As Hiei looked up at the stars, he couldn't help but think about what Karona had told him, before she left.
"Hiei when I come back, I wish to be with you." she said, speaking to him with her mind.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I mean that I wish for us to be more then friends." she said. "I wish not to say this aloud because of what other people might think."
He just stood there and looked at her. What was he supposed to say to this?
"See you in a few days." she said, as she started to walk away "Oh and stay out of my room."
"Damn it." he said trying to get Karona's words out of his head.
Karona stood at her window looking up at the stars, her mind full of the thoughts of what might happen when she goes back.
"Karona, sweety you need your rest." came her mothers voice.
"I know." she sighed turning around to face her mother.
Karona's mother was beautiful beyond words, she skin was as white as snow, her lips as red as blood itself, her eyes were as yellow as the sun and her hair was as silver as it could be. Un like Karona's father who had light blue hair.
"Karona, why do you hate me?" her mother asked.
"I don't hate you." Karona said, as she turned around to face her mother.
"Then why do you avoid me?" she asked. "Is it because I am a fox and not a cat?"
Karona just looked at the ground when her mother said this.
"Why have you never let me in?" she asked. "Why won't you stay?"
"Because this is not my home." Karona said as she looked at her mother. "It never has been."
"Yes I suppose you're right." she said. "Good night."
Karona's mom left her room shutting the door behind her, leaving Karona to her thoughts.
Morning had come two quickly upon Karona as she rolled over and putting her face into the light. Karona jumped out of bed when her face touched the light and shut the window, so once again her room was dark.
Knock
knock.
"Come in." Karona yelled.
Her bedroom door slowly opened, and Kazie walked in.
"Did you sleep well my queen?" he asked.
"Yeah until the light woke me up." she said.
"It's time." he said. "Hurry and get dressed."
"OK." she said as Kazie left her room.
Karona dressed quickly, she had on a brown deer shin short skirt and bra with different colored beads hanging from them. Her hair was down and flowing beautifully. Karona left her room and entered the hall where Kazie was waiting for her.
"Lets go." she said.
Hiei awoke the next morning in a bad mood, for the sun had woke him from his gentle slumber.
"Now I know why Karona always keeps her room dark." he said with a growl.
Hiei pulled on some clean cloths before he left his room, and walked in to the living room. He looked around only to find Kurama sitting in a chair in front of the tv, he seemed to be watching one of the shows that Karona normally watched, 'Charmed' or whatever it was called.
"Oh I see you're awake." Kurama said without taking his eyes off of the tv.
"What are you doing? Fox!" Hiei asked.
"Karona asked me to tell her what happens on her show when she is gone."Kurama told him.
"Whatever." Hiei said before he left the house.
Karona had followed Kazie out of the castle into the bright sunlight. She looked around the village to see what was missing. Something was out of place but she couldn't figure out what it was. As they continued to walk she noticed a tall young man. He had long brown hair and hazel eyes, his fur was a nice tan color with some black spots. He was wearing a pair of blue geans and a long red t-shirt.
"Karona!" he yelled as he ran over to her and gently embraced her.
"Kagami my old friend it is good to see you again." Karona said with a smile.
"Has Kazie told you the good news?" Kagami asked as he looked at Kazie.
"No! What good news do you speak of?" she asked, looking a little lost.
"We are to be married after you get crowned queen." Kazie said.
"That's so great." Karona said. "I was wondering why this place looked so different, but now I know why." she paused. "How could I be so dumb, not to see the decorations?"
"Yes they are pretty hard not to miss." Kagami said with a laugh.
The three of them continued to catch up as they walked into a church. The church had lots of flowers and decorations.
Hiei walked around the streets, before he realized where he was going. He was heading down the same path that he took when he first saw Karona.
"She loves you." Kazie said.
"What are you talking about?" he asked.
"Karona is in love with you." Kazie said.
Hiei just shock his head. This was something that he didn't need to think about right now, but it was to late the memory continued.
"How would you know?"
