Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Hanyou ❯ Chapter 15- Pain and Reunion ( Chapter 15 )

A/N- eh, it's spring break so I decided to update today.

 

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I don't own Yu Yu Hakkusho, that belongs to the creator of this fine series… who is sadly not me. All well, that just means I get to do this fanfic and any other fanfic I think up of.

 

Chapter 15- Pain and Reunion

 

“MOUUUUU!” Kyo moaned. Desota, Kurama, and Keiko were almost back at the apartment, but that wound he received from Sniper earlier was really starting to hurt him from lack of treatment so far.

 

“Hang in there, lil'guy,” Desota tried to comfort him best she could as she and the others tried to run slow enough to not make it rough on Kyo, but fast enough to make good time. She cradled the little zhorse in her arms like a baby. Her hand was firmly pressed on the make shift bandage over Kyo's shoulder to help stop the blood flowing out.

 

Pu mewled sadly in Keiko's arms at the sight of the other animal in such pain, “How's he doing?” Keiko asked as she started running at Desota's side.

 

“He seems in worse pain, but the wound is already healing. Usually, not even bullet wounds hurt him like this!” the hanyou replied worried.

 

“It probably has something to do with the fact that Sniper used his spirit energy to shoot it. Kyo's a heavenly being, right? Isn't human battle aura a weakness for some types of them?” Kurama called over his shoulder as he led the two girls back to the apartment.

 

“I-I don't know if he's one of those or not!” Desota confessed, “He was bonded to Ryu, so when he got hurt, Ryu knew exactly how to take care of him through the bond.”

 

“Sensui must have severed the bond when he recruited Ryu.” Kurama concluded, “Otherwise, the bond would have forced him to come to Kyo's aid while in this much pain.”

 

Suddenly, Kyo started squirming relentlessly, “MOU! KAY HORA KYO KAYA!!” He squealed desperately while he struggled to get out of Desota's grasp.

 

“Hey! Give it a rest, Kyo, we're almost there!” Desota struggled to keep her firm hold on the insistent zhorse.

 

But Kyo was having none of it. He twisted this way and that to loosen her grip. To further his cause, Kyo sunk his small, sharp equine teeth into her forearm. Desota hissed in pain as she stopped running, but she refused to release the seemingly `crazed' animal.

 

“WHAT ON EARTH IS YOUR PROBLEM YOU STUPID PONY! I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU!” she barked at the ungrateful heavenly being. Kyo twisted out of her hold and yelped in pain at the sudden impact of ground with his hooves as the surge of it hit his wounded shoulder unforgiving. He then hobbled with great effort over to a dumpster.

 

“What's wrong with him? This is no time to go dumpster diving!” Kurama said as he stopped and looked back over his shoulder.

 

Desota's eyes widened, “Kurama! This is HUMAN blood!” she called as she finally saw and smelt the blood that Kyo was trying to hobble to. She jogged after the persistent zhorse with Keiko and Kurama following.

 

“SHIZEIRU!??” Keiko gasped.

 

The older girl -sister to Kazuma- was barely conscious and had collapsed against the side of the dumpster. Her whole right arm was limp and the fabric that remained covering it was nearly soaked in dark red of blood.

 

“It has to be from the crash in the apartment!” Keiko said glancing between Kurama and Desota, “She was already downstairs when I came back after the blast. She must have been banged up like this in the stairwell.”

 

Kurama wasted no time in carefully pulling Shizuru's uninjured arm over his shoulders and started to carry her back to the apartment just down the block, “She's lost too much blood for a human! We need to get to Botan quickly. Genkai should know what to do about Kyo's wound.”

 

“Right.” Keiko and Desota nodded in agreement and followed after him after Desota once again scooped up the tinny zhorse again.

 

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“Master Genkai! Master Genkai!!” Desota shouted up the stairwell as they hurried up the winding staircase.

 

“What's going on?!” Genkai called back as she looked down form their floor at them. When she saw the unconscious girl Kurama carried and the squirming zhorse in Desota's arms she felt a pang of worry, “dear god, first Botan willingly gets crushed by a bookcase to save the blond idiot, now this!” she sighed then turned around to the room, “Botan! Get ready! Shizieru's hurt! Prepare for medical treatment.”

