A Fox Thief in Tokyo?

Solaris: Hey! You've reached a crucial point in this story. Yeah, sad to say, this is the end. Finito. Done. Owari. I had two endings for this and I couldn't decide, but another author gave me advice on which ending to use. Thank you, YYH-Yu-Yu-Hakusho-Fan, for solving this crisis. And now, the disclaimer: For the final time, I don't own YYH.
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Rose was walking to a nearby café, lighthearted. Two great things in one day! Gene had e-mailed her to say something had come up and he couldn't come for a while (which, with him, generally meant 'never'), and Kurama had called her to ask if she wanted to get lunch, effectively getting her out of training. As she walked into the café, she was whistling.

Kurama was sitting by a window, waiting for Rose. As she sat down, he noticed her bright smile. "What's up?" he asked.

"Gene had to cancel his visit. I'm happier than I ever thought I could be!" she smiled.

"Uh, Rose? How long has it been since you last checked your e-mail?" Kurama asked.

"I checked it just this morning. Why?" she asked, puzzled.

"Don't you think that he could have e-mailed you earlier in the week or something?" Kurama asked.

Don't bring me down!" she grinned. Then a set of hands covered her eyes.

"Miss me?" a voice said. Rose turned around, gasping.

"GENE?" she cried. The sandy haired boy grinned. "What the –?"

"I finished early and decided to surprise you. God... talking Japanese gives me a headache. Am I interrupting something?" he said.

"Only lunch." she replied.

"Don't worry, Rose. I'll let you talk to Gene alone. After all, you'll get to speak your native language. Better than with me." Kurama smiled. Inside he was furious. How dare this boy interrupt his once-peaceful lunch with Rose? Not to mention he had killed Rose's good mood. The jerk.

"Rose, I'm sorry. I didn't know. But now that I'm here, why don't you show me around?" Gene asked.

"Sure." she sighed. Seeing the attractive red head leave the café was depressing. Seeing the smiling American boy in front of her didn't help.

"Shuichi, what's wrong? I thought you had a lunch to go to?" Shiori asked her son as soon as he walked through the door.

"I didn't feel well, and I don't want to talk about it." he said mopingly. He'd had a bad feeling ever since Gene had entered the café. And it was only getting worse.

Hiei sat in the tree, watching Kurama straighten his room, even though it was already clean. He had the feeling that his friend wanted to be left alone. Besides, it was a nice early April day, and he had a strange desire to go walking.

Rose dropped by the house that night. Shiori knew the lovely young girl by sight now, and pointed her to Kurama's room. She tapped the door lightly.

"Come in." he said. She entered the room and sat on the foot of the bed.

"My life is officially over. Gene works for the same company Mom and Dad do. Worse yet, he's the headman's lackey. And the boss just called us back to the U.S. for keeps. No arguing and I gotta go too." she sighed as she laid back.

"But that means you'd be gone forever!" Kurama cried in shock.

"Yeah. Or at least until I graduate. We leave in a few days. We're packing up now, shipping the day before we leave. The house is already on the market." Rose said sadly.

"Your parents work fast." Kurama said.

"Yeah, and they'll want me home to pack soon, so I'd better amskray. Uh... can you come see me off in three days?" she asked.

"Sure. Bye, Rose."

Three days later, he met the girl at the airport. She unexpectedly hugged him.

"Goodbye, Kurama. Love you, miss you." she said.

"Goodbye, Rose. Love you, miss you too." he said. He meant love as a very good friend, she meant love, but there was no time to discuss it now. Her plane was about to leave. As it took off, Rose stared out the window, hoping to catch a final glimpse of Kurama.

"Goodbye, Tokyo. Goodbye, Japan..." she murmured.

"Huh, Rose?" Gene asked. She shook her head. "Good. I got my girl by me again. And this time, I won't lose you." he smiled.

OWARI