Tricked
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Chapter 28 - Falling
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Hiei was really wishing the demon would take his life and spare him such misery. He hit Kuwabara over the head with the sheath of his katana.
"Shut up, you moron!" Yukina sent him a confused look and settled her hand on Kuwabara's arm. "He is going to kill us, yes! Now, will you please leave me alone and shut the hell up!?"
"Hiei, now is not the time to lose your temper." Kurama was really wishing he had some aspirin. Koenma wished he could just go back to being unconscious.
"Kitsune, I am being as patient as I can. Don't push me." The koorime was NOT happy at all.
"I can tell that you are trying."
"Baby brother, don't make me give you the sedative." Shizuru cracked her knuckles. Kuwabara shut his mouth and hid behind Yukina. Koenma looked around.
"Why aren't Yuusuke and Botan here with us?" Everyone shrugged.
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Botan tried to work the stiffness out of her arm and shoulder. Yuusuke fell over and hadn't moved for five minutes.
"Big deal, so we walked for six miles but do you think that matters?" She scowled at him. "I can't sense anything, give me a break." She rolled her eyes. "Breathe." She heard him gasp for breath. "Give me the water bottles." She waited for five seconds to see if he would even try to move. When he didn't, she got them herself and went to find a river. When she came back, he still hadn't moved. "Breathe." She sighed and threw his water bottle at him. He cried out and inhaled sharply.
"I was sleeping!" He grabbed the water bottle and sat up, chugging.
"I know." She replied, sitting down across from him. "I was concerned for your safety."
"So you hit me with a water bottle?" She nodded. "So what if I was sleeping.. I might have enough energy left to fight a demon."
"Shut up, Yuusuke." She took a sip of her water. He cried out again. She shook her head.
"Brain freeze!" He coughed. She threw a rock at him. "Ow!"
"You should know not to drink cold water too fast."
"I'm surprised it isn't ice!" She sighed. She wondered briefly how a person without a brain could have a brain freeze..
"I'm surprised you have brains enough for them to freeze."
"Hey!" He scowled.. but it quickly faded when he cried out and winced, flying right at her. A demon smirked at them and let his eyes roam over Botan.
"What have we here?" He asked, licking his lips. Yuusuke groaned and didn't move. His arm was cut up and his leg had hit the ground. "A pretty little demon and a human.." He narrowed his eyes. "I remember you two from the tournament!" He grinned. "Had no idea you were so pretty up close." She stood up, moving Yuusuke gingerly off of her. She gave the demon a disgusted look. He sniffed the air. "You smell like a familiar demon.." His eyes widened.
"Correct." A smile formed on her lips. "Are you familiar with Kurama?"
"So, you're his little pet?" He grinned. "He's had plenty of other little demon women.. are you sure you can trust him?"
"He is loyal."
"Are you?"
"Shut your filthy mouth and stop looking at me like that." She took her katana out. "I knew we would have some trouble coming here."
"Don't.. kill yourself.. Botan. Kurama.. would really kill me.. and so would Hiei.." She narrowed her eyes at the demon in front of her.
"Don't worry, Yuusuke. I will not lose to scum like this." She smirked. The demon snarled. "Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get this over-with. Charge at me, already!"
"Why you-" He launched at her. His claws glimmered in the faint light and slashed across her face.. almost. She had small, shallow cuts across the right side of her face. However, her blade had penetrated his chest. She withdrew the katana and kicked him away from her.
"Yuusuke?" She turned around. He couldn't move his one arm and his leg. "Are you okay?" She kneeled down next to him, worry clouding her expression. Then she closed her eyes and set her hands on his back. She tried to channel her energy.. but it wouldn't work. He groaned and she lifted her hands. "I can't heal you.."
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Botan wrapped the cloth from her outfit on his arm. She had made a sling with her belt and put her katana on her back, carefully avoiding her wings. She then wrapped his leg up. There wasn't a lot of blood, but she had to wrap his wounds.
"I'm sorry, Yuusuke."
"It's no trouble. I should've been more aware." He smiled slightly at her. "I just won't use my arm until your energy comes back."
"I don't know why my energy decided to take a little vacation, but I don't even see how I can stay in this form without energy." She whispered, helping him stand up. Suddenly, he cried out.. but not from pain.
