A/n: Wow sorry for the delay I thought i already posted this chapter...well its getting close to the end only about a few more chapters left!! Then I can focus on my other work, Hopefully!!

Chapter 10

Exhausted Kurama and Inoue burst through her front door and tried their hardest to not collapse on the floor. Inoue not being able to help it walked over and fell in the open area of her apartment where she usually slept at night. Her face down in the carpet she could feel her back stretching out as she flipped over on it. She looked upwards and Kurama had taken a seat on her kitchen table and was loosening his tie.

"How did you know what color dress I would be wearing?" She asked remembering that she hadn't already asked him about it.

"Well I just choose it because it was the color of my eyes, how did you choose that color green for your dress?" He asked trying to put the point across that maybe she had been spying on him and not the other way around.

"Oh you know I saw it and was like oh it's the color of Kurama's eyes," she said laughing but she didn't hear him laugh with her. She sat up and looked at him, "I'm joking, I picked this dress because it went well with my red hair," she said and she watched his face look a little relieved. She crawled over to him and sat on the floor and looked up at him on the table. "I don't think I have ever seen anyone with as green of eyes as you though," she said smiling and watching him as he moved down on her level.

"They are contacts," he said jokingly but she had gotten that it was a joke and laughed with him. "I'm sorry I've already told you I'm not good with jokes," he said looking at her gray eyes wondering how she got them so gray, there wasn't even a trace of blue in them.

"Why do you always put yourself down like that?" She said giving him a pouting face, but when she thought about it maybe she had the same problem.

"I don't really know," he chuckled to himself as he unbuttoned the top button of his shirt and removed his jacket.

"Well do you want that tea now?" She said looking back at the cold tea cups on the table from earlier.

"Maybe in a little while, my stomach is still trying to settle from all the food and dancing," he said closing his eyes and resting his head on the table behind him, yes it had been a fun night none the less. They had never found out what was actually happening but they had both decided to forget about it for the time being and enjoy each other's company. Now that it was all over maybe it would be smart to at least talk about it with each other.

"So what do you think Rukia was talking about? Apparently it seems like some huge secret," Inoue said almost reading his mind as she put an elbow on the table next to her and rested her face in her hand. "I mean you didn't have any idea did you?"

"No, to tell you the truth it caught me completely off guard, and that is," he said but was quickly cut off.

"Very rare," Inoue said finishing his sentence and smiling as he looked at her. "I like it best when you are off guard," she said and his eyes looked at her deeply it started to give her the chills.

"I see," was all he could say, who ever thought that being off guard could be charming? Kurama hated the feeling of letting his guard down, hence the reason it was very rare when he did. Maybe she knew that every time he was around her he was like this, but for some strange reason he didn't hate it then. He felt comfortable not being on edge around her, he trusted her in a way.

"Kurama," she said smirking as she watched him think, he thought way too much. He had to think everything through to the tee, and if you didn't know him you wouldn't be able to tell but she could. His face didn't go blank and he didn't look spacey but he looked like he knew everything that was going on and he was just playing close attention. It was as if he was in deep thought but if you told him something he would somehow remember even if it looked like he wasn't paying attention.

"Inoue I think this is way bigger than we ever knew, maybe this had been going on for a long time. I went to talk to Koenma to get information on the Shinigami and Hollows but was denied. Then I didn't understand why but what if it was to protect me from something, that woman maybe?" he said trying to piece everything together, he tried to remember every small detail everything everyone had said.

"But why would they not tell me?" Inoue said trying to help him point out flaws that he might have missed.

"Then that explains it," he said knowing exactly what was going on without having to ask anyone that even knew. They planned to keep him out of it because this demon hollow was looking for him and they had to keep Inoue away so she couldn't be used as bait. Inoue wasn't the only person to use as bait though, there was his mother, stepfather, and stepbrother or even Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara, plus there was all their friends and family that he had gotten close too. No there was some reason why Inoue was more important to protect then any of them.

"What it explains it, tell me," she whined not being left in the dark because she wasn't about to sit there for hours and try to figure it out on her own. Kurama was sitting right next to her, why figure it out on your own when the he already knew?

"Well there is just a small piece missing but this is what I've realized so far. They knew what was going on and this woman is searching for specifically me and so you weren't kidnapped to use as bait they had to keep you out of it as well. They didn't want her to use you to get to me, but the thing I'm missing is why just you. I mean I have plenty of family and friends," he said looking straight as he talked trying to find that little piece. "If only I knew who she was, I mean if she is a demon then she is probably looking for Youko and not me."

"But if she is looking for Youko then do you look like him even a little?" She asked wondering if he demon form wasn't completely different then his current. This demon could be looking for someone who looked different then he did.

"Not really, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't know what happened," he said rubbing his temples when he felt a heavy weight on his shoulder. He peaked from under his hand to see the red headed girl resting on him. "Inoue everything is going to be okay," he said getting the feeling that she felt sad.

"Just please now that we know lets stick together?" she said looking down at her hands in her lap and at his side. He was very comfortable to lean on, he looked like a stick but his body was very warm and welcoming. No he left because he thought she was in danger then would she not be in more danger alone? What if this woman already knew about her because they spied at the wedding or something?

"Of course, I can't leave you alone now what if they saw us at the wedding together and they put two and two together?" He said still not regretting going with her in the least. The best plan would have been to have them tell him so that he can avoid it on his own not be completely clueless. Sometimes people really think throwing a blanket over it was always a better method then trusting the person to make the right decisions.

"I just thought the exact same thing almost word for word," she laughed a little finding it weird that they were on the same page. Never in a million years would she think she thought the same as a genius.

"Yes well that's good that we agree then," he said as he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her in closer to him. He wasn't sure why he did this it was very spontaneous and it made him try to think of the last thing he did spontaneous. When he thought about it the last time was also with her, just earlier that day when he had run his hands on her arms. Why was he acting so strange? In his current condition he wouldn't be able to protect both of them, but he knew he had to try.

"Will you stay here tonight?" She asked curling up closer to him loving the warm feeling she was getting from being so close to him.

"Are you okay with that?" He asked not really sure if it would be appropriate but it was probably the best idea. How to protect someone when you are way across town?

"Yes, I asked you didn't I?" She said wondering why he would question it when she obviously was giving permission when she asked him first.

"Then yes, but I must go home and change my clothes, will you be okay for an hour?" He asked resisting the urge to rest his head on hers. This was no time for this stuff, they couldn't be distracted.

"Yes, go now before it gets too late," she said pulling her self away so he could get up and leave so that he could return as soon as possible.

"Alright, within the hour then," he said standing up and without another word rushed out the door.

A/n: Yeah so how do you like the blooming romance??