Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Trials of the Heart ❯ Something Found Yet Something Lost ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

By: Karame

KuwaL: Well…here it is…sorry it took a while, but I was having a hard time with the chapter ^_^; I had these ideas and I didn't write them down because I was in the car when I had them first of all and secondly…well…it was dark and couldn't see ^_^; I did bring paper and a pen to write ^_^; So I'm sorry about it being long…I also had to work on A Dream Come True too. So yeah ^_^;

Yusuke: Yeah, when a re you going to work on that?

KuwaL: Oh shut up! You just want me to get to the kissing scene! That doesn't even happen yet! (looks into audience and sweat drops) Uh….just forget that (sweat drops more)

Kuwa: (whacks Yusuke in the back of the head) See what ya did! She almost gave away some important stuff!

Yusuke: (rubs injured head) It's not my fault she's a blabber mouth! She loves to tell spoilers!

KuwaL: (glares) Do not!

Yusuke: Do too! You even told Fayth you loved spoilers and really loved telling them!

KuwaL: (glares) You're dead! (Lunges for Yusuke who tries to hide behind Kuwa)

Kuwa: (takes a step to the side) No way Urameshi, you deserve what's commin' to ya!

Yusuke: (while getting pulverized by KuwaL) Traitor! Owww!! Not the hair!

(Big ball of smoke in the back ground as Yusuke gets pulverized by KuwaL)

Kuwa: (sweat drops) Uh…Fayth, you might wanna stop KuwaL before she kills Urameshi…

Fayth: ~sweat drop~ Uh you know Kuwabara I'm not s ure that wold be a good idea.... but then again I do like Yusuke a lot.... ~sigh~ I think I have an idea but one thing first. Make sure Hiei shows up in the chapter.

Kuwa: Um isn't that chapter going to be yours?

Fayth: Yeah it is but sadly my Hiei muse left a while ago and hasn't bothered to let me know anything. So make sure KuwaL brings hers along.... Actually I do have an evil idea if she can bring Kurama. Karasu owes me a favor or two and--

Kuwa: Ummm are you forg etting something? You were suppose to tell me about your idea.

Fayth: Oh Yeah ~sweat drop~ Well I want you to hide and I was going to --

~A loud crashing noise is heard~

Fayth and Kuwa: What the hell?

Yusuke: ~sweat drop~ Oops I think I killed her.

Kuwa and Fayth: 0_o;;;; You idiot!

Yusuke: Hehehe ummm.... gotta go.

~KuwaL is out cold on the floor twitching a little~

Fayth: Why don't you take care of KuwaL. I'll get the chapter started. Then I'll have Toguro drag Yusuke's ass back here so when she wakes up we can both give that ~beeeeeep~ a peice of our minds.

Kuwa: I thought you said you liked him a lot?

Fayth: I do but that was just uncalled for... I guess it's on with the chapter -- .... Oh look it's Yoko -^_^- ~runs off~

Kuwa: ~shakes head~ Not her too -_-; ~Walks over to KuwaL to help her~

Disclaimer: Fayth and I do not own and are not making any profit from Yu Yu Hakusho…if we just beg for the rights of Kuwa and Hiei, do you think they'd give them to us? ^_^

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Previously on Trials of the Heart…

“The reason I've called you all here is because there has been a demon that escaped to the human realm…One is called the Mirror of Insight and the other is the Orb of Subjugation. The orb alone is capable of using the darkness on a person's soul and twisting it so the user is able to control them…...”

“... Was she... Was Keiko pregnant?... P-please Koenma I need to know the truth.”

Yusuke's head was facing the floor as he spoke. If he had been looking at the demi-god he would have noticed the look of shock and concern plastered on his face.

Even though he hated the fact that he choose to do that, it was better for everyone concerned. Koenma wasn't looking forward to another Sensui. The situations were different, sure, but everyone had a breaking point and he knew Keiko would end up being Yusuke's.

“I'm sorry but I can't. This is something that's out of my hands.”

'Aren't you laying it on a little thick Kurama?'

'I have no idea what you're talking about.'

'The detective might be naive to how kitsune seduction works, but don't think my Jagan eye missed what you were doing.'

'I was simply trying to calm him down and help him relax. It has nothing to do with what you are thinking about. I wouldn't try to take advantage of a friend in the state of mind that he is in.'

'Just remember that when you find yourself at the wrong end of one of his attacks.'

“You really, uh, loved him didn't you?”

