Sorry it took a little to get this out. I wanted to post it Sunday but I caught the flu. I'm home today so I decided to type it up. Hope you enjoy!

Sakura awoke as the sun began showing her face on the horizon. Hiei slept soundly, his arms still wrapped tightly around her. Wiggling herself free, she silently got off the bench, stretched, and went over to the wardrobe in her parents old room (room she is currently in) and chose a long, tight-fitting, deep blue fighting kimono. Taking off her current clothes, she began putting on the kimono. Hiei, now being wide awake, sat up and saw her changing. When she was down to her undergarmets, warm hands slithered around her waist. A gasp escaped her lips. Hiei nuzzled his face into her hair and took in her scent. The body heat of both demons started to rise. Turning around, she gazed into his crimson eyes. Their lips met softly at first but, placing his hand behind her head, Hiei pulled her in deeper. As his other hand made it's way around her waist, he found her arms wrapping around her shoulders. Picking her up, he laided her on the futon. His body rested on hers and their lips never separated. Sakura's cool hands ran up and under his shirt and he tried yet failed to supress a shiver. She removed his shirt and rubbed her hands over his muscular chest and stomach. As he fingered with her bra clasp, a knock was heard from the front of the hut. They pulled apart as the main door opened. Hiei sped out and met the person.

"Hn...yes, Tenshi?"

Shiro smiled at the kajihenge.

"Is Sakura awake?"

"What makes you think I would know?"

"I have my ways."

She made her way passed him but stopped by his side.

"She is fragile, Hiei-san. Do not break her heart. I know what you feel for her, just be careful, or so help me, I will see to your death if you hurt her." she whispered.

Hiei 'hn'ed and walked out of the hut. The others awaited by the fire ring. Yakuma looked over at Hiei as he walked towards them. Their eyes met and the protective father sent his daughter's 'suitor' a telepathic message. It was only 4 simple words.

'Take care of her.'

Hiei cocked an eyebrow at this, but nodded none the less.

Shiro came out of the hut a few minutes later with Sakura following close behind. Hiei watched his kitsune with intrest. Her silver hair was pulled into a very tight french braid and fell down her back. There were no kitsune ears on her head and she looked normal, aside from the silver hair and observant amethyst eyes. Her deep blue kimono had a slit up to her thigh on both sides, easy for fighting, and was skin tight, yet she could still move around easily. Seika was strapped to her back. Sakura adjusted the pack from one hand to the other and met Hiei's intoxicating eyes.

"Ready?" she asked them all, eyes not leaving the kajihenge.

Everyone nodded.

Zuki slowly opened her eyes and looked around her. She was in a very large stone room lit by torches lining the walls. Currently, she was tied to one of the many grey pillars holding up the 25ft. high cealing. Gazing to her left, she saw a platform with a 10' wide by 12' tall loom. Zyjion was standing in front of it, turning a dagger in his hand. Smiling sadisticly, he cut one of the strings. The small child felt the death of an innocent person in Ningenkai. Realizing where she was, tears welded up in her eyes. She was being held prisoner in the Satsu Shukumei and the loom was actually the Kiruto No Seibutsu, the Quilt of Living Things. On it were strings of many different colors. Each string represents a different being, be it human, demon, animal, plant, or something of the similar. Zyjion was killing beings in all the worlds!

"Stop it!" she screamed as she felt another soul die away. She was acute to these thing because of her mother.

He chuckled at her.

"I will have what I want, but let us wait for Sakura and her pathetic friends."

"So this is Meikai?" Yusuke asked as her looked at the forest they were walking through. "It looks just like Ningenkai. I expected it to be the same dismal color as Makai."

"No. When Sakunara created Meikai, she made it in the image of Reikai, except more vast and plentiful in organic, plant abundance." Sakura told them as she pushed aside a branch. They came upon a clearing where the Satsu Shukumei awaited. A Guardian troll stood tall at the entranced. He was different from the others in the fact that he was made of white stone, not grey, and had a circlet of gold with a ruby in the middle on his head.

