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a/n: I LIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! Geez, but my eyes hurt w Ah well…
But sorry for the long wait everyone n.n;; school's been a pain in the butt (plus this chapter is uber long…and I just got finished with it five minutes ago) Hehe, n.n;; plus I've kinda been busy drawing a bunch o' stuff for some of my art websites (and for fun too)
Haha, but I hope you all are still with me!
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Forever Fornever III
:Sleep Doctor Sleep:
"I will kill all the ningens…once the tunnel is complete, they will be hunted down and slaughtered purely for the sport of youkai. They will die…all of them," Murota repeated quietly. He frowned as he massaged the bandage on his head, "Alongside six others he plans to kill everyone…"
Yusuke stared at him, "What six?" he asked cautiously.
The psychic thought for a long time, "There were seven names: Dark Angel, Gate Keeper, Gourmet, Game Master, Sniper, Doctor, and Seaman."
Kido rubbed the back of his neck, "But those names probably correspond to an ability they have, don't you think? Like that Sniper person…they seem like a good candidate for whoever shot Murota earlier…"
The psychic was whimpering now as he suddenly clutched at Mai's arm, "Dear God – don't let me die! You all have to protect me – please!"
Genkai folded her arms seriously as Yusuke kicked him in the face, "We should all just be on our guard from now on, no matter what—"
She froze suddenly – but the others felt it too. The air within the hospital thickened and shifted as a foreboding presence sunk in all around them. All at once, the group stood (all save for Mai – who remained oblivious). Yusuke clenched his fist and his eyes darted across the lobby.
"But how could they have established a territory here?" Yana wondered in disbelief.
Murota was trembling in fear, "I…I can hear him…" he whispered and his eyes widened, "One of the seven – the Doctor. He can see us…and he says we're his next targets…"
In unison, the team suddenly turned their backs and formed into a circular formation. Yusuke grabbed Mai by the hand and put her behind him. He felt her small fingers grasp onto the folds of his jacket as she tried to placed herself as close as she could to the detective.
Their eyes darted across the lobby; whoever it was had to be somewhere nearby—
Suddenly, both Yana and Murota dropped to their knees. Yana screamed in pain and the other psychic gasped and clutched his hand. They stared in horror as twin insects injected them with the syringes attached to their spines.
Yana cried out in horror, "Wh-What is this thing?"
The rest of the team suddenly whirled just as the tall-haired psychic crushed the bug in his palm. As he removed his hand, the insect vanished abruptly in a cloud of smoke and left behind a small blue mark. But in an instant, the mark was rapidly spreading across their hands and down their arm.
"Yana! Murota! What's wrong?" Yusuke shouted, but they didn't answer him. Their bodies trembled violently and Kido leaned over and felt Murota's head. They psychic withdrew suddenly.
"They're burning up," he said in alarm.
Mai turned to the old woman next to her, "Master Genkai, what's wrong? What's happened to them?"
She frowned, "There are Makai insects – similar to the ones outside—"
"Master Genkai—" Murota gasped, "He's infected us…and he said – he said that in his territory other innocent people might get sick!"
"Which mean's there's probably more than two of those things flying around."
Yusuke's eyes suddenly flickered down an open hallway and grasped for Mai's hand; dragging her behind him. She blinked as Kido and Genkai turned as well. All at once, a giant swarm of the insects filled the corridor and shot towards them. As the insects began to surround them, the small group attacked and threw out punches in the air. With each punch, the bugs vanished in a puff of smoke.
A nurse walked up to them warily, "Um…is there anything I can help you with?" she asked.
Kido and the detective whirled and noticed with a start the Makai insects crawling at her head and shoulders, "What are you doing? Get those bugs off!"
The nurse blinked and glanced up at her shoulders, but couldn't see them.
Urameshi's eyes widened, "Shimatta! They're just like the others – normal people without heightened reiki awareness can't see them – they'll all be infected if they can't see to defend themselves!"
Genkai swiped at another swarm of bugs, "We need to find whoever's territory this is. Then we can help these two—" she gestured behind her at the pair of psychic's wheezing along the floor.
The other two nodded briskly. Yusuke suddenly turned and grabbed Mai by the wrist. She didn't have any time to protest before the few of them hurtled down the hallway. As they passed the nurse, the detective threw out a punch at the nurse's shoulder and destroyed a bug.
"What after those two!" Kido called to her over his shoulder.
"Ah!" the nurse cried, "Please don't run in the halls!"
Yusuke carried Mai along with him as they all rounded the corner. Kido seemed to be having some trouble keeping up.
"But there are hundreds of doctors and nurses in here!" Kido shouted to them, "How are we supposed to tell whose territory it really is?"
Urameshi smirked, "Heh, just knock out the first doctor you see."
The old woman beside him snorted, "That does see to be the easiest way. But the hospital's too big for all of us to stick together – we need to split up," They all turned a corner, " So when you find him make a noise we'll all hear – either scream or blow something up!"
They nodded again in unison, "I'll take the first floor," Kido called as he split off.
"Then Mai and I will take the second, "Yusuke informed the old woman.
She nodded, "And don't forget the nurses," she called loud enough so even Kido could hear, "They should know all the doctors – ask if they've seen anyone suspicious!"
The two of them split off suddenly down either hallway. Yusuke tightened his hold on Mai's hand as he sped up. The guardian gripped irritably at his hand as he continued to ignore her cries of protest.
"Hey! I can walk on my own, you know!" she shouted.
But he just smiled, "Just trying to speed things along!"
-:-
Kido charged down the hallway. But no matter where he went, the territory's strength remained the same – as if whoever was controlling it was always out of reach. He gritted his teeth, and whatever Murota and Yana had been injected with…it could easily become unstable at any time and they could all be in danger—
He suddenly skidded to a halt when a nurse appeared in a nearby room. Out of instinct, he turned and grasped her arm. She blinked up at him.
"Is there something wrong, sir?" she asked curiously.
The psychic shook his head, "I need your help –m there are criminals in the hospital posing as doctors. You have to come with me and point out any of the staff you don't recognize—"
A doctor suddenly appeared in the doorway, "What's all this commotion about?"
The nurse turned to him and smiled politely as the doctor approached them, "Ah…Kamiya-sensei, this boy says that there are some people posing as doctors. Have you seen anyone odd today?" she said as she relayed Kido's information.
But the doctor's eyes flickered suspiciously towards Kido, "Who are you?"
