Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Fire Dancer ❯ Awakening Part 2 ( Chapter 6 )

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/Yoko Kurama/

Thoughts

Fire Dancer

:: Awakening Part 2::

“Oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap,” Botan muttered as she and Kurama carried Mai's body away from the battle. Droplets of blood plummeted to the earth from the girl's wound. Her skin had paled considerably and her flesh had gone ice cold.

“Over here,” Kurama motioned towards a safer area.

Quickly, the pair set the body next to a nearby tree where Suichi immediately knelt beside her and placed his ear upon her chest gently.

“She still has a faint heartbeat…” he murmured with a little bit of excitement. He swiftly ripped the hem of his shirt into strips and wrapped them around her bloody abdomen. Botan waited patiently beside him as he worked quickly and silently.

“Should we take her to the Spirit Realm?” she asked worriedly, “Maybe from there we can take her to Genkai…”

Kurama shook his head, “If we keep moving her around, her wound will continue to reopen and she'll bleed to death…” he said as he observed the bloody area, “You can travel through the worlds easier than I can, you'll probably be able to reach Genkai quicker.”

The blue-haired girl nodded, “Right.”

And immediately, there was a small pop and she was gone. Suichi continued to kneel next to the girl; making sure that she hadn't slipped away quite yet.

“Hang in there Mai…”

-:-

The crimson-haired girl sighed heavily and stared into the water, “My name is Kira,” she started, “And I'm sure Genkai has told you about demons and apparitions…and I am what they call a Fire Apparition; a demon with fire abilities…”

“You don't look like a demon,” I stated quietly.

She smiled kindly, “Well thank you…but I am an apparition nonetheless…” she sighed once more, “but when I was young, I came across a boy by the name of Sunichi.

“He was a Spirit Detective and I became his Spirit Guardian,” a sad grin came to her lips at the distant memory, “We were permanently attached to one another as friends…and there wasn't a battle where we weren't fighting side by side…”

A frown now arched along her mouth, “But there came a time when Sunichi was deceived,” she murmured, “His heart turned against reason…and against me. He disappeared and even I was unable to find him again…But I searched and searched until I finally believed that I had given up hope.

“I was down to my last thread of faith in searching for him and I was in the final destination of my hunt. But that was when I stumbled into Ryu…the dragon demon…

“He taunted me; dragging me into battle…and so we fought. I was soon down to my last ounce of strength before he gripped me by the color and snarled into my face that it was he that turned Sunichi against me,” An angry tear filled her eye, “Ryu raised his hand for the final blow, but the attack was prevented when a sudden blast filled the air.

“When the smoke cleared, Sunichi stood upon a hilltop; his attack aimed for Ryu. I'm not sure what had happened to change his heart, but he had returned to me…”

Kira paused for a moment, “You saw the rest, Mai…”

I frowned slightly and watched her carefully, “But there's more.”

It wasn't a question, and the apparition knew that. She sighed and nodded slowly.

“Yes, there's more…”

-:-

“Dammit!! Why won't this bastard die?!” Yusuke roared angrily. Kurama and Botan had left to take care of Mai, leaving the Spirit Detective, Kuwabara, and Hiei to fend off the demon.

Ryu laughed darkly, “I should have known I'd find a Spirit Detective tagging along with the Guardian…” he snarled.

Yusuke clenched his fists with fury, “I'm not tagging along with her!!”

“Hey, Urameshi,” Kuwabara approached him slowly, having only acquired a few bruises, “We need to hurry and get this over with; Mai's probably in serious trouble with her injuries…”

“Wow, the monkey has a brain,” Hiei muttered as he joined the duo, “She was just impaled in the stomach, baka, I'm sure she's having a great time,” he added sarcastically.

Kazuma puffed out his cheeks angrily and crossed his arms.

But back with Kurama and Mai, the girl was slowly starting to slip away. But Botan still hadn't returned with Genkai.

“Where could they be?” Suichi thought to himself aloud.

And no sooner had he said this, there was a second pop and the blue-haired girl reappeared before him along with the older woman.

“I let the dimwit go on a simple task and the girl nearly bleeds herself to death,” Genkai muttered in annoyance.

“So can you help her?” Botan asked quickly.

The woman snorted in amusement, “Of course I can.”

-:-

“Moments before my body was entirely spent, I was able to separate my soul from my body,” Kira continued, “I was able to travel to the Spirit World as my physical form was used to its final ounces of strength. There, my soul lingered. For neither was I alive, nor completely dead…so I waited…

“Eventually, though, as I watched from beyond, my spirit slowly began to fade away; if I did not move on or find another body to reside in, I would cease to exist at all.

