IMPORTANT Authoress Note: if you have read chapters 7, and 8 before 12/3/03 then please go back and read the ending. I changed it because I reread them and the ending of 7 and the beginning of 8 didn't go quiet well together. So, I just tweaked them a little, but the ending of 7 will appear later. Sorry about it.

Chapter 9: Just in time

Kat waited impatiently for Yukina and Botan to arrive. She was pasting back and forth outside of Koenma's office. Her tail swaying slightly as she turned. Her eyes were filled with worry and impatience. Kage and Sage watched her go back and forth.

Kurama watched over Ryo and Leila, making a small potion to see if it would work, even just a little, to stop the bleeding. He tried everything that he could think of, but nothing he did helped. Leila was right about his potions not working.

Kuwabara, Yusuke, Sai, and Hiei watched Kurama try his best to help.

"Hey, what if Botan and Yukina doesn't make it in time? Then what do we do? Are we going to?" asked Yusuke quietly so that Kat wouldn't hear.

He already knew the answer, but he wanted to see if they were going to go through with their wishes.

"We're going to have to," said Kurama throwing another potion in the trash. "Katsumi isn't going to take it very well," he added turning his head to see Kat passing the door.

"Yeah, I know, but we shouldn't worry about that yet, until that time comes," Sai said getting up and walking over to the door.

"Kat, what is the rush?" Botan asked as Kat grabbed Yukina's arm and pulled her into Koenma's office. When he made it to the door, Kat flew in with Yukina and Botan behind her.

"Mom, and Dad are dying, and I need Yukina's help to heal them," Kat said looking back seeing Botan confused. "I'll explain later, but Yukina could you help them?"

"Yes, sure. But it depends on how bad they are."

"Well you will have to make that decision yourself," Kat said showing Yukina and Botan where her parents were. The two gasped. "So, will you be able to heal them?"

"Not, completely. I can stop their bleeding and close the small cuts and bruises, but that's all I can do at once," explained the ice apparitionist.

"That's fine. Just as long as they don't die," stated Kat watching Yukina kneel down and began working.

"Hey, Botan?! You can heal. Could you help Yukina out?" asked Yusuke as her just realized that Botan could do that.

"I can try," she answered waiting for Yukina to finish before she tried. (Yes, Botan can heal. If you don't remember, when Hiei cut Keiko, and that third eye started to open, Botan helped heal it shut.)

Then they both finished, the injured two were still unconscious, but their bleeding had stopped and even though, their wounds were still there but not as bad as before.

"I'm sorry, Katsumi. I wasn't able to heal them completely. Were they poisoned or something?" asked Yukina curiously. "Because they should have waken up a bit."

Kat nodded her head. "That's okay that you couldn't heal them fully. At least their bleeding stopped."

"Apparently, that poison does something else. They seem that they won't come too until their wounds are gone or the poison is out of their systems. Judging by the way that they are now, they should heal completely in a few days or weeks," stated Kurama.

Koenma walked back into his office to see that everyone was there, but Keiko and Shizuru. He had just came back from trying to find a replacement for his TV thingy. (He left after Kat let him go. Actually, he ran away.)

"What happened? Why is everyone in my office?" he asked.

After the group explained everything that they knew to Botan, Yukina, and Koenma, they stayed around a bit longer keeping Kat company. Well, actually it was late so they all stayed over in the spirit world.

When everyone was sleeping, Kat woke up and walked outside looking up at the sky.

"They seemed so calm and acted like their wounds didn't hurt them as badly as they should," cried Kat sot herself rubbing her arms to keep warm.

"Cold?" Sai asked behind her and snapped his finger.

A big hoodie appeared on her body. It her favorite hoodie because it was Sai's, until she had 'stolen' it. It went just past her butt and was grey. The sleeves were so long that her arms disappeared in them. The one thing that made it nice was that she could not worry about moving her tail, because the hoodie covered it up. Sai never really worn it after giving it to Kat to wear once, and since she wrote 'ATTITUDE' in big letter across the front and 'got to love it!' under it attitude in smaller print.

Sai then walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer. She leaned back her head until it rested on his chest.

"Thank you," she said.

"No problem. So, what were you saying?"

"Just that I know that my mom had numbed the pain for both of them that is why they both weren't acting that injured and they were calm. Sai-chan, please tell me why everyone that I love and care for always end up dead or on the brink of death?" she half pleaded half demanded in a sad tone.

Sai squeezed harder a bit giving her a reassuring hug.

"Kitten, I'm alive again, and your parents are doing a lot better. Their bleeding has stopped."

"I know but still," she started biting her lower lip before continuing, "they got hurt, and you got hurt when it should have been me those times. It's all because of me. I don't want to be the cause of anymore injures or lives." She gently walked away out of his arms lowering her head.

