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"What is it, Lady Akane?" said the little demon, with a squeaky voice. "Kouji wants him dead. Why are you hesitating?"
Lady Akane assumed her demon form. A girl, with long flowing white hair, and fox ears, perked up. Kurama's eyes widened even more (if possible).
~*~FLASHBACK~*~
Kurama and Akane are hiding in a cave, along with a sack full of precious treasures. Kurama was playing with the deadly seeds, catching them every time he threw them up in the air. Akane was sitting on a rock, looking very worried, and glancing at Kurama every ten seconds.
"Kurama--" Akane began, "I--I need to tell you something."
"What?" said Kurama kindly. Kurama looked at Akane, he has always been harsh on her, until lately. It was really simple, she was a very powerful demon, almost as powerful as Kurama. But lately, Kurama has found himself thinking longingly of spending his life with her. Which was very odd, because he didn't like anyone except for his friend. It puzzled him slightly, but he simply shrugged it off.
"I...I think I love you." Akane said nervously.
"Love?" Kurama said frowning.
"Yes. Kurama, love." She said simply.
"Well, I'm sorry, I can't say the same." Kurama lied. "And I don't think you should say the same either. Love, is nothing but a bitch." Kurama said harshly. "Now let's go, those stupid humans are probably gone, and if they aren't, we can take them on." Kurama smiled at Akane, who was nearly in tears. It hurt Kurama so much...
~*~ end of Flash back~*~
It hurt Kurama so much, her face wasn't full of joy, like it once was. It was cold, expressionless.
"Let him go." She said at last.
"Ok---let him what!?" The second one said.
"You heard me, it won't be fun if he's tied up." Akane said coldly. "Plus the others will know. Wait until we have them all."
"You can't disobey Kouji's orders!" The other one squeled.
"ENOUGH! SPIRIT ARROW!" Akane yelled, and a second later, the other one fell over dead.
"Now, do you have a problem with my command?" Akane said threatningly.
"No--no lady Akane." The other one sputtered out as he took the ropes off.
"Good. Then let me escort him out." She said harshly.
They walked down the empty unfamiliar halls.
"I promised I wouldn't fall in love with you again, Kurama, but it seems I have," Akane said coldly as they walked.
"How-how did you know it was me?" Kurama asked.
"Just the look on your face when you saw me, it's enough." Akane said. "I spared your life tonight, I could have easily killed you. But..." Akane trailed off and they walked on into silence again.
"Why did you..." Kurama said but he was cut off.
"Because...why would I tell you? When you left me to die...I don't have a reason to tell you Kurama. Just be aware, next time we meet, I won't go easy. I'll kill you. Tata." She said as she pushed him out of what changed back into her house. "Oh and if you tell anyone where you went, I'll know."
'Still a bitch, I see' Kurama thought grumpily. 'Who's Kouji though? Apparantly she works for him' Kurama thought jealously. Kurama got home to find his mother sleeping peacefully on the couch. Kurama smiled at his mother, and went upstairs to get ready for bed. He went to take a shower (A/N: *drools*). He got out, wrapping a towel around his waist, proceeding to his bedroom.
"Bad time, I see." Hiei said as Kurama turned on the lights to discover the black-haired demon sitting at his windowsill, looking extremely bored. "Anyway, Koenma sent this for you. It's a file about some demon who calls herself Soul Bandit. Lame name if you ask me." Hiei said and without so much as a goodbye Hiei left.
Information on the demon Youko, Akane.
Infamous for her ability to produce several copies of herself and manipulate them.
Techniques used:
The spirit arrow.
An attack the pierces the heart of a target with the user's spirit energy. Can shoot long range.
Mirror Image
An ability that uses an incredible amount of spirt energey to make a living copy of the user.
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Youko Akane, died being hunted down by the famous demon, Hamaguchi Kouji. She was known for concealing her spirit energy, and using stealth stole up to an estimated 15 billion yen in precious Spirit Treasures with the bandit Yoko Kurama.
