A/N:I would like to thank Tsuki Moon Fox, Guest, MoonlightLily88, and xXallegedangelXx for your reviews! Makes me happy that anyone reads this really!

So this is right before the plot will thicken. Rough waters are ahead for our Suki. My advice is...enjoy the fluff!

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Yuu Kaito had never experienced such power before. He had noticed that he began to feel differently several weeks back but couldn't place his finger on what was different. It was a normal wednesday afternoon. The usual ruffians from Yamashina High were about to beat him into oblivion when he wished that violence could be banished from this world. He was preparing himself for a ghastly punch to the mouth when he felt his energy pulsate outside of his body. The idiot who threw the punch almost broke his fist on what seemed to be an invisible shield. Kaito blinked in confusion. What had happened? The neanderthals that were accosting him demanded to know what had happened. All Kaito could focus on was the imbeciles now broken hand. Had he done that? He wasn't quite sure but he used the confusion to make his escape.

As he walked down the street to meet his friends he had a moment of enlightenment. Of course! His genius had advanced to such a level that he was able to enforce his will on objects by telekinesis. Kaito stopped, people were annoyed by his sudden halt but that did not ruffle him in the least. Instead he focused on the trashcan a few meters away. Surely he could will it to move. He concentrated, his temples began to hurt with effort. Nothing seemed to happen. Kaito was frustrated. He knew he could do this. He tried again. Trying to focus on the trashcan and block out the surrounding noise. Suddenly two hands slammed on his shoulders. Kaito screamed as his heart nearly jumped to his throat in freight.

"Kaito what in the world are you doing man?!" Yana laughed finding his little stunt funny.

Kido chuckled along ignoring the glare from the bespectacled teen. Kaito sighed and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The three began to walk towards the cafe they frequented. "You two can laugh all you want, but once I figure out what happened this afternoon you'll be dying with envy."

"What the hell are you jammering on about?" Yana asked.

The three took their usual spot in the small cafe and ordered their drinks. Once they got settled Kaito cleared his throat and looked around keeping his voice low. "I'm going to tell you about what happened to me today, but you have to promise to believe me," he began. As Kaito recounted the events of his evening he knew that he sounded crazy. But if anyone would believe him it would be Kaito and Yana. The three had been childhood friends since he could remember. He watched their faces carefully as he explained the strange energy shield that had formed around him at the school. He still believed it to be telekinesis. It was the only thing that made sense. However, his friends didn't seem as shocked as he'd expect. On the contrary, they seemed to be….uncomfortable? He couldn't pinpoint the emotion on their faces.

Kido shifted in his seat, "this is going to sound just as crazy but...I think I am experiencing something similar to that. A few days ago I was getting into an argument with my sis and I stomped on her shadow. I was being stupid ya know. Wishing I could really get back at the little brat. And then she froze. It was insane like she couldn't move because I was on her shadow. I freaked out and backed off and she fell face first on the floor like I was pinning her down for real."

Yana paled running a hand through his perfectly elevated hair, "okay. This is going to sound freaky but...I also have been experiencing some weird stuff. During basketball at school yesterday I bumped into one of the guys. When my hand touched his shoulder it was like I could see his whole life. Memories and stuff and just himself. I pretended to be dizzy and went to the nurse. But I was talking like him all afternoon until it wore off."

The wheels in Kaito's head were spinning. How could this be possible? As his two friends went into a ridiculous discussion on the possibility that they were x-men (the two buffoons couldn't remember all mutants weren't xmen), Kaito had come with a sensible plan. There was only one way to proceed in his eyes. "Perhaps we can try to recreate the events and see what happens? We can practice these...skills for lack of a better word. Then we know exactly what we are dealing with," he suggested.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I'm glad I'm not the only one that's having this weird stuff happen to them thats for sure," Kido said taking a sip of his tea.

Kaito ignored what Yana had started to say as his eyes caught the person walking through the cafe doors. His heart hammered in his chest at the sight of her. Suki Imari walked in, causing the teen to forget all former thoughts. Her dark hair was in a braid that swayed behind her as she walked up to the 'to go' counter. Kaito quickly got up, taking the opportunity to talk to her.

"Hi Suki. Fancy seeing you here," he called out. It was a miracle really, he never usually talked to girls with ease. But as friendly teal eyes turned to him he remembered why it was easy to talk to her. She was the friendliest person he had ever met.

Her smile was warm, "hey there Kaito! You come here too? I'm addicted to their chai lattes."

"Ah, yes. They are excellent. I'm more of a tea person myself but everything here is good," Kaito answered. Before he could ask her if she'd like to join him and his friends, the bell on the door made him take his eyes off her. Kaito internally groaned as the obnoxious redhead walked in. His stupid green eyes appeared amused at the sight of him talking to Suki.

