Yusuke is driving a cart that's being pulled by an exceptionally large, and exceptionally ugly as- errr donkey. For some strange reason it has a bright red pompadour… The creature brays loudly every other second, and Yusuke is sweat dropping heavily.

Yusuke: Hey! Don't yell at me! I didn't tell her to do this to you… she just doesn't like you I guess…

The donkey brays loudly and gets promptly shit upon by a bird flying overhead. Yusuke looks up and sees that a large crow has perched in a tree beside the road.

Crow: All decisions of the fic writer are final and nonnegotiable!

It glares pointedly at the donkey.

Crow: And I wouldn't say that again about Hiei, Kuwabara. Ever.

Yusuke: 'cmon! You didn't have to do this to him…

Crow: So you think I'm being unreasonable? Hmmmmm… I'll think about it. He's just lucky my dad likes him. I COULD have been mean about casting him.

Yusuke: There's something worse than this?

The crow thinks for a bit.

Crow: Well… instead of using extras and such I could have cast Kuwabara as all the evil soldiers… Then I could have let Hiei kill him again and again…

The crow gets a decidedly evil grin… if that's even possible on a bird…?

Crow: Hmm now that's an idea…

Kuwabara & Yusuke: Eep.

The cart takes off like a rocket… Yusuke can barely hold on! Wow….

The crow looks directly at the camera…?

Crow: Now I would like to say that I really don't hate Kuwabara. I don't even dislike him! He's just fun to play with **refined villainess' laughter** I'm truly not that evil! Back to the show.

There are threatening storm clouds rumbling overhead.

Duo: Ugh. Looks like rain and plenty of it.

Hiei: Hn. Find shelter. The sun will be going down soon.

Duo looks up and the sky is covered by tree branches…

Duo: How can you tell?

Hiei: After so many sunsets?

Hiei hands Duo his katana and Kurama.

Hiei: Keep him safe.

Duo: I'll guard him with my life.

Hiei: Hn. You'd better.

Duo is waiting outside a stable. **thump** Night has fallen.

Duo: Oi! You done in there?

Kurama: Hai…

Duo enters the stable where Kurama has just finished dressing.

The long call of a wolf echoes through the stable, and Kurama runs out of the stable… his eyes aglow anticipating his meeting with Hiei's wolf form. Instead he runs into Yomi on a horse… with many wolf pelts slung over his saddle.

Kurama chokes and screams. Duo runs out of the stable brandishing the katana.

Duo: Kurama?! What is the matter?

Yomi: Kurama? Ahhh….. Kurama.

Duo pushed Kurama behind him, and points the sword at Yomi's throat.

Duo: Move on!

Yomi: Calm down boy… you might hurt yourself.

Duo: Are you deaf? I said move along!

Yomi laughs, but kicks his horse & moves on anyway.

Duo breathes a sigh of relief and slumps… until Kurama runs past him in the direction of the forest.

Duo: Awww man! Hiei is going to kill me!

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