"Because I've only seen her look at one other person the way she looks at you."
"Who?"
"Her brother."
It was true. Hiei saw the way Karona had looked at her brother before he died, and the way she looked at him every day. It was the same look.
"The real question is, do you love her?" Kazie asked.
"I really don't know." he said.
"You don't know what? Hiei!" Came a girls voice.
"Go away Boton." he told her.
"Come on, tell me." she said.
"Fine." he sighed.
After a few minutes Hiei told Boton about what was going on with Karona, that she had been living with Kurama and himself for three months, that she was the queen of cats and what Kazie said to him.
"Oh I see." she said. "And you people didn't tell me that you had the queen of cats living with you. Why?"
"I knew it was a bad idea telling you." Hiei said, getting ready to leave.
"Hiei wait." Boton said. "I think that you should stop lessening to your head and start lessening to your heart.
Karona, Kazie and Kagami reached the front of the church, Kagami and Kazie left Karona at the podium, so they could go get ready for their wedding. Karona stood there and Just looked up at the stain glass windows.
"I know that I haven't been praying much." she said, "But I need your help." she took a short breath, "There is this guy back where I have made my home. I like him a lot but I don't know if he feels the same way about me."
"He must be crazy not to like you." called a voice from her past.
Karona turned around slowly, not sure what to think. 'It can't be him.' she thought, but then she looked where the voice came from, her eyes started to water. There he stood, alive and looking well. Her brother Setto stood there looking at her.
"Brother." she cried, as she ran to him.
Setto stood there as Karona ran to him and embraced him. They stood there a moment before Karona started to cry. Setto gentle wrapped his arms around her.
"It's ok now Karona." Setto said. "Please don't cry."
"I thought that you were dead." Karona cried. "Why didn't you try to find me."
"Because I knew you were in good hands." he told her. "You needed to live your own life with out me there."
"I know but..." she was cut off as Setto placed a finger to her lips.
"Besides I really am dead." he said. "I was aloud to come back just for this day."
Karona had beared her head in Setto's chest, and began crying harder. The stood like that for half an hour, before Karona stopped crying.
"Lessen Karona." Setto told her in a firm voice. "You need to follow your heart and go after this guy you like."
A smile appeared on Karona's face. Her brother was right, she needed to follow her heart and go after Hiei, if he liked it or not. After an hour the whole city was in the church, for her crowning and the wedding.
"Karona Tessa Kuraba do you are responsible for keeping this place safe and far judgement for those who ask for it, do you accept this honor?"
"I do."
"Do you promise to rule with a far hand when your parents die?"
"I do."
"Arise Kurona Tessa Kuraba."
Karona arose as the priest put the crown on her head, turning around slowly to face her people.
"I have the pleasure of presenting your new queen, Karona."
Everyone in the church bowed down to her as she took her place next to her brother. A few moments latter Kagami and Kazie re-entered the church, both wearing tuxes. 'They look so great. I wish that one day I will be as happy as they are' Karona thought. Kazie and Kagami's wedding was beautiful, they looked so perfect together.
As soon as the wedding had ended there friends and family headed to the castle for the party. Karona and Setto sat at the head table with Kazie and Kagami.
"Everyone! Lessen up!" Karona yelled, and everyone fell silent "I would like to make a drink to Kagami and Kazie." she paused, as everyone lifted there glassses. "To the two hottest men that I never had a chance with." Everyone laughed. "May you always find happiness with each other, and remember
that you chose each other over any one else. Cheers."
After the party Karona and Setto walked back to Setto's room.
"If I hadn't left you would still be alive and you would still be with me." Karona said.
"It's not your fault." Setto said, "Beside we didn't know that you would be kidnaped."
Karona stopped walking and looked down at the ground. "I know but..." she began but Setto cut her off.
"It's ok Karona, I'll always be with you." Setto said.
Setto placed a finger under Karona's chin, Lifting it so their eyes met. They looked into each others eyes for a moment before Setto leaned in and Kissed Karona.
