Authors Note: Anemone means Unfading Love. I looked up the picture and it is just beautiful! Thank you MusiqMistress for the title! I wuv you very much! Phwee!!!
This is only a one-shot, so do not expect much, okie?
Anemone
It was late afternoon, and thesun was preparing to set. The peaceful breeze blew gently, moving the trees in the same directions.
"I promise I'll be back soon, okay?" Kagome told the hanyou. Everyone rested in Kaede's hut after another encounter with one of Naraku's puppets. Everyone was wounded, but not as much as Inuyasha.
"Feh." They had this argument many times and it always turned out the same way. Why waste the energy? He shifted his body in a more comfortable position. His body was tired from fighting.
"We will wait for you then Kagome-sama." Miroku said as he bandaged by his beloved Sango. In his mind, he was in his own heaven.
"Would you like it if I came with you, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked as she stood and straightened her kimono. Kirara brushed against her playfully and curled up by her feet.
Kagome placed Shippo by Miroku and answered her friend. She lifted the yellow backpack and stood at the doorway. "I would love to have your company, Sango-chan."
"Mm." Sango smiled and told the rest of the people in the hut that she would be back soon.
The weather was really beautiful in this era. Things really changed as time went by. Buildings were built and trees were torn down. Technology was something almost everyone wanted. They had forgotten the beauty and peace that nature was.
"Kagome-chan… How are things between you and Inuyasha?" She had been curious, but there was never a proper time to ask. Things seemed really different now. Of course they loved each other, but they never showed it. All she wanted to know was why were things like that?
"Mm…" Kagome thought to herself. She deserved to know. They were friends and she should know things like these. "I'm giving up on Inuyasha."
"What…?" Sango was shocked. His was too sudden, but if she pieced all the little things together, then she would have figured it out.
"I'm not the one Inuyasha wants, at least not in his heart." Kagome replied. Her voice held no sadness, but no happiness either. "I don't have the right to have him because Kikyou gave her life for him. He will always feel the guilt deep inside him if he doesn't do the same. I don't want to get in between what they have."
"Kagome-chan! That still doesn't make any sense! Doesn't your love for him matter? I can see that he loves you!" Sango cried out, hoping her pleads would change her friend's mind.
They had made it to the well, but they stood and talked for a while longer. The well was still in the same condition it was always in, ruined. It was covered in the fresh greenery that grew in the beauty of it's home.
"I've made my decision. I know that it hurts every time he goes to her, but who am I to stop him? They promised themselves to each other. She followed him in death because she loved him. How can I possiblycompete with that? Like what most people say, who can possibly forget their first love?" Kagome explained slowly to her caring friend.
Sango understood and didn't want to hear more. She wished that things were different. She lost her family. Her brother is currently in the hands of their most feared enemy, and now hear friend is heartbroken. Why couldn't anybody be happy?
Tears formed in her eyes and she cried. She cried for all the bad things that had happened recently in her life.
"Mm…?" She felt a warm embrace encircle her head.
"Don't cry, please, don't cry. Things will be the same as it was before. Nothing is different, I'm sure of it." Kagome soothed.
"It isn't fair! You should be with him if you love him!" Sango replied, clutching onto her for support.
"All you have to do is trust me okay, Sango-chan? I know that this is the right thing to do. Besides, you have other and better things to think about." Kagome said with cheerfulness in her voice.
"Other… things? What could that be?" Sango asked when her cries ceased and as she balanced on her own.
"Oh… Things like your relationship with Miroku-sama…" Her voice was suggesting something and it made Sango blush heavily.
"There's nothing going on!" Sango lied.
"Uh huh… I have to go now, but you think about it. I can tell that he liked you, Sango-chan!" She told her happily as she jumped into the well. She laughed as she heard the faded shouts of denial.
"Ah… I'm home again…" Kagome said under her breath. She climbed up the ladder that was in the well, kept by her grandfather. It was the weekend and there wasn't any school.
School… She just reminded herself of something. Her school didn't want to, but had to transfer her to another school. It was a really nice school, but she missed everyone and thing at her old school. At least she wasn't alone. She had made a few friends, and that kept her from being lonely.
Meiou High was really a good school. The uniform she now wore was from that school. It was all pink and the skirt was a bit longer than how her old uniform was. The outer jacket was lined with a bit of yellow and it had six buttons that held the jacket in place. She learned a lot from there and she grew fond of her new friends.
