Bored, Thought about doing this short drabble of an inside look of the relationship between Kurama and Momo not long after they met at school. More of a realization of why Kurama didn't leave his mother for demon world at the ten years mark is included loosely. It end up turning in to a discussion on dating really.

Oneshot: OCXKurama.
Side story for Awari Mugen, my other fanfic featuring same characters.
Enjoy!!!


It's been three months. She pulled her face out from under the magazine she was reading. Eying the once fox demon Yoko Kurama sitting at a desk doing regular schoolwork was a strange sight indeed. Instead of solving puzzles he was solving trigonometry. And here she was reading a teen fashion editorial.

She never figure after all those years she spent with the thief of legends that they would have eventually ended up here. Together in all places. It was no easy task at first adjusting to human standards but they were excellent performers. Plus after fourteen years it was no game playing the roles they had in their families. Either as a sister and a daughter or a loving son...

Calling him by his new name was the hardest part adjusting for her. Of course when they were alone like this, she called him Kurama freely. There were the instants when she would slip up in school though and receive the glare from the former fox.

"So..." she began to break the silence. "Aya Hirano has a concert coming up."

He took his eyes off the essay he was writing. "Really? I never listen to her that much."

Figures...I don't think he listens to music. I didn't even see any cds in his room. Only books...

When she looked back he was writing his thesis out again.

Not very talkative either these days. She sighed heavily out of frustration. He looked back up and glanced at his former part lying on his bed reading her magazine.
"Is something the matter?" He asked her. "You seem...agitated?"
Piercing him with her sapphire deep eyes she sat up.

"It's just seems...dry between us these days. All we do is live out our lives through a stupid regular routine."

His pen went down as the same expression crossed him. "I know what you mean sometimes. Like being human isn't enough."

It isn't. She sufficed it though out the last years. But after being reunited back with Kurama, she can almost feel it stirring in her. The irresistible urge to go back to the good old times. The raids. The late nights. The drinking. She smiled when she thought about that one. Drinking circles were always fun with the fox. He can definitely hold his sake'. She on the other hand not so good...Of course now, she doubt either of them could hold up long in these bodies.

"Don't you wish..." she started as she rest her chin on her hand. "That we can go back to it all?"
"Sometimes. But the break from it isn't bad."
Not like being here we really had much of a choice though. She sighed again. She was sure if he had a seconds thought he would choose his demon life over this one. Unless of course it was in a dire situation like it was now.

But she knew, he did had that choice. They said after ten years in human form was enough to regain enough energy to go escape from this imprisonment. Why didn't he do it again?

The woman that was lying in a hospital bed at that same moment was the reason.
She didn't have the reason though. Maybe it was because she knew that there was nothing waiting for her on the other side. The man she used to love she thought was dead until a few months ago.

"I know that look on your face."
Her head snapped up oblivious to the fact that Kurama was watching her while she sat there thinking.

"You do?"

"That 'why are we still here?' look." The fox knew everything these days. He was too perceptive. "Gotten used to seeing it these days. Especially back then when you know..." He trailed off.

"Know what?" Her nose squinted sensing the hesitation. He notice the off-air between them and instantly switched over to a playful yet defensive mode.

"When you felt like we were doing something pointless and shouldn't be there."

"Really?" Was there a time then when I thought we shouldn't be somewhere? Probably tons. On the account of Yomi more so I would think. He cause more trouble then I ever did.

That seemed to get her off his case so he relax up a bit.

"Actually it was my way of gauging if it was really worth it," he added amusingly to himself.

Not that it didn't deter me from going back later by myself of course. He kept that thought to himself. There were some things better kept unsaid around Momo.

"Kurama?" She could sense that the fox had something on his mind.

A smile tickled on his mouth as he turned back to her. "How about that homework?" Her expression cockled at the mention of it. She hated the dulling assignments from the torture prison called school. But she knew if she didn't keep her grades up there was no way she would get in to Meio next year, and the thought of Kurama leaving her behind again! Eh, unbearable.

It seemed all he did was study these days.

"Hey, we should go out on a date." She tried to change the tables on him again.

"Hmm?" he blinked. The concept of human dating was foreign to him still. "A date?"

"Yeah!"

"But what about that test we have?"

"It's Friday."

"Eh, yes. Well better now then..."

"Plus, you did say human life was dull. But it seems we never really taken a stab at it. So we should embrace it! And dating looks like it can be fun. The girls at school are always talking about it."

I wonder if you are one of those girls sometimes...judging by your enthusiasm over it. He sighed heavily at it.

''I guess it can't hurt," he gave in as he shut his textbook shut.

"Really?" She sprung off his bed to close her arms around him.

"Yes. And since you seem well rehearse in the topic of dating, you can chose where to go."

Heh, didn't expect him to turn that on me...She thought. But where to go? She pondered for a moment thinking of all the places she heard her friends went with their boyfriends.

"Karaoke?"

"I don't really listen to music..."

That's right...never even saw a music player in his room.

"The movies?"

"I don't know anything that's playing."

Did you purposely keep yourself in the closet? She almost wanted to ask.

"Sorry..." he said sensing her tension. "You keep coming up with ideas and I'm turning them down."

"No, it's my fault. You're more...secluded then I thought. I would think that you would be interested in the same things most teenagers are."

"Well, we aren't regular teenagers now, are we?"

"No, we're not." But still... "Wait, I got a better idea! We can walk around Shibuya. You're bound to see something that catches your fancy."

"You think?"

"Yeah, it's the most casual thing most couples do on dates." Plus there's always an amusement park and stuff going on near there. Maybe I can convince him to get in to a picture booth with me. Then I would have something to show off later.

Something tells me she has something else on her mind, thought Kurama. "Sounds good though."

"Let's go now then!" She ran out of his room to get her shoes on.

"Um.." he stood in his room for a minute deciding if this was a good idea or not. There wasn't anything to lose, plus if it was anything worth enjoying he would be glad to spend it with her.

"Kurama!" He heard her yell from down the hall. "Are you coming?" She was as inpatient as ever.

"Yes!" He retort before she could run back and try to kidnap him first.

Suppose I am glad to wait until I found her again, he thought as he made his way to her.

The realization didn't strike her what she was making Kurama do and how it was making him feel yet. All she had on her mind were those cute photo booth stickers and where she was going to put them.

C&C?

Btw, PuriKura is another word for sticker photos you can get from the booths in Japan. This is complete, but I was thinking if I should do a continuation of it?