Epitaph
Okay, I don't know many Linkin Park fans are reading this fanfic, but if you are, listen to Somewhere I Belong. I think that this song fits with a lot of the events in the story that and the fact that I like this song. - I left the lyrics for those of you non-LP listeners at the end of the chapter. But anywho! Enjoy the sad depressing chapter six, Epitaph, of New Relationships. This is the second to last chapter of the story. Next chapter will come out almost as soon as the fifth did! Expect it ever os soon!
UrameshiYusuke
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Hiei landed where he last saw Yusuke standing. He looked around to see if there was anyone nearby. Who ever it was that kidnapped Yusuke couldn't have gotten far. There wasn't very far you could go without being spotted. There were few trees here. And no one was faster then Hiei. It was damn near impossible. Hiei walked slowly to see anything. Hiei quickly turned around when he heard a rustle of the trees behind him. It was Kurama who had Yusuke held bridal style in his arms. Hiei looked at Kurama sqintedly.
"Kurama, what are you doing? Why do you have Yusuke?" Hiei asked, slowly walking to Kurama.
"You know, you may have some good taste. He looks so cute in his sleep." Kurama said softly.
Hiei noticed that Kurama's voice was low and almost like it was maniacle. It didn't sound like Kurama at all to Hiei. Hiei took another step closer to Kurama who suddenly stepped back and from the tree, Kuwabara appeared. He was inches away from Hiei.
"Step asaid, this does not concern you." Hiei said, drawing his sword.
"You don't seem to understand, Hiei. This is our game. In order to win, you must kill us both." Kurama said with a snide smile.
"Kurama what's wrong with you? Why are you acting this way?!" Hiei yelled, holding his sword before Kuwabara.
There was no response from Kurama, but instead, Kuwabara attacked Hiei suddenly, grabbing ahold of his throat. Hiei acted quickly to release himself of Kuwabara's grip by stabbing his sword into Kuwabara's wrist. Kuwabara screamed with pain and let go of Hiei, who removed his sword and ran to attack Kurama. Kurama smiled dodged Hiei's attacks while still holding Yusuke. Hiei moved out of sight behind Kurama and was about to slice him in half when he turned around, deliberatly putting Yusuke before Hiei's blade.
"Now, now, you don't wanna hurt your precious boyfriend; would you?" Kurama said.
"Kurama, I will only warn you once, put Yusuke down and fight me like a man, otherwise your consequenses will be more dire." Hiei said tensly.
"But you're battle with me has far from started." Kurama smiled.
Kuwabara had appeared behind Hiei and now had his spirit sword. His wrist was gushing blood, but Kuwabara didn't seem to notice or care. He ran at Hiei in an attempt to stab Hiei dead in the chest. Hiei side stepped Kuwabara and was about to stab him in the chest when he saw Kuwabara smiling. Hiei stepped back and turned around quickly, moving away from Kuwabara, who was suddenly behind him. Hiei made one swift movement in slicing Kuwabara deep in the side. Kuwabara fell to the floor, holding his side. Hiei turned his direction to Kurama who was holding Yusuke acrost his lap. He was sitting against a tree stroking Yusuke's cheek softly and smiling. Hiei stared, formulating how he was going to get Yusuke out of Kurama's grasp. Kurama smiled and kissed Yusuke dead on the lips. Hiei clenched his fist and ran at Kurama aiming directly at the head. Kurama smiled and appeared to Hiei's side.
"You can't win, Hiei. Come back to me and I'll let your precious Yusuke live. We can even keep him as a pet for the little time he has left. What do you say, Hiei?" Kurama asked dodging Hiei's blade.
Kurama stood an even ten feet away from Hiei. He smiled and let go of Yusuke, holding on to only his neck. Kuwabara stood back up slowly he pulled out his spirit sword and stood before Hiei once more. Hiei kept his eyes on Yusuke as Kurama smiled and held him off the ground, still by his neck. Hiei's eyes widened as Kurama tightened his grip around Yusuke's throat. He didn't notice Kuwabara as ran and made a long cut down his chest. Hiei made a small gasp of surprise and fell to his knees, his blood splatting against the floor.
"Hiei you always were a big softie inside. I wish you were like this for me." Kurama said snidely. "Too bad it's gonna end with your death. I really wanted you to be with me. Like you had planned with Yusuke."
Hiei looked up as Kuwabara was standing over him, his sword positioned at his neck. He was smiling wickedly.
"Well, this is goodbye, huh, runt? I wish Urameshi were awake to see this." Kuwabara said as he kicked Hiei's stomach hard.
