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A Dream Come True	By : KuwaLover Category: Yuyu Hakusho > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 5725 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
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Updated: October 27, 2009

Fixed: April 3, 2013

Disclaimer: See Chapter One.

Songs/Lyrics used/ referenced in this chapter: Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year by Fallout Boy I do not own this song nor the band that made this song. I am not making a profit from using this song in this fic. Runaway by Linkin Park. I do not own this song nor the band that made this song. I am not making a profit from using this song in this fic.

Warnings: See Chapter One.

Chapter 9: The Four Saint Beasts Part IV

You walked down another hallway, until you got to six doors.

“Great! One of these doors could be a trap!�” you said, frustrated. You had your adrenalin pumping and were ready for a fight.

“Chill out, (YFN)!�” said Yusuke. He turned to Kuwabara.

“Which door should we take, Kuwabara?�” Kuwabara closed his eyes and concentrated.

He opened his eyes and pointed to one of the doors.

“Second one from the right.�”

“Second from the right it is.�” said Yusuke, with a gleam in his eye.

“I dunno. You sure about this?�” asked Hiei, glancing over to Yusuke.

“Huh! Doping out mazes and traps is my forte!�” said Kuwabara with a big grin on his face.

“Well? Why are we just standing around for? Let’s go!�” you said, walking to the door Kuwabara had pointed to.

~~~~Meanwhile~~~~

“They have someone with them who has a strong six sense.�” said Seiryu.

“It’s enabling them to head straight for us while avoiding traps.�”

“Heh, though there’s only two of us left, Seiryu�.” said Suzaku, grinning.

“Don’t worry Master Suzaku. We’ve only seen the preliminary bouts. I, Seiryu, shall take them all out. After that, the human world is ours!�” said Seiryu.

Suzaku grinned.

“I was thinking. We might need some� 'Entertainment�'. Why don’t we spare that girl that’s with them? She could be most�..amusing.�” Suzaku smirked.

“Excellent idea, my Lord.�”

~~~~In another part of the castle~~~~

You walked down the hallway until you came to a stairway. As you walked, you could see something ahead. The closer you got, you could tell it was the exit to this dreary stairway. Only ten steps away, there were two huge metallic doors. They had bronze bordering, fitting to the door’s color. There was a dragon on each side of the door. The dragons were bronze, one of the dragon’s head was down, its tail wrapped around the base of the platform it sat on, its wings curved above its body.

The other dragon sat on top of its platform, its mouth open as if it was roaring; both wings up ready to move as one of its clawed front arms stretched forward, ready for an attack. Both dragons are upon bronze platforms that were cracked; the two statues them selves having a few cracks as well. The walls were rotten and cracked with age. It was obvious that the castle had been around for many thousands of years; and not taken care of too well.

“Phew! Pretentious decorator.�” said Kuwabara.

Hiei looked uninterested by what he saw.

‘Bronze statues�. Feh! Worthless.�' Hiei thought.

You whistled at the sight.

“Bad guys sure know how to live.�” You said, in awe.

“This must be Seiryu’s chamber. A demonic aura’s leaking out, more potent than the others!�” said Kurama, his face looking a little dismayed.

“I’ll say! Goose bump city!�Esaid Kuwabara, folding his arms across his chest and shivered.

You also felt the ‘goose bumps�'

“You sure it’s not you catching a cold from being half naked?�” you asked, grinning. Kuwabara glared.

“Shut up (YFN)! It’s not funny! That was my favorite shirt that Byakko destroyed!�” shouted Kuwabara.

“Then why did you throw it to the grown instead of handing it to me?�” you asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I�...” Kuwabara started.

Creaking caught the team’s attention, looking at the huge doors that were in front of you. The doors were opening as an automatic door. Once the doors opened, all of you run into the room.

“Huh?�” said Yusuke, once in the room.

In the middle of the room, a tall figure stood, though not as tall as Byakko. He looked more human then the previous beasts you all faced; though it was obvious, he was a demon. His skin was an ash blue, a dead give away. His outfit was similar to Hiei’s except that it was a light blue color and was a bit fancy and shorter on the demon, where you could see his pants.

On the front of the top part of his outfit; under the collar and above the sash that was tied around his waist; a dragon seemed to wrap around him, his tail starting from the lower right corner towards his left shoulder before disappearing over his left shoulder, a fin like extension on his shoulder as the dragon reappeared on his right shoulder; another fin like extension on top of his right shoulder. He had a hat that was similar to Genkai’s, resting on top of black hair that spiked out to the side from under the hat. The demon had a goatee and barely any eyebrows as his narrowed eyes stared at the group in front of him.

This was Seiryu, the Ice Demon of the Four Saint Beasts. “Master Suzaku finds your petty activities highly vexing. This is as far as you go.�Esaid Seiryu.

“I’ll kill you all, after I’ve torn you limb from limb. Hehehehehe.�”

“We’ve heard that before, shank!�” said Yusuke.

Seiryu turned to you and smirked.

“Yes, you are the one.�” Seiryu said, pointing at you. “Master Suzaku wants you alive. He finds you quite�...amusing, as do I. Once I’ve destroyed your friends, we will have some fun with you.�”

You growled, not liking what he said, narrowing your eyes at him. Before you could say or do anything, you found your-self-standing behind Kuwabara and Hiei. You blinked at them, before finding Kurama and Yusuke on each of your side, Yusuke on your right and Kurama at your left, all four guys in a defensive stance.

“You freaks ain’t gonna get yer filthy claws on (YFN)! I’d die before I’d let you do that!�” Kuwabara growled, clenching his hands that looked ready to call forth his spirit sword.

“Me too, ya perverted bastard!�” said Yusuke, moving closer to you.

His left hand was already positioned on his right wrist, ready to fire a spirit gun blast.

“I will not let you touch (YFN), as well.�” said Kurama stepping towards Seiryu in a dangerous manner, though still at your side. Kurama’s hand twitched upwards, as if it was ready to reach into his red locks and whip out his weapon.

Hiei shifted his right foot forward, his right hand inching it’s way towards his left hip as a growl escaped his lips; his glare just as deadly as his stance. You looked at the team of warriors who were ready to protect you. You were in complete shock at how they reacted.

‘They really care about me�...even though I haven’t known them for too long�...well except for Kuwabara, but still...�” you thought.

You were more shocked at Hiei’s reaction then anyone else’s. You never knew he cared, and it touched you. Your thoughts were disturbed as a familiar energy came from behind you. You turned to find the doors closed.

‘Who closed the door?�” you thought.

Seiryu sensed the presence and looked at the closed door.

“Hmm�...We have an uninvited guest.�” said Seiryu.

“Something� dragging along�.” said Kuwabara, having sensed the strange energy as well.

He turned around towards the door and stood right behind you. He wanted to stand in-between you and the door, but he was more scared of Seiryu, who was behind him now, would do something to you. However, Kuwabara didn’t have his back fully turned to Seiryu; he only turned enough to keep a close eye on the door as well as the demon.

“It’s coming from down the hall.” said Hiei, narrowing his eyes at the door.

All of you got into a defensive stance, though were still aware of the demon that now stood behind you. After a few minutes of complete silence, the doors burst open. You all looked at the creature before you, eyes wide and fear and confusion filling you all up. Stumbling through the door was a smoking and deformed Byakko. His clothes were barely hanging on him. His hair was now a mess of burnt strings. Smoke streaming off Byakko’s body. You covered your mouth in horror. You had seen this episode before, though you did forget a bit that Byakko survived the lava pit; however even so, it was a horrible sight to see someone who’s flesh were almost completely burned off.

“H-help meeeee! S-Seiryu!�” screeched Byakko.

“Byakko?!�” you all shouted.

You all jumped out of the demon’s way, as he stumbled into the room, walking past you all and toward his comrade.