“More then you know, but I don't have to say anymore about it. I'm not trying to make you uncomfortable.”

“Naw, s'ok. I might not be use to talking about that sort of thing but I won't judge you for it. Who ever you choose to be with is up to you and I'll stick by your decision.”

Yusuke gave him a weak smile. He was definitely surprised to see Kurama laughing.

"I'll hold you to that.” Kurama said to him.

“Urameshi, what's wrong with you? Come one answer me damnit... Urameshi!”

It took everything he had to get out.

“Chest... on fire... can't breath.”

“You bastard, what the hell did you do to Urameshi?” Kuwabara shouted, stepping a few feet towards the demon that had done something to his best friend.

“You fools can't you see what's happening? No, well I think I'll let you in on my plan seeing as how it won't matter to you in a few more minutes.”

“He is this Urameshi that you speak of but at the same time he's not. The boy is now under my complete control and will kill on my command. If you value your lives I would suggest that you take care of him now while you still might have the chance….Now for the word that will be your undoing..... Destroy.”

“Run you idiots. Get out of here. NOW!”

The pulses were coming off of Yusuke even faster then before. Kuwabara noticed his eyes had almost completely turned red. There wasn't even any white left in them. It was now or never, Kuwabara thought.

“I'm not going to run away when a friend needs my help. Your going to beat this one way or another.”

His shouts fell on deaf ears.

Yusuke started to build up energy, sending it to his finger. He pictured the trigger in his mind but some how he was just barely managing to stop himself from pulling it. As he stood there his whole body started to tremble from the fight he was putting up against his demonic urges. The only thing he could manage to think one thing.

'No, I can't kill him. I can't kill Kuwabara.'

Now for today's episode of Trials of the Heart…

Chapter 4: Something Found Yet Something Lost

Yusuke's hand starts to shake slightly, as he points his most powerful attack at his best friend. Pain surged through his entire body as he fought for control over his body.

Kuwabara stood in front of the attack in shock. However that only lasted for a few seconds before he snapped out of it and turned confident yet sad brown eyes into Yusuke's blood red orbs. A chill shot down his spine as he stared into those eyes. They were not those of his best friend.

“Idiot! Move!” Hiei shouts, glaring at his comrade; however a hint of fear for his safety appeared across his features as he watched.

“Kuwabara-kun!” Kurama shouted, his eyes widened at what Yusuke was about to do.

“No.” Kuwabara says, standing tall as he looks directly into Yusuke's eyes.

“I won't move. I can't. I know Urameshi is still in there…All he needs is some shock therapy to get his ass out of this…Besides…if he really wants to kill me, then let him. I dare him to.”

`Damn it Kuwabara, stop being a damn hero and move yer ass! I don't wanna kill you ya bastard! I can't! I don't want too!' Yusuke screams in his head.

Yusuke tries to focus on moving his finger, but finds that it was no use; he couldn't move it.

`I can't control my finger! My fucking finger! So don't you dare just stand there like an idiot! Damn it Kuwabara! MOVE YER ASS DAMN IT! I WOULD KILL MY SELF IF YOU DIED! I LOST KEIKO, AND DAMN IT I CAN'T LOSE YOU!!' Yusuke screamed in his head.

The demon blinked as a tear slide down Yusuke's cheek, a tear of blood.

`Hmmm…I wonder…'

The demon speaks after all of this tension.

“It seems the command was…too much for my new slave to handle…alright then….Attack!” the demon shouts.

`Now, let's see if my theory is right…'

In an instant the powerful attack dispelled. Yusuke charged towards Kuwabara and punched him in the face, sending him backwards. Kuwabara grunted as he slammed against a tree.

Kuwabara wiped some blood from his face with his arm.

`What's that guy pullin'? Why change the command?' Kuwabara thinks, turning a glare towards the demon that had his best friend's soul trapped with in his own body.

Hiei narrows his eyes.

“What is he up to?”

Kurama looked at Yusuke, who turned around with those dark eyes on them.

`Oh Yusuke…' Kurama thinks as he looks sadly into those chilling eyes.

“Kurama.”

Kurama glanced over to Hiei, who had a look of determination.

“Keep the detective busy. I'm going after that orb.” Hiei says, never taking his eyes off of Yusuke, who was starting to advance on the two of them.

Kurama nodded.

“We must get that orb away from him in order to free Yusuke.” Kurama said.

“Hey, watch out!” Kuwabara shouted.

They turn to see a weak version of Yusuke's spirit gun heading straight towards the two of them. They jumped out of the way at the last minute, just avoiding the attack.

