Youko 11

Kurama stood there looking at Mayumi. 'She went willingly… with this murderer…' He started when the hunter again disappeared and reappeared next to him. He had one gun in his right hand, which was over Kurama's right shoulder; in the other hand was a detonator. Hunter put his mouth right against Kurama's ear and whispered.

"Put your hands behind you. I know your thinking already about how to disarm me… don't try it, you see that bomb over there, it'll go off in 20 seconds. No I didn't push the button, the button actually stops the timer. So you see, she'll die if you try anything. Now be a good little demon and listen to me."

Kurama obeyed, still staring directly at Mayumi's back. She stood with her back to him, so that he couldn't even read her emotions. Hunter put on bindings that were not able to be opened with the use of spirit energy. And he walked Kurama to the center of the room and put him on his knees. He switched off the detonator. And tossed the remote across the room.

'Dear God, please let this work…' Mayumi thought. She turned around as she heard Kurama grunt from his knees hitting the hard pavement. She inwardly winced. So many thoughts had rushed through her mind after what Hunter had told her. So many emotions. But she fought them, to keep her head clear for what she was going to have to do. What hunter had asked her to do…

Hunter walked in a circle around Kurama, surveying him like a vulture would his prey. Then he broke apart and went over to Mayumi. He put his arm around her and whispered in her ear. Kurama's anger flared. 'How dare he touch her!' He was ready to rip Hunters heart and other innards out, slowly. But he dared not put Mayumi's life in jepordy. He scrutinized Hunters every move, in an attempt to figure out what he was planning. He watched him move over to the table and pick something up.

He moved back over to Mayumi and held it out to her. Her hesitant hand reached out for the arrow. The same arrow that had been shot into Kurama's kitsune body sixteen years ago. Mayumi grabbed it and Hunter again leaned in and whispered in her ear. Mayumi nodded and began walking towards Kurama. Shock, if any more possible, was sketched on his features. Hunter followed right next to her, but a step back. Mayumi now stood directly in front of Kurama, the arrow gripped tightly in her hand like a dagger, ready to strike. She closed her eyes and attempted to swallow past the huge lump.

Hunter looked at her. "Lets go Mayumi. Avenge your father. Avenge yourself, take back the respect that because of him you lost. Make yourself a force to be reconed with. This arrow will kill him slowly, but quick enough to where he won't be able to attempt anything. It's a special poison I made and applied to it. It only works on demons. So go ahead. His end is here, at your hand." Hunter said slowly extending his hand to hers and covering it. He tightened her grip on the arrow and pointed it at Kurama's heart.

"This time Kitsune, it won't miss." He said gleefully. Kurama looked at Mayumi still, something was wrong. A sudden glaze overtook her eyes, and her intentions became clear in an instant. A rattling boomed out of the darkness, and Yusuke's voice could be heard from above, and while Kurama and the Hunter were distracted, Mayumi drove the arrow home.