She thanked him and felt very grateful for such a good friend. She didn't have much to go with her so she went and got a couple of things for both him and Hiei. But what to get her firey husband? New clothes? No. She really didn't have an idea. She wandered from store to store looking for that just right gift for him.
Catarina found several things for Kurama. He proved to be easier to shop for than Hiei. She searched the store and found a couple of dragons. Both were black, one had red eyes and the other had teal color eyes. She felt they were perfect for her firey husband. She got them and paid for all her stuff and took it back to her room to wrap them all up neatly so she could surprise both of them with gifts.
She couldn't help but to wonder if they were getting her anything. Catarina didn't expect anything from either of them. By now she was thinking of asking Kurama to cancel the ticket because she didn't deserve it. She really didn't deserve anything from either of them..especially to be married to Hiei. Catarina knew she had to prove to Hiei she would do anything to prove her love to him.
Thursday morning came and Catarina took a cab to LAX and checked in. She sat and waited. While waiting for her flight to board she pulled out a book about gardening.
After about forty five minutes she heard them call her flight. She boarded the plane and found her seat and started reading again. Every so often the flight attendant would come and ask if she wanted a drink or something to eat and she accepted. About the fourth hour into her flight she fell asleep. She slept up until the last two hours of her flight. The closer they got to Japan the more excited she got. She couldn't wait to see Hiei or Kurama.
When the plane landed and pulled up to the gate Catarina started to get excited and nervous and other range of emotions all at the same time. She got off the plane and looked around. To her nothing has changed but she thought about it, maybe she was the one who changed. Cat started walking towards baggage claim. 'What if Kurama doesn't come to get me?' she thought to herself. She was so lost in her thoughts she didn't noticed Kurama had grabbed her arm.
"Catarina, how far are you going to keep walking before you realize you walked past me?" Kurama said gently.
She looked up. "Oh! Kurama I'm so sorry!" she said a little scared.
"I'm not going to hurt you Catarina, I promise" he told her smiling.
She nodded. "I'm sorry...I don't think I should've come home yet...but I was really missing you and Hiei" she told him.
"It's fine Cat...but do you know what Hiei did after you left?" he asked.
She shook her head. Cat was afraid he did something bad. "No...what did he do?" she asked quietly.
Kurama carried her bags to the car. "He threw his ring and until recently...when I told him you were coming back, he picked it up and put it back on" he told her.
He opened the door for her and she got in. He got in the driver's side and took off towards the house. "Hiei has been gone the same amout of time you have been gone" he told her merging with traffic.
Catarina felt bad. She didn't mean to hurt Hiei. Cat swore she seen a bit of hurt in Kurama's eyes, even though he would deny it because that is the kind of person he is.
Once they were home she sat in the car for a bit longer before getting out. Kurama waited for her on the porch. She got out and slowly went over to him. "I-I feel bad" she told him.
"Why? You were doing what anyone who went through that much tramua would do" he told her.
"Really? Are you saying that to make me feel better?" she asked.
"No, I'm telling you the truth...but if you feel you need to go back wait a bit and I will send you back...but know this if you do, your marriage will be nothing...you will mean nothing to Hiei, and I promise you, if you run out on him again he will not forgive you Catarina...I know you have been hurt, but running won't solve anything and you'll have nothing but heartache and a ticked off demon" he told her honestly.
She sighed and put her head down and walked in.
Hiei was there to meet her. "Cat..." Hiei said softly.
She looked at him. "Hi...we need to talk Hiei...it's important" she told him looking at him. "It's about us..."
"Don't" he told her backing away.
"Hiei, please...it's important to me we talk about it" she said softly.
He took off out the window and left her standing there.
She looked at Kurama and sighed. "I guess I have my answer..." she said setting the gifts on the table for them before going to the spare room. "I can't seem to make anyone happy...not even my husband...and I just wanted to tell him how I felt"
Kurama watched her go to the spare room. "I guess he already knows the marriage is over" he said to himself.