"How did Koenma get this?" Kurama thought aloud to himself, still dripping from his shower. He got dressed and fell into a fitful sleep.
~*~ Weird Freaky Deam...Thingy~*~
"Akane, I can't hold this is anymore...I love you." Kurama said abruptly, at the same cave they hid in a year ago. He looked at her shocked face, tears forming in her eyes.
"Why...why couldn't you tell me this when I told you?" Akane sniffed.
Kurama moved closer to her, wiping the tears off of her cheeks, looking at her concernedly.
"I was afraid..." Kurama said.
"Am I that scary?" Akane sniffed, smiling.
"Yeah." Kurama said. He wrapped his arms around her, feeling her warmth. She put her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes in happiness. She opened them again and looked at Kurama's handsome face, and smiled at him. He smiled back, gazing into her deep green eyes, they went in closer and their lips touched softly, both of them lost into each other.
"KURAMA!!!" Akane screamed.
"Akane!" Kurama screamed, back in the forest, looking for his lover.
"Over here." Akane whimpered. When Kurama saw her, his heart ripped in half. Akane was pale, with the exception of the horrible scarlet red that was flowing out of her chest.
"What...who did this to you?" Kurama snarled.
"Hama---hamaguchi." She said, barely speaking.
Kurama held her in his arms, holding her tightly, even though the blood was now on he didn't care. He was silent, comferting Akane, whoes tears were threatning to burst out of her any minute.
"Akane, you can't die. It will be all right, we'll give up the life of crime and settle down somewhere, I know you've always wanted to do it. Just stay with me..." Kurama said, looking into her sad eyes. "don't...don't leave me."
"Kurama...I...love....you..." she said sadly before she closed her eyes, into eternal slumber.
~*~ End freaky Dream thingy ~*~
Kurama woke up abruptly, in cold sweat. It was Monday now, he got ready for school, and kissed his mother goodbye as he walked to school in silence.
"HELLO! ^_^" Botan yelled popping of a tree Kurama walked by.
"0_0 Botan...you...startled me." Kurama said.
"Yes, I have a tendency of doing that. So anyway, how was yor date with Ayame?" she said winking.
"It was...wonderful." Said Kurama truthfully.
"Oh, wondreful! By the way, Koenma wants you and everyone else to meet at 5 o'clock, apparently, he has a lead about the assassin." Botan chirped.
'I see I must be the only person who knows, besides Koenma.' Kurama thought.
"SHUUICHI!!!" Yelled a girl, "Oh my gosh! I love you! WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME!?" Yelled a girl as she glomped as soon as he passed the gates.
"Oh...I'm very flattered...but I'm go--going out with Ayame Akimoto!" Kurama said desperately.
"Nuh-uh...I heard she dumped you yesterday! I overheard her telling her sister!" The schoolgirl said cheerfully.
"Oh...well I'm sorry, but I don't think we'd be a good match." Kurama said.
"Oh..." said the dissapointed girl.
"HOW BOUT ME SHUUICHI!?" Yelled more school girls.
"NO! GO OUT WITH ME!"
"I LOVE YOU!"
"AHHHHH!" Kurama screamed, 'Must get--to bathroom!' he thought frantically as he ran through the halls, followed by screaming girls professing their undying love. Kurama ran into the nearest boy's bathroom, sighing in relief.
"Gee. Are all the nignens this desperate?" Asked Akane in her human form.
"No...they just have a thing for me." Kurama said catching his breath. "Why'd you tell them we broke up!?"
"It's not their bussiness, but technically...we did." Ayame said raising an eyebrow. "Anyway. I just came to check up on my favorite victim. Have a good day now."
