Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Shura's Quest ❯ Scene 32 ( Chapter 32 )

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Scene 32 ------------------------------------------- One Hour Later

* It startles almost everyone when Kuwabara suddenly leaps up onto his feet with a yell.


Kuwabara- Hey! I may have messed Byakko up, but I wasn't the one that killed him!


* Clint slowly turns to look up at Kuwabara. Yusuke scowls and mumbles under his breath toward the human.


Yusuke- (Mumbled) Shut up, Kuwa-..

Kuwabara- Well, I mean.. I meant to, but..

Kurama- Kuwabara,..

Kuwabara- Well, we had to fight him! I mean.. he was a very bad guy..


* Yusuke looks at Clint surprised when the hybrid shrugs and nods.


Clint- I know.. Stories about Grandfather Byakko were ghost stories among my clan.. I already knew that you were the lead detective on the team that took him out, Yu.

Yusuke- Hey, back then I was too young to know better.. I followed Junior's orders.. Let's just forget about that, shall we?


* Kuwabara sits back down on the log and crosses his arms.


Kuwabara- Besides, we weren't the ones that killed him.. That big blue dragon guy did it..

Yusuke/Kurama- Shut up, Kuwabara!


* The human finally gets the message. Kurama glances up at him when they all calm down.


Kurama- Sorry I yelled at you, Kazuma.. It's been a long day.

Kuwabara- Yeah.


* Yusuke looks at Clint to change the subject.


Yusuke- No luck hunting, huh?

Clint- Nah.. Nothing but a sleeping fox on the other side of the plateau.


* Kurama looks at Clint.


Kurama- A sleeping fox?

Clint- Yeah. A white one.. He was a pretty nice-sized one, but there would've been no sport in killing a sleeping, wounded fox.


* Clint looks at Kurama, obviously forgetting about him being a kitsune.


Clint- He seemed to be hurt pretty bad.. I tried to wake him up so I could put him out of his misery, but he was in hibernation so I just left him.


* Yusuke puts everything together and speaks before Kurama can.


Yusuke- A wounded demon fox?

Clint- Yeah. I smelled blood all around him.. I could make out a pretty bad cut on one of his hind legs..


* Kurama stands.


Kurama- Take me to this fox.


* Clint looks up at Kurama puzzled.


Clint- What? Now?

Kurama- Yes.


* Yusuke stands, also.


Yusuke- Yeah.. Kuwa, you and the demon band stay here. But if we're not back before it gets light come find us.


* Clint shrugs and stands.


Clint- I can probably find him again easy enough..

Kurama- Let's go.

Touya- Boss,..


* Kurama looks at his friends.


Kurama- I know.. I can handle him.


* Clint starts away, but then it clicks in his brain and he turns just as Kurama changes into his kitsune form once more.


Clint- Oh.. Yeah.. Wait a minute! You think..?!

Yusuke- It's possible, Clint.. You did do a pretty good number on him with those flying claw thingies.

Clint- That's right I did! But he did kill my Father and..

Kurama- You two stay here. I'll go alone.


* Kurama starts past Yusuke and Clint, but Yusuke grabs his arm.


Yusuke- No way!

Kurama- If it's Lazurama, I'm going to settle this mess with him!


* Kurama jerks loose and starts off again. Clint lifts a hand to scratch one of his ears nervously.


Clint- Umm, hey.. Fella?


* Kurama turns back. Clint points toward the north.


Clint- He's in that direction.

Kurama- Thank you.

Yusuke- Wait a minute.. What do you mean 'settle this', Kurama?


* Kurama heads north.


Kurama- He's committed unspeakable crimes..

Yusuke- Like you havent?


* Now Kurama freezes, then turns to look back over his shoulder toward Yusuke. The Toushin sighs and saunters over.


Yusuke- Sorry, man.. But I don't think he really.. wanted to do any of those things.

Clint- Yeah. One of my claws did hit a parasite demon that was hiding on his back..

Yusuke- Yeah.. He looked real surprised about that.. But that's not all..

Kurama- You thought he was me.

Yusuke- Well, yeah.. But I felt a.. sadness.. A real deep grief-like s--- on him..


* Kurama sighs and looks toward the north again.


Clint- Look, let's just go find him then we'll get the answers.. if it is him..


* Kuwabara comes over.


Kuwabara- Why do I have to stay here with.. them?


* Yusuke tilts his head up at Kuwabara. Then his expression changes to concern as he reaches up to grasp the big human's broad shoulder.


Yusuke- You see that big, blue bird over there?


* Kuwabara looks toward Puu.


Kuwabara- Yeah. That's Puu.

Yusuke- Right. Puu is my Spirit Beast..

Kuwabara- Yeah, I know.. Wish I had one.


* Yusuke cuffs Kuwabara's cheek to get his attention back.


Yusuke- Focus, moron! You need to stay here and guard him.. I wouldn't trust him to..


* Yusuke glances quickly toward the group over by the fire.


Yusuke- Nobody else.

Kuwabara- Oh.. Okay.. I guess..

Yusuke- Besides, if something endangers me Puu will come to help me out.. That way, you'll know if we need help.. You dig?

Kuwabara- Yeah.. I get it.


* Yusuke nods with a big, crazy grin.


Yusuke- Great! Now your brain's caught up with you!


* Kuwabara scowls down at Yusuke.


Yusuke- If you watch Puu good enough I'll let you keep Clint as your Spirit Beast.


* Clint looks toward them as Yusuke turns to walk away with Kurama.


Kuwabara- Really?!

Clint- Hey! I ain't no Spirit Beast, YuYu!!


* Yusuke motions for Clint to follow over his shoulder.


Yusuke- Come on, Cat.. Show us where that fox is.


* Yusuke looks at his scowling friend when the hybrid catches up to them.


Yusuke- (Quietly) Relax, I had to tell the idiot something or we would've been there till dawn.


* Kurama pauses to watch the two continue fussing at each other as they go on ahead, then he quietly sighs and continues off after them. Kuwabara glances toward Puu again then goes back to sit dejectedly on the log between Jin and Touya. Playfully, Jin sends a gust of wind toward the human to mess up his hair again. Kuwabara huffs and takes out the comb again. Shishi looks at Suzuka.


Shishi- And you call me Vain.


* Suzuka looks up at them, puzzled again.


Suzuka- Huh?


* Shishi blinks incredulously at the blonde. Touya lifts a hand to rub at his forehead wishing he had a human aspirin.