Yu Yu Hakusho Re Pure Episode 12 - Seaman's Last Stand

"Yusuke, Kuwabara?"

Yusuke and Kuwabara are leaving gym class. Yusuke tries to ignore Genkai, but Kuwabara answers. "Yes, Miss Genkai?"

"Suck up." Yusuke mutters under his breath.

"During lunch, I would like the two of you to come back here for some more dodge ball."

Yusuke turns around. "Hey, old ghoul. Haven't you embarrassed me enough for one day? So, I can't play dodge ball well. So what?"

Genkai nods and ponders for a minute. "We'll be the only people here. And, we'll go over some techniques that will carry over into your spiritual war."

"I'm so there."

Yusuke drops his head. "Suck up."

...

Kurama and Kayko eat lunch on the roof. Kayko tries her best not to talk to Kurama.

Finally Kurama breaks the ice. "It seems so quiet up here without Hiei, Kuwabara and Yusuke making fun of each other."

"I wouldn't know, I usually guard the stairs to keep your little groupies away."

"Well, Hiei and Yukina are doing that today."

"Sucks to be Hiei."

Kurama raises his eyebrows. "Really?"

"Oh come on. It's obvious that she's way more into him that Hiei is into her. How did they ever get engaged?"

Kurama smiles. "That was set up before we crossed over. Hiei and I like to say it was set up in the old country."

Kayko turns up her nose. "Old country? Kind of a nice name for the demon dimension."

"You know, Kayko, you're very brave."

Kayko gets a puzzled look.

Kurama adds some subtle menace to his voice. "Not many humans would be so calm if the only three people who were close to her were half demons."

Kayko nervously gulps.

Kurama laughs. "Gotcha!"

A vein pops out on Kayko's forehead. "I don't know what those other girls see in you. You're a jerk!"

"Maybe that is what they see in me?"

Kayko turns away with her nose up.

...

Botan finds a empty classroom. She pulls out her compact and opens it.

After a few seconds Koenma's face appears. "Yes, Botan?"

"Have you had a chance to examine the painting that Atsuko painted last night?"

Koenma nods. "Yes, Atsuko's technique is improving. I thought her use of color was striking. Oh, yes. And, you looked very good in it as well."

Botan's eyes narrow. "You know that I'm not posing nude just for fun of it. Were there any clues?"

"You knew I wasn't going to pass that up. But, yes. Those little doodads she drew in the margin were exactly what you thought they were."

Botan nods. "Good. Then, it should be pretty clear what the special project should be to support the lock four campaign."

Koenma smiles behind his pacifier. "Yes, your preliminary proposal should work very well."

"Smashing!"

"I hope so, during the lock three campaign I almost had a heart attack when I saw on the remote Yusuke being attacked by that demon."

Botan becomes solemn. "I know that there always is a lot of risk and uncertainty to these operations. But we will do our best."

Koenma nods. "I always expect your best Botan. You have never disappointed me."

Botan smiles.

...

"Thanks for keeping watch!" Kurama waves to Hiei and Yukina as they walk down the stairs.

"I don't see what the big deal is. I don't know why I need a body guard. Especially one who is a playboy." Kayko turns up her nose as her and Kurama reach the bottom of the stairs to the second floor.

"Kayko, aren't you being a little hard on me? After all, it's not like I am mobbed everywhere I go."

As Kurama walks into the hall, he is whisked away by a sea of females.

Kayko laughs and points in the general direction that Kurama was swept away.

"Excuse me, miss?"

Kurama looks back in horror as he is being mobbed, realizing that the girls are under a mild demonic spell, planted by the young boy who is talking to Kayko. "Kayko! ..."

...

The lights are out and the curtains are drawn, so the gym is pitch black.

Whoosh. Splat!

Yusuke tries to pick himself off the floor. "This sucks! I couldn't dodge the ball if the lights were on, how can I dodge it if I can't even see it?"

Genkai smiles. "I can hit you every time even though the lights are off. Don't you want to know why?"

"I'm sure you are going to tell me."

"I close my eyes, I concentrate and I can pick up on your spirit energy. If you pick up on the spirit energy of the ball, you will be able to dodge it."

"Come on, Yusuke. I was able to do it."

"Will you give a try, boy?"

"Hey, I'll get hit in the head for sure if I don't. Might as well." Yusuke mutters under his breath "Ghoul."

"Ghouls throw much hard that I do, boy. Get ready!"

Yusuke closes his eyes and laces his fingers with his index fingers pointing up and his thumbs pointing towards him. He concentrates. He smiles as he starts to see faint outlines of Genkai, the ball and ... "Kayko!"

Splat! The ball again hits Yusuke in the face.

Kuwabara starts concentrating. "Miss Genkai, Kayko is in trouble on the roof!"

Miss Genkai runs over to the light switches and turns the lights on, revealing that she is wearing night vision goggles.

"Miss Genkai?"

