~ Chapter 12 ~

Ross lay on the ground in the quiet, as the kittens purred on her stomach the boys were asleep, she watched as they slept innocently.

She sighed and rolled on her side taking the kittens with her, they woke up mewed and cuddled up by her heart falling asleep to the beat.

She sighed again as she pet her new 'pets' they purred in beat with each other.

'I guess it makes sense' she thought as she looked up at the ceiling.

'I am two different people' she thought as she felt a single tear leave her eye, she whipped it quickly.

'Stop being weak Ross' she thought to herself, as she looked out the window to the tree that was occupied by the now sleeping Hiei, she watched as his chest rise and fall.

She felt another tear leave her eye, she whipped it away vigorously, 'I need closure' she thought to herself as she moved back to the position on her back.

'Then there is only one thing you can do' she thought to herself as she dozed off to the kittens purring.

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"Wake Up" said a harsh voice, kicking her hard in the ribs.

"Wha" said Ross opening one eye to the outside world, she looked around.

"Where am I" she said scurrying to her feet looking around at her surroundings, she was in a dark dingy room, she watched as a rat ran across the room , she jumped away from where she was sitting and bumped into a figure, turning around slowly she faced a familiar face.

"No" she said backing away slowly, "No it can't be you you're dead" she said now backed up against the wall, the man walked up to her with a wild grin.

"Didn't I say" he began as he grabbed her jaw forcefully,

"That you would never forget my name" he said raising her off the floor a couple inches.

She struggled; he tightened his grip, "What is it?" He yelled as he kneed her into the gut, but she stayed silent.

"WHAT IS IT!!" he yelled squishing her with all his might.

"MAJOR MARSHALL" she yelled springing up from her sleeping position, the boys woke up turning on the light.

"What is it" said Kurama rushing over to her.

She looked around panicking and panting hard, she scanned the room and collapsed her head into her free hands.

" Oh my God" she said quietly, as she felt a warm hand on her back, she looked up to see Kurama's smiling face, she couldn't take it anymore she clung to him , feeling the warmth and comfort of her brother's embrace.

'I wish I could tell you brother, but this will do' she thought as she felt him wrap his arms around her gently.

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She woke up to the smell of pancakes; she cocked one eye and saw the boys stuffing their faces.

"What the" she said softly as she sat upright.

"Oh you're awake" said Kurama with a smile.

"Yeah we went and got pancakes" said Yusuke stuffing his face, the girls were there too.

She stood up and moved closer, noticing that her kittens were fighting over a pancake that was big enough to cover them both.

She took it from them and tore it giving each a half, they ate it content.

"Why don't you have some" said Botan pulling out a chair, she sat in it but only grabbed a glass of orange juice, "im not hungry" she said sipping it getting some suspicious stares from her friends.

~ After break fast~

"Alright" said Yusuke taking Keiko by the hand.

"Were off, if you need me I have my Mirror thing" he said waving it as he left through the door with a giggling Keiko not far behind.

Kuwa and Yukina had left a while before them, on their 'date' as Kuwa called it. Kurama and the girls had gone out site seeing for their last free day, and Hiei had left early that morning to train, Ross sighed at the bliss of silence as she laid her head down, closing her eyes.

'This is the life' she thought as she began to doze off.

'Is it?" asked a familiar cold voice; she opened her eyes and looked around.

'Where are you?' she asked looking around for those blazing yellow eyes but found none.

'Im right here inside you, or haven't you figured that out yet?' it asked shocking her as she heard it snicker evilly.

'What the fuck does that mean?' she asked getting up and looking around the room unsure.

'It means im you darling, your dark side that is how did you think I could hear all your thoughts' It said loudly they voice echoing in her mind, the silence seemed to last forever.

'What the hell do you mean, im me you can't be me' she thought.

'Haha pathetic nonsense isn't it, I sent you here so that you could create enough spirit energy do that I cold live form without your spirit, see all that training at that dreadful camp made you more vulnerable to me, cold and distant.' it said as she looked around the room grabbing for her sword.

'Oh don't even bother im in you right now, there's no reason to fright nothing will save you now, you might as well give into me you know you want to you don't have much of a choice' it said as she let go of the handle of her sword.

"Yes I do" she said out loud angrily.

'If you thought that you wouldn't be sweating bullets' it said in her mind evilly, she gritted her teeth.

' Haha I see im getting to you, you see I am you so I know everything your feeling, by the way have you thought about my offer?' it asked as she looked around the room warily.

" I don't have to think about it im sure you already know my answer.

' Yes as a matter of fact I do, pity really it was a chance for you to give yourself over pain free off well I guess we'll have to do this the hard way' It said and with that ,Ross fell to the ground in agony.

"Wha, what are you doing to me?" she stuttered out as she rolled on the ground in hopes of easing the pain.

' Doesn't feel familiar love, oh yes this is what I did when I DESTROYED THOSE CITIES' it yelled in he mind as he eyes flashed a dangerous yellow.

"NO." she screamed but it was too late, the evil in her had taken over.

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