Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Past Encounters ❯ A Change of Persona ( Chapter 4 )

Past Encounters

Written by: Sakura Harusame

Beta-ed by: Dani Yuy

Disclaimer: Okay, this is a FAN fiction. Why would I be writing this if I owned it?!

The way things are written: "…"- talking, italics- thinking, /…/- telepathy, bold italics- Yoko/ Shuichi (whoever is trapped inside)

Chapter 4: A Change of Persona

Sakura slowly opened her eyes. Where am I?

"Nice to see you're doing alright. No, don't try sitting up." She felt a hand push her back down on the… what ever it was she was lying on.

"Where am I? And who are you?" Her eyes refused to focus.

"Shuichi, and you're at my house. Before you ask, you fainted in the parking lot at school. I caught you and then took you to my home, seeing as I have no clue where you live." He was smiling, she could tell by his tone of voice.

"Arigato, Shuichi-kun."

"Call me Kurama." He brushed the pink hair out of her face as she nodded.

/Sakura, are you alright?/

/Hai Hiei, I'm fine. Just a little dizzy, that's all./

/I'm coming to get you, I don't care where you are. I'm following your rei and should be there momentarily./

/Hiei, ne! I'm not at home; there are other people around!/

/I know, I can sense their ki. It's familiar too…/

/Hiei?/

/Kurama!?/ Both Hiei and Sakura shouted.

/What are you doing Hiei? Why are you talking to her, and how is it she's talking back?/ Sakura laughed nervously at his question.

/Open the door, and I'll tell you everything./ Kurama walked over to the front door and opened it to let the Jaganashi in.

"Hn." Hiei rushed over to Sakura's side, kneeling next to the couch. "Are you alright?"

"Just fine, Hiei. Now I believe we have some explaining to do." She glanced over at Kurama.

"Sakura, what are you?" He was merely acting, but a good act none the less.

"I'm an apparition. The one you're after to be exact. Koenma's after me because of his father." She couldn't bring herself to look him in the eye.

"But, how is it I never noticed? You're part kitsune, I should have known."

"She's in a ningen body Kurama. Enma tricked her after she attempted to steal the three artifices that we eventually stole. She was forced into a ningen body for fifteen years. Koenma must have realized her fifteen years were up." Sakura just nodded to show she agreed with Hiei.

May I see you in your Yoko form? A seductive voice coaxed.

"Who the Hell?!" Sakura about leaped out of her seat.

"My apologizes, that is Yoko." Kurama spoke with a small smile gracing his beautiful face.

"Oh… Um, I'm not sure if I can transform into my Yoko form. I haven't tried sense I realized it wouldn't be possible during my fifteen-year imprisonment."

Try it, I believe you can now. Yoko was practically purring. He was relishing in the thought of there being another Silver Kitsune, even if she was only half.

"Should I Hiei? I mean, it'll burn up a lot of my ki… And that's just if I fail at it." Hiei pulled her up and nodded.

/Hiei, how is that you know Sakura?/

/I'll explain it to you when she goes back to sleep. She'll need to after this Kitsune./

/Hey, I thought that was my nickname./ Sakura had a satisfied smirk on her face before she stood up and closed her eyes.

To Hiei and Kurama, Sakura just stood there with her eyes closed. She was actually concentrating on what her Yoko form looked like. Her bright pink hair, piercing ice blue eyes, about 2 inches taller, longer nails and hair, Kitsune ears… Slowly but surely, Sakura's appearance began to change. Minutes seemed to be hours to the girl but soon enough, she stood there in her Yoko form.

"Hiei… It's good to be back." Sakura had a smug smirk on her face. Her voice had deepened to an almost sensual tone, and her eyes had a playful glint to them.

She… she's… Yoko was speechless, something that had to be a first for the three century old Kitsune.

"Kirena…" Kurama muttered. She caught what he said, but decided not to comment just yet.

"You seem to be your old self, Sakura. How do you feel?" Hiei couldn't help but return the smirk. He had missed this side of Sakura.

"Reborn. I feel stronger then I ever did before Enma trapped me in that body." Sakura fingered the Hiroseki stone around her neck. "Hm… I feel like a fight."

"Well, care to spare with me?" Kurama took a step forward.

"Hn, why not. You'll be fun to play with. Especially with Yoko inside of you."

Who says it's really him you'll be sparring?