They were like Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi and were very happy and bright girls. There was one person that stood out that she made friends with. He was the last person she made friends with and there was something that she couldn't remember about him.
"I just remembered I have homework…" Kagome grumbled as she made it to the front of her house. "Eh? The lights are off, and I don't see anyone… I guess I have to open the door on my own…" She sighed and went through the backpack she held. When she found the keys, she looked for the one for the house.
"Ah… here it is." He said murmured her breath. It was then she felt something soft brush against her leg that scared her causing her to drop her keys.
"Mrrowwww." It was only Buyo. He saw the keys Kagome dropped and was hungry. He took the keys in his mouth and ran off.
It took a few seconds for Kagome to realize what happened. Her cat just ran off with the only set of keys she had to the house. How was she going to get in now? She had no choice but to chase him.
"Buyo… Where are you?!" She looked around and couldn't site him. She took a chance and ran towards the staircase. He was there and so were her keys. As she stormed down the large staircase, Buyo also picked up his pace. For the fat and lazy cat her family kept for years was finally showing his true colors. He wasn't really lazy at all.
"Buyo! Get back here!" Kagome ran after her cat, but failed in catching him.
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"I'm so tired I could sleep here." Yusuke sighed as he leaned on a lamppost. They finally finished their mission Koenma had given them.
"Yeah. I'm so tired." Kuwabara said as he leaned behind Yusuke. They sunk down until they both sat on the curb of the sidewalk. There were still people walking the streets and it did seem a bit strange that three high school boys stayed by a lamppost.
"We should move along before people really do get suspicious." Kurama put his opinion of their conversation. The things they do to keep the world from danger…
"Naw… I say we sleep here tonight!" Yusuke cheered. He was only joking. They'd probably get arrested for loitering in the middle of the night.
"You got my vote Urameshi." Kuwabara replied while closing his eyes. He let out a heavy exhale, then yawned sleepily. He crossed his arms behind his head.
Opening his mouth to say something, he was interrupted by the sound of something loud.
"Mrrrrrrrrowwwwwwww."
"A cat!" Knowing Kuwabara, he loved cats. He wasn't tired anymore. He just wanted to play with the cat that just came their way. He moved closer and looked at it before picking him up.
"You sure that's safe?" Yusuke asked as he saw the cat snuggle in Kuwabara's grip.
"I'm guessing it is. He looks quite happy with him." Kurama said. It was true. The fat cat was practically snuggling in his grip, trying to get into a tighter embrace.
"Mrrrrowwwww." After a while, he hacked out the solid article he kept in his mouth.
"What's he doing?!" Yusuke cried in horror. Sure, they seen demons die, and other horrible things, but seeing a cat hacking something out made him say something.
"It looks as if he is trying to get something out. Do you see it, Kuwabara?" Kurama stated as he moved closer, reaching his hand out to the mouth of the cat. It was then he hacked out the set of keys he had stolen from Kagome.
"Keys…?" The three of them said in unison. Now this was really odd.
"BUYO!" a girl called aloud in the small crowds of the sidewalk.
"Mrrrroow."
Yusuke and Kuwabara stood up and along with Kurama, and moved into the crowds of walking people. Without saying a word, they figured out the cat Kuwabara held was Buyo. They also knew a girl was now looking for him, so they decided to help her by finding her.
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'I really have to get home, but I can't leave Buyo out here. Buyo… Where are you?'
"Oh!" When she was looking down at the sidewalk, she had accidentally bumped into someone. An arm held her from falling on the hardened cement. "I'm sorry… I didn't see- Minamino-kun?"
"Eh?" This was a big surprise. He never thought he would see her for a while. He had heard from the other students at school that she had gotten chicken pox. Even if she was about seventeen, that didn't mean she wasn't able to catch it. "K- Kagome-chan?"
"Hey," Yusuke whispered in Kuwabara's ear, "Did he just stutter? That isn't like Kurama. Who do you think she is? She must be something if she makes him stutter."
"Yeah…" Kuwabara nodded.
"Buyo!" Kagome looked over Kurama's shoulder and found her cat. He was in the arms of the tallest boy, and he looked very happy in the boy's embrace."Buyo? Is that your cat, Kagome-chan?" Kurama asked, still holding on to her by her arms. She gave a little nod and then was asked another question. "Then, are these yours?"
He dangled the set of silver keys in front of her eyes playfully as he saw her eyes sparkle in happiness. Even it were over a set of keys, he loved the way her eyes sparkled in such happiness.
