Kurama's Twin of Darkness
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho...
Welcome, those who wish to see Kurama's decent from Heaven to Hell... I have a word to Hakudoshi-chan... Dear, I would love to join your C2... I am a Yaoi fan myself... One of my favorite pairings are Kurama and Hiei, not to mention the Gundam Wing character pairings... I was actually looking for a Yaoi C2... They are difficult to find... Would you add me to your staff?... You have my utmost permission... Now on to the story...
"KURAMA!!!" Yusuke yelled. Kurama stared hard. Could it be true? Were those really his friends over there? His twin hissed loudly.
"You! You weren't supposed to come after him at all!!!" The twin growled. Kuwabara's Rei sword materialized.
"Yo! Kurama! Wake up!" Kuwabara yelled. Hiei leapt at the black vine pillar. He struck a shield of black lightning and was flung backwards. Kurama let his head droop onto his bloodstained. What does it matter? You guys will still hate me... It doesn't matter to me... Not anymore... Kurama let his eyes close as the sad, hopeless thought raced through his mind. Yusuke glared death at the Youko's twin. Hiei leapt at the pillar again, determined to free the dying Kurama. Kuwabara charged the doppelganger, his sword intent on cutting through that sneering, though familiar, face. The face suddenly changed. Instead of sneering, it was now angry. Angry beyond all reason. The twin's hand raised and a black, demonic orb shot out of their hand, striking the charging Kuwabara in the belly. Kuwabara was flung backwards, at the exact same time Hiei was flung back from his assault on the pillar. Yusuke formed his Rei Gun and fired it, not at the twin, but at the pillar. It hit the force field hard. Both the field and the Rei Blast didn't budge for a second, then the shield bent inward and shattered in millions of sharp shards. The Reikei Tantei covered their faces as the sharp pieces flew past them. Hiei and Yusuke quickly removed their arms from their faces and saw Kurama falling from the sky, almost in slow mode. Yusuke sprinted towards the falling Youko, but the twin got there first. Yusuke gritted his teeth as Kurama's throat was caught and the tortured body was held in the air.
"Drop him!" Hiei roared, coming to stand next to Yusuke. Kuwabara stood up to join his friends. The twin laughed. Kurama gagged and coughed, blood leaking out of his mouth.
"Hah! Like I would. Kurama begged for death. I saw him lying in the woods, bleeding from wounds YOU caused! I asked him if he wanted to go to Hell, to be free of the pain YOU caused! He wanted to die! His heart is no longer in one piece! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!!! YOU HAD CAUSED HIM PAIN!!! YOU ARE THE ONES KILLING HIM!" The twin screamed. Yusuke stopped, forgetting to breathe. Beside him, he heard Hiei and Kuwabara do the same thing. It is our fault, isn't it? We didn't believe Kurama when he begged us to believe that he didn't do anything to us. Why didn't we believe him?
"You! Yusuke Urameshi! You have caused him the most pain! He feared you! Every time he saw you, whether you were across the road or across a hall, it scared him! He thought that you were going to kill him! Every time Yusuke! He cried at night! But, he never blamed you... Oh no, it was always his fault, not yours! He absolutely never, ever even thought of blaming you!! EVER!!" Yusuke felt weight crush down on him, but it wasn't physical. It was mental and emotional. His knees gave way. As he fell to the ground, he heard a gagging noise. He turned his head slightly. Both Hiei and Kuwabara had black vines wrapped around their throats. They were choking. Yusuke pointed his finger at the vines.
"REI-UGH!!!" Yusuke held his side as he sailed through the air. He looked down at what had been thrown into him. Red hair clumped on his chest and blood trailed off of the broken body onto him.
"Kurama? Kurama?! Wake up! Kurama!" Yusuke cried shaking his friend. Flames erupted off near him. He watched Hiei burn away the vines that held both him and Kuwabara. Hiei turned to him.
"Yusuke! Get Kurama out of here. Me and the baboon will take care of this asshole!!" Hiei yelled. Kuwabara was already attacking the twin, so he didn't here the insult.
"'Kay! Be careful!" Yusuke bundled up the dying fox and ran. He turned around once he was somewhat safer. He watched the pillar burn up in flames. Suddenly, something gripped his shirt. Yusuke's eyes widened and looked down at Kurama. The fox's hand tightened on his shirt.
"Kurama... It's all right now... I'm so sorry... It's okay..." Yusuke choked out, tears beginning to trace down his face. Kurama's lips moved, but no sound came out.
"Hush... Please don't waste your energy... Oh god! I'm so sorry..." Kurama's eyes began to close, his body sagging heavily against Yusuke. Yusuke fell to his knees, hugging his friend's weakened and failing body to his. Kurama gripped his shirt, tears now beginning to fall out of his eyes. His face buried against Yusuke's neck, his blood leaving a red smear.
"S...s...sorry... s...s... so... sorry..." Kurama murmured. His voice was very strained and almost frog-like. The pale hand released Yusuke's shirt.