"Minamino," Kaito greeted with a nod.

Suki turned to him handing him one of the styrofoam cups she had paid for. Minamino smiled at her warmly. The sight of her smiling back lovingly at him was enough to send the teen into a state of suppressed fury. How was it possible that he got EVERYTHING? Minamino bested him in everything that mattered. And this… this was the absolute worst part. He hated the smug redhead so much.

"Kaito, what a coincidence running into here," he said out of mock politeness. Kaito wasn't an idiot. He knew the bastard would never even acknowledge his existence if it wasn't for Suki. Despite her horrible taste in men, Kaito considered her to be a friend. The two had a lot in common. To the point where he spent hours agonizing about the fact that of all people she had to be in love with his rival. The gods (if they were even real) sure liked to laugh at him.

The weasel snaked an arm around Suki's waist, "we should hurry or we'll miss the train."

Suki nodded turning to Kaito, "I'll see you tomorrow, Kaito."

"See you then," he said trying to ignore the smug look on Minamino's face as he lead her out of the store.

He returned to his seat and realized that Kido and Yana had both been watching the exchange with stupid grins on their faces. Obviously he had told his friends all about the intolerable, Suichi Minamino. They both knew about the seemingly perfect snob that bested him in almost everything. They also knew that Kaito had stupidly been smitten by his girlfriend. It wasn't at all surprising when they both had comments about what had just occurred.

"Was that the girl you like Kaito?" Kido asked his eyebrows rising to his hairline.

Kaito sipped his tea, "yes. And that was Minamino with her."

Yana's laughter irked him but it was also expected, "sorry to break it to you Kaito. But you don't have a chance in hell."

Kaito sighed pushing his glasses up his nose, "trust me. I'm well aware."

As usual Kido tried to be more optimistic, "well I don't know. Maybe if you develop these powers more you can use them to show off. Or at the very least to mess with that Mimamino kid a bit. I mean if it's telekinesis like you said he'd never know you're the one messing with him."

A small evil smirk came across Kaito's lips, "you're right Kido. Why don't you say we get out of here and see if we can make any progress."


Suki was focusing on her senses and controlling her breathing as she ran through Genkai's obstacle course. Kuwabara had been chosen to run with her. He was apparently the champion of the fifth sense olympics. Or so Yusuke had sworn. Suki watched with great interest as Kuwabara had been as useful as a winter coat in summer. Something was off about her friend. So far she had barely managed to scrape by with both of them intact. She wasn't sure if he was letting her do all the defensive work or if he really didn't know that all of the traps were there. She could see the last marker in the woods that would lead them to safety. Her heart beat fast with the exercision, her legs burned. They had been running for four hours. Suki had yet to use her youkai, it was frustrating. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't figure out how to use it defensively. She could only recognize it and slightly draw it out. The obstacle course now was supposed to shock her into possibly tapping into her demon senses. Suki grimaced. It was totally not working. Tapping into her energy reserves, Suki sped up towards the finish line only to feel her senses tingle in recognition. Kuwabara was a few paces behind her making her turn back and see an impossibly giant tree trunk swing down towards him. Realizing that she must have triggered it she turned back. Kuwabara obviously had no idea, he was looking at her confused as she yelled for him to move.

"Kuwabara get out the way!" She screamed as she pushed his body backwards. Turning to blast the trunk to oblivion, Suki realized she was too late. The trunk hit her with surprising force sending her flying back and down the steep hill. She groaned as the pain bolted from her abdomen to the rest of her body. Her right leg smacking into a large boulder at the bottom of the hill. The throbbing making tears come to her eyes as she sat up.

Kuwabara raced down the hill. His face was pale with worry, "Suki! Are you alright?"

Suki held her throbbing abdomen as he reached her. Before she could answer she felt the flurry of demonic energy around her. She looked around to see the bat demons surrounding them. Noting yet again that Kuwabara was oblivious to the imminent danger. "Kuwabara don't you sense the bat demons?" she asked making her friend grimace and look up around him. He jumped and yelped in fright as they all flew down to attack. Trying to summon his spirit sword but not making the slightest spark. Suki groaned and lifted her arm up.

"Spirit shotgun!" She yelled borrowing Yusuke's move. The bat demons all fell to the ground with a thump letting her fall back and take a deep breath. Turning her eyes to Kuwabara she noted he looked defeated as he stared at his palm. The look on his eyes was complete devastation. "Kuwabara, what is going on with you?" she asked.

Kuwabara turned to look at her. The uncertainty on his usually confident face almost broke her heart, "please don't tell anyone...my spirit energy and awareness has completely disappeared."

Her mouth hung open. She couldn't wrap her head around it, "how is that possible?"