 

“Yes Granny Genkai!” Botan saluted and quickly got pillows and blankets to make a pallet for Shizieru.

 

“Genkai, Kyo was shot by a the one called Sniper, and his healing fine, but the pain is so intense that he can hardly keep still!” Desota explained when they reached her.

 

“Get him inside! We need to hurry this healing up before the authorities arrive.” Genkai ushered the three of them in.

 

Botan helped Kurama settle Shizieru down on the pallet and started to heal her broken arm and wound while Desota and Genkai took Kyo to the what was left of the dinning room. Koenma followed them curiously.

 

“He's a heavenly being, right? Do you know which type he is?” Genkai asked as she let her fingers graze over the rapidly healing wound. Kyo's eyes were shut tight in pain as a sleek shine of perspiration damped his black and white coat. His moans and yelps of pain were controlled enough to where he whimpered almost dog like now.

 

“What does everyone mean by `type'?” Desota asked.

 

Genkai rolled her eyes, “Does he have the power to sense hearts and spirits and have influence on them or does he have the power of white magic!?” She asked, “That's as basic as I can make it!”

 

“He does both…..,” Desota said.

 

“Both?…..” Genkai seemed none too happy with that answer.

 

“He was bonded to a dragon blood.” Koenma shrugged.

 

“And whose fault is THAT!?” Genkai glared at the prince.

 

“We didn't know that Ryu's power would influence his spirit guardian like THAT!” the prince defended.

 

“Never mind. The problem is that Kyo's been poisoned. The fact that the human heart had the intention of a kill while attacking has put an almost black aura around the marble when it was shot. Kyo's body is very sensitive to such feelings and it can physically poison him if injected like this!” Genkai said, “His body over healed the wound, but it wasn't able to push out the marble because of the offending aura didn't wear off in time. It hasn't been long enough for it to over take him to a deadly toll, but unless I cut it out, he'll die from intoxication.”

 

“Then do it!” Desota almost shouted.

 

“I can't cut him in this form! His body is already to weak to perform such a thing! He could die form shock! He has to be in his larger form. Even after I cut it out, the wound wont heal like normal. It'll leave a scar that won't heal over and it will take longer than normal to heal over. Even for a normal horse. He wont be able to help you much in the battles to come soon.” Genkai warned.

 

“YOU THINK I CARE?! HE'S GONNA DIE!” Desota yelled.

 

“That's not the point. He's not listening to me. Get him to morph larger NOW!” Genkai ordered.

 

Desota's ears flipped back to block out the force of the command. Genkai seemed over stressed lately…..

Gently, Desota put a hand over Kyo's closed eye lid and said almost in a whisper, “Kyoma, please morph for me. You're going to die if not.”

 

A new, yet familiar presence entered her mind as Kyo was starting to use his seldom shown white magic power to communicate to her in telekinesis.

 

`Bond severed,' he said in a pained voice, `body hurt. Ryukunai friend ran away. Kyoma have no reason to go on. No more bonder, no more reason stays on earth.'

 

“What's he doing? What's that aura!?” Kurama asked as he came in the room with them.

 

“Kyo is using white magic to talk to Desota mentally so she'll understand him.” Koenma informed him.

 

“What did he say?” Genkai asked when she saw Desota's distressed expression.

 

“He says his reason for being on earth are gone so he doesn't fear death.” She said almost in disbelief, “Kyo, Ryu may be gone, but he did that to save us form Sensui. He needs us now to help this world. We need your help, buddy.”

 

`Kyoma need bonder to have privilege to remain alive on earth. Is law of heaven. Must have true purpose. No want to leave. Kyoma wants stay with friends.' Kyo replied.

 

“Then bond your spirit to mine instead.” Desota offered, “When Ryu returns to our side, I know your bond will be renewed, until then, bond to me so you can stay.”

 

“Wait, Desota,” Koenma warned, “think about this, if your spirit pattern doesn't match up enough with Kyoma's, then by law of heavens, when Kyo returns to heaven after rejection, you're soul is locked away as a ghost.”

