Ceres: Finally, a new chapter. Sorry, guys, for keeping you waiting... Had a
little case of writer's block... I swear, someone has to find a cure for
that. -.- Kurama, would you please do the disclaimer...
Kurama: Ceres does not own Yu Yu Hakusho. Yoshihiro Togashi is the respectful owner of that anime.
Ceres: Thank you, Kurama... Oh, and by the way, there will be a little time gap at the start of the chapter so we'll be jumping right to Kurama's and Karasu's fight. Sorry, couldn't think of anything to go before that... ^^;;
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It's been a long week since Kei talked with Sakyo and now she has deal with something else today, her brother's death. Yes, it's the finals, Team Toguro against Team Urameshi. It was very fortunate that Touya healed fast. Otherwise, Kei would have fought against Kurama, which would put a lot of emotional stress on her. She held her word of helping Yusuke in some way to defeat Toguro. She had been meeting him in the forest in disguise, dressed as some pitiful demon that is bloodthirsty for his death, and having fights with him. When the battle would end, she would always be on the floor, pretending to be dead. But, she would always come back with a new disguise, asking Yusuke for a fight. Now was the time where she would test his skills. If he did not defeat Toguro, she would, even if it meant giving her life for it. It was his fault that she and Karasu were separated, and for that, he deserves to die.
Kei was getting ready for the final battles. She wore a blood red, sleeveless shirt and black pants. Her belt had the same blood red jewel as when she met Koenma a week and a half before. On top of all that, she put on a midnight black cloak that had a hood that would hide her face.
Kei walked down to the locker room that was for Team Urameshi. She opened the door a crack and said in a voice that was not hers "May I speak with Yusuke Urameshi of Team Urameshi?" (A.N.: I know that sounded corny...)
Yusuke's left eyebrow shot up in suspicion but he went outside anyway. He took one look at the stranger and said "Look, it's the finals and I have no time to battle one of you goons."
Kei said "I know that and now it's time for you to know the truth, Yusuke. You see, all those thugs that wanted to battle you in the forest were all one person, me. My brother is Karasu of Team Toguro—"
Yusuke heard a name of his enemy and said "What? You're allies with them? I should have known...those dirty, rotten cheaters!"
Kei took that insult a little too seriously and yelled "My brother is not a cheater, you dimwit of a Spirit Detective! How dare you insult my big brother that way? I haven't even finished. It is wise not to judge before you've seen the truth, Yusuke Urameshi! Now listen or I will be forced to take you're place and kill that cursed Toguro with my own bare hands!"
Yusuke shut up and Kei continued, she had lost most of her patience on that one insult. "My brother and I were separated because of Toguro. Now, he is but a slave for him, fighting battles and forced to help Toguro until he gets to the finals. Whether they win or not, Toguro will still kill my brother eventually. My brother would rather fight Kurama and die than be killed by that heartless monstrosity. That is why I need you to kill Toguro and let Kurama kill my brother..."
Yusuke folded his arms in front of his chest and huffed "How do I know I can trust you?"
Kei put back her hood and Yusuke recognized her immediately. "Oh my god! You're Kurama's girl!"
Kei growled and said "Yes, but I prefer to be called Kei. Now, with all those fights in the forests, you have begun to improve greatly. It was my brother's wish that help as much as I can for you to defeat Toguro, and I do not expect to fail him now. Yusuke, you must defeat Toguro, not for my brother's sake, but for Genkai's as well..."
Yusuke looked at her in disbelief and babbled "H-how did y-you know a- about Ge-genkai?"
"I saw her die... It was very tragic... to see another killed by the hand of Toguro... I knew her as well, Yusuke... She was... She was my mentor as well... when I was very young... To know that she died without her only female student at her side is very heartbreaking... She treated me like a daughter and I treated her like my mother... But alas, I did not say goodbye..."
"Why not? You were there weren't you?"
"Yusuke, sometimes it hurts too much in the future to say goodbye in the past... I couldn't say goodbye because I know that we will meet again... Even though I will go to the Netherworld and she will go to Reikai, she will be waiting for me at the gates of Koenma's castle and welcome me to my new lifetime..."
Yusuke was silent, understanding her wise words. "Well, I'll see you later, Kei."
Kei nodded and he walked back in the locker room. She heard the other team mates ask why he was being so quiet and to her dismay, he told them everything. She knew they would come out to ask questions and fled, but before she could, someone grabbed her hand and stopped her from leaving. She looked up and saw Kurama. "Where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going to the special guest box up at the top of the stadium. There's something I need to talk to Sakyo about."
