I watched him fall,
And that monster,
Made him crawl.

He was in pain,
Suffered so much,
His efforts in vain.

Then the Monster decided to kill me.

I froze...I didn't want to die.
I wanted to live!
How could I say good-bye?

He screamed with rage,
We were friends,
And we were supposed to age...

Grow old.
Be grumpy men,
Telling stories of old.

He did his best,
Cried with pain,
As he was struck in the chest.

Blood was everywhere,
How could I.
Stand in fear?

Watching him spit,
Out his blood,
My heart dropped into an empty pit.

Why...
How could I stand here!?
Just...let him die.

My friends stood their ground,
Ready to protect me,
And I steeped forward, making little sound.

"Stay back guys, I'm going alone."

"Kuwabara!"

"Have you lost the ability to even think? Go out there and you'll die!"

I gave a small laugh,
Trying not to show,
How my heart was breaking in half.

"Koenma...make a place for me, and make sure my wake was as good as his..."

How will they remember me?
What shall their memories hold?
Why will they remember me?

I let loose my power,
Now's the time,
My final hour.

My only family is in the stands,
God take care of her,
Give her a hand.

My friends,
They've been with me,
From beginning to end.

For so long,
They put up with me,
Maybe its time to move on.

Where I'm going,
Will be better than here,
Not time for showing,
My darkest fear.

I know I'll die,
Time to run,
Don't let them cry.

My death,
Will be better than his,
So now I'll hold my breath...

I WON'T WATCH THE MONSTER DESTROY HIM!

"KUWABARA!!!"

"HUUHH...." Wide eyes, and a sweaty face. A dark brown hand pushing into his chest. "Ah...uhh..."

Its so cold.
Funny...
Now I wonder why I was so bold.

It hurts,
I want nothing more,
than to hit the dirt.

"Okay Urameshi..." A red flow pours out pink lips, "I did what I could. Now its all on you. Beat him for all of us! Make my death count...Yusuke." A heavy sigh, and a body hits the earth, as one watches frozen. As one walks away. And as three dash forward.

I said my last...
My last words,
Now this is all in the past.

Its colder than I thought,
will I ever be warm?
Some reason I seem to be caught...

I'm not going away.
In fact...
I think I may live another....

Day.