"There's not time—!" the psychic cried frantically, "We need to call the police and find the imposter – two of my friends have already been infected by them a few minutes ago. If we don't do something everyone in the hospital could get infected!"
Kamiya held his gaze for a long time before turning back towards the hallway and nodding, "Alright…seeing that I know almost everyone, I'll go the rounds checking for anything out of the ordinary…" he stopped and turned back towards the nurse, "But nonetheless…you should still be prepared and notify the police…"
She nodded obediently, and began making her way towards the telephone against the wall. The nurse stopped suddenly and turned towards the doctor, "Oh, but Kamiya-sensei…" she called, "Wasn't it your day off today?"
Kido froze.
Without warning, Kamiya's face darkened – and a sudden scream filled the air. The nurse's pupils dilated and faded as her blood suddenly splattered along the hospital floor. Her body slumped to the floor into the pool of crimson liquid.
The psychic's eyes widened and turned towards the doctor – only to find that he had vanished.
But Kido tensed abruptly when he felt a presence behind him.
Before he could turn around, Kamiya suddenly drilled over a dozen slices into the psychic's back. Kido's eyes widened in sheer agony – and his pupils suddenly vanished. The doctor withdrew his hand and Kido collapsed onto the ground not too far from the nurse.
But now…there was something malicious glinting in the doctor's eyes.
"You can't move, can you?" he asked casually, "You can hear me though…but you certainly can't move; not your hands, your feet, or even your mouth…" Kamiya smirked, "With my ability I can easily cut open your skin and use my own hand as a sculpting knife.
Even as he was talking, the tips of his fingers began to glow in ki as the doctor leaned over Kido's body. He had hardly even placed his hand an inch away from his skin, when the flesh along the psychic's wrist began to seep blood.
Kamiya smiled in satisfaction as he placed his head beside Kido's ear.
"I will kill anyone who gets in the way of me or my comrades…"
Suddenly, a second scream filled the air as a second nurse appeared in the doorway; a look of horror plastered over her face. The doctor swore under his breath – her scream would no doubt alert others…which could make things even worse…
Faking sudden urgency, Kamiya turned to her, "Hurry and call the police!" he ordered, "The ones who did this could get away – there are criminals in the hospital posing as doctors."
-:-
Genkai glanced around the top floor cautiously. Even all the way at the top of the building, the territory still pricked at her senses. She frowned as the fluorescent lighting flickered up and down the hallway around her.
But there was no one there…
-:-
Mai watched as yet another nurse hurtled down the opposing direction. She turned over her should where still more began to file out into the halls.
"Yusuke, I think something's wrong…" she told him quietly.
The detective brushed the comment off, "They're probably just going to help any other people who have been infected. Don't worry about it; we still have to find the Doctor. Besides," he inclined his head towards her, "Why are you telling me this? Didn't you lose your reiki awareness?"
She frowned, "But—"
"Oi, ignore it already!" he told her suddenly irritable.
The guardian stared at the back of his head as he continued to run down the hallway. She frowned angrily, aho…
Without warning, she let go of his hand. And when the detective turned around to call to her, she was already up and running after the other nurses. Yusuke saw her vanish down an open doorway leading to a stairwell and he called out her name to no avail. He pivoted and changed directions; flying down the staircase after her. When he had reached the bottom, he saw her vanish within a group of nurses crowding a doorway.
"Mai!"
He shoved his way through; ignoring any cries of protest as he stumbled into the room beyond. The detective shook his head slightly and glanced up – only to find Mai standing frozen just within the doorway. And when he followed her gaze…he felt his blood suddenly run cold.
"Kido…?" the guardian whispered, horrified.
Yusuke pushed past her, "What the hell happened?" he demanded of the doctors standing around his body. It was then that he noticed a second body next to the wall – and Mai trembling as her eyes seemed to grow wider than they already were.
A doctor glanced up from the psychic's body, "Are you friends of this man?" he asked them. Yusuke nodded stiffly and the doctor then sighed, "They're saying that there's someone going around attacking the staff and other innocent people…"
There was a second doctor who sat studying the wounds scattered along Kido's back, "The good news is…he'll be alright, at this point there isn't anything to worry about."
Mai's hand trembled as she slowly covered her mouth. The heavy stench of blood filled the air – and she felt as though she were going to be sick. A group of doctors stood not too far away near the back of the room. She noticed there was one keeping his eyes locked on the two of them. His glasses flashed and he suddenly turned back towards his colleagues.
"Mai…" she heard Yusuke's voice in her ear, "The Doctor might still be here…"
There was a doctor who pulled a few nurses off to the side, "Search the whole floor – and warn anyone you see; our imposter could possibly be armed with weapons so be careful…" the all nodded briskly and hurried out the door.
Mai was still shaking, "Kido?" she whispered again as she took a step forward. Yusuke stood beside her as she knelt on the ground beside him. The detective frowned darkly as he scanned the group of doctors scattered around the room.
The guardian reached out her hand towards the psychic slowly while another doctor began to explain to his colleagues that Kido had been just temporarily paralyzed. Mai felt her fingers trembling as she caught sight of his eyes still staring off blankly at an empty void.
Her hand was beginning to make contact with his wounds.
Yusuke suddenly placed his hand on her shoulder. His face was dark and serious as he sighed, "C'mon, Mai…we have to leave him and go find the owner of the territory…" he added a little too quietly for the hospital staff to hear.
No!
Mai made a move to get up…But froze suddenly when she realized she couldn't move.
She noticed the detective's eyes widen, "Mai…" he whispered as his eyes flickered towards the guardian, "You can't move either, can you?" he said as Kido's presence lingered in the air.
The guardian – if it was possible – would have nodded in response. Her eyes flickered back towards the psychic's body…was he…was he trying to tell them something?
Urameshi suddenly looked back over at the group of doctors and gritted his teeth. Kido was trying to tell them that the Doctor was in this room somewhere. Some of the other doctors began to circle around the psychic and examine his wounds. Mai stopped herself when she noticed the marks along Kido's back…
The holes remained in his shirt…but the scars beneath them were gone. She blinked, that's odd—
A nurse suddenly screamed. Mai and Yusuke turned – and the guardian felt her stomach knot and her eyes widen instinctively.
There was a stream of blood easing out from within the pool of blood sitting under Kido's body. The shadow of a hand dragged it into the open as the crimson liquid scrawled across the linoleum floor; carving out the words slowly with the bright red stream.
