Ha-ha. For a second there I forgot where I was, so I decided to continue with some of my other stories. Also, I was on vacation for a week. If I wasn't I would've finished this ages (days) ago.

It has been so amusing telling my friend ('Tsume') I was going to kill her off in the story, but I won't…or will I? Ha-ha.

My friend was giving me lame ideas to pair herself and Kurama. I.e. she goes into a coma and Kurama waits for her for two years. I told her Kurama gets with another woman. Ha-Ha!

I am an evil author with a personality! Sue me. :Does a pose::Wind blows by in the background: Okay. I am done being lame…

P.S. I would've finished this ages ago, but we have been some troubles with the room where the computer was. It was moved to the garage and I was only able to use my sister's laptop (which did not have the FanFic file).
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Kurama brought down his Rose Whip with all his strength. He barely missed Tsume's head and struck the wall. Tsume sank down to the floor and reluctantly kicked Kurama back. Mid-kick, she heard a scream from behind. She stopped and looked over her shoulder. The shriek was coming from the wall.

The gray walls suddenly grew bleaker, dust was spread across, spiders and their webs were visible, more natural cracks showed themselves. A perfectly rectangular doorway appeared where Kurama had struck the wall.

Tsume sat on the ground confused. She looked at Kurama's satisfied gaze. He looked at her and apologized for scaring her.

"I wasn't…s-scared at all; just confused…."

"You said so yourself that there was something abnormal happening. We had walked into a trap. The walls itself was a demon, trapping us as we walked in an endless circle. Being trapped inside fogged our judgment and we hardly noticed. When that demon had attacked, it cleared my mind. I believe he was trying to help us escape."

"Why poison me then?"

"I do not believe he knew the weapon was poisoned… Everything here was an illusion, especially our emotions."

"W-what do you mean?"

"You didn't feel extremely flustered and helpless here? You did not feel…"

"Romance… It was an illusion…" She said, rather than asked.

Kurama smiled gently and grabbed Tsume head gently with his right hand. He brought her head in closer to his and he kissed the top of her forehead softly then her lips.

Both their faces turned a deep, deep red. Kurama scratched the back of his gently, "It seems the effects have not completely worn off…"

"It has already worn off you though…" Tsume thought to herself. She picked herself up.

"Let's go find Ume!" she struck the air with her fist happily and through the doorway with Kurama at her heels.

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Senren got up from his seat and banged his arm loudly at the armrest of his chair once more. The enemies have escaped their confinement and were off to help Hiei and Ume. His assistant was losing badly. It was time to take action.
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Ume aroused from the rubble which once was her prison. She got up so slowly, Hiei was convinced she was injured. He ran to her only to find her spinning around dizzily, complaining, "Ya know, you didn't have to hit so hard…"

At first Hiei felt a bit of anger, but it shifted to tenderness as he slowly put his arms around Ume and stopped her spinning. A look on content washed over Hiei's face as Ume had a warm and gentle smile on hers.

Yusuke and Kuwabara suddenly rushed into the room. "Whoa… are we interrupting something here? We could leave." Hiei let go of Ume.

Kurama and Tsume came running into the run soon after, just barely making in time to see Hiei holding Ume. Kurama grinned and Tsume smiled widely.

"The little shorty has himself a girl…before I got Yukina." Kuwabara grabbed his head and sank to the floor in devastation. Hiei gave Kuwabara his death glare for talking about Yukina and making fun of him in one sentence.

Jiro lied beneath some rubble from Ume's cage, unable to move. He watched Ume and her friends talk amongst themselves, barely conscious. Senren then stepped into the room. The group yelled at Senren's hate of wolves for a bit and Senren simply smirked. Jiro's head ached dreadfully, as he touched it with his right hand, trying to steady himself. Jiro listened in on the conversation.

"You think you've won, do you? Fools! No moron would try something as important as this without a back-up plan! We will all die here!"

"What about your loyal assistant?" Ume stuttered.

"He was nothing but a pawn, like every other demon that was here, and he failed just like the rest. I am glad he is dead." Senren laughed. It was clear that failure had caused Senren to lose his mind.

"I thought you were avenging his parents." The others looked at Ume. She stared at the floor angrily. She couldn't imagine any wolf demon doing something so horrible.

"Truth be told, it was my parents who were killed. The rest of your pathetic pack was looking after you while your mother and father were searching for my parents. Jiro was born during this time. My mother and father were murderers; some of the Demon World's best, might I add. They killed humans and demons alike; anything to get what they wanted. Then your foolish parents had to get in the way and destroy them. I was quite young then and watched my parents die. I stole Jiro while they were still injured and helpless after the battle."

"Get it Ume? I stole your little brother and now he is dead! I raised him and bred him with hated of his own kind, in hopes he would help me destroy them all! He has done his part and died for a noble cause."

Jiro rose from the wreckage with newfound strength. He rushed Senren and started beating him senseless. "You stole me from my real parents! You made me hurt my real family! You've lied to me for all these years! How-"

Senren caught his fist. His face and body was barely scratched. Senren threw Jiro across the room and at Ume. She reached out her hands in an attempt to catch him.

Senren took his chance and ran to another room. Jiro got up and he ran after Senren, followed by the others. When they reached a different room, a doorway opened in the ground. After going down a large number of stairs, the group caught up to Jiro and Senren fighting over the locket.

Jiro grabbed the locket and threw it at Ume. Senren ran and forced some of his Demon Energy into a small hole in the wall. The whole place started to glow a crimson red color. The castle rumbled and the ceiling started to fall down on them.

"You're all too late. The locket is already weakened. When this building implodes, we are going to die, and the locket will be destroyed." Senren shot an attack at the exit and it was blocked. He held his arms up and the blockage remained in place.

Jiro turned to Ume, "Go! I will hold Senren. Take the locket and get out while you still can…"

"I…I just found another family member… I…I can't leave now…"

Jiro stood for a bit and looked at his newfound older sister. He punched her in the stomach and Ume started to fall unconscious. "I'm sorry for everything; for all the trouble I have caused…but I am going to make things right."

Jiro caught Ume before she hit the ground and handed her to Hiei. They stared at each other for a bit. Jiro extended out his hand and hesitantly, Hiei took it. They shook and Hiei threw Ume on his back and carried her.

Jiro focused all his remaining energy into one last blow to clear the block way. He ran and grabbed Senren before he could rebuild the pile and held him down for as long as he could. Hiei and the others ran out quickly. Ume opened her eyes slightly and looked at the crumbling walls. She stared Hiei, her friends, and dozens of demons trying to escape the falling fortress. She then looked over her shoulders sleepily. She saw Jiro, holding down Senren as more debris came falling down until Ume couldn't see Jiro at all.

"B-brother…" she murmured as Hiei carried her out of the collapsing building. The castle fell, taking Senren and Jiro with it.
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Are you happy now, Millie? I finished the chapter! Sheesh.

Onward march! Next chapter!