 

“He needs it now. He won't live long enough if I don't do this now so Genkai can save him.” Desota reasoned.

 

“You'll share his pain when after this. That scar will be on you too.”

 

“So be it.” She nodded to Kyo.

 

With great effort, Kyo willed himself to morph to his larger form, but this time, he had a golden horn on his forehead- much like a Unicorn horn.

 

`Horn must piece heart. Will hurt. Kyoma sorryies.'

 

“I'm not afraid.” Desota swallowed the unbridled fear. Pain wasn't exactly one thing she could endure too well. It was a fear that she was almost ashamed of.

 

Kyo's heavier form bused the table's legs from under it and he fell to the floor now on nothing but a platform of wood. He lifted his head weakly to Desota and she grabbed the gold horn to help him thrust it through her chest. Koenma had to hold Kurama back as the fox immediately surged forward to protect her. SHE JUST STABED HERSELF WITH A UNICORN HORN!

 

/I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPOSE TO BE DOING A BONDING RITUAL!/ Yoko roared.

 

`I thought as well, but maybe, this IS the ritual!' Kurama tried to reason half-heartedly. It looked like suicide! Her blood covered the gold horn and her scream was making him want to kill what ever it was causing it! His instincts begged him to just strike down the bastard that held him firmly back and go to his future mates' aid ASAP! The fact that this was more than likely the ritual was one of the few small strings that kept him form doing something so drastic.

 

/THIS ISNT A RITUAL! IT'S A SACRIFICE!/ Yoko protested.

 

How ever, their thoughts quieted when the red blood seemed to thicken and glow. It wrapped around the horn in a silk ribbon like way as it constricted until the horn shrunk as well and disappeared form Kyo. Desota let out a deep breath as if she had just breached a surface in water.

 

“I-its done, G-Genkai.” She whispered, “Now, please, ….help.”

 

Genkai didn't need to be told twice. She put a hand on Kyo's neck to stead him while she held her hand above her. Her fingers out stretched but close together as if her hand was the knife, “Kurama, tend to Desota. She'll receive a wound form this and you'll need to treat it soon as if appears.”

 

Kurama nodded and was at Desota's side soon as Koenma let him go. Genkai brought down her `knife' and cleanly cut Kyo's skin where it had scared over. Kyo instinctively flailed his body to get up and away from the pain as he let out an almost feline like bellow in pain. (A/N-I still think its odd I made a horse type animal sound like anything BUT a horse. Lol….this isn't the appropriate time to laugh…. ahem-) Desota's own instinct to scream only escaped in a yelp as she firmly bit her lip to catch herself. A gash appeared on her shoulder and Kurama immediately started to clean and dress it with his herbs he'd quickly prepared.

 

Genkai wasted no time soon as the marble was spotted. She levitated it- making it rip harshly out of the zhorses' flesh. Kyo was held down by Kurama, Koenma, and Kyoshi- who had peeked in behind Koenma when he heard distressed sounds.

 

Even with the extra weight, the strong fearful animal was trying to escape the pain blindly.

 

Then he seemed fine. Kyo panted for breath in relief of the pain. Soon as the marble was out completely and the aura died out, his accelerated healing power took away the pain, but like Genkai said- the wounded didn't even look like it was trying to heal itself. Genkai moved aside and let Kurama bandage him up. Then Kyo gratefully let out a small mewl.

 

“He said `Thank you'.” Desota interpreted.

 

“You can understand him now?” Kyoshi blinked, “that bond must be something then!”

 

“Actually…” Desota sweat dropped, “I just know what that sound means because he only uses it when he seems grateful.”

 

“Do you two think you'll be able to go after Yusuke?” Kurama asked.

 

Desota nodded, “I know I am.” She turned to the small Kyo who nuzzled the bandages over his wound, “How about you, tough guy?”

 

“Kya kyo!!” the little animal squealed with a nod.

 

“He'd need to come anyways if Ryu's involved.” Genkai said, “He was born from his energy so he'll always be strongly bonded to him. We can use that if the dragon lord should get out of hand.”

 

“I agree. An out of control dragon doesn't seem too far fetched for Sensui to plan out for Ryu's power.” Kurama nodded.

