'Nother chapter! Yay! This is nearing to end of the story. I don't think I'll actually have many more chapters. At least I hope. Thanks to my wonderful reviewers! I LOVE YOU!
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Kat was cursing insanely as she sat getting her wounds bandaged by Botan. The bombs had worked like a charm. They blew up the entire stadium, and getting Midnight out had actually worked….
:FLASH BACK:
Kat lead the way as she, Hiei, Yuskue, and Kurama, who was carrying an unconscious Midnight in his arms, ran like hell from the collapsing structure. They made it but just barely.
But they got no relief. A sudden explosion threw the entire group from their feet. Kurama landed and turned with a growl. Kat let out a startled yelp when she landed hard, but recovered quickly. Hiei had his kantana drawn and Yuskue was readying his Spirit Gun. The figure behind them laughed loudly at their antics.
"So, you want your friend back this badly?" The man laughed. Kat narrowed her eyes. He looked familiar. Dark blue hair was cut short framing his face, sharp features a light with amusement. He looked like he could be related to Midnight almost. The fox demon, Kasai stood beside his master, blue eyes emotionless as he stared at them. The taller man's eyes narrowed. "Well, you're going to have to try harder than this." He stated(A/N: I never gave him a name. Oops…). Shadows engulfed the group.
'Sucker punched. Damn him." Kat thought as she slipped into unconsciousness. None of them had felt the sudden rise in ki and they had paid for it. Kurama wasn't knocked out by the blow, it wasn't the powerful, but because of the surprise it did leave him immobile.
"Kasai, go get my pet." It was a simple demand, leaving no room for argument.
"Yes, master." Was the only reply from the fox as he retrieved the still unconscious Midnight before he and his master disappeared.
:END FLASH BACK:
"DAMN THAT MOTHER FUCKER TO HELL." Kat exclaimed loudly thinking back on the incident. She was pissed like no other, and the fact that she was no sporting a broken arm plus a ton of other minor injuries wasn't helping at all.
Hiei smirked at the girl's antics slightly. Kurama who had actually suffered the most wounds was done bandaging himself and was now helping tend to the fire demon and the Detective, both of whom had multiple scraps and bruises, Yuskue sporting a couple of broken ribs.
The twins (All four of them) had gotten back safely. No major injuries. Dawn and Dusk were in fairly pissed moods. Dream and Nightmare weren't any better. For the four of them, they hadn't gotten any good fights during to tournament, and on top of that, Midnight was still missing.
Kurama had been depressed since they got back. From what everyone could see. In truth, the fox was as pissed off as Kat. He just didn't show it. To his team mates. The trees in the forest behind Midnight's house knew just how pissed Kurama was and a in a certain area there were very few left standing to show for it. Kurama's anger was not something you wanted to be on the receiving end of.
A loud knocking on the door brought everyone out of their individual brooding and sulking. Kat let out a mild curse and attempted to get off the couch. Attempted being the key word as Hiei shoved her, rather roughly, back down. Kat glared but stayed seated. Hiei met her glare evenly, but didn't back down whatsoever.
Kurama had already reached the door by the time Kat and Hiei were engaged in their glaring contest. Mild curiosity surfaced in his mind through the anger. It was pouring rain outside. Who in their right mind would be out in whether like this unless they had some sort of death wish? Natural kitsune curiosity had forced him to open the door really before he even thought about it. What his kitsune curiosity didn't prepare him for was the soaking wet girl standing in the door way.
"Hey….y'all. Why the…. Long fa…ces…." Midnight collapsed limply into Kurama's arms. The startled boy gained his senses barely in time to catch her. Kat was off the couch again in seconds, limping and yelping and cursing mildly by the time she reached Kurama in the hall.
Kurama sighed. "You do know running out here was an entire waste of energy?" He asked her calmly. Truthfully, the fox's heart was racing. Kat snared at him, fangs flashing, but heading back in the direction she had come, Kurama following her. Hiei was leaning against the wall, and gave Kat a glare as she walked in, but let his gaze slip to the now unconscious girl in Kurama's arms.
At the sight of their battered friend, Botan, Keiko, Keely, and Yukina, Dawn, and Dream rushed the boys out of the room. Kat stood blankly in the door way, staring at her best friend, until Botan called for her help.
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Two days later, Midnight was still sleeping off some herb concoction that Yukina and Keely had cooked up to help her heal. She'd been awake for about an hour after she'd been bandaged up. Enough time for her to tell part of the story of an interesting escape. Kat sat at Midnight's desk arms crossed thoughtfully over her chest as she watched the wolf/dragon sleep soundly as she went over the story in her head.
Flash back…. Kat P.O.V.
All of us sat in the living room around Midnight as she relayed her amazing story. No one could deny that the girl really looked like shit. Dark circles under her eyes, skin pale. But she had insisted that she tell as much as she could before she passed out again.
