Crimson: Hi, minna-chan! I'm back, sorry for the long wait, but I've had a couple papers for my English class to work on, and other stuff too.
Vampire Angel: Oh yes, other things like her boyfriend!
Crimson: Shut up! It isn't my fault he follows me like a lost puppy…Continuing, I'm updating the Death Rose, even though I've had no reviews for it… (Muttering)
Rose looked over at the next booth, snarling at Hiei, who was tickling and cuddling Ame.
"Get off my friend!" Rose roared reaching to Hiei's scalp and pulling on the roots of his hair and pulled him back roughly. "And who the Hell do you think you are being all over my friend like that?"
"I don't see why it matters to you, wrench." Hiei growled, attempting to regain his hair, but only winced at the pain.
"I'm not a wrench, and it matters because you're all over Ame!"
"Rose, why don't you sit down, I'm sure Hiei can keep his hands to himself." Kurama suggested.
"I'm not worried about his hands, as much as his mouth and third leg." She smirked. Hiei visibly paled and pulled Ame onto the dance floor. The undercover assassin grinned evilly and followed them, then swiftly landing a steel-toed boot on Hiei's rump.
"What the f- OW!" Rose kicked him again, this time sending him down on his face.
Crimson: damn, I just realized the full extent of my boyfriend's nerd-ness and dork-ness. He saved a bunch of Nintendo 64 games to a disk, and… Oi, what have I gotten into this time? -.-
"Rose! Why are you doing that? He hasn't done anything!" Ame helped him up, and then turned to the black-haired demoness.
"I don't like him, he'll learn to deal with it or run away." She flipped her long bangs and pulled Kurama back into the seat with her. "Now, about his festival…"
"Hmm, actually, I don't think so. You seem to have a violent temperament, and I can't see myself with a girl who kicks my best friend's ass." Kurama smiled and kissed her hand, slipping out of the booth. "I hope you'll understand, but it won't work out."
"What? Oh no, you don't, I came on this date for one reason, and it will happen!" She followed him out of the club and down the midnight empty street. "Kurama Minamino, stop walking!"
"Nani, Rose? I told you it isn't working." Kurama turned, flipping his hair gracefully over his shoulder.
"That isn't the problem. The problem is that I have a job to do." She pulled her daggers from the tall boots and flipped one into the air. "Sorry, I did have fun though."
Kurama jumped back, slashing out with his whip. "All this for telling you I didn't want to keep dating? You are a violent one."
"Wrong, I'm an assassin. This is what I do for a living. You dumping me, well, it gave me an excuse to be violent…not that I wouldn't be any other way." Rose laughed and began chasing Kurama back into an alley. He recognized the daggers, two foxes made the pommel, hilt, and cross guard, while the blade was that of a Kris, the serpentine like blade glinting along its curves. The Death Rose's twin blades. "I liked you too, such a pretty face and a, well, you know how youkos are."
"Who hired you then? I have a right to know that much." The fox began pacing over different battle plans in his head. Charging her, too dangerous. Talk her out of it, not likely. Fight her, a bit more effective if he hadn't been in the Ningenkai. Seduce her, then attack, simplest plan of action with no risk of human casualties.
"A wealthy employer decided you are a risk to him. I don't know anything else, besides where to I'll collect my pay and bring your lopped off head." Rose charged, dodging the whip with only a few cuts to her arms and legs. She pinned him against the chain link fence, trapped by her own vines and body pressed against him. "Pity we couldn't play longer, I like the way you kiss."
"Maybe I can convince you otherwise." Kurama crushed his lips against hers, attempting to loosed the vines that only tightened around his wrists and ankles. After a heated kiss, she pulled away with red, swollen lips.
"Nice try, but I have to do my job." Kurama watched as the blade was raised high and then plummeted down…
Only to stop pointed directly at his heart, pushing against his skin hard enough to feel but not enough to cut.
"I can't…" She whispered, pulling away and dropping the twin blades. "I just can't."
