Walks in slowly hem…err…Yes, another update on this story! Took me way less then last time! I'm sorry for those who are reading my other stories and I have not updated, but this is the one I like more so far and… well, you must know why!!! So….ON WITH THE SHOW!!

Roto paced back and forth, worry showing on his not so pretty features. Some time had passed already and Kurama had not shown up. And it was scaring the living hell out of him. He should already be there. His thoughts were interrupted by a soft whimper over to the side and he glanced at the girl that he had so rudely kidnapped. She wasn't crying, but her face was as pale as snow. She looked like a ghost. He had tied her to a tree and she was just staring at the ground, some of her shiny hair falling to the sides of her face. She was not crying…but she sure looked like she wanted to.

"You all right?" he asked raising an eyebrow. The question obviously surprised the girl for she looked up and raised an eyebrow as well.

"Me?" she asked in a baffled voice. Roto gave a small sigh and rolled his eyes.

"No…the tree." He said teasingly.

"Ha Ha… no need to be sarcastic you know" Loren said looking off to the side.

"Hey now, no need to get angry…" Roto said grinning. The girl looked sweet an innocent, but she was obviously getting annoyed.

"I'm not angry" she snapped and then glared at him. Roto grinned again; he loved messing with human stupid emotions.

"Anyway" he said. "Where is your boyfriend? He asked raising an eyebrow. "He is taking long in rescuing you isn't he?"

"He is not my boyfriend" Loren muttered and glanced down at her lap. She was kneeling down and with her arms behind her. And her legs were falling asleep. This was NOT her day.

"Oh he isn't? You sure wish he was no?" Roto asked licking his lips, obviously enjoying himself too much.

Loren looked over at him, eyes wide. Was it that obvious? "So what if I do?" she retorted while shifting uncomfortably. Her legs were tucked underneath her, and it had already been sometime. Where was Kurama? He didn't HAVE to rescue her…but it would be nice.

Roto grinned and then winked at the girl. "Too bad he is only using you, eh?"

Ouch…that one hit home. Roto could tell because the girl's eyes dropped to the ground.

"He…is using me?" she asked in a squeaky voice.

"Pfft, ya!" Roto said and crossed his arms over his chest. "And that's not all he" Roto didn't have a chance to finish his sentence, for a punch on the jaw sent him flying.

KURAMA'S POV

I am usually praised for my self control. And one of the things that annoy Hiei is that I always take my time in fights. But not this time. As soon as my fist connected to Roto's jaw he was sent flying across the small clearing, unluckily for him his small journey was stopped by a tree. His head collided with it first and then he slid to the ground, where he moved no more.

Taking a deep breath to push down the inexplicable rage that had taken over my body I stared at his limp body. A chocked gasp to my left drew my attention and I turned to look at Loren. Her eyes were wide and shined, as if she had been about to cry, but no tears were falling. She was just staring at me deeply surprised. I gave a faint smile toward her direction and then turned my attention to Roto. I had to finish what I started. He was trying to at least get to his knees, but his chest only made it a few inches above the ground before slamming back into it again. As I reached him he managed to sit up, one hand holding his jaw. Trails of blood were coming out of the corners of his mouth, and as soon as he laid eyes on me his eyes widened. I knelt down in front of him and stared at him for a couple of seconds. Sighing and slipped my right hand in my pocket and pulled out a small lavender container. Removing the golden cap I let a small drop of the elixir in the container fall over Roto's head. A shinning light wrapped around him and it increased, only to decrease once again, until it was the size of a golf ball before disappearing. And without a good bye…

Roto was gone.

Loren's POV

My eyes got wider with every passing second, and I bet that by the time Kurama turned to look at me they were as wide as saucers…big saucers. He had just let drop of some stuff fall over Roto and with a super bright light he had disappeared. I was amazed. I was also confused. I had three questions in my mind so far.

Was Kurama using me?

What was that stuff?

Why had Roto been here?

I was too busy staring at the ground, trying to find answers to my questions in the back of my head, to notice that Kurama was already next to me. I glanced sideways and met with his legs. My eyes traveled upward until they met with his face.

"Um…hi" I said blinking. A tear that had been hiding in the corner of my eye slipped and tried to wipe it away. But my hands were tied behind my back, so I only made an awkward movement with my shoulder. Kurama smiled and then walked behind the tree. The pressure of the ropes around me became less and less, and soon my arms were free. As I brought them to my lap they started throbbing. I stared at them wide eyed.

"The blood is rushing to your muscles" Kurama said as he came from around the tree and gently sat down next to me. I nodded and painfully uncurled my legs from underneath me and carefully (since I was wearing a skirt) spread them out in front of me, keeping them close together. The same fiery throbbing started up in my legs but started leaving my arms, just leaving a small tingling sensation in them. "Are you all right?" Kurama asked staring at me.

I looked over at him and nodded. "Yeah, look, I'm sorry about that…I should have been more careful…" I said fisting an unfisting my hands to bring the feeling back to them.

"You do not need to apologize…" he said closing his eyes gently and resting his head on the tree. "If anyone needs to apologize, it is I…" He opened his eyes and turned his face sideways to look at me. "I have not been all sincere with you…and yet I have been asking you to be sincere with me…" he said softly. I stared at him, trying to make out an emotion of his calm features, but found none.

"It's OK…" I said…again not being sincere. It WASN'T OK. I was starting to believe this was NOT my wish coming true…but if it wasn't my wish…what was it?

"You know it is not OK…" he said reaching over and resting a hand over mine. The feeling was back, and his hand was cool against mine. I blushed and looked down at my lap. "But still…I have involved you in this, and I have endangered you, and for that I am sorry…"

A little bit irritated I moved my hand away from his. "So…you are sorry you met me…" I said looking at him. My eyebrows tried to connect together, and my lower lip trembled, a clear sign that I wanted to cry. I looked away, opening my eyes wide to keep from crying. Soon I felt the tears retreating, but the knot was still in my throat, and if he made me speak again I would absolutely break down in sobs.

He gave a soft sigh, and I bit my lower lip. Was I starting to exasperate him?

"I am sorry…I truly am. And you deserve an explanation…" he said resting a hand on my shoulder and gently turning my frame to face him. "And you shall have it…"

Little did I know how his explanation would change me….