I don't own YYH or any of it's characters. I only own Mikai and Sotto.

Okay in this chapter, a bit of sex is mentioned so if you don't want to read it, just skip over it a bit. Flashbacks are showed by 00000000 once you see that again, that means that the flashback is over. Other then that, please enjoy

A week had passed since Yusuke's loss to Yomi in the fight, which would forever change the Makai. The winner of the tournament turned out to be Enki, the demon who knew Raizen so well. Everything was now up to him, and no one else.

Everyone was now doing his or her own thing as Mikai, Kurama, and Hiei waited for Yusuke to awaken from his sleeping state.

"Mother?" Kurama asked over his cell phone. Now that he would be home soon, he only felt it right to call her and let her know that he was okay.

"It's nice to hear from you Shuuichi," she answered sweetly; the red head to smiled.

"I'll be home soon Mother…and I have to tell you that I've found Mikai."

"Really?" his mother said happily. "That's wonderful! Will you two be coming home soon?"

"Yes Mother. Very soon."

Now Kurama's future could begin. He would be with Mikai and she would be living with him, and the two could now move on with their lives. Nothing would be holding them back from looking into their future and stepping into it. Nothing at all.

"Hiei-chan."

The darkness of the Makai covered everything around Hiei and Sotto as they lay in a large bed that Mukuro had given to them in order to sleep in while they waited for Yusuke to wake up.

Hiei was on top of Sotto as her body was absorbed by the purple sheets underneath the both of them. The both of them listened to the silence around them caused by the darkness and heard their own thoughts being echoed through it over and over again.

"Sotto."

Hiei nudged his face next to Sotto's gently, causing her to blush. She mewed as Hiei's fingers found hers, and wrapped themselves around hers. He moved his face next to Sotto's and gently pressed his lips against hers.

As their lips met, Hiei's hand broke away from Sotto's and reached down into his pocket and pulled out a small object. He pulled away from Sotto in their quick kiss and pushed the small object onto her finger.

A ring. Sotto thought as she smiled.

"Marry me," Hiei whispered as he nudged his face next to hers once more.

"I already told you yes." Sotto giggled. "But…yes…Hiei I'll marry you."

"No more secrets," Hiei whispered.

They kissed once more only this time with a bit more passion behind each of their kisses, hinting at what Hiei really wanted. Sotto was the first one to pull away from him and then nudged her face next to his.

"I'm not going back to the Ningenkai with you," Hiei whispered.

"I know," Sotto whimpered as she grabbed the back of his black tank top, telling Hiei that she didn't want to let him go. "I'm going to miss you."

"It's only for two years." He grabbed her black shirt, telling her that he didn't want to let her go either. "After two more years of training I'll come back."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

The two kissed once more, Hiei telling Sotto that he would keep his promise and that he would see her again no matter what unless something held him back, something such as death.

"Do you really want to do this?" Hiei asked feeling Sotto's hesitation. "We don't have too."

Sotto thought about what Hiei wanted. They never really had time alone like this were they would be able to make love to one another even though they had wanted to do it for so long now.

"I want to," Sotto answered as Hiei moved his head next to hers. She gently nipped at Hiei's ears before she said anything more. "Do you want to?"

Hiei moved his mouth towards Sotto's kitten ear and gently nipped at it, returning the favor. He took in a deep breath and took in everything that was Sotto. Her smell made Hiei feel so content, it was just another reason for him to cuddle next to her.

"Yes," he whispered, making it seem as if he wanted her to hear him and her only.

She was the only one who Hiei would let himself feel vulnerable around on purpose. By letting himself be free and by letting all of his guards down he could be himself and let Sotto love the true him.

"Kittens," Hiei whispered as he brought his face back down towards Sotto's. "I want kittens."

"Kittens." Sotto giggled.

Sotto's arms reached around Hiei and gently found their way up the back of Hiei's shirt, feeling his soft skin. It was the feeling Sotto loved and hadn't felt for a while. Ever since Hiei left without saying a word to her back when everyone began to go to the Makai, she had wanted to see him and touch him and now she could. Everything was perfect.

"I love you…Hiei-chan," Sotto whispered as Hiei gently kissed her neck.

"Hn." Hiei whispered back.

The two laced their hands once more and the both of them allowed their guards to fall as they did something for their relationship, which they had wanted to do for years. They now belonged to one another and soon they would marry each other and then the world would know that they belonged to each other in a promise stronger then time.

Mikai walked into Yomi's office after being called in a few moments before. She peaked into the room and saw Yomi sitting against the window, waiting.

