Tricked
CS - Hiei has warned Botan about her nightmares. She is still caught in that state.. can she find the way out? OH! And our very best friends joined the group now! Touya has a crush on Yukina and so does Kuwabara.. hmm. We may have a little competition goin' on there! Jin is his hyper self and Chuu is his.. abnormal Aussie self. Rinku is going to play a small part in this. Now that Hiei and Yuusuke are cured and no longer sick, will they be able to go back home? Hope you're comfortable because this is going to be a long one!
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Chapter 34 - The Awakening; Surprise!
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Kurama groaned and opened his eyes. He still had a headache? Chuu was really loud.. He was currently in a drinking contest with himself. Wonder who'll win that..
"I see you decided to join us in consciousness." Hiei said with a smirk as he sat on the edge of the couch. "You know, it isn't wise to fall asleep in a chair. It isn't healthy to fall out of it, either."
"Is that what happened?" Kurama sat up and rubbed his temples. "Will they ever quiet down?"
"Touya is in the very same boat as we are." The koorime pointed to the ice master, who was currently holding his hands over his ears, trying to drown out Chuu's awful singing. He was sitting in a corner and he didn't look well at all.
"At least Botan's room is quieter." The kitsune stood up and went over to Touya, dragging him to his feet. Then he gestured to Hiei to follow. When they got to the room, Touya's eyes instantly found Botan. He stared at her in remorse and went over to the chair propped next to the bed.
"You never let us in here.." He trailed off, picking up a pure white feather from the stand next to him as he sat down.
"I thought it would be best if she were.. alone." Kurama said sadly, sitting down on the bed by his love's feet. Hiei joined him, sitting down and resting against the wall.
"Believe me, alone is anything but what she wants." He whispered.
"You talked to her?"
"I did." He looked at Kurama. "I was still sick though. I could not do it for very long. I had only enough time to warn her of the nightmares barring her healing." The kitsune gave him a confused look. Touya felt his mouth go dry. He knew how hard it must have been for Kurama. But he wouldn't know the pain. He hoped he wouldn't need to.
"How long will this last?" He asked. Kurama and Hiei stopped conversing and looked over at him.
"No one knows." Hiei answered. "Not even I do."
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"Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me!" Kuwabara ran away from his sister as she tried to hit him with a log for imitating her.
"You'll only get what you have coming to you!" She yelled, swinging the log with as much force as she could conjure up.
"I'll bet you five bucks that she nails him." Yuusuke said to Chuu, who nodded.
"I bet ten that he hits the cabin first." Hiei put in.
"Okay." Yuusuke and Hiei were betting while Kurama and Touya were trying to hold Jin down because Rinku hit him with his yo-yo.
"Hmm, the big idgit seems to be slowin' down a bit." Chuu pointed out. Hiei sighed and shook his head.
"Five.. four.. three.. two.. one.."
SMACK!
"Well, look at that. Hiei, you were right." Yuusuke said, handing Hiei ten dollars. Kurama and Touya managed to calm the wind master down and Kurama got Rinku to apologize.
"The Sheila has quite an arm on her." Chuu made a face at the condition of Kuwabara. Yukina came out of the cabin, holding a tray with glasses of water on them.
"Anyone want lemonade?" Everyone jumped up and Touya froze the tops of the glasses over so they wouldn't spill.
"Calm down!" He said, frowning. He then gave them the glasses after he unfroze the tops. Kurama walked over to a tree by the cliff and sat down, watching the ocean.
"Kitsune, you see uptight." Kurama looked up in the tree just in time to see the black blur appear then settle on the branch. "Just calm down and give it time."
"This is agonizing, Hiei."
"And annoying." The koorime added, drinking the lemonade in his glass. Yukina noticed them talking and gave a faint smile. "But I suppose it will be over soon. Not much longer. I can sense her coming back."
"She had a lot of energy to recover, didn't she?" Kurama took a sip from his glass and set it down on the ground next to him.
"Yes."
"You're her master, her teacher.. what was she like to train?" Hiei looked down with an unusual look on his face. Then he smiled. It was a smile filled with pride.
"She was a quick learner and she listened. She often got mad at me and I used it to my advantage. Her anger caused her to want to prove me wrong, to show me that she could do it. It motivated her. I was lucky to be her teacher."
