Chambers ()
Wow, cool move with the change of bad guys. Didn't even see it coming. I totally loved the actions scene - our boys can really kick butt!
Well, I'm patiently waiting for the next chapter. I hope there's more angst -especially with Hiei & Kurama- to come.
Great update! And yeah, crushes are definitely number one priority over ANYTHING **winks supportively**.
Aqua: LMAO!! ^__^ Of course there will be angst!! And, eventually, the 'crushes' thing will be a dominant factor in the story again. ^^; Plus, now that they've had one battle, we all know they are going to have many more!!! I hope everyone will keep up with their reviews and let me know what they think of future chapters and such (including this one!) We've just breached 300!!!! *goes on an author-fic-writing-high and floats away happily*
bakazaru
oooooooohhmygoodness. i just read all 52 chapters and my head is spinning. ^^;; however AWESOME STORY! (could've been why i couldn't stop _reading__it_)*holds head* world is spiiiinnniiiinnggg....
anywho! please please please keep writing!! (cliffhangers are ok when you know there is another chapter to read...) so close to kurama and hiei's BIG TALK (talking optional) *sigh* they are the sweetest... *thoughts wander off*
Aqua: *grins* The best line of this entire review is '(talking optional)'. I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I saw it! (BTW, does your name have anything to do with Goku-sama from Saiyuki? *big hopeful glittering eyes since she WORSHIPS him*) ^_^ Wai wai!! All 52 chapters!! That's impressive, and I'm glad you liked it that much!! *bounce*
Foxtails ()
Humph! How dare she kill Haru, I was gonna kill Haru. Oh well, I've got stuff to do while you write the next chappie. Keep writing.*Picks up a carving knife and walks to Ikare who is chained up on the floor
Aqua: LOL ^_^ You are totally either gonna love me or hate me for this chapter!! Well, at least we can be glad that Haru is dead, either way!!!
Yukitsu
....................................................................................................*gapes* ..........................................Wow... wow.... COOL!!!.... That BITCH!... He just killed Haru! *pouts* I wanted to do that... Especially after I found out that he was a child molester. Is that the truth or is my imagination going wacko? Eeewwwww!!! *gags* Bloods I can handle... *scowls at Haru's 'body'* You just got what you deserve *kicks and gets her shoe covered in blood* Yuck!
You know... I hate Ikare... More than Haru, in fact... Next chapter please! *gives the best puppy kitsune look she could muster* Please? *blinks* pretty please? *looks innocent and gives more chocolate* with chocolates on top?
Aqua: ^^;;; I was shying away from making anything obvious. (Again, I have no idea where it came from!!! *hides face* it just kinda slipped out as I was typing. Gomen, if I've offended anyone!) Of course, the scene wouldn't make much sense if you didn't know what a 'bonding' ceremony was. Luckily, Haru is very much dead. (Stupid obsessed bastard)
.... CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!
N-chan
plot twist!! wai wai!! and i hate ikare!!! and, i actually feel sorry for haru now...poor guy....anyways, i await the next! ^^
~=^^=
Aqua: LOL ^^;;; Hai hai, I almost felt bad for him as I was typing it. However, all i had to do was look up a few paragraghs and it would be like.... The bastard deserves it ^^;;; LOL
Black Starr Kitsune
Alright Hiei and Kurama rule!!!! I HATE Ikare but I guess thats the point. :) Who is going to kill her I think it should be a simutanious strike by Kurama and Hiei. Update Soon!!! (^_^)
Aqua: *face slowly goes red* ... *she starts sputtering* .... You'll find out in this chapter!!! *collapses on the floor, gasping for breath* .... ^^; gomen, I couldn't keep it back
Nozomi ga Kanau
I still don't like Haru. :P BUt his little whore deserves the spit more then he did. Great story, tho, continue on!
