Chapter 2
Kaori awoke to darkness. The window to her left let in a little amount of street light causing the room to be filled with silhouettes. "Kaori? Are you awake?" a whisper came to her right. "Suichi? Is that you?" She asked squinting as a silhouette moved. She recognized the figure to be Kurama.
"How do you feel?" Kurama asked. "Better.healing powers?" She asked. "yeah.did they work?" Kurama asked with a chuckle. "Yeah they did." Kaori smiled. Her eyes had now adjusted to the darkness. She could almost see perfectly. She looked down to notice she was wearing a long white shirt.
"My real name is Kurama." Kurama said looking down. "The Kurama? Youko Kurama?" Kaori asked. Kurama smiled still looking down. I heard of you before. Your life and mine, they are almost exactly the same, accept that you are a little more infamous than I. she laughed.
Kurama smiled again. "You should call your parents." "Kurama, they are out of town." Kaori said with a chuckle. "every time something like this happens the parents are always out of town, didn't you notice?" Kurama looked up with a smile. "You should get some sleep its three in the morning."
"well I could see everything is alright here." A voice came from the window. Kaori gasped. Two bright red glowing eyes moved closer and closer to the where Kaori layed and Kurama sat.
"Kaori this is Hiei." Kurama said pointing to him. Hiei walked around the bed and studied the girl. "Hn. Unbelievable. Who would have thought." "er..nice to meet you." Kaori said. Hiei nodded.
Hiei walked towars the window. "Ill be back later." Hiei nodded at them both and jumped onto a branch parallel to the window. Kurama walked over and closed the window. "Kurma?....thank you." Kaori said loking down, "But you should have just let me die." Kurama whipped around to look at her. "what do you mean?" Kurama asked with a worried look while walking over to her.
"Im sick and tired of running from these hunters. I'm living a life in shadow. I came to this world to be protected, but its getting worse. Don't you ever feel this way?" Kaori asked with a tear rolling down her check. "I do a lot." Kurama replied. "But you have to think of the great new things you have acquired."
"Nothing accept for this hideous ningen body." She said disappointingly. "what is so good in your life?"
" For one thing, I think you are beautiful." Kurama said. He was glad the lights were turned off, Kaori could have seen that he was blushing so much Kurama could feel the heat grow in his face. " and there are a lot of things great in my life. I have good friends, a great mother, and a new Yoko friend to play with." Kurama said kissing her on the cheek. Kaori blushed. "You should get some more sleep." Kurama said as he walked out of the room.
Kaori awoke with the sun shining in her eyes. She sat up to find herself in Kurama's friend's bedroom. She really hadn't noticed the night before because she was in such shock and discomfort. Kaori slid out of the bed and walked out of the room. She tiptoed down the hallway, having no clue where to go. The whole place was silent accept for a tv that was playing in a room. Kaori decided to follow the noise. Before she could reach it, someone steped out of the bathroom next to her, bumping into her. She almost fell, but they caught her.
"Woe that was close." Said the boy with slicked back black hair. He helped Kaori up. Kaori noticed he wasn't wearing a shirt, and was wearing pajama pants. He had probably just woken up to. He was very muscular, and looked pretty tough. "I'm Yusuke Urameshi." He said with a smile.
"I have heard of you. You are that punk kid some of my classmates complain about. They say you shouldn't think you run things." Kaori decided to stop. "They do, do they?" He said with a grin. "Oh hello Kaori, your already up?" Kaori looked behind Yusuke to see a shirtless Kurama. Jeeze! Kaori thought to herself, is this the club of shirtless men? Kaori really didn't mind seeing Kurama shirtless. She never actually relized how muscular Kurama was. He was slightly more muscular than Yusuke, and had a perfect form.
"Hello Sui-Kurama.. yeah I just woke up." Kaori responded. "Yes, I called my mother to tell her I would stay the night at Yusuke's. I didn't want her to worry. That's why I slept here." Kurama walked over to Kaori. "did it heal?" Kurama asked touching her side. She jumped slightly. His touch was so soothing. Kurama removed his hand noticing the tension building between the two. Kaori wished he hadn't. " I talked to Hiei earlier this morning. I told him i would meet him in the park.would you like to join me? And then we could get some lunch?" Kurama asked nervously. Yusuke whistles. Kurama shot him a look. "That sounds like fun." Kaori said with a smile and slightly blushing.
At noon, Kaori and Kurama left Yusuke's house and headed for the park. Kurama explained the whole spirit detective and Rekai Tanti thing. Kaori clutched her loose clothes very tightly. She had to barrow some of Yusuke's sweat pants. Although the sun was up, it was very cold. The snow crunched under their feet as they both walked across the park to a dark figure leaning against a tree.