"What the hell?"
Kido's shadow carried the trail of blood with each line of kanji…his strength began to wade near the end when his hand became sluggish in its writing.
The detective stared when the writing suddenly stopped.
"Kamiya-sensei…?" he whispered.
All of a sudden, a tension filled the air as all the doctors seemed to turn in unison. But still, Kido seemed to hold tight to their shadows for dear life…even as a sudden darkness seemed to engulf the room and them with it.
"Kamiya-sensei?" they all whispered to one another – as they all turned towards the same doctor sitting in the back of the room.
Yusuke's eyes flickered, "It's you!"
A smirk abruptly crossed the Doctor's eyes. Two slashes and several screams of terror filled the room. Blood splattered across the walls surrounding them, and stained against Mai's hands and cheek as she stared in sheer horror. The bodies of all the doctors suddenly collapsed onto the ground in their pools of freshly spilled blood. The crimson liquid dripped from Kamiya's hands as he glared at the remaining two with a deviant glare.
He grinned maliciously, "It appears my plans have been forced to change…" he said quietly as he took a step forward, "…Now I'll have to kill everyone in the hospital; I actually would prefer to keep the innocent profile of 'Kamiya-sensei' for just a little while longer. It makes for a good alias…"
Urameshi clenched his fists, "Oi, Kido…you can release your territory now…"
The guardian beside him was trembling now as Kamiya continued forward…another drop of blood trickled down his hand onto the floor, "Yusuke…"
"I'm working on it, Mai…" he muttered almost nervously.
A small flicker of light appeared at the end of the Doctor's fingertips. The guardian was desperate to release herself from Kido's hold, "Yusuke…" she muttered as Kamiya continued to move closer to them.
"Kido – you can put down your territory any time now!" Yusuke shouted furiously.
Mai clenched her eyes shut, "Yusuke!"
The Doctor suddenly raised his hand above him and Mai clenched her eyes in terror as his hand slashed down towards them.
Without warning, Mai felt herself being flung backwards. A pair of arms gripped at her waist as she and Yusuke rolled from Kamiya's attack. She heard the detective breathing heavily beside her, before he quickly raised himself off the ground to face the psychic.
"Dammit…that was really cutting it close, Kido!" he shouted at the psychic's body. But now that their shadows had been released, it was evident that Kido had now fallen into an unconscious state.
Kamiya glared at them from across the room. His fingers still flickered with a bright green reiki, but now he held his hands down at his side. Beside the detective, Mai slowly began to pick herself off the ground and move behind him.
"Keh..." the Doctor smirked, "You do realize it will be quite impossible for you to get in my way, Mr. Urameshi…" he told the detective coolly.
Yusuke clenched his fist, "How the hell do you know who I am?" he muttered dangerously.
But Kamiya to grin as the lighting with the room began to flicker, "The Dark Angel told me…" he said calmly. His eyes flashed towards the guardian beside him, "…And Miss Arakawa too. I just learned of your name recently, but nonetheless…the Dark Angel seemed particularly interested in you…"
The detective abruptly stepped in front of her.
"What the hell do you mean by that?" he demanded. And had Mai been in front of him, she would have seen an unusual amount of anger burning at his eyes. But the guardian was more intent on the Doctor's words. Her mind suddenly flashed back towards earlier at the fountain – and thought just for the briefest moment…about whether or not that man from earlier was the one Kamiya continued to call 'the Dark Angel'…
The Doctor placed his hand in his pocket slowly, "I'm afraid I can't tell you that," he said deviously as his eyes flashed from behind his glasses, "Especially since I won't allow you to get in the way of our plans…"
-:-
"So his powers are a result of the tunnel too," Koenma said quietly. Beside him, Jorge watched the monitor before them; eagerly cheering for the tantei back in Ningenkai. The demigod rolled his eyes – but his expression remained serious. Like Mai, he was more preoccupied with the information the Doctor continued to give them.
Especially since it was beginning to make him more and more uneasy about his own assumptions.
Behind them, Ayame materialized through the wall, holding her usual stack of papers in her hands. She looked worried, "Koenma sir…it seems, we've made a mistake in our calculations…"
He turned towards her, "What kind of mistake?"
She looked briefly over her papers, "The tunnel…it's supposed to be one-hundred meters underground – and yet we still need to make exact calculations as to where the tunnel to Makai really is," she said as she glanced back up at him.
The demigod frowned seriously. But then he nodded and grudgingly turned back towards the screen, "Alright, Ayame…keep working – but be careful," he added just as the Doctor began another advance on the two detectives. She nodded obediently and left. Jorge watched her go and turned back to Koenma as he stared at the monitor darkly.
"This is worse than I thought…" the he whispered.
The ogre blinked, "Uh, how much worse, Koenma-sama?"
But Koenma closed his eyes slowly and leaned back in his large armchair. After a moment, he let out a dry laugh, "You're just like Botan…" he mused aloud; "You wouldn't understand."
-:-
The ferry-girl cried out suddenly and smacked a Makai insect with a fly swatter, "Geez – I can't stand this anymore!" she said irritably as she killed another one that flew too close to her.
Beside her, Kazuma blinked, "Wait, what'dya see?" he asked as he looked around.
"Insects from Makai," Kurama answered him as he swiped a few from the side of his face, "But it doesn't appear that anyone without heightened reiki can see them – not that that's a problem," he added, "There'd be complete panic if they could."
Kaitou pushed his glasses back on the bridge of his nose, "Well things definitely weren't this bad when we left to see Genkai-shihan…" he noted rather drearily.
They continued down the street and Kuwabara glanced over his shoulder for the countless time that hour, "Hey Kurama…you sure that person from earlier isn't following us?" he wondered cautiously as he looked back just to make sure.
The akage nodded without even looking back at him, "They stopped following us awhile ago when we entered the main part of the city. But that only heightens the chances that Yusuke's group has encountered them instead – and possibly any of the others that we're looking for…"
Botan grinned, "But at least with Master Genkai there, they shouldn't have any problems—!"
And just at that moment, a police car whizzed by; sirens blazing.
She blinked, "I wonder what that was all about…"
-:-
With a small thump, a third part member joined Sensui and Hagiri. Without looking at him, the dark-haired man smirked wryly as he closed his eyes, "Mr. Urameshi's group of reikai tantei is beginning to get annoying," he said in amusement.
