Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ kokoro no arashi ❯ Tadaima, Makai ( Prologue )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

By: yuki44

Hi, minna-san!!! This is the first time I am writing a Yu Yu Hakusho fic. Its one of my favourite anime and the fact that my favourite anime bishounen is Youko Kurama made me want to write this fic. Pls give me your comments and reviews, onegai!

Warnings: Yaoi (but you wouldn't be here if you don't like yaoi, right? ^_^)

Pairings: HieixKurama (or should I say Youko Kurama?) other pairings will appear in later chapters like Jin/Touya and so on.

Disclaimers: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho…(I wish I do)…it belongs to the talented Yoshihiro Togashi.

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"Okasan………"

The voice was so full of sadness and it was so soft that it's almost impossible to hear that word. The musical and soothing rustling of the slender blades of grass and leaves did nothing to sooth the pain in his heart. A light breeze floated by and tugged playfully at his strikingly long crimson hair.

"Kura………" Yusuke was interrupted by Keiko who clamped his mouth.

"He needs some peace and silence, Yusuke. Can't you see that he's hurting badly?" Keiko murmured softly.

"But………"

"Nothing you say will help him."

Kurama knelt in front of his mother's grave. He thought he would cry but he didn't. The tears didn't come like he thought it would. The only thing that came was pain. Pain, which overwhelmed him, which almost stop him from staying strong. Almost. He knew he must stay strong, he would not break down. It will be the last thing Okasan would want to see. He knew that this day would come. The day his mother would leave him. He just didn't expect it to hurt that much.

Yusuke was the first to break the silence. He understand why all of them were keeping quiet, even the noisy Kuwabara. He knew he should but he couldn't stand it anymore. Kurama needed to be alone to sort out his thoughts. He needed to plan for his future too.

"Kurama, we are leaving now. I know you are listening so you need not reply. You need some time to yourself. But remember if you ever need help, look for us. We are your friends, we care about you. Even Hiei who's in the Makai."

"Yusuke's right. Come to us if you need help, though I think that going to that shrimp isn't going to hel………Ow! Hey Yusuke, what did you do that for???!!!" Kuwabara glared at Yusuke who just gave him a bump on his head. Yusuke shook his head. " Lets go." He said softly.

It seemed like an eternity before Kurama finally lifted his head. Yusuke had said Hiei and Makai. Somehow, he felt a certain longing towards those two words. Standing up, he made up his mind. He would go to the Makai and stay there, for good. It was time he returned, after twenty one years.

"Sayonara, Kasan. Forgive me if I don't come back. But I have a feeling that you will always be with me, forever."

As Kurama left, he thought he heard a warm and gentle voice, "Stay strong, Shuichi."

And for the first time in many days, he smiled.

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Youko Kurama stood on a cliff in Makai, his long silver hair dancing in the wind. There was a rumble of far-off thunder and the wind became a gale roaring past. `Makai's weather sure is different.' He smirked. `But then, if it has a weather like Ningenkai, it wouldn't suit the name, Makai.'

The silver Youko traveled through the dense forest swiftly, running and hopping from tree to tree, enjoying the sense of freedom. He felt it more appropriate to be in his Youko form in Makai.

Suddenly, he stopped and his ears twitched. `There's someone nearby.' The ki was quite strong too.

"Come out, whoever you are."

A shadow flitted to the ground and chuckled.

"Still as alert as before, Kurama." He said in a deep raspy voice.

Kurama's eyes narrowed.

"Who are you?"

The youkai stepped forward, revealing a face full of scars.

"Never thought I would still be alive, didn't you?"

"I don't remember you. What do you want?" Who the hell is he?

The youkai's face turned red with fury.

"You stole my treasure years ago, got my face into this state and you dare say you don't remember me???!!!" he snarled.

With that, he leaped and attacked Kurama.

"Rosewhip!" Kurama got it out just in time to block the sword of the youkai. The youkai grinned evilly and threw a ki blast at him. Kurama barely dodged it. He kept dodging and defending. The youkai didn't give him a chance to attack at all.

"Kuso, he's strong! Even my Youko form can't defeat him."

Just then, a black shadow appeared and caught the youkai by surprise. The youkai was thrown back by the sudden attack of the black figure.

Kurama felt the familiar ki and stared at him in surprise.

"Hiei………"

"No time to get surprise now. He's attacking again."

The two comrades joined force once again and it took them only mere seconds to finish the youkai off.

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Silence surrounded the two like a veil and they look uncomfortably away from one another. Hiei chose to observe the withered grass on the ground.

"I guess I should say thanks." Kurama suddenly said.

"Just as I expected. A youkai came to look for you for revenge. More will be coming. You know very well yourself that you are notorious in Makai. They don't dare to touch you last time you came in fear of offending Yomi. But now you have got nothing more to do with Yomi, the number of youkais waiting to kill you is even more than those baka ningens."

"You know, that's the longest sentence I have ever heard you say since the first time I met you." The silver Youko smirked. "I didn't know you are capable of speaking such long sentences."

"Che. There are a lot of things you don't know about me yet." Hiei replied, annoyed. "Baka kitsune. If I were you, I make the wise decision of changing into ningen form."

Kurama turned solemn. "My ningen form reminds me of my mother."

"………"Hiei did not know what to say. `Yusuke's right. That kitsune's still depressed.'

*Flashback*

"Hey, Hiei! How ya doing?" A very enthusiastic Yusuke burst into the room of Hiei and greeted him in a deafening voice.

"Baka," Hiei snorted. "Nothing you need to be worried about. What the hell are you doing in Makai?"

Yusuke's turned sober.

"It's Kurama………"

Hiei's eyes narrowed.

"What happened to him?"

Yusuke could sense a tinge of worry in his voice and smiled secretly. He knew he came to the right person.

"His mother died two days ago. Kurama has not been himself lately. He…"

"I will go back to ningenkai" Hiei interrupted. Yusuke could see that he was very concerned about Kurama.

"Matte, Hiei. I have this feeling that Kurama will come back to Makai. Staying in ningenkai will constantly remind him of his mother. When he does come, take care of him, will you?"

Hiei looked away.

"Kurama can take care of himself. He doesn't need me."

"Don't be too sure of that, Hiei. Kurama might need you more than you think. I am leaving, ja ne!"

`What is that suppose to mean?'

*End of Flashback*

`What in the world did Yusuke mean by that?' Hiei was still deep in thoughts and didn't notice Kurama calling him.

"Hiei?" still no response.

"Hiei!"

"HIEI!!!"

"Wha………what?" Hiei finally answered, shaken out of his thoughts.

"There's a place I want to go. You coming with me?"

"Aa. I have got nothing to do. Besides, I am sure you will need help in fighting overly vengeful youkais on the way."

Once again, Kurama smiled.

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Saa………that's the end of my first chapter. How was it?

Pls review and let me know. Tell me ur comments and suggestions!thx^_^

Here's the second chapter! I like to say thx to the ppl who review my first time, arrigatou! ^_^

Do you like ningen Kurama or Youko Kurama better? Pls tell me…

Remember to give me ur suggestions and comments for this chapter too!!!

Saa………….on to the 2nd chapter!

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Youko Kurama gave a sideway glance at the Jaganshi walking next to him. He was surprised actually, very surprised. He thought Hiei would just flit from tree to tree, instead of walking slowly with him.

"I would what you are thinking, fox. For your information, I have absolutely no idea where you want to go