Chapter5

"Youko." The words flew out of Karasu's mouth like he was in heaven. Youko just stood there like a proud fox that was just disturbed from his sleep. His body looked torn up because Kurama was badly injured. He was bleeding all around his body because the thread was wrapped around him so tightly. He stared at Karasu like he was ready to take his head off. "So, Youko. You had to come out to see me now, hm?" Youko didn't think this was a very funny matter. He just walked up to his face and looked into his eyes. Karasu didn't budge. Youko then walked calmly over to Hiei and went behind him. "No! What do you think you're doing?!" Karasu stayed where he was. Youko then used his claws and cut the thread like it was nothing. "No." Hiei then fell flat on his face. Youko stood up and walked vertical to Karasu. Youko put his finger to his temple and said,

"Bang." Karasu laughed and did the same.

"Bang." Youko smirked at him and said,

"So, you think this is funny? This isn't a joke. I'm going to finish you off like my plants were supposed to in the arena." Karasu smirked.

"Oh, really? Here's an idea. How's about we don't use any of our special abilities?" Youko laughed.

"What? Are you scared of the big bad wolf?"

"No, but if all you can do is use your plants to kill your prey, who would?" Youko gave him a mean stare. " I saw what your plants can do, but if I'm still here, I guess it wasn't worth using them now was it?" Youko let out a little laugh.

" I don't have to use my plants to kill you." Youko walked closer to Karasu. "No powers you say? Fine. But let me just say, I wont hold back."

"Good, I wasn't planning for you to." Karasu led the Youko out side of the house. He then jumped on top of the roof of the house as Youko jumped on top of a light post. "Your move Kitsune." Youko didn't want to play any games. He jumped to Karasu and swiped at him. Karasu dodged his attack fully as he snuck up behind Youko and gave him a kick to his back. Youko quickly got back up to his feet before hitting the ground.

"Damn it!" Youko saw that Karasu was enjoying watching him attack. Youko then gave out a howl and ran after him. He kneeled down and swiped his foot to Karasu's ankle to trip him. Karasu quickly jumped up in the air, but Youko grabbed his ankle in mid-air and threw Karasu to the cement of the street. "Heh." Karasu let out a cry and leaped onto a nearby roof on the other side of the street. He began to leap from each house as Youko continued to follow on his side of the street. "Trying to escape I see?" Karasu laughed and continued to leap. Youko had enough and went on the roof that Karasu was on. "Hm, I see you don't want to play. Very well then." Karasu turned around quickly and ran past Youko in a flash. Youko didn't know why he did that and just began to run after him. Karasu watched him closely as he stopped. "Hm? What's wrong my dear Youko?"

"You think you're funny huh? Thinking that I didn't notice what you did?" Youko then rubbed the cut on his left shoulder that Karasu had made while running past him. His cut began to smoke. "And you said not to use any of our techniques." Youko dug inside his cut and ripped out a seed that only grows in the Makai. "Ha, trying to burn me from the inside out using the Makai flame seed?" Karasu walked backwards.

"So, I see that you're as smart as ever Youko. Though that's not all I did. You should know that I don't play fair." Youko looked at him strangely as he smirked.

"Hm. Well we will see just what happens now won't we?" Karasu ran off of the roof and onto the street as Youko followed. He led him back to Kurama's house and stopped in front of the doorway. Youko stopped. "What's wrong Karasu? Your legs can't go any further?" Karasu pointed inside the house. "Hm?" Karasu jumped out of the way and let the Youko take a look inside. What he saw made him stop dead in his tracks.

"....." Kurama's mother was lying in a huge puddle of blood that had run from both hers and Hiei's body. She had his katana struck strait through her heart. Hiei's right hand was holding onto the sword and his head was down. He seemed to be unconscious. Youko ran over to them with out touching them. He could hear what his mother had said to him earlier.

"I love you Suichii" Youko ran outside and jumped on the roof and landed with such a loud thump, that it could be heard a block away. His feet and hands made a huge dent on the roof. As the clouds uncovered the moon in the dark sky, the Youko let out his most ear-piecing cry to the moon as tears flowed down his face and his tail banged loudly against the rooftop. This had been a new experience for him. Nothing like this had ever happened to him before. Youko stood up with his head down with his back turned to Karasu.

" Even though these were not my loved ones, but Kurama's, I feel his pain. He is crying inside. He tells me, that tonight your death is assured. I will not let you get away with this you bastard." Karasu leaped back. He was not afraid, but something told him to stay away. Youko looked up at him very slowly. Karasu could see him self in his eyes. He could see his eyes changing from the beautiful gold, to a blood lusty red. His teeth and claws seemed to grow longer and sharper. His face, not even looking like the calm Youko that he once was. "Karasu." He managed to say that through all of his tears. "This message comes from me alone." Karasu folded his arms and waited in a confident stance. " I will kill you. I will rip open you stomach and devour everything you have. I will rip apart your cold heart and eat it wile it's still pumping. End of message." Karasu looked at him like he was crazy.

