Beginning of the Forbidden Love story. this story comes before the Hiei's First Christmas and the Kitsune's Rose. Actually, this kinda happens during Kitsune's Rose. Just look for the key places where other stuff takes place in Kitsune's Rose. U'll see them. enjoy!

Midnight Visitor

On the night of the new moon, a little koorime girl walks beside her tall, not so dark, not too handsome, friend. They both walk around the city, stopping by certain places occasionally. This young girl's name is Yukina, an ice maiden. Her friend, Kuwabara Kazuma, powerful ningen. They walk to the park where they are alone at last.

"What a lovely night, huh Kazuma?" Yukina looks up at him and smiles.

"Yes, but it's not as lovely as you Yukina." Kuwabara looks down at her. He sees her cute smile and starts to blush.

Kazuma says the nicest things to me. He's very sweet. But…why only me? He's not this sweet to Botan-chan or Keiko-chan.

Yukina ponders about Kuwabara's actions towards her.

Yes, this is as good a time as any. I just need to swallow my fear and wing it.

Kuwabara stops walking in the middle of the park, expecting Yukina to do the same. He stands square in the middle, surrounded by four light posts, one at each corner.

"Hm?" Yukina stops as well. "Why have you stopped Kazuma-san?"

Yukina and Kuwabara are face-to-face with each other, both staring. Yukina has a look of confusion and Kuwabara, a look of nerviousness. Why is Kuwabara nervous?

"Yukina-chan…I've known you for a really long time. Once I gazed at your face, your beautiful, angelic face…" He touches her face gracefully on the cheek. "…I've had feelings for you. I immediately fell in love with you. I risked my own life to save yours. And I would do it again if you were ever in danger."

Kazuma loved me? Is that why he's so nice and sweet to me more than Botan-chan or Keiko-chan? Yukina is still confused.

"It is a ningen tradition to ask a certain question to the one you love." Kuwabara puts his hand into his pocket without Yukina seeing.

"Yukina-chan…w-will y-you…"

As Kuwabara struggles to talk, a bright light shines on the both of them. The luminosity is so great it causes the light bulbs in the posts around them to shatter.

"Ahhhh!" Yukina screams and shields her eyes.

Kuwabara gasps. "Yukina-chan!" Instinctively, he wraps his arms around her, protecting her from the light. "It's all right, I'm here. I'll protect you."

Kuwabara holds Yukina close to him as the light begins to fade away. Eventually, the light ceases to exist and both are standing in the darkness.

"Are you alright my Yukina?" Kuwabara stops hugging Yukina and holds her at arm's length of him.

Yukina removes her hands from her eyes. "What was that?"

Kuwabara can see the fear in her eyes. That shattering of the bulbs and bright light scared her half to death.

"I don't know. But I don't like it."

Then, Kuwabara's spirit awareness kicks in. "I feel the presence of a demon near us."

Out of the shadows comes a tall woman. She comes just close enough for both Yukina and Kuwabara to see her. She wore a kimono similar to the one Yukina always wears. In her turquoise hair is the same kind of hair tie that Yukina often has on. This woman is like an older version of the little koorime.

"Stranger, who are you and what do you want!" Kuwabara sounds very annoyed and angry. No one scares his Yukina.

"My name is Rui and I have come to bring Yukina back home."

Yippie! First chapter! Who knew Rui would come for Yukina. How she got there I don't even know. And I'm the one who wrote it! Deep mysteries of my own story…creepy…