Full Summery: When Kuramais forced to meetup with an old acquaintance, he is reminded of his unfinished buisness with his father.So leavingbehind his humanly mother and all connections to the humanworld, hereturns tothe "Ko No Tochi". But this 'unfinished buisness' will cost him his life.What will he do when his human friends get involved and discover who Youko Kurama truly is? How will they try to stop the inevitable? Can they stop the inevitable and save his life? Or is the question, does Kurama want them to?
Heaven's Not Enough
Chapter 1
Heaven's not enough
If when you get there
Just another blue…
-Konnichiha! You have reached the Minamino residence. We are unable to answer the phone right now but please leave your name, number and a message after the beep and we will return your call as soon as possible. Arigatou, have a nice day! –
-BEEP! –
"Kura…er…I mean…Shuichi? Hey. This is Yusuke. I really need to talk to you. Koen…uh, I mean…the toddler has something to say to us and I need to see ASAP. You know my number. Thanks."
'The toddler'? Mrs. Minamino asked herself as she listened to the messages. She had just returned from a hard day at work. She was wearing a nice black skirt and matching high heels along with a black jacket over a white blouse. She had a red scarf on because of how cold it was. Winter was coming.
The phone ringing tore her from her thoughts as she picked up the phone, "Minamino residence."
"Shiori!" Said her second husband, delighted to hear her voice.
With equal enthusiasm, she replied, "Honey! Where are you? Are you almost done at work?"
"Better then that. I'm done and headed home. I was just wondering if you needed me to drop by the store on my way."
"Oh! Now that you mention it, I do need some things."
"Alright, hang on, let me get a pen…"
After a moment, "Alright."
"Okay. I need…wait! Are you driving?"
Her husband laughed, "No, dear. I'm parked. Don't worry."
"Don't scare me like that!" She was not amused by her husband's sense of humor. "Anyways, I need two gallons of milk, rice, tofu, green onion and miso paste."
"Oh, what are you making for dinner?" He asked wit hhis mouth watering at just the thought of his wife's delicious cooking.
When it was dinnertime in their house both him and Shuichi run to the table dropping whatever they were doing. Nothing beat his wife's cooking. Nothing.
"Um, I was just going to make some Miso soup, rice and fish…is that alright?"
"Are you making it?"
"…Yes."
"Then it's perfect."
She chuckled, "Your sweet. Oh! Sounds like Shuichi's home!"
"I'll let you greet him with one of your death hugs, bye honey."
"Funny. Bye sweetie."
Shuichi entered the doorway. He had a brown coat over his purple school uniform. Normally he would be home before his mother, but today he helped the school with setting up for the winter fair.
Kurama's POV-
As I hung my coat on the coat rack I heard her call my 'name'.
"Shuichi!"
Before I knew it she had me in her death grip. She squeezed me in her loving embrace.
"How was your day? Any tests? How did working at the fair go? Oh I missed you so much!"
Her hugging didn't cease. I wonder if she knows how much damage her 'little show of affection' does? Oh well. She's just trying to show affection the way humans do.
"Shuichi?"
"Hm? It was fine. No tests, but there will be one next Friday. And the fair was okay. We got most of the job done so it shouldn't take us too long to finish. I think all we really need to do is make signs and such."
"Oh! That's wonderful! I'm so proud of you!"
She hugged me again. No matter what I did, she always said 'I'm so proud of you!' She always said that and how much she loved me. That's why I can never leave.
Humans. Damn them.
I laughed silently to myself. Now I sound like Hiei, I thought.
After she let me go, she kissed my head in a motherly way. "One of your friends called." She said, walking into the kitchen. "Oh really? Who?"
"Um, I believe that it was Yusuke."
"Oh, thank you."
End of POV
Kurama walked to pick up the phone when his mother said, "He left a message. Something about a toddler…?"
Kurama blushed slightly, realizing how dumb it must have sounded. And, when he listened to it, he found out it indeed sound strange.
He quickly went up to his room, knowing that this conversation would sound quit odd to someone who didn't know about their secret of being former spirit detectives.
He quickly dialed Yusuke's number and heard it ring about five times until someone answered.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Mrs. Urameshi? This is Shuichi. Is Yusuke there? I'm returning his call."
