Chapter 8

Thanks again for reviewing. Sorry for leaving it in a cliffy, but I had to.

Well here's what happens to Keiko.

Oh and I'm not trying to make Botan look bad, she was only doing what she was told, or trying to help out Yusuke.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho

Keiko stood ready for the end to come, but she never felt it. She was on the ground someone on top of her.

She opened her eyes finding Hiei laid on top of her, he was smiling…pain showing on his expression.

"Hiei!" Keiko yelled, laying him down gently.

"I had to…" He whispered.

"No you didn't…come on…don't close your eyes, don't!" Keiko yelled.

"Yusuke, I can't believe what you did!" Kurama shouted.

"I had no idea he was going to get in the way!" Yusuke shot back.

"But if he didn't, imagine how Keiko would have been!" Kuwabara said, rubbing his head.

"I never thought of that, I was angry…" Yusuke said, holding on to his damaged leg.

"Yusuke…" Botan whispered, helping him up.

"Botan how could you…?!" Keiko shouted at her, tears streaming down her face.

"Keiko I'm sorry, but it was for your own good…" Botan whispered.

"What was for my own good, my friends dieing…Hiei dieing….explain to me how this was for my own GOOD!?" Keiko screamed out.

"Calm down…Keiko" Kurama said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" She hissed, pushing his hand away.

"Keiko…" A whisper could be heard.

"Huh…who said that…?" She asked, looking down at Hiei.

"Don't let yourself get caught…get the medallion and save my sister, please…" Hiei said, caressing her cheek.

"I will, but you'll be there with me, you'll see her get all better…and we'll both be happy…together…" Keiko whispered, kissing him on the cheek.

"Keiko look at reality, I won't live…"

"No,you will, I know it…I know it…" She said hugging him.

"Keiko your under arrest…" Yusuke said, getting a hold of her arm.

"LET ME GO!" She shrieked, pushing him away.

"This is again, bull shit…" Tracey said, spitting out a seed.

"Wha…?" Botan said, watching Tracey get up.

"You won't die…" A teenage voice could be heard.

"Tracey…Mariah?" Keiko, managed to ask.

"The one and only…" Mariah said smiling, trying to get up only failing and falling.

"Here let me assist you…" Kurama said, helping the fallen teen up.

"Thanks…" Mariah said smiling.

"He won't die, the guy's just being stupid…" Tracey said laughing.

"I won't let him die…Keiko he needs you and you need him…" Mariah said, smiling at Keiko.

"Thank you…" Keiko whispered.

"All three of you are under arrest, now come quietly…" Yusuke shouted harshly.

"Shut up!" Mariah yelled.

"Here…" Tracey called, throwing Keiko a small pill.

"What's this?" Keiko asked.

"Make him eat it…" Tracey said.

Keiko placed the pill in Hiei's mouth, pleading him to swallow.

"Come on Hiei…"

He quickly swallowed the pill and closed his eyes.

"He's asleep but well…" Mariah whispered, losing her balance.

"Watch it…" Kurama said helping her up again.

"Kurama bring them over here…we need to take them to Koenma…" Botan called.

"Well go on and take me away…" Mariah said, smiling at Kurama.

"Yes, take us…" Tracey said, putting on a defeated smile.

"Not if I can help it…" Keiko whispered, mumbling an unknown language.

"Keiko don't!" Mariah called.

"Your not strong enough…it won't work we lost that power yesterday…" Tracey shouted.

The winds came surrounding them picking up Keiko and Hiei and also pulling Tracey and Mariah.

"Don't let her go…" Yusuke called.

Kurama held a tight hold on Mariah as the rest flew off.

"Mariah!" Tracey called out as she, Keiko and Hiei disappeared.

"I am truly sorry…" Kurama whispered to her.

"I'm sure…" Mariah said tears filling her eyes.

"All we wanted was the medallion that was stolen from us…that's all we wanted…that's all" She cried, kneeling on the ground.

"And how about the other things you stole, before…?" Yusuke asked.

