Minna-san!! I've got chapter 3 here!!! Ooh! I love this story so far!!!!
I hope you all love it too! Because I'm writing it anyways!!
Alright....Um......... Nolan!!! You do the disclaimer ok?
Nolan: Do I get to be in the story?
Me: Maybe. But for now you get to be in the story by doing the disclaimer!!!
Nolan: Alright!! Well, Pyromaniac-- I mean Master Ghaleon does not own Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, their characters, or me. They are owned by their respective owners and I am owned by Slick aka Elaglayne.
Crossing Paths Chapter 3 "Yes, Shippo!! I love the girl, alright?!"
Zuro, Mika, Kurama and Shippo spent the next day and a half catching up and introducing each other to each other. Well, the others got annoyed of the waiting around that they just went ahead, if the foxes wanted to find them they could sniff them out. Even Hiei left with them. Though Miroku was reluctant to leave because of the sexy fox demon that just appeared, but Sango made him go. Surprisingly, Sango was getting jealous.
After they were all done catching up, they noticed that the others were gone.
"Those mean brats!! They finally left me behind!", Mika pouted and put her hands on her hips.
"Don't worry, Kurama and I can track them down in a second!!", Zuro stated. Kurama nodded in agreement. Zuro readied herself to run and looked at Mika. Shippo jumped in Mika's arms.
"Can you keep up with a full-blooded fox-demon, sister?", Zuro asked playfully mocking her. Mika grinned at her.
"Even if I'm only half-blood and you're full-blood, it doesn't matter! I can keep up with you the same!!"
"Let's see! Ready.....set..............GO!!!", the three took off, the fourth was in Mika's arms, and were out of the forest in a matter of seconds. Mika and Zuro kept up with each-other wonderfully! Eventually, Mika made Kurama hold Shippo so that she could go at full speed. The two females were now far ahead of them while Shippo and Kurama went at a normal pace now and were talking.
"So, you found yourself a sitter?", Kurama asked Shippo with a sly smile on his face.
"No. You found yourself a girlfriend?", Shippo asked with an even more sly smile. Kurama blushed.
"Who? Zuro? No. No, no, no, no , no, no, no, no, No!", Kurama denied it, but the blush on his face and the glint in his eye told Shippo that he was hiding something from him. There was silence for a little while and then Shippo exclaimed:
"You DO have a girlfriend!!!! ZURO!!!!"
"WHAT?! Zuro is not my girlfriend!!", Kurama dropped Shippo on the ground.
"Well, do you like her at least?", Shippo sat on the ground and put his hands on his hips as he turned towards Kurama.
Kurama sighed and blushed a little more. He sat down next to Shippo and looked at the ground. "Well..... I........"
"'Cause ya know, she likes you.", Shippo stated innocently.
"What?", Kurama faced Shippo.
"Well, she didn't tell me or anything. But it's a bit obvious to me that she does. The way she acts around you....."
"She acts that way to everyone.", Kurama sighed and looked at the ground again. "Shippo, she doesn't love me. I'm her Yoko friend, I'm not even her BEST friend. Her best friend is a ningen in the Ningenkai."
"Well, why wouldn't she love you?", Shippo was trying to get a confession out of Kurama by questioning him little by little.
Kurama chuckled. "For someone who can see the obvious, you couldn't see that could you?", Kurama looked at Shippo straight in the eye and began seriously.
"She's the most beautiful Yoko in the Makai! She's, as her best friend would put it, drop-dead gorgeous! Why me when she could have anyone she wants?", Kurama ended by chuckling to himself and putting his face in his hands.
"Do you want her to be your girlfriend?", Shippo was getting to where he wanted to be and he only needed to ask it now that he was in the zone for it.
"What?", He took his head out of his hands to look at Shippo.
Here it was, the question Shippo wanted to know the answer to.
"Do you love her?", Kurama was silent with the question for a while, trying to get words to form in his mouth.
"Yes.....", He finally whispered.