He let go, expecting her to run down the hall but she didn't. She kissed him and said "Good luck, Youko. I won't be gone too long. I'll be back when your fight is up, when I can say goodbye to my big brother..."
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Kei ran up all the stairs, ignoring all the passerby yelling at her for pushing them out of her way. When she reached the box-like room, she knocked on the door and demanded to speak with Sakyo. She knew he was in there and she had to speak to him. He walked out with a smug look on his face and said "My dear Kei, how nice it is to see you."
Kei rolled her eyes and said "I'm sorry, Sakyo, but we have no time for dramatics. I know what you're up to. If you lose the bet, you're going to demolish the stadium, killing everyone in it. Why, Sakyo?"
"It's the only way for me to die and kill my surviving team mates at the same time. The winning team will find they're way out, I promise you."
"But what about me, Sakyo? I don't expect to die in a crumbling stadium when I expect to die honorably in a battle against a strong opponent."
He pulled her closer to him and said "You're coming with me, Kei. In life or death, you're still mine."
She growled and pulled away. "Wrong. I 'was' yours, Sakyo. Now, it's over. I know the old Sakyo is in there somewhere, but I'm too late. He's gone. Now, I can't forgive him for leaving me with this disgusting excuse for a koibito. Goodbye, Sakyo."
And with that, she ran down the hall as fast as she could, leaving a devastated Sakyo behind.
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When Kei got back to the last floor of the stadium, she ran out to the arena just in time to see Kurama's fight with Karasu begin. She stood at Yusuke's side, waiting for the fight to begin. She looked at Karasu and he looked at her. His eyes narrowed as if to say "You shouldn't be here."
Kei shook her head at him. She knew he didn't want her to see this, but she had to, even if it would hurt her some. Karasu sighed. He knew he couldn't change his little sister's mind. A few seconds later, the fight officially began and the two fighters charged at each other, Karasu with his bombs and Kurama with his whip...
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Ceres: ^_^ Hehe. I made a cliffy! Haha. Don't you guys fall off now.
Kurama: *sweatdrop*
Ceres: Oh, and before I forget, Kurama, would you please fetch Hiei. I want him to do the disclaimer next chapter.
Kurama: If I do can I leave?
Ceres: Sure... When the story is over! ^^
Kurama: *sigh* Review or I'll never escape!
Kurama: Ceres does not own Yu Yu Hakusho. Yoshihiro Togashi is the respectful owner of that anime.
Ceres: Thank you, Kurama... Oh, and by the way, there will be a little time gap at the start of the chapter so we'll be jumping right to Kurama's and Karasu's fight. Sorry, couldn't think of anything to go before that... ^^;;
~*~*~*~*~*~*
It's been a long week since Kei talked with Sakyo and now she has deal with something else today, her brother's death. Yes, it's the finals, Team Toguro against Team Urameshi. It was very fortunate that Touya healed fast. Otherwise, Kei would have fought against Kurama, which would put a lot of emotional stress on her. She held her word of helping Yusuke in some way to defeat Toguro. She had been meeting him in the forest in disguise, dressed as some pitiful demon that is bloodthirsty for his death, and having fights with him. When the battle would end, she would always be on the floor, pretending to be dead. But, she would always come back with a new disguise, asking Yusuke for a fight. Now was the time where she would test his skills. If he did not defeat Toguro, she would, even if it meant giving her life for it. It was his fault that she and Karasu were separated, and for that, he deserves to die.
Kei was getting ready for the final battles. She wore a blood red, sleeveless shirt and black pants. Her belt had the same blood red jewel as when she met Koenma a week and a half before. On top of all that, she put on a midnight black cloak that had a hood that would hide her face.
Kei walked down to the locker room that was for Team Urameshi. She opened the door a crack and said in a voice that was not hers "May I speak with Yusuke Urameshi of Team Urameshi?" (A.N.: I know that sounded corny...)
Yusuke's left eyebrow shot up in suspicion but he went outside anyway. He took one look at the stranger and said "Look, it's the finals and I have no time to battle one of you goons."
Kei said "I know that and now it's time for you to know the truth, Yusuke. You see, all those thugs that wanted to battle you in the forest were all one person, me. My brother is Karasu of Team Toguro—"
Yusuke heard a name of his enemy and said "What? You're allies with them? I should have known...those dirty, rotten cheaters!"
