Past mistakes bring future problems Story #3

By Krystal Fox

Krystal Fox: Yes I am doing another story. Though this one has to do with a certain past.

Korim: You know I kinda wish you would fill me in on this I have a feeling about this story that I don't like or maybe I do.

Kurone: What about me I have the same feeling. Wait where is Youkiya and Nakine I bet this is their doing.

Youkiya and Nakine: Krystal Fox doesn't own any of Yu Yu Hakusho though she wishes she did. (Only Characters made belong to her and a friend.)

Krystal Fox: Boo Hoo there are so many emotional parts in this story.

Kurama: I think that is a bad sign Korim.

Korim: I think you are right. I might not like this story. Emotional isn't my expertise.

Chapter 1 The Picnic

The afternoon was exceptionally beautiful that day with the sun shining and a cloudless sky. In the park a large gathering was having a wonderful time laughing joking and eating the food they brought along. Korim was very glad for 4 months before Youkiya successfully operated on Korim removing the heart-bleed bullet that the evil Raven shot into him years and years before.

He was in full health and fully healed (thanks to a picky certain she-fox we all know.) He was laughing heartily as the children of the families there were chasing Foxy around trying to catch her.

They were playing catch the healer so she-can-give-us-candy game. They almost were upon her when Keiko rang the lunch bell she brought along, signally that lunch was ready for everyone to come and eat.

Kieko had told the children that if they didn't get to the picnic tables 5-10 seconds after the bell rang that they would not even get a scrap of Lunch not to mention desert. So the children abandoned Kara and went dashing for the tables.

Youkiya went over to the shadow fox and collapsed to the ground.

"You know I think that little children have never ending energy."Youkiya said breathing hard.

"More like the children love candy."Korim said smiling.

Korim laughed at the disheveled way she looked, "Kara I believe that you could have gone much longer especially when you sometimes act just like them.

Then When Kara got a breather that breather hurt more than she thought it should (This is important.) for a couple seconds she couldn't think of anything, how she got there or anything, then everything cleared and she saw Korim with a hand lowered to help her up. Once he helped her up, the 5 of them went over to the picnic table and got their lunch. Kurone, Korim, Kara, and Lizette went over to the Picnic blanket that had been set on the ground since because Korim was so tall he couldn't fit on the many small tables set up.

The lunch consisted of hamburgers, hotdogs, coleslaw, potatoes salad, leaf salad, pop all kinds, chips, noodles, apples oranges, bananas, many more exotic fruits, donuts, pizza, watermelon, crab salad, roast pig, roast beef, and lots, lots more.

Everyone was getting very full and were surprised that (but Youkiya) Korim didn't hesitate about eating human foods.

(Youkiya had filled him in on everything there is to know about human foods and that such when he was stuck in bed by her supervision healing from the operation. He was bored so he listened to her telling all about everything human.)

"You know koenma hasn't stopped bothering me about whether I should become another spirit detective, and he won't stop." Korim said, after finishing his last piece of watermelon.

"He doesn't bother me or Nakine anymore because I threatened that I would double the fees that he pays us to help in the missions." Youkiya said smiling remembering how the toddler's face had paled at that thought.

"Well I wish that I could have something like that, but I don't have anything over him to stop bugging me, like that." korim said quite irritated.

"Well you might not but I might, come korim we are going on a quick trip to spirit world. Keiko, Korim and I are going to leave for about 30 min. that should be the time all the kids finish we will be right back."

Standing up left, with Korim following wondering what she held over Koenma's head that would make him leave Korim alone.

They arrived at Spirit World and Kara walked right in to His office, and up to his desk.

"Koenma I have a bone to pick with you." Kara said in a most angry voice.

Koenma raised an eyebrow and nodded for her to continue.

Going over to him whispered something in his ear and his face looked terrified.

Satisfied she asked, "And you'll leave him alone now won't you?"

"Ye..Yes I will, forever and always." the terrified toddler said.

"Good. Come Korim we can go now."

"what did you tell him?" korim asked curiously.

"Oh you'll find out someday but not now." then turning she left the room.

"Koenma what did she tell you?" korim asked.

"I'm not telling, even if the 3 worlds depended on it. Not even my own father." koenma said.

"Well your father is right behind you." korim said smiling, then turned to leave.

