Disclaimer: Still don't own YuYu Hakusho, but Ylena is all mine.
The next thing I remembered, I was in my bed. I shot straight up, only to be thwarted back to the pillow thanks to my pounding cranium. I shrieked in pain as my whole body felt like it had been put through the blender. I cried out and Botan and Yusuke rushed into the room. Following behind them was Keiko, Kuwabara and Yukina. Hiei was sitting in the windowsill. Was Hiei watching over me? I wondered to myself as another blinding wave of pain came over me. Botan placed a hand on my forehead and Keiko grabbed my hand in an effort to try to calm me down. " How do you feel?" Keiko asked me in a worried tone. "Not so good." I replied surprised at the sound of strain in my voice. It felt like every bone in my body was broken and my head just hurt so much, but the worst was the dagger in my heart, or at least that was what it felt like. "What's going on?" I managed to choke out. I looked around the room for answers, but everyone avoided eye contact. There was a lot of tension around the room and nobody answered me. "What is it damn it!" I demanded to know. Keiko's grip on my hand tightened as Botan began to speak." Ylena," she began " Kamryu has captured Kurama's soul." "So I was right then. I knew it the Bastard." I said while my kai level shot through the roof as I was about ready to blow my top. But my body failed me again and this time it was Yusuke who held me down as I tried in vain to get up. " That still doesn't explain what is happening to me." I whined and Botan continued again, " Ylena, you know how you have always considered you and Kurama to be soul mates," I managed to nod, " well, funny thing is, you actually are. It is very rare, but at some point in time, you were actually one soul that got split into two. The Reikai has heard of it happening, but only once in a great while so that is why the two of you are so connected. You are feeling everything he is." Upon hearing this my eyes shot open and I once again became enraged as I tried to shout, " Do you have any idea how much pain I'm in? Why aren't you going to rescue him? What is everyone just standing around for, go save him please!" My last bit of strength was zapped and darkness fell upon me again.
Suddenly I felt him. Kurama was there in my dream. He looked as bad off as I did. I ran towards him and he ran for me, but a barrier stopped us. It was as solid as stone, but as clear as glass. I pounded on it and called out his name, but he faded away when I heard my name being called out behind me. It was Hiei behind me. He must be using his Jagan. "Wake up Ylena NOW!"
I opened my eyes and turned my head to face him. Under normal circumstances I would have gotten up and beaten the shit out of him for using his Jagan on me like that, but I figured that it was probably for my own good. Besides I didn't have enough energy left to do anything about it at this moment, however with his ego and my pride I couldn't let him know that so instead I opted for an evil glare. "Good, you're conscious, " he said in a calm and almost relieved tone. My glare softened into a gaze as my consciousness held on by a thread. "Why are you still here?" I asked for I was to drained to be mad anymore. "As we started to say before you passed out, Kamryu has captured Kurama's soul. Koenma has put a pulse in back in his body because he wasn't supposed to die today." Hiei stopped and looked over next to me. I strained, but I managed to turn my head over and found his red tresses on the pillow next to mine. I was momentarily relieved until I heard what Botan had to say next.
" Koenma has expressed concern about this mission. He is worried because Kurama is a fellow Tentei as well as a friend that there may be much personal involvement. He said he is considering sending out another team to handle this situation." The throbbing sensation that was in my head traveled through out my entire body as I cried out, " Kamryu is torturing him. How can Koenma expect us to sit back on our butts while Kurama's life hangs in the balance. He is one of the greatest men any of us have ever had the pleasure of knowing." I was starting to tear up again, but I didn't care as I continued, "I mean does Koenma even realize all of the times we have saved his little ass." My body continued to ache, and tears streamed down my cheeks, but it did not detour me. " Do you really believe that I will be able to sit here and relax while my Love's soul resides in the hands of someone I don't know? Not to mention that if his soul is damaged or destroyed I lose half of mine as well." I couldn't go on. I almost blacked out at that point, but I used my last bit of rage to keep myself awake.
Hiei and Yusuke approached the sides of my bed and Kuwabara the foot. Yusuke looked at me and smiled as he said, "Since when do we listen to everything the toddler has to say anyway. Of course we can't let this go. We already told him no thanks we would handle it ourselves. Besides, why should someone else get to have all the fun anyway?" "Urameshi's right. Kurama is our teammate and none of us are going to sit on the sidelines while our friends are being tortured." Kuwabara added. "It was only a suggestion," Botan pouted, " of course he would like to send out his best team, which is you guys, buy only if you are sure you are feeling up to it." " We leave in hour. You will have to stay here and..." Hiei began to say before I cut him off, " There is no way in hell I am going to stay here while my soul and it's mates' future, not to mention all of my friends lives, are in jeopardy. I am going with you. I am sorry, buy I have to fight. It's my job, my love, and my life." "How are you going to fight? You can't even get out of bed." Hiei asked sounding annoyed and confused. "Yeah, the shrimp has got a point," the carrot-topped ningen contributed. I shot him a murderous look, and he took a step back. That was the one thing they knew about me, I did not mess around when I put my mind to something. I would do whatever was necessary to accomplish my goals, and I did not like to be told what to do. "Not that you will understand anyway, but I plan to fight using this," and with that I reached into my hair and pulled out a small glowing blue ball.
Everyone looked at it and then back to me. It became brighter until it was too blinding to look at. "What's that and what's it do?" Yusuke asked me shielding his eyes. "This ball contains the stored up spirit energy that I have been accumulating for about four hundred years now. I will use this to sustain my body while I fight." " Are you sure this will work, I mean it looks kinda tiny," asked Kuwabara while he poked at it. "Just watch," I replied as I used my energy to make it expand and grow until it exploded with incredible force and a very bright light. When the light faded, I was able to move. My strength was back in full. If anything, I hadn't felt this strong in years. I leaned over my Koibito's still body and kissed his lips then whispered into his ear, " I'm coming for you I promise. Just hang in there a little while longer, I need you, please don't leave me." Then I stood up and walked over to the door of our bedroom and I was ready, as Yusuke puts it, to go kick some demon asses. With a bit of hesitation and relief, my teammates followed behind me and we left.
