Chapter One
The school bell rang and everyone was rushing to class. Everyone that is except Kurama, who was already in his seat. The teacher came in shortly after.
"Another day," Kurama said to himself.
"Students quiet down. We have a new student joining us," the teacher said.
The room suddenly got quiet, eyes at the door. The door opened and in walked a girl. She had shoulder length dark brown hair and brown eyes. Men starred at her as she past them.
"Class, this is Rose Hishima. She just transferred here, so make her feel welcome."
"It's nice to meet you," Rose said in a soft voice, bowing slightly.
"Let's see... where to put you.... Ah. Take a seat next to Minamino," the teacher pointed to an empty desk next to Kurama.
"Sure," said Rose and she walked to the empty desk, smiling at Kurama while she passed him.
Rose took out her notebook and started jotting down notes. Kurama however, kept an eye on her.
A strange aura surrounds her. Kurama thought.
Rose looked at him, smiled and waved. Kurama weakly smiled and turned to the front of the classroom.
All the men crowded around Rose during lunch. And yet, she didn't care. She had one person in her mind.
"Sorry boys, but I need to see someone," she said and walked out of the crowd. Kurama was alone at a table reading.
"Is this seat taken?" asked Rose.
"Huh? Oh no," Kurama said and went back to reading.
Rose took a seat and looked at him. "Everyone is telling me that you are the smartest one in the school."
"And?" Kurama asked, not looking up from his book.
"And I think that's pretty cool."
"You do?" Kurama looked at Rose.
"Yes I do."
Kurama smiled and returned to his reading.
"You're not much of a talker are you?" Rose asked.
"No not really."
"Well that's a shame. I like to talk to interesting people."
Kurama looked up and looked at Rose.
"What? Now you're interested or something?" Rose asked.
"No, it's nothing. Thought I saw something," Kurama said.
Rose glared at Kurama, then saw the crowd of boys shouting her name. "Well, I'm going to go. Some boys want to talk to me. See ya."
Kurama watched as Rose got up and left. "She's not normal," Kurama said to himself.
"I agree," said a voice.
"Huh?" Kurama looked up and saw a tall girl with blonde hair and green eyes stare at Rose. "What do you mean Krystal?"
"All I'm saying Shuuichi, is how someone like her shows up all of a sudden and have all the boys crowd around her. It's strange, don't you think?" she asked.
"No, not really. You girls did the same to me." Kurama said.
"That's because you're so cute." Krystal pinched Kurama's left cheek and left.
"Annoyance," Kurama whispered, rubbing his cheek.
The last school bell rang and students flowed out of the school. Kurama walked with his books in his arms. As he passed by the school statue, he spotted Rose walking across the school grounds to a huge tree.
"What is she doing?" he asked and followed her.
Rose started to walk faster until she got to two bushes. She ducked behind them and took out what looked like a communicator. Kurama jumped into the huge tree and looked down at Rose. A blue screen came on when she pressed a button.
"Well?" asked a raspy voice.
"I couldn't do it," Rose said.
"What do you mean you couldn't do it?" asked the voice.
"Just what I said. I couldn't do it."
"You better, or we will."
"Fine, but I won't allow you to."
"Stupid girl. You have no say in this."
Rose didn't say anything.
"Not talking huh. Well I have a way to get you to talk."
The screen went black and Rose just sat there. Kurama thought about what the voice had said.
"I know you're there," Rose said.
Kurama didn't say anything or move.
"Come down from the tree Kurama," Rose said.
"What?" Kurama jumped from the tree and landed in front of her. "How do you know who I really am?"
"Cause I'm the one who has to kill you."
"Kill me?"
"You heard everything. I have to kill you. If I don't, then they will and I won't let that happen."
"Who are they?"
"I can't tell you."
"Well if you don't tell me then I can't help you."
Rose looked away from Kurama.
Kurama sighed and sat next to her. "Please Rose."
Rose didn't say anything.
"Fine, don't tell me."
Kurama got up and started to walk away.
"They're my family," Rose said softly.
"You're family?" Kurama asked.
"Sort of. They raised me from when I was little."
"And they tell you to kill me?"
"My family are a bunch of thieves. They kill weaklings and destroy homes."
"But you're not like them."
"No I'm not. I don't want to hurt people. The only reason why I came to this school is to hunt you down."
"But why do they want me dead?"
"Because you are the legendary thief Youko Kurama. If I defeat you, then it will just make my family seem powerful."
Kurama didn't say anything. Rose got up and walked to him.
"Look, you have to get out of here. I can't let them find you."
"But, what about you?"
"I'll be fine. Just promise me."
Kurama looked at Rose who had a worried look.
"Fine. But be careful."
"I will."
Kurama walked out of the bushes and headed home. Rose however still had that worried look on her face.
