Ok so Kioko and Kurama have made up so I think if I remember correctly I think this is the chapter where the shadows come out again.

DISCLAIMER: not mine but the characters that aren't in the show are.

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CHAPTER 10

"I don't care what you say Kai, this damn wound has been here for about two weeks and I'm gonna go to Phys. Ed whether you like it or not. Besides if something happens Kurama's there," Kioko yelled across the hall.

That morning, Kioko and Kai were arguing whether Kioko should go to gym class in the condition she's in. No one but Kai knew about her injuries.

"I've already skipped almost five classes, Kurama and the others are gonna suspect that it's not a normal injury. Just please, let me go to one class," she whined, "If something happens, I'll…I'll fake a faint and have Kurama take to the nurse's office."

Kai hated arguing with Kioko but he knew he had to let her do this, he sighed and answered, "Ok, just promise you won't do anything to open the wound and make blood come gushing out."

Kioko smirked at his sarcasm and pushed him out the door.

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"I want you to give me two laps around school. C'mon everybody let's go!" yelled Kioko's gym coach.

By the time Kioko finished the second lap, she fell to her knees. Her head starting spinning and didn't know what was going on. She felt a warm liquid gush out slowly on her waist, 'the wound!' she thought.  She was about to collapse when Kurama caught her from falling.

"Kioko, are you alright?" he asked in deep concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she lied, breathing heavily.

"No you're not, you're injured."

Kioko looked away, trying to deny it, she didn't want Kurama to worry about her but she also knew she couldn't lie to him anymore.

"Take me to the nurse's office, I'll explain everything there," huffed Kioko.

"Ms. Yamada, I'm taking her to the nurse's office. She doesn't look too good," Kurama spoke while holding Kioko in his arms.

Ms. Yamada nodded and let him go while jealous girls started eyeing Kioko. One of the girls starting saying, "She's probably faking it," while another answered, "That does not look fake. I saw some blood on her side. She must've had some injury there."

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Kurama opened the sliding door to the Health office. Luckily the nurse wasn't there so Kurama and Kioko could talk in private.

"I'm guessing you want an explanation," Kioko said faking a smile.

"You're guessing right," Kurama replied, "What the hell happened out there?"

Kioko slightly lifted up her shirt, revealing a slightly bleeding gash on her waist.

"If you're wondering how I got it, let's say, I'm not sure but it was three days before Christmas Eve," Kioko chuckled, "And I'm sorry I lied. I said I was okay but I really wasn't."

Kurama sighed, "None taken, I'm just worried about your condition. Have you tried healing it?"

"What do you think?" Kioko asked sarcastically, "There used to be three scars but Kai managed to heal one of them but it also nearly drained him completely. No matter how hard I tried it won't disappear."

Kurama sighed again and thought, 'Hiei! Where's Yukina?'

'Yukina? What do you need her for?' Hiei replied his thoughts.

'Healing, for Kioko.'

'Give me a minute.'

Kioko smiled while she eyed Kurama, "You were calling Hiei weren't you?"

"How did you know?" Kurama asked a little surprised.

Kioko smiled again, "We're twins."

Hiei arrived with Yukina and climbed through an open window.

"Hiei told me that Kioko needed healing. How can I help?" Yukina asked.

Kurama pointed to the wound and said "Is it possible you can heal? All of it?"

Yukina cocked her head a bit while looking at the wound, "It's a big wound but I'll do all I can."

Yukina put her hands on the wound and started to concentrate. Steam appeared, her powers were at work.

Kioko monitored her Yukina and saw that her face was losing her color. Kioko quickly grabbed Yukina wrists gesturing for her to stop.

"It's ok Yukina. You've done more than enough. Thank you," Kioko said in a worried tone.

"But your wound hasn't fully healed yet," Hiei pointed out.

"I don't want you draining yourself over my injuries," Kioko explained.

Yukina nodded. Footsteps started to make their way down the hallway while the sound of a middle aged woman became louder.

"Omigod, the nurse! Hiei and Yukina have to leave now," said Kioko.

Hiei grabbed on to Yukina and left the way he came in. Kurama quickly got a wet towel and placed it on Kioko's forehead.

The door slid open and appeared a chunky woman in her 40's or so, "Oh I'm sorry. Did I come in at a bad time?"