The newest of the group lowered his yellow hoody from around his head, "So what's the plan?"
Sensui smiled cynically, "Some of them have apparently met up with the Doctor in his territory," his eyes opened calmly as he peered over the chain-linked fence surrounding the roof, "We'll see how they fare against him first before making our next move…"
He tucked his hand into his pocket and began to laugh quietly to himself.
-:-
Mai would definitely be grateful that she couldn't see the Makai insects, Yusuke decided – seeing as though dozens of Kamiya's bugs were swarming all around him by now. He clenched his fist; so the Doctor was just using them as a shield…
The damn coward…
"Yusuke," the guardian said as she blinked, "What's that buzzing sound?"
He stared at her – almost in alarm. The insects surrounding Kamiya were buzzing. But how would she be able to hear them without her heightened reiki awareness to tell her…?
The detective was cut off suddenly when the Doctor began to laugh.
"These insects…they're a part of my skill," he informed them; his eyes flashing, "With just a flick of my hand and whim I can make anyone within my territory sick," the detective glared at him and Kamiya laughed again, "But the sickness I give off doesn't effect the body…but the soul. And eventually, all those who have been injected with the serum will die within thirty minutes."
Mai stared at him, "You can't do that!" .
But Yusuke cracked his knuckles and smirked, "Heh…I still have some time left!" he cried and suddenly lunged forward. Without even bothering to aim, the detective hurtled punches out at the Doctor; destroying the insects around him and landing a few alongside his face. After several barrages, a final punch suddenly sent Kamiya flying the door and crashing out into the hallway.
He smirked and punched his fist again into his open palm. But Mai smacked his arm, "You idiot! If you knock him out now, you could kill him – and then we won't know anything!"
Urameshi grinned, "Oi, calm down…that was just a little warm-up punch. Just so he understands out serious we are," his eyes flashed towards Kamiya, "I'll put you to sleep nice and painlessly…so then everyone wins…"
He trailed off suddenly as the Doctor began to chuckle. Kamiya stood with ease and smirked mockingly in their direction – before he abruptly took off down the hallway without even so much as a warning.
Mai cried out and Yusuke raced after him, "Hey!"
The two detective skidded down the hallway just as the Doctor turned his head back towards them, "If you wan tot defeat me, you should better follow!" he laughed again as the lights suddenly flickered off around them.
"Yusuke!"
He grappled for her hand in the darkness and caught it.
And Mai's eyes widened—
'Shi-san! SHI-SAN!' her tiny hand flailed in front of her; the crowd steadily beginning to close in around her…and the head of dark hair fading from view. And as if in slow motion, the man began to drift out of sight; fading slowly into the see of nameless faces. Tears streamed rapidly down the side of her face.
'SHI-SAN—!'
"—Mai!"
The guardian blinked suddenly as Yusuke's voice called out from the darkness. She felt his hand clenched around her own – and tighten as he ran faster down the corridor. Kamiya's footsteps were no longer audible. Around them, the lights flickered weakly and Mai caught the detective's shadow between flashes.
When the lights finally came back on, the pair suddenly found themselves at a sudden standstill. A fork in the hallway obscured their path – and Urameshi's grip only tightened around the guardian's wrist.
"Kuso!" Yusuke swore under his breath, "Where the hell did that bastard go?"
Mai glanced nervously over her shoulder at the darkened hallway behind them, "He might have slipped behind us too…when the lights were out…" she whispered warily.
A tense silence filled the air. The guardian felt sweat perspiring on the detective's palm as he contemplated each path uneasily. Either way looked just as reasonable as the other; making the choice harder than it already was.
Yusuke's eyes flickered.
Suddenly he whirled to face the guardian, "Move—!" he cried out furiously. Mai blinked when he abruptly shoved her out of the way – just as Kamiya suddenly dropped down from the ceiling; swinging his arm across the hallway and slicing up almost half of it.
The Doctor turned towards the detective and smirked; his eyes glinting maliciously as the tips of his fingers radiated with a pale green energy. He stood between the two tantei as Mai stood a few feet away – shaking slightly from shock. Kamiya smirked again as he glanced between the two of them.
His eyes suddenly flashed towards Urameshi and he grinned, "Come on!"
Kamiya's hand lashed out at him. Yusuke ducked swiftly below the attack and fell onto the floor – only to push himself back up again. He caught the Doctor's arm and pushed it out of the way as he slammed his fist into his face. Mai ducked as the psychic's body flew over her – and she quickly moved out of the way when Kamiya was able to stop himself.
A deviant smirk inched at his lips. And without warning, he turned towards the guardian – his hand slashing through the air. Yusuke shouted furiously as Kamiya's hand swiped down on top of her.
A small splatter of blood stained the floor, and Urameshi's pupils dilated.
Mai clenched her eyes shut. A trickle of blood ran down the side of her cheek; it had been just enough, but she was able to dodge the fatal part of the blow. The crimson liquid stained her fingers as she shielded the wound and backed away. The Doctor smirked and whirled back towards the detective.
But Yusuke was already charging, "TEMÉ!" he shouted fiercely and his hand suddenly latched back on to Kamiya's wrist, his eyes flashing murderously, "Don't you dare touch her!" he roared. His fist suddenly came around and hooked him in the gut – and the Doctor's eyes widened in pain as a spurt of blood escaped his lips, "…You're fight's with me!" he muttered.
His leg swung around and caught him in the side the face; slamming him against the wall. He slumped and Yusuke immediately moved back to stand in front of Mai. His eyes narrowed darkly towards Kamiya's body.
"You stay out of range…" he muttered to the guardian.
So nodded slowly as she moved back a few feet – but as she did so, Kamiya began to laugh once more. Mai froze as the Doctor raised himself off the ground. Yusuke clenched his fist as the psychic pushed himself against the wall to raise himself from the ground. Kamiya smirked.
"You don't have to worry about her safety, Mr. Urameshi," he informed him coolly as the detective stared in disbelief at the fact that he was still conscious. But Kamiya grinned still as his glasses fell from his face and shattered on the ground, "I've received special orders from the Dark Angel not to harm Ms. Arakawa…" his eyes flashed when he saw Urameshi's gaze burning furiously, "I was just making sure you knew…how serious I am."
