-Chapter 10-
Two figures sat on the porch in complete silence as they watched the sun rise. Kurama sighed as he turned to his mate and watched her think deeply about the loss of their daughter
"We will not stop looking Ellie I promise... once the group awakens we will go out searching again" Kurama stammered as he tried to console his lover, Ellie tried to stifle a whimper as she turned to the red head.
"What's the point! We've been searching for days now and still we have found nothing... my poor baby probably cold, scared and in danger... We are never going to find them Kurama... they're just too cunning... they've won..." Ellie felt tears pouring down her face as Kurama grabbed her and held her in an attempt to console her
"They haven't won" Ross stepped forward from the door frame holding the charm she had gotten from Tye the night before.
"What... what is that" Ellie stated with a whimper. Ross threw the charm and Kurama caught it, he stood up investigating the object in his hand
"The reason we can't find them is because they are hidden by force field, that charm should allow us to find their energy signals and get through," Ross stated, Kurama looked up at her confused as Ellie stood up quickly
"Oh my Kami, I'll go wake the others!" Ellie stammered through her words as she ran into the house. Kurama stood and stepped forward Ross
"How did you figure it this out... and get this?" Kurama asked looking at his sister curiously. Ross stared blankly at him and shrugged her shoulders trying not to grimace as the deep cuts in her back burned angrily.
"Ross..." Kurama took another step forward.
"I... " Ross tried to think of a lie that wouldn't clue her brother into what really happened. He didn't need that worry when his daughter was in jeopardy.
"I put in a favor... I have some acquaintances that are very good at getting information if you remember correctly," Kurama's face brightened at the new clue they had discovered about this tragedy and ran up and hug his sister fiercely. Ross tried not to cry out in pain as Kurama embraced her.
"Thank you sister... I know this must have been a difficult task" Ross plastered a encouraging smile on her face as Kurama let go. She looked into Kurama's orbs
"Don't worry about it just... go get the others and let's get going." Kurama smiled slightly and nodded as he ran inside to wake the others.
'I hope this wasn't a trick'is all Ross could think as she stared out to look at the now risen sun.
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Kurama clutched the charm in his hand. He could feel his sister's energy signals... and Sachi's. He led the group as they went deep into the forest. He stopped and turned to the right.
"We are getting close" he stated Yusuke slammed his fist into his hand as he followed the red head with gang scattered around him. Ross tried not to think about what was about to happen as she followed the brood into the forest.
'This has to work... this has to be over... and Hiei'she sighed quietly as she thought at the fire-kroomie. She knew he said to take his life if it meant that that Sachi could be saved... she hoped it wouldn't come to that... she hoped she could save him... but even if she did, she knew she could never be his mate again. It was against demon law to stay with a mate once you were betrayed. She knew Hiei's code... and it held that rule.
She saw Kurama stop in front of a large cliff.
"This is it... we have to go forward" Kuwabara stepped backwards at these words
"Go forward? Into what... its... it's a ledge with... a very long dro-" Kuwabara's protest was halted by the sudden jump Ellie did off the cliff. Yusuke yelped in horror as he watched the kitsune free falling until she suddenly disappeared.
"Good enough for me" Ross stated as she followed... the rest of the group did the same much to their protest.
Ross felt her thoughts twist as she landed into her sister's territory. She landed ungracefully onto the ground. She looked up to see Ellie staring at the large lair that was in front of them. The rest of the group soon recovered from their landings and cluttered around the two demons.
"Wow...I mean... its a bit over the top but-" Yusuke was at a loss of words as he heard Kurama grumble
"Right now is not the time for your antics Yusuke, you need to be on point from now on... they could take over your mind like Hiei's if you're not careful." Yusuke gulped as and nodded stiffly
Ross felt a bit of uneasiness take over her as she began to follow her brother and Ellie into the lair, this was not going to be easy. Then she felt it... Hiei's energy... it was coming and fast.
Ross pulled out her blade just in time to counteract her mate's attack.
Hiei came at her at full power, his eyes were a menacing yellow he struck her hard with his blade across her chest.
Ross stammered back slamming hard into the ground, Kurama summoned his rose whip readying to attack Hiei from the side but was hit hard from behind by one of Stasha's minions. Suddenly the group found themselves fighting off about 50 of these mindless demons, the twisted laughs from Stasha and Tabitha echoed through the air along with the clanging of weapons and smashing of fists.
"See I told you that this would be entertaining sister," Stasha laughed as Tabitha nodded in agreement.
Hiei kept attacking his mate harshly, Ross grimaced in pain as she tried not to kill the man beating her ferociously, she kept hearing his words echo in mind 'kill me if it comes down to it... kill me'Ross shook the thoughts away she knew what she had to do...
Hiei suddenly disappeared from her sight- Ross looked around at the chaos around her trying to find the fire-kroomie within the war occurring before her. She heard a dark laugh and she turned to where Tabitha and Stasha stood. Tye stared down at the fire-kit - Hiei by his side waiting for orders.
Ross growled in anger. She never wanted to see that scum again and now that she got what she wanted she was going to get her revenge. She began to run towards the foursome, ready to kill the kitsune that had raped her the night before - but was halted by a pack of minions trying to tear her apart.
"You will not win Rosa... none of you are going to win" Stasha stated loudly. Ross tried to fight off the group of minions alongside the gang but they were not making any leeway. Kurama looked up at his sisters and saw that Sachi was being held back... watching the battle unfold... watching her parents being defeated...
her face was bruised but and even though she looked as though she hadn't eaten in a week and that her body would collapse underneath her any minute she kept a cool composure much like Youko.
