Previously:
Yuki's ears perked as he heard a faint voice, "Shippo," It called, "I'll find you again, I promise."
Quickly he leapt to his feet, seeking out the voice, and noticing then that the others were looking at him rather curiously, "Uh... what are you doing?" Inuyasha asked around a mouthful of ramen.
"Didn't you hear that?" He asked in confusion.
"Hear what?" Sesshomaru asked, glancing up at Yuki.
"That voice, it sounded like Kuro's." Yuki murmured.
"I hate to break it to you, but, there was no voice." Ishimaru (for some reason his name is the easiest to remember...) said, glancing at him.
"It was Kuro." Yuki insisted, "She has the ability to speak through her mind, I'd know her thoughts anywhere."
He looked at the others in determination, "What'd she say?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah," Sango said, "what'd she say?"
"She promised to find me again." Yuki said softly, taking his seat again, but no longer thinking about food.
Instead he thought back to when he and Kurokawa had played, that first time that she had spoken to him using her mind. He knew her ability only came out when she was in immense pain, and that fact worried him very badly.
Yuki's memory (Although he'll be referred to as Shippo, so don't freak or anything...)
Kurokawa and I were standing on the swings at the park, just swinging mildly back and forth when her tiny voice suddenly broke the silence, "Let's play hide and seek, Shippo." She said excitedly.
"Okay," I said, glancing at her with a toothy smile, before I could say anything more she spoke again.
"You're it!" I watched as her beautiful face breake into a grin as she jumped off the swing, "Cover your eyes now and count!" She said, then as an afterthought, "no peeking!"
"One!" I called loudly... "100! Ready or not, here I come!" Not a sound disturbed the park as I searched for Kurokawa.
I thought it was odd that I didn't hear her, but then again, she was getting better and better at hiding, she was even able to mask her aura from me. Silently I leapt down off of the jungle gym and sniffed at the air- nothing. "Kuro?" I called rather weakly, and when I got no answering giggle or spike in her power I grew worried- she never keeps herself hidden for so long.
It was only when I listened to the tiny babbling voice in the back of my head that I knew something was wrong. 'Why can't he sense my aura? Why did this strange man attack me? Can't Shippo sense him? Inward gasp Oh no! This guy is Naraku, what does he want? Oh please, find me Shippo, it hurts. His hand just went transparent, what's he doing? Ah, he's digging around in my chest, why? Help, it hurts so badly. Oh my god.
"Kuro?" I called rather frantically, sniffing at the air.
I caught the scent of blood and nearly went crazy, somebody had hurt her, somebody had hurt Kuro. Quickly I ran towards the scent and was nearly blinded by a flash of blue miko energy- Kuro's miko energy. I ran to her side and noticed blood flowing out of her body as though they were a pair of crimson wings unfolding gracefully. "Kuro!" I cried, pulling her into my arms.
I felt her shiver in my arms and nearly cried as I looked around for the bastard that had hurt her, that had hurt my Kuro. He was nowhere in sight, and at the moment not the most life threatening matter, Kuro needed to get home, where her mother would care for her. Quickly I moved, running towards her house nearly three blocks away. Once we were in her living room, her mother came bounding down the stairs, Akimoto moving swiftly behind her, "Kuro!" Kagome cried, prying her from my arms, "what happened?"
"Naraku." I murmured, "He hid her aura and scent from me- but somehow she spoke with her mind and led me to her. Kagome- you remember how you thought that she didn't possess miko powers?"
"Yes?" Kagome said, glancing at me from the foot of the stairs, as she was about to run up, she turned to me.
"I think it was her miko powers that saved her. I saw the raw energy, it was blue and must have completely disintegrated Naraku's puppet."
"So- she does possess miko powers as well as her demon ones?" Kagome turned to look at me before turning to dash up the stairs, I was right behind her.
Within the next ten minutes she had cleaned and bandaged Kurokawa's wounds and I simply stood at the end of her bed- waiting for her to awaken.
End
"Earth to Yuki!" Miroku was waving his hands in front of his face, bringing the kitsune back to the present.
