Okay, hopefully, this will get this straight once and for all. This story is based off of Katwings story 'Gone for the Kittens'. (She didn't change the title, did she?) For all of those who complained before, and to Katwings especially; I'm sorry, I truly am. I should have given her credit in the first chapter, but that was one of the major things that slipped my mind at the time. Plus, I think Katwings is boycotting against something else and not against me; if you look at her profile page; I have no idea if she changed it or not. Now, for the official new version of 'Kuwabara's True Form' to begin. Hopefully there will be enough changes and differences between both stories for all, if not most, to stop complaining; if not, please wait for a couple of future chapters before you complain again; I will be more than happy to comply to a few changes, if you'd just give me a chance with the first idea.
Thank you to those who reviewed:
JoannaKuwabara: I've finally updated, here's the new chapter, enjoy!
Angry Guru: Okay, so I forgot to give Katwings credit; at least now she has it. You don't have to do me this favor if you don't want to; see how the story progresses before you try and flame me again, if you don't like how this story is going; I may change some of the details. But for now, sit back and enjoy, please?
JovianShe-Wolf: Glad you love it, I finally updated!
Lonely Juicebox: Yes, at first Katwings did give me permission to use a few of his ideas; the first couple of chapters in my original attempt of 'Kuwabara's True Form' were complete rip-offs of 'Gone for the Kittens'; but I took that off and remade the story with a close to totally new prospective. Like I said in the beginning and with Angry Guru; I forgot to give Katwings some credit in the first chapter; but now she has it, and hopefully the new version of my story will keep her and everyone else happy.
Chit-chat-corida: 'Brat' is Brett's nickname from Kuwabara; I simply though of the idea because Brett and Brat sound very much a like. I think later on there are going to be more people calling him that.
Very Molten Chicken: Okay, here's everything straight to you. I and Katwings never did really ever get into a fight; the only way I insulted the author was by taking her/his ideas and making a complete rip off of my story in my first attempt. In this, hopefully everything will be cleared up. For all of those who said we got into a full blown web-fight, ignore them. Plus, I'm glad you like my story; please keep reading!
Now, on with the official new story!
Chapter 2
"I was afraid of this." Koenma said as he heard what had happened to Kuwabara.
Yusuke explained what happened, he told Koenma that a rat demon attacked Kuwabara and he didn't do anything. Kuwabara told the guys that he couldn't summon his Spirit Sword, but he didn't tell them about what the rat had said to him.
"You were afraid of what?" Kuwabara asked.
Koenma sighed and rubbed his temple.
"I was hoping this wouldn't happen so soon, but it happened." Koenma said. "Kuwabara, because you are human, your powers are beginning to falter; they aren't gone, but eventually they will be."
"But that's impossible, isn't it?" Yusuke asked, worrying for his friend.
"No, it's not…" Koenma said. "You have to realize that humans aren't as powerful as demons, and Kuwabara here isn't a demon."
"How long do I have before my powers disappear completely?" Kuwabara asked; he wasn't really worried about his powers, he was worried about his life.
"You have about a couple decades left, around the age of mid-forties your powers will completely disappear." Koenma said. "But when the others reach that age, their powers will still be somewhat growing."
At this point, even Hiei worried a little for Kuwabara.
Kuwabara slumped in his seat a little.
'When I'm forty, that'll considered over the hill.' Kuwabara thought. 'But when the others are forty, they will still be gaining strength; me, I'll be some old geezer.'
Yusuke reached over to his distraught friend and patted his shoulder.
"Don't worry Kuwabara…" Yusuke said. "You'll always be apart of this gang."
The others looked towards Kuwabara and nodded, even Hiei.
Kuwabara smiled at them.
'But that won't stop me from dying…' Kuwabara thought.
Yusuke looked at Kuwabara with a smile, but in the back of his mind he was freaking out.
'Kuwabara can't loose his powers!' Yusuke thought. 'If he does, he'll quit the gang; and if he quits the gang, I won't get to see him anymore! With those dumb books he keeps writing, I never get to see him outside of demon business anymore!'
Yusuke couldn't help but think that, he was in love with Kuwabara and wanted to see as much of him as possible each time they had a mission together. Yusuke was jealous of Hiei, Hiei actually had the courage to tell Kurama of his feelings; and at that led to engagement.
Yes, that's right, engagement. When Hiei told Kurama his feelings, Kurama told him his feelings, and from there, they started a steady relationship. With a couple of breakups here and there, they got back together with an even stronger love for each other; but after the third one, Kurama thought that he had lost Hiei for good because of a big fight they had and Hiei running off; so he went and found himself a new boyfriend. When Hiei came back to town, a year later, he had grown not only in height, but in wisdom also; he also had a surprise for Kurama; but he found out about the relationship that Kurama had with another.