"Yes! Thank you! Thank you so much!" She grabbed the keys from him and pulled out of his just to grab a hold of him. She embraced him tightly by his neck, as she stood on her toes. She leaned onto him for support and kept her embrace for longer than a minute. She was so relieved that she didn't feel him hug her back.
Yusuke and Kuwabara watched the couple in front of them. They then realized they both wore uniforms from the same school. It was obvious that was how Kurama knew her, but it didn't really explain the content look on his face.
Kurama felt her breath on his neck when she hugged him. He closed his eyes in bliss and encircled his arms slowly around her waist. He ignored everything around him and concentrated on only her. The person he wanted to give his heart and love to, but he knew it would never happen. His lips curved upwards and he smiled unintentionally.
Every smile is different. Either you smile because you feel like you have to. You can smile because something good happened, but you never notice yourself smile when you are in an ocean of bliss.
When she let go of his warmth, she turned to Kuwabara and bowed. "Thank you for stopping my cat from getting any farther."
"Actually," Yusuke began as Kagome stared at him, wondering what he was about to say.
"He stopped right in front of us. Keys and all." Kuwabara finished off his sentence. He handed Buyo over to her after giving him one last scratch under his chin.
"… He did?" Kagome asked in disbelief. "He takes my only pair of house keys and then he runs only to stop right in front of a total stranger…" She murmured under her breath. He made her run after him. She was tired. What was wrong with that cat?
It was growing darker, and the crowd around them slowly disappeared. Holding Buyo, Kagome sighed. Chasing after him made her really tired. "I'm sorry, but I have to go now. It was nice to meet you…"
"Yusuke. Urameshi Yusuke, and cat lover here is Kuwabara Kazuma."
"Cat lover…" She giggled at the comment. It was because for a cat lover, he seemed the scariest and he was the tallest. "I am pleased to meet any friends Minamino-kun has."
'Why… why does she call him by his last name?' Both Yusuke and Kuwabara thought the same thing. Most girls they have meet would've called him by his first name.
"Well, I'm sorry, but I have to go home now… Let's meet again, hmm?" She held onto Buyo and scolded him lightly before turning around. "I'll see you tomorrow, Minamino-kun?"
Kurama replied with a poised nod and a smile that he only gave her and only her. He smiled like that when he was with her. When he loved her. Like he did at that very moment. However, every time she called him Minamino-kun, it felt as if his heart was being stabbed.
His two friends came from behind him, making sure that he wasn't able to go anywhere. Yusuke went straight to the point and questioned him. "Care to tells us who the girl was Kurama, and why she called you Minamino?"
"Well…" Kurama began, "Kagome-chan is a friend from school. That's all there is to it."
Of course, Yusuke and Kuwabara didn't believe him. They knew it was much more than friendship. His facial expression was something that was never shown in battle or at any other time the four friends spent together. Yusuke and Kuwabara both agreed on that she was his girlfriend or something close to that.
They kept their grip on him, and Kurama realized they had not believed him. He gave up on covering up the truth and stepped forward to be released from their grips. He walked away quietly to the park nearby and the other two followed. The sun was gone and it was getting colder, but no one complained.
He clasped his hands together and gave a heavy exhale as he lowered his head. "It is true that Kagome-chan goes to my school and that she is my friend, but to me she is more than that.
"More than that…? You mean only you think of her as more than a friend." Kuwabara knew only a little bit of what his friend was feeling. He had Yukina, but the difference was she loved him back.
Kurama had the strength to bring his head and a weaksmile formed on his face. The emerald orbs held a longing and hurt expression. It was as if he regretted something he had done.
"Kurama… Man, are you alright?" Yusuke reached his hand out towards the kitsune that was sitting on the bench. He was now curious of what had happened between the girl that had recently met and their friend they fought side-by-side with.
"She doesn't remember…" They thought his voice had begun to break up, but then they might have just heard things.
"What…?" Kuwabara kneeled by the end of the bench as Yusuke just stood there, a hand on Kurama's shoulder. Both not understanding what he meant.
"When she transferred to my school, she became quick friends with everybody, and she was nice to everyone. Even to the girls that had been jealous of her."
"Jealous?" Kuwabara asked. Why did a girl feel the need to be jealous? Shouldn't everyone just be happy for each other? Jealousy is not a pretty face a girl should wear.
"Yes, she was put in my class, and I was responsible for her. At first she only saw me as someone doing their job, but eventually we became friends, or so I thought. Weeks later, things were different. We didn't walk together or eat together like we did when I was responsible for her."
