(I'm really taking advantage of my day off here and writing all I can seeing how I spend most of my life working. As usual I do not own anything Yu-Yu Hakusho except for Keaka but other than that I just use the characters for my own needs. Oh yeah, btw I really have appreciated the reviews. I'm glad ppl are enjoying this.)
"I told you before Keaka. If the fox can't help himself then that's just too damn bad!" Hiei said standing in front of me. Though his appearance may have changed over the years, seriously Hiei is almost as tall as my brother now, his attitude remained the same. When I was younger I thought it was funny and even kawaii but when it came down to it Hiei is a jerk.
"Hiei after all the year's you've known Kurama, after all the time's he's helped you, you're just going to stand around and do nothing?" I said trying to remain calm. Hiei smirked and closed his eyes.
"Hn. Basically, yes. I'm not in the mood these days to play hero. I do have my own agenda." He said.
"Listen up Jaganshi. You help out this one last time and none of us will ever bother you again." I reasoned.
"That's what you said six years ago when the Rei Kai Tantai disbanded. Yet you still seek me out if not to just annoy me with your presence then to ask for my help." He said somewhat amused.
"Oh cut the shit Hiei! You know you want to help! For Christ sake just admit it!" I hollered.
"Now now Keaka-chan. There's no need to raise your voice. What's in it for me? Besides all of you leaving me alone." He said reopening his eye's.
"Anything you want Hiei just name it." I knew at the time what I was getting myself into but was willing to do anything for Kurama. Hiei smirked wickedly.
"As you probably have already figured out Mukuro and I are mates. Unfortunately she is unable to bear children which an heir is necessary...."
"HOLD UP! No way in...hell...would I ever...."
"May I finish at least? Believe me your not my first choice being human and all however I know what your capable of as far as spirit power goes." Hiei said cracking his knuckles. I was quiet not sure what to say to him. Hiei was my friend as much as he would deny it and I would do anything to help out any one of my boys. So I figured why not kill two birds with one stone.
"Fine Hiei. I'll have your child after the danger is clear for Kurama." I said sighing deeply.
"Don't seem too thrilled about it." He said sarcastically.
"Let's just go to Genkai's already and get this night over with."
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Sneaking into the ward was relatively easy but I knew once we opened that door to Kurama's room the alarm would go off, neither one of us is an electrical genius as to know how to shut the damned thing off.
"Is this his room?" Yusuke kept whispering finger ready to shoot his spirit gun to knock it down.
"For the last time NO! Just follow me and shut up!" I said and lead them down the long hallway.
"Weird. You'd think a place like this would be crawling with guards." Kazuma whispered breaking the silence.
"There's no need for guards. No one can get out of their rooms. The doors are all electronically locked." I replied.
"So exactly what's gonna happen when we break down that door?" Kazuma asked.
"We're gonna grab Kurama and run like hell!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Here. This is the one." I said and gently laid my palm flat against the cold metal door.
"All right everyone stand back. Man sure hope Kurama isn't anywhere near this door." Yusuke said powering up his beam.
"SPIRIT GUN!" Yusuke shouted and fired once the three of us were clear of it.
The blast shook the corridor not only blasting the door off its hinges but also causing large pieces of the ceiling to come crashing down.
"KEAKA MOVE!" I heard Kazuma yell. I didn't even have time to look up when someone tackled me to the ground and held me in their grasp. The sweet warmth that encircled me, god help me I gave into it. I thought it was Kurama! Low and behold guess who?
"Merely protecting my best interest." Came the all to recognizable voice. I recollected myself and shoved Hiei off of me.
"Arigatou Hiei." I said standing up and brushing the plaster off of me.
"Oh nice one Urameshi! Just blast down the whole building that won't cause a scene!" Kazuma yelled.
"HEY! At least none of the alarms went off!" He yelled back. I ignored them both and ran into the room not paying much mind to the broken water pipes.
"Kurama? Are you okay?" I called out into the dark room. Dust from the explosion blinded me and choked off my breathing.
"Of course I am Keaka. Why wouldn't I be?" Kurama's usual calm voice came to me from the darkness. I felt his hand brush against mine as he grabbed it and exited the room. Yusuke and Kazuma stopped their bickering to acknowledge that fact that Kurama had come to the hallway.
"KURAMA!" They both yelled excitedly in unison.
"It's very good to see the both of you as well however now is not the time for a reunion. We must leave." No sooner did the words leave his lips did we hear voices and see thin beams of light from flashlights.
"Maybe if we just run past them really quick they won't notice us." I suggested.
"Maybe they'll think we're escaping prisoners and shoot us." Kuzuma said sarcastically. I noticed out of the corner of my eye Hiei fingering the hilt of his katana.
