Chapter eleven:
A week later everything was just starting to get back to normal. Kasumi went back to school and started to become a celebrity to her classmates. However, the scars of the event still had not disappeared. She tried to act normal and avoid the subject of what happened with Ryushi.
"So, what's going to happen now?" Botan asked.
"She says that she is willing to get back to her normal life. I doubt highly that she will succeed here," Kurama replied.
"I wouldn't be able to come back to school the week after something like that happened to me," she said.
"Kasumi is like that, no matter what happens she goes to school, it seems to be her place of peace," Kurama answered.
Botan nodded and looked at the sky. "She's a nice girl, Kurama, take care of her. And, uh, don't break her heart; I'd hate to see that."
Kurama looked at Botan; she was forcing herself to smile at him. He raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. The forced smile held sad eyes, something that was not natural to Botan. She turned away with tears in her eyes; she sure did know how to break his heart.
Yusuke and Kuwabara stood off to the side. They watched Botan and Kurama from a safe distance, but their faces showed obvious disappointment.
"Damn, why doesn't he tell her?" Yusuke asked in a low voice.
"Hn," came a voice behind them, "she just told him to go with the other girl."
"Dammit Hiei!" Kuwabara gasped.
Hiei said nothing and walked off leaving the two boys to stare after him. Yusuke and Kuwabara exchanged glances after a moment or so.
"He's weird," Kuwabara stated.
"Yep, I would have thought he'd make some crude remark before he left," Yusuke agreed.
Yusuke and Kuwabara watched as Kurama gave Botan a hug and walked away. Botan summoned her oar and went to Reikai. There was something sad in her eyes as she flew away. They knew that if two people were meant to be together then they would find their way sooner or later. For their friends' sake Yusuke hoped it would be sooner.
"Com'n Kuwabara, let's go, there's no use in watching nothing," Yusuke sighed.
Kuwabara nodded and walked away with Yusuke. They started to talk and joke around as they always would, but they also talked more seriously knowing that their friends were hurting inside and they could do nothing to help.
"I'm sorry, I'm late," Kasumi said.
"No, it is alright," Kurama replied.
There was a long pause. Kasumi sat next to Kurama her eyes fixed on the ground; suddenly to her the concrete was becoming more interesting. Kurama said nothing, what was there to say...except a bunch of apologies and words of comfort. He knew better then anyone that the subject of Ryushi and anything that had to do with him was still a tender spot to Kasumi.
"So, um...how's your arm?" Kasumi asked breaking the silence.
"Fine, I will be able to participate in my normal activities once again next week," he replied. "Botan is worried about you."
"Botan...she's your girlfriend with the blue hair," she said.
"Yes, she is the girl with the blue hair, but we are not dating," Kurama confirmed.
"Oh I see..." was the reply.
"The funny thing is...she thinks we are and told me to take care of you."
Kasumi let out a small giggle, but it faded quickly and was replaced by tears. She turned away from Kurama, concealing her tears from him.
"No, I should be saying that to you, telling you to take care of her," Kasumi whispered.
"What?" Kurama asked.
"I'm moving Kurama, tonight actually," she replied.
"Where are you moving to?" he said.
"Kyoto," she answered.
Kurama gave a small nod, but said nothing more. He put an arm around her and told her that everything would be alright. Her tears only seemed to increase with each word of reassurance. Seeing her like this made Kurama feel bad, almost as if he were a bad person, but this was uncontrollable, he had no say in this, so he had nothing to feel guilty for.
After a few minutes Kasumi had calmed down and was able to say her good-bye to Kurama. She was sad to leave him, but "fate was always a fickle woman" as they would say. Kasumi gave Kurama a small kiss on the lips without crying and told him what she wished to say.
"Anzu! Hey Anzu! Mom's waiting for us!" a tall boy with blond hair shouted.
"Ok Keisuke!" Kasumi replied.
She turned to leave, but stopped herself. Kasumi smiled and said, "Take care of yourself and Botan as well, she really loves you. And...remember that I will always be here in spirit, so don't hurt her or you'll have to answer to me!"
