Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original Yu Yu Hakusho Characters. Blue orchid villains and team Isamu are my own characters hence my property
Chapter 12: Endless nightmare
It was the day of the red tournament .It was miserable outside all dark and cloudy. Lan couldn't sleep last night knowing she kissed Kurama and broke her promise to Chai. She climbed out of her bed and opened the window. The sea air blew in her face and immediately woke her up. She looked down at the ground outside her window to see the there Urameshi boys walking out of the hotel. She turned around and looked at the clock on the night stand. Its was 9:30 am.
"Gasp aiya I should have been up an hour ago!"
She quickly changed from her pajamas to her clothes, brushed her teeth ,combed her hair and ran out of her bed room. She ran down the hall past Jia who was about to come wake her up.
"Well its about time you got up ,we told the guys we'd go watch the fights today."
"Hey isn't that Kurama guy fighting today."
"Yes, now come on grab your jacket and lets go!" They ran out room on there why out they heard Keiko
"Hey well see guys there,save us some seats". Lan and Jia quickly scurried down the stairs to the hotel lobby where Hawk, Kuro and Taro were waiting for them.
"Well its about time guys got here now lets go" Hawk shouted. They all ran out of the hotel lobby onto the sidewalk. The stadium was within walking distance so it would take them long to get there.
At the stadium the Urameshi boys were in the locker room helping Kurama warm-up for his fight. Yusuke and Hiei has already had there fights already and kicked major ass. Kurama was the only one left to his fight.
"The sex kitten coming to watch you today asked Hiei who was holding the punching bag as Kurama was giving it some round house kicks.
"She's not a sex kitten Hiei and she'll probably just bring Jia with her."
Yusuke snorted "she'll probably bring her whole damn team with her."
Meanwhile outside the stadium the girls were standing in line waiting to get in.
"Hey Botan pass me tickets asked Keiko."
Botan searched her pockets ,her eyes widened girls I cant find them.
"What!" all the girls said at once. Botan remembered where she left them. "Oh crap that's right , I left them on the coffee table!"
"Well it's to late now ,by time we get the tickets and come back her the gates will be closed" Yukina exclaimed
"So now what..."
"We enter the hard way" she said as Shizuru slapped her fist against her hand.
"HEY SHIZURU!" A voice yelled .
The girls turned around to see Lan and Jia waving at them from a opened door from the side of the building. The girls quickly ran out of the line to where they were standing. The six of them quickly snuck in threw the side door. They ran down the hall to where the stands were.
"You guys couldn't of had better timing , Botan forgot the tickets at the hotel" Keiko said.
They down the stairs to the row they where they were sitting which was the first row actually. The boys from Lan's team were sitting behind them. The girls took there seat and since they were on the first row they were right behind where Yusuke and Hiei were standing.
Yusuke turned around "Hey its Kurama's girl friend" he teased. Lan looked down at her feet and blushed. Jia looked at her slyly.
"What" Lan asked.
"Never love again my ass."
"Oh why don't you and Yusuke shut the hell up!"
"Kurama's right you are cut when your angry."
Lan growled at Yusuke.
Koto and Juri the announcers stepped onto the field announce that the match between Kurama and Katsuro was about to being
"and red mustang with license plate number TYU-HOT ,you left you lights."
"That would be mine" Taro said as he got up from his chair.
"Yeah right Taro you wish." Jia laughed
Taro sat back down "A guy can dream can't he."
Koto scurried up to her announcer box while Juri ring side. "Ladies and gentlemen if could have attention...Welcome to the Izayo tournament the worlds most bloodiest sport this side of the northern hemisphere, I'm adorable host Koto and will be giving you your color commentary for those of you at home...please no laser pointers, flash photograph or flying objects."
Everyone in the crowd let out a loud roar
"We now take you over to my just as equally adorable co-host Juri!"
"Thanks Koto now right...from team Ishii...KATSURO!"
Katsuro walked onto the ring and twirled his weapon.
"Lets get this over with I've got better ways to waste my time."
Juri pointed on in the other direction "And on my left...from team Urameshie...Is Kurama"
Kurama walked out and looked into the stands. He saw Lan sitting in the first row ,she smiled at him and gave him sign language for kick his ass. He smiled back and knoded. He turned his attention to Katsuro.
Katsuro smirked "This is it... just some scruffy red head."
Kurama growled at him "Spare me the back-bite and lets just do what we came here to do."
Katsuro smirked "No problem."
Juri lifted her hand "Both fighters take your stance...FIGHT!"
Katsuro took a sprint and jumped at Kurama and took a swing at him with his thunder pike. It shot out a big lightening blot and nearly struck Kurama in the shoulder but he swiftly dodged it.
