Kurama: My, it's been a while since an update, hasn't it?
Fuzzy: Yes it has. Oh look! A big distracting thingy!
Kurama: What about a new chapter?
Fuzzy: I'm getting to it! Ooh! I have an idea!
Kurama: WOW!
Random quote of the day: Even though I only knew her for 38 seconds, I'll never forget Cindy! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kurama rushed back to the apartments while the others stayed and chatted with Anne, Kelli, Cayla, and Katie. His dream haunted him throughout the day and he was constantly worrying if it would ever come true. He stuck the key in the lock and noisily opened the door to see Lydia sitting on the couch watching Spongebob. She looked over and smiled while saying, "Hi! Home from school?" Kurama nodded and smiled back.
(Lydia's POV)
It was kind of funny how loudly he walked in the door and he seemed a little out of breath. He calmed down a bit once he was in the apartment but I still didn't understand what I was doing there. My head hurt a lot and I got to stay home from school so I didn't worry about it much. Kurama was really nice. He asked me how I was feeling and I told him I was doing ok except for my head and he gave me some headache medicine. He seemed really interested in my health. Almost TOO interested but it was nice to know he cared. He was really sweet. He was bending over backwards constantly to make sure I was comfortable and everything.
"So how was school?" I asked trying to be polite and start a conversation.
"Fine. Kelli, I think her name is, frightened Hiei a bit," he answered sipping something out of a cup.
"What did she do now?"
"She hugged him and chased him practically all over school."
"Oh my gosh! Are you serious?"
"Yeah," he chuckled and explained the incident of Kelli running after Hiei and the experiment with three dictionaries. It was hilarious! And it didn't surprise me a bit. My friends were always doing stuff like that because....that's just who they were. We talked a lot about the school day and my friends and his friends and other things. It was a great conversation. It was really interesting to hear what it was like in Japan compared to the U.S. and we sat for hours just talking. When my favorite show came on, I made him watch it with me until 10:30 and we ate ice cream for half an hour and then we went to bed. I got comfortable on the couch and he went into his room to go to sleep. Just when I was about to fall asleep, I heard a doorknob rattle. My eyes popped open and I heard footsteps coming closer. I turned onto my side and squinted my eyes to make it look like I was asleep as I watched through tiny slits. Kurama, still in his clothes, walked over to me and kneeled down. He gazed at me for a minute or two and I noticed how his eyes sparkled as he looked at me.
"He couldn't," I thought to myself. "He's only known me a few days. He can't be in..." My thoughts were disrupted when I felt a warm hand on my face as Kurama tenderly ran his fingers along my cheek. Then I heard a sniffing sound. He was smelling my hair!! I thought I was going to laugh but I held it in and then, I felt him lightly kiss my forehead, get up, and then started walking back to his room. When I heard the door close behind the couch, I sat up and saw him standing there with his hand on the doorknob.
"I had a feeling you were awake," he whispered and he let go of the knob.
"Uh....yeah," I said quietly. I didn't really know what to say so I made it the shortest answer I could.
"How long have you been awake?"
"The whole time," I said slowly. He blushed and I asked him to come sit down. He walked over and sat on the couch next to me and said the one thing that no boy had ever said to me.
"I think I love you," he said plainly and clearly. It was so sweet! I sat looking into his eyes as I thought over how I should respond. I didn't really think I could say it back and mean it and I had a strange feeling that he'd know if I was lying.
"Kurama," I started and paused as his lovely green eyes glittered. "I don't know Kurama. I don't know. I just met you a few days ago and I've only really talked to you for a few hours and..."
"That's your brain talking," he said gently putting a single finger over my lips. "I want to hear from your heart." He took his finger away, and for a long time we sat staring at each other. What could I say? I think he truly loved me but I didn't know how to answer him.
"I don't think that-" I began.
"Don't think," he whispered as he leaned close to me and he nuzzled his nose against mine. All of a sudden, I felt VERY uncomfortable. My face was the source of my power. My core.
"Uh...I have to go...er...now," I said as I tried my best not to look him in the eye. Just as I had thought he would, he knew I was lying. He says a lot through his eyes and they saw right through me. He leaned in again and this time I didn't pull away. He kissed me softly and took my hand. With the other one, he lightly caressed my cheek. Then, at about the worst timing ever, the door to the apartment swung open and Hiei stood in the doorway. We froze. When he saw us, his eyes widened and then he said, "I don't even want to know." He walked into the kitchen and Kurama and I straightened out on the couch and sat properly and turned on the TV.