"Hello Hiei" Kurama called walking over to him. Kaori followed with a little caution. She had noticed he was holding his sword and playing with the tip of it before she had arrived. She really didn't know him, and he seemed to be a dodgy character in her opinion. But if he was a good friend of Kurama's, she had to learn to trust him.
Hiei nodded, and rested his red eyes on Kaori. She shivered. Hiei grined and closed his eyes. "Glad to see you have found a new play mate Kitsune." He said leaning his head back against the tree trunk. Kurama blushed. "why did you want me here?" Kurama asked. "Hn, never mind." Hiei said, and disappeared. Kurama looked back at Kaori with a confused look. "uh.right.wanna go and get something to eat?" Kurama asked with a sweat drop. "Sure im starving." Kaori replied with a giggle.
They both got something to eat, and walked around the town a bit. They talked about their previous lives and school. They had a great time. They finally arrived at Kaori's door step around five in the evening to both their disappointment. "thank you so much for everything Kurama." Kaori said blushing. "it was nothing." Kurama said looking down. "are you sure you will be alrigth by your self?" Kurama asked with a little desperation in his voice. He really didn't want to leave her. He was more in love with her now than he was before. "yeah my parents will be home soon." She said. She hugged him very hard causing him to stumble backwards. "Thank you so much!" She whispered into his ear. She let go. "It was nothing." Kurama called back as she ran to her door. She waved him goodbye and closed the door. Kaori sighed thinking about the kiss he gave her last night.
Kurama finally arrived home. It was dark now, and it started to rain, turning the snow into slush. Kurama went into the other room to find his mother watching tv. "Hello Suichi, did you have a fun time at Yusuke's sleep over party?"
"Yes mother, do you need anything before I take a shower?" Kurama asked. "Oh no dear actually I think im going to go to bed now. It is getting a little late. Perhaps you should to." She said giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Good night mother." Kurama called. She answered him as she closed her bedroom door. Kurama decided to go and take his shower. He undressed and stepped into the steamy hot shower, letting the water massage his aching body. He closed his eyes and leaned his head backwards, sighing with relief and comfort. Just then the door bell rang. Kurama moaned as he opened his eyes and grabbed a towel. He wreped it around his waist and headed for the door. The sight on the other side of the door shocked him.
Kaori awoke to darkness. The window to her left let in a little amount of street light causing the room to be filled with silhouettes. "Kaori? Are you awake?" a whisper came to her right. "Suichi? Is that you?" She asked squinting as a silhouette moved. She recognized the figure to be Kurama.
"How do you feel?" Kurama asked. "Better.healing powers?" She asked. "yeah.did they work?" Kurama asked with a chuckle. "Yeah they did." Kaori smiled. Her eyes had now adjusted to the darkness. She could almost see perfectly. She looked down to notice she was wearing a long white shirt.
"My real name is Kurama." Kurama said looking down. "The Kurama? Youko Kurama?" Kaori asked. Kurama smiled still looking down. I heard of you before. Your life and mine, they are almost exactly the same, accept that you are a little more infamous than I. she laughed.
Kurama smiled again. "You should call your parents." "Kurama, they are out of town." Kaori said with a chuckle. "every time something like this happens the parents are always out of town, didn't you notice?" Kurama looked up with a smile. "You should get some sleep its three in the morning."
"well I could see everything is alright here." A voice came from the window. Kaori gasped. Two bright red glowing eyes moved closer and closer to the where Kaori layed and Kurama sat.
"Kaori this is Hiei." Kurama said pointing to him. Hiei walked around the bed and studied the girl. "Hn. Unbelievable. Who would have thought." "er..nice to meet you." Kaori said. Hiei nodded.
Hiei walked towars the window. "Ill be back later." Hiei nodded at them both and jumped onto a branch parallel to the window. Kurama walked over and closed the window. "Kurma?....thank you." Kaori said loking down, "But you should have just let me die." Kurama whipped around to look at her. "what do you mean?" Kurama asked with a worried look while walking over to her.
"Im sick and tired of running from these hunters. I'm living a life in shadow. I came to this world to be protected, but its getting worse. Don't you ever feel this way?" Kaori asked with a tear rolling down her check. "I do a lot." Kurama replied. "But you have to think of the great new things you have acquired."
"Nothing accept for this hideous ningen body." She said disappointingly. "what is so good in your life?"
" For one thing, I think you are beautiful." Kurama said. He was glad the lights were turned off, Kaori could have seen that he was blushing so much Kurama could feel the heat grow in his face. " and there are a lot of things great in my life. I have good friends, a great mother, and a new Yoko friend to play with." Kurama said kissing her on the cheek. Kaori blushed. "You should get some more sleep." Kurama said as he walked out of the room.
