In which there is screaming
Death's Part of the Collab
"Damn it!"
Yusuke ducked as yet another weapon came within an inch of his head. He lifted his arm to deflect another and jumped back to avoid three more. However, the flying blades continued forward and Yusuke found himself scrambling with the hope he would not become a lifeless slab of meat.
As one blade managed to slit his cheek a little, his brown eyes narrowed and he decided that trying to run backwards wasn't getting him anywhere. Hating it, he turned and jumped into the supposed safety of the tree tops. Pausing to catch his breath, he searched the area for more threats and, more importantly, his friends.
He scanned the area for a flash of red, black, or blue but the only thing he saw was the silver of a blade that was heading for his throat. With another curse, Yusuke jumped from the tree branch to the forest floor and started to run in the direction where he thought the blades were coming from.
"Urameshi!"
Yusuke screeched to a halt and wildly twisted around in an attempt to locate his friend. He spotted a blue jacket moving behind a few trees and rushed towards it. A wall of spears and blades hovered in front of him, waiting for him to step over the invisible line of no return. Yusuke grit his teeth and pulled his fist back. It started glowing blue and with a shout of rage, he shouted, "Shotgun!"
The weapons quickly disappeared in the flood of blue light that flew from his fist as Yusuke raced towards where he had spotted the blue jacket. He couldn't be too late. He couldn't be!
He charged through the undergrowth until he was beside the jacket. However, its owner was still missing. The jacket swayed in the ominous breeze and Yusuke muttered a curse. He could have sworn he heard Kuwabara's voice. It must have been a trick to further separate the group.
Sounds of running feet carried over the wind towards him and Yusuke turned, fists raised, ready to destroy whoever crossed his path.
Behind the purple leaves of the forest, a flicker of silver appeared and then disappeared.
Yusuke braced his feet into the ground as his muscles tensed. Those bitches were going to pay.
The trees in front of him started to sway as if attacked by a violent wind and the branches shook so hard that leaves fell to the ground. A flicker of white shined through the foliage.
Yusuke grit his teeth and waited. He was done running.
Something entered the area where Yusuke was and he charged forward with a yell of rage. Gold eyes stared into his as his target gracefully jumped back and avoided the punch. Meanwhile Yusuke stumbled as he tried to stop his charge. His foot tripped over nothing and he collapsed to the ground. To his right, the figure panted and clutched at its ribs before saying:
"I hope you did not truly mean to hit me, Yusuke."
Yusuke pulled himself up from his place in the dirt to stare at the fox demon. "Glad to see you too, Kurama. Where's Hiei and Kuwabara?"
Kurama did not answer as he ripped the remains of his shirt to make a bandage for his arm. Yusuke noticed the red that was covering the white colouring the fox demon usually wore. If those bitches had managed to do that to Kurama… The thought made Yusuke want to shoot himself in the temple.
"I don't know where Kuwabara is," Kurama finally said. "But they got Hiei."
Yusuke stared at Kurama, believing that the fox was lying but Kurama continued trying to patch himself up. A chill ran from Yusuke's chest to the rest of him. Hiei gone? That little shrimp was the fastest out of all of them… except for Yusuke but if they had gotten Hiei then… Yusuke felt tears come to his eyes. Kuwabara was a goner. He and Kurama were the only ones left.
"Damn it!" Yusuke said as he punched the ground. "We never should have tried this route!"
Kurama paused in his bandage making to watch as Yusuke continued to punch the ground. "We could not have known the powers they possessed."
"But we knew this forest could have killed us at any time if we split up!"
Kurama was silent as he returned to healing himself. When he had finished, he said:
"We are only a few miles from the exit. If we are quick, we might be able to escape."
Yusuke found himself standing as he stomped over to the fox demon. "And leave Kuwabara and Hiei!"
Kurama's gold eyes stared into Yusuke's. "We cannot help them as we are and you know those girls. They will not kill them. Just make them wish they were dead."
Yusuke's hand shot out, grabbed Kurama's collar, and hulled him close. "So you want to run?"
Kurama's eyes were unmoving. "It is better to run and survive than to die and let them die also."
Yusuke glared at him before slowly releasing his grip on the fox demon's clothing. "Alright which way?"
Kurama nodded and pointed to the west. "As long as we keep moving in that direction, we'll make it." He turned to stare at Yusuke one last time. "But if something should happen, keep moving and don't stop."
Yusuke's mouth became dry as his stomach started to burn from fear. He knew what Kurama was silently saying. If the bitches caught up, Kurama would use himself as bait. For a second, Yusuke was going to object and demand a better plan but the bitches were coming. He could hear them in the background. Their sickening giggles, laughs, and girlish screams. Heck, he could practically smell them.
He swallowed and nodded to Kurama. "It was nice working with you."
Kurama nodded.
Hearing the bitches draw closer, Yusuke turned. He took a deep breath. And he ran.
A/N: Basically, this is a story written by many authors. Each chapter is written by a different author until we finally reach an ending. All the chapters will be posted in this story so you do not need to jump around the site. If you wish to join, please see my profile for more information.
-D101
P.S Credit for the cover goes to Scyo and Crazy.
