/Kurama's Pov/

The castle was huge and gloomy looking. The way the towers cascaded into the sky of the Makai not to mention the black color of the castle and weird structure was a perfect place for those two creeps to hide. I pushed open the door and focused on trying to find Hiei's ki. It was faint but it was there...somewhere close to the tower on the left I saw outside. I sprinted his ki getting stronger as I got closer.

"I'm coming just hold on a little longer you two," I thought as I ran.

I stood outside a huge door that looked eerily familiar it had a raven intertwined with a cat. Pushing open the door I saw nothing but darkness so I stepped further into the room. Candles lit one by one as I ventured further and further into the darkness, I had my rose in hand ready to transform it at a moments notice. I stopped and the candles erupted like that of a volcano. I braced myself as I saw a glint of violet brown eyes.

"AME!" I shouted, "where are they?"

She stepped out from the shadows in her demon form and in her hands she was twirling two swords.

"You're never going to see them again Kurama because you aren't getting past me," she responded and took her fighting stance.

I charged my rose turning into the all so famous rose whip I have used to slay countless demons. Whip clashed against swords and I was doing my best not to let my emotions take over. In this state I wasn't faring well her demon form was a lot stronger and faster then my human form so I had to let Youko take over. I summoned what energy I had left to bring forth the legendary bandit.

"Ahh what a pretty little kitty I have to play with," Youko said as the transformation was completed and he looked at Ame.

She hissed at him and said her name was Kitty, Youko grinned.

"Yes a very playful kitty and quite the hooker I mean looker," Youko said.

That remark pissed Kitty off and she went on the attack again, she didn't stand a chance. Youko easily dogged her attacks and toyed with her for a while. You could feel the anger rising from Kitty as she and Youko battled. He had enough he wanted Hiei back as well as his mother. He jumped to the side and then connected with a kick to Kitty's back and sent her flying across the room. Then he summoned vines that wrapped around her neck, arms, legs, and wings and had them bring her closer to him.

"You'll take me to where they are now unless you want to lose your sexy hissing voice," Youko purred as he held his rose whip close to her throat.

She hissed at him again and began to tell him the location he desired.

"Oh but I'm done with you yet your coming with me," he said and he started walking the vines trailing behind him with the captured demon girl.

They walked through several hallways and a series of doors until they reached the main chamber. It looked like a torture chamber with various torture devices scattered across the room. Youko was not pleased and the images that ran through his mind made his blood boil with the desire to shed the blood of the raven and the cat.

"Karasu, Midnight get out here now and bring Shori and Hiei," Youko yelled his voice echoing through out the room, "if you don't your daughter will lets say met with an unfortunate end."

Footsteps were heard and the two emerged Karasu carrying Shori and Midnight cradling Hiei. They were both knocked out at the moment and didn't look very well.

"I swear if you did anything to them," Youko growled.

"Oh my dear Youko why would you think something like that?" Midnight said as she licked the top of Hiei's forehead.

Youko narrowed his eyes at that action and summoned his energy into the vines restraining Kitty to tighten and a strangled gasp was heard. Midnight became aware of her daughters predicament and hissed at Youko.

"What are you doing to my Ame?" She yelled.

"Now now love," Karasu responded, "she'll be alright she looks even more lovely when she's in agony."

"Now I propose a trade you give me back Hiei and Shori and I'll give you back your Ame in one piece instead of pieces," Youko suggested.

Midnight turned to Karasu with pleading eyes to hand them over. Though see may have been evil she would die before letting any harm be done to her kit.

"I don't think so Youko," Karasu said letting his hand run down Shori's cheek, "your mother is quite beautiful and I love to her voice when she screams in pain."

Youko growled again and this time the vines around Kitty's neck tightened so hard that she let out staggered breaths in order to breathe properly.

"KARASU!" Midnight yelled and threw Hiei over towards Youko, then turned to glare at her lover.

Hiei rolled and stopped near Youko's feet. He had been tortured for a while he could tell and tightened the vines around Kitty even tighter.

"MOTHER!" Kitty managed to gasp out, "help me!"

