Ugh I didn't know Junior year could be so hard! I barley made B's this 6 weeks -_-. Anyway I've also started drivers ed guys! XD I can't wait to drive!

Chapter 28

"Sensui was planning to be the sole survivor from the start." Hiei realized.

"Yes." Itsuki confirmed. "As his partner from the naive years, I'm the only one who realized, but I can take care of myself. It all began on that night when he learned his murders as humanity's defender could not be justified. The guilt was too much so kazuyo was created to take responsibility, and as the plan developed he saw violence would not be enough. At every moral crisis that stood in the way a new personality would be forged, And of that seven, one is a girl. She has the most beautiful mind capable of the most delicate thoughts and poetry that I've ever heard spoken. She would talk to me in the dead of night always crying, venting sorrows that if not expressed would have killed Sensui from a broken heart."

He looked at me. "A gift from non other than you're mother. Though I should thank her because after Shinobu, I favor her the most. Sometimes I think were in love."

"What are you saying?!" Kuwabara screamed. "No don't answer I don't wanna catch you're crazy disease!"

Koenma pleaded Sensui to stop before it was too late, but he refused choosing his fate. Koenma sighed closing his eyes, and removed the one thing I had never seen him without. His pacifier.

A green spiral emitted from the core, spreading about the entire cave. He explained that for most of his life he had stored his energy into it, and had no choice but to use it now. He gave Sensui one last chance to reconsider before charging forward, but was stopped suddenly by a now recovered Yusuke, who grabbed the airborne pacifier

Koenma struggled with him demanding it back. "I'm tryin to do this the nice way. Yusuke warned."

Koenma scoffed. "And what's the alternative ya gunna tie me up with your shirt?"

"Not exactly." Yusuke grabbed his shirt. "Actually it goes a little somethin like this!" He rammed his fist into Koenma's face, sending him flying across the cave.

"Ohhh you have no idea how long I've wanted to that." He faced Sensui. "Now it's just the way it should be, you and me. One of you said you didn't care about the tunnel now, well that's exactly how I feel." He gritted his teeth. "The world ends, the world survives. I don't friggin care. All I care about is that you're beaten."

"Now that's awfully reassuring." Kurama muttered sarcastically.

"Yeah considering he's our last hope, his priorities are a little skewed." Kuwabara grunted.

"Well on the bright side at least he's motivated." I laughed nervously.

"You're names Kazuya right? The guy with the gun." Yusuke pointed. "Well go get me someone else!"

"Say what?" Kazuya growled.

"Show me the top man." Yusuke growled. "You're too easy, I'd be wasting my time."

"I'll blow you're skull off!" Kazuya growled, aiming his gun up. But he was cut off when Yusuke suddenly appeared in front of him, planting multiple hits to the midsection of Kazuya, making the man cough up blood. "Now show me you're leader I'm gunna beat you're strongest side so I know it's done."

Kazuya writhed on the ground, until suddenly his body stilled and he stood up. "Which freak am I talkin to now?" Yusuke asked.

When the man stood up completely, you wouldn't believe he could hurt a fly. His face look of pure innocence. "My name is Shinobu." He said. "It's an honor to meet you, my colleagues have told me so much, but at last we can be properly introduced. To be honest this is the first time I've shown my face to anyone in months." Shinobu began walking towards Yusuke, a hand extended. "The pleasure's mine."

Yusuke moved to punch him in the face, only to find himself on the ground, and being repeatedly stepped on by Shinobu. The movements were too fast for me too keep up with. This man was truly the strongest. Shinobu reached down and took Yusuke's hand and shook it, going with the original gesture.

He moved in front of the shadow asking Itsuki politely for a new shirt, making him look pretty much like he did from the beginning of the fight. Suddenly he went into a laughing fit, creating a golden colored battle aura around him, and shaking the whole tavern.

"That's not spirit energy at all." Kurama gasped.

"It's not demon energy either." Hiei added.

"Wait if it's not spirit or demon what the heck kinda energy is it?" Kuwabara turned his head. "Solar?"

By now, Koenma started regaining consciousness, and as he raised up, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "No it isn't possible he's mastered the sacred energy."

"What the heck is that?" Kuwabara asked.

"No it can't be!" Kurama clenched his fist.

"Sacred energy is the highest power of all, but how coud you have it?" Koenma asked. "It takes 40 years of dicipline at least!"