“But I was not ready to move on; I felt a certain tie to the living world…a tie that I could not break. So I found myself haunting the world I once resided in. It was there, though that I came across a pregnant woman ready to bear a child.

“Something drew me towards the unborn baby, not to mention the fact that I was desperate for a new form lest I disappeared forever. But before I knew it, I found myself within the child, but I hid myself, not knowing that the child I resided in would become a Guardian like I had once been…” Kira stared down at her hands as a weak smile played at her lips and a mischievous twinkle shimmered in her eyes, “I had no other choice after all…besides, it had been done before; I decided to take my chances

The former guardian finished sadly and glanced across the stream towards me; as if waiting for my reaction.

“You mean to say…that your soul lives in me now?” I whispered in slight disbelief. But by now, I was ready to believe almost anything, “I have a second person in the back of my mind, or something?”

She smiled weakly, “If you want to think about it like that,” she replied calmly, “I prefer to think about it sort of like a reincarnation of some sort…I mean, I think I might have accidentally passed on a few physical traits to you, don't you think?” she added with a faintly wider grin.

I nodded slowly and stared down into the water, “Why did you tell me all of this if I was going to die?” I questioned.

The girl merely lowered her eyes, “Mostly because I wanted you to understand these changes…” she bit her lip tenderly, “…And why Ryu was after you—.”

“He called me Kira,” I cut in briefly, “Did he mistake me for you, then?”

She nodded, “I guess those traits and traces of my Spirit Energy were still sensed in you…and when Ryu came seeking revenge, he found you instead of me.”

I concurred absently with the tilt of my head, but didn't reply. Was I finally beginning to understand the concept of these demons and `Spirit' people? Was it really so easy? Then again, I had seen nearly everything I didn't believe in just a matter of hours…what else was I supposed to think?

But suddenly, as I was wondering on this, I noticed the shifting of my shadow. I quickly switched my attention to it and realized that it was suddenly going the wrong way.

Kira must have noticed it as well for she peered up into the sky and watched as the sun swiftly began to back up towards the opposite horizon.

She laughed softly, “So I guess you're not going to die after all…”

“What do you mean?” I questioned, “Why aren't I dying anymore?”

The crimson-haired girl grinned, “I'm assuming one of your newfound friends are trying to heal you…So I'm guessing that your physical self is starting to call back your soul.”

I turned quickly towards her, “But what about you? What about Ryu?” I asked quickly and with worry.

She smiled sadly, “I'll be fine here; I'll always be here if you need me…But about Ryu…he will most likely try to destroy you, but once again, I will always be with you if you ever need me…”

I felt a sudden tugging at my heart and felt myself slipping away from this place. Kira stood and I followed her lead.

“It won't be easy to defeat him,” the guardian murmured and stared down into the water before averting her gaze back to the dancer, “Do you trust me, Mai?” she asked softly.

I stood for a moment, thinking, before I answered…

-:-

“She's starting to come to!” Botan said excitedly as Genkai's palms issued a soft blue glow over the girl's lifeless body.

Mai stirred slightly after awhile and soon after blinked open her eyes. The girl looked around slowly and calmly, as if she had been expecting to be resurrected from her death-like state. The trio watched her silently as she carefully sat up against the tree trunk.

“Where's Ryu?” she asked as if it were a demand.

But Botan would have none of it, “Oh no you don't! You let the others take care of him this time, lest you nearly kill yourself again!”

The dancer, however, was not listening and lifted herself slowly from the ground. Her feet dragged her towards the battle area where the three boys continued to fight.

Gods, she sure hoped this worked.

She limped out into the open as the pain in her abdomen raced through her nerves. Her vision blurred slightly, but she continued on until she was almost too close to the demon.

Weakly, she raised her arm towards him, her index finger extended and her thumb erect. And from the tip of her finger a small pink orb sparked as flames danced across her hand

Ryu turned to her, then, a single smirk etched across his face, “Ah, so the Guardian has returned from the dead!”

But the girl didn't reply. Anger flashed across her eyes as she aimed her hand towards the demon. She could almost feel Kira beside her; guiding her hand steadily.

The pink orb grew considerably and a sense of fear crossed over Ryu's face. The words seemed to roll off her tongue as her energy was released.

“SPIRIT GUN!!!” she roared.

A bright pink ray enveloped in flames, raced across the ground towards the demon. The attack made contact almost immediately and Ryu's cry of terror echoed above the trees. The earth rumbled dangerously as the demon slowly disintegrated from the blast.

Mai panted heavily before collapsing to the ground…

Her world going black once more.

-:-

A/N: once again, I apologize for the crappiness of these chapters…

But that's okay!!! (…I guess…)