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*At the end of the day*
Ayame prepared to leave school as slowly as the day she and Kurama met under the tree. Her brain told her that she was in love with Kouji now, but her heart said otherwise. She left school, making sure no one was following her. She was already in enough trouble, letting Kurama go didn't seem like the right choice, as she looked at all the bruises that appear even with her human form. She didn't know why she loved Kurama. It was Kouji who revived her, when Kurama was nowhere to be found. It was Kouji who helped her train to be the demon she was today. Yet, her feelings toward Kouji were also with fear,and being in Kurama's arm made her feel like she could accomplish anything. She made her way to the dark alley and entered the back door to her house.
"You're late." said an angry demon.
"I'm sorry, I had to make sure no nignen followed me." Akane said, assuming her demon form and bowing.
"Are you still in contact with Kurama?" He snarled.
"Yes, Kouji." She said, still bowing.
"What have I told you about getting personal with the target?" He boomed.
"Not to..." Akane said fearfully.
"And you have clearly disobeyed me. You have been alone with him several occaisions and yet, there fails to be a dead body. And you haven't even been trying with the other three. I will to see to it that you're punished. The servants will have thier way with you, and I'm cutting off your spirit energy so you can't fight back."
"But master--" Akane pleaded.
"ENOUGH!" Kouji said, slapping her across the face. "You work for me, and do what I say. Remember it is I who revived you, if it weren't for me you won't even be alive." He said cruelly.
Akane's face was swollen now, and tears were streaming down her cheeks. She took a bath, preparing for what those awful, dirty servants would do to her, and praying that somehow Kurama would rescue her.
*Now back to Kurama*
"Are you okay, Kurama?" Koenma said when they went into the office.
"No...I feel fine." Kurama said sadly.
"Yes. Well Botan, Yuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara go to my librairies and do some research on our mission." Koenma said.
"But sir...we wouldn't know where to begin." Botan said frowning.
"I said go, and don't disobey my orders Botan, otherwise I'll dock you salary!" Koenma said.
"Oh, come on you guys! We got some research to do!" Botan said hurriedly. The other's left without a word.
"Now, sit down Kurama." Koenma said kindly.
"Thank you, sir." Kurama said as he sat down on the velvet red chairs.
"I know of your past Kurama, and your past with Akane. Luckily no one has looked at these files in years." Koenma said at once, "it must be hard. To have someone you love try to kill you."
"Do you know why she's trying to kill me?" Kurama asked.
"No, I'm afraid I don't. But I suspect I know who she's working for." Koenma said calmly.
"I think I know to...but how is it possible?" Kurama asked remember ing his painful flashback.
"Hamaguchi is a powerful demon and his specialty is manipulating his oppenant and turning them into his allies." Koenma said simply.
"But Akane...I saw her die right in front of my own eyes, did he---"
"Yes, Kurama, he revived her. It was quite easy for him you know. After that he must have manipulated her enough to turn her into a cold-blooded assassin."
Kurama chose to say nothing and looked at the ground. Things were going through his mine rapidly. 'So that's what she meant when she sadi I left her to die. Hamaguchi must have manipulated her memories. That bastard. I'll kill him.' Kurama thought angrily.
"It seems as though she's lost feeligns for you Kurama. She chose not to kill you that night. It must mean she had some feelings for you. But I fear for her, Hamaguchi doesn't accept failures, and he might torture...or even kill her." Koenma said sadly.
"He--what!?" Kurama said.
"You heard me Kurama, Hamaguchi shows mercy to no one, not even his allies. He only lets them alive because of their power, and if they get defiant he kills them off." Koenma said sadly.
"I have to---" Kurama started.
"You can't do anything Kurama. Let Akane handle it on her own now. I fear if you all did something, you might come off worse in the battle." Koenma said wisely.
"What?" Kurama said angrily.
"You heard me, wait until the other understand the situation. They don't don't even have a vlue on what's going on. Now, please go to the library and tell everyone that they can go home now.
Kurama glared at Koenma, before he stormed off. He didn't care what Koenma said. He was going to get Akane out of Hamagushi's clutches.
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DUNH DUNH DUNHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! What will happen next? Will Kurama free his love and live happily ever after? Or will he be to late?!
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