Repreview: Kitty has killed Gouki. She has also been assigned to be Yusuke Urameshi's partner. Will the two get along or will Yusuke lose his head? Kurama is up next in the fight. Read on to find out what happens.
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" Hey, Yusuke . . . " Kitty said as she sat on Yusuke's bed trying to wake him up. " Wake up sleepy, you have to go to school. Get up!! You're gonna be late!"
" School? I don't wanna go . . . go away, Mom!" Yusuke said in a sleepy voice then he turned over and fell asleep again.
" If that won't wake him up, maybe this will . . . " Kitty thought to herself as she froze Yusuke's feet and hands. " This will be comical."
" Hey . . . why is it so cold in here?" Yusuke asked sleepily sitting up in bed. " Hey what the . . . AHHH!" Yusuke screamed as he looked at his hands and feet.
" You wouldn't get up . . . you're gonna be late for school. Let's go . . . get dressed and we're leaving." Kitty said pulling him out of bed. " You're feet and hands will thaw out. Don't worry it's just a light coat of ice . . . not much."
" According to you maybe but its sooo cold! How can you live with your body temperature being this all the time?" Yusuke said rubbing his frozen hands together as they walked down the street.
"It's not cold to me . . . it's actually quite warm . . . " Kitty said as she started running towards Yusuke's school.
" Hey . . . wait up! Don't go that fast! I'm always late, everyone will think something's wrong if I show up on time." Yusuke said as he started running after her.
"Sorry . . . I'll run slower then." Kitty called back.
" That girl! Such a show off!" Yusuke thought to himself.
" Yusuke Urameshi . . . " a voice called out from a side alley.
" What? Who was that?" Yusuke said stopping.
" Come here . . . " the voice called out again.
" What do you want? I don't like it when bodiless voices call my name from dark allies." Yusuke said approaching the alley where the voice came from.
All of a sudden Kurama appeared in front of Yusuke. " Yusuke Urameshi, I am Kurama. One of the demons you seek." Kurama said looking at Yusuke.
" Kurama, give me the item and I won't have to fight you." Yusuke said stepping toward Kurama.
" Not now . . . meet me tonight at 10 o'clock on the roof of the hospital. Don't forget." Kurama said as he vanished again.
Yusuke just stood dumbfounded in the alleyway when Kitty came running up behind him and almost ran into him. " Hey Yusuke the tardy bell rang about 15 minutes ago. Let's go!" she said as she dragged him out of the alleyway by his ear all the way to school.
" Oww . . . let me go . . . everybody is looking at me like I'm an idiot! Come on let me go!" Yusuke whispered to Kitty as she dragged him through the doors of the school.
" Good, maybe they'll see the real you then. The stupid you." Kitty said still dragging him.
" Hey Urameshi. Wait up!" a voice said behind them.
Kitty stopped and let go of Yusuke's ear. She turned around and saw the ugliest guy walking up the hallway towards them. He had orangey-red hair and a big nose. He had a deep hoarse voice that was harsh to Kitty's sensitive ears. " Who's the ugly guy coming up the hallway towards us, Yusuke?" Kitty said holding her ears as the ugly guy yelled again.
" That's Kuwabara. He thinks he can beat me up and challenges me every day to a fight." Yusuke whispered back, massaging his hurt ear.
" Why are you talking to yourself, Urameshi? Scared out of your wits of me? Probably!" Kuwabara said laughing his annoying laugh.
"Oww . . . my damn ears are killing me! Why doesn't he give his freaking trap a rest? God . . . he has a big mouth!" Kitty said still holding her ears.
" Tell me about it!" Yusuke mumbled to her under his breath.
" Kuwabara, get outta my sight before I have the notion to pound your ass into the ground." Yusuke said shaking his fist in Kuwabara's face.
" Ok . . . Urameshi I'll leave you alone but I'll wait for you this afternoon outside the diner. Be there." Kuwabara said walking off.