 

“That's not what Mr. Sensui wants Ryu for.” Kyoshi spoke up. When the others looked back at him he almost hesitated to continue, “Soukou predicted Ryu's 1000 year shed date was nearing when he occupied the body. So Sensui is going to skin the hide early and wrap it around him. He said that it would mold against him like an armor that is indestructible almost.”

 

“Sk- Skin him?” Desota echoed.

 

“That would kill a dragon if they were skinned or even attacked at such a vulnerable period. Dragons lose all their powers about a day or so before shedding and in humanoid form, they literally become as weak as human flesh. As a dragon though, well, it's almost like a snake- they go blind and can't fly or spout fire until the new skin heals over.” Koenma informed.

 

“I'll bet he wants to take out Ryu's threat before he can turn on him, AND use the hide as a shield against our assault.” Botan accused.

 

Kyo stood gallantly and morphed to his large form, “Kyo sayhora Kya kay kao!!” he barked. Then turned to the door, wanting them to leave now and help.

 

“Kyo has the right idea. We need to leave soon as possible to aid Yusuke. Knowing him, he wont stop and wait when he finds this out.” Kurama said.

 

“I'll call Kaitou and Yanna to come here quickly. We'll need all the help we can get.” Genkai said as she stood up to wash her hands, “we'll leave after that.”

 

“Kyo and I'll go out side and see if he can pinpoint where Yusuke is.” Desota said as she got up to follow Kyo, “Kyo! You can't walk around so big here! Shrink back to your smaller size already!”

 

“Kyo kyou.” Kyo sighed and complied with her command.

 

Kurama made to follow, but stopped when he saw the troubled look on Seaman's face, “You didn't betray anyone by telling us anything.” Kurama reassured.

 

“I still feel guilty for going against my own race….but what I saw-,”

 

Kurama put a hand on the boy's shoulder, “did you know what Chapter Black is? It's a tape of humanity, yes, but its one of a series. For every horror there is on that tape, there's something good to be said about humanity as well.”

 

“I know that now, and I want to help…. but I can't ask that of you.”

 

Kurama let that linger before he turned to follow Dessy and Kyo's trail, “Do as you please.”

 

Kurama walked outside and was surprised to see Kaitou and Yanna already there waiting for them.

 

`That was quick'

 

//I hate quick humans. They're such cocky bastards.//

 

Kyo was in his larger form already and he raised his head to sniff at Yanna's broom like hair due.

 

“Didn't know the lil'missy had a pet.” Yanna looked over at Desota.

 

“He stayed home last time we met.” She smiled with a sweat drop when the ever curious zhorse gave the odd hairstyle a nibble and gagged at the taste of hair jell.

 

Genkai came out and walked pass Kurama with out stopping, “you're late. Now lets go.”

 

“L-Late!!?” Botan eeped, “They got here like 3 minutes after you called!”

 

“Should have been 1.” Genkai snorted, “I trained them didn't I?”

 

With her lead, the group started off. Kurama looked over his shoulder and smiled when he saw Kyoshi walking down the steps, “I want to help in anyway I can.” He said.

 

“Welcome to the team then.” Kurama smiled. Kyo leaped up on the foxes' shoulder (he morphed small again.) and chirped happily.

 

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Yumi grumbled to herself all the things she'd do soon as she found her mate for what he did- leaving her with out so much as telling her! OOOOOH he was going to GET it when she got her hands around that sadistic neck of his!

 

She could tell she was getting closer when she stopped. A boy fell down and died right in front of her! He looked like he was shot too!

 

“What the hell!?” she hissed surprised and dodged form the road back to the bushes to hide incase it was an ambush.

 

Then, she peeked up to look at the cliff he fell form- no wonder he went `splat' when he hit! That had to at least be a 200-foot drop! And he had a gun wound in the head.

 

`Either Yusuke's Reigun, or some idiot human with a pistol.' But one look at the object that wasn't far form the boy's bloodied hand told her what happened- suicide.