"40 divided by seven personalities is only 6. Sensui explained. Of course even the training is no garuntee. You need to have the desire to correct the world around you, something genkai discovered she did not posses." He smiled. "Even you're teacher has her limits."

The next few minutes was just filled with Shinobu beating Yusuke. Whenever Yusuke tried attacking, his punches stopped at the battle armor. Suddenly, Shinobu grabbed Yusuke's arm and with one swift movement, punched it right before the elbow, breaking it. Yusuke let out a pain filled scream that echoed through out the whole cave, making our blood run cold.

"Urameshi!" Kuwabara called.

It was then obvious what Shinobu was after. The Pacifier. When he reached to grab it, a shoe was flung at Shinobu's face, making a direct hit.

"You're getting sloppy Sensui." Yusuke said holding the pacifier between his toes. "So I'll need a cast, but you'll need a nose job."

"Ugh!" Koenma said disgusted. "You know I have to put that back in my mouth!"

Shinobu scratched his nose. "I know what you're planning to do."

"Well it sure beats giving up." Yusuke smirked.

Koenma jumped up to a standing position, and staggered to them. "SHINOBU!" he cried out. "It's me."

"Shut up koenma!" Yusuke screamed at the prince.

Koenma turned his head to look at him. "You don't have to.."

"Sorry but." He cut off the Prince. "You don't have a clue what I have to do!" He opened his eyes smiling. "I know we'll win, were going to beat him in the end."

"Yusuke what on earth are you thinking?" Koenma widened his eyes.

"I'm thinking I see now." He answered. "I'm thinking, no I know I'm close to the worlds best strategy to kicking ass." He smirked. "And I'm thinking that Sensui's thinking he knows what I'm thinking, because he usually does. But there's just one thing I don't know." He beckoned hin with his fingers. Do you have the stones pull off what you're thinkin you want to do to me? Or are you scared that you're little destiny is nothing but crap?"

"Yeah Sensui destiny breaking is our specialty!" Kuwabara gloated.

"I wouldn't get my hopes up." Hiei interrupted.

"Why not?" Kuwbara countered.

"Yusuke doesn't have a plan there's no way he can win." I felt his hold on me tighten.

"Hey who's side are you on?" Kuwbara accused but stopped seeing his expression.

"You're senses probably aren't sophisticated enough to know this but Sensui's energy is currently that of an S-class apparition." I looked closely at his face, and could detected faint beads of sweat beginning to form on the surface of his skin. Then it dawned on me. Hiei was scared.

"That's a lot right?" Kuwbara Questioned.

"That's as strong as they get, and I think Sensui's been restraining himself as much as he can." Kurama narrowed his eyes. "He broke Yusuke's arm with limited power, as if snapping a twig."

"Shame on you." Kuwabara scolded. "I still have faith."

"Well that makes sense." Hiei squeezed his eyes shut. "Faith is for the fools, but we've all been made fools here. We assumed we'd triumph, that we'd be able to kill another arrogant enemy." He gritted his teeth. "We were arrogant this time, Sensui will kill us all. I hate being underestimated but underestimating is worse. His power is rare even in demon world. I never thought I'd see it like this and in the hands of a crude human being no less."

"I get it he's strong." Kuwabara huffed.

The walls began to shake once more. Hiei's grip on my waist was getting tighter and tighter. Afraid it would soon be too hard to breath, I grabbed his cloak to calm him. He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye, and it must have worked to some extent because his arm loosened.

"Whoops," Shinobu stated. "Was that me? Even though I'm suppressing my power this much." He chuckled lightly. "You could call that my only drawback. I'm too strong for the human world, it's physics can't hold me literally. My strength is my weakness." He smiled. "Isn't that ironic?"

Rocks from above crashed down beside Yusuke who looked the least bit unaffected by it. "You make no sense." He smirked. "You wanna destroy this world or so you say, but you also say that doing this damage to the world is you're greatest weakness. So what are you holding back for? If it's such a pain for you just let it out."

"You stupid child!" Sensui screamed. "You think you can take 1/10." He then powered up, sending Yusuke and Koenma flying backwards. "You're wrong. I love flowers, trees, animals, even insects. The only thing I hate in this world are humans."

"Then you and I have somethin else in common." Yusuke spat. "Because we both hate you."

"Ha clever." Sensui laughed. "Then I'll grant you're wish."