"I see that you are being blackmailed again son by a girl not to mention thief." great King Enma said looking at his son.

Korim turned, an evil look on his face. "Enma if you ever call her that again I will destroy spirit realm and maybe even human realm and you know I can do it too." He said anger in his voice.

Enma looked shocked, then nodded.

"Who's being blackmailed now?" Korim heard Koenma say as he left.

Meeting Kara at the portal they arrived back at the picnic exactly as the children went off into some huddle to plan what to play or plan.

"Do you ever get the sneaky suspicion that we are being stalked?" Lizette asked. Kurone agreed and the two of them went back-to-back readying themselves for whatever happened.

Korim just stood there. Amar and Keiko had forced Kuwabara, Yusuke, Tilmar and Hiei to help clean up the tables. Yukina had to leave early to go to a meeting at the Koorim Island that was taking place. (important also)

The children were finished talking and all went in separate directions into the forest. Minuets passed and nothing happened when suddenly a war cry started and little children came charging out of the woods attacking their elders. Sakura, Ryo, unexpectedly attacked Nakine and Tilmar tried to tackled Korim but went right through him. Kurone was attacked by Atsugi and Nakine the second. Gem and Emma were looking for Youkiya but couldn't find her anywhere.

"Where's Thorn?" Nakine said using her favorite nickname for her friend getting the overexcited Sakura off of her.

"Yea where is Foxy? Shady, you always seem to know where she is where is Foxy? Because we were suppose to tackle her," Gem and Emma both said. Looking up at Korim.

Korim leaned against a tree when Gem touched the tree and jumped back startled. The small tree was freezing! Looking up saw that at the highest tree in the park at the smallest most off of the ground branch sat a She-Fox with a smirk on her face. Then the other children walked over. "That's unfair Foxy! You were supposed to stay on the ground!" Gem complained.

"Well little one, you should not let a person who in the past shadowed of Youko Kurama near your little meeting, now should you have?" Kara said smiling.

Sakura touched the tree which should not have held the fox's weight and found that she could melt the ice supports around the trunk. Having fun doing this almost made a circle of melted ice around the tree when Youkiya looked down and saw what she was doing.

"Don't Sakura!" But the warning was too late. The crystal fox fell very fast off the tree. The tall figure of Korim below did not notice quick enough of what was happening. When he was knocked on his stomach with the weight of Youkiya on his newly healed and now torn wound.

He groaned.

"Are you okay?" Youkiya said frantically getting off of him. He sat up and looked over. "Yes but it seems to have gotten very moist on my back since a second ago."

"Up!" She ordered pointing to his shirt. He shook his head then took off the t-shirt he had been given. He was still trying to get used to them. The wound from Kara operating had torn open again and she quickly got her sealing gem and used it to seal the outer skin and then another to heal everything on the inside.

Once the wound was healed Korim put his shirt back on and the children who had run off to Keiko who was shouting, "Ice cream and chocolate cake come and get it."

The ice cream was very special it was made by two ice beings, Youkiya and Yukina. Kurama who had been asked to since the others where busy with other things had made the cake.

Korim and Kurama slowly ate their cake, enjoying the children trying to guess which of the two cousins would finish first the slowest.

While Nakine and Hiei (Cousins) were having the exact opposite contest, who could finish the fastest.

Youkiya was laughing with Amar as these contests continued. Nakine and Hiei were racing and Hiei finished to look up and see that Nakine was doing the same. Theirs was a tie. Kurama and Korim well Kurama was never a very patient fox,

Korim spending years in one jail cell had the best patience in the world. Finally Kurama just ate up his cake and said, "Korim you are as slow a tortoise on a morning stroll."

Amar started to laugh and Tilmar turned bright red at that remark. Amar was laughing so hard that Tilmar couldn't resist the opportunity and began to unmercifully tickle his wife. She began to laugh uncontrollable.

Till she started to cry calling , "I give, I give." Tilmar finally gave up. Only to be tackled and kissed by his wife.

Every single child said "EW Gross disgusting." Then they ran off doing their own games.

Korim relaxed against the tree and enjoyed the scenery. He could live this way forever he was so happy. Then he fell asleep in the happy bliss.