 

“Still,…. I can use that height to find Hiei. It HAS to over look the forest with THAT height.” She whispered to herself. Her eyes flashed turquoise color and the wind around her stirred up into her aura- completely bending to her will. She flew up into the air to the cliff. She nearly fell when she landed when she saw just how close her mate was…..and also how stupid.

 

Hiei and Yusuke were locked in a brawl of fist and spirit energy. To her, this was just a waste of time. She looked over her shoulder to survey the forest. She surpressed the urge to growl when she saw a mass of energy conceal a certain area and a beam shot out of it to the heavens above.

 

Well, at least she now knew the tunnels' exact location. Now there was just the matter of her mates' common sense…..

 

Before she could even start to try and break it up, both boy and demon landed counter blows on each other and knocked each other away from one another.

 

“So,” Hiei said as he recovered from being knocked away, “you're spirit energy didn't in fact fade. It just needed provoking.”

 

That took a while to register in Yusuke's battle set mind. But when it did, he gawked at Hiei and pointed in disbelief, “You- You were TESTING me?! You never were actually mad.”

 

“Yusuke, Hiei doesn't simply get angry like that. Not from anything you might have done. He just hides behind that front so he can keep up the tough guy act.” Yumi smirked evilly at her mate- knowing he was boiling inside about that remark.

 

“You look to deep into things. I was merely trying to prove a fact to myself. Especially after he had that large energy boost in the tournament after he saw Kuwabara `die' and then it all vanished. If he was going to take on Sensui, I wanted to see if he had a chance or not. That way I know when his funeral is.” Hiei covered up.

 

“Still doesn't hide the fact that you cared enough about him to `test' him, Hun.” Yumi giggled- loving the small pay back.

 

Yusuke tried not to laugh……and failed, “so that means that all this time, Hiei- the rebel bad ass has been just a big softy!?” the boy snickered and whispered as a side thought, “or LITTLE softy anyways.”

 

Hiei gritted his teeth and shifted his glare form the idiot and his mate- also a bitch right now….. `Should have slit his throat when I had the chance.'

 

“But seriously Hiei, Thanks for that. I needed a good kick in the ass to get me going.” Yusuke said seriously. (didn't he say that?)

 

“Feh, just be glad I beat Sensui to it, otherwise, I doubt you'd be here.” Hiei brushed him off as he passed the boy to go to his mates' side.

 

“Hey, Hiei, I could really use your help on this one….so,” Yusuke started.

 

“No need to ask, Yusuke,” Yumi happily chirped and snatched her mates' arm as he made to pass her and lead her away, “We were just on our way to regroup with ya.” She smiled, “Right Hiei?”

 

Hiei glared at her and rolled his eyes when his granite eyes met forest green puppy pleading eyes, “damn you, woman.”

 

“That means `yes'” She smiled.

 

Yusuke carefully took in the fact that Yumi was glomping on to Hiei and the demon did nothing to push her away. He didn't even seem like he was obligated to tolerate it! It was like they were……wait……

 

“Wow, with Hiei letting all this PDA going on it almost seems like you two are a COUPLE!” Yusuke snorted. It was a joke….yet the unknowingly truth.

 

Yumi blinked at Hiei, then at Yusuke, “you didn't tell him?”

 

Hiei rolled his eyes, dislodged himself form her grip and turned to leave, “We're leaving now….,” Hiei commanded sternly to her.

 

“GASP! You DIDN'T!? How could you not tell him!?” Yumi bristled. Hiei kept walking, “HEY! Where do you think you're going!? I thought we were going to-,”

 

“I could really careless if this race dies by demon fang or not. Either way, the out come doesn't faze me.” Hiei cut her off, “therefore, why should I help?”

 

“Because there's a tape I've got a copy of that you might want in exchange?” Yusuke said enticingly.

 

Hiei stopped and looked over his shoulder, “what tape is that now?”

 

“Oh you know, the ever so gruesome, Chapter Black, of course.” Yusuke said casually.

 

“Seems like something you wanted before….,” Yumi remembered.

 

“Let me get this straight- I get the tape with out any strings attached, so long as I help you close down that tunnel?” Hiei asked, turning a little.

 

“If and only if you are a good boy and help.” Yusuke added.

