Chaos Mage: Hiyas! Thanks for the reviews.

Chaos Magician: *pokes Chaos Mage* Umm . . . Juuroumaru ate Fuzzy . . .

Chaos Mage: *eye twitch* He what?

Chaos Magician: *gulp* He ate Fuzzy the Gerbil.

Chaos Mage: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Fuzzy . . . my Fuzzy . . . ;__;

Chaos Magician: -_-'' Baka.

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Crystal Forest Part 2: Sweet Lullaby

Yume lay beside a small frozen river. Soft white snow fell from the gray sky. It fell on her cheeks and melted. The melted snow mingled with her tears. What is this pain? Why have I never felt it before?

"Why . . .? Why do I love you, Juuroumaru?" Yume cried. Aura flew down beside the elder girl and sighed.

"Don't you remember?" Aura pointed to the sky. Her lavender hair billowed out behind her.

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"Mama . . . Papa!" A Yume cried. Her people . . . her friends and family were dieing. She watched as the youkai killed them or stole their souls. Yume backed up into a corner. 'Why? We're such a peaceful village. We haven't hurt anyone. Why come after us?'

"Stop it! Stop it! Mama . . . Papa . . . make it stop! I'll give you the jewel shard! I'll do anything!" Yume cried. Her small hand traveled inside her light blue kimono and fisted the small sliver of the Shikon no Tama. Juuroumaru tossed her mother's limp form to the ground. He crawled over to her and sniffed her cheek.

"Don't touch me." Yume cried. She placed a hand on Juuroumaru's chest and tried to push him away. Juuroumaru growled. He grabbed a fist full of Yume's baby pink hair and forced her head back. He sank his fangs into her collar bone and Yume screamed.

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"Inu-Yasha it's to cold to travel!" A distant voice cried, pulling Yume back to reality. Yume and Aura stood slowly and Yume tucked her baby blue hair behind her ear while whipping her tears. She recognized the voice as one of the Inu-tachi. It's my job to kill them. Naraku told me too and now that Kanna and Kagura are gone, I'm probably the only one that can destroy the Inu-tachi. The voices came closer and Yume stretched.

"Stop whining!" Inu-Yasha yelled as the reached the frozen lake. Aura giggled as she turned invisible.

"No! I'm cold and hungry and tiered and, did I mention, I'm cold!" Kagome cried. Shippo shivered and sneezed. Aura flew toward the kitsune but stopped. Her lilac hair danced with the wind as the small wings atop her head flapped as did the wings on her back. She flew past the inu-tachi and Kagome shivered.

"Shippo-chan are you ok?" Sango asked concern for the kitsune shone on her face. Shippo nodded and sneezed again. Yume waited for her chance to pounce on the group.

"Inu-Yasha we could become very sick in this weather." Miroku said in a know-it-all tone of voice.

"He's right," Yume laughed. "It would be rather sad."

She glanced at the small group with a smile forming on her ivory face. Kagome looked at the youkai and gasped in pure shock.

"YUMI?!" Kagome took a step back. "The last surviving dream youkai!"

Yume stiffened and began to fad away. I can't do this . . .

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Yume returned to the castle and slowly she returned to her normal human-like form. She wandered to the room she and Aura shared. She collapsed on the bed and sighed. Yume pulled out a small rag doll she had made.  It reminded her of Juuroumaru . . . a lot. Yume pushed her kimono opened so that it hung loosely around her shoulders.

"YUME-SAMA!" Aura charged into the room and landed face first on the hard wood floor. Yume giggled and sat up. Aura slowly flew off the floor and blinked.

"I'll go ask Juuroumaru why he bit me that day so long ago." Yume mumbled. She tossed the doll onto her bed. Slowly Yume became translucent. She slid through the cracks in the floor. She plopped down on the dungeon floor. Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru lay in the corner curled up in a ball. Yume placed a hand on her heart.

"Aww . . . so cute . . . I mustn't hug 'em." Yume whispered. Juuroumaru lifted his head and yawned. His soft pink hair moved from his face.

"Aura . . ." Juuroumaru growled. The young girl floated beside Yume. Her pale violet eyes wondered around the room.

"Mated! Hehe . . . Yume no Juuroumaru . . . lalalala . . ." Aura giggled. She floated upside down and stared into Yume's magenta eyes. "I'm missing my love ache . . ."

"Mated . . . MATED!?!" Yume screamed and fainted.

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Chaos Mage: Nani?!

Chaos Magician: Everyone who reviewed . . .  aishiteru!

Chaos Mage: Even Juuroumaru loves you too . . . he luffs you too . . . HE LUVS YOU TOOOOO!!! *hugs Juuroumaru*

Juuroumaru: X_x

Yume: Juuroumaru-kun! *hugs Juuroumaru*

Chaos Magician: . . . ummm . . . on the next chapter of Crystal Forest,

"Naraku . . . must die!" Kite screamed . . . Aura fell beside Yume and burst into tears . . . "Order . . . order me, my master." . . . Aura gazed at Naraku with hope filled eye . . . Yume placed Juuroumaru's head on her breast and smoothed out his hair . . . "Aishiteru . . ."

"Possession"

Chaos Mage and Chaos Magician:  Is it true love or a simple crush? You tell us!

Aura and Yume: See you soon!