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"Where did Kurama go?" Kuwabara pressed.
"To the apartment." Hiei muttered.
"Why'd he ditch the tournament?" Yusuke asked angrily.
"He must be tired, we can see him later." Botan said hurriedly. She also knew that Kurama had gone off in search of Rei. But like Hiei, she didn't know that he would soon face danger.
Toshi twisted her wrist as he half dragged her up the stairs. Rei winced as she felt a bone crack from the pressure he was putting on her wrist. Why was he doing this?
"I'll let you stay upstairs with me if you promise to behave." Toshi said to her as if she were an immature child.
"Screw off." she snarled.
"Guess I'll have to babysit you. Just like the good old times." He said dryly.
"Good old times?" she scoffed, "Yeah right." They reached the room where she had previously fought him. Sazaki smirked as Toshi threw Rei to the ground. She swore under her breath. She was still too weak to fight. But she still had enough power to give a Sazaki a good punch on the nose.
Other demons, Toshi's underlings laughed at her with their taunting eyes, which didn't improve her destructive mood.
"Look what you've reduced yourself to. At the mercy of my hands." Toshi sneered, "Pathetic slut."
Rei felt anger flare inside, reviving some energy, "I am not a slut. False comment. But on the other hand, the truth is that I can beat you, and you're scared. Thats why you play dirty. You value pride over your own life."
Whispers ran through the room. But Toshi would not be humiliated like that, "What about you? I could kill you if you refused to be my mate, which in fact you are doing right now."
Rei laughed slightly. This was their little game, exchanging harsh words. A battle of wit, as one may call it. "Guess thats how all demons are. They'd rather die boldly than cower at one's feet. Makes our kind stupid in a way."
Toshi's hard expression remained. He, on the other hand, was not amused by the matter.
"Master Toshi! Theres an intruder at the gates!" Someone yelled as he rushed down the hallway.
Rei felt an odd, revitalizing rush of energy, returning a good proportion of her strength, "Lets just go see who this intruder is." She ran off to the gates at an amazing speed, too fast for the human eye to catch.
"Where do you think you're going!" He yelled and bounded after her.
Rei snickered as he chased after her. He was still the thickheaded dumbass she had known and loathed for so long. She threw the doors open and rushed to the gates. Gasping, she said in a soft voice, "Kurama?" Even though he was in demon form, she recognized him from anywhere as anyone.
"Rei" he whispered from the opposite side of the gate.
"Rei, don't move an inch!" Toshi yelled as he pinned her to the ground. In a heartbeat, Kurama was over the gate.
"Let go, MORON!" She yelled as she shoved him off.
Kurama was surprised she wasn't hurt. But then he realized he had spoken too soon. Her spirit energy level was low, her breath was ragged and uneven, and various injuries were all over her.
"Why did you come for me? And why are you in demon form?" Many questions flooded from her, yet so little answers.
"Did you really expect me to leave you to danger?" Kurama said softly.
Rei felt an overwhelming warmth overcome her, and all the tears that had been bottled up for so long. She fell into his arms, crying, "Stupid. You could be dead by now."
Toshi growled and pushed them apart, snatching Rei in the process. She could fight, but not enough to fight Toshi. He ran and leapt onto the roof of the mansion.
Kurama grinded his teeth in frustration, he was in no condition to fight Toshi, let alone save Rei. Suddenly, swarms of demons rushed out to rid of Kurama.
She watched helplessly as demons rushed at Kurama. Toshi sharply slammed her against a protruding wall on the roof, "I guess I'll have to take you now. Don't try protesting." Toshi said coldly as he ripped at her shirt.
"No!" Rei shouted as she punched him in the stomach. She stood up and began to run. How long she could run was another thing. She abruptly stopped at the edge of the roof. I can jump that, she smirked. Rei gained momentum and jumped, landing cleanly on the ground. Kurama. He couldn't fight, judging his depleted spirit energy, but she could take on a few low level demons. She blasted a good amount of energy at the demons that came towards her. Kurama was fighting with his bare strength, enough to beat off a few demons. But he still needed help. Rei looked behind her, and sure enough Toshi was gaining on her. She charged through another wall of demons, finally reaching Kurama.
