Even A Rose Has Its Thorns
It had been a few weeks since Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, Heather, Kuwabara, Keiko, Yukina, Shizuru, Botan, and Koenma had returned from the Dark Tournament. Genkai had been killed by the younger Toguro, and because of this, Yusuke had defeated him. The prize they had requested was Genkai to return to them again, and it had worked! They had all gone through a lot of ordeals during that week. Now, they returned home, Earth was in peace once more. It was around four in the afternoon, and Heather was walking home. Kurama spotted her, and called out her name.
"Heather-*chan!"
"Oh, Kurama-chan! What's up?"
"Well, nothing much."
"Are you alright? You like you were just running a marathon!"
"I sort of was."
Heather gave him a blank stare.
"I was just running from that group of girls that follow me all over the place. Sigh, they only like me for my looks, they don't even know me."
"Kurama-chan, if they did they'd all run away."
"True."
Then they walked home to Kurama's house, where his recovering mother, Shiori, was making dinner."
"Welcome home, Shuuichi. *Konnichiwa, Heather-chan."
"Konnichiwa, Shiori-*san."
Then Kurama and Heather went up to his room, and they sat down.
"Kurama-chan, are you okay?"
"Hai, I've just been worrying a little bit lately."
"Why?"
"This peacefulness, it will never last. Every time a new enemy comes, they're more powerful than before." "We will beat them, do not fret."
"Come; let's go help your mother make dinner."
He nodded, and followed her downstairs. He saw his mother boiling rice, and there was a bottle of soy sauce on the table.
"Oh, Shuuichi, can you hand me the soy sauce, *onegai?"
"Hai."
Unfortunately, when Kurama went to get the soy sauce, he slid on some spilled water, and got the soy sauce all over Heather's shirt.
"Aghh! *Gomen, Heather-chan!"
"It's alright, Kur- I mean, Shuuichi-chan."
"Shuuichi, can you go get the mop in the closet?"
"Yes, mother."
"Heather-chan, why don't you go take a bath? Shuuichi and I can clean this up."
"Are you sure, Shiori-san?"
"Yes, yes, go ahead. It's upstairs, second door on the left."
"*Arigato, Shiori-san."
Heather went upstairs, and she got undressed to go into the shower. *She started to wash and condition her hair. Meanwhile, Kurama had gotten the mop for Shiori.
"Oh darn, we need more of the cleaner. Shuuichi, can you please."
"Don't worry, Mother, I can get it."
"But Shuuichi."
But before she could speak another word, Kurama had gone up the stairs to the closet, the first door on the left.
She must have another one in the washroom, underneath the sink, probably.
Kurama knocked on the door, but Heather had just finished rinsing out the conditioner from her hair. Then he opened the door. "AGGH!"
Kurama had seen her naked. She jumped into the bath as quick as possible while Kurama shut his eyes.
"GOMEN NASAI!!!"
Shiori heard all the commotion from downstairs and she sighed.
"Shuuichi."
It was afterwards, and Kurama had gone to his room to talk to a fully- dressed Heather. Both of them were red with embarrassment, and he sat down next to her.
"I'm so sorry, Heather-chan! It was an accident!"
"It's okay, Kurama-chan."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, as long as you don't tell anyone."
"It'll be our little secret."
They laughed together, and eventually began to study for school. It was nearly ten when Heather started falling asleep on her books.
"Wake up, Heather-chan. I'll bring you home."
"Arigato, Kurama-chan."
When they got to her apartment, she said goodnight to him and closed the door. Kurama couldn't stop thinking about what he had seen. Most human men would pay for that, but he was so embarrassed. The Youko part of him enjoyed it, while Shuuichi was too uncomfortable. But he was entranced by her. Full-grown breasts, beautiful long hair, long slender legs.it was too much to think about. But now he looked at her differently. Before, he saw her as his best friend and battle partner, now she was a beautiful young woman.
Stay out of my head, Youko.
Dear boy, these are your thoughts, not mine. I would have pinned her down to look at her more up-close than what you had seen.
Shut up!
Oh, I'm beginning to think you are finally developing feelings for this girl.
What? She is my friend, nothing more!
Really? Is that all that you truly want?
Just leave me alone!
Fine, as you wish. Oh, Shuuichi, give her a really big kiss from me.
Youko.
I'm going.I'm going.
Kurama walked home, feeling very tired and confused. But he would need his rest for the next day. Something was coming.
