The True World
Chapter 9.
The Beginning of the Last.
Part 1
By: ShadowsOfTheHeart

"Emily?" came a soft voice, as I rolled over in my bed not wanting to get up. "Time to get up" it said again as I mumble something along the lines of 'idowanttogetup'.

"Your going to be late Shuichi is already up" the voice said again with all its softness and kindness.

'Shuichi, who the hell is Shuichi?' I asked my self as I sat up and looked around the room, that wasn't mine. I looked in the door way and saw a beautiful woman with long bluish black hair.

I blink a few times until everything hit me like a brick. "Damn" I swore as I fell out of bed rushing to get ready "What time is it?" I said as I rushed around the room, putting on clothes and packing at the same time.

"7am, I have been calling you for a half hour, Shuichi is about to leave." Shiori stated with a smile as she watched me rush around the room like a crazy person.

"Damn" I mumbled as I ran passed her, but ran back and gave her a hug. I don't know why, but I like her. She reminded me of my human mother. "Oh my" she said surprised by my actions.

"Arigato" I said taking in her sent.

"Your welcome, take care" she said as I let her go and ran for the door just as red was going to leave.

"Thanks for waiting" I said sarcastically as I pushed passed him.

"Your welcome" he through back in a polite manner. I guess it was pay back for what I did last night.

"Hey guys" I called as I ran passed red.

"About time" Hiei sated in his cold manner. I stuck out my tong at him.

"Childish as ever" Keiko commented shaking her head.

I glared at her and said "So"

"Listen as much as I love watching you two fight, we have to go" Botan stated walking between me and Keiko.

The guys where just giving us weird looks.

"Okay fine" I mumble waving my hand making my true from appear. "Just one thing, I'll need someone to catch me" I added walking over to the barrier.

"Why?" Kuwabara asked straching his head.

I rolled my eyes as I lifted my hand to the barrier. "Were you listing yesterday, I'm not going to be able to walk after this. This will drain me of most of my energy." I hissed a bit annoyed. "So could someone stand behind me." I added closing my eyes.

I heard mumbling and "We can't do it, she's like a wail went she's half passed out" I snapped my eyes opened and glared at Keiko.

"Some friend you are, I won't tell them about time you where dropped by your…" "Kurama you do it, since she stayed at you house last night" Keiko cute in.

I saw a slight smirk on his face as he said "No"

Gasped where heard as I rolled my eyes "find, I'll just fall to the ground a smash my head open." I hissed re-closing my eyes and concentrating on the barrier.

"ta, tare, juhy, mjht, opyth." I chanted as my energy drained. "hty, kiuj, lok, juhy." More of my energy left me, but to the on lookers my body was glowing a reddish black light.

"RELEASE!" I shouted snapping my eyes open.

In a burst of energy the barrier vanished as a wind swirled around us and I fell backwards, into someone arms. 'Someone did catch me?' I though as I closed my eyes to rest a bit. It was still a half hour walk to the temple.

"Wow, that was crazy" Kuwabara stated brushing some twigs out of his hair.

"Baka" Hiei stated walking into the area where the barrier once stood.

"We'll let's go and save this World of yours" Yusuke shouted following Hiei.

"Do you even know where you're going?" Keiko asked out of annoyance.

Yusuke and Hiei stopped. "Though so" Botan finished walking in front of them.

Emily lay still in Kurama's arms, in a light sleep.

"I didn't think she would pass out" Kurama said to Keiko as he put Emily on his back.

"Yea, well, it took a lot out of her, she just needs to rest. We still have a half hour walk to the temple." Keiko answered following Botan and the others.

"Don't worry Kurama she'll be fine, you'll just have to protect her until you get to the temple. I can keep C class and above out, and in her state a D class could so some serious harm." Koenma stated in his teen form.

Kurama glare at Koenma "Didn't you say you could keep all demons out?" he hissed. "If a D class gets there hands on that jewel it will make them as strong as an S class." He added in a deadly voice.

"I have the SDF force here. My father holds the Hogo's in high grease. There will be 3 at the temple and the rest will guar the barrier." Koenma answered.

Kurama nodded and walked away to catch up with the others.

"Took long enough." Yusuke wined as they approached the temple.

"Well if Kuwabara didn't have to rest every 10 minutes we would have been here an hour ago" Botan stated walking up the temple steps

"Hey I did not" he winded following her, as did Yusuke and Keiko.

"She still isn't awake, do you think she over calculated?" Kurama asked Hiei with concern in his voice.

"No" Hiei stated flickering to the top of the steps "She has been awake for a half hour now" he added walking inside.

"Emily?" Kurama stressed dropping the girl on the ground.

"oww red that was mean." I wined trying to stand up, I was still weak, and being dropped didn't help. "Just because I was awake doesn't' mean you had to drop me" I added as I finally got to my feet.

