Episode 23

Journey Back Home

Our Last Goodbye

They took off home that evening, taking the Healis Potion with the to save Yukina.

The traveled up the hill, from where they first met Asmera and how they got to be in the Battle of the Jewel Tournament and the adventures they had together.

It was one of the those memories coming back slowly coming back to everyone.

They went through the forest to Kurama and Hiei's house.

Near the creek.

The door burst open and Kuwabara ran out to them.

"Urameshi! Kurama, Madessia, Keiko, Midget! Hey Koenma, Botan...wait...someone's missing," said Kuwabara.

It took him a minute to think and then he realized.

"Asmera...where's...she?" asked Kuwabara.

Everyone stayed silent, and Hiei made a, "Hn."

"And where's Genkai...she said that she come back with you guys," said Kuwabara.

"It's abit obvious what happened," said Madessia, running inside the house.

Kuwabara gasped.

"They-they both died?" asked Kuwabara.

"By the same person too," added Hiei.

"WHO?" asked Kuwabara.

"I'll explain in the house, we have the potion for Yukina," said Kurama.

Kuwabara nodded.

"She's woken up quite a couple times, she keeps dreaming that Hiei's her brother," he said.

Hiei looked taken aback.

"Crazy eh?" asked Kuwabara.

Hiei glared at Kuwabara.

One of those icy glares of hate.

The potion had to be drunk down, so she'd wake up soon.

Yukina awoken the next day, Madessia and the rest of the Tentai explaining all what had happened, the betrayal of Hittoro, the death of Genkai and Asmera, Li-Son and Victoria, Toguro not being dead, the whole story in full.



Yukina had tears in her eyes.

"Don't cry Yukina, it doesn't suit you," said Kuwabara.

"Oh Kazuma...they both died, I cannot help it, all for me and revenge," said Yukina.

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Yusuke...everyone looked at one another.

"So...I guess we should go on with our old lives, since...there's nothing else we can do," said Kurama.

Everyone nodded.

Madessia held onto Kurama's arm.

Yusuke and Keiko were first to say their goodbyes.

"We it was nice knowing you all, ya know...it's been a real adventure...I guess this is........goodbye," said Yusuke awkwardly.

Yukina and Kuwabara walked off...Shizuru behind them.

Botan hopped on her oar, Koenma getting on with her.

"Well, we must be getting back to Reikai now, lord knows there's papers waiting for Koenma back at the palace," said Botan, cheerfully.

They both flew off from the sky together.

It left on Madessia, Kurama, and Hiei.

"I better get going too," replied Hiei.

"Hm? Hiei…where are you going...you belong here as well," said Kurama.

"Not anymore," replied Hiei.

"What are you talking about?! You do belong here!" exclaimed Madessia.

"Hn, as if, Kurama has you...I'm going back to Maikai," said Hiei.

Kurama look awestruck for a moment.

"But Koenma said you'd have to stay in Nigenkai for the time...I don't think he let you off yet," said Kurama.

"I don't care, there's nothing to live here for, Asmera's dead and it Nigenkai brings back only memories of the dead," said Hiei.

Kurama nodded.

"That's understandable," he replied.

Hiei walked off into the forest, back to Maikai where he belonged as the Forbidden Child, the great Jagan...there was nothing to live for now except to live alone for the rest of eternity.

(A/N: One more chapter left! The epilogue!!!!!!!!!!!!)