I don't own YYH or any of it's characters. I only own Mikai, Kith, Shinka and Sotto.
Thank you to everyone who's reviewed! I love reading the things you put! Hehe! Anyways here is the 7th chapter; there are some mentions of sex so watch out. And there are spoilers so watch out! Enjoy
It had been a full year since Kurama, Yusuke, and Hiei had left for the Makai. And in an earlier time, within six months, many things had happened to the each of them. Yusuke was now training full time with Hokushin, and hadn't seen anyone besides Mikai in six months. Hiei had been doing nothing but training next to Mukuro. Kurama had been training, and training Yomi's army as well, but beside all of that, Youko and Senkai had slept together five times in six months. It was odd for Kurama to wake up the next morning back in his Shuuichi form, with a naked Mikai next to him. Of course, he never looked or himself gotten intimate with her, for fear of it hurting the both of them in the long run. Other then that, though, he had been raised by his Mother not to do such a thing before marriage.
Yomi, of course, was obvious to all of Youko and Senkai's happenings. And the two wanted to keep it that way. They both feared that if Yomi knew, he would pull the two apart, so the two kept it a secret.
"Kurama," Yomi said as he walked into his meeting room.
"Yes?" Kurama asked.
"Is Mikai with Shinka?"
"You ask me as if I would know." Kurama answered, knowing that Yomi knew something was up and hoped that Kurama would be foolish enough to fall into his trap.
"I guess you don't." Yomi sighed.
"But where is she?" Kurama asked now wanting to know.
"Training I believe." Yomi smiled as he laced his fingers in front of his face and supported his chin on them. "Mikai will be a great warrior in this war Kurama. Don't you agree?"
"Yes," Kurama agreed not really liking the idea of Mikai going into war for someone like Yomi.
Yusuke had been fighting Raizen, and was now sitting there in front of his old man, listening to the story of how Raizen met the human that he fell in love with, impregnated, and had began Yusuke's family line with. At the end of his story, he paused and looked up at Yusuke.
"What?" Yusuke asked, now feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Remember everything to hold close to your heart Yusuke. Over time things will leave you, but I sense that one girl, will be bound with you and your little group for all eternity," Raizen said as he looked at his young grandson of many generations. "Her innocent eyes have haunted me ever since the day many years ago that I first looked into them. And now you look into them in a way that I never did. I saw her as a lost kitsune with death knocking on her door. You, somehow, see her as your sister of some type. Just remember Yusuke; things in the Ningenkai are different from the Makai. People, and demons change. Just make sure that if you kill her, it's mercilessly."
"What?" Yusuke asked now even more confused. "What does Mikai have to do with this?"
"Never let anyone you love slip away from you Yusuke. People throw things away so easily but you, you don't have much to throw away in the first place right? But hold on to her…hold on to everything that you have…" Raizen placed his head down between his legs, and his energy dissipated.
Yusuke sat there looking on at the closest thing he had to a father. And now, he was gone. A strike of lighting hit an area near him, thunder following, allowing Yusuke to yell in sorrow without anyone hearing.
"I'm going to Gandara," Yusuke said to Hokushin and all of his troupes. He had just informed them of Raizen's death, and hoped that the anger they felt from that would cause them to agree with his usual hotheaded moves.
"But your highness you can't be serious!" Hokushin said as he stepped forward.
"I'm as serious as a heart attack." Yusuke smiled.
Mikai was running to Shinka, ready to attack at full pace only she felt an immense burning sensation once more in the bottom of her stomach. She fell to her knees, only to have her power flow through all of her. Every part of her body was flowing with power that she couldn't control. She had no idea where to place it all.
"Crap!" she yelled as she wrapped her arms around herself. "What's…g-going on?"
"Yomi," Kurama said as he turned to the blind one. "Raizen has died."
"It's about time." Yomi smiled. "Make sure to arm all of our soldiers in case of Mukuro."
The two stood there only to feel and see one of the towers of Gandara fall onto the ground. As land shook, Kurama had to stop and catch himself from falling, and Yomi grabbed the table before it too fell over.