"Setto!"
"Hiei when I come back, I wish to be with you." she said, speaking to him with her mind.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I mean that I wish for us to be more then friends." she said. "I wish not to say this aloud because of what other people might think."
He just stood there and looked at her. What was he supposed to say to this?
"See you in a few days." she said, as she started to walk away "Oh and stay out of my room."
"Damn it." he said trying to get Karona's words out of his head.
Karona stood at her window looking up at the stars, her mind full of the thoughts of what might happen when she goes back.
"Karona, sweety you need your rest." came her mothers voice.
"I know." she sighed turning around to face her mother.
Karona's mother was beautiful beyond words, she skin was as white as snow, her lips as red as blood itself, her eyes were as yellow as the sun and her hair was as silver as it could be. Un like Karona's father who had light blue hair.
"Karona, why do you hate me?" her mother asked.
"I don't hate you." Karona said, as she turned around to face her mother.
"Then why do you avoid me?" she asked. "Is it because I am a fox and not a cat?"
Karona just looked at the ground when her mother said this.
"Why have you never let me in?" she asked. "Why won't you stay?"
"Because this is not my home." Karona said as she looked at her mother. "It never has been."
"Yes I suppose you're right." she said. "Good night."
Karona's mom left her room shutting the door behind her, leaving Karona to her thoughts.
Morning had come two quickly upon Karona as she rolled over and putting her face into the light. Karona jumped out of bed when her face touched the light and shut the window, so once again her room was dark.
Knock
knock.
"Come in." Karona yelled.
Her bedroom door slowly opened, and Kazie walked in.
"Did you sleep well my queen?" he asked.
"Yeah until the light woke me up." she said.
"It's time." he said. "Hurry and get dressed."
"OK." she said as Kazie left her room.
Karona dressed quickly, she had on a brown deer shin short skirt and bra with different colored beads hanging from them. Her hair was down and flowing beautifully. Karona left her room and entered the hall where Kazie was waiting for her.
"Lets go." she said.
Hiei awoke the next morning in a bad mood, for the sun had woke him from his gentle slumber.
"Now I know why Karona always keeps her room dark." he said with a growl.
Hiei pulled on some clean cloths before he left his room, and walked in to the living room. He looked around only to find Kurama sitting in a chair in front of the tv, he seemed to be watching one of the shows that Karona normally watched, 'Charmed' or whatever it was called.
"Oh I see you're awake." Kurama said without taking his eyes off of the tv.
"What are you doing? Fox!" Hiei asked.
"Karona asked me to tell her what happens on her show when she is gone."Kurama told him.
"Whatever." Hiei said before he left the house.
Karona had followed Kazie out of the castle into the bright sunlight. She looked around the village to see what was missing. Something was out of place but she couldn't figure out what it was. As they continued to walk she noticed a tall young man. He had long brown hair and hazel eyes, his fur was a nice tan color with some black spots. He was wearing a pair of blue geans and a long red t-shirt.
"Karona!" he yelled as he ran over to her and gently embraced her.
"Kagami my old friend it is good to see you again." Karona said with a smile.
"Has Kazie told you the good news?" Kagami asked as he looked at Kazie.
"No! What good news do you speak of?" she asked, looking a little lost.
"We are to be married after you get crowned queen." Kazie said.
"That's so great." Karona said. "I was wondering why this place looked so different, but now I know why." she paused. "How could I be so dumb, not to see the decorations?"
"Yes they are pretty hard not to miss." Kagami said with a laugh.
The three of them continued to catch up as they walked into a church. The church had lots of flowers and decorations.
Hiei walked around the streets, before he realized where he was going. He was heading down the same path that he took when he first saw Karona.
"She loves you." Kazie said.
"What are you talking about?" he asked.
"Karona is in love with you." Kazie said.
Hiei just shock his head. This was something that he didn't need to think about right now, but it was to late the memory continued.
"How would you know?"
"Because I've only seen her look at one other person the way she looks at you."