Aqua: LOL Nobody likes Haru. Pity him, maybe. But like... no way! ^_^;; I've come to the realization that I hate Ikare too, moreso than Haru (which surprised me, because she was just supposed to be his 'second in comand')
Yonaka no Inu-Ryuu
You. Are. Evil. Evil evil EVIL!!! EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIIIIIIIIII~IIIIIIIIIIIL!!! And just for that... *buries Kei in garlands* I swear, if you don't write the next part soon, I'll...I'll...I'll DO SOMETHING NICE TO KEI!!!! WAAAAHAHAHAA!!!
Aqua: *cackles* Ur just realizing that I'm evil? LOL And you already promised to go after Kei with a cheesegrater for this eppie. Don't disappoint him now.
Forsaken
Fantastic chapter. I loved how you changed villians on us. A very ingenious move. I also enjoyed the action very much and how our boys are finally in sync with each other. Please hurry with the next chapter. I would love to see what happens next!
Aqua: *grins wide* Wai wai! I was called a genius again! Considering I have no idea what's going on with this story (and sometimes not even then) I'm honored! *beams and bounces*
Cypress
Cy: Oi! She stabbed him in the back! ...literaly
Eva: ...
Cy: Have you nothing to say for once??? Oh happy day!
Eva: ...Shaddap... I was just thinking about Kurama...
Cy: ....Uh, 'k. ANYWAY... I guess this is kinda pointless with them being in the DemonWorld now, but are you going to change the School days to M-T-W-T-F, like they did recently in Japan?
Eva: You read the newspaper too much.
Cy: ...Go die.
Aqua: LMAO!!! ^__^ Sure, we can change their school shedules (since they will be going back to school eventually). You get Japanese newspapers?? That's totally cool! The only things from Japan in my city are... *thinks* Um... english pokemon stuff. ^^;
Yes, and now, on with the story!!! *grins wide* Enjoy! And don't kill me.
Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 50: Defeat. True Demonic Power
Yuusuke cursed as he hit the ground hard, pain stabbing through him. He'd heard several bones break when he had hit the wall. His left arm was now useless in the battle.
Either way, it didn't look like Ikare was going to give them any more time. Even he, who possessed only a miniscule amount of sensing ability, could feel the power flowing into her palms. Whatever spell she was preparing, it would be strong. It was unlikely they would survive it.
Still, he wasn't going to run away, and he wasn't going to hide himself like some coward. "This battle isn't over yet!" he yelled instead, forcing himself back to his feet even as his vision blurred. He poured as much of his spiritual energy into the Spirit Gun as he could, lifting his right arm unsteadily in front of him.
Ikare had either not noticed him, or didn't care. She wore a wide smile on her lips, even while her eyes remained infuriated slits. As far as she was concerned, her victory was eminant.
The others cast him quick looks, then sent themselves into motion. Although they couldn't not move more than three feet before Ikare cast a spell to send them flying backward once again, they continued to get up. He knew that they were drawing her attention away from himself, and focused all of his attention on making their efforts worth it.
The blue sphere of energy on his finger was larger than it had ever been before, and Yuusuke could feel the power slipping away from him. He closed his eyes, reaching as far into himself as he could, drawing every last bit of spiritual energy that he possessed.
Finally, he knew that he could no longer feed the spell and still keep it under control. The Spirit Gun was ready to be fired, whether he wanted it to or not. His eyes snapping open, Yuusuke aimed at the female demon. "Spirit Gun!" he yelled, the trigger for the spell pulled.
He was more surprised than anything when the spell actually hit. Ikare gave an inraged scream as the spell hit her, charring through her right shoulder and arm. Her entire body whipped around to face him and Yuusuke felt something hit him hard enough to make his entire body collapse on the spot, his vision blackening out briefly before slipping back into place, everything only a blur.
"You little bastard! How dare you?" Ikare hissed, raising a hand to her wounded flesh.
He gave her the cockiest grin he could manage, but was unable to reply. His mind couldn't seem to join his thoughts together enough for him to form an actual sentance.