So he's a thunder demon.
Kurama stuck out his hand and pile of rose petals.
"Is that all your gonna fight me with... a bunch of rose petals ,you got a death wish?"
Kurama smirked "You shouldn't take mother natures gifts so lightly Katsuro." The little petals flew out of his hand and surrounded him like a red cloud. "Petals and thorn!"
Katsuro thought they were a illusion and charged into the red and was cut several times but still charged at Kurama and made his way through.
Kurama was surprised How did he...
Before Kurama could finish his thought Katsuro had hit him in the chest with his pike. The petals Kurama tried to use to defend himself with lost control and few upward making a hole in the roof and flew up into the sky, they never came down.
"Hhm that's never happened before" Hiei said.
Kurama fell to the ground.
"Hm that was really pathetic, did you honestly think a few knicks would stop me."
Kurama quickly got on his feet. Katsuhiro put his hand on his hip and gave a cocky smirk, then walked up to Kurama.
"I noticed your lady friend in stands ,apparently she killed a friend of mine, Sango." Katsuhiro had gotten a little bit to close to Kurama but it was the perfect chance for him to land a attack on Katsuhiro. Kurama disappeared.
"Huh...where'd that bastard go?"
Kurama appeared behind him and before could react Kurama hit with a dragon kick in the side of the head. Katsuhiro staggered for a moment and looked up Kurama. Kurama glared at him. Katsuhiro touched the side of his face, there was blood on his figure.
Koto: Oh wow, Kurama nailed Katsuhiro with a awesome dragon kick, Katsuro gonna be feelin that tomorrow.
Smirk I've gotten kicked in the face before...AND I INTEND FOR IT NOT TO HAPPEN AGAIN!"
A strange glow started to surrounded him. Katsuro jumped up in the air and shot a super charge lighting bolt at Kurama.
Everyone covered there eyes form the blinding flash of lightening. Poor Juri Blown out of the ring and into Koto's announcer box.
Crash Oh no Juri, you broke the microphone"
"Sorry.
A wall of flames on near opening that Katsuhiro created. The girls and guys opened there eyes.
Lan: He blew out the whole side of the stadium!
Hiei: Wait were Kurama!
Everyone feared the worst.
Hawk: Guys wait I see him.
Kurama was standing behind a wall of flame. The whole bottom part of his sleeve was sindged off though. Lan let out a sigh relief and put her hand on her chest. Kurama felt the lighten rush past him. That was to close for comfort . The flames rose and Kurama could be barely seen.
"He's going to change" said Hiei.
"What do you mean change does he have another body or something!" exclaimed Taro
"Exactly."
Lan bit her lip. She could see a silhowet behind the flames but the silhowet didn't look like Kurama it had dog ears. The fire started to calm and large white figure jumped over the flames and attacked Katsuhiro head on. He dug his claws into Katsuro's chest making him spert blood. Katsuro covered he chest
"Damn you kitsune." he growled.
Kurama stood middle arena. "Im getting tried of all this so ill just finish it now."
Kurama shot a seed into the ground and plants sprung up around him. He looked at Katsuhiro and then at his plants. He gave a little gesture and plants flew at Katsuhiro buried in a sea of vines.
"Pathetic."
Kurama smirked and turn to walk away. A smile of joy ran across Lan's face but she couldn't believe that when Kurama turned into his kitsune form that he'd become a totally person. Just as juri and Koto were about to announce Kurama the winner.
BOOM!
Huge explosion of lighting that destroyed the case of vines surrounding and the arena floor. The explosion was so power full it knocked Kurama flat onto the floor and barried him underneath a pile of rumble and forced Hiei and Yusuke against wall they were standing near. Katsuhiro walked out smoke with that strange glow again.
"Ha you thought you had me there you stupid fox."
Kurama climbed out from underneath the rubble.
"Damn" Kurama growled.
"He returned back to his human form" exclaimed Jia.
"OH SHIT" Yusuke began to sound tense.
"Oh shit what?"
"This isn't good."
"Yusuke , tell me way isn't this good!" Lan demanded
"His kitsune form should of lasted longer."
"Won't be able to fight as well" said Hiei
Oh on Lan could feel a nervous sweat on her back.
Kurama slowly staggered to his feet.
Katsuhiro smirked ''Your to weak to battle, this will be like shooting fish."
He raised his hand and started to do circle motion with it. Then some strange black and Red orbs of light started to surround Kurama.
"What the hell are those things" Hawk asked
"I don't know" Yusuke said.
Katsuhiro stopped doing a circle motion. He held his hand up and clenched his fist. The orbs surrounding Kurama started to explode. He let out a agonizing scream.