The other two listened carefully to him a stayed quite as he continued on. Not one of them complained how dark it became and how cold it was. They were kept warm by their uniform jackets, but they weren't enough to stop the minor shivers their bodies gave off.
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"Kagome-chan, can I borrow your notes for math?" Kagome sat with her friends at her desk. They were all having lunch together.
"Of course you can." Kagome pulled out her journal as she wiped her mouth with her napkin.
"Hey, Kagome-chan, why don't you spend time with Minamino-kun? You two used to go everywhere together." The other girls agreed to that one statement and started to ask Kagome even more questions.
"Uh…" Now they had started to act like her old friends, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi. "Well, I don't want to bother him. I mean, he was assigned to look after me, but now I know where I need to go and what it is I need to do."
"…" Her friends just stared at her, not believing what she just said. The way the two acted proved Kagome's answer wrong.
"It's true! I don't want to intrude in what he's doing. See? He's reading, and I don't think he wants to be bothered." Kagome quickly replied. She stuffed some bread in her mouth, hoping they would drop the subject. Like the other girls in Meiou High, she had a small crush on him.
"That's not true! It's obvious that-" The teacher had interrupted the girl. It was time to clean up and continue on with class.She had forgotten what she was about to say and helped the rest of the table clean up. They went back to their seats, leaving Kagome alone.
"How was lunch, Kagome-chan?" Kurama asked from behind her. He had come back from outside. As always, a book was in his hands as he walked past her desk to get to his. He sat behind her on the last row of desks. Their row of desks had been by the windows of the classroom.
"It was nice, the same like every other day. How about yours?" Kagome replied quietly as the teacher wrote something on the chalkboard.
"Mm. Same as always." He replied, receiving a smile from her in return. Their conversation ended as the teacher began their lesson.
Both concentrated very hard and kept their focus on their studies. When they were given an assignment, Kurama would look up every once in a while to just look at Kagome. Even if it was just her back, he just wanted to look. She would usually be working, but this time she wasn't. She was staring out the window, and she paid no attention to her surroundings.
'What is she thinking about? I wonder if she has a boyfriend… I've had her with me for about three weeks, and I don't even know that. I don't know anything about her, do I?' He thought to himself for a while and came to a conclusion. He pulled out a loose piece of paper that happened to be stationary.
'I wonder what I could do today… I think I'll visit Eri-chan, Yuka-chan, and Ayumi-chan. I haven't seen them for a few days.' Kagome was bored. Of course she would be. Why would sitting and doing work be fun?
"Ow…" Kagome whispered silently. Something had poked her. Moving her head a little bit to try and catch a glimpse of what had touched her, she saw Kurama. He had a piece of paper folded into a triangle in between his fingers. She slowly moved her hanging appendage and quickly grasped the note from him.
The teacher seemed to be distracted by the book they were reading. It appeared to be a romance novel. She seized the chance to read the note. Unfolding it, the first thing she saw was the stationary. "Now that's cute, Tare Panda stationary."
He heard her giggle softly. Maybe using stationary wasn't such a good idea, but it was the first thing he could grab from his bag. He had gotten the stationary kit from his mother. She knew it would be strange for a high school boy to have stationary that girls used. His mother recently left on a trip with a friend and she said he could write to her. She had said that she would be gone for about a month, and she would write to him.
Kagome read the note after she stopped laughing at the idea of Kurama having such a cute stationary. Kagome-chan,
Would it be all right if we could go out and do something together after school?
If you can't, then I understand. By the way, you seem a tired, are you all right?
-Shuuichi
Kagome's eyes were wide from shock. She couldn't believe the note. Did he ask her out? She could be reading too much into the note, but that was what she thought. Ironic, isn't it? Her friends were trying to talk to her about something similar to this, and then she received the note from him personally.
Shuuichi was never one to be mean and play tricks, so this was a serious note after all.
The teacher decided to put the book up and watch the class. Because of that, Kagome was unable to reply to his note. He would have to wait until after class. Kurama also knew what Kagome was going to do. She was going to wait and tell him later.
When the time came when class actually ended, everyone gathered their things and made their way out. There were few people still remaining in the class, but that didn't matter.
"Kagome-chan," Kurama began. He was having second thoughts and was about to change his mind.
"Where do you plan to take me?" Kagome asked as she grabbed onto the satchel and hung it over her shoulder. She had tucked the note in one of the pockets of her school bag. He had been right in front of her when she had done it.
