Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Pine, Roses and Lavender ❯ Fighing for the ones we love ( Chapter 19 )

Pine Roses and Lavender

By Saiyan-Kitsune-Foxfire

Warnings: Violence

Pairings: Hiei/OC, Yu/Kei, Kuwa/Yukina

Disclaimer: I don't own them, please don't sue. I do own Kira and the cubs though.

 

Chapter 19: Fighting for the ones we love

 

Gouki fought with Hiei, his skin impenetrable by Hiei's katana. Gouki chuckled as Hiei fell back. Hiei eyed him suspiciously, and noticed a bandage around his arm. Smirking inwardly, he had a gut feeling that his mate had done the damage.

“If you excuse me Hiei, I need a snack.” Hiei narrowed his eyes, snapping back to the fight at hand.

“Who am I to deny a dead man his last dinner?” He snapped. Gouki smirked and reached into his pocket. He pulled out an orb that looked like the orb of Basst, but it was red instead of the green one that Hiei, Kurama and he had stolen those many years ago out of the king's vault. A low growl erupted from Hiei's throat, getting a bad vibe from the soul eating demon's new toy.

“This is an improved orb of Basst, thanks to the doctor. It allows the user to take the souls of the unborn…” He pulled out a soul and ate it. “Even better than little children, so sweet, so succulent, nothing to corrupt them.”

A howl of anger and pain erupted from Hiei's throat. Black flames surrounded Hiei's body, burning though the cloak and scarf he was wearing. Gouki blinked, this was unexpected. The fire demon looked at Gouki, his eyes glowing red. The Jagan burned though the white ward that covered it.

“Harming my mate, you die… eating one of my children? You'll fry in hell for eternity” Hiei said in a deathly quiet voice. “From the deepest depths of spirit world, I summon you, Dragon of the Darkness flame. For this… I'll forfeit anything”

“You're bluffing…” Gouki said, though he didn't sound so sure of himself

“It doesn't matter if I am, Gouki, you're still going to die…” Hiei slowly unwarded his dragon. Gouki growled and charged Hiei. Swiping at Hiei's head with a giant paw, Gouki froze. Hiei smirked at him, as the building shook and shuddered under the energy output that the dragon summoning was creating.

“Shimatta…” Gouki muttered, backing up, and dropping the red orb of Basst. It shattered allowing two souls to escape, unnoticed by either fighter.

 

*****

 

Kurama could still hear his brother in law's fight. He momentarily paused when Hiei howled. “that can't be good…” he thought as he continued upwards. The next time he stopped, he felt the foundation shake. He glanced back down the stairway, wondering what earned Gouki a one way ticket to hell, via the darkness dragon express. Shaking his head, Kurama continued his trek, moving faster. If the dragon took out more than their ex-partner, the whole tower had a risk of collapsing and if Kira… he didn't want to think about it. Another flight of stairs, he came to a landing with one door on it. He moved towards the door, hoping that his twin was on the other side.

“stop right there, Youko Kurama…” Kujirada warned, stepping out of the shadows. Kurama turned, looking at the reptile demon.

“Or what?” He challenged.

“Or the girl dies. She's already on her way” Kurama narrowed his eyes.

“The last one who said that to us, is earning his ticket to hell right now” to emphasized his point, the building shook again. Kujirada looked towards the stairway, a slight fear in his eyes. “So tell me reptile, are you telling me the truth? Or are you bluffing and hoping I'd cower and beg you to release her?”

Kujirada growled. “Bastard…”

“Interesting choice of words, reptile, but my parents were mated before they had me.” Kujirada growled and lunged to attack the fox demon. Kurama side stepped the attack, causing Kujirada to crash into the door. Groaning Kujirada got to his feet.

“Coward… fight like a man” He muttered. Kurama raised an eyebrow.

“You and your brethren are the cowards, attacking a defenseless temple and kidnapping the woman there. You deserve your fate… each and every one of you, deserve it.” Kurama said calmly, though his golden eyes were full of anger. “Did you enjoy terrorizing the defenseless? Did it give you a rush of power?” before Kujirada could answer, he found himself in the air. Kurama had picked him up by the throat. The clawed hand started to constrict around the reptiles' throat. Kujirada thrashed and clawed at Kurama's vice like grip. Kurama ignored the pain, his face stony. Kujirada's tail wrapped around a sword and swung it up. He caught the short sword in one of his hands and moved to attack Kurama with it. Kurama shifted, though not enough and the blade pierced his shoulder. Kurama let the reptile go and backed up. He growled and pulled one of the roses out of their hiding place.

“I knew you were always a little…. Strange” Kujirada murmured. Kurama narrowed his eyes.

“Rose whip” He said, the innocent looking rose transformed into its more deadly form. Blood stained his white tunic and dripped down his arm. He quietly stepped towards Kujirada, making him back up. “You and your brethren better pray for your souls to be saved, for our team will take each and every one of you to hell for what you did to our women. No one touches them, no one hurts them.” Lashing out at the reptile, Kurama slashed his chest again, causing a long cut parallel to his scar.

Kujirada growled and lunged to attack Kurama “Thorn sword” Kurama said at the last minute. The whip retracted and wrapped around the plant wielder's arm, forming a sword. Kujirada's slow reflexes proved to be his undoing. He impaled himself upon Kurama's sword, his eyes widening. Kurama thrust the sword in deeper, twisting it. Kujirada screamed in pain. Ripping the short sword from the reptile's hand, Kurama swung it, causing the head to separate from the body.

Disgusted with the blood, Kurama pulled his sword out of the dead reptile's gut and tossed the sword down. he transformed the rose back and wiped it clean before putting it back into his hair. Kurama moved towards the door, His foot coming in contact with the dead reptiles head, sending it bounding down the curved stairway like a ball. Watching it roll out of sight, Kurama was filled with a grim satisfaction that he had killed one of his sister's abusers. His long fingers wrapped around the door knob and tried to open the door. Surprisingly, it opened. However, a spike trap swung down, Kurama jumped back. He growled for have forgotten the warning that Senko had given him about the traps in the west tower. His own wanting to save his sister made him reckless and if he hadn't jumped back, he would have deserved the trap's deadly intentions.

 

*****

 

In the bowels of the fortress, the Doctor watched as fighters moved closer to their targets. Shaking his head, he turned and started to gather his things. He had no plans of being captured and sent back to prison.

“Going somewhere Doctor?” a voice asked. Dr. Itchigaki turned and was face to face with the young spirit world leader.

“How'd you get in here…?” he growled. Koenma shook his head dismissivly.

“I'm here to make a deal with you.”

“Deal?”

“Yes, I saw what you did during the Dark Tournament and I've seen what you've done to the girls and that creature you sent in on the Ice apparition. You show promise. And here's my deal, you release the girls and come with me and I'll free you from all charges and commission you for a very special project.”

The doctor eyed the young leader, as if to try to size up the ruler of the spirit world. “what kind of a commission?” he asked, intrigued.

“Cloneing…”