"It won't be too much of a problem." He said smiling. My eye's widened in fear knowing well that Hiei would kill anyone to escape.
"No Hiei that's not necessary!" Kurama said. "I say we stick with Keaka's idea and just run out of here. With all the ensuing commotion I highly doubt they'll notice us." He concluded.
"Well then what are we waiting for?" Yusuke asked and made a run for it. It seemed like an eternity we ran through that building but I loved every moment of it. The cold darkness reminded me of Maze Castle, our first mission together as a team. It saddened me to know that this in fact would probably be the last thing the five of us ever did together as a group.
Once outside we continued to run straight for the tunnel that would lead to the Makai. Kurama being stuck in that room for so long was soon out of breath.
"Come on you can rest later!" I yelled grabbing his hand harder and pulling him along behind me. Halfway to the tunnel as we were running along the roadside a police car stopped in front of us halting all of us in our tracks.
"Now what are you all doing out on this stretch of road at this time of night?" The officer asked. Yusuke, Kazuma and I still with our hate for anything authorative simply glared at him.
"Just out for a late night run." Hiei replied blandly. The officer eyed him suspiciously before talking again.
"Well don't none of you kids think to go up to devils door. The cave's unsteady and is set for detonation to seal it off for as soon as the sun comes up." The officer said before getting back into his car and speeding off. Kazuma looked at his watch.
"Sun comes up at what about six thirty right?" He asked. We all nodded in unison.
"Oh well then that gives us about FOUR HOURS!" He yelled and began to run for the cave. My heart pounded in my chest as we ran on trying to beat the clock. By the time we got up there the wrecking crew was just starting to arrive..
"It takes us roughly two hours to reach the tunnel so we have barely enough time." Kurama said as we neared the entrance.
"Yeah well take care Kurama and I'll see you at Christmas." Yusuke said in his usual tone.
"Yusuke this is the only tunnel to the Makai and their sealing it off." I said.
"Yeah. Point being?" He asked not catching my drift.
"Point being Kurama, Hiei and myself won't have any way to get back." I stated. Kurama looked over at me and shook his head.
"No your not going with us." He said. I glared at him.
"What do you mean I'm not going with you of course I am kitsune." I practically shrieked. Again he shook his head.
"I already told you to forget about me. Shuichi is dead to you Keaka." Kurama said and transformed into his former self, Yoko Kurama. I looked up at the towering demon and shook my head tearfully.
"No. You can't just leave me all alone Kurama. I love you." I said trying not to completely lose it. Kurama placed a loving hand on my cheek caressing it gently.
"Gomen na. Gomen na that things could not have been different for us." He said leaning down towards me. Instinctively I wrapped my arms around his neck waiting for the warmth of his lips to touch mine but it never came. He took my arms away from him and smiled sadly.
"It would be too painful." He said simply waved good-bye and entered the tunnel. Hiei walked over to me and placed his hands on my shoulders.
"Our arrangement. Forget about it." He said and ran off as well. I looked down at the ground sadly knowing that if I followed them they would stop me whatever way they could. I felt arms wrap around my waist and was spun around to face Yusuke. He placed his lips against mine and ran his hands down my back. Pure shock ran through my body not knowing how to respond to him. He broke the kiss and looked at me sadly.
"Give that to Keiko for me will ya kiddo? And tell her I'm sorry." Yusuke said walked to the entrance to the tunnel and waved good-bye. After they had disappeared from site the shock of what had happened settled in. In the span of not even two minutes three of my boys were gone from me forever.
"Come on lets go home Keaka." Kazuma said taking my hand. I jerked it away and bolted for the entrance. I could hear Kazuma's heavy foot falls behind me and yelling that there was no time to come back. I turned around and erected a barrier to prevent him from coming in. My brother pounded on it in vain unable to break it.
"I love you Kazuma. Tell Shizeru I love her too and that I'll miss you both." With that said I ran off amazing myself that I remembered which way to go even after all those years. I knew my time was running out.
"This must be what the Reikai wants otherwise Koenma would have put a quick stop to this." I thought aloud. I didn't know how much time passed but before long the tunnel came into view. The lake that had once been there long since dried up but Sensui's evil presence still lingered along with the sinning tree where the elder Togouro was trapped thanks to Kurama. I saw a small piece of material flutter into the tunnel as they made their escape. I was almost there just a few more feet and I would be there. The cave began to shake as large deposits fell from the ceiling. I dodged past large boulders that fell in my path reaching out my hand as if that would help me reach the tunnel faster. The ground underneath me buckled and I screamed for lack of anything better to do. I felt myself falling into god knows where when a hand grabbed my wrist.
I looked up to see it none other than my fox. He pulled me up and hoisted me onto his back.
"No time left." I heard him whisper as he sprinted towards the tunnel.