Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its characters.
A/N: Well, this story is finally done, I'm so glad ^^. It dragged on forever, I originally had planned to finish this before the end of July and it's now mid-August.
fireice princess: Ehe ^^ People seem to like these torture scenes. I hope you guys do because I loved writing them. Thank you for reviewing!
lobsterAHOY: Thank you for reviewing all my chapters, I'm so happy to have you as a reviewer! I'm glad you talked me into prolonging this because I enjoyed writing the torture bit a lot ^_^ Torturing your favorite characters is so much fun. Oh and I'm sorry for killing Karasu (not on purpose!), I promise to write a KarasuxKurama piece for you. I was thinking of a fluff piece and a lemon but it's so much better to write angst for this pairing, well you'll know when it comes out. I think you really should write something, practice improves everything!
'yada' - Kurama's thoughts "yada" -conversation
********* Kurama stared at the girl in disbelief. 'He doesn't really want me to kill her does he? Has he gone mad? Then again Karasu was never the one to care about innocents.' "Decide quickly my kitsune. You have 50 seconds left" Karasu watched the conflicting emotions in Kurama's eyes with oh so much joy. 'I can't do this. I just can't, but what about Yuusuke? I love Yuusuke, I can't let him die. Yet the girl, she deserves to live, who am I to take her life? What do I do?' Kurama panicked and felt breathless, his emotions crashing and tearing his insides apart. "30 seconds" Karasu announced loving to see Kurama suffer. 'No, don't make me decide! I know that if I kill the girl I wouldn't be able to live with myself but the same goes for Yuusuke.' "10 seconds" 'No, no, no, NO!!! I'm sorry...Yuusuke, I can't kill her like this. I've failed you.' "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. I'm sorry but you just ran out of time Kurama, now you can see your lover die in front of you. Tell me, how does it feel to have someone you love die when you know you could have saved them?" Karasu smirked as he saw guilt clouding Kurama's delicate features.
"No Karasu, the only one running out of time is you." Yuusuke's voice surprised both Karasu and Kurama. "What?" Turning around, Karasu only had time to glare at Yuusuke with murderous eyes before his pained screams were swallowed by Reigun and his body turned to ashes.
"Are you okay Kurama?" Yuusuke quickly jogged over to Kurama and released him from his binds. Kurama's form sagged into Yuusuke's waiting arms. "I've been better." Kurama whispered as he rubbed his head in pain. "I'm sorry for what I did to you Kurama. I know I could never make it up to you and you have every reason to hate me forever but I just want you to know that I - love you." Yuusuke's eyes locked with Kurama's green ones. "Really? You're not lying to me?" Kurama asked in a hopeful tone. Deciding that words just weren't enough Yuusuke inched closer to Kurama's face, his breath mingling with that of the youko's. Slowly, their lips touched gently. Yuusuke ran his tongue over Kurama's bottom lip asking for entrance which Kurama gladly gave. Kurama moaned as their tongues battled each other and he wrapped his arms around Yuusuke's neck, deepening their kiss. "Ahem, are you guys gonna do this all day?" Hiei's annoyed voice jolted the pair out of their kiss. Startled, both turned to look at the fire demon who stood at the end of the room holding the little girl. Kurama blushed an interesting shade of pink and smiled at his friend. "Of course not, let's go home neh?" Kurama looked back at Yuusuke and a genuine smile of happiness touched his lips for the first time in months. "Yeah, let's go home." Yuusuke agreed and scooped Kurama up in his arms. Kurama yelped in surprise and squirmed to get down. "Stay put will ya, I'm still weak you know." Yuusuke laughed softly at Kurama's futile attempts. "That reminds me, weren't you badly beaten?" Kurama stopped squirming and gazed at Yuusuke with curiosity. "Well, Hiei managed to arrive just in time to get me out of the binds and lend me some energy (only thing I can think of now because of lack of knowledge, so please bear with me! ^^'')" Yuusuke told Kurama as he and Hiei started to walk away from the cursed place. "Karasu's gone right?'' Kurama asked once they got out of the building, a haunted look in his eyes. "Yes, he won't be bothering us anytime soon and even if he tries, I'll kick his ass for good!" Yuusuke assured Kurama with a tiny kiss on the forehead and shifted him closer as if he was a precious vase that'll break if one wasn't careful. ----
Kurama's POV
I can't believe how much my life has changed since Karasu's death. Yuusuke divorced with Keiko, who took it all surprisingly well. Yuusuke told me she knew even before the whole Karasu ordeal, something about eavesdropping. I'm quite glad on how everything turned out. Yuusuke and I are happily married with a little girl. Yes, the same little girl whom I almost killed; we named her Hikari in hopes that she would always be happy. Kuwabara and Yukina are engaged much to Hiei's disapproval; Botan and Koenma are dating but the most unexpected couple of all is Hiei and Keiko. Apparently, Keiko turned to Hiei for comfort and fell in love with him.
This is how life's supposed to be: happy.
************* Not the greatest ending or story for that matter but it ended with them living happily ever after. ^_^ Anyways, reviews are always welcome!!