"Just as she is lucky to be your apprentice. You know, in all the time I've known her as a ferry girl, I never imagined her as a fighter." The kitsune reflected.
"She was too gentle back then. But she had that certain grace. I knew she would fight sooner or later." Hiei swung one leg from the branch while he rested his elbow on the other. His crimson eyes gazed out at the ocean. "She is what I always known she would be when we began her training."
"A demon?"
"A fighter."
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Hiei stared at the rising sun. They would have to leave Makai soon. They were drawing attention. He growled when a small demon emerged from the forest. He disposed of it quickly so that it wouldn't be able to warn the demons watching them about them. The sky was blood red with some light red clouds rolling by.
"Dammit." He cursed. He suddenly sensed a power so intense that it made him shiver. A blue flash lit the area and Hiei hurried to the cabin. He skidded into the room where Botan was.. only to find Kurama and the others watching her intensely. She squeezed her eyes shut then blinked them open. The light amethyst orbs brightened. Kurama's emerald eyes filled with tears but they didn't fall. She sat up and looked at him, tears in her eyes, as well. She threw her arms around his middle and hugged him close.
"Kurama!" She looked up and was surprised when he pushed her back a little and gave her a light kiss on the lips. She smiled. When everyone looked at her funnily, she blinked. "What?"
"Botan!" Yuusuke couldn't contain his excitement. He picked her up by the waist and spun her around. "You're alive!"
"I see you're happy.." She hugged him once he put her down. Then she hugged Kuwabara and then Shizuru.. and she greeted Chuu and the others. Yukina then gave her friend a big hug.
"I missed you, my friend." She smiled. "Hiei has missed you as well." She whispered in Botan's ear.
"He'll get what he has coming to him." She whispered back with a wink. She then looked over at her mentor with the brightest smile on her face. She walked to him and it seemed like the longest walk of her entire life. "Hiei.." She bit her lip and looked into his crimson eyes. "Thank you for helping me. I missed you." She then found herself pulled against him, in his strong grip. She smiled and hugged him back. Then she turned around and faced everyone. "What is all this?"
"Well, Hiei and Yuusuke were sick so Kurama and I went to fetch the plant that would cure them. We ran into them on the way." Yukina explained. After more words and relieved greetings, everyone but Kurama and Botan left the room. She looked over at him. After her nightmares, she knew this was real. She knew this was her Kurama.
"I-I had nightmares about you and I. They were horrible.." She looked down at the floor. "I felt so betrayed. I thought they were real until Hiei told me otherwise." She looked back up at him. "I'm so happy to be back." She leaned up and kissed his cheek. "Just promise me that you won't ever leave me."
"I promise."
"Let's go home then, shall we?"
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The journey wasn't too hard. They were in Reikai only a few hours after they left. Finding the portal was easy. Koenma was relieved to see them, but mostly Botan. Touya was just beginning to drag Jin back into the portal when Kurama stopped them.
"You haven't done anything wrong, right? Why don't you come to Ningenkai with us?" He asked. Touya smiled but then it fell and he looked at Koenma.
"Please, Koenma?" Botan pleaded, her lower lip trembling ever so slightly as she stared at him with her best puppy-dog look. The Reikai Prince felt like he was cornered. His eye twitched and he backed up slightly.
"B-Botan, don't do that! You know I hate that look!" She continued to plead with him, using the look. "Fine! They can go to Ningenkai! As long as they don't cause any trouble."
"Thank you, Koenma!" Botan cried, flinging her arms around him as she laughed.
"Just don't do that again.." She gave him a wink and they left, walking out to the edge. The portal was open and waiting for them.
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"Excuse me, miss.." Botan scowled and looked around. No one was paying her any attention. She was trying to ask where Kurama was but no one would listen. "Would someone like to help me?" She growled.
"Botan-san!" Her attention caught, she looked over and peered into the crowd. "Botan-san!"
"Shiori-san!" Botan hugged Shiori and grinned. "Where is he? He's never around when I need him!"
"He's not here right now, honey. I'm sorry for your troubles. He will be back a little later, though. Come on. I'll take you somewhere so that we can talk."
"Sure." Botan was led by the hand up flights of stairs and in elevators. Kurama's job was as a businessman or something like that. He was somewhere near the top floor. Shiori stopped at a brown oak door that had a name sign on it. 'Suuichi Minamino'. Shiori opened the door and led Botan inside the dark office. The light clicked on and Botan squealed in pure delight.
