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

"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...

Chapter Twelve: Yusuke?

Kurama didn't know what happened, one moment he was sitting with Hiei, having a nice conversation with him, the next; the fire demon was bathing in his own blood. A blood- tainted dagger was in his hand. 'No... No, it can't be...' Hiei had a look of betrayal in his eyes, but before he fell, hatred and anger took over the betrayal. 'Hiei... I'm sorry...' Kurama stared at Hiei, he had missed his heart, but the fire demon was severely injured. The dagger had pierced Hiei's right lungs. 'No... don't leave... I didn't mean to...' Kurama knelt down beside Hiei, he didn't know why he had done it. 'I'm so sorry... Don't die...' Hiei gave Kurama a look filled with hatred beyond anything Kurama had ever seen. It pained him to know it was directed to him. 'Don't leave... I don't want to be alone in the world without you.'

"Why, Kurama," Hiei's voice was low. "Why!"

"I don't know..." Kurama's voice cracked. "I don't know why I did it. I just... I don't know!"

"You fucking... bastard," Hiei hacked out some blood. He didn't bother wiping the red substance that had trickled down from his mouth. "I thought you cared. I thought you had feelings for me! But I guess I shouldn't have trusted you... Never... You were my best friend. The only one I had ever let in to my feelings. My pain..."

"I'm so sorry. I-"

"Don't sorry me, Kurama!" Hiei shouted as best as he could. "I guess Yusuke is more important to you... Hn, I don't believe it..."

"No... You're more important, Hiei. I- I lo-"

"If you're going to say what I think..." Hiei hacked out more blood. Kurama tried to touch him shoulder, but Hiei glared daggers at him, making the fox halt. "Don't say it Kurama. I don't care anymore. I'm going to go away soon anyways. Save it and run to your friends."

"No! God! Hiei, I can't let you go like this. Please... You're my friend! No... you're something more... So much more," Kurama felt something wet trail down his face. "Please... don't leave me!" Hiei flashed Kurama a smirk that clearly said he'll never feel happy every again and began to cough violently. Kurama held Hiei close when the fire demon didn't have his guard up. "Don't go. I cared. I... I love you, Hiei. Stay with me..." When Hiei stop his coughing fit, Kurama felt the fire demon relax in his embrace. Finally accepting the fact that Kurama cares.

"I- I love- love yo- you, too..." Hiei's voice trailed as he slowly slipped into oblivion.

"HIEI!" Then, everything went black for Kurama.

"Hiei!" Kurama jerked up.

"It was only a nightmare. Sleep," Hiei said.

Kurama shook his head. Then, before he knew it, he had his arms wrapped around Hiei's waist. "Don't leave..." Surprisingly, Kurama felt his embraced returned by the fire demon.

"Sleep. Sleep, I will get well soon," Hiei said. And so, Kurama felt himself fall into darkness once more.

"Hiei!" Kurama abruptly sat up, sweat drenching his clothes.

"Hey, mate. Are you alright?" Ron's voice didn't sound like he was worrying.

"I'm... fine..." Kurama got up and walked toward the door.

"Where are you going?" Harry was right beside Ron.

"I'm going to see Hiei," Kurama said, then he left.

"What do you think happened?" Ron inquired.

"Beats me," Harry shrugged.

Kurama silently walked down the halls. He knew there was a curfew, and that he wasn't suppose to be in the halls at this time, but his mind wouldn't settle until he knew Hiei was alright. He didn't encounter any trouble except for Mrs. Norris, but that was it. He had swiftly and with much experience, got away from her. Kurama reached the Hospital Wing and quickened his pace to get to Hiei's bed. The fox took a seat on the side of the bed.

"Hiei..." Kurama whispered. The fox buried his face in Hiei's blanket. "Wake up soon. I miss you." Kurama continued to mutter words to the unconscious Hiei. Suddenly, a loud, high- pitched scream filled his sensitive ears. The fox bolted up and quickly stood up. His senses perked up as he tried to sense what was going on. Kurama felt a waver of demonic energy just outside the Hospital Wing, so he ran out and saw an unconscious Pomfrey. The fox left and right down the hall, trying to see where it went. When he couldn't, he decided to use his nose. Kurama's eyes widened when he smelt where the person or thing that attacked Madame Pomfrey was. Right above him. Kurama looked up and saw a large blue demon with markings on its body. It had pointed ears and chocolate brown eyes. Short black hair was slick on its head. Kurama immediately took out a rose from his crimson red hair and transformed it into his trademark weapon, the Rose Whip.

"What business do you have here?" the demon said nothing. It charged at Kurama with its fist. The fox gracefully dodged the head on attack. "Answer me!" Still, the demon said nothing. Kurama was beginning to suspect that it could answer him even if it wanted to. 'Wait! Brown eyes and black hair?' Before he could continue that thought, the demon charged at him again. Then, the demon did something that Kurama could recognize anywhere. It raised its index finger and spirit energy gathered on the tip of it. 'No, it can't be!' The demon fired it at Kurama. The fox managed to move away to the point where the wound wouldn't be fatal, but that was the best he could've done. The blast nearly filled the entire hall.

