Chapter 2: Distant memories
The sun pieced Kurama's emerald eyes he sheened with the light. He played with the letter in his pocket for he saw in eye distance the apartment. Kurama frowned slightly and his brow tensed. He'd be arriveing soon to another task set before him. Youko relished all the challenges but Kurama felt slightly uneasy. Slowly Kurama brought his hand up to knock on the door.
He tapped upoun it lightly and was taken back when the door burst open before him.
"Your here!" Kuwabara exclaimed with a dumb look of happiness on his face. Kuwabara turned behind him and shouted."He's here!"
"We could hear the door you numbskull." Hiei shoved Kuwabara out of his walking way."It's a good thing I went ahead otherwise I'd die from how slow you went." Kurama looked flushed with embarassment he put one arm to his head.
"Well I had alot to think about." Yusuke's mother smiled and aknowledged his presence she sat lazily on Yusuke's chair closest to the door. She held in her hand loosesly a glass full of soda. Yusuke stood from the couch and went up to Kurama.
"Hey buddy where've ya been?" Yusuke looked better from the last time Kurama saw him."Come have a seat." Yusuke could tell how Kurama looked and probly felt out of place so he directed his friend to the couch with his hand shoved on Kurama's back. After Kurama sat Yusuke sat as well on the couch. Hiei stood leaned against the wall. Kuwabara made a run for the livingroom when he tripped and fell on Hiei's foot.
"Hey you pipsqeak I was walking here." Kuwabara held up a fist to Hiei.
"Please don't fight!" Mrs.Urameshi pleaded.
"I won't Mrs.Urameshi." Kuwabara smiled and sat down on the floor crosslegged. He gave Hiei the glare that stated 'We'll finish this later.' Hiei glared at Kuwabara with anamosaty
Mrs.Urameshi glanced at Yusuke.
"I'm going out Yusuke make sure your guests are comfortable." she set her glass down on the kitchen counter and grabbed her clanging keys.
"I will!" he shouted at his mothers presence that exited the house."Kuwabara get the tape."
"Oh yeah!" He grabbed his tape and placed it in the new vhs player.
"When did you get the tape player?" Kurama asked with wonderment.
"Oh you remember..." Yusuke beagain Kurama sighed softly he had aparrently missed alot.
"No obviously he doesn't Yusuke." Hiei growled.
"People from the electronic store gave it to me when I stopped a attack from the seven." Yusuke gave Kurama the thumbs up. Kurama nodded and stared at the ground."Why are you so glum Kurama?" Yusuke's question was overlooked when the tv boomed on.
"Hey look guys I got it started." Kuwabara beamed with pride. Yusuke leaned back and put his arms on the back of the couch.
"I wonder what Koenma has to say this time." On the screen boomed a Koenma production. The same one from when they watched the tape for Yukina. Yusuke snickered.
"I have a very important task for all of you." Koenma beagain."Resently the Netherworld has been brought back."
"But we stopped Yakumo!" Yusuke jumped out of his seat.
"You only delayed the inevinable." Koenma sighed tension ran high."Yakumo has made demands."
"What kind of demands!?" Yusuke yelled at the tv. Koenma looked down.
"If we do not return the power sphere to him at the Kasamae shrine...he will kill Boton!" Koenma brought his face up which was full of tears. Kurama jumped up from the couch.
"When! When did this happen?" All eyes fell on Kurama.
"Kurama...." Yusuke looked for words of reassurence.
"Just a couple of hours ago!" Koenma screamed. Hiei covered his ears.
"Must you scream so!" Hiei yelled angerly. Kurama for the door.
"Kurama wait!" Yusuke shouted but to no avail. Kurama ran down the street and charged at the Kasamae shrine. 'If it isn't enough he had to fool me into believeing Kuronue's death was my fault and if it isn't enough he took her once before...' Kurama gridded his teeth in the memory. He wasn't there when Boton was taken. Kuramas thought drew back to the past.
Flashback:
Kurama stood in the ready fog swirled around where stood making it impossible to find Kuronue. Kurama seached his eyes looking threw the fog.
"You are truly dispickable." Kuronue said from behind Kurama. Kurama whirled around. Kuronue swung his pendent around his hand."In the past you fled and left me to die. Now you are trying to destroy our dream," Kuronue's tone wavered,"My old friend." Kuronue flung his blade at Kurama. Kurama jumped above the blade which was pulled back to Kuronue.