A/N: Well, this story is finally done, I'm so glad ^^. It dragged on forever, I originally had planned to finish this before the end of July and it's now mid-August.
fireice princess: Ehe ^^ People seem to like these torture scenes. I hope you guys do because I loved writing them. Thank you for reviewing!
lobsterAHOY: Thank you for reviewing all my chapters, I'm so happy to have you as a reviewer! I'm glad you talked me into prolonging this because I enjoyed writing the torture bit a lot ^_^ Torturing your favorite characters is so much fun. Oh and I'm sorry for killing Karasu (not on purpose!), I promise to write a KarasuxKurama piece for you. I was thinking of a fluff piece and a lemon but it's so much better to write angst for this pairing, well you'll know when it comes out. I think you really should write something, practice improves everything!
'yada' - Kurama's thoughts "yada" -conversation
********* Kurama stared at the girl in disbelief. 'He doesn't really want me to kill her does he? Has he gone mad? Then again Karasu was never the one to care about innocents.' "Decide quickly my kitsune. You have 50 seconds left" Karasu watched the conflicting emotions in Kurama's eyes with oh so much joy. 'I can't do this. I just can't, but what about Yuusuke? I love Yuusuke, I can't let him die. Yet the girl, she deserves to live, who am I to take her life? What do I do?' Kurama panicked and felt breathless, his emotions crashing and tearing his insides apart. "30 seconds" Karasu announced loving to see Kurama suffer. 'No, don't make me decide! I know that if I kill the girl I wouldn't be able to live with myself but the same goes for Yuusuke.' "10 seconds" 'No, no, no, NO!!! I'm sorry...Yuusuke, I can't kill her like this. I've failed you.' "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. I'm sorry but you just ran out of time Kurama, now you can see your lover die in front of you. Tell me, how does it feel to have someone you love die when you know you could have saved them?" Karasu smirked as he saw guilt clouding Kurama's delicate features.
"No Karasu, the only one running out of time is you." Yuusuke's voice surprised both Karasu and Kurama. "What?" Turning around, Karasu only had time to glare at Yuusuke with murderous eyes before his pained screams were swallowed by Reigun and his body turned to ashes.
"Are you okay Kurama?" Yuusuke quickly jogged over to Kurama and released him from his binds. Kurama's form sagged into Yuusuke's waiting arms. "I've been better." Kurama whispered as he rubbed his head in pain. "I'm sorry for what I did to you Kurama. I know I could never make it up to you and you have every reason to hate me forever but I just want you to know that I - love you." Yuusuke's eyes locked with Kurama's green ones. "Really? You're not lying to me?" Kurama asked in a hopeful tone. Deciding that words just weren't enough Yuusuke inched closer to Kurama's face, his breath mingling with that of the youko's. Slowly, their lips touched gently. Yuusuke ran his tongue over Kurama's bottom lip asking for entrance which Kurama gladly gave. Kurama moaned as their tongues battled each other and he wrapped his arms around Yuusuke's neck, deepening their kiss. "Ahem, are you guys gonna do this all day?" Hiei's annoyed voice jolted the pair out of their kiss. Startled, both turned to look at the fire demon who stood at the end of the room holding the little girl. Kurama blushed an interesting shade of pink and smiled at his friend. "Of course not, let's go home neh?" Kurama looked back at Yuusuke and a genuine smile of happiness touched his lips for the first time in months. "Yeah, let's go home." Yuusuke agreed and scooped Kurama up in his arms. Kurama yelped in surprise and squirmed to get down. "Stay put will ya, I'm still weak you know." Yuusuke laughed softly at Kurama's futile attempts. "That reminds me, weren't you badly beaten?" Kurama stopped squirming and gazed at Yuusuke with curiosity. "Well, Hiei managed to arrive just in time to get me out of the binds and lend me some energy (only thing I can think of now because of lack of knowledge, so please bear with me! ^^'')" Yuusuke told Kurama as he and Hiei started to walk away from the cursed place. "Karasu's gone right?'' Kurama asked once they got out of the building, a haunted look in his eyes. "Yes, he won't be bothering us anytime soon and even if he tries, I'll kick his ass for good!" Yuusuke assured Kurama with a tiny kiss on the forehead and shifted him closer as if he was a precious vase that'll break if one wasn't careful. ----
Kurama's POV
I can't believe how much my life has changed since Karasu's death. Yuusuke divorced with Keiko, who took it all surprisingly well. Yuusuke told me she knew even before the whole Karasu ordeal, something about eavesdropping. I'm quite glad on how everything turned out. Yuusuke and I are happily married with a little girl. Yes, the same little girl whom I almost killed; we named her Hikari in hopes that she would always be happy. Kuwabara and Yukina are engaged much to Hiei's disapproval; Botan and Koenma are dating but the most unexpected couple of all is Hiei and Keiko. Apparently, Keiko turned to Hiei for comfort and fell in love with him.
This is how life's supposed to be: happy.
************* Not the greatest ending or story for that matter but it ended with them living happily ever after. ^_^ Anyways, reviews are always welcome!!