Hiei and Kurama turned to each other and nodded, before Hiei disappeared in a flash.

Kurama turned to face Yusuke.

“Yusuke…please….you have to fight this….I don't want to fight you, but I will if I must.” Kurama says, reaching for his hair.

Kuwabara stood up and stares as Kurama faces Yusuke.

“Don't! Kurama!”

“I have too…I don't want to…but it's the only way!” Kurama says, closing his eyes.

He felt a pain flash across his heart as he took out his weapon of choice.

“Rose Whip!”

Kurama whips out his weapon just as Yusuke charges towards him. Kurama snaps his wrist, having his whip wrap around Yusuke's waist. Kurama pulls back and up, lifting Yusuke in the air and then slamming him down behind him, turning as he went.

Yusuke could feel the pain as those thorns dig into his flesh. He screamed as he felt himself be slammed into the ground, the thorns pushing deeper into him.

“KURAMA!” Kuwabara shouted as he began to run towards his friend.

`There's gotta be another way…there just gotta!' Kuwabara thinks.

Kurama looks down at Yusuke, still holding on to the whip.

“Don't worry Yusuke…you'll be free soon…Hiei's making sure of that…” Kurama whispers, giving a smile towards the controlled Yusuke.

Kurama gasped as Yusuke grabbed the whip and pulled, tossing Kurama to the side and into the ground. Yusuke stood up and pointed his spirit gun directly at Kurama, powering it up. Kurama's eyes widened more as attack didn't seem to falter once.

The demon watched everything with interest. It struck a nerve with in his heart. He had experienced this same scene, thought it had different circumstances, he had gone through something similar as Kuwabara and Yusuke had gone through. Before the demon could reflect on his dark past, Hiei appeared next to him, his sword to his neck.

“Give me the orb.” Hiei says, glaring daggers at him.

Hiei gave the demon a good look, now able to look at their adversary. He was taller then Kuwabara, standing at 6'6”. Hiei was on a branch that stuck out close to the demon's waist in order to point his sword at his neck. He had long silver hair tied back into a pony tail. Hiei gave him some credit, even with pale green skin, he was sexy. However, Hiei wasn't the type to really ponder such thoughts.

Hiei caught a flash of emotion appear across the demon's pale blue eyes; an emotion that touched close to Hiei's own heart. He shook off the feeling. He needed to obtain that orb in order to free Yusuke.

The demon smirked at the short fire demon.

“You want this don't you?”

Hiei narrowed his eyes.

“Well, why don't you take it from me?” he says.

Hiei puts more pressure to the demon's neck.

“I'll slice your throat.” Hiei says calmly.

The demon smirked before he quickly grabbed Hiei's wrist and flips him out of the tree. Hiei blinks in shock at how quick the demon was, however his shock didn't last long as he quickly maneuvered himself to land on his feet.

Hiei looked up just in time to move away from the demon landing where he once stood.

Hiei holds his sword out towards the demon, waiting for him to attack.

The demon smirks as he raises his hand. As he does so, the dirt around him rises and starts to form a sword with in his hands! Hiei narrows his eyes at the weapon.

“It seems you're an earth element demon.” Hiei states.

“Yes I am…the last of my kind.” The demon says.

Hiei snorts.

“Is that why you want those items?” Hiei asks.

Hiei sees a flash of pain go across those pale eyes and smirks. He had struck a nerve.

“You don't know nor would you understand why I need these items.”

“Hn. Nor do I care.” Hiei states as he charges towards the demon, which held out his sword, ready to do battle with the fire demon.

Kuwabara stopped a few feet away from Kurama and Yusuke. Yusuke had his spirit gun point directly at Kurama's chest.

“URAMESHI STOP!!” Kuwabara screams, fear for Kurama's life intertwined in his voice.

`I can't Kuwabara…I can't control it…' Yusuke thinks as his power increases, his attack almost read to be fired.

Kurama snaps out of his shock and raises his whip, having it wrap around Yusuke's arm. He then pulls it, causing Yusuke's arm to dislocate out of his shoulder. Yusuke cried out in pain with in his head.

`Damn that hurt!' he growls, wishing he could get a hold of that bastard for making his friends have to fight him.

“I'm sorry Yusuke…I had to do it…” Kurama says with pain filled eyes.

Kuwabara finally reaches the two, in complete shock as Yusuke raises his left hand and points it at Kurama. Kurama's eyes widen.