Wasting no time, Kurama began fighting the vines, only for them to release him and turn back into brown grass between the sidewalk cracks. "Why can't you, surely I am no different to any other demon you've slaughtered?"
"I can't do it… I just can't. She'd never forgive me if I did." Rose fell to her knees, folding over herself. "They would never forgive me."
"Are you…crying?" Kurama realized as her back began to convulse with sobs. He kneeled beside her and lifted her up, daggers and all. "I'll take you home, just tell me where."
"797 Aki Building, Takashi District." She sobbed out, curling closer in his arms. When Kurama reached the apartment, Rose slipped away and opened entered before him.
"I'm leaving for Makai tomorrow. My employer can shove it if he doesn't like it." She chuckled; then began to close the door until Kurama stopped her.
"Why couldn't you?"
"I just couldn't, I like you too much." She shrugged, closing the door, but Kurama stooped her again.
"I demand a reason for why the Death Rose couldn't handle mutilating me." He growled.
"I don't have one, alright? I couldn't kill you, so be happy!" Again her attempt at slamming the door was blocked, this time, he entered.
"Not until I understand why it was such a hassle to slice me open. I doubt my appearance in this form is that compelling, as Youko, perhaps, but as a ningen?" He pulled her close to him, forcing her to look at him with a cupped hand on her chin. "Was it that kiss? Or something you felt when pressed against me?"
"Get away from me! I don't want to kill you, so be happy."
"No." Allowing his youko half to take over, Kurama watched as he began his usual tricks of winning someone over.
"Come now, dear rose, surely there's something that was special? I'm not a good dancer, and I was hardly romantic…can't you give me a clue?"
"No! There isn't one!" She shivered as Youko's hands snaked around her waist from behind and pulled her back against his stomach.
"Come on, you know you want to tell me. I won't laugh, I swear on my honor."
"What honor, silver thief? I can't trust you with a copper penny let alone my own private thoughts."
"That really stings, I hope you know. I'm not the untrustworthy fox I used to be."
"Bite me." She snarled.
"Yes, I think I will."
((Early Sunday Pre-Twilight: Ha! I sped up the plot line, score!))
Rose sighed, contently snuggled against human form Kurama's side. She pulled the blankets around them tighter, purring when he stroked her hair.
"Do you still want to know?" She mumbled through a yawn.
"Hai, my rose, I do." Kurama wrapped his arm tighter around her waist and smiled.
"Your heartbeat, it's hard to explain, but if you listen closely, you have this silent, extra beat that sounds like Mama's." Rose was silently thankful her hair covered her face.
"My heartbeat saved my life? Hmm, seems ironic that as the Death Rose you are fond of cutting out hearts while they still beat." He laughed and kissed the top of her head. "Well, I wonder how this will work out."
((Hiei and Ame))
"Hiei, I think I should go home." Ame sighed.
"Nani? Rose is off chasing Fox, why should you leave. Besides, I was-"
"Rose isn't the problem; I just need to go home." She sighed again, looking sad and lonely.
"Fine, if you have to, I'll walk you home." He obviously hid his surprise, because Ame made no mention of anything other than how nice a night it was. Hiei had never wanted to spend time with anyone like that before, nor cared if a woman was walking home alone.
"Arigato, Hiei. I don't like walking in the dark alone." Ame smiled and as they began to walk in the direction of her apartment, he felt a delicate hand slip inside his own. "You don't mind holding my hand, so you?"
"Hn, more of that fear?" She blushed and smiled. "I'm not used to fighting. I owe Rose for saving me twice."
"Why twice, are you that weak?"
"The first time I left my home, the second time, I had been attacked by demons." She smiled sadly and kissed his cheek. "Rose never liked me much, but I think part of her really does."
"Hn."
"Well, this is it. I'll see you at school, Hiei?"
"I suppose."
Crimson: Done! This was dedicated to Ryo Tsuki no, a.k.a Vampire Angel, a.k.a, Erika. Well, I have to go to English, so bye, Minna-chan!
(o0-0o) Kirby! Callum taught me that!