A Dream Come True

Updated: November 8, 2009

Disclaimer: See Chapter One.
Warnings: See Chapter One.


Chapter 31: Kuwabara vs. Ani Toguro!!

“Begin!!” announced Juri.

Kuwabara held out the sword hilt and started to concentrate on it, screaming as he did. His hand began to glow as well as the hilt.

“Ooooh?!” the crowd said while looking on in anticipation.

Everyone looked with amazement at the power crackling around Kuwabara, and the deadly-looking energy sword he was holding. Kuwabara’s eyes were closed in concentration and many thoughts went through his mind, mostly of you.

‘(YAFN)-chan’s dream will not happen…I’ll make sure of that by taking out this freak and the rest of ‘em.’ Kuwabara thought, screaming louder as his power continued to grow.

Ani snorted at the display, obviously not impressed.

“Kuwabara has made a wonderful recovery and further increased his power. The sword has definitely become stronger at converting reiki for both offense and defense.” Kurama said, impressed.

“Of course he is. You guys got to stop underestimating him and me, for that matter. Just believe in him…he’ll finish this guy.” You said watching Kuwabara’s power growing rapidly.

Kuwabara opened his eyes, feeling his power flowing through his veins as well as the sword hilt.

“Let's go!!” Kuwabara shouts as he rushes towards his opponent, who just stood their, waiting indifferently.

‘That sword will certainly be trouble...Alright...Should I go with that technique?’ Elder Toguro thought.

The stone begins to mysteriously crack beneath E. Toguro's feet, which got the attention of Yusuke.

‘Toguro's footing...!?’ Yusuke thought, not getting too good of a feeling at those cracks.

Kuwabara jumped into the air, his sword above his head.

“FALL!!” he screamed as he strikes.

“Why isn't he dodging!!?” shouted the crowd.

Everyone stares at E. Toguro, who is still standing calmly even after being sliced down the middle. Kuwabara took a step back in surprise.

“...Huh? What the hell? Hey, hey, did---did I win? N...” Kuwabara said, not believing it.

You almost scream when Kuwabara drops his sword when he was abruptly pierced from behind by half a dozen spikes. Blood dripped down his mouth as he made a silent scream of pain.

“Whaaaaat!!” shouted Yusuke.

Kuwabara swayed a bit before falling over, the spikes seeming to be growing from the floor.

“Shit…” Kuwabara mumbled as the spikes rose from the ground until Elder Toguro rose out of the ground; those spike connected to Toguro which were his fingers.

“Heheheh... You're such a fool that I feel great about deceiving you.” Ani Toguro chuckled.

Kuwabara turned his head around barely to look at his opponent who was now behind him.

“Wh...What----there's TWO of him!?” Kuwabara said, fear in his eyes and voice.

“It's a simulacrum; a dummy I created from my own body. I feel a little pain, but not nearly as much as you're feeling right now.” Ani said as he brought back his dummy and reabsorbs it into his body.

He picks up Kuwabara’s sword hilt.

“I can change my shape, and even move my heart and brain around...” Ani looked at the hilt and moved it in his hand. “This is a rather handy tool. Is it a memento of Genkai's? She's probably rolling in her grave seeing that an idiot like you is her disciple...” Ani said before tossing the hilt behind him and away from Kuwabara.

Kuwabara’s eyes widened.

“WHAT? What did you just say!?” Kuwabara asked.

“Why are you surprised? Oh, my! Didn't you know? Genkai is dead. Killed.” Ani said, a smirk crossing his lips as he saw the state of absolute show cross Kuwabara’s face.

“Th...That can't be...” Kuwabara muttered, looking at nothing and everything.

‘That can't be!’ Kuwabara thought, before his eyes widened.

‘The old lady...won't be here today.’ Yusuke had said, flashed in front of his eyes, Yusuke’s words echoing in his head.

“Dear me, only an idiot would see it that way.” Hiei had told him before Kurama’s match; Kuwabara remembering how he reacted to Hiei’s words.

‘Huh!? You bastard!!’

Kuwabara laid there running the memories over in his minds eyes.

‘Only me...Am I the only one who didn't know!?’ Kuwabara thought.
‘And (YAFN)-chan…she knew too and didn’t tell me…’ Kuwabara thought before crying out in pain as he was stabbed through once again by Ani’s elongated claws.

You screamed at the blood spitting out from Kuwabara’s wounds. You were about to rush forward but found your self being held back by Yusuke. Your eyes were filled with tears at the sight. You had seen this part of his fight but it still stroked a nerve in your heart.

“Shit!” Kuwabara gritted out.

Ani began to laugh and became more dramatic by throwing his head back; really letting it loose.

“Bwahahahahahaha!! What cold teammates you have! Weren’t they going to tell you? Not even your girl friend, (YAFN)-chan?” Ani asked.

