SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Lucky Pendant

By: KC

Now we're at Chapter Four! Yay! I'm making very good progress. *Pats self on back* I'm so proud of me... ^.^ I finally got somebody to read the disclaimer! Double yay!

Kurama: I'm already jumping through hoops for you in this fic...do I have to?

YES!

Kurama: Okay...*Clears throat* The authoress does not own any Yu Yu Hakusho characters, otherwise she would be living in Tahiti somewhere instead of the middle of nowhere like she does now.

KURAMA!!!

Kurama: 0.0 That's what it says! *Brandishes the paper at KC* Look!

*Reads* It does...but who did it?!

Yami: *Whistles guiltily as he hides the pen*

Oh, Yami...

Yami: meep...

*Flames appear in the background* YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!!! *Turns back to readers*um...the hiding the pen thing was taken from Angel Cesia...I don't even own the disclaimer...that's kind of sad.

Yami: *Snicker* I'll say.

YOU! YOU DIE! DOOM UPON YOU!!! *Starts chasing Yami*

Kurama: *Blinks* Um...On with the fic! Enjoy!

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Chapter Four: The Third Match

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"Let the third match begin!"

I saw Hiei put on an enticing grin, the kind he shows when he's going to try to persuade somebody. "Before we start this fight, why don't you take off that cloak and show me who you really are." It wasn't a question.

The team leader went straight to the point. "No."

"Why not." Still not a question. Hiei was getting annoyed.

"I cannot tell you," the his opponent said simply. "I simply can't take it off."

Hiei growled and unsheathed his sword. "Fine," he growled, holding it ready in front of him. "I'll tear it off of you myself when I win!"

"As you wish," his opponent hissed softly.

Hiei lunged.

The leader dodged.

Hiei turned and lunged again.

The leader parried with a scythe he'd produced from seemingly nowhere. He swung it down for a strike.

This time Hiei dodged.

Kuwabara's eyes wandered about the ring. "Wow! They're going so fast I can't even see them!"

The poor idiot.

I didn't have the heart to tell him he was looking in the wrong place.

The announcer seemed to be having the same problem. "Whoa! They're fast, folks! I can't even see them any more!"

I stifled a laugh. She, too, was looking in the wrong direction.

I wondered if she and Kuwabara were somehow distantly related.

Then I realized I was thinking of such things only to keep my mind off the more pressing matters that lay at hand -

My memories.

The weapon and fighting style of the team leader were familiar to me.

It can't be, I mused silently.  It just can't be. He's dead...

Or is he?

I left him. I don't know.

If I could only see his face...

Then I would know for sure.

Then I would know.

There's a reason they say to be careful what you wish for.

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A sharp clang rang through the air as blade struck silver blade. It jolted me back to reality and the fight.

Both fighters strained against their blades, each trying to gain an advantage. They braced against the ground and pushed with all their might.

"Well, there they are, folks!" the announcer said genially.

I sighed. This, children, is what caffeine does to you. Run away.

Hiei was grinning despite the struggle. "I win, he hissed.

"What the hell are you talking about," the other fighter gasped.

"I said I'd remove your cloak when I won."

"So?" he gasped again.

"So this." Without warning, Hiei ducked under the rod of the scythe. With the force opposing him suddenly gone, the team leader fell forward. Hiei leaped in again and sliced open the back of his cloak.

The stadium was silent as it fell away from his body, finally showing his face.

That was when my world turned upside down.

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The shredded cloak fell away from his body, showing his face to the crowd.

I heard myself gasp as my world jarred with shock.

It couldn't be! It just couldn't be!...

...it was. It was him.

I tried to speak.

I couldn't.

My entire body was completely frozen. It was all I could do to breathe, forcing one shaky breath after another.

He looked my way. A smile played across his lips when he realized what was going on.

I'm in shock and you think it's funny.

God damn.

He looked at the announcer. "Miss, I forfeit. Give the round to Team Yurameshi." He left the ring, ignoring the announcer's comments about how unexpected this all was.

I could barely hear her. My mind was spinning.

Then, through the haze that blanketed my mind, I realized he was walking towards me.

I still couldn't move.

Then he was right in front of me.

He pulled me into a gentle hug.

"Kurama," he whispered softly. "Kurama, is that you...?"

After all this time...even in a human body, he recognized me...

My knees gave way, and I fell heavily against him, shaking.

"Kuronue," I gasped. "Kuronue..."

My mind was next to go, and I watched vaguely as my world spun and faded into darkness.

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This is, simply, the end of Chapter Four. Did you like it? Oh, and by the way, rest assured, I don't read/write/advocate yaoi.  Kurama and Kuronue are best friends, pretty much brothers, and each thought the other was dead...c'mon, it's been like 20-plus years! You don't think they're gonna hug?! Well fine. If you have something against brotherly relationships like I write them, then you might as well stop reading now, 'cause Chapter Five (the *final* chapter) will have lots of it. None of my pathetic action scenes, no more of that overly-caffeinated announcer (Thank God), mostly just K&K catching up on what's been happening.

I should probably explain something. I really hate those blade-on-a-string things the fake Kuronue uses in the movie, so I gave Kuronue a full-size staff, something that looks like a cross between Deathscythe's scythe and the weapon that crazy Ren kid uses on "Shaman King". He's a psycho little kid who wears reeeeeeeeealy short shorts (I mean, it'd be a Speedo if it weren't for those little bits of cloth that make up the legs), but he's got the coolest weapon. Needless to say, Kuronue really likes his new little "toy"... ^.^

I must now go get some sleep. For some reason, my mom came into my room at 3 a.m. this morning, and I am a really light sleeper. She just says, "Go back to sleep." HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?! YOU HAD MY LIGHT ON AND EVERYTHING!!! *Grumble grumble growl* Chapter Five'll just have to wait 'till tomorrow. I suppose I'd better go wake Kurama...

Stay tuned for Chapter Five! Please R&R!