Yuusuke said, threateningly. Shuichi merely laughed at him, like a child asking for ridiculous things.
"Thats amusing. Don't forget, the last time you underestimated me, you killed one of your 'friends'." He laughed, and Yuusuke quickly moved out of sight,
and when he was sure Shuichi didn't know where he was, he fired his rei-gun. However, Shuichi merely took a step to the left, and avoided it completely. Yuusuke
was stunned for a minute, but quickly recovered. He quickly jumped, and aimed a punch, but once again, Shuichi just moved, and in the short time, Yuusuke realized
he was moving an impossible distance. How can he do that?! Yuusuke thought to himself.
"You forget, you're in my keikai. I can do anything I want, and you don't even have a defense against it." Shuichi said. Yuusuke clenched his fist. If I can beat
him, he thought, then I can get Kurama back. I can do it. He ran at Shuichi, and as Shuichi prepared to counter, Yuusuke fliped over his head, and kicked from
behind. Shuichi didn't anticipate the move, and buckled under the force of Yuusuke's kick. Good...Yuusuke thought, he can be psyically hurt. Shuichi pushed himself
up, and wiped blood from his mouth.
"Good move, Yuusuke. You're strong as I thought you were. I think we're going to put a little wager on this battle."
"What do you mean?" Yuusuke asked, supiciously.
"Tsk, Yuusuke. You sound so distrusting! Since this is my world, everything is forged by what I say. And by what you have discovered earlier, by thoughts
and emotions. So if you win...you get anything you want. You can have Kurama, you can have anyone. But if I win..." He grinned evily, "I get you."
"What?!" Yuusuke demanded, "What makes you think I want you?!"
"You take my meaning the wrong way. I simply mean that you must remain here forever as I take your place in the human world." Shuichi explained, and
Yuusuke was silent for a minute. If I win...he thought to himself slowly, then Kurama will be able to return. But...what if I lose? Then I lose all connections with the
ningenkai, and I lose any other chance to get Kurama back.
"I..." He said, "Okay." Suddenly, it was like the room became twenty degrees colder, and there seemed to be a shadow strech over the room. Yuusuke had
a bad feeling about what was going to happen.
"Foolish kid. You totally underestimated me, my spiritual powers are far beyond yours!" He sneered, laced his fingers together. Suddenly, his hands began to
glow a violent purple colour. Yuusuke took a step back, and noticed that his body had also started to glow the same violent colour. Shuichi then took his hands
apart, and slapped them together, hard. Yuusuke felt like something big and heavy had just slammed into him a raming speed. He was thrown thirty yards back,
landing on his stomache. He coughed as he pushed himself up, realizing he was coughing blood. He tricked me, he thought faintly to himself. Shuichi laughed.
"Well, Yuusuke. That was pretty easy. I'd play around a little more, but I know thats about every villan's mistake, so goodbye!" He shouted, and took a beam of
red energy shaped like a dagger, and drove it into Yuusuke. Yuusuke screamed as the pain ripped though his body, and then he felt nothing. He didn't feel pain, he He slightly remembered he was supposed to be doing something, but he couldn't remember what. He was just...floating. So...he thought slowly to
himself, I must be dead. Why else would I be here? But there was no light at the end of the tunnel, no peaceful feeling. Just vast empitness. Suddenly, a red light
floated before him, and slowly it took shape, until Kurama was before him.
Yuusuke, go back." He said, pointing.
"Go back where? What was I doing?" Yuusuke asked, comfused.
"Fighting. Oh Yuusuke, I didn't want you to do this. Now go back!" He said, pushing Yuusuke backwards. Yuusuke stumbled and fell, and then everything
came back to him, as he realized he was laying on the ground again, back in Shuichi's realm. Shuichi stood over him, stunned.
"I'm back..." Yuusuke said aloud, more to himself then anyone else .
"What the hell?" Shuichi demanded, "Why didn't you die?" Dammit, Yuusuke thought, Thats twice Kurama has saved my life. If I die here, it'll all be in vain!
He pushed himself up again, and faced Shuichi.