"What are you doing here, Hiei?" asked Kurama a little uneasily.
"I was hungry," Hiei replied from the next room. He walked in with a bowl of ramen noodles and then walked out the door. When he shut the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. Kurama did the same. He looked at me and said, "Goodnight. See you in the morning."
"Goodnight," I said back and he walked to his room and, this time, actually went in it before he closed the door. I had a lot of things to think about that night. Was it too soon? Should we try to slow it down? Do I have real feelings for him? It was a long night that I lied awake thinking over everything.
(Kurama's POV)
I might have been a little too fast. I was almost glad Hiei had walked in before anything serious happened because I might not have been able to help myself. I had to control myself more. The next day was Saturday so it gave me a chance to apologize to Lydia. When I woke up, Lydia had already been up for a little while and sat eating a bowl of cereal that I had in my apartment. I sat down across from her at the table and tried to form a good apology.
"Lydia," I started and she stopped eating to listen to me when she heard her name, "I just wanted to say I was sincerely sorry if I made you uncomfortable last night. I couldn't help myself and I might have gone too fast." She smiled as if to say that it was ok and then said, "Forgiven. But do something for me, will you?"
"Anything."
"Tell why I have scratches all over my body. They weren't there before you took me here after I fainted."
"Uh.....When you fainted you....fell and got a little scratched up," I lied knowing that she wouldn't believe the truth if I told her.
"Oh....ok. Not knowing was bugging me," she said getting back to her cereal. "I have another question. Last night, what you said......were you just caught up in the moment or did you really mean it?" I laughed a little then got up and went into my room. She'd just have to ponder what my answer would have been. I wanted to slow things down and thought that maybe it'd be better if we did something with the whole group instead of us alone. I opened the door to my room. She was still sitting at the table.
"Are you doing anything today?" I asked knowing that she wasn't.
"No, why?" she answered.
"I thought we might be able to do something with your friends and my friends."
"How 'bout the beach?!" She got very excited at the thought of going to the beach so I agreed and went into the next apartment to talk to Yusuke, Botan, and Kuwabara about it. Surprisingly, Hiei was there.
"What are YOU doing here, Hiei?" I inquired.
"I didn't want to walk in on you too again so I came here," grunted Hiei.
"What are you talking about Hiei?" asked Botan a little surprised.
"Fox boy and that girl were making out on the couch."
"WHAT?!" yelled Botan. "What were you thinking, Kurama?" I didn't answer. Botan kept going though. "I thought I could trust you too keep her safe and that was it but now you're going to get her hopes up and crush them! You don't even know Lydia's past so don't try to put yourself in her future!"
"What do you mean her past?" I asked curiously.
"Lydia's past," started Botan slowly, "is a very sad story. When she was 4, her father abandoned her and she lived out on the streets for a little while until she came to an orphanage. Her brother got in trouble with the law and she hasn't seen or talked to him since she was 7. Her father and her brother were he only family after her mother died during childbirth and just a few months ago, she got into a relationship with a boy and it ended terribly. She has a horrible history with men and if you get her attached to you then leave, it'll just add to the many scars she already has from boys.
"Oh," I said quietly. "I had no idea."
"You should never get attached to anything anyway," said Hiei folding his arms across his chest.
"Well, you're one to talk," said Yusuke. "You're pretty attached to Yukina, if you ask me."
"She's different," he snapped.
"Anyway," said Botan, "You have to be careful Kurama."
"I'll try. Oh, before I forget," I said,"Botan, would it be ok if we all went to the beach today?" Yusuke and Kuwabara sat hoping that Botan would say yes.
"Hm.....I suppose we can," said Botan cheerfully.
"YEAH!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!" yelled Kuwabara and Yusuke and then, all of a sudden, there was a soft, high-pitched sound. Something little and blue came around the corner and into the room.
"You brought Puu??" said Botan going over and scooping the little thing up and petting it.
"What was I supposed to do??" answered Yusuke. Botan giggled and patted Puu's head.
"Let's go in a few hours," said Kuwabara.
"Alright, then," said Kurama and he left to go tell Lydia.