"What?", Shippo barely heard him say it.
"Yes, Shippo!! I love the girl, alright?!", he yelled then turned away ashamed.
"That's what I wanted to know. Good! Now, let's go!!", Shippo jumped up and shot in the direction of the others.
"What?! That's what you were trying to get me to say?? SHIPPO!!", Kurama jumped up and zipped off toward Shippo.
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In the meantime, Zuro was worried out of her mind about Shippo and Kurama. Well, mostly Kurama. She was pacing the camp back and forth for the past hour. It had gotten dark and she was getting worried. She wasn't talking to anyone, she didn't even know anyone else was there. They had made camp in another forest clearing.
"When are we going to stop going into forests?", Kagome asked.
"When we finish collecting the Shikon Jewel shards.", Inuyasha grunted. Kagome sighed
Finally, after awhile, Kurama appeared in the clearing holding Shippo. They saw Kagome, Sango, and Miroku next to the fire, Inuyasha and Hiei hiding in the shadows, Zuro pacing back and forth, and Mika staring worriedly at her.
"Uh... Hi everyone!", Shippo broke the silence and jumped out of Kurama's arms. Mika heard Shippo's voice and immediately perked up.
"Shippo!!", Mika yelled as they jumped for each other. When Shippo was in Mika's arms all safe and cuddly she started to talk with him.
"Shippo where have you been?!"
"Well, you guys went ahead so Kurama and I just stayed back and talked awhile--"
"Kurama?", Zuro was snapped out of her worried state and noticed Kurama standing there for the first time. Tears started to form in her eyes and she flung her arms around Kurama's neck and hugged him. She sobbed on Kurama's shoulder as she spoke to him.
"Kurama? Where have you been? I've been so worried!", Kurama blushed brightly and everyone looked. Shippo had a sly grin on his face and Hiei was smirking. Kurama sighed and turned his attention back to Zuro. He put his arms around her shoulders in a hug and comforted her.
"Shh....Zuro, it's okay. I'm here, I would never let anything happen.", Zuro stopped crying immediately and looked into Kurama's face with the sweetest look one could imagine. Kurama smiled down at her and unwrapped his arms from around her.
"Kurama....."
"Yes, Zuro?", Kurama smiled. All of a sudden her face turned into one of complete and total anger. She raised one of her clawed hands up and slapped him across the face, leaving three red scratches on his face.
"YOU BAKA!! SOMETHING COULD'VE HAPPENED!! YOU CAN'T STOP EVERYTHING FROM HAPPENING!! YOU WOULDN'T KNOW!", with that Zuro stomped off into the forest, leaving a very shocked Kurama standing in the clearing with blood running down his cheek. Everyone looked around confusedly.
"Uh......Any idea of what just happened there?", Miroku asked. Everyone shook their heads.
"Well, I'm... uh.... gonna get some water from the lake, alright? I'll be back.", Miroku ran off into the woods. Sango then looked at the bucket next to the fire.
"Uh... doesn't he need the bucket to get water?"
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Zuro sat at the edge of the lake with tears in her eyes. I was so worried....... What if something had happened to him? I'd never forgive myself for running off. But at least nothing happened. Zuro sighed. But what did you do when you found out he was safe? you hurt him! Who knows what he thinks of you now..........
"Zuro?", Miroku's voice came from outside of the lake's clearing. She was so caught up in talking to herself that she hadn't heard or sensed him coming. She quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and sat up straight, trying to look like nothing had happened. She turned around to greet him when he walked into the clearing.
"Hi, Miroku!", she greeted him with a big smile. But Miroku's face remained straight.
"You don't have to act happy for my sake, Zuro. I know that you are troubled by Kurama.", Zuro was surprised that he could see past her un- noticeable mask. She struggled for something to say and just turned back to the lake instead.
"I--I don't know what you're talking about, Miroku....", She said with as much of her normal self in it as possible. Miroku sat down next to her and looked out to the lake.