"Thunder Troll, watcher of the Satsu Shukumei, I summon you know." demanded Sakura walking towards the troll.

The ruby glowed briefly but died out. Shiro looked at her friend.

"What is it?"

"It appears that the Tunder Troll has been sealed. Zyjion must already be inside." She faced the others. "I want you all to stay here, including you Shiro."

"But.."

"No! This is an order. all of you are to stay out here until I say otherwise."

Giving them one last, hard look, she turned around and walked into the temple, anger and determination shown on her pale face.

"Ahh...here she is!" Zyjion exclaimed, facing the entrance of the Quilt room.

Sakura walked in, head held high. Seika was in her hand and the blade vibrated with hightened energy. It could sense it's master's anger and in response grew to where it was 6 feet long and a foot wide.

"Step away from my quilt!" she yelled, pointing the newly transformed Seika at him.

"Touchy, touchy."

"I have worked hard to preserve the lives of those that you now so easily take away. I will not let you take away the work that has taken me millions of years."

"I would have killed off those vile humans if you had not have killed me. You wouldn't have so much to do."

"You are a murderous rogue, Tyhion. I killed you many times before, but today..." she placed Seika before her as she dropped into a fighting stance. "You will stay dead."

"Then let's go...Sakunara."

Tyhion (Zyjion) drew his own massive sword, similar in size to the new Seika, and lept at Sakura. Their swords met in a flurry of colorful sparks. Sakunara (Sakura) swung the blade with delicate accuracy and met Tyhion's blade once more. Swords clashed continuously as they lept about the room. Seeing a fault in his defense, Sakunara swung her sword and got him across the chest. While he was distracted with his wound, she jumped over to Zuki, drew a blade strapped to her thigh, and sliced the ropes binding the child. She placed the dagger in Zuki's hand and kissed her forehead.

"Run outside to the others...quickly! You have your father's speed...use it!"

Zuki nodded and was gone in the blink of an eye. She was outside in a flash and threw herself into Hiei's arms.

"She's in trouble, Hiei-san!"

He looked at the others briefly and started to walk towards the temple. Shiro caught up with the two.

"Hiei, when we get inside...stay with Zuki. I will help her."

"And what makes you think I will listen to you."

"Please. Zuki needs you to protect her. When your help is needed, you will know."

They arrived in the Quilt room to find Tyhion slice Sakunara's left shoulder, therefore adding another cut to her physique. Leaving himself open for an attack, she brought up her sword and made a cut on his right thigh. Both glared at each other, oblivious to the others in the room.

"Give up sister. You will lose!"

"No, I refuse. I will not let all we worked for go to waste."

"I never cared about them."

"Of course not, Tyhion. All you cared about was power. Kuro, Shikaro, and myself, however, did and we will not let you gain the power you so greedily want."

The others looked at each other as if asking 'what the hell?'. Shiro stepped forward and drew her twin wakizashis.

"Well, well...if it isn't Shikaro. How you considered my proposal yet?"

"Never will I be your bride. I have someone that I love...and it isn't you, bastard."

"Oh...it's that weak kitsune, isn't it?"

"That is my brother you are talking about." Sakunara yelled as she stepped next to Shikaro (Shiro).

"Ready, Shikaro?"

"You betcha, Sakunara."

The women lept at him in a combination attack. Sakunara brought Seika down and aimed for his head. He blocked Seika and one of Shikaro's blades but didn't see the other wakizashi aimed for his stoamch. A grunt gruggled in his throat and blood stained his mouth. Stumbling back, he placed his left hand over his wound and held his blade in front of him defensively with his right. They lept at his again. Seika grinded down his sword and hit the hand guard. With a twist, Sakunara rendered his defenseless. Shikaro placed her wakizashis before her in an 'X', jumped behind him, and brought them down, slicing his back. Falling to his knees, he tried to catch his breath.