Kuwabara shook his head, "I don't know. I can't sense anything or use my spirit sword. It's like I never had anything to begin with."

"Don't you think Genkai can help?" Suki asked.

A prideful scowl crossed his face, "no. I know this is just a phase. Give me some time to figure out what's going on. If in a couple weeks it doesn't get better than I'll let the guys know."

"Alright. I'll keep your secret For now why don't you help me get up? I think I broke my ankle," Suki asked no longer able to ignore the throbbing pain.

Kuwabara kneeled down studying the limb carefully, "I'm sorry. This is totally my fault."

Suki shrugged, "it's okay. I should have responded faster."

She had to admit that she enjoyed the view from Kuwabara's back. It must be nice to be so tall. She tried not to roll her eyes as they approached Genkai's temple. Yusuke and Kurama were both helping her with yard work while they waited. The moment that Kurama saw the two of them he ran over. She tried not to smile as he started to fuzz over her injury.

"What happened?" he asked as Kuwabara sat her on the porch.

Suki and Kuwabara exchanged a quick glance before she responded, "the last obstacle took me by surprise and I was too far ahead of Kuwabara for him to help."

Genkai raised an eyebrow at her before examining her foot. Suki knew that she had to know it was a lie. But she just healed her foot without commenting. Suki was glad. Because Kuwabara let out a giant breath. She could tell how hard this was for him. So for now she was going to let him figure things out on his own.

"It's going to be stiff for a while since it was broken, but you should be fine. If you need any help with it let me know," she said the look in her eye letting her know that there was a double meaning. Suki nodded and thanked Genkai as she walked away and left Kurama to fuzz over her.


Kurama smiled as he heard Suki's voice throughout the house. He made his way to her room, enjoying her melodic tune. She was singing a Norah Jones song, he wasn't sure which. Her door was open and she sat with several books spread around her. He would never understand how she did homework with earbuds in on her bed. He could never do anything unless he sat at a desk. Her eyes met his as she realized he was at her door frame. She smiled and took out her earbuds. Walking over he noticed she was drawing Eikichi on her notebook.

"And here I thought you were studying for our history exam tomorrow," he said with mock disapproval.

Suki pouted falling back on her bed, "but history is so boring!"

He couldn't help but chuckle a he sat at the foot of the bed. "How's your ankle?"

Suki smiled as he placed her legs on his and began to massage her formerly broken ankle, "still locks up a bit but it's getting better." She closed her eyes as his hands worked their magic. Massaging from her foot up to her calves. "That feels good," she murmured.

Kurama's voice was low, "does it now?"

Suki's eyes opened to smoldering green orbs as Kurama leaned down to kiss her ankle. His lips sent tingles up her spine. Her breath caught in her throat as he started to make his way towards her. He grabbed her hand kissing the palm before reaching the head of the bed and leaning down to capture her lips.

The fluttering of her heart was music to his ears. He bit her lip softly making her gasp in surprise. Her heart beat faster as he entered her mouth with his tongue. Kurama wondered if he'd ever get enough of her sweetness. His hand caressed her hip teasingly enjoying the way he could rile her up. Suki was so pure and innocent, her face was a brilliant shade of pink. He kissed her neck feeling her pulse beneath his lips. A small moan escaped her lips encouraging him further. It was hard for him to hold back, especially when her hands threaded through his hair tugging gently. He didn't want to rush her. When that moment came he wanted everything to be perfect. The only problem was every moment with her felt perfect.

Kurama's hair felt like silk between her fingers. His lips traced her collarbone, leaving a trail of fire in their wake. His hand caressing her side. Suki wanted more. She always wanted more of him. She just didn't know how to ask. She didn't want to be too forward. But the aching in her core was almost impossible to bear. Every touch and every kiss sent her further into a trance that she never wanted to come out of. Kurama's hands wrapped around her hips, his fingers pressing into her skin. She could feel him wanting her through every fiber of her being. Kurama pulled up and looked into her eyes. His hand reaching up and caressing her cheek. Adoration and love clearly displaying on his face. Suki didn't want him to stop or pull away. She reached up and brought his lips back to her own. Pressing her body to his as close as humanly possible. A groan escaped his lips making her smile in triumph. She grabbed his hand guiding it under her shirt. He didn't need any further encouragement letting his hand travel up and cup her breast. Suki gasped at friction of her bra and his gentle hand. She moaned into his mouth wondering if he could feel her heart skipping a beat.

The sound of the front door opening and laughter made the two teens jump up. Kuwabara and Yusuke could be heard downstairs turning on the television. Suki sat up and ran a hand through her hair. She tried not to look directly at the smug look on Kurama's face. He always enjoyed making her flustered. He chuckled sexily and tucked a strand of her hair behind her hear.

