Yusuke's Competitions: Chapter 12: Completely Letting Go
By TearStar
I do not own YuYu Hakusho….
Kuronue drummed his feet and swung his wings; it's nighttime now, the dinner's getting cold, and Kurama isn't back yet.
"Oh foxy, where are you?!?"
Kuronue unfolded his wings and flew out. He searched the river and found Kurama sitting on a rock, holding the jar of water on his lap.
"Kurama."
Kurama jerked and dropped the jar.
"Oh God! I'm sorry!" –Kurama tried to clean his mess. "Agh!"
"Hey! Be careful."
Kuronue wrapped Kurama's wounded hand with the tie of his hair.
"I-I'm sorry, Kuronue."
"It's ok… can you walk?"
"Yes."
"Let's go home, I'll look for another jar tomorrow…Kurama?!?"
Kurama collapsed and landed on the broken pieces of jar; scarring his shoulder and chest.
Kuronue laid him on the cot and cleaned his wounds. He discovered the silver demon has a fever. The fever is persistent and rises, leaving Kurama in delirium. Kuronue watched Kurama tremble as he apply ointment to his wounds. He placed a heat absorbing plant on Kurama's forehead and then sat. He stared at his ailing mate, knowing what's the reason behind its sickness. He knows well that Kurama's type of demon never gets fever…unless they get separated from their love one, their mate.
"Kurama… you should've told me…"
Kurama moaned and opened his eyes.
"I know you could hear me… I know the only reason you went with me is because you want to pay for what you believe is your debt to me… you feel guilty on my close death before."
Kurama let a tear ran down from his eyes. Kuronue read him.
"Now your body takes the toll… your body yearns for your mate now…Yusuke, Kurama…"
Kuronue stroked his cheek… "You've hurt yourself far too many times…"
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Koenma returned to his office in the Spirit World and asked for a heavy dinner. After eating, he remembered his detective's pitiful state.
"Tsk tsk!... I thought Kurama is the guy for him… Who is this Kuronue anyway?... Ogre!!!"
"Yes, sir?"
"Get Kurama's record as a demon."
Ogre did what was asked, and entered the heaven-wide records section and came back with a thick folder at hand. Koenma read through Youko Kurama's story, and Kuronue is there. Kuronue is a long time partner and mate of Kurama. At the end of the report, it stated that Kuronue died in their last stealing attempt.
"Died? There must be something wrong here…Ogre, get the soul list!"
Koenma crolled through the list, Kuronue's name is not in the living list, not in the death list either… not even in the purgatory souls…
"The only way for this to happen is…"
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Kuronue slid his hand from Kurama's cheek to his neck and squeezed it.
"K-Kuronue…" -Kurama was startled, Kuronue never hurt him.
Kuronue had his sickle's cord wrap around him and tied him firmly down the bed. Kuronue's eyes and scent are different now.
"I thought you're smart, but you never figured out…"
"Wh-Who are you???"
"If you kiss me, I'd tell you." –Kuronue teased.
Kuronue figuring Kurama won't kiss him, he did it himself. He pulled the chain up, brought Kurama's lips close to his. Kurama turned away and avoided the kiss. He felt the cord tighten and the sickle prick his chest.
"If you don't, you'll die." –Kuronue warned.
Kurama, not wanting to die without getting revenge on his captor; complied with the kiss. He felt the counterfeit Kuronue's lustful tongue graze his.
"Mmm, delicious!"
"…Now, tell me who you are."
"Actually, I don't have a name."
"Liar!"
"Honestly I don't have a name… I'm a-"
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"…A ghoul demon."
"What's a ghoul demon?"
Yusuke asked, Koenma had called him and told him what he discovered.
"A ghoul demon is like a ghost. They wander in spirit form and search for new bodies, practically of corpses that were not buried. So burying corpses in Makai is very important… Once they entered the corpses, they obtain the memories of the body and practically use it for their own advantage." –Koenma.
