This is chapter 4 of "Hunter & Prey." It is titled "Yukon." It is a street
name in LA but it is also a Japanese word. In kanji it can mean "soul" or
"demon spirit." Not exactly a name that one would use to name his kids...
NEway, constructive C & C are welcome. Have fun reading.
-Shuuichi Minamino
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HUNTER & PREY
Ch 4 Yukon
"Kurama~~!!!" Hiei jumped over the sofa and in a flash was by Kurama's side.
*Kurama? Youko Kurama?*
Hiei looked up at Sonoma and glared at him, "What the fuck are you doing
standing there?!"
Hiei's remark snapped Sonoma out of his shock. He immediately rushed to
Hiei and helped him to carry Kurama upstairs.
"He lost a lot of blood," Sonoma said quietly. "whoever that attacked him
must be the same one who caused the glass to shatter."
"Well? What are we going to do?" Hiei said impatiently.
"Why don't you go downstairs and clean up the blood," Sonoma said
thoughtfully. "I'll take care of this."
Hiei stared at Sonoma in disbelief. Who does he think he is? How dare him
to tell him what to do?!
"Please..." Sonoma looked at Hiei. His eyes were showing emotion of pain
and remorse. Hiei stared back uncomfortably and finally broke the stare by
going downstairs.
*I hope this works,* Sonoma thought. *if it doesn't...we'll both die.*
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Yukon staggered into the alley as he coughed up blood.
*Shit!* Yukon thought. *What did he do to me?! I ... can't breath!!*
He had underestimated Kurama's ability when he decided to attack. Although
he had prevented Kurama from shifting to his youko form, he still had
trouble causing enough damage. Him, on the other hand, had suffer little
scratches, or so he thought. Now for some strange reasons he was feeling
extreme pain and was coughing up blood.
"Well, well, well...What do we have here?" A voice made him looked up. He
saw several men standing in front of him with a malicious grin on each of
their faces.
"What ... do you want?" He rasped, breathing hard.
"The boy asked what we want?" The other man jested. "Oh, we'll show him
what we want." They took a step toward him.
"Stay ... away!" He hissed.
One of the men grabbed his arm painfully while the other one proceeded to
rip open the front of his coat. Yukon's arms reflexively went up to pry
those hands away from him. The other man immediately stepped forward and
hit him hard across the face. Yukon could feel his conciousness slipping
away from him as his legs started to give under him. An image of him with
Sonoma suddenly flashed before him.
*No! Not that!* His mind screamed.
Yukon's eyes snapped open as he sent an energy ball toward the man in front
of him. The power sent the man crashing into the wall. The other two men
stared in surprise as Yukon punch one of them in the face and kicked the
other in the groin. He then disappeared.
Yukon panted and gasped after he had decided that it was safe enough for
him to stop running.
*Humans! Such sickening creatures!* He thought angrily. A different image
of him with Sonoma flashed through his mind as he walked inside an empty park.
*You have to stop mixing the personal with the business, Yukon,* he thought
to himself. *that was an accident. Your job is to kill him.*
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"Yukon!" Sonoma's cry echoed through his mind as he felt himself falling.
"Did I kill the bastard?" Yukon asked weakly.
"...Yes." Sonoma said silently. "You've been poisoned."
"I know that. Shit! Can't believe I'm going to die too." Yukon cursed
again under his breath. "Well...now I can't kill you."
"Yukon..." Sonoma paused and closed his eyes. He appeared to be
contemplating something. He opened his eyes again and this time, there was
a strange gleam in them. "If you die, then I'll never figure out anything
about you. I still want to know why you want to kill me."
"You ... never give up," Yukon could feel his life slipping away. "I
would've been able to kill you."
"There's a way that I can save you. You may try to kill me again after you
recover," Sonoma smiled and said calmly. "And you know, sometimes I think
that don't really give a damn anymore."
"What...?"
Sonoma kissed him. What happened after that, was something that Yukon
would never forget. It had been his first time and it was something that
would be haunting him for a long time.
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*Why are you still thinking about it dammit?!* Yukon cursed himself
silently. *You are the best assasin in Makai. That was what you were born
for. Remember? You were the unwanted child. Killing others is the way to
make everything fair.*
Yukon coughed again. This time it had felt a bit better. He speculated
that whatever type of poison that had been bothering him, was finally losing
its effect. So now all he needed to do after he recover was to kill Sonoma.
Yukon opened his eyes. He would kill Sonoma all right. It had never been
difficult to kill, at least not for him. He had been killing others ever
since he was old enough to walk. He had always been on his own. Money and
pride were what he had lived for, and he still does. He knew that he needed
money. He had spent years hunting for Sonoma and he was not about to give
in at the last moment. He would kill him, and he would kill whoever that
would stand in his way. That was a bit different from his usual way, but
with Sonoma, it was worth it. Sonoma was worth everything.
------------Chapter 4 Yukon End (To Be Continued)--------------
--Shuuichi Minamino
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* "J'aurais "I would have wanted *
* voulu ne pas mourir. not to die. *
* J'aurais voulu I would have wanted *
* ne jamais grandir. never to grow up. *
* J'aurais I would have *
* voulu me casser l'ame." wanted to rend my soul." *
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* ~Cirque Du Soleil ~Circus Of The Sun *
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