“P-please, I need some energy�-I’ll repay you once I’m stronger.�” Byakko said, stopping a few feet in front of you all.

“Gawd, he’s still alive?!�” said a shocked and horrified Kuwabara.

“Too much, man.” Said Yusuke, not being able to believe Byakko was still alive after being thrown in that lava pit.

“Geeze Kuwabara, do you ALWAYS get the bad guys that just won’t die!�” you said.

It was true, now that you thought about it. It seemed every single monster Kuwabara fought didn’t die. It wasn’t the fact that Kuwabara wasn’t strong enough, because that was not the case. It was like who ever created Yu Yu Hakusho had it out for Kuwabara or something; giving him foes that wouldn’t quit until they killed him. Kuwabara would have responded to your comment if he wasn’t too horrified and if it wasn’t for the fact that he agreed with what you said.

“Fool. You are ridiculous and a failure.�” said Seiryu.

“Seiryu!�” shouted Byakko.

“You are of no further use. In fact you’re an eye sore.�” said Seiryu.

Seiryu put his left foot towards the stumbling Byakko, his left hand out stretched towards the decaying beast. His right hand was at his right side in a fist. Byakko’s eyes widened at the stance, taking a step backwards.

“Wait—that stance—Please�” pleaded Byakko.

“Fall to the Ghostly Ice Fist!!�” shouted Seiryu as he punched his right fist forward.

“Whoa!!!�” said Yusuke.

You all were as stunned as Yusuke at what was seen. It looked to be a stream of white mist poured from Seiryu’s fist, coating Byakko in a thin layer of ice, freezing the decaying form to where he stood. Without a moment of hesitation, Seiryu did a flying sidekick to finish off his comrade, shattering Byakko to pieces.

“Holeeee�”said Kuwabara.

“He killed one of his fellow beasts!!�” said Yusuke with disgust.

You all watched on in horror as Byakko’s head landed on the floor, un-shattered.

“Heh...I laid 100 freezing punches at near absolute zero on him. No one save Master Suzaku can dodge such an assault.�” said a smirking Seiryu.

“Seiryu�...Why?�” asked Byakko.

He wheezed out those last words. Blood dribbled down his open mouth as betrayal and hurt were in those cold frozen eyes of his. You shuttered at the sight.

“You’ve proven yourself weak and worthless. In short, you’re a loser.�” stated Seiryu.

He spat on his ex-comrade, his spit landing on Byakko’s face. With one last grunt, Byakko’s eyes rolled back into his head before his head went slack; dead. Flames were in Yusuke’s eyes as he glared at the sight before him. His fists clenched as a low growl escaped his lips.

“They have no sense of camaraderie. They’re driven solely by greed and hunger.�” Kurama said a look of pity and anger in his green orbs.

“I wanted to destroy him, but this is weird�....Wrong! He deserved better� And I swear he’ll get it!�” said Kuwabara.

His teeth clenched as his body began to shake a bit, trying to contain his anger. Your stomach began to turn at the site of Byakko’s lifeless eyes. His eyes seemed to be frozen in time; the pain and betrayal in those eyes would never change. You shivered as you felt cold, wishing you had your blanket. However, it wasn’t the room’s temperature that made you cold; it was those eyes, eyes that will forever be burned in your memory.

“Right on Kuwabara! And I’ll do the honors!!�” said Yusuke.

He took a step forward, clenching his fists as he was ready to revenge Byakko’s death.

“Wait, Yusuke.�” Yusuke stopped in his tracks and turned.

Hiei’s face was grim.

“Save that rage for later. You’ll need it against Suzaku.�” Hiei said.

“But�...” started Yusuke.

Yusuke never saw that look in Hiei’s eyes before. Hiei looked as if Seiryu killed someone close to Hiei. Kuwabara and Kurama looked at Hiei. Kurama had known Hiei longer then anyone else, and was surprised to find compassion in those red orbs of his friend. Kuwabara, though not knowing the fire demon having just met him, felt a huge amount of power pulse off him; something Kuwabara knew was new for Hiei. You couldn’t look away from those eyes. Your heart reached out towards the demon, but not only that, you felt as if you related to him in a way.

Flashes of memories from when you were little raced across your eyes, memories you tried to hide but seemed to be able to keep back at this point. Memories, too painful, that they were suppressed, until now. Hiei took several steps towards Seiryu, who gave an uncaring look towards him. The two just glared at each other, the room’s temperature seemed to drop another ten degrees as the tension rose with each passing second. Hiei glanced over to those cold dead eyes of Byakko’s; the pain and betrayal still there even though his eyes were white. Hiei took his cloak and threw it towards the head. The black cloak floated to Byakko’s head, covering it as it landed.

You blinked, your memories going back to where they were, you unable to remember what they were. Your senses seemed to come back as you could sense the two powers clashing and turned to the scene that was in the middle of the room.

“What’s this? A sentimental gesture? From you? I’d understood you to be like us—ruthless to the core.�” said Seiryu.

An amused and displeased smile crossed those cracked vile lips of his. Hiei narrowed his eyes and glared. He bent low, his hand reaching for his sword.

“He’s just as Seiryu described�...Or was. Yet he seems truly upset by what Seiryu’s done. Self interest is not what moves him now, and it bewilders him�...What it means I can’t say, but the battle aura surrounding him is the strongest I’ve ever felt.�” said Kurama.

He couldn't figure out what could have changed his friend; how Hiei seemed to want blood for what Seiryu did to his fellow comrade. Kuwabara and Yusuke looked at Hiei.

“He feels Byakko’s pain.�”

Yusuke and Kuwabara turned towards you as you looked at Hiei. Kurama glanced back at you, noticing pain and understanding in your green-periwinkle eyes that seemed to be glazed over with un-shed tears.

“He can relate to what happened to Byakko. When he saw Seiryu toss away his team mate like that, he felt how betrayed Byakko felt; how he could be so easily tossed aside. Tossed aside by the one who he thought would never hurt him. Hiei feels and most likely knows what Byakko felt; the feeling of being betrayed, being cast aside. In his heart, Hiei doesn’t see Byakko’s head on the floor, but his own, his own heart broken from someone he trusted, cared for, someone who he thought would never hurt him, toss him away as if he was expendable; un-important and a bother to have around.�”

They all started at you. None of them could speak as your words seemed to touch at each one of their hearts.

“Power comes from with in; from one’s heart. Everyone has scars on their hearts, some have more then others, but with those scars is where strength comes from; and where one’s emotions are. You see, strength comes from those emotions of love, compassion, hate, rage, but the most powerful emotion of all, heartache caused by a love one.�” You said. “And right now, Hiei is experiencing each one of those emotions all at once.�” You never looked at them as you said that, all you saw was Hiei and his face.

They all looked at you, the information sinking in as they turned back to Hiei. Hiei placed his right hand near his sword, as his left foot was behind him, his right in front pointing towards his target. He could feel everything that was buried deep with in him seem to explode at what Seiryu did to his comrade. He couldn’t contain his emotions, having them all come to the surface. You were right in what you said, and Hiei knew you spoke the truth; however, he wouldn’t admit it nor deny it aloud.

The room’s temperature dropped another ten degrees, a gust of wind coming from everywhere and nowhere all at the same time. It surrounded the two that stood in the center of the room. Both fighters stared each other down, both ready to attack.

“I’ll crush you�!” shouted Seiryu as he ran at Hiei.

Hiei’s eyes narrowed as he ran towards Seiryu. It appeared to be a blur to the rest of you, however it was more like slow motion to both Seiryu and Hiei. Hiei’s sword was out and Seiryu’s hand was forward, releasing his attack. Hiei brought his sword forward and in sixteen cuts that appeared as only one slice, cut through Seiryu. Seiryu’s eyes widened as a blood-curdling scream escaped his lips. Hiei landed with his back to Seiryu, in a crouching position; Seiryu’s body crumbling behind Hiei.

