Alright haven't updated in some days now, but here comes another chapter.

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The red snow chapter 11

Yukina wasn't sure what she was going to do at the very moment. Finding herself blushing only made everything worse.

-"I…I"

-"Yes?" Kurama still had his hand outstretched.

-"I…I would really like that" somehow she found herself incapable at looking up at his face but she took his hand and let him help her up.

Soon afterwards they got on a buss that was going to take them to the beach. When they arrived Yukina found herself standing staring out at the black ocean in front of here.

-"It's beautiful, even at night……"

-"Yes it is." Her face had become more happy, Kurama felt an enjoyment in seeing that smile back, it had actually worried him when she got so down before.

Yukina started walking along the beach side Kurama followed. Yukina took of her shoes and socks, she wanted to feel on the water, the last time she had done that had been that time long ago when they had all been waiting for Yusuke. She walked out a bit until it reached up to her knees.

-"The water is…..cold….."

-"Yes it is that at this time of year. You shouldn't stand there if you don't like it."

Yukina turned around and Kurama saw her smile, a true smile, that was for the first time since the subject of her brother came up, was filled with happiness. Kurama found himself smiling back at the sight of it.

-"Well I- Whoa!!" There was slippery stones under and turning around Yukina must've slipped on one of them. Now sitting in the water, her dress soaked. She somehow found the scene horribly embarrassing, as if she really didn't want Kurama to see her like that.

-"Yukina!" He quickly got of his shoes and got out to her in the water, there was a slight sign of humour in the expression but mostly worried. "Are you alright?"

-"Yes" She wasn't harmed or anything but it felt incredibly cold, cold in a different way then snow that she was used to. She sneezed.

-"Let me help you up you don't want to walk in those wet clothes in the middle of the night do you." Before Yukina was able to protest she had been lift up in Kuramas arms. Her heart beating faster then before, she was so close to him, close to him a way she had never been with anyone.

Later walking down the street she still hadn't been let down from his arms.

-"We're going to my place, you get to borrow something from my mother if you stay in that you'll catch a sickness most surly." Yukina only nodded knowing that he had a point. She felt him pull her closer, she found herself blushing again and her temperature rising. Whatever this "love" that Botan had spoke of was it felt truly warming. She closed her eyes.

-"Kurama-san thank you."

-"No need to thank me."

-"You'd do this for anyone?"

-"……No."

Somehow she found that answer reliving.

-"Kurama-san I like spending time with you."

-"I like spending time with you to. I can talk with some many things with you." There was silence for a moment.

-"Kurama-san. I like you, more then a friend." She closed her eyes, feeling as if a heavy stone had lifted from her heart and a wonderful feeling of ease came over her, it was almost tiresome.

The Minamino residence was sleeping when they entered.

-"……..Guess Oka-san is with her new husband" Kurama let Yukina down and got up the key from his pocket opening the door. "Guests first." Yukina saw that there was something unreadable in his face expression and she couldn't make her heart beat slower. Kurama turned on a lamp. "This way." He showed her to his mothers room. "You can wear whatever you like. But I suggest a pyjamas. Your clothes might not dry in a while." He opened the wardrobe and then left the room.

At first Yukina found herself in an empty paralyze. (I guess I shouldn't go assuming things.) An inevitable sadness came over her. She got of her dress and blouse under it and slipped into a purple pyjamas, the moment she was finished button it she went out of the room, she heard noises from the room beside assuming the room was Kuramas she walked inside. He had been doing something at his desk and was on the way back to his bed. He sat down and looked at Yukina standing in the door way with the slightly to big pyjamas."

-"Sit down?" Yukia couldn't find out in her mind that she wanted, there was a mixture of relief with sadness. She sat down beside him. Her hands on her knees.

-"I…" (I love him but he doesn't love me. But I should have seen that….But I) Then she felt an arm come over her shoulders making her fall backwards on the bed. She found her head resting on Kuramas arm on his knee. She felt a slight feeling of worry as her heartbeat raised again. Her mouth shaped a word only her mind could think, but just like many times before, words weren't needed.

(Do you want to kiss me?) He lift up her head and kissed her gently on her lips letting them both fall backwards onto his bed.

(Yes Yukina I like you to. I like you very much.)

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Ghya!! This chapter was so special to me it almost brought a tear in my eye.