"Huh?" Yuki blinked and looked around.
"We're leaving now." Kouga said boredly, "to continue the search for ningen survivors."
Kagome was already at the car, and had the engine running by the time the others were in, "Listen, Kagome." Yuki said, "We need to get back to Kaede, maybe she'll know what to do."
"Yeah," Kagome sighed, "there isn't much else we can do anyhow."
Now:
Yuki leaned forward, apprehensively in his seat, wondering briefly how long it had been since he had last seen Kaede. It had been far too long, he hadn't seen her since Inuyasha and Kagome had come to the future to deal with the zombie scum. Then, during one of the new moons, Inuyasha had wandered off on his own and got attacked and changed by a zombie. Yuki had always looked up to Inuyasha, and with his idol gone, had slowly slipped into a depression, that is, until Kurokawa had been born. Now Naraku had taken another person that he loved deeply.
Yuki clenched his fist as he felt a small form slip into his lap, Ishimaru stared up at him with childish, blue-green eyes, his face was ringed by disheveled reddish-brown hair, "Yuki, how'd you get so strong anyway?"
Yuki's eyes grew thoughtful, "It all began that night I was adopted."
Flashback to that fateful night
I had been dancing with Kurokawa when suddenly we were forced apart. Red liquid filled the air, and the horrible, coppery smell of blood assaulted my nostrils. Screams filled the air, and the last thing I saw before the darkness took hold, was Kurokawa's frantic face. It was as though she wasn't able to see me.
I awoke to the sound of birds chirping and thought how strange it was. I could no longer smell blood, but, rather, the scent of wild flowers. Half-heartedly, as though fearing that it were only an illusion, I opened my eyes to find that I was lying in an ocean of purple flowers. The grass rose over my head, reaching up, up into the sky, as though they could reach the heavens that way. Waves of dizziness swept over me as I sat up- where was I? And most of all, where was Kurokawa? "K-kuro?" I called in a deepening voice, "Kuro! Where are you?"
There was no reply except for the call of a bird here and there. Slowly I stood, what had happened? Why wasn't I with Kurokawa? I stood up slowly, almost painfully, wishing that I knew where I was. I saw a hut nearby, smoke curled welcomingly from the chimney, speaking of warmth and a place to stay.
Quickly I trudged through the field, at times swatting fat bees away from my face, my attention focused wholly on the hut. I saw a woman, middle-aged perhaps, pulling weeds from a small garden. As though she sensed my presence, the woman stood and looked at me critically with grey eyes that peered out of a well weathered face. She was darkly tanned and there were light wrinkles around her mouth and eyes, indicating that she smiled and squinted a lot. "What do ye want?" She called, pulling off a hat to reveal thick, black hair tied up in a ponytail.
If I hadn't known better, I'd have thought that she was Lady Kaede by the way she spoke, but she was younger than Kaede, "Excuse me for intruding ma'am, but I am lost." I said bowing low in respect.
"Are ye now?" The woman gave me a critical look before waving me over to her, "What is your name lad?"
"Shippo, ma'am." I replied humbly.
The woman laughed, "There's no need to be so formal with me! You make me sound so old!" She paused in her laughter, "my name is Kajiri."
"How come you live out here all alone?" I asked, looking about and seeing no other homes.
"So that I can train my students without interruption, after all, it's the only way they can become the best fighters in the world!" Kajiri said in a not-so-modest tone.
"Hey," I said suddenly, "Would you consider training me?"
"Aren't you a fox demon?" Kajiri asked.
"Ye-es." I said in an elongated breath.
"Why would you want training from a 'weak' human anyway then?" She asked almost suspiciously.
"Actually, I was practically raised by a human after my father was killed." I told her, trying to get her to give in, I would do anything to become as strong, or stronger than Inuyasha.
"Raised by a human, eh?" She stroked her chin, "I'll give you a test, if you pass it, I will teach you."
End flashback
Yuki shook his head and looked down at Ishimaru who appeared to be getting rather impatient, "What?" He asked in confusion, then, as it all dawned upon him, "oh… I forgot to tell you didn't I?"