"Hm? Oh, sorry. He's playing with a cow right now."
"A cow?"
"Yeah. Big and purple. Can't miss it. Must make grape milk." She started laughing at her 'joke'. Kurama was starting to get worried about her, until…
"Mother! What have I told you about answering the phone while drunk?"
"I don't care!"
"Give me that!"
"NO! You can't have my boyfriend!" Kurama about gagged at that.
"Who ever it is they're not your boyfriend!"
"Yes they are!"
"No!"
"YES!"
Finally he heard Yusuke taking the phone. He thought he was in the clear from arguing until…
SLAP!
"OW! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!"
"You…you…took my…BOYFRIEND!" He could hear hard sobs and finally had enough.
"YUSUKE!"
"Huh? Kurama?"
"Yes. What is all that noise?"
"My mom had too much to drink I'm afraid. What's up?"
"You tell me."
"Oh, right! Ol' pacifier wants to talk to us."
"Really? I thought that you left the whole spirit detective business."
"I did. But I guess he wants one more thing."
"And what's that?" Kurama asked while closing his bedroom door, just to be safe.
"You."
"What?"
"He wants you to talk see a fox a bounty hunter caught. I don't know why. Apparently they can't get him to talk and they thought that maybe you could."
"Hm, maybe."
"Yeah, well, anyways, he wants you to meet Botan at central park at midnight."
"Midnight? He couldn't have chose something sooner?"
"I guess it sets the mood?"
"Hm."
"Anyways, I gotta go…MOTHER! BUT THE TV DOWN…BYE!"
And with that, Yusuke hung up. Kurama laughed but then got serous when he thought about what Koenma wanted. "He wants me to talk to another fox?" He thought out loud. Then he smiled and thought, I doubt the fox would talk. I ran away from the Ko No Tochi(1). I bet all foxes hate me. But then again, why would a fox be out of there in the first place? Have more foxes thought of leaving after I did? No. He wouldn't allow it.
But his thoughts were interrupted when his mother called for dinner. (A/N: When I put something like (1) that means at the end of the chapter there is a side note for you to see about whatever is placed infront of the number)
His mother and father in law were very cheerful that day. But not Kurama. He was tired from thinking about going to Spirit world. But not just that. He now knew that he could not out run it. He needed to go back to Ko No Touchi. He needed to see him.
He barely ate dinner and had to assure his mother that he wasn't sick.
When it was nine, his father was in bed and Kurama was getting ready in his bedroom for bed, or at least pretending he was.
He was in deep thought. He would be leaving. He wouldn't come back. He wanted to leave behind his memories, but now he couldn't. He couldn't out run them pretending to be a human. His fox side would catch up, and devour him. But the thought of leaving his mother made him sick. He wanted to rest. Be alone.
But then he heard a knock on the door, "Shuichi? Can I come in?"
He sighed to himself and said, "Yes."
His mother slowly opened the door. "You okay dear?"
"Fine mother." He said with his back to her. This broke her heart that he didn't smile at her, or at least look at her.
"Are you sure?"
Kurama realized that he wasn't going to get out of this unless he really tried to fake it. So he turned with a big smile, "Yes mother. Really, I am. Shouldn't you be getting some sleep?"
"I couldn't. Not knowing my Shuichi wasn't feeling well."
"But I told you-"
But he was cut off when his mother embraced him, crying.
"Shuichi…please…don't lie to me…"
Kurama felt tears coming to his eyes. Could he leave this woman? Finally he embraced her and let his tears fall. They stayed there, embracing, crying, and comforting each other until finally, they parted. Kurama looked up at her with sad eyes.
"Kurama…know…that I will always be with you…" His mother kissed his head and cheek, then left.
Damn it. How could he leave her?
---MIDNIGHT ---
Kurama was standing in the middle of the park by the swing set. The wind was blowing, causing the swings the sway and creek. The wind was harshly cold and Kurama couldn't help but shiver when it blew.