Hiei slowly stood, straightening himself. He turned his head around, not finding the demon behind him worth facing him completely. Those dark red eyes matched the equally darkened face of Hiei as he stared straight at what was left of the ice demon that held no honor. Hiei’s eyes held pure hatred and disgust at the demon.

“May I never see your face again.�” His cold deep voice said from his snarling lips.

Everyone stood there stunned. You closed your eyes with a smirk. Kuwabara couldn’t believe it, his mind was racing at how fast it had all happened.

“Di-didya see that?! That was flippin�' awesome!!�” shouted Kuwabara.

“Heh�, I saw�, but last track after the first strike.” said Kurama, smiling.

“Don’t piss him off is all I can say.�” You said, having been brought back to your normal self.

Kuwabara just nodded in agreement, he was speechless, though he glanced back at you. He was relieved that you were all right. You had scared him when you talked as you had. It seemed as if you were not explaining Hiei’s feelings but were talking about your self. He shook his head. He knew he shouldn’t push. He wanted you to tell him when you were ready.

“Wow! That was amazing, Hiei!! You laid him out in one go!!!�” said Yusuke.

He forgot how you behaved, only because he was impressed by Hiei’s strike. He ran up to Hiei and stood next to him with a huge grin on his face.

“How many cuts?�” asked Kurama, walking over to them.

“Sixteen.�: Said Hiei like it was nothing.

“Sixteen! Man, I only caught eight!�” said Yusuke, scratching the back of his head.

“Your eyes are better than mine Yusuke.�” said Kurama standing next to Yusuke.

“That guy was filleted before I even blinked�” said Kuwabara walking over.

“Same here.�” You said following Kuwabara.

“You’re fast Hiei! You could beat me hands down in a rematch I bet!�” said Yusuke.

“Well�...maybe.�” Hiei said.

He walked over to his cloak and picked it up. He looked down at Byakko for a moment and closed the demon’s eyes. Hiei shook his head as if trying to push the emotions, the memories back into the depths of his mind. He shook out his cloak before wrapping it around himself and headed towards another doorway that leads to another staircase.

“Huh? I don’t get it. I thought he’d agree out right.�” said Yusuke blinking after Hiei.

“He’s changed since he’s come here. You may be a good influence on him.�: said Kurama.

You opened your mouth to say something, but closed it and covered it with your other hand. You were about to say something that would ruin the moment. No one noticed, as they turned towards the stairway and followed behind Hiei.

~~~Meanwhile~~~~

A shattering of glass is heard as Suzaku’s crystal ball he had used to watch the group smashed into pieces on the ground.

“Fools! I’ll have to destroy them myself!�”

“Master Suzaku! Oops.�” Suzaku turned and saw a very pretty bird flying in.

The bird looked across between a tropical parrot and cockatoo.

“Ah, Murg. There you are.�” Suzaku said with a smile.

“It appears your three colleagues have failed.�” Murg said, trying to stifle a giggle with her wing.

“Enough, what have you found out about Yusuke Urameshi?�” said Suzaku a scowl on his lips.

“Something interesting and I think useful. Peer into the human world.�” she said.

Murg flew over to the other end of the room where a huge screen was. It had a beautiful gold frame around it. In front of the screen was an equally golden and decorative chair fit for those of royalty. The two turned their eyes to the screen as the screen blurred, trying to focus on a particular picture.

“This, unless I miss my guess, is his one weakness.�” Murg says.

“Oh?�ESuzaku said interested.

“Keiko Yukimura!�” said Murg “Urameshi’s classmate and dearest friend!�”

On the screen, Keiko appeared. She was still in her uniform as she was walking down the hallway of the middle school she and Yusuke attended.

“Friend? As in� 'girl friend'?�” asked an intrigued Suzaku.

“Hee hee� close enough. The relationship is platonic, yet most intimate.�” she said.

“Very well. I’ll direct my infested minions to her school. We’ll toast the coming carnage with her fresh spilled blood.�” said Suzaku bring a whistle to his lips.

“Urameshi will regret defying me. I’ll lay her corpse out in state for his viewing. And now the overture.�” He said.

A beautiful yet eerie tune filled the room as Suzaku played the flute.

“You play a sweet tune, Master Suzaku.�” Murg cooed.

~~~~In the Stair way~~~~~~

“One enemy left guys! Let’s make it quick! Gotta get back to the city!�” said Yusuke.

All of you were running, wanting to finish this mission as soon as possible.

“Right!�” you and Kuwabara said.

Yusuke’s left pocket started to beep. Without missing a beat, Yusuke reached into his pocket and took out the compact; continuing to run.

“Yeah?!�”

“It’s Botan! I’ve got news! I’m at your school, I’ve got Keiko with me� and we’re surrounded by bug infested maniacs!!!�” said Botan.

You and Kuwabara glanced at each other before looking over Yusuke’s shoulder. You all seemed to pick up the pace at those words.

“They’re clearly after Keiko� with murder on their minds!�” Botan said, panic in her eyes and voice.

Yusuke growled. “Get out of there!!�”

~~~On the Other end~~~~~

Keiko gasped as the infested Mr. Iwamoto appears.

“Oh NO!!�” Keiko shouted.

“What are you doing� out of uniform?�” said Mr. Iwamoto looking at Botan, who was still talking to Yusuke and hadn’t noticed the infested teacher ready to attack her.

“We will! You get that whistle first!�” Botan said.

“Rule breakers!!!�” growled a foaming Mr. Iwamoto as he was about to hit Botan with his fist.

“Look out!�” yelled Keiko as she tackled Botan.

The two just miss the ground splitting punch; however, from the force of Keiko’s tackle, Botan dropped the compact having it curious under Mr. Iwamoto’s foot. Black is all Yusuke saw.

“Hey! Botan, what happened?! Botan!�” shouted Yusuke. “

Aargh!!!�” growled Yusuke as he stuffed the compact back into his pocket. “Times running out! Gotta finish this!!�”

~~~In Suzaku's Chamber~~~~

An evil grin crossed Suzaku's lips as he watched the big screen and how Yusuke reacted to the news of his love being a target.