Koenma looked over at Yusuke and begged Yusuke to give him the Mafuukan, but Yusuke told him that Sensui had the binky. Koenma's eyes narrowed. "Right where I want it." He remarked. "MAFUUKAN!" A shot of spirit energy shot towards Sensui. Surrender now this is you're only opportunity. But the energy suddenly died out. "T-This can't be . . ."

...

Carrie

This was the very last tunnel it had to be it. I ran into it, and after a while saw a light not too far away.

...

Yumi

Koenma's attack had failed it was all up to Yusuke now. "You'll walk into my plan." He told Sensui.

"I knew Uramaeshi had some approach all along." Kuwabara grinned. "I'm big enough to admit when every one else is wrong. Just try to contradict me now."

"You're wrong Kuwabara." Kurama stated.

"Didn't you just hear what he said." Kuwabara argued.

"I heard amply." Kurama said. "You remember what you did in the fight with Tugoro, Yusuke intends to do the same."

"He's using the spirit fly swatter?" Kuwbara raised a brow confused.

"Wrong Tugoro." Kurama corrected. "What you did when you fought the younger one."

"How could I forget?" Kuwabara muttered, and froze. "I see now."

"What you did for him." kurama began. "Yusuke is going to do for all of us except that Sesnui.."

"Won't be faking." Hiei finished.

"No he can't do that." Kuwabara argued. "He's not gunna leave it to us, it's not his style. He wouldn't give his life unless he was saving us for sure."

"Perhaps that's just it." Kurama realized. What you did Kuwbabra wasn't a real gamble, you knew what Yusuke had just been through."

"By sayin he was suppose to be stronger." Kuwabara sad.

"That's right you knew he wasn't living up to his potential." Kurama continued. "He possessed the power but he didn't know how to tap into it."

"Well then mabye we should kill Kuwabara again." Hiei suggested. I elbowed him, this wasn't the most opportune time to joke.

"No Yusuke's maxed out, were the untapped one's." Kurama revealed. "We have the power but not the strength of mind to reach it. Not without the pain of loss."

"So could we save him?" Mitari asked.

Kuwabara ran toward the eye. "Wait Urameshi you don't have to die!" He begged. "If you really think I have the strength I'll find it. Please just gimme the time I swear!"

But Yusuke wasn't listening. He was more focused on Shinobu then on his friends.

"You are asking me to take you're life Yusuke?" Sensui asked in disbelief.

"Yeah that's right." Yusuke confirmed. "And do it with some style, I don't want some piss poor half-ass try. I know you can do it real quick."

Kuwabara wasn't giving up. "Urameshi you can't go this way! Think what i did in that fight against Tugoro I did for you. I did it for you! But you can't ever die and it be for me." He breathed hysterically. "You can't! Urameshi!"

Tears rushed down his cheeks. "I won't ever forgive you not if you go on like this. There's nothin wrong with guys needen each other. For me well... you're my.. You always gotta be there Urameshi can't you get it? If you're not then who am I?"

Kuwabara. I felt my own tears well up.

"Lover boy!" Hiei called Istuki setting me on the ground. "Release us now and you can keep you're ability to breed." He removed his cloak. "If were going to die let us die in war against Sesnui."

"But how?" Kuwabara got ahold of himself. "I mean we've tried everything."

Kurama plucked a rose from beneath his hair. "Kuwabara, Hiei, and myself will join Yusuke in a 4 on 1 combat using every tactic we have. We've gone far past the stage of fighting for our honor."

"I'm ready." Kuwabara added.

"We just need Itsuki to let us out of this creature, perhaps torture would suffice." Kurama warned.

"You'd still fail." Itsuki chuckled. "4x0 power is still 0 power."

"If you really think we can't help." Kurama held out a hand stopping Kuwabara from charging. "What was the purpose of trapping us?"

"Well while you're a small threat for defeating Sesui, you could perhaps run away." He smirked. "Carrying Yusuke on a shoulder as you escape the cave, deflecting Sensui's attacks."

"No we don't run." Kuwabara argued.

"Mabye you don't but what about you're friends?" He shrugged. "Hiei, Kurama? I sesne both of you aren't very far from A-class, in fact spirit fox I sense that you once were. You'll escape get stronger and defeat Sensui."

"You're clever Itsuki." Hiei complimented. "But you've guessed wrong."

"Don't try you're bluffs on me Hiei, I know you're kind too well." Itsuki dismissed. "Just stand here and do the only thing you can watch Yusuke die."

"You're a soulless freak." Kuwabara insulted.

