Recap: Last time, Kurama beat Karasu, but lost the point, now with a short intermission, Kuwabara and Shea are left in the team room.
Chapter 52: Conversation with Kuwabara, I must Work for the Evil Threat!
Shea's P.O.V
I remembered the conversation I had with Setsuya earlier.
Setsuya sat up on a rock. It was dawn, and two hours before the finals. We sat in an awkward silence for a few moments. I then sighed.
"Shea" Setsuya said, making me snap my attention to her.
"What is it?" I asked. She closed her eyes.
"You mustn't get any closer to your friends then you are now" She said. My eyes widened in wonder.
"Why Setsuya!?" I ask, overtaken by the wonder. Setsuya nods.
"I'm sorry, but with me out of your body, and no one to protect you, your evil spirit may arise" She answered.
"But Setsuya, if Mara and Fia can-"She interrupts me.
"They aren't as strong as I am, they won't be able to protect you for long, they are way below Suyo's power." She says. I nod.
"But my friends-"
"Will be in danger if you can't leave them." I say nothing and look down. She brushes against me.
"I know you will win the dark tournament, you are all strong enough. But there is a bigger threat, I can feel it." I look at her.
"But why must I leave?" I question. She looks out over the ocean.
"You- you may need to work on the wrong side of that threat." She said softly.
"You mean-"
The bad side Shea" She responds. I look down. She then explains it is the only way to destroy Suyo.
"But will I need to fight them?" I ask, referring to my friends. She nods slowly.
"Only if they get involved." She answered.
"But, Kurama-"
"Is only going to hold you back, Shea I have said this before, staying here and getting attached to them is only making it worse, you need to leave him behind as well. Your dark power levels are rising, and it only means Suyo is getting closer to his goal. It seems only harnessing his evil ways will drag him out, where I can fight him." A tear falls onto my clenched fist.
"Why isn't this your problem?" I snapped. Setsuya winced, but stayed calm.
"I'm sorry Shea." I yell at her.
"No you're not! Your just like everyone else, telling me how to live my life, you deal with Suyo! This is no problem of mine!" I yell harshly.
"Stop thinking of yourself! If you don't leave, you will jeopardize all the people you know and love!" She yells back. I sink against the rock, tears forming in my eyes, I know she's right, and if this tournament ended with victory, I would have to leave my friends and join the Evil side.
"Hey, you ok?" I snap out of my thoughts, and turn to Kuwabara. I nod.
"Yeah, I feel just fine." I answer. He seems to sense the false tone.
"I'm not buying that" he says. I sigh.
"Kuwabara, if I told you something, would you be able to keep it a secret?" I ask. He nods.
"I- I cannot get any friendlier with you, or the others." I say hesitantly, regretting the words leaving my lips. He wears a shocked look.
"Huh?! Why?" He asks.
"I'm afraid… I must leave….there is a bigger threat."
"What?! We need to tell Urameshi!" He shouts. I put my hand over his.
"No Kuwabara…. I'm afraid; I won't be helping you in this fight…." I say shakily.
"You mean you'll be-"
"Against you yes…" I say.
"But how, what about Kurama?!" He exclaims. I feel fresh tears rushing back.
"I can't continue my relationship with him, it has to end here" I reply. He crosses his arms.
"You know, this is pretty selfish Shea" He tells me. I grab his shirt collar in a fury.
"I'm not doing this because I think it would be fun to try and kill you guys, or I'd be happy to ruin everyone's life, including the one I love!" I snap. I pull down my collar, revealing my mark.
"This was given to me fifteen years ago, by Kurama!" I shout.
Kuwabara's P.O.V
The look in her eyes softens. She suddenly tackles me in a hug; it feels good to get hugged by a girl that's not your mom, but not in a situation like this.
"It's not fair!" She shouts.
"I'm sorry Shea, but why do ya have to go?" I ask. She looks up at me, her face streaked with tears.
"Suyo, he's becoming part of me, and I need to draw him out."
"Is there any other way to-"
"No" She interrupts, her eyes disappearing behind her bangs.
"Are you going to have to fight us?" I ask. She tells me she doesn't know.
"Kuwabara, I'm sorry, I'm so very sorry…" She cries. She then continues.
"Kurama… I love him… so much…. But I never want anything to happen to him, especially of my own fault. He'll move on, I know, it's not like he's ugly." She says. I know he would choose not to, but I'm not going to make it worse and tell her that. She stares up at me again.
"Please make sure, if I leave, that you let him know I love him…" She says. I nod.
"Where are you going to go?"I ask. She smiles.
"Where ever my fate takes me." She answers. I then agree, no matter how much I want to, not to tell anyone else. We are then called back out. She wipes her eyes and follows me out.
Next chapter soon: Chapter 53: Bui vs. Hiei!