“You were right Murg. His composure’s cracked. I look forward to his reaction when he sees his girl’s mutilated body. Better, stall them until I have her in my clutches. My productive-model hominids should do the trick.�” said Suzaku.

~~~~~~~~~ Back with you guys~~~~~~~~

“That’s it that tower!�”shouted Kuwabara, pointing towards it.

You all ran out of the stair way and towards it.

“The big boss’s chamber is at the top!�” shouted Yusuke.

“Why do the bosses have to be at the top of tall towers?!�” you whine, not wanting to run any more.

At the bottom of the tower, there was one door built into it and what came out of that door made you all stop running.

“What the hell are those things?!�” asked a disgusted Yusuke.

“They’re productive model hominoids. Humanoid form, yet mindless creatures. They are slow moving, but they obey their masters without question.�” said Kurama.

He wore a grim look as he looked at the hominoids. They were going to be a problem with the limited amount of time you all had.

“There’s a zillion of ‘em. It’ll take forever to fight our way through all that!�” said a frustrated Kuwabara.

“Yes, that will take time we don’t have.�” said Kurama, showing his frustration.

“And like scare crows, they feel no pain or fear.�” said Hiei, finding the whole situation annoying.

“This Suzaku character’s a real sick-o! We gotta save Yukimura-san, and he throws this crap at us?!�” Kuwabara growled.

“That’s what he thinks!! I’ll finish this bunch off with a gulfing gun volley of reiki!!�” shouted Yusuke.

He brought his hand back ready to blow up the creatures with his shot gun attack; however, a hand came to his shoulder. He turned to find Kurama looking at him with a serious look.

“Hold on! Don’t expend yourself! Lose your cool and you’ll play right into Suzaku’s hands!!�” said Kurama.

“But there’s no other way to get through!�” shouted a frustrated Yusuke. “

Maybe there is—Look up there. See that open window?�” said Hiei. He stared up at a window that seemed to be half way between the chamber that was at the top and the base where you all stood.

“What?! Jeez, Hiei, we’re not grasshoppers!! None of us could possibly jump that high!!�” said Yusuke.

“Not from here, no!�” Hiei said.

He then explained and before your eyes was a human totem pole, with Hiei standing on Kurama’s shoulders, who kneeled on Kuwabara’s shoulders, who was struggling to hold both boys weight.

“You okay?�” asked Kurama.

He glanced down at Kuwabara whose legs were shaking a bit and sweat came from his head.

“Why me? Why me all the time?�” said Kuwabara.

“You’re the tallest and strongest.�” You said as you patted him on his head.

From all the weight on his shoulders, he was almost eye level with you.

“Shut up (YFN)! I don’t see you helping!�” he growled.

“Fine, I’ll tell Yusuke when to go, if that will make you feel any better.�” You said sticking your tongue at him before giving him a grin and standing off to the side.

“That’s not helping!!�” growled Kuwabara before grunting and going back to concentrating to his goal.

“Okay hold on! Here we go!�” Kurama shouted, noticing Yusuke was done his stretches and looked ready to run.

You raised your right arm in the air.

“Ready?!�”

“You’ve got one shot�.” shouted Kuwabara.

“Set!�”

“Make it count, Urameshi!�” yelled Kuwabara.

“That’s the plan!�” shouted Yusuke.

“Go!!�” you yelled, bring your hand down.

Yusuke sprinted forward. You took a few more steps backwards, just to make sure you wouldn’t get run over by Mr. Speedy Gonzales there. Yusuke leaped forward, stepping on each of the guy’s backs before giving on last push off Hiei’s shoulders. He stretched his hand forward, towards the window. Hiei and Kurama jumped off Kuwabara’s back, which gave a sigh of relief, but tensed as he as well as the rest of you watched as if in slow motion Yusuke soared towards the window.

“I’ll be twanked!! It worked!!�” said a surprised Kuwabara.

Yusuke grabbed a hold of the edge of the window and pulled him self up to where he was sitting in the window. He turned back towards the rest of you with a huge grin on his face.

“You bet it did! Thanks guys!! If we get back alive, lunch is on me!!�” he shouted.

Kurama smiled and waved. Hiei smirked.

“We’ll hold you to that!�” shouted a grinning Kuwabara.

“Kick his butt Yusuke!!�EYou shouted. Yusuke gave you a thumb up. “You bet I will!�Ehe said before he disappeared into the tower.

It was at this point that you had all noticed that the humanoids were only three feet from you all and they seemed to be trying to circle you in.

“Finally some action!�” you shouted, taking out your rod and spinning it around.

You felt eyes on you and turned to find the guys giving you strange looks

“What?�” you said.

They all just shook their heads with grins on their faces. You grinned back and turned your attention back to what you had to do. You spun the rod a few more times before standing in a fighting position, ready for their attack. Another smirk crossed your lips.

‘I have the perfect song.�' You thought.

As the first monster came at you, a laugh escaped your lips, earning you another weird look from the guys. You had a smirk equal to Hiei’s as you began your attack, a song on your lips.

Are we growing up or just going down?

It's just a matter of time until we're all found out

Take our tears, put them on ice

Cause I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light

(You punch and stab several humanoids in front of you Kurama and Kuwabara looked at you as if you had lost your mind, which in their opinion you had, but then again they had never heard you sing before, nor fight; though Kuwabara had but it wasn’t anything like what he was witnessing at this moment. Hiei shook his head, having fought you once and knew that you were more then a match for these weaklings. You spun your rod around and swung at another humanoid before turning and doing a spinning back kick; splattering two at once.)

We're the therapists pumping through your speakers

Delivering just what you need

We're well read and poised We're the best boys

(Hiei glanced back at you and could help but snort with amusement. You looked so care free as you fought; you were a weird human, not to mention a weird woman. For some reason Hiei couldn’t hate you, though he couldn’t say about Kuwabara, he didn’t like him, but he had some respect for him, especially after watching him fight Byakko. At the thought of Byakko, Hiei shook his head. He felt those emotions rising back to the surface. He grunted, clearing his head of any more distractions and focused on finishing the mission as fast as he could.)

We're the chemists who've found the formula

To make your heart swell and burst

No matter what they say, don't believe a word

Cause I'll keep singing this lie if you'll keep believing it I'll keep singing this lie I'll keep singing this lie

(Kuwabara didn’t find it necessary to even use his spirit sword, just using his fists as he splattered one after another, glancing in your direction every once in a while to make sure you were doing alright. He couldn’t under stand how you could still keep up the pace you were moving and be able to sing; not even looking as if you needed air or were going to collapse. Kuwabara turned back and ‘eeped�' finding that he had stared at you a little too long and had almost got piled on by some humanoids, however his fists saved him as he made his way through the crowd.)

Are we growing up or just going down? I

t's just a matter of time until we're all found out

Take our tears, put them on ice

Cause I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light

(Kurama glanced over in your direction and chuckled. You were a strange one, but he couldn’t help but like you. There was something about you that made you seem innocent, yet have wisdom beyond your years. Another thing he liked about you was how you had treated him as a normal person and not a pop star. You had shown him respect and friendship that he hadn’t seen since his days as Yoko. Kurama shook his head as his alter-ego began to put ideas in his mind, and turned his focus back on the mission at hand.)

We're traveled like gypsies

Only with worse luck and far less gold

We're the kids you used to love

But then we grew old

We're the lifers here till the bitter end

Condemned from the start Ashamed of the way

The songs and the words own the beating of our hearts

(You continued to fight your way, still singing and not noticing where you were heading, which was towards the door of the tower. Your rod swung at one humanoid and at another as you reached the door, still not realizing you reaching the door of the tower, which was still open. Kuwabara glanced at you again and found you almost at the door.

“Hey!�”Kuwabara shouted at you, though you didn’t hear him.

“Hey!�”Kuwabara shouted again, before punching another humanoid away. �

”(YFN)!�” Kuwabara shouted, hoping you would respond to your name, though you didn’t, only a foot away from the doorway.

“Where are you going?!�” Kuwabara shouted right before you entered the tower, not even hearing Kuwabara. Kuwabara growled and was about to go after you, when a few more humanoids jumped him, slowing him down. You didn’t realize that you weren’t even with the rest of the guys anymore and continued to fight the humanoids as you climbed the steps.)

Cause I'll keep singing this lie I'll keep singing this lie

Are we growing up or just going down?

It's just a matter of time until we're all found out take our tears, put them on ice

(You swing your rod from one hand to the other, turning as you do a spinning back kick on the step and having your foot lands a few steps up. You saw more coming at you and with a grin spun the rod in your right hand as you charged up the steps, not even realizing that you were climbing the steps, before doing a flying side kick, taking out three of the humanoids and landing a bit shaky on the steps. However, you were so into the song you shrugged it off as you continued your way up the stairs. You were so far up the steps, that if you were to turn back and look down you wouldn’t see the door anymore.)

Cause I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light

There's a drug in the thermostat to warm the room up

And there's another around to help us bend your trust I've got a sunset in my veins

And I need to take a pill to make this town feel okay

(You found the number of humanoids were beginning to grow and decided to get a bit serious. After squishing two more humanoids you pulled at the rod in your hand, having it become two! You had realized earlier that you hadn’t brought one rod, but one that could be taken apart and made into two. You swung both rods in both hands. You run up the stairs, slashing double the humanoids you had before. You jumped into the air, jumping four steps, as well as two humanoids; taking out four humanoids with a spinning back kick. You didn’t even hesitate as you landed, turning around and taking out the two humanoids that were now behind you with swinging both your rods downward.)

The best part of "Believe" is the "Lie",