"Kuronue it is true that I could not rescue you that day. But please believe this...I...I...tried." Kurama's hand where spread out on both sides of his body. Then he made a fist."I tried I really tried." Shiny blades could slightly be seen threw the dense fog.
"Silence!" Kuronue hollard. Blades swung at Kurama the first he jumped sideways to avade the second he flipped. The third blade that came at him he had to jump backwards. just after his feet touche the ground another forced Kurama to jump upward and flip the blade just missing him. Kurama him the ground.
"Uhh!" pain struck his already bleeding chest. Kurama croutched down and held his chest. His purple shirt already stained with blood. Kurama ached with pain and couldn't help but moan. Blood pored out more to stain threw the yellow ribbon. Another blade swung at Kurama he leaped up and pulled his 'Rose Whip' to block the blade."Don't do this! Rose Whip!" the 'Rose Whip swung the blade away from Kurama. Kurama held his chest with his left arm and the Rose Whip in the right. He swung his whip again to block the blades that flew at him. A blade hit the whip and got attached to it. The blade fell to the ground. Kurama panted.
"Heh heh." Kuronue chuckled evily,"What's wrong," Kuronue approached slowly,"Your not fighting back." Kurama fell to his knees. Kuronue still headed toward him.
"Kuronue what you are trying to do now is wrong." Kuronue's eyes flickered with agitation he pulled his pendent so it streched not quite arms length held in both arms.
"You say it's wrong. How dare you say that." Kuronue pulled his blade from the chain he held it on out of the ground. He raised it in the air. Kurama sat with sad eyes he breathed in quickly with a look of surprise mixed with sadness.
"Listen to me Kuronue." Kuronue himself dove at Kurama from his left above him with his black wings.
"Shut your," He yelled flinging his blade at Kurama who tried blocking it with his Rose Whip the blade caught Kurama's shoulder.Kurama shrieked and was flown back. Kuronue's blade and himself flung at the ground. "Mouth!" Kurama rolled when he hit the ground. He forced himself to rest on his knees. His red hair drewped low to the ground. He held his chest. Kuronue's feet was heard coming toward Kurama."You still haven't remembered have you." Kuronue swung his pendent."You left me." Kurama wincced from the pain that was brought to his shoulder. He gasped with more pain his breath was heavy. Kuronue's pendant made a floresent red light when Kuronue swung it back and forth. A red aura surronded his right hand. Kurama could see Kuronue but barely he was way ahead of him. A blade swung above Kurama's head it glistened. Blades seemed to surround him. Kurama was entranced by the pendent."You traitor." Kurama felt sadness and guilt his eyes almost watered. The pendent swung back and forth almost in one flewed motion leaving the red light to be almost curved like Kuronue's blades as it swerved."Traiter! Traiteerrrrrr! Traiteeerrrrrrrr!" A swooshing sound was heard all threw the foggy construction site. A blade hit Kurama's side. Kurama lept back.
"Oww! Owf!" Kurama fell to his left side many feet away from Kuronue then onto his back. Kuronue landed on the ground as Kurama tried to push himself up.
"Now you can make up for your ugly past." Kuronue hissed. Kurama now on his knees with his arms he still tried to push himself up with. He stared at his old partner. One arm was fully streched the other still rested on the ground.
"I didn't...I" Kuronue's pendent twirled so fast no pendent was visable just a red circle.
"Hah whats wrong? Are you going to try to kill me? So as to save yourself again?" He chuckled still spinning the pendent. Kurama now had both arms fully extended on the ground.
"No your wrong that time your pendent..." Kuronue had the chain of the pendent enticed around his fingers. He twirled the pendent then caught it with the same hand.
"With this sive I will now cleanse your pathetic soul." He tossed the pendent at Kurama. Kurama's eyes blazed wide with surprise.
"Whats this!" The pendent shimmered red. A memory snapped into Kurama's head.
Youko Kurama turned hand outstreached with a gold looking mirror.
"No Don't Kuronue!" He yelled. Kuronue ran with his black wings outstreached. Kurama's words echoed through the forest. Kuronue's face was dark and blood poured out the open bamboo that had impaled him.
