Lost and Found: Love Chapter 9 Sequel: Illusion Part 2, a yu yu hakusho fanfic

A Past Love: Sequel

Chapter 9: It's Only An Illusion: Part 2

by AngelK

Author's Note: Alright, I'm sure everyone hates me by now. I'm sorry, to say the least. My computer hasn't been accepting floppy disks, even formatted ones. As a treat, I'm giving you two chapters with a third in the making. However, the next two weeks are going to be hellish. I have my two AP exams, try-outs, and loads of other extracurricular stuff that will fortunately be finished with soon. So, please don't hate me if I don't get a chapter up for awhile. I might be permanently posting two chapters at a time. Apologies, readers.

Again, I hope you're enjoying this sequel and that it isn't a let down compared to the original. I'd really appreciate some feedback but I'm pleased that people are reading it. Thanks to all the readers.

Disclaimer: This is a story based upon characters of Yu Yu Hakusho. It is for entertainment purposes only.

Last time:

The wolf forced his body against the locked door. He couldn't break it. Akita! What's wrong?

It's Hiei. Something's wrong with him and he's trying to…

Comp waited for her to finish her sentence. However, silence only met his ears. Akita!

Kurama froze in his tracks.

Yusuke stopped beside him. "What'sa matter, Kurama?"

"There's something wrong…Akita…she's…" He clutched the Eternalth tighter in his grasp. "We need to get to her. Now."

"I'll summon Puu. We'll never make it in time otherwise." Yusuke called for his spirit beast, using all of his energy to summon him.

Please, don't let Akita be harmed… was the thought the two males shared as they raced from the outskirts of the Forest of Death.

Yusuke had been able to reach Puu and the large blue demon bird was already on its way.

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Yukina watched Haruto cautiously as he set a tray on the table within the room.

The blonde was dressed in a heavy jacket yet he was still shivering from the cold. "Yukina, you must trust me." His lips barely moved as he whispered.

The ice apparition cocked her head to the side, studying the male.

Haruto sighed. He slipped an envelope beneath the tray swiftly, ensuring that the camera in the corner was facing the other direction. "I'll be back to check on you later." He growled as he left the cell.

Yukina focused the energy in the room at the camera posted in the upper corner. The camera began to be covered in ice; soon, it was completely crystallized. Picking up a stone on the floor, the Koorime hurled it at the device. It shattered into pieces. Only after that was taken care of did Yukina go to the tray of food. She lifted the silver lid by the handle. The food was still warm and certainly looked appetizing. She needed to eat for the twins that she was carrying. Remembering the envelope, she put the food aside and opened the item that boy had left her. She emptied the envelope and found a black cord with a hiruiseki stone attached. The ice maiden examined it. There was no mistake. It was definitely Akita's tear gem. She turned her attention to the bold scrawl of the letter.

Yukina: You must trust me. I am Haruto. I used to be on Yumeji's side. However, Akita has persuaded me to abandon Y. I will do my best to get you away from this place. I know you're eager to return to your husband and friends. Yumeji will keep to her word. You won't be harmed. I will sacrifice my life if I need to in order to protect you and your twins.

The ice apparition paused in her reading. In the corner, there was a delicate writing that belonged to Akita.

Yukina, please take care. Keep that token close. It will bring us closer.
Akita

Yukina smiled with relief as she tucked the letter away into her kimono. Akita had sent her that token for comfort and for a deeper reason. Hiei would surely be able to track the hiruiseki of his mate as well as sister. She held the pendant and closed her eyes to prevent her tears from falling. Her time was coming soon. She did not wish to have her twins here in this place that was away from the ones she loved.

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The jaganshi took another swing at Akita, having re-sheathed his katana. He raised his fist, punching her square in the face.

The hybrid flew through the air to painfully crash into the wall. It felt as if all of the bones in her head had collided with the back of her skull. Her body dropped to the ground with a thud. Her nose gushed blood; Hiei had broken it.

Hiei lurched toward her.

Akita stared at Hiei, her black eyes huge with terror as she applied pressure to her nose, in an attempt to slow the bleeding. She had managed to stand only to be faced with another problem.

The jaganshi stood inches from her, his sword poised at her throat. He stared blankly at her.

Why…why is he hesitating? Akita thought silently. Comp was still calling for her. She didn't dare risk a response. Anything could trigger Hiei into killing her.