"Happy Birthday!" Her eyes caught sight of her target.
"You are such a dork, SUUICHI!" She huffed. "Going here and there looking for you and you're here, hiding in the dark!"
"You liked it though, didn't you?" He asked, pulling a rose from his hair and handing it to her as his arm found it's way around her waist.
"I don't mind now." She whispered, smiling. He kissed her and everyone let out a loud cheer. Then he covered her eyes with his hands and turned her around. When he let her see again, she gasped and stared at his desk in wonder. Presents galore! Some were even stacked on the floor! "Oh my.." She looked at everyone and burst into tears. Keiko put her arm around her friend and laughed.
"If you're crying now, wait until you see what's inside the boxes!" Yuusuke joined her and grinned down at his friend.
"I wrapped the one I gave you!" He said proudly, pointing to it.
"He gave up after two hours and I had to finish it." Keiko said with a roll of her eyes.
"I TRIED!"
"Unlike Kuwabaka over there." Shizuru said with a groan. "I had to do it." Chuu grinned.
"We wrapped ours ourselves." Touya rolled his eyes.
"You can guess which one I wrapped." He pointed to a pile and Botan burst into hysterics. Out of four boxes, she did know which one Touya wrapped. "That's okay, Jin nearly threw it out the window after five minutes of getting himself taped up."
"This is the best birthday I've ever had, guys.." She said, smiling.
"You've got to see the cake mother baked you." Kurama said with a grin. She watched as Hiei walked in, glaring at Kurama all the way. Botan realized why immediately. She tried to contain her laughter.. she really tried. Hiei was the only one wearing a party hat. And it was no surprise that they had to force him into it. She took one off the table and put it on, winking at Hiei. He seemed a little less tense after she made sure Kurama wore one. She also made sure to let the white rubber band snap back to the underside of his chin. He frowned.
"Wow, Shiori-san.. It's beautiful!" She leaned over it and saw the purple and blue roses along with her name in perfect script with the first letter blue and the second purple and so on..
"It's chocolate." She said with a smile. "I hope you like it."
"Of course! Who doesn't like chocolate?" Hiei gave a snort and put the cake on a table and took off the top. Botan hadn't seen her katana since she woke up and she was awfully worried that she lost it. They lit the candles and everyone but Hiei sang. Then she blew out the candles and smiled in pure childish delight as everyone got a piece that she cut. "Presents!" She cheered. Yuusuke practically begged her to open his first and he chased everyone away from her, putting his present in her lap. She gently tore off the paper and opened the white box. She smiled and looked up at him.
"For the next tournament, teammate." She looked back down at the fighting outfit he had given her. It was like his. Short blue pants with a light blue shirt that said 'Urameshi Team' on the front and her name on the back in black lettering. He pointed to her number.
"Five?"
"Yup." He grinned. "Everyone got the number in which they joined the fights."
"Wow.. Thank you, Yuusuke. This means a lot to me." She put it aside and allowed Keiko to hand her the one that she got. She tore the paper off in the same fashion that she did with Yuusuke's and found a white box. She opened it to see jeans and a tank top along with a leather jacket. Botan grinned. "Thank you!" She hugged her friend. Yukina weaved through them and brought the present from her forward. Botan opened it to see a lovely blue kimono with the design of the ocean on it with a silver obi. "Yukina.. It's so breath-taking.." She felt the soft fabric with her fingers and nearly squeezed her friend to death.
"I brought it with me from the Island of the Koorime. It was.. from a good friend of mine. You deserve to have it and it.. doesn't fit me." She said with a smile. Tears came to Botan's eyes and she thanked Yukina profusely. Hiei watched with a secretive smile. Then came Kuwabara. He got her hair accessories.
"Thanks, Kuwabara-kun. I need a new hair style with my new carreer!" She said with a smile. He nodded and flushed, mumbling something. Shizuru got her a pair of ice skates.
"You know, we're all going sooner or later to the indoor one and I figured that you'd need them." Botan nodded and smiled. She thanked her and moved on to Shiori's, since the woman seemed to be thrilled.