The school bell rang and everyone was rushing to class. Everyone that is except Kurama, who was already in his seat. The teacher came in shortly after.
"Another day," Kurama said to himself.
"Students quiet down. We have a new student joining us," the teacher said.
The room suddenly got quiet, eyes at the door. The door opened and in walked a girl. She had shoulder length dark brown hair and brown eyes. Men starred at her as she past them.
"Class, this is Rose Hishima. She just transferred here, so make her feel welcome."
"It's nice to meet you," Rose said in a soft voice, bowing slightly.
"Let's see... where to put you.... Ah. Take a seat next to Minamino," the teacher pointed to an empty desk next to Kurama.
"Sure," said Rose and she walked to the empty desk, smiling at Kurama while she passed him.
Rose took out her notebook and started jotting down notes. Kurama however, kept an eye on her.
A strange aura surrounds her. Kurama thought.
Rose looked at him, smiled and waved. Kurama weakly smiled and turned to the front of the classroom.
All the men crowded around Rose during lunch. And yet, she didn't care. She had one person in her mind.
"Sorry boys, but I need to see someone," she said and walked out of the crowd. Kurama was alone at a table reading.
"Is this seat taken?" asked Rose.
"Huh? Oh no," Kurama said and went back to reading.
Rose took a seat and looked at him. "Everyone is telling me that you are the smartest one in the school."
"And?" Kurama asked, not looking up from his book.
"And I think that's pretty cool."
"You do?" Kurama looked at Rose.
"Yes I do."
Kurama smiled and returned to his reading.
"You're not much of a talker are you?" Rose asked.
"No not really."
"Well that's a shame. I like to talk to interesting people."
Kurama looked up and looked at Rose.
"What? Now you're interested or something?" Rose asked.
"No, it's nothing. Thought I saw something," Kurama said.
Rose glared at Kurama, then saw the crowd of boys shouting her name. "Well, I'm going to go. Some boys want to talk to me. See ya."
Kurama watched as Rose got up and left. "She's not normal," Kurama said to himself.
"I agree," said a voice.
"Huh?" Kurama looked up and saw a tall girl with blonde hair and green eyes stare at Rose. "What do you mean Krystal?"
"All I'm saying Shuuichi, is how someone like her shows up all of a sudden and have all the boys crowd around her. It's strange, don't you think?" she asked.
"No, not really. You girls did the same to me." Kurama said.
"That's because you're so cute." Krystal pinched Kurama's left cheek and left.
"Annoyance," Kurama whispered, rubbing his cheek.
The last school bell rang and students flowed out of the school. Kurama walked with his books in his arms. As he passed by the school statue, he spotted Rose walking across the school grounds to a huge tree.
"What is she doing?" he asked and followed her.
Rose started to walk faster until she got to two bushes. She ducked behind them and took out what looked like a communicator. Kurama jumped into the huge tree and looked down at Rose. A blue screen came on when she pressed a button.
"Well?" asked a raspy voice.
"I couldn't do it," Rose said.
"What do you mean you couldn't do it?" asked the voice.
"Just what I said. I couldn't do it."
"You better, or we will."
"Fine, but I won't allow you to."
"Stupid girl. You have no say in this."
Rose didn't say anything.
"Not talking huh. Well I have a way to get you to talk."
The screen went black and Rose just sat there. Kurama thought about what the voice had said.
"I know you're there," Rose said.
Kurama didn't say anything or move.
"Come down from the tree Kurama," Rose said.
"What?" Kurama jumped from the tree and landed in front of her. "How do you know who I really am?"
"Cause I'm the one who has to kill you."
"Kill me?"
"You heard everything. I have to kill you. If I don't, then they will and I won't let that happen."
"Who are they?"
"I can't tell you."
"Well if you don't tell me then I can't help you."
Rose looked away from Kurama.
Kurama sighed and sat next to her. "Please Rose."
Rose didn't say anything.
"Fine, don't tell me."
Kurama got up and started to walk away.
"They're my family," Rose said softly.
"You're family?" Kurama asked.
"Sort of. They raised me from when I was little."
"And they tell you to kill me?"
"My family are a bunch of thieves. They kill weaklings and destroy homes."
"But you're not like them."
"No I'm not. I don't want to hurt people. The only reason why I came to this school is to hunt you down."
"But why do they want me dead?"
"Because you are the legendary thief Youko Kurama. If I defeat you, then it will just make my family seem powerful."
Kurama didn't say anything. Rose got up and walked to him.
"Look, you have to get out of here. I can't let them find you."
"But, what about you?"
"I'll be fine. Just promise me."
Kurama looked at Rose who had a worried look.
"Fine. But be careful."
"I will."
Kurama walked out of the bushes and headed home. Rose however still had that worried look on her face.
