Youko opened up the door to Cheza's apartment after saying goodbye to the others. He was instantly greeted by Alice. She followed them into the bedroom where Youko sat Cheza down. He laid down beside her and brushed her hair out of her face, "goodnight kitten" he whispered. He stared at her for quite some time before eventually sucummbing to the darkness . Cheza awoke the next morning to find herself in Kurama's arms. It was well past 12, Kurama was usually up and about by 8. He must have gotten really drunk she thought. She replayed the nights events and her eyes fell upon the promise ring Kurama had given her. She smiled to herself picturing the day when Kurama would give her an engagement ring. Of course that day would be a long time from now, "woof!" Cheza was torn from her thoughts as Alice trotted happily into the room with her doggy bowl in her mouth. She got up and walked into the kitchen ready to start the day, unaware her every movement was being watched…..
A pair of brown eyes watched Cheza from afar, the owner of these eyes had a pair of fox ears and short fiery red hair. She frowned and clinched her fist when Kurama walked into view and gave Cheza a kiss. Just who was this girl and why was Kurama kissing her and why the hell was he human! The strange foxy women thought angrily. The door to Cheza's apartment opened and out trotted Alice alongside her master. Cheza had yet to notice the foxy intruder, she was perched high up on a tree branch hidden from sight. The women watched as Kurama walked out of view, she turned her attention back to Cheza.
"I should kill her right now, how dare she kiss my precious Kurama!" The fox thought. Cheza sighed and sat under a large oak tree while Alice pranced around finding the perfect spot to do her business. "Well well you must be Kurama's girlfriend I don't believe we've met" Cheza jumped at the sudden sound of the women speaking, she looked around but she didn't see anyone. "Show yourself!" Cheza demanded.
Soon Cheza came face to face with the foxy intruder, a glare was plastered on her face. "Who are you?" The fox pointed her thumb at herself, "I am Allura. Kurama's mate! Now tell me why he is trapped in that human body! What have you done to him you witch!" she hissed. Cheza was at a loss of words, why was this women claiming to be Kurama's girlfriend!" Cheza remained silent contemplating how to respond. Allura's eyes narrowed as she removed her sword from its sheath, " You must have used your witch magic to turn him human! Once I kill you the spell will be broken now won't it?" She lunged at Cheza who barely dodged in time. Alice bared her teeth and lunged for the fox's throat, Allura aimed her sword ready to kill the poor dog. "NO!" Cheza screamed while pushing Alice out of the way. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Kurama ran to the door upon hearing Cheza scream, he was just in time to see Cheza being impaled by Allura's sword. The sword pierced Chezas back, the bloody tip of the blade could be seen near Cheza's naval. "Heh! That will teach you!" Allura exclaimed while removing the sword. Kurama watched as Cheza fell to the ground lifeless. "CHEZA!" he screamed in horror while running down the apartment stairs. When he came to her side he listened for her heartbeat paying no attention whatsoever to Allura. There was no heartbeat, no breathing, nothing.
The devastated kitsune slowly stood up his eyes flickering gold, "What have you done?" Allura took a step back up as Kurama began to transform. Smoke engulfed the surrounding area, soon the shadowy figure of Youko Kurama appeared. "It worked! Your back to your old self!" Allura chirped, oblivious that Kurama was lusting for her blood. Her smile vanished when she noticed Youko was not happy to see her. "Youko..I thought you would be happy to see me! I AM your mate after all!" Youko said nothing his icy stare remained glued to Allura. She finally seemed to realize she was in deep trouble, "I..Im sorry..I..I didn't think she meant anything to you.." she stuttered while taking a step back. Youko took a step forward, "Allura why are you here? I've told you before and I'll tell you for the last time I'm not your mate". Allura's ears flattened, before she could respond Keiko appeared from her apartment with Cheza's precious baby owl. "Kurama? Whats..whats going on?" she asked uneasily. Her eyes scanned the scene before her, stopping on the lifeless body of Cheza. "Oh no! CHEZA!" The baby owl seemed to sense her distress, it began to cry loudly. Yusuke appeared upon hearing Keiko shout Cheza's name. He quickly assessed the situation and bolted down the stairs to stop Kurama from doing anything he might regret. "Kurama!" he exclaimed. Youko turned his attention to the spirit detective, "Stay back Yusuke this doesn't involve you" In one swift motion Youko pulled a seed from his silver locks, "you'll pay for what you have done Allura!" "KURAMA, NO!" Yusuke knew Kurama was thinking with his emotions, it wasn't Yusuke who stopped the fox though…
Kuronue now stood in front of his old comrade," You know Allura has never been to bright.." Youko's eyes narrowed, " Move" he demanded. The newly born owl flew out of Keiko' hands, she gasped and attempted to grab the little guy but to no avail. How could the owl even fly yet! His eyes had not even opened yet! The owl struggled to fly but he made it to his destination, Cheza's body. Time seemingly froze…
"What the hell" Kuronue muttered while looking around. Everyone..everthing was frozen except for himself and the baby owl. The owl began to jump up and down on Cheza's back, a faint glow surfaced from her bloody wound, slowly the glow began to grow until it engulfed her entire body. Kuronue watched in awe as time began to move backwards. Soon large oak trees that had been around for hundreds of years were now little sprouts barely peeking out of the soil. Kuronue grabbed his head as a strange melody rang through his ears, why did the sound hurt so much! He closed his eyes and clinched his teeth, soon the melody stopped. Slowly the bat opened his eyes, time was no longer frozen. He looked around he wasn't in the human world anymore..he was in the makai!
A groan tore his gaze from the blood red sky to Cheza. She was sitting upright with the baby owl in her lap, she soaked in her surroundings then looked at Kuronue. "Kuronue? Whats..whats going on? Are we in demon world?" Kuronue said nothing but made his way over to her and helped her to her feet. He gave her a death hug, relaxing only for a minute. "How did I get back here!" Cheza and Kuronue looked to their left as Allura appeared from behind a large tree. She stiffened as she spotted the two, "Listen..I..I'm sorry about the whole killing you thing. " she stuttered while taking a step back.
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Youko and Yusuke exchanged glances, "What..happened?" he asked. Confusion was evident on his face as he looked around. "Hey…that foxy lady is gone" "So are Kuronue and Cheza!" Keiko exclaimed. Youko clinched his fist, "Where are they!" he roared angrily. "I think the baby owl has something to do with their disappearance" Keiko said uneasily. Everyone remained silent contemplating what their next plan of action would be.