Kurama was surprised when Hiei showed up at his college, especially at Hiei's height; Hiei had a growth spurt and he had grown to be at Yusuke's height of when he was a teenager. Hiei surprised everyone, especially Kurama when he bent down on one knee asking Kurama to marry him. Of course, as destiny had it, Kurama's boyfriend showed up; royally pissed, he stormed over and beat up Hiei. Surprising Kurama again, Hiei didn't fight back because he didn't want to fight an opponent who wasn't stronger than he was without any good reason, apparently, Hiei didn't find a good reason to beat up the bastard who was beating him up at that moment.
Kurama saw the change in Hiei and yelled yes; shocking everyone around the school, including the boyfriend. When he stopped beating up Hiei and attempted to hit Kurama, that's when Hiei snapped and knocked out the bastard. Hiei placed a beautiful gold band on Kurama's finger, on the band was a beautiful ruby jewel carved into the shape of a rose. From there, the couple reunited and never had a fight again; the engagement happened a little over three years ago, and everyone was still wondering why they hadn't married yet.
Yusuke wished that he had the courage to tell Kuwabara about how much he loved him, but every time he came close to that point, he'd chicken out.
If you're wondering about Keiko, she already married at that point, but not to Yusuke. While Yusuke and the rest of the gang stayed in Japan for college, Keiko got accepted to Harvard in America and she met a boy there by the name of John Jackson. Since the relationship between her and Yusuke wasn't ever going to happen, she got together with John; before the two knew it, they were engaged and married while they were still in college. Yusuke in result ended up with three godchildren, Jackie, Jason, and Justin; or as Yusuke called them, the 3Js. John owned a small computer business that worked very well and Keiko was a therapist.
Keiko knew of Yusuke's love for Kuwabara and often called him asking the same question, 'did you tell him yet?' When Yusuke gave her the answer, Yusuke ended up with a long lecture on what he could be missing out on, or a free therapy session over the phone as Yusuke put it.
"Kuwabara, I'm sure that this is a little hard for you to grasp." Koenma said. "So, I'll give you a little bit of time from the missions. Your power is going to take awhile to come back to you, so it will be mandatory."
"But Koenma, who will help us find who ever we need to bust?" Yusuke asked.
"I'm sure we can find a replacement for Kuwabara for a while." Koenma said. "But for the mean time, Kuwabara will be relieved of his missions."
"But I don't-" Kuwabara was cut off.
"Rather you like it or not…" Koenma said. "If anything bad happens to you because you don't have your powers, I'll never forgive myself."
Kuwabara sighed; he knew that it would be a waste of breath trying to convince Koenma to let him in on the missions after he said that.
"All of you are dismissed till further notice." Koenma said.
The others nodded, stood and headed out.
When Kuwabara arrived home, he saw that he had been gone for four days; he already knew how pissed Grace was going to be the moment she saw him. He walked home in a slow pace, not really wanting to get him so soon; normally the moment he got home, the first thing he had to do was go to his answering machine for important messages, but the main thing he got was Grace yelling at him for how stupid he was to go off wherever he was going without telling her where he was going.
The normally ten minute walk from park to home took nearly half an hour, mainly because he kept zoning out, thinking of what the rat and Koenma said.
'Maybe I should just quit while I'm ahead.' Kuwabara said as he unlocked his door. 'Maybe it'll be better that way.'
As soon as Kuwabara closed the door, a loud yell startled him.
"UNCLE KUWABARA!" The loud voice yelled.
Kuwabara suddenly felt something bump his leg hard and wrap around it. He looked down and saw Brett. Brett was five years old; he had a head of short brown-blondish hair and a pair of innocent cinnamon eyes. His clothing was a simple t-shirt and grey jean corduroy pants with gold buttons and zippers, on his right arm he had a little blue plastic digital watch and one the other he had a plain gold chain bracelet with a tag with his name on it. Since Brett was from Brooklyn, he sometimes spoke with a bit of a lisp, but days of that were wearing thin.
"Hey Brat, what are you doing here?" Kuwabara asked as he picked up the little boy.
Before Brett could even open his mouth, his mother interrupted him.
"Where the hell were you!" Grace yelled as she stormed over to Kuwabara.
Kuwabara turned and saw Grace. Grace was a beautiful woman, she had long blond hair and she was who Brett got his cinnamon eyes from. Her normal clothing was a long sleeved shirt with a short jean skirt. Kuwabara would be with her, if it weren't for three things. One, she wasn't his type; two, Kuwabara was in love with Yusuke; and three, Grace is Shizuru's fiancée, yes, Shizuru's (A Yuri relationship, sorry for not warning you at the top). The moment Kuwabara introduced those two, he knew that they were going to hit it off well; little did he know how fast everything was going to go. Brett called Shizuru 'daddy' because Shizuru still dressed in men's clothing.