`I didn't know Yusuke could shoot with both fingers!' Kurama thinks.

Kuwabara looked at Kurama, who seemed to snap out of his shock and looked ready to dislocate Yusuke's other arm if need be.

Hiei and the demon were in a dead lock of skill as their swords clashed against each other. The two demons seemed to be evenly matched in their sword fighting skills.

Hiei charged at the demon that easily jumped out of the way. The demon lunged his sword forward, trying to hit the fire demon, however Hiei saw the attack coming and blocked the on coming attack with his sword.

Both fighters stayed like that now locked in a battle of strength. The demon smiled.

“It seems I underestimated your strength.”

“It would seem so.” Hiei snorts, holding his ground.

The demon smirked.

”I like you. It's a shame I must kill you.”

Hiei snorted.

“Same could be said about you.” Hiei said.

A cry caught the two fighters' attention. The demon pushed Hiei away with his sword made of the earth and turned to watch Kuwabara charge Yusuke.

“WAIT KURAMA!” Kuwabara shouts as he tackles his best friend. The two of them roll on the ground until they come to a complete stop.

Yusuke under Kuwabara.

“NOW LISTEN HERE URAMESHI! I KNOW YOU'RE STILL IN THERE AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME! FIGHT THIS BASTARD! YOU CAN DO IT! YOU JUST HAVE TO TRY HARDER!” Kuwabara shouts, holding Yusuke's arms down so he wouldn't be able to try and attack him.

`I CAN'T KUWABARA I TRIED! DAMN IT I TRIED…what the fuck more do ya want from me…?' a tear escaped Yusuke's eye and Kuwabara gasped as soon as he say it.

“A tear…Urameshi…you can do it…” Kuwabara says, close to tears him self.

The demon looked over to the scene, a bit in shock.

`So I was right…those two have a strong bond between them…' he thinks.

Hiei notices demon is distracted and decided to take this opportunity to attack.

Hiei appears in front of the demon, never being the type to attack someone with their back turn towards him; and strikes. The demon howls in pain as Hiei creates a scar that went from his right eyebrow and ended at his right nostril, going across his right eye as well.

Yusuke felt the power falter for a second and with out skipping a beat took his chance to pull him self out of that demon's grasp.

Yusuke started to gasp for air as if he hadn't been breathing that entire time.

“Urameshi?” Kuwabara asks.

“Yeah…I'm back…” coughed Yusuke.

“So get the hell off a me.” He grunted, however a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Kuwabara grinned, then blushed realizing the situation he was now in; jumping off of his best friend.

“Oh hehe sorry man.” Kuwabara says, scratching the back of his head.

“I should thank you! You never gave up on me man!” Yusuke said, smiling.

Kurama sat there in shock and in shame as he had caused Yusuke pain and hadn't any faith in his team leader.

“RAAHHHH!!!” The demon screamed, kicking Hiei away.

“Hiei!” Yusuke shouted.

“You bastard!” the demon stated, glaring at Kuwabara.

“You ruined everything!” he shouted.

In the back of his mind however, he was smirking inwardly and thanking the human for what he had shown him. He would remember the scene and would return to use the information he had collected that today for later use. Nothing and no one would stop him for getting what rightly belonged to him and what was owed to him; that which was taken from him so long ago.

“You will pay for your interference!” he shouts.

He holds up the mirror, which hadn't been used up to this point, and pointed it at the youth.

Kuwabara stood there not feeling anything.

All of a sudden he froze, not feeling able to move. He could feel his soul being taken from him; he could literally see his life flashing before his eyes.

Yusuke started at his best.

“Kuwabara!”

He looked that the mirror and saw it glowing a bluish yellow light, the same light that was coming off of Kuwabara that the very same moment.

“What the Hell are you doing to him?!” Yusuke shouted.

“Simple…taking his soul!” the demon shouted before starting to chant a forbidden and lost language.

Kuwabara falls to his knees, gasping, trying to hold on to his soul.

“You bastard!” Hiei growls.

Even if he didn't like humans and had especially hated this particular one; he had grown found of the human over the years and thought of him as a valuable ally.

“Kuwabara, fight him! You had faith in me to beat him and I did; now it's your turn! BEAT THIS BASTARD!!” Yusuke screams, kneeling down next to Kuwabara.

Kuwabara grunts.

“I'm….trying…Yusuke…” he gasps, closing his eyes and trying to focus on his soul.

`No way in hell am I gonna leave Urameshi alone…no way!' he growls in his head.