"You've hurt my friends," He said icily, "You've killed someone I love. You tried to kill me. Today's not a day to piss me off, 'cause you are really going to
regret it." Shuichi paled slightly, but regained his composure.
"Really. Have you forgotten you're in my world?" He asked, laughing.
"No, but you appearently have forgotten your own rules. You said this world is also governed by emotions, and let me tell you buddy, I'm madder then hell
right now." Yuusuke said, glowing a firey red. He saw the fear in Shuichi's eyes. Thats it! He realized, if Shuichi is frightened, he can't defend himself! He advanced
forward. "Now I think its time that you experiance everything you've ever done to me." Shuichi choked, and Yuusuke fired his own ki at him. Shuichi screamed, as
the arura began to eat him from the inside out. Then, there was silence. Yuusuke stood, weary of anything that could happen, and then the room dissapated. He
found himself back in the park, where everything had happened. Why am I here? Wouldn't I wind up back in Shizuru's room again? Suddenly, a light appeared out
of nowhere, and glowed brillantly, untill it went out suddenly. Yuusuke blinked several times, trying to let his eyes adjust. Then he saw Kurama sitting in front of him,
blinking curiously also. It took them a minute to register what had happened, and Yuusuke scrambled up and held Kurama to him.
"Yuusuke!" Kurama said, surprised, "I-I thought I was dead! I thought I'd never see you again!"
"I won..." Yuusuke said, "He said if I won I could have you back!" He really didn't want to cry, but he felt the tears falling down his face. Kurama closed his
eyes and let himself be held in Yuusuke's warm embrace. He sighed, as he took in Yuusuke's scent. The scent he'd memorized years before.
"Yuusuke just don't..." Kurama started, "Just don't let me go. I'm afaird you'll go away." Yuusuke cried silently. He's afaird I'll go away? I'm afaird if I let him
go, he'll be gone just like before.
"Kurama..." Yuusuke said, "Don't ever leave. Ai...aishiteru." [which for those of you who aren't fluent in Japanese, it means 'I love you.'] Kurama smiled.
He'd wanted to hear those words for so long.
"Aishiteru, Yuusuke. I will never leave."
"Thats amusing. Don't forget, the last time you underestimated me, you killed one of your 'friends'." He laughed, and Yuusuke quickly moved out of sight,
and when he was sure Shuichi didn't know where he was, he fired his rei-gun. However, Shuichi merely took a step to the left, and avoided it completely. Yuusuke
was stunned for a minute, but quickly recovered. He quickly jumped, and aimed a punch, but once again, Shuichi just moved, and in the short time, Yuusuke realized
he was moving an impossible distance. How can he do that?! Yuusuke thought to himself.
"You forget, you're in my keikai. I can do anything I want, and you don't even have a defense against it." Shuichi said. Yuusuke clenched his fist. If I can beat
him, he thought, then I can get Kurama back. I can do it. He ran at Shuichi, and as Shuichi prepared to counter, Yuusuke fliped over his head, and kicked from
behind. Shuichi didn't anticipate the move, and buckled under the force of Yuusuke's kick. Good...Yuusuke thought, he can be psyically hurt. Shuichi pushed himself
up, and wiped blood from his mouth.
"Good move, Yuusuke. You're strong as I thought you were. I think we're going to put a little wager on this battle."
"What do you mean?" Yuusuke asked, supiciously.
"Tsk, Yuusuke. You sound so distrusting! Since this is my world, everything is forged by what I say. And by what you have discovered earlier, by thoughts
and emotions. So if you win...you get anything you want. You can have Kurama, you can have anyone. But if I win..." He grinned evily, "I get you."
"What?!" Yuusuke demanded, "What makes you think I want you?!"
"You take my meaning the wrong way. I simply mean that you must remain here forever as I take your place in the human world." Shuichi explained, and
Yuusuke was silent for a minute. If I win...he thought to himself slowly, then Kurama will be able to return. But...what if I lose? Then I lose all connections with the
ningenkai, and I lose any other chance to get Kurama back.
"I..." He said, "Okay." Suddenly, it was like the room became twenty degrees colder, and there seemed to be a shadow strech over the room. Yuusuke had
a bad feeling about what was going to happen.