"I really hope you like it. I made it myself." It was a white choker necklace with white wings made from two of the feathers from her own wings. "They should stay put." Botan put it on and traced her fingers over the feathers. "Suuichi gave them to me. He told me they were from when you were ill." Botan knew what she meant. "I decided to be creative."
"It's beautiful, Shiori-san." Botan said with a smile. Then Chuu pushed everyone out of the way and kneeled down in front of her with his small package. She took it and opened it, gazing at the item with a shocked look on her face.
"It's one o' those Makai gems, Sheila. They're hardy jewels, I'd have to say."
"It's gorgeous, Chuu. Thank you." She hugged him and smiled. It was a small silver bracelet with a Makai Amethyst in the shape of a raindrop on it.
"Ice boy helped me get it. He's a good lad." She smiled when Touya blushed.
"Here." The ice master handed her his gift.
"Thank you." She said with a smile. She removed the paper to see a long case with two short katanas in it.
"Those were my master's blades. He had them passed to me when he passed away. I believe you are better in that art than I am. He would be honored to have you use them." Then he looked at Hiei. "If it is all right with your master. I know it is tradition to ask permission first.."
"It's fine. I'll teach you to use them." Hiei stated, crossing his arms. She grinned and took one out, inspecting it. They each had an ice-blue jewel on the blade where the hilt ended. She watched the light shine across the perfect silver blade.
"Thank you." She said. Her gifts were fast becoming too much for her. Rinku jumped up and down and climbed into her lap once she put the case on the table.
"Me next!" He looked up at her with wide, blue eyes. He handed her his package. She accepted it with a smile. When she tore it open, she nearly laughed.
"A yo-yo!" She put her finger through the loop and tried it out. "Thank you so much, Rinku!" She hugged the little boy and set him on the floor. Jin approached her next.
"This is also a gift to me from my master." She took it and opened it, surprised to find a beautiful pipe. The instrument was made of silver and looked perfectly flawless. "I can teach you sometime. It has a beautiful sound." She set it aside and hugged him.
"I've always wanted one of those, too." She laughed. Kurama came next. He held out a small red velvet case with a small, curly silver bow on it. She took the bow off with shaking fingers. When she opened it, she found a ring. It was a beautifully crafted silver with two stones. One was an emerald and the other was an amethyst.
"I couldn't resist it. May I?" He took it and her hand and slipped it on her finger. She couldn't resist the temptation and got up to kiss him.
"I got ya jewelry too!" Chuu said and Shizuru slapped him on the back of the head. He frowned.
"Thank you all-"
"Forgetting someone, aren't you?" Hiei tossed her a box when she turned around. She caught it and looked up at him. Then she ripped the wrapping and saw a long black box. She set the box on the table and lifted the top. Inside was a katana, still in its sheath. It wasn't her katana, though. She picked it up and looked up at him for an explanation. He held up her old one. "That is my katana. It was mine when I trained to become what I am. I worked hard to write on it so you better appreciate it." She drew it and looked at the blade. One red ruby glittered and she looked through it. She could see her mentor's face. The gem was not embedded, it went right through. The hilt was black and silver with red flames engraved. She noticed the blade. Fire. Flames were drawn into the blade around the writing. She looked up. "It is one of a kind. No one made it for me. I made it myself. When I found myself a master, I hid it from him and trained with it when I was alone." She knew this to be the greatest honor he could give.
"Hiei.. Any words I could say wouldn't come close to what an honor this is. However, I will train with it as you did. I will do my best to prove that I am worthy." He nodded, satisfied with her statement.
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Botan stood with Hiei, practicing the more basic katana techniques. He swung the blade in an arc, using graceful and flowing movements to bring it back around and perform a spin attack. She watched him do it once more and she tried. She got it right on the third try.
"You're feet are all wrong. They need to be like this." He walked over to her and stood directly behind her so that she could feel him against her. Then he grabbed her legs and positioned her the right way. She concentrated on keeping it right when he stepped back. "There. Now, try it again." She nodded and performed the technique. "We need to work on your footing again." He gestured that she should face him and stand straight with her feet together. She did so. Then he jumped and did a split in mid-air. She did the same, remembering when she did this before. Then he ran her through the basic drills. "Perfecting this takes time. You will never learn if you rush." He nodded to her and she did the technique that was now perfected. He nodded. "We'll need to work on your form once again, as well. We'll run a little more basic samples and then I'll teach you a new technique. Brushing up never takes long." She nodded and listened and did what he told her. Everyone watched from the tree on the hill.
