Return to the Makai

Hm...what happened to my reviewers? I guess I'll have to find out why this isn't very popular. Oh, well. I'll live.

This is the last chapter. I'll be starting another story soon that is completely different from any of these. Look for it soon.

The ending is a little fast, because I wasn't feeling creative when I wrote it. I hope you enjoy it just the same.

Translations:

Kitsune youkai shoujo- fox demon girl (meaning Kara)

Majhakatia- dammit (random word I wrote down; supposed to be a silver kitsune word)

Shivlamaka- calm down (another random kitsune word)

-Epilogue-

"Kurama, don't grieve." Who was that? Kurama looked up, his puffy eyes seeing the impossible. He was the only one. The others were dead. No, that wasn't right. He had been saved, but...Kara. She had been killed. Why was she here? He obviously wasn't on the battle field. He stared at the kitsune youkai shoujo in front of him. Her silver hair blew in the non-existent breeze and her warm, golden eyes showed sorrow and regret.

Kurama's emerald eyes began to pick out several other figures surrounding him.

"Who-what's-" Kara held up a hand to silence him, "I am not the only one who died, Kurama. Genkai, Koenma and Kuwabara died as a result of this war."

"What about Yusuke and Hiei?"

"They are sleeping peacefully. Their injuries have been healed."

"Am I- dead?"

"No, your body is in a coma. Your soul wants answers, Kurama." His soul? If Shuichi Minamino's soul was Kurama, then why did he still look like Shuichi? He took a look at himself again. Instead of his yellow fighting tunic, he was wearing his silver tunic; the same outfit that Kara was wearing. He noticed that his red locks were now silver. Kara walked closer and knelt down in front of him, "You are dying. Your body won't survive if you stay here!"

Kurama wasn't listening. He was lost in his thoughts. Kara did the only thing she could; she slapped him, "Majhakatia, Kurama! Look at yourself. Listen to me! Grieving will do nothing to bring me back! I'm dead!"

Kurama still ignored her. She put her hands on his shoulders and shook, "YOUKO KURAMA, WAKE UP! I'm dead. Makai to Kurama." She continued to shake him. He shut his eyes tight.

"Kurama, wake up!" Kurama's eyes opened. It was all a dream. Kiko had been shaking him for the past few minutes, "Kurama, you were screaming for Kara. You've been unconscious for several days." Kurama bolted up in his bed, "Kara, where is Kara?"

"She died, Kurama."

"I know that. Where is she?"

"The healers and I buried everyone on our side that died in the yard. I believe Kara is right where she fell."

Kurama bolted past Kiko and ran for the front door. He got outside and made it to the yard. He tried to remember where he was standing. Kiko joined him, walking ahead and stopping at a pile of rocks in the middle of the yard.

"Here she is, Kurama." Kiko went back inside.

Kurama knelt down, putting his hand on the ground next to the pile. Tears ran down his cheeks. They landed on the ground, mixing with his youki. In a few seconds there was a small rose bush there. The roses were a mixture of red, white and black. They were red because her blood had been spilled; white because she was still innocent and black because she had died in Kurama's place. He could hear a voice in his head, "Why do I have to keep telling you? Crying won't bring my back." Kurama nodded and stood up. He walked back into the house. Kiko stood inside waiting.

"Kurama-"

"Tell me what happened." Kiko began.

FLASHBACK (KIKO'S POV)-

I was standing in the house, watching the battle from the window. I watched as so many people fell. In 5 minutes, we had wiped out all but 7 demons; 5 fighters, Sashika and Karasu. Jauna and Kurama converted to their demon forms for this double fight. I saw Kara use her silver rose; a weapon that every demon had heard of. Sashika fell quickly to the most powerful weapon in Makai. Kurama and his sister began slowly limping towards the house. Karasu began talking to them, causing Kurama to turn around and walk back over to Karasu. Kurama didn't have a lot of strength left after having been bombed with dynamite. Both Kara and Kurama returned to human form; a fatal move.