"Are you hungry?" He took a hold his school bag and led her out as they talked. Kagome nodded, and the time they shared a while back was now back. Pleasant conversation began, and they walked happily together. Ever since that day, Higurashi Kagome and Minamino Shuuichi had been closer than before.
They didn't start going out right away when they ate that day. They had kept each other company, and enjoyed it very much. They decided to give it a chance, and so they went on a real date with each other. Slowly and unexpectedly, they had become an item.
They spent school hours together and time off campus together. Of course they didn't spend all time with each other, they spent time with their own friends too. They were a cute couple in the eyes of girls who were already involved, and were approved as a couple by the girls who adored Kurama. For the other male students in class, they thought that it was about damned time that Minamino Shuuichi got a girlfriend.
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"Kurama…" was all Yusuke could say. He didn't quite understand why he was so sad. There was more to this story then what they had heard.
"What happened?" Kuwabara asked. He knew that there was more to it, and wanted to know.
They hadn't been there long and the stars were their light, and they could still see each other.
"Things were great, but it just wasn't working out…"
"What does that mean?" Kuwabara asked both Kurama and Yusuke. He had never faced a problem like this before. He had and still loved Yukina, and she loved him in return. How could he possible understand the words that he just heard? For Yusuke, Keiko knew everything about Yusuke. She knew about the Reikai Tentai, everything that Yusuke was a part of. She loved him so much that she waited for him until his job was done.
Yusuke only shrugged, waiting to hear more of what had happened. His breathing increased as he warmed himself. He could leave and go home. Keiko had probably called him, but he wanted to see if there was a way he could help Kurama.
"It couldn't work out. Because there are still youkai capable of living in this time, Kagome isn't safe."
"But Kurama! You are capable of fighting them, aren't you?" Yusuke retorted. Kurama was the smartest of them and he was strong, what could possible be wrong?
"As long as there are youkai that want to fight us, Kagome's life is in jeopardy. I can never be sure if she is safe as long as we fight. We've seen youkai go as far as to hurt someone that isn't involved in our fight."
"Yeah, like the time with Suzaku…" Yusuke murmured. Both Keiko and Botan were in danger when he was fighting the fiery youkai. In the end, he had rescued her in time before anything happened.
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"Minamino, please don't leave yet. We really need your help!" The students that took biology begged for his help. Kurama understood biology better than anyone, and he favored it.
"No, I can't, I'm sorry, but I really have to go." Kurama rushed out of the classroom as the other students failed at stopping him.
He hurried to the front entrance of Meiou Private Academy, and he didn't see what he was looking for. There was nothing. Maybe he took a little to long with the other students in his class. Sighing regretfully, he decided to head home.
He had asked Kagome to wait for him, but if she felt he was taking too long, she could leave. He really didn't want her to leave though. He had hoped that no matter how long he took, that she would still be there, waiting for him. Seeing her gone, made him a bit upset. Did he not mean that much to her as she did to him? Maybe their relationship wasn't working at all.
"You know… I always thought that in a relationship that the boyfriend was supposed to wait for the girlfriend." His ears caught the feminine voice and his heartbeat quickened. His eyes traced his surroundings and it led to a girl that leaned against the wall. Her presence enough made him smile. She didn't go on home after all. "Shuu – i – chi - kuun!"
She stretched his name in a loving way. It was too cute, and he loved it.
Heading to where she stood, he moved in closer to her making sure she would only look at him and nothing else. His arms encircled her neck as he lowered his head towards hers. Their foreheads touched and Kagome's eye gradually closed. He felt one of her dainty hands grab at his chest. She pulled him in closer so that she could lean on him. He took this chance to whisper one question in her ear.
"But… do you really want us to be a normal couple?" He gently nuzzled his lips against her ear and moved in on her face.
Kagome felt her face being tilted up and the first thing she saw were his eyes. His eyes were one of the things she loved about him. It was probably her most favorite parts out of all the physical features he had. Her eyes slowly closed and she gave him her answer. "No, I don't want to be… I don't want to be just a normal couple with you… Shuuichi-kun…"
A low chuckle came out of him as he lowered his head even closer to her. He felt her grip on his uniform tighten, and that caused him to smirk. She now he'd him with both her hands. Reaching his destination, they shared their first real kiss as a couple. He could feel the soft texture that his lips felt when he was kissing her.