"That one was for Sango" Katsuhiro smirked. Kurama was covered in blood and his breath started to get choppy.
Is this it? Kurama fell onto his chest and didn't move
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOO!" Lan screamed as tears welled up in her eyes. She jumped from the stands and onto the arena floor. She ran towards Kurama but Yusuke and Hiei grabbed her by the arms and pulled her back. She struggled to break free, but couldn't. "Kurama please get up, please get up, KKKUUURRRAAAMMAA!"
Kurama slowly began to lose conciseness and slipped into a dream.
He could feel his mind falling into oblivion. Kurama opened his eyes to see that he was in a garden and cherry blossom were blowing through the night air and moon lite up the whole garden it self. He stood up and looked around him and saw a strange figure standing near a tree.
"Hello Kurama" said a voice. The figure a emerged from the shadows.
Kurama backed away "Who are you?"
It was a strange demon in armor with a sword .
"Don't you know, Im Chai."
"Chai, but aren't you...?" Kuramas eyes widened. "Oh man Im dead, that's it I bought the farm Im pushing up the daisies I'm...!"
"Relax your not dead, your here so I show you something."
"Look over there, he pointed to another tree."
There were to figures standing under it. It was Lan and Chai under tree kissing. Kurama looked puzzled "how can you be here when your over there." Chai smiled "just shut up and watch."
Kurama looked back at the tree he noticed that the image of Chai was starting to fade unit he disappeared. The cherry tree that they were standing under started to die. Lan sat on the trunk of the tree that was completely dead now. The wind started to blow violently. Then Kurama saw a another figure emerge from the mist. It was himself. He saw himself walk over to the cherry tree and sit with Lan. Her smile started to go little by little and the tree started to come back to life. Then he saw himself get up from the tree and stick his hand out towards Lan. The tree and figures started to disappear. Chai looked at Kurama did you get that last part.
"No."
"Well you can stay here in a perfect world or you can go back to your life and be with Lan."
Kurama didn't hesitate "I choose to go back to my old life."
Chai smiled and everything surrounding Kurama disappeared including Chai.
Kurama slowly regained conciseness and felt pain of his injured body he could feel his wounds burning with pain. He opened his eyes and saw Lan with tears rolling down her face and Katsuhiro soaking up his glory.
He slowly struggled to his feet. Katsuhiro was surprised to see him on his feet.
Smirk "Haven't you had enough fox."
"Apparently not."
"Very we I'll just have to kill you again." He ran at Kurama again. "Ill see you hell fox!"
Gotta do this just right He pulled out rose whip and when Katsuhiro got within 2 meter distance "ROSE WHIP"!
Kurama had struck him across his front with every ounce of power he had felt.
For Katsuhiro time seemed to stop This fox ,I don't believe it... he defeated me.
"Pant ,pant, Is it over?"
Katsuhiro fell to the ground and disappeared into a pile of dust.
Everyone was speechless. Lan broke the silence
"Ku-ra-ma".
Kurama turned around and looked at her with a smile, but collapsed to the ground. Lan gasped and ran towards him ,Hiei and Yusuke followed her. She knelt down besides him and helped him stand up. The boys congratulated him on his win .She smiled at him ,but her smiled turn to a frown.
SLAP! Lan gave Kurama a hard slap in the face.
"OUCH!"
"That's for making me think you were dead."
But Lans frown turned to smile again and "But this is for winning "she leaned in close.
But strange figure was standing in the shadows by the stands
Hate to break the romance but I've gotta kill this girl sooner or late. The figure reached into her pocket and pulled out a knife threw it at Lan.
Kurama perked his eyes up and pushed Lan out of the way of the knife. The knife came straight at him and stabbed him the chest. Everything felt like it was going in slow motion. Everyone watched in horror as Kurama fell to the ground with the knife in chest.
Blood started to spill from the wound. The figure disappeared.
"GET A DAMN METIC OUT HERE!" Yusuke shouted.
The medic team came out and loaded Kurama onto a stretcher and carried him out of the arena. Lan stood in the middle of the arena shocked and horrofied. Yusuke walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder
This cant be happening, this all just a bad dream ,so why cant I wake up. Jia came up and up her arms around Lan.
"Oh Lan Im so sorry." Lans eyes started to tear ,she buried her face in Jias shoulder.
Why is this world such a mess.
She took her face of Jias shoulder and looked at the fleeting crew of medics. Jia let go of her and Lan slowly walked towards the exit that the crew ran out of. As she walked the petals that flew into the sky that Kurama had used to defend himelf, started to rain down from the sky. Lan fell to her knees and put her hands on the sides of her.
"Kurama why didn't you listen to me!"