Kurama looked at her, "Oh, no I was just watching over her until you came back."

"Oh ok, then thanks. I can take it from here. I suggest you get back to class."

Kurama gave a look back at Kioko before leaving. Kioko gave him the 'I'll be fine' look. Kurama rolled his eyes, smiled, and left.

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Kioko stretched her arms out while walking back home with Kai, Kurama and the gang.

"Dang, that nurse lady talks way too much. I thought I was gonna die just listening to her stories about her life. What did she think I was? A shrink?" Kioko stated.

"Kioko, are you sure you're ok?" Kai asked, "Kurama told me Yukina managed to heal some of your wound but not all of it."

"You worry too much Kai, did you know that? I'm fine, or fine enough to run and walk. I'm not sure about my powers though," Kioko said with a smile.

Yusuke walked by Kioko, a few feet away. Kioko saw him and ran up to him.

"Thanks."

Yusuke looked at her a little confused, "For what?"

"The pep talk, you were right. Eventually I would need to forgive Kurama. Thank you," Kioko said with a bubbly smile on her face.

Suddenly the ground starting shaking and everyone around started collapsing.

"What the hell?!" Yusuke yelled.

Kioko looked at him and felt something tunneling underground. 'Water?' she thought. Water shot up from underground like a geyser revealing a shadowed figure. At the same time, thick vines spiraled up as tall as the geyser, revealing another shadowed figure.

"Oh shit! It can't be," Kioko said aloud.

Kai ran up to Kioko and asked, "Are they the ones?"

"Well there were a bit more than two but yeah, they're the ones," Kioko replied.

Kioko watched as the shadowed figures started to show themselves.

"I am Kano, Controller of Water," said the figure that stood upon the geyser.

"And I am Akiyama, Controller of Earth and all its plants," said the figure that stood upon the spiraled vines.

"We have come for you," Kano and Akiyama said in unison.

The ground started to shake again. Suddenly, vines shot up and wrapped themselves around Kioko.

"Kioko!" Kurama and Kai cried in unison. The vines carried Kioko toward Akiyama and Kano.

Kioko struggled to free herself from the grip of the vines when she felt a surge to power run through her body. Then it occurred to her, the vines were healing her wound causing her power to return to her body.

"What kind of freakish plant of yours is this?" Kioko asked Akiyama.

"We need you in perfect condition. This 'freakish' plant heals on my command," Akiyama said smirking.

Kioko cocked her head and smirked back and Akiyama. A golden aura started to surround her, her hands glowing white hot. She placed her hands on the vines that her binding her. Smoke appeared and soon the vine started to burn away, she nearly crashed landed but cushioned her fall at the last minute. She flew to same range Akiyama and Kano were and distanced herself from them.

"Thanks for the power boost mister," her hands started to glow white hot and started to spark, "But too bad I was told to never follow strangers," she raised her arms as sparks of electricity shot out, followed by a spiral of flames. "TEMPEST FLAMES!"

She hurled the attack toward her opponents; they barely dodged it but managed to make a quick getaway.

"This isn't over," Kano cried. Both Kano and Akiyama left the way they came, leaving a medium sized dark blue gem.

Kioko flew back down to the ground as the blue gem rolled to her.

"You okay? What kind of attack was that? I've never seen you do it," Kai asked, running towards Kioko.

"Yeah, I'm fine, didn't break a sweat. Oh and the attack, I thought of thought of that just now," answered Kioko. Kai did a face fault as Kurama smiled and sweat dropped.

"What do you mean you just thought if it now?! You mean this is the first time you've done that attack?!" Kai said with a little angry vain mark in the back of his head.

Kioko nodded her head. "I've never done two attack combinations before so I tried. I need elements that affected water and plants. So I used electricity and fire. I took some time to think of the name."

Kai tilted his head nearly crying, while Kurama smiled, still sweat dropping.  

She felt stop at her shoe. She looked down and saw the single blue gem left by Kano and Akiyama. Her eyes widened, she shook her head in disbelief and whispered, "It can't be."

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Ok so I guess updating every weekend won't work out since teachers are giving us a lot more homework. Well I tried my best to write as much as I could each weekend, took me three weekends to finish this chapter. Gomen that it took so long.

I'll if I can write the next chapter a little faster.

Jaa ne.