"Forget about me Kurama! Go runnnnnnnn!" Kuronue yelled. Kurama snapped out of his memory and looked at the Kuronue before him. Kuronue held two blades across his chest.
"Now I finsh you!" He said as he disappeared into the fog. The fog swirled around Kurama. Kurama reached his hand back to his hair
"Kuronue..." He clutched a plant to his chest."Please give me strength." The fog swirled around in a circle like a tornado it had a massive circular opening above. Kuronue leaped down to Kurama blades outstreached wings open. Kuronue swung at Kurama.
"Die!" Kuronue grumbled at unexpected pain and dropped one of his blades. Kurama had raised his left arm enough so his right arm could swing and impale Kuronue. Kurama didn't even need to turn to do it."Ah.." Kuronue choked."You...you...wahhh!"
"The one with the ugly rotten soul is you!" Kurama said still on one knee. Kuronue back up somewhat. Kurama turned."You are not my old friend Kuronue!" He pushed forward with the plant which resembled a blade further in Kuronue's chest. Then quickly pulled it out blood dripped from it."Show me your true form!" Kuronue clutched the hole that Kurama made. And gasped in pain. He changed it a ugly red demon with orange hair and grey armor.
"How did you discover my trick?"
"I could tell." Kurama held up the pendent."First of all Kuronue always carried this pendent with him. He would never just throw it away. Whats more," Kuramas aura glowed golden."No matter what the circumstances he would never attack an enemy from the rear." He approached the demon with his sword. The demon gasped wide eyed it threw the blade it used. Kurama's expression was placid the blade zoomed past his head he still glowed."Hah Kuronue risked his own life telling me to run away. You twisted my memories of our friendship!" Kurama blazed red."WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kurama shouted. The demon screamed and backed off sweat dripped from its brow. Kurama struck the ground with the sword and out of it three vines with sharp points flew at the demon. The prickers became gigantic and impaled the demon hundreds of them appeared. All were sharp bamboo trees. A bright Yellow ball of energy forced the leaves of the top of the tall trees back. Kurama screamed with anger. The light disappeared and the leaves started to fall Kurama stood the breeze and leaves swept by him. Hiei stood fifteen feet away from him.
"So even someone as calm as you gets occastionally gets angry," Kurama slowly turned to him,"Hm its good to know." Hiei walked up to Kurama who in turned gazed down.
"Not being able to rescue Kuronue that day..."
"Kurama," Kurama looked at Hiei. Hiei's red eyes stared back at him."There is no one that does not have not carried scars on his heart," Hiei looked away,"If there where someone in the world like that he would be a shallow soul." Hiei walked away.
End Flashback
'I couldn't stop Yakumo from taking Boton then but I will not let him do it again. She sacrificed so much when he ripped the power sphere out of her body.' Kurama turned his head in memory.'When I arrived I found Hinigeshi leaning over Boton and Yakumo before Yusuke on the ground. Yakumo flung me with my Rose Whip without a single thought. Hiei was even going to sacrifice himself to kill Yakumo. We joined Yusuke with our spirit energy from the power sphere but that wasn't enough. Yusuke got him again we all thought he was dead how could he have survived. I pulled out Hinigeshi out of the rubble just like I did to Boton.'
Flashback
Yusuke held Boton she slowly opened her eyes and smiled.
"Yusuke." He nodded.
End Flashback
'I help Hinigeshi up my heart was filled relief when I knew she was alright. I remember Yusuke saying if he did come back we'd give him a good beating. But I never thought he would be still alive. I couldn't save her.' Kurama thought about when Kaito took her soul. How Youko almost instantly poured out muttering every curse the demon knew. 'I won't let you kill her Yakumo.' Kurama sprinted threw the almost desolate streets. 'I'll reach Boton soon if I kept this pace but then would I have the strength to kill him?' A voice came at the back of Kurama's mind. 'When did you become afraid of fighting to the death?' Kurama sighed and smirked Youko had spoken to him a rare delight it was. A presence's aura Kurama instantly felt.
"You can't do this alone." Kurama gritted his teeth. 'Alone or with help I will kill Yakumo for all he did.' Kurama and Hiei approached the Shrine. Soon all would be answered...
tomiie789:To be continued...sorry if I spoiled anything about Yu Yu Hakusho Poltergeist report...oh and sorry if its ooc.
