Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Lost in Darkness ❯ Furious Revenge ( Chapter 2 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Youko doubled over as a sharp, piercing pain shot through his body. He swore softly, his entire body trembling as the pain slowly faded. What the Hell was that?
He straightened hesitantly, not wanting to trigger the pain again. He pressed a hand to his chest, frowning, his golden eyes dark. This was strange.
Youko had been feeling sick for weeks and had been experiencing a few body aches but nothing compared to the stabbing pain that had flooded his body. He moved his body experimentally but the pain didn't return. He wasn't injured, so what had triggered the pain?
Kurama? Youko thought, feeling the sudden urge to see his other half. Something was wrong. His instincts told him that he had to find Kurama. He had to see him, even if he was just being foolish, to assure himself that the young boy was all right.
But that meant leaving Makai and going into the human world. If people saw him....Well, it wouldn't be good. And if Koenma found out...well....
Youko grinned, golden eyes lighting. When had anything ever held him back? He was Youko Kurama, the greatest, most feared thief in Makai. Nothing held him back, especially not some child ruler and a few humans.
Hold on, Kurama. I'm coming, he thought and stepped out of the cave. He knew without a doubt that if something had happened to his younger half that nothing short of death would stop him from getting revenge.
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Hiei jerked awake, nearly falling off the tree limb. Waves of fear and pain washed over him, smothering his senses. What was this?
He glanced towards Kurama's bedroom window and saw that the room was still dark. How long had he been asleep? Long enough for the fox to get home form school, so why wasn't he there?
Hiei focused on the strong feelings wrapping around him. Fear and pain. They were so intense that he was feeling them. He had to be pretty close to the source.
He leapt down from the tree and reached up to uncover his jagan. It couldn't be Kurama. Nothing could hurt the fox, right? Kurama had probably stopped to see some friends. After all, Hiei really didn't know what Kurama did once school was out. It had been weeks since he had seen him. Kurama may not even come home after school. He could have a job....
Hiei winced, fury whipping through him. His jagan had found the source and it did not like what it saw. Kurama was hurt.
Growling with fury, Hiei took off, using his maximum speed to carry him through the woods towards his fallen friend. They would pay. Whoever had dared harm Kurama would never live to regret their actions. Hiei's hands curled into fists.
It was his fault. He shouldn't have left the fox alone. He should have known that Rumbrigan wouldn't be the last to go after Kurama. Ever since the Dark Tournament Kurama had been singled out by his enemies.
Demons knew Youko still lived and had been intent on killing him. His true identity had been revealed in front of thousands of demon criminals. By the end of the tournament the entire Makai had known that Youko Kurama, the boogeyman of Makai, had survived the demon hunter.
I shouldn't have left him alone, Hiei thought, cursing himself as he found the spot where Kurama had been. He was gone. The only signs that anything had happened were the two demons laying dead on the ground and Kurama's scattered books.
"Kurama," Hiei whispered, seeing the blood where Kurama had obviously lain.
He had fought for his life. The plants impaling the two demons proved how much Kurama had tried to win the fight. The demons had been too powerful for him.
"Where is Kurama?"
Hiei spun and found Youko standing beside a tree. Youko's watchful eyes took in the blood and then settled on the demons. He moved forward slowly and prodded one body with his foot before kneeling to examine the killing wounds.
"Kurama was badly injured when he killed these demons. He was blindly attacking, unable to guide his attacks. These plants were clumsily striking out."
"Who are they?" Hiei asked, rage swelling through him.
"Servants of another more powerful demon."
Youko moved to where blood had soaked into the ground. His golden eyes narrowed in sudden fury as he slammed his fist down.
"Why did they attack him? Surely everyone in Makai knows that I reside there now. They shouldn't have given Kurama's human form a second thought."
"Perhaps this demon doesn't live in Makai," Hiei suggested.
Youko glanced up, considering Hiei's words. A demon in the human world? It wasn't unlikely but who would have had a grudge against Kurama here?
Hiei closed his eyes and stared out with his jagan. He would find Kurama no matter what it took. Kurama had saved his life hundreds of times. Because of him Hiei had not been imprisoned in the Spirit World dungeons for the rest of his life. He had pleaded on Hiei's behalf, even after Hiei had nearly killed him, for Koenma to give Hiei another chance.
Hiei still remember how shocked he had been when he heard of how Kurama had bound his freedom to Hiei's actions. If Hiei broke the law, Kurama would suffer whatever fate was handed down on Hiei. The fox had practically signed his life over to Hiei.
Hiei's jaw clenched at the strange emotions tearing through him. Kurama had done so much for him, and he had never thanked him, not once. After battles it was Kurama who healed his wounds even though Hiei never once tried to help the fox.
Why had Kurama even bothered with him?
"Tell me why, Youko. You are Kurama, or at least part of him. Tell me why you cared for me," Hiei asked softly.
"Because I've always known that you aren't what you allow the world to see. That day when you pieced my chest with the Shadow Sword I should have died. I felt it catch my soul and knew that when it withdrew I would die. You saved my life. I felt your power wash through me. You broke the sword's grip on me and freed me. You could have simply killed me."
"Perhaps I wanted to kill you with my bare hands for betraying me," Hiei said as he searched the area for Kurama.
'I don't think so."
Hiei sighed heavily and said, "If he's still here in human world they've got him bound with wards. I can't feel any of his energy."
"Search for a demon powerful enough to control these lackeys."
Hiei started his search once more. He had to find Kurama. If he wasn't already dead...
"There!" he exclaimed, suddenly finding a strong energy only a few miles away.
"Then lead the way. I have the urge to kill."
"Don't worry, I won't stop you," Hiei assured him.