Love for Kurama Part 21: Rin's Abduction, Kurama's Anger Part 3

The others and I followed Yoko and Korin outside the cave, an unconscious Rin in my arms. Her pulse was still weak, but it was better than nothing, I guess. Kuwabara looked at her as I set her down against a boulder.

"Man, she looks rough. Think she'll make it, Urameshi?"
"Honestly, I have no idea. Her pulse seems to be getting weaker, so what do you think?"

Hiei smirked as he saw Yoko swing at Korin with his Rose Whip.

"Korin will regret crossing Yoko, especially now since he hurt something Yoko cares for."
"Yeah, Shorty, I agree with ya."

I sat beside Rin and listened to her pulse. Luckily, it was still there, but it was still very weak. If Kurama didn't finish this guy, Rin wouldn't survive, and I doubt Kurama wants that to happen. Korin attacked Yoko viciously with a sword after dodging plants that had been summoned, causing a few stomach wounds.

"Damn it, Kurama. Finish this guy! Rin needs you!"

Yoko barely glanced at Rin before nodding at me, indicating he heard me. He attacked again with his Rose Whip, successfully slashing Korin's arms.

"Damn you, Fox Bandit! You'll pay!"
"We shall see."

Yoko's POV:
If I took any more injuries, I'd revert back to my human form, and I couldn't afford that since Rin is a big priority for me. I could just detect her faint pulse from where I was and grew concerned.

'She's fading...and fast. If I don't finish Korin off soon, she'll fade completely, and Shuichi would never forgive me for not trying hard enough.'

Rin's POV:
I slowly opened my eyes and saw an injured Yoko battling Korin. Yusuke saw me try to stand and pushed my back down gently.

"About time you woke up."
"Kurama..."
"He's fine, but Korin got him pretty good. He's starting to lose his energy."

I tried standing up again and this time, Yusuke held me up. He took one of my arms and put it around his shoulders. My Spirit Energy was gone, so using that to attack Korin was out of the question. My eyes widened slightly as I thought of one thing I could do to help Kurama. Hiei's own eyes widened as he realized what I was thinking.

"Rin, you're thinking of doing that?"
"I have to. Kurama's losing energy fast, so I'm giving up what I have left of my Life Energy."
Kuwabara got in my line of view and shook his head.

"That's crazy talk! If you give Kurama Life Energy, you'll die since there isn't enough to sustain you!"
"If you were fighting Korin to save Yukina and she was fading, would you do it?"

He backed off as I reminded him of his true love. My eyes glowed, then the rest of my body followed suit. As soon as I saw Kurama revert back to his human form, I concentrated on giving him my Life Energy. Once I had given all I could, I began falling toward the ground, uttering one word.

"Kurama..."

Kurama's POV:
After using my Rose Whip to pin Korin, I narrowed my eyes in hatred for what he did to Rin.

"I told you that you wouldn't live after what you've done. Prepare to perish, Korin."

Before he could react, I slashed him to pieces. Realizing where I got my energy from, I rushed to Rin, who had fallen face first to the ground. I placed her in my lap and held her close to me. Hiei narrowed his eyes and shook his head.

"She gave the rest of her Life Energy to you so you could win. We tried talking her out of it, but she wouldn't comply."

Rin slowly opened her eyes and smiled weakly. She was fading fast, and I knew she only had enough strength left to say a few words.

"Is it over?"
"Rin, how could you do something so foolish?! You gave up Life Energy when you didn't have enough to keep yourself alive!"
"I...did it...to help you, Kurama. I couldn't...bear it...if anything...happened to you."

Her eyes began to close and open as she tried to stay awake long enough to finish what she wanted to say.

"Kuwabara, Yusuke, I suggest you hold on...to your true loves, especially you, Yusuke. With Keiko almost ready to have your baby, you'll need to be there...at all times."

They both nodded and Rin turned to Hiei.

"Hiei, always be there for your sister. Now that you have her in your life, don't let go of her."
He nodded, then Rin turned to me.

"My decision...may have been foolish in your eyes, but at least...you'll live."
"You can't die, Rin! I won't allow it!"

By now, Yusuke and Kuwabara each had tears falling down their faces. Hiei didn't shed any, but he looked on sadly. Tears began falling rapidly down my face, and I made no move to stop them.

"Kurama, I did what I did...because I love you. Never...ever forget that."
She raised her hand as if to wipe away my tears, but her hand fell limp before she could touch my face. Her eyes closed and this time, they didn't open up again. More tears fell down my face as I held Rin's body closer to me.

"RIN!"
"I'm so sorry, boys."

We turned to see Botan in her pink kimono floating on her oar. She looked at me sadly as I continued to hold Rin's body.

"Koenma says you may keep her body in the temple for the time being. This way, everyone gets the chance to say goodbye."
"Thank you, Botan."
"It's such a shame I won't be meeting her on happier terms, but that's the job I have."

After she flew off to the Spirit World, the others followed me quietly as I carried the body of my beloved back to the Human World and Genkai's temple.

That's a wrap for part 21. Despite Korin being defeated, Kurama loses Rin because she gave him the last of her Life Energy to keep him fighting. Part 22 begins in Rin's POV as she arrives at Koenma's office in the Spirit World and meets Botan for the first time. Also in part 22, Keiko and Yukina greet the boys as they return to the temple and are horrified to see what happened to their fallen friend. Stay tuned to see what happens