The sun pieced Kurama's emerald eyes he sheened with the light. He played with the letter in his pocket for he saw in eye distance the apartment. Kurama frowned slightly and his brow tensed. He'd be arriveing soon to another task set before him. Youko relished all the challenges but Kurama felt slightly uneasy. Slowly Kurama brought his hand up to knock on the door.
He tapped upoun it lightly and was taken back when the door burst open before him.
"Your here!" Kuwabara exclaimed with a dumb look of happiness on his face. Kuwabara turned behind him and shouted."He's here!"
"We could hear the door you numbskull." Hiei shoved Kuwabara out of his walking way."It's a good thing I went ahead otherwise I'd die from how slow you went." Kurama looked flushed with embarassment he put one arm to his head.
"Well I had alot to think about." Yusuke's mother smiled and aknowledged his presence she sat lazily on Yusuke's chair closest to the door. She held in her hand loosesly a glass full of soda. Yusuke stood from the couch and went up to Kurama.
"Hey buddy where've ya been?" Yusuke looked better from the last time Kurama saw him."Come have a seat." Yusuke could tell how Kurama looked and probly felt out of place so he directed his friend to the couch with his hand shoved on Kurama's back. After Kurama sat Yusuke sat as well on the couch. Hiei stood leaned against the wall. Kuwabara made a run for the livingroom when he tripped and fell on Hiei's foot.
"Hey you pipsqeak I was walking here." Kuwabara held up a fist to Hiei.
"Please don't fight!" Mrs.Urameshi pleaded.
"I won't Mrs.Urameshi." Kuwabara smiled and sat down on the floor crosslegged. He gave Hiei the glare that stated 'We'll finish this later.' Hiei glared at Kuwabara with anamosaty
Mrs.Urameshi glanced at Yusuke.
"I'm going out Yusuke make sure your guests are comfortable." she set her glass down on the kitchen counter and grabbed her clanging keys.
"I will!" he shouted at his mothers presence that exited the house."Kuwabara get the tape."
"Oh yeah!" He grabbed his tape and placed it in the new vhs player.
"When did you get the tape player?" Kurama asked with wonderment.
"Oh you remember..." Yusuke beagain Kurama sighed softly he had aparrently missed alot.
"No obviously he doesn't Yusuke." Hiei growled.
"People from the electronic store gave it to me when I stopped a attack from the seven." Yusuke gave Kurama the thumbs up. Kurama nodded and stared at the ground."Why are you so glum Kurama?" Yusuke's question was overlooked when the tv boomed on.
"Hey look guys I got it started." Kuwabara beamed with pride. Yusuke leaned back and put his arms on the back of the couch.
"I wonder what Koenma has to say this time." On the screen boomed a Koenma production. The same one from when they watched the tape for Yukina. Yusuke snickered.
"I have a very important task for all of you." Koenma beagain."Resently the Netherworld has been brought back."
"But we stopped Yakumo!" Yusuke jumped out of his seat.
"You only delayed the inevinable." Koenma sighed tension ran high."Yakumo has made demands."
"What kind of demands!?" Yusuke yelled at the tv. Koenma looked down.
"If we do not return the power sphere to him at the Kasamae shrine...he will kill Boton!" Koenma brought his face up which was full of tears. Kurama jumped up from the couch.
"When! When did this happen?" All eyes fell on Kurama.
"Kurama...." Yusuke looked for words of reassurence.
"Just a couple of hours ago!" Koenma screamed. Hiei covered his ears.
"Must you scream so!" Hiei yelled angerly. Kurama for the door.
"Kurama wait!" Yusuke shouted but to no avail. Kurama ran down the street and charged at the Kasamae shrine. 'If it isn't enough he had to fool me into believeing Kuronue's death was my fault and if it isn't enough he took her once before...' Kurama gridded his teeth in the memory. He wasn't there when Boton was taken. Kuramas thought drew back to the past.
Flashback:
Kurama stood in the ready fog swirled around where stood making it impossible to find Kuronue. Kurama seached his eyes looking threw the fog.
"You are truly dispickable." Kuronue said from behind Kurama. Kurama whirled around. Kuronue swung his pendent around his hand."In the past you fled and left me to die. Now you are trying to destroy our dream," Kuronue's tone wavered,"My old friend." Kuronue flung his blade at Kurama. Kurama jumped above the blade which was pulled back to Kuronue.