"You're saying that the Kuronue is not Kuronue???"
"Yeah. I guess that ghoul demon entered Kuronue's corpses and saw the memory of Kurama and fell in-love."
"But why does it look like a real Kuronue?"
"They surface their true form when they get what they want."
"What will happen to Kurama?"
"I don't know. It's up to the ghoul."
"Damn! Open the portal!!!"
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"So you are not Kuronue?"
"Yes, but I could be better than him."
Ghoul had teased him, and forced himself to him for many times now; but Kurama's resistant, keeping his reserve in tact. He even tore Kurama's upper garment.
"No matter what you do, I won't make out with you."
"Let's see about that."
Kuronue climbed on top Kurama, slipped his hands in Kurama's pants and grasped Kurama's length.
"Ahh, there it is…"
Kurama cried when Ghoul squeezed his manhood.
"Why? You used to love this hand-parties, right?"
"Because I don't love you…"
Kurama summoned his plants, pushing Ghoul away from him. Ghoul growled in dismay. He swore to take Kurama later.
Kurama kept the plants on guard, but is slowly drying out; his energy weakens as his fever persists. Kuronue saw and smirked in victory.
"This is just perfect."
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Yusuke ran the barren land of Makai to Kurama's rescue. He cursed nonstop and mutters how he'd kill the ghoul once he get there; but kept on retracting whenever he remembers Koenma's warning: When the ghouls take over the corpse, the soul of that person is pulled back into the body, trapped by the ghoul. And that's why at the beginning, the person feels like the real one. If you kill the ghoul, the soul of the victim will be destroyed too. You have to separate Kuronue's soul from the ghoul…
"Fuck! How the hell will I do that?!"
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Ghoul's smiles and glowing eyes lit up in the dark. He could feel his body flame up when he finally got Kurama to its birthday suit. He couldn't help to drool over the sight of a naked Kurama beneath him. Yeah, he finally positioned himself atop Kurama. He could feel a very weak resistance from his prey, but these light tugging, groaning, and fast breathing turns him on even more.
"I don't care if you have fever, I'll take you even."
He sat up on Kurama's hips and watched the naked body displayed. Kurama's private part had his mouth watering. He slowly lowered his mouth to the member he's lusting over. His mouth is close to the tip when he felt a sting on his side.
"Mouth-watering, huh?"
Ghoul stood back and tended on his wound.
"Who's that?!"
"Kurama's mate."
"…Yusuke?"
"Yeah right… get-off Kurama!!!"
Yusuke let out another rei gun, enough to scare the ghoul off Kurama. He got worried because Kurama is not moving.
"What did you do to him?!"
"He did that to himself."
"You stupid ghoul."
"Oh! You know already? I never thought you're smarter than Kurama. I'll kill you as a reward!"
They began fighting. Yusuke rained rei guns to Ghoul who gets back with slashes from Kuronue's sickle. After tireless exchange of weapon hits, they turned the match into punches and kicks. Yusuke couldn't fight well because of worrying about Kurama's condition. Ghoul took advantage of his distraction and wrapped his thigh around his neck.
"If I twist, your neck would be broken."-Ghoul warned.
Yusuke steadied and then pulled Kuronue's sickle cord, pulling the ghoul down. He turned his head so not to get his neck broken, then he jumped over Ghoul, reversing the situation. He is now behind the Ghoul, ready to snap the head and body apart. But what he didn't know is that the sickle's cord is crawling to Kurama, and in one flick of his finger, Kurama was pulled up as a hostage.
"Release me or I'll squeeze Kurama's neck apart with my string…"
Yusuke fumed but complied; he released Ghoul.
"Now now, kneel."
Yusuke did. Ghoul smiled in victory as he let Kurama fell on the ground then approached Yusuke with a sickle at hand.
"How pathetic you are, Yusuke. Well, I admit you do look good… I guess I could keep your head!"
