Lovely weather we're having isn't it? Well, I don't know that for certain, after all, for all I know,

you could be reading this in the middle of a blizzard or thunderstorm! In any case, the weather is

nice here and I've finally found time enough to write again. Oh, I'd like to say thank you to all of

the great feedback and emails I've been getting! It seems my name has been getting very popular

around ff.net and I invite all of you to tell a friend about me! I'd also like to say hi to impersonating

- an - entity (she's been absolutely WONDERFUL in her support)! Oh, and sweetheart, you said

you only wanted a shout out, well I'm gonna do better than that. The next installment will be

dedicated to you, so enjoy it when it gets here! :) ENJOY! :)

I do not own jin and touya nor yu yu hakusho (welcome to pee wee's playhouse)

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Jin could hardly think straight. His mind was racing with so many questions that he felt as

though they would all escape him at once. It was true that Kurama had given Touya the seeds of the

makai dream flower to give to Sazuka, but that had been out of friendship. Surely the kitsune had

not had the intention of betraying them? But still...still Jin could not escape the fact that Touya and

Kurama had fought a near deadly match during the Dark Tournament and that the yoko might still

harbor feelings of mistrust towards the ice demon. "Kurama would never be doin' a thing like that

ta us! He be bein' a real fine yoko and a great pal at that! He'd never be puttin' us in such a mess!"

"Swanla youkai san, yoko ni san jious na....you're trust in that yoko is to be admired little

demon, but you must look at the facts. Honta shiji naia Sazuka?....did he not send you straight to

Sazuka WITH the single item he so desperately desired?

"That was so the bastard clown be helpin' us! Kurama knew that bugger wouldn't be

helpin' us without a little incentive."

"Demo wa nan desu li Sazuka?....but why not tell you he was sending you to see Sazuka?

Hoji ni nida wo?....perhaps he was sending you away so that you would be unaware of his plans?"

Jin could not listen to these lies any longer. It was impossible for him to believe that the

youkai who had worked so hard to heal him, would be out to cause him pain. "KURAMA

WOULDN'T BE DOIN' THAT! HE HELPED ME IN GETTIN' ME WIND BACK AND WAS

TAKIN' US IN AFTER THE ATTACK WITH RISHO! HE'D NEVER BE PLOTTIN'

AGAINST US WHEN HE WAS BEIN' NICE ENOUGH TA TAKE US INTA HIS HOME!"

"He he he he, youkai san eigo ninwa donla...ah little demon, you do amuse me so. Demo ja

swaii nasda, y walay qwen?...but have you never heard the phrase keep your friends close but your

enemies closer? Uteru ny Touya awaswa Sazuka redhytesa?....he's been waiting for the perfect

opportunity to get Touya out of the way and what better way to do it than Sazuka? Jousinn Kurama

furoba wa Sazuka landowa....this way Sazuka gets what he wants and Kurama gets what he needs."

"And what would Kurama be needin' so bad that he'd have ta be dealin' with a snake like

Sazuka?"

"Chotto...life"

"Now yer just bein' daft! That just don't be makin' any sense, and unless I was talkin' to a

ghost fer 8 months Kurama is bein' alive!"

"Iie youkai san. Wonlan ga jesna?....no little demon. Do you remember how he was during

the Dark Tournament, what form he took?"

"Ya, he was bein' a human. But that drink he had, woo that was makin' him a might

stronger! I thought it was bein' over for that youkai, the way Karasu was bangin' him up, but then

wee! Out a the smoke comes this biggie the likes a which I never have been seein'! People were

tellin' me that was bein' his true form...ya know...before he dyed his hair and was loosin' the tail."

"Y dowa shulon?....and why do you believe that happened?"