"It was a smart move on his part," Hiei stated.
Suddenly, a second power filled the room, one that felt far more dangerous than that which Ikare had possessed. Yuusuke blinked, wondering if it was a trick of his eyes when he saw black waves of energy circulate the room before centering on Hiei's form.
"What the hell are you doing?" Ikare yelled, her head snapping around to face the Koorime.
Hiei gave her a smug grin. "Your distraction has cost you the time which it took me to prepare this spell. Also, you are weak enough that I can be certain this will harm you," he said, his tone taunting as the wards on his arm began to burn with a black fire.
Ikare's eyes widened. "Haru never meantioned such an ability," she stammered.
"A secret weapon of mine. Jyou Ensetsu Kokryuuha!"
Ikare screamed and Yuusuke's jaw dropped when Hiei threw his arm out in front of him, now unwarded. The dragon tatoo there seemed to come to life before spiraling from his arm, its jaws opening as it gave a roar that shook the entire room. Wherever it touched, things were destroyed. The stone was shattered, and Ikare stood no chance although she created barrier upon barrier in front of herself. The dragon devoured her, exploding with black flames.
Yuusuke could only watch with wide eyes as it happened. The dragon vanished and Ikare's burnt skeleton fell to the floor, all the remained after the attack. Yuusuke had the feeling that it was only because of her protective barrier that even that part of her body had remained.
His eyes slowly drifted back to Hiei, his mind too shocked to process anything of what he'd just seen. He was surprised to see that Hiei had collapsed, obviously unconcious, on the floor.
His eyes slipping closed, Yuusuke decided that it would be a good idea to follow him.
***
Yukina brushed her brother's hair from his forehead, worried. It had been seven hours since their return to the Humanworld, and Hiei had yet to waken. He had used the Kokryuuha in the past, and had always slept afterward. However, it had never been this deeply or for this long.
The six of them had returned to Genkai's temple, Kurama carrying Hiei while Kazuma carried Yuusuke. She had done her best to heal the four of them, and had been grateful when Botan had shown up to help her. With the help of her healing jewel, Yukina had been able to patch up the majority of the serious wounds. Now there were only minor scrapes and bruises remaining, things which would vanish within the next few days.
Yuusuke had woken an hour ago, strangely quiet as he had joined the others in the main room. In fact, all of them had been rather untalkative, save for Genkai. Yukina figured that it was the shock of their first battle with a demon which made their expressions so pensive.
With a small sigh and a gentle kiss to her brother's brow, Yukina stood and made her way back to where the others were sitting. Genkai gave her a small nod in greating, pouring a glass of tea for her.
"How is he?" Kurama asked, his hands holding his own cup tightly.
"His youki is still very weak. He may wake up soon, but it will be several days until he's regained full strength," she replied, sipping at her tea.
There was a long moment of silence before Kazuma cleared his throat. "Eh... Yukina, what was that thing that Hiei did?" he questioned. He looked pale, and sweat had broken out on his forehead.
Blinking, the ice maiden looked up to see three sets of eyes staring at her intently, waiting for an answer. It suddenly occured to her that they had never seen a spell like the one which her brother had used. They probably had a million questions lurking in their minds.
"As I told you when explaining our past, the dragons gave Hiei a spell. It is a spell which allows him to manifest a dragon off of his arm by summoning it with the phrase 'Jyou Ensetsu Kokryuuha'. They gave it to him as thanks for returning the eggs," she explained.
"I've got one question. Why didn't he do that from the beginning? It would of saved us a lot of trouble," Yuusuke complained, rubbing his arm where it had been broken.
Yukina smiled slightly. "Ikare was extremely powerful. Although the dragons claimed the spell to be fatal to all victims, my brother is a cautious person and wouldn't take the chance of something going wrong. He had to wait until her power had been reduced somehow, or she'd been wounded, in order to be certain the spell would work. Also, he was very weak when the battle first started. I think that it took him quite a while until he was able to gain enough youki," she explained.