" Yusuke, you finally came to school almost on time. Wow, this is a first." a brown haired girl said walking up behind Yusuke.
"Hey Kayko. I'm not gonna be here for long though. Goodbye." Yusuke said walking into his first class. Kitty close behind.
" Yusuke you're staying the whole day. I'm gonna make you. You know I can." Kitty said sitting on the desk next to Yusuke's.
" God you're determined to make my life a living hell aren't you?" Yusuke whispered to her.
" That will be easy since my dad's the ruler of Hell. His name's Lucifer or the Lord of the Damned." Kitty said laughing at Yusuke's confused face. " Never mind . . . you wouldn't understand."
" Whatever . . . you're scaring me . . . big time." Yusuke said scooting his chair away from Kitty.
Kitty just stuck her tongue out at him and listened to the teacher's lecture on the correct way to write a Haiku.
*At six o'clock school lets out. Yusuke comes out of the building followed by Kitty who is yelling at him for some reason*
" Yusuke, why didn't you tell me that you ran into Kurama?! You should've told me! He's my brother and I wanna see him! You are a total bastard! I hate you!" Kitty screamed as she slapped Yusuke across the face.
" Ok . . . sorry . . . I didn't think that he wanted you to know that he talked to me. I'm sorry . . . if Hiei talks to me . . . I'll tell you ok? Is that fine?" Yusuke said rubbing his head.
" Yea . . . that's okay. You have about four hours of homework any way. You have to do all of it . . . yes all of it . . . don't give me that look . . . you have to do your homework or I'm gonna hurt you badly." Kitty said as Yusuke gave her the ' I don't believe you just said that' look.
" I'm not going to do all my homework. I never do. The teachers will think something is up if I turn it in finished or even turn it in tomorrow." Yusuke said staring at Kitty.
" You're doing your homework. I'll help you on it. I've already done this stuff at my school. I'm the smartest kid at my school. Kurama and I go to different to schools and he's the smartest at his school." Kitty said as they walked up to Yusuke's room.
*3hrs and 40 minutes later Yusuke is about to fall asleep while Kitty is explaining how to do square roots without a calculator*
" Kitty do we have to do this? I've learned more in the past 4 hours than I've learned in my entire school life!" Yusuke said as he banged his head on his desk.
" Good, maybe you'll remember something. Oh . . . it's time to go and meet Kurama. I'll show which hospital he meant." Kitty said pulling Yusuke out of his chair by his hair.
" Ouch! Let me go . . . I'll follow you this time . . . you don't have to drag me!" Yusuke said grabbing Kitty's hand making her let go of his hair.
Kitty ran out of Yusuke's room and through the door. Yusuke was hot on her heels as she ran through the darkening streets.
" Hey Kitty wait up! I can't keep up with you.Wait!" Yusuke called out as he tried to keep up with Kitty's swift pace.
" Ok . . . sorry. I'll wait up . . . I just really want to see Kurama." Kitty said slowing her pace.
" Which hospital is it Kitty?" Yusuke asked a bit out of breath.
"This one here." Kitty said turning into the doors of a large granite hospital.
" Are you sure this is it?" Yusuke asked, " It doesn't look friendly."
" Yusuke, this place has the best cancer treatment center in Tokyo. My mother has a malignant lung cancer. She probably won't live . . . " Kitty trailed off and then shook her head as if to get something off her mind.
"I'm sorry . . . I didn't know . . . we better find Kurama." Yusuke said.
"Kurama is probably in the room with Mother. I'll show it to you . . . follow me." Kitty said taking off toward the elevators. Yusuke was close behind her.
" Here's the room." Kitty said when they got off the elevator. She turned down the left hall and went to room number 995.
" Mother, please eat something you need to keep your strength up. Would you like me to peel an apple for you?" a quiet voice said as Kitty and Yusuke approached the room.
" Shuuichi, I haven't heard from Kitana. She usually would be here. Where is she?" a weak voice said from the bed in the middle of the room.
