Chapter 3
Yusuke, Keiko, Yukina, Kuwabara, Shizuru, and Hiei were all here, not to mention Hihana.
Yusuke started screaming first, "What do you mean you're going back? Do you absolutely have to go?"
"Yes, Yusuke, my people need me. . . I can't just leave them to suffer and die."
Yukina started suggesting things too, "Can't you go ask Koenma sir to take care of it?"
Botan and Koenma rushed through the door. "Actually, Koenma sir has no control over what happens in the Makai," Botan started.
"How long before you go?" Shizuru asked me.
"Three hours."
All of them were astonished.
Kuwabara comfortingly said, "Then we'll be here waiting for when you get back." He patted me on the shoulder.
"I'm afraid he won't be coming back. . ." Hihana started.
"Say what?!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Yeah, KuwaBAKA. Remember when we went to the Makai? It took the four of us just to get the gate no more than halfway open!" Yusuke yelled at Kuwabara.
Yusuke then turned to me. "Is this what you want?"
I nodded as Hihana started explaining about the five element demons kidnapping them and forcing them to hide for their own safety.
"Oh, that's so awful," Botan and Keiko said together.
"And Kurama's the only one who can help us," Hihana finished.
"Why can't we help?" Yusuke asked.
Hihana stared at him and said, "If you haven't noticed, I'm not entirely a demon."
Kuwabara piped up, "So you're like, half human and half demon?"
Hihana glared at Kuwabara with her icy, black eyes, "Yeah, you got a problem with that, human?"
Kuwabara fell backwards and shook his head. I could hear Hiei mutter something under his breath, "Hn. Half breed, half strength."
Keiko stepped up to me. "I don't know how exactly you'll explain this to your mother, but you're smart, you'll think of something."
Koenma shook my hand. "You were one of the best assistants I've ever had in thirteen hundred years. We're gonna miss you buddy.
I couldn't hold back the tears anymore. "Thank you, sir. It means a lot." I couldn't believe that I was never going to see them again.
Hiei was sitting in the corner, not saying a word no matter how badly he wanted to. I could tell he was angry, but he was trying hard to keep his energy down so no one would notice. He had to be careful around Yusuke, because he could read him like an open book.
All of my friends (with the exception of Hihana and Hiei) grouped in, hugged me good-bye, and left. Hiei left as well.
My mom came home awhile later, and I made up a phony story telling her that Hihana was a representative from the number 1 High School in the world and she came to give me a letter of acceptance. I told her it was a year-round boarding school, and that I would be leaving immediately. I could tell she was sad, but happy at the same time. She kissed me good-bye and said she would await my return.
Too bad I wouldn't be coming back.
I had already arranged with Koenma that in 2 years, he would send a letter to my mother, telling her that I had died in a car accident. Koenma wasn't too happy, but he agreed.
Hihana and I went through a portal to Spirit World and ended up at the Makai Gate. Hihana used her energy to open the gate a little bit, giving us just enough lee-way to pass through. We went through, and I started to change.
I looked at Hihana, who was using her shape-shifting powers to shape-shift me. A second later, I was back in my demon form, and so was she.
"Welcome home, Kurama," Hihana said.
It felt so perfect to be back in my demon form. I felt so free, so alive, so. . . you get the picture.
I was no longer the red-headed human child I was before. Now I was home.
Hihana led me to a small, dark, underground cave, and I saw torchlight up ahead. All of the kitsunes of the Makai were there. I saw the kits wrestling each other and playing together, and. . . I felt like I fit in. . .
Yusuke, Keiko, Yukina, Kuwabara, Shizuru, and Hiei were all here, not to mention Hihana.
Yusuke started screaming first, "What do you mean you're going back? Do you absolutely have to go?"
"Yes, Yusuke, my people need me. . . I can't just leave them to suffer and die."
Yukina started suggesting things too, "Can't you go ask Koenma sir to take care of it?"
Botan and Koenma rushed through the door. "Actually, Koenma sir has no control over what happens in the Makai," Botan started.
"How long before you go?" Shizuru asked me.
"Three hours."
All of them were astonished.
Kuwabara comfortingly said, "Then we'll be here waiting for when you get back." He patted me on the shoulder.
"I'm afraid he won't be coming back. . ." Hihana started.
"Say what?!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Yeah, KuwaBAKA. Remember when we went to the Makai? It took the four of us just to get the gate no more than halfway open!" Yusuke yelled at Kuwabara.
Yusuke then turned to me. "Is this what you want?"
I nodded as Hihana started explaining about the five element demons kidnapping them and forcing them to hide for their own safety.
"Oh, that's so awful," Botan and Keiko said together.
"And Kurama's the only one who can help us," Hihana finished.
"Why can't we help?" Yusuke asked.
Hihana stared at him and said, "If you haven't noticed, I'm not entirely a demon."
Kuwabara piped up, "So you're like, half human and half demon?"
Hihana glared at Kuwabara with her icy, black eyes, "Yeah, you got a problem with that, human?"
Kuwabara fell backwards and shook his head. I could hear Hiei mutter something under his breath, "Hn. Half breed, half strength."
Keiko stepped up to me. "I don't know how exactly you'll explain this to your mother, but you're smart, you'll think of something."
Koenma shook my hand. "You were one of the best assistants I've ever had in thirteen hundred years. We're gonna miss you buddy.
I couldn't hold back the tears anymore. "Thank you, sir. It means a lot." I couldn't believe that I was never going to see them again.
Hiei was sitting in the corner, not saying a word no matter how badly he wanted to. I could tell he was angry, but he was trying hard to keep his energy down so no one would notice. He had to be careful around Yusuke, because he could read him like an open book.
All of my friends (with the exception of Hihana and Hiei) grouped in, hugged me good-bye, and left. Hiei left as well.
My mom came home awhile later, and I made up a phony story telling her that Hihana was a representative from the number 1 High School in the world and she came to give me a letter of acceptance. I told her it was a year-round boarding school, and that I would be leaving immediately. I could tell she was sad, but happy at the same time. She kissed me good-bye and said she would await my return.
Too bad I wouldn't be coming back.
I had already arranged with Koenma that in 2 years, he would send a letter to my mother, telling her that I had died in a car accident. Koenma wasn't too happy, but he agreed.
Hihana and I went through a portal to Spirit World and ended up at the Makai Gate. Hihana used her energy to open the gate a little bit, giving us just enough lee-way to pass through. We went through, and I started to change.
I looked at Hihana, who was using her shape-shifting powers to shape-shift me. A second later, I was back in my demon form, and so was she.
"Welcome home, Kurama," Hihana said.
It felt so perfect to be back in my demon form. I felt so free, so alive, so. . . you get the picture.
I was no longer the red-headed human child I was before. Now I was home.
Hihana led me to a small, dark, underground cave, and I saw torchlight up ahead. All of the kitsunes of the Makai were there. I saw the kits wrestling each other and playing together, and. . . I felt like I fit in. . .