"I...will not...go down...so easily!" he yelled.

A light surrounded his body. When he emerged, he had lower back length grey hair pulled back and evil green eyes. A smirk grazed his lips and his silver and gold armor reflected the torchlight. All his wounds were gone.

"Holy Hell!" exclaimed Yusuke and Kazuma in unison.

"What's going on?" demanded Hiei rather loudly.

"You never told them, did you? Never told them your secrets." seethed Tyhion.

"No. I did not." she lowered Seika and faced her friends. "There are many things I never told them."

"Sakura...what the hell are you talking about?" growled the kajihenge, taking a step back and holding Zuki to him tighter.

She smiled at him and was surrounded by a bright aura. When she emerged, she had knee length white hair in a braid and glittering baby blue eyes. A simple, tight-fitting white robe with bell-sleeves and a gold belt clung to her body.

"I am sorry I never told you all the truth. I am known to you as Sakura, and I am her, but I am also known as Sakunara, an Original and creator of Meikai. My half-brother Zyjion is truely Tyhion, father of Ningenkai."

"I am called Shikaro." Shiro said stepping forward. She know had mid-thigh length light chestnut hair and gold eyes.

Everyone just looked at them.

"Why...why didn't you say anything?" Kurama mummbled.

"Because it would throw everything out of order. The secrets that I hold are not to be known until the appropriate time. One that I can tell you is about the prophecy. Zuki is the one destined to open the rift and one of the Original here are destined to leap into it."

"I thought there were four?" questioned Koenma, looking from side to side.

"Oh...there are. Kuro is here."

She faced Tyhion.

"You didn't tell him." he whispered while stepping towards her.

"I do not have to." she met his gaze. "He is about to transform."

Hiei watched Sakura, feeling hurt and betrayed. All those negative feelings left his body when Zuki stroaked his cheek.

"It's ok, Hiei-san. All will be known."

He looked at her with an awkward glance. A pain shot through his head and he clutched it with his free hand. As he set Zuki on the ground, the pain became more intense. He collapsed to the ground as more pain racked his body. The others ran over but bounced off a barrier Zuki had placed up.

"He must get through it on his own." she said in her childish voice.

"What do you mean?" Yukina asked as she watched her brother, worriedly.

"Kuro-san must awake."

Sakunara watched her friend and secret love transform. His hair remained the same color but grew to his lower shoulder blades. Crimson eyes gained a slightly darker hue and were dotted with silver. A solid half-inch black line ran down his right eye. Standing up, he walked over to Zuki, who dropped her shild, and picked her up. He now stood 5'8".

"Hello."

"Hi Kuro-san. How are you feeling?"

"My head is pounding and I would like some answers."

"Ok."

They went over to Sakunara who was standing beside Shikaro with her head bowed.

"I am sorry I never told you that you were Kuro-kun's reincarnation. It was not suppose to be known until this day. You must feel betrayed but I had to. If you wish to not speak to me again, I understand."

She turned back to Tyhion, her back facing Kuro (Hiei) and the others. Placing her sword before her, she began fighting with Tyhion again. Shikaro and Kuro watched.

"Zuki...go to Yukina." Shikaro said.

Nodding her head, Zuki hopped out of Kuro's arms and went over to the Koormie.

"Why didn't she tell me?" Kuro asked.

"She couldn't"

Yusuke, Kazuma, Kurama, Shuichi, Koenma, and Yakumo walked up behind them.

"A lot has happened." Kurama stated as he wrapped his arms around Shikaro's waist.

"Yes...and there is still more to happen."

Shikaro stepped out of Kurama's hold and removed a bag from her belt. Opening it, she pulled out a little blue bear, Aoi. Inside the bag were the remaining Chikara's, now reduced to the size of a softball from the energy lost opening Meikai. She held Aoi to her tightly and muttered a few incoherent words. The bear transformed into the Sora-bou. She passed them to Shuichi.

"Take these to Zuki and I want all of you to follow her. She knows what to do."