Yusuke caught the mockery I his voice and clenched his fist, "Yeah well you can tell that Dark Angel bastard – that he better knock it off 'cause I'm coming for him next! Just after a shove your face into the earth…" he growled and frowned darkly as he watched the Doctor smirk, "…you don't move or react like a normal human though…"
At this, Kamiya chuckled, "That's true – you're very clever Mr. Urameshi, if not hot-headed at the same time," his eyes glinted, "But around the time that I discovered my abilities…I also began experimenting on myself. I learned how to control even the tiniest impulses from my brain – so I don't feel any pain at all…"
The detective clenched his teeth, "So it's true then…you're becoming a youkai," he smirked suddenly and let out a snort of amusement, "That's good…'cause if you were still human I'd have to show some mercy…and since you're not – well…"
Kamiya's eyes flashed suddenly as reiki began to flow to the ends of his fingertips. Yusuke swiftly changed his stance so that he stood in the Doctor's way. The psychic smirked and charged towards him; his arm raised over his head.
Urameshi raised his hand in return and his gaze darkened.
"REI GAN!"
-:-
Kurama's head shot up suddenly as a blast of light charged through the sky above them; slowly fading out of sight beyond the clouds. The akage stopped suddenly and followed the blast's trail back down to the earth.
"Oi, Kurama what's wrong?" Kuwabara wondered when he realized his companion had stopped behind him.
"It came from the hospital."
The redhead blinked and looked around, "What did?"
Kurama's eyes narrowed seriously as he started moving again – but faster this time, "Yusuke's spirit gun – but why did he have to use it?"
-:-
When the Doctor didn't scream in pain, Mai did. By only a fraction was he able to dodge Yusuke's attack…but instead of taking the psychic up in the blast, it settled for his right arm. The spirit gun shattered through the hospital wall and Kamiya's arm slumped to the ground, a growing pool of blood flowing out around it. Mai clapped her hands over her mouth to keep from getting sick.
But the Doctor quickly recovered…and smirked again, "So…" he said quietly, "That was the infamous rei gan…"
"Keh…" Yusuke snorted emotionlessly, "And next time I won't miss."
Kamiya smiled in satisfaction, "Well, the Dark Angel did tell me not to be careless…and now I can see why,' he calmly lifted the bleeding limb off the ground, "But as you can remember…I am a doctor…"
Reiki flashed at his fingertips as he drew his hand across the seam between his arm and shoulder. And effortlessly, it seemed to reattach itself back onto his body. Both Mai and Yusuke took a step back in disgust as the Doctor rolled his shoulder as if trying to regain the feeling in his arm.
Urameshi clenched his teeth, "What the hell?"
"That's…not normal…" Mai whispered.
The Doctor stretched his arm a final time before turning back to the two tantei and casually cracked his neck, "…It seems as that everyone has their own personality that influences their interests and character," a smirk flickered across his eyes, "And as you and your clever little friends figured out…my codename happens to be 'the Doctor' – and ironically enough, I take great joy in killing people. Though, truthfully, I am a real doctor surprisingly…"
Mai blinked as she noticed the name Murota had given them earlier, "So you are one of the seven!"
Kamiya's eyes flickered abruptly to her and darkened. Inwardly, he swore…Sensui hadn't told him that these bastards knew so much…He snorted suddenly in amusement – it wouldn't matter anyway once he got through with them.
The guardian was frowning, "So we can take you silence as a yes, then?"
He clenched his teeth as Yusuke stepped forward, "So – unless you want to lose that face of yours in a little bit…I'd start talking. Where are the rest of your little friends – and what do they look like so we can beat their skulls in next!"
The Doctor stared at him with a smirk – and his wrist cocked suddenly at his side, "Heh, sure I'll tell you…" he muttered. Light flashed at his fingertips and, without warning, he charged, "That is, once I carve out your heart!"
He swiped at Yusuke – and the detective easily dodged that and all the other attempts Kamiya began to make. The reiki at the end of his fingers stretched across the hallway – carving into the walls. The Doctor suddenly drove his attack in a full-frontal assault, which Urameshi ducked from.
Yusuke's fist came up and suddenly slammed into the side of Kamiya's face. With a sickening crack, the psychic's neck snapped to the side, and his body flew back down the hallway. But even before he hit the ground, the Doctor jumped up and slowed himself to a halt. He laughed darkly before he cracked his neck back into place.
"My, my…" he chuckled, "That punch would have killed any normal ningen…but like I told you before…I've lost all ability to feel pain. So I guess you're out of luck."
Urameshi snorted, "Keh, then I guess it'll be nice and painless then when I kill you. That is, unless you release this damn territory of yours right now and free everyone from this disease."
But Kamiya only grinned maliciously, "I don't plan on dying anytime soon, Mr. Urameshi – so I guess everyone will just have to die…" The Doctor continued to grin as he spoke to the detective, "But really Yusuke…" his eyes flashed suddenly, "Would you really resolve to killing another human? I may have gained youkai-like abilities, but at heart…I'm still human, not matter what you may think."
Mai saw Urameshi tense suddenly – and a look she didn't recognize flashed across his eyes, "She clenched her fists angrily, "Don't you dare listen to him, Yusuke!" she told him almost irritably, "You have to think about Yana and Murota – and all the others infected. They'll all die if we just stand here and do nothing! Yusuke!"
Her eyes flickered when she noticed his fingers digging furiously into his palm, "Keh…but he's right…I've never actually killed another ningen before…"
The guardian's mind immediately reverted to Toguro – before realizing that he too was demon. Even if he had been human once, he hadn't been when Yusuke had delivered the final blow during the Tournament. And catching the look in his eyes again made even her uncertain of what the detective would chose to do in the end.
She glanced back towards Kamiya. But even if he was human – he was trying to kill innocent people…But to Yusuke, the knowledge of him being a human haunted him – like he wouldn't ever be able to kill a fellow ningen.
The Doctor grinned, "Won't you kill me now, Mr. Urameshi? Your time is slowly ticking away…and everyone is slowly beginning to die…" he laughed suddenly as he took a step towards them, "It's ironic really…by using my own disease…I'm getting rid of another."
Mai looked passed Yusuke at him, "What are you talking about?"
He smiled – almost as if he was waiting for her to ask that, "Humans, Miss Arakawa…they're a disease unto this world. They destroy the land they live on then simply move on to destroy another. It's only fair that we return the world to the way it was – and get rid of this plague."
"So that…" her eyes widened slightly, "…That's why you're trying to open the Makai portal. You're going to try and wipe out the human race!"
