Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ A Mistaken Past ❯ Kuronue's Death ( Chapter 9 )

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Ch. 9 Kuronue's death

In a feet of strength, Minagi through Kurama across the room into the concrete wall. The concrete wall broke around Kurama's body and dust came out of the cracks. Kurama's body fell to the ground, not moving. Minagi approached him slowly, smirking as she came closer.

"Come on Yoko!" she said impatiently, "Show yourself you coward!"

Kurama opened his eyes and slowly rose on his hands and knees. He coughed up blood onto the floor, near Minagi's boot. She smiled at his pain.

"I... I cannot." He said weakly. "He is merged with me. He does not posses me. Therefor... I cannot bring him forth."

"Hmph." She said frowning." Pity. I really wanted to see the fear in his eyes as I slowly torture him to death."

Kurama slowly looked up at her. He could see the hate in her eyes. He had to make her see what happened! If not, then she would surely would kill him. But how could he make her see? He had only one chance. He had to weaken her, and then he could transmit his memory into her mind. But he would have to fight her. He didn't know if he had enough power. He would have to use every ounce of energy he had left to bring her down.

"Minagi," he said, his limbs tensing. "You know that I would never turn my back on a friend. How can you think that I would leave Kuronue to die?"

She stepped closer and leaned down to meet his gaze.

"Because of what I saw!" Suddenly, in one swift motion, she grabbed Kurama's throat and raised him up against the wall. He grasped her hand, trying to loosen her tight grip. Blood dripped from his mouth, onto her hand but she didn't care. It wasn't the first time the blood of a friend stained her hands.

"But instead of just telling you," she said looking up at him," I think I'll show you."

Suddenly, her eyes glowed a bright blue. She looked straight into Kurama's eyes, and he couldn't look away. The memory slowly entered his eyes, straight to his mind.

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"Kuronue! Kurama!" Minagi called. Her voice echoed inside the demon palace. She had lost them when the demons came after they had stole the treasure. Then, she heard a scream of pain. She ran as fast as her slim, elf legs would carry her. She followed the voice. It sounded like Kuronue's. So she called again.

"Kuronue..." Then she saw them. But to her horror, Kuronue had been attacked. Bamboo spears had come out of the ground and had skewered his body. She stood there, frozen in horror. Then she saw past Kuronue and to Kurama. He did not see her come up behind Kuronue's body. She thought he would run back and then they could both help Kuronue before it was to late. But he did not go back for his partner; he turned around and in the blink of an eye, jumped out of sight. Minagi didn't know what to think she was in shock and also disgust. But she couldn't think about that now, there only thought was to help Kuronue.

The demon voices were getting closer. She had to act fast. She ran over to Kuronue.

"Kuronue!" she yelled to him, looking right at his bloody face. His eyes were closed and he did not move. "Kuronue! Please wake up! Kuronue!!"

Slowly, his eyes opened, but not all the way. He didn't say anything. Blood was leaking out of the side of his mouth. Slowly he closed his eyes again.

"No! "Minagi yelled at him. "Don't you dare die on me! I'm going to get you out of this!"

He opened his eyes again. Minagi drew up her energy disks. Then, very precisely, she threw the disks at the bamboo spears. The disks cut them, then came around and cut them again. Eventually, the bamboo evaporated. Kuronue's body was free. He fell from mid air and into Minagi's arms. She sat him down on the ground. She rested his bloody head in her arms letting his body lie on the dirt ground. She gently moved his hair from in his eyes.

"Kuronue!" she whispered to him," Kuronue! Come on! Please stay with me!"

Her voice became choked. Tears started to form in her eyes. She gently stroked his cheek. His eyes were still closed, but he was still breathing. She pulled his head closer to her.

"Kuronue, please" she said, tears running down her cheeks. "Please, don't die. Open your eyes! Please."

She closed her eyes. She couldn't bear to look at him in pain. Suddenly, she felt a hand wipe a tear off her cheek. Her eyes sprang open to see Kuronue looking at her. He looked so weak and in pain. Her tears flowed down her cheek, as Kuronue wiped them away.

"Minagi," Kuronue said in a weak voice, almost in a whisper," don't cry on my behalf...please."

"Kuronue," she said, now sobbing.

"I'm...not going to make it anyway," he said. "Just go...you need to get out of here..."

"Don't say that!" she said crying harder. "You're going to be alright! I'm not leaving! I'll take care of you! You're..."

"Minagi!" he said caressing her cheek. "I ... I don't have long. I...I want to let you know..."

Then he coughed up blood all over himself and Minagi, but she didn't care. She looked at the holes in his body. His clothes were soaked in his blood. She shut her eyes again. She knew he was right, but she didn't want him to be. She didn't want to let go of him. He always had stuck by her. He had saved her life more than once. She cared so much for him! He couldn't die!

"Kuronue, you can't die!" she sobbed. "I can't bear to lose you!" she turned away from him.

"Minagi, "he said making her look at him. Slowly, he brought his other hand up. With his free hand he grasped hers and then put what was in his hand in hers. He closed her hand tightly. Then her arms fell to the ground in pain. She looked at him, then at her hand. Slowly, she opened her hand. What she saw made fresh tears come down her cheek. It was his pendant.

"That...is why I...why I'm like this," he said," it broke off my neck...and I went back to..."

He coughed up more blood. Minagi cried, squeezing the pendant.

"Minagi," he said even more weakly," Please...listen...I have to tell you..."

"What? "she said pulling him closer," what do you need to tell me?"

"Ever since...ever since I first met you...I felt something, strong. And once I got to know you...I found what that feeling was. I found that...that..."

"What! Found that what!!"

"I love you."