"Foolish kid. You totally underestimated me, my spiritual powers are far beyond yours!" He sneered, laced his fingers together. Suddenly, his hands began to
glow a violent purple colour. Yuusuke took a step back, and noticed that his body had also started to glow the same violent colour. Shuichi then took his hands
apart, and slapped them together, hard. Yuusuke felt like something big and heavy had just slammed into him a raming speed. He was thrown thirty yards back,
landing on his stomache. He coughed as he pushed himself up, realizing he was coughing blood. He tricked me, he thought faintly to himself. Shuichi laughed.
"Well, Yuusuke. That was pretty easy. I'd play around a little more, but I know thats about every villan's mistake, so goodbye!" He shouted, and took a beam of
red energy shaped like a dagger, and drove it into Yuusuke. Yuusuke screamed as the pain ripped though his body, and then he felt nothing. He didn't feel pain, he He slightly remembered he was supposed to be doing something, but he couldn't remember what. He was just...floating. So...he thought slowly to
himself, I must be dead. Why else would I be here? But there was no light at the end of the tunnel, no peaceful feeling. Just vast empitness. Suddenly, a red light
floated before him, and slowly it took shape, until Kurama was before him.
Yuusuke, go back." He said, pointing.
"Go back where? What was I doing?" Yuusuke asked, comfused.
"Fighting. Oh Yuusuke, I didn't want you to do this. Now go back!" He said, pushing Yuusuke backwards. Yuusuke stumbled and fell, and then everything
came back to him, as he realized he was laying on the ground again, back in Shuichi's realm. Shuichi stood over him, stunned.
"I'm back..." Yuusuke said aloud, more to himself then anyone else .
"What the hell?" Shuichi demanded, "Why didn't you die?" Dammit, Yuusuke thought, Thats twice Kurama has saved my life. If I die here, it'll all be in vain!
He pushed himself up again, and faced Shuichi.
"You've hurt my friends," He said icily, "You've killed someone I love. You tried to kill me. Today's not a day to piss me off, 'cause you are really going to
regret it." Shuichi paled slightly, but regained his composure.
"Really. Have you forgotten you're in my world?" He asked, laughing.
"No, but you appearently have forgotten your own rules. You said this world is also governed by emotions, and let me tell you buddy, I'm madder then hell
right now." Yuusuke said, glowing a firey red. He saw the fear in Shuichi's eyes. Thats it! He realized, if Shuichi is frightened, he can't defend himself! He advanced
forward. "Now I think its time that you experiance everything you've ever done to me." Shuichi choked, and Yuusuke fired his own ki at him. Shuichi screamed, as
the arura began to eat him from the inside out. Then, there was silence. Yuusuke stood, weary of anything that could happen, and then the room dissapated. He
found himself back in the park, where everything had happened. Why am I here? Wouldn't I wind up back in Shizuru's room again? Suddenly, a light appeared out
of nowhere, and glowed brillantly, untill it went out suddenly. Yuusuke blinked several times, trying to let his eyes adjust. Then he saw Kurama sitting in front of him,
blinking curiously also. It took them a minute to register what had happened, and Yuusuke scrambled up and held Kurama to him.
"Yuusuke!" Kurama said, surprised, "I-I thought I was dead! I thought I'd never see you again!"
"I won..." Yuusuke said, "He said if I won I could have you back!" He really didn't want to cry, but he felt the tears falling down his face. Kurama closed his
eyes and let himself be held in Yuusuke's warm embrace. He sighed, as he took in Yuusuke's scent. The scent he'd memorized years before.
"Yuusuke just don't..." Kurama started, "Just don't let me go. I'm afaird you'll go away." Yuusuke cried silently. He's afaird I'll go away? I'm afaird if I let him
go, he'll be gone just like before.
"Kurama..." Yuusuke said, "Don't ever leave. Ai...aishiteru." [which for those of you who aren't fluent in Japanese, it means 'I love you.'] Kurama smiled.
He'd wanted to hear those words for so long.
"Aishiteru, Yuusuke. I will never leave."