Sorry, it's been a while, hasn't it? You have Goth Lolita's deepest apologies. However, passing Algebra 2/ Trig the second time around takes precedence over fanfic. Crazy, right?
Sakura felt as if she were emerging from deep water, as she slowly become aware of Kurama holding her upright.
'Hiei?' she silently questioned, only to be met by a wall of darkness, a wall she couldn't get past.
"Sakura." Kurama's use of her name, for the first time since she'd met him, drew her attention. She looked at him. His eyes were deadly serious. "The illusion. How do we break it?"
"W-we could use a genjutsu release, o-or neutralize the caster." she murmured. "Neutralize…How?" Kurama inquired gently. "By hurting the host body…or…or by…killing him." she whispered the last part.
"Sakura…" Kurama sounded apologetic. "We'll try to save him."
"Hn. Speak for yourself, fox." Hiei snorted.
Kurama glared at the shorter male. "He's obviously important to you. If there's any other way-"
"No." Sakura interrupted. "He's too strong. We have to kill him."
"Are you sure, Sakura?" Kurama asked.
"…Yes…" she barely got the word out.
"Alright." he said, raising a hand.
The ground rumbled, followed by a horrible ripping noise.
"What the- WHAT THE HELL? You used the fucking DEATH TREE? I Had. Blood Claim."
Sakura buried her face in the red-head's shoulder.
"It was a kinder death than Hiei would have given." he murmured to her. "I know…" she whispered back.
Naruto and Kakashi burst into the room. "Sakura-chan!" Naruto cried. "Sasuke, he…he's…" Kakashi spoke up. "He's dead, Sakura."
"I know." she repeated, voice dead.
"I'm sorry." Kurama said to the room in general, as Hiei ranted in the background.
Righty oh! Next chapter, the rest of the Reikai Tentai show up! Yes, that's right! The long awaited arrival of Yusuke and Kuwabara! Don't you love me?
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