It had been a few weeks since Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, Heather, Kuwabara, Keiko, Yukina, Shizuru, Botan, and Koenma had returned from the Dark Tournament. Genkai had been killed by the younger Toguro, and because of this, Yusuke had defeated him. The prize they had requested was Genkai to return to them again, and it had worked! They had all gone through a lot of ordeals during that week. Now, they returned home, Earth was in peace once more. It was around four in the afternoon, and Heather was walking home. Kurama spotted her, and called out her name.
"Heather-*chan!"
"Oh, Kurama-chan! What's up?"
"Well, nothing much."
"Are you alright? You like you were just running a marathon!"
"I sort of was."
Heather gave him a blank stare.
"I was just running from that group of girls that follow me all over the place. Sigh, they only like me for my looks, they don't even know me."
"Kurama-chan, if they did they'd all run away."
"True."
Then they walked home to Kurama's house, where his recovering mother, Shiori, was making dinner."
"Welcome home, Shuuichi. *Konnichiwa, Heather-chan."
"Konnichiwa, Shiori-*san."
Then Kurama and Heather went up to his room, and they sat down.
"Kurama-chan, are you okay?"
"Hai, I've just been worrying a little bit lately."
"Why?"
"This peacefulness, it will never last. Every time a new enemy comes, they're more powerful than before." "We will beat them, do not fret."
"Come; let's go help your mother make dinner."
He nodded, and followed her downstairs. He saw his mother boiling rice, and there was a bottle of soy sauce on the table.
"Oh, Shuuichi, can you hand me the soy sauce, *onegai?"
"Hai."
Unfortunately, when Kurama went to get the soy sauce, he slid on some spilled water, and got the soy sauce all over Heather's shirt.
"Aghh! *Gomen, Heather-chan!"
"It's alright, Kur- I mean, Shuuichi-chan."
"Shuuichi, can you go get the mop in the closet?"
"Yes, mother."
"Heather-chan, why don't you go take a bath? Shuuichi and I can clean this up."
"Are you sure, Shiori-san?"
"Yes, yes, go ahead. It's upstairs, second door on the left."
"*Arigato, Shiori-san."
Heather went upstairs, and she got undressed to go into the shower. *She started to wash and condition her hair. Meanwhile, Kurama had gotten the mop for Shiori.
"Oh darn, we need more of the cleaner. Shuuichi, can you please."
"Don't worry, Mother, I can get it."
"But Shuuichi."
But before she could speak another word, Kurama had gone up the stairs to the closet, the first door on the left.
She must have another one in the washroom, underneath the sink, probably.
Kurama knocked on the door, but Heather had just finished rinsing out the conditioner from her hair. Then he opened the door. "AGGH!"
Kurama had seen her naked. She jumped into the bath as quick as possible while Kurama shut his eyes.
"GOMEN NASAI!!!"
Shiori heard all the commotion from downstairs and she sighed.
"Shuuichi."
It was afterwards, and Kurama had gone to his room to talk to a fully- dressed Heather. Both of them were red with embarrassment, and he sat down next to her.
"I'm so sorry, Heather-chan! It was an accident!"
"It's okay, Kurama-chan."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, as long as you don't tell anyone."
"It'll be our little secret."
They laughed together, and eventually began to study for school. It was nearly ten when Heather started falling asleep on her books.
"Wake up, Heather-chan. I'll bring you home."
"Arigato, Kurama-chan."
When they got to her apartment, she said goodnight to him and closed the door. Kurama couldn't stop thinking about what he had seen. Most human men would pay for that, but he was so embarrassed. The Youko part of him enjoyed it, while Shuuichi was too uncomfortable. But he was entranced by her. Full-grown breasts, beautiful long hair, long slender legs.it was too much to think about. But now he looked at her differently. Before, he saw her as his best friend and battle partner, now she was a beautiful young woman.
Stay out of my head, Youko.
Dear boy, these are your thoughts, not mine. I would have pinned her down to look at her more up-close than what you had seen.
Shut up!
Oh, I'm beginning to think you are finally developing feelings for this girl.
What? She is my friend, nothing more!
Really? Is that all that you truly want?
Just leave me alone!
Fine, as you wish. Oh, Shuuichi, give her a really big kiss from me.
Youko.
I'm going.I'm going.
Kurama walked home, feeling very tired and confused. But he would need his rest for the next day. Something was coming.