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* bla bla bla * means thinking

// bla bla bla // means talking to myself

( bla bla bla ) means author note

Enjoy! As my promise, Kurama's POV! This takes place before Hiei's retreat.

By Irisgem

" Kurama-sama. "

I heard someone calling my name from far. I didn't bother to turn my head back. I knew who called me, though. I decreased my speed of walking in order to let the chaser came near to me. I walked slowly and stopped. The vice-leader, who pursued me, was too slow. I just walked but still he couldn't reach me. His old age had taken everything from him, except his experience knowledge and his loyal for Yomi.

I didn't mean to keep myself as an heir here forever. I would decline after some peace was within our grasp. Well, there was not a genuine peace in Makai, but at least some war wouldn't include a whole Makai. I had my own life in Ningenkai with my mother, my new stepfather also a stepbrother who was younger than me. After the death encountered my human mother, I would have to choose but not now. I'll have two options, to live as a human in Ningenkai or as a Youko in Makai. Should I return to my old self? After so much I altered myself to be a human.

How if I returned back to a famous cruel thief, who loved some blood sheds. A youko, who had different partners every single night, betraying all his people?

After I gained some acknowledge about trust by my mother, who hardly taught me about love and the power of belief, should I return to a youko? She must be unhappy for me to come like that.

But as I walked piece by piece of my ningen life, I missed those days that flowed like a legend. It was like a magic, which turned the clock back by my imagined memories. To be free and lived in some adventure with some danger in it, those dream hurt my free heart. I was bound with my mother by my own wish and I never mourned it, except my little demanded flying heart that kept pounding heavily secretly. Maybe I started to be afraid of my Youko side.

He huffed hardly and took his breath before he queried. His chest was up and down fast. I could see some qualm within his eyes.

" Kurama-sama, are you sure to move the prisoner to the isolated guest room? Shouldn't you just banish him in the dungeon? Yomi-sama would think your kindness as a mistake, Kurama-sama. " He pointed his forefinger at me, with some tone in his words.

I kept my own dignity. Was he insulting me or warning me?

" Excuse me, but are you defying me now? "

" I don't dare, but your scheming was a great risk to take. Are you sure that this can thwart him for unable to flee? "

" No matter we arrest him in the dungeon, he would find his own way to unleash his half part to be a raven vagabond beyond the sky once more time."I said calmly. I had some venerable for the short old chancellor, but some old people worried too much about every thing.

He watched me suspiciously, not believing in my ability and my prophecy words earlier. He had known of my tremendous agendas of hoax and undefeatable strength as a Youko, but still thought me weak based on my fragile human body.

I knew about that dragon teen average strength by measuring it during our last night fight. I predicted that he would be able to run away no matter the obstacle was, except for some trick. I was planning to let him thought that he was free. But actually he was still in my grasp and he fell for my agenda before he knew it.

All I had to do this time was obtaining some information from that prisoner. To distract some info from a type of person like him, wasn't as easy as anyone else. I just left the old man standing behind me with some trace of a cold glare. It meant I wouldn't allow him to follow me and ruin my plan.

The day must be greeted by the white clouds floating in reddish yellow sky in Ningenkai by now. Time moved very fast, eh? The color of the sky in Makai didn't alter much. All you could see was some eerie dark sky with some lightning furnished the dark void. I took my way to the isolated room. Before I entered, I could feel some ki rising from inside.

*Every thing seemed suspicious and all you could do was depending on yourself. He must be really a hard type of a guy. * I sighed for my prediction.

I prepared myself for any worst possibility and turned the knob of the door. With my usual fake smile that I gave to everyone, I greeted him with some joke in it.

" Hello, dragon-san, how is your day? "

He watched me intently and he looked startled with my "visit". I worried a bit and placed my hand on his shoulder.

" Are you okay? "

// What am I saying? I should bring some human emotion here.//

But I couldn't help it and I just let it happen. His muscles were tense. I chuckled a bit by his act. He snapped my hand out and snarled.

" No, how could I feel well if someone deprives your freedom?!"


He stood up abruptly, faced his back to me. I couldn't see his face, but I could feel his anger. I felt sadness flooding through my soul as I knew how it felt when you were chained by rules and sociality. I knew the pain when you should play the rule that was surely not your genuine self. That chain, even for different case like this, still has a similar little thing.

I loved my mother and she was the reason for me to stay and fool myself to obey the stupid rule in Ningenkai. However, I still a Youko, who missed all the nature of Makai. In Ningenkai, I couldn't appreciate their nature. Their forest was died by the development of technology. Some people tried to bring the forest to life but it would only increase the rate of selling wood.

I liked to step on the wet green grass with some dew, shining by the moon rays. I loved to sleep beneath the trees, which protected me from any harm. The colors of flowers in the meadow, the coldness of every droplet of rain, I wished to feel it with my freedom.

I couldn't watch his eyes, so I just stared the dark blue of sea color floor aimlessly. This awkward silence made me felt strange. Every grief struck me. I should try any talk then.

" I do not wish this to happen, but you stole our possession. We can't let it happen, could you understand? " I lifted my head that felt very heavy for some reason. I saw his eyes softened. The dark void in his ruby eyes had gone. I didn't feel any fear some how.

Suddenly I remembered my aim to come here. I asked him carefully, " May I ask the current situation of Makai now?"

All his answer was just a simple "Hn". A word that only Kami-knew-where. I just took it as a "yes".