Hiei took his katana and used it to pin Akita's kimono to the wall. His claws glittered in the candles that lit the room. "I will peel the flesh from your bones."

Akita tugged futilely at her kimono. Hiei's weapon was lodged deep into the wall. Listening, she could hear someone or something pounding against the door.

"Step back."

That voice. It was…

The door slashed into bits. A kitsune dressed in white with silver hair stood in the entryway. He held a rose whip in his hand. "What is going on?"

Comp stood at his side, his hair on end. He growled deep in his throat.

Akita glanced to her brother. "Something is possessing Hiei."

Hiei charged, claws ready to strike. Instantly, he was halted. With a growl, he stared at the one that had stopped him.

Kurama's new weapon, a vine whip, was wrapped around Hiei's arm. "If you dare move to hurt her, Hiei, you'll force me to do something that I'll regret."

The hybrid attached to the wall ripped her kimono with all of her strength. "Don't, Kurama!"

Comp galloped forward and lunged, knocking all of his weight and bulk against Hiei.

The Jagan eye flared.

The wolf sailed backwards, smashing into the wall. He fell, stunned.

"Comp!" Akita exclaimed.

"Stay out of this, intruder." The fire apparition loosed a stream of Mortal Flame at Kurama, who agilely dodged. He pulled his sword from the wall and turned his attention to the white wolf that lay unconscious on the floor. He approached slowly.

The youko noted how Hiei's eyes remained completely blank, almost trance-like. His eyes darted around the room, observing many facts at once. He could smell a familiar odor in the air. According to Hiei's symptoms, that odor could only be associated with a certain drug made from a plant, Dreamshade. It created illusions that the victim could not be rid of unless he is knocked unconscious.

"Hiei, don't hurt him." Akita stepped between Hiei and Comp, who was struggling to get to his feet but was failing miserably. Her onyx orbs were pleading and tear-filled.

"Akita, don't get in his way. He doesn't know what he's doing." Kurama explained as he thought of what plant he could use to stop Hiei.

Akita reached her hands out towards him. "Hiei…come back to me…you can hear me…I know you can… I know you don't want to hurt us. Please, come back to me."

Hiei pulled back his sword and lunged forward.

"Akita! Move!" Kurama ordered but his warning fell on deaf ears. His eyes widened with fear.

Akita stood unmoving with her arms wide open. Hiei…

The jaganshi ran Akita right through her shoulder.

The Koorime-kitsune stared at Hiei, stunned. She fell to her knees, her arm exploding with agony.

Immediately, Hiei collapsed forward, eyes shut.

Kurama rushed to Akita. "Don't remove that, sister."

Akita smiled, supporting Hiei's weight with one arm. "It's only a minor hole. I'll be better in the morning, don't fret, Kurama."

In moments, Hiei opened his eyes. He settled his weight onto his knees with help from Akita. "What…" His gaze fell on his katana, buried in his mate's shoulder. "Akita!"

His mate patted his arm. "It's not your fault, my love." Suddenly, her eyes rolled back in her head and she collapsed forward into Hiei's arms.

The jaganshi gazed bewilderedly at the silver-haired kitsune. "What happened?"

"Let's get this blade removed." Kurama suggested.

Hiei nodded mutely as he lifted Akita off the ground, one hand on her shoulders, careful to avoid his weapon, the other supporting behind her knees.

Comp managed to get to his feet. Well, fool, you've managed to endanger her yet again. When will you leave her in peace?

Hiei's lip curled back in a snarl. "Shut up."

Kurama bit back chuckle as he prepared to follow the two. However, something else caught his attention. "Hiei?"

"What do you want, fox!" Hiei snapped.

"Who is this?" The kitsune gestured to the dead corpse on the floor.

Hiei's eyes hardened. "An impersonator sent by that bitch. She did an excellent imitation…however her mistake was not knowing Akita as I do."

"What do you think her purpose was?" Kurama asked, draping a sheet over her. "You'd better dispose of this."

"Someone will do it. I'll burn it personally if I have time. But, as for what her purpose is, I think I have a decent idea. There were rumors that Akita and I were having…problems. If she could drive a wedge between the two of us…" Hiei looked away as he turned to leave the room. "Did you find that plant, Kurama?"

Kurama followed the Koorime down the hallway. "Yes. I am going to go now and administer the antidote to my mother now."