She made a move to step forward, but before she had gotten too close, Yusuke stepped in front of her. Mai blinked and noticed the detective still seemed preoccupied, as if he was still inwardly fighting himself over the idea of killing a fellow human. Nonetheless, he came to stand in her way; his eyes locked on the Doctor in front of them. Yusuke continued forward towards Kamiya, steadily picking up speed.
He stopped suddenly – and his eyes flashed towards the psychic. Yusuke's fist cocked and a burst of reiki flared around his hand. Kamiya's eyes widened – but Yusuke had vanished.
"What!"
Without warning, Urameshi's fist appeared in front of the Doctor – only to redirect itself to the wall beside Kamiya's head. A spider-web effect raced out from around the detective's fist as the Doctor spiraled backwards. Kamiya caught himself with his hand and jumped to his feet before he fell. Yusuke yanked out his fist from the wall and turned to the Doctor.
He was smirking.
"Keh, I don't want to do this more than the next person…but if I have to," his eyes flashed, "I will."
Kamiya grinned though, "You sure? Because the look on your face seems to say otherwise."
The detective clenched his fist and shot him a furious glare, "Keh," he cocked his wrist dangerously, "That may be – but I'll sure as hell know by the end!"
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"This is where Urameshi's reigan when off?" Kuwabara wondered, "It seems pretty quiet to me…" he added noting the lack of movement within the hospital building, "But hospitals are usually quiet, right?"
Kaitou pushed his glasses back onto his nose, "I know it sounds cliché – but it's almost too quiet."
The second redhead nodded, "However, Kaitou's right; if Yusuke's spirit gun went off, there should be a reason. But it's just too quiet if they're in the situation I think they're in," he glanced over the darkened windows, "If they've met up with one of the people we're looking for, there should be a decent commotion going on…"
Botan frowned, "Then is it possible that the hospital could be someone's territory?" she put her hands on her hi8ps as Kurama nodded, "Then wouldn't it be dangerous to go in without thinking this through?" she grinned, "Especially since Kuwabara-kun here can't use his reiki anymore…"
Kazuma lowered his head and pushed his fingers together, "Why'd you have to remind me?" he asked glumly.
"I think it might be best if I go in alone," Kurama said, changing the subject, "You should all stay behind and make sure n o one else goes inside."
They nodded in unison as he raced off across the lawn. Entering from the front door would be dangerous, he decided. His hand flashed to the back of his head and withdrew the rose from within. Kurama whipped it above him and watched as it latched onto the fence lining the rooftop. The vine pulled him up and over the building and he landing amongst the rows of hospital sheets drifting casually in the wind.
The akage frowned darkly as he put away the whip. He was sure of it now…he had just entered someone's territory. He pushed past the linen and found himself in front of the roof exit. Kurama's hand latched onto the handle and he clenched his teeth slightly.
You better be keeping her safe, Yusuke, he muttered inwardly.
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"HAAAA!"
A blast of reiki burst from Genkai's hands and raced down the hallway. The blast obliterated the disease-ridden insects charging after her. Her eyes flickered and even before all the bugs had been destroyed, a new batch suddenly appeared to replace them. The old woman cursed under her breath and took off down the hall swiftly.
"This whole hospital has gone to hell," she growled to herself.
-:-
Sniper lowered the binoculars from his eyes as the akage disappeared within the building. He frowned slightly and seemed a little unnerved as he noticed, "It looks like they've all fallen into Kamiya's trap now," he said and placed his hand within his coat pocket.
The younger boy behind him grinned eagerly, "But that can be a good thing, can't it? At least it tells us they have some form of intelligence; they at least decided to group together…not that it'll matter anyway…" he added.
In front of both of them, Sensui's hand laced slowly around the chain-linked fence attached to the rooftop. A smile was beginning to creep onto his lips as his dark eyes flickered towards the hospital, "Well it appears as though we won't have to do anything quite yet; Kamiya looks to be handling things quite nicely."
Hagiri and Seaman frowned in unison.
"What? You're gonna let him have all the fun?" the younger boy asked in disappointment.
"You could at least let us go and make sure he gets it right," Sniper muttered in irritation, and with a wry smile added, "You know he gets too trigger-happy sometimes..."
But the psychic closed his eyes and seemed to smile sadistically, "Your help won't be needed," he said calmly, "We're just take this opportunity to gauge Mr. Urameshi's strength for later on…
"I think I still want to play with him a little while longer."
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Kamiya laughed, "Tick tock, tick tock, Mr. Urameshi," he cackled as Yusuke's eyes flashed dangerously, "Ten minutes are left and you still have yet to knock me out or kill me. But I'll tell you a secret…" he said deviously, "I won't be knocked out…so I guess that only leaves you one last choice. And you don't seem to be too keen on that idea…"
Mai saw the detective's hand clench furiously as the Doctor slowly began to pace around them. The guardian followed behind as the three of them created a circle around one another.
The psychic grinned maliciously, "or is the great Urameshi Yusuke incapable of taking another ningen's life? Have you ever killed a human, Mr. Urameshi…?"
"Shut up!" Mai shouted, seeing the distress in Yusuke's eyes.
Kamiya laughed again, "So I guess it's true then, all humans really deserve to die after all. They don't even have the guts to live," he began laughing again as if he had just made some clever joke.
Urameshi interrupted him, "You know, I'm starting to think that you're one of those people that the more you see them, the more you seem to hate them," he muttered darkly and clenched his fist again.
"Heh," the Doctor grinned, "I think I'll take that as a compliment."
The detective's gaze darkened murderously – and the windows suddenly began to shake violently. Mai took a step backwards as the fluorescent lighting began to flicker spontaneously once more. Her gaze flickered and caught sight of a ball of light that absorbed the detective's finger. Its sheer power began to rattle the entire hallway and the guardian staggered as the detective's glare burned fiercely.
Yusuke glared up at the psychic before him, "This time I'm serious," he growled.
The Doctor's eyes widened and he took a step back, "You won't do it…" he insisted.
He raised his index finger in front of him, "Heh," he muttered, "You want to think that, don't you?" he smirked cockily, "But guess what? This time…I will kill you."
Kamiya staggered backwards, laughing nervously, "Heh! You can't kill me! If you do, you won't get any information from me!" he grinned, "And you wouldn't want that to happen, would you?"
