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Opening theme
Running in a crowd in a faceless town,
I need to feel the touch of a friend.
In the country side I wander far and wide,
The isolation gets me again.
I don't know where to go,
When I feel like crying oh my,
It's time to open myself to some thing new,
I want to stop-and grow up a bit.
Then suddenly my power and confidence starts swelling up magically erupt,
And it's all because of the kindness that I feel,
From people I don't even know.
Then suddenly my intuition and my wisdom grow,
And then I know,
That most of all I sense compassions wield into strangers wherever I go,
Thank you for waking me up.
Chapter 6: Pain of the Past and Fear
By TaintedDarkInuShemeeko
Akiko lowered her eyes as Haya stared to talk of how Hisoka had killed Mamoru. He had been the love of her life, Mamoru was supposed to have been the father of her children. The fact that he had been a fox demon had made no difference to her. She lifted her lavender-green eyes up to see Kurama and the others listening to Haya's story. Akiko's heart couldn't stand it. She took this chance to slip out the door.
As she continued to walk memories of that day flooded her mind, the pain was almost too much for her to bear. However she held a secret deep within her heart, one that no one, but Haya and the other on her team knew. Mamoru had given his life to save her life and the life of his two ½ year old son.
Very few people knew that Shocichi "Mamoru" Michi was Akiko Michi's son or adopted son. He had been born around the time her family had been killed. So in order to hide the fact that she had been fifteen and then suddenly had a kid, she simply pasted him off for her baby brother. Sadly she knew the truth, for Shocichi had the same orange-yellow hair, and piercing midnight blue eyes of Mamoru's. He was his father's son; nobody ever questioned her about him. So he remained just her brother, her one hope was Haya would keep it a secret.
Akiko stopped in her tracks as two shadows loomed over her. A stoic voice spoke to her as she slowly lifted her head.
"Don't tell me you're running away again. Wasn't three years of hiding enough?"
Akiko gasped and her eyes widened as she stared at the two beings standing before her. After a few minutes she found her voice.
"Nami, Yutaka, what are you doing here?"
The stoic psychic and brawny demon just smiled at her.
"If you must know Koenma contacted us."
Yutaka's rough but soft voice spoke next.
"The word is that Hisoka has escape from spirit world again, and Koenma wants us to help out his new spirit detective."
Nami narrowed her eyes as she looked at Akiko.
"So are you going to help them?"
"I guess I am. Haya's inside filling them in with what we know from our past experience so then it doesn't happen again."
Nami, and Yutaka remained silent. As they noticed the silent pain that crept it's way into her eyes. Three years and they could still see the death of Mamoru burning with in them. Nami nodded to Akiko.
"I see. I trust that little Mamoru is well?"
"Yes, he's fine. He…"
Akiko's words were cut off. As blood red spirit energy charged at her from out of nowhere. She used her speed to dodge the energy, however not before the energy clipped her left shoulder. Causing her to flip and the roll to the ground, Akiko's lavender-green eyes narrowed as she glared at the energy as it trailed away.
"He's here."
Nami and Yutaka looked confused as they stared at Akiko. Then they felt it, Hisoka had been here and then he had vanished only to have a lower level demon take his place. The demon sported a pair of bat like wings and huge muscles, he grinned at them right before he attacked.
His voice was raspy as he spoke.
"By the time I'm through killing you. What's left of your little family will be dead."
The demon folded his wings to the front as a huge gust of wind threw them in to the wall of the palace.
Haya, Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara all turned toward the door as they felt the building shake. Yusuke was the first to speak.
"What the hell was that?"
Kurama turned to Koenma as he felt the spirit energy getting closer to them. The power that was behind was like he had never felt before.
"Koenma get down."
Haya felt the attack coming and slammed her fist in to the ground. Causing a large mound of dirt and rock to come up and form a shield around Koenma. Kuwabara blinked as he watched Haya.
"Wow, that was awesome."
Yusuke, Hiei and the others ready themselves for battle. Botan and Ogre stay hidden behind the dirt shield with Koenma. Yusuke braced himself as he readied his spirit gun.
"Come on now, any minute now."