I hope you sing along and you steal a line

I need to keep you like this in my mind

So give in or just give up

(You rush up the stairs, tearing through the depleting number of humanoids, cutting their numbers down. You began to sweat a bit from the major work out you were doing, climbing steps, doing flying kicks in the air, all the things you could find in an action movie you were attempting, though you did a pretty good imitation of some of the stunts. You did faulted, trying to go completely action movie hero style by doing a flying front kick in the air and tried to end it with a spinning axe kick, but the axe kick ended up landing on the blood soaked steps and sliding off the step you landed on. However, it didn’t faze you or effect your fighting since the slip saved you from getting jumped on by two humanoids, who you killed with an up wards strike with your rod.)

The best part of "Believe" is the "Lie",

I hope you sing along and you steal a line I need to keep you like this in my mind

So give in or just give up

(You were a little more then half way up the stairway by now. You were covered in the humanoid’s blood and sweat, and your breathe began to get ragged, however it went un-noticed by you as you continued to make your way up those stairs. You stumble a bit as you take out two more humanoids. You began to notice the number was much less then when you started out with and were glad, especially since you were beginning to feel the fatigue of non-stop fighting, not to mention the climbing and jumping you did; though you still hadn’t noticed you were in the stair way. You run up the stairs, though at a slower pace then before, continuing your on slaughter as more blood splattered, as well as their guts, against the walls and some landing back on you.)

Are we growing up or just going down?

Are we growing up or just going down?

It's just a matter of time until we're all found out Take our tears, put them on ice

Cause I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light

(You closed your eyes, starting to feel the fatigue of battle. You kept your eyes closed as you let your singing and senses do the rest of the work, almost at the top of the stairs. You slow down a bit in your attacks as you tare through the few humanoids that were in your way. You had already stopped the tricky attacks and put the rod back together, knowing that there weren’t too many humanoids left and that you needed your energy. If your eyes were open, you would have seen the eerie light that came from the doorway that was only fifteen feet away from you. However, you continued to move upwards, your eyes closed as your voice continued to stay strong; even if your body felt a bit weak. Behind you, you left a trail of blood, guts, and humanoid bodies. You splattered the last two of your opponents as you finish off the song, out of breath and a bit exhausted.)

[Song ends]

You let out several breathes as you opened your eyes. You squinted as you noticed that everything was too bright. You put your rod away and blinked into the room. A huge room needed more furniture in your opinion. It had a rock floor and seemed a bit chilly. You blinked, realizing that you weren’t out side anymore and began to examine the area a bit better. Screaming caught your attention, screaming that seemed vaguely familiar. You gasped at what you saw. There was a huge mirror with a beautiful design framing it. In the mirror were Botan and Keiko, who had scared yet worried looks. However, this wasn’t what caused you to gasp.

On the floor, forced to his knees was Yusuke. He was being electrocuted by two demons that looked like twins; however there were more then those two, though they were standing around off to the side, watching the screen. A few feet away from where Yusuke and the two demons were, was a demon that looked like the others in the room, though he seemed to be the leader of the identical demons; sitting in a chair and having a drink. In his lap was the flute that you and the rest of the guys were sent to retrieve.

This demon was beautiful and more human looking then out of all the others you had went up against. He wore baggy pants that stopped a few inches before his ankles. A sash was tied around his waist, the ends of the sash hanging in the front and the other in the back, if he was standing up. His top looked to be part of his pants, it was sleeveless and had a scarf like cloth cover his upper shoulders and looked as if it went behind him and down his back. He had two long bangs that ended in a point; both strands blood red. He wore a band around his forehead, a red jewel in the middle of the golden band. His hair was short, yet a bit spiky and yellowish orange. This was the last of the four saint beasts; the head and cause of this mission; Suzaku.

“You’re a lucky man, Yusuke Urameshi. Thanks to me, you’re both audience and protagonist for this stirring tale� of a cruel unrelenting tragedy.�” said Suzaku as he looked at Yusuke, who continued to be electrocuted.

‘What an idiot I am! I was so lost into that song I didn’t even notice where I was going! Shit! Well, this saga is screwed.�” you thought. ‘At least Suzaku didn’t notice me yet.�”

‘Is this� how it ends�. I �can’t …'

You look around.

“What the�?!" you said, before covering your mouth.

‘Shit.�' you thought.

Suzaku seemed to stiffen in his seat. You watched as he turned his head in your direction, staring at you before an evil smirk appeared across his lips.

“It seems we have a guest appearance.�” He said a bit amused.

“Me? Oh no�....I was looking for the bathroom�! I think I passed it�....it’s down these steps, right? Ok, thank you. See ya later!�” you said, giving a little wave as you began to back up towards the stairway entrance.

�(YFN)...? how�...'

You stopped in your tracks.

‘Okay, what’s going on here?�' you thought as you knew for sure that this time you had heard someone.

They sounded like Yusuke. You gasped.

‘I can read Yusuke’s mind! Great� perfect timing.�' You thought sighing in annoyance.

On the screen, the zombies ripped the door off the room where Keiko and Botan were hiding.

“Yusuke!!�” screamed Keiko.

Suzaku pointed at you.

“Where do you think you’re going? You’re going to miss the best part! The door to the room and Yusuke’s friend’s destiny has been breached. They can but cower and tremble like kittens�. Just like you will! Get her!�” ordered Suzaku.

At this time the four extra Suzaku’s were doing nothing, turned to you and walked towards you. You took out your rod and got a tight grip on it. You were still a bit exhausted from your fighting your way through the humanoids. However, you weren’t going to let Suzaku have another leverage against Yusuke. You were a woman of your own destiny. You were a woman who wouldn’t stand around while a friend was in need, nor would you let such scum as Suzaku gets what he wanted.

“If you want a fight, then bring it on!!�” you shouted, hitting one that came at you.

It was at this point another song appeared in your mind. You spun your rod and got ready for the attack as they all charged at you.

[Song starts]

Graffiti decorations under a sky of dust

A constant wave of tension on top of broken trust

The lessons that you taught me I learn were never true

(Suzaku number one came at you and you dodged his attack. As his back was turned towards you, you turned around and did an axe kick right in his face as he turned around. Not as soon as you sent Suzaku number one skidding backwards were you attacked by Suzaku number two, who lunged at you trying to grab you. You ducked under him, and flipped him, since he was right above you. You turned on your heels and kicked him in the face, knocking him out. You felt a hand grab your left arm, and in an instant you brought your right hand that held the rod, swinging it at Suzaku number three, however he caught it. You were a bit surprised for a moment, but that didn’t last long.)

Now I find myself in question (They point the finger at me again)

Guilty by association (You point the finger at me again)

I wanna run away, never say goodbye

I wanna know the truth instead of wondering why

I wanna know the answers,

no more lies

I wanna shut the door and open up my mind

(You smiled at him before you brought your leg up kneeing him in the groin. That caused that particular Suzaku’s eyes to roll back into his head and stumble back wards holding his injury, buckling over before landing on the floor in agony. The fourth Suzaku grabbed your shoulder and without you, able to comprehend what was going on, he pulled you backwards and having you end up on the floor. You looked up at him as he put his foot on your chest to keep you down. You took your rod and with the end jammed it into the back of his knee, causing the demon to stumble forward. This gave you a chance to take a hold of his leg and twist it so he fell off next to you. You spun to your feet, still singing as you kicked him in the side, sending him to where the first one lay unconscious on the ground.)

Paper bags and angry voices under a sky of dust

Another wave of tension has more than filled me up

All my talk of taking action

These words were never rue

Now I find myself in question (They point the finger at me again)

Guilty by association (You point the finger at me again)

(Suzaku number two had shook off your hit and came at you, a little more then pissed. You held a tight grip on your rod as he charged you. You moved to the side as he reached for you. You grabbed the sash that was around his neck and pulled backwards, causing that Suzaku to fall backwards, however he was able to grab your arm and the two of you tumbled to the ground. You struggle to get out of his grip as the two of you tumbled around the room. You moved your arm, noticed an opening, and took it. You brought your rod upwards and jabbed it into his gut, causing him to gasp for air as he spat out a bit of blood as well as some spit, but you were able to escape getting hit with that. )

I wanna run away, never say goodbye

I wanna know the truth instead of wondering why

I wanna know the answers,

no more lies

I wanna shut the door and open up my mind

(He let you go and you stood up fast. You gave him a kick, sending him towards the rest of his ‘buddies�' All the Suzaku’s lay spread out in some form or another in a small circle. You stood up straight and put your rod away, not with out doing a fancy spin to it. You let out a sigh of relief.)

[Song ends]

“I didn’t even have to finish my song.�” You said, wiping the sweat from your forehead.

You turned your attention towards the real Suzaku, who looked a little more the tweaked.

‘I really never wanted to fight the big boss�...but I might as well, I already screwed it up anyway.�' You thought.

You tensed up and walked a few feet towards Suzaku, but stopped, turning a bit so you weren’t facing him.

“What?! How could a girl like you beat four of my selves?!�” growled Suzaku.

You smiled.

“I don’t know�...maybe I’m better then you thought.�” You gave him a grin.

In the background, you heard a fight and both you and Suzaku watched on in awe at what was shown on the screen.