"Who?"
"Her brother."
It was true. Hiei saw the way Karona had looked at her brother before he died, and the way she looked at him every day. It was the same look.
"The real question is, do you love her?" Kazie asked.
"I really don't know." he said.
"You don't know what? Hiei!" Came a girls voice.
"Go away Boton." he told her.
"Come on, tell me." she said.
"Fine." he sighed.
After a few minutes Hiei told Boton about what was going on with Karona, that she had been living with Kurama and himself for three months, that she was the queen of cats and what Kazie said to him.
"Oh I see." she said. "And you people didn't tell me that you had the queen of cats living with you. Why?"
"I knew it was a bad idea telling you." Hiei said, getting ready to leave.
"Hiei wait." Boton said. "I think that you should stop lessening to your head and start lessening to your heart.
Karona, Kazie and Kagami reached the front of the church, Kagami and Kazie left Karona at the podium, so they could go get ready for their wedding. Karona stood there and Just looked up at the stain glass windows.
"I know that I haven't been praying much." she said, "But I need your help." she took a short breath, "There is this guy back where I have made my home. I like him a lot but I don't know if he feels the same way about me."
"He must be crazy not to like you." called a voice from her past.
Karona turned around slowly, not sure what to think. 'It can't be him.' she thought, but then she looked where the voice came from, her eyes started to water. There he stood, alive and looking well. Her brother Setto stood there looking at her.
"Brother." she cried, as she ran to him.
Setto stood there as Karona ran to him and embraced him. They stood there a moment before Karona started to cry. Setto gentle wrapped his arms around her.
"It's ok now Karona." Setto said. "Please don't cry."
"I thought that you were dead." Karona cried. "Why didn't you try to find me."
"Because I knew you were in good hands." he told her. "You needed to live your own life with out me there."
"I know but..." she was cut off as Setto placed a finger to her lips.
"Besides I really am dead." he said. "I was aloud to come back just for this day."
Karona had beared her head in Setto's chest, and began crying harder. The stood like that for half an hour, before Karona stopped crying.
"Lessen Karona." Setto told her in a firm voice. "You need to follow your heart and go after this guy you like."
A smile appeared on Karona's face. Her brother was right, she needed to follow her heart and go after Hiei, if he liked it or not. After an hour the whole city was in the church, for her crowning and the wedding.
"Karona Tessa Kuraba do you are responsible for keeping this place safe and far judgement for those who ask for it, do you accept this honor?"
"I do."
"Do you promise to rule with a far hand when your parents die?"
"I do."
"Arise Kurona Tessa Kuraba."
Karona arose as the priest put the crown on her head, turning around slowly to face her people.
"I have the pleasure of presenting your new queen, Karona."
Everyone in the church bowed down to her as she took her place next to her brother. A few moments latter Kagami and Kazie re-entered the church, both wearing tuxes. 'They look so great. I wish that one day I will be as happy as they are' Karona thought. Kazie and Kagami's wedding was beautiful, they looked so perfect together.
As soon as the wedding had ended there friends and family headed to the castle for the party. Karona and Setto sat at the head table with Kazie and Kagami.
"Everyone! Lessen up!" Karona yelled, and everyone fell silent "I would like to make a drink to Kagami and Kazie." she paused, as everyone lifted there glassses. "To the two hottest men that I never had a chance with." Everyone laughed. "May you always find happiness with each other, and remember
that you chose each other over any one else. Cheers."
After the party Karona and Setto walked back to Setto's room.
"If I hadn't left you would still be alive and you would still be with me." Karona said.
"It's not your fault." Setto said, "Beside we didn't know that you would be kidnaped."
Karona stopped walking and looked down at the ground. "I know but..." she began but Setto cut her off.
"It's ok Karona, I'll always be with you." Setto said.
Setto placed a finger under Karona's chin, Lifting it so their eyes met. They looked into each others eyes for a moment before Setto leaned in and Kissed Karona.
"Setto!"