But the detective didn't lower his hand, "I don't really care about that now – I'll think about that after I bash your skull in," he growled darkly as the org at the tip of his finger grew, "And I promise I won't miss this time—"
In the instant before he fired the blast – a door beside them opened. Yusuke froze abruptly as a nurse staggered out into the hallway. And at the same time, both Mai and Yusuke cried out, when they both realized what would happen next—
Suddenly, Kamiya's hand latched out and grasped the color of her uniform. She cried out as he clutched her shoulders and held his glowing fingertips at her throat.
"Hah!" the Doctor cackled as the nurse struggled in his grasp, "Come any closer, Mr. Urameshi – and I'll slit her throat!"
Mai and Yusuke froze and the detective clenched his teeth as his fingers dug fiercely into his palm. The Doctor began laughing in front of him and back away slowly; knowing fully that there was nothing they could do to stop him.
His eyes glinted maliciously, "Well, well…it looks like I have the upper-hand now, Mr. Urameshi…you would never kill me to begin with – but you know there isn't anything you can do. Not unless you wish to sacrifice this girl's life, that is…"
Urameshi's gaze darkened dangerously…
And Mai felt her hand balling into a fist.
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Koenma's eyes flickered slightly when he heard Ayame morph through the wall behind him. The ferry-girl paused a few steps behind him and glanced curiously over the ledge at the clouds and endless expanse of highways below.
"Here you are, Koenma sir…" she said quietly, but she quickly returned to the business at hand, "It seems as though the situation at the hospital has gotten very heated…and the portal, sir," she added, "It continued to open at an alarming rate; more so than it's supposed to."
The demigod's gaze darkened slightly, "So it really isn't any normal person behind this…" he said to himself softly.
Ayame watched him gently, "But at this rate, sir, they'll eventually reach the kekkai barrier, right? So…they'll have to suspend the expansion of the tunnel for awhile. We still have some time left so we can figure out a solution…"
He nodded slowly, but didn't answer her.
-:-
Yusuke clenched his fist, "Oi! Are you going to have to die to understand that the portal you idiots are creating is gonna affect all of you as well? Those youkai don't' care – they'll kill everyone!"
The Doctor grinned, shoving his fingertips closer to the girl's throat, "So?"
He glared furiously, "It's suicide."
Kamiya cackled maliciously, "Oh, but I've been tying to avoid death for a long time…I wouldn't mind being killed by a couple of demons…just so long as my grave is right there beside all the other humans who will be killed—"
Suddenly, the nurse in his grip sent him a glare of her own, "Then you can go to hell yourself!" she cried and suddenly withdrew a vile from her skirt and sloshed him with the liquid concealed within. With a sickening hiss, the liquid seared at Kamiya's face and he screamed in pain. His grip lessened on the girl and she wrenched herself free from his grasp as he staggered back in pain. She started to run down the hall with a smug look across her face…
But the Doctor would have none of that.
Reiki flared at his fingertips and he slashed down across the hallway. The nurse cried out in pain as the attack ripped open her stomach. Blood splattered across the tiled floor as her body spiraled up against the wall and she slumped to the floor. But as she fell, her features suddenly began to morph and change shape…
Yusuke's eyes widened, "Yana!"
The guardian ran forward suddenly, "Yanagisawa-san!" she cried frantically.
The psychic smiled weakly, "Ah…it's only a flesh wound, I'll be fine…" he insisted weakly.
"You idiot!" Mai shouted as the detective called for her to stop. She had just knelt beside him – when she suddenly found a hand latching onto the back of her neck. She gasped as Kamiya yanked her back. His grip began to delay the blood flow to her head and her vision blurred fiercely.
"Mai!"
Kamiya smirked maliciously as he started to back away again, "So is this one of your skilled friends, Mr. Urameshi?" he asked, gesturing towards Yana – and a look of uncertainty crossed his eyes, even though he knew for sure this time Yusuke wouldn't attack. But if this was one of the ones Sensui had told him about, he had to stay on his guard. The girl in his grasp struggled weakly and Urameshi stood frozen helplessly.
The Doctor grinned and suddenly whirled to run; Mai gasping slightly as he whipped her around with him. But he froze suddenly when a sudden blockade got in his way.
Master Genkai stood at the other end of the hallway, her eyes narrowed darkly towards him, "Personally I don't want to have to kill another human either – but you have no where to go, so you better give up now while you can—"
"And I'm giving you one last chance," Yusuke muttered and held up his finger threateningly.
"Dammit Yusuke!" Mai shouted at him furiously, "Don't be such an ass! Shoot him already—!"
She gasped and cried out as Kamiya's grip tightened around her tiny throat. And yet, the smirk did not fade from his face. Instead, he leaned his head closer to hers and grinned.
"You really are a lot like him…I never would have guessed," he whispered so that only she could hear. The guardian tensed under his grip, "I didn't ever believe a little child like you could hone the same ideals as him; easily willing to sacrifice another human life…"
Her eyes widened, "What?" she whispered.
"Kamiya!" Yusuke roared furiously; his fingertip flickered with reiki as his eyes flashed dangerously, "Let her go now and release your territory, you son of a bitch!"
"Shoot him Yusuke!" Mai screamed.
Footsteps suddenly resounded from the hallway behind Genkai. The group turned to find both Kurama and Murota racing down the corridor. They froze behind the old woman and Kurama's eyes widened, "Mai!"
The Doctor's gaze flickered around him at the numbers crowding the hallway. He gritted his teeth…before a small smile of surrender crossed his lips.
"I do have a cure you know – a serum," he informed them coolly, "You'll need it if you want your friends to live," he said and withdrew a clear vial with his free hand.
Urameshi clenched his teeth, "Is that so?" he muttered.
But Murota stopped him suddenly, "Ah! Don't trust him, Urameshi!" he shouted abruptly and took a step forward, "He's lying – that serum is only a bottle of water!"
The detective froze and cocked his eyebrow, "Heh," he smirked, "Sorry, but I'll have to trust the mind-reader, Kamiya," he muttered and raised his finger again towards the psychic.
Kamiya gritted his teeth and swore inwardly, but smirked and let the vial crash to the floor, "I guess the jig is up," he said calmly. And without warning, shoved the guardian away from him and charged towards the detective. Kurama caught Mai as she stumbled. He glanced up hurriedly as the Doctor charged, "Yusuke!"
But the detective cocked his fist readily as the Doctor raced forward.
