The True World
Chapter 12.
The Beginning of the Last...
Part 4
By: ShadowsOfTheHeart

"AAAA"

"WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE EMIEAN"

"RUN KOENMA"

"Fools"

Emily head snapped up as she felt a pain in her chest. "Someone has the Emeian" she whispered in shock as she jumped out of her bed and ran out the door, in nothing but her black shorts and tank-top. She ran down the hall until, not caring who she passed or who she woke.

She turned a corned and did a flip, avoiding Kurama as he passed, she landed on the cold marble floor and sprinted again not bothering to look back.

Kurama turned and watch her run down the hall. Worry came over him as he started to follow her, 'something must have happened'

Emily ran in the garden, her bare feet smacking on the cold stone floor.

"Yuma!" Emily shouted as she approached the king.

"What is it my Sousui?" He asked looking up from his book as Emily stopped in front of him gasping for air.

"The… Emeian…. Has.. been.. stolen…" she panted out, she was bent over and trying to catch her breath. She may be a Hogo, but she wasn't in the best of shape.

"I am aware that is has happened." He answered in a grave tone; Emily raised an eye brow at him. "And I am not surprised" he added looking into her eyes.

Emily stood there in shock, with out the Emeian she can't the others home to there world, to their home, to their family's. Anger crossed her face she yelled "If you knew, why did you not tell me?"

The king stood up and walked towards her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Because then you would have done something stupid, and this is how it is has to be." He answered pulling her into a hug.

Angry teas fell from her eyes as she pushed him away. "The only thing I would have done is send everyone back, and take care of this myself." She hissed with her hands in fist.

"And then what would have done? Your power who be less to none, and Tatanko is forming an army as we speak. It is not just going to be him that will be coming though that gateway." He stressed in a high powerful voice.

Emily looked at him still with angry eyes her fist shook as she spoke in a low sharp voice. "What am I going to tell the other? I just can't say their only why of getting home is in the hands of a madman"

"You will tell then the truth, keeping this from them will only hurt more in the end" He answered in a soft voice as he reached for Emily.

Emily back off and looked at the King with angry, sad, and frustrated eyes. The king sighed and looked passed her. Kurama stood with shocked and angry eyes; he had heard the whole thing.

Emily looked up at the king then turned around, her breath caught in her lungs when her eyes landed on Kurama.

She down cased her eyes as he spoke in a low sharp voice "How much did you hear?"

"Everything" He answered in a serious voice.

"Well then, what are you going to do about it?" Emily asked again in her sharp voice, as she slowly lifted her eyes to meet his.

Kurama turned around and started to walk away "There is nothing I can do, but if you do not tell the others." He stopped and turned his head back. "I will" he then turned his head back and kept on walking, not looking back, just a cold walk out of the garden.

"Fine" was all Emily said as he turned her head to the side letting the rest of her tears fall from her face.

"That boy, you care for him don't you?" The king asked putting a heavy hand on her shoulder.

Emily quickly turned her head towards the King with shocked eyes. "I."

The king smiled and said "You have changed my Sousui"

Emily brushed his hand away and started to walk down the stone path, "I know" she said as she left the garden.

"WHAT!" Yusuke shouted as she jumped up from the table "WHAT DO YOU MEAN TATANKO HAS TAKEN THE EMEIAN?" he added slamming his fest into the table.

"There is a chance that you won't be able to return to your world, if the Emeian isn't returned." Emily stated in a calm voice.

"DAMN IT… YOU TOLD US…- "I KNOW WHAT I TOLD YOU!" Emily snapped angry in her eyes as she jumped up from the table, sending the chair she was sitting on flying across the floor.

Salience filled the room as shock faces looked upon her.

"Yelling isn't going to solve this" Kurama said in a clam voice as he folder his hand on the table. "We know who took it, and it was expected. We are just going to have to prepare ourselves the best we can." He added looking around the room.

Yusuke sat back down and crossed his arms, Emily looked away and said in a clam voice "We have less then a week left, I suggest you use what is left of your time the best you can, if you need me I'll be in my room." At her last words Emily walked out of the conference room, without a glace back.

The door shut hard, Keiko and Botan flinched at the sound and knew that there Sousui was pissed off.

"She is talking this really bad" Keiko said pushing her chair back and standing up. "Being made at her won't help at all; I know what you are feeling. I have a family to go back to; people I care about are in danger." Keiko turned are and started to walk away. "She will make sure we get back." Keiko added also leaving the room.

Emily swung her sword with grace, but her movements where off, her mind was too occupied to concentrate on her moves.

'He has it,' "THAT BASTARD HAS IT!" Emily screamed letting her sword go, it cut through the air and stuck into her door.

Emily knees hit the flop with a thump, as she put her hands to her head. "How can we stop him now, that jewel will make his power increase 10 fold. And he is already as strong as an S-class demon" She rambled on as tears of frustration ran down her face. "I have no choice now, I have to do it, I have to use it. I'm sorry everyone but the last fight will be mine." She whispered as she slowly lifted herself off the floor.

Outside her door Kurama stood looking at the tip of her blade. "Emily" he mumbled as he put his hand on the door. "What are you going to do?" he asked himself as he heard a window crash. Emily jumped back form the window as a demon like creature broke though her window.