Genkai takes off the goggles and grabs a practice sword. "Hey, every now and then a lady needs some help. Let's try to save Kayko!"

Yusuke starts crawling on the floor, too beat up by the volley ball shots to walk.

Genkai and Kuwabara run out the gym door and up the steps. When they get to the steps to the roof, Genkai stops. "There's a barrier. We can't make it up the stairs."

Kuwabara nods. "Yeah, I can sense it."

Genkai sneaks behind Kuwabara and pushes him up the stars. Kuwabara gets tied up in the invisible barrier and get suspended in mid air with electric sparks coming off of him.

"Arrgh!"

Up on the roof Kayko is trapped in a corner. Seaman now has two stripes on either side of his face. Kayko keep swinging and kicking at Seaman but her blows have no effect.

Seaman has tentacles sprout from his shoulders. These tentacles grab Kayko and pin her against the wall.

Kayko screams.

The demon starts coming out of Seaman's mouth.

Smack!

Genkai jumps over the roof's safety fence and hits Seaman with her practice sword.

Seaman shrugs off the blow and backhands Genkai away.

Genkai rolls ten feet and is caught by Kurama as he lands after also jumping the safety fence.

Genkai and Kurama kiss.

Genkai runs over to Seaman and hits him again with her practice sword. Seaman keels over.

The demon crawls out of Seaman's mouth.

Kurama takes out his Spirit Rose and blows petals onto the demon.

The demon struggles and fights the petals, trying to avoid them.

Suddenly the demon is smashed against the wall and falls flat.

Kurama, Genkai and a terrified Kayko turn around to see Botan carrying Yusuke on his back and Yusuke with his hands in Spirit Gun position.

Genkai smiles. "I see the barrier must have fallen when I nailed the demon."

Botan puts Yusuke down and pulls out her Spirit Hula Hoop. She places it next to the demon and the monstrous hand of one of Koenma's minions grabs the unconscious demon and drags him through the hoop.

"Hey, did I miss the party?" A disheveled Kuwabara limps through the roof door.

"Kuwabara, I hope you'll forgive me for using you as cannon fodder." Genkai bows humbly.

"Hey, it takes a lot more than that to keep me down. Just so long as Kayko is okay, then I'm happy."

Yusuke, still writhing in pain, leaning against the stairwell shakes his head. "Suck up."

"But, Miss Genkai, I didn't see you run past me. How did you get up here?"

Miss Genkai shakes her hands and bear claws sprout from under her long sleaved shirt. "Hey, every now and then a lady needs some help."

Hiei and Yukina burst through the roof door.

Botan smiles. "Yukina, we have some work for you. Yusuke, Kuwabara and that little boy need some help."

Yukina and Hiei go over to Seaman.

Hiei looks at the boy's wrist and prevents Yukina from touching him. "Don't waste your energy. That's a Spirit Wristwatch. He's already been dead for a while."

Kayko, horrified, edges past Seaman body.

Hiei shakes his head. "The watch drains all of the spirit energy from the victim so it can be easily given to the controlling demon. Now that the demon has left the scene..."

Seaman turns into pretty points of light and then vanishes.

Botan looks shocked. "Who would do such a thing?"

Genkai grabs Botan's skirt. "Come on, we have to find out who that kid was. He's probably in the yearbook downstairs."

Botan nods and races Genkai downstairs.

Yukina starts helping Yusuke and Kuwabara by laying her hands on them.

Kayko, still shivering slightly goes over to Kurama. "How did you and Miss Genkai get to the roof?"

"I climbed the vine the went up the side of the wall."

"There's no vines on the school walls."

"My Spirit Rose was able to put one there. I retrieved it when Miss Genkai was smacking the demon around."

"So, why did you kiss Miss Genkai?

Everyone on the roof except for Kayko get giant sweat marks beside their heads.

Hiei coughs. "I suspect for the same reason he would kiss Yusuke. To rapidly transfer spirit energy."

"Wow, Kayko. You sure are hard on me!"

The rest of the group starts laughing. Kayko looks out past the safety fence. "He sure is a jerk. But, he is cute, and he did save my life."

None of the team members on the roof notice a small stirring on top of the stair well.

...

Mr. Akashi stops Mr. Iwamoto on the way to class. He motions for him to follow.

Mr. Iwamoto face collapses when he realizes that his final card has been played.

They get to the stairs to the basement. Mr. Iwamoto tries to make a break for it, but is reeled in by Mr. Akashi.

"Please, don't!"

"Your usefulness to the cause is over."

Mr. Akashi drags Mr. Iwamoto by the hair down the stairs.

"Pig!"

Mr. Akashi pulls out a small cube of crystal. It glows and envelops Mr. Iwamoto in it's light. Suddenly, a small Mr. Iwamoto is trapped inside of the cube. "You are to refer to me as sempai."

Mr. Akashi drops the crystal cube down a storm drain. No splash is heard.

To Be Continued!