Ishimaru shook his head, "yeah… you got all spacey and stuff."
"Sorry." Yuki apologized, "I didn't realize that it happened."
"Well, answer." Ishimaru crossed his arms and did his best to glare at Yuki.
"Of course." Yuki said hurriedly, "it all began the night that I was adopted, I was thrown into the past, although not as far as my original time, and I trained under a human woman named Kajiri, it turns out that she was from Kaede's village but didn't recognize me. After I finished my training with Kajiri, I began to search for a way back to Kagome and Kuro; however, it was nearly impossible- I spent years searching."
"So, how did you get back?" Ishimaru asked excitedly.
"That, I do not know, but it was just like what happened before." Yuki said, "I don't know why it happened at all, but suddenly I was back here, and the world was dark. I was fighting alongside of Kuro."
"And that was the night we met?" Ishimaru asked.
"Yes, that was the night that I was able to return." Yuki said.
We're here!" Kagome said from the front, indicating that they had arrived at the Higurashi shrine.
The group stepped out of the van, cautiously peering around themselves to be assured that they were not going to get attacked by a group of hungry cannibalistic zombies. "So, we're finally here." Yuki stepped into the well house lovingly, moving his hand over the well's wooden frame, "and I'll finally be able to see Kaede again."
Sesshomaru moved swiftly towards the well and in one quick, fluid movement, he leapt into its midst. The rest of the group followed swiftly and were soon in the forest on the other side. "A horrible prophecy is about to come true in your time, Kagome." Sesshomaru said finally.
He had been in a thoughtful silence for a long time, and the fact that he was now speaking stunned Kagome, "P-prophecy?" She stuttered.
"It was predicted, nearly 70 years ago." Sesshomaru nodded, "The hanyou, left to sleep, pinned forever to a tree lest a girl pure of heart and in possession of miko powers release him from his prison. The offspring of the two would be tainted and destroy the lives of many- humans and demons alike. There is only one that can prevent the damage that will be done- though the wench died before she could finish the prophecy."
"What?" Kagome exclaimed.
They didn't notice the priestess that stepped out of the trees until she stepped in front of them, glaring at each in turn. "K-Kikyo?" Inuyasha gasped.
With Kurokawa
Kurokawa tiredly sat up, massaging her aching body, unsure of when she had fallen back into the midst of unconsciousness- but knew that it had been dangerous for her to do so. She stood on shaky feet and moved towards the door- unsure of just what she planned to do, but knowing that she had to get out of there as soon as possible.
Before her fingers could touch the door it swung open and a young woman with black hair that was tied up at the back of her head- two feathers stuck out of the hair tie- entered. She carried a fan and stared at Kurokawa with cold, red eyes. "You are not to leave this room." She said in a tone equally as cold as her eyes.
Kurokawa backed up in surprise before growling back, "You can't keep me here!"
"Naraku told me to keep you in there and that is just what I intend to do!" She spat venomously.
"Neither you, nor he is my boss!" Kurokawa exploded, "I answer to no one!"
"Well you will if you know what's good for you!" The red-eyed woman said, shoving Kurokawa to the floor and slamming the door in her face.
Glancing around the room Kurokawa noticed a very small window, and decided to try her luck with climbing through it. Hurriedly she stepped up onto the oak dresser that sat below it and pulled the window open- it would be a very tight squeeze indeed. Kurokawa hoisted herself up and began to pull herself through the window. She barely slid through.
Silently Kurokawa shut the window and jumped to the ground. She glanced around and, seeing nobody, made a break for the trees. She dodged anything that got in her way, leaping over stones and logs. Kurokawa had no time to spare; they would realize her absence anytime now.
Kurokawa made her way into an absolutely dead city; nothing disturbed its silence except for her pounding footsteps. The shadows began to move, and she knew then that they had detected her disappearance and were coming for her. She pushed on, and was suddenly falling. Kurokawa tumbled, and stood, brushing dirt from her light scrapes, by then Naraku had found her, "how did you get out?" He asked.
