 2: WTF?

Ruki gaped at the Prince of the Spirit World. How… how dare he! Koenma fished a key out of his pocket and stuck it into the lock. He grimaced as she came bounding out of the cage to land on him, her tails twitching. She growled and flashed her fangs, the sadistic look on her face promising vengeance. She lifted her clawed hand and…

Flicked his nose? Koenma was unable to speak in his confusion. She grinned at him and then lowered that hand to his pacifier. “Why, Koenma,” she purred seductively and then yanked the pacifier out of his mouth, stinging some of his teeth. He yelped and closed his eyes as they watered during the stinging. She held the pacifier and then stood up and circled the Prince before walking on his chest and waving goodbye and blowing kisses towards Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama before running out the door. She stuck her head back in, “Koenma,” she purred, “I thought you had learnt something by now.” They could hear her laughter as she hurriedly ran through the hallway.

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Ruki couldn’t believe it. She had finally gotten out of that cage. Though, the two demons weren’t that bad. The shorter one- Hiei, she reminded herself- she could tell he was short, yet he was barely taller than her, seemed to understand her best. He knew what she was going through. Kurama, the red-haired taller one- the Spirit Kitsune- seemed to understand too, in an odd sort of way.

So she did what she did best. She ran and fought her way through all the palace guards to get to the exit to the Ningenkai. She pushed back her dark tresses that got in her eyes as she ran. It was black as a raven’s wing and just as thick. The Neko Youkai in her had given her that trait along with her shortness. She was 4’11’’ and had no hope of getting taller. The Inu Youkai in her gave her the facial markings and her delicate bone structure. Her eyes, sapphire blue that she inherited from her Neko side, were round and slit like a cat’s and just wary and curious as she searched out the structure.

She slid to a halt inside Koenma’s office. She looked back and forth trying to figure out where in the Rekai she was. She took a deep breath and could smell the perfume Botan always wore coming close from inside the hall, roses from Kurama, pines from Hiei and Koenma, Sandalwood and leather coming from Kuwabara, and cinnamon coming from Yusuke. She snarled and turned to face them. She looked at the pacifier and frowned, “Ugh. This is so sick; it’s covered in drool.” She made a noise.

Ruki cracked her knuckles and started to let her poison drip from them. “I don’t want to have to hurt any of you. Fighting is senseless over something as trivial as this.” She said it softly and looked at all of them. Koenma pushed himself to the front. He started to come closer when she snarled, making Hiei and Kurama’s hair on their arms stand on end, and he stopped.

“Give me my pacifier.”

She smirked and wriggled her eyebrows at him. “Why Koenma, a big strong ‘Centuries’ old being doesn’t need a pacifier. Haven’t you been weaned yet?” He growled and repeated his question. She frowned “No. Give me my wish, and I will.” She bared her fangs and focused her eyes on Yusuke. “You fire that thing at me and you’ll be joining me in Rekai. Got that, asshole?”

He snarled and lunged at her. Ruki held up her hands, ready to brace the attack coming. But it never did. The pacifier suddenly glowed. She cried out and dropped the wet chew toy. Yusuke yelped, suddenly startled when the pacifier’s light engulfed him.

‘I don’t need this right now… I don’t need this right now…’ Ruki repeated the words like a chant in her head. Yusuke groaned and told her he didn’t either. She gasped and opened her eyes. The two of them were still encased in the white light. “What the hell?” She muttered.

“What in the hell’s going on?” Yusuke groaned. The light began to fluctuate from bright to dark. The light went from white to pink to green and back to white. Suddenly it flashed and the two knew no more.
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“Yusuke! Yusuke! Wake up! You’re scaring me…” Ruki groaned as a voice penetrated her sleep. And was calling that baka Spirit detective and shaking her. She opened her eyes and a woman was standing over her. “Oh, thank Kami that you’re okay. I’m so glad.” The woman laid he head on Ruki’s chest. It was kind of freaking her out. She wasn’t Yuri- ish. She didn’t like women!

“C’mon, Keiko, give him some air. He’ll be fine now, okay.” She looked over at the other voice. She immediately knew the red hair Kurama. And Hiei was right beside him. The tall one, Kuwabara helped sit her up.

“C’mon Urameshi, wake your ass up.” He grinned down at her, his expression obviously worried.