Everything about her made him feel all happy on the inside and on the outside, he wanted to make her happy. He wanted her to always smile. Smile for him.
Kagome was a bit shocked when they kissed, but a part of her knew it was coming. He was so gentle with her, and she loved him for that. She knew he cared for her because he treated her so tenderly. The way his lips touched her made her want to hold him forever. Her heart started to act differently, and she wondered what it was that caused it to beat so quickly.
"Mm…" They both made the same sound as they pulled away. They still hugged, and stayed that way for passing minutes.
Even though he didn't want to, he let her go and turned his body away from hers as a sign that he would take her home. Even without talking the understood what the other was saying.
He walked her home everyday, and they never let loneliness come in between them. Nothing had come between them, not yet at least. Because Kagome brought him so much happiness, he had forgotten the shameless beings that roamed their world. He had forgotten about the youkai that still lived every time she was in his presence.
His mind was free of all guilt, and he wanted to have that feeling with him even after death.
He grasped her hand, and they walked side-by-side. They were happy where they were now. Like any normal person, they believed nothing could ruin that moment.
Kurama's senses had caught the sound of swift running from somewhere in the trees. 'What…? It couldn't possibly be…'
His eyes widened as his youkai senses caught a glimpse of a black speeding object. "Kagome!"
He covered her in a shielding way as he pushed her back. Someone was there, and they wanted to fight. No doubt about it. It was a bomb that was thrown at him, so he thought.
He could only remember one person who he had fought to use such a weapon, but for sure he had died.
"Shuu…ichi…?" Kagome called out to him. She was a bit frightened when Shuuichi had jumped in front of her. It was all too sudden, but she had sensed a presence of a new demon.
"Go." He kneeled on the cement sidewalk and his eyes changed. They weren't big and bright, now they were narrowed and dangerous. His eyes were concentrating on something else.
"All… Alright…." Kagome had gotten up and was about to run in the direction they had walked. A sudden explosion then stopped her when she took one step. "Ahh!"
He heard her scream and his head automatically turned to see Kagome fly back from the smoke bomb he had seen earlier.
Why? Why had he told her to go when he knew it wasn't safe?
Because… His reason was because he didn't want her to know he wasn't a normal human being. He killed, and his life wasn't normal. He was different. When he told her to go, he his mind wasn't working at that time. He was too busy focusing on finding his opponent.
He jolted up from his position to catch the flying girl. He didn't want her hurt, but he was too late. She had crashed onto the wall that separated the abandoned house on the other side and the sidewalk they were on.
She wasn't knocked out though. She was still conscious to hear someone scream her name in fear.
"Shuuichi…?" She whispered. Her mind was slowing down. The blow she had faced against the solid wall had hurt her badly. She groaned as she felt her body being lifted up. Shuuichi was the first thought in her mind.
"Kagome? Kagome! Are you alright?" He cried out. He had witnessed her get hurt, and he was too late to stop it. He blamed himself for her getting hurt. He heard her whisper his name and his heart twisted in pain.
"So… we meet again, Kurama." A figure emerged from the smoke. A figure that was all too familiar.
Karasu.
"Surprised to see me? I can just tell by that beautiful expression on your face." Long black hair flowed behind his shoulders. His clothes were different, as well as his facial features. His eyes were a bit wider, but that didn't make any difference as to whom he was.
"I thought you had-"
"Died? Oh yes, I did, but like you, my soul just didn't want to leave just yet. As you can see, this isn't my body. It just isn't me but one can't be picky when it comes to finding a suitable body to live in."
"What are you trying to say?" His face looked calm, but in the inside, he was boiling with anger. He risked his life to kill him! Instead, he is still alive and he had hurt Kagome. He wouldn't forgive him, or himself for that matter.
"All I had to do was find a human with a powerful sixth sense and take over their body. It was too easy. The process I went through is different than yours. You are still alive, aren't you? You are alive as well as that kitsune that reisdes in you, Youko Kurama."
It had hit him. With Karasu, the body of the person he had died. Karasu would never be able to do anything in a body if it wasn't his mind controlling it. Slowly, the original person's soul died and Karasu took over. He had collected his lifeand took it out of his body before he could die.
"What do you want?"
"Why Kurama, you hurt me with those cruel words. Why else would I come back?" His voice then dripped with a malicious tone. "I came back to make sure you die."
Right before his eyes, Karasu has disappeared. He still held the unconscious Kagome in his arms and swiftly turned his head to see Karasu right behind him.
