chap. 4
Kurama awoke with a start. He didn't mean to fall asleep.where was Kaori? Kurama sat up fast. He felt something slide off of him. He had forgotten she fell asleep with him. He turned around to see Kaori slowly open her eyes. "We better get you home Kaori." Kurama said in a whisper. Kaori finally agreed.

Kurama gave Kaori appropriate clothing, then they both stepped outside into the chrisp air. It was midnight, and it had stopped raining. All the clouds were gone, showing the stars and bight full moon.

"Ill help you explain to you parents alright?" Kurama said with his arm around Kaori. "I have been out later, don't worry." Kaori said stepping up to her door step. "The lights are still on, im going to get yelled at." Kaori said rolling her eyes. "Then I will take half the blame." Kurama insisted. Kaori opened the door and stepped inside. Kurama followed.

A loud shriek came from Kaori. Kurama looked to his left to see her parents lying in a puddle of blood on the floor. Kaori threw herself onto them hesterically. Kurama ran over and pulled her away quickly. "Hunters! There still here Kaori!" Krama shouted. He took her and ran out of the door, coming face to face with four. At this point Kaori was mad. She tore through each and every one of them with her rose whip, her spirit energy raising like crazy. After she successfully killed the four, she ran to her front door. Kurama stopped her again. "Kurama let go of me!" Kaori screamed trying to wiggle out of his grip. He finally gave up and let go. Kaori ran back inside her house, only to here fighting outside once more. She ran to the door and saw Kurama fighting another demon hunter, and another clutching a long dagger.behind him. Kaori could tell that the first hunter was trying to get Kurama's attention.

"Kaori could feel her energy rising onse more as she ran toward the hunter behind Kurama. She ran as fast as she could. The hunter was only feet away from stabbing Kurama in the back. "ROSE WHIP!" Kaori cried out with anger, saticfation.and pain coming from the middle of her stomach. Kurama slashed through the hunter he was fighting and whipped around as fast as he could. He saw another demon hunter fall to the ground, and Kaori standing ther with the dagger , sticking out both sides of her stomach.

"KAORI!!" Kurama yelled as he ran over to her. He held her in his arms. Kaori slowly pulled the dagger out of her stomach and threw it to the side. "Stop.making.such.a .fuss kurama. Its.nothing.just..a .minor.hole.in..my.stomach." Kaori said barely in a whisper. Kaori smiled weakly. "Is .it me.or.is it.getting.a little.cold out?"

"Kaori we have to go and get you to a hospital." Kurama said panicking. "Not..until.I kill.all the.demon hunters."

"Kaori! Please! Lets go!" Kurama said, tears forming in his eyes. Kaori lifted her week hand off of her wound to see blood everywhere. Kaori smiled. "Im .to tired.to go..to the.hos.pital. Im.going..to..go..to..sleep now. Kurama. Good.night..i love.you." Kaori said reaching up to kiss kurama...

.but never made it that far.

Kurama shook Kaori. "Kaori? Kaori!" Kurama repeated with tears flowing down is face. He dropped to his knees, Kaori's lifeless body still in his arms. He buried his head into Kaori, crying uncontrollably. "this-is- all.my fault." Kurama said to himself.

Hiei killed the last Hunter that was in Kaori's back yard. Now she would be able to get home safely. Hiei had seen both her and Kurama about to leave his house, heading for hers. He figured it to be wise making sure that everthing was alright up ahead. He had arrived too late for the parents, but got himself into combat with hunters that were waiting for Kaori.

Hiei could sense something was not right. He pulled his Katan out of the ground and ran to the front yard. He stopped dead in his tracks. On top of all the bloody snow lay Kaori;s dead body, an Kurama holdng her hand, tears running down his cheeks.

"She's.gone." Kurama said not turning around, but knowing Hiei was right behind him. To his surprise, Kurama felt Hiei's hand on his shoulder.

"It wasn't your fault Kurama." Hiei said correcting him. "None of this insanity was."