"Hiei has that kind of power?" Kazuma questioned, his voice sounding choked.
Yukina opened her mouth to give a pride-filled affirmative before she recalled Kazuma's fear of demons. Quickly, she shut her mouth again and chose her words carefully. "It does seem rather remarkable to watch. However, it takes a lot out of him and my brother is too paranoid to risk using it in a battle where his state afterward could leave him weakened for an opponent. The Kokryuuha is a last resort, used only when he's forced to. Hiei much preffers a difficult battle, instead of just swinging the dragon around at people," she said, smiling softly.
The phone rang before Kazuma could reply and Yukina got to her feet. "Hello, this is Yuuki Yukina," she said, forcing the seriousness of the situation out of her voice.
She was met by the sound of sobbing. "Please, is Shuuichi there? I've been calling everywhere in order to find him, and I've heard he's gone up to that temple a few times. Please, tell me if he's there?" a voice questioned.
"Who is this?" Yukina questioned, her hand tensing on the phone. She didn't sense any danger in the woman's hysterical tone, but she knew that something was very wrong.
"I'm his neighboor. I would check on his mother a few times during the day when he was at school," the woman replied, taking a few deep breaths before she was able to speak clearly.
Turning, Yukina found all eyes upon her as she looked over at Kurama. He grew still when he realized she was staring at him. "He's here. Shall I get him for you?" she questioned, even as Kurama got to his feet.
"No, I'm sorry, I have to go! I'm so glad that I found him. Tell him to meet me at the district hospital. His mother is there! She's very sick. I have to go and check up on her," the woman exclaimed.
There was a click as the phone was hung up. Too shocked to do anything else, Yukina mechanically placed the phone back where it belonged. Then she turned to face Kurama. "That was your neighboor. It's your mother. She's at the hospital," was all she managed to say before the red-head turned on his heel and ran from the room.
End Episode 50
Wow, cool move with the change of bad guys. Didn't even see it coming. I totally loved the actions scene - our boys can really kick butt!
Well, I'm patiently waiting for the next chapter. I hope there's more angst -especially with Hiei & Kurama- to come.
Great update! And yeah, crushes are definitely number one priority over ANYTHING **winks supportively**.
Aqua: LMAO!! ^__^ Of course there will be angst!! And, eventually, the 'crushes' thing will be a dominant factor in the story again. ^^; Plus, now that they've had one battle, we all know they are going to have many more!!! I hope everyone will keep up with their reviews and let me know what they think of future chapters and such (including this one!) We've just breached 300!!!! *goes on an author-fic-writing-high and floats away happily*
bakazaru
oooooooohhmygoodness. i just read all 52 chapters and my head is spinning. ^^;; however AWESOME STORY! (could've been why i couldn't stop _reading__it_)*holds head* world is spiiiinnniiiinnggg....
anywho! please please please keep writing!! (cliffhangers are ok when you know there is another chapter to read...) so close to kurama and hiei's BIG TALK (talking optional) *sigh* they are the sweetest... *thoughts wander off*
Aqua: *grins* The best line of this entire review is '(talking optional)'. I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I saw it! (BTW, does your name have anything to do with Goku-sama from Saiyuki? *big hopeful glittering eyes since she WORSHIPS him*) ^_^ Wai wai!! All 52 chapters!! That's impressive, and I'm glad you liked it that much!! *bounce*
Foxtails ()
Humph! How dare she kill Haru, I was gonna kill Haru. Oh well, I've got stuff to do while you write the next chappie. Keep writing.*Picks up a carving knife and walks to Ikare who is chained up on the floor
Aqua: LOL ^_^ You are totally either gonna love me or hate me for this chapter!! Well, at least we can be glad that Haru is dead, either way!!!
