Chapter 9: Another visit to Koenma and Rose reappears!

Solaris: They are looking for me. I seriously don't think Foxglove is going to want me to do the disclaimer, but I'm doing it anyway. I… don't own YYH. *Sob * Foxglove doesn't own YYH. *Sob * We… can only wish.

Foxglove: She's over there! Let's get her!

Kurama: Why are you dragging me into this?

Solaris: Uh… Byes!

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Rose (Chapter 9, Part 1)

Rose woke later, her jacket and skirt soaked in dew and her joints slightly stiff. Planting her hands firmly underneath her, she pushed herself up, digging her nails into the ground to prevent herself from slipping on the dew-damp ground. "Ohhhh, how did I end up here?" she moaned, stretching. She looked at her watch and gasped. "Oh, my God! I'm late for school! Heck, I'm not even ready for school!" She got to her feet and ran, slipping on the dewy grass the whole way home. Her mother and father had day jobs and weren't home on a normal basis. However, her mother was home for some unknown reason. Rose decided that it might be best not to go in at that moment, so she returned to the park. Most of that day was spent sleeping, since Rose could hardly keep her eyes open, and the times she was awake, she felt absolutely miserable.

Kurama (Chapter 9, Part 2)

Saturday evening, Kurama went straight from school to Reikai. Koenma knew he was coming and he was ready.

"All right, I know what happened. I have info on Thorne. Says here she was a true thief, cared for no one else but herself. Youko's details on her death and some of her life were correct. The bounty hunters were laughing that partners could and generally would kill each other off." Koenma explained.

"What about her home life? Before she became a thief?" Kurama asked.

"We don't know about the people before they do something. We can only do so much. The only way to get the best info is from Thorne herself. And I have a feeling she won't tell. But we do know one thing: she was an orphan. Rose isn't, granted, but Thorne was." Koenma said. Kurama nodded. "So, now we know about her reincarnation. I still want you to keep this information from her. It might shatter her life, even if there is an off chance that she knows of it now. And, by the way, Rose is in the park."

"Which park?" Kurama asked.

"The park I'm going to send you to. Sayonara." Koenma said, waved, and Kurama left.

Return home (Chapter 9, part 3)

Kurama looked around for Rose's distinctive reddish hair. He almost missed her; she was asleep at the base of a tree in a dense forest. He went and knelt by her. "Rose? Rose, wake up, it's Shuichi."

The delicate-looking girl woke up and gasped. "Oh, no, did I miss school? Did I pass out again?"

"Again?" Kurama asked.

"Yeah, I've woken up at random times today and fully intended to go home and get ready for school, but I suppose I kept dozing off. I woke up here this morning totally soaked in dew and feeling miserable." she mourned. Then she sneezed. Kurama put a hand to her forehead.

"You have a fever! And after passing out in the forest like that, I'm not surprised! Come on, I'll get you home." he said, and promptly picked her up. Rose's blush from her fever deepened.

"Oh, you really don't have to…" she began.

"Nonsense. I'm surprised that you didn't faint this morning. Now, let's get you home." Kurama said stubbornly. (A/n: Being stubborn is not a bad thing. I'm stubborn, myself.)

Then they headed home, Kurama carrying Rose the whole way.

"Honestly, Rose, how could you have gotten sick spending the night at a friend's house?" her mother asked after Shuichi had left.

"Trust me, Mom, it's a long, *yawn * long story…" Rose said, yawning and falling asleep.

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Solaris: Read and review please! I'd better get to running! Bye for now!

Foxglove: GET BACK HERE!