"A magician never reveals her secrets." Kurokawa replied smugly.
Naraku growled and moved swiftly to her side, lifting her into the air by her throat, "you will tell me how you got out- Kagura was guarding the door and that window is charmed so that nothing can pass through it."
"Kagura- is that the name of the bitch?" Kurokawa said venomously, and then rather mischievously, "Nothing did pass through it."
"How about another try at tainting that heart of yours?" Naraku asked gleefully at the wide-eyed look she gave him.
Naraku shoved her against the rough brick of a convenience store and lifted his free hand into the air, willing it to become transparent. Kurokawa, in her weakened state, watched in horror as he shoved his hand into her chest. Her back arced, and she cried out, tears rising to her eyes as unimaginable pain swept through her body in waves. "No…" she moaned, her body sliding a few inches down the wall, Naraku held her firmly in place, his eyes darkening.
Kurokawa's eyes wandered through the empty streets- searching for help that didn't seem to be there. Instead she receded into a memory.
Memory
Akimoto sat in the upper branches of the sacred tree, staring off at the quarter moon, unaware that I watched him with the utmost admiration. He was my older brother and had so much strength and courage- more so than I had anyway.
"Akimoto?" I whispered, climbing to my brother's side.
Quickly he wrapped an arm around my shoulder, "What is it, Kuro?" He asked, peering at me with those intelligent eyes of his.
"I have a bad feeling about the party." I said softly, "we should ask mom to reschedule it."
"You know she can't, Kuro, she has so much work to do, it just wouldn't work out." Then as an afterthought, "what kind of bad feeling?"
"Like there's going to be bloodshed and lots of it. Akimoto, it would be so horrible for something bad to interrupt Shippo's party." I looked at him pleadingly, "I had a horrible nightmare, and this face keeps peering out at me, he won't go away Akimoto, Naraku's been plaguing my dreams for nearly a month now."
Akimoto grabbed my shoulders, "Are you certain that it was Naraku you saw?"
"Yes, just like that day in the park." My mind began to wander but Akimoto brought me back.
"You remember that?" He asked in surprise.
"Yes, his face has been forever imprinted on my mind." I replied softly.
"Kuro, you must understand that this party will happen- mother doesn't understand your visions yet, nobody does, there will be many lords there and she needs to make a good impression."
I sighed, "Yes, Akimoto, but I will keep an eye out for trouble."
Here we are whisked away to another memory
I giggled happily as the swing moved higher and higher into the air. The very feel of the wind in my hair, and the way that it felt as though I were flying was enough to send my adrenaline on a rush. I could feel Shippo's hand press into the small of my back, allowing me to move higher and higher- and then I saw him. A man with long red hair and green eyes- his emotions were very muddled but he was keeping an eye on Shippo and myself.
I unwittingly released my grip on the swing, and with Shippo's next push I was sailing through the air towards the man. A look of utter astonishment crossed his face as I slammed into his chest and the two of us fell in a muddled heap, "I'm sorry!" I exclaimed, shakily climbing to my feet as Shippo rushed over to see if I was okay.
I put out my hand to help the man up and curiously he took it, "Are you okay!" Shippo gasped, skidding to a stop at my side.
I gave him a reassuring smile, "Aren't I always?"
The man himself smiled- perhaps it was just the innocence in my own that had made him do so, but he couldn't help himself. "You are a very energetic child." He murmured, "My name is Kurama."
"Kurama?" I said, thinking that I had forgotten something, then, "Oh! My name is Kurokawa, and this is Shippo!"
Shippo glanced between the two of us, "Kuro, we should get going, your mother might start to worry."
At that moment I chose to shiver and glance over my shoulder. He was there, hiding in the shadows, watching us. I narrowed my eyes and stuck out my tongue. 'Not this time Naraku!' My mind screamed as he stepped farther into the shadows as though afraid of me.
"Uh- Kuro?" Shippo had moved a few feet towards the park exit and I looked at him sharply.