Mitari interrupted suggesting Kuwabara try his sword to get us out. Kuwabara grunted trying to force the sword out of his hand.

"Why do you think we didn't have gourmet eat you earlier?" Ituski scoffed. "It's because you're still useless."

"Come on power!" Kuwabara commanded. "Come out!"

Sensui and Yusuke had made there move, and Yusuke turned serous landing a few hits on Sensui, mind you it didn't affect him, but it was better than nothing. Sensui started fighting back with just his fists against a defenseless Yusuke.

"Why now?" Kuwabara collapsed to his knees. "Why? It doesn't fit the rules! I get this power right when we need it, but then I can't reach it. How can that be right? I'm suppose to get strong from seeing him hurt, hit new levels. It's the part where I power up and save the day."

Tears streamed down once more across his cheeks. "No! We've survived too much, learned too much to end this way! You're suppose to be here for me. Don't you get it there's been a scheme, a bigger reason for it all. We've learned. No! What the hell could be the reason for this?" His hand crackled with blue sparks, and a golden light erupted from his hand.

We all starred amazed by it's beauty. "It's about time we make our exit." Hiei said placing his hands under my knees and lifting me off the ground.

"I've done all I can, finish him Sensui!" Istuki called out.

Kuwabara lifted his mighty sword and swung splitting open the creature. The next few seconds felt like everything played in slow motion as we landed into the water.

"Urameshi!" Kuwabara screamed. "Get out of the way!"

For just a small moment in time he gave us one last grin and that's when it happened. Right where Yusuke's heart was, a blow was sent by Shinobu. Yusuke's body flown back several feet, and when it landed, there was no movement.

"He can't be, he can't." Kuwabara gasped for air. "Come on stop clownin around. Prankster." Kuwabara's voice shook. "I get it it's pay back for me tricking you with Tugoro. Good one."

He stepped foreward leaning down to Yusuke. "I'm not that gullible big lamo. I know I'll just plug up you're mouth and nose, you can't complain right? I mean dead guys don't gotta breath. Look you're plan worked I broke us out, now let's beat sensui together and go home." He leaned down into his chest. "I'm not dumb, you can't hide you're heart bea..." Kuwabara laid his head over Yusuke's heart, and you can see the realization set in.

When Kuwabara stood back up, the four friends of the former Yusuke Urameshi looked over his body in grief.

"I can stand now Hiei." I shifted my legs off his arms, and he helped me stand. I stumbled over to Yusuke and leaned on my knees beside him. "Oh Yusuke." I felt tears grace my cheeks. "What am I going to tell kieko."

The friend we thought we could never get rid of, who could never die, was in fact, dead. Yusuke Urameshi was dead.

...

Carrie

Was what I had just seen actually real? Yusuke Urameshi, the fighter I had looked up to, second only to my father, had been killed with just a single blow?

My own tears came to surface. Despite the rumors he was just an average boy, a big goofball under all that exterior, just as Yumi had said and now he was gone.

I rubbed my arm over my face and ran over. There would be time to be sad later, right now the ceiling was going to collapse at any moment.

"Guys!" I called.

"Carrie?!" Yumi looked up in utter shock. I bent down beside her.

"Carrie." Suichi said in very serous manner. "Take Yumi and the both of you go outside."

"Right." I nodded determined.

"Wait but how did you?" She asked confused.

"No time for explanations." I bypassed her question. "You heard fox boy lets go!" I grabbed her hand pulling her.

"But..." She protested and turned to Hiei.

"Just go." He urged. "We'll be fine." The bandages around his arm loosened undoing themselves and underneath a tattooed dragon appeared, along with an eye on his forehead.

But Suichi had me frozen in place... with one quick swish of his hair an entirely different person. In his place stood the most beautiful person I had ever seen, With flowing silver hair and piercing gold eyes. He ran gracefully after Hiei attacking the man sitting in the T.V.

I shook my head releasing me of my trance. I grabbed her hand once again and made a beeline for the exit.

"Wait Carrie." She said when we were quite a bit away.

I stopped panting. "What is it?"

"Just let me rest for two seconds." She gasped for air. "Then we can go."

Down in the cave voices could be heard.

I grabbed her arm pulling us behind a rock. I put a finger to my lips.

A group of people wearing blue armor passed us chatting urgently.

"Who could they have been?" She whispered when they were gone.

"I don't know." I shook my head. "But it's best not to find out."