As they reached the medical room, a healer immediately saw to Akita. After the weapon was removed and her wounds were healed, Akita was to be left to rest in solitude.

Kurama steered Hiei from the sterile, white room into the contrasting dark and gloomy hallway of Mukuro's stronghold. Comp lay next to the bed that held the sleeping Akita. He gave his word that he'd protect his sister.

"I'm going to have Akita moved to Nariko's. I want her to stay there until she gives birth. It isn't safe here or at Yusuke's. There was a breach in security and we suffered for it." Hiei stared longingly back into the other room.

"You know, Hiei, it wasn't your fault. What happened. It just shows how much your guard is down around Akita. Even though you love Akita, you knew not to trust that shifter that took her form…" Kurama smiled at the petite apparition.

"There is no excuse for my action. Now, go to your human world, Kurama. Restore your mother's health and return here to keep Akita company. She will need you." Hiei said, being drawn back into the other room.

"You won't be, because?" Kurama raised a curious eyebrow.

"My search for Yukina continues. She should be giving birth any day now. For the sake of her happiness, I want it to be somewhere safe where that oaf is near. Although I hate to admit it, he's her mate. He's the one that she chose to make her happy. They both deserve to be together when the children are born." Hiei closed his eyes. "I'll expect you in the morning, Kurama. I'm trusting both you and Comp to get Akita to Nariko's safely and I'm requiring you to make sure she remains unharmed. She's much too important for me to lose her now." The jaganshi walked back into Akita's room.

Kurama knew that it was the best time to leave and did so. As he stepped into the cool night air, he began to race toward human world. He had saved his sister. Now, it was time to save his mother.

When Hiei felt Kurama go to Ningenkai, he focused all of his attention on his mate.

Akita looked tired, even in her slumber. Dark circles curved around her closed eyelids. Her skin seemed paler than usual. Was this pregnancy taking a larger toll on her than her first? Why hadn't he noticed?

"Your fretting is giving me a migraine. I was in the middle of a nice dream involving me, you, and a warm bed." Akita muttered. She attempted to sit up and was immediately assisted by Hiei. She squeezed his hand with gratitude.

"My apologies," Hiei said with a thin smile.

Akita patted the bed she lay upon, inviting her mate to join her.

The fire apparition's eyes lit with a lustful glow but he restrained himself with a healthy amount of effort. He seated himself above the covers. As he stroked her hair, Akita leaned against his shoulder with a content sigh. "Akita?"

"Interrupting my sensual dreams again. What?" Akita asked, glancing up at him.

"I wanted to apologize about earlier. I should've have overcome that drug. I never should've attacked you, even though I had no control over it. In your condition…" The male could not continue for he found Akita's lips pressed against his own in a fierce kiss.

"Do you know how ridiculous you sound? Hiei, it wasn't your fault. I don't blame you. Your love is tangible to me. I know you would never do something like that." Akita closed her eyes. "Now, would you please go to sleep? I'll let you eavesdrop on my dreams this once. It'll be a much better sexual fantasy if my mate takes part in it himself. After all, you owe me." Akita commented with a wide grin.

"You have a dirty mind." Hiei scolded with a smirk. "Let's have some fun then…" He closed his eyes, wrapped his arms around her firmly, and slept.

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"My plans are going exactly as I expected. I don't think I could've asked for it to go better." Yumeji studied the now blank reflecting pool with a smile.

"What now, my lady?" A male asked on bent knee with his head lowered. He appeared to be a middle-aged human. He had brown hair and a dark pair of green eyes. However, it was unusual for a human to have insects hovering around him like a shroud.

"Our next step. The execution of all mythical beasts begins today…particularly Akita's beloved wolf pack, her dear friend, Kaori, as well as her daughter, Aiko. Send out our hunters. Akita is due within the month? You're certain?" Yumeji inquired.

"I would swear on my life. Her twins will be born this month. I would estimate in two weeks." Witchdoctor replied.

"Excellent. The day they are born, we will take our next step. How is Yukina?" The cold-hearted female asked.

"She has recovered well from her delivery. Her two twins are healthy. Haruto has been looking after her." The doctor stood. "Is that all?"

"Yes. You may leave." Yumeji permitted. She turned her attention back to her reflecting pool. The main event was yet to come.

Author's Note: Read on.
XOXO, AngelK