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"Crystal, let me hold you." Hiei's arms wrapped around Crystal's naked waist, pulling her closer to him.
"Hiei, stop. I'm tired."
"That's never stopped you."
"Hiei, please."
"Please? What do you want me to do?" Hiei kissed her neck teasingly. "Tell me and I shall obey your every command."
"Hiei, since when have you ever acted like a slave?"
"Since I came into the powerful Crystal's power."
"Ok, who are you and what have you done with Hiei? He would never willingly listen to orders."
"True, so why am I asking your permission to do things?" She gulped as he pounced on her, like a very hungry animal.
"Hiei?" Crystal opened her eyes, it was all just a dream. 'No, it wasn't a dream. It was all too real. The way his skin felt on mine, the way his lips devoured my neck and…Hiei, you're in my dreams again. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on in.'
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Hiei sat up on a tree branch, watching the place where Crystal, Ruby, and Yusuke were staying at. In order for them to be near the compeition grounds, Yomi had provided them a housing residence in his city.
He smirked to himself as he finished that dream he had given her. Back when they were married to each other, whenever she didn't want to do anything, he would just manipulate her dreams and put himself in there. It was fairly easy.
He closed his two real eyes and the jagan eyes shot out a small beam of light onto the jewel. During this, he had to concentrate hard on Crystal's jewel.
Once done, the beam of light would transfer his mind and soul into whatever dream she was having. Or if she wans't having on, he would just make it for her.
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"Nice way to come see me, Hiei."
"Mukuro's got some guards of hers keeping an eye on me. She's afraid I'm gonna turn my back and betray her."
"Of course you are, you're gonna come fight for Yusuke's Team." She cheered loudly for her big brother.
"Why Yusuke? I've had enough of playing babysitter for him."
"Don't insult your brother-in-law."
"What?"
"That's right. Yusuke is your brother-in-law. Isn't that so awesome?!"
"I can barely stand the excitement."
"Hiei, come on." She laughed at him. She, in fact, was basically the only one that could laugh at him and yet he'd still love it. "So, when can I see you?"
"Well, you're going to the Dark Tournament, that'll be the easiest time to go."
"I agree. See you then."
The beam shot out of her jewel and travelled back to its rightful home. Her eyes opened shortly, smiling. The first time that she could actually hold onto something of Hiei and know that he was real and alive.
Hiei felt the same way. Soon, he'll be able to actually hold her in his real arms. But he'll have to be patient and wait.
"Pure torture."
" Ok girls, I need you two to stay near me at this place. There are a bunch of perverted demons that wouldn't care about hurting you guys."
"They should be more scared about being hurt by me." Crystal placed her sword on her back once more. The tip of her sword had dissintegrated a little more after the acid got on it. It was no longer a sharp point.
Yusuke didn't know how to react with his two sisters. He was always use to seeing human girls cringe and cry over the mention of danger, yet this one was welcoming it over, just so she could cause the most pain.
"I second that." Ruby wrapped her wrist up in some white tape, preparing them for any kind of battle that would come her way.
"Whoa whoa whoa, you two aren't participating inside the tournament. Just stand on the sidelines and be…my cheerleaders."
"You crazy if you think we're actually gonna do that."
"The day I wave a pom-pom in the air is the day that Crystal admits she's weaker than me."
"In other words, NEVER!" Crystal shot her hand up in the air for emphasis on 'never'.
"Ok ok ,I get it. Just..put your fist down." Yusuke reached up to pull down her fist, almost receiving a punch in the process. "Let's get going."
Yusuke had his arms wrapped around their shoulders, glaring at all those that dared to stare at them.
"Hey, Kurama and Hiei. What's up?" He called toward the two demons that stood in front of the entrance to the stadium.
"Remember Yusuke, we have to make it seem like we havn't seen each other in a while out there."
"Yeah I remember Kurama. Hey dude, there's somebody here to see you." Yusuke gave a hard push to Ruby, making her stagger forward into Kurama's arms. He caught her without much effort. 'Kurama, let me have control of your voice.'
'Sure. But when?'
'Just speak. I'll take care of the rest.' Kurama sighed to the fox demon inside of him.
"Hello, Ruby." Kurama spoke out, but as expected, it wasn't his voice. Yoko spoke instead. Her eyes widened as she remembered who's voice that belonged to.
"Be right back." She waved to Yusuke and Crystal. She pulled Kurama by the arm down a long hallway that was just full of demons who were acting like they havn't seen a girl in years. Each of them were staring intensely at her.
'Keep those demons from looking at her, Kurama. She hates it.'