“Shut up.” Ruki groaned out, but immediately covered her mouth as she realized she sounded like a man. “In all the seven hells, why me?” She groaned out and summoning her strength, pulled herself up to stand. She was amazed at the new view that she had. She was in the Ningenkai, in Yusuke Urameshi’s body, and she was alive. She cried out and jumped for joy, ignoring the strange looks that everyone else was giving her. She felt all over herself, glad that the spirit detective had kept himself in shape.

“Yo, Urameshi, what gives?”

“Aww, Kuwabara, I had the weirdest dream. I dreamt that I was dead but then another person and I switched so that my soul was in her body and she was dead and in spirit form. I dreamt I was a woman!” She hurriedly used her own problem to explain for her actions.

“That is one messed up dream, Yusuke. I suggest that you make up your mind on what sex you’d like to be, baka.” Hiei rolled his eyes. Unknowing to her, she made a very un- Yusuke move and stuck her tongue out at him and gave him a strawberry. They all began to laugh at her.

“Nani?” She looked at them confused. She put her hand behind her head and began to scratch it.

“No one has ever given Hiei a strawberry and stuck their tongue out at them with out getting killed. I wouldn’t have thought you would have done that.” Kurama spoke, cocking his head at her and wriggling his finger at her.

She sniffed and shrugged. “Someone evidently needed to.” Sticking her hands inside her pockets she began to walk, “Well, are we going or not?” They all began to follow her and as she went along, walking became very uncomfortable. She frowned and wriggled a second.

“Are you okay?” She turned and saw the young woman looking up at her, “You seem kinda… different.”

“I’m okay, Keiko. My back itches a little and I was trying to make it quit.” She managed to look a little sheepish. “Would ya scratch it for me?”

“Sure.” Her hands went to Ruki’s back and started to scratch softly, “Where, here?”

“A little to the left…. No right…. THERE!” She sighed and pushed back against Keiko. It didn’t help her walking problem, but she deduced that to the weird mass between her legs. She froze and her face managed to keep from reddening to the color of a tomato. Of course ‘that’ would happen… She was after all, in a man’s body and had all of his parts. She groaned softly and rubbed her forehead.

“Yo, Urameshi, would ya stop groaning? You’re acting like a baby.”

“Hey… Kuwabara, do you need me to beat you up again? I could ya know with little trouble.”

“Sure ya could. We could go at it, but I don’t beat up on wounded people.” Kuwabara smirked.

“Okay… I could still beat you up wounded.” Ruki said recklessly. “But I don’t beat up weaklings for the hell of it.” She smirked, knowing it would get under his skin.”

“You wanna say that to my face? You are the weakling! C’mon I can take you!”

“Yeah! I’m gonna say that to your long face. Bring it on!” Kuwabara swung. She dodged and flipped and turned away from his punches before she managed to get one good shot in his stomach, leaving him decidedly winded. But he recovered quickly and shot his leg out she jumped up high into the air.

“Urameshi! How the hell did you do that?” Ruki frowned at his question and realized just how high she was. She grinned and dove for him. She landed right in front of him, her finger right in his forehead. He yelped, but managed to keep from turning away.

“Bang. I win.” She whispered softly, dangerously.

“Do ya wanna get that thing out of my face…?”

She smirked and backed off, turning away and walking down the sidewalk. She whistled happily. That fight had put her in a good mood. She failed to see Kuwabara jump up and go for her to fling her down to the cement. However, she could hear him. Just as he reached her, she grabbed his arm at fascinating speeds, twisted it behind his back and thrust him against a wall. She lit a finger with some of the Spirit detective’s energy and snarled low, “Push me, Kuwabara, I mean it and I will use this on you. I am no longer in the mood. I will stick it where the sun don’t shine and blast you to Makai.” She applied some of her demon strength and pushed his arm further into his back. He gave a little cry, “Its an off day, okay?” He nodded and she let go. “Let’s go home.”
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OMG! I made it! Chapter 2! I still haven’t gotten any reviews for the first chappy, so please R&R. Um… I’m sorry it has taken so long to write this, but finals are in 2 weeks and my last week of classes are next week so I’ve got to study more. I’ll try to update soon. Thanks, Chickadee01