Shadowess: Another chapter! I'm getting ready to add the sequel so... be patient if I don't add it on right after this one is done.

Hiei: Why do you make me like this, onna?

Shadowess: Well it's kinda hard to get in to your personality down to the depth of your... wait... you read this?

Hiei: Hn.

Shadowess: Oh my goddess he must have gotten in to the icecream again!

Disclaimer: I own nothing!

Chapter 11: Lovey Dovey Stuff

Kyla rolled around in bed, unable to have sleep take her. She willed it yet it did not come. Her mind was calm so what was the matter? She sat up and looked around in the darkness of her room.

"I'm bored…" Kyla stated to the quiet noises of her room.

The quiet noises were soon replaced with a light tapping on her door. It opened slowly to show Kurama. She smiled and got out of bed.

Kurama looked at her and went inside her room. He caught her in his arms since she basically jumped on to him. The door closed gently behind him.

"Hi, Kurama!" Kyla smiled up at him.

"Hello, vixen. Can't sleep?" he brushed some hair behind her ear.

"No. You can't either?" she saw him nod his head. "Want to go for another walk or do something that gets us tired?"

Kurama looked towards the clock. "The theatre late night showing starts in about twenty minutes. Would you like to go see a movie?"

"Okay. What's playing?"

"I believe that… the three Ginger Snaps movies are playing." Kurama informed her.

Kyla's eyes widened. "There are three?!" Kurama nodded. "I thought there were only two."

"Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning is the third movie. I heard that it was like the prequel to the movies." Kurama told her.

"Is it scary?"

"I'm not entirely sure. Would you like to see that one?"

"Okay! Let me get changed though…" Kyla looked over him. "I don't think you'll want to go out shirtless though. That bitch what's-her-face might be out again."

Kurama gave a light laugh. "I highly doubt that. But I'm going to get changed as well." He kissed her forehead. "I'll meet you downstairs."

"Alrighty!" Kyla gave him a hug then went over to her dresser as he went out the door.

After a couple minutes, they were both downstairs and ready to go. They went out on to the streets and started the walk to the theater. Kyla hugged Kurama's arm as they walked and was busy in chatter about nothing important.

Kurama listened closely and added his opinion when he could. He laughed at her point of view on things, but it soon got serious.

"Kurama… There is still something I don't understand." She said looking up at him.

"And what is that?" he asked sensing her confusion.

"Its about how me and Nyssa got here. I don't get it, How and also why us? To me it almost feels like fate or something. That's probably crazy and all, but maybe…" She trailed as Kurama placed a finger to her lips to silence her.

"The answer will probably come in time but for now… I'm glad you're here."

"You totally just shrugged off my questions. That's what I get for asking something serious!" she crossed her arms and looked away from him.

Kurama was taken aback. With her one action he felt totally crushed. "I don't know why you two came here… maybe it was as you say fate." He said hoping.

Kyla's face lit up once again in a huge smile. "Yay! It does make sense though right… I mean about that fate talk." She said once again leaning into Kurama.

Kurama smiled and put his arm around her waist lightly, holding her close. "Yes it does." He smiled down at her as she rested her head on his shoulder.

They continued their walk towards the theater that was now in site. They didn't say anything to each other in that short walk. Kurama bought their tickets and they headed in to find some seats.

At first Kyla just held Kurama's hand lightly in hers as she watched intensely. By the end however, Kyla was hanging on to Kurama for dear life. Her arms were around his middle as her fingers clutched at his shirt. Her face was half buried in his shoulder which managed to muffle her half screams and whimpers.

Kurama smiled down at her as he smoothed out her hair and held her close. He whispered soft comforting words in her ear, telling her it is just a movie and not real in the least bit. Kyla just nodded and slowly peeked past Kurama who protected her.

The movie finally ended and Kyla let out a sigh of relief. "What a scary movie." She said finally as she calmed her heart rate.

"Only for you, my vixen." He said planting a soft kiss to her forehead. "And maybe some other people in here."

"Good, I'm not the only one scared of scary movies." She stopped and smiled at Kurama. "Thanks for protecting me." She bent over the seat and lightly kissed Kurama for the first time on her own part. It wasn't much of one, but never the less took a lot of guts. By the time she pulled back she had gone at least five different shades of red.

Kurama looked like he was in ecstasy. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her up for another kiss. "You're very welcome. And thank you for the kiss." His eyes were mystified.

Kyla felt lightly entranced as she looked up to his eyes. "Hee… you're welcome..." she went with him out of the theatre.

Days past and the dares were over for the girls. Nyssa didn't have to sleep in Hiei's room anymore, and Kurama didn't have to take Kyla out every night… not that it would dramatically affect him since he already made another date with her the upcoming weekend.

"Merry Halloween!!" Kyla yelled as she bounded down the stairs in her fox form.