'Not right now. We're almost to where ever she's pulling us.' Ruby found herself a hallway with a sign placed in front of it, stating "DO NOT ENTER"
"Since when do I listen to authority?" She asked herself loud enough for Kurama to hear. She pulled him deep inside the hall. "Can you bring him out?"
"Yoko Kurama?"
"Yes, please. Let me see him. Even if it's just for a minute."
'Yes, Kurama. Let me.' Kurama stepped back from Ruby to allow the transformation to begin. A strange mixture of aura and mist spilled out of everywhere on Kurama. It surrounded him almost like a mini private dressing room. Ruby saw the image of Yoko through the clouds.
She didn't even give the mist enough time to move away, she immediately rushed over to Yoko.
"Ow, couldn't you have waited for my grand entrance."
"No, I needed to hold you once again." Yoko and Ruby stayed there for a while, holding each other, neither of them showing signs of budging.
"I can't always be doing this." He finally came out with his. His power had been slipping away for some time now; sooner or later, Kurama wouldn't be able to pull the power out anymore.
"Why?"
"It's hard for me to explain. Sometime after you left, Our children were killed. And then I was killed. I had to find myself a place to wallow in, so I went to the Human World and found a fetus that was still empty of life."
"And you took it. I understand all that. But what I want to know is will you and I ever be together again? Or should I just find somebody to end my life?"
"What? Why would you end your life? I'm just one guy. There might be somebody else out there that would sweep you off your feet like I did."
"No, Yoko, I want to end my life because I'm tired of living through the constant cycle. I don't want to have those dreams of you or my children anymore." She clutched onto him even harder. "Besides, there's no such guy."
"Yes there is. My host."
"The pink haired guy?" She glanced down at the floor.
"Ruby." He placed his index finger under her chin, to force her to meet his eyes. "I would still be there."
"It wouldn't be the same."
"I love you with every fiber in my spirit. My body doesn't survive, but my spirit survives inside this host. Who is starting to develop feelings for you."
"And I should care because?"
"You're so stubborn." Yoko felt his spirit force starting to fade away. "It's almost time for me to go." He pushed her up against the wall in the hallway and started to kiss her all over. On her forehead, on her lips, on her cheeks, and his most favorite place of all, on her neck.
"Yoko." She moaned out. It showed just how much she really missed his touch on her.
"I love it when you moan out my name."
"Do you really?"
"Yes." It was time for Kurama to come back out. "Let me hear it one more time."
"Oh, Yoko." She drew out his name transformation back to Kurama was nearly done. The long silver hair that Ruby was so much in love with was now back to the blood reddish pink hair. The piercing yellow eyes were now huge and green.
"Ruby, why are we standing like this?" She was still pressed up against the wall, and one of her legs was wrapped around Kurama's waist.
"No reason." She unwrapped herself from Kurama and headed back down the hall to meet her big brother and sister. Leaving Kurama alone to figure out what he was going to do.
'Give her some time.' Yoko tried to assure his host.
"I wonder where Yusuke and Hiei went?" She stood at the top of the audience seats and looked down onto the arena.
"Hey, sis." Ruby came next to her. "What happened?"
"They're starting to separate into their blocks of fighting."
"Oh."
"Where were you?"
"Having possibly the last meeting with Yoko." She saw Kurama step into the arena ring, his face had confusion and lost written all over it.
"The red-head, huh?"
"Yoko says he likes me. But I'm having a hard time moving on."
"It's not like Yoko said he would never see you ever again. The person's spirit to come out may die, but they will forever remain inside their host until that host is dead."
"It's not the same."
"I give you two days tops until you finally get everything."
"What about you and Hiei?"
"Yeah, Yusuke seems to be protective about me so…I couldn't get Hiei to myself for even a second. JERK! YUSUKE, YOU ARE A JERK!" She shouted during the drawing.
"WHY AM I A JERK?" He yelled back up at her.
"JUST BECAUSE, NOW WIN THIS TOURNAMENT!" Yusuke grinned up at his sisters and gave them a thumbs-up before returning to pick out his number.
"Wow, you two are defenitely related." Ruby smiled. Her sister always did know what to do to cheer her up.
"Father, is that mother?" Yomi looked down Shura, who was pointing up at Ruby.
"Yes, that's your beautiful mother." 'Good thing she doesn't know that I stole a piece of her hair that contained a great deal of DNA.'
"Does she know about me?"
"No, she doesn't. But after the tournament, we'll go up and meet her."
As you can see, the encounter between Ruby and Kurama was kind of sad. Poor things.
That's it for this chapter. Tune in next time. Lol. Please leave a review on your way out.