She heard someone trying to get into her room, but the door won't open unless she opens it.

"What do you want?" Emily hissed taking a fighting stance.

"Don't get too worked up there Hogo, I'm just a massager." It said as green slime fell form its mouth and hisses as it hit the floor boards.

Still in a fighting stance she asked in a sharp voice. "And what massage would that be?"

The demon smirked and lifted its claw, it then through something at Emily. She caught it; it was a scroll of some kind. She looked back up at the demon; he just gave her an evil smirk and jumped back out the window.

The banning on the door was loud, there was more then one person there now; Emily pied not need to it and opened the scroll. It was written in their language. Here eyes scanned it over

"Damn it all" Emily swore as she walked over to the door and opened in, making everyone that was behind it fall into her room.

"AAA" they screamed at they hit the floor.

"Having fun?" Emily asked the group of people mangled on the floor.

They jumped up and looked around the trashed room. "What happened in here?" Keiko asked talking a step towards Emily.

"I got a massage" she stated tossing the scroll to Keiko "We have two more nights" she added looking at Kurama, she then pulled her sword out of the door, as Keiko opened the scroll and read it out loud.

'The time has come for us to settle what was not in the pass. I am here and I have my men, at sun rise on the third moon I will attack.

Death Valley will be our battle ground.

-Shadow-'

"That bastard is here" Yusuke stressed. "I thought we had another 6 days."

"We did, but now that he has the Emeian his power has increased so much that he didn't need to wait any longer" Emily answered as she walked out of the room.

"Emily" Kurama showed as he ran after her. "What are you going to do?" he asked as he stood in the middle of the hallway, the gang crowed in her room door.

"Any thing I can to win, what about to Red?" she asked turning her head back around "If you want your mother to live, you must be ready to give everything you got to win" she added her eyes lashing red.

"I will be anything to win, even give my life if that would help." He answered his hands in fist.

"Good answer, tomorrow morning be out side the castle, it is a 2 two walk to Death Valley." She said as she walked away and disappeared down the hall way.

The next morning the gang stood outside the castle, Emily took something from the king and with a quick bow they where off.

Now one spoke until 5 hours in.

"So how many demons do to think he has?" Kuwabara he asked looking out into the nothingness.

"I'm not sure, 100, 200, maybe a 1000." Emily answered stooping and looking at the sun.

"Time for lunch" She said taking a set on the dusty ground.

Lunch was quite and soon they where on their way, Yusuke made small take with Keiko, while Botan glance at Kurama once and while.

'Kurama was the first at her door, and her always seen to catch her when she fells, could Emily be the one he has fallen for over me?" She asked herself as the sun started to set over the hills.

"Lets stop and make camp; we will start again tomorrow morning." Emily said taking her back pack off her shoulders and sitting down on the ground.

That night Emily lay awake just looking at the sky. "At least it didn't destroy the starts." She said in a soft loving voice.

"I agree" Kurama said sitting next to her

Emily sat up and looked at him "why are you up?" she asked looking at him

"I couldn't sleep, I'm guessing the same is for you?" he asked glancing at her.

"Ya, it takes me a good while before I fall asleep." Emily stated bringing her knees up to her chest.

"Emily why did you help me that day, when I was surrounded by girls?" he asked looking into her hazel eyes.

Emily smirked and looked up at the sky "I don't know, that's just the way I am. And it was it was funny, even tough I'm pretty sure on every one of those girls hitlists." She joked as she looked back to him.

Kurama smiled and looked back up at the stars. "You know, you're the first girl I could take to that wouldn't blush, or get all dazed off when I speak. It's refreshing."

Emily smirked and said "well I'm not like other girls, I never really fell for people because of their looks. I wait until I hear them speak, then I judge them."

Kurama looked back into her eyes and said in a soft voice "So what did you think of me?"

"Well you where nice, gentle, smart, and mysterious" She answered as she led back on the ground.

"You could tell all that just be hearing me speak once" He asked looking down at her.

"Yup, called it a talent I guess." She answered closing her eyes.

It was quite for a bit when Emily asked "Kurama?"

"Yes" he answered looking down at her.

"You will get home and see your family again, and if I die in the process make sure my parents are properly put to rest." She asked sitting up and looking at him was sincere eyes.

Kurama wanted to protest, and tell her she wouldn't die, but after yesterday he wasn't so sure any more. "Sure" he said putting a hand on her shoulder.

Unknown to them Botan had watched the whole thing; she turned over and let a single tear fall down her face. She was nothing crying over losing Kurama, but over the fact that she knew she was going to lose Emily, again.

"Lets go" Emily said she ran ahead a bit.

They walked, and talked, they didn't want to think about the battle ahead even though it was heavy on everyone minds.

Again dusk was here and the sun disappeared behind a hill. Emily stopped on said "Just down the hill is Death Valley, this is your last chance to back down." She turned to the group.

Yusuke smirked and said "HELL NO, I'M GOING TO KILL THAT BASTARD AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE"

"YA" Kuwabara added jumping in the air. Hiei just smirked and Kurama gave her a smile.

Keiko and Botan smiled and said "We will go anywhere with you"

"Ok, lets go" Emily said as she through off her back bake, and changing into her Hogo form.

'This will be the beginning of the last" Emily though as she and the group walked toward the valley.