"He's here Shippo, hiding in the shadows like the slimy worm that he is." I said softly before glancing back- yeah, he was still there, but something was changing and then I knew.
Quickly I ran over and lifted the doll out of the pile of ashes that remained behind, "Naraku was here." I repeated, holding up the doll for Shippo to see, apparently the stranger had caught sight of the doll for he quickly pulled it from my fingers, "hey!" I called.
"That demon was sitting there for an awfully long time; I had no idea that he was merely a puppet." Kurama muttered to himself, crushing the doll between his fingers.
I turned swiftly, "I hope to see you again sometime- Kurama." I said over my shoulder before grasping Shippo's hand and leaving the park.
Back in reality
She was jerked out of her moment of peace when Naraku struck her jaw. Kurokawa's eyes attempted to focus on something- anything, but she couldn't. Her body was wracked with pain as Naraku jerked his hand back. "Damn barrier around the jewel." He muttered furiously.
Her eyes wandered madly around the empty street as she sank dizzily to the ground. Naraku looked at her in utter disgust, and somehow Kurokawa managed to glare back. As he turned away, Kurokawa felt the control drain from her body and unwillingly rose to her feet, standing behind Naraku. "Come now." He said, "Back to the castle."
'No! I don't want to go!' Kurokawa thought, desperately attempting to stay where she was.
Her feet began to move, however, and she was forced to follow behind him, 'No! Damn it!' Her mind cried words would not form willingly on her lips.
Suddenly a group of men leapt in front of them- one wore a green school uniform and had short black hair and brown eyes. Another of the group had on a blue uniform, similar to the green, orange hair, and brown eyes. The third wore all black, had black spiky hair, and crimson eyes. And the fourth, the most familiar to Kurokawa, had green eyes and red hair, he wore a white outfit. His gaze fixed itself upon her and then she remembered him, "Kurama?" The word was the only one able to slip through her numb lips. He nodded, although a little surprised that she knew him. (Remember, she knows future Kurama, just to make that clear…) 'Oh please destroy Naraku.' She pleaded silently, swallowing mentally.
"Kurokawa." Naraku's cold voice brought her back to reality, "destroy these pests immediately so that we may go."
She felt her body moving forward, 'No!' She cried, watching helplessly from the prison that was her body, 'I don't want to hurt them, don't you understand! It's you that I want dead!'
Her body didn't respond to her insistent tugs, and finally she stopped, far to exhausted to stop the obvious from happening, either they would kill her, putting her out of her misery, or she would kill them. She leapt forward, attacking with her claws and was relieved to see that they were able to dodge her blows, 'thank god.' She sighed.
'What, you didn't think that we could avoid such a pitiful attack?' A voice intruded upon her thoughts.
'W-who are you?' Kurokawa called tiredly.
'You have no need to know just now.' And as quickly as it had come, the voice had gone.
"Yusuke, we aren't really going to kill this kid are we?" The carrot topped human asked, turning mud brown eyes towards his friend.
"We might not have a choice, Kuwabara." Yusuke grunted, dodging another shaky blow made by the girl before them.
"This girl is being used as a puppet." Kurama said suddenly.
"Nani!" Kuwabara exclaimed, glancing towards the girl who was inwardly cheering that they had figured it out.
"The reason her blows are so clumsy is that she is inwardly struggling not to attack us." Kurama continued, "Although, it isn't working so well, it is helping to keep us alive. Hiei, we would have died if this girl had been at full strength and not struggling with herself the way she is. The demon Naraku is behind this."
"Naraku?" Hiei said darkly, hatred lacing the word "are you so sure that the hanyou would have defeated us Kurama?"
"Yes," Kurama said softly, his gaze locked with Kurokawa's, "she would have had no trouble at all."
"Yeah, yeah." Yusuke said, landing a glancing blow on Kurokawa which sent her sprawling, instead of staying down as he had intended her to, she got up as though nothing had happened, although inwardly she was wincing.
