Forever Darkness, Forever Lonely
I don't have a lot to say for this one. I guess the only reason I wrote this was because it seems to be quite popular, these kinds of fics, so I'm trying it out myself.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Harry Potter.
Warnings: OOC, Violence, mild swearing, wrong info, bashing
"Yes, I'm quite alright, but what did I trip on?" Hiei held out his hand for Kurama to hold, the fire demon gave a small tuck and helped Kurama up. They both looked down and saw a human arm. No blood was detected in the arm, so it must've been there for a long while. The only thing left of the arm was skin and bones, no flesh was left either. There were bite marks on some parts of the dead limb.
"Wha-" Kurama was suddenly struck on the head. Hiei abruptly turned around, but saw nothing. He frowned, then knelt down to see if Kurama was alright. There was a nasty looking gash on his head.
"Kurama! Kurama! Wake up!" Hiei growled slightly. He was worried about the fox. "Kurama! Wa-" He, too, was struck on the head by something...
Chapter Eleven: Excellent Student
He didn't know what went over him. One moment he was walking toward the Forbidden Forest, the next, the same cold voice told him someone was following him. He picked up the largest log he could carry and struck the two people who were following him. When Harry finally realized what he had done, he dropped the log with wide eyes. 'What have I done!'
'You've done what you were told to do of course. Besides, they are not who they seem to be. Looks could be very deceiving,' the voice said. Harry didn't know what to do at that moment. He slowly backed away, then ran to the castle, and into the Gryffindor common room. He sat by the fireplace to clear his head of what just happened.
Meanwhile, Kurama and Hiei were stuck in their minds. They looked around and found themselves in a cemetery. Voldemort was standing about twenty feet away from them.
"Voldemort, what do you want! Why is Hiei here?" Kurama's calm features had slightly slipped.
"I think he should know what you are going to do. Besides, the person that's here is precious to him. He has the right to know," Voldemort said. With a snap of his fingers, Yukina and Yusuke appeared out of nowhere. They had tape covering their mouths, preventing them from talking, rope tied them together back to back tightly.
"Mmmmm! Gm Oom mm mmmm!" Yusuke tried to warn them to get out, but Kurama and Hiei couldn't decipher what he was talking about. Hiei tried to use his Jagan, but he only got a spilt headache. The fire demon held his head in his hand, hissing in pain.
"Hiei!" Kurama lowered to Hiei's height and tried to see what was wrong, but Hiei was in too much pain. "Hiei! Are you alright? What's wrong?"
A cold laugh followed his question. "He probably thought he could used his little Jagan eye to read that brat's mind, but was unable to do it. Too bad, really. But this is my world, what I say goes. Whatever I wish will appear. However I wish it." Another cold laugh from the Dark Lord.
Kurama gave him a glare and turned back to Hiei. "Hiei! It's alright." The fox removed Hiei's hands from his head and placed his forehead on the other's forehead, whispering comforting words to him.
"Mmm!" By the tone of Yukina's voice, she sounded afraid, depressed, concerned. Yusuke began to curse in his head. The Dark Lord watched in amusement as Kurama helped Hiei fight the pain.
"Hiei, you're strong. You've done so much more, you can't let a headache get to you now," Kurama whispered. "You have to fight it! You've been in so many fights; this headache shouldn't be such a huge obstacle. Come on... Please..." After what seemed like an eternity, but was really only five minutes, Hiei's headache ceased.
"Ku- Kurama?" Hiei's voice sounded different. It was more innocent. "It hurts so badly..."
"I know, but you'll be okay soon," Kurama said softly, not wanting to cause Hiei's headache to return. Kurama moved from his position and stood up, he faced Voldemort. "Why exactly are we here?" He took a step forward, but Hiei's arms suddenly latched onto his waist, preventing him from doing so.
"Don't leave..." Hiei's voice was strangely soft. "Don't leave, I can't fight this alone..." Kurama bit his lips and stopped from his previous motions.
"Why? Because you still haven't done what I've told you to do! And you told your little friend there what was going on!" Voldemort hissed. "Now, one of your precious friends die..." With a quick flick of his wrist, Yukina's head came off clean. Blood was everywhere. Yusuke's eyes were wide to shock, blood was everywhere on him. He felt Yukina's body turn limp against him.
Hiei's head snapped up to look at the site. His eyes widened in shock. "Yu- Yukina... Yukina!" Hiei ran forward with his sword in his hand in a second. "You bastard!"
Kurama came to his senses and shouted for Hiei to stop. The fire demon ignored his calls. The fox began to chase after Hiei, but was too late when Voldemort took out his wand.
"Aveda Kedavra!" A shot of green light hit Hiei, right where his heart was. The fire demon's eyes were wide, his body fell down onto the grassy ground.
"Hiei!" Kurama felt tears in his eyes, but ignored them as he knelt down beside his fallen partner. "No, no, no! You can't die! No! Damn it Hiei, wake up!" Kurama's calm features had slipped completely. "Wake up! Wake up... I haven't told you yet... " Kurama's voice turned quieter and quieter. "I still haven't' told you that... I love you..."