Nami and Yutaka looked over at Akiko as she pulled herself from the ground. Nami's brown orbs flashed at Akiko. As cords of a dark brown energy wrapped around Nami and Yutaka's bodies.
"Akiko go to Shocichi."
Akiko smiled lightly at Nami.
"Of course I will."
The demon then spoke in his raspy voice.
"I'd like you to know who was the one to kill you, before you die. My name is Ginzu; I'm part of Hisoka's special force. My cords of death will squeeze your life from your body."
Akiko's eyes widened as she watched her two friends struggle within the energy cords.
'There has to be something I can do to stop him. Think Akiko, your son needs you but so do your friends.'
Before she had a chance to attack, Ginzu threw Nami and Yutaka right through the wall. Ginzu smirked as he followed them through the rubble. The explosion through the wall had knocked Yusuke, Hiei and Kurama to the ground. Yusuke pulled himself off of the ground as he looked at everybody.
"Is everyone okay? Hey where's Kuwabara?"
"I'm right here Urameshi…just give me a second."
Yusuke turned to find Kuwabara being held against the wall by the same kind of energy cord that bound Nami and Yutaka.
"That's right Urameshi I'm sucking the life energy straight out of your friend. By the time I finish there won't be anything left of him but his own skin."
That's when a firm but soft voice spoke from the distance.
"Why is you people always forget about me? Spirit Spikes!"
Ginzu's eyes widened in shock as four long white spirit spikes soared through the air toward him. His body slammed into the wall hard as Akiko's spirit spikes pierced the flesh of his arms and legs. Once Ginzu was immobile his three captives fell to the ground.
Akiko winked over at Nami, Haya, Kurama and Yutaka.
"I'm sure you guys can take care of him while I'm gone."
Yusuke turned to face Akiko.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?"
Yusuke's question soared into the breeze unanswered. For Akiko had vanished and was no longer there.
"Damn it! Where the hell did she run off too?"
Haya's sea green eyes flashed as she looked at Yusuke. As a small breeze blew strands of dark hair away from her face, Haya waved her hand and the earth barrier around Koenma and the other crumbled and disappeared.
"She's gone to and save what is left of her family."
Yusuke looked confused for a minute.
"You mean the little kid?"
Haya's answer was a nod as she went to help Nami and Yutaka up. That's when Yusuke noticed something else missing as well.
"Where the hell did Kurama go?"
Nami decided to answer as she brushed the dust from her clothes
"If I know Kurama he went after Akiko."
Koenma sighed as he looked around at the damage that had been done, along with the demon that was now plastered to his wall.
"I really don't like the looks of this. Not to mention the bad feeling I get from all of this."
His hurried steps clicked against the sidewalk as he tried his best to keep up with her. In an instant she vanished leaving only her scent to follow.
"I suppose I will have to track her scent instead. Seeing how she has now vanished from my sight."
Kurama continued on his way as thoughts of Akiko's past ran threw his mind.
'It all makes sense now. It explains to why she has stayed so distant with me. Yes, she is afraid if we were to become closer friends that I would become a target as well.'
Shocichi however came to mind. The fact of his true biology coursed through Kurama's veins.
'The boy scent is understandable now. Akiko has passed him off as her brother for the last two years. However in reality he is truly her son as well as the late Mamoru's. Then the child is all she has left to connect the two of them together.'
Kurama turned the street corner; Akiko's spirit energy was becoming stronger now there was no doubt that he had found her.
"The only question is will I get there in time?"
A shadow soon stood in Kurama's way, as a feminine voice spoke to him.
"In a hurry to get somewhere love? If you stay here for a while I'm sure my furry friends and I could help you out love."
Akiko's lungs burned in her chest as she ran down the hall to her apartment. She had a bad feeling about this. Her hand shook as she reached for the knob. Akiko's eyes widened as she pushed the door open. Nothing could have prepared her for what laid before her eyes.
TBC
What horrors were hidden behind the door to Akiko's apartment? Who is this strange female demon that now has Kurama trapped, and will he escape in time. Will Yusuke be able to save his friends from this new evil?
(A/N: Well I'm sure you all know that this is the end for this chapter. Sayonara Tainted InuShemeeko)
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