~~~On the Screen~~~

“Heh heh heh� Ukimura, I know where you’re hiding�. I see your scarf peeking from that locker!�” said Iwamaoto with a grin.

He walked up to a locker that had a yellow scarf peeking out.

“Heh heh heh. Where oh where can you be�.” he taunted.

He and the other crazed humans grabbed some brooms.

“Students on a skewer�. Mmmmm tasty dish�, best served hot!!!�” yelled Iwamaoto.

They all started stabbing and hitting the locker. After they were done, the piece of scarf flew away. Botan and Keiko came out from behind a curtain, with brooms in their hands, and started hitting the zombies. Once they were all on the floor, they dropped the brooms and ran.

~~~~Back in Suzaku’s Chamber~~~

“What?!�” yelled Suzaku.

Suzaku squeezed his glass, shattering it to pieces to the floor, the liquid dripping down his hand.

“I hate it when a plan unravels! Good for nothings they are!�” said Suzaku.

He stood up and glared at the screen before turning a worse glare towards you. Yusuke stared at the screen, having seen the entire seen, as to where you and Suzaku only saw the ending result. Yusuke began to laugh, more from relief then anything else; knowing that Keiko and Botan were all right, and from not hearing you singing anymore and the way Suzaku was giving you such a terrible dirty look, Yusuke knew you had won. Suzaku turned his eyes towards Yusuke and began to electrocute him; Yusuke’s laugh turning to screams.

“No one laughs at me!! Don’t forget, I hold your life in my hands!!�”

“Stop it!�” you yelled “Leave him a lone, you baka yaoi!�” you clenched your teeth.

You took a step forward, ready to charge him. However, he turned to you stopping you in your tracks by those eyes of his. He continued to electrocute Yusuke as he gave you a cold yet amused look.

“And what are you going to do about it my dear? You still haven’t defeated my other selves.�” You looked at Suzaku for a moment before turning around to find the four Suzaku’s on their feet, and not looking too happy now.

“Great.�” You grumbled, turning around towards them. Suzaku turned back to Yusuke.

“There’s a change of plans! You’ll die first and then I will have that girl, once my other selves take her out. Once I’m done with her, I’ll toss all your corpses at the feet of your spirit world bosses! I’ll personally lay waste to the human world!!�” said Suzaku, getting ready to finish Yusuke off with energy filled punch.

“At least I can finish the song.�” You said as one of the Suzaku’s came at you.

You took out your rod, ready to fight and were about to start off where you had left off in the song when Yusuke’s thoughts not only flooded your mind but your vision as well.

‘I’m fading�..away�...what’s that..? I� hear a voice�' Yusuke thought.

Your vision and senses were surrounded by what Yusuke was remembering that you didn’t notice that the four Suzaku’s were close to you. One punched you in the face, sending you backwards crashing into a wall. You were surrounded by smoke as the wall cracked at the pressure of you being thrown into the wall. You coughed up the smoke as a little dribble of blood came from the corner of your mouth. Your body fell from the wall and you landed on your knees, setting your hands on the floor as you tried to clear your head; however Yusuke’s thoughts fears, memories flooded your senses as you collapsed to the ground the hit as well as your fatigue catching up to you.

As your eyes closed, as the four Suzaku’s came towards you ready to bring you to the real Suzaku, your mind went black as you passed out; however, Yusuke’s mind continued to be connected to yours as your subconscious mind watched Yusuke’s memories as if it was on TV.

~~~Yusuke’s Flashback~~~~

Deep in the confined of what was Genkai’s temple, two figures could be seen in the middle of a dark room; the only light coming from two points next to each other and low to the floor. There was Genkai with her legs crossed as she held her body up in that sitting position with only her right big toe, her face calm as if it was easier then it looked. Not too far from her was Yusuke, who wasn’t doing as well as the old master. Yusuke was positioned with his legs in the air, supporting his weight on his right index finger. However, instead of just his pointer finger glowing, his entire hand glowed as his arm shook with the pressure; sweat having drained his hair gel out and having his hair fall a bit into his eyes.

“Tiring already, fool? This is nothing!�” said Genkai.

Yusuke breathed heavy as sweat poured down his face.

“Easy for you to say�.” growled Yusuke. “

But true! Just when the struggle seems hopeless, that ‘s when it really begins.�” Genkai retorted.

“But I’m used up� my aura is gone! At this rate� I’m done�! I’m gonna die!�” said a frustrated Yusuke.

“Of course you’re going to die. That’s the point.�” said Genkai.

“What?! That’s crazy!�” said Yusuke.

“We’re not training to reach your limits, Urameshi. We’re training to surpass them. We’re harnessing the inner strength that is beyond brute prowess� and facing what can happen if you don’t. Sports apply similar training methods, thought with greater emphasis on safety. But the basics are the same! FOCUS!! That’s the only way to control your body; to transcend what you believe is possible. But considering what a sniveling little wimp you are� you’ll probably off yourself before mastering it.�” Said Genkai, smirking.

Yusuke growled.

‘Why do I have to swallow this garbage?! I’m blown from the battle with Rando, and my vacation’s shot! Training to the brink of death?! Phooey!!�' Yusuke thought.

“Shut up, you bossy old hag!!�” shouted Yusuke.

Without warning the tired Yusuke launched him self into the air above Genkai. Genkai smirks before jumping off the nail and lands next to it, turning her stern face towards Yusuke who still lingered above in the air.

“See, you had strength left in you after all. But it’s only reflexive. You’d never�...” she started.

“I said shut up! One more exercise and then I’m going home!! I’ve had it with this!!�” growled Yusuke, beginning to charge up his pointer finger.

He didn’t seem to move from his position in the air as he glared down at the ‘old hag�' his finger ready to fire.

“Eat this!!�” he shouted.

“Ho ho! Your mind’s befogged by rage. Firing a reigun in that state is not a good idea.�” Genkai said with a smirk.