Lightly kissing Kurama, she walked with Kuro towards Sakunara and Tyhion. They watched the four Originals, then turned away, following her orders. Shuichi gave the items to the small child clutching Yukina's kimono. She lead them to a back staricase and up it to a platform that extended out of the wall. Kuro and Shikaro watched the fight before them and they heard a grunt. Sakunara's blade was embedded in Tyhion's stomach. He slid off of it and hit the floor. Summoning a bow and arrow, Sakunara transfered some of her energy into the arrow and shot her brother with it. His body went stiff yet he was still alive.

"That should hold you for a little." The bow disappeared as she faced the two behind her. "It is almost time for the fulfillment of the prophecy we made millions of years ago. Once it is finished, the line of the Originals will end and the Guardians will assume the role of protecting the five worlds (See previous chapter). The line has already been started."

"How so?" asked Kuro, looking into her eyes.

"Any child that you may have will be a Guardian." She looked into Shikaro's eyes. "So take care of the children in your womb."

"What?"

"You are pregnant with my nephew and niece."

"What about you?" Kuro questioned, stepping towards her.

"I am sorry Hiei-kun...but I will not be around much longer."

The three of them reverted to their normal selves.

"What do you mean Sakura?" Hiei demanded, moving in front of her.

"I have given so many clues."

She walked passed him, lightly brushing his shoulder, and stood just below the platform the others are on. The rift was starting to form. It was small, glowing a greenish-yellow and was slowly growing. Zuki stood at the edge of the platform that extended out 20 feet from the wall. The gang was standing 6 feet behind her. Sakura jumped up and landed behind the child. Hiei and Shiro followed suit.

"What do you mean?" Hiei demanded again, grabbing Sakura's elbow and turning her around to face him.

"It is me Hiei. I am the one to seal the rift. My body and soul are to bring peace to the worlds."

His eyes widened when he heard this.

'No...she..I...why?'

She wiggled out of his grip and walked over to Zuki. The child was growing tired.

"Allow me."

She took the Sora-bou from her an turned her around, lightly pushing her towards Hiei. The rift began growing faster and was done in only a few minutes.

"I thought Zuki was the only one who could open it?" asked Kurama, looking at the child who was knelt beside a still stunded Hiei.

"Put the pieces together." she told her brother.

No one understood. She sighed and fell to her knees. The rifts energy began whipping around violently and the others looked up to see why. Zyjion stood behind Sakura, his sword piercing straight through her stomach.

"I will have power. The rift is starting to tear the barrier between all the worlds. There is nothing you can do imoto-chan."

"I think not."

She summoned Seika and, in a swift swipe, sliced her brother's body in half. He fell broken to the ground below. Delicately, she pulled the sword out of her back. Blue orbs stared to float around her and slowly took shape. The figures of Ashi, Hina, and Utsukushii (Sakura and Kurama's mother) stood next to her. Zuki started to run at them but was stopped by Kurama.

"No, no, no...I want my mommy!" the child began crying.

"Zuki...your mother is dead...see?"

"No she isn't...and if you don't let me go, she will be."

The information finally registered and he released her. She ran full speed to Sakura.

"Mommy!" she cried as she flung herself into her mother's bloody arms.

"Sweety...hush...don't cry."

She rocked Zuki in her arms, whispering sweet words to calm her daughter down. Hiei walked up to them with a disbelieving look on his face.

"She's...your daughter? Why did you not say anything?" he yelled at her.

A tear fell down Sakura's cheek as Zuki clutched her tighter, fearfully.

"Hiei...you are scaring out daughter."

Shock registered on his face as he sunk down next to them.

"W...what?" he mummbled, looking at her.

"Do you remember a year and nine months ago when you went into Youkai heat and...came to me?" She pulled back the collar of her shirt and showed him the fang marks on the crook of her neck on the left side.

"I..you..got pregnant?"

"Yes...I was three months when I was kidnapped."

"But...you were killed?"