Kurama smiled and nodded. "I will try to remember that and do not worry about Botan," he replied.
Kasumi ran to her older brother and started to talk with him happily. Her gestures were large and filled with excitement. They walked until Kurama could not see them anymore. With a smile the red-headed Kitsune turned and walked away.
~*~*~Fin~*~*~
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a/n: So, how was it? Did the ending shock you? I know I was shocked on how quickly I wrote chapter eleven. I know it's short, but I thought if I wrote any more I'd kill the whole story. But…for all you hopeful KuramaxKasumi fans, Kurama did not tell Botan that he wanted to be with her and both, Kasumi and Botan, tried to give Kurama to each other (confusing, ne?).
I try to listen to music that fits the mood of the moment, so it is easier to write, but I couldn't find many songs that sounded dark, I know "Kurama no Hitsuu" was the most perfect instrumental piece for this story. But, seriously, I went through all my music, "Cowboy Bebop", "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", Miyazaki movie soundtracks, etc…but nothing seemed to fit the mood of this fic.
Yusuke: Eh, stop complaining!
Botan: But look at my fic, it took forever.
Yusuke: Hey! This is this first fic you actually finished.
Botan: But...it feels really short.
Kurama: Sometimes shorter stories are better then long ones.
Botan: I guess so. Anyway mina-san, I have finished it, even though I over did some things and watered down some other things. But, seriously, I like to twist things (as if you hadn't noticed). But, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed, especially my friend, Dana, who read this and some how found something good to say no matter how crappy it really came out. I know she is going to tell me that it is not crappy.
Anyway, a sequel might be in order, but I highly doubt it, because I wrote this other fic, but I stopped at chapter 5, and you know, if I had called it quits on this, I don't know what would have happened. Honestly, I want to know what you think, but please no flames…maybe a small criticism…but do not rant on all the things you hate because if I did that it'd look bad on my self. (Really, I hated chapter 4, hehehe).
Ja ne,
Botan Minamino
A week later everything was just starting to get back to normal. Kasumi went back to school and started to become a celebrity to her classmates. However, the scars of the event still had not disappeared. She tried to act normal and avoid the subject of what happened with Ryushi.
"So, what's going to happen now?" Botan asked.
"She says that she is willing to get back to her normal life. I doubt highly that she will succeed here," Kurama replied.
"I wouldn't be able to come back to school the week after something like that happened to me," she said.
"Kasumi is like that, no matter what happens she goes to school, it seems to be her place of peace," Kurama answered.
Botan nodded and looked at the sky. "She's a nice girl, Kurama, take care of her. And, uh, don't break her heart; I'd hate to see that."
Kurama looked at Botan; she was forcing herself to smile at him. He raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. The forced smile held sad eyes, something that was not natural to Botan. She turned away with tears in her eyes; she sure did know how to break his heart.
Yusuke and Kuwabara stood off to the side. They watched Botan and Kurama from a safe distance, but their faces showed obvious disappointment.
"Damn, why doesn't he tell her?" Yusuke asked in a low voice.
"Hn," came a voice behind them, "she just told him to go with the other girl."
"Dammit Hiei!" Kuwabara gasped.
Hiei said nothing and walked off leaving the two boys to stare after him. Yusuke and Kuwabara exchanged glances after a moment or so.
"He's weird," Kuwabara stated.
"Yep, I would have thought he'd make some crude remark before he left," Yusuke agreed.
Yusuke and Kuwabara watched as Kurama gave Botan a hug and walked away. Botan summoned her oar and went to Reikai. There was something sad in her eyes as she flew away. They knew that if two people were meant to be together then they would find their way sooner or later. For their friends' sake Yusuke hoped it would be sooner.
"Com'n Kuwabara, let's go, there's no use in watching nothing," Yusuke sighed.
Kuwabara nodded and walked away with Yusuke. They started to talk and joke around as they always would, but they also talked more seriously knowing that their friends were hurting inside and they could do nothing to help.