Kurama looked to her from the kitchen and smiled. "Happy Halloween, Kyla."

Kyla ran over to the Kitchen and hugged Kurama close. "Need some help, Kura-kit?" she asked with a chuckle at her new nick name for him.

Kurama just looked at her with a raised eye brow. He wasn't sure what to make of this new name of his, but decide to endure it. "That would be nice of you, vixen." He said smiling.

Kyla helped as much as she could with out getting in the way or getting hurt by anything near her. They talked a bit about random things as they prepared breakfast.

"So what is planned for today other then the party. You're going to dress up too right?" Kyla said helping Kurama bring everything to the table.

"I don't know… should I?" he asked with a smirk.

"Yes! Please..." Kyla bagged grabbing his hand in her own and holding it tightly.

"We'll see Kyla." He ran his hand through her hair once then said. "Go on wake Nyssa and tell her to come eat."

"But I don't want to die, and she doesn't eat breakfast." Kyla said

"That's right… well are you hungry?"

Kyla shook her head. "I'll eat if you what me too."

"I don't want to force but it would be better if you ate." Kurama said.

"I'll have something later, then." Kyla went in to the living room and took a brief glance round. Hiei was at the window and… there was no Nyssa in sight. The clock read at 9:00am. "Awww… Nyssa won't get up for at least three more hours…" she groaned.

Kurama came out with a drink and sat down. "Has she been sleeping alright the past few days?"

"I don't know. She never said anything. But she usually sleeps as long as she can, sometimes 12 hours." Kyla said.

"She has been sleeping in your room, hasn't she, Hiei?" Kurama asked him.

Hiei looked over at them. "She has. And has not shown any signs of poor sleeping aside from the nightmares that the vixen has had as well."

"Maybe she couldn't sleep because she misses sleeping with you." Kyla said grinning like an idiot.

"Hn. Highly unlikely." Hiei said.

"Well then, why don't you go wake her up? She won't kill you."

Hiei glared at Kyla but got off the window sill anyway. He went up the stairs, ignoring the massively compressed snickering coming from Kyla.

Kurama smiled when Hiei was out of ear reach. "He may not admit it out loud himself, but he does care for her. Hiei is a very prideful demon who won't let any sign of weakness show so it can't be used against him."

"So he's protecting her unintentionally… awww…." Kyla smiled and snuggled Kurama's arm. "That is sweet… Anyways!" Kyla clapped her hands. "What are you going to dress up as?"

"I haven't said if I'd go or not." Kurama smirked.

"Awww… but you have to come with me! Nyssa will only plot against me and try to kill me! Please…?" she gave him a puppy…er… innocent fox look.

Kurama sighed and put a hand on her face. "Don't give me that look…"

"Why not?"

"Because it's just too irresistible." He bent down and kissed her.

Kyla blushed. "So you'll come with me?"

"Yeah… Of course I'll go with you."

Kyla jumped up and hugged him tightly, planting a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, Kura-kit!"

Upstairs, Hiei didn't bother to knock on Nyssa's door and went inside. The room was dark… curtains were closed… and gentle breathing was heard from the bed. He slowly approached the bed and looked at her.

"Time to get up." He said plainly.

"I'm out of school, dad…" she grumbled, pulling the covers closer to her.

"I'm not your dad." Hiei said.

"Then go away, smelly… and take Satan with you…" she groaned, pulling the blankets over her head.

"And just who are you talking to?" Hiei, smirking, went over to the side of her bed, bending down to her eye level.

Nyssa opened her eyes and saw Hiei. She blinked. "Huh…? Hiei? What are you doing here?" she rubbed her eyes.

"You're still half asleep, onna. Wake up." He went over to the closed curtains and threw it open, making sunlight pour in on to her.

"Okay okay! I'm up already!"

"So who is 'smelly' and 'Satan'?" Hiei asked in a slightly amused tone.

"Oh, my brother and his evil pet bird." Nyssa rubbed her eyes again. "What time is it?"

"Just past 9:00am."

Nyssa blinked and stared at him. "And you woke me up?"

"Deal with it, onna."

"And just how much sleep did you get last night?"

"… Four hours."

"Well then. I only got 5 real hours so…" she grabbed his arm and pulled him down on to the bed.

"What the hell are you doing, onna!?" Hiei was shocked at the unpredictable action she did.

"You need more sleep and I want to go back to sleep. And to be fair, I'll set the alarm clock to go off in three hours." Nyssa set the alarm and put it down. She lay down on the bed and felt drowsy again.

Hiei lay down as well, seeing he wouldn't be able to escape until after she was asleep. Surprising himself, he felt drowsy as well. He glanced over at Nyssa and saw that she was asleep. It took him only a moment for him to move over and wrap his arms around her, then falling asleep to a rest he didn't let himself have.

