Konnichi wa minna-san!

Syo: Yay! Chapter ten is longer!"

Eva: Yay! A longer chapter! And finally!

Syo: =D I'm sooo happy. I thought I wouldn't finished this chapter on time!"

Eva: Yeah... wait a minute... you still haven't...

Syo: puts duck tape on her mouth again ;;;

Eva: Mmmf mmmm! MMMMM!!!!!!!

Syo: Eh heh hehe heh... ;

Syo: Well, thank you all readers and reviewers!

Hiei: Hn, like there are any...

Syo: Hey! I know there are at least three now!

Hiei: Hn.

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Chapter Ten: Chatting in the Moonlight

"He's my brother..." Syo whispered.

Kurama's eye widened. "Y- you're Syo Minako?!"

"Syo? What do you make of it?" Syo impatiently said.

"I'm Youko..." Kurama said, softly.

"You can't be!" Syo said, "Youko died!"

Kurama sighed," My body died, but my soul was still here."

"But how?" Syo asked.

"My soul entered a woman's, now my human mother, Shiori's, unburned baby. I grew up in that body's," Kurama said.

"I don't believe you!" Syo said, "If you are, why didn't you leave your human mother?!"

"I have thought about it before. I planned to get my old body back after ten years, but I started to get attached to her. She's my mother... even if she is not my real one... I love her dearly. I couldn't just leave her. She was ill! I- I felt like I should do something to help her..." Kurama said.

"But... you can't be Youko..." Syo refused to believe him.

"Syo... it's true," Kuronue said, "He's really Youko."

"Kuso! Why does it have to be today?!" Syo said, "It's not that I don't want to see you again, but come on. First Kuronue, now Youko?! I saw them die!" Another tear slid down Syo's face.

Kurama wiped the tear away and then embraced Syo. "Don't cry..."

"Damn it!" Lilica cursed, "Could we concentrate back to the task at hand?! It's already noon! If we don't hurry it up we'll never get to Naraku's castle!"

Kurama sighed, "You're right, we could get together after we defeat Naraku."

Everyone, including Kuronue, walked quickly, chatting to each other quietly. They all walked until the sun has set.

They stopped near a stream.

"Let's stay here for the night," said Miroku.

Everyone agreed and did their own thing. ( Syo: No sick thoughts! )

"Sango?" Miroku said.

"Hm?" Sango said.

"Do you think we can really defeat Naraku?" Miroku asked.

"I'm not sure, but there has to be a way to defeat him," Sango said.

Miroku nodded.

"Come on, let's not talk about this. Let's get some rest," Sago suggested.

Miroku nodded again.

"Oyasumi nasai," Sango said.

"Oyasumi... koi," Miroku said.

They both fell asleep with a smile on their faces.

"Kagome?" Amy asked.

"Yes?" Kagome answered.

"You look sad. Are you OK?" Amy asked, concerned.

"I'm fine," Kagome answered, simply.

"You sure?" Amy asked.

Kagome sighed, "yes."

"OK!" Amy, then, smiled.

"Let's get some sleep," suggested Kagome.

"OK!" Amy said, again.

They both fell asleep, one with a smile and one with a frown on their faces.

"Eva?" Inuyasha asked.

"Hai?" said Eva.

"Promise me you'll be careful in the battle?" asked Inuyasha.

"I promise," Eva said with a smile.

"Good," Inuyasha said, "Now let's go to sleep."

"Sure," Eva said.

They fell asleep happily together.

"Hey, Cat?" Lilica said.

"Yeah?" Catherine said.

"How do you think the battle will go/" Lilica asked.

"I'm not sure, but I am sure that there is going to be a lot of blood shed," Catherine answered.

"Yeah," Lilica said.

"We should get some shut eye, it's getting late," Catherine said.

"OK," Lilica agreed.

They fell asleep peacefully.

Shippo and Kirara were already curled up and asleep with peaceful faces.

"I don't believe we're together again," Syo said, softly.

"Me too," Kuronue said.

Kurama smiled, "Me three."

"I couldn't believe I was so stupid, though," said Kurama.

"What do you mean?" Syo asked.

"I couldn't believe I didn't recognize you. You look so... different, but nonetheless beautiful," Kurama said.

Syo blushed. "Heh... I'm that hard to recognize in my human for, am I?" she said, "But I couldn't recognize you, either.

Kuronue sighed, "OK, so you both couldn't recognize each other, big deal!" he said.

Syo whacked him on the head. "Shut up, you!"

Kuronue smirked. "Nah! I enjoy teasing you and you know that, lil sis."

Syo "hmphed."

Kurama chuckled. "So... I still want an answer from you, Syo."

"What's the question?" Syo asked.

"Will you accept my love for you?" Kurama whispered into her ears.

Syo grinned. "I don't know... you didn't come to find me... and you kept me waiting for waaaay too long," she teased.

Kurama pouted. "Come on!"

Syo laughed and Kuronue chuckled. "What do you think, bat boy?"

"Hey! Don't call me that!" Kuronue whined, "And I think you should accept."

Syo shrugged. "I guess I should, but on once condition."

"That's that?" Kurama asked.

"I want you to transform into your demon form, I want to see the true Youko Kurama again," Syo said.

Kurama pouted, "What do you mean "true Youko Kurama?"

Syo laughed, slightly, "Never mind, that. Will you show me your demon form or not?"

Kurama chuckled, "Very well,"

Bright light started to surround Kurama. It got brighter and brighter, until Kuronue and Syo had to close their eyes and shield it with their hands.

When they opened their eyes again, standing there was a fox demon. He had cute, silver- coloured ears and tail. He also had silver hair. His eyes were the colour of gold. He was taller than Kuronue, at least 213 cm tall. The fox demon was wearing a white outfit. ( Syo: What do you call those clothing anywayz? )

"Youko!" Kuronue and Syo shouted together. Syo ran to Youko.

Youko embraced her when she came to arm length.

"Koi..." Youko whispered

"I missed you so much," Syo said, "Baka kitsune! You just had to leave me."

Youko stroked her hair. "I'm sorry, koi."

Syo sniffed. "You better be sorry!"

Youko smiled. "I truly am, koi, I truly am," he whispered into her ears, again.

Syo embraced him even tighter. "I love you so much!"

"I love you, too," Youko said.

After that, their lips met each other's. They shared a long passionate kiss together.

Kuronue watched them with a smile on his face.

"Come on, let's get some rest," Kuronue said.

"Aww... you're such a spoil sport," Syo said with a pout, "You just had to ruin that moment."

Kuronue sighed. "We still have a long walk ahead of us, we should get some rest. Besides, you guys can go on and on kissing each other without getting tired."

Syo and Youko blushed.

"Fine," Youko said, "Let's get some rest,"

Youko, then, turned back into his human form.

They settled down and slept.

Everyone was unaware of the glowing red eyes that were watching their every move...

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Syo: Review!

The vote is still here! You can vote as many as you like! You can also tell me who you want to be paired up with!

Options are for the vote:

Sesshoumaru

Naraku

Marik

Bakura

Kenshin

Téa ( If she's there, there will be Téa bashing )

Kaoru ( She's the same as Téa, if she's in the story, there will be Kaoru bashing )

Yami

Kouga

Seto

Other...

People that are free for pairings are:

Yusuke ( Sorry Yusuke/ Keiko fans! )

Kuwabara ( Sorry Kuwabara/ Yukina fans! )

Shippo

Kuronue

Koenma ( Doesn't appear that often )

You can also suggest pairings that are not already paired up with someone!