Ghoul raised his sickle, ready to chop Yusuke's head off.
'I must do something… got to get the real Kuronue out of that ghoul!'
He dropped his palm on the ground out of hopelessness, when it touched a cold metal beneath it.
'Huh? This is it!'
He took the necklace up and held it up at the Ghoul's face. Ghoul's hammering hand stopped.
"What the-"
Stop using my body!
Kuronue fought from inside, breaking free from Ghoul's control. Yusuke stood and took Kurama away from Ghoul, who is fighting hard to keep Kuronue's soul in control. He growled when Kuronue's soul broke free from him.
"Oh… what've you done to my beautiful and hot body???" –he scolded.
Kuronue had awakened when he saw the necklace up close; all of his memory and strength came back. He wrapped the ghoul with his chained sickle. He turned to look at Yusuke and Kurama. He chuckled when he saw the detective is dead worried about Kurama.
"You are Yusuke, right?"
"Yes, I hope you're the real Kuronue."
"Yes… Kurama? Hey…"
Kuronue sat beside Kurama, and lightly patted his head.
"Your ears and tail grew more silver and prettier, Kurama."
Yusuke watched Kuronue caress Kurama, he still can't resist to get jealous.
"Kuronue, is he going to be fine? He's burning with fever."
"Relax. It's just a little love fever."
"Love fever?"
"Demons when get separated from their love mate, they get sick."
"Grr! Yusuke! Kuronue!!!" –Ghoul screamed in a threatening voice.
He broke free from the chains and is now heading at Yusuke's direction.
"Hmph! Now I won't hold back." –Yusuke boasted as he flex his biceps.
"Do you mind if I help?" –Kuronue
"…Ok."
Yusuke found it easier to fight the ghoul now, since there's the two of them. In a moment's time, they defeated the ghoul.
"Y-Yusuke?" –Kurama muttered to consciousness.
"Hey, Kurama! I'm glad you're ok!" –Yusuke embraced Kurama.
"Agh…not too tight, Yusuke."
"Oops, sorry. Hehehe."
"So the foxy is awake."
"K-Kuronue?"
"Yes… it's the real me. Ghouls gone…Kurama?"
Yusuke watched Kuronue slowly inch closer to Kurama; he could tell that Kuronue really really wanted to talk with Kurama, so he self sacrificed again, and slowly walked away from the two.
"Kuronue, you're-"
"Back for a while."
Kuronue said as he welcomed Kurama's hug. Kurama, on the other hand, couldn't help but cry.
"Kuronue, I'm sorry if I wasn't able to save you-"
"Shh, forget it… Is he your new mate?"
"Yusuke Urameshi, yes."
"Ningen?"
"Raizen's his forefather."
"Oh, half… Kurama, I miss you." Kuronue couldn't help it; he let his emotions flow, as well as his tears. "I'm happy you fulfilled my last words to you… you live happy, and you got yourself a good mate."
"But… we're broken up. I broke up with him."
"Why?"
"Because I… wanted to be with you. To pay for not saving you that night… but the ghoul interfered. Kuronue, I want to be with you. We are-"
"The past… you don't have to feel guilty for my death, because I never blamed you. Go back to Yusuke, you can love him all out now. I'm freeing you."
Kuronue said as he took his pendant from Kurama's necklace.
"I loved you so much, Kuronue."
"I know… you and me, we had our time then. And I loved every single second of it. I still love you and I will always love you. I don't want to see you suffer because of me… so go be happy, not for me, but for yourself…" –Kuronue framed Kurama's face with his hands.
He gave Kurama one last kiss. Yusuke watched them, he couldn't help to notice how gentle and loving Kuronue hold Kurama. He doesn't know why, but he doesn't feel any jealousy. He heard how the bat demon release Kurama inspite the fact that he's still very in-love with him. He grew respect for the bat, that act of sacrifice to free Kurama did it…Kuronue let go of Kurama…
"Yusuke? May I talk with you?"