Fuzzy: Yes it has. Oh look! A big distracting thingy!
Kurama: What about a new chapter?
Fuzzy: I'm getting to it! Ooh! I have an idea!
Kurama: WOW!
Random quote of the day: Even though I only knew her for 38 seconds, I'll never forget Cindy! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kurama rushed back to the apartments while the others stayed and chatted with Anne, Kelli, Cayla, and Katie. His dream haunted him throughout the day and he was constantly worrying if it would ever come true. He stuck the key in the lock and noisily opened the door to see Lydia sitting on the couch watching Spongebob. She looked over and smiled while saying, "Hi! Home from school?" Kurama nodded and smiled back.
(Lydia's POV)
It was kind of funny how loudly he walked in the door and he seemed a little out of breath. He calmed down a bit once he was in the apartment but I still didn't understand what I was doing there. My head hurt a lot and I got to stay home from school so I didn't worry about it much. Kurama was really nice. He asked me how I was feeling and I told him I was doing ok except for my head and he gave me some headache medicine. He seemed really interested in my health. Almost TOO interested but it was nice to know he cared. He was really sweet. He was bending over backwards constantly to make sure I was comfortable and everything.
"So how was school?" I asked trying to be polite and start a conversation.
"Fine. Kelli, I think her name is, frightened Hiei a bit," he answered sipping something out of a cup.
"What did she do now?"
"She hugged him and chased him practically all over school."
"Oh my gosh! Are you serious?"
"Yeah," he chuckled and explained the incident of Kelli running after Hiei and the experiment with three dictionaries. It was hilarious! And it didn't surprise me a bit. My friends were always doing stuff like that because....that's just who they were. We talked a lot about the school day and my friends and his friends and other things. It was a great conversation. It was really interesting to hear what it was like in Japan compared to the U.S. and we sat for hours just talking. When my favorite show came on, I made him watch it with me until 10:30 and we ate ice cream for half an hour and then we went to bed. I got comfortable on the couch and he went into his room to go to sleep. Just when I was about to fall asleep, I heard a doorknob rattle. My eyes popped open and I heard footsteps coming closer. I turned onto my side and squinted my eyes to make it look like I was asleep as I watched through tiny slits. Kurama, still in his clothes, walked over to me and kneeled down. He gazed at me for a minute or two and I noticed how his eyes sparkled as he looked at me.
"He couldn't," I thought to myself. "He's only known me a few days. He can't be in..." My thoughts were disrupted when I felt a warm hand on my face as Kurama tenderly ran his fingers along my cheek. Then I heard a sniffing sound. He was smelling my hair!! I thought I was going to laugh but I held it in and then, I felt him lightly kiss my forehead, get up, and then started walking back to his room. When I heard the door close behind the couch, I sat up and saw him standing there with his hand on the doorknob.
"I had a feeling you were awake," he whispered and he let go of the knob.
"Uh....yeah," I said quietly. I didn't really know what to say so I made it the shortest answer I could.
"How long have you been awake?"
"The whole time," I said slowly. He blushed and I asked him to come sit down. He walked over and sat on the couch next to me and said the one thing that no boy had ever said to me.
"I think I love you," he said plainly and clearly. It was so sweet! I sat looking into his eyes as I thought over how I should respond. I didn't really think I could say it back and mean it and I had a strange feeling that he'd know if I was lying.
"Kurama," I started and paused as his lovely green eyes glittered. "I don't know Kurama. I don't know. I just met you a few days ago and I've only really talked to you for a few hours and..."
"That's your brain talking," he said gently putting a single finger over my lips. "I want to hear from your heart." He took his finger away, and for a long time we sat staring at each other. What could I say? I think he truly loved me but I didn't know how to answer him.
"I don't think that-" I began.
"Don't think," he whispered as he leaned close to me and he nuzzled his nose against mine. All of a sudden, I felt VERY uncomfortable. My face was the source of my power. My core.
"Uh...I have to go...er...now," I said as I tried my best not to look him in the eye. Just as I had thought he would, he knew I was lying. He says a lot through his eyes and they saw right through me. He leaned in again and this time I didn't pull away. He kissed me softly and took my hand. With the other one, he lightly caressed my cheek. Then, at about the worst timing ever, the door to the apartment swung open and Hiei stood in the doorway. We froze. When he saw us, his eyes widened and then he said, "I don't even want to know." He walked into the kitchen and Kurama and I straightened out on the couch and sat properly and turned on the TV.