Down stairs Kyla looked up waiting for them to come down. No one was coming. Kurama sat on the couch watching her. She sat on her knees in a chair leaning her arms and stomach against the back.

"Do you think she killed Hiei? Twenty minutes have gone by and no one is coming down." Kyla said turning her head to look at Kurama.

He shrugged. "Don't worry about it, vixen. I'm sure they're fine."

Kyla let out a deep breath. "Okay." She turned and sat down properly, pulling her knees close. "So what shall we do? I have a feeling they won't be down for a while yet."

"I don't know, what would you like to do?"

"I asked you first. Why do I always have to make the decisions all the time?" she complained loudly.

Kurama didn't know what to say to this. He got up off the couch and started to walk towards her. She kinda looked at him as if he were crazy as she leaned back to keep eye contact. She really liked his eyes.

"Kurama… Have I told you, you have nice eyes?" she asked.

"…" Kurama stopped in his tracks as he looked down at a spell bound Kyla. Some times he didn't know what to think about her. He's never felt this way before. She was so different. She surprised him so often, like now. "No, continue."

"Well you have nice eyes. Very green and bright, and why are you looking at me like that?" she asked seeing the change in his eyes.

Kurama moved to sit down next to the fox that mesmerized him. "Have I told you that you have the most gorgeous eyes I've ever seen?" Kyla blushed and shook her head slowly, allowing him to continue. "They're like a vast peaceful grass field… showing a light rarely seen…" he put his hand along the side of her face. "But even though they're so beautiful, I see pain…"

Kyla felt her breath escape her, lost in his words and eyes. She felt caught in a trap that she doesn't mind being unable to escape from.

"I hope that I can take away that pain…" Kurama leaned in and kissed her sweetly.

Kyla kissed him back, wrapping her arms up around his neck. When they separated, Kyla smiled and brushed her fox ears against Kurama. "Want to go out and get some candy? Nyssa will want to hand some out to the little midgets tonight." She brushed her tail against his leg.

"Alright." Kurama smiled then gently grabbed her tail in a firm grip.

"Hey! That's my tail!"

"Seems like it's mine now." Kurama stood up and gently got Kyla to stand, leading her backwards.

"Let go of my tail! You're being mean, Kura-kit!"

"And where did you come up with 'Kura-kit'?" he asked, still smiling that he caught her by the tail.

"Kurama kitsune. Please let go of my tail… This is so bloody awkward!"

"I'll think about it." Kurama smiled and started to lead her to the front door.

"Hey! No fair! Let go! Gah!" Kyla yelled, being unable to retreat.

"Why don't you go back to your human form then?"

"Because it's Halloween and I don't want to." Kyla crossed her arms and tried to pull away. But it only sent a painful chill up her spine, causing a yelp. "Owwie!"

"Sorry. Maybe this is better." Kurama swooped her up in to his arms and went out the front door.

"I'm being attacked!!!" Kyla said in shock, still not liking the idea of being carried even though it was Kurama.

Kurama set her down and kissed her sweetly. "Let's go buy some candy for tonight. And I believe I need a costume."

Kyla cheered and jumped up, hugging him around his neck. "Let's go!" She let herself down and started walking, with a joyful bounce, on the street with Kurama.

Nyssa's eyes opened to the gentle beating from her pillow. But… her pillow doesn't beat and it didn't… move. She soon realized that she was against Hiei's chest. His arms were around her as well and he was actually asleep.

For a moment, she felt blissful at being so close to him. He held a very special part in her heart, one that couldn't be replaced by any means. Her inner alarm snapped her out of that state when it registered that Hiei was asleep. Sleeping, even dreaming!

Could she go in to his mind? He did that to her… It would only be fair so long as she told him after. Closing her eyes and resting back against him, she tried to enter his mind. Mentally, Nyssa opened her eyes and looked around to see a cliff. She was in.

Nyssa walked around and saw cherry blossom petals littering the ground. The sky was deep blue with white stars across the sky. There was a single large tree near the edge of the cliff. It was covered in nothing but flower petals, no leaves at all. The area started to get misty, giving an ominous feel to the area.

Up in the tree, she could see Hiei, holding his katana and resting… shirtless. Did he always train? Nyssa got closer and stood at the base of the tree. His foot was just out reach.

'Hey, stranger.' She said softly up to him.

Hiei opened his eyes and looked down at her. 'Hey.' He smiled down.

'What are you doing up there by yourself?'

'I don't know… waiting I guess.' He sighed and looked over the cliff again.

Nyssa went in to her demon form and jumped up on to the branch next to Hiei. 'What are you waiting for?'

'I don't know.' Hiei looked up at her. His eyes weren't cold… but they were soft.

'Hiei…' Nyssa put her hand on his face. 'You may be a bit cold, but you bring me warmth no matter what you do or say.' She leaned over and kissed him.