Voldemort had a satisfied smirk on his face. "Now, if you don't want your other friend to fall with the girl, I suggest you bring Ron and Hermione to me. Remember... I'm always watching you..." With that said, Kurama felt he falling into never ending darkness.
Kurama opened his eyes and saw white. At first, he thought he was dead, but then he remembered that Koenma's office wasn't that white... He sat up and saw that he was in the Hospital Wing. 'What happened? How did I get here?' Then, his thoughts quickly went to Hiei. 'Where is he! Is he really... Is he really gone?' Kurama leapt out of the bed and walked around the room, seeing if Hiei was in any of the beds. When he got to the last one, Madame Pomfrey came in.
"Oh! Mr. Minamino! How are you feeling?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"I feel fine, thank you. But... how did I get here... and where is Hiei?" Kurama inquired
"Mr. Jaganshi?" Kurama nodded. "He's... In a coma of some sort. We have no idea how it happened though. And how you got here? Hmm... Mr. Potter ran in shouting his head off about you two unconscious in the Forbidden Forest. Professor Dumblefore had quickly brought you two in. Who knows what will happen to you if you stayed there for too long."
"I see..." Kurama slowly said. Hiei? In a coma? No... This can't be happening... "Is... Hiei alright?"
"Well there's an unusual bruise near the flesh on top of his heart, but other than that and the coma, he's fine," Poppy Pomfrey answered. After Kurama said a quiet 'thank you', the school nurse gave him ten minutes to see Hiei.
Kurama moved the curtains open and walked in. Hiei looked quite peaceful, but also pale. The fox sat on the side of Hiei's bed and took the Jaganshi's hand into his own. "Hiei... I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have told you. Then all this wouldn't have happened. I'm so stupid... Koenma... please don't let him leave me." Kurama laid his head on Hiei's chest. "I really have fallen for him..."
Kurama stayed there till Madame Pomfrey shooed him out. He went to the common room and saw Harry there. The Boy- who- lived looked as if he was in deep thought, so Kurama decided not to disturb him at the moment. He took a seat on the armchair beside Harry. Kurama closed his eyes and thought back to what had happened in his mind. He wasn't sure if Yukina had really died. It could've all been a trick of his mind. He had been thinking a lot about it lately, but what about Hiei? If what he had seen didn't happen, what had happened to him? How did he get a bruise on his torso right about his heart? Hiei had been shot there with the Forbidden Curse in his... his dream.
"Kurama?" a quiet voice cut through his thoughts. Harry had just came back down to Earth and was now wondering if Kurama was alright after that blow on the head.
"Yes, Harry?" Kurama's voice was distant. Half of his mind was on Hiei and what had happened.
"Ar- are you alright?" Harry stuttered slightly.
"I'm fine..." Kurama murmured. "Just... fine..." Harry instantly felt guilty. It was his fault that they had gotten hurt. If only he was strong enough..."Harry? I... have a question to ask you if you don't mind..." Harry shook his head. "Well, how did you know we were in the forest?"
"Err... We- well... I- You see... I was just heading to see this... this giant spider named Aragog and well... I saw you and Hiei unconscious. I quickly ran back to tell Professor Dumbledore," Harry stuttered most of the way.
"I see..." Kurama said even though he didn't trust a thing Harry had just said. The only reason he and Hiei were at the Forbidden Forest was because they were following Harry. "Did you see what had hit... hit us in the forest, Harry?"
"Well, no. I guess I was a bit late," Harry was feeling extremely guilty by now. He didn't want to lie, but he was afraid what would happen if he told Kurama the truth.
Kurama stayed silent, knowing he wouldn't get any but lies from the boy- who- lived. He had a slight suspicion that it was Harry who had hit them, though. Who else was in the forest with them? he was sure the centaurs that he sensed wouldn't do that. He hadn't sensed anything else who could've hit them so hard on the head.
Even though Kurama didn't mind the silence, Harry was fidgeting in his seat. The guilt was getting to him. The silence was unnerving, too many thoughts swan in his head. Suddenly, the voice returned. 'Kill him...' Harry's head snapped up, making Kurama look at him. 'Kill him now...' Harry's breath quickened as his heart raced. 'KILL HIM NOW!' His eyes began to turn into red slits. Harry unwillingly took out his wand and pointed it at Kurama. He opened his mouth, but instead of hearing his somewhat childish voice, he heard a cold, emotionless one instead. "Your time is running your, Kurama. This is the perfect chance to kill your little fiery friend. Do it now and I won't have to kill the other one off yet. Remember, I also want the mudblood and Weasley here with me as well."
Kurama narrowed his eyes. "Voldemort, I will do as you say, but not now. I do not harm or kill someone while they're defenseless. It goes against my reputation."
"But I thought a merciless thief like you wouldn't care. After all, you've killed and robbed so many in your life time, I would think you've at least killed a hundred defenseless creatures," the Dark Lord said through Harry's body.
"Why do you want me to kill Hiei so badly?" Kurama said in a low voice. "Why do you want Hermione and Ron? They're nothing but a nuisance. I can take them to you anytime, as long as no one sees, but I will need more time to kill Hiei." In his mind, Kurama's brain was figuring out the right word to say to Voldemort. If he had told him the truth on what he was going to do, then it would be terrible.