"You called?" Mikai asked as she walked into the room and over to the blind demon.

"Mikai…this is were I say good bye to you," Yomi said as he moved his head towards Mikai. "I wanted to tell you how sorry I am."

"For everything?" Mikai asked with a small giggle.

"I've been nothing but selfish the whole time you've been here and I've hurt you this whole time," Yomi confessed. "I've learned so much from having you here, so thank you. But do allow me one more thing."

"What?"

"Forgive me."

Mikai sighed. A part of her didn't want to forgive Yomi for everything he had done. A part of her wanted to hate Yomi forever for all of the pain he had caused Kurama and her in the past few years that they had been there and yet something told her to forgive him. Something deep inside of her…maybe Senkai.

"I forgive you…Yomi," Mikai said gently as she put her head down. "But…Yomi?"

"What?" he asked, hearing the emptiness behind Mikai's voice caught his attention quickly.

"If I told you that I would, would you let me come with you? I mean if I told you that I wanted to stay in the Makai with you, would you let me?"

Yomi smiled. "Of course I would."

"Yomi…" Mikai looked back up at him. "Being here has also taught me so much about myself and the choices I have to make, not Senkai, not anyone else. So thank you for being one of those people who has taught me so much and I'm happy I was able to teach you something as well."

"Your welcome." Yomi smiled.

"Mother!" Shura said as he ran into the room happily. "I'm gonna miss you!"

"I'll miss you too!" Mikai said happily as she hugged Shura tightly to her body, almost not wanting to let go. "Promise me you'll be good for Dad."

"I will." He smiled but then the small smile faded. "Will I ever see you again Mother?"

"You will one day." Mikai smiled as she kissed him gently on the cheek. "I promise you that I'll see you again."

"Come now Shura," Yomi said as he stepped forward. "We have to go and see Kurama before we leave."

"Do we have too?" Shura whined.

"Be polite Shura," Yomi said in a fatherly tone as he grabbed Shura's small hand. He began to walk away with Shura, away from Mikai when he stopped and looked back at her. "I wait for the day I can meet you once more Mikai. For both Shura's benefit as well as mine."

Mikai watched as Yomi and Shura walked out of the room and it seemed as if they were walking out of her life. The two of them had been a big part of her life for the past year and now she was not going to see them as often as she had before. It was going to take some getting used to but she would grow used to it.

Now… Mikai thought as she looked out of the large window behind her. If only Yusuke would wake up.

Yusuke's eyes opened, him thinking that he was still in the fight with Yomi, only to see a demon nurse sitting next to him with a small clipboard in her arms.

"Welcome back Mr. Urameshi," she said as she stood up. "I'll go and let everyone know that you're awake now."

Yusuke blinked as he watched the nurse walk over to the front door. She opened it only to have Chuu, Suzuki, Jin, Touya, Rinku, Shishiwakamaru, and Mikai walk in with smiles on their faces.

"It's about time!" Mikai said playfully as she walked over to Yusuke's bedside with everyone else.

"What happened?" Yusuke asked, not knowing what happened with his fight against Yomi.

"You lost," Jin said with a smile.

"But…" Yusuke remembered how both he and Yomi were going to fall over in defeat. What could have stopped him from falling?

"Yomi won because he heard his little runt scream out for him," Chuu answered, almost hearing Yusuke's question.

"Damn." Yusuke sighed only to have another question enter his mind. "Who won?"

"Yusuke." Kurama said as he walked into the room. "I'm happy to see that you're awake now."

"Why how long have I been out?" Yusuke asked.

"A week," Mikai answered with a smile. "You wanna see who won?"

Yusuke was carried to the main stadium by Kurama with Mikai by his side. They walked onto the top level and looked down onto the main stadium and Yusuke saw Enki standing on the platform with a smile on his face and a microphone in his hands.

"Enki won?" Yusuke asked with a small laugh.

Enki raised the microphone and began to speak into it. "As the new ruler of the Makai I do have a few things to say. First, I would like to announce that in three years, another tournament will be held to decide the new ruler of the Makai."

Demons booed, and cheered. Some were happy at the fact that they would be able to get another chance to fight and try to become the leader of the Makai, and others hated the idea of doing everything all over again.

"And another rule," Enki announced. "The Ningenkai is not to be bothered. For too long have we been fighting with humans so as long as I'm ruling, no demon shall bother humans or enter the human realm to cause trouble."

"I wonder how Yomi is taking this," Yusuke commented as he listened to everything Enki said.

"He's not here," Kurama answered. "He left earlier."