"Make up your minds. I want to see just how rusty my techniques are." Her smirk returned and she was still playing with the Hiroseki stone around her neck. "Wait, I have an idea. Who ever can guess where this Hiroseki stone came from will fight me. If neither of you can, I'll just have to pick one of you…"

"Alright."

Fine by me. I enjoy a good challenge now and then. Yoko smirked inwardly.

"Okay then, I'll give you each one question to ask me. But you cannot ask who it is. You first Kurama." Hiei was just laughing inwardly. This amused him to no ends because he knew whose tear that was: his.

"Alright, why is the stone black and not cream like other Koorimes?"

"Ooo! Good question! And the answer is… because the apparition I got this from is not a full Koorime."

And now my turn? Yoko questioned in a smug tone. He already knew who it was, but he would ask the question anyway.

"Hai Yoko, ask away."

Is the apparition male or female?

"Another good question. He's a male." Hiei instantly stopped smirking.

It's Hiei, isn't it? Yoko laughed.

"Bingo, bingo. You win the prize." Sakura said in a mock-Botan voice.

Within those few seconds, Kurama was gone and replaced with none other then Yoko himself. He walked over to Sakura, took her hand and kissed it. "Charmed to meet you."

Hiei snorted as Sakura blushed ever so slightly. "Likewise. It's an honor to meet the legendary Yoko Kurama, infamous tozoku and heartbreaker."

"Ne, the honor is mine." This time, Kurama snorted, but only for Yoko to hear.

Yoko led Sakura outside to Shuichi's backyard, where what seemed a sparring ring was already set.

He took his starting position. "Ready?"

She just stood there, hands at her sides. "Hai."

"Ready, fight!" Hiei yelled, signaling that the match was to start.

Yoko lunged at Sakura, knowing full and well that she could easily dodge his attack. And she did, reaching into her hair and grabbing a seed. It transformed into a rose and she threw it at him, causing him to suddenly halt.

"Hey Yoko!" He looked up in the air to where he had heard her voice. She put her finger to her head like it was a gun. "Bang."

The rose exploded with tremendous force, sending Yoko flying from the ring. To recover he did a back round off and landed on his feet.

"Not bad, not bad at all. But it'll take much more then that to defeat me!" His ego was taking over, never a good sign.

This is turning out to be more interesting then I thought… Yoko thought to himself.

That's because you're too full of yourself to admit she's a formidable opponent. Kurama reminded him with a laugh.

Sakura laughed at Yoko's comment. "A little cocky are we? Well, I'll fix that!" With a flick of her wrist, ice shards were raining down on the Sliver Kitsune below her.

Hiei sat in the nearest tree watching the "free entertainment." Even after over twenty years, she hasn't lost the grace she had when I last saw her. Neither has Yoko for that matter but I think she can take him.

Yoko did a series of elaborate escape moves to avoid the rain of shards. He reached his hand into his hair and pulled out a seed of his own. The second it left the confines of his beautiful silver hair, it was a rose. He pulled the petals off and let them rest in his palm. Soon, a gentle wind picked up and whirled the rose petals around him like they were a tornado.

"Ah, petals and thorns… each of your rose petals is like a razor blade. I know that attack well. But surely you can do better then that Yoko." Sakura pulled another rose out of her hair as she landed, this time turning it into her favorite weapon.

"Rosewhip!" The whip lashed out at Yoko, darting through his petals and thorns attack and striking him across the arm.

He too had taken another rose out of his hair and threw it at her, cutting her cheek and the headband she had on. The band fell to the floor and a small line was visible on her forehead.

"Mistake number two Yoko-san."

"And what was mistake number one, my chibi mesu no Kitsune?"

"Accepting my challenge in the first place!" A bright wave shot from Sakura's third eye making a direct hit Yoko. He fell back and was pinned to the ground. She walked over to him and kneeled down. "Had enough? My powers are strong enough to hold you for days. They've been gathering themselves for over fifteen years now."

Try as he might, he could not free himself. You were never one for strategy Yoko.

Silence, Little One. I'm not in the mood for this… He had lost and he knew it. He had never lost to an onna before; it was a strange feeling.

"Conceit and we can go in."

"Fine…" Yoko grumbled before transforming back into Kurama.

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I'm so sorry if anyone seems a little OOC… I had a little trouble finishing this chapter. ^.^ Anyways, R&R!!! You've already read it, so why not review?

Oh, and mesu no Kitsune means "vixen" and chibi means "little"