"You putting the idea that I was gay in my mothers head was also mean" he through back with a glance of his green eyes.

"Hey now, I didn't mean it in that way, it just came out that way." I stated as I wavered a bit. And Just as I was going to fall on my ass again Kurama caught me.

"Thanks" I mumbled as he helped me to me feet, only to be swept up into his strong arms.

"What are you doing?" I asked. I could feel my face going red.

"Caring you up the steps" he answered as he jumped and landed on the top and walked inside the temple.

I grumbled some color worlds as he did his.

He carried me right to the jewel where everyone waited. "What took you two so long?" Yusuke asked eyeing me and Kurama. "Where you to doing something nutty?" he added with a sly smirk.

-SMAK- "Yusuke!" Keiko shouted as she slapped him across the cheek. "You pervert" she added taking a breath.

Everyone else just sweet dropped.

"Okay time to go" I stated as Kurama put me down.

I got my footing and walked over to the Jewel, I looked around. My sword was still embedded into the marble floor in front of the alter where the Emeian rested. A trail of blood on the floor.

"Just how I left it" I mumbled as I kneeled in front of my sword. All eyes where on me as they just notice the blood on the floor.

"Is that blood?" Kuwabara asked looking at the trail of blood.

"Yes" I answered putting my hand on the halt of the sword. "My blood" I added putting the sword out of the floor. Blood still stained the blade.

"Is that how you sealed this place?" Hiei asked looking at my sword.

"Yes, my life energy is in this sword, and this is what I use to create the barrier, and that is why it almost took my life when I took the barrier down." I answered in a clam serious voice.

I starred at the silver blood stained blade as the ride came back into my head. I glance at Kurama. As I did this I twirled the sword around in my hand and put it in its sheath on my back.

"Time to go" I stated standing up on my feet and closing my eyes "Emeian, I order you to open the gate to the True World, by command of the Makai, and lead Hogo. EMILY!" I shouted snapping my eye open, as a great win swirled around the temple.

The jewel shown a bright royal purple color as it grew big. And with a burst on energy a portal was created.

A smile came to my lips as the last of my energy left me as the world around me went black. One last though went though my head, as I fell. 'Home'

As a powerful win rushed though the temple, a portal appeared. The gang had trouble blocking the win. It was like a hidden power was finally released.

When the win finally died down an 8 foot gateway was in the place of the jewel. Behind it was a royal purple mist. In font of the gate way Emily on her back, her energy was little to none.

Kurama wasted no time running to her, as did the others. "Wow, when she said gate way, she meant a gateway" Yusuke stated as he looked up at the gateway.

"It's not even open, how are we suppose to get in?" Kuwabara asked also looking at the gateway.

"I hate to say it, but the bake is right" Hiei coldly asked looking over at Emily's lip body as Kurama put her on his back.

"Don't worry about it" Botan said walking up to the gateway.

"Just leave it to us" Keiko added walking up to the gateway as well.

Yusuke look at Kuwabara who looked at Hiei who looked at Kurama who just shrugged.

"Emily told us what to do on the way here." Botan answered the unspoken question.

"How, she was out of it?" Kuwabara asked stretching his head.

"You baka" Hiei hissed following the girls.

"She was awake" Yusuke stated following Hiei "Don't tell me you where the only on who didn't notice" he added in a sly voice.

Kuwabara mumbled some color worlds and followed Yusuke. Kurama shook his head, and also followed with a resting Emily on his back.

All 6 of them, counting 1 sleeping on Kurama's back, stood in front of the gateway.

"So what do you have to do?" Yusuke asked looking at Keiko as she changed into her Hogo form.

Yusuke eyes widen as he saw her for the first time in her true form. "Wow, that amour really defines you figure." He commented, which got in a slap in the face.

"You pervert" Keiko hissed with an anime pressure point on her head.

Botan shook her head and also changed into her true form. "Ready?" she asked taking out her twin sais.

"Yes" Keiko replied making her staff appear.

The boy's watched in aaa, as the girls stoke in a foreign tong as the jewels on their weapons started to glow.

"hsje, kujy, I CGANH THY OPJE!" they shouted at the same time, as a beam of light came from their weapon and shot towards the gateway.

"wow" Yusuke said in aww, as the beam of light hit the gateway. As it did the whole temple shook and the gates started to open.

Botan and Keiko jumped back as they opened. They replaced their weapons and started to walk into the mist. "Time to go" they both said at the same time as they disappeared in the mist.

The boy's look at each other

"HEY!" Yusuke shouted as he ran after them. He was soon followed by Hiei, Kuwabara and Kurama.

As they entered the mist it engulfed them, taking them to a far away World, that has been lost to all forms of life.