His fist caught Kamiya in the gut and uprooted him swiftly from the ground. The detective clenched his other hand and sent it drilling into his ribs. A barrage of punches soon followed and kept Kamiya suspended in the air. The psychic's eyes widened in pain as the attacks continued nonstop – but inwardly he was smiling.
Just think… he mused inwardly, even if I'm going to be beaten…hundreds of people will be dying while Urameshi is preoccupied here…his time is up.
A flash of reiki flared at Yusuke's fist suddenly and what seemed to be a look of remorse flashed across his face. The detective brought his hand behind his ear and clenched his teeth.
"Shikuso!"
He brought his fist around his slammed it into Kamiya's chest. The sound of breaking ribs echoed in his ears as the psychic's body hurtled towards the window behind him. In almost slow motion, Yusuke saw the glass shatter and the Doctor's body contort as he tumbled across the pavement on the other side. Kamiya groaned in pain when he had come to a halt, and writhed about on the ground…
Before he finally grew still.
Mai turned suddenly as Yanagisawa's color changed back to normal. She immediately knelt next to him and out of instinct placed her hand on his bleeding abdomen, "Yana-san!"
But Yusuke was shaking. He stared horrified down at his hands, Why…? Dammit, why did you make me kill you—!
He froze suddenly and his eyes flickered upwards through the shattered glass. Master Genkai had suddenly materialized next to the Doctor's body. She knelt swiftly and raised her hand; sending a sharp blow to the psychic's chest. The older woman placed her head against it and withdrew. Urameshi stared at her. She noticed his gaze and snorted.
"Can't have you sulking around, dimwit," she said bluntly, "Especially at times like these…" she snorted again and walked towards them, "His heart's beating now – he'll be fine, unfortunately. But get this through your this skull: you're not responsible for the lives of people like this."
She hopped back into the hallway to help Yana back to his feet – and possibly stop the bleeding. But when she reached them, she frowned slightly when she noticed the psychic's wound was completely healed. Her frown remained but said nothing as she assisted Kurama and Mai in helping him up.
Yusuke stared down at his hands – this time with an incurable smile—
"Oi! Urameshi!" Kuwabara's voice shouted towards them. The group turned and saw him waving enthusiastically at them as the second part of their group appeared behind him.
"What are you all doing?" Botan called, taking note of the bizarre scene.
Yusuke scratched the back of his neck, "Ah…well, we'll explain it all later…" he glanced at the group briefly, "Hey, do you think you can go the rounds and fix us up, Botan?" he asked, "I think Mai got sliced on the cheek earlier…"
He trailed off as he turned and he blinked – when he suddenly realized something.
The ferry-girl blinked, "What cut?"
Mai blinked this time and touched her cheek, only to find that the wound was gone.
"—PUU!"
Yusuke blinked again and glanced up as the spirit beast flapped awkwardly towards him. He was followed shortly by Hywein, Keiko, and Shizuru.
"Keiko-san!" Mai cried, "What are you and Shizuru-san doing here?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Kazuma grumbled and his sister whirled on him.
"Oh?" she said challengingly, "And what trouble have you gotten into, little bro? We're here because that little puff-ball and that annoying feeling I get when you've gotten your ass into a big heap of trouble."
He turned to shout a retort, but the look she gave him forced him to stop and reconsider. Mai, in the meantime, knelt down and let Hywein follow up her arm to her shoulder. The spirit beast purred and rubbed up against her cheek while Yusuke sat accusing Puu of leading the other two girls into unnecessary danger (Puu merely purred happily)/
Kurama lifted his head suddenly and glanced towards the road. Faintly, sirens blared in the approaching distance, "We should probably leave…" he said, "This might be a little hard to explain to the police…"
The nodded as they too heard the sirens, and Kaitou stepped forward, "I'll stay behind and talk to the police then," he offered, "And…" he gestured over his shoulder, "That this one doesn't escape before they get here."
The sirens were right on top of them as the rest of the group dispersed.
-:-
Silent footsteps trailed after one another down the sidewalk. Mai's hand brushed lazily against the foliage hanging down from the walls above. Her pace was slow and her gaze seemed distant. Yusuke walked ahead of her with his hands placed behind his head casually and was talking to her without her even noticing.
"…but that was definitely not the smoothest fight I've been through…" he said oblivious to her indifferent nature.
But her tiny fist clenched anyway and her gaze darkened.
"Geez, and what's with you getting kidnapped or taken hostage all the time? It's like you have a giant sign on you saying 'Oh please just take me hostage!'" he said imitating her voice poorly—
"Shimatta!"
Yusuke turned and blinked, "What? Did you forget something—?"
"I'm sick of it Yusuke…" the guardian muttered darkly. Her fist shook slightly as the detective watched her in confusion. Mai clenched her eyes shut, "I'm sick of always being in the way! I'm sick of always being your burden!"
His gaze softened suddenly, "Mai…"
But she wasn't finished. Her eyes were fiercely filling with tears, "I'm just sick of it…" she whispered, "I know Kazuma and I don't have control of out spirit energy anymore…but that doesn't mean we don't know how to defend ourselves…I…I don't want you worrying about me all the time," her fist clenched, "I saw it when you were fighting, you were too worried about me to concentrate – and I hate it! I'm your guardian – it's not the other way around!"
Her shoulders began to quake and Yusuke stood helplessly in front of her. After a moment, he sighed heavily and placed his hand on top of her head. Mai hiccupped and stopped shaking.
"Have I told you already that you're hopeless?"
She brushed his hand away, "Baka..."
He grinned goofily as he turned and started heading back down the sidewalk, "If it's any consolation…I really don't mind. Besides," he inclined his head back towards her, "It's become a bit of a habit, I can't help it…"
Urameshi continued walking…
"Yusuke…?"
He stopped again and turned to find that the guardian hadn't budged. Her eyes were downcast at her feet.
"Promise me…" she said quietly, "That…the next time something like that happens…you'll continue fighting and won't think of me, alright? I'm a big girl; I can take care of myself…"
Yusuke laughed and gave her a thumbs-up.
"Deal."
-:-
a/n: stupid Mai getting kidnapped (: P)
Ah but it makes me sad T.T I drew a really cute picture of Mai and Yusuke, but I can't put it up on my deviantArt account cuz I can't get the right colors…
Anyway – sorry for the long wait, minna-san!
PEACE AND LOVE