Yukitsu
....................................................................................................*gapes* ..........................................Wow... wow.... COOL!!!.... That BITCH!... He just killed Haru! *pouts* I wanted to do that... Especially after I found out that he was a child molester. Is that the truth or is my imagination going wacko? Eeewwwww!!! *gags* Bloods I can handle... *scowls at Haru's 'body'* You just got what you deserve *kicks and gets her shoe covered in blood* Yuck!
You know... I hate Ikare... More than Haru, in fact... Next chapter please! *gives the best puppy kitsune look she could muster* Please? *blinks* pretty please? *looks innocent and gives more chocolate* with chocolates on top?
Aqua: ^^;;; I was shying away from making anything obvious. (Again, I have no idea where it came from!!! *hides face* it just kinda slipped out as I was typing. Gomen, if I've offended anyone!) Of course, the scene wouldn't make much sense if you didn't know what a 'bonding' ceremony was. Luckily, Haru is very much dead. (Stupid obsessed bastard)
.... CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!
N-chan
plot twist!! wai wai!! and i hate ikare!!! and, i actually feel sorry for haru now...poor guy....anyways, i await the next! ^^
~=^^=
Aqua: LOL ^^;;; Hai hai, I almost felt bad for him as I was typing it. However, all i had to do was look up a few paragraghs and it would be like.... The bastard deserves it ^^;;; LOL
Black Starr Kitsune
Alright Hiei and Kurama rule!!!! I HATE Ikare but I guess thats the point. :) Who is going to kill her I think it should be a simutanious strike by Kurama and Hiei. Update Soon!!! (^_^)
Aqua: *face slowly goes red* ... *she starts sputtering* .... You'll find out in this chapter!!! *collapses on the floor, gasping for breath* .... ^^; gomen, I couldn't keep it back
Nozomi ga Kanau
I still don't like Haru. :P BUt his little whore deserves the spit more then he did. Great story, tho, continue on!
Aqua: LOL Nobody likes Haru. Pity him, maybe. But like... no way! ^_^;; I've come to the realization that I hate Ikare too, moreso than Haru (which surprised me, because she was just supposed to be his 'second in comand')
Yonaka no Inu-Ryuu
You. Are. Evil. Evil evil EVIL!!! EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIIIIIIIIII~IIIIIIIIIIIL!!! And just for that... *buries Kei in garlands* I swear, if you don't write the next part soon, I'll...I'll...I'll DO SOMETHING NICE TO KEI!!!! WAAAAHAHAHAA!!!
Aqua: *cackles* Ur just realizing that I'm evil? LOL And you already promised to go after Kei with a cheesegrater for this eppie. Don't disappoint him now.
Forsaken
Fantastic chapter. I loved how you changed villians on us. A very ingenious move. I also enjoyed the action very much and how our boys are finally in sync with each other. Please hurry with the next chapter. I would love to see what happens next!
Aqua: *grins wide* Wai wai! I was called a genius again! Considering I have no idea what's going on with this story (and sometimes not even then) I'm honored! *beams and bounces*
Cypress
Cy: Oi! She stabbed him in the back! ...literaly
Eva: ...
Cy: Have you nothing to say for once??? Oh happy day!
Eva: ...Shaddap... I was just thinking about Kurama...
Cy: ....Uh, 'k. ANYWAY... I guess this is kinda pointless with them being in the DemonWorld now, but are you going to change the School days to M-T-W-T-F, like they did recently in Japan?
Eva: You read the newspaper too much.
Cy: ...Go die.
Aqua: LMAO!!! ^__^ Sure, we can change their school shedules (since they will be going back to school eventually). You get Japanese newspapers?? That's totally cool! The only things from Japan in my city are... *thinks* Um... english pokemon stuff. ^^;
Yes, and now, on with the story!!! *grins wide* Enjoy! And don't kill me.
Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 50: Defeat. True Demonic Power
Yuusuke cursed as he hit the ground hard, pain stabbing through him. He'd heard several bones break when he had hit the wall. His left arm was now useless in the battle.
