Chapter 18
The next morning I got up and was surprised not to see Kurama by my side. But then again I knew I shouldn't have been. He had taken care of me long enough now. He needed to get some sleep. I could take care of myself now,especially since I was better. I was just happy to see him sitting on the couch as soon as I had left the room.
"There you are,"he said as he walked over and hugged me and kissed me. "You ready to go?"
"Yes. Let's go out of here."
"Let's go then."
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I was so glad to get out of the hotel. It had seemed like days since we got here, but it had really been two weeks. And to tell you the truth,it seemed like I had known this place. Like I had been here before. But I knew that would have been stupid to tell that Kurama when we had only been here for two weeks. But then again,I did see Sakyou. This place was bringing back too many memories for me. Too many memories that I just wish...would leave.
We took a different route to get to the stadium this time. I was glad too. I didn't want another encounter with Sakyou. I was afraid of what might happen if I did. Especially since Kurama was with me.
"You ok?"he asked as we got closer.
I nodded. "I'm fine,"without saying a word about Sakyou. But for some reason, my breathing started to become stable. I just hope I'm not doing this because of the climate,I thought.
"Don't worry about your breathing. Mine is doing the same thing."
Good,I thought. So it's not just me. I thought something was really going to happen.
"We're almost there. Just a few more minutes."
Are you sure about that,I thought. It seems like we've been walking around this same route for days. But I had no choice but to trust him. He knew what he was doing. He had been around this place more than I had. Or had he? I didn't want to ask him. That would make me feel really stupid.
But Kurama was right. It really only did take a few minutes to get there. Well,this was good timing,I thought. I wonder if anyone else came.
"We had better go find Yusuke. He knows what's going on. We got here late."
"That's reassuring."
"What?"
"This place is filled with demons. I just wanted to make sure that someone else from our team was here just in case something happened."
"Yes. That would be good."
As we got to the stadium,our breathing didn't become stable anymore. It went back to the same breathing flow. I was glad too. I guess it was just the climate. I was also glad that nothing had happened. I knew that Kurama didn't want me leaving him now.
"Be careful not to get into any fights with these demons here."
I smiled and forced a chuckled. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Not only do they not take friendly to humans,but they will try to kill you."
"Well,that isn't a first."
"I can tell. Just stay close to me all right?"
That's the only thing I wanted to do. I nodded. "Ok."
And I could tell that he wasn't kidding. But the thing that I saw the most were demons wanting to get into the stadium. Good thing that Kurama knew another way to get in. The only problem was that we were going downstairs: The place where humans were treated as a minority and anything could happen.
"Stay close,"said Kurama as he took my hand. "Demons here don't take light to humans. And I mean that too."
I nodded without saying anything. I knew that he wasn't kidding.
"Are you ok? You haven't said anything for a while."
"I'm fine. I'm just..."I calmed down. "I'm just not used to this Kurama."
"It's ok. I'm here."
Yeah,I thought. And nothing can go wrong.
As we found our way to the downstairs part of the stadium,I noticed something. Sakyou hadn't seen me. Or had he? That was the last thing I wanted: was for Sakyou to see me here with Kurama. I hope that nothing was going to happen.
"I need to leave for just a second to find Yusuke. Are you going to be ok?"he asked.
"I'll be fine."
"Ok. Just stay here and don't move."
That's the only thing I intended on doing. "Ok."
He let go of my hand and left. I wanted to yell at him to come back,but I knew I couldn't. He was to far away to hear me now. I could never reach him,especially if he had told me to stay put. But I wasn't going to stay put for very long because I was getting swarmed by a couple of demons.
Execpt that there weren't just a couple. There were about eight of them. This was the last thing I needed. Where are you Kurama,I thought. But then I thought of something. And I needed to do something pretty drastic. So I took my spirit energy and created a little swirl around me. If they wanted to pass this thing it would mean certain death.
"Come into this circle,and you die!"I shouted,hoping to frighten them away. Which was what I did. But the energy was just too great for me,and I collasped on the floor.