"Karasu give him Shori we can continue on with our plan another time I want my baby back," Midnight shouted at Karasu.

He bent down and kissed Midnight on her lips and didn't show any signs of giving Shori up.

"If you won't do it I will," Midnight yelled and went to take Shori from his arms.

Karasu would have none of this, instead he moved to the side and positing Shori in one arm he took the other and rammed it through Midnight's back. The cat demons eyes winded in pain as she fell to her knees his hand still in her back. He got right in front of her and gazed deeply into her eyes.

"You know you look so beautiful when you suffer I can't wait to see the look on your face when you breath your last breath," he said and summoned his energy through out her body.

She was screaming as her body shook with undeniable pain until she gave out a chocked cry and collapsed into Karasu's hand lifeless her eyes frozen in the pain she died of.

He smilied and bent down to kiss the lifeless body that lay within his hand and began to tell her how beautiful she looked. Youko stood there horrified in disgust and Ame with a look of pain, fear, and disbelief at the scene that lay out before her. Soon she started screaming and thrashing about uncontrollably. Youko couldn't restrain her any longer she broke free with the power of rage. She spread her wings and flew at her father and tackled him into the wall. Shori flew from his arm and Midnight plopped on the ground. Youko immediately summoned a vine to grab Shori and bring her to him at once. The vine obeyed and he went and scooped up Hiei and kissed him lovingly on the lips. The wall that daughter and father went crashing into erupted with light and Kitty came shooting out of it and rolling across the floor. She stood up and you could see the anger burning inside her eyes.

"That's no way to treat your father," Karasu said emerging smiling at his daughter.

"Your not my father," she screamed, "you're a monster!"

Karasu laughed and approached Kitty, she shouted for him to stay away and jumped back.

"You know Ame dear I never really loved your mother she was just something that was going to help me get Kurama. Though she may have loved me that love didn't how you say...warm my heart. Yes I toyed with her all this time just so I could have my beloved red head. Now you my dear I adored you were so beautiful. The day you were born I just wanted to warp my hands around your throat and strangle you till you couldn't breath anymore. That would have been just amazing."

She had tears running down her face she was in absolute turmoil. She turned to Youko and with a slight smile told him to leave as fast as he could. Her body began to glow and her ki flared throughout the room. Vines sported from the floor and wrapped themselves around Karasu; he struggled to get free but to no avail. Kitty walked over to her father and whispered in his ear, "No matter what you'll always be my father and I'll always love you. Were going to go be with mom now. We'll all be a family again the three of us!"

Youko barely made it out of the castle before it exploded and when the smoke cleared nothing was left...nothing. Youko changed back into his human form and he gazed lovingly at the two people he had almost lost. Silently he prayed for Ame and picked up Hiei and Shori and headed home. He had used a mind erasing plant on Shori and one on Hiei. Shori was resting in her room while Hiei was comfortably secured in Kurama's arms in his bed. Kurama was humming softly waiting for Hiei to wake and he's patience paid off. He could feel Hiei squirm a little and yawn; he looked down and was graced with the pleasure of seeing those amber red eyes sleepily open.

"Kama," Hiei yawned out.

"Yes my fire baby," he said.

"I had the weirdest dream that I had come from the Makai to see you and ended up being captured by Karasu and his lover and a whole bunch of other stuff." Hiei said and snuggled deeper into his red heads chest.

"Well now quite an interesting dream," Kurama responded.

"Yea but that would never happen I wouldn't let such weak fools take me away from you" Hiei said.

"I agree Hiei because you wouldn't have to worry about that I wouldn't let them," Kurama said as he wrapped his arms tighter and possessively around Hiei.

The two stayed like that for a while until they both drifted off to sleep listening to the sounds of each other's breathing and their heartbeats that harmonized as one.

..........................................The End...................................................

Karasu: You killed me.

N.N: No Ame killed you.

Ame: Baka dad.

Hiei: I don't care as long as you're away from my fox and me.

Karasu: Never!

Midnight's ghost: Can it mister you have so much explaining to do.

Karasu: heh....