"They have impeccable timing as usual," he remarked kissing the side of her mouth.

Risking a peek at him she couldn't help but smile, "they sure do."

"I love you, Suki."

Suki's smiled only widened. Everytime she heard those words she couldn't help but feel like the luckiest girl in the world, "I love you too."


Coldness. Emptiness. Feeling like you're entire body had been submerged into a giant bucket of ice water. Kaito felt like he had suffocated. Then he felt completely and utter coldness. Unlike anything he could ever experience. He was frozen in time. Terrified. Wondering what the hell he was thinking. He was playing with powers that were beyond his control. He felt like he was stuck in that eternal freeze for a lifetime when suddenly his chest exploded in pain. Air sucked greedily back into his throat. He sat up shaking and coughing. Yana and Kido both looking relieved and mortified. An old woman with pink hair sneered at him unimpressed.

"How long have you three idiots been messing around with your abilities?" she questioned harshly.

Kaito could hardly hear her over his asthma attack. He pulled out his inhaler and took a hit.

"About a week," Yana stuttered.

The old woman grunted. He had never encountered someone so small yet terrifying in his entire life. Kido and Yana were both bowing to the ground and pleading she take us on as students. Kaito would be too if he wasn't so shaken up. It's not every day that you separate your own soul from your body.

"Alright just shut up and follow me. We have a lot of work to do boys. Just don't slack off and we should be just fine," she said as she regarded them with critical eyes.

Well then...his life had certainly taken an interesting turn.


Suki and Kurama walked down the hall hand in hand. The two were finally enjoying some normalcy. The girls stopped whispering, crying, or glaring. In their own way they had accepted the couple. Some had even began talking to Suki. Rooting for her and Kurama because of the happiness that the two seemed to have. it was nice.

As they walked into their class Suki found a book lying on top of her desk. Picking it up she smiled as she read the cover, "Immortality: Future Reckoning? Kaito where did you ever get this?"

Kaito peeked over the book he was reading to enjoy the smile on her face, "well. The author enjoyed my review so much he let me have it early. I figured you'd like to borrow it. Just don't let anyone know. It's not due to print for another month."

Suki sat down facing him, "of course I won't tell anyone, I promise. You really shouldn't have though. Thank you."

Kaito smiled enjoying the look that he was getting from Minamino. He knew that the insufferable redhead hated any attention drawn away from him when it came to her. He had finally found his Achilles' heel! The irritation in his green eyes was enough to make Kaito's entire week. Of course it helped that Suki was oblivious about his feelings towards her. He needed a strategy. The closer he got to her the more he could see if there could ever be more. It might be a long shot. But at the very least he could still have a friend. Things had changed quite a bit. He knew that there was a deeper dynamic than met the eye. His rival for one was more than just a teenage boy. He was a reborn fox demon. One that had lived over a millennia. Then there was Suki. Sweet, friendly, happy Suki Imari. Was a half demon! Not just that but harbored a possibly doomsday killer demon in her body. He had yet to completely process the information. He had promised Genkai he would continue to act the part. Be normal around them and not let them know that he had such sensitive information. One slip up and the calculating fox would be onto him. This was a mistake that could not be made. He had been practicing and refining his skills so that he could finally have victory over his nemesis. He would not let something slip now.

"You could always repay me by joining the book club," he smiled.

Suki smiled, "alright. I guess I can do that."

"Excellent. It will be nice to have someone to have an intelligent conversation with," he complimented.

Suki shook her head at him, "I'm sure the rest of the club is capable of some conversation or else it would be just you reading books by yourself."

Kaito laughed enjoying her sass, "touche."

Later that afternoon Suki found herself putting away her books as Kurama teased her. "I'm just saying. I think he likes you."

Sighing she rolled her eyes, "I think you're jealous. Kaito and I are friends. He knows we're together. He would have stopped talking to me a long time ago if all he wanted was to go out with me."

Kurama pouted at her making her giggle. How was it possible that someone could look that cute and handsome all at once, "I'm not jealous."

Going on the tip of her toes she kissed his cheek, "uh huh. Sure you're not."

Two strong arms wrapped around her waist pulling her close, "I'm not. He can give you books but I get to do this."

Suki blushed as he kissed her lips. She knew that if they were caught it their teacher would be upset. PDA was frowned upon at Meioh. Suki tried to pull away only to see her boyfriend smirk at her. "Oh no you don't," he murmured as he captured her lips again. It wasn't like she could fight him much when he kissed her like that. As her heart filled with happiness she wondered when the other shoe was going to drop. Things were right, they were perfect. Too perfect. Her heart was joyful but her mind was unsettled. She wasn't sure if it was apocalypse filling her with doubt but she didn't know if it was possible for things to stay the way they were. Little did she know turmoil was just over the horizon.