"Why? Well, it wouldn't be a surprise if I told you, now would it?" Voldemort ended his statement with a cold laugh that would've made anyone want to curl up in a corner and die, but not Kurama. The fox sat there with his usual facial expression, it was calm and somewhat unnerving to look at.
"Leave," Kurama said. "You are not welcome here. Leave and I won't kill your connection."
Voldemort narrowed his eyes in Harry's body. "You wouldn't dare kill this boy."
"As you said before, I am a merciless thief. I should have no problem killing someone. Besides, he's not completely defenseless. You are here, meaning he still has some kind of protection from you if you want to stay in his body," Kurama stated. Unbeknownst to both of them, Harry was listening in on their conversation, even though he doesn't have any control over his body.
'Merciless thief?' Harry thought. 'Is he really... Youko Kurama?' Since Voldemort was busy talking to Kurama, he didn't hear Harry's thoughts.
"Leave, and when Hiei wakes up, I'll think of a way to kill him without killing myself as well," Kurama said. "Hermione and Ron will be at your hands soon. Don't even think of hurting Yusuke."
Voldemort chuckled. "As long as you do as you are said to do." With that said, Voldemort left Harry's body, but still able to watch with Harry's eyes. Harry was surprised at the sudden control that fell to his knees.
"Harry, are you alright?" Kurama inquired, kneeling beside the Boy- Who- Lived. Harry was looking quite pale at the moment.
"I'm- I'm fine," Harry answered. "I'm sorry. I should've told you about this! Then, maybe things wouldn't have to be so hard."
Kurama sighed. This was indeed getting complicated. Kurama still haven't figured a way to save his friend without killing Hiei and bringing Ron and Hermione to Voldemort. Well, to he honest, he didn't really care if he brought Hermione to him. It would only rid him of her annoying presence. Kurama was getting a slight headache, too many things were happening at the same time. It was hard for even him to comprehend.
Soon, an awkward silence fell upon them as they once again took their places near the fireplace. They stayed like that till it was time for supper, Kurama had unfortunately missed lunch and was a bit hungry for some food. They went down and sat down near Ron and Hermione. Harry's two friends looked at the two with a puzzled face. Neither Harry nor Kurama wanted to talk about what had happened. They were too busy thinking. Harry was thinking about how Kurama could be the Youko Kurama and Kurama was devising a plan.
After they finished eating, Dumbledore had something important to say. "Students, I have some bad news for all. Dark times will soon take place here. I hope all of you will be prepared to fight, because he professors will not be able to with stand the power of Voldemort and his army. Already, one of our student, Mr. Jaganshi, has been injured and is now in a coma. We hope none of this would happen to you. Once again, we advise you not to venture to the Forbidden Forest. Now, I bid you all a good night," Professor Dumbledore said. All the students soon file out of the Great Hall and into their common rooms.
"Albus, I'm afraid he students are not ready. They are still young," Professor McGonagall said after all the students had left.
"Do not worry Minerva. They may be young, but do not underestimate them. They might just surprise you, especially Mr. Minamino," Dumbledore said. "He has excelled all of his classes has he not?"
"Yes, in Transfigure, he seems to know what he doing. He helped quite a number of students actually. Even though he is knew here, he may be already better then Ms. Granger."
"Humph, Mr. Minamino was able to brew one of the most complicated potions when I was testing the limit of the students. They were paired up with partners and Mr. Minamino and Mr. Jaganshi's potion was always the fasts to be finished," Severus Snape said.
"When I tested him in the beginning," Professor Flitwick squeaked. "We went pass the year six book, but after a few spells of year seven and be excelled that as well. I told him to not go any further and just wait for next year."
"Mr. Minamino is fantastic at Herbology!" Professor Sprout exclaimed. "If he had to, he would trust the plants with his life. They didn't hurt him, even the most dangerous ones, but Mr. Jaganshi seemed to be afraid of some of them. It's as if the plants don't like him."
"He and Mr. Jaganshi knows a great deal how to defend against demons and such. It's quite surprising. I didn't know any students knew demons really exist," Remus Lupin stated.
" 'E knew a demon bir' name' Puu," Hagrid said. After him, no more professors seem to say anything about Kurama and Hiei.
"I think it's a possibility that there are demons amongst our students," gasps were heard from numerous professors when Dumbledore said that.
"You don't think that..." Minerva McGonagall trailed off.
"Yes, I do actually. I think Mr. Minamino and Mr. Jaganshi are demons, but they're probably here to help," Dumbledore stated.
"Are you sure, Albus?" Professor McGonagall inquired. "I mean... how..."
"I've heard Mr. Potter and his friends talk about Kurama. I'm pretty sure the name Kurama came from the full name Youko Kurama," Dumbledore said. "Mr. Minamino and Mr. Jaganshi also seemed to know the demon who held Ms. Granger hostage. Also jumping down seven storeys is not natural for normal wizards and muggles."
Murmurs from the professors erupted. They were all curious to see if the head master is correct about Kurama and Hiei...
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