"What are you doing here, Hiei?" asked Kurama a little uneasily.
"I was hungry," Hiei replied from the next room. He walked in with a bowl of ramen noodles and then walked out the door. When he shut the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. Kurama did the same. He looked at me and said, "Goodnight. See you in the morning."
"Goodnight," I said back and he walked to his room and, this time, actually went in it before he closed the door. I had a lot of things to think about that night. Was it too soon? Should we try to slow it down? Do I have real feelings for him? It was a long night that I lied awake thinking over everything.
(Kurama's POV)
I might have been a little too fast. I was almost glad Hiei had walked in before anything serious happened because I might not have been able to help myself. I had to control myself more. The next day was Saturday so it gave me a chance to apologize to Lydia. When I woke up, Lydia had already been up for a little while and sat eating a bowl of cereal that I had in my apartment. I sat down across from her at the table and tried to form a good apology.
"Lydia," I started and she stopped eating to listen to me when she heard her name, "I just wanted to say I was sincerely sorry if I made you uncomfortable last night. I couldn't help myself and I might have gone too fast." She smiled as if to say that it was ok and then said, "Forgiven. But do something for me, will you?"
"Anything."
"Tell why I have scratches all over my body. They weren't there before you took me here after I fainted."
"Uh.....When you fainted you....fell and got a little scratched up," I lied knowing that she wouldn't believe the truth if I told her.
"Oh....ok. Not knowing was bugging me," she said getting back to her cereal. "I have another question. Last night, what you said......were you just caught up in the moment or did you really mean it?" I laughed a little then got up and went into my room. She'd just have to ponder what my answer would have been. I wanted to slow things down and thought that maybe it'd be better if we did something with the whole group instead of us alone. I opened the door to my room. She was still sitting at the table.
"Are you doing anything today?" I asked knowing that she wasn't.
"No, why?" she answered.
"I thought we might be able to do something with your friends and my friends."
"How 'bout the beach?!" She got very excited at the thought of going to the beach so I agreed and went into the next apartment to talk to Yusuke, Botan, and Kuwabara about it. Surprisingly, Hiei was there.
"What are YOU doing here, Hiei?" I inquired.
"I didn't want to walk in on you too again so I came here," grunted Hiei.
"What are you talking about Hiei?" asked Botan a little surprised.
"Fox boy and that girl were making out on the couch."
"WHAT?!" yelled Botan. "What were you thinking, Kurama?" I didn't answer. Botan kept going though. "I thought I could trust you too keep her safe and that was it but now you're going to get her hopes up and crush them! You don't even know Lydia's past so don't try to put yourself in her future!"
"What do you mean her past?" I asked curiously.
"Lydia's past," started Botan slowly, "is a very sad story. When she was 4, her father abandoned her and she lived out on the streets for a little while until she came to an orphanage. Her brother got in trouble with the law and she hasn't seen or talked to him since she was 7. Her father and her brother were he only family after her mother died during childbirth and just a few months ago, she got into a relationship with a boy and it ended terribly. She has a horrible history with men and if you get her attached to you then leave, it'll just add to the many scars she already has from boys.
"Oh," I said quietly. "I had no idea."
"You should never get attached to anything anyway," said Hiei folding his arms across his chest.
"Well, you're one to talk," said Yusuke. "You're pretty attached to Yukina, if you ask me."
"She's different," he snapped.
"Anyway," said Botan, "You have to be careful Kurama."
"I'll try. Oh, before I forget," I said,"Botan, would it be ok if we all went to the beach today?" Yusuke and Kuwabara sat hoping that Botan would say yes.
"Hm.....I suppose we can," said Botan cheerfully.
"YEAH!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!" yelled Kuwabara and Yusuke and then, all of a sudden, there was a soft, high-pitched sound. Something little and blue came around the corner and into the room.
"You brought Puu??" said Botan going over and scooping the little thing up and petting it.
"What was I supposed to do??" answered Yusuke. Botan giggled and patted Puu's head.
"Let's go in a few hours," said Kuwabara.
"Alright, then," said Kurama and he left to go tell Lydia.