She started slowly, words forming as her eyelids dropped in memory. "After y'all oh so graciously blew up the stadium. –Which was a wonderful idea by the way—That dumb ass, Koji or what ever the hell his name was, was extremely pissed at Kasai for not stopping y'all. He was really enjoying watching you kick ass out there. And of course he almost lost me, his oh so precious pet." A small smirk spread across my face as Midnight's contorted in disgust. She was so easy to read, and her word choice was always entertaining. She blinked, shook her head and continued on. "So, yeah. There was some weird drug or something he had me on that kept me from accessing my powers, so all I had were my wings, and they were basically useless because that damn drug zapped my energy. Plus making it so I had no idea what the hell was going on.
"So with out the drug, I started regaining some common sense and what not." She said waving her hand in front of her face. "And Koji didn't even notice. So, one night after he was done ranting at Kasai for like hours, and I had regained my energy, I attacked."
Midnight stopped, her dark eyes filled with mild curiosity. "What's wrong?" Kurama had asked her. Midnight just shook her head.
"They're not dead is all." She said simply, eyes drooping. She yawned widely, as her body began to go lax. Botan ushered everyone, spare me, out of the room, telling them Midnight needed the sleep. Every six hours the person watching her would change since she would have to be under supervision until they were sure she was alright.
….End flashback…. Normal P.O.V.
So Kat sat watching Midnight sleep, mulling over the story. If those idiots weren't dead, it as likely they would come back again. Get an ass whoopin' if they came back, but they might come back nonetheless. Which worried Kat.
A soft knock came at the door, startling Kat from her thoughts. She glanced at the clock. It had been six hours already. Kat stretched and opened the door to reveal Yukina, smiling softly. "I'm here to take your shift." The ice maiden said softly. Kat could never argue with Yukina about this. Maybe that's why they always positioned Yukina after Kat.
After exchanging a few words with Yukina, Kat trotted down the stairs into the kitchen where majority of the group was lounging. All except for Hiei, Kurama, Yuskue, Kuwabara, and Josh. The first two were usually missing, but the last three were not. "Where're the guys?" She asked sleepily.
Keiko glanced up at the sound of her voice. "Out training." She answered, standing to stop Kat. "But you are going to bed." She said in a flat tone. Kat groaned, whining and arguing with Keiko that she didn't need more than two days of sleep a week, and she'd already gotten them. Loosing that argument, she resorted to name calling. None of this even fazed Keiko, and now Botan who was also forcing Kat to go to bed. It was unhealthy how long she went without sleep. And there was no way she was going to train in the state she was in! No way in hell!
"You'd think you two were my mothers or freaking caretakers or something." Was all Kat growled before she gave up, allowing Botan and Keiko to usher her to her room. The neko didn't realize exactly how tired she was until her head hit the pillow. All plans of sneaking out vanished as Kat slipped into a deep, dreamless sleep.
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In a random clearing behind Midnight's home the boys were sparring. All five of them were covered in minor wounds, cuts, sweat and dirt.
Yuskue held up a hand, panting. "Hey guys, I'm callin' it quits." He said, walking in the general direction of the house. "I'm tired of gettin' my ass kicked by Kurama and I'm hungry. Later." The last part of his statement was accompanied by a wave of his hand over his should.
"Hey wait up! I want food too!" Kuwabara exclaimed, chasing after Yuskue.
Josh snorted slightly, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Hate to admit it but those two have the right idea. Food sounds really good right now." He started walking away. "Later." He said, waving over his shoulder, before simply disappearing into the dark, the way only a vampire could.
Kurama sighed. "We've been out here all day. I do believe that eating would be a wise choice." He said. Plus, his shift to watch over Midnight was next.
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Midnight P.O.V.
I woke up slowly, and in a mildly pissed off mood. My head was fuzzy and my mouth felt like it was filled with cotton. Not the nicest feeling. I still hadn't found the energy to open my eyes. Slowly, as some of the first signs of nausea fade, I open my eyes a crap. I'm in my room, the shades are thankfully drawn making it dark enough for me to fully open my eyes.
And almost fall off my bed in shock. Kurama was asleep with his head resting on his arms, which were resting on my bed. I had to keep myself from giggling, because awake, Kurama was cute, but asleep, the red head was absolutely adorable! But, sadly, my movements had disrupted his sleep. Damnit!
Kurama's slightly unfocused green eyes lifted to meet my charcoal ones. "Hey. What's up?" I asked softly, a small grin lighting my features.
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There y'all go! I'm sorry it's kinda short! But this will either be the last chapter, and then an epilogue, or I'll post another chapter that would have been the epilogue, and then make an epilogue. Either way, I actually reached my goal to get 100 reviews! Yay! R&R please! I love y'all!