"True...but my soul protected little Zuki here so she was unharmed when I was reborn a few minutes later. I managed to escape not even three days before she was due. Ashi took me in and I gave birth to her. My sister" she gazed up at Ashi's ghost and smiled, the spirit returning it. "took Zuki in in order to protect her."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"You were not suppose to know until now."

The others watched the three, hearing the conversation clear as day.

"Why till now?"

"Because...I have a wish."

She stood up and leaned on Hiei for support. He took her in his arms and held her tightly. Zuki latched herself onto her father's leg. He laided his hand on her head.

"What is the wish, Sakura?" he asked sadly, fearing he already knew the answer.

"Take care of Zuki...please? Be the father that she needs."

Unwrapping herself from his arms, she stepped away and stood beside the spirits. A sad smile rested on her face.

"There are more things that I never told all of you and with the fulfillment of the prophecy, they will be revealed. All memories that have been altered will be fixed. I want all of you to know and remember that you have been the best friends that anyone could ever hope for. Do not forget me as the years pass by. Do not weep for me when I die, but remember the memories we all shared. You have made an impression on my heart that I will take with me into the afterlife." a tear rolled down her cheek. "I love you all so very much and do not forget that I will forever watch over you."

She smiled at her friends whose faces glittered with tears of sorrow. Beofre turning away, she looked at Hiei. Tears brimmed his eyes as he held their daughter close. She walked over to them and gave Zuki a kiss on the forehead.

"I love you mommy." She sniffled, squeezing Sakura.

"I love you too, sweetheart."

Smiling, she looked up at Hiei. A tear fell from her eye and she caught the gem that formed. Placing the purple and white gem into his hand, she gave him a soft yet emotion-filled kiss on the lips. Gazing at him and their daughter one last time, she walked to the platforms edge. The spirits of the three women transformed into orbs and floated into the rift. The tendrels of energy reacted and made a walkway for Sakura. She stepped onto them and made her way into the rift. Just before entering the center, she looked over at her friends and smiled.

"Sayonara."

Falling backwards, she fell into the rift's center and it formed a sphere around her. Everyone ran to the edge to see what was happening. The greenish-yellow orb started to gain a red hue as it extracted blood from Sakura's body. Some turned away, unable to watch their friend die. The others were to shocked to do anything. The sphere lowered to the ground and began to glow. They covered their eyes as the light extended throughout all of Meikai and into the other four worlds. Time seemed to stand still as the worlds repaired themselves. The lives that were lost when Zyjion plucked the string on the Kiruto No Seibutsu were restored. The light began to die away and they opened their eyes. The room had changed. Instead of the weathered grey stones, they were now a pearly white and a large chandelear hung from the cealing, it's many never-dying candles lit the room. Hiei walked over to the edge with Zuki in his arms and gazed down at the ground. Sakura's body was resting on stone table. Bloody cuts that were once healed now littered her fragile form. He jumped down and landed beside her. Joy spread thorugh his body as he saw her shallow breathing. He set Zuki on the step connected to the table.

"Sakura?" he called to her, lifting her body up and resting it against his own. "Sakura?"

"Hush, Hiei-kun. I can hear you." she blinked open her eyes and smiled weakly at him. "I do not have much time. I never got to truely say good bye to you Zuki and you."

She took her daughter's hand.

"Mommy...don't go."

"I am sorry sweety, but I must. Your father will take care of you."

The child cried while leaning against Hiei.

"I am sorry I never told you everything, Hiei."

"It's alright. Let's get Yukina...maybe she could..."

"No. She cannot heal me. The ritual is almost complete. With the passing of my soul, everything will be fixed."

"Not everything. What about Zuki and me? You're leaving us."

"I know...and I am sorry."

She looked above her to see a small white orb floating.

"That is my cue." She placed a hand on Hiei's cheek. "Take care of our daughter."

"I promise." he replied as he laided her down on the table and placed a arm around Zuki's sobbing shoulders.