" Are we…in the edge of situation of wars? " I asked in doubt. I would hate the answer as I knew exactly the answer was. He turned his back and smirked.

// Okay, I don't need your word then. // His smirked could be understood easily. And he still answered it, though. " Yes. Can't you see it? The main reason of this crime of mine that you state is leading to the war. The mirror that I meant to steal was the last item we need for this. All the stealing items possessed power of magic."

// Oh, that's the reason behind the endless theft then. Just as I thought. But with his presence here and the absence of the mirror from Mukuro's hand, shouldn't the war be delayed? It allowed us to prepare for some more. //

But his answer was the opposite and I should move soon. Somehow from his answer, I felt pity for him. He was ready to die only to provoke this war? What could he get for it? He even encountered me with a silly question.

" So what will you do, young fox? " I chuckled for his question. First, I wasn't that young that innocence enough. I didn't mean I was old too. As a fox spirit, I've just passed half of my teen age. ( Umm…is it right? I think that he isn't adult enough.) And two, I'll do like a fox will do. That was the nature, right?

I left his room. I had some info more than enough. Then I'll just have to wait him to flee and Yomi to return. My fiery hair moved lazily with some melody by the wind and the tree leaves. I had had enough of this war and I was bored by all of this.

//What am I doing here? Why should I care about Makai? Am I planning to live here after my mother's lost? //

I shook my head. This war should be done within one month, before the holiday ended. My school would start soon afterward.

That bristled hair…I had some feeling not to trick him. My heart felt in pain for it. His hair smelled like a pine tree. When I was near him, I missed the life of Youko. I was just appealed too much with nature. A dragon wasn't that kind of animal gone extinct already? Especially for a black fire dragon. All I knew that the fire youkai was the only species of demon, which had some relation with the fire dragon. And the fire demon race had long doomed as well as the Koorime. There were wars between those two races.

Suddenly I felt some burst large amount of ki rushed to the secret gate.

*Huh? How could he know about the secret gate? Well, it's not the time
to freeze here. *

I followed the ki of fire. It must be him. I didn't know that he would make a move that fast. His health wasn't at its peak. When I ran along the corridor, all I could see was some corpse.

* Oh great, you killed another guards again…* I sighed.

I rushed in the forest, followed the black dragon. I didn't forget to mask my ki too. I tried to catch my distance up with it, but my legs were almost failed me. My ningen body was too weak.

Luckily, after panting that hard, that dragon stopped for a while. It changed again into a cute teenager. As always, he wore his black cloak with a white scarf, which hung around his neck.

He didn't pant even a single drop of water. He had flied that far * and I panted already * but he hadn't tired?! Ok, if I returned to my human world, I would make sure to bring him over to participate all of international competition. Uh oh, no joke for now.

I took a peek behind the trees. When a Youko entered the forest, he could be very dangerous. The trees helped me in masking my ki and my presence. I could see two generals and more or less than two hundreds of troops. I couldn't hear the conversation obviously between Hiei and the other general. If I move forward, I would be found out as I was too close to them.

" Of course, I don't dare. To mock a great heir of Mukuro-sama, who possesses the twin black dragon, the legendary fabulous animals, is a fatal mistake. The other general admitted. I could see his frown. I thought he was in foul mood now.

* Two dragons…This could be very hard. *

" Thus, Hiei-sama, will you the one, who lead these soldiers? " I concentrated enough to listen. But I could see the other general's eyes were pleading. He really wished to be the leader to come front us. I won't lose to him. With his personality, I could predict the possibility of winning.

But it wasn't easy. There was Hiei. He was hard to be understood and his strength shouldn't be underestimated. If he guarded here, I couldn't move by myself. Actually Yomi had told me not to move by my own, but I had my own plan.

" No, You're chosen. Then you should do this by yourself."

I saw my chance. He went as a dragon once more time and left his troops. I touched the nearest tree from me, sent my youki in it. The trees within the forest started to move soundlessly under my command. With a single second, all of his troops were assaulted with my razor leaves. The battlefield soon became a pool of blood.

The general was confused. He managed to shun some attack and left with some scratches over his body.

" Where do you want to go? " I smiled and emerged myself from the thick wild forest to his vision. He jolted by my voice and turned his back.

" You…you are…No! The legendary Youko Kurama has died long.

" And what if I don't? " I smirked. My Youko side had taken over my body.

I left no trace of living. This was a hell. A hell was on Earth. I watched the dead sky, which looked mourning my sin. The blood stained all over my Red Chinese cloth.

They were just demon…I tried to shove away my grief. But lived in human world, I started to feel. I held my tear with all of my might. Under the flash of lightning and dark sky, I cursed for my action.

Suddenly a question popped inside my head. // Do I really need to kill to bring the peace? //

I froze there and brought myself to Mukuro's kingdom. The meeting between two big kingdoms should be over soon. I knew the meeting was just a kind of disguise. There would be no peace. No one would like to give up.

// But how many victims shall die? Do this war really bring a peace? //

My worries were unanswered. All I knew later was a painful love.

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I had no idea for now. I'll think some more. Well, my holiday is over. Bye bye my beloved reviewers Sob! sob! Hehehe. Just kidding. I'll keep this fic to update. Hey, any suggestion is happily to be received. Very gladly! I may continue this fic a bit longer. I have another plan for another story. Sheez…how many story I like to make now? Hehe! sorry. I'm afraid I would lose the idea if I don't write it soon. Review please!