Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sunsets Over Mulberry Fields ❯ Can Still ( Chapter 5 )

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Having only the time to get his clothes back in order again before his two teammates arrived, Yuusuke immediately noticed the slight flare of Kurama's nostrils as he walked into his apartment. The knowing look on Hiei's face hadn't helped much either. "I believe the idiot told you to watch over her, not fuck her."

"How the hell would you even know? I thought your nose was just as good as a humans," Yuusuke said. Really, he wasn't in a good mood after having the two of them interrupt his time with Kagome. The fact that they held the information about who killed Kuwabara was moot.

Kurama chuckled, "He doesn't need to have a good nose, Yuusuke-kun. Any male can smell pheromones... I'll suppose the timing was bad?"

"Screw-..." The words died in his throat as he remembered a similar scene only days ago. The last moment he had spent with Kuwabara ended with those same words. And it didn't feel right to use them anymore, not even in a joking manner.

His two friends shared a knowing look; it had not been their intention to immerse him back into memories when it seemed like he was finally learning to move on. "Yuusuke-kun," Kurama cleared his throat to get the Toushin's attention, "KoEnma said that when we arrived here, he would send the information to your communicator. Perhaps you should check it so we can get this over with?"

The black-haired youth nodded his head as he grabbed his comminucator, flipping it open. "This guy's either an idiot or cocky, and I'll bet money he's the first one."

"Great, just when I thought the world was less one, it gives us another."

"Hiei," Kurama drawled out the fire demon's name dangerously. While he knew he didn't mean it, it still wasn't appropiate. "What does it say about him?"

"It says he's currently residing in my old man's tower, Enki's off in some other level. We'll get there quicker if we go through the entrance near Genkai's... It'll be a piece of cake!"

"Hn, then let's go already."


As soon as KoEnma had given them the news, the three of them set off for the demon world. As if they would let the sadistic fuck who killed their friend get away with what he did, especially when they now knew where he was. Who he was didn't matter, just making sure he suffered in the same way did.

Having spent a year and a half in the demon world made it easy for them all to navigate through the lands, finding the quickest route to their destination. The dumbass should have known better than to choose a spot to settle down in that one of them knew intimately. Before Kurama or Hiei could stop the brash ex-detective, he had thrown open the doors to what he loved to call "The Throne Room", startling the demon that had taken his friend from him.

"Hi!" Yuusuke smirked.

The older demon glared down at the Toushin, trying to conceal his fear. He expected him to still be wallowing in his human emotions in the human world, not here, looking so damn cocky. "And how did you get here?"

"The door," he pointed behind him as Hiei and Kurama entered. They all noticed as the fear in his eyes became even more pronounced. While he may have been strong enough to hold his own against one of them, he was doomed against them all.

"Then please leave the same way. I have no time to spend dealing with cretins like you."

"Sorry, can't do that. See, you made a mistake when you went in the human world and killed a human. You made an even bigger mistake going after Kuwabara. And the third strike against you came when you thought to use his death as a way to get to me. Remember that message you left for me in his blood?" Yuusuke scoffed when he didn't answer. "I do. 'Enjoy this pain because your death will hurt even more.' Well, I'm here to tell you, you should've sent that message to yourself, bastard.

"But, thankfully for you, I know Kuwabara wouldn't want me killing you. Instead he'd probably spew off some crap about "Revenge is a dish best served cold" or some such bullshit." Yuusuke sat down in the throne behind him. Despite the anger and frustration that gripped his heart and body, he smirked when that idiot of a demon turned hopeful eyes on him. Was he so stupid to believe he'd get off with just a monologue?

"Does this mean, you're not going to kill me?"

"I'm not," Yuusuke's smirk grew at seeing the relieved expression, "but they are."

He turned around the see the cold and merciless expressions on Kurama's and Hiei's faces, and finally discovered where the flaw in his plan had been. And he thought he covered all his bases too, only to discover that he overlooked one minute detail. Their continued connection to KoEnma. That damned child of a demi-God would now be his death-sentence twice. He even forgot the second part to rule number one: Strike quickly after wounding the heart or else you will see how hard a wounded animal can bite.

He didn't strike quickly enough.

His dread and knowledge that he was going to die caused his skin to become clammy. He didn't think his plan through enough for him to have executed it. Impatience and childish animosity caused him to make his move prematurely. Or perhaps he had simply underestimated his opponents.

Yuusuke stood up and passed by Kurama and Hiei, not needing to watch as the poor bastard got everything he deserved. "Don't make him scream too loud."

Kurama smirked as he brought one of his hands up to his hair, looking for the seed he would need. "Who says he'll be able to scream?"

"The tongue is always the first thing to go, and you would do well to remember that detective. The octave he'd be screaming in would be enough to cause eardrums to bleed."

Yuusuke shivered, "Glad I never pissed you two off when you were this powerful."


Reviewer Responses:

yusukekuramasgirl: Hah, yeah. It really was a mood killer! But it just seemed right to have it happen, given how the story was going. And I hope this was soon enough!

Hiei08: lol, I'm sorry I had you believing it was Hiei. I was trying to make it mysterious, but I guess I made it too mysterious... And I hope this was a quick enough update!