Kurama was dressed in his outfit that he wore when he went to Spirit or Demon world. A white long sleeve and white pants with a red slash to go over it all. He looked around, hoping that Botan would get there soon. Not that he wanted to go see the fox and have the thing hate him for leaving their world but hey, it was cold out and there was no way to say no without explaining his whole past.
Kurama watching as his breath floated away in little white clouds.
How he wished Yusuke never called. Wished Koenma didn't ask for him there. And that darn fox never left where he should be. But I guess he can't get angry. He left. Why shouldn't he or she? But why did Koenma have to call him?
Oh well, He thought. What's done is done. I knew that someday I would have to go back and face him. But I…just never thought it would be so soon…
He looked up at the sky to see small snowflakes slowly floating down from heaven. He sighed. But then he looked up back to see a black something coming closer. At first he wasn't sure what it was, but then he realized it was none other then Botan. "Kurama!" She called waving.
She landed gracefully on the now semi white ground, rubbing her shoulders. "It sure is cold!"
Kurama laughed, "Yes. It's like summer all year-round in Spirit world, isn't it?"
Botan smiled with a small, "Yes."
Kurama smiled back and then said, "Shall we go?"
Botan's smile got bigger and said, "I believe we shall." She then took out a small orb that would transport them back. It was what she used when she wanted to take more then just herself back to spirit world.
He looked back at this world. Human world. Not a bad place, really. Nice people. Beautiful places. But not for him. How could he think that he could fake this? He couldn't. He didn't belong. He didn't belong in this world. But where did he belong? DID he belong anywhere?
"Kurama?" Botan asked, not knowing why he was so spacey.
"Yes. Let's go." He said, not looking back on the world he would never see again.
The orb in Botan's hand started to light up. She looked up at Kurama. Then she gasped. Is that a tear? From Kurama? But before she got a good look it had vanished into white light and they soon found themselves in Spirit World
When the light fated that was caused by the transporting, Kurama saw that they were in front of Koenma's office. He sighed and pushed the door open, seeing that it wasn't fully closed.
The door creaked and he saw a familiar looking toddler sitting on his desk, doing paper work. As usual. When the toddler finally looked up to see who had entered his office, he saw none other then the red head.
"Kurama! You finally get here!" He floated off of his chair and headed towards the doorway.
"Ready?" Kurama nodded and followed.
As they were walking (and floating) down the hallway, Koenma was explaining what was happening.
"You see, Kurama, a bounty hunter came to us saying he had wounded a fox and wanted to know if we wanted money for it. Of course at first we said no, but then he said that it was going to be killed if he kept it. So after much thought he decided to spare it and give the man about thirty four thousand yen(2) for it."
"Thirty four thousand yen?"
"Thirty four thousand, two hundred and seventy four point ninety eight to be exact."
"Wow."
"Yes. Anyways, I had some of the best doctors look after the poor thing and it just woke up a couple of days ago. We tried explaining do it what happened but it only says the same things over and over again." "And what might that be?"
"'Youko Kurama' and 'Ko No Tochi'."
That sent shivers down his spine. Who was this fox that would know him? He must be his age or older to know his name. He wouldn't allow other foxes to tell the next generation about what Kurama did.
They had almost reached the room in the very back of the building where the fox was staying. Koenma was curious as to why Kurama had suddenly gone silent. When they got there, they saw through a window a sleeping fox.
The fox was dark gray with a dark scar over his right eye. The fox was lying on his side, a bandage on his left leg and Kurama could see a stomach wound.
Kurama about gasped.
Ryuichi… Kurama thought to himself.
"Of course, we don't plan on keeping it here. We will let it go when it's well enough…"
Kurama snapped at him, "It's not an 'it'."
Koenma was taken back by this. Kurama was normally so quiet and for him to practically yell this at him was a surprise.
But he spoke in a calm tone, "My apologies. You may speak with him alone." Koenma opened the cold, metal door for him to go in. "What if he or she were to wake up? Would he or she attack you?"
Kurama looked at him, "He will not attack me. And if he did, I could easily beat him."
Kurama then walked in and Koenma closed the door and handed Kurama the key. (The door was a kind where you could unlock and lock it from the inside or outside) The guards and Koenma left, leaving Kurama and the fox to himself. Kurama looked at the hallway and then he did something that he swore he would never do.
