Kokoro No Kaitou : Search For The Past
Chapter 9 : Kuronue's POV
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After Midori dragged me out of the room, we walked down the halls together.
"Kuronue?" She asked.
I looked down at her. "Hm?"
"What do you think they're talking about?"
I shrugged. "Well, they're twins that are pretty much meeting for the first time. I can only imagine that they're doing a little catching up."
She nodded, then sighed. "Well, I guess I should get going now. I don't want to overstay my welcome."
That was a total change of subjects!
"Going? Going where?" I asked.
She nodded. "Home."
"Why? Aren't you even going to say goodbye to Amaya and Kurama?" I asked, stopping.
She stopped as well, and turned to face me. She shook her head, her multi-colored locks falling into her face. She brushed them away before replying. "Nah. I never liked teary, long goodbyes anyways. I like 'em short and sweet."
Short and sweet, huh…?
"I guess…that this is goodbye, Kuronue."
"You can't leave." I said before I could stop myself.
She gave me an odd look. "What? I-"
I grabbed her by her shoulders and kissed her firmly on the lips. She completely tensed up, and I pulled away.
She stared at me with widened crimson eyes. "You just…you kissed me." She touched her lips with her fingers. "I thought…I thought that you liked Amaya…"
I raised an eyebrow. "Like a little sister." Had she actually thought otherwise?
"Oh." She said quietly. "In that case…"
She threw her arms around my neck, and kissed me. Damn, this woman tasted good…
However, it was over much too quickly for me. She pulled away, but kept her arms around my neck. She smiled at me.
"Are you still going to leave?" I asked, wrapping my arms around her waist.
"Well, I've got something to keep me around for a while." She said teasingly, kissing me once more.
She let go of me, and stepped back. "You should go check on Kurama. I'll go get some dinner. Want me to make you some too?"
Dinner…? Oh, yeah. Dinner. "Sure." I replied.
I watched her go, then turned and realized that we had been standing in front of Kurama's door the entire time. I opened it, and walked inside, closing it behind me.
I walked over to the futon, and nudged the shape beneath the covers with my foot.
"Oi, sleepy head, you awake yet?"
No reply.
I was suddenly pulled into a headlock.
"Gah!"
Kurama snickered. "And what was that all about, you old bat? Kissy-kissy with Midori, eh?"
I growled and tried to shove him off of me. "Kurama, don't even get me started on you and Amaya! You two sleep in the same frickin' room! The same frickin' bed!"
He let go of me, and I rubbed my neck.
He glared. "Shut up."
"Well, ya gotta wonder what goes on in here…" I said, pretending to look deep in thought,
He growled at me, and I snickered.
"Relax, fox. I was only kidding. I know that Amaya would smack the shit out of you of you ever tried anything." I said.
He glared again, then seemed to calm down. "Seriously though, did you kiss Midori?"
I nodded.
"Right. Where's Amaya?" He asked.
"Talking with Tsuki in the room down the hall." I replied. I filled him in on what I'd heard - Amaya's relationship with Tsuki, and her family history. Also, the reason why Auron wanted them.
He listened intently, never interrupting until I was done.
"Do you know what they're talking about now?"
I shook my head. "Nope. Not a clue. I don't eavesdrop, unlike some nosy kitsunes that I know."
He glared again.
I walked over to the door. "Well, I'm gonna go get some dinner. Okay?"
He nodded. "Fine. I'll get some later."
I left, leaving him to think about whatever he wanted to. I headed down to the kitchen, and entered. Midori was still making dinner, and I smiled.
"Hey."
She turned around to face me and smiled. "Hey."
She blushed, and quickly turned around and returned to making dinner. What was she so embarrassed about? Our kiss…?
I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Midori…why won't you even look at me without blushing?" I asked, whispering into her ear.
"I…this is a bit awkward, I guess." She said.
I let go of her and sighed. "I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable."
She quickly turned around to face me. "No! That's not it at all!"
I blinked. "Then what?"
"I just…I just…I've never really been in a long term relationship before." She said, looking down at her feet.
She was too damn cute!
I leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. "If I'm ever being to forward then, you have permission to slap me. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable at all, okay?"
She nodded. "Thanks, Kuro-chan. I'll keep that slapping thing in mind."
I rolled my eyes. "I bet you're really just looking for an excuse to slap me. You always slapped Kurama when you were with him."
She giggled. "Well, I'm not going to slap you unless you give me a good reason to."
"I should hope so." I said teasingly.
"Well, Kuro-chan, have you heard about that mirror that's getting transferred to the palace tomorrow? I thought that you and Kurama would be interested in it." She said, sitting down at the table.
"I live with a very vain fox. We have plenty of mirrors." I said, sitting down across from her. "What makes this one so special?"
"It's a mirror that portrays your future and your past. But only you can see it. Everyone sees something different in that mirror. You can even see your own death, if that's what you wish. You can even see what your children will look like, I've heard." She said.
"That does sound pretty interesting." I said.
She nodded. "Yeah. I heard that it was getting transferred a few months ago, and I figured that you two would be interested in it. You could use it to help you with future raids."