"Your energy.. Do you think it could be that magic demon thing?" She stared at him. Then she understood. She shook her head.
"It couldn't be.." He was scared. He feared for her life and for the others. "But I don't feel weak, Yuusuke." The truth couldn't be hidden, however. Botan picked him up and started running. Then she lifted off, flying over the bushes. "I don't care! We have to hurry and find them. I'll probably be able to see the barrier." Yuusuke closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of the wind against his face. Some sunlight shone through the boughs of the trees and lit up the ground. He looked ahead.
"What the hell is that!?" Botan had already spotted it.
"I believe that is a barrier." It was a light red color. It looked like red ice. She smirked. "We found it." Then a thought hit her. She was getting her hopes up. "But what if.. what if that isn't the one?" He clenched his teeth.
"It has to be!"
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Kurama watched, sweat beading on his forehead as the demon walked out to see his prey. He smirked.
"Hm." He gazed at them, his brown eyes narrowing. "It seems that I am missing two warriors. The leader and the girl." His hand began to glow. The two appeared inside the barrier. Kurama went to them immediately. Botan wasn't in her demon form and Yuusuke was hurt. "There. My collection is complete." Botan opened her eyes and sat up, wincing from the pain.
"Botan!" Kurama glared heatedly at the demon.
"Ah, yes. The lovely deity." The demon leaned forward, peering at Botan. Her pants were reduced to shorts, since she bandaged Yuusuke's wounds. She gazed at Kurama then a small smile appeared on her face.
"I'm drained.. I can't.. do anything.." He wrapped his arms around her, tears in his eyes.
"Don't worry." He whispered. Suddenly, she broke free from his grasp and stood up, staring at the demon.
"You're a powerful one, eh?" She closed her eyes, positioning her hands out in front of her. She began glowing with a blue light.
"As long as I have energy.. or life energy, I will defeat you." She formed a blue ball of energy in her right hand and let her energy shield her from his energy draining tricks. Her eyes glowed blue and she released the blast. Yuusuke opened his eyes in time to see her release it. Everyone stared, mouths open in shock. Kurama stood up, forcing his legs to hold his weight. The red barrier exploded and Hiei and Kurama used what they had left of their energy to shield them all from the blast. Yukina used her healing powers on Yuusuke and he tested his arm and his leg. Botan was hunched down, panting heavily. Koenma and Shizuru were a little too shocked to do anything but stare.
"Very stubborn." The demon formed red energy in his hand. "Try this on for size!"
"Spirit Gun!" Yuusuke released his attack as soon as the demon released his. Yuusuke's blast wasn't as strong but Botan added her own small blast to give it the boost it needed.
"I have much stronger attacks. Let's face it. You're all dead." Botan looked back at Kurama.
"Support me.. I'll fall when this is over.."
"No! You're not fighting him alone! I'll take over and you can recover!" Yukina nodded.
"I may have some healing powers left.. your energy will take less time to recover." The koorime said quietly.
"Don't worry. Just let me bide us some time."
"Me too, Urameshi." Kuwabara said, standing up. Shizuru was still amazed at the power Botan had. Botan felt Kurama's arms around her then Yukina's healing touch.
Hiei stood in front of them, protecting them. "I will block anything that comes this way." He said to Yuusuke, who nodded. Shizuru moved over to see how Botan was holding up and so that she wasn't in the way of any serious fighting. Koenma followed her example. Falling. That was the feeling Botan was having right then. She closed her eyes and clutched Kurama's shirt. She didn't know why, either. Her eyes flew open when everyone cried out. Kurama tightened his grip on her.
"No!" She felt herself get jolted from Kurama's arms. Then she rolled.. over the cliff.
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This is the end of another awesome chapter to Tricked! WOO! What will happen to Botan? She's falling.. Find out in the next exciting chapter!
Tricked
Chapter 29 - Amethyst Ocean; Death
Preview - Kurama, Yuusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara all charged toward the demon at once, their attacks ready.
Hiei was first, then Kurama, then Yuusuke, and finally Kuwabara. His barrier that he had formed by his chanting threw them back. Yuusuke knew they couldn't take him. They didn't know enough about his types of attacks.