"What is that?" Yomi asked.
Kurama ran to the window to see that the Gandara tower had fallen in the same place that Shinka and Mikai had been training. A stunned Shinka was standing next to the fallen tower with a hint of fear on his face.
"Mikai!" Kurama said as he ran out of the office as fast as he could.
Kurama reached the area, he saw a blood stained Mikai in the hands of Chuu. She was breathing, but it was hard to tell.
"I got her out," Chuu said as he moved Mikai a bit, causing her to groan.
"We came just in time. That was about to fall on her," Toyua said as he pointed to a large beam, which then fell down, piercing the ground deeply.
"Damn," Chuu said a bit scared. "Good thing we got this little one out when we did."
"Is she alive?" Shinka asked as he ran over to his student.
"Fine," Mikai mumbled as she opened her eyes weakly.
"Mikai!" Kurama said in relief as he came closer to her and looked at her badly wounded body. "What's wrong?"
"My whole body hurts," Mikai mumbled once more. "I can't control my body at all."
"Don't worry about that now love," Chuu said as he adjusted Mikai gently in his arms. "We need to get you healed."
"I'll take care of that," Yomi said as he walked over to the group. "Chuu bring her this way."
"Yes sir." Chuu listened as he walked over to the blind demon, taking Mikai with him.
"What happened?" Kurama asked as he turned to Shinka.
"We were training, and then all of a sudden a large burst of energy came flooding through the air and Mikai must have been the receiver. I don't know Kurama but whatever it was, it caused her to fall to her knees at first."
"Mikai," Kurama whispered as he looked at Chuu walk away with her in his arms.
Yusuke had come to Gandara, and had proposed the tournament, which everyone had agreed to. Yomi of course, thought Kurama was betraying him by siding with Yusuke, but Kurama had reassured him that he wasn't. But now, half a day later, Yomi was with Yoda in his chambers looking at Mikai who was pinned up against the wall by the same plant Kurama had seen her in, and next to her was a large incubator holding a small fetus inside.
"Two or three more days Yomi," Yoda said as he stepped forward. "And your son will be ready for battle."
"Excellent." Yomi smiled. "He will start training as soon as he's born. He's my secret weapon against Mukuro. His power level will help me destroy Mukuro with or without the tournament. Nothing can break my plans now."
"Yomi-sama, may I ask you a question?" Yoda asked.
"Yes."
"What is she here for? Is she only here to keep the fox here?"
"No, but it is an added benefit." Yomi answered as he walked over to Mikai's body. "Mikai is too my secret weapon. I'm saving her for last. She's going to kill Yusuke no matter what I want him dead. Shura will be in the tournament, while Mikai shall sit on the sidelines in secrecy."
"Why her sir?" Yoda asked once more.
"She has fragments of Raizen's power itself. She'll be equal to Yusuke on one level and hopefully all the training she's doing and the little push of motivation I'm going to give her will cause her to defeat the young king. It's all as simple as that." Yomi smiled. "And when I rule the unified worlds, Kurama shall be standing behind me, and Mikai by my side, hand in mine, like it should have been so many years ago."
"Where am I?" Mikai asked herself as she awoke only to discover that she was still being healed by the same plant as before.
"Good morning." Yomi smiled.
"Crap," she cursed as she moved, trying to get one of her arms loose.
"I have quite a bit of news for you. Are you going to listen?"
"Do I have a choice?" Mikai coughed a bit.
"Raizen has died."
"What!?" Mikai said as she stood fully at attention. "Since when?"
"He died yesterday while you were training. I found out seconds before you received the energy wave."
"What was that anyway?" Mikai asked, feeling hurt somewhere inside that the only male figure Yusuke had in his life had died.
"I guess when Raizen's energy left this world, it passed once through you and then left. Why I don't know. Maybe because of your ability to see the dead and channel them that you've began to develop here."
"Dead?" Mikai asked.