Naraku watched from behind, his eyes dancing at the pain he saw flash through Kurokawa's eyes, she would soon be able to fight him off, but not before she finished what she started. He smiled smugly, this girl would soon break and then she would be his.
'You stupid jerk, what the hell are you smiling for!' Kurokawa screamed mentally, glaring at Naraku angrily.
At that moment her miko abilities chose to flare up, there was an explosion of power, and suddenly the area was covered in debris and dust filled the air.
With Inuyasha and the gang
"What are you doing here?" Kagome asked in such an icy tone that it shocked everybody, including herself.
"I'm going with you." Kikyo said, she wasn't asking, she was stating, "to defeat Naraku in your time."
"Now just wait a minute-" Kagome began.
"Your time is overrun by the undead, and myself, being nothing more than a clay doll, will not be affected by their disease, at least then there'd be a slight chance of defeating Naraku." Kikyo said coolly.
"She's right, Kagome." Yuki said, "I hate to say it, but Kikyo is right, she'd be our best chance for making sure that Naraku dies."
Kagome blushed, "I know but…"
"Oh honestly, you'd think that at a time like this you could overcome a little grudge." Kikyo said.
"That's not what I'm talking about!" Kagome said stubbornly crossing her arms and sticking out her bottom lip.
"Kagome-" Inuyasha began, looking at her, "Right now you need all the help you can get, its hell over there."
"Yeah, I know." Kagome said, the ground had suddenly become very interesting, "hey… when did my thoughts become so important anyway? Normally you'd welcome Kikyo with open arms Inuyasha."
"We need to get to Kaede's, remember?" Ishimaru said, tapping his foot impatiently.
"Yeah, let's go." Sango muttered, feeling a hand brush against her butt, "Hentai!" She cried, punching Miroku in the back of the head, "Can't you ever think of anything else?"
Miroku rubbed his head tenderly and gave Sango a sheepish grin. Quickly the group made their way to Kaede's village, and were soon seated in the elderly priestess's hut. "What is wrong with ye?" Kaede asked Yuki, "Ye are looking mighty depressed ye know."
Yuki glared at his feet, "Kurokawa was kidnapped by Naraku." He muttered, clenching his fists in his lap.
"Oh my…" Kaede said.
"Lady Kaede, we came to see if you could help us figure out how to get her back." Miroku said bluntly.
"Ye are on your own for this one." Kaede said sadly, "There is nothing that I can do for your friend."
"Of course there is!" Yuki said, furiously punching the floor, "there has to be something, Kaede."
"Ye look familiar lad." Kaede said, looking him over, her eyes widened and her mouth formed an O of surprise, "Ye are Shippo, but how? Ye are older, and he is over there."
"I'm from the future, Kurokawa's future to be exact." Yuki said, glancing at her, "if there is nothing that you can do then we so, we may as well leave and find our own way."
He stood, unsure of how he managed to do so without swooning, but he did and was quickly out the door, making his way back towards the well. "Yuki, wait up!" Ishimaru called, running to his side.
"So, what are we going to do?" Asked Nakamura, glancing towards his friend, Saruwatari.
"I dunno." Saruwatari stated, "but, we have to go back, we have yet to finish what we started. It isn't just about survival anymore; it's about preservation and freeing those that are already lost."
"Yeah." Nakamura sighed heavily, "you're right, Saruwatari."
"Guys, hurry up!" Kagome called from somewhere down the path.
"Coming!" Nakamura called, racing Saruwatari to catch her.
As one they leapt into the well and stood on the other side, all very determined to meet their goals. "Naraku, bastard, you will die by our hands soon!" Yuki cried out.
With Kurokawa
Kurokawa groaned and sat up blearily, trying without success to peer through the thick mass of debris that covered her. Her lungs burned for more oxygen than they were getting but she was surprisingly calm about the whole ordeal. She tried to move only to find that when she did, the junk did as well. It pushed closer to her already broken body, pushing the sparse oxygen farther away from her burning throat, "Help." She murmured softly, closing her eyes painfully and coughing to the protest of her chest and stomach.
