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This is so much fun! I didn't think I would have much feedback for my first time uploading a story. Thanks to you guys who reviewed. I would say a little more, but I'm feeling really lazy right now.
I got bored and was able to get some time to put this up, so I hope you enjoy it.
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"Hi-ei." came a soft call.
"He's alright." Hiei sighed in relief. "Yes Kurama, it's me. Now rest."
Hiei stood up and pulled off his cloak. Careful not to jar the wounds caused by the whipping, he knelt down and covered the shaking fox's back as he felt Kurama lose consciousness. "Don't worry, I will take care of your fears." He whispered.
He turned back to Karasu as he rose from the floor. Suddenly, three new energies filled the room and Hiei heard voices coming from behind him.
"Hiei!" Yusuke yelled as he ran through the open door.
Hiei was standing in the middle of the room, his cloak was gone to reveal a light blue tank top, and he was staring straight at Karasu. The crow was lazily returning the gaze, but then shifted it to take in everyone in the room.
"What happened to Hiei's cloak?" Yusuke thought.
Botan suddenly gasped from her place beside Yusuke and ran into the room. Yusuke's gaze followed her and what he saw next made his heart plummet. Hidden in the shadows of a corner next to the door and concealed under the dark cloak usually worn by the fire demon, was the pale form of their missing friend. "Kurama," he breathed in fear as he and Kuwabara sped over to him.
Botan fell to her knees next to the kitsune and exclaimed worriedly, "Kurama, please be alright! Kurama?" She placed her hand on his back to try and rouse him, but jerked her hand away as Kurama's body jolted, seemingly in pain. "What?" she asked in confusion.
Kuwabara had seen the fox's reaction to the touch and grimaced. "Please don't tell me…" he whispered as he picked up the corner of the cloak and slowly pulled it off Kurama's back. The garment clung to the fox's body because of blood. All three detectives gasped loudly at the deep whiplashes that covered their best friend's back.
"We have to get him out of here," Botan whimpered.
Yusuke looked up at the two standing in the center of the room. Neither crow, nor Koorime had moved an inch since the three had entered.
"Hiei, we have to get Kurama back before these wounds become infected."
Hiei did not move at first, but then he slowly unsheathed his katana. His red eyes were alight and blazing.
Karasu smirked maliciously and sneered, "Oh no, you won't have the pleasure of fighting me little one. I will be back for my fox." With that, Karasu suddenly disappeared to the shadows leaving Hiei in the center in the room fuming in extreme anger.
Yusuke watched in rage as the crow disappeared, then turned back around to face Kurama. He tried to coax the kitsune back to consciousness. "Hey, Kurama, come on, you gotta wake up so we can get out of here. Kurama?"
The group jumped when there was a soft moan, followed by the revealing of half-opened eyes.
"Kurama, we're here," Botan stuttered, drawing his ice-cold hand into her own. She turned to the rest of the group, "He's freezing you guys."
"I can't…see you," came a barely audible whisper.
"You can't?" Kuwabara asked, looking around the now brightly-lit room. He knelt closer, until he was almost eye to eye with the fox. "How 'bout now?"
"Stop that you moron," Yusuke said as he pulled the taller boy away, but not before Kurama gave his answer.
"No." was the soft reply.
"N-no?" Yusuke stuttered, "You couldn't see his ugly mug two inches away from you?"
Kurama didn't answer as Hiei walked back over and quietly knelt down next to him. Looking into the fox's eyes, he sighed. "His eyes are dull. He's blind." Everyone was horror-struck. Kurama couldn't be blind.
"We need to get him out of the cold," Botan whispered quietly, "he's already shaking from shock."
Yusuke didn't need to be told again so he wrapped the cloak around the slim form again and carefully turned Kurama over to pick him up, making sure not to touch the fox's injuries as much as possible.
Kuwabara led the group out of the room, with Yusuke close behind, Botan right at his shoulder, keeping Kurama as still as possible, and Hiei bringing up the rear, clutching Kurama's bloody whip tightly in his hand.
Yusuke looked down at the spirit fox in his arms, and was surprised that his eyes were still open. "Kurama? You still awake?" he whispered.
Kurama didn't move at first, but then he slowly turned his head upwards in the direction the spirit detective's voice had come form.
"You okay man? We're really sorry we didn't get here sooner," he apologized.
