Own nothing………cept OCs
Responses to my SWEET Reviewers:
Kahuffstix- no offense but do you write that for every story? I mean it's fine if it is but can you give me some tips in your reviews!
Red Kitsune Flames: Thank you thank you thank you! It took me a while to think of something smart for him to do. Because we ningens do not have the amazing intellect of Kurama, I needed some time to think of something worthy of the fox. Well sort of. Haha
Jazi: Mongooses are sweet……so are muskrats! Haha Thanks for reviewing. I'm updating as soon as possible but basketball season has started up again (urg) and I have 2 or 3 hour practices a night.
Lonelyfox: Whoa calm down there! My advice is to not eat sugar raw…….then you won't go crazy….well crazy isn't bad. I'm glad you reviewed for the last chapter, and please do the same for this one!
Kajihenge Yoko: I had to try a real cliffy. Not like the stinky one in the first chapter. I'm glad you like it!
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Ok on with the show!
"What!" Yusuke was fuming. "All this time we've only been fighting a clone?"
"A clone with only one-third of my power. While you were fighting 'me', I was hidden in the leaves, learning your techniques. You see, now I have the upper hand."
"You've been hiding like a coward this whole time? I can't stand vermin like you! You murder innocent humans and you fight without honor."
"Your words burn me." Shintaro's own words dripped with sarcasm. "You see if you could barely defeat a mere clone, what makes you think that you can defeat the real thing?"
"This!" Hiei appeared to the left of the real Shintaro, sword drawn, preparing to behead him.
Shintaro smirked. "So it begins."
He snatched Hiei's sword are and wrenched his weapon from the fire apparition's grasp. He punched the small demon in the stomach with such force that flecks of blood spurted from his mouth. But Shintaro was not through with him yet. The mongoose demon summoned a ball of orange energy and fired it straight at Hiei's face. The blast sent him flying back into a clump of trees. He made a large trench in the ground and Kurama, with his good hearing, could swear that he heard a few bones crack. When the dust cleared, Hiei lay on the ground unmoving.
"Bastard!" Yusuke was stunned despite the situation. Kurama never swore.
However the redhead was not paying attention to the young detective. One of his closest friends had gotten hurt because of his miscalculation, his error. That was unacceptable.
Once more Kurama struck out with his rose whip, and once more Shintaro was ready.
"This again?" Shintaro caught the whip and jerked Kurama towards him. The fox flew forward but flipped in midair. While still flying towards the mongoose, Kurama landed a blow straight in his face. The redhead somersaulted backwards perfectly fifteen feet from Shintaro.
"Hahaha. You actually gave me an injury. It's been quite a while since someone has done that. I congratulate you."
"Congratulate this!" Kurama lashed at Shintaro one final time.
The whip caught the mongoose around the ankles, tearing at is flesh. But Shintaro only smiled.
"Take this on for size." The mongoose forced his energy into the earth around him and hurled it at Kurama. The mass of dirt formed a cocoon around the redhead, effectively trapping him and cutting off his air.
"This time he'll really be dying."
"Kurama!" Yusuke sprinted over to his fallen friend while Kuwabara rushed Shintaro.
Yusuke knelt down next to the mass of earth that was, supposedly, Kurama. He tried scratching the dirt off but the packed earth was not budging. Inside, Yusuke could hear the fox's muffled attempts to free himself. Unable to think of any other solution, the teen powered up.
"Sorry Kurama." Yusuke fired. Well it did destroy the prison of earth, but it didn't benefit the old demon at all. The redhead was face down on the ground, his clothes smoking. Yusuke checked his pulse to find that he was only unconscious.
Yusuke turned back to the fight. Shintaro, having thrashed Kuwabara soundly, tossed him to the side. Seeing that Hiei was still down, and that Kuwabara was not getting up any time soon, Yusuke acknowledged that it was a one-on-one fight.
"It's just you and me now detective. Do you want to surrender? If you're as weak as your pathetic teammates I would recommend just lying down."
"If I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I'd be rich."
"Fine. Have it your way."
Yusuke was pissed beyond belief. His friends were hurt and this guy was toying with him! He would pay. Big time.
"Take this!" Yusuke charged and Shintaro took up a defensive stance. At the last second Yusuke kicked up a cloud of dust in the mongoose's face. He leapt into the air and landed neatly behind Shintaro. He collected all of the energy that he had left and fired it at the demon's back. The shot was true, and hit Shintaro in the small of his back.
"A master of controlling dirt, huh? All talk, that's what you are. It's blah blah blah and then you get your butt whooped!"