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-Jess
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Chapter 28 - Falling
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Hiei was really wishing the demon would take his life and spare him such misery. He hit Kuwabara over the head with the sheath of his katana.
"Shut up, you moron!" Yukina sent him a confused look and settled her hand on Kuwabara's arm. "He is going to kill us, yes! Now, will you please leave me alone and shut the hell up!?"
"Hiei, now is not the time to lose your temper." Kurama was really wishing he had some aspirin. Koenma wished he could just go back to being unconscious.
"Kitsune, I am being as patient as I can. Don't push me." The koorime was NOT happy at all.
"I can tell that you are trying."
"Baby brother, don't make me give you the sedative." Shizuru cracked her knuckles. Kuwabara shut his mouth and hid behind Yukina. Koenma looked around.
"Why aren't Yuusuke and Botan here with us?" Everyone shrugged.
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Botan tried to work the stiffness out of her arm and shoulder. Yuusuke fell over and hadn't moved for five minutes.
"Big deal, so we walked for six miles but do you think that matters?" She scowled at him. "I can't sense anything, give me a break." She rolled her eyes. "Breathe." She heard him gasp for breath. "Give me the water bottles." She waited for five seconds to see if he would even try to move. When he didn't, she got them herself and went to find a river. When she came back, he still hadn't moved. "Breathe." She sighed and threw his water bottle at him. He cried out and inhaled sharply.
"I was sleeping!" He grabbed the water bottle and sat up, chugging.
"I know." She replied, sitting down across from him. "I was concerned for your safety."
"So you hit me with a water bottle?" She nodded. "So what if I was sleeping.. I might have enough energy left to fight a demon."
"Shut up, Yuusuke." She took a sip of her water. He cried out again. She shook her head.
"Brain freeze!" He coughed. She threw a rock at him. "Ow!"
"You should know not to drink cold water too fast."
"I'm surprised it isn't ice!" She sighed. She wondered briefly how a person without a brain could have a brain freeze..
"I'm surprised you have brains enough for them to freeze."
"Hey!" He scowled.. but it quickly faded when he cried out and winced, flying right at her. A demon smirked at them and let his eyes roam over Botan.
"What have we here?" He asked, licking his lips. Yuusuke groaned and didn't move. His arm was cut up and his leg had hit the ground. "A pretty little demon and a human.." He narrowed his eyes. "I remember you two from the tournament!" He grinned. "Had no idea you were so pretty up close." She stood up, moving Yuusuke gingerly off of her. She gave the demon a disgusted look. He sniffed the air. "You smell like a familiar demon.." His eyes widened.
"Correct." A smile formed on her lips. "Are you familiar with Kurama?"
"So, you're his little pet?" He grinned. "He's had plenty of other little demon women.. are you sure you can trust him?"
"He is loyal."
"Are you?"
"Shut your filthy mouth and stop looking at me like that." She took her katana out. "I knew we would have some trouble coming here."
"Don't.. kill yourself.. Botan. Kurama.. would really kill me.. and so would Hiei.." She narrowed her eyes at the demon in front of her.
"Don't worry, Yuusuke. I will not lose to scum like this." She smirked. The demon snarled. "Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get this over-with. Charge at me, already!"
"Why you-" He launched at her. His claws glimmered in the faint light and slashed across her face.. almost. She had small, shallow cuts across the right side of her face. However, her blade had penetrated his chest. She withdrew the katana and kicked him away from her.
"Yuusuke?" She turned around. He couldn't move his one arm and his leg. "Are you okay?" She kneeled down next to him, worry clouding her expression. Then she closed her eyes and set her hands on his back. She tried to channel her energy.. but it wouldn't work. He groaned and she lifted her hands. "I can't heal you.."
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Botan wrapped the cloth from her outfit on his arm. She had made a sling with her belt and put her katana on her back, carefully avoiding her wings. She then wrapped his leg up. There wasn't a lot of blood, but she had to wrap his wounds.
"I'm sorry, Yuusuke."
"It's no trouble. I should've been more aware." He smiled slightly at her. "I just won't use my arm until your energy comes back."
"I don't know why my energy decided to take a little vacation, but I don't even see how I can stay in this form without energy." She whispered, helping him stand up. Suddenly, he cried out.. but not from pain.