"Your hair grown so much more beautiful since I last saw it." Karasu said. He noticed the girl in Kurama's arm. Now, he thought, 'this will be even easier.'
Kurama growled. He would not take anymore of this. He got up and carried Kagome in his arms. Taking a jump back, he placed Kagome to rest against a wall. "My patients will not be tested, Karasu."
Kurama's eyes narrowed as he pulled out his rose whip from the sleeves of his uniform. He wanted Karasu to do that very moment. He wanted him to die for not dieing back at the Dark Tournament and for hurting Kagome. "You shall die today. I will make sure of that."
Karasu chuckled and leaped into the air, throwing his bombs directly at Kurama. Kurama evaded them and ran at Karasu. He aimed his whip at Karasu, of course that attack was evaded as well.
They kept at it, and it was a good thing the street they were on was deserted. They hit each other with various attacks. Then, the tables were turned, as Karasu was closer to Kagome. He had planned it all. He gracefully landed on the floor and knelt by the unconscious girl that Kurama cared so much for. He looked down at her, while Kurama froze in fear of Kagome's life.
Karasu ran his hand in her hair in a sensual way that angered Kurama. He was never possessive over Kagome, but he wouldn't allow Karasu to touch her in such a way. "Such a lovely maiden, isn't she, Kurama? Her hair is very healthy too. It is very soft and silky. The color is very beautiful and there aren't any split ends."
Kurama only growled in response. What was he getting at? He had to show up at the wrong time.
"No? You don't agree?" Karasu spoke once again. Frankly, he didn't care what Kurama had to say. He wanted to make him suffer a great deal before dieing. "I think she is very lovely. I think she is even more beautiful all scratched up."
Her face was scratched up from getting hit by the pavement. Her face held an innocent expression. Her mouth partially open and eyes relaxed.
Kurama continued not to say a thing. He held his weapon in hand, but the grip was tighter than usual. All he could think about was getting Kagome away from Karasu!
"I bet she would be even more beautiful with spilt blood." Karsu ran his fingers over her cheek, and then caressed it with the back of his hand. By using his index finger he pushed in and slid the finger across her cheek. It didn't take long for the blood to drip out of the newly made wound.
Kurama couldn't take in anymore. He charged at Karasu who just took Kagome in his arms, which stopped Kurama's current actions.
"Yes, that's right, if you want to kill me, then you'd have to kill this girl too." Karasu stated. With Kurama watching, he tilted Kagome's face, and he licked off the blood trail from her face. Kurama had heard a small groaning sound come from her lips. She was about to wake up!
He noticed an open spot and charged at Karasu once again. Karasu had just made his last mistake. He would be sure that Karasu stay out of the living for good. He wouldn't allow him to touch or hurt his precious Kagome again! He never meant to involve her in his youkai life.
"So, you will kill this girl as well?" Karasu asked while laughing to himself. "Then you shall die too!"
Holding onto her, he also charged at Kurama. He was preparing to hold him down, just like he had done in the tournament and kill him the same exact way. He would just be lucky if the girl woke because he wanted her too see Kurama die.
Kurama prepared to hit Karasu. It was even better when Karasu also came charging at him. He made it appear as if he were to use his rose whip, but instead he had high-kicked Karasu and had hit him directly in the face. Karasu had lost balance, and dropped Kagome.
Kurama caught her, and laid her behind him. As Karasu landed he threw a bomb to hit both Kurama and Kagome. Kurama countered it and at the same time, he severed Karasu's head from his neck with his rose whip.
"Why…?" was what Karasu last whispered as his body slowly dissolved into thin air. He had planned everything. He was so close to killing his enemy. Why? Why couldn't kill him? Those were that last thoughts he had until he had given up on his life and his soul departed from the body he was had taken.
Calling rose whip to it's hidden form, Kurama turned towards Kagome. She was waking up. He was glad she was okay, but he got upset remembering what Karasu had done to her face. How dare he do that to her! How dare he touch her with that filthy mouth of his!
With you in my usual sight, I can breath…
Even though that's already plenty enough to me
He knelt down and picked her up. He didn't want her to see what had happened. He took her to the park, which wasn't far. 'She is going wake soon…'
While he waited for her, he held her in his arms as he leaned against the tree they were under. He closed his eyes, he wanted to gather his energy back because another demon might show itself like Karasu had.
The petty me does nothing but repeat mistakes,
How strong a strength do I need to have so that nothing will get hurt?