"I would say that she is talented." Touya said with a smile.
"Yes, she is. She had only three days to learn it in the beginning." Kurama said. Everyone commented on her obvious skills. "But Hiei played a large roll in it, too. He taught her after the battle. I have never seen a better master."
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Hiei nodded and smirked. She was getting the hang of it.
"Demon form." She nodded and transformed. "Do drill one." She performed the drill, swinging the sword back and forth in a slashing motion while moving her feet and dodging invisible blows.
"I wish I could use my Spirit Sword like that." Kuwabara said with a frown. "Then I might actually win my fights."
"Kuwabara, these things take time. I know how to wield a katana. Maybe I could help you learn. Touya, would you help me?" Kurama asked. The ice master nodded.
"Yes."
"Really!? Thanks!" They shushed him and watched as Botan lifted in the air and positioned her wings so that she could go into a dive. Hiei was waiting in a defensive position.
"Faster, onna, or you're never going to make it!" She used all the power she had and finally, after three more tries, she got the speed down but not the attack. "It is getting dark. We will practice tomorrow."
"Okay!" She said with a smile. She sheathed her katana and watched as the others joined them in the walk back to Genkai's temple.
"I have work tomorrow so I won't be free." Kurama sighed. "They usually don't call me in. I'm a second in case the first doesn't come through." Hiei snickered.
"Is there a third in case you screw up?"
"Shut up!"
"What are you going to do, kitsune? Sit on me?" The koorime snickered once more and dodged a rock.
"No, Hiei, I think I'll murder you!" Kurama chased the koorime but wasn't able to catch him. Everyone laughed and enjoyed the evening.
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Two days later, Kurama and Botan were alone together. They were ALONE! We all have to realize that this has NOT happened in a while!
"Kurama, stop it!" Botan screamed, laughing hysterically when he blew in her ear. "I need to get ready for tonight.. NO!" She pried his hands from her and tried to catch her breath since he had begun to tickle her. "If you want to go out early then you better start getting ready, too." He pouted but got a pillow shoved in his face. He chuckled and left the room to let her change while he went home to get clothes. They had a dinner date planned and it wouldn't be cancelled. Not while he was alive. She picked out a dress that went to the floor and had a slit that went all the way up to her upper thigh. It was a short-sleeved, soft powder blue. She put on black high-heeled sandals and the jewelry that she had gotten for her birthday. Then she left her curly, cerulean hair down to fall around her shoulders. She wore Shiori's choker with Chuu's bracelet and, of course, the ring Kurama had given her. She looked down at it. When she was a simple ferry girl, she knew she would never have received a gift like this if she didn't meet Kurama.
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Kurama wore a dressy shirt with black dress pants and black shoes. He had a dozen roses for Botan tied with a red silk ribbon on the seat next to him in his car. He stopped and got out, picking up the roses and putting them behind his back. He walked up the large set of stairs and stopped at the top to give her an extra minute. Before he had the chance to knock on the door, it opened and she smiled up at him. He grinned.
"Is it possible to get even more beautiful within less than an hour?" She blushed and looked down. "I want you to guess what I have for you." She looked up at him and frowned.
"I don't know." Then she smiled. "What?" He pulled the roses from behind his back and put them in her hands. "Kurama!" She looked up at him and her lower lip trembled. "What did you do wrong now?" He grinned at her small joke. "Come on in and wait while I put these in water."
"Okay." He followed her in and closed the door behind them. He could hear the running water then it shut off and he heard her set something on a table. She came back out with a smile on her face.
"You're such a flatterer."
"You don't mind."
"You're right." She walked to him and leaned up, catching his lips in hers in a sweet kiss. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him. He deepened the kiss with a longing to have it last forever. Until she broke it. She stared up at him then took his hand and led him outside. "We've got reservations." He nodded and tried to calm his hammering heart. He didn't know why she was able to do that to him.. but he wasn't complaining.
'Nor am I..' He heard a soft voice say in his mind.
'Youko..' He responded. 'You must love her, as well, huh?'
'Of course I do. I am you, after all.'
'But..'
'I know we may have different feelings about things but not about her. I love her just as much as you do and I am willing to come out any time you wish so she can be our mate.' The kitsune said with longing.
