Disclaimer: I own Ku, his mother, his father, and the demony things associated with his father, Rika belongs to Clear Shadow, and well….everyone else who you recognize do not belong to either one of us so there you go.

Wow…long time no update huh? Sorry 'bout that, major writers block, also this chapter may seem a little short, I was having a hard time ending it and even then I'm not sure if it sounds right, if it doesn't please tell me.

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Ok just one but here it goes

Suki-Saki-14: glad you like, true he's alone, but he's gonna hafta learn to deal with it, its sad I know, but if he's gonna survive its necessary. Rika's not mean (looks around carefully and sighs with relief) trust me she just puts off that image…heh…if you want to read more 'bout her check out Clear Shadow's fics. Anyways thanks for your review, hope to keep hearing from you.

So yea that's it…hope you all enjoy the new chapter…like I said it's short, but hopefully good.

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Convincing Kurama to undertake the task of training Ku had actually been easier then Koenma had predicted and Kurama was more willing to train Ku then Rika had emphasized. The trouble was getting Ku to agree to the whole thing. He wasn't planning on leaving the library let alone fight; he was flat out refusing on both requests and Koenma was running out of bribes, he had decided to try explaining to Ku his position, but Ku's stuborness was rearing its head with full blast.

"Ku I don't really thing you understand the position your in at the moment."

"Wanna bet?" Ku retorted his nose in very thick book he had found in a dusty corner. The book was so large that Ku had to hold it with both hands and all that could be seen of him over the book was small bits of his hair that stuck up.

"I'll be straight with you Ku; you may be killed if you do not learn to defend yourself,"

"Everyone's gotta go at some point." Koenma knew Ku was just upset about the ordeal he had faced that night and probably would be much easier to convince after he'd had some time to sort everything out; however time was something they didn't have. So Koenma decided to try a different approach.

"Ku your mother was a healer correct,"

"Maybe,"

"Therefore she was a pacifist am I right?" Now Ku peeked over the book,

"Yea," he paused for a moment "and so am I,"

"That's why you refuse to learn to fight?"

"Yes, that's why I refuse to learn to fight." Koenma thought this over for a moment.

"Ku, being a pacifist means you don't believe in fighting at all,"

"Thank you Webster's," Ku said sarcastically

"Does that mean you also believe the world needs total peace?"

"Mom believed that it was possible, dunno if she believed the world could handle it, so I guess I do too," Koenma walked over to Ku and sat in the chair next to him.

"Ku do you know what will happen if you don't learn to fight?"

"I stay in this Petri dish and never go home?"

"No, Ku I'm going to explain to you the reason I believe your life is in danger." He paused and looked at the boy "Ku if you don't learn to fight and are killed the powers you posses deep inside you will automatically go to someone who is genetically connected to you, meaning your father."

"You know what all of you guys are nuts, my dad died before I was born, in a car accident. I heard you guys talkin' and I don't believe it."

"Ku why else would demon's be after you?"

"I don't know you're the Spirit Ruler, you tell me,"

"Ku if your father should obtain your powers he will either unintentionally or intentionally cause the complete destruction of both the Human World and Spirit World. Not only would your mother's spirit be in danger but all those, she worked so hard to help. Are you truly willing to take that blame?" Ku looked at the floor for a second, he hadn't thought about that. "Believe it or not, your half demon therefore only half pacifist learning to fight isn't going to go against your beliefs.

"All right," he said softly "I'll learn to fight," Koenma nodded

"Thank you Ku, Kurama will begin your lesson tomorrow." And with that Koenma walked out of the library. Ku bit his lip

"I'm sorry momma, I'm so, so sorry." He said softly and put his head down on the book and sobbed.

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"Ku you're never going to learn this if you don't at least try and defend yourself," Kurama said as he sent Ku sliding across the floor. Ku slowly stood up and whipped his brow; drenched in sweat he had been thrown around for the last hour and was really getting sick of it.

"Maybe I'm not meant to learn this, maybe that's why I cant get it,"

"You can't get it because you're not trying." Kurama said "now like I told you focus your spirit energy, it will help create a shield."

"I'm tryin! It won't work!" Kurama took a deep breath, he could see Ku's heart really wasn't in this and if his heart wasn't in it, he'd never get it. "This is ridicules! Why learn to fight when I'm gonna be stuck here! Its not like I'm being allowed to leave," Kurama didn't answer instead he nodded for Ku to prepare for another attack.

"Here we go," he said Ku didn't even try and defend himself this time; he was nailed and sent flying into the wall. He hit the wall and slide down to a sitting position.

"That's it! I quit!" he said loudly and before Kurama could react he ran out of the room. Koenma walked in and looked at Kurama;

"Everything going all right?"

"Ku has the ability to fight, but he lacks the desire and without that he may never learn to protect himself."

"I thank you for trying Kurama, maybe Rika was right;"

"Right?"

"Her idea of protecting Ku more so Spirit World and the Human world, is looking the boy in a Spirit Bubble. I'm beginning to agree with her, it may be our only option." Kurama was about to answer that when the door slammed open shaking the room.

"That is most ridicules idea I have ever heard!" Botan said loudly walking into the room.

"Unfortunately she has a point Botan. If Ku won't learn how to protect himself its one of our only options;"

"Sure that saves everything, but what about a boy's life!"

"Botan be reasonable."

"I am, I made a promise to Saiuka that no matter what Ku would be safe and free, you put him in this bubble I will be breaking my promise and I refuse to do that." Koenma rubbed the back of his head,

"I don't know what else we can do; we do not have that much time." Kurama rubbed his chin thinking for a moment

"Perhaps we can unlock his fighting abilities with the desire to protect." Koenma looked at Kurama tapping his finger to his head thinking.

"But the question is who is Ku protective of enough that he will use his powers?"

"Well with his mother gone, it needs to be someone who connected with him,"

"Someone he trusts and feels close to,"

"someone like," both of them looked at one another then at Botan

"Oh no you are not using me as some kind of bait, not happening," she said shaking her

head at the two of them. "No way."

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