"Uh-Yeah."
Yusuke walked side by side with Kuronue, feeling nervous on what they will talk about.
"So, how long are you and Kurama?"
"…A year… we're separated for a month now."
"I know… its hard… But if ever Kurama comes back to you, will you accept?"
"Yes."
"Good… 'Coz he just did that over guilt for not saving me before, knowing my history with him…"
"Yes…"
"I don't know why… but I like you for Kurama."
"I'm grateful for that…"
"…Take real good care of him. Because I swear I'll rise from death and bring hell up here if I saw Kurama cry because of you."
"You don't have to tell me that…"
"Well…he's all yours… but I'm sure you'll have more trials, he's not your ordinary foxy demon."
"Oh I know, trust me."
"Well, a little while now the grim reaper will take me to the spirit world… where do you think they'll send me to?"
"I can't answer that."
"… I heard you're the detective… so, could you like… help me be sent to heaven?"
"Wh-What???"
"…Hahaha! Just a joke."
Yusuke thought for a second and laughed.
Kurama watched the two men, he felt happy. Kuronue had set him free, helped him think things through and completed his past. It's not that he doesn't love Kuronue anymore, love never disappears. But it just changes, it changed into something else; a love for the person who made him stronger to face and live a new life. To live once more, meet a Yusuke Urameshi and love again… A portal opened from the skies and out came Botan.
"Oh, I have to go… Yusuke…Kurama…"
Kuronue bowed goodbye and went with Botan.
"Oh you guys are back!! Well, we'll have a talk and all after I come back… Well, Kuronue, are you ready?"
"Yes… do I have a choice?"
Botan laughed and disappeared to the Spirit world. Yusuke let out a deep breath and faced Kurama. Kurama, feeling guilty, ashamed, and unworthy; turned away.
"Uh-Kurama?... Hey…"
"Yusuke… would you… I feel I don't deserve being loved again…"
"You do…"
"…I hurt you so much. I left you just like that, but then again you saved me… you always save me…I love you, Yusuke…Will you… take me back? After all the pain I caused you?"
"Hell... Yes!"
Yusuke embraced him and gave him a kiss he never thought would happen again.
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In a week's time, they both overcame their pains for each other, and with talk and understanding, their relationship went back to the way it used to.
"How's your wounds?"
"Healed, Yusuke."
Then Yusuke handed over a piece of paper.
"What's this?"
"Schedule."
"For what?"
"Our dates… we've missed a lot."
Kurama cheered up and embraced Yusuke.
"Love the idea, Yusuke…"
They went on and made up for the dates that they've missed when Yusuke decided to reveal the reason why he was late in their dates before; the first reason they fought.
"Kurama, come with me to the fields."
Yusuke took Kurama to the field near Genkai's land and climbed on a steep, to over look the field.
"Remember when I was being late in our dates before?"
"Yes…"
"I come here to do something for you… look down on the field."
Kurama didn't ask anymore and just looked down on the field. His lips slowly parted in awe as he saw the field planted with roses; arranged in a way that it spelled: I LOVE YOU, KURAMA.
"I-I guess that's the biggest surprise I made for you… so far… do you like it?"
"I love it, Yusuke!!!" –Kurama embraced him. "I love you, Yusuke."
"I love you too… I'll give you anything you want, Kurama…"
"…Really?"
"Yes…"
"Yusuke… I want to have a baby."
"WHAT???"
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TearStar: Woahahaha, it's done… little cliffie, huh? Well, I hope you like it… review… TT I miss Sephiroth of final fantasy vii advent children!!! … wahh!!! I wanna see him… I'm a fan, huge! Fan of his… I don't know, I just like bad side characters, mostly, but I like some who are on the good side like Kurama and Yusuke… well, see you around, I'll look for Sephiroth… Oh! I found him in my room!!! Hehehe… see you! Come visit my account here once in a while for new short fics, there are lots in my mind waiting to be written…