"People steal, so we stole…little things, we used it for nothing bad…I swear!" Mariah cried.

"Don't worry Mariah, you won't get punished severely.." Botan reassured her.

"Botan how could you…?" Mariah asked.

"How could you betray us, your sister wouldn't have done that…" Mariah whispered.

"What is she talking about…?" Kurama asked Botan.

"I-I have no idea…" Botan stammered.

"LIAR…you were my best friend, you and your sister…then you left, why…why did you leave us…to turn us in! " Mariah yelled.

"No I didn't, I just didn't want to live that way…I turned myself in and they punished me by making me work for them" Botan whispered.

"But look at what you did to Keiko…look at what you did, how could you…?" Mariah asked again.

"I'm sorry!" Botan said, hugging Mariah.

"I'm sorry is that all you have to say…I'm sorry…"

"I'll help out…I'll take you to them…I'll repay you…" Botan whispered.

"What's going on!?" Yusuke asked.

"Yusuke we're going to find them and help them…we're not turning them in…" Botan ordered.

"What brought this up..?" Kurama asked.

"Memories…I have to ask for forgiveness from a certain friend…we need to help them…" Botan said.

"But they're criminals…" Yusuke said.

"But they're also friends…" Kurama said, helping Mariah up.

"Yusuke Keiko's your friend, help her…she'll be the first to die if they don't find it soon…." Mariah replied.

"I never thought of that…" Yusuke mumbled.

"So off to help them!" Kuwabara replied.

"Yeah…hopefully she'll forgive me…" Yusuke said.

"And me…" Botan said.

"Don't bother thinking that you'll get her back Yusuke…you have no chance…" Mariah whispered.

"It's a long story…but not right now, lets go help…" Mariah said trying to walk.

"Here I'll carry you" Kuwabara said.

"Not to be rude, but no not you…I don't trust you after that remark.."

"Then I will" Kurama said picking her up.

"Lucky moron…" Kuwabara whispered.

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"They got Mariah!" Tracey yelled out.

"Don't worry knowing Mariah she probably turned the tables." Keiko smiled.

"Yeah you're probably right, who knew the Botan Hiei was talking about, was that Botan…" Tracey said.

"I know…but we have to forgive her, she's part of this family…"

"Forgive her, that easily…she almost killed YOU!" Tracey shouted.

"No screaming…people like to sleep…" Hiei mumbled, picking up his head from Keiko's lap.

"So your awake…I'm glad…" Keiko said hugging him.

"So am I…so where's the baby…?" He asked.

"They got her…"

"What?" "Don't worry she'll be fine…what we have to do is find that medallion…" Keiko whispered.

Her features were different, she was more pale, her eyes losing their sparkle.

"Keiko what's going on, what's wrong with you!?" Hiei asked, concerned.

"She needs the medallion soon, or she'll die…" Tracey whispered.

"I haven't been apart from it for this long…" Keiko said closing her eyes.

"Hey look that's the place wait who are they…?" Tracey asked looking at some people there.

There was Mariah waving her arms a big smile on her face.

Botan stood right besides her waving her hand. The others stood smiles on their faces.

"It's them!" Tracey said pulling her sword out and charging.

"Hey whoa!" Mariah said jumping out of Kurama's arms, and jumping in front of Tracey.

"They're with us…" Mariah exclaimed.

"I'm sorry Tracey…" Botan said walking to her.

"How am I sure this isn't a trick…?" Tracey asked, as Hiei and Keiko met up with her.

Keiko looked at Botan with eyes of sorrow, Botan only stared back crying.

"Keiko I'm sorry!" she cried, hugging her.

"Botan calm down I forgive…now stop crying…" Keiko said hugging her back.

"I still think you're forgiving her to easily…" Tracey said putting her sword away.

"Don't be that way Tracey give her a chance…her sister died, and she felt lost, right Keiko…KEIKO?" Mariah cried, watching her leader collapse.

A/N: Sorry if this chapter was boring but I'm running out of ideas. Hoped you enjoyed. I had to make Botan good…please no flames…thanx. Review please!