"Maybe because of Senkai who was always good with summoning the dead and using them, and her reincarnation in your body has now given you the power. You've always been able to see things correct?"
"Yeah." Mikai blinked.
"You power lies with the dead here in the Makai. And because of Raizen's leaving, the power channeled through you, and then left. You'll be okay." Yomi sighed.
"Is there anymore news?"
"Yusuke has proposed a tournament and everyone is going to enter expect for you. The winner gets to be the king of the Makai and does whatever he sees fit," Yomi answered as he turned around to face the incubator.
"Why can't I enter?"
"You're training will have to increase in order to contain all of your summoning powers. I've found you a new trainer. You won't enter because of your lack of control over your powers."
Mikai sighed and looked around to see exactly where she was. She had never seen this tower before but in it, something caught her attention. The incubator.
"What's that?" she asked as he plant around her released her to the floor gently. She walked over to the incubator and looked into it. She touched it gently, feeling that it was warm.
"My son." Yomi smiled. "He'll be up in two or three days."
"Son?" Mikai asked as she turned to the blind king.
"Genetically engineered," Yomi said as he walked over behind Mikai. "He'll be trained only to fight and nothing else."
Mikai twitched a bit. She didn't like the idea of making a child only for one purpose and she didn't like how close Yomi was. So she turned and began to walk away.
"I'm leaving," she huffed as she walked out.
"Wait." Yomi grabbed her arm.
Feelings shot through Mikai but the only one she could catch was the immediate feeling of fear. She didn't want to show it, but Senkai's memory of Yomi holding her hand down the night he took her innocence ran through Mikai's mind and triggered feelings that she had never felt before.
"What?" Mikai said quickly as she faced him.
"Your new trainer."
Yomi looked to the doorway of the room. There stood a man with short blue hair, which was tied back into a high ponytail. He had on a blue tunic, which touched his ankles, hiding his figure under everything. His light blue eyes landed on Mikai in surprise.
"Mikai?" he asked with a deep voice.
"Kith?" Mikai asked happily.
"Hey!" He smiled as he ran over to Mikai and hugged her tightly. "Oh man I haven't seen you for forever!"
"I know!" Mikai answered with excitement in her voice.
"You know her?" Yomi asked as he looked at the two as they parted.
"Oh." Kith perked up. "Yes sir! I promise it won't interfere with my work!"
"I hoped not." Yomi turned away. "Mikai please show Kith around the place. I don't want him wandering around."
"Yes," Mikai said trying to hide her sigh as she bowed.
I wonder how Mikai is? Kurama thought as he walked down the dark hallways. Ever since he watched Chuu walk away with Mikai he had been wondering had recovered. He now was going to find Yomi and ask.
"So Shuuichi this is where you've been?" a voice Kurama knew said. Kurama looked forward to see Kith come around from behind a corner.
Kurama blinked, and then his memory came back to him. "You're Kith correct? You attend my school?"
"Wow I'm amazed you knew my name," Kith said with a sarcastic smile as he walked over, in front of the red head. "After all, you're always surrounded by women and always have your nose stuck in some book."
"What do you want?"
"Hum." Kith looked away with an evil smile on his face. "Nothing much. I just wanted to see the famous killer Youko Kurama. You know, you're nothing without him, you owe everything to him."
Kurama glared at the young man looking on with eyes not belonging to him but rather a cold demon fox that was still buried within him.
"You best keep your mouth closed," Kurama hissed.
"Huh." Kith moved his eyes away from Kurama's. "This tournament will decide much about you, Kurama. It'll show who you really are and who you will become. One of your sides will win and I hope for your sake," Kith turned away before he could finish. "It's Youko."
Kith walked down the hallway, leaving Kurama standing there with all of his thoughts to himself. In his short time even being around Kith, Kith had figured out almost everything that Kurama was thinking about. Who was Kith? And how did he know what Kurama was going through?
"Mikai?" Yomi asked.
Kurama, after his little meeting with Kith, had made his way over to Yomi's office where he always gave his war plans to everyone. He had finally asked the question of where Mikai was as of now.