"Like I was sayin', it was bein' because a that drink. I'd like ta be gettin' me some a that,

might be makin' my muscles be growin' the size a Bakken's! Maybe when I be gettin' back Sazuka

will..." That is when the wind master put together what he had not been able (or perhaps refused) to

see before. It had been Sazuka that had provided Kurama with the elixir needed for him to

transform back into his original demon form. But the potion was not without its set backs. As Jin

recalled, Kurama could only maintain that form for a certain amount of time, and each time he

consumed the potion, that allotment became less and less. Therefore, the kitsune needed more and

more of it in order to maintain his yoko appearance, and Sazuka was the only youkai alive who

knew the specific items needed to create the mixture. It was then reasonable to assume that Kurama

would do nearly anything to gain access to a supply of it, for without steady consumption his yoko

form would disappear, perhaps even forever. And if he could not be a demon, then he would not be

able to stay in the makai, and that would mean leaving his beloved Hiei.

"I still can't be believin' that Kurama would be doin' somethin' like that. Even if he was

bein' mad at Touya after the fight, it's bein' 7 years since then. He couldn't be usin' Touya 'n me

as his trade."

"Jesshwe yugonvi?...but can you really take that risk? Usea youkai san, y. Sazuka

lovnashawn ka loon...help US little demon and I promise you the safe return of your friend. Sazuka

needs OUR assistance as well and will not be able to harm the ice demon unless WE provide him

with what he needs."

"But why does he be needin' Touya? What's makin' HIM so special?"

"Sazuka honjo ni san go Touya.....Sazuka wishes to extract Touya's soul in order to

complete what is known as the triad."

"Is that so?! That nasty bugger I swear I'm gonna be rippin' him a new one when I be

gettin' back!" He paused and thought a moment. "What's a triad bein'?"

"San youkai san loomdo wa shuko...a triad little demon, is a spell that can only be achieved

when 3 elemental demon souls have been captured....chouto, nani, iien...fire, wind, and ice. Sazuka

juftin n iie. Touya wa nu...Sazuka already has in his possession the soul of the fire demon, and he

hopes that if you go on the quest that you will die and he will be able to extract your soul. Then all

that will be needed will be Touya."

Then the riddle began to once again play in Jin's mind finally seeming to make sense.

PLACE THE ONE WITH BLUE EYES FAIR UPON THE ALTAR LYING THERE. THE

SECOND ONE IN TWO DAYS COME, TO COMPLETE THE BOND WITH WHICH THEY

SHARE. . .Touya was the one with the blue eyes and he shared a bond only with Jin. It was exactly

what Sazuka needed, an wind demon and an ice koorime come together in the bonds of friendship,

and to be separated for the same reason. It was almost destiny, but there was only one that could

have identified the significance of the demon pair's connection with one another. A demon who's

knowledge of the makai legends was second only to the Beautiful Sazuka's. A yoko named

Kurama. And now Jin knew what he had to do.

"Ok then...I'll be helpin' ya. Just tell me what it is I'll have ta be doin'."

But the youkai girl did not speak, only stood there in silence eyes never moving from the

demon that was her captive. But Jin could start to feel her voice enter his mind, speak to him in a

way that proclaimed she wished no one else to hear.

YOU SET OUT TO KILL THE YOUKAI THAT HAS BETRAYED YOU. YOU SHALL

KILL YOKO KURAMA. AND WITH HIS DEATH YOU SHALL BRING BACK THE GEM

OF THE LAST ICE/ FIRE KOORIME IN EXISTENCE. WITH HIS DEATH YOU SHALL

BRING BACK THE TEAR. . .OF THE ONE YOU CALL. . .HIEI. . .

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Well so concludes chapter 5. I thought this one went along rather swimmingly, but I guess that's

really up to all of you to decide. I'm sure that many of you have questions and I would love to

answer them all, but I do believe that this chapter answered many of the questions many of you

already had :)! Hmmm...that's all for now, but I'll see you all again really soon!

P.s. everyone congratulate me!!!!! I graduated high school on June 11th! The wide world of college

awaits! :)