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The next morning I got up and was surprised not to see Kurama by my side. But then again I knew I shouldn't have been. He had taken care of me long enough now. He needed to get some sleep. I could take care of myself now,especially since I was better. I was just happy to see him sitting on the couch as soon as I had left the room.
"There you are,"he said as he walked over and hugged me and kissed me. "You ready to go?"
"Yes. Let's go out of here."
"Let's go then."
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I was so glad to get out of the hotel. It had seemed like days since we got here, but it had really been two weeks. And to tell you the truth,it seemed like I had known this place. Like I had been here before. But I knew that would have been stupid to tell that Kurama when we had only been here for two weeks. But then again,I did see Sakyou. This place was bringing back too many memories for me. Too many memories that I just wish...would leave.
We took a different route to get to the stadium this time. I was glad too. I didn't want another encounter with Sakyou. I was afraid of what might happen if I did. Especially since Kurama was with me.
"You ok?"he asked as we got closer.
I nodded. "I'm fine,"without saying a word about Sakyou. But for some reason, my breathing started to become stable. I just hope I'm not doing this because of the climate,I thought.
"Don't worry about your breathing. Mine is doing the same thing."
Good,I thought. So it's not just me. I thought something was really going to happen.
"We're almost there. Just a few more minutes."
Are you sure about that,I thought. It seems like we've been walking around this same route for days. But I had no choice but to trust him. He knew what he was doing. He had been around this place more than I had. Or had he? I didn't want to ask him. That would make me feel really stupid.
But Kurama was right. It really only did take a few minutes to get there. Well,this was good timing,I thought. I wonder if anyone else came.
"We had better go find Yusuke. He knows what's going on. We got here late."
"That's reassuring."
"What?"
"This place is filled with demons. I just wanted to make sure that someone else from our team was here just in case something happened."
"Yes. That would be good."
As we got to the stadium,our breathing didn't become stable anymore. It went back to the same breathing flow. I was glad too. I guess it was just the climate. I was also glad that nothing had happened. I knew that Kurama didn't want me leaving him now.
"Be careful not to get into any fights with these demons here."
I smiled and forced a chuckled. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. Not only do they not take friendly to humans,but they will try to kill you."
"Well,that isn't a first."
"I can tell. Just stay close to me all right?"
That's the only thing I wanted to do. I nodded. "Ok."
And I could tell that he wasn't kidding. But the thing that I saw the most were demons wanting to get into the stadium. Good thing that Kurama knew another way to get in. The only problem was that we were going downstairs: The place where humans were treated as a minority and anything could happen.
"Stay close,"said Kurama as he took my hand. "Demons here don't take light to humans. And I mean that too."
I nodded without saying anything. I knew that he wasn't kidding.
"Are you ok? You haven't said anything for a while."
"I'm fine. I'm just..."I calmed down. "I'm just not used to this Kurama."
"It's ok. I'm here."
Yeah,I thought. And nothing can go wrong.
As we found our way to the downstairs part of the stadium,I noticed something. Sakyou hadn't seen me. Or had he? That was the last thing I wanted: was for Sakyou to see me here with Kurama. I hope that nothing was going to happen.
"I need to leave for just a second to find Yusuke. Are you going to be ok?"he asked.
"I'll be fine."
"Ok. Just stay here and don't move."
That's the only thing I intended on doing. "Ok."
He let go of my hand and left. I wanted to yell at him to come back,but I knew I couldn't. He was to far away to hear me now. I could never reach him,especially if he had told me to stay put. But I wasn't going to stay put for very long because I was getting swarmed by a couple of demons.
Execpt that there weren't just a couple. There were about eight of them. This was the last thing I needed. Where are you Kurama,I thought. But then I thought of something. And I needed to do something pretty drastic. So I took my spirit energy and created a little swirl around me. If they wanted to pass this thing it would mean certain death.
"Come into this circle,and you die!"I shouted,hoping to frighten them away. Which was what I did. But the energy was just too great for me,and I collasped on the floor.
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