He changed into Youko Kurama.
--- To Koenma ---
Koenma was by himself walking back to his office, grumbling over all his work when he felt it.
That strong sense of aura.
It sent shivers down his spine, he turned to the empty hallway and whispered, "Kurama…what have you done?"
---Back to Kurama ---
Once he did this, the gray fox's eyes shot open. He knew that aura. Oh, he knew it well. He opened sat up, his side still aching. He looked up to see none other then Youko.
But not the Youko that others see. No. He saw past the mask of the semi-human looking body. He saw what Youko truly was. The white fox.
He smiled and laughed in almost an evil way, "Youko Kurama. What a pleasure."
"The pleasure is mine…Ryuichi."
He smiled again and in a brisk voice he said, "Cocky as ever."
"I might say the same to you." Came the reply from Youko.
"What are ya doin' in a fancy place like this?"
Kurama stared at him for a moment but then answered, "Actually, I was going to ask you the same question."
Ryuichi chuckled and said, "You sound mighty big. I mean, look at you. Ya did some growin'. Last time I saw ya, you were barely my height. Now ya pass my height with inches to spare. And ya don't sound like the pup that you were once. And those eyes…cold as ever. What happened to ya, Youko?"
"I've changed." Was all the reply that he got.
The gray fox about laughed again. He looked again at the white fox. Yup, it was Youko. The only fox, besides his father, with white fur. He had golden eyes and was well built. In human world, a fox would be mistaken for a wolf. Because in all reality, a fox in demon world was a wolf in human world. They looked like wolfs, ate like wolfs, howled like wolfs, and fought like wolfs.
"Heh. Ya talk like him."
"My mistake." Youko replied coldly. "You didn't answer my question, though. Why are you here?" Youko asked again.
"That's why I'm here." Ryuichi answered.
Youko just stared at him with those piercing, golden eyes.
"I wanted to find you. I wanted to prove everyone that you weren't dead. And to ask why the hell you left in the first place."
Youko flinched at the thought of the day he left. He left his home, his family, and his friends. All that he knew. He had to start from scratch.
"Prove I wasn't dead?" He asked, trying to get the attention away from the question as to why he left.
"Sure. I mean even if Ko No Tochi is separated from all of demon world, doesn't mean news doesn't spread. We all heard that the famous 'Youko Kurama: King of Theifs' was shot and killed by a bounty hunter. That's pretty sad that one of those guys would get you."
Youko looked at him and said, "But didn't you get here in the first place because of a bounty hunter?"
"Yeah, yeah. That's besides the point…"
"Don't tell them."
"What?"
"I said, don't tell them that I'm alive. Let them think that I am dead…I will be soon."
"You will?"
Kurama just stared at the other fox, hoping he would understand what he was talking about without having to say it. And oh yes, Ryuichi understood.
He started laughing but then he looked at Youko's face. Then all humor leaving his voice, he coldly said, "You ain't plain' around, are ya?"
Youko just kept this stare. After a long pause of just looking at each other, Ryuichi finally said, "Alright. Let's say you and me get out of here."
Youko just nodded, but first asked, "You up to it?" He said referring to Ryuichi's injuries.
He just laughed and then turned to look up at the window behind him and then jump up to the bars.
He started yanking until finally, the bars started moving. And after about two minutes, the bars were twisted enough for him and Youko to get through. And they did.
Once Youko and Ryuichi jumped out, they started heading towards the way to Demon world. And from there, to Ko No Tochi.
As the foxes ran side-by-side, Youko turned thought to himself,
No longer will I hold the name Shuichi Minamino.
I will no longer have a human mother or have any contact with the humans and their world.
No.
The white fox…has returned.
(1)"Ko No Tochi" roughly translates to "Fox Land"
(2) Koenma paid 34,274.98 yen for the fox. That is 300 American dollars. One American dollar is equal to 114.249938 yen.
What do you think of it? I really hope this fanfic works out I'm pretty excited about the story. Please review and tell me what you think!
Disclaimer: The song, "Heaven's Not Enough" is copy right of "Wolf's Rain" I did not make the lyrics that will apear under the title and chapter number.