" You do know eating another demon like myself, you would be considered a cannibal." Karasu jumped up in front of the moon so the only thing visible of him was his outline. "And I think you have your facts mixed up." Karasu lunged down at Youko and pulled out some thread. "It is you who will die Youko!" He tossed the thread aiming for Youko's head.

"Really?" Youko grabbed the threat in midair and wrapped it around his wrists. He slammed his fists hard on the roof, which sent Karasu flying to the concrete. Karasu landed on one knee. Although he was hurt, he didn't show it.

" Hm.That's was a good shot Youko." Karasu limped backwards. "But you didn't kill me yet." Youko charged after him and Karasu allowed Youko to dig his claws into his left shoulder. As he did that, Karasu put his hand where he put the seed and held on tight. This made the Youko flinch. Youko bit down on Karasu's shoulder and Karasu pushed down on his shoulder and let out and explosion from his deadly touch. The Youko let out a yelp as his blood spurted out of his shoulder followed by a few pieces of skin. "Don't mess with me fox." Both Youko and Karasu were holding their left shoulders.

"Don't flatter yourself. I haven't even begun to fight." Youko was waiting for Karasu to attack.

"What's wrong Youko? Can't move? Are you withdrawing now?" Youko smirked.

"You know, I don't play fair either." Karasu looked at him in confusion.

"What do you mean? What are you talking about?" Youko pointed downward as Karasu looked at his hand. It began to jerk and twist. Karasu's eyes opened wide as he looked at his hand, soon his whole arm began to go out of control. "Wha-What the Hell did you do!?" Karasu held his arm from going haywire. It was spinning in circles and then suddenly stopped. "What?" The Youko just waited patiently and smiled. Suddenly, Karasu's muscles in his arm had tightened. "Ugh..What is this?!" A leaf petal dug its way out of Karasu's skin. Suddenly, a whole bunch of weeds were beginning to sprout out of his arm. "Youko!" He held his arm tight. "I wont be taken down that easily! I told you, I wont be defeated by plants!" Karasu grabbed his arm tightly.

"Really? Well the seed I planted in your body will soon sprout all over your body, then to your heart. You really don't stand a chance now. Its probably already working its way through right now." Karasu grabbed his arm tighter.

"Perhaps you didn't just hear me." Karasu pulled at his arm as tight as he could. He began to tear his arm out of his socket.

"Karasu! What are you doing you bastard?" Karasu continued to pull harder on his arm as the sound of ripping flesh filled both their ears. The stench of his flesh and the plants rotted the air.

"I'm not going to die here. Not like this!" Karasu threw his arm to Youko. "Catch." Youko stared at the arm resting in his hands. "Well? Aren't you going to do something with it? Is this still the blood thirst Youko that's in the well-known legends? Or has he forgotten what it is like to be a true Youko?" The Youko's body shivered. He stared at the departed arm all covered in blood. The smell of it filled his nose and filled his lungs. He opened his mouth. He hadn't eaten anything like this for 17 years. He liked his lips. "Yes, feed away at my flesh. Eat your way through my body. It tastes good doesn't it." The Youko inched closer to the arm, then looked away. The Youko still had his pride.

"No." Karasu froze. "I wont." He threw down his arm and stepped on it, watching the bones get crushed and his blood splattering all over his shoes and pants. " I wont go so low as to eat rotten damned flesh like yours. Besides, your flesh would probably kill me, you knew that from the start." Karasu's face was mad.

"How dare you." Youko smirked.

"Well goldilocks, the big bad wolf will kill you like he was supposed to long ago." Youko laughed. "You talk big, but you don't." Youko's words were cut short as Karasu lunged forward and caught Youko by the throat bringing him down to the pavement. Youko's head banged hard as a puddle of blood was left behind when Karasu picked him up by the throat and rammed him against a tree trunk. "Ka-Karasu..Y...You bastard." Karasu tightened his grip. Youko held Karasu's wrist that was choking him. Karasu's nails dug into Youko's neck drawing blood.

"I told you Ive gotten a lot stronger. Don't bitch with me Youko." His grip now became so tight that Youko could hardly gasp for air. "I'm gonna kill your sorry ass now. For all the pain that you caused me over the centuries. You should have come to me. You need to be with me!" Youko's eyes began to close shut. The red glare now became its original yellow. He was losing consciousness. His silver hair became shorter and had a red tint to it. His height began to slowly decrease. He was once again becoming Kurama. Kurama could hear Youko's voice in his head.

"I'm sorry, I failed you. I wish I could have done more for you." Karasu wraped Kurama around the tree with his thread. He held his hand up high and let his nail sparkle in the moonlight. His sharp nails thrusted forward aiming for his face.

"Now you die like my heart did years ago Kurama!" Kurama shut his eyes closed unable to say anything from his blood filled aching throat. Karasu's nails suddenly stopped in mid-air right on the tip of Kurama's nose. Kurama felt a light pressure on his abdomen ad the tip of a sword went through the stomach of Karasu. Kurama's head automatically tilted to the side as he saw a shadow standing behind Karasu.

"Fool, did you forget that I was here?" Kurama's face lit up with joy as tears rolled down his face.

"Hiei!"

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