The demon smirked, his plan working.

Yusuke growled.

“Fuck his!” he shouts.

He stands up and points a powerful spirit blast at the mirror.

“GO TO HELL YA BASTARD! SPIRIT GUN!!” he shouts, letting it go.

A huge flash of light covered the area, blinding everyone.

Once everyone could see again, they found the mirror broken into pieces. However neither the demon nor the orb was to be seen.

“Did I get him?” Yusuke asks.

“No.” Hiei says.

“It seems he escaped to fight another day.” Kurama says.

Kuwabara sighed before collapsing to the floor.

“Kuwabara!” Yusuke shouts, kneeling next to his best friend.

He turns him over and sees a still breathing Kuwabara on the ground.

“Damn…that was my work out for the day….” Kuwabara says.

Yusuke gave a sigh of relief.

“You scared the shit outta me!”

“Well you did too!” Kuwabara gasped back, still getting over the effects of almost having his soul taken from him.

“Yeah, I scared the shit outta my self to tell you the truth.” Yusuke says.

“Yeah, I never knew you could use your left finger.” Kuwabara says, still lying on the ground.

He felt funny; as if he wasn't complete.

“Me neither.” Yusuke says looking at his left pointer finger.

Kurama approaches the two and kneels next to Yusuke's right, lightly touching the dislocated shoulder.

Yusuke winced.

“I'm sorry Yusuke…if I only waited a bit long…” Kurama started.

“It's ok, it's not yer fault. If you hadn't I probably would've blasted you…and that would've hurt more if ya dislocated both my arms.” Yusuke says, giving a small smile at Kurama.

Kurama smiled back with a little tint of pink on his cheeks for what Yusuke had said.

Yusuke looked at him a bit confused but decided not to think about it.

“Here, let me pop it back in.” Kurama says, taking Yusuke's arm in his skilled hands and as gently as he could, popped it back into its socket.

Yusuke cursed as it hurt like Hell going back in just as bad as it came out.

Hiei looked towards Kuwabara and noticed something was wrong with him. He was still lying on the ground, but now he had his hand over his eyes and looked to be breathing a bit uneven.

“Hn, can't get up idiot?” Hiei asks in his monotone voice.

However, he was really concerned about how much of Kuwabara's soul was taken from him and if it had returned to the human once the mirror was shattered.

“Shut up Hiei…I'm fine.” Kuwabara says, not removing his hand from his face.

Yusuke looked down at Kuwabara, worry in his brown eyes.

“Hey man ya sure yer alright? You don't look so good.”

“I said I'm fine…I just feel a bit dizzy, that's all.” Kuwabara said, however that wasn't all he was feeling.

He didn't feel right, not at all. He felt a small portion of himself missing and didn't feel complete. However Kuwabara thought it might have been the fact a portion of his soul was trapped in that mirror. He figured that Yusuke destroyed the item, his soul would come back, it was just taking it's time and wasn't anything to worry about.

“You almost had your soul trapped within that mirror, so it's no wonder you are dizzy.” Kurama says, more worried over Yusuke at the moment and not really noticing that Kuwabara's aura went down a few notches.

However, neither Hiei nor Yusuke for that matter noticed the drop of power and aura with their human friend.

Kurama stood up and walked over to the shards of where the mirror was. He picked it up and sighed.

“Koenma will not be too happy.”

Yusuke helped Kuwabara to his feet and helped steady him.

“Well he'll have to just deal with it cause that's the best he's gettin'.”

Yusuke starts to walk off.

“Let's go. I still have some things to talk about with pacifier breath, anyway, like what he knows about that demon guy.”

“Why do you think Koenma will know?” Kurama asks.

“Because he said something like he's had trouble with this guy for years; I'm just curious what kind of trouble this guy caused.” Yusuke says as he starts to walk in the direction they had come in earlier.

Hiei and Kurama followed behind their leader deep in thought at what he had said. It seemed that he was on the road to a recovery; however Kuwabara took his time, falling a bit behind. He felt like he had lost something that day and he wasn't sure what it was; all he knew was it was something he needed to feel whole again.

Off in the shadows, the demon watched as the four walked away. He grinned as he looked down at the still intact mirror which now held a portion of Kuwabara's soul in it.

“I will get back what was taken from me…I will kill Yusuke Urameshi and his team.”

The demon falls back into the shadows to wait for the day he will finish what he had started to do.

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So that's it ^_^. Hope you guys liked it! Hopefully the next chapter will come out soon. Until then! Bye!