Either way, it didn't look like Ikare was going to give them any more time. Even he, who possessed only a miniscule amount of sensing ability, could feel the power flowing into her palms. Whatever spell she was preparing, it would be strong. It was unlikely they would survive it.
Still, he wasn't going to run away, and he wasn't going to hide himself like some coward. "This battle isn't over yet!" he yelled instead, forcing himself back to his feet even as his vision blurred. He poured as much of his spiritual energy into the Spirit Gun as he could, lifting his right arm unsteadily in front of him.
Ikare had either not noticed him, or didn't care. She wore a wide smile on her lips, even while her eyes remained infuriated slits. As far as she was concerned, her victory was eminant.
The others cast him quick looks, then sent themselves into motion. Although they couldn't not move more than three feet before Ikare cast a spell to send them flying backward once again, they continued to get up. He knew that they were drawing her attention away from himself, and focused all of his attention on making their efforts worth it.
The blue sphere of energy on his finger was larger than it had ever been before, and Yuusuke could feel the power slipping away from him. He closed his eyes, reaching as far into himself as he could, drawing every last bit of spiritual energy that he possessed.
Finally, he knew that he could no longer feed the spell and still keep it under control. The Spirit Gun was ready to be fired, whether he wanted it to or not. His eyes snapping open, Yuusuke aimed at the female demon. "Spirit Gun!" he yelled, the trigger for the spell pulled.
He was more surprised than anything when the spell actually hit. Ikare gave an inraged scream as the spell hit her, charring through her right shoulder and arm. Her entire body whipped around to face him and Yuusuke felt something hit him hard enough to make his entire body collapse on the spot, his vision blackening out briefly before slipping back into place, everything only a blur.
"You little bastard! How dare you?" Ikare hissed, raising a hand to her wounded flesh.
He gave her the cockiest grin he could manage, but was unable to reply. His mind couldn't seem to join his thoughts together enough for him to form an actual sentance.
"It was a smart move on his part," Hiei stated.
Suddenly, a second power filled the room, one that felt far more dangerous than that which Ikare had possessed. Yuusuke blinked, wondering if it was a trick of his eyes when he saw black waves of energy circulate the room before centering on Hiei's form.
"What the hell are you doing?" Ikare yelled, her head snapping around to face the Koorime.
Hiei gave her a smug grin. "Your distraction has cost you the time which it took me to prepare this spell. Also, you are weak enough that I can be certain this will harm you," he said, his tone taunting as the wards on his arm began to burn with a black fire.
Ikare's eyes widened. "Haru never meantioned such an ability," she stammered.
"A secret weapon of mine. Jyou Ensetsu Kokryuuha!"
Ikare screamed and Yuusuke's jaw dropped when Hiei threw his arm out in front of him, now unwarded. The dragon tatoo there seemed to come to life before spiraling from his arm, its jaws opening as it gave a roar that shook the entire room. Wherever it touched, things were destroyed. The stone was shattered, and Ikare stood no chance although she created barrier upon barrier in front of herself. The dragon devoured her, exploding with black flames.
Yuusuke could only watch with wide eyes as it happened. The dragon vanished and Ikare's burnt skeleton fell to the floor, all the remained after the attack. Yuusuke had the feeling that it was only because of her protective barrier that even that part of her body had remained.
His eyes slowly drifted back to Hiei, his mind too shocked to process anything of what he'd just seen. He was surprised to see that Hiei had collapsed, obviously unconcious, on the floor.
His eyes slipping closed, Yuusuke decided that it would be a good idea to follow him.
***
Yukina brushed her brother's hair from his forehead, worried. It had been seven hours since their return to the Humanworld, and Hiei had yet to waken. He had used the Kokryuuha in the past, and had always slept afterward. However, it had never been this deeply or for this long.