"Yusuke! Stop this!" Kurama shouted at the blue demon. Something inside it seems to wake, but it soon fell back asleep. 'This is not good. I barely dodged that one enough to not get a sever injury. Another one might be the death of me!' The demon prepared for another attack, but Kurama quickly took out his Rose Whip and lashed out at his friend. The whip cut the demon that was once Yusuke on the arm. As Yusuke was about to let go of the Spirit Gun's energy, he froze in mid action, the energy on the tip of its finger disappeared. Kurama felt himself relaxed slightly.

"What happened here?" a stern, but worried voice said. Several professors had gathered around Kurama and the frozen demon.

"It's nothing, professor," Kurama answered, wincing at the wound that was quite serious, but not life threatening.

"It can't be nothing," Professor McGonagall said. "What happened to... to that demon?" The head mistress pointed at Yusuke.

Kurama didn't answer, he didn't no how to answer. That was a first for him. Then, Kurama finally decided. He needed to tell them the truth, keeping it a secret would only get in the way. "Well, professor," Kurama paused. "That was, or perhaps still, my friend. Something had transformed him and turned him against me. Whoever it was must be quite powerful, Yusuke would never give in even if his life depended on it. He's frozen at the moment because I had planted a seed from a plant called Paralisia Penilisal in the cut I had inflicted on him." Kurama took a deep breath. It was getting hard for him to speak now and the wound wasn't helping.

Dumbledore, one of the professors who had rushed to see what had happened, noticed Kurama's wound. "I think Mr. Minamino should rest and heal up." The other professors looked at Kurama to see what he was talking about. When they noticed the wound, a few of them gasped. "We need to bring Poppy in as well, I don't think she feels very comfortable on the stone floor right now." And so, the professors helped Kurama on a bed and carried Madame Pomfrey to one as well.

"Severus, can you get me a Sleeping Draught?" with a small nod, Snape went to get the potion.

"Professor, I don't-"

"You need rest, I'll get someone to see if they can turn your friend back, alright?" Dumbledore gave Kurama a small smile. "When you wake, I think an explanation is needed." Kurama stayed silent. Once again he had too many thoughts in his head to concentrate on what Professor Dumbledore was saying. A cape whooshing in the air snapped Kurama back to reality as he turned his head to see what was going on. Snape had just returned from getting the Sleeping Draught and was now pouring a little of it into a cup, then gave it to Dumbledore. The head master turned to Kurama and told him to drink all of it. the fox didn't really like the idea of drinking the Sleeping Draught since he would be in a deep sleep and won't be able to sense if demons were coming. "Don't worry. We'll take care of any danger while you're sleeping." Dumbledore said. "Besides, you need to leave some of the heroic stuff to Harry or he'll get jealous." The head master smiled at Kurama. The sly fox inwardly sighed, but took the potion anyways. Slowly, he felt his eyelid growing heavy, until finally, he couldn't keep his eyes open much longer.

Dumbledore turned to the other professors after he was sure Kurama was asleep. "This is more serious than we had suspected," he said gravely. "We need to do some research on demons, since I'm sure not many wizards know they exist anymore, but first, we need to see Mr. Minamino's demon friend in the hall way." The professors went out of the infirmary and looked at Yusuke's demonized form.

"What do you think we should do?" Professor McGonagall said to Dumbledore. "We can't leave him here, but we do not know how to deal with it either. As you've said before, not many wizards know the existence of demons. The spells to protect us from them were lost as well."

"Yes, but not many doesn't mean there is no hope as well. I have seen a few demons myself actually. It was when I first came to work at Hogwarts of Witch Craft and Wizardry. I know a few spells to counter their strange powers," Dumbledore took out his wand. "Stand back." All the professors stepped back, until there was a few meters distance between them and the head master. "Notrius Consciora!" A shot of pale blue light hit Yusuke on the chest. The demon's eyes closed, indicating that it was unconscious. "I believe basic spells do not work on demons." Dumbledore walked forward to take a closer look at Yusuke, who was still in the same position as he was before. The seed was still in affect, it had not completely dissolved yet. When it's dissolve, Yusuke would be able to move again. Two male professors grabbed a hold of Yusuke's unconscious body and carried him to an empty classroom. Then, Dumbledore cast a sealing charm, trapping Yusuke in the classroom. He also cast a variety of spells to make sure the walls don't break.

"We should do some research on demons," Dumbledore said. "The more we know the better." The professors left to the library where they told Madame Prince to bring them all the books the library had with the topic 'demons' in it. The search was currently useless. Night fell and all the professors who were researching retired to their rooms.

The next morning, Professor Dumbledore made an announcement for all classes to be cancelled for the day. All the students were excited, but also curious on why classes were cancelled. Students, such as Hermione, were disappointed.

"Why are classes cancelled!" Hermione was angrily picking on her breakfast.

"Why are you complaining?" Ron said, but his words were muffled by the food he had stuffed in his mouth.