"The fact that Kurama doesn't care that he was gone and that you might be worried about him is what is bugging you, isn't it?", He looked over at Zuro. It was like she was an open book to him. She looked up at him, tears forming in her eyes again.
"How do you know all of this?", her voice nearly broke in the middle of the sentence. Miroku smiled at her.
"I've had a lot of experience with women.", she laughed. She had no idea that Miroku was a lecher, but soon would.
"I guess I'm an open book to you then. Ne, Miroku?", she rubbed the tears from her eyes again and smiled. Miroku laughed whole-heartedly as well and he edged closer to Zuro.
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Kurama was searching the forest for Zuro and sensed her presence nearby. He needed to apologize to her for worrying her so much today. There were still the three scratches on his cheek, those wouldn't heal for awhile. Zuro must have been really mad at him to scratch him that hard.
Awhile later, her presence was only a few feet away. He peeked into the other clearing just in time to see Miroku put his arm around Zuro's waist and pull her close. Kurama started to fume. Zuro wasn't even doing anything to stop him. He made a low growl in his throat and needed to control himself when he saw Miroku put his hand 'in places it's not supposed to be'. Again, Zuro wasn't doing anything to stop him. Kurama expected her to scratch him across the face like she did to him, but no. Kurama stopped his growling as tears started to well up in his own eyes. If she wasn't going to stop him, then there was nothing he could do.
Kurama couldn't stand this any longer. He turned around and headed back to camp.
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What'll happen? Has Zuro actually accepted Miroku over Kurama?(Yeah, right....) I'm sorry, peeps. (Wow.... she didn't say Minna-san. Woops.... yes she did). I hate to leave you here, but I had to end the chapter somewhere. And this seemed like a fun place!! ^_^ Well, maybe the more you bug me, the quicker I'll get the next chapter up! But I intend to get this up quickly. And just to tell some people who are confused with this. This is a Zuro/ Kurama pairing. Not a Kagome/Kurama. Alright... Just to set that straight! Anyhoo, see ya next time on Crossing Paths! ~Master Ghaleon~ aka MG aka Tonraibo aka Mik..... The list goes on......
Nolan: Do I get to be in the story?
Me: Maybe. But for now you get to be in the story by doing the disclaimer!!!
Nolan: Alright!! Well, Pyromaniac-- I mean Master Ghaleon does not own Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, their characters, or me. They are owned by their respective owners and I am owned by Slick aka Elaglayne.
Crossing Paths Chapter 3 "Yes, Shippo!! I love the girl, alright?!"
Zuro, Mika, Kurama and Shippo spent the next day and a half catching up and introducing each other to each other. Well, the others got annoyed of the waiting around that they just went ahead, if the foxes wanted to find them they could sniff them out. Even Hiei left with them. Though Miroku was reluctant to leave because of the sexy fox demon that just appeared, but Sango made him go. Surprisingly, Sango was getting jealous.
After they were all done catching up, they noticed that the others were gone.
"Those mean brats!! They finally left me behind!", Mika pouted and put her hands on her hips.
"Don't worry, Kurama and I can track them down in a second!!", Zuro stated. Kurama nodded in agreement. Zuro readied herself to run and looked at Mika. Shippo jumped in Mika's arms.
"Can you keep up with a full-blooded fox-demon, sister?", Zuro asked playfully mocking her. Mika grinned at her.
"Even if I'm only half-blood and you're full-blood, it doesn't matter! I can keep up with you the same!!"
"Let's see! Ready.....set..............GO!!!", the three took off, the fourth was in Mika's arms, and were out of the forest in a matter of seconds. Mika and Zuro kept up with each-other wonderfully! Eventually, Mika made Kurama hold Shippo so that she could go at full speed. The two females were now far ahead of them while Shippo and Kurama went at a normal pace now and were talking.
"So, you found yourself a sitter?", Kurama asked Shippo with a sly smile on his face.
"No. You found yourself a girlfriend?", Shippo asked with an even more sly smile. Kurama blushed.