Before Yusuke could even speak, Genkai fazed out of his sight and was behind him. She raised a piece of rolled up paper and brought it down on the back of Yusuke’s head, sending him crashing into the floor. When the dust cleared, there was Yusuke sprawled out on the floor, not moving. Genkai humped as she landed a few feet from the unconscious boy.

“Even the undisciplined mind, seized by rage can tap latest power. The more you can control it with real will, the more power you can summon. Empty your mind; hone it to a single sharp point. And behold! Focus! Concentrate! Harmonize! Unify!�” said Genkai.

~~~End of Flashback~~~

As soon as the image disappeared, fatigue took control and soon you were unconscious; the four Suzaku’s around your body with smug grins on their faces. Yusuke was limp in the two Suzaku’s arms as pain continued to go through his body; those images of his master having just finished. One last thing from the ‘old hang�' rang out in his head.

‘'Suprass your limits'

“It’s about time�.” said Suzaku, his arm almost powered up.

‘Die�...again? Not here�...not like this�! Not by this jerk!!�'Yusuke thought, images of all he loved and cared for flowing through his mind.

'Kuwabara, �Hiei, �Kurama, �Botan�, Keiko�, (YFN)�...'

As he thought of you, his eyes widened. He hadn’t heard you for a while now and was worried now. He tried to look around for you, but the hold on him by the two Suzakus was too strong.

“Now� die!!�” shouted Suzaku.

Yusuke glared at him.

“Up yours!!�” Yusuke growled.

He powered himself up, broke free from the two Suzaku’s, and shoved them off and away from him, his body glowing.

“No!! How could you possible summon enough aura to blast two of me like that?!�” said Suzaku.

“Don’t worry!! There’s plenty more!!�” growled Yusuke, on his feet and his eyes full of fire.

“Very well! You’ve asked for another round of lighting shock wave!!�” said Suzaku.

You began to feel your self come out of the darkness at feeling that huge serge of energy that Yusuke released. You blinked and looked up. The four Suzaku’s turned away from you and headed back to the real Suzaku, ready to do another Lighting Show Wave. You grunted as you struggled to your knees, grabbing your side as you felt a sharp pain go through you.

“Shit�!” you mumbled, before collapsing back onto the ground and deciding to just lay there for a few minutes.

“Crap!! I used too much power holding you and fighting that wench!! I need to recharge!�” said Suzaku, realizing he didn’t have enough power to create the attack.

“Too bad!! I don’t!!�” shouted Yusuke making a fist.

“Shot gun!!�” Yusuke shouted, his fist shot forward towards all the Suzaku’s and hitting every single on dead on.

“Master Suzaku!!�” gasped Murg who flew over the real Suzaku’s body.

“I did it�... surpassed� my body...”said Yusuke.

He collapsed to his knees before falling to the floor. He turned grumbled as he could feel pain in areas he didn’t know existed. His mind clicked as your image flooded into his minds eye. He struggled to his hands and knees and looked around. He found you face down on the floor, your clothes dirty with dust, debris, and dried blood from not only yours but from the humanoids, you had killed.

Yusuke moved towards you and collapsed again. He groaned as his head rested against the floor for a few minutes before he looked back at your still body. This had given him a bit of strength as he began to crawl towards your body. �

(YFN)?! (YFN)?! Are you ok?�” he said as he reached you.

He was able to push you onto your back and raise him self a bit over your face.

“Yu—Yusuke?�” you groaned.

You blinked a few times and looked up at him with half closed eyes. He sighed in relief and gave you a weak smile.

“Hey you�. You gave me a scare there.�”

“Botan!!�”

Yusuke turned his head to look at the screen where the cry came from. You tilted your head to the side and watched the scene on the screen, with a side angle. Botan had blood running down her forehead, and was unconscious. Keiko was trying to hold Botan up, but couldn’t. The zombies surrounded them.

“So you tried to out wit us? Clever, but not clever enough!! There are dozen of us waiting outside!!�” laughed Iwamoto.

“That many� going after them?!�” said Yusuke.

“Yusuke� the� whistle.�” you said.

You were starting to come around, just a little groggy.

“That’s right! The whistle! Got to� destroy it! Fast!!�” said Yusuke as he looked around for it.

He saw it only ten feet away from where the two of you were. He looked down at you, just to make sure you were ok. You smiled up at him, which settled his nerves. He turned towards the whistle Suzaku dropped and began to crawl towards it. Yusuke out stretched his hand, reaching for it. His efforts were stopped as a foot came down on his hand. Yusuke screamed in pain as the foot crushed his hand. Yusuke glanced up to find a blood covered and heavy breathing Suzaku.

“This isn’t over. You destroyed almost the entire cadre of Suzaku’s�, almost. It was a powerful strike, but your skill is defected! You missed one too many!�” said Suzaku before kicking Yusuke in his side.

“One of me is enough to finish you.�”

“Yeah? You don’t look in such great shape yourself. We’re well matched now!�” said Yusuke, stumbling to his feet.

You had gotten to your feet at this point. You had seen Suzaku get up and had tried to stand up fast enough to stop him, but your legs weren’t steady enough now.

“You still don’t understand.�” said Suzaku, lifting up his left arm.

A blue-ish glow surrounded his left arm. All of the Suzaku’s bodies turned into a blue smoke and went to the standing Suzaku.

“Hey!�” shouted Yusuke “He’s collecting aura from his dead selves!! And his wounds are healing!�”

“I told you, all seven are real. If one of me still stands, I can require the aura of the other six!!�” said Suzaku looking as if he never took a hit.

He created six more of him selves.

“He’s become seven again!! I’m in big trouble�” said Yusuke.

“There! I’m ready for the next round! How about you?!�” laughed Suzaku.

“Good bye, Yusuke Urameshi!! Accept this parting gift—a maximum strength Lighting Shock Wave!�”

‘Yikes! Seven of him! Again!�' thought Yusuke.

‘I have to do something. But I don’t want to screw up this saga too much more.�' you thought as you watched the scene in front of you.

‘Oh the hell with it!�'

~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~

“That’s it for Suzaku’s goons!�” said Hiei.

Piles of humanoids were laid out around the three in the form of a circle. A big boom was heard from the tower and a great power was felt by all three of them. All three looked up towards the tower.

“It’s gonna be a big one! And a big finish!�” said Kurama.

“Someone will die this time.�” said Hiei.

“What?! (YFN) is probably up there!!�” Kuwabara shouted.

He turned towards the closed door and with his spirit sword tore it open with one slash.

“C’mon! To the top floor!�” shouted Kuwabara as he began to race up the stairs; Hiei and Kurama on his heels.

~~~Scene Change~~~~

Back in the room, the wind was growing, pushing Yusuke backwards a little. “

“Unh�. That wind Suzaku’s knocking up—it’s enough to flatten me!�” said Yusuke.

‘I really am used up this time� and in a world of serious hurt�' thought Yusuke.

“Ha ha! How sweet! You and your girl get to die at the same time! Enjoy your reunion in the after life! I’ll say, though, this improptious battle was divertary!!�” said Suzaku glancing at the screen.

“You forgot about me, baka!!�” you shouted, charging Suzaku.

Suzaku turns as you kicked his hands, causing the whistle to fly out of his hands.

“Botan!! Hang on!!�” screamed Keiko on the screen behind Suzaku.

Murg flew and caught the whistle in the air and flew behind the seven Suzaku’s, out of aim from you and Yusuke. Suzaku growled and glared at you. You took out your rod and were ready to give Yusuke at least a bit of a chance to recover. �

“(YFN)!!�” Yusuke shouted, scared for your life.

You weren’t doing too much better than Yusuke and yet you were there, trying to defend him, trying to help him out. You grunted as the pain in your side came back from the movement you were making, however you ignored it.

’Yusuke�!'

You froze.