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"This is were I take my leave," Yomi said as he looked at Kurama. "Shura and I will be walking around, training for the next tournament."

"Very well." Kurama smiled. "Good luck."

"Next time I enter I'm gonna be stronger then Yusuke and you Kurama!" Shura announced as he pointed towards Kurama.

"I look forward to it," Kurama said gently.

"Kurama?" Yomi asked as Shura began to punch the air. Kurama looked back up at the blind demon. "Watch Mikai. Keep her close to your heart always. She's a woman who's personality plays many different roles and I want you to be the one to see her true self."

"I will." Kurama closed his eyes gently and then opened them once more.

"Come Shura." Yomi tugged on the small boy gently.

"Right."

The both of them began to walk away, and as Kurama watched, Shura turned around and stuck his tongue out at the red head.

"Kurama," Yomi said loud enough for Kurama to hear. "I hope to see you soon."
The fox wins once more. Yomi thought.

You too Yomi. Kurama thought as he watched the two of them walk away. You too.

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Enki finished his speech, leaving everyone in awe. Yusuke sighed, as everyone around him was happy with what had taken place in the year's tournament.

"Mikai?" Yusuke asked as he looked over at her.

"Yeah?" she answered.

"Can you help me back to my room? I've got to talk to you."

"Sure." She turned back towards everyone else. "I'll meet you all at the spot to say goodbye in an hour okay?"

"Okay meet ya there then!" Chuu said happily.

Yusuke wrapped his arm around Mikai's neck and the two walked away from the other group and down into the hallway.

The two walked far away from the group of the others, no saying anything to each other. It wasn't until Mikai felt Yusuke pull away a bit that she spoke.

"You don't need me anymore?" she asked playfully.

"I wanted to talk to you about all of this," Yusuke said uneasily. "Do you still want to do everything we talked about? I mean are you sure about everything?"

"One hundred percent," Mikai answered. "I have to do this so don't worry about anything."

A hallway came in front of the two and Mikai stopped walking. Yusuke looked back at her with some kind of uncertainly.

"I'm gonna go and pack now," she said.

"Okay," Yusuke answered. "I'll meet you by Raizen's grave."

"Right." Mikai sighed a bit. "I'll be there soon."

Mikai turned away and began to walk down the hallway, leaving Yusuke behind when he heard her say something.

"Yusuke…thank you for everything," she said as she walked away.

"You're welcome…Mikai," Yusuke answered as he continued to walk down the opposite hallway.

"So what are you and the little lady doin' after this?" Chuu asked Kurama as he and the rest of the group walked out of the stadium to the place where they were do to meet Yusuke and Mikai.

"We've talked about it…and Mikai's coming to live with me until she finds a place of her own or until she finds a family member to stay with but," Kurama answered, as he blushed a bit. "I'm thinking of asking to stay there until we've gone out for a bit longer…and then I might ask her to marry me."

"Go Kurama!" Rinku teased with a smile.

Everyone in the group laughed a bit as they stood there waiting for Yusuke and Mikai. Moments later, Yusuke showed up, without Mikai.

"Hey where's the little lady?" Chuu asked as he looked around.

"She told me to tell you guys that she won't be able to say goodbye," Yusuke said with a sigh. "I don't know why but I'm not going to let that get in my way. I'm here to say goodbye to all of you."

"Alright then!" Chuu said happily. "I'll just have to get the little lady next time I sees her! Well goodbye Yusuke! I can't wait for three years!"

"Me either!" Jin said happily.

"Bye!" Rinku said with a smile.

They all said their goodbyes to each other, and then Yusuke watched as they all walked away from each other once more. It was an image Yusuke had seen so long ago when the Dark Tournament had ended and he never thought he would see it again but here he was looking at it once more. Only this time, he knew that he would see them once more in three years time.

"I guess this is goodbye also," Kurama said as Yusuke looked towards the red head.

"I'll see you soon so don't worry. I'll be back in the Ningenkai in two years so don't worry," Yusuke said with a slight sigh. "Until then."

"Goodbye Yusuke."

Yusuke began to walk away when he said something. "Mikai told me to tell you to meet her near the lake where you two met earlier. I don't know where that is but I'm just passing on the message."

"Thank you Yusuke," Kurama answered as he turned away and walked away from their meeting spot, missing Yusuke already.

"I'll see you soon!" Yusuke yelled as he too walked away.

Kurama closed his eyes, hoping that Yusuke would come back to the Ningenkai for there wasn't anything there for him to come back to expect maybe Mikai.

That's his only reason besides us. Kurama thought. Mikai.

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