Karasu's hands started to glow blue as he prepared to fire a huge bomb at Kurama. I could see Jauna make her way closer.

I stepped outside, summoning my water katana in case I needed to help. Jauna broke into a run, reaching Kurama first. She pushed him away just in time to be hit herself. I screamed and ran towards the 3 demons. The blue light disappeared and Jauna fell to the ground, her life force gone. Kurama yelled to two demons by the portal. They left, leaving Kurama to face Karasu. I finally made it to Jauna's side. I checked for a pulse and breathing, knowing full well that there was none. I noticed out the corner of my eye that Kurama was on the ground and Karasu was drawing closer to him. I had to act fast.

Laying Jauna down, I drew my katana and charged. I saw Kurama go limp, apparently exhausted. I attacked Karasu from behind, giving him no time to react. I thrust by katana into his back. It came out the other side, right through his heart. I pulled out my katana before letting him fall. He was dead before he hit the ground.

I sheathed my katana and went to check on Kurama. He was unconscious and, by the way his injuries looked, would most likely remain that way for a while. Botan joined my outside and helped me carry Kurama inside. We placed him on his bed.

We went back outside, hoping maybe we could still save her. Jauna still lay on the ground where I had left her. Botan placed her hand over Jauna's heart, "There is no heartbeat."

Hiei walked outside after just waking himself. He looked at me, "Her mind is blank. I'm afraid there is no bringing her back."

We buried her where she was.

REGULAR POV: END FLASHBACK

Kurama sat there, soaking in every word Kiko was saying. They had wanted to save her.

"You...tried..."

"Yes, we did. We hoped for the best, but she just didn't have enough energy left."

"If...I hadn't...if I could have..."

"There was nothing you could do."

"Kara is dead because I couldn't defend myself!"

"Kara is dead because she loved you. She put herself in harms way to protect her baby brother." Kiko pulled Kurama into a hug. He returned the favor, "Thank you."

"I'll be here for you." Kurama smiled, leaning forward into a kiss. They met in the middle. The two shared a long kiss before going to their rooms for the night.

"Kurama..."

"..."

"Kurama, look at me." He did so. The figure standing there was Kara. She smiled, "Thank you."

"For what?"

"You let me move on by finding peace."

"Kiko helped." Kara smiled. She looked into Kurama's eyes.

"Do you love her?"

"Well...I-she's nice..."

"Just answer the question."

"Yes."

"Then be with her. Don't let my death hold you back. I'm dead for good this time, Kurama. There is no coming back."

"Kara...I can't...I miss you."

"Shivlamaka, Kurama. You will be fine. Be with Kiko. She loves you. Don't stay hidden because of me. We did that after Kuronue died and now look at where we are." Kara's golden eyes, which were normally cold and unreadable, were full of love and concern for her brother. He returned the favor by smiling. Their eyes locked and Kara sent him a mental note, 'Don't forget me, but don't remember me.'

'What does that mean?'

'Never forget me, but don't spend the rest of your life looking for me. I will be everywhere you are. I am a spirit of nature. I will be in the grass, flowers and trees. I will look out for you. I'm always going to keep my promise: to protect you.'

With that, she disappeared. Kurama fell into a peaceful slumber.

Kara always did hold true to her promise and then some. Not only did she protect Kurama, she helped everyone he knew. She helped Shiori through her last years. She helped Kurama and Kiko in family issues. Eventually, Kurama's human body died and he joined his sister back in nature. Kiko also joined them as a spirit of the water.

Order was restored to Reikai after Koenma's death. Botan took over the job while remaining ferry girl.

Hiei and Yukina returned to the demon world. They went to live with Mukuro.

Yusuke resumed his normal life, including skipping school. All spirit detective teams were disbanded after Koenma died.

Yusuke and Keiko were married several years later. Their descendants continued to protect the human world.

None of the original detective team saw each other for a thousand years.

-End of Story-

Sorry I had to end it just like that, but if you want me to, I will write a story about that thousand year reunion. Tell me in a review. Bye!