"Who? Zuro? No. No, no, no, no , no, no, no, no, No!", Kurama denied it, but the blush on his face and the glint in his eye told Shippo that he was hiding something from him. There was silence for a little while and then Shippo exclaimed:
"You DO have a girlfriend!!!! ZURO!!!!"
"WHAT?! Zuro is not my girlfriend!!", Kurama dropped Shippo on the ground.
"Well, do you like her at least?", Shippo sat on the ground and put his hands on his hips as he turned towards Kurama.
Kurama sighed and blushed a little more. He sat down next to Shippo and looked at the ground. "Well..... I........"
"'Cause ya know, she likes you.", Shippo stated innocently.
"What?", Kurama faced Shippo.
"Well, she didn't tell me or anything. But it's a bit obvious to me that she does. The way she acts around you....."
"She acts that way to everyone.", Kurama sighed and looked at the ground again. "Shippo, she doesn't love me. I'm her Yoko friend, I'm not even her BEST friend. Her best friend is a ningen in the Ningenkai."
"Well, why wouldn't she love you?", Shippo was trying to get a confession out of Kurama by questioning him little by little.
Kurama chuckled. "For someone who can see the obvious, you couldn't see that could you?", Kurama looked at Shippo straight in the eye and began seriously.
"She's the most beautiful Yoko in the Makai! She's, as her best friend would put it, drop-dead gorgeous! Why me when she could have anyone she wants?", Kurama ended by chuckling to himself and putting his face in his hands.
"Do you want her to be your girlfriend?", Shippo was getting to where he wanted to be and he only needed to ask it now that he was in the zone for it.
"What?", He took his head out of his hands to look at Shippo.
Here it was, the question Shippo wanted to know the answer to.
"Do you love her?", Kurama was silent with the question for a while, trying to get words to form in his mouth.
"Yes.....", He finally whispered.
"What?", Shippo barely heard him say it.
"Yes, Shippo!! I love the girl, alright?!", he yelled then turned away ashamed.
"That's what I wanted to know. Good! Now, let's go!!", Shippo jumped up and shot in the direction of the others.
"What?! That's what you were trying to get me to say?? SHIPPO!!", Kurama jumped up and zipped off toward Shippo.
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In the meantime, Zuro was worried out of her mind about Shippo and Kurama. Well, mostly Kurama. She was pacing the camp back and forth for the past hour. It had gotten dark and she was getting worried. She wasn't talking to anyone, she didn't even know anyone else was there. They had made camp in another forest clearing.
"When are we going to stop going into forests?", Kagome asked.
"When we finish collecting the Shikon Jewel shards.", Inuyasha grunted. Kagome sighed
Finally, after awhile, Kurama appeared in the clearing holding Shippo. They saw Kagome, Sango, and Miroku next to the fire, Inuyasha and Hiei hiding in the shadows, Zuro pacing back and forth, and Mika staring worriedly at her.
"Uh... Hi everyone!", Shippo broke the silence and jumped out of Kurama's arms. Mika heard Shippo's voice and immediately perked up.
"Shippo!!", Mika yelled as they jumped for each other. When Shippo was in Mika's arms all safe and cuddly she started to talk with him.
"Shippo where have you been?!"
"Well, you guys went ahead so Kurama and I just stayed back and talked awhile--"
"Kurama?", Zuro was snapped out of her worried state and noticed Kurama standing there for the first time. Tears started to form in her eyes and she flung her arms around Kurama's neck and hugged him. She sobbed on Kurama's shoulder as she spoke to him.
"Kurama? Where have you been? I've been so worried!", Kurama blushed brightly and everyone looked. Shippo had a sly grin on his face and Hiei was smirking. Kurama sighed and turned his attention back to Zuro. He put his arms around her shoulders in a hug and comforted her.
"Shh....Zuro, it's okay. I'm here, I would never let anything happen.", Zuro stopped crying immediately and looked into Kurama's face with the sweetest look one could imagine. Kurama smiled down at her and unwrapped his arms from around her.