Kaori awoke with the sun shining in her eyes. She sat up to find herself in Kurama's friend's bedroom. She really hadn't noticed the night before because she was in such shock and discomfort. Kaori slid out of the bed and walked out of the room. She tiptoed down the hallway, having no clue where to go. The whole place was silent accept for a tv that was playing in a room. Kaori decided to follow the noise. Before she could reach it, someone steped out of the bathroom next to her, bumping into her. She almost fell, but they caught her.
"Woe that was close." Said the boy with slicked back black hair. He helped Kaori up. Kaori noticed he wasn't wearing a shirt, and was wearing pajama pants. He had probably just woken up to. He was very muscular, and looked pretty tough. "I'm Yusuke Urameshi." He said with a smile.
"I have heard of you. You are that punk kid some of my classmates complain about. They say you shouldn't think you run things." Kaori decided to stop. "They do, do they?" He said with a grin. "Oh hello Kaori, your already up?" Kaori looked behind Yusuke to see a shirtless Kurama. Jeeze! Kaori thought to herself, is this the club of shirtless men? Kaori really didn't mind seeing Kurama shirtless. She never actually relized how muscular Kurama was. He was slightly more muscular than Yusuke, and had a perfect form.
"Hello Sui-Kurama.. yeah I just woke up." Kaori responded. "Yes, I called my mother to tell her I would stay the night at Yusuke's. I didn't want her to worry. That's why I slept here." Kurama walked over to Kaori. "did it heal?" Kurama asked touching her side. She jumped slightly. His touch was so soothing. Kurama removed his hand noticing the tension building between the two. Kaori wished he hadn't. " I talked to Hiei earlier this morning. I told him i would meet him in the park.would you like to join me? And then we could get some lunch?" Kurama asked nervously. Yusuke whistles. Kurama shot him a look. "That sounds like fun." Kaori said with a smile and slightly blushing.
At noon, Kaori and Kurama left Yusuke's house and headed for the park. Kurama explained the whole spirit detective and Rekai Tanti thing. Kaori clutched her loose clothes very tightly. She had to barrow some of Yusuke's sweat pants. Although the sun was up, it was very cold. The snow crunched under their feet as they both walked across the park to a dark figure leaning against a tree.
"Hello Hiei" Kurama called walking over to him. Kaori followed with a little caution. She had noticed he was holding his sword and playing with the tip of it before she had arrived. She really didn't know him, and he seemed to be a dodgy character in her opinion. But if he was a good friend of Kurama's, she had to learn to trust him.
Hiei nodded, and rested his red eyes on Kaori. She shivered. Hiei grined and closed his eyes. "Glad to see you have found a new play mate Kitsune." He said leaning his head back against the tree trunk. Kurama blushed. "why did you want me here?" Kurama asked. "Hn, never mind." Hiei said, and disappeared. Kurama looked back at Kaori with a confused look. "uh.right.wanna go and get something to eat?" Kurama asked with a sweat drop. "Sure im starving." Kaori replied with a giggle.
They both got something to eat, and walked around the town a bit. They talked about their previous lives and school. They had a great time. They finally arrived at Kaori's door step around five in the evening to both their disappointment. "thank you so much for everything Kurama." Kaori said blushing. "it was nothing." Kurama said looking down. "are you sure you will be alrigth by your self?" Kurama asked with a little desperation in his voice. He really didn't want to leave her. He was more in love with her now than he was before. "yeah my parents will be home soon." She said. She hugged him very hard causing him to stumble backwards. "Thank you so much!" She whispered into his ear. She let go. "It was nothing." Kurama called back as she ran to her door. She waved him goodbye and closed the door. Kaori sighed thinking about the kiss he gave her last night.
Kurama finally arrived home. It was dark now, and it started to rain, turning the snow into slush. Kurama went into the other room to find his mother watching tv. "Hello Suichi, did you have a fun time at Yusuke's sleep over party?"
"Yes mother, do you need anything before I take a shower?" Kurama asked. "Oh no dear actually I think im going to go to bed now. It is getting a little late. Perhaps you should to." She said giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Good night mother." Kurama called. She answered him as she closed her bedroom door. Kurama decided to go and take his shower. He undressed and stepped into the steamy hot shower, letting the water massage his aching body. He closed his eyes and leaned his head backwards, sighing with relief and comfort. Just then the door bell rang. Kurama moaned as he opened his eyes and grabbed a towel. He wreped it around his waist and headed for the door. The sight on the other side of the door shocked him.