"Kitty, what are you talking about? It wasn't because of you that all of this happened," he said trying to reassure her.

"No, it was. It was MY blood that brought all of this about," she yelled turning to face him.

"True, but it also happened because they and I knew the consequences. I did what I did because I didn't want to see you get killed. That is why I didn't want my little kitten hurt. I wanted to see you happy and alive."

"Oh, so your saying that you died because you didn't want to see me hurt or killed, but happy and alive? Well, Sai, I have some news for you. Seeing your death didn't make me happy or alive. I was petrified. I felt like my world ended. But you didn't think about that, now did you?" she asked. "People do one thing not to see me get hurt, but what they end up doing is hurting me and themselves," Kat added before giving Sai the chance to answer.

Her tone changed from serious and angry to having sad join the mixture. She sniffled to hold back the tears that were trying to force their way out.

"Kitten, I'm truly sorry," he apologetically said. He carefully lifted her chin to make her look at him. "Please don't be angry at me," he pleaded the way that she does hoping that it would cheer her up. He took his other hand and lightly brushed one of the tears that made it through.

"It's okay. Can you do something for me?"

"Sure, anything for my little kitten," he replied bringing her back into his arms.

"Can you please stop calling me Kitten or kitty or your little kitten? I am not little anymore. Call me by my name."

He looked down at her shocked. Not wanting to see her mad any more, he gave in but not before asking one question.

"I thought that you like me calling you by those names? But if that's what you wish then I shall not call you by those names anymore."

"Thank you."

She her tail around. She took off the silver ring that was around the tip. Next, she took of the one ring that was on her hand. Lastly, she took off the hoodie and turned around to face Sai.

"Ki-Katsumi, what are you doing?" he asked watching her remove their engagement ring and the other jewelry and hoodie off.

"I can't take this anymore. Here you have these," she said handing over the hoodie and opening his hand to place the two rings in them before closing his hand. "Tell everyone that I'm sorry, and that I was glad that I got to know them."

~Kage, it's time,~ she said turning from him.

She started to walk away after Kage showed up when a hand had grabbed her arm.

"Sai, let go," she said sadly with a touch of furry.

"No, not until you tell me what has gotten into you," he demanded in a nice way swinging her around to face him.

"I said let go, and I mean Now," she growled pulling her arm back trying to get free from his grasp, but Sai just held on tighter.

She looked at him with the 'look', and the tip of her tail twitched like a cat when they are about to pounce. The 'look' did quiet work on him, because he could see that she was sad.

He was going to say something then he saw that her head was lowered. Her bangs fell over her eyes, and Kage jumped on her shoulder.

"Kat?!" he finally asked.

She snapped her head up. Her crystal blue color eyes were darker and began to swirl with the red flickering color. The two colors swirled together making her demonic purple eyes. Her ears moved to the top of her head and turned cat like. The claws and fangs that were short became long and sharper. She looked at him with a grin with one fang showing.

"Am I going to have to do this the hard way?" she snickered angrily.

Sai had let go and stepped back. He had never seen her like this. Well, he has seen her turn, but her eyes were either red or blue, but never a demonic purple.

"Thank you," she said turning from him.

She 'called' for her oar and jumped on with Kage still on her shoulder and her eyes were still demonic purple. She was still in her demonic form. She flew off never looking back.

I love you, she thought as a tear ran down her check.

Sai was left behind staring in the spot that his fiancée was just standing a moment ago. Then he looked at what she placed in his hands. He had the look of disbelief, confusion, and sadness all rolled into one weird look, which, basically, looked that of heartbreak.

"KATSUMI…wait, where are you going?" he shouted after her. Tears poured freely from his eyes. Sage rubbed against his leg meowing in sadness and worry.

Bet you didn't see that coming, now did you? And you'll never figure out the real reason why she left until I post some more chapters. Mwahahaha *cough then clears throat* yeah, well, um, I think that I'm going to keep you all guessing for a while. Well, maybe just until I finish tinkering with the answer or I finish OE. Which is almost done, yay! That's if for now, and you can review as much as you like begging me to hurry, but it ain't going to work. You can also try and guess the reasons. Who ever guess the closes gets a plushie of your choice. But I decided that I should I just take some time and finish OE first before I post some more. I have the ending to it in my head I just have to figure out how to get there. Does this make sense? Oh, well.

To sum up, I'm going to finish OE before I post some more of this. You can review me your guesses or flame and torture me, but it ain't going to make me update any fast. Plus I like playing with fire. Oops did I say that out loud? So, your petty flames won't work on me. It will just make delays from me playing with the pretty fire.

Well, that is all for now, sorry.

Bye,

Squeakers =^_^=