 

“Fine.” Hiei noticed Yumi's ears twitch to something behind him. Not long after, he sensed something very annoying. He turned around in time to see a pair or horridly ugly lower demons just coming into view as they flew toward them, “friends of yours?”

 

“Actually, I thought they were here for you.” Yusuke countered.

 

The Three of them didn't even flinch as the two enormous demons landed in front of them.

 

“Looks like stage 3 of the tunnel has already commenced. That means these two are classified as lower class fucking ugly demons.” Hiei remarked.

 

“What did you say, Small ONE?” one of the demons that looked more like a messed up child's monster drawing.

“We are feared demons form the demon plane! Show us where you store your women and people flesh!” his partner demanded.

 

“As you can tell, we are hungry in more than one way.” The weirder one snarled with a lick of his long tongue over his lower lip as he spotted Yumi in her ripped up battle outfit, “She seems like a tasty start.”

 

“Yusuke, I think I found a better reason to help. If I stand by and you lose, we'll be over run with retards like this. And that doesn't appeal to me.” Hiei glared at the demon that dared think of his mate or even LOOK at her like that or at all, “that and the fact that I refuse to allow something so low to even GLANCE at what is mine.” He snarled- about to attack.

 

Yumi stepped in front of him, “I haven't hand to kill anything since the tournament. And even then, that wasn't much fun. Let me take care of these numb chucks.” She smirked at him.

 

He nodded to her with a `Feh'. She smiled brightly, then turned back to the atrocious smelling demons, “tasty, huh? Want a sample then?” her eyes flashed red and green fire flamethrower spouted out of her palm- scorching them to ash. Then her eyes flashed turquoise and the wind blew their remains to the four winds. “That stench is still here…..” she scrunched up her nose and turned back to Yusuke and Hiei, “revolting isn't it?”

 

Yusukes' eyes were wide, “I forgot you're an elementalist…..” he said amazed.

 

“Yeah, well, I never get to show off like that much since bad ass here takes most of the opportunities away.” She snorted.

 

“If you weren't so reckless to begin with, you wouldn't have that problem, now would you?” Hiei shot back.

 

“That's it, forget about doing ANYTHING the next time you're in the mood.” Yumi threatened.

 

“Next time?” Yusuke echoed….. Then it clicked. The perverted boy got a big smile and he hooked Hiei's head under his arm, “SO you DID get some last night Hiei, DIDN'T YOU!? You little scoundrel you!”

 

“Last night? It seemed like morning…., since you left after I fell asleep…..which reminds me- WHAT THE HELL, HIEI!?”

 

“You were asleep and I felt something getting too close for comfort- shot me.” Hiei tried to brush off.

 

“Don't you dare try and pull that fucking crap! You could have at least woken me up and told me so I didn't wake up worried! It's a sin to worry your own MATE!” Yumi bristled.

 

Hiei froze- she said it- Mate….. He glanced over at Yusuke and saw him-

 

Saw him……

 

On the ground laughing.

 

“AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ANTI-LOVE HIEI IS THE FIRST ONE OF US ALL THAT GETS HITCHED? AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA! NOW THAT'S RICH!” Yusuke bellowed in laughter.

 

Hiei and Yumi just stared at him like he lost it, “yeah, we're mates. Demons do that all the time, numb skull. So what. Kurama and Dessy probably already are mates as well.”

 

“……When have they had the time? Kurama said that they didn't- not yet at least, but he is sleeping with her.” Yusuke recalled that morning.

 

“Isn't this supposed to be the end of the world? Why is everyone doing it all of the sudden if its in vane?” Hiei scoffed.

 

“You weren't complaining.” Yumi glared. Hiei averted his eyes.

 

“Eh,” Yusuke shrugged, “some type of prep thing I guess. Get one last good roll before ya die.”

 

“That just ruined it…..,” Yumi sighed, “its almost night now. No one'll be able to do anything right now and I don't feel anything like growing in the tunnel. So we should rest near the edge of the forest and wait till we cross paths with the others. Until then, I'd say a small rest is in order.”

 

Neither Yusuke nor Hiei opposed the idea and followed the wolf demoness as she led them back to the other side of the forest.

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