Wandering Souls

WARNING!!!! This chapter gives a summary of the injuries that Okubo, Sawa & Kiri
suffered. It may unsettle the weak stomachs. However, if you have a weak stomach this
fic is not for you, for future chapters will be far worse! There WILL be blood & gore in
the future. You have been warned.

Just in case I forgot in earlier chapters= Disclaimer= I do not own Y Hak Hakusho…If I
did, Kuwabara would get treated far better and more jokes made at Yusuke's expense! ;)
~Files~
***Scene or time change***

Chapter 3 the Files


It seemed as if nothing else was breathing at the moment. The only thing at seemed to
matter was within that manilla folders in Kurama's hands. It held the secret. The truth of
what happened the night that Okubo, Kirishima and Sawamura were murdered.

To Yusuke , they were street pals, though not really friends, they were civil to each other.
Yusuke admired the solidarity the trio shared with Kuwabara.

Although he never really interacted with them as Yusuke had, Kurama understood that they
were close friends to Kuwabara.

As for Hiei, they were merely part of a puzzle of what events could affect Kuwabara as
these recent ones have. He prefers to be able to predict the actions of his allies. That is
one trait of Kuwabara that Hiei hates the most. Unpredictability, it sums the human quite
well and Hiei hates it.

Both Yusuke and Hiei gave their full attention to Kurama as he opened the files
and began to read.

~On the evening of May 22, a combined force of two street gangs, Scarlet
Dragons and Night Spiders, ambushed a third gang, the Honor Blades. Ten out of twenty-
seven of the Honor Blades were captured by the greater force, whose numbers reached
eighty-two. So far, only three of the captives have been killed: AOkubOkubo, Komada
Sawamura and Myamoto Kirishima.

~It should be noted that the three killed were senior members of their gang and
close friends with Kuwabara Kazuma. A possible reason they were singled out while the
other seven still live is their connection to Kuwabara. This is most likely a planned
attack, not just on the Honor Blades, but also aimed to hurt their leader, Kuwabara.
[Also note that Kuwabara is an unofficial partner to the current Reikai Tantei, Urameshi Yusuke.]

~The ten captives were taken to an abandoned warehouse; where Anda, Komada
and Myamoto were interrogated and tortured to death. The following is a summary of the
injuries inflicted upon them before their death.

~Anda Okubo: right arm broken in four places, left upper arm broken twice,
knees shattered, left hand cut off, spine broken, jaw cracked.

~Komada Sawamura: both forearms shattered, left lower leg broken, right upper
leg broken in four places, five ribs broken, stabbed eleven times; three of which
punctured the right lung, left lung was hit twice, and two stabs hit the heart.

~Myamoto Kirishima: Both arms and legs shattered, hands and feet crushed,
every rib was crushed or broken, solar plexus broken, collarbones shattered, hipbone
broken. Myamoto was the most brutal beating, Tachikawa Akira, leader of Scarlet
Dragons, personally beat Myamoto to a pulp using a baseball bat.

~Samejima Minoru used a sword to behead all three. There were some odd
energies coming from the sword. It is known that Samejima and Tachikawa have been
reading on the supernatural, especially on curses, in an attempt to counter their common
adversary Kuwabara. It is common knowledge on the streets that Kuwabara has some
psychic powers. It is believed that Samejima and Tachikawa may have attempted some
curse or power through the sword. This is under investigation. However, the sword has
seemed to disappeared.

~After the three had died, their headless bodies were taken and dumped onto the
grounds of one the main hang outs for the Honor Blades, an arcade. When the police
discovered the bodies, the heads were nowhere to be found.~

Yusuke looked sick as Kurama closed the file. "Those sons of…. I knew those
three from school. They didn't deserve to die like that! They were completely loyal to
Kuwabara and he to them. Did I ever tell you guys about the promise that Kuwabara
made so that Okubo could keep his job?"

"Was that the time the teacher threatened to take Okubo's permission to work if
Kuwabara got into any fights for a week?" At seeing Yusuke's head nod, Kurama looked
off to look at Kuwabara… who was no longer there. "What? Where did he go?"

Hiei and Yusuke looked up to see that there were a dozen of so trees fallen but no
Kuwabara in sight. "Damn, we were so engrossed in hearing Kurama reading the file we
didn't notice when the big lug stopped his screaming!" Yusuke ran off to the temple, Hiei
and Kurama following close behind. As they reached the main building they saw that
Genkai was waiting for them.

