Endless Light
This story basically picks up after the end of the anime series. I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, but if I did I'd definitely give Kurama a love interest…thus this fanfic! Enjoy…
Chapter 1
Yusuke and Kuwabara finally walked out of the water with the rest of the group. They sat and watched the sun set for a while just reveling in the moment when Kurama and Yusuke stood up looking down the coastline.
"Do you sense that?" Kurama asked still staring intently across the beach.
"Yes it's a hell of a lot more powerful than what I've sensed before." Yusuke said looking back at the rest of the group.
"Hey what are you guys talking about?! I don't sense anyt…Holy cow! What is that?" Kuwabara said finally getting to his feet.
"Look there." Kurama said, pointing to the tree line.
Barely visible in the distance was a figure running from three other figures. The group stood for a few seconds, the guys getting into a defensive stance. Kuwabara got a surprised look on his face. "Hey, it's a girl, and three guys are chasing her!"
"Those aren't humans, Kuwabara. They're demons." Kurama said with an angered look on his face.
"Demons?! But I thought they fixed all of that with the Makai Tournament." Kuwabara said with surprise. Yusuke turned to Kuwabara "Well obviously there are still a few problems with the system you idiot. Did you expect it to be solved all at once?"
Kuwabara threw his fist up. "Hey don't call me and idiot, Yurameshi! It's not my fault if your plan for a demon tournament didn't work out!" It was Yusuke's turn to comeback. "Why you!"
Yusuke yelled as he went to swing at Kuwabara. The two began to fight with each other, much to everyone's surprise. "Um maybe this isn't the time." Kurama interjected, focusing the group on the chase that at this point was coming dangerously close.
"Right, well I'm not going to stand here and let those three bullies hurt that girl. It's not right!" Kuwabara yelled as he began to run towards the girl. "Wait for us Kuwabara! We don't know where that power is coming from!" Yusuke yelled as he and Kurama took off after Kuwabara.
Their pursuit was cut short as the girl suddenly tripped and the three demons surrounded her.
"Now we've got you girl." the tallest of the demons said as he reached out a hand to grab the girl. The girl looked up at the demons, and tears came to her blue eyes, her brown hair blowing in the wind. "No leave me alone. Please just leave me alone!" she cried as the other two closed in on her with their hands outstretched. "No chance of that happening. We wouldn't give up the chance to be known throughout both the demon and spirit world as the ones who killed the legendary sovereign!" He let out a loud laugh, as they transformed into their true selves and lifted their claws, ready to strike."Hey leave her alone!" Kuwabara yelled as they finally reached them.
"Like we'd listen to three teenage boys!" The three began to laugh which infuriated the Kuwabara. "Kurodue, put up a force field. This has taken long enough, and I don't want to draw it out." Kurodue nodded and quickly drew up a force field which repelled Kuwabara and Yusuke, who had tried to run at them.
"Now back to you, don't think that we forgot about you girl." She stared out at Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama with pleading eyes. "Please just leave me alone." she tried to plead again, but they just laughed at her.
They raised their claws over her head and began to swing them down upon her. "No don't!" Kuwabara yelled, feeling defeated because he was unable to save this girl. "Stop it!" the girl yelled and blue light surrounded her body. It began to expand and became blinding. Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara shielded their eyes. When they finally looked up all that was left was the girl lying in the middle of a large crater. There was no sign of the three demons who had, just seconds before, been about to take her life. The boys cautiously jumped into the crater and approached the girl.
"She's alive. I think she just fainted." Kurama said as he knelt by her.
"Well what are we going to do with her? She seems to be full of surprises." Kurama asked looking up at the other two.
"Well I guess we should take her to Genkai's for now. At least until she wakes up." Yusuke said looking down at her. Kurama gently picked her up and headed back towards the girls.
"Oh my, is she alright?" Botan asked running to meet the guys. "We think so, but we're taking her to Genkai's to make sure." Everyone in the group nodded and made the ascent to Genkai's home.
"Hey grandma, where are you? We have something for you!" Yusuke yelled as they walked inside. "I'm right her dimwit. Now what's all the commotion about? I was just about to sit down to some te….." Genkai cut off as she came into the room and saw the girl in Kurama's arms.
"Sayomi!" Genkai screamed with tears coming to her eyes. "What happened to her?!" Genkai yelled as she ran to the girl. Everyone was quiet for a minute due to their surprise at Genkai's reaction. Finally, Kurama reiterated the story of the three demons and what had ensued after their murder attempt. Kurama layed the girl down on the floor and Genkai held her in her arms and began to cry. "Oh Sayomi you should have come to me much sooner." Everyone just stared at Genkai, not knowing how to handle her reaction. They had never seen her act this way and none of them knew how to console the grieving old women.
Botan and Keiko looked at each other and nodded in agreement. They turned towards the rest of their group and led them all outside, sliding the door closed behind them. They could all still hear the crying Genkai, which caused them all to be quiet and stare into the darkening sky.
The crying finally stopped, and they peeked inside to see if Genkai was alright.
"It's alright; you can come back inside now." They heard Genkai whisper from inside. They opened the door to see Genkai still cradling the girl in her arms. They sat down around her, still unsure of what to say. "I'm sure that you're all wondering why I acted that way at the sight of this girl. Aren't you?" Everyone looked down at the floor not wanting to bring on another onslaught of Genkai's tears.
"Do any of you know the story of the sovereign?" Genkai asked staring down at the girl. "The Sovereign?" Yusuke and Kuwabara inquired. "I've heard of the legend." Kurama said lightly as everyone turned to look at him. "It is said that once every one thousand years the sovereign is born in the human world to mixed parents. That is a human and demon couple, but the sovereign is said to be neither a human nor a demon. They are something entirely different. Their identities are kept secret because if their identities are known then they will be the target of many hunts. They are coveted because their power could destroy all three worlds; human, demon, and spirit in the blink of an eye and with as little effort as it takes for us to breath. However, there is a catch to their power. They can't realize their full power until they reach the age of 20, but it seems that none of them have ever reached this age before being killed. Because, though they are strong, they have the same stability as a human, so their only hope is that no one will realize who they are before they reach 20."
"Why would you ask about that, Genkai? No one knows when the cycle of the sovereign is anymore. It has long since been forgotten."
"Quite simply Kurama, because this girl is the current sovereign." Genkai said still looking down at Sayomi. Everyone let out a gasp and looked down at the unconscious girl. Botan ventured to ask a question. "But if it's such a mystery, then how did you know Genkai?"
Genkai took a deep breath before answering. "Because this girl, Sayomi, is…she is…my daughter!" Genkai finally cried out, leaving everyone else dumbfounded.