Hiei rolled a few feet away from the impact of the hit. Kuwabara stood over Hiei, this time his sword was positioned like a leaning stick at Hiei's heart. Kuwabara raised his spirit sword and was about to stab when suddenly his facial expression turned to shock. His sprirt sword dissapated and he fell to the floor next to Hiei, a large hole in the back of his head. Hiei quickly looked to Kurama who was being elbowed in the stomach by Yusuke. Kurama let go and fell to the floor, holding his stomach. Yusuke stumbled to catch his balance, but couldn't find it. Hiei caught Yusuke in his arms.
"Yusuke…" Hiei said softly.
Yusuke said nothing but kissed Hiei on the lips. Hiei was taken aback by this sudden change in activity, but accepted it gladly. When they broke lips, Yusuke smiled.
"Hiei, promise me one thing." Yusuke said quietly.
Hiei leaned closer to hear Yusuke, who was talking as faintly as he was breathing.
"Don't give up on life when I go, ok? Promise you'll live out life to the fullest for me?" Yusuke said, smiling and trying to sit up.
Hiei nodded. 'He still has some life. Maybe it's like he said, he may live to see the end of tonight…That curse took effect too fast…But it's better this way. He'll no longer suffer.' Hiei thought, smiling to Yusuke. Yusuke couldn't sit up and accepted laying down which was all he could do thanks to the curse. He was weak and almost lifeless. He looked Hiei in the eye and smiled. 'Hiei…I love you and I'm glad that I could spend the end of my life with you. My last wish would be to tell you this, but I don't have the strength nor the courage. I'm glad I got to kiss you one last time.' Yusuke thought, falling unconsious.
"There's one last task I must complete." Hiei whispered as Yusuke fell unconsious.'I must end the corrupt life of my ex-lover. He is suffering mentally just as bad as Yusuke is physically and I must be the one to stop his pitiful life.' Hiei thought, standing up.
When Hiei stood up, a thornless rosewhip wrapped around Hiei's neck. Kurama pulled hard at Hiei and yanked him harshly towards him. Hiei, who's sword was out of reach tried to think of something as Kurama dragged Hiei towards him. Kurama brought Hiei three steps closer and was blasted back by Hiei's Fist of the Mortal Flame. Hiei got free of Kurama's rosewhip and automatically ran to attack him. Kurama dodged and ran in one direction turning into Youko towards Yusuke. Hiei didn't realize this until it was too late. Youko was already at Yusuke, who was still unconsious. Youko smiled and grabbed ahold of Yusuke's hair. He lifted Yusuke off the round and smiled at Hiei.
"I wonder how terrible it would be if suddenly something bad were to happen to Yusuke right here in front of you." Youko smiled and ran a sharp finger nail down Yusuke's neck lightly.
Hiei quivered slightly from anger and slightly from fear. Kurama was planning on killing Yusuke early. Hiei couldn't stand that Youko was being so ruthless right to Hiei's face. Kurama was simply jelous of Yusuke and in order to get the middle man, Hiei, he's trying to kill Yusuke. It made some form of sense, but no sense at all. Hiei's rage took over and he ran at Youko, grabbing his sword in the process. Youko threatened to kill Yusuke if Hiei stepped any closer, which Hiei ignored. Youko stabbed his claws through Yusuke's stomach and threw him to the side to fight Hiei. Yusuke, even through unconsiousness, screamed in pain as he was stabbed. Hiei's eyes widened and he attacked with his sword, cutting Youko several times but getting hit none. Hiei stopped his assult on Youko.
"Why aren't you attacking back, or dodging?" Hiei asked suspiciously.
Youko smiled and ran at Hiei. Hiei swiftly dodged his attacks and attakced at Youko. Hiei couldn't think of anything. He wanted to go see if Yusuke was alright, but there was nothing that he could do while fighting Youko. Hiei jumped high in the air above Youko's head. Youko watched Hiei's movements ever so closely. Hiei fell from the sky, his sword pointed at Youko. Youko dodged Hiei's sword and attacked from the side, hitting Hiei's ribs hard with his fist. Youko wasted no time attacking Hiei while he was down. He dug into Hiei's left side with his claws, smiling as he did such. Hiei let out a cry of pain and felt his entire left side go numb. Youko struck a nerve, but didn't stop there. He pulled his claw out of Hiei, splattering the grass with his blood; he dug his claws into Hiei's back and lifted him off the ground. He carried Hiei like that to where Yusuke lay; throwing Hiei next to him. Youko grinned.
"Aw. You do look like a cute couple." Youko snickered, standing back to deliver a final blow to Yusuke. "That way, when he dies, you can watch it from right next to him."