Silence enclosed her in what appeared to be her tomb, the place where she would be forgotten until one day somebody would come across a rotting corpse buried beneath the rubble. So lost was Kurokawa in her thoughts that she didn't here the scraping sound above her, didn't see the light that was steadily growing around her.
A pair of hands grasped her, and Kurokawa sucked in a deep breath of refreshing air, grateful that the burning feeling had subsided. Suddenly she was wrapped in a warm embrace- why? Her eyes were questioning as she stood limp in her saviors arms, who had saved her and what had been their reason for doing so? She felt a strange constricting tightness in her throat as she briefly saw a hint of black hair, "A-Akimoto?" She gasped feeling the burning tears spring to her eyes.
"No, baka, my name is Yusuke." He said, although his words fell on deaf ears.
Kurokawa buried her face into his shirt and stood there, unwilling to let go even when he attempted to pry her loose, to no avail. "Yusuke," Hiei began, prying into her mind, "She thinks that you're her brother. Naraku... absorbed him into his body."
"Nani?" Yusuke gasped in disgust.
Kurokawa backed away from him, falling roughly onto sharp stones. She had known that it couldn't possibly have been Akito, but, there was that one glimmer of hope left within her that now had sputtered and died. All of her emotions were suddenly hidden behind an unbreakable wall. Naraku had taken everybody from her, he would soon die.
She looked up in surprise at the hand that was extended to help her to her feet, the hand belonged to Kurama. "Thanks." She murmured politely, grasping his hand and hoisting herself to her feet.
It was then that she noticed the destruction around her, buildings had collapsed, there was nothing left standing for a square mile. "Did- I do this?" She asked, shocked.
"Yes, you did." Kuwabara said, swiftly dusting off his uniform.
"I-I'm sorry." Kurokawa looked at her feet.
"Don't apologize." Hiei said.
"What was- Naraku doing anyway?" Yusuke asked, "the thing with his hand?"
"I can't explain." Kurokawa said, unconscious fingers moving to the still throbbing flesh, "but it hurt like hell.
One of her arms remained at her side as she looked at them, "well, I have to go. My group, they might be looking for me now."
She turned as though to leave and felt a hand come to rest on her shoulder, "You are currently in no condition to go anywhere by yourself, you should stay with us for a while." Kuwabara said, smiling reasuringly at her.
"You have no business telling me what condition I am in." Kurokawa said coldly, "I am fine."
His hand slipped from her shoulder as she began to walk, milky hair swaying in the breeze, she couldn't show weakness, not to anyone. They would make fun of her for it, call her a stupid hanyou. It had happened so many times before, so many times.
When she had moved some distance away from them- Kurokawa could feel the tears sliding freely down her cheeks, what would she do now? She had just given up her only chance at traveling with somebody to find her friends. She had given up time to heal her body, and protection from Naraku.
A/N
Yeah... well, this one took quite some time to write, considering that I had to write it in school and have had finals to work on. Anyway, R&R for me. I won't update until at least getting a few reviews.
Chapter 5: Still have a chance; Searching for each other
Kurokawa still has a chance to travel with Yusuke and the others, she just has to swallow her hanyou pride and let them take care of her for a while. Some unexpected events occur... can't tell you.
Kurokawa and Yuki are very determined to find each other before it's to late, can he get to her before she becomes Naraku's prisoner once more? Doomed to suffer through his attempts at tainting her heart for the rest of eternity?
Tune in Next time to find out!
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Akako: Well... then we need to find a way so that they'll review...
Hara: >Smiles evilly> I have a way... >Grabs a rubber mallet and hits Akako over the head with it, the dazed author collapses into her arms and Hara begins to run away.> I have kidnapped this author and the ransom is 1 review, you got that?
Akako: What are you doing?
The button speaks: Review... Review... Review...
Akako: Ah shut up! >Beats over the had with a rubber mallet.> Nobody wants to... >Suddenly has the urge to review> Damn your hypnotic tone!
The button speaks: Mwahahahahaha, my plan to take over the world through reviews has begun! >Hypnotic tone> review review review...