Emerald dreams of Sinful Rain

The decision was made and it was hers to make. She looked back at the guys sadly and then back at Haru, "Could I say good-bye first."

Haru sighed, "Fine" he said and moved over to her and untied her letting her go to her friends. He figured that it was the least he could do. And it wasn't like she could escape now; if she did he would kill the detectives on the spot.

Botan ran to Kurama first and touched his cheek lightly, "Thank you for everything." she said and leaned in slowly to capture his lips in a sweet kiss while taking his hand leaving something in it. She pulled away from the kiss and stood looking at the others "think of me now and again, please." She turned away, "I'm ready."

"Excellent! Now come here and say this chant." He said yanking Botan to the entrance of the door and handing her a yellow book, "Now read." He ordered

"Umm, Okay." Botan said looking down at the book, "Estell, Mistro, etat meso flecksom!" She whispered.

"louder." Haru shouted

"ESTELL MISTRO, ETAT, MESO, FLECKSOM!!!!" Botan shouted but nothing happened, she smiled at Haru then at Kurama. "Ha, you big meany, you should have never let me go."

"What did you do?" he asked

"HA, like I would tell you." Botan said

"I am going to kill your friends for this." Haru stated

"Oh really, and risk losing the key?" Botan said

Kurama looked down in his hand and saw a key shaped energy ball, then looked at Botan. She had no spirit energy left and he could feel it. She was just…human. "Botan."

"Come on Guys kick this guy's butt." Botan said staggering back and leaning on the door for support, her weakness catching up with her,

"Stupid, Girl." He said walking up to Botan, grabbing her by the hair, "That was foolish, because now I don't need you." he said in anger and stabbed her in the stomach and tossed her to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the boys grew angry and broke the spell that kept them in place. Kurama wasted no time in getting to Botan. "Please no, Botan. Get Up!" Kurama yelled pulling out the knife. He looked at Haru with a dark glare of death,

"Lets get him Urameshi." Kuwabara yelled drawing both swords.

"No, Look" he pointed toward Kurama, "This is his fight."

"All this Fighting for someone you love. It's nonsense." Hiei stated with anger.

"But Hiei, what about…" Kuwabara said and stopped after Yusuke elbowed him.

"Hn." Hiei ignored them and flitted away.

"Where is he going?" Kuwabara asked Yusuke

"Its Okay, Kurama can take this guy." Yusuke said, "This should be a good show." He Looked at Botan, "on second thought, lets go help her." He said and bolted to his assistant's side. "Botan. Wake up, Come on," Yusuke said and placed a hand over the wound to stop the bleeding.

Kurama glared at Haru signifying the coming of a death far worse than that of Demons before. "I won't be giving you any last words, you see, you don't deserve it."

"Ha, Give me that Key. Why do you love that Spirit girl? She is nothing but a human now and you, well I did YOU a favor." He said

Kurama reached behind his hair and pulled out his trademark Rose then looked back down at Botan and gripped the stem of the rose in his fists causing blood to seep through his fingers. No words came from his mouth as he angrily glared back at Haru, he flicked his wrist skillfully; the rose in his hand grew as long as a snake as the petals dissipated into the dangerous air emitting from Kurama.

"You still insist on killing me? Well what go would it do you? She will not be coming back. Now just give me the key and accept the inevitable." Haru spoke drawing a weapon of his own, "But I would enjoy killing you, you have, after all, disrupted my plans on more than one occasion." He licked his lips. "Come on fox. And know that I will show no mercy."

"Nor will I." Kurama said as his lips turned white because he pressed them tightly together as if trying to hold in something that should never be unleashed, Something Kurama knew he couldn't control.

"Well, after you." Haru gave an arrogant bow motioning Kurama to come at him. Kurama glared suspiciously, never being the one to jump into a fight. What was Haru hiding? "Well Fox, I am waiting."

"What is Kurama waiting for?" Kuwabara asked Yusuke as they watched on with interest.

"Just watch? And how am I supposed to know?" Yusuke asked. Botan stirred below him and he looked down. The color in her cheeks was fading along with the regularity of her breathing. "Botan."

"Damn, there has to be something we can do for her."

"It will be no use, she is nothing but a mere human, maybe if she had her spiritual energy she would be able to fight it. But so long as Kurama has the key in his hand, there is no way to save her." Haru answered

Kurama looked down at his hand, The key still glowing, but something about the way Haru gave his lifesaving advice made Kurama I little uneasy. He would have to give the key to Botan; it was her soul and essence. But Kurama couldn't help but thank that Haru knew something he did not.

