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Summary: Kurama gets an illness. Can the team get the cure before the illness kills him?
Yu Yu Hakusho
The Strange Sickness: Chapter 1
One warm summer day in the sunny city of Tokyo, Yusuke was walking down the street.
He then saw Kurama's human mother, Shiori. Being bored, he asked her how Shuichii was doing.
"My son is doing all right, thank you," Shiori responded.
"Well, that's good. You're welcome," Yusuke replied.
With that, Shiori went off to go get groceries and Yusuke continued walking, bored.
Yusuke then saw Kurama walking down the street.
"Hey, Shuichii," he said, making sure to call Kurama his human name so as not to draw attention.
"Hello, Yusuke," Kurama responded, "how are you?"
Yusuke nodded and replied, "I'm doing great. You?"
Kurama shrugged and answered, "I'm doing fine."
Just then, a sparkle of black energy encased the two boys.
A moment later, the black energy went away and both boys were on the ground.
Yusuke stood up, barely affected by the black energy.
Kurama, on the other hand, did not move or speak.
"Kurama? Are you all right?" Yusuke asked, shaking his friend in concern.
"He will not be," said a voice from above them.
"What do you mean? Who are you? Show yourself!" Yusuke demanded.
With that, a figure jumped out of the shadows.
"My name is Kinsalna. I am known for giving people and youkai illnesses that kill them.
Your friend, Kurama, there has a very serious strain of an illness that only affects kitsune,
which I gave to him by that black energy blast you saw and experienced.
You and your other friends had better find the cure within a week or he will die of it.
Oh, of course, you'll want to know the symptoms. Well, first off, he will turn pale and sweat.
Then he will turn red, have a fever and cough, and the last stage he will have terrible nightmares,
turn pale again, and have a fever," Kinsalna added coldly.
"Why, you...."Yusuke stated as he charged at the girl with a fist.
Kinsalna simply withdrew into the shadows again and disappeared.
"Dang it!" Yusuke yelled, punching the ground hard.
\ Kurama woke up a short time later, but was looking very pale and sweating. "Yusuke..." he said..
"What, Kurama?" Yusuke questioned softly.
"The illness...that I was just given. The cure is found in a Makai...plant," Kurama told him weakly.
Yusuke nodded and told Kurama, "That helps...a little. Thanks."
Kurama gave a nod, then coughed and went unconscious again.
Hiei, having been watching the whole affair from a tree, jumped down and told Yusuke,
"I will try to find out the cure for Kurama's illness."
He then looked at the ill Kurama and thought, 'Hang in there, Kurama.'
"Maybe we should go to Koenma first," Botan said as she flew down from the sky.
"Botan, how long have you been there?" Yusuke quizzed.
Botan shrugged and replied, "Long enough to know that Kurama is sick. Why?"
"Just curious," Yusuke responded.
With that, Yusuke picked up the unconscious Kurama and started walking to his house.
"My mom won't care. She's out partying all the time anyway," Yusuke told Hiei and Botan.
Hiei smirked and declared, "I don't care what your mother does."
Yusuke gave a shrug and carried Kurama into his house.
Yusuke's mom (please tell me her name in a review...I forgot it), seeing Kurama, asked, "Who's that?"
Yusuke nodded to his mom and told her, "This is my friend Shuichii, mom."
His mom gave a nod and replied, "OK, well, I'm gonna go partying. See you later, all right, son?"
Yusuke gave a nod and stated, "All right. See ya later, mom."
With that, Yusuke's mom left and Yusuke carried Kurama up to his room.
He laid him on the bed, wiped a bit of sweat off Kurama's forehead then asked,
"What would Koenma know about this kind of illness?"
Botan nodded and answered, "He's very knowledgeable about every kind of illness, thanks to his schooling."
"Ah, I see," Yusuke confirmed, "well, then let's go see him I guess."
Hiei nodded and added, "It would be a good idea."
So, the trio (Botan, Hiei, and Yusuke) went to Spirit World to see Koenma about Kurama's illness.
Koenma told them, "Ah yes, a kitsune-only illness. I've heard of these diseases."
"What plant cures them?" Hiei asked.
"A plant called the Rinku-Jain. It is native to Makai, in a very remote region," Koenma answered.
"How far away?" Hiei questioned.
"On the very far side of the Makai," Koenma replied, "in the mountains. It would take you approximately 6 days to get there."
Hiei then angrily stomped.
"What's with him?" Koenma asked.
"Thing is, the disease Kurama has will kill him in a week, only seven days
as opposed to the twelve it would take Hiei to get there and back," Botan responded.
