Chapter 8

I was glad that I hadn't given up hope. I was still mad though. Mad that I hadn't rescued Sakyou in time. Mad that I had to pull Kurama into all this. But somehow,he still loved me.And I was grateful for that. He wanted to help me. I was just glad that he didn't hate me. I even told Kurama about what had happened to me yesterday.

"No. I don't hate you. I love you too,"he said.

"Really?"

"Nicole,I'm helping you because I love you. I could never hate you." He hugged me and kissed my forehead.

"Thank you."

"Your welcome."

"You just scared me yesterday. That's all."

"I know. I'm really sorry."

"It's ok. I understand now."

He kissed me again. "I don't want you to get hurt. I love you too much."

"Thank you."

I didn't want him to release me from the huge. I just felt so safe and secure. I didn't want him to leave me again. I loved him too much.

"Are you ok?"he asked.

"I'm fine...as long as you're here."

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Whenever I'm alone with you...
You make me feel like I am home again...
Whenever I'm alone with you...
You make me feel like I am home again...

Whenever I'm alone with you...
You make me feel like I am young again...
Whenever I'm alone with you...
You make me feel like I am fun again...

However far away...
I will always love you...
However long I stay...
I will always love you...
Whatever words they say...
I will always love you...
I will always love you...

Whenever I'm alone with you...
You make me feel like I am free again...
Whenever I'm alone with you...
You make me feel like I am free again...

However far away...
I will always love you...
However long I stay...
I will always love you...
Whatever words they say...
I will always love you...
I will always love you...

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I tried to stray the thought of Sakyou out of my head for the next couple of days. It had seemed to work too. The more I was with Kurama,the less I thought about those memories. Kurama had helped me. I was getting better. At least that's what I thought.

I also tried to increase my power(remember the one from the Dark Tournament that made the demons go running for their lives? Yeah,that's the one.). I wanted to figure out how to use it,since I didn't get to use it against Karasu,Sakyou,or Togoru.

But the more I tried,the more I felt like giving up on that too. My spirit energy wasn't increasing and I was starting to get worried. Kurama told me not to give up,and I trusted him. He was trying to help me. And I was still grateful for that. If it hadn't been for him,I wouldn't have been able to erase those memories. But soon I was going to learn something terrible.

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