"That would be very helpful." I said. "I should go tell Kurama."
I started to stand, but she called after me.
"Matte [Wait], Kuronue!"
I looked back at her. "What?"
"Can't it wait until morning?" She asked.
"Why?"
"Because…oh, I don't know. I just have a feeling that we should be leaving Kurama and Amaya alone. They have some things that they need to talk about." She said.
She got up and started making dinner again.
"Since when were you the great fortune teller? I thought that was Amaya's bit." I asked teasingly.
She rolled her eyes. "Kuro-chan, I'm serious! Talk to him about it tomorrow, over breakfast."
I grinned, and leaned over her shoulder. "So, what do we do until then?"
She elbowed me in the ribs, and I stumbled back. She grinned back at me.
"Don't be such a perv, Kuro-chan."
Damn, she was pretty strong!
"Kuro-chan? Daijobu ka?" She asked. "I didn't mean to hit you so hard."
"I'm fine." I replied. I grinned at her. "I've gotten worse from Kurama."
She smiled. "I'm sure that you have."
I returned the gesture, and she went back to making dinner.
I sat down and closed my eyes. So much had happened over the last few days, but everything was fine now. Amaya was safe here, Auron was dead, and now Midori was mine.
A smile formed on my lips as realization sank in.
That beautiful woman was my girlfriend.
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Author's Notes : How was that? Kuronue and Midori are together! Yaaayyyy!!! Was everyone in character and to everyone's likings in this chapter? I hope so!!
Thanks to those who reviewed the last chapter!
Shessha's Crazy : ^___^ I'm glad!
miyako14 : Thanks for the review!!
Suzaku no miko : Now we all know why I have a very low C in my math class. I CAN'T COUNT. I was off by one chapter on everything. So, you don't have to wait for Chapter 10, because I was wrong!! But the next chapter will also be good, because Amaya finally makes Youko tell her what being mates means. LOL.
Abby : *blushes* Favorite? Thank you so much!!
Katie E. : Nah, I don't really go into Chapter Black. And you should watch the DVDs, becuase Kurama facefaults in just about every episode! He even almost falls over anime style. It's great ^____^. But the only thing that I have from Chapter Black is the making of a portal between human world and demon world. That's all I have, so don't worry. ^_____^
NOTE!! : Lucky-chan is coming over for the weekend *does happy dance* (until Saturday morning) and I won't be able to update until then. I also still have to type up the next chapter, so the next update will probably be a nice Easter treat. That is, if you celebrate Easter. I dunno.
Review!! Do I even need to put this at the end of every chapter? I think it's a given...
Chapter 9 : Kuronue's POV
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After Midori dragged me out of the room, we walked down the halls together.
"Kuronue?" She asked.
I looked down at her. "Hm?"
"What do you think they're talking about?"
I shrugged. "Well, they're twins that are pretty much meeting for the first time. I can only imagine that they're doing a little catching up."
She nodded, then sighed. "Well, I guess I should get going now. I don't want to overstay my welcome."
That was a total change of subjects!
"Going? Going where?" I asked.
She nodded. "Home."
"Why? Aren't you even going to say goodbye to Amaya and Kurama?" I asked, stopping.
She stopped as well, and turned to face me. She shook her head, her multi-colored locks falling into her face. She brushed them away before replying. "Nah. I never liked teary, long goodbyes anyways. I like 'em short and sweet."
Short and sweet, huh…?
"I guess…that this is goodbye, Kuronue."
"You can't leave." I said before I could stop myself.
She gave me an odd look. "What? I-"
I grabbed her by her shoulders and kissed her firmly on the lips. She completely tensed up, and I pulled away.
She stared at me with widened crimson eyes. "You just…you kissed me." She touched her lips with her fingers. "I thought…I thought that you liked Amaya…"
I raised an eyebrow. "Like a little sister." Had she actually thought otherwise?
"Oh." She said quietly. "In that case…"
She threw her arms around my neck, and kissed me. Damn, this woman tasted good…
However, it was over much too quickly for me. She pulled away, but kept her arms around my neck. She smiled at me.
"Are you still going to leave?" I asked, wrapping my arms around her waist.
"Well, I've got something to keep me around for a while." She said teasingly, kissing me once more.
She let go of me, and stepped back. "You should go check on Kurama. I'll go get some dinner. Want me to make you some too?"
Dinner…? Oh, yeah. Dinner. "Sure." I replied.
I watched her go, then turned and realized that we had been standing in front of Kurama's door the entire time. I opened it, and walked inside, closing it behind me.
I walked over to the futon, and nudged the shape beneath the covers with my foot.
"Oi, sleepy head, you awake yet?"
No reply.
I was suddenly pulled into a headlock.
"Gah!"
Kurama snickered. "And what was that all about, you old bat? Kissy-kissy with Midori, eh?"
I growled and tried to shove him off of me. "Kurama, don't even get me started on you and Amaya! You two sleep in the same frickin' room! The same frickin' bed!"
He let go of me, and I rubbed my neck.
He glared. "Shut up."