Hiei pulled away and sighed. 'You make me feel like I have almost no scars on my heart.' He rested his forehead on hers.

'I'm glad that I can make at least one person feel some relief…' Nyssa closed her eyes and smiled.

Hiei placed his hand on the back of her neck. 'Nyssa… come with me.'

Nyssa opened her eyes and nodded. She followed Hiei out of the tree and actually jumped off the cliff after him! What did he want to show her? The curiosity was nagging at her. It was really something, to be inside Hiei's dream.

Hiei landed on the top of a snow covered tree and caught Nyssa before she could land herself. Instantly, the area turned in to a balcony. Nyssa was set down carefully and both sat on the ledge. The night sky was beautiful.

'Hiei… When you wake up, the girl in your arms will be awake.' Nyssa told him quietly.

Hiei looked at her with a smile. 'I don't care. You're here now and I don't have to care about anything else.'

Without warning, Nyssa's head started to shoot with pain. She clenched her teeth and shut her eyes tight. A hand covered her forehead.

'Are you alright?'

'My… head… I'm going to disappear from your dream… I'm sorry, Hiei.' Nyssa already felt her concentration weakening. 'I'll be there when you wake up.' She fell to the ground and was greeted with darkness.

She opened her eyes again, seeing Hiei's chest again with his arms around her. That same splitting headache did not leave though. Soon, she felt Hiei move and looked up at him.

In the reflection of his eyes, Nyssa saw her demon form looking back at her. She must have transformed in to her demon form during the dream sequence. She gave a smile at him.

"Hey, stranger…" she whispered despite her head in agony.

Hiei placed a hand on her forehead and brushed some hairs away. "Why would you strain yourself like that? You could have severely strained your mind."

"Sorry… I don't know all my limits…"

Hiei helped her out of bed and stroked her hair. "Get some fresh air. It'll ease the pain." Nyssa nodded and went to get dressed as Hiei went out of her room.

"Ny-chan! Why aren't you dressed up yet?" Kyla yelled at her friend, after seeing the time. The sun had gone down and it was almost 6:00.

"I'm not going to go out if I have to go alone." Nyssa said. "And I'm not going to force Hiei to go." She stretched on the couch.

"But you love Halloween." Kyla whined.

"I like handing out candy and scaring little kids." She answered.

"But going out and getting candy is just as good."

"You wanna convince Hiei to dress up? Be my guest."

As if on cue, Hiei and Kurama came in to the living room. Kurama had his tuxedo on and the front of his hair was spray painted black. In his hands were a white mask and a black top hat. Hiei was in his usual wear.

"Going as Tuxedo Mask, Kurama?" Nyssa asked.

"Yes, I am."

"I'm just going as a foxy girl!" Kyla said with a smile.

"I'm surprised you're not going as Sailor Moon. I can make you a meatball head."

"Nah, I'm good. I don't have the right outfit to be her."

"Ya. You're too short, don't have blond hair, and have fox ears and tail. And I don't think you're one to throw around a sissy tiara." Nyssa laughed.

"Exactly. I'll stay as a kitsune girl." Kyla commented. She turned to Hiei. "Why don't you want to go out trick-or-treating?"

"I don't do stupid human games." He responded, walking over to his window seat.

"Not even to go with Ny-chan?"

"Kyla…" Nyssa tried to stop her.

"I just want to know why he won't go out with you." Kyla said. "So, Hiei?"

"I don't have to answer." Hiei sat down.

"Is it because you're in denial?" Kyla pressed on.

"Kyla, enough. If he doesn't want to go, I'm not going to force him!" Nyssa tried to distract herself with a flame ball in her hands.

"But you want to go and he knows that. I think he should take you."

"He could chop off your head too, you know."

"Have you even asked him?"

"I know the response."

"You didn't ask him. You should ask him."

"Will you stop if I ask him?" Nyssa held the fireball a little dangerously in her hands.

"Yup!" Kyla sounded very satisfied for getting her to say that.

Nyssa got up and went to stand by Hiei. "Do you want to go out trick-or-treating?"

"No."

"See? Now will you stop?" Nyssa went to sit back down on the couch.

"He only said no because me and Kurama are here." Kyla commented.

Nyssa went to throw the ball of fire but Hiei caught her arm before she could throw it. "It's not the best idea to make the fire department come."

The flame disintegrated and Nyssa grumbled. "Fine." She glared at the smirking Kyla. "You can wipe that smirk off your face."

Kyla went over to Kurama and half hid behind him. "Do you want to go out now, Kurama?"

"I just need to get my hat on and we can go." Kurama smiled.

"I'll help you. Bye Ny-chan, bye Hiei!" Kyla pulled Kurama to the front door to help him and so that they can get moving.

Shadowess: Okay, I know I skipped some time but ya. Reviews are love but not forced!