"Shuuichi?" Kagome whispered. She curled her fingers against the one holding hers.
Without hesitation, I believe in this love and live on
Darling
I'll tightly embrace your unbandaged wound
And together we'll keep on walking, because we can't go back
Even now, the inerasable sin deep in my chest hurts, but-
"I'm sorry, Kagome… I never wanted to get you hurt, but it's alright, now, you will never get hurt again." Kurama whispered in her ear.
"What…?" She was still a little unconscious, but she could see just fine. She pulled away from his embrace to turn around and face him.
I remember the painfulness of the love I lost back then
I'm a little perplexed by the vivid blueness of this sky
"As long as you are with me, you are in danger, and I just can't have that." Kurama said, not looking at her. His voice had no feeling. He was speaking with his mind, not his heart. His heart thought about the leaving her, but it wasn't how it felt.
"I don't care about that, Shuuichi! I can protect myself, you just don't know that I can…" Kagome didn't know if she should tell him about the feudal era, but she knew she didn't like where this conversation was going.
For example, even if I sacrificed something, I'd only believe in one thing
The color of the bloomed flowers in the instant when your straightforward eyes reflect
"Shuuichi…" She reached out her hand to touch his face, and he accepted. His hand clasped onto hers and he tightened his grip.
"Kagome, I will not allow you to put your life in such jeopardy. I do not want to have you die because of me. It is better if…" He couldn't finish his sentence. He loved her too much, but what was about to happen would hurt him more than it would her.
Even if I'm powerless, I'll live on strongly in this destiny
We'll join our hands and our warmth's will melt together forever
If so, even if the sins of more things to come will be painful
"No! Please, no Shuuichi… Don't make me leave you… I…" Kagome leaned into him and her fingers caressed his scratched up face lovingly. Her touch was gentle and loving.
"I'm sorry Kagome. It isn't your choice. It's mine." He grabbed a hold of her hand and pulled it away from his face. He noticed she was about to cry, but that didn't stop him.
For example, if as long as I am with you, even if we just turn against the waves of the world...
He was going against what his heart wanted. It wanted Kurama to face the dangers with her by his side. Let her stay with him until they are forced to part. He began to chant a certain spell that would change everything. He knew one way to break it, but he would never let that happen.
Without hesitation, I believe in this love and live on
I'll tightly embrace your unbandaged wound
Kagome began to feel a little drowsy. She wobbled a little and then collapsed onto the person she loved.
"Goodbye… Kagome…" He whispered as he stroked her hair. He closed his eyes in a regretful manner. After all they had together, it had come down to this. She would have her memories of their relationship together sealed. Everyone that was involved in their life and everyone who saw them together, their memories would be warped.
The time he and Kagome were together wouldn't exist any longer. They would all forget. All except for Kurama.
Without hesitation, I live in this destiny and live on
If I'm with you, surely we'll be connected forever
"Shuuichi…"
"Yes…?" She only had little time left before his spell would take place. He listened to her as he tried to hold back his tears.
And together we'll only look forward, even if nothing came to be done
Nevertheless, I'll keep on protecting you with my hands by all means---
"I love you… Shuuichi." She then fell asleep, but only after a few hours would it take effect. It's strange how spells and potions work. They never take effect right at the moment you use them, but in Kurama's case, it was a good one.
"I love you too, Kagome-chan…" He announced to the sleeping girl. Craning his neck down, he inhaled her scent and pulled her face closer to his as he gave her one last kiss before he would stay out of her love life. She wasn't conscious to return his loving kiss. It was if he was kissing a beautiful doll. Tears streamed down his face as his lips pulled away from hers.
He was acting as if she died, but in a way she did. Memories of their love would be locked away in her heart, and she would never remember it. They both lost one of the greatest feelings they had developed together.
Love…
Darling
Author's Note: I'm glad that I'm done. I know I was supposed to update Iikawasu, but I'm still working on it. I'm just treating my little Kurama x Kagome fans to a little one-shot.
Writing this fic made me sad, and I was a little touched. To me, the Karasu thing was sappy, but hey, I needed him for my story line.
When you read this, you must have been screaming 'NO! I want to read more!' or not… But don't worry! This is only Part One of two. I shall update as soon as I can… High school is so tiring and the same goes for taking care of my Kurama x Kagome shrine, which I hope you all will visit.
If you didn't understand something, I'm very sorry… You could ask questions in your review and I will make everything clear in the final part. Thank you for reading!
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