"Well, maybe you could get there and back faster than that, Hiei," Yusuke stated,
trying to cheer up the slightly annoyed and enraged Jaganshi.
Hiei gave a shrug and told them, "I could try I suppose. I just hope that I wouldn't be too late."
"Hey, knowing Kurama, it will take longer than usual for the disease to kill him," Yusuke declared, "I'm coming with you, Hiei."
"Yeah, me too," Kuwabara said from just outside Koenma's.
"How did you get here?" Botan asked, slightly irritated.
"That is not important," Hiei told Botan and Yusuke, "what is important is that we get going to help Kurama."
"Makai is not suitable for humans," Hiei told Kuwabara,
"therefore, you may stay here with Koenma or go back to Ningeki."
Kuwabara gave a slightly irritated sigh then questioned, "Would I get to see Yukina at all if I stayed here?"
Koenma shook his head and replied, "No, you would not get to see her.
You would see her more often if you were in the Ningeki."
Kuwabara smiled broadly and responded, "Then my decision is to stay in Ningeki, I guess. It will feel strange not all of us working together. Oh well, I'll stay in Ningeki with Kurama and Yukina.
Oh, speaking of Yukina, couldn't she just heal Kurama?"
"Hey, what do you know? The fool actually has a brain," Hiei added smartly.
Kuwabara crossed his arms at Hiei and told him, "At least my head's not nearly in the ground."
Botan sweatdropped, then said, "Uh...take it easy guys."
Koenma shook his head, "Negatory," he replied, "Koorime healing techniques do not work on diseases like this."
Kuwabara gave a sigh and told them all, "I should probably get back then. I'll see ya later Urameshi."
Yusuke gave a nod and supplied, "Bye, Kuwabara. Say hey to Yukina for me if you see her."
Kuwabara nodded and walked out of Koenma's office.
"Well, we should get going, detective," Hiei said, turning to Yusuke.
Yusuke gave a nod and said, "Let's go."
With that, the two set off for the far end of Makai, each hoping that their friend would be able to hold on long enough for them to get the remedy to him.
-------------------------------------End of Chapter 1---------------------------------------------------------
A/N: *grins* Don't ya love cliffhangers? This story was written late at night so if anyone seems out-of-character you know why. This is my first Yu Yu Hakusho fanfic so please go easy on me. Thanks!
Summary: Kurama gets an illness. Can the team get the cure before the illness kills him?
Yu Yu Hakusho
The Strange Sickness: Chapter 1
One warm summer day in the sunny city of Tokyo, Yusuke was walking down the street.
He then saw Kurama's human mother, Shiori. Being bored, he asked her how Shuichii was doing.
"My son is doing all right, thank you," Shiori responded.
"Well, that's good. You're welcome," Yusuke replied.
With that, Shiori went off to go get groceries and Yusuke continued walking, bored.
Yusuke then saw Kurama walking down the street.
"Hey, Shuichii," he said, making sure to call Kurama his human name so as not to draw attention.
"Hello, Yusuke," Kurama responded, "how are you?"
Yusuke nodded and replied, "I'm doing great. You?"
Kurama shrugged and answered, "I'm doing fine."
Just then, a sparkle of black energy encased the two boys.
A moment later, the black energy went away and both boys were on the ground.
Yusuke stood up, barely affected by the black energy.
Kurama, on the other hand, did not move or speak.
"Kurama? Are you all right?" Yusuke asked, shaking his friend in concern.
"He will not be," said a voice from above them.
"What do you mean? Who are you? Show yourself!" Yusuke demanded.
With that, a figure jumped out of the shadows.
"My name is Kinsalna. I am known for giving people and youkai illnesses that kill them.
Your friend, Kurama, there has a very serious strain of an illness that only affects kitsune,
which I gave to him by that black energy blast you saw and experienced.
You and your other friends had better find the cure within a week or he will die of it.
Oh, of course, you'll want to know the symptoms. Well, first off, he will turn pale and sweat.
Then he will turn red, have a fever and cough, and the last stage he will have terrible nightmares,
turn pale again, and have a fever," Kinsalna added coldly.
"Why, you...."Yusuke stated as he charged at the girl with a fist.
Kinsalna simply withdrew into the shadows again and disappeared.
"Dang it!" Yusuke yelled, punching the ground hard.
\ Kurama woke up a short time later, but was looking very pale and sweating. "Yusuke..." he said..
"What, Kurama?" Yusuke questioned softly.
"The illness...that I was just given. The cure is found in a Makai...plant," Kurama told him weakly.
Yusuke nodded and told Kurama, "That helps...a little. Thanks."