"Kuronue it is true that I could not rescue you that day. But please believe this...I...I...tried." Kurama's hand where spread out on both sides of his body. Then he made a fist."I tried I really tried." Shiny blades could slightly be seen threw the dense fog.
"Silence!" Kuronue hollard. Blades swung at Kurama the first he jumped sideways to avade the second he flipped. The third blade that came at him he had to jump backwards. just after his feet touche the ground another forced Kurama to jump upward and flip the blade just missing him. Kurama him the ground.
"Uhh!" pain struck his already bleeding chest. Kurama croutched down and held his chest. His purple shirt already stained with blood. Kurama ached with pain and couldn't help but moan. Blood pored out more to stain threw the yellow ribbon. Another blade swung at Kurama he leaped up and pulled his 'Rose Whip' to block the blade."Don't do this! Rose Whip!" the 'Rose Whip swung the blade away from Kurama. Kurama held his chest with his left arm and the Rose Whip in the right. He swung his whip again to block the blades that flew at him. A blade hit the whip and got attached to it. The blade fell to the ground. Kurama panted.
"Heh heh." Kuronue chuckled evily,"What's wrong," Kuronue approached slowly,"Your not fighting back." Kurama fell to his knees. Kuronue still headed toward him.
"Kuronue what you are trying to do now is wrong." Kuronue's eyes flickered with agitation he pulled his pendent so it streched not quite arms length held in both arms.
"You say it's wrong. How dare you say that." Kuronue pulled his blade from the chain he held it on out of the ground. He raised it in the air. Kurama sat with sad eyes he breathed in quickly with a look of surprise mixed with sadness.
"Listen to me Kuronue." Kuronue himself dove at Kurama from his left above him with his black wings.
"Shut your," He yelled flinging his blade at Kurama who tried blocking it with his Rose Whip the blade caught Kurama's shoulder.Kurama shrieked and was flown back. Kuronue's blade and himself flung at the ground. "Mouth!" Kurama rolled when he hit the ground. He forced himself to rest on his knees. His red hair drewped low to the ground. He held his chest. Kuronue's feet was heard coming toward Kurama."You still haven't remembered have you." Kuronue swung his pendent."You left me." Kurama wincced from the pain that was brought to his shoulder. He gasped with more pain his breath was heavy. Kuronue's pendant made a floresent red light when Kuronue swung it back and forth. A red aura surronded his right hand. Kurama could see Kuronue but barely he was way ahead of him. A blade swung above Kurama's head it glistened. Blades seemed to surround him. Kurama was entranced by the pendent."You traitor." Kurama felt sadness and guilt his eyes almost watered. The pendent swung back and forth almost in one flewed motion leaving the red light to be almost curved like Kuronue's blades as it swerved."Traiter! Traiteerrrrrr! Traiteeerrrrrrrr!" A swooshing sound was heard all threw the foggy construction site. A blade hit Kurama's side. Kurama lept back.
"Oww! Owf!" Kurama fell to his left side many feet away from Kuronue then onto his back. Kuronue landed on the ground as Kurama tried to push himself up.
"Now you can make up for your ugly past." Kuronue hissed. Kurama now on his knees with his arms he still tried to push himself up with. He stared at his old partner. One arm was fully streched the other still rested on the ground.
"I didn't...I" Kuronue's pendent twirled so fast no pendent was visable just a red circle.
"Hah whats wrong? Are you going to try to kill me? So as to save yourself again?" He chuckled still spinning the pendent. Kurama now had both arms fully extended on the ground.
"No your wrong that time your pendent..." Kuronue had the chain of the pendent enticed around his fingers. He twirled the pendent then caught it with the same hand.
"With this sive I will now cleanse your pathetic soul." He tossed the pendent at Kurama. Kurama's eyes blazed wide with surprise.
"Whats this!" The pendent shimmered red. A memory snapped into Kurama's head.
Youko Kurama turned hand outstreached with a gold looking mirror.
"No Don't Kuronue!" He yelled. Kuronue ran with his black wings outstreached. Kurama's words echoed through the forest. Kuronue's face was dark and blood poured out the open bamboo that had impaled him.