"Well what are you waiting for Kurama, you gonna let her die, or give her, her soul back?" Haru edged holding back a smirk.

"I…will give it back, but after I defeat you." Kurama said as he saw the yellow book at his feet. He quickly picked it up and tossed it behind him for Yusuke and Kuwabara to read.

"What the?" Yusuke opened the book to where the bookmarker was. "What do I do with this?"

"Dur read it Urameshi, oh I forgot, you don't know how to read." Kuwabara said.

"Now Kurama, what good did that do? Honestly, are you trying to stall for time? Cuz we have run out." Haru lunged at Kurama with his sword; Kurama dodged it with ease and swung his Whip around tripping Haru. He fell flat on his face and stood up quickly.

Kurama only glared darkly at Haru before wrapping his whip around his ankle and dragging him roughly to the ground, the back of his head hitting the ground hard.

Haru sat up and swung at the whip with his sword cutting himself free, Kurama was taken aback, how could a normal sword cut through his whip? Kurama disregarded the shortened Whip and pulled out petals from his pocket throwing them into the air allowing them to solidify, to become as hard and sharp as a thousand blades.

"You really think that will stop me?" Haru asked throwing aside his sword and calling upon his Bow. And as soon as he did, thousands of arrows flew through the air; with such great speed that not even Kurama could comprehend what was happening until it was over.

Each one of his rose petals had been run through by an arrow and were now hanging on the wall behind him.

Yusuke Looked behind him, "Watch it!" he glared at Kurama then looked back at Kuwabara who was struck with fear, almost becoming a pincushion made him thus.

"Weren't expecting that were you?" Haru said it matter-of-factly, "Now you see that you are in too deep." Haru smiled tossing aside his bow

"Great, what is he going to bring out this time?" Kuwabara sneered as he watched

Haru snapped his fingers and in his hands he held a hand sythe on a chain. "No more surprises I see." Haru said

Kurama shrugged letting him think what he wanted. He clamped his hand over the key making sure it was still there and tucked it into his pocket. They were running out of time. He had to finish Haru now, or it would be too late to save Botan. Haru ran at Kurama with the sythe.

"Kurama Move." Yusuke shouted but Kurama ignored him and stood tall and proud as Haru sliced down Kurama's front leaving a long cut from his chest to his abdomen. Haru Smirked upon seeing Kurama's red blood.

"Kurama!" Kuwabara and Yusuke yelled in unison

"You know it was too easy. And I thought you would put up more of a fight than that." Haru smirked, "Now, I will be having that key."

Kurama still stood unresponsive to everything, Haru backhanded him and dug his sythe into Kurama's bleeding wound, "Doesn't that hurt you? Tell me how…" He pressed harder for emphasis. "It feels to die."

Kurama never flinched he was busy concentrating on his work, his last resort. Kurama wasn't even aware of his surroundings until the ripping sound from the earth below shook him back. Kurama Smirked still ignoring the pain, which he clearly felt now.

"What, you love this pain? You want to die?" Haru said, "then why didn't you just say…" His words were cut off when he felt vines creeping up his legs. "What?" he looked down trying to kick the vines free, but doing so only made them tighter.

"Why don't you tell ME how it feels to die?" Kurama spoke in a dark tone. "I suppose you would like to know how I am doing this, you are, after all, about to die and it only seems fitting that you know how before to do." Kurama said arrogantly. Haru glared and nodded, "Very well, look down at the path." Kurama said

Haru looked down and followed the path of the vines his eyes opened in horror. The path came from below Kurama, "But how, you never moved? And that would not have been enough time for you to…" he paused once more, "when you picked up the book, you planted the seed…"

"Very good." Kurama smiled, "well it seems you were right, we don't have time left so…" Kurama brought his hands together and closed his eyes, and with one motion he aimed his hands at the vine-covered Haru, then the vines violently dragged him to the ground, pulling him down into the ground. The sound of breaking bones filled the air and the sound of gushing blood danced along with it as Haru was pulled down into a sort of juicer made by the ground.

Yusuke winced as Kuwabara looked away in disgust. "Kurama." Yusuke spoke as Kurama staggered over to them he reached into his pocket and handed him the key. "Read the book and give this…back to…her." Kurama said falling forward as Kuwabara caught him.