" She is not feeling to well herself, Mother. She is still getting her schoolwork though. Don't worry about her. She's getting over it. She'll be fine." Kurama said again.
Kitty just stood outside of the room and was silently crying. " Kurama is still making excuses for me . . . why? Kurama's too nice." Kitty thought to herself.
" Kitty, I thought that Kurama's name was Kurama. Why is your mom calling him Shuuichi?" Yusuke whispered.
"It's his human name. I don't have time to explain why. He's coming out." Kitty said stepping lightly to the side as Kurama walked out.
" Kurama . . . I have come to get the item now. Are you going to give it to me or am I gonna have to fight for it?" Yusuke said following Kurama into the elevator, Kitty was still standing at the door to her mother's room.
" I don't want to fight you . . . I just need to use the item for one thing. After I use it you can have it." Kurama said getting off the elevator at the roof level.
" Why . . . what are you going to use the thing for?"Yusuke asked curiously.
" I'm going to wish for my mother to be well again." Kurama said as he pulled the Forlorn Hope out of his pocket.
Yusuke just stared at the item and then watched Kurama. Kurama sat it on the ground in the moonlight. It glowed an eerie color and then he stepped in front of the mirror. He called the magic of the Forlorn Hope and a deep voice asked, from the Forlorn Hope, " Your wish is for your mother to be healed."
"Yes, can it be granted?" Kurama asked the Forlorn Hope.
" Yes, it can. But I must have a sacrifice to do it." the item said back.
" What . . . Kurama what's the sacrifice? What is it?!" Yusuke asked.
" A human life." Kurama said to Yusuke right before he said, " Take my life."
" Kurama don't! Forlorn Hope take my life instead!" Yusuke yelled just as the Forlorn Hope started glowing and Kurama stuck his hand over the mirror. Yusuke ran over and put his hand over the mirror too. He yelled out again, " Take my life instead!"
Kurama just looked at Yusuke and asked, " Why are you doing this Yusuke?"
" I've seen what parents go through when a child dies . . . I won't let another mom go through it!" Yusuke yelled.
Right then the light coming out of the Forlorn Hope blazed a brilliant yellow and covered both Yusuke and Kurama.
When the light cleared Yusuke and Kurama were lying on the ground next to the Forlorn Hope. The Forlorn Hope said " Because of your noble action, I will not take a life to grant this wish." The mirror then went dull and quiet.
Kurama was the first to wake up. He looked at Yusuke then at the Forlorn Hope. He ran down to his mother's room to see if she was awake and ok. About five minutes later Yusuke woke up to find Kitty poking him in the forehead.
" What are you doing ?! Leave me alone!" Yusuke yelled sitting straight up. He saw Botan standing beside Kitty, who was sticking her tongue out at him.
" Good to see you too." Kitty said pulling him to his feet laughing.
" Oh hahaha . . . very funny." Yusuke said " Hey where's Kurama? Did the Forlorn Hope take his life instead of mine?"
" No, the Forlorn Hope decided not to take a life because of your 'noble' action." Kitty said sticking her tongue out at him again.
" Hey. . .what did I do to deserve that?" Yusuke said.
" You being you deserved it!" Kitty said laughing.
" Was your mother healed?" Yusuke asked.
" Yes. She was. I'm glad that the Forlorn Hope did not take Kurama's life. I'd miss my big bro to much!" Kitty said.
" Good glad to hear it." Yusuke said walking to the elevator.
" Let's go back to my house, Kitty. Botan you too." Yusuke said getting on the elevator.
" Ok. We're coming." Botan said pulling Kitty behind her into the elevator.
" All that's left is the Shadow Sword, taken by Hiei." Kitty thought to herself. " I wonder where you are now. . . I wish I could tell you I wasn't in Spirit World anymore. I hate deceiving you. I miss you, Hiei."
TO BE CONTINUED
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Preview: Hiei is the next demon to find. What tricks will he pull to get Kitty back and keep the Shadow Sword? Hiei and Yusuke battle it out next time on:
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