"Aishiteru...Hiei-koi." she whispered.

Her eyelids closed as she smiled one last time. The orb floated down and hovered above her. It slowly entered her body. She glowed a bright white and her body began to phase through the stone table. Writing appeared on the surface

Here lies Sakuii Youko Sakura

Savior of the five worlds

Reincarnation of Sakunara

Princess of Meikai

A kind friend,

Loving mother,

And

Protector of life.

Forever gone

But never forgotten.

Everyone gatthered around crying for their lost friend. Zuki cluttched her father tightly, crying for her mother over and over again. Hiei was still in shock and simply stared at the final resting place of the woman that had won over his heart and cracked his shell.

'I vow to never love another person as much as I loved her.' he thought in his head.

'It is fine, Koi. If you find another, do not be afraid to love. I want you to be happy.'

'But..'

'Hush. It is alright. Go, take Zuki to my father's castle. She needs her rest, as do you.'

Hiei nodded his head and faced his friends.

"Come. She doesn't want us crying over her. She wants us to remember her, remember all the fun we had with her. She doesn't want us to grieve...she wants us to live and be happy."

"You're right." Shiro agreed. "She wants us to live on and tell her story. Kurama?"

"Yes?"

"She told me something I think you should know."

"What is that?" The kitsune asked, slipping his arms around her waist.

She took on of his hands and placed it on her lower stomach.

"We are...going to have a baby...well twins."

His eyes widened as he smiled big, turned Shiro around, and kissed her pasionately. Botan jumped up and down.

"Congratulations! Yay...more kids to spoil!"

She jumped into Shuichi's arms and hugged him tightly. He blushed deeply. When she realized what she was doing, she immediatly let go.

"Let's head to my castle." Yakumo stated, gazing at where his daughter now lies.

Everyone nodded in unison and gazed at Sakura's grave one more time.

"Thank you so much Sakura. You have brought happiness to all the worlds. Your memory will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone. Because of your selfless sacrifice, all people can live in peace.You will be throughly missed by all of us but we will take your words to heart. We will live on for you and will tell all about your most noble deed. We all love you so much and you have become a sister in all our hearts." Koenma said outloud.

A small white orb floated out of the stone tomb and took shape before them. It was Sakura.

"Thank you, all of you, for always being there. Remember that I will be watching over you. I love you...my friends."

She gazed into Hiei's eyes and smiled. He was bombarded by a parade of memories. His mind zoomed to two different ones. The first he recognized as the fream Sakura had a while back, the dream where she relived her mother's death. The boy that she lept in front of he could see clearly. It was him. Confusion clouded his mind as another memory took it's place. He stood by a spring, a person in a white kimono and navy blue obi walked up beside him. Her silver hair glittering in the moonlight. He turned his crimson orbs towards her amethyst ones.

"Ohayou, Hiei-kun."

"Hn. When are you leaving?"

Sadness crossed her face.

"Shortly. I am sorry I have to leave but it is not my choice. I must."

"Hn."

"Stop it! Stop making me feel guilty. I do not want to go...I want..."

"What?"

"I want to stay here...with Kurama and you."

He walked up to her and placed a hand on her cheek.

"We will see each other again...I promise."

He lightly kissed her lips.

"Aishiteru Sakura-chan."

"Aishiteru Hiei-koi...but.."

"But what?"

"Gomen nasai."

A light flashed before his eyes and when he blinked, he found himself still in the Satsu Shukumei. Zuki was asleep in his arms. He looked over at Sakura's tomb once more.

"I never got to tell you...you knew it for I told you once before...but I didn't get to say it before you left us...Aishiteru Sakura."

Turning around, he left, holding his daughter tightly. A small tear fell down his cheek and formed a tear gem. A clink sounded in the room.

Wow! I'm suprised at how it came out. Keep your eyes open. There are two more parts left. The next chapter is the prophecy and the Legend of the Originals. After that will be the epilogue so keep an eye out!

-UtsukushiiCho