Wow 5 reviews and so soon. -holds up the makings for smores- Once again flames will be used to make snacks for the readers.

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Thank you again everyone for the reviews.

---Quiz answers--- 1. Green

2. Red/crimson/ whatever other red color

3. silver/ white (both were allowed)

4. Maya

5. Hiei thought that Kurama was the demon he was looking for, but Kurama wasn't. They get into a fight and Hiei loses, Kurama wins. Kurama takes the injured Hiei back to his place to heal.

Wow everyone did pretty darn good.

Time to start the story and to stop blabbing.

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Chapter 3- Regret

Yusuke's knees gave out from under him as the words sunk in. This curse it was so strong, so deadly. He shook his head in disbelief as he stared at the floor. No longer did he have the strength to look up.

Kuwabara's eyes shone with a newfound, yet irrational, determination. "Are you sure there is no way to break the curse. Medications, chants, food, killing someone else. Anything?" Desperation started to take over as he spoke, "My grandma had a special cure thing that was supposed to cure everything, First you stand in a metal tub. Then you balance a beach ball on your nose and hold your left leg up and twirl and whistle a song while spinning in a circle."

Koenma's eyes lowered. How hard it was for him to not be able to save the boys. Right now they were so helpless. There was no doubt about it if these boys could not break the curse they would die in seven days.

"No, no matter what you do you are cursed. The only way that it can be broken is if you find the one person closest to your heart and tell one deep secret or feeling. It has to be something that they do not know or do not believe that you feel. But there's more..." Koenma paused dramatically until he had all eyes on him, "You have to have some kind of proof of it. It has to more then words."

Silence ensued as the boys slowly understood why it would be so hard.

Yusuke turned and looked behind him at his fractured team. Kurama was leaning against the wall clutching his midriff. Already bright crimson was seeping through his green shirt. Shuddering Yusuke turned away, the color that the two made reminded him of the fight.

Hiei was sitting in the corner glaring at Kuwabara. If he had his katana right now he would have sliced Kuwabara into tiny bits.

Kuwabara stood shuffling his feet trying to ignore the glare that came from the other side of the room. A tear hung in the corner of his eye threatening to fall.

'How can we a fractured team, damaged material, survive and break the curse.' Anger clouded Yusuke's eyes as he ran to Koenma's desk. In a heated frenzy he threw papers around the room. Anything at all to keep his mind off of the curse.

Terrified, Koenma backed away as he watched papers, pens and his rubber stamp fly all around the room.

Running out of things to throw Yusuke went over to the wall and started to punch at it. Tiny indents were being made as he growled and punched faster. The walls shook and the ceiling crumbled. But no one moved. They all felt the same way to.

Worn out Yusuke dropped to his knees. Leaning against the wall he sighed as the coolness of the tiles hit his sweaty face. Why could he not get a break for once in his life.

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The sun shone brightly as Keiko watched children running in the park. With a soft smile she gazed lovingly at the tiny bundle in her arms. So he would be able to run just like them. "Just promise you won't run out on me ok Taro."

'Just like what I did to my love.' Keiko looked up to the tiny boys and girls that were running around the sandbox. Just off in the distance was a birthday party. It reminded her of the surprise party that Yusuke had thrown her. For she had a surprise of her own. That was the day that Yusuke found out that he was going to be a daddy.

After that day he had changed his act. Yusuke had stopped drinking and cursing around the house. He had even made amends with his mother. Keiko swore that overnight he had gone from the punk that he had always been to an over all nice guy.

Sighing Keiko got up and started to head home.

On days like these she missed Yusuke the most. These were the days that she wondered why they ever split up. Was it Caitlyn, the missions, or the lying about where he was going.

After all it was Botan that had to tell where Yusuke went when he was called for a mission. It was as if did not want her to know the truth. If only he would have told.

Shaking her head Keiko walked down the sidewalk. If she was to succeed in her life as a single parent Keiko would have to stop the doubts.

But no matter how hard she tried Keiko could not stop the doubts from clouding her heart. Perhaps she should talk to him again sometime soon. If not for her then for Taro. After all it was not fair for him to grow up without a daddy because of their stupid fights.

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Yusuke leaned against the wall for his house. How could they beat the curse. Standing there he racked his mind. How? How?

Kuwabara stood in front of Yusuke trying to act tough. Which was really hard to do since Hiei was glaring at him the entire time. Chuckling nervously he slowly scooted a little further away from the fuming fire demon and slowly behind Kurama.

Well at least he was safe from the eyes that had slowly bored into him. The Kuwabara realized the shape that Kurama was in.

The fox was hardly able to stand. His face was pale and the wound on his stomach had bled through yet another bandage. What was that the third or fourth bandage so far today.

For some reason Kurama was not able to heal from his wounds like usually. Fear struck Kuwabara as he realized that Kurama was in no shape to fight. What if the bleeding could not be stopped. Only then did he realize that Kurama, one of his closest friends could die.

Kuwabara looked over at Hiei. Only then did he realize that he had hardly used his right arm or leg. Hiei had allowed for all of his weight to be placed upon his left leg. But his right arm was his fighting arm.

The cut on the back of Hiei's neck still had not healed. Bright crimson slowly oozed down his neck and onto his back creating a small red river.

Turning his glance to Yusuke he realized that he was gasping for air. Still Yusuke stood trying to stay strong. No matter how heroic everyone acted Kuwabara knew that Kurama and Hiei were badly injured and that he and Yusuke were still tapped out of their power.

Fear gripped Kuwabara's heart turning it to ice. They were all in serious danger of dying soon. If not from the curse then from the injuries that the blue monster had given them.

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Ok everyone here is your third chapter. Sorry for the shortness of it but I promise to make it up on the next chapter. For there will be the real action.

But before it does you have to plead for the life of a character. Make a good enough plea and they may survive the curse... If you don't they may die...

Ain't I mean... (

Please read and review (since my b-days on the 24th) Thankies...