"Forget about me Kurama! Go runnnnnnnn!" Kuronue yelled. Kurama snapped out of his memory and looked at the Kuronue before him. Kuronue held two blades across his chest.
"Now I finsh you!" He said as he disappeared into the fog. The fog swirled around Kurama. Kurama reached his hand back to his hair
"Kuronue..." He clutched a plant to his chest."Please give me strength." The fog swirled around in a circle like a tornado it had a massive circular opening above. Kuronue leaped down to Kurama blades outstreached wings open. Kuronue swung at Kurama.
"Die!" Kuronue grumbled at unexpected pain and dropped one of his blades. Kurama had raised his left arm enough so his right arm could swing and impale Kuronue. Kurama didn't even need to turn to do it."Ah.." Kuronue choked."You...you...wahhh!"
"The one with the ugly rotten soul is you!" Kurama said still on one knee. Kuronue back up somewhat. Kurama turned."You are not my old friend Kuronue!" He pushed forward with the plant which resembled a blade further in Kuronue's chest. Then quickly pulled it out blood dripped from it."Show me your true form!" Kuronue clutched the hole that Kurama made. And gasped in pain. He changed it a ugly red demon with orange hair and grey armor.
"How did you discover my trick?"
"I could tell." Kurama held up the pendent."First of all Kuronue always carried this pendent with him. He would never just throw it away. Whats more," Kuramas aura glowed golden."No matter what the circumstances he would never attack an enemy from the rear." He approached the demon with his sword. The demon gasped wide eyed it threw the blade it used. Kurama's expression was placid the blade zoomed past his head he still glowed."Hah Kuronue risked his own life telling me to run away. You twisted my memories of our friendship!" Kurama blazed red."WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kurama shouted. The demon screamed and backed off sweat dripped from its brow. Kurama struck the ground with the sword and out of it three vines with sharp points flew at the demon. The prickers became gigantic and impaled the demon hundreds of them appeared. All were sharp bamboo trees. A bright Yellow ball of energy forced the leaves of the top of the tall trees back. Kurama screamed with anger. The light disappeared and the leaves started to fall Kurama stood the breeze and leaves swept by him. Hiei stood fifteen feet away from him.
"So even someone as calm as you gets occastionally gets angry," Kurama slowly turned to him,"Hm its good to know." Hiei walked up to Kurama who in turned gazed down.
"Not being able to rescue Kuronue that day..."
"Kurama," Kurama looked at Hiei. Hiei's red eyes stared back at him."There is no one that does not have not carried scars on his heart," Hiei looked away,"If there where someone in the world like that he would be a shallow soul." Hiei walked away.
End Flashback
'I couldn't stop Yakumo from taking Boton then but I will not let him do it again. She sacrificed so much when he ripped the power sphere out of her body.' Kurama turned his head in memory.'When I arrived I found Hinigeshi leaning over Boton and Yakumo before Yusuke on the ground. Yakumo flung me with my Rose Whip without a single thought. Hiei was even going to sacrifice himself to kill Yakumo. We joined Yusuke with our spirit energy from the power sphere but that wasn't enough. Yusuke got him again we all thought he was dead how could he have survived. I pulled out Hinigeshi out of the rubble just like I did to Boton.'
Flashback
Yusuke held Boton she slowly opened her eyes and smiled.
"Yusuke." He nodded.
End Flashback
'I help Hinigeshi up my heart was filled relief when I knew she was alright. I remember Yusuke saying if he did come back we'd give him a good beating. But I never thought he would be still alive. I couldn't save her.' Kurama thought about when Kaito took her soul. How Youko almost instantly poured out muttering every curse the demon knew. 'I won't let you kill her Yakumo.' Kurama sprinted threw the almost desolate streets. 'I'll reach Boton soon if I kept this pace but then would I have the strength to kill him?' A voice came at the back of Kurama's mind. 'When did you become afraid of fighting to the death?' Kurama sighed and smirked Youko had spoken to him a rare delight it was. A presence's aura Kurama instantly felt.
"You can't do this alone." Kurama gritted his teeth. 'Alone or with help I will kill Yakumo for all he did.' Kurama and Hiei approached the Shrine. Soon all would be answered...
tomiie789:To be continued...sorry if I spoiled anything about Yu Yu Hakusho Poltergeist report...oh and sorry if its ooc.