Nakine was being a lot more cheerful than usual she had been dared by Kurone to pin her cousin to the ground and force him to give in.

So not one to give up so easily did so and Hiei didn't want to be caught by his overactive cousin. They were going all over the park through trees downs benches, under picnic tables and finally Nakine made a last jump and tackled the "quick" demon.

Hiei glared at her and said, "Well you've caught me now, what are you going to do with Me.?" she looked over at Kurone and he moved his head towards the children. Nakine smiled evilly.

"No you don't." Hiei said looking ticked.

"Yes I do. Hey kids I caught Hiei for you come and get him."

The children ran over like free ice cream was being given she handed him over to the kids and he was soon being dog piled on. "I'll get you for this." Hiei said as the kids jumped on him.

Nakine shrugged, then walked over to Kurama and Korim and sat down.

Soon Hiei got out from under them and vanished to escape them.

Youkiya was helping Amar clean the tables with some clothes. When Amar turned away she heard a soft thump. Turning around she saw Youkiya clutching her stomach.

"Youkiya are you hurt?"

"No I'm fine. I must have eaten too much."

(Very important)

Taking that as the answer went back to what she was doing.

So the children went to their usual games, tag by spirit gun blast, normal jump to see who goes highest and the races that started with Yusuke's spirit gun shot to start the race.

Sakura always won.

But as the evening wore along the children were growing grumpy and crabby. They were soon arguing among themselves.

"Sakura you should stop winning it's unfair to everyone else." Atsugi complained.

"I will win every race and will not stop." Sakura said sticki9ng her tongue out at him.

Amar then said gathering up her things and her children, "I believe that it is time we took our kids home and put them to bed."

The other adults agreed and began to slowly leave. As Kara, Lizette and Kurone headed home Kurama pulled his cousin aside and said looking after Kara "I need to talk to you."

"Oh about what? I know you like Kara." He said concealing his own feeling s towards that subject.

"Yes and no. Yes it's about her but no not that I like her that way. Could we go somewhere else away from everyone, especially Nakine and Youkiya."

Curious and irritated said "Okay let's go to the deeper part of this park." Korim said wondering what Kurama was going to tell him.

"Korim I sort found out some info I regret finding."

"I do that a lot. Go on"

"It has to do with Kara's Past. You see…" Kurama turning saw Kurone standing there listening to every word he said.

"You know Kurama I would have found out eventually and so will Youkiya." Kurone said, "You know the way she is, she can sense when you are hiding something from her eons away."

"Well now that you are here I might as well tell you both what I found. I accidentally came upon a journal tucked away in a crevice on a cave wall. Knowing myself you know that I read it." Looking very sad said " What I found out disturbed me greatly. It told of Nakine's father. He was the one who Killed Youkiya's Uncle Frost by request from Raven. But that's not all Youkiya knew it was him….. Kurone, Has Nakine ever told you how her father died?"

Thinking this question strange replied, " Well the one time I did ask her she looked very distant and said that she didn't know how but that when he was dead she found him and he was brutally murdered."

"Well I know who Killed Nakine's father…. Youkiya did. Plus another thing do you know I also found with the journal a piece of paper that Calay Youkiya's mother wrote.

It read, Today Youkiya has been acting strange it has been 3 weeks since Frost's death and she is sure that the murderer was a fire apparition. She told me that she vows to kill all related to the murderer even if it meant losing those close to her. I am worried that she will bring the curse of the stone heart upon herself. Calay. "

Kurama looked up and then said, "I burned the book and kept this sheet. Do either one of you know of the Stone heart curse? "

Korim nodded his head and Kurone shook his head.

"Well Kurone it is simply this, as goes in the ice youko's legend that if a Youko vows by great anger and hatred they will plant the seed by which they will receive a stone heart."

"You mean like a rock hard or cold heart or evil hard?" Kurone said.

"No Kurone," Korim said, a worried look on his face. "That was just a metaphor to explain it."

"I hate Metaphors just like Nakine."Kurone said muttering.

"Legend has it that slowly as the years pass after the vow is made that the heart will become like stone, not able to recognize friend from foe. Youkiya vowed to kill all the family belonging to this Demon and does not know that Nakine is his daughter. " Kurama said looking very sad.