‘Did I just hear Keiko thoughts?�' you thought as the voice screaming Yusuke’s name sounded like Keiko.

“You wench! You’re more trouble then you’re worth!�” shouted Suzaku.

~~~On the Screen~~~

“This is it Yukimura.�” said Iwamoto.

All the zombies had knives and hammer�; bloody knives and hammers.

'Yusuke! Help me!!�' thought Keiko as she hugged the unconscious Botan to her and closed her eyes.

~~~Off Screen~~~~

Suzaku glared at you. However, Keiko’s thoughts clouded your mind and you stood there with a blank expression. Suzaku noticed this.

“Die wench!!�” he shouted.

His words snapped you back to reality, however it was too late since as soon as you looked at Suzaku, you were punched in the stomach with a fist surrounded by volts of electricity. You screamed as you felt the volts move through your body.

~~~On Screen~~~

“Die!!!�” yelled Iwamoto. Keiko held Botan’s body in her lap, as she sat on the ground, surrounded by the zombies.

“Nooooo!! Yusuke!!! Heeeelp!!!�” she screamed.

Yusuke watched in horror as his girl friend and a friend that was a girl were both in danger. Your screams died as you began to lose consciousness. Suzaku removed his fist for a moment before slamming it into your face, sending you flying backwards into the wall. Yusuke stiffened as he watched you stumble out from the hole in the wall, blood covering your stomach and a new dribble of blood falling from the corner of your lips. �

“(YFN)!! Keiko!!�” yelled Yusuke.

You coughed out some blood before your eyes rolled back into your head and your body seemed to fall in slow motion to the ground. Yusuke screamed at the sight, a chilling and murderous scream as his body began to glow. You lost consciousness once you hit the floor.

“What?!�” said a shocked Suzaku. “He’s revived! And surging with energy!! Of course!! His life force!! It’s charging him up!! He’s expending his very existence to continue the fight!!�”

“Darn tootin�! You’re goin down, Suzaku, for messing with Keiko and for what you just did to (YFN)!�” shouted Yusuke, powering up his right fist, getting ready for his shot gun.

Suzaku looked terrified. He shook it off and launched his attack.

“Seven Hells of Dark Lighting Shock Wave!!!�” shouted Suzaku.

“SHOT GUN!!�” Yusuke shouted.

Both attacks were released at the same time and as soon as the two collided, a huge explosion was released, sending both Yusuke and all seven Suzaku’s flying backwards.

~~~In the Stair Way~~~~

Hiei, Kurama, and Kuwabara were on the stairway running towards the room when they felt the entire building shaking.

“Holy spit!! Yusuke!! (YFN)!�” shouted Kuwabara.

All three began to run faster, their two friends the only thing on their minds.

~~~Back in the room~~~

Murg screamed as the blast consumed her as well as the whistle. You were awoken again by your sixth sense feeling Yusuke’s strong energy. You blinked up and found the ceiling was blown away. You were covered in some debris, and couldn’t seem to move.

‘I did it�... destroyed the whistle,,,,�Keiko�? (YFN)...? No good�....can’t see anymore�. Hope I made� it in time�.' thought Yusuke.

Yusuke lay sprawled out on the ground, letting darkness consume his consciousness. One of the Suzaku’s is on his hands and knees breathing hard.

‘Unh�-how..? My Lighting Shock Wave was� perfect�, I shouldn’t have sustained� much damage.�' Suzaku thought.

Sparks caught his attention. He looked and found his left antenna, which looked like a piece of his hair, was broken in half.

‘A crack in my antenna!! Could that first reigun blast have�... No impossible� my antenna holds my life force! I’ve armored them� harder than diamond. No typical attack could breach them�!' thought Suzaku.

You were able to sit up, but still found you couldn’t move, however that was the last thing on your mind now.

‘I heard Suzaku’s thoughts!! I think I gained a new power!!�' you thought.

‘Cool! This will be handy.�'

“But Urameshi’s last effort� did!! His bond with those two girls� amazing�..' said Suzaku, before he collapsed, dead in his own chamber.

‘Bond? With me? No, it was because of Keiko�, right?�' you thought.

“Keeripes!!�” said a shocked Kurama.

The three entered the room, or what was left of the beautiful chamber. There was ruble everywhere.

“Urameshi!! (YFN)!!�” Shouted Kuwabara.

Kuwabara looked around searching for you as well as his best friend. He found Yusuke’s body, Kurama and Hiei rushing to his side. Kuwabara gave a sigh of relief.

“Kuwa�...bara.�”

Kuwabara turned to find you sitting up, however his face paled at seeing you being covered by debris. He runs to your side, falling to his knees next to you and in an instant removing the ruble from your legs. Before you could breath another word, Kuwabara hugged you, pulling you to his chest. �

”(YFN)! You gave me a heart attack! Are you ok?!�” Kuwabara said worry in his voice.

You blush at the attention he was giving you, but smiled.

“I’m fine�...hng.” You groaned as the pain in your stomach caught your attention.

Kuwabara pulled you back a bit and noticed your clothes were drenched in blood. �(

“(YFN)!�”he shouted again.

You held your hand up, keeping him from speaking anything else. He looked at you with serious and worried eyes. You pushed away from him a bit, grunting as you stumbled to your feet. Kuwabara was up in an instant. �

”(YFN)�...” he began.

“I’m�...I’m fine.�” You said with a weak smile, though you continued to wince.

Your hand came to your stomach, as your injury continued to bleed; however you didn’t notice, nor did Kuwabara because of how dirty you were.

“Let’s check on Yusuke�.” you said, beginning to walk over to where the rest of the group was.

Kuwabara watched you as you stumbled away; he shook his head and followed behind you. As you reached Yusuke, you stumbled. Kuwabara reached out to catch you, however, Hiei appeared at your side, and helped steady you. You felt his hands firm yet gentle as he held you around your waist for a few moments before you were stable on your own two feet; he let go. You looked at him and smiled.

“Thanks.�”

“Don’t.�” he said, helping you stand.

Kurama sighed with relief, glad that you were all right. He turned his attention back to the unmoving Yusuke.

“He doesn't look good. His aura’s exhausted, and there’s barely a heart beat.�” said a grim Kurama.

Kuwabara kneeled next to Yusuke’s body.

“I’ll give him an aura transfusion!!�”

“That’s out! You’ve hardly recovered from your battle with Byakko.�” said a concerned Kurama.

“I’m not gonna stand here and watch him die!! He needs energy! Your demonic aura’s no good for humans! (YFN) is weak right now to do it! I’m the only option he’s got!�”

“Hey! I’m not that weak! Uhn�...” you shouted before you grabbed your stomach.

Hiei caught you again. You smiled at him. Kuwabara didn’t notice since he was too busy setting up to give Yusuke an aura transfusion.

“Here goes! C’mon, you bastard! Live!�” shouted Kuwabara.

Kuwabara’s body began to glow as he placed his hand above Yusuke’s body. You could see Kuwabara’s aura transfer into Yusuke’s body.

“Looks like we’ll have to carry them both out of here.�” said Kurama.

“Humans. They’re such a pain. I’ll never understand why� they make such sacrifices for each other.�” snorted Hiei.

“That quality enabled Yusuke to defeat Suzaku.�” said Kurama.

“Perhaps. But risking my life for someone else is not something you’ll catch me doing.�” said Hiei.

“Sure. But if Yusuke hadn’t risked it, he’d be dead anyway.�”

“Always have to have the last word, don’t you fox?�” said Hiei, glaring.

Kuwabara’s aura began to flicker before it disappeared. Kuwabara’s eyes rolled back into his head before he collapsed on top of Yusuke.

“Ah, that’s it. He’s done.�” said Kurama.

“Tuhrrific.�” said Hiei. (End of Chapter 9)
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