"I think she's retired to her room," Yomi answered as he laced his fingers together underneath his chin.
"Who is Kith?" Kurama asked wishing to know.
"Kith is a half human, half wolf demon from the Ningenkai. I didn't know until today that he knew Mikai. If I did, I won't have made him her trainer." Yomi sighed, hiding a hint of anger or jealously.
"You may have made a great choice, or mistake," Kurama said as he looked out of the nearby window.
"Yes I know." Yomi let out a large sigh. "But everything will work out."
Mikai was lying down on her big comfy bed, the sheets bundled up next to her body. She looked at her outstretched right arm and saw the hole in her arm, which was used by the plant to insert it's special medication.
"Crap," Mikai mumbled to herself as she ran her hands over her face. She was so tired from training for a year non stop.
The only time she got to herself was when she was lying in bed, like this. Nothing could touch her when she was here like this, but she did want one more thing, Kurama. She wanted to be near him so badly, she wanted everything about him, his touch, his smell, everything. In the past few times Youko and Senkai had been together, Mikai had considered sleeping with Kurama herself. In the end though, Mikai came to her senses, figuring that it all of those emotions came from her hormones and she would snap back into place.
Mikai rolled over onto her stomach and stuffed her face into her white pillow. As she took her breathes in, she smelled what was left of Kurama. He hadn't been with her for a few weeks now, and she missed him. She missed waking up next to him, and listening to him breathe in his sleep. In those moments, everything was perfect and those were the moments Mikai lived for.
A small knock came to her door.
"Yeah?" Mikai answered not paying too much attention.
Her right sliver fox ear moved backwards a bit to hear the door open, a bit of movement of someone walking in, and then the door closing. She didn't hear too much more, but everything changed when she felt someone lay down next to her. She looked to her side to see Kurama.
"Hey," Mikai said as a smile crossed her face.
Kurama reached his arms out and grabbed Mikai, pulling her close to him. Their bodies met, Mikai's head in Kurama's neck with her arms tucked in, moving up and down with his rising chest. Kurama's left arm wrapped around Mikai's waist, and his right arm reached up behind her head and he laced his fingers though her hair.
"What's wrong?" Mikai asked, feeling Kurama's hesitation.
"Who's Kith?"
"My new trainer, why?" Mikai asked as she snuggled next to Kurama's chest.
"I just met him in the hallway not too long ago," Kurama said as he snuggled his body back.
"I knew him back in the Ningenkai too. He used to live in America with me, and when I moved to Japan a few years ago he came with me. He stayed in Japan once I left to return to America, and was waiting for me to come back," Mikai said as she thought about it all. "What did he say to you?"
"Don't worry about it," Kurama whispered. "Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine but…" Mikai's hands grasped the back of Kurama's tunic and held tight. "I don't want you to enter the tournament."
"Why?" Kurama asked a bit surprised as he looked down only to see that her eyes were hidden in his chest.
"Yomi's up to something. Something I don't like," Mikai confessed. "And if you get lost within all of it, I don't know what I'll do."
"Mikai…," Kurama whispered as he took his left hand off of her waist, placed it on her chin and made her look up at him. "Everything will be fine. I won't let anything go wrong, there's too much at stake."
"It's just that…" Mikai looked up into Kurama's bright green eyes. "I don't want you to lose who you are."
Lose who you are.
Those words ran through Kurama's head over and over, trying think of the meaning. Did she really want everything he wanted for himself but was too afraid to ask for? She knew everything that he was too scared to say or think for too long.
"Tell me something," Kurama whispered as he moved his lips towards Mikai's. "Will you still love me even if I lose a part of me?"
"I'll love you, no matter who you lose." Mikai blushed as she loosened her grip on Kurama's tunic. "No matter what, you'll always be my Kurama."
Kurama pushed his lips onto Mikai's fully, and lovingly. He could be himself, and not have to worry about anything getting in his way may it be Youko or Yomi. Things were perfect, and nothing could touch the two as they lay there like this. Nothing.
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