"Well, it took you dimwits long enough. Kuwabara just left to go check on the
rest of his gang. The girls are going with him." Genkai stood there, impassive as Yusuke
asked what girls. "Yukina, Keiko and Shizuru of course! Do you know of any other girls
that would hang out with an old hag like me, you dimwit?"

Hiei beat the others to asking the obvious. "Why did Yukina go? And how did
they know about the situation?"

"Well if you use that lump of mass that's located two feet above your ass, you
would realize that Yukina wanted to go so she could help the injured." Genkai ignored
the glare that was sent her way as she turned to face the others. "Keiko and Shizuru were
here to find Kuwabara. It seems that the rival gangs have some lookouts for Kuwabara.
They wanted to be the first to tell Kuwabara about his friends' death, a sick way to get
under his skin. Shizuru ran into a few in town, that's how she knew and Keiko was with
her. Now hurry up and you can catch up with them."

**** One hour later, in town****

Everyone followed Kuwabara down to an old building. It seemed that it was well
kept but empty from the side they approached. However, as soon as they turned around
the corner, they could see the damage. From the broken windows to the debris strewn on
the ground to the doors that were torn off the hinges, it was obvious that it was a site of
an intense fight. The inside of the building only enforced that view.

The sound of glass crunching under their feet followed them as they entered the
lobby of the four-story building. The walls of the main floor were decorated with gashes
made from swords and indentations from baseball bats. Hiei noticed that on the east wall
some throwing knives still hung on the wall, several embedded to the hilt.

Without looking to see if they were still following, Kuwabara began to ascend the
stairs to the second story. As they went sown a hallway, Kurama noticed a disturbing
scent. A few moments later Hiei noticed it as well. "So smell that, fox?" He asked,
looking sideways at his partner. Although he seemed as calm as always, Hiei was
perturbed by the new events.

Looking around with a calculating glance, Kurama spared a moment to address
his fellow youkai. "Yes, I noticed the scents as we came from the stairwell. There is no
mistaking that this is a site of a fierce battle. The last time I encountered a stench as
strong as this was back in Makai after a battle." Pausing, he took note of a chair whose
white seat had been stained with blood. "So far, Kuwabara knows only about three who
has died. It is possible that more of his men may have died or may yet die due to
injuries."

"That is why Yukina demanded to come with Kuwabara. She wishes to heal those
most likely to die if not seen to." Hiei noted, as he looked at Yusuke in hidden
amusement. Although Hiei found it disturbing that a ningen force could bring so must
bloodshed that it reminded him of a mission back in Makai, the sight of Yusuke sticking
his nose in the air and sniffing was a humorous sight.

Taking in a few deep breaths, Yusuke began to notice an odd smell that began to
get stronger. "What is that? I mean, what's that smell?" He blanched at Hiei's curt
answer that is was blood.

Once Kuwabara opened a door down the long hallway, the eerie silence was
broken. As they entered the last and biggest room, they could see it was filled with the
wounded gang members. A scream pierced the air, rising above the whispering and
moaning, some cussing was heard, but the most prevalent sound was the cries. Yukina
pushed Yusuke out of her way so she could run to the girl who screamed.

A young man next to her looked up at Yukina and saw who was behind her.
"Kuwabara-san! Those bastards used some sort of poison! My sister was only scratched
but it's causing her to be in agony!"

Placing a calming hand on his shoulder, Kuwabara pulled the brother back so
Yukina could reach the sister. "Take it easy, Taki, Yukina here is a healer. She will take
care of Aki, just you wait and see."



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Author's Notes= Okay I wrote a lot of this on Monday, June the 14th… MY
BIRTHDAY! Therefore, R&R… it will count as a birthday present for me ?
As for those at Adult Fanfiction.net… Okay I am getting reviews but no one has voted on
the +'s for me.
I am happy to say I have never begged for reviews… However, you people are breaking
my heart! LOL j/k come on and do the vote thing, even if you don't like it then choose
the one + for it but if you do like it, then give it the rating you think it deserves!
PLEASE?

Hiei= Now you are begging…. Pitiful.

Kuwabara= But you notice that she's not begging for reviews though, only for a vote on
how it rates.