Kuwabara rolled his eyes; looked like he wouldn't have to look to the answering machine for Grace's messages.
"I had something very important to do." Kuwabara said as he walked past Grace to the living room.
"Kuwabara, what's so important that you can't tell me?" Grace asked as she followed Kuwabara into the living room.
Kuwabara entered the living room and placed Brett on the couch and turned to Grace.
"Grace, I know you worry for me when I'm out of town without you knowing where I am." Kuwabara said. "But the reason I don't tell you is for you own good."
"What is it, are you involved with the mafia or something!" Grace asked.
Kuwabara smirked and shook his head.
Grace calmed down a little bit and dropped her body onto the couch.
"Shizuru is coming back to town today!" Grace said happily.
Kuwabara rolled his eyes again and sat down; the moment he did that, Luna jumped onto his lap.
"Hey Luna…" Kuwabara said as he scratched the kitten behind her ears.
Luna purred and nudged Kuwabara's fingers for more.
The door was heard opening and a loud voice rang into the living room.
"Honey, brother, son, I'm home!" Shizuru's voice yelled.
Grace giggled along with her son and they were up and off to greet Shizuru. Kuwabara got up and walked over to the door where he saw a glimpse of Grace's panties when Shizuru picked her up. He quickly averted his gaze to somewhere else.
"Hey little bro…" Shizuru said as she walked over to Kuwabara with Brett in her arms, she grabbed Kuwabara's chin and kissed his cheek before heading into the living room with Grace trailing behind her. Kuwabara followed in the suit.
They all sat down and got right down to business, well, Shizuru did anyway.
"Did you tell Yusuke yet?" Shizuru asked.
Grace's eyes sparked.
"Yeah, did you?" She asked.
Kuwabara, again, rolled his eyes and then he shook his head.
"You know, if you don't tell him soon, you're going to loose your chance with him." Shizuru said.
"I know, but I get nervous." Kuwabara said.
Ever since Kuwabara teamed up with Yusuke in Spirit Detecting, Shizuru knew that her little brother was falling hard for the strong demon. When Shizuru informed Grace, Grace wasn't at all surprised because she saw how Kuwabara gazed at Yusuke's picture when he thought no one was looking.
Shizuru was constantly on Kuwabara's case when it came to his feelings for Yusuke; she wanted nothing more than for her brother to be truly happy, except to marry Grace and adopt Brett.
Even Brett was on in it, anytime he was around Yusuke and Kuwabara, he'd try to keep the two together at any costs, then leave them for some 'alone time'; but much to his dismay, nothing ever happened.
"Kuwabara, what's wrong?" Shizuru asked; she sensed that something else was bugging her brother.
"I'll tell you later." Kuwabara said.
Shizuru nodded and tickled Brett, who was on her lap, to oblivion of laughter.
After a couple of hours Grace and Brett went home, Shizuru told them that she would be home in a couple of hours, she needed to talk to Kuwabara about something.
"Okay Kazuma, what's up?" Shizuru asked.
Kuwabara sighed and looked at his sister.
"I'm loosing my powers." Kuwabara said.
Shizuru's eyes widened.
"How?" She asked.
"I'm growing old." Kuwabara said. "And along with the aging goes my power and my life."
"Did Koenma tell you like that?" Shizuru asked.
"No…" Kuwabara said; he proceeded to tell Shizuru about the mission that went wrong; it only took about ten minutes to explain everything that happened.
"So, what do you plan to do?" Shizuru asked as she thought over what her brother had told her.
"I think I'm going to leave the gang." Kuwabara said.
Shizuru's eyes widened.
"Kuwabara, you can't do that…" Shizuru said.
"And why can't I?" Kuwabara asked.
"Rather you see it or not, your friends need you." Shizuru said. "Not only for your Spirit Awareness, but for you. You are what really makes the group whole."
"They can find someone to replace me and get the same results." Kuwabara said. "They will most defiantly do a better job with another demon replacing me."
Shizuru shook her head.
"Look, I need to think this over." Kuwabara said.
Shizuru nodded and stood up from the couch; she bent down and kissed her brother's forehead.
"I hope you make the right decision." Shizuru said; with that, she headed out of the living room and out of the house to get home.
Kuwabara sighed and shifted on the couch to lie down so he could get some sleep, he didn't feel like getting up, so he decided to sleep on his couch for the night. As soon as Kuwabara's head hit the pillow, he was out like a light; little did Kuwabara know his pet cat Luna jumped up onto his chest. The crescent moon marks on her little chest and forehead began to glow with golden light.
"Queen Sasha…" Luna said. "He's asleep."
Suddenly, in the middle of the room, a gold orb appeared; with a bright, blinding flash of light, the cloak clad figure took the orb's place.
To be continued…
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