"Kurama?" Kurama slid away from Yusuke, lying limply in Yusuke's arms.
"KURAMA!!!!"
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Hiei dodged a black vine as it slashed through the air. One wrapped around his neck, but it was burned away. Kuwabara hacked away at a mass of vines that blocked the path to the twin. Hiei landed next to him, putting his swordsmanship and katana to good use.
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! There's nothing you can do!! Those vines are impenetrable! Waste your energy! When you are weak, I'll kill you and find your precious little fox! I'll enjoy dragging his sorry ass to HELL!!!!!!!" Maniacal laughter again. Hiei narrowed his ruby eyes and kept swinging. Kuwabara backed up.
"God! He's right! There are too many weeds!"
"Kurama's life is at stake here, you moron! We have to kill him." Hiei snarled. Kuwabara got up and slashed at the vines. There was another bout of maniacal laughter. Suddenly, the vines all fell. Hiei stopped and straightened. In the center of the fallen flora lay the twin. He was clutching his stomach and hacking.
"UGH!" He coughed, spilling blood onto the ground. Hiei stared, shocked and disgusted. Kuwabara grinned.
"Wonder what he ate." He whispered. Hiei saw seeds in the blood the doppelganger had vomited. Kurama! He's been helping us this entire time.
"That little wench! How dare he do this? Sneaky little- AUGH!!" The twin hacked up more blood. He screamed as a vine burst through his shoulder.
"Ha! Looks like the plants that protected you have turned against the very one that cared for them." Hiei taunted, walking closer to the man. The twin smiled cruelly, his mouth lined with his blood.
"You have no idea how disgusting that fox is. Though you and the rest are just as gross. I can see it... Your true self, Hiei. You really are disgusting." He growled. Hiei sneered back.
"You are just as disgusting, possibly even more. You dare take on Kurama's appearance? What type of demon are you?" Hiei pressed his katana against the pale throat. The twin raised his head, exposing more of his neck.
"I... am not a demon... I am merely the manifestation of Kurama's hatred, wrath, and envy. Not to mention his lust and greed. Everything dark in Kurama's soul has created me. If you kill me now, I may come back later. If you can kill the darkness in Kurama, then and only then will you have truly killed me."
"You're wrong. I can kill you and keep you dead. You are a product of Kurama's sins, yes, but not Suuichi's. You are the remaining darkness of Youko Kurama's soul. He is not only Youko Kurama now. He is both Suuichi Minamino and Youko Kurama. The darkness of his soul now is different from you. They are the same person, same soul. You failed to realize this. If he were still just Youko, then and only then would I agree with you. You may have his form, but you are not his darkness." Those green eyes widened. Hiei swung his katana.
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The rain fell heavily. Hiei turned to Kuwabara, who stood off.
"How did you know that?" The curly haired teen asked. Hiei smirked.
"Kurama told me."
"How?"
"If he were truly Kurama's soul, then he would've sensed the seeds within him and stopped them. He didn't. Only Kurama's true twin of darkness would've been able to do that. Plus... He kind of really did tell me." Hiei began walking away.
"One thing still bothers me. A few months ago, Kurama allowed us to play with his PS2 and he seemed different. Was that this guy?" Kuwabara prodded the head with his foot.
"No. I, too, dwelled on that and now it's clear. On that day, Kurama had slept over at another friend's house and his mother was out of town. Before Yusuke got in touch with me to take me over to Koenma's, I was visited by someone who looked like Kurama."
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Hiei stared at the entity, who stared back with Kurama's emerald eyes. The form smiled briefly.
"Who are you?"
"I am Kurama."
"You're lying. Kurama's dead or dying." He unsheathed his katana.
"I am not lying. Listen here, Forbidden Child. The Kurama who did that to you is an imposter. You've been pitted against your foxy friend by a doppelganger of evil. It's not his, but one of his past. Think about it, Hiei... You'll understand it. I tried to tell you it before, but I couldn't begin to. You all looked so happy that I couldn't tell you. When I saw you guys playing that infernal electronic contraption that Kurama has in his house-"
"That was you? But-"
"Yes. That was I. I am Kurama's twin of hell. I came to help you now, however. Suuichi's soul has somewhat dampened the dark persona of Youko's soul when they combined. What happened to you was actually done by Youko's twin of hell. I tried to tell you before, but, like I said, I fell in love with all of you at once. You all are just too sweet and kind. Even you. I could tell that you all cared for Kurama, but I never thought that this would happen." The twin looked away. Then he whirled, his face right in front of Hiei's. "I regret that. But, now you need to save Kurama! That is your priority!!"
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"He told me to find Kurama. Now, I'm sure that that twin is gone and now resting. But, now our priority is saving Kurama's life."
I must leave now... My pets are calling... My plants are restless as well... If you want anything to happen between Yusuke and Kurama that is yaoi oriented, just tell me in your review... Farewell...