Kurama gave a nod, then coughed and went unconscious again.
Hiei, having been watching the whole affair from a tree, jumped down and told Yusuke,
"I will try to find out the cure for Kurama's illness."
He then looked at the ill Kurama and thought, 'Hang in there, Kurama.'
"Maybe we should go to Koenma first," Botan said as she flew down from the sky.
"Botan, how long have you been there?" Yusuke quizzed.
Botan shrugged and replied, "Long enough to know that Kurama is sick. Why?"
"Just curious," Yusuke responded.
With that, Yusuke picked up the unconscious Kurama and started walking to his house.
"My mom won't care. She's out partying all the time anyway," Yusuke told Hiei and Botan.
Hiei smirked and declared, "I don't care what your mother does."
Yusuke gave a shrug and carried Kurama into his house.
Yusuke's mom (please tell me her name in a review...I forgot it), seeing Kurama, asked, "Who's that?"
Yusuke nodded to his mom and told her, "This is my friend Shuichii, mom."
His mom gave a nod and replied, "OK, well, I'm gonna go partying. See you later, all right, son?"
Yusuke gave a nod and stated, "All right. See ya later, mom."
With that, Yusuke's mom left and Yusuke carried Kurama up to his room.
He laid him on the bed, wiped a bit of sweat off Kurama's forehead then asked,
"What would Koenma know about this kind of illness?"
Botan nodded and answered, "He's very knowledgeable about every kind of illness, thanks to his schooling."
"Ah, I see," Yusuke confirmed, "well, then let's go see him I guess."
Hiei nodded and added, "It would be a good idea."
So, the trio (Botan, Hiei, and Yusuke) went to Spirit World to see Koenma about Kurama's illness.
Koenma told them, "Ah yes, a kitsune-only illness. I've heard of these diseases."
"What plant cures them?" Hiei asked.
"A plant called the Rinku-Jain. It is native to Makai, in a very remote region," Koenma answered.
"How far away?" Hiei questioned.
"On the very far side of the Makai," Koenma replied, "in the mountains. It would take you approximately 6 days to get there."
Hiei then angrily stomped.
"What's with him?" Koenma asked.
"Thing is, the disease Kurama has will kill him in a week, only seven days
as opposed to the twelve it would take Hiei to get there and back," Botan responded.
"Well, maybe you could get there and back faster than that, Hiei," Yusuke stated,
trying to cheer up the slightly annoyed and enraged Jaganshi.
Hiei gave a shrug and told them, "I could try I suppose. I just hope that I wouldn't be too late."
"Hey, knowing Kurama, it will take longer than usual for the disease to kill him," Yusuke declared, "I'm coming with you, Hiei."
"Yeah, me too," Kuwabara said from just outside Koenma's.
"How did you get here?" Botan asked, slightly irritated.
"That is not important," Hiei told Botan and Yusuke, "what is important is that we get going to help Kurama."
"Makai is not suitable for humans," Hiei told Kuwabara,
"therefore, you may stay here with Koenma or go back to Ningeki."
Kuwabara gave a slightly irritated sigh then questioned, "Would I get to see Yukina at all if I stayed here?"
Koenma shook his head and replied, "No, you would not get to see her.
You would see her more often if you were in the Ningeki."
Kuwabara smiled broadly and responded, "Then my decision is to stay in Ningeki, I guess. It will feel strange not all of us working together. Oh well, I'll stay in Ningeki with Kurama and Yukina.
Oh, speaking of Yukina, couldn't she just heal Kurama?"
"Hey, what do you know? The fool actually has a brain," Hiei added smartly.
Kuwabara crossed his arms at Hiei and told him, "At least my head's not nearly in the ground."
Botan sweatdropped, then said, "Uh...take it easy guys."
Koenma shook his head, "Negatory," he replied, "Koorime healing techniques do not work on diseases like this."
Kuwabara gave a sigh and told them all, "I should probably get back then. I'll see ya later Urameshi."
Yusuke gave a nod and supplied, "Bye, Kuwabara. Say hey to Yukina for me if you see her."
Kuwabara nodded and walked out of Koenma's office.
"Well, we should get going, detective," Hiei said, turning to Yusuke.
Yusuke gave a nod and said, "Let's go."
With that, the two set off for the far end of Makai, each hoping that their friend would be able to hold on long enough for them to get the remedy to him.
-------------------------------------End of Chapter 1---------------------------------------------------------
A/N: *grins* Don't ya love cliffhangers? This story was written late at night so if anyone seems out-of-character you know why. This is my first Yu Yu Hakusho fanfic so please go easy on me. Thanks!