"Your energy.. Do you think it could be that magic demon thing?" She stared at him. Then she understood. She shook her head.
"It couldn't be.." He was scared. He feared for her life and for the others. "But I don't feel weak, Yuusuke." The truth couldn't be hidden, however. Botan picked him up and started running. Then she lifted off, flying over the bushes. "I don't care! We have to hurry and find them. I'll probably be able to see the barrier." Yuusuke closed his eyes, enjoying the feel of the wind against his face. Some sunlight shone through the boughs of the trees and lit up the ground. He looked ahead.
"What the hell is that!?" Botan had already spotted it.
"I believe that is a barrier." It was a light red color. It looked like red ice. She smirked. "We found it." Then a thought hit her. She was getting her hopes up. "But what if.. what if that isn't the one?" He clenched his teeth.
"It has to be!"
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Kurama watched, sweat beading on his forehead as the demon walked out to see his prey. He smirked.
"Hm." He gazed at them, his brown eyes narrowing. "It seems that I am missing two warriors. The leader and the girl." His hand began to glow. The two appeared inside the barrier. Kurama went to them immediately. Botan wasn't in her demon form and Yuusuke was hurt. "There. My collection is complete." Botan opened her eyes and sat up, wincing from the pain.
"Botan!" Kurama glared heatedly at the demon.
"Ah, yes. The lovely deity." The demon leaned forward, peering at Botan. Her pants were reduced to shorts, since she bandaged Yuusuke's wounds. She gazed at Kurama then a small smile appeared on her face.
"I'm drained.. I can't.. do anything.." He wrapped his arms around her, tears in his eyes.
"Don't worry." He whispered. Suddenly, she broke free from his grasp and stood up, staring at the demon.
"You're a powerful one, eh?" She closed her eyes, positioning her hands out in front of her. She began glowing with a blue light.
"As long as I have energy.. or life energy, I will defeat you." She formed a blue ball of energy in her right hand and let her energy shield her from his energy draining tricks. Her eyes glowed blue and she released the blast. Yuusuke opened his eyes in time to see her release it. Everyone stared, mouths open in shock. Kurama stood up, forcing his legs to hold his weight. The red barrier exploded and Hiei and Kurama used what they had left of their energy to shield them all from the blast. Yukina used her healing powers on Yuusuke and he tested his arm and his leg. Botan was hunched down, panting heavily. Koenma and Shizuru were a little too shocked to do anything but stare.
"Very stubborn." The demon formed red energy in his hand. "Try this on for size!"
"Spirit Gun!" Yuusuke released his attack as soon as the demon released his. Yuusuke's blast wasn't as strong but Botan added her own small blast to give it the boost it needed.
"I have much stronger attacks. Let's face it. You're all dead." Botan looked back at Kurama.
"Support me.. I'll fall when this is over.."
"No! You're not fighting him alone! I'll take over and you can recover!" Yukina nodded.
"I may have some healing powers left.. your energy will take less time to recover." The koorime said quietly.
"Don't worry. Just let me bide us some time."
"Me too, Urameshi." Kuwabara said, standing up. Shizuru was still amazed at the power Botan had. Botan felt Kurama's arms around her then Yukina's healing touch.
Hiei stood in front of them, protecting them. "I will block anything that comes this way." He said to Yuusuke, who nodded. Shizuru moved over to see how Botan was holding up and so that she wasn't in the way of any serious fighting. Koenma followed her example. Falling. That was the feeling Botan was having right then. She closed her eyes and clutched Kurama's shirt. She didn't know why, either. Her eyes flew open when everyone cried out. Kurama tightened his grip on her.
"No!" She felt herself get jolted from Kurama's arms. Then she rolled.. over the cliff.
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This is the end of another awesome chapter to Tricked! WOO! What will happen to Botan? She's falling.. Find out in the next exciting chapter!
Tricked
Chapter 29 - Amethyst Ocean; Death
Preview - Kurama, Yuusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara all charged toward the demon at once, their attacks ready.
Hiei was first, then Kurama, then Yuusuke, and finally Kuwabara. His barrier that he had formed by his chanting threw them back. Yuusuke knew they couldn't take him. They didn't know enough about his types of attacks.
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-Jess