Yes, I should be updating other stories but oh well, deal with this one for now. I think I'm going to put all my stories besides Boarding School and Dreams of Death on hold until I get this one done. There should only be a few more chapters left, it just depends on if I get any other ideas to stick in here.

Anyways, I wanted to thank all my reviews who have stuck with me even though I don't update very often. Thank you all so much and thanks to Cosmos and MSE for giving me ideas for this story.

Elves Are More Trouble Than They're Worth

Chapter 11 Death of an Ice Demon

Rune quietly opened the door to Kurama's room. He knew that if anyone saw him out of bed they'd send him back to his room, but he really wanted to see Kurama. Even if they weren't brothers by blood, they were still brothers by soul. (a/n: that sounds so cheesy)

Rune gasped when he opened the door. Nadil and Shydeman were kidnapping an unconscious Kurama. Nadil turned and smirked at the shocked elf.

"You see elf," Nadil explained, answering Rune's unspoken question. "We're willing to see if the fox's soul will work as a key as well. To bad for you, we only need one key, and seeing as there's two, we'll just have to destroy one."

Nadil said something in the demonic language and he and Shydeman disappeared with Kurama. The only person left in the room besides Rune himself, was Touya.

Rath sighed and rolled over in bed. He couldn't sleep, no matter what happened. He had a feeling something really bad was about to happen. No matter what happened he couldn't shake it. Growling and standing up he went to go check on Rune and Kurama, Rune was the only person he trusted after all and Kurama had the same soul.

Rath froze when he heard Rune scream out in pain and then began running toward the elf's bedroom. Yusuke who came running/stumbling out of his room, Hiei who quickly flitted down the halls, and Thatz who had his sword drawn quickly followed him.

When they reached the elf's room they saw that Jin was already there standing between an unconscious Rune and a possessed Touya.

"What happened to him?" Yusuke asked as he came up beside Jin.

"Don't know. I swear I saw him die when that Nadil guy attacked him though," Jin answered, though he never took his eyes off of Touya.

"What are we going to do then?" Rath asked.

"It could be that Saabel's controlling him," Thatz suggested.

Rath shook his head. He knew that Saabel wasn't behind it. There was no way he could be. He hadn't come through the portal with Nadil, Shydeman, and Fedelta. "No, it has to be Nadil that's doing this."

"Don't," Jin said seeing Hiei draw his sword. "You guys get Rune out of here. I'll take care of Touya."

"Are ya sure Jin?" Yusuke asked. Yusuke knew that Jin and Touya were best friends but if it came down to it, Yusuke didn't know if Jin would have the strength to kill Touya.

"Yeah, life's just cruel this way. We have to do things we don't want to," Jin said offering Yusuke a sad smile. Yusuke nodded and turned to the others. Rath already was carrying the unconscious Rune out of the room, while Thatz and Hiei waited for him.

"Are we really going to leave him here?" Thatz asked as Yusuke came to the door.

"He has to do this on his own," Yusuke answered walking out of the room and not looking back. He didn't want to see the two friends fighting.

Rath and the others carried Rune into Koenma's office where teenage Koenma, Lykouleon, Ruwalk, and Tetheus were sitting.

"What happened?" Ruwalk asked when he saw them come in.

"Nadil got Kurama, he's controlling Touya, and almost killed Rune," Rath summarized for them.

"Where's Touya now?" Koenma asked standing up.

At that minute there was a loud explosion that shook the whole castle.

"Jin's fighting him," Yusuke answered.

"Come on Touya, snap out of it!" Jin yelled at the ice demon but nothing seemed to work. Jin deflected Shards of Winter with his Tornado Fist. (1)

'You can't save him,' a voice in the back of his head told him. 'He's already dead. You have to let him go.'

Touya suddenly stopped his attack and doubled over in pain. "Jin," he said in a pained whisper. "You have to kill me."

Jin stood there looking at his best friend. He shook his head, fear in his eyes. He wasn't strong enough to do this.

"Jin please, let my soul rest in peace. Don't let him continue to control it. Please, let me die again before he takes control," Jin said. His voice was more forced now showing that Nadil was regaining control.

Jin closed his eyes and began the Tornado Fist. Before he could think about what he was doing he punched Touya, creating a huge whole in his chest.

"Thank you, my friend. You've freed me," Touya whispered before falling forward onto Jin. The ice demon was dead.

Jin set his friend's body on the floor and wept. He was right about what he had said before.

"Yeah, life's just cruel this way. We have to do things we don't want to."

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I'm so sorry! What did I just do! I killed off one of my favorite characters! I don't know what happened, I just started typing and couldn't stop.

All right, I think since I put you all through that you deserve a preview for the next chapter.

Preview: Kurama felt pain rip through his body. He couldn't do this. He knew that he would be able to create the portal but he would die if he did. 'No,' he thought. 'They have to be defeated. Rune and the others have to be safe.'

A mile away Rune suddenly stopped. He fell to his knees, wrapping his arms around his stomach. There was just too much pain. It felt as if he was being ripped apart. Body, soul, heart, and mind, they were all being torn apart.

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