Kei took that insult a little too seriously and yelled "My brother is not a cheater, you dimwit of a Spirit Detective! How dare you insult my big brother that way? I haven't even finished. It is wise not to judge before you've seen the truth, Yusuke Urameshi! Now listen or I will be forced to take you're place and kill that cursed Toguro with my own bare hands!"
Yusuke shut up and Kei continued, she had lost most of her patience on that one insult. "My brother and I were separated because of Toguro. Now, he is but a slave for him, fighting battles and forced to help Toguro until he gets to the finals. Whether they win or not, Toguro will still kill my brother eventually. My brother would rather fight Kurama and die than be killed by that heartless monstrosity. That is why I need you to kill Toguro and let Kurama kill my brother..."
Yusuke folded his arms in front of his chest and huffed "How do I know I can trust you?"
Kei put back her hood and Yusuke recognized her immediately. "Oh my god! You're Kurama's girl!"
Kei growled and said "Yes, but I prefer to be called Kei. Now, with all those fights in the forests, you have begun to improve greatly. It was my brother's wish that help as much as I can for you to defeat Toguro, and I do not expect to fail him now. Yusuke, you must defeat Toguro, not for my brother's sake, but for Genkai's as well..."
Yusuke looked at her in disbelief and babbled "H-how did y-you know a- about Ge-genkai?"
"I saw her die... It was very tragic... to see another killed by the hand of Toguro... I knew her as well, Yusuke... She was... She was my mentor as well... when I was very young... To know that she died without her only female student at her side is very heartbreaking... She treated me like a daughter and I treated her like my mother... But alas, I did not say goodbye..."
"Why not? You were there weren't you?"
"Yusuke, sometimes it hurts too much in the future to say goodbye in the past... I couldn't say goodbye because I know that we will meet again... Even though I will go to the Netherworld and she will go to Reikai, she will be waiting for me at the gates of Koenma's castle and welcome me to my new lifetime..."
Yusuke was silent, understanding her wise words. "Well, I'll see you later, Kei."
Kei nodded and he walked back in the locker room. She heard the other team mates ask why he was being so quiet and to her dismay, he told them everything. She knew they would come out to ask questions and fled, but before she could, someone grabbed her hand and stopped her from leaving. She looked up and saw Kurama. "Where are you going?" he asked.
"I'm going to the special guest box up at the top of the stadium. There's something I need to talk to Sakyo about."
He let go, expecting her to run down the hall but she didn't. She kissed him and said "Good luck, Youko. I won't be gone too long. I'll be back when your fight is up, when I can say goodbye to my big brother..."
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Kei ran up all the stairs, ignoring all the passerby yelling at her for pushing them out of her way. When she reached the box-like room, she knocked on the door and demanded to speak with Sakyo. She knew he was in there and she had to speak to him. He walked out with a smug look on his face and said "My dear Kei, how nice it is to see you."
Kei rolled her eyes and said "I'm sorry, Sakyo, but we have no time for dramatics. I know what you're up to. If you lose the bet, you're going to demolish the stadium, killing everyone in it. Why, Sakyo?"
"It's the only way for me to die and kill my surviving team mates at the same time. The winning team will find they're way out, I promise you."
"But what about me, Sakyo? I don't expect to die in a crumbling stadium when I expect to die honorably in a battle against a strong opponent."
He pulled her closer to him and said "You're coming with me, Kei. In life or death, you're still mine."
She growled and pulled away. "Wrong. I 'was' yours, Sakyo. Now, it's over. I know the old Sakyo is in there somewhere, but I'm too late. He's gone. Now, I can't forgive him for leaving me with this disgusting excuse for a koibito. Goodbye, Sakyo."
And with that, she ran down the hall as fast as she could, leaving a devastated Sakyo behind.
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When Kei got back to the last floor of the stadium, she ran out to the arena just in time to see Kurama's fight with Karasu begin. She stood at Yusuke's side, waiting for the fight to begin. She looked at Karasu and he looked at her. His eyes narrowed as if to say "You shouldn't be here."
Kei shook her head at him. She knew he didn't want her to see this, but she had to, even if it would hurt her some. Karasu sighed. He knew he couldn't change his little sister's mind. A few seconds later, the fight officially began and the two fighters charged at each other, Karasu with his bombs and Kurama with his whip...
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Ceres: ^_^ Hehe. I made a cliffy! Haha. Don't you guys fall off now.
Kurama: *sweatdrop*
Ceres: Oh, and before I forget, Kurama, would you please fetch Hiei. I want him to do the disclaimer next chapter.
Kurama: If I do can I leave?
Ceres: Sure... When the story is over! ^^
Kurama: *sigh* Review or I'll never escape!