"I'm sorry, I'm late," Kasumi said.
"No, it is alright," Kurama replied.
There was a long pause. Kasumi sat next to Kurama her eyes fixed on the ground; suddenly to her the concrete was becoming more interesting. Kurama said nothing, what was there to say...except a bunch of apologies and words of comfort. He knew better then anyone that the subject of Ryushi and anything that had to do with him was still a tender spot to Kasumi.
"So, um...how's your arm?" Kasumi asked breaking the silence.
"Fine, I will be able to participate in my normal activities once again next week," he replied. "Botan is worried about you."
"Botan...she's your girlfriend with the blue hair," she said.
"Yes, she is the girl with the blue hair, but we are not dating," Kurama confirmed.
"Oh I see..." was the reply.
"The funny thing is...she thinks we are and told me to take care of you."
Kasumi let out a small giggle, but it faded quickly and was replaced by tears. She turned away from Kurama, concealing her tears from him.
"No, I should be saying that to you, telling you to take care of her," Kasumi whispered.
"What?" Kurama asked.
"I'm moving Kurama, tonight actually," she replied.
"Where are you moving to?" he said.
"Kyoto," she answered.
Kurama gave a small nod, but said nothing more. He put an arm around her and told her that everything would be alright. Her tears only seemed to increase with each word of reassurance. Seeing her like this made Kurama feel bad, almost as if he were a bad person, but this was uncontrollable, he had no say in this, so he had nothing to feel guilty for.
After a few minutes Kasumi had calmed down and was able to say her good-bye to Kurama. She was sad to leave him, but "fate was always a fickle woman" as they would say. Kasumi gave Kurama a small kiss on the lips without crying and told him what she wished to say.
"Anzu! Hey Anzu! Mom's waiting for us!" a tall boy with blond hair shouted.
"Ok Keisuke!" Kasumi replied.
She turned to leave, but stopped herself. Kasumi smiled and said, "Take care of yourself and Botan as well, she really loves you. And...remember that I will always be here in spirit, so don't hurt her or you'll have to answer to me!"
Kurama smiled and nodded. "I will try to remember that and do not worry about Botan," he replied.
Kasumi ran to her older brother and started to talk with him happily. Her gestures were large and filled with excitement. They walked until Kurama could not see them anymore. With a smile the red-headed Kitsune turned and walked away.
~*~*~Fin~*~*~
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a/n: So, how was it? Did the ending shock you? I know I was shocked on how quickly I wrote chapter eleven. I know it's short, but I thought if I wrote any more I'd kill the whole story. But…for all you hopeful KuramaxKasumi fans, Kurama did not tell Botan that he wanted to be with her and both, Kasumi and Botan, tried to give Kurama to each other (confusing, ne?).
I try to listen to music that fits the mood of the moment, so it is easier to write, but I couldn't find many songs that sounded dark, I know "Kurama no Hitsuu" was the most perfect instrumental piece for this story. But, seriously, I went through all my music, "Cowboy Bebop", "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", Miyazaki movie soundtracks, etc…but nothing seemed to fit the mood of this fic.
Yusuke: Eh, stop complaining!
Botan: But look at my fic, it took forever.
Yusuke: Hey! This is this first fic you actually finished.
Botan: But...it feels really short.
Kurama: Sometimes shorter stories are better then long ones.
Botan: I guess so. Anyway mina-san, I have finished it, even though I over did some things and watered down some other things. But, seriously, I like to twist things (as if you hadn't noticed). But, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed, especially my friend, Dana, who read this and some how found something good to say no matter how crappy it really came out. I know she is going to tell me that it is not crappy.
Anyway, a sequel might be in order, but I highly doubt it, because I wrote this other fic, but I stopped at chapter 5, and you know, if I had called it quits on this, I don't know what would have happened. Honestly, I want to know what you think, but please no flames…maybe a small criticism…but do not rant on all the things you hate because if I did that it'd look bad on my self. (Really, I hated chapter 4, hehehe).
Ja ne,
Botan Minamino