Kurama still didn't speak. He just continued to stare unseeingly into Yusuke's eyes for a minute, before closing his own and becoming even more limp in Yusuke's arms.
"Kurama!" He exclaimed in worry.
"There's the portal," Botan said as she ran ahead to open it. As soon as it was safe, Yusuke led the others through the portal into Rekai.
Koenma, who had been in his teenage form, supposedly stamping papers at his desk since the team left, wasn't even aware of the stacks of important documents. His mind had been on Kurama's condition since they found out he was missing almost two days ago. His eyes flew to the door when it was thrown open and he sprang up at the sight before him. "What happened!?"
"Later," Yusuke said simply, "He needs a doctor. NOW."
"Right. Bring him in here." Koenma led them to an adjoining room. "This is my room, he will be safe in here."
Yusuke carefully sat Kurama on the bed and then guided him to lie on his stomach.
"What happened to him?" Koenma asked concernedly.
"This happened," The infuriated fire demon spat as he threw the whip on the ground in front of Koenma.
"No! Karasu used his own whip against him?!" he shrieked.
Hiei just gave a thoroughly unamused "Hn" as he walked over to the bed. He carefully took the side of his cloak and pulled it off, revealing the marks in the better lighting. Every inch of Kurama's back was covered in slash marks and blood that was flowing freely now that the cloak was gone.
"Oh no," Koenma said, "Botan, do everything you can for him."
"Of course." She immediately knelt next to the bed and gently touched the raw skin. Kurama jumped at the touch and let a quiet whimper escape his lips. Tears filled Botan's eyes as she continued, causing the weak demon to flinch and twitch even more.
Yusuke watched for a minute before turning back to face his boss. "Hiei says Kurama has gone blind too."
Koenma nodded solemnly as he walked over to the bed. He knelt down and carefully opened one of Kurama's eyes. He watched the emerald orb for a minute before nodding again, then proceeding with the other eye.
"He might still have a chance." He turned to face them. "Hiei, could you go to Genkai's temple and retrieve Yukina?" Hiei didn't need to be told twice and promptly vanished.
Kuwabara had been watching quietly since they arrived. He noticed that Kurama seemed to be shaking more than he should, but he didn't understand why, until he noticed the sheets below the fox's body. "Guys, there's blood on the sheets under Kurama's chest."
Everyone's eyes snapped to him, then to Kurama. Yusuke quickly walked over and gently lifted the fox, setting him in a sitting position on the bed. "Oh no." he muttered morosely.
It was the wound Kurama had received when Karasu first captured him; it had reopened once again. "Why didn't we see this before?" he questioned sadly.
"Botan, you need to stop this before he loses anymore blood." Botan was already trying to heal the wound before Koenma finished his sentence.
Hiei suddenly reappeared in the doorway, with Yukina safely in his arms.
Kuwabara immediately perked up, "Yukina my love!"
"NOT NOW YOU IDIOT!" Yusuke yelled.
Yukina smiled lightly, until she saw the form Yusuke was helping sit up on the bed.
"Kurama!" She whispered as she ran over.
Hiei didn't understand at first why Yusuke was holding Kurama up, until he saw the wound on his stomach. "If he loses too much more blood, the girls might not be able to help him." He stated gruffly.
Koenma walked up to the young Ice Apparition. "Yukina, we need you to heal Kurama's eyes before it's too late."
"Of course. Then I can help with his other wounds too."
So as not to disturb any injuries by laying the fox down Yusuke positioned Kurama's head to lean against his chest as Yukina walked over. She gently placed her hands over his eyes and they started to glow a light blue. After five minutes, she finally pulled her hands away. "His eyes will be very sensitive to light for awhile, but they should be fine."
"Right," Botan said, "his stomach wound should be fine now. Lay him back on the bed, then Yukina and I will take care of the rest."
Yusuke nodded as he laid the pale and shaky fox on the covers. "Take care of him you two," he said as he led the men out of the room.
Fun, fun, fun! I know, it's kind of a cliffie (as pretty much all of my chapters have been so far. Sorry. ) Anyway, now we have Yukina in the story. Will she return the feeling Kurama is feeling for her (2nd chapter )? You'll have to read and find out (I can be so evil at times.) I'll update as soon as I can. C ya!