"Well, ya gotta wonder what goes on in here…" I said, pretending to look deep in thought,
He growled at me, and I snickered.
"Relax, fox. I was only kidding. I know that Amaya would smack the shit out of you of you ever tried anything." I said.
He glared again, then seemed to calm down. "Seriously though, did you kiss Midori?"
I nodded.
"Right. Where's Amaya?" He asked.
"Talking with Tsuki in the room down the hall." I replied. I filled him in on what I'd heard - Amaya's relationship with Tsuki, and her family history. Also, the reason why Auron wanted them.
He listened intently, never interrupting until I was done.
"Do you know what they're talking about now?"
I shook my head. "Nope. Not a clue. I don't eavesdrop, unlike some nosy kitsunes that I know."
He glared again.
I walked over to the door. "Well, I'm gonna go get some dinner. Okay?"
He nodded. "Fine. I'll get some later."
I left, leaving him to think about whatever he wanted to. I headed down to the kitchen, and entered. Midori was still making dinner, and I smiled.
"Hey."
She turned around to face me and smiled. "Hey."
She blushed, and quickly turned around and returned to making dinner. What was she so embarrassed about? Our kiss…?
I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"Midori…why won't you even look at me without blushing?" I asked, whispering into her ear.
"I…this is a bit awkward, I guess." She said.
I let go of her and sighed. "I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable."
She quickly turned around to face me. "No! That's not it at all!"
I blinked. "Then what?"
"I just…I just…I've never really been in a long term relationship before." She said, looking down at her feet.
She was too damn cute!
I leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. "If I'm ever being to forward then, you have permission to slap me. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable at all, okay?"
She nodded. "Thanks, Kuro-chan. I'll keep that slapping thing in mind."
I rolled my eyes. "I bet you're really just looking for an excuse to slap me. You always slapped Kurama when you were with him."
She giggled. "Well, I'm not going to slap you unless you give me a good reason to."
"I should hope so." I said teasingly.
"Well, Kuro-chan, have you heard about that mirror that's getting transferred to the palace tomorrow? I thought that you and Kurama would be interested in it." She said, sitting down at the table.
"I live with a very vain fox. We have plenty of mirrors." I said, sitting down across from her. "What makes this one so special?"
"It's a mirror that portrays your future and your past. But only you can see it. Everyone sees something different in that mirror. You can even see your own death, if that's what you wish. You can even see what your children will look like, I've heard." She said.
"That does sound pretty interesting." I said.
She nodded. "Yeah. I heard that it was getting transferred a few months ago, and I figured that you two would be interested in it. You could use it to help you with future raids."
"That would be very helpful." I said. "I should go tell Kurama."
I started to stand, but she called after me.
"Matte [Wait], Kuronue!"
I looked back at her. "What?"
"Can't it wait until morning?" She asked.
"Why?"
"Because…oh, I don't know. I just have a feeling that we should be leaving Kurama and Amaya alone. They have some things that they need to talk about." She said.
She got up and started making dinner again.
"Since when were you the great fortune teller? I thought that was Amaya's bit." I asked teasingly.
She rolled her eyes. "Kuro-chan, I'm serious! Talk to him about it tomorrow, over breakfast."
I grinned, and leaned over her shoulder. "So, what do we do until then?"
She elbowed me in the ribs, and I stumbled back. She grinned back at me.
"Don't be such a perv, Kuro-chan."
Damn, she was pretty strong!
"Kuro-chan? Daijobu ka?" She asked. "I didn't mean to hit you so hard."
"I'm fine." I replied. I grinned at her. "I've gotten worse from Kurama."
She smiled. "I'm sure that you have."
I returned the gesture, and she went back to making dinner.
I sat down and closed my eyes. So much had happened over the last few days, but everything was fine now. Amaya was safe here, Auron was dead, and now Midori was mine.
A smile formed on my lips as realization sank in.
That beautiful woman was my girlfriend.
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Author's Notes : How was that? Kuronue and Midori are together! Yaaayyyy!!! Was everyone in character and to everyone's likings in this chapter? I hope so!!
Thanks to those who reviewed the last chapter!
Shessha's Crazy : ^___^ I'm glad!
miyako14 : Thanks for the review!!
Suzaku no miko : Now we all know why I have a very low C in my math class. I CAN'T COUNT. I was off by one chapter on everything. So, you don't have to wait for Chapter 10, because I was wrong!! But the next chapter will also be good, because Amaya finally makes Youko tell her what being mates means. LOL.
Abby : *blushes* Favorite? Thank you so much!!
Katie E. : Nah, I don't really go into Chapter Black. And you should watch the DVDs, becuase Kurama facefaults in just about every episode! He even almost falls over anime style. It's great ^____^. But the only thing that I have from Chapter Black is the making of a portal between human world and demon world. That's all I have, so don't worry. ^_____^
NOTE!! : Lucky-chan is coming over for the weekend *does happy dance* (until Saturday morning) and I won't be able to update until then. I also still have to type up the next chapter, so the next update will probably be a nice Easter treat. That is, if you celebrate Easter. I dunno.
Review!! Do I even need to put this at the end of every chapter? I think it's a given...