"Plus I found a personal entry that Youkiya made," Korim's eyebrows rose how did Kurama find this out. "I went to the ice territory using Cornix the dragon. He wanted to go over there and I convinced him that I wanted to go too. I found the ruins of the village and her house and I found her personal journal, it read, I will make them pay for making my mother so sad, whatever they did they will pay. I will kill them all."

Korim looked disturbed. He never thought that kind caring Youkiya would ever do such a thing or say she was going to do.

Suddenly a voice called them that made them all jump.

"Guys, oh Guys, Where are you?" Youkiya's voice drifted through the trees. Entering the clearing saw them gathered there and said "Guys it's been over 1 hour and you haven't come to back to the house yet. By the way," she said looking suspiciously at Kurama and Kurone "What are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere and when it's getting dark?"

Kurama began to sweat when Korim said "Youkiya they were just telling me about the interesting things about school. Kurone is telling me all about the downfalls of school and then they are arguing about it."

"Oh okay. Well see you back at the house later, oh and guys I want you back there before midnight." Youkiya said walking off.

"How did you do that?" Kurama asked astonished, "She never believes my stories and she just believed you and went home fully trusting what you said."

"Well Kurama I am older and more experienced and we did spend 4 days stuck in a cell together and she learned to trust me unlike you who she still shadows went you are gone long journeys" korim said smirking. "Plus I noticed that even though you own the house we are all staying in she was telling you when to come home or be home at night. That is so funny."

Kurama scowled at him. Not matter what HE tried youkiya always seemed to have her way when it came to those kind of things.

"Um, you, Kitsunes stop the staring contest. We still have to figure out who is going to tell her all this unknown info." kurone said looking at the two.

"Oh I'm not done," kurama said "I have other news, When Youkiya was only maybe 4 years old she had a sister and has a sister. Nakine's father stole the little girl when she was 2 after Areegen Youkiya's father stole a gem that would allow being absorbed into one of his people and becoming immune to fire.

He accidentally let the gem on the counter where Youkiya took it and thought it was one of her mother's red sweet candies, took it and absorbed it. Nakine's father furious fox-napped Areegen's youngest child. Kire Solar. She was taken by him but he foolishly took refuge on the koorim island where the ice maiden's chased him and he dropped the child where the ice maiden's found her and raised her as their own. Every year Youkiya would watch as her mother would grieve at the time of year they lost Kire. They never told her about her sister but Youkiya knew something that Nakine's father had done made her mother grieve. That was the first thing that started to activate the stone heart curse. There is a way to stop the stone heart process but I don't know what it is."

"and how did you find all this out," a voice behind them said, Turning they saw Hiei looking worried. "Because the fire stone in an ice youki is a dangerous composition. That means she is immune to all fire attacks from both Nakine and myself."

"I found her father's tattered journal also, her family loved to write. And yes that is what it means. Though I have not found anyway that the stone could be removed, so we will have to focus on number one. Keep Youkiya from getting Stone-heart." Kurama said recovering form the shock that Hiei had just heard all of this.

"You know that is easier said than done, because we don't know if any of our actions towards her could activate the curse. " Korim said. "Did you know Kurama that Youkiya taught herself secretly the arts of fighting and stealing. All by herself."

Kurama looked amazed at him then. Stopped from asking how Korim knew but decided to not. At times like these you would never get a straight answer out of his cousin.

Now How would they tell her and not get killed in the process.

"Well I guess I'll have to tell her, I have this unknown certain thing that Youkiya trusts about me better than any of you, plus if she attacks me I can go transparent…if I'm quick enough."

Having deciding this went back to the house. Entering the house Korim had every intention of telling her but one problem she had fallen asleep waiting for them on the couch.

Korim picked her up and went and put her on her bed and looked over at Nakine who peaked an eye open and smiled as she saw Korim.

"She refused to go to sleep till she made sure that you guys were home safely. I warned her that she would fall asleep waiting for you. Well goodnight." Nakine said as she readjusted herself on the windowsill.

He looked down at the sleeping fox, thinking "You would never know that her heart is slowly going to the point of not knowing friend from foe by her caring and kindness, but looks are deceiving."

He then looked up at Nakine faked a smile and left the room. Then went to bed getting sleep to face the storm that was just around the corner, most likely caused by an angry fox demon.