Hiei stumbled to his feet, standing in front of Yusuke. Youko smiled and ran at Hiei, who was too in pain to see Youko run. Youko stood a meer inches away from Hiei's face. He smiled and rested a hand on Hiei's cheek.
"Interesting, Hiei. I don't recall you ever putting your life before anothers like that before. Why is it you treat him more then you treated me?" Youko asked, sliding his hand from Hiei cheek to his neck; squeezing it slightly.
"Why you ask?" Hiei smiled. "Because I love him. More then I ever loved you. There's nothing you could do to change how I feel about him."
Youko's eyes widened in disbeleif. That was the feeling that Kurama longed for from Hiei. But that could never would be his. Those feelings were now Yusuke's and it pissed Kurama off. Hiei fell back onto the ground feeling faint. Youko ran at Hiei in anger to kill him and Yusuke. He intended to stab his claws through Hiei and into Yusuke, killing if not Hiei, Yusuke. Youko could die happily with that. He forced everything he had into delivering the final blow to both of them. Youko stopped inched before Hiei's face. Both their eyes were wide. Youko pulled his claw from Hiei's stomach and slowly turned back to Suichi. Hiei stared at his sword which was in Kurama's chest. Over his heart. Kurama simply smiled. Hiei was shocked.
"Ironic, Hiei, how you've hurt me here before. Now it's fatal. I thought that Youko could do the job that I couldn't. It doesn't seem to hurt here as much as it did the day you said you didn't love me. I don't know what it was I did that made you think that way about me. But still, my feelings for you live." Kurama said; coughing blood.
"I'm sorry, Kurama." Hiei said, twisting the blade in Kurama, killing him.
Hiei withdrew his blade and pushed Kurama off of him. He slowly got up and carried Yusuke on his back to Genkai's. When Hiei reached Genkai's temple, he passed out. Genkai stared at Hiei surprised to see such a thing. She took Yusuke and Hiei in to be treated of their wounds.
Hiei awoke with the sun shining in his eyes. He sat up quickly and looked around. He was in Genkai's temple; one of her many rooms. Hiei was feeling sore, but alive. He stood up and walked out of the room he was in. In the living area of Genkai's temple stood Koenma and Botan. Koenma had a calm and collected expression on his face. He did seem to be a little tense, but still upheld his reputation of being calm. Botan on the other hand looked as if she had been crying all night or in the last couple of hours due to the fact that her eyes were red and puffy.
"Ah, Hiei. Good to see that you're wounds are healing. How are you?" Koenma asked modestly.
"Hn." Was his only response.
Genkai walked in and sat down. She had her eyes closed and by the expression on her face, she didn't intend on opening them. Hiei shot a stare at Koenma and did nothing else. Koenma knew Hiei was staring at him, but did nothing of it. Botan sniffled and walked slowly towards the door, and hit a full run before she reached the middle of the room. Koenma turned to Hiei. His heart skipped a beat as felt like he knew what was coming. Koenma's eyes were directed at Genkai as he slowly walked towards Hiei.
"Hiei, I-" Koenma began, but was cut off by Hiei.
"I don't want your pathetic speech about how attached to Yusuke I was and how the words you're about to say are going to hurt me. I don't care, just tell me." Hiei said, leaning against a wall. His voice quivering as he talked.
Koenma sighed and turned his attention to Hiei.
"Hiei, Yusuke…died early this morning. It was either the curse or the wound by Youko, either way it happened just shortly after you appeared on Genkai's doorstep this morning." Koenma said, keeping his eyes on Hiei.
Hiei's expression never changed. He looked at Koenma with the same cold stare. Hiei pushed off the wall and walked out. As he stood at the doorway, Koenma spoke.
"Why did you tell me to say what I had to even when you knew what it was?" Koenma asked.
"I only wanted to make sure it was real." Hiei said, walking out the door.
" Hiei, they're going to have a cerimony for his death later today. Perhaps sometime tonight. I hope you'll come." Hiei never looked at Koenma, he just walked out. "Hiei-" Koenma began.
"Leave him be. He suffers more then we do because of the fact that he was more attached to Yusuke then we were. Just leave him alone to grasp the fact that Yusuke won't come back this time. Even if he already knowes." Genkai said, her eyes still closed.
"…"
Hiei stared into the sky from the very tip of a oak tree; no reason to think to himself, no reason to do anything. He couldn't believe that the one person he truly loved was gone. Out of his life as fast as he had walked in. Yusuke was the one thing next to his only family that he loved most. And someone or something killed him. Hiei looked to the sky. The soft wind was almost like a small feeling of comfort from the sky.
"Yusuke." Hiei said softly into the wind.