The six of them had returned to Genkai's temple, Kurama carrying Hiei while Kazuma carried Yuusuke. She had done her best to heal the four of them, and had been grateful when Botan had shown up to help her. With the help of her healing jewel, Yukina had been able to patch up the majority of the serious wounds. Now there were only minor scrapes and bruises remaining, things which would vanish within the next few days.
Yuusuke had woken an hour ago, strangely quiet as he had joined the others in the main room. In fact, all of them had been rather untalkative, save for Genkai. Yukina figured that it was the shock of their first battle with a demon which made their expressions so pensive.
With a small sigh and a gentle kiss to her brother's brow, Yukina stood and made her way back to where the others were sitting. Genkai gave her a small nod in greating, pouring a glass of tea for her.
"How is he?" Kurama asked, his hands holding his own cup tightly.
"His youki is still very weak. He may wake up soon, but it will be several days until he's regained full strength," she replied, sipping at her tea.
There was a long moment of silence before Kazuma cleared his throat. "Eh... Yukina, what was that thing that Hiei did?" he questioned. He looked pale, and sweat had broken out on his forehead.
Blinking, the ice maiden looked up to see three sets of eyes staring at her intently, waiting for an answer. It suddenly occured to her that they had never seen a spell like the one which her brother had used. They probably had a million questions lurking in their minds.
"As I told you when explaining our past, the dragons gave Hiei a spell. It is a spell which allows him to manifest a dragon off of his arm by summoning it with the phrase 'Jyou Ensetsu Kokryuuha'. They gave it to him as thanks for returning the eggs," she explained.
"I've got one question. Why didn't he do that from the beginning? It would of saved us a lot of trouble," Yuusuke complained, rubbing his arm where it had been broken.
Yukina smiled slightly. "Ikare was extremely powerful. Although the dragons claimed the spell to be fatal to all victims, my brother is a cautious person and wouldn't take the chance of something going wrong. He had to wait until her power had been reduced somehow, or she'd been wounded, in order to be certain the spell would work. Also, he was very weak when the battle first started. I think that it took him quite a while until he was able to gain enough youki," she explained.
"Hiei has that kind of power?" Kazuma questioned, his voice sounding choked.
Yukina opened her mouth to give a pride-filled affirmative before she recalled Kazuma's fear of demons. Quickly, she shut her mouth again and chose her words carefully. "It does seem rather remarkable to watch. However, it takes a lot out of him and my brother is too paranoid to risk using it in a battle where his state afterward could leave him weakened for an opponent. The Kokryuuha is a last resort, used only when he's forced to. Hiei much preffers a difficult battle, instead of just swinging the dragon around at people," she said, smiling softly.
The phone rang before Kazuma could reply and Yukina got to her feet. "Hello, this is Yuuki Yukina," she said, forcing the seriousness of the situation out of her voice.
She was met by the sound of sobbing. "Please, is Shuuichi there? I've been calling everywhere in order to find him, and I've heard he's gone up to that temple a few times. Please, tell me if he's there?" a voice questioned.
"Who is this?" Yukina questioned, her hand tensing on the phone. She didn't sense any danger in the woman's hysterical tone, but she knew that something was very wrong.
"I'm his neighboor. I would check on his mother a few times during the day when he was at school," the woman replied, taking a few deep breaths before she was able to speak clearly.
Turning, Yukina found all eyes upon her as she looked over at Kurama. He grew still when he realized she was staring at him. "He's here. Shall I get him for you?" she questioned, even as Kurama got to his feet.
"No, I'm sorry, I have to go! I'm so glad that I found him. Tell him to meet me at the district hospital. His mother is there! She's very sick. I have to go and check up on her," the woman exclaimed.
There was a click as the phone was hung up. Too shocked to do anything else, Yukina mechanically placed the phone back where it belonged. Then she turned to face Kurama. "That was your neighboor. It's your mother. She's at the hospital," was all she managed to say before the red-head turned on his heel and ran from the room.
End Episode 50