"There was suppose to be a test in my Arithmetic class. I studied all night yesterday!" Hermione complained.

"I don't know how you could be excited over some stupid test," Ron muttered to himself, then turned to his other friend. "Hey, Harry. Why are you so quiet?"

"Huh?" Harry gave Ron a puzzled look.

"Are you alright?" Ron inquired. "I- is it your scar?"

Harry rubbed the lightning shaped scar on his head a bit. "No, it's not that. I just have a lot on my mind..." 'Should I tell Dumbledore about what's wrong with me? Nah, maybe I can handle it on my own.'

"Harry!" Hermione and Ron shouted at him. Harry looked at his two friends. "You've zoned out again. Are you sure you're alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine, guys," Harry gave them a small reassuring smile. "Come on, let's finish eating." His two friends frowned, not believing that he was really fine, but kept quiet anyways.

"Albus, look here," Professor McGonagall said. Most of the professors were currently at the library searching through books about demons. Dumbledore walked over to Professor McGonagall. "Doesn't this look like a baby picture of Hiei?" The book she was holding had a picture of a black- haired infant, he was wrapped with wards. On top of the picture was the words 'Forbidden Child'. "This demon child is called the 'Forbidden Child' because of his birth in the koorime land. He is a half ice and half fire demon. Just a few days old, the infant was thrown off the cliff by the ice maidens in the land."

"I think we should perhaps ask Mr. Minamino about this," Dumbledore said. "Hopefully he is awake." And so, Dumbledore told Professor Lupin, Snape, and McGonagall to come with him to the infirmary while the rest of them look through more books. When they were in the Hospital Wing, they couldn't see Kurama in his bed. They heard quiet murmurs where Hiei's bed was. With a large amount of curiosity, the professors looked to see who it was.

"Hiei, wake up..." Kurama had tears streaming down from his eyes. "I have no one here with me. I don't know what to do anymore. I need your help, your support, your presence." Kurama was so distracted and depressed that he didn't sense the professors were right behind him until someone cleared their throat. He immediately turned around and saw the four professors. "I- I didn't see you there..."

"I'm sure Mr. Jaganshi will be fine," Dumbledore said. "I know a lot of things have been happening to you lately, but I need you to tell us what is going on so we can help you."

Kurama looked back at Hiei for a moment, then sighed. "Alright, but this is going to take a while."

"That is not a problem, we have the whole day off," Dumbledore said.

Kurama slowly went back to his hospital bed. The professors followed him. The fox said down and sighed again, the stress was getting to him. "Well, you see. I am... not exactly human. My real name is Youko Kurama, but my human name is Shuichi Minamino," said Kurama. "I was a fox demon in Makai, the demon world, I've lived for centuries and was bored of living in a normal life. I soon spent most of my time breaking codes, avoiding traps, and sneaking into rich lords' homes. On one of my theft, I got careless and was shot by a bounty hunter. My wound was fatal, so with the rest of my energy, I had fled to Ningenkai, the human world, where my spirit entered a pregnant woman's womb." Kurama took a deep breath, he decided to stop explaining himself and moved on to Hiei. "Hiei is a half ice, half fire demon. Fire is his dominant side. He was called th-"

"The 'Forbidden Child," Professor Lupin finished for him. "We've read this in a book, but perhaps you can elaborate with the other two worlds instead?"

Kurama nodded. "There's really not much about the demon world. The demon world mostly consists of low class demons. It's almost like the human world, but with more forests, blood, and death. There really aren't much laws, only no massacres and such. Reikai, the spirit world, is where the souls of deceased demons or humans go. The ruler is King Enma, but his son, Koenma, is in charge. If you are sinned, such as killing others or ones self, you will have to pay it off in the limbo. If you have done no wrong, Heaven will be your new home."

The professors took everything he said in, even Snape. "Perhaps you can tell me what is going on between you, Mr. Jaganshi, Mr. Potter, and his friends?" Dumbledore inquired.

"Cast a spell to prevent people from hearing this," Kurama said. The professors blinked at him. "I do not want other people to hear about this." Dumbledore nodded, and with a wave of his wand, a silent charm was cast. "Well, first off, I believe Harry is being controlled by Voldemort and in turn, the dark wizard has been keeping an eye on me. He has threatened to kill my friends if I don't do as I am told. One of my friends... were beheaded, but I'm not positive. Yusuke was the other hostage," Kurama looked distant, but snapped back to reality. "The things Voldemort wanted me to do was to bring Hermione and Ron to him, tell him information about Makai and Reikai, and... and kill Hiei." The fox sighed.

"I see..." Dumbledore said. The other three professors were speechless. They understood that whatever Kurama did, one or more of his friends were going to die.

Just when Kurama was going to continue on talking, a loud explosion of some sort was heard...

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Well I guess the votes off since I decided to put Yusuke in Hogwarts, but in a different sense of way. He might join in later or maybe I'll put a sequel I'm not sure yet. It's still quite early in their year... about a moneth or a moneth and a half only, so yeah... I didn't really do much planning...

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