Hiei jumped towards the forest, heading deep into it to confine himself in solitude. He wanted nothing to deal with humanity or life itself now. Now, Hiei felt like there was nothing for him; he felt hollow and alone. He stopped on a tall thick tree branch and layed on it. Hiei looked to the sky once more and shed one tear which landed in the palm of his hand. Hiei layed his head against the tree and simply cried. He cried until he cried himself asleep on the tree branch. In his lap lay over thirty large, black, tear gems. Hiei slept until late that night. When he awoke, he found his tear gems in his lap and the one in his hand, remembering nothing about crying them. He looked at the one in his hand and examined it. It was his tear gem and so were the rest on his lap. Hiei stared amazed at his own feelings. It was Yusuke who changed Hiei so greatly in such a short amount of time. In a matter of weeks, Hiei felt the feeling of love like he never had before. Hiei stared at his tear gems and simply threw them to the ground, no reason in keeping them. He kept only one; the one in his hand to remind him of Yusuke. Hiei jumped in the directoin of which he came to return to Genkai's temple. Where he could see Yusuke's physical body one last time.
Hiei reached the temple in a matter of moments and walked in. Genkai stood dressed in black, on her way out. She looked at Hiei.
"It's at Yusuke's house. It's about to start in a few." Genkai said, walking past Hiei.
Hiei walked out and shut the door. He sped towards Hiei's house, seeing Genkai not to far behind him. When he made it to Yusuke's house, there were several people that Hiei had never seen before and even Keiko was there, pretending like she was sad. Hiei cringed at the sight of Keiko and her false sadness. Hie was suspicious of this. Hiei walked towards Yusuke's casket and bowed, saying a little prayer inhis mind for his lover. Keiko noticed Hiei and walked beside him.
"You were a frind of Yusuke's weren't you?" Keiko aske sweetly.
Hiei held back the strong urge to kill her where she stood. Hiei never liked Keiko because of her so called "innocent" act. Hiei hated her false attitude.He turned his attention to a nearby wall, pretending it was more interesting then what she was rambling about.
" Hn." Was his only respone.
"So you weren't his friend? Did you hate him? Did he hate you?" Keiko asked.
Hiei grinded his teeth in frustration. She was like Kuwabara, annoying.
"…"
"You did hate him, huh?" Keiko asked. "Well me too."
Hiei's eyes shot open wide. Did she just say she hated her?
"I thought you and Yusuke were to together." Hiei said, trying to get moer information.
"We were, but he said I was a little controlling and so he dumped me. I got mad and got a little help. I found a demon who could help me get my revenge by putting a curse in it that would kill him in less then a day. It takes almost five hours to take full effect. He put the curse in a picture and gave it to Yusuke's mom. Once it was dropped or cut open, the curse would attack him and only him." Keiko said, smiling wickedly.
Hiei shook with fury. His eyes shot to Keiko's face. She scooted back fast simply from Hiei's galre. Hiei drew his sword in front of the entire cerimony and killed Keiko. He glared at everyone and dissapeared.
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That's it. The end of the sixth chapter. The seventh is the end. The final chapter of New Relationships. As I promised, the lyrics of Somewhere I Belong:
Linkin Park- Somewhere I Belong
When this began,
I had nothing to say
And I'd get lost in the nothingness in side of me
I was confused
And I let it all out to find that I'm not the only person with these things in mind
Inside of me
But all the vacancy the words revealed
Is the only real thing that I've got left to feel
Nothing to lose
Just stuck/Hollow and alone
And the fault is my own
And the fault is my own
I want to heal
I want to feel
What I thought was never real
I want to let go of the pain I've held so long
Erase all the pain 'til it's gone
I want to heal
I want to feel
Like I'm close to something real
I want to find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
And I've got nothing to say
I can't believe I didn't fall right down on my face
I was confused
Looking everywhere/Only to find that it's
Not the way I had imagined it all in my mind
So what am I
What do I have but negativity
'Cause I can't justify the
Way everyone is looking at me
Nothing to lose
Nothing to gain/Hollow and alone
And the fault is my own
The fault is my own
I want to heal
I want to feel
What I thought was never real
I want to let go of the pain I've held so long
Erase all the pain 'til it's gone
I want to heal
I want to feel
Like I'm close to something real
I want to find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
I will never know
Myself until I do this on my own
And I will never feel
Anything else until my wounds are healed
I will never be anything
'Til I break away from me
And I will break away
I'll find myself today
I want to heal
I want to feel
What I thought was never real
I want to let go of the pain I've held so long
Erase all the pain 'til it's gone
I want to heal
I want to feel
Like I'm close to something real
I want to find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong
I want to heal
I want to feel like I'm
Somewhere I belong