"I see you have noticed your daughter's presence Youko. I decided it would be a good lesson to teach her... to show her that weak ningens cannot surpass demons," Kurama's eyes lit with fury as he heard these words making Tabitha laugh coldly she turned to the fire demon beside her
"Hiei... go finish Ross off, and when you're done with that finish that pathetic excuse for a ningen," Hiei nodded without emotion and ran towards the wounded girl
Ross looked up to see Hiei charging at her, she knew what she had to do... she knew she only had a moment to decide to do the right thing.
Hiei was only a few feet away, Ross grabbed her blade closed her eyes and thrust her blade forward.
Hiei's eyes suddenly dimmed now a mixture of his normal crimson and the sickening yellow that had plagued them before, he looked down to his chest and saw that Ross' sword impaled his body. blood started to trickle out of his mouth as he felt all of his energy drained. He dropped to his knees and used the rest of his energy to look up at his mate
"You... bitch" is all he could muster as he slammed into the ground.
Everyone glanced over at the site, Ross was now standing over Hiei, she grabbed the blade and pulled it harshly out of the man. She kept her eyes down as she heard the shocked noises and horrific laughter she knew her sisters were not going to make it that easy.
"I can't believe you killed your own mate. Ha! Well you have done worse things to him I suppose... very well then Tye can finish the job." Tye nodded at Stasha suggestion and jumped down close to Ross.
"Well, well, well... aren't we full of surprises," Tye laughed as he inched forward the kitsune, Kurama growled and ran towards the taller male but was pulled halted by Tye's sudden thorn attack. Kurama landed on the ground with a thud
"Kurama!" Ellie yelled as she hit another demon with an arrow, she ran to her mate and knelt down to tend to him.
"You bastard!" she growled lowly, Sachi looked down at the scene in horror... her father... her family - they were going to be killed.
"Oh please Elaine. Dealt with his death once I'm sure you can deal with it again," Ross looked up at this comment and stared coldly at the man
Tye turned to the blonde teen and laughed. " Please Rosa... don't tell me that offended you. If I remember correctly you seem to be quite fond of me last night, don't let that little comment ruin our future," Ellie looked over at Ross confused from the comment, she tried to think of where Ross was last night... and then she noticed the charm still in Kurama's hand.
'She wouldn't...'Ellie's eyes widened as she looked back over at the fire kit.
"Go to hell Tye... and take those low lives with you," she stated glancing at her sisters who were grinning from ear to ear. Tye just laughed evilly as he kicked Hiei's body laying in a heap beside him
Ross slammed her fist into his face making him stumble a few paces backward, he grunted in anger
"Don't you touch him you son of a bitch!" She screamed as she put her body in front of the fire kroomie
Tye yelled out of fury as he attacked Ross, hitting her tired wounded body without mercy.
"You were betrothed to me before you met that forbidden child. You were mine first!" he screamed as he took Hiei's blade from the ground and slashed it across Ross' body, she stumbled back from the blow and hit her head hard on the ground knocking her out.
Tye's mouth began to curl in a victorious smile as he pointed Hiei's blade at the fallen girl
"I always knew I'd be the one to end you," He raised the blade high in the air and was about to strike when he heard the blood curling scream of his boss from behind.
He turned in confusion to see Sachi holding Ross' fallen blade blood dripping from the steel. Tabitha laid in a heap beside the now shocked Stasha.
"You...you..." but before Stasha could finish Sachi wielded the blade right at Stasha splitting her throat killing the kitsune instantly.
Stasha fell to the ground dead. Her scepter's power now drained of its power. The army of demons in the midst below fell one by one... lifeless.
Sachi dropped the sword, Tye looked back around to see the fallen Kurama now back on his feet along with the Yusuke and Kuwabara who were ready to kill him at any moment.
He growled in annoyance saw Yusuke getting ready to shoot his spirit gun. He turned to run out of the boundaries of the territory but the attack was too quick.
A large flash was released. The team rubbed their eyes and looked in the direction that Tye was in and found him and his energy signal gone.
"Well that's that" said Yusuke as he turned to the two fallen team mates.
Sachi ran to her mother and embraced her fiercely. "Are you alright?" Ellie asked grabbing her daughter's face in her hands. she nodded stiffly and dug her head into her mother's shoulder.
"I... I just got free of those guards and... I'm... I'm sorry I killed mother... but Aunt Rose... and Hiei," Ellie just held her daughter trying to sooth her from the emotional situation.
Yusuke lifted Ross into his arms as he watched Kurama kneel down to Hiei.
"Kurama... I'm so sorry I know he was your best friend..." Ellie soothed. Kurama turned around.
"He's he's still alive"
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Yusuke looked over to where Hiei laid on the bed. Yukina tended to Hiei's wounds as Kurama investigated Ross' head wound.
"Is she going to be alright?" Gohan asked concerned.
"... I'm not sure... this is pretty bad. She may have some memory loss but until she wakes up we won't know," Gohan's eyes widened at the news and looked onto his sister in worry.
"As for Hiei-" Kurama stated looking at his sister's mate.
"I just... don't understand how he could have surprised such wounds unless-" Kurama sniffed the air knowingly and ruffled his brow in astonishment
"That... that damn kitsune. Ross put a healing balm on her blade - so that when she attacked Hiei it would knock him out but keep him alive," Yusuke and Kuwabara looked down at Hiei and then over at Ross.
"I thought it was strange that she would kill him. they're so close - I just don't see Ross betraying him like that," Yusuke murmured as Kuwabara nodded
"I just...hope both of them will be alright - physically and emotionally," Kurama sighed as he left the room. Ellie stared at Ross' body as Gohan and the rest of her saiyan family stood around her.
'Oh Kurama... but she did betray him. She mated with Tye - even if she did do it to get help to find Sachi... Hiei will not forgive her... he can't.'