Kuwabara stiffened at those words and you froze, eyes widen. You ignored the ‘girl friend’ statement and pondered about the fact you hadn’t told him.

‘Oh god…if I had told him…if he had known before hand…maybe he wouldn’t be in so much pain he is now…’ you thought.

Yusuke grabbed you and brought you into a hug, trying to keep you from watching, but you turned away from him and pushed him away, walking forward a bit.

“Kuwabara…no…don’t listen to him…” you whisper.

Ani grins, turning to you.

“It seems she did know…heh…Alright then, I'll tell you. I’ll make it a puppet show.” Ani said, out stretching his free arm and creates a younger Genkai.

Kuwabara eyes widened at seeing the old lady in her youth.

“Once upon a time, there was a young man and a young woman who trained together. However, many years passed rapidly by, and the woman became ugly with age.” Ani said, morphing the young Genkai into the older version that everyone knew.

“Elder brother!” growled Otouto Toguro, not liking what his brother was doing.

“Let me continue! In order to retain his own youth for the sake of training, the man borrowed power from the Makai. Being jealous, the old woman proposed a duel. However, she was brought to a pitiful end.” Ani said before impaling the Genkai figure with his finger, having it look as if she was bleeding.

Your eyes widen at the sight and you started to cry at the scene. Your eyes never moving from the pain filled one of Kuwabara.

“It was my little brother who killed Genkai. She has gone to heaven. And they all lived happily ever after!! Bwahahahahaha!!” laughed Ani.

“Pft. My brother and his bad habits...” snorted Otouto, rolling his eyes at the display his brother made.

Ani growled at his brother.

“You bastard! How…how dare you make her death sound like that! You sick twisted son of a bitch!” You growled out, standing up and wanting his blood.

Kuwabara stood up and looked at his opponent, his expression causing your anger to escape you and fill you with fear; your eyes widening.

“You've cut me...to the quick!!” Kuwabara said his eyes filled with fire and with hate.

“Pah! Power is good, but....your toy is over there! I can’t be defeated by just your reiki!” Ani said, before turning to you. “And as for you, my dear little girl, if you really want your hands soiled with my blood, then why don’t you fight me? You all will die anyway, so why not make it easier on your self now and get it over with! It will be so sweet…dying with the one you love, ne?” Ani Toguro said with a smirk.

Your eyes filled with more tears and you glared at him through those tears. You wanted to go in there, but found Yusuke in front of you, glaring at Ani.

“Bastard! Leave Kuwabara and leave (YAFN)-chan alone!” Yusuke growled.

Ani smirked.

“Heh, what? You think you can protect her like you did with Genkai?” Ani said.

Yusuke’s eyes flashed red as he was about to retort when Kuwabara spoke.

“Shut up.” Kuwabara said his voice low and dangerous. “All of you shut up. I am going to kill you Toguro…you will die by my hands.” Kuwabara said, glaring at Toguro as he stood with his head high.

Toguro felt fear as he looked into those eyes and didn’t like it.

“YOU shut up! Die!” Toguro shouted as he sent his claws straight at Kuwabara again, however when they touched his chest they stopped.

Toguro struggled and tried to push his claws into Kuwabara’s chest but found no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t pierce him.

“They won't...go in...! What kind of weird shit is this!?” Toguro shouted in fear.

“You’ve got some nerve to say what you did, and even more to mess with me…I won’t forgive you, so die you bastard!!” Kuwabara screamed as he out stretched is arms and fired what seemed to be spikes at Toguro.

“WHAT!?” Ani shouted shocked.

Kuwabara froze and looked on in shock for a moment before his face becomes serious again. Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama watch in awe as Kuwabara’s spikes slice Toguro into several pieces. Toguro hits the ground, his body parts falling around the ring.

“Gaaack!” coughed Toguro as blood started to come out of his mouth.

Kuwabara stood there for a moment, a blade made entirely of energy that was surrounded by multiple points of light in his hand.

“So, you threw dirk-like blades made of reiki originating from your sword? You are surprisingly strong.” Ani said.

Kuwabara collapsed to his knees breathing heavily.

“Hahaha! But the strain isn't good for your body! It hurts your body to overexert yourself trying to employ a new reiki technique. Too bad, your attack didn't manage to cause me too much damage.” Ani laughed as his body began to reattach them selves as he spoke.

“Oh WOW! He was cut to pieces, but he stuck himself back together!” shouted the crowd.

“Are you trying to copy Kurama and aim the fatal attack at my heart? Unfortunately, you don't know the location of my heart and brain, because I have the ability to move my internal organs around freely.” Ani laughed.

“Shit!” Kuwabara muttered, closing his eyes in pain and frustration.

He then growled and forced him self onto his feet, which were not steady.

“You've gotten yourself up most admirably. But honestly...laying on the ground suits you.” Ani said as he knocked Kuwabara down again with his claws, piercing him through his chest again.

Kuwabara screamed in pain as more blood pour from his new wounds.