'Maybe.'
'You do wish to be with her forever? As long as we live? She is a demon now. She will understand. She now has a demon side.' Kurama suddenly understood. 'Suuichi, I'm willing to give anything to hold her in my arms like at the tournament.'
"Kurama?" He jumped slightly and looked at her. He had stopped to talk with Youko and didn't notice it. "Are you speaking with Youko?"
"You recognize the look on my face, don't you?" He could realize that she was shaking. "Do not worry, Botan. Youko is me. He wouldn't do anything to harm either of us. In fact, he told me that he is in love you, as I am."
"Really? Is that why he.."
"Yes." He nodded. "But we are not officially mates in the demon term.."
"Can we speak of this later?" She asked, wrapping her arms around herself.
"Anything." He got in the car after he opened her door for her. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye every now and then. The silence was killing him. When they arrived, they went inside and he sensed a few demons in there. There were demons in Ningenkai but not all of them were evil. Still, none the less, he surrounded her with his ki and his scent to let them know that she was his. Botan seemed to understand this and just let him guide her to their table.
"Hello, Mr. Minamino! How lovely to see you again. You have not been in here in quite a long while. And who might this lovely maiden be?"
"My girlfriend, Botan. Botan, this is the manager here and also a very fine waiter, if I do say so myself, Mr. Ichiro." Botan smiled and held out her hand. Instead of shaking her hand, he bent down and kissed it. She blushed when he looked at her and smiled.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ichiro."
"The pleasure is all mine, Botan-san." He nodded to Kurama. "What is it that you two would like to drink? Anything special?" Kurama looked over at Botan, who shrugged.
"Just some wine." Mr. Ichiro nodded and bowed slightly to them. "Botan, are you feeling okay?" She looked up at him and smiled.
"I'm fine, love." She said reassuringly. "I'm just taking this place in.. It's so lovely."
"I know something lovelier." She stopped looking around and let her gaze settle on him. She blushed scarlet and he chuckled. "Still, it is a nice little place. I took mother here on Mother's Day before and I never did it again. This is more like a place for couples."
"Still, she must have been surprised."
"Oh, she was. She told me why, also. This is the place my father brought her when he proposed to her." He looked around. Botan blushed once more and put her arms across her stomach. She felt a nervousness settling there. It was making her feel a little sick. "Botan.. you look pale. Do you want to go home?"
"N-No.. I just need to use the powder room. I'll be right back." He gave her a worried glance as she walked back to the Ladies' room. She closed the door and put her hands on the sink, looking into the mirror. Somehow, she felt like she didn't deserve this attention. What was going on? Why did she feel so nervous? She knew it was something but she had no idea what. Come to think of it, she was a little unsettled since Hiei's training. Maybe her demon form was causing this feeling. She ran the cold water and splashed some on her face and neck then dried off. She just had to ignore the feeling and enjoy herself. Kurama was going through all of this trouble for her and she didn't want to ruin it. She went back out. She slid back into her seat and let out a heavy sigh.
"You sure you'll be okay?"
"Yes, Kura-chan, I'm fine." She said with a smile. "I just felt a little sick." He reached across the table and took her hand in his.
"Are you certain you don't want me to take you home?" She shook her head.
"No, I just felt a little sick." She smiled. "But, I feel better now."
"Was it something I said, though? Please, tell me." Her smile fell and she looked down and put her other hand over his.
"It was something you said, actually.." She began softly. "It was when you.. when you were talking about me being your mate and the thought of you talking to Youko. I guess I just need to understand better. I would if you would tell me." He smiled at her and nodded. They had a nice long talk that night..
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This was a LONG chapter, don't you agree? Well, I figured that it had to be long and that there was no way in getting around it.
Chapter 35 - Healing Old Scars
She stared at herself in the reflection and felt tears coming to her eyes. How was it that she could be beautiful? She wanted to weep. She looked, even to her eyes, lovely in her reflection. She reached out and gently touched the mirror. Was it that she was actually happy? Did that make her radiant? No, she had been cheerful before and hadn't been beautiful.. to her eyes anyway. Or was it that Kurama made her feel beautiful? She smiled. He certainly did with the way he stared at her.
"My Kurama.." She whispered as she closed her eyes and leaned against the door.