"Oh really?" The smoke cleared to reveal a slightly burnt, panting, but still very much alive Shintaro. "I am still the master of earth, mud, dust, and sand. You've just made me very angry, and now you're out of energy. Since you have no respect for my capabilities, I will just have to show you my real power!"
The mongoose forced four large clots of earth at the young detective. They stretched and sharpened, and pinned Yusuke to the ground. He struggled, trying to free himself, but to no avail. He tried using the very last of his energy to blast the dirt away as well, but found that that had the same results.
You'll find that quite impossible. The earth in this entire glade is filled with my energy. Your energy, on the other hand, is trapped inside you. You can't fight back. It's just you and me; your worthless friends will not be waking up any time soon."
"You'll get yours you bastard!"
"Let's see, first I'll fix that smart mouth of yours." Shintaro flicked his wrist, and a band of earth covered Yusuke's mouth and nose, cutting off his air supply. His body arched, unable to do anything else. His eyes bulged for want of precious oxygen, and hazy yellow spots danced before his vision. Just as Yusuke was about to pass out the cruel mongoose released him from the "muzzle."
Yusuke panted and gulped down the air that his body so desperately needed.
"Now, is your mouth feeling any cleaner?"
"Only dirty like you, filth!" Yusuke's will was not something to be taken lightly.
"I take it that that was a no. Well then I'll have to take another approach." He swiftly kicked the young detective in the jaw. Yusuke coughed and spit out blood. "Do your worst. You couldn't break me even if you tried."
"We stilled haven't cleaned it out yet, I guess you are in need of more treatment." Another kick to the face. Then more to his torso. Shintaro wouldn't stop. He seemed to be on a bloodlust, and Yusuke was the victim.
The mongoose was so absorbed in his cruel "lessons" that he did not notice a certain someone waking up.
Kurama groaned as consciousness returned to him. He sat up slowly and shook his head to clear his vision. When his eyesight cleared, he saw something that made his blood boil. Yusuke was fastened to the ground and Shintaro was beating him ruthlessly. To attack someone who was completely helpless…….well he knew that tune. Memories of Bakken arose in his head. But last time the positions were reversed. It was time he returned Yusuke the favor.
Standing up he drew his twin Grass Swords.
"Mongoose, your fight is with me now." Shintaro looked up.
"Ah, you're awake red. Good, cause this one isn't fun anymore." He motioned at Yusuke whose consciousness had long since fled him.
Kurama was seething. "Shintaro let's finish this!"
"I was thinking the same thing." He summoned his twin Scythes of Earth. "A dual to the death. No interferences."
"Agreed."
Shintaro flared out his energy and pushed Kurama's teammates to the side and restrained them with more bands of earth.
"Begin!"
The two began circling each other. After they had sized each other up for a good five minutes, Shintaro decided to take the offensive.
He struck out with his scythes and Kurama parried. Both possessed super human speed, as neither of them were, well, human.
They were locked in a dance of death, beautiful and cruel all at the same time. One wrong move would result in the destruction of either. Kurama excelled with any weapons, having a thousand years to practice, but Shintaro was matching him move-for-move. He needed to gain the upper hand. Parry, strike, twist. The fight was going no where. The two were evenly matched. That is, until Shintaro decided to take the match into his won hands, or well, erm, claws. He forced his energy into the ground behind Kurama creating a ditch. Kurama, expected a fair fight, did not foresee something like this to happen. He tripped on it and the mongoose took his advantage. He struck out with both of his scythes and sliced at the old fox.
Kurama felt fiery lances of pain in both his left arm and right side. But, as a master thief, he was also a master at concealing his pain. Standing back up, the redhead found he could only use his right hand, as the wound to his arm was too deep, rendering it useless.
Behind the two demons the rest of the Rekai Tantei were waking up. Hiei and Kuwabara woke up before Yusuke, but the young teen was not too far behind them. When they did wake up, though, the first thing they did was start struggling.
"Hey Kur-" Yusuke tried to cal out to his friend, but was hushed by Hiei. "What gives?"
"You fool," Hiei whispered, "do you see the way they're fighting? If Kurama looses focus for even a moment his death would be eminent."
"Isn't there anything we can do?" Kuwabara followed Hiei's example and lowered his voice. Hiei, watching one of his only friends battle for his life, didn't know what to do. For on of the first times during his life, the fire apparition's crimson eyes were filled with worry for the old fox.
"No."
A/N: Dun dun dun! What will become of Kurama and the team? Well, you can decide. Leave comments on what you think should happen and I'll see what I can do.
Peace, Love, and Chocolate Mousse,
MightyMongoose (I totally did not mean to make it rhyme.