"Kurama....."
"Yes, Zuro?", Kurama smiled. All of a sudden her face turned into one of complete and total anger. She raised one of her clawed hands up and slapped him across the face, leaving three red scratches on his face.
"YOU BAKA!! SOMETHING COULD'VE HAPPENED!! YOU CAN'T STOP EVERYTHING FROM HAPPENING!! YOU WOULDN'T KNOW!", with that Zuro stomped off into the forest, leaving a very shocked Kurama standing in the clearing with blood running down his cheek. Everyone looked around confusedly.
"Uh......Any idea of what just happened there?", Miroku asked. Everyone shook their heads.
"Well, I'm... uh.... gonna get some water from the lake, alright? I'll be back.", Miroku ran off into the woods. Sango then looked at the bucket next to the fire.
"Uh... doesn't he need the bucket to get water?"
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Zuro sat at the edge of the lake with tears in her eyes. I was so worried....... What if something had happened to him? I'd never forgive myself for running off. But at least nothing happened. Zuro sighed. But what did you do when you found out he was safe? you hurt him! Who knows what he thinks of you now..........
"Zuro?", Miroku's voice came from outside of the lake's clearing. She was so caught up in talking to herself that she hadn't heard or sensed him coming. She quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and sat up straight, trying to look like nothing had happened. She turned around to greet him when he walked into the clearing.
"Hi, Miroku!", she greeted him with a big smile. But Miroku's face remained straight.
"You don't have to act happy for my sake, Zuro. I know that you are troubled by Kurama.", Zuro was surprised that he could see past her un- noticeable mask. She struggled for something to say and just turned back to the lake instead.
"I--I don't know what you're talking about, Miroku....", She said with as much of her normal self in it as possible. Miroku sat down next to her and looked out to the lake.
"The fact that Kurama doesn't care that he was gone and that you might be worried about him is what is bugging you, isn't it?", He looked over at Zuro. It was like she was an open book to him. She looked up at him, tears forming in her eyes again.
"How do you know all of this?", her voice nearly broke in the middle of the sentence. Miroku smiled at her.
"I've had a lot of experience with women.", she laughed. She had no idea that Miroku was a lecher, but soon would.
"I guess I'm an open book to you then. Ne, Miroku?", she rubbed the tears from her eyes again and smiled. Miroku laughed whole-heartedly as well and he edged closer to Zuro.
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Kurama was searching the forest for Zuro and sensed her presence nearby. He needed to apologize to her for worrying her so much today. There were still the three scratches on his cheek, those wouldn't heal for awhile. Zuro must have been really mad at him to scratch him that hard.
Awhile later, her presence was only a few feet away. He peeked into the other clearing just in time to see Miroku put his arm around Zuro's waist and pull her close. Kurama started to fume. Zuro wasn't even doing anything to stop him. He made a low growl in his throat and needed to control himself when he saw Miroku put his hand 'in places it's not supposed to be'. Again, Zuro wasn't doing anything to stop him. Kurama expected her to scratch him across the face like she did to him, but no. Kurama stopped his growling as tears started to well up in his own eyes. If she wasn't going to stop him, then there was nothing he could do.
Kurama couldn't stand this any longer. He turned around and headed back to camp.
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What'll happen? Has Zuro actually accepted Miroku over Kurama?(Yeah, right....) I'm sorry, peeps. (Wow.... she didn't say Minna-san. Woops.... yes she did). I hate to leave you here, but I had to end the chapter somewhere. And this seemed like a fun place!! ^_^ Well, maybe the more you bug me, the quicker I'll get the next chapter up! But I intend to get this up quickly. And just to tell some people who are confused with this. This is a Zuro/ Kurama pairing. Not a Kagome/Kurama. Alright... Just to set that straight! Anyhoo, see ya next time on Crossing Paths! ~Master Ghaleon~ aka MG aka Tonraibo aka Mik..... The list goes on......