“KUWABARA!!” you and Yusuke screamed.

You fall to your knees and place your hand to your heart, grabbing your shirt where your heart is.

‘Oh God please don’t let him die…’ you pray silently as you watch the horror before your eyes.

“Down!! One...!!” Juri started.

“There's no telling what may happen if I leave you guys alive. Don't count on the ten-count to signal your defeat! I'm going to decapitate you!” Ani said.

“...Bastard, I WILL kill you! Without fail!” Kuwabara growled.

“...Four...!!” Juri continued.

“Don't make us laugh, you're about to become the frog for my next dissection. Do your screaming in Hell....now DIE!!” Ani shouted, raising his arm that now resembled a cutting blade above Kuwabara’s head, the blade giving off a shine as it reflected the light.

Kuwabara wearily looked up and then behind Toguro, an idea coming to mind.

‘Sword of mine...GROW!!’ Kuwabara shouted in his mind as he extended his arm towards the forgotten sword hilt that lay behind Toguro.

Behind Ani, halfway across the arena, Kuwabara's sword hilt begins to glow, its energy blade appearing and extending toward the elder Toguro brother.

‘Beneath me...!! Can it be by remote control!?’ Toguro thought as he witness the glowing form of Kuwabara’s energy stretch behind him.

“You'll be the one who gets dissected, you bastard!! You WILL die!!” Kuwabara growled.

Toguro screams in pain as he is sliced into pieces, again, the sword hilt having done so with a powerful blade formed from Kuwabara’s energy. Kuwabara staggers to his feet and catches the hilt with the glowing sword in his hand.

“At the count of eight, positions have been reversed. The elder
Toguro is down!!” Juri announces.

Toguro begins his reassembling process, talking all the while.

“Hah! That was bloody careless of me!! But, again I've not been mortally damaged!! Since everything regenerates each time, hahahahahaha!!” laughed Toguro.

Kuwabara ignores him and concentrates on producing a huge globe of energy from his sword hilt.

Ani looks at Kuwabara in shock as a huge club that appears in Kuwabara’s hand.

“You're right; this truly is a handy tool, transforming according to my thoughts. Since I don't know where your weak points are, I'll hit 'em all!!” Kuwabara said before bring down the huge energy club and creating a huge crater where Ani was.

Kuwabara straightened him self up and glared into the hole.

“Ummm---I'll need to confirm this...” Juri said walking up to the hole. “Urk!” Juri said after looking into the hole; looking rather ill from seeing Ani’s remains. She quickly composes her self. “Kuwabara is the WINNER!!”

“The Toguro team is losing, one to two! How the hell can this be happening?” The crowd was in an uproar.

Kuwabara turned around and walked towards the rest of you. You looked up at him with tears in your eyes and your face full of sorrow.

“Niiiiiice, Kuwabara!” Yusuke said with a grin however his face turned to concern as he watched his best friend approach him with a somber face. “Are you okay?”

Kuwabara glares at Yusuke before punching him in the face, causing Yusuke to stumble backwards. He turns back around to find Kuwabara in his face.

“Why didn't you tell me the old lady died? Was I the only one left out? Did you think I'd run away if you had told me she'd been killed? Well?!” Kuwabara growls grabbing Yusuke by the front of his shirt and forcing Yususke to look at him.

“Kuwabara.” Kurama said.

“Shut up!” Kuwabara growled looking at Kurama.

“We didn't hear it from Yusuke. We all found out by accident.” Kurama said.

Yusuke sighed and turned away from Kuwabara’s hard stare.

“The old lady died before my eyes. I asked Koenma to help out with her part in the contest. It's no longer just our fight, even so.” Yusuke said his voice solemn and subdued. “Still...I didn't believe it...what I saw. I thought she might suddenly come back...somehow... and if I said, "She's dead;" if I admitted it, then I'd feel like she really was...So I didn't say it. That's all....” Yusuke said, not looking his friend in the eye.

“Hmpf. If you've got a reason you should tell me!” Kuwabara said, letting him go.

Yusuke lowered his head.

“But if he told you maybe you really *wouldn't* have showed up.” Kurama said with a joking face; trying to lighten the mood.

“You’re worse then (YAFN)-chan.” sighed Hiei.

“Or she’s rubbing off on me.” Kurama said with a smile before looking at you with concern.

You had your head lowered and couldn’t face anyone, especially Kuwabara. What Ani said had hurt you more then you would have thought. You blamed your self for Kuwabara being injured as much as he was for knowing Genkai’s death and not bothering to tell Kuwabara.

Kuwabara ignored the comment and looked away as Yusuke walked towards the ring.

“Urameshi....!!....WIN!!” Kuwabara said his voice steady and not looking at Yusuke.

Yusuke stopped walking and kept his eyes forward, with a determined look crossing his face.

“Definitely!!”

(End of Chapter 32)

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