"We have to run!" Rei said as she grabbed his hand and leapt over the gates.
"He'll catch us eventually." Kurama said as they ran.
She just kept running. Kurama was right, Toshi could easily take the both of them down. She'd just have to pretend he wasn't chasing her. But when Rei looked back, the thought had became a reality. Toshi stood in the distance, unmoving and still. There was no room in her head for more confusing thoughts. Why- why wasn't he coming after them?
"We can stop." Kurama said after Toshi and his mansion faded away.
"Hey, you look a lot better in demon form." Rei smiled. She suddenly caught sight of his injured arm, "Are you alright?" she held his right arm, which was bleeding freely.
He suddenly felt power drain from him. Red strands of hair fell over his face. He was turning human again. Rei's eyes widened as Kurama morphed back to human. How did I turn back to human? he thought. Shifting his gaze to Rei who was watching him intently.
"Everytime I think I know you, theres a completely different side to you." Rei said as she searched his fiery green eyes.
"Same with you." Kurama muttered, "Guess it makes us a two of a kind."
Finally breaking eye contact she said, "You should get back to the tournament. They'll be waiting for you."
"I'm not leaving you in danger again. I'll only go if you come with me." Kurama said and grasped her hands.
"No." She said and pulled away from him, "Leave me alone. I don't want to be a charity case." Rei bounded off before he could say anything.
He opened his mouth to call her back, but then closed it. If she didn't want to go, she didn't have to. Kurama took a deep breath and headed back. He had flown off the island, and now that he was human again, he couldn't get back without a boat.
The old ruins of the dead forest stood still. The trees had no leaves and was charred black in color. Always. A cave led into pitch darkness, unless you had some light source. No one had come here for such a long time. No sign of life, except for the dead barren trees, and the occasional clump of grass. But there was a creature inside the cave. It was not alive, yet not dead. Hopefully, it would stay that way. Wind whispered softly and sinisterly through the dark forest, soon. Soon.
ooh, creepy! luv that ending. kay, review please. had science final. *_* as u can tell, it was horrible. oh well, won't bother you with my boring life.
"Where did Kurama go?" Kuwabara pressed.
"To the apartment." Hiei muttered.
"Why'd he ditch the tournament?" Yusuke asked angrily.
"He must be tired, we can see him later." Botan said hurriedly. She also knew that Kurama had gone off in search of Rei. But like Hiei, she didn't know that he would soon face danger.
Toshi twisted her wrist as he half dragged her up the stairs. Rei winced as she felt a bone crack from the pressure he was putting on her wrist. Why was he doing this?
"I'll let you stay upstairs with me if you promise to behave." Toshi said to her as if she were an immature child.
"Screw off." she snarled.
"Guess I'll have to babysit you. Just like the good old times." He said dryly.
"Good old times?" she scoffed, "Yeah right." They reached the room where she had previously fought him. Sazaki smirked as Toshi threw Rei to the ground. She swore under her breath. She was still too weak to fight. But she still had enough power to give a Sazaki a good punch on the nose.
Other demons, Toshi's underlings laughed at her with their taunting eyes, which didn't improve her destructive mood.
"Look what you've reduced yourself to. At the mercy of my hands." Toshi sneered, "Pathetic slut."
Rei felt anger flare inside, reviving some energy, "I am not a slut. False comment. But on the other hand, the truth is that I can beat you, and you're scared. Thats why you play dirty. You value pride over your own life."
Whispers ran through the room. But Toshi would not be humiliated like that, "What about you? I could kill you if you refused to be my mate, which in fact you are doing right now."
Rei laughed slightly. This was their little game, exchanging harsh words. A battle of wit, as one may call it. "Guess thats how all demons are. They'd rather die boldly than cower at one's feet. Makes our kind stupid in a way."
Toshi's hard expression remained. He, on the other hand, was not amused by the matter.
"Master Toshi! Theres an intruder at the gates!" Someone yelled as he rushed down the hallway.
Rei felt an odd, revitalizing rush of energy, returning a good proportion of her strength, "Lets just go see who this intruder is." She ran off to the gates at an amazing speed, too fast for the human eye to catch.
"Where do you think you're going!" He yelled and bounded after her.
Rei snickered as he chased after her. He was still the thickheaded dumbass she had known and loathed for so long. She threw the doors open and rushed to the gates. Gasping, she said in a soft voice, "Kurama?" Even though he was in demon form, she recognized him from anywhere as anyone.
"Rei" he whispered from the opposite side of the gate.
"Rei, don't move an inch!" Toshi yelled as he pinned her to the ground. In a heartbeat, Kurama was over the gate.
"Let go, MORON!" She yelled as she shoved him off.
Kurama was surprised she wasn't hurt. But then he realized he had spoken too soon. Her spirit energy level was low, her breath was ragged and uneven, and various injuries were all over her.
"Why did you come for me? And why are you in demon form?" Many questions flooded from her, yet so little answers.
"Did you really expect me to leave you to danger?" Kurama said softly.
Rei felt an overwhelming warmth overcome her, and all the tears that had been bottled up for so long. She fell into his arms, crying, "Stupid. You could be dead by now."
Toshi growled and pushed them apart, snatching Rei in the process. She could fight, but not enough to fight Toshi. He ran and leapt onto the roof of the mansion.
Kurama grinded his teeth in frustration, he was in no condition to fight Toshi, let alone save Rei. Suddenly, swarms of demons rushed out to rid of Kurama.
She watched helplessly as demons rushed at Kurama. Toshi sharply slammed her against a protruding wall on the roof, "I guess I'll have to take you now. Don't try protesting." Toshi said coldly as he ripped at her shirt.
"No!" Rei shouted as she punched him in the stomach. She stood up and began to run. How long she could run was another thing. She abruptly stopped at the edge of the roof. I can jump that, she smirked. Rei gained momentum and jumped, landing cleanly on the ground. Kurama. He couldn't fight, judging his depleted spirit energy, but she could take on a few low level demons. She blasted a good amount of energy at the demons that came towards her. Kurama was fighting with his bare strength, enough to beat off a few demons. But he still needed help. Rei looked behind her, and sure enough Toshi was gaining on her. She charged through another wall of demons, finally reaching Kurama.
"We have to run!" Rei said as she grabbed his hand and leapt over the gates.
"He'll catch us eventually." Kurama said as they ran.
She just kept running. Kurama was right, Toshi could easily take the both of them down. She'd just have to pretend he wasn't chasing her. But when Rei looked back, the thought had became a reality. Toshi stood in the distance, unmoving and still. There was no room in her head for more confusing thoughts. Why- why wasn't he coming after them?
"We can stop." Kurama said after Toshi and his mansion faded away.
"Hey, you look a lot better in demon form." Rei smiled. She suddenly caught sight of his injured arm, "Are you alright?" she held his right arm, which was bleeding freely.
He suddenly felt power drain from him. Red strands of hair fell over his face. He was turning human again. Rei's eyes widened as Kurama morphed back to human. How did I turn back to human? he thought. Shifting his gaze to Rei who was watching him intently.
"Everytime I think I know you, theres a completely different side to you." Rei said as she searched his fiery green eyes.
"Same with you." Kurama muttered, "Guess it makes us a two of a kind."
Finally breaking eye contact she said, "You should get back to the tournament. They'll be waiting for you."
"I'm not leaving you in danger again. I'll only go if you come with me." Kurama said and grasped her hands.
"No." She said and pulled away from him, "Leave me alone. I don't want to be a charity case." Rei bounded off before he could say anything.
He opened his mouth to call her back, but then closed it. If she didn't want to go, she didn't have to. Kurama took a deep breath and headed back. He had flown off the island, and now that he was human again, he couldn't get back without a boat.
The old ruins of the dead forest stood still. The trees had no leaves and was charred black in color. Always. A cave led into pitch darkness, unless you had some light source. No one had come here for such a long time. No sign of life, except for the dead barren trees, and the occasional clump of grass. But there was a creature inside the cave. It was not alive, yet not dead. Hopefully, it would stay that way. Wind whispered softly and sinisterly through the